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Beyoncé‘s forthcoming Cowboy Carter LP is already much talked about — and it’s not even out yet. Slated to hit digital streaming platforms at midnight on March 29, the superstar’s new set marks the culmination of her foray into country music. Ahead of the album’s release, “Texas Hold ‘Em” banjo player Rhiannon Giddens joined IMPACT x Nightline to talk about racism in country music, pop crossovers in the genre and the backlash against Cowboy Carter in the episode airing March 28, and Billboard has an exclusive sneak peek.
Giddens — a singer and scholar who has dedicated her life to extolling the Black history of the banjo and country music — believes Cowboy Carter is a massive step toward genuine mainstream recognition of the genre’s roots.
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“It’s been really interesting,” Giddens tells IMPACT x Nightline‘s Janai Norman of the resounding success of catchy country-pop track “Texas Hold ‘Em,” which Beyonce dropped during the 2024 Super Bowl alongside the rousing, reflective ballad “16 Carriages.” “I have been on … a slight roller-coaster ride of … exposure of my music, TikToks being danced to my banjo sound– that’s been really, really, really amazing. It feels like a real pure moment of discovery.”
“Texas” has experienced notable commercial success: It not only topped the Billboard Hot 100, but has appeared on nine different Billboard airplay charts and earned Beyoncé the distinction of being the first Black woman to top Hot Country Songs and the first Black woman to summit the Hot 100 with a country song. Despite that, the superstar faced considerable backlash for her hard pivot into country music. One Oklahoma radio station initially refused to play “Texas” (it later reversed its decision), and, upon revealing the Cowboy Carter album cover, Beyoncé was immediately embroiled in discourse surrounding the intricacies of the dynamic between Black Southern identities and Americana imagery.
In Giddens’ conversation with IMPACT x Nightline, the musician — who is a time-time Grammy winner — stresses that Cowboy Carter is more about Beyoncé exploring her family’s roots than crossing over for the sake of crossing over. “People can do what they wanna do,” she points out. “They wanna make a country record? Make a country record. Nobody’s askin’ Lana Del Rey, ‘What right do you have to make a country record?’ You know what I’m sayin’? Everybody has the opportunity to explore their roots, to go back there, like, ‘This is my life too. I wanna … I wanna do this.’”
“The ‘Stay in your lane,’ the, ‘Well, that’s not real country,’ that’s just racism,” argues Giddens. “People don’t wanna say it’s because she Black. You know? But they use these … these coded terms, you know? And that’s problematic.”
The March 28 episode of Impact x Nightline will examine Beyoncé’s Hoston roots, and features interviews with Giddens and fellow Houstonian and previous collaborator Bun B. The show will also hear from rising Black country artists within the Nashville machine, such as Adell, for their thoughts and enthusiasm on Beyoncé’s impact on contemporary country music.
Watch Billboard’s exclusive clip of the Cowboy Carter-centric IMPACT x Nightline episode above. Stream the full episode when it arrives on Hulu March 28.
Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat‘s 2008 hit “Lucky” is already the epitome of a love song, but on an upcoming episode of The Voice, two of Dan + Shay‘s team members added an even more romantic layer to the track by making it bilingual.
Madison Curbelo and Kyle Schuesler take the stage to perform the hit in the Battles round, trading off verses on acoustic guitar — with Curbelo performing in Spanish and Schuesler performing in English, before both of them come together to sing a bilingual chorus.
“I believed you,” coach John Legend told Schuesler when he admitted he never performed in Spanish before. “When I’m able to just enjoy and not overthink it, when it’s in my heart and not my head, that’s when I know it’s great and that’s what I felt.”
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Chance the Rapper was blown away by the performance, giving a piece of advice to the duo’s coaches, Dan + Shay. “Both of you guys could win the entire competition, and neither of you guys should leave and I think John is going to try and steal Kyle, so if I were Dan + Shay, I would use my Playoff Pass right now,” he said, referring to a once-per-coach pass that allows both contestants to stay in the competition, with one advancing to the Knockout rounds while the other goes straight to the Playoffs.
“Stay out of this! Enough from you,” Legend then shouted at Chance, as his plan was clearly foiled.
It was then time for Dan + Shay to make a decision. “I am so proud of you both. This was definitely the most cohesive performance so far,” Dan Smyers told the duo. “I feel like your individual performances were incredible but together, it was just so locked in. I felt the energy, I felt the magic, I felt the chemistry between the two of you guys when you were singing. When we left rehearsals the other day, Shay and I were like, ‘They both deserve to win this show.’ Just like Chance said, you guys are incredible. This is a tough decision.”
