Cardi B figured out another way to jokingly guilt her fans into purchasing a new box set she released for Am I the Drama? earlier this week.

The Grammy-winning rapper hopped on X Spaces and playfully claimed that if fans didn’t support her, she’d be facing eviction and have all of her cars repossessed. Cardi joked that she blew her budget on the “Imaginary Playerz” video.

“I’m about to get evicted from my mansion,” she said, according to Complex. “They’re about to repo all my cars. They’re about to take my Lambos and my Rolls-Royce. I couldn’t even get my pool cleaned this week, you know what I’m saying? I’m fucked up in the game right now.”

Cardi continued to weep: “Please donate to my album because it’s going to come out on Sept. 19 and it’s all I got. I just want to say thank you guys so much, because it’s been very hard for me.”

The PRETTY & PETTY boxset and alt cover for AM I THE DRAMA? are available NOW… support a working single mother of 3 and get yours now! 😂💕 https://t.co/ctvTAGv9gJ pic.twitter.com/RFCUlN1EwM

— Cardi B (@iamcardib) August 27, 2025

Cardi B revealed an alternate light pink-drenched cover art for Am I the Drama? on Wednesday (Aug. 27), which finds Cardi dressed in lace couture. There are signed CDs, vinyl and box sets available on her website for $14.98 and $39.98, respectively.

Am I the Drama? serves as Cardi’s long-awaited sophomore album, arriving seven years after her Grammy-winning debut.

The project is set to boast 23 tracks, including previously released 2025 singles “Outside and “Imaginary Playerz,” the latter of which debuted at No. 70 on this week’s Billboard Hot 100. “Up” and “WAP” are also calling the album home.

Find the alternate cover art for Am I the Drama? here.

Sony merch venture Ceremony of Roses has brought a lawsuit seeking to stop counterfeiters from selling knockoff Benson Boone goods outside the pop singer’s American Heart arena tour.

The claims come less than a week after Boone began a world tour supporting his sophomore album American Heart, which debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 this summer. Ceremony of Roses is the official merch retailer for Boone’s 30-date U.S. leg, which opened Aug. 22 and runs through Oct. 11.

Ceremony of Roses, which partnered with Sony via a strategic investment in 2022, claims in a Thursday (Aug. 28) federal court lawsuit that a hoard of anonymous bootleggers are already selling phony merch outside Boone’s tour stops and will continue to do so without court intervention.

“The infringing merchandise that defendants sell is generally of inferior quality,” write the company’s lawyers, Mark Bradford and Cara Burns. “The sale of such merchandise has injured and is likely to injure the reputation of the artist which has developed by virtue of his public performances and the reputation of the plaintiff for high quality authorized tour merchandise.”

Ceremony of Roses is seeking a legal injunction that would empower law enforcement to seize and impound counterfeit merch. The lawsuit includes a declaration from Ceremony of Roses’ touring vp Alan Sitchon, who says merch bootleggers have showed up for Boone’s shows this past week at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn; United Center in Chicago; Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio; and Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.

“Individual bootleggers follow tours, or arrange to have local individuals sell the infringing merchandise for them,” writes Sitchon. “Many designs also have tour dates and venues on them, which also indicates that they will continue to go from venue to venue to sell their infringing merchandise.”

Boone’s reps did not immediately return a request for comment on the lawsuit.

The claims are nearly identical to another lawsuit filed this week by fellow merch retailer Merch Traffic. Represented by the same attorneys as Ceremony of Roses, Merch Traffic alleged on Tuesday (Aug. 26) that bootleggers are selling fake Tate McRae merch outside the singer’s Miss Possessive tour.

Such lawsuits are common in the live music industry. Official merch retailers have previously obtained court injunctions against knockoff sellers at the tours of artists including Harry Styles, Drake, Beyoncé, Post Malone, Billie Eilish and Justin Bieber.

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This year is jam-packed with tours and festivals around the world, from Lady Gaga’s “Mayhem Tour” to Backstreet Boys “Into The Millennium” concert at the Sphere to Addison Rae’s “The Addison Tour”. There’s a long list of music events going on, from Las Vegas residencies and country music tours to K-pop groups making their first treks (or a return trek) back to North America.

No matter what kind of music you love, there is an endless amount of shows to attend. Unfortunately, purchasing tickets can be costly, and that doesn’t take into account the stress of getting a presale code (when applicable).

