It’s Friday, May 10, and the rap girlies are back in the game. Megan Thee Stallion & Ice Spice released new singles and BTS’ RM dropped his new song, “Come back to me.” Dhruv shares about what he’s looking forward to when performing at Head In The Clouds. We give you all access to ENHYPEN’s Fate Plus World Tour, and we even got to sit down with them to chat about how they feel about performing in the states. We take a look at how Stray Kids dominated U.S. & Global Billboard Charts just in time for the release of their new song with Charlie Puth, “Lose My Breath.” Camila Cabello & Lil Nas X teamed up to release their new single, “He Knows.” We had Wayne Brady, Deborah Cox, JaQUEL Knight and Amber Ruffin stop by the studio to talk about how they're reviving and updating 'The Wiz.' Ryan Castro released his new album, ‘El Cantante del Ghetto,’ and he shares his journey to stardom, what to expect from his new music and more!
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00:00 New music from Meg, Ice, and RM.
00:03 We run down Stray Kids' history making music.
00:06 Take you to see N-Hypen in LA.
00:08 Head in the clouds, heads to New York.
00:10 And catch up with the cast of The Wiz.
00:13 Happy Friday! We've got tons to get into in today's Billboard News,
00:20 starting with our Friday Music Guide.
00:29 Megan Thee Stallion levels up on BoA.
00:31 And is that a Gwen sample I hear?
00:33 Ice Spice takes things higher with "Gimme a Light."
00:42 I love festival season and this weekend is a good one.
00:52 Head in the clouds is going down in New York City and they've enlisted some epic acts.
00:56 From G-Idle...
00:59 Lady, lady, call me Super Lady.
01:02 To Joji...
01:03 Can you stick around for a minute 'til the rain stops, please?
01:07 Head in the clouds is bringing the party back to New York City with a stag lineup of Asian talent.
01:12 Atarashi Gaeko will take the stage again this weekend
01:19 when Head in the Clouds returns to Forest Hills Stadium in Queens.
01:22 In addition to them, Bebe is set to make her NYC debut.
01:26 I do it in Las Vegas.
01:30 Also making their NYC debut is Drew.
01:33 I've played the LA version of the festival before and the crowds are always amazing.
01:37 With surgery, why'd you do this to me, do this to me?
01:43 I feel like Asians have historically been so underrepresented in music,
01:47 so I think the way that the Asian community comes out and shows up for its Asian artists is amazing.
01:52 Plus, Ellinium will take the stage with David.
01:55 (music)
02:01 And tickets are still available.
02:03 And our fearless leader RM is back with solo music and delivers "Come Back to Me."
02:09 (music)
02:14 Raise your hand if you're a fan of Enhypen. That's me.
02:17 And not only did we get to go to their show, but we had them in studio. Check it out.
02:22 We're very excited to meet all of you guys.
02:25 (music)
02:27 Holy Enhypen. We got to catch the FATE Tour up close and personal
02:32 and talk to the boys about coming back to the States.
02:35 We take you there in Billboard All Access.
02:38 (music)
02:47 So you guys are back. FATE Tour Plus.
02:50 I mean, how amazing that you guys get to bring the tour back to the States again.
02:53 The demand is there. How does it feel?
02:55 Wow.
02:56 (applause)
03:00 I just want to say there was a lot of fans waiting for us,
03:03 and especially this tour, we're going to places, we're going to different cities,
03:07 and we're bringing so much energy, as always. So I hope you guys are excited.
03:13 Well, the energy is always high at an Enhypen show.
03:16 (music)
03:21 So tell me what's going to be different this time that you feel like the first leg.
03:24 (speaking Korean)
03:42 Jungwon means it about the dance break. I saw them rehearsing before they said,
03:46 "Now, the new dance break is coming."
03:49 (applause)
03:58 You guys are going to get to do 11 shows in Japan. That's incredible.
04:02 So how does that feel, and are you excited to go to your Japanese fans?
04:05 (speaking Korean)
04:18 Did you catch FATE Tour+ while it was in the States?
04:21 Because we had a blast.
04:23 Even more with Enhypen and Billboard still to come.
04:26 We'll miss you guys so much. Thank you, Enhypen.
04:29 (applause)
04:31 (singing)
04:34 Stray Kids recruited Charlie Puth, and it has us breathless.
04:38 (singing)
04:44 Stray Kids keep making history, and they've got a lot of achievements to celebrate.
04:49 Hello, everyone. We are Stray Kids. Woo-hoo!
04:52 Stray Kids are back with a new collaboration with Charlie Puth called "Lose My Breath."
04:57 To celebrate, we're looking at their chart accomplishments.
05:00 This is Billboard Explains Stray Kids Chart Success.
05:03 Stray Kids made their U.S. Billboard chart debut with "Hellevator."
05:07 The song debuted on the World Digital Song Sales chart back in November 2017.
05:11 (singing)
05:18 "Hellevator" was the first of their 27 top 10s on the chart, with four number ones,
05:23 "Mix Tape 0" in 2021,
05:25 (singing)
05:31 and "Maniac," "Case 143," and "La La La La" all in 2023.
05:37 (singing)
05:44 "La La La La" was also the group's first Hot 100 hit, peaking at number 90.
05:49 Stray Kids have had big success on the Billboard 200.
05:52 All four of their charting projects have debuted at number one,
05:55 2022's "Ordinary" EP and "Maxident," and 2023's "5 Star" and "Rockstar."
06:01 The group is the first act to have their first four charting albums all reach number one
06:06 since Alicia Keys achieved that feat in 2007.
06:09 Over on the Billboard Global 200, Stray Kids have had seven songs make that chart,
06:14 with "La La La La La" reaching the highest peak, number 10, in 2023.
06:19 We can't wait to see where Stray Kids goes next on the Billboard chart.
06:23 Camila Cabello and Lil Nas X was the team-up we didn't know we needed.
06:27 (singing)
06:33 From the big screen to the stage, "The Wiz" is an iconic show,
06:36 and we sat down with the cast to talk about its return to Broadway.
06:40 It's bigger than all of us. It's really bigger than all of us.
06:44 It is a testament to what you can do when you display Black people and Black culture,
06:50 not as a monolith. We are all of it, and we are the origin of it.
06:56 And I think this show is the beginning of what you'll be seeing a lot more of on Broadway.
07:04 It's a true display of Black excellence in every form,
07:10 from the top tier of the creatives to every piece of the design,
07:15 to the thought that these guys took, and certain things that you may not even see.
07:22 That's what I love, is the world-building, to the proscenium, to the edge of it,
07:27 to what everything means, to what certain things in the costumes mean,
07:31 to what some of the choreography means. The fact that all that is built in, it's so rich.
07:37 I've not been part of something where--and I've been a part of some really cool things,
07:42 and we all have, but something that means something.
07:47 We're here because we're part of a moment. And it's so humbling.
07:52 For the full interview, check out Billboard's YouTube page.
07:56 That's the news for this week. Next week we're heading to Texas for country power players and the ACMs.
08:02 But let me leave you with one more song from our Friday Music Guide.
08:06 I learned not to skip the process. I learned that singing in a bus,
08:10 I should sing later in a bar, I should sing later in a club, later in an arena.
08:15 I learned a lot from my process, not to skip.
08:18 Ryan Castro comes out swinging with his debut album.
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