Olivia Rodrigo, Saturday night’s SNL musical guest, stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon for an interview and a round of the “Singing Whisper Challenge” while she was at 30 Rock.

The game goes something like this: one player has a card with a pre-selected song to sing, and the other puts on headphones to block out the singing. That player has to guess the song, turning it into a lip-reading challenge.

“I can buy myself flowers,” Rodrigo casually sang to Fallon. She had to mouth that lyric a couple times before the Tonight Show host figured it out. “Love that. Love Miley!” Fallon said when he got it right.

Next up was the chorus of Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes’ “Señorita,” which Rodrigo was able to guess before Fallon even finished the clue.

“I think I just love that song,” the “Vampire” singer said.

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The final card had a very obvious pick, yet it took the pair longer to work it out. Some charades had to come into play for Fallon to pick up on the hit single Rodrigo was trying to convey.

Watch the “Singing Whisper Challenge” clip below, and catch Rodrigo as the musical guest on the Adam Driver-hosted episode of SNL tonight.

A surprise “Oh Santa!” reunion happened in New York City Saturday night (Dec. 9).

Mariah Carey, bringing her Merry Christmas One & All! Tour to town, was joined by Ariana Grande and Jennifer Hudson at Madison Square Garden, where the pop trio debuted a festive live collab of “Oh Santa!” on the stage.

Carey’s version of “Oh Santa!” featuring Grande and Hudson was released during the holiday season in 2020, and was included on her Magical Christmas Special that year. The three stars trade verses and harmonies on Carey’s Christmas tune.

“I wrote ‘Oh Santa!’ for my album Merry Christmas II You, which was sort of the follow-up to my first Christmas album — we have several [laughs] — and so I think it was all about the actual event, of course, of doing ‘Oh Santa!’ with Jennifer and Ari, but it was also like, how do I see this as a producer?” Carey told Billboard in December 2020. “How do I see these vocals having different textures, what are they? Because originally, I was blending with myself, which that’s kind of one of my favorite things, but it was cool to be able to work with the different vocal textures and play around with it and reimagine it. So that’s what happened. And visually, in the special, it really does feel like a girl group moment. I think we all had a good time with it. That was the fun part about it.”

Watch a fan-captured clip of Carey, Grande and Hudson’s surprise “Oh Santa!” performance at Madison Square Garden below.

2 Chainz was rushed to the hospital after being involved in a car accident early Saturday morning (Dec. 9) in Miami.

The Atlanta rapper, 46, took to his Instagram Story following the crash to share a video of himself being loaded into the back of an ambulance on a stretcher. In the brief clip, he zooms in on a black Tesla with a massively smashed front end.

2 Chainz suffered neck injuries and possibly other injuries as a result of the accident, but was in stable condition at the hospital, according to TMZ.

The “It’s a Vibe” rapper’s vehicle was reportedly struck from behind by a Tesla while the artist was driving on I-95. There were no fatalities, but at least one other male was transported to the hospital, TMZ reports. Authorities suspect the other driver may have been under the influence.

2 Chainz, who was in Miami for Art Basel, was reportedly leaving a local strip club shortly before the crash.

See 2 Chainz’ video of himself being loaded into an ambulance on Instagram here.

Derek Hough is giving an update on his wife’s health condition.

The Dancing With the Stars judge took to social media on Friday (Dec. 8) to share that his spouse, Hayley Erbert, 28, is “on the long road of recovery” following an emergency brain surgery.

“Hayley has always inspired me with her will, her strength, and her resilience and no more so than in the last 48 hrs,” Hough, 38, wrote on Instagram. “She is now on the long road of recovery.”

He continued, “Words cannot express how grateful and thankful we are for the support and love that you have given us. The kindness that we’ve been shown in this incredibly unfathomable and life-changing time is immeasurable. The offers of assistance that have poured in have been so humbling and appreciated.”

The professional dancer concluded his message, writing, “Our hope is that as a family, we can somehow and some way pay it forward.”

Hough revealed earlier in the week that Erbert, who is also a professional dancer, was hospitalized after becoming “disoriented” following A Symphony of Dance performance in Washington, D.C. She was later diagnosed with a “cranial hematoma from a burst blood vessel and required an emergency craniotomy.”

The Mayo Clinic defines an intracranial hematoma as a “collection of blood within the skull. It’s usually caused by a blood vessel that bursts in the brain.” The condition may be caused by “trauma such as a car accident or fall,” the Mayo Clinic states. “The blood may collect in the brain tissue or underneath the skull, pressing on the brain.”

Hough and Erbert began dating in 2015 while appearing on DWTS and married in August 2023.

Read Hough’s update below on Instagram.

Jung Kook is reflecting on failed love in the somber music video for his ballad “Hate You.”

