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Levi’s teases Beyoncé collaboration as denim trend takes hold

23 September 2024
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Beyoncé at the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on April 1, 2024.

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Levi Strauss summoned the Beyhive on Monday after teasing a potential collaboration with Beyoncé in a post on Instagram.

The brand’s shares briefly popped after the update and were last up about 1% Monday.

The post included an image of a woman wearing a cowboy hat and riding a horse with the caption “INTRODUCING: A New Chapter.” Aside from the allusions to Beyoncé’s latest album, “Cowboy Carter,” Levi’s also tagged the superstar’s account in the post, fueling buzz from her fanbase, known as the Beyhive.

Beyoncé’s country album, released earlier this year, features a song titled “LEVII’S JEANS.”

Denim has been experiencing something of a boost of late, with brands such as American Eagle and Abercrombie & Fitch calling out the trend as helping to revitalize sales.

Levi’s second-quarter earnings in June missed Wall Street’s sales expectations, but the brand’s leadership has maintained that the future of denim is bright. CEO Michelle Gass told analysts at the time that the growth in denim’s popularity has never been higher, particularly with clothing items other than pants, such as denim skirts or dresses.

Representatives for Levi’s did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comment on the potential Beyoncé collaboration.

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Beyoncé shut out of Country Music Award nominations. See…

9 September 2024
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The 2024 Country Music Awards nominations are out — and Beyoncé’s name is nowhere to be found on the list of nominees.

The pop icon made her foray into country music in March of this year with the release of “Cowboy Carter.” The 27-track album, featuring fan favorites “Texas Hold ‘Em” and “16 Carriages,” broke streaming records upon its release, becoming Spotify’s most-streamed album in a single day in 2024 and earning the title of most first-day streams of a country album by a female artist on Amazon Music.

According to the CMA website, the nominees and winners of the annual award show are determined by a group of 6,000 industry professional members who make up the Country Music Association.

Shaboozey, who is featured in two tracks on “Cowboy Carter,” posted on his X account after the nominations were announced, writing: “That goes without saying. Thank you @Beyonce for opening a door for us, starting a conversation, and giving us one of the most innovative country albums of all time!”

Shaboozey received nominations for this year’s Country Music Music Awards, including Single of the Year and New Artist of the Year.

Other artists who racked up nominations include Morgan Wallen, Cody Johnson, Chris Stapleton and Lainey Wilson.

Wallen led the pack with seven total nominations. “The Voice” alum made headlines in April after getting arrested for allegedly throwing a chair from a bar rooftop in Nashville. He received a sharp rebuke from the music industry in 2021 after a video surfaced of him shouting a racial slur.

This isn’t the first time Beyoncé has been snubbed in the eyes of her fans and closest supporters. In February, Beyoncé’s husband Jay-Z publicly called out the Grammys after her album “Renaissance” lost out on the album of the year award to Harry Styles’ “Harry’s House.”

“I don’t want to embarrass this young lady, but she has more Grammys than anyone and never won album of the year. So even by your own metrics, that doesn’t work,” Jay-Z said during his acceptance speech for the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award.

Beyoncé holds the record as the artist with the most Grammy wins, with 32 total.

The CMAs will air on Nov. 20 on ABC.

Who was nominated?

Here’s the full list of nominees from the CMA website.

Entertainer Of The Year

Luke Combs
Jelly Roll
Chris Stapleton
Morgan Wallen
Lainey Wilson

Single Of The Year

“A Bar Song (Tipsy)” – Shaboozey
Producers: Sean Cook, Nevin Sastry
Mix Engineer: Raul Lopez
“Dirt Cheap” – Cody Johnson
Producer: Trent Willmon
Mix Engineer: Jack Clarke
“I Had Some Help” – Post Malone (Feat. Morgan Wallen)
Producers: Louis Bell, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins
Mix Engineer: Ryan Gore
“Watermelon Moonshine” – Lainey Wilson
Producer: Jay Joyce
Mix Engineers: Jason Hall, Jay Joyce
“White Horse” – Chris Stapleton
Producers: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton, Morgane Stapleton
Mix Engineer: Vance Powell

