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Rihanna is proving pregnancy is sexy through Savage x Fenty’s new maternity collection, which is available to shop now. Rather than focus strictly on regular lingerie and undergarments, the apparel brand is expanding to include moms and moms-to-be with sultry options that are also breastfeeding-friendly.
The new line was announced on Tuesday (Aug. 8), via social media and features a photo of the pregnant 35-year-old singer breastfeeding 1-year-old son RZA in one of the lingerie brand’s new maternity bras, with the line featuring soft fabrics and stylish features.
“Not ur mama’s maternity bras…designed by @badgalriri, approved by baby RZA 🫶🏾 #SavageXMaternity,” the caption on Instagram read followed by photos of the two modeling the maternity wear.
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Savage X Cotton Maternity Bralette $44.95
Looking for an everyday bra? The cotton maternity bralette comes with a soft, breathable material that aims to be sensitive skin-friendly for added comfort. When it’s time to feed your child, the adjustable flap will open up to make breastfeeding as simple as a snap.
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Savage Not Sorry Lace Maternity Bralette $49.95
Add some chicness to your maternity bra collection with this lace version that comes with similar features as its cotton predecessor. It comes in a gorgeous light purple shade and black, allowing you to stock up and feel sexy even when it’s time to give your baby their morning breakfast.
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Make More Graphic Tee $59.95
Celebrate making babies with a shirt that encourages just that! This graphic T-shirt comes in an oversized fit you can easily pair with some maternity pants, leggings, jeans, bike shorts and more.
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Gibson has teamed up with Grammy award-winning country star Miranda Lambert to create the artist’s first-ever signature guitar. Fans of the singer will now be able to connect with her on a deeper level by picking up a guitar infused with her style as they practice new chords or consider finally taking those online guitar lessons.
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On Tuesday (Aug. 8), the two announced their partnership and showed off the new handcrafted guitar, which reimagines the songbird design. As a longtime player of Gibson guitars, this was a dream come true for the Come Get Your Wife singer.
“I have been playing Gibson acoustic guitars for so long now, so to be able to partner with such an iconic brand to create my own version of the classic Hummingbird is a dream come true,” said Lambert in a press release. “I hope this encourages musicians everywhere – especially young girls – to pick up a Bluebird and chase the same dream that guitars have made come true for me.”
In celebration of the new launch, Gibson posted a photo of Lambert with her guitar on Instagram.
“ANNOUNCING: The Miranda Lambert Bluebird. @MirandaLambert has solidified her legacy as one of the most pivotal artists in modern-day country music. We are proud to honor her music and mission by adding this variation on the iconic Hummingbird to our core lineup,” the caption read.
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Gibson x Miranda Lambert Bluebird Signature Acoustic-Electric Guitar Bluebonnet $4,649
The Gibson x Miranda Lambert acoustic-electric guitar features accents that speak to the star’s personality and background, such as a Bluebonnet nitrocellulose lacquer finish to celebrate the official flower of her home state, Texas. It also comes with a custom Bluebird pick guard inspired by her chart-making song of the same name. The design is also handcrafted using a Sitka spruce top and mahogany square base.
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First appearances can be deceiving. Take Wesley Plumber, the mild-mannered computer guy who auditioned on America’s Got Talent.
The 36-year-old doesn’t look like the type to seek out the bright lights of showbiz. Revealing a touch of nerves, the AGT hopeful remarked that his plan was to play piano, and sing. No jazz hands, not histrionics. Just do his thing, in front of the nation.
By day, our guy handles tech for a small hotel chain. On Tuesday night (Aug. 9), the big reveal.
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What would he do with the million dollar winner’s check? “I would quit my job, even though I like it, and do music full-time,” was his response.
There was nothing super, however, when he started his performance with ABBA’s “Take a Chance On Me,” a rendition flatter than a pancake squished under a steamroller.
Then, a call from the audience, “give him another chance.” And, well, a flashmob. Our “techie” playing his part in a guerilla audition, a spectacle of silly — complete with marching band.
Pulling back the curtain, Plumber, an actual composer and music director by the name of Eric Gersen, introduced his team at Improv Everywhere, a comedic performance art group based in New York City.
