Beyonce's new concert film, Renaissance: A Film by Beyonce, has opened atop the box office with a $21 million domestic debut.

The second No. 1 concert film to be released in 2023, Renaissance is far behind in theater collection to Taylor Swift's Eras, but this is the first time that a film has had a $20 million-plus opening at the box office in early December in the past two decades.

Swift's concert movie, based on her ongoing Eras Tour, broke the record for the biggest debut of a film in that category by grossing $128 million in international box office.

Renaissance is followed by Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, earning $14.5 million at the box office this weekend.

Godzilla Minus One, which was released in Japanese theaters ahead of its U.S. release, is third with a $11 million collection.

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Doja Cat apologized to her fans after she was disappointed with her New Jersey show on Thursday night, November 30.

As part of her "The Scarlet Tour" Doja performed at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. However, afterwards, the multi-platinum-certified singer expressed frustration on her Instagram Story.

"I'm so f***in sorry," she wrote. "New Jersey I don't know what the f**k that was. I'm really not happy with my energy tonight."

The artist, however, did not reveal the exact details of why she was upset or what went wrong during the concert.

The singer played a 24-track set at the Prudential Center arena as part of the tour, which kicked off on October 31.

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Global hip-hop superstar The Weeknd has donated $2.5 million toward providing emergency meals in Gaza.

The United Nations World Food Program on Friday, December 1, announced that WFP Goodwill Ambassador The Weeknd has directed $2.5 million from his XO Humanitarian Fund to aid the WFP's humanitarian response in Gaza.

The donation equates to nearly four million emergency meals. It will fund 820 metric tons of food parcels that could feed over 173,000 Palestinians for two weeks, according to World Food Program USA.

Since October 7, the WFP has provided food assistance to more than 764,000 Palestinians by working with regional partners and other UN agencies.

"This conflict has unleashed a humanitarian catastrophe beyond reckoning. WFP is working round the clock to provide aid in Gaza but a major scale up is needed to address the desperate level of hunger we are seeing," WFP's Director for the Middle East, North Africa and Eastern Europe Region, Corinne Fleischer said in a statement.

Israel has been bombarding Gaza in response to Islamic militant group Hamas' surprise attack on Israel on October 7, which resulted in the murder of over 1,200 Israelis and the kidnapping of 240 women, children, men and elderly citizens.

"Our teams need safe and sustained humanitarian access, and continued support from donors to reach as many people as we can," Fleischer continued. "We thank Abel for this valuable contribution towards the people of Palestine. We hope others will follow Abel's example and support our efforts."

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Tori Amos and Trevor Horn have teamed up for a cover of Kendrick Lamar's 2012 single, "Swimming Pools (Drank)," which is the lead single from the English music producer's new covers album, Echoes: Ancient & Modern.

Horn described the original song as "a kind of literate, modern American standard, a rap song open to reinterpretation".

"I wanted something distinctly 21st-century with original, eloquent lyrics, and my longtime engineer Tim Weidner suggested this," Horn wrote in the liner notes for Echoes: Ancient & Modern.

Praising Amos' creative contributions, he added, "Tori Amos took the idea of adapting Kendrick Lamar's psyched-up swagger in her stride and made it intensely cinematic. I listened to numerous other rap songs but nothing seemed as smart and funny. And it sets everything up like it's the beginning of a song cycle."

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Sean "Diddy" Combs has stepped down as chairman of his company Revolt Media amidst multiple sexual assault lawsuits.

A statement posted on Revolt's Instagram page reads, "Sean Combs has stepped down from his position as chairman of Revolt. While Mr. Combs has previously had no operational or day-to-day role in the business, this decision helps to ensure that Revolt remains steadfastly focused on our mission to create meaningful content for the culture and amplify the voices of all Black people throughout this country and the African diaspora."

"Our focus has always been one that reflects our commitment to the collective journey of REVOLT - one that is not driven by the individual, but by the shared efforts and values of our entire team on behalf of advancing, elevating, and championing our culture and that continues," the statement adds.

Recently, Combs has been hit with three sexual assault lawsuits.

