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18 Feb 2025

How to Secure Tickets to Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ Tour Before They Sell Out

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Saddle up: Beyoncé is headed back on tour!

Grab your boots, Levi’s jeans and your most western-style hat and get ready to rodeo with Queen Bey. She announced the highly anticipated Cowboy Carter & The Rodeo Chitlin’ Circuit tour just hours after making history at the 67th annual Grammy Awards by winning her first album of the year award.

Through an Instagram post, Bey revealed the first nine tour stops, including Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, London, Paris, Houston, Atlanta, Washington, D.C., and Las Vegas. The show kicks off April 28 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.

Tickets went live on February 14 and are already selling fast. However, Ticketmaster and other resale sites like StubHub, Vivid Seats, Seat Geek and Gametime are offering plenty of opportunities to secure the perfect seat at a venue near you.

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Beyoncé announced the addition of five new stadium dates, bringing the total number of nights at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to six, with third nights now booked in Chicago at Soldier Field, Paris at Stade de France and Atlanta at Mercedes Benz Stadium. Last week, two more shows were added: a fifth night at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, and East Rutherford, New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium. As more dates get announced, we’ll update this page with new details, ticket prices and more.

Fans have already witnessed a small taste of the Cowboy Carter tour during her “Beyoncé Bowl” performance at the Houston Texans-Baltimore Ravens game this past Christmas. “It’s only right that we do ‘Texas Hold ’Em’ for the first time in Texas, on Christmas,” she said during the show. The quick 13-minute performance was everything fans wanted and more. From an all-white western aesthetic, to Beyoncé arriving on a white horse, to a marching band and several special guests including Post Malone, this impressive quick glimpse has already secured the Cowboy Carter tour as a must-see spectacle this year.

To secure tickets to Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter tour, see below.

How to Get Tickets to Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ Tour Online

Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter & The Rodeo Chitlin’ Circuit tour will kick off April 28 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. Tickets have already gone on sale. While they’re selling fast, fans can still secure tickets through Ticketmaster and other resale sites including StubHub, Vivid Seats, Seat Geek and Gametime.

StubHub is offering tickets for as low as $108. Each purchase comes with the FanProtect Guarantee, which will keep your purchases protected. You can also use the interactive venue map to choose tickets based on price and seating section.

Another option is Vivid Seats, which has tickets for this tour for as low as $104. You can also save $20 off orders of $200+ when you use the code BB2024 at checkout. Each ticket purchase will be protected through the site’s Buyer Guarantee, which you can learn more about here.

SeatGeek currently has tickets starting at $80 and you can utilize the site’s deal rating scale to determine how good of a deal you’re getting. SeatGeek uses a 1-10 rating system, with 1 being the worst deal and 10 being the best deal you can get. You can also save $10 off your ticket purchases of $250+ (offer valid on first purchases only) when you use the code BILLBOARD10.

For affordable tickets, Gametime is offering ticket options for as low as $83. Purchasers will receive the Gametime Guarantee, which includes event cancellation protection, a low-price guarantee and one-time ticket delivery. Bonus offer: Get $20 off orders of $150+ when you use the code SAVE20 at checkout.

Check out the 2025 Cowboy Carter Tour dates below.

April 28 – Los Angeles, CA @ SoFi Stadium

May 1 – Los Angeles, CA @ SoFi Stadium

May 4 – Los Angeles, CA @ SoFi Stadium

May 7 – Los Angeles, CA @ SoFi Stadium

May 15 – Chicago, IL @ Soldier Field

May 17 – Chicago, IL @ Soldier Field

May 22 – East Rutherford, NJ @ MetLife Stadium

May 24 – East Rutherford, NJ @ MetLife Stadium

May 25 – East Rutherford, NJ @ MetLife Stadium

May 28 – East Rutherford, NJ @ MetLife Stadium

June 5 – London, UK @ Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

June 7 – London, UK @ Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

June 10 – London, UK @ Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

June 12 – London, UK @ Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

June 19 – Paris, France @ Stade de France

June 21 – Paris, France @ Stade de France

June 28 – Houston, TX @ NRG Stadium

June 29 – Houston, TX @ NRG Stadium

July 4 – Washington, D.C. @ Northwest Stadium

July 7 – Washington, D.C. @ Northwest Stadium

July 10 – Atlanta, GA @ Mercedes Benz Stadium

July 11 – Atlanta, GA @ Mercedes Benz Stadium

18 Feb 2025

Jennifer Lopez & Troye Sivan Will Headline the 2025 WorldPride Music Festival in Washington, D.C.

