It’s Monday, May 13, and Taylor Swift is still ruling No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Not only that, she’s set to feature on Gracie Abrams’ new album and will be part of Bridgertons Season 3 soundtrack. Ariana Grande posted on her IG story that she’s back in the studio. Are we getting more new music soon? Fortnite revealed that they added Tyla as a new Challenge Emote with her song “Truth or Dare.” Katy Perry shares that her daughter calls her Katy Perry occasionally and we have Katy’s reaction. Drake and Kendrick Lamar have been battling with diss tracks, but how will this shake up this week’s Billboard Hot 100? Keep watching to find out more! We were at the Gold Gala with Steve Aoki and Saweetie and we give you an exclusive look into the afterparty we hosted. We sat down with Aitana and she shared how it went down with creating “Akureyri” with Sebastián Yatra and more!
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00:00 What update is shocking Ariana fans?
00:02 Tyla goes digital and Katy Perry is Katy Perry.
00:06 Kendrick and Drake's beat tops the charts.
00:09 More Taylor Swift on the way.
00:11 We take you inside the gold gala
00:13 with Sweetie and Steve Aoki.
00:15 And Naitana shows us how it went down.
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00:20 Who likes Mondays?
00:21 Well, we do when we're Billboard News.
00:23 Let's dive in.
00:25 Taylor spends a third week on top of the Billboard 200,
00:28 but that doesn't mean we can't have more.
00:31 ♪ For a fortnight there ♪
00:33 ♪ We were together ♪
00:35 If you thought you got a lot with 31 tracks
00:38 from the Torture Poets department,
00:39 you're getting even more.
00:41 Gracie Abrams posted the track list
00:43 to her upcoming album, The Secret of Us,
00:45 with one track featuring Taylor Swift.
00:48 She talked about the song titled Us on her IG story saying,
00:51 "All I can tell you for now is that some of the most fun
00:54 "I've had in my whole entire life
00:55 "was writing this song together."
00:58 And there's more.
00:59 - It's my husband is what we sing.
01:01 Let me help you.
01:01 - Variety shared some of the soundtrack
01:03 to season three of Netflix's Bridgerton.
01:06 Episode four will feature a cover of Taylor's Snow
01:08 on the Beach with Lana Del Rey.
01:10 The first four episodes will also have
01:12 quartet covers of Billie Eilish's Happier Than Ever,
01:15 BTS's Dynamite, and She Thrills by Sia.
01:19 And it's gonna be a busy week.
01:21 There's so much news already.
01:23 Here's three things you should know.
01:25 She may have topped the charts with Eternal Sunshine
01:27 that was just released on March 8th,
01:29 but Ariana Grande is already saying yes and.
01:33 Shocking fans with a post from the studio
01:35 and captioning it, "Happy."
01:37 Not sure what she's creating, but we can't wait.
01:41 ♪ Now you playin' ♪
01:43 ♪ Truth or dare ♪
01:44 - And Tyler has also been all over the Billboard charts
01:47 with songs like Water, but now she's on your screen
01:51 in a different way.
01:53 ♪ Are you playin' ♪
01:55 ♪ Truth or dare ♪
01:56 - A Tyler emote was added to Fortnite
01:58 with the game posting, "Truth, we're obsessed
02:01 "with the new challenge emote."
02:03 And we all know Katy Perry is a queen,
02:05 but does her daughter.
02:07 She said this on HSN.
02:09 - She called me Katy Perry yesterday.
02:11 I was like, "Uh-uh, girl."
02:12 - You're like, "Mm-mm."
02:13 - I'm mama to you.
02:14 She's like, "You're also Katy Perry."
02:16 I'm like, "Uh-uh."
02:17 - Oh, but I love that.
02:18 - I'm mama.
02:19 (laughing)
02:20 - You're like, "Don't get it twisted."
02:20 - "Don't you call me Katy Perry."
02:22 - That's adorable.
02:24 - She knows her mama is mother.
02:27 It's my favorite day of the week
02:28 because I get to do this, run down the charts.
02:32 Drake and Kendrick Lamar have been battling with diss tracks
02:35 but how will it shake up on the charts?
02:37 This is the Billboard Hot 100 for the week dated May 18th.
02:41 Slipping to 10 is Teddy Swim.
02:46 ♪ I lose control ♪
02:49 As Benson falls to nine.
