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With the Thunder leading the best-of-seven series against the Lakers 2-0, home court now shifts from Oklahoma City to Los Angeles for Game 3 during the West Semifinals of the 2026 NBA Playoffs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the No. 1-seed, Oklahoma City Thunder, take on LeBron James and the No. 4-seed, L.A. Lakers, in a prime-time game. You can watch the NBA postseason game online with Sling TV.

On Saturday (May 9), the Thunder-Lakers game takes place at Crypto.com Arena in Southern California.

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When Does Oklahoma City Thunder vs. L.A. Lakers Game Start?

Game 3: Oklahoma City Thunder vs. L.A. Lakers game airs live, with tipoff at 8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT.

Where to Watch Oklahoma City Thunder vs. L.A. Lakers Online

The Oklahoma City Thunder vs. L.A. Lakers game broadcasts on ABC, and it also livestreams on Sling Select, or Sling Blue. Keep reading for more details on how cord-cutters can watch the Thunder-Lakers game online with Sling TV.

How to Watch Oklahoma City Thunder vs. L.A. Lakers With Sling TV

A subscription to Sling Select, which comes with ABC for Game 3, gets you access to live TV from top-rated cable channels. Starting at $29.99 per month, you can watch networks, including FOX News, National Geographic, GRIT, NFL Network, FX, FOX Sports, FOX, NBC, MeTV, Game Show Network, Heroes & Icons TV, LMN and Vice.

Additionally, ABC is on Sling Blue, but pricing and availability depends on your local TV market. You can learn more about Sling TV here.

Which Celebrities Are Making Appearances During Thunder vs. Lakers?

It’s likely there might be a number of celebrities and recording artists in attendance during the game, such as Oklahoma City Thunder fans Toby Keith, Bill Hader, Kristin Chenoweth, Lil Yachty and others; as well as L.A. Lakers fans Denzel Washington, Kendrick Lamar, Flea from Red Hot Chili Peppers, Snoop Dogg and more. Tune in to Sling TV to find out who’s at the NBA game.

Starting at 8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT, Oklahoma City Thunder vs. L.A. Lakers game airs on ABC, while it’s available to livestream on Sling TV on Saturday, May 9.

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There are the get-ready videos you and your friends make, and then there’s the GRWM clip Rihanna posted on Thursday (May 7) of the intense prep it took for her and partner A$AP Rocky to (just barely) make it to the Met Gala on Monday night.

You can see now why the perennially fashionably-late-to-the-party “This Is What You Came For” singer was one of the last A-listers to walk the carpet at the annual fashion Super Bowl earlier this week in the 45-second clip chronicling her prep. It opens with the 11-time Met veteran exclaiming, “I can’t believe we’re going to the Met!” as she travels in a sprinter van in her stunning custom sculptural gown by Glenn Martens for Maison Margiela.

The eye-popping outfit hand-sculpted, bronze and silver creation inspired by medieval architecture took nearly 1,400 hours to embroider according to Vogue, and from the first seconds of the recap, RihRih is already locked in and ready to show it off with a series of icy Blue Steel-like carpet poses, with and without the equally turned-out-in-style Rocky.

We see the couple posing and walking together as flashbulbs illuminate their outfits and commenters opine on their looks, with Rihanna stopping at one point to sassily exclaim, “excuse me!” With good reason, since her dress required a second, of fifth look, thanks to a corseted bodice with more than 115,000 crystal beads, jewels and chains, while Rocky looked dapper in a custom Chanel by Mattieu Blazy wool pink robe with black satin lapels, accented by a silk and feather brooch and two hand- and ear-fulls of Chanel jewelry.

With a soundtrack provided by Arya Starr and Rema’s “Who’s Dat Girl,” we see Rihanna putting her own makeup on, choosing from a series of trays filled with high-end rings, earrings, necklaces and thick bangles and then having metallic jewels painted onto her face, with two diamond teardrops under her right eye and her hair filled with curlicue metal swirls.

At one point a reporter asks, “who’s allowed to show up late for a Met Gala red carpet?” while Rihanna fans her makeup dry and enjoys a smoke as another woman’s voice says, “Rihanna?” and the video cuts to a vintage clip of the singer cheekily winking at an interviewer with a smile.

The camera then lingers on Rihanna’s imposing-looking dress hanging on a rack, zooming in on the metallic details before and after she slips into it and revealing that, as Rocky told Variety, she was, indeed, “shining like a diamond … she’s shining.”

