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Tame Impala Returns to The Stage In Brooklyn: Every Song From Tour’s Opening Night

Ten days after dropping its latest album, ‘Deadbeat,’ the Australian psychedelic rock band staged its first proper concert since March 2023.


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Tame Impala returned earlier this month with its fifth studio album Deadbeat – and on Monday, Oct. 29 at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, the Australian psychedelic rock outfit returned to the stage with its first proper show since a headlining performance at Lollapalooza Brazil in March 2023.

But Tame Impala and its creative mastermind, Kevin Parker, have remained busy. After the arena run in support of Tame’s fourth album, February 2020’s The Slow Rush, was put on ice a couple shows in due to the pandemic, Parker and company returned to the road in late 2021, kicking off two years of heavy touring. Last year, Parker produced much of Dua Lipa’s third album, Radical Optimism, and he appeared on two Justice songs, one of which, “Neverender,” won a Grammy for best dance/electronic recording.

And, with Deadbeat, which continues the evolution of Tame’s original psych-rock sound toward more dance-oriented music, Parker notched another milestone: The set’s single “Dracula” became his first entry as lead artist on the Hot 100, and currently sits at No. 59 on the tally.

At Barclays Center on Monday, and backed by the colorful, elaborate production that has become Tame Impala’s calling card, the group honored its psychedelic history while running through much of Deadbeat for a career-spanning set that reaffirmed its bona fides as one of modern rock music’s biggest draws. To wit, the show was just the first of four Barclays Center gigs for Tame, before it moves on to gigs in Chicago, Austin and California next month.

Here’s a look at the setlist from Tame Impala’s return to the stage at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center.

Duran Duran Gear Up For Halloween With Fan Favorite Re-Recording

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Halloween is nearly upon us, but Duran Duran got there first with a shadowy re-recording.

Ahead of their winter North American tour dates, the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame-inducted band swings into Fright Night with a re-imagined version of “Shadows on Your Side,” featuring original guitar parts from Andy Taylor.

The original, a punchy, polished cut from Duran Duran’s third studio album, Seven and the Ragged Tiger, is overhauled as a club-ready tune with several unexpected changes in pace.

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Seven and the Ragged Tiger was released in 1983, and yielded the global hits “New Moon on Monday,” “Union of the Snake” and “The Reflex,” which gave Duran Duran the first of two No. 1s on the Billboard Hot 100 and Official U.K. Singles Chart. 

Seven And The Ragged Tiger is the only Duran Duran collection to lead the Official U.K. Albums Chart, and it proved to be the band’s final effort with its classic “Fab Five” lineup of Taylor/Taylor/Taylor/Rhodes/Le Bon, until Andy Taylor and Roger Taylor (the Taylors are unrelated) returned to the fold two decades later, for 2004’s Astronaut. Andy Taylor, who is battling stage 4 prostate cancer, has since departed from the band but has contributed to recent recordings.

Simon Le Bon and Co. will return to the United States for a run of dates in December 2025 and January 2026. As previously reported, the new wave legends have been in the studio together this year working on new material, including stints with longtime producer Nile Rodgers at Abbey Road in London.

The band has been on a Halloween kick since the 2023 release of Danse Macabre (via Tape Modern/BMG), a concept album gathering new compositions, reworked songs, and covers of songs by Billie Eilish, Talking Heads, The Rolling Stones, Siouxsie And The Banshees and more.

Danse Macabre peaked at No. 4 in the U.K. and spawned the Secret Oktober concert film, shot at the Encore Theatre at Wynn in Las Vegas. The Gavin Elder-directed flick is streaming on demand at StagePlayer+ until Nov. 3.

Earlier this year, the group struck a different type of collaboration by teaming up with Italian luxury perfume house Xerjoff on two unisex perfumes, NeoRio and Black Moonlight. The scents were, of course, created with Le Bon and keyboardist Nick Rhodes, along with bassist John Taylor and drummer Roger Taylor.

Stream “Shadows On Your Side” below.

