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Nicki Minaj releases her highly anticipated 'Pink Friday 2' album, after success with her single "Greedy" Tate McRae has released her album 'Think Later,' Sabrina Carpenter releases more holiday music with her 'Fruitcake' EP featuring single "santa doesn't know you like I do," Katharine McPhee and David Foster talks about their new Christmas album 'Christmas Songs' and what makes their relationship work, Billboard All Access shows some of the biggest Latin artists across the global, Sammy Wilk and Akon show off their new merch on TalkShopLive and more!
Nicki Minaj releases her highly anticipated 'Pink Friday 2' album, after success with her single "Greedy" Tate McRae has released her album 'Think Later,' Sabrina Carpenter releases more holiday music with her 'Fruitcake' EP featuring single "santa doesn't know you like I do," Katharine McPhee and David Foster talks about their new Christmas album 'Christmas Songs' and what makes their relationship work, Billboard All Access shows some of the biggest Latin artists across the global, Sammy Wilk and Akon show off their new merch on TalkShopLive and more!
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00:00 We've got albums from Nicki Minaj, Tate McRae, and The Killers.
00:04 Catherine McPhee and David Foster help us get in the holiday spirit.
00:08 We celebrate the Queen of Rap's birthday with a look back at her legacy.
00:12 We've got your ticket to the hottest shows coast to coast.
00:15 Plus our Talk Shop Live week continues.
00:18 I'm Tetris Kelly. It's Friday, December 8th, and it's almost the weekend.
00:25 But we've got some Billboard news to get through first, starting with our Friday Music Guide.
00:30 Tate McRae has already charted two songs on the Hot 100 in her latest era,
00:38 and now we have the full project, "Think Later."
00:41 We'll have more new music for you throughout the show, but first we've got a very special birthday girl to celebrate.
00:53 Only an icon can give out gifts on their birthday, and that's the Queen of Rap, Nicki Minaj.
00:58 And from her boom-ba-doom-doom bass to it being Pink Friday yet again,
01:03 we're celebrating Nicki the Harajuku Barbie's 41st birthday in this week's Pop Culture Rewind.
01:19 It's a monster moment in pop culture we'll never forget.
01:22 Nicki Minaj was killing the features early in her career, but her first album, Pink Friday, was full of massive hits.
01:28 None bigger than "Super Bass."
01:35 A pop culture moment if we ever saw one.
01:38 The album went number one on the Billboard 200 and spawned the follow-up, Pink Friday, Roman Reloaded, another number one.
01:48 Is the third time also a charm?
01:50 For Nicki's December 8th birthday, she's releasing Pink Friday 2 and has teased us with track "Last Time I Saw You."
01:57 The rapper has three Hot 100 number one hits, "Say So" with Doja Cat, "Trolls" with 6ix9ine, and her solo hit, "Her Freaky Girl."
02:09 Which chart will her loyal Barbz help her top as a birthday gift back? We can't wait to see.
02:17 We'll have another huge moment for you next week in our Pop Culture Rewind.
02:21 And you know where it's time to go, Gag City. This is Pink Friday 2.
02:32 Your trip to Gag City wouldn't be complete without some collaborations.
02:43 Nicki enlisted J. Cole, Lil Uzi Vert, and her Young Money brothers Lil Wayne and Drake.
02:48 David Foster and Catherine McPhee are used to making hits and they stopped by our studio to talk about their latest project that's guaranteed to get you in the spirit. A Christmas album.
03:04 We were inside and we had a new baby and we just started messing around with the piano and then we started going live on Instagram.
03:12 We literally thought that we would just put this, a few songs out on our own just independently.
03:18 And then your friend, long time colleague, Tom Wally, decided to sort of take over the project and release it for us on their...
03:27 On a real label.
03:28 On a real record label.
03:29 Loma Vista.
03:30 It honestly just started as something in our living room. Like it really wasn't something that we were going to be, thought we were going to be actively promoting.
03:36 Right.
03:37 But here we are at Billboard.
