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See a First Look at the FIFA Club World Cup Halftime Show Stage
The FIFA Club World Cup final between Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain is just two days away, and Rolling Stone has an exclusive first look at the high-tech stage set up for the halftime show starring Doja Cat, Tems, and J Balvin. Global Citizen, which is leading the charge of the halftime show with Coldplay's Chris Martin, was tasked with creating a stage in the stands to avoid affecting the real grass installed at MetLife Stadium for the big game. In place of an on-pitch performance, FIFA and Global Citizen built out a massive stage on the upper stands of the venue. More from Rolling Stone How to Watch PSG vs. Real Madrid Club World Cup Semifinal Online How to Watch Fluminense vs. Chelsea Club World Cup Semifinal Online How to Watch the Mexico vs. USMNT Concacaf Gold Cup Final Online Global Citizen brought in 40,000 pounds of staging, scenery, and structural truss, all carried by hand by 100 stagehands to the stands and brought to the venue by six semi-trucks. The stage features 4,000 feet of pipe bracing, LED displays with nearly 16 million pixels. 'The innovative stage design we created for MetLife Stadium both preserves the integrity of the pitch and promises to deliver the kind of performances our global audience will never forget,' Hugh Evans, CEO of Global Citizen, tells Rolling Stone. 'By building our platform high in the stands, we ensured that the newly installed natural grass remains untouched while delivering an unforgettable show that is designed to be time-efficient and visually stunning.' With the halftime show and its partnership with FIFA, Global Citizen aims to raise $100 million for global education access. 'This show will bring us closer to ensuring that children everywhere have access to quality education,' says Evans. The show away from the pitch allows the performance to run for the full 15-minute event and eliminates the need for setup between halves. The event will feature a fully global lineup with Tems representing Africa, J Balvin waving the Colombian flag for South America, Emmanuel Kelly repping Australia, and Doja Cat representing North America. 'I'm proud to represent America on this unique stage that will bring people from all corners of the world together,' Doja Cat tells Rolling Stone. 'I'm also extremely grateful to continue to support global education efforts by raising funds for the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund. I know the energy on Sunday at MetLife is going to be unreal.' J Balvin adds: 'This event is bigger than a simple halftime show – it's a moment to bring the world together through music and football to support education for children everywhere.' Along with holding up the flag for his native Australia, Kelly — who has opened for Coldplay in the past — shares his excitement for representing differently-abled people. 'Being part of the first-ever FIFA Club World Cup Final Halftime Show is more than a personal milestone—it's a moment of visibility and hope for every differently-abled child who's ever been told 'no,'' Kelly says. 'I'm honored to represent Australia on a global stage and proud to be part of a show that's not only breaking ground in entertainment but helping change lives through the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund.' On the field, PSG beat out Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, and Juventus in the knockout stages to reach the final against Chelsea, which defeated Benfica, Palmeiras, and Fluminense to reach the final game. The game (and the halftime show) are set to air live for free on on Sunday at 3 p.m. ET. The 2025 Club World Cup serves as somewhat of a precursor to the massive 2026 FIFA World Cup, which is set to be hosted in Mexico, Canada, and the United States next summer. (MetLife Stadium is also set to host the World Cup final next year.) Best of Rolling Stone Sly and the Family Stone: 20 Essential Songs The 50 Greatest Eminem Songs All 274 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked Solve the daily Crossword
Business Wire
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Business Wire
Global Citizen and FIFA Unite Global Audiences Through Music and Action With Inaugural FIFA Club World Cup™ Final Halftime Show Presented by Panini
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The inaugural FIFA Club World Cup™ Final Halftime Show, presented by Panini, made history yesterday, bringing together a truly international lineup of superstars who captivated audiences worldwide while advancing the opportunity for millions of children to receive access to quality education. The first-of-its-kind halftime show, produced by Global Citizen and curated by Chris Martin of Coldplay, showcased the power of music to unite cultures and drive meaningful change, and was viewed live around the world. The spectacular show featured artists representing five continents, all of whom donated their time for free, demonstrating music's unique ability to transcend borders and unify the world. Colombian superstar J Balvin brought Latin energy to the global stage, while Nigerian Afrobeats sensation Tems showcased the vibrant sounds of West Africa. GRAMMY-winning American artist Doja Cat delivered an electrifying performance that had the MetLife Stadium crowd on their feet, and Coldplay joined the show for a surprise performance of the band's hit 'A Sky Full Of Stars', featuring a guest appearance from Australian singer Emmanuel Kelly. Against the backdrop of the Manhattan skyline, the first halftime show at a FIFA event was staged high above the pitch among MetLife Stadium's upper level seats. A dedicated platform and innovative set design built into the stadium's stands provided the impressive crowd with a spectacular show, while also ensuring the pitch remained preserved for the historic match. 