After showing up for Pharrell Williams’ Louis Vuitton runway debut during Paris Fashion Week on Tuesday, Rihanna and A$AP Rocky were back out in the City of Light on Wednesday night (June 21) too — this time for Rocky’s Spotify Beach performance at the Cannes Lions festival.

Rihanna, who is expecting her second child with Rocky, wore a form-fitting, sheer, diamond-patterned dress over sparkly black lingerie to complement her growing baby bump. In two videos shared on Twitter (watch below), Rihanna can be seen making her way through the crowd as Rocky performs and then stands on a balcony overlooking the Spotify Beach crowd to watch her man onstage.

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At one point in his set, Billboard is told Rocky dedicated his 2022 song “D.M.B.” — also called “DAT$ MAH B!*$H” — to his “beautiful wife in the f—ing building. I love her.” There’s no word that Rihanna and A$AP Rocky have gotten married, so he’s likely calling Rih his “wife” as a term of affection — though in the video for “D.M.B.,” the visual seemingly ends with Rocky and a red-veiled Rihanna getting married, as red flower petals are showered on the couple.

On Tuesday, the couple made their way out to Paris Fashion Week in coordinated denim outfits to support Pharrell’s new role as creative director of menswear for Louis Vuitton. In February, Williams took over the position previously held by Virgil Abloh, who died in 2021 after a battle with cancer. Tuesday marked Pharrell‘s first runway show in his new role, and the star-studded event was also attended by Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Zendaya and more.

Watch the two videos of Rihanna at Rocky’s Spotify Beach concert below:

Singer-songwriter Lauren Jauregui spills about her celebrity crush, pet peeve, favorite movie and more on the fourth episode of Billboard News’ Speed Dating.

Tetris Kelly:
We’re gonna do a little speed date. You got to be quick, though!

Lauren Jauregui:
Oh, you got a little … we got a little card for this one.

Tetris Kelly:
Oh, yeah. I’m ready! Where are you from?

Lauren Jauregui:
Miami.

Tetris Kelly:
What’s your sign?

Lauren Jauregui:
I’m a Cancer.

Tetris Kelly:
You got a little extra? What’s your moon?

Lauren Jauregui:
I’m a Scorpio moon.

Tetris Kelly:
See, you gotta get all the information!

Lauren Jauregui:
And a Virgo rising.

Tetris Kelly:
What was your dream job as a kid?

Lauren Jauregui:
I wanted to be a teacher. I used to like to pretend to do roll call and, like< make my brother and sister be students and give them homework.

Tetris Kelly:
Who’s your celebrity crush?

Lauren Jauregui:
Currently, me.

Tetris Kelly:
I love the confidence.

Lauren Jauregui:
Or Megan Thee Stallion.

Tetris Kelly:
Good answer. I mean, she’s everybody’s celebrity crush. Everything about her, I mean, just run a clip.

What’s your favorite movie?

Lauren Jauregui:
My favorite movie? Across the Universe. I also love like all the Spike Lee’s movies, because I just love his style.

Tetris Kelly:
What’s your favorite fast food?

Lauren Jauregui:
I haven’t been to a fast food place in a minute, but I would say Five Guys.

Tetris Kelly:
What’s your favorite local spot?

Lauren Jauregui:
LACMA.

Tetris Kelly:
Oh, you go to LACMA?

Lauren Jauregui:
Yeah, I love art.

Watch the full video above!

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Four decades of music, one legendary band. Duran Duran’s concert documentary A Hollywood High arrived Wednesday (June 21) on Paramount+.

Released in theaters last year, A Hollywood High celebrates the British rock band’s 40-year career and “love affair with Los Angeles.” The film features new interviews with the band alongside a performance on a Hollywood rooftop near the legendary Capitol Records building, the band’s first label home. The concert footage was shot in Los Angeles in March 2022.

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How to Watch Duran Duran’s Concert Documentary on Paramount+

A Hollywood High is available exclusively on Paramount+. If you’re not already subscribed, you can stream the movie with a free trial from Paramount+.

Paramount+ subscriptions start at $4.99/month (or $49.99 a year) for ad-supported streaming and $9.99/month (or $99.99 a year) for the ad-free Premium plan. Both subscription tiers let you stream tens of thousands of episodes and movies but upgrading to the Premium tier gives you access to local CBS stations. And if you’re a Prime member, you can stream Paramount+ on Prime Video.