Last month, a woman accused the rapper, singer and producer of drugging and sexually assaulting her and recording the assault without her knowledge when she was a college student in 1991.

The suit was filed in New York Supreme Court on Thursday, November 23, one day before the expiration of the New York Adult Survivors Act, which allows adult sexual assault survivors one year to sue regardless of when the original statute of limitations expired.

The alleged victim, Joi Dickerson-Neal, was a Syracuse University student at the time of the 1991 incident and had previously appeared with Combs in a few video clips of a music video.

Earlier last month, Diddy resolved a sexual assault lawsuit filed by his former partner Cassie Ventura.

In the lawsuit, Ventura claimed she "endured over a decade of his violent behavior and disturbed demands," including repeated physical beatings and forcing her to "engage in sex acts with male sex workers" while he masturbated.

The two artists settled the matter amicably on November 17.

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Daryl Hall and Jon Batiste have been announced as headliners for the first Montreux Jazz Festival Miami.

The Montreux Jazz Festival, the second-largest annual jazz festival in the world, has been held in Montreux, Switzerland, since 1967.

For the first time, the festival will be held at a U.S. city, taking place March 1-2 at The Hangar in Coconut Grove, Florida.

More details about the rest of the lineup will be announced in January. Tickets are on sale now.

"The Montreux Jazz Festival is a truly magical experience for artists and music lovers of all kinds," Batiste says. "I'm honored to play a part in bringing this experience across the ocean to Miami and challenging the borders of musical genres. It's going to be an unforgettable three days."

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Drake's "Rich Baby Daddy" featuring Sexyy Red and SZA has topped Billboard's Rhythmic Airplay chart, extending the hip-hop superstar's record for most No. 1s on the tally.

Drake has now earned his 39th career No. 1 with "Rich Baby Daddy." The song jumped from No. 3 to the top spot on the chart dated December 2 after a 24% increase in plays in the week ending November 23, according to Luminate.

"Rich Baby Daddy" is the third single from Drake's eighth studio album, For All the Dogs, and was released on October 13, 2023.

The song marks the first time that Sexyy Red has collaborated with both Drake and SZA. Meanwhile, Drake and SZA have previously collaborated on "Slime You Out," which served as the lead single from For All the Dog.

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Chris Brown, who faced backlash for dancing to Kanye West's controversial track "Vultures" at a party in Dubai, has denied being anti-Semitic.

Brown was accused of being anti-Semitic specifically for dancing to the controversial line, "How I'm anti-Semitic, I just f**ked a Jewish b*tch."

The performance triggered widespread condemnation on social media, garnering reactions from activists, fans, and industry critics alike.

"In no way shape or form am I antisemetic (sic)!!! I'm pro life and I make music for the entire world!!!!!!," Brown posted on Instagram. "So please do not get tricked into thinking I spread hate or am kool with it (sic)! This [is] for the million of young kids that look up to [me] and may be confused."

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Bruno Mars and the legendary Bellagio Resort & Casino have joined forces to introduce The Pinky Ring, a one-of-a-kind cocktail lounge and jazz bar in Las Vegas Strip, early next year.

Moody lighting, live music, DJs spinning vinyls, a specialty bar program and best-in-class audio will be the backdrop at The Pinky Ring.

Located centrally on Bellagio's casino floor, in the former Lily Bar & Lounge space, The Pinky Ring will open in early 2024. Additional details will be shared in the coming months.

Mars said, "I've been performing in Vegas for years, and I've always wanted a place where I could throw glamorous parties when I'm in town. A place that felt like my personal penthouse suite, with live music and sensational cocktails. The Pinky Ring is that."

"There's nobody in the world as fabulous as Bruno Mars," added Ari Kastrati, MGM Resorts International's' Chief Hospitality Officer. "It's been a fun experience to let him take the reins to reimagine this space. From the carpet to the ceiling, this is all him."

He continued, "As we celebrate Bellagio's 25th anniversary this year and look toward the future, collaborating with one of the entertainment industry's biggest stars to reimagine what a night out in Las Vegas should be represents an incredible moment in this resort's story."

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The third annual ASCAP Foundation Holiday Auction featuring items donated by a range of A-list artists and songwriters has kicked off online.

