March Madness 2024: How to Watch & Stream the Men’s Final Four

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It’s down to the Final Four! The 2024 NCAA men’s basketball championship continues with Final Four games on Saturday (April 6).

Keep reading for the schedule and ways to watch and stream the Final Four.

Which Teams are in the Final Four?

Purdue, NC State, UConn and Alabama will take the court in the men’s Final Four on Saturday. The doubleheader will start with Purdue vs. NC State at 6:09 p.m. ET/3:09 p.m. PT. on TBS, TNT and TrutTV.

UConn and Alabama will face off at 8:49 p.m. ET/5:49 p.m. PT on Saturday. The game will broadcast on TBS, TNT and TrutTV.

The winning teams from Saturday’s games will head to the national championship on Monday (April 8) on TBS.

March Madness officially started with Selection Sunday on March 17. The First Four in the men’s tournament was held from March 19-20.

The women’s Final Four takes place on April 5. South Carolina and North Carolina State kick off the Final Four on Friday. The game will broadcast live at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT on ESPN. Iowa vs. UConn is scheduled for 9:30 p.m. ET on ESPN.

NCAA Men’s Final Four: How to Watch Without Cable

Whether you’re watching basketball on your computer, phone or TV, streaming gives you the flexibility of watching games from anywhere.

Those who already have access to ESPN, TNT, TBS, truTV and ABC, through cable, satellite, internet (or an HD antenna for local channels), can watch March Madness games live, but for those who haven’t settled on a TV streamer, we’ve put together a few different options that are actually worth the money.

College basketball fans can watch and stream March Madness games through DirecTV Stream and other platforms that provide live television such as Hulu+ Live TV, Fubo and Sling TV.

How much is DirectTV? You can join for $69.99/month and gain instant access to over 75 channels (24-month agreement required). DirecTV Stream includes a free trial, along with cable channels and local channels such as ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox, alongside TNT, TBS, truTV, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, etc.

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Subscribe to Max and stream NCAA games and more for as low as $5.83 per month when you prepay for a year. The limited offer saves you up to 40% off select Max streaming plans and applies to new, returning and existing customers.

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This year marks the first time that Max has offered access to all 2024 NCAA Division Men’s Basketball Championship games live, in addition to studio coverage airing on TBS, TNT and truTV, including the 2024 NCAA Men’s Final Four National Semifinals and the 2024 Men’s National Championship.

In addition to game coverage, Max features debuted two new sports programs: Max Bracket Breakdown and Max Daily Replay. The tournament games will be available to stream on Max in Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos.

Sling TV is another affordable streaming option. Plans start as low as $20 for the first month to watch dozens of channels including ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, TNT, TBS, FS1, FX and more.

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Thinking about joining Philo? Unfortunately, channels like TNT, TruTV and TBS are not available on Philo, but the platform offers 60+ channels for just $25/month and a free trial for 7-days.

Though March Madness games and other CBS programs are available on Paramount+, Final Four games will not be available on the platform.

Can you watch NCAA tournament games on ESPN+? You won’t find the NCAA March Madness tournament on ESPN+, but there are plenty of college sports games available including basketball, football, soccer and more to stream.

To watch the Final Four internationally, try ExpressVPN or NordVPN.

March Madness Merch & Tickets: Where to Buy

And now, it’s time to talk merch and tickets. If you’re looking for March Madness merchandise you can find lots of gear at retailers such as Fanatics, FansEdge, Amazon, Walmart, Dick’s Sporting Goods and the NCAA Shop.

You can find tickets available at StubHub, Vivid Seats, Seat Geek and Gametime.

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Ice Spice & Cardi B Prove There’s No Feud, Offset Squashes Quavo Beef Rumors & More | Billboard News

It’s Thursday April 4th and Ice Spice and Cardi B are proving there’s no feud after Ice shares a series of photos with the “Like What (Freestyle)” rapper. Offset wishes Quavo a happy birthday on Instagram, seemingly shutting down rumors that the two have been beefing. Chance the Rapper and Kirsten Corley announce they are divorcing after five years of marriage. JoJo Siwa stops by the Billboard News studio to talk about her new single “Karma,” the music video and the inspiration behind her new track! We look back on how well Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive” did on the Billboard charts, Alek Olsen continues to top the Billboard TikTok Top 50 and highlight another country artist, Willie Jones, ahead of the CMT Music Awards this weekend.

