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BTS in Mexico: ARMY Wins Government Backing as Officials Demand Ticket Clarity

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Fans of the K-pop supergroup BTS in Mexico raised their voices, calling for transparency in the ticket sales for the three concerts the South Korean group will hold this spring at the GNP Seguros Stadium. Their pleas reached Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum’s morning press conference on Monday (Jan. 19), where the Federal Consumer Protection Agency (Profeco) urged Ticketmaster Mexico and OCESA to provide clear and truthful information.

“How great that they’re coming!” Sheinbaum said during her usual morning press conference about BTS. “It was a historic request from Mexican youth.”

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There, the Consumer Protection Attorney, Iván Escalante, explained that the decision to call on the ticketing company and the promoter was prompted by more than 4,700 requests received by Profeco following last week’s announcement of the band’s upcoming world tour.

Later, in an official statement, Profeco formally asked OCESA to “act lawfully and conduct itself with transparency and honesty with those interested in attending the BTS World Tour concerts by the South Korean K-pop group BTS, scheduled for May in Mexico City.”

“It is requested that they announce prices, fees and complete conditions for ticket sales,” the government institution added in the document.

Billboard Español has reached out to OCESA and Ticketmaster Mexico; OCESA declined to comment.

In its statement, Profeco noted that if there are dynamic pricing options, it is requesting the promoter inform those interested in purchasing tickets. Additionally, it asked the organizers to confirm whether there will be VIP packages and what they include.

“Since it is known that there will be an exclusive presale for the group’s fans, the number of tickets offered through the ARMY Membership sale and general sale, respectively, will be requested,” stated Profeco.

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OCESA had announced on Jan. 13 that the presale for ARMY members would be available on Thursday (Jan. 22), with select dates on presale Friday (Jan. 23). General sales will begin on Saturday (Jan. 24) on Live Nation’s website. In Mexico, tickets will be sold through Ticketmaster Mexico’s official site.

In the statement, Profeco reminded that one of the fundamental rights of consumers “is the right to information, to receive complete, clear and truthful details about what they are purchasing, including price, characteristics and even risks.”

ARMY’s request to the Mexican government comes after Ticketmaster Mexico announced, without prior notice, a reorganization of seating at Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny‘s concerts at the same stadium in December, causing discontent among some attendees. In response, the company offered refunds to dissatisfied ticket holders who requested them.

With a schedule spanning 34 regions and 79 shows between 2026 and 2027, the BTS World Tour will be the K-pop group’s biggest and most extensive global tour to date. It will kick off on April 9 in Goyang, South Korea, and make a stop in Tokyo before heading to the United States at the end of April. The highly anticipated tour by the septet — Jin, RM, Jimin, V, J-Hope, Suga and Jung Kook — will arrive in Mexico on May 7, 9, and 10. Spain, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Peru will also be part of the tour.

Last year, Live Nation increased its stake by 75% in the operations of the Mexican companies OCESA and Ticketmaster Mexico.

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NFL Player Keion White Shot Following Alleged Argument With Lil Baby at a Nightclub

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NFL player Keion White was shot early Monday (Feb. 9) following an alleged argument with Lil Baby at a San Francisco nightclub.

According to ABC7, White was shot in the ankle at Dahlia’s, where the 49ers defensive lineman was hosting a Super Bowl party.

SFPD responded to calls for gunshots around 4 a.m. PT on Monday, according to ABC7. The San Francisco Standard viewed the police report, which, according to the publication, said a witness told law enforcement that White got into an argument with Baby as the rapper and his entourage tried to enter the private event, and was then shot, hours after the Seattle Seahawks defeated the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LX.

Billboard has reached out to reps for Lil Baby and the SFPD for comment.

“Any violent incident in our city is unacceptable, and I’m hoping Keion recovers quickly. I’ve spoken with SFPD and 49ers leadership — we are all grateful to our SFPD officers for their quick response,” San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie said on X. “As always, I will continue working with San Francisco law enforcement to ensure our neighborhoods and our residents are safe.”

According to the San Francisco 49ers, White underwent successful surgery on his ankle and the injuries are not expected to be “career-threatening.”

“A preliminary investigation revealed a verbal altercation occurred between two groups inside a business,” San Francisco police said in a statement, per ESPN. “The victim was injured when shots were fired by an unknown suspect.”

No arrests have been made yet, and no suspects have been named by the San Francisco Police Department.

Lil Baby was spotted attending Super Bowl LX with his son, Jason. On the music side, Baby has already notched collabs with Tkandz as well as Veeze and Rylo Rodriguez in 2026. The Atlanta rapper’s “Mrs. Trendsetter” held at No. 89 on last week’s Billboard Hot 100.

