Author: Rap Hooks

HUNTR/X brought KPop Demon Hunters to the 2025 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

The fictional K-pop girl group — voiced by EJAE, Audrey Nuna and REI AMI — made its daytime television debut during the annual celebration in New York City on Thursday (Nov. 27).

Accompanied by a giant balloon of the blue demon cat from Netflix’s record-breaking animated film, HUNTR/X delivered a dynamic performance of their chart-topping single “Golden,” which spent eight weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Dressed in all black, the trio powered through the high-energy track alongside a crew of golden-gloved dancers and atop a stage emblazoned with their logo. A burst of fireworks followed as the crowd cheered them on.

Earlier this year, HUNTR/X made its first live televised appearance performing “Golden” in a sketch with Bad Bunny on the season 51 premiere of Saturday Night Live on Oct. 4. The group later delivered its first full-length live performance of the song on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Oct. 7, where they also sat down for an interview.

In addition to “Golden,” three other tracks from the film’s soundtrack — “How It’s Done,” “What It Sounds Like” and “Takedown” — have reached the top 40 of the Hot 100. The soundtrack also made history as the first film soundtrack to top the U.S. albums chart since Encanto in 2022.

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

Check out HUNTR/X’s performance of “Golden” here.

Prosecutors charged three men Wednesday (Nov. 26) with murder in the death of 22-year-old Maria De La Rosa, who was shot over the weekend while sitting in a parked car in Los Angeles.

De La Rosa, a Latin artist who performs under the name DELAROSA, was with two other people Saturday morning in the neighborhood of Northridge when three men came up to the car and demanded money, prosecutors said. Then, prosecutors said, they fired multiple rounds, hitting all three occupants.

De La Rosa later died at a hospital. The two other victims suffered critical injuries, prosecutors said.

“This was a ruthless and targeted attack that stole the life of a young woman and artist and inflicted profound lifelong trauma on her family and the two survivors,” LA County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said in a news release Wednesday.

A 27-year-old man was arrested the same day, and another 27-year-old man was arrested the next day. An arrest warrant has been issued for the third man, a 21-year-old. Attorneys for the first two could not be reached for comment.

All are from Northridge and were charged with one felony count of murder and two felony counts of attempted second-degree robbery.

DELAROSA has more than 40,000 followers on Instagram and released a single in August called, “No Me Llames,” which in English translates to “Don’t Call Me.” Under her most recent post on Instagram, many people acknowledged and commented on her death, including Jimmy Humilde, a founder of record label Rancho Humilde.

Her final Instagram post also teased new music. “Ocupada cocinando en el Stu 🎶👩🏻‍🍳no me llames 🪄🪞🐩 Ya es tiempo… GAME TIME BABY,” she wrote in Spanish, which translates to “Busy cookin in the Stu. don’t call me. It’s about that time.”

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Still stuffed from all that Thanksgiving turkey (or Tofurky)? You can digest while watching one of college football’s oldest and most heated rivalries go head-to-head.

The must-watch game will take place Sat. Nov. 29 at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Mich. as the Michigan Wolverines (9-2) host the Ohio State Buckeyes (11-0). Both teams are vying for a spot in the coveted Big Ten Conference championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium Dec. 6.

Ohio State is favored to win according to ESPN, banking on the team’s elite wide receiver talent with a top-ranked safety room and a strong overall quick-thinking offensive line. Michigan has a strong defensive line with a stand-out being Derrick Moore, the team’s defensive end. It’s likely they’ll keep up their iron-clad defense going into Saturday’s matchup.

When Does Ohio State vs. Michigan Start?

The Ohio State vs. Michigan game broadcasts live, with kickoff at noon ET/9 a.m. PT. The college football rivalry game airs on FOX.

Where to Watch Ohio State vs. Michigan Game for Free

For cord-cutters, there are a few ways to watch Michigan Wolverines vs. Ohio State Buckeyes, if you don’t have cable — especially if you want to watch for free. DirecTV Stream has a five-day free trial, while other streaming services — such as Hulu + Live TV and Fubo — also offer free trials, so you can watch Fox for free.

Keep reading for more details on how to watch the Ohio State-Michigan game with DirecTV Stream, Hulu + Live TV and Fubo.

How to Watch Ohio State vs. Michigan with DirecTV Stream

A subscription to DirecTV Stream — which comes with Fox for Buckeyes vs. Wolverines — gets you access to live TV, local and cable channels, starting at $74.99 per month. 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, ABC, and PBS, while you can also watch many cable networks, including ESPN, FS1, Lifetime, FX, AMC, A&E, Bravo, BET, MTV, Paramount Network, Cartoon Network, VH1, Fuse, CNN, Food Network, CNBC and many others.

