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It’s that time of year again! J. Cole’s Dreamville Festival returns to Raleigh, North Carolina on Saturday (April 6).
The two-day festival, held from April 6-7, will feature performances from Cole, Nicki Minaj, SZA and more.
“Some of the biggest names in music will travel to Raleigh in only a few short weeks, bringing about one of the most highly anticipated festivals of the year. Our team looks forward to welcoming all of our Day One fans from around the world back to Dreamville Festival,” said Dreamville Cofounder and Festival President Adam Roy said in a news release.
SZA is scheduled to headline on Saturday along with 50 Cent, who replaced Chris Brown as headliner. Minaj and Cole will headline the festival on Sunday.
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Saturday’s lineup includes Sexyy Red, Lil Yachty, ScHoolboy Q, Jeremih, Teezo Touchdown, Amaarae, Luh Tyler and Domani, while Rema, Jeezy, Monica, Rae Sremmurd, Key Glock, Muni Long, TiaCorine and Chase Shakur are scheduled for Sunday.
It’s unclear if Cole will perform his new song, “7 Minute Drill,” at the festival. The North Carolina rapper seemingly takes shots at Kendrick Lamar on the diss track off his surprise project, Might Delete Later, released on Friday.
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Read on for all the ways to stream the 2024 Dreamville Festival for free.
Dreamville Festival Livestream: How to Watch
The 2024 Dreamville Festival will stream live on Prime Video, Amazon Music’s Twitch channel and the Amazon music app.
Amazon Prime members get free access to Prime Video and other member-only benefits such as Amazon Music, Prime Gaming and Prime Reading.
If you’re not subscribed to Amazon Prime, you can join with a 30-day free trial and stream the 2024 Dreamville Festival for free. The live stream will begin at 9 a.m. ET/12 p.m. ET.
Prime Video has a huge selection exclusives, series, movies and more including Música, Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasury of Foggy Mountain, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Daisy Jones & The Six, Invincible, The Boys, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, Fleabag, The Summer I Turned Pretty, The Wheel of Time, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power and The Legend of Vox Machina.
Prime costs $14.99 per month after the free trial, however, Amazon offers 50% off for eligible students and government assistance recipients.
You can also add Paramount+, BET+, AMC+, Max, Starz and other channels to your Prime Video account and stream from one platform.
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A total solar eclipse will pass through North America on Monday (April 8). For those who want to catch the celestial event live on television or online, we’ve rounded up a bunch of ways to watch and stream the celestial event.
Around a third of U.S. states will be in the solar eclipse’s path which starts in the South Pacific Ocean and over Mexico before heading north across several states including Texas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas, and Kentucky. The eclipse path will work its way up through portions of the Midwest including Ohio, Missouri, Indiana and further Northeast passing Philadelphia and New York before ending in Maine.
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If you want to watch the solar eclipse, either online or on television, there are several ways to catch every minute without having to go outside. Read on for more details on how to watch and live stream the solar eclipse from anywhere.
Eclipse 2024 Schedule: When & Where to Stream Live
No solar glasses needed! You can watch the solar eclipse live on TV, a smartphone, computer and other streaming devices.
Where can you stream the solar eclipse online? Eclipse coverage will stream live on platforms such as Hulu and Disney+ starting at 2 p.m. ET./11 a.m. PT on Monday.
The solar eclipse will also broadcast live on network TV and cable channels such as ABC, NBC and CNN. If you want to stream live TV without cable, DirecTV, Sling TV and Fubo have affordable streaming packages with access to dozens of local and cable channels.
ABC, CNN and NBC are a few of the networks that will broadcast and stream eclipse coverage across on Monday. And most of the coverage will stretch last at least two hours.
ABC will air Eclipse Across America live at 2 p.m. ET. The special will also be available on ABC News Live, National Geographic Channel and Nat Geo Wild.
Coverage of the eclipse will broadcast live on CNN from locations around the U.S. and Mexico during a special episode of CNN News Central from 1-4 p.m. ET.
You can stream the eclipse live with CNN on Max. Coverage will also be available to stream online at CNN.com/eclipse.
NBC’s coverage of the solar eclipse will air as a two-hour special, Total Eclipse 2024, at 2 p.m. ET on Monday. The special will also stream on NBC News Now.
Check your local listings for channel additional information. See below for streaming packages that will allow you to watch the eclipse live.
