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30 Oct 2025

Meet the ‘Bat-Fam’: Fall Out Boy’s Patrick Stump Scores Electric Title Sequence for New Batman Series & You Can Watch It Now

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We all know Batman, but now it’s time to meet his Bat-Fam.

Billboard Family is exclusively premiering the superheroic title sequence from the new Bat-Fam animated series, scored by Fall Out Boy rocker Patrick Stump. The theme song is a shredding, electric-guitar-led number, and you can hear Stump’s foreboding “la-la-la”s throughout. Watch below:

In the new series, which arrives Nov. 10 on Prime Video, Luke Wilson voices the Caped Crusader, reprising his role from 2023’s Merry Little Batman animated film — for which Stump also composed the score. Also returning: Batman/Bruce Wayne’s son Damian Wayne, aka “Little Batman,” voiced by Yonas Kibreab, and butler Alfred Pennyworth, voiced by veteran actor James Cromwell.

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New characters filling out the cast include former supervillain Claire Selton (Haley Tju), Alfred’s niece Alicia Pennyworth (London Hughes), Damian’s grandfather Ra’s Al Ghul (Michael Benyaer), and a scientist-turned-humanoid-bat-creature called Man-Bat (Saturday Night Live alum Bobby Moynihan).

As the trailer (unveiled earlier this month at New York Comic Con) promises: “Justice will be served, family style.” It might be an unconventional family, but Alicia warns in the trailer, “You mess with one of us, you mess with all of us.”

This is Stump’s latest musical contribution to an animated series, as he previously scored Disney Jr.’s Spidey and His Amazing Friends starting in 2021, followed by Dead End: Paranormal Park (2022) and Hot Wheels Let’s Race (2024) for Netflix. With his band Fall Out Boy, Stump has four top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 and seven top 10 albums on the Billboard 200, including four No. 1s.

Bat-Fam arrives Nov. 10 on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories and will also stream on Amazon Kids+, Amazon’s digital subscription for kids.

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30 Oct 2025

Floyd Roger Myers Jr., Child Star of ‘Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ Series, Dies at 42

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Floyd Roger Myers. Jr., an actor best known for his role as a young Will Smith in season three of the original The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air series has died at 42. TMZ was first to report the news, saying that his mother, Renee Trice, announced that her son had passed away early Wednesday morning (Oct. 29) from a heart attack at his home in Maryland. She reportedly noted that her son had suffered three previous heart attacks over the past three years.

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Trice honored her son in a Facebook post featuring a picture of Myers Jr. with his family with the caption, “THIS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE SO.”

The actor’s younger sister, Tyree, shared a remembrance on a Gofundme page to support her brother’s family in which she wrote, “It is with heavy hearts that we share the unexpected passing of my beloved brother, Floyd Roger Myers Jr , who tragically left us today after a sudden heart attack. He was a devoted father, loving brother, and friend whose kindness, laughter, and warmth touched everyone he met. Roger leaves behind his four beautiful children — Taelyn, Kinsley, Tyler, and Knox — and our loving family is now facing the unimaginable loss of someone who meant everything to us.”

Myers Jr. made his on-screen debut in 1992 when he played Young Will in an episode of the sitcom that helped launch rapper Smith into a three-plus decade acting career. That same year, he also played Jackson 5 member Marlon Jackson in the ABC miniseries The Jacksons: An American Dream, which also starred Vanessa Williams, Angela Bassett and Billy Dee Williams.

The actor’s limited resumé also included a one-episode appearance in the short-lived 2000 WB TV drama Young Americans. Myers Jr. was also the co-founder of the Fellaship Mens Group, whose goal is to help men “lead, heal & thrive.” The group honored the father of four with an Instagram tribute that read, “RIP to our good brother @rocwonder one of our co founders. Gone but never will be forgotten. The mission will continue in your honor. Next mens meeting will be one for the books like we talked about! Love you bro, rest easy, big bro will take it from here.”


