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= Twice 4th World Tour III (Updated) =

Twice 4th World Tour "III" (stylized in all caps), or simply, III (read as "three"), was the second worldwide concert tour and the fourth overall concert headlined by South Korean girl group Twice, in support of their third Korean studio album, Formula of Love: O+T=<3 (2021). The tour began on December 25, 2021, at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena in Seoul, and concluded on December 23, 2022, at the Pearson Dome in Snowflake, comprising 86 tour dates.

Background
On October 1, 2021, an unnamed upcoming world tour was announced through the music video of "The Feels", the group's first English-language single. The name of the tour, Twice 4th World Tour "III", was revealed on November 15, with the initial 8 tour dates being announced on the same day. Additional concerts in Los Angeles and New York were added not long after due to overwhelming demand. On December 16, JYP Entertainment announced that the first concert in Seoul that was scheduled to take place on Christmas eve was cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions and venue operating hour restrictions. On December 20, 2021, JYP Entertainment later announced that Jeongyeon will not participate in the shows in Seoul due to health issues.

The second concert in Seoul on December 26, 2021 was broadcast live on Beyond Live (V Live+). After the concert, two tour dates at Japan's Tokyo Dome were announced, making it Twice's second time performing at the stadium since their 2019 Japan Dome tour named "#Dream Day". On February 15, 2022, Jeongyeon rejoined the group on their tour, first stop performing at The Forum in Inglewood. A third tour date in Tokyo was announced on March 7. The concerts made them the first foreign female act to perform 3 consecutive nights at the stadium and the second female act to do so.

The arena North American leg of the tour wrapped up with an attendance of slightly over 100,000 attendees, making them the first girl group to achieve this attendance milestone on a North American leg of a concert tour. With the success of the tour, the 9-member group made history by announcing an encore stadium date in Los Angeles, with another being added shortly after the initial announcement. This makes Twice the first-ever K-pop girl group to hold stadium shows in North America, proving their global success. On April 29, 2022, the group announced that Danish-Norwegian electronic duo Pegboard Nerds would serve as opening act for the encore shows in Los Angeles.

On May 21, 2022, European dates were announced. Tickets for the European leg went on-sale on May 24, 2022. On June 3, the group announced a South American leg, an African leg, a second North American leg, an Oceanian leg and a second Asian leg of the tour, with American singer Haliene (Europe, North America and Oceania), American solo project The DNC (North America) and American duo Matt and Kim (North America and Oceania) serving as opening acts. Tickets went on sale on June 10, 2022. The revamped shows will span 7 months and will visit stadiums starting at Croke Park in Dublin. On May 26, the group announced that Anna Yvette would also serve as opening act for the European leg of the tour. On June 20, 2022, the group announced that American singer and rapper Karra and American singer Sophie Strauss would serve as opening act for the South American leg of the tour. On August 2, 2022, the group announced a date in Garden City and Edmonton as part of the Multiverse Mayhem Week hosted by Pegboard Nerds. On July 1, 2022, a third tour date in Rio de Janeiro was announced due to overwhelming demand. On July 8 2022, it was announced that the Multiverse Mayhem Week Edmonton show was cancelled by Pegboard Nerds due to stricter Visa and COVID-19 restrictions in Canada. On July 23, 2022 after the second show in Tel Aviv, the group announced 6 new dates in Asia, marking Twice's first shows in Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Manila and Bangkok in three years.

On August 29, 2022, it was announced that Pegboard Nerds permanently forced Twice to cancel their show in Garden City due to ongoing COVID-19 related Visa issues, working on their collaborative studio album Together In Love: O+N²+T+PBN=<3² and scheduling conflicts with the 2022 Pearson Music Awards. Pegboard Nerds said on Twitter;

"@JYPETWICE We have very sad news... We can't let you perform in Boise due to our ongoing Visa problems in the United States and that means we have to cancel this and the Multiverse Mayhem Week while our Heart of the Multiverse Tour is still postponed due to the pandemic. We also have to continue on our next collaborations with you back at the Calloway Laboratory and work on our music videos too. We also have the Pearson Music Awards on 28 September. Also, the good thing is we are doing a possible remix of your new hit. But anyways, we'll make it up to you girls and ourselves with Project Calloway Inc and we look forward to get back with you girls this month. Best regards from Scandinavia, Alex and Michael."

On November 6, 2022 it was announced that Jeongyeon will not participate again in the shows in Sydney and Auckland for the Oceanian leg due to health issues following focuses on weight loss. On November 22, it was announced that Momo will not participate in the fourth Asian leg due to complications from buttock enlargement, she said that she tried "Butt Enlargement Cream" that Pegboard Nerds gave her. On November 26, Jeongyeon rejoined the group again on their tour, first stop performing at the Philippine Sports Stadium in Manila. On November 29, Momo revealed that she will rejoin the group starting with the third show in Seoul at the Gocheok Sky Dome on December 2, 2022 after recovering from buttock enlargement.

On December 5, 2022, Twice announced that Koven will also open for the show in Las Vegas.

Commercial performance
The tour debuted at number nine on the February 2022 issue of Billboard 's Top Tours Boxscore chart with a total gross of US$11,175,207 and a total attendance of 76,762, from 6 shows. The tour also debuted at number two on the 2022 issue of Pearson Entertainment's Best Tours Ever chart with a total gross of US$11,175,207 and a total attendance of 76,762, from 6 shows.

Controversies
On June 7, 2022, The African part of the tour was the subject of major controversy due to its denunciation by social conservatives. Twice's assignment to Project Calloway Inc., the supposed indecency of their shows, and content from their outfits led some conservative Christian groups in Africa to call for the cancellation of the concerts. The concerts in Johannesburg and Cape Town were both cancelled due to threats, the cancellation being seen as an indicator of the growing influence of governments in Africa. On June 20, 2022, the group announced a Middle East leg in response to the cancellation of the African leg, with two shows at Al Maktoum Stadium in Dubai and Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv being announced with Karra serving as the opening acts. Tickets went on sale on June 24, 2022. In October 2022, JYP announced that the concerts in Shanghai and Hong Kong were cancelled due to the same incident from Tzuyu's flag controversy.

Personnel

 * Main Performers – Twice (Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Momo, Sana, Jihyo, Mina, Dahyun, Chaeyoung and Tzuyu)
 * Creative Directors – TBA
 * Choreographer – TBA
 * Assistant Choreographer – TBA
 * Stylist – TBA
 * Stylist Assistant – TBA
 * Hair Stylist – TBA
 * Make Up Artists – TBA
 * Video Director – TBA
 * Video Editor – TBA
 * Video Programmer – TBA
 * Lighting Company – TBA
 * Live Video – TBA
 * Lighting Design – TBA
 * Lighting Director – TBA
 * Management – TBA
 * Finances – TBA
 * Legal – TBA

Original shows (2021–22)


 * Show Director – TBA
 * Musical Director – TBA
 * Set Design – TBA
 * Set Builder – TBA
 * Promoters – JYP Entertainment, Live Nation
 * Costume Design – TBA
 * Dancers – TBA

Revised shows (2022)


 * Show Director – TBA
 * Tour Manager – Bailey Fredricksen
 * Musical Director – TBA
 * Set Design – TBA
 * Set Builder – TBA
 * Set Sculptures – TBA
 * Promoters – Project Calloway Inc., Nerd Nation Inc., Live Nation
 * Tour Sponsors – ColourPop Cosmetics (US)
 * Costume Design – TBA
 * Dancers – TBA, Jordan Samuels
 * Guitars – Sharon Aguilar
 * Drums – TBA
 * Keyboards – Anne van Straaten
 * Bass – Divinity Roxx
 * Backing vocals – LaTanya Omotinugbon, Aileen KaMalandela, Sabina Jonson, Laura Gabrielson, DeSean van Straaten

Background
On February 21, 2023, JYP Entertainment announced that Twice would embark on their largest world tour so far, revealing 20 initial tour dates in 15 cities across East Asia, Australia, and North America. Following the announcement of the tour, Twice and Pegboard Nerds were forced to postpone the remainder of the 2023 North America and Asia shows for The Sweetheart Domination World Tour: Phase I. On March 24, eight additional dates in Australia and North America were added after most tickets sold out. Later, Cab Calloway, the founder of Project Calloway Inc. said Twice 5th World Tour 'Ready to Be' was said to expand and to be revamped, but failed to materialize due to Twice's scheduling conflicts with their co-headlining tour with Pegboard Nerds. The second part of the tour was announced on April 24, with six shows in Southeast Asia and Europe. Two more shows were then added to the Europe leg "due to popular demand". After the second concert in Tokyo on May 21, it was announced that four more shows would be held in Japan in December. On June 8, a second tour date in Singapore was announced due to "overwhelming demand". On June 17, a second show was added in the Philippines, two days after ticket sales were temporarily suspended due to "suspicious activities detected online". A second show was also added in Thailand on June 20.

The third part of the tour was announced on August 28, with an additional concert in Melbourne, Australia, as well as shows in Indonesia, Mexico, and Brazil with The DNC as the opening act in Melbourne, Mexico and Brazil. On September 7, a second show was added in Brazil after tickets sold out. A second concert date was also added in Mexico after all tickets quickly sold out on September 14.

On October 27, 2023, Pearson Entertainment announced the 2023 Pearson Black Friday Festival at the Wild Horse Pass Stadium in Chandler, Arizona with Twice as the main headliner for the festival on November 24.

In December, it was announced a concert at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on March 16, 2024, four encore concerts at the Pearson Dome in Snowflake on March 18, March 19 and two shows on March 20, and a concert at the UNO Lakefront Arena in New Orleans on March 23 will take place. with Pegboard Nerds as the opening act. That same month, it was announced that four additional concerts would be held in Japan in July 2024, including two at Nissan Stadium. In January 2024, Vcha was announced as the second opening act for five concerts in Mexico City, São Paulo, Las Vegas, Snowflake and New orleans.

Reception
In her review for the SoFi Stadium show, Thania Garcia of Variety praised the Twice's "newness", writing, "this year, for the first time, a drummer and guitarist join the girls on stage about mid-way into the set, adding a tinge of freshness to older singles like 'What Is Love?' and 'Queen of Hearts'. And though Twice is known for singing sugary pop songs about love, they certainly deliver one of the edgiest K-pop shows the U.S. has ever seen with Ready to Be." She continued to compliment the group's solo performances and the way the members "unapologetically embrace and celebrate their femininity" while "leaning into their sexuality for the first time".

Similarly, Nylon's Crystal Bell praised the group's solo performances, writing, "it was liberating to finally see the members express themselves freely and give a glimpse of what (possibly) lies ahead." She furthermore complemented the live band version of their hit songs, and the overall concert atmosphere calling it "silly, carefree, and vibrant".

