CoComelon‘s new song “I Love My Bed” might be a bedtime anthem, but it’s no lullaby.
Billboard Family is exclusively premiering the animated music video for “I Love My Bed,” and “animated” is also a good adjective to describe the song, which is more upbeat than most bedtime music, aiming to make an often challenging part of the day fun — especially after Sunday’s daylight saving time switch.
“We designed ‘I Love My Bed’ as a true celebration of bedtime,” Joshua Embury, music director at Moonbug Entertainment, tells Billboard Family. “It’s not a traditional wind-down track; it’s high energy and exciting, acting as a great way to frame bedtime as a fun and positive event. We hope this anthem helps make bedtime more exciting for kids.”
In the new video, JJ goes on a big adventure, all from the comfort of his trusty bed. But this is no ordinary bed: It’s shaped like a boat, and it takes flight out of JJ’s room and into the skies, soaring through the clouds and out above the ocean before floating right back into JJ’s room where he’s fast asleep.
It’s all part of the “CoComelon Can Help” campaign to de-stress bedtime, which includes new music and CoComelon episodes, as well as the just-released Wiggle to Wind Down podcast, created in partnership with Headspace. Each 20-minute episode combines movement and calming stories, helping kids “release big energy before bed and drift off peacefully,” the podcast description promises. According to an online survey conducted by Moonbug Entertainment, 45% of parents say bedtime is one of their biggest daily challenges.
Also this week, the new live-action CoComelon series The Melon Patch will premiere a new “Bathtime” episode on Thursday centered on a key part of many families’ pre-bed routine.
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In his memoir, Heart Life Music, Kenny Chesney takes the reader on the journey of how he developed from a sports-loving young boy growing up in a tiny East Tennessee town raised by a single mom to one of the biggest country stars of all time.
The engrossing tale, co-written with award-winning journalist Holly Gleason, is a love story to the music that inspired him and, ultimately, to Chesney’s fans who make up the No Shoes Nation and who have helped the recent Country Music Hall of Fame inductee realize success beyond his wildest dreams.
Below, Chesney, who will return to Las Vegas’ Sphere in June, highlights more than 30 songs of the dozens mentioned in the book, which is available starting Tuesday (Nov. 4). He’s exclusively sharing with Billboard what the songs mean to him, including ones that influenced him, such as Conway Twitty’s “Hello Darlin’,” which he heard at the first concert he attended.
“Someone asked me if there was a soundtrack for the book. It’s easy to say, ‘Just listen to [SiriusXM’s] No Shoes Radio,’ but someone else asked, and I thought, “Well, why not? I just looked at my life, so lets look at the music,” Chesney says.
“This isn’t the definitive list, nor is it the only list,” he continues, “But it’s one collection of songs that you could listen to and enjoy while you’re reading. To me, that was the fun of this playlist: make a playlist that would be fun to listen to while reading. Though now I hear getting the audio book and listening to that while you read is the thing. Anyways… Enjoy the book. Enjoy the music. But especially, enjoy your life.”
Find his explanations behind the songs chosen below, and check out the full playlist on Spotify here.
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AC/DC will continue their globe-hopping Power Up tour into 2026 with Monday morning’s (Nov. 3) announcement of a run of 21 more shows in South America and North America next year. The new dates for the nearly two-year-old tour by the legendary Australian hard rockers will kick off on Feb. 24 at Estádio do MorumBIS in São Paulo, Brazil and include stops in Santiago, Chile on March 11 and Buenos Aires, Argentina on March 23 before winding down on April 7 in Mexico City at Estadio GNP Seguros.
The band will then take the spring off and be back on the road beginning July 11 in Charlotte, N.C., followed by shows in Columbus, Ohio, Madison, Wi., San Antonio, Denver, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Edmonton, Alberta, Vancouver, Atlanta, Houston, South Bend, Ind., St. Louis, Montreal, Toronto and East Rutherford, N.J. before winding down on Sept. 29 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.
Tickets for the upcoming run of 2026 shows will be on sale at 10 a.m. ET on Friday (Nov. 7); click here for details.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame act — singer Brian Johnson, guitarist Angus Young, rhythm guitarist Stevie Young, drummer Matt Laug and bassist Chris Chaney — kicked off the tour named for their 17th studio album in May 2024. The band’s next scheduled date is on Nov. 12 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Australia.
Check out the 2026 dates for AC/DC’s Power Up tour below.
