It’s the first Friday in March and we have a ton of new tracks to run through. Cardi B makes her return to music with her new song “Like What (Freestyle),” Miley Cyrus teams up with Pharrell for “Doctor (Work It Out),” Galantis, David Guetta and 5 Seconds of Summer dropped their new collab “Lighter” and more. Karol G’s private plane had to make an emergency landing in LA after the pilot reported smoke in the cockpit. Kanye West takes to social media to ask Kim Kardashian to remove their kids from Sierra Canyon. Miley Cyrus opens up about her friendship with Pharrell post ‘Hannah Montana.’ And more!
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00:00 Updates on Carole G, Kanye, and Miley Cyrus.
00:03 With new music from Miley, Khloe, and Cardi.
00:06 From LA to Vegas, we take you to the hottest shows around.
00:09 We break down Victoria Monet's massive success
00:12 and sit down with Madis Yahu.
00:14 (upbeat music)
00:17 Happy Friday, it's Tetris,
00:19 and this is Billboard News for March 1st.
00:22 Finally, a new month.
00:23 Let's kick off today's show with some brand new music.
00:26 ♪ Ask for all I wanna hear is yes ♪
00:28 ♪ Said she wanna be my opp, God bless ♪
00:31 - After wondering, "Where's Cardi?"
00:33 She bounced back with "Like What?"
00:35 ♪ First that (beep) hate me, then this (beep) hates me ♪
00:37 ♪ And somehow they link up and they become friends, like how ♪
00:40 - And the tracks will keep on coming in the show today.
00:43 But let's take a break real quick to give you some news.
00:46 Thank goodness she's okay.
00:48 Carole G's private jet, identifiable by its heart logo,
00:52 had taken off from Hollywood Burbank Airport
00:54 Thursday evening with 16 people on board.
00:57 According to the news reports, the jet's pilot reported
00:59 smoke in the cockpit, so the plane made an emergency landing
01:02 at Van Nuys Airport in LA.
01:05 Carole G is in the midst of her Latin America stadium tour.
01:08 Kanye and Kim are back in the news
01:10 for disagreeing about the kids' school.
01:12 He posted, "Kim, take my kids out of Sierra Canyon now.
01:16 "It's a fake school for celebrities
01:18 "that are used by the system."
01:20 TMZ sources say Kim is upset
01:22 at how this endangers the kids' safety,
01:24 noting Kim wants these disputes settled privately,
01:27 something Kanye agreed to in the divorce settlement.
01:30 And Miley has arrived with new music with Pharrell
01:33 and is opening up to Apple Music
01:35 about how he helped her after Hannah Montana.
01:38 She stated, "He was really the only one
01:40 "that I could kind of tell him what I really wanted,
01:42 "what I really wanted to make,
01:44 "who I really wanted to be, what I really wanted to do."
01:47 With Pharrell adding, "I just remember her being in a place
01:50 "where no one really understood what she was, and I got it."
01:53 What goes better together than Miley Cyrus and Pharrell?
01:56 You don't need insurance for this one.
01:58 It's Dr. Work It Out.
02:00 ♪ Ooh, I could be a doctor ♪
02:02 ♪ And I could be a nurse ♪
02:04 There's no denying this one is infectious.
02:07 ♪ Let me work it out ♪
02:08 ♪ Let me, let me, oh ♪
02:10 ♪ Let me, let me, let me ♪
02:11 ♪ Let me work it out ♪
02:13 I always have FOMO at this point in the show,
02:16 where we get to see all the cool places
02:17 Billboard's staff has been.
02:19 Let's see what went down this week.
02:22 We were on stage as Kid LAROI surprises fans in LA.
02:26 We get an up-close look inside Vegas' sphere,
02:28 and hang with Arthur Hanlon in New York,
02:31 all in this week's Billboard All Access.
02:34 (upbeat music)
02:37 ♪ Sorry ♪
02:39 ♪ I am, I am, I am ♪
02:42 ♪ I am, I am, I am ♪
02:44 Kid LAROI just dropped his new Amazon documentary,
02:48 and he celebrated with a concert at the El Rey
02:50 in Los Angeles, where fans heard new music live
02:53 for the first time.
02:54 ♪ I'm sorry, I'm sorry ♪
02:59 ♪ I'm sorry ♪
03:02 (upbeat music)
03:08 And we were lucky enough to travel to Vegas
03:13 to see U2 in the must-discussed sphere.
03:16 And seeing the show was just as great
03:18 of a musical experience as it was a technical marvel.
03:22 (upbeat music)
03:24 Thank you so much to U2 and sphere for having us.
03:32 (upbeat music)
03:35 And what a night we had at the Sony Hall in New York City,
03:45 checking out Arthur Hanlon.
03:47 The singer was joined by friends like Noel Shaharis
03:50 and Paola Yahara.
03:52 - I took the motor winter rehearsal
03:53 and it's like singing better than on the record.
03:57 - And he was right.
03:59 (upbeat music)
04:01 Galantis teamed up with David Guetta
04:13 in five seconds of summer to make things lighter.
04:16 ♪ I feel a little bit lighter ♪
04:20 ♪ When the world's heavy as stone ♪
04:23 It's the combo we didn't know we needed
04:25 and we're already ready for the summer.
