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Jason Kelce is setting the record straight after the internet teased him for supposedly taking a snooze during Taylor Swift‘s Eras Tour show in Miami, which the retired Philadelphia Eagles center attended sans Travis Kelce over the weekend.
On the latest episode of New Heights posted Wednesday (Oct. 23) — five days after Jason and his family caught the pop star’s first of three performances in Florida — the elder Kelce brother cleared his name when discussing a viral photo of him sitting down during the show, his eyes closed. “What is that all about?” Travis teased at first. “The show is absolutely electric. It’s the greatest show that’s ever been on stage, and you’re over here falling asleep?”
“Travis, you know I didn’t take a nap,” Jason responded, explaining that he’d actually been fully entranced by Swift’s music when the photo was taken. “I’m just sitting here, and I’m just, like, feeling it. I’m tapping my thigh, in the moment, listening to the song. Then, all of a sudden, I go on Twitter and I see this f–king picture. I’m like, ‘What the f–k! I’m not even sleeping!’”
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To further prove his point, the Monday Night Countdown anchor emphasized that the “Anti-Hero” singer’s concerts would have been nearly impossible to sleep through. “This Miami show was incredible,” he told Travis. “It was on another level. I texted you halfway through it like, ‘Dude, this rain. Tay is killing it.’”
“When Reputation came on and she came out in the new outfit and the rain was coming down, the place could’ve f–king erupted,” Jason continued. “I mean, it did. The amount of energy was insane.”
“I had all of the FOMO in the world with the entire family and a lot of our friends being there,” added Travis, who was busy helping the Kansas City Chiefs defeat the San Francisco 49ers over the weekend. “I had a lot of friends that were also down by the stage … they were saying the same thing that you’re saying, that the Miami stadium was just incredible. I wish I was there.”
As mentioned by the brothers, Swift’s shows at Hard Rock Stadium were indeed memorable. Her first and third performances were made more intense by heavy rain falling on the venue — “Shout out to Tay Tay for powering through a few rain shows there,” Travis gushed on the podcast — and fans went wild when the 14-time Grammy winner debuted a brand new Reputation outfit for the first time in the Eras trek’s nearly two-year run.
“I knew I was going to be savoring every moment up on that stage but the bewildering passion of those crowds really blew my mind,” Swift reflected of the shows on Instagram Oct. 22. “I got some new outfits, and it’s always nice when the crowd notices that 😁 You guys are just the best.”
Watch the Kelce brothers discuss Swift’s Miami Eras Tour shows above.
The Contenders is a midweek column that looks at artists aiming for the top of the Billboard charts, and the strategies behind their efforts. This week, for the upcoming Billboard Hot 100 dated Nov. 2, we look at our potential first new No. 1 in months, as a pair of big new releases compete with Shaboozey’s 15-week champ to claim the top spot.
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Shaboozey, “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” (American Dogwood/EMPIRE/Magnolia Music): The song to beat on the Hot 100 for the last three-plus months has been Shaboozey’s hip-hop-assisted country anthem, which spends its 15th week in pole position on this week’s chart (dated Oct. 26). With one more week on top, it would match the 16-week run of Morgan Wallen’s “Last Night” as the longest-reigning Hot 100 No. 1 of the 2020s, while also moving into a four-way tie with “Last Night,” Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men’s “One Sweet Day” and Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s Justin Bieber-featuring “Despacito” for the second-longest-lasting No. 1 in the chart’s complete history.
The song, of course, remains a top performer across the Hot 100 component charts, as it tops Radio Songs, Streaming Songs and Digital Song Sales this week – its third time tripling up on the three listings. It is beginning to slide in totals, however, slipping 2% in radio airplay audience impressions, 6% in official streams and 8% in digital song sales, according to Luminate – meaning that its hold on the top spot is increasingly vulnerable, should a really big new song come along to challenge for the throne. (Meanwhile, a second single, “Highway,” from the singer-songwriter’s album Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going has just been sent to radio.)