Feb. 24: São Paulo, BR @ Estádio do MorumBIS
March 11: Santiago, CL @ Parque Estadio Nacional
March 23: Buenos Aires, AR @ Estadio River Plate
Apr. 7: Mexico City, MX @ Estadio GNP Seguros
July 11: Charlotte, N.C. @ Bank of America Stadium
July 15: Columbus, Ohio @ Ohio Stadium
July 19: Madison, Wis. @ Camp Randall Stadium
July 24: San Antonio, Texas @ Alamodome
July 28: Denver, Colo. @ Empower Field at Mile High *
Aug. 1: Las Vegas, Nev. @ Allegiant Stadium *
Aug. 5: San Francisco, Calif. @ Levi’s Stadium
Aug. 9: Edmonton, AB @ Commonwealth Stadium
Aug. 13: Vancouver, BC @ BC Place
Aug. 27: Atlanta, Ga. @ Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Aug. 31: Houston, Texas @ NRG Stadium
Sept. 4: South Bend, Ind. @ Notre Dame Stadium
Sept. 8: St. Louis, Mo. @ The Dome at America’s Center
Sept. 12: Montreal, QC @ Parc Jean-Drapeau
Sept. 16: Toronto, ON @ Rogers Stadium
Sept. 25: East Rutherford, N.J. @ MetLife Stadium
Sept. 29: Philadelphia, PA @ Lincoln Financial Field *
*Denver, Las Vegas, and Philadelphia on sale at 12pm local time
Billboard’s Live Music Summit will be held in Los Angeles on Nov. 3. For tickets and more information, click here.
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Nicki Minaj is standing with Donald Trump on the issue of alleged persecution of Christians in Nigeria.
In response to the president’s recent threat to deploy military action in the West African country in the name of religious freedom, the rapper wrote in a Saturday (Nov. 1) post on X that she felt a “deep sense of gratitude” to be able to “freely worship God” in the United States and thanked Trump for “taking this seriously.”
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“No group should ever be persecuted for practicing their religion,” Minaj continued, sharing a screenshot of one of the twice-impeached politician’s Truth Social posts about intervening in Nigeria. “We don’t have to share the same beliefs in order for us to respect each other.”
“Numerous countries all around the world are being affected by this horror & it’s dangerous to pretend we don’t notice,” she added. “God bless every persecuted Christian. Let’s remember to lift them up in prayer.”
Minaj’s post comes as the Trump administration has re-added Nigeria to its “Countries of Particular Concern” list, which also includes China, North Korea, Russia, Pakistan and several other nations that the White House has classified as having violated religious freedom. In another post on Truth Social, the president called Nigeria a “disgraced country” and promised that America’s military intervention would “be fast, vicious and sweet, just like the terrorist thugs attack our CHERISHED Christians!”
But despite Trump’s claim that “radical Islamists” were murdering “thousands of Christians” in the region, Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has rebuked the claims. “The characterization of Nigeria as religiously intolerant does not reflect our national reality, nor does it take into consideration the consistent and sincere efforts of the government to safeguard freedom of religion and beliefs for all Nigerians,” he said in a recent statement, according to Reuters.
Regardless of whether or not there’s truth to Trump’s remarks about Nigeria, some of Minaj’s fans have expressed disappointment in the hip-hop star for aligning herself with the polarizing politician in any capacity. One person, for instance, told Minaj on X that MAGA Republicans have been attempting to “weaponize religion so YOUR GAY FANS can be pushed into a corner and silenced,” to which the hitmaker reportedly had a biting reply.
“Imagine hearing that Christians are being MURDERED & making it about you being gay,” Minaj wrote in a since-deleted post, per The Independent.
Billboard has reached out to Minaj’s reps for comment.
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Drake’s music has received “billions of fraudulent streams” on Spotify, according to a new class action lawsuit that says the streaming giant turned a “blind eye” to bots and thus deprived fair pay to thousands of other artists.
In a case filed Sunday in Los Angeles federal court, attorneys for a rapper named RBX (Eric Dwayne Collins) say Spotify is “all too happy” to ignore billions of fake streams per month that falsely inflate some artist stats – and that Champagne Papi was one of the most-boosted artists.
“Billions of fraudulent streams have been generated with respect to songs of ‘the most streamed artist of all time,’ Aubrey Drake Graham, professionally known as Drake,” the rapper’s lawyers write. “But while the streaming fraud with respect to Drake’s songs may be one example, it does not stand alone.”