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Paramount+ is home to exclusive shows like Fatal Attraction, The Family Stone, School Spirits, Star Trek: Picard, 1923, 1883, Mayor of Kingstown, Seal Team, Star Trek Discovery, RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars, Why Women Kill, Before I Forget and iCarly.

Additionally, Paramount+ subscribers can stream Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Scream VI, 80 for Brady and, Top Gun: Maverick and other movies on the platform.

In addition to a streaming release, A Hollywood High will be available on Blu-ray and DVD on Aug. 4. The Blu-ray and DVD is packed with 20 extra minutes of exclusive content including unseen footage, an additional song recorded at the band’s live performance and highlights from a film Q&A with the band in Los Angeles. 

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Product bundles will also be available, which will include limited-edition recordings from the show released as flexi-disc test pressings in specially designed booklets and signed items from the band.

Fans in London can attend a special one-night-only screening of A Hollywood High at Outernet on Aug. 3. Tickets will be available via DICE, according to Duran Duran’s website.

As far as music goes, Duran Duran will resume its North American tour with a show in San Diego, Calif., on Aug. 22. The tour will include stops in Las Vegas, Chicago, Boston, Toronto, Detroit, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Washington D.C. and more. Get tickets here.

See the trailer for A Hollywood High below.

Cardi B‘s online feud with the stepson of missing Titanic submersible‘s crewmembers continued on Wednesday (June 21), as the rapper clapped back at his tweets calling her “desperate for attention.”

“The point was the whole world is praying for these people in the submarine and this man son is online shaking d—s for girls off onlyfans and going to Blink 182 concerts,” she replied to billionaire Hamish Harding’s stepson Brian Szasz’s comment. “You was looking for clout all along, nobody knew who you were until you said that was ya stepdad!!! This is why people hate you spoiled brat billionaires yall soo desensitize.”

Cardi’s tweet was in response to Szasz attending a Blink-182 concert in San Diego as the search to locate and rescue his stepfather as well as five other people aboard the submersible continues. In her clapback, she also referenced an NSFW tweet Szasz posted earlier in the day in response to an OnlyFans model’s bikini photo.

The drama between the two began when the “WAP” rapper shared her thoughts about Szasz attending the Blink-182 concert. “You supposed to be at the house sad. You supposed to be crying for me,” she said in an Instagram Story. “You supposed to be right next to the phone waiting to hear any updates about me. You’re supposed to be consoling your mom and s—.”

Szasz responded on Twitter, tagging the rapper and writing, “What a pos trashy celeb. Cardi B trying to get clout off me and my families suffering. I went to a Blink 182 concert for coping rather than sitting at home and watching the news. Shame on you Cardi get some class!”

While he has yet to respond to Cardi’s latest tweet, Szasz — who is white — has since sent out a post using the n-word. “Quit trippin in my hood I can say N—- without the er of course I’m down like that. On the Set!” he wrote, before posting photos of himself at a Black Lives Matter rally.

BMI’s recent rate court victory substantially increasing songwriters and publishers’ royalties for live events will be appealed, according to a notice filed by the North American Concert Promoters Association on Wednesday (June 21).

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In May, Southern District of New York Judge Louis Stanton awarded the performance rights organization a 138% increase in rate to 0.5% of the event’s “revenue” with an expanded definition of the term to include tickets sold directly onto the secondary market, servicing fees received by the promoters and revenues from box suites and VIP packages. That 0.5% was up from what BMI said was a blended rate of 0.21%, based on 0.3% interim rate for venues that held less than 10,000 seats; and the interim 0.15% for venues that held more than 10,000 during the period of 2018-2022.

At that time, Stanton also set rates for the retroactive period of 2013-2017, with the previously used, less expansive “revenue” definition that only reflected earnings directly from the face value of primary market ticket sales. Those rates ranged from .08% of revenue for venues of up to 2,500 seats to 0.15% for venues with 10,000 or more seats.

On Tuesday, however, lawyers for the concert trade group filed a notice with the Southern District of intent to appeal that decision in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, according to the filing submitted by Weil, Gotshal & Manges, the law firm representing the concert promoters. The notice to appeal could mean that the group will appeal; or it could be a procedural move that keeps open the option to appeal. The concert trade group had 30 days to file the appeal notice from the last day in court— a few weeks back on a BMI motion regarding interest on whatever fees might be owed from the 2018-2022 term covered by the newly set rates for that period.