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Shaboozey isn’t laying down for anyone, though – and in fact, he made his most high-profile appearance of the season on Tuesday night, performing “A Bar Song” on TNT before the NBA season officially tipped off with Knicks-Celtics.
Morgan Wallen, “Love Somebody” (Big Loud/Mercury/Republic): It would almost be poetic if the song that prevented – or at least delayed – Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song” from tying the 16-week mark of “Last Night” was actually by Morgan Wallen himself. Wallen should have a chance to go for the block next week following the Friday (Oct. 18) release of his new single “Love Somebody” — his follow-up to the top 10 hit “Lies Lies Lies” — which he extensively teased on TikTok and through live performances, and has an uptempo energy more reminiscent of his recent Hot 100-topping Post Malone teamup “I Had Some Help.”
The song is off to a great start both on streaming — where it’s been No. 1 on Apple Music’s real time chart essentially since its release day, and debuted at No. 1 on Spotify’s Daily Top Songs USA listing (though it’s since slipped to No. 6 there) — and in sales, as it’s been in the top two on iTunes for most of the tracking week. It’s also off to a hot start on radio, with 11.5 million in all-format airplay audience in its first four days (Oct. 18-21), including 10.2 million from reporters to the Country Airplay chart, where it will challenge for an extremely rare debut in the top 10. (He’d be in familiar territory there, however, as both “Lies” and “Help” are currently residing in the top 10.)
Will it be enough to knock off “A Bar Song”? It could be a close race, coming down to the final days – so we’ll see if Wallen and his team have any aces up their sleeve to try to protect their “Last Night” mark. (A Thursday Night Football appearance on Amazon Prime, perhaps?)
ROSÉ & Bruno Mars, “APT.” (Atlantic): A high-profile Bruno Mars pop team-up gets off to a modestly successful start before growing throughout the week and ending up an unexpected challenger for a debut in the Hot 100’s top tier. Sound familiar? Well, just a couple months ago, it was the early story for “Die With a Smile,” Mars’ teamup with fellow pop megastar Lady Gaga, which ultimately debuted at No. 3 on the Hot 100 and has spent the first nine weeks of its chart run in the top 10. Now, it’s déjà vu all over again for Mars – though this time with a duet partner with much less established chart history than Gaga.
“APT.,” Mars’ much-promoted collab with BLACKPINK solo star ROSÉ, debuted at No. 11 on Spotify’s Daily Top Songs USA chart for Friday (Oct. 18) — but by Sunday, it had bounded to No. 1, where it has stayed since. (The song has also been growing on Apple Music, but has yet to crack the real-time chart’s top 50 as of posting.) The song is also selling well, currently residing at No. 3 on iTunes, and is aiming to debut on the Pop Airplay chart after its first week of tracking – which would make it ROSÉ’s first entry on the chart as a soloist. (Her solo history on the Hot 100 has also been relatively muted, with her “On the Ground” peaking at No. 70 – though she’s of course reached the chart’s top 20 as a member of BLACKPINK.)
The song might have started a little too slow to be a real contender for No. 1 next week in its debut – but it could be a second top 10 hit for Mars this year, and if it keeps growing like this, we might still be talking about it in future Contenders columns.
Kelsea Ballerini announced the dates for a 2025 U.S. tour in support of her Patterns album on Wednesday (Oct. 23), a 30-city aren trek that is slated to kick off on Jan. 21 in Grand Rapids, MI at the Van Andel Arena.
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The “Cowboys Cry Too” singer revealed the dates for her first all-arena headlining outing in an Instagram post, writing, “this ain’t my first rodeo (but it IS my first arena tour!!!!!!) i genuinely can’t wait to be back on the road with you in 2025 and sing our lil hearts out together.”
