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13-06-2025
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Travis Kelce Wants to Open for Taylor Swift as a DJ: ‘You Know I'm a Hype Man'
Travis Kelce is interested in joining the DJ scene — and he knows exactly who he'd open for if he does. On the latest episode of New Heights posted Wednesday (June 4), he conversed with this week's guest, Shaquille O'Neal, about wanting to get behind the turntables, with both athletes agreeing that the tight end would be the perfect 'hype man' at Taylor Swift's concerts. The topic first came up shortly after Travis and his brother/cohost, retired Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce, introduced the basketball icon. Praising Shaq for his DJing skills, the Grotesquerie star asked him to 'teach me your ways.' More from Billboard Travis Kelce Hilariously Withdraws Bid on Signed Taylor Swift Guitar at Auction: 'I Have That Already' Watch SEVENTEEN Bring the 'Thunder' to 'Kelly Clarkson Show' Performance 'This Is What You Asked For': Watch Linkin Park Star in Ice-Shattering Stanley Cup Final Promo 'Bro, I got you,' replied O'Neal, who performs under the moniker DJ Diesel. 'You know what [would be] crazy? You opening up with your girlfriend. Bro, you'd be a f–king star. Ten minutes hyping up the crowd, oh my God.' Travis then laughed with excitement at the prospect. 'Come on, you know I'm a hype man,' he said as Jason cackled. 'You know I'm a hype man. Get it rocking in there. Have the Swifties bouncing off the walls before T gets out there.' With the 'Fortnight' singer's global Eras Tour ending last December, the Kansas City Chiefs star will have to wait until the next time she hits the road to put his own DJ skills to the test. He did, however, get a taste of what it's like to perform alongside Swift before her last tour wrapped, making a surprise onstage cameo during one of her Wembley Stadium shows in June last year. As far as being Swift's 'hype man' goes, Travis has plenty of experience in that department. The NFL star often publicly praises his famous girlfriend, from celebrating the release of her Billboard 200-topping The Tortured Poets Department album in April 2024 to commending her athleticism on the Eras Tour. The latest episode of New Heights was also no exception. Following their chat about his DJ ambitions with O'Neal, Travis later celebrated the 14-time Grammy winner's recent headline-making purchase of the master recordings to her first six albums, finally securing ownership of her back catalog after years of fighting to do so. After Shaq played Swift's 'I Knew You Were Trouble' on his phone, the football player cheered, 'Shout-out to Tay Tay!' 'Just got that song back, too,' he added with a big smile. 'Just bought all her music back. So it's finally hers.' Watch Travis and Shaq's conversation on New Heights above. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
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09-06-2025
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Mariah Carey Is ‘Looking for the Dangerous Type' on First New Single in Years: Here's When It Arrives
Mariah Carey likes living on the edge. In a teaser announcing her new single Wednesday (June 4), the Songbird Supreme beats around no bushes when describing her type: dangerous. In a video posted to her social media accounts, Mimi sits behind the wheel of a luxurious car and poses in a 'Type: Dangerous' tank top while singing over a groovy, percussion-heavy beat. 'Looking for the dangerous type,' she belts. 'I like them dangerous/ That's my type/ I said I love them dangerous.' More from Billboard Mariah Carey's 'The Emancipation of Mimi': All 18 Original Tracks Ranked for Its 20th Anniversary (Staff Picks) Watch SEVENTEEN Bring the 'Thunder' to 'Kelly Clarkson Show' Performance 'This Is What You Asked For': Watch Linkin Park Star in Ice-Shattering Stanley Cup Final Promo 'My new single 'Type Dangerous' is out this Friday!' she revealed in her caption. The announcement comes just a couple of days after Carey first teased the track, sending Lambs into a tizzy with the prospect of the star's first proper new music in years. She last dropped an album, Caution, in 2018 — but on Monday (June 2), she posted video hinting at both the new song and 'MC16,' more than likely referring to her upcoming 16th LP. Despite taking her time on her next album, Carey has certainly been active in the years since Caution debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200. In addition to guesting on Ariana Grande's 'Yes, And?' remix in 2024 and promoting iconic smash 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' each year, the vocalist has kept her Lambs fed with anniversary re-releases of her most iconic albums. Most recently, she celebrated 20 years of The Emancipation of Mimi by dropping an expansive new multi-disc version of the chart-topping album in May, featuring bonus tracks, remixes, collaborations with other artists, a capella versions of songs and live recordings. See Carey's 'Type Dangerous' announcement below. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
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09-06-2025
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Barry Manilow on His Farewell Concerts (‘It Is Goodbye') & Why Today's Lyrics Sound Like a ‘Run-On Sentence'
