Big Boogie went onstage during the BET Hip Hop Awards at Drai’s Las Vegas and brought out GloRilla to perform their hit single “BOP!” complete with a coordinated dance and backup dancers for one of Tuesday (Oct. 15) night’s most energetic performances.

Host Fat Joe knew what the crowd and viewers at home were in for when he introduced Boogie. “Our next artist is a fan-favorite for two reasons: his music and his energy,” he said. “He had the camera crew turnt up during rehearsals, and now it’s time to see him go crazy.” And Boogie and Glo didn’t disappoint.

“BOP!” — from Big Boogie’s Gangsta Grillz tape REDRUM Wizard with DJ Drama — currently has around 33 million views on YouTube and counting. The tape not only features his CMG labelmate GloRilla, but their label boss Yo Gotti makes an appearance on the song “Whatever,” while Lola Brooke and Bankroll Jizzle lend a hand on songs “Turnt” and “Army,” respectively.

GloRilla is having a monster 2024 so far, as she followed up her critically acclaimed mixtape Ehhthang Ehhthang from earlier this year with her debut album Glorious. We ranked all 15 tracks, which you can check out here.

This year’s BET Hip Hop Awards were a departure from the usual format as the show focused more on performances than the awards themselves. Travis Scott took home the I Am Hip Hop Award, the fourth recipient behind legends Marley Marl, Trina and Nelly.

You can check out the full list of winners here.

On Tuesday night (Oct. 15), Fat Joe and Too Short sat down with Vice President Kamala Harris during the 2024 BET Hip Hop Awards to discuss a bevy of pressing issues ahead of this year’s upcoming election.

“There’s a lot of misinformation out there that would suggest to people that their vote doesn’t matter,” said Harris when asked about why voting matters more than ever. “As far as I’m concerned, you should never let anybody silence you because when you vote, you actually have the ability to determine the future of our country.”

Harris also expressed her concerns about spreading misinformation and its detrimental effect on this year’s election. “When you tell people that they can’t trust the system, what are they likely to do? Not participate,” she said. “That’s why I always say don’t ever let anybody take you out of the game. That’s the first step toward never being able to make a difference.”

She didn’t mince words and spoke on the consequences that would follow a potential Trump win, and how Project 2025 would decimate middle-class citizens.

“They came up with a plan for Donald Trump if he wins again,” she said. “So, I encourage everybody to Google it. It’s an 800-, 900-page document. They published it [and] gave it out. It would do things like eliminate overtime pay. It would get rid of the Department of Education, including Head Start. It would do the work of trying to destroy our democracy and really work against middle-class folks. So this is a man who’ll posture like, ‘Hey, support me because I’m tough and strong,’ but he’s weak.”

Megan Thee Stallion came into Tuesday’s (Oct. 15) broadcast of the 2024 BET Hip Hop Awards as the top nominee, but Kendrick Lamar ended the night’s biggest winner.

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Meg led the way with 12 nominations, followed by Kendrick Lamar with 11, but when the dust settled, Lamar won eight awards — taking home prizes in every category he was nominated, thanks to having multiple nods in the same fields. Megan left empty-handed.

Other high-profile winners included Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday 2 for hip-hop album of the year, Sexyy Red for best breakthrough hip-hop artist, and 50 Cent for hustler of the year.

Who else went home a winner? Find the full winners list below.

Hip-hop artist of the year

21 Savage

Cardi B

Drake

Future

GloRilla

WINNER: Kendrick Lamar

Megan Thee Stallion

Nicki Minaj

Song of the year

“Agora Hills,” Doja Cat

“Bent,” 41 (Kyle Richh, Jenn Carter, Tata)

“Fe!N,” Travis Scott feat. Playboi Carti

“FTCU,” Nicki Minaj

“Get It Sexyy,” Sexyy Red

“Like That,” Metro Boomin, Future, Kendrick Lamar

“Mamushi,” Megan Thee Stallion feat. Yuki Chiba

WINNER: “Not Like Us,” Kendrick Lamar

“Yeah Glo!,” GloRilla

Hip-hop album of the year

American Dream, 21 Savage

Ehhthang Ehhthang, GloRilla

For All the Dogs Scary Hours Edition, Drake

In Sexyy We Trust, Sexyy Red

Megan, Megan Thee Stallion

One of Wun, Gunna

WINNER: Pink Friday 2, Nicki Minaj

Utopia, Travis Scott

We Don’t Trust You, Future & Metro Boomin

Best hip-hop video

“8 AM in Charlotte,” Drake

“Band4band,” Central Cee feat. Lil Baby

“Bent,” 41 (Kyle Richh, Jenn Carter, Tata)

