Congratulations are in order for Lance Bass and his husband Michael Turchin, who are expecting twin babies.

People broke the news Tuesday (June 1) that the former *NSYNC member and film actor, who have been married since 2014, are expecting a boy and a girl in November via surrogate.

“It has been quite the journey,” Bass said in an interview with the publication before the two delved into their years-long history of surrogacy attempts and a miscarriage. “Because of what we’ve been through the last four years, we were very cautious to get excited. And it kind of sucks because when you find out you’re pregnant, you want to celebrate with your family. You start planning their future in your head already, but we were so scared because we didn’t want to go through the pain again of losing them.”

The couple previously opened up in January 2019 about their attempt at expanding their family and how they were onto donor No. 7, but Turchin updated that number in their latest interview. “We went through nine different egg donors, which is rare,” he confessed. “We had to start all over again from the beginning. Not only did we need to get a new egg donor now because we found out she had early lupus, but on top of that, when we did our egg retrieval, we only had two healthy embryos. Normally, the number’s much higher. So we put both in and once she miscarried, we had to start all over from scratch again this past year.”

The 34-year-old actor has a twin sister, which inspired their decision to go for twins. “He just loved that experience. I always wanted to have a twin, but we’re like, ‘Well, that’s so perfect because now we can do one of mine, one of yours.’ It was a no-brainer!” added Bass, 42.

Bass and Turchin shared the happy news on their respective Instagram accounts in a TikTok video that announced Two Buns in the Oven in the style of a Halloween-themed horror movie trailer.

The pop singer said they’re “pretty set” on baby names and have been thinking about passing along a family name. But on the other hand, Justin, JC, Chris and Joey aren’t totally off the table. “They could still be,” he said of potentially having his babies share names with his former *NSYNC bandmates.

Atlantic Records executive vp urban promotion Juliette Jones is exiting her post at the label, announcing the news Tuesday (June 1) in an internal memo that was circulated to staff and was shared with Billboard.

“In alignment with my personal goals, I’ve decided that now is the time for me to move forward into the next exciting chapter of my professional career,” said Jones, who has yet to announce her next move. “I’m tremendously proud of Atlantic’s promo team and all that we’ve accomplished together. It has been a real privilege to be part of building a competitive department that has consistently taken our records to the top of the charts, contributed to breaking countless new artists, and given fresh energy to established talent on the roster. Even in these most recent challenging times, our team has demonstrated commitment and heart beyond measure.”

Jones joined the label in 2012 after moving from Warner Bros. Records to Atlantic as senior vp urban promotion; she was upped to executive vp the following year. During her tenure, she was the dynamo behind radio hits for Cardi B, Bruno Mars, Gucci Mane, Kodak Black and Lil Uzi Vert, among others, making a name herself as one of the rare upper-level female promotion executives — let alone a woman of color — to work at a major label.

Prior to joining Warner, Jones served in roles at Virgin, J/RCA and Jive Records, where she was hired as the label’s first mid-Atlantic regional promotion director for urban music in 1994.

You can read Jones’ full memo below.

In alignment with my personal goals, I’ve decided that now is the time for me to move forward into the next exciting chapter of my professional career.

I’m tremendously proud of Atlantic’s promo team and all that we’ve accomplished together. It has been a real privilege to be part of building a competitive department that has consistently taken our records to the top of the charts, contributed to breaking countless new artists, and given fresh energy to established talent on the roster. Even in these most recent challenging times, our team has demonstrated commitment and heart beyond measure.

I deeply appreciate Julie and Craig for their leadership and guidance, and I’m thankful they presented me with the opportunity to lead such an amazing team. It has been a rewarding 10-year tenure here, working with the incredible artists and world-class executives who make up the Atlantic family.

In the words of Heidi Klum: “Mariah better watch out.”

On Tuesday’s (June 1) season 16 premiere of America’s Got Talent, 10-year-old Peter Rosalita followed in the show’s grand tradition of little kids with giant voices as he nailed his high notes on Eric Carmen’s “All By Myself.” He started the song out in his lower register, but by the time he hit the chorus a second time, Rosalita was hitting octaves that would give Celine Dion a run for her money.

Rosalita — who is Filipino and was born in the United Arab Emirates — stunned the judges with both his vocal talents and his bubbly demeanor, with Howie Mandel saying, “I predict you’re going to go far in this competition.”

Especially surprising was the typically crusty Simon Cowell’s warm response to the young singer. “That was an incredible audition,” Cowell said. “There were parts during that audition that literally gave me goosebumps. You have an amazing voice, an amazing personality, an amazing energy. Everyone is going to fall in love with you after this audition.”

“I think America’s gonna love you,” new judge Sofia Vergara agreed, with Cowell countering, “I think the world’s gonna love him.”

