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Although D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event is over, there’s a wide range of awesome exclusive gifts, toys, and other collectibles available for fans who were unable to attend the convention at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif. this year.

We rounded up the best exclusives from D23 that can only be found at the Disney Store. These picks range from toys from popular Disney animated features, like Snow White, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Sleeping Beauty and others, to collectibles from the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Star Wars.

But act fast and shop now, so you don’t miss out. All of these gifts and collectibles from D23 are only available for a limited time and in low quantities. There are already a large number of item that are sold out, including the Star Wars: The Clone Wars Lightsaber Hilt Set, Maleficent Ear Headband, Aladdin & Jasmine Limited Edition Doll Set, A Goofy Movie Light-Up Theater Pin and others.

Additionally, if you’re not a D23 member, then you can join the official Disney Fan Club at D23.com. Although it’s free to sign up, the best membership packages start at $99.99 per year with perks, like exclusive discounts on Disney collectibles, annual collector sets, special events and more. Learn more about D23 here.

Scroll down and shop the best exclusive D23 gifts and collectibles from the Disney Store, below:

D23 2024 Gifts and Collectibles: Disney, Star Wars, Marvel & More

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Snow White and Evil Queen Vinyl Figurine Set


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Gag City, it’s time reload. Nicki Minaj is preparing to paint the world another coat of pink as she gears up to head out on a second North American leg of the Pink Friday 2 World Tour in September.

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Nicki took to social media on Friday (Aug. 16) to inform the Barbz that while the bar for greatness will remain the same on the second trek, she’s got plenty of surprises in store when it comes to set changes, different wardrobe choices and possibly even new music to perform.

Minaj has also recruited her Young Money brother Tyga as well as “Whole Lotta Money” collaborator BIA and Skillibeng as tour openers.

“Let’s just say you won’t wanna miss it,” she began. “Y’all know I’m an honest pink lady. #GagCityReloaded will be a beautiful, magical dream come true. Better than the 1st half & that wasn’t easy to do.”

Nicki continued: “New looks, set list changes, other secrets, ummmm new music? Lemme think about it. Thank you to the team doing this with me again. They’re simply the best. To the guest artists who will come out in their cities, thank you in advance; and to these 3 TALENTS (who I have so much love & respect for) for taking the G6 to #GAGCITY just for the Barbz & me. @tyga@bia@skillibeng. THANK YOU!!!!!!!!”

The Pink Friday 2 World Tour has already made history with Minaj holding the title of the highest grossing rap tour ever by a woman. It’s also in the top 10 for highest grossing rap tours of all-time. According to sums reported to Billboard Boxscore, the Pink Friday 2 World Tour grossed $67 million and sold 439,000 tickets for the first North American leg.

Minaj concluded: “Barbz, we’ve already made history prior to LEG 2. TOP 10 in HIPHOP TOURS OF ALL TIME already. To everyone who came out on the first leg to support: GOD BLESS YOU. I LOVE YOU. I DO. Come back. Love always, Harajuku Barbie

The Pink Friday 2 World Tour will start up leg two in Philadelphia on Sept. 4. There are also shows on deck for NYC’s Madison Square Garden, Cleveland, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Diego, Kansas City, Jacksonville, Miami and wrapping up with a hometown show on Oct. 11 at Long Island’s UBS Arena, which borders Queens.

Find Nicki’s full post below.

This week in dance music: A load of classic (and signed!) vinyl trance classics are being auctioned off for charity, we spoke to Phoenix about their performance during the 2024 Olympics Closing Ceremony in Paris, an electronic-infused show that generated a streaming surge for Kavinsky’s 2010 classic “Nightcall.” Bicep’s Matt McBriar revealed that he’s recovering from surgery for a non-cancerous brain tumor, the lineup was announced for Damian Lazarus’ annual Day Zero party in Tulum, as was the lineup for the four-day Art of the Wild happening this fall at the Wynn Las Vegas. Charli XCX revealed that one more Brat remix will be released before Brat summer becomes Brat fall, and we chatted about the chart success of her Billie Eilish-featuring edit of “Guess.”

And of course, we’ve got the goods. These are the best new dance tracks of the week.

