In celebrating the authenticity of all Hispanic and Latina communities, Billboard and Ulta Beauty are highlighting the joy and beauty behind some of their Hispanic and Latina owned and founded brands, including Julissa Prado (Rizos Curls) and Casandra Morales Thurswell (KITSCH).
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Makeup, hair products and more. Ulta Beauty is celebrating Hispanic and Latina owned and founded brands in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, and we have all the details. In celebrating the authenticities of all Hispanic and Latina communities. Billboard and Ulta Beauty are highlighting the joy and beauty behind several Hispanic and Latina founders. Brands like Rizos Curls are at the forefront of Ulta Beauty’s new campaign, founded by Julissa Prado, Rizos Curls offers clean and natural ingredients, a formula that Prado had difficulty finding growing up, so she created it for herself, and everyone from Karol G and Thalia have been using it. Fast forward years later, and the Mexican-American entrepreneur says she “focuses on keeping the branding as true as can be. We prioritize showcasing a diverse range of curl patterns, ethnicities and stories to reflect the true beauty and variety within our community.” Prado said “this representation helps our community see themselves in our brand, fostering a strong sense of belonging.” In addition to Rizos Curls, Ulta Beauty is highlighting KITSCH in their campaign. Founder Cassandra Morales Thurswell made her sustainable dreams a reality with KITSCH, a brand that is free of harsh chemicals, cruelty free, and comes in 100% recyclable packaging. And the Colombian-American entrepreneur has since become a massive player in the beauty world. In fact, her global hair care and accessories company has become a multi million dollar business courtesy of making goods from recycled materials.
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Leon Bridges’ “Peaceful Place” becomes his third No. 1 on Billboard’s Adult Alternative Airplay chart, lifting a spot to the top of the Oct. 19-dated tally.
The song is Bridges’ first ruler in six years, since “Bad Bad News” led for five weeks beginning in May 2018. He first hit No. 1 with “Smooth Sailin’” for two weeks in February-March 2016.
Although “Peaceful Place” snaps a six-year wait atop Adult Alternative Airplay for Bridges, the Atlanta native remained a common presence on the chart since he last led, with nine entries in between his two most recent No. 1s. During that stretch, he scored five top 10s, paced by the No. 2-peaking “Beyond” in 2018; “Motorbike” (No. 3, 2021) and his Noah Cyrus collaboration “July” (No. 4, 2020) also reached the top five. He boasts 10 total top 10s, dating to his first entry, “Coming Home” (No. 7, 2015).
Concurrently, “Peaceful Place” pushes 39-35 on the all-rock-format, audience-based Rock & Alternative Airplay chart with 1 million audience impressions, up 8%, in the week ending Oct. 10, according to Luminate. It marks Bridges’ highest rank since “Bad Bad News,” which reached No. 31 in 2018.
“Peaceful Place” is the lead single from Leon, Bridges’ fourth studio album. Released Oct. 4, it’s set to make its chart impact on the Oct. 19-dated rankings, which will update on Billboard.com Tuesday, Oct. 15. The LP’s predecessor, Gold-Diggers Sound, hit No. 17 on the Billboard 200 in August 2021 and has earned 198,000 equivalent album units to date.
Shakira‘s “Soltera” music video is all about a carefree night out with friends — and for the Colombian superstar, that includes fellow singers like Anitta and Danna.
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The video, which premiered on Friday (Oct. 11), starts off with Shakira waking up in a room where she’s surrounded by pals passed out asleep alongside her on the bed, on an armchair and elsewhere, with a partially eaten pepperoni pizza beside them and an assortment of clothes strewn across the floor. It’s a reminder of the fun they all had the night before.
Shakira brings the viewer back to yesterday, when the ladies were making memories on a yacht, at a game of strip poker and on the nightclub dance floor at LIV Miami, all to the tune of Shak’s tropical pop song that celebrates being single and unapologetic about having a good time.
“I have the right to misbehave/ To have a good time/ I’m on my own and now I can do what I want to do/ It’s good to be single,” she sings.
A few familiar faces make appearances. Besides Anitta and Danna Paola, Lele Pons, Winnie Harlow and Natty Natasha are among those seen, and Bizzarap stops by to roll the dice at the poker table.
