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26 Nov 2025

Mase Roasts Cam’ron Over ‘Confessions of Fire’ Album Cover: ‘You Were Naked in Leather’

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Cam’ron and Mase are always roasting someone on It Is What It Is, and on the latest episode of their talk show, the pair of Harlem rappers playfully clowned each other’s wardrobe choices of the past.

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Murda brought up Cam’s Epic Records debut album cover, Confessions of Fire, which finds a shirtless Cam in leather overalls holding a sledgehammer in front of a blaze. “Whose Idea was that?” Mase asked.

Cam’ron placed the blame on record executive Lance “Un” Rivera. “That was Un’s idea,” he said. “They tried to gas me, say it’s 5001 Flavors, just the look and all that.”

Cam fired back by bringing up a photoshoot from the early days of Mase’s career that saw Murda sitting with his legs out atop a pole of sorts in a pair of Air Jordan 4s. “But I wasn’t sitting on nobody pole either,” Cam quipped.

Mase returned fire: “You were naked in leather. That might be worse, I don’t know.” Cam then instructed the show’s producers to put up a side-by-side graphic of the questionable images to let the fans decide which is worse.

“Put them side by side. Let the audience take a vote,” Cam’ron added. “The leather or sitting on the pole. I don’t know, Murda, you look comfortable.”

Cam’ron released his Confessions of Fire debut album in July 1998. On the project, which reached No. 6 on the Billboard 200, Cam teamed up with Mase for “Horse & Carriage” and called for assists from Usher, Jermaine Dupri, Kelly Price and Noreaga.

Watch the full It Is What It Is episode below. Find Cam and Mase roasting each other around the 42-minute mark.

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26 Nov 2025

Music Center Named After Legendary Songwriter Mike Stoller & Wife Opens at Homeboy Art Academy

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Mike Stoller, who co-wrote such legendary songs as “Hound Dog,” “Jailhouse Rock,” “Charlie Brown” and “Poison Ivy” with songwriting partner Jerry Lieber, has taken another step to ensure his musical legacy lives on.

Stoller and his wife, jazz harpist and pianist Corky Stoller, are celebrating the dedication of the Mike & Corky Stoller Center at Homeboy Art Academy, which is part of Los Angeles’ Homeboy Industries, the gang intervention program started by Father Greg Boyle. The Stollers donated $1 million to help create the site, which houses a recording studio and the Music Heals program and offers hands-on musical opportunities through instruments and equipment donated by Roland Corporation and Fender.

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“Art and music have always been at the heart of transformation,” said Father Greg Boyle, founder of Homeboy Industries, in a statement. “The Stollers’ extraordinary generosity ensures that our community will continue to discover its own creative power — where hope and healing can flourish.”

“I first became aware of Homeboy some fifteen or so years ago. Corky was already involved — specifically with [Homeboy’s] tattoo removal [program]. I was invited to a morning event where I heard from a trainee about his difficult life in the streets,” Mike Stoller said in a statement. “At one point he mentioned how he had briefly played the trumpet. That’s how Music Heals began. With the help of Walter Zooi and the Young Musicians Foundation and under the supervision of their lead teaching artist Martin Flores, the first classes were held at the art studio of Fabian Debora. Corky and I are pleased to have now provided a permanent home for Music Heals and the Homeboy Art Academy.”

Boyle created what would become Homeboy Industries in 1998. In addition to the arts programs, the organization for former gang members and previously incarcerated individuals has provided job training and other services to more than 7,800 clients.


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26 Nov 2025

Cooper Alan, Colbie Caillat & More Debate When They Put Up Their Christmas Decorations | Billboard News

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On the red carpet of the CMA Awards 2025, we caught up with Brett Young, Cooper Alan and many more to debate when they put up their Christmas decorations and whether there is such a thing as “too early.”

Rania Aniftos: This is very controversial, so answer carefully: Do you decorate for Christmas before or after Thanksgiving?

Brett Young: It’s very controversial.

Jordan Davis: I would decorate in July if I could.

Alexandra Kay: Same!

Jordan Davis: I love Christmas. Our house is … My wife is a little more, like, “Give Thanksgiving the respect it deserves.” But if it were up to me, the tree would go up on Nov. 1.

Brett Young: I feel like what used to be acceptable, putting up decorations the day after Thanksgiving, has now become acceptable after Halloween.

Tyler Rich: Yeah, exactly. I decorate for Halloween in August, and I decorate for Christmas right after Halloween. 

