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Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins has long blended the worlds of fashion and sports. A 12-year pro, D-Hop’s Avante-garde fashion sense mixing elements of streetwear with chic formal pieces and eccentric hats made him a pioneer in the “tunnel fits” era of athletics.
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NFL and NBA players have been turning their strolls from the stadium hallways to the locker room into fashion show catwalks, which has opened them up to different avenues of opportunities, while showcasing more personality under the helmet and allowing them to be defined by more than just their athletic abilities.
“When people think of football players, they think tough or mean, and guys that tackle,” Hopkins tells Billboard. “Then they see a different perspective of us wearing cool things, and I think it gives us a certain light that allows the audience to appreciate us more as people.”
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Hopkins parlayed that reputation into a deal with IMG Models, walking in fashion shows for Vetements and Fear of God, and being named to Nashville’s 25 Most People People list while playing for the Tennessee Titans.
He checked another box off on Friday (Jan. 31) with the release of his 60-piece Boohooman capsule collection. Filled with tonal palettes splattered across t-shirts, bomber jackets, elevated trousers, silk sets and more, Hopkins and Boohooman made sure to keep the collection affordable with every piece under $60.
“All the pieces are easily wearable. Nothing crazy — very versatile,” he says. “I got some matching tonal silk sets in there. I got a little bomber jacket, which I feel like is the hero piece. I wanted to make things affordable because growing up I couldn’t afford the craziest things.”
Next up: the biggest game of Hopkins’ life. With Super Bowl LIX on deck in New Orleans, the future Hall-of-Famer will look to add the only thing missing from his decorated resume — a championship ring.
“It would mean everything,” he says of lifting the Lombardi Trophy. “I think it would kind of put my legacy in a good place of hopefully being one of the best to play the game.”
Check out the rest of our chat with the 32-year-old wideout as he touches on his new music publishing company, friendships with Shaboozey and Travis Scott as well as what’s buzzing on his pre-game playlist. Shop Hopkins’ Boohooman collection here.
How did the partnership with Boohooman come together and how involved were you in the collection?
I’m about to play in the Super Bowl, baby… It started a couple of months ago. Me being a fan of Boohooman, I was looking to collab with someone. I feel like Boohooman is a brand that’s respected everywhere. My little sister, my brothers — we’ve all been supporters of it. I wanted to make something happen and they agreed.
As far as being hands-on with the collection, it was an understanding of who I am and who they are. It was something that was easy because I didn’t have to do much and they didn’t either. The pieces they chose and I chose it worked and it was very effortless because they know who I am from studying me and I knew who they were. We made it work. I’m a clean guy kind of guy. I want it to be clean, but very easy. The color palette is very tonal which is my vibe. All the pieces are easily wearable. Nothing crazy — very versatile. I got some matching tonal silk sets in there. I got a little bomber jacket, which I feel like is the hero piece. I wanted to make things affordable because growing up I couldn’t afford the craziest things. The pieces I did have I appreciated. I wanted to stay under $100, which I’m happy we made happen.
What do you think about the tunnel fits aesthetic that’s taken over the NFL from when you came in, in the early 2010s, to now — with social media booming and how big fashion’s become?
I think tunnel pieces for football players have changed some people’s perspective on football players. See us as equal. Some of us are funny and we wear cool, funny stuff. Like, Mack Hollins wore a costume. People see that and are like, “Okay, these guys are cool and have a personality other than tackling each other.” I think the walk-through has opened up a different audience to the fans appreciating us and waiting for certain guys’ outfits and seeing what they’re doing. It’s opened a lot of doors in the fashion world and for fashion brands to see the football players — we can be runway models, and design and collab. It’s just getting started.
You’ve walked in the Vetements and Fear of God shows in the past — if you could talk about connecting with those brands.
That was a blessing. I signed to IMG Models about six or seven years ago and I think part of the reason they signed me was the tunnel fits. How I put certain pieces on and that led to other things. I walked in Jerry Lorenzo’s show in the Hollywood Bowl. I went to Paris and walked in Vetements which was a dream come true. I seen more guys — even ex-NFL players — getting into the fashion scene. Everything I would say started with the tunnel walk-ins. I would say I was one of the early pioneer guys who kind of led the way and was a unicorn at the time of wearing things at the time that people would say is borderline “this is a little crazy.” I did it, and I’m happy guys like [Russell Westbrook] in the NBA did it as well. Not a lot of people were really wearing or trying to make that the expressive fashion sense that some guys do.
Who would you say has the best style on the Chiefs?
