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Lauren Daigle, Fred Hammond featuring The Choir Room, Josiah Queen and Gaither Vocal Band are set to perform at the 2025 GMA Dove Awards. The show will be held Oct. 7 at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. Daigle and Queen are competing for artist of the year at the annual awards show, along with Brandon Lake, CeCe Winans, Forrest Frank and Phil Wickham. Presenters include John Crist, Sadie Robertson Huff, David and Tamela Mann, and Chris Tomlin. More performers and presenters will be revealed in the coming weeks. Lake leads this year’s artist nominees with nine nods, including artist of the year, song of the year and pop/contemporary recorded song of the year. Lake landed his first top 10 album on the all-genre Billboard 200 in June with King of Hearts. He also landed his first top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in May with “Hard Fought Hallelujah,” a collab with country star Jelly Roll. Eight-time GMA Dove Awards winner Tauren Wells is set to return as host and performer for the show for a third consecutive year. As Billboard previously reported, the GMA Dove Awards are relocating from Lipscomb University’s Allen Arena to the Bridgestone Arena in downtown Nashville for this year’s show. Bridgestone Arena also hosts the annual Country Music Association Awards. The show will air exclusively on TBN and the TBN+ app on Friday, Oct. 10, at 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. ET, and will be simulcast on SiriusXM The Message. An encore presentation will air on TBN and the TBN+ app on Friday, Oct. 17, at 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. ET. Prior to the broadcast, viewers can watch the official red-carpet coverage, TBN’s Red Carpet Hosted by Kristin Adams, on Friday, Oct. 10, exclusively on the TBN+ app and TBN YouTube. The GMA Dove Awards are voted on by the Gospel Music Association’s professional membership, and this year’s nominees were chosen from more than 2,800 submitted entries. Final round voting began on Aug. 7 and ends on Thursday (Aug. 14). The 56th Annual GMA Dove Awards, presented in partnership with the Cantinas Art Foundation, are produced by the Gospel Music Association. Jackie Patillo and Justin Fratt serve as showrunners and executive producers; Curtis Stoneberger and Paul Wright as producers; and JoAnna Illingworth and Shama Mrema as scriptwriters. Russell E. Hall returns as director and Scott Moore and Go Live Productions as production manager. Tickets and a limited number of Music City Fan Experiences are on sale at the Dove Awards site. Source link

Phil Wickham banks his sixth leader on Billboard’s Christian Airplay chart as “What an Awesome God” ascends 2-1 on the list dated Aug. 16. During the Aug. 1-7 tracking week, the song increased by 10% to 5.1 million audience impressions. Explore See latest videos, charts and news On Billboard’s Christian AC Airplay chart, the track reigns for a second frame, having upped Wickham’s career count to eight No. 1s. “What an Awesome God” has become a popular worship anthem, especially in churches. It was written and originally recorded by Rich Mullins, who released it on his album Winds of Heaven, Stuff on Earth, which hit the Top Christian Albums top 10 in April 1989. For Wickham’s update, released in April, he and Jonathan Smith wrote new verses, combined with Mullins’ original chorus. On Christian Airplay, “What an Awesome God” follows “The King Is in the Room,” which hit No. 4 in July. Wickham had last led with “Angels (Glory to God)” for two weeks over the 2024 holidays. He earned his first No. 1 with “This Amazing Grace,” which dominated for 10 weeks starting in March 2014. Words About ‘Words’ Donald Lawrence earns his seventh Gospel Airplay No. 1 as “Words” rises 2-1 (up 6% in plays). The song is billed as by Donald Lawrence Presents Music + Arts Global featuring Blanche (last name McAllister). Music + Arts Global is a three-day seminar that includes classes and discussions on gospel music, held this past May in Stockholm. Lawrence last topped the chart with “In Him There Is No Sorrow,” with Twinkie Clark and Yolanda Adams, in April 2024. Get weekly rundowns straight to your inbox Sign Up Source link

