‘Love Island Games’: How to Watch the ‘Love Island’ Spinoff Online

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Missing Love Island USA? You can watch Love Island alumni compete against each other for a $100,000 prize on Love Island Games.

The spinoff series, featuring former cast members from various seasons and franchises, premiered on Nov. 1. Love Island Games is hosted by Maya Jama and narrated by Iain Stirling.

A new episode drops on Tuesday (Nov. 5).

Keep reading for ways to stream Love Island Games and details about the cast.

How to Watch Love Island Games on Peacock

Peacock is the official streaming home for new seasons of Love Island Games. The first four episodes are available to stream right now. New episodes premiere Sunday-Friday at 9 p.m. ET.

The show streams free to Peacock subscribers. Although Peacock’s $19.99 deal on its annual plan ended earlier in the summer, you can still save up to 17% with an annual plan versus a monthly plan.

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If you’d rather pay monthly, subscriptions start at just $5.99 for Peacock Premium and $11.99 for the commercial-free Peacock Premium Plus. Peacock also offers a student discount which drops the price down to just $1.99/month.

Peacock gives you access to movies and shows like Love Island Games, Five Nights at Freddy’s, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Based on a True Story, Poker Face and other exclusive content including new seasons of The Real Housewives of Potomac, The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip and other shows in The Real Housewives franchise. If you’re a Bravo fan, Vanderpump Rules, Below Deck and other Bravo hits are streaming on Peacock (you can also stream BravoCon 2023 for a limited time).

Peacock also features daily news, sports and pop culture programs, kid’s shows and movies, Spanish-language series and live sporting events including Premier League, WWE, NASCAR, Sunday Night Football and Premier League.

If you’re a DirecTV Stream customer, you can add Peacock Premium to your subscription as a Premium Network.

How to Watch Love Island USA

Sarah Hyland
Sarah Hyland

Modern Family star Sarah Hyland returned to host the latest season of Love Island USA, which took place in beautiful Fiji, with 10 singles looking for love. This season’s contestants included Anna, Destiny, Leonardo, Marco, Victor, Hannah Kay Kay, Kenan, Kassy, Jasmine and Bergie.

Hannah and Marco took home the crown. The season also featured a guest appearance from Vanderpump Rules star Ariana Madix.

The hit spin-off of Love Island UK, previously aired on CBS (Seasons 1-3 are streaming on Paramount+ and Prime Video) before moving to NBC Universal’s Peacock streaming platform.

Stream Seasons 4 and 5 of Love Island USA on Peacock including unseen moments and episodes of Love Island South Africa and Love Island Spain.

Love Island UK: How to Watch from the U.S.

'Love Island' host Maya Jama
‘Love Island’ host Maya Jama

Season 10 of Love Island U.K., hosted by Jama, premiered on ITV in June. The contestants include Ruchee Gurung, Tyrique Hyde, Catherine Agbaje, Zachariah Noble, Molly Marsh, George Fensom, Ella Thomas, André Furtado, Jess Harding, Sammy Root Mehdi Edno and Mitchel Taylor (Jess and Sammy won the season).

Although ITV is free to stream online, you won’t be able to access the channel from outside the U.K. — unless you have a ExpressVPN or another VPN option. But there’s an even easier way to stream the first 10 seasons of Love Island UK in the U.S. for free: Hulu.

Love Island Games Cast

The cast of Love Island Games includes Callum Hole, Jack Fowler, Jessica Losurdo, Aurelia Lamprecht and exes Cely Vazquez and Johnny Middlebrook.

See the full list below.

Callum Hole, 25

Cely Vazquez, 27

Curtis Pritchard, 27

Imani Wheeler, 22

Jack Fowler, 27

Jessica Losurdo, 27

Johnny Middlebrooks, 25

Justine Ndiba, 30

Kyra Green, 26

Liberty Poole, 24

Lisa Calender, 28

Megan Barton-Hanson, 29

Raymond “Ray” Gantt, 27

Toby Aromolaran, 24

Aurelia Lamprecht, 25

Carrington Rodriguez, 26

Courtney Boerner, 25

Deborah “Deb” Chubb, 27

Eyal Booker,  28

Georgia Steel, 25

Mike Boateng, 28

Mitch Hibberd, 26

Scott va-der-Sluis, 22

Tina Povis, 27

Zeta Morrison, 30

Stephanie “Steph” Blackos, 23

Read on for ways to stream Love Island USA and Love Island UK.

