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Hallmark Channel is bringing some Christmas cheer to Nashville with the premiere of the new original holiday movie, A Grand Ole Opry Christmas.

Airing Nov. 29 live on Hallmark Channel, the new film features some familiar faces from country music, while helping to celebrate the Opry’s 100th anniversary. Those stars include Opry member Brad Paisley, who also wrote the original music for A Grand Ole Opry Christmas and performs in the film. Other country singers appearing in the movie include Megan Moroney, Pam Tillis, Drew Baldridge and Mickey Guyton.

Want to watch A Grand Ole Opry Christmas? Here’s what you need to know.

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A Grand Ole Opry Christmas airs Friday, Nov. 29 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Hallmark Channel and you can watch the country-themed holiday movie on TV with any cable package that includes Hallmark Channel.

How to Watch A Grand Ole Opry Christmas Streaming Online

Don’t have cable? You can stream A Grand Ole Opry Christmas live as it airs on Hallmark Channel with DirecTV, which is a streaming service that lets you watch live TV over the internet without needing cable. All of DirecTV’s packages include a live feed of Hallmark Channel that you can stream on your computer, phone, tablet or smart TV. Even better: DirecTV has a five-day free trial that you can grab here to watch A Grand Ole Opry Christmas online free.

DirecTV lets you watch Hallmark Channel live online in addition to 90 other live TV networks. Plans start at just $49.99/month after your free trial is up.

You can also watch A Grand Ole Opry Christmas online with Fubo, which offers a seven-day free trial for 200+ channels here. Or you can try Philo, which offers a live Hallmark Channel feed in addition to 70 other channels, plus HBO Max included for just $38/month.

All of the above streaming services will let you watch A Grand Ole Opry Christmas live online when it airs on Hallmark Channel. Want to watch A Grand Ole Opry Christmas on-demand? While the movie is sure to repeat on TV, you can also watch it on-demand whenever you want through Hallmark+, Hallmark Channel’s official streaming service.

A subscription to Hallmark+ is just $2/month right now as part of a Black Friday streaming deal. Use your subscription to stream A Grand Ole Opry Christmas and hundreds of other Hallmark movies and special online.

What Is A Grand Ole Opry Christmas About?

A Grand Ole Opry Christmas followes Gentry Woods (Nikki DeLoach), the daughter of late (fictional) country music icon Jett Woods, who is invited to perform at the Opry to honor her father. But Gentry ditched her dream of a songwriting career and distanced herself from her father’s legacy following his tragic car accident, and isn’t sure she’s ready to confront her family demons. Fortunately, she reunites with lifelong friend Mac (Kristoffer Polaha) and meets a few country music superstars along the way, who convince her that there’s no better time to shine — and find love — that at the Opry’s centennial celebration at Christmas.

Of course it wouldn’t be a Hallmark movie without some holiday magic sprinkled in too, and the official film description teases a little time travel. “Gentry visits the Opry and, while seated in one of the vaunted venue’s oak church pews, is suddenly transported to 1995. Gentry’s lifelong friend Mac (Polaha) a country music talent manager, finds himself in 1995 as well. Thanks to some Christmas magic, Gentry gets precious time with her father, creative inspiration to finish the song she began decades earlier as a teen and learns surprising answers to questions about her father that have followed her for the last three decades.”

In addition to DeLoach, Polaha, Paisley and the country singers mentioned earlier, the film stars Desperate Housewives fave James Denton and features longtime Opry stars Riders in the Sky, Nashville legend Bill Anderson, Opry inductees Jamey Johnson and Dailey and Vincent, and singer Suzy Bogguss, who was officially invited to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry in October.

“The Hallmark Channel to me is a major part of finding the joy and the spirit of the holidays,” Paisley says in a press release. “I loved the challenge of creating that same magic with this music by letting it take you to the same place that these movies and this world Hallmark has built. Can’t wait for you to hear what all we’ve done. Also, knowing the Opry is the setting for one of these movies is very inspiring.”

