Natanael Cano has postponed the remaining dates of his Natanael Cano Vol. 1 Tour in Mexico, according to a statement provided to Billboard Español by his team Thursday (Oct. 8).

“After careful consideration, Natanael Cano is postponing the remaining dates of the Natanael Cano Vol. 1 tour to focus on his health and well-being,” the statement reads. “We understand this news will be disappointing to fans who planned to attend, and we sincerely apologize for the impact of this decision. Tickets will be refunded through the original point of purchase.”

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The artist’s team did not provide additional details about his health. It also asked that Cano and his family’s privacy be respected during this time.

“We’re grateful for the support and understanding of his fans who always stand by him,” the statement concludes.

The tour began Sept. 18 with two consecutive sold-out shows at Mexico City’s Estadio GNP Seguros. The trek was scheduled to continue in Mérida (Oct. 17), Boca del Río (Oct. 30), Puebla (Oct. 31); Toluca (Nov. 6), Oaxaca (Nov. 7), Monterrey (Nov. 27), Torreón (Nov. 28) and Acapulco, where the tour was set to conclude Dec. 5, among other dates.

The tour is named after Cano’s latest album, Natanael Cano, Vol. 1, which debuted at No. 4 on Top Regional Mexican Albums and No. 10 on Top Latin Albums. The 15-track project includes “Mar Azul,” “La Cherokee” and covers of Cristian Castro’s “Por Amarte Así” and Jeanette’s “Frente a Frente.”

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The Goddess of Pop is not done telling her story. Cher: Part Two: The Memoir continues the account from Cher: Part One: The Memoir, which arrived on Nov. 19, 2024, and topped the charts before it even hit bookshelves. Born Cheryl Sarkisian in El Centro, California, the first volume covers the singer’s childhood, rise to fame and complicated marriage to Sonny Bono, with revelations about Bono’s financial control, infidelity and an admission that he had considered killing her.

Now, fans can look forward to the rest of Cher’s story, with the first book leaving off around 1980. Book Two is set for April 20, 2027, in hardcover, paperback, audiobook and ebook formats, and is available now for preorder. The cover has not yet been revealed, but it features the same color scheme as Volume One, making it a fitting companion piece for the collection. The book is listed at 480 pages, adding to the already considerable 432 pages delivered in the first tome. Clearly, the “Believe” singer has a lot more to say.

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Among the many striking revelations in Cher: Part One: The Memoir regarding Bono’s volatile behavior, the Oscar winner also recounted being pursued by Warren Beatty at 15 and helping Tina Turner navigate an abusive marriage to Ike Turner. The memoir is available in paperback, hardcover, ebook and audiobook formats, with the latter narrated by the author herself.

Ella Langley has spent the past few years chasing her country music dreams, and she’s been simultaneously thinking about what she wants outside of her glamorous, record-breaking career.

During her SiriusXM Small Stage performance on Tuesday at Denver’s The Grizzly Rose, the singer/songwriter prefaced one of her simpler tracks with a reflection on how different her life looks now compared with her small-town upbringing. Langley grew up in Hope Hull, Alabama, just south of Montgomery, where, as she put it, there wasn’t much to do besides “listen to music and ride dirt roads.”

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“My life moves so fast now,” Langley said in the clip, captured by Billboard. “I’m constantly going somewhere. I mean, for me to spend longer than five days in one place is a miracle.”

That pace has apparently gotten Langley thinking about whether she can make room for something a little more settled too. “I turned 27 this year, so I’m kinda thinking like, wait, can she have both?” she said. “Like, can she have the man and can she have the dream at the same time?”

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The timing of this comment is notable considering the rumors swirling around a potential relationship with fellow country star Tucker Wetmore. The pair have been the subject of romance speculation, and People reported in September that sources confirmed the two are dating. Neither Langley nor Wetmore has publicly discussed their relationship status. (When Wetmore was asked about the rumors this week by a fan, he simply waved it off by saying, “Next question.”)