The Blessed Madonna & Kylie Minogue, “Edge of Saturday Night”

The Blessed Madonna ramps up ahead of the release of her debut album, Godspeed, with its latest single, a banger of a singalong party anthem featuring the queen herself, Kylie Minogue. Having demonstrated her dexterity in fusing the pop world and dance realms of her Club Future Nostalgia megamix of Dua Lipa’s Future Nostalgia, the artist born Marea Stamper again demonstrates the seamless crossover between the two world’s with a piano-laced, shimmeringly synthy party anthem that maintains a lot of muscle in its bassline. An official video for the track, filmed at Ibiza’s classic club Pikes, is forthcoming, with Godspeed itself out on October 11 via Warner Records.

Bonobo, “Xpander”

Who else but the master Bonobo could so deftly arrange spare beats, an ethereal acapella and what sounds like flute into a kinetic, hard-hitting electronic track that’s long been a weapon in his sets. After playing it out all summer the England-born, Los Angeles based producer had officially dropped fan favorite “Xpander” through Ninja Tune and will surely play it in upcoming performances that include his Outlier shows happening at Red Rocks in Colorado in September and throughout Europe into the fall and a Los Angeles Boiler Room event on September 21.

Peggy Gou, “Find the Way”

Ahead of her biggest ever headlining show tomorrow (Aug. 17) in London, Peggy Gou has released a one-off single, “Find the Way.” Featuring her own vocals, the track very much extends the cool, dreamy vibe of her June album, I Hear You, and particularly its hit single “It Goes Like (Nanana),” ultimately taking a slightly darker and subtly more psychedelic turn in its final third. “Find the Way” is out through Gou’s own Gudu Records and comes ahead of her show tomorrow in London’s Gunnersbury Park that will also feature Mochakk, LSDXOXO, Sally C and Hiver.

What So Not & Habstrakt feat. Maiah Manser “Realise”

The Australian producer releases his full Motions EP today, adding two more tracks to the project’s already out and genuinely excellent two singles “Lights Go Out” and “Slow Motion.” Produced alongside French artist Habstrakt and featuring vocals from L.A.-based singer Maiah Manser, “Realise” folds elements of garage and progressive house into a glowing, cerebral anthem for the afterhours. The EP follows What So Not’s Dance Dance Revival Tour, which hit 11 venues around Australia with the goal of platforming rising Australian artists who’ve had a hard time breaking through due to pandemic-related shutdowns, inflation and fewer opportunities, given how far the country is from so many other places, with the run ending with a sweet, raucous finale. Motions is out via Create Music Group.

Radio Slave, “The Lunatics” (Solomun Edit)

The master Solomun puts his unmistakable touch on Radio Slaves’ “The Lunatics,” from that artist’s May album, Venti. The Bosnian-German producer transforms the original into tough, 80s-influenced and darkly hypnotic anthem in the grand tradition of New Order, and just in time for these sweaty late days of summer.

Duke Dumont feat. Clementine Douglas, “Ain’t Giving Up”

The English producer returns in fine form with “Ain’t Giving Up,” on which he demonstrates his signature synth forward take on house music, with the power-lunged Clementine Douglas adding chest-pumping vocals about refusing to give up on someone you love over the bewitching production. Dumont’s upcoming shows include Las Vegas’ Zouk this weekend, two nights at the Brooklyn Mirage later this month and two major sold out shows in London and Dublin this fall.

Post Malone has spent months in Nashville, writing and collaborating with Music City’s top country artists and songwriters in crafting his debut country album, F-1 Trillion.

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So it should come as no surprise that though he’s just released F-1 Trillion on Friday (Aug. 16), he’s still got plenty of songs in the tank. Malone surprised fans with the release of F-1 Trillion: Long Bed, out via Mercury Records/Republic, in collaboration with Big Loud. F-1 Trillion: Long Bed is an extended version of the album with an additional nine songs. While F-1 Trillion is chockfull with collaborations with artists including Morgan Wallen, Tim McGraw, Chris Stapleton and Dolly Parton, the additional songs are all solo recordings.

They include the murder ballad “Killed a Man,” the fiddle-laden, Western swing of “Back to Texas,” and ’90s country of “Go to Hell.” Elsewhere, on “Two Hearts,” he delves into top-shelf songcraft with a detailed look at the impact heartbreak has on an entire family.

Notably, Post Malone crafted these songs with a steady crew of collaborators, including singer-songwriter Ernest, Charlie Handsome and Louis Bell, with Dean Dillon, Jessi Jo Dillon, Ashley Gorley, Rocky Block and Josh Thompson contributing to various tracks on the extended version.