Everything’s coming up billions for Miley Cyrus. The singer is celebrating the news that her fifth video has crossed the one billion views mark on YouTube. The latest track to reach that hallowed height is Miley’s 2013 lead Bangerz single “We Can’t Stop,” the party-starting anthem written and produced by Mike Will Made It, P-Nasty and R. City, with additional lyrics from the singer and a sample of Doug E. Fresh’s hip -hop classic “La Di Da Di.” The turn-up tune topped out at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 at the time of release, notably blocked from No. 1 by Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” — Cyrus and Thicke would perform a legendarily raunchy, suggestive medley of their respective hit songs at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards. Despite some grumbling about the suggestive content of the “We Can’t Stop” clip at the time from critics struggling to wrap their heads around the then-21-year-old Disney star’s transition from kid-friendly pop singer to hip-hop adjacent provocateur, the video blew up right away. It set a record at the time on Vevo for most views in the first 24 hours, then another record after getting hitting Vevo Certified status for 100 million views in just over a month for a visual Billboard described at the time as “subversive, mesmerizing and unhinged.” The Diane Martel-directed video definitely painted Cyrus in a whole different light. Wearing golden grillz and writhing on a bed in a white bra and hot pants, it finds the singer surrounded by friends who eat sandwiches made out of $100 bills, building french fry skulls, twerking and butt-slapping, pretending to slice off their fingers and dirty dancing with giant teddy bears. From scenes of Miley in a fishnet bathing suit making out with a doll wearing a similar outfit to the singer smashing a giant beer bottle piñata filled with hot dogs and winking drug references to “dancing with Molly”, the loud and proud debauchery finds its thesis statement in the refrain, “And we can’t stop/ And we won’t stop/ We run things they don’t run we/ Don’t take nothing from nobody.” Cyrus had previously crossed the one-billion views mark with 2013’s Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 “Wrecking Ball,” as well as 2009’s “Party in the U.S.A.,” 2013’s “23” with Mike WiLL Made-It, Wiz Khalifa and Juicy J and her other No. 1 hit, 2023’s “Flowers.” Watch the “We Can’t Stop” video below. Get weekly rundowns straight to your inbox Sign Up Source link

JISOO of BLACKPINK‘s new music video for “Your Love” is everything BLINKs see in their dreams. In the hypnotic visual for the South Korean performer’s solo single posted Monday (Aug. 11), she models a pink princess gown while wandering mystical nature landscapes provided by Rainforest Wild ASIA in Singapore, where the video was filmed. “Your love feels like the rain, feels like a song I used to know/And your love feels like the way there’s only green lights driving home,” JISOO sings as rose petals rain down on her. The video comes about six months after the K-pop star dropped “Your Love” as part of her AMORTAGE EP. Featuring five tracks total, the project reached No. 11 on the Billboard Top Album Sales chart — marking JISOO’s first solo entry on the listing — while single “Earthquake” peaked at No. 47 on the Billboard Global 200. JISOO also performs “Your Love” during her solo set each night on BLACKPINK’s ongoing DEADLINE World Tour, which kicked off in early July after more than a year of the group’s members spending time apart to focus on independent projects. LISA, JENNIE and ROSÉ have also been playing solo sets during their shows, which will continue with a run of Asia dates in October and January. And while JISOO thrived during her solo era with AMORTAGE, she told Billboard back in February that she couldn’t wait to reunite with her bandmates. “Working solo has been an amazing experience,” she said at the time. “But honestly, it can get a little lonely sometimes.” “Last year, as each member focused on individual activities, we all grew a lot,” she continued. “Now, as we come together for this year, I feel like we’ll be able to return with an even bigger and more spectacular presence.” Watch JISOO’s new music video for “Your Love” above. Get weekly rundowns straight to your inbox Sign Up Source link