DirecTV, Sling TV & Max: How to Watch the Solar Eclipse on Streaming Platforms
DirecTV offers live and local channels including ABC, NBC, CNN, NatGeo and more for $75 per month, plus there’s a free trial when you join and DVR recording. Fubo offers similar streaming packages starting at $59.99 per month — $20 off for the first month.
For $30 per month, you can join Sling TV and stream dozens of cable channels live. Local channels are available in select cities. Click below to join Sling and save half off your first month.
Subscribe to Max to stream the solar eclipse live via CNN on Max. Streaming plans start at $9.99 for the monthly plan, but the streamer is currently offering over 40% off when you subscribe to an annual plan and pay a year in advance.
Annual plans start at $69.99 per month with the discount but you don’t have much time to join at a discount. The limited offer ends on April 9.
Those streaming from outside of the U.S. can access various streaming platforms with ExpressVPN.
How to Watch the Solar Eclipse on Hulu & Disney+
ABC will simulcast coverage of the 2024 Solar Eclipse live on Hulu and Disney+ starting at 2 p.m. ET. If you’re not subscribed to Hulu, you can join for free for the first month.
Hulu’s streaming plans start at $7.99 per month for the basic package and $1.99 per month with the student discount.
Disney+ costs $9.99 for the basic plan but there’s also a Disney+ Bundle Duo with Hulu for $9.99 per month, or the Bundle Trio with ESPN+ for $14.99 per month.
How to Watch the Solar Eclipse With NASA
NASA will offer coverage of the solar eclipse on its website, as well as NASA TV and NASA+ starting at 1 p.m. ET. Besides the eclipse, NASA’s broadcast will include appearances from NASA experts and astronauts, coverage of eclipse watch parties around the U.S.
Additionally, NASA will host a watch party in Spanish on its YouTube page starting at 1:30 p.m. ET. To stream a live feed of the solar eclipse, head to NASA’s YouTube page or the NASA TV media channel.
The solar eclipse will also be available to watch live on social media channels platforms such as TikTok, X and Facebook.
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Learning a new language can expand your skillset for work and travel, and give you a new hobby that’s fun yet challenging. But finding the time to attend weekly classes doesn’t always work for your schedule. That’s where a good language learning site comes into play.
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The best online language learning sites allow you to learn everything from Spanish to Italian on your own time no matter where you are. If you plan on traveling outside of the country, knowing another language is practically a travel necessity. Back home, meantime, it can make you standout on a resume if you’re looking for a new job or promotion. Plus, you can also surprise the avid traveler or linguaphile in your life with a subscription gift to one of the various platforms available if you’re looking for a unique gift idea.
Artists and musicians even use their multilingual skillsets to create some of their most popular singles including Lady Gaga, who worked in some French and Italian with her songs “Bad Romance” and “Born This Way” respectively, as well as Shakira who can speak seven languages, according to Business Insider. K-pop fans, meantime, are using online language sites to learn Korean so they can sing-along to their favorite artists.
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What Are the Best Online Learning Sites?
Instead of leaving you to do the research yourself, Billboard Shopping has rounded up some of the most popular online language learning sites to help you find the right platform for you or to gift your loved one.
Keep reading to discover the best language learning sites below.
Rosetta Stone
Rosetta Stone is one of the most-popular online language sites, thanks to its easy-to-follow format and long list of languages. Once you sign up, you’ll be given a personalized learning plan that you can follow on your laptop, tablet or complete lessons straight from your smartphone. Live-streamed classes are offered or you can download lessons and audioguides to take with you on the go.
Rosetta Stone is currently offering 50% off almost all of their plans — including on the lifetime membership subscription that’s normally one payment of $399, but has dropped down to $199 for a limited-time. With a membership, you can choose from the 25 languages available and take advantage of immersive lessons that you can complete on- or offline as well as high-end speaking technology to help you perfect your pronunciation.
Udemy
Unlike Rosetta Stone, which only offers language courses online, Udemy offers a variety of online classes, including languages, photography, business skills and even health and wellness. Whereas Rosetta Stone gets you lifetime access to all the classes on its site, Udemy lets you choose individual classes to take. When you sign up, each course comes with on-demand videos and practice tests to assess your skills. Most courses come with downloadable articles and a certificate of completion when you finish — and you can do it all on a smartphone or a computer.
