Sabrina Carpenter’s “Taste” (Island Records) refuses to let go of its grip on the U.K. Official Singles Chart, securing a ninth consecutive week at No. 1.

The unstoppable track remains the most-streamed song in the U.K. for the week, racking up over 5.2 million streams and cements its place as the longest-running No. 1 single of 2024, marking yet another milestone for Carpenter.

The popstar’s impressive achievements with “Taste” follow a remarkable streak in 2024. Earlier this year, she became the first artist in 71 years to spend 20 weeks at No. 1 on the U.K. Official Singles Chart within a single year. This record includes her chart-toppers “Espresso” (seven weeks at No. 1) and “Please Please Please” (five weeks at No. 1). The last time an artist accomplished such a feat was Frankie Laine in 1953.

But the competition for the top spot is heating up. Gigi Perez’s viral “Sailor Song” climbed to No. 2, putting pressure on “Taste” for next week’s chart update, while Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars landed at No. 3 with “Die With A Smile.”

Meanwhile, ROSÉ of BLACKPINK made U.K. chart history this week. Her track “APT.” featuring Bruno Mars debuts at No. 4, making her the first female solo K-pop artist to land in the Top 10 of the U.K. Official Singles Chart. This marks ROSÉ’s first solo Top 40 hit, as she previously peaked at No. 43 with her 2021 single “On The Ground.” Two of her BLACKPINK bandmates, JISOO and JENNIE, have also had solo success, with “FLOWER” and “Mantra” respectively reaching the Top 40.

Elsewhere on the chart, the resurgence of One Direction continues following the passing of Liam Payne.

Two of the band’s fan-favorite tracks have re-entered the Top 10: “Night Changes” hits a new peak at No. 6, surpassing its original 2013 peak of No. 7, while “Story Of My Life” returns to No. 9. “What Makes You Beautiful” also sees renewed interest, climbing back to No. 23. Additionally, three of Payne’s solo releases have re-entered the wider chart, including “Strip That Down” with Quavo at No. 41, “For You” with Rita Ora at No. 43, and his final solo release “Teardrops,” making its chart debut at No. 85.

Adding to the movement on the charts, Addison Rae’s “Diet Pepsi” rises two spots to No. 12, Billie Eilish’s “WILDFLOWER” blooms at a new peak of No. 17, and Gracie Abrams secures her second Top 20 entry with “That’s So True” landing at No. 19. Further down, Teddy Swims climbs 10 spots with “Bad Dreams” at No. 25, while Morgan Wallen secures his third Top 40 hit in the U.K. with “Love Somebody” reaching No. 40.

As “Taste” holds on for another week, fans are eager to see whether Sabrina Carpenter can extend her streak into the double digits – or will a new challenger finally emerge?

Bad Bunny, who supports Kamala Harris, a source close to the artist tells Billboard, is getting the Democratic presidential candidate’s latest message for Puerto Rican voters out to his 45 million followers on Instagram.

“There’s so much at stake in this election for Puerto Rican voters and for Puerto Rico,” Harris says in a campaign video posted on Sunday (Oct. 27), which Benito shared clips of on Instagram Stories not just once, but four times. “And this election is not just a choice between Donald Trump and me. It is a choice between two very different visions for our nation. One, his, focused on the past and on himself, and the other ours, that is focused on the future and on you. Puerto Rico is home to some of the most talented, innovative and ambitious people in our nation, and Puerto Ricans deserve a president who sees and invests in that strength.”

In the video, Harris tells voters: “As president, I will bring down the cost of housing, invest in small businesses and entrepreneurs and fight to finally secure equal access to programs that strengthen the healthcare system and support children, seniors and working people. I will create a new Puerto Rico economy task force where the federal government will work with the private sector, with non-profits and community leaders to foster economic growth and create thousands of new, good-paying jobs in Puerto Rico, including for our young people.”

