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09 Apr 2024

Fuerza Regida Announces Pero No Te Enamores Tour: Here Are the Dates

Música mexicana superstars Fuerza Regida are hitting the road with a 37-date arena tour called Pero No Te Enamores (meaning But Don’t Fall In Love) across the U.S. and Mexico, which follows their successful Otra Peda tour of last year.

The five-piece band from San Bernardino, Calif., will kick off its summer stint on June 6, starting in Austin, Texas, at the Moody Center. Fuerza Regida will also make stops in Oklahoma City, Okla.; Kansas City, Mo.; San Diego; Phoenix; Portland, Ore., Dallas; Atlanta; Salt Lake City; Anaheim, Calif., and more. They will also hit up Mexico and perform in Monterrey, Mexico City and Oaxaca, and will wrap up in Inglewood, Calif., at the Intuit Dome on Nov. 16.

The tour announcement comes on the heels of the group’s latest EP, Dolido Pero No Arrepentido, which dropped on Feb. 9, followed by the single “Money Edition” with Edén Muñoz. The EP debuted in the top 10 of the Top Latin Albums and Regional Mexican Albums charts; plus, every song on the album premiered on Hot Latin Songs.

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In the 2023 year-end charts, Fuerza Regida made Billboard history by becoming the first Latin band to be No. 1 on the Top Artists – Duo/Group list, followed by Grupo Frontera and Fleetwood Mac. (Previous No. 1 artists on the list have included Destiny’s Child, Green Day, The Black Eyed Peas, One Direction, Jonas Brothers and BTS.) The group also won at the 2023 Billboard Music Awards for Top Duo/Group and Top Latin Duo/Group.

“I’m speechless, really. Coming from where we come from, not many people get out [of the hood], whether they get out alive, are dead, or go to jail,” frontman Jesús Ortiz Paz told Billboard Español in December. “I just have to say that I am grateful to God, and to all my family, my mom, my dad, and all my friends. If it wasn’t for everyone’s help, and also the fans, we wouldn’t be here. Fuerza Regida and I are in charge of continuing to give [fans] great music and, God willing, I will continue to give until the last straw.”

The U.S. dates are produced by Live Nation. General on sale tickets will be available beginning on Friday, April 12, at 10 a.m. local time at livenation.com.

See the complete dates for the No Te Enamores Tour below:

Jun 06             Austin, TX                   Moody Center
Jun 09             Edinburg, TX               Bert Ogden Arena
Jun 14             Oklahoma City, OK     Paycom Center
Jun 15             Ridgedale, MO            Thunder Ridge Nature Arena
Jun 16             Kansas City, MO          T-Mobile Center
Jun 21             San Diego, CA             Viejas Arena
Jun 22             Phoenix, AZ                 Footprint Center
Jun 29             Portland, OR               Moda Center
Jun 30             Seattle, WA                 Climate Pledge Arena
Jul 06              San Jose, CA               SAP Center
Jul 07              Fresno, CA                  Save Mart Center at Fresno State
Jul 13              Houston, TX                Toyota Center
Jul 20              Dallas, TX                    Dos Equis Pavilion
Jul 26              Atlanta, GA                  State Farm Arena
Jul 27              Tampa, FL                   Amalie Arena
Jul 28              Sunrise, FL                  Amerant Bank Arena
Aug 02             Greensboro, NC          Greensboro Coliseum Complex
Aug 04             Belmont Park, NY        UBS Arena
Aug 16             Milwaukee, WI            Fiserv Forum
Aug 17             Indianapolis, IN          Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Sep 01             Tinley Park, IL             Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
Sep 06             Salt Lake City, UT       Delta Center
Sep 08             Denver, CO                 Ball Arena
Sep 15             Las Vegas, NV             T-Mobile Arena
Sep 20             San Antonio, TX          Frost Bank Center
Sep 21             El Paso, TX                  UTEP Don Haskins Center
Sep 28             Anaheim, CA               Honda Center
Sep 29             Palm Desert, CA          Acrisure Arena
Oct 05             Sacramento, CA          Golden 1 Center
Oct 11             Leon, MX                     Mega Velaria*
Oct 12             Mexico City, MX          Plaza De Toros*
Oct 31             Monterrey, MX            Arena Monterrey*
Nov 1               Monterrey, MX            Arena Monterrey*
Nov 2              Torreon, MX                Coliseo Centenario*
Nov 7              Oaxaca, MX                 Auditorio GNP*
Nov 9              San Luis Potosi, MX    El Domo
Nov 16            Inglewood, CA            Intuit Dome

*Not a Live Nation date

09 Apr 2024

Rihanna Offers an Update on ‘R9’ & Teases She Has ‘a Lot of Visual Ideas’

It’s been more than eight years since Rihanna’s last album, Anti, and the Navy is starving for any signs of life when it comes to R9.

