Bloomberg reports Jay-Z and the NFL plan on continuing their partnership.

During the NFL’s owner’s meeting in Atlanta on Tuesday (Oct. 15), commissioner Roger Goodell said, “It’s been a mutually positive relationship, I’m not sure either one of us really spend much time talking about contracts. Jay is happy. Desiree Perez is happy. I’m happy, so we’re all good.”

According to ESPN, the previous deal was valued at $25 million over five years which included Roc Nation’s input on the Super Bowl Halftime Show and helping out with the league’s social justice program Inspire Change, which has given out $375 million in grants.

The marriage has had it’s fair share of controversy, though. Since making the announcement in the summer of 2019, Jay was criticized for getting in bed with a league that allegedly blackballed San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick for choosing to kneel during the national anthem in protest of police brutality. And most recently, the rapper and businessman felt the ire of some in the rap community when it was announced that Kendrick Lamar and not Lil Wayne would be headlining this season’s Super Bowl in New Orleans.

Since Jay and Roc Nation took over the reigns of the coveted Super Bowl Halftime slot, they’ve picked mostly hip-hop centric acts with Shakira, J.Lo, The Weeknd, Dr. Dre and friends, Rihanna, and Usher all hitting the stage. This year’s show will be highly-anticipated as Lamar sets out to put an exclamation point at the end of an already stellar year.

Billboard reached out to both the NFL and Roc Nation for comment.

News of Liam Payne‘s death has left the world stunned, with fans and music industry peers alike quickly flooding the internet with posts mourning the 31-year-old former One Direction star after news of his passing came to light Wednesday (Oct. 16).

First reported by TMZ and confirmed by CNN, Payne died Wednesday evening after suffering a fatal fall from the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires, according to Argentinian police. Based on Snapchats Payne posted as recent as an hour before his death was first reported, the musician was there on a trip with his girlfriend, influencer Kate Cassidy.

In the first moments after the news broke, the overall feeling experienced by people online was shock. “I can’t believe Liam Payne is really dead like what the f–k,” one fan wrote on X. “I know celebrities die all the time but it just hits so much harder bc that’s like the first major celeb of our generation who we grew up with.”

“why does it feel like we entered into another alternate universe…like wdym liam payne is dead,” tweeted another fan.

Meanwhile, Payne’s peers in the entertainment industry also spoke out. “So upsetting to hear the news of @LiamPayne passing😢 Sending love and condolences to his family & loved ones. 🙏 RIP my friend🥺,” tweeted Paris Hilton, while the former boy bander’s “Get Low” collaborator, Zedd, posted: “RIP Liam… I can’t believe this is real… absolutely heartbreaking …”

“damn this liam payne news got me speechless… looked up to 1D so much during the wdw days,” wrote singer Corbyn Besson.

Payne leaves behind a 7-year-old child, Bear, whom he shared with British singer Cheryl. His music career extended beyond One Direction, with the singer dropping solo music — including Billboard Hot 100 top 10 hit “Strip That Down” with Quavo — after the band dissolved in 2016.

See reactions to Liam Payne’s death below.

if this Liam Payne news is true that shit is honestly so gut wrenching… was such a nice guy the few times me and G ran into him, fuck the Internet for being so ruthless over the past few months… forreal such a toxic environment on here mannnn that’s so sad

— J (@JVCKJ) October 16, 2024

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Rihanna‘s “SOS” is one of the defining songs of the mid-2000s, but as it turns out, the track actually got a huge lift from the 1980s.

In a new clip posted Tuesday from a recent interview with Behind the Wall, songwriter Evan “Kidd” Bogart — who composed the song’s lyrics with Edward Cobb and Jonathan Rotem — revealed an Easter egg hidden in the 2006 hit’s second verse that he says has gone unnoticed by listeners for nearly 20 years.

“I had no idea what I was doing,” he recalled to host Daniel Wall. “The whole second verse of that song is ’80s song titles strung together as sentences, because I thought it would be super clever.”

Bogart went on to outline exactly how each lyric corresponds to a song title, starting with “Take on me, ah-hah,” a reference to 1985 smash “Take On Me” by — wait for it — the band A-ha. Rih then sings “I could just die up in your arms tonight” on the track, which matches up with Cutting Crew’s 1986 banger “(I Just) Died in Your Arms Tonight,” followed by “I melt with you,” which doubles as the word-for-word title of Modern English’s 1982 track.

Other song titles featured in the verse include 1985’s “Head Over Heels” by Tears for Fears, 1986’s “You Keep Me Hangin’ On” by Kim Wilde and 1987’s “The Way You Make Me Feel” by Michael Jackson. Observe as Rih sings on “SOS”: “You got me head over heels/ Boy, you keep me hanging on, the way you make me feel.”

As Bogart also pointed out, many of those hidden songs were Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hits — another fitting detail considering “SOS” earned Rihanna her very first of 14 total No. 1s (so far) on the chart: “Take On Me,” “(I Just) Died in Your Arms Tonight” and “The Way You Make Me Feel” all reached the chart’s summit.

Watch Bogart break down the second verse of “SOS” below.

NMIXX made history Wednesday (Oct. 16) at Billboard Latin Music Week, where they became the first K-pop act to participate in the event by being part of the exclusive K-Pop Goes Latin with NMIXX panel on how the Asian genre has exploded in the Latin market and its future in Spanish.

The female sextet, composed of Haewon, Kyujin, Sullyoon, BAE, Jiwoo and Lily, exuded charm onstage as they spoke — through a Korean interpreter, in English and some Spanish — about their taste for Latin music, their desire to participate in Latin American festivals such as Viña del Mar in Chile or Presidente in the Dominican Republic, and their desire to collaborate with stars like Rosalía, J Balvin, Gloria Estefan or Danna.

“I really like Rosalía’s music. That’s why it would be great to collaborate together someday, please, please!,” one of the members said sweetly in Spanish, drawing loud applause from the audience.

During the conversation moderated by Billboard deputy editor Lyndsey Havens, they said that last year they were at Kamp Fest in Mexico and were “very impressed” by the “passion and hospitality” they received from their fans in the Aztec country. They also noted that they have found a great cultural affinity between K-pop and Latin music, and that they are studying Spanish to continue expanding their relationship with their fans in the region and even record in Spanish.

They premiered a fragment of a Spanish version of their song “Soñar,” which they sang a cappella. And in a lovely surprise, they also performed the chorus of Karol G’s “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido” with a beautiful arrangement of harmonies.

NMIXX made its explosive entry into the K-pop scene in February 2022 and has been making waves globally ever since. In March 2023, their debut EP, expérgo, earned them their first entry on the Billboard 200 chart (No. 122). His third single, A Midsummer NMIXX’s Dream, surpassed one million copies sold. And his second EP, Fe3O4: BREAK, released in January 2024, cemented his growing dominance in the industry by reaching No. 1 on Billboard’s Emerging Artists chart. The EP also debuted at No. 2 on World Albums and No. 171 on the Billboard 200.

Latin Music Week coincides with the 2024 Billboard Latin Music Awards set to air at 9 p.m. ET on Sunday, Oct. 20, on Telemundo. It will simultaneously be available on Universo, Peacock and the Telemundo app, and in Latin America and the Caribbean through Telemundo Internacional.