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29 Oct 2025

50 Cent’s Crime Drama ‘BMF’ Canceled After 4 Seasons at Starz

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The 50 Cent-produced BMF series has been canceled at Starz after four seasons, the last of which wrapped up in August.

The series was based on the rise and fall of the Black Mafia Family empire, which was started in Southwest Detroit by brothers Demetrius “Big Meech” Flenory and Terry Flenory in 1985.

The drug trafficking and money laundering organization built a network that spanned the United States, with hubs in Atlanta and Los Angeles, lasting into the 2000s when a plethora of federal raids, arrests and indictments caused the empire to crumble.

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50 Cent produced the show through his G-Unit Film and Television division alongside Lionsgate TV. Big Meech’s son, Demetrius Flenory Jr. and Da’Vinchi starred as the Flenory brothers in the series, which also boasted a cast that included Russell Hornsby, Kash Doll, Michole Briana White, Eric Kofi-Abrefa, Myles Truitt, Steve Harris and Lala Anthony.

As pointed out by The Hollywood Reporter, Starz CEO Jeffrey Hirsch revealed his disappointment in season four during a quarterly earnings call in August. “[Season four] resulted in modest sequential declines in OTT subscribers and revenue,” he said.

The cancellation echoes Hirsch’s statements at a conference in March, where he revealed the company’s pursuit of launching new series rather than continuing older shows, since they become costly after a few seasons.

“When seasons go from one to two to three to four [seasons], three to four is where the cost really pops because most of the actors get bigger raises, and you have to really manage that,” he said, per Deadline. “So, you have to have in your portfolio of development shows that can actually replace shows as they get into later seasons.”

As far as what’s left of the 50-Starz empire, Power spinoffs Raising Kanan and Force are returning for a final season. There’s also a Power: Origins prequel series in production.

Billboard has reached out to Starz and 50 Cent for comment.


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29 Oct 2025

Good Luck, Babe, Because You’re Gonna Flip Out Over Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos’ 2025 Pop Star Halloween Outfits

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Kelly Ripa and husband Mark Consuelos have made a habit of going all-in on Halloween on Live With Kelly aa Mark. Their annual epic, multi-costume extravaganzas will crank up another notch on Friday (Oct. 31) when they bust out more than 65 costumes, including Kelly in white pancake makeup and a pink patchwork pants suit in homage to Chappell Roan and hubby Consuelos rocking a mustache and silvery jumpsuit cut down to his navel in tribute to Benson Boone (check out Billboard‘s exclusive image below).

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Friday’s show will feature a team-up with Anthony Gargiula and Jonathan Tilkin’s viral Kitchen Singing series in which they reimagine iconic songs with the original artists from their actual kitchen. The pair re-imagine the series as a new competition show called Kitchen Idol with Kelly and Mark, with the duo judging “contestants” played by the hosts, who audition by “borrowing” their style from trending artists including Roan and Boone.

The bit will also include cameos from American Idol host and judge Ryan Seacrest and Lionel Richie as part of the “Live’s Halloween Show: It’s Tending” episode focused on this year’s viral trends. The show will, of course, include the return of Live‘s beloved audience Halloween costume contest, with prizes valued at over $18,000, including the grand prize: an eight-day Romantic Danube River cruise from Viking.

Last year, Ripa and Consuelos recreated Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s outfits from that summer’s U.S. Open, with Ripa wearing a red-and-white gingham dress, paired with black sunglasses and a red lip. Consuelos got into uniform as the Kansas City Chiefs tight end in an all-white outfit and matching Gucci bucket hat, topped off by Kelce’s signature mustache. They also cosplayed as Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars from their “Die With a Smile” video, as well as characters from Inside Out 2, Only Murders in the Building, Joker: Folie à Deux and Deadpool.

Live With Kelly and Mark airs in syndication, check local listings for time and station.

Check out the image of Ripa and Consuelos as Roan and Boone and a preview of Friday’s episode below.

