SZA is a great example of why not all song lyrics should be taken literally.
While appearing on Amelia Dimoldenberg’s Chicken Shop Date, the R&B-pop superstar confessed that her smash hit “Kill Bill” — which became her first-ever solo No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 last year — was a little bit over the top, especially that part about murdering her ex-boyfriend.
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“Oh my God, after I said that, I was like, ‘That was so crazy and harsh,’” SZA admitted on the Friday (July 5) episode, laughing. “I was just randomly slightly enraged.”
The Grammy winner also walked back on the lyric “rather be in jail than alone.” “‘Cause I sung that, it has to be true?” she quipped sarcastically, clarifying that she definitely wouldn’t prefer prison time over solitude.
The standout track on SZA’s Billboard 200-topping SOS was just one of many topics she broached with Dimoldenberg. The pair also opened up about falling in love, something the “Snooze” artist revealed comes easily to her.
“It’s tragic,” she said. “I don’t even know if I’m meant to fall in love. ‘Cause who’s actually doing it and sustaining it? I think we’re just supposed to be in fleeting states of loving.”
“I can catch ’em, but I can not keep them,” she added of her dating life — but that’s where things started to take a slightly bizarre turn. “They get in there and then realize I’m f—in’ weird. [My] butt makes it seem like [I’m] normal. On the outside I wanna shake a– and do all the normal things, but I also wanna just swim in the swamp, and I wanna, like, collect methane gas with my man. That’s my type of sh–.”
As for whether she’d ever run for president, SZA declared “absolutely not.” “I want nothing to do with politics and I just want to be left alone,” she said.
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National Bikini Day is perfect time to shop for new swimwear! In honor of the unofficial holiday, celebrated every year on July 5, we rounded up a collection of nine affordable bikinis to shop for summer.
The modern two-piece bikini was first introduced in July 1946 by French designers and competitors Jacques Heim and Louis Réard. Heim’s design was nicknamed the “atom” and marketed as the “world’s smallest bathing suit,” while Réard named his design after the coral island Bikini Atoll. Since then, the bikini has grown to become one of the most popular (if not the most popular) kind of swimwear.
From solids to patterns, keep reading for our roster of budget-friendly bikinis to rock poolside, or sport on the beach.
Grab your beach bag and sunglasses! This mix and match bikini top (and bottom) from H&M retail for $8.99 each and are available in black, yellow and red. The fully-lined bikini comes in sizes XL-XL.
This nylon-spandex bikini from Walmart features adjustable straps and a scalloped trim, scooped-neck design. The bikini is available in sizes S-XL and comes in green, orange, black and red, though its sold out in select colors.
geluboao Womens Black Bikini Set High Waisted V Neck Swimsuit
Another simple but stylish bikini choice. This Amazon bikini comes in over 24 different colors and patterns including black, white, red, brown, pink, orange, purple, green, light green, lake green, blue, royal blue and light blue. Sizes range from XS-XL.
This plus-size bikini is $17.50 for the top and $22.50 for the bottoms. The top and bottom are available in size plus sizes 14-26. Find more plus size bikinis from ASOS here.
Target is perfect for finding affordable bikinis. This Shade & Shore bikini top is on sale for $16 and available seven colors including black shine, blue shine, green shine, silver shine, orange striped and pink striped. The bikini comes is sizes XS-3X and you can mix up the bottoms.
This Amazon bikini set includes a bandeau top (with removable padding) and high-waisted bottom. You can get it in dozens of different colors and patterns and in sizes ranging from S-XL
This bikini top and (and bottom) retails for $39 each at Urban Outfitters. The triangle-cut top ties at the neck and back features ruffled trim throughout. The bikini is available in polkadot, seed packets, pink and digital fruit designs (sizes XS-XL).
Save 50% off this SummerSalt bikini top while supplies last. The two-piece set comes in a range of colors including olive green, deep sea blue, sea urchin (black) as well as leopard print, polka dot, florals and striped designs. Shoppers can use code SP530 to save up to 30% off at SummerSalt.
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ILLIT managed to set a new standard in the first half of 2024 when their “Magnetic” debut single broke into the Hot 100 — a first for a K-pop artist’s first-ever single. The feat spotlighted the increasingly strong material coming from the latest roster of rookie acts hitting the scene, including TWS, RIIZE and Gyubin.