The minimalistic new clip, which dropped on Saturday (Dec. 9), opens with black-and-white shots of the BTS superstar sitting by himself on a bed and overlooking a brightly lit cityscape while solemnly singing about the scars of a past relationship. The video later shifts to color and features an animated snippet of two lovers running through a snowy forest.

“Audiences are taken on a transformative journey alongside the artist as the video unfolds, shifting from a melancholic black and white ambiance to a burst of colors with the vibrant hues breathing life into the visuals,” Big Hit and HYBE wrote in a press release about the video.

“Hate You,” co-written with Shawn Mendes, appears on the K-pop singer’s first solo album, Golden. The set debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 albums chart in November.

“‘Hate You’ is a pop ballad track that evokes a deep surge of emotions with a simple blend of lofi piano and Jung Kook’s vocals,” the news release continues. “It portrays the heartbreaking moment of forcing oneself to hate one’s innocent beloved as the love one feels is too much to bear.”

The vulnerable “Hate You” videos follows Golden remixes of “3D” (with Justin Timberlake) and “Standing Next to You” (with Usher).

The fresh releases arrive as Jung Kook prepares to enlist in the South Korean military. In late November, he took to Weverse to share a sweet message with ARMY.

“In December, I will start a new journey I’m leaving you for a while to serve in the military,” he wrote. “As I share this news, I feel heavy on one hand, and on the other hand, I’m reminded of precious memories with ARMY, so my heart warms up. Every moment I’ve spent with you has been the brightest time of my life. ARMY’s laughter, support, and love led me to this point. Thank you so much for supporting my dream and walking with me silently.”

South Korean requires an 18-month military service stint for all able-bodied men by the time they turn 28. BTS announced a pause in their group work in October 2022 to allow all the singers to enlist. The group is expected to reconvene in 2025 when all have completed their duty to country.

Watch Jung Kook’s “Hate You” video below.

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David Foster and Katharine McPhee talk about how they were inspired to create their ‘Christmas Songs’ album, Foster’s secrets to making great Christmas music, how they make their relationship work, their favorite family holiday traditions and more.

David Foster:
Oh, I thought that you’re taking your ring off! And furthermore, I don’t want to be married anymore.

David Foster:
Hi, I’m David Foster.

Katharine McPhee:
And I’m Katharine McPhee

David Foster:
And this is Billboard News.

Rania Aniftos:
Hey everybody, welcome back to Billboard News. I am Rania Aniftos and I am so honored because we are here today with David Foster and Katharine McPhee.

David Foster:
Let’s hear it, folks!

Katharine McPhee:
Live studio audience!

Rania Aniftos:
We’re finally in the Christmas spirit. You guys have your Christmas album, your second Christmas album together. Tell me a bit about why you decided to give it another go?

Katharine McPhee:
It’s not really a second Christmas album. The way we look at it is that it’s like one complete album. Most albums have, what? Thirteen tracks on it.

David Foster:
Right.

Katharine McPhee:
So now we just combined the two last year…

David Foster:
We did seven and seven. Seven last year, seven this year.

Katharine McPhee:
Yeah, so it’s like one big album. So you can now get the whole thing in one sort of bundle and

David Foster:
It’s called ‘Christmas Songs.’ You know why?

Rania Aniftos:
Why?

David Foster:
“Hey Siri, play Christmas songs.”

Rania Aniftos:
To be fair, it probably doesn’t hurt that algorithm, right? The SEO to get it up at the top

David Foster:
Smart girl.

Watch the full interview above!

‘Tis the season for a new set of holiday-ready tracks from Katharine McPhee and David Foster. The married pair released seven new tracks for Christmas Songs in October in anticipation of the holiday season, and they spoke about their inspirations in the latest episode of Billboard News.

“It’s not really a second album; the way we look at it is that it’s one complete album,” McPhee shared. “Most albums have about, what, 13 tracks on it? So now we’ve just combined the two, last year [and this year], so it’s like one big album, and now you can get the whole thing in a bundle.”

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Christmas Songs notably marks McPhee and Foster’s first new material together in almost two decades, and it was inspired in part by the extra time they had together during the pandemic as a way to kill time.

“We toured together a lot, but 18 years ago was when I produced her very first single off the Idol show, “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” which became, in all modesty, kind of a career jump for you,” he lightly teased his wife.

“It’s a song that has followed me wherever I go, but I did originally sing it on American Idol, so let’s just remember that it was based off of that version, but not just what David Foster wanted … I do that song a lot, but [Christmas Songs] was the first and few times we were in the recording studio together until we were actually each other’s ball and chain,” McPhee added.

The now-completed Christmas Songs includes holiday classics “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer,” “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town,” “Amazing Grace,” “My Grown Up Christmas List” and more.

Watch McPhee and Foster’s full interview with Billboard News in the video above.