00:00 Nicki Minaj talks album inspo.
00:02 NLE Choppa wants to fight Blueface.
00:05 Post Malone's epic Vegas New Year's Eve party.
00:08 We take Tori Kelly on a speed date.
00:10 And run down this week's hottest tracks.
00:13 (upbeat music)
00:16 Welcome to Billboard News.
00:18 I'm Tetris Kelly, it's Friday, January 5th.
00:21 We've almost made it to the first weekend of the new year,
00:23 but first, we've got some new music to get to
00:26 in our Friday Music Guide.
00:28 ♪ Is there a cure for minds unwell ♪
00:30 ♪ 'Cause my head's a living hell ♪
00:33 ♪ If I'm honest with myself ♪
00:35 Louis Capaldi is back after some health issues
00:37 with an extended version of Broken by the Desire
00:40 to be Heavenly Sent, featuring five new songs
00:42 like Old Navy Blue.
00:44 ♪ That you left behind ♪
00:46 ♪ Old Navy Blue ♪
00:49 We'll have more new music throughout the show,
00:51 but first, let's get to our top story.
00:53 The first verse, and you said,
00:55 "Are you gone already?"
00:56 The first one, right?
00:57 - That's right, first one.
00:58 It's me speaking to my father.
00:59 My father just passed.
01:00 - Nicki Minaj opens up on how the tragic loss of her father
01:04 inspired her Billboard number one album, Pink Friday 2.
01:08 ♪ Are you gone already ♪
01:11 - Nicki Minaj stopped by Apple Music on Thursday
01:15 and spoke about how the emotional track
01:17 that opens Pink Friday 2, Are You Gone Already,
01:20 was inspired by the sudden loss of her father in 2021.
01:24 - I'm telling my father, "You never got to meet Papa."
01:26 And then I begin to explain the time
01:31 from my mother first calling me,
01:32 telling me he was in an accident,
01:34 to her calling me, telling me that he didn't make it.
01:37 - She said the track is one of the most personal
01:39 she has ever shared.
01:40 And when asked if she was scared to share it with fans,
01:43 she said it was so scary,
01:44 but has to reconcile the pros and cons.
01:48 - Why am I sharing this?
01:49 And how is it gonna make me feel?
01:52 Am I gonna be able to listen to this back
01:54 for the rest of my life?
01:55 - But she said it's her core fans that she's thinking of.
01:59 - I always feel I have to start somehow
02:03 by telling them what has been going on
02:05 so that they have a perspective.
02:07 - Elsewhere in the interview,
02:08 Nicki talked about working with Drake on "Needle"
02:11 and said the track was initially meant to appear
02:13 on "For All the Dogs," but there was a change of plans.
02:16 - He told the fans at his tour
02:19 that I was gonna be on his album.
02:22 And actually the song he was talking about was "Needle."
02:25 But he ended up feeling like sonically,
02:29 it didn't match "For All the Dogs,"
02:31 and I, from day one, felt like it matched "Pink Friday" too.
02:36 - 24KaratGolden dropped the first song
02:38 of his new era, "Good Intentions."
02:41 ♪ Wiping off the tears ♪
02:42 ♪ Picking up the crumbs ♪
02:44 ♪ I had good intentions 'til I started slipping up ♪
02:47 - The song touches on the struggles he's faced
02:49 since releasing his hit debut album.
02:51 ♪ Lost a lot of friends ♪
02:53 ♪ Happened all at once ♪
02:54 ♪ Now you call me brother ♪
02:56 ♪ Then just leave me in the dust ♪
02:58 - And it's Friday, so I got even more news for you.
03:01 NLE Choppa doesn't play about his baby mama
03:04 and is challenging Blueface to a fight.
03:06 And Blueface says, "For love."
03:08 Okay, let's start from the beginning here.
03:10 Blueface's new Barbie remix with Bujay and Alexis
03:13 name checks Offset, Cardi B, and Soulja Boy,
03:16 as well as Marissa Danae, the mother of NLE's newest born.
03:20 ♪ I-J-N-O-N-L-E, baby mama wanna hit ♪
03:23 - NLE didn't like it, jumping on X to say,
03:25 "Let's box, Blueface.
03:27 "Who can set up celebrity boxing match in Vegas?
03:29 "Me and him hit me ASAP."
03:31 He undefeated versus women on Respect Up
03:34 that put his hands on him anyway.
03:36 Blueface wasted no time responding, saying,
03:39 "I'm not worried 'bout a Muslim vegan crib.
03:42 "Bet that small fry squabble up or shut up."
03:45 He added that he put NLE on.
03:47 Did Choppa forget about this track?
03:49 ♪ Pick the wrong side ♪
03:50 ♪ Glock put him courtside ♪
03:51 ♪ Now he watching me shoot from the floor ♪
03:53 ♪ Oh ♪
03:53 - Will the match go down?
03:54 Well, we'll have to wait and see.
03:57 The boys of BTS may be serving their military duties,
04:00 but V hopped on a track with Umi, "Wherever You Are."
04:03 ♪ When you look here, there's some days I feel blue ♪
04:06 ♪ Space in my bed, I'll still live for you ♪
04:10 - I know ARMY has been missing the way he croons,
04:13 and his and Umi's voices go perfectly together.
04:16 ♪ I'ma be, I'ma be, I'ma be wherever you are ♪
04:21 - Tori Kelly has a voice like no other,
04:23 but if you wanted to know more about her,
04:25 well, you're in luck.
04:26 We took her on a little speed date
04:28 to get to know her better.
04:29 - Hey everybody, it's Rania Niftos with Billboard News,
04:32 and we're going speed dating with Tori Kelly.
