BLACKPINK renewed their contract with YG following rumors that Jennie, Jisoo and Lisa were planning to leave the agency, Taylor Swift was named TIME’s Person of The Year and got candid about her new relationship with Travis Kelce, what fans can expect from ‘Reputation (Taylor’s Version),’ her infamous phone call with Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, Cardi B’s cryptic post on Instagram Stories sparked break up rumors with husband Offset, Morgan Wallen is on the cover of Billboard’s No. 1 issue, Victoria Monét opened up about touring as a mom, performing songs from ‘JAGUAR’ and ‘JAGUAR II,’ her biggest inspirations and more on the latest episode of Tour Stop, we showed off the best gifts from Netflix shows and movies on TalkShopLive during Billboard Live Shopping Week and more!
Shop the best gifts from Netflix shows and movies from Billboard Live
Shopping Week with talkshoplive here: https://talkshop.live/watch/M9Eo-mg_TlCt
Shop the best gifts from Netflix shows and movies from Billboard Live
Shopping Week with talkshoplive here: https://talkshop.live/watch/M9Eo-mg_TlCt
Category
🎵
MusicTranscript
00:00 Cardi B and Offset have us wondering what's up.
00:03 Blackpink is returning to your area.
00:05 We joined Victoria Monet on tour.
00:08 Taylor Swift is Time's Person of the Year.
00:11 And our Talk Shop Live week continues.
00:13 (upbeat music)
00:16 I'm Tetris Kelly.
00:17 It's Wednesday, December 6th.
00:19 We've got so much to get into in today's Billboard News.
00:22 First, we've gotta talk about our latest cover star.
00:26 Morgan Wallen is our latest cover star
00:28 for our number one's issue.
00:30 In his first major interview in over two years,
00:33 the country star touches on everything
00:36 from dominating our charts in 2023,
00:38 being a leader in the resurgence
00:40 of country music's popularity and mainstream,
00:42 to the lessons he's learned since his 2021 scandal
00:45 and actions following.
00:47 Morgan also comments on being snubbed
00:49 at peer voted award shows like the CMAs and Grammy.
00:53 Cardi B is no stranger to speaking her mind,
00:56 when her latest truths have us wondering what's going on.
00:59 Raps biggest couple may be in trouble again.
01:02 Fans are speculating that Cardi B and Offset
01:05 are splitting up.
01:06 ♪ Beat it up ♪
01:07 ♪ Bump, bump, bump ♪
01:08 ♪ Beat it up ♪
01:09 ♪ Bump, bump, bump ♪
01:10 ♪ Beat it up ♪
01:10 ♪ Bump, bump, bump ♪
01:11 ♪ Beat it up ♪
01:12 ♪ Bump it ♪
01:13 Cardi B sparked rumors that her and Offset
01:15 may be headed for a breakup.
01:17 Earlier this week, the rapper posted
01:19 to her Instagram stories two cryptic messages reading,
01:22 "You know when you just outgrow relationships?"
01:25 Followed by, "I'm tired of protecting people's feelings.
01:28 "I gotta put myself first."
01:30 The pair have been married since 2017
01:32 and share two kids together.
01:34 They seem to not be following each other on Instagram,
01:37 but are still following each other on eggs.
01:40 Billboard has reached out to Cardi B and Offset's reps
01:43 for a comment.
01:44 We wish them the best.
01:46 Moving on to some much welcomed news for us blings,
01:49 our girls are making their comeback.
01:51 If you've missed BLACKPINK in your area, you're in luck.
01:55 ♪ I bring the pain like ♪
01:56 ♪ Disstack pink venom ♪
01:58 ♪ Disstack pink venom ♪
01:59 ♪ Disstack pink venom ♪
02:00 YG Entertainment has announced Jennie, Jisoo, Lisa,
02:04 and Rosé have all signed on the dotted line
02:07 to return to their label.
02:08 And YG's stock shot through the roof.
02:11 Back in September, a Korean outlet reported
02:14 that Rosé was the only member that had resigned
02:16 to the label, to which YG responded at the time
02:19 saying BLACKPINK's contract renewal has not been confirmed
02:23 and is being discussed.
02:24 This caused the company's stocks to tank.
02:27 But with news of the full group's return,
02:29 their share prices jumped 29%.
02:32 While we've gotten solo projects from the girls recently,
02:35 we haven't had a new BLACKPINK track since August
02:38 when they released the girls from their mobile game.
02:41 ♪ I mess with the girls, with the girls, with the girls ♪
02:44 And before that was their Born Pink album,
02:47 which came out last September.
02:49 ♪ When we pull up, you know it's a shutdown ♪
02:52 ♪ (speaking in foreign language) ♪
02:55 So I am ready for some new BLACKPINK.
02:59 There is no denying Taylor Swift has had an incredible year.
03:03 And her latest accolade may be the most impressive yet.
03:06 Taylor Swift is Time Magazine's Person of the Year,
03:09 and boy, does she give us so much in the interview.
03:12 She talks about the weight of the Aries tour,
03:15 breaks her silence on Travis,
03:17 discusses her masters, Kanye, and more.
03:20 When Time called Taylor, she had one question,
03:23 "Can I bring my cat?"
03:24 We just love her.
03:26 But here are some highlights from the interview.
03:29 On Boo Travis Kelsey, she said,
03:31 "This all started when Travis very adorably
03:33 "put me on blast on his podcast,
03:35 "which I thought was metal as hell.