The donors include Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg, Olivia Rodrigo, Selena Gomez, Travis Barker, Tenacious D, Steve Aoki, Chris Stapleton, Renee Rapp, Big Daddy Kane, Stephen Schwartz, Old Dominion, Brothers Osborne, Jordan Davis, Carly Pearce, the Songwriters Hall of Fame and Gibson Guitars.

The items on auction include autographed guitars, vinyl, handwritten lyrics, original song compositions written for the winning bidder, VIP tickets to awards shows, concerts and sporting events, meet and greets, personalized videos and more.

The auction takes place online at www.ascapfoundation.org/auction23 through December 14.

"We could not be more excited that the Holiday Auction is becoming an annual tradition for The ASCAP Foundation," said Nicole George-Middleton, The ASCAP Foundation Executive Director. "It has been incredible to see the donations pour in from ASCAP's top members as we work together to raise funds to support future music creators."

She added, "It is truly a one-of-a-kind auction for music fans, and we thank our supporters from the bottom of our hearts for their generosity."

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Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" has topped Billboard's Holiday 100 for the 58th total week.

The hit Christmas song has come in at No. 1 for the vast majority of the chart's 63-week history.

The song earned 22 million streams, 15.6 million radio airplay audience impressions and 3,000 copies sold in the United States in the tracking week ending on November 23, according to Luminate.

"All I Want for Christmas Is You" is currently the No. 1 hit on Billboard's Greatest of All Time Holiday 100 Songs chart

The song also surged from No. 17 to No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart dated November 25.

A track from Carey's 1994 album Merry Christmas, "All I Want for Christmas Is You" is an up-tempo love song that includes bell chimes, backing vocals and synthesizers. The song has become a Christmas standard and continues to surge in popularity each holiday season.

The "Songbird Supreme" performed the Christmas carol at the recent Billboard Music Awards show.

Brenda Lee's "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" (No. 2); Bobby Helms' "Jingle Bell Rock" (No. 3); Wham!'s "Last Christmas" (No. 4) and Burl Ives' "A Holly Jolly Christmas" (No. 5) round out the top 5 on Billboard's Holiday 100 chart.

The Holiday 100 blends all-genre U.S. streaming (official audio and official video), radio airplay and sales data.

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Jack Harlow's new single "Lovin on Me" has climbed to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart, earning the rapper his third No. 1 on the list. The song debuted at No. 2 a week earlier.

"Lovin on Me," which arrived via Generation Now/Atlantic, is the 1,160th No. 1 in the Hot 100's 65-year history.

According to Luminate, the song drew 23.6 million streams in the tracking week November 17-23, up 6% from a week earlier. Radio airplay audience impressions surged 71% to 20.8 million, while downloads dropped 10% to 11,000 in the tracking week.

On the Streaming Songs chart, "Lovin on Me" stayed at No. 1 for a second straight week. The track also holds at No. 2 on Digital Song Sales and debuted at No. 32 on Radio Songs list.

Harlow's previous No. 1s on the Hot 100 list are "First Class" and "Industry Baby," featuring Lil Nas X.

Harlow is the third artist to tally at least one new Hot 100 No. 1 in each of the last three years. He joins Drake and Taylor Swift (whose streaks both date to 2020).

"Lovin on Me" concurrently tops the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts, which use the same methodology as the Hot 100, for a second week each.

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Andre 3000's "I Swear, I Really Wanted to Make a 'Rap' Album But This Is Literally the Way the Wind Blew Me This Time" has broken the record for the longest song ever to reach Billboard Hot 100.

The long-titled 12 minutes and 20 seconds-long song is ranked No. 90 on its debut on the chart dated December 2.

The record for the most lengthy song on the Billboard Hot 100 had previously been held by Tool's 10:21 minute-long "Fear Inoculum," which was ranked No. 93 in August 2019.

The third longest-running Hot 100 song is Taylor Swift's 10 minutes and 13 seconds-long "All Too Well (Taylor's Version)."

"I Swear" is a song from Andre's new debut solo album, New Blue Sun.

The album topped the New Age Albums chart with 24,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the November 17-23 tracking week, according to Luminate.

