Nick Jonas recaps his off-key performance at the 2016 Academy of Country Music Awards on an episode of ‘Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard. Warner Bros. unveils the trailer for the big screen musical adaptation of ‘The Color Purple’ starring Halle Bailey, HER, Fantasia and more. ‘The Idol’ received a standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival. Davido Stops By The Studio To Talk About Forbes Calling Him “The King Of Afrobeats”, How He Made His Album ‘Timeless’ And Much More!
Tetris Kelly:
‘The Idol’ premiere at Cannes ends, ‘The Color Purple’ trailer drops and Nick Jonas’ performance sends him for treatment. Plus, we hang out with Davido and Aveluna and a new K-pop girl group ruling trending songs. May 23rd is Tuesday. I’m Tetris and this is Billboard News. Let’s move on to your top story.
Nick Jonas says his 2016 ACM performance with Kelsea Ballerini sent him to therapy. Let’s join in.
Nick Jonas:
“It was like a really traumatic moment that shaped the pressure I put on myself to be perfect and always be.”
Tetris Kelly:
The Jonas Brothers kicked off “The Armchair Expert With Dax Shepard” podcast on Monday, where Nick talked about the moment his guitar solo went horribly wrong during Kelsea Ballerini’s performance at the 2016 ACM Awards.
Nick Jonas:
“I started, all right. And as soon as I got to that, I just blanked out. And I hit a wrong note and basically blacked out and saw—”
Monica Padman: “Oh my god!”
Nick Jonas:
“…It was wrong. And I couldn’t stop. To this day, and like in the hours since I opened this, I really can’t figure out what really happened.
Tetris Kelly:
The moment happened right in the middle of the JoBros break as Nick did two solo projects and before the brothers reunited in 2019.
Nick Jonas:
“Looking back, I can laugh at how big I thought it was, but it traveled more than I intended. And it caused me to go into therapy.
Tetris Kelly:
And now we update you about those musicians who are winning in TV and movies as well. Halle Bailey showed us that wearing Ariel’s purple wings won’t just hit the big screen in 2023. Plus, The Weeknd, BLACKPINK’s Jennie, Troye Sivan, and more attend the premiere of HBO’s ‘The Idol’ in Cannes. And we’ll chat with the pop star.
Warner Bros. has unveiled a trailer for the big-screen musical adaptation of “The Color Purple” and it stars Halle Bailey and is joined by superstars HER, Fantasia, Ciara, Taraji P. Henson and more. The musical is set to hit the theaters on Christmas Day.
We’re all obsessing over the new show The Idol ahead of its premiere on June 4, but we’re even more obsessing over the stars’ red carpet looks at Cannes. Jenny killed it, delivering preppy reality. The Weeknd delivered classic Abel, while Lily-Rose Depp dazzled, and Troye Sivan was a fashion king as ever. We’ll be talking with Troy about the show, make sure you stay tuned.
Now coming to my interview with Davido. He is an Afrobeats superstar and he is also spreading the wealth.
Rania Aniftos:
You have the most first day streams of any African artist on Apple Music and Spotify. How does it feel to represent your country so successfully?
davido:
I mean, it was dope. We just made the album, you know, with the following criteria. We just wanted to go into the studio and make good music. Like we didn’t plug most of them in, you know what I’m saying? In the studio, you know, we’re like natural vibes, not pushing. You also know when choosing a record. You know, usually I choose the whole album myself or like I’m very, very sensitive. So I pick 17 songs out of choice, 68.
Rania Aniftos:
How do you choose such songs?
davido:
So we’ve kind of created this formula where I send songs for everyone to like, even my friends. So I was like everybody vote. And it worked.
Rania Aniftos:
What was the one song that was common on everyone’s list?
davido:
Definitely ‘unavailable’.
Rania Aniftos:
It is also good that you get a chance to work with other artists as well.
davido:
This is a girl I found on the internet, she was doing a cover of a song. And then I DM’ed him. I’m like, “Yo, your voice is amazing.”
Rania Aniftos:
Very good.
davido:
And she doesn’t even believe that I am talking to her.
Rania Aniftos:
And now he’s with you on a record-breaking album.
davido:
Yes, and I signed that too!
Tetris Kelly:
You can find the full interview at billboard.com
But now, let’s move on to what you’ve been talking about on Twitter.
New K-pop girl group Babymonster sends their pre-debut single to No. 1.
Babymonster may be new to the scene but they’re already making waves by sending their pre-debut single ‘Dream’ to the top of Billboard’s Hot Trending Songs chart, powered by Twitter. The YG-signed girl group debuted ‘Dream’ exclusively on YouTube last week, and it’s already garnered over 30 million global views. BabyMonster’s official debut is set for this fall. But details about the premiere have been kept secret.
New Jeans member Danielle debuted her version of “Part of Your World” from The Little Mermaid, and it peaked at No. 2. Her rendition of Halle’s performance in the Disney live-action film, in theaters May 26, Korean language companion.
Elsewhere on the charts, Taeyong’s ‘Shalala’, the title track of the NCT member’s mini album of the same name, sits at No. 3, while Foo Fighters and Lana Del Rey round out the top five.
Billboard’s Hot Trending Songs chart, powered by Twitter, tracks global music-related trends and conversations in real-time across Twitter. Can be viewed for the last 24 hours or the last 7 days.
Brian Kelly:
Hey, it’s Brian Kelly. I’m so excited to be speaking at Billboard Live Country in Conversation on June 7th right here in Nashville. Make sure you get your tickets now. It’s about to be a dang good time.
Tetris Kelly:
And finally, we here at Billboard love Evaluna. And we found out five things you probably didn’t know about the Latin star.
Aveluna Montaner:
Hola, Soy Aveluna Montaner and I think I have everything. Numero Uno, Belo Flamenco Desde Lo Cinco Años. Numero Dos, soy sommelier. Three three, first and foremost I felt embarrassed for the first time in my life when I met Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello. Camilo and Shawn usurp Junos and Tudu Aso to start the era. I think it’s impossible to play with Shawn Mendes in Miami. Numero quarto, tengo como quarta tattoos. And in numbers, there are a lot of fans of Vallenato and there’s country music which is really something that I don’t like very much. OK, that’s great for me because I don’t like everything.
Tetris Kelly:
Just come back tomorrow to hang out with us and K-pop star Lorraine. see you then!
