Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, Coldplay & More Nominated for 2025 Pollstar Awards

Coldplay, Morgan Wallen, Noah Kahan, Olivia Rodrigo, Taylor Swift and Zach Bryan are vying for major tour of the year at the 2025 Pollstar Awards.

This marks a fairly young roster of nominees in the top category. Rodrigo, Kahan and Bryan are in their 20s, Wallen and Swift are in their 30s and the members of Coldplay are in their mid-40s. The relative youth of these headliners, and the range of genres they represent — encompassing pop, rock and country — is considered a healthy sign for the touring industry.

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The Pollstar Awards recognize the most innovative and successful artists, tours, companies, venues and executives in the touring industry. Winners will be announced on Feb. 19 at the awards ceremony, which is slated to be held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Impressively, Chappell Roan and Gracie Abrams are nominated for both support/special guest of the year and new headliner of the year, a sign of their fast climbs to headliner status. Roan is nominated for support/special guest of the year for opening for Rodrigo, while brams is nominated in the support category for opening for Swift.

The other nominees for new headliner of the year are Charli XCX, Fred again.., Sabrina Carpenter and Sleep Token, a rock band from London. Thus, four of the six nominees for new headliner of the year are women.

Elsewhere, three of the six nominees for residency of the year were held at The Sphere in Las Vegas: Dead & Company, Eagles and U2.

“Once again, this year’s nominees represent the best of the best, showcasing the incredible talent, innovation, and hard work that drives our industry,” said Ray Waddell, chief content director of OVG Media & Conferences, which produces Pollstar Live!, Production Live!, and the Pollstar Awards.

A new honor this year is the Maxie Solters Award – Touring Publicist of the Year, recognizing the highest achievement for a public relations executive in the live touring industry. The award was named in tribute to the widely-respected Scoop Marketing publicist, who died on Aug. 15 at age 37.

Nominations were submitted by the Pollstar Awards nominating committee, which is comprised of agents, promoters, managers, producers, production professionals, venue representatives, Pollstar Boxoffice reporters and other touring professionals.

Pollstar subscribers can vote by logging into Pollstar.com to access their ballot. Voting is open now through December 6 at 5 p.m. PT. In addition to subscriber votes, data reporting and ticket sales will be weighted elements in the final results in some categories. 

The Pollstar Awards ceremony is a highlight of the three-day Pollstar Live! conference, which is set to take place Feb. 18-20 at the Beverly Hilton. Registration is now open. Go to Pollstar.live to register and for the latest announcements about keynote speakers, panelists, session topics and more.

Here are the 36th Annual Pollstar Awards nominees in selected categories. View all the nominees at news.pollstar.com.

Major tour of the year

Coldplay, Music of the Spheres World Tour

Morgan Wallen, One Night at a Time 2024

Noah Kahan, We’ll All Be Here Forever Tour

Olivia Rodrigo, Guts World Tour

Taylor Swift, The Eras Tour

Zach Bryan, The Quittin Time Tour

Rock tour of the year

Blink-182, The More Time Tour

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, 2024 World Tour

Coldplay, Music of the Spheres World Tour

Foo Fighters, Everything or Nothing at All Tour

Green Day, The Saviors Tour

Metallica, M72 World Tour

Hip-Hop tour of the year

$uicideboy$, Grey Day Tour 2024

Drake, It’s All A Blur Tour

Megan Thee Stallion, Hot Girl Summer Tour

Missy Elliott, Out of This World – The Missy Elliott Experience

Nicki Minaj, Pink Friday 2 World Tour

Travis Scott, The Circus Maximus Tour

R&B tour of the year

Janet Jackson, Janet Jackson: Together Again

Jhené Aiko, The Magic Hour Tour

Kehlani, The Crash World Tour

Maxwell, The Serenade Tour

Usher, Usher: Past Present Future Tour

XSCAPE & SWV, The Queens of R&B Tour

Pop tour of the year

Billie Eilish, Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour

Charli XCX & Troye Sivan, Charli XCX & Troye Sivan Present: Sweat

Justin Timberlake, The Forget Tomorrow World Tour

Olivia Rodrigo, Guts World Tour

P!nk, Summer Carnival 2024

Taylor Swift, The Eras Tour

Country tour of the year

Chris Stapleton, All-American Road Show

Jelly Roll, The Beautifully Broken Tour

Kenny Chesney, Sun Goes Down 2024 Tour

Lainey Wilson, Country’s Cool Again Tour

Morgan Wallen, One Night at a Time 2024

Tyler Childers, Mule Pull ‘24 Tour

Zach Bryan, The Quittin’ Time Tour.

