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Def Leppard won’t be “Bringin’ on the Heartbreak” this summer. Instead, they’ve announced another tour with the legendary Journey. The two bands will be putting on a joint tour starting July 6 that will travel across North America — and you won’t want to miss out on scoring cheap tickets.
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The “Love Bites” band may have just wrapped up their joint tour with Motley Crue, but they’re ready to hit the road again with a 23-city trek that’ll have ’80s rock fans excited to sing top hits by them and Journey as well as songs from their 12th studio album, Diamond Star Halos. The tour will begin in St. Louis, Mo., and hit cities including Orlando, Atlanta, Chicago, Toronto, Boston, Houston, Phoenix, Los Angeles and more before wrapping in Denver on Sept. 8.
Def Leppard announced the joint tour on Instagram on Thursday (Dec. 7) with a video montage revealing official openers that include Steve Miller Band, Heart and Cheap Trick, which will vary by city.
“JUST ANNOUNCED!!! Def Leppard and @journeyofficial are teaming up to rock 2024 with @stevemillerband, @heartofficial, and @cheaptrick!” the captions read.
The official fan presale happens on Tuesday (Dec. 12), but Citi cardholders have the opportunity to participate in a member-exclusive presale beginning Dec. 13 at 10 a.m. local time. General tickets will go on sale on Friday (Dec. 15) at 10 a.m. local time through Ticketmaster. Prices for tickets will range from $49 to $549.
If you miss the presale and general onsale, you may be able to score ticket through resale retailers including Vivid Seats, StubHub and Seat Geek. Plus, you can score $10 off a purchase of $250+ on Seat Geek when you use the code BILLBOARD10 (valid on first purchases only).
Google released its list of the biggest trending searches of 2023 and when it comes to music, Jason Aldean‘s controversial “Try That in a Small Town” led the list of search inquiries for songs, with Aldean also hitting No. 1 as the top trending musician.
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In a year when Taylor Swift and Beyoncé were perpetually in the news thanks to their massive tours and the live concert films, the high placement for Aldean was not totally surprising given the weeks of attention he got for “Small Town,” which was pulled from CMT and labeled by some detractors as being pro-gun, pro-violence and akin to a “modern lynching song” after the release of the track’s video.
The visual found Aldean performing the song in front of the Maury County Courthouse in Columbia, TN, the site of the 1927 lynching and hanging of 18-year-old Henry Choate over allegations that he sexually assaulted a white girl, as well as the spot of a 1946 race riot in which two Black men were killed. Aldean rejected detractors’ claims about the song whose video featured images of an American flag burning, protesters clashing with police, looters breaking a display case and thieves robbing a convenience store; the video was later seemingly edited to remove images of a Black Lives Matter protest following the backlash.
Right behind Aldean was buzzy rapper Ice Spice, followed by “Rich Men North of Richmond” country singer Oliver Anthony, Peso Pluma, Joe Jonas, Sam Smith, The 1975’s Matty Healy, Kellie Pickler, Kim Petras and Sexxy Red.
Google’s data shows the top trending searches in the U.S., referring to trending queries as searches that had a major spike in traffic over a sustained period in 2023 versus 2022, which is why despite being a near-ubiquitous search term who has a consistently high search interest, TIME‘s Person of the Year Swift (and Beyoncé) didn’t top the ranking for musicians; click here for Gizmodo‘s explanation.
The year’s most buzzed-about movies, Barbie and Oppenheimer (combined as Barbenheimer by fans) came out on top, followed by the controversial anti-trafficking movie Sound of Freedom and Oscar-winner Everything Everywhere All At Once, as well as Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Creed III, John Wick: Chapter 4, Five Nights at Freddy’s and Cocaine Bear. The No. 1 trending actor was Jeremy Renner, who suffered serious injuries in a snowplow incident in January.
Jamie Foxx, who was sidelined most of this year after an unexplained “medical complication” in April, was just behind Renner, followed by disgraced That 70’s Show actor Danny Masterson, comedian Matt Rife, Pedro Pascal, Jonathan Majors, Sophie Turner, Russell Brand, Ke Huy Quan and Josh Hutcherson.
The trending people list had Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin at No. 1 following his scary on-field cardiac incident during a Cincinnati Bengals game in January, followed by Renner and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, likely due to his romance with Taylor Swift; Kelce was also among the top five most-searched athletes.
The TV tally featured mostly Netflix projects, including its originals Ginny & Georgia, Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, Wednesday, That 90’s Show, Kaleidoscope, Beef and The Fall of the House of Usher. Other shows that got in the mix included Daisy Jones & the Six (No. 4) and The Weeknd’s one-and-done HBO series The Idol (No. 9).