RiRi provided a concise update regarding her current relationship with creating music in her Interview mag cover story while chatting with former stylist Mel Ottenberg.

“I have a lot of visual ideas,” she said, which typically isn’t the start of her creative process. “It’s weird. My brain is working backward right now. I usually have the music first, and the music leads me into all of these visual opportunities, and now I’m having all of these visuals.”

Unfortunately, Rihanna admitted she doesn’t have the songs to accompany the visual ideas just yet, but hopefully they eventually come to fruition.

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“I don’t have the songs for them yet, but maybe that’s the key, this time,” the “Work” singer teased. “Maybe the visual ideas are leading me to the songs that I need to make.”

She surreptitiously added: “Random ideas, quirky ideas, things that have nothing to do with me at all.”

Back in February, A$AP Rocky teased that the nine-time Grammy winner — with whom he shares two young sons — is “working” on herlong-awaited album, but Rihanna has remained tight-lipped on the matter. “She’s working on it,” he said while out for Paris Fashion Week.

Billboard‘s Heran Mamo penned an essay in March about the sobering idea that Ri’s Navy may need to come to grips with the fact she may never release another album, and that’s perfectly fine after delivering eight in about a decade’s time.

However, Rihanna did make her return to the stage for her first performance in eight years in March for a pre-wedding celebration for Anant Ambani, who is the son of Asia’s richest man, and Radhika Merchant in Jamnagar, India.

The 36-year-old’s most recent musical output came with a pair of singles in late 2022 for the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever soundtrack. “Lift Me Up” served as a tribute to the late actor Chadwick Boseman, along with “Born Again.” The former earned Rihanna a Grammy nomination for best song written for visual media, and an Oscar nod in the best original song category.

Anti arrived in January 2016. The album reached No. 1 on the Billboad 200 in its first full week of tracking with 166,000 units in the U.S. in the week ending Feb. 4.

Check out some photos from Rihanna’s Interview cover shoot below.

09 Apr 2024

Jennifer Lopez Models ‘Second Skin’ Lingerie in New Intimissimi Collection

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Jennifer Lopez is baring it all in her latest campaign for intimates brand Intimissimi. The New Silky Intimates collection features a range of silky underwear, bras and sleepwear that’ll elevate any undergarments and pajama collection.

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Designed for women looking for something more than cozy sweatpants, the Intimissimi Silky Intimates collection features a range of styles that offer coverage while exuding a luxurious look for the house and bedroom. What differentiates these new styles from the rest is its use of a microfiber material that boasts a silk-like feeling to provide comfort and a seamless appearance. The campaign went live on Monday (April 8) and you can still buy the J.Lo x Intimissimi silk collection online now.

The “On the Floor” singer made it no secret that she loves the brand too, describing the latest underwear and bra styles as like wearing a “second skin.”

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Keep reading to shop the J.Lo-approved New Silky Intimates collection below or view everything available here.

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Avoid panty lines from thick seams with a pair of these seamless panties. The style comes designed with a soft microfiber material while the interior uses a 100% cotton gusset for breathability. Right now, the brand is also offering three panties for $35 or six for $60 to help you stock up on the essentials.

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Greta Comfort Lounge Balconette Bra

This balconette bra aims to provide the comfort of loungewear with the quality of Italian intimates. the cups come with hidden underwire covered with a soft mesh for extra support that doesn’t lack coziness. Plus, the wide yet flat straps that are adjustable to fix to your liking.

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Silk Satin Pajama Pants

Sleep in complete bliss with the help of these silk satin pajama pants. The style uses an elastic waistband that’ll stretch and form to your body while the straight leg offers a relaxed look that’ll feel practically weightless.

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Mannish-Cut Jacket in Silk Satin

Complete your sleep set with the matching silk satin top, which uses the same lightweight material that’ll help keep your body temperature regulated whether you’re lounging on the couch or dozing off to sleep. For added style, the top comes with a contrast hem and button-up closure to adjust to your liking.

The “Love Don’t Cost a Thing” singer has been a longtime fan of Intimissimi, acting not only as an official brand ambassador for the lingerie company, but previously modeling lacy lingerie styles and showing off pieces in her movie This Is Me…Now: A Love Story.

