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30 Apr 2024

Tupac Estate v. Drake, Megan Thee Stallion Lawsuit, Britney Spears Settlement & More Legal News

This is The Legal Beat, a weekly newsletter about music law from Billboard Pro, offering you a one-stop cheat sheet of big new cases, important rulings and all the fun stuff in between.

This week: Tupac’s estate threatens to sue Drake over his use of the late rapper’s voice; Megan Thee Stallion faces a lawsuit over eye-popping allegations from her former cameraman; Britney Spears settles her dispute with her father; and much more.

THE BIG STORY: Drake, Tupac & An AI Showdown

The debate over unauthorized voice cloning burst into the open last week when Tupac Shakur’s estate threatened to sue Drake over a recent diss track against Kendrick Lamar that featured an AI-generated version of the late rapper’s voice.

In a cease-and-desist letter first reported by Billboard, litigator Howard King told Drake that the Shakur estate was “deeply dismayed and disappointed” by the rapper’s use of Tupac’s voice in his “Taylor Made Freestyle.” The letter warned Drake to confirm in less than 24 hours that he would pull the track down or the estate would “pursue all of its legal remedies” against him.

“Not only is the record a flagrant violation of Tupac’s publicity and the estate’s legal rights, it is also a blatant abuse of the legacy of one of the greatest hip-hop artists of all time. The Estate would never have given its approval for this use.”

AI-powered voice cloning has been top of mind for the music industry since last spring when an unknown artist released a track called “Heart On My Sleeve” that featured — ironically — fake verses from Drake’s voice. As such fake vocals have continued to proliferate on the internet, industry groups, legal experts and lawmakers have wrangled over how best to crack down on them.

With last week’s showdown, that debate jumped from hypothetical to reality. The Tupac estate laid out actual legal arguments for why it believed Drake’s use of the late rapper’s voice violated the law. And those arguments were apparently persuasive: Within 24 hours, Drake began to pull his song from the internet.

For more details on the dispute, go read our full story here.

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MEGAN THEE STALLION SUED – The rapper and Roc Nation were hit witha lawsuit from a cameraman named Emilio Garcia who claims he was forced to watch Megan have sex with a woman inside a moving vehicle while she was on tour in Spain. The lawsuit, which claims he was subjected to a hostile workplace, was filed by the same attorneys who sued Lizzo last year over similar employment law.

BRITNEY SETTLES WITH FATHER – Britney Spears settled her long-running legal dispute with her father, Jamie Spears, that arose following the termination of the pop star’s 13-year conservatorship in 2021. Attorneys for Britney had accused Jamie of misconduct during the years he served as his daughter’s conservator, a charge he adamantly denied. The terms of last week’s agreement were not made public.

TRAVIS SCOTT MUST FACE TRIAL – A Houston judge denied a motion from Travis Scott to be dismissed from the sprawling litigation over the 2021 disaster at the Astroworld music festival, leaving him to face a closely-watched jury trial next month. Scott’s attorneys had argued that the star could not be held legally liable since safety and security at live events is “not the job of performing artists.” But the judge overseeing the case denied that motion without written explanation.

ASTROWORLD TRIAL LIVESTREAM? Also in the Astroworld litigation, plaintiffs’ attorneys argued that the upcoming trial — a pivotal first test for hundreds of other lawsuits filed by alleged victims over the disaster — should be broadcast live to the public. “The devastating scale of the events at Astroworld, combined with the involvement of high-profile defendants, has generated significant national attention and a legitimate public demand for transparency and accountability,” the lawyers wrote.

BALLERINI HACKING CASE – Just a week after Kelsea Ballerini sued a former fan named Bo Ewing over accusations that he hacked her and leaked her unreleased album, his attorneys reached a deal with her legal team in which he agreed not to share her songs with anyone else — and to name any people he’s already sent them to. “Defendant shall, within thirty days of entry of this order, provide plaintiffs with the names and contact information for all people to whom defendant disseminated the recordings,” the agreement read.

