Olivia Rodrigo Debuts ‘Can’t Catch Me Now’ Live at 2023 Jingle Ball in Los Angeles

Olivia Rodrigo brought “Can’t Catch Me Now” to the stage for the first time at iHeartRadio’s Jingle Ball in Inglewood, California, Friday night (Dec. 1).

“So, has anybody watched The Hunger Games?” Rodrigo teased the crowd at Kia Forum before launching into the ballad. She added, “I was super lucky because this year I got a chance to write a song for the movie that’s out now.”

Rodrigo wrote “Can’t Catch Me Now” for The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, the latest installment in the Hunger Games film series starring Rachel Zegler and Tom Blyth. The song release has so far peaked at No. 56 on the  Billboard Hot 100, and comes just a couple months after Rodrigo’s sophomore album, Guts, arrived. Guts debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in September.

Her set list for Los Angles fans Friday night also featured “All-American Bitch,” “Get Him Back!” and “Vampire” from Guts, plus debut album Sour‘s “Deja Vu,” “Drivers License,” “Brutal” and “Good 4 U.”

Other artists on the bill at Friday night’s Jingle Ball included Sabrina Carpenter, Niall Horan, Flo Rida and more.

Watch a clip of Rodrigo singing “Can’t Catch Me Now” below, as well as other highlights from her performance.

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Beyoncé’s ‘Renaissance’ Concert Film Headed Toward $22M-Plus Opening at Box Office

Beyoncé‘s new concert film is headed for a big opening weekend at the box office.

The superstar singer’s Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé is likely to earn between between $22 and $24 million in its domestic debut, giving it the largest early December opening in two decades, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

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The film’s distributor, AMC Theatres, is playing it on the safe side with a projected domestic opening of $20 million. Renaissance, which hit theaters on Friday (Dec. 1), is also rolling out globally, where it’s reportedly tracking to open in the $20 million range for a global start of $40 million.

The post-Thanksgiving period is typically slow at the box office. The largest opening for the first weekend of December is Tom Cruise’s The Last Samurai with $24.3 million, not adjusted for inflation, THR reports.

Prior to its Friday opening, Renaissance enjoyed star-studded premieres in Los Angeles (Nov. 25) and London (Nov. 30). The latter was attended by Taylor Swift and other celebs, including Michelle Williams, Blake Lively and will.i.am.

The concert documentary was written, executive produced and co-directed by the 32-time Grammy winner, and chronicles her record-breaking Renaissance World Tour.

Renaissance is the second one to be distributed by AMC, following the massive opening and box office for Swift’s own Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, which has earned $250 million to date, the cinema giant reports. Those numbers cement the pop superstar’s movie as the highest-grossing concert film of all time. The three-hour-plus Eras Tour movie is headed to on-demand on Dec. 13 with three bonus songs.

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There’s a Britney Spears Edition of Monopoly — and It’s on Sale! Where to Buy the Collectible Board Game for the Holidays

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Monopoly remixed its classic board game in honor of Britney Spears. Monopoly: Britney Spears edition celebrates the pop star’s “musical journey” by taking fans on a nostalgic trek through her iconic career, showcasing the multiplatinum selling singer’s biggest hits and its currently on sale at Amazon.

The board game was initially released last year and it makes the perfect holiday gift for fans of the pop princess, who celebrates her 42nd birthday on Saturday (Dec. 2).

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The game comes complete with custom tokens inspired by her chart-topping singles, while images of Spears, seemingly representing different phases of her career, cover the outside of the box.

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Inside, players will find a colorful board with the same photo of Spears featured on the packaging along with photos of her album covers, live performances, costumes and more.

Players can buy, sell and trade properties named after pop classics such as “Baby One More Time,” “Circus” and “Toxic” while racking up Gold and Platinum records (cards) as they make their way around the board in one of the six Spears-inspired tokens. The last player standing, with custom Britney currency in hand, wins the game.

The tokens include an astronaut from the “Oops!…I Did It Again” music video, a mirror from “Lucky,” a milkshake tray from “Crazy,” a lion from “Circus”, a basketball representing “Baby One More Time” and a miniature version of the pillbox hat that Spears wore in “Toxic.”

Monopoly’s Chance and Community Chest cards have been replaced with Curious and Fantasy cards named after Spears’ best-selling fragrances.

Monopoly: Britney Spears edition is designed for 2 to 6 players, ages 8 and up. The collectible board game is currently sold out at The Op Games, but it’s available at major retailers such as Amazon and Walmart.

For more gift ideas, check out the best gifts for music lovers, best advent calendars and best stocking stuffers.

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Georgia vs. Alabama: Where to Stream the 2023 SEC Championship Game for Free

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Who will win the 2023 SEC championship? Football fans will find out when the undefeated Georgia Bulldogs take on the No. 8 Alabama Crimson Tide on Saturday (Dec. 2).