Late Friends star Matthew Perry was No. 1 on searches for celebrity deaths, followed by Tina Turner, Jerry Springer, Jimmy Buffett and Sinead O’Connor, with Lisa Marie Presley coming in at No. 8. The news headlines that we searched the most were those related to the war between Israel and Hamas, followed by the sinking of the Titanic tourist submarine, Hurricanes Hilary, Idalia and Lee, as well as a mass shootings in Maine and Nashville, the Maui wildfire, the Idaho college campus murder trail and the Canadian wildfires.
Seeing the list of stars we’ve lost in the calendar year is always a shock. But there’s something comforting about British artist Chris Barker’s annual visual homage to stars who’ve left this mortal coil, which this year includes yet another unfathomable tally of beloved singers, actors, public figures and personalities.
As always, Barker organizes the faces using the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover as the template, with this year’s model featuring Pogues singer Shane MacGowan front-and-center above the bass drum, flanked by Tina Turner and Sinead O’Connor. Just a few spots down, Tony Bennett smiles next to British guitar great Jeff Beck, with beloved comedian/actor Pee Wee Herman copping a squat in the foreground.
In a statement to Billboard about his eighth go-round, Barker — who has frequently pledged to make each year his last — says that after cramming all his work into November in the past, this year he began compiling his list in September because he knew this year would be jam-packed with subjects.
“This is the most overwhelming number of huge significant losses I remember in the eight years doing this since 2016. The front two or three rows are all really recognizable legends. It’s a bit much to be honest,” Barker says of the list that includes the above mentioned, as well as beloved British actor Barry “Dame Edna” Humphries, Raquel Welch, Friends star Matthew Perry, CSNY singer David Crosby, composer Burt Bacharach, De La Soul’s Trugoy the Dove and Calypso singer/civil rights activist Harry Belafonte.
Barker said he was glad that Pogues and Smiths fans were sharing the image of MacGowan and Smiths bassist Andy Rourke. He pointed out some other small touches he was happy to include were late artist Jamie Reid’s Sex Pistols flag under Herman’s feet, replacing the flag more earnestly commemorating Queen Elizabeth II in last year’s montage. “I also quite like the way I’ve used Steve Mackey from Pulp’s actual cardboard cutout from the Different Class album cover,” he says.
“I know it’s a very sad topic, it’s a very strange hobby and I really don’t know how I’ve ended up as this weird custodian of international grief, but people do really seem to like it so I’m kind of stuck with it now!” Barker says.
Among the other faces in the crowd are: actors Richard Roundtree (Shaft), Michael Gambon (Harry Potter), Alan Arkin (Little Miss Sunshine), Lance Reddick (The Wire), Angus Cloud (Euphoria), Suzanne Somers, Richard Belzer, Gina Lollarigida, Jerry Springer and game show host Bob Barker, singers/musicians Sixto Rodriguez, Gary Rossington (Lynyrd Skynyrd), Jimmy Buffett, Yukihiro Takahashi (Yellow Magic Orchestra), Tom Verlaine (Television), Robbie Robertson (The Band), Steve Mackey (Pulp), Tim Bachman (BTO), John Gosling (The Kinks), Fred White (EW&F), Lisa Marie Presley, Randy Meisner (Eagles), Anita Pointer (Pointer Sisters), Astrud Gilberto, Dwight Twilley, Van Conner (Screaming Trees), Jane Birkin, The 45 King, Gary Wright, Paul Cattermole (S-Club 7), Gary Young (Pavement), Denny Laine (Wings) and Smash Mouth’s Steve Harwell.
In keeping with Barker’s comprehensive determination to keep the image as up-to-date as possible, the most recent iteration features two images of Hollywood icons we lost just last week, Love Story star Ryan O’Neal and legendary sitcom producer/writer Norman Lear (Good Times).
Check out the image and the key for the 2023 edition below.
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Copa América 2024 is preparing to take over the United States. The soccer championship will span across 13 cities from June 20 until July 14, when the final two teams go up against each other for the trophy. Since it’s only the second time the U.S. has hosted the tournaments (the previous being back in 2016), cheap tickets to watch soccer games are sure to be a hot commodity.
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The 2024 Copa América will feature a special edition this year as 16 teams will be going up against one another: 10 South American countries and six guest teams from CONCACAF nations.
Cities that will host the matches include Atlanta; Arlington and Houston, Texas; Santa Clara, Calif.; Miami Gardens, Fla.; Inglewood, Calif.; Kansas City, Mo.; East Rutherford, N.J.; Las Vegas; Glendale, Ariz.; Orlando; Austin and Charlotte, N.C.
Tickets are slated to go on sale in mid January with an exclusive presale scheduled to occur before the general onsale tickets are released. If you’re looking to participate in the presale, you just need to go to Copa América’s official website and sign up to receive updates. Signing up is free, and just requires your email and zip code.
