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What’s better than one iconic Michelle? Two!
On Sunday night (Nov. 30), fresh off Thanksgiving festivities, former First Lady Michelle Obama and Grammy-winning music and Broadway star Michelle Williams attended Brandy & Monica‘s much-buzzed-about The Boy Is Mine Tour at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.
“A special night!” read the caption of a backstage montage shared by Black Promoters Collective, the production company behind the 32-date trek, to its official Instagram page on Monday morning (Dec. 1). “We were truly honored to have former First Lady [Michelle Obama] in the building for [The Boy Is Mine Tour] stop in DC.”
In the video, the former First Lady can be seen walking backstage and posing for pictures with Brandy, Monica and Kelly Rowland, who performs a 40-minute set as a special guest on each night of the tour. In one clip, Mrs. Obama smiles for a group photo alongside one of Rowland’s former bandmates, Michelle Williams, who was also in attendance.
Last month, Williams earned her first career Grammy nomination outside of Destiny’s Child thanks to her standout work on the 2024 original Broadway cast recording of Death Becomes Her. Nominated for best musical theater album, Williams will face off against Tony-winning heavyweights like Audra McDonald (Gypsy), Jonathan Groff (Just In Time) and Darren Criss (Maybe Happy Ending). In 2024, she performed her signature Death Becomes Her number, “If You Want Perfection,” at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Like Williams, Mrs. Obama has also had a busy winter. On Nov. 4, she published her third book, The Look, which compiles over 200 photographs chronicling her style evolution inside and beyond the White House. Earlier this year, the former First Lady joined Tina Knowles in conversation for an in-depth look at Knowles’ Matriarch memoir, continuing her decade-plus-long relationship with the Knowles-Carter clan. During a June Las Culturistas podcast episode, the former First Lady raved about Blue Ivy’s growth on Beyoncé’s blockbuster Cowboy Carter Tour, which also included a surprise Destiny’s Child reunion at its final stop.
The Boy Is Mine Tour runs for just seven more shows before wrapping at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla. on Dec. 14. Over the weekend, Muni Long, who was a part of the initial show lineup, took to Instagram to announce her permanent departure from the tour, writing, “my doctors have made it clear that it’s not safe for me to continue with the remaining dates of the tour.” Grammy-winning “Case of the Ex” singer Mýa will replace Long for the remaining dates.
Trending on Billboard Sir Rod Stewart has extended his globe-hopping One Last Time tour yet again. After taking the greatest hits outing across Europe, Asia and North and South America over the past year and a half, the pop icon announced another round of shows in the U.S. next spring and summer on Friday morning […]
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Rauw Alejandro turned his acclaimed Cosa Nuestra Tour into a heartfelt tribute to Mexico and its most famous festivity, Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead), on Tuesday night when the Puerto Rican star, his dancers and musicians all appeared with their faces painted as Mexican skulls for the first of five shows at the Palacio de los Deportes in the capital city.
In a stunning surprise for the 18,000 attendees who packed the venue, according to Ocesa figures, Rauw, elegantly dressed in a 1960s-inspired outfit, resembled the character El Catrín — the eternal lover of La Catrina, the legendary skull created by Mexican cartoonist José Guadalupe Posada, who in Mexican tradition is her eternal companion in celebration on life and death.
“I’m singing here in one of my favorite cities,” Rauw said with emotion to the crowd, who erupted in a warm ovation. “Today’s story is a little different, when two cultures become one, when Cosa Nuestra meets Mexico with lots of love and affection, with great respect for everyone.”
The fact that the dancers and musicians accompanying the artist also appeared with their faces painted as Mexican skulls made the experience even more emotional and intimate for his local fans, who, adhering to the singer’s dress code, wore short sequined dresses, feathers, berets, and classic-cut suits.
Día de Muertos is traditionally celebrated on Nov. 1-2. Over the weekend, the performer had shared a series of snapshots on his Instagram account, where he and his team appeared with their faces painted as a skulls enjoying traditional tacos and tequila in Mexico, where he has 10 fully sold-out shows scheduled.
The Mexican leg of his Cosa Nuestra World Tour began on Nov. 2 in the northern city of Monterrey and continues in Mexico City with five shows, from Nov. 4 to 9. He will also stop in the city of Guadalajara on Nov. 15 and 16.
Rauw Alejandro participated on Monday (Nov. 3) in the Billboard Live Music Summit 2025 in Los Angeles, where he spoke with Billboard’s Leila Cobo and Hans Schafer, senior vp of global touring at Live Nation, about how his partnership with the entertainment giant helped him create a Broadway-inspired show that could “travel the world.”
