The 10-minute film became available on YouTube on Monday (June 8), offering a cinematic experience to accompany Madge’s anticipated album, Confessions II, dropping on July 3.
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Directed by TORSO, the project has music direction by Stuart Price, who produced her 2005 album Confessions on a Dance Floor as well as its upcoming sequel. Projecting the spontaneity and confusion of a night out dancing at the club where anything can happen, CONFESSIONS II — The Film unfolds into six songs, each meant to represent a different chapter in the story. “I Feel So Free,” “Good for the Soul,” “One Step Away,” “Bring Your Love,” “Danceteria” and “Read My Lips” are all part of the project.
“I Feel So Free” became the first song release from the album in April and marked the singer’s return to four Billboard charts. The song debuted on Digital Song Sales, Hot Dance/Pop Songs and Dance/Mix Show Airplay and hit No. 1 on Dance Digital Song Sales.
The video includes two main collaborations, and familiar faces accompany Madge as she has a fever-dream-like experience. Sabrina Carpenter joins the show onscreen for a duet of “Bring Your Love,” and Colombian artist Feid takes center stage to sing in Spanish for “Read My Lips.”
Other scenes bring together a collective of some of pop culture’s most beloved faces through the years, including supermodel Kate Moss, actors Debi Mazar, Benedict Cumberbatch and DJ Honey Dijon. Julia Garner, who was tapped to play Madonna in the singer’s self-produced limited series, makes a cameo, looking like a younger version of the Queen of Pop. Lourdes Leon, Madonna’s 29-year-old daughter, also makes an appearance during the final scene, speaking a few words into the camera: “I wish a mother—- would” and “Cut b—-”
CONFESSIONS II – The Film received multiple standing ovations during the Tribeca Film Festival.
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Can Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” reclaim the No. 1 spot this week on the Hot 100 or will Ariana Grande take it home this week?
Tetris Kelly:
Ariana’s highly anticipated comeback finds its way to the charts. This is the Billboard Hot 100 top 10 for the week dated June 13th. “Dracula” is at its No. 10 peak. Ella and Morgan are back up to nine. Drake’a “Shabang” falls to eight. “So Easy” is locked at seven. And Olivia’s “Man I Need” rises to six. “I Just Might” is also up to No. 5, as “Be Her” slips to four. Last week’s No. 1 is at three, “Choosin’ Texas” is still at two. And debuting at No. 1 is Ariana Grande’s “Hate That I Made You Love Me.”
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The lights are brightest on Broadway, and the New York Knicks tapped Cardi B to perform the halftime show for game three of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden.
Monday night (June 8) marks the first NBA Finals game at MSG for the Knicks since 1999, where they’ll be taking on the San Antonio Spurs in game 3. The Knicks currently sit up 2-0 in the series after taking the first two games on the road in San Antonio.
Media members and team personnel were in the building early and spotted the MSG crew testing out graphics and lighting for the halftime show, as online ticketing marketplace TickPick posted a photo revealing Cardi as the halftime entertainment for the evening.
“Halftime Entertainment Cardi B,” a graphic on the jumbotron read with a photo of the Grammy-winning rapper.
The Bronx native has been rooting on the Knicks during this playoff run and has been spotted courtside at games in the past, like when she and Stefon Diggs went public with their relationship while pulling up to a Knicks game during the 2025 playoffs against the Boston Celtics.
The Knicks have had plenty of New York rapper perform at halftime during their postseason run, including Fat Joe,Jadakiss and Fabolous all have hit graced the mic at MSG.
President Donald Trump is expected to be in attendance for game three, while Cardi B has been critical of Trump throughout his tenure in the Oval Office.
Cardi has been in performance mode for 2026. She embarked on her first headlining North American tour in February, as the Little Miss Drama Tour grossed over $70 million, according to Billboard Box Score.
The trek came in support of Cardi’s sophomore album, Am I the Drama?, which debuted atop the Billboard 200 last September with 200,000 total album units earned.
Billboard has reached out to Cardi B’s reps for confirmation.
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Over the weekend, Billie Eilish and her family played pickleball for a good cause alongside Kristen Bell, Angelina Jolie and more stars.
Hosted by Support+Feed – the nonprofit founded by Eilish’s mother, Maggie Baird – the inaugural event on Saturday (June 6) brought together a number of stars and like-minded members of the community to raise awareness for issues around food insecurity and the environment. FINNEAS and his fiancée, influencer and actress Claudia Sulewski, were also in attendance, as were Dax Shepard, Jolie’s son Pax, Melanie C and Zane Lowe.