Watch the trailer for Love Island Games below.

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The Weeknd Postpones Australia & New Zealand Tour Dates ‘Due to Unforeseen Circumstances’

The Weeknd has postponed the Australia and New Zealand leg of his After Hours Til Dawn Tour two weeks before it was supposed to start.

According to the singer’s rep, fans received an email from the ticketing companies with this statement: “Due to unforeseen circumstances, we must reschedule the Australia/New Zealand tour. New dates will be announced next year and current tickets will be valid for the new shows. Refunds will be available for those unable to attend the new dates. Deeply disappointed but can’t wait to be there with you!”

Australian ticketing company Ticketek posted the message on The Weeknd’s tour page as well as a statement from Live Nation Australia & New Zealand: “We understand fans will be disappointed, and Live Nation is focused on working with The Weeknd to secure a new tour schedule. We will make a further announcement as soon as possible.”

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The Weeknd Sets ‘After Hours Til Dawn’ Stadium Tour of Australia and NZ

The “Blinding Lights” singer was scheduled for an 11-date trek in Brisbane (two dates at Suncorp Stadium), Sydney (three dates at Accor Stadium), Melbourne (four dates at Marvel Stadium) and Auckland (two dates at Eden Park) starting Nov. 20 and ending Dec. 9, according to his website. The After Hours Til Dawn Tour celebrates his 2020 album After Hours and 2022 album Dawn FM, both of which led the ARIA Albums Chart (He has four total No. 1 albums in Australia, including 2015’s Beauty Behind The Madness and 2016’s Starboy.)

Mike Dean and Chxrry22, the latter of whom is signed to his label XO Records, were originally slated to open for The Weeknd. Dean and Kaytranada recently opened for his Latin American leg, which began on Sept. 26 at Estadio BBVA in Monterrey, Mexico and wrapped on Oct. 25 at Estadio Akron in Zapopan, Mexico.

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Ashley Gorley Wins ASCAP Country Music Songwriter of the Year for a Record 10th Time

Ashley Gorley was named ASCAP country music songwriter of the year at the 61st ASCAP Country Music Awards. The invitation-only event, which celebrated the songwriters and publishers of country music’s 50 most-performed ASCAP songs of the past year, was held at The Twelve Thirty Club in Nashville on Monday (Nov. 6).

This was the 10th time Gorley has been named ASCAP country music songwriter of the year, which extends his record.

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Gorley, 46, had a hand in writing 10 of ASCAP’s most-performed country songs of the past year, five of which were recorded by Morgan Wallen: “You Proof” (which was named ASCAP country song of the year), “Last Night,” “Everything I Love,” “One Thing at a Time” and “Thinkin’ Bout Me.” Gorley’s other award-winners for the year were “Gold” (Dierks Bentley), “She Had Me at Heads Carolina” (Cole Swindell), “What He Didn’t Do” (Carly Pearce), “Girl in Mine” (Parmalee) and “You Didn’t” (Brett Young).

This is the third time that Gorley has co-written the ASCAP country song of the year. He accepted the honor for “You Proof” alongside winning publishers Round Hill Songs and Sony Music Publishing. The song debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart, peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became the first song to top Billboard’s Country Airplay chart for 10 weeks.

Gorley has received five CMA nominations for song of the year and five Grammy nominations in songwriting categories — though he has yet to win at either awards show. He has received four Grammy nods for best country song and one for best rock song (for co-writing Weezer’s “All My Favorite Songs”).

Jordan Davis, 35, collected his first ASCAP country music songwriter/artist of the year honor. The MCA Nashville artist’s top 10 Hot Country Songs hits “Next Thing You Know” and “What My World Spins Around” were also honored as most-performed songs. “Next Thing You Know” is nominated for single, song and music video of the year at the 57th CMA Awards, which will be presented on Wednesday. Davis won the CMA Award for song of the year last year for “Buy Dirt,” which he co-wrote with his brother, Jacob Davis, Josh Jenkins and Matt Jenkins and recorded with Luke Bryan.