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Cardi and Offset prove there’s no beef while Chance The Rapper announces his split, we get ready to sit down with JoJo Siwa, talk about the top songs on TikTok. Take a look back at the Hot 100 and tell you a country artist you need to watch. Happy Thursday, April 4th, and welcome to Billboard News. We have a jam-packed show today but boy, is it fun. Let’s kick things off with the news. Here’s three things you need to know in rap: Cardi is no stranger to internet beef and when she got into it on Twitter, some fans thought Ice Spice caught a stray. But Ice Spice said, “There was no offense,” and Cardi asked her to drop the pics they took at the Vanity Fair party. Then Ice blessed our timeline with these snaps. Nothing but love here, we love to see it and I’m sure most people love to see it too.

Speaking of rap beef, if you thought Offset and Quavo were on the outs, these Migos prove they’re still amigos. Offset posted a birthday message to his bandmates saying “Happy G day, my brother love you for life!” With a throwback photo of them and Takeoff so if you thought there was drama here don’t worry it’s far from messy. And Chance the Rapper and his wife Kirsten have decided to go their separate ways. Chance posted the following message to IG to let their followers know they’re getting divorce, saying, “We came to this decision amicably and with gratitude for the time we spent together. God has blessed us with two beautiful daughters, we will continue to raise together.” I can’t even imagine having to navigate something like this on such a public stage. But we wish them the best.

Watch the full video above!

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Country Artists You Should Know: Willie Jones | Billboard News

Ahead of this weekend’s CMT Music Awards, this week Billboard is putting a spotlight on five country artists you should watch. Today’s is ‘Cowboy Carter’ featured artist Willie Jones.

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From ‘X-Factor,’ to Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter.’ Willie Jones has all the swag and the voice to match it, which is why he’s one of our country artists to watch.

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If you’re looking at the future of country look no further than Willie Jones, representing Louisiana you can hear the church and the back porch in his soulful voice that we first heard on ‘X Factor’ in 2012. Fast forward to his debut album right now. And the way that he used Country, Hip-Hop and Pop seamlessly. It’s no wonder Queen Bey needed him on a track and their voices blended perfectly. So head to a dive bar and look out for more Willie Jones.

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Amazon Music Unlimited: Get 3 Months Free With This Limited Offer

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If you’ve been thinking of joining Amazon Music to stream new releases from artists like Beyoncé, J-Hope, Metro Boomin, Hozier, Tyla or Taylor Swift’s forthcoming album, Amazon is offering a discount on Amazon Unlimited Music.

New subscribers can enjoy Amazon Music Unlimited for free for three months, under the limited promo.

Traveling for festival season? With Amazon Music Unlimited, you can stay connected everywhere — whether you’re on the road or flying the friendly skies. Listen offline with unlimited skips, or stream hands-free with Bluetooth devices such as Alexa.

Amazon Music Unlimited includes HD streaming and spatial audio at no extra cost, unlimited access to 100 million on-demand and commercial-free songs, thousands of stations and top playlists, along with millions of podcast episodes.

AMAZON MUSIC UNLIMITED: 3-MONTH FREE TRIAL

How much does Amazon Music Unlimited cost? After the free trial ends, the membership will cost $10.99/month ($9.99 a month for Prime members). Your subscription will automatically renew after the free trial unless you cancel.

Amazon Music offers individual plans to stream anywhere, anytime, but you can also get a family plan ($16.99 a month) which lets you stream on up to six devices simultaneously and block songs with explicit lyrics. There’s also a single device plan ($5.99 a month) that you can stream on Echo, Amazon Fire TV and other devices. Lastly, Amazon’s student plan cuts your monthly membership to just $5.99/month.

Amazon Music comes included with Amazon Prime members, but Amazon Music Unlimited upgrades you to over 100 million songs, in HD and millions in Ultra HD; plus, thousands of playlists, discounted pricing, free shipping, access to Prime Video and lots of other member-only benefits. Click here to launch your free trial.

Want more freebies? Check out how to get free audible, how to get a free Samsung TV and a free subscription to Max.

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2024 MLB Season: How to Watch Baseball Games Online for Free Without Cable

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Play ball! The official 2024 MLB season is in full swing, and there are several ways to watch and stream games from anywhere.

This week’s MLB schedule includes the Kansas City Royals at Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday (April 3.) Also on the schedule this week: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Washington Nationals, Toronto Blue Jays vs. Houston Astros, Cincinnati Reds vs. Philadelphia Phillies, Detroit Tigers vs. New York Mets, Oakland A’s vs. Tigers, Tampa Bay vs. Chicago Cubs, New York Yankees vs. Blue Jays, and San Diego Padres vs. San Francisco 49ers.