Latin tour of the year

Bad Bunny, Most Wanted Tour

Carin León, Boca Chueca Tour 2024

Fuerza Regida, Pero No Te Enamores Tour 2024

Karol G, Mañana Será Bonito Tour

Luis Miguel, Luis Miguel Tour 2023-24

Peso Pluma, Éxodo Tour 2024

Comedy tour of the year

Gabriel Iglesias, Don’t Worry Be Fluffy Tour

Jim Gaffigan,  Barely Alive Tour

Matt Rife, ProbleMATTic World Tour

Nate Bargatze, The Be Funny Tour

Nikki Glaser, Alive and Unwell Tour

Sebastian Maniscalco, It Ain’t Right

Residency of the year

Adele at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace/Neue Messe München

Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden

Dead & Company at The Sphere

Eagles at The Sphere

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit at Ryman Auditorium

U2 at The Sphere

Support/special guest of the year

Chappell Roan for Olivia Rodrigo

Ciara/Timbaland for Missy Elliott

Gracie Abrams for Taylor Swift

Paramore for Taylor Swift

The Smashing Pumpkins for Green Day

Zac Brown Band for Kenny Chesney

New headliner of the year

Chappell Roan

Charli XCX

Fred again..

Gracie Abrams

Sabrina Carpenter

Sleep Token

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Zach Bryan’s Ex Brianna LaPaglia Claims ‘Emotional Abuse,’ Rejected $12 Million NDA

Country star Zach Bryan is now at the center of serious allegations from his former girlfriend, podcast host and internet personality Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia.

In a Nov. 8 episode of the BFFs Podcast LaPaglia co-hosts with Dave Portnoy and Josh Richards, she made a series of bombshell claims, including accusing Bryan of “emotional abuse” during their relationship and claiming she was offered $12 million and a New York apartment to sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA), which she refused.

“The last year of my life has been like the hardest year of my life dealing with the abuse from this dude,” LaPaglia said on the podcast episode. “I’m still scared right now because I’m scared of him. My brain’s rewired, and I’m scared to make him mad.”

LaPaglia described a tumultuous relationship marked by fear and control. “There was always another excuse as to why he was treating me so poorly and why I’m crying myself to sleep every night, why he’s screaming at me,” she recounted. “And then you wake up, it’s the apology, it’s the ‘I’m going to be better, I need you in my life.’”

She alleged that Bryan made his previous girlfriends sign NDAs to prevent them from discussing their experiences publicly. “He made the women before me believe that they had no other choice than to take money from you, sign their experiences away, sign what they went through away,” she claimed.

According to LaPaglia, after their breakup, she was approached by Bryan’s team with a significant financial offer in exchange for her silence.

“I was offered a lot of money, like a big lump sum of money and a few options,” she explained. “Basically, I would have gotten the money over the course of three years. I would have had to sign all of my experiences, everything that I am, away to this person. They would have been monitoring everything that I do.”

She firmly rejected the offer, stating, “I did not accept any money. I will not accept any money. I think that’s beneath me. I don’t think you can pay people off that you hurt for them to protect you. I think that in itself, offering millions of dollars to this apparent beautiful relationship to keep it a secret, speaks volumes.”

LaPaglia explained her desire to support others who may be facing similar situations. “This isn’t about drama for me,” she said. “This is for anyone else that’s been emotionally abused and for people right now being emotionally abused. It’s for people that don’t have a support system that I luckily had going through this.”

She recounted specific incidents during their relationship, including one at the Golden Globes. LaPaglia claimed Bryan “ruined” her experience because he disapproved of her dress. “That was f—– crazy. That was the first time he had really tried to control what I wore and what I posted,” she recalled. “So I went to the Golden Globes and I posted like a carousel of pictures, and he didn’t like my dress.”

