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It’s a great summer to be a shark fan. First, the classic film Jaws celebrated its 50th anniversary last month, and now, Shark Week 2025 is finally here. Splashing on our screens from July 20 through July 26, the popular fish-themed week is packed with must-see content airing on the Discovery Channel. If you have Sling, you can start watching Shark Week right now.

This year’s shark-infested content includes the popular Dancing with Sharks, an underwater dance competition (yes, you read that correctly) between divers and their toothy dance partners. Dancing with the Stars alum Tom Bergeron will host the special. Other great shark-centric content programs worth catching throughout the week include Expedition Unknown: Shark Files, Expedition X: Malpelo Monster Shark, Bull Shark Showdown and Alien Sharks: Death Down Under.

See below for ways to watch and stream Shark Week without cable as well as the full TV schedule.

How to Watch Shark Week 2025 on Sling TV

Shark Week premiered on the Discovery Channel on Sunday (July 20) at 8 p.m. ET/PT and runs until July 26. If you don’t have cable and want to watch Discovery Channel and other cable channels, sign up for Sling TV.

With Sling Blue, there is no free trial, but for only $25.50 for the initial month you gain access to many popular channels, such as Discovery Channel, ABC, NBC, E!, BET, AMC, Bravo, Fox News, MSNBC and others. After the first month, the monthly subscription price rises to $50.99.

Shark Week Schedule

Check out the full lineup for Shark Week below, which starts with Dancing With Sharks and ending with Battle for Shark Mountain on Saturday, July 26.

Sunday, July 20:

8 p.m.: Dancing With Sharks

9 p.m.: Air Jaws: The Hunt for Colossus

10 p.m.: Great White Assassins

Monday, July 21:

8 p.m.: Great White Sex Battle

9 p.m.: Jaws vs Mega Croc

10 p.m.: In the Eye of the Storm: Shark Storm

Tuesday, July 22:

8 p.m.: Great White North Invasion

9 p.m.: How to Survive a Shark Attack

10 p.m.: Black Mako of the Abyss

Wednesday, July 23:

8 p.m.: Expedition Unknown: Shark Files

9 p.m.: Expedition X: Malpelo Monster Shark

10 p.m.: Alien Sharks: Death Down Under

Thursday, July 24:

8 p.m.: Surviving Jaws

9 p.m.: Caught! Sharks Strike Back

10 p.m.: Frankenshark

Friday, July 25:

8 p.m.: Great White Reign of Terror

9 p.m.: Florida’s Death Beach

10 p.m.: Bull Shark Showdown

Saturday, July 26:

8 p.m.: Attack Of The Devil Shark

9 p.m.: Battle for Shark Mountain

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You can now attend KCON LA 2025 even if you’re not in SoCal by streaming the music festival exclusively through Amazon Music.

The highly anticipated K-pop festival is set to take place Aug. 1-3 in Los Angeles at the Crypto.com Arena. The exciting event will feature a curated lineup of performances by top girl and boy groups like aespa, HxW (SEVENTEEN), i-dle, KEY, MONSTA X, RIIZE, NMIXX, NCT 127, P1Harmony, ZEROBASEONE and many more. You can stream KCON with a subscription to Amazon Prime, which will run you $14.99 a month. You can also just get an Amazon Music subscription for $11.99. That’ll give you that coveted access to Amazon Music so you can tune in to the stream. The stream will also be available on Twitch and Prime Video. This is a must-see for K-pop fans everywhere.

Think of it this way: A single-day pass for the festival starts at $61, while concert tickets can range from $79 to $260 for premium options. You’ll be getting access to the concert for a fraction of the price — no crowds and no waiting around. Just you and the music. Accompanying the three-day stream, you’ll also be able to tune in to special broadcasts of iconic K-pop chart show M COUNTDOWN.

To prep for the occasion, fans can tune in to Amazon Music’s ”K-POP NOW” playlist, which features a curated experience of all of the artists set to perform during KCON LA. You’ve got major bangers like aespa’s “Drama,” SHINee’s “Poet | Artist,” and SEVENTEEN’s “Thunder” that you need to learn fan chants for. Start studying up while you can!

KCON LA began back in 2012 when K-pop first hit the scene in America. The festival has gone strong ever since, offering fans of the popular genre a place to express themselves while celebrating some of the biggest acts in the industry. This year’s lineup features well-established names like NCT 127, P1Harmony, Aespa, MONSTA X, KEY, HWASA and i-dle. You’ve also got less senior acts new on the scene like NMIXX, RIIZE, MEOVV, IVE, Kep1er and CRAVITY who are given a massive stage to perform for new and older fans, giving them the exposure they deserve.

