It’s All a Blur: How to Get Tickets to Drake & J. Cole’s Tour Online

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Presale tickets for Drake and J. Cole’s joint tour went on sale on Wednesday (Nov. 15). The duo will be hitting the road for It’s All a Blur — Big as the What?, the second installment of Drake’s sold-out tour which launched earlier this year.

Produced by Live Nation and presented by Cash App, the tour kicks off at the top of next year with back-to-back concerts at Denver’s Ball Arena on Jan. 18, 2024.

The 24-date tour will stop in Oklahoma City, New Orleans, Nashville, St. Louis, Columbus, Memphis and other cities before wrapping up at Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Ala., on March 27, 2024.

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Tickets will become available on Wednesday starting with a The Cash App Card presale. General onsale starts on Friday (Nov. 17) at 11am local time. Presale tickets are available at Ticketmaster.

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If you miss the chance to get presale and general onsale tickets, don’t worry: You can still get tickets online without spending a small fortune. From what we’ve found, resell tickets are priced at around $130 and up for the cheapest seats. The more expensive seats are priced at more than $1,400 for select dates.

Resale tickets are priced at $131 and up via StubHub and $260 at Vivid Seats. You can also find resell passes online at SeatGeek for $123 (save $10 off purchase of $250+ with code: BILLBOARD10. Valid on first purchase only).

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Drake’s posted about the tour on earlier this week. “Right back at it,” he captioned the post along with two goat emojis.

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Drake and 21 Savage announced their 28-date, joint tour in March. The duo added another 12 dates to the schedule in April.

The It’s All A Blur tour opened in Chicago in July after being postponed for about a week. The jaunt made stop in Memphis, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Boston, Detroit, New York, Washington D.C., Columbus, Ohio, Las Vegas, Denver, Atlanta, Miami, Houston and Nashville before wrapping in the 37-year-old rapper’s hometown of Toronto on Oct. 7.

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Dream Academy Finalist Interview, ENHYPEN Talk ‘Baby Shark’s Big Movie’ & More | Billboard News

Cardi B, Offset, Lance Bass and ENHYPEN are all tagging along for Baby Shark major movie debut. The three stars and K-pop boy band, plus Cardi and Offset’s kids Kulture and Wave, will all play their aquatic alter-egos in the animated children’s film, arriving Dec. 8 on Nickelodeon and Paramount+. The top 10 contestants from HYBE and Geffen’s ‘The Debut: Dream Academy’ sat down to talk to Billboard News’ Tetris Kelly about their favorite memories that they’ve shared together, getting to meet LE SSERAFIM, their biggest inspirations and more. The top 10 contestants hail from all over the world, including Daniela (USA), Lara (USA), Megan (USA), Sophia (Philippines), Manon (Switzerland), Emily (USA), Ezrela (Australia), Samara (Brazil), Marquise (Thailand) and Yoonchae (South Korea). The finale airs on November 17th. Rolling Loud California announced their star-studded lineup for the 2024 festival weekend, however not everyone is happy. The festival announced Lil Uzi Vert as a headliner for the event, but the rapper quickly took to social media to express their confusion over their name being on the list. Billboard announced chart staple Mariah Carey as the sixth performer at the Billboard Music Awards, Sunday, November 19th. And more!

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We have ENHYPEN talking Cardi B and ‘The Baby Shark Movie.’ The Dream Academy top 10 chats with us ahead of their finale. Mariah Carey is bringing her Christmas cheer to the BBMAs, while Lil Uzi Vert may not be bringing theirs to Rolling Loud, and we get Latin with Marshmello.

It’s time! And as we celebrate Mariah, we have a lot of stories for our November 15th episode of Billboard News. So let’s start with a song you all know. Cardi B, ENHYPEN, Lance Bass and more — ‘The Baby Shark’ trailer has arrived and they are all in it and we talked to our friends ENHYPEN about getting involved.

Watch the full video above!