R. KELLY CONVICTIONS AFFIRMED – A federal appeals court upheld R. Kelly’s 2022 convictions in Chicago on child pornography and enticement charges, rejecting his argument that the case against him was filed too late. The court said that Kelly was convicted by “an even-handed jury” and that “no statute of limitations saves him.” His attorney vowed a trip to the U.S. Supreme Court, though such appeals face long odds.

DIDDY RESPONDS TO SUIT – Lawyers for Sean “Diddy” Combs pushed back against a sexual assault lawsuit filed by a woman named Joi Dickerson-Neal, arguing that he should not face claims under statutes that did not exist when the alleged incidents occurred in 1991. His attorneys want the claims — such as revenge porn and human trafficking — to be dismissed from the broader case, which claims that Combs drugged, assaulted and surreptitiously filmed Dickerson-Neal when she was 19 years old.

30 Apr 2024

Alicia Keys, David Byrne & More Music Pros Who Scored in the 2024 Tony Award Nominations

This year’s Tony nominees include everyone from Hillary Rodham Clinton, nominated as one of the producers of Suffs, to Angelina Jolie, nominated as one of the producers of The Outsiders. Both shows are contenders for best musical.

In case you missed the announcement on Tuesday (April 30), Hell’s Kitchen, a musical loosely based on the early life of Alicia Keys and featuring her music, and Stereophonic, a David Adjmi play, led the 2024 Tony nominations, with 13 nods each. Stereophonic made history, becoming the most-nominated play in Tony Awards history. (It was boosted by the Tonys’ decision to allow the play to compete in two categories which are usually the domain of musicals: best original score and best orchestrations.)

Hell’s Kitchen and Stereophonic were followed in the nominations count by The Outsiders (12), based on the 1967 novel by S.E. Hinton and 1983 film by Francis Ford Coppola. Next in line were Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club (nine nods), Appropriate (eight), Merrily We Roll Along and Water for Elephants (seven each), and Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch and Suffs (six each).

The 77th Annual Tony Awards, which will be hosted by Ariana DeBose for the third consecutive year, will air live on both coasts from the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City on Sunday, June 16 (8:00-11:00 p.m. ET/5:00-8:00 p.m. PT) on CBS and will stream on Paramount+ in the U.S.

Check out the full list of nominations here. In this piece, we’ll take a closer look at music stars and behind-the-scenes professionals — as well as some actors with notable roots in musical theater — who scored in the Tony nominations.

30 Apr 2024

The Outfield Scores a Hit Again With ‘Your Love,’ Sparked by New Diplo Remix

Thirty-eight years after it first became a hit, The Outfield’s “Your Love” is back on Billboard’s charts.

Originally a No. 6-peaking single on the Billboard Hot 100 in May 1986, the pop-rock classic climbs from No. 199 to No. 189 in its second week on the Billboard Global 200, dated May 4. It gained by 6% to 13.4 million official streams worldwide April 19-25, according to Luminate. (At the beginning of February, the song was drawing over 8 million weekly streams globally.)

Meanwhile, a new version debuts on Hot Dance/Electronic Songs: “Your Love (Remix),” by The Outfield and Diplo, enters at No. 48. It also opens at No. 6 on the Dance/Electronic Song Sales chart.

Thanks to the song’s reimagination, The Outfield charts a newly-released entry on Billboard’s surveys for the first time since 1992, when “Closer to Me” became the band’s eighth Hot 100 hit. The group logged five top 40 Hot 100 titles in 1986-91, with “Your Love” followed by “All the Love in the World” (No. 19, August 1986), “Since You’ve Been Gone” (No. 31, August 1987), “Voices of Babylon” (No. 25, May 1989) and “For You” (No. 21, January 1991).

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“Your Love (Remix)” is from Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley: The Mixtape, released April 26.