On the Billboard Global 200, K-pop continues to make its presence known worldwide, as artists like ZICO and BIBI earn their first entries on the ranking. Meanwhile, Crush, (G)I-DLE, aespa and NewJeans earned additional entries on the chart, including aespa’s best ranking yet, with their super-charged “Supernova” nearing two months on the Global 200.
Plus, ZICO and Jennie of BLACKPINK hit No. 1 on the U.S.-based World Digital Song Sales, marking ZICO’s first time topping the chart and Jennie’s second after over five years. Meanwhile, Huh Yunjin of LE SSERAFIM also made her debut on the chart this year, showing the growing impact of her solo work that’s included top-notch collabs with the likes of BTS’ J-Hope, MAX, Groovyroom and Crush just in 2024 alone.
With so many major musical moments from the K-pop scene already this year, which songs stand out to rise among the best? Below, we offer our picks of the 20 best songs from the Korean pop industry released in 2024.
It looks like Bunnie XO and Jelly Roll had an excellent time celebrating America’s birthday this year. On Thursday (July 4), the podcaster shared a video on TikTok of her fun-filled Independence Day with the country star and their family, featuring swimming, grilling and, yes, lots of fireworks.
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Jelly kicks off the clip by greeting Bunnie’s followers. “Hi everybody,” he says, smiling and waving at the camera. “Happy Fourth of July!”
The video then cuts to clips of the couple enjoying poolside festivities with what appears to be their extended family — pet dogs included. The group swims and enjoys food made on the grill before sunset before watching a colorful firecracker display after nightfall.
In the dark, the Dumb Blonde host plants a kiss on her husband’s cheek before Jelly turns to kiss her on the lips. At the end of the video, Bunnie shows off a surprisingly convincing Jennifer Coolidge impression by quoting one of the actress’ iconic Legally Blonde 2 lines: “You look like the Fourth of July. It makes me want a hot dog real bad.”
“My heart is full,” Bunnie wrote in her caption, with Jelly adding in the comments, “Love this family.”
The Fourth of July festivities come at an exciting time for the couple, who recently started their IVF journey. Last month, Bunnie shared a video of Jelly talking about their goal to become parents together on the Bussin’ With the Boys podcast and wrote: “We had planned on doing this privately, but decided our IVF journey needed to be shared because we’ve always been so open.”
“And w/ all odds stacked against us, it’s already been hard and we have only just begun,” the mogul added at the time. “We have been meeting with IVF doctors & exploring all our options to add to our family.”
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The Cravings author took to her Instagram Stories on the Fourth of July to share an adorable video of her one-year-old daughter Esti rolling out dough to make cookies. “Good job,” Teigen is heard encouraging her daughter, before husband John Legend sweetly chimes in, “Smart girl!”
See Teigen’s Instagram Stories before they disappear here.
Last June, Legend and Teigen announced they welcomed their fourth child, a baby boy named Wren, via surrogate. With the process of IVF — which the couple also employed when becoming pregnant with Miles and his older sister Luna — Teigen became pregnant with baby girl Esti, whom the couple welcomed in January 2023.
Teigen revealed in an Instagram post that around the time she became pregnant, the couple met their surrogate, a woman named Alexandra who has since become a close friend. “Just minutes before midnight on June 19th, I got to witness the most beautiful woman, my friend, our surrogate, give birth amidst a bit of chaos, but with strength and pure joy and love,” Teigen wrote, thanking Alexandra for the “incredible gift.”
Legend told E! News that the Esti’s unique moniker was intially the brainchild of wife Chrissy Teigen, but it also has surprising roots in his family tree. “It turns out, my great-grandmother was named Esther,” he said. “It wasn’t intentionally after someone, but once Chrissy told me that idea, I was like, ‘Oh, my great-grandmother’s name was Esther.’”
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The ominous 42 Dugg whistle is filling the air once again. The Detroit rapper returned Thursday (July 4) to deliver his4eva Us Never Them debut album via 4PF/CMG and Interscope Records.
“She made me do it,” Dugg told Way Up With Angela Yee of having his principal on the album. “I love her to death. She was writing me in jail, getting me through and helping me and telling me what to read and what songs I should be on. She went to jail after me. She got out, I went to jail. She holding it down.”
It’s been three years since his last solo project with 2021’s Free Dem Boyz and Dugg’s first since being released from jail in October after spending 17 months behind bars for weapon possession charges.
Dugg revealed on Instagram that “Fresh From the Feds,” “Wrong Right” and “Still Bout You” round out his top three tracks on the album. 42 dropped off another visual from the album with the gritty EST Gee-assisted “Since When” video arriving on Friday (July 5).
