It’s Thursday, May 2nd, and Nicki Minaj brings out Cyndi Lauper & Kai Cenat at her concert, Selena Gomez turns off her Instagram comments and Britney Spears settles her divorce. We sat down with Billboard cover star T-Pain and went down memory lane to find out the stories behind some of his biggest hits including: "Buy U a Drank," "Bartender," "I'm Sprung" and more! With Dua Lipa’s ‘Radical Optimism’ being released tomorrow, we cover some of her greatest achievements on Billboard Explains. The TikTok Top 50 Chart is in and Taylor Swift lands in Top 4 while Phoebe Bridgers is in Top 10, but who reigns supreme this week? Keep watching to find out. On today’s Chart Rewind, we have The Cure, who took over the Billboard Alternative Airplay Chart in 1989 with “Fascination Street” and more!
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00:00 - Kaisa Nat joins the Pink Friday Tour,
00:02 Selena Gomez explains her social decisions,
00:05 and Britney is in the news for her ex-husband and sister.
00:08 We have a brand new Billboard cover star.
00:11 Go in depth with Dua Lipa, see what's hot on the talk,
00:14 and rewind our charts.
00:16 (upbeat music)
00:19 - This is Billboard News.
00:20 Let's hop into our top story.
00:22 - From Drake to the Queen,
00:23 Mixed Girls, Gag City is proving the place to be,
00:26 and the Brooklyn stop of the Nicki Minaj
00:28 Pink Friday 2 World Tour did not disappoint.
00:31 (upbeat music)
00:33 Kaisa Nat took to the stage to show off his dance moves.
00:36 (upbeat music)
00:39 Being the most and the best possible way,
00:43 Selena Gomez stopped by NBC's Today
00:45 to talk about mental health
00:46 and what she does to take care of herself.
00:48 - I disabled all my comments on my photos on Instagram
00:53 for only my friends,
00:54 so I think I've created boundaries to help me.
00:57 I felt empowered by doing that,
00:59 by saying this is just for me.
01:01 - And of course, Hoda Kotb noticed one factor
01:04 that's making Selena happy, Benny Blanco.
01:06 - You're choosing wisely.
01:07 Like, I felt that right away.
01:10 - It feels wonderful.
01:11 He's wonderful.
01:13 - Britney Spears' divorce is final.
01:15 Sam Asghari filed for divorce from Spears in August,
01:18 citing irreconcilable differences.
01:20 And after eight months,
01:21 the 14-month marriage is officially over,
01:24 with Sam not fighting the prenup.
01:26 That's not the only Britney news.
01:28 After dragging her sister on IG.
01:30 - My sister did it on a TV show,
01:32 and they bathed her in the jungle, long shit.
01:35 - Oh.
01:36 - Oh, cater to me, little bitch.
01:39 - TMZ is reporting Jamie Lynn is just happy Britney's alive.
01:43 Um, I'm detecting shade and a possible response from Britney.
01:46 I was so happy when T-Pain did a track with Meghan Trainor.
01:49 Then I got to see him live at Coachella,
01:51 and now he's on our cover?
01:53 Give me all the T-Pain.
01:55 (upbeat music)
01:57 That song took two months to record.
02:08 There's five different versions of the hook,
02:10 and he didn't use any of them.
02:11 The version that we know now,
02:13 I didn't hear that version of the song
02:15 until I got to the video shoot.
02:17 It sounded nothing like that in the studio.
02:19 It was, the sample wasn't there,
02:21 John Legend was on it,
02:22 I think Marshawn Broderick was on it.
02:24 Like, it was a lot.
02:26 Kanye's one of them people, like,
02:27 once he gets a song going,
02:28 he'll try everything that comes into his mind
02:31 until he just settles on something, you know?
02:33 But the song would be full of so many different versions,
02:37 so many different artists,
02:38 and, you know, he'll bring in different drums,
02:40 and if he's feeling, you know, this needs
02:43 an African feel to it,
02:46 he'll fly people from Africa to come work on it.
02:50 It was for us, because every time he had an idea,
02:53 I had to go back and work on the song.
02:55 It wasn't like a continuous two weeks.
02:57 It was like, all right, that was the session,
03:00 I got shows and stuff, and he's like,
03:01 "Hey, can you come back after the show
03:04 "and then come do it again?"
03:05 And I'm like, "No, my show was on the other side
03:07 "of the country."
03:08 He's like, "Yeah, that's fine, I'll fly you back."
03:10 Like, no, I don't wanna do that, Kanye.
03:11 (laughs)
03:12 I don't feel like doing that, that's stupid as hell.
03:15 Very stressful song to make, but it turned out great.
03:18 September 29th, the song finally launched,
03:20 and it was different.
03:22 But once the song got released,
03:23 I don't think I was happy, because like I said,
03:25 he didn't use the stuff that was supposed to be hooks.
03:28 He just kinda pieced together a lot of other stuff I did,
03:31 but it worked, it worked.