The original was released on The Outfield’s debut LP Play Deep, which rose to No. 9 on the Billboard 200 in June 1986. (The mid-‘80s were teeming with baseball-themed chart hits, with “Your Love” among a lineup of songs also including John Fogerty’s “Centerfield” and Bruce Springsteen’s “Glory Days.”)

Meanwhile, other favorites are enjoying new lives via dance makeovers. Here’s a rundown of six such tracks on the latest Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart:

  • No. 10, “Whatever,” Kygo with Ava Max / reworks “Wherever, Whenever” by Shakira (No. 9 peak in 2001 on the Hot 100)
  • No. 19, “Thank You (Not So Bad),” Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike x Tiesto x W&W & Dido / “Thank You,” Dido (No. 3, 2001, Hot 100)
  • No. 21, “The Sound of Silence (CYRIL Remix),” Disturbed / “The Sound of Silence,” Disturbed (No. 3, 2016, Hot Rock & Alternative Songs; Simon & Garfunkel’s original hit No. 1 on the Hot 100 for two weeks in 1966)
  • No. 27, “Somebody (2024),” Gotye, Kimbra, Fisher, Chris Lake & Sante Sansone / “Somebody That I Used To Know,” Gotye feat. Kimbra (No. 1, eight weeks, 2012, Hot 100)
  • No. 42, “It’s Not Right (But It’s Ok),” Mr. Belt & Wezol / “It’s Not Right But It’s Ok,” Whitney Houston (No. 4, 1999, Hot 100)
  • No. 48, “Your Love (Remix),” The Outfield & Diplo / “Your Love,” The Outfield (No. 6, 1986, Hot 100)

The Outfield formed in London and comprised guitarist John Spinks, vocalist/bassist Tony Lewis and drummer Alan Jackman. After Spinks died in 2014, the group disbanded. Lewis passed in 2020.

“We are astounded with the recent 10.4 million monthly Spotify listener milestone and wanted to say thank you for rocking with us in 2024,” a March post on the group’s official site reads; the band now boasts over 15 million listeners on the platform. “We will always have music as a safe place. All the love in the world.”

30 Apr 2024

Linkin Park Considering 2025 Reunion Tour With New Vocalist

Three members of Linkin Park are mulling a possible 2025 reunion tour and are considering hiring a female vocalist to succeed late lead singer Chester Bennington, several sources close to the band tell Billboard.

Booking agency WME is taking offers for a potential Linkin Park tour along with headlining festival dates featuring Mike Shinoda, Brad Delson and Dave Farrell, the sources say. The band has not indicated who will sing on behalf of Bennington, who was often praised as one of the most gifted and durable vocalists of the 2000s with a dynamic range tailor-made for the group’s genre-bending style.

One source tells Billboard the band is hoping to find a female vocalist to front the reunited band, matching rumors that have been making the rounds in recent weeks. On March 30, during an appearance on Wired in the Empire on KCAL 96.7, Orgy’s Jay Gordon said he had heard rumors about a Linkin Park reunion.

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“Very, very cool guys and obviously a great band,” he said. “They’ve been around a long time and they’re still going for it,” he said. “It’s going to be tough without Chester, but we’ll see. I hear they got a girl singer now. That’s what I heard.”

Gordon later issued a statement saying his comments had been taken out of context, writing, “With regards to this linkin park singer thing. I know nothing about any of that.”

Earlier this month, Evanescence frontwoman Amy Lee shot down rumors that she might be a candidate for the lead vocal gig. On April 23, the singer told iHeartRadio Canada that, while some Linkin Park fans had been voicing hopes for her to join the band, the group had not contacted her for the gig.

“But that’s awesome,” she said. “They should ask me about that. I don’t have a ton of free time, but I might do it part-time.”

Shinoda was asked about a possible reunion around the April 14 release of Papercuts (Singles Collection: 2000-2023), telling Revolver magazine, “Rumors always go around. People always ask what’s next for the band, and the best answer I can ever give anybody is when there’s something to tell you, we will tell you. When there’s an announcement to be made, it will be on LinkinPark.com. If you’re hearing it from somebody else, you can trust that information as much as you want to trust it.”

