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Billboard got to sit courtside at the New York Liberty’s WNBA opening game and championship ceremony, and we take you inside what you missed on the big night, including an interview with Jonquel Jones.
Are you excited for this WNBA season? Let us know in the comments!
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Billboard was courtside for the New York Liberty’s opening game of the WNBA season. See them celebrate their first championship in Billboard All Access. The New York Liberty showed up in their stylish ‘fits, ready to celebrate along with their famous mascot, Ellie the Elephant. The team celebrated their first championship in franchise history with diamond-encrusted championship rings and by raising the franchise’s first championship banner. Finals MVP Jonquel Jones shared what it was like to celebrate in her native country of the Bahamas. All this happened before their opening game tipped off against the Las Vegas Aces. Ellie the Elephant transformed into “Ellie Minaj” and entertained the crowd with her Nicki Minaj-themed halftime show.
Bad Bunny is set to take over the world with his ‘Debí Tirar Más Fotos’ Tour and is doing a residency in Puerto Rico; Beéle leads the way at this year’s Heat Latin Music Awards alongside heavy-hitters like Bad Bunny, Feid and Karol G; and J Balvin voices a role in the anime series ‘Solo Leveling: A Rise From the Shadows.’
Tetris Kelly
Bad Bunny announces who gets all the love while he prepares to perform his new album on tour as he and several other massive Latin stars grab nominations at the Heat Latin Music Awards going down Thursday, May 29, in Medellin, Colombia, and J Balvin shows even more love to anime culture. Let’s dive in.
We all know Benito is performing a 30-day residency in his beloved Puerto Rico, which is set to draw an estimated 250,000 visitors to the island over the summer. But then he’s taking on the world as he kicks off the ‘Debí Tirar Más Fotos’ World Tour in November in the Dominican Republic, before headlining stadiums in Europe, Australia and Latin America. But will he make two stops at Medellin?
Beéle leads this year’s nominations at the Heat Latin Music Awards with seven nods, including Best Urban Artist and Song of the Year. He’s followed by six-time nominees Bad Bunny and Feid. Artists like Karol G and Camilo have four nominations each. The event is being held in Colombia for the first time, and fans can vote online now. When not touring, J Balvin has been spending time voicing a key character in the second season of anime show ‘Solo Leveling: A Rise From the Shadows,’ voicing a major role in both English and Spanish in the current season that premiered January 4 on the Crunchy Roll streaming platform. Well, now he will be joining Kacey Musgraves to present at the 2025 Crunchy Roll Anime Awards. For all your Latin and music news coverage, keep it locked with Billboard.
LISA and Bose teamed up for a collaboration of new Ultra Open earbuds. We went to the pop-up for the new collab, and we show you the new goodies that we got.
Will you be snagging LISA’s Bose earbuds? Let us know in the comments!
Tetris Kelly:
We got the full scoop on LISA’s Bose pop-up boutique in Los Angeles. With some sparkle and shine, LISA took over Melrose. Fans got a first look at the new Ultra Open earbuds, took photos and even got some fro-yo. You can see we got the sweetest LISA gift bag, and had to show you what’s inside. A Lisa sticker, a cookie too cute to eat, and a nice surprise to find some beautiful crystal soap. The packaging is branded with LISA’s hallmark star, so we’re obsessed. We got to test out the new earbuds, and you already know we’re bopping to some LISA in style.
Diddy’s trial started on Monday, May 12th, and we’re breaking down what’s happened in the first two days of the trial, including his charges, opening statements, Cassie taking the stand and more.
What do you think of Diddy’s trial so far? Let us know in the comments.
Tetris Kelly:
All right, guys, so this is not a fun one, but the Diddy trial kicked off, and I’m, for one, in shock that they decided that the defense’s argument was gonna be, yeah, there was domestic violence, but not sex trafficking. Like what?
Judy Sanchez:
It’s a lot to take in. Like, racketeering is a very serious charge, but so is domestic violence. So to sort of brush that under the rug, and especially with Cassie knowing that she’s taking the stand pregnant, I don’t know, the optics are very intense. You know, it was, it was a lot of intense, graphic news coming from the Diddy trial this morning.
Tetris Kelly:
I mean, it’s so interesting that you phrase it that way, because I think sex trafficking, racketeering, it’s like, and there’s been all this evidence that’s been in the media, what would your argument be to defend Diddy at this point?
Stefanie Tanaka:
Yeah. I mean, I’m not sure there’s much. He’s gonna try to save his a–, I’m sure. But, you know, I don’t know how you can, I mean, your crimes are bad enough. I don’t know if there’s much. I mean, the lawyers are gonna do their jobs because they’re lawyers, but I don’t know, like, if there’s any way he could really get out of it. I mean, they’re pretty serious. All the allegations we’ve heard, the video evidence with Cassie in the hotel.
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