00:00 Megan Thee Stallion says she's completely self-funded.
00:03 We talk with chart-topper and cover star, Metro Boomin.
00:06 Shakira goes fishing for answers.
00:09 We take you inside this week's hottest music events
00:12 and give you new tracks to add to your playlist.
00:15 (upbeat music)
00:18 It's almost the weekend,
00:19 but first we've got some Billboard news to get to.
00:22 I'm Tetris Kelly, it's Friday, October 13th,
00:25 aka, Jimin's birthday.
00:27 And let's talk new music.
00:30 (singing in foreign language)
00:33 Bad Bunny said, "Surprise!"
00:37 With little notice, he has given us,
00:39 "Nadie sabe lo que va a pasar mañana."
00:42 (singing in foreign language)
00:46 I had such a good time sitting down with Metro Boomin
00:51 for the cover of Billboard.
00:52 But we talked about so much more.
00:54 Take a look.
00:55 Your Billboard cover shoot.
00:57 Was this the dream?
00:58 You feeling good about it?
00:59 - Yeah, it's a blessing, man.
01:01 Feels great to be here.
01:02 It still looks surreal.
01:03 - And I mean, at our Power Players event,
01:04 we gave you a plaque,
01:06 three number one albums on the Billboard 200.
01:08 So let's talk about that success.
01:10 What are you doing that's so consistent
01:12 you keep topping our charts?
01:13 - It's really, I feel like it's caring.
01:15 Just like caring enough to take the time
01:19 where it's not difficult for me to just take a long time
01:23 if I need to.
01:23 - Well, you've got so many hits,
01:24 like whether they're your hits,
01:26 whether they're other people hits you produced on,
01:28 you know, "Congratulations," "Tuesday," "Jumpman."
01:31 Like, what do you,
01:31 what you feel is the signature Metro Boomin song?
01:34 Like, what is the fans waiting on?
01:35 What is the one you close the set with
01:37 every time you do it?
01:38 - I usually switch it up
01:39 depending on where I'm performing at.
01:41 Like, you know, just the crowd,
01:43 the demographic, the type of show.
01:44 But, um.
01:45 - If it's Atlanta, it's probably "Amigo Estrella."
01:47 - You know, it's the A.
01:48 It's gonna be something different
01:49 than when I'm in Switzerland or Norway,
01:52 or, you know, even Toronto.
01:54 - And I love that you got so many catchphrases, too.
01:56 I feel like there's so many ways
01:57 you know when a Metro track is coming on.
01:59 ♪ Metro, in your Metro ♪
02:00 ♪ Don't trust you, don't trust you ♪
02:04 - Yeah, man, it just kinda happened over time.
02:05 Like, you know, sometimes people say certain lines,
02:08 mention me in the track,
02:09 and I don't ever force it,
02:11 but if it sounded to me like,
02:12 "Oh, that's something I could probably just
02:13 throw on the beat,"
02:14 really just do it without thinking.
02:16 - For the full interview with our cover star,
02:18 head over to Billboard.com.
02:20 - Five, six, seven, eight.
02:22 ♪ Baby, put your hands on me ♪
02:26 - She does it for me every time.
02:28 My friend Meghan Trainor linked up
02:30 with another pop music heavyweight, Jason Derulo,
02:33 to release "Hands On Me."
02:35 ♪ So baby, put your hands on me ♪
02:39 - We'll have more new music throughout the show,
02:43 but for now, let's get to our top stories.
02:45 Meghan Thee Stallion teases her next album
02:47 and lets fans know it's all her this time around.
02:51 - I have no label right now,
02:52 and we're doing everything fun
02:54 that's straight out of Meghan Thee Stallion's pockets,
02:55 so the budget is coming from me.
02:58 - Hot girl production.
02:59 - Meghan Thee Stallion hopped on IG Live
03:01 with her longtime producer Lil Jute Maid to beat
03:03 to announce her next album is completely self-funded.
03:07 - And I'm so excited to be doing something
03:09 for the first time independent
03:11 since it was just me and my mama.
03:13 - Over on her IG,
03:15 Meg hinted at what's to come with post-sing Act One
03:18 and tons of Snake imagery.
03:20 As you may know, Meghan has been in a long legal battle
03:22 with her former label, 1501 Productions,
03:25 which she says sabotaged her recent releases
03:27 and hid money from her, all of which 1501 denies.
03:31 Meghan mentioned signing to a new label eventually.
03:34 - But I don't wanna sign to a new label right now
03:37 because I just wanna do it myself.
