It’s Thursday, May 9, and Cardi B issued an apology after receiving backlash from her Met Gala interview where she forgot her designer’s name and just stated he was Asian. Meanwhile, Kendrick Lamar’s back catalog is up 49% following a weekend full of beef, while Drake’s is down by 5%. Ice Spice teases her new single “Gimme A Light,” Megan Thee Stallion announced her new song “BOA” and Jermaine Dupri posted a sneak peek at a possible remix with one of Mariah Carey’s songs. Ryan Castro talks new music with us and what to expect from his new album, ‘El Cantante del Ghetto’ Cover star Lainey Wilson teases new music and some of the challenges she’s had with stardom. Will Lay Bankz be able to hold on to her top spot on the TikTok Chart? SEVENTEEN takes us behind the scenes of their music video for “Maestro” and more!
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00:00Kendrick's music is up with Drake's down.
00:02Three big teases and new female hip hop tracks
00:05and Cardi B is clearing the air.
00:07We go behind the video with Seventeen,
00:10chat new music with Ryan Castro.
00:12Find out who's on top on TikTok
00:15and Lainey Wilson is on Billboard's
00:17Country Power Players issue.
00:19We've got another very exciting episode of Billboard News.
00:24Let's jump in.
00:26Here's three things you need to know in hip hop.
00:28With all the diss tracks between Drake and Kendrick Lamar,
00:31fans are wondering if Kendrick's Not Like Us
00:33is going to top the charts.
00:35But when it comes to both rappers' catalogs,
00:37a winner in the battle is clear.
00:39Kendrick Lamar's back catalog is up 49%
00:43following the Weekend of Beef,
00:44while Drake's is down 5%.
00:47Dang, Drake's hotline ain't blinging no more?
00:49We'll have to see if we're getting a new king of the charts.
00:52And new music is coming.
00:54Ice-Spice has teased Gimme a Light out Friday.
00:58Stop playing with them, Ryan.
01:00Hotbox in the V-Light, gimme a light.
01:02Megan Thee Stallion is on her way with BoA.
01:06Now that you've read the rules, are you ready to play?
01:09And Money Long is taking her viral hit
01:11to the next level with Mariah Carey.
01:20Chills, that's clearly gonna be triple diamond in my house.
01:24This is amazing designer.
01:27They're Asian and everything, so yeah.
01:29And lastly, Cardi B was under fire
01:31for not knowing the name of her designer at the Met,
01:33but she will always clear her name.
01:36So, when I was getting interviewed,
01:39I kind of forgot to pronounce the designer's name
01:43because his name is a little bit complicated,
01:45so I was like, damn, how to pronounce his name?
01:49My mind was just racing.
01:50I love Cardi.
01:51You guys have no idea how hard it is
01:53to remember complicated names sometimes.
01:55Leave her alone.
01:57If you're excited for tomorrow's Friday Music Guide,
01:59Ryan Castro's got a treat for you.
02:18Colombian superstar, Ryan Castro,
02:20sat down with Billboard for an interview
02:22ahead of the release of his new album
02:24to talk about how far he's come.
02:41His latest dream is this album
02:42featuring some big collaborations,
02:44including Ark Angel on the Focus track.
02:52The album, fittingly called El Cantante del Ghetto,
02:55or The Ghetto Singer,
02:56is inspired by his humble upbringing in Medellín
02:58as he reflects on what those streets taught him.
03:23For more on the album, check out Billboard.com.
03:26When you think of heavy hitters in country music,
03:28Lady Wilson is the top,
03:30which is why she's on the cover
03:32of Billboard's Country Power Players issue.
03:35You know, I've been sacrificing a whole lot for a long time.
03:38I've been at this since I was 19.
03:41Wrote my first song at nine years old,
03:43and I feel like I've been sacrificing things since then.
03:46At the end of the day, I've noticed that, you know,
03:48the challenges that I've been facing
03:51the challenges never go away.
03:53They just change, and that's just life.
03:56And you just, you roll on with it.
03:58You roll your sleeves up and do what you gotta do.
04:03Back in 2017, I had a friend say,
04:05if I could describe your look and your sound,
04:08it would be bell-bottom country.
04:11And as that thought developed,
04:13it became more of kind of like a lifestyle.
04:16I think that's really important to do.
04:17Be proud of who you are, be proud of where you come from,
04:20be proud of the way you talk, the way that you dress.
04:23That ties into my music.
04:25And so I knew that that record needed to be called
04:28bell-bottom country because there were bits and pieces
04:30all throughout the record
04:31that encouraged leaning into your story.
04:34For the full cover story, head to Billboard's YouTube page.
04:38Thursday means a new chart,
04:39and today we're talking about the top.
04:42Late Banks continues her reign
04:44while two new faces debut in the top 10.
04:47♪ Cause I don't wanna live a lie, lie, lie ♪
04:50♪ Shoulda told my boyfriend what I've been doing ♪
04:53Tell Your Girlfriend spends a third week at number one
04:55on the TikTok Billboard Top 50
04:57for the chart posting May 9th.
04:59Debuting at number two is Tommy Richmond
05:01with Million Dollar Baby.
05:03♪ I ain't never been the same, baby ♪
05:05♪ Don't do no wrong, I'ma be the one for you ♪
05:09He claims the same spot on the Hot 100 as well.
05:12Country legend Johnny Cash's The Chicken N' Black
05:14debuts at number six thanks to a trend
05:17involving pets.
05:18♪ I said stick em up everybody, I'm robbin' this place ♪
05:21♪ Drop all of your money in my guitar case ♪
05:24Climbing into the top 10 is Lila's Like That at number four.
05:28♪ Do you want me, want me, wanna love me? ♪
05:33And Pedro by Jackson, Agatino Romero,
05:36and Rafaella Corra rises to number eight.
05:39♪ Pedro, Pedro, Pedro, Pedro, Pedro, Pedro, Pedro, Pedro, hey! ♪
05:43Every Thursday, Billboard will bring to you
05:46the verified list of the hottest songs on TikTok
05:49by monitoring music discovery and engagement
05:51on the platform in the United States.
05:53To find the TikTok Billboard Top 50 each week,
05:55users can simply go to any Sound Detail page
05:58and tap the top right button to access the charts page.
06:01It's my favorite time of the show, 17 right here!
06:04They always make the most epic videos
06:07and they took us behind the scenes.
06:10Today, SEVENTEEN!
06:11And we are SEVENTEEN!
06:13We're here on the set of our brand new music video for Maestro.
06:17Are you ready to set off for this exclusive behind-the-scenes look?
06:20Let's go!
06:21Let's go!
06:31Hi, Billboard.
06:32We are the music video director of SEVENTEEN's Maestro music video.
06:39Hi!
07:03This video is set in a world where everything can be created by AI,
07:08including music.
07:10And this technology threatens SEVENTEEN,
07:13but in the end, we embrace the technology and become one.
07:20For the full behind-the-video, check out Billboard's YouTube.
07:23That's today's show.
07:25Come back tomorrow when we talk to the cast of The Wiz
07:28and run down the new music and success of Stray Kids.
07:31I'm Tetris Kelly and this is Billboard News.