Bill Swindell wasn’t able to experience a major moment a decade ago, but it’s a good bet he would have been proud to know he influenced it.
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His son, Cole Swindell, earned his second No. 1 single on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart dated March 26, 2016, with “You Should Be Here,” which ultimately spent four weeks at the summit. Cole’s first leader, the two-week chart-topper “Chillin’ It,” peaked on March 1, 2014.
Bill didn’t quite get to see that happen for his boy, either, though he at least witnessed the earliest stages of its journey. Cowritten with Shane Minor (Diamond Rio’s “Beautiful Mess,” Steve Holy’s “Brand New Girlfriend,” Kenny Chesney’s “Live a Little”), “Chillin’ It” debuted on SiriusXM in May 2013, landed on Hot Country Songs the following month and led to a Warner Music Nashville recording contract on July 22.
Six weeks later, Bill died unexpectedly. He missed out on “Chillin’ It” going to No. 1, and when Cole opened for Luke Bryan at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., on Aug. 10, 2014, Cole was acutely aware that his dad couldn’t share his appearance at an NFL venue. On his bus in the parking lot, Cole and songwriter Ashley Gorley wrote “You Should Be Here” to honor Bill’s memory.
The song struck a chord after its release before Christmas 2015, entering the chart on Jan. 2, 2016, and topping the list in its 13th week. “You Should Be Here” is also one of eight titles that Cole has lofted to No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart, a sum most recently swelled by “She Had Me at Heads Carolina” in 2022.
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“The tour is going to be political and very topical about what’s going on in the country,” Springsteen told the paper about the E Street Band’s upcoming Land of Hope and Dreams outing, which kicks off in Minneapolis’ Target Center on March 31 and winds down in Washington, D.C. on May 27. “Minneapolis and St. Paul, that was the place I wanted to begin it, and I wanted to end it in Washington.”
Before that, though, Springsteen will perform his anti-ICE anthem at the No Kings rally in St. Paul on Saturday (March 28) as part of a nationwide day of protest against the Trump administration at an event that will also feature appearances from Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, as well as actress/activist Jane Fonda, folk icon Joan Baez and singer Maggie Rogers. According to Minnesota Public Radio, more than 80,000 people are expected at Saturday’s event, the third in a series of increasingly larger nationwide protests against the Trump administration and just one of an expected 3,000 such gatherings across the country this weekend.
Springsteen spoke to the paper about premiering “Streets of Minneapolis” live at the city’s iconic First Avenue club on Jan. 30, just days after releasing the song on which he sings, “Through the winter’s ice and cold/ Down Nicollet Avenue/ A city aflame fought fire and ice/ ‘Neath an occupier’s boots/ King Trump’s private army from the DHS/ Guns belted to their coats/ Came to Minneapolis to enforce the law/ Or so their story goes.”
“That was exciting. First of all, just being in Minneapolis at that moment was very meaningful,” he said of playing the song in the club made famous as the location of pivotal scenes from Prince’s movie musical Purple Rain at the invitation of friend and collaborator Tom Morello. “Being in that club meant a lot. I knew the history of the club itself and knowing how much a place like that means to a certain city.”
He also talked about what it means to him to have Morello join the E Street Band on the tour, calling the Rage Against the Machine guitarist, solo artist and fellow outspoken Donald Trump critic a “smart, inspirational figure, directly descended from Woody Guthrie and all sorts of great topical musicians and songwriters. He always brings a little edge to the E Street Band. He is one of the few guitarists that completely has his own voice on guitar.”
Springsteen hinted that the set lists for the upcoming shows will be purposeful and meet the moment at a time when many Americans are struggling to put food on the table as gas and commodities prices spike due to Trump’s now monthlong war in Iran. “The E Street Band is built for hard times. It always was. These are the moments when I think we can be of real value and real worth to the community,” he said. “These are moments that fill the band with purpose, so I try to fill the set list around those ideas.”