We won’t give away how the judges voted (though you can probably guess). Watch Rosalita’s blockbuster performance for yourself below. America’s Got Talent airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET on NBC.

“All By Myself” was a No. 2 hit for Carmen in 1976 on the Billboard Hot 100 and a No. 4 hit just over 20 years later, in 1997, for Dion.

BTS has notched four No. 1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 in the last nine months, but which of the K-pop supergroup’s chart-toppers takes the cake as your favorite?

RM told Billboard in an interview ahead of the 2021 Billboard Music Awards that their first No. 1 song “Dynamite” was “an upbeat, disco-pop [track] that we tried to give hope to global listeners in the middle of the pandemic,” while their latest, “Butter,” is a “more upbeat, fresh dance-pop track, like more like a summer anthem. Just all the positive vibes and upbeat energy.”

The K-pop boy band teamed up with New Zealand producer Jawsh 685 and American pop superstar Jason Derulo for the official remix of “Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)” in October 2020, shortly before their BE single “Life Goes On” became the first Hot 100 No. 1 in the chart’s 62-year history sung predominantly in Korean in November.

So which of BTS’ chart-toppers is your personal top choice? Vote below!

May officially comes to an end after a long holiday weekend. What doesn’t come to an end is new music — and this month was charged with new Latin collabs.

In true Billboard fashion, we ask readers to vote for their favorite Latin collaboration released in the past 31 days. The poll features tracks that were featured on our First Stream Latin as well as some Latin Remixes of the Week picks.

Included are J Balvin and Maria Becerra’s infectious reggaeton “Que Mas Pues?,” Rio Roma and Calibre 50’s romantic fusion in “Tu Eres Mi Amor,” and Bad Bunny’s surprise track “100 Millones” with newcomer Luar La L, to name a few.

In April, Sebastian Yatra and Myke Towers won best collab for “Pareja del Año” with nearly 70 percent of the vote. In March, Billboard readers chose Danny Ocean and Justin Quiles’ “Cuantas Veces,” with more than 37 percent of the vote. In February, VF7 and Lunay took the “best Latin collab” crown with “Codigo Secreto” nabbing nearly 40 percent of the vote, and Becerra and Cazzu’s sultry “Animal” won the best Latin collaboration of January 2021.

Which collaboration should take the title in May? Vote below!

Dallas rapper Lil Loaded has died at the age of 20.

Ashkan Mehryari, attorney for Lil Loaded (real name Dashawn Robertson), confirmed the rapper’s passing in an email to Billboard on Monday night (May 31). He said the death was a result of suicide.

Lil Loaded was known for the viral track “6locc 6a6y” that arrived in 2019, and just last week was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). He had released his latest music through Epic Records.

“dopest fanbase on earth,” he’d written on his last post on Instagram on May 27, when he proudly shared the news about “6locc 6a6y” being certified gold.

In 2020, Robertson had been arrested on a murder charge in connection to the shooting of 18-year-old Khalil Walker.

According to the Dallas Morning News, in February he was indicted on a lesser charge of manslaughter. At the time, his attorney told the local news outlet that the two were friends and the incident involved “no malice.”

Robertson was born in San Bernardino, California, before moving to Dallas when he was a kid. He grew up listening to Michael Jackson — “to me he started the whole rapping/singing thing. That’s where it originally came from for me,” he said in a 2019 interview with XXL — and Lyfe Jennings, and also drew inspiration from artists like Lil Wayne, The Game, Chief Keef, Snoop Dogg, Rich Homie Quan and Tupac.

He started rapping at 18. Before “6locc 6a6y” made its mark — as of May 31, its offical video on YouTube had been viewed close to 29 million times — he dropped his first song, “B.O.S.,” which was a reworking of YNW Melly’s “Butter Pecan.”

One of Robertson’s latest releases was his music video for the track “Hard Times,” feat. Hotboii, a track off of 2020’s Criptape.

If you’re thinking about suicide, or are worried about a friend or loved one, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, available 24 hours, at 1-800-273-8255.

Travis Barker can’t get enough of braiding his girlfriend Kourtney Kardashian’s hair.

On Sunday (May 31), the Blink-182 drummer once again showed off his hairstyling handiwork on social media by reposting a photo of the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star’s beautifully long braided mane.

“Braid by @Travisbarker,” Kardashian captioned the snapshot, which Barker shared on his own Instagram Stories.

This isn’t the first time the superstar drummer has styled his girlfriend’s lovely dark hair. In April, Kardashian shared another sultry picture of her silky plait, writing “and he braids” on her Instagram Stories.

The couple, who made their relationship Instagram official in February, have been making headlines regularly with their PDA-filled social media posts.

In recent weeks, the pair made some magical memories during a trip to Disneyland with their respective kids. They’ve also been on other family outings together, including a ski trip to Utah in April.

