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Who will win the 2023 SEC championship? Football fans will find out when the undefeated Georgia Bulldogs take on the No. 8 Alabama Crimson Tide on Saturday (Dec. 2).
The highly anticipated game will go down at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta (get tickets here and here).
Keep reading for streaming details.
How to Watch Georgia Bulldogs vs. Alabama Crimson Tide: Time & Channel
The Georgia vs. Alabama game will broadcast live on CBS at 4 p.m. ET on Saturday. If you don’t have cable or an antenna like this one from Amazon, you can stream the game on Paramount+, DirecTV or Fubo.
Subscribe to Paramount+ with Showtime and you’ll get live access to CBS, for $3.99/month for three months. The streaming plan is usually priced at $11.99/month but the streaming deal saves you 67% off the regular price. The limited offer ends on Dec. 3
Besides live sports, Paramount+ features exclusive shows and movies such as Good Burger 2, Lawmen Bass Reeves, Frasier, Special Forces: Lioness, South Park: Joining the Panderverse, 1883 and Ink Master.
Looking for another way to stream live television for less than the cost of cable? Watch live sports and more with Fubo TV.
Streaming plans start at $54.99/month (reg. $74.99/month) after a free trial for seven days. The cheapest plan, Fubo Pro, comes with 185 channels including ABC, CBS, Fox, NBS, ESPN, FX, FS1 and NFL Network.
DirectTV Stream offers 75+ channels for $69.98 for two months when you get the Entertainment package and DirecTV Sports Pack (NFL Red Zone, NFL Network, SEC Network, CBS Sports Network, Big Network and more).
ESPN, ESPN2, CBS, NBC, ABC, CBS, FX, HGTV, and Univision are included in the streaming plan along with unlimited DVR.
You can also stream on unlimited devices in your home and enjoy premium channels such as Max, Showtime, Starz and MGM+ for free for three months. If you need to access streaming platforms from outside of the U.S., use ExpressVPN.
Sling TV is another cost-effective way for football lovers to watch live television. From sports to movies and must-watch TV shows. The streamer slashed its price to just $20 for the first month. Join here.
Tony-, Emmy- and Grammy-winning actor and singer Billy Porter explains the meaning of his album Black Mona Lisa, the important themes his album tackles, why he wants to tell Billy Strayhorn’s story on stage, how he uses fashion as a way to express himself and more.
Billy Porter:
I stayed in it. I did it anyway. Whatever the “it” is right. So I get to come back now. And all of this is on my own terms. Hey, everybody, this is Billy Porter, and you are watching Billboard News.
Tetris Kelly:
Hey, it’s Tetris with Billboard News, and look who I have here! Mr. Billy Porter. Hi.
Billy Porter:
Hi, how are you?
Tetris Kelly:
You got a lot to talk about your magnum opus. You released this album Black Mona Lisa.
Billy Porter:
Yeah.
Tetris Kelly:
Why did you refer to it as that and how was this project different?
Billy Porter:
You know, we were writing. I was in the writing process with Justin Tranter and his team, and you know, we probably ’bout six, eight months into the process — we had written a bunch of other stuff, and the themes and the tone were forming. I don’t remember where “Black Mona Lisa” came from, I just kind of say, it kind of fell out of the sky. And everybody in the room was like …
Tetris Kelly:
That works.
Billy Porter:
Did that just happen? Like there was like a, you know, like, time stood still for about a good 20 seconds, and then like, maybe even 30. And then 20 minutes later, the song was written. It’s referencing the original Mona Lisa. And that painting is relevant, always — past, present and future. And that’s my goal with my legacy.
Watch the full interview above!
Billy Porter has always blazed his own trail in Hollywood. And now, the music world is finally catching up.
In a new interview with Billboard News‘ Tetris Kelly, the actor/musician talks about his latest album, last month’s Black Mona Lisa, and why now was the time to release his most ambitious music project yet.
“The world was not ready for this in 1997,” Porter tells Billboard News, referencing the year he put out his debut self-titled solo album. “And I understand that, and I am so grateful that I have been blessed to live long enough to see the day when my authenticity has become my superpower.
“There was no place for me and there were energies and forces in the business, gatekeepers, that made sure that I didn’t cross over,” he adds.
He also looks back at people telling him along the way to “just be himself” as he fought for a career in Hollywood and in music.
“We throw around this ‘authenticity’ thing,” Porter says. “‘Oh just be who you are. Just be who you are!’ It’s easy to ‘be who you are’ when what you are is what’s popular. What what do you do when the ‘who you are’ is reviled or rejected and there’s no place or space for you? You make the place and the space for yourself.”
