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Celebrity Family Feud is taking family to a whole new level this week, as Clay Aiken’s family takes on David Foster and Katharine McPhee Foster’s crew — and there’s even a link between the two. In a clip shared exclusively with Billboard on Tuesday (Aug. 6), the American Idol season 2 star introduces his 15-year-old […]
Producer Janet Yang was re-elected president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences by the organization’s board of governors, the Academy announced on Thursday (Aug. 1).
Yang is beginning her third term as president and her sixth year as a governor-at-large, a position for which she was nominated by sitting Academy president David Rubin in 2019 and elected by the board of governors in 2022.
Yang is the fourth woman to serve as president of the Academy. Oscar-winning actress Bette Davis was the first in 1941, though she resigned after just two months in the post. Oscar-nominated screenwriter Fay Kanin served from 1979-83; Film marketing and PR executive Cheryl Boone Isaacs served from 2013-17.
A member of the Academy’s producers branch since 2002, Yang previously served on the board as vp and chair of the membership committee and, prior to that, the membership and governance committee.
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Yang’s film producing credits include South Central, The Joy Luck Club, The People vs. Larry Flynt, Zero Effect, Savior, The Weight of Water, High Crimes and the Oscar-nominated animated feature Over the Moon. She won a Primetime Emmy in 1995 for the HBO film Indictment: The McMartin Trial, which was voted outstanding made for television movie.
In other news, film composer Lesley Barber, one of three members of the board of governors representing the music branch, was elected to an officer position for the first time. She is a vp and chair of the membership committee.
Barber is best known for her score for Kenneth Lonergan’s Oscar-winning Manchester by the Sea. Her other credits include Late Night, Mansfield Park, Irreplaceable You, How to Change the World and You Can Count on Me.
Here is a list of the other four people who were elected to officer positions by the board:
DeVon Franklin, vp (chair, equity and inclusion committee)
Donna Gigliotti, vp/treasurer (chair, finance committee)
Lynette Howell Taylor, vp (chair, awards committee)
Howard A. Rodman, vp/secretary (chair, governance committee)
Franklin, Howell Taylor and Rodman were re-elected as officers. Gigliotti previously served as an officer.
“I am thrilled to have Janet return as Academy president for a third term to continue our great work of the past two years,” Academy CEO Bill Kramer said in a statement. “I also am so pleased to welcome this year’s incredible slate of dedicated board officers.”
The 55-member board of governors includes three members who represent the music branch: Barber, Charles Fox (“I Got a Name,” “Ready to Take a Chance Again”) and Richard Gibbs (Say Anything, Dr. Dolittle).
Board members may serve up to two three-year terms (consecutive or non-consecutive), followed by a two-year hiatus, after which eligibility renews for up to two additional three-year terms for a lifetime maximum of 12 years. Officers serve one-year terms, with a maximum of four consecutive years in any one office.
For a complete listing of the Academy’s 2024-25 board of governors, click here.
RIIZE are heading to the big screen. The K-pop boy band’s RIIZING Day concert, which is taking place in Seoul, South Korea, on September 13, will be broadcasting live in cinemas worldwide for fans to enjoy, according to distributors Trafalgar Releasing and CJ 4DPlex and reported by NME. Fans will be able to watch the […]
Demi Lovato is making her directorial debut on Hulu’s upcoming documentary, Child Star, and she has recruited an all-star lineup of fellow child stars for the project. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Drew Barrymore, Kenan Thompson, Christina Ricci, Raven-Symoné, JoJo Siwa and Lovato’s Camp Rock co-star Alyson Stoner are all set to […]
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Out of all of the music festivals and tours of the summer, Lollapalooza 2024 is one of the most-anticipated of the season. This year is proving to be one of its most epic, with a stellar lineup featuring headliners like SZA, Megan Thee Stallion, Hozier, Blink-182 and Stray Kids who are making their Lolla debut. Attendees will also get to check out a new and improved main stage that’s ditching diesel gas for a hybrid battery powered design.
