Culture
How to Watch the 2023 Critics Choice Awards
All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. Awards season is here, with the Critics Choice Awards coming up this weekend. Chelsea Handler is set to host the 28th annual event live from the Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles on Sunday (Jan. 15). The ceremony will broadcast at 7 p.m. ET/PT on The CW. While the Critics Choice Awards honor the best in film and television over the past year, a number of music stars have made the nominations cut. Lady Gaga’s “Hold My Hand,” Taylor Swift’s “Carolina,” and Rihanna’s “Lift Me Up” will battle it out in the best song category alongside “Ciao Papa” by Al...
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 15 : How to Watch & Stream Online
RuPaul’s Drag Race is back for another lap! Season 15, which arrived on Jan. 6, became the show’s highest-rated premiere in six years, according to Deadline. Ariana Grande joined as a guest judge for the two-episode season premiere while Michelle Visage, Carson Kressley and Ross Mathews return as mainstays and Ts Madison is a rotating judge this season. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Fans can catch up on their favorite queens just in time for the new season. New episodes air on Fridays at 8 p.m. ET. See below for how to watch and stream RuPaul’s Drag Race online. How to Watch RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Season 15 Although previous seasons of RuPaul’s Drag Race have aired on VH1 and Logo, the new season will broadcast exclusi...
UFC Vegas 67: How to Stream the Sean Strickland vs. Nassourdine Imavov Fight Online
All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. Sean Strickland and Nassourdine Imavov are gearing up to face off in UFC Fight Night 217. The light heavyweight bout will take place at UFC APEX in Las Vegas on Saturday (July 14) and stream live on ESPN+. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Strickland was announced as a replacement for Kelvin Gastelum days before UFC 67. Gastelum was forced to withdraw due to a mouth injury. “I’m extremely disappointed to say the least. This is not how I wanted to start 2023,” Gastelum tweeted on Monday (Jan. 9). “I wor...
50 quick tips for first-time visitors to India
India can be a culture shock, especially for newbies. To help you adjust, we’ve put together 50 quick tips for first-time visitors On my first trip to India, I was a relatively inexperienced traveller. I was overwhelmed by its beauty and allure. But I was also taken aback by the assault on the senses often reported by first-time visitors. On my second visit – this time with my father who lived in India for several years – I expected to be more familiar with the country’s various vagaries. In reality, I was just as overwhelmed as the first time round. That said, I did manage to avoid making some of the same mistakes. Once again, I’m planning to go back to India (more on that in a moment) and when I do, I hope to make even fewer mistakes. While I may never fully understand this vas...
How to Watch Miss Universe 2023 Online
All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. Miss Universe heads to the Big Easy! The 71st annual Miss Universe pageant kicks off in New Orleans this weekend with new hosts and a new network. “The City of New Orleans and the Miss Universe Organization share common values of celebrating inclusion, culture and the empowerment of women,” New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell said in a statement announcing NOLA as the location for this year’s pageant. Keep reading for details on how to watch and stream Miss Universe 2023 from anywhere. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, chart...
Rihanna Wants You to Pamper Yourself for Valentine’s Day: Shop Fenty Skin ‘Vanilla Dream’ Whipped Oil Body Cream
All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. Valentine’s Day is a month away, and Rihanna wants you to show your skin some love with a special edition of one of her “favorite” products. “Valentine’s Day is the perfect occasion to create a special version of my favorite body care product – this time with a sexy rose gold shimmer finish and delicious vanilla scent for irresistible skin,” Rihanna said in news release sent to Billboard on Tuesday (Jan. 10). The newly released Butta Drop Vanilla Whipped Oil Body Cream boasts a dreamy, warm vanilla scent to help you achieve silky smooth, ultra-hydrated skin....
Paul Mescal Replaces Blake Jenner in ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ Movie Musical
Paul Mescal is replacing Blake Jenner in the decade-spanning production of the movie musical of Stephen Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Richard Linklater will be directing the project, which is being backed by Blumhouse, and will shoot over a 20-year span. (The director shot his Oscar-winning Boyhood over 12 years.) The much-beloved musical, based on the 1934 play of the same name by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, follows Franklin Shepard, a talented composer of Broadway musicals who abandons his friends and career to become a producer of Hollywood movies. The story begins at the height of his Hollywood fame and moves backwards i...
Gervonta Davis vs. Louis Garcia: How to Livestream the PPV Boxing Match Online
All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. Undefeated boxers Gervonta “Tank” Davis and Hector Louise Garcia are set to take the ring this weekend. The two will face off in a WBA title match at the Capital One Arena in Washington D.C. on Saturday (Jan. 7). The fight will stream live on Showtime at 9 p.m. ET. Davis, a 28-year-old five-time world champion and Garcia, a 31-year-old WBA Super Featherweight World Champion, are evenly matched when it comes to reach and weight, plus they’re both Southpaws, but Garcia is around four inches taller than Davis. As far as boxing stats go, Garcia has a 16-0-0 reco...
Ring Is Releasing a Video Camera for Your Car: Here’s Where You Can Pre-Order the Device
All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. There’s a new Ring camera dropping soon, and it’s designed for your car. The Ring Car Cam, which was unveiled at CES 2023 this week, currently retails for $199.99 and features two wide-angle facing cameras with night vision that detect and records movements. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Like with the other Ring cameras, users will receive real-time alerts when motion is detected. Other cool features, such as Live View and Two-Way Talk in the Ring App, lets you to talk with anyone in your car virtually ...
Ryuichi Sakamoto to Score Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Next Film ‘Monster’
Legendary Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto has signed on to write the music for Palme d’Or-winning director Hirokazu Kore-eda’s forthcoming feature film Monster (Kaibutsu), Tokyo-based production company Gaga Corporation revealed Thursday. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Sakamoto will provide newly written compositions as well as some of his pre-existing music for the film, producers say. A musical polymath, Sakamoto made his film debut with the iconic score for Nagisa Oshima’s Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983), starring David Bowie. He later won an Oscar with his music for Bernardo Bertolucci’s The Last Emperor (1987) and a Golden Globe nomination for his compositions for Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s ...
Visiting Chichén Itzá: my seventh wonder of the world
Peter finally gets around to visiting Chichén Itzá, but will the Maya ruins measure up to the other six wonders of the world? During our round-the-world trip in 2014-15, Kia and I visited Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It was my sixth of the New 7 Wonders of the World, a 2007 campaign which selected the new world wonders from a list of 200 monuments. The final seven were chosen by the public who cast over 100 million votes in the process. While we were pleased to see the statue, we were somewhat underwhelmed by the experience. Even though we visited on a beautiful, clear day in June – apparently a quiet period – we spent our time being jostled and pushed around on the viewing platform. It was not an enjoyable experience. Atlas & Boots Christ the Redeemer was u...
Box Office: ‘Avatar 2’ Rocks New Year’s Weekend, Crosses $1.4B Globally
Avatar: The Way of Water will ring in 2023 in style. James Cameron’s tentpole is expected to finish the long New Year’s weekend with an estimated $440 million-plus domestically, well ahead of the first Avatar, which came out of the year-end holidays with $352 million on its way to earning north of $750 million domestically (that includes rereleases). The 2009 film still ranks as the top-grossing movie of all time globally with $2.92 billion in ticket sales. Avatar: The Way of Water will cross $1.4 billion in worldwide ticket sales sometime on Monday after sprinting past the $1.37 billion mark on Sunday (Imax accounts for a huge $152.2 million, the fourth-best showing of all time.) That puts it among the 15 biggest films of all time. Overseas, the sequel grossed a sizeable $186.7 million fo...