With WorldPride returning to America for the first time since 2019, organizers are ready to give their audience even more reasons to celebrate in 2025 courtesy of their A-list headliners.

On Tuesday (Feb. 18), WorldPride announced that Jennifer Lopez and Troye Sivan would serve as the official headliners for the Washington, D.C.-bound festival. Taking place June 6 and 7 at RFK Festival Grounds, the WorldPride Music Festival is also set to feature breakout performances from stars including Raye, Tinashe, Kim Petras, Rita Ora, RuPaul, Galantis, Grimes, Marina and more.

In a statement released with the news, the festival’s executive producer Jake Resnicow said that the semi-annual event promised to be “a moment the world will remember” thanks to their roster of artists. “With legendary artists and our global community coming together, we’re creating an electrifying celebration that unites, uplifts, and amplifies LGBTQ+ voices like never before,” he said. “Hosting this festival in our nation’s capital makes it even more powerful — it’s not just a party, it’s a global movement.”

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J. Lo comes to the festival just one year after she canceled her own This Is Me … Live Tour just one month before it was set to begin in May 2024. “I am completely heartsick and devastated about letting you down,” she wrote at the time. “Please know that I wouldn’t do this if I didn’t feel that it was absolutely necessary. I promise I will make it up to you and we will all be together again.”

Sivan, meanwhile, is coming off a huge 2024, where he toured the U.S. with breakout superstar Charli XCX on their co-headlining, sold-out Sweat Tour, which grossed $28 million in sales. The “Rush” singer was also teased as a special guest for Charli’s headlining set at Primavera Sound in Barcelona on June 5, just one day before the 2025 WorldPride Festival begins.

Tickets for 2025’s WorldPride Music Festival go on-sale Friday, Feb. 21 on WorldPride’s website.

18 Feb 2025

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 17 Power Rankings: Episode 7 — Snatch Me If You Can

With RuPaul’s Drag Race bringing back their Rate-a-Queen system for season 17, Billboard decided to rate each of the new queens every week based on their performance. Below, we take a look at the iconic Snatch Game to see which queens nailed their celebrity impressions. Spoilers ahead for episode 7.

Even in a time when chaos reigns, some things are constants: the sky is blue; the grass is green; and the queens on RuPaul’s Drag Race will have to perform in the Snatch Game.

On Friday’s episode (aired Feb. 14) of Drag Race, the iconic challenge finally arrived as the 11 remaining queens were asked to deliver their best celebrity impersonations in the Match Game riff. Some queens — namely Suzie Toot — were confident in their abilities to deliver on the task at hand. Others rightly feared the expectations of the show’s longest-standing challenge.

Before we go any further, let’s make one thing clear — of all the Drag Race challenges, Snatch Game is famously the hardest. Not only do you need to create a semi-accurate recreation of a beloved star, but you also need to stay in that character for an extended period of time, with no script, making RuPaul laugh while there is no audience there to let you know how you’re doing. As Jinkx Monsoon, a two-time Snatch Game winner, told Billboard after season 14’s disastrous iteration of the challenge: “It’s one of situations where two things can be true at once – yes, Snatch Game happens every season, but also it’s either in your skill set or it’s not, and I don’t think it should really be held against queens for whom this is not their thing.”

With that being said … this was not a successful Snatch Game. While a few queens managed to get their laughs here (more on them later), most of the contestants were either forgettable or catastrophically bad. The two worst performers of the bunch, Crystal Envy and Lana Ja’Rae, wound up in the bottom — but with a lot of these performances, any number of the other girls could have easily wound up in their shoes.

Yet when it came time for a lip sync to Selena Gomez’s “Hands to Myself,” both Crystal and Lana turned it back on, delivering one of the most high-octane face-offs of the season. Ultimately, the judges decided to give Lana another shot in the competition, sending former frontrunner Crystal Envy home.

Below, Billboard takes a look back at episode 7 and ranks where our remaining contestants lie based on this episode and the season as a whole:

ELIMINATED: Crystal Envy

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Season 17 is nothing short of chaos. Over the last few weeks, Crystal Envy has shown up as a force to be reckoned with in this competition, nailing her looks and her performances. But it just goes to show that momentum means nothing in the face of a bombed challenge. Crystal’s interpretation of Nicole Richie as a flat, boring, disinterested rich girl is the last thing you want to show on the Snatch Game stage — she missed joke opportunities, let her competitors walk all over her lines and failed to give the over-the-top performance Ru was looking for.

