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There’s a new Belle of the ball! Grammy and Oscar winner H.E.R. will make her Disney princess debut in Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration, premiering on Thursday (Dec. 15) at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC.
Part live-action, part-animation, the two-hour special reimagines a “tale as old as time” with never-before-seen musical performances, exquisite set designs and breathtaking costumes.
Josh Groban, Shania Twain, Joshua Henry, Martin Short, David Allen Grier and Rita Moreno round out the star-studded cast.
This year marks three decades since Beauty and the Beast made history as the first animated film to land an Oscar nomination for Best Picture.
How to Watch Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration
ABC’s Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration will broadcast live at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Thursday. The special will stream on Disney+ the next day.
If you have access to local channels through cable, satellite, internet with live TV, or an antenna, you can watch the special live on ABC, the ABC app or stream at ABC.com.
If you don’t have access to live TV, watch the special with a free trial from platforms like FuboTV and Direct TV Stream (streaming packages start at less than $70 a month).
Want more streaming options? SlingTV is discounted to $20 for the first month and Hulu + Live TV will cost you $74.99 a month, but you get access to dozens of lives channels and the massive Hulu library.
Disney+ subscribers can stream the Beaty and the Beast special on Friday at no additional cost. The streaming platform is $7.99 a month to stream with ads and $10.99 a month without ads.
Disney+ has a great lineup of exclusive series, documentaries, music specials and movies such as Willow, Disenchanted, National Treasure: Edge of History, The Santa Clauses, The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, Dancing with the Stars, Andor, Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium and Encanto Live at the Hollywood Bowl (premiering Dec. 28). You’ll also find both Beauty and the Beast movies (from 1991 and 2017) on Disney+.
Watch the teaser for Beaty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration below.
It’s a one-two punch for Metro Boomin this week as the hitmaking producer takes over at No. 1 on both Billboard’s Hot R&B Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts. The former comes through the No. 1 arrival of “Creepin’,” with The Weeknd and 21 Savage, while the latter’s new champ is “Superhero (Heroes & Villains),” with Future and Chris Brown. Both tracks appear on Metro Boomin’s new album, Heroes & Villains, which likewise debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.
“Creepin’, by itself, scores another double play as the song also storms in at No. 1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. It traces its entrance on the list, which factors streaming, radio airplay and sales into its rankings, mostly to 30.8 million official U.S. streams in the week ending Dec. 8, according to Luminate. The sum prompts a No. 1 arrival on the R&B/Hip-Hop Streaming Songs chart. It also begins at No. 4 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales chart with 3,000 downloads sold in the same period and registered 2.3 million in radio airplay.
The new champ also brings a former genre hit back into play. “Creepin’” heavily reworks Mario Winans’ “I Don’t Wanna Know,” featuring P. Diddy and Enya, which reached No. 2 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs in 2004.
“Creepin’” gives Metro Boomin his first No. 1 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. He previously reached a No. 5 best on another 21 Savage collaboration: The pair’s “Runnin” debuted and peaked there in October 2020.
21 Savage, for his part, picks up his fifth Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs leader and third of 2022, after a featured turn on Drake’s “Jimmy Cooks,” a one-week No. 1 in July and “Rich Flex,” with Drake, for the four prior weeks. Thus, as “Creepin’” replaces “Rich Flex,” 21 Savage is the first act to complete a self-replacement at No. 1 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs since Lizzo’s “Truth Hurts” ceded the throne to “Good as Hell” in November 2019.
The Weeknd, meanwhile, adds his seventh career No. 1 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. On Hot R&B Songs, though, The Weeknd achieves his 10th leader and extends his record as the artist with the most No. 1s on the list since it launched in 2012. Here’s an updated look at his chart-topping collection on Hot R&B Songs:
“Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey),” 14 weeks at No. 1, beginning April 11, 2015
“Can’t Feel My Face,” 11, July 18, 2015
“The Hills,” 14, Oct. 3, 2015
“Starboy,” featuring Daft Punk, 20, Oct. 15, 2016
“Call Out My Name,” one, April 14, 2018
“Heartless,” one, Dec. 14, 2019
“Blinding Lights,” 48, March 7, 2020
“You Right,” with Doja Cat, one, Sept. 4, 2021
“Sacrifice,” one, Jan. 22, 2022
“Creepin’,” with Metro Boomin & 21 Savage, one (to date), Dec. 17, 2022
Both Metro Boomin and 21 Savage each earns his first No. 1 on Hot R&B Songs.
