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It’s cake time! Angela Simmons is serving up a sweet surprise for day 3 of Billboard Live Shopping Week with talkshoplive, launching tonight at 6 p.m. ET.
Simmons will be showing off her Angela’s Cakes brand and offering holiday discounts on her line of vegan pancake and funnel cake mix, along with deals on apparel. The entrepreneur, producer, writer and “vegan foodie with a sweet tooth” created a vegan funnel cake mix that lets you whip up the yummy dessert — popular at carnivals, theme parks and boardwalks — at home.
Simmons will be dishing out deals on her Angela’s Cakes mixes and apparel tonight at 6 p.m. ET. Also on Wednesday, Jordin Sparks will be showing off her favorite gifts from Walmart.
What else is cooking for Billboard Live Shopping Week? The week kicked off with Garth Brooks’ merch drop on Monday night. On Tuesday, Bachelorette star Tayshia Adams teamed up with Walmart and Netflix to bring you gifts from fan-favorite Netflix shows and movies, including Stranger Things and Love Is Blind.
Rounding out the week, Sammy Wilk and Akon will share merch drops on Thursday and country singer Priscilla Block joins Hooche podcast host Demps to offer up must-have bundles featuring her Hey Jack T-shirt, Hooche trucker hat and more on Friday.
The shopping week concludes with a special bonus livestream on Wednesday, Dec. 13, featuring Jared Leto of Thirty Seconds to Mars. In celebration of his band’s latest album, It’s the End of the World But It’s a Beautiful Day, Leto will offer up exclusive tour merch, a holiday collection, tour tickets and special VIP packages.
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Missed a livestream? You can watch livestreams from Brooks here and Adams here.
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The Rolling Stones are hitting the road for the Stones 2024 tour supporting their new album, Hackney Diamonds. The band will perform in 16 cities including Las Vegas, Houston, Seattle, Orlando, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Vancouver, and Los Angeles. The 16-date tour launches in Houston on April 28, 2024 and ends in Santa Clara, Calif. on July 17, 2024.
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Pre-sale tickets went on sale on Nov. 29 and general admission passes went on sale on Dec. 1. Per to the Stones’ Instagram account, “A limited number of tickets will be sold at $39.50 plus service charges.”
How much are the cheapest tickets to the tour? From what we’ve found online, the cheapest tickets are priced as low $68+ at SeatGeek. Ticketmaster, Vivid Seats and StubHub’s prices start at approximately $78-$153 for the cheapest seats.
Some of the higher priced, general admission tickets will cost you around $300-$450. VIP tickets are priced at around $799 and up for standing room passes and upwards of $5,000-$7,000 for select dates. Vivid Seats offers ticketing deals available for select cities such as Philadelphia, Vancouver, Inglewood, Calif. and Foxborough, Mass. Want more deals? You can save $10 off $250+ at SeatGeek with code: BILLBOARD10 (offer valid on first purchase only).
Scheduled shows in Vancouver and the New Orleans Jazz fest are some of the faster selling tickets so if you’re interested in scoring passes, it’s best to act fast.
In honor of the tour, The Rolling Stones dropped a merch collection on Amazon comprised of T-shirts, sweatshirts, tank tops and more. Shop tour merch here.
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Christina Aguilera may be most known for her powerful vocals and Billboard Hot 100 chart-topping songs, but the pop star recently revealed she’s also quite the gamer. During a trip to Melbourne, the “Dirrty” singer revealed what she carries in her bag during a TikTok for the Australian food delivery service Menulog on Thursday (Nov. 30). Among her travel necessities is a pink Nintendo Lite Switch, with the star claiming she’s a “big kid at heart” and relies on the device for some relaxation when she’s on the go.
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“Everybody that knows me knows I love a nice video game,” she says in the video. “It’s very relaxing. It takes me out of my element — it’s a destressor for me, so who doesn’t like a cute and pink Switch?”
You’ll also likely find her playing Super Mario Bros., as the “Beautiful” singer says she’s “a big Mario girl.”
Instead of relying on an outlet, laptop or TV to play video games, Aguilera praised the Switch’s portability, noting you can “take it on the plane, hotel rooms,” and since it’s lightweight, there’s less of a worry about the device weighing down your backpack, tote bag or luggage.
The singer isn’t the only one who’s a fan of the gaming device. It’s earned a 4.8-star rating on Amazon, with more than 47,000 verified five-star reviews by shoppers who can’t get enough of it’s “durable” design and how “how simple and portable it is.”
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Among other must-haves in her bag was a mini Theragun massager, Fenty lip gloss, a handheld fan, Spirited Away playing cards and Touchland Hand Sanitizer in Rosewater.
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It’s hard, if not impossible, to out-goth Robert Smith. But on Monday night (Dec. 4), Team Niall’s Nini Iris did her level best to bring all the spooky vibes to her cover of The Cure’s 1989 mope rock ballad “Lovesong” on The Voice.
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The 27-year-old Tbilsi, Georgia native who made it to the live shows on the Georgian version of The Voice in 2012 and then moved to New York in 2016 — where she went from being a cabaret singer to a professional wedding singer — has been on a serious roll since the beginning of the playoff rounds last month.
But on Monday night she kicked it to a new high with her moving, emotive Cure cover. Accompanied by a string quartet and pianist, Iris stood atop a square platform midstage wearing a midnight black dress, long lace gloves and a matching choker and belted out the song’s keening lyrics over the moody arrangement.