The day kicked off with a smattering of games such as Uno, Ping-Pong and cornhole, with vegan and plant-based food options available to keep the players fueled up throughout the competition. After Baird addressed the group, the official pickleball tournament commenced, ending with twin national champions Ford and Boone Casady taking first place.
As seen in photos from the event, Eilish was all smiles as she took part in the games, which raised money for Support+Feed’s programs combatting climate change and hunger through plant-based food solutions, free farmers markets and educational opportunities. Since the devastating Los Angeles wildfires in January 2025, the organization has also prioritized providing relief to the local community.
Suppor+Feed was present as a partner throughout Eilish’s recent Hit Me Hard and Soft Tour, and on Saturday, the Grammy winner showed up for the organization by taking part in the games. See snaps of her and other stars at the nonprofit’s very first Pickleball Invitational and Game Night Fundraiser below.
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Jadakiss is taking 38 Spesh’s challenge seriously.
In a clip that recently surfaced, the legendary rapper told a group of people that he was on his way to the studio because every time he tries to get out of the game, someone pulls him back in.
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“I’m ’bout to go in the lab, I’m ’bout to do some samurai swording,” he said, seemingly in reference to Spesh’s comments on the Bag Fuel podcast. “You know what I mean? They asked for it. I tried to be a father, a businessman, but they wanna bring me outta my element.”
38 Spesh — an underground rapper hailing from Rochester, New York — recently told Bag Fuel that he feels Jada has been “ducking” him since they collaborated on the Benny the Butcher song “Sunday School” because he had the better verse. “It’s some n—as respected that just gonna work with you because they fans of the art, and some n—as gonna hear and act like they don’t or be scared to work with you,” he claimed.
“Some people don’t wanna be outshined on the record. Like to be honest with you, I did a record with Benny and ‘Kiss, and I happened to have the best verse on the record. I smoked the record, and ‘Kiss never did a song with me again. And I don’t think he’ll ever do a song with me again.”
He added: “You got a chance to come redeem yourself, ‘Kiss. Come on, come outside, n—a. He been duckin’ me since. Y’all gonna have to reorder your top fives.”
It looks like Spesh is going to get what he’s asking for.
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Thanks to its popular new mayor Zohran Mamdani and the runaway success of the New York Knicks, the vibes in New York City are astronomically high — and the 2026 Governors Ball Music Festival tried its hardest to maintain that momentum, even as severe weather threatened to upend the entire weekend (June 5-7).
Returning to Queens’ Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Gov Ball 2026 kicked off on Friday (June 5), with left-of-center pop darlings Absolutely, Audrey Hobert and King Princess playing afternoon sets across the fest’s three stages. At 4 p.m., indie sleaze revivalist The Dare graced the Snapchat stage with rapturous rave energy that paid no mind to the blazing sun beaming down on the crowd, delivering a much-needed jolt of energy ahead of Mariah the Scientist and Pierce the Veil’s early evening sets.
Before Friday night’s headliners — Lorde and Baby Keem — emerged, KATSEYE was the main event. If the average Gov Ball attendee on Friday wasn’t wearing Cowboy Carter (Beyoncé) or Grand National (Kendrick Lamar & SZA) tour merch, they were likely repping the wildly popular global girl group. Though Manon’s absence was deeply felt — particularly during the group’s awkward and stilted banter — KATSEYE obliterated the stage with precise choreography and meticulous production. KATSEYE drew one of the weekend’s largest audiences for a non-headlining act — and Cardi B and Kulture had their pinkies up alongside the rest of the festival.
And after Baby Keem closed out the Snapchat stage on Friday night came Lorde. A generational artist for younger millennials or elder Zoomers, the Grammy winner impressively recontextualized her catalog with a show that blended inventive lighting design and thoughtful movement direction in her triumphant Gov Ball return.