How to Watch Ohio State vs. Michigan with Hulu + Live TV

The Michigan Wolverines vs. Ohio State Buckeyes on Fox is available to watch with Hulu + Live TV too. Prices for the cable alternative start at $89.99 per month with ads, and $99.99 per month without ads. while each plan comes with Hulu, Disney+ and ESPN+ at no additional cost.

Hulu + Live TV might be best for those who want all of these streaming services together in one bundle. It also features many other networks, including ESPN, CBS, Hallmark Channel, BET, CMT, Disney Channel, NBC, Fox Sports and more.

How to Watch Ohio State vs. Michigan with Fubo

To watch Wolverines vs. Buckeyes on Fox, Fubo starts at $45.99 per month (the streamer’s current deal) with nearly 200 channels — including local and cable — that are streamable on smart TVs, smartphones, tablets and on web browsers. And with a seven-day free trial, you can watch for free, if you act fast and sign up now.

The service even gets you live access to local broadcast networks including NBC, ABC and CBS, while it also has dozens of cable networks, such as ESPN, Bravo, CMT, ID, TV Land, VH1, TLC, E!, FS1, MTV, FX, Ion, OWN, Paramount Network and much more.

Who Is Performing During Ohio State vs. Michigan Halftime Show

Since the game is at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Mich. the Michigan Wolverines marching band is set to perform at halftime. The band is set to play a festive Charlie Brown medly arranged by Scott Boerma and Chuck Ricotta. The rivalry between Michigan and Ohio State is so heated that even their marching bands get into it with playful trolling.

How to Buy Ohio State vs. Michigan Tickets Online

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Starting at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT, Michigan Wolverines vs. Ohio State Buckeyes broadcast on Fox, while it’s also available to livestream with DirecTV Stream on Saturday, Nov. 29.

The four girls of Baby DONT Cry first burst onto the scene in the summer heat, swept in on a wave of bright pop-rock — and they made a declaration as fearless as their youth: “School is such a snooze, hitting the books is lame / Besties are always fun, mom’s in a nagging mood.”

From that moment, it was obvious that Baby DONT Cry’s debut track “F Girl” wasn’t aimed at adults. It spoke directly to kids their own age. Leader Yihyeon, born in 2006, followed by Kumi and Mia of 2007, then the youngest Benny, born in 2008 — their world isn’t built on nostalgia. It’s happening now, in real time, in the thick of growing up.

While many rookie girl groups gravitate toward hyperpop or dreamy, synth-washed ease, Baby DONT Cry arrived with something bolder: crystal-clear, straight-shooting K-pop energy. The group is also notable as the first girl group launched by P NATION, home to musicians like Crush and Hwasa. Their five-part documentary series on YouTube opens with none other than PSY telling the girls, “You’re a team now.” Yes — that PSY. The artist who once sent “Gangnam Style” to No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, long before BTS rewrote pop history.

When asked which lyric from “F Girl” resonated with her most, Yihyeon laughed and said, “I’d never once imagined saying ‘What do you want from me?’ in my life — but thinking like that helped way more than I expected.”

With their second single “I DONT CARE,” Baby DONT Cry returned to the stage, relishing every moment of their second round of music-show promotions. Baby DONT Cry doesn’t cry — but they understand something important: Strength has nothing to do with burying your feelings. They are young, and brave enough to feel everything. Meet Billboard’s K-pop Rookie of the Month — Baby DONT Cry.

The estate of Johnny Cash has brought a lawsuit accusing Coca-Cola of illegally hiring a tribute singer to mimic the country legend’s voice in a college football advertisement.

The federal court complaint, filed on Tuesday (Nov. 25) in Nashville, is the first high-profile case to be brought under Tennessee’s recently enacted ELVIS Act. Effective last summer, the novel statute expanded the state’s right of publicity to explicitly protect a person’s voice from nonconsensual exploitation.  

The John R. Cash Revocable Trust, which manages the estate of the singer who died in 2003, takes issue with a new song in a Coca-Cola commercial that’s been airing during college football games since August. The lawsuit claims the voice behind the jingle sounds “remarkably” similar to Cash’s signature bass-baritone — and that, in fact, it’s the voice of a professional Cash tribute performer named Shawn Barker.

“Stealing the voice of an artist is theft. It is theft of his integrity, identity and humanity,” wrote a lawyer for the Cash estate, Tim Warnock of Loeb & Loeb. “The trust brings this lawsuit to protect the voice of Johnny Cash — and to send a message that protects the voice of all of the artists whose music enriches our lives.”