“He said he didn’t want to date someone that presents themselves that way. And he unfollowed me, he unfollowed everyone, and I… when I flew home — I flew home after the Golden Globes. He ruined my night,” continued LaPaglia.

“Everything good, anything good I did for me, he made sure to ruin it for me. He ruined my birthday, he ruined my tour, he ruined the Golden Globes. Anything Brianna did for Brianna, he had to ruin it.”

LaPaglia also described an alleged incident on her birthday, where Bryan reportedly berated her friends after she had gone to bed. “I look outside and I have my aunt trying to control Zach — there’s a recording of all of this that can never be out — basically Zach stood up at the fire and he just starts screaming at my friends.”

“He stood up at the fire and just starts screaming at my friends, ‘You’re not going to be anything, you’re a [expletive] loser.’ Just the most horrible [expletive],” she explained, adding that Bryan smashed glass. “It was just crazy, completely out of nowhere, and I’m like, ‘What the [expletive]?’ But when Zach gets in that zone, there’s no containing it.”

In another instance, LaPaglia claimed Bryan had smashed her phone, saying to her co-hosts, “Oh, Look at my phone, it’s smashed from him, he’s always smashed my phone,” adding that he “will whip it at a wall.”

She also alleged that Bryan attempted to control her professional life. “He offered to double what [Barstool Sports] offered me so that I would quit,” she said. “He just didn’t want me to do it and he always made it—he twisted it in my head where he would make me be like, ‘You’re better than this, you’re better than Barstool, you’re destined for so much more.’”

LaPaglia shared that she felt isolated and lost during the relationship, which was made public in July 2023. They dated for over a year before he confirmed their split in October.

“I lost myself throughout this whole relationship,” she admitted. “I don’t even recognize myself anymore. I lost 15 pounds I didn’t have to lose in the relationship. I didn’t sleep. I was completely isolated from my family, from my friends, from work.”

Billboard has reached out to Zach Bryan’s representatives for comment but has not received a response as of publication.

It comes after co-hosts Dave Portnoy and Josh Richards released a diss track aimed at Zach Bryan. The track, which mocked Bryan and referenced the allegations, reportedly faced multiple takedown attempts.

“We knew it was a hit the second we laid it down,” Richards said on the podcast. Portnoy added, “We got crybaby Bryan and the spineless PR team running around deleting [expletive] off the internet, and guess what, it’s still getting millions of views.”

Portnoy claimed that Bryan’s team attempted to suppress the diss track through legal means. “They’re trying to squeeze Bri because of Josh and me,” he said. “We have nothing to do with it. Either pay her or shut the [expletive] up. I’m losing patience.”

The diss track was eventually removed from several platforms, allegedly due to takedown requests from Bryan’s team. “Their crisis management—why he cares so much—is, I guess, what we’ll get into now,” Portnoy commented.

LaPaglia expressed that sharing her story was important not just for herself but for others in similar situations: “That’s why I didn’t take the money. The message I want to put out there is that so many people go through this, feeling trapped or thinking they’ll never be able to leave.”

She added later, “I hope people can understand what I went through this past year and see why I lost myself and wasn’t who I was before him. But I’m back now, and I’m so happy to just be myself again. No more dictatorship here.”

Just a day before the allegations emerged, Bryan shared his latest single, “This World’s a Giant,” with a a candid Instagram post, where he revealed his plans to pause touring to pursue a master’s degree in Paris.

“After not being home for a year and a half, I drove out to my mother’s gravestone in the dead of night… and I came to realize just like in the past, that she never would call me again,” he wrote, sharing a series of images of his late mother, Annette, and his bandmates.

Bryan continued, “I told her I quit touring because I got accepted to get my masters in Paris next year… I told her about all my best friends in New York and all the nights we howled with the moon… [and] about making it on The Rolling Stone.”

He expressed gratitude to fans, adding, “Thank you guys for listening to ‘This World’s a Giant’ last night, and thank you to all the people who love me; who have truly carried the weight with me… I’m home now and I’ll hold you through the pain.”

You can watch the full episode here.

