Julia Michaels talks about what it was like to become the youngest female songwriter to write songs for Disney film Wish, how she would feel if she were to receive an Oscar nomination, how her anxiety is her power, how she approaches for other artists like Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, Dua Lipa, Sabrina Carpenter and more!

Julia Michaels:
There’s gonna be littles all over the world that are going to feel connected to the songs, and they’re gonna grow up with the songs like I grew up with my Disney songs. Hi, I’m Julia Michaels, and this is Billboard News.

Rania Aniftos:
Hey, everybody. I’m Rania Anifto with Billboard News, and I’m so happy to be here with Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Julia Michaels.

So Wish, yes, what a beautiful story. You got to write the music for it. And you’re the youngest female songwriter to write songs for a Disney movie.

Julia Michaels:
That’s what I’ve been told.

Rania Aniftos:
What was that like, hearing about that history-making accomplishment?

Julia Michaels:
Overall, just was such an honor. I mean, I’ve … I grew up listening to Disney and watching Disney, Alan Menken and the Lopezs and Howard Ashman, and just the greats, and to be able to, you know, follow in their, their footsteps is beautiful … terrifying and beautiful.

Rania Aniftos:
Obviously, I’m guessing it was pretty intimidating writing for, like, a Disney film. Like, how did you I guess, work through that? Were you were like, “OK, I can do this. I’m set in, they asked me you know, like, and I’m ready to take this on.”

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Selena Gomez is set to produce a ‘Wizards of Waverly Place’ revival with her former co-star David Henrie and return to her role as Alex Russo in the pilot episode. Madonna gets sued by fans because she allegedly started her concerts two hours later than advertised. Green Day, The Bleachers, and K-pop girl group IVE are some of the artists featured in this week’s Friday Music Guide, Julia Michaels talks about writing songs for Disney’s latest film ‘Wish’ and her approach to writing for other artists and Billboard gives a preview of Spotify’s Grammys Best New Artist Party and talked to nominees The War and Treaty.

Tetris Kelly
Madonna fans sue the queen, Spotify is throwing a party and we have a special guest. We hang out with Julia Michaels, talk about the ‘Wizards of Waverly Place’ comeback and have all your brand new music. Welcome to Billboard News. I’m not lying when I tell you today’s show is packed. The Grammys are around the corner and we have brand new music. Everybody’s favorite band is back. We welcome the return of rock legends Green Day with ‘Savior.’

Tetris Kelly
More new music coming throughout the show but I got a party to talk about and a very special guest joining us. Nobody does it like Spotify. Grammy week is approaching and one of the biggest events of the year is their Best New Artist party that always brings the biggest performers and the brightest talent with this year’s lineup on February 1 including performers like Jelly Roll, Victoria Monét and more. And speaking of the party, I have some very talented friends I haven’t hung out with in a while here to talk with us. Hey, War and Treaty, what’s going on? I am so excited to hear you guys are performing at this event. But I mean, I’ve been watching you guys grow, grow, grow and now Best New Artist at the Grammys. How are you feeling?

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Country duo The War and Treaty talk to Billboard News’ Tetris Kelly about performing at Spotify’s Grammy Best New Artist party, how they feel about their nomination, what it was like to perform at the 2024 Emmys with Charlie Puth and more!

Michael Trotter Jr
But to perform live at the party, like, let’s do it.

Tetris Kelly
Nobody does it like Spotify. Grammy week is approaching and one of the biggest events of the year is their Best New Artist party that always brings the biggest performers and the brightest talent with this year’s lineup on February 1, including performers like Jelly Roll, Victoria Monét and more. And speaking of the party, I have some very talented friends I haven’t hung out with in a while here to talk with us. Hey, War and Treaty what’s going on?

War and Treaty
Hey Tetris!

Tetris Kelly
I am so excited to hear you guys are performing at this event. But I mean, I’ve been watching you guys grow, grow, grow and now Best New Artist at the Grammys? How are you feeling?

Tanya Blount
This is insane. I mean, the whole journey has been one big, insane experience.

Michael Trotter Jr
It’s wild.

Tanya Blount
Yeah.

Tetris Kelly
I mean, where were you when you got the news?

Michael Trotter Jr
In the airport, we were literally sitting out in breakfast waiting on our flight. And I started immediately just crying. And Tanya was like who died who died

Tanya Blount
I asked who died, cause someone’s always dying. He always knows who’s dead before I do.