Lil Baby took part of his assist on “No Love” to show some love to Young Thug and revealed that he’s sent $1 million to cover some of Thugger’s legal fees, who remains on trial as part of the YSL RICO case. Thug has been behind bars and held without bond since May 2022.
“Don’t tell on your brother, don’t say nothing them lawyers comin trill/ Send an M to Slime for legal fees, I really f–k with twin,” he raps on the track.
42 Dugg’s Free Dem Boyz mixtape reached No. 8 on the Billboard 200 and he’ll look to top that with his debut album.
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Kendrick Lamar’s style is evolving nicely. The Compton native reteamed with London-based menswear designer Martine Rose for most of the looks in his highly anticipated “They Not Like Us” music video released on Wednesday (July 4).
Lamar has been spotted in Martine Rose several times before. The menswear brand, founded in 2007 by British-Jamaican designer Martine Rose, has collaborated with major brands such as Nike and Clarks.
Last year, Martine Rose dropped a limited-edition collection with The Hillbillies — KDot and Baby Keem — to commemorate the duo’s Camp Flog Gnaw performance.
Rose and Lamar first linked up while the rapper was on tour. “The first time I worked with Kendrick was on his last tour in the U.K.,” she told British Vogue in 2023. “I was lucky enough to meet him backstage and I remember feeling like there was such an authentic connection there. I think we understand each other on a creative level.”
The visual for “They Not Like Us,” directed by Lamar and Dave Free, was filmed in Compton and featured cameos from producer DJ Mustard, NBA player Demar DeRozen and members of the TDE family including J-Rock, Ab-Soul, SchoolBoy Q and label heads Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith and Terrence “Punch” Henderson.
The music video has racked up 17 million views on YouTube in less than 24 hours, surpassed a million views within an hour of its release and is currently trending No. 1 on YouTube.
Shop pieces from the “They Not Like Us” music video below.
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Two Canadian legends are three spots apart on the charts this week.
Celine Dion and Avril Lavigne both have new debuts on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart. Dion lands at No. 68 for the soundtrack to her new documentary, I Am: Celine Dion, chronicling her struggles with Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS). Lavigne comes in at No. 71 with Greatest Hits, her new compilation of fan favorites.
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Though neither is a blockbuster debut, both chart placements show that two of Canada’s biggest stars in the 2000s still have staying power. Dion’s soundtrack features many of her biggest hits, including “My Heart Will Go On” and “Pour que tu m’aimes encore,” as well as a score by Redi Hasa.
Lavigne isn’t quite as decorated as Dion, but the Napanee, Ontario pop-punk singer has been stepping into a new echelon of Canadian legends as of late, with recognition from Canada’s Walk of Fame as well as a recent appointment to the Order of Canada. Greatest Hits comes alongside a tour of the same name, which just saw Lavigne play at Glastonbury to one of the U.K. festival’s biggest crowds this year. – Rosie Long Decter
Anthem Music Publishing’s Gilles Godard Enters Canadian Country Music Hall Of Fame
The Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) has announcedGilles Godard as the 2024 Canadian Country Music Hall Of Fame Stan Klees Builder inductee. Both Godard and recently named fellow Hall Of Fame Artist inductee k.d. lang will be honored and celebrated in an induction ceremony during Country Music Week 2024, taking place in Edmonton from September 11–14.
A native of Cornwall, Ontario, Godard boasts over five decades of music industry experience and currently serves as the president of Anthem Music Publishing Nashville. He began his career with Anthem (formerly known as ole) as a writer, working his way up through various key positions. Godard oversees Anthem’s extensive roster of country songwriters including Canadians Meghan Patrick, Chris Buck, Jimmy Thow and Patricia Conroy.
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An accomplished writer, publisher, artist and producer, Godard’s talents have earned him two CCMA Awards, two BMI Awards, four SOCAN Awards including an International Songwriter Achievement Award, a Felix Award and multiple JUNO Award nominations. Over 400 of his songs have been recorded, including by artists such as Terri Clark, Patty Loveless, Anne Murray, Ricky Skaggs, Tommy Hunter, Blackhawk, Tracy Byrd, The Road Hammers, Colleen Peterson and Ronnie Prophet. – Kerry Doole
Karan Aujla Becomes the First Punjabi Artist Featured In Apple Music’s Up Next Program
Karan Aujla is continuing to break new ground this year.