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Jason Kelce & Stevie Nicks Bring the Emotion to the Holiday Season With ‘Maybe This Christmas’ Duet: Stream It Now

The holiday duo we didn’t know we needed! Former Phildelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce teamed up with the legendary Stevie Nicks for a cover of Ron Sexsmith’s “Maybe This Christmas,” released on Friday (Nov. 8) via Vera Y Records.

“Maybe forgiveness will ask us to call, someone we love, someone we’ve lost for reasons we can’t quite recall, maybe this Christmas,” they sing on the Americana-tinged duet about the hope to reconnect with a loved one over the holiday season.

The song follows the previously released collaboration with Jason, Travis Kelce and Boyz II Men, “It’s Christmastime (In Cleveland Heights).” Both songs will appear on A Philly Special Christmas Party, the third charitable album from The Philly Specials, a.k.a Jason Kelce, the Philadelphia Eagles’ offensive tackles Lane Johnson and Jordan Mailata. Last year’s A Philly Special Christmas Special raised over $3 million and featured singles “This Christmas,” “All I Want for Christmas is You,” “Fairytale of Philadelphia” and “Pretty Paper.”

Proceeds from the vinyl sales will go to support Children’s Crisis Treatment Center’s Holiday Toy Drive, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Snowflake Station and 87 and Running Foundation, plus a number of other Philadelphia based organizations.

A Philly Special Christmas Party is set for release on Nov. 22. Listen to Jason and Nicks’ “Maybe This Christmas” below.

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Charlie Puth Rings in the Holiday Season With ‘December 25th’: Stream It Now

Charlie Puth is in the festive mood, and to celebrate, he dropped a new holiday song, “December 25th,” on Thursday (Nov. 7).

“December 25th is the day I always miss you the most/ ‘Cause the music and the lights, it reminds me of a night/ That you told me you had to go/ December 25th is the day that always hits me the most/ Still got no goodbye/ So I’d rather stay inside/ Spending Christmas here alone,” he sings on the melancholy, 80s-inspired track.

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“I wrote and recorded December 25 completely on a whim a few weeks ago in my studio while working on my new album,” the Grammy-nominated artist shared in a press statement, “and though it sounds absolutely nothing like anything on the album, I figured why not share it for the holidays. So here you go.”  

Despite the heartbreaking song, Puth has a lot of joy in his life this holiday season — and he’s certainly not spending it alone. The 32-year-old star tied the knot with Brooke Sansone on Sept. 7 at Puth’s family home in Montecito, Calif.. The couple have been dating since June 2022, though they both grew up in New Jersey — a fact they paid tribute to by using Bruce Springsteen’s “Jersey Girl” as their first-dance song, according to Vogue. After a year and three months together, Puth flew from Los Angeles to New York City and proposed to Sansone at 11:11 p.m. on Sept. 5, 2023.

Listen to Charlie Puth’s “December 25th” below.

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Judge ‘Inclined’ to Rule in Mariah Carey’s Favor in ‘All I Want for Christmas’ Copyright Lawsuit

More than two years since Mariah Carey was hit with legal action for allegedly stealing her perennial holiday hit “All I Want for Christmas Is You”, a California judge has said she feels “inclined” to grant Carey’s request for the motion to be dismissed.

The legal saga dates back to the summer of 2022, when Mississippi artist Vince Vance (real name Andy Stone) filed a copyright lawsuit, claiming that Carey’s seasonal blockbuster infringed upon his 1989 song of the same name. Vance sought $20m from the lawsuit but ultimately dropped the case that November.

One year later, in November 2023, the lawsuit was refiled with the same basic accusations, though with greater detail added, and the addition of co-plaintiff Troy Powers, who claims to have co-written the earlier song.

 “Carey has without licensing, palmed off these works with her incredulous origin story, as if those works were her own,” Vance’s lawyers wrote in the complaint. “Her hubris knowing no bounds, even her co-credited songwriter doesn’t believe the story she has spun. This is simply a case of actionable infringement.”

The new lawsuit went into further details about the similarities, noting “unique linguistic structure” and specific musical elements, and claiming it’s a “greater than 50% clone of Vance’s original work”.

