It’s Wednesday, May 1st, and Drake took a trip to Gag City and possibly responded to Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “euphoria.” Drake joined Nicki Minaj during the Toronto stop of her tour, and although he didn’t respond to the diss track on the stage, he may have made a reference to it on his Instagram story with a monologue from Julia Stiles’ ‘10 Things I Hate About You.’ We give you All Access to Mariah Carey’s: The Celebration of Mimi Live in Las Vegas. Shenseea stops by our studio to talk about her new album, 'Never Gets Late Here,' her big collabs with Kanye West and more! ENHYPEN gave us details about throwing the first pitch for the Seattle Mariners, Mckenna Grace talks about her new music and more!
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00:00Did Drake react to Kendrick's diss track? We're talking to Shinsea and McKenna Grace.
00:05Take you inside Mariah Carey's Vegas residency and chat with Enhypen about throwing out the first pitch.
00:14Tetris Kelly back with Billboard News and I hope you're hungry cause beef is what's for dinner.
00:23Drake took a trip to Gag City but did he respond to Kendrick Lamar's diss track? Let's break it down.
00:31Come on. Let's go.
00:34Drake joined Nicki Minaj on stage during the Toronto stop of the Pink Friday 2 World Tour just hours after Kendrick Lamar dropped Euphoria, which took aim at Drizzy.
00:51While the Toronto native didn't address the track on stage, fans think he may have been responding to it on his IG story.
01:01He posted the iconic Julia Stiles monologue from 10 Things I Hate About You with a broken heart and a winky face.
01:12If those two are related, looks like he's not taking the diss track too seriously.
01:16Everyone's waiting to see if Drake responds lyrically. His last diss track, Push-Ups, debuted at number 2 on the Hot R&B Hip-Hop Songs chart.
01:30Kendrick's OG diss track with Metro Boomin and Future Like That spent 3 weeks at number 1 on the Hot 100.
01:43Proving this beef is the feud that keeps on giving.
01:46I had the pleasure of seeing the best vocalist of all time and I'm taking you along for the ride.
02:01And address the lamb she did. It was a celebration of Mimi in Las Vegas over the weekend that we will never be over.
02:09We take you there in Billboard All Access.
02:22We surely won't be forgetting the night of festive moments, darling. That was Mariah serving vocals.
02:31And classics.
02:44And of course, themed cocktails we had to enjoy.
02:47But the night was all about Mimi and celebrating her Emancipation of Mimi album with hits like Shake It Off.
03:01And fan-favorite Circles' I Was Deceased.
03:14She closed with Fly Like a Bird.
03:19The celebration of Mimi has been extended at Park MGM with new shows from July 26th to August 10th.
03:34On to my girl Shinsea. I had so much fun catching up and talking new music.
03:39I'm excited. It's my second project. So a little bit nervous.
03:44I'm excited. It's my second project. So a little bit nervous.
03:48But, you know, because, you know, you set a tone with the first one and you should always try to beat the first one.
03:53So it's a little bit pressuring, but I'm still excited and just going with it nonetheless.
03:57Well, let's talk about the title first. Never Gets Late Here. What is that referencing?
04:00It means to me timeless music. You can put on this album and it just never gets old.
04:06You know, it's pretty deep and I love timeless music.
04:09That's the type of music that I grew up on and that's the type of music I think that lasts.
04:13And it really inspires great artists to come. And I want to be able to do that as well because I've been inspired by many great artists.
04:19I want to represent in a way where it's still Shinsea. I'm keeping it authentic, but you don't get bored.
04:25It's not the same thing as you've heard on Alpha.
04:27So it's been pretty challenging because I've done so many songs just trying to figure out the right pitch and the right vibe and the right tone of what I want to set next.
04:37And so it has just been a lot on my mental health.
04:40I've been just changing over and over, doing different, different vibes and not sticking with, you know, I make a decision today and change it tomorrow.
04:49So it has been pretty challenging where that has been concerned. But, you know, I'm more confident now.
04:54I have more chutzpah. It's here. So let's hope for the best now.
04:58For the full interview, head to Billboard's YouTube page.
05:01The boys have been hyping through the first pitch for the Seattle Mariners and we had them in studio to talk all about it.
05:08He really likes baseball and he practiced a lot.
05:15The boys have been hyping through the first pitch for the Seattle Mariners and we had them in studio to talk all about it.
05:21So, Nicky, you're also going to be going to Seattle to hang out with Jaehee Song to throw the pitch at the game.
05:26So tell me, fellas, about that.
05:27Yeah, actually, Seattle is my hometown.
05:30What?
05:31Yeah, actually, my home and my hometown is Seattle.
05:35But I was born in the St. Clair Hospital, which is in Tacoma.
05:39And also my mother graduated the university in Tacoma.
05:43So it really means a lot, a lot of me.
05:46My family was a crazy fan of Mariners.
05:48And also I was born to be there.
05:51Yeah, it feels so honorable, honor and such glory for me.
05:55So also my family is coming for me, too.
05:58Oh, that is super cool.
06:01And I don't know if you guys have actually played baseball, though.
06:04Is anybody nervous to throw the pitch?
06:06You got it?
06:07Actually, he really loves baseball.
06:09Yeah, he really likes baseball and he practiced a lot before we came.
06:15A little bit.
06:16Great job, fellas.
06:18More with ENHYPEN coming soon.
06:20Moving on to McKenna Grace, when she's not busy on set or on the big screen, she's in the studio making bops.
06:27I was surprised at how much my team really liked the song.
06:30I kind of did the song as it's not like anything I've really done before.
06:35I usually don't go as pop or upbeat as this is.
06:39So it was just kind of random and surprising how much everybody gravitated towards it.
06:45And I was like, OK, I love this, too.
06:47Sure, let's give it a shot.
06:49I think that it's fun and it's nice to have some levity.
06:53More with McKenna Grace on Friday.
06:56That's today's show.
06:57Come back tomorrow to see who's killing it on TikTok and we break down Dua Lipa's many hits.
07:02I'm Tetris Kelly and this is Billboard News.