00:00 Cardi B and Offset have us wondering what's up.
00:03 Blackpink is returning to your area.
00:05 We joined Victoria Monet on tour.
00:08 Taylor Swift is Time's Person of the Year.
00:11 And our Talk Shop Live week continues.
00:13 (upbeat music)
00:16 I'm Tetris Kelly.
00:17 It's Wednesday, December 6th.
00:19 We've got so much to get into in today's Billboard News.
00:22 First, we've gotta talk about our latest cover star.
00:26 Morgan Wallen is our latest cover star
00:28 for our number one's issue.
00:30 In his first major interview in over two years,
00:33 the country star touches on everything
00:36 from dominating our charts in 2023,
00:38 being a leader in the resurgence
00:40 of country music's popularity and mainstream,
00:42 to the lessons he's learned since his 2021 scandal
00:45 and actions following.
00:47 Morgan also comments on being snubbed
00:49 at peer voted award shows like the CMAs and Grammy.
00:53 Cardi B is no stranger to speaking her mind,
00:56 when her latest truths have us wondering what's going on.
00:59 Raps biggest couple may be in trouble again.
01:02 Fans are speculating that Cardi B and Offset
01:05 are splitting up.
01:06 ♪ Beat it up ♪
01:07 ♪ Bump, bump, bump ♪
01:08 ♪ Beat it up ♪
01:09 ♪ Bump, bump, bump ♪
01:10 ♪ Beat it up ♪
01:10 ♪ Bump, bump, bump ♪
01:11 ♪ Beat it up ♪
01:12 ♪ Bump it ♪
01:13 Cardi B sparked rumors that her and Offset
01:15 may be headed for a breakup.
01:17 Earlier this week, the rapper posted
01:19 to her Instagram stories two cryptic messages reading,
01:22 "You know when you just outgrow relationships?"
01:25 Followed by, "I'm tired of protecting people's feelings.
01:28 "I gotta put myself first."
01:30 The pair have been married since 2017
01:32 and share two kids together.
01:34 They seem to not be following each other on Instagram,
01:37 but are still following each other on eggs.
01:40 Billboard has reached out to Cardi B and Offset's reps
01:43 for a comment.
01:44 We wish them the best.
01:46 Moving on to some much welcomed news for us blings,
01:49 our girls are making their comeback.
01:51 If you've missed BLACKPINK in your area, you're in luck.
01:55 ♪ I bring the pain like ♪
01:56 ♪ Disstack pink venom ♪
01:58 ♪ Disstack pink venom ♪
01:59 ♪ Disstack pink venom ♪
02:00 YG Entertainment has announced Jennie, Jisoo, Lisa,
02:04 and Rosé have all signed on the dotted line
02:07 to return to their label.
02:08 And YG's stock shot through the roof.
02:11 Back in September, a Korean outlet reported
02:14 that Rosé was the only member that had resigned
02:16 to the label, to which YG responded at the time
02:19 saying BLACKPINK's contract renewal has not been confirmed
02:23 and is being discussed.
02:24 This caused the company's stocks to tank.
02:27 But with news of the full group's return,
02:29 their share prices jumped 29%.
02:32 While we've gotten solo projects from the girls recently,
02:35 we haven't had a new BLACKPINK track since August
02:38 when they released the girls from their mobile game.
02:41 ♪ I mess with the girls, with the girls, with the girls ♪
02:44 And before that was their Born Pink album,
02:47 which came out last September.
02:49 ♪ When we pull up, you know it's a shutdown ♪
02:52 ♪ (speaking in foreign language) ♪
02:55 So I am ready for some new BLACKPINK.
02:59 There is no denying Taylor Swift has had an incredible year.
03:03 And her latest accolade may be the most impressive yet.
03:06 Taylor Swift is Time Magazine's Person of the Year,
03:09 and boy, does she give us so much in the interview.
03:12 She talks about the weight of the Aries tour,
03:15 breaks her silence on Travis,
03:17 discusses her masters, Kanye, and more.
03:20 When Time called Taylor, she had one question,
03:23 "Can I bring my cat?"
03:24 We just love her.
03:26 But here are some highlights from the interview.
03:29 On Boo Travis Kelsey, she said,
03:31 "This all started when Travis very adorably
03:33 "put me on blast on his podcast,
03:35 "which I thought was metal as hell.
03:38 "By the time I went to that first game, we were a couple.
03:41 "We're showing up for each other.
03:42 "Other people are there and we don't care."
03:45 And she means it, she says,
03:47 "I have no awareness of if I'm being shown too much
03:50 "and pissing off a few dads, brads, and chads.