Kardashian recently made it permanently clear how she feels about the musician. On May 12, she showed off the “I love you” tattoo she inked in her handwriting on Barker. The musician commented, “Woman of many talents.” In April, she also showed off the tattoo of her name that the drummer had gotten on his chest.

See Barker’s hair braiding skills on Kardashian here.

Billie Eilish is releasing a new song this week, and her latest Instagram post has fans murmuring about which Happier Than Ever track it will be.

Eilish announced on Friday (May 28) that a new tune was on its way some time this week. On Monday, she posted new photos of herself — a full-face selfie, a closeup of her gaze and a snapshot of a car tire — with the caption “nothing but a lost cause.”

One of the top comments left on her post was a fan’s prediction that “LOST CAUSE IS COMING,” and various comments below seemed to express the same thought.

“Lost Cause” could be a fair guess, as it is the title of one of the tracks from Eilish’s upcoming sophomore album. She announced the full album, Happier Than Ever, in April, sharing its track list and its July 30 release date.

See her new pictures, which have reached nearly 5 million likes as of 5 p.m. ET, and the comments from her fans over on Instagram.

In just three days, Taylor Swift’s Evermore has set the record for the biggest sales week for a vinyl album in the U.S. since MRC Data began tracking sales in 1991.

The vinyl edition of Evermore, released on May 28, sold over 40,000 copies in the U.S. through May 30, according to initial reports to MRC Data. That beats the record for an entire single-week of vinyl sales, held by the debut frame of vinyl devotee Jack White’s Lazaretto, when it launched with 40,000 copies in the week ending June 15, 2014. (MRC Data began electronically tracking music sales in 1991, when the company was known as SoundScan.) It’s presumed that Evermore’s vinyl sales sum will grow by the end of the tracking week on Thursday, June 3.

Evermore was initially released digitally and through streamers on Dec. 11, 2020, but its vinyl edition was not issued until May 28. Evermore’s vinyl sales are helped greatly by five months of banked pre-orders, as the vinyl version of the album was announced in mid-December, and went up for pre-order at the same time.

Evermore’s record-breaking vinyl sales add to the great music-on-vinyl comeback story for the once-dormant format. 2020 marked the single-largest year for U.S. vinyl album sales in MRC Data history (27.54 million copies) and the 15th consecutive year of growth for vinyl (up 46.2%). Further, vinyl LPs accounted for 27% of all albums sold in 2020. Vinyl albums were once the dominant format for album purchases in the U.S., up until the early 1980s. After that, cassettes took hold until the early 1990s, when the CD format flourished and became the leading format for album sales.

Evermore, again, was initially issued to streaming services and as a commercial digital album on Dec. 11, 2020, and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. The album’s CD, cassette and vinyl editions followed on Dec. 18, 2020; Feb. 12 and May 28, 2021, respectively. The delayed release of Evermore’s physical formats is owed to the amount of time it takes to manufacture the products, with vinyl requiring the longest time to produce.

As Evermore was a surprise release (Swift announced its existence on Dec. 10), there was likely no time for her team and her record label, Republic Records, to coordinate the manufacturing of the physical editions of the album in time for the Dec. 11 streaming and digital release. So, the CD, cassette and vinyl editions hit retail later.

Not all albums these days have such delayed physical releases, but many do. Ariana Grande’s Positions is another such example. The album was released on Oct. 30, 2020, after Grande had teased the album’s existence Oct. 14. While Positions was released on Oct. 30 as both a digital album and as a CD, its cassette and vinyl LP were delayed until April 9. Like Evermore, Grande’s vinyl LP had months of pre-orders fueling its eventual arrival, when it sold 32,000 copies in the week ending April 15.

One superstar album on the horizon that will not have a delayed vinyl release is Billie Eilish’s Happier Than Ever. On July 30, the album will be released via streaming platforms; and commercially as a digital album, and on CD, cassette and vinyl formats (with at least six different color vinyl editions available in the U.S., in addition to its standard black vinyl edition).

Katy Perry called in to On Air With Ryan Seacrest and happily chatted about her baby’s latest milestones.

The “working mom,” as she very accurately described herself in the interview on Friday (May 28), has been plenty busy with American Idol, not to mention planning a Las Vegas residency. Meanwhile, just nine months ago, she welcomed her first child with Orlando Bloom, named Daisy Dove.

From the sound of it, the 9-month-old is getting mobile and keeping Perry on her toes at home.

“She’s crawling,” the pop star and proud mom revealed, “and she has one tooth. It’s barely poked through, though.”

“Actually, it’s kind of like one of my teeth,” she said of her little one’s baby tooth. “‘Cause I have pretty good teeth on the top but if you were to actually see my bottom teeth, they’re a little interesting, but I think that’s character.”

Listen to the interview clip in the video below.