The 76-year-old rock icon who has been unabashed in his disdain and distrust of the Trump administration told the paper that he cannot think of another time in U.S. history when the nation has been as “critically challenged” as it is right now, a time he described as one in which our “basic ideas and values” are being put to intense stress tests.
“I’d have to go back to 1968 when I was 18-years-old to another moment when it felt like the country was so on edge and like it felt there was simply so much at stake as far as who we are and the country we want to be and the people we want to be,” he said of the tumultuous Vietnam War era. “It’s a critical, critical moment.”
He also said he decided to join Saturday’s No Kings event in St. Paul in order to “meet the moment,” praising the swelling No Kings movement as something that is very important at this time. “When you have the opportunity to sing something where the timing is essential and if you have something powerful to sing, it elevates the moment, it elevates your job to another level. And I’m always in search of that,” Springsteen said, adding that he’s not worried about any blowback from taking a strong political stance because, as he described it, his job is very simple: “I do what I want to do, I say what I want to say and then people get to say what they want to say about it.”
Click here to see the list of Saturday’s No Kings events.
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Composer David Vanacore will receive ASCAP’s Golden Note Award on April 28 at the ASCAP Screen Music Awards in Los Angeles.
This year, Vanacore is also celebrating scoring the 50th season of the hit CBS show Survivor, for which he has composed the music since the show’s inception 25 years ago.
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For his work on Survivor, which includes incorporating cultural soundscapes and collaborating with indigenous musicians, Vanacore has been named the top ASCAP winner for Most Performed Themes & Underscore 21 consecutive times at previous Screen Music Awards.
Among the other reality television shows Vanacore has scored are Hell’s Kitchen, The Apprentice, Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader and Big Brother, earning him the nickname The King of Reality TV.
“David’s commitment to authenticity and his inventive approach have enabled him to create the signature sounds for some of America’s most beloved television shows,” ASCAP chairman of the board/president Paul Williams said in a statement. “His tireless work ethic has made him an icon and a go-to creative partner in Hollywood. We are honored to present David with the ASCAP Golden Note Award.”
One key to Vanacore’s success is continually flexing his writing muscles. On an ASCAP panel several years ago, he imparted the following advice: “I attended a class taught by [late] composer Henry Mancini, whose advice was to write a piece of music every day and finish it, whether it’s 30 seconds, 1 minute, whatever,” he said. “I left that class and started writing every day.”
The ASCAP Golden Note Award is presented to ASCAP members who have achieved extraordinary career milestones. Previous Golden Note Award recipients include Lionel Richie, Jeff Lynne, Quincy Jones, Jermaine Dupri, Reba McEntire, Alicia Keys and composers Alf Clausen and Mark Snow.
Vanacore, who began his career as a session and touring musician, is founder/CEO of the Emmy-nominated Vanacore Music, a full-service music production house for film, television and advertising for more than 20 years.
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BMG reported on Thursday (March 26) that core profitability and digital revenue grew for the Berlin-based company in 2025, although a divestment from its live operations contributed to a year-over-year decline in overall revenue.
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BMG reported earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) margin — a closely watched measure of operating profit and efficiency — rose four percentage points to 32% compared to the year prior on adjusted operating EBITDA of 284 million euros ($334 million). Total revenue declined 7% to 900 million euros ($1.06 billion) from 963 million euros ($1 billion) in 2024, which the company said was primarily due to divestments of non-core businesses, including two live companies. Excluding that, BMG said revenue declined 2% on an “organic” basis, mainly due to the challenging foreign exchange rate in 2025 when the strength of the euro reduced the value of dollar-denominate income.
“[Last year] was a transformational year for BMG, defined by disciplined execution,” CEO Thomas Coesfeld said in a statement. “Delivering a record EBITDA margin …while significantly increasing EBITDA in absolute terms demonstrates the strength and scalability of our operating model and reflects the dedication of our global teams in driving sustainable long-term growth for our artists and songwriters.”
