Snoop Dogg makes Billboard history
Snoop Dogg’s latest feat has landed him in increasingly rare company, speaking to the longevity of his cultural relevance.
Snoop appears alongside BTS on Benny Blanco’s new single, “Bad Decisions.” The song debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, making Snoop one of only three people to land top 10 hits in the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s.
The other two artists? Jay-Z and Mariah Carey.
“@SnoopDogg joins @MariahCarey and Jay-Z as the only artists to earn top 10 hits on the #Hot100 in each of the past four decades: ’90s, ’00s, ’10s and ’20s,” Billboard tweeted this week.
Snoop has had a dozen top 10 hits in his career, three of which went to No. 1. The first came in 1993 with his debut single “What’s My Name,” while his first No. 1 came in 2004 with “Drop It Like It’s Hot.” He landed his most recent No. 1 in 2010 with his appearance on Katy Perry’s “California Gurls.”
Holland takes social media break: Actor Tom Holland recently made a “very, very brief return” to Instagram to explain why he hasn’t been active on social media since the beginning of July — and why he won’t be posting as frequently.
“I have taken a break from social media for my mental health because I find Instagram and Twitter to be overstimulating, to be overwhelming,” he said in a video. “I get caught up, and I spiral when I read things about me online, and ultimately, it’s very detrimental to my mental state. So I decided to take a step back and delete the (Instagram) app.”
Holland, 26, also “shed some light” on stem4, a charity that provides mental health resources, including free apps, to teens living with anxiety, depression, eating disorders or addiction.
Hawkins tribute concert will stream live: Fans of late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins will be able to tune in live as some of music’s biggest stars take part in a tribute concert. Paramount+ and MTV’s YouTube channels will livestream “The Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert” on Sept. 3 as the Foo Fighters, Travis Barker, Lars Ulrich and more perform at Wembley Stadium in England, Paramount announced Wednesday.
The tribute concert for Hawkins, who died in March at age 50, begins at 11:30 a.m. Eastern time. Highlights from the show will air on CBS that night.
Depp to direct again: Johnny Depp will direct his first feature film in more than two decades with “Modigliani,” a biopic about Italian painter and sculptor Amedeo Modigliani that will be produced by Al Pacino.
“The saga of Mr. Modigliani’s life is one that I’m incredibly honored, and truly humbled, to bring to the screen,” Depp, 58, said in a statement. “It was a life of great hardship, but eventual triumph — a universally human story all viewers can identify with.”
Production for “Modigliani” begins next year. The only other film directed by Depp came in 1997 with “The Brave.”
Aug. 18 birthdays: Actor Robert Redford is 86. Actor Henry G. Sanders is 80. Actor Martin Mull is 79. Actor Denis Leary is 65. Journalist Bob Woodruff is 61. Actor Christian Slater is 53. Actor Edward Norton is 53. Actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner is 52. Actor Kaitlin Olson is 47. Comedian Andy Samberg is 44. Actor Parker McKenna Posey is 27.