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02-04-2025
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Watch Dua Lipa Sing a Surprise Cover of Lorde's ‘Royals'
You can call her Queen Li? At her Auckland, New Zealand, concert Wednesday (April 2), Dua Lipa paid tribute to the country's biggest pop star by performing a cover of Lorde's 'Royals.' In clips from the show, the 'Levitating' artist looks glamorous in a lacy black bodysuit and fuzzy cream shawl as she commands the stage at Spark Arena. 'We're bigger than we ever dreamed, and I'm in love with being queen,' she sings over the lush harmonies of her backup singers, holding up her hands in the shape of a crown above her head. 'And we'll never be royals/ It don't run in our blood/ That kind of luxe just ain't for us/ We crave a different kind of buzz.' More from Billboard Dua Lipa 'Levitating' Win, Tony Bennett Family Feud, Del Villar Guilty Verdict & More Music Law The Hives Plot World Tour to Accompany New Album, 'The Hives Forever Forever The Hives' Morgan Wallen Launches 'Get Me to God's Country' Merch Following 'SNL' Walk-Off 'Let me be your ruler/ You can call me queen bee,' Dua continues, dancing along to the music as fans in the crowd loudly sing the lyrics with her. 'And baby, I'll rule/ Let me live that fantasy.' The 'Royals' cover was a special treat for the fans at her show in Auckland, where she's set to perform a second sold-out night at Spark Arena on Friday (April 4). Dua will next bring her Radical Optimism Tour — supporting 2024's album of the same name — to Europe for a slew of dates in the spring and summer, followed by North America and Latin America in the fall. Released in 2013, 'Royals' marked the 'Green Light' singer's debut single and breakout smash, spending nine weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The track later found a home on Lorde's first album, Pure Heroine, which bowed at No. 3 on the Billboard 200. Lorde hasn't released an album since 2021's Solar Power. She's been steadily teasing in recent months that she's back in the studio, however, and appeared on Charli xcx 'girl, so confusing' remix last year. Watch Dua sing Lorde's 'Royals' in Auckland below. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
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02-04-2025
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Nogizaka46's ‘Navel Orange' Debuts at No. 1 as Ketsumeishi's Cherry Blossom Hit Returns to Japan Hot 100
Nogizaka46's 'Navel Orange' tops this week's Billboard Japan Hot 100, on the chart released April 2. The 38th single by the popular girl group launched with 611,511 CDs after dropping March 26, more than its previous single. The song tops sales and comes in at No. 9 for downloads, No. 13 for radio airplay, and No. 21 for video views to give the group its 28th leader on the tally. More from Billboard The Hives Plot World Tour to Accompany New Album, 'The Hives Forever Forever The Hives' Morgan Wallen Launches 'Get Me to God's Country' Merch Following 'SNL' Walk-Off Selena Gomez & benny blanco's 'I Said I Love You First' Debuts at No. 1 on Top Album Sales Chart Mrs. GREEN APPLE's 'Lilac' drops a notch to No. 2, but continues its domination of multiple metrics. The Oblivion Battery opener rules streaming for the 30th week with 9,912,320 weekly streams, video for the 13th week, and karaoke for the 12th week. Sakanaction's 'Kaiju' holds at No. 3. Downloads for the Orb: On the Movements of the Earth opener are down to 74% compared to the week before, streaming 92%, radio 60%, and video 62%, while karaoke gains for the second week in a row to 113%. Mrs. GREEN APPLE's 'Darling' rises 6-4. Karaoke for the three-man band's latest hit increased for the ninth consecutive week to 105% and radio is also up to 103% week-over-week. The band's long-running hit from 2023, 'Que Sera Sera,' follows at No. 5, jumping 6 slots this week to re-enter the top 10. The song logs its 101st week on the Japan Hot 100 and boasts over 600 million total streams. Outside the top 10, JO1's 'BE CLASSIC' debuts at No. 11. The lead title track off the eleven-member boy band's best-of album, released Apr. 2, tops downloads and comes in at No. 18 for streaming and No. 4 for videos. Also, cherry blossom season is in full gear in Japan and Ketsumeishi's 'Sakura' from 2005 has re-entered the Japan Hot 100. Downloads, streaming, videos, and karaoke for the classic seasonal staple have increased and the track hits No. 89 this week. The Billboard Japan Hot 100 combines physical and digital sales, audio streams, radio airplay, video views and karaoke data. See the full Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart, tallying the week from Mar. 24 to 30, here. For more on Japanese music and charts, visit Billboard Japan's English X account. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
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02-04-2025
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U.S. Cancels Visas for Mexican Group After Showing Cartel Leader Photos in Concert