The result is a tightly-crafted slate of largely rowdy country tunes made to get people on their feet, but also songs that highlight just how at home Post Malone’s music and voice feel in the country space, while interjecting it with a new shot of fervent, twangy energy.

See the full tracklist for F-1 Trillion: Long Bed below:

F-1 Trillion: Long Bed 

  • “Fallin’ In Love”
  • “Dead At The Honky Tonk”
  • “Killed A Man”
  • “Ain’t How It Ends”
  • “Hey Mercedes”
  • “Go To Hell”
  • “Two Hearts”
  • “Who Needs You”
  • “Back To Texas”

In the 90 years that the Oscars have had a best original song category, just one songwriter has been nominated in that category eight years running. The late lyricist Sammy Cahn was nominated every year from 1954 through 1961, winning three times during that streak, for “Three Coins in the Fountain,” “All the Way” and “High Hopes,” all recorded by Frank Sinatra.

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Diane Warren has a chance to tie Cahn’s record on Jan. 17, 2025, when the nominations for the 97th annual Academy Award are announced. Warren is pinning her hopes on the song “The Journey” from Tyler Perry’s upcoming World War II drama, The Six Triple Eight. Netflix is set to release the film later this year.

This would be Warren’s 16th career nomination in the category, a total reached by only three songwriters in history. Cahn leads with 26 nods, followed by Johnny Mercer with 18 and Paul Francis Webster with 16. If she is nominated, Warren would pull ahead of Alan & Marilyn Bergman, who had 15 nominations in this category, making Warren the woman with the most nods in this category. (Unlike all of these other songwriters, Warren has yet to win in the category.)

In an interesting plot twist, “The Journey” was recorded for the film’s soundtrack by H.E.R., who beat Warren for the Oscar in early 2021. “Fight for You” from Judas and the Black Messiah, which H.E.R. cowrote with Dernst Emile II (D’Mile) and Tiara Thomas, beat “Io Sì (Seen)” from The Life Ahead (La Vita Davanti a Se), which Warren co-wrote with Laura Pausini. Warren’s song had earlier won the Golden Globe.

The Six Triple Eight showcases the contributions of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, an all-Black and all-woman battalion, in World War II. Perry wrote, directed and co-produced the film, which is based on historian Kevin M. Hymel’s article “WAC Corporal Lena Derriecott and the 6888th Central Postal Battalion,” which was published in the February 2019 issue of WWII History magazine.

The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion contributed to the war effort by sorting through a huge backlog of undelivered mail and delivering it to American soldiers. “The Journey” is described as “a tribute to those who face seemingly insurmountable barriers yet persevere and ultimately triumph” — a familiar theme in Warren’s film songs.

H.E.R. recorded and released “The Journey” in 2023. It was featured in various in-game ESPN production elements throughout the channel’s NBA Playoffs coverage, starting April 15, 2023. Three months later, on July 12, she sang it live on the 2023 EPSY Awards.

So how can the song be eligible for best original song for a yet-to-be-released 2024 film and potentially compete for awards to be presented in 2025? Because Warren wrote the song for the film.

It was announced in December 2022 that Tyler Perry would be writing and directing the film at Netflix. In January 2023, the cast, including Kerry Washington, Sam Waterston, Susan Sarandon and Oprah Winfrey, was announced, with Washington also joining as an executive producer. Filming began on Jan. 17, 2023, in Atlanta.

Variety’s Clayton Thomas reports that there is precedent for songs with similar trajectories being nominated by the music branch, such as “In the Deep” from Crash (2005) and the Oscar-winning “Falling Slowly” from Once (2007).

In 2023, Warren became the first songwriter to receive an Honorary Oscar. The award was inscribed: “To Diane Warren, for her genius, generosity and passionate commitment to the power of song in film.”

In addition, she has won a Primetime Emmy, a Grammy and two Golden Globes – all for film songs. She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2001 and received that organization’s top honor, the Johnny Mercer Award, in June.

Bess Kargman’s Diane Warren: Relentless documentary about Warren’s life premiered at SXSW in March.

Sammy Cahn’s Consecutive Oscar Nods

Here’s Cahn’s eight-year streak of best original song nominees. He wrote the lyrics to all of these songs. The composer is shown and the songs that won are flagged.