Keep reading for more ways to stream the 2024 MLB season from anywhere.

How to Watch Baseball Games on MLB.TV

Fans have the option of enjoying games in person, but if you’re more inclined to watch from the couch, then you might be interested in MLB.TV.

With MLB.TV, you can stream MLB games on your TV, computer, phone and other compatible devices. And if you’re a Prime member, you can stream MLB.TV on Prime Video.

Amazon’s streaming arm is an easy choice as the platform offers a free trial to MLB.TV. You can also land a free trial to Prime Video and MLB.com and stream games instantly without paying up front.

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Once the free trial ends, MLB.TV costs $29.99/year for the All Teams Pass and $129.99 for the Single Team Pass

What is MLB.TV? The subscription package lets you watch and stream thousands of major and minor league baseball games live and on demand. You’ll get live access to out-of-market feeds for all regular season MLB games that aren’t subject to regional, national or another kind of blackout.

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March Madness 2024: How to Watch & Stream Games Online

According to Amazon, live regular season games included in the subscription will feature out-of-market teams only. Unfortunately, nationally televised games and local team games televised in your area including MLB playoff games, the World Series and the All-Star Game are not be available for live streaming with MLB.TV but you can stream them on-demand.

Baseball games are also available on MLB Network and ESPN+.

DirecTV and other streaming platform offer MLB Network a 5-day free trial at sign up, which means you won’t have to pay out of pocket for nearly a week. DirecTV’s streaming packages currently start at $69.99/month with a 24-month agreement.

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A digital antenna gives you access to local channels, but if you want a streaming packages that has it all in one place, get a free trail from DirecTV or Fubo.

Other MLB streaming options include SlingTV, which offers ESPN, TBS, FS1 and over 35 other channels. Streaming plans are on sale for as low as $15 per month in select regions. Click below for more details.

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Hulu + Live TV recently added MLB Network to its lineup of over 90 channels. The streaming plans includes to Hulu and Disney+ for $76.99 per month.

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How to Stream MLB Games on ESPN+ & More

When it comes to nationally televised MLB games, there are plenty of ways to watch and stream without cable or satellite such as ESPN+ , FuboTV, Vidgo, DirecTV, Sling TV, Hulu + Live TV, Roku devices — and ExpressVPN, if you’re streaming internationally.

Can you watch MLB on YouTube TV? Although YouTube dropped MLB Network last year, baseball lovers can stream MLB games on YouTube TV, so long as they’re being broadcasts on a channel offered by the streamer.

Meanwhile, ESPN+ carries select MLB games, Little League World Series, classic MLB highlights and more from the vault for $10.99 per month and $109.99 for an annual subscription.

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How to Watch MLB Games on Apple TV+

Friday Night Baseball returned to Apple TV+ on March 29 with a weekly doubleheaders starting with the York Yankees at the Houston Astros and the St. Louis Cardinals at the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Apple’s Friday Night Baseball schedule includes the New York Mets vs. Cincinnati Reds and Houston Astros vs. Texas Rangers on Friday April 5. The following week will feature the Milwaukee Brewers at Baltimore Orioles and Chicago Cubs at Seattle Mariners.

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Stream replays, game recaps from last season, classic games, highlights and more on Apple TV+ in addition to other sports such as Major League Soccer, which is available on Apple TV+ and as a solo platform. Apple TV+ is $6.99/month after a free trial for your first week.

MLB Merch: Where to Buy

Want more baseball goodies? For officially licensed gear celebrating your favorite teams, hit up Fanatics, Dick’s Sporting Goods and the MLB Shop. Other MLB products and apparel can be found at major retailers such as Amazon, Kohl’s and Walmart.

Need to upgrade your TV? For a limited time, shoppers can get a free 65-inch Samsung TV at Amazon and Samsung. To score deals on brands like LG, Hisense, Insignia and Fire TVs, check out Amazon, Best Buy and Walmart. Find more sales here.

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IVE Reflect on Emotional ‘Show What I Have’ Tour Finale in Newark: ‘It Gave Us So Much Inspiration’

As a leader in a new generation of K-pop acts, IVE‘s Show What I Have world tour boasted a wholly appropriate name for which the girl group delivered an electric, emotional finale to its U.S. leg in Newark.

For the sold-out crowd at the massive Prudential Center arena, IVE brought their hit singles — which includes eight entries on the Billboard Global 200 to date — b-side tracks and cover performances to life via heavily conceptual staging for each of the 24 setlist songs interwoven with frequent commentary from the group and video interludes.