“I know that Puerto Rico’s economic future depends on urgently rebuilding and modernizing the island’s energy grid. That’s why I will cut red tape, ensure disaster recovery funds are used quickly and effectively, and work with leaders across the island to ensure all Puerto Ricans have access to reliable, affordable electricity. I will never forget what Donald Trump did and what he did not do when Puerto Rico needed a caring and a competent leader. He abandoned the island, tried to block aid after back-to-back, devastating hurricanes, and offered nothing more than paper towels and insults. Puerto Ricans deserve better,” Harris says.

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Bad Bunny emphasized Harris’ “I will never forget what Donald Trump did” line in his reposts of the speech.

Harris’ message to Puerto Rican voters on Sunday arrived the same day Trump was set to appear at a rally at New York City’s Madison Square Garden, where Tony Hinchcliffe, a podcast host/roast comedian, spewed racist jokes in an opening slot. He referred to Puerto Rico as “a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean.” Later, he made a remark that Latinos “love making babies” in a lead up to a crude joke, which Vice President Harris’ campaign headquarters called a “vile racist tirade against Latinos” on X (formerly Twitter).

“This joke does not reflect the views of President Trump or the campaign,” Trump campaign senior advisor Danielle Alvarez said in a statement sent to Billboard Sunday night.

Benito, who was born and raised in Vega Baja, has a history of being vocal about social-political issues affecting the Puerto Rican community.

In September he placed billboards across San Juan in protest of the Partido Nuevo Progresista (New Progressive Party), a major political party that holds the seat of governor and resident commissioner in Puerto Rico, soon after releasing the song “Una Velita.” The billboards displayed messages including “To vote for PNP is to vote for corruption,” “Who votes for PNP doesn’t love Puerto Rico” and “Voting for PNP is voting for LUMA” (the private energy company responsible for power distribution and transmission on the island). In an Instagram post showing the billboards, the star said, “Announcements paid by Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio. A Puerto Rican who does love Puerto Rico.”

“Una Velita,” released on Sept. 19, has Bad Bunny reflecting on Puerto Rico’s response to the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in 2017. “There were five thousand that they let die, and we will never forget that,” he chants on the track that addresses what happened in the wake of the Category 5 hurricane that devastated the island.

In 2022, he released a documentary-style video for Un Verano Sin Ti‘s “El Apagón.” With a runtime of almost 23 minutes, the short film takes aim at local government for its inaction in addressing blackouts, gentrification and other issues affecting Puerto Ricans.

A.Chal’s new single “LMKK” has topped this week’s new music Latin poll.

In a poll published on Friday (Oct. 25) — in support of the weekly New Music Latin roundup and playlist, curated by Billboard Latin and Billboard Español editors — music fans voted for the Peruvian-American artist’s new track as their favorite music release of the week.

The Spanglish “LMKK” generated more than 89 percent of the vote, beating out other new releases that dropped this week including Alejandro Sanz’s “Palmeras en el Jardín,” Sech’s comeback tune “Toy Perdio,” Carín León & Gabito Ballesteros’ “Ese Vato No Te Queda” and Latin Mafia’s debut album, Todos Los Días Todo El Día, to name a few. Sanz’s single — which he previewed during 2024 Billboard Latin Music Week earlier this month — came in at second place.

Composed and produced by A.Chal himself during a trip to Milan, “LMKK” masterfully intertwines the nostalgic charm of reggaetón with contemporary alt-R&B, sampling the iconic “Yo Voy” by Zion & Lenox, featuring Daddy Yankee. “Yo te tengo all over my mind, and you know, I don’t care if tú no eres mine,” he chants in the elusive and chic track.

“On my last tour when I looked into the crowd, I saw different types of characters coming to see me that usually wouldn’t be in the same room,” he said in a press statement. “They all had their own distinct vibe, and championed different songs. That inspired me to make songs that all those groups could connect with and move to together equally. ‘LMKK’ is a small hint of that direction I’m leaning in to.”

In the previous New Music Latin poll, music fans crowned Greeicy and Jay Wheeler’s collaborative effort “¿Qué Te Pasó?” as the winner, with the song bringing in more than 99% of the vote.

See the final results of this week’s new music Latin poll below:

Yeat lands his first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 as Lyfestyle debuts atop the list dated Nov. 2. The set earned 89,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending Oct. 24, according to Luminate — his best week ever by units, largely driven by album sales. Lyfestyle is the fifth total and consecutive top 10-charting set for the rapper, who had gone as high as No. 2 in March with 2093.

