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27 Oct 2025

Face Value Ticket Exchange CashorTrade Names 2 Industry Vets to Leadership Roles

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Face value ticket exchange CashorTrade has added two major names to its leadership ranks as the fan-first ticketing platform continues to gain traction across the live music industry. Industry veterans Andrew Dreskin — best known as co-founder and former CEO of Ticketfly and TicketWeb — and Craig Snyder, formerly of Intellitix and Lyte, have joined the company’s executive team in key leadership roles.

Dreskin joins as strategic advisor while Snyder takes on the role of vp of business development & partnerships. In his role, Snyder will focus on expanding alliances with artists, promoters and festivals that share the company’s commitment to equitable access to live events.

“When veterans like Dreskin and Snyder join forces with a grassroots platform like CashorTrade, it’s a clear signal that the face value movement is no longer fringe — it’s the future,” said Brando Rich, co-founder of CashorTrade, in a statement. “Their expertise will help us scale our mission to make live events more accessible, equitable, and community-driven.”

Snyder added that CashorTrade’s fan-first foundation, founded in 2009, now has more than 1 million verified members. “Throughout my career, I’ve worked to tackle one of the industry’s biggest challenges — scalping and sky-high resale prices that hurt everyone: fans, artists, and venues,” he said. “CashorTrade is built differently. Whether a show is sold out or not, it gives fans a legitimate place to exchange tickets at fair prices while helping promoters fill seats. I’m looking forward to building partnerships that expand this community and make CashorTrade’s Gold Membership even more essential for live music fans.”

Billboard‘s Live Music Summit will be held in Los Angeles on Nov. 3. For tickets and more information, visit https://www.billboardlivemusicsummit.com/2025/home-launch.

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27 Oct 2025

Shakira & The Weeknd Join FIFA Global Citizen Education Board Ahead of 2026 World Cup With Ivanka Trump, Serena Williams & More Also Onboard

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Shakira and The Weeknd are two of several big names joining the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund’s Advisory Board ahead of next year’s World Cup, it was announced Monday (Oct. 27).

The Latin music superstar and Canadian hitmaker will work with fellow board members Ivanka Trump, Hugh Jackman, Gianni Infantino, Hugh Evans and Serena Williams — as well as other “leading figures across entertainment, sports, and business,” according to a release — in overseeing the fund’s efforts to make education more accessible around the world. They’ll draw on their own personal experiences and careers to provide guidance and ensure that the fund “achieves maximum impact” ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup next summer.

The goal is to raise $100 million for education efforts, with Global Citizen aiming to service 100,000 children across 200+ communities worldwide. The first round of grantees will be announced in early 2026; to apply, visit globalcitizen.org/education-fund-apply.

News of the board’s A-list membership comes months after the March announcement that Coldplay’s Chris Martin will curate FIFA’s first-ever Super Bowl-style halftime show for the 2026 World Cup, taking place at the July 19 final at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. “This will be a historic moment for the FIFA World Cup and a show befitting the biggest sporting event in the world,” FIFA president Gianni Infantino said at the time.

A multifaceted charity organization, Global Citizen works to address critical issues such as climate change, poverty and inequality through campaigns, conferences and other awareness-raising events. This weekend, Global Citizen Festival: Amazônia will take place in Brazil, marking the first Global Citizen Fest in Latin America, where Martin is set to perform along with Anitta, Charlie Puth, Seu Jorge and more. The festival’s goal is to amplify the voices of indigenous peoples and local communities in the Amazon rainforest and raise $1 billion to protect, restore and rewild the Amazon rainforest.

Global Citizen’s partnership with FIFA comes at a time when 350 million children worldwide are currently not in school, the organization reports.

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27 Oct 2025

7 Easy DIY Costumes to Dress as Latin Music Stars on Halloween 2025

From Peso Pluma & Kenia Os on the red carpet to Rauw Alejandro in his Cosa Nuestra era, check out these simple Halloween costume ideas.

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Kenia Os and Peso Pluma attend the 2025 Billboard Latin Music Awards at James L. Knight Center on October 23, 2025 in Miami, Florida.