Outside of myself, I would say JuJu Smith-Schuster. JuJu has good style. He’s not scared to be himself or wear something unique. That’s the reason I would say JuJu.
What are you thinking for the Super Bowl Sunday gameday style?
I’m still deciding, but I’m thinking I want to have some balance to whatever I wear. I don’t want to go too crazy because it is a big game. It has its moment itself. I might wear something to balance it and tone it down a bit.
Who are some of your go-to’s for the pre-game playlist for the Super Bowl?
I’m very balanced in my music taste. I gotta go Montell Fish, Sauce Walka, Chris Stapleton and Marcus King. That’s my vibe right now. I’ll throw a little H-Town in there.
How did your friendship with Shaboozey come about? I saw you in the “Drink Don’t Need No Mix” video.
I would say just appreciation for my craft. A mutual appreciation. I’ve been listening to Shaboozey for a while. I was in L.A. and I have some friends that know him. I’ve been a supporter of his since day one. It came about because of a mutual friendship. We hung out in Nashville when I was living there because he had a show. We’ve been [cool] for a couple of years now. We’re pushing each other. We’re each other’s biggest fans and biggest critics. I started a publishing company in Nashville. A joint pub company.
Tell me more about the publishing company.
There’s a group called Spirit Music Group from Nashville and they have a lot of big country artists. It’s a joint venture with myself and them. It’s called Lasa (Love All Serve All). We’re working on a big artist who averages three million monthly listeners on Spotify his name is Lecade. We just finalized it. It hasn’t even been six months now. We got a lot of artists who want to get on and I’m trying to keep it versatile. Def looking for pop, country and a little bit of everything.
When you were in Houston, were you cool with Travis Scott? I saw you playing in the Cactus Jack softball game.
Oh yeah. Trav’s my guy, man. I was listening to Trav in early 2013 and of course I was like, “This dude is gonna blow up.” Obviously, he did. Trav and I, we definitely hung out especially being in Houston.
Tay Keith is another person you’re cool with out there.
Tay Keith is one of my good friends. The thing I love about Tay Keith is Tay Keith is a businessman. He’s got a tequila company called Shadow Tequila based in Nashville and it’s doing really well. I’m a big supporter of my friends and what he’s doing. A lot of people know him as Tay Keith the producer, but he’s a businessman, and I think that’s why we get a long so well. Tay Keith is one of my best friends back there.
What’s your album or song of the year for 2024?
I would have to go with Marcus King’s “F–k My Life Up Again” and the album’s Mood Swings. That whole album is pretty good.
What would it mean to win a ring and finish off this season right?
I’ve played 12 years, and I think I’ve played with 19 or 20 quarterbacks. I think, for me, to get this Super Bowl — it would be a [testament] to my patience and my faith and still trusting God and trusting myself. I think it would kind of put my legacy where it needs to be.
During the 2025 Grammys red carpet Sunday (Feb. 2), one reporter got a little caught up in the femininomenon of Chappell Roan while speaking to Babyface.
In a viral clip of the awkward exchange, the “When Can I See You” singer — looking dapper in a jewel-encrusted suit jacket and black shades — is only a few words into his answer to a question while speaking to The Associated Press when the 26-year-old pop star walks by behind him. At that point, one of the AP’s reporters calls out to get Roan’s attention while Babyface is still speaking, prompting the R&B icon to stop in the middle of what he’s saying and ask, “You guys wanna do that?”
“Go do that,” Babyface adds, relinquishing his microphone as the “Hot to Go!” singer — appearing not to have heard the interaction — walks over.
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Shortly afterward, AP posted an apology on X. “We are deeply sorry for cutting our interview with Babyface short on our YouTube livestream of the Grammys red carpet,” the news agency wrote in its statement. “We have apologized to him through his representative and to our viewers on the livestream.”
Billboard has reached out to Babyface’s rep for comment.
As evidenced by the commotion on the carpet, Roan was one of the buzziest guests at the 2025 ceremony. The star walked in with six nominations total, including for song, record and album of the year for “Good Luck, Babe!” and The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, respectively. Though she didn’t take home any of those Big 3 awards — Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” won both song categories while Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter scored AOTY — the Missouri native did win best new artist.
And during her speech, she boldly challenged record labels to take better care of their artists, especially signees. “I told myself if I ever won a Grammy and I got to stand up here in front of the most powerful people in music, I would demand that labels and the industry profiting millions of dollars off of artists would offer a livable wage and healthcare, especially for developing artists,” Roan said while accepting best new artist. “Labels, we got you — but do you got us?”
Elsewhere in the night, the star performed her Billboard Hot 100 top 40 hit “Pink Pony Club,” taking the stage atop a giant pink horse prop while surrounded by dancers in clown makeup.
