After teasing on X on Wednesday (Dec. 25) night 17 “bomba” tracks, Bad Bunny announced his much-anticipated sixth studio album, Debí Tirar Más Fotos — which translates to “I should’ve taken more pictures” — signaled by the initials “DTmF.” The set is to be released on Sunday, Jan. 5.

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The upcoming album news was made through a teaser video that includes Jacobo Morales, a prominent Puerto Rican film director, reminiscing about his treasured moments with his friend “Concho.” Bad Bunny “recalls once believing it was essential to live in the moment, but as he grows older, it has become harder to remember certain things. Now, he wishes he had taken more photos and lived more deeply,” according to the press release.

But there’s more. The announcement is accompanied by a poignant new single titled “Pitorro de Coco” — named after a holiday rum beverage — which debuted on Thursday (Dec. 26). With this track, Bad Bunny further embraces his cultural roots with a pure jíraba rhythm, an evocative traditional Afro-Caribbean genre. Produced by MAG, Tainy and La Paciencia, and penned by Benito himself, the song features a heartfelt narrative set during the Christmas season. It explores themes of loneliness and nostalgia as the new year approaches, weaving in elements from Chuíto el de Bayamón’s iconic Christmas song from his album, Música Jíbara Para Las Navidades — a singer born in Bayamón, Puerto Rico in 1900.

Previously, Bad Bunny released “EL CLúB,” which combines house music with plena-styled guitar, further encapsulating a yearning for a past era that remains dear to Benito. The single debuted at No. 2 on the Hot Latin Songs chart.

Listen to “Pitorro de Coco” and check out the teaser video featuring Jacobo Morales below.

Rosé & Bruno Mars’ “APT.” returns to No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, on the chart released Dec. 25, logging its fourth week atop the tally.

Compared to last week, the global hit shows signs of slowing down with streams and radio airplay down to 96% and 44%, respectively, but downloads gained (101%) and video views are also up slightly. The track comes in at No. 1 for downloads and streaming, No. 2 for video, No. 20 for radio, and No. 42 for karaoke this week. “APT.” has also led Billboard’s Global 200 for nine consecutive weeks. 

Mrs. GREEN APPLE’s “Lilac” rises 4-2. Downloads for the Oblivion Battery opener are up to 131% week-over-week, streaming to 105%, video to 104%, and karaoke to 104%.

Aqours’ “Eikyu hours” debuts at No. 3. This is the title track off the single containing the theme song for the group’s last headlining concert with all nine members, called Love Live! Sunshine!! Aquours Finale LoveLive! Eikyu Stage, set for June 2025. The CD launched with 179,390 copies to hit No. 1 for sales, and the song also comes in at No. 82 for downloads and No. 41 for radio.

Creepy Nuts’ “Otonoke” rises two notches to No. 4, and Mrs. GREEN APPLE’s “Bitter Vacances” holds at No. 5. Also, a wide range of Christmas favorites have also returned to the chart in droves this week, with back number’s “Christmas Song” climbing 7-6, Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” jumping 30-19, and Keisuke Kuwata’s “White Love” moving 48-32.

The Billboard Japan Hot 100 combines physical and digital sales, audio streams, radio airplay, video views and karaoke data.

See the full Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart, tallying the week from Dec. 16 to 22, here. For more on Japanese music and charts, visit Billboard Japan’s English X account.

The couple that plays together, stays together. During the Christmas holiday break, Bunnie XO attempted to make some gluten-free biscuits, and the venture turned into a cute and funny moment between the entrepreneur and her husband, country singer Jelly Roll. In a video Bunnie XO posted to Instagram on Christmas Day, the couple playfully pokes fun at Bunnie XO’s seeming lack of baking skills.

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BunnieXO wrote over the video, “When you can’t bake to save your life but your hubby requests gluten free biscuits & he knos how terrible they’re about to be.”

While singing and rocking along to Beyoncé’s “Texas Hold ‘Em,” the country star gives the Dumb Blonde podcaster a hug as she shapes dough into biscuits and places them on a baking tray.

“These are gonna be awful. Those look like sugar cookies,” he teases with a chuckle as they both laugh.

“Should I make them bigger? I’m not a baker,” she asks Jelly Roll. He responds with a bit of advice: “I’d give them more than an inch. I’d give them an inch and a half.”

Later, Bunnie XO says, “Out of my comfort zone here,” as Jelly Roll teases from off camera, “They look like little sugar cookies!”

