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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
B2K Announces 2026 Reunion Tour
After teasing a reunion for the past few years with rare appearances that always go viral, B2K has confirmed exclusively with VIBE that they're back and going on tour. Boog, Omarion, Fizz, and Raz will be hitting the road in Spring 2026— seven years after the group came together for 2019's The Millennium Tour. The group has shared details about their upcoming endeavor with Black Promoters Collective, joked about fans being 'pretty aggressive' about them popping out, and how they knew they couldn't tease their long-awaited reunion any longer. '[The tour] was presented to us, but it was definitely something that we wanted to do that we had talked about and it just came together the right way,' Boog explained. 'It's for the fans, you know what I mean? Of course, we have a ball performing for everybody. The best time is when we on stage together. But yeah, this is for the fans.' Most recently, the band surprised fans at the 2025 Millennium Tour with a nostalgic performance of 'Uh Huh,' 'Bump Bump Bump,' 'Girlfriend,' and 'Why I Love You.' What fans can expect with this upcoming tour, compared to the Millennium Tour, is more B2K deep cuts. O hinted, 'I would say we're going to go deeper into our bag and really bring back that energy that people saw when they first was introduced to [us.] I do also want to add to what Boog was saying. We realize and we recognize that where we are in our career and all of the people that has ever supported us, what time we in. We're in a special time in music, and it's so cool. We honor that, our fans, and the people that started on our journey with us. So it is that time again.' Raz chimed in, noting, 'This tour would encapsulate the essence of B2K. We are really challenging ourselves.' He later joked about the 'Ice Box' crooner doing a backflip, for nostalgia's sake, but O laughed it off while commenting about his age. With them still piecing together tour essentials like the perfect setlist, Raz admitted that they want fans' input on 'how we create this amazing tour.' While mentioning fan favorites that weren't singles, B2K opened up about what a record like 'Boys 4 Life' off their sophomore album, Pandemonium!, means to them today. 'The song tells it all,' Fizz expressed. 'You know what I mean? And we're here today, so it speaks a lot of truth and it holds a lot of substance. So maybe it's time for part two.' Boog added, 'We all understand that life is a journey. And us being four boys that started out at 14 years old in this industry, that can be crazy. It's just a testament to say, no matter what we've been through, we're still here. We may not see things the same way all the time, and we may have our spats, but we ain't going to never not have each other's back. That's one bond that can't be broken. No matter what we go through, we're still going to come back together and be bros if we've got to fight the world. I think that's what Boys For Life really embodies. At the end of the day, we're going to always be here for each other.' Anticipation for B2K's tour grew even further after the group performed at the 2025 BET Awards as part of the 106 & Park tribute. The quartet described their performance as a 'full circle moment,' with O quipping, 'I mean, if somebody would've told me 15 years ago 'Y'all going to be performing [in a 106 & Park anniversary tribute],' I'd have been like, 'Man, what are you talking about?' So it's definitely a moment for me.' For more information about future tour announcements, tickets, and exclusive content, check out the tour's official website. More from The Long Road: The Triumph And Truth Of B2K 2025 BET Awards Delivers '106 & Park' Reunion With Original Hosts And Nostalgic Performances Clipse Announces First Tour In Over 15 Years
New York Times
17-04-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
How to watch the Chicago Cubs in 2025: Schedule, broadcast info, blackout rules and national games
First, let's revisit this celebration after the Cubs won the 2016 World Series. All together now: Now, to present day, when the North Siders have real playoff aspirations with Kyle Tucker in tow. Yeah, it's early, but they took a three-game series from the Dodgers in Los Angeles and won one of those games 16-0. A clear summer afternoon at The Friendly Confines will lift the spirits of casual fans and all-162 lifers. Advertisement The Cubs should be fun to watch as NL Central favorites, but accessing the games and navigating streaming restrictions has never been more complicated. Here's all you need to know to keep up with the Cubbies this season. Make sure you're following the team in your feed. Patrick Mooney and Sahadev Sharma are consummate pros who have been on the beat for years. Founding editor Jon Greenberg will write from Wrigley in big moments (and for critical hot dog studies). Fubo is a cable-cutter streaming platform that provides local and national channels with add-on sports packages. Any game on Marquee Sports Network, ESPN, Fox, or MLB Network can be streamed here (more on those below). TBS games cannot. What you need to watch these games: The 'pro' plan starts at $84.99 monthly, with an extra