Cynthia Erivo opened the 2025 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade with a breathtaking performance of “Feeling Good.”

Standing on a small circular stage accompanied by a pianist, the 38-year-old Wicked: For Good star launched the annual New York City event on Thursday (Nov. 27) with a moving rendition of the classic song, made famous by Nina Simone in 1965.

Wearing a long burgundy coat and matching hat, Erivo performed in the middle of the street, surrounded by colorful maple trees and cheering crowds lining both sides of the road.

“Feeling Good” was originally written and composed by Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse for the 1964 musical The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd, and first performed on stage by Cy Grant.

Erivo stars as the viridescent vigilante Elphaba in Wicked: For Good, the long-awaited second installment of the Wicked duology, directed by Jon M. Chu. The film, which hit theaters on Nov. 21, also stars Ariana Grande as the magnetic and charismatic Glinda.

Erivo wasn’t the only performer at this year’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Other appearances included Kpop Demon Hunters singers HUNTR/X, Lainey Wilson, Ciara, Foreigner, Debbie Gibson, Jewel, Lil Jon, Kool & the Gang, Taylor Momsen, Busta Rhymes, Shaggy and Teyana Taylor.

The 99th edition of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade officially opened the 2025 holiday season, airing live across all U.S. time zones on NBC and Peacock on Nov. 27, at 8:30 a.m. ET. The event was hosted by TODAY anchors Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb and Al Roker.

Watch Erivo’s performance of “Feeling Good” here.

Prosecutors charged three men Wednesday (Nov. 26) with murder in the death of 22-year-old Maria De La Rosa, who was shot over the weekend while sitting in a parked car in Los Angeles.

De La Rosa, a Latin artist who performs under the name DELAROSA, was with two other people Saturday morning in the neighborhood of Northridge when three men came up to the car and demanded money, prosecutors said. Then, prosecutors said, they fired multiple rounds, hitting all three occupants.

De La Rosa later died at a hospital. The two other victims suffered critical injuries, prosecutors said.

“This was a ruthless and targeted attack that stole the life of a young woman and artist and inflicted profound lifelong trauma on her family and the two survivors,” LA County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said in a news release Wednesday.

A 27-year-old man was arrested the same day, and another 27-year-old man was arrested the next day. An arrest warrant has been issued for the third man, a 21-year-old. Attorneys for the first two could not be reached for comment.

All are from Northridge and were charged with one felony count of murder and two felony counts of attempted second-degree robbery.

DELAROSA has more than 40,000 followers on Instagram and released a single in August called, “No Me Llames,” which in English translates to “Don’t Call Me.” Under her most recent post on Instagram, many people acknowledged and commented on her death, including Jimmy Humilde, a founder of record label Rancho Humilde.

Her final Instagram post also teased new music. “Ocupada cocinando en el Stu 🎶👩🏻‍🍳no me llames 🪄🪞🐩 Ya es tiempo… GAME TIME BABY,” she wrote in Spanish, which translates to “Busy cookin in the Stu. don’t call me. It’s about that time.”

Training season’s not over just yet. Dua Lipa stars in the latest campaign for NBCUniversal as she hypes the women of Team USA ahead of the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympic Winter Games.

The British pop star struts through a winter wonderland in the snowy streets of Milan and shows off her polyglot skills, jumping from speaking Italian to English with ease.

Premiering during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday morning (Nov. 27), Dua elegantly slides through Milan’s Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II center while shouting out Olympic skier Lindsay Vonn and Mikaela Shiffrin, snowboarder Chloe Kim and emerging figure skater Alysa Liu, all to the punchy disco-pop sound of Lipa’s Billboard Hot 100 top 40 “Training Season” hit.

Rocking a chic black fur, Lipa braves the cold, holding a dog and petting another Husky while uttering “see you there” in Italian to bring the frigid Olympic spot to a close.

“As a global music and fashion icon, Dua Lipa perfectly embodies Milan’s spirit — cool, confident, and world-class,” said NBCUniversal SVP of creative marketing in sports and entertainment, Joseph Lee. “This piece captures both Milan’s magic and the power of many of the women athletes who will define the 2026 Winter Olympics.”

The Opening Ceremony for the XXV Olympic Winter Games is set for Feb. 6, which can be viewed in primetime on NBC and Peacock.

As for Dua, the “Levitating” singer’s Radical Optimism Tour is heading to Colombia for a Bogota show on Nov. 28. Lipa will then head to Mexico for three shows in Mexico City to finish the global trek.