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Marshmello’s First Latin Album ‘Sugar Papi’ Scores Sweet Start on Latin, Dance/Electronic Charts

Marshmello scores his fourth No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart as his new album, Sugar Papi, debuts atop the Nov. 18-dated ranking. The set, released Nov. 3 via Joytime Collective/Sony Music Latin, is his first Latin project, and concurrently earns the DJ/producer a first entry on any Latin albums chart, with a No. 9 launch on Top Latin Albums and a No. 5 bow on Latin Rhythm Albums. It also debuts at No. 97 on the all-genre Billboard 200.

The 11-track set features such Latin stars as Anuel AA, Farruko, Fuerza Regida, Nicky Jam and Manuel Turizo. Ten of the 11 tunes are collaborations with artists who record in Spanish, while one track is a team-up with Brazilian artist Luisa Sonza, who records in Portuguese.

Sugar Papi debuts on all four lists with 11,000 equivalent units earned in the U.S. during the Nov. 3-9 tracking week, according to Luminate.

Most of Sugar Papi’s opening unit sum is driven by streaming activity, which equals to 15.4 million official streams of the set’s songs, while the remainder balance stems from album sales and track-equivalent album units. One unit equals to one album sale, 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams for a song on the album.

Marshmello previously hit No. 1 on Top Dance/Electronic Albums with Joytime III (one week, 2019), Marshmello: Fortnite Extended Set (20 weeks, 2019; currently tied with Drake’s Honestly, Nevermind for the most weeks at No. 1 among solo male artists), and Joytime II (one week, 2018).

With a fourth No. 1, Marshmello ties Aphex Twin for the second-most leaders among male solo artists, behind Louie DeVito’s seven champs.

The set was preceded by two songs: “El Merengue,” with Manuel Turizo, which spent 13 weeks atop the Tropical Airplay chart – the second-longest-leading No. 1 on Tropical Airplay in 2023 (Chayanne’s “Bailando Bachata” remains at the lead in its 14th week), while “Esta Vida,” with Farruko, reached a No. 2 high on Latin Pop Airplay. The tracks peaked at Nos. 24 and 42, respectively, on the multi-metric Hot Latin Songs chart, while topping out at Nos. 5 and 10 on the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart.

Further, one other song makes its debut on the multi-metric Hot Latin Songs chart: “Harley Quinn,” with Fuerza Regida, surges 13-2 as the Greatest Gainer/Sales & Streaming song of the week. The track logged 10.2 million streams in the U.S. during the same period, enough to also place it in the runner-up slot on Latin Streaming Songs.

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Lady A Breaks Down How the ‘Playlist Era’ Helped Country Music Explode in 2023

After a blockbuster year for country music, the members of Lady A — Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott and Dave Haywood — are ready to break down why they think the genre is having such a moment.

In a new interview with Billboard News, the country trio explains that the mixing of genres through streaming consumption has allowed country music to shine like never before. “I think it’s just the blend of all the different influences,” Kelley says. “We grew up in the playlist era, where you’d make a mixtape, and so I grew up loving everything. I feel like when we started our band, it was like a little bit of the Eagles meets Fleetwood Mac meets The Chicks meets Rascal Flatts. It was everything coming together into this sound.”

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Scott adds that, with fans more eager than ever to find artists that they can connect to emotionally, country music provides a place for them to learn all about a new artist. “Like Carly Pearce’s 29 — she was bearing it all with her story and what was going on with her life, and that really resonates with people,” she says. “When you are brave enough to be vulnerable in plain sight … that is where a real connection happens.”

The band also talks about their recently completed Request Line Tour, where they asked their fans to submit song requests via phone and built the setlist around the tracks audiences wanted to hear. “When we do the song, we find them in the audience and try to connect with them and have a moment,” Haywood says. “It’s so neat to connect with people when you actually get to see them in the moment.”

Watch our full interview with Lady A above.

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Lady A on ‘Love You Back,’ Request Line Tour, Career Longevity & More | Billboard News

Country band Lady A talks about their single “Love You Back,” unique request line tour, 15-year career longevity, the recent surge in country music popularity, Charles opens up about being one year sober, and more.