“Soltera” follows Shakira’s latest album, Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran, which went to No. 1 on the Top Latin Albums and Latin Pop Albums charts, making her the first woman to secure No. 1 albums in four different decades.
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Billboard takes a trip down memory lane to revisit some of the most memorable moments of previous Latin Music Week highlights.
Tetris Kelly:
Since 1990, Billboard Latin Music Week has been the key location for all of Latin music’s heavy-hitters to meet, but it’s also where they get to dance and soak in some massive performances from Karol G to Maluma and Wisin to Bad Bunny. As we get ready for this year’s festivities, we’re celebrating some of the best moments in Latin Music Week’s 35-year history. Last year, Wisin had Miami wrapped around his finger as he brought the heat to South Beach. And sometimes an artist is at a panel, and the passion just compels them to sing — like Karol G did in 2021. The following year, Maluma brought the sweet and smooth vibes to the mix as he crooned with an artist just signed to his label. Bad Bunny is now a global superstar, but in 2018 the new trap king spoke on our panel and hit the stage performing “Soy Peor.” Latin Music Week takes place this year from October 14th to 18th at the Fillmore Miami Beach. Get your tickets at BillboardLatinMusicWeek.com.
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Most of the 113 albums vying for Grammy nominations for best children’s music album are by artists best-known for that genre. But the list also includes several well-known pop stars, and even a famous actor.
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John Legend is entered with My Favorite Dream, which debuted and peaked at No. 5 on Billboard’s Kid Albums chart in September. The EGOT recipient is a 12-time Grammy winner. His biggest hit is the ballad “All of Me,” which topped the Billboard Hot 100 in May 2014.
Lisa Loeb, best known for “Stay (I Missed You),” with the Nine Stories, a No. 1 hit on the Hot 100 in August 1994, is entered with That’s What It All About, with the Hollow Trees. Loeb won in this category in 2018 for Feel What U Feel.
Patrick Stump, best known as the frontman for Fall Out Boy, is entered with Music From and Inspired by Marvel’s Spidey and His Amazing Friends. Stump composed the theme music for the TV show, which has aired on Disney Jr. since 2021. Fall Out Boy has received two Grammy nods — best new artist andbest rock album for M A N I A. The band has notched four top 10 hits on the Hot 100, topped by “This Ain’t a Scene, It’s an Arms Race,” which debuted and peaked at No. 2 in February 2007.
Singer-songwriter Christina Perri is entered with songs for pixie. She cracked the Kid Albums chart with two albums with similar titles, Songs for Carmella and Songs for Rosie. Perri has had three top 30 hits on the Hot 100 (“Jar of Hearts,” “A Thousand Years” and “Human”).
Walk Off the Earth & Romeo Eats are entered with Buon Appetito. Walk Off the Earth is a Canadian indie pop band that cracked the top half of the Billboard 200 with three albums in the 2010s.
Actor William Shatner is entered with Where Will the Animals Sleep?,which debuted and peaked at No. 5 on Kid Albums in June.Shatner has received two Grammy nods in the category now known as best audio book, narration, and storytelling recording. He was nominated at the ceremony held earlier this year for Boldly Go: Reflections on a Life of Awe and Wonder. Shatner won Primetime Emmys for The Practice and Boston Legal and was voted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 2006.
As noted, most of the entries are from the artists from the world of children’s music. Among them: 123 Andrés, a husband-and-wife duo that creates children’s music in both English and Spanish. They are entered with Jamming on the Job, Vol. 1, a collab with Pierce Freelon. 123 Andrés won in this category in February for We Grow Together Children’s Songs.
Another of the entries competing for a nod this year is The Kids at North Station by Adam Blackstone Jr., Kennedy Anderson, Amg Kidz, The Teentations, Melodic Haven and B.A.A. Blackstone is the 9-year old son of music director Adam Blackstone, who has amassed seven Primetime Emmy nods. He won in 2022 for outstanding music direction for The Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show Starring Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, 50 Cent.
Other pop artists who have been nominated in this category in recent years are Beth Nielsen Chapman in 2014 and Ladysmith Black Mambazo in 2018.
