00:00 - Kaisa Nat joins the Pink Friday Tour,
00:02 Selena Gomez explains her social decisions,
00:05 and Britney is in the news for her ex-husband and sister.
00:08 We have a brand new Billboard cover star.
00:11 Go in depth with Dua Lipa, see what's hot on the talk,
00:14 and rewind our charts.
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00:19 - This is Billboard News.
00:20 Let's hop into our top story.
00:22 - From Drake to the Queen,
00:23 Mixed Girls, Gag City is proving the place to be,
00:26 and the Brooklyn stop of the Nicki Minaj
00:28 Pink Friday 2 World Tour did not disappoint.
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00:33 Kaisa Nat took to the stage to show off his dance moves.
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00:39 Being the most and the best possible way,
00:43 Selena Gomez stopped by NBC's Today
00:45 to talk about mental health
00:46 and what she does to take care of herself.
00:48 - I disabled all my comments on my photos on Instagram
00:53 for only my friends,
00:54 so I think I've created boundaries to help me.
00:57 I felt empowered by doing that,
00:59 by saying this is just for me.
01:01 - And of course, Hoda Kotb noticed one factor
01:04 that's making Selena happy, Benny Blanco.
01:06 - You're choosing wisely.
01:07 Like, I felt that right away.
01:10 - It feels wonderful.
01:11 He's wonderful.
01:13 - Britney Spears' divorce is final.
01:15 Sam Asghari filed for divorce from Spears in August,
01:18 citing irreconcilable differences.
01:20 And after eight months,
01:21 the 14-month marriage is officially over,
01:24 with Sam not fighting the prenup.
01:26 That's not the only Britney news.
01:28 After dragging her sister on IG.
01:30 - My sister did it on a TV show,
01:32 and they bathed her in the jungle, long shit.
01:35 - Oh.
01:36 - Oh, cater to me, little bitch.
01:39 - TMZ is reporting Jamie Lynn is just happy Britney's alive.
01:43 Um, I'm detecting shade and a possible response from Britney.
01:46 I was so happy when T-Pain did a track with Meghan Trainor.
01:49 Then I got to see him live at Coachella,
01:51 and now he's on our cover?
01:53 Give me all the T-Pain.
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01:57 That song took two months to record.
02:08 There's five different versions of the hook,
02:10 and he didn't use any of them.
02:11 The version that we know now,
02:13 I didn't hear that version of the song
02:15 until I got to the video shoot.
02:17 It sounded nothing like that in the studio.
02:19 It was, the sample wasn't there,
02:21 John Legend was on it,
02:22 I think Marshawn Broderick was on it.
02:24 Like, it was a lot.
02:26 Kanye's one of them people, like,
02:27 once he gets a song going,
02:28 he'll try everything that comes into his mind
02:31 until he just settles on something, you know?
02:33 But the song would be full of so many different versions,
02:37 so many different artists,
02:38 and, you know, he'll bring in different drums,
02:40 and if he's feeling, you know, this needs
02:43 an African feel to it,
02:46 he'll fly people from Africa to come work on it.
02:50 It was for us, because every time he had an idea,
02:53 I had to go back and work on the song.
02:55 It wasn't like a continuous two weeks.
02:57 It was like, all right, that was the session,
03:00 I got shows and stuff, and he's like,
03:01 "Hey, can you come back after the show
03:04 "and then come do it again?"
03:05 And I'm like, "No, my show was on the other side
03:07 "of the country."
03:08 He's like, "Yeah, that's fine, I'll fly you back."
03:10 Like, no, I don't wanna do that, Kanye.
03:11 (laughs)
03:12 I don't feel like doing that, that's stupid as hell.
03:15 Very stressful song to make, but it turned out great.
03:18 September 29th, the song finally launched,
03:20 and it was different.
03:22 But once the song got released,
03:23 I don't think I was happy, because like I said,
03:25 he didn't use the stuff that was supposed to be hooks.
03:28 He just kinda pieced together a lot of other stuff I did,
03:31 but it worked, it worked.
03:33 You can't deny that it didn't work.
03:35 It's a dope song.
03:36 It made the chart, so here we are talking about it.
03:40 There's a Grammy back there.
03:41 First Grammy win, that was awesome.
03:44 - For his full chart history, hit Billboard's YouTube.
03:47 Dua Lipa's album is almost here,
03:49 and before it arrives, we're taking a dive into her catalog.
