00:00 Usher on the cover of Billboard,
00:02 Beyonce's latest business venture,
00:05 Snoop Dogg, T-Pain, and Ice's latest piece.
00:08 Coco Jones takes us behind the photos
00:10 in an exclusive tour announcement.
00:12 Welcome to Billboard News, I'm Tetris Kelly.
00:18 It's Wednesday, February 7th,
00:19 and we're kicking off the show
00:21 with our brand new cover star,
00:22 Super Bowl halftime show headliner, it's Usher, baby.
00:26 - You look very calm, cool, and collected outside,
00:29 and inside are you like,
00:30 'cause it's a matter of days at this point, right?
00:32 - I'm trying my hardest not to overthink it,
00:34 but it's literally 12 to 15 minutes
00:37 if I can manage to impress the entire world
00:40 over 30 years of a career within 15 minutes.
00:43 It's a lot, you know?
00:45 I'm definitely happy that I'm coming off
00:48 a successful residency and kinda in the rhythm of it overall
00:53 'cause otherwise, you know, you kinda have to restart
00:56 and relive the moments,
00:57 but every day I'm going on that stage
01:00 from Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday,
01:03 it just, it reminded me of what my music has meant
01:06 and how people feel about me and how I feel about it.
01:10 You know, after years and years of doing this,
01:13 you can grow tired and just kind of grow frustrated,
01:16 especially as music changes,
01:18 the standards of how we count it changes,
01:20 the standard of what is hot, what's not,
01:23 the standard of what's cool and what isn't,
01:24 all of those things can kinda get to your mind.
01:27 And, you know, make you even question
01:29 if you really wanna continue to do it.
01:31 But when I went to Vegas,
01:33 it just made me excited about all of it all over again.
01:37 - Well, I know you can't say too much,
01:38 but any kinda hints?
01:41 - I can tell you it'll definitely be an event
01:44 and there are special guests, I will tell you that.
01:46 - Okay. - I can give you that.
01:47 I can give you that. - I'll take that.
01:48 - I can give you in lieu of some of the new music
01:51 that has been released,
01:53 I've definitely considered new songs.
01:55 ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪
01:57 ♪ You ain't going nowhere ♪
01:58 ♪ You're standing next to me ♪
02:00 ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪
02:02 - Have you reached out to any prior Super Bowl performers
02:05 to get some advice or pointers or?
02:07 - I actually happened to be on a boat
02:09 not too long ago with Katy Perry.
02:11 You know, she began to give me some notes.
02:14 I heard that Rihanna, she stood up for me
02:16 and said something really incredible.
02:18 I really appreciated that.
02:19 I've watched each and every performer
02:21 who's ever been on it.
02:23 This is a moment I've prepared for for 30 years.
02:25 - For the full cover story, head over to Billboard.com.
02:29 Let's talk about Beyonce.
02:30 She gives flowers, she gives inspo,
02:32 and now she's giving hair care.
02:34 Just as SZA and Victoria Monet,
02:36 Beyonce is Queen B for a reason.
02:39 Because she's a giver and her latest gift is luscious.
02:42 ♪ Bamboo ♪
02:43 ♪ I like my baby hair with baby hair and afro ♪
02:47 - We know how B likes her heir's hair
02:49 and now she's giving you a chance
02:51 to get your locks on lock with her new hair care line.
02:55 - Obviously I grew up in my mother's hair salon.
02:58 - Beyonce shared the promo for Sacred out February 20th.
03:01 No word on which specific products will be available
03:04 but I am set.
03:06 Beyonce is no stranger to giving.
03:07 We know she's got her florist on speed dial
03:10 and her latest arrangement went to SZA.
03:12 The three time Grammy winner
03:14 shared the beautiful bouquet B sent her
03:16 with the caption, "Thank you for seeing me
03:18 "before anyone else saw me.
03:20 "Thank you for making me feel valuable
03:21 "when I was the tiniest in the room.
03:23 "Thank you for shining your light on me
03:25 "and pouring into me with goddess level kindness."
03:28 And she's not the only one giving Beyonce her thanks.
03:31 Best new artist Victoria Monet gushed about the Queen
03:34 while sharing a snap from the Grammys.
03:36 Saying in part, "You're my Diana, my Tina,
03:39 "my Aretha, my B.
03:41 "Your legacy has absolutely been my artist development.
