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Carl Banks show off New Orleans inspired and NFL themed Starter jackets for Super Bowl weekend.

Carl Banks
Hi it’s Carl Banks, two time Super Bowl champion and I am here with Billboard. The interesting thing about my relationship with Starter, is I was one of the first athletes to wear the brand when they introduced it back in the 80s. I had a sit down with Rakim and Ed Lover, two of the pioneers of culture and Ed Lover was on Yo MTV Raps and they were responsible for making this brand as popular with culture and then, the guy at MC himself was telling a story, a starter story about how they would go on Delancey Street and Orchard Street and just try to find the newest Starter jackets. So I think when you have those cultural icons that were at the forefront of the brand, it just tells you a lot. Starter has the flyest silhouettes, there was no satin jacket before Starter and they’re still trying to knock it off. The pull over break away jacket, the Anorack is still an iconic piece, these were pieces that were created that people were like “ wow I need that” and you just can’t find that in any other brand. Music is an expression of something, sport is an expression of something, fashion is an expression of something and I think all of those things people can relate to one or the other, Starter is kind of the connector to all of those things. We’ve done a lot of different collaborations, we did Acme Studios which was really cool, we did Levi’s this past fall which was really cool.

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Snoop Dogg and Dr.Dre are back working together again! The two have set a release date for their ‘Missionary’ album for Dec. 13. The joint project will feature regular collaborators like Eminem and 50 cent and special guests like Jelly Roll, Sting, Tom Petty and more. It’s the first joint album between Dre and Snoop since Snoop debut album ‘Doggystyle’ in 1993.

Tetris Kelly
Snoop and Dr Dre are back. The iconic West Coast duo is linking up once again for another project titled ‘Missionary.; They played each other’s co-stars on three albums. 1992’s ‘The Chronic’ 1993 ‘Doggystyle’ in 1999, ‘The Chronic 2001’ this time around, they’re getting together for Snoop’s 20th album, ‘Missionary.’ Check out a bit from the trailer Snoop posted on IG. ‘Missionary’ will be entirely produced by Dre the album will be 15 tracks long and will feature Eminem, 50 cent Jelly Roll. Tom Petty, Sting and more. Jelly Roll was hype when he talked about working on the album during a recent appearance on Bootleg Kev’s podcast. Dude, it is crazy. I won’t say anything about the record because he didn’t, but man, it’s special. Be sure to give ‘Missionary’ a spin when it drops, December, 13th.

Country stars Luke Combs and Eric Church put on a benefit concert to help victims that have been affected by Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina. Special guests like James Taylor also came out to perform, the concert raised $24 million dollars.

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Does it get any better than Eric Church singing Sweet Caroline? Eric and Luke Combs put together a Historic Concert for Carolina Benefit.after the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in North Carolina. The two superstars and friends raised more than $24 million. The performances saw Luke captivate the crowd. And James Taylor even took the stage. And they had the support of several of their musician friends. You can find more at Billboard.com 

Big Sean brings out special guests like YG and Jhene Aiko during his Amazon Music Live concert on this episode of Billboard All Access.

Tetris Kelly
It was a night with Amazon Music Live, Big Sean and all his special guests. We take you there in Billboard All Access. Amazon invited fans to an interactive experience in Los Angeles before they got to experience the live event full of Big Seans hits. And the night packed celebrity guests as well, like Cali legend YG and Jhene Aikido. Thank you Big Sean.

Gracie Abrams’ “I Love You, I’m Sorry” reaches a new high on the TikTok Billboard Top 50 chart at No. 4, while KSI’s “Thick of It” featuring Trippie Redd also lands in the top 10.

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Half of the top 10 are new to this week’s chart, with a total of four debuts. “Maps” by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs holds on to the top spot for a second week on the TikTok Billboard Top 50 for the chart posting Oct. 17. At No.3 is “Pose for Me” by John Mackk and Natalie Nunn thanks to a viral lip-synching trend. Gracie Abrams’ “I Love You, I’m Sorry” returns to the chart at No. 4. It peaked at 34 last month after dropping out of the top 50. KSI and Trippie Redd’s “Thick of It” debuts at No. 6, while Johnny Cash’s “Folsom Prison Blues” debuts at seven after being used in relation to the recent hurricanes. And our final top 10 debut comes from Akon. His new track Akon’s “Beautiful Day” lands at No. 8.

Every Thursday, Billboard will bring you the verified list of the hottest songs on TikTok by monitoring music discovery and engagement on the platform in the United States, to find the TikTok Billboard Top 50 each week, users can simply go to any sound detail page and tap the top right button to access the charts page.

Liam Payne, most known as a member of One Direction, pop singer and songwriter has died at age 31 after falling from a third floor hotel room in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Tetris Kelly
Liam Payne has died at the age of 31 we have the details surrounding the tragic news. Liam Payne from music group One Direction, has died after falling from a hotel in Argentina. Argentinian police confirmed to CNN in a statement, “He fell from a third floor hotel room in Buenos Aires.” Liam was best known as a member of the British group One Direction that formed in 2010 on the UK version of reality show the’X-Factor.’ The group had six top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and Liam had one of his own. in 2017 Payne had a son with former Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Cole we have reached out to Liam’s reps. Our condolences are with his family and fans.