Fans can sign up now for early access to tickets here, with pre-sales starting on Oct. 29 at 10 a.m. local time, followed by a general on-sale on Nov. 1 beginning at 10 a.m. local time. Ballerini is gearing up for a sold-out gig at New York’s Madison Square Garden on Oct. 29 to celebrate the upcoming (Oct. 25) release date of Patterns, the follow-up to her 2022 LP Subject to Change. There will also be an artist pre-sale on Oct. 29 beginning at 12 p.m. local time; fans can register for access to the artist pre-sale here.
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“PATTERNS is an album about taking inventory of self and life as it is, moving through the things that need changing, and celebrating the wins along the way,” said Ballerini in a statement. “Writing this record really was just one big beautiful conversation with myself, Alysa (Vanderheym), Karen (Fairchild), Hillary (Lindsey) and Jessie Jo (Dillon). THAT is what I want to bring into my show…a night (well, a lot of nights) where we come together and have the greatest night dancing while unpacking all of it. With confetti and costume changes, of course.”
The 30-city Kelsea Ballerini Live on Tour trek featuring support from MaRynn Taylor and Maisie Peters will take the singer to Chicago, Milwaukee, Nashville, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Toronto, Philadelphia, Boston, Tampa, Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles, San Diego, Phoenix and Las Vegas before wrapping up on March 30 at the Ball Arena in Denver. In keeping with her commitment to support mental health charities, the singer is donating $1 from every ticket sold to her Feel Your Way Through Foundation, which aims to lessen the stigma around conversations about mental health.
Check out the dates for Ballerini’s 2025 North American tour below:
Jan. 21 — Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel Arena
Jan. 23 — Chicago, IL @ United Center
Jan. 24 — Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center
Jan. 25 — Milwaukee, WI @ Fiserv Forum
Jan. 29 — Duluth, GA @ Gas South Arena
Jan. 31 — Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
Feb. 1 — Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center
Feb. 4 — Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena
Feb. 6 — Buffalo, NY @ KeyBank Center
Feb. 7 — Pittsburgh, PA @ PPG Paints Arena
Feb. 8 — Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena
Feb. 10 — Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
Feb. 13 — Boston, MA @ TD Garden
Feb. 14 — Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena
Feb. 15 — Washington, DC @ Capital One Arena
Feb. 18 — Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center
Feb. 20 — Charlotte, NC @ Spectrum Center
Feb. 22 — Tampa, FL @ Amalie Arena
Feb. 23 — Hollywood, FL @ Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Fla
Feb. 26 — Fort Worth, TX @ Dickies Arena
March 13 — Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena
March 14 — Spokane, WA @ Spokane Arena
March 15 — Portland, OR @ Moda Center
March 18 — Sacramento, CA @ Golden 1 Center
March 21 — Los Angeles, CA @ Crypto.com Arena
March 22 — San Diego, CA @ Pechanga Arena San Diego
March 25 — Phoenix, AZ @ Footprint Center
March 28 — Las Vegas, NV @ T-Mobile Arena
March 29 — Salt Lake City, UT @ Delta Center
March 30 — Denver, CO @ Ball Arena
Billboard’s inaugural Top Movie Songs chart, powered by Tunefind (a Songtradr company), is here, and Bee Gees’ “Tragedy” claims the first No. 1 spot after its synch in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.
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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 2024. The ranking includes newly released films from the preceding two months.
Billboard has previously partnered with Tunefind on the Top TV Songs chart, which tracks usages each month of music in television shows. Gracie Abrams’ “Close to You,” from Emily in Paris, is the latest No. 1.
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“Tragedy” reigns as one of five songs featured in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice on the first Top Movie Songs tally. The film, a sequel to the 1988 favorite Beetlejuice, was released on Sept. 6 and again stars Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder and Catherine O’Hara alongside franchise newcomers Jenna Ortega, Willem Dafoe and more.
In September 2024, “Tragedy,” which peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks in 1979, earned 3.8 million official on-demand U.S. streams and earned 2,000 downloads, according to Luminate.
“Tragedy” also featured in one of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’s pre-release trailers.