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On this week’s (Oct. 11) episode of the Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century podcast, we finish off the bottom 15 of our list with a pop icon so legendary you can identify him by one letter — and then a quick look back at those Nos. 25-11 artists, with help from a special guest.
First, we recap the rise, fall, and rise again of Usher — who began the 21st century as one of the world’s biggest pop stars and spent the next five years getting even bigger, with a 2004 that rivals nearly any other single-year peak this century. Host Andrew Unterberger is joined by Billboard staff writer Kyle Denis and R&B/Hip-Hop charts manager Trevor Anderson to recall the highs of Usher’s run, the gradual decline that followed, and the comeback of recent years that’s validated his legacy and allowed everyone to remember what a massive part of pop music and culture he’s been for over a quarter-century now.
Then, we welcome our first outside guest to the Greatest Pop Stars podcast in AJ Marks, moderator of the esteemed r/Popheads forum (and host of the stellar Main Pod Girl podcast). AJ shares how the Popheads community has reacted to the list so far, (politely) airs some of his own grievances about artists he feels were unfairly ranked or relegated to the Honorable Mentions list, and helps us look forward to the list’s top 10 with some of his own hopes and predictions. (He also helps get justice for a pair of artists left off even the Honorable Mentions through our end-of-pod categories.)
Listen to our latest below, catch up on our pastepisodeshere, and be sure to subscribe to Billboard‘s Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century series wherever you get your podcasts! (New episodes will be revealed every Friday, following the publishing of our new Greatest Pop Star rankings for that week.)
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Iconic singer Mariah Carey’s knowledge is put to the test of her extensive music collection. Keep watching to see how many lyrics she can finish!
Tetris Kelly:
I just want to play a quick, quick game, quick game. So it’s- we want to finish, see if you can finish your own lyrics.
Mariah Carey:
Oh no, don’t do that to me.
Tetris Kelly:
It’s so good, they’re so good. I just have a couple favorites, just a couple favorites. “It’s irrelevant to dwell on the past…”
Mariah Carey:
“I’m accountable for what went bad. And I mean that”
Tetris Kelly:
Okay, there we go see you got this. That’s mine again, see ‘The Emancipation of Mimi.”
Mariah Carey:
Not always!
Tetris Kelly:
We’ll see what you got. “Let me rock you to the morning light.”
Mariah Carey:
“I want to be a baby doll.” Oh, “wrap you up nice and tight love” Oh, “wrap me up nice and tight. Love me and through the night.”
Tetris Kelly:
“It’s too cold outside and late to drive.”
Mariah Carey:
“Stay the Night.” Let me rock you to… I said that. No, now, now, here we gotta this is the thing Okay, I did on the ‘Butterfly’ album. It goes, I want to be your baby doll. Wrap me up nice and tight, love me all through. Oh, I just want to be the one who rock. I just want to be the one you rock until the morning light.
Tetris Kelly:
Listen, you put me in my place, you right.
Mariah Carey:
No, and I’m just but, but, you know, because that was ‘Butterfly,’ I probably felt like, whatever. Oh, oh, now it’s ‘The Emancipation of Mimi’ I can just say whatever.
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Interscope Geffen A&M Records is preparing to launch a year-long initiative to provide support for HBCU institutions (Historically Black Colleges and Universities), which have played important roles in the careers of the company’s various artists and executives. For the initiative’s first phase, Interscope Records will partner with three universities — Howard University, Tennessee State University and Texas Southern University — to kick off its fall Homecoming SZN campaign.
The campaign’s centerpiece is the new Interscope album, Homecoming SZN Compilation Vol. 1. The vinyl-only project is comprised of Interscope catalog songs that evoke the spirit of HBCU homecoming celebrations plus two new tracks from rising artists. Immersive student-led pop-ups on each university will give students the opportunity to listen to the album, now available for purchase. Students will also have a chance to win concert tickets.
The album cover features custom artwork created for each of the campuses. In addition, a custom collection of Interscope merchandise, specific to each school and provided by Champion sportswear, will become available later this month. The collection includes crewnecks and T-shirts. The original vinyl artwork for each school as well as the accompanying merchandise were designed by Black multidisciplinary artist Laci Jordan.