charge for 4K ultra-HD. For more, there is the add-on, which streams every out-of-market game for $29.99 a month, and the 'sports lite' package (with MLB Network) for $9.99 a month. This is the franchise's regional sports network (RSN) with exclusive television rights for all local broadcasts. It was launched in 2020 and is named after the ballpark's famous art deco marquee with bright red paint. The Sinclair syndicate station replaced NBC Sports Chicago and WGN. Jon Sciambi has done play-by-play here since 2021. The average fan will instantly recognize him from ESPN's 'Sunday Night Baseball' and the 'MLB: The Show' video games, but 'Boog' spends most of his season with the Cubs. Jim Deshaies is on color commentary. The southpaw played for six teams across his 12-year career and never took the mound for Chicago, but he most certainly was in the booth throughout the Cubs' 2016 World Series run. Marquee also has a standalone app with a team pass for in-market viewers. Folks with eligible cable providers can use their login credentials to get in. Here's the full broadcast area: What you need to watch these games: Fubo, DirecTV Stream (starting $80-90 monthly), Marquee Sports Network App ($20 per month for a team pass) What you need to watch these games: A carrier that has the Marquee Sports Network. If we enter the Wrigleyville zip code (60613) in the list of providers, here are our cable results: Perhaps you're a Midwesterner far from home, or maybe you fell for 'Rookie of the Year' as an impressionable youth. It's all good — you can still catch Boog and Jim with an extra subscription. The package includes every regular-season game across the league (excluding national games and in-market games for your region). It costs $150 annually. Fubo offers an add-on for $29.99 a month. Advertisement Meanwhile, MLB Network airs almost 300 local broadcasts for national audiences so that out-of-towners can catch some Cubs games there. MLB Network also offers 26 unique, produced-in-house 'showcase' games that are not subject to local blackouts. What you need to watch these games: MLB Network for select games / for all of them The league has partnered with ESPN since 1990; that ends this fall. Yup, the purveyors of the iconic music are indeed opting out of their remaining baseball broadcasts. For this season, you'll still find select primetime Cubs matchups here. Sciambi and Karl Ravech are usually on the mic, alongside five-time World Series winner David Cone and former utility hitter Eduardo Pérez. Generational baseball narrator Joe Buck returned to the booth for a memorable Opening Day affair, but he's sticking with football now. For ESPN, think Sundays, especially 'Sunday Night Baseball.' Chicago's first-half schedule includes one ESPN spot: Sunday, April 27, against Bryce Harper and the Philadelphia Phillies. The second-half slate will be announced later this summer. Fox is where you'll hear Joe Davis (voice of the Dodgers), Jason Benetti (Tigers) or local product Adam Amin (the NBA's Bulls) on the call. Retired Silver Slugger catcher A.J. Pierzynski (boo as you wish, Cubs fans), Cardinals bellwether Adam Wainwright (again, as you wish), 1992 Rookie of the Year Eric Karros and Dontrelle Willis (aka the D-Train!) rotate in the booth. Three Hall-of-Famers are on this network: Derek Jeter and David Ortiz during the pregame and John Smoltz for color commentary. The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal can be seen reporting from the field, too. Fox usually has a Saturday spot. Our protagonists have a few upcoming Saturday stages here. They'll be at home against Philly on April 26, then they'll meet the Mets in Queens on May 10. The Astros welcome them on June 28, then the Cubs host the Red Sox on July 19. The ever-hot Cubs-Cardinals rivalry gets the Fox treatment on August 9. A sixth and final Fox broadcast is slated for September 18 at Cincinnati. Advertisement This is the Tuesday action, with Brian Anderson (Brewers) and Ron Darling (Mets) as the mainstays. It's a stacked pre-postgame show: all-time great Pedro Martínez, 2007 NL MVP Jimmy Rollins and three-time All-Star Curtis Granderson (who grew up in South Chicago suburbs Blue Island and Lynwood!). TBS games can also be streamed on Max. The playoff broadcasts add decorated former player and manager Dusty Baker to the studio. Bob Costas was on the mic here before his retirement last fall. No Cubs games have been announced on TBS yet. The purple metropolis now has 'MLB Sunday Leadoff' games free from blackout restrictions. Roku will have the Cubs-Mets matchup on Sunday, May 11. Like with Roku, you can stream more baseball games from your smart TV. Unlike Roku, the Apple TV+ games are regionally blacked out. Alex Faust (also of NHL and Jeopardy fame) is on these calls, as is Wayne Randazzo (Angels). The Cubs will be on Apple TV twice: May 2 (at Milwaukee) and June 6 (at Detroit). For national MLB games in general, think: Streaming and Betting/Odds links in this article are provided by partners of The Athletic. Restrictions may apply. The Athletic maintains full editorial independence. Partners have no control over or input into the reporting or editing process and do not review stories before publication. (Photo of Kyle Tucker: Geoff Stellfox / Getty Images)