Jimmy Buffett’s “Margaritaville” (No. 5; 6.1 million streams, 1,000 downloads), Richard Marx’s “Right Here Waiting” (No. 6; 4.2 million streams, 1,000 downloads) and a pair of versions of “MacArthur Park” (Richard Harris’ at No. 9 with 1.2 million streams and 1,000 downloads, Donna Summer’s at No. 10 with 750,000 streams and 1,000 downloads) supplement the Beetlejuice Beetlejuice onslaught on the inaugural Top Movie Songs.
Like “Tragedy,” the other four songs also reached the Hot 100 in their time. “Margaritaville” peaked at No. 8 in 1977, Buffett’s top-performing hit on the chart. Marx’s “Right Here Waiting” ruled for three weeks in 1989. Harris’ rendition of “MacArthur Park” peaked at No. 2 in 1968, and Summer’s was a three-week leader a decade later in 1978.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice topped the box office in its first three weeks of release.
One other movie notches more than one song on the September 2024 ranking: It Ends With Us, released Aug. 9, which boasts the Nos. 2 and 3. Starring Blake Lively, the movie features, among others, synchs of Taylor Swift’s “My Tears Ricochet” and Post Malone’s White Iverson,” which appear at Nos. 2 (12.9 million streams, 1,000 downloads) and 3 (13.4 million streams), respectively, representing a decidedly more updated flair versus Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’s largely ’60s, ‘70s and ‘80s soundtrack.
See the full top 10, also featuring music from Transformers One, Cuckoo and Speak No Evil, below.
Rank, Song, Artist, Movie1. “Tragedy,” Bee Gees, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice2. “My Tears Ricochet,” Taylor Swift, It Ends With Us3. “White Iverson,” Post Malone, It Ends With Us4. “If I Fall,” Quavo, Ty Dolla $ign & ARE WE DREAMING, Transformers One5. “Margaritaville,” Jimmy Buffet, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice6. “Right Here Waiting,” Richard Marx, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice7. “Inside Out,” Martin Dupont, Cuckoo8. “Black Velvet,” Alannah Myles, Speak No Evil9. “MacArthur Park,” Richard Harris, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice10. “MacArthur Park,” Donna Summer, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
What a long strange trip it’s been, indeed.
Grateful Dead, a band that was never even nominated for a Grammy, and which became one of the most legendary live acts in history despite having a grand total of one top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, will honored as the 2025 MusiCares Persons of the Year. The 34th annual Persons of the Year benefit gala will be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, two nights before the 67th annual Grammy Awards at Crypto.com Arena.
Grateful Dead is the third band to receive the honor, following Fleetwood Mac in 2018 and Aerosmith in 2020. Marking the band’s 60th anniversary in 2025, original members Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh and Bobby Weir will be recognized for their contributions to music, their philanthropic efforts and their pioneering role in fostering communities through their concerts and activism. The event will also include posthumous tributes to Jerry Garcia, one of the band’s founders, who died in 1995 at age 53.
Hart, Kreutzmann, Lesh and Weir released an extended joint statement about the honor. Here it is, in full:
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“It’s simple: we all need music. It speaks to each of us, offering what we need to face what life presents—enhancing our joys, helping us spread them, and making our sorrows easier to bear. We can’t imagine a world without it. As our ol’ pal, Jerry, used to say, ‘You get some, you give some back,’ a tremendously effective way to share those benefits.
“While we can’t prove that the Muse—the force behind what we do—is working to build a support system for the show, over sixty years in music has taught us that it takes a lot of dedicated people to bring everything to life. Each person behind the scenes has honed their skills to meet the many needs of the show. Without them, it wouldn’t be what the Muse intends, and each of them is essential, pouring their hearts and spirits into it.
“We also want to recognize the community of Dead Heads for their unwavering support over the years—we wouldn’t be here without you.