Clearly, the couple is having fun together, enjoying the holiday season and spending quality time together.

Jelly Roll has previously opened up about his dedication to his health goals, and his journey to losing more than 100 pounds. While he’s been headlining his The Beautifully Broken Tour this year, Jelly Roll has been staying on track with his lifestyle changes, not only for his career, but for his health. In October, he shared a post on Instagram which showed the “Son of a Sinner” hitmaker’s personal chef detailing the star’s exercise regimen.

“Jelly’s been crushing it,” nutrition coach Ian Larios said in the video, interspersed with clips of the singer working out and performing. “Walking the arenas, playing basketball, boxing. He just surpassed his 100-pound weight loss.”

More recently, Jelly Roll appeared on Dumb Blonde, and the couple talked in-depth about not only his health journey while on tour, but the musician also declared his latest goal of appearing on the cover of Men’s Health magazine in 2026. Meanwhile, not only is Bunnie XO spearheading her popular podcast, but she also recently revealed she has a book set to release in fall 2025.

See Bunnie XO and Jelly Roll’s baking video below:

As of sundown on Wednesday (Dec. 25), Hanukkah 2024 was in full swing — bringing with it eight straight days of family, prayers, candle-lighting and, yes, music.

The canon of songs associated with the holiday is already vast and layered, from classic odes such as “Hanukkah, Oh Hanukkah” and “I Have a Little Dreidel” to more contemporary hits from Adam Sandler (“The Chanukah Song”) Peter, Paul and Mary (“Light One Candle”); Too $hort (“The Hanukkah Song”) and more. But this year, a number of artists contributed even more music to the collection, with some dropping brand new compositions and others putting festive spins on beloved tracks released by other stars in previous years.

These include Israeli-American rapper Kosha Dillz’s “Dreidel Dreidel” song and music video — filmed at the heart of New York City’s Santacon to commemorate the rare overlap of Christmas Day and the first day of Hanukkah this year — a radiant dance collaboration from DJ Farbreng, Alex Clare and Matisyahu titled “Spread Light” and a fun original from Disney Jr.’s SuperKitties. Plus, Hanukkah on Broadway tapped Julie Benko for an impassioned holiday rendition of Annie‘s “Tomorrow,” Jewish a cappella group the Y-Studs released a Hanukkah-fied Jackson 5 medley and American-Israeli musician Nissim Black dropped Glory, an album filled with tracks that aren’t necessarily festive but will light up your Hanukkah playlists regardless.

Keep reading to see Billboard‘s fresh Hanukkah picks of 2024 — one for each of the eight days of the Festival of Lights — listed in no particular order below.

Kosha Dillz, “Dreidel Dreidel”

DJ Farbreng, Alex Clare & Matisyahu, “Spread Light – Upmix”

Nissim Black, “Glory”

Hanukkah on Broadway, “Tomorrow”

Disney Jr.’s SuperKitties, “Hanukkah Lights”

Micah E. Wood & Ari Pluznik, “Electric Menorah”

The Klezmatics, “Hanukkah Tree”

Y-Studs, “A Jackson 5 Hanukkah”

Ice Spice boarded her diamond-encrusted sleigh and came bearing gifts this holiday season, as the Bronx princess dropped off her Y2K!: I’m Just a Girl (Deluxe) edition on Christmas Day (Dec. 25).

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This edition boasts five new tracks, including collaborations with DaBaby and NLE Choppa, who appear on the anticipated “Hannah Montana,” while Bb Trickz and Anuel AA join the party on different songs.

Ice’s right-hand collaborator, RIOTUSA, helms production duties, with the Grammy-nominated rapper capping off her 2024 with a fresh pack to carry fans into 2025.

The 24-year-old delivered her Y2K debut album in July, which landed at No. 18 on the Billboard 200 with 28,000 total album-equivalent units earned.

Ice Spice also made time ahead of Christmas to give back to the kids in the Bronx neighborhood where she once roamed. Footage emerged of Ice returning to a high school, where students went into a frenzy in their gym.

Clips showed the kids excited, breaking out their phones and iPads to get pictures of their hometown star as she greeted each student in what was another moment in her journey going from “the 4 Line to four times Grammy-nominated.”

There could be even more music coming in 2025, as Ice Spice told Billboard in July she was “so ready” to start working on another project. “I am definitely so ready to start another album,” she said at the time. “So that’s great. I know my label is gonna be really excited to hear that.”

Stream Y2K‘s deluxe below.