“Big Mama,” Latto

“Boa,” Megan Thee Stallion

“Enough (Miami),” Cardi B

WINNER: “Not Like Us,” Kendrick Lamar

“Type Shit,” Future, Metro Boomin, Travis Scott & Playboi Carti

Best breakthrough hip-hop artist

41

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Bossman Dlow

Cash Cobain

Lady London

WINNER: Sexyy Red

Skilla Baby

Tommy Richman

Best collaboration

“At the Party,” Kid Cudi feat. Pharrell Williams & Travis Scott

“Band4band,” Central Cee feat. Lil Baby

“Bongos,” Cardi B feat. Megan Thee Stallion

“Everybody,” Nicki Minaj feat. Lil Uzi Vert

“First Person Shooter,” Drake feat. J.Cole

WINNER: “Like That,” Metro Boomin, Future, Kendrick Lamar

“Mamushi,” Megan Thee Stallion feat. Yuki Chiba

“Wanna Be,” GloRilla feat. Megan Thee Stallion

Best duo or group

¥$, Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign

2 Chainz & Lil Wayne

41 (Kyle Richh, Jenn Carter, Tata)

Common & Pete Rock

Earthgang

Flyana Boss

WINNER: Future & Metro Boomin

Rick Ross & Meek Mill

Best live performer

Burna Boy

Busta Rhymes

Cardi B

Drake

GloRilla

Kendrick Lamar

Megan Thee Stallion

WINNER: Missy Elliott

Nicki Minaj

Travis Scott

Lyricist of the year

21 Savage

Cardi B

Common

Drake

WINNER: Kendrick Lamar

Lil Wayne

Megan Thee Stallion

Nicki Minaj

Video director of the year

20k Visuals

A$AP Rocky

Cactus Jack

Cole Bennett

WINNER: Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar

Dave Meyers & Travis Scott

Doja Cat & Nina McNeely

Offset

Producer of the year

Atl Jacob

Cash Cobain

Hit-Boy

Hitmaka

Metro Boomin

Pete Rock

Q-Tip

WINNER: The Alchemist

DJ of the year

Big Von

DJ D-Nice

DJ Drama

DJ Khaled

Kaytranada

Metro Boomin

Mustard

WINNER: The Alchemist

Best hip-hop platform

Bootleg Kev

WINNER: Club Shay Shay

Complex

Drink Champs

Million Dollaz Worth of Game

On the Radar

The Breakfast Club

The Joe Budden Podcast

The Shade Room

XXL

Hustler of the year

WINNER: 50 Cent

A$AP Rocky

Cam’ron & Ma$e

Cardi B

Drake

Fat Joe

GloRilla

Kendrick Lamar

Megan Thee Stallion

Sweet 16: best featured verse

21 Savage, “Good Good” (Usher, 21 Savage & Summer Walker)

A$AP Rocky, “Gangsta” (Free Nationals, A$AP Rocky & Anderson .Paak)

Cardi B, “Wanna Be” remix (Glorilla, Megan Thee Stallion & Cardi B)

Drake, “Meltdown” (Travis Scott feat. Drake)

J.Cole, “First Person Shooter” (Drake feat. J. Cole)

WINNER: Kendrick Lamar, “Like That” (Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar)

Lil Wayne, “Brand New” (Tyga, YG & Lil Wayne)

Megan Thee Stallion, “Wanna Be” (Glorilla, Megan Thee Stallion)

Impact track

“Blessings,” Nicki Minaj feat. Tasha Cobbs Leonard

“Fortunate,” Common & Pete Rock

“Get in With Me,” Bossman Dlow

“Hiss,” Megan Thee Stallion

“Humble Me,” Killer Mike

WINNER: “Not Like Us,” Kendrick Lamar

“Precision,” Big Sean

“Yeah Glo!,” GloRilla

Best international flow

SDM, France

Leys Mc, France

Racionais Mcs, Brazil

Budah, Brazil

WINNER: Ghetts, UK

Bashy, UK

Stefflon Don, UK

Maglera Doe Boy, South Africa

Blxckie, South Africa

Odumodublvck, Nigeria

On Tuesday (Oct. 15), Travis Scott accepted his I Am Hip Hop Award at the 2024 BET Hip Hop Awards in Las Vegas. The hip-hop polymath received the honor after his decade-plus of wins and achievements in the rap space as a hitmaker and producer. Presented by Brisk, Teyana Taylor and Travis’ Epic Records labelmate Tyla were on hand to present him with the award.