Morgan Wallen is No. 1 again on the fledgling TouchTunes Artists Chart, and for the second quarter of 2025, he was an even more ubiquitous presence on the company’s jukeboxes, racking up 10 appearances between the songs-based Frontline and Catalog rankings as well. Explore See latest videos, charts and news The TouchTunes charts for the second quarter of the year track the most played songs and artists on TouchTunes jukeboxes from April 1 to June 30, with the Frontline ranking inclusive of music released in the last 18 months, followed by the Catalog tally for any music that was released more than 18 months ago. The TouchTunes Artists Chart tracks the same period, combining all of an artist’s plays across both rankings. TouchTunes has jukeboxes in more than 60,000 locations worldwide. Its data is not factored into other Billboard charts. Wallen claimed the No. 1 spot on the inaugural TouchTunes Artists Chart last quarter (January-March), racking up the most plays by any act those three months. Not only is he tops among all acts again – his 10 appearances are also the most of any artist at one time since the Frontline and Catalog charts began being published every quarter a year ago (representing the second quarter of 2024), exceeding the eight he snagged in the first quarter of 2025. That’s thanks in part to the release of I’m the Problem, Wallen’s fourth studio album, which was released halfway through the quarter on May 16. The LP, which has reigned on the weekly Billboard 200 chart for 10 of the 12 weeks since its release, accounts for six of the 25 spots on the latest Frontline list, paced by the title track, which leaps nine spots to No. 2 in its second quarter on the survey. Three of the remaining five songs are debuts (“Just in Case,” No. 8; “I’m a Little Crazy,” No. 16; the Tate McRae-featuring “What I Want,” No. 24), while “Love Somebody” (No. 10) and “Lies Lies Lies” (No. 21) are holdovers from the previous iteration. Wallen’s other appearances on the latest charts? As the featured act on Post Malone’s “I Had Some Help” (No. 5, Frontline) and via “Whiskey Glasses” (No. 8, Catalog), “Cowgirls” (featuring ERNEST; No. 19, Catalog) and “Last Night” (No. 20, Catalog). The latter is the Catalog ranking’s top debut of the month following multiple quarters on the Frontline tally (it was released in January 2023). But while Wallen is a formidable presence across the latest TouchTunes charts, one accomplishment eludes him: a No. 1 song. That distinction again goes to Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” on the Frontline tally and Chris Stapleton’s “Tennessee Whiskey” on Catalog. Both songs have led every iteration of their respective charts so far. That said, Shaboozey’s day in the sun (atop the Frontline chart, at least) could be nearing its end. In addition to an obvious time limit (only songs 18 months old and newer are eligible for Frontline, with exceptions given to tracks that may be older but are breaking in the U.S. for the first time), Shaboozey himself drops three positions on the latest Artists tally to No. 5 after debuting at No. 2 on the inaugural list. He’s passed by Toby Keith (up three spots), Stapleton (up one) and AC/DC (up two). Keith’s “I Love This Bar” concurrently rebounds one place to No. 2 on Catalog, behind Stapleton’s “Tennessee Whiskey” and AC/DC’s “Thunderstruck” appears at No. 18 on Catalog. Drake and George Strait, meanwhile, are the two debuts on the 10-position list. On Frontline, Wallen isn’t behind the only newer songs making waves. Jessie Murph’s “Blue Strips” is the quarter’s top debut at No. 7, while Drake’s “Nokia” premieres just outside the top 10 at No. 11. Other debuts include tunes from Riley Green, BigXthaPlug and The Red Clay Strays on