04:35 Okay, you ready?
04:36 Let's get into it.
04:37 - Okay.
04:38 ♪ You don't wanna cut it, just know me ♪
04:41 ♪ You ain't get this love from nobody else ♪
04:44 - Where are you from?
04:45 - I am from Inland Empire, California, SoCal.
04:49 - What's your sign?
04:51 - I am a Sagittarius.
04:52 - Me too.
04:53 Wait, when's your birthday?
04:54 - December 14th.
04:55 - I'm the 15th.
04:56 - No way.
04:57 - Yeah.
04:57 - What?
04:58 - And she's the 16th.
04:59 - And you're the 16th?
05:00 What?
05:01 - There's so many, and he's also the 15th.
05:03 - You guys, this is crazy.
05:05 - We're all Sagittarius.
05:06 - I don't think I've ever been in a room
05:07 with that many same birthdays.
05:09 - Favorite fast food?
05:10 - I'm really, I'm a Cali girl,
05:12 so In-N-Out is one, but then it's like a toss up
05:16 between In-N-Out and Chick-fil-A.
05:17 - Oh, okay.
05:18 - Like, Chick-fil-A doesn't even feel like fast food to me.
05:20 - Right.
05:21 - It's like gourmet.
05:22 (laughing)
05:23 - Dream job as a kid?
05:24 - A singer.
05:25 Honestly, what I'm doing now.
05:26 ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪
05:31 - Childhood crush?
05:33 - Oh, gosh, my fans are so sick of hearing this.
05:35 I said it like every interview forever.
05:37 Justin Timberlake, just like,
05:39 - Oh, yeah. - In general.
05:39 - Insane girl Sam.
05:41 - Yeah.
05:41 (laughing)
05:42 - I feel you.
05:43 - Dating pet peeve?
05:44 - So, I haven't dated in a while.
05:46 I'm happily married.
05:48 (laughing)
05:49 I feel like a pet peeve is like,
05:49 when they don't ask you questions.
05:53 Like, if they're just talking about themselves.
05:55 - Favorite place to vacation?
05:57 - Honestly, anywhere with a beach.
05:59 I just love, I love like, tropical.
06:01 Cabo's fun.
06:03 Yeah, just like, quick, you know, if you're in LA.
06:05 - And dream collab?
06:07 - There's a lot.
06:08 I have kind of a list, but a few would be,
06:09 I love like, Bruno Mars, I think would be incredible.
06:12 J. Cole, I'm a big fan of, as well.
06:15 I feel like Beyonce would be dope, too.
06:17 - Well, thank you for going speed dating with me, Tori.
06:20 - Thank you.
06:20 - We got to know you a little bit more.
06:22 - It's been almost 34 years since Green Day
06:24 dropped their first album, and they haven't slowed down.
06:27 ♪ I'm making an offer that you cannot deny ♪
06:30 ♪ You won't be laughing when I'm making you cry ♪
06:34 - One Eyed Bastard is the fourth single
06:35 off their 14th studio album, Saviors,
06:38 which drops in full next Friday.
06:40 ♪ And dead is a friend of mine ♪
06:43 ♪ Revenge is sweeter than wine ♪
06:47 - Billboard staff may have taken some time off
06:49 for the holidays, but it didn't stop them
06:51 from attending some of the hottest music events,
06:53 and they brought you along for the ride.
06:56 ♪ I'll meet at a small party ♪
07:00 - Post Malone took over Vegas for New Year's,
07:03 and Billboard staff was there in the action.
07:06 We show you in this week's Billboard All Access.
07:09 (upbeat music)
07:11 Fontainebleau is the newest hot spot on the Vegas Strip,
07:14 and it's where Post Malone chose to ring in 2024.
07:18 ♪ I'm wearing a coat and a chain, it's getting fun ♪
07:23 - The sold out show saw Posty run through all his hits.
07:28 We had no choice but to say congratulations.
07:31 ♪ And since I was young ♪
07:34 ♪ They said I won't be nothing ♪
07:35 ♪ Now they always say congratulations ♪
07:40 - He even let his dad tell some dad jokes.
07:44 - Dad, you got time for one joke, girl?
07:45 What does a cat say on New Year's Eve?
07:48 - What?
07:49 - Meow, it's a cat.
07:51 (audience laughing)
07:52 - The night ended with confetti and a happy Post Malone.
07:56 2024 can only get better from here.
07:59 - Make some noise, ladies and gentlemen,
08:01 it's 24Kids.
08:02 (audience cheering)
08:05 - That's it for the news.
08:06 Come back next week for a ton of cover shoots,
08:09 and our Golden Globes recap.
08:12 But before I let you go, let's listen to one more entry
08:14 for our Friday Music Guide.
08:16 The game in Big Hit's joint album Paisley Dreams
08:19 is out now, and was produced by Big Hit's son, Hit-Boy.
08:22 ♪ The truth was in my eyes ♪
08:24 ♪ You ever seen a blood cry ♪
08:25 ♪ I'm looking in the sky ♪
08:26 ♪ Asking parking easy why ♪
08:28 - They dropped by our studio to tell us about recording
08:31 right after Big Hit got out of prison.
08:33 - Been a fight.
08:34 We just been working.
08:38 Got out seven months ago, we got over 300 songs recorded.
08:41 So just, you know, really putting the ones, you know,
08:44 that needed to be heard first in this right context.
08:47 ♪ I'm a baller, I'm a boss, I'm a gangster ♪
08:49 ♪ I'm a Laker, I'm a war, I'm a Paisley ♪
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