“We didn’t sign up for heartbreak,” Shay Mooney. “Kyle, I feel like you’ve really come out of your shell, even from just the beginning of this. Madison, you are an absolute ray of sunshine. I can’t believe that we’re lucky enough to have you on Team Dan + Shay.”
Check out the full clip above, and find out what Dan + Shay decided to do on the next episode of The Voice, which airs on Monday (March 25) at 8 p.m. ET on NBC.
Jack Black is 100% down to slip into Dewey Finn’s bowtie one more time. According to JOE, more than 20 years after Black scammed his way into a teaching position and whipped some awkward kids into a wall-shaking rock band in 2003’s family-friendly music comedy School of Rock, the now 54-year-old actor/musician said he’s down […]
No need to say his name three times, because the Beetlejuice Beetlejuice official teaser trailer arrived on Thursday (March 21). The one-minute clip features a glimpse of the returning and new characters, including Wednesday star Jenna Ortega taking on the role of Astrid, the daughter of the iconic Lydia Deetz played by Winona Ryder, who […]
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Post Malone isn’t just pivoting into country and folk music, the “Circles” singer is also expanding his acting credits through his latest role in Road House. The new Prime Video original movie premiered on streaming Thursday (March 21), and you can watch Road House online now.
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The action-thriller movie follows Dalton (Jake Gyllenhaal), an ex-UFC fighter looking to escape his dark past and appetite for violence. While struggling to scrape by, he’s approached by the owner of a roadhouse in Florida Keys who hires him as a bouncer with the hope of stopping a violent gang and their crime boss, Brandt (Billy Magnussen), from destroying her bar. Things only take a turn for the worse when Knox (Conor McGregor), a ruthless gun-for-hire, enters the mix. As the bloodshed and violence escalates, Dalton realizes he’s facing worse than the UFC ever threw at him.
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You can see Malone star as the character Carter, an underground fighter who faces Dalton. Road House joins the growing list of movies the Billboard Hot 100 chart-topper has been involved with, including Jennifer Lopez’s short film This Is Me…Now and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem.
Other cast members include Jessica Williams, Daniela Melchior, Joaquim De Almeida and Lukas Gage.
Keep reading to learn more about Road House and the streaming options available.
Is Road House (2024) a Remake?
Road House starring Malone and Gyllenhaal is a remake from the cult-classic ’80s film of the same name. The original Road House starred Patrick Swayze as Dalton, who is hired as a bouncer to clean up the baddest honkeytonk bar in Missouri. With a black belt in karate and a Ph.D. in philosophy, Dalton sets out to create a safer space for the bar and its owner.
Swayze stars alongside Sam Elliott, Kelly Lynch, Ben Gazzara, Jeff Healey and Julie Michaels.
How to Watch Road House (2024) Online for Free
Road House is a Prime Original making it exclusive to Prime Video. Prime members can watch Road House for free online when they log into their account.
Don’t have a Prime membership? New users can take advantage of a 30-day free trial when you sign up, allowing you to stream Road House for free. Once your free trial is over, you’ll be charged the regular subscription fee of $14.99/month or $139/year. Click here or the button below to start your free trial.
Looking for additional savings? Students can get 6-months of Prime for free when you sign up for the student membership, which is also half off. EBT/Medicaid recipients can get 30-days free under the qualifying government program membership, which is also 50% off.
With your Prime membership, you’ll have access to the entire Prime Video library including original and exclusive TV shows and movies such as The Summer I Turned Pretty, Daisy Jones & The Six, Upgraded, Gen V, The Boys, Wilderness, X-Men ’97, Expats, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan and The Underdoggs.
Want to expand your library of offerings? Amazon has premium channels such as Max, Starz and Paramount+ to increase the amount of content available to you.
Your membership will also include additional perks such as Prime Premiere, free one-day shipping, grocery delivery, access to Prime member-only deals and Prime Day, Prime Try Before You Buy and more.
How to Stream Road House (1989) at Home
Road House (1989) is also available to stream online for free on Prime Video with a Prime membership. You can also buy Road House on sale for $8 (reg. $15) or rent the movie for $4. You don’t have to have Prime membership to buy or rent the movie, just buy Road House and it’ll automatically download to your video library to stream whenever you want. Rentals are available for 30 days after purchase and for 48 hours once you start streaming the film.