Frontline, plus Def Leppard and Eric Church on Catalog. For the second quarter in a row, the rock genre accounts for 38% of TouchTunes plays across both Frontline- and Catalog-eligible titles, the most of any genre, ahead of country at 23%. Country, however, makes up 44% of Frontline songs, while rock accounts for 10%. See all rankings below. TouchTunes Frontline Chart “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” Shaboozey (=) “I’m the Problem,” Morgan Wallen (+9) “Pink Pony Club,” Chappell Roan (-1) “I Never Lie,” Zach Top (+1) “I Had Some Help,” Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen (-1) “You Look Like You Love Me,” Ella Langley feat. Riley Green (=) “Blue Strips,” Jessie Murph (debut) “Just In Case,” Morgan Wallen (debut) “Not Like Us,” Kendrick Lamar (-5) “Love Somebody,” Morgan Wallen (-3) “Nokia,” Drake (debut) “Beautiful Things,” Benson Boone (-4) “Messy,” Lola Young (+3) “Luther,” Kendrick Lamar with SZA (-4) “Worst Way,” Riley Green (debut) “I’m a Little Crazy,” Morgan Wallen (debut) “Too Sweet,” Hozier (-5) “All the Way,” BigXthaPlug feat. Bailey Zimmerman (debut) “Wondering Why,” The Red Clay Strays (debut) “4x4xu,” Lainey Wilson (-2) “Lies Lies Lies,” Morgan Wallen (-8) “TV Off,” Kendrick Lamar feat. Lefty Gunplay (-13) “Die With a Smile,” Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars (-6) “What I Want,” Morgan Wallen feat. Tate McRae (debut) “Whatchu Kno About Me,” GloRilla feat. Sexyy Red (-10) TouchTunes Catalog Chart “Tennessee Whiskey,” Chris Stapleton (=) “I Love This Bar,” Toby Keith (+1) “Lose Control,” Teddy Swims (-2) “Friends in Low Places,” Garth Brooks (=) “Neon Moon,” Brooks & Dunn (=) “Simple Man,” Lynyrd Skynyrd (+2) “I Think I’ll Just Stay Here and Drink,” Merle Haggard (=) “Whiskey Glasses,” Morgan Wallen (+6) “Drinkin’ Problem,” Midland (+1) “Copperhead Road,” Steve Earle (=) “Rockstar,” Nickelback (+2) “Family Tradition,” Hank Williams Jr. (+4) “Don’t Stop Believin’,” Journey (-2) “Fat Bottomed Girls,” Queen (-5) “Brown Eyed Girl,” Van Morrison (-3) “The Joker,” The Steve Miller Band (+1) “Sweet Child o’ Mine,” Guns N’ Roses (+3) “Thunderstruck,” AC/DC (+1) “Cowgirls,” Morgan Wallen feat. ERNEST (-4) “Last Night,” Morgan Wallen (debut, has previously appeared on the Frontline chart) “Higher,” Creed (-3) “In the Air Tonight,” Phil Collins (=) “Something in the

There are very few artists who can make everyone from X and Target to RuPaul’s Drag Race drop what they’re doing and rush out a response to an album announcement. Actually, only one, honestly. So there we were on Tuesday (Aug. 12), watching brands including the Olive Garden, FedEx, YouTube, Elmo, McDonald’s United Airlines, the City of Las Vegas, Lasik and Duolingo Brasil all reacting to Taylor Swift‘s announcement of her 12th album, The Life of a Showgirl by scrambling to get up pumpkin-hued memes to react to the color scheme for the singer’s upcoming era. The news was so breathlessly received that even seemingly polar opposite entities such as X and RuPaul’s Drag Race just had to weigh in, with Elon Musk’s social media platform writing “New Profile Pic” along with its X logo remade in bedazzled orange, while RuPaul’s show high-kicked into the showgirl of it all with a clip of a contestant Bosco doing a fan dance. National chains couldn’t resist either, as United Airlines tweeted, “Okay, finally calmed down enough to post something,” along with a jet taking off through flaked pumpkin skies and Shake Shack wrote, “Felt appropriate today” along with a shot of an orange drink. Buffalo Wild Wings teased “something hot coming 8.20.25” over a snap of a golden wing sitting atop their newly gingered logo and FedEx joked, “don’t mind us we’re just tidying up here #NewProfilePic” over, of course, their logo on top of the Showgirl color scheme. Walmart wrote “a girl can dream [orange heart emoji] along with an image of an orange display titled “fingers crossed for 8/13” and the sign above reading “next era,” with cheekily named Swift-coded aisles 1989, 13, 22 and 87 in the background. While they didn’t directly name Swift, Cinnabon posted a