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Halloween is just around the corner, and for those last-minute shoppers, Billboard has you covered. We’ve curated a list of easy DIY costume ideas inspired by today’s hottest Latin music stars.

The list includes ideas for couples, such as Mexican darlings Peso Pluma and Kenia Os on the blue carpet at the 2025 Billboard Latin Music Awards, and also for best friends such as Argentina’s power duo Ca7riel and Paco Amoroso, who are one of the top-nominated artists at the 2025 Latin Grammys.

For those who like to fly solo on Halloween, we’ve included fun ideas such as Karol G’s sexy-in-red outfit inspired by her performance at the 2025 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. “Performing at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show has been a dream of mine since I can remember,” the Colombian artist previously told Billboard, saying she was excited to be celebrating “femininity while uplifting each other through two of my favorite things: music and fashion.”

There’s also a Cosa Nuestra-inspired costume for those Rauw Alejandro fanatics, reflecting the alter ego he constructed for his new era as Don Raúl, a suave Nuyorican hipster living in the Big Apple.

Moreover, our curated DIY list includes costume ideas influenced by Shakira and her wolf pack during her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour; Bad Bunny in his stellar movie role for Happy Gilmore 2; and Yailin La Más Viral during her Billboard Live performance earlier this year.

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Bad Bunny

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The Inspiration: Oscar Mejías in Happy Gilmore 2

What You Need: Dressing up as Bad Bunny as the perfect caddie in his Happy Gilmore 2 movie role is simple. Just look for black dress pants, comfortable black work shoes, a white dress shirt with black bow tie, and, of course, a navy blue golf bag with a couple of clubs, golf balls, and protective gear.
CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso

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The Inspiration: CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso Live

What You Need: First of all, grab your best friend or significant other to complete this iconic look. Then, decide who will dress as CA7RIEL, and who will dress as Paco. Don’t forget the slick-back blonde wig, bright red mullet, large sunglasses, and rockstar attitude.
Karol G

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The Inspiration: The 2025 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show

What You Need: To recreate Karol G’s sultry performance—and cat walk—at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, you will need red heels, a red bikini (or lingerie) covered up by a lace jumpsuit. Don’t forget lots of dazzling jewelry, loose hair, and large, red angel wings.
Peso Pluma & Kenia Os

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The Inspiration: 2025 Billboard Latin Music Awards

What You Need: To dress up as Peso Pluma, you would need a white buttoned-up shirt, black dress pants, and an open bow tie hanging loosely around the neck. For Kenia, a deep v-neck slip dress with a bright blue feather boa. Very important props include an award trophy and lots of public affection.
Rauw Alejandro

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The Inspiration: The Cosa Nuestra World Tour

What You Need: Rauw Alejandro is in a new career era backed by “Don Raúl,” a bachelor in his 30s living the city life. For this, you would need classic black suit, a nice watch, a microphone in hand, but most importantly, smooth salsa and bomba dancing skills.
Shakira

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The Inspiration: Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour

What You Need: Call the squad because we are celebrating Shakira’s historic touring year. To recreate the Colombian artist’s epic concert entrance, you and your friends will need matching silver jackets and futuristic sunglasses. Don’t forget to walk as a group and hype each other up to Shakira’s music to represent the true “wolf pack.”
Yailin La Más Viral

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The Inspiration: Her Billboard Live Performance

What You Need: To recreate Yailin’s Billboard Live look—one of her many attention-grabbing outfits this year—you will need a yellow mini skirt (the more fringe, the better) and a jewel encrusted bustier top. Don’t forget the high heels, microphone, and the lyrics to “Bing Bong,” which marked her first Billboard chart appearance as a solo artist.

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27 Oct 2025

Former ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Pros Say Taylor Swift Dancer Has ‘Absolutely No Business’ Being Cast on the Show

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Former Dancing With the Stars pros Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Peta Murgatroyd didn’t dance around their feelings on the subject of Taylor Swift backup dancer Jan Ravnik being cast as a professional dancer on the show.