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Last-minute Lollapalooza 2024 tickets are still available, but for fans who aren’t able to travel to Chicago this year, that doesn’t mean you have to miss out on all the action. Hulu is livestreaming the entire music festival starting Thursday (Aug. 1) all the way to Sunday (Aug. 4) giving you an opportunity to watch all the performances from the comfort of your couch.
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Keep reading to learn how to watch Lollapalooza 2024 online.
How to Watch Lollapalooza 2024 Online for Free
Hulu is the official streaming destination that’ll let you watch Lolla 2024 online at home. The streaming platform has partnered with the music festival and will be providing subscribers with high-quality livestreams of all of the headliners and performers. Now, you can ditch the shakey social media videos and upgrade to a crystal clear experience.
Hulu subscribers get instant and free access to watch Lolla online — all you need to do is login to your account and you’ll immediately be able to stream Chicago’s music festival. Don’t have a Hulu subscription? New users can score a 30-day free trial when you sign up for the streamer, granting you free access to the Lollapalooza 2024 livestream and more. Once the free trial period is over, you’ll be charged the regular subscription fee based on the package you choose at checkout.
Hulu has a variety of streaming packages to choose from based on your preferences. The cheapest option is the streamer’s base plan that’s ad-supported and only $7.99 a month. If you’d prefer an ad-free experience you can upgrade to the no-ad plan for $17.99 a month.
Students, meantime, can take advantage of Hulu’s Student Deal that gives you the base plan for just $1.99 a month (worth 75% in savings). The deal remains active for as long as you’re a student.
For even more savings, you can bundle Hulu with Disney+ and ESPN+ for just $14.99 a month and expand your content options further.
One of the best deals going on right now is a rare 3-day free trial for Hulu + Live TV, which includes the entire Hulu library in addition to more than 95 live TV channels as well as Disney+ and ESPN+ automatically bundled — and for just $77 a month after the free trial ends.
In addition to being able to livestream Lollapalooza 2024, you’ll also have access to the entire Hulu library including original and exclusive TV series and movies as well as content from ABC and FX the day after it airs on live TV. Programs you can look forward to streaming include Only Murders in the Building, The Bear, Shogun, The Bachelor, The Bachelorette, Abbott Elementary, Poor Things, The Greatest Hits, White Men Can’t Jump, How I Met Your Father, What We Do In the Shadows and Claim to Fame.
Lollapalooza 2024 Schedule: Performer Lineup, Dates
Check below for Hulu’s Lolla 2024 lineup and click here to see Hulu’s full livestreaming schedule.
Thursday (Aug.1): Matt Hansen, Chappell Roan, Walker & Royce, Benson Boon, Fisher, Megan Thee Stallion, Sam Barber, BigXthaPlug, Lizzy McAlpine, Labrinth and Hozier.
Friday (Aug. 2): Daniel Seavey, Sexyy Red, Alok, Reneé Rapp, Laufey with the Chicago Philharmonic, Galantis, Stray Kids, Xandra, PawPaw Rod, It’s Murph, Noizu, Ruel, Zedd and Kevin Abstract.
Saturday (Aug. 3): Briston Maroney, Ive, TV Girl, Deftones, Tate McRae, The Killers, Destroy Boys, Leisure, Nia Archives, Ethel Cain, Future X Metro Boomin and Hippo Campus.
Sunday (Aug. 4): Waterparks, Sir, Conan Gray, Zeds Dead, Blink-182, Knox, Pierce the Veil, Mimi Webb, Slow Pulp, Black Tiger Sex Machine, Two Door Cinema Club and Melanie Martinez.

The Voice season 26 is just around the corner, and the newest group of coaches recently teamed up for a high-energy performance of Four Tops’ 1966 hit “Reach Out I’ll Be There.” Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news In a new clip shared exclusively with Billboard on […]

Sure, Joaquin Phoenix won an Oscar for his portrayal of Arthur Fleck (aka the Joker) in 2020. But even an award-winning actor gets nervous on set when he has to sing in front of one of the biggest pop stars on the planet. Luckily for Phoenix, when it came to giving the greasepaint goon a voice voice, his partner in crime, Lady Gaga, was totally there for him.