North American Tour Dates
Dec. 30 -– Acrisure Arena, Thousand Palms, CA
Jan. 1 -– Fontainebleau, Las Vegas, NV
Jan. 2 -– Fontainebleau. Las Vagas, NV
Jan. 4 — Viejas Arena, San Diego, CA
Jan. 5 — PHX Arena, Phoenix, AZ
Jan. 8 — Honda Center, Anaheim, CA
Jan. 9 — Thunder Valley Casino, Sacramento, CA

The Best 2025 Halloween Costumes From Megan Thee Stallion, Chloe Bailey, Kane Brown, Victoria Justice & More (Updating)

Here’s a roundup of the best 2025 celebrity Halloween costumes.


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With Halloween falling on a Friday this year, it looks like we’re getting two full weekends of Halloween celebration.

Things kicked off last week, with Victoria Justice hosting her “Love Zombie” Halloween & Single Release Party in Los Angeles and embodying her new song by dressing up as the titular undead character. Bette Midler‘s New York Restoration Project Hulaween Gala hit New York City over the weekend, and Midler hit the red carpet dressed as her own Divine Miss M persona next to Andy Cohen as Andy Warhol. Other celebs at Midler’s party: Ben Platt and husband Noah Galvin as Hugh Hefner and a Playboy Playmate, Darren Criss and wife Mia Criss as New York clowns, and Michael Kors and husband Lance LePere as taxi drivers.

But some stars didn’t need a party to get dolled up. Paris Hilton took to Instagram to show off her “Oops… I Did It Again!”-era Britney Spears costume, complete with red latex bodysuit. “Oops, I did it again … Starting off #Halloweek by honoring my Queen @BritneySpears,” Hilton captured the series of photos and videos paying homage to the 2000 music video. Hilton kept the Hallow-fun going by sharing her family’s Toy Story-inspired costumes with People, with the heiress dressed as Bo Peep.

Janelle Monáe is no stranger to Halloween, and this year, she transformed into Beetlejuice (don’t say that name three times!) from the 1988 Tim Burton-directed classic. The elaborate get-up comes amid Monáe’s Wondaween Halloween festival, and she promises Beetlejuice is only “costume #1” for her week of Halloween activities.

And that’s just scratching the surface. We have Megan Thee Stallion dressed as Cupid to promote her latest single “Lover Girl” before #Hottieween; Kane Brown as Papa Smurf and his wife Katelyn as Austin Powers; Keke Palmer as Jessica Alba’s aspiring choreographer character from 2003’s Honey; and Chloë Bailey channeling her mentor Beyoncé dressed as Foxy Cleopatra in 2002’s Austin Powers in Goldmember.

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The Final Edition of Friendship Is Happening in 2026: See The Lineup

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Friendship will literally and figuratively sail on into the sunset in 2026, with organizer Gary Richards announcing that the next edition of the dance music cruise will be its last.

The event has dropped the 2026 lineup in tandem with the news, with scene luminaries including Bob Moses, Boys Noize, Polo & Pan, Mary Droppinz, Jason Bentley, Nina Las Vegas, Dita Von Teese, Mikey Lion, Justin and Christian Martin and Richards, who has long performed under his Destructo moniker, all on the bill.

See the complete lineup below, with additional names to be announced in the coming months.

“Friendship: The Final Transmission” will mark the fourth annual edition of Friendship and happens Jan. 18-22, 2026, aboard the Norwegian Joy, which can accommodate approximately 3,800 passengers in addition to crew. The voyage takes off from Miami, travels to Great Stirrup Cay in the Bahamas then sails back to Miami. Tickets and cabin packages are on sale now.

Richards helped forge the rave cruise model when he launched Holy Ship in 2012, with the party at sea an extension of the HARD events brand he also founded. The group of people who returned annually for Holy Ship came to be known as “Shipfam,” with many of them finding their way to Friendship when it started in 2023.

“Almost fourteen years ago, I had a vision to create something different, special and out of this world,” Richards says in a statement. “As a result of that, the Shipfam was born, a reoccurring group of people who would meet annually to travel with us. Our voyagers became a family, one that has shared moments that surpass the test of time and that feel like they’ll echo forever. Maybe this is the last one… or maybe it’s just the beginning of something new as we embark on this final transmission.”