1954: “Three Coins in the Fountain” from Three Coins in the Fountain [Music by Jule Styne] [winner]

1955: (2 nods) “I’ll Never Stop Loving You” from Love Me or Leave Me [Music by Nicholas Brodszky] and “(Love Is) The Tender Trap” from The Tender Trap [Music by James Van Heusen]

1956: “Written on the Wind” from Written on the Wind [Music by Victor Young]

1957: “All the Way” from The Joker Is Wild [Music by James Van Heusen] [winner]

1958: “To Love and Be Loved” from Some Came Running [Music by James Van Heusen]

1959 (2 nods) “The Best of Everything” from The Best of Everything [Music by Alfred Newman] and “High Hopes” from A Hole in the Head [Music by James Van Heusen] [winner]

1960: “The Second Time Around” from High Time [Music by James Van Heusen]

1961: “Pocketful of Miracles” from Pocketful of Miracles [Music by James Van Heusen]

Diane Warren’s Consecutive Oscar Nods

And here’s Warren’s seven-year streak of best original song nominees. She wrote both music and lyrics by herself, except as shown.

2017: “Stand Up for Something” from Marshall [Music by Diane Warren; Lyric by Lonnie R. Lynn and Diane Warren]

2018: “I’ll Fight” from RBG

2019: “I’m Standing With You” from Breakthrough

2020: “Io Sì (Seen)” from The Life Ahead (La Vita Davanti a Se) [Music by Diane Warren; Lyric by Diane Warren and Laura Pausini]

2021: “Somehow You Do” from Four Good Days

2022:  “Applause” from Tell It like a Woman

2023:  “The Fire Inside” from Flamin’ Hot

When it’s hot, Jay-Z gets on his money spot, but he’s also apparently willing to pay up when it’s time. Retired boxer Oscar De La Hoya recently recalled the time Jay allegedly lost a six-figure bet to him on a fight, and quickly cleared his debt.

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De La Hoya joined Shannon Sharpe’s Club Shay Shay earlier this week where they rehashed the Miguel Cotto and Canelo Alvarez fight in November 2015, which saw Canelo come out the victor and reminded him of the bet he made with Hov.

“So we’re promoting Canelo at the time, Golden Boy, and [Jay-Z’s] promoting Cotto,” he said. “So I said, ‘You know what? Why don’t place a bet here of $250,000? But it goes to charity.”

The 51-year-old De La Hoya said Jay paid up on the spot and there were no issues with the money transfer following his loss with a portion going to charity.

“So Canelo wins, my charity wins the two-fifths, and sure enough he paid it on the spot,” De La Hoya continued. “I think the next day the cheque was in the bank. Jay-Z loves boxing, he knows his boxing. But he’s a guy who pays his bets.”

Now, there’s a discrepancy on the amount of the six-figure wager. De La Hoya remembers it as a quarter-million payout while TMZ reported in 2015 that it was just a $100,000 bet.

“Thanks to Jay-Z, thousands of patients at White Memorial Medical Center will also be winners,” Oscar said at the time. “I don’t imagine [Jay’s] excited about losing $100,000, but he can take some comfort in knowing that it’s going to a good cause.”

Canelo Alvarez walked away the unanimous winner after the 12-round bout came to close. The official judges’ scorecards gave Canelo the edge 119–109, 118–110 and 117–111.

Watch the clip below.

Ariana Grande is encouraging her fans to vote, paired with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

The “We Can’t Be Friends” superstar teamed up with nonprofit HeadCount to launch an exclusive fan sweepstakes via the organization’s Good to Vote initiative in order to increase voter registration among young people. 

Participants can see if they’re “good to vote” by checking their voter registration status here, with two lucky fans winning a flight to the U.S. premiere of Wicked with a full glam experience with R.E.M. Beauty products. Grande portrays Glinda in the upcoming film adaptation of the beloved Broadway musical, which is set to hit theaters on November 22.

“Young voters have the power to decide the 2024 election. We’re thrilled to be partnering with Ariana Grande again to help get as many young people registered as possible – providing them with the tools they need to make their voices heard at the polls this November,” said Lucille Wenegieme, CEO of HeadCount, in a press statement.

It’s hardly the first time Grande has teamed up with HeadCount to encourage voting among her fanbase. Back in 2019, she partnered with the organization during her nationwide tour, ultimately registering more than 30,000 fans to vote through onsite booths.

Every U.S. state has its own registration deadline leading up to the 2024 presidential elections on November 5. Check out the list of voter registration deadlines here.

