Megan Thee Stallion and GloRilla owned part of the year with their "Hot Girl Summer" tour -- and Billboard is recognizing them as the hottest one-two punch of female rappers for 2024!!!
The chart-thumping publication crowned GloRilla as the hottest, followed by Meg at the No. 2 slot, above the likes of Latto, Sexyy Red and Doechii... pretty impressive considering Glo was Meg's tour opener!!!
Tina Knowles is one proud mama -- so confident in Beyoncé’s talent, even the biggest achievements don’t surprise her anymore!
We caught up with Tina in West Hollywood Tuesday, and while she said it was nice to see her daughter named the Greatest Pop Star of the 21st Century by Billboard, she made it clear -- titles like that are just part of the gig for the both of them.
Check out the clip ... 'cause Tina also spilled the tea on Beyoncé’s upcoming halftime performance for one of the NFL’s Christmas Day matchups on Netflix!
Saweetie was all the way tapped in at Billboard's Women in Music last night with zero signs of stage fright ... a triumph after she went viral for struggling on the podium at another event.
TMZ Hip Hop obtained video of Saweetie inside the YouTube Theater booming with confidence in a sultry black split dress as she presented an artist with an Impact Award.
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Saweetie wasn't the only one dazzling in a slinky wardrobe -- just ask Katy Perry, who tantalized the Billboard blue carpet in a g-string thong ... but the night was all about female empowerment.
Saweetie showed love to all the women in the room ... Ice Spice, Victoria Monet and Coco Jones, were definitely doing it for her.
She also put her USC degree to use and wooed the audience with a little Spanish speaking ... her shout-outs for Miko, Karol G and Bad Bunny even earned her brownie points with the crowd!!!
Remember, we're only a few months removed from Saweetie crashing and burning in front of the teleprompter at the 2023 MTV VMAs -- the quick 180 in poise will prove useful when she rolls out her debut album this year!!!
Kim Kardashian es una mamá orgullosa después de que la carrera de North West se cimentara en las listas Billboard, ¡¡¡y es una de las artistas más jóvenes en lograrlo!!!
El miércoles, las 16 canciones del álbum "Vultures 1" de Kanye West y Ty Dolla Sign llegaron al Billboard Hot 100, incluyendo la canción "Talking", de North.
La contribución de North debutó en el número 30 en la lista Hot 100, lo que puso muy orgullosa a Kim K, quien compartió el post de IG con la leyenda "mi bebé".
North West también hizo su estreno en la lista de artistas emergentes de Billboard, una hazaña increíble para sus 10 años, aunque la hija de Jay-Z y Beyonce,Blue Ivy, todavía tiene el récord de ser la artista más joven en romper las listas de Billboard.
A los 7 años, Blue apareció en la canción de su mamá "Brown Skin Girl", ganadora de un Grammy, con quien logró el récord Hot 100. También hizo historia en las listas Hot R&B/Hip-Hop arrullando ruidos de bebé en la canción de papá "Glory" de 2012.
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"Vultures 1" también le dio al rapero de Chicago Bump J su primer éxito en las listas Billboard.
Kim Kardashian is a proud mama after North West's career has been cemented on the Billboard Charts ... she's one of the youngest artists to ever do it!!!
On Wednesday, all 16 Songs from Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign’s "Vultures 1" album hit the Billboard Hot 100, including North's breakout feature on the track "Talking."
North's contribution debuted at No. 30 on the Hot 100 -- causing Kim K to beam with pride for her "baby" resharing a post on IG.
NW also made her premiere on Billboard's Emerging Artists chart -- an incredible feat for the 10-year-old ... but Jay-Z and Beyonce's daughter Blue Ivy still holds the record for the youngest artist to crack the Billboard charts.
At 7, Blue appeared on her mom's Grammy-winning "Brown Skin Girl” song giving her the Hot 100 record ... and made history as an infant via the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop by cooing baby noises on dad's 2012 "Glory" song.
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"Vultures 1" also gave Chicago rapper Bump J his first taste of Billboard Chart success.
Kendall Jenner y Bad Bunny estaban con ganas de celebrar luego de los Premios Billboard de la Música Latina, porque el tipo se llevó a casa algunos reconocimientos.
Bad Bunny ganó 7 premios, incluyendo Artista del Año en la ceremonia el sábado por la noche en Miami.
Después del show, BB y KJ salieron a la ciudad, visitaron Superblue Miami, un museo de arte, y luego terminaron comiendo en Hometown BBQ Miami.
Los 2 han estado juntos durante meses, pero lo hicieron públicamente oficial la semana pasada con su anuncio conjunto de Gucci, donde no dejaron ninguna duda sobre su relación.
TMZ ha informado que ambos han generado muchos comentarios desde la publicación de una foto en la que se les veía dando un paseo a caballo a principios de abril.