The highly anticipated game will go down at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta (get tickets here and here).

Keep reading for streaming details.

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The Georgia vs. Alabama game will broadcast live on CBS at 4 p.m. ET on Saturday. If you don’t have cable or an antenna like this one from Amazon, you can stream the game on Paramount+, DirecTV or Fubo.

Subscribe to Paramount+ with Showtime and you’ll get live access to CBS, for $3.99/month for three months. The streaming plan is usually priced at $11.99/month but the streaming deal saves you 67% off the regular price. The limited offer ends on Dec. 3

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Besides live sports, Paramount+ features exclusive shows and movies such as Good Burger 2, Lawmen Bass Reeves, Frasier, Special Forces: Lioness, South Park: Joining the Panderverse, 1883 and Ink Master.

Looking for another way to stream live television for less than the cost of cable? Watch live sports and more with Fubo TV.

Streaming plans start at $54.99/month (reg. $74.99/month) after a free trial for seven days. The cheapest plan, Fubo Pro, comes with 185 channels including ABC, CBS, Fox, NBS, ESPN, FX, FS1 and NFL Network.

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DirectTV Stream offers 75+ channels for $69.98 for two months when you get the Entertainment package and DirecTV Sports Pack (NFL Red Zone, NFL Network, SEC Network, CBS Sports Network, Big Network and more).

ESPN, ESPN2, CBS, NBC, ABC, CBS, FX, HGTV, and Univision are included in the streaming plan along with unlimited DVR.

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You can also stream on unlimited devices in your home and enjoy premium channels such as Max, Showtime, Starz and MGM+ for free for three months. If you need to access streaming platforms from outside of the U.S., use ExpressVPN.

Sling TV is another cost-effective way for football lovers to watch live television. From sports to movies and must-watch TV shows. The streamer slashed its price to just $20 for the first month. Join here.

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Billy Porter on the Meaning of ‘Black Mona Lisa,’ Telling Billy Strayhorn’s Story & More | Billboard News

Tony-, Emmy- and Grammy-winning actor and singer Billy Porter explains the meaning of his album Black Mona Lisa, the important themes his album tackles, why he wants to tell Billy Strayhorn’s story on stage, how he uses fashion as a way to express himself and more.

Billy Porter:
I stayed in it. I did it anyway. Whatever the “it” is right. So I get to come back now. And all of this is on my own terms. Hey, everybody, this is Billy Porter, and you are watching Billboard News.

Tetris Kelly:
Hey, it’s Tetris with Billboard News, and look who I have here! Mr. Billy Porter. Hi.

Billy Porter:
Hi, how are you?

Tetris Kelly:
You got a lot to talk about your magnum opus. You released this album Black Mona Lisa.

Billy Porter:
Yeah.

Tetris Kelly:
Why did you refer to it as that and how was this project different?

Billy Porter:
You know, we were writing. I was in the writing process with Justin Tranter and his team, and you know, we probably ’bout six, eight months into the process — we had written a bunch of other stuff, and the themes and the tone were forming. I don’t remember where “Black Mona Lisa” came from, I just kind of say, it kind of fell out of the sky. And everybody in the room was like …

Tetris Kelly:
That works.

Billy Porter:
Did that just happen? Like there was like a, you know, like, time stood still for about a good 20 seconds, and then like, maybe even 30. And then 20 minutes later, the song was written. It’s referencing the original Mona Lisa. And that painting is relevant, always — past, present and future. And that’s my goal with my legacy.

Watch the full interview above!

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Billy Porter Embraces His Music Moment With ‘Black Mona Lisa’: ‘The World Was Not Ready for This in 1997’

Billy Porter has always blazed his own trail in Hollywood. And now, the music world is finally catching up.

In a new interview with Billboard News‘ Tetris Kelly, the actor/musician talks about his latest album, last month’s Black Mona Lisa, and why now was the time to release his most ambitious music project yet.

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“The world was not ready for this in 1997,” Porter tells Billboard News, referencing the year he put out his debut self-titled solo album. “And I understand that, and I am so grateful that I have been blessed to live long enough to see the day when my authenticity has become my superpower.

“There was no place for me and there were energies and forces in the business, gatekeepers, that made sure that I didn’t cross over,” he adds.

He also looks back at people telling him along the way to “just be himself” as he fought for a career in Hollywood and in music.

“We throw around this ‘authenticity’ thing,” Porter says. “‘Oh just be who you are. Just be who you are!’ It’s easy to ‘be who you are’ when what you are is what’s popular. What what do you do when the ‘who you are’ is reviled or rejected and there’s no place or space for you? You make the place and the space for yourself.”

That’s what he’s done with Black Mona Lisa, which includes a duet with Lady Blackbird and co-writing from Grammy-nominated songwriter Justin Tranter. Watch a behind-the-scenes video for the title track below, and watch Billboard News‘ full interview with Porter above.

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