She’s also been showing a pattern of opting for more comfortable streetwear and apparel choices. Previously, she was spotted wearing the viral platform Uggs with a matching monochrome sweatsuit from Joah Brown.

J.Lo is also headed on tour to promote her latest album This Is Me…Now, which you can still get tickets to here.

For more product recommendations, check out our roundups of the best nameplate necklaces, SKIMS dupes and Ugg boots.

09 Apr 2024

Gwen Stefani Reveals the Future of No Doubt After Coachella Reunion

No Doubt is finally reuniting at Coachella this month, and thus far, fans were hoping for more from the Gwen Stefani-fronted band.

However, the singer revealed in a new cover story with Nylon that, while she’s “open to anything,” the group doesn’t currently have any plans to create music after Coachella. “[Coachella is] going to be a really nice bow to tie on the relationship, because we were kids [when we met],” she said. “I already know what it’s going to feel like because we’re just so in sync when we’re onstage. It’s going to feel like riding a bike again. We’re going to be laughing, and we’re going to look at each other and go, ‘Oh my gosh — there you are.’”

She added that the band hasn’t “really hung out or done anything” together ahead of the set, and aren’t in frequent communication. When asked if they’ve gone to therapy together, Stefani said, “No, no, we need to, probably. But we have a lot of water under the bridge.”

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After going on what sounded like a permanent hiatus in 2013, the singer will be reuniting with longtime bandmates bassist Tony Kanal, guitarist Tom Dumont and drummer Adrian Young for this year’s Coachella festival in April.

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“We’ll see you in the desert this April!!!,” read a statement on No Doubt’s social accounts last week announcing the Coachella gig alongside a stacked roster featuring Lana Del Rey, Tyler, The Creator and Doja Cat as headliners, along with Peso Pluma, Lil Uzi Vert, Blur, Ice Spice, J Balvin, Jhené Aiko and more.

09 Apr 2024

System of a Down & Deftones to Headline Golden Gate Park’s First Nighttime Concert

System of a Down and Deftones are set to perform the first after-dark performance at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco this August. Promoter Another Planet Entertainment announced the groundbreaking event Tuesday (April 9), alongside Live Nation; it will also feature performances from The Mars Volta, Viagra Boys and VOWWS.

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The event will take place on Aug. 17 in Golden Gate Park’s Polo Field, where fans will be able to take in the rock performances under the stars and among the trees. The performance will mark System of a Down’s only performance this year outside of their own sold-out Sick New World Festival in Las Vegas.

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“We are excited to be bringing such an iconic lineup to the city and what better venue than Golden Gate Park,” said Another Planet Entertainment president of concerts and festivals Allen Scott in a release. “We are expecting fans from not just the Bay Area but from across the U.S. and internationally to travel to the city injecting money into the local economy. From hotels to local restaurants and everything in between, this will be a great night of music and a great economic boost for the city.”

Another Planet Entertainment Announces One-Night-Only Event On Saturday, August 17 Featuring System Of A Down & Deftones With The Mars Volta, Viagra Boys & Vowws

Golden Gate Park has been hosting daytime concerts since 1967. Legendary artists including Grateful Dead, Pearl Jam, Jefferson Airplane, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Neil Young have all played the park over the past 55 years.

GA tickets for the event will start at $169, with VIP tickets starting at $399. Artist presale will begin Wednesday at 10 a.m. PT, with Another Planet Entertainment’s presale beginning Thursday at 10 a.m. PT. General onsale will begin Friday at 10 a.m. PT. Head to Golden Gate Park’s concerts website for more information.

09 Apr 2024

Rihanna Says She’ll Have As Many Kids As ‘God Wants Me to Have’

Rihanna is a mother of two, but that number could be increasing in the near future. RiRi hinted at her desire to have more kids in a new cover story with Interview magazine, which arrived on Tuesday (April 9).

“As many as God wants me to have,” the nine-time Grammy winner told her former stylist Mel Ottenberg in their all-encompassing chat regarding having more children down the line. “I don’t know what God wants, but I would go for more than two. I would try for my girl. But of course, if it’s another boy, it’s another boy.”

When it comes to her post-partum body, Rihanna — who shares sons RZA and Riot Rose with partner A$AP Rocky — wants to get her pre-pregnancy breasts back, and is open to getting a lift procedure.

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“I don’t want implants. I just want a lift,” she shared. “I heard that you might have some scars. I’m OK with all that. But I don’t want to ever have a tummy tuck because I don’t want a new navel, and I don’t want that scar, right?”