Speaker
Can I have your attention please?

Stephen Daw
Of course they do it on a Monday. It works, gang, you did it. Good job.

Charles Kelley
How’s it going, everybody? This is Lady A.

Hillary Scott
And you’re watching Billboard News.

Stephen Daw
I’m very, very stoked about the new single. It’s so, so cool. Tell me a little bit about what went into writing this.

Hillary Scott
Well, this one, it’s actually a really cool story. So, you know, we write 80% of our own music. And then we learned early on in our career that you never say no to a great song, whether we write it or not. And so this was one that a really good friend of ours and co-writer, her name is Emily Weisband, sent this song to Charles.

Charles Kelly
So I called her up and I said, Hey, let’s find an hour, I want to come over. You play Hillary, I’ll play me. And let’s see if this fits before I even send to them. For sure. Just sometimes I just like to save some time and just see if something is even in the realm of our world. And it just felt so much like us. And the minute I sent it to the gang, they were like, “Oh, wow”. I mean, we’ve had a handful of songs like — most of the music from us, we’ve written like “Need You Now,” “Run to You” — but “American Honey” was one that we didn’t write. Sometimes you get songs that you feel. You’re like, y’all wrote this for us?

Hillary Scott
And that’s what it felt like, yeah.

Watch the full interview above!

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You Can Get Ugg Slipper Dupes at Amazon for Under $50

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From boots to booties and slippers, Uggs are insanely cute (and comfortable), but they might be a little too expensive for some shoppers. If you’re on a budget, you can find Ugg dupes for less than $50 at Amazon.

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For example, this best-selling women’s slipper is a knockoff of the Ugg Tazz Slipper ($130). It looks nearly identical to the Tazz — at a fraction of the price.

The “comfy clog” as one shopper called it, is available in brown, beige and black, and you can wear it inside or outside. Similar to the Tazz, the slipper features a braided rib design, a tumbled leather upper- and a 1.5-inch platform sole.

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The faux-fur slipper is lined with cozy material to keep your feet warm, dry, and comfortable in the cold weather. It’s available in sizes 5-10 but some of the customer reviews suggest sizing up for the better fit.

“Very comfortable for both indoor and outdoor,” reads one customer review. “They have similar quality but less expensive than famous brands. It will be perfect if they can arrive earlier.”

Another shopper wrote, “This platform slipper exceeded my expectations! Super soft and warm inside and definitely cute enough to wear out of the house!”

Amazon has a decent selection of Ugg slipper dupes, such as these $50 booties, which are similar to the Ugg Tasman Clipper ($109.95). The dupe is available in chestnut, beige and black.

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Looking for a fuzzy alternative to the Ugg Scuffette II ($95)? Dearform’s Fireside Slipper is $49.95 at Amazon but if you’re looking for a cheaper option, the fuzzy slippers below are on sale for $19.99 (reg. $35.99). And you can get them in 10 different colors, including the chestnut, apricot, black, coffee, wine, grey, leopard, and two shades of pink.

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Dua Lipa Has the Magic Touch (Again) On Her New Song ‘Houdini’

Dua Lipa reached new heights with her sophomore album Future Nostalgia back in 2020, scoring her first two top five Billboard Hot 100 hits (the No. 2-peaking “Levitating” and “Don’t Start Now”) and spending 188 weeks (and counting!) on the Billboard 200 albums chart.

She returned late last week to kick off her mysterious new era, unveiling the nu-disco lead single “Houdini” along with a mesmerizing music video. On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking all about Dua’s latest song and what we’re expecting next.

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Also on the show, we’ve got chart news on how Taylor Swift continues to lead both the Billboard 200 and Hot 100, how Jung Kook and the late Jimmy Buffett debut in the top 10 on the Billboard 200, and how The Beatles score their 35th top 10 on the Hot 100 (and first in nearly 30 years) with their much-talked about new single “Now and Then.” Plus, we’re talking all about the Big Four categories of the 2024 Grammy nominations, which were announced late last week. And the Billboard Music Awards are this weekend! Listen to the podcast for a preview of Sunday’s big show.

