It’s Friday and we’ve got a ton of new music this week. Travis Scott’s new album includes a collab with Queen B, Offset and Cardi B gave us another track and Tori Kelly’s ‘Tori’ is here. EXO’s EXO-L go up against SB19’s A’TIN in the quarterfinal round of Billboard's Fan Army Face-Off. Bia stops by Billboard News to talk all about her new makeup brand Beauty. For. Certain, working with Busta Rhymes and more!
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00:00 Travis Scott recruits Beyonce and Drake for his new album.
00:03 It's EXO versus SB19 in our Fan Army Face-Off.
00:07 Beyo drops by Billboard's studio.
00:10 We break down what to expect at Lollapalooza,
00:13 and Billboard takes you inside the hottest events
00:15 from John Legend to Taylor Swift.
00:17 It's Billboard news for Friday, July 28th.
00:22 I'm Tetris, and let's kick things off
00:24 with an entry from our Friday Music Dime.
00:27 ♪ Driving reckless through a storm and ♪
00:30 ♪ It's you at breakfast in the morning ♪
00:31 ♪ My nice is at normal, advice ain't a form or what ♪
00:33 Travis Scott said goodbye to Astroworld,
00:36 and now he's taking us to Utopia.
00:38 With features from Bad Bunny, The Weeknd, Drake, and Beyonce.
00:42 ♪ It's the let go, fuck the let go ♪
00:47 The album is stacked.
00:51 My Twitter mentions are normally full of fans battling,
00:54 but at least this next Face-Off is real.
00:56 We've reached the quarterfinals of Billboard's
00:58 Fan Army Face-Off, and matchup two
01:00 is a battle of the boy bands.
01:02 In this corner we have K-pop group EXO.
01:04 ♪ Chiffon brown, dessert, hamogum diddy, mash it ♪
01:07 They've been in the game 11 years,
01:09 over 30 million followers, seven million monthly listeners,
01:12 and seven mini albums, four of which charted
01:15 on the Billboard 200.
01:16 ♪ Mr. Love Shot ♪
01:18 ♪ Na na na na na na na na ♪
01:21 EXO already beat out Lizzo, Doja Cat, and Kim Petras.
01:25 And their opponent in the quarterfinals,
01:27 Filipino boy band SB19.
01:29 ♪ Bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo, bingo ♪
01:33 Only five years into their career,
01:35 they have over four million followers,
01:37 almost three million monthly listeners,
01:39 one studio album, and two EPs.
01:41 ♪ Bazinga, hey, no gasolina, yeah ♪
01:45 SB19's already taken out Billie Eilish,
01:47 Ed Sheeran, and Lana Del Rey.
01:49 Who do you want to see win this battle of the boy bands?
01:52 Let us know in the comments,
01:53 and vote for your fave at Billboard.com.
01:55 Tori Kelly said she wouldn't let her recent health scare
02:00 stop her from delivering new music,
02:01 and boy, did she deliver.
02:03 - Been a long time since my last project,
02:06 and there's been a lot of growth.
02:08 ♪ You don't wanna cut it, just know me ♪
02:11 ♪ You ain't get the stuff from somebody else ♪
02:15 Feels like I'm finally stepping into myself, as Tori.
02:19 - There's a whole lot of money in this mother.
02:21 ♪ I do this as usual, usually I wouldn't smile ♪
02:24 ♪ Unless it cost a couple thousands or millions ♪
02:27 - Well, not actually, but Bia has me feeling confident
02:30 after stopping by our studio.
02:32 - You recently had "I'm That Bitch" with Timbaland.
02:35 - Yes.
02:36 - Which was super, super great, I love that track.
02:38 I wanna know, what was it like working with him,
02:41 this person who's just been on top of the game for decades?
02:45 - Timbaland is so legendary, he dropped so many gems,
02:49 and to just be in the same room with somebody like that
02:51 who has that type of catalog,
02:52 you could just learn from them.
02:54 I love learning from people that have done it before me,
02:57 and just taking whatever advice they give me,
02:59 whatever gems, they help me make the best song I can.
03:02 So it was a moment, I wanna do it over and over again.
03:06 - It's just crazy to think, I will say one thing
03:08 that I miss that I have not had in a while is Spanish, Bia.
03:13 (laughing)
03:16 ♪ It's so frío when we call her ♪
03:18 ♪ Who I'm coming, mentirosa, el palomo no me joda ♪
03:21 - It's so funny you say that,
03:22 because I just recorded a cute song the other day,
03:25 and the whole second verse was in Spanish.
03:28 - No way.
03:28 - I'm not sure where it's gonna live yet,
03:30 but I do have some Latin,
03:34 little razzle dazzle on my project.
03:37 - We love a Latin razzle dazzle.
03:38 - Yeah, I love, you'll get something,
03:40 you'll always get a little Latin razzle dazzle with me.
03:43 - Is there any Latin artists that you're like,
03:45 oh, I would love to work with them?
03:47 - Yes, I love Rosalia, and I love Tokisha.
03:50 - Oh my God, those are my girls.
03:52 - Yeah, Anita too, I have something cute coming with Anita.
03:56 That's my girl, I love her so much.