“I come from this generation where they considered us nowhere near hip-hop,” said Travis during his acceptance speech. “Every day, I try to push the sound. Coming in as a producer, nobody knew what I was trying to do, but I always had this idea and I had this vision still to this day to take this sound and take things to the next level. I’m just so glad that we made it this far.”

Scott’s hellacious run in hip-hop can be credited to his 100-plus Billboard Hot 100 entries and two blockbuster releases, 2018’s Astroworld and 2023’s Utopia, which both secured the top spot on the Billboard 200. Earlier this year, Scott re-released his 2014 project Days Before Rodeo for streaming platforms and earned another chart-topping win for his stout resume.

“I come from Houston, Texas and we don’t have a lot of billboards and a lot of big advertisements to try to get us on our way,” added Scott. “I just want to let everybody know where you come from, it doesn’t really matter. It’s just what goes on in your brain can take you to the next level and beyond. With true focus, true drive, and real surroundings, you can go wherever the f–k you want to go.”

In addition to shouting out his kids, Stormi and Aire, he thanked the network, too. “I just want to thank you, BET, for actually recognizing me. I be feeling like sometimes people don’t give a f–k about me, so this is actually dope.”

The annual Latin Music Power Players intimate event was held Monday night (Oct. 14), gathering some of the 2024 Latin Power Players honorees at the Casadona in Miami Beach, Florida.

Top executives including Noah Assad, Rebecca León, Alex Gallardo and Jorge Mejía received special awards at the cocktail reception, where George Prajin — founder of Prajin Parlay and co-founder/COO of Double P Records — also received his Latin Executive of the Year recognition.

One of the most notable moments of the evening was when Peso Pluma arrived at the event to surprise his manager with the award. “I just want to thank you for so much, for everything that you’ve given me. If it hadn’t been for you, I wouldn’t be where I am right now,” the Mexican artist said. “If it hadn’t been for you, I wouldn’t have the things that I have now, and if it hadn’t been for you, many of the things that are happening to us together wouldn’t have happened.”

Billboard‘s Latin Power Players Executive of the Year award celebrates those leaders whose vision and strategies have left a significant mark on the music industry over the past year.

“I just want to thank you for so much, for everything that you’ve given me,” Peso continued. “If it hadn’t been for you, I wouldn’t be where I am right now. If it hadn’t been for you, I wouldn’t have the things that I have now, and if it hadn’t been for you, many of the things that are happening to us together wouldn’t have happened.”

During his emotional acceptance speech, Prajin returned some sweet words to Peso, and also thanked those colleagues, artists, and family members who supported him along the way, especially when he was reinventing himself.

See photos from the Billboard Latin Music Power Players event below:

Peso Pluma sat down Tuesday (Oct. 15) on a panel at Billboard Latin Music Week 2024 and for the first time spoke live about his musical origins, his creative process and the importance of having close friends in his life.

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In the panel “Nuevo Mexicano: Peso Pluma y Amigos,” the superstar invited some of the most exciting artists in the new Mexican music movement, including Fidel of Marca Registrada, Jasiel Nunez and Tito Double P. The talk took place at the Fillmore Miami Beach, moderated by Billboard Latin/Español’s chief content officer Leila Cobo.

Here are 10 of the best quotes during the Nuevo Mexicano panel:

Peso Pluma

  1. I am an artist that has helped Mexican music grow by representing the corridos that we are passionate about.
  2. Throughout this year, I have not only grown as an artist but also as a businessman, which is the big difference from a year ago to today.
  3. I am impulsive when it comes to songwriting; it’s the best way to write is through my impulsiveness.
  4. I have never taken formal lessons, not in singing, and I never will.
  5. My voice has been like this since I was born, you hear it and know it’s Hassan.
  6. (Why did he want to do corridos?) Because I am Mexican. I was heavily influenced by other genres and I listen to everything. I have always listened to corridos, Chalino Sánchez, and El Halcón de la Sierra. I felt it in my blood.
  7. I wanted to make a change within regional Mexican music, and to have Mexican music recognized as it deserves.
  8. My friends Natanael Cano and Junior H paved the way and Mexican music deserved this moment.
  9. My friends are my pillars in life. When things get ugly, you realize who your real friends are. As far as friendships go, I try to be the same, to respect those who respect me. Helping my friends fills my heart.
  10. Fidel, a great man, I have a lot of respect for him both as a person and as an artist. Since I was a kid, I listened to his music [with Marca Registrada]. The first tattoo I got was a corrido written by him.