The Cosa Nuestra tour is a high-concept, 1970s New York-inspired spectacle supporting Rauw’s 2024 album of the same name, which hit No. 6 on the Billboard 200. The tour grossed $91.7 million across spring and summer legs in North America and Europe before heading to South America and Mexico. The trek will conclude at the end of this month with a five-date residency at San Juan’s Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot.
Shakira announced on Thursday (June 19) two new dates for the second leg of her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour in Mexico.
The first will take place on Sept. 18 at Mexico City’s Estadio GNP Seguros. The second will mark her first-ever performance in the state of Veracruz, where she will perform at the Estadio Luis Pirata Fuente on Sept. 24. With the new dates, Shakira further breaks her own record of shows in Mexico on a single tour — now reaching a total of 28 on this trek.
“With the announcement of this new date, the Colombian singer solidifies herself as the artist with the most concerts at the iconic Estadio GNP Seguros,” promoter OCESA said in a press release.
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“My beautiful Mexico! 12 shows at Estadio GNP! Thank you, thank you, and thank you again for continuing to break records with me. See you soon. I love you!!” Shakira wrote in an Instagram post, where she appears posing with a plaque of recognition from OCESA for her new milestone.
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The second leg of her 2025 trek in Mexico kicks off on Aug. 11 at the Estadio Caliente in Tijuana, Baja California, and continues on Aug. 14 at the Estadio Héroes de Nacozari in Hermosillo, Sonora; Aug. 17 at the Estadio UACH in Chihuahua, and Aug. 20 at the Estadio Corona in Torreón, Coahuila.
After making history with seven consecutive sold-out shows at the Estadio GNP Seguros, the Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour will return to Mexico City to complete another series of five shows on Aug. 26, 27, 29, and 30, and Sept. 18, for a total of 12 performances. This will make Shakira the first artist to achieve such a number of concerts at the venue (formerly known as Foro Sol).
The superstar, who has been adding dates to the tour as tickets continue to sell out, will also match Grupo Firme’s record of eight shows at Estadio GNP Seguros. The band is scheduled to perform their eighth show there on June 28.
The success of Shakira’s monumental tour has led the “Hips Don’t Lie” singer to top Billboard‘s monthly Top Tours ranking for the first time, generating $32.9 million with 282,000 tickets sold in February, according to figures reported to Billboard Boxscore. The following month, she again led the chart and broke records by earning $70.6 million from 11 reported shows — more than any artist has ever generated in a single March since the ranking’s launch in 2019.
Shakira’s tour has left an indelible mark on Latin America, drawing more than one million fans, according to OCESA. Also this year, the Barranquilla-born star was ranked No. 1 among Billboard’s Best 50 Female Latin Pop Artists of All Time.
Two of the most beloved new wave bands of all time are hitting the road together this fall for their first-ever joint tour. The 11-date co-headlining Cosmic De-Evolution tour will feature DEVO and the B-52s hitting the road together starting on Sept. 24 in Toronto at the Budweiser Stage, followed by shows in Michigan, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, California, North Carolina and Georgia before winding down on Nov. 12 at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Sponsored by Huntsman in Houston, TX.
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The continuation of both bands’ ongoing farewell tours will feature avant garde pop singer Lene Lovich opening the shows. Tickets will go on sale first with Citi and Amex pre-sales. The Citi pre-sale begins today (June 16) at 12 p.m. local time through Thursday (June 19) at 10 p.m. local time here. Amex cardmembers can purchase tickets to the Oct. 18 L.A. before the general public now through 10 p.m. local time on Thursday.
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“In 2022, I swore I’d never get on a tour bus again” said B-52s singer Fred Schneider in a statement. “But we were careful to say to our fans that we would still perform in special situations that don’t require all of the awful tour travel. Our Vegas residency is going great, and when we were offered the chance to do a small run of shows with Devo, we all said this is an extraordinary opportunity we couldn’t say no to.”
Devo co-rounder Mark Mothersbaugh added, “The B-52s had one of the best sounds of any of the bands out there in the late 70’s early 80’s – ‘Rock Lobster’ is one of my favorite songs – DEVO used to sing it to Booji Boy after DEVO shows. It was either fate or luck or the SNL anniversary that brought us all together to create this amazing chance to go out on tour. All I can say is Cosmic Devolution is REAL!”
Both bands performed on February’s sprawling, three-hour SNL 50: The Homecoming Concert, during which they took the stage alongside a galaxy of stars that also included Miley Cyrus, Bad Bunny, Eddie Vedder, the Backstreet Boys, Lady Gaga, Lauryn Hill, Jelly Roll, Brandi Carlile, the living members of Nirvana with Post Malone and Cher, among others.
