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Jessica Simpson’s namesake footwear, apparel and accessories brand is turning 20.

While you may know Simpson for her successful music career with hits like “I Wanna Love You Forever” and “A Public Affair,” the musician is also well-known for her fashion prowess. Simpson launched the brand in 2005 with an initial focus on footwear. Since then, it’s grown to include boho-inspired apparel and accessories. To celebrate 20 years, Simpson launched a limited-edition “2.0” line of shoes, apparel and accessories that encapsulate the brand’s legacy and Simpson’s love of boho fashions.

Simpson took to Instagram Sunday (Oct. 12) to celebrate the launch, snapping a photo of herself in the Stevie Flare Jeans in Milton from the 2.0 capsule. “I wore my new 20th anniversary @jessicasimpsonstyle jeans out shoppin’ today and got stopped damn near 20x with a compliment!!!” she wrote in the caption. “Made me smile! Thank y’all for makin’ my day at the mall.”

Below, we’ve compiled a few favorites from the 2.0 capsule that you can shop on Jessica Simpson’s website. Our picks include everyday shoulder bags, Simpson’s Instagrammable denim and head-turning footwear just in time to update your fall wardrobe.

Jessica Simpson 2.0 Stevie Flare Jeans in Milton

$119

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Flared denim with sparkling adornments.

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What were those coveted jeans that had people stopping Simpson up to 20 times at the mall? It’s the Stevie Flare Jeans in Milton, currently retailing for $119. The bell-bottom style is extremely boho-inspired with a dark wash, high-rise and embroidered detailing affixed to the seat of the pants. Star hardware litters the hip in bronze and silver hues, making this denim reminiscent of Y2K styles Simpson has worn in the past. If the 2000s-esque adornments didn’t sell you, the denim is also made of a stretch fabric that gives these jeans a comfortable, non-restrictive fit.

Jessica Simpson 2.0 Zembitti Boot in Black

$179

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Black leather cowboy boots with gold accents.

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Fall is here, which means it’s time to search for a boot that you’ll want to wear again and again. We think the Zembitti Boot might be your best bet. Retailing for $179, this western bootie is made of durable and glossy black patent leather with gilded accents throughout. The calf-length boot is also affixed with pointed toes and easy to walk in wedge heels standing at 2.6 inches.

Jessica Simpson 2.0 Palias Charm Pump in Black

$129

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A black pump with chain and charm adornments.

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According to her website, this style is one of Simpson’s favorites, and it’s easy to see why. The Palias Charm Pump currently retails for $129 and comes with loads of whimsy. The basic black pump was updated with plenty of chains, charms and rhinestones, a maximalist’s dream. The silhouette also includes sleek pointed toes and 3.5 inch stiletto heels. The adornments make this piece a stand-out, and one we can see our readers wearing from the office to date night with ease.

Jessica Simpson 2.0 Grayson Shoulder Bag in Meteorite

$108

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A black east-to-west bag.

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The east-to-west bag is an on-trend silhouette as of late and everyone’s taking note, including Simpson. The brand’s Grayson Shoulder Bag in Meteorite is a great example of an east-to-west bag, what with the elongated straps and bowling bag-esque construction. The bag is currently available for $108, on the more affordable side that we’ve seen for this style.

The Grayson is seemingly made out of patent leather, based on the bag’s shine, and comes equipped with a gold chain draped across the front affixed with little charms. Our motto? You can never have too many black bags, especially when fall rolls around. It’s a grungy and playful pick, and one we can see our readers getting lots of mileage out of.

Jessica Simpson 2.0 Claira Sherpa Moto Jacket in Black

$249

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A sherpa jacket in black.

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Ready to cozy up? With the weather getting colder, it’s important to have a good jacket in your rotation that will keep you both warm and stylish. We think that the Claira Sherpa Moto Jacket in Black is a great pick for those reasons. The moto style is equipped with ultra-warm sherpa material in an off-white hue that lines the lapel and sleeves. The body of the jacket is made of a black distressed fabric. The jacket’s oversized fit is offset by the cropped composition, making it wearable, not too boxy. For $249, this jacket is an investment, but one worth the price tag to keep you fashionably cozy this fall.

Jessica Simpson 2.0 Bias Dress in Black

$149

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A black lace slip dress.