Sony Music Publishing was named ASCAP country music publisher of the year. The company represents 21 of this year’s most-performed songs including “Heart Like a Truck” (Lainey Wilson), “Heartfirst” (Kelsea Ballerini), “Need a Favor” (Jelly Roll), “Next Thing You Know” (Jordan Davis), “What He Didn’t Do” (Carly Pearce), “Gold” (Dierks Bentley), “Everyone She Knows” (Kenny Chesney), “5 Foot 9” (Tyler Hubbard), “No Body” (Blake Shelton) and “You, Me, and Whiskey” (Justin Moore and Priscilla Block).

ASCAP CEO Elizabeth Matthews, ASCAP chairman of the board and president Paul Williams and ASCAP vice president of Nashville membership Mike Sistad presented what ASCAP calls the “Of the Year” winners.

A complete list of ASCAP Country Music Award winners can be found here: ASCAP.com/countryawards23.

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The New Apple Pencil Is $79 & It Has a USB-C Port: Here’s How to Buy It Online

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The new Apple Pencil is cheaper than its predecessors, has a USB-C port — and it’s now available for purchase. Apple announced the new second generation USB-C Pencil ($79) last month.

“Apple Pencil has revolutionized note taking, sketching, and illustrating, unleashing endless possibilities for productivity and creativity,” Bob Borchers, Apple’s vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing said in a statement on Oct. 17. “Combined with the versatility of iPad, the new Apple Pencil unlocks another great option to experience the magic of digital handwriting, annotation, marking up documents, and more.”

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Ideal for note-taking, sketching, journaling and more, Apple Pencil’s USB-C charging and pairing works with all iPad models that feature the USB-C port including iPad 10th generation, iPad Pro, iPad Air and iPad mini (sixth generation).

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Apple’s USB-C Pencil has pretty much all the same features as the other two pencils, with the exception of pressure sensitivity, double-tap change tools and free engraving. The latter two features are only available on Apple Pencil 2, which is currently on sale for $109 (reg. $129.99) at Amazon.

The first generation Apple Pencil is compatible with iPad (9th and 10th generation). You’ll need a USB-C to Apple Pencil Adapter for pairing and charging, which comes included in the box, but you can also buy one separately for $9.

Apple’s first generation pencil is on sale for $79.99 at Amazon and Walmart. Shopping for more Apple deals? Save up to $200 off iPads at Amazon, Walmart and Best Buy and up to 24% off Apple AirPods and select Apple accessories.

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Selena Gomez’s Rare Beauty to Donate to Gaza Relief Effort: ‘Palestinian Civilians Must Be Protected’

On Monday (Nov. 6), the Selena Gomez-fronted makeup brand Rare Beauty shared a post to its Instagram feed condemning the recent Israeli airstrikes in Gaza — which follow an Oct. 7 attack by Hamas at the Nova Music Festival that killed at least 260 people — and shared that it will be donating to Palestinian relief organizations in light of the conflict.

“We are devastated by the images and reports coming from the Middle East,” the post reads. “Thousands of innocent Palestinian civilians have been killed in Israeli airstrikes and millions of civilians have been displaced and left without access to food, water, medicine or basic necessities for survival. A large number of these victims are children. Palestinian civilians must be protected, period.”

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In addition to denouncing all forms of antisemitism and Islamophobia, the post continued, “Rare Beauty will be making donations to the International Red Cross/ Red Crescent Societies – Magen David Adom and Palestinian Red Crescent Society – who are providing urgent care on the ground. We will also be donating to UNICEF to help get urgent medical relief and resources to the children of Gaza.”

The post concluded with mental health resources that readers could use should they or someone they know need them.

The Rare Beauty post arrives after Gomez issued a statement on Oct. 31 stating that she would take a social media break because of the “horror, hate, violence and terror that’s going on in the world” and that an Instagram post would not be enough to end the Israel-Hamas war.

“I’ve been taking a break from social media because my heart breaks to see all of the horror, hate, violence and terror that’s going on in the world,” she wrote via her Instagram Story. “People being tortured and killed or any act of hate towards any one group is horrific. We need to protect ALL people, especially children and stop the violence for good.”