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BMG is in talks to acquire a majority stake in rival record label and publishing company Concord in a deal that could top $7 billion, Billboard reported in January. Both companies have declined to comment on the matter, and BMG did not provide further information on Thursday.
This marks the first year-over-year decline in revenue since at least 2021, when Coesfeld joined BMG as chief financial officer. The company has steadily grown revenue since that year, when it generated 663 million euros ($784.13 million).
CEO of BMG since 2023, Coesfeld has been appointed as the next chairman and CEO of BMG’s global parent company Bertelsmann starting in January. Coesfeld has said he plans to remain involved with BMG for the long term.
Coesfeld has prioritized digital revenue, improved royalty collections from digital sources like YouTube and increased the efficiency of their digital distributions by ending BMG’s contract with external provider Warner Music Group’s ADA. Digital revenue now makes up 71% of the company’s revenue overall, up from 68% in 2024, and BMG reported double-digit growth in recorded music streaming subscription revenue. Specific figures for streaming subscription revenue were not disclosed, as BMG’s earnings are reported as part of parent company Bertelsmann’s earnings.
BMG announced it was getting out of the live business in 2023 with the sale of its stakes in Karo and Undercover. BMG first invested in live music in 2020 when it acquired a majority stake in Undercover, a concert promoter. In 2021, BMG acquired a majority stake in Karo, best known for its Taubertal-Festival.
In 2025, BMG expanded its portfolio of music copyrights with 30 acquisitions, including its biggest ever single deal, Jason Aldean’s catalog. BMG said in September it acquired the country superstar’s recorded music catalog, as well as stakes in the recorded catalogs and publishing rights of some 23 artists and songwriters in a $250 million deal that included more than a thousand songs. Funding for the acquisitions comes from Bertelsmann, with BMG having committed $1.5 billion to catalog acquisitions since 2021.
“We sharpened our focus on music publishing and recorded music, strengthened our digital capabilities, and supported that focus through our Boost investments and cutting-edge technology, including the integration of AI across our workflows,” Coesfeld said. “Our disciplined strategy, robust investment program, and pioneering use of technology enable us to create long-term value for our artists, songwriters, and partners.”
Before the end of Q1, the three-time Grammy-winning rapper has already released a new Billboard Hot 100 single with “Lover Girl,” collaborated with Southern rap legend Juvenile on a remix of his viral track “B.B.B.,” and made her broadway debut as Zidler in Moulin Rouge — making history as the first woman to ever play the role in any production of the show.
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Outside the world of music and performing, Megan has also found success as an entrepreneur in the food industry. Last year, she dropped her own tequila brand, Chicas Divertidas, and in January, she opened her first Popeyes franchise in South Beach, Florida. In 2022, Megan combined her passion for music with her love of food when she partnered with Frito-Lay for a Super Bowl LVI commercial advertising their Flamin’ Hot line. Along with the ad, the rapper released “Flamin’ Hottie,” a single that samples Salt-N-Pepa’s “Push It” and pays homage to her love of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos.
Now, Megan and Cheetos are coming together again for a brand-new campaign surrounding the return of the brand’s popular Flamin’ Hot Dill Pickle flavor. In true Megan fashion, the partnership of course comes with a new song — this time in the form of an unexpected remix. Cheetos brought together Megan Thee Stallion and Canadian rock icons Nickelback for “Pickle’s Back,” a reimagining of the band’s Hot 100 chart-topper “How You Remind Me,” now with a hottie twist.
Hear the song and watch “thee incredible almost true story” behind how Meg and Nickelback brought back the Flamin’ Hot Dill Pickle flavor below:
Ahead of the campaign announcement and “Pickle’s Back” drop, Billboard caught up with Megan Thee Stallion to talk all things Flamin’ Hot, her recent collaborations, her forthcoming album MEGAN: ACT III, joining the cast of Moulin Rouge, and why it’s an awful time to be her hater right now.