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We’d like to nominate the Bias Dress in Black as our official “going out” dress for 2025. Whether you’re heading to dinner or hitting up the club to dance the night away, this dress is a great starting point. It’s a versatile offering with a flattering form-fit and lace trim. The piece offers endless styling possibilities, making it great for just about every scenario. Grabbing coffee? Dress the Bias down with a sweater layered over it. Celebrating a birthday? Wear it solo with platform pumps for a head-turning moment.

Clipse has earned just one single Grammy nomination (best rap/sung collaboration for their turn on Justin Timberlake’s 2002 debut solo single, “Like I Love You”) in its two-decade-long career — could the brother duo of Pusha T and Malice take home their first trophy for best rap album at the 2026 ceremony with Let God Sort Em Out?

Clipse joins Kendrick Lamar (GNX) and Tyler, the Creator (Chromakopia) as the closest things to a lock for a best rap album nomination at next year’s Grammys. While Let God Sort Em Out soundtracked a triumphant comeback for Clipse, GNX cemented Lamar’s post-“Not Like Us” victory lap with additional Billboard Hot 100 No. 1s (“Squabble Up” and the SZA-assisted “Luther”) and the highest-grossing co-headlining tour of all time. As for Tyler, Chromakopia became his third consecutive Billboard 200 No. 1 album, earning him his first two Hot 100 top 10 hits (“Noid” and “Sticky,” both at No. 10) and marking the beginning of his biggest year yet. It’s also worth noting that Lamar has won this category three times, and Tyler has triumphed twice.

Outside of those three near-sure bets, who else is in contention? GloRilla could become the eighth woman to earn a nomination for best rap album thanks to her debut studio album, Glorious. After earning her first Grammy nod in 2023 (best rap performance for “F.N.F.”), Glo earned two more in 2025 with “Yeah Glo!” (best rap performance and song). Armed with a pair of Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay No. 1s (“TGIF” and the Sexyy Red-featuring “Whatchu Kno Bout Me”) and a successful headlining tour, Glorilla could very well reap her first Grammy nod for best rap album.

Playboi Carti (Music), Gunna (The Last Wun) and BigXThaPlug (Take Care) are three other rappers who scored sizable radio and streaming hits during the eligibility period. Carti’s idiosyncratic style helped birth a generation of rage rap artists, and his latest studio album, which spent three weeks atop the Billboard 200, could finally convince Grammy voters to give him his due. Notably, Carti will also be on the ballot with “Timeless,” his smash collaboration with The Weeknd, who’s making his Grammy comeback after a five-year boycott.

Meanwhile, Gunna is a four-time nominee who has yet to win, and his infectious Burna Boy collaboration, “WGFT,” is taking off just in time for first-round voting. For what it’s worth, Gunna reaped zero bids in 2024 for A Gift & a Curse, widely considered one of his best LPs, and “Fukumean,” his highest-peaking solo song on the Hot 100 (No. 4). Finally, BigXThaPlug appears across the rap, country and general field ballots this cycle, and his “The Largest” is a song to keep an eye out for in best rap performance. The Dallas MC could leverage his nostalgic sound, current commercial momentum, and cross-genre relationships to a nomination for best rap album.

There are also several contending LPs that thrilled hip-hop circles without launching hit singles. Alfredo 2 (Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist) and Life Is Beautiful (Larry June, 2 Chainz & The Alchemist) both have solid shots at a nomination. The sequel to the former earned a best rap album nod in 2021, and the latter remains one of the most lauded rap releases of the year. Chance the Rapper won this category in 2017 with Coloring Book, and he hasn’t earned a single Grammy nomination for his own work since then. (He scored nods in 2020 and 2022 for collaborations with Justin Bieber and Cordae, respectively.) Back on the ballot with Star Line, his first studio album since 2019’s The Big Day and a “return to form” according to the streets, Chance could make a proper Grammy comeback this year. There’s also JID‘s God Does Like Ugly, a respectable project that could help the Atlanta MC earn his first Grammy nods for his own releases. Additionally, LL Cool J, a two-time nominee in this category and five-time Grammy telecast host, could snag the fourth or fifth spot with The Force.

Speaking of LL, this wouldn’t be a discussion about the best rap album category without mentioning some more of the veterans. Some of the vets who could pull off a surprise nomination (especially in light of the entries no longer being listed in alphabetical order on the ballot) include Wu-Tang & Mathematics (Black Samson, the Bastard Swordsman), Chuck D (Radio Armageddon), Ghostface Killah (Supreme Clinetele 2), Slick Rick (Victory), Public Enemy (Black Sky Over the Projects: Apartment 2025), Raekwon (The Emperor’s New Clothes) and Ye (Donda 2).

