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When Lewis Capaldi isn’t onstage, performing his Billboard Hot 100-topping breakthrough hit “Someone You Loved,” he can be found posting hilarious videos on his Instagram or cracking jokes in interviews — like when he told Billboard‘s Pop Shop Podcast back in 2019 that he could “punch a lion in the mouth” he was so happy about going No. 1 in America.
But in his new Netflix documentary Lewis Capaldi: How I’m Feeling Now — arriving Wednesday, April 5, on the streamer — the Scottish singer/songwriter gets far more serious than we’ve ever seen before, opening up about his own mental health issues, his Tourette Syndrome diagnosis, and generally feeling “imposter syndrome” for his seemingly overnight success in the music industry.
“I didn’t want to make a documentary, if I’m being honest,” Capaldi said in a new interview with the Pop Shop Podcast (listen below). “But the idea was brought to me and it sounded really fun. … I never sat down and went, ‘People need to hear my story,’ you know? That wasn’t my thought process. … It was never a life’s ambition. But I’m really happy that it’s been made.”
In fact, he had a much different vision of the project when it was first brought to him. “This is late 2019, prior to COVID,” he recalled. “So I’m thinking in my head, ‘This documentary is going to be fireworks! I’m going to be onstage in front of hundreds of thousands of people! I’ll be on tour! I’m going to be killing it! My life’s gonna look amazing!’ And then obviously COVID happened, and all that went away. But we still had committed to make this documentary, and I was like, ‘Oh, God, this is going to be a really, really boring documentary!’”
The film is far from boring, though, taking fans on a roller coaster of the epic highs and unimaginable lows Capaldi has experienced in the past four years. “When I saw the first draft, it was so depressing,” he said. “I was like, ‘Do I die at the end of this? Is that what happens here?’ It was that sad. But I am really proud of it and I’m really happy that it’s coming out and people are gonna see it. It’s a very nerve-racking thing, though, because it is quite vulnerable.”
In the film, fans also get glimpses of his friendships with Niall Horan, Ed Sheeran and even Elton John, who sends Capaldi a sweet note to reassure him that he deserves all his success.
“I had told Ed about the ‘imposter syndrome’ thing, and then Ed told Elton — which is mental to me that Ed Sheeran and Elton John are having a conversation about me when I’m not there,” Capaldi told the Pop Shop. “And then Elton messaged me, like, completely out of the blue.”
As for Sheeran, Capaldi recalled having “the most open and honest and really sort of amazing conversation” with him just last week, while Horan has “gone from being ‘Niall Horan, One Direction’ to being a very dear friend, and I love him. He’s been amazing for like general day-to-day stuff. Niall’s great for if I’m wanting to buy a couch, do you know what I mean? He’s a very keen eye for interior design, does Niall.”
Listen to the full podcast to hear all about Capaldi’s sophomore album, Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent, which is due May 19, and his experience working with Swedish pop mastermind Max Martin for the project. Plus, we hear about the monumental kick-off of his U.S. tour last week (find dates here), starting at Nashville’s Ryman Theater where the Grand Ole Opry films (“I was sat in the bathroom, taking a dump, and I was like, ‘Whoa, Johnny Cash has probably taken a sh– in here!’” Capaldi quipped).
Also on the show, we’ve got chart news on how BTS’ Jimin debuts straight in at No. 1 on the Hot 100 with “Like Crazy” and how his album FACE starts at No. 2 on the Billboard 200. Plus, the top 10 of the Billboard 200 is packed with debuts, as the latest albums from Lana Del Rey, Luke Combs and Fall Out Boy all arrive in the region. We also chat about Dua Lipa’s just-announced role in the upcoming Barbie movie and we remember legendary record executive Seymour Stein, who died Sunday at age 80.
The Billboard Pop Shop Podcast is your one-stop shop for all things pop on Billboard’s weekly charts. You can always count on a lively discussion about the latest pop news, fun chart stats and stories, new music, and guest interviews with music stars and folks from the world of pop. Casual pop fans and chart junkies can hear Billboard’s executive digital director, West Coast, Katie Atkinson and Billboard’s senior director of charts Keith Caulfield every week on the podcast, which can be streamed on Billboard.com or downloaded in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast provider. (Click here to listen to the previous edition of the show on Billboard.com.)
Jelly Roll took home three accolades during Sunday’s CMT Music Awards, becoming the winningest artist of the evening. The rapper-turned-singer won male video of the year, breakthrough male video of the year (both for his “Son of a Sinner” music video) and CMT digital-first performance of the year for his performance of “Son of a Sinner” on CMT All Access.
After the show, Jelly Roll’s wife, model and podcast host Bunnie XO, posted a sweet tribute to her husband on Instagram. She included a photo showing Jelly Roll with his head resting against his head as he held onto the railing in front of him.
“An anomaly: Something that deviates from what is standard, normal or expected,” she wrote in an Instagram post in tribute to Jelly Roll. “You my sweet other half, are just that. A man that was told no every corner he turned only to hit ‘em with that Nashville shuck & come out on top every time. I always tell you you have a horseshoe stuck up your ass, but that isn’t it baby. This is sheer will to spread light, to move mountains, to touch broken souls with your voice, to break generational traumas & set examples for the future. In short, you are the game changer papas. You were sent here to destroy stereotypes & blaze the trail for all the have nots.
“Saying I’m proud of you has to be so redundant after all these years, so tonite, per usual- I stand in awe of you. The pied piper of lost souls, the melancholy maestro.. tonite was your night. Hell if we’re being honest, 2023 has been your YEAR. You filled their hearts with love & brought ‘em to church handsome. Can’t wait to see what’s next.”