The Only Murders in the Building star concluded her post, sharing, “I’m sorry if my words will never be enough for everyone or a hashtag. I just can’t stand by innocent people getting hurt. That’s what makes me sick. I wish I could change the world. But a post won’t. Love, Selena.”

Shortly after Gomez’s statement, she drew backlash online due to the resignation she expressed in her statement in light of being one of the most-followed individuals on Instagram (she currently sits at No. 3 with 430 million followers on the platform). The singer/actress followed up her post on Nov. 2 by explaining that she would be deleting Instagram and reiterating that she does “not support any of what’s going on.” Her account remains active as of press time.

See Rare Beauty’s announcement below.

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Fans Choose Jung Kook’s ‘Golden’ as This Week’s Favorite New Music

Jung Kook‘s Golden tops this week’s new music poll.

Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (Nov. 3) on Billboard, choosing the pop icon’s re-recorded album as their favorite new music release of the past week.

Golden brought in 88% of the vote, beating out new music releases from Olivia Rodrigo, The Beatles and more.

Jung Kook is the final member of BTS to release a full-length solo album. Golden, featuring the singles “Seven” (with Latto) and “3D” (with Jack Harlow) among its tracklist, arrived on Friday.

In a new interview with British GQ, the K-pop star spoke about recording without his bandmates by his side: “While working on the album by myself, and performing on stage alone, [I noticed] things about myself that I was unaware of — the good points and the areas I’m lacking in,” Jung Kook said. “In terms of music, I found myself realizing, ‘Oh I can do these kinds of things as well, huh?’ or ‘Ah, this is something I can work on.’ I found myself missing the members [of BTS] quite a bit.”

He noted that ARMY will likely love the song “Standing Next to You.” While recording the track, he says, “it was so tiring that I did feel my soul almost leaving my body, but the process itself was extremely fun.”

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Trailing behind Golden on the poll is Rodrigo’s “Can’t Catch Me Now” off of The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes original motion picture soundtrack, with 6% of the vote.

See the final results of this week’s poll below.

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Taylor Swift Is Top Winner of 2023 MTV EMA Awards, the Show That Didn’t Go On (Full List)

MTV pulled the plug on the 2023 MTV EMA Awards on Oct. 19, just over two weeks before the show was set to be staged in Paris. The network attributed their decision to the “volatility of world events.” But on Sunday (Nov. 5), which would have been the EMAs date, MTV released the winners list, saying, “as fans worldwide voted for their favorite categories including best artist, best song and more, MTV is recognizing the following artists with 2023 MTV EMAs.”

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Taylor Swift was the big winner, with three awards – best artist, best live and best video for “Anti-Hero.” Surprisingly, the award for best US act eluded her. That went to Nicki Minaj, who also won best hip-hop.

Jung Kook and Måneskin were also double winners. Jung Kook won best K-pop and best song for “Seven” (featuring Latto). Måneskin won best rock and best Italian act.

Rema was the winner in the newly-added best Afrobeats category.

David Guetta, who was born in Paris, the intended site of this year’s show, won best electronic.

This year’s event was to have been broadcast live to more than 150 countries from the Paris Nord. It would have marked the first time the ceremony has been held in the City of Light since 1995.

This marked the first time the MTV EMA Awards have been canceled since it was launched in 1994. Even during the pandemic, the show went on as scheduled.

MTV released the following statement on Oct. 19: “Given the volatility of world events, we have decided not to move forward with the 2023 MTV EMAs out of an abundance of caution for the thousands of employees, crew members, artists, fans and partners who travel from all corners of the world to bring the show to life. The MTV EMAs are an annual celebration of global music. As we watch the devastating events in Israel and Gaza continue to unfold, this does not feel like a moment for a global celebration. With thousands of lives already lost, it is a moment of mourning. Voting is continuing and the winning artists will receive their MTV EMA Awards. We look forward to hosting the MTV EMAs again in November of 2024.”

Here’s the complete list of 2023 MTV EMA nominees, with winners marked. The winners for biggest fans and best group had not been identified at the time of publication.