Over on the Hot Rap Songs chart, “Superhero (Heroes & Villains)” begins with 27.4 million official U.S. streams, 1,000 in download sales and 149,000 in radio airplay in the week ending Dec. 8.
In line with the Hot R&B Songs achievements, Metro Boomin acquires his first Hot Rap Songs No. 1. “Runnin,” with 21 Savage, which peaked at No. 5, was his prior best showing.
Future gets his third Hot Rap Songs No. 1, after he and Young Thug’s guest spots on Drake’s “Way 2 Sexy” led for two weeks in 2021, and his own “Wait for U,” featuring Drake and Tems, a two-week champ earlier this year.
Chris Brown grabs his fifth champ on Hot Rap Songs and returns to the summit for the first time in almost exactly eight years. “Superhero” joins this crew as the latest of Brown’s chart-toppers:
“Shortie Like Mine,” Bow Wow featuring Chris Brown & Johnta Austin, seven weeks at No 1, beginning Dec. 2, 2006
“Look at Me Now,” featuring Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes, 10, April 23, 2011
“My Last,” Big Sean featuring Chris Brown, two, July 2, 2011
“Only,” Nicki Minaj featuring Drake, Lil Wayne & Chris Brown, one, Dec. 27, 2014
“Superhero (Heroes & Villians),” with Metro Boomin & Future, one (to date), Dec. 17, 2022
Elsewhere, both songs start in the top 10 of the all-genre Billboard Hot 100, with “Creepin’” arriving at No. 5 and “Superhero” at No. 8. The pair lead all 15 songs from Heroes & Villians onto the chart.
Songs by queer artists dominated 2022 in every genre, from pop, Latin and indie rock to R&B and hip-hop.
To celebrate the year, we at Billboard have compiled our 25 top songs released by LGBTQ artists in 2022, including star-studded collaborations, musical newcomers, chart mainstays and more.
See the full list here, and let us know your top pick of the year by voting in our poll below.
Amazon Music announced Wednesday (Dec. 14) that 21 Savage will perform on the upcoming season finale of Amazon Music Live.
The superstar rapper will take the stage on Dec. 29 for the new series’ final show of the year, which will be hosted as always by 2 Chainz following Amazon’s Thursday Night Football. According to a release, the Grammy winner is expected to perform songs from Her Loss, his new collaborative album with Drake, as well as debut new and unreleased tracks.
Premiering in October on both Prime Video and Amazon Music’s Twitch channel, the inaugural season of the Thursday night concert series has also included performances by — and exclusive interviews with — Lil Baby, Megan Thee Stallion, Kane Brown, Lil Wayne and Anuel AA. Plus, Anitta is slated to take over for this Thursday’s episode (Dec. 15) ahead of 21 Savage’s finale.
Her Loss debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and spent four weeks atop the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart after its release in early November via OVO Sound and Republic Records.
Following his new album with Drake, Savage — who was named an honorable mention in Billboard‘s Greatest Pop Stars of 2022 — also collaborated with Nas on their fiery single “One Mic, One Gun.”
The 16th iteration of Osheaga Music and Arts Festival is heading back to Montreal, Canada, in 2023, and the event revealed its high-profile headliners for the upcoming event.
Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar and Rüfüs Du Sol are set to take the stage at the festival, which will take place from August 4 to 6, 2023, at Montreal’s Parc Jean-Drapeau on Île Sainte-Hélène. Rüfüs Du Sol and Eilish both performed at the festival in 2019 and 2018, respectively, while Lamar headlined Osheaga in 2015.
“15 years into this journey we have been fortunate to have some of the greatest acts in the world grace our stages,” said Nick Farkas, Osheaga founder and evenko’s senior vice president of booking, concerts and events, in a press statement. “I feel that this year’s headliners continue in that tradition and represent what our festival is all about: Amazing live performances! We are excited to see Rüfüs Du Sol and Billie Eilish graduate to the main stages after their excellent performances in 2019 and 2018, and we anxiously await the return of Kendrick Lamar whose 2015 set is definitely in the running for one of the best Osheaga hardline sets ever. Long live Live Music, we hope you enjoy this year as much as we will.”
More lineup information will be revealed in the coming months. Tickets for Osheaga for on sale starting on Dec. 16 at 10 a.m. ET. However, American Express card members can access the presale from now until Dec. 15 at 10 p.m. ET.