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The lawsuit claims that Spotify’s policies against fake streams are “nothing more than window dressing” and that the company would prefer to do nothing because bots help the company’s bottom line.
“The more users (including fake users) Spotify has, the more advertisements it can sell, the more profits the company can report, all of which serves to increase the purported value delivered to shareholders,” RBX’s attorneys say.
And such “cheating” has real victims, the lawsuit says: “This mass-scale fraudulent streaming causes massive financial harm to legitimate artists, songwriters, producers and other rightsholders whose proportional share is decreased as a result of fraudulent stream inflation on Spotify’s platform.”
A spokesman for Spotify did not immediately return a request for comment. Drake was not named as a defendant in the lawsuit nor accused of any wrongdoing; a rep for the star did not return a request for comment.
Streaming fraud on platforms like Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Music is a longstanding problem, made all the more challenging in recent years by advances in artificial intelligence and other sophisticated spoofing technologies. By some estimates, several percentage points of all streams are inauthentic – meaning billions of monthly plays. Since royalties on digital services are divvied up among rightsholders from a finite pie, such phony numbers siphon off revenue from legitimate streams.
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In one extreme example, a North Carolina man was indicted last year on federal charges that he used AI to help create “hundreds of thousands” of songs and used thousands of bots to stream them millions of times. The feds say the scheme diverted over $1 million per year from real artists.
In his lawsuit on Sunday, RBX says he wants to force Spotify to take more aggressive action against such behavior on its platform, calling its current anti-fraud policies “inadequate at best.”
“Plaintiff brings this case to bring justice for his brother and sister creators and entertainers,” his lawyers write. “In doing so, Plaintiff gives a voice to more than one hundred thousand rightsholders who, among other things, may be unable or too afraid to challenge Spotify, a powerful force in the music business whose failure to act has caused significant problems and great financial harm.”
In technical terms, the lawsuit accuses Spotify of legal negligence, meaning the company caused harm to him and others by failing to take steps it should have taken. He also claims the company violated California state law against unfair competition.
The case is filed as a proposed class action, meaning RBX wants to represent thousands of other artists who have allegedly faced the same harm he did. But such other artists will only be drawn into the case if a judge grants approval – a difficult threshold to clear in any class action litigation.
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Belmont University’s new Center for Mental Health in Entertainment, launched by the University’s Mike Curb College of Entertainment & Music Business and the College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, has tapped industry veteran and licensed clinical social worker Debbie Carroll as its executive director.
Carroll was most recently vp of entertainment and specialized services at Onsite Entertainment and previously spent more than 20 years as vp of health and human services at MusiCares.
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Carroll will also hold the position of CMA endowed chair as part of a $3 million gift from the Country Music Association to the new center. Two million dollars of that will go towards the creation of the chair and the executive director position, while the remaining $1 million will go toward programming. The $2 million will be matched by the Johnson Academic Challenge at Belmont, for a total of $5 million.
“I’m honored to step into this role and help lead a transformative initiative that places mental health at the heart of the entertainment industry,” said Carroll in a statement. “This Center represents a powerful opportunity to build a culture of care, resilience and innovation for artists and professionals across music, film, television and beyond. With Belmont’s deep commitment, and CMA’s visionary support, we’re poised to make a lasting impact, starting in Nashville and reaching far beyond.”
Belmont University Center for Mental Health in Entertainment
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The Center will address the critical need for mental health research, education and resources in the entertainment industry. It will serve both students and industry professionals.
CMA CEO Sarah Trahern added, “As a trade association, it’s our responsibility to care for the people who make this industry thrive. Supporting their well-being has always been central to CMA’s mission, and through years of investments and partnerships, we’ve seen how access to care can change lives. This collaboration with Belmont allows us to take that support a step further—transforming advocacy into meaningful, long-term change. With a leader like Debbie Carroll guiding this work, we’re helping ensure a stronger, healthier music community for generations to come.”
Brittany Schaffer, dean of Curb College, said, “Our partners, like CMA, know a thriving entertainment industry begins with healthy, supported individuals connected by community. This center will invest in today’s leaders and creators, prepare the next generation to confidently navigate challenges, and serve as a model for how our industry can care for its own. Debbie Carroll has long been the trusted voice on mental health in entertainment—her wisdom, compassion and proven leadership have shaped the vision for this Center from the spark of the idea, and I have every confidence in her as our inaugural CMA Endowed Chair & Executive Director. With Debbie at the helm, we have the opportunity to forever change culture.”