For those who miss out on the presale and general onsale tickets, don’t worry — you may still be able to score 2024 Copa América tickets through resale sites including Vivid Seats, StubHub and Seat Geek. (Get $10 off your first Seat Geek purchase of $250+ with the code BILLBOARD10.)
Keep reading to see what teams are facing off and when.
Copa América 2024 Schedule
The Group Stage will commence on June 20 until July 2, then the remaining teams will enter the quarterfinals on July 4. Argentina vs. Canada or Trinidad and Tobago will be the first to take the field on June 20 at 8 p.m. ET at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Then, June 21 will see Peru vs. Chile at 8 p.m. ET at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington.
June 22 is the first double-game day with Ecuador vs. Venezuela at 6 p.m. ET at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., and Mexico vs. Jamaica at 9 p.m. ET at the NRG Stadium in Houston.
When does the U.S. play? You can watch their first game on June 23 when they go up against Bolivia at 6 p.m. ET at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Uruguay vs. Panama will follow at 9 p.m. ET at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla.
Keep reading for the rest of the Group Stage schedule or see the full schedule here.
June 24: Colombia vs. Paraguay at 6 p.m. ET at the NRG Stadium in Houston and Brazil vs. Costa Rica or Honduras at 7 p.m. ET at the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif.
June 25: Peru vs. Canada or Trinidad and Tobago at 6 p.m. ET at the Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City, Mo., and Chile vs. Argentina at 9 p.m. ET at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.
June 26: Ecuador vs. Jamaica at 6 p.m. ET at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas and Venezuela vs. Mexico at 9 p.m. ET at the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif.
June 27: Panama vs. United States at 6 p.m. ET at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta and Uruguay vs. Bolivia at 9 p.m. ET at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.
June 28: Colombia vs. Costa Rica or Honduras at 6 p.m. ET at the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., and Paraguay vs. Brazil at 9 p.m. ET also at the State Farm Stadium.
June 29: Argentina vs. Peru at 8 p.m. ET at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla., and Canada or Trinidad and Tobago vs. Chile at 8 p.m. ET at the Exploria Stadium in Orlando, Fla.
June 30: Mexico vs. Ecuador at 8 p.m. ET at the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., and Jamaica vs. Venezuela at 8 p.m. ET at the Q2 Stadium in Austin.
July 1: Bolivia vs. Panama at 9 p.m. ET at the Exploria Stadium in Orlando and U.S. vs. Uruguay at 9 p.m. ET at the Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.
July 2: Brazil vs. Colombia at 9 p.m. ET at the Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., and Costa Rica or Honduras vs. Paraguay at 9 p.m. ET at the Q2 Stadium in Austin.
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Megan Thee Stallion and Reneé Rapp are gearing up for the ultimate hot girl crossover.
In a Sunday (Dec. 10) Instagram video shared to Rapp’s official updates account, the “Plan B” rapper — dressed appropriately in all-pink attire — broke the news that a duet between the two women is in the works for the upcoming Mean Girls musical film. “What’s up y’all?” she said. “It’s Megan Thee Stallion, aka the Black Regina George, and I’m excited to introduce my girl to the stage.”
“We have a new song coming out for Mean Girls,” she added in the clip, which Rapp shared to her personal Instagram Story. “That’s right, give it up for the new fantastic plastic, Renee Rapp.”
Meg didn’t give any details about the song’s title or release date, although Mean Girls arrives in theaters Jan. 12, 2024. Rapp stars in the project as queen of the Plastics, Regina George, a role she first played on Broadway in the musical adaptation of Tina Fey’s original 2004 Mean Girls film.
Fey will reprise her role as Ms. Norbury, and Tim Meadows will also return as Principal Duvall. Bebe Wood and Avantika will flesh out the Plastics squad as Gretchen Wieners and Karen Shetty, respectively, and The Summer I Turned Pretty‘s Chris Briney will star as Aaron Samuels. Angourie Rice will take over the role of Cady Heron from Lindsay Lohan, flanked by Auliʻi Cravalho as Janis, and Jaquel Spivey as Damian.
The collab announcement comes just over a month after the full Mean Girls trailer dropped, showing Rapp in her element with a perfect sync placement from Olivia Rodrigo. In November, Rapp also released the deluxe version of her debut album Snow Angel, which debuted at No. 44 on the Billboard 200 chart dated Sept. 2.
As for Ms. Stallion, the three-time Grammy winner is fresh off the arrival of her new single “Cobra,” her first independent release since announcing that she was no longer signed to a record label. Prior to that, she joined Cardi B in releasing “Bongos,” a follow-up to their smash duet “WAP.”
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