This week, Billboard’s New Music Latin roundup and playlist — curated by Billboard Latin and Billboard Español editors — features fresh new music from artists including Mike Bahía, Javiera Mena, Kapo, and more.

In a first collaborative effort, Kenia OS teamed up with Steve Aoki for “Replay,” proving her versatility by navigating from sugary pop to pulsating EDM. “This track represents something big not only for me, but also to put Mexico on the global map,” the Mexican artist expressed in a press statement. “I’ve always been a fan of Steve Aoki and I think we managed to capture that feeling of an endless night. I wanted to give them a different and special song, and what better way to do it than by working with the coolest DJ in the world.”

Another cool dance track that dropped this week is “Chula,” Grupo Firme’s collaboration with Demi Lovato that meshes electronic music with banda elements. “Demi Lovato is an artist whom we’ve admired since we were kids,” Firme’s Eduin Caz told Billboard last month in an interview in Miami. “We would watch her on television.”

Meanwhile, Colombian newcomer Kapo dropped a feel-good afrobeat tune called “UWAIE,” where his distinct, raspy vocals provide peace, assurance, and motivation through the lyrics. “You’re beautiful and you deserve it all/ Loving you is my necessity/ I like everything about you/take away that insecurity is my necessity,” Kapo chants in the Gangsta-produced bop. 

Other new releases this week include new studio albums by Nio García and Eden Muñoz, respectively; a tribute to Mike Bahía’s roots in “Cali Buenaventura”; and Javiera Mena’s heartfelt “Volver a Llorar.”

Last week, Kim Loaiza and Codiciado’s collaboration “QuesoXTE” won the poll, bringing in more than 68% of the votes. Who should win this week? Give these new releases a spin and vote on them below.

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Get ready to gag! RuPaul’s Drag Race Global All Stars premieres Friday (Aug. 16) on Paramount+.

RuPaul hosts the new series featuring resident judge, Michelle Visage, and director/choreographer Jamal Sims. Adriana Lima, Ariadna Gutiérrez-Arévalo, Carson Kressley, Danna Paola, Dianne Brill, Graham Norton, Jasmine Tookes, Javier Ambrossi & Javier Calvo, Matt Rogers, Ross Mathews and Ts Madison are guest judges.

RuPaul’s Drag Race Global All Stars features 12 fan-favorite queens from around the world who will compete for the title of “Queen of the Mothertucking World,” a $200,000 grand prize and a spot in the International Pavilion at the Drag Race Hall of Fame.

“The world is not ready for RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE GLOBAL ALL STARS,” RuPaul said in a statement. “Twelve queens representing their home countries raises the stakes to a whole new level. Plus, the international mix of charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent will, pardon my French, blow your fu*king minds.”

The queens competing in the inaugural season are Alyssa Edwards (RuPaul’s Drag Race, RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars), Athena Likis (Drag Race Belgique), Eva Le Queen (Drag Race Philippines), Gala Varo (Drag Race México), Kitty Scott-Claus (RuPaul’s Drag Race UK), Kween Kong (Drag Race Down Under), Miranda Lebrão (Drag Race Brasil), Nehellenia (Drag Race Italia), Pythia (Canada’s Drag Race), Soa de Muse (Drag Race France), Tessa Testicle (Drag Race Germany), and Vanity Vain (Drag Race Sverige).

Keep reading for ways to watch.

How to Watch

The first two episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race Global All Stars arrive Friday on Paramount+.

Not subscribed? You can join Paramount+ for free for at least a week, and up to 30 days with the right discount code.

But first, a price breakdown: Paramount+ starts at $5.99/month for the Essential plan and $11.99/month for Paramount+ with Showtime (and live access to your local CBS channel). Plus, a free trial for the first week. Click below to join or click here to subscribe to Paramount+ on Prime Video.

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Paramount+ is home to tons of exclusive shows and movies including Mayor of Kingstown, Knuckles, Special Opps: Lioness, Evil, Mean Girls, Bob Marley: One Love, IF, Transformers Rise of the Beast and Top Gun: Maverick.

In honor of the latest Drag Race spinoff, MTV, home of RuPaul’s Drag Race, and World of Wonder partnered with All Out — a global non-profit that fights for LGBTQ+ rights — to make a $100,000 donation to start the “Drag Saves the World” fund.

Watch the trailer for RuPaul’s Drag Race Global All Stars below.