Jelly Roll performed his new single “Need a Favor” on Sunday’s CMT Music Awards, backed by a gospel choir. “Need a Favor” is currently at No. 32 on Billboard‘s Country Airplay chart. Jelly Roll was also among those featured in the New Faces of Country Music Show during this year’s Country Radio Seminar. On June 2, he will release his new album Whitsitt Chapel.
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From dominating the box office to ruling VOD. Avatar: The Way of Water and Creed III arrived on streaming platforms last week and quickly shot up the list of top VOD releases.
As of Tuesday (April 4), Avatar 2 and Creed III currently occupy the first and second place on Amazon’s list of bestselling movies on Prime Video. Avatar is at No. 1 on the list, Creed III takes the No. 2 and No. 3 slots and Gerard Butler’s Plane sits at No. 4.
Although Avatar: The Way of Water has yet to premiere on Disney+, the film became available on VOD on March 28, three months after debuting in theaters. Creed III dropped on VOD on March 31, less than a month after its theatrical debut.
Read on for all the ways to watch and stream Avatar: The Way of Water and Creed III from home.
How to Watch Avatar: The Way of Water
Avatar: The Way of Water is available to stream for $19.99 on Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play, YouTube TV, Red Box and Vudu. You can stream the film on your computer, phone, smart TV and other compatible devices through the Prime Video app and apps from other streamers.
Avatar: The Way of Water on Prime Video
Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Kate Winslet, Stephen Lange and Sigourney Weaver star in Avatar: The Way of Water, which takes focusses on the Sully family: Jake (Worthington), Neytiri (Saldaña) and their kids.
The hit film has grossed $2.31 billion at the global box office since its release in December, marking another record for Cameron who has directed three of the highest-grossing films of all time (Avatar, Avatar: The Way of Water and Titanic).
Avatar: The Way of Water is also the second fastest film to gross $2 billion at the box office after Avengers: Endgame.
How to Watch Creed 3
Creed III is available on Prime Video, Apple TV, YouTube, etc. The boxing flick is $19.99 to rent and $24.99 to buy on VOD. If you rent Creed III on Prime Video, you’ll have 30 days to stream but only 48 hours to finish once you start. Stream from anywhere with the Prime Video app or online at Amazon.com.
Creed III on Prime Video
Creed III, starring Michael B. Jordan and Jonathan Majors, has raked in more than $260 million worldwide. In addition to resuming his role as Adonis Creed, Jordan also directed the film.
Watch the trailer for Creed III below.
President Joe Biden said Tuesday it remains to be seen if artificial intelligence is dangerous, but that he believes technology companies must ensure their products are safe before releasing them to the public.
Biden met with his council of advisers on science and technology about the risks and opportunities that rapid advancements in artificial intelligence pose for individual users and national security.
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“AI can help deal with some very difficult challenges like disease and climate change, but it also has to address the potential risks to our society, to our economy, to our national security,” Biden told the group, which includes academics as well as executives from Microsoft and Google.
Artificial intelligence burst to the forefront in the national and global conversation in recent months after the release of the popular ChatGPT AI chatbot, which helped spark a race among tech giants to unveil similar tools, while raising ethical and societal concerns about technology that can generate convincing prose or imagery that looks like it’s the work of humans.
The White House said the Democratic president was using the AI meeting to “discuss the importance of protecting rights and safety to ensure responsible innovation and appropriate safeguards” and to reiterate his call for Congress to pass legislation to protect children and curtail data collection by technology companies.
Italy last week temporarily blocked ChatGPT over data privacy concerns, and European Union lawmakers have been negotiating the passage of new rules to limit high-risk AI products across the 27-nation bloc.
The U.S. so far has taken a different approach. The Biden administration last year unveiled a set of far-reaching goals aimed at averting harms caused by the rise of AI systems, including guidelines for how to protect people’s personal data and limit surveillance.
The Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights notably did not set out specific enforcement actions, but instead was intended as a call to action for the U.S. government to safeguard digital and civil rights in an AI-fueled world.
Biden’s council, known as PCAST, is composed of science, engineering, technology and medical experts and is co-chaired by the Cabinet-ranked director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Arati Prabhakar.
Asked if AI is dangerous, Biden said Tuesday, “It remains to be seen. Could be.”
(Not) part of your world. The director of the upcoming live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid explained in a new interview on Tuesday (April 4) why Harry Styles didn’t end up playing Prince Eric.
“We met with him. He was lovely. What a wonderful guy,” director Rob Marshall confirmed to Entertainment Weekly. “But at the end of the day, he really felt like he wanted to go off and do the movies that he ended up doing, which were sort of darker.”
The movies Marshall referenced included the pop star’s leading roles in the 2022 sci-fi thriller Don’t Worry Darling opposite Florence Pugh and Chris Pine, directed by Styles’ former girlfriend Olivia Wilde, and the LGBTQ drama My Policeman.
Marshall also posited that the former One Directioner’s choice to turn down the Disney musical may have been an intentional strategy on his part. “For a lot of young musical people like Harry, you’re trying to carve your way and you don’t wanna be seen as a singer, necessarily,” he stated. “That’s why he was really looking to do something not in the musical genre, to really stretch himself. It was really a fun idea to play with, but in the end, I always think things happen for a reason. I’m so happy to have two young, new people in the film.”
Instead, British actor Jonah Hauer-King will portray Prince Eric in the film, which opens in theaters May 26 and stars Halle Bailey as Ariel, Melissa McCarthy as Ursula, Daveed Diggs as Sebastian, Jacob Tremblay as Flounder and more.
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