SEVENTEEN’s ‘Sector 17’ debuts at Number Four on the Billboard 200

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefAmerican music entrepreneur Scooter Braun is to join the Japanese talent discovery show “&Audition – The Howling.” The show is set to determine the final members of Hybe Labels Japan’s first Japanese boy band.Braun will be joined in the final episode of the show by chart-topping Korean rapper Zico and Japanese mega producer Imai Ryosuke. A global online voting process is also underway, through the “&Audition” community section on Hybe’s Weverse fan platform.The boy group is to consist of nine members. The TV show will eliminate six contestants, with the winning remaining five joining the four debut members.Braun has successfully launched the careers of stars such as Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande.

so impressed, that she signed them to her own record label.The rest, of course, is history: Chlöe is now enjoying a successful solo career with hit singles ‘Have Mercy’ and ‘Treat Me’ while Halle just finished production on , slated for release in 2023. As sisters who started their careers together, Chlöe and Halle have found themselves embarking on different journeys in recent years. These days, they love any opportunity to work together, making their newest partnership with Neutrogena a no-brainer. “My favorite thing about working with Neutrogena is that sis and I get to do it together," Chloë tells Glamour.

Bad Bunny landed the most nominations this year, with 23, including Artist of the Year and Tour of the Year. Colombian singer Karol G nabbed 15 nominations, seven of which are for her song, “Mamiii” with Becky G.

Nintendo‘s headquarters in Kyoto, Japan after a small fire broke out inside the building.The original story from Japanese news publication NHK reports that the fire broke out on Monday (August 15) at 1PM local time at the publisher’s development building (translation via VGC).Eight fire engines were dispatched to the headquarters, but the small blaze was quickly distinguished by employees before they arrived. It’s been confirmed that no one was harmed in the fire.According to police cited in the original report, desks and chairs in a room on the third floor were caught in the fire.Emergency services are still investigating the origins of the fire, but it’s being reported that conditions at the scene suggest that it was caused by an electronic device that was being charged.

Drake‘s dad recently debuted a new tattoo of the rapper’s face on his shoulder and now Drake has a brand new tattoo dedicated to a family member!

Katie Price has vowed to make sure her fourth wedding is "different" as she plans to marry fiancé Carl Woods in an intimate ceremony abroad later this year.The 44 year old – who has already been married to Peter Andre, Alex Reid and Kieran Hayler – has been plotting to marry car dealer Carl, 33, for many months after he popped the question in April 2021. And after setting fresh split claims straight, a source tells OK! the pair have "already started looking at wedding venues in Italy and Spain".They continued: "Katie wants to have a small ceremony abroad.

ATEEZ’s latest mini-album ‘The World Ep 1: Movement’ has debuted at Number Three on the Billboard 200, marking their highest-charting entry yet.On August 7, Billboard announced the top entries of its weekly albums chart, revealing that ATEEZ’s new mini-album ‘The World Ep 1: Movement’ debuted at Number Three in the week ending August 4. This marks the boyband’s first Top Ten entry of their career, and consequently their highest-charting record yet.According to Billboard, the eight-member act’s ‘The World Ep 1: Movement’ had earned 50,000 equivalent album units since its release on July 29, including 47,000 units of album sales.

Beyoncé is back on top of the album charts, thanks to Renaissance.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorWarner Bros. Discovery is not going to say how many HBO and HBO Max customers it has.In the second quarter, the media conglomerate said HBO Max, HBO and Discovery+ subscribers combined were 92.1 million, up about 1.6 million from 90.4 million the prior quarter. That’s up 22% 75.8 million on a pro-forma basis versus a year earlier.However, WBD’s streaming businesses lost subscribers domestically in Q2, dropping 300,000 — falling from 53.3 million in the first quarter to 53.0 million as of June 30.For Q1, AT&T — the prior owner of WarnerMedia and HBO Max — had reported 76.8 million total HBO and HBO Max subscribers worldwide, including 48.6 million domestically.

EXCLUSIVE: Deadline has an exclusive track from Benjamin Wallfisch’s score for Ron Howard’s survival drama Thirteen Lives, which is slated for release on all major digital platforms via Milan Records tomorrow, as the film becomes available for streaming on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.

A big chop! Maisie Williams has unveiled a new look.

Drake just dropped his new music video for “Sticky”.