Still, Langley didn’t mention Wetmore in the clip. Instead, she described herself as “daydreaming a little bit” before introducing “Somethin’ Simple,” a song that captures the quieter life she’s imagining. The track, which appears on Langley’s sophomore album Dandelion, is about trading the nonstop pace of her current career for something much more domestic and simple: a life involving a home, a dog, a guitar and a hardworking man.

Dandelion debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and Top Country Albums back in April, giving Langley her first leader on both charts. Her breakout hit “Choosin’ Texas” also made its presence known on the charts, to say the very least, breaking the record for most weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 since Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” establishing Langley as one of music’s biggest rising stars.

Stevie Nicks is entering The Hunger Games universe, but not in the way one might think.

The Fleetwood Mac singer wasn’t cast in The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, but her unmistakable style helped inspire the wardrobe of Mckenna Grace’s character, Maysilee Donner. Grace revealed that Nicks was among the references on the costume team’s mood boards for the upcoming prequel, which draws heavily from the fashion of the ’60s and ’70s.

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“Sunrise on the Reaping, at least [on] all the mood boards, there was Stevie Nicks,” Grace told E! News during the “Elegance Is Authority: The Story, Style, Power of Panem” event in Paris on Tuesday. “It was very ’60s, ’70s-inspired.”

For a movie franchise known for turning its characters’ clothes into an important part of its cinematic world, Nicks makes for a very iconic reference. Her flowing silhouettes, layered looks and bohemian-rock aesthetic have made her one of music’s most enduring style icons, and that influence is gliding its way into Panem.

The fashion in Sunrise on the Reaping also helps distinguish the prequel from the other entries in the franchise. Grace explained that 2023’s The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes looked to the 1950s for inspiration, while the original movies — starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth — featured styles that felt more contemporary.

“It’s cool because you’re not only seeing younger versions of these characters, but what Panem and the Districts would have looked like at that time period,” Grace said.

As a solo artist and member of Fleetwood Mac, Nicks has landed multiple major Billboard Hot 100 hits, including “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around” with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, which peaked at No. 3 in 1981, and “Stand Back,” which reached No. 5 in 1983. Her Fleetwood Mac discography is even more formidable: The Nicks-penned “Dreams” became the band’s sole No. 1 on the Hot 100 in 1977, while her solo debut Bella Donna topped the Billboard 200 that same year.

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Halloween is around the corner, and Amazon Prime Big Deal Days, affectionately known as October Prime Day, started yesterday, Oct. 6, giving shoppers until midnight tonight (Oct. 7) to score last-minute savings. That makes now as good a time as ever to shop for kids’ costumes, especially with some styles marked down by as much as 64%. A discount this steep is hard to find at Spirit Halloween, making these deals worth a look before the sale disappears. October Prime Day deals are exclusive to Prime members only, but you can sign up now and enjoy a 30-day free trial with all the perks of a paying member.

The lineup of kids’ Halloween costumes includes outfits inspired by hit musicals like Wicked and Disney’s Descendants, plus Hogwarts uniforms, Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu, Bumblebee from Transformers and even a Benjamin Franklin costume. Whether your kid wants to dress like a favorite character or surprise everyone with a more unexpected pick, these markdowns make Halloween shopping a little easier on the wallet.

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Sophie Dunne is an E-Commerce Writer at Penske Media Corporation, writing across Billboard, Rolling Stone, The Hollywood Reporter, WWD and Footwear News. Originally from Ireland and based in Los Angeles, she previously worked at Static Media as a writer and editor across all brands, covering entertainment, lifestyle, fashion, shopping, sex and relationships, travel, home and garden, tech, health and wellness, history, and food. Her bylines have appeared in Women’s Health, The List, Women.com, Islands, Grunge, WebMD, and more. Before beginning her writing career in 2019, Sophie lived in Dubai for four years working as an Emirates Cabin Crew Member. Having traveled to 71 countries with the airline, she began writing for an LA-based publication as a travel writer during her final year. Sophie has a degree in Humanities from Carlow College, St. Patrick’s (now South East Technological University) in her native Ireland. She studied English, history, philosophy, and psychology.

It’s been more than 10 years since Rihanna’s last album, ANTI, which has spent over a decade on the Billboard 200, but the Navy is still starving to hear what Rihanna has in store if she does decide to shift the music landscape with some new tunes.