Sofia Vergara thought the performance was “fun” and the band “fantastic,” but there was no element of surprise. “Unfortunately I knew something was coming because of the acting.”
Simon Cowell actually “was surprised. I just love how it kept getting bigger and bigger and bigger. I loved the song choice. I really liked this audition.”
It was a yes from Cowell and Heidi Klum, a no from Vergara. Howie Mandel had the final surprise. A great, big no. And just like that, the flashmob dissipated.
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Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer, and with about a month before the holiday weekend kicks off, the weather doesn’t seem to be letting up much. Heat waves are expected to continue around the country, so if you’re in need of a new air conditioner, it’s a great time to find one on discount.
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To save you the time of rummaging through sales online or in-store, we rounded up a handful of the best sales on portable air conditioners. Window ACs didn’t make the list this time, but you can usually find some pretty good deals at Wayfair and Sam’s Club in addition to retailers like Home Depot and Lowe’s.
Though Home Depot is known for selling air conditioners and other appliances, the retailer has yet to roll out major price cuts on portable air conditioners. At press time, most of the sales that we found were for 10% off but if you’re willing to rummage through the sale page, you’ll find some good discounts such as 43% off this Whirpool 10,000 BTU portable air conditioner ($350) and 29% off the Commercial Cool 3-in-1 Air Conditioner ($371.75).
The portable ACs on our list start below $200 and are mostly designed for small to medium rooms up to 700 square feet. Below, find a list of portable air conditioners from Midea, Frigidaire and a couple of other best-selling brands that are currently on sale for up to 41% off at Amazon, Walmart and Best Buy.
Need more help beating the heat? Click be sure to read our roundup of adjustable fans and handheld fans to keep you cool for the summer (and possibly the fall).
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Midea 8,000 BTU ASHRAE (5,300 BTU SACC) Portable Air Conditioner, Cools up to 175 Sq. Ft., with Dehumidifier & Fan mode
$199.99 $339.00 41% OFF
For a limited time, Amazon shoppers can save 41% off this portable air conditioner from Midea. The brand specializes in air conditioners, like the 8,000 BTU portable air conditioner pictured above, which is designed for tiny spaces (up to 150 square feet). The air conditioner features three modes: cooling, dehumidifying and a dual-speed fan, plus it’s easy to install (roll it to your preferred cooling area, attach the 5-foot hose and adjustable window bracket, and let the cooling begin!). Interested in a window air conditioner from the same brand? Check out the Midea 8,000 BTU U-Shaped Smart Air Conditioner.
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Costway 8000 BTU Air Conditioner
$289.99 $427 32% off% OFF
This Costway portable air conditioner is 32% off at Walmart. The 8,000 BTU air conditioner has a 4.5-star customer review and features modes for cooling, dehumidify and circulating air to cool down rooms of up to 230 square feet.
Best Buy
Frigidaire’s 3-in-1-Portable Air Conditioner cools rooms measuring up to 500 square feet. It features two different fan speeds, a clean air ionizer and dehumidifying “Dry Mode” to remove excess moisture from the air while keeping the room cool. The portable air conditioner is also equipped with Wifi and can be controlled with Amazon Alexa Google Assistant via the Frigidaire app.
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BLACK+DECKER Air Conditioner, 14,000 BTU Air Conditioner Portable for Room up to 700 Sq. Ft. with Remote Control, White
$409.99 $569.99 28% OFF
Keep cool in any room up to 700 square feet with this best-selling, Black + Decker portable air conditioner. The 14,000 BTU personal cooling device (measuring 16.5 inches x 11.7 inches x 27.9 inches) includes a dehumidifier, fan and remote control. A 24-hour timer helps reduce energy use and Sleep Mode auto-controls the air temperature at night. Black + Decker’s 12,000 BTU portable air conditioner is on sale for $339.98.
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Not all heroes wear capes — some wear waterproof setting spray. Beyoncé withstood the storm (literally) for the Washington, D.C., stop on her Renaissance World Tour over the weekend, and a budget-friendly setting spray helped keep her makeup on point.