I’m still shocked the judges let her go after that photo-finish lip sync with Lana and her untamed werewolf look — but the results are what they are. At least Crystal can leave the show knowing that we were all just as surprised as she was about her elimination.

Last Week’s Ranking: No. 3

Track Record:
- High Placements: 3
- Safe Placements: 2
- Bottom Placements: 1
Lana Ja’Rae

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I was praying that Lana would have an Arrietty-esque “rising from the ashes” moment this week — after falling apart in the ball challenge, this queen desperately needed a win in order to stay competitive on Drag Race. But alas, Lana buckled under the immense weight of the Snatch Game. Her choice to do Rosa Parks wasn’t necessarily a bad one — as Symone proved with her Harriett Tubman in season 13, playing a historical figure in this challenge can allow for some genuinely hilarious moments.

The problem was that Lana didn’t follow the Snatch Game’s only rule: make RuPaul laugh. She didn’t come prepared with enough jokes, with enough charisma, with enough of a fresh perspective to make the Civil Rights icon a character we wanted to see more of. Instead, we got a mostly humorless, flailing performance that rightly sent her to the bottom. Even her absolutely stellar runway presentation couldn’t save her from lip synching. If a second trip to the edge of elimination isn’t enough to wake this queen up, then I’m not sure what else possibly can.

Last Week’s Ranking: No. 11

Track Record:
- Safe Placements: 4
- Bottom Placements: 2
Arrietty

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The chaotic track record of Arrietty continues to confound me — every time it feels like I understand how this queen is performing, she turns around and reverses direction. Two weeks after her near-elimination, and one week after her triumphant win in the ball challenge, Arrietty found herself back amongst the bottom after her infantilizing performance as Cupid.

Much like in the SNL-themed challenge, Arrietty’s performance was almost entirely one-note — as soon as she declared “I’m just a baby,” there was nowhere else her Cupid could fly to. Thankfully for her, a phenomenal runway presentation complete with an additional set of prosthetic arms saved her from lip synching this week. Now the only question is: Which version of Arrietty are we going to get next week?

Last Week’s Ranking: No. 1

Track Record:
- Wins: 1
- High Placements: 1
- Safe Placements: 1
- Low Placements: 2
- Bottom Placements: 1
Acacia Forgot

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Off the bat, let’s get this out of the way — Acacia did not necessarily do a bad job this week. Her runway presentation was good, and her performance in the Snatch Game benefitted from the actually bad performances around her. But this is a recurring problem with Ms. Forgot this season; if you’re going to forget about someone’s performance this week, it’s Acacia’s. Week after week, I keep waiting for Acacia to come out of her shell, and week after week, she keeps fading into the background. To choose an outsized, objectively ridiculous celebrity like Trisha Paytas and then ultimately do nothing with her in the Snatch Game is the definition of a wasted opportunity.

Last Week’s Ranking: No. 10

Track Record:
- Safe Placements: 4
- Low Placements: 1
- Bottom Placements: 1
Suzie Toot

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Oh, how the mighty have fallen. Suzie Toot has been riding high in this competition from the outset, and her performance in the Snatch Game finally revealed the chink in her armor. Ellen Greene is a genuinely good choice for the Snatch Game, with her iconic voice and campy persona. The problem is, Suzie failed to mine her character for actual jokes: Her performance may have been extremely accurate to the Little Shop of Horror actress, but Snatch Game is about building a caricature out of a beloved celebrity. Had her medieval runway look not been as stellar as it was, Suzie could have very easily found herself in the bottom this week.

Last Week’s Ranking: No. 5

Track Record:
- Wins: 2
- High Placements: 1
- Safe Placements: 3
Kori King

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When Kori announced that she would be performing as Mob Wives’ Big Ang in the Snatch Game, I rolled my eyes. Here was a queen who was already not doing particularly well in the competition attempting to play a character that season 7’s Pearl already crushed as in the annual challenge. It felt like Kori was being set up for failure here.

Yet, when it came time for the Snatch Game, Kori managed to deliver — she nailed the reality star’s raspy voice, her glib persona and her gaudy look. Sure, her jokes weren’t quite as good as Pearl’s, but she got a few good laughs in. Had her runway look been something a little more audacious, Kori could have found her way into the conversation for the top three this week.

Last Week’s Ranking: No. 9

Track Record:
- Safe Placements: 4
- Low Placements: 1
- Bottom Placements: 1
Lexi Love

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Did Lexi Love absolutely bomb Snatch Game? Yes, she did. Did she regularly break character and fail to sound anything like Gilbert Gottfried? Yes, she did. Was she still, inexplicably, supremely entertaining to watch? Yes, she was. Similar to Jaida Essence Hall’s performance as Prince on All Stars 7‘s Snatch Game, Lexi somehow managed to make the judges laugh (albeit for the wrong reasons) in the Snatch Game, which earned her plenty of goodwill from a panel already primed to love her. It’s not the fairest critique, but it is true — Lexi Love just has that X factor that keeps her chugging along in this competition. It’s not a question of if, but rather when she will join the Two Win Club of season 17.

Last Week’s Ranking: No. 6

Track Record:
- Wins: 1
- Safe Placements: 4
- Low Placements: 1
Lydia B Kollins

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How Lydia turned the late, great David Lynch into a genuinely impressive Snatch Game character is still beyond me — but I’m not mad about it. After weeks of wanting to see more from the perennial member of season 17’s Too Safe Crew, Lydia impressed with her off-the-wall performance as the iconic filmmaker, channelling something akin to Katya’s Björk from All Stars 2 in making the most bats–t choices possible to sell the character. When you factor in Lydia’s creepy-but-glamorous runway look, it’s easy to see why the queen performed as well as she did this week.

Last Week’s Ranking: No. 8

Track Record:
- Safe Placements: 5
- Bottom Placements: 1
Sam Star

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Week after week, Sam Star continues to prove herself as a seasoned professional on the Drag Race main stage. Her performance as QVC star and pageant coach Kim Gravel was technically excellent, with Star grabbing at every opportunity to interject with a canned one-liner. Her plastic surgery-inspired runway look, meanwhile, gave the judges just enough of the edge that they’ve been hoping to see from her. It’s clear that Sam is a multi-faceted incredibly talented drag queen who knows exactly how to wow the judges. It’s also clear that her safe, polished drag is only going to carry her so far this season, as Michelle warned her on the runway. Can Sam rise to the occassion? If her history on this season has taught us anything, it’s that the answer is a resounding “yes.”

Last Week’s Ranking: No. 2

Track Record:
- Wins: 1
- High Placements: 2
- Safe Placements: 2
- Low Placements: 1
Jewels Sparkles

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After too many weeks receiving the same “safe” placements, it’s nice to see Jewels Sparkles find her shine. The queen took a big swing in the Snatch Game when she opted to play Bigfoot, but the risk was clearly worth the reward — Sparkles’ s–t-talking cryptid was a genuine delight to watch throughout this entire challenge, as she effortlessly volleyed jokes back and forth with RuPaul while dressed in a stunning recreation of Sasquatch’s iconic silhouette. If there’s any challenge a safe queen would want to excel in, it’s Snatch Game, and Jewels’ performance earned her a one-way ticket to the top of the judges’ estimations this week.

Last Week’s Ranking: No. 7

Track Record:
- High Placements: 2
- Safe Placements: 4
Onya Nurve

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There is no stopping Onya Nurve. In a Snatch Game where most of the other performers were floundering to find their characters, Onya was locked in to her Eddie Murphy impression from the moment the game started. Every joke she offered up landed, every interjection she offered stole the other queens’ thunder, and every ounce of this queen’s natural charisma shone through this top-tier performance. Then, the Ohio queen showed off on the runway, with her airbrushed, nail-inspired look immediately standing out from the rest of the contestants. Onya did everything Suzie Toot thought she was doing this week and then some — and at this rate, I don’t know if anything can slow down her light-speed race to the finale.

Last Week’s Ranking: No. 4

Track Record:
- Wins: 2
- High Placements: 2
- Safe Placements: 2

18 Feb 2025

Lady Gaga to Pull Double Duty on ‘Saturday Night Live’ as Host & Musical Guest

Lady Gaga is about to bring the mayhem to 30 Rock, with the superstar locked in to pull double duty on Saturday Night Live for the second time in her career one day after her new album drops.

As announced Tuesday (Feb. 18), Gaga will both host and serve as musical guest on the sketch comedy series’ March 8 episode, which will air just one day after her highly anticipated seventh studio LP, Mayhem, arrives. The big night will come more than a decade after the 14-time Grammy winner first made her hosting debut in 2013.

Also heading to SNL in the near future is Tate McRae, who is set to perform on the show for the second time March 1. The episode will be hosted by veteran comedian Shane Gillis.

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Like Gaga, the “Greedy” musician — who made her performance debut on the series in November 2023 — is also gearing up to release an album ahead of her latest SNL stint: So Close to What, which drops Friday (Feb. 21) and will feature collaborations with boyfriend The Kid Laroi and Flo Milli.

The news of Mother Monster and McRae’s upcoming SNL dates comes just a couple days after the Lorne Michaels-created program celebrated 50 years on the air with a weekend of special events, starting with an anniversary concert at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Friday (Feb. 14). Gaga was one of several artists who performed during the show, singing the show’s iconic “D-ck in a Box” parody song with Andy Samberg, Bad Bunny, Eddie Vedder and more.

Two days later, SNL hosted a red carpet and live special that saw all-stars Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Bill Murray, Rachel Dratch, Tom Hanks, Adam Sandler, Kristen Wiig and more reunite in front of a star-studded crowd. The anniversary installment also included another appearance from Benito as well as performances from Sabrina Carpenter, who duetted with Paul Simon on “Homeward Bound” and played a part in the latest addition to Marcello Hernandez’s viral “Domingo” saga.

18 Feb 2025

Ana Gasteyer ‘Went Back & Forth’ With Will Ferrell on Whether to Cover Kendrick Lamar for ‘SNL50’

At the SNL50 anniversary festivities over the weekend, a lot of beloved Saturday Night Live characters returned to the show for the first time in years — including Will Ferrell and Ana Gasteyer’s Marty and Bobbi Mohan-Culp, who performed a memorable rendition of Kendrick Lamar‘s “Not Like Us” during the concert special Friday (Feb. 14).

But in an interview with People published Monday (Feb. 17), the actress revealed that she and her duet partner weren’t initially certain whether they should incorporate the Billboard Hot 100-topping Drake diss track into the skit. “We went back and forth,” Gasteyer told the publication.

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“We were like … it’s song of the year, obviously,” she continued, referring to Dot’s recent song and record of the year wins for “Not Like Us” at the 2025 Grammys. “The thing about the Culps is they’re just trying to stay current and they want to reach their students where they are. So, song of the year.”

The fictional married couple indeed got the crowd laughing as Ferrell performed Lamar’s famous rap nearly word for word while Gasteyer sang its repeating four-note string hook opera-style. During the sketch, the Culps also put their own spins on songs by Doechii, Britney Spears, Megan Thee Stallion, Chappell Roan and more.

After finishing “Not Like Us,” the Elf star asked the crowd in character, “Are Kenny Lamar and Drake Graham in the house, by the way? Maybe you two can hug it out tonight in the name of love and fellowship.”

“We always kind of start with the premise, which is Valentine’s Day and love, and then naturally, because of the feuding, it was sort of like, you have to have the contrast,” Gasteyer added of the cover. “So, it was just fun to write, and ridiculous.”

The concert kicked off a weekend full of 50th-anniversary celebrations for Saturday Night Live, with the musical show also featuring performances from Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, Ms. Lauryn Hill with Wyclef Jean, the Backstreet Boys and more. Two days later, SNL hosted a red carpet and live special, which saw Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Bill Murray, Rachel Dratch, Tom Hanks, Adam Sandler and more all-stars return to the 30 Rock stage for skits and music, and included appearances from musicians such as Bad Bunny and Sabrina Carpenter.

Of sliding right back into her iconic character alongside Ferrell, Gasteyer told People, “It is just the most comfortable, familiar — I wish I had better words to describe it.”

18 Feb 2025

CoComelon: Sing-A-Long Live North American Tour Dates & Ticket Details Announced

The CoComelon: Sing-A-Long Live Tour, a fresh production featuring the characters of CoComelon that made its debut in South Africa in late 2024, will make its way across North America beginning in spring 2025, Round Room Live and Moonbug Entertainment announced on Tuesday (Feb. 18).

Tickets for the just-revealed CoComelon tour dates are available via presale starting today, with a general on-sale scheduled for Friday, Feb. 21. Visit the tour’s website, cocomelonontour.com, for date-specific ticket information.

The cast and crew will kick off CoComelon’s musical journey in the U.S. and Canada with an April 24 opening date in Roanoke, Virginia, and by June 29 will end up in Louisville, Kentucky. Along the way, the CoComelon: Sing-A-Long Live Tour will visit a long list of markets, including Atlanta, Providence, Boston, Nashville and more. (See all the tour dates below.)

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CoComelon is a familiar name to many young ones who tune in to children’s programming on YouTube, where the CoComelon channel has 190 million subscribers, and Netflix, which has the original series CoComelon Lane. Spin-off series CoComelon Classroom debuted on YouTube in fall 2024.

Wondering what to expect from the live, kid-friendly production when it arrives in your city? “CoComelon’s favorite teacher Ms. Appleberry welcomes JJ, his friends and you to come along on a Melon Patch Musical field trip! In CoComelon: Sing-A-Long LIVE, dance and sing along with JJ, Nina, Cody, Cece and all of their friends to some of your favorite bops, including ‘If You’re Happy and You Know It,’ ‘Wheels on the Bus,’ ‘Animal Dance,’ ‘Head Shoulders Knees and Toes,’ ‘Freeze Dance,’ and many more,” reads a show description released on Tuesday.

The live production is the latest family entertainment tour to be produced by Round Room Live, the company behind recent live stage shows for children like Sesame Street Live! Say Hello and the Blippi: Join the Band Tour.

“We are thrilled to embark on the North American tour of CoComelon: Sing-A-Long LIVE, bringing this beloved brand to audiences across the U.S. and Canada,” says Stephen Shaw, founder and co-president of Round Room Live. “This tour continues our valued partnership with Moonbug Entertainment and will delight families worldwide by bringing Moonbug’s engaging content to life. As the leading producer of family entertainment, we are proud to create interactive and memorable experiences that families can cherish forever.”

Susan Vargo, head of experiences at Moonbug Entertainment, adds: “Singing and dancing along to CoComelon tunes is a huge part of why families love to watch CoComelon together. It’s exciting to bring this experience to life in a joyful event families won’t want to miss. After its success around the world, we’re delighted to share this experience with families in the U.S. and Canada.”

Here are the current dates for the CoComelon: Sing-A-Long Live Tour:

Thursday, Apr. 24 – Berglund Center – Berglund Performing Arts Theatre – Roanoke, VA
Friday, Apr. 25 – Weldon Mills Theatre – Roanoke Rapids, NC
Saturday, Apr. 26 – Bon Secours Wellness Arena – Greenville, SC
Sunday, Apr. 27 – Fox Theatre – Atlanta, GA
Tuesday, Apr. 29 – State Farm Center – Champaign, IL
Wednesday, Apr. 30 – Oshkosh Arena – Oshkosh, WI
Thursday, May 1 – The Sonnentag – Eau Claire, WI
Friday, May 2 – Sanford Center – Bemidji, MN
Saturday, May 3 – State Theatre – Minneapolis, MN
Sunday, May 4 – Rialto Square Theatre – Joliet, IL
Thursday, May 8 – Dort Financial Center – Flint, MI
Saturday, May 10 – Adirondack Bank Center – Utica, NY
Wednesday, May 14 – Stranahan Theater & Great Hall – Toledo, OH
Friday, May 16 – Hanover Theatre & Conservatory – Worcester, MA
Saturday, May 17 – Providence Performing Arts Center – Providence, RI
Sunday, May 18 – Artpark – Lewiston, NY
Tuesday, May 20 – Charleston Coliseum – Charleston, WV
Wednesday, May 21 – Tennessee Theatre – Knoxville, TN
Wednesday, May 28 – Cross Insurance Center – Bangor, ME
Thursday, May 29 – Merrill Auditorium – Portland, ME
Friday, May 30 – Palace Theater – Albany, NY
Saturday, May 31 – Toyota Oakdale Theater – Wallingford, CT
Sunday, Jun. 1 – Santander Performing Arts Center – Reading, PA
Wednesday, Jun. 4 – The F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts – Wilkes-Barre, PA
Thursday, Jun. 5 – Keswick Theatre – Glenside, PA
Friday, Jun. 6 – Tilles Center for the Performing Arts – Brookville, NY
Saturday, Jun. 7 – Emerson Colonial Theatre – Boston, MA
Sunday, Jun. 8 – Bergen Performing Arts Center – Englewood, NJ
Tuesday, Jun. 10 – Township Auditorium – Columbia, SC
Wednesday, Jun. 11 – Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts – Greensboro, NC
Thursday, Jun. 12 – Wicomico Civic Center – Salisbury, MD
Friday, Jun. 13 – Chartway Arena – Norfolk, VA
Saturday, Jun. 14 – Altria Theater – Richmond, VA
Sunday, Jun. 15 – The Modell Lyric – Baltimore, MD
Tuesday, Jun. 17 – Akron Civic Theatre – Akron, OH
Wednesday, Jun. 18 – The Capitol Theatre – Wheeling, WV
Thursday, Jun. 19 – Appalachian Wireless Arena – Pikeville, K
Friday, Jun. 20 – The Palace Theatre – Greensburg, PA
Saturday, Jun. 21 – Taft Theatre – Cincinnati, OH
Sunday, Jun. 22 – Morris Performing Arts Center – South Bend, IN
Tuesday, Jun. 24 – Brown County Music Center – Nashville, IN
Wednesday, Jun. 25 – Victory Theatre – Evansville, IN
Thursday, Jun. 26 – Peoria Civic Center – Peoria, IL
Saturday, Jun. 28 – The Family Arena – Saint Charles, MO
Sunday, Jun. 29 – Louisville Palace – Louisville, KY

18 Feb 2025

Timbaland Joins ‘BE@RBRICK’ Apple TV+ Animated Series as Executive Music Producer: See Premiere Date

BE@RBRICK, a music-driven, CG-animated comedy series based on the collectible figures from Medicom Toy, is premiering globally on Apple TV+ on Friday, March 21. Timbaland, the Billboard chart-topping and Grammy Award-winning producer, is executive music producer on the show, which is produced and animated by DreamWorks Animation and Dentsu Inc.

Featuring original songs, the series follows protagonist Jasmine Finch and her bandmates chasing their dreams, and aims to empower kids and families to embrace their true selves.

“Bringing BE@RBRICK to life with DreamWorks Animation has been an incredible journey,” Timbaland tells Billboard Family. “As executive music producer, I wanted to craft a sound that elevates the storytelling, making every moment feel immersive and unforgettable. I can’t wait for audiences to experience the magic we’ve created when it debuts on Apple TV+ this March.”

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The series is described as follows in a press release from Apple TV+: “BE@RBRICK follows Jasmine Finch and her bandmates as they pursue their dreams and inspire others to do the same. But it won’t be easy to do when living in a world where everyone’s role is chosen for them and where the painted-on look you receive when you graduate from high school determines who you’ll be for the rest of your life. Jasmine realizes that in order for her world to change, she and her friends will have to make it happen themselves.”

BE@RBRICK was developed by Meghan McCarthy (My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, Centaurworld), showrunner, executive producer and writer. Alex Almaguer (TrollsTopia) serves as supervising producer, Taylor Orci (Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts) as story editor and Athena Hofmann (Amateur) as line producer. Alongside executive music producer Timbaland is an original score by Jina Hyojin An (XO, Kitty) and Shirley Song (Exploding Kittens).

The show’s voice cast includes Brianna Bryan as Jasmine, Skyla I’Lece as Holly, Isaiah Crews as Nick, Alison Jaye as Ada and Noah Bentley as Klaus.

Apple TV+ and DreamWorks have previously collaborated on the animated series CURSES!, Pinecone & Pony and Doug Unplugs.

17 Feb 2025

Steph Curry Paired His Designer Outfit With This $25 T-Shirt at NBA All-Star Weekend

Steph Curry stole the show at the 2025 NBA All-Star Game over the weekend, taking home the Kobe Bryant MVP Trophy after leading Team OGs to a 41-25 victory over the Global Stars. Part of the league’s new round-robin, first-to-40 tournament, Curry scored 12 points in the Team OGs win.

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But Curry also stole the show off the court with his choice of threads for the weekend: appearing at an afterparty for his Gentleman’s Cut Bourbon, the Golden State Warriors point guard showed up in a washed oversized bomber and cargo pants from Cali-based menswear label, Nahmias, paired with Bottega Veneta shoes and an Under Armour T-Shirt. Yes, the king of mixing high-fashion with fast-fashion paired his $3,500 outfit with a $25 tee.

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Curry sported Under Armour’s “Tactical Tech” short-sleeve T-shirt in black. The versatile tee features a lightweight, moisture-wicking fabric, and a “flatlock seam” construction for a smoother, chafe-free look. Designed for workouts and daily wear alike, the T-shirt comes in a relaxed, loose fit — Curry tucked the shirt in for a more tailored appearance.

What we like: Under Armour says the main body fabric is made from at least 90% recycled polyester. The site has five colors of the T-shirt available online, with a generous run size of small to 5XL. Shop it here.