This past August, Carey’s legal team requested the lawsuit be dropped, noting that Vance’s claims fail the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal’s “extrinsic test for substantial similarity in protectable expression” — essentially arguing that any similarities between the two songs are coincidental. 

Now, as Rolling Stone reports, U.S. District Court Judge Mónica Ramírez Almadani says she’s “inclined” to grant that request. Furthermore, Almadani has stated she is “seriously considering” granting a related motion filed by Carey’s team requesting sanctions against the plaintiffs for what is alleged to be a “frivolous” filing.

In his argument, Gerald P. Fox, the lawyer for the plaintiffs, noted it is “not required” they show the song is “identical” or “virtual plagiarism”, but rather that only “a certain arrangement of notes has to be unique, or the melody, or any aspect of the composition that’s copied or similar”.

Carey’s lawyer, Peter Anderson, argued that the similarities that have been identified by musicologists hired by the plaintiffs amount to phrases such as “Santa Claus” and “mistletoe” – lyrics which Carey’s team have claimed are public domain.

“These are random similarities. Five or so Christmas tropes that make these Christmas songs,” Anderson claimed. “Importantly, there are eight or nine other Christmas tropes in their work that don’t appear in ours. And eight or nine in ours that don’t appear in theirs.”

Judge Almadani has not yet issued a ruling on the case, and has not indicated when a ruling is expected.First released in October 1994 as the first single from Carey’s Merry Christmas album, “All I Want for Christmas is You” is one of the most popular holiday songs in history. For the past four years, it has re-charted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 during the holiday season.

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Andrea Bocelli’s ‘Duets: 30th Anniversary’ Bows in Top 10 on Album Sales, No. 1 on Classical Charts

Andrea Bocelli lands his 12th top 10-charting effort on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart (dated Nov. 9) with his new compilation, Duets: 30th Anniversary. The star-studded set — which includes previously released collaborations as well as newly-recorded pairings — enters the chart at No. 6 with 20,000 copies sold in the United States in the week ending Oct. 31, according to Luminate.

Duets: 30th Anniversary also debuts atop Billboard’s overall Classical Albums chart and Classical Crossover Albums chart. It marks his 22nd and 16th leaders on the lists, respectively, extending his record for the most No. 1s in each chart’s history. On the Billboard 200, the new Duets set enters at No. 24, landing Bocelli his 21st top 40-charting set on the all-genre ranking.

The project, which celebrates Bocelli’s 30th anniversary in music, includes new performances with the likes of Chris Stapleton, Gwen Stefani and Shania Twain, alongside previously released duets with Sarah Brightman, Céline Dion, Ed Sheeran and many others.

Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart ranks the top-selling albums of the week based only on traditional album sales. The chart’s history dates back to May 25, 1991, the first week Billboard began tabulating charts with electronically monitored piece count information from SoundScan, now Luminate. Pure album sales were the sole measurement utilized by the Billboard 200 albums chart through the list dated Dec. 6, 2014, after which that chart switched to a methodology that blends album sales with track equivalent album units and streaming equivalent album units.

The Classical Albums chart ranks the most popular classical albums of the week, ranked by equivalent album units. The Classical Crossover Albums chart ranks the top-selling classical crossover titles of the week.

The rest of the top 10 on the latest Top Album Sales chart is filled with debuts and re-entries – only one title is a holdover from the previous week.

Tyler, the Creator’s CHROMAKOPIA bows at No. 1 with 142,000 copies sold (his best sales week ever and third No. 1) while Halsey’s The Great Impersonator debuts at No. 2 with 81,000. Both albums’ sales were bolstered by an array of boxed sets and variants in their first week of availability.

Eminem’s The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) re-enters at No. 3 on Top Album Sales with 37,000 sold (up 1,954%) following its release on vinyl and cassette. Kelsea Ballerini’s Patterns opens at No. 4 with 35,000 sold (her second-largest sales week), aided by multiple physical and digital variants (including a signed CD and a signed vinyl).