Additional contenders from the contemporary side include Lil Baby (WHAM), Lil Tecca (Dopamine), Key Glock (Glockaveli), Billy Woods (Golliwog), Travis Scott (Jackboys 2), Metro Boomin (A Futuristic Summa), Future (Mixtape Pluto) and Offset (Kiari).

Our Fearless Forecast

Which rap albums will make the final five? Our predictions are: GNX (Kendrick Lamar), Let God Sort Em Out (Clipse), Chromakopia (Tyler, the Creator), Glorious (GloRilla) and The Force (LL Cool J).

Rod Wave has fired back at a lawsuit over his unfinished Last Lap tour, saying in counterclaims that promoter Grizzly Touring is trying to trap him into working with the company again after massive scheduling and production issues forced him to cancel shows.

The countersuit is Rod’s first response since being sued last month by Grizzly, a joint venture between AG Entertainment, Mammoth Touring and CTS Eventim. Grizzly’s lawsuit claims the singer and rapper is obligated to return $27 million in advances from the Last Lap tour and that he’s under contract to work with the promoter for future tours.

Rod contends in counterclaims filed Sunday (Oct. 12) that Grizzly’s production failures and routing issues made it “logistically impossible” for him to complete the tour. The singer wants a judge to tear up his contract with Grizzly so he can self-promote a new headlining tour called The Redemption Experience.

“Grizzly is not entitled to this improperly requested specific performance or equivalent injunctive relief, which effectively amounts to an indentured servitude,” writes Rod’s lawyer James Sammataro. “Defendants have lost confidence in Grizzly as their tour promoter and no longer wish to perform services for Grizzly or receive Grizzly’s services.”

The dispute centers on Rod’s tour supporting his Last Lap album, which debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 in October 2024. The arena trek was originally scheduled to run from October to December 2024, but numerous shows were postponed through February 2025. In January, however, Rod announced on social media that he was canceling the remaining dates.

Grizzly claims Rod’s cancellation violated their touring contract and that the singer is now improperly holding onto $27 million worth of advances. But Rod says he’s entitled to keep this money under their deal — and he argues that Grizzly actually breached the contract by failing to properly load his touring equipment in and out of arenas and “making unilateral, onerous and inexplicable routing and booking decisions.”

“Rod Wave frequently learned only at the last minute that a show had been rescheduled, often only after seeing tickets for these rescheduled shows available online,” reads the countersuit. “Only 12 of the 35 scheduled [shows] occurred at the date and venue originally announced.”

Rod alleges that because of these massive production and scheduling problems, he “was left with no option but to cancel the remaining tour dates.” He wants Grizzly to pay him financial damages for breach of contract, as well as for the reputational harm that arose from his “understandably outraged” fanbase.

The countersuit also claims that Rod’s contract with the promoter is voided by these breaches. The singer wants a judge’s blessing to embark on his new Redemption Experience tour, which is set to begin in December at Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena, without any involvement from Grizzly.

“Grizzly’s lawsuit represents an improper effort to force Rod Wave to specifically perform a personal services contract for Grizzly against his will,” writes Rod’s legal team.

In addition to these core claims, Rod’s countersuit also makes the eyebrow-raising allegation that Grizzly member company AG Entertainment bribed the singer’s former agent, Beau Williams.

Rod says AG gave Williams at least $1.8 million in “under-the-table” payments so that the agent would underhandedly “sneak” a five-tour exclusively clause into the Last Lap tour contract. This plan was unsuccessful, says the countersuit, as Rod identified and rejected this exclusivity language.  

In a statement released on Monday (Oct. 13), Rod’s reps say Grizzly’s “baseless” lawsuit is an “unfortunate extension of its prior failed attempts to trap Rod Wave into an exclusive arrangement.”

“Grizzly Touring has no one to blame but itself,” say the singer’s representatives. “Had it not grossly mismanaged the Last Lap tour, by among other things, repeatedly changing the tour schedule and canceling concerts at the last minute, the tour would have been completed as intended.”

Grizzly’s lawyers did not immediately return a request for comment on Monday, nor did Williams.

Drake went all out for his son’s birthday party, with Adonis turning eight years old on Saturday (Oct. 11).

The 6 God threw a Western-themed bash for Adonis at an arcade over the weekend, as Drizzy reunited with Adonis’ mother, Sophie Brussaux.