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The Color Purple soundtrack is set to feature an all-star lineup of artists, including Alicia Keys, Usher and more.

The Color Purple (Music From and Inspired By) is due to be released on December 15.

The Color Purple is a coming-of-age period musical drama film directed by Blitz Bazawule from a screenplay by Marcus Gardley, based on the stage musical of the same name, which in turn is based on the 1982 novel of the same name by Alice Walker. It is the second film adaptation of the novel, following the 1985 film directed by Steven Spielberg.

The album will feature songs from the musical sung by Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins, Halle Bailey, H.E.R., Phylicia Pearl Mpasi, and Fantasia Barrino.

The album will also feature original songs inspired by the film from Keys, Mary J. Blige, Jennifer Hudson, Megan Thee Stallion, Coco Jones, Keyshia Cole, Jorja Smith, Black Thought, Mary Mary, and more.

A collaboration from Usher and H.E.R. will also be included in the soundtrack as well as a special remix by Missy Elliott.

The film stars Fantasia Barrino in her film debut as Celie, along with Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins, H.E.R., Halle Bailey, and Phylicia Pearl Mpasi. Barrino and Brooks reprise their roles from productions of the stage musical.

The Color Purple is scheduled to be released in the United States on December 25, 2023 by Warner Bros. Pictures.

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Busta Rhymes has announced a massive 2024 North American headlining tour.

Produced by The Conglomerate Entertainment and Live Nation, this will be the first headlining run in support of the rapper's acclaimed new full-length album, BLOCKBUSTA.

The tour kicks off on March 13 at The Masonic in San Francisco, rolls through major markets coast-to-coast for five weeks, and concludes on April 21 with a homecoming at Brooklyn Paramount in Brooklyn, New York.

Busta will be joined by a special guest in select cities.

He is currently supporting 50 Cent on The Final Lap Tour to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the latter's blockbuster album Get Rich or Die Tryin.

Tickets for the North American headline tour will be available starting with Citi cardmembers presale beginning Tuesday. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general on-sale beginning Friday at 10 AM local time at LiveNation.com.

For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com.

The tour will also offer a variety of different VIP packages.

Blockbusta 2024 Tour Dates:

3/13 San Francisco, CA The Masonic3/15 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Palladium3/16 Anaheim, CA House of Blues3/17 San Diego, CA SOMA3/19 Las Vegas, NV House of Blues3/20 Phoenix, AZ The Van Buren3/22 Denver, CO Fillmore Auditorium3/24 Dallas, TX South Side Ballroom3/26 Austin, TX Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheater3/28 Houston, TX 713 Music Hall3/30 Atlanta, GA Coca Cola Roxy4/1 Orlando, FL House of Blues4/2 Miami Beach, FL Fillmore Miami Beach At Jackie Gleason Theatre4/4 Raleigh, NC The Ritz4/5 Charlotte, NC The Fillmore Charlotte4/7 Philadelphia, PA The Fillmore Philadelphia4/8 Silver Spring, MD The Fillmore Silver Spring4/9 Boston, MA House of Blues4/11 Detroit, MI The Fillmore Detroit4/12 Toronto, ON HISTORY4/14 Chicago, IL Radius Chicago4/17 Nashville, TN Marathon Music Works4/18 Cincinnati, OH Andrew Bradley Music Center4/21 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Paramount

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Rock band Evanescence's Amy Lee says that rapper 50 Cent "hates her guts."

"50 Cent hates my guts," Amy Lee said in a recent interview with The Daily Beast. "It's just one of those things. I mean, truthfully, we thought he was going to win, too. It was such a wild night.

"People are like, 'What was it like to win a Grammy?' and I'm like, 'Stressful!' I mean, it's wonderful now to have them, but it was surreal. I just remember thinking, 'I don't even think anybody in this room knows who we are.'"

The beef between Amy and 50 started nearly 2 decades, ago when Evanescence won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 2004 overthrowing the most popular pick for the award, 50 Cent.

Despite not being announced as the winner, 50 Cent still walked across the stage, making for an awkward moment during Evanescence's acceptance speech.

