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THE GREEN LIGHT ⭐️💚 Throwback charm, writing chops, chart-topping hits and matinee idol looks — it’s all systems go for Riley Green (@rileyduckman).

In his Billboard cover story, country music’s hottest new star opens up about his slow-burn rise, his fourth studio album ‘That’s Just Me’ and more. Read it at the link in bio.

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Photographer: @chantalaanderson
Styling: @slimecityangels
Grooming: @makeupbylibbybarnes
Location: @stonefoxranch
Writer: @melindamorningglow

With so much attention given to his swoon–worthy Marlboro Man looks, it’s easy to overlook Riley Green's songwriting prowess — which he has learned to keep simple, following country greats.⁠
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“The best compliment I can give a song is ‘Man, this feels like a Toby Keith song,’” says Green, who regularly covers Keith in his live show. “Especially as a songwriter, I don’t know if there was a bigger influence on me.”⁠
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He continues, sharing his goal with his writing process: "If [a song] makes you feel something [and the] line says what you’re trying to say, then it works."⁠
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@rileyduckman reflects more on his career journey, writing for his fourth studio album and more in his Billboard cover story at the link in bio.⁠
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📸: @chantalaanderson

With so much attention given to his swoon–worthy Marlboro Man looks, it’s easy to overlook Riley Green's songwriting prowess — which he has learned to keep simple, following country greats.⁠
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“The best compliment I can give a song is ‘Man, this feels like a Toby Keith song,’” says Green, who regularly covers Keith in his live show. “Especially as a songwriter, I don’t know if there was a bigger influence on me.”⁠
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He continues, sharing his goal with his writing process: "If [a song] makes you feel something [and the] line says what you’re trying to say, then it works."⁠
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@rileyduckman reflects more on his career journey, writing for his fourth studio album and more in his Billboard cover story at the link in bio.⁠
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📸: @chantalaanderson

With so much attention given to his swoon–worthy Marlboro Man looks, it’s easy to overlook Riley Green's songwriting prowess — which he has learned to keep simple, following country greats.⁠
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“The best compliment I can give a song is ‘Man, this feels like a Toby Keith song,’” says Green, who regularly covers Keith in his live show. “Especially as a songwriter, I don’t know if there was a bigger influence on me.”⁠
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He continues, sharing his goal with his writing process: "If [a song] makes you feel something [and the] line says what you’re trying to say, then it works."⁠
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@rileyduckman reflects more on his career journey, writing for his fourth studio album and more in his Billboard cover story at the link in bio.⁠
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📸: @chantalaanderson

With so much attention given to his swoon–worthy Marlboro Man looks, it’s easy to overlook Riley Green's songwriting prowess — which he has learned to keep simple, following country greats.⁠
⁠
“The best compliment I can give a song is ‘Man, this feels like a Toby Keith song,’” says Green, who regularly covers Keith in his live show. “Especially as a songwriter, I don’t know if there was a bigger influence on me.”⁠
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He continues, sharing his goal with his writing process: "If [a song] makes you feel something [and the] line says what you’re trying to say, then it works."⁠
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@rileyduckman reflects more on his career journey, writing for his fourth studio album and more in his Billboard cover story at the link in bio.⁠
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📸: @chantalaanderson

With so much attention given to his swoon–worthy Marlboro Man looks, it’s easy to overlook Riley Green's songwriting prowess — which he has learned to keep simple, following country greats.⁠
⁠
“The best compliment I can give a song is ‘Man, this feels like a Toby Keith song,’” says Green, who regularly covers Keith in his live show. “Especially as a songwriter, I don’t know if there was a bigger influence on me.”⁠
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He continues, sharing his goal with his writing process: "If [a song] makes you feel something [and the] line says what you’re trying to say, then it works."⁠
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@rileyduckman reflects more on his career journey, writing for his fourth studio album and more in his Billboard cover story at the link in bio.⁠
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📸: @chantalaanderson

TV show execs, listen up: @rileyduckman has an idea for a hunting cooking show. 🍳

He opens up about hunting, his thoughts on starting a family, being inspired by Toby Keith and more in his Billboard cover interview. Watch at the link in bio.
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Producer: @judesancheezy
Editor: @chrispgeorge

Are you ready for Billboard Country Live? 🤠 #ad This year’s star-studded lineup includes some of the biggest names in country, as well as a special game and giveaways from @UnderArmour.