Fuerza Regida’s Legal Battle With Rancho Humilde: Royalties, Touring and Grammys ‘Sabotage’

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Powerhouse regional Mexican label Rancho Humilde is locked in a bitter legal dispute with one of its fastest rising acts, the California-based band Fuerza Regida.

Rancho Humilde filed a lawsuit in September accusing the band of breaching its record deal by unilaterally doing features for other artists and inking live performance contracts with Apple Music and Live Nation. Fuerza Regida countersued a month later, alleging the indie label withheld millions of dollars in royalties and tried to “sabotage” its success — including by leaving it off Latin Grammy Awards submissions.

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The dueling legal claims, moved from a California state courthouse to federal court on Oct. 20, reveal a stunning breakdown in the relationship between Fuerza Regida and its longtime label home. The fight comes just as Fuerza Regida’s star is on the rise; the band made history in May when 111XPANTIA debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200, making it the highest-charting Spanish-language album ever by a duo or group.

Fuerza Regida, a quintet of regional Mexican hitmakers from San Bernardino, signed with Jimmy Humilde’s label in 2018. The band now puts out music via a joint venture between Rancho Humilde and its own Street Mob Records, with distribution by Sony Music Latin.

Rancho Humilde’s lawsuit is focused on exclusivity language in the label’s original record deal with Fuerza Regida, which allegedly entitled the label to a seat at the table and a cut of proceeds for all recording and touring contracts. According to Rancho Humilde, Fuerza Regida violated this deal by performing unauthorized features for other artists and not sharing the royalties.

The lawsuit lists 27 offending songs, including “Qué Onda,” Fuerza Regida’s Billboard Hot 100 entry from 2023 with Calle 24 and Chino Pacas, and “Modo Capone,” the band’s 2024 collaboration with Pacas and Drake that hit No. 11 on Billboard‘s Hot Latin Songs chart.

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Rancho Humilde says Fuerza Regida also disregarded exclusivity by contracting directly with Apple Music this past summer for a live concert taping in Mexico City, as well as with Live Nation for U.S. tours in 2023 and 2024.

“[Rancho Humilde] has suffered damages, including, but not limited to, lost royalties, advances, fees, market-share and other compensation that should have been directed to Sony and accounted to [Rancho Humilde], lost shares of touring revenues [and] lost income from unauthorized deals such as the Apple agreement,” says the lawsuit. “The exact amount of damages is subject to proof at trial but exceeds $15 million.”

Fuerza Regida, however, tells a very different story in its countersuit. The band claims Rancho Humilde is actually the one who has breached their record deal by failing to pay millions of dollars in royalties and stonewalling audit requests.

The countersuit also says Rancho Humilde has engaged in “systematic financial malfeasance” by refusing to revert master recordings back to the band as required by the record deal, as well as by using “clandestine arrangements” with Live Nation to siphon off touring profits.

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“In addition to its fraudulent schemes and systematic contract breaches, Rancho and its principal Jimmy Humilde escalated to a malicious campaign of active sabotage designed to destroy [Fuerza Regida’s] professional relationships and career opportunities within the entertainment industry,” reads the countersuit.

Fuerza Regida says that as part of this campaign of “sabotage,” Rancho Humilde requested that Sony remove the band from Latin Grammy Awards submissions in 2024, even though they had been a top-selling act that year.

Additionally, the countersuit claims Jimmy Humilde sent “threatening and intimidating text messages” to Apple’s head of Latin music in an attempt to “derail” Fuerza Regida’s live concert taping. Overall, Fuerza Regida is seeking at least $25 million in damages from the label.

In a statement to Billboard on Monday (Oct. 27), the band’s attorney Kenneth D. Freundlich says, “Rancho Humilde and Jimmy Humilde have for years engaged in brazen self-dealing, enriching itself at the expense of our client Fuerza Regida.”

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“Rancho’s bad faith state court lawsuit against Fuerza was the last straw,” adds Freundlich. “After our removal, the disputes will air in federal court where Rancho must now respond to our detailed claims of wrongdoing.”

