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Music’s big night is finally here. Hosted by Michelle Buteau, the 2024 Billboard Music Awards are airing live Thursday (Dec. 12) at 8 p.m. ET/PT on FOX and Fire TV Channels.
Zach Bryan, Taylor Swift, Morgan Wallen and Sabrina Carpenter are the leading finalists for the BBMAs, with Bryan sitting atop the pack with 18 nods. Swift follows with 16, Wallen is close behind with 15, and first-time finalist Carpenter has nine. Other first-time finalists to keep an eye on include Tyla and Teddy Swims tied at eight nods, Benson Boone and Shaboozey locked in at six each, and Chappell Roan with two. See the full list of finalists here.
Don’t want to miss a moment? We’ve compiled everything you need to know to watch the BBMAs on TV and online from the comfort of your home. Check out all the streaming options available below.
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How to Watch & Stream the 2024 Billboard Awards
The awards show presented by Marriott Bonvoy will broadcast live on FOX and Fire TV channels on Thursday, Dec. 12, at 8 p.m. ET/PT and on-demand on Paramount+, with performances also rolling out across Billboard.com and via @BBMAs and @Billboard social channels.
No cable? No problem. You can stream the Billboard Music Awards live on DirecTV Stream, Hulu + Live TV or Fubo TV, all of which offer a live feed of FOX. DirecTV is currently running a five-day free trial, as well as a limited-time $15 discount on your first two months. Use it to livestream the Billboard Music Awards online for free. You can cancel before your free trial is up to avoid being charged.
Hulu + Live TV streaming plans start at $82.99/month for access to 90+ live channels, plus Hulu, Disney+ and ESPN+.
Another great way to watch the awards show online for free is through Fubo. The service is offering a seven-day free trial here that you can use to stream the 2024 BBMAs online free through your phone, laptop, tablet or smart TV.
Paramount+ streaming plans start at $7.99/month after a one-week free trial. To stream with with no ads, upgrade to Paramount+ with Showtime for access to CBS live, Showtime original programming, and download features to watch your favorite shows and movies offline.
2024 Billboard Music Awards Performers
The 2024 BBMAs will feature many must-see acts, including Tyla bringing the party to a London pub, an electric showing from Linkin Park, and a special Shaboozey performance from W Hollywood.
Other performances include rock band Coldplay; country stars Jelly Roll and Megan Moroney; K-pop stars SEVENTEEN and Stray Kids; blue-eyed soul singer Teddy Swims; and regional Mexican band Fuerza Regida.
Swift and Drake are leading candidates in many categories, and there’s one historic record that either could break during the 2024 show. The artists are currently tied for the most wins in BBMAs history with 39 each. With a combined 24 nods at the 2024 show, including the Top Artist award, their tie could be broken this year.
Watch the 2024 Billboard Music Awards live online for free with a free trial to DirecTV Stream here.
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Jamie Foxx, Gladys Knight, Andra Day and JoJo are just a few of the performers taking the stage tonight for NBC’s 2024 A Motown Christmas special.
Smokey Robinson and Halle Bailey host tonight’s concert event, which airs at 9 p.m. ET/PT on NBC. Want to watch A Motown Christmas? Here’s what you need to know.
How to Watch A Motown Christmas Online
A Motown Christmas airs this year on NBC, and you can watch the special on TV through your local NBC affiliate. Want to watch A Motown Christmas online without cable? Livestream the show online using DirecTV Stream, which includes a live NBC feed as part of its channel lineup.
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DirecTV Stream has a five-day free trial that you can use to watch the live airing of A Motown Christmas online for free. Continue on with one of their streaming packages or cancel before your free trial is up to avoid being charged. See full details here.
Want to watch A Motown Christmas on-demand? You can stream the TV special beginning Thursday, December 12 on Peacock. The NBCUniversal streaming service will have the full show and all the performances available to stream online for subscribers. Not a subscriber? Sign up for Peacock starting at just $7.99/month here.
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Who Is Performing on A Motown Christmas 2024?
In addition to Knight, Foxx, Day and JoJo, this year’s list of performers on A Motown Christmas includes Ashanti, BeBe Winans, October London, Machine Gun Kelly, Pentatonix, Jordin Sparks and the cast of the Broadway show, MJ The Musical. Hosts Robinson and Bailey will also take the stage, alongside performances from Motown legends Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, and The Temptations.
The artists will pay tribute to Motown stars like Marvin Gaye, The Supremes and Four Tops, while also offering festive holiday hits.
In a new interview with Billboard, Robinson promises fans a “great night featuring legendary Motown artists and contemporary artists singing music and having a good time together.”
Watch A Motown Christmas tonight at 9 p.m. on NBC or stream it live online with DirecTV Stream here.
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With only a few weeks until the holidays, it’s now crunch time to get something under the tree for your friends and family. But don’t worry, there’s still time to shop, especially for the tech savvy person in your life.