Ri added that she’s typically nervous to go under the knife. “Third-trimester cellulite is no joke. You just see ripples coming from places you never knew, and it’s all in your thighs, because your thighs are carrying the weight of your baby and uterus,” she said. “I’m also scared of the knife. So if I had to pick one thing, I’m going to pick my boobs. Because I can, like, squat and get an a–, hopefully.”

The Fenty boss revealed some other tidbits when it comes to RZA, who will be turning 2 in May, including his first word, which was “hey.”

“I used to try to get his attention all the time, and I would say, ‘Hey, hey, hey.’ And one day he said it back to me in the same melody, and I kept singing it and he kept following it over and over again,” she said of the learning process. She also touched on her firstborn’s favorite songs that they sing together.

“Oh my gosh. There’s ‘Penguins Salute.’ There’s ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.’ Oh my gosh. RZA gets really emotional about that,” Ri revealed. “Now he’s really into ‘Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes.”

“‘The Wheels on the Bus’ is a favorite from the beginning till now. That’s just a classic. It’s never going out of style,” she continued. “And oh, the new ‘Incy-Wincy Spider,’ because he gets like, ‘Ahh,’ like he thinks I’m going to tickle him when I sing that one. And he has a book about that, so he can put two and two together.”

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky welcomed RZA as first-time parents in May 2022, and then Riot Rose in August 2023.

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09 Apr 2024

Jonathan Majors Avoids Jail Time, Must Complete Yearlong Counseling For Assualting Ex-Girlfriend

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Jonathan Majors can breathe a sigh of relief after learning he won’t be facing jail time.

Unsurprisingly, former MCU star Jonathan Majors will not go to jail. A New York judge ordered the 34-year-old Creed III star to complete a yearlong counseling program for assaulting his ex-girlfriend, dance Grace Jabbari.

Majors was facing up to a year behind bars after his assault conviction by a Manhattan jury in December.

If he does violate the terms of his probation, he faces a year in prison.

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In court Monday, Judge Michael Gaffey sentenced Majors to conditional discharge after noting that both sides in the case agreed the charges did not warrant jail time, given the actor was a first time offender with no prior criminal record.

He said Majors must complete a 52-week, in-person batterer’s intervention program in Los Angeles, where the actor lives. He also has to continue with the mental health therapy his lawyers say he’s been participating in. Majors faces a year in jail if found in violation of the terms, which also included a no contact order with his former girlfriend, Grace Jabbari.

Jonathan Majors Did Not Say Anything In Court Following His Sentencing

Majors and his new boo, Meagan Good, were on hand for the sentencing, where he declined to address the court and left without speaking to reports AP News reports.

While Majors was quiet, his lawyer, Priya Chaudhry, spoke on his behalf, claiming that her client did not want to say anything that Jabbari could use against him in her civil suit.

Chaudhry says Majors is “committed to growing as a person” and will complete his court-mandated programs “with an open heart.”

He’s lost his whole career,” Chaudhry said in court. “This has been the most challenging year of his life.

Grace Jabbari Accuses Jonathan Majors of Not Being Sorry

Jabbari wasn’t silent; while holding back tears, she accused the Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania star of not being sorry and not acknowledging his guilt in the matter.

“He’s not sorry. He has not accepted responsibility,” Jabbari said. “He will do this again, and he will hurt other women, adding that “He believes he is above the law.”

Jabbari said Majors had made her believe the two were in a loving relationship, but, in reality, he isolated her from the rest of the world and cut her off from family and friends.

“I was so emotionally dependent on him,” she said. “I became a different person around him — small, scared and vulnerable.”

Jonathan Majors’ acting career is currently in limbo, so we shall see if Hollywood will welcome him back with open arms following his conviction and sentencing.

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09 Apr 2024

Lizzo Shares 3 Hilarious Exercises to ‘Help You Get That Summer Bod’

Lizzo‘s got some tips that’ll leave you feeling good as hell this summer. In a satirical video posted on Instagram Tuesday (April 9), the 35-year-old hitmaker hilariously demonstrates three of her best tips for building a perfect “bod” ahead of next season — no gym membership required.

The “Truth Hurts” singer-rapper starts the video in a colorful swimsuit, taking a stroll on a treadmill. “Here’s three exercises to help you get that summer bod,” she tells the camera after serving up a sassy hair flip.

Step one? “Block your ex,” Lizzo says, smiling as she tosses her cellphone into a swimming pool behind her.

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“Remember to hydrate excessively,” she says next, doing a bicep curl with a bottle of white wine.

“And remember,” she adds, introducing her third tip while lounging in the sun. “You can never be too extra.”

“Cus EVERY D–N BODY is a Summer Body in @yitty,” she added in her caption, tagging her own shapewear company.