Best Song

Doja Cat – “Paint the Town Red”

WINNER: Jung Kook feat. Latto – “Seven”

Miley Cyrus – “Flowers”

Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire”

SZA – “Kill Bill”

Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”

Rema, Selena Gomez – “Calm Down”

Best Video

Cardi B feat. Megan Thee Stallion – “Bongos”

Doja Cat – “Paint The Town Red”

Little Simz – “Gorilla”

Miley Cyrus – “Flowers”

Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire”

SZA – “Kill Bill”

WINNER: Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”

Best Artist

Doja Cat

Miley Cyrus

Nicki Minaj

Olivia Rodrigo

SZA

WINNER: Taylor Swift

Best Collaboration

Central Cee x Dave – “Sprinter”

David Guetta, Anne-Marie, Coi Leray – “Baby Don’t Hurt Me”

WINNER: KAROL G, Shakira – “TQG”

Metro Boomin, The Weeknd, 21 Savage – “Creepin’”

PinkPantheress, Ice Spice – “Boy’s a Liar Pt. 2”

Rema, Selena Gomez – “Calm Down”

Best New

Coi Leray

FLO

Ice Spice

WINNER: Peso Pluma

PinkPantheress

Reneé Rapp

Best Pop

WINNER: Billie Eilish

Dua Lipa

Ed Sheeran

Miley Cyrus

Olivia Rodrigo

Taylor Swift

Best Afrobeats

Asake

Aya Nakamura

Ayra Starr

Burna Boy

Davido

WINNER: Rema

Best Rock

Arctic Monkeys

Foo Fighters

WINNER: Måneskin

Metallica

Red Hot Chili Peppers

The Killers

Best Latin

WINNER: Anitta

Bad Bunny

KAROL G

Peso Pluma

ROSALÍA

Shakira

Best K-pop

FIFTY FIFTY

WINNER: Jung Kook

NewJeans

SEVENTEEN

Stray Kids

TOMORROW X TOGETHER

Best Alternative

Blur

Fall Out Boy

WINNER: Lana Del Rey

Paramore

Thirty Seconds to Mars

YUNGBLUD

Best Electronic

Alesso

Calvin Harris

WINNER: David Guetta

Swedish House Mafia

Peggy Gou

Tiësto

Best Hip-Hop

Cardi B

Central Cee

Lil Wayne

Lil Uzi Vert

Metro Boomin

WINNER: Nicki Minaj

Travis Scott

Best R&B

Chlöe

WINNER: Chris Brown

Steve Lacy

Summer Walker

SZA

Usher

Best Live

Beyoncé

Burna Boy

Ed Sheeran

Måneskin

SZA

WINNER: Taylor Swift

The Weeknd

Best Push

November 2022: Flo Milli

December 2022: Reneé Rapp

January 2023: Sam Ryder

February 2023: Armani White

March 2023: FLETCHER

WINNER: April 2023: TOMORROW X TOGETHER

May 2023: Ice Spice

June 2023: FLO

July 2023: Lauren Spencer Smith

August 2023: Kaliii

September 2023: GloRilla

October 2023: Benson Boone

Biggest Fans

Anitta

Billie Eilish

BLACKPINK

Jung Kook

Nicki Minaj

Olivia Rodrigo

Sabrina Carpenter

Selena Gomez

Taylor Swift

Best Group

aespa

FLO

Jonas Brothers

Måneskin

NewJeans

OneRepublic

SEVENTEEN

TOMORROW X TOGETHER

2023 MTV EMA Best Local Act Nominees:

Best African Act

Asake

Burna Boy

Libianca

Tyler ICU

WINNER: Diamond Platnumz

Best Asia Act

WINNER: BE:FIRST

BRIGHT

Moria

Tiara Andini

TREASURE

Best Australian Act

Budjerah

G Flip

WINNER: Kylie Minogue

The Kid LAROI

Troye Sivan

Best Brasilian Act

Anavitoria

Kevin O Chris

Luisa Sonza

Manu Gavassi

WINNER: Matue

Best Canadian Act

Charlotte Cardin

Drake

Jamie Fine

WINNER: Shania Twain

The Beaches

Best Caribbean Act

Eladio Carrion

Mora

Myke Towers

Rauw Alejandro

WINNER: Young Miko

Best Dutch Act

WINNER: FLEMMING

Idaly

Kriss Kross Amsterdam

S10

Zoë Tauran

Best French Act

Aime Simone

Aya Nakamura

WINNER: Bigflo & Oli

Louane

Ninho

Slimane

Best German Act

Apache 207

AYLIVA

WINNER: Kontra K

Luciano

Nina Chuba

Ski Aggu

Best Hungarian Act

WINNER: ajsa luna

Analog Balaton

Beton.Hofi

Co Lee

Hundred Sins

Best India Act

Dee MC

DIVINE

Mali

WINNER: Tsumyoki

When Chai Met Toast

Best Italian Act

Annalisa

Elodie

Lazza

WINNER: Måneskin

The Kolors

Best Israeli Act