The Spanish Broadcasting System (SBS) has officially launched its first-ever radio station in Texas called La Ley 92.1 FM.

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The radio station’s morning show — which begins at 5 a.m. local time — is hosted by popular Mexican radio personality Raúl Brindis, who has over 30 years of on-air experience and promises to bring “a mix of laughter, music and real-life stories that resonate with listeners,” according to an official press release.

“As we expand our footprint into Texas, we are thrilled to bring the SBS legacy to Houston with the launch of La Ley 92.1,” said Raul Alarcon Jr., SBS’ president, CEO and chairman, in the statement. “Houston’s diverse and dynamic Hispanic community deserves a station that is live and hyper local which not only delivers exceptional music but also reflects their culture, pride and traditions. With Raúl Brindis joining our team, we are confident that La Ley 92.1 will quickly become a favorite among listeners.”

Under the slogan “La Nueva Emisora Que Manda en Houston” (the new station that rules Houston), the station features 50,000 songs without any commercial breaks, and spotlights some of the biggest Música Mexicana hitmakers of today such as Carín León, Christian Nodal, Grupo Frontera, Peso Pluma, Banda MS, Julión Álvarez, Intocable and Los Ángeles Azules, to name a few.

Fans can tune in via the radio station or virtually on LaMusica App, here.

La Ley 92.1 FM (KROI-FM HD1 Houston) joins other SBS’ top U.S. Hispanic radio stations in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, San Francisco, Orlando, Tampa and Puerto Rico.

As 2024 most certainly can attest, there isn’t a shortage of new music to discover in the modern age. But while the likes of such diverse acts as Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan and Rod Wave are pushing things forward, it’s rivaled by a catalog scene that just gets better and better with each passing year.

And in the past 12 months, there has been an avalanche of titles that enhance and further the stories of some of our favorite artists beyond their regular works. Shout-out to those deluxe editions of Queen I, the first Weezer LP and Talking Heads: 77, which, along with the Mr. Bungle vinyl box set, Lou Reed’s final recording, the latest installment of the Miles Davis Bootleg Series and the 30th anniversary vinyl reissue of Plastikman’s rave classic Muzik comprise a sampling of what came out this year from music’s back pages. Needless to say, it was quite a task deciphering what constitutes a year-end list of this magnitude.

However, we’ve conjured a collection that brings together archival releases that not only added to the catalogs of these artists, but enhanced them as well, whether it’s amending a masterpiece with bonus particulars, reimagining an existing LP or delighting fans with never-before-heard material from a mythical vault. And whether we’re talking about a mammoth 17-CD compendium or a single straight reissue, each of these picks do a sublime job in forwarding the legacy of its subject matter in new and exciting ways.

Adam Sandler wished fans a merry Christmas with a happy new Happy Gilmore 2 teaser, which features a snippet of Travis Kelce‘s cameo in the highly anticipated sequel.

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In a 45-second video posted on Christmas Day, the comedian finally reprises his role as golf prodigy Happy Gilmore — nearly 30 years after the original film premiered in 1996 — while the Kansas City Chiefs tight end originates his own role in the franchise. The clip opens with Happy joyously stepping back onto the green and taking swings as fans cheer him on, after which Kelce — his hair slicked back and his mustache well-trimmed — greets him inside what appears to be a private club.

“It’s great to see you back, Mr. Gilmore,” the football player says with a smile, dressed in uniform in a black tie and red vest, as Happy looks on.

As seen in flashes throughout the rest of the teaser, Julie Bowen and Christopher McDonald will also reprise their Happy Gilmore roles. The sequel does not yet have an exact release date, but will premiere on Netflix at some point in 2025.

“Happy Chanukah! Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays!” Sandler wrote, sharing the clip on Instagram. “And Happy Gilmore to all!!!!!!”

Fans have been waiting to see Kelce join the world of Happy Gilmore since August, when the Grown Ups actor first revealed that the NFL star would be joining the second film’s cast. Shortly afterward, Sandler joined Kelce on the latter’s New Heights podcast to discuss the project, gushing, “The scene [Travis is] doing is with so many great golfers. It’s gonna be amazing. You’re gonna be funny as hell.”

The three-time Super Bowl champion has taken on a number of onscreen projects in 2024, including a leading role in Ryan Murphy’s Grotesquerie series on FX. He also kicked off his first season as host of Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity?, a spinoff of Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader.

Watch Kelce and Sandler in the new Happy Gilmore 2 teaser above.

