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SB19 released their newest EP ‘Simula at Wakas,’ and the group is getting ready to head on tour. They sit down and share the creative process behind the “DAM” music video, Filipino karaoke traditions, what they wanted to achieve with this EP, what they’re most excited for going on tour and more! Will you be going to see SB19 on tour? Let us know in the comments! SB19: So ‘Simula at Wakas’ basically translates to English beginning and ending. So when we were first conceptualizing our EP, we have this question in our minds, how are we going to be…
Tony Yayo has revealed he went to Catholic school in his younger years and got robbed by some local gangsters once he stopped taking the school bus.In his latest interview on VladTV, the Queens native reflected on his early years of attending Catholic school while wearing a full uniform. Yayo jokingly told Vlad he didn’t want anyone knowing that he went to Catholic school, but went ahead and explained what his experience was like attending a religious place of learning.According to Yayo, his parents were never going to send him to a “criminal school” where he said his G-Unit labelmates…
It’s time to drop the needle on another Executive Turntable, Billboard’s weekly compendium of promotions, hirings, exits and firings — and all things in between — across the music business. There’s been quite a bit of staffing news this week, “Da Pope” included, so let’s get to it. Downtown Music Publishing appointed Jason Taylor as vice president of business development, based in Los Angeles and reporting to chief creative officer Jedd Katrancha. Taylor, who brings prior experience from ICONOCLAST, Hipgnosis Songs Group and Big Deal Music Group, will focus on expanding DMP’s global roster, emphasizing legacy catalogs and B2B partnerships. Additionally,…
Al B. Sure has claimed Diddy had something to do with his health scare in 2022, as well as Kim Porter’s sudden death, and said he will testify in the Bad Boy Records founder’s federal sex trafficking trial because of it.In an interview with FOX 5 New York to promote his memoir Do You Believe Me Now, Al made various allegations about Diddy, such as Porter warning him to stay away and how her death didn’t make sense when she was a healthy person. According to Al, he’s sure that Diddy pulled several strings in order to get his way.”The late Kim Porter, who…
An anonymous artist is suing Uproxx for $15 million, claiming the media company’s production director sexually assaulted and harassed her at industry events, including a music festival, as well as at a Miguel video shoot. In a lawsuit submitted to state court in Los Angeles on Thursday (May 8), the lawyer for a woman going by Jane Doe says she’s the victim of a “sustained campaign of sexual harassment, assault, stalking, fraud and workplace misconduct” by Uproxx creative production director Steven Victor Vasquez Jr. “Defendants’ actions encompassing coerced sexual encounters, nonconsensual distribution of intimate images and persistent stalking constitute a…
Druski brought receipts and time-stamped records to court in California to prove he was working as a waiter in Georgia, not partying with Sean “Diddy” Combs, on the night he’s accused of sexually assaulting a woman during a 2018 “Freakoff” gathering. The comedian is demanding the case against him be thrown out and is seeking sanctions against the plaintiffs and their attorneys, calling the allegations “factually impossible.” Druski’s legal team submitted phone logs, debit card activity, and employment records to show he was over 2,000 miles away from the alleged incident in Orinda, California. “Mr. Desbordes’s debit card records show…
If it feels like it’s been a minute since you heard from Gretchen Wilson you’re not wrong. The Grammy-winning “Redneck Woman” country star known for her independent streak hasn’t released an album of all-new material since 2017’s Ready to Get Rowdy or a single since 2024’s scorching “Little Miss Runner Up,” a one-off sequel to 2005’s “Homewrecker.” But after winning season 13 of The Masked Singer this week, Wilson tells Billboard she’s ready to crank things up again after a long time out of the spotlight due to a run of serious health issues with an all-star Taylor Swift-style reboot.…
Jackson Wang spilled the tea exclusively to Billboard News on his upcoming album MAGIC MAN 2, hitting the stage with Ciara at Coachella and more in a new interview on Friday (May 9). Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Speaking to Billboard‘s Tetris Kelly, the K-pop idol opened up about how a much-deserved year-long break inspired the sequel to his 2022 solo album MAGIC MAN, which is set to be released on July 18. “I was like, ‘Hey, you know what? I haven’t actually made a song for myself,’” he said. “When…
The artist formerly known as Kanye West has not accused Kim Kardashian—whom he was married to from 2014 to 2022— of multiple custody agreement violations, Complex has confirmed. TMZ initially reported that the letter was authentic but later clarified the cease and desist letter was not real. The letter, according to TMZ, also accused Kim Kardashian of leaving “their 11-year-old daughter unattended in a vehicle during portions” of the Met Gala.In the letter originally reported by TMZ— which the outlet has since called a “hoax,”—Ye and current wife Bianca Censori’s lawyer were cited as demanding Kim cease actions that allegedly…
Newark, New Jersey, Mayor Ras Baraka walked out of jail Friday afternoon after being arrested earlier in the day for refusing to leave a protest outside the Delaney Hall Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Newark. Baraka was arrested as he and his supporters were demonstrating against the reopening of a privately run detention center. “It was definitely a humiliating experience and uncomfortable for me overall but in the end those guys did the best they could to make me feel comfortable and I appreciate that,” Ras Baraka told CNN. The mayor, who has held office since 2014 and is…