For a more customizable experience, Udemy is offering a new-learner offer that’ll get you classes for as low as $14.99/month. The platform also offers a seven day free trial, so you can access more than 11,000 classes, certification prep, goal-focused recommendations and AI-powered coding exercises. You can choose from a personal plan or if you’re looking to share it with your entire workforce, there’s an enterprise option.
Coursera
Similar to Udemy, Coursera provides a range of online courses including languages like Korean and French. Each course will come with a set amount of lessons with an estimated amount of time it will take to complete. The lessons also list out how many videos you’ll be required to watch, if there are any readings and the total amount of quizzes. If you’re in a time crunch, each lesson also tells you how much time it’ll take to get through. If you’re traveling you can do most of the work through your smartphone or you can use a laptop.
Whether you’re looking to brush up on your French or want to dive into beginner Chinese, Coursera offers a large library of online course offerings to fit your needs. You can take a mix of free classes or pay as little as $10/month to learn skills from universities and companies that will even earn you recognized credentials to add to your resume.
Preply
Preply offers a more interactive experience no matter if you want to learn Arabic or Japanese. When you sign up, you will be able to find a tutor who you’ll connect with for up to 50 minutes virtually. From there, you’ll get to know one another and create a customized learning plan based on your goals. Then, you get to decide how many lessons you want to have a week or month, and you’ll be charged on a 28-day cycle. You can do it all through a computer, tablet or smartphone.
More than 30,000 real-life tutors are available with lessons starting as low as $5 per session. You can choose how many lessons you want to do and read reviews based on other learners to discover the best tutor for you.
Babbel
Babbel looks to teach you language skills you can apply to your life right away. Using a focus on speaking and pronunciation, you’ll be able participate in live online courses with real instructors or use the online app to play language games, listen to podcasts and more using your smartphone. When you first sign up, you’ll be able to create your own personalized language learning routine based on your schedule all through the app.
Choose from a one, three, six or 12 month subscription or you can pay a one-time payment for a lifetime subscription.
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Spring just started, and if you’ve already started obsessing over your summer body, you still have a few months to get it in gear.
Whether your fitness goal is to lose weight, tone up or simply improve and maintain your workout routine, a treadmill can help. From under-desk treadmills to foldable treadmills and portable stair steppers, there’s no excuse not to get your body moving, and you don’t have to leave home to do it.
Horizon Fitness treadmills are built for at-home, high-performance workouts. The brand’s 7.0 AT Treadmill, from its Studio Series, allows users to connect to various fitness apps and it folds up for easy storing whether you have a small exercise space or a home gym.
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There’s also a Bluetooth heart rate monitor and USB charging port for your smart phone or tablet device. Horizon’s Studio series treadmills are on sale for $999 to $1,999 — up to 52% off.
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The AT 7.0 treadmill has a 20 x 60-inch deck and shock absorbing cushioning for flexibility and foot support and built-in speakers to stream music and more during your workout.
With Horizon’s Advanced Bluetooth capabilities, users can sync Horizon treadmills and bikes to Peloton, Zwift, STUDIO, Google Fit, Apple Health and other fitness apps. Additionally, Horizon offers a free AtZone app that includes on-demand classes and exclusive workouts.
Horizon’s 7.0 AT Treadmill, the more affordable among the brand’s trio of 7.0-7.8 treadmills, is designed for “tough workouts” and offers an unlimited variety of fitness classes when connected through the training app. The 7.4 AT Treadmill is a high-performance, running treadmill designed for “high-intensity training.”
If you’re an avid runner, the 7.8 AT Treadmill is for you. Horizon’s “ultimate runner’s treadmill” has an expanded running surface of 22 x 60 inches and 9.3-inch display screen to easily adjust speed and incline and follow along with fitness classes.
And don’t worry about putting your treadmill together. You have the option of standard delivery, in-room delivery and white glove delivery with full setup and assembly. Horizon also provides financing as low as 0.9 APR for qualified customers. Horizon Studio Series treadmills such as the 7.0 AT Treadmill, 7.4 AT and 7.8 AT Treadmill are up to 52% off for a limited time.
Interested in a budget treadmill? This Cursor Fitness treadmill is one of Amazon’s top-selling treadmills under $300. It’s more of a basic option without all the bells and whistles of a Horizon treadmill, but perfectly suitable for basic workouts, according to customer reviews. Click here to shop Walmart treadmills.