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Benson Boone was forced to pull the plug on his show at Utilita Arena in Birmingham, England on Saturday (Nov. 1) at the last minute due to vocal issues. According to a BBC report, in a since-expired statement posted to his Instagram Story, Boone apologized to fans for the missed date, saying his throat condition necessitated the call-off.
“Birmingham I am so so sorry but I will not be able to perform tonight,” Boone wrote in the since expired message. “I have tried everything I can to revive my voice, but I cannot give you the show I’d like to be able to give you with the condition of my throat right now. This is genuinely the crappiest feeling, I am so sorry. I promise you I will do everything in my power to make it up to you.”
Boone promised that he will update fans on a rescheduled date as soon as possible.
The BBC reported that the arena also confirmed the cancellation, saying it was “working through all possible options to reschedule… We understand how disappointing this is and sincerely apologize for the extremely short notice and inconvenience caused.”
At press time a spokesperson for Boone had not returned Billboard‘s request for comment on the cancelled show or and no information was available on whether Boone will be back in fighting shape for his upcoming three-night run at the O2 Arena in London, which is slated to kick off on Monday night (Nov. 3). Boone is slated to be on the road in Europe in support of his second studio album, American Heart, through a Nov. 18 show at Avicii Arena in Stockholm, Sweden and will round out his year of touring with a Dec. 4 slot at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in the United Arab Emirates.
Boone is also booked to play one of the most exciting shows of his career on Nov. 29 when he is lined up to play as part of Visa Live at the Rocket Garden, a one-night-only special event at the Rocket Garden at Kennedy Space Center in Merritt Island, Fla., which will be livestreamed to fans around the world on TikTok.
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The inaugural TikTok Awards in the U.S. will take place on Thursday, Dec. 18, at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles. The show will feature live performances and appearances by some of TikTok’s most influential creators and entertainers.
The TikTok community will have the opportunity to support their favorite creators by casting their votes on the TikTok Awards in-app hub from Nov. 18 through Dec. 5.
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Alex Warren, KATSEYE, Laufey, Ravyn Lenae and sombr are nominated for breakthough artist of the year. All of these artists except Laufey are strong contenders for Grammy nominations for best new artist. Grammy nods will be announced on Friday Nov. 7. (Laufey isn’t eligible because she won a Grammy for best traditional pop vocal album in 2024.)
On Dec. 18, the TikTok Awards show will be presented in front of a live audience of hundreds of creators, complete with a red-carpet welcoming arrivals one hour prior. Fans can watch live on @TikTok and onTubi, the official streaming partner of the TikTok Awards 2025. The ceremony will also be available on demand the next day on Tubi.
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The Cure have announced the release date for The Show of a Lost World concert film, a full-length live performance featuring all the songs from the band’s most recent studio album, 2024’s Songs of a Lost World. The movie will play exclusively in theaters worldwide on Dec. 11 for a limited time, with tickets slated to go on sale on Nov. 20; sign up here for details.
Directed by British filmmaker and frequent collaborator Nick Wickham (Madonna, Shakira) the film will chronicle the album’s release date unveiling at the intimate Troxy nightclub in London, where the goth rock legends performed the entire record for the first and only time to date. The Cure: The Show of a Lost World is described as a “recut, remixed and 4K remastered film of that’s night’s full 31-song show,” with a new surround sound mix by Cure founder/singer Robert Smith.
Songs of a Lost World was the Cure’s first new studio album in 16 years, following up to 2008’s 4:13 Dream. In addition to playing the new album in full, the film will spotlight a five-song set that paid tribute to the 45th anniversary of the Cure’s sophomore album, Seventeen Seconds, with tunes such as “At Night,” “Secrets” and “A Forest.” The set also included some beloved greatest hits such as: “Boys Don’t Cry,” “The Walk,” A Night Like This,” “Disintegration,” “Fascination Street,” “Just Like Heaven,” “Pictures of You” and others.
In addition to the new album, the Cure also released the Mixes of a Lost World remix album featuring Deftones singer Chino Moreno, Paul Oakenfold, Four Tet and others. The band is slated to play a series of massive outdoor shows in the U.K. and Ireland next summer, in addition to spots a number of festivals, including the Isle of Wight, Primavera Sound, Nova Rock and Rock en Seine.
The movie will be released on Blu-Ray/DVD and for digital download in late December.
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