B-52 singer Kate Pierson said in the statement, “When we first came from Athens [GA] to New York City to perform, punk was in full force… and New Wave was right on its tail! We loved all the New Wave groups, including Patti Smith, Talking Heads, Blondie and the Ramones. We also really dug the far-out weirdness of Devo, which seemed very in tuned to our sensibilities. We remember one of our first shows — amazed that David Bowie, Brian Eno, Frank Zappa, Allen Ginsberg, Talking Heads and Blondie all came to see us! When we opened the Mudd Club, we partied with Devo and really hit it off on the dance floor. Later, Brian Eno went onto to produce Devo’s incredible first album… and now we will align again ! So put on your wig hats and Devo bonnets and get ready to party! This is going to be wild.”
Bandmate Cindy Wilson also chimed in, saying, “When both of our bands performed at the recent SNL 50 concert at Radio City, we started talking and agreed we had to do these shows. Believe or not, we’ve never done more than a festival or two together in all this time. This will be amazing and I can’t wait for The B-52s to share these stages with Devo!”
Both groups fronted by three original members are in the midst of what they have said are their final tours.
Check out the dates for the 2025 Cosmic De-Evolution North American tour below.
Sept. 24: Toronto, ONT @ Budweiser Stage
Sept. 25: Clarkston, MI @ Pine Knob Music Theatre
Oct. 2: Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center
Oct. 4: Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
Oct. 5: Wantagh, NY @ Northwell at Jones Beach Theater
Oct. 16: Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre
Oct. 18: Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl
Oct. 24: Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion
Oct. 25: Alpharetta, GA @ Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
Nov. 1: Austin, TX @ Germania Insurance Amphitheater
Nov. 2: Houston, TX @ The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Sponsored by Huntsman
K-pop quintet LE SSERAFIM announced the dates for their first-ever North American tour on Thursday (June 12). The eight-date outing by KIM CHAEWON, SAKURA, HUH YUNJIN, KAZUHA, and HONG EUNCHAE as part of their Easy Crazy Hot world tour is slated to kick off on Sept. 3 with a show at Newark, N.J.’s Prudential Center and feature stops in Chicago, Grand Prairie, TX, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle and Las Vegas before winding down with a Sept. 23 show at Arena CDMX in Mexico City.
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Tickets for the North American shows will go on sale starting with the FEARNOT membership pre-sale, which kicks off on June 24 at 4 p.m. KST, followed by a general on-sale on June 25 at 4 p.m. KST; click here for full pre-sale information.
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The North American swing will be the capper to the group’s world tour in support of their 2024 EP trilogy, Easy, Crazy and Hot, all three of which debuted in the top 10 on the Billboard 200 album chart. According to a release, the run of shows that kicked off in March in South Korea, “weaves together the unique concepts and narratives from each album into one spectacular experience.”
During a string of shows in Japan, the group shared a loving message with their FEARNOT fan group, saying, “Let’s make this moment we share hot, fun, and unforgettable!” Before arriving in North America, LE SSERAFIM will wrap up shows in Japan before moving on to Taiwan, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Thailand and Singapore.
Along with the new tour dates, the group is gearing up to release an English-language version of their first original Japanese single, “DIFFERENT” (English Ver.) on Friday (June 13). Check out a teaser of the song here.
Check out the dates for the 2025 LE SSERAFIM Easy Crazy Hot North American tour below.
Sept. 3: Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center
Sept. 5: Chicago, IL @ Wintrust Arena
Sept. 8: Grand Prairie, TX @ Texas Trust CU Center
Sept. 12: Inglewood, CA @ Kia Forum
Sept. 14: San Francisco, CA @ The Theater at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
Sept. 17: Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena
Sept. 20: Las Vegas, NV @ Michelob ULTRA Arena
Sept. 23: Mexico City, MX @ Arena CDMX
As Beyoncé fans gear up for her latest dates on the Cowboy Carter tour, Drag Race superstar Trixie Mattel is sharing her own glowing review of the pop superstar’s latest trek. On the latest episode of her podcast The Bald and the Beautiful with fellow Drag Race star Katya on Tuesday, Mattel shared her unabashed […]
K-pop girl group BLACKPINK announced the dates for the Asia leg of their upcoming world tour on Tuesday (May 27). The Live Nation-promoted outing set to launch this fall will now include Oct. 18 and 19 shows in Kaohsiung, Taiwan at Kaohsiung National Stadium, as well as multiple nights in October at Rajamangala National Stadium […]
“I said, they NEVER take the country out me!” Beyoncé bellowed in the misty night sky on Thursday (May 22) — repeating a lyric from “Formation” for emphasis, and also presenting the main idea of her sprawling Cowboy Carter tour, which made its way to New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium for the first of a five-night […]