In a statement BMI said the concert industry has long fought against rate increases for songwriters.

“Given Live Nation, AEG and [the North American Concert Promoters Association’s] bizarre position throughout trial that concertgoers attend concerts for the experience of the staging, videos and light shows, as opposed to the actual songs and music being performed, their appeal was not a surprise to BMI,” BMI president and CEO Mike O’Neill said in a statement. “For decades, the live concert industry has fought to keep rates suppressed. And even now, when they are making more money than ever, in more ways than ever, they are determined to deny songwriters and composers the fair value of their work, despite the fact that without their contributions, a concert wouldn’t even be possible. BMI will continue to fight on behalf of our affiliates, the creators of the music that is the very backbone of the live concert industry, to prevent that outcome.”

The concert promoters did not. respond to a request for comment at time of publishing. In May, an AEG spokesperson said “AEG Presents and NACPA were defending performing artists, who bear the costs of BMI fees, in this litigation.” Concert promoters have long billed the performing artist for performance rights organizations’ royalty fees.

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To celebrate the upcoming Barbie movie, Bloomingdale’s and Mattel have teamed up to debut a dreamy collaboration for Barbie lovers everywhere. The collection, which launched on Tuesday (June 20), features clothing and accessories now available online and in select stores starting July 13.

The exclusive collab includes a clothing collaboration between Barbie the movie and AQUA, Bloomingdale’s private label. An assortment of licensed apparel and accessories are featured in the collection, including Impala Skates seen in the film, licensed Barbie products from Mattel, Funboy, Little Words Project and other top brands.  

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The 26-piece collection consists of designs available in women’s sizes (XS-XL) and girls sizes (S-XL) priced from $55-$118. Barbie fans can shop dresses, pants, pleated miniskirts, T-shirts, minidresses, tank tops, blazers and more including a sequin minidress, a striped mini dress and matching tweed sets, in a color palette of pinks and blues, inspired by the fashions worn in the film.

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Barbie the Movie x AQUA Fit-and-Flare Heart Button Dress
$98

Besides clothing, shoppers will find Barbie-inspired accessories such as heart-shaped crystal cross-body bags, shimmering evening bags, and bold earrings with pearls, fringe and crystals.

“We are thrilled to be partnering with Mattel and Warner Bros. on what’s anticipated to be the most iconic pop-culture moment of the year,” Frank Berman, EVP, chief marketing officer at Bloomingdale’s, said in a statement. “As Barbie the movie continues to take center-stage, we’ll be rolling out some of the most exciting activations, nationwide events, and product collaborations to-date, starting with our exclusive AQUA collection. Our customers will be able to channel and experience Barbie through fashion and fun.” 

Warner. Bros’ heavily anticipated Barbie movie arrives in theaters on July 21. Directed by Greta Gerwig, the fantasy comedy stars Margo Robbie, Ryan Gosling and a slew of other Barbies and Kens. Dua Lipa’s “Dance the Night” was the first lead single released from the project’s highly anticipated soundtrack.

Robbie recently gave Architectural Digest a peek inside the pink house from the film. Want to live your own Barbie dreams? Click here to get tickets to the World of Barbie Experience in Los Angeles.

The Bloomingdale’s x Barbie the Movie collaboration will feature window displays, events and fun activations like a Barbie Dream-House pop-up at select stores from July 13-Aug. 24; and transforming the store’s iconic windows into a Barbie-inspired creation with scenes inspired the movie. Bloomingdale’s stores at 59th Street in New York City and in Century City, Calif., will also host “Best Day Ever” activations and in-store events on July 22.  

Shop items from the Bloomingdale’s x Barbie collection below.

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Barbie the Movie x AQUA Embellished Graphic Tee
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Barbie the Movies x AQUA Checked Pleated Mini Skirt
$78
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Barbie Movie x AQUA Heart Button Crop Top
$68
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Barbie the Movie x AQUA Checkered Bustier Mini Dress & Cropped Blazer
$206
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Barbie the Movie x AQUA Sequined Mini Dress
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Barbie Movie x AQUA Scalloped Tweed Jacket & Pants
$206