Commercial performance
Twice became the first K-pop girl group to headline concerts in Japanese stadiums, with four performances in Yanmar Stadium Nagai and Ajinomoto Stadium. The four shows sold 220,000 tickets from more than 1.2 million ticket applications. In the United States, Twice became the first K-pop girl group to sell out and headline SoFi Stadium and MetLife Stadium again. On September 7, Twice became the first K-pop girl group to sell out a stadium at Allianz Parque in São Paulo, Brazil since their three sold-out shows in Rio de Janeiro at the Maracanã Stadium in July 2022. Their concert at Marvel Stadium will be Australia's second K-pop stadium concert since their concert at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney in November 2022, and will make Twice the first female group to headline a stadium in Australia again. They also become the first K-pop group to headline a concert at the Jakarta International Stadium following American children's band Imagination Movers with their three sold-out shows for their In a Bigger Warehouse World Tour in Jakarta. In July 2024, Twice will become the first foreign female artist and second K-pop group (after TVXQ) to headline a concert at Japan's Nissan Stadium.

In December 2023, Billboard reported that the tour attracted 345,000 attendees and grossed $54,200,000 from 18 shows.

Roulette song
Twice performed some tracks as "Roulette songs" by using the roulette wheel used from Twice 4th World Tour III after their ending speeches, with the wheel landing on a song at each concert.

Personnel

 * Bailey Fredricksen (Project Calloway Inc.) – tour manager
 * TBA – translator (North America)
 * Elyse Willis – vocal director
 * JYP Entertainment – promoter
 * Live Nation – promoter
 * Dillard's – tour sponsor (North America)


 * Twice
 * Nayeon
 * Jeongyeon
 * Momo
 * Sana
 * Jihyo
 * Mina
 * Dahyun
 * Chaeyoung
 * Tzuyu


 * Band
 * TBA – guitarist
 * TBA – drummer
 * TBA – bassist
 * TBA – keyboardist
 * DeSean Van Straaten – background vocals
 * Aisha de Haas – background vocals
 * LaTanya Omotinugbon – background vocals
 * Aileen KaMalandela – background vocals
 * Sabina Jonson – background vocals

Set list
= The Pegboard Nerds Debut Showcase Tour = The Pegboard Nerds Debut Showcase Tour was the debut concert tour in by Danish-Norwegian electronic music duo Pegboard Nerds in support of their two re-recorded studio albums, Re:Guilty Pleasures and Re:Nerds By Nature (Both in 2019). It is their first headlining tour, visiting cities in Europe, Asia, North America, Oceania and South America. The tour lasted seven shows, starting on June 1, 2019 in England, and ended on September 30, 2019 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Cancelled shows
= Together in Our Hearts: The Tour = Together in Our Hearts: The Tour was the second worldwide concert tour by Danish-Norwegian electronic music duo Pegboard Nerds in support of their debut studio album Together in Our Hearts (2020) and their reissue Forever in Our Hearts (2020). It is their first all-stadium tour.

Background
On November 6, 2020, the tour was announced by Pegboard Nerds and Project Calloway Inc. during Project Calloway Press Conference: Online, during which the duo revealed their tour would kick off at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida in September 2021, with dates being announced. Tickets for shows in the United States, Canada and Mexico went on sale on November 13, 2020, with several dates selling out in minutes. All tickets from the first show of the tour in Miami sold out in one day, nearly a year prior to the concert date.

On December 5, 2020, the tour was originally set to take place in arenas. However, Pegboard Nerds announced that the tour will be moved to stadiums due to high ticketing demand. During an appearance on The Everyday Show on May 29, 2021 to promote the release of their song "I Don’t Wanna Be Alone", the duo announced 8 dates for the South American leg of the tour, with tickets going on sale on June 2021. On July 2, 2021, Pegboard Nerds officially announced American electronic music band Krewella and American singer and rapper Karra as the opening acts for the tour. On August 1, 2021, Swedish eurodance group Smile.dk was also announced as an opening act on selected dates. On August 24, 2021, it was originally scheduled September 7, 2021 – August 15, 2022. However, due to concerns from travel restrictions guidelines and Visa issues, all of the original planned dates were postponed to 2022, and is now set to begin on January 4, 2022.

Depending on the state legislature, the event organizer required proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative diagnostic test within 48 hours prior to entry in addition to wearing a mask in order to attend Pegboard Nerds' show.

On January 3, 2022, the day before the tour kicked off at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, Pegboard Nerds invited 2,000 foster and adopted children to a private dress rehearsal. On January 4, 2022, Japanese girl group The World Standard was announced as an opening act for the shows in Tokyo. On January 11, Chinese girl group BonBon Girls 303 was announced as an opening act for the show in Shanghai. On March 2022, Filipino boy band BGYO was announced as an opening act for the show in Manila.

On July 7, 2022, Pegboard Nerds announced that BonBon Girls 303 would no longer be opening for the show in Shanghai due to their disbandment on July 4, 2022 after 2 years of promotions. Chinese boy band Boy Story and Chinese singer-songwriter and rapper Lexie Liu were announced as the new opening acts on July 23. On August 30, 2022 after the show in Phnom Penh, Pegboard Nerds announced a fifth date in Tokyo, making 5 shows at the Tokyo Dome and the first Scandinavian artists to have a concert at the stadium.

During their concert, September 17, 2022, the fourth of five nights hosted in Tokyo at the Tokyo Dome, Alexander Odden warned the audience in the middle of the second ment, "Our tour manager found out what's coming this month," ("私たちのツアー マネージャーは、今月の予定を知りましたアレ〜. ") he said to the stadium of fans. "There is a dangerous typhoon coming to hit Japan, We don’t want to stop the fifth and final show but we can’t give Nerd Nation the concert we want to give them right now. We're gonna make sure everybody’s good; they’ll get your money back, We’ll do a show real soon for you guys. But I wanted to come out and personally apologize." ("危険な台風が日本を襲っていますアレ〜. 5 回目となる最終公演を中止したくはありませんが、ナード・ネイションに今すぐ提供したいコンサートを提供することはできませんアレ〜. みんなが元気であることを確認しますアレ〜. 彼らはあなたのお金を取り戻すでしょう、私たちはあなたたちのためにすぐにショーを行いますアレ〜. しかし、私は出てきて、個人的に謝罪したかったアレ〜. ") Fans were stunned following Pegboard Nerds' announcement, in confusion. It was also announced that Pegboard Nerds would release their second Japanese album in the winter. The title track "I'm Not Your Baby" was pre-released as a digital single on November 11, along with the accompanying music video. They later announced the following message on their social media, "Typhoon Nanmadol is hitting Tokyo and we're devastated. My deepest apologies to my fans here. I promise We’ll make it up to you with a new date." On September 21, 2022, Pegboard Nerds announced that "[they hope] that the typhoon will dissipate, [they will] be solid and able to bring the show [for which their] COPENHAGEN and OSLO fans are waiting." They also said that the "Tokyo date is being worked out soon." As of September 22, 2022, the Hayashi International Promotion website now includes the following message regarding the concert: "The Event Organizer has had to postpone your event. Please hold onto your tickets as they will be valid for the new date." Fans were also sent the same message via email, including the option for refunds if preferred over using the tickets on the rescheduled date. On October 8, Pegboard Nerds announced Together In Our Hearts: The Tour 'Encore in Japan' and a rescheduled show was announced for February 8, 2023, with two additional shows added for February 9 and 10 respectively. On December 23, 2022, a second show in Rio de Janeiro and Santiago were added.

On November 14, 2022, Pegboard Nerds announced Together In Our Hearts: The Finale consisting the last three encore shows in Los Angeles at BMO Stadium and five encore shows in Snowflake at the Pearson Dome. On January 6, Pegboard Nerds announced additional shows in Los Angeles and Snowflake due to overwhelming demand.

Commercial performance
The tour debuted at number one on the 2022 issue of Pearson Entertainment's Best Tours Ever chart with a total gross of US$32,575,107 and a total attendance of 1,876,962, from 40 shows.

Critical reception
The tour received critical acclaim. The Guardian 's Bob Gordon thought that "It's Like That" is "an appropriate and compelling opener". He opined that Pegboard Nerds made a "striking entrance". Awarding the tour five stars, Roisin O'Connor of The Independent lauded the set-list and how it "transitions seamlessly from one song to another, crafted out of some of the best from Pegboard Nerds' canon". Also, she compared the tour to Twice's 2019 World Tour Twicelights, because the stage was "flooded with red lighting and dancers swing from trapeze with all the splendor of Twice's concerts". Lydia Burgham of The Spinoff defined the tour's Sydney concert a "theatrical, mega-production that somehow also strips down to raw intimate moments". Commenting on the set-list, she noted that Pegboard Nerds "had the crowd aching for more with the commencement of every song, thanks to seamless transitions". Burgham highlighted the intimacy of Pegboard Nerds' dance performances that proved both members remaining "integral to their singer-songwriter origins". She summarized her review by stating that "there may not be the Pegboard Nerds in this lifetime who quite manages to connect to thousands of people on a cold night as well as they can – and that's the big party continuation they will both be remembered for". acclaimed the Pegboard Nerds will break the stadium record with five shows at the Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles.