Michael Gelman, Kelly Ripa, Mark Consuelos, DJ Deja Vu and guests on “Live with Kelly and Mark.”

Michael Gelman, Kelly Ripa, Mark Consuelos, DJ Deja Vu and guests on “Live with Kelly and Mark.”

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29 Oct 2025

Nick Jonas and Paul Rudd to Star As Musical Rivals in ‘Power Ballad’ Movie

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Nick Jonas will have to dip into his music bag for his next big screen role. According to Deadline, the Jonas Brothers member will co-star alongside Paul Rudd in the upcoming John Carney-directed Power Ballad.

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The film, due out on June 5, tells the story of “past-his-prime” wedding singer Rick (Judd) who meets “fading boy-band star” Danny (Jonas), with the two men bonding in a late-night jam session over their passion for music. “But when Danny turns one of Rick’s songs into the hit that ignites his career, Rick sets out to reclaim the recognition he believes he deserves… even if it means risking everything he cares about,” according to a description of the script co-written by Carney and Peter McDonald.

The movie is pitched as a “feel-good story about music, self-respect, friendship and the price of ambition.”

In addition to Jonas and Rudd, the movie stars Marcella Plunkett, Havana Rose Liu, and Jack Reynor.

Jonas is currently on the road with his brothers as part of the JoBros’ JONAS20: Greetings From Your Hometown tour, which hits the Lenovo Center in Raleigh, North Carolina on Wednesday night (Oct. 29). It’s been a busy year for Nick, with the multi-hyphenate wrapping his run in the Broadway play The Last Five Years in late June after appearing in director Nicholas Stoller’s romantic comedy You’re Cordially Invited alongside stars Will Ferrell and Reese Witherspoon.

Earlier this year, it was rumored that Jonas was in the lead to portray KISS frontman Paul Stanley in an upcoming biopic, Shout It Out Loud. The role in the McG-directed movie would reportedly see Jonas doing his own singing in the film that is slated to go into production in late 2025.


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29 Oct 2025

Robert Irwin Completes a Scary-Good Tango as ‘DWTS’ Celebrates Halloween: Watch

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Halloween came to Dancing With The Stars on Tuesday night, Oct. 28, and Robert Irwin completed a routine that was bloody excellent.

For week seven’s Halloween Night, the Australian conservationist and his dancing partner Witney Carson performed a Tango to “Sweet Dreams are Made of This” by The Hampton String Quartet.

In the clip, which can be seen in full below, Irwin, dressed-up like the Prince of Darkness, tangles with Carson on a fog-filled stage before taking the action to the main floor. Staying in theme to the bitter end, Irwin collects himself from the hardwood and is dragged to hell (or backstage) by dark forces, returning to face the judges with his face splattered in fake blood.

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The judges loved it, as Irwin and Carson collected 38 out of a possible 40 points, their best result yet in the competition which included two perfect 10s. It wasn’t enough, however, to take top spot on the night, as the pair was pipped by Alix Earle and Val Chmerkovskiy with 39/40.

Irwin, the son of the late “Crocodile Hunter” Steve Irwin, has a fine chance of emulating the success of his older sister Bindi, who won the 21st season of DWTS, in 2015.

Irwin and Carson had two rounds of action on Tuesday night. The remaining cast members took part in the “Dance Monster-thon,” a dance off which awarded five points to the last pair standing. In the end, those bonus points went to Whitney Leavitt and Mark Ballas, who shimmied to a score for the night of 37/40. Elaine Hendrix was a no-show on Tuesday, following an injury suffered during rehearsals.

The remaining contestants in this 34th season of Dancing With the Star includes TV personality Dylan Efron, Olympic gymnast Jordan Chiles, social media star Alix Earle, actress Danielle Fishel and actor Andy Richter. The list of contenders is shrinking. Jen Affleck and Jan Ravnik are no longer competing for the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy, following their elimination on Tuesday evening.

Dancing with the Stars airs live Tuesdays on ABC and Disney+, and streams the next day on Hulu. The finale will be on Nov. 25. 