tangerine frosted sticky bun with the message, “from now on when i send content to my boss im sending this and it will unlock when they give me a compliment.” Google celebrated with a search result that brought on a rain of orange confetti and snippets of Swift lyrics, Olive Garden quipped that “she’s giving carbs, couture, and confetti. Consider this our official album cover prediction,” over a PhotoShopped snap of a breadstick wearing a showgirl outfit — with Fedex commenting “she’d look even better in purple and orange boots” — and Crumbl cookies promised, “see you next era” along with an orange flake square with the message “The Life of a Crumbl Girl” also in the Taylor next era hue. Though he’s usually obsessed with counting licks, Tootsie Pops mascot Mr. Owl wondered, “Anyone else craving Orange today?” over a pic of a package or orange lollipops, while the Minions movie franchise posted “the life of a showgirl” along with a screengrab of one of the jabbering animated character sporting a Carmen Miranda-like showgirl fruit hat. Even Sesame Street‘s Elmo couldn’t resist, with an adorable post of the Muppet wearing headphones with a google-eyed number 12 above his head on an orange background and the message, “Elmo is ready for it! Are you? [orange heart emoji].” Given Taylor’s NFL ties via Kansas City Chiefs boyfriend Travis Kelce, it wasn’t a surprise that some sports franchises took a dip into the TS 12 publicity pool as well. The Cleveland Browns posted a take on the album art teaser via an LP sleeve with their orange helmet logo — newly flaked in Swift’s honor — and the Arrow McLaren IndyCar Team wrote “to those who celebrate” above side-by-side snaps of Swift in a swirl of orange next to similarly hued driver Kyle Larson. And you know Kansas City showed up, with Union Station KC celebrating KC Swifties through Sunday with a new TS12 photo op at its Grand Hall featuring a giant light-up TS12 logo surrounded by orange balloons. San Antonio also got in on the action, writing “new era, same river” above a PhotoShopped image of a river cruise on the orange-tinted San Antonio River. There are so many more it’s hard to count, though some were collected by fans who cataloged homages from Threads, McDonald’s, Cincinnati’s Skyline Chili, the Las Vegas tourism bureau, Netflix, Lasik, Duolingo Brasil, the Pittsburgh Penguins and many more. At press time no additional information was available about the singer’s follow-up to 2024’s The Tortured Poets Department, though it’s expected she’ll reveal more when she appears on the Kelce brother’s New Heights podcast on Wednesday (Aug. 13). Source link

Eminem is never one to back down from a rap challenge, and after being called out by LL Cool J’s Rock The Bells platform on X, Slim Shady delivered. Rock The Bells sent over a message claiming that nothing in the English dictionary rhymes with “silver,” and Em responded with a verse starting with just that word, and continued to put together a freestyled verse. Explore See latest videos, charts and news The effortless bars included plenty of random name-drops, ranging from comic Bill Burr to Super Bowl-winning quarterback Trent Dilfer and a reference to his Stans documentary. “Silver pilfer kill fer Gilbert’s still hurts steel shirts Bill Burr milf word off kilter no filter chill brrrr feel burn still slur will stir Trent dilfer Val kilmer Still third shield her he’ll squirt Steven Spielberg Lil twerp Wilshire She’ll purr Kill birds milk curd feel worth Real nerd Stans documentary I liked your film sir,” he wrote to X. Fans were impressed with Em’s dexterity. “My goat can make anything rhyme,” one person replied, while another said, “Bro’s a walking dictionary.” Slim Shady is still keeping his mind and pen sharp these days. He reunited with JID for “Animals, Pt. 1” in July as part of the Atlanta rapper’s GDLU preluxe. Eminem also released his Stans documentary, which hit theaters over the weekend. Earlier in August, he popped out at the NYC premiere of the doc to speak to fans. “Let me tell you why this s–t is crazy to me,” he said in a video of his remarks posted by