The Punjabi-Canadian musician became the first artist of Punjabi descent to win the Juno Fan Choice Award in March, and now he’s the first Punjabi musician to be featured as part of Apple Music’s global Up Next initiative.
The program highlights emerging stars, devoting Apple Music’s editorial resources to uplifting featured artists through original short films, interviews with Apple Music radio hosts and more. Aujla’s short film finds him venturing into his favourite spots in Vancouver, like barbershop Eddy’s, and reflecting on his musical ambitions.
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“I feel like my music helped a lot of people that don’t know my language,” he says in the film. “There don’t have to be barriers around it, like ‘Oh, this is this is a Punjabi song. I can’t listen to this.’ I don’t think that’s right. I listen to Spanish music all the time. I don’t know a word of Spanish.”
Aujla hopes that Punjabi music will have its own “Despacito,” moment, he says, referring to the Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee song’s international impact, as the Punjabi wave continues to rapidly grow in markets outside of India.
Aujla got his start as a lyricist in Vancouver working with Punjabi artists like Diljit Dosanjh, but has since made his own name as an artist, reaching No. 5 on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart last year with Making Memories, his collaborative album with producer Ikky.
Aujla also has a new EP, Four Me, as he prepares to kick off his first Canadian tour this summer that will take him to three arenas around the country. – RLD
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Madonna is reflecting on her growth since the health scare last summer that led to the Queen of Pop being induced into a coma for 48 hours in the ICU.
”Happy 4th of July,” the superstar wrote alongside a series of gorgeous selfies and snaps from her glitzy NYC celebration with friends. For the festivities, Madonna opted for a silky red gown, paired with matching fingerless gloves and layers of silver jewelry.
”A year ago today, I had just come home from the hospital after surviving a life threatening illness, I could barely stand in my backyard holding one sparkler,” she continued in the caption. “I made a miraculous recovery and had an amazing year. Thank you God. Life is beautiful!”
In June of 2023, Madonna spent several days in the hospital due to a bacterial infection. The hospitalization forced the star to put her massive, career-spanning Celebration tour on pause, though the rescheduled dates began in the fall and continued through the spring earlier this year.
Madonna released her first statement after her hospitalization in July, thanking fans for their positive energy and assuring that she’s feeling better. “I have felt your love. I’m on the road to recovery and incredibly grateful for all the blessings in my life,” wrote the singer.
The six-month Celebration Tour closed with $225.4 million and 1.1 million tickets sold over 80 shows, according to figures reported to Billboard Boxscore.
The Celebration Tour is Madonna’s sixth trek to gross more than $100 million. The only other acts to achieve this are the Eagles, The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen and U2, making her the sole woman in this elite group.
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Cardi B (born Belcalis Almanzar) has been sued for copyright infringement by Joshua Fraustro and Miguel Aguilar, who make up producer duo Kemika1956, alleging that the Grammy-winning rapper used their “Greasy Frybread” track without permission in her hit single “Enough (Miami).”
According to court documents filed in Texas federal court on Wednesday (July 3), Fraustro and Aguilar released “Greasy Frybread” featuring Punkin’ Lusty on Nov. 9, 2021, via Tattoo Musik Group Studios. The complaint adds that the track later gained recognition on streaming services and was used in the FX series Reservation Dogs.
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In addition to Cardi B, “Enough (Miami)” producers OG Parker (Joshia Parker) and DJ SwanQo (James Steed) are named as defendants in the lawsuit, along with Celebrity Booking Agency, Cardi B’s label Atlantic Records and its parent company, Warner Music Group.
“Enough (Miami)” was released on March 15, 2024, through Atlantic Records. The single peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 and currently boasts more than 46 million streams on Spotify alone.
The plaintiffs are requesting statutory damages; a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction to prevent further infringement, followed by a permanent injunction; a court order requiring the defendants to recall and destroy all infringing copies of the work; and declaratory relief establishing the plaintiffs’ alleged ownership of the copyrighted material in question.
Cardi B, Warner Music Group/Atlantic Records, OG Parker, DJ SwanQo and Celebrity Booking Agency did not immediately respond to Billboard‘s requests for comment.
Cardi B is no stranger to copyright litigation. In August, the Bronx native and her “WAP” collaborator Megan Thee Stalliontook a legal victory when they won a copyright lawsuit that had been filed against them over the track. In that case, a Manhattan federal judge tossed the lawsuit after ruling that the lyrics Cardi and Meg were accused of copying — “p—- so wet” and “n—– wild’n” — weren’t original enough to be covered by copyright law.
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