28 Oct 2025

Ralph Edwards Impresses With Ed Sheeran Cover on ‘The Voice’ Knockouts: Watch

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When Michael Bublé suggested that “Wreck-It” Ralph Edwards could smash the competition in this 28th season of The Voice, he was onto something.

Edwards had just finished an impressive rendition of Teddy Swims’ “I Lose Control” in his Battle with Jerrell Melton, when Bublé let the love flow.

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The Fresno, California could “go far on the show,” he remarked.

There’s apparently no stopping Edwards, as he shifted gears from that final round of Battles on Monday night, Oct. 27, and leapt into the first wave of Knockouts.

Next up, the 30-year-old Team Snoop singer went for the heartstrings with a cover of Ed Sheeran’s “Dive.” Edwards, who proposed to his partner after his Blind Audition, didn’t have any trouble finding the emotional buttons.

“Wow, Ralph,” coach Niall Horan enthused. “The stuff that you were doing. I actually didn’t recognize it as your voice. It was so different than what we’ve heard. You could easily win this show, dude.”

Reba McEntire weighted in. “Wow. What a voice,” the coach and country star remarked. “It comes from your toenails. It’s just incredible.”

Bublé knows he’s looking at, and hearing, the real deal. “You have that grit in your voice, but man, you sort of saved it. You let us hear the sweetness and the softness,” the Canadian king of Christmas remarked. “It looked easy for you, dude.”

Snoop Dogg had a call to make. Edwards or Kenny Iko?

There could be only one. The rap legend tapped Edwards, while Iko goes home. “I think Ralph has the ‘it’ factor,” Snoop noted. “The ‘it’ factor is that he could actually win it, this competition. Knockout performances are really the groundbreaking, award-worthy, top of the line, performing at his highest level.”

Earlier, Snoop welcomed Zac Brown to mentor his team before the Knockouts. “My team is smoking,” Snoop remarked, with some authority.

The Knockout episodes will air every Monday on NBC until Nov. 24. Then, the Playoffs will beam out on Monday, Dec. 1 and Monday, Dec. 8 on NBC, with the Season 28 Live Finale set to spread over the two nights of Dec. 15 and 16. Episodes stream the following day on Peacock. 

Watch Iko and Edwards’ Knockout performances below.

28 Oct 2025

Selena Gomez Celebrates ‘Only Murders’ Being Renewed for Season 6: ‘Looks Like Our Fam Is Going to London’

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The Only Murders in the Building crew is headed across the pond. As announced Tuesday (Oct. 28), the hit Hulu series has been renewed for a sixth season — and according to leading lady Selena Gomez, the next installment will take place in London.

The news comes on the same day the season 5 finale premiered on the streaming service, with parent company confirming that the next chapter of Only Murders will consist of 10 episodes, just like the five seasons before it. It will likely air at some point in 2026.

Season 6 will also mark the first time Only Murders has filmed overseas, with the Rare Beauty founder and costars Martin Short and Steve Martin planning to shoot the next installment in the heart of England. “Well, looks like our fam is going to London y’all …,” Gomez wrote on her Instagram Story, sharing news of the show’s renewal.

“I want to thank our community and fans of @onlymurdershulu for allowing us to even have a season 6!” she continued in a different slide, posting a photo she took of Short and Martin. “We are eternally grateful we can bring any of you any sort of joy. My deepest gratitude from Steve, Marty and myself.”

Only Murders first premiered on Hulu in 2021 and quickly became one of the streamer’s most successful programs. It has received seven Emmys out of 56 total nominations in the years since.

The location of season 6 seems to correlate with the cliffhanger ending of the fifth season, which closed with the main trio listening to a podcast episode — narrated by Tina Fey’s character, Cinda Canning — about a U.K. woman who allegedly murdered a descendant of the royal family before fleeing to the United States.