Saturday began with enjoyable sets from Flowerovlove, Wisp and Spacey Jane, with 2Hollis and Jane Remover keeping the alternative, experimental energy going into the late afternoon. Ravyn Lenae played several songs from her forthcoming new Blue Island album (including an exceptional one titled “Saturday Night”) in delivering one of the weekend’s strongest sets, and Wet Leg was set to be right there with her — until Mother Nature intervened and made “Mangetout” the last song many attendees heard that day. Due to flash thunderstorms that drenched New York for several hours, three acts — Blood Orange, Kali Uchis and Amyl and the Sniffers — had their sets canceled, and Saturday headliners STRAY KIDS moved to an early evening slot. In that period of frustration and confusion, Major Lazer provided an unlikely bright spot, delivering a hit-packed, genre-fusing set that offered some catharsis before attendees made the apocalyptic journey to the 7 train.
Despite pleasant early-afternoon sets from Rachel Chinouriri, Lexa Gates and Hemlocke Springs, weather continued to pose challenges early on Sunday. Slayyyter, who drew a remarkably large crowd despite a lightning delay that backed up the security gates, delivered an instant standout set that doubled as a highlight reel of her terrific new Wor$t Girl In America album. Japanese Breakfast and Between Friends followed with relatively more laid-back vibes, which Holly Humberstone continued by reimagining songs from her recent Cruel World LP.
Blood Orange returned Sunday to play his previously canceled set, offering attendees a more introspective set as Fcukers kept the Grove Stage jumping. To close out Sunday afternoon and begin the evening transition, Geese channeled chic indie-rock bands of yesteryear, Khamari saluted D’Angelo and Clipse made a stellar argument for Let God Sort Em Out being album of the year for 2025 and 2026. Finally, Dominic Fike surprised fans with the live debut of a forthcoming song titled “AI” during his set, which he closed by stripping down to his boxers.
Before A$AP Rocky brought his raucous, riotous Don’t Be Dumb to the festival’s main stage for the weekend’s final performance, Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist closed the Grove Stage, while JENNIE drew a particularly large crowd for her penultimate performance; packed with hits including “Dracula,” “Like Jennie,” “ExtraL” and “One of the Girls,” it was the weekend’s only proper solo pop star set, complete with flashy pyrotechnics, slick choreography and multilevel production design. If anything, it felt like an audition for a future arena tour of her own.
Gov Ball 2026 was yet another jam-packed festival weekend. Check out the eight best moments of the festival below.
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This story is part of Billboard’s Global World Cup Series, a collection of 11 cover stories which pairs top soccer stars across the world competing in the 2026 FIFA World Cup with highly-touted musicians in accompanying countries.
This story spans cities scattered across the world and has three Argentine protagonists, all 25 years old and hungry for glory. Florencio Varela, in the southern outskirts of Buenos Aires, is a working-class neighborhood where cumbia and soccer share the same language. That’s where Tobías Medrano and Matías Rapen are from — the two halves of La T y La M, the duo that got its start during the 2020 pandemic and rose to prominence when the Argentine national team adopted their music as the locker room soundtrack. Around that same time, Enzo Fernández arrived in Varela: born in San Martín, in the northern suburbs of Buenos Aires, he was a talented prospect with no room at River Plate. Lent to Defensa y Justicia, he took over the midfield, showcasing his versatile style — panoramic vision, tactical intelligence, precision in the tackle and the pass. He was a key piece in the Copa Sudamericana 2020 and Recopa 2021 titles, trophies that opened the door to Europe: first Benfica, then Chelsea, who paid €121 million in one of the three most expensive transfers in Premier League history.
The same day Argentina kicked off Qatar 2022 with a shocking loss to Saudi Arabia, La T y La M released “Pa’ la Selección,” which would become the fans’ parallel anthem during the campaign that ended with Messi lifting the trophy. That tournament was also Enzo’s launchpad: at 21, he won the FIFA Young Player Award, honoring the best player at the event 21 years old or younger. For the duo, it was equally a turning point: they grew into regulars in the top 10 of the Billboard Argentina Hot 100, with “Amor de Vago” as their peak — 12 consecutive weeks at No. 1 in 2025.
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Now, with the 2026 World Cup just around the corner — Argentina leads Group J and will face Algeria, Austria and Jordan — all three are facing new challenges. Enzo will arrive to defend the title fresh off the FA Cup final, amid rumors linking him away from Chelsea. La T y La M, meanwhile, will release Tierra de Campeones (Land of Champions), an EP inspired by the national team and the passion it ignites.
