It’s Monday, May 6th, and the saga between Drake and Kendrick Lamar continued throughout the weekend. Drake released “The Heart Part 6” on Sunday as a response to Kendrick’s “6:16 in LA,” “euphoria,” “meet the grahams,” and “not like us” all released last week. Meanwhile the Queen of Pop, Madonna, wrapped up her Celebration Tour in Rio de Janeiro breaking the attendance record. After her release of ‘Radical Optimism’ this past Friday, Dua Lipa had a surprise pop-up concert in Times Square. Despite the Lovers & Friends Festival being canceled, Usher still performed a show in Las Vegas with a surprise appearance from Lil Jon. After last week’s success on the Hot 100, will Taylor Swift still manage to hold all Top 10 spots? Keep watching to find out! Billboard gives you All Access to Project GLOW Festival where we give you an exclusive look into performances and more!
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00:00 Madonna's insane crowd, Dua's pop-up performance, and Usher's surprise.
00:05 We're still talking Drake and Kendrick Lamar.
00:08 We run down the Billboard Hot 100.
00:10 And take you to Washington, D.C. for an EDM festival.
00:14 Happy Cinco de Ses.
00:19 Our first story is the story that keeps on giving.
00:22 If you can keep up, let's dive in.
00:24 The Drake and Kendrick Lamar feud is still going strong
00:28 with a weekend full of new diss tracks to run through, we've got you covered.
00:32 Over the weekend, Kendrick and Drake's beef continued
00:34 with Kendrick releasing a one-two punch.
00:37 On "Meet the Grams" he attacks Drake, alleging he's gotten cosmetic surgery.
00:47 And on "Not Like Us" he says this about Drake.
00:56 I hear you like I'm young. You better not ever go to cell block one.
00:59 Certified lover boy, certified pedophile.
01:02 Then Drake fired back on "The Heart" part six.
01:05 If I was fucking young girls, I promise I'd have been arrested.
01:08 I'm way too famous for the shit you just suggested.
01:11 Responding to Kendrick's previous track where he claimed he had people working inside Drake's company, OVO,
01:16 Drake says he made up a fake child to see if the rumor would get back to Lamar.
01:21 We plotted for a week and then we fed you the information.
01:24 I'm sure you'll be smarter than 11 years old. I bet he takes it.
01:27 That brings us to a total of nine diss tracks in a little over a month.
01:31 I'm sure this is far from over, so stay locked into Billboard for the latest.
01:36 And the guys are giving us beef while the ladies are giving us life.
01:40 Plus an update from Usher. Here are three things to know in music news.
01:45 Madonna closed out her Celebration World Tour in Brazil, playing a free show in Rio de Janeiro.
01:51 More than 1.6 million fans flocked to Copacabana Beach, making it the most attended concert of all time.
02:04 I saw the Celebration Tour twice and let me tell you, it deserved that kind of audience.
02:09 Also giving out a free show less than 24 hours after hosting and performing on SNL,
02:15 Dua Lipa brought a little radical optimism to Times Square.
02:19 I never thought that I'd lose. It's so nice to be free.
02:25 She performed four songs off her new album. I don't think anything can be shinier than the ball drop other than Dua Lipa.
02:32 Another surprise performance came from Usher over the weekend.
02:36 After having to cancel his Lovers and Friends music festival due to severe winds in Las Vegas,
02:41 Usher gave fans a show at Jewel nightclub at the Aria Hotel.
02:45 We hate to see a music event get cancelled, but we're glad Usher said the show must go on and at least indoors.
02:52 And we have some shakeups on the chart post-Tortured Poets Week. Let's run it down.
02:57 Can Sabrina Carpenter or a new country bop dethrone Taylor Swift's Monster Week?
03:02 This is the Billboard Hot 100 for the week dated May 11th.
03:09 Down bad is down to 10.
03:16 With another Tate track in at nine.
03:23 Like that is number eight.
03:29 Too sweet is back up to seven.
03:37 Teddy Swims is at six.
03:44 Benson is at number five.
03:52 Espresso percolates to a new number four high.
04:00 Shaboosie reaches number three.
04:05 As Million Dollar Baby debuts at number two.
04:12 And for the second week, Fortnite by Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone is at number one.
04:23 And it feels like just yesterday I was in D.C. hanging at one of the coolest EDM festivals.
04:29 Let me take you back with me.
04:36 From seeing Zedd on the main stage and at the after party to hanging backstage with some of the coolest DJs.
04:42 Come with us to Project Glow Festival and Billboard All Access.
04:49 Yo, what up? This is Zach Rays. We're here at Project Glow in D.C.
04:52 Yes, Wax Motif. This is our first time playing back to back together, so it's going to be crazy.
05:02 At crazy and Wax Motif were just a taste of the amazing talent at Project Glow in Washington, D.C.
05:08 The massive dance party had three different stages, including the secret garden that turned into a bona fide club at the end of the night.
05:16 The fest packed in everything you could need. They had tons of activations and photo moments and some of the best food.
05:24 And we got to go to the VIP Echo Deck to enjoy Zedd himself.
05:28 All my ladies, come your best, please. Come on, baby, try me. Please, please, try me.
05:34 And after he shot fireworks into the D.C. sky, we got to head over to the Echo Stage where he hosted an after party.
05:41 And we got to do it all again with bottle service, the most epic laser show, and everybody singing along.
05:53 Tomorrow we have another K-pop group to kick it with, so come back for Ateez and our interview with Ava Max.
06:06 This is Billboard News.
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