RiRi hosted a TikTok Live for her Fenty Beauty brand on Wednesday (Oct. 7), and while promoting some of her new products, she took a fan question, which asked her to estimate the amount of unreleased songs she has in the vault.

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Rihanna used some Fenty Beauty math to reveal she has “at least” 170 songs in the stash ready to go at the moment.

“If there are 10 products in a vault, then I have at least 17 vaults,” she said. Doing some quick math to solve Rihanna’s equation, 17 times 10 equals the 170 songs she’s cryptically referring to.

Rihanna’s partner, A$AP Rocky, who shares three kids with the beauty mogul, divulged that Rih was back in the studio and actively recording during an August interview with Jason Lee.

 “Yo, she in the studio right now,” he begrudingly disclosed. “Yeah, I said it. Sorry, babe. Like, bro, she working. She cooking, no funny sh–. Damn, I’mma get in trouble for this.”

There hasn’t been much noise when it comes to Rihanna’s plans for new music. Rih’s last release came in 2025 and saw her contribute to the Smurfs Movie soundtrack with “Friend of Mine.”

ANTI arrived in 2016 and spent two weeks atop the Billboard 200. Rihanna returned to the stage in July as part of Jay-Z’s Extra Innings show at Yankee Stadium and performed “Run This Town” and “Bitch Better Have My Money.”

Live Nation was recently the target of a “limited” cybersecurity breach, the company has disclosed.

On Oct. 1, Live Nation notified the Vermont Attorney General’s online portal that two customers in the state were affected by a breach impacting social security numbers, government IDs and health records. No other state had posted a similar notification from Live Nation as of press time, though different states have varying laws about when and how a data breach is to be publicly reported.

It was not immediately clear when this data breach occurred, how many individuals were affected, or whether the victims were Live Nation customers or employees. The company said in a Wednesday (Oct. 7) statement to Billboard, “Live Nation takes the security of our systems and the information entrusted to us seriously.”

“Recently, we identified, contained and secured a cybersecurity incident,” continued Live Nation’s statement. “Following a thorough internal review and independent investigation by a leading cybersecurity firm, we found the incident was limited in scope and had no impact on our operations. The small number of individuals whose information may have been affected are being notified and offered support in monitoring their information.”

The incident has already spawned three class action lawsuits alleging Live Nation didn’t have adequate cybersecurity measures in place to protect sensitive data. Such civil claims are common occurrence when a company discloses a data breach.

Live Nation previously faced two data breaches in 2018 and 2024, both targeting customers of its subsidiary Ticketmaster. The 2018 incident compromised payment information from British ticket buyers, and the company was ultimately fined £1.25 million ($1.65 million) by the U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office.

The 2024 breach was part of a larger hack on Snowflake, a popular third-party cloud storage service used by Ticketmaster. The hacking group ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the cyberattack, and a Canadian citizen recently pleaded guilty to participating. Civil claims brought by customers against Ticketmaster and other Snowflake clients remain ongoing in U.S. court.

There isn’t a more fitting song to propose to than Bruno Mars‘ “Marry You,” — and Los Angeles Lakers forward Ziaire Williams took full advantage of the timing.

During Mars’ Oct. 2 concert at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, Williams got down on one knee and proposed to his longtime girlfriend, model Paris Timan, while the singer performed his 2010 wedding staple.

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As Mars sang “Marry You,” Williams presented Timan with a ring as confetti fell around the couple. Timan was visibly emotional as she said yes, and the newly engaged pair embraced as the crowd erupted. The couple also appeared on the stadium’s massive video screens during the celebration.

SoFi Stadium later shared footage of the proposal on Instagram, writing, “It really was a beautiful night,” followed by a teary-eyed emoji and a ring emoji.

The heartfelt moment came during the second of Mars’ five shows at SoFi Stadium as part of his The Romantic Tour, which supports his fourth solo album, The Romantic. And while the proposal was quite the surprise to Timan, the soundtrack was about as on-the-nose as it gets.

Released in 2010 as part of Mars’ debut album, Doo-Wops & Hooligans, “Marry You” became one of the singer’s most recognizable romantic songs. The track peaked at No. 85 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2011 and has since become a fixture of wedding playlists and proposal videos.