Watch Dua bring the cool to Milan for NBC below.

For the first time, Colombia has its own Billboard chart of the 100 most-listened-to songs. Billboard Colombia Hot 100 debuted on Oct. 29 and has been receiving weekly updates on the Billboard Colombia website and its social media platforms ever since.

The new ranking is based on data collection ranging from radio airplay to streaming, sourced from Luminate — the world’s most reliable data collection service — along with support from ACR Decibeles, Colombia’s leading radio monitoring service that analyzes in real time the most listened-to music on radio, television, and digital platforms.

This week, two hits from Blessd alongside other international stars are leading the top spots: “YOGURCITO REMIX (feat. Kris R., ROA)” with Anuel AA, Yan Block, Luar La L, Kris R. and ROA, at No. 1, and “Como Oreo” featuring Fuerza Regida and Ovy On The Drums, at No. 2. Following are “Quédate” by Beéle (No. 3), “Dónde” by Kapo and Ryan Castro (No. 4), and “Ba Ba Bad Remix” by Kybba, Sean Paul, Ryan Castro, and Busy Signal (No. 5).

The Billboard Colombia Hot 100 chart marks a historic milestone by shining a global spotlight on the major contributions of Colombian icons such as Karol G, Maluma, and J Balvin, while celebrating the country’s rich musical heritage. The chart appears partially on Billboard‘s official website, where the top 25 positions can be viewed, while the full list is exclusively available on Billboard Colombia‘s site.

“In a nation celebrated for its diverse array of genres, from cumbia, salsa, and vallenato to música popular, joropo, and pop, the new chart will not only highlight the most popular hits but also provide meaningful analysis of the cultural phenomena shaping Colombia’s music industry,” the publication said in a statement. “With the Hot 100, Billboard Colombia will provide an invaluable tool for artists, producers, managers, executives, entrepreneurs, industry professionals, and fans, further strengthening the country’s vibrant music scene.”

Franz Ferdinand and Donald Trump share almost nothing in common, apart from their Scottish heritage, and an unexpected interaction on social media.

The alternative rock outfit is currently in Australia for a national tour, kicking Wednesday, Nov. 26 at Red Hill Auditorium in Perth, Western Australia, and visiting Brisbane, Thirroul and Melbourne, before wrapping up in Sydney.

As the “Take Me Out” singers bang the drum for those dates, frontman Alex Kapronos stopped by Triple M for a chat with WA-based breakfast show hosts Robbie & Carly.

Conversation, naturally, turned to the weather — where the band has come from, and the blazing heat they’ve arrived in — and the political climate.

The band penned the 2016 track “Demagogue” when Trump was still a candidate for the presidential election, which he went on to win, against most political observers’ predictions.

With “Demagogue,” Franz Ferdinand proved once more that Scots don’t mince their words.

“From the wall straight to la cuenta/Those pussy grabbing fingers won’t let go of me now,” the sing early on. And later, “From the mob to chapter eleven/Those tiny vulgar fingers on the nuclear bomb.”

When asked the band had heard from Trump’s camp, Kapronos quipped: “He’s a sensitive chap, isn’t he? When we wrote that song, he was only just going forward as a candidate. We were writing from the perspective of, ‘Oh God, imagine if…’ And here we are… we don’t need to imagine anymore.”

Kapronos “didn’t hear anything back from him personally, although years ago he replied to a tweet of mine, which was bizarre,” he reveals. Also, one of Trump’s daughters “crashed backstage at one of our shows back in 2004,” he recounts. “It was like, ‘Who’s this woman in our dressing room?’”

The band has begun their tour down under at the best possible time. “We left a very rainy, cold, dark Europe to come to a beautiful springtime Australia — and you feel that energy,” Kapronos remarks. “It lifts you up. Even if you’re hungover or jet-lagged, the energy of the crowd is transformative.”

Also, Kapranos notes, the group’s Perth show will something of a family affair. “My sister’s husband is a Perth boy, so we know quite a few folk here. I think we’ve got a guest list of 60! Perth feels like nowhere else on earth: the trees, the plants, the wildlife, it’s so unique.”

Formed in Glasgow in 2002, Franz Ferdinand has landed seven U.K. top 10 albums, including a No. 1 with 2005’s You Could Have It So Much Better, and scooped best British group and best rock act at the BRIT Award in the same year.

Their U.S. chart story includes two hits on the Billboard Hot 100, and five appearances on the Billboard 200, including two top 10s.

Stream the Triple M interview here.