“I do seem to remember her spitting up coffee the first time I sang, so that felt good, that was exciting, and made me feel confident,” Phoenix told Empire magazine about the Grammy-winning singer’s reaction on the set of the upcoming Joker sequel, Joker: Folie à Deux. “Gaga was always very encouraging of just, ‘Go with what you feel, it’s fine.’ For somebody who’s not a performer in that way, it can be… uncomfortable to do that, but also very exciting.”
It was important that they bond that way because director Todd Phillips wanted to bring the music out of the Joker, who at his core is a mercurial, failed comedian whose violent acts land him in Arkham Asylum, where he strikes up a lyrical love story with Gaga’s Harley “Lee” Quinzel, aka Harley Quinn.
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“Arthur has become this symbol to people,” Phillips told the magazine. “This unwilling, unwitting symbol now paying for the crimes of the first film, but at the same time finding the only thing he ever wanted, which was love. That’s always what he’s been about, even though he’s been pushed and pulled in all these directions. So we tried to just make the most pure version of that.”
That expression of love comes through in musical numbers in the film, because, as Phillips said, Fleck has “music in him,” which explains why the latest trailer has Gaga singing the classic tune “Get Happy” and Phoenix tackling “When You’re Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With You)” in Fleck’s raspy croon.
“It was important to protect that with poor phrasing and occasional bum notes,” Phoenix said in an echo of a recent interview with Gaga where she admitted to purposely tanking her award-winning voice to get into character. “Arthur grew up hearing his mother play these songs on the radio. He’s not a singer, and he shouldn’t sound like a professional singer. He should sound like somebody that’s taking a shower and just bursts out into song.”
Joker: Folie à Deux will open in theaters on Oct. 4.

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Before Billie Eilish kicks off her global tour for Hit Me Hard and Soft on Sept. 29, the 22-year-old is giving fans a sneak peek of what to expect through Amazon Music‘s new docu-performance series Songline. The inaugural episode spotlights the “Lunch” singer and her brother Finneas as they perform songs, including “Birds of a Feather,” “Wildflowers” and “L’Amour De Ma Vie,” live. You’ll also get a more in-depth look at the making of the album as the two dive into the songwriting process for each hit.
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After one watch, you’ll be racing to buy last-minute tickets to the “Lunch” singer’s 2024 tour to go beyond watching her perform onscreen. For now, though, Prime members have the ability to tune into Amazon Music to watch the full episode uninterrupted.
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While Eilish and Finneas will kick off the series, each new episode will feature a new artist with a focus on demystifying the songwriting process. You can expect artists to provide a stripped-down version of their music as well as in-depth interviews that explore their “origins and cultural journeys,” according to a press release.
Keep reading to learn the streaming options available.
How to Watch Billie Eilish on Songline Online for Free
You can watch and Billie Eilish and new episodes of Songline exclusively through Amazon Music. You don’t need a Prime membership in order to get Amazon Music, but you will have limited access as a non-Prime member. It’ll be an ad-supported experience and you’ll only be able to listen to a selection of playlists and stations on compatible Alexa-enabled devices, which may not include Songline.
Amazon is offering a 30-day free trial for new users who sign up for Prime, which means you’ll get free access to Amazon Music including Songline in addition to other Prime-exclusive perks like Prime Video, free one-day shipping, grocery delivery and Prime Try Before You Buy. Once the free trial is over, you’ll be charged the regular membership fee of $14.99 a month or $139 a year.
Students can snag a student membership with a free six month trial and 50% off membership price while qualifying government programs can get you and EBT/Medicaid subscription, which comes with a 30-day free trial and half-off subscription fee.
While Amazon Music gives you access to more than 100 million songs and podcasts and selected offline listening, you can upgrade the experience and receive even more benefits through Amazon Music Unlimited. You’ll get everything in Amazon Music but in HD quality as well as Ultra HD when listening to songs. You can explore expert-crafted playlists and stations, vaults with music from your favorite artists and a catalog of Dolby Atmos spatial and 360 Reality Audio.
Prime members can get Amazon Music Unlimited for $9.99 a month or $99 a year on top of your Prime membership. Non-Prime members can access for $10.99 a month. Both options come with a 30 day free trial to test out the service before committing.