'Yesterday we witnessed something truly historic – artists representing the Americas, Africa, Europe and Oceania coming together on football's biggest stage for the first ever FIFA halftime show,' said Hugh Evans, Co-Founder & CEO, Global Citizen. 'This international lineup perfectly embodied the idea that music and football can unite the world, and when we take action together, we can make an outsized impact to help children around the world access quality education.' Major moments from the inaugural FIFA Club World Cup™ Final Halftime Show: J Balvin (Colombia) had the entire stadium dancing along to global hits 'Mi Gente' and 'Reggaeton'. His performance, surrounded by drummers and dancers, celebrated Latin culture on the world stage; had the entire stadium dancing along to global hits 'Mi Gente' and 'Reggaeton'. His performance, surrounded by drummers and dancers, celebrated Latin culture on the world stage; Tems (Nigeria) brought Afrobeats to the forefront with 'Love Me JeJe', highlighting the global impact of African music and culture; brought Afrobeats to the forefront with 'Love Me JeJe', highlighting the global impact of African music and culture; Doja Cat (United States) delivered a high-energy performance of her smash hit 'Woman', giving global audiences an unforgettable performance; delivered a high-energy performance of her smash hit 'Woman', giving global audiences an unforgettable performance; Coldplay (UK) surprised the sold out stadium when they took to the stage to play 'A Sky Full Of Stars'. They were joined by Emmanuel Kelly (Australia), whose inspiring story of resilience, having been found on a battlefield in Iraq and living with the aftereffects of chemical warfare, saw him become the first differently abled pop artist to perform in a halftime show. Broadcast live and for free on the halftime event was created as part of a four-year partnership between FIFA and Global Citizen to help improve access to football and quality education for children through the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund. Together, FIFA and Global Citizen aim to raise USD $100 million for quality education access worldwide. So far, $10 million has been raised to support literacy, reading, and writing programs. This funding is expected to reach over 150 communities and impact the lives of 10,000 children. (Using a baseline of $1,000 per student per year – which reflects the typical average cost globally of delivering basic P–12 education1.) 'The first of its kind FIFA Club World Cup Final Halftime Show, produced by Global Citizen and curated by Chris Martin of Coldplay, was an unforgettable celebration of how football and music can unite and positively impact the wider global community way beyond the stadium,' said FIFA President Gianni Infantino. 'Having artists from five different continents come together at MetLife Stadium perfectly captured the universal language of football and music, and we're proud to partner with Global Citizen, led by Hugh Evans, the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund, which aims to raise USD 100 million to provide access to quality education and football for children worldwide.' This historic performance marks the beginning of an innovative FIFA-Global Citizen partnership that will extend to produce the first-ever FIFA World Cup™ Final Halftime Show in the New York New Jersey stadium on July 19, 2026. The show was produced by Global Citizen in partnership with Live Nation, Done+Dusted, and DPS. It was directed by Hamish Hamilton with executive producers Guy Carrington, Hamish Hamilton, and Dave Meyers. PRESS KIT: Click HERE to download assets About Global Citizen Global Citizen is the world's leading international advocacy organisation on a mission to end extreme poverty NOW. Powered by a worldwide community of everyday advocates raising their voices and taking action, the movement is amplified by campaigns and events that convene leaders in music, entertainment, public policy, media, philanthropy and the corporate sector. Since the movement began, USD 49 billion in commitments announced on Global Citizen platforms has been deployed, impacting 1.3 billion lives. Established in Australia in 2008, Global Citizen's team operates from New York, Washington DC, Los Angeles, London, Paris, Berlin, Geneva, Melbourne, Toronto, Johannesburg, Lagos and beyond. Join the movement at download the Global Citizen app, and follow Global Citizen on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, X and LinkedIn. 1 Based on publicly available data from the World Bank, UNESCO, and OECD, which show that average annual education spending per primary and secondary student typically ranges from $300–$15,000 depending on income level. A $1,000 figure reflects a conservative global average across low- and middle-income contexts. Expand
Yahoo
14-07-2025
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Doja Cat Teases New Album ‘Vie' Is a ‘Pop-Driven Project': ‘This Album Is Very Much About Love'