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Queen Bey used One/Size ‘Til Dawn Mattifying Waterproof Setting Spray from Patrick Starrr’s makeup collection. Celebrity makeup artist Rokael Lizama — whose clients include Beyoncé, Demi Lovato, Ariana Grande, Kim Kardashian and Nicole Scherzinger — tagged Starrr in an Instagram post over the weekend captioned in part, “The elements, rain or shine did her thing!!!” adding “@ @patrickstarrr I Love You!! Your spray helped us through the show!!! @onesize.”
Starrr shared the exciting news on TikTok. “Her makeup artist Rokael , who I’ve known for years, is her makeup artists on tour,” Starrr explained in the video posted Monday (Aug. 7). “Last night at the concert it rained and he texted me today at 2:14 p.m. ‘OneSize Spray come through!’ And I was like what?!”
The second night of Beyoncé’s back-to-back shows in Washington, D.C., hit a delay due to severe thunderstorms. The Grammy winner paid $100,000 to extend the D.C. Metro hours to ensure that fans made it home safely. The Renaissance Tour rolls into Charlotte on Wednesday (Aug. 9), followed by three shows in Atlanta starting on Friday (Aug. 11).
According to the product description, OneSize waterproof setting spray keeps your makeup in place for up to 16 hours (and juding by Queen Bey’s Instagram photos, it clearly works in a rainstorm). It features notes of green tea, cucumber and citrus and melon and gives off a “blurred matte finish.”
The setting spray, which retails for $17-$32, is currently sold out at Sephora and OneSize Beauty.com, but it’s available at Amazon (at a higher price). Besides setting spray, the One/Size also carries setting powder, mascara, waterproof matte primer, concealer and more.
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One size One Size by Patrick Starrr On ‘Til Dawn Mattifying Waterproof Setting Spray for Long Lasting Face Makeup, All Day Matte Finish, Light Finishing Spray,3.4 Ounce (Pack of 1)
$46.77 $52.70 11% OFF
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P!nk and her daughter Willow Hart teamed up with Williams Sonoma for the cutest kitchen collaboration — and you can shop it now. The collaboration goes in hand with the brand’s annual Tools for Change fundraising program benefitting No Kid Hungry, a national campaign dedicated to helping end childhood hunger in America.
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This year, the artist and her daughter join a lineup of other stars including Kate Hudson, chef Joshua Weissman, Joy Wilson of Joy the Baker and more. The collection features a range of colorful spatulas with a few designed by the “Raise Your Glass” singer and her daughter.
“I’m proud to partner with Williams Sonoma and No Kid Hungry, because I was once a kid who faced food insecurity,” P!nk said in a statement. “Willow and I both designed spatulas this year, and each one you purchase helps provide 40 meals to kids in need.”
Whether you’re an avid baker, own a cookbook by a musician or can always be found in the kitchen, shop the celebrity-designed spatulas below — and as an added bonus you’ll help support a good cause.
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Silicone FSC Wood Spatula
$15.95
Bring some pink into your kitchen space with this spatula that not only sports an adorable light pink shade, but features a note from the singer that reads, “We’re all pink on the inside.” It’s made with a silicone and wood material that can easily be washed with soap and water. Plus, the silicone head is dishwasher safe!
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Silicone FSC Wood Mini Spatulas
$17.95
Shrink things down with these mini versions of the spatula designed by Hart. It comes in pink and white and features a large rainbow heart surrounded by mini hearts for added style. You can use them to mix and/or get the last bits of batter from your bowl.
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The process of coming out is personal for each individual queer person who makes the leap to tell the world about themselves. For Steve Lacy, his coming out process was simply “silly.” In a new cover story for Variety, Lacy opened up about how he publicly came out … or rather, how he didn’t really […]
Ne-Yo may have issued a public apology on Sunday (Aug. 6) for making “insensitive and offensive” comments about the trans community, but the singer is taking that apology back.
In a video shared to his Instagram on Monday (Aug. 7), the “So Sick” singer said that he won’t “apologize for having an opinion.” Claiming that the original apology came from his “publicist’s computer” instead of from himself, Ne-Yo said that he wanted his fans to know how he actually felt.