03:58 - Coming soon soon?
03:59 - Soon soon.
04:00 - For the full interview, hit Billboard.com.
04:02 Cardi B and Offset are music couple goals,
04:05 and their latest collab is Jealousy.
04:07 ♪ She fuck with my pimp and my cane ♪
04:09 ♪ I'm Michael, I'm not no Jermaine ♪
04:11 ♪ Jealousy, that shit gonna eat your heart out ♪
04:12 - Offset not only raps on the track,
04:14 but he directed the video,
04:16 and of course, Cardi brought the fire.
04:18 ♪ Bitches don't wanna go back and forth ♪
04:19 ♪ And bitches ain't got enough hits for verses ♪
04:21 ♪ Bitches be acting so different in person ♪
04:23 ♪ Cardi and friends, I can see what you're nervous ♪
04:25 - It's been a busy week from coast to coast,
04:27 so let Billboard tell you what you've missed
04:29 in these streets.
04:31 Billboard staff was all over the place this week,
04:33 with some of the hottest tickets all around the world.
04:36 From London to New York to Seattle,
04:38 here's an exclusive look in this week's
04:40 Billboard All Access.
04:43 Starting off in Los Angeles,
04:46 where John Legend put on an intimate concert
04:48 to promote his new skincare line,
04:50 Loved One, on Saturday night.
04:52 The intimate concert included themed cocktails,
04:55 glowing lights, and a live 40 minute performance
04:57 with John sitting solo on stage
04:59 in front of a grand piano.
05:01 - Last song.
05:02 (piano music)
05:04 It's 10 years old now.
05:05 - He sang some of his biggest hits,
05:08 including All of Me.
05:10 ♪ All of me ♪
05:12 ♪ I'll give my all to you ♪
05:15 - It was a fun-filled weekend in Los Angeles,
05:17 where the Barbie party continued
05:19 with a pool party at Soho House in downtown Los Angeles.
05:22 And the theme?
05:23 Pink everything.
05:24 Barbie themed cocktails, vibrant music,
05:27 and Pink, Pink, Pink were all on the menu.
05:30 ♪ I'm so high with that fresh kiss ♪
05:32 ♪ And I know it's so ♪
05:35 - And keeping the party going in Los Angeles,
05:37 Tim McGraw performed an intimate concert for fans
05:40 at the famed Whiskey a Go Go
05:41 on the Sunset Strip on Monday night.
05:44 Tim performed some of his biggest hits,
05:46 as well as some new songs for the standing room only crowd
05:49 gathered at the famous venue.
05:51 Billboard was all over the world this week,
05:52 heading across the pond to London
05:54 for Junction 2 in Boston Manor Park,
05:56 a techno music festival featuring Turkish-Italian DJ Carlita
06:00 as well as Swedish dance music legends Adam Beyer
06:03 and Serez D.
06:04 Finally, we head back stateside
06:06 where Billboard caught up with Taylor Swift
06:07 for the first night of her Seattle concert on Saturday night.
06:11 The crowd was hyped, and as a special treat,
06:13 Taylor brought out her good friends Haim,
06:15 who will be joining her for the West Coast leg of her tour.
06:18 Taylor's record-breaking tour continues on the West Coast
06:20 with stops in Santa Clara and Los Angeles in the coming week.
06:24 From Times Square to Raising Cane's,
06:25 we've gotten to know a lot about Post Malone.
06:28 He's getting even more personal with Austin.
06:30 ♪ Easier to leave without you on the ground ♪
06:35 ♪ 'Cause you're nothing to me ♪
06:36 - We love festivals here at Billboard,
06:38 so we're telling you what to expect
06:39 at one of the biggest of the year.
06:41 We're in the middle of summer,
06:43 and that means it's time for Lollapalooza.
06:45 The iconic Chicago festival is back,
06:48 and here's what you can expect.
06:50 (singing in foreign language)
06:54 Opening night is ladies' night,
06:56 as first-timers Carol G and Billie Eilish
06:58 co-headline with Carol G,
07:00 making history as the first female Latin artist
07:02 to top the bill.
07:03 Other headliners include Kendrick Lamar,
07:05 the 1975 Odessa, Tomorrow by Together,
07:09 Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Lana Del Rey.
07:12 ♪ Keep doing whatever you like ♪
07:15 - New jeans will also be making festival history
07:18 as the first K-pop girl group to take the stage.
07:21 It all goes down August 3rd through 6th
07:23 at Chicago's Grand Park,
07:24 but don't worry if you can't make it.
07:26 The festival will stream live on Hulu.
07:28 That's it for this fun Friday.
07:30 Come back next week for interviews
07:31 with Juanez and Lil Tjay.
07:33 I'm Tetris Kelly for Billboard News,
07:35 but before you get out of here,
07:36 one more entry in our Friday Music Guide.
07:39 Country music is dominating the charts,
07:41 and if you need an introduction,
07:43 Walker Hayes has got you covered with Show Me the Country.
07:47 ♪ Shake it like mama's fried chicken on Sunday ♪
07:49 ♪ Hey, show me the country ♪
07:53 - For a full breakdown of the latest drops,
07:56 head to Billboard.com.