We run down all the shocking details and bombshells from Britney Spears’ highly anticipated memoir ‘The Woman in Me,’ Megan Thee Stallion teases new music in a snake themed teaser, Kelly Clarkson kicks off the newest season of ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show’ with a cover of Christina Aguilera’s “Fighter.” Rising new artist d4vd talks about how he connects with his fans through his music and being starstruck and then going on tour with SZA. GALE plays Fishing for answers backstage at Billboard’s Latin Music Week 2023.
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00:00 Megan Thee Stallion teases new music.
00:02 It's Britney's big book debut.
00:05 Kelly Clarkson is back with more Kelly-oke.
00:08 David stops by our studio.
00:10 And Gale goes fishing for answers.
00:13 (upbeat music)
00:16 Welcome back to Billboard News, I'm Tetris Kelly.
00:18 It's Tuesday, October 24th,
00:20 aka the day Britney released her memoir.
00:23 I got my copy and I'm here to let you know
00:25 some of the biggest shockers.
00:27 Britney Spears' book, The Woman in Me, is out
00:29 and not only did we celebrate the release
00:31 with the creators of her movie,
00:33 we're discussing some of the book's big revelations.
00:36 And that's if I can put it down, it's just so good.
00:39 Fans packed into the Grove last night
00:41 for a screening of Britney's 2002 film,
00:43 Crossroads, that she requested.
00:46 - Yeah, she really wanted it to help
00:48 with releasing her book.
00:49 All to kind of look back at her life
00:51 and see how she was overprotected and, you know, and--
00:56 - I don't know, actually. - The content, yeah.
00:57 - I don't know, I don't want to see it in context.
00:59 - The movie's creators, Tamra Davis and Ann Carley,
01:02 even spoke about how the label at the time
01:04 wanted her to record music after Pepsi commercials
01:07 and movie shoot days.
01:08 And even Britney told them, "But I have to."
01:11 - And I said, "Guess what?
01:13 "You don't have to."
01:14 - Oh, nice.
01:15 (audience applauding)
01:18 - And the book also has its fair share
01:20 of eye-opening moments from our overprotected queen.
01:23 She details the now much-discussed abortion
01:26 she shared with Justin Timberlake.
01:27 And we also find out Spears' paternal grandmother, Jean,
01:31 whom the star gets her middle name from,
01:33 was sent to an asylum by her husband, June.
01:35 And after Jean suffered abuse and committed suicide,
01:39 Britney writes June would later send his second wife
01:42 to the same asylum.
01:43 She's telling her story her way.
01:46 For more from the book, hit billboard.com.
01:49 It doesn't sound like we'll be getting
01:50 new Britney music anytime soon,
01:52 but Megan Thee Stallion is teasing what she's got coming up.
01:55 - Just as a snake sheds its skin,
01:57 we must shed our past over and over again.
02:02 - Looks like Megan Thee Stallion is shedding her skin
02:07 and ready for a new chapter.
02:09 After recently reaching a settlement
02:10 with her former label, 1501 Certified Entertainment,
02:14 Megan Thee Stallion is ready to move on.
02:16 The Houston rapper posted to her socials Monday night
02:19 a snake-themed video captioning, "Act One,"
02:22 along with a snake emoji.
02:24 The tease also seemed to preview
02:25 what looked like a music video,
02:27 although Meg has not officially announced any new music.
02:31 This is the latest in a recent string of teases
02:34 that has employed slithery language and imagery,
02:36 including a tweet earlier this month
02:38 in which she appeared to bare her snake fangs.
02:41 The post featured a cryptic message, "Let's begin,"
02:44 accompanied by a three-second video
02:46 of the rapper showing off fangs
02:47 and a series of posts with some spooky scenes.
02:50 Maybe she's getting into the Halloween spirit.
02:53 Maybe she's building up to a huge announcement.
02:55 Either way, I'm totally here for it.
02:57 We love new music and we love a good cover of a classic,
03:01 which is one of the reasons we're so glad
03:03 Kelly Clarkson is back on our TV.
03:06 The Kelly Clarkson show is back in full swing,
03:08 which means more epic Kelly Oki.
03:10 ♪ Makes me that much wiser ♪
03:13 ♪ Thanks for making me a fighter ♪
03:15 - Kelly Clarkson may have moved
03:16 her Emmy-winning daytime talk show to New York,
03:19 but the Kelly Oki hits just the same.
03:22 She kicked off this week's round of shows
03:24 with a cover of fellow voice coach,
03:25 Christina Aguilera's "Fighter."
03:28 ♪ You won't stop me ♪
03:30 ♪ You're the only one ♪
03:32 ♪ You're the only one ♪
03:33 ♪ You're the only one ♪
03:35 - This comes on the heels of Kelly's epic duets
03:37 with Alanis Morissette.
03:39 ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
03:41 ♪ I don't know ♪
03:43 - We can't wait to see what other covers
03:44 Kelly has in store for us the rest of the season,
03:47 and hopefully another Kelly Oki album.