03:38 "By the time I went to that first game, we were a couple.
03:41 "We're showing up for each other.
03:42 "Other people are there and we don't care."
03:45 And she means it, she says,
03:47 "I have no awareness of if I'm being shown too much
03:50 "and pissing off a few dads, brads, and chads.
03:53 "Football is awesome.
03:54 "It turns out I've been missing out my whole life."
03:57 Signs up for football classics.
04:00 On the Aries tour, she says there is a completely drained
04:03 feeling after each gig that leaves her in bed
04:06 the whole next day.
04:07 On the Kanye saga, you have a fully manufactured frame job
04:11 in an illegally recorded phone call
04:13 which Kim Kardashian edited
04:15 and then put out to say to everyone that I was a liar.
04:18 "That took me down psychologically
04:20 "to a place I've never been before.
04:22 "I moved to a foreign country.
04:23 "I didn't trust anyone anymore."
04:26 Which of course brings us to the masters, she said.
04:29 "With the scooter thing, my masters were being sold
04:32 "to someone who actively wanted them
04:33 "for nefarious reasons in my opinion.
04:36 "I was so knocked on my ass by the sale of my music
04:38 "and to whom it was sold.
04:40 "I was like, oh, they got me beat now.
04:42 "This is it, I don't know what to do."
04:45 Well, we know what she did and it's working out
04:47 really, really, really, really well.
04:52 Victoria Monet is one of the most nominated artists
04:54 for the upcoming Grammys.
04:56 And we were lucky enough to join her on a recent tour stop
04:59 to get an up close and personal view of her talent.
05:02 - Seeing on my mama become my first solo Hot 100 entry
05:06 is really insane.
05:07 I've been writing for so long
05:09 and I've seen glimpses of it for my pen
05:12 but not for me as an artist.
05:13 So it's really like a whole new light for me.
05:16 I'm super excited, I'm really grateful.
05:19 I know how much it takes to get an accolade now.
05:22 So I'm just thankful for everyone
05:24 that's behind the scenes pushing it.
05:26 Every person at radio, everybody who's streaming it
05:29 and sharing with their friends and just making it go
05:31 and do what it's doing.
05:33 I just have a really good understanding of what it takes
05:35 to be anywhere near Hot 100, so I'm very, very thankful.
05:38 What I try to do is bring my daughter into my world.
05:42 Bring her with me on tour when I can.
05:44 Bring her to the stage, kind of give her a sense
05:46 of what mommy's doing and why she's maybe gone
05:49 for certain stretches of time
05:51 and have her be a part of it.
05:53 When she comes on tour, she's very excited.
05:55 She knows some of the choreography already.
05:57 It's almost like I am planting a seed
06:01 for a performer in her right now too.
06:02 So it's like a combination of bittersweet,
06:05 just having to be away but also having the privilege
06:08 to bring her with me to work.
06:10 So you can definitely expect some dancing.
06:14 I love dance so much.
06:15 Obviously I'm gonna sing, but dancing is another addition
06:19 to my show that I really put a lot of emphasis on.
06:21 Sparkles, definitely lots of sparkles.
06:24 Live band, I love live musicians,
06:27 so I wouldn't be performing to track if I have the option.
06:29 Always want live musicians as part of the show.
06:32 And a really great group of people
06:34 because I've found that throughout this tour,
06:36 my fans are really, really nice.
06:38 So I would expect good vibes
06:40 if you come to Victoria Monet Show.
06:42 - For the full tour stop, head over to Billboard.com.
06:45 Continuing our week-long partnership with Talk Shop Live,
06:49 we teamed up with Walmart and Netflix
06:51 to bring you gifts from all your favorite
06:53 Netflix shows and movies,
06:54 like "Squid Game," "Stranger Things," "Love is Blind,"
06:57 and their new film dropping December 22nd, "Rebel Moon."
07:01 Check out some of these great items.
07:03 - So this last star blaster is the Adventure Force,
07:06 "Stranger Things," Demogorgon Tracker Dart Blaster
07:09 with Nerf darts.
07:11 All right, so it's this guy right here.
07:14 Again, this one's loaded.
07:15 And I'll let you do this one.
07:17 So basically, you're gonna pull this,
07:22 load it 'til it locks, and then...
07:24 (gun fires)
07:27 - Yeah, I like this. - There you go.
07:29 - Oh, and look, this is the first one
07:30 where you can do multiple rounds at once, I'm assuming?
07:32 - Yeah.
07:33 - So this is the one you really want on your side.
07:36 (laughs)
07:37 She's shooting our producer off camera.
07:39 - You know, this is actually, this,
07:42 I imagine if I was going to battle,
07:44 I want all three of these, like in rotation.
07:46 So depending on what and who I'm attacking,
07:50 I know which weapon to go for.
07:51 - Exactly. - These are so fun.
07:52 - I know. - And the grip,
07:54 this was easy, this was like--
07:55 - And it's kinda crazy how effective it is.
07:58 It just shot across the entire room.
08:00 - Three times. - Three times.
08:02 - I have to get that Stranger Things dart blaster.
08:05 To shop any of the items featured, use the link below.
08:08 Tonight we have a doubleheader with Angela Simmons,
08:11 followed by Jordan Sparks.
08:12 It all begins at 6 p.m. Eastern.
08:15 And come back tomorrow when we will reveal
08:17 our next cover star.
08:18 I'm Tetris Kelly, and this is Billboard News.
08:22 (upbeat music)