Grateful Dead’s latest live archival project, Dave’s Picks, Volume 52: The Downs at Sante Fe, Santa Fe, NM – 9/11/83, bows at No. 5 with 20,000 sold. SEVENTEEN’s chart-topping SPILL THE FEELS falls 1-7 in its second week (18,000; down 72%).

iTZY lands its sixth top 10-charting set on Top Album Sales as GOLD debuts at No. 8 with 14,000 sold. The album’s sales were supported by its availability across 11 collectible CD variants, each containing collectible paper ephemera. Aespa’s Whiplash starts at No. 9 with nearly 14,000 sold, marking the sixth top 10 for the act. Whiplash was issued in five different CD variants.

Rounding out the top 10 of the new Top Album Sales chart is Green Day’s chart-topping American Idiot, which re-enters at No. 10 with nearly 13,000 sold (up 1,989%). The album was first released in 2004, and was reissued on Oct. 25 for its 20th anniversary in an array of deluxe editions, some containing a wealth of bonus tracks. American Idiot spent three nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1 in 2004-05.

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Poison Promise a 2026 Comeback is ‘Definitely’ in the Works

Veteran glam-metal outfit Poison are set to take to the stage once again in the near future, drummer Rikki Rockett has confirmed.

The group, who formed in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania in 1983, have been largely sporadic in their existence over the past 15 years, with their most recent run of shows occurring in 2022 alongside Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe. 

However, speaking to Eddie Trunk on SiriusXM’s Trunk Nation, Rockett—who has played with the group since their inception—has said a 2026 comeback is in the works.

Trunk approached the topic when he told the drummer that frontman Bret Michaels had been in contact and urged him to ask about the band’s future.

“When I announced on socials about a week ago when I knew you were going to come on today,” Trunk explained. “Bret sent me a text – Bret Michaels – a day or two ago, and he said, ‘Hey, I hear you’re gonna have Rockett on. Send him my love and tell him Poison 2026.’”

“Yeah, yeah, yeah, absolutely. ’26 is for sure gonna happen,” Rockett confirmed. “I mean, unless some unforeseen thing happens, but all band members have stuck their hand in and said, ‘Yeah, we’re definitely doing it – without a doubt.’”

Poison released their first album, Look What the Cat Dragged In, in 1986, reaching No. 3 on the Billboard 200 that same year. Their follow-up, 1988’s Open Up and Say… Ahh!, would chart one spot higher, with 1990’s Flesh & Blood repeating that feat.

Despite singles such as “Every Rose Has Its Thorn” topping the Hot 100, and other hits like “Talk Dirty to Me”, “Nothin’ But a Good Time”, and “Unskinny Bop” all reaching the top ten, Poison didn’t score another charting hit past 1993, with their final album—a covers record titled Poison’d!—arriving in 2007.

Since then, Michaels has embarked upon a solo career in addition to becoming a reality TV star thanks to the likes of Rock of Love with Bret Michaels and The Celebrity Apprentice. 

Earlier this year, Michaels confirmed he would be taking “most, if not all, of 2025 off” due to “physical adversity” he explained to be “diabetes, a brain hemorrhage, skin cancer and [his] self-titled ‘headbanger’s neck’.”

Michaels, who had previously experienced a raft of health issues, told fans earlier this year that he would be “taking most, if not all, of 2025 off” due to some encounters with “physical adversity”, which he clarified to be “diabetes, a brain hemorrhage, skin cancer and Bret’s self-titled ‘headbanger’s neck’.”

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Snoop on the Stoop Is a Must-Have Holiday Decoration: Where to Buy the Christmas Elf Doll Before It Sells Out

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Elf on a Shelf season is upon us, but the cute little Christmas Elf doll is facing some friendly competition in the form of Snoop on the Stoop.

The 12-inch Snoop Dogg plush is back in stock for the holidays, although there’s no telling how long it’ll be around. The officially licensed Snoop on the Stoop Christmas Elf ($39.99) is available at Amazon and it’s already gaining steam with over 1,000 purchases in the last month. The doll could go out of stock as we get closer to Christmas.

Walmart also sells a Snoop Dogg Christmas Elf Doll ($24.98) that has been flying off the shelves ahead of the holidays. Over 1,000 Walmart shoppers purchased the Snoop Dogg Christmas Elf on Wednesday (Nov. 6).