Doja Cat is coming. The Grammy-winning artist graced the cover of V magazine on Tuesday (July 1), which sets the stage for her anticipated Vie album arriving this fall. While she faced backlash for saying in her 2023 cover for the same magazine that making 'palatable, marketable and sellable' music didn't allow her a 'mental release,' Doja reveals her upcoming LP is a 'pop-driven project.' More from Billboard Doja Cat, Tems & J Balvin to Headline First-Ever FIFA Club World Cup Final Halftime Show Amyl & The Sniffers Defend Bob Vylan, Kneecap Over Glastonbury Backlash Post Malone Falls Off Stage Mid-Toast During Arizona Show 'I do want to be self-aware enough to admit the fact that this is a pop-driven project,' she said. 'I know that I can make pop music, and pop is just that it's popular. It starts to become a bit of a thing that's viewed as a sport by people who are just bystanders to it, who enjoy it, but maybe also don't respect it or what it is, which is just music … They see it as if this is some kind of football for girls and gays.' Although the project is pop-leaning, the publication points out that there's plenty of rapping from Doja across Vie. The 29-year-old has plenty to say about 'love' and 'romance,' but also reflects on how she wants her relationships to look in the future. 'The concept is very pointed towards love, romance and sex — and discourse in relationships,' Doja said. 'Really just relationships in general, and relationships with yourself, even. I think right now, you hear a lot of songs about breakups, and a lot of songs about how we're just kind of sick of men. I have a song like that on this album. But the thing is, there are so many ways to talk about that feeling — like, ugh, men.' She continued: 'This album is very much about love in a way that reflects how I want it to be in the future — my hope, my hopefulness. What I hope it could be. Because I remember there was a time when people were talking about wanting to be with each other, and it seems to have gotten a bit more vapid and just sort of like, not real … Not loving, not romantic.' Even if her first-week sales dip, Doja Cat wants to embrace the unknown of what's ahead, but be happy with the product she released into the world. 'What I want to avoid is that little monster that just wants success,' Doja added. 'I want to focus more on 'How does the mix sound? Do I even need these instruments here? Do I need to recut this verse?' It's how things sound that makes the music worth listening to. I would not be an artist if I didn't care, right?' She went on: 'If for any reason a project of mine does a little less good than the last one, I don't want to be up in arms and upset about it. I want to embrace that.' Doja has yet to give fans a taste of the album, but she's been active in recent months with an appearance on the F1 soundtrack alongside Don Toliver for 'Lose My Mind,' and she guested on Lizzo's rap-heavy 'STILL CANT FUH.' The Los Angeles native's most recent album, Scarlet, arrived in 2023, which debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200. Vie is expected to hit streaming services in the autumn. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
Yahoo
14-07-2025
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FIFA Club World Cup Performer Emmanuel Kelly on Being First Differently Abled Halftime Star: ‘It's Pretty Extraordinary'
When Emmanuel Kelly was 11 years old, he put a note on his mirror that he looked at every day manifesting his dream of sharing a stage with Coldplay. And now, after checking that bucket-list item off after opening for the band in his native Australia last year on their Music of the Spheres Tour, the singer who first rose to prominence with a breathtaking cover of John Lennon's 'Imagine' on The X Factor Australia in 2011 has ticked off another major lifetime goal. 'It's pretty extraordinary,' Kelly told Billboard a few days before performing with Coldplay at Sunday's (July 13) 2025 FIFA Club World Cup final halftime show. Kelly, who was found in a box in a park during the height of the Iraq War as a baby, severely injured by chemical warfare, is the first differently abled pop artist to perform at a halftime show, and he is more than happy to take credit for blazing that trail. More from Billboard Doja Cat, Tems & J Balvin to Headline First-Ever FIFA Club World Cup Final Halftime Show Drake Reacts to 'F-k Kendrick' Chant at 2025 Wireless Festival 'KPop Demon Hunters' Soundtrack Surges to No. 2 on Billboard 200 'It's a market that has never been represented on this scale and someone always has to be the first and for me to be that is a sign of the times,' he said of singing alongside fellow pop icons Tems, J Balvin and Doja Cat and duetting on'Sky Full of Stars' with Coldplay from the roof of MetLife Stadium in New Jersey during the match between Chelsea FC and Paris Saint-Germain. Billboard chatted with Kelly about the halftime show curated by Coldplay singer Chris Martin — co-produced by Global Citizen, in partnership with Live Nation, Done+Dusted and DPS — and how he turned his childhood dream into a globetrotting reality. This is the first time a person with a disability will headline a global event or halftime show of this magnitude. How does that feel to hear that? Extraordinary… the wall and barriers are breaking down and we're living in a society that recognizes that talent is talent and a gift is a gift. It's an honor and a privilege and I feel like the luckiest person in the world. I'm a huge fan of FIFA and a huge fan of people being seen for who they are and I get to show that to 2.5 billion people on Sunday. Have to ask, what's your team? I'm a Chelsea fan in general, but for a long time I was a Real Madrid CF fan, but I felt they got too rich and got too many players. But I'm also a fan of players and I gravitate towards individuals who are awesome human beings in whatever form, because all humans have the capability to be great. Talk about performing with Tems, J Balvin, Doja Cat and Coldplay at the Club World Cup final. That's a pretty epic stage to be on for what will likely be most of the world's first exposure to you. It's not bad. I like to say they're all taking the lineup with me. [Laughs] I've been a huge fan of J Balvin since he globally popped on the scene 10 years ago and I'm a big Latin music fan in general. Reggaeton was going to be a start for me at one point. … I've done