Reps for Rancho Humilde did not return a request for comment.

The Fuerza Regida fight is not Rancho Humilde’s only ongoing legal battle with top talent. Regional Mexican artist Codiciado, who was signed to Rancho Humilde as part of the ensemble Grupo Codiciado but has since parted ways and gone solo, sued the label in June, alleging it infringed his intellectual property by getting the rest of the band back together with a new act called Los Codicia2. Rancho Humilde has not yet responded to Codiciado’s claims.

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Leon Thomas Celebrates ‘Mutt’ Reaching Hot 100 Top 10: ‘Let This Be a Sign to Keep on Working & Chase Your Dreams!’

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“Take your time, what’s the rush?” The lyric from Leon Thomas‘ 2024 hit “Mutt” couldn’t be more fitting to describe the song’s yearlong journey to the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, which it finally reaches this week.

To be exact, “Mutt” took 38 chart weeks to reach its current position at No. 10, marking the third-longest trip to the top 10 of the all-genre songs tally’s 67-year history. It’s also Thomas’ first top 10 hit as a recording artist and his fourth as a writer and producer, following Drake’s “In the Bible,” featuring Lil Durk and Givēon (No. 7, 2021) and “Love All,” featuring Jay-Z (No. 10, 2021) as well as SZA’s “Snooze” (No. 2, 2023).

“This would not have been possible without my PHOLKS, so thank you to every single one of you who has made this possible and let this be a sign to keep on working and chase your dreams!” Thomas wrote on Instagram Monday (Oct. 27) while sharing a custom graphic featuring him performing onstage with his guitar and our Hot 100 top 10 graphic for the chart dated Nov. 1.

The good news arrives three days after Thomas’ funk-focused seven-song EP PHOLKS. His headlining Mutts Don’t Heel Tour starts Thursday (Oct. 30) at Dallas’ House of Blues. The Breakthrough of the Year Award recipient at Billboard‘s 2025 R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players will perform across the U.S., Europe and Australia before wrapping on April 19 at Perth’s Metro City.

See Thomas’ post here.

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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.

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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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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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50 Cent Jokes He’s Quitting G-Unit Because Tony Yayo Took Too Long to Diss Jim Jones: ‘I’ve Been Doing Some Soul Searching…’

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50 Cent joked that he’s leaving G-Unit because Tony Yayo is taking too long to diss Jim Jones and Memphis Bleek.

Over the weekend, 50 Cent hopped on Instagram to show fans a day in his life. In one clip, he cracked some jokes while aboard a private jet with Tony Yayo about leaving G-Unit.

“I’ve been doing some soul searching, and I think I want out the group, OK?” Fif told Yayo.

“If anything, you just kicking us out the group,” Yayo responded.

“Took too long to respond to Jimmy and Memphis Bleek,” 50 Cent continued. “I’m saying, n—as is talking mad sh–, though. You not even like that.”

The hilarious exchange comes after Memphis Bleek and Jim Jones criticized Tony Yayo for comments he made about Jay-Z and loyalty. “Tell hype man Yayo, let’s see his show,” Memphis Bleek said earlier in October alongside a picture of himself performing to a sold-out crowd in Tokyo. The tweet was an insinuated response to Yayo’s claims that 50 Cent supported him more than Hov ever supported Memphis Bleek.

Bleek responded in more detail to Yayo’s claim while on Drink Champs: “I seen something Tony Yayo said — Hov don’t look out for me like 50 look out for him. I just want to clear that up: Hov don’t have to. I’m chewing a lot on my own. If Hov look out, I’m telling you, I’ll be up there. So when y’all see me out here, that’s the Blizzo budget. I just want to let n—as know Hov don’t have to.”

Jim Jones then entered the chat after he sat down for a convo with Bleek as part of the series Artist 2 Artist.

“Yayo smoke hard coke,” Jones said. “You look like you need to be taken care of na, you look like you need to go to the dentist, you look like you need to brush your teeth. You look like you need hygiene na. You look like you need help. Tell your man 50 to send you an ounce or something. You might need two ounces, n—a.”

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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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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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