The post comes less than two weeks after the Grammy winner made headlines for ambiguously declaring “I quit” in a message on Instagram, leading some to assume that she was stepping away from the music industry in light of her recent legal turmoil with a group of her former backup dancers. A few days later, however, Lizzo once again took to social media to clarify her remarks, telling followers in a video: “When I say I quit, I mean, I quit giving any negative energy attention.”

“What I’m not gonna quit is the joy of my life, which is making music, which is connecting with people,” she’d added. “I know I’m not alone. In no way, shape or form am I the only person who is experiencing that negative voice that seems to be louder than the positive … I’m going to keep moving forward, I’m going to keep being me.”

See Lizzo’s summer body post below.

09 Apr 2024

Beyoncé & Taylor Swift Have Competed at the Grammys 9 Times. Here’s Who Won Each Time

Beyoncé and Taylor Swift will probably find themselves going head-to-head in one or more categories when the nominations for the 67th annual Grammy Awards are announced later this year. Beyoncé is a lock to be nominated for album of the year for March’s Cowboy Carter. Swift is also likely to be nominated in that category for The Tortured Poets Department, due April 19.

How can we be so sure? Both superstars have been nominated in the category with their three most recent solo studio albums of new material. Beyoncé was nominated with Beyoncé, Lemonade and Renaissance; Swift with Folklore, Evermore and Midnights.

The big difference, of course, is that Swift has won a record four times in the category, while Beyoncé has yet to emerge victorious. Bey is one of four artists to go 0-4 in album of the year as a lead artist, along with Sting, Lady Gaga, Kanye West and Kendrick Lamar. (Here, we discuss nine milestones Beyoncé could reach at next year’s Grammys.)

Swift and Beyoncé have gone up against each other in album of the year just once, when Swift’s Fearless beat Bey’s I Am…Sasha Fierce in 2010. But they have competed in other categories eight other times. Beyoncé has prevailed twice, so she’s actually ahead in their head-to-head match-ups. Neither artist won the six other times they directly competed.

Here are the nine times these powerhouse women have competed head-to-head at the Grammys over the years, with a reminder of who won. The years shown are the years of the Grammy ceremonies.

09 Apr 2024

Josh Groban, Andra Day & Rhiannon Giddens Named 2024 Music Will Honorees

Award-winning artists Josh Groban, Andra Day and Rhiannon Giddens have been chosen as the 2024 honorees for the upcoming Music Will benefit. The nonprofit music education program for U.S. public schools, formerly known as Little Kids Rock, will present its 16th annual event on April 24 at The Novo in Los Angeles.

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In a statement announcing the benefit, Music Will CEO Mike Wasserman said, “Music Will brings innovative and engaging programming, resources and instruments to a community of thousands of music teachers and more than 600,000 students across the country every year. We can’t wait to celebrate on April 24 with such generous and talented artists like Josh Groban, Andra Day and Rhiannon Giddens, as well as student bands from local Music Will partner schools. For one night, our community of educators, corporate sponsors, industry partners and everyone who believes in the power of music will come together for an amazing celebration of music. All proceeds will support Music Will’s programs for students and teachers across the country. Together, we’re changing lives through music.”

Five-time Grammy Award nominee and Emmy- and Tony-nominated actor Groban tells Billboard, “I deeply admire Music Will’s commitment to enacting meaningful, systemic change in music education by meeting kids where they are and prioritizing equity and tangible access in schools. Having had the privilege of working with Music Will and witnessing their dedication to enriching students’ lives firsthand only reinforces my admiration for their impactful work.”

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“Music Will’s commitment to changing the landscape of music education and expanding access to underserved communities is truly inspiring,” adds fellow singer-songwriter Day in comments shared with Billboard. “I believe in the transformative power of music, and I’m excited to collaborate with Music Will to bring that power to even more students.”

Grammy winner Day is also an Academy Award-nominated actress. Giddens, a MacArthur “Genius” grant recipient, has won two Grammys and a Pulitzer Prize for her work as a singer, instrumentalist and composer. She, Day and Groban join a circle of prior Music Will honorees that includes Babyface, Bonnie Raitt, Elvis Costello, Joan Jett, Steven Van Zandt, Usher and Wiz Khalifa. Music Will was founded by Dave Wish in 2002.

Michael Bearden (Lady Gaga, Whitney Houston) will serve as music director for Music Will’s upcoming benefit, which is being presented by the Hot Topic Foundation and produced by MBM Entertainment. Additional information about tickets is available on the Music Will website.