But before the ceremony even started, AP’s Krysta Fauria also issued a personal apology to Babyface before the site’s red-carpet coverage ended. “I wanted to say that I’m really sorry about interrupting Babyface earlier,” she said in a clip from the broadcast. “I’m a big Babyface fan — as are we all — and so I just wanted to say that I really apologize.”
This week, Alison Krauss & Union Station preview their upcoming first album in 14 years, while Charley Crockett continues his hard-charging music release pace with his latest song, and Country Music Hall of Famer Randy Travis pays homage to his love for horses in his latest AI-assisted song.
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Check out all of these and more in Billboard‘s roundup of the best songs in country, Americana and bluegrass to release this week week below.
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Alison Krauss & Union Station, “Looks Like the End of the Road”
Alison Krauss & Union Station is set to release its first album in 14 years, when the group issues the new album Arcadia on March 28. A preview of that project comes in the form of “Looks Like the End of the Road,” written by Jeremy Lister. Krauss’s ethereal voice is as haunting as ever on this mournful ballad, where doleful lyrics look back on a time marked by regret and deceit, and get elevated by the elegant interplay between Krauss’ voice and Jerry Douglas’s soul-piercing steel guitar.
Randy Travis, “Horses in Heaven”
The Country Music Hall of Famer released his first song incorporating the use of vocal AI last year, when he unveiled “Where That Came From.” Travis returns with another AI-assisted song, one that honors Travis’ lifelong love of horses, as well as his late father, a horse trainer in North Carolina. Written by Jon Randall and Matt Nolen, this song features gentle guitar and restrained percussion lifting its message, contemplating the possibility of an afterlife filled with horses, musing that thunder is a band of angels riding on horses across the skies. The feel is classic Travis, with a song that sounds as though it could have been plucked from any number of his 1980s albums.
Camille Parker, “Run Wild”
This CMT Next Women of Country alumna shifts her sound into a mesh of soulful pop and country to chronicle her journey of chasing her musical dreams in Atlanta and Nashville. “I can’t put down these cigarettes and I can’t shake these songs in my head,” she sings. The purity of Parker’s voice lends a soothing aspect to the song, adding a touch of tension to the song’s lyrics tracing the trials she’s weathered, including miles of traveling in a beatup vehicle, and fighting to have her music heard. Polished guitars and churning percussion make this a radio-ready track.
Charley Crockett, “Lonesome Drifter”
Over the course of the past decade and more than a dozen albums, Charley Crockett has cemented himself as not only a keenly talented artist with a respect and deep knowledge of his musical forebears, but also as a central figure in the future of Americana music. He continues his dogged album release pace by introducing his upcoming Shooter Jennings co-produced album Lonesome Drifter — his first project after newly signing with Island Records — by releasing the title track to the project. His signature commanding, grainy voice melds masterfully with the guitar, tambourine and steady percussion underpinning the song’s story of a drifter making his home on the highways and in every town.
Karley Scott Collins, “Runner”
In a few short years, Karley Scott Collins has proven her adeptness at creating soul-searching songs and high-flying uptempo tracks that equally showcase her stunner of a voice. Here, this multi-talented vocalist, songwriter, guitar player, producer and bassist crafts a self-aware, introspective look at the lingering impact of a broken heart, one that finds her hesitant to step out and find love again. Collins co-wrote the song with Sam Backoff, Zane Callister and Ashley Ray. This year, Collins will be opening on Keith Urban’s High and Alive tour.
Though he went home empty-handed, Shaboozey had a heckuva night at the 2025 Grammy Awards on Sunday (Feb. 2), where he performed a medley of his hits alongside the other best new artist nominees. When Billboard caught up with the “Good News” singer backstage after the ceremony — where he was up for five awards […]
It’s common practice for artists to thank their families when winning major awards. But, as rock star St. Vincent proved at the 2025 Grammys on Sunday (Feb. 2), it’s rare to see artists reveal that they’re married with kids during a massive event.
During the evening’s pre-telecast awards, Annie Clark (St. Vincent’s offstage name) took home the best rock song trophy for her 2024 single “Broken Man.” During her acceptance speech, the singer surprised fans and audience members by offering a special shout-out to “my beautiful wife Leah [and] our beautiful daughter.” In a later acceptance speech for best alternative music album for her 2024 LP All Born Screaming, Clark thanked her family for a second time.
Clark is known for remaining tight-lipped about her personal life, a fact that she acknowledged in a backstage interview after winning her award. When a reporter from the Associated Press said that they were “totally unaware” of Clark’s marital status, the singer jumped in to add that “most people were,” revealing that she and her spouse have made a concerted effort to keep their relationship out of the public eye.