That’s what he’s done with Black Mona Lisa, which includes a duet with Lady Blackbird and co-writing from Grammy-nominated songwriter Justin Tranter. Watch a behind-the-scenes video for the title track below, and watch Billboard News‘ full interview with Porter above.
As the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference begins in Dubai, a crew of music artists are putting their support behind a campaign that links climate action and human rights.
As part of the Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Alliance, artists including Demi Lovato, Cyndi Lauper, Carole King and Annie Lennox have released statements urging leaders at the climate summit to support climate justice goals. The campaign will benefit from the artists’ combined social media followings of more than 300 million, with the goal to build support for United Nations Human Rights climate justice goals. Rob Thomas will add his voice to the campaign in the coming days.
The Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Alliance addresses climate change through the lens of human rights, coalescing input from human rights experts, scientists, corporate leaders, NGOs, academics, advocates and people around the globe in the fight for rights-based climate action to preserve the future of humanity and the planet. The organization is partnered with the United Nations Human Rights, one of the U.N.’s major divisions.
All four artists released statements supporting the campaign via Instagram.
“By working together and supporting rights-based climate action for people and the planet,” Lovato wrote, “we can realize a better, more sustainable future for all.”
“Climate change is the SINGLE BIGGEST HEALTH THREAT FACING HUMANITY,” Lennox wrote. “The impacts are already harming health through air pollution, disease, extreme weather events, forced displacement, food insecurity, and pressures on mental health. Every year environmental factors take the lives of 13 million people… Climate change is a huge challenge, yet there ARE MANY SOLUTIONS. These solutions can deliver economic benefits while improving our lives and protecting the environment.”
“The impacts of climate change are now being felt in all countries, yet not all people are being impacted the same way,” wrote Lauper. “Climate change is hitting the poorest and most vulnerable women, children and marginalized people of the world most.”
“By working together and supporting inclusive, rights-based climate action for people and the planet,” wrote King, “we can realize a better, more sustainable future for all.”
The social media campaign precedes a press conference from the Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Alliance and United Nations Human Rights in Dubai at COP28 on Dec. 8. The press conference will include Recording Academy president Panos A. Panay and Chantel Sausedo, the Recording Academy’s vp of artist relations, who together will discuss the organization’s goals of using music to promote climate justice and rights-based climate action.
The Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Summit will be held at the University of Oxford from Sept. 11-14, 2024 and end with the Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Concert. The lineup for the event will be announced at a later date.
Kelly Clarkson’s ex-husband, Brandon Blackstock is ordered to pay $2.6 million dollars to her over “unlawfully procured” business deals. Country group Lady A test their knowledge and see how well they know each other. New music from Beyoncé, Lana Del Rey, Dove Cameron, Wisin and Young Miko and Jeymes Samuel. Former Fifth Harmony bandmates Ally Brooke and Dinah Jane reunite for their new Christmas cover. Billy Porter explains the meaning behind his recent album title ‘Black Mona Lisa,’ how he expresses himself through fashion, shares when people can expect him back on Broadway and more.
Tetris Kelly
Beyoncé surprises the world with a new track. Plus, so many more new Friday releases. Kelly Clarkson is getting big money from her ex. We sit down with Billy Porter and get to know Lady A a little more. This is Billboard News for Friday, December 1st.
Tetris Kelly
She did it again! Beyoncé surprised the Beyhive with new music with no teases or prior warnings. Queen Bey dropped “My House” ahead of the opening weekend of her ‘Renaissance’ concert film — more new music updates to come. But here’s our top story.
Tetris Kelly
Kelly Clarkson’s ex-husband Brandon Blackstock has been ordered to pay Kelly back $2.6 million. Kelly Clarkson has won a legal ruling that her ex-husband Brandon Blackstock owes her more than 2.6 million in commissions she paid to him for procuring business deals while he served as her manager. California’s labor commissioner ruled that Kelly’s ex procured several deals for Kelly that should have been handled by her talent agents at CAA, violating a California law that bans anyone other than licensed talent agents for procuring work for artists. Brandon must pay back commissions earned on four deals: over $1.9 million for Kelly’s role on The Voice, just north of $280,000 to promote Norwegian Cruise Lines, $450,000 to promote Wayfair, and $93 to host the Billboard Music Awards in 2018, 2019 and 2020. Kelly filed for divorce from Brandon in June 2020. The case was finalized in 2022, with the singer agreeing to pay $45,000 a month in child support for their two children plus a one-time payment of just over $1.3 million. Attorneys for both sides did not immediately return requests for comment.
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