Brett Young: I brought the trees down already.  We’re probably going to make the girls wait until after Thanksgiving to decorate. So [the trees are] sitting there semi-naked with just lights on them right now.

I like the feel of a tree in the house. As long as the ghosts and witches are down, I feel like it’s acceptable to put up a tree.

Alexandra Kay: Just don’t mix them.

Brett Young: Yeah. No, no, no. That would be a little unique. 

Tyler Rich: But I think some lights and holiday vibes before Thanksgiving are fine. Santa comes after Thanksgiving.

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26 Nov 2025

Grand Jury Hearing Evidence Tied to Death of Teen Found in D4vd’s Tesla: Report

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A Los Angeles County grand jury has reportedly heard evidence from prosecutors tied to the death of teenager Celeste Rivas, who was found dead in the trunk of a Tesla registered to singer D4vd in September.

According to the Los Angeles Times, an LAPD detective has classified Rivas’ death as a murder investigation, and the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office has presented evidence related to the case to an investigative grand jury.

L.A. Times sources relayed that a “grand jury was in session” for several days throughout mid-November. Court docs listed a “GJ number,” meaning a grand jury exists. Several witnesses have reportedly been called before the investigative grand jury, which can recommend charges but cannot itself bring an indictment.

The L.A. Times also cited documents showing that LAPD detectives received a ruling from a judge not to have Rivas’ autopsy results made public.

When reached for comment, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office explained that “in accordance with longstanding office policy and California law, we are not at liberty to discuss or disclose any information about grand jury proceedings.”

Billboard also reached out to D4vd’s lawyer for comment.

In early September, Dv4d’s abandoned Tesla was brought to a tow yard in Los Angeles. The LAPD was subsequently alerted to a “foul odor” coming from the trunk of the car, where on Sept. 8, officers discovered a decomposing body that was later identified as Rivas’.

Rivas was reported missing to authorities after last being seen in April 2024 in Riverside County, California. When her body was discovered in Dv4d’s Tesla, the singer was in the midst of his Withered World Tour.

The rest of Dv4d’s trek was canceled, as were plans for his Withered deluxe album. The singer hasn’t made any public statements since Rivas’ body was found.


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26 Nov 2025

‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Songs Rule Top Movie Songs Chart for Fourth Month

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KPop Demon Hunters‘ chart dominance extends into October, as Billboard‘s Top Movie Songs chart, powered by Tunefind (a Songtradr company), again occupying the October 2025 ranking’s top seven.

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Rankings for the Top Movie Songs chart are based on song and film data provided by Tunefind and ranked using a formula blending that data with sales and streaming information tracked by Luminate during the corresponding period of September 2025. The ranking generally includes newly released films from the preceding three months, with exceptions given to movies whose music is still experiencing a high volume of public interest.

Despite its June premiere, KPop Demon Hunters has remained a pop culture force, paced by its multiweek Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 “Golden” by HUNTR/X, which also stays at the top of the latest Top Movie Songs ranking. In October 2025, it earned 177 million official on-demand U.S. streams and sold 38,000 downloads, according to Luminate. The track also led the Hot 100 for two weeks that month (Oct. 4-11) and has spent the most recent five frames at No. 2.

The rest of Top Movie Songs’ top seven is occupied by songs from the fictional KPop Demon Hunters groups HUNTR/X and Saja Boys, plus soloists EJAE and Andrew Choi, with Saja Boys’ “Soda Pop” leading the rest of the pack at No. 2 (88.2 million streams, 12,000 downloads).

After KPop Demon Hunters, the top song comes from Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, the Bruce Springsteen biopic that premiered on Oct. 24. Springsteen’s “Hungry Heart” appears at No. 8 with 2.1 million streams and 1,000 downloads; it was his first top 20 on the Hot 100 in its day, eventually peaking at No. 5 in 1980.

See the full top 10, also featuring music from Gabby’s Dollhouse and Tron: Ares, below.