Album Of The Year

Deeper Well – Kacey Musgraves
Producers: Ian Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves, Daniel Tashian
Mix Engineers: Shawn Everett, Konrad Snyder
Fathers & Sons – Luke Combs
Producers: Luke Combs, Chip Matthews, Jonathan Singleton
Mix Engineer: Chip Matthews
Higher – Chris Stapleton
Producers: Dave Cobb, Chris Stapleton, Morgane Stapleton
Mix Engineer: Vance Powell
Leather – Cody Johnson
Producer: Trent Willmon
Mix Engineer: Jack Clarke
Whitsitt Chapel – Jelly Roll
Producers: Andrew Baylis, Brock Berryhill, Zach Crowell, Jesse Frasure, David Garcia, Kevin “Thrasher” Gruft, Austin Nivarel, David Ray Stevens
Mix Engineers: Jeff Braun, Jim Cooley

Song of the Year

“Burn It Down”
Songwriters: Hillary Lindsey, Parker McCollum, Lori McKenna, Liz Rose
“Dirt Cheap”
Songwriter: Josh Phillips
“I Had Some Help”
Songwriters: Louis Bell, Ashley Gorley, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins, Austin Post, Ernest Keith Smith, Morgan Wallen, Chandler Paul Walters
“The Painter”
Songwriters: Benjy Davis, Kat Higgins, Ryan Larkins
“White Horse”
Songwriters: Chris Stapleton, Dan Wilson

Female Vocalist of the Year

Kelsea Ballerini
Ashley McBryde
Megan Moroney
Kacey Musgraves
Lainey Wilson

Male Vocalist Of The Year

Luke Combs
Jelly Roll
Cody Johnson
Chris Stapleton
Morgan Wallen

Vocal Group Of The Year

Lady A
Little Big Town
Old Dominion
The Red Clay Strays
Zac Brown Band

Vocal Duo Of The Year

Brooks & Dunn
Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay
Maddie & Tae
The War And Treaty

Musical Event Of The Year

“Cowboys Cry Too” – Kelsea Ballerini (with Noah Kahan)
Producers: Kelsea Ballerini, Alysa Vanderheym
“I Had Some Help” – Post Malone (Feat. Morgan Wallen)
Producers: Louis Bell, Charlie Handsome, Hoskins
“I Remember Everything” – Zach Bryan (ft. Kacey Musgraves)
Producer: Zach Bryan
“Man Made A Bar” – Morgan Wallen (feat. Eric Church)
Producer: Joey Moi
“you look like you love me” – Ella Langley (feat. Riley Green)
Producer: Will Bundy

Musician Of The Year

Tom Bukovac – Guitar
Jenee Fleenor – Fiddle
Paul Franklin – Steel Guitar
Rob McNelley – Guitar
Charlie Worsham – Guitar

Music Video Of The Year

“Dirt Cheap” – Cody Johnson
Director: Dustin Haney
“I Had Some Help” – Post Malone (Feat. Morgan Wallen)
Director: Chris Villa
“I’m Not Pretty” – Megan Moroney
Directors: Jeff Johnson, Megan Moroney
“The Painter” – Cody Johnson
Director: Dustin Haney
“Wildflowers and Wild Horses” – Lainey Wilson
Director: Patrick Tracy

New Artist Of The Year

Megan Moroney
Shaboozey
Nate Smith
Mitchell Tenpenny
Zach Top
Bailey Zimmerman

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ABBA calls out Trump for

30 August 2024
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Swedish supergroup ABBA has asked Donald Trump to stop using their music at campaign rallies, but the Republican presidential nominee’s campaign says it has permission.

“ABBA has recently discovered the unauthorized use of their music and videos at a Trump event through videos that appeared online,” said a statement to The Associated Press from the band, whose hits include “Waterloo,” “The Winner Takes It All” and “Money, Money, Money.”