Shady Media. “Because, when I was writing the song ‘Stan,’ I think I was just understanding the impact that my music was having on some people. And it’s so crazy to me to look at, over my career, just the fact that I was able to impact people.” Check out Em’s rhyme and the challenge posted to X below: Silver pilfer kill fer Gilbert’s still hurts steel shirts Bill Burr milf word off kilter no filter chill brrrr feel burn still slur will stir Trent dilfer Val kilmer Still third shield her he’ll squirt Steven Spielberg Lil twerp Wilshire She’ll purr Kill birds milk curd feel… https://t.co/rSeA7aMmco — Marshall Mathers (@Eminem) August 13, 2025 Get weekly rundowns straight to your inbox Sign Up Source link

Trinidadian soca star Yung Bredda earned a major breakthrough with his far-reaching Full Blown-produced smash, “The Greatest Bend Over,” and he’s now tapped Grammy-nominated singer-producer Chlöe and “Shake It to the Max” star Moliy for a new globe-trotting remix. Out Friday (Aug. 15) via 0207 Def Jam and Polydor Label Group, the new remix finds both Chlöe and Moliy delivering sultry new verses across Full Blown’s “Big Links” riddim, as well as some flashy ad-libs and vocal stacks to complement the zess-infused soca production. Dropping just in time for Notting Hill Carnival (Aug. 23-25), the new remix arrives alongside a new music video that captures the beauty and spirit of carnival celebrations across the diaspora, including St. Lucia’s Carnival, which Chlöe attended in July. Chlöe, one-half of the Grammy-nominated duo Chloe x Halle, is no stranger to the West Indies. Her last album, 2024’s Trouble in Paradise, was inspired by her time in St. Lucia. Moliy, on the other hand, has the year’s biggest dancehall hit in “Shake It to the Max,” alongside producers Silent Addy and Disco Neil. Best known by its Shenseea and Skillibeng-assisted remix, “Shake It to the Max” peaked at No. 44 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped U.S. Afrobeats Songs, Rhythmic Airplay, and World Digital Song Sales. The song also danced all the way to No. 6 on the Global 200. Chlöe and Moliy’s version of “The Greatest Bend Over” comes just a few weeks after Hot 100-topping dancehall icon Sean Paul put his own spin on the track. “I always loved this song, and I would sing it all the time,” Chlöe exclusively told Billboard. “When I got asked to feature on it, I was excited because I already had a love for it.” “The Greatest Bend Over,” Bedda’s take on Full Blown’s wildly popular “Big Links” riddim arrived on Dec. 2, 2024. Thanks to early Stateside growth, the song appeared in Billboard’s weekly “Trending Up” column, setting it apart from other riffs on the riddim, including Machel Montano‘s “The Truth,” Kes‘ “No Sweetness,” and Full Blown’s own “Good Spirits.” The song’s success has earned Bredda three nods at this year’s Caribbean Music Awards (Aug. 28), including zess-steam artist of the year, and the people’s choice and soca impact awards. According to Luminate, “The Greatest Bend Over” has amassed over 11.7 million official on-demand U.S. streams and over 44.4 million official global streams. Source link

Rauw Alejandro has been named the 2025 Hispanic Heritage Award honoree for Vision — a recognition that celebrates his “groundbreaking contributions to Latin music and his role in shaping its global future,” according the press release. The ceremony — which takes place on Sept. 4 at the Warner Theater in Washington, D.C — will air on PBS. Explore See latest videos, charts and news “As an artist in constant motion, Rauw Alejandro embodies the very essence of the Vision Award, bold in creativity, future-focused in his global impact and unapologetically original in everything he does,” said Hispanic Heritage Foundation president/CEO Antonio Tijerino in a statement. “His work is not just music, it’s a movement that confirms what Latin artists mean to the world.” Rauw Alejandro added, “During this month of celebration, I’m filled with pride to keep elevating our story and our vibe from a special place. Thank you for this Vision Award at the Hispanic Heritage Awards. It’s