03:52 - Throughout the whole record,
03:53 there's this idea of chaos happening around,
03:57 and me trying to push through it in a way
03:59 that feels authentic and honest.
04:02 - Dua Lipa is gearing up to release her new album,
04:05 Radical Optimism, so we're taking a look back
04:07 at her chart accomplishments.
04:09 This is Billboard Explains,
04:10 Dua Lipa's Radical Chart Achievements.
04:14 Dua Lipa made her Billboard Hot 100 debut
04:16 with "Blow Your Mind, Mwah!"
04:18 The song peaked at number 72 in November 2016.
04:22 Since then, she's racked up 23 career entries
04:25 on the Hot 100, including five top 10s,
04:28 "New Rules" that reached number six.
04:30 ♪ I got new rules, I count 'em ♪
04:33 - "Don't Start Now" peaked at number two.
04:35 ♪ Don't show up ♪
04:37 ♪ Don't come out ♪
04:39 ♪ Don't start caring about me now ♪
04:42 - And "Levitating," which also hit number two,
04:44 just to name a few.
04:46 ♪ I need you all night ♪
04:48 ♪ Come on dance with me ♪
04:51 - "Levitating" was a massive success for Dua on the charts.
04:54 Not only was it the year-end number one
04:56 Hot 100 song of 2021, it holds the record
05:00 as the longest charting song among women
05:02 in the Billboard Hot 100 history, with 77 weeks total.
05:06 It also holds the record for the most weeks spent
05:09 in the top 10 of the Hot 100 in history
05:11 among women, with 41 weeks.
05:13 Over on the Pop Airplay chart, Dua holds 23 career entries,
05:17 with five number one songs, including "Break My Heart,"
05:20 ♪ Am I falling in love ♪
05:22 ♪ With the one that could break my heart ♪
05:26 - And "Dance the Night."
05:26 ♪ Watch me dance ♪
05:29 ♪ Dance the night away ♪
05:31 - Plus, she has three charting albums on the Billboard 200,
05:34 including one top 10 with "Future Nostalgia"
05:37 that peaked at number three.
05:38 We'll have to wait and see where Radical Optimism
05:40 takes Dua next on the Billboard charts.
05:43 Is TikTok safe, is it going?
05:45 I don't know, but what I do know
05:47 are the hottest songs on the app right now.
05:49 - Le Bang's "Hold Strong," while three big names
05:52 debut in the top 10.
05:53 ♪ 'Cause I don't wanna live a lie, lie, lie ♪
05:56 ♪ You should tell my boyfriend what I think ♪
05:58 - Le Bang's "Tell Your Girlfriend" holds on to the top spot
06:01 on the TikTok Billboard Top 50
06:03 for the chart posting May 2nd.
06:05 Elsewhere on the chart, T-Swift's "Who's Afraid
06:07 of Little Old Me" debuts at number four,
06:10 thanks to a trend of showing off cuteness.
06:12 ♪ Who's afraid of little old me ♪
06:16 - Her good friend Phoebe Bridgers lands at six
06:20 with a slowed down version of "Scott Street."
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06:25 Fresh off of stage coach, Shaboozie's "A Bar Song"
06:29 sits at number nine.
06:31 ♪ 'Cause I'ma pump me up a double shot of whiskey ♪
06:34 ♪ They know me and Jay, they don't stop and hit me ♪
06:36 - Every Thursday, Billboard will bring you
06:38 the verified list of the hottest songs on TikTok
06:40 by monitoring music discovery and engagement
06:42 on the platform in the United States.
06:44 To find the TikTok Billboard Top 50 each week,
06:47 users can simply go to any sound detail page
06:49 and tap the top right button to access the charts page.
06:52 And we take a peek back at our charts from 1989
06:55 to give you a cure.
06:57 ♪ Playtime, got a fascination ♪
07:01 ♪ Street ♪
07:03 - British rock group The Cure took over alternative airplay
07:06 this week in 1989.
07:09 Called Modern Rock Tracks at the time,
07:11 the group's single "Fascination Street"
07:13 made it all the way to the number one spot.
07:15 The song was apparently inspired by a drunken night
07:18 in New Orleans and spent seven weeks at the top.
07:20 It was the group's first number one on alternative airplay.
07:24 ♪ Conversation, just open your mind ♪
07:28 - The group later went on to get four number one hits
07:30 on the chart, but it was "Fascination Street"
07:33 that led the way.
07:34 - See you tomorrow for our interview with Dua Lipa.
07:37 This is Billboard News.
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