Linkin Park is one of the most successful rock groups from the 2000s, having sold more than 29.4 million albums in the United States, according to Luminate. The band has charted 24 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, including three top 10 hits: “In the End” in 2003, “What I’ve Done” in 2007 and “New Divide” in 2009.

The band has also racked up 37.2 million U.S. song downloads and a combined 11.6 billion official on-demand U.S. streams. It has additionally charted six No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200, including One More Light, which debuted on May 17, 2017, two months before Bennington took his own life at his home in Southern California.

Billboard reached out to a representative for Linkin Park but did not receive a response.

30 Apr 2024

Kendrick Lamar’s Response Was Worth the Wait

“A Hunting We Will Go.”

That’s the song whose melody Omar whistles in the eighth episode of the first season of The Wire, after he baits Wee-Bay and Stinkum into an ambush, shooting the former in the leg and killing the latter. This is the tune that must’ve been ringing off in Drake’s head as he grew more and more impatient waiting for Kendrick’s rebuttal. Well, it’s finally here — and The King in the North is wounded, ducking for cover like Wee-Bay behind that car.

“Them super powers gettin’ neutralized, I can only watch in silence/ The famous actor we once knew is lookin’ paranoid, and now it’s spiraling,” is how Kenny starts off “Euphoria,” essentially confirming the speculation that he was making Drake wait on purpose.

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I’ve been one of those people preaching patience — mainly because I remember when in order to hear a diss track, you had to either go find the mixtape it was on, wait for it to be premiered on the radio or live on stage, or wait for an artist’s album to drop. A back-and-forth often took months to play out, not days or weeks. Drake took about three weeks to respond to Kendrick’s verse on “Like That,” and has since dropped two songs: “Push Ups,” directed at Rap’s Sinister Six (Future, Metro, Kendrick, The Weeknd, Rick Ross, A$AP Rocky) and the very weird and controversial “Taylor Made,” featuring AI versions of 2Pac and Snoop, which he was eventually forced to take down. And this all of this was happening while he tried to out-meme and out-funny Rick Ross on Instagram, which is a losing battle in itself. The irony of all this is “Euphoria” makes it seem as if Kendrick would have responded earlier if Drake didn’t try to bait him with gimmicks.

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But that’s all in the past. Today, Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at 8:24 AM PST (remember the Kobe line from “8am in Charlotte“?,) the King of the West pushed the button on a diss track that is six minutes and 23 seconds of pure, unadulterated hate. And let’s be clear and let the record show: Kendrick didn’t “leak” this diss record to a streamer, or leave any doubt about this track being AI. He didn’t wait to put it on streaming services on New Music Friday, or attach the song to an album rollout. No, he put the song on his YouTube page and tweeted the link out, completely owning the moment. This track is basically that Beef DVD clip of 50 Cent standing outside on a balcony speaking on Ja Rule, shaking his head in disgust and telling the camera: “I really don’t like that guy.”

There are so many things to unpack. First you have the title of the song being “Euphoria” and the definition of the word as the single artwork. I’ll spare you the Genius annotation, but we all know Drake is an executive producer on HBO’s hit show Euphoria, right? The definition can also be a nod to Lamar having a feeling of euphoria after finally getting all this Drake hate off his chest. The song starts off with backwards audio from a scene in 1978’s The Wiz, where the Wizard (played by Richard Pryor) is exposed as a phony. “Everything they say about me is true, I’m a phony…,” the Wizard says. Lamar also mentions the paranoia Drake must’ve been feeling as he waited on this rebuttal. Kenny then flips a switch and goes into overdrive, giving critics and fans what they’ve been waiting for: a real life rap battle.