Hulu and Max members can watch Road House online for free when you log into your account. Hulu also offers a 30-day free trial for new users when you sign up.
Collectors can also pick up a special-edition Blu-ray DVD that includes exclusive photo cards you can put on display.
“Road House” (Special Edition)
The Blu-ray edition of Road House is available in a limited-edition version with a 3D lenticular hardcase, photo cards and special features that’ll give you an deeper look into the movie.
Check below to watch the trailer for Road House (2024).
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Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told, a new documentary from Jermaine Dupri, 21 Savage and Luther Campbell, premieres on Hulu on Thursday (March 21).
The documentary shares the “untold story” surrounding the popular Atlanta parties that swelled to popularity in the ’90s. Taking viewers back to the roots, the documentary details how “Freaknik” started as a spring break picnic created by Black college students at an Atlanta HBCU in 1983.
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“It’s all educational. It’s Black history personally to me,” Dupri told the Associated Press. “For those who need that assurance, I would never allow my name to be involved with something that’s going to put a black eye on Atlanta or do anything that I feel like is going to set this culture backwards.”
Dupri, 21 Savage, Luther Campbell are executive producers on the documentary alongside Terry “TR” Ross, Melissa Cooper, Alex Avant and Tresa Sanders.
“It’s also a coming-of-age story,” supervising producer Deshawn Plair explained to CNN. “You were able to come of age, but not have that pressure to have to be in the spotlight, not have that pressure to have cameras all over you. I think it was just such a bit of Black joy.”
The documentary features Killer Mike, 21 Savage, Lil John, Dupri, Campbell, Too $hort, Erik Sermon, Jalen Rose, Shanti Das, former Atlanta mayor Kasim Reed and more.
Read on for details on when and how to stream the documentary for free.
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Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told is available to stream free to Hulu subscribers. If you’re not subscribed, you can watch the documentary with a 30-day free trial to Hulu.
How much does Hulu cost? Plans start at $7.99 per month for the basic streaming package, but Hulu also provides a 1
Liliana Dalton is in her Reputation era on American Idol. The 17-year-old San Antonio, Texas, native stepped in front of the judges for an audition in the upcoming episode of the singing competition, noting that she’s “a teenage girl. I have a lot of feelings about boys especially. I just write them down.” Her audition […]
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande have been changed for good after starring opposite one another as Elphaba and Glinda, respectively, in the upcoming Wicked duology. And in a new cast interview with Vanity Fair published Thursday (March 21) — eight months ahead of the first of the two film’s Thanksgiving premiere — the stars had nothing but kind words to say about each other.
According to the “Positions” singer, for instance, she’s been hoping to work with Erivo ever since the Harriet star sang “Stand Up” at the 2020 Academy Awards. “She’s my favorite female voice,” Grande said of her costar. “When I was watching you sing at the Oscars, I said, ‘I hope someday I get to sing with her.’”
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“I just need to say that I don’t think people realize that she’s got the chops,” said Erivo said of the pop star while holding her hand, causing Grande’s eye’s to well up, according to the publication. “I don’t think people realize how brilliant this person’s brain and voice and talent is.”
Grande and Erivo spent most of 2023 shooting Wicked in the U.K., taking a temporary pause over the summer due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. During that time away, the “Yes, And?” musician recorded her new album Eternal Sunshine, which recently debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
Aside from a couple first look photos, sneak peeks at Wicked were minimal before filming wrapped earlier this year. The film’s first trailer aired during the 2024 Super Bowl broadcast, and Vanity Fair shared several new photos of the cast — which also includes Ethan Slater, Jonathan Bailey, Michelle Yeoh and Jeff Goldblum — in costume Thursday.
Grande and Erivo, as well as director Jon M. Chu, did divulge a few details in the new interview, though. Chu confirmed that, at the insistance of his leading ladies, all of their vocals were done live on set. “When we were shooting it, those girls were like, ‘F–k the pre-records. We’re going live,’” he told the publication, although he was skeptical at first.
“There’s going to be a lot of wind in your air pipes. Is that OK?’” he’d asked, to which they responded, “‘Yeah. That’s what we do.’”
That went for all of the stunts Grande and Erivo had to perform. The Victorious alum marveled at how her counterpart was able to belt out the musical’s famously difficult numbers even though she “had a harness pulling and pushing and yanking and tugging on every nook and cranny that there is.”
Erivo also gushed to Grande, “I’m literally never going to forget you jumping on a chandelier over my head whilst singing.”