“My intention is never to offend anybody,” he said. “However, I’m entitled to feel how I feel, the same way you are entitled to feel how you feel. I ain’t ask nobody to follow me, I ain’t ask nobody to agree with me; I was asked a question and I answered the d–n question.”
Ne-Yo went on to further dig his heels in on the topic of gender-affirming care for minors. While he said he has “no beef” with queer and trans folks, he will “never be OK with allowing a child to make a decision that detrimental to their life,” referring to medical treatment for trans youth. “I will definitely be educating myself a little bit more on this matter,” he said. “However, I doubt that there is any book anywhere or any opinion that somebody’s gonna tell me that’s gonna make me OK with letting a child make a decision like that.”
Closing out his video, the singer said that he’s not concerned about backlash to his comments anymore. “If I get canceled for this, then you know what, maybe this is a world where they don’t need a Ne-Yo no more,” he said. “Live how you wanna live, love how you wanna love, but your opinion is yours.”
Billboard has reached out to Ne-Yo’s representatives for further comment.
In the caption for the clip, Ne-Yo wrote that he “WILL NOT BE BULLIED INTO APOLOGIZING FOR HAVING AN OPINION,” and offered up a hypothetical scenario to demonstrate his point. “If one of my 7 kids were to decide that he or she wanted to be something other than what they were born as, once they’re old enough and mature enough to make that decision…so be it,” he wrote. “Not gonna love em’ any less. Daddy is still Daddy and he loves you regardless. But this isn’t even a discussion until they are MENTALLY MATURE ENOUGH to have such a discussion.”
The controversy started on Saturday (Aug. 5), when Ne-Yo sat for an interview with Gloria Velez of VladTV and spoke at length about gender-affirming care for kids. “If your little boy comes to you and says, ‘Daddy, I want to be a girl.’ And you just let him rock with that? He’s 5 … If you let this 5-year-old boy decide to eat candy all day, he’s gonna do that,” he said. “When did it become a good idea to let a 5-year-old, let a 6-year-old, let a 12-year-old make a life-changing decision for themself? When did that happen?”
The rapper’s statements mirror claims made by anti-trans legislators, claiming that children shouldn’t have access to the “irreversible” treatments of gender-affirming care by outlawing it across multiple states. However, experts say that most medical interventions for trans minors — including puberty blockers, speech therapy, gender-affirming hormone treatment and more — are not permanent.
Additionally, medical research groups including the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Pedatrics and the American Psychological Association have all developed guidelines for practitioners on how to best administer gender-affirming care. Each organization agrees that gender-affirming care is not only safe for minors, but in many cases it is vital for their health and well-being.
A day after his interview, an apology was published on Ne-Yo’s X account (formerly known as Twitter), stating that he has “always been an advocate for love and inclusivity in the LGBTQI+ community,” and underscoring that “my comments could’ve been interpreted as insensitive and offensive.” The post ended by saying that the “Miss Independent” singer would “better educate myself on the topic, so I can approach future conversations with more empathy.”
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Billie Eilish and Nike are back again with a new collaboration sneakerheads and fans of the singer’s iconic style will be clamoring to own. The new drop released Tuesday (Aug. 8) on the SNKR app and reimagines the Nike Alpha Force style in shades that’ll especially have Chicago Bulls fans praising.
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The “Bad Guy” singer most recently took to the stage at Lollapalooza 2023, where she was wearing the red and white version of the sneakers paired with a Chicago Bulls jersey.
To celebrate the new collaboration, Eilish took to social media, where she posted a video montage of the new sneakers on her.
Sizes are quickly selling out, though, which means you won’t want to wait too long to grab a pair of your own. Size not in stock? Don’t worry, resale sites such s StockX and Ebay might be carrying the styles.
The latest collaboration features two new shades: black and white, and black, white and red. Whether you’re a Chicago fan or not, these new kicks will help complete your streetwear outfits thanks to its basketball shoe-inspired structure you can easily pair with a band T-shirt or varsity jacket, though fans of Eilish may opt for a pair of baggy pants.
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Nike x Billie Eilish – Nike Air Alpha Force 88
$163
Featuring a red, black and white colorway inspired by University Red, these basketball-style shoes will add a pop of color to your look. The design features a leather material and adjustable forefoot strap for added customization and comfort.
