Diddy Issues An Apology After Release of Physical Assault Video, Sabrina Carpenter’s Performances On SNL, Post Malone In Two Spots On Hot 100 | Billboard News
It’s Monday, May 20th, and Diddy shared an apology video after CNN obtained a video of him physically assaulting former girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, in 2016. Katy Perry said goodbye to ‘American Idol’ after being a judge for seven years. Sabrina Carpenter performed her latest hit, “Espresso,” on SNL. As Lana Del Rey headlined Hangout Fest, she surprised guests and brought out Jelly Roll, Benson Boone and Nessa Barrett. On the Hot 100, Post Malone has a stronghold in two Top 10 spots, but which one of your favorites took No.1 this week? We give you an exclusive look into EDM’s hottest festival of the year, EDC. What indie artists should you be on the lookout for? We tell you who and more!
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00:00 Lana is twerking with Sexy and singing with Benson and Nessa.
00:04 Katy is slinging pizza on Idol and Sabrina gets nasty on SNL.
00:08 Diddy says sorry, do you believe it?
00:11 We're going in depth with Tinashe as she has a viral smash.
00:14 Taking you to EDC and revealing the Billboard Hot 100.
00:18 Happy Monday, it's Billboard News. Let's jump into our top story.
00:25 "My behavior on that video is inexcusable."
00:28 Diddy has released a video apologizing for his behavior
00:31 after a video obtained by CNN of him assaulting his then-girlfriend Cassie in 2016 went viral.
00:37 50 Cent has something to say.
00:40 "I was fucked up. I mean, I hit rock bottom. But I make no excuses."
00:47 Are the words enough as Sean "Diddy" Combs apologizes
00:51 only after the gruesome video of him and ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura has been made public.
00:56 50 Cent was one of the first to comment, posting,
00:59 "This is not going to work. Who is advising him right now? Shaking my head, bad mood."
01:04 He had originally posted, saying,
01:06 "This is why they put that tape out. They know they can't charge him with what we saw,
01:11 but they know we can't unsee what we saw."
01:14 What happens in the video was part of an assault allegation Cassie made
01:18 in a now-settled lawsuit she filed against the hip-hop mogul in November.
01:22 "I was disgusted then. When I did it, I'm disgusted now."
01:26 And it's the beginning of the week, so you know there's more.
01:30 Here's three things you should know today.
01:32 "I'm on SNL and you're not."
01:35 Sabrina Carpenter was perfection as she took over Saturday Night Live over the weekend,
01:39 giving them a taste of espresso.
01:41 "So you can see, boo, you know, what's in me is my soul."
01:46 But her nonsense outro left fans speechless.
01:50 "My sense of humor is, but I am not dry.
01:53 SNL, I just came for the first time."
01:57 OK Girl and OK Katie, who tearfully said goodbye to American Idol after seven seasons
02:04 with a performance of "What Makes Me a Woman,"
02:07 "What makes you a woman?"
02:11 and also recreating her viral pizza moment.
02:14 (crowd cheering)
02:22 Lana Del Rey has been busy not only having Nessa Barrett join her on stage,
02:26 (music)
02:32 but Hot 100 fave Benson Boone sang his hit with her too.
02:35 (music)
02:43 But what we can't get enough of is this viral video of her twerking with Sexy Red.
02:48 We are obsessed.
02:50 My favorite day is Monday 'cause it's chart day and I get to do this, run it down.
02:55 Where will a new collab from Post Malone end up while tracks like "Not Like Us"
02:59 and "Million Dollar Baby" have a hold on the charts?
03:02 This is the Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 for the week dated May 25th.
03:07 (music)
03:09 Back in the Top 10 is Too Sweet.
03:11 (music)
03:15 Sabrina slips a spot to nine.
03:18 (music)
03:23 Taylor and Post are down to eight.
03:25 (music)
03:30 While Like That is at seven.
03:32 (music)
03:37 Teddy Swims climbs back up to six.
03:39 (music)
03:45 With Beautiful Things up to five.
03:47 (music)
03:53 A Bar Song is at number four.
03:55 (music)
03:58 And Million Dollar Baby loses its number two grip.
04:01 (music)
04:06 Last week's number one is at two.
04:08 (music)
04:11 And debuting at number one is I Had Some Help with Post Malone featuring Morgan Waller.
04:17 (music)
04:19 Fun, sun, and so much EDM.
04:22 We got the VIP treatment in Vegas at EDC and we're taking you with us.
04:27 This year's EDC had it all.
04:29 From sets from your favorite artists to art, rides, and so much more.
04:35 EDC is like one of the best festivals in the whole world.
04:37 And Billboard is bringing you all the access.
04:40 (music)
04:43 I think just the sheer size and the amount of people, it's so big and so vast.
04:47 Take it from Nightmare who played Bass Pod, just one of the many stages at the Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas.
04:54 (music)
05:01 Over at the Kinetic Field, some of the biggest artists in EDM played The Cathedral.
05:05 From Tiesto...
05:07 (music)
05:12 To Mal P...
05:14 (music)
05:19 Has only been in the game for a couple of years and is already playing their biggest stage.
05:24 The Las Vegas Speedway is also home to electronic music legends.
05:28 It's like a huge playground for adults and we certainly do have a good time playing out here.
05:34 DJ Minx has been in the game since the 80s and got the crowd moving at Stereo Bloom.
05:39 (music)
05:43 When you first walk into the venue, Cosmic Meadows treats you to the likes of artists like Purple Disco Machine.
05:48 (music)
05:52 Or you can check out Circuit Grounds where crowd favorite John Summit drew an audience that spilled over into other stages.
05:59 (music)
06:02 Each night hosts one of the most epic firework shows.
06:06 (fireworks)
06:08 While EDC has so much to treat you with visually, the best view of the festival comes from Maverick Helicopters,
06:14 which allows you to arrive in style and beat the traffic.
06:17 If you happen to be staying at Hotel EDC at Resorts World, you can see DJ Snake...
06:22 (music)
06:26 and Illenium at IU Day Club before the festival starts or at Zouk after you get home from the Speedway.
06:33 (music)
06:40 So no matter your taste in EDM, EDC has something for everybody.
06:45 Tinashe may be a name you know, but as an indie artist, she's thriving.
06:49 (music)
06:54 As a teenager, Tinashe was part of a girl group called The Stunners.
06:57 (music)
07:03 She would later go solo when she signed to RCA.
07:06 (music)
07:10 After three albums with the label, it was announced that she and RCA had parted ways.
07:15 She told Billboard, "At the time, I made the decision because I was following my gut instinct,
07:20 and it was telling me that relationship wasn't productive anymore."
07:23 (music)
07:28 Since then, Tinashe has released three albums on her own with another on the way.
07:32 The lead single off of Quantum Baby, "Nasty," is blowing up in part thanks to a meme on TikTok.
07:38 (music)
07:43 And she says going indie has been extremely rewarding, especially spiritually and emotionally,
07:48 in terms of how I view myself as a creator.
07:51 Come back tomorrow as we continue celebrating AAPI month with some artists at GoGala.
07:56 This is Billboard News.
07:59 (upbeat music)