'My mother always wanted me to be a doctor,' Barry Manilow quipped on stage Tuesday (June 3) night at Detroit's Little Caesars Arena. 'She would be so proud!' Manilow indeed became a doctor during his Detroit tour stop, when six cap-and-gowned faculty members from Chicago's VanderCook College of Music (the only U.S. school that specializes in teaching music educators) presented him with an honorary Doctor of Music Education honoris causa. The honorary degree, according to VanderCook President Kimberly Farris, recognized 'your enduring dedication to music education,' which, she added, 'resonates deeply with our mission.' The degree specifically saluted the Manilow Music Project, which he says has spent $10 million during the past 15 years providing musical instruments to schools and honoring music educators. On Tuesday, Manilow presented a $10,000 grant to a teacher from Detroit's Cass Technical High School. More from Billboard Barry Manilow's 25 Top 40 Hits, Ranked From Worst to Best: Critic's Picks Watch SEVENTEEN Bring the 'Thunder' to 'Kelly Clarkson Show' Performance 'This Is What You Asked For': Watch Linkin Park Star in Ice-Shattering Stanley Cup Final Promo Donning his own cap and gown and accepting the degree, Manilow explained that 'the VanderCook College stands for everything I believe in. Their commitment to music teachers and my passion for getting playable instruments for young people go hand in hand. That's why it really speaks to me.' He gave special thanks to his drummer, Yolandus 'YL' Douglas, for spearheading the honor. 'This is such a meaningful honor,' Manilow continued. 'I've gotten awards before — Emmys, Grammys, People's Choice Awards. Most of them were always honoring me as a singer, songwriter and performer, and they were always great. I'm always so grateful for them. But this is the first time that anybody has acknowledged me as being a musician, so thank you all…I'll never forget this.' Manilow then tossed his mortarboard into the crowd as his band played 'Pomp and Circumstance.' The show was part of the 81-year-old Manilow's continuing The Last Concerts series he's playing in 'these cities that have been so supportive' during his 52-year recording career. Prior to the Detroit stop he told Billboard that the endeavor has put him in a reflective space. 'It's like, 'What? Am I the only one left?'' he says. 'It's Billy Joel, and Elton (John) is not well and Rod (Stewart) and Neil (Diamond). Diana Ross is still in great shape I think. There must be only a handful of people in my world that are still there. I'm still healthy. I'm strong and I've still got my voice and my energy. The night I can't hit the F natural on 'Even Now,' that's the night I throw in the towel. But I can still do it.' Though he 'never got to know' Joel, Manilow adds that he wishes that Piano Man well in his struggle with the brain disorder Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH) that has taken him off the road. 'Oh, it's so horrible, so horrible,' Manilow says. 'It just broke my heart when I heard about Billy Joel. I'm such a fan of his work. I really hope he's able to get back to it.' Manilow's work, meanwhile, isn't just onstage these days. By the end of the summer Manilow hopes to release a new album, his first since Night Songs II in 2020. 'This'll probably be my last album,' he notes, adding that, 'I've been working on it for a long time…for so long that the style of music has changed. [laughs] I had to go back and redo (the songs) so they sounded a little more contemporary. I had to take all the strings out, all the background vocals out 'cause they don't do that anymore. They don't use strings and background vocals and all that. Even I heard that it sounded dated, so we had to go back and redo it.' The result, he says, is 'a Barry pop album. I think people who like what I do will like this album; I don't know about everybody else who likes today's music, but it's a solid album.' Manilow adds that he's not trying to compete with the current crop of chart toppers and Grammy winners. 'The songwriting has changed,' he notes. 'Young people don't write the way I was trained to write. There's no verse which goes into the chorus which goes back to the verse which goes to ending, and you change keys. They don't do that. They start the song and then they just…it feels like a run-on sentence to me. I can't find the hook. I can't find the chorus. It just keeps on going, and then it ends. That's not what this album is, and that's not the way I know how to write, and I think my contemporary songwriters and people I work with would say the same.' This year, in fact, marks 50 years since Manilow scored his first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit, 'Mandy,' while January will mark 50 years since his second No. 1, 'I Write the Songs,' which was penned by Bruce Johnston of the Beach Boys. Both were recommended to him by Arista Records then-chief Clive Davis, and Manilow laughs as he recalls their professional relationship. 'Every time Clive gave me an idea I would turn it down — every single time I would turn it down.' His objection to that one, in particular, was pointed: 'I can't sing a song where it says, 'I write the songs'; people will think I'm this egomaniac. I won't do it! Same thing with any of the other ones. I turned them all down. But Davis was relentless; 'You've got to try it. You've got to try it!' So I would put my arranger hat on and crawl into these songs and figure out how I can do these songs so I can be proud of it.' 'I Write the Songs,' of course, remains cemented into Manilow's setlists, including his 'lifetime' residency at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino, which resumes on June 12. There's no end date in sight, he insists, but having already done a One Last Time! tour back in 2015 Manilow insists that he's not kidding about each stop being the final performance in each city. 'It's a bittersweet experience for me because I know that I'm not coming back here and (the fans) know I'm not coming back here. And when I finish and I say 'goodbye' it is goodbye,' he says. 'I've never felt that before. Usually I know that (on) the next tour, I'll probably come back here. But this time I know I'm not coming back to these cities. I've been doing this for so many years, and I've done these cities over and over and over, but this is it.' Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
