Lizzo chatted about some of her famous friends — from Harry Styles to SZA and Kehlani — while guesting on The Jennifer Hudson Show, a clip from which Billboard can exclusively premiere Monday (Feb. 23).

On the upcoming episode of the talk show, the Yitty founder cackled when asked whether she or a certain One Direction alum is a better dancer. On the one hand, as Lizzo pointed out, Styles’ new “Aperture” music video features many memorable moments of aerodynamic choreography.

But on the other? “I’m gonna have to say I throw a– better than Harry Styles,” the “About Damn Time” hitmaker said of her friend, with whom she performed at his 2022 headlining Coachella set. “Sorry, Harry!”

Lizzo had a less difficult time deciding who she’d theoretically like to form a music group with. “I think this one’s easy, because we almost formed a band,” she told host Jennifer Hudson. “But SZA and Kehlani. It would be punk rock. We’d all have mohawks.”

Elsewhere in the exclusive clip — which comes ahead of the full episode’s premiere on Tuesday (Feb. 24) — the four-time Grammy winner bonds with the American Idol alum over the complexities of fame and shows off her new puppy, whom she named Anastasia. The interview comes just after Lizzo wrapped her mini-residency at the Blue Note Jazz Club in Los Angeles, where she played six shows across three nights Feb. 20-22.

The vocalist hasn’t dropped music since 2025, a year that saw her release singles such as “Love in Real Life” and “Still Bad” from an indefinitely delayed album titled Love in Real Life. Rather than unveiling the LP, Lizzo shared mixtape My Face Hurts From Smiling in June, telling Vulture a few months later that the original project “just wasn’t what [she] was feeling right now.”

“I was like, ‘I need to do s–t differently, and I don’t know what it is, but I’m going to just start following my instincts,’” she added at the time. “I sat down at the table [with my label], and I said, ‘I need to do s–t my way starting from now. And I need y’all to have my back. It’s going to be a little scary.’ And everybody agreed, and they said, ‘We got your back, whatever you need.’”

Watch Lizzo chat with Hudson in the exclusive clip above.

Concerts and music events in several states of Mexico were canceled and rescheduled this weekend after a military operation by Mexican armed forces on Sunday (Feb. 22) in the state of Jalisco to capture Rubén Nemesio Oseguera–“El Mencho,” considered the most wanted and dangerous drug lord in the world — resulted in his killing. The news unleashed a wave of violence in various regions of the nation.

A red alert was still in place in at least 10 states across the country following reports of blockades and disturbances in several cities in Jalisco, Michoacán, Guanajuato, Nayarit, Colima, Aguascalientes and Veracruz. 

A performance by Kali Uchis scheduled for Sunday at the Auditorio Telmex in Guadalajara was canceled, according to the promoter Ocesa, which announced refunds for ticket holders. The Colombian-American singer’s show this Wednesday (Feb. 25) at the Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City was still set to take place.

Other concerts scheduled for Sunday, from acts including Mi Banda el Mexicano in Zitácuaro, and La Arrolladora Banda El Limón in Jacona, both in the state of Michoacán, were also canceled. The same happened with performances by Virlán García in Río Grande, Zacatecas; Saúl El Jaguar in Yautepec, Morelos; Banda Tierra Mojada in Puebla; and Pancho Barraza in Huaristemba, Nayarit.

Previously, the governor of Jalisco, Pablo Lemus, announced on social media that the state activated the “red code” to protect residents in response to the possible reaction of criminal groups. He added that mass events scheduled for Sunday were canceled throughout the state. 

In Mexico City, the third day of the Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) music festival, held at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, went ahead without incident with more than 100,000 attendees, according to Ocesa.

President Claudia Sheinbaum called for calm during her Monday (Feb. 23) morning press conference, stating that blockades had been cleared and “practically all activity has been restored,” though a “command center” remains active to coordinate nationwide security.