Also in the new top 10 of the Billboard 200, SEVENTEEN snares its sixth top 10 effort, all earned consecutively, as SPILL THE FEELS debuts at No. 5. Meanwhile, Gracie AbramsThe Secret of Us surges 19-8 following a deluxe reissue with added songs, for its first week in the top 10 since it debuted at No. 2 in July.

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units, compiled by Luminate. Units comprise album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). Each unit equals one album sale, or 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams generated by songs from an album. The new Nov. 2, 2024-dated chart will be posted in full on Billboard‘s website on Tuesday (Oct. 29). For all chart news, follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram.

Of Lyfestyle’s 89,000 equivalent album units earned, album sales comprise 60,000 (Yeat’s best sales week ever; it’s No. 2 on the Top Album Sales chart), SEA units comprise 29,000 (equaling 39.67 million on-demand official streams of the songs on the streaming edition of the album; it debuts at No. 17 on the Top Streaming Albums chart) and TEA units comprise a negligible sum.

Lyfestyle’s first-week sales were bolstered by its availability across many variants, exclusively sold through the artist’s webstore. Lyfestyle’s opening-week sales actually exceed the cumulative sales of Yeat’s entire album catalog before this past week. Until Lyfestyle’s release, his catalog of albums had sold a combined 35,000 copies.

The new album, his fifth full-length studio effort, was issued as a widely-available 22-track digital download and streaming set, and in a CD and vinyl edition exclusively sold through his webstore. (It’s the first time Yeat has released an album on CD.) The CD was only available as part of deluxe boxed sets (exclusive to his webstore), and all CDs and vinyls were signed by the artist. There were six different deluxe CD boxed sets, each containing a T-shirt and a CD inside a branded box. There were also three webstore-exclusive CD variants, signed by the artist, and each contained two additional bonus tracks unique to the CD (one has “Style Lyfe” and “Back Thën,” the second has “5Brazy” and “Barbarian” and the third has “Graveyard” and “Gonë”)

In addition, Yeat’s webstore offered two exclusive digital download album variants — one with the bonus track “Project Lyfestyle” and one with four bonus tracks: “Project Lyfestyle,” “For Lyfe,” “Night Come” and “5Brazy Remix,” featuring Quavo.

All of the bonus tracks on the CD and download album variants were not available to purchase as stand-alone tracks through any retailer, nor available to stream through an official service.

In total, of Lyfestyle’s first-week sales of 60,000, digital downloads comprise 43,500; CD sales comprise 12,000 and vinyl sales comprise 4,500.

Yeat’s last album, 2093, which debuted and peaked at No. 2 earlier this year, was available in its first week across three digital download variants, but only one of them was exclusive to the artist’s webstore. 2093 sold 12,000 copies in its first week — all from downloads.

Sabrina Carpenter’s chart-topping Short n’ Sweet climbs 4-2 on the Billboard 200 with 79,000 equivalent album units earned (down 7%). After debuting at No. 1, Jelly Roll’s Beautifully Broken falls to No. 3 with 68,000 (down 58%). Rod Wave’s Last Lap dips 2-4 in its second week with 67,000 units (down 47%).

SEVENTEEN collects its sixth top 10-charting effort on the Billboard 200 as SPILL THE FEELS debuts at No. 5 with 66,000 equivalent album units earned. Of that sum, album sales comprise 64,000 (it’s No. 1 on Top Album Sales), SEA units comprise 2,000 (equaling 2.61 million on-demand official streams of the set’s songs) and TEA units comprise a negligible sum. The album’s sales were bolstered by its availability across 17 CD variants, each containing collectible branded paper ephemera (such as photocards, posters, lyric books and stickers, some randomized).