The U.S. State Department has canceled the work and tourist visas of the members of Mexican corrido group Los Alegres del Barranco after they displayed images of the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, also known as 'El Mencho,' during a concert on Saturday (March 29) at an auditorium at the University of Guadalajara. The news was confirmed on Tuesday (April 1) by Christopher Landau, the Deputy Secretary of State, in a post on X. More from Billboard The Hives Plot World Tour to Accompany New Album, 'The Hives Forever Forever The Hives' Morgan Wallen Launches 'Get Me to God's Country' Merch Following 'SNL' Walk-Off Selena Gomez & benny blanco's 'I Said I Love You First' Debuts at No. 1 on Top Album Sales Chart 'I'm a firm believer in freedom of expression, but that doesn't mean that expression should be free of consequences,' wrote Landau in his post. 'A Mexican band, Los Alegres del Barranco, portrayed images glorifying drug kingpin 'El Mencho' — head of the grotesquely violent CJNG cartel — at a recent concert in Mexico. I'm pleased to announce that the State Department has revoked the band members' work and tourism visas. In the Trump Administration, we take seriously our responsibility over foreigners' access to our country. The last thing we need is a welcome mat for people who extol criminals and terrorists.' The State Department, through Secretary of State Marco Rubio, announced on Feb. 20 the designation of eight cartels and transnational organizations — including the Jalisco New Generation Cartel — as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTO) and Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGT). Prior to Landau's announcement, the concert had caused significant controversy and outrage in Mexico, which has long tried to curb the glorification of drug lords in popular Mexican music and narcocorridos. The concert was condemned on Monday (March 31) by Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum. It prompted the Jalisco State Prosecutor's Office to launch an investigation for 'glorification of crime.' On Tuesday (April 1), the governor of Jalisco, Pablo Lemus, wrote in a post on X that his government supports the measures adopted by the University of Guadalajara to prevent criminal acts from being glorified at concerts, as occurred over the weekend at the Telmex Auditorium. The local leader said he signed an executive order to ensure that no singer or group with a history of endorsing criminal activity will perform at events linked to his government. 'Next week, I will introduce an initiative to ensure that, in any legally sanctioned public event, producers and performers are held accountable for what happens during their shows, and no one can wash their hands of responsibility,' Lemus announced. Los Alegres del Barranco were scheduled to play shows in several U.S. cities, where the band was announced as part of the lineup for the Bésame Mucho festival April 5 in Austin, Texas. In a TikTok livestream on Tuesday, Pavel Morales, a member of the Sinaloan group, stated that the majority of their audience supports them and referred to their critics as 'confused.' Billboard Español reached out for comment to the band's reps, but hasn't received a reply by press time. Meanwhile, authorities from the municipality of Pedro Escobedo, in the Mexican state of Querétaro, confirmed on Tuesday that the group's scheduled performance for April 19 was canceled because 'it does not meet the necessary municipal permits for its realization,' the local government said in a statement on Tuesday. The projection of the controversial images took place during a concert titled 'Los Señores del Corrido' at the Telmex Auditorium, where Los Alegres del Barranco performed the song 'El Dueño del Palenque' (The Owner of the Palenque) and displayed on screen photos of the cartel leader, as well as other images created by AI. The images appeared on multiple videos on social media. They include the moments in which fans burst into cheers when the images of the cartel leader were shown, adding to the controversy. In a statement, Auditorio Telmex Adistanced itself from the events, arguing that the venue 'has no influence on the selection of the repertoire, speeches, or audiovisual material that artists decide to share with their audiences.' However, it acknowledged that the images of the kingpin could be considered an 'exultation of crime.' The controversy over the alleged tribute to the drug trafficker arises after information has surfaced over how the cartel uses clandestine ranches to recruit people through deceptive job offers, according to federal authorities and media reports. This followed the recent discovery of Izaguirre Ranch in early March in the municipality of Teuchitlán, where acts of torture and murder were allegedly committed, according to the Guerreros Buscadores collective. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