That’s where resale ticket sites come in. And thanks to ongoing deals and promos, you can score cheap tickets to events you want to attend. Rather than purchase overpriced tickets from scalpers, there are numerous third-party sites that’ll provide budget-friendly concert tickets, plus, there are Billboard exclusive promo codes that’ll score you even more savings to see your favorite artists and festivals.

What Are the Best Cheap Ticket Sites?

Whether you’re on the hunt for last-minute Morgan Wallen tickets or just need some weekend plans, these ticket sites usually come with backed up, protected sales featuring lower prices than what most scalpers are selling for. Before you make your purchase, check the buyer’s guarantee — which most of these sites feature — to see how your purchases will protected.

To take the work out of researching where to find reliable resale tickets, ShopBillboard did the work and rounded up the best cheap ticket sites so you can see your favorite artists live while avoiding emptying your wallet.

Keep reading to see where to score affordable tickets to concerts and festivals.

Ticketmaster

Ticketmaster’s deals page is offering four deals you can take advantage of including up to 50% off select shows, Me+3 4-Packs, 2-for-1 tickets and tickets under $40. Check out the deals page here to see what shows and concerts are eligible for the deals. In addition to concerts, current Ticketmaster deals include cheap seats for Broadway shows and musicals, stand-up comedy, sports and more. Some shows will require a promo code to use at checkout, which will be listed underneath the show name.

Vivid Seats

Rather than wait in a virtual line, Vivid Seats gives you access to thousands of events from live sports to concerts and festivals. You can search based on artist, team, venue and more, whether you’ve scored a travel deal or just want to stay local. When looking at tickets, some sales are verified with a checkmark to show they’re from what the site considers a “super seller” and the brand guarantees instant delivery to your smart device. Bonus offer: You can score $30 off purchases with the code BB30 at checkout.

Ticketnetwork

Ticketnetwork is a non-primary seller that aims to get tickets in your hands without you having to worry about signing up for a presale. You can take advantage of $150 off orders of $500+ when you enter the code BILLBOARD150 at checkout or get $300 off ticket purchases of $1,000+ with the code BILLBOARD300. The brand does notify shoppers that some tickets may be sold at above face value, but it offers a place that helps minimize the risk of being scammed. You can also see a ranking of the most popular shows based on the genre of music.

Seat Geek

Seat Geek categorizes everything based on trending shows, genre and what’s going on in your area. Once you click on your desired show, the site breaks down seat choice by using a scale of 1-10 of how great a deal it is. You can also search for seats using the venue map to make sure you get exactly what you’re looking for. If it’s your first time purchasing through Seat Geek, you can snag $10 off orders of $250+ with the code BILLBOARD10.

Gametime

Looking for cheap last-minute tickets? Gametime has gained attention for providing last-minute verified tickets for a more budget-friendly cost. Whether you’re waiting for day-of tickets or are looking for something to do on a Friday night, this site will show you what’s going on near you, as well as sort by some of the hottest events of the year. Plus, if it’s your first time using the seller, you can get $20 off purchases of $150+ when you enter the code SAVE20 at checkout.

StubHub

StubHub is another popular choice that people go to for when grabbing resale tickets at a more affordable price. The site allows you to search by artists, genre or even in alphabetic order to see all artists playing this year. It also uses a verified Fan Protect system to help shield you from scammers.

Even More Great Cheap Ticket Sites

Today Tix

Today Tix is the destination to go to if you’re on the hunt for last-minute, wallet-friendly Broadway tickets. The site offers everything from plays, Broadway musicals, off-Broadway shows, comedies and select concerts. The site’s deals and offers page will tell you the “hottest deals,” including offers that can save you up to 40%. When you click on a show, the calendar will also show you the lowest prices for each day to help you plan.

Ticketsmarter

TicketSmarter promises a 100% guarantee when selling tickets and allows you to search based on music genre, venue and VIP packages. Tickets available are rated on a scale of “smartness” with the highest number being the best. The site offers additional discounts for select groups such as 8% off purchases for students, graduate students, teachers, healthcare workers, first responders, active military and veterans, charity workers, parents, low-income and those with disabilities. You’ll just have to verify yourself through Student Beans and Beans iD.

Groupon

Groupon won’t just give you a discount on restaurants or a promo on a manicure, the site also offers deals on concerts, festivals and live performances in your area or places you plan on traveling to. You can narrow your search by the type of performance or search for specific shows.