You’re a big foodie and you’ve been making some serious waves in the food and beverage industry with Chicas Divertidas, opening your first Popeyes franchise, and now you’re working with Cheetos for the second time. With your food expertise, why did you want to reunite with Cheetos?
I feel like the relationship that Flamin’ Hot and I have built has been very organic since I was a child, and to grow up and be able to work with the brand, I feel like, “Wow, I was doing this already. Y’all were my favorite already.” So just for them to acknowledge me back, I feel really good about that. And I get to show the world all of my crazy concoctions that I like to make — and we all compare notes. I was like, “You like that? You like that too? What does that taste like?” I feel like it’s like a little family over here.
Real fans know that you’re no stranger to rock music. I especially love your collabs with Spiritbox. What was it like doing another rock song and working with rock legends Nickelback on “Pickle’s Back”?
I know it sounds crazy and it looks crazy, but when you put it together, it’s like, “Wow, I did not know my two worlds needed to collide like this.”
I feel like growing up listening to a song like “How You Remind Me,” it’s just in your brain. You hear it on the radio all the time, you hear it in TV shows, you just know the song. You know the words, without ever having really learned the words. I feel like it’s just very nostalgic. So when I got the opportunity to work with them and then remix this song, I was like, “Damn, what does Megan Thee Stallion bring to this song? What am I gonna say that’s gonna make this ‘hot girl’?”
It was very fun figuring out how to Meg-ify Nickelback. And they were super excited. That’s something that really shocked me too, because I was like, “Does Nickelback know who the hell I am?” So when we met and they were fans too, I was like, “Not Nickelback is hot boys!” We were both in there fanning out, and it was great. So when the song got all finished, I was like, “Yeah, I would definitely listen to this. If it wasn’t me, I would be listening to this.”
Are there any other rock songs that someday you would love to “Meg-ify”?
I love Paramore. I love Hayley Williams. When I go to the gym, I’ll be on that Stairmaster going in to “Ain’t It Fun,” so maybe I can see myself “Meg-ifying” that.
Speaking of collaborations, you and Juvenile just released the “B.B.B.” remix. When Juvenile first dropped the song, the Internet was begging for him to put you on it. How did this collab come to be?
I think everybody in the South collectively just knows that Juvenile is the best. He’s great. It doesn’t matter what Juvenile song you play, in what rotation, at what club, at what party — he’s getting the party going. He’s getting the party started. So to see him still continue that, he ain’t lost it at all, the voice is timeless.
It’s something about Louisiana artists that I feel like can get any party going. So when I heard the song, I said, “I know this ain’t my Juvenile. I know this ain’t my Juvie sounding like this.” I heard it and I was like, “Juvenile, you don’t want me to be on this?” I saw everybody tagging me in it, and then when I finally listened to it, I was like, “Oh wait, friend, send me the instrumental, we’re going to go ahead and give the people what they want! How can you not have called me in the first place?” He was like, “I ain’t know you was gonna want to do it.” I was like, “Juvenile, call me anytime. You want to do a whole mixtape together? We could do that too!”
So he definitely owes me one for my album. The hotties ain’t ready for that.
Speaking of a new album, when can fans expect the next Megan project? Is it going to be Megan: Act III or is it going to be something completely different?
It’s definitely going to be Act III, and it’s going to wrap up this saga of acts that I’ve been doing. And it’s definitely going to come out in 2026. On this album, I’m doing definitely what I want to do — as I always do — but I’m also gonna do something a little different. I don’t want to say too much, but I’m gonna do something a little different on this one. Maybe we could call it introducing another alter ego.
On the topic of doing something different, congrats on Moulin Rouge!