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Taylor Swift leads the iHeartRadio Music Awards nominations with nine nods; Jelly Roll, 21 Savage and SZA are all close behind with eight nominations; and Olivia Rodrigo garnered seven. Ariana Grande reveals the title of her highly anticipated seventh album ‘Eternal Sunshine’ and she also dropped some album covers on Instagram along with the title announcement. 6arelyhuman tells us five things about him, Billboard takes a look at Green Day’s chart success ahead of the release of their 14th studio album ‘Saviors,’ and Flo Milli tops the TikTok Billboard Top 50 with her song “Never Lose Me.”

Tetris Kelly
BTS ARMY has to go to war while the boys are still in the military, Ariana drops deets on her new album, we find out what’s hot on TikTok as we talk about Green Day and hang out with 6arelyhuman.

Tetris Kelly
It’s Thursday January 18th. Welcome to Billboard News, I’m Tetris and awards season is in full swing. Today we talk iHeart. Taylor Swift leads the iHeartRadio Awards nominations this year as ARMY gets ready for battle with the Beyhive in some categories. Let’s break it down.

Tetris Kelly
We know she dominated radio and Taylor Swift received nine nods at this year’s iHeartRadio Awards, Jelly Roll, 21 Savage and SZA are close behind with eight nods each, while Olivia Rodrigo receives 7.

Tetris Kelly
In a show of girl power, all five nominees for pop artist of the year are women, including Doja Cat and Miley Cyrus. All five nominees for hip-hop artist of the year are men, including Future, 21 Savage, Drake and more. And BTS is nominated for fan army of the year against Harry Styles’ Harries, Beyoncé’s Beyhive and even more. The iHeartRadio Music Awards are set to air live from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on April 1 on Fox.

Ahead of the release of Green Day’s 14th studio album Saviors, Billboard is looking back at the band’s biggest chart achievements. This is Billboard Explains: Green Day’s Chart Success.

Alyssa Caverley:
Green Day has been a staple on the Billboard charts. Throughout their decades-long career, they’ve appeared multiple times on numerous charts, and with the release of their 14th studio album, Saviors, let’s look back at their biggest chart achievements. This is Billboard Explains: Green Day’s Chart Success.

Green Day’s first song to debut on Billboard charts was “Longview” in 1994. The track climbed all the way to No.1, becoming their first of 12 No. 1s today. And since then, they’ve left their mark on many other Billboard charts, including the Hot 100. The rock band has two top 10 hits, including “Boulevard of Broken Dreams,” which peaked at No. 2 in 2005, and “Wake Me Up When September Ends,” which reached No. 6 also in 2005.

The band has earned three No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200 chart, including 2004’s American Idiot, 2009’s 21st Century Breakdown, and 2016’s Revolution Radio, which features “Bang Bang.”

Green Day also holds a number of Billboard chart records. They are tied with Foo Fighters and Linkin Park for the second most No. 1s in Alternative AirPlay history with 12 after the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and they’re tied with the Chili Peppers for the fourth most appearances on Alternative AirPlay with 37. Plus, they have the third most top 10s and Alternative AirPlay history with 25, and the second most No. 1s on Rock and Alternative AirPlay with seven.

There’s no doubt that Green Day has left a record-making mark on the charts.

Flo Milli’s “Never Lose Me” jumps to the No. 1 spot on the TikTok Billboard Top 50 chart, posting Jan. 18.

Tetris Kelly:
Flo Milli claims the top spot while three new tracks break into the top 10.

Flo Milli’s “Never Lose Me” jumps to No. 1 after seven weeks on the TikTok Billboard Top 50 for the chart posting Jan. 18. Debuting at No. 8 is He Is We’s “I Wouldn’t Mind,” which has people and their pets moving.

Rounding out the top 10 is Cordelia with “Little Life” at No. 9, so that users can show off why they liked this little life, and Xavi’s “La Diabla” at No. 10, which has everyone lip-synching their hearts out.

Every Thursday, Billboard will bring you the verified list of the hottest songs on TikTok by monitoring music discovery and engagement on the platform in the United States. To find the TikTok Billboard Top 50 each week, users can simply go to any sound detail page and tap the top right button to access the charts page.

6arelyhuman reveals five things you didn’t know about him to Billboard!

6arelyhuman:
Hey guys, I’m 6arelyhuman. And this is five things that you didn’t know about me.

