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The Billboard Family Hits of the Week compiles what’s new and worth your family’s time in music, movies, TV, books, games and more. Forget the mind-numbing scrolling and searching “what to watch for family movie night” … again. The best in family entertainment each week is all in one place, in this handy guide. Isn’t it satisfying to […]
Rick Ross and 50 Cent are at it again. This time the veteran rappers and businessmen have been going back and forth over a picture. Demetrius “Big Meech” Flenory, who was recently released to a halfway house and has been visited by various celebrities including 50 Cent, linked up with Rick Ross — which has […]
The same week he made his Billboard Hot 100 debut as a recording artist, Grammy-winning producer, actor and R&B star Leon Thomas made his live television debut on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on Thursday (Feb. 6). Surrounded by his band on a red-lit stage with a projection of his Mutt album cover behind […]
Bad Bunny can’t help but flash his pearly white smile in new Super Bowl ad for Ritz Crackers that also features Aubrey Plaza and Michael Shannon. But his positivity and happy-go-lucky attitude make him an outsider at the Ritz Salty Club, a lounge located in Utah’s salt flats where everyone is … salty. The ad […]
Thanks in part to LL Cool J‘s “Mama Said Knock You Out,” Pfizer’s new Super Bowl commercial will leave viewers feeling hyped about the medical company’s ongoing cancer research — but because of the inspiring message at its center, it’ll also likely leave you in tears.
Posted to YouTube Friday (Feb. 7), the minute-long commercial opens with a young cancer patient lying in a hospital bed and watching a boxing match introduced by Michael Buffer’s iconic line, “Let’s get ready to rumble!”
The little boy then stands up, suddenly dressed in boxing shorts and gloves, and lands a knockout punch on a celebratory bell on the wall, signifying the end of treatment. After that, he struts through the hospital hallways to the triumphant beat of LL’s iconic 1991 hit as doctors and nurses applaud.
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The celebration continues on the streets, where crowds of people gather to cheer on the young champion on every step to his final destination: home, where his mom tearfully wraps him in a big hug.
“Hey cancer,” reads onscreen text at one point. “We’re gonna knock you out.”
After showing photos of the little boy’s difficult treatment journey, the ad then displays a call to action with more bits of text. “Pfizer is fighting for eight cancer breakthroughs by 2030,” it reads. “Join the fight at PfizerForAll.com.”
The spot is set to air during the Super Bowl broadcast during a commercial break as the Kansas City Chiefs face off against the Philadelphia Eagles Sunday (Feb. 9). Of having his song — which reached No. 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1991 — featured in such an inspiring ad, the “Loungin” rapper told People, “It feels good to have my song used for such an important cause.”
“Strength and resilience are at the heart of hip-hop, and they’re just as crucial in the fight against cancer,” continued LL, whose wife, Simone Smith, has battled bone cancer. “My family knows firsthand — staying on top of your health and getting screened early can save lives.”
Watch Pfizer’s “Knock Out” Super Bowl ad above.
Netflix will no longer release a nine-hour documentary series about Prince after reaching a deal with his estate, according to multiple reports. Instead, a separate documentary is now in development that will include exclusive content from the late star’s archive. “The Prince Estate and Netflix have come to a mutual agreement that will allow the […]
Timothée Chalamet makes his Billboard album chart debut as the soundtrack to the Bob Dylan biopic, A Complete Unknown, in which Chalamet stars as Dylan, arrives across four charts (dated Feb. 8). The set launches on Soundtracks (No. 17), Indie Store Album Sales (No. 23), Top Current Album Sales (No. 29) and Top Album Sales […]
Saturday Night Live is celebrating 50 years of its cultural impact, and Lorne Michaels’ iconic sketch comedy program is hosting a live, three-hour telecast from Studio 8H in Rockefeller Center.
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A slew of star-studded talent is set to make appearances during the show, including Sabrina Carpenter, Paul McCartney, Adam Driver, Ayo Edebiri, Bad Bunny, Dave Chappelle, John Mulaney, Kim Kardashian, Martin Short, Miley Cyrus, Paul Simon, Pedro Pascal, Peyton Manning, Quinta Brunson, Robert De Niro, Scarlett Johansson, Steve Martin, Tom Hanks and Woody Harrelson, with additional names to be announced.
The special will air on Sunday (Feb. 16) at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on NBC and simulcast on Peacock.
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The SNL50: The Anniversary Special telecast will broadcast two days after the Jimmy Fallon-hosted live homecoming concert at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall, featuring performances by Bad Bunny, Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, Post Malone, Jelly Roll, the Backstreet Boys, Arcade Fire, Bonnie Raitt, Brandi Carlile, Brittany Howard, Chris Martin, David Byrne, DEVO, Eddie Vedder, Jack White, Mumford & Sons, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Robyn, The B-52s and The Roots.
The show will take place at 8 p.m. ET on Feb. 14, as well as stream live on Peacock with fan screening events scheduled for several Regal Cinemas theaters.
Ahead of the 50th anniversary celebrations this week, check out the 15-second teaser for the SNL50: The Anniversary Special below.
The trailer for the next Smurfs movie has dropped, featuring Rihanna making her debut as Smurfette and a new song from Desi Trill featuring Cardi B, DJ Khaled, Natania and Subhi.
The Fenty mogul personally introduces the new trailer, which went live Thursday (Feb. 6), waving to the camera before she’s joined by a few of the film’s famous blue miniatures on screen. “Hey, everyone!” she says with a smile. “I’m Rihanna, and I play Smurfette in the new Smurfs movie, and I can’t wait for you all to see it this summer.”
The trailer then begins with Ri’s character — self-identifying as “the coolest Smurf in the whole village” — giving viewers a guide through Smurf Village, where “every day is a party.” But the colony’s dance party to Rihanna’s own “Don’t Stop the Music” is cut short when Papa Smurf is abducted by what looks like a UFO, after which Smurfette and her friends must travel to the human world to save him.
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As clips of the Smurfs’ adventures unfold, viewers are treated to snippets of what sounds like the “Umbrella” singer’s voice covering Belinda Carlisle’s 1987 hit “Heaven Is a Place on Earth.” They also get a taste of “Higher Love,” the new Desi Trill song featuring Cardi’s distinct voice at the end.
Also starring James Corden, Nick Offerman, JP Karliak, Dan Levy, Amy Sedaris, Natasha Lyonne, Sandra Oh, Octavia Spencer, Nick Kroll, Hannah Waddingham, Alex Winter, Maya Erskine, Billie Lourd, Xolo Maridueña, Kurt Russell and John Goodman, Smurfs is set to hit theaters July 18. The trailer comes nearly two years after the Paramount and Nickelodeon joint venture was first announced at 2023’s CinemaCon, where Rihanna — who also serves as a producer on the film alongside Jay Brown, Ty Ty Smith and Ryan Harris — was on hand to share the news. “I hope this gives me cool points with my kids one day,” she joked at the time.
Rihanna first teased that the trailer was coming the day prior to its release. Sharing a clip of Smurf Village on her socials, she wrote coyly, “In my blue era.”
Watch the new Smurfs trailer above.
Imagine Dragons fans will be on top of the world March 26 and 29 when Imagine Dragons: Live From the Hollywood Bowl (with the LA Film Orchestra) comes to theaters around the globe through Trafalgar Releasing. Filmed in October 2024, the nearly two-hour concert film captures the final night of the Grammy-winning rock group’s four-night […]