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Nike x Billie Eilish – Nike Air Alpha Force 88
$166
Looking for something more neutral? Consider the black and white style, which features a durable leather material with an elevated sole to add some lift to your looks while the sockliner uses recycled textiles, making it a more eco-friendly pick.
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Casey McQuiston’s Red, White & Royal Blue – an LGBTQ romcom novel about the Prince of England and the U.S. president’s son falling in love despite a despising each other at first – was a smash hit when it came out in 2019, quickly becoming a New York Times bestseller and creating a devoted fanbase. Captivated by the international screwball romance, the book’s enthusiastic fanbase has created everything from artistic renderings of swoon-worthy moments between main characters Alex and Henry to playlists based on songs McQuiston wrote into the plot.
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But even for the most devoted readers, there will be a few surprises when the Red, White & Royal Blue film – starring Nicholas Galitzine, Taylor Zakhar Perez and Uma Thurman — comes out Aug. 11 on Amazon Prime Video.
“Casey was never insistent that I make Casey’s Book: The Film,” Matthew Lopez, the film’s director and co-writer, tells Billboard. “She always wanted me to make Matthew’s movie. She trusted that someone who loved the book was in charge of the film.”
The cinematic adaptation is Lopez’s directorial debut after conquering Broadway, earning a Tony for his acclaimed 2019 play The Inheritance and earning a second Tony nom this year for co-writing the book to Some Like It Hot, a musical based on the gender-bending 1959 film. He first encountered McQuiston’s book pre-pandemic and recalls that it “refused to be ignored – it absolutely stayed in my imagination.” After successfully lobbying for the director’s chair on the movie adaptation, Lopez began working with music supervisors Kristen Higuera and Maggie Phillips on the soundtrack.
While many of the songs mentioned in the book do feature in the film (Queen’s “Don’t Stop Me Now”; Lil Jon’s “Get Low”), Lopez followed his muse — and not the page — in certain instances.
In one key scene, the star-crossed lovers slow dance in London’s Victoria & Albert Museum, despite it being after hours (one of the many perks of being a prince). In the book, Elton John’s “Your Song” plays, but cinematically, that didn’t track for Lopez.
“I love Sir Elton — he’s been such a supporter of mine throughout my career — but the scene I envisioned, I couldn’t hear that song,” he tells Billboard. With the help of his music supervisors, the aching, lovelorn voice of Mike Hadreas found its way into the film via Perfume Genius’ 2016 cover of “Can’t Help Falling in Love.” It was originally supposed to be an on-set placeholder until Hadreas recorded a new, different cover, but after living with it for months, Lopez decided he couldn’t see or hear the scene any other way.
“I felt terrible calling Mike,” Lopez says. “[I told him] ‘I have good news and bad news. The bad news is I don’t need a cover from you. The good news is I already have one [from you].”
Another cover that prominently features in the film is a fresh reimagining of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel classic “If I Loved You” performed by Vagabon. “I knew her voice and her sound, married to that classical music theater, was going to be the right match,” says Lopez, who describes himself as “a huge musical theater nerd.” When he approached Vagabon (Laetitia Tamko) with the idea, she wasn’t familiar with the song, which made him doubly sure of the decision. “It was great, because she had no associations,” he reasons. “It’s a new way of looking at it.”
Having familiar songs with new voices was important to Lopez for this queer romcom. “This movie was always about, for me, new ways of doing old things — that was the ethos of the film, so I wanted to try and get a couple covers in there.”
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Another example of putting a new twist on something familiar came via Oliver Sim. The filmmakers asked the solo artist and The xx member for an original composition, but after he watched an early cut of the film, he told Lopez, “I think I’ve already written the song for the movie.”
“It was his idea to take the song ‘Fruit’ from his most recent album and completely re-orchestrate it,” Lopez explains. “He said, ‘I made the acoustic version; now I want to make the cinematic version.’ He took something very delicate and blew it up to these epic proportions. It sounds so swoon-y and hopeful. That was a big win, for me, to get him to do that — I have my own bespoke version of an Oliver Sim song,” he adds with a smirk.
You can see what else made its way into the film when it begins streaming on Prime Video on Aug. 11.