Eilish is known for surprising fans with special experiences tied to her music including hosting exclusive listening parties leading up to the release of Hit Me Hard And Soft as well as releasing a movie for her previous album Happier Than Ever.
Check below watch Billie Eilish perform Wildflowers live from Songline.
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The morning of the Opening Ceremony of the 2024 Summer Games, NBC Olympics prime-time producer Rob Hyland woke up a little before 7 a.m. in his Paris hotel room and had a sinking feeling. “I had some breakfast, looked out the window and noticed the rain falling,” he recalls to Billboard. “My first thought was, ‘Wow. This may literally put a damper on an unbelievably ambitious production.’”
In just a few hours, the eyes of the world would witness the grand opening of the Paris Summer Olympics, a gargantuan undertaking that has been in the works for years. An array of highly speculated moving parts hung in the balance, including headline-grabbing appearances from Lady Gaga (who helped open the festivities) and Celine Dion in a stunning comeback performance on the Eiffel Tower to wrap the kick-off celebration.
“Our first meeting about Paris took place the second Tokyo ended,” explains Hyland of the previous Summer Games, which wrapped in August 2021. “When it came to the Opening Ceremony itself, production planning started two years ago with a number of meetings with the creative team who presented this incredibly intricate plan.”
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At the helm was creative director Thomas Jolly, an accomplished French theater director who envisioned the banks of the Seine River as the focal point, with athletes from around the world sailing down its waters and a series of al fresco stages along the way, including on the bridges.
“But even back then, we understood that the presentation was secretive,” says Hyland. “Everyone who’s done an opening ceremony as a host nation wants there to be this element of surprise.”
Organizers held their plans so close that even Hyland and his NBC team in charge of broadcasting the spectacle in America had no inkling of specific plans until the relative last minute. “So although we’ve been planning this for a number of years, it wasn’t until a week or two up to the event that we started getting more details and breadcrumbs as to what the night was going to be like and who exactly was going to perform.”
For Hyland, a 20-time Sports Emmy winner who is also the coordinating producer for the popular Sunday Night Football broadcast, it was a delicate dance as rumors flew. “By the midpoint of the week, we did get to see two dress rehearsals without any performers, just stand-ins,” he shares. As a result, he planned his coverage around that. “Seeing the choreography and creative associated with the various performances, I was encouraged to see what it’d look like with whatever top performers Jolly enlisted.”
For a host country’s creative director, it’s an unenviable task. The veteran director and choreographer Kenny Ortega, who masterminded opening and closing ceremonies of the Atlanta Summer Games of 1996, as well as the Opening Ceremony of the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games, is one of the few people who understands the undertaking.
“You have many creative goals including creating a ceremonial pageantry that would excitedly welcome the world, that would celebrate the magnificence of the games history, and to honor the world of athletes coming together in a peaceful competition,” Ortega tells Billboard. He adds of the “exciting and tense” workload: “I remember napping under my desk in our ceremony tent on the cool concrete floor in Atlanta.”
For his own broadcast in Paris, Hyland had a surprise of his own independent of the actual ceremony: enlisting Beyoncé to help introduce Team USA’s highly anticipated appearance on the Seine River during the Parade of Nations, a special video package that aired only in primetime during NBC’s coverage. (A live, uncut version of the festivities aired live on NBC on Friday afternoon in the United States, sans Beyoncé’s appearance.)
“It was a complete collaboration with NBC and her creative team to help bring that to life,” says Hyland of the video featuring the superstar in a call-and-response with Team USA stars including Simone Biles, Lebron James and Noah Lyles set to the superstar’s Cowboy Carter track “Ya Ya.”
“The first time I saw it, I literally wanted to run through a wall with red, white and blue,” jokes Hyland of the video that was directed by Beyoncé herself, styled by frequent collaborator Shiona Turini. Bill Kirstein, who previously co-directed the star in her videos for “Rocket” and “Blue,” served as director of photography.
“What a vision to behold, what a team to believe in, what a night to celebrate,” the star cooed into the camera to help introduce the team, which then cut to the excited group sailing majestically down the river. Said Hyland: “If that doesn’t get you excited for the Olympics, I don’t know what will.”