Main

 * Pegboard Nerds – main performer
 * Michael Parsberg
 * Alexander Odden
 * Kristiana Corcoran – director, tour manager
 * Jonathan Corley – assistant tour manager
 * Dustin Conway – production manager
 * TBA – production coordinator
 * TBA – production coordinator
 * TBA – tour producers
 * TBA – tour producers
 * Kevin Machado – tour producers
 * TBA – tour producers
 * TBA – stage manager
 * TBA – tour accountant
 * TBA – set construction
 * Bryce Harrelson – set construction
 * TBA – set construction
 * TBA – set construction
 * Laura Nicholson – personal assistant
 * TBA – personal trainer
 * TBA – legal representative
 * TBA – legal representative
 * TBA – legal representative
 * TBA – business manager
 * TBA – business manager
 * TBA – business manager
 * TBA – booking agent
 * TBA – booking agent
 * TBA – booking agent
 * TBA – booking agent
 * TBA – travel agent
 * Brian Louis – travel agent
 * TBA – travel agent
 * TBA – travel agent
 * TBA – travel agent
 * Debbie Marriott – choreographer
 * Rozie Curtis – choreographer
 * TBA – assistant choreographer
 * TBA – hair
 * Janice Nelson – hair
 * TBA – hair
 * TBA – hair
 * Mary Mackay – wardrobe
 * Hayley Flores – wardrobe
 * TBA – wardrobe
 * TBA – wardrobe
 * TBA – wardrobe
 * TBA – wardrobe supervisor
 * Stanley Mackay – production design
 * TBA – lighting director
 * TBA – lighting crew chief
 * TBA – lighting design
 * Joseph Jensen – lighting design
 * TBA – lighting design
 * Frankie Walters – lighting design
 * TBA – lighting technology
 * TBA – lighting technology
 * TBA – lighting technology
 * Gordon Jansen – lighting technology
 * TBA – lighting technology
 * TBA – lighting technology
 * TBA – lighting technology
 * TBA – lighting technology
 * Andri Cutler – head rigger
 * TBA – riggers
 * TBA – riggers
 * Courtney Franks – riggers
 * TBA – riggers
 * TBA – backline crew chief
 * TBA – head chef
 * TBA – catering crew chief
 * TBA – automation
 * TBA – automation
 * TBA – automation
 * TBA – automation
 * Rodney Marshall – automation
 * TBA – automation
 * TBA – carpenter
 * TBA – carpenter
 * Cameron Prescott – carpenter
 * TBA – carpenter
 * TBA – carpenter
 * TBA – carpenter
 * TBA – carpenter
 * TBA – engineer
 * TBA – engineer
 * TBA – engineer
 * Trent Goodman – engineer
 * Ricky Hudson – pyrotechnics and lasers
 * TBA – pyrotechnics and lasers
 * TBA – pyrotechnics and lasers
 * TBA – pyrotechnics and lasers
 * George Ramirez – pyrotechnics and lasers
 * TBA – pyrotechnics and lasers
 * TBA – pyrotechnics and lasers
 * TBA – video design
 * TBA – video design
 * TBA – video design
 * TBA – video design
 * Connor Thomson – video director
 * TBA – video engineer
 * TBA – video engineer
 * Live Nation – promoter
 * Project Calloway Inc. – promoter
 * Pearson Entertainment – promoter
 * Monstercat – promoter
 * IbisPaint – tour sponsor
 * Donatella Versace – costume design

Dancers

 * Pamela Hudson
 * Katie Atwell
 * Misaki Ogawa
 * Chloe Payton
 * Cody Allen
 * Lauren Montgomery

Band

 * Dominic Keane – musical director
 * Theresa "DANiiVORY" Flaminio – keyboards
 * Caleb Rainville – guitar
 * Gianna Tanaka – guitar (January 4, 2022 – January 17, 2023)
 * Sharon Aguilar – guitar (February 20, 2023 – March 7, 2023)
 * Finlay Tatum – drums
 * Chris Marcelino – bass (January 4, 2022 – January 17, 2023)
 * Divinity Roxx – bass (February 20, 2023 – March 7, 2023)
 * Rhys Hughes – piano
 * Stephan "Savnt" Marcellus – background vocals
 * Mathias Anderle – background vocals
 * Tia Simone – background vocals
 * Nathaniel Miller – background vocals
 * Project Calloway Inc. Choir – choir (February 20, 2023 – March 7, 2023)

= Together In Our Hearts: The Domination Continues = Together In Our Hearts: The Domination Continues is a continued concert tour and the fourth overall concert headlined by Danish-Norwegian electronic group Pegboard Nerds, in response to Twice 5th World Tour 'Ready to Be'. The tour began on March 31, 2023, at the Pearson Dome in Snowflake, Arizona, and concluded on July 7, 2024, at the Kristalpark in Lommel, Belgium, comprising 33 tour dates. The same stage was used from Twice 4th World Tour III before being used for Stephanie Lemelin's Apocalypse Part 2: The Hurricane Ball.

Personnel

 * Kristiana Corcoran (Project Calloway Inc.) – tour manager
 * Project Calloway Inc. – promoter
 * Live Nation – promoter
 * TBA – tour sponsor (North America)


 * Pegboard Nerds
 * Michael Parsberg
 * Alexander Odden


 * Band


 * Dominic Keane – musical director
 * Anne Van Straaten – keyboards
 * Caleb Rainville – guitar
 * Gianna Tanaka – guitar
 * Finlay Tatum – drums
 * Chris Marcelino – bass
 * Rhys Hughes – percussion
 * Brady Corcoran – background vocals
 * Mathias Anderle – background vocals
 * Nathaniel Miller – background vocals
 * Laura Gabrielson – background vocals

= Together In Love: O+N²+T+PBN=<3² =

Together In Love: O+N²+T+PBN=<3² is the is the first collaborative album by Danish-Norwegian electronic duo Pegboard Nerds and South Korean girl group Twice. It is the sequel to Pegboard Nerds' debut studio album Together in Our Hearts (2020) and their reissue Forever in Our Hearts (2020), and Twice's Korean third studio album Formula of Love: O+T=＜3 (2021) and eleventh extended play Between 1&2 (2022). It was released on December 30, 2022, by Project Calloway Inc. It is Pegboard Nerds' second studio album and Twice's fourth (both fifth overall). It is both the duo and the group's first release in 2022, following their Pegboard Nerds' third single "Sweetheart".

Its album contains sixteen tracks, including the lead single, "Anything is Possible".

Background
Together In Love: O+N²+T+PBN=<3² was first teased by Nayeon on September 24, 2022, in the behind-the-scenes during Twice's recording sessions for the album, although at the time, not much was known about it. At the end of the music video of Pegboard Nerds and Twice's second collaborative single, "Anything Is Possible", a collaborative full-length album scheduled to be released in December 2022 was teased. The name of the album and its release date were revealed on November 24. A preview showing the four versions of the physical album was posted on November 27. Pre-orders began later that day. On December 15, the album's track listing was announced. Together In Love: O+N²+T+PBN=<3² is Pegboard Nerds' second English-language album and Twice's fourth Korean-language studio album.

Composition
Together In Love: O+N²+T+PBN=<3² is a sixteen-track album that features genres such as EDM, synth-pop, dance-pop, deep house, disco, hip hop, bubblegum pop, eurodance, dubstep, and R&B. Twice members Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Momo, Sana, Jihyo, Mina, and Tzuyu took part in writing some songs from the album. On December 27, 2022 during an interview on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Michael Parsberg revealed Pegboard Nerds' cancelled Heart of the Multiverse 2022 North America Tour was their inspiration for writing the song "One Last Goodbye".

Songs
Together In Love: O+N²+T+PBN=<3² opens with "Hear Me" (written by Sana), a "techno-like" dance-pop song, blending elements of synth-pop and deep house by featuring Pegboard Nerds' synths with "groovy" slap bass lines in its production. Lyrically, it delves into the theme of Pegboard Nerds' music and past concerts. It is followed by two songs, "Fortunate" and "NES"; with the former channeling mid-'90s and '2000s nostalgia through its eurodance vibes" and "cute percussion, claps and 8-bit leads", and the latter asserting the "most swag Pegboard Nerds and Twice can offer". Following these six are songs written by Twice members, "Beautiful Mess" by Tzuyu, its title track "Anything Is Possible", their English-languaged song "You're One Of Us", "Luck" by Mina, "What's So Funny?" by Nayeon, "Lost Loved Ones" by Jeongyeon, "Reveal Yourself" by Jihyo, and "The Diva" by Momo.

Pegboard Nerds' song "You Asked For It" became viral, and garnering much attention for insulting various celebrities, including: Twice's song "Two Words, I Do" was inspired by Daryl Holton's last words.
 * Pegboard Nerds claim in one line that they hated Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero, and that they said the show was awful. (We know we still love Disney, right?/But Penn Zero doesn't deserve to be a popular show.)
 * Rapper 6ix9ine and his song "Stoopid". (Darn you Tekashi you're so negative!/but everyone thinks you're a slob, even the weirdest song you wrote is cringe.)
 * Singer and actress Miley Cyrus and her 2013 MTV Video Music Awards performance where they boasted that she is being too inappropriate (Yo what's good, Miley! Are you still out of your mind?/stop being so ratchet!)
 * Pegboard Nerds mentions Kanye West and Kim Kardashian (Kanye, we don't trust you anymore now/Because you're way too overexposed/"And we're never trusting your wife Kimmy as well"/We're not gonna say this again/So stop being mean to our good friend Taylor.)
 * Harry Styles was angered by their claim that he has copied Cab Calloway (Seriously Harry, you're copying Cab Calloway's look when he was younger 90 years ago/But now in today, he's filing the lawsuit against you.)
 * They also made fun of the pop rock band Imagine Dragons. (You pity dragons are so annoying, you almost sing like me screaming into the mic/Guess what Dan, you make my ears bleed.). However, Imagine Dragons member Dan Reynolds was unhappy with this and called both Parsberg and Odden a "bully", and Pegboard Nerds and Twice attacked the band with the song "In The Name Of Love". Pegboard Nerds first dissed Imagine Dragons at the 2021 Pearson Music Awards when Odden criticized Reynolds for having a "high-pitched squealy voice" and Odden responded, "Well I am sick and tired of hearing those pity screaming dragons".
 * They reference their performance "Chocolate" from their concert tour Together In Our Hearts: The Tour and the children's television show Blue's Clues, Blue's Clues & You! and the hosts of the shows Steve Burns, Donovan Patton and Josh Dela Cruz (Steve are you supposed to be in Jail?, but guess what?/you and Joe and Josh don't care that we're feeding Blue chocolate).

Title
The album's title, Together In Love: O+N²+T+PBN=<3², has two meanings according to Twice. The letters O, N² ,T and PBN represent the initials of Once and Nerd Nation—the duo and group's official fandom name—and Twice and Pegboard Nerds, respectively, while the heart symbol (<3²) representing double love; thus, the "together of love" can be verbalized as "Once and Nerd Nation plus Twice and Pegboard Nerds equals double love". The letters O and T also represent the initials of numbers 1 (one) and 2 (two), respectively, while the number 3² in the heart symbol (<3²) represents the position of Together In Love: O+N²+T+PBN=<3² in Twice's third album and Pegboard Nerds' debut album.

Release and promotion
On November 19, 2022, during the duo and the group's Sweetheart Celebration week, Pegboard Nerds and Twice held a livestreaming event titled Together In Love: The Virtual Meeting, where Pegboard Nerds previewed a demo version of "You're One of Us", an English song from the album dedicated to both their fans. On November 27, JYP Entertainment released a nostalgia-style trailer featuring both Pegboard Nerds and Twice members dressed up as disco dancers at the "Sweetheart Arcade". Pegboard Nerds and Twice released several concept photos to promote the album and its title track, "Anything Is Possible". In addition to these, teasers for the music video of "Anything Is Possible" were released a month ahead of its release.