Anna Zak

Liad Meir

Noa Kirel

Nunu

Shira Margalit

Best Latin America North Act

Danna Paola

WINNER: Kenia Os

Kevin Kaarl

Siddhartha

Natanael Cano

Best Latin America Central Act

Blessd

WINNER: Feid

Manuel Turizo

Ryan Castro

Sebastian Yatra

Best Latin America South Act

Bizarrap

Duki

Fito Paez

WINNER: Lali

Nicki Nicole

Best New Zealand Act

BENEE

JessB

Jolyon Petch

L.A.B.

WINNER: SIX60

Best Nordic Act

Alessandra

WINNER: Käärijä

Loreen

Swedish House Mafia

Zara Larsson

Best Polish Act

WINNER: Doda

Kasia Nosowska

Mrozu

Sanah

Vito Bambino

Best Portuguese Act

Bárbara Bandeira

WINNER: Bispo

Carolina Deslandes

Marisa Liz

PIRUKA

Best Spanish Act

Abraham Mateo

Álvaro de Luna

Lola Índigo

Quevedo

WINNER: Samantha Hudson

Best Swiss Act

Danitsa

WINNER: Gjon’s Tears

KT Gorique

Monet192

Stress

Best UK & Ireland Act

Calvin Harris

Central Cee

PinkPantheress

Raye

Sam Smith

WINNER: Tom Grennan

Best US Act

Doja Cat

WINNER: Nicki Minaj

Olivia Rodrigo

SZA

Taylor Swift

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Steven Van Zandt Gives Update on Bruce Springsteen’s Recovery From Peptic Ulcer Disease

Steven Van Zandt commented on Bruce Springsteen‘s health amid The Boss’ recovery from peptic ulcer disease.

The E Street Band guitarist said Springsteen is in “great shape” when he spoke with People at the 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in New York City on Friday (Nov. 2).

“We’re gonna come back stronger than ever in March,” he added, referring to Springsteen and the E Street Band’s tour picking back up in March 2024. “It was a very, very intense first six months of the tour — maybe our most intense ever. And so we’re gonna come back with that same intensity, and it’s gonna be great.”

“Well, it’s wonderful, isn’t it? Because we were gone for seven years. So, you know, we weren’t really sure what was gonna happen. It could have been like, ‘E Street who?’” Van Zandt remarked.

“But we came back stronger than ever in terms of the business, in terms of enthusiasm,” says Van Zandt. “Everything sold out immediately. So it was a wonderful surprise and, I think, just a tribute to the craft.”

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Springsteen and the E Street Band had to announce new tour dates after postponing their September schedule in order to allow Springsteen time to recover from the stomach issue. The U.S. dates of the tour are set to start up again on March 19 at the Footprint Center in Phoenix.

About a week ago, the band announced more dates, this time for a 22-date European stadium run beginning in May 2024.

To learn more about peptic ulcer disease, Billboard recently spoke to a medical professional, Dr. Rudolph Bedford, a gastroenterologist at Providence Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, California, who says that it can cause “severe abdominal pain… to the point of doubling you over.” He explained that the condition is caused by an imbalance in the protective lining of the stomach: “The stomach is full of acid and whenever something in that acid destroys the protective lining the nerves in the stomach wall become inflamed and cause severe pain.”

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Slipknot Parts Ways With Drummer Jay Weinberg

Slipknot is parting ways with drummer Jay Weinberg.

On Sunday (Nov. 5), the masked metal band took to its website and social media accounts to announce that Weinberg — who joined Slipknot in 2014 following the departure of Joey Jordison a year earlier — is no longer a part of the group.