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“She’s young, we’ve kept it under wraps,” she said, before quickly clarifying her point with a laugh. “The child is young, just to be clear, the child is young, not the wife!” The singer added that she and her family had plans to celebrate her victory with her sisters, but that Clark intended “to be in bed by 10” that night.
Elsewhere in her backstage interviews, Clark reflected on the LGBTQ+ representation at the annual show and across the industry, remarking that queer people existing in the industry and the world at large is not news. “There have always been queer people in the history of the world, and especially in music,” she said. “There’s a bunch of queer people being celebrated this year. And that’s great, of course it’s great — empathy and humanity, let’s go.”
For Billboard‘s 2024 Pride cover story, the singer opened up about the history of queer people in the music business, while pointing out the importance of LGBTQ+ artists remaining on the cutting edge of culture. “There have been plenty of queer people in music. Even if the culture was saying no, there were always queer people in the arts. Please. We have built this,” she said at the time. “If you’re safe for the TV screen, you also invite an aspect of grift [from the outside world]. Which … I raise an eyebrow at.”
The All Born Screaming singer took home three trophies at Sunday night’s ceremony — best rock song, best alternative music album and best alternative music performance for “Flea.” Clark was nominated in the best rock performance category, but ultimately lost out to the Beatles’ AI-assisted track “Now and Then.”
Taylor Swift may not have won any new awards at the 2025 Grammys Sunday night (Feb. 2), but she still got to show off something sparkly — thanks to Janelle Monáe. During the show’s sprawling Quincy Jones tribute, which the “We Are Young” singer closed with a phenomenal performance of Michael Jackson’s “Don’t Stop Till […]
Amy Allen made history at the 67th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday (Feb. 2), becoming the first woman to win for songwriter of the year, non-classical. The category is still fairly new: This was just the third year it was presented. Tobias Jesso Jr. was the inaugural winner in 2023, for writing songs by such artists […]
Beyoncé notched a number of firsts on Sunday night (Feb. 2) at the 2025 Grammy Awards. Not only did she become the first Black woman to take home the album of the year award as the lead artist this century when Cowboy Carter took the top prize, but she also finally scored her long-sought first win in the AOTY category after four previous nominations and losses.
Asked what the award means to her by ET after the show, Beyoncé said, “It’s very surreal and it’s been 25 years of working really had and trying me best to keep growing and keep opening up doors… so I’m just very honored.” In accepting the award, Bey shouted out the members of the Los Angeles Fire Department who presented it to her, thanking them for keeping Angelenos safe during the recent deadly wildfires that were acknowledged frequently during Sunday’s fundraising broadcast.
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“I’d like to thank and acknowledge and praise all of the firefighters for keeping us safe,” she said during the show. “I just feel very full and very honored. It’s been many, many years.”
A reporter for the Recording Academy also caught up with the singer backstage and got a similarly jubilant answer. “I feel overwhelmed, so full, thank you so much. This is a beautiful night,” she said, adding with some sass and a wrist roll, “the Beyhive is buzzin‘!”
In her chat with ET, Bey also said she was glad that her and Jay-Z’s eldest daughter, Blue Ivy, was on hand to see her mom triumph and join her on stage for the big moment. “Taller than me, and I don’t like it at all,” the singer joked about the 13-year-old, noting that their youngest daughter, four-year-old Rumi — who is also on Cowboy Carter — was “at home watching and I forgot to thank her so I get to thank her now: Thank you, Rumi.”
Beyoncé also took time to acknowledge that the Carter album was a means to introduce many more people to the deep history of Black country artists while showcasing such contemporary players as Rhiannon Giddens, whose hot banjo licks on the “Texas Hold ‘Em” single likely put a lot more eyes on her long career in country/bluegrass music.
“The banjo has a deep history and I just feel honored to reintroduce some of that history that I think has been lost and very, very honored that I got the response and the open heart and that people welcomed the album,” Beyoncé said, appearing to get a little teary-eyed when the interviewer mentioned how touched Giddens said she was in an chat last year about her prominent spot on the album.
“The love I got from the country community tonight really made me feel so seen and I’m very grateful,” Beyoncé said. “Hopefully they continue to open up the world for people that just love and respect the genre, no matter where they come from, everybody should be invited.”
In addition to AOTY, the 11-times nominated Cowboy Carter also won best country album, making Bey the first Black woman to ever take home the prize; she also won best country duo/group performance thanks to her Miley Cyrus team-up on “II Most Wanted.”