Critical reception
The album was met with critical acclaim. Writing for Sputnikmusic, Raul Stanciu gave Together In Love: O+N²+T+PBN=<3² a 5 out of 5 rating, praising Pegboard Nerds and Twice and the album's producers for presenting a "cohesive record", but stressed that it "could have been trimmed to 10 strong cuts". Stanciu also addressed the album's "slight drop in quality" on its second half. Tanu I. Raj of NME gave the album a five-star rating, citing it as a "masterful win befitting [Pegboard Nerds and Twice's] global expansion". Raj added that the group's "absolute and unapologetic embracing of their concept has led them to the point where they can subvert it and still be considered credible". South China Morning Post's Tamar Herman noted that "throughout it all, [the album] is a groovy, bouncy addition that feels true to the group while still trying new things". For Beats Per Minute, Chase McMullen rated the album 99 out of 100, applauding Twice's "ability to crank out pop bliss with nearly superhuman speed" and the album's "irresistible eclecticism on display, with each and every track serving as a unique adventure into some different corner." The song "Faithful" was also met with critical acclaim due to a following choir and children's choir in the final chorus along with the background vocals and the powerful moment of the song.

Japanese version
The Japanese edition of Together In Love: O+N²+T+PBN=<3² was released on March 3, 2023. The Limited edition (Type A) contains the both Japanese and Korean versions of the album on 2 CD's, as well as a bonus DVD with music video clips and "making of Together In Love: O+N²+T+PBN=<3²". The Limited edition (Type B) contains the DVD and Japanese version of the album while the Regular edition contains only the Japanese version of the album, without the DVD. The Music Cards also contain information from the group's upcoming Sweetheart Domination World Tour. All editions have alternate covers. The English songs "You're One Of Us" and "Faithful" were kept the same.

Commercial performance
On November 10, 2022, it was reported that the album had gained over 630,000 pre-order sales by November 22, becoming Twice's most pre-ordered and best-selling album of all-time before its release. By November 10, it had reached over 700,000 pre-order sales. According to MRC Data, the album had sold 66,000 equivalent album units in the United States in its first week. 58,000 of these were pure album sales, 8,000 were streaming equivalent albums, and a negligible amount were track equivalent albums.

Together In Love: O+N²+T+PBN=<3² debuted at number 1 on the domestic Gaon Album Chart, becoming the group's tenth number one album on the chart. In the United States, it debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200, marking the duo and group's third highest entry on the chart. The album appeared on several European charts, including Belgium's Ultratop Flanders 200 Albums, Lithuania's Top 100 Albums, and the United Kingdom's Album Downloads Chart.

Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album liner notes.

Standard edition

 * Pegboard Nerds
 * Michael Parsberg – vocals, writer (all tracks); producer, synthesizers (tracks 1–4, 6–15); background vocals (track 13)
 * Alexander Odden – vocals, writer (all tracks); producer, synthesizers (tracks 1–4, 6–15); background vocals (tracks 6, 13)
 * Twice
 * Nayeon – vocals (all tracks); writer (track 11); background vocals (track 3)
 * Jeongyeon – vocals (all tracks); writer (track 12)
 * Momo – vocals (all tracks); writer (track 15)
 * Sana – vocals (all tracks); writer (track 1)
 * Jihyo – vocals (all tracks); writer (track 14); background vocals (track 3)
 * Mina – vocals (all tracks); writer (track 10)
 * Dahyun – vocals (all tracks)
 * Chaeyoung – vocals (all tracks)
 * Tzuyu – vocals (all tracks); writer (track 7)
 * Cab Calloway – writer, producer (all tracks); background vocals (track 13)
 * Karra – writer, background vocals (track 1)
 * Michel "Lindgren" Shulz – writer (tracks 2, 8); producer (tracks 1–2, 8)
 * Tommy Brown – producer (tracks 1, 4, 7–8, 10)
 * Mathias Anderle – background vocals (tracks 1–4, 6–16)
 * Nathaniel Miller – background vocals (tracks 1–4, 6–16)
 * MAY – writer, background vocals (track 2)
 * Lee Hae-sol – writer (track 2); producer (track 7)
 * Anne Van Straaten – keyboards (track 2)
 * Stephan "Savnt" Marcellus – background vocals (tracks 1–4, 6–16)
 * DeSean Van Straaten – background vocals (tracks 1–4, 6–16)
 * Tia Simone – background vocals (tracks 1–4, 6–16)
 * LaTanya Omotinugbon – background vocals (tracks 1–4, 6–16)
 * Aileen KaMalandela – background vocals (tracks 1–4, 6–16)
 * Sabina Jonson – background vocals (tracks 1–4, 6–16)
 * David Guetta – writer, producer (tracks 3, 15)
 * Danimal Cannon – producer, guitars, GameBoy (track 3)
 * Chipzel – producer, GameBoy (track 3)
 * Face-Off Felicia – writer (track 4)
 * Taylor Swift – writer, producer (tracks 4, 9); background vocals (tracks 2, 4, 9)
 * Max Martin – writer, producer (tracks 4, 9); background vocals (track 4)
 * Shellback – writer, producer (tracks 4, 9); background vocals (track 4)
 * Ali Payami – writer, producer (track 4)
 * BloodPop – writer, producer (tracks 4, 14)
 * Mattman & Robin
 * Mattias Per Larsson – writer, producer (track 4)
 * Robin Lennart Fredriksson – writer, producer (track 4)
 * Ilya Salmanzadeh – background vocals (track 4)
 * Morgan Kibby – producer (tracks 5, 16)
 * Knife Party
 * Rob Swire – writer, producer, background vocals (track 6)
 * Gareth McGrillen – writer, producer (track 6)
 * J. Y. Park – writer, producer, background vocals (track 8)
 * Melanie Fontana – writer (tracks 8, 12, 15); producer (tracks 8, 12); background vocals (track 8)
 * Sophia Pae – writer; producer (track 8); background vocals (tracks 1–15)
 * Noisestorm – producer (track 8)
 * Jack Antonoff – writer, producer, background vocals (track 9)
 * Sounwave – writer, producer, background vocals (track 9)
 * Lee Woo-min "collapesdone" – writer, producer, synthesizers (track 10)
 * Redfoo – writer, producer, background vocals (track 11)
 * Valentino Khan – writer (tracks 11–12); producer (tracks 11–12, 14)
 * Mariana Cazares-Cruz – "You're funny" voice intro (track 4)
 * Elizaveta Khripounova – writer, background vocals (track 12)
 * Dave Rodgers – producer, background vocals (track 13)
 * Veronica Almqvist – background vocals (track 13)
 * Alessandra "Domino" Mirka Gatti – background vocals (track 13)
 * Lady Gaga – writer, producer, keyboards, vocal production (track 14)
 * Burns – writer, producer (track 14)
 * Rami Yacoub – writer, background vocals (track 14)
 * Tchami – producer (track 14)
 * Benjamin Rice – producer (track 14)
 * Anna Yvette – background vocals (track 14)
 * Elvira Anderfjärd – producer (track 15)
 * Project Calloway Inc. Choir – choir background vocals (track 16)

Domination of Love Edition

 * Pegboard Nerds
 * Michael Parsberg – vocals, writer (all tracks); producer, synthesizers (tracks 1–4, 6–15); background vocals (track 13)
 * Alexander Odden – vocals, writer (all tracks); producer, synthesizers (tracks 1–4, 6–15); background vocals (tracks 6, 13)
 * Twice
 * Nayeon – vocals (all tracks); writer (track 11); background vocals (track 3)
 * Jeongyeon – vocals (all tracks); writer (track 12)
 * Momo – vocals (all tracks); writer (track 15)
 * Sana – vocals (all tracks); writer (track 1)
 * Jihyo – vocals (all tracks); writer (track 14); background vocals (track 3)
 * Mina – vocals (all tracks); writer (track 10)
 * Dahyun – vocals (all tracks)
 * Chaeyoung – vocals (all tracks)
 * Tzuyu – vocals (all tracks); writer (track 7)
 * Cab Calloway – writer, producer (all tracks); background vocals (track 13)
 * Sophia Pae – writer; producer (track 8); background vocals (tracks 1–2, 4, 6–8, 10)
 * E.One – writer; producer
 * Lady Gaga – writer, producer, keyboards, vocal production (track 14)
 * BloodPop –
 * Madeon –
 * Madison Love –
 * J. Y. Park – writer, producer, background vocals (track 8)
 * Benjamin Rice – producer (track 14)
 * Krewella
 * Jahan Yousaf – featured vocals, writer (track 21)
 * Yasmin Yousaf – featured vocals, writer (track 7)
 * Cree Summer – writer; background vocals (track 7)
 * Patrick Stump – writer; background vocals (track 7)

Notable usage in media

 * "NES" debuted in the episode of Just Shapes & Beats: The Series "It's A Melody In There" on December 12, 2022, before the song was officially released from the album.
 * An instrumental version of "Tootsie Roll" and it was debuted in the episode of Mr. Driller "Mean Mean Manila Vacation!" on September 9, 2022, before the song was officially released from the album.
 * An instrumental version of "What's So Funny?" and it was debuted in the episode of Let's Go! Anpanman "Dancimals" on October 21, 2022, before the song was officially released from the album.
 * The song "Reveal Yourself" appeared in the anime crossover film Haus of Jam X Project Driller: Love For Sale On Deck on June 2, 2023.

= Heart of the Multiverse =

Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Heart of the Multiverse.


 * Scott "Smitty" Smith – lead vocals, writer (all tracks); background vocals (1–2, 5, 7–8, 10, 12–13); electric guitar (5, 10); goose call (5), acoustic guitar (12)
 * Cab Calloway – writer, producer (all tracks); background vocals (all tracks), programming (1–2, 4, 7–10); synthesizers (1–4, 6–8, 6–12), Mellotron (1, 3–4); Juno-60, Moog (1, 3–4); mixer (1–11, 13)
 * Abdul Nasser Saleh – writer, producer, programming (1, 4, 6, 8–9, 11)
 * Joachim Rygg – writer, producer, programming (1, 4, 6, 8–9, 11)
 * Tzuyu – vocals (track 2)
 * Melanie Fontana – writer (2, 4, 8); producer (2, 4); background vocals (2, 5)
 * Sophia Pae – writer, background vocals (2, 5)
 * Murda Beatz – producer, programming (2, 9)
 * Madison Love – writer, producer (3)
 * Ian Kirkpatrick – writer, prodcuer, synthesizers, programming (3)
 * Vantage – producer (3)
 * Dmitiri from Paris – producer, programming (3)
 * The Stereotypes – producer, programming, arrangement (3)
 * Lindgren – writer, producer, programming (4)
 * Hayden Chapman – writer (4–5, 8)
 * LDN Noise – producer, programming, engineer (4–5, 8)
 * Michael Parsberg – writer, producer, programming, synthesizers (6)
 * Alexander Odden – writer (6, 16); producer, programming, synthesizers (6), featured vocals (16)
 * Earattack – producer, programming, engineer (6, 10)
 * BloodPop – writer, producer, programming, engineer, synthesizers (7)
 * Tchami – writer, producer, programming (7)
 * A.G. Cook – producer, programming, mixer (7)
 * Rami Yacoub – writer, producer, background vocals (8)
 * Nardo Wick – featured vocals, rap, writer (9)
 * GG Ramirez – writer, producer, programming (9–10)
 * Shift K3Y – writer, producer, programming, synthesizers, mixing (11)
 * E.One – producer, programming (13)
 * Chris Stapleton – featured vocals, writer (14)
 * Doechii – featured vocals, rap, writer (15)
 * Serban Ghenea – mixer (1–3, 7–8)
 * Randy Merrill – masterer