02:53 ♪ These beautiful things that I've got ♪
02:56 ♪ Please stay ♪
02:59 Espresso drops from four to eight.
03:02 ♪ Not me, not us ♪
03:04 ♪ That's me, that's us ♪
03:07 Drake's Family Matters debuts at seven.
03:10 ♪ Drop a 50 bag for the mom in a spot ♪
03:12 ♪ Drop a 50 bag, 29 for the thot ♪
03:15 Like That is up two spots to six.
03:18 ♪ I still got PTSD ♪
03:19 ♪ Mother (beep) the big three ♪
03:21 ♪ It's just big me ♪
03:22 And Shaboozie is at five.
03:25 ♪ Everybody had to bargain to ♪
03:28 Taylor falls from the top spot.
03:30 ♪ For a fortnight there we were together ♪
03:35 As Kendrick's Euphoria is up to three.
03:37 ♪ You notice I said we, it's not just me ♪
03:39 ♪ I'm with the cocaine ♪
03:40 Million Dollar Baby has a second week at two.
03:44 ♪ 'Cause I wanna make it ♪
03:46 ♪ So let me be ♪
03:48 And debuting in the number one spot
03:50 is Kendrick Lamar's Not Like Us.
03:53 ♪ Certified lover boy, certified pedophile ♪
03:56 We got to go to one of the coolest events
03:58 celebrating Asian talent over the weekend.
04:01 Check out our time at the Gold Gala.
04:03 It was a celebration of Asian excellence.
04:06 As an Asian and black woman,
04:08 I'm so honored and proud to be on the stage tonight
04:10 and in front of this incredible audience.
04:12 And billboard through the official after party.
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04:19 We're taking you inside Gold House's
04:21 third annual Gold Gala.
04:23 Yeah, we get to celebrate,
04:24 we get to celebrate that every day.
04:26 You know, every little victory counts.
04:28 On the gold carpet, Asian talent was in full force.
04:32 Can't wait to also see my other fellow Filipinos here.
04:36 Representation.
04:38 Exactly, exactly.
04:39 Stand K-pop.
04:40 Yeah, absolutely, stand K-pop everybody.
04:43 And everyone was spreading the love.
04:45 We actually just talked to ATEEZ recently
04:47 and they said that they loved your set at Coachella.
04:50 Well, let me say here that I loved their set at Coachella.
04:53 And their energy is so great.
04:55 They're such an awesome group.
04:57 This year's honorees included Cynthia Erivo
04:59 who received the Gold Ally Award.
05:02 This community has been very, very good to me.
05:03 And I hope to do more work with them and share more time.
05:07 And you know, hopefully we can connect more.
05:09 Lucy Liu took home the Gold Legend Award.
05:12 Feel very honored to be asked to receive this award.
05:15 And it feels like I just started yesterday.
05:17 And the Billboard Gold Music Honor went to Sweetie.
05:21 What ways, I think, do you bring your culture
05:23 into everything you do throughout your career?
05:26 I mean, I be shouting out my mom with my songs,
05:28 my Filipino queen.
05:30 Through my food vlogs,
05:34 through sharing old pictures of my childhood.
05:36 I feel like those are ways that I've connected with my fans,
05:38 letting them know where my roots come from.
05:40 And she closed out the event with an epic performance.
05:44 ♪ Ooh, got that honey, honey, honey ♪
05:47 ♪ I just walked this way in that body ♪
05:50 ♪ Yelling who gon' stop me ♪
05:51 After the awards,
05:52 guests headed to the Billboard and Gold House Founders Party
05:55 where they enjoyed food, drinks, and tunes
05:58 provided by legendary DJ Steve Aoki.
06:01 What's up, LA?
06:03 (crowd cheering)
06:05 This is really cool that we're doing something big here
06:08 in LA with Billboard.
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06:14 It's a proud moment for me just to be part of any event
06:18 that's celebrating other fellow Asians
06:21 that are doing incredible things in culture,
06:23 music, entertainment, arts.
06:25 I always wanna be part of stuff like this.
06:29 (crowd chanting)
06:32 Hi, this is Aitana,
06:33 and this is how it went down for my song "Akulé".
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10:41 - See, Mondays aren't terrible.
11:06 Come back tomorrow for Jimmy Fallon, Tyla, and Rapsody.
11:10 See you then.
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