“As a result, ABBA and its representative has promptly requested the removal and deletion of such content. No request has been received; therefore, no permission or license has been granted.”

A spokesman for the Trump campaign said it had obtained a license. “The campaign had a license to play ABBA music through our agreement with BMI and ASCAP,” the spokesperson told the AP.

ABBA joins a long list of performers who’ve objected to Trump using their songs. Ahead of the 2020 election, that included Bruce Springsteen, Rihanna, Phil Collins, Pharrell, John Fogerty, Neil Young, Eddy Grant, Panic! at the Disco, R.E.M. and Guns N’ Roses. In 2016, Adele asked Trump to quit playing her songs at political rallies.

This cycle, Celine Dion has asked the candidate to stop using “My Heart Will Go On” after the Trump team played a video clip of the artist singing the hit song from “Titanic” at a rally in Bozeman, Montana and several other campaign events. At the time, representatives said that in “no way is this use authorized, and Celine Dion does not endorse this or any similar use.”

Earler this month, Beyoncé blocked Trump from using her song “Freedom” after his campaign spokesman Steven Cheung posted a video of the former president exiting a plane set to the singer-songwriter’s hit song from her “Lemonade” album.

“Freedom” became the official song for Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign after appearing in her campaign launch video on July 25. In the weeks following, sales and streams of the song have ballooned, according to Billboard.

Last week, the Trump campaign played the The Foo Fighters song “My Hero” while welcoming former independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to the stage at a rally in Arizona. A spokesperson for the band told CBS News: “Foo Fighters were not asked permission and if they were, they would have not granted it.”

Campaigns don’t need an artist’s express permission to play their songs at rallies as long as the political organization or the venue has gotten what’s known as a blanket license from the performing rights organizations ASCAP and BMI.

Swedish daily newspaper Svenska Dagbladet said its reporter in July attended a Trump rally in Minnesota where “The Winner Takes it All” was played. Universal Music in Sweden said videos had surfaced of ABBA’s music being played at at least one Trump event.

ABBA, who have scored 20 songs in the Billboard Hot 100, mostly in the 1970s and 1980s, released a comeback album, “Voyage,” in 2021.

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Hillary Clinton, Boris Johnson expected to attend Anant Ambani’s…

9 July 2024
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Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson are among the high-profile guests expected to attend the wedding of Anant Ambani, son of billionaire Mukesh Ambani.

The event, reported by Bloomberg, is set to draw around 1,200 guests on 12 July.

The wedding of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant will also see the attendance of Asia’s second-richest tycoon, Gautam Adani.

The guest invitations were unique, coming in the form of miniature temples.

The celebration is highlighted by a variety of culinary delights curated by Nita Ambani, featuring Indian street food specialities such as aloo tikki, tomato chaat, palak chaat, chana kachori, and kulfi from chefs in Varanasi.

The events underscore the immense wealth of Asia’s tycoons and the ongoing wealth transfer to their heirs.

Mukesh Ambani, with a net worth of about $120 billion, is ranked 11th in the world, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

The wedding festivities have already begun with traditional ceremonies.

The ‘Sangeet’ (musical ceremony) featured a performance by pop star Justin Bieber, reportedly paid $10 million for the event.

A ‘Haldi’ ceremony on Monday saw attendance from Bollywood celebrities and close family.

Designer Manish Malhotra shared images of Nita Ambani’s traditional outfit, while Isha Ambani also donned traditional attire.

Earlier celebrations included a three-day event in March featuring Rihanna, and a luxury cruise in May with performances by Katy Perry and Andrea Bocelli.

The Ambani family also hosted a mass wedding for 50 underprivileged couples last week.

Previous events saw Beyonce perform at Isha Ambani’s wedding in 2018 and Chris Martin of Coldplay at Akash and Shloka’s pre-wedding affair.

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Till Death Do Us Party: Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Beyonce…

6 July 2024
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There’s no party like an Ambani party right?

Over the years, the Ambani family has become notorious for hosting some of the most extravagant wedding celebrations, often featuring performances by international celebrities.