Rank, Song, Artist, Film
1. “Golden,” HUNTR/X, KPop Demon Hunters
2. “Soda Pop,” Saja Boys, KPop Demon Hunters
3. “How It’s Done,” HUNTR/X, KPop Demon Hunters
4. “Your Idol,” Saja Boys, KPop Demon Hunters
5. “What It Sounds Like,” HUNTR/X, KPop Demon Hunters
6. “Takedown,” HUNTR/X, KPop Demon Hunters
7. “Free,” EJAE & Andrew Choi, KPop Demon Hunters
8. “Hungry Heart,” Bruce Springsteen, Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere
9. “Sunroof,” Nicky Youre & Dazy, Gabby’s Dollhouse
10. “Who Wants To Live Forever?,” Nine Inch Nails & Judeline, Tron: Ares

26 Nov 2025

Here’s Why Tems Says She Won’t Return to Uganda Any Time Soon

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Tems explained to a fan why she hasn’t returned to Uganda, and the reason is pretty understandable.

In a Q&A session on Tuesday (Nov. 25), Tems was asked by a fan to elaborate on why she hasn’t returned to the African country.

“What’s the lore behind you not coming to Uganda? #AskTems,” the fan wrote on X.

The singer simply replied by sharing a photo from her court appearance in Uganda back in 2020, where she was charged with violating the country’s COVID-19 protocols.

Tems had previously reflected on the ordeal during a conversation with Angie Martinez back in 2023. She had spent two nights in a Ugandan prison after allegedly violating COVID-19 social distancing rules, and said the ordeal was terrifying.

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“We didn’t break the rules but it was basically like set up,” she told Martinez. “After the show, the police came, they weren’t in uniforms. They just knocked on my hotel door — we were eating lunch or dinner, my manager and I. And they just came and said we should follow them … so [my manager] went with them, but they came back upstairs to pick me up.”

She continued, “That was so scary. I spent two nights in jail. … I thought I wasn’t gonna come out. I thought … I was seeing this for a reason. Maybe this is for me to help these people in this prison. It was crazy, I’m not gonna lie.”

Tems most recently dropped off her latest project, Love Is A Kingdom, on November 21.


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26 Nov 2025

Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Manchild’ No. 1 on Top TV Songs Chart Via ‘Nobody Wants This’

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The second season of Netflix’s Nobody Wants This takes top honors on Billboard‘s Top TV Songs chart, powered by Tunefind (a Songtradr company), racking up eight of the tally’s 10 positions, paced by Sabrina Carpenter‘s “Manchild.”

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Rankings for the Top TV Songs chart are based on song and show data provided by Tunefind and ranked using a formula blending that data with sales and streaming information tracked by Luminate during the corresponding period of October 2025.

Nobody Wants This premiered its second season in full on Oct. 23. That’s after its September 2024 first-season premiere, which saw the series notch three entries on Top TV Songs, led by Rihanna‘s “Love on the Brain” at No. 2.

This time, the show nearly triples its chart appearances, with Carpenter’s “Manchild,” featured in the sixth episode of the season, at No. 1. In October 2025, the song, featured on her 2025 album Man’s Best Friend, earned 45.7 million official on-demand U.S. streams and sold 4,000 downloads, according to Luminate.

“Manchild” debuted at No. 1 on the weekly Billboard Hot 100 in June and enjoyed an October best of No. 6 (Oct. 4).

Chappell Roan‘s “Good Luck, Babe!” follows on October 2025’s Top TV Songs at No. 2 (28.2 million streams, 2,000 downloads), while music from Rihanna and Mikky Ekko, Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande and more also dots the chart thanks to the premiere, which will be followed by a third season that’s expected to air in 2026.

HBO Max’s Peacemaker and Apple TV+’s Slow Horses occupy the two lone non-Nobody Wants This positions. Peacemaker‘s at No. 3 with Foxy Shazam‘s “Oh Lord” (5.8 million streams, 4,000 downloads), while Slow Horses reaches No. 7 via The Zombies‘ “She’s Not There” (1.7 million streams, 2,000 downloads).

See the full top 10 below.

Rank, Song, Artist, Show (Network)
1. “Manchild,” Sabrina Carpenter, Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
2. “Good Luck, Babe!,” Chappell Roan, Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
3. “Oh Lord,” Foxy Shazam, Peacemaker (HBO Max)
4. “Stay,” Rihanna feat. Mikky Ekko, Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
5. “…Ready for It?,” Taylor Swift, Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
6. “7 Rings,” Ariana Grande, Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
7. “She’s Not There,” The Zombies, Slow Horses (Apple TV+)
8. “Big Energy,” Latto, Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
9. “Dancing in the Smoke,” Giveon, Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
10. “You’ve Got Another Thing Coming,” Teddy Swims, Nobody Wants This (Netflix)

26 Nov 2025

10 Songs Taylor Swift Wrote for Movies, Ranked (Critic’s Picks)

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Taylor Swift is known for lending her talents to other artists — but the pop star has also shared plenty of original songs to some of your favorite movies.