Morgan Wallen’s former leader One Thing at a Time rises 9-6 on the Billboard 200 with 50,000 equivalent album units earned (up 5%), GloRilla’s Glorious falls 5-7 in its second week with nearly 50,000 (down 27%), and Gracie Abrams’ The Secret of Us surges 19-8 with 49,000 units (up 78%). The latter vaults up the chart, and back into the top 10 for the first time since its No. 2 debut in July, thanks to its Oct. 18 deluxe reissue on digital download and streaming services with seven additional tracks. Of the 49,000 units The Secret of Us earned in the latest tracking week, SEA units comprise the bulk of the sum — a little over 45,000 (up 89%).

Rounding out the top 10 of the new Billboard 200 are Billie Eilish’s Hit Me Hard and Soft (falling 7-9 with a little over 48,000 equivalent album units earned; down 4%) and BigXthaPlug’s Take Care (8-10 in its second week; with 48,000; up less than 1%).

Luminate, the independent data provider to the Billboard charts, completes a thorough review of all data submissions used in compiling the weekly chart rankings. Luminate reviews and authenticates data. In partnership with Billboard, data deemed suspicious or unverifiable is removed, using established criteria, before final chart calculations are made and published.

Jin‘s “I’ll Be There” has topped this week’s new music poll that features artists in various genres of music.

Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (Oct. 25) on Billboard, choosing the BTS star’s rockin’ solo single as their favorite new music release of the past week.

“I’ll Be There” brought in nearly 95% of the vote on the poll, securing a notable edge ahead of new releases from Lady Gaga (“Disease”), Halsey (The Great Impersonator), Addison Rae (“Aquamarine”), Linkin Park (“Over Each Other”), and others.

Jin’s effervescent bilingual tune with a rockabilly swing will be featured on the K-pop superstar’s debut solo album, Happy, which is scheduled for release on Nov. 15.

In an exclusive video interview with Dolby Atmos shared with Billboard, the 31-year-old South Korean singer reveals that he wrote the new song to “provide happiness” to his fans. “When ARMY feel tired and lonely, I hope this song gives them strength,” Jin says in the clip. “I have a very clear idea of what kind of emotions I want to share with our fans,” he adds. “I want our fans, our ARMY, to be happy.”

Jin collaborated with American singer-songwriter MAX to produce “I’ll Be There.” In the music video, he channels rock star energy with an air guitar windmill move and strikes Elvis-inspired poses while confetti showers down around him. By the end of the clip, Jin is joyfully dancing solo in an abandoned parking lot, kicking up his heels as the sun sets behind the bridge.

Jin’s six-track Happy album will feature the focus song “Running Wild,” as well as “I’ll Be There,” “Another Level,” “Falling,” “Heart on the Window” (feat. WENDY)” and “I will come to you.” Jin collaborated with a number of other acts on the album, including Take That’s Gary Barlow, who co-produced and co-wrote “Running Wild.”

Trailing far behind Jin on this week’s poll is Lady Gaga’s “Disease,” which brought in nearly 3% of the vote. “Disease” is the lead single for the pop star and actress’ forthcoming studio album.

See the final results of this week’s poll below. Check out Billboard‘s Friday Music Guide to catch up with more must-hear releases from this week.

Tyler, the Creator is teasing a new song ahead of his upcoming album.

On Saturday (Oct. 26), less than 48 hours before the arrival of his new album, Chromakopia, the 33-year-old rapper shared a music video for the song “Thought I Was Dead.”

The nearly two-minute black-and-white video, directed by Tyler, finds the Igor musician dressed in military attire as he dances and prances on the wing of an old war plane in the middle of an airfield.

Chromakopia will be released on Monday (Oct. 28) through Columbia Records. The set comes three years after his last album, Call Me If You Get Lost, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and earned a best rap album Grammy award.

Tyler released a single titled “Noid” on music streaming services ahead of Chromakopia. The accompanying music video features Ayo Edebiri, the Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning actress from The Bear.

The rapper is scheduled to host a Chromakopia listening party at Los Angeles’ Inuit Dome on Sunday (Oct. 27). “Los Angeles I’m playing my album in full for you at the Inuit Dome. I will not be performing, I will be standing in the middle of the venue lip syncing to the new sounds. This event costs $5,” he wrote earlier in the week on X (formerly Twitter).