04:27 (upbeat music)
04:30 Maris Yahu came by our studio
04:35 and Rania got the chance to chat
04:37 with the reggae singer rapper.
04:39 Opening track is called "Fireproof."
04:41 ♪ Now I'm fireproof, fireproof ♪
04:45 ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
04:46 - And the second verse I talk about a dream that I had
04:49 where I was in this like ancient synagogue
04:52 somewhere in the Middle East.
04:54 ♪ I had a dream I was lost in Morocco ♪
04:56 ♪ In another place and time ♪
04:59 Basically I was playing with a baby tiger
05:01 and then the mother tiger was like shooting fire
05:03 out of her eyes.
05:04 - Whoa.
05:05 - And then I was like caught on,
05:06 and I was on flames, you know, I was on fire.
05:08 And then all of a sudden I looked down at my hand
05:10 and I saw it was made out of water.
05:12 And then I thought of the burning bush in the Bible,
05:15 you know, the story that Moshe, Moses,
05:16 speaks to God through the burning bush.
05:19 The burning bush is a fire that doesn't consume itself.
05:22 That's what it says about it, you know.
05:23 It's a fire that's not burning up.
05:25 And Moshe means drawn from the river,
05:27 drawn from the water, you know,
05:29 'cause Pharaoh's daughter pulled him out of the river.
05:32 So this idea of balance, you know,
05:34 and being an artist and how to continue
05:37 being in love with music and creating good art
05:40 and also make a living at the same time
05:43 is kind of, I guess, one of the main themes of the record.
05:46 There have been protesters at my show,
05:48 and two shows got canceled.
05:50 One of them in New Mexico at a place called Meow Wolf,
05:53 where after we had driven, you know,
05:55 hundreds of miles, set up, had a sold out show,
05:58 fans were starting to come.
06:01 The staff--
06:02 - That's what it was.
06:03 - Claims that they were afraid to come into the show
06:05 because of like 10 protesters.
06:09 We've, you know, discovered that that's obviously not true,
06:11 and they chose to not come in
06:15 and to wait till the last minute
06:16 so that we had to cancel the show.
06:18 The next night, there was a similar situation that happened,
06:22 and when they let us know that the show was canceled,
06:25 I myself started making phone calls
06:27 and found another venue,
06:29 a legendary reggae venue down the street.
06:32 This was in Tucson, Arizona,
06:33 so the Rialtos who canceled,
06:35 and The Rock, which is where Lil Peep,
06:38 that was where his last performance was.
06:40 And we went there, a guy named Joe
06:42 opened up the place for us.
06:44 You know, they claimed there that it was
06:46 a security issue at the Rialto.
06:49 So we moved everything,
06:51 found a completely new staff in two hours,
06:53 and had a beautiful concert with no security issues.
06:57 - For the full interview, hit Billboard.com.
07:00 A new era is upon us.
07:01 Charli XCX's first entry from Brad is here.
07:04 Charli brings the club energy with "Fun Dutz."
07:07 ♪ I'm just living that life ♪
07:10 ♪ Fun dutz, all classic but it's still hot ♪
07:13 Our women in music honoree proves she's a pop savant.
07:16 (upbeat music)
07:19 Just like everyone else,
07:23 I've become obsessed with Victoria Monet.
07:25 But if you're living under a rock,
07:27 Billboard is here to help you.
07:29 - I've been writing for so long,
07:31 and I've seen glimpses of it for my pen,
07:34 but not for me as an artist.
07:35 ♪ I'm on my own, mama, on my hood ♪
07:39 - Her star is definitely on the rise,
07:42 and Victoria Monet is Billboard's
07:44 Women in Music's rising star honoree.
07:47 The singer-songwriter made a name
07:48 for herself behind the scenes,
07:50 but now it's Victoria's time to shine
07:52 on the Billboard charts.
07:54 This is "Billboard Explains"
07:55 Victoria Monet's rising star.
07:57 Victoria Monet just keeps getting better.
08:01 She first charted on the Hot 100 in 2019
08:04 with the song "Monopoly" alongside Ariana Grande,
08:06 and her own song on "My Mama"
08:08 peaked at number 33 in 2024,
08:11 just after she won the Grammy for Best New Artist.
08:13 Besides her own rising career,
08:15 Victoria Monet is a staple on the charts
08:17 for songs she's written or co-written,
08:19 including 22 Hot 100 charting songs.
08:22 She's a writer on two number one Hot 100 songs,
08:25 Ariana Grande's "Thank U, Next" and "7 Rings."
08:28 ♪ I want it, I got it, yeah, I want it ♪
08:31 Victoria Monet has a bright future ahead of her
08:33 as a solo artist,
08:35 and that's why she's Billboard's rising star.
08:37 - And it's the weekend, baby.
08:41 We'll see you next week for women in music.
08:44 So excited, but for now,
08:46 one more entry from our Friday Music guy.
08:49 After a bit of mystery,
08:50 Khloe's revealed her next track.
08:52 She's not playing games with (beep) status.
08:55 ♪ Just tell me what you need ♪
08:57 ♪ I'll fulfill it for you ♪
08:59 - Sultry R&B from Khloe,
09:01 we wouldn't expect anything less.
09:03 ♪ I just, just wanna love you, baby ♪
09:06 ♪ What you wanna do ♪