“We would like to thank Jay Weinberg for his dedication and passion over the past ten years,” the band wrote in a statement. “No one can ever replace Joey Jordison’s original sound, style or energy, but Jay honored Joey’s parts and contributed to the last three albums and we, the band, and the fans appreciate it. But as ever, Slipknot is intent on evolving. The band has decided to make a creative decision, and to part ways with Jay. We wish Jay all the best and are very excited for what the future holds.”

During his time with Slipknot, Weinberg — the son of longtime Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band drummer Max Weinberg — played on the hard rock band’s albums .5: The Gray Chapter (2014), We Are Not Your Kind (2019) and The End, So Far (2022).

Weinberg had not publicly commented on his departure from Slipknot as of press time.

The 33-year-old drummer joined Slipknot in 2014 following the departure of founding drummer Jordison, who formed the group in 1995 along with percussionist Shawn Crahan and the band’s late bass player Paul Gray, who died in 2010.

Slipknot announced in December 2013 that Jordison and the group were “parting ways” after nearly two decades together, though the drummer later said in interviews that he was fired. In 2016, Jordison revealed that his exit from Slipknot coincided with his getting sick with a disease called transverse myelitis and claimed that his bandmates confused his medical issues with a substance abuse problem. He died in 2021 at age 46.

See Slipknot’s announcement about Weinberg’s departure on Instagram below.

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Taylor Swift’s ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’ Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 With Biggest Week in Nearly a Decade

Taylor Swift’s 1989 (Taylor’s Version) blasts in at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart (dated Nov. 11), scoring the superstar her 13th No. 1 on the chart. The set debuts with 1.653 million equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending Nov. 2, according to Luminate. That marks the largest week for any album, by units earned, since Adele’s 25 launched with 3.482 million units earned in the week ending Nov. 25, 2015.

Further, of 1989 (Taylor’s Version)’s first-week units, traditional album sales comprise 1.359 million of that sum — Swift’s single-largest sales week for any of her albums. It surpasses her previous high, logged when the original 1989 album debuted with 1.287 million sold in the week ending Nov. 2, 2014.

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Taylor Swift’s ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’ Breaks Modern-Era Single-Week Vinyl Sales Record

The first-week sales of 1989 (Taylor’s Version) are the largest for any album since Adele’s 25 bowed with 3.378 million. In total, since Luminate began electronically tracking music sales in 1991, the debut of 1989 (Taylor’s Version) marks the sixth-largest sales week for any album. The top six biggest weeks are (all in debut frames): Adele’s 25 (3.378 million), *NSYNC’s No Strings Attached (2.416 million, in 2000), *NSYNC’s Celebrity (1.878 million, 2001), Eminem’s The Marshall Mathers LP (1.76 million, 2000), Backstreet Boys’ Black & Blue (1.591 million, 2000) and 1989 (Taylor’s Version) (1.359 million).

The sales of 1989 (Taylor’s Version) were enhanced by its availability in 15 collectible physical formats: five color vinyl variants, eight CD editions and two cassette editions. Of the five vinyl variants, Target carries a color variant that includes one bonus track (“Sweeter Than Fiction”). The album is also available to buy in two digital download editions: a standard 21-song version and a deluxe 22-song version (which adds a re-recorded version of the album’s “Bad Blood,” featuring Kendrick Lamar).

With Swift’s total of No. 1s on the Billboard 200 albums chart rising to 13 (Swift’s lucky number), she extends her record for the most leaders among women in the chart’s history, dating back to March of 1956, when the list began publishing on a regular, weekly basis. Among all artists, The Beatles have the most No. 1s (19), followed by Jay-Z (14) and Drake and Swift (tied with 13 each).

All 13 of Swift’s full-length studio albums and re-recorded projects from 2008’s Fearless, her second studio album, through 2023’s 1989 (Taylor’s Version) have debuted at No. 1.

Swift announced 1989 (Taylor’s Version) on Aug. 9, while performing at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif., as part of her The Eras Tour. Pre-order sales for the album began shortly afterward via Swift’s official webstore. 

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units, compiled by Luminate. Units comprise album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). Each unit equals one album sale, or 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams generated by songs from an album. The new Nov. 11, 2023-dated chart will be posted in full on Billboard‘s website on Nov. 7. For all chart news, follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both Twitter and Instagram.