It’s blowing my mind, I can’t believe it. When I got the opportunity to do it. I was like, “Hell yes, I’m coming up here doing it. How many times a day we gotta perform? OK, hell yeah, I’m doing that.” This is not like a regular Megan Thee Stallion concert. This is Zidler. This is not even me, but the hotties get to come. Please make sure you tell the hotties this: I would like for them to come dressed the part. Because when I went to go see the show, I met the “hottie version” of Moulin Rouge fans — they call it “fan fan fans” — and they’re on their sh– up there. So the hotties need to come up there ready to see a Broadway show, babe, this is different. We’re coming up here, we’re gonna act right, and we’re gonna be dressed the part.
This is your Broadway debut, but you were in the movie Dicks: The Musical a few years back. Can you tell me more about your relationship to musical theater?
When I was little, my mom put me in a few plays, and I was very nervous. It felt like it was something that I was always scared to do because I was a little shy growing up. But then, as I continued to rap in secrecy, and now not rapping in secrecy and evolving into Megan Thee Stallion, I feel like my stage presence is definitely bigger, and now I’m ready. Now I feel like it’s evolving past music stages, it’s evolving past concerts. I’m ready to be on Broadway. This is a whole new Meg.
You’re the first woman to play Zidler in any production of Moulin Rouge. What do you think you’re going to bring to this character that no one else has before?
I feel like I’m gonna be able to bring a new type of sass, a new type of energy, my own personality. I feel like I’m gonna make Zidler be “Zi-leisha.” She’s gonna be funny.
Moulin Rouge is very famously a jukebox show. Are we going to get any Meg songs in the mix?
Definitely. The music is already amazing. When I want to go see the show, I said, “I know they not up here singing all this.” They incorporated [Outkast’s] “So Fresh and So Clean” into this musical! So they’re up there doing the things, but now we’re gonna put the little Megan Thee Stallion spice on there. It’s gonna be mwah, bon appetit.
I’m sticking to that. It’s the wrong time to hate me, because I’m not done yet. 2026, we’re only three months in, babe, you might as well go back to bed. Go back to sleep.
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Rosalía was forced to cancel her concert on Wednesday (March 25) at the Unipol Forum in Milan due to what she described as food poisoning. The artist, who is currently touring Europe with her Lux Tour, tried to complete the setlist before informing the audience that she was physically unable to continue.
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“I’ve tried to push it till the end, but I’m feeling extremely sick,” she explained from the stage, according to videos shared on social media by concertgoers. In those same clips, she detailed that she was suffering of “big time food poisoning” and had been vomiting backstage.
After apologizing to the audience, she said “I hope I can come back in better conditions,” and ended the show prematurely.
According to Setlist.fm, Wednesday night’s show lasted 11 songs, ending with the final song in the second act of the show, the LUX track “De madrugá.” Earlier shows featured 12 more songs spread out over a third act, an intermezzo on a satellite stage and a final act featuring the hits “Bizochito” and “DESPECHÁ.”
Neither the artist’s team nor local promoters have issued an official statement regarding the cancellation or the rescheduling of the Milan concert, or possible adjustments to the immediate tour schedule. Billboard Español has reached out to Live Nation and the singer’s team for comment.
The incident occurred ten days after the start of the tour in Lyon, France (March 16). As previously reported by Billboard, the Lux Tour is Rosalía’s most ambitious production to date, featuring a show structured in four acts that combines elements of opera, flamenco, and techno.
The next stop on the tour is scheduled for March 30 at the Movistar Arena in Madrid, where the artist has additional dates planned for April 1, 3 and 4 before continuing her European trek. The artist is set to arrive in the United States this summer for a series of shows starting in Miami on June 4, with stops in Boston, New York, Chicago, Las Vegas, and more. For a complete list of dates, click here.
