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Bad Bunny‘s just-released album, Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana, is already setting records. Spotify announced Friday (Oct. 13) that the project is their most-streamed album in a single day in 2023 so far.
“We all knew Bad Bunny would break records with this new album,” reads a message on Spotify’s social accounts. “Congrats Benito.”
The Puerto Rican superstar was already a force to be reckoned with on Spotify, as the most-streamed artist globally on the app for the past three years, 2020-22.
Bad Bunny released the 22-track new album — whose name translates to “Nobody Knows What Is Going to Happen Tomorrow” — first thing on Friday the 13th. It’s his fifth solo studio album, following last year’s blockbuster Un Verano Sin Ti. His 2022 album spent 13 weeks atop the Billboard 200 albums chart and topped the year-end Billboard 200 as well — the first Spanish-language album to do so.
Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana was led by the Jersey club track “Where She Goes” back in May and then “Un Preview,” which arrived on Sept. 26. Bad Bunny performed the two songs — along with “Moscow Mule,” “Tití Me Preguntó,” “Neverita” and “Me Porto Bonito” — in a medley at the 2023 Billboard Latin Music Awards on Oct. 5 ahead of the album’s release. Benito also took home seven awards for the night, including artist of the year, tour of the year and Global 200 Latin artist of the year.
See Spotify’s announcement below:
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Back to the ring! Tommy Furry will face Olajide Olayinka Williams “JJ” Olatunji, better known as KK, in a co-headlining match at AO Arena in Manchester, England on Saturday (Oct. 14).
The main card event includes Logan Paul vs. Dilon Danis.
Saturday will mark Fury’s first time back in the ring since his boxing match against Logan’s brother, Jake Paul, in February. Furry won the match in a split decision.
Keep reading for ways to stream the KSI vs. Furry and Paul vs. Danis fights online.
KSI vs. Tomy Fury: When & Where to Watch
You don’t need cable to watch KSI vs. Tommy and Paul vs. Dilon. The boxing match will stream live on ESPN+ PPV for $75.98 in addition to your subscription cost. The ESPN+ membership will auto-renew at $10.99/month, but you can cancel anytime.
What time does the fight start? It starts at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT (7 p.m. BST). The main card event is scheduled for 5:50 p.m. ET/2:50 p.m. PT (10:50 p.m. BST). Preliminary fights start at 12:00 p.m. ET/9:00 a.m. PT on ESPN+.
You can download the ESPN+ app to stream on your laptop, phone or TV and other compatible devices.
The KSI vs. Tomy Fury and Paul vs. Dilon fights will also be available on Dazn ($54.99, plus the subscription $19.99 monthly fee). Dazn offers a Money Saver plan that allows you to pay just $1 for the first month when you subscribe to a 12-month term. There’s also a Flexible Pass option to pay $10 for the first month and an annual plan.
You can stream on the DAZN app via Apple TV, Chromecast, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Stick, iPhone, iPad, Androids, Roku, Xbox, Playstation and more.
DAZN’s live coverage will begin with the KSI vs. Tommy Fury: Celebrity Countdown Show at 9 a.m. ET. Boxing fans can also stream the Official Documentary: KSI vs. Tommy Fury & Logan Paul vs. Dillon Danis on the platform.
Where else can you watch? The fight will also be available to stream live on PPV.com for $64.99. Click below to order on PPV.com.
Metro Boomin stopped by Billboard News during his Billboard cover story shoot to talk about working alongside superstars like Future, 21 Savage and more.
But the hitmaker encountered a slight hiccup when he was cooking up beats for Pluto, presumably for their highly anticipated joint album. “They was beats I was making for the next time I see him, and they was going crazy. Boom, boom, boom. And I just came from Atlanta, and there was a storm. One of my beat machines that I use…. It’s not like a computer, it’s old-school, so it’s plugged up. The power goes out, and you haven’t saved it, that’s it,” he told Billboard‘s Tetris Kelly. “Sometimes, if I’m so far into something and that happens, then I’ll just be like, ‘Alright, I just gotta do something.’ And that usually be a blessing in disguise, I’ve done learned, ’cause the next thing be like, ‘Oh man, I wouldn’t have had this if I hadn’t lose this.’”
Metro (real name Leland Tyler Wayne) tweeted about the situation in late August. “Just made 3 [fire] beats on my MPC 3000 and the power just went off at the crib I didn’t even get to record them in yet,” he wrote. “I’m finna go cry myself to sleep bye y’all.”