He throws shots in every direction, telling the Canadian rapper all the money and power can’t stop someone from being lame. He then refers to the game of chicken he’s been playing and asks Drake, “Have you ever walked your enemy down, like with a poker face?” He’s basically saying Drake blinked first after the “Like That” verse shook up the game. He mentions that Drake buying one of Tupac’s rings and using artificial intelligence to manipulate Pac’s voice made the late hip-hop legend “turn in his grave.” And he questions Drake’s “fake tough guy” act, advising him to finish his beef with Pusha T before thinking about responding to him, spitting, “I don’t like you poppin’ s–t at Pharrell, for him, I inherit the beef/ Yeah, f—k all that pushin’ P, let me see you push a T/ You better off spinnin’ again on him, you think about pushin’ me? He’s Terrance Thornton, I’m Terrance Crawford, yeah, I’m whoopin’ feet.”

Kendrick also confirms that this battle isn’t really for fun or for the crown, it’s really about “love and hate” — revealing that he’s also secretly Drake’s biggest hater, rapping, “I hate the way that you walk, the way that you talk/ I hate the way that you dress I hate the way you sneak diss/ If I catch flight, it’s gon’ be direct/ We hate the bitches you f—k, ’cause they confuse themselves with real women/ And notice, I said “We”, it’s not just me, I’m what the culture feelin’.” He’s clearly sick of the Canadian’s sh—t and has been for a while now.

Drake’s “Push Ups” and “Taylor Made Freestyle” were solid efforts, but for my money, they didn’t hit as hard as the “Like That” verse or “Euphoria.” “Push ups” was clever and funny, and he was in a tough spot because he had to respond to like six different people. “Taylor Made Freestyle,” however, showed a chink in his armor. It came across desperate for a response, and it wasn’t very boss-like. I think it exposed how impatient he was becoming, as Kendrick gave nothing but radio silence as rumors started to spread about what he had under his sleeve.

This response was well worth the wait. You can’t put a timer on art, and I’m not putting a timer on Drake to fire back. I hope this rap battle carries on for the rest of the year, because steel sharpens steel and rap music in general can only benefit from this clash of titans.

Now we wait in the arena for the King in the North to gather his thoughts and respond. But, as Omar said, “You come at the king, you best not miss.”

30 Apr 2024

ENHYPEN’s Heeseung, Jay & Ni-ki Throw the First Pitch at Seattle Mariners Game

The ENHYPEN boys have stepped up to the plate.

The Seattle Mariners welcomed the band’s Heeseung, Jay and Ni-ki on Monday (April 29) to throw the ceremonial first pitch at T-Mobile Park. The trio also hung out during the team’s batting practice, taking in the sights, playing catch and meet former Mariners player, Ichiro Suzuki.

In a special moment, lifelong Mariners fan and Seattle native Jay was surprised by a special video message on the scoreboard from former Mariners player, Jay Buhner, whom he was named after.

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The promotional pitch comes following the band visiting town on the U.S. leg of their Fate Plus world tour for a show at the Tacoma Dome over the weekend, marking Jay’s first-ever hometown gig. The five-date U.S. tour in support of their 2023 mini album, ORANGE BLOOD, kicked off on April 24 with a stop at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA and also feature shows in Oakland at the Oakland Arena (April 26), Chicago at the Allstate Arena (May 1) and Belmont Park, NY at the UBS Arena (May 3).

Back in February, the group paid homage to one of their boy band progenitors, One Direction, when they covered the British band’s signature hit, “What Makes You Beautiful.”

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30 Apr 2024

No Suprise, Donald Trump’s Plans To Lure In Black & Latino Voters Is The Purest of Jigs

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The 2024 Presidential Election is just months away, and the orange menace, aka Donald Trump, is on a mission to pry away Black and Latino voters from President Biden, but his plan is still the purest of jigs.

The Associated Press reports that former disgraced president Donald Trump wants to hold some sort of big campaign event at Madison Square Garden featuring Black hip-hop artists (probably Afroman) and athletes.