The movie is part of Hallmark’s “Countdown to Christmas” event, which went viral last year for the Taylor Swift-inspired Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story.

Of course, you can also experience Christmas IRL at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville. The venue’s famous “Opry Country Christmas” show is running all through December, and you can find tickets here.

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If there’s one thing we know for sure, it’s that KATSEYE sure knows their fashion, and their Gap campaign sure proved that.

The hit girl group — consisting of members Megan, Yoonchae, Sophia, Manon, Lara and Daniela — teamed up with the retailer for their “Better in Denim” campaign, which merges both fashion and music, with bestselling Gap styles and an accompanying dance video set to the Y2K hit “Milkshake” by Kelis.

For the campaign, KATSEYE was styled in some of Gap’s most-popular wears, pieces which you can shop on sale right now for Black Friday. We’re talking up to 62% off on bodysuits, denim jackets and jeans backed by the popular girl group. We’ve included pieces from the campaign, also seen in their pseudo music video meets ad, that you can shop on sale below. You can also read ShopBillboard’s interview with the girls for the campaign here.

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Everybody needs a versatile piece like a bodysuit in their wardrobe. This one from Gap is just $19 and comes in the most versatile color of all, black. Daniela wore this bodysuit in white for the campaign, layered under low-waisted denim; however, we can see this piece being styled under cropped tops, sweaters and even bomber jackets. The fabric is stretchy and form-fitting, sucking the wearer in and slimming them down. It’s a comfortable basic that we can envision our readers wearing and re-wearing again and again.

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Lara wore these Curvy Low Rise Long & Lean Jeans in the campaign, an everyday ’90s-inspired piece made just for our curvy readers. The style is currently 50% off and sits low on the hips. The denim is flared at the end, sort of like a bootcut, and features an on-trend, subtle baggy fit. Lara styled these jeans unbuttoned with the waist folded over, making them even more low-rise.

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Sophia’s pick for the campaign was this Pin-Cuff Crop Icon Denim Jacket, currently on supersale for 58% off. That’s $49.99. The denim jacket is form-fit with a cropped hem and pinned cuffed sleeves. The collared style is also equipped with metal button accents and two front-facing pockets to hold all your essentials, from lip gloss to your cards. Sophia styled this denim moment open, layered over a white tank with a skater skirt, also in denim. A denim jacket is universally flattering and easy to style too, because of its versatility. You’ll want to add this one to cart before it goes back to its OG price.

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For Megan, the singer was styled in a Denim Crop Shell Tank Top, a cropped, sleeveless number on sale for $49.95, 17% off. This denim top features a mock neckline and seam detailing throughout, giving the top more structure like a corset’s boning would. Megan danced around in this piece, worn alongside a denim skirt for a Canadian tuxedo moment.

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Finally, we have another Daniela piece, this time, a menswear item. These Baggy Jeans from Gap are currently on sale for $63 and come in this universally flattering medium wash. The jeans are low-waisted for women of most sizes, while they fit traditionally baggy on men. If you’re a petite individual who wants to style these like their fave, we’d suggest sizing down so you won’t be swimming in fabric. As previously mentioned, Daniela wore these baggy jeans with Gap’s SecondSkin Bodysuit, which is also currently on sale.

Watch KATSEYE’s ‘Better In Denim’ Campaign Film Below

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The best time to shop the best Black Friday deals is right now — especially if you’re shopping for the gamer in your life.

We rounded up the best Black Friday deals on all things Sony PlayStation 5 from retailers like Walmart. You can save up to a whopping 60% on PS5 consoles, accessories, games and more. In fact, even the very cool PS Portal portable handheld device is on sale too.

Since most of these deals are from Walmart, you’ll get it shipped to you for free if you’re a Walmart+ member. Otherwise, your cart has to be more than $35 to get free shipping. And right now, you can get Walmart+ for half off for the entire year. That’s just $49 for an annual subscription (reg. $98 per year). Learn more about Walmart+ here.