From iconic singers like Beyoncé and John Legend to popular bands such as Coldplay and Maroon 5, these stars have delivered electrifying performances at the weddings and pre-wedding festivities of Isha Ambani-Anand Piramal and Akash Ambani-Shloka Mehta. However, have you ever wondered about the hefty sums these celebrities were paid for their performances at these grand events?

Continuing their tradition of opulent celebrations, the Ambani family’s latest pre-wedding bash for their youngest son – Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant showcased a memorable performance by the Backstreet Boys on a lavish European cruise and a performance by Justin Bieber this weekend in Mumbai.

Beyonce

Isha Ambani’s wedding was an extravagant affair, with costs reportedly reaching $100 million, according to Bloomberg. The pre-wedding celebrations were highlighted by a spectacular performance from Beyoncé, who delivered a visual and musical extravaganza. Her appearance reportedly cost $4 million, adding to the already lavish event.

Coldplay

Akash Ambani and Shloka Mehta’s pre-wedding celebration in St. Moritz, Switzerland, featured a winter wonderland theme and an enchanting performance by the band’s frontman, Chris Martin. Martin delighted the audience with hits like Sky Full of Stars and Clocks, and teamed up with The Chainsmokers for Something Just Like This. While his exact fee is undisclosed, it is estimated to be around 8 crores INR.

The Chainsmokers

In addition to performing with collaborators Coldplay, the Electronic/pop duo treated guests to a private concert during Akash Ambani and Shloka Mehta’s three-day pre-wedding carnival.

Maroon 5

In 2019, Akash Ambani and Shloka Mehta’s Mangal Parv ceremony in Mumbai featured a performance by Maroon 5, led by Adam Levine. The band reportedly charged between $1 million and $1.5 million for their performance. A standout moment of the evening was when Akash brought Shloka on stage as Levine serenaded them with Maroon 5’s hits, including their then-new song Girls Like You.

John Legend

The middle child and only daughter of the Ambani family, Isha Ambani, had a spectacular engagement ceremony in Lake Como, Italy, where John Legend serenaded the couple with hits like All of Me. Reports suggest that Legend charged between $1 million and $1.5 million for his performance at the 2018 event.

Rihanna

Earlier in March, the first pre-wedding celebration for Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant in Jamnagar, Gujarat, featured a stunning performance by pop sensation Rihanna. This marked her first-ever performance in India, captivating the audience and causing a buzz online. According to reports, Rihanna was paid a staggering amount between $8 to $9 million for her appearance. Her setlist included crowd favourites like We Found Love, Stay, Rude Boy and All Of The Lights.

Backstreet Boys

For the second pre-wedding celebration of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant, the iconic American boy band Backstreet Boys set the stage on fire. Members Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, AJ McLean, and Kevin Richardson performed for guests aboard a cruise ship sailing across Europe. A viral video showed the band in all-white outfits, delivering an energetic and nostalgic performance in Italy. Although the exact fee for their performance remains undisclosed, sources estimate it was between 4 to 7 crores INR.

Justin Bieber

The most recent addition to the list of international stars that have graced Ambani weddings is none other than Justin Bieber! The star performed at Anant and Radhika’s Sangeet Night in Mumbai and was reportedly paid a whopping $10 million dollars for his 30 minute performance.

The wedding festivities of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant are set to take place between the 12th and 14th of July.

Although there have been no confirmed reports of musical guests, there are certainly rumours floating around with big names like Drake, Lana Del Rey and Adele.

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2024 Kids’ Choice Awards nominees announced

4 June 2024
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Nickelodeon revealed the nominees for the 2024 Kids’ Choice Awards on Tuesday. There are over 50 first-time nominees, including Halle Bailey, Reneé Rapp and Ryan Gosling.

The awards honor fan favorites across 33 categories, including movies, TV, music, sports and more.