Swift has appeared in several films: Amsterdam, Cats, The Giver, Valentine’s Day, and Hannah Montana: The Movie – the latter as herself. She even made a cameo on the Fox series New Girl.

Along with appearing in those films, the superstar has written songs for a few of them as well: She crafted two tracks from the Hannah Montana: The Movie soundtrack, one for Valentine’s Day, and one for Cats. Swift has also penned tracks for films she didn’t appear in, including two for the original Hunger Games, one for Britain’s Got Talent winner Paul Potts’ biopic One Chance, one for Fifty Shades Darker, one for her own documentary Miss Americana and one for Where the Crawdads Sing.

Blending her usual genres of country and pop, certain tracks were written directly for the films like “Beautiful Ghosts” and “Safe & Sound,” while others — like “Today Was a Fairytale” — she had in her vault and offered up for soundtracks. “I wrote that song last summer, and when this movie opportunity came about, I reached back into my pocket and thought, ‘I think this is perfect for the soundtrack. I hope it’s perfect for the soundtrack,’” she told The Tennessean back in 2010 of the Valentine’s Day song.

Of all the soundtrack cuts, “Today Was a Fairytale” and “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever” with former One Direction member ZAYN reached the highest chart peaks of her soundtrack cuts, each hitting No. 2 on the Hot 100.

Read below for a ranking of the songs she’s written for movies. And for more Swift rankings, check out all of her title tracks ranked, and all of her track fives ranked plus her biggest Billboard hits.


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26 Nov 2025

NFL Thanksgiving Halftime Shows: How to Watch Post Malone, Jack White & Lil Jon Performances Live Online

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Thanksgiving is almost here, which means watching football all-day long. While you’re chowing down on turkey and shopping the best early Black Friday deals, there will be three hard-hitting NFL games to watch live, but wait, there’s more. If you’re a fan of the Super Bowl halftime performances, music lovers will be getting three mini-sized versions on Thanksgiving. Post Malone, Jack White and Lil Jon are set to perform during each game on Nov. 27.

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At a Glance: How to Watch NFL Thanksgiving Games Online

Game 1: Detroit Lions vs Green Bay Packers

The NFL Thanksgiving games will kick off with the Green Bay Packers heading to Detroit to face the Lions for their 86th annual Thanksgiving Day Classic. If this tough NFC matchup wasn’t electrifying enough, Detroit native and legendary rocker, Jack White will be shredding the stage during the halftime show. The Lions vs Packers game will kick off on Fox at 1 p.m. ET.

Game 2: Kansas City Chiefs vs. Dallas Cowboys

The battle for the “America’s Team” title is next. The Kansas City Chiefs and the Dallas Cowboys are facing off at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas with kickoff at 4:30 p.m. ET. Post Malone will be bringing the hits for the halftime show, which fans can stream live on Paramount+.

Game 3: Cincinnati Bengals vs. Baltimore Ravens

To conclude the holiday football lineup, we have an AFC North rivalry game between the Cincinnati Bengals vs. Baltimore Ravens. Taking place at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland, the final Thanksgiving game will kickoff at 8:20 p.m. ET on Peacock with a hyped halftime performance from Lil Jon.

How to Watch Every Thanksgiving Halftime Show Online

For cord-cutters, there are a few ways to watch the NFL Thanksgiving games and halftime performances, if you don’t have cable, especially if you want to watch for free. DirecTV has a five-day free trial, while other streaming services, such as Fubo, offer free trials, so you can watch games for free. In addition, streaming services, like Peacock and Paramount+ include free trials.

Keep reading for more details on how to watch holiday games as well as Post Malone, White and Lil Jon’s performances online.

DirecTV

A subscription to DirecTV — which comes with CBS, ESPN, Fox, NBC, ABC and NFL Network — gets you access to live TV, local and cable channels, starting at $49.99 for the first month $84.99 per month afterwards. The service even offers a five-day free trial to watch for free, if you sign up now.

You can watch local networks such as PBS, while you can watch many cable networks, including Lifetime, FX, AMC, A&E, Bravo, BET, MTV, Paramount Network, Cartoon Network, VH1, Fuse, CNN, Food Network, CNBC and many others.