On top of his upcoming album with Future, Metro is also working on a joint album with J.I.D (“I’m really excited about that one, he beamed) and is producing A$AP Rocky and The Weeknd‘s next albums.
Watch the full interview above.
Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign are shopping for a partner to distribute their forthcoming collaborative album — and sources tell Billboard they are considering five different offers. West “will make a decision soon,” says one source. And while sources say the album release was originally planned for Friday (Oct. 13), it was pushed back and is expected to land in the coming weeks.
The project has record industry executives weighing the risks and rewards of releasing what some who’ve heard the music say is West’s best music in at least five years, since 2018’s Ye, but at an especially fraught time as the conflict between Israel and Hamas intensifies following the surprise attack on the Supernova Sukkot Gathering music festival on Oct. 7.
Some label leaders have passed on the opportunity to distribute the project given the antisemitic comments West began making almost exactly a year prior, beginning Oct. 8, 2022 — even though the music itself isn’t controversial lyrically, sources say. But there are a multitude of smaller distributors in fierce competition for whom such a release could be game-changing, given the two artists’ streaming histories. One such possible company is Too Lost, the music distribution and publishing company that launched in 2021 and currently represents West’s rights on YouTube. (When reached for comment, Too Lost CEO Gregory Hirschhorn declined to comment.)
The last time West and Ty Dolla $ign released a collaboration was “Junya Pt 2” on Ye’s 2021 album, Donda. Before that, they worked together on Ty Dolla $ign’s “Ego Death” (2020) and on West’s “Everything We Need” (2019), “Real Friends” (2016) and “Only One” (2014).
After releasing 10 albums on Def Jam, Donda was West’s last release with the label. His 2022 album, Donda 2, was exclusively released on the Stem Player, and later that year, following West’s antisemitic comments, a spokesperson for Def Jam parent company Universal Music Group denounced his rhetoric and distanced the company from the artist. “Def Jam’s relationship with Ye as a recording artist, Def Jam’s partnership with the GOOD Music label venture and Ye’s merchandise agreement with Bravado all ended in 2021,” the rep said.
West has not officially released any new music since then, and industry watchers have wondered what kind of route he might take when he decided to make his return. Owning all his copyrights, West also has the option to self-release his music through a do-it-yourself service such as Distrokid or Tunecore for a modest one-time fee, but may favor a boutique distribution service that would pay an advance for the deal, provide a more personalized approach and work directly with streaming services for promotion and editorial placements.
Metro Boomin talks about how he got involved with ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,’ how he keeps topping the Billboard 200 with his albums, frequently working with Future, his iconic producer tags, and more on the set of his Billboard cover shoot.
Metro Boomin
I do strive to make every album that I do next better than the last one. Hey, what’s up, this is Metro Boomin, and you’re watching Billboard News.
Tetris Kelly
What’s up, it’s Tetris with Billboard News, chillin’ with Metro Boomin.
Metro Boomin
Bless. How you doing?
Tetris Kelly
Nice to meet you! We’re on the set of your Billboard cover shoot. Was this the dream, you feeling good about it?
Metro Boomin
Yeah it’s a blessing, man, it feels great to be here, still surreal.
Tetris Kelly
And at our Hip-Hop Power Players event, we gave you a plaque: three No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200. So let’s talk about it. What are you doing that’s so consistent that you keep topping our charts?
Metro Boomin
Just really, I feel like it’s caring, just like caring enough to take the time where it’s not difficult for me to just take a long time if I need to, to work on something.
Tetris Kelly
And when you put that much love and effort into each project, could you pick your three No. 1s? Which one is your baby?
Watch the full video above!
Luck Ra’s “La Morocha,” featuring BM, adds a fourth week at No. 1 on the Billboard Argentina Hot 100 chart (dated Oct. 14). The team-up ties with Bizarrap & Shakira’s Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53 for the fifth-most weeks at the summit in 2023. Let’s look at the leaderboard:
Weeks at No. 1, Title, Artists
Seven, “Los del Espacio” LIT killah, Maria Becerra, FMK, Rusherking, Duki, Emilia, Tiago PZK & Big One
Seven, “En La Intimidad,” Emilia, Big One, Callejero Fino
Six, “Lala,” Myke Towers
Five, “Un Finde: Big One CROSSOVER #2,” Ke Personajes, Big One, FMK
Four, “Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53,” Bizarrap & Shakira
Four, “La Morocha,” Luck Ra, featuring BM
Emilia’s “GTA.Mp3” pushes up the tally, jumping 7-2, while Los Angeles Azules and Maria Becerra’s “El Amor de Mi Vida” dips 3-2. Meanwhile, Grupo Frontera and Ke Personajes’ “Ojitos Rojos” rises to its new No. 4 peak, and Big One, Ulises Bueno and Rusherking’s “Mentiras I Crossover #3”, enters the top 5, as it lifts 8-5.