See the full list of performers below:

aespa
ALLDAY PROJECT
Baby DONT Cry
CHOIHOJONG
CRAVITY
HWASA
HxW (SEVENTEEN)
i-dle
IDID
IS:SUE
IVE
izna
JACKSON WANG
JO1
Kep1er
KEY
LEE YOUNGJI
MEOVV
MONSTA X
NCT 127
NMIXX
NOWZ
P1Harmony
RIIZE
Roy Kim
YUQI
ZEROBASEONE

Joe Budden is making bank, at least according to what he told The New York Times.

In a profile published Tuesday (July 22), the rapper-turned-podcaster revealed that his media company — the Joe Budden Network — is averaging $1.04 million per month so far in 2025 on membership platform Patreon, boasts 70,000 paid subscribers and is on pace to clock around $20 million in overall revenue by the end of the year, with that last number provided by chief executive Ian Schwartzman.

The subscription money alone is more than likely going to exceed $12 million, which will make Budden Patreon’s top earner, a Patreon spokesperson told NYT.

Budden’s manager and business partner Schwartzman also told the publication that they sell their own ads instead of linking up with networks such as Wondery, iHeart and SiriusXM, where content creators have to share the revenue. This helps the Joe Budden Network to work with a maximum of three sponsors at a give time in an effort to not bombard the audience with ads.

The money the network brings in allows the company to set aside $1.5 million for the podcast’s cohosts Lamar “Ice” Burney, Trevor “Queenzflip” Robinson, Melyssa Ford, Antwan “Ish” Marby, Parks Vallely and Marc Lamont Hill, according to the NYT.

Schwartzman tells Billboard that he and Budden felt the need to share their revenue in a way to motivate fellow content creators.

“Yes, the numbers are real,” he says of the NYT reporting. “In fact, we didn’t want to share our income. The only reason we did was to show creators — signed or independent — that there is an alternative path. One that doesn’t require you giving up control and ownership. A path that produces fruits just as great as any traditional method and in some cases even better.”

Patreon also confirmed to Billboard that Budden is indeed their top earner, and CEO Jack Conte gave a statement applauding The Joe Budden Network for inspiring creators. “Joe and his team are very much on the same mission Patreon is on: inspiring other creators to do what they do best, follow their passion, build a deep community, all while maintaining creative independence,” Conte says. “By Joe providing this level of access highlighting the success of his business over the last few years, he’s showing creators that it’s possible to maintain ownership and cultivate sustainable businesses while staying true to his soul. Joe has continued to bet on himself and invest in his business and community on Patreon and is seeing the pay-off.”

In June, Budden seemingly revealed on his Instagram how much the pod was making through Patreon subscriptions when he was trying to highlight how many visits the Patreon gets. He blacked out the breakdown of the money he brings in on his creator account. However, someone was able to doctor his screenshot where it showed that the podcast appeared to bring in around $900,000 that month.

Last year, rapper Doe Boy asked Budden on the podcast how much he’s made since he started podcasting, with the Jersey City rapper claiming that he’s made “about $4 million” in 10 years. “I think about 4 mill. Early on, we was doing it for free,” he said. “Then, we hit a little lick, Spotify. Then, n—as left, the building crumbled a little bit. My friends came, saved the day. Probably about three-and-a-half to four-and-a-half million.”

As Jin of BTS sings for thousands of fans in Amsterdam this August, countless more will also be tuning into the show from movie theaters all across the world.

Ahead of his concert at the Ziggo Dome in the Netherlands on Aug. 9, the K-pop star has scheduled live viewings of the performance for fans in other parts of the globe to watch along as it unfolds. Tickets are now on sale, with ARMY able to search up nearby screenings and purchase theater seats on Jin’s website.

The musician has also shared a trailer for the performance, which dropped on YouTube on Wednesday (July 23). The teaser compiles footage from past shows on his ongoing #RUNSEOKJIN_EP.TOUR, which kicked off June 28 in Goyang, South Korea. His live-streamed performance in Amsterdam will mark the penultimate show on his solo trek, which will conclude the next day with a second concert at the Ziggo Dome.

The RUNSEOKJIN_EP.TOUR marked Jin’s first-ever tour independent from BTS. It supported Echo, his second solo album that dropped this past May and reached No. 3 on the Billboard 200.

After the solo trek wraps, Jin will rejoin bandmates RM, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V and Jung Kook as they plan for a highly anticipated reunion in 2026. As previously announced in a group Weverse livestream, which found the Bangtan Boys appearing as unit on camera for the first time since they all completed their obligations to the South Korean military, the reunion will entail a new album and world tour.

For now, fans can enjoy Permission to Dance On Stage — Live, BTS’ new live album that arrived July 18.

Watch the trailer for Jin’s RUNSEOKJIN_EP.TOUR in AMSTERDAM: LIVE VIEWING below.

BLACKPINK came to Rogers Stadium for the first of two nights on the Toronto leg of their Deadline World Tour on Tuesday night.