Drake has shared an official music video for the latest ‘Honestly, Nevermind’ single, ‘Sticky’, in which he shows support for Young Thug and Gunna as they continue to fight against their recent gang-related charges.The song itself makes a brief mention to the plight of Gunna and Thug (real names Sergio Kitchens and Jeffery Williams, respectively), as Drake raps in the second verse: “Bring them girls to the stage / ‘Cause somebody’s getting paid / Free Big Slime out the cage.” Big Slime is one of Williams’ other nicknames (referencing his titular 2020 joint with Chris Brown), and nods to his label, YSL Records, which is heavily implicated in his legal dramas.During the Theo Skudra-directed video for ‘Sticky’, when Drake raps the line in question, the words “FREE YSL” flash on the screen in bold, animated green text. Have a look at the video below:Williams and Kitchens were both arrested in May – the former on May 9, and the latter on May 11 – pinned with charges that include talking part in criminal street gang activity.

Marc Anthony and his fiancee, Nadia Ferreira, had a fun weekend. The couple was photographed at the friendly match between Inter Miami and Cincinnati on Saturday, July 30. The lovers enjoyed the sporting event alongside David Beckham, one of the founders of Inter Miami CF.

EXCLUSIVE: Matthew McConaughey is set to star in Dallas Sting, the fact-based story of how a group of Dallas high school girls headed to China in 1984 as the ultimate underdog and beat some of the best women’s teams from China, Australia and Italy. The film was developed by Skydance and Berlanti Schechter Productions. Apple, which has an overall deal with Skydance, has first bite at the film and I expect a deal to happen before production begins this fall in New Orleans.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentAbel Ferrara’s “Padre Pio,” starring Shia LaBeouf as an Italian monk who gained rock-star status among the Catholic faithful, is among the titles set to launch from the Venice Film Festival’s independently run Giornate Degli Autori.The section, also known as Venice Days, will see LaBeouf back on the big screen after the actor — best known for his roles in the Transformers and Indiana Jones franchises — took a break from acting in 2020 following allegations made by his ex-girlfriend Tahliah Debrett Barnett. The singer, known as FKA twigs, sued the actor for sexual battery, assault and emotional distress.It is not yet known whether LaBeouf will be on the Lido to promote “Padre Pio.” In the latest film by Ferrara, who is known for cult classics such as “Bad Lieutenant,” LaBeouf puts in what Giornate chief Gaia Furrer called an “extraordinary” performance as the “mystic and feverish” Capuchin monk born in the late 19th century in a small Southern Italian town.

One of Manchester's richest men has gifted shares in his retail and software giant worth more than £800,000 to a number of his friends. Matthew Moulding, who is chief executive of THG, has bought a further 1.169 million shares in the Manchester-headquartered retail giant at a price of 70.2287p each.

BTS rapper J-Hope’s first solo album ‘Jack In The Box’ has made the top 20 on the Billboard 200 chart.On July 26, Billboard shared on Twitter that the idol’s debut solo effort ‘Jack In The Box’ debuted at Number 17 on the album chart dated July 30. It is J-Hope’s highest charting solo entry yet after his 2018 mixtape ‘Hope World’, which debuted at Number 63 and later peaked at Number 38.Debuts on this week's #Billboard200 (1/2):#2, @lizzo Special#7, @realstevelacyy Gemini Rights#8, @ITZYofficial Checkmate#11, #VariousArtists Gangsta Art#17, #JHOPE Jack In The Box#23, @SabrinaAnnLynn Emails I Can't Send— billboard charts (@billboardcharts) July 25, 2022‘Jack In The box’, which was released on July 15, is also ranked Number Five on Billboard’s weekly top-selling albums chart, while its title track ‘Arson’ is the second top-selling song of the week.

ITZY’s latest release ‘Checkmate’ has debuted at Number Eight on the Billboard 200, marking their highest entry on the chart yet.On July 24, Billboard shared that ITZY’s new mini-album ‘Checkmate’ had debuted at Number Eight on the album chart in the week ending July 21. It is the quintet’s highest-charting effort yet, after their debut studio album ‘Crazy In Love’, which charted at Number 11 following its release last September.According to Billboard, the girl group had earned 33,000 equivalent album units, of which 31,000 were attributed to album sales and 3,000 to SEA (streaming equivalent) units.