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El tío Ryan is ready for the summer! Following his successful year, Ryan Castro has now stepped in as a creative director for Agua Bendita, fully co-creating and shaping everything from the design to the campaign. The result is the 2026 collection AWAA that combines Ryan’s signature “AWOO” with “AGUA”—the core inspiration behind Agua Bendita—symbolizing the fusion of both worlds and blends Agua Bendita’s artisanal craftsmanship with bold color, graphic blocking and a sense of movement.
This new collection unveils more than 40 dazzling pieces of swimwear, ready-to-wear ensembles, and striking accessories for both men and women and it’s available starting on Wednesday (March 26). Each item is a testament to meticulous artistry, handcrafted techniques—such as delicate embroidery that demands over 16 hours of skilled labor.
Crochet elements twist and weave throughout the collection, while vibrant splashes of color and florals create a visual blend with rich textures reminiscent of sun-warmed sand and sea breezes. If these pieces could speak, their voices would sing of golden Caribbean sunsets and pulse with the infectious rhythm of tracks like “Sanka” and “Bombastik <3,” transporting you instantly to a world where tropical warmth, music and fashion join in perfect harmony.
Adding to the ongoing, vibrant narrative of the playful “bromance” between Ryan Castro and J Balvin—a friendship that has already given fans their high-energy joint release “Tonto” this year—Ryan is set to turn up the heat this season with a brand new single alongside J Balvin, titled “Pal Agua.”
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Sublime are gearing up to release their first new album in 30 years. On Wednesday (March 25) the ska punk trio featuring original members drummer Bud Gaugh and bassist Eric Wilson and now fronted by Jakob Nowell — son of late frontman Bradley Nowell — revealed that they’ve completed work on Until the Sun Explodes.
In a statement on Instagram, Nowell, 30, noted that they consider the group’s smash 1996 self-titled third album — which contained such iconic hits as “What I Got,” “Santeria,” “Wrong Way” and “Doin’ Time” — to be the “last” Sublime record that will ever be made. “There’s no replacing history, period,” Nowell stated. “Until the Sun Explodes the album is an epilogue, and ‘Until the Sun Explodes’ the single is the epilogue to the epilogue. It is a tribute to the expansive works of Sublime, it is an acknowledgment for all that my father has done for me my entire life, and most importantly it is a thank you. I love you dad, and I owe you my life.”
Sublime was formed in Long Beach, Calif. in 1988 by singer/guitarist Nowell, Wilson and Gaugh. The band’s self-titled third album was released two months after Nowell died at 28 from a drug overdose, with the LP peaking at No. 13 on the Billboard 200 album chart. They broke up in 1996 following Nowell’s death and reformed in 2009 with fan Rome Ramirez taking over as the lead singer/guitarist, changing their name to Sublime With Rome. Gaugh left in 2011 and then rejoined in 2023 when Jakob Nowell took over as lead singer following the winding-down of Sublime with Rome in 2024.
The new album is due out on June 12 and the title track is out now, complete with a video directed by Ryan Baxley and featuring skateboard legends Christian Hosoi and Omar Hassan. The clip for the song that perfectly encapsulates the bands unique mix of surf, punk, pop and ska finds the group chilling at a skate park and cruising in classic cars as Nowell pays loving tribute to the legacy left behind by his famous father, who died in May 1996 just a few days before the band was slated to embark on their first European tour.
Jakob, whose voice eerily echoes his dad’s chill, caress me down manner, directly confronts the family legacy in the lyrics, singing, “Well it only goes til the sun explodes/ And I’d only hope that you know I owe you my life/ Do you know I owe you my life?/ Well do you know? Do you know?”
According to Vice, the band recorded more than 20 songs in a San Pedro, Calif.-area studio over the past year, with Gaugh revealing that they were joined in the sessions by FIDLAR singer Zac Carper, Pennywise guitarist Fletcher Dragge, G. Love and Bad Brains singer HR. “The whole album came together rather effortlessly,” said Gaugh. “We like it to be natural, not composed and enforced. We didn’t forget our roots. It’s the same recipe; we added a couple of extra spices to bring it up to date and add that new market value. Maybe that’s speaking to our musical maturity, you know, ability to navigate the studio and our own instruments. Man, it’s been a real treat.”