“We are deeply honored to be recognized as MusiCares Persons of the Year. This honor is truly a testament to the legacy of the music, which has always been bigger than us—it’s about the connection between us, the crew, and all those who’ve been on this long strange trip. It’s not just about what we create, but about making sure the people behind it, behind us every night, the ones who quietly make it all happen, get the support they need to keep going, no matter what life throws at them. We’re grateful to stand with MusiCares and hope everyone continues to support this vital mission to ensure music thrives in perpetuity.”
Formed in 1965, Grateful Dead is one of the most influential bands in American history, renowned for their distinctive blend of rock, folk, jazz and avant-garde music. In December, the month before the MusiCares honor, Grateful Dead will be included in the 47th class of the Kennedy Center Honorees, alongside Bonnie Raitt, Arturo Sandoval, Francis Ford Coppola and the Apollo Theater in Harlem.
The Dead’s final tally of 2,318 concerts remains a world record. An album recorded at their Barton Hall Concert at Cornell University in 1977 was inducted into the National Recording Registry in 2011.
As noted, the band never received a Grammy nomination, but it has two recordings in the Grammy Hall of Fame: their back-to-back 1970 studio albums Workingman’s Dead (1970) and American Beauty. The band also received the Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007.
The Dead was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1994, the year before Garcia died.
The band has made the Billboard 200 with a staggering 124 titles. The highest-charting was its 1987 Arista album In the Dark, which reached No. 6. That album also spawned the band’s only top 10 hit on the Hot 100, “Touch of Grey.” (The band’s signature song, “Truckin’,” was its second-highest single, reaching No. 64 in 1971.)
In February, the band broke the record for most top 40-charting albums on the Billboard 200 since the chart began publishing on a regular weekly basis in March 1956. It has since added two more top 40 albums, for a record-extending total of 61.
The MusiCares Person of the Year tribute ceremony is one of the most prestigious events held during Grammy Week. It includes a cocktail reception, followed by a dinner and tribute concert.
Since its inception in 1991, the Person of the Year gala has raised funds to support MusiCares’ health and human services programs, which offer physical and mental health care, addiction recovery, preventive clinics, unforeseen personal emergencies, and disaster relief to music professionals.
Five-time Grammy winner Don Was will serve as musical director for the event. The gala will again be produced by live event broadcast outfit Lewis & Clark, comprised of Joe Lewis and R.A. Clark. They also oversaw last year’s gala honoring Jon Bon Jovi. AEG is the event’s principal sponsor.
“MusiCares is proud to honor the Grateful Dead at the 2025 Persons of the Year Gala,” Laura Segura, executive director of MusiCares, said in a statement. “Their legacy transcends music, having built a community of fans and collaborators that embody the spirit of connection and support, something that is deeply aligned with MusiCares’ mission. The band’s passion for the arts and philanthropy, along with their enduring commitment to social causes, has made a lasting impact that goes beyond the stage. It is a privilege to celebrate their contributions to both music and humanity.”
Beyond their musical achievements, Grateful Dead members have made significant contributions to philanthropic causes. Garcia, Hart, Kreutzmann, Lesh, and Weir have all supported efforts ranging from environmental conservation and mental health to music education and social justice. Initiatives like Garcia’s involvement with the Rex Foundation, Hart’s work in music therapy and brain health, Weir’s advocacy for addressing climate change and combating poverty, Kreutzmann’s ocean conservation efforts, and Lesh’s Unbroken Chain Foundation underscore the band’s commitment to making a difference beyond the stage.
Tables and tickets are available for purchase at http://personoftheyear.musicares.org/. For more information about the event or sponsorship opportunities, visit MusiCares.org or email personoftheyear@musicares.org.
Tyler, the Creator is taking the Chromakopia experience on the road next year. The rapper announced the dates for the 2025 tour in support of his upcoming seventh studio album of the same name — due out on Oct. 28 — on Wednesday morning (Oct. 23).