03:38 As a producer, you know, you're always chasing, you're always wanting a hit, you're always wanting to be on the Billboard charts. I mean, the iconic Billboard charts.
03:45 So you're always chasing. With Christmas, you truly get a free pass.
03:50 Right.
03:51 There's no, you can't be too corny and everything works and you don't have to quote unquote make a hit.
03:57 You just have to do something that feels good with these amazing songs.
04:01 So I pride myself in delving in deep and every year when I was doing those Christmas albums, every year with Josh Groban and Michael Bublé and Celine and Barbara, as you said, and Dolly Parton and so many of them.
04:14 You probably loved the non-pressure.
04:16 The challenge. Yeah, the non-pressure.
04:17 The non-pressure.
04:18 The challenge of doing the songs differently.
04:20 For the full interview, head to Billboard.com.
04:23 You may be feeling the holiday spirit, but Sabrina Carpenter has got some news for you.
04:28 Santa doesn't know you like I do.
04:30 Santa doesn't know you like I do.
04:37 And the holiday season hasn't stopped Billboard staff from hitting the streets.
04:40 Let's see where they win from coast to coast.
04:43 This week we pack in the biggest Latin stars from three corners of the world and give it to you all in Billboard All Access.
04:59 Gets no more iconic than Mark Anthony singing his classic Vivir Mi Vida at Cipriani Wall Street in New York.
05:06 And then we jetted to River Stadium in Buenos Aires to catch Dookie, who was also joined on stage by his girlfriend Emilia MernĂĄnz.
05:26 (singing)
05:28 And once you make it to LA to the Trilogy Tour last Friday, you had Enrique Iglesias, Pitbull and Ricky Martin deliver three sets that kept the crowd on their feet.
05:48 (singing)
05:50 Next up we have Madison Rose. The LGBTQ artist has given her viral hit "Girls Girls Girls" a holiday makeover with gifts, gifts, gifts.
06:08 (singing)
06:15 Along with Talk Shop Live, we've been bringing you the best gift ideas from your favorite artists.
06:20 On Thursday, Akon brought out his superfan gear with autographed merch and special edition pieces.
06:25 So convict culture is pretty much what we're at now. I realized that convict music was more than just a music.
06:31 It really became culturalized globally so we changed the name from convict music to now convict culture.
06:36 We also linked up with Sami Wilk who made available autographed merch and chances for meet and greets.
06:42 This is my sending you love merch. I designed it with my buddies but it's really, it's kind of have an abstract hand on the back.
06:52 So cute.
06:54 And it's holding a heart and saying sending you love. And it's really, it came from, I'm trying to simplify my life.
07:01 I love that.
07:02 I feel like, I feel like if I'm all over the place, my whole life's all over the place. And I always say sending you love and so I was like let me just make a piece out of it.
07:10 And I think it's a simple sentiment that I think can be applied to a lot of different situations.
07:15 Like life can just be put down to sending love. And I think another cool part is that if you do buy one of these hoodies, Sami signed them.
07:23 Oh, I'll sign them.
07:24 So they're all signed.
07:25 I brought this for you, Rania. Should I sign yours?
07:27 I really was hoping you would say that because I really want you to sign my hoodie.
07:31 It's a million dollar autograph, you guys.
07:33 This is so exciting, you guys. I didn't want to ask but he brought it up so.
07:37 Should I go middle? Should I go low?
07:39 Where do you want it?
07:40 Maybe here, just right across the heart.
07:42 Oh, sick. Wait, I love that. The silver.
07:48 Really?
07:49 Yeah, look. It looks amazing.
07:50 No, it's good.
07:51 That looks so great, you guys. And you can have that too.
07:54 To shop any of the items featured, use the link below.
07:57 The week ain't over yet. Tonight we have country star Priscilla Blog live at 6pm Eastern.
08:03 That's it for today. We'll see you next week but before we go, here's one more selection from our Friday Music Guide.
08:09 The Killers are back with Rebel Diamond.
08:11 It's been 20 years since they released their first single, Mr. Brightside,
08:19 and this greatest hits album proves they've still got more in the tank with new singles like Spirit.
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