More than 15 years later, Mars is still experiencing some amazing career moves. He continues to make an appearance on the charts despite being absent for almost a decade: The Romantic debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, which was his first solo release since 2016’s 24K Magic. Its lead single, “I Just Might,” also debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, giving Mars his 10th leader on the chart and his first No. 1 debut.

Mars has continued adding to that run with “Risk It All,” the opening track from The Romantic, while “Dance With Me” — the album’s closing track and music video that stars Karol G — debuted at No. 42 on the Hot 100.

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Prime perks are looking prettier than ever. Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days is the retailer’s fall shopping event, giving Prime members 48 hours of special savings across categories from beauty to tech. This year’s event runs Oct. 6 through Oct. 7, and Ariana Grande’s r.e.m. beauty lineup is joining the lineup, with select products marked down by as much as 30%.

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Sean “Diddy” Combs has been ordered to foot a hefty legal bill after unsuccessfully suing over the 2025 Peacock documentary The Making of a Bad Boy.

A Tuesday (Oct. 6) court order, obtained by Billboard, says Combs must repay $478,000 that NBCUniversal spent convincing a judge to dismiss the defamation lawsuit earlier this year. This amount, while significant, is only about half of the $990,000 charged by NBC’s attorneys at the elite law firm Gibson Dunn.

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Combs had sued NBC in early 2025 for $100 million, alleging The Making of a Bad Boy advanced a “false narrative” that he was involved in the deaths of The Notorious B.I.G. and Kim Porter. But Judge Phaedra F. Perry-Bond ruled this April that NBC followed the proper journalistic standards by making clear that Combs denies all such claims and that the interviewees who voiced the theories, including musician Al B. Sure!, had their own biases against the now-imprisoned mogul.

Judge Perry-Bond threw out Combs’ lawsuit under New York’s anti-SLAPP statute, which quickly disposes of meritless cases that threaten First Amendment-protected free speech. Under that law, a successful defendant can recoup the legal fees that they spent in the process.

The judge ruled Monday that NBC indeed qualifies for attorney fee reimbursement in this situation. The judge accepted the hourly billing rates charged by a team of six Gibson Dunn lawyers, ranging from $915 for a junior associate to $1,980 for a senior partner.

“Although the court is cognizant that the rates charged here are higher than the customary rates, due to the publicity, complexity, quantum of damages, caliber and experience of the attorneys, the results achieved and the quality of the submissions and performance at oral argument, the court declines any reduction of the defendants’ hourly rates,” wrote Judge Perry-Bond.

However, the judge did find that the amount of hours billed by Gibson Dunn was, at times, “excessive.” She trimmed a total of $512,000 from the $990,000 bill submitted by NBC — including $269,000 spent drafting a motion and $78,000 for internal office discussions — for a final fee award of $478,000.

Reps for NBC did not immediately return a request for comment on the ruling Tuesday. A spokesperson for Combs told Billboard, “NBCUniversal sought nearly $1 million in attorneys’ fees, and the court found substantial portions of those fees excessive and unreasonable, cutting their request by more than half.”

Combs previously initiated the process of appealing to reinstate his claims against NBC, but the case was one of many dropped by his former law firm due to a money dispute last month. It was not immediately clear whether Combs still intends to pursue that appeal with different lawyers.

The Bad Boy Records founder is currently serving prison time for arranging cross-country prostitution events known as “freak-offs.” He’s appealing, saying the sentence was unduly harsh since jurors acquitted him of more serious sex-trafficking and racketeering charges. Meanwhile, Combs still faces dozens of ongoing civil sexual misconduct lawsuits, in which he denies all wrongdoing.

Combs’ lawsuit against NBC was one of several attempts he’s made to go on the offensive amid the harsh media scrutiny of the last several years. While his claims against NBC were unsuccessful, he’s having better luck with a different defamation case against NewsNation. In that matter, a judge ruled last month that Combs can pursue discovery over news broadcasts that suggested he laced baby oil with drugs to incapacitate alleged sexual assault victims.