Fidel:

  1. We must always be original with what we do and not be afraid of different genres. I started with traditional e-mails. I have also done electrocorridos, I have done reggaeton, I have been encouraged to do everything. A little while ago I recorded a song called corridos felices [“Bling Bling” with Octavio Cuadras, a new genre]. And I said: “Happy corridos? What is that? It reached Maluma’s ears, he liked it, got on board and recorded it.

Tito Double P:

  1. Once things got solid with the Peso Pluma project, I always had a thorn in my side about wanting to release a song. Finally, last year, just a month before releasing my first song, a dembow I did was leaked on TikTok and suddenly it was everywhere, with 100,000 views in a week. Everyone was asking, “Who is that voice?”. It was Tito. It was something very strange, but it seemed like he already had to sing, like it wasn’t something we planned, a song leaks and Tito Double P is born.

Jasiel Núñez:

  1. We met, we really hit it off, we taught each other our songs. I always liked the way he (Peso) composed a lot. It was very different, and I think that brought us together. We were always very criticized, but at the same time our close people were very supportive.

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.

Gigi Hadid had her bestie on her mind at the 2024 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show on Tuesday night (Oct. 15).

The supermodel was the first to walk the runway at the iconic event in New York City, rising up from beneath the stage rocking a deep-cut pink silk outfit and fluffy angel wings. Before she began to walk, she took a page from her pal Taylor Swift‘s book, waving to the audience exactly like the “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart” singer did throughout the Eras Tour.

See the comparison here.

Hadid teased the reference to Swift before the show while chatting with ET in the dressing room, telling the outlet, “There is something new on this runway tonight that is new to at least me. I can’t remember if it’s ever been done on the VS runway, but there’s an aspect to it that I was trained to do by Taylor on her tour. At one of her rehearsals, she was like, ‘I’m going to show you how we do this,’ and now I’m using it tonight.” That “something new,” turns out, was the below-stage riser, which was also used throughout the night by models including Ashley Graham and Tyra Banks.

While Swift wasn’t in attendance at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show this year, she’s no stranger to the iconic event. She performed “I Knew You Were Trouble” at the 2013 show, and returned a year later to perform “Blank Space” and “Style” in 2014.

This year, LISA and Tyla took the stage for jaw-dropping performances before Cher headlined the event by performing “Strong Enough” and “Believe.”

An iconic show needs an iconic performer to close it out. To wrap up the freshly returned Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show on Tuesday night (Oct. 15), Cher took the runway to deliver two of her most inspiring hits.

After a powerful choir intro, with photos of Cher from different stages in her career flashing on the back screen, the superstar appeared onstage in a sparkling black jumpsuit and matching jet-black hair. She kicked off the performance with her 1998 hit, “Strong Enough,” and delivered the emotive verses surrounded by her dancers, before belting the empowering chorus.

The 78-year-old star then strut down the runway and stepped onto a gold platform to perform her 1998 classic, “Believe,” as some of Victoria’s Secret’s most beloved models walked the runway in angel wings and classic red and pink lingerie, including Gigi Hadid, Bella Hadid, Candice Swanepoel and, of course, Adriana Lima.

Both songs appeared on Cher’s 22nd studio album, Believe, and topped the Dance Club Songs chart — “Strong Enough” for one week and “Believe” for five weeks. “Believe” was also a four-week leader on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 songs chart in 1999.

Cher headlined the all-female lineup of the 2024 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, following performances from LISA, Orianthi and Tyla.

Watch Cher’s full performance via a fan video on X here.

In a rare moment of emotional candidness for the K-pop industry, NewJeans member Hanni took to the floor of South Korea’s National Assembly on Tuesday (Oct. 15) to address the issue of workplace harassment and bullying. Testifying before the Labour Committee of South Korea’s National Assembly, the 20-year-old spoke about her and NewJeans’ experiences working under ADOR, the group’s sub-label that’s part of HYBE that also houses the labels supporting BTS, SEVENTEEN, LE SSERAFIM and more.

Arriving at the Seoul court midday on Tuesday to a media frenzy of eager reporters and photographers, Hanni, who is Vietnamese-Australian, shared in her testimony that she felt undermined and ignored by her company’s management. Recalling the incident she had previously shared during NewJeans’ guerrilla livestream last month, Hanni described how a manager overseeing another K-pop act had instructed the artists to “ignore” the NewJeans singer.