This week’s Greatest Gainer goes to Spaniard Iñigo Quintero’s “Si No Estás” which rallies up 69 ranks, from No. 85 to No. 16.
Enrique Iglesias and Maria Becerra’s first partnership, “Así Es La Vida,” takes the Hot Shot Debut of the week, at No. 34.
Elsewhere, Bizarrap and Milo J each add a new career entry as “Bzrp Music Sessions Vol 57” bows at No. 35. With the new recruit, BIzarrap adds his 49th chart visit and enters a tie with J Balvin for the third-most entry on the tally, trailing only Bad Bunny’s 60 total appearances and Duki’s 56.
Further, singer-songwriter Jere Klein adds his second Billboard Argentina Hot 100 entry with “Ando” at No. 41.
Four other songs debut this week, starting with Trueno’s “Ohh Baby” at No. 75. Jung Kook and Jack Harlow’s “3D” follows at No. 79. Plus, Doble P, Lauty Gram and Gusty dj’s “Me Escapé” joins at No. 86. Lastly, Lauty Gram adds another entry through “Linda” (Remix),” his collab with Marka Akme, Migrantes, Peipper and DJ Tao join at No. 91.
Taylor Swift is back in Kansas City.
One day after her Eras Tour film had its star-studded premiere in Los Angeles, the superstar was spotted heading to Travis Kelce’s suite on Thursday night (Oct. 12), rocking a Kansas City Chiefs windbreaker and a black miniskirt with black heeled boots. In a TikTok posted by the NFL’s official account, Swift is escorted to the suite for the Thursday Night Football game between the Chiefs and Broncos, while waving to cheering fans.
This is the third Chiefs game Swift has attended over the past month, with the first being on Sept. 24, when the Chiefs faced off against the Chicago Bears at Arrowhead Stadium. The pair left the stadium together, as seen in a clip that sports reporter Jarrett Payton shared on X. Kelce and Swift were then spotted riding off together in his convertible, according to photos acquired by TMZ.
The second game was on Oct. 1 in New Jersey, when the Chiefs played the New York Jets. She arrived with a group of famous friends, including Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman.
Kelce’s ongoing courtship of Swift began back in July, when he tried (and failed) to hand her a friendship bracelet with his phone number on it during her Eras Tour stop in Kansas City — at his Arrowhead Stadium home field.
See her arrive at the stadium below.
@nfl welcome back 🫶 #taylorswift #kansascitychiefs #nfl ♬ original sound – NFL
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Taylor Swift is cheering on the Kansas City Chiefs (and Travis Kelce) on Thursday night (Oct. 12).
The “Anti-Hero” singer showed up to the Thursday Night Football game between the Chiefs and Denver Broncos, and she’s back in Chiefs gear. (Swifties can stream the game live for free on Prime Video.)
Swift sported a KC Chiefs windbreaker to the game at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. The pop star was spotted with a Casa Azul tequila seltzer in hand while watching the game from a suite with Travis’ mother, Donna Kelce.
KC Chiefs Women’s Red Windbreaker
The Kansas City Chiefs Women’s Red Windbreaker is a lightweight jacket featuring a “left chest and back applique” with screen print and the team name and logo embroidered on the front and back. The windbreaker is currently available in sizes S-2XL, but it might not be available for long. It’s already out of stock at Fanatics, but Swifties can find it online at Rally House (and don’t forget to purchase your NFL friendship bracelet).
Swift has had a busy couple of days. The singer was in Los Angeles yesterday for the premiere of her Eras Tour movie, which is hitting theaters a day early due to high demand (get tickets here).
Kelce, 34, and Swift, 33, have been linked for a few weeks now, although neither has confirmed a relationship. However, Kelce gave a shout out to Swift for attending one of his games last month.
“Shout-out to Taylor for pulling up!” he said on his brother, Jason Kelce’s, podcast. “That was pretty ballsy. That was pretty ballsy, yeah. I just thought it was awesome how everybody in the suite had nothing but great things to say about her, the friends and family — she looked amazing. Everybody was talking about her in great light and on top of that, the day went perfect for Chiefs fans, of course.”