RSVP now at live.billboard.com/country or at the link in bio.

Drake has officially entered chart territory no artist has ever reached. 📊⁠
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On the Billboard Hot 100 dated May 30, Drake became the first act in history to surpass 400 career entries, reaching an astonishing 402 total appearances, a record no one else has ever come close to.⁠
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The milestone extends a run he has held since 2020, when he overtook the Glee Cast for the most Hot 100 entries. Before that, the record had long belonged to Elvis Presley, who held the top spot for more than 46 years, spanning decades of chart history.⁠
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More details on Drake's chart success are at the link in bio.

Olivia Rodrigo's stage attire is none of your business.⁠
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In a preview of her chat with The New York Times' 'Popcast' podcast, the 23-year-old singer was asked to respond to criticism of the babydoll-style dresses she wears on stage — as well as on her upcoming album's cover — and Rodrigo made it clear that her sartorial choices are not the problem.⁠
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"That's been making me so upset," the singer said. "I just think it really shows how we really normalize pedophilia in our culture."⁠
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Read more her response at the link in bio.

Gracie Abrams hit the wall, and now she’s hitting the road. 🎤⁠
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She revealed the dates for her her The Look at My Life Tour across North America in Europe, set to kick off in Denver this December. "I HAVE MISSED YOU AND I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!," she wrote to fans before teasing: "More to come soon..."⁠
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See all the dates + how to get tickets ahead of her new album 'Daughter From Hell' at the link in bio.

A news anchor on KCBD Fox34 in Lubbock, Texas is in hot water with ARMY after a xenophobic joke he made about BTS' new collaboration with Oreo cookies.⁠
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Anchor James Eppler has gotten major pushback from the K-pop superstars' fanbase after a segment this week in which he first explained the new team-up between the cookie and the band. "It does sound good, right?," Eppler said in a fan-posted grab of the segment. "The cookie's wafer is BTS' signature color, purple. The wafers are also engraved with one of 13 designs, which spell out a message to fans when put together. And that is: 'death to America,' which I think is really strange."⁠
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More details at the link in bio.

If there were any questions about Drake’s chart dominance after 2024, this week’s Billboard charts may have answered them for good. 📈⁠
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Drake made history on the latest Billboard 200 by becoming the first artist ever to hold the top three spots simultaneously, as 'ICEMAN,' 'HABIBTI' and 'MAID OF HONOUR' debuted at Nos. 1, 2 and 3.⁠
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Meanwhile, “Janice STFU” launched at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, giving Drake his 14th career chart-topper and officially breaking his tie with Michael Jackson for the most No. 1 hits among solo male artists in Hot 100 history.⁠
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The week gets even crazier: Drake also placed 42 songs on the Hot 100 at once, including 40 debuts, extending his all-time records even further.⁠
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So what’s the bigger accomplishment: owning the entire Billboard 200 top three or surpassing Michael Jackson’s Hot 100 record? Billboard staffers break it all down at the link in bio.⁠

Billboard Exclusive: Watch the moment LJ Benet flies during his performance of “Belong to Someone” in @lostboysmusical. 🎭

Read his interview with Billboard, alongside the Tony-winning director @michaelarden, on the musical based off the 1987 vampire flick at the link in bio.

The fans knew every single word. ❤️‍🔥

Kali Uchis lit up Red Rocks Amphitheatre with a performance of her Billboard Hot 100 hit “Telepatía” during her Colorado tour stop, as the crowd sang along from start to finish.

🎥 @polkimaging

Saint Lucia’s own Lu City is bringing a fresh Caribbean twist to the worlds of pop, R&B and hip-hop. ⁠
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Made up of singer Ryie and rapper LUJA, the duo blends influences from OutKast, Drake, Majid Jordan and early Black Eyed Peas with the sounds and spirit of Saint Lucia and the wider Caribbean.⁠
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The duo first connected over music in Rodney Bay before officially joining forces after encouragement from soca legend Machel Montano during Digicel’s Music Academy in Jamaica. Since then, they’ve released two studio albums, 'Lucidity' and 'I Miss You,' while steadily building buzz across the Caribbean and beyond.⁠
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At the link in bio, the rising Caribbean pop duo looks back on its early breakthrough moments, previews its upcoming EP and talks linking up with iShowSpeed on-stream.⁠
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📸 Virginie Chérie⁠