“We going to the Met!!!” Rihanna yelps as the party heats up during the ride over and Rocky astutely directs the camera away from him and over to RihRih as she does last-minute touch-ups in the van while he enjoys a pre-celebration beverage to the strains of N.E.R.D.’s 2008 party anthem “Everyone Nose.” Rocky also leans in to show off his neck full of custom bling, including a green skull with diamond eyes and a bejeweled crucifix.

The clip ends with Rihanna looking in a mirror and seemingly getting misty as she says, “I feel so pretty! Oh my God!” while gazing at her glittery ensemble.

Vote for your favorite look from the 2026 Gala here.

Sony Music Group reported on Friday (May 8) its sales revenues rose 21% to 570 billion Japanese yen ($3.6 billion) for the quarter ending March 31 compared to a year ago driven by higher recorded music streaming revenue, Bad Bunny and Harry Styles album sales and live events and merchandise.

Operating income for the Japan-based company’s fiscal fourth quarter came in at 132.4 billion yen ($829 million), an increase of more than 36% from last year.

Sales of Bad Bunny’s hit album DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS, Harry Styles Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally and Tate McRae‘s So Close To What helped the company generated 2,120 billion yen ($13.3 billion) for the fiscal year, which for Sony also ended on March 31, a 15% increase from the prior fiscal year. Higher revenues from streaming services in recorded music and music publishing, live events and merchandising in recorded music helped operating income reach a record high of 447 billion yen ($2.8 billion), an increase of 25%.

Streaming revenue for the full fiscal year grew to 852.7 million yen ($5.4 billion), and to 419.9 million yen ($2.6 billion) in the music publishing division, marking increases of 9% and 14% on a U.S. dollar basis respectively.

The company forecast that revenues will likely hold flat at this level in the coming fiscal year as higher streaming income is expected to offset lower concert revenue, with operating income to come off its record highs by about 11%.

The company flagged big forthcoming releases by Chris Brown, Foo Fighters and Maluma.

South Korea’s HYBE launches ABD, a new label dedicated to girl group production.

Leading ABD, short for A Bold Dream, is its inaugural president Jiwon No, who previously served as head of artist planning at PLEDIS and MORE VISION. At ABD, she will oversee the label’s overall management and strategic direction.

The first ABD project will debut in the second half of 2026. Sung Soo Han, widely recognized as the creative mastermind behind such artists as SEVENTEEN, After School, IZ*ONE, and TWS, will lead the girl group’s overall production, from music to concept and performance.

“The creation of ABD aligns with HYBE’s multi-label strategy, which champions creative independence and autonomy within HYBE’s broader support framework,” reads a statement, issued Friday, May 8. “With a distinct focus on girl group development and the introduction of differentiated IP and artistic identity, the launch of ABD marks a strategic step in strengthening HYBE’s multi-label ecosystem as K-pop continues to evolve globally.”

HYBE is on a high, after reporting record-setting revenue at 698.3 billion KRW ($470.2 million), thanks largely to the comeback of BTS and the group’s fifth studio album, ARIRANG, and world tour.

Within the rest of K-pop specialist’s artist portfolio, ENHYPHEN’s seventh mini album, THE SIN: VANISH, became the group’s fourth double-million seller during the period, while CORTIS’ debut album, COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES, surpassed 2 million copies in cumulative sales.

HYBE America reported strong gains with KATSEYE, the girl group that recently surpassed 32 million monthly listeners on Spotify, while their EPs, SIS (Soft Is Strong) and BEAUTIFUL CHAOS, sold a combined 1 million copies. The quarter also saw the relaunch of BMLG as Blue Highway Records, led by Jake Basden as CEO.

ABD “embodies the label’s creative philosophy of pursuing unconventional, flexible, and playful ideas that push beyond norm,” reads the statement unveiling the new label. “Guided by a deep understanding of both artists and fans, the new label aims to pursue the intrinsic joy of music while exploring new possibilities and expanding the horizons of K-pop.”

Ronnie Wood is just as excited as the rest of us for the release of The Rolling Stones’ 25^th and latest studio album Foreign Tongues.

When the legendary British guitarist proved it when he stopped by The Tonight Show on Thursday night, May 7, demonstrating the bounce of a cat, and the energy of lightning bolt.

Wood, age 78, will turn back time when he sets out on a run of solo shows in the United Kingdom and Continental Europe this summer, his first in 16 years. And in November, an exhibition of his artwork in Germany.

The big drop, of course, is the release of Foreign Tongues on July 10, a 14-track LP led by core members Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Wood, with starry contributions from Paul McCartney, Steve Winwood, The Cure frontman Robert Smith and others.

