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It’s Thursday, May 16th, and the House of Representatives have passed the TICKET Act. This bill will require ticket sellers (including sellers on the secondary market) to clearly and prominently disclose at the beginning of the transaction, and prior to the selection of a ticket, the total ticket price for the event and an itemized list of the base ticket price and each fee. Cardi B states that she will not be voting for either presidential candidate later this year. Take a look into our new segment ‘Unfiltered’ where we go over everything in the world of hip hop. Will Lay Bankz hold her No. 1 spot for a 4th week on the TikTok Billboard Top 50? Keep watching to kind out! We give you a sneak peek at EDC and what to expect this weekend with Steve Aoki and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s Wednesday, May 15, and Feid & Yandel got shut down in Miami for throwing an impromptu concert on their yacht. Cardi B says she will not be releasing a new album this year, Megan Thee Stallion is kicking off her tour and Saweetie posted her freestyling in the car. Sam Hunt shares how he created “Locked Up EP” and how his music is changing with his life. If you missed it last night, we got you covered, we give you a recap of Billboard’s Country Power Players. McKenna Grace shares what inspired her to write her song "Gentleman"and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s Tuesday, May 14th, and an obituary for Eminem’s Slim Shady appeared in a Detroit newspaper ahead of the release of his upcoming album. ZICO teases in an interview with Billboard that he’s heard some of Jennie’s solo tracks and that they’re all really good. Yves from LOONAreturns to music for the soundtrack of K-Drama, “Missing Crown Prince.” NewJeans performance director takes to IG stories to express her frustration about ILLIT copying creative elements from NewJeans. Tyla takes us Behind The Photo and shares some of her favorite moments with her best friend. We sat down with Jimmy Fallon to talk about some of his favorite memories of Billboard Chart Toppers on his show. Rapsody shares why ‘Please Don’t Cry’ is her most vulnerable album, her collaborations with Lil Wayne and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s Monday, May 13, and Taylor Swift is still ruling No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Not only that, she’s set to feature on Gracie Abrams’ new album and will be part of Bridgertons Season 3 soundtrack. Ariana Grande posted on her IG story that she’s back in the studio. Are we getting more new music soon? Fortnite revealed that they added Tyla as a new Challenge Emote with her song “Truth or Dare.” Katy Perry shares that her daughter calls her Katy Perry occasionally and we have Katy’s reaction. Drake and Kendrick Lamar have been battling with diss tracks, but how will this shake up this week’s Billboard Hot 100? Keep watching to find out more! We were at the Gold Gala with Steve Aoki and Saweetie and we give you an exclusive look into the afterparty we hosted. We sat down with Aitana and she shared how it went down with creating “Akureyri” with Sebastián Yatra and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s Wednesday, May 8th, and Drake & Kendrick Lamar’s beef is getting intense. Yesterday morning, Drake’s security guard was shot at the rapper’s Toronto residence and his London OVO store was vandalized with the phrase “they not like us,” referencing Kendrick’s diss to Drake. On top of that it looks like both rappers' diss tracks are making their way to the Hot 100. We give you all access to 21 Savage’s American Dream Tour. Beyoncé posted an IG Reel showing that she was actually at Coachella a couple weeks back, how could we miss that? Meghan Trainor debuted a new music video for her new single, “To The Moon,” from her upcoming album ‘Timeless.’ It looks like Rauw Alejandro covered up one of his tattoos that he got with now ex, Rosalía. Craig David stopped by and explained ‘How It Went Down’ for his iconic single “7 Days” and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s Tuesday, May 7th, and we have a lot to cover after the Met Gala yesterday. In case you missed the biggest night in fashion, we’ve got you covered. From best looks at the Met Gala, to behind the scenes action on the red carpet, to performances we go through it all. Jennie & Rosé had a reunion in New York, and fans couldn’t have been more excited to see the two together. Stray Kids made history as the first full K-pop group to attend the gala, but everything wasn’t rosie in the “Garden of Time” due to the group facing rude and racist commentary from the paparazzi. BTS’ RM may not have been at the Met, but he did share posters teasing his new song “Come back to me” coming out this Friday. We give you a sneak peek of our interview with ATEEZ at the Grammy Museum. Charli XCX confirms whether or not she was working on songs for Britney Spears, Ava Max stopped by the studio to chat about why her new song, “My Oh My,” is the introduction to her new era and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s Monday, May 6th, and the saga between Drake and Kendrick Lamar continued throughout the weekend. Drake released “The Heart Part 6” on Sunday as a response to Kendrick’s “6:16 in LA,” “euphoria,” “meet the grahams,” and “not like us” all released last week. Meanwhile the Queen of Pop, Madonna, wrapped up her Celebration Tour in Rio de Janeiro breaking the attendance record. After her release of ‘Radical Optimism’ this past Friday, Dua Lipa had a surprise pop-up concert in Times Square. Despite the Lovers & Friends Festival being canceled, Usher still performed a show in Las Vegas with a surprise appearance from Lil Jon. After last week’s success on the Hot 100, will Taylor Swift still manage to hold all Top 10 spots? Keep watching to find out! Billboard gives you All Access to Project GLOW Festival where we give you an exclusive look into performances and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s Friday, May 3rd, and we have lots of new music to get through. Kendrick Lamar hits back at Drake again this week with a second diss track “6:16 in LA.” The track comes out after merely days of releasing “euphoria.”Dua Lipa released her new album titled ‘Radical Optimism,’ and she shares the meaning of it and more when she dropped by the studio. Sia drops a new album ‘Reasonable Woman’ after five years since her last album and WILLOW released her highly anticipated album ‘emphathogen.’ We give you a behind the scenes look at WILLOW’s concert…We sat down with Rapsody, and she shares How It Went Down behind the creation of her latest single “3:AM” with Erykah Badu. J Balvin & Imagine Dragons just launched their new single “Eyes Closed,” Mckenna Grace releases “Gentleman”and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices