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For fans hoping to see Shakira “Whenever, Wherever” they can, the Queen of Latin Music has some good news.
On Monday (Oct. 21), InterPride and the Capital Pride Alliance announced that Shakira would serve as the official headliner for WorldPride 2025. Taking place in Washington, D.C., the official Welcome Concert for the annual festival will take over the city’s Nationals Park on Saturday, May 31.
The headlining concert comes as a part of Shakira’s upcoming Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour. After initially intending to bring her shows to arenas around the globe, the singer and Live Nation recently announced that they would be upgrading the She Wolf’s tour to stadium venues. “The demand for tickets and more shows has reached the point that our tour now requires stadiums in the USA and more dates so I can see as many of you as possible,” Shakira wrote in a statement. “We’re elevating my North America run from arenas to stadiums and the dates will be shifted to May 2025, right after my Latin American tour.”
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Among the new set of stadium dates Shakira announced on Monday is her headlining set for WorldPride 2025. In a statement, Capital Pride Alliance’s executive director Ryan Bos shared his excitement for the upcoming show. “It’s the biggest event of the year and we are thrilled to welcome Colombian pop legend Shakira to D.C. for a truly momentous evening of love, pride, and community – celebrating the final week of extraordinary celebrations,” he wrote.
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Held in different locales each year, WorldPride 2025 will help honor the 50th anniversary of D.C.’s first-ever pride celebrations. Taking place over two weeks (starting on May 23 and ending June 8), the annual celebration will feature multiple concerts, parades, parties and other events to commemorate the occasion.
Tickets for Shakira’s headlining performance at WorldPride 2025, along with the rest of her Las Mujeres tour dates, go on sale Friday, Oct. 25, at 12 p.m. local time on her website. Fans can register for the presale until Tuesday, Oct. 22, at 11:59 p.m. ET.
Judd Apatow’s New York Comedy Festival show Judd Apatow & Friends at the Beacon Theatre on Saturday, Nov. 9, will benefit the American Red Cross in North Carolina. The filmmaker and comedian will donate all artist proceeds to the organization in the wake of Hurricane Helene. “This show is about more than just making people […]
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Smiles are normally looked at with a positive connotation, but one horror movie franchise looks to flip the script. Smile 2 is the next installment in the franchise and premiered in theaters on Friday (Oct. 18), with fans clamoring to get tickets to see the movie.
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While the first film focused on a therapist, Smile 2 kicks it up a notch with the latest of victim being pop star who is being haunted by a sinister force while dealing with the pressures of fame. Opening weekend for the sequel saw a grin-worthy performance, gaining $23 million domestic, which surpasses what Smile initially made its first weekend at the box office, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Whether you’re new to the movie series or just want to rewatch the first Smile, there are a few options that’ll let you watch it online at home for free.
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How to Watch Smile Online for Free
Paramount Pictures is the official distributer for both Smile and Smile 2. While the sequel is currently only available to watch in theaters, you can watch Smile for free through Paramount+ — the official streaming platform for Paramount Pictures. Current Paramount+ subscribers can stream the first movie for no added cost when you sign into your account.
Don’t have a subscription? Paramount+ offers a seven day free trial to new users when you sign up. You’ll be able to stream Smile online for free in addition to the entire Paramount+ library. Once your free trial is over, you’ll be charged the regular subscription fee starting at $7.99/month.
Paramount+ offers two packages for you to choose from depending on your needs: Paramount+ Essential and Paramount+ with Showtime. The cheapest option is Paramount+ Essential at just $7.99/month or save nearly 40% off when you choose an annual plan for $59.99/year. The ad-supported plan comes with more than 40,000 episodes and movies for you to stream on up to three devices at once. Sports fans can watch NFL on CBS and UEFA Champions League live.
For even more content options, you can choose Paramount+ with Showtime for $12.99/month or $119.99/year (giving you savings of 37%). You’ll get everything in the Paramount+ Essential plan with no ads plus access to Showtime Originals, the ability to download content to watch offline and live CBS 24/7.
Besides Smile, subscribers can look forward to streaming content like Tulsa King, Mayor of Kingstown, Fraiser, Seal Team, Criminal Minds Evolution, Evil, Halo, Ink Master, Special Ops: Lioness, RuPaul’s Drag Race Global All Stars, The Good Fight, Colin From Accounts and Showtime Originals like Yellowjackets, The Curse, The Chi, Dexter: New Blood, Ray Donovan and Billions.
How to Watch Smile Online At Home for Free
You can also watch Smile online through video-on-demand offered through Prime Video and Apple TV. What we recommend: Prime members can get a seven-day free trial to Paramount+ when you add the premium channel option to your subscription. Once the free trail is over, you’ll be charged $12.99/month on top of your Prime membership.
Don’t have a Prime membership? Amazon offers a 30-day free trial for new subscribers that’ll let you watch everything in the Prime Video library for free as well as redeem the free Paramount+ trial. Once each free trial is over, you’ll be charged $12.99/month for Paramount+ as well as $14.99/month (or $139/year) for your Prime membership.
Prime Video also lets you rent Smile for $3.99 or you can buy it on VOD for 50% off at $7.99 (regularly $14.99). You don’t need to be a Prime member to watch Smile online through VOD, just make your purchase and the movie will automatically be added to your video library to stream whenever. Rentals are available for 30 days after buying and 48 hours once you start streaming.
Apple TV is another VOD option that’ll let you stream Smile on VOD with rentals for $3.99 or you can buy Smile for $7.99. You don’t have to be an Apple TV+ subscriber to watch Smile online, you just need an Apple TV streaming device or the app.
Prefer a hardcopy? Collectors can find Smile in 4K UltraHD for as low as $16 and enjoy bonus features VOD won’t supply.
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Smile in 4K UltraHD doesn’t just give you the entire movie in crystal clear definition, you’ll also have access bonus features like deleted scenes and director commentary. Fans of the music will also get to go behind-the-scenes and learn more about the making of the chilling songs.
Before you see Smile 2, go back to the beginning in Smile and see how a therapist’s witnessing of a strange suicide leads her to be haunted by a supernatural force with malevolent intentions.
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Ariana Grande is weighing in on the Wicked memes after Cynthia Erivo called certain AI-generated videos and fan-made edits “offensive” and “deeply hurtful.”
While speaking to Variety on the Academy Museum Gala red carpet Saturday (Oct. 19), the pop star said that she thinks the situation is “very complicated.” “I find AI so conflicting and troublesome sometimes, but I think it’s just kind of such a massive adjustment period,” she continued. “This is something that is so much bigger than us, and the fans are gonna have fun and make their edits.”
“I think so,” Grande responded when asked whether fans sometimes go “too far” with their edits. “And I have so much respect for my sister, Cynthia, and I love her so much. It’s just a big adjustment period. It’s so much stimulation about something that’s so much bigger than us.”
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The R.E.M. Beauty founder’s comments come three days after Erivo made headlines for slamming one fan’s Wicked edit, for which they’d photoshopped the upcoming film’s poster to look more like the original poster for the Wicked Broadway musical. “This is the wildest, most offensive thing I have seen,” the Pinocchio star wrote at the time. “Our poster is an homage not an imitation, to edit my face and hide my eyes is to erase me.”
Erivo went on to say that the altered poster was “equal to that awful Ai of us fighting” — referring to a viral AI-generated video that animated a fight between the Emmy winner and “Yes, And?” singer using their likenesses on the same movie poster — and “equal to” a long-running, vulgar joke in the Wicked community.
“None of this is funny,” she’d added. “None of it is cute. It degrades me. It degrades us.”
The premiere of the first of two Wicked films is set for Nov. 22, featuring Erivo as Elphaba and Grande as Glinda. Directed by Jon M. Chu, the duology will also star Michelle Yeoh, Jonathan Bailey, Jeff Goldblum, Ethan Slater and Bowen Yang.
The project’s soundtrack — which also arrives Nov. 22 — will showcase the live vocals Erivo and Grande performed on set. While speaking to Variety, the “We Can’t Be Friends” artist confirmed that she’d “absolutely” love to work with her fellow-leading lady on more music beyond the films, saying, “I think we are stuck with each other, professionally and personally for the rest of our lives.”
Watch Grande share her thoughts on the Wicked meme situation below.
Ariana Grande on artificial intelligence and the #Wicked poster that Cynthia Erivo criticized: “It’s very complicated, because I find AI so conflicting and troublesome sometimes, but I think it’s such a massive adjustment period…I have so much respect for my sister Cynthia, and… pic.twitter.com/J2YnHxfQ9w— Variety (@Variety) October 20, 2024
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If you’re a parent, or know anyone with kids, then you’re probably familiar with the magic of Ms. Rachel. The YouTube content creator, who recently joined John Legend for a kid-friendly sing-along, took to Instagram on Friday (Oct. 19) to address issues over her bestselling Ms. Rachel doll.
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The doll is No. 1 on Amazon, and so popular that fakes have been popping up online and duping shoppers. Ms. Rachel faced the drama in a video where she went over the difference between her doll and the knockoff.
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“I’m so sorry that this is happening,” she said of the fake dolls. “I want to make sure that you got a real one, so let’s go over how to tell. This is so important to me because we don’t know if the fake dolls are safe or not,” Ms. Rachel continues before explaining the features of her doll versus the fake.
Released by Spin Master, the authentic Ms. Rachel doll is an interactive, touch-activated toy that sings four songs: “Wheels on the Bus,” “Hop Little Bunny,” “I’m So Happy” and “Icky Sticky.” The doll also says more than 16 signature phrases, including “Can you say…?” and “I’m so proud of you!”
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The Ms. Rachel Speak & Sing Doll ($29.99) is designed for ages six months to 3 years old, and aids in conversation and cognitive development. Ms. Rachel designed the doll along with child development experts. According to multiple TikTok videos, fake Ms. Rachel dolls were apparently being sold online through third parties that uploaded them to Walmart and Amazon.
Luckily, Ms. Rachel has an official Amazon store where parents can shop the her doll and other toys and books, such as her latest bestseller, Ms. Rachel and the Special Surprise.
The official Ms. Rachel doll is available at Amazon, Walmart and Target.
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The 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame celebration has carried over into football. On Sunday (Oct. 20), the Cleveland Browns will host the Cincinnati Bengals in a first-of-its kind Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Game at Huntington Bank Field.
The Bengals vs. Browns game, which is set to feature performances from previous Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees, will air live on CBS and stream on Paramount+.
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“We are thrilled to partner with the Cleveland Browns to highlight the massive impact and influence of our Inductees on rock & roll, the music that connects us all,” Greg Harris, president & CEO of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame & Museum said in a statement. “The first ever Cleveland Browns Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Game will be an exciting feature of our 2024 Induction Week when the national spotlight shines on Cleveland.”
See below for the best ways to stream the game from anywhere.
How to Watch & Stream the Bengals vs. Browns Game Live Online
Where to watch: CBS
Where to stream: DirecTV, Sling TV, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV, Paramount+
The Browns will take on the Bengals at Huntington Bank Field in Cleveland on Sunday. You can stream CBS and other channels live on DirecTV Stream, Fubo, Sling TV and Hulu + Live TV (use ExpressVPN to stream internationally).
The game kicks off at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT.
If you’re interested in a free trial, you can score one through DirecTV Stream and Fubo. In addition to a free trial, both Fubo and DirecTV offer discounted streaming packages.
For example, DirecTV Stream’s cheapest plan has over 90 channels and it’s on sale for $87 (down from $102). Join Fubo for just $60 per month, which saves you $20 off the regular price. Fubo’s Pro streaming plan includes access to 199 channels.
In addition to Paramount+, the Bengals vs. Browns game will be available to stream on NFL+.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame game will pay homage to inductees through music, giveaways, special merch and fan activations.
Foreigner, one of this year’s inductees, will headline the halftime show. Black Label Society’s Zakk Wylde will join teenage guitar phenom and Cleveland native Max Stak for a special performance at the end of the game’s third quarter. Wylde will also perform the national anthem.
Ohio native Robert “Kool” Bell, of Kool & the Gang, will serve as coin toss captain. Ozzy Osbourne is also scheduled to participate in the fan fun.
“The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the Cleveland Browns together embody the passion of our city. We are thrilled to partner with the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for their 2024 Induction Week with this special first-time collaboration on Sunday,” said Brent Rossi, SVP of marketing & media at Haslam Sports Group. “Before and throughout the game, we will highlight this year’s Inductees in a number of different ways, connecting our fans with the history of rock & roll in Cleveland through football.”
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Plans for the weekend? If you’re a sports fan, make room for a Texas’ packed weekend of mega-sporting events. Besides, the Formula 1 U.S.Grand Prix race in Austin, Texas, the Lonestar State will host a highly anticipated, sold-out SEC matchup between the No. 1-ranked Texas Longhorns and No. 5-ranked Georgia Bulldogs airing live on ABC on Saturday (Oct. 19).
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The game will be held at Darrell K Royal Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin. Looking for last-minute tickets? Resale tickets will cost you around $400 and up at StubHub and Game Time.
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Where to Stream the Georgia vs. Texas Game
ABC will air live coverage of Georgia vs. Texas starting at 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT. Football fans can stream the game live on DirecTV, Sling TV, Fubo and Hulu + Live TV.
The weekend’s coverage will include Alabama’s No. 7 Crimson Tide versus the No. 11 Tennessee Volunteers airing on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET/12:30 p.m. PT on ABC.
Head over to ESPN to catch pregame festivities. ESPN’s “College GameDay” coverage kicks off at 9 a.m. ET/6 a.m. PT.
How to Watch for Free
To stream the Georgia vs. Texas game for free, join DirecTV Stream or Fubo. Both offer free trials (five days with DirecTV Stream and a week with Fubo), DVR recording and streaming plans with live and local channels for under $100 (use ExpressVPN to stream internationally).
Hulu + Live TV offers over 90 channels, and streaming plans are currently on sale for $59.99 per month for three months.
How to Watch on ESPN+
Need more ways to stream? The Georgia vs. Texas game will also be available on ESPN+. No free trial, but you’ll get access to tons of live sports including college football, NFL football, UFC, soccer, golf and baseball for $11.99 per month ($119 for the annual plan).
Additionally, ESPN+ features exclusive documentaries, shows and specials such as The Captain, Shohei Ohtani: Beyond the Dream, The Last Dance and Man in the Arena: Tom Brady.
ESPN+ is available as a standalone platform, but you can also bundle it with Hulu and Disney+ ($16.99). Or, subscribe to Hulu + Live TV for access to ESPN+, Hulu, Disney+ and live channels.
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Fanatical: The Catfishing of Tegan and Sara, a new documentary chronicling how a hacker stole an indie rocker’s identity and has been impersonating them for more than a decade, debuted Friday (Oct. 18) on Hulu.
In the documentary, Tegan and Sara Quin — identical twins best known as the indie-rock duo Tegan and Sarah — recount the “complex catfish scheme” that has terrorized them and fans for over 15 years.
The twins’ lives were turned upside down after Tegan’s personal information was hacked in 2011, but Fake Tegan (a.k.a. “Fegan”) has been impersonating the Canadian singer since around 2008. The hacker has yet to be identified.
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Keep reading for directions on how to stream the documentary for free.
How to Watch
Hulu subscribers can begin streaming Fanatical on Friday. If you’re not subscribed, Hulu offers a free trial for the first month. That means you can stream Fanatical and other Hulu exclusives like Tell Me Lies, Reasonable Doubt, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, Murder in a Small Town, Only Murders in the Building and network shows streaming on Hulu such as The Golden Bachelorette, Grotesquerie, Abbott Elementary, High Potential and Doctor Odyssey.
Whether you’re watching from home or on-the-go, you can access Hulu from anywhere. Simply sign onto the app or watch online at Hulu.com. After the 30-free trial ends, your Hulu subscription will renew at $11.99 per month for the basic plan, but there are a few ways to score a discount.
For example, Hulu’s student plan costs just $1.99 per month. Hulu also offers bundles and annual plans to save you money on the back end. Want more savings? Join Hulu + Live TV at a discounted rate for $59.99 a month for three months (reg. $83 per month).
Hulu + Live TV includes over 90 live channels cable channels and local networks, along with access to Hulu, ESPN+ and Disney+.
Fanatical: The Catfishing of Tegan and Sara is directed by Erin Lee Carr and produced by Elyssa Hess and Jenny Eliscu. The documentary is executive produced by Tegan and Sara, Dan Cogan, Liz Garbus, Jon Bardin and Kate Berry for Story Syndicate.
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The Blippi: Join the Band Tour launched in late September and has already visited a number of cities, but still has many, many performances to come.
“We’re in and out of cities every day,” says Shaw, who explains the busy travel schedule is something they consider when casting talent for the show. “We’re looking for high energy, engaged actors and actresses who are excited about the opportunity, not only to play a great role in a great show, but also have the opportunity to travel.”
See a list of the remaining tour dates for 2024 below, and find up-to-date information about all the dates still to come in 2025 on the tour’s official website:
Friday, Oct. 18 – Meridian Centre – St. Catharines, ONSaturday, Oct. 19 – Tribute Communities Centre – Oshawa, ONSunday, Oct. 20 – Living Arts Centre – Mississauga, ONWednesday, Oct. 23 – Peterborough Memorial Centre – Peterborough, ONSaturday, Oct. 26 – Thunder Bay Community Auditorium – Thunder Bay, ONSunday, Oct. 27 – Burton Cummings Theatre for the Performing Arts – Winnipeg, MBTuesday, Oct. 29 – Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium – Brandon, MSWednesday, Oct. 30 – Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium – Brandon, MSFriday, Nov. 1 – Conexus Arts Centre – Regina, SKSaturday, Nov. 2 – TCU Place – Saskatoon, SKSunday, Nov. 3 – Enmax Centre – Lethbridge, ABFriday, Nov. 8 – Abbotsford Centre – Abbotsford, BCSaturday, Nov. 9 – Okanagan Events Centre – Penticton, BCSunday, Nov. 10 – Queen Elizabeth Theatre – Vancouver, BCTuesday, Nov. 12 – Jack Singer Concert Hall – Calgary, ABFriday, Nov. 15 – Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium – Edmonton, ABSunday, Nov. 17 – Co-op Place – Medicine Hat, ABTuesday, Nov. 19 – MetraPark Arena – Billings, MTWednesday, Nov. 20 – Bismarck Event Center – Bismarck, NDThursday, Nov. 21 – Scheels Arena – Fargo, NDFriday, Nov. 22 – Xtreme Arena – Coralville, IASaturday, Nov. 23 – Taft Theatre – Cincinnati, OHSunday, Nov. 24 – The Family Arena – St. Charles, MOFriday, Nov. 29 – The Riverside Theater – Milwaukee, WISaturday, Nov. 30 – Fisher Theatre – Detroit, MISunday, Dec. 1 – Temple Theatre – Saginaw, MITuesday, Dec. 3 – Old National Events Plaza – Evansville, INWednesday, Dec. 4 – Appalachian Wireless Arena – Pikeville, KYFriday, Dec. 6 – Old National Centre – Indianapolis, INSaturday, Dec. 7 – Mershon Auditorium – Columbus, OHSunday, Dec. 8– Louisville Palace – Louisville, KYTuesday, Dec. 10 – Walton Arts Center – Fayetteville, ARThursday, Dec. 12 – Cable Dahmer Arena – Independence, MOFriday, Dec. 13 – Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts – Springfield, MOSaturday, Dec. 14 – Texas Hall – Arlington, TXSunday, Dec. 15 – Bayou Music Center – Houston, TX