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07-06-2025
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Fuerza Regida's JOP, Gabito Ballesteros & Lupillo Rivera Join ‘Pase a la Fama' TV Show
Fuerza Regida's Jesús Ortiz Paz (JOP), Gabito Ballesteros and Lupillo Rivera join the new reality show Pase a la Fama, set to premiere Sunday (June 8) on Telemundo. The three Mexican artists will form part of the music competition series — focused on discovering the next great regional Mexican band — as mentors, where they will guide the contestants before they perform in front of the previously announced judges Ana Bárbara, Adriel Favela and Horacio Palencia. More from Billboard Telemundo, HYBE Latin America Launch Music Competition Show to Discover Next Regional Mexican Band Watch SEVENTEEN Bring the 'Thunder' to 'Kelly Clarkson Show' Performance 'This Is What You Asked For': Watch Linkin Park Star in Ice-Shattering Stanley Cup Final Promo In each episode, participants — who are vying for a $100,000 prize, a record deal with HYBE Latin America and will be crowned the next regional Mexican band — are expected train, perform and face challenges at a bootcamp during their mentorship. 'We are proud to partner with HYBE Latin America on a multifaceted journey to showcase the importance of music to Latin audiences throughout the U.S.,' Javier Pons, CCO and head of Telemundo Studios, previously said in a press release. 'With Pase a la Fama, music fans will witness firsthand the energy, identity and dreams of this new generation of talented musicians looking to make it in today's highly competitive music industry.' Isaac Lee, chairman of HYBE Latin America, added: 'Pase a la Fama is a love letter to the power of music and the creative process behind building something unforgettable. From the roots of our artists to the global reach of our vision, this series shows what's possible when talent and opportunity collide.' Pase a la Fama premieres at 9 p.m. ET on June 8 via Telemundo. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
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05-06-2025
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One Direction's ‘Night Changes' Music Video Hits 1 Billion Views on YouTube
1D has hit 1B — again. More than a decade after its release, the music video for One Direction's 'Night Changes' has surpassed a billion views on YouTube, marking the band's fourth visual to reach the milestone. Directed by Ben Winston and posted in November 2014, the 'Night Changes' music video gave fans the chance to experience what it would be like to do something many of them had long dreamed of: go on a date with one (or all) of the members of the band. Shot in a first-person POV, viewers were made to feel like they were sitting down at a fancy restaurant with Zayn Malik, ice skating with Harry Styles, riding shotgun next to Louis Tomlinson, sitting by a cozy fire with Niall Horan and walking around a carnival with Liam Payne. More from Billboard Liam Payne's Girlfriend Kate Cassidy Recalls Fateful Last Conversation With Singer Before His Death Watch SEVENTEEN Bring the 'Thunder' to 'Kelly Clarkson Show' Performance 'This Is What You Asked For': Watch Linkin Park Star in Ice-Shattering Stanley Cup Final Promo As the guys sing the mellow lyrics to the hit song in the video, things hilariously start to go wrong on each of their 'dates.' A disgruntled ex dumps spaghetti on Malik's head, Styles injures himself and his love interest in a misguided move on the ice, Tomlinson is pulled over and arrested by a road cop, Horan accidentally sets his sweater sleeve on fire and Payne vomits in his date's hat after getting too dizzy on a spinning fair ride. 'We're only gettin' older, baby/ And I've been thinking about it lately/ Does it ever drive you crazy/ Just how fast the night changes?' the quintet sings in unison as the video's vibes quickly turn from romantic to catastrophic. Released as a single from 1D's fourth studio album, Four, 'Night Changes' is considered a staple in the boy band's catalog. The track reached No. 31 on the Billboard Hot 100, one of numerous top 40 hits One Direction achieved between the group's debut in 2010 and dissolution in 2016. Following Payne's death last October, many of the guys' songs experienced a streaming boost as grieving Directioners revisited their discography while processing the news — but 'Night Changes' was the song fans flocked to the most. The track's playback saw a 416% increase in the days that followed the 'Strip That Down' singer's fatal fall from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, re-entering both the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart at No. 95 and the Billboard Global 200 at No. 117. Add your view to more than a billion others by watching the 'Night Changes' music video above. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