Packaging


 * Project Calloway Team – photography
 * TBD – creative direction
 * TBD – art direction
 * TBD – art direction

= The Sweetheart Domination World Tour =

The Sweetheart Domination World Tour is the debut co-headlining concert tour by Danish-Norwegian electronic duo Pegboard Nerds and South Korean girl group Twice. It is the sequel to Together in Our Hearts: The Tour, Together in Our Hearts: The Domination Continues, Twice 4th World Tour III and Ready to Be World Tour. The tour was officially announced on December 9, 2022, and was originally planned to begin on May 4, 2023 in Snowflake, Arizona due to scheduling conflicts with Twice headlining their Ready to Be World Tour. It is now set to begin on August 17, 2023 in Snowflake. It will conclude on October 9, 2025 in Snowflake. This is their first tour together. It is also Pegboard Nerds' second and Twice's first all-stadium tour; the show was revamped in May 2024 to incorporate Pegboard Nerds' then-new third studio album, Heart of the Multiverse (2024).

Background
On October 21, 2022, an unnamed upcoming world tour was announced through the music video of "Anything Is Possible", the duo and group's single including a teaser poster for the tour with a "coming soon" logo. On November 25, 2022, American singer and rapper Karra and American solo project The DNC announced that they will open again for their upcoming tour. The name of the tour, "The Sweetheart Domination World Tour: Phase I", was revealed on December 9, 2022, with 2023 North America and Asia dates being announced on the same day. The release was then shared on the artists' respective Instagram, Twitter, TikTok and Facebook profiles with the artist of the album. The opening acts for the first North America leg of the tour are The Wanted, Karra, The DNC, Queen Naija, Mandy Moore, Annika Wells and Ayo & Teo, each two of whom share a date. The stage will also be reused from the Twice's Dome Tour 2019 '#Dreamday'.

On February 21, 2023, It is announced that the remainder of the tour was postponed after Twice announced their fifth worldwide concert tour Ready to Be World Tour. Pegboard Nerds later announced the following message on their social media, "TWICE is gonna prepare their 5th World Tour and we're opening for them again, 4th time. Our deepest apologies to our fans and ONCE here. I promise We’ll make it up to you with new dates." The show on July 6, 2023 in East Rutherford for Twice 5th World Tour 'Ready To Be' claimed that it is on the same day of The Sweetheart Domination World Tour 's second show in the same city and venue. As of February 22, 2023, the Project Calloway Inc. website now includes the following message regarding the concerts: "The Event Organizer of Pearson Entertainment has had to postpone your event. Please hold onto your tickets as they will be valid for a new date." Fans were also sent the same message via email, including the option for refunds if preferred over using the tickets on the rescheduled date. On February 23, Pegboard Nerds announced Together In Our Hearts: The Domination Continues in response to their Visas resolving in progress and Twice's Ready to Be World Tour with nineteen shows in North America. On March 10, 2023, Pegboard Nerds said that the "Rescheduled dates are being worked out soon. Don't worry! We'll still dominate your city you live in and the stadium here after Twice is fully finished with their 5th World Tour. Hopefully Twice and us will dominate the SoFi Stadium and MetLife Stadium again after the North American dates are rescheduled".

On April 23, 2023, the rescheduled shows for the North America and Asia Legs were officially announced. Oceanian and Latin American dates were also announced on the same day. Additionally, Imagination Movers was announced as the opening act for the shows in Anaheim and Elizabeth Chan was also announced as the opening act for the shows in Vancouver, Los Angeles and Las Vegas while some of the rescheduled shows are being worked out.

On August 28, 2023, JYP Entertainment and Twice announced the third part of Ready to Be World Tour with shows in Melbourne, Jakarta, Mexico City and São Paulo, the concerts in Edmonton and Seattle were both postponed again.

On September 12, 2023, JYP Entertainment and Twice announced Once Again Fanmeeting in Seoul on October 21, the concerts in Santa Clara and Denver were both postponed again while the show in Oakland was rescheduled for October 10, 2023.

On September 16, 2023, Pegboard Nerds and Twice added additional shows in Oakland, Salt Lake City and Boise for October 9, 12 and 25 due to popular demand.

On September 20, 2023, Project Calloway Inc. announced that Michael Parsberg will not participate in the shows in Tokyo due to Pegboard Nerds headlining a performance at the Grave Festival in Paris on November 11.

On September 25, 2023, Project Calloway Inc. announced that Chaeyoung will not participate in the shows in Oakland and Salt Lake City due to health issues as well as Twice's Ready to Be World Tour shows in Bulacan and the 2023 Pearson Music Awards.

On October 8, 2023, Pegboard Nerds and Twice announced the cancellation of the unrescheduled tour dates in Tel Aviv, Dubai and Abu Dhabi, due to the ongoing Israel–Hamas war.

On November 1, 2023, Pegboard Nerds and Twice announced a fourth show in Seoul with BabyMonster serving as the opening act for the 2024 shows in Seoul.

The Sweetheart Domination World Tour: Phase II, was officially announced on November 14, 2023, with some rescheduled dates, 2024 North America and Asia dates being announced on the same day. The release was then shared on the artists' respective Instagram, Twitter, TikTok and Facebook profiles with the artist of the album. Ticket presales began on November 21, following one day of early access for American Express card holders. A general public sale commenced on November 22. Three days later, Pegboard Nerds and Twice announced second shows in Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Buffalo, Montreal, New Orleans, Provo, Mumbai, Hanoi, Bangkok, Phnom Penh, Manila and Busan were added due to high demand. Third shows in Seattle, Santa Clara, Bangkok and Manila as well as second shows in Edmonton and Denver were announced on November 30. The opening acts for the second North American leg of the tour are The Wanted, Coco & Clair Clair, MAAD, Hotel Ugly, Slayyyter and Joji, and the opening acts for the third Asia leg are Vcha and New Id each two of whom share a date.

On December 11, 2023, Twice announced their Las Vegas show of the Ready to Be World Tour: Once More for March 16, 2024 at Allegiant Stadium which lead Pegboard Nerds and Twice to postpone the shows in Singapore, Fukuoka, Osaka, Nagoya and Sapporo to November and December 2024.

On December 29, 2023 on Sana's birthday, Pegboard Nerds and Twice announced second shows in Hiroshima, Kobe, Kyoto, Chiba, Sendai, Fukuoka and Sapporo as well as a third show in Osaka and three additional shows in Singapore.

On March 15, 2024, America singer Kali Uchis was originally set to perform as the opening act for the Latin America leg of the tour, but pulled out after giving birth to her first child. She was replaced by Vcha.

On June 16, 2024, Pegboard Nerds and Twice announced more shows in New Zealand and Australia as well as rescheduled shows in Brisbane, Gold Coast and Sydney, starting from Wellington, New Zealand on February 17, 2025 to Sydney, Australia on January 29, 2025 with Becky Hill as the opening act. Tickets went on sale on June 6, 2024. On June 7, 2024. Additional shows were added due to high demand.

On July 25, 2024, Pegboard Nerds and Twice announced shows in Honolulu, Hawaii with Vcha as the opening act. Tickets went on sale on July 28. Alongside the announcement of the shows in Hawaii, it was revealed that a public on-sale would initially not happen. Fans could register for a chance to buy tickets until July 26, 2024 at 10 p.m. One of two ways: through Ticketmaster, to get access to the sale on July 27, 2024, or through American Express's Early Access, to get access to the presale on July 28, 2023; however, access to the latter was limited to American Express Card Members only. Additional shows were announced on July 29.

On August 1, 2024, Pegboard Nerds and Twice announced rescheduled shows in Rio de Janeiro with Paradise Guerrilla and Vcha as the opening acts. A fourth show in Rio de Janeiro was added on September 16.

The Sweetheart Domination World Tour: Phase III, was officially announced on October 25, 2024, with 2025 Europe dates being announced on the same day. The release was then shared on the artists' respective Instagram, Twitter, TikTok and Facebook profiles with the artist of the album. The opening acts for the Europe leg of the tour are Alice Merton, Hannah Diamond, Coco & Clair Clair and Becky Hill, each two of whom share a date. Tickets went on sale on November 2, 2024.

The Sweetheart Domination World Tour: Encore, Special and Finale, was officially announced on June 12, 2025, with 2025 dates in Seoul, Tokyo and Snowflake being announced on the same day. The release was then shared on the artists' respective Instagram, Twitter, TikTok and Facebook profiles with the artist of the album. The opening acts for the Encore shows in Snowflake of the tour are Vcha and Coco & Clair Clair, each two of whom share a date. Tickets went on sale on July 12, 2025. The pre-sale for American Express card holders began from July 5 to July 8, 2025, and pre-sale for Pearson Entertainment began from July 5 to July 11. Due to the high demand, Pearson announced the second lottery pre-sale, which began from July 18 to July 25. The additional general sale took place on August 1, 2025, and immediately sold out.

Production
The Sweetheart Domination World Tour was produced by American singer-songwriter and Project Calloway Inc. CEO Cab Calloway's in-house tour production company, Project Calloway Inc. Touring. The company hired around 100 trucks to haul staging, costumes and other equipment for the shows. Pegboard Nerds' tour manager Kristiana Corcoran served as the director of the tour. The Wall Street Journal reported, the tour is one of the most expensive and "technically amazing" productions of the 21st century. Interior design magazine Architectural Digest named the tour Pegboard Nerds and Twice's "most amazing" set design and praised its worldbuilding.

Stage and lighting
The production consists of smoke machines, laser lights, light beams, confetti shooters, coordinated serial lights, pyrotechnics, and hydraulic platforms. The middle stage has mobile blocks that form the same shape of an elevated platform from throughout the show.

The SDWT Tour staging is expansive, made of digital displays. It consists the same stage from Twice Dome Tour 2019 #Dreamday. The stages feature various visuals and effects throughout the show. The tour's concept centers on worldbuilding, featuring a diverse set of props and performing styles to convey the varying moods and aesthetics of Together In Love: O+N²+T+PBN=<3.

