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Tesla has started using the Cybertruck as a literal mobile billboard as part of its advertising effort for the Model Y. I have previously argued that ‘Tesla Cybertruck is a mistake turned marketing tool‘. A mistake not in the sense that the vehicle itself is bad but because of the fact that Tesla has been spending its development resources on it versus cheaper vehicles – resulting in a multi-year gap in growth. As for the marketing tool part, the Cybertruck itself won’t contribute much to Tesla’s…

Universal Music Group and Republic Records have announced the launch of Boombox, a new product being integrated into Roblox to allow players to stream in-game music that artists can monetise and have count toward Billboard charts. This collaboration will start in the Twice Square experience, a level in Roblox where players can leave messages for the K-pop girl group, play minigames, and collect virtual items. With Boombox, players will be able to “share and collectively enjoy” Twice‘s music, with each playback being…

The LP marks Grande's fourth consecutive Number One on the Billboard 200 Ariana Grande is back on top of the Billboard 200 albums chart for the first time in more than three years as Eternal Sunshine debuts at Number One with 227,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S., the publication announced on Sunday. Eternal Sunshine marks Grande’s fourth consecutive Number One album. Of her seven albums she’s released since her debut in 2013, all but Dangerous Woman have topped the album chart.…

The performer's latest single lands her on Billboard's Country Airplay Chart for the first time in her career Beyoncé and her latest single “Texas Hold ‘Em” have made their country chart debut on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart, the publication announced on Friday. The track marks Beyoncé’s debut on that chart more than two decades into her career. The Country Airplay chart accounts exclusively for radio play. As soon as Beyoncé released the country-influenced “Texas Hold ‘Em” and “16…

Skin accounts for around 15 percent of our body mass. It is the largest and most visible organ in the human body.Yet many of the skin's functions are often overlooked. It's a sunscreen, a shield from germs, a reservoir of vitamin D and a means of tightly regulating our body temperature.Being the most visible of our organs, the skin also offers us a view into the body tissues that it protects. So don't think of your skin merely aesthetically – think of it as a reflection of your health. Disorders of the gut, blood,…

Rapper previously topped the charts with I Am > I Was as well as collaborative albums Her Loss with Drake and Savage Mode II with Metro Boomin 21 Savage‘s American Dream has debuted atop the Billboard 200 Albums chart, the publication announced on Sunday, marking the second time the rapper has topped the album chart for one of his solo albums. Coming in second this week was Kali Uchis’s ORQUIDEAS, marking the highest debut for any of her albums in her career. Morgan Wallen’s One Thing At A…

The realm of music royalty has a new queen, and her name is Taylor Swift. The chart-topping singer, at 34 years old, has just eclipsed a record held by the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll himself, Elvis Presley, securing the title for the solo artist with the most weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. With the release of her latest album “1989 (Taylor’s Version),” Swift notched her 68th week atop the Billboard 200, edging past Presley’s 67 weeks at No. 1 across his 10 albums from 1956 to 2002, as confirmed by…

When Canadian producer Jordan Young started playing around with AI voice-cloning technology — ultimately creating a fake Kanye West song that sounded, well, just like Kanye West — it immediately prompted him to think about the ethical implications of the technology. "As soon as I made it, I started to think ... if anybody can make music with anyone's voice, what does this mean for artists? What does this mean for music?" said Young, who has worked with Beyoncé, BTS and Dua Lipa.He and his company Hooky recently developed…

Mariah Carey may be in the middle of her ‘Merry Christmas One and All!‘ tour in the US but the icon still found time to record a live performance for the 2023 Billboard Music Awards. Opening the awards with a live rendition of her iconic hit ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’, Carey was surrounded by dancers on a festive set that featured her children, roller skaters and her backing singers. Lowered down on a ski lift and dressed all in white, Carey sounded fantastic as she sung the song that is fast rising up the…

Taylor Swift had a gold rush of her own Sunday at the Billboard Music Awards, where she continued her reign as its most-awarded female musician. The “Anti-Hero” singer-songwriter won 10 prizes at the annual awards show, including the headlining top artist prize. As part of the show’s first digital-only iteration, artists and honorees performed and accepted their awards remotely from venues across the globe. Swift celebrated her wins in a video recorded in Brazil. “This is unreal,” she said as she held her newest…