Billboard Argentina brought the three together in late April in Madrid. Enzo arrived with his trademark wide smile and a mate kit — the natural icebreaker for a conversation woven through music and soccer. Flipping through a print issue of the magazine, his musical tastes came to the surface: Daddy Yankee (“he came to London to see me, we hung out after the game”), Bad Bunny (“top, top, top — I’d love for him to do a cumbia with La T y La M”) and some Argentine rock: “I don’t know much, I won’t lie to you. But I love La Beriso and Callejeros.” The mate kept going around. So did the conversation.
Enzo Fernández
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Enzo: What do you admire most about soccer players?
Tobías: The consistency and discipline to compete at such a high level. We can get together for a drink, have a barbecue, laugh, do normal things … but you won’t even touch a soda! (Laughs.) That tells me everything about why things work out the way they do for you. It’s the consistency and discipline, beyond the talent.
Matías: This guy never loses focus. You set the bar high for us, man! (Laughs.)
Enzo: Fair enough. You guys have to keep me in check.
Tobías: And what do you admire about musicians?
Enzo: Great question. The talent — what they show when they have to perform in front of so many people. Because in the end, it’s just you up there. What I admire most is that personality, the way they carry music out into the world.
La T y La M’s Tobías Medrano
Martin Bonetto
La T y La M’s Matías Rapen
Martin Bonetto
Enzo: What do you think soccer and music have in common?
Tobías: The funnel effect. In Argentina, you lift a rock and find someone who plays soccer — but only 1% ever make it. Same with music: how many people have talent, can sing, play instruments, but never break through?
Matías: Talent and discipline go hand in hand. You can have all the talent in the world, but if you’re not disciplined, you stay stuck.
Tobías: How do you think music enhances the soccer experience?
Enzo: For me, music is life. It helps you focus, takes the pressure off before a game, motivates you. I love listening to music on the team bus on the way to the stadium, and then in the locker room. It really helps you get your head somewhere else.
Tobías: Who controls the music in the locker room?
Enzo: On the bus, it’s Rodri [Rodrigo De Paul]. In the locker room, it’s Ota [Nicolás Otamendi]. We listen to everything, but mainly cumbia. A lot of La T y La M cumbia.
Matías: Let’s go!
Enzo Fernández (center) and La T y La M
Martin Bonetto
Matías: What excites you most about the next World Cup?
Enzo: Getting to be with my teammates again and feeling that passion that Argentine fans bring. During the year we compete at a high level, but the World Cup is something else. The focus is different; we prepare mentally in a different way. It comes around every four years and you have to be at 100%.
Tobías: That’s everything.
Enzo: Forget that we’re friends and that you know some of the guys on the national team. As fans, what do you expect from our squad?
Tobías: The “three W’s”: win, wow and wallop. The truth is, with the relationship we have, you end up feeling closer to the players. But beyond that — they did everything Argentine people ever dreamed of. They made us forget our problems, our crises. I love watching them play, I love seeing the national team string 20 passes together and put it in the net. We won everything there was to win. And I say “we” because I’m a diehard fan and I feel like part of it. Nobody can ask anything more of them today. The people just want to see them happy, the same way they made us happy.
Enzo: You still have to demand things from us — that’s how we keep winning.
Tobías: Sure … next time we’ll give you hell. (Laughs.)
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Friday (June 5) night at the Beacon Theatre in New York City during Tribeca Festival, Madonna debuted a nearly 14-minute visual project centered around the first six songs from her upcoming album Confessions II.
The world premiere of the Confessions II short film was followed by a Q&A with Madonna, directors David Toro and Solomon Chase (TORSO) and host Anderson Cooper. There was a lot to unpack in the wide-ranging discussion: lasers shooting out of lower-body orifices, unreleased songs, hot n’ sweaty bathroom hookups, a Benedict Cumberbatch cameo and more.
But there was one small, unusual item Billboard noticed in the film’s credits that was not explained during the Q&A (which didn’t open up for audience or media questions at any point). In the Confessions II end credits, which contain the songwriting credits for the six Confessions II songs that appear in the film, Lou Reed was listed as a songwriter on “Danceteria.”
Lou Reed and Madonna are both musical icons associated with NYC, artists who forged their creative identities in the city’s fertile but unforgiving fires. But as far as we know, they never creatively collaborated during the Velvet Underground founder’s lifetime. The closest they seem to have come to crossing paths publicly was at the 2008 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony, when Madonna was inducted into the Rock Hall alongside Leonard Cohen and Reed was there to give Cohen his flowers.