"You know when you're just in shock? He didn't do anything, he didn't grab the mic, it wasn't that bad," recalled Lee. "He just sort of like, made an appearance. It was like Zoolander when he thought he won."

"No, he never said anything to me, but he likes to talk about me and how he was robbed. I don't want to start a beef with him," she added. "Everything around me was chaos and I was like, I'm going to stand here and see if this is real later, if I wake up or not."

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Drake's For All the Dogs has returned to the top of Billboard 200.

The eighth studio album by the Canadian rapper rose from No. 4 to No. 1 with 145,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the November 17-23 tracking week, according to Luminate.

This is the second week that For All the Dogs has topped the chart, thanks to its deluxe reissue earlier this month with six new songs, titled, For All the Dogs Scary Hours Edition.

Taylor Swift's 1989 (Taylor's Version) retained its second rank on the Billboard 200, dated December 2.

Dolly Parton earned the No. 3 spot on the chart for the first time with Rockstar, marking the legendary country music singer-songwriter's third Billboard 200 top 10.

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units.

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Jack Harlow's "Lovin On Me" has earned a second week atop the UK Official Singles Chart.

Last week, the Louisville rapper earned his first No. 1 on the U.K. chart with the rap-pop track.

With 6 million streams, "Lovin On Me" remains the U.K.'s most-streamed song this week.

Casso, RAYE and D-Block Europe's "Prada" returned to No. 2, while Tate McRae's "Greedy" also rose back to its previous peak of No. 3.

Noah Kahan's "Stick Season" improved its ranking by one to No. 4, while Tyla's "Slinky Water" jumped three spots to reach No. 5.

Following the box office success of The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, Olivia Rodrigo scales up to No. 13 with "Can't Catch Me Now" from the movie's soundtrack.

Five Christmas songs are featured in the U.K. Top 40: Wham!'s "Last Christmas" (14), Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas is You" (16), Brenda Lee's "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" (31), Michael Buble's "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" (37) and Ariana Grande's "Santa Tell Me" (38).

Drake secured a landmark 90th U.K. Top 40 single with "You Broke My Heart" ranked at 26.

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Kali Uchis and Karol G have teamed up for "Labios Mordidos" (Bite Lips), which dropped on Friday, November 24.

"Labios Mordidos" marks the pair's second collaboration following "Me Tengo Que Ir" from Karol's Manana Sera Bonita (Bichota Season) earlier this year.

"The girl is on fire and sticks to me like a tattoo/ I guarantee there's no one harder than you," Kali croons in Spanish in the song. Karol responds, "I guarantee there's no one more chimba than you . The baby is aggressive with that cute face/ That tattoo on her back left me breathless."

"Labios Mordidos," produced by Albert Hype, Austen Jux-Chandler, and Manuel Lara, is the third track from Kali Uchis' upcoming album, Orquideas, following "Munekita" and "Te Mata." The new album is due out January 12.

"I'm so excited for the Kuchis to finally have one of my favorite songs on Orquídeas with one of my favorite artists Karol," Uchis said in a statement. "I hope this brings everyone lots of holiday cheer and you make plenty of memories going into the new year with this song!"

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Ice Spice has partnered with Chicago-based lifestyle brand Living Product to launch her own Chia Pet.

The rapper's terra cotta figurine features her signature orange Afro hair, her pink hoodie, and $100,000 diamond chain with the cartoon rendering of her face.

Commenting on this creative venture, Ice Spice said, "Like my lyrics say, 'I'm breakin' records, and I'm breakin' news,' I'm not sure who stole whose look, but I'm into it and am very excited about this fun partnership. Chia Pet is an iconic brand with a dope jingle - so we have that in common."

"My manager Tara is such a beast. She connected us to help design merch for Ice Spice," said JB Brode of Living Product. "Ideating around that led us to this lightbulb moment like, 'D**n, an Ice Spice Chia Pet would be crazy.' It started as just an idea for a graphic, but we knew that the idea deserved its own moment."

The Ice Spice-themed Chia Pet is now available for fans to purchase through Amazon and the Chia website. It'll also be featured on the musician's official website starting Friday, November 24.

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