M.I.A.’s “Paper Planes” is the latest No. 1 on the TikTok Billboard Top 50 chart, rising 2-1 on the Dec. 28-dated survey.

The TikTok Billboard Top 50 is a weekly ranking of the most popular songs on TikTok in the United States based on creations, video views and user engagement. The latest chart reflects activity from Dec. 16 to 22. Activity on TikTok is not included in Billboard charts except for the TikTok Billboard Top 50.

“Paper Planes” reigns 16 years after the song’s original run, when it peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in September 2008.

Its rise in December 2024 is linked to a dance trend, while Diplo (one of the song’s producers/writers) weighed in last week with an upload noting the tune’s revitalization.

“Paper Planes” concurrently boasts 4.4 million official U.S. streams in the week ending Dec. 19, up 19%, according to Luminate. It lifts 10-9 on Hot Alternative Songs and debuts at No. 20 on Alternative Streaming Songs.

“Paper Planes” reigns over a top five on the TikTok Billboard Top 50 that includes songs that have reached those heights previously, with four of the five even having reached No. 1 at some point. Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” leaps 8-2, while Stepz’s “Rock” rises 5-4 and Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ “Maps” goes 7-5; all three songs have led the list for at least one week. The fifth, Tyler, the Creator’s “Like Him” (featuring Lola Young), returns to its peak of No. 3.

Two songs enter the top 10, one for the first time. First there’s Wham!’s “Last Christmas,” which zooms 20-7. That’s five spots below its peak so far of No. 2, achieved on the Jan. 6, 2024, chart. The holiday classic concurrently jumps 17% in Billboard-eligible streams to 46.1 million, returning to its No. 3 peak on the Hot 100.

In all, five holiday songs appear on the latest TikTok Billboard Top 50, with the next highest being Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” at No. 18.

The other new top 10 – in this case a newcomer – is Ceechnyaa’s “Peggy,” which leaps 18-9 in its second week on the ranking. The British rapper’s latest single was released on Dec. 5 and has gone viral for its raunchy lyrical content, with some of the top-performing TikTok uploads being reaction videos alongside lip-synch clips.

“Peggy” shoots 63% to 3.1 million streams in the week ending Dec. 19, though the TikTok Billboard Top 50 is the only chart it’s made so far.

See the full TikTok Billboard Top 50 here. You can also tune in each Friday to SiriusXM’s TikTok Radio (channel 4) to hear the premiere of the chart’s top 10 countdown at 3 p.m. ET, with reruns heard throughout the week.

If you were too busy celebrating with loved ones on Christmas Day to catch Beyoncé‘s NFL Halftime Show performance during the game between the Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans at NRG Stadium on Wednesday (Dec. 25), fear not: You’ll soon be able to stream it whenever and as often as you’d like.

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Netflix announced after the 32-time Grammy winner’s performance that her set, dubbed Beyoncé Bowl, is coming to the streaming service as a standalone special. The set will be available to stream “later this week,” according to the press release; the streamer did not specify a date.

The pop superstar’s 12-plus-minute set — which was produced by Jesse Collins Entertainment and her own Parkwood Entertainment — showcased her most recent album, the country-infused Cowboy Carter, which topped the Billboard 200 for two weeks. The performance featured album collaborators Shaboozey, Post Malone, Tanner Adell, Brittney Spencer and others, and delivered everything from “16 Carriages” to “Texas Hold ‘Em,” “Levii’s Jeans,” “Jolene” and beyond. The singer’s eldest daughter, 12-year-old Blue Ivy, also joined her on stage as a dancer, as she did on the Renaissance World Tour.

The livestream of the performance from Beyoncé’s hometown of Houston went off without a hitch. Some fans had previously been concerned about the ability to stream the highly anticipated game and performance — with the match beginning with Pentatonix delivering the national anthem — after Netflix users experienced significant streaming issues during the Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul boxing match, which the platform says was viewed by 108 million live global viewers. Bey herself poked fun at streaming concerns in a teaser that dropped Christmas Eve, with her video seeming to pause as Netflix’s red loading circle spins for a while before she giggles, and the clip resumes with the star giving a knowing wink.

After her set at NRG Stadium, the superstar teased that a project is coming in 2025 via a social media post. In the visual, Bey is astride a majestic white steed as she waves an American flag, before the clip cuts to a black screen with a red message: “1.14.25.” She captioned the post with a simple, “Look at that horse.”