03:33 You can't deny that it didn't work.
03:35 It's a dope song.
03:36 It made the chart, so here we are talking about it.
03:40 There's a Grammy back there.
03:41 First Grammy win, that was awesome.
03:44 - For his full chart history, hit Billboard's YouTube.
03:47 Dua Lipa's album is almost here,
03:49 and before it arrives, we're taking a dive into her catalog.
03:52 - Throughout the whole record,
03:53 there's this idea of chaos happening around,
03:57 and me trying to push through it in a way
03:59 that feels authentic and honest.
04:02 - Dua Lipa is gearing up to release her new album,
04:05 Radical Optimism, so we're taking a look back
04:07 at her chart accomplishments.
04:09 This is Billboard Explains,
04:10 Dua Lipa's Radical Chart Achievements.
04:14 Dua Lipa made her Billboard Hot 100 debut
04:16 with "Blow Your Mind, Mwah!"
04:18 The song peaked at number 72 in November 2016.
04:22 Since then, she's racked up 23 career entries
04:25 on the Hot 100, including five top 10s,
04:28 "New Rules" that reached number six.
04:30 ♪ I got new rules, I count 'em ♪
04:33 - "Don't Start Now" peaked at number two.
04:35 ♪ Don't show up ♪
04:37 ♪ Don't come out ♪
04:39 ♪ Don't start caring about me now ♪
04:42 - And "Levitating," which also hit number two,
04:44 just to name a few.
04:46 ♪ I need you all night ♪
04:48 ♪ Come on dance with me ♪
04:51 - "Levitating" was a massive success for Dua on the charts.
04:54 Not only was it the year-end number one
04:56 Hot 100 song of 2021, it holds the record
05:00 as the longest charting song among women
05:02 in the Billboard Hot 100 history, with 77 weeks total.
05:06 It also holds the record for the most weeks spent
05:09 in the top 10 of the Hot 100 in history
05:11 among women, with 41 weeks.
05:13 Over on the Pop Airplay chart, Dua holds 23 career entries,
05:17 with five number one songs, including "Break My Heart,"
05:20 ♪ Am I falling in love ♪
05:22 ♪ With the one that could break my heart ♪
05:26 - And "Dance the Night."
05:26 ♪ Watch me dance ♪
05:29 ♪ Dance the night away ♪
05:31 - Plus, she has three charting albums on the Billboard 200,
05:34 including one top 10 with "Future Nostalgia"
05:37 that peaked at number three.
05:38 We'll have to wait and see where Radical Optimism
05:40 takes Dua next on the Billboard charts.
05:43 Is TikTok safe, is it going?
05:45 I don't know, but what I do know
05:47 are the hottest songs on the app right now.
05:49 - Le Bang's "Hold Strong," while three big names
05:52 debut in the top 10.
05:53 ♪ 'Cause I don't wanna live a lie, lie, lie ♪
05:56 ♪ You should tell my boyfriend what I think ♪
05:58 - Le Bang's "Tell Your Girlfriend" holds on to the top spot
06:01 on the TikTok Billboard Top 50
06:03 for the chart posting May 2nd.
06:05 Elsewhere on the chart, T-Swift's "Who's Afraid
06:07 of Little Old Me" debuts at number four,
06:10 thanks to a trend of showing off cuteness.
06:12 ♪ Who's afraid of little old me ♪
06:16 - Her good friend Phoebe Bridgers lands at six
06:20 with a slowed down version of "Scott Street."
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06:25 Fresh off of stage coach, Shaboozie's "A Bar Song"
06:29 sits at number nine.
06:31 ♪ 'Cause I'ma pump me up a double shot of whiskey ♪
06:34 ♪ They know me and Jay, they don't stop and hit me ♪
06:36 - Every Thursday, Billboard will bring you
06:38 the verified list of the hottest songs on TikTok
06:40 by monitoring music discovery and engagement
06:42 on the platform in the United States.
06:44 To find the TikTok Billboard Top 50 each week,
06:47 users can simply go to any sound detail page
06:49 and tap the top right button to access the charts page.
06:52 And we take a peek back at our charts from 1989
06:55 to give you a cure.
06:57 ♪ Playtime, got a fascination ♪
07:01 ♪ Street ♪
07:03 - British rock group The Cure took over alternative airplay
07:06 this week in 1989.
07:09 Called Modern Rock Tracks at the time,
07:11 the group's single "Fascination Street"
07:13 made it all the way to the number one spot.
07:15 The song was apparently inspired by a drunken night
07:18 in New Orleans and spent seven weeks at the top.
07:20 It was the group's first number one on alternative airplay.
07:24 ♪ Conversation, just open your mind ♪
07:28 - The group later went on to get four number one hits
07:30 on the chart, but it was "Fascination Street"
07:33 that led the way.
07:34 - See you tomorrow for our interview with Dua Lipa.
07:37 This is Billboard News.
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