Fubo

To watch NFL games, Fubo starts at $54.99 for the first month of service $84.99 per month afterwards with nearly 235 channels — including local and cable networks — that are streamable on smart TVs, smartphones, tablets and on web browsers. And with a seven-day free trial, you can watch for free, if you act fast and sign up now.

The service even gets you live access to local broadcast networks including ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC, while it has dozens of cable networks, such as ESPN and NFL Network and much more.

Sling TV

Although Sling TV doesn’t offer a free trial, new subscribers can join for as low as $! for a Sling Day Pass (during Black Friday)to access Sling Orange. However, to watch most of NFL season online, Sling Orange + Blue lets you access more than 50 channels including ESPN, Fox, NBC, ABC and NFL Network and others (DVR storage included). Please note: Sling TV’s pricing and channel availability varies from location to location.

Hulu + Live TV

NFL games on CBS, ESPN, Fox, NBC, ABC and NFL Network are available to watch with Hulu + Live TV too. Prices for the cable alternative start at $82.99 per month, while each plan comes with Hulu, Disney+ and ESPN Unlimited for free.

Hulu + Live TV might be best for those who want all of these streaming services together in one plan. It features many other networks, including Hallmark Channel, BET, CMT, Disney Channel and much more. The services comes with a three-day free trial.

Paramount+

NFL games that air live on CBS, livestream on Paramount+ too. If you don’t already have a Paramount+ subscription, join today and enjoy a seven-day free trial. The streaming service starts at $7.99 per month (or $79.99 per year), while it grants you access NFL on CBS. With Paramount+, you’ll get access to a vast selection of TV shows and movies, live sports, 24-hour news with CBS News and more.

Peacock

The NFL on NBC livestreams Peacock. If you’re already a subscriber to Peacock, you can watch games for free. Cable subscribers can watch with their cable login. Not a Peacock subscriber? Monthly plans start at just $10.99 per month for Peacock Premium and $16.99 per month for the commercial-free, Premium Plus.

NFL+

For die-hard football fans, NFL+ has every game during the regular season, post-season, and even the Super Bowl. NFL+ starts at $6.99 per month month for the standard subscription, or $14.99 per month for NLF+ Premium. Additionally, with NFL+, fans can watch or listen to games live and on-demand, plus enjoy recaps and more.

26 Nov 2025

Tucker Wetmore Buys More Than 100 Turkeys for Nashville Families in Need This Thanksgiving

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Nashville’s community came to the aid of those in need this Thanksgiving week. Country artist Tracy Lawrence has been hosting his annual Mission: Possible Turkey Fry and Benefit Concert for two decades, frying up turkeys and helping put together Thanksgiving meals for those in the community.

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This year, the event weathered a snag after a refrigerated truck broke down, spoiling 650 of the 3,600 allotment of turkeys. Lawrence then asked for the community’s help. Nashville’s denizens, including country artist and “Wind Up Missin’ You” hitmaker Tucker Wetmore, came to his aid.

Wetmore himself went to Costco and loaded his truck with more than 100 turkeys and took them to the turkey fry, helping Lawrence and many others cook up the poultry. Several artists and celebrities also helped out with the turkey fry, including Jamey Johnson, Charles Esten, Dustin Lynch, Meghan Patrick, John Crist, Rodney Atkins, Clint Black, Rhett Akins and Frank Ray, while artists such as Atkins, Black, Akins, Esten and Steve Wariner also donated turkeys.

Overall, people from Nashville and surrounding areas donated more than 2,400 turkeys, for a total of 5,350 cooked and frozen distributed turkeys, helping to provide upward of 50,000 meals.

“I cannot imagine a better 20th anniversary for the Mission:Possible Turkey Fry and Concert,” Lawrence said in a statement. “What started as a day of uncertainty turned into a day of our community coming together in a way I couldn’t have imagined. Between the fry itself and the benefit concert with my friends Gretchen, Chris, Eric and Halfway to Hazard, I was blown away once again by the kindness of our neighbors.”

The music portion of the event featured artists including Lawrence, Gretchen Wilson, Chris Cagle, Eric Paslay and Halfway to Hazard performing at Luke Combs’ Category 10. The event raised $355,000 for Mission: Possible from ticket sales, silent auction items and artist donations, and presented a check to Nashville Rescue Mission for $250,000. This year, the event also hosted a canned food drive on behalf of Second Harvest Food Bank to help those impacted by food insecurity.

See a video from the event below:


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