Megan Thee Stallion talked to Billboard about her partnership with Cheetos, what it was like working with Cardi B again and going viral with Justin Timberlake. Music powerhouse Mýa sat down with her Billboard doppelgänger Heran Mamo and opened up about her album anniversaries, love for Jamacia and dancehall, the lessons she's learned throughout the years and more. Christina Milian addresses Jennifer Lopez feud rumors over Jennifer’s track “Play.” And more!
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00:00 Megan Thee Stallion talks about Cardi B and Justin Timberlake.
00:03 Christina Milian addresses feud rumors with Jennifer Lopez.
00:06 Zach Bryan collabs with Noah Khan and Bunny Bear.
00:10 Maya jogs by our studio.
00:12 And we learn five things about Itsy.
00:14 (upbeat music)
00:17 Welcome to Billboard News.
00:19 I'm Tetris Kelly.
00:20 It's Tuesday, September 19th.
00:21 And we're starting off today with some Megan Thee Stallion.
00:24 Straight from the horse's mouth.
00:26 (horse neighing)
00:27 (upbeat music)
00:28 - F you, Megan.
00:29 - F you.
00:30 - F you.
00:31 - F you all the way.
00:33 - Megan Thee Stallion is giving out scholarships with Cheetos
00:36 and she's talking to Billboard about Cardi B and Justin Timberlake.
00:40 Let's talk about the hotties.
00:42 - Welcome to Flamin' Hot University
00:44 where we teach you everything about the Flamin' Hot lifestyle.
00:47 - It's Flamin' Hot University
00:49 and Megan is the official hot girl dean of admissions
00:52 for a partnership that gives back with scholarships,
00:55 a curriculum and of course merch.
00:57 And she talked with Billboard about so much more.
01:00 ♪ Now I got a ride on my knees ♪
01:01 ♪ Bitch I ride on my toes ♪
01:03 ♪ Take that ass easy even at the door ♪
01:05 On her recent Bungles collaborator Cardi B, she stated,
01:08 "She literally just let me do me.
01:10 "This is the second time she sent me a song
01:12 "and I'll be like, 'Friend, can I do whatever I want to do
01:15 "'on the beat?
01:16 "'I'm gonna put two verses on here, all right?'
01:18 "She always let me do whatever I want to do creatively."
01:21 They performed the track at the VMAs
01:23 where a video went viral where it looks like
01:25 Meg cussed out Justin Timberlake backstage.
01:27 She posted a TikTok with the NSYNC-er.
01:30 She was shook saying,
01:32 "Dawg, that's why my mouth was open big.
01:34 "I was so excited.
01:35 "It's a good feeling when you know the icons know about you.
01:38 "It made me feel good.
01:40 "I was like, 'Come on, real hot girl shit.'"
01:42 Now it's time to get to our interview with Maya,
01:44 conducted by her doppelganger and Billboard R&B/hip-hop reporter,
01:48 Hadan Mamo.
01:50 - Three album anniversaries this year are incredible.
01:52 You talk about your self-titled debut album,
01:55 "Maya," that turned 25.
01:57 You talk about "Mood Ring" that's 20 years old.
01:59 And then come December, "Sugar and Spice" will be 15.
02:03 What were your favorite memories working on those projects?
02:05 - I was a baby. I was a kid.
02:07 Everything was brand new, you know,
02:09 initially on my first project.
02:10 Working in a studio with Drew Till for the first album
02:14 was really like a family in a camp.
02:16 So I had big brothers around me, and they all play.
02:20 I also play the violin, and they all do harmonies
02:24 and songwrite as well, so I learned a lot from them,
02:26 watching them.
02:27 And then the second album, I worked a lot with Wyclef
02:30 and Jerry Wander for a big bulk of "Fear of Flying."
02:33 So that was an amazing experience, once again,
02:36 surrounded by big brothers, you know.
02:38 Getting to work with Missy eventually on "Lady Marmalade"
02:41 was awesome as a producer.
02:44 Rock Wilder, and then, of course, the ladies of "Lady Marmalade."
02:47 It's just a beautiful journey, and, you know,
02:50 I'm excited as well about what's to come,
02:53 and I just love music,
02:54 so it's a blessing to just still be here 25 years later
02:58 and still feel like it's brand new.
03:00 - I get told often that I look like you
03:02 from, like, artists I interview
03:04 to, like, random people at events.
03:06 And then I also did the look that you did
03:08 for the "Take Me There" video with Blackstreet.
03:12 - Oh, my goodness!
03:15 This is so on point. I thought that was me.
03:17 [laughter]
03:18 - Like, I've paid attention to all the details.
03:20 - See?
03:21 - So, yeah, I obviously admire everything that you've done,
03:25 especially the looks, but I'm curious.
03:27 Do you have, like, any of your favorite all-time looks
03:30 that you're just like, "Ugh"?
03:31 - I actually do.
03:33 So my favorite all-time look is my very first album,
03:36 and it's also my very first single,
03:39 "All About Me."
03:40 Why? Because I sketched that outfit on paper
03:45 through the designs that I wanted,
03:47 and I saw it come to life.
03:49 But this is something that I've been doing for years.
03:51 Like, I have this whole sketchbook of outfits
03:54 that I wanted to create before I signed my first deal.
03:58 And so that was one of them.
04:00 And the seamstress brought it to life,
04:04 and that was an amazing experience for me
04:06 as a brand-new artist.
04:07 - I love that.
04:08 - For the full interview, head to Billboard.com.