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We rounded up the best last-minute tech gadgets and gear from across the internet. We looked high and low for tech gifts — like laptops, action cameras, digital projectors, smartphones, noise-canceling wireless headphones and more — from top retailers, like Walmart, Amazon, AT&T and Target, as well as from top brands, such as Google, Sony, Dyson, Nintendo, ASUS and others.
We even found some great tech accessories, like laptop sleeves, tech backpacks and smartphone slings, from brands, like Coach, Lululemon and Nike.
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If you’re looking for something for the computer geek, home theater audiophile, travel tech gearhead, then we found useful gifts that would surely please tech enthusiasts.
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Meanwhile, last-minute shopping can be frustrating for the holidays, but it helps to have a plan in place. When shopping online, you’ll want to factor in shipping deadlines so that your gift gets delivered in time. The holidays fall on Tuesday, Dec. 24 and Wednesday, Dec. 25, so it’s best to get your gifts shipped as soon as possible, or at least by Dec. 18-19, which is the delivery deadline for most online retailers — like Walmart, Amazon and Target.
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Fans just got their first taste of what a Cowboy Carter Christmas will be like, with Beyoncé dropping a new teaser for her upcoming NFL Halftime Show performance Wednesday (Dec. 11). In the 30-second clip, Bey — dressed in an all-white outfit of cowboy hat, furry jacket and boots — steps into a snowy landscape […]
The performers lineup for CBS’ New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash is getting packed with even more musical talent. The special, which will be headlined by Kane Brown, Keith Urban and Jelly Roll, will also feature performances from Shaboozey, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Luke Combs, Tyler Hubbard, Miranda Lambert, Post Malone, Brittney Spencer, Chris Stapleton, Lainey Wilson and Zach Top.
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Jelly Roll, Urban and Brown will headline from Nashville’s Bicentennial Park, while Parker McCollum will perform from the Brooklyn Bowl, with special guests SiriusXM and CMT host Cody Alan, and SiriusXM host Caylee Hammack.
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The special will be hosted by four-time Grammy winner Urban and Entertainment Tonight‘s Rachel Smith. Shaboozey has seen his smash hit “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” rule on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 for 19 weeks this year, while Eric Church and Luke Combs aided those impacted by Hurricane Helene earlier this year by teaming up with artists including Billy Strings, Urban and James Taylor for the all-star Concert For Carolina in October. Bryan, Lambert, Post Malone, Top and Wilson all released new projects in 2024.
The five-hour celebration will air live on Dec. 31 (8-10 p.m. ET/PT, 10:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. ET/PT) on the CBS and streaming on Paramount+. Set in Music City, the special will feature more than 40 performances, while Nashville counts down to midnight with the East Coast, and continues the festivities through midnight Central Time with the city’s signature Music Note Drop at the Bicentennial Mall stage.
New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash is executive produced by Robert Deaton and Mary Hilliard Harrington in partnership with Music City Inc., the foundation of the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp. The special will be directed by Sandra Restrepo.
The Sundance Film Festival is marking its 40th anniversary in 2025 with a lineup that highlights music’s transformative role in storytelling.
Running from Jan. 23 to Feb. 2 in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah, the festival will feature 87 feature films and six episodic projects, selected from nearly 16,000 submissions across 156 countries. For music lovers, this year’s festival offers a slate of documentaries and narratives that delve into the lives and legacies of iconic artists and groundbreaking genres.
Among the highly anticipated entries is Selena y Los Dinos, a documentary that honors Selena Quintanilla, the Queen of Tejano Music. With hits like “Como La Flor” and “Bidi Bidi Bom Bom” gracing the Billboard charts, Selena’s impact transcended music. Using never-before-seen footage from her family’s archive, the film offers an intimate look at her rise from family celebrations to stadium-filling performances.
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It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley provides an evocative portrait of the late singer-songwriter whose debut album, Grace, remains a touchstone in music history. Featuring rare footage and personal accounts, the documentary illuminates Buckley’s artistry and the lasting resonance of his work, such as Billboard 100 charting entries “You And I” and “Sketches For My Sweetheart The Drunk”.
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In Move Ya Body: The Birth of House, audiences will explore the cultural revolution ignited by house music. Tracing its roots from Chicago’s underground dance clubs to its global influence, the film examines house music’s enduring presence.
Questlove’s SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) offers an in-depth look at Sly & The Family Stone, whose trailblazing hits like their Billboard No. 1 “Everyday People” and No. 2 “Hot Fun In The Summertime” left a major mark on the Billboard Hot 100. The documentary sheds light on the pressures and challenges faced by Black artists navigating the music industry’s complexities.
Adding to the mix is One to One: John & Yoko, a documentary exploring a transformative period in the lives of Beatles legend John Lennon and Yoko Ono. Set during 18 pivotal months in the early 1970s, the film examines the couple’s time living in Greenwich Village, New York City, when their personal and creative worlds collided.