Sublime released the first single from the album, “Ensenada,” last fall, with the song giving the group their first No. 1 on Billboard‘s Alternative Airplay chart in nearly 30 years; the song spent eight weeks at the chart’s summit. Sublime are headed to Australia and New Zealand in April, before headed back to the U.S. for a pair of sold-out shows at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado on April 17 and 18 and then to Fort Worth, Texas for the first of three planned Sublime Me Gusta Festivals featuring sets from Slightly Stoopid, Iration, Long Beach Dub Allstars, The Ataris, HR and more.
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With zero perfect brackets remaining, the 2026 March Madness tournament has been a surprising thriller so far. With the first two rounds over, college basketball fans have witnessed their share of major upsets, including No. 9 Iowa knocking off No. 1 seed and defending champions Florida, No. 12 High Point stunning upset over No. 5 Wisconsin and No. 11 Texas defeating No. 3 Gonzaga to secure their spot in the Sweet 16 round.
However, three of the four No. 1 seeds did make it through to the next round. Top seed Duke will face St. Johns, while Michigan takes on Alabama and Arizona tips off against Arkansas. Who will win? Who will have the next major upset? Who will take home the coveted NABC National Championship Trophy? You’ll have to tune in to find out.
March Madness will be spread across a variety of different TV channels including CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV. For those who don’t have cable, there’s plenty of ways to stream every NCAA tournament game online and for free. Keep reading on for our where to watch March Madness guide to learn about how you can take advantage of a few free trials to watch all the college basketball you want without paying a dime.
Where to Watch Every 2026 March Madness Games Online:
Watching March Madness can be tricky, but with our guide basketball fans can choose the right streaming platform to watch their favorite teams play. Fans can take advantage of multiple streaming services that offer free trials, so you can stream the college tournament for free. Signing up to streamers like DirecTV, Hulu + Live TV, Sling TV and Fubo, you can get right into the action.
DirecTV is offering a five-day free trial, which will let you watch CBS, TBS, TNT, and truTV for free. The Entertainment and Sports Programming Network is included in all of the streaming packages. In addition to unlimited DVR storage, you’ll get access to local channels and the ability to stream on as many devices as you want.
For those looking to sign up, Paramount+ offers an affordable Essential plan for $8.99 per month, which will give you access to the March Madness games alongside tens of thousands of episodes and movies, including exclusive and original content, as well as NFL on CBS, UEFA Champions League and 24/7 live news on CBS News.
If you want to go ad-free, you can subscribe to Paramount+ Premium for $13.99 per month and you’ll not only receive access to Showtime’s exclusive and original programs, but your local CBS station, additional live sports and the ability to download content to watch on-the-go.
Paramount+ doesn’t offer a free trial, but there is a slight workaround to subscribe to the platform for free this weekend. Right now, you can sign up for a 30-day free trial for Walmart+, which includes Paramount+ as one of its streaming perks.
For the most content options, Hulu + Live TV gives you access to the entire Hulu library in addition to more than 95 live TV channels — including CBS, TBS, TNT, and truTV for just $82.99 per month.
And, unlike the rest of the options, you can also expand your content library by bundling Hulu + Live TV with Disney+ and ESPN Unlimited. You’ll not only have all of the Hulu library to watch, but also exclusive and original programming available exclusively on ESPN Unlimited.
Max has multiple subscription tiers: ad-supported, commercial free and ultimate ad-free. Max’s paid subscriptions start at $10.99/month for the basic ad-supported streaming, or $18.49/month to watch ad free. With HBO Max you can watch each channel broadcasting March Madness games, including CBS, TBS, TNT, and truTV.