an honor to join the list of incredible creatives who have received this recognition.” In his statement, the hitmaker also revealed the title of his next album — Cosa Nuestra: Capítulo 0. Discussing the project, the superstar expressed his pride in representing Puerto Rico and the Caribbean through his work. “‘Cosa Nuestra’ has always been my way of representing my island, my culture and my people — wherever they may be,” he said. “Every detail — the beats, the visuals, the dancing — reflects part of our Puerto Rican roots and our connection with other sister cultures, because we’ve been shaping the history of music for a long time.” “With my next project ‘Capítulo 0.’ I want to keep showcasing not only Puerto Rico, but the full essence of the Caribbean,” Rauw Alejandro continued. The Vision Award follows the success of his critically acclaimed fifth studio album, Cosa Nuestra, released in November 2024. It earned the No. 1 spot on Billboard‘s Best Latin Albums of 2024, Ranked, and also reached the summit of the Top Latin Albums chart while entering the all-genre Billboard 200 at No. 6. This year, the artist has stayed busy, releasing a series of hit singles, including “Buenos Términos” and “Carita Linda.” The latter soared to No. 1 on Billboard‘s Latin Airplay Chart, marking Rauw Alejandro’s third solo chart-topper and his 12th career No. 1. HHA’s past honorees have included Celia Cruz, Bad Bunny, Tito Puente, Gloria Estefan, Ricky Martin, Fania All-Stars, José Feliciano, Carlos Vives, Alejandro Sanz, Juanes, Juan Luis Guerra, J Balvin and Los Tigres Del Norte. Source link

Taylor Swift is making her debut on Travis Kelce and Jason Kelce’s New Heights podcast, whether or not certain “male sports fans” are ready for it. Hours ahead of the pop star’s highly anticipated appearance on the Wednesday (Aug. 13) episode — on which she is expected to reveal more details about her new album, The Life of a Showgirl — Swift joked about a portion of the show’s audience that might be a little disgruntled to see her as a guest. “You guys have a lot of male sports fans that listen to your podcast,” she quips in a clip posted to the New Heights social media accounts. “And I think we all know that if there’s one thing that male sports fans want to see in their spaces and on their screens, it’s more of me,” she continues sarcastically as the Kansas City Chiefs tight end laughs next to her. The snippet serves as a teaser for Swift’s full interview with Travis and Jason, which premieres at 7 p.m. ET on the New Heights channels Wednesday. The two cohosts/brothers have been getting fans hyped up for her appearance since Monday (Aug. 11), when they first revealed an episode featuring “a VERY special guest” was on the way. And while countless Swifties are bursting with excitement over the premise of the 14-time Grammy winner chatting with the Kelces — especially knowing that she’ll likely provide more information on her 12th studio album, which she announced early Tuesday morning (Aug. 12) — Swift has cause to be wary of some football fans objecting to her appearance. Since she began attending Chiefs games to cheer on her boyfriend in 2023, a chunk of viewers have complained about her presence on NFL broadcasts — so much so that the league released a statement defending its coverage. “The Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce news has been a pop cultural moment we’ve leaned into in real time,” the NFL said at the time. “The vast majority of our content has remained focused on the game, our players and variety of other initiatives.” But even if haters are gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, Swift definitely has two football lovers who are pumped up to see her on New Heights: Travis and Jason. Elsewhere in Wednesday’s teaser video, the elder Kelce almost runs out of oxygen while passionately listing off her many accomplishments in an introduction, to which Swift responds, “Thank you for screaming for, like, 47 seconds, that was so nice … Thanks for having me on my favorite podcast!” Watch Swift gently troll certain sports fans below. Source link