News of the show’s renewal also comes about four months after Gomez and her castmates wrapped filming on season 5. At the time, the Wizards of Waverly Place alum posted a video of their emotional last day on set on Instagram and wrote, “To my only murders family, the past 5 years you all have seen my best and my worst … Words can’t describe how much I love what we’ve all created and we wouldn’t be here without you all!”


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28 Oct 2025

Elmo, Cookie Monster & More ‘Sesame Street’ Pals Headed to Italy for 2026 Olympics (and Cannolis!)

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Sunny day! Elmo and his friends are inviting the world to come and play at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina in Italy.

As announced Tuesday (Oct. 28), the furry red monster is bringing Cookie Monster, Grover and more muppet pals to the Games in February to help with NBCUniversal’s coverage of the biennial event. According to a release, the characters will be featured in activations across Sesame Street’s socials leading up to and during the competitions, as well as in NBCU’s social and broadcast coverage of the athletics.

“Elmo is very excited to come to Milan – that’s in Italy!” Elmo said in statement. “Elmo can’t wait to cheer on all the athletes at the Olympics. Elmo’s mommy is knitting him a special red, white and blue hat. Yeah, baby!”

Cookie Monster added that he’s excited for the trip for other reasons. “Me been practicing curling with a giant chocolate chippie!” he said. “Me can’t wait to try all the delicious Italian treats. Cannoli, me got me eye on you!”

The inclusion of Sesame Street in next year’s Games follows the success of Elmo and friends’ partnership with NBCU in Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics. The gang was featured in illustrations showing their method of travel to the city for the event — via hot air balloon — as well as spots on TODAY, Access Hollywood, NBC Nightly News for Kids promoting the contest.

The group also participated in NBC Sports’ daytime coverage of the Summer Games, meeting Team USA athletes and sharing their experiences on the Sesame Street and NBC Olympics socials.

“Sesame Street has long been a source of joy and learning for families across the country,” said Lyndsay Signor, senior VP of sports marketing for Universal Television Entertainment Group, in a statement. “Bringing Elmo, Cookie Monster and their friends to the Winter Games in Milan and Cortina after the success in Paris adds a playful and heartwarming touch to our Olympic storytelling.”

“Their universal charm fits perfectly with the global spirit of the Olympics,” she added. “And Cookie Monster — we’ve got a fresh batch of biscotti waiting for you!”


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28 Oct 2025

Billboard Latin Music Awards 2025 Is No. 1 Entertainment Show in Prime Time

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Telemundo’s live broadcast of the Billboard Latin Music Awards 2025 on Thursday (Oct. 23) ranked as the No. 1 entertainment show in prime time, regardless of language, among adults 18-49, according to Nielsen.

The report, released Oct. 28, further adds that with a total of 1.7 million total viewers, the three-hour ceremony was also the No. 1 awards show on Spanish-language television year-to-date among adults 18-49, and the highest rated Billboard Latin Music Awards among total viewers since 2019.

This year’s star-studded show included performances by Daddy Yankee, Grupo Frontera, Emilia, Carlos Vives, Xavi, Wisin, Arthur Hanlon, Netón Vega and Óscar Maydon, to name a few. Special awards were also handed out to Bad Bunny — who was honored with the Top Latin Artist of the 21st Century Award — Elvis Crespo entered the Billboard Hall of Fame, Laura Pausini was recognized with the Icon Award and Peso Pluma received the first-ever Billboard Vanguard Award.

Locally, the awards show ranked No. 1 regardless of language in Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Phoenix, Orlando and Philadelphia. Furthermore, the event achieved 159.5 million digital and social video views, up +50% from the 2024 edition and 12.5 million social actions, up +229% year over year across Telemundo.com, the Telemundo App, Peacock, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok.

Hosted by Elizabeth Gutiérrez, Goyo and Javier Poza, the big winners of the night were Bad Bunny, Karol G and Fuerza Regida. Bunny took home 11 awards. Karol G followed closely with six awards, Fuerza Regida collected five, while Peso Pluma, Netón Vega and Óscar Maydon were multiple award winners.


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