So, what gives? Well, Billboard reached out to Madonna’s reps, and the reason is about what you would imagine. Madonna’s “Danceteria” — a song inspired by the iconic, defunct dance club that Madonna frequented in the early ‘80s before taking over the globe — includes a small but famous portion of Reed’s biggest (and only Billboard Hot 100) hit, “Walk on the Wild Side.” During “Danceteria” (which includes a lyrical reference to Debi Mazar, whom pre-fame Madonna hung out with at the NYC club and even made out with), the Queen of Pop briefly sings the immortal “do-do-do, do-do, do-do-do” portion of that song. Thus Reed is duly credited alongside Madonna, Andrew Watt and Stuart Price as a cowriter on “Danceteria” for the interpolation.
Madonna is far from the first artist to interpolate this portion of Reed’s best-known song in the cultural mainstream. A Tribe Called Quest’s 1990 classic “Can I Kick It?” interpolated it in 1990, as did Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch (the pre-acting rap group of Mark Wahlberg) in 1991 on “Wildside.” Marky Mark’s version actually peaked higher on the Hot 100 than Reed’s, reaching No. 10 compared to his No. 16 pinnacle. Haim’s 2019 track “Summer Girl” interpolates the same bit of “Walk on the Wild Side,” too. And, of course, let’s not forget the clean-shaven sounds of Hooray for Everything.
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With the championship series shifting from San Antonio to New York, the Knicks take a 2-0 lead against the Spurs — effectively taking away the team’s home court advantage in Texas. As the series goes into Game 3, New York has a chance to take a commanding lead in front of their home crowd, including President Donald Trump and Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
However, the Spurs aren’t dead in the water quite yet. San Antonio has a chance to win Game 3 to give the team some hope in hoisting the highly coveted Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy at the end of the season.
Want to watch championship series online? The NBA Finals: New York Knicks vs. San Antonio Spurs Game 3 broadcasts live on ABC, as well as livestream on ESPN Unlimited on Monday (June 8). All games in the series start at 8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT.
If you’re a sports fan, there are plenty of affordable streaming options that offer NBA coverage live and on demand. Read on for details on how to watch and stream the NBA Finals without cable.
Which Celebrities Are Making Appearances During NBA Finals?
It’s likely there will be a number of celebrities and famous recording artists in attendance during the NBA Playoffs, such as NY Knicks fans Spike Lee, Timothée Chalamet, 50 Cent, Fat Joe, Ben Stiller, Busta Rhymes, Alicia Keys, Tracy Morgan, Michael J. Fox, Anne Hathaway and others; as well as Spurs fans Selena Gomez, Shane Gillis, George Strait and others. Just tune in to the series to find out who’s sitting courtside.
Where to Watch the NBA Finals 2026 Live Online
If you want to watch the NBA Finals, you can watch ABC without cable with streaming platforms, such as DirecTV, Sling TV and others.
While most streamers offer a free trial or a discount at sign-up, so you won’t necessarily have to spend anything up front. To help you shop for the right package, we collected a short list of some of the more affordable streamers and what they offer for NBA fans.
A subscription to DirecTV — which comes with ABC — gets you access to live TV, local and cable channels with the streamer’s “Entertainment” package, starting at $59.99 per month for the first month of service ($89.99 per month afterward). The service even offers a five-day free trial to watch for free, if you sign up now.
Sling TV offers Blue, which comes with ABC. With more than 40 channels, Sling Blue goes for $45.99 per month and comes with a free cloud DVR and additional free channels. The streaming service has an add-on package called Sling Sports Extra, which comes with access to NBA TV, for an extra $11 per month. Please note: Pricing and channel availability vary from market-to-market.
For the best bundle, you can sign up for Hulu + Live TV and get access to the Hulu library in addition to more than 95 live TV channels (including ESPN and NBC). The streaming platform starts at $89.99 per month. And, for even more programming, the streaming service comes bundled with Hulu, Disney+ and ESPN Unlimited.
ESPN Unlimited is the official streaming platform for ESPN. A subscription includes instant access for $29.99 per month. However, you can save almost 17% off by purchasing an annual subscription for $299.99 per year. It features every ESPN network, including ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNEWS, ESPN Deportes, SEC Network, ACC Network, ESPN on ABC, ESPN+, SEC Network+ and ACC Network Extra — all in one streaming service.
In addition to live sports, ESPN Unlimited has original programming to stream on demand.