The Billboard Pop Shop Podcast is your one-stop shop for all things pop on Billboard‘s weekly charts. You can always count on a lively discussion about the latest pop news, fun chart stats and stories, new music, and guest interviews with music stars and folks from the world of pop. Casual pop fans and chart junkies can hear Billboard‘s executive digital director, West Coast, Katie Atkinson and Billboard’s managing director, charts and data operations, Keith Caulfield every week on the podcast, which can be streamed on Billboard.com or downloaded in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast provider. (Click here to listen to the previous edition of the show on Billboard.com.)

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Olivia Rodrigo Unveils Pensive ‘Can’t Catch Me Now’ Music Video

Olivia Rodrigo is here, she’s there, she’s everywhere — and now has a music video to go along with her powerful The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes track, “Can’t Catch Me Now.”

The clip, which was released on Monday (Nov. 13), finds the singer leaving a cottage and wandering through a field as she sings about her omnipresence in someone else’s life. “But I’m in the trees, I’m in the breeze / My footsteps on the ground / You’ll see my face in every place / But you can’t catch me now,” she muses in the chorus.

“Can’t Catch Me Now,” which dropped earlier this month, serves as the opening track to the 17-song film soundtrack due out November 17 via Geffen Records, which is also the date the Hunger Games film hits theaters. The soundtrack includes songs performed in the film by The Hunger Games star Rachel Zegler, as well as tracks by young artists in the folk/Americana genre.

The upcoming movie stars Zegler alongside Tom Blyth, Peter Dinklage, Hunter Schafer, Josh Andrés Rivera, Jason Schwartzman and Viola Davis, and follows the story of Coriolanus (Blyth), who is the last hope for his failing lineage, the Snow family that has fallen from grace in a post-war Capitol.

Watch Rodrigo’s “Can’t Catch Me Now” music video below.

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The 10 Cutest Tote Bags for Holiday Travel & More

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A tote bag offers a chic alternative to the more traditional laptop bag. You can stuff everything from electronic devices to textbooks, clothing, shoes, makeup and other things that you might need for work, school or travel.

Technically, the holiday travel season launches during Thanksgiving weekend and millions of Americans are planning to travel for the holidays. To help you chose the right bag for your travel, school or holiday shopping needs, we’ve rounded up a collection of 10 of the cutest tote bags, most of which are under $100. From leather and canvas to faux fur, keep reading for a list of durable tote bags from Coach, Tory Burch, Ted Baker, Michael Kors, Kate Spade and other brands. 

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Marc Jacobs The Medium Mesh Tote

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The Mark Jacobs Tote Bag is a classic in its own right. The pink tote went viral and sold out online (in sheer and leather) at retailers like Saks Fifth Avenue, Nordstrom and MarcJacobs.com. If you’re looking for an alternative color or style, pale blue and bright green tote or the fuzzy, teddy tote! These bestselling tote bags are available in tons of colors and different sizes (small, medium and large), but if you have more room in your shopping budget, be sure to check out our roundup of luxury purses, tote bags and other must-have items from Chanel, Louis Vuitton and more.

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A showstopper! This Ted Baker tote bag comes in a range of colors including electric blue, vibrant red and hot pink. The stylish bag features a mock-croc texture with plenty of interior space and a zipper pocket (the bag measures 17.7 inches x 13.7 inches high and 5.3-inch depth). Other colors include black, lime, metallic, purple and baby pink.

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Kate Spade New York All Day Large Tote Black/Black One Size

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The Kitt Nylon Large Tote costs just $69 at Kate Spade Surprise. The roomy bag, which is available in multiple colors including black, pistachio cream and warm beige, measures 11 x 12 inches at the bottom and 17.6 inches at the top. Save 70% off + an extra 25% off at Kate Spade Outlet. Offer ends 11/13 at 11:59 p.m. PT.