According to the lawsuit, the Cash estate regularly licenses out the legendary performer’s intellectual property. For example, his songs “Ragged Old Flag” and “Personal Jesus” have both been featured in Super Bowl telecasts. But the estate says Coca-Cola “never even bothered to ask the trust for a license” before using a voice soundalike in its commercial.

“This case arises from Coca-Cola’s pirating Johnny Cash’s voice in a nationwide advertising campaign to enrich itself — without asking for permission or providing any compensation to the humble man and artist who created the goodwill from which Coca-Cola now profits,” reads the complaint.

The estate is asking for a court injunction that would take the ad off screens, plus financial damages for Coca-Cola’s alleged violation of Cash’s rights of publicity under the ELVIS Act. Damages are also sought for supposed violations of a Tennessee consumer protection statute and a federal law against false endorsements.

Coca-Cola did not immediately return a request for comment on Wednesday (Nov. 26). A rep for Barker, who is not a defendant in the lawsuit, told Billboard the tribute singer’s team was “thrilled when we were approached to have Shawn sing vocals for this commercial.”

“Shawn Barker has been performing with his Cash tribute ‘The Man in Black: A Tribute to Johnny Cash’ for over two decades, touring the world sharing his love of Johnny Cash’s music and stories with fans both old and new,” added Barker’s manager, Joey Waterman.

This is the first major lawsuit to take advantage of Tennessee’s new voice protections under the ELVIS Act, short for the Ensuring Likeness Voice and Image Security Act of 2024. It’s worth noting, though, that there is no allegation of artificial intelligence-powered voice mimicking in the Coca-Cola commercial, which Tennessee lawmakers were vocal about curbing when they expanded the state’s right of publicity law last year.

Rather, the Cash estate’s lawsuit follows in the footsteps of historic litigation brought by artists over sound-alike singers mimicking their voices. Bette Midler famously sued Ford over a series of commercials featuring impersonator vocals in the 1980s, winning a precedent-setting victory that established voices as protectable rights of publicity in California.

Midler’s case limited these enforcement rights to the commercial advertising context — that is, advertisements that use a celebrity’s likeness to make it appear they’re endorsing a product. This same limitation applies to most laws in the patchwork of state-level publicity rights throughout the United States. However, the newly minted ELVIS Act is different: It expands liability so that one can sue any individual for trampling their publicity rights in Tennessee.

The Cash estate’s Coca-Cola lawsuit stays in the traditional commercial lane. But now that the ELVIS Act is in effect, it’s possible we’ll see more novel right of publicity lawsuits brought over soundalikes in recorded songs.

Rick Astley waded into this area in 2023, before the ELVIS Act was passed, by suing Yung Gravy for mimicking his voice in the rapper’s breakout hit “Betty (Get Money).” That case, which sparked debate about the commercial limits of publicity rights, settled before a judge could rule on its merits.

Singer-songwriter Jackson Browne is mourning the loss of his son Ethan, who died Nov. 25 at age 52.

On Wednesday (Nov. 26), the singer-songwriter revealed the death of his son in a Facebook post, writing, “It is with deep sorrow that we share that on the morning of November 25, 2025, Ethan Browne, the son of Jackson Browne and Phyllis Major, was found unresponsive in his home and has passed away. We ask for privacy and respect for the family during this difficult time. No further details are available at this moment.”

Ethan Browne was born Nov. 2, 1973. He was known as a model, musician and an actor, with roles in the films Raising Helen (alongside actress/singer Kate Hudson), Hackers, and the television series Birds of Prey. As a musician, Browne also teamed with Cat Colbert to form the duo Alain Zane. They released the 2022 album Right Before Your Eyes and issued songs including “CA State of Mind” and “Kite.”

In 1974, just six months after he was born, Ethan appeared with his father on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine.

Phyllis Major and Jackson Browne were wed in 1975; the following year, Major died at age 30 due to an overdose. Jackson Browne wed Lynne Sweeney in 1981 and they welcomed son Ryan in 1982; the couple divorced in 1983.

In 2004, Browne was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame by Bruce Springsteen. Three years later, Browne was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. As a songwriter, he’s seen artists ranging from the Eagles to Nico record his songs. Browne is an eight-time Grammy nominee, with his 1977 album Running on Empty earning an overall album of the year nomination.

Browne’s 1980 album Hold Out topped the all-genre Billboard 200 chart, while he also earned top five albums on that chart with 1976’s The Pretender and 1977’s Running on Empty. He earned top 10s on the Billboard Hot 100 with 1972’s “Doctor My Eyes” and 1982’s “Somebody’s Baby.” The latter was recorded for the soundtrack of the 1982 film Fast Times at Ridgemont High.