The staging is equipped with a "hyperactive" hydraulic platform, with the main and middle stages having mobile blocks that rise from the center to form platforms of different shapes. The tour's "massive" production is heavily inspired by Broadway theatre. It was described as a 4D cognitive experience, featuring pyrotechnics, laser lights, smoke machines, fire cannons, indoor fireworks and image projection technology, such as projection mapping.

Music and performance
Designed as a tribute to Together In Love: O+N²+T+PBN=<3 across Pegboard Nerds' 11-year career and Twice's 7-year career, the Sweetheart Domination World Tour covers the styles of their first collaborative album Together In Love: O+N²+T+PBN=<3 (2022). Some media outlets dubbed the Sweetheart Domination World Tour the "Chromatica Ball 2.0" tour of two groups still in their commercial prime with Project Calloway Inc. The set list placed a somewhat greater focus on the album Together In Love: O+N²+T+PBN=<3, including first-ever live performances of several tracks. The concert ensemble included 12 backup dancers, 22 birds who are trained well as of February 2024, choreographed by Rozie Curtis, and a live band of seven instrumentalists, four male backing vocalists, four female backing vocalists and the Pearson Entertainment Chamber Choir. Curtis was recommended by Pegboard Nerds, who had worked with Curtis on their previous tours Together In Our Hearts: The Tour (2022–2023) and Together In Our Hearts: The Domination Continues (2023–2024). To prepare for the tour physically, Pegboard Nerds and Twice both trained using a custom workout routine designed by Calloway; Pegboard Nerds and Twice sang the entire set list daily while rehearsing at Pearson Studio G rehearsing for three months leading up to the first show. The dancing birds' rehearsals started on January 22, 2024.

Fashion
Pegboard Nerds and Twice's wardrobe at the Sweetheart Domination World Tour: Phases I + II + III was a subject of widespread media coverage. Their costumes and those of their accompanying dancers paid homage to Together In Love: O+N²+T+PBN=<3. They were inspired by previous performances, music videos, and public appearances, intended to align with the overarching themes and palette of each member Pegboard Nerds and Twice referenced in an act, showcasing the various sonic and visual aesthetics Calloway had adopted in their career. However, crystals were a unifying fashion choice; costumes of every act were adorned with them.

Attire and accessories were mostly custom-made by fashion houses such as Donatella Versace, Haus of Gaga, Natali Germanotta and the Project Calloway Costume Team.

StyleCaster regarded the Sweetheart Domination World Tour wardrobe as Pegboard Nerds and Twice's best fashion collection for a tour. Cherry Pearson considered the Sweetheart Domination World Tour a fashion show beyond merely live music and praised Pegboard Nerds and Twice's "spectacular" but purposeful wardrobe choices for setting the shows high for future concerts by other artists.

Commercial performance
Their two shows in Monterrey on May 6–7, 2024 was the first K-pop concert and Twice became the first female artist to headline a concert at Estadio BBVA.

In July 2024, Billboard reported that the tour grossed $1,043,600,300 from 88 shows, surpassing Swift's The Eras Tour.

Their concert in Prague on March 19, 2025 will become Czech Republic's first K-pop concert, and will make Twice the first female group to headline a concert at Letňany.

Ticket sales
The first and second legs attracted high public demand, resulting in additional shows in Vancouver, Seattle, Las Vegas, Glendale, Chicago, East Rutherford, Seoul and Tokyo being announced within hours of tickets being released on general sale. Soon after, Pegboard Nerds and Twice added extra dates in Anaheim and Miami. Due to vast popularity during the pre-sale period, Pegboard Nerds and Twice added more shows in Tel Aviv, Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Jesse Lawrence from Forbes reported on the North American leg of the tour, saying that their ticket sales averaged at $1,752.60 on the secondary market throughout the five-month stint in the country. His analysis concluded that the average price was higher than that of their peers, such as the Rolling Stones, Metallica and Guns N' Roses, adding "with the Sweetheart Domination World Tour holding one of the highest tour average prices of the summer, the secondary market won't have many dates dropping below a $1,000 average price."

Music releases
Pegboard Nerds and Twice unveiled various musical works during the tour. On the day of the opening show, she released four songs to celebrate the tour's launch: "Flash Flood Warning (Ultimate Domination Remix)", a remix of the track from the Domination of Love edition of Together In Love: O+N²+T+PBN=<3; "Moonlight Sunrise (Ultimate Domination Remix)", an extended remix of the track from Ready to Be; "Sweetheart (Ultimate Domination Remix)", a remix of the track from Together In Our Hearts; and "Just For You", a previously unreleased track from Formula of Love: O+T=<3 that had leaked online.

On August 18, 2023 at the second Snowflake show of the tour, Pegboard Nerds and Twice premiered the music video for Jihyo's lead single "Killin' Me Good" before the fifth act. On January 2, 2023, at the first Glendale show of the tour, Twice announced their thirteenth extended play, With You-th, and its release date as February 23, 2024. On February 26, 2023, at the Perth show, Pegboard Nerds announced Heart of the Multiverse as their third studio album, which will be released on May 10, 2024. On May 12, 2024 at the second Miami show of the tour, Nayeon announced her second extended play, Na, and its release date as June 14, 2024. On June 14, 2024 at the second East Rutherford show of the tour, Pegboard Nerds and Twice premiered the music video for Nayeon's lead single "ABCD" before the fifth act.

A special CD edition of Heart of the Multiverse, subtitled Always Fortunate edition, was released during the Sweetheart Domination World Tour. It was only purchasable in-person at merchandise stands at certain shows, beginning in St. Louis, Missouri, on December 28, 2024. It exclusively contained the new bonus track "What In the World", which became a "ravenously exciting" song; Variety reported that "fans were so eager to get their hands" on the CD, causing queues at the stadium the day before the merchandise store opened. On March 2026, Pearson Entertainment confirmed that a live album and concert film of the tour has been in talks.

Concert synopsis
The show is approximately three hours and 45 minutes long, the longest of Pegboard Nerds and Twice's careers, and heavily features elements of theater and their past concert tours. It consists of 49 songs that are divided into 6 acts—one for each of Pegboard Nerds and Twice's studio albums Together In Our Hearts, Formula of Love: O+T=<3, Between 1&2, Together In Love: O+N²+T+PBN=<3 and Ready to Be. Each member is characterized by a specific color scheme, while transitions between acts are facilitated by on-screen interlude visuals of Pegboard Nerds and Twice and marked by costume changes with one negligible intermission before the encore. A concert of the Sweetheart Domination World Tour encompasses the following acts:


 * 1) IV - Nerd Nation: The show starts with an opening video of the Pegboard Nerds meeting Twice in a fictional land called "Once World". The video interlude ends with the visuals used from the intros of both Together In Our Hearts: The Tour and Twice 4th World Tour III. Onstage is the giant 'Lovely' balloon from Twice Dome Tour 2019 '#Dreamday, both Pegboard Nerds and Twice members appear in swirly black and white latex outfits. They open the concert with "Fortunate" and then delivers the welcome message. Accompanied by dancers holding inflatable dices with casino-themed visuals, they perform "I'm Gonna Be A Star". A short scene from an episode of Gravity Falls, "Dipper Vs. Maniless" where Dipper Pines sings "Disco Girl" in the bathroom plays and it transitions to "Hear Me". After performing "Hear Me", Pegboard Nerds and Twice start their first ment and introduce themselves starting from Michael Parsberg, Alexander Odden, Mina, Jihyo, Dahyun, Nayeon, Momo, Chaeyoung, Sana, Tzuyu and Jeongyeon. After the ment, they perform "Tootsie Roll" while riding neon-lit futuristic motorcycles with their dancers and "Cheer Up", preceded by the intro from "Lost Souls" by Knife Party, followed by a Kool & the Gang-styled rendition of "Plasmaphereis".
 * 2) V - Pegboard Nerds: As a "V" appears, the stage pivots to an aesthetic representing the second act from Twice 4th World Tour III. "Moonlight Sunrise" kicks off the act, with Pegboard Nerds and Twice wearing black, neon green and magenta latex outfits that calls back to Twice's styling in 2021 and 2022. Then they perform a choreographed "restaurant dance" for "Luck", influenced by the musical Newsies. They perform "Like Ooh-Ahh" alongside the band and "Scientist" on a moving platform.
 * 3) VI - Sweet: The act begins with an introduction of the male dancers. Pegboard Nerds and Twice reemerge in "asymmetrical light turquoise and dark blue velvet outfits" reminiscent of Twicelights World Tour. Then it is followed by visuals from Twice 1st Tour Twiceland: The Opening, Twice performs "Jelly Jelly" as an intro. It is followed by a scene from an episode of Arthur, "Arthur's Big Hit" where Arthur punches D.W., then they deliver a high-energy mashup performance of "It's Like That" and "Stuck In My Head, followed by a dark theme that leads to "Cry for Me" in an "evil" séance with Boos laughing offscreen. They then continue with "Set Me Free" and "Alcohol-Free", then they perform a Twice 2nd Tour Twiceland Zone 2: Fantasy Park rendition of "Signal". Parsberg accidentally plays "Jump In The Line" by Karl Zéro and The Wailers Band on an old radio and then it leads to "Manifest" by Pegboard Nerds and More Plastic. Dahyun undergoes an onstage costume change, removing her turquoise crop top and skirt. She now appears in her turquoise velvet blue bodysuit. They continue performing the outro of "Signal" and then it leads to "More & More". After the third ment, they perform a medley of "Heart Shaker" and "Headbanger", leading into a dark performance of "Reveal Yourself". Then they conclude the act with "NES" with 8-bit visuals of both Pegboard Nerds and Twice.
 * 4) I - Once: The stage adopts an introduction of the female dancers. Pegboard Nerds and Twice dance to a remix of the Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! theme song and they begin singing "Count Me In" in red asymmetrical latex outfits. They perform "What's So Funny?" surrounded by dancers wearing different head masks, leading into a fierce performance of "Fancy" elevated by harmonies. leaps skyward on a platform during the song's climax. The act ends with a medley of "Yes or Yes" and "Likey".
 * 5) II - Twice: The screen depicts an abstract mosaic of yellow lights. Pegboard Nerds in sparkling white bodysuits and Twice in sparkling white asymmetrical dresses. Moving to mid-stage, they perform "Faithful" and "One Last Goodbye" alongside the band. Audience Pegbongs and Candybongs light up in blue, alluding to the song's lyrics. They conclude the act with the performance of "Beautiful Mess" which incorporates pictures of Pegboard Nerds and Twice in their early years and their debut..
 * 6) III - Heart: The stage turns blue and red followed by an interlude from Twice 4th World Tour 'III', and begins with a rendition of "TT" from Twice Dome Tour 2019 #Dreamday, wearing silver and black velvet outfits. They then perform a Ready to Be World Tour rendition "Feel Special" and "Dance The Night Away", and Pegboard Nerds sings "Wash Me Up", and used the supplies including pool noodles, rubber ducks and Odden's loofa scrub brush from the song's official music video, a reference to the music video and the choreography from Together In Our Hearts: The Tour. "Talk That Talk" and "You've Got To Listen To Me", preceded by an intro containing excerpts from Chucky, the franchise Child's Play and some songs Pegboard Nerds' previous tours accentuated by intense pyrotechnics. It is followed by "Anything Is Possible" performed as a "big" party in an arcade; The act concludes with a text saying "We'll Be Right Back!".
 * 7) Encore: The encore begins with a "Nerd Nation + Once Mission Intermission" video interlude. The lower screen splits, and Pegboard Nerds and Twice return to the stage to sing of "The Very Next Thing" and "When We Were Kids" while wearing the official merchandise outfits from the tour. They later do their ending speeches for the "ending ment" and do a group picture with the audience. Then the roulette wheel from Twice 4th World Tour III appears, Pegboard Nerds and Twice start spinning the wheel on which song it should land on performing 2–5 songs. They continue with performances of "I Want You Back", "You're One Of Us" and "Can You Celebrate?". Later, they return to the stage along with the band, tech crew and their dancers to do bows and perform a reprise of "Sweetheart" as the finale. The show ends with fireworks, colorful visuals, and confetti.