Trump also wants to visit places like Chicago, Detroit, and Atlanta and meet with local leaders of color, according to his aides, in hopes of flipping Democratic constituents.

Five months from what will be one of the most consequential Presidential elections of our lifetime, Trump and his sorry a** team have not done any outreach to the Black and Latino voters.

They also made some decisions that indicate the Trump campaign could care less about connecting with Black and Brown voters.

Per the Associated Press:

The Trump campaign removed its point person for coalitions and hasn’t announced a replacement. The Republican Party’s minority outreach offices across the country have been shuttered and replaced by businesses that include a check-cashing store, an ice cream shop and a sex-toy store. And campaign officials concede they are weeks away from rolling out any targeted programs.

The presumptive Republican presidential nominee has struggled to navigate a messy transition into the general election plagued by staffing issues, his personal legal troubles and the “Make America Great Again” movement’s disdain for so-called “identity politics.” There are signs of frustration on the ground, where Republicans believe Trump has a real opportunity to shift the election by cutting into President Joe Biden’s advantages with voters of color.

Longtime Trump ally and Black pastor Darrell Scott spoke on the Trump campaign’s lack of outreach to voters of color, adding, “To be quite honest, the Republican Party does not have a cohesive engagement plan for Black communities.”

He continued, “What it has are conservatives in communities of color who have taken it upon themselves to head our own initiatives.”

Now, if you ask Trump, he might argue his Atlanta Chick-fil-A stunt, a staged appearance at a bodega in Harlem, his limited edition wack gold sneakers, or his claiming Blacks relate to him because of his indictments is his attempt at making inroads with Black voters.

If that is the case, he needs to rework his strategy because we don’t believe him; he needs more people.

30 Apr 2024

Katy Perry Pranks ‘Traitor’ Fans With Fake Bob Haircut: ‘Let’s Save That Energy for KP6’

For a moment, Katy Perry fans thought that the pop star’s long, wavy hairstyle had become the one that got away. But as it turned out, she’d been pranking them all along.

It all started when Perry posted a self-filmed video via X on Monday showing off what appeared to be a choppy new bob as her hairstylist touched up the ends with a pair of scissors. “What are you doing?” she asked the stylist, who replied matter-of-factly, “Cutting your hair.”

“thoughts, comments, concerns?” she captioned the clip.

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Apparently, KatyCats had all of the above. Many of them did not hold back in the comments, expressing their dislike for the makeover and comparing it to when Perry chopped her hair into a pixie cut in 2017.

“GIRL WHAT ARE YOU DOING,” one person wrote, while another fan commented, “I THOUGHT WE LEARNED OUR LESSON.”

By the end of the day, however, Perry had returned to socials with another video message — this time, dedicated to “all you KatyRats.” “You guys had a lot of strong feelings about my haircut,” she addressed followers in a video on Instagram, sitting on a staircase while sipping Coca-Cola nonchalantly from a straw. “Let’s save that energy for KP6, because this is just a wig.”

For good measure, the “Roar” singer also trolled fans during Monday’s episode of American Idol, as captured in a fan video. “Big shoutout to all of my KatyCat fans who think I got a haircut. They’re traitors,” she said on the show, earning chuckles from co-judges Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie.

Aside from putting her fans through the ringer, Perry is currently working on finishing her final season as a judge on Idol. And, as she hinted in her Instagram video, she’s also finishing up her highly anticipated sixth studio album, which will follow 2020’s Smile.

“I just have yet to make a record from a place of feeling really happy and whole and full of love,” she said of the pending LP in a recent interview with Access Hollywood. “Sometimes artists are like, ‘Oh, that’s boring, you want to make music from kind of like a tougher place,’ but actually it’s very bright and joyful, like pure joy and fun and playful and celebratory and a party.”

See Perry’s haircut prank play out below.

30 Apr 2024

This Best-Selling Pink Toolbox Is Back in Stock for Mother’s Day

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Kobalt’s best-selling pink toolbox is back in stock in time for Mother’s Day. The trendy mini toolbox sold out at Lowes.com earlier this month, but it’s currently available at Walmart and eBay.