Watch Beyoncé talk AOTY Grammy win below.
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Beyoncé has revealed more details of her highly-anticipated—to say the least—Cowboy Carter Tour, which includes multiple dates in cities like Los Angeles, London and Washington, DC. The news arrives after Queen Bey finally won an Album of the Year Awards at the Grammys.
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The Cowboy Carter tour was first announced late on Saturday night (Feb 1) via a social media post that revealed a tour was forthcoming—,however social media, particularly NBA fans, was busy discussing the blockbuster Luka Donic to the Lakers trade.
But now we have more details, as the Cowboy Carter tour kicks off April 28 at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles before hitting cities like Chicago, East Rutherford (that will cover the Tri-State Area), and Houston before concluding on July 11 at Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta (its second date in the city). There is also a European leg that starts June 5 in London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for four dates (over a week), followed by a pair of dates in Paris at Stade de France.
With 11 nominations, the Cowboy Carter album won three Grammys including Album Of The Year, Best Country Album, and Best Country Duo/Group Performance. The tour is produced and directed by Parkwood Entertainment and promoted by Live Nation. Also worth mentioning SirDavis, Beyoncé’s own premium whiskey, is the official spirit of the tour and Cécred, the singer’s award-winning hair brand, is the official beauty brand of the tour because, she’s a business, man.
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TICKET DETAILS: There will be multiple presales ahead of the general on-sale. The general on-sale will take place starting Friday, February 14 at 12pm local time at beyonce.com. Additional presale information below.
BEYHIVE PRESALE: The BeyHive presale begins February 11 at 12pm through February 12 at 11am local. More information will be available at Beyonce.com.
ARTIST PRESALE: Fans can sign up for the Artist Presale now through February 6 at 8AM ET at livemu.sc/beyonce for U.S. + UK shows and livemu.sc/beyonceparis2025 for the Paris shows. The Artist Presale will begin February 13 at 12pm through February 13 at 10pm local.
In addition, sponsored presales will take place in select markets internationally:
U.S. – Citi Presale: Citi is the Official Card for the presale of the COWBOY CARTER TOUR. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets in the U.S. beginning February 12 at 12pm local time until February 13 at 11am local time through the Citi Entertainment® program. For those who are not existing Citi cardmembers, consumers can apply for the Citi Custom Cash Card online.* For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com
U.S. – Verizon Up Presale: Verizon will offer an exclusive presale for the COWBOY CARTER TOUR in the U.S through Verizon Access, just for being a customer. Verizon Access Presale tickets for select shows will begin February 12 at 12pm local time until February 13 at 11am local time. For more details visit Verizon.com/Access.
U.K. + France – Mastercard Presale: Mastercard cardholders have special access to Presale tickets in London & Paris. Mastercard Presale starts February 12 at 12pm local time and ends February 13 at 11am local time. Plus, Preferred ticket access to some of the best tickets are available from February 14 at 12pm local time. Check out priceless.com/music for details.
Marriott Bonvoy, the world’s leading hospitality company and official hotel partner of COWBOY CARTER TOUR, is providing Marriott Bonvoy members the opportunity to access unparalleled perks and experiences in cities across the tour.
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COWBOY CARTER TOUR DATES:
April 28, 2025 – Los Angeles, CA – SoFi Stadium
May 01, 2025 – Los Angeles, CA – SoFi Stadium
May 04, 2025 – Los Angeles, CA – SoFi Stadium
May 07, 2025 – Los Angeles, CA – SoFi Stadium
May 15, 2025 – Chicago, IL – Soldier Field
May 17, 2025 – Chicago, IL – Soldier Field
May 22, 2025 – East Rutherford, NJ – MetLife Stadium
May 24, 2025 – East Rutherford, NJ – MetLife Stadium
May 25, 2025 – East Rutherford, NJ – MetLife Stadium
May 28, 2025 – East Rutherford, NJ – MetLife Stadium
June 05, 2025 – London, UK – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
June 07, 2025 – London, UK – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
June 10, 2025 – London, UK – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
June 12, 2025 – London, UK – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
June 19, 2025 – Paris, France – Stade de France
June 21, 2025 – Paris, France – Stade de France
June 28, 2025 – Houston, TX – NRG Stadium
June 29, 2025 – Houston, TX – NRG Stadium
July 04, 2025 – Washington, D.C. – Northwest Stadium
July 07, 2025 – Washington, D.C. – Northwest Stadium
July 10, 2025 – Atlanta, GA – Mercedes Benz Stadium
July 11, 2025 – Atlanta, GA – Mercedes Benz Stadium
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