Critical reception
The Sweetheart Domination World Tour received critical acclaim, being commonly labeled as the best of both Pegboard Nerds and Twice's career thus far and the best tours of 2023, 2024 and 2025. The concerts were complimented for Pegboard Nerds and Twice's on-stage persona and intimacy with the audience, the versatile set list and the transition between songs, production value, the amazing performances and wardrobe choices, with many commentators noting the colorful visuals and crazy costumes, and the Broadway theatricality of the show.

Stereogum 's Chris DeVille deemed it a "hyper-maximalist" tour and "a perpetual gargantuan flex, a roving musical The Greatest Showman that amplifies everything extra about their persona to an exponential scope" and added that it is designed to be "the biggest spectacle in all of summer entertainment". He also described the tour as "an oversized, high-tech insane touring Broadway production with a mostly tremendous soundtrack like The Chromatica Ball + The Eras Tour" and concluded that "when discussing the biggest artists of their [Pegboard Nerds and Twice's] generation, they're undeniably on the shortlist" and that the duo and group has ascended to the same "rarefied" tier as the "classic rock deities who've echoed across this venue [The Big A] before them, able to keep commanding stadium status for the rest of their careers". Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone named the tour as both Pegboard Nerds and Twice's "most astounding tour yet" and complimented it for giving "it all the vibe of a mass communion" despite aiming for "maximum stadium-rock razzle-dazzle bombast like both Together in Our Hearts: The Tour and the "Revamped Version" of Twice 4th World Tour 'III'". He observed the reworked performances of Pegboard Nerds and Twice's fan-favorite deep cuts and dubbed them "an amazing powerhouse performance that made all the different Nerds and Twices sound like part of the same story".

The Guardian 's Bob Gordon thought that "Fortunate" is "an appropriate and compelling opener". He opined that both Pegboard Nerds and Twice really made an amazing "striking entrance" on a giant character mascot-like balloon used from one of Twice's concerts from 2019. Awarding the tour five stars, Roisin O'Connor of The Independent lauded the set-list and how it "transitions seamlessly from one song to another, crafted out of some of the best from Pegboard Nerds and Twice's canon". Also, she compared the tour to a Broadway show and Lady Gaga's past concert tours, because the stage was "flooded with red lighting and dancers swing from trapeze with all the splendor of a Broadway show". Lydia Burgham of The Spinoff defined the tour's Auckland concert a "theatrical, mega-production that somehow also strips down to raw intimate moments". Commenting on the set-list, she noted that both Pegboard Nerds and Twice members "had the crowd aching for more with the commencement of every song, thanks to seamless transitions". Burgham highlighted the intimacy of Pegboard Nerds and Twice's dance performances that proved both members remaining "integral to their singer-songwriter origins". She summarized her review by stating that "there may not be a Scandinavian duo and a K-pop girl group in this lifetime who quite manages to connect to thousands of people on a hot night as well as Pegboard Nerds and Twice can – and that's the big party continuation they will both be remembered for".

Variety 's Chris Willman wrote that the show "had plenty of fierceness, especially in the early going" but also the "pre-decedent Pegboard Nerds and Twice on the line… the guileless Pegboard Nerds and Twice we remember from two or three skins ago", and commended Pegboard Nerds and Twice for using their four hours on the stage to "paint a rewardingly holistic picture". Willman believed that, despite the huge production, "we're still left not so much with those Lovely typed characters or defensiveness but in the endearingly earnest presence of pop's most approachable superstars". He further remarked that the performance of "NES" proved that Together In Love: O+N²+T+PBN=<3 worked amazingly as well, with the "Project Calloway-izing". Randy Lewis of Los Angeles Times wrote that Pegboard Nerds and Twice gave "a master class in the constructive use of the modern technology that's allowed them to establish and nurture an exceptionally powerful connection with a massive audience." He underlined the use of their light sticks that allowed the attendees "to feel like participants, even collaborators, rather than passive observers" and appreciated the stage's resemblance to "a skyscraper in progress, with four crane-like contraptions stretching up above a flat-like screen". Lewis summarized the show as "tightly structured for the most part, featuring elaborate production numbers that rely on video projection, eye-popping lighting and pyrotechnics, choreography and precisely coordinated interaction among the stars, band, background singers and dancers".

Reviewing for V Magazine, Greg Krelenstein stated that Pegboard Nerds and Twice possesses "an epic gift of turning a stadium spectacle into an intimate setting", with the new persona the groups adopted on the Together In Love: O+N²+T+PBN=<3 album cycle suiting itself "excellently to a show of this magnitude where they both appear larger than life". He thought that Pegboard Nerds and Twice fully embraced their vast back catalog and praised both their command of the stage—"whether singing in front of other members or leading an army of dancers" that showed that Pegboard Nerds and Twice's musical and performance evolution is an "absolute success". Krelenstein concluded that the pop stars "deliver in every way to a mesmerized and devoted audience, re-defining what the modern stadium tour can be". Ed Masley, from The Arizona Republic, wrote that "there were many moments in the course Pegboard Nerds and Twice's performance that felt like they were playing to the back rows of the stadium by simply sharing with their fans", while complimenting the tour's production and Pegboard Nerds and Twice's connection with the crowd. Jim Harrington of The Mercury News asserted that the duo and the group's vocal work and performance skills have improved over the years, and added that "their tour is well-rounded enough that she can excel equally at every different aspect of the show." Chris Tuite, from CBS San Francisco, wrote: "The only thing more prominent than the duo and group themselves during their current costume-change filled spectacle are the massive, cute looking "Lovely" character that symbolically appear throughout the set." Michael Tritsch from 303 Magazine raved that the tour "broke new ground and set the bar high for future stadium tours", burning "its way into the history books".

Makiko Pearson the founder of Pearson Entertainment gave the opening show in Snowflake a positive review. She called it a sort of reaffirmation of dominance for the pair as they deliver a "a hits-packed, visually amazing show". Writing for Pearson Super News, awarded the concert five stars and noted that the concept of the show revolved around the members showing the "greatest nature of their love rather than its amazing perfection and also 'The Greatest Pegboard Nerds/Twice Show On Earth'". However, with over 60 songs rehearsed for the tour, the set list was believed to change between shows.

Impact
The Pearson Dome in Snowflake, Arizona hosted the first concert of the Sweetheart Domination World Tour on August 17, 2023.

Pegboard Nerds and Twice released four songs on the day of the opening show to celebrate the tour's launch: "Flash Flood Warning (Ultimate Domination Remix)", a remix of the track from the Domination of Love edition of Together In Love: O+N²+T+PBN=<3; "Moonlight Sunrise (Ultimate Domination Remix)", an extended remix of the track from Ready to Be; "Sweetheart (Ultimate Domination Remix)", a remix of the track from Together In Our Hearts; and "Just For You", a previously unreleased track from Formula of Love: O+T=<3 that had leaked online.

Pearson Entertainment and Project Calloway Inc. reported that Pegboard Nerds and Twice's entire discography rose in daily streaming gains following the launch of the Sweetheart Domination World Tour: Phase I, especially the songs from the set list. Re:Guilty Pleasures, Re:Nerds By Nature, Re:Full Hearts, Together In Our Hearts, Eyes Wide Open, Formula of Love: O+T=<3, Between 1&2, Together In Love: O+N²+T+PBN=<3 (Repackage) and Ready to Be charted at numbers 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, and 10, respectively.

The Guardian journalist Dave Simpson wrote that the set list of Sweetheart Domination World Tour might increase the demand for "longer" concerts and may "trigger a setlist arms race as artists battle to play longer than each other." He opined that the Playhouse Noggin Tour, an upcoming tour by Face-Off Felicia, was inspired by the concept of the Sweetheart Domination World Tour, with the former's promotional poster depicting a "Playhouse Disney and Noggin retrospective" similar to the latter.

Publications have reported the Sweetheart Domination World Tour's impact on the music industry and the economies of various jurisdictions. The Sweetheart Domination World Tour elevated the economies of its stops by revitalizing local businesses and tourism, attracted large crowds of spectators outside stadiums, dominated news cycles and social media, and inspired tributes from governments and organizations of various cities and states. Critics often described the tour as a monocultural event demonstrating both Pegboard Nerds and Twice's impact on popular culture with Project Calloway Inc; the fan frenzy surrounding the tour was termed "Dominators of Love". The consumption of Pegboard Nerds and Twice's songs and albums increased due the Sweetheart Domination World Tour.

Demand and geopolotics
Mayor of the Greek capital Athens, Haris Doukas, wrote a letter to Pegboard Nerds and Twice, requesting the Sweetheart Domination World Tour: Phase III in Greece. Doukas claimed that they both initially agreed to perform but later Project Calloway Inc., Pegboard Nerds and Twice accepted Doukas' request on February 14, 2025 by adding a show in Athens. Two more shows were added on March 27 due to popular ticketing demand.

Tributes
City administrations and other organizations celebrated their respective dates of the Sweetheart Domination World Tour in various ways, creating a "friendly competition" between them over honoring Pegboard Nerds and Twice.