While the service doesn’t offer a free trial, you can still watch ESPN Unlimited with a clever workaround to watch online for free. Learn more about how to get a free trial to access ESPN Unlimited here.
NBA Finals 2026 Schedule
The 2026 NBA Finals start on Wednesday, June 3 and go until Friday, June 19 — if the series goes to seven games. During the championship series, the Spurs have home court advantage since the team has the better regular season record. Game 1 and Game 2 (as well as Game 5 and Game 7, if necessary) take place at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas, while Game 3 and Game 4 (with Game 6, if necessary) are set at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Check out a complete NBA Finals schedule and tournament bracket here.
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A random Instagram DM changed Qendresa’s life. Born Qendresa Sopa, the Northwest London-bred R&B singer was out dancing at a beachfront party when she checked her phone and saw a message from Champagnepapi, Drake’s IG alias.
“I got the Champagnepapi DM when we were dancing,” she recalls of Drake using her “Tearz” song in an IG post last year. “I was like, ‘What the f–k? He just posted my song!’”
Drake dropped another hint at a potential collaboration when he posted the vinyl covers to Qendresa’s Midnight Request Line and Londra albums on his Instagram Story in February.
Qendresa later found out that producer Kid Masterpiece, who has worked extensively with the 6 God, put Drake onto her music. Kid Masterpiece would play the British-Kosovar singer’s music on SiriusXM’s OVO Sound channel.
With influences ranging from Sade to Frank Ocean, it’s not hard to see what drew Drake into Qendresa’s music. She blends a unique mix of ’90s R&B, funk, EDM and jazz for an atmospheric sound.
“‘Slap the City’ was the first thing he sent me,” Qendresa says of her HABIBTI collaboration with Drizzy, while speaking from her Brighton flat. “He made me laugh because he was like, ‘This one sounds like a bit of us.” I was like, “He’s f–king right.”
She continues: “[We] started sending each other unreleased stuff, stuff he was flirting [with] around ICEMAN or stuff from before. Same with me. I did a bunch of stuff and I really miss that time. I was working on my bits and I was getting Drake stuff.”
The woozy “Slap the City” debuted at No. 39 on the Billboard Hot 100 when Drake’s trifecta of albums toppled the charts following their May 15 releases. Qendresa also contributed vocals to HABIBTI‘s “Fortworth,” “Gen 5” and MAID OF HONOUR‘s “Stuck.” However, she didn’t sing the ad-libs on ICEMAN‘s “Ran to Atlanta,” which many on the internet have speculated.
The Drake stimulus boosted Qendresa from six figures to over six million monthly listeners on Spotify. She’ll look to parlay the momentum into more eyes and ears on her next project, which the singer’s currently working on.
Check out the rest of our interview with Qendresa, which touches on her Drake collaborations, early music influences and plans for the future, below.
What got you into music growing up and who did you listen to?
I grew up in the ’90s and 2000s. Around those times, there was really good music on the radio. It’s much different in the U.K. than America. You actually play hip-hop on the radio. I remember going to yoga in L.A. and they were playing Drake and Future. Here, it’s just pop. Back in the ’90s and 2000s, pop was good. There was a wide variety of different genres that were good, so you have Blink-182, Sade, Missy Elliott and I was a big Spice Girls fan. I saw a TikTok explaining that the Spice Girls debut album was West Coast inspired. At the time, I didn’t know. The beats are sick. They were a huge inspiration of mine. I love them a lot.
Growing up into my teens, I became obsessed with grime and Dizzy Rascal was a huge inspiration of mine and Wiley. In Northwest London, where I’m from, we had Flirta D. We had Channel u where local artists would post their videos and you get exposed to U.K. talent.
What led you into singing?
I always sang in school. My uncle got me into the Fugees quite young. I always loved “Killing Me Softly” and any talent show that was my go-to. I didn’t take it seriously. I didn’t have anyone in my family or around me that did it. We were working class kids. We don’t have examples of artists. Art is a rich people’s sport in a way, unless you get lucky and take the risk and invest all your s–t in that.
When I was young, I was performing in my mirror listening to Spice Girls, Britney Spears, Missy Elliott and Mariah Carey imagining I was them. I was visualizing and manifesting it, but a part of me didn’t think it was a possibility.