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Treadmills are a great workout tool because they’re so versatile, and they actually work — I personally started my fitness journey on a treadmill and a stair stepper, and it wasn’t until I committed to a running and walking routine (and diet) that I started seeing results and was able to branch out into other fitness options.
It’s no secret that walking provides a full-body workout, and a treadmill is a great choice for homebodies. The benefits to walking include reducing (and regulating) blood pressure, weight loss and stress relief. Walking can also improve your immune system and reduce the risks of strokes and diabetes as well as types of cancer.
Although walking tends to be the more popular among the two, running offers most of the same benefits including lower blood pressure, weight loss, stress relief and improved muscle strength. Running can also reduce your risk of disease.
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“Levii’s Jeans,” the Beyoncé and Post Malone duet on Cowboy Carter, has the Levi’s brand joining the BeyHive this weekend.
“Oh to be Levi’s jeans right now,” the denim company posted — along with jeans and cowboy hat emojis — on Instagram and TikTok on Friday (March 29). The caption was made on a post featuring mostly photos of the backside of various Levi’s jean styles, inspired by the content of the song.
Levi’s even changed its Instagram profile logo and display name to “Levii’s” in homage to the playful Cowboy Carter duet.
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“FKA Levi’s,” wrote the brand in an updated account bio, topping it off with a bee emoji — in reference to Beyoncé’s fan group.
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The two artists smoothly share vocal duties on the flirty, radio-ready song.
“You call me pretty little thing/ And I love to turn him on/ Boy, I’ll let you be my Levi’s jeans/ So you can hug that a– all day long,” Beyoncé sings during an earworm of a chorus, with Post Malone picking up at “Come here, you sexy little thing/ Snap a picture, bring it on/ Oh, girl, I wish I was your Levi’s jeans/ The way you poppin’ out my phone/ I love you down to the bone.”
Other features on Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter include Miley Cyrus, Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson and more.
Next up, music fans will hear Post Malone on a track with Taylor Swift — “Fortnight,” the opener of Swift’s upcoming The Tortured Poets Department album, out on April 19.
Post also collaborated in the studio with Noah Kahan for an updated version of Kahan’s “Dial Drunk” that was released over the summer, with Kahan describing their get-together as “exactly what I wanted an experience with Post Malone to be; he was sitting crossed-legged, drinking Bud Lights [and] smoking cigarettes.”
Listen to Cowboy Carter‘s “Levii’s Jeans” collab between Beyoncé and Post Malone below.
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Cardi B put her characteristically sultry twist on a classic black gown at The Hollywood Reporter and Instagram’s Power Stylists dinner at Sunset Tower in Los Angeles on Wednesday night (March 27), celebrating the year’s 25 best celebrity stylists.
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Joining her stylist Kollin Carter — whom she’s been working with since 2017 — at the event, the “Enough (Miami)” rapper was photographed wearing a sleek black midi-dress with a high slit, complete with an off-the-shoulder neckline and cut-outs and straps along the bodice. The look was completed with a classic updo, sheer tights, black heels, silver accessories and a sparkling clutch.
“There are so many obstacles against us,” Cardi told THR of her struggles within the fashion industry. “For example, this body is not meant for a size 2.… It was not easy, but we make it look easy. Our door was closed many times, but we’re here because we do it well.”
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Carter added, “We’ve given look after look, year after year, we’ve reached into archives that are impossible to reach into. We caused a cultural shift. I don’t think there were many women like Cardi who existed in the fashion space. Now there are a ton of other rap females who aspire to be in that space because they see what’s possible. We set trends.”
Andrew Mukamal, Brad Goreski, Danyul Brown, Dara, Enrique Melendez, Erica Cloud, Erin Walsh, Jamie Mizrahi, Jessica Paster, Samantha McMillen, Shiona Turini, Warren Alfie Baker and Wayman & Micah were all also in attendance at the event as spotlight stylists. The celebrity attendees at the intimate dinner included Aja Naomi King, Awkwafina, Cardi B, Demi Moore, Glen Powell, Hunter Schafer, Lisa Rinna and more.
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Travis Scott is going back to college — sort of. La Flame’s Cactus Jack company has teamed up with Fanatics, Lids and Mitchell & Ness to design the Jack Goes Back to School collection.
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The NCAA-inspired capsule will feature collegiate merchandise from 28 different schools and is set to arrive at campus bookstores as well as Travis Scott’s shop and Fanatics’ website on April 4.