At 3:30 p.m. on Friday, NBC had their final production meeting. And at 7:30 p.m. Paris time, everyone was in their places for the ceremony, including commentators Kelly Clarkson (in the host booth with Peyton Manning and Mike Tirico) and Snoop Dogg (positioned on the ground).
“In terms of the performances, in my opinion the rain really added to a lot of them, even the raindrops on top of the piano during Gaga’s performance,” said Hyland of the star who belted out a version of “Mon Truc en Plume” in lush French, a song made famous by the cabaret star Zizi Jeanmaire. “Seeing her walk down the steps and perfectly hitting her mark despite the rain was a moment,” says Hyland. In fact, the only casualty from the wet weather, with the rain picking up as the night went on, was an elaborate host of drone cameras to capture overhead shots, all grounded due to the downpour.
The nearly four-hour ceremony represented a variety of genres from the host country, including French rapper Rim’K, the jazz vocalist Axelle Saint-Cirel (who sang the French National Anthem) and singer-songwriter Juliette Armanet covering John Lennon’s “Imagine.” One of France’s most popular stars, Aya Nakamura, performed her hits “Djadja” (a No. 1 French track) as well as “Pookie.” Of course there was some controversy, too.
But it was Celine Dion — in a comeback performance since announcing her diagnosis with Stiff Person Syndrome — who perhaps garnered the most attention. To close the ceremony, she delivered a heartfelt rendition of French icon Edith Piaf’s “Hymne à l’amour” while on the first level of a glistening Eiffel Tower. “We have a camera dedicated to the host’s position at all times, and I couldn’t help but watch Kelly during Celine’s performance,” Hyland says of Clarkson’s emotional reaction. “She was crying and it was a very authentic reaction to an incredibly moving performance. I got emotional just watching Kelly watch Celine. It was very powerful.”
By the time the ceremony wrapped by 11:30 p.m. Paris time, Hyland and his team breathed a sigh of relief. By Saturday, he was on a plane back to NBC Olympics headquarters in Stamford, Conn., to produce from afar. Then, it’s on to the Aug. 11 closing ceremony, and then plotting the 2028 Summer Olympics.
Get ready, Los Angeles.

Nick Jonas remembers the “Disney Games” in a very specific way: “like Love Island on crack.”
Jonas, who tells Jimmy Fallon he skipped the 2024 Summer Olympics opening ceremony to visit The Tonight Show, appeared on NBC’s late-night show Friday, July 26. (The singer mentioned plans to head to Paris for the games later on, with friend/designer Ralph Lauren, who dressed him for his wedding with Priyanka Chopra in 2018.)
“You never competed in the Olympics,” Fallon pointed out. “You did, however, compete in the Disney Games.”
“What do you remember about this time of your life?” the host asked the Jonas Brother.
“So much hair,” joked Jonas, looking at a photo circa his youthful Disney star days.
“For those that don’t know,” Jonas explained, “the Disney Channel Games were basically the Olympics, but they would bring in 100ish Disney Channel stars from all over the world and make us compete in silly games.”Then he revealed where the real fun came in: “What it really was, was like Love Island on crack. They would put a bunch of teenagers in the Disney park after hours and just say, ‘Let’s see what happens.’”
Friday’s episode of The Tonight Show, with musical guest Ice Spice performing “Did It First/Think U The Shit (Fart),” also had a bonus: a pre-taped segment starring Will Ferrell, Nick Jonas and Jimmy Fallon performing a song about jorts, a sweet summer staple for the trio.
In the musical sketch about jorts, Fallon and Ferrell bring the basics — “I’m in my jorts/ I’m in my jort shorts/ I’m in in my jorts/ Jean shorts/ That means jorts” — and Jonas jumps in to jazz things up.
“I wear my jorts every day of the week/ They start at my hips and they end at my knees/ And if you see me you’ll know that I’m in ‘em/ They’re jorts and they’re short and they’re totally denim,” he sings on the spot, vying to join the jorts troupe.
Watch Jimmy Fallon’s latest interview with Nick Jonas, plus their “Jorts” sketch with Will Ferrell, below.
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