03:41 - We can't wait to see what Hot Girl Productions
03:43 comes up with.
03:45 ♪ You just got me started ♪
03:46 ♪ And I don't think I can stop it ♪
03:48 - It doesn't get any better than this guy.
03:51 After dropping back-to-back bops,
03:53 Toy Savant has released full project,
03:55 Something to Give Each Other.
03:56 ♪ Yeah, I'll be like one of your girls ♪
04:00 ♪ You're the homies ♪
04:02 ♪ Say what you are ♪
04:04 - Shakira is an icon, a legend, a chart topper,
04:07 and a fisherman?
04:09 Not really, but we did go fishing for answers
04:11 with her at Latin Music Week.
04:14 (speaking in foreign language)
04:17 (upbeat music)
04:22 (speaking in foreign language)
04:26 (speaking in foreign language)
04:30 (speaking in foreign language)
04:34 (speaking in foreign language)
04:38 (speaking in foreign language)
04:42 - Those brownies.
04:43 (speaking in foreign language)
04:49 (speaking in foreign language)
04:53 (speaking in foreign language)
04:58 (speaking in foreign language)
05:03 (speaking in foreign language)
05:07 (speaking in foreign language)
05:11 - And our dose of K-pop this week is here
05:34 with Tomorrow by Together, the name chapter Free Fall.
05:38 ♪ This is gonna come and kiss me ♪
05:41 ♪ I just keep on chasing that feeling ♪
05:45 - Billboard staff was all over the place this week
05:48 and they're taking you inside the hottest music events
05:50 because they've got all the access.
05:53 Taylor Swift shuts down an LA shopping mall.
05:56 Olivia Rodrigo spills her guts
05:58 and Jessie Ware gives the city the Monday night they needed.
06:01 Our staff takes you there in this week's Billboard All Access.
06:06 (gunshots)
06:08 ♪ I'm a perfect American ♪
06:10 ♪ I'm a lazy fella on this precious planet ♪
06:14 - Olivia Rodrigo fans packed into the Ace Theater
06:17 in downtown LA for a one night only deep dive
06:20 into her new album, Guts,
06:21 with the artist and her producer, Dan Nigro.
06:24 The intimate event included some fun stories
06:26 behind the pieces.
06:27 - She's like freaking out.
06:28 She's like, "Just water me the drink."
06:30 "Just water me the drink."
06:30 (audience laughing)
06:31 I'm like, "I'm not ordering you a drink.
06:33 "You can freaking order it yourself."
06:35 - We got a drink and a song.
06:37 So here it is.
06:38 (audience cheering)
06:39 ♪ I feel like I'm dying ♪
06:42 ♪ I wanna get it back ♪
06:45 ♪ I wanna make 'em really jealous ♪
06:47 ♪ I wanna make 'em ♪
06:48 - On the other side of LA that night,
06:49 Jessie Ware hit the Palladium
06:51 with a disco party that had everyone on their feet.
06:54 ♪ Three, four, seven ♪
06:56 ♪ Keep on moving up that cloud ♪
06:59 ♪ Six ♪
07:00 - And Wednesday night, Taylor Swift took over the Grove
07:03 in LA for the world's premiere of the heiress tour film.
07:06 And fans packed in to check it out.
07:08 Beyonce was there, Adam Sandler was there,
07:11 and we got to watch the movie with her.
07:14 ♪ No one has to know ♪
07:17 ♪ I feel like I'm dying ♪
07:20 ♪ I wanna get it back ♪
07:21 ♪ I wanna make 'em really jealous ♪
07:24 - She spoke to everyone about how much the project meant.
07:28 - So I think you'll see that you absolutely
07:30 are our main characters in this film
07:32 because that's what made the tour magical.
07:35 That's what made it different than anything
07:36 I've ever done in my life is your attention to detail,
07:40 your preparation, your passion, your intensity.
07:44 - That's it for this week.
07:45 Come back next week for interviews with Jharrel Jerome,
07:47 Marshmello, and an exciting Billboard cover story.
07:51 But before you go, one more track to add to your playlist.
07:55 ♪ I've been twerking, baby, go up on your friend feed ♪
07:57 ♪ Freak, freak, it's freaky ♪
07:59 - And he does more than just buy Cardi B gifts.
08:02 Offset is here with solo offering, "Set It Off."
08:06 ♪ Why I keep getting all of these chances ♪
08:07 ♪ Why me, God, I need answers ♪
08:09 ♪ Don't speak your mind or you might get counseled ♪
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