03:50 On to our interview with David,
03:51 Lindsey Haven sat down with the senior
03:53 to talk about new music and opening
03:55 for one of the biggest artists out there.
03:57 - If you had to describe what 2023 has been like for you,
04:01 how could you put it into words?
04:02 - Blessed rollercoaster.
04:04 - Yeah.
04:05 - Front row seat on a rollercoaster, honestly,
04:07 and it goes this way, it goes that way,
04:09 it goes every which way.
04:10 It's honestly just been a wild ride,
04:12 let's just, let's not get spinny.
04:13 - Has there been one moment
04:15 that has surprised you the most?
04:16 - Scissor Tour, honestly.
04:18 Honestly, it was like months and months
04:21 of seeing her to this moment,
04:23 and I was just completely starstruck.
04:26 It wasn't even real to me when I heard the news.
04:29 - How did you find out?
04:30 - My manager called me.
04:31 - Okay. - He was like,
04:32 "Yo, I think we got it."
04:32 I was like, "Wait, what?"
04:35 And then I instantly, I went and I was like,
04:37 posted, I was like, "What is the caption?
04:38 "What do I caption this?"
04:39 Posted a flyer with the caption,
04:40 and the fans went crazy.
04:42 I was like, "Oh my goodness, this is a moment."
04:45 - Do you think that there will be more EPs
04:47 before we get hit with a debut album?
04:50 Have those conversations happened?
04:52 - Who even knows?
04:53 It depends, I mean, I have so much music.
04:55 There's so many opportunities to just put it all out.
04:58 And being genre-less, like you just stated,
05:02 there's areas for everything.
05:03 There's things for every fan, every listener.
05:06 So it just depends on what they want.
05:07 I just, you know, I feed the fans.
05:08 So if they ask for it, I'll give it, yeah.
05:11 - And I mean, it's amazing, like you said,
05:12 starting in the gaming world,
05:13 like you have such a direct relationship with them
05:16 that if they want something, you'll know.
05:17 - Exactly, exactly, they'll tell me, exactly.
05:19 - For the full interview, head to Billboard.com.
05:22 Before I let you go, we caught up with Gale
05:23 at Latin Music Week, and had her go fishing for answers.
05:27 - Hola, soy Gale,
05:28 y aquí estoy fishing for answers con Billboard.
05:31 (upbeat music)
05:33 A ver.
05:37 Te gusta más grabar o hacer giras?
05:41 Ay, que difícil.
05:46 A ver, me encanta la energía que siento
05:48 estando en el estudio, escribiendo y creando una canción.
05:52 O sea, es que eso se siente como magia.
05:54 Pero yo siento que nada se compara a estar en el escenario,
05:58 cantando tus canciones y conectando con el público
06:01 de esa manera.
06:02 Como una cosa, una electricidad.
06:05 Así que bueno, un poquito de las dos, pero en el escenario.
06:09 A ver.
06:13 Chan, chan, chan, chan.
06:16 ¿Quién es tu ícono de estilo y por qué?
06:19 Uh.
06:20 Sabes que no tengo como a una persona,
06:25 pero sí me inspira mucho,
06:26 me inspiro mucho como en la moda de los noventas.
06:29 Sí, me encantan como que 90s vibe, everything.
06:32 Chachachachan.
06:35 Yo me quedo aquí hasta mañana.
06:37 ¿Con quién te encantaría colaborar en tu próximo álbum?
06:41 Uh.
06:42 (upbeat music)
06:44 Ay.
06:45 No sé con una persona en específico,
06:49 pero wow, el próximo álbum.
06:50 Y yo acabo de lanzar mi primer álbum hace unos meses.
06:53 (laughs)
06:54 Que todavía estoy como que un poco en ese mindset,
06:57 aunque ya empecé a trabajar en nueva música.
06:59 Estoy demasiado emocionada.
07:00 Pero a ver, colaboraciones así que me encantarían,
07:04 por mencionar algunos,
07:07 Paul Grants, Bruce's, Manuel Turizo, Shakira,
07:12 eventualmente me encantaría.
07:14 Ya.
07:16 Seguimos.
07:17 Una más.
07:18 ¿Alguna vez has conocido a alguien
07:23 que te haya dejado starstruck?
07:26 ¿Quién fue?
07:27 Pues fíjate que esto lo he pensado mucho
07:33 porque yo empecé componiendo con otros artistas
07:36 que me ha tocado componer con artistas que admiro demasiado
07:39 como Christina Aguilera, Shakira,
07:41 que yo crecí escuchando
07:44 y pues imitando.
07:48 O sea, todo.
07:49 Pero starstruck no me ha pasado.
07:52 Daddy Yankee.
07:54 No lo conozco.
07:55 Quizás con él me pueda pasar esto de starstruck.
07:57 I'll get back to you.
07:59 That's today's show.
08:00 Come back tomorrow for when Fade breaks down
08:02 what's behind the photo.
08:04 I'm Tetris Kelly and this is Billboard News.
08:07 (upbeat music)