It’s just my manager and agent at the moment, all women. I never signed to a label. We’ve been grinding for the last two years. Before that, I was doing everything myself, from answering emails and booking gigs and uploading my s–t onto YouTube. Even the way I used Instagram before, I was such a hot mess. I got artist friends and we all kind of struggle with the Instagram thing. It’s too much pressure, we’d rather just be making music.
Fast forward to now, how did you link up with Drake for “Slap City.” I saw him post your albums on his Instagram Story.There was no contact with him before that?
No contact before that. The only thing we saw was Kid Masterpiece playing our stuff on OVO Sound. Further down the line, Drake told me that Kid Masterpiece put him onto my music. I’m still processing everything. He reached out and I was super shocked and grateful. It’s something I’ve thought about a lot in my life. Ever since he’s been dropping music, I’ve always been inspired by him and his writing and beats and artistry in general. It always gave me motivation, not even as an artist, but as a person to stay true to what I’m doing. This was about a year ago.
How did the recording process for ICEMAN start?
“Slap the City” was the first thing he sent me. He made me laugh because he was like, “This one sounds like a bit of us.” I was like, “He’s f–king right.” I did my thing on it and with these things you do your best and let it be. You want the best outcome for the project. If that means it’s going to make the album good, then that’s all I want for this whole thing and all I strive to do when collaborating.
Did he take ideas you had and mix you into “Fortworth,” “Gen 5” and “Stuck.”
I just added harmonies to those, they were already done.
Did you know he had three albums coming?
There wasn’t any talk about three albums, no. He dealt with everything himself. I was under the impression our managers would talk, so I gave his number to my manager and he dealt with my manager himself. He took things into his own hands and added a personal touch. It felt like we were part of this big thing. I just wanted to do the best I could to help somebody who’s been a huge part of our lives. I was shocked when we got the call for playback and it was four songs. I saw the livestream and it was mind-blowing, but before that we got the call for playback just the day before ICEMAN.
My first-ever producer, Hugo Mari, produced “Classic” on HABIBTI. We’ve had quite an emotional few weeks, because when we first started out we had zero followers and no money. We just had this vision, and we always wanted to work with Drake. 10 years later, for both of us to be included is crazy.
“Slap the City” debuted at No. 39 on the Billboard Hot 100. What did you think about that?
That’s blown my mind. The response in general for the ones I’m on, it’s funny because we have two different audiences. What ties us together is the stuff we make and love. That audience comes together for that. I got a good message from a fan making a reference when you meet a friend at the club and he knows the friend you’re with like, “What the hell? You guys know each other?” It’s a beautiful and unexpected thing. It’s a perfect friendship or amalgamation.
How has it been to have so many new fans? I call it the Drake stimulus. He spotlights an artist and they’re out of here to the moon.
I do feel that. My fans are usually quite like me. I’m not really posting on social media all the time. Seeing his fans come and showing support, I’m touched because things can go down all sorts of way on the internet. New artists don’t always get welcomed in nicely. Everyone’s come to my page quietly and respectfully. They took their shoes off at the door. I got great feedback from them on DMs and YouTube comments. They’re loving discovering my music. I got a message from Lil Yachty the other day, “It’s great he’s shining a light on what should’ve been discovered a long time ago.” They’re saying, “It’s about time you got your flowers.” [Yachty and I] have been meaning to link-up, he reached out to me a couple of years ago and we’ve been trying to figure something out.
What do you have coming up musically? You dropped “Rain in July/Be the One” in May. I didn’t know you were a producer as well.
I’ve got some bits coming out. I’ve got a single coming out that I wrote as a dedication to Mexico. I’ve been there three times now and I’m a bit obsessed. I was on my way to perform there and I wrote a song that’s coming. I’m working with Hugo Mari wrapping it up. I spent a lot of time in Mexico City. It’s like a 45 minute flight to this beach town. You don’t need to leave or do anything.
I’m now in my new flat and I got these crazy sea views. It’s not a fancy flat, I’m not there yet. I just needed some peace and quiet and this is perfect. That’s why I moved out of London. I’ve got loads of music. Everyday I’m doing something with music, whether it’s writing, making beats or finishing something. I’ve always got beats that are sent to me that I’ll work on. We’re fleshing out some projects.
“Rain in July” was a bit inspired by me trying to emulate an afro-swing vibe. There was a lot of Burna Boy when I made it four years ago. I was inspired by his melodies and the way he made me feel with his songs, so I tried to emulate that. “Be the One” is a burst of something that I don’t know.
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