a few Latin tours. Doja, she's a class act and has this unassuming nature but is so cool and vibey. And then Tems, I'll be honest, I was new to her music until Chris introduced me to her. I'm in love, she has a really cool vibe. I'm in great company with Chris, though I'm not even sure why he's singing with me. [Laughs] He should be grateful he's allowed to sing with me. How did you end up on this bill? What's your relationship with Chris? He's a brother to me. It started in 2016 when we first met. What was the connection? Energy, positivity, love. I'm a believer that everything in this universe has its way and there are random acts, but those acts lead to cause and reaction. Where Chris was at in his life and his career and where I was at in my life and career created a random act and the cause of that was Chris learning about me and the reaction was Chris taking action to want to meet me and become my mentor. I told him he's been an inspiration to me since I was a little kid. One of the first songs I learned when I came to Australia [at 8-years-old Kelly and his brother were brought to Australia by humanitarian Moira Kelly and underwent life-saving surgeries] and could barely speak English was [Coldplay's breakthrough 2000 hit] 'Yellow.' I can only shine so bright, but everybody's brightness shines because they have electricity around them that fires those bulbs and lights them up. What was the spark from Chris? Chris has an electricity that allows me to shine as bright as I can be and he has people around him who do that for him and now we kind of do that for each other. When I was 11-years-old I put a sign on my mirror and looked at it every day and it said I would tour with Coldplay one day. During a dark time when I was homeless in L.A. and lost hope and love for myself, I found a way out by remembering all the good in my life. I let go of ego and pride and asked for help and I took that sign from when I was a kid and put it on the wall again and said, 'this dream cannot end.' [Coldplay's] 'Yellow' was the first song I ever learned, before 'Imagine,' and I sang it to my mom, who had no idea who they were. Chris is an extraordinary individual who has an electricity that fires a lot of people up. I was going around Hollywood asking everyone — from Snoop Dogg and the Quincy Jones camp to random Joe Blows — if they knew Chris Martin. I asked 1,500 people in the span of six months and the 1,499th person connected me with Dr. Habib Sadeghi [co-founder with Martin of the Love Button Global Movement]. He said 'it will happen when it's supposed to happen.' You opened four shows in Sydney with Coldplay last year and now you're jumping up to the biggest stage there is, so describe the plans for the FIFA gig. Chris will be coming out as my special guest, even though it was all planned by him! [Laughs] We will come together to sing 'Sky Full of Stars,' which is a beautiful sentiment for anyone who wants to reach out to the stars and grab them. I believe that this will be one of the greatest halftime shows from a spectacle point of view we've ever seen. The way the MetLife stage is set up we're on the third floor up on the roof and singing in the sky. You've achieved so much against such major odds. If you had a message for other aspiring singers, of whatever ability, what would you tell them? Be your version of an outlier. Be an outlier and don't be afraid to be different. Being different is cool. I've had labels and execs and shows turn me down because I'm an outlier, and that's never stopped me. Don't complain about the situation; fix it yourself. If you don't like how things are rolling, do something about it. Be the change. You be the change and be the best version of yourself and don't be afraid to be different. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
The Irish Sun
13-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Fans say football's ‘never been further gone' as Coldplay make shock appearance at Club World Cup half-time show
FANS declared that football has 'never been further gone' after Coldplay made a shock appearance during the Club World Cup final's half-time show. Supporters were left stunned as Chelsea produced a masterclass to beat Paris Saint-Germain 3-0. Advertisement 6 Coldplay made a surprise appearance during the Club World Cup final's half-time show 6 Football fans were left cringing at the performance And there was chaos at full-time when However, fans were The American tradition saw artists like Tems and J Balvin perform on a raised stage at the top of the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. Advertisement READ MORE IN FOOTBALL And the show ended with a surprise appearance from Chris Martin's Coldplay. The lengthy production saw the half-time break last over 20 minutes. It saw supporters flock online to express their disgust at seeing football introduce a half-time show. One said: 'Football's never been further gone.' Advertisement Most read in Football BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS Another declared: 'Half time shows and national anthems, game's gone.' One noted: 'Half time show at 3-0 down must feel diabolical.' Club World Cup final descends into huge brawl with Enzo Maresca pulling Chelsea players away after Donnarumma madness 6 Cole Palmer scored twice as Chelsea beat PSG 3-0 Advertisement 6 The match ended in a fight as Luis Enrique slapped Joao Pedro 6 President Donald Trump unexpectedly joined in the trophy celebrations 6 Another boomed: 'Wtf are Coldplay doing there?' Advertisement One decreed: 'A sky full of stars.' Another added: 'Why is this happening?' Even Jeremy Clarkson got involved. The former Top Gear star said: 'People of America. So you know. Advertisement 'Half time at a football match is for a pie. Not singing.'