03:44 "The best blueprint any performer could ever ask for
03:47 "but never ever to be compared."
03:49 All hail Queen B.
03:51 We've got so much more to cover.
03:53 Let me break down three more things you should know.
03:56 Ice doesn't think Lotto is a fart.
03:58 T-Pain thinks country is racist.
04:00 And Snoop Dogg is suing Walmart.
04:02 Here's some hip hop news you need in your life.
04:05 Snoop Dogg and Master P are suing Walmart
04:07 and post-consumer brands over allegations
04:09 that the two huge companies sabotaged the rapper's cereal.
04:13 In the lawsuit filed Tuesday,
04:15 they say the company secretly ensured
04:17 that Snoop cereal would not be available to consumers.
04:20 And these Snoop cereal boxes
04:22 have been in stock rooms for months.
04:24 Free the Snoop cereal.
04:26 I'd buy several hot boxes.
04:28 See what I did there?
04:29 - I don't write a lot of country songs.
04:31 Stop taking credit for it because as cool it is
04:34 to see your name in those credits like that,
04:36 the racism that comes after it is just like.
04:39 - Dang, it's no shock T-Pain has experienced racism
04:43 in the world of country.
04:44 But shocking that he feels he doesn't even want
04:47 his name credited on his work.
04:49 - I'll just take the check.
04:50 (laughs)
04:51 Don't put me on that.
04:53 I'll just take the check, bro.
04:54 Nevermind, dude.
04:55 You know what I mean?
04:56 - I feel ya.
04:57 Make your money, King.
04:58 But now I need to know, what songs were these?
05:00 - Okay, so the last question.
05:02 It's how can I lose if I'm already chose?
05:06 - Like.
05:08 - Like.
05:09 - Are you looking at me?
05:09 (laughs)
05:10 Somebody help me.
05:12 - Ever since Lotto seemingly didn't know the words
05:14 to a nice song, people have put them against each other.
05:17 But after this Lotto clip.
05:19 ♪ I just wanna one on one ♪
05:20 ♪ Don't know why she so nice ♪
05:22 - I seemingly sang her song,
05:23 Think You the, Fart is about Lotto.
05:26 - The thing is for me, why am I seeing that I'm in the back
05:30 of your weak ass snippet?
05:32 Like that's how I was--
05:33 - Right.
05:34 - Literally.
05:35 - So I was like, wait a second, that's me?
05:37 So I'm like, okay, since we're talking about me,
05:39 let's poke about me.
05:40 And I dropped that.
05:41 - My take, can't the rap girlies all get along?
05:44 We love you and we want your support, not war.
05:48 You know, I love some live music
05:50 and we've got an exclusive moment for you,
05:52 courtesy of Leila Cobo.
05:54 - But that is about to hit the road
05:55 and Leila Cobo sat down with the boys to talk about touring.
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07:26, hey y'all!
07:27, it's Coco Jones. (laughs)
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07:36 Hey y'all, it's Coco Jones
07:57 and I'm gonna take you guys behind the photo.
08:00 (camera shutter clicking)
08:03 My darling, "What I Didn't Tell You" EP and Deluxe EP.
08:08 Yeah, this was my first time seeing any billboard of myself.
08:12 I was hyped, never gets old, never gets old.
08:17 Seeing yourself on billboard is like very scary,
08:19 but like wonderful scary.
08:21 Outfit.
08:22 This was a Halloween archive
08:26 of me dressing as Princess Tiana.
08:29 So basically there was this trend
08:31 and everyone was like, "Coco, you should play Tiana."
08:33 Da, da, da, da, da.
08:34 I was like, "Oh really?"
08:35 And me casually singing the song.
08:36 ♪ People would've come from everywhere ♪
08:40 I think that was a really cute moment.
08:42 Purr, hot.
08:44 So basically this is an infamous bathroom selfie.
08:47 I don't know what y'all like about bathroom selfies,
08:50 but they really go up on my page.
08:51 And that is crazy y'all, that's a bathroom.
08:53 But hey, that's what you like.
08:55 Anyway, I was in London at this time
08:58 and just felt really cute.
09:00 Had a little flick and I did numbers thinking.
09:03 - That's it for today.
09:04 Make sure you come back tomorrow
09:06 to see who's dominating the TikTok charts
09:08 and we break down Usher's mini achievements.
09:11 I'm Tetris Kelly and this is Billboard News.
09:14 (upbeat music)
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