Taylor Swift has the most nominations with six. She’s followed by Beyoncé, Miley Cyrus, Olivia Rodrigo and Justin Timberlake, each with four nominations.

See the list of full nominees:

Favorite Kids TV Show

Danger Force
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Power Rangers Cosmic Fury
Raven’s Home
The Muppets Mayhem
The Really Loud House
Tyler Perry’s Young Dylan

Favorite Family TV Show

Abbott Elementary
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Goosebumps
iCarly
Loki
Young Sheldon

Favorite Reality Show

America’s Funniest Home Videos
America’s Got Talent
American Ninja Warrior
Is It Cake?
Kids Baking Championship
LEGO Masters

Favorite Cartoon

Big City Greens
Monster High
SpongeBob SquarePants
Teen Titans Go!
The Loud House
The Simpsons

Favorite female TV star

Hunter Deno (Amelia Jones, Power Rangers Cosmic Fury)
Lilly Singh (Nora Singh, The Muppets Mayhem)
Olivia Rodrigo (Nini, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series)
Raven-Symoné (Raven Baxter, Raven’s Home)
Sofia Wylie (Gina, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series)
Tessa Rao (Izzy Garcia, Power Rangers Cosmic Fury)

Favorite male TV star

Chance Perez (Javi Garcia, Power Rangers Cosmic Fury)
Dylan Gilmer (Young Dylan, Tyler Perry’s Young Dylan)
Jahzir Bruno (Clyde McBride, The Really Loud House)
Joshua Bassett (Ricky, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series)
Walker Scobell (Percy Jackson, Percy Jackson and the Olympians)
Wolfgang Schaeffer (Lincoln Loud, The Really Loud House)

Favorite female TV star (family)

Janelle James (Ava Coleman, Abbott Elementary)
Laci Mosley (Harper, iCarly)
Miranda Cosgrove (Carly, iCarly)
Peyton List (Maddie Nears, School Spirits)
Quinta Brunson (Janine Teagues, Abbott Elementary)
Rosario Dawson (Ahsoka Tano, Ahsoka)*

Favorite male TV star (family)

Gordon Cormier (Aang, Avatar: The Last Airbender)
Iain Armitage (Sheldon Cooper, Young Sheldon)
Jerry Trainor (Spencer Shay, iCarly)
Justin Long (Nathan Bratt, Goosebumps)
Tom Hiddleston (Loki, Loki)
Zack Morris (Isaiah Howard, Goosebumps)*

Favorite movie

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Barbie
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
The Little Mermaid
The Marvels
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
Wonka

Favorite movie actor

Adam Sandler (Danny Friedman, You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah)
Chris Pratt (Peter Quill, Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3)
Jason Momoa (Arthur, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom)
John Cena (Jakob Toretto, Fast X)
Paul Rudd (Gary Grooberson, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire)*
Ryan Gosling (Ken, Barbie)
Ryan Reynolds (Cal, IF)
Timothée Chalamet (Willy Wonka, Wonka)

Favorite movie actress

America Ferrera (Gloria, Barbie)
Brie Larson (Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel, The Marvels)
Halle Bailey (Ariel, The Little Mermaid)
Jennifer Garner (Jess, The Family Switch)
Margot Robbie (Barbie, Barbie)
Melissa McCarthy (Ursula, The Little Mermaid)
Zendaya (Chani, Dune: Part Two)
Zoe Saldana (Gamora, Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol 3)

Favorite animated movie

Elemental
Kung Fu Panda 4
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
The Garfield Movie
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Trolls Band Together

Favorite male voice from an animated movie

Adam Sandler (Leo, Leo)
Brady Noon (Raphael, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem)
Chris Pratt (Mario, The Super Mario Bros. Movie)
Jack Black (Bowser, The Super Mario Bros. Movie)
Jack Black (Po, Kung Fu Panda 4)
Jackie Chan (Splinter, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem)
Justin Timberlake (Branch, Trolls Band Together)
Shameik Moore (Miles Morales, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse)