As hard as it is to believe now that Toronto is one of North America’s top concert markets, it was the superstar K-pop girl group’s first time playing in the city. BLACKPINK has been in the area, playing in nearby Hamilton in 2019 and 2022, but they made sure to make this first proper Toronto date count.

Unlike Coldplay, who made headlines for their less-than-stellar comments about the new venue earlier this month, BLACKPINK mostly had good things to say. Though she did mention that the venue was hard to get to, BLACKPINK’s ROSÉ called the stadium “beautiful” and said she was pleasantly surprised at the weather. She said the view from the stage was “like a painting,” with the clear sky above and the vast 50,000-strong crowd lit up with their signature glowing pink light sticks. (Many fans shelled out $80 or more for them at the limited-edition merch pop-up at Yorkdale mall or elsewhere.) The multigenerational audience was ear-piercingly loud, cheering, dancing and singing along — in English and Korean — for nearly the whole show.

It seemed to have put the four members of BLACKPINK in a good mood. At the end of the concert, the singers converged onstage for their encore. After a small set of songs, Jennie turned to her bandmates and suggested they play “APT.” ROSÉ had already played that Bruno Mars collab in her earlier solo set (every member got one), but Jennie wanted to play it too. “It seems fun, and I miss it every time,” she said.

So, they did it again, for the first time as a group. All four members smiled and bopped while doing the signature hand dance inspired by a Korean drinking game. At one point, the three members held up a mic to Jisoo, who didn’t know the lyrics but laughed it off. It was a rare moment of spontaneity for a stadium pop show.

Though it never topped the charts in the U.S., “APT.” hit No. 1 on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 and stayed there for seven weeks, so it made sense to play it twice in Canada. But between their burgeoning solo careers and their group projects, there are plenty of BLACKPINK hits to fill a 28-song set.

The night was split up into five acts, with interstitial videos of the four girls in cowboy hats on a road trip. Three of the acts were full-group sets, complete with backup dancers and plenty of fireworks (the benefits of an outdoor venue). The other two were split between solo sets — first Jisoo and LISA, then Jennie and ROSÉ. Though they’re one of the signature current K-pop groups, they’re starting to build big profiles individually across the globe. ROSÉ is a chart-topping hit artist, Jennie played Coachella this year, Jisoo’s profile is growing, and LISA was a cast regular on the latest season of the hit HBO show The White Lotus (and she was also Billboard’s first global cover star last year).

That gave the concert a natural flow, with something to latch onto during every set. They played well off the audience too, at one point leading a lightstick wave throughout the stadium while LISA ran laps around the massive stage. Later, the screens fixated on audience members during a dance challenge to some of BLACKPINK’s biggest hits. Fans played along well — though, as Coldplay recently learned, such stunts can be risky.

The other biggest hit of the night seemed to be BLACKPINK’s “Jump,” the band’s newest single that is currently leading the Billboard Global 200. With its references to classic pop girl group forebears, the Spice Girls, and a catchy dance-along beat drop break, it’s an easy crowdpleaser. Like “APT.,” they played it twice throughout the night. But this one was planned.

This article was originally published by Billboard Canada

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Ozzy Osbourne‘s pioneering MTV reality show The Osbournes is back in the spotlight following the legendary rocker’s passing on Tuesday (July 22).

First premiered on March 5, 2002, the hit reality series ran for four seasons and documented Osbourne family’s day-to-day life through both the good, bad and ugly. You’ll meet a young Kelly rocking neon pink hair and an even youger and more gothic Jack along with Ozzy’s manager and wife Sharon. If you’re a fan of Black Sabbath or the late rocker and his family, you can rewatch classic episodes of The Osbournes on Amazon with a Prime membership for free.

The Osbournes

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A closer look at the life of The Osbournes.

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One of the most impactful seasons is the second one, given we get a glimpse into the way the family adapted to sudden fame and Sharon’s cancer diagnosis. The season is generally revered as the show’s best, given the high ratings of around 6.6 million viewers for its premiere. Generally, there are around 10 episodes per season, save for season two, which had a whopping 21.

The concept of the reality show is comparable to The Simple Life, Flavor of Love and The Anna Nicole Show, giving fans and followers an intimate look into the lives of their heroes. The series helped pioneer the family-focused reality show, making way for hit shows like Keeping Up With the Kardashians, The Family Stallone and Jon & Kate Plus 8. The Osbournes was cited as the most-viewed series ever on MTV. Amazon Prime acquired reruns of the series back in 2024.

Watch The Osbournes reality show online with your Amazon Prime membership. Not a member? Get a 30-day free trial to Amazon Prime here and use it to stream The Osbournes online free.

With an Amazon Prime membership, you’ll also get access to unlimited streaming of big name movies, series, documentaries and live sports. Think hit shows like Euphoria, You and Fellow Travellers, along with top films like The House That Jack Built, The Substance, Sinners and so much more. You also have access to Amazon Originals like The Boys and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and content from partners like Max and Crunchyroll through add-on subscriptions.