And after previewing Chromakopia in L.A., Tyler plans on taking the album around the globe with the Chromakopia: The World Tour. Along with special guests Lil Yachty and Paris Texas, the trek will launch Feb. 4 at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn., and wrap July 27 at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.

He also has dates set in Europe, Australia and New Zealand for next year.

Watch Tyler, the Creator’s “Thought I Was Dead” video below.

Taylor Swift served “Espresso” and more with with Sabrina Carpenter in New Orleans Saturday night (Oct. 26).

Swift teased she was about to do something different for her acoustic set during her latest stop on The Eras Tour — sing someone else’s song. “It’s been stuck in my head,” she explained to the crowd at Caesars Superdome of her choice to bring a new flavor to the surprise song menu.

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To the delight of many, she launched into Carpenter’s massive summer hit “Espresso” on her guitar. Then she paused and asked her fans a silly question — “Is it OK if I call her, and you guys can say hi?” — and picked up a cell phone to get Sabrina on the line.

The pair of pop stars acted out a bit, with Swift putting Carpenter on speakerphone, holding it up to the mic and asking her how long it might take her to get to the stadium.

As it turns out, about five seconds later they were on stage together, working “Espresso” into a three-song mashup with Swift’s 1989 vault track “Is It Over Now?” and another one of Carpenter’s big hits, “Please Please Please.”

The highlight of Swift’s Saturday night? Having an excuse to sing the “Espresso” lyric “I’m working late ‘cause I’m a singer” to a sold-out stadium as it neared 11 p.m. at night.

“She has literally one day off. She is on tour. This is crazy that she came to perform for us,” Swift said at the end of their crowd-pleasing duet. Carpenter exited the stage, leaving Swift to wrap the evening’s acoustic section on her own at the piano, where she played a mashup of Midnights bonus song “Hits Different” and 1989 opener “Welcome to New York.”

Watch clips of their surprise performance below.

Demi Lovato‘s newborn niece, Xiomara, died following an emergency cesarean section, says the singer’s younger sister, Madison De La Garza. De La Garza posted a statement on Instagram on Saturday (Oct. 26), and Lovato shared her sister’s heartbreaking message.

“On the evening of September 27th, after an emergency c-section, Ryan and I held our little girl for the first and last time. Thank you, Xiomara, for making us parents to the most perfect angel in heaven. Mommy and Daddy love you sweet girl,” De La Garza, 22, wrote in her post. She and boyfriend Ryan Mitchell had announced the pregnancy on Sept. 7, as well as De La Garza’s October due date.

“I love you so much Xiomara. An angel in every sense of the word. I’ll be your auntie forever,” Lovato commented on her sister’s post on Saturday.

Dallas Lovato, their older sister, penned a touching poem: “Baby girl Xiomara, I miss you everyday. I’ll take good care of your mom, so you can fly away. Watch over us and guide us and give us little signs. One day we’ll come and see you, it just might take some time. Not a single day will pass without you in our hearts. I wish we got more time together before you had to depart. So have fun in your new world, the one we cannot see. Because every breath I take, I’ll be taking one for z.”

Dianna De La Garza, the siblings’ mother and baby Xiomara’s grandmother, wrote, “They say when you meet your Grandchild for the first time, you feel a love that you can’t explain in words. I felt that love and I will feel it til the day I die. I love you my sweet granddaughter Xiomara. Thank you for making me a REAL ‘Grandma D.’”

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On Saturday, Lovato also shared her younger sister’s post in an Instagram Story on her own account, where she wrote, “RIP to my beautiful, perfect niece Xiomara. I’m so grateful I got to hold you. I’ll forever be your auntie.”

“I love you so much @maddelagarza,” she said.

De La Garza and Mitchell are both actors, with De La Garza best known for her role as young Juanita Solis on Desperate Housewives from 2008-2012. Mitchell’s credits include appearances on soap operas The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless in 2017.

They shared their first public photo as a couple on Instagram on June 13, with De La Garza captioning the personal snapshot “My whole world.”

On Sept. 7, when the couple announced they were expecting, De La Garza shared a sweet picture of herself with Mitchell, with her hand resting on her belly. The photo was one of several in a slideshow of images celebrating the pregnancy with family. She did not post again until Oct. 26.