03:53 "Football is awesome.
03:54 "It turns out I've been missing out my whole life."
03:57 Signs up for football classics.
04:00 On the Aries tour, she says there is a completely drained
04:03 feeling after each gig that leaves her in bed
04:06 the whole next day.
04:07 On the Kanye saga, you have a fully manufactured frame job
04:11 in an illegally recorded phone call
04:13 which Kim Kardashian edited
04:15 and then put out to say to everyone that I was a liar.
04:18 "That took me down psychologically
04:20 "to a place I've never been before.
04:22 "I moved to a foreign country.
04:23 "I didn't trust anyone anymore."
04:26 Which of course brings us to the masters, she said.
04:29 "With the scooter thing, my masters were being sold
04:32 "to someone who actively wanted them
04:33 "for nefarious reasons in my opinion.
04:36 "I was so knocked on my ass by the sale of my music
04:38 "and to whom it was sold.
04:40 "I was like, oh, they got me beat now.
04:42 "This is it, I don't know what to do."
04:45 Well, we know what she did and it's working out
04:47 really, really, really, really well.
04:52 Victoria Monet is one of the most nominated artists
04:54 for the upcoming Grammys.
04:56 And we were lucky enough to join her on a recent tour stop
04:59 to get an up close and personal view of her talent.
05:02 - Seeing on my mama become my first solo Hot 100 entry
05:06 is really insane.
05:07 I've been writing for so long
05:09 and I've seen glimpses of it for my pen
05:12 but not for me as an artist.
05:13 So it's really like a whole new light for me.
05:16 I'm super excited, I'm really grateful.
05:19 I know how much it takes to get an accolade now.
05:22 So I'm just thankful for everyone
05:24 that's behind the scenes pushing it.
05:26 Every person at radio, everybody who's streaming it
05:29 and sharing with their friends and just making it go
05:31 and do what it's doing.
05:33 I just have a really good understanding of what it takes
05:35 to be anywhere near Hot 100, so I'm very, very thankful.
05:38 What I try to do is bring my daughter into my world.
05:42 Bring her with me on tour when I can.
05:44 Bring her to the stage, kind of give her a sense
05:46 of what mommy's doing and why she's maybe gone
05:49 for certain stretches of time
05:51 and have her be a part of it.
05:53 When she comes on tour, she's very excited.
05:55 She knows some of the choreography already.
05:57 It's almost like I am planting a seed
06:01 for a performer in her right now too.
06:02 So it's like a combination of bittersweet,
06:05 just having to be away but also having the privilege
06:08 to bring her with me to work.
06:10 So you can definitely expect some dancing.
06:14 I love dance so much.
06:15 Obviously I'm gonna sing, but dancing is another addition
06:19 to my show that I really put a lot of emphasis on.
06:21 Sparkles, definitely lots of sparkles.
06:24 Live band, I love live musicians,
06:27 so I wouldn't be performing to track if I have the option.
06:29 Always want live musicians as part of the show.
06:32 And a really great group of people
06:34 because I've found that throughout this tour,
06:36 my fans are really, really nice.
06:38 So I would expect good vibes
06:40 if you come to Victoria Monet Show.
06:42 - For the full tour stop, head over to Billboard.com.
06:45 Continuing our week-long partnership with Talk Shop Live,
06:49 we teamed up with Walmart and Netflix
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07:03 - So this last star blaster is the Adventure Force,
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07:09 with Nerf darts.
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07:14 Again, this one's loaded.
07:15 And I'll let you do this one.
07:17 So basically, you're gonna pull this,
07:22 load it 'til it locks, and then...
07:24 (gun fires)
07:27 - Yeah, I like this. - There you go.
07:29 - Oh, and look, this is the first one
07:30 where you can do multiple rounds at once, I'm assuming?
07:32 - Yeah.
07:33 - So this is the one you really want on your side.
07:36 (laughs)
07:37 She's shooting our producer off camera.
07:39 - You know, this is actually, this,
07:42 I imagine if I was going to battle,
07:44 I want all three of these, like in rotation.
07:46 So depending on what and who I'm attacking,
07:50 I know which weapon to go for.
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07:58 It just shot across the entire room.
08:00 - Three times. - Three times.
08:02 - I have to get that Stranger Things dart blaster.
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08:08 Tonight we have a doubleheader with Angela Simmons,
08:11 followed by Jordan Sparks.
08:12 It all begins at 6 p.m. Eastern.
08:15 And come back tomorrow when we will reveal
08:17 our next cover star.
08:18 I'm Tetris Kelly, and this is Billboard News.
08:22 (upbeat music)
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