Of 1989 (Taylor’s Version)’s 1.653 million equivalent album units earned in the week ending Nov. 2, album sales comprise 1.359 million, SEA units comprise 288,000 (equaling 375.49 million on-demand official streams of the set’s 21 songs) and TEA units comprise 6,000.

The original 1989 album debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart dated Nov. 15, 2014, and spent 11 nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1. It is tied with Swift’s first leader, Fearless, for her most weeks at No. 1 with a single album. The 1989 album boasts three songs that hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 — the most No. 1s generated from any Swift album. She sent “Shake It Off,” “Blank Space” and “Bad Blood,” featuring Kendrick Lamar, to No. 1 in 2014-15.

1989 (Taylor’s Version) includes re-recordings of the original 1989 album’s standard 13 songs plus the three tracks from its deluxe edition. The new 1989 (Taylor’s Version) adds five additional previously unreleased “From the Vault” re-recordings, bringing the total number of songs on the standard version of 1989 (Taylor’s Version) to 21.

Million-Selling Week: With 1.359 million copies sold in its first week, 1989 (Taylor’s Version) marks the sixth Swift album to have sold at least a million in a single week, following the debut weeks of Midnights, reputation, the original 1989, Red and Speak Now. She is the only act with six different albums to each sell at least 1 million copies in a single week since Luminate began electronically tracking sales in 1991.

In total, there have been 25 instances — by 23 different albums — in which an album sold at least 1 million copies in a week in the Luminate era. One of those albums, Adele’s 25, sold more than 1 million in three separate weeks.

2023’s Biggest-Selling Album: 1989 (Taylor’s Version) has already become the year’s top-selling album. It surpasses the year’s previous best-seller, Swift’s own 2022 release Midnights, which has sold 791,000 in 2023. Swift now has the top-three-selling albums of the year, as Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) is the No. 3-seller, with 755,000 sold since its release in July.

Modern-Era Single-Week Vinyl Sales Record: 1989 (Taylor’s Version) sold 693,000 copies on vinyl in its first week. That marks the largest sales week for a vinyl album since Luminate began tracking sales in 1991. Swift breaks her own modern-era vinyl sales record, set by the debut of her last studio album of all-new material, Midnights, which sold 575,000 copies in its opening week (ending Oct. 27, 2022).

Biggest Sales Week for a CD Album Since 2015: Of 1989 (Taylor’s Version)’s first-week sales across all formats (CD, vinyl, digital download and cassette), its combined eight CD editions sold 554,000 copies. That marks the single-largest sales week for an album on CD since Adele’s 25 sold 1.03 million copies on CD in its fifth week of release (week ending Dec. 24, 2015).

Swift’s Biggest Streaming Week for a Re-Recorded Album: As 1989 (Taylor’s Version) earned 288,000 SEA units, which equates to 375.49 million on-demand official streams of the set’s 21 songs, the album tallies Swift’s biggest streaming week, by total streams for its songs, for any of her four re-recorded projects. Her previous biggest streaming sum for a re-recorded project was the opening week of Red (Taylor’s Version), which saw its collected 30 songs generate 303.23 million streams. (Swift’s biggest streaming week overall for any album is the debut frame of Midnights, with 549.26 million clicks — which is also the single-largest week for any album by a woman.)

At No. 2 on the new Billboard 200, SEVENTEEN debuts with SEVENTEENTH Heaven: 11th Mini Album, marking the Korean pop group’s fourth top 10-charting effort. The set launches with 100,000 equivalent album units earned, driven almost entirely by CD sales (98,000 in total), bolstered by its availability across 16 collectible CD variants.

The rest of the top 10 comprises former No. 1s. Drake’s For All the Dogs falls 2-3 (95,000 equivalent album units earned, down 21%); Bad Bunny’s Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana is a non-mover at No. 4 (73,000; down 25%); Morgan Wallen’s One Thing at a Time is steady at No. 5 (64,000; down 7%); Rod Wave’s Nostalgia rises 9-6 (46,000; down 9%); Swift’s Midnights dips 6-7 (45,000; down 15%); Swift’s Lover falls 7-8 (just over 44,000; down 15%); Zach Bryan’s self-titled album descends 8-9 (44,000; down 14%); and SZA’s SOS climbs 11-10 (42,000; down 5%).

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