“8 Years,” Drake captioned the collage of Polaroid photos from the party. Everyone pulled up to the party in cowboy attire, with Drake rocking denim jeans and a top covered by a black puffer vest.

Drizzy’s parents were both in the building while OVO Sound artists Naomi Sharon and Smiley pulled up for the day of fun celebrating Adonis.

Other photos include a cow-printed cake, Adonis enjoying all of the games at his disposal and a “wanted” poster featuring the birthday boy. Drake’s been known to rent out Dave & Buster’s in the past, so the arcade bash for Adonis checks out.

“The picture of him hugging you is the sweetest,” one fan wrote.

Drake also posted a photo to his Instagram Story of Adonis repping for the 6 while throwing up the hand gesture we’ve seen his father pose with countless times.

Back in 2023, Adonis celebrated his 6th birthday by making his rap debut with the “My Man Freestyle” and an accompanying cute music video.

After wrapping up his European tour, Drake is set to turn 39 later this month and fans are wondering if the 6 God has any special birthday plans when it comes to his rumored Iceman album. Perhaps episode four of the Iceman stream will be surrounding the 6 God’s birthday.

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Sports fans can catch live games on TBS — but unless you have cable, your viewing options are limited.

Major League Baseball’s National League Championship Series (NLCS) features the Los Angeles Dodgers taking on the Milwaukee Brewers in a best-of-7 series starting on Monday, Oct. 13 with Game 1.

The Brewers have home field advantage, so the series begins at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with first pitch at 8:08 p.m. ET/5:08 p.m. PT. The NLCS broadcasts live on TBS. Check out a complete NLCS schedule here.

Cord-cutters don’t need to spend hundreds of dollars on a cable package in order to get access to basketball games and other TBS programming — there are affordable streaming options such as live TV streamers that’ll give you instant access and for a fraction of the price.

With current free trials and promos going on, you’ll get access to hundreds of other live TV channels that’ll expand your program options, so you can watch sports, reality TV and the latest dramas live and in real time.

How to Watch TBS Online

You can get access to TBS through live TV streamers, such as DirecTV — which is currently offering a free trial. Below are all the ways to watch TBS online.

DirecTV

A subscription to DirecTV — which comes with TBS for MLB NLCS baseball — gets you access to live TV, local and cable channels, starting at $49.99 for the first month of service ($84.99 per month afterwards). The service even offers a five-day free trial to watch for free, if you sign up now.

You can watch local networks such as NBC, CBS and PBS, while you can also watch many cable networks, including FS1, Lifetime, FX, AMC, A&E, Bravo, BET, MTV, Paramount Network, Cartoon Network, VH1, Fuse, CNN, Food Network, CNBC and many others.

Sling TV

Sling TV offers three packages to choose from, such as Orange, Blue and Orange + Blue, with every option including TBS. The Orange Package is the most affordable and comes with nearly 35 channels and can be streamed on just one device at a time. Included in the Blue Package is nearly 50 channels. Can’t choose? You can combine both packages and get all channels and the ability to stream on up to three devices at once.

Please note: Pricing and channel availability varies from market-to-market.

Hulu + Live TV

For the most content offerings, you can sign up for Hulu + Live TV and get access to the Hulu library in addition to more then 95 live TV channels (including TBS). The streaming platform starts at $64.99 per month for the first three months of service ($82.99 per month afterwards).

And, for even more programming, Hulu + Live TV now comes bundled with Disney+ and ESPN Unlimited, which will give you everything within the Hulu library in addition to exclusive content on ESPN for even more sports coverage.

HBO Max

HBO Max starts at $9.99 per month. It’s streamable on smart TVs, smartphones, tablets and on web browsers. However, you’ll need a subscription to Prime Video (or an Amazon Prime membership) to add HBO Max to your account (no free trial available).

Not a member? Sign up for a 30-day free trial to take advantage of all that Amazon Prime has to offer, including access to Prime Video, Prime Gaming and Amazon Photos; fast free shipping in less than two days with Prime Delivery; in-store discounts at Whole Foods Market; access to exclusive shopping events — such as Prime Day and Black Friday — and much more. Learn more about Amazon Prime here.

HBO Max even gets you live sports access to the NHL, AEW and more. It features hit movies and TV shows, including The Penguin, Superman, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Peacemaker, Sinners, Dune: Part Two and more.

The streaming service is also the home to exclusive Music Box documentaries, such as Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary, Woodstock ’99: Peace, Love and Rage, Juice WLRD: Into The Abyss, DMX: Don’t Try to Understand and others.

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