Ticket City

Since 1990, Ticket City has been providing people with a place to buy and sell tickets to some of the most sought out performances. The brand offers 100% guarantee on tickets bought through the site and if that’s not the case, then Ticket City will provide you with comparable or better tickets than you ordered, or you’ll be offered a refund or a credit.

Ticket Liquidator

Ticket Liquidator is another resale ticket site that aims to provide verified and legit tickets to concerts, sporting events and more. The site vets each seller before listing them and backs purchases through their 100% Money-Back guarantee, which means if you don’t receive legit tickets by the day of your event or if the event is cancelled, you’ll receive a 100% refund.

Viagogo

Viagogo is one of the largest reselling sites and provides a place where sellers can go to resell tickets. For buyers, the brand uses security checks to ensure that transactions go smoothly and tickets being sold are legit.

Note: all the promo codes and discounted savings listed above were live at time of this article’s publication but prices could change at anytime.

For more product recommendations, check out ShopBillboard‘s roundups of the best concert earplugs, venue-approved bags and portable chargers.

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Now that the NCAA Football season is about to kick off with Week 1, there are a few marquee matchups for college football fans to watch this weekend.

One of the biggest games features the Alabama Crimson Tide taking on the Florida State Seminoles at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida on Saturday, Aug. 30. The game starts at 3:30 p.m. ET/12:30 p.m. on ABC, which is available to livestream via ESPN3 with Sling Orange.

Sling TV’s New Pass Plans

If your time is limited and you don’t want to commit to a monthly service plan, Sling TV’s new Pass plans are the best ways to watch for a brief amount of time.

Here’s how it works: Starting at $4.99 for the Sling Day Pass, you can access Sling Orange for 24 hours. Additionally, the Sling Weekend Pass goes for $9.99 to access Sling Orange from Friday-to-Sunday. Sling Week Pass, which goes for $14.99, gets you access for seven days of Sling Orange.

How to Watch Alabama vs. Florida State with Sling TV

A subscription to Sling Orange, which comes with the ABC broadcast through ESPN3, gets you access to live TV from top-rated cable channels. You can watch cable networks, including ESPN, ESPN2, Disney Channel, Freeform, MotorTrend, A&E, AMC, BBC America, BET, CNN, Comedy Central, Food Network, Fuse, HGTV, History Channel, IFC, Lifetime, Nick Jr., QVC, TBS, TNT, Travel Channel, Vice and many others.

Sling Orange also comes with 50 hours of cloud DVR, one stream at a time per account, access to thousands of hours of free on-demand movies and TV shows and much more.

Please note: Prices and channel availability depends on your local TV market. You can learn more about Sling TV here.

Which Celebrities Are Making Appearances During Alabama vs. Florida State Game?

There may be a number of celebrities and famous recording artists in attendance during the Alabama vs. Florida State game, such as Crimson Tide fans Drake, Gucci Mane, Jason Isbell, T.I. and Yelawolf. Meanwhile, the Seminoles fans include Rita Coolidge, Sam Beam (of Iron & Wine), Jake Owen and Scott Stapp. Tune-in to the college football game to find out who’s there.

Starting at 3:30 p.m. ET/12:30 p.m PT, the Alabama vs. Florida State game will broadcast on ABC and will simulcast on ESPN3, while it’s also available to livestream on Sling Orange on Saturday, Aug. 30.

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Amid a burgeoning regional Mexican scene in 2018, Alex Ahumada and his cousin Leonardo Lomeli began playing gigs in their hometown Salinas, Calif., — an agricultural hub located just south of the San Francisco Bay Area — mainly as a hobby, after all, they’d both soon go off to college.

Inspired by legacy acts like Valentín Elizalde and Ariel Camacho, Ahumada sang covers while Lomeli played the requinto at family backyard parties or events around town, their repertoire ranging from old-school corridos to cumbias. “We wanted the party to be lit,” Ahumada tells Billboard. The 24-year-old doesn’t come from a family of musicians but corridos and regional Mexican music in general soundtracked his childhood. “A lot of Mexicans live in Salinas,” he adds. “Growing up, we’d always have música mexicana on, for instance you’d hear it in the streets, parties, the Salinas community showed us to be proud of our roots.”

The first-gen Mexican Americans — whose parents emigrated from Jalisco, Mexico and worked in the fields as farm workers — were performing four events a month, charging around $100-200 an hour. While college made it particularly challenging to gig consistently, their summer breaks were booked playing in Salinas and nearby cities like Fresno and Sacramento. “Those gigs built us,” Ahumada says today. “We were able connect with our community and understand what they really wanted to listen to.”

