00:00From the carpet to inside the Met Gala.
00:03We catch up with Ateez at the Grammy Museum.
00:05Half of Blackpink hangs out.
00:07Stays to fend Stray Kids.
00:09And RM sets his return.
00:11Charli XCX clarifies if she's really worked with Britney.
00:15And Ava Max stops by our studio.
00:20Welcome back to Billboard News.
00:21If you missed the Met Gala yesterday,
00:23well, you weren't the only one.
00:25We've got you covered.
00:26And if you did see the red carpet,
00:28we've got some behind-the-scenes action.
00:32Ariana performs, fooled by Katy Perry.
00:35Can Kim Kardashian breathe?
00:37And where is Rihanna?
00:39We're breaking down everything you saw and didn't
00:41at the Met Gala.
00:42Bad Bunny was one of the event's co-chairs,
00:45and everyone thought the Latin King slayed his look.
00:48But the big reveals came from Cardi B,
00:50whose massive dress needed a whole army,
00:53and Carole G, who hid away until just the right moment.
00:56Other talked-about looks included Kim Kardashian,
00:59whose waist was so snatched,
01:00people are genuinely wondering if she could even breathe.
01:03And Zendaya, the event's other chair,
01:05who has never missed the look, and gave us two.
01:08But who wasn't at the party?
01:10Everyone, myself included, was fooled by an AI
01:13of Katy Perry at the event.
01:15Even Katy's mom thought it was her,
01:17though Katy posted she was in the studio.
01:20It was the most-liked post online.
01:22And People reports the Met's queen, Rihanna,
01:25skipped the event after coming down with the flu.
01:28Inside the exclusive party,
01:29Ariana Grande performed a dazzling set,
01:31including a fairytale entrance,
01:33a duet with Wicked partner Cynthia Erivo,
01:36and all her hits.
01:37♪ What's going down? ♪
01:40Some of your favorite K-pop idols walked the red carpet,
01:43but they've got so much more going on.
01:45Here's three things to know in K-pop news.
01:48Jenny, I'm here!
01:49Jenny killed the Met Gala red carpet,
01:52but what could be the highlight of her New York trip
01:54was her reunion with Rosé.
01:56Rosé shared snaps of her and Jenny enjoying the Big Apple
01:59in the style of paparazzi photos on her IG
02:02with the caption, you know you love us, XOXO.
02:06You know what else is in New York?
02:07Plenty of studios.
02:08I mean, I'm kidding,
02:10but I'm patiently waiting for some new Blackpink.
02:12Also at the Met Gala for the first time, Stray Kids.
02:16Stays loved seeing their boys rep Tommy Hilfiger
02:18and making history as the first full K-pop group
02:21to attend the gala.
02:22What they weren't here for
02:24was the photographers at the event.
02:26I've never seen so many emotional faces in my life.
02:29I can't believe it.
02:31How do you say right in Korean?
02:33USA Today's live feed caught photogs
02:35being downright rude and racist.
02:38To be clear, arigato is Japanese.
02:41At one point, they said because they took off their jackets
02:43that people would think they're a different K-pop band.
02:46I just hope the Met rethinks
02:47their credential choices next year.
02:49Finally, RM may not have been at the Met
02:51because he's completing his mandatory military service,
02:54but he did share posters for his new song,
02:56Come Back to Me, which drops on Friday.
02:59I cannot wait, and I can feel it.
03:01The boys are reuniting soon.
03:02Time heals all wounds, and my heart is feeling full.
03:06They may not have been at the Met Gala,
03:08but Ateez did steal the show at Coachella this year.
03:11If you didn't see them,
03:12you can still catch them at the Grammy Museum.
03:15One, two, three.
03:18Ooh.
03:22Thank you so much. Thank you.
03:25Hey, it's Tetris with Billboard News,
03:27hanging out with Ateez. What's up?
03:29What's up? Long time no see.
03:30I know. It's been a minute.
03:32And now you guys have a Grammy Museum exhibit.
03:35I mean, that's crazy. How's it feel?
03:37Feels so, like, so good.
03:39We're so happy we can introduce ourselves
03:43to our fans and audience in Grammy Museum.
03:47So it's so special to us, too.
03:49I mean, it's iconic.
03:50Your costumes are right next to, like, Michael Jackson's.
03:53That's wild. Yay!
03:55We want to be. We want to be.
03:56Yeah, it felt like a dream.
03:58There's Michael Jackson's jacket
04:00and our outfits beside of that.
04:04We're really surprised about that and really love it.
04:07The full interview is coming soon.
04:10We've got more going on in music.
04:12Here's the latest.
04:13So I don't know that she was, like, a part of the process.
04:18Did Charli XCX work on new music for Britney Spears?
04:21I did get asked, but I don't know if it's, like, real.
04:26She clears the air on being random
04:28on Watch What Happens Live.
04:30♪ Go crazy, oh, it's time to party ♪
04:34Ever since Britney Spears
04:36has been free, people have wanted new music,
04:38and it was rumored Charli XCX was working on some of the material.
04:42It came up with Andy Cohen.
04:44Britney, it leaked to the press.
04:47Britney then did this post where she was like,
04:50I don't have random people write for me.
04:52Britney posted at the time she wasn't making music
04:54with random people, but no offense taken.
04:57She didn't record it, so.
04:58Right.
04:59She obviously didn't.
05:00Okay.
05:01Random.
05:02Right. I hope she does.
05:04I hope she does.
05:05Me too.
05:06Yeah.
05:07I love her.
05:08It would be a dream come true.
05:09But the pop girlie said she did write for the Queen of Pop's team
05:12and would always hope something comes of it.
05:14My team were running before they could walk.
05:16I went to Malibu and I wrote,
05:18and you always write songs hoping Britney's gonna record them.
05:21Yes.
05:22And when you went to Malibu.
05:23Onto my interview with Ava Max, she just keeps popping out bops.
05:27This is the beginning, I feel like, of me.
05:31It almost feels like my first album coming out.
05:34That is a heavy statement.
05:36And what do you feel like this era or this new form of music
05:39is gonna say about the new you?
05:41I mean, for the first time,
05:43I'm really finding myself honing in on healing.
05:49I mean, it's funny, we see healing era all over TikTok and Instagram.
05:53I really feel like this is everyone's healing era.
05:55And so I just wanted to release a record
05:58that made everyone feel incredible and have fun
06:01and just feel like they can just go out with their girlfriends
06:04and their guys and not think about anything relationship related
06:07and just be their best selves.
06:10I wanted people to feel the energy.
06:12The whole video would be dance.
06:13You know, growing up, I watched a lot of Britney Spears music videos,
06:16as we all did.
06:17Yes.
06:18After finishing the song,
06:20I wanted it to just be about the energy and the dance and nothing else.
06:26And I think when I finished the music video and I watched it back,
06:30as I was doing it, I was a little concerned because it didn't have a storyline.
06:33I really enjoyed it.
06:35We're definitely gonna talk a little bit more about dancing and all of that.
06:38But I want to ask you too about your style because you're always killing it.
06:41Do you feel like the kind of 90s vibe is also inspiring
06:43where you're going fashion-wise?
06:45I feel like it depends on my mood when I wake up.
06:47I could be in all pink one morning or in all black.
06:52It depends on how I feel.
06:53But I am more of a comfort-first girl.
06:57For the full interview, check out Billboard's YouTube.
07:00That's today's show.
07:01Come back tomorrow for interviews with Craig David and Ryan Castro.
07:05I'm Tetris Kelly and this is Billboard News.
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