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Made from “impact-resistant polymers,” the double-drawer mini toolbox holds up to 5 pounds per drawer and measures 10.83 inches x 5.91 inches. The toolbox is designed to fit perfectly with Kobalt’s lineup of modular storage boxes and accessories.

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Viral Pink Toolbox Is Back in Stock for Mother’s Day: Buy Now

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The Kobalt Mini 2-Drawer Pink Steel Toolbox retails for $19.99, but the resale price is around 10% more than retail, which isn’t that bad considering how much certain items resell for. The toolbox costs 42.99 at Walmart.com but it’s slightly cheaper at eBay with prices starting at $32.99, although you might be able to find it for less than $20 depending on the seller.

Kobalt’s mini toolboxes are available in seven colors including pink, black, red, white, green, blue, gray, and black. The viral tool box is also available in Lowe’s stores.

Looking for a similar toolbox? Check out Amazon’s selection of adorable, pink toolboxes like the one pictured below. The three-drawer, toolbox is on sale for $39.99, but it’s smaller than the Kobalt option as it measures just 8.6-inches wide x 4.8-inches tall.

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The P.I.T. Mini Pink Tool Box is made from “high quality Q235 steel” — which is a structural steel used in products — with a powder pink finish and magnetic locking. Looking for pink tools? Click here.

For more gift ideas, see our roundup of Le Creuset cookware, cute mugs to shop and where to get the Dyson Airwrap in ceramic pink and gold before it’s gone for good.

30 Apr 2024

How to Stream Bruce Springsteen’s Tour Online to Hear ‘Dancing In the Dark,’ ‘Hungry Heart’ & More From Home

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Bruce Springsteen is back on the road after having to reschedule dates for his world tour to recover from peptic ulcer disease. Now, he and the E Street Band are rocking out around the U.S. all summer on the North American leg of their world tour.

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Last-minute tickets are still available for the “Secret Garden” singer’s tour, and you can find cheap seats on Ticketmaster, StubHub, Vivid Seats (orders of $200+ can get $20 off with code BB2024) and Seat Geek (first purchases are eligible for $10 off order of $250+ with code BILLBOARD10). We spotted Springsteen ticket prices for as low as $56.

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If you weren’t able to score travel deals to see the 74-year-old live and in-person, then nugs.net will let you stream Springsteen’s tour from home — and for free. The site has a number of recordings from Springsteen’s current tour available to stream from your laptop, phone, tablet or TV.

Take advantage of nugs.net’s free trial, which will give you access to numerous performances by the “I’m On Fire” singer including past and upcoming performances from his tour. You’ll also have access to more live shows, like Phish’s sold-out concert at The Sphere, plus recorded concerts from the Grateful Dead, Metallica, Pearl Jam and Billy Strings.

Keep reading to learn more about how to stream Springsteen’s shows online.

How to Stream Bruce Springsteen’s 2024 World Tour Online

Want to stream Bruce Springsteen’s tour online? While there isn’t a livestream option, you can stream concerts from the Billboard Hot 100 chart maker as far back as 1978 (during the band’s Darkness tour) on nugs.net, as well as more recent performances including the surprise appearance from Patti Scialfa during his April 4 concert in Inglewood, CA. If you’re already a member of nugs.net, you can sign in and have instant access to on-demand streams as well as professionally mixed audio of concerts to listen at your leisure on your phone, TV or tablet.

Don’t have a subscription? New nugs.net users who sign up now can receive a seven-day free trial that’ll let you watch Springsteen’s tour online for free as well as additional artist performances. Once your free trial is over, you’ll be charged $14.99 a month for a subscription.

If you want to own recordings from the concert, the platform allows you to download audio in MP3 format (from $14.99), which the site claims has been professionally-mixed for the best streaming quality. The live album downloads are then yours to keep.

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