Oseguera Cervantes, known as “El Mencho,” led one of the fastest-growing criminal networks in Mexico, notorious for trafficking fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine to the United States and for brazen attacks on government officials who challenged them, according to the Associated Press.

Promoters Ocesa and MusicVibe confirmed on Monday to Billboard Español that their events scheduled for the coming days in Mexico City and other parts of the country will proceed as planned. These include upcoming performances by Colombian superstar Shakira at the GNP Seguros Stadium on Friday (Feb. 27) and her free concert at Mexico City’s Zócalo square on March 1.

This week, the 2026 edition of the Feria Internacional de la Música (FIM) in Guadalajara and the PortAmérica Festival, taking place from Feb. 25 to 28, are expected to go ahead. Organizers told Billboard Español on Monday that, for now, there was no additional information, and that updates would be provided later in the day.

Events announced for the Arena Guadalajara this week remain scheduled at this time, including concerts by Despechadas on Feb. 26, Jessy y Joy on Feb. 27 and Bryan Adams on Feb. 28.

The Feria de Texcoco, set to take place from March 17 to April 12, and the Feria de Aguascalientes, scheduled from April 17 to May 10, remain unchanged.

Tere Aguilera contributed to this report.

Bad Bunny’s “DtMF” holds at No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200, adding a fourth week atop the chart, after first it led for two weeks in January-February 2025. It concurrently scores its second total and consecutive week at No. 1 on Billboard Global Excl. U.S.

The superstar monopolizes the top four spots on the Global 200 and the top three on Global Excl. U.S., a week after he claimed the top five and three ranks, respectively, following his Super Bowl LX halftime show performance Feb. 8 in Santa Clara, Calif., with “DtMF” the closing song in his set.

The Billboard Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. charts rank songs based on streaming and sales activity culled from more than 200 territories around the world, as compiled by Luminate. The Global 200 is inclusive of worldwide data and the Global Excl. U.S. chart comprises data from territories excluding the United States.

Chart ranks are based on a weighted formula incorporating official-only streams on both subscription and ad-supported tiers of audio and video music services, as well as download sales, the latter of which reflect purchases from full-service digital music retailers from around the world, with sales from direct-to-consumer (D2C) sites excluded from the charts’ calculations.

“DtMF” drew 76.4 million streams (down 28% week over week) and sold 6,000 (down 65%) worldwide Feb. 13-19. Bad Bunny’s “Baile Inolvidable” holds at its No. 2 Global 200 high; “Nuevayol” repeats at its No. 3 best; and “Tití Me Preguntó” rises a spot, returning to its No. 4 peak. He performed all four songs at the Super Bowl, with the top three from his 2025 album Debí Tirar Más Fotos; “Tití Me Preguntó” is from his 2022 set Un Verano Sin Ti.

Rounding out the Global 200’s top five, Olivia Dean’s “Man I Need” lifts 6-5 after reaching No. 2.

“DtMF” tallied 52.2 million streams (down 18%) and 2,000 sold (down 45%) outside the U.S. in the tracking week. Bad Bunny also places in the Global Excl. U.S. top five with “Nuevayol,” up 3-2 for a new high; “Baile Inolvidable,” down to No. 3 from its No. 2 best; and Tití Me Preguntó,” which rises 13-5, after hitting No. 4.

Plus, Taylor Swift’s “The Fate of Ophelia” is steady at No. 4 after eight weeks atop Global Excl. U.S. starting upon its debut last October.

The Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts (dated Feb. 28) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow, Feb. 24. For both charts, the top 100 titles are available to all readers on Billboard.com, while the complete 200-title rankings are visible on Billboard Pro, Billboard’s subscription-based service. For all chart news, you can follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram.

Luminate, the independent data provider to the Billboard charts, completes a thorough review of all data submissions used in compiling the weekly chart rankings. Luminate reviews and authenticates data. In partnership with Billboard, data deemed suspicious or unverifiable is removed, using established criteria, before final chart calculations are made and published.

