Bad Bunny Teases New Music, Britney’s Success Post-Conservatorship & More | Billboard News

Bad Bunny teased a new track on TikTok and fans are excited for his potential return to music. Billboard looks at which Britney songs are ruling her streaming numbers over the past 18 months. Luke Combs recently gave Ed Sheeran a life lesson in the quintessential American art of suds-based party tricks. And more!

TETRIS KELLY:
Bad Bunny teases new music and puts his romance on display. We run down Britney’s success while on hiatus. Luke Combs teaches Ed Sheeran a classic American tradition. We get to know Rita Ora a little better, and we find out who would be in Nicole Zignago’s ultimate girl group. Hey guys, Tetris Kelly here for Billboard News. It’s May 17th and Bad Bunny has been busy. Let me break it down for you.

Bad Bunny hopped on TikTok to tease new music, and I must admit the track is a banger. After a melodic intro the beat drops and Benito couldn’t control himself. Fans are ready for the new track — and a change in his dating life. One user commented “Benito you need to drop this song and Kendall [Jenner] at the same time.” The two have been inseparable, spending time partying after the Met Gala in New York and hanging courtside in LA at Lakers games. Do you approve of the new music? How about Benito’s boo? Well let us know in the comments.

Now it’s time to talk about my girl Britney Jean. Fans still love Britney Spears. Despite releasing only one song in the past seven years, the pop star’s music still resonates. Billboard’s Jason Lipshutz joins us to discuss how her music is doing 18 months after the #FreeBritney movement.

JASON LIPSHUTZ:
It’s been a year and a half since Britney Spears’ conservatorship ended and we were just interested in looking at what her streams and sales and biggest hits look like in that time period when people are just kind of experiencing Britney Spears’ music once again, kind of in a different reality of post-conservatorship Britney.

TETRIS KELLY:
I was surprised to learn ‘Toxic’ has become Britney’s biggest streaming hit over the past year.

JASON LIPSHUTZ:
It peaked at No. 9 on the Hot 100, but aside from ‘Hold Me Closer,’ her newest single, it was her most streamed song over the past year. It was her most played song on radio over the past year, nearly 20 years since its release. And ‘Toxic’ is basically as strong as ever. It’s kind of the de facto biggest Britney Spears catalog hit at this point.

TETRIS KELLY:
As you just mentioned, Britney’s only release in seven years ‘Hold Me Closer’ with Elton John did pretty well debuting at No. 6 on the Hot 100.

JASON LIPSHUTZ:
People really love this song. It’s become basically Britney’s biggest hit in years and it was never a sure thing that that it was going to last beyond that first few weeks.

TETRIS KELLY:
So Jason, tell me when can we expect new music from the pop star?

JASON LIPSHUTZ:
There’s no announced plans for a new single or new album but one thing that ‘Hold Me Closer’ did suggest is that there is an openness to releasing new music at some point.

TETRIS KELLY:
Let’s talk about international relations. The U.S. and the U.K. have a long history. We’ve got a new event to add to the history books.

ED SHEERAN:
“By the way, for context, Luke is — what is this, shooting?”

LUKE COMBS:
“Shotgun. Shotgun.”

ED SHEERAN:
“Luke is teaching me how to shotgun a beer.”

TETRIS KELLY:
Luke Combs taught Ed Sheeran an essential American party trick just in time for summer: shotgunning a beer.

LUKE COMBS:
“You want me to go first or you want to go together?”

ED SHEERAN:
“I think let’s go together, all right?”

LUKE COMBS:
“All right count us down.”

LUKE COMBS
“Be mindful of where your top is here right? Because once that opens beer’s coming out of that if it’s pointing to the ground, so you want this point in the sky and once you’re up then you crack the top and it’s just just gonna go.”

TETRIS KELLY
I personally never had shotgunned a beer before, but I may follow those steps and give it a try

JELLY ROLL
What’s up y’all it’s your boy Jelly Roll. I want to encourage you to get your tickets now for my show with Billboard on June 6 at Music Marathon Works in Nashville, Tennessee. Tickets available now. I’ll see y’all there.

TETRIS KELLY
If you want to learn more about Rita Ora, you’re in luck. We played a little rapid fire game with the pop star.

KATIE BAIN
Who has made you the most starstruck?

RITA ORA
Prince was a moment for sure. I remember when he walked into a party with the most gorgeous twins, honestly it was like the seas parted and he just like walked through slowly and that was the first time I saw him but then we met afterwards.

KATIE BAIN
Did he ever give you any advice?

RITA ORA
I think he just told me to own my masters. And now I own my masters.

KATIE BAIN
Amen, thank you Prince! Weirdest thing I do before I go onstage?

RITA ORA
I warm up. And then I sort of like just hum but I’m alone. I have like 10 minutes to myself to just focus and think about the show.

KATIE BAIN
What is your favorite late night snack?

RITA ORA
I mean pizza. I just love pizza. Who doesn’t love pizza? Or cheese?

KATIE BAIN
You have an endless budget to start the ultimate group — who is in your group?

RITA ORA
Oh my gosh, I think Sam Smith. Yes, I love Anitta. Oh yeah, Charli XCX. Perfect, Nicki Minaj I mean, how big is this group because we like Beyoncé, David Bowie if he were still alive yeah and me! And the whole of BTS.

TETRIS KELLY
Before we let you go, we needed to know who Nicole Zignano would put in her ultimate girl group. So we asked her at Billboard’s Latin Women in Music.

NICOLE ZIGNANO
Blackpink and Rosalia. The Bombastic Four that will be our name.

TETRIS KELLY
That’s the show, come back tomorrow where we’re interviewing Labrinth about his new music. I’m Tetris Kelly and this is Billboard News.