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Coach Tote in Signature Canvas

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Want to save on designer brand? Don’t forget about outlet shopping. Save up to 70% on Coach tote bags, wallets, purses and other designs at the Coach Outlet. The Zip Tote pictured above is 53% off and available in several different colors including gold/brown, light khaki, and black. Looking for a solid color? The Coach Zip Tote is currently 53% off. Shop last chance deals at the Coach Outlet.  

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CalPak Haven Laptop Tote Bag

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CalPak’s Haven Laptop Tote Bag is one of the brand’s top rated totes. It’s available in nine colors including limited edition green, taupe, petal, hydrangea, cabernet and espresso as well as black, toffee and burch. For a puffier option, try the Luka Expandable Laptop Tote. It’s a polyester bag with an expandable bottom that increases by four inches and holds up to a 15-inch laptop (The Haven Laptop Tote is designed for laptops up to 16 inches).

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DKNY Hadlee Medium Tote, Leopard

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A fuzzy bag never fails to turn heads! DKNY’s Fuzzy Tote is nearly sold out, but the leopard tote is available at Amazon. The faux fur tote (measuring 16 inches x 7 inches x 10.5 inches), has double shoulder handles and crossbody web strap. You can find it in black, pink and green for $79 at Macy’s.

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Tory Burch Ella Printed Tote

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The Ella Printed Mini Tote from Tory Burch is part of a large collection of signature pieces that have been re-issued in exclusive graphic prints. The versatile Ella tote is designed to fit a 11-inch laptop and available in cool winter sage and deco bloom combo. Shop more Tory Burch tote bags here.

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Michael Michael Kors Jet Set Item East/West Top Zip Tote Black One Size

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For jet setting and more, the Michael by Michael Kors Jet Set Travel Large Saffiano Tote has a spacious interior with a zipper closure and inside slip pockets. Prices may vary depending on the retailer.

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Vera Bradley Women’s Cotton Deluxe Vera Tote Bag, Island Garden – Recycled Cotton, One Size

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Looking for an eco-friendly bag? Vera Bradley’s deluxe travel tote is a great work and travel bag made from recycled cotton. This functional but versatile tote is available in multiple colors and measures 17.5-inches wide by 15-inches long with a 12-inch strap drop; while the exterior features several pockets. Find other Vera Bradley designs on sale here and at Amazon. 

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Dior Medium Dior Book Tote

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From the runway to social media, reality TV, red carpets and everywhere in between, the Dior Tote gets around. Convenient for everyday use, work or the weekend, the medium tote measures 36 inches long, 27.5 inches tall and 16.5 inches wide.

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Taylor Swift Is ‘Never Beating the Sorcery Allegations’ After Perfectly Timed Eras Tour Moment

Taylor Swift is proving time and time again that she’s the ultimate “Mastermind.”

The pop superstar took to Twitter to share a hilarious video from her Eras tour stop in Buenos Aires, Argentina, this weekend, in which she’s seen singing “Labyrinth” off her 2022 album, Midnights. In an instance of serendipity, right when Swift sings, “I thought the plane was going down / How’d you turn it right around,” the camera pans to the sky and an airplane is seen flying right over the venue.

“Never beating the sorcery allegations,” Swift jokingly captioned the video, referring to some viral TikTok clips playfully alleging that her performances of “Willow” look like she’s performing a spell with her coven.

Swift’s Latin American leg of her wildly popular Eras Tour kicked off back in August with four shows in Mexico City. She performed at Buenos Aires’ River Plate Stadium on November 10, 11 and 12 (featuring an appearance by rumored boyfriend Travis Kelce). Swift is next scheduled to head over to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Nov. 18 and 19 before wrapping up in São Paulo, Brazil, on Nov. 24, 25 and 26. Sabrina Carpenter is the opener for the Latin American tour dates.

See her divinely timed “Labyrinth” moment below.

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