Adding a bit of Adele-like soul to the darkly bouncy song from the Cure’s Disintegration album — which became the band’s highest-charting U.S. single when it hit No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in Oct. 1989 — Iris climbed into her sky-high register to sing the track’s’s haunting refrain: “Whenever I’m alone with you/ You make me feel like I am home again.”
As the music swelled and Iris’ voice took on a gritty growl, she became more animated and held the final “I will always love you” for an extra beat as mentor Horan closed his eyes and watched with pride. “And the Grammy goes to” he joked, dubbing the performance “absolutely spectacular.”
The stunning performance came on the same night that season-long frontrunner Ruby Leigh, 16, posted yet another impressive performance for Team Reba when she sang McEntire’s 1980 single, “You Lie.” With the season 24 grand finale just two weeks away, the competition got real on Monday night when the top 12 semifinalists finally competed for America’s votes.
Other impressive performances from the episode included Team Reba’s Jacquie Roar’s roaring version of Lainey Wilson’s “Wildflowers and Wild Horses,” Team Gwen Stefani’s Kara Tenae doing an elegant cover of Keyshia Cole’s “Love” and Team John Legend singer Lila Forde’s mellow ramble through the Barbie soundtrack Indigo Girls folk rock classic “Closer to Fine.” The show also featured spots from Team Gwen’s Tanner Massey and BIAS, Team Niall’s Huntley and Mara Justine, Team Legend’s Azán and Mac Royals and Team Reba’s Jordan Ranier.
Watch Nini Irish sing “Lovesong” on The Voice below.
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Kelsea Ballerini may be most known for her vocal prowess, but the “Blindsided” singer also loves going out of her way to give personalized presents to her friends and family. For her, it really is the thought that counts, as she finds sentimentality to be the ultimate gift anyone can receive.
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“I’m much more of, like, a sentimental gift person rather than a physical gift, so it makes it harder,” Ballerini tells Billboard.
One of her favorite gifts that she’s ever received was actually from fans who donated to the Feel Your Way Through Fund, which the singer created in 2022 to help support non-profits surrounding mental health.
“They all donated to that fund so I could at the end of the year, give it to the organizations that I had set up. I was like, man, I feel known that that was a gift that a group of people thought to give me, that was really beautiful,” she says.
With the holidays dashing closer, it’s time to ramp up the hunt for gift ideas for everyone on your list. Whether there’s a Ballerini fan in your life or you’re looking for inspiration on thoughtful yet customizable gifts, the 30-year-old shared what she considers to be the best personalized gifts — including for significant others.
Her gift ideas don’t just apply to Christmas, either — they’re perfect year-round whether you have a birthday coming up or want to surprise your loved one with the country star’s-approved picks.
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For Ballerini, she describes her favorite types of gifts as two things: a scrapbook or socks with a pet’s face on it (though the “Love Me Like You Mean It” singer is partial to dogs).
“I love a scrapbook or the socks with your dog’s face on it,” she tells Billboard. “I’m into that kind of vibe. Like an inside joke, that kind of thing. So that’s what I always am really drawn to. That’s also what I try to give everyone — it’s very difficult though.”
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If you’re searching for a thoughtful and practical gift, you can’t go wrong with coffee. The singer’s love of the beverage not only has earned her an ambassadorship with the popular brewer The Original Donut Shop, but is another present she enjoys unwrapping as, especially when her schedule’s hectic, it brings a consistency and normalcy she craves at times.
“Coffee, ever since college, has been [there] for me” Bellerini explains. “I wake up, it’s the first thing I do no matter where I am, and I think the value of having something that consistent and reliable has really mattered more to me in this last year. So, yeah, it was a perfect partnership A) because I love coffee B) because I just love what it’s meant to me as my life has changed. It’s been very consistent and simple and just something that makes me happy every morning.”
If you’re on the hunt for gifts for coffee lovers, the CMT Music Award winner especially loves The Original Donut Shop’s regular flavor.
“I am normally pretty basic, so I’ll just do The Original Donut Shop and just leave it, but if I do want more of a treat, the Twix flavor is very good. It’s caramel, chocolate and coffee all in one,” she says.
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In terms of sentimental and personalized gifts she’s received, her most special is an astrology necklace from her boyfriend, Chase Stokes.
“There is this necklace that my boyfriend got me and it’s a really pretty little Virgo charm, and that to me is very sentimental. I wear it almost every day.”
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Another gift for your partner that the country singer swears by is a surprise trip or experience.
“There’s something so romantic about being like, ‘Block these two days, pack your bags, we’re going somewhere,’ and just having a time to create memories. Memories are presents, and I think especially with me and my boyfriend, we’re both busy all the time, so just finding chunks of time to just invest in our relationship is really beautiful. I think that’s a good gift to be like, ‘OK, I’m not going to tell you much, but we’re doing an overnight trip or like a little day trip’ — whatever it is, and just kind of planning a surprise time,” she explains.
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For fans, she’s also working on a gift that’s still a work in progress: a new album. Though in its early stages, Ballerini is to focus on staying true to herself and her own personal journey.
“What I realized as Welcome Mat became successful was that the more honest I can be — like detailed honest — somehow, the more relatable the music is,” she explains. “For me, because I always wanted my music and records to feel like they were for everyone, I may have rounded the edges and left out certain details just so it felt more universal. I realized through Welcome Mat that that’s just not the case. It’s been a really beautiful challenge to write about my life now, which is vastly different than my life looked when I was making my last record, but still find that same level of vulnerability and detail. I’m in the very beginning stages of it, but I’m finding that line and it’s been a really beautiful process and it’s definitely full of love, for sure.”
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