The Premium ad-free package is $22.99 per month and includes 4K Ultra HD quality, 100 downloads to watch on the go and you can stream on up to four devices at once. You can also bundle Max with Hulu and Disney+ for $19.99/month for ad-supported streaming on up to two devices at once and $32.99/month for ad-free streaming.
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The bodyguard who allegedly confronted soccer star Jorginho’s stepdaughter during an encounter with Chappell Roan in São Paulo, Brazil over the weekend has issued a mea culpa for the incident and taken full blame. In a statement posted on Instagram, Pascal Duvier wrote, “I do not normally address online rumors, but the accusations currently circulating are false and constitute defamation.”
He added, “I take full responsibility for the interactions on March 21st. I was at the hotel on behalf of another individual, and I was not part of the personal security team of Chappell Roan. The actions I took were not on behalf of Chappell Roan, her personal security team, her management, or any other individuals.”
Duvier described making a “judgment call” based on information from the hotel, “events I had witnessed in the days prior and the heightened overall security risk of our location. My sole interaction with the mother was calm and with good intentions, and the outcome of the encounter is regretful.”
According to reports, soccer star Jorginho’s 11-year-old stepdaughter — a Roan fan who was planning to see the singer perform at last Saturday’s Lollapalooza in São Paulo — was left in tears and “extremely shaken” after the run-in. The Flamengo defensive midfielder wrote in an Instagram Story after the encounter that his wife, Catherine Harding, and stepdaughter were staying at a São Paulo hotel ahead of Roan’s headlining set on Saturday and happened to spot the singer at a hotel restaurant where they were having breakfast.
“During breakfast, the artist walked past their table. My daughter, like any child, recognised her, got excited, and just wanted to make sure it was really her,” he wrote. “And the worst part is she didn’t even approach her. She simply walked past the singer’s table, looked to confirm it was her, smiled, and went back to sit with her mum. She didn’t say anything, didn’t ask for anything.” He then described a “large security guard” coming over to their table and speaking in an “extremely aggressive manner” to the Harding and her daughter, “saying that she shouldn’t allow my daughter to ‘disrespect’ or ‘harass’ other people,” adding that he planned to file a complaint against them with the hotel.”
Jorginho said the encounter left his daughter “extremely shaken” and tearful.
Roan responded to the claims the next morning, writing on her Story on Sunday that the guard in question was not part of her personal security and that she “didn’t even see” the encounter. “I didn’t even see a woman and a child. Like, I did not. No one came up to me. No one bothered me. Like, I was just sitting at breakfast in my hotel. I think these people were staying at the hotel as well,” she said in the video filmed lying in bed.
“I did not ask the security guard to go up to talk to this mother and child,” Roan continued. “They did not come up to me. They weren’t doing anything. It’s unfair for security to just assume someone doesn’t have good intentions. When they have no reason to believe, because there’s no action even taken. I do not hate people who are fans of my music. I do not hate children. That is crazy. I’m sorry to the mother and child that someone was assuming something, that you would do something and that if you felt uncomfortable, that makes me really sad. You did not deserve that.”
Before Roan’s comment, Rio’s mayor, Eduardo Cavaliere, wrote that Roan will never be invited to perform at the free international music series Todo Mundo no Rio on Copacabana Beach as long as he’s in office, and then invited Jorginho’s daughter to attend the upcoming May event as an honored guest; previous performers have included Madonna and Lady Gaga, with Shakira slated to perform at this year’s show.
Roan has frequently clashed with photographers on the red carpet over the past few years over what she has deemed their overly aggressive manner, and the Grammy winner addressed what she said was overly familiar, “weird” fan culture in an TikTok video in 2024. “I don’t care that abuse and harassment, stalking, whatever, is a normal thing to do to people who are famous or a little famous,” she said in the clip as he voice broke. “I don’t give a f–k if you think it’s selfish of me to say no for a photo, or for your time, or for a hug. That’s not normal, that’s weird. It’s weird how people think that you know a person just because you see them online.”
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