The AEG Presents-promoted Chromakopia: The World Tour, with special guests Lil Yachty and Paris Texas, is slated to kick off in St. Paul, MN at the Xcel Energy Center on Feb. 4, followed by arena shows in: Milwaukee, Denver, a three-night stand at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, Oakland, Vancouver, Seattle, San Francisco, Las Vegas, San Diego, Phoenix, Atlanta, Miami, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago, Detroit, Boston, New York and Toronto before winding down on July 27 at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ.
During a break in the North American run, Tyler will hop over to Europe in April and May, hitting Paris, Milan, Frankfurt, Copenhagen, Prague, Berlin, Amsterdam, London and Manchester before wrapping at the OVO Hydro in Glasgow on May 30. The tour will also hit Australia and New Zealand in August and September.
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Tickets go on sale on Nov. 1 at 10 a.m. local time in each market. American Express will have a card member presale for the shows in North America and Australia/NZ, the U.K. and select European cities available here, before the general public on-sale beginning Oct. 29, while supplies last.
Tyler dropped the new single, “St. Chroma,” last week and then followed-up on Monday with the new single and video for “Noid,” which features a cameo from The Bear star Ayo Edebiri.
Check out the dates for Tyler, the Creator’s 2025 Chromakopia world tour below:
North America Tour Dates
Feb. 4 – St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center *^
Feb. 6 – Milwaukee, WI @ Fiserv Forum *^
Feb. 8 – Kansas City, MO @ T-Mobile Center *^
Feb. 11 – Denver, CO @ Ball Arena *^
Feb. 14 – Los Angeles, CA @ Crypto.com Arena *^
Feb. 17 – Los Angeles, CA @ Crypto.com Arena *^
Feb. 20 – Los Angeles, CA @ Crypto.com Arena *^
Feb. 23 – Sacramento, CA @ Golden 1 Center *^
Feb. 24 – Oakland, CA @ Oakland Arena *^
Feb. 26 – Portland, OR @ Moda Center *^
Feb. 28 – Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena *^
March 2 – Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena *^
March 5 – San Francisco, CA @ Chase Center *^
March 7 – Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand Garden Arena *^
March 9 – San Diego, CA @ Pechanga Arena San Diego *^
March 12 – Phoenix, AZ @ Footprint Center *^
March 15 – Austin, TX @ Moody Center *^
March 17 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center *^
March 19 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center *^
March 21 – Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena *^
March 22 – Orlando, FL @ Kia Center ^
March 24 – Miami, FL @ Kaseya Center ^
March 26 – Charlotte, NC @ Spectrum Center *^
March 28 – Pittsburgh, PA @ PPG Paints Arena *^
March 29 – Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center *^
April 1 – Washington, D.C. @ Capital One Arena *^
June 27 – Cincinnati, OH @ Heritage Bank Center *^
June 28 – Cleveland, OH @ Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse *^
June 30 – Chicago, IL @ United Center *^
July 3 – Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena *^
July 5 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center *^
July 8 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden *^
July 11 – Baltimore, MD @ CFG Bank Arena *^
July 12 – Raleigh, NC @ Lenovo Center *^
July 14 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden *^
July 17 – Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center *^
July 22 – Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre *^
July 24 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena *^
July 27 – Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center *^
UK/EU Tour Dates
April 25 – Antwerp, BE @ Sportpaleis *^
April 27 – Paris, FR @ Accor Arena *^
April 30 – Milan, IT @ Unipol Forum *^
May 1 – Zurich, CH @ Hallenstadion *^
May 2 – Frankfurt, DE @ Festhalle *^
May 4 – Cologne, DE @ LANXESS Arena *^
May 6 – Oslo, NO @ Oslo Spektrum *^
May 7 – Copenhagen, DK @ Royal Arena *^
May 9 – Prague, CZ @ O2 arena *^
May 10 – Krakow, PL @ TAURON Arena Krakow *^
May 12 – Berlin, DE @ Uber Arena *^
May 14 – Amsterdam, NL @ Ziggo Dome *^
May 17 – Birmingham, UK @ Utilita Arena Birmingham *^
May 19 – London, UK @ The O2 *^
May 21 – London, UK @ The O2 *^
May 24 – Dublin, IE @ 3Arena *^
May 27 – Manchester, UK @ Co-op Live *^
May 30 – Glasgow, UK @ OVO Hydro *^
AU/NZ Tour Dates
August 18 – Auckland, NZ @ Spark Arena *^
August 22 – Melbourne, VIC, Australia @ Rod Laver Arena *^
August 23 – Melbourne, VIC, Australia @ Rod Laver Arena *^
August 26 – Sydney, NSW, Australia @ Qudos Bank Arena *^
August 27 – Sydney, NSW, Australia @ Qudos Bank Arena *^
8/30 – Brisbane, QLD, Australia @ Brisbane Entertainment Centre *^
Sept. 4 – Perth, WA, Australia @ RAC Arena *^
* = Direct support from Lil Yachty
^ = Opening support from Paris Texas
Liam Payne‘s girlfriend, influencer Kate Cassidy, has spoken out for the second time following the 31-year-old musician’s death.