For every item sold, Interscope will donate $3 to the corresponding university. Interscope/Universal Music Group will also develop HBCU-specific scholarships for prospective interns and mentors and additionally connect HBCU undergrads with HBCU alumni employees for fellowships. Moving forward, more Interscope Geffen A&M/HBCU activations will launch in spring 2025 and include partnerships with additional schools in the future.
In announcing the new initiative, Interscope Geffen A&M’s executive vp/head of urban marketing Laura Carter commented, “Historically Black Colleges and Universities have produced some of the most prominent figures in our country’s history. But HBCUs’ contributions to culture — especially music — have been especially profound. This is one of the many reasons why this compilation project is so important to the artists and executives at Interscope Geffen A&M Records. We want to deepen our ties with HBCUs nationwide and are excited to embark on this year-long journey.”
Charlie Coleman III, associate vp for development and alumni engagement, said, “We’re excited to showcase this partnership that reflects our commitment to student success and community engagement. The contributions from Interscope Records empower our students to pursue their dreams. Together, we’re cultivating an environment where creativity, entrepreneurship,and tradition flourish as we celebrate Texas Southern University’s 97 years of rich legacy.”
Here’s the Homecoming SZN Compilation Vol. 1 track list:
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Every year on Oct. 11, the LGBTQ+ community in the U.S. comes together to commemorate National Coming Out Day, celebrating the millions of people who have decided to open up to the world about who they are, while also providing encouragement those who have yet to speak publicly about their identity.
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It’s an especially important day in 2024, at a time when queer artists are finding more success than ever on the charts. From Chappell Roan‘s rapid ascent to pop domination with to Billie Eilish‘s anthem for women who love women reaching the upper echelons of the Billboard Hot 100, 2024 has been a banner year for LGBTQ+ pop artists looking to prove that identity is an asset, not a barrier to success.
Yet in 2024, legislative attacks on LGBTQ+ people continue to rise. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is currently tracking over 500 anti-LGBTQ bills in the United States. Former president and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, meanwhile, has doubled down on his anti-trans talking points in a recent set of advertisements.
But a June report from Axios points out that momentum for anti-trans and anti-queer legislation has slowed in 2024, signaling a light at the end of the tunnel for queer and trans advocates around the U.S. “There’s a lot of hope right now,” HRC president Kelley Robinson said. “Our opposition is overreaching. They are attacking not only our community, but our kids.”
To celebrate National Coming Out Day, Billboard is taking a look back at some of the artists who chose to open up about their identity in 2024:
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A powerful Canadian executive is making a move to Live Nation Canada.
Melissa Bubb-Clarke is leaving her role as senior vp of music & live events at Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE) for a leadership role at the juggernaut promoter. She’ll serve as chief commercial officer at Live Nation Canada, leading the company’s commercial business in the country.
Bubb-Clarke worked closely with the Live Nation team while overseeing entertainment programming at MLSE, which included high-profile concerts at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena promoted by Live Nation.
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It’s a full circle moment for Bubb-Clarke, who previously worked at Live Nation as regional vp of marketing and later vp of client services.
“I am so excited to join the Live Nation Canada team as Chief Commercial Officer,” Bubb-Clarke tells Billboard Canada. “It’s such an exciting time in the live music space, I couldn’t be more thrilled to have the opportunity to help grow the business further and work with the best team in the biz.”
Wayne Zronik, president of business operations at Live Nation Canada, notes consumer demand for live entertainment and experiences is at an all-time high, necessitating a leader who can optimize that growth. “Melissa brings an impressive track record, and we are beyond delighted to be welcoming her back into the Live Nation Canada family,” he says.
She also shared career wisdom as part of the Billboard Canada Women in Music’s Industry Spotlight: “A career, in my experience, is not linear,” she said at the time. “I have accelerated, paused, and taken steps ‘back’. Sometimes it was because different parts of my life were the priority and sometimes it was just the ebb and flow of opportunity. Stick with it, keep going.”
With Live Nation opening a new stadium in Toronto next year — just in time to welcome Oasis on their reunion tour — Bubb-Clarke will have plenty to keep her busy in the new role. – Rosie Long Decter
Shaboozey Ties Record for Most Weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 with ‘A Bar Song (Tipsy)’
Shaboozey has made history on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100.