On a recent episode of Murgatroyd’s The Penthouse With Peta podcast, she and Chmerkovskiy — who both previously served as resident pros in past seasons of the competition series and have been married since 2017 — questioned Ravnik’s place on the program. After accompanying the pop superstar on her global Eras Tour for nearly two years, the Slovenian-born dancer joined the cast of DWTS as a coach in August.

“Jan has absolutely no business being a pro on Dancing With the Stars,” Chmerkovskiy said frankly. “There’s zero foundation, technique, quality, understanding of the partnership.”

“Bro, I’m getting emotional,” he continued, rejecting Murgatroyd’s claim that Ravnik should be given “grace” as it’s only his first season on the show. “It is absurd. It’s unreal how blind we have to be, and God forbid say what’s obviously there. He had no idea what the foxtrot is supposed to look like. How are you going to expect him to teach it and deliver that message in a format that is completely different?”

Billboard has reached out to DWTS producers for comment.

The podcast comes shortly after Ravnik advanced to the next round of DWTS with his celebrity partner, Jen Affleck of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, following their performance on a Wicked-themed episode of the show featuring guest judge Jon M. Chu. The duo scored 8’s across the board — but Murgatroyd said she thinks Affleck is at a disadvantage with the Eras Tour alum as her partner.

“I feel bad, because she’s not getting taught the basics that she needs to,” said the podcaster. “He’s a Taylor Swift dancer, it’s the obvious reason why he was hired — apart from that, he’s a lovely guy, he looks great, he’s a great dancer.”

Despite Ravnik’s positive qualities, Murgatroyd added: “Hiring a non-ballroom dancer to teach ballroom dancing to a celebrity as a job is outrageous.”

The 34th season of DWTS kicked off in mid-September. In addition to Affleck, Whitney Leavitt — also of Mormon Wives fame — as well as Alix Earle, Robert Irwin, Scott Hoying of Pentatonix, Lauren Jauregui of Fifth Harmony, Jordan Chiles, Hilaria Baldwin and Danielle Fishel were cast as the show’s latest flock of celebrity amateur dancers.

And despite still coming down from the high of Swift’s groundbreaking Eras trek, Ravnik expressed how excited he was to be joining DWTS as a pro following his casting announcement in August. “I traveled all around the world with Eras Tour, and now I’m coming to the ballroom stage for Dancing With the Stars,” he said at the time in video statement on Good Morning America. “Mirrorball never goes out of style, and we are ready to win it.”

See Chmerkovskiy and Murgatroyd’s full discussion about Ravnik on DWTS below.

27 Oct 2025

Freestyle Fellowship Rapper P.E.A.C.E. Has Died

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Freestyle Fellowship rapper P.E.A.C.E. has died. The West Coast hip-hop group confirmed the rapper’s death in a post to Instagram over the weekend.

“Rest well brother P.E.A.C.E You had a great heart and you were authentic,” the post reads. “One of West coast Hiphop royal treasures. You will be surely missed my friend.”

His age and cause of death are unknown.

P.E.A.C.E. (real name: Mtulazaji Davis) was born in Dallas but raised in Los Angeles. He met Myka 9, Aceyalone and Self Jupiter at the Good Life Café in L.A. and formed the pioneering alternative rap group Freestyle Fellowship in the late ’80s.

The group broke through, showcasing an underground conscious side of West Coast rap with its 1991 debut To Whom It May Concern…

They followed up with Innercity Griots in 1993. Delayed due to Self Jupiter’s incarceration, the group released Temptations in 2001 and 2002’s Shockadoom EP. They returned nearly a decade later with The Promise in 2011, which serves as Freestyle Fellowship’s final release.

There were no details revealed surrounding the cause of P.E.A.C.E.’s death. Fans and plenty of peers paid their condolences with heartfelt messages on social media.

“The heavenly cypher just elevated rest in P.E.A.C.E all love,” rapper Saul Williams commented.