Favorite female voice from an animated movie

Anna Kendrick (Poppy, Trolls Band Together)
Anya Taylor-Joy (Peach, The Super Mario Bros. Movie)
Ariana DeBose (Asha, Wish)
Awkwafina (Zhen, Kung Fu Panda 4)
Ayo Edebiri (April, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem)
Hailee Steinfeld (Gwen Stacy, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse)
Kristen Bell (Janet, PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie)
McKenna Grace (Skye, PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie)

Favorite villain

Amy Schumer (Velvet, Trolls Band Together)
Austin Butler (Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen, Dune: Part Two)
Jack Black (Bowser, The Super Mario Bros. Movie)
Keegan-Michael Key (Chief of Police, Wonka)
Melissa McCarthy (Ursula, The Little Mermaid)
Reneé Rapp (Regina George, Mean Girls)

Favorite female artist

Ariana Grande
Beyoncé
Billie Eilish
Cardi B
Miley Cyrus
Olivia Rodrigo
Selena Gomez
Taylor Swift

Favorite male artist

Bad Bunny
Drake
Ed Sheeran
Justin Timberlake
Post Malone
The Weeknd
Travis Scott
Usher

Favorite music group

Black Eyed Peas
Coldplay
Imagine Dragons
Jonas Brothers
Maroon 5
*NSYNC

Favorite song

“Dance the Night”- Dua Lipa
“Fast Car”- Luke Combs
“Flowers”- Miley Cyrus
“Paint The Town Red”- Doja Cat
“Selfish”- Justin Timberlake
“TEXAS HOLD ‘EM”- Beyoncé
“What Was I Made For?”- Billie Eilish
“yes, and?”- Ariana Grande

Favorite music collaboration

“All My Life”- Lil Durk and J. Cole
“Baby Don’t Hurt Me”- David Guetta, Anne Marie and Coi Leray
“Barbie World”- Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice with Aqua
“Doctor (Work it Out)”- Pharrell Williams featuring Miley Cyrus
“Fortnight”- Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone
“Karma (Remix)”- Taylor Swift and Ice Spice
“SUPPOSED TO BE LOVED”- DJ Khaled featuring Lil Baby, Future and Lil Uzi Vert
“Wild Ones”- Jessie Murph and Jelly Roll

Favorite breakout artist

Coco Jones
Ice Spice
Jelly Roll
Reneé Rapp
Tate McRae
Teddy Swims
Tyla
Victoria Monét

Favorite album

“Barbie: The Album”
“Cowboy Carter”- Beyoncé
“Endless Summer Vacation”- Miley Cyrus
“GUTS”- Olivia Rodrigo
“THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT: THE ANTHOLOGY”- Taylor Swift
“Whitsitt Chapel”- Jelly Roll*

Favorite global music star

Africa: Tyla*
Asia: BLACKPINK
Australia/NZ: Troye Sivan
Europe: Zara Larsson
Latin America: Karol G
North America: Taylor Swift
UK: Dua Lipa

Favorite ticket of the year

Bad Bunny: Most Wanted
Beyoncé: Renaissance Tour
BlackPink: BornPink Tour
Olivia Rodrigo: Guts Tour
Sabrina Carpenter: Emails That I Can’t Send Tour
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour

Favorite viral song

“Beautiful Things”- Benson Boone
“Daylight”- David Kushner
“Espresso”- Sabrina Carpenter
“Greedy”- Tate McRae
“Lil Boo Thang”- Paul Russell
“Water”- Tyla

Favorite male creator

Dhar Mann
Mark Rober
Markiplier
MrBeast
Ryan’s World
Spencer X

Favorite female creator

Charli D’Amelio
Dixie D’Amelio
Emma Chamberlain
Hannah Stocking
Kids Diana Show
Lexi Rivera

Favorite gamer

Aphmau
Kai Cenat
Ninja
Preston
TheBoyDilly
Unspeakable

Favorite social music star

Addison Rae
Bella Poarch
David Kushner
Djo
Madison Beer
Paul Russell

Favorite creator family

FGTeeV
Jordan Matter/Salish Matter
Ninja Kidz
Royalty Family
The Beverly Halls
The Herberts