See the new photos of the Wicked cast, which Grande shared on Instagram, below.
On an evening when the Piano Man’s music filled the room, it was Spaghetti & Meatballs who rolled out of the competition on Fox’s The Masked Singer.
The celebrity contestants got down for “Billy Joel Night” on Wednesday (March 20), which saw the pasta master pitted against Poodle Moth, Clock and Lizard, with the loser going home early.
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Spaghetti & Meatballs dished up “Only the Good Die Young,” Clock turned back time with “Piano Man,” Lizard performed “Uptown Girl” and Poodle Moth hit “Just The Way You Are.”
Even panelist Robin Thicke got in on the action, belting out Joel’s “My Life.”
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Spaghetti & Meatballs and Lizard found themselves in the bottom bracket, and in a duel for a lifeline. Both performed “Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song),” but it was the Spaghetti Man who was moving out.
Before he got sent out of the competition, the Spaghetti & Meatballs helmet came off to reveal Masterchef judge and restaurateur Joe Bastianich – a personal friend of Billy Joel.
This man can sing and cook, though none of the judges were able to make the food connection.
“You have an incredible voice,” Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg remarked.
Singing, the TV personality explained, “is a passion for me my whole life. So, when I got the opportunity to do this and share with you all, I jumped on it.”
Bravo.
Bastianich as Spaghetti & Meatballs follows the exit of Savannah Chrisley (as Afghan Hound) and Kevin Hart (as Book) in this 11th season of Fox’s quirky singing competition.
Nick Cannon returns as host of The Masked Singer, which features the returning judges Thicke, McCarthy-Wahlberg, Ken Jeong and newbie Rita Ora, who is filling in for Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger, who had a stint on London West End performing in Sunset Boulevard.
Watch Spaghetti & Meatballs’ performance and unmasking on The Masked Singer.
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It’s time to enter high society through Palm Royale, the latest TV series to join Apple TV+‘s streaming library. Besides featuring a stacked cast of stars, the miniseries spotlights jaw-dropping ’60s-inspired style even earning Palm Royale a collaboration with Anthropologie.
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The Apple TV+ original series premiered Tuesday (March 20) and follows Maxine Simmons (Kristen Wiig) as she tries anything she can to climb her way into Palm Springs’ hottest social club: the Palm Royale in 1969. What she discovers is that entering the elite social group of the club is a lot harder than she expects. To make her dreams come true, she decides to scheme her way to the top.
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Other cast members include Ricky Martin, Laura Dern, Carol Burnett, Allison Janney, Josh Lucas and Leslie Bibb.
Keep reading to learn more about the original series and the streaming options available.
What Is Palm Royale Based On?
Palm Royale is adapted from the book Mr. and Mrs. American Pie by Juliet McDaniel, which follows Maxine Simmons after she gets a divorce and is exiled to Scottsdale, Arizona. She sets her sights on the Mrs. American Pie pageant where she hopes to win not only a crown but the title of best wife and mother.
How to Watch Palm Royale Online for Free
Palm Royale is an original Apple TV+ series, which means its available to watch exclusively through the streaming platform. If you’re a current Apple TV+ member, you can stream Palm Royale at home for free when you log into your account.
Don’t have an Apple TV+ membership? The streamer offers a seven day free trial that’ll let you watch Palm Royale at home for free. Once the free trial is over, you’ll be charged the regular subscription fee of $9.99/month.
Palm Springs won’t be the only series you can stream on Apple TV+, a subscription gives you access to the entire library of content. Shows and original movies you can look forward to streaming include The Afterparty, The Crowded Room, Ted Lasso, Platonic, The Last Thing He Told Me, Silo, Severance, High Desert, Shrinking, The Big Door Prize, Bad Sisters, Schmigadoon!, The Problem with John Stewart, The Morning Show, Ghosted, Still, Tetris, Palmer, Snoopy Presents: One-of-a-Kind Marcie and more.
Apple TV+ is available to stream on the Apple TV app, your iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Mac and popular smart TVs including Samsung, LG, Sony, VIZIO, TCL, Toshiba and others, along with Amazon Fire TV devices, Chromecast with Google TV. Apple TV+ is available on PlayStation and Xbox gaming consoles as well.
Looking for additional ways to save money? You can get three months free with the purchase of an eligible Apple device or a free month trial when you sign up for Apple One, which bundles Apple TV+ with up to five other services.
Check below to watch the trailer for Palm Royale.
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