Dilated Peoples member Rakaa added: “This is heavy. RIP P.E.A.C.E. You will always be remembered and celebrated as one of the best to ever touch a mic, an architect of style(s), and a creative force of nature. Thank you for the inspiration, motivation, and laughter, my brother. Love. Strength and guidance to your family, friends, and @freestylefellowship.”

Myka 9 paid tribute to his Fellowship group member. “P.E.A.C.E. is the illest emcee from the most infamous Freestyle Fellowship,” he wrote. “There will never be another. Peace P.E.A.C.E., rest in power & paradise.”

P.E.A.C.E. released a pair of solo albums in the early 2000s with Southern Fry’d Chicken (2000) and Megabite (2004).

He notched collaborations over the years, ranging from Diplo to Abstract Rude and Orko, and he made an appearance in Ava Duvernay’s This Is the Life documentary about Good Life Café.

27 Oct 2025

Every Musician Funko Pop! Figure Worth Collecting: Shop BTS, Britney Spears & Guns N’ Roses

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It’s always the season for hunting for awe-worthy gifts your friends and family will be talking about for years to come. Funko has made it possible to bring artists and albums home through collectible figurines inspired by iconic bands, singers and even albums. If you’re searching for creative gifts for your loved ones, Funko Pop! makes everything from special stocking stuffers or unique gifts for music lovers that can be treasured and put on display year-round.

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Your first thought may be to surprise the music fan in your life with tickets to festivals and concerts where their favorite artist is playing, but finding cheap ticket sites may still result in your wallet giving you the side-eye. Most Funko Pop! figurines offer a more wallet-friendly option, as they usually start at around $11 and span practically every genre of music. Plus, artists and bands are immortalized into cute decor-worthy figurines, allowing your loved ones to admire their favorite singers and musicians — beyond streaming their music through their earbuds, speakers and turntables.

It’s not just current and viral artists, either. Fans can relive notable decades and eras including the ’80s and ’90s through exclusive packaging and outfits that commemorate major moments in music history.

From rock and pop to hip-hop and even K-pop, there’s a singer, group and band collectible for every music fan out there. Rather than scour the Internet yourself, we put together some of the most popular music-themed Funko Pops! available, whether you’re looking for an album-inspired figure, packs, limited-edition versions and more.

Keep reading to shop some of the cute Funko Pop! figurines of music artists by genre.

Best Rock N’ Roll Funk Pops

Kiss The Demon (Rock and Roll All Night)

Aerosmith Steven Tyler (Leopard Print Outfit)

Freddie Mercury (I Dress to Kill)

Angus Young

Iron Maiden Mummy Eddie

$14.99

Pop! Album Ozzy Osbourne – Bark at the Moon

Best K-Pop Funko Pops

BTS – Jimin (Like Crazy)

K Pop Demon Hunters – Rumi

NewJeans – Haerin (New Jeans Outfit)

BTS – Jung Kook

$9.95

$12.99

23% off

NewJeans – Hanni

Blackpink – Lisa

Best Hip Hop Funko Pops

Notorious B.I.G. with Crown

Tupac Shakur

Ice Spice (Classic Y2K!)

Flavor Flav

$11.90

$12.99

8% off

Doja Cat (Scarlet)

$12.95

$14.99

14% off

T-Pain (Rappa Ternt Sanga)

Pop! Albums Deluxe TLC – ‘Oooooooohhh… On the TLC Tip’

Best Pop Funko Pops

Britney Spears (Oops! I Did It Again)

Michael Jackson (Thriller)

Pink (Trustfall Tour)

Cher (Turn Back Time)

Britney Spears (Baby One More Time)

Best Reggaeton Funko Pops

Bullet Train – Bad Bunny (The Wolf)

POP! Albums: Rosalía – ‘Motomami’

Juan Gabriel (Floral Mariachi)

Feid – Ferxxo (Glow)

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27 Oct 2025

Paris Hilton Honors ‘Queen’ Britney Spears with ‘Oops … I Did It Again’ Halloween Costume

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When it comes to pop stars with instantly recognizable looks, Britney Spears should always be in the conversation. Based on her first costume for this year’s Halloween festivities, it looks like Paris Hilton agrees.