If you’re not a member, then you’re in luck. You can sign up for a 30-day free trial to take advantage of everything the retailer’s rewards program has to offer with perks such as free delivery, fuel discounts, streaming access to Paramount+ to watch originals including Halo, Evil, 1883 and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and much more.

In addition, Walmart+ comes with access to SiriusXM for all sorts of talk radio and music — including popular channels like “The Coffee House” for stripped-down songs from Noah Kahan, Kacey Musgraves, The Lumineers, Phoebe Bridgers and others. Learn more about what Walmart+ can offer you here.

Scroll down and check out our picks for the best Black Friday PS5 deals, below:

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Last-minute holiday shopping can be frustrating for, but it helps to have a plan in place. When shopping online, you’ll want to factor in shipping deadlines so that your gift gets delivered in time. Christmas falls on Thursday, Dec. 25, so it’s best to get your gifts shipped as soon as possible, or at least by Dec. 18-19, which is the delivery deadline for most online retailers.

Want more? Shop the best Black Friday PS5 deals at Walmart, below.

For more product recommendations, check out our roundups of the best Xbox deals, studio headphones and Nintendo Switch accessories.

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Garth Brooks’ comeback era is often remembered for its stadium-level noise, but the mechanics behind it are just as compelling. And in a new livestream special, titled, Garth Brooks Backstage & Behind-the-Scenes, the country artist examines the stories and setbacks behind his last tour that went on to inspire his latest release, The Anthology Part VI: The Comeback, The Next Five Years, a new book and music project that offers a rare look at the working engine behind major-scale touring.

Garth Brooks Backstage & Behind-the-Scenes airs Dec. 1 at 7 p.m. ET right here on Billboard.com powered by TalkShopLive. Fresh off performing at the 2025 Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, where he paid tribute to the Doobie Brothers, Brooks will share stories from his tour and anecdotes from the new book, while answering viewer questions about his favorite albums and upcoming projects.

Viewers will also have a chance to purchase limited-edition copies of The Anthology, Part VI in real-time, as well as pick-up the full Anthology set of parts I-VI.

The special approaches the anthology from an industry perspective, focusing on the operations that carried Brooks through a three-year stadium run, a national dive-bar series, and the unpredictable stops and starts of the Covid-19 pandemic. Those moments are paired with more than 150 behind-the-scenes photographs that trace how crews navigated weather, safety, cancellations, reopenings, and the pressure of performing for more than 80,000 people each night.

Brooks emphasizes that these images are more than documentation: “Sometimes photography says a billion things that words can’t even capture,” he says. 

The special also includes commentary on Brooks’ most recent albums, 2020’s FUN! and 2024’s Time Traveler, and the singer will play audio clips from stadium and arena shows on his last tour. He’ll also draw insight from the band and crew who held the tour together, to offer what TalkShopLive describes as “a close-up examination of how a modern touring operation evolves under extreme conditions — and how an artist adapts right alongside it.”

Watch the Garth Brooks special right here on Billboard.com at 7 p.m. ET on December 1. Orders placed for The Anthology, Part VI: The Comeback, The Next Five Years from TalkShopLive will ship on December 5, right in time for the holidays.

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Ths new livestream marks Brooks’ return to Billboard after the artist helped to kick off Billboard Live Shopping Week with TalkShopLive in 2023.

It was no surprise that Jack White performed The White Stripes’ “Seven Nation Army,” a sporting anthem, during his halftime set on Thursday (Nov. 27) at the Detroit Lions’ annual Thanksgiving Day Classic at Ford Field.

The real surprise came with a guest appearance by fellow Detroit icon Eminem, who co-executive produced the event alongside his manager, Paul Rosenberg.

The superstar rapper, decked out in a hoodie and custom-made Lions jacket, electrified the sold-out crowd by joining White and his band halfway through their seven-minute set for a mashup of Em’s “Till I Collapse” with the White Stripes’ “Hello Operator,” a pairing that was sandwiched between White’s “That’s How I’m Feeling” and “Seven Nation Army.”