On the chart for the week of Oct. 12, the Virginia singer ties the record for most weeks at No. 1. His country hit “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” has now spent 19 weeks in the top spot, a run only matched by Lil Nas X and “Old Town Road.”
If Shaboozey can hold on one more week, he’ll break the record, marking the first time that a song has spent 20 weeks atop the chart since its launch in 2007.
“A Bar Song” first hit No. 1 back in May and dominated all summer, with brief interruptions by Eminem‘s “Houdini” and Morgan Wallen and Post Malone‘s “I Had Some Help.”
Shaboozey’s road to No. 1 has been building since he first gained momentum in 2018 with his track “Start a Riot,” featured on the Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse soundtrack. He got a big boost earlier this year from Beyoncé when he featured on two songs off her country opus Cowboy Carter.
That album came out March 29 and “A Bar Song” dropped just two weeks later on April 12, which made the timing ripe for Shaboozey to climb the charts in his own right. “A Bar Song” first hit No. 1 on Billboard‘s Hot Country Songs chart on May 5, following Beyoncé’s “Texas Hold ‘Em,” and marking the first time two Black musicians topped the chart in a row.
A Bar Song” hit No. 1 on the Canadian Hot 100 the week after, two months before it reached No. 1 on Billboard‘s U.S. Hot 100 in July.
Last month, Billboard Canadapresented Shaboozey with a plaque at his Toronto concert to honor his chart achievement. – RLD
Three Days Grace Reunites With Original Singer
Popular Canadian hard rock band Three Days Grace has announced the official return of its original singer Adam Gontier, with Matt Walst remaining as a lead vocalist. Gontier recently surprised fans during a performance in Nashville.
Following the announcement of their reunion, the band has booked an upcoming tour as direct support for Disturbed on their The Sickness 25th anniversary tour. The 12-date tour runs from Feb. 25-March 21, 2025, and includes stops at Montreal’s Bell Centre and Madison Square Garden in New York.
Since 2003, Three Days Grace has scored five charting hits on the Billboard Hot 100, four No. 1s on the Mainstream Rock Airplay chart and three No. 1s on the Alternative Airplay chart. The band consistently averages 13 million monthly listeners on Spotify and boasts over 5 billion combined streams. – Kerry Doole
Deryck Whibley of Sum 41 Details Alleged Sexual Abuse By Former Manager Greig Nori
Sum 41‘s Deryck Whibley has detailed allegations of abuse against former manager Greig Nori.
Whibley’s new memoir, Walking Disaster: My Life Through Heaven and Hell, features Whibley’s descriptions of sexual coercion and verbal abuse at the hands of Nori when Nori was in his 30s and Whibley was a teenager.
Nori fronted the pop-punk band Treble Charger and mentored a host of rising Canadian bands in the early 2000s. He denies the allegations and has retained a defamation lawyer, The Globe & Mailreports.
Whibley met Nori when he was 16 and Nori was 33. He writes that Nori first kissed him while the two were on drugs when Whibley was 18 and that Nori would go on to pressure Whibley into sexual activity. Nori lashed out when Whibley resisted, Whibley writes, claiming Whibley “owed” him.
Whibley describes Nori as exerting complete authority over his career. “Greig had one requirement to be our manager — he wanted total control,” he writes. “We couldn’t talk to anyone but him, because the music business is ‘full of snakes and liars’ and he was the only person we could trust.”
Eventually, Whibley says, he disclosed the sexual pressure to his girlfriend and eventual wife, Avril Lavigne, who told him it was abuse. After a mutual friend of Nori and Whibley learned of the alleged abuse, Whibley says, the sexual pressure stopped, but Nori was still verbally aggressive.
Whibley claims Nori also insisted on receiving songwriting credits for songs he didn’t help compose.
Sum 41 fired Nori after releasing and touring their third full-length, 2004’s Chuck.
In an interview withThe Toronto Star, Whibley said he welcomes a legal challenge from Nori.
“If he wants to challenge it, I welcome that,” Whibley said. “Let’s go to court. Let’s go under oath. That would be f — king great! I welcome that part. Let’s get into discovery. I’ll have my lawyers grill you. They can grill me all they want. I mean, that would be f — king perfect! Finally, let’s get it on record!” – RLD
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