Snoop on the Stoop: Where to Buy the Christmas Elf Doll Online

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When it comes to the holidays, early bird shopping puts you first in line for to score holiday gear like Christmas decorations, stocking stuffers, White Elephant gifts and holiday gifts at a discount. You also don’t have to worry about things going out of stock when you shop early. And Snoop on the Stoop makes a good gift option or stocking stuff (fun for all ages).

The Christmas collectible is outfitted in festive gear, but with a Snoop Dogg twist. The doll rocks an elf hat, a gold chain, dark sunglasses and a Snoop Dogg T-shirt.

Purchase the Snoop on the Stoop Christmas Elf Doll at Amazon and Walmart. And don’t forget about Snoop on the Stoop’s bestie, Martha on The Mantel ($24.98).

For more seasonal goodies, check out our list of 10 holiday gifts you can only find at Walmart and 50 unique gifts for music lovers.

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Lizzo Sends Love to ‘Everyone in the World’ Following Donald Trump Election Win 

Lizzo has a message of positivity for followers following Donald Trump’s election win this week. 

Two days after Election Day ended with the twice-impeached former POTUS securing his second term in the White House, the 36-year-old musician shared a video on Instagram captioned with a simple rainbow emoji Thursday (Nov. 7). In the clip, only Lizzo’s hands are visible as she writes on a sheet of printer paper: “Sending LOVE to everyone in the WORLD.” 

The Grammy winner paired the video with Beautiful Chorus’ ethereal “Faith Hymn.” 

The post marks Lizzo’s first since the election concluded, resulting in Kamala Harris – whom the “About Damn Time” artist had championed throughout the 2024 race – after a whirlwind three-month campaign taking over the Democratic ticket for President Joe Biden. Before the results came in Tuesday (Nov. 5), Lizzo posted a photo of herself meeting the VP and wrote, “Today’s the day! Let’s win this💙❤️🤍” 

In July, right after Harris’ campaign kicked off, Lizzo defended the former prosecutor against critics who accused the politician of not doing anything during her term as vice presidency. “For everyone saying that Kamala Harris didn’t do anything when she was VP, please, for $5,000, do not use Google, tell me what any vice president has ever done during their term that was notable that you noticed,” she said in an Instagram video at the time. “Can we all just be for real? Let’s all be for real and say our quiet parts out loud, because the discourse is tired.”  

Lizzo is just the latest musician who’s posted since Trump won the election. Many of the musicians who also endorsed Harris this election – Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish, Cardi B and more – have also spoken out over the past 36 hours, while Jack Antonoff recently tweeted to his followers, “do not be cynical. do not have the conversation alone in your head. go be together. be around those who do not assume the worst of you.” 

See Lizzo’s post below. 

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Diddy’s Son King Combs Takes Control of Dad’s Socials While He’s in Prison

Diddy’s son Christian “King” Combs has decided to take over his father’s Instagram account as the disgraced mogul awaits his 2025 trial. 

In a video posted on his father’s IG on Wednesday (Nov. 6), Diddy’s youngest son said he was going to post throwback videos of the “positive things” his dad has done over the years. “What’s up y’all it’s King Combs and right now I’m taking over my Pops’ Instagram,” the 26-year-old says in the video. “We’re gonna be posting videos by spreading good energy and taking y’all down memory lane of all the positive things he did. So, stay tuned and watch this. We love you, pops. Happy Birthday.” 

See King’s post here.

A few weeks ago, his children released a joint statement via socials, writing, “The past month has devastated our family. Many have judged both him and us based on accusations, conspiracy theories, and false narratives that have spiraled into absurdity on social media. We stand united, supporting you every step of the way. We hold onto the truth, knowing it will prevail, and nothing will break the strength of our family. WE MISS YOU & LOVE YOU DAD.” 

Diddy was arrested on Sept. 16, 2024 for charges that include racketeering, bribery, sex trafficking and more. The music executive and businessman’s empire began crumbling a year prior when his former girlfriend Cassie Ventura filed a lawsuit on Nov. 16, 2023 accusing him of domestic violence and sexual abuse during their 10-plus years together.

Combs decided to settle less than 24 hours later and released a statement, saying, “We have decided to resolve this matter amicably. I wish Cassie and her family all the best. Love.” 

His trial is set for May 5, 2025. 

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