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Don Toliver Scores His First No. 1 Hit on Hot Rap Songs Chart

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Don Toliver’s busy week across Billboard’s charts includes the rapper-singer’s first No. 1 hit on the Hot Rap Songs list, as “Body” debuts atop the ranking dated Feb. 7. The new champ, on Donnway & Co./Cactus Jack/Atlantic Records, captains his collection of 17 tracks this week’s chart. They’re all from his new album, Octane, which storms in at No. 1 on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart with 162,000 equivalent album units.

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The 17-track parade marks the most cuts that Don Toliver has posted on the Hot Rap Songs chart in a single week, and makes him only the sixth artist to claim 17 or more simultaneous appearances. He joins Drake, who has done it twice, Kendrick Lamar, Lil Baby, Playboi Carti and Travis Scott in the chart’s 34-year history.

“Body” owes its coronation on the multimetric Hot Rap Songs chart, a weighted combination of streaming, radio airplay and sales data in the United States, almost entirely to 14.3 million official on-demand streams for the week of Jan. 30-Feb. 5, according to Luminate. Thanks to that sum, it sparks a No. 1 debut on the Rap Streaming Songs chart. In the remaining categories, “Body” had 106,000 radio audience impressions and a negligible amount of song downloads.

With “Body,” Don Toliver achieves his first Hot Rap Songs No. 1 after 30 prior appearances. The performer previously peaked twice at No. 3 through featured roles: He and NAV guested on Internet Money and Gunna’s “Lemonade,” which reached the bronze in November 2020, while his and Future’s supporting turns on Metro Boomin’s “Too Many Nights” led to the same prize in December 2022. As a lead artist, his own “Tiramisu” set his previous career high of No. 6 in September 2025.

Similarly, “Body” leads Don Toliver’s ledger on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart (No. 3) and the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 (No. 14).

With “Body” on top, here’s a recap of all 17 Don Toliver tracks on Hot Rap Songs. Among them, 15 are debuts, while “ATM” and “Tiramisu” nab their second and third weeks, respectively.

  • No. 1, “Body”
  • No. 2, “E85”
  • No. 4, “ATM”
  • No. 5, “Secondhand,” feat. Rema
  • No. 6, “Rendezvous,” feat. Yeat
  • No. 8, “Tiramisu”
  • No. 9, “Rosary,” feat. Travis Scott
  • No. 10, “Call Back”
  • No. 11, “Gemstone”
  • No. 12, “Excavator”
  • No. 13, “Opposite”
  • No. 17, “All the Signs,” feat. Teezo Touchdown
  • No. 18, “Tuition”
  • No. 19, “K9,” feat. SahBabii
  • No. 22, “TMU”
  • No. 24, “Sweet Home”
  • No. 25, “Pleasure’s Mine”

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Baby Keem Announces ‘Ca$ino’ Album Release Date & Previews Kendrick Lamar Collaboration

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Baby Keem is back. Keem announced plans for his upcoming album, Ca$ino, on Tuesday (Feb. 10), and the sophomore LP is slated to arrive on Feb. 20.

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“Ca$ino Feb 20, 2026 Limited Edition Vinyl Available Now,” Keem wrote on Instagram. The 25-year-old revealed the LP’s cover art, which features a photo of a young Baby Keem with the parental advisory sticker.

Ca$ino boasts 12 tracks, including collaborations with his cousin Kendrick Lamar, Too Short, Momo Boys and Che Ecru.

With the four-plus-year layoff, fans are anticipating Keem’s return. “Took your time bro this better be a classic,” one person commented. Another added: “USED TO PRAY FOR TIMES LIKE THIS!”

Keem also released a Ca$ino documentary on YouTube to accompany the announcement. The Booman I doc features appearances from plenty of Keem’s family members describing his upbringing, including an appearance from Kendrick. “I understand the hardships before he was born. Knowing his mom, that’s my first cousin,” he said. “I already knew what she was going through, just the history of our family in general. We don’t call ourselves the hillbillies for nothing.”

Lamar continued: “Section 8, welfare … This is a story of a warfare environment and a warfare psychologically trying to change our generational curses.”

There’s also footage of Keem in the studio working on his collab with Lamar, “Good Flirts.” “Walking in the party, I don’t feel nobody/ What the f—k,” K. Dot raps on the hard-hitting track. “Is it fake, is it love, probably/ I smell something.”

Baby Keem’s debut album, The Melodic Blue, arrived in September 2021 and debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200. He released a deluxe for the LP in October 2022 featuring Lil Uzi Vert and PinkPantheress.

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