Curry has long been a fan of Nahmias, the namesake label of LA-based designer Doni Nahmias, having wore the brand’s street, surf and sports-inspired pieces on a number of occasions, from courtside to tunnel walk. As for Under Armour, Curry has been a long-time ambassador for the brand, with his own line of Curry shoes, apparel and accessories. For the NBA All-Star game, Curry took to the court in a pair of custom Curry 12 ‘What The Bay’ Basketball Shoes from UA.

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The Curry Flow 12s are quickly selling out online but you can still find them on sites like StockX starting at a bid price of $143 here.

As for Curry, this Golden State Warriors start the second half of the season this week, hoping to make a playoff run. The Warriors are currently 10th in the Western Conference standings.

16 Feb 2025

Lil Wayne Recruits The Roots for Singles Medley on ‘SNL50’ Special

Lil Wayne has joined the eclectic roster of musical guests to share a career-spanning singles medley on Sunday night’s (Feb. 16) SNL50: The Anniversary Special.

Wayne was joined by The Roots and DJ T. Lewis for his performance, which opened with 2018 single Uproar, and saw Weezy run through other tunes from his Tha Carter series of albums, including his lone Billboard Hot 100 chart-topper as a solo artist “Lollipop”, followed by “6 Foot 7 Foot” and “Mrs. Officer”.

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The lion’s share of the set was devoted to closer “A Milli”, which currently serves as Wayne’s standard set-closer, almost 17 years since it was first released. His non-musical contributions to the SNL50 appearance were limited, with the musician closing out his set with a simple, “Thank you, happy 50th”.

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This performance also marks Wayne’s fourth time appearing on a Saturday Night Live broadcast as a musical guest, having first made his debut back in 2008 as part of season 34 opening episode. Featuring Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps on hosting duties, Wayne performed “Got Money” and “Lollipop” during that initial appearance.

Two years later, he appeared with Eminem and also shared a solo performance of “6 Foot 7 Foot”, in an episode which saw Jeff Bridges as host. Wayne would return again in 2018 to appear in a Liev Schreiber-hosted episode where he performed “Can’t Be Broken” with Halsey and “Uproar” with Swizz Beatz.

Earlier this month, Lil Wayne confirmed that he would be releasing his highly-anticipated Tha Carter VI album on June 6, announcing the news as part of an ad for Cetaphil. The third, fourth and fifth installments of Tha Carter each topped the Billboard 200 and the Drake-assisted “She Will” has had a second life vaulting the 2011 track to top the TikTok Billboard Top 50 on the Feb. 8-dated tally.

SNL50: The Anniversary Special is airing Sunday night, following Friday’s SNL50: The Homecoming Concert on Friday night.

16 Feb 2025

Adam Sandler Boils Down 50 Years of ‘SNL’ Into a Perfectly Sweet Song: Watch the ‘SNL50’ Moment

If you need someone to put the perfect words into song, just call Adam Sandler.

The movie star, who got his start as a Saturday Night Live castmember from 1991 to 1995, returned to his 30 Rock stomping grounds on Sunday night (Feb. 16) for SNL50: The Anniversary Special, pulling out his trusty acoustic guitar for an original song about the last 50 years of the classic sketch comedy show.

Sandler started things out with a joke, singing, “Everyone in this room has something in common, all of our lives were changed by this show/ Everyone in this room has something else in common, we weren’t allowed to use the little bathroom in Lorne’s office.” The song — titled “50 Years” — toggled between sincerity and quips, including the line: “50 years of castmembers saying ‘I think out cast is the greatest of all time,’ but we all know the first cast is the best.”

He wrapped things up by running through a string of classic castmembers, including late comics like Chris Farley, Phil Hartman and Jan Hooks.

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You can watch Sandler’s full “50 Years” song below:

Through his time on SNL, Sandler became best known for his jangly original songs on Weekend Update, including “The Chanukah Song,” “Red Hooded Sweatshirt” and “The Grandma Song.”

Elsewhere on Sunday’s SNL50 special, Miley Cyrus was joined by Brittany Howard for a cover of Sinéad O’Connor’s “Nothing Compares 2 U,” Sabrina Carpenter and Paul Simon teamed up for “Howeward Bound” to open the show, and Carpenter popped up for the latest “Domingo” sketch, also featuring a Bad Bunny cameo.

SNL50: The Anniversary Special is airing Sunday night, following Friday’s SNL50: The Homecoming Concert on Friday night.

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