The album, Fallon explained, reading from a vinyl copy, includes a cover of Amy Winehouse’s “You Know I’m No Good,” the original of which was housed on the late diva’s Back to Black album from 2006. Winehouse and the Rolling Stones have history. The “Rehab” singer joined the Rock Hall-inducted band on stage in June 2007 at the U.K.’s Isle of Wight Festival, for a rendition of “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg.”

Late night viewers were also treated to a snippet of “Back In Your Life,” which features a “fantastic” Wood solo, according to Fallon, who has enjoyed an early listen to the album. Wood, we learned, drew divine inspiration for the recording. The Englishman cut his solo on the day Brian Wilson died, last June, when he was still reeling from Sly Stone’s passing days earlier. “It came out my guitar, the feeling, you know,” he recounts. “Just one take. I didn’t do that, the guitar played itself.”

For his latest stint on NBC’s The Tonight Show, Wood took a trip down memory lane as he reminisced on how he learned music and art from his older siblings, was gifted his first guitar, being skint before fame, forming The Faces with Jeff Beck and Rod Stewart, and he rounded it out with a harmonica jam with Fallon and the house band.

“It’s inspirational to do” music and art, he says. “You know, I’m lucky enough to do a solo thing with the painting, and then be a part of a band, you know, part of a group, to express musically. It’s such a gift, you know, to be able to do both.”

Ahead of Foreign Tongues, the band has released two tracks from the project: album opener “Rough and Twisted” and lead single “In the Stars.” Wood’s guest spot on NBC’s The Tonight Show came 24 hours after Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger stopped by to do his bit in a comedy sketch.

Watch Wood’s interview below.

It’s Olivia Dean’s year on the ARIA Chart, as the British pop singer’s smash “Man I Need” (via Universal) enters a 21st non-consecutive week at No. 1.

Dean replaces herself at the summit, as “Man I Need” improves 2-1, leap-frogging “Rein Me In,” her duet with Sam Fender which dips 2-1.

Between them, “Man I Need” and “Rein Me” have ruled the ARIA Singles chart for 24 of the past 25 weeks, a streak that was briefly snapped when Olivia Rodrigo’s “Drop Dead” (Island/Universal) ruled for one week late last month (“Drop Dead” slips 4-7).

“Man I Need” stands alone as the second-longest reigning No. 1 in ARIA Chart history, behind only Tones And I’s “Dance Monkey,” which clocked up 24 non-consecutive weeks in 2019 and 2020. That record is beginning to look shaky.

The latest ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart, published late Friday, May 8, is notable for the absence of any new titles. The same can’t be said for the national albums tally, which features no less than seven new releases, led by Melanie C’s Sweat (Virgin Music Group/Inertia) at No. 5.

Sweat is Mel C’s ninth studio album and first to crack the ARIA top 10, besting her debut solo album from 1999, Northern Star, which peaked at No. 32. As a member of the Spice Girls, she bagged four top 10 albums, including a chart-topper in 2007 with Greatest Hits.

With that debut, Mel C (aka Sporty) is the most successful of the Spice Girls as a solo artist, ARIA reports. The next best Geri Halliwell (aka Ginger), who reached No. 22 back in 1999 with Schizophonic.

Also entering the top 10 this week is Kneecap with Fenian (Heavenly/Inertia). It’s new at No. 7, for the Irish band’s first appearance on the ARIA charts.

The latest top 50 features new arrivals from American country star Kacey Musgraves (Middle Of Nowhere at No. 17 via Interscope/Universal), Australian country artist Rachael Fahim (Who You Are at No. 22 via Island/Universal), South Australian hip-hop artist trials (Hendle at No. 24 via Island/Universal), Australian Idol runner-up Harlan Goode (The Idol Collection at No. 42 via Orchard) and The Devil Wears Prada 2 soundtrack (No. 50 via Interscope/Universal).

At the top of the leaderboard is Noah Kahan’s The Great Divide (Universal), which holds onto top spot for the second consecutive cycle.

Charli xcx is living the year of going all-out. With the release today of “Rock Music,” the British singer, songwriter and producer switches gears, cranks up the amps and rocks it with electric guitars.

One of those amps goes out the window at the top of the official music video. Shot in black and white, and directed by Aidan Zamiri, the clip follows Charli as she gets up to rock ‘n’ roll stuff, strutting around central Manhattan wearing fewer clothes than anyone else, smoking up a storm, and unleashing a moshpit.

At its musical core, “Rock Music” has a throwback edge, its guitar riff slotting into what is essentially a mid-paced electronic track in which Charli splices and dices her vocals in the chorus. No, it’s not heavy. “Rock Music” has more in common to Daft Punk than it does to Deep Purple.