04:11 Keeping it early 2000s,
04:12 we love settling some 20-year-plus beef.
04:15 Ever heard that rumor that J.Lo and Christina Milian have beef?
04:18 Well, Milian is laying it all out.
04:21 Remember this song?
04:22 - ♪ Come on, come on, play that song ♪
04:25 ♪ Play it all night long ♪
04:27 - J.Lo's play was actually written by Christina Milian.
04:30 - And I played the track, and I was like...
04:33 [humming]
04:36 ♪ Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na ♪
04:38 And I was like, "This just sounds, like, too easy."
04:40 It was just too easy to write at that moment.
04:42 I wrote the song in, like, 15 minutes.
04:44 - And there's been a long-standing rumor
04:46 that Christina had an issue with Jennifer
04:48 putting the song on her second album, J.Lo,
04:51 since Milian had recorded the demo
04:53 when she was working on her debut album.
04:55 But she's putting those rumors to rest.
04:58 - And so, yes, I recorded the original demo.
05:00 A month later, Tommy Mottola gets it for Jennifer.
05:04 And next thing I know, she's going to New York--
05:06 she's in New York, she's recording the song.
05:08 I came in to help rewrite some of the stuff.
05:11 And yes, I sing backgrounds in it.
05:12 It's no different than Michael Jackson
05:14 having background singers on songs, or Britney Spears.
05:16 Like, this is what music is made of.
05:18 You want a blend of voices. It makes songs better.
05:22 - In fact, Christina explained
05:23 the reason why she didn't keep "Play" for herself
05:25 is because she also wrote "AM to PM" that day
05:28 and didn't think her label would want to put
05:30 both songs on her album.
05:32 So we all know which one she chose.
05:34 - ♪ All y'all bumpin' this in your clubs ♪
05:36 ♪ From AM to PM ♪
05:38 - All's well that ends well.
05:40 - Hands down, she killed it. She's so good.
05:43 I love that song. I'm so happy that she did it.
05:45 And, yeah, like, I couldn't believe at 19 years old
05:49 I wrote a song for J-Lo.
05:51 - Time for an update on one of our recent chart-toppers,
05:54 Zag Brian.
05:55 He's been in the studio, and we know who joined him.
05:57 Remember last week when Zag Brian teased
06:00 being in the studio with Noah Kahn?
06:02 Well, we know what those two were up to.
06:05 - ♪ But you stuck around when I was down ♪
06:10 ♪ And I'll owe you all my debt ♪
06:14 - Zag Brian took to IG to post snippets
06:16 of three new tracks he worked on
06:18 with Noah Kahn and Bunny Bear.
06:20 - ♪ My father is a bed man ♪
06:23 ♪ But I got myself a steady hand ♪
06:27 ♪ Don't come back, lover, I'm proud you're under the skyline ♪
06:33 - He captioned the post,
06:35 "Locked myself in the studio all week,
06:37 "wrote myself through a notebook,
06:39 "walked around with people I love in the city,
06:41 "then went camping.
06:42 "Felt restful and hopeful,
06:44 "thankful for breathing no matter the day.
06:46 "Just grateful.
06:47 "Thank you to Noah Kahn and Bunny Bear."
06:49 No word on when he will officially release the tracks,
06:52 but it looks like Zag has a lot going on.
06:54 Over on X, the country star posted,
06:56 "Zag's getting a sister today,"
06:58 followed up with a pic of an adorable puppy,
07:00 captioned, "I ain't okay, man."
07:03 Before I let you go,
07:04 Itzy stopped by and told us five things about them
07:06 that had all of us cracking up in the studio.
07:09 - All in us.
07:10 - Hey, this is Itzy.
07:12 - And these are five facts that you might not know about us.
07:15 - Let's talk about it.
07:17 [upbeat music]
07:20 ♪ ♪
07:22 - Go on, Yuna.
07:23 - Oh.
07:24 Actually...
07:27 [laughter]
07:28 - You're hesitating.
07:29 - I really, really...
07:32 love our fans.
07:34 - Actually? - Actually?
07:36 - Do you have to put "actually" in front of it?
07:39 - Yeah.
07:40 - Okay. - Okay.
07:41 - It's true.
07:42 - Actually, I gained weight after coming here.
07:46 [laughter]
07:47 - Me too.
07:48 - 'Cause there was so much delicious food everywhere,
07:51 so, yeah.
07:52 Definitely enjoying this time.
07:54 - Actually...
07:56 I don't like coffee.
07:58 - Everyone knows.
07:59 - But this day, I like coffee.
08:01 - Oh.
08:02 - Order...
08:04 acai bowl...
08:06 one hour...
08:09 - Later? - Later.
08:10 - It'll come?
08:11 - Yes.
08:12 [laughter]
08:13 - Okay.
08:14 Today morning, I ate a...
08:17 M morning.
08:18 - M morning.
08:19 [laughter]
08:20 - It was so delicious.
08:22 - At the top and the bottom was the...
08:24 pancake.
08:25 - Yeah, it was different.
08:26 - Oh.
08:27 - We're ITZY, and these are some facts
08:29 that you might not know about us.
08:31 - Bye!
08:32 - Bye!
08:33 - Thank you for watching.
08:34 - Thank you, K-Love.
08:35 [laughter]
08:36 - We'll have their full interview in the coming weeks,
08:38 but that's it for today.
08:39 Come back tomorrow to learn five things about Rosalia.
08:43 I'm Tetris Kelly, and this is Billboard News.
08:46 [upbeat music]