Music News for Tuesday

ARIANA GRANDE SCORES FIRST BILLBOARD HOT 100 NUMBER ONE WITH ‘THANK U, NEXT’: Ariana Grande’s latest single “thank u, next” – an ode to her past relationships with Big Sean, Pete Davidson, Ricky Alvarez, and the late Mac Miller – has debuted at No. 1 in the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Grande’s first song to top the chart across her seven-year career. Grande celebrated the news Monday on social media, writing “yeeeeeee baby’s first number one” on Twitter shortly before nodding to future releases by tweeting “thank u, next.” The song is the first No. 1 debut for a female artist since Adele’s “Hello” in 2015. “Thank u, next” takes over the top spot from Maroon 5’s “Girls Like You,” featuring Cardi B, which spent seven weeks on top. Ariana previously peaked at No. 2 on the chart with her 2014 song “Problem,” featuring Iggy Azalea.

BACKSTREET BOYS TO PERFORM ‘CHANCES’ ON ‘THE VOICE’: The Backstreet Boys will be lending their voices to The Voice. The group will appear on tonight’s episode of the NBC singing competition to perform their new song, “Chances.” Last night’s episode of The Voice featured the top 24 contestants singing their hearts out for coaches Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Hudson, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton. Tonight’s episode will also feature eliminations as the top 24 are chopped down to 13. Last week, BSB not only debuted “Chances” but also announced their new album, DNA, will be released on January 25th. The band will kick off a DNA World Tour starting May 11th.

THE CHAINSMOKERS AND KELSEA BALLERINI DROP ‘THIS FEELING’ VIDEO: The Chainsmokers and country star Kelsea Ballerini are chasing their feelings around a motorcross track for the “This Feeling” video. The video, shot at Milestone MX motocross track in Riverside, California, portrays Drew Taggart, Alex Pall and Kelsea as three riders each dealing with their own internal struggles. It all culminates in a tense race around the dirt track. The Chainsmokers and Kelsea will be performing “This Feeling” at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, airing December 2nd on ABC.

BAZZI DEBUTS SURREAL VIDEO FOR ‘DREAMS’: Bazzi has debuted the new music video for his song, “Dreams.” The clip begins with him falling from space through the clouds. He wakes up on the ground, but the dream-like imagery continues as he finds himself in some Alice in Wonderland-inspired scenarios. The clip ends with Bazzi falling through the sky again. “Dreams” is the intro track of his debut album Cosmic.