Sharing a carousel of romantic photos she took with Payne during their two-year relationship, Cassidy penned a heartfelt message to her late partner on Instagram Wednesday (Oct. 23) — exactly one week after the One Direction star died by falling from the third-story balcony of his hotel room in Buenos Aires, Argentina. “My heart is shattered in ways I can’t put into words,” she wrote. “I wish you could see the huge impact you’ve had on the world, even as it feels so dark right now.”
“You are — because I can’t say were — my best friend, the love of my life, and everyone you touched felt just as special as I did,” Cassidy continued. “None of this feels real, and I can’t wrap my head around this new reality of not having you here. I’m struggling to figure out how to live in a world without you by my side. Together, we got to be kids again, always finding joy in the smallest things.”
The internet personality — who often featured Payne in her TikTok videos — also shared a note her boyfriend had written a few weeks prior to his death, confessing his hopes to marry Cassidy within the next year. “It feels like I’ve lost the best part of myself,” she added in her tribute. “Liam, I know we’ll be together forever, but not in the way we had planned. You’ll always be with me. I’ve gained a guardian angel. I will love you for the rest of my life and beyond, carrying our dreams and memories with me everywhere I go.”
According to a preliminary autopsy report, Payne appeared to be alone when he died, and suffered multiple traumas and hemorrhages upon impact. The initial toxicology test also indicated that he had drugs in his system at the time of the fall.
Cassidy had previously been with Payne in Argentina, where the couple attended Niall Horan’s concert together. A few days prior to the “Strip That Down” singer’s death, she’d posted on TikTok that she was leaving the country solo.
In the days since Payne died, countless fans and people close to the X Factor alum have also shared messages of grief online — including his former bandmates Horan, Harry Styles, Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson. Cassidy herself first posted about the tragedy on Oct. 18, asking fans to give her “the grace and space to navigate this in private.”
“Liam, my angel. You are everything,” she’d added at the time. “I want you to know I loved you unconditionally and completely.”
Cardi B did not hold back in a series of since-deleted tweets about Offset.
According to Complex, the “Up” rapper fired off insults about her estranged husband late Tuesday night (Oct. 22) on X, calling him a “dark cloud on anybody life he enters.” “Bro I wish the worst on this man,” Cardi wrote. “I never hated somebody soooo much and these b—-es be so [thirsty] to have him please take this man off my hands this garbage bag is to heavy !!”
When a fan commented that Cardi should stop tweeting about ‘Set as he’s the father of her children, the Grammy winner clarified, “Yea he is that’s why I don’t wish him death … but I truly hate this dirty a– narcissistic piece of s–t.”
“And his family and his friends never check him that’s why he always going to be a piece of s–t Person,” Cardi added.
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Billboard has reached out to Offset for comment.
The tweets come about two months after the “WAP” artist filed to divorce Offset — for the second time — after seven years of marriage. The next day, Cardi announced that she was expecting the couple’s third baby, who arrived Sept. 7. The rappers are also parents to 6-year-old daughter Kulture and 3-year-old son Wave.