Favorite female sports star

Alex Morgan
Caitlin Clark
Coco Gauff
Sha’Carri Richardson
Simone Biles
Venus Williams

Favorite male sports star

Cristiano Ronaldo
LeBron James
Lionel Messi
Patrick Mahomes
Stephen Curry
Travis Kelce

Favorite video game

Just Dance 2024
Madden NFL 24
Minecraft
Roblox
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Voting is now open for the Kids’ Choice Awards, which will be on Saturday July 13 at 8 p.m. ET on Nickelodeon. Presenters and musical performances have not been announced yet. (Nickelodeon is owned by Paramount Global, which is also the parent company of CBS and CBS News.)

Kelsie Hoffman

Kelsie Hoffman is a push and platform editor on CBS News’ Growth and Engagement team. She previously worked on Hearst Television’s National Desk and as a local TV reporter in Pennsylvania and Virginia.

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Beyoncé sends 2-year-old Philippines boy flowers, stuffed toy after…

24 April 2024
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Most of us wouldn’t dare ask the question, but Tyler Fabregas is a confident 2-year-old boy. “Where’s Beyoncé?” he asked his mother in a viral TikTok video she posted last week from Manila, Philippines.

“Beyoncé’s in her house, baby,” his mother, Bea Fabregas, replied.

“She’s our friend,” Tyler insisted.

The toddler was rewarded with a bouquet of blue and white flowers alongside a stuffed dinosaur toy sent by Beyoncé herself, who watched the video and reached out to the family through her representatives.

“For the record @beyonce and Tyler are now actually, officially friends!” Fabregas captioned an Instagram post on Wednesday. “Through the power of Queen B’s internet (millions of views and likes it’s crazy!) she saw the video and sent over some of her favorite blue flowers, a new animal best friend for Tyler and the sweetest message that our family will now always treasure.”

According to Fabregas, Beyoncé’s note was addressed to “my friend Tyler” and included the message, “I see your halo, Tyler,” a reference to the superstar’s 2008 hit, “Halo.”

The Instagram post included screenshots of an exchange between Fabregas and Beyoncé’s publicist, Yvette Noel-Schure.

“I am writing to you about the cutest video you posted with the little boy wanting to visit Beyoncé’,” Noel-Schure wrote, according to the post. “Are you his family? She would love to send something to him.”

The original 1-minute TikTok video features a conversation between Tyler and his mother at what appears to be a shopping mall food court.

In between bites of pizza, Tyler asks, “Can I visit Beyoncé?” and assures his mom, “You know her personally! She’s my friend.” The video ends with Tyler playing with toy animals while “Texas Hold ‘Em,” Beyoncé’s 2024 barrier-breaking country single, plays in the background.

“I mean with the amount of mentions and videos Beyonce gets everyday, it still blows our mind to know time was set aside to send this sweet gift over,” Fabregas wrote, adding, “Tyler maybe too young to remember all this, but i’ll always remind him to dream big and shoot for the stars!! BEYONCE SENT MY BABY FLOWERS!!!!”

Beyoncé has created buzz several times in recent months by sending flowers to various celebrities and collaborators, including Jack White, K. Michelle, Reneé Rapp, Katie Couric, Megan Thee Stallion, Mickey Guyton and others.

—Leo Rocha contributed reporting.

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S. Dev is a news editor for CBSNews.com.

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Dolly Parton praises Beyoncé after “Texas Hold ‘Em” reaches…

23 February 2024
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Country station plays Beyoncé after backlash

Country music station initially declines to play Beyoncé’s new songs

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Country legend Dolly Parton is praising Beyoncé after the superstar’s new song “Texas Hold ‘Em” reached the top of the Billboard hot country songs chart.

In a social media post Thursday, Parton wrote that she’s a “big fan” of Beyoncé and “very excited that she’s done a country album.”

