Lee Sung Jin was seriously worried that he might get deported for causing an injury to a national treasure while shooting the video for BTS singer RM‘s new solo single, “Come Back to Me.” The writer-director and Beef creator spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about assembling what he called the “Korean Avengers” to shoot the mini movie for the first single from RM’s upcoming second solo album, Right Place, Wrong Person (May 24). The director said he was pleasantly surprised by how game RM was to rehearse, take notes and put in long hours to get the visual’s tone just right, especially after the ..read more

Billboard’s Friday Music Guide serves as a handy guide to this Friday’s most essential releases — the key music that everyone will be talking about today, and that will be dominating playlists this weekend and beyond.  This week, Post Malone and Morgan Wallen help each other out, Gunna stays prolific as ever and Megan Thee Stallion turns even more cutthroat. Check out all of this week’s picks below: Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen, “I Had Some Help”  No artist logged more weeks atop the Hot 100 and Billboard 200 in 2023 than Morgan Wallen; meanwhile, Post Malone has been enjoying a ..read more

There is no joy quite like the elation of a first-time grandma kvelling over the impending birth of her first grand baby. Which explains why Justin Bieber‘s mom, Patti Mallette, was absolutely glowing and bursting with pride in a driver’s seat video she posted on Thursday (May 9) in which she exhaled the great news after sitting on it for way too long. Related Hailey Bieber Is Pregnant, Expecting First Child With Justin Bieber 05/09/2024 “So, I have been waiting for this day and now that they have shared it I can finally celebrate with y’all,” she said excitedly into the camera. “O ..read more

Avril Lavigne revealed the track list for her first-ever hits compilation, Avril Lavigne: The Greatest Hits, on Friday morning (May 10). The 20-track collection due out June 21 will feature such iconic favorites as 2002 breakthrough anthems “Complicated” and “Sk8er Boi,” as well as 2004’s “Don’t Tell Me,” 2007’s “Girlfriend” and 2011’s “What the Hell,” among others. Related Avril Lavigne’s Iconic ‘Sk8er Boi’ Gets a Funko Pop! Transformation & Preorders Are… 03/26/2024 Several collaborations are in the mix as well, including “I’m a Mess” (feat. Yungblud), “Bois Lie” (feat. Machine Gu ..read more

BTS‘ RM is a big baby in the trippy video for his single “Come Back to Me.” The cinematic clip directed, produced and written by Beef creator Lee Sung Jin that dropped on Friday morning (May 10) features a scene where the singer plays an adult-sized infant, one of several roles he takes on in the twisty, nearly seven-minute mini-movie. Related BTS’ RM Announces Second Solo Album ‘Right Place, Wrong Person’ 04/25/2024 “Come back to me/ Like you used to/ Now, I could see/ What a life is about/ I told you I’m fine tonight/ Staying good/ Spring always been here/ I will sleep in her eye ..read more

Beabadoobee is getting ready to release her most intimate album yet. The 23-year-old singer announced on Thursday (May 9) that her third studio LP, This Is How Tomorrow Moves, is due out on August 16. “My most personal record, made with love from bea, jacob, rick and shangrila studios,” she wrote on Instagram, shouting out the album’s producers, Rick Rubin and Jacbo Budgen, and Rubin’s legendary Malibu studio. Related Beabadoobee Says Taylor Swift Dedicating a Song to Her During Eras Tour Felt ‘Like I Was on Shrooms… 04/07/2023 She also dropped the video for the dreamy first single ..read more

Everyone knows that if you’re going to do a proper search for the next must-see viral star you need to assemble your It Girl Counsel for help. Which is exactly what Charli XCX does in the video for her new BRAT single “360.” Related Charli XCX Confirms She Did Write Music for Britney Spears (But It Was Never Recorded) 05/07/2024 The clip that dropped on Friday morning (May 10) finds the singer running late for a dinner date with pals at a swanky restaurant. When she arrives she walks into a room packed with a who’s-who of influencers, apologizing immediately for disappointing them ..read more

Camila Cabello knows what makes a good pop song, and that’s why she called on Lil Nas X for her newest track, “He Knows,” which arrived on Friday (May 10). Earlier in the week, the duo were seen partying the night away at FKA Twigs’ Met Gala afterparty, where they danced alongside the “Cellophane” singer behind the DJ booth. “He Knows” arrives just days after the pop star took to social media to announce the forthcoming arrival of her fourth solo album, C,XOXO, alongside the cover art which features a shot of the “Havana” singer with her recently dyed blonde hair, licking a blu ..read more

Around this time two years ago at Billboard, we were all asking: Where are the new hits? Through the first few months of 2022, the Billboard Hot 100 was stocked almost exclusively with holdovers from 2021 and even 2020 or earlier, with totally new music in precious short supply in the chart’s top tiers. Relief eventually came that month in the form of Harry Styles’ instant runaway smash “As It Was,” and then as April turned to May, via new albums by Future, Bad Bunny and Kendrick Lamar. But it still felt like the year was playing catch-up, like at midyear 2022 was still only just properly get ..read more

Camila Cabello is continuing the rollout for her upcoming album, C,XOXO, and the superstar took to Instagram on Wednesday (May 8) to announce a new collaboration with Lil Nas X titled “He Knows.” “SHE’S A PROVOCATEUR, DANCEFLOOR CONNOISSEUR,” she captioned a close-up photo that was seemingly taken at the Met Gala earlier in the week, in which Lil Nas X is seen embracing Cabello with a perfectly manicured hand complete with acrylic nails and sparkling jewels. In the caption, Cabello noted that “He Knows” will be arriving on Friday (May 10). See the announcement post here. On Monday (May 6), th ..read more