It was a first-ever onstage meeting between the two Detroit music standard bearers. It came in the wake of the White Stripes’ induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Nov. 8, and also coincided with the 10th anniversary of the opening of White’s Third Man Records location in his hometown. Eminem was inducted into the Rock Hall in 2022.

White played a blue guitar for the occasion, while his rhythm section sported Lions attire. “I love you Detroit,” the rocker shouted as the performance came to a feedback-drenched conclusion. More than 400 Lions season ticket holders who volunteered to be part of the show rocked along in front of the stage.

Eminem and White — who each created special limited edition merchandise related to the game and halftime show — were well represented before the performance as well. The Ford Field PA blasted “Seven Nation Army” shortly before the Lions took the field, and White’s “Taking Me Back” during the time-out music in the first quarter. “Till I Collapse” was featured as hype music prior to kickoff.

The show marked the first event in a new three-year partnership between the Detroit Lions, Burbank-based Jesse Collins Entertainment — known for producing previous Super Bowl halftime shows — and Eminem and Paul Rosenberg. Eminem and Rosenberg also collaborated with the Collins organization on the June 2024 concert celebrating the opening of Michigan Central, which also featured a performance by White.

JCE executive VP Seth Dudowsky told Billboard that conversations about Eminem and Rosenberg joining the production team began near the start of the NFL season, and once on board White quickly became a focal point of the Thanksgiving halftime discussion.

“We talked about how do we put on a show that really represents the attributes and values of the city and are true to the Lions and true to what Eminem and Paul had established there,” Dudowsky said. “When you talk about those elements and those values, Jack White was a perfect artist to… represent rock ‘n’ roll and be on that stage and somebody who not only spans Detroit, but anybody who’s been in stadiums and at sports events has heard [‘Seven Nation Army’] at some point.”

The Lions also launched a new initiative with Feeding America with Thursday’s game.

Adding to the day’s hometown flavor was Grammy-winning gospel singer CeCe Winans, a Detroit native who flew in that morning from Nashville to perform the National Anthem.

“It’s an honor,” Winans told Billboard at Ford Field. “I grew up with seven brothers and a dad, so the Lions game was on every year. There were 10 of us so we couldn’t get all those tickets, so we watched on TV. To be able to be here to do the anthem is a lot of fun, and honor and amazing.”

The Lions game against NFC North division rival Green Bay Packers was the first of three NFL Thanksgiving Day games.

Cynthia Erivo opened the 2025 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade with a breathtaking performance of “Feeling Good.”

Standing on a small circular stage accompanied by a pianist, the 38-year-old Wicked: For Good star launched the annual New York City event on Thursday (Nov. 27) with a moving rendition of the classic song, made famous by Nina Simone in 1965.

Wearing a long burgundy coat and matching hat, Erivo performed in the middle of the street, surrounded by colorful maple trees and cheering crowds lining both sides of the road.

“Feeling Good” was originally written and composed by Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse for the 1964 musical The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd, and first performed on stage by Cy Grant.

Erivo stars as the viridescent vigilante Elphaba in Wicked: For Good, the long-awaited second installment of the Wicked duology, directed by Jon M. Chu. The film, which hit theaters on Nov. 21, also stars Ariana Grande as the magnetic and charismatic Glinda.

Erivo wasn’t the only performer at this year’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Other appearances included Kpop Demon Hunters singers HUNTR/X, Lainey Wilson, Ciara, Foreigner, Debbie Gibson, Jewel, Lil Jon, Kool & the Gang, Taylor Momsen, Busta Rhymes, Shaggy and Teyana Taylor.

The 99th edition of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade officially opened the 2025 holiday season, airing live across all U.S. time zones on NBC and Peacock on Nov. 27, at 8:30 a.m. ET. The event was hosted by TODAY anchors Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb and Al Roker.

Watch Erivo’s performance of “Feeling Good” here.