This week's special guest is 15-year-old Vine star Shawn Mendes, who announced his mainstream arrival when his debut single "Life of the Party" rocketed to No. 24 on the Hot 100 chart in its first week. Jason and Keith also talked about Trey Songz's No. 1 album debut; Sia's "1000 Forms of Fear"; Hot 100 moves by Ariana Grande, 5 Seconds of Summer, Charli XCX ... Show More
Oct 13
Taylor Swift, Meet The Beatles: How This Duo Tells the Story of Now & Then on the Billboard Charts
This week, Taylor Swift and The Beatles are meeting up on the Billboard charts in more ways than one. First, both appear in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 albums chart, with Swift's The Life of a Showgirl spending its 14th week at No. 1 and The Beatles' deluxe edition of Rubber ... Show More
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Oct 6
Troye Sivan, Leland & Tyde Levi Talk Troye's 'Chaotic' New Album, Getting Madonna's Approval for 'Party'
After a painstaking pursuit of what he calls “perfect pop” on his euphoric 2023 album Something to Give Each Other, Troye Sivan could have easily stuck around the dancefloor for his next project. After all, Something was somewhat of a breakthrough for Sivan, 31, bringing him his ... Show More
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Sep 29
Inside the 2026 VMAs, Where Madonna Returns to Her Stage, George Michael Gets His Flowers & GENER8TION Stuns
Madonna's relationship with the MTV Video Music Awards started on its very first telecast, back in 1984, when she writhed around on the stage in a fluffy white wedding dress while performing "Like a Virgin." On Sunday night, the Queen of Pop returned to her rightful stage to open ... Show More
38m 22s
May 2023
May 5 - New Music From Ed Sheeran, aespa, What to Expect At Latin Women In Music & More
It’s Friday and we have new music from Ed Sheeran, Aespa, Armani White, and more. Yung Miami spoke about her sexuality during an interview on The Jason Lee Show. Armani White chats with Billboard News on his new music. And more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f ... Show More
8m 51s
Mar 2022
March 19th - SXSW 2022: Kygo Takes the Stage, Shawn Mendes Shares 5 Things You Don’t Know & More
SXSW is winding down but the music is reaching peak levels. Kygo talked to Billboard about taking risks before he hit The Stage at Waterloo Park, singer Tone Stith spills about his upcoming show with Chris Brown and touring with H.E.R., Shawn Mendes shares five things you didn't ... Show More
12m 16s
Apr 2023
April 13 - 5SOS Talk Live Album, The Weeknd Teases New Music, Coachella Headliners, & More
The guys of 5 Seconds of Summer chatted with Billboard News’ Rania Aniftos to talk through recording their Royal Albert Hall show, working with their musical idols and more. The Weeknd has been teasing his fans all week on social media with clips of him in the studio with Mike De ... Show More
11m 11s
Nov 2020
Megan Thee Stallion, Christmas music and the collab of the year?
The weekly music news review, in which we get "Good News" from Megan Thee Stallion, Shawn and Justin join forces, and we take a look at Sia's directorial debut. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell- ... Show More
23m 47s
Oct 2020
October 2nd - New Music Friday: Megan Thee Stallion, Blackpink, Mariah Carey & Shawn Mendes
This week, Blackpink finally drops their anticipated full-length, Shawn Mendes returns in bold fashion and Megan Thee Stallion can’t stop and won’t stop. Check out all of this week’s 'First Stream' picks. This is Billboard News Now, rounding out the top music news for Friday, Oct ... Show More
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