Diversity remains a cornerstone of Sundance’s mission, with nearly half of this year’s films directed by women and 45% by filmmakers identifying as people of color. Notably, 96% of the lineup will premiere globally at the festival, further cementing Sundance’s reputation as a launchpad for innovative cinema.
Single Film Tickets for in-person and online screenings go on sale January 16 at 10 a.m. MT. Members have access to a Single Film Ticket pre-sale, and limited quantities of passes and packages remain on sale.
For those unable to attend in person, Sundance is expanding access by offering a selection of films online from Jan. 30 to Feb. 2. Individual tickets go on sale Jan. 16, with passes available now at festival.sundance.org.
Sofronio Vasquez is the winner of season 26 of The Voice. The Team Bublé singer gave coach Michael Bublé a win in his first season on the show on Tuesday night (Dec. 10) when the 31-year-old singer from the Philippines emerged as voters’ favorite following electric performances of Sia’s “Unstoppable” and The Greatest Showman showstopper “A Million Dreams.”
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In addition to scoring a $100,000 payday and a record deal, Vasquez said the amazing mentorship provided by the “Spicy Margarita” singer was its own prize. “Your mentorship is a blessing to me, my family and to all the dreamers out there,” Vasquez told Bublé before the final results were read. In a rare double-down, Bublé was also the only coach to have two contestants make it into the top five, as well as boasting the top two finishers thanks to his other contestant, Shye, coming in as runner-up.
Bublé joins Kelly Clarkson, Niall Horan and John Legend as the fourth new coach to score a win in their first season on the show. In addition to beating out his teammate, Vasquez also bested Team Snoop’s Jeremy Beloate and Team Gwen’s Sydney Sterlace.
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“My Filipino brother, you are the hope of so many people… it has been such an unbelievable journey to be here with you,” Bublé told Vasquez — who moved to the U.S. in 2022 to chase his music dreams — before the singer was handed his hardware. According to an NBC bio, Sofronio grew up in the Philippines with no bed or indoor plumbing and “describes his upbringing as happy because music was always there to bring his family joy.” He loved singing for his late father, but thought a music career was out of reach, so he began to study dentistry, then decided to give music a chance while taking his dental boards.
After his father’s sudden death, Sofronio moved to the U.S. to pursue music full-time, landing gigs at the famed Apollo Theater and racking up nearly 10 million Facebook views for his cover of Dionne Warwick’s “That’s What Friends Are For.”
“I think if people understood the strength that you have and the fact that through all of this adversity, you walk out here on a night like tonight, when it probably matters more than anything has in your whole life career-wise,” Bublé added. “You walk out here in the moment and you take the brass ring and I’m just so happy for you.”
It was a joy ride for Vasquez, who got a four-chair turn at the beginning of the season from coaches Bublé, Reba McEntire, Gwen Stefani and Snoop Dogg for his take on Mary J. Blige’s version of Rose Royce’s 1976 disco ballad “I’m Goin’ Down.”
Along the way, Vasquez proved his versatility with covers of Elvis’ “If I Can Dream,” Jennifer Rush’s “The Power of Love,” Dusty Springfield’s “You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me,” as well as a killer take on Roy Orbison’s “Crying” during the playoff rounds. He also teamed up with his coach during Tuesday night’s finale for a cover of soulful cover of Smokey Robinson and the Miracles’ “Who’s Loving You.”
After the confetti fell, Vasquez posted a picture on his Insta of himself with Bublé holding the trophy with the caption, “Dreams really do come true.”
The 27th season of The Voice will premiere on Feb. 3 with Bublé returning alongside Kelsea Ballerini, Legend and returning coach Adam Levine.
Check out video from Vasquez’s final night.
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The holidays are here, and it’s time to trade in predictable gifts for something with a little more… personality.
Meet the Coachtopia Loop collection—Coach’s bold and innovative line of upcycled, circularly stitched products. These aren’t just accessories; they’re a statement. Perfect for students always on the move, commuters who love sleek and functional pieces, or friends who can’t resist a unique find, these pieces are a gift-giving win.
Crafted from leftover fabric scraps, every Coachtopia piece is a work of art—no two are exactly alike. From the Checkerboard Tote, perfect for students on the go, to the playful Fluffy Heart Handbag, ideal for adding flair to a chic date night, these designs blend functionality with personality. But Coachtopia Loop doesn’t stop at bags—it also features clothing that’s just as stylish and sustainable. Think bold designs and unique details that stand out while keeping eco-conscious values front and center.
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What makes this collection truly special is its story. Every item is a celebration of creativity, care, and a commitment to reducing waste. When you gift Coachtopia, you’re not just sharing a fashion-forward piece—you’re sharing a message about thoughtful design and a brighter future.
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This season, skip the forgettable and gift something meaningful, memorable, and eco-friendly. Coachtopia Loop blends standout style with sustainability, making it the perfect choice for anyone who values creativity and purpose. Whether it’s a bold bag, unique apparel, or something cozy, these gifts are bound to inspire—and impress—this holiday season.
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