Last month Lovato shed light on her experience with childhood fame when she released her documentary Child Star on Hulu. The pop star and actress co-directed the film with Nicola Marsh. Since then, she’s performed at the 2024 Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Gala, participated in Project Healthy Minds’ World Mental Health Day panel and gala, and sang one of Foreigner’s biggest hits, “Feels Like the First Time,” at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s 2024 Induction Ceremony.

Chappell Roan confronted a photographer she’d previously had an uncomfortable encounter with on the red carpet Friday (Oct. 25).

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Making an appearance on the carpet at the Los Angeles premiere of Netflix’s Olivia Rodrigo: Guts World Tour film, which will be streaming Oct. 28, the “Good Luck, Babe!” singer-songwriter pointed, said, “You,” and walked straight over to a photographer she recognized.

“You were so disrespectful to me at the Grammys,” she said as she approached a group of photographers, as seen in clips making their way around social media on Saturday. The photographer she approached is not seen on video.

“You yelled at me at a Grammy party, said Roan, no stranger to setting boundaries with those who approach. “I remember. You were so rude to me. And I deserve an apology for that … You need to apologize to me.”

Roan — one of Rodrigo’s special guests on the Guts Tour when the pair performed “Hot to Go” together, and an opening act for Rodrigo’s show previously — spoke her mind to another red carpet photographer at the VMAs last month. When the person behind the camera yelled at the pop star to “Shut the f— up,” Roan responded, “You shut the f— up.” She waved a finger and added, “Not me, b—-.”

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On the red carpet for her concert film premiere on Friday, Rodrigo spoke highly of Roan in an interview with Billboard: “She actually gives me so much advice on taking care of myself and being me in an industry that’s so overwhelming sometimes. I really appreciate her. If I give her any advice, I’m not so sure. But I get a lot from her.”

See a clip of Roan’s run-in with a photographer on Friday below.

Olivia Rodrigo is celebrating the release of her new concert film.

During the premiere of Olivia Rodrigo: Guts World Tour in Los Angeles on Friday (Oct. 25), the 21-year-old pop star walked the red carpet in support of her forthcoming movie, which was filmed over two shows at L.A.’s Intuit Dome in August.

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The singer-songwriter, who graces the new cover of Billboard, took a moment to reflect on the Guts World Tour film, reminisce about her recent Billboard photoshoot, and the discuss the support she’s received from friends like fellow musician Chappell Roan, who was in attendance at Friday’s premiere.

“I love all my friends who make music and it was so sweet that some of them came by to support me. It means the world,” Rodrigo told Billboard News‘ Tetris Kelly.

Other stars in attendance at the L.A. event included singer-songwriter Laufey, actress Xochitl Gomez, and alt-pop artist Remi Wolf.

Asked what type of advice she’s given to Roan, who’s been outspoken about her mental health issues, Rodrigo said: “She actually gives me so much advice on taking care of myself and being me in an industry that’s so overwhelming sometimes. I really appreciate her. If I give her any advice, I’m not so sure. But I get a lot from her.”

Rodrigo also reflected on the photoshoot for her recent Billboard cover. “It was incredible. We shot that whole cover right before a show. I was worried, ‘Like, I don’t have a lot of time,’ but I love the photos. It turned out great. Your team killed it, thank you,” the “Vampire” singer said.

Guts World Tour premieres through Netflix on Tuesday (Oct. 29). The film documents Rodrigo on her trek in support of her sophomore album, Guts, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in 2023. Over the past year, the Guts World Tour has traveled through North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.

“I’ve never actually gotten to watch the Guts World Tour,” Rodrigo said on the red carpet. “It’s a really fun experience and I just love everyone that’s involved with the show so much — all my band and all my dancers. I’m just such a fan of them, so I was just watching it admiring them the whole time.”

And what’s her favorite part of the new concert film? “I’m so excited for everyone to watch ‘All-American B—-,’” she said. “That was my favorite one to perform.”

Watch Billboard‘s interview with Rodrigo at the Guts World Tour L.A. premiere on Instagram below.