And though the Whipshots founder’s divorce papers stated that their split was “amicable,” tensions have certainly risen in the months since she filed. In late September, the Migos star accused Cardi of cheating on him during her most recent pregnancy, after which she slammed him on Instagram Live. “I’m too much woman for you,” she said at the time. “I’m too much of a boss b—h for you. And I always been too good for you.”
Even so, Cardi did say in mid-October that she wants “a healthy co-parenting relationship” with ‘Set. “I feel like two weeks ago, there was a lot of beef,” she told fans on X Spaces Oct. 16. “I feel like things are calming down right now. I don’t want to have beef with anybody that I love … I want to be like my mom and my dad, they don’t f–k with each other, they just there for me and my sister.”
On Oct. 22, Cardi returned to Instagram Live to call out an anonymous prankster who apparently sent Child Protective Services to her home to investigate accusations of child abuse. “I swear to you I’m gonna get to the bottom of it,” the musician angrily told followers, emphatically denying that her children have ever been mistreated. “Are you f–king dumb? This is when the pranks start getting too far — when you a——s think it’s funny.”
Shortly after slamming Offset on X Tuesday, though, Cardi cleared up rumors that her children’s father was the person who called CPS. “That’s not what happened that got nothing do wit him,” she replied to one fan speculating about the “Stir Fry” artist’s involvement, before telling another commenter, “They were called on both of us.”
When the nominations for the 67th annual Grammy Awards are announced on Friday Nov. 8, we’re likely to see considerable overlap in the nods for record of the year (which honors a specific recording of a song) and song of the year (which honors the song itself). Chappell Roan’s “Good Luck, Babe!,” Billie Eilish’s “Birds of a Feather” and Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars’ “Die With a Smile,” among others, are likely to wind up with nominations in both categories.
There is usually a fairly high degree of overlap in the nominations for these two high-profile awards. Last year, for example, five of the eight nominees for record of the year were also nominated for song of the year.
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But that wasn’t the case when the nominations for the 47th annual Grammy Awards were announced on Dec. 7, 2004. For the first and still the only time in Grammy history, there was no overlap in the nominations in these two marquee categories.
One of the record of the year nominees, Ray Charles’ “Here We Go Again” (with Norah Jones), wasn’t eligible for song of the year. It was a remake of a Charles hit from 1967, which had reached No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100. Grammy rules, which have fluctuated on this point over the years, don’t allow songs that were already prominent to be considered for song of the year.
The other four record of the year nominees competed for song of the year nominations and simply didn’t receive enough votes. They were The Black Eyed Peas’ “Let’s Get It Started,” Green Day’s “American Idiot,” Los Lonely Boys’ “Heaven” and Usher’s “Yeah!” (featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris).
Three of these songs were nominated for songwriting awards in genre categories. “American Idiot” was nominated for best rock song; “Yeah!” for best R&B song; and “Let’s Get It Started” for best rap song. “Heaven” was classified as pop in the Grammy process; there was no (and still is no) best pop song category.
The song of the year nominees, all of which also vied for record of the year nods (and likewise simply didn’t receive enough votes to wind up with nominations in that category) were John Mayer’s “Daughters,” Alicia Keys’ “If I Ain’t Got You,” Kanye West’s “Jesus Walks,” Tim McGraw’s “Live Like You Were Dying” and Hoobastank’s “The Reason.”
When the Grammy Awards were presented on Feb. 13, 2005, the Charles/Jones collab won record of the year. Mayer’s ballad won song of the year.
Christina Aguilera is ready for spooky season. The “Genie in a Bottle” singer took to Instagram on Tuesday (Oct. 22) to share a series of sultry pics of her Halloween get-up, eschewing a traditional costume and corpse makeup in favor of a curve-hugging orange and black cut-out dress that left little to the imagination. “My […]