El hecho es que se les ha visto juntos desde febrero. También se los pudo ver muy románticos en el concierto de Drake en Los Ángeles en agosto.
Kendall Jenner and Bad Bunny were in a celebratory mood after the Billboard Latin Music Awards ... because dude took home some serious metal!
Bad Bunny won 7 -- count them -- 7 awards, including Artist of the Year at the ceremony Saturday night in Miami.
After the show, BB and KJ hit the town, hitting up Superblue Miami, an art museum, and then capping it off by chowing down at Hometown BBQ Miami.
The 2 have been together for months but made it publicly official last week with their joint Gucci ad, where they left no doubt about their relationship.
TMZ has reported the 2 have been an item since posting that pic of them on a horseback in early April.
Fact is ... they've been joined at the hip since February. They were all over each other at Drake's concert in L.A. back in August.
GloRilla and Cardi B’s “Tomorrow 2” collaboration is poised for a No. 1 opportunity on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop chart, and the song’s back story is all about a big surprise ... which Glo spoiled!!!
The Memphis rapper was on The Breakfast Club Tuesday when she revealed she'd sparked up her own relationship with Cardi, but unbeknownst to her, Yo Gotti was already running a play to get Cardi on the remix of her current smash hit.
GloRilla says she sent Cardi a track to collaborate on … and probably came off a little greedy, because Cardi had already recorded and sent the “Tomorrow 2” verse to Gotti.
Unfortunately, Glo ended up getting it too -- and shortly after, she burst Gotti's bubble by revealing she'd already heard the Cardi-boosted track!!
Glo also arguably has 2022's fav rap song in "F.N.F. (Let's Go)" and is up for a Best Rap Performance at next year's Grammys.
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The last time she spoke to TMZ Hip Hop, she said the newfound success has floored her but she's still riding above the clouds.
Gotti is among this year's top Billboard Players -- but it looks like the student outsmarted the teacher this time!!!
Gospel music royalty Yolanda Adams has nothing but love for Kanye West after he recently cleaned up at the 2022 Billboard Awards with 6 Gospel trophies.
We linked up with Yolanda outside SiriusXM Monday in NYC, and picked her brain about Ye taking home the artist, album and song trophies in both the Top Christian and Top Gospel categories
Despite not having a parental advisory sticker, ‘Donda’ was received as more of a hip hop album, but Yolanda (Billboard's Top Gospel Artist of the Decade in '09) says she loves Ye’s music, even if it doesn't cater to traditional church.
Given his age and longevity, Yolanda feels Ye's pulling in a new generation of young listeners who might not know about his past Gospel synergy -- like his 2004 hit "Jesus Walks," which he and Yolanda performed together that year at the BET Awards.
Yolanda's also putting a spotlight on the church with her role in the new BET+ series "Kingdom Business" -- a scripted drama that goes behind the scenes of the gospel music industry.
Machine Gun Kelly got the crowd's attention at the Billboard Music Awards 2022 Sunday night, when he referred to Megan Fox as his wife.
MGK took the stage to perform "Twin Flame" ... telling the crowd before he began singing, "I wrote this song for my wife."
Then he broke into song, and midway through he said, "This is for our unborn child." The line was off the cuff and isn't in the original recording.
Now, here's the mystery ... during the song, as he speaks about their unborn child, you hear a heartbeat under the song. The heartbeat stops, and MGK sings, "Go to sleep, I'll see you in my dreams. This changes everything. Now I have to set you free."
The party didn't stop at The Billboard Awards when the cameras turned off ... in fact, things got even crazier at the after-party with some of the night's biggest stars.
Diddy and company headed to Tao in Vegas following the show ... letting loose with MGK, Megan Fox, Nelly, French Montana, Usher, Teyana Taylor, Mary J. Blige, Cara Delevingne and more.
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We got video from inside the bash, which also served as a bday party for Megan Fox -- complete with a cake and song to celebrate the occasion.
At one point, Diddy also got behind the DJ booth to get the crowd going, having changed out of his award show garb, and wearing a Michael Jordan Bulls jersey with a red hat.
As for the show itself, it seemingly went on without issue. Diddy, of course, hosted and the night was complete with performances from Travis Scott, Morgan Wallen, Dan + Shay, Maxwell, Ed Sheeran and more.
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The performance marked Travis Scott's first television gig since Astroworld ... he performed two newer songs in "Mafia" and "Lost Forever" creating speculation his album may be close to release.
Travis Scott's comeback is officially in full effect -- the guy just hit the Billboard Music Awards, marking his first televised gig since the Astroworld tragedy.
The rapper performed "Mafia" and "Lost Forever" Sunday at the show, in a highly anticipated moment in the show. For TS standards, the performance was very tame, mostly centered in a small room on the stage. Diddy and French Montanaintro'd Travis.