La Flame brings his unique creative vision to combine the tribalism of collegiate sports with streetwear for a full merchandise run of apparel including snapback hats, hoodies, T-shirts, shorts, sweatpants, crewnecks and backpacks. The limited-edition collection ranges in price from $68 to $160.
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Some of the marquee schools on board include the University of Michigan, University of Miami, University of Kentucky, University of Alabama, Penn State University, University of Texas, Clemson University, Florida State University and many more.
Fanatics CEO Michael Rubin added on Instagram of the partnership: “This is major! My guy @travisscott and @cactusjack teamed up with @fanatics @mitchellandness @lids for the ‘Jack Goes Back to College’ limited edition collection!! Such a unique collab – fusing our university partnerships with Trav’s incredible vision and Cactus Jack’s high-end signature streetwear to give sports fans something they’ve never seen before. Can’t wait for launch on 4.4 on fanatics.com.”
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Back in February 2022, Rubin’s Fanatics acquired Mitchell & Ness in a landmark deal that featured Jay-Z, Meek Mill, Lil Baby and the D’Amelio family as partners to complete the purchase of the lifestyle brand.
“Fashion is cyclical, but classics are forever,” Jay-Z said in a statement at the time. “Mitchell & Ness is a true classic. I was an early adopter of this brand, as well as a part of a departure from athletic wear. I’m proud to play a small role in bringing it back, and in some cases, introducing the authenticity and quality of the Mitchell & Ness brand to a new generation.”
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Look for the Cactus Jack capsule to arrive ahead of the NCAA’s March Madness Final Four on April 4. Find the full list of schools participating in the Jack Goes Back to School collection below.
Boston University
Clemson University
Florida State University
Grambling State University
Louisiana State University
Michigan State University
Mississippi State University
North Carolina A&T State University
Northeastern University
Penn State University
Southern University
Texas A&M University
Tulane University
University of Alabama
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Los Angeles
University of Central Florida
University of Florida
University of Georgia
University of Houston
University of Kentucky
University of Miami
University of Michigan
University of Oklahoma
University of Oregon
University of Southern California
University of Texas
University of Wisconsin
While Beyoncé is busy gearing up to deliver her Act II: Cowboy Carter album this week, Bey made some time to show Nicki Minaj appreciation for her thoughtful gift.
Queen Bey sent her “Flawless (Remix)” collaborator a heartfelt handwritten card thanking Minaj for gifting her some Pink Friday Nails.
“Onika, I just received your nail collection and I love them. Thank you so much for thinking of me and congratulations on your launch and the tour. Love, Beyoncé,” the card read.
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Nicki reposted Beyoncé’s card and flowers to her Instagram Story and X on Wednesday night (March 27). “Barbz, #PinkFridayNails are Queen approved,” Minaj gushed. “Thank you Beyoncé . Love you.”
The Queens icon used her “Feeling Myself” collaboration with Beyoncé to soundtrack the Story post. The Pinkprint anthem co-written by SZA is multi-platinum and cracked the Billboard Hot 100’s top 40 with a peak of No. 39.
The Beyhive and Barbz also lent their stamps of approval to the sisterhood on X. “I’m here for this friendship Two queens i Stan,” one fan wrote.
Bey’s Cowboy Carter finds the Destiny’s Child alum tapping into country roots, with the tracklist — which arrived Wednesday — hinting at potential appearances by country icons Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson.
As for Nicki, she’s still on the road as part of her Pink Friday 2 World Tour, which is set to invade the northeast with stops in Philadelphia, Newark, N.J., and Minaj’s hometown of New York City on tap for the rest of the week.
Her Pink Friday Nails arrived earlier in March, and the press-on nail sets are inspired by Nicki’s real-life manicure routine. The nail sets come in four shapes: stiletto, coffin, square and almond with a range of sizes from short to XXL.
“I couldn’t spend as much time getting my nails done as when I only had to worry about me, so it became a necessity to create fly, quaility press-on nails,” said Minaj in a press statement. “Pink Friday Nails are the actual nails I wear designed by my actual nail tech. And I have very small nail beds, so normally, press-ons are way too big and don’t hit the same. Our nails come from short to the longest length I wear, in all shapes, all sizes and polishes.”
See the flowers and card sent to Nicki Minaj from Beyoncé below.