- Selena Gomez chats with Blackpink.
Two VMA performers are no
longer hitting the stage.
And BTS's "Dynamite" is
already breaking records.
Hey, it's Tetris,
and these are your top stories
for Monday, August 24th.
♪ Selena Gomez & Blackpink
- Ice Cream Preview ♪
- Hi!
- Thank you for staying up so early.
- Really glad that you're
on it 'cause, you know,
we've been a big fan of yours.
- Yes!
- This is the best FaceTime
call I have every witnessed.
Blackpink posted this virtual
meetup with Selena Gomez,
promoting their single, "Ice
Cream," out on August 28th.
- I've been a fan of you guys,
and so, this is a big, big dream for me,
and I can't (cuts off).
- Oh my gosh! That's so sweet!
♪ Selena Gomez & Blackpink
- Ice Cream Preview ♪
- I'm already melting.
See what I did there?
And some of the VMA's
performers are also melting
off of their list.
♪ Roddy Ricch - The Box ♪
Roddy Ricch's box is closed
with just one week to go
until Sunday night's 2020 MTV VMAs.
According to the show's main page,
previously announced acts,
J. Balvin and Roddy Ricch,
will not be on hand for the
socially-distanced ceremony.
It's slated to take place
at a variety of locations
around New York,
and a sound stage in Los Angeles.
I'll miss that Balvin, he (cuts off).
♪ J. Balvin - Mi Gente ft. Willy William ♪
But BTS is bringing the heat in.
It's like dynamite.
♪ BTS - Dynamite ♪
BTS makes its grandest entrance yet
on Billboard's Pop Songs
radio airplay chart,
as "Dynamite" debuts at number 30
on the list dated August 29th.
The song scores BTS's highest
debut rank on Pop Songs,
and boasts the most plays in
the first week on the chart
for a track by the group.
♪ BTS - Dynamite ♪
And that's gonna do it for today.
Running it down for you always,
I'm Tetris Kelly for Billboard News.