The first thing I would say that is kind of funny, that my very first song was actually about pizza. I think that’s pretty funny.

A lot of people don’t know that I have, like, a pretty big family. I have, like, three sisters and a brother. We’re all spread out across the United States.

A lot of people don’t know that I’m actually vegetarian and I’ve been vegetarian for, like, almost four years now, which is kind of crazy. And it’s, like, really hard to be vegetarian on tour, I’ll tell you that.

I hate like when people make noises with their mouth. Yeah. Like, I’m like, ‘OK, we get it.’ And some of my friends know that and then they’ll get up all up in my face. And they’re like, I’m like, ‘You’re done.’

I’m, like, obsessed with cats. I love cats so much. They’re just so cute and fluffy. Like, I don’t know what else to say. They’re just cute and fluffy. I love cats.

And those are five things you didn’t know about me.

Lana Del Rey, Tyler, The Creator and Doja Cat are announced as the headliners for 2024 Coachella along with the rest of the stacked lineup for the three-day festival. Drake postpones It’s All a Blur tour dates with J. Cole. Yung Miami trades shots with DJ Akademiks after he brought up Diddy’s sexual assault allegations. Selena Gomez throws a PJ-themed birthday party with new boyfriend Benny Blanco for her close friend Nicola Peltz Beckham. Odetari shares five things about himself. Kali Uchis tells the stories behind these photos and more.

Tetris Kelly
The Coachella lineup has arrived, Drake postpones his tour, Yung Miami has zero time for Akademiks, Selena Gomez gets cozy with boyfriend Benny Blanco, and we hang out with Kali Uchis and Odetari. It’s January 17th. I’m Tetris and this is Billboard News. It’s my favorite time of the year, and that is Coachella season. Let’s kick things off with what’s going down this year. Festival season is upon us and Coachella just announced their lineup. Let’s break it down. Doja Cat, Tyler, the Creator and Lana Del Rey will headline this year’s Coachella when everyone flocks to the desert the weekend of April 12th to the 14th and 19th to the 21st, but you know Coachella has a little something for everyone. For you Latin music lovers, there’s Peso Pluma and J Balvin. The K-pop stans have ATEEZ and LE SSERAFIM. And if you’re looking to see some killer dance moves, Tinashe, Tyla, Victoria Monét and Chlöe will all be shaking it in Indio. Lil Uzi Vert, Ice Spice and Lil Yachty are repping the rappers and Sabrina Carpenter and Reneé Rapp have pop covered.

Tetris Kelly
Reneé even joked on Twitter saying she used to do drugs here and now I’m still gonna do drugs here but play a set too. And everyone is hyped for the return of No Doubt. They posted a video on how it all came together.

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Kali Uchis explains the stories behind these photos with Billboard.

Kali Uchis:
My name is Kali Uchis and this is Behind the Photos with Billboard.

Alright in this photo, I just finished part one of my Red Moon in Venus tour. My managers actually got me this purse as a little as a little gift congratulating me for the tour. I had also just gotten these things I was like gonna take a cute little pink outfit pic.

I was going on a trip with my man in this photo. He took this picture, but I don’t remember where we were going because this … this is like a … I think it’s like a year old. Yeah sorry pregnancy brain. Oh, this was actually after I turned in Orquídeas, right? Orquídeas or Red Moon in Venus — one of those. I don’t remember because I was working. I was working on both of them at the same time. So I really don’t remember. This was you know, for promotional purposes. You know, kind of like turned my album in, you guys, I’m here in the studio working.

Odetari reveals five things you didn’t know about him to Billboard!

Odetari:
What up, guys! It’s Odetari, and here are five things you probably didn’t know about me.

First thing, I always have to keep the house at 55 degrees — it has to be freezing cold in my house. I get really annoyed when anyone touches the AC. I don’t care how cold you are, like, I have plenty of jackets in the house.

I have four cats too. That’s part of the reason I keep it cold because they like it that cold — I know they do.

In school I was in band. I was a percussionist — get a lot of my inspiration and rhythm from there.

Favorite food is … oh, shawarmas! I love shawarmas. Shawarmas are my favorite food of all time.

I have a fear of snakes. Yeah, I’m really scared of snakes, big snakes. Every time. Something weird is going on in my life. I have really weird dreams of big snakes.

And those are five things that you didn’t know about me.