Clave Especial — comprised of Ahumada, Lomeli and tololoche player Rogelio González, who was also born and raised in Salinas and joined the group in 2021 — is a growing force in regional Mexican music thanks to their take on corridos, incorporating charchetas and trombones to their style. In March, Clave’s debut album Mija No Te Asustes — via Street Mob Records — featuring collabs with Luis R Conriquez, Fuerza Regida and Los Dareyes de La Sierra, debuted and peaked at No. 8 on Billboard‘s Top Latin Albums chart and at No. 5 on Regional Mexican Albums.

Earlier this month, the band scored its first Billboard No. 1 thanks to “Tú, Tú, Tú” with Edgardo Nuñez, a track that’s also from Mija No Te Asustes. “All those songs are bangers,” says Lomeli. Ahumada adds, “We had been releasing singles but people wanted the album, so we locked ourselves in the studio for like two or three months, crafting songs specifically for the artists that are featured. We didn’t just want them to jump on any song, we had a specific artist in mind for each collaboration. It all feels like a dream but we’ve worked hard for this.”

Ahumada didn’t know he could sing until one day his cousin got ahold of a guitar. “He called me while I was at work with my dad one summer and he started playing a tune and I just started singing over the phone,” he says, feeling encouraged that no one was watching him. “I was embarrassed but then Leo and I would get together at my house and just practice in my room when no one was home. We started getting more comfortable and sang in family parties or when we were with our friends from high school.”

They also began uploading songs on Instagram and YouTube but had no expectations. “We had faith in our craft but we were realists,” Ahumada says. At the time, a number of young acts were taking center stage fueling the Mexican music movement. “There were so many new artists, all with different styles. That’s why we stuck to our lifestyle and never dropped out of school. We kept grinding and started writing our own songs, too. If this was going to happen for us, it would happen organically.”

That moment came in 2021, after they had graduated from college, with “El Tranki,” released independently, which they said went “viral” on YouTube, getting more 10,000 views. “For us, those were a lot of views and we’d get excited,” adds González. It wasn’t the group’s big break but it encouraged them to keep going. Two years later, “Rápido Soy” catapulted them to a new level, with one million views on YouTube. It’s when the labels started calling, one in particular that they’d hope would reach out.

Street Mob Records, founded by Fuerza Regida’s Jesús Ortiz Paz, signed the group in 2023 on the heels of “Rápido Soy’s” growing streaming numbers. The track earned Clave its first entry on a Billboard chart peaking at No. 39 on Hot Latin Songs in February 2024.

“I used to watch JOP’s blogs when I was in high school,” says Ahumada. “He’s also from California so he gets us and he used to gig locally, playing in backyard parties. Now he’s doing these huge concerts, it’s inspiring.” Since, Ahumada, Lomeli and González say their lives have completely changed, spending more time in L.A. in the studio but also gearing up for their first U.S. tour set to launch in September. “We’re hiking a lot, trying to eat better, to charge up and be 100% ready,” Ahumada says.

What’s most rewarding is that they’ve made their parents proud. “My mom’s like, ‘Mijo, me estas saliendo diario en mis redes,‘ she says she sees me all over her social media feed,” Ahumada says with a laugh. They’re super proud. We come from a hard-working Mexican family and we want to show kids to dream big and work hard.” They’ve also intentionally created a team that includes people mainly from Salinas. “We’re bringing the whole town with us on this journey,” Lomeli adds proudly.

Below, learn more about August’s Billboard Latin Artist on the Rise:

Names: Alex Ahumada, Leonardo Lomeli and Rogelio González

Ages: Ahumada is 24 years old. Lomeli and González are both 23.

Biggest Accomplishment: “Going No. 1 on Billboard. We’re always checking the charts and when we got the No. 1, we immediately showed our families,” Ahumada says. “But also our debut album because that’s a representation of what we can do.”

Recommended Song: “Tú, Tú, Tú” with Edgardo Nuñez. “A lot of people think we’re just corridos, but we also like to sing romantic songs,” Ahumada explains.

What’s Next: Produced by Live Nation, Clave Especial is set to embark on their first U.S. tour. The 17-date stint will kick off Sept. 25 in San José, Calif., and will make stops in cities like Chicago, Las Vegas and Atlanta before wrapping up Nov. 29 in Los Angeles. Check out the complete list of dates here.