“So congratulations on your Billboard Hot Country number one single,” she wrote. “Can’t wait to hear the full album!”

Dolly Parton congratulated Beyoncé after “Texas Hold ‘Em” reaches No. 1 on the Billboard hot country songs chart.

Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Parkwood (left)/Jason Kempin/Getty Images for American Greetings (right)

The message comes as Texas Hold ‘Em debuted as No. 1, making Beyoncé the first Black woman to score a No. 1 hit in the history of Billboard’s hot country songs list. The milestone marked a cultural shift for country music, a genre often seen as exclusive and that for decades has had a fraught relationship with artists of color.

The country hit is an ode to the pop superstar’s home state, and the lead single off her forthcoming eighth studio album, dropped during the Super Bowl, alongside another track titled “16 Carriages.” The new album appears to be country and will be released on March 29.

Her song almost immediately sparked controversy, after KYKC-FM, a country radio radio station in Oklahoma, initially declined to play the artist. The station manager later told CBS News he hadn’t known Beyoncé had released two country songs and confirmed he had added “Texas Hold ‘Em” to the station’s playlist after outcry from the Beyhive — Beyoncé’s ardent fanbase.

S. Dev contributed to this report.

Christopher Brito

Christopher Brito is a social media manager and trending content writer for CBS News.

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After Beyoncé attended her concert film, Taylor Swift attends…

1 December 2023
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“RENAISSANCE: A Film By Beyoncé” hit theaters on Dec. 1, and the night before, Queen Bey attended a star-studded premiere in London. Taylor Swift, who debuted her own concert film earlier this year and received support from Beyoncé, was in attendance.

Swift shared a shot of herself and Beyoncé tossing popcorn at the Los Angeles premiere for “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” movie in October, writing: “I’m so glad I’ll never know what my life would’ve been like without @beyonce’s influence. The way she’s taught me and every artist out here to break rules and defy industry norms.”

Swift said in the Instagram post that Beyoncé has a “generosity of spirit,” and “resilience and versatility.”

“She’s been a guiding light throughout my career and the fact that she showed up tonight was like an actual fairytale,” she wrote.

Taylor Swift attends the London premiere of “RENAISSANCE: A Film By Beyonce,” on November 30, 2023 in London, England.

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Swift, like many others at the premiere for “RENAISSANCE: A Film By Beyoncé,” was photographed wearing an on-theme gown that was silver and sparkly. Beyoncé wore a black dress with a large silver emblem on the front.

Many fans wore elaborate black and silver ensembles to Beyoncé’s concerts this year. In fact, during the shows that fell during the astrological “Virgo Season,” Aug. 23 to Sept. 22, Beyoncé asked in an Instagram story that concert attendees celebrate her zodiac sign by “wearing your most fabulous silver fashions.” Beyoncé’s birthday is Sept. 4 and her album includes a song called “Virgo’s Groove.”

Celebrity Sightings In London - November 30, 2023 — Beyonce is seen leaving Harry’s Bar in Mayfair on November 30, 2023 in London, England.

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Other attendees at the London premiere included Michelle Williams and Blake Lively. Beyoncé also held a Los Angeles premiere that included famous faces such as Janelle Monae, Gabrielle Union and Tyler Perry.

In addition to the film premiere on Friday, Beyoncé also released a new song: “MY HOUSE.”

Beyoncé’s “Renaissance” tour grossed an estimated $580 million as of October, according to Billboard.

Both Beyoncé and Swift’s tours were wildly popular and were even credited with boosting the economy by bringing masses to cities for concerts. Swift’s Ears Tour, which recently completed part of its international leg, is expected to be the highest grossing tour ever, raking in an estimated $900 million, according to Billboard. The “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” movie, which hit theaters Oct. 13, grossed more than $248 million worldwide, according to Box Office Mojo.

Caitlin O’Kane

Caitlin O’Kane is a digital content producer covering trending stories for CBS News and its good news brand, The Uplift.