Charli first teased her new era, new sound in an April interview with British Vogue, which premiered one of the new song’s lyrics: “I think the dance floor is dead, so now we’re making rock music.”

She told the publication, “if I’d made another album that felt more dance-leaning, it would have felt really hard, really sad. That’s interesting for me is to bend the possibilities of what my perspective on that could be.”

Charli has since clarified that she isn’t necessarily performing an about-face for what would be album No. 8. On Instagram, she recently shared a clip of herself in the studio and wrote, “a video of me making a song called ‘rock music’ that is not actually rock music which is funny because i never said i was making a rock album.”

“Rock Music” is Charli’s first release since the Wuthering Heights companion album arrived in February, and dropped in at No. 8 on the Billboard 200 chart. Before that, her 2024 Brat album peaked at No. 3 on the all-genres chart, peaked at No. 1 on the Official U.K. Albums Chart and ARIA Chart, and caught the zeitgeist.

Charli’s busy year includes a starring role in A24’s The Moment, based on her original idea and the first co-production from her new studio365 venture. Also, she appears in Daniel Goldhaber’s remake of the 1978 cult horror Faces of Death, Greg Araki’s erotic thriller I Want Your Sex, Cathy Yan’s independent film The Gallerist, Julia Jackman’s period fantasy 100 Nights Of Hero, Romain Gavras’ satirical action Sacrifice and Pete Ohs’ intimate drama Erupcja.

Stream “Rock Music” below and watch the official music video.

C. Breezy season is upon us. Chris Brown returned on Friday (May 8) to deliver his 12th studio album, Brown.

A backronym for Break Rules Only When Necessary, Brown is loaded with 27 tracks in total and boasts appearances from YoungBoy Never Broke Again, GloRilla, Vybz Kartel, Leon Thomas, Bryson Tiller, Tank, Fridayy, Sexyy Red and Lucky Daye.

“Dis is so tight thank u for having me apart of it I love you Bhrisssssss,” Sexyy Red wrote in CB’s comments on Instagram May 5 in appreciation of being invited into his world for the album.

Out of the 27 songs, Brown included four singles — “Obvious,” “Fallin’,” “Holy Blindfold” and “It Depends” — which were previously released.

Chris Brown is slated to hit the road later this year for the blockbuster R&B Tour with Usher. Across 33 dates, the pair of R&B dignitaries will bring their influx of anthems to North American stadiums. The trek will kick off in Denver on June 26, and wrap up on Dec. 11 in Tampa Bay, Fla.

In between, the duo will be making stops in New Jersey, Detroit, D.C., Cleveland, Toronto, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, New Orleans and Miami.

The 37-year-old recently welcomed a baby boy with influencer Jada Wallace in April, making Breezy a father of four. CB’s also dad to 11-year-old Royalty Brown, 6-year-old son Aeko Catori Brown and 4-year-old daughter Lovely Symphani Brown.

Stream Brown below.

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Rolling Loud, the world’s largest hip-hop music festival, launches its three-night broadcast event. This year’s festival takes place at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida.

Starting Friday, May 8, until Sunday, May 10, Amazon Music livestreams Rolling Loud to give fans access to the festival, even if they’re not in Central Florida. For 2026, the headliners are Don Toliver, Playboi Carti and late addition to the festival Ken Carson (who is taking NBA YoungBoy’s Sunday night slot after the rapper dropped out) throughout the weekend, while other must-see recording artist include Sexyy Red, Chief Keef, TiaCorine, Nettspend, EsDeeKid and more.

To learn more about how you can livestream the Rolling Loud music festival for free, see below.

How to Watch Rolling Loud 2026 Online for Free

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Rolling Loud 2026 Festival Lineup

For Friday, May 8, the music festival livestream includes performances from Don Toliver, EsDeeKid, Chief Keef, SahBabii, Xaviersobased, SoFaygo, Luh Tyler, 1900Rugrat, Nino Paid, Lazer Dim 700, Hotboii and others.

The livestream on Saturday, May 9, features Playboi Carti, Destroy Lonely, Fakemink, Pooh Shiesty, HXG, Nine Vicious, BabyChiefDoit, Skai Isyourgod and more.

And to close out the festival, on Sunday, May 10, you can livestream performances from Ken Carson, Sexyy Red, BossMan Dlow, NoCap, OsamaSon, Che, PlaqueBoyMax, Loe Shimmy and others. Check out a complete Rolling Loud lineup here.

Livestream Rolling Loud 2026 on Prime Video starting Friday, May 8, with a start time of 2:40 p.m. ET/11:40 a.m. PT. In the meantime, watch the trailer for the music festival below:

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