On Monday (Oct. 27), several days before the actual Halloween holiday, Hilton shared pictures of her Britney-inspired costume on her official Instagram page. “Oops, I did it again,” she captioned the stunning 20-photo carousel. “Starting off #Halloweek by honoring my Queen [Britney Spears] #ThatsHot #IconsOnly.”

While there are several iconic Britney looks to choose from, Hilton selected the sleek red bodysuit from the pop icon’s classic “Oops… I Did It Again!” music video. Captured by photographer Brian Ziff, Hilton posed on a recreation of the music video set, faux Mars landscape and all. Her husband, Carter Reum, co-starred as her astronaut love interest, and the savvy businesswoman found a way to incorporate her own brands. In several slides, the “Stars Are Blind” singer flaunts her new Iconic eau de parfum.

Considering Hilton’s recent return to pop stardom, her Britney costume choice makes a lot of sense. Last year, Hilton unleashed Infinite Icon, her first full-length studio effort in 18 years since her debut album, Paris, arrived in 2006. Featuring collaborations with Megan Thee Stallion, Sia, Rina Sawayama, María Becerra and Meghan Trainor, Infinite Icon reached No. 38 on the Billboard 200 and No. 7 on Independent Albums.

An 18-track remix album followed a few moths later, and a documentary chronicling the album’s creation is currently slated for a worldwide theatrical release in early 2026. Last month (Sept. 7), Hilton attended the MTV Video Music Awards to present the song of the year Moonperson to ROSÉ for her Bruno Mars-assisted smash “APT.”

Check out Paris Hilton’s “Oops… I Did It Again!” Halloween costume on her Instagram.

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27 Oct 2025

HUNTR/X’s ‘Golden,’ From ‘KPop Demon Hunters,’ Rebounds for 13th Week Atop Global Charts

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HUNTR/X’s “Golden,” from Netflix’s record-breaking animated movie KPop Demon Hunters, returns to No. 1 on both the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts, leading the lists for a 13th week each. In July, the song became the first No. 1 on each survey for the act, whose music is voiced by EJAE, Audrey Nuna and REI AMI.

The Billboard Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. charts rank songs based on streaming and sales activity culled from more than 200 territories around the world, as compiled by Luminate. The Global 200 is inclusive of worldwide data and the Global Excl. U.S. chart comprises data from territories excluding the United States.

Chart ranks are based on a weighted formula incorporating official-only streams on both subscription and ad-supported tiers of audio and video music services, as well as download sales, the latter of which reflect purchases from full-service digital music retailers from around the world, with sales from direct-to-consumer (D2C) sites excluded from the charts’ calculations.

“Golden” leads the Global 200 with 123.4 million streams (down 6% week-over-week) and 14,000 sold (down 11%) worldwide in the week ending Oct. 23.

Taylor Swift’s “The Fate of Ophelia” drops to No. 2 on the Global 200 after spending its first two weeks on the chart at No. 1. It’s joined in the top 10 by three more cuts from her new album, The Life of a Showgirl: “Opalite,” which holds at No. 3 after hitting No. 2, “Elizabeth Taylor” (4-6; No. 3 peak) and “Father Figure” (5-7; No. 4 peak).

Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” rises 6-4, after 10 weeks atop the Global 200 beginning in May, and Olivia Dean’s “Man I Need” jumps 13-5, after reaching No. 4.

“Golden” tops Global Excl. U.S. with 95.1 million streams (down 5%) and 8,000 sold (down 7%) beyond the U.S.

As on the Global 200, “The Fate of Ophelia” falls to No. 2 on Global Excl. U.S. after logging its first two weeks at No. 1. “Opalite” keeps at its No. 3 high and “Elizabeth Taylor” descends 5-10, after reaching No. 4.

Kenshi Yonezu’s “Iris Out” is steady at No. 4 on Global Excl. U.S., after hitting No. 2, and “Ordinary” ascends 6-5, after eight weeks at No. 1 starting in May.

The Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts (dated Nov. 1, 2025) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow, Oct. 28. For both charts, the top 100 titles are available to all readers on Billboard.com, while the complete 200-title rankings are visible on Billboard Pro, Billboard’s subscription-based service. For all chart news, you can follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram.

Luminate, the independent data provider to the Billboard charts, completes a thorough review of all data submissions used in compiling the weekly chart rankings. Luminate reviews and authenticates data. In partnership with Billboard, data deemed suspicious or unverifiable is removed, using established criteria, before final chart calculations are made and published.

27 Oct 2025

Cardi B Calls Out Poor People Who Voted for Donald Trump: He ‘Was Never for Y’all’

Cardi B has called out the less fortunate who voted for Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election, and who thought that the former mogul being in office would improve their economic state.

The Grammy-winning rapper hopped on Instagram Live over the weekend, where she bluntly stated, “Donald Trump was never for y’all poor motherf—kers.”

She continued to say that Trump’s alleged disdain for the poor applies to all ethnicities. “Donald Trump was never for the poor people. For the white poors, for the Black poors, for the Spanish poors, for the Asians, for the Indians. He don’t give a f—k about none of y’all motherf—s,” Cardi said. “To him, even millionaires are poor.”

Cardi’s rant was seemingly inspired by the USDA’s announcement that checks for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which provides food stamps for 40 million Americans, will not go out on Nov. 1. The news came after Dept. of Agriculture memo surfaced Oct. 24, indicating that the Trump administration will not use about $5 billion in contingency funds to help the program as the government shutdown continues, according to the Associated Press.

“Now, Donald Trump was blaming the immigrants for America’s downfall,” she said. “Like, I do understand if a country wants to enforce more strict immigration laws. I understand that. However, he was using that as an excuse for the issues that we have in this country, in this economy.”

The 33-year-old went on: “Now, how many f—king immigrants has he deported? He has deported so many people. So, now the immigrants are deported, who are we blaming for the fact that we are practically going into a recession? We don’t even have food stamps.”

Cardi B originally wasn’t going to vote in the 2024 election, as she didn’t agree with Democrats’ “funding wars,” but she ended up throwing her support behind Kamala Harris. Cardi gave the former VP her endorsement with a public appearance at a Milwaukee rally ahead of the election.

“You really wanted better for ALL of us!” the rapper wrote in a post-election letter to Harris following the loss to Trump. “This may not mean much but I am so proud of you! No one has ever made me change my mind and you did! I never thought I would see the day that a woman of color would be running for the President of the United States, but you have shown me, shown my daughters and women across the country that anything is possible.”

27 Oct 2025

Katie Bain Bringing Her New Coachella Book ‘Desert Dreams’ to Billboard Book Club: How to Watch

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Billboard senior music correspondent Katie Bain is bringing her just-released book Desert Dreams: The Music, Style, and Allure of Coachella to a Billboard Book Club livestream today (Oct. 27).

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In the new book — which arrived last week, on Oct. 21 — Bain explores the history and influence of Coachella, looking at how the Indio, California, festival became a global phenomenon and barometer for each year’s musical stars and trends. For the latest edition of Billboard Book Club, powered by TalkShopLive, Bain’s live, shoppable interview will air at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT on Monday, where viewers can order a copy of the book, including a version signed by the author.

Bain’s full conversation will also be available for anyone to watch in the video player above and on the Billboard Dance Instagram page.

Billboard Book Club first launched in April, with its kickoff interview with Spice Girls’ Geri Halliwell-Horner. The singer joined Billboard to talk about her book Rosie Frost: Ice on Fire, the sequel to New York Times bestseller Rosie Frost & the Falcon Queen.

In June, Victoria Monét joined Billboard Book Club to chat about penning Everywhere You Are, an adorable illustrated children’s book about a moon who comforts a young star as they part ways at dawn. And just last week, Canadian singer/songwriter Jessie Reyez joined Billboard Book Club for a shoppable interview around her The People’s Purge poetry collection.

You can find all of Billboard‘s shoppable TalkShopLive interviews here, including past chats with Garth Brooks, Sabrina Carpenter, Shaboozey and more.

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