“We have a floor in our building where we do hair and makeup and, at that time, I was waiting in the hallway because my hair and makeup was done first,” Hanni shared, per the BBC, during the televised parliamentary audit. “I said hello to all of them, and then they came back about five or 10 minutes later. On her way out, [the manager] made eye contact with me, turned to the rest of the group, and said, ‘Ignore her like you didn’t see her.’ I don’t understand why she would say something like that in the work environment.”

Hanni says these incidents were not isolated but part of a broader pattern that left her and her bandmates feeling disrespected. She detailed additional instances where senior HYBE executives failed to acknowledge her.

“Since my debut, we ran into a person in a high-up position many times, but they never greeted me when I greeted them,” she said, sometimes through tears, in her testimony. “I understood from living in Korea that I have to be polite to older people and that’s part of the culture — but I think it’s just disrespectful as a human being to not greet us, regardless of our professional status. There was a certain vibe [of disrespect] that I felt within the company.” Adding that the incidents had her come “to the realization that this wasn’t just a feeling. I was honestly convinced that the company hated us.”

Representing HYBE during the hour-long hearing, current ADOR CEO Ju Young Kim (who replaced NewJeans creator Min Hee-jin as CEO after HYBE’s multiple requests to step down) said she would “listen more closely” to the artists. “I believe I did everything I could,” Kim responded. “But seeing that Hanni felt this way and that the situation escalated to this point, I wonder if there was more I could have done.”

“I was told that because there wasn’t any evidence, there was nothing that could be done,” Hanni explained, per The New York Times. The outlet added that Kim cited her decision based on differing accounts of what happened.

With the K-pop industry infamous for tightly controlled and high-pressure narratives between artists, companies and the media, Hanni’s direct testimony is a unique insight into an artist’s daily experiences beyond the spotlight that can signal hope toward more open conversations about accountability. South Korea’s Environment and Labor Committee of the National Assembly is currently investigating working conditions in the entertainment sector, where labor laws do not cover many performers. During the hearing, An Ho-young, the head of the panel, emphasized the need for lawmakers to safeguard the rights of entertainers.

According to the Korea JooAng Daily, Ju Young Kim, previously in a leadership position in HYBE’s human resources department, expanded on the complexity of handling artists and employees.

“My understanding is that artists are not defined as employees by the law,” she said when asked about anti-harassment regulations for company employees and artists, per Korea JooAng Daily. “We have an internal guidance policy where we explain how constituents, regardless of whether they are employees or not, should respect each other. We are holding regular training programs and using a lot of effort to form our corporate culture.” Kim added that artists cannot use HYBE’s company hotline to report workplace harassment but instead adhere to “an internal guidance policy where we explain how constituents, regardless of whether they are employees or not, should respect each other.”

While NewJeans have actively sided with Min Hee-jin in the executive’s ongoing power struggle with HYBE, Hanni expressed a more universal hope regarding the future of working in K-pop.

“I hope trainees don’t suffer these incidents and that’s why I decided to appear,” Hanni said, according to Reuters. “I know it’s not going to solve all the problems in the world, but if we just respect each other, at least there will be no problems with bullying and harassment in the workplace.”

The angels are back! The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show returned to New York City on Tuesday night (Oct. 15), and the show kicked off with the K-pop angel herself, LISA, cruising onto the stage on a motorcycle before performing her hit track, “Rockstar.”

Decked in a black latex two-piece set, the BLACKPINK superstar hopped off the motorcycle, before she was joined by her dancers. She strutted down the runway — and easily could be mistaken as one of the models — as she flawlessly belt out the lyrics to her summertime hit and executed jaw-dropping choreography.

That wasn’t all she had in store. She returned later in the show — rocking a pair of gold wings — for a celestial performance of her recent single, “Moonlit Floor,” which interpolates Sixpence None the Richer‘s hit “Kiss Me.”

“The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show is such an iconic night in fashion and I’m so excited to be part of its return with so many incredible and powerful women being part of the show! It’s going to be a great night,” LISA previously said in a statement of performing at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.

Tyla will also perform at the event and Cher will headline the show, which will feature an all-women artist lineup for the first time ever. The 2024 show marks its grand return after a six-year hiatus.

LISA’s performance comes amid an exciting year for her, as the K-pop icon stepped into a new phase of her solo career outside of BLACKPINK with “Rockstar,” which debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard Global 200 and became her first-ever No. 1 hit on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S.

Watch her full “Rockstar” performance at the 2024 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show via a fan X page here.