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Watch Cardi B Get Starstruck Meeting Robert Pattinson: ‘Look at My Friend, Guys’ Cardi B is a superstar in her own right, but despite having an illustrious rap career, she still gets starstruck around some of her favorite celebrities. On Saturday, the “WAP” rapper posted a video of her freaking out over her most recent celebrity encounter: Robert Pattinson. “Come on, look at my friend, guys,” Cardi says in the video before panning over to the Twilight heartthrob and star of the upcoming movie The Batman. The rapper let out a scream of excitement as he appeared in the shot with her. “Look at who I met the other day ! I Felt like a teen !” she captioned the Twitter post. This is just one of Cardi’s … Join us for fresh music news @billboard_news --- @billboard_news

Billboard’s Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, we may receive an affiliate commission. Happy holidays! ‘Tis the season for chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping at your nose and all the festive fun. While we want an easy, holly jolly holiday season, it can also be overwhelming choosing gifts for your loved ones. To make things easier, we at Billboard compiled our top holiday gift picks in a range of categories — from beauty, home and fashion to tech, alcoholic beverages and entertainment. See our ultimate gift guide below. Beauty Gifts Fenty Beauty Holiday Gift Set Rihanna ’s Fenty Beauty brand doesn’t hold back when it comes to … Join us for fresh music news @billboard_news --- @billboard_news

Gabby Barrett, Blanco Brown & More Among 2022 CRS New Faces of Country Music Finalists Country Radio Broadcasters has revealed the nominees for its annual New Faces of Country Music show, which is slated as part of the 2022 Country Radio Seminar, set for Feb. 23-25, 2022, at Omni Hotel Nashville. The New Faces of Country Music Show serves as the closing event for the annual Country Radio Seminar, and will be held next year on Feb. 25. This year’s nominees include Gabby Barrett , Priscilla Block , Blanco Brown , Callista Clark , Walker Hayes , Ryan Hurd , Parker McCollum , Niko Moon , Jameson Rodgers , Elvie Shane and Lainey Wilson . Voting to determine the five … Join us for fresh music news @billboard_news --- @billboard_news

Billboard Buys: Get Amazon’s Brand New 50-Inch Fire TV for Just $359 If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, we may receive an affiliate commission. Amazon’s line of Fire TVs is consistently ranked among the best big-screen TVs you can buy online, and now, the site is offering a huge sale on its brand-new Omni Series 4K UHD Fire TV line. Right now, you can get a 50-inch 4K Fire TV for just $359.99 here — a whopping $150 discount and one of the best TV deals on Amazon. Think of this as an early Black Friday TV deal on Amazon. The Amazon Fire TV 50-Inch Omni Series is a 4K UHD Smart TV that gets you a huge, bright screen with big, vivid sound. The TV supports 4K Ultra HD … Join us for fresh music news @billboard_news --- @billboard_news

Yungblud to Release New Short Film Based on ‘Mars,’ His Song About a Transgender Fan Yungblud will be releasing his first short film titled Mars based on the 2020 release of the song with the same name. The film is a collaboration between Mercury Studios and Interscope Films and focuses on one of the singer’s fans named Charlie Acaster, who was struggling to convince her parents that she was transgender. Mars will follow Charlie through a day in the life of someone whose only desire “is a normal teenage existence – at least that’s what she thinks. Now one extraordinary night will make her reassess what truly matters.” Yungblud — whose real name is Dominic Harrison — shared his vision for the short film in a … Join us for fresh music news @billboard_news --- @billboard_news

Kobalt Picks Peach PRC For Global Publishing Deal: Exclusive Peach PRC, a TikTok star with more than 1.5 million followers on the platform, is forging ahead with her music career through a global publishing agreement with Kobalt, Billboard can exclusively reveal. The arrangement will see Peach PRC (real name Shaylee Jade Curnow) plug into Kobalt’s creative, sync, and administration services for her catalog and future works. Peach PRC is ripe for the next level. Since launching her TikTok page two years ago, the rising artist has built a deep with her followers by way of posting anecdotes, advice, life stories and, naturally, music. So far, releases such as “Blondes,” Colourblind,” “Josh,” and “Symptomatic” have accumulated more … Join us for fresh music news @billboard_news --- @billboard_news

City of Houston Names All 8 Victims From Astroworld Festival Tragedy The city of Houston has officially revealed the names of all eight people who were killed at Travis Scott ’s Astroworld Festival on Friday night. Over the weekend, Mirza Baig, Rodolfo Pena, Madison Dubiski, Franco Patino, Jacob Jurinke, John Hilgert, Axel Acosta Avila and Brianna Rodriguez were honored during memorials and vigils outside of Houston’s NRG Park, the site of the festival. The eight concertgoers, who ranged in ages from 14 to 27, died as part of the “mass casualty” incident when the estimated crowd of 50,000 people began to compress toward the front of the stage and panic and chaos ensued as a result, also leaving 300 individuals … Join us for fresh music news @billboard_news --- @billboard_news

Here’s When Rosalía Is Dropping Her New Single ‘La Fama’ Feat. The Weeknd: Watch a Preview Rosalía and The Weeknd are teaming up once again, and this time, they’re joining forces for the sultry bachata track “La Fama.” The Spanish singer-songwriter shared a preview of the song, set to drop Thursday, and its music video, which features a cameo from Machete star Danny Trejo. “So get ready for some heat … ‘La Fama,'” the Mexican-American actor says in the short clip. On cue, a hip-swiveling Rosalía takes center stage singing a few lines from the track, followed by The Weeknd who sings his verse in Spanish. It’s not the first time the Canadian-born artist has sung en Español : Last year, … Join us for fresh music news @billboard_news --- @billboard_news

ASCAP Country Music Awards: Josh Osborne Earns First Songwriter of the Year Win Josh Osborne has earned his first win as ASCAP’s country music songwriter of the year at the 59th Annual ASCAP Country Music Awards, for his eight chart-topping songs during the eligibility period, including “7 Summers” ( Morgan Wallen ), “Beers and Sunshine” ( Darius Rucker ), “Breaking Up Was Easy in the 90’s” and “Hard to Forget” ( Sam Hunt ), “Happy Anywhere” and “Nobody But You” ( Blake Shelton ), “How They Remember You” ( Rascal Flatts ) and “Next Girl” ( Carly Pearce ). He’s among this year’s many ASCAP Country Music Awards winners, which are being feted with three days of celebratory … Join us for fresh music news @billboard_news --- @billboard_news