Highlights of the night included the theatrical umbrella routine recalling “Singing in the Rain” for “Mine” and the haunting visuals accompanying horror-themed stages for “Hypnosis” and “My Satisfaction.” While IVE’s signature flowy choreography spotlighted in deep cuts like “Blue Blood” and “Heroine,” the crowd’s fervent chanting during hits “Love Dive” and “Kitsch” underscored the fervor and dedication of IVE’s fans — affectionately known as DIVE — even when making their New Jersey debut.

As a special treat for fans, the IVE members split into duos and solo performances to pay homage to diverse artists, with covers ranging from Ariana Grande to Indonesian singer-songwriter NIKI and English crooner Richard Sanderson. While the inclusion of covers by Spice Girls (Rei and Gaeul performed “Wannabe”) and IVE’s new Columbia Records label mate Little Mix (where Yujin and Leeseo duetted on “Woman Like Me”) were astute in aligning themselves as the next global girl group, the performances acted more of a reminder that IVE has already carved out a distinct identity and color as the prom queens of K-pop and isn’t so easily able to adopt other personas in the pop sphere.

But beyond the polished performances and elaborate stage production, the IVE members’ raw emotions might have left the strongest impression during Show What I Have.

Early into the show, IVE leader An Yujin became visibly emotional and cried while singing their fan-dedicated power ballad, “Shine With Me.” After the crowd cheered her through the performance and the group checked in with her, the 20-year-old assured everyone she was fine and laughed while pointing the blame to the track’s lyrics written by Jang Wonyoung — followed by an adorable apology from Wonyoung.

The heartfelt sincerity returned at the show’s end when the sextet gave their final messages to the crowd.

“Even though our languages are different, just seeing how you guys are so focused on our songs, connecting and enjoying with us, is really cool,” Gaeul pointed out. “I couldn’t imagine all these seats filled up like this. I’m really touched.” Liz added that IVE is now “more than just family; we are not able to separate from each other.”

In a moment rarely seen among top K-pop performers, Yujin sincerely opened up about regaining her self-esteem thanks to the tour and her group.

“Recently, I kind of lost my confidence,” the star, with six years in the industry, shared through voice cracks and tears with Leeseo holding her hand. “I thought, ‘Maybe I cannot do it?’ before I came here. But the first day in L.A., I got so much energy and love from DIVEs there that I’m getting more confident. I promised a lot to myself before I came here. I can’t say exactly what I promised but I think I did it all — I did everything I promised to myself… it was really precious time.” Capped off by Yujin’s heartfelt thanks and promise to return, Liz quickly led the girls into a group hug on stage, encapsulating IVE’s essence of the night in gratitude towards fans and one another.

As the concert closed with the massive finale track of their debut English single, “All Night,” IVE left the crowd with an indelibly upbeat mark by unexpectedly singing the song’s refrain an additional seven times — begging the sound team to “please” play it one more after six — before officially exiting. With today’s announcement of their new EP, IVE SWITCH, out at the end of April, the promise of future performances and shared moments confirms that this is hardly a farewell but a preview of more for them to show ahead.

Read on for exclusive photos from IVE’s Show What I Have concert at Newark’s Prudential Center, as well as reflections from the tour at its conclusion for Billboard readers.

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JANG WONYOUNG: “Despite not having officially debuted in the U.S before our world tour, I came with half excitement and half worry whether big venues like The Forum, where famous overseas artists have performed, would be filled. But starting from L.A., seeing the venue packed with DIVE enjoying our songs and dances gave me such great energy. It felt like we were able to finish the U.S tour well with strength all the way to our last stop.”

GAEUL: “It was so much fun to be able to perform in front of our DIVE here in the U.S., their energy was great. They were so loud — it gave us so much inspiration. We are so thankful for all the love and support from our fans.”

LIZ: “I was so happy to visit cities I’ve never been to before. One of my favorite moments besides seeing all our DIVE in America was meeting Anne Hathaway at the Atlanta Hawks game. It was our first basketball game and we loved it!”

LEESEO: “It feels wonderful to perform on stage in front of our U.S. DIVE, to try many delicious foods in the U.S, and to create precious memories with my sisters!”

REI: “The members and I made so many amazing memories on the U.S. leg of our tour. It is truly something we will never forget.”

AN YUJIN: “I’m so happy that I got to meet so many DIVEs through our world tour. I can’t wait to come back to the U.S. for Lollapalooza. It’s an honor to be able to perform there as our first U.S. festival – we will come back with a stage that could surprise you!”

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