Herb Trawick — creator, executive producer and co-host of the audio-tech podcast and YouTube series Pensado’s Place and former manager of singer-songwriter Brian McKnight — passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home in Calabasas, Calif. on Feb. 22. Trawick was 69 years old.

A statement from Trawick’s family that was sent Billboard says in part, “Herb lived a remarkable life defined by creativity, vision and a profound commitment to people and music … Throughout his distinguished career, Herb brought together creativity, taste and relentless execution — a philosophy that guided his work as a manager, label executive, Broadway producer, executive producer, talent scout and advisor.

“Beyond his extraordinary professional accomplishments, Herb was a beloved mentor, trusted friend and guiding presence whose generosity, wisdom and encouragement touched countless lives. He approached his work with humility and gratitude, remaining in awe of the journey and the people who inspired him along the way. The family is grateful for the outpouring of love and support .. Herb’s legacy of leadership, compassion and musical influence will continue to live on through all who knew and loved him.”

Born in Montreal, Canada on April 7, 1956, Trawick moved with his family to Ashland, Kentucky in 1965. The former college radio DJ attended Eastern Kentucky University, where his earned a B.A. in communications in 1977.

Trawick’s first music industry gig was as a promoter and A&R rep for Dick Griffey’s Los Angeles-based SOLAR Records in the early ‘90s, where he advanced to head of the indie label’s marketing and promotion department. Trawick next pivoted into artist management in 1996. Under The Trawick Group banner, he managed 17-time Grammy Award-nominated R&B/pop star Brian McKnight, R&B/hip-hop quartet Portrait and Grammy-winning recording engineer Dave Pensado (Kelly Clarkson, Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey).

Seven years later he partnered with Earth, Wind & Fire founder Maurice White in Kalimba Entertainment. During that period, Trawick produced the 2006 jukebox musical Hot Feet. Featuring the music of EWF, the Broadway show was a modern revamp of the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale “The Red Shoes.”

A self-described serial entrepreneur, Trawick recognized the need to provide a community for producers and engineers within the music industry. That recognition led him to partner with Pensado and create/executive produce the popular online series Pensado’s Place in 2011 with both gentlemen serving as co-hosts. Since launching, the show became a global platform reaching audiences in more than 200 countries. The series most recently signed with Red Light Management in 2022 to pursue expansion through distribution, live events and brand partnerships.

Asked by Music Connection in 2024 to provide advice for those aspiring to be entrepreneurs in entertainment, Trawick said, “Put stock in dreaming. That’s not a wasted exercise. Imagine the unimaginable. And then figure out the process of making it real. Remember, we’re in the dream-making business.”

In addition to signing and developing artists such as McKnight, Robin Thicke and Tyrese Gibson during his dual tenures as a producer and record executive, Trawick was a consultant for other labels including Interscope, Motown, and Def Jam Recordings. He also served as an advisor to the music publishing and talent management firm Primary Wave. At the time of his death, Trawick was working to break a new group called NIGI NAXION.

Trawick’s multi-faceted career didn’t stop there. Deeply committed to paying it forward via mentorship and education, he served as a board member and advisor for several organizations, including Girls Make Beats, 1500 Sound Academy, The Blackbird Academy, the Abbey Road Institute Miami and the Guitar Center Music Foundation. In regards to the latter, Trawick helmed the foundation’s fourth annual benefit gala last September which honored three icons: sound engineer John McBride and songwriting/production duo Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis.

Among the industry accolades Trawick received are the Creative Visionary Award from the Living Legends Foundation, induction into the Technical Excellence and Creativity Hall of Fame from the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) and induction into the African American video oral history archive The HistoryMakers housed at the Library of Congress. Trawick joined prior inductees such as Barak Obama, Quincy Jones, Berry Gordy and Maya Angelou.

Information regarding funeral services for Trawick will be announced soon.