As for how he was received -- fans seemed to love it, and the crowd cheered as he was introduced, and was roaring when finished up.
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TS has been creeping back into public life little by little these past few months -- he made his first full-blown public performance last week in Miami ... and has been doing small sets here and there throughout 2022.
Travis also performed at Zouk Nightclub Saturday night, where he joined resident DJ Zedd.
As you know ... he's due to headline a major festival in South America later this year, so there's no doubt that this appearance on a national award show helps in that regard.
Another controversial artist that hit the stage Sunday ... Morgan Wallen. He performed two songs earlier in the show, and he too got a decent reaction from the audience.
Seems like Diddy was successful in "uncanceling the canceled."
Travis Scott is officially firing from all cylinders on his journey back to being one of music's biggest performers ... he's scheduled to hit the 'BBMA' stage next week.
Sources connected to the "Billboard Music Awards" tell us TS will perform at the upcoming show. It'll be his first televised performance in 6 months, and will be watched by millions of people around the world.
As we reported, Travis hit the stage in Miami over the weekend, as part of Miami Grand Prix weekend ... so it's safe to say he's getting back into the swing of things. Travis certainly didn't hold anything back, and the crowd loved his performance.
As we've reported, Travis has performed at a few private parties in the last couple months ... like the Pre-Oscars event and a Coachella after-party, but an award show is a different level.
He's also gearing up to headline his first musical festival since Astroworld at the Primera Sound festival -- where he is expected to perform in front of more than 100,000 people.
As you know ... Travis, Astroworld promoter Live Nation, and others have been hit with several lawsuits after 10 people tragically died at the Astrowold festival, last November.
The investigation continues into who was responsible for those that died ... and Travis maintains he was unaware of the severity of things at the time.
Morgan Wallen is getting a second chance at showing his talents to an award show crowd -- he's been named as a performer for the Billboard Awards -- his first televised gig since 2020.
Billboard made the announcement Friday, with a statement from the show's production company, saying, "We oppose discrimination, harassment, or racism of any kind.”
They continue, “We believe in treating everyone with dignity and respect. After a thorough review and robust discussions internally and with the artist’s team, in which we found a demonstrated and ongoing commitment to meaningful work and outreach, we extended an invitation to participate in this year’s show.”
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Wallen's been shut out of performing at awards shows since we posted a video of him shouting the n-word with a group of friends after a night out in Nashville back in February 2021.
While he's put on some live shows, and was even able to be in the crowd at the Academy of Country Music Awards last month, he hasn't taken the mic.
The BBMAs will go down May 15 ... and will be broadcast live from the MGM Grand Arena in Vegas.
Drake's 3-year-old son clearly has dad's knack for big moments -- he made an unforgettable night at the Billboard Music Awards even more memorable by getting emotional on stage.
The hip-hop star cemented his spot as a legend Sunday night as he was named Artist of the Decade, and his little boy, Adonis, took the stage with him to accept the award ... to give it an adorable boost.
As Drake spoke to the celeb-stacked crowd at the Microsoft Theater in L.A. about dedication to his music and using his fear to fuel improvement, his son hugged his legs pretty tight.
But, as Champagne Papi was closing his speech, Adonis seemed to have had enough and started walking away ... only to get picked up by Drake and start crying as his father dedicated the award to him.
As we first told you ... Drake's mother, Sandi, was also in attendance to watch him win the huge award Sunday night, which previously went to Mariah Carey in the 1990s and Eminem in the 2000s.
Drake and friends celebrated his win at SoFi Stadium -- home of the L.A. Rams and Chargers -- after the show ... and there was a massive message on the big screen.
If revenge is a dish best served cold, then The Weeknd has himself some well-chilled hardware from the Billboard Music Awards, which gave him what the Grammy heads didn't.
Abel walked away with the most wins at the BBMAs Sunday ... racking up 10 total at the end of the night (the most out of any artist nominated) with many of the statuettes among the top honors given out, including Top Artist, Hot 100 Song and more.
In other words, Abel made up for lost time at the Grammy Awards and then some ... which completely shut him out from this year's ceremony with zero nominations.
As you know ... The Weeknd's on a campaign of sorts to call out the Recording Academy as corrupt, crooked, outdated, out of touch, you name it. Interestingly, though, he refrained from any Grammy talk during the BBMAs ... and kept it classy.
Franky, he didn't have to say much, because the wins spoke for themselves -- as did his performance later in the show of his hit, "Save Your Tears," which he performed in a parking lot with some sweet coordinated car choreography ... one of the highlights of the night.
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As for his postshow celebration, The Weeknd was one of several celebs to hit the Billboard party at The Nice Guy.