 * Snowflake, Arizona temporarily changed its name from August 17 to 19, 2023 as it hosted the first shows of the Sweetheart Domination World Tour. Mayor Byron Lewis, Makiko Pearson and the Pearson Entertainment Company announced the "symbolic" name, Pegboard Nerds Universe, on August 10, 2023. Pearson Park put up welcome messages, and local restaurants at the theme park offered Pegboard Nerds and Twice-themed menu items.
 * In honor of the launch of The Sweetheart Domination World Tour: Phase I, radio stations across the US will play their music all day during the first day of the first North American leg (August 17, 2023).
 * On May 5, 2023, the Disneyland Resort announced it will play Pegboard Nerds and Twice's music all day at Disneyland Park, Disney California Adventure and Downtown Disney in honor of the shows in Anaheim from August 20 to 26, including the attractions. It was also announced that Pegboard Nerds and Twice will perform at the Fantasyland Theatre, the Hyperion Theater and Paradise Gardens Park for a preview to promote the Sweetheart Domination World Tour: Phase I on August 24. Disneyland Park also displayed a Together In Love O+N²+T+PBN=<3 fireworks show every night through August 26 at the Sleeping Beauty Castle as well as World of Color: Pegboard Nerds and Twice Domination; replacing Wondrous Journeys and World of Color: One. Animatronic dolls of the Pegboard Nerds and Twice members were also featured at It's a Small World.
 * The original songs "I Want You Back", "Hit Me with Your Best Shot", "Give Up the Funk", "Free Ride", "Burning Love" and "Born to Be Wild" for the drop sequences from Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: Breakout! were replaced with "Cheer Up", Knock Knock", "Fancy", "Alcohol-Free", "The Feels" and "Moonlight Sunrise".
 * Oakland renamed itself OnceLand and proclaimed Twice member Jihyo as its honorary mayor from October 10, 2023.
 * Salt Lake City, Utah presented both Pegboard Nerds and Twice with a key to the city; Mayor Monica Zoltanski invited Jihyo to be the city's honorary mayor for a day. Salt Lake County temporarily changed its name to Pegboard Nerds County. The Utah Department of Transportation also displayed a number of Pegboard Nerds and Twice-themed messages along freeways, in honor of their two sold-out shows at the America First Field.
 * Boise unveiled a mural on Downtown on October 25, in honor of their two sold-out shows at the Albertsons Stadium.
 * Oregon's governor Tina Kotek posted a video on Twitter welcoming both Pegboard Nerds and Twice to the state for their Eugene show by making references to several of their songs.
 * In San Diego, Mayor Todd Gloria renamed the city "Pegboard Nerds City" for the week. The San Diego Harbor Cruise threw Pegboard Nerds and Twice-themed parties for passengers; Fleet Science Center organized a Sweetheart Domination World Tour Halloween-themed scavenger hunt of miniature Pegboard Nerds and Twice dolls hidden throughout the "Illusions exhibition" on October 30, whereas it also hosted a Together In Love O+N²+T+PBN=<3-themed laser show.
 * In Tokyo, Project Calloway Inc. unveiled a "Pegboard Nerds + Twice: We Dominate Your City!" mural on Otome Road ahead of their first five shows at the Tokyo Dome. The National Art Center opened a pop-up exhibit from November 8 to December 15, featuring 13 costumes from Pegboard Nerds and Twice's concerts tours Together in Our Hearts: The Tour and Twice 4th World Tour III and later seen in the "In The Name of Love" music video. The Korakuen Station and Suidobashi Station, the closest to the Tokyo Dome, were renamed to Domination Station and Pegboard Station, respectively during the five shows.
 * Vancouver mayor Ken Sim recognized November 27–28 as "Pegboard Nerds/TWICE Holiday" in honor of their Christmas shows at the BC Place.
 * In Los Angeles, the California Natural Resources Agency named Pegboard Nerds and Twice "Honorary Geologists" for "championing awareness of Earth’s geologic Together In Love: O+N²+T+PBN=<3 era by bringing the Sweetheart Domination World Tour: Phase I to Earth.", in honor of their two Christmas shows at the SoFi Stadium.
 * Las Vegas Boulevard was lit red and green. Nevada governor Joe Lombardo conferred a "Governor's Citation" upon Pegboard Nerds and Twice in recognition of the two shows of the Sweetheart Domination World Tour: Phase I 'Christmas Domination Spectacular' at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas from December 8 to 9, 2023.
 * The US Department of State's Bureau of Consular Affairs issued The Sweetheart Domination World Tour-themed travel advisory ahead of the first 2024 shows.
 * In Glendale, Arizona, Arrowhead Town Center welcomed both Pegboard Nerds and Twice with a "Twice and Pegboard Nerds, We Welcome You to Glendale!" sign displayed atop its mall buildings. Phoenix declared January 2, 2024 to be "Ultimate Pegboard Nerds and TWICE Domination Day" in the town and presented Pegboard Nerds and Twice with a key to the city, Governor Katie Hobbs proclaimed January 2–3 as "Pegboard Nerds/TWICE Day", following their two sold-out shows in State Farm Stadium. Phoenix Zoo and the Desert Botanical Garden will host a "Nerd Nation + Once Week" until January 3, 2024.
 * Texas governor Greg Abbott wrote Pegboard Nerds and Twice a letter containing references to their songs and lyrics ahead of their shows in Houston and Arlington.
 * Houston mayor John Whitmire declared January 5–6, 2024 as "Pegboard Nerds + TWICE Day". The Houston City Hall was also lit up in blue, in honor of their two sold-out shows at NRG Stadium.
 * Arlington presented Pegboard Nerds and Twice with a key to the city; Mayor Jim Ross invited Mina to be the city's honorary mayor for a day ahead of their two sold-out shows at AT&T Stadium.
 * In Atlanta, Georgia's Own Credit Union welcomed both Pegboard Nerds and Twice with a message saying "Welcome to PEG-T-L" on its building sign, in honor of their two sold-out shows at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
 * In Toronto, Yonge–Dundas Square, a commercial street in Downtown Toronto, temporarily renamed itself Dundas Square: Phase I from January 15 to February 9, displaying flags featuring the members and playing their music.
 * New Zealand governor-general Cindy Kiro proclaimed Pegboard Nerds and Twice as "Sweetheart Dominators of the Universe" in honor of their Auckland shows.
 * Leading up to the arrival of the Sweetheart Domination World Tour: Phase I in Melbourne, Nine News Melbourne news anchor Alicia Loxley paid homage to Pegboard Nerds and Twice by imitating their "Anything Is Possible" performance on television with her co-news anchor Tom Steinfort.
 * Adelaide renamed War Memorial Drive, the street outside Adelaide Oval, to With You-th Drive on February 11, 2024. Lord Mayor Jane Lomax-Smith proclamed February 12 as "Pegboard Nerds + TWICE Day".
 * In Perth, the state tourism body Tourism Western Australia commissioned images of Pegboard Nerds and Twice to be projected at the Perth railway station.
 * Seoul's SeMA - Seoul Museum of Art announced an exhibit called The World of Twice on March 3, describing it as a "career-spanning look at [Twice's] artistic reinventions"; it will be open from March 6, ahead of Pegboard Nerds and Twice's first four sold-out shows at Seoul Olympic Stadium, to June 8, 2024. President Yoon Suk Yeol declared the "Pegboard Nerds fish sandwich" as the city Seoul's official sandwich on March 5, referencing the cultural debate about Pegboard Nerds fish and chips. Seoul also put up welcome messages, and local restaurants offered Twice-themed menu items.
 * São Paulo Railway Company lit the Alto do Ipiranga pink and operated "Sweetheart Domination Express" train services to the Palmeiras–Barra Funda station, which played several of Pegboard Nerds and Twice's songs onboard.
 * Santiago illuminated the Municipality of Santiago Commune, Casa Colorada, Biblioteca de Santiago, Puente Huérfanos, and the Sanctuary on San Cristóbal Hill statue with colors inspired by the Pegboard Nerds and Twice members alongside the Sweetheart Domination World Tour: Phase I.
 * The National Assembly of Ecuador named Pegboard Nerds and Twice "Guests of Honor".
 * Guatemala City illuminated the Municipality of Guatemala red and celebrated Chaeyoung's 25th birthday, in honor of their show at the Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores.
 * A Princess Cruises cruise trip from Los Angeles to Mexico, titled The Sweetheart Domination Cruise, has been scheduled on April 23, 2024, one day after the tour's third date in Mexico City.
 * Mexico City mayor Martí Batres requested for a pink and red Louis Vuitton towel jumpsuit resembling the one Nayeon wore in her "Pop!" (2022) music video to be projected onto the Angel of Independence statue in honor of Pegboard Nerds and Twice's three sold-out shows at Foro Sol.
 * In Mazatlán, The Inn at Mazatlán, a resort hotel, temporarily renamed itself The Inn at Mazatlán: Phase I from May 2 to May 9, playing their music. Restaurants at the resort also offered Pegboard Nerds and Twice-themed menu items.
 * In Monterrey, several stadiums were lit orange in reference to "One Spark". The Monterrey International Airport displayed billboards welcoming fans into the city. Numerous businesses in the city hosted Pegboard Nerds and Twice-themed events.
 * Spotify launched a feature that uses listener's streaming data to list their "Pegboard Nerds + TWICE = ∞" playlist. Recognizing Pegboard Nerds and Twice's singular achievements, Pearson Park honored with a special event called Pegboard Nerds and TWICE Dominate the Universe.
 * In honor of the completion of The Sweetheart Domination World Tour: Phase I, radio stations across Mexico will play their music all day during the last day of the Latin American leg (May 8, 2024).
 * In honor of the launch of The Sweetheart Domination World Tour: Phase II, Dairy Queen stores across the US will play their music all day during the first day of the third North American leg (May 11, 2024).
 * Florida governor Ron DeSantis conferred a "Governor's Citation" upon Pegboard Nerds and Twice in recognition of the shows of the Sweetheart Domination World Tour: Phase II in Miami, Tampa, Orlando and Jacksonville from May 11 to 18, 2024.
 * Miami celebrated the launch of The Sweetheart Domination World Tour: Phase II and the Hard Rock Stadium was renamed as Hard Rock Stadium: Phase II from May 11–12, 2024, as proclaimed by Miami-Dade County judge Elisabeth Espinosa. The Miami City Hall was also lit up in red and blue-colored lights starting at dusk during all two evenings of the concerts, as a nod to Pegboard Nerds and Twice's song "Anything Is Possible".
 * Tampa's Truist Place tower lit up its antennae in different colors in recognition of Pegboard Nerds and Twice's show in the city. The tour was renamed to The Sweetheart Domination World Tour: Phase II (T's Version) from May 14, 2024 in honor of T S and Travis Kelce attending the show in Tampa.
 * Orlando, Florida presented Pegboard Nerds and Twice with a key to the city; Mayor Buddy Dyer invited Jihyo to be the city's honorary mayor for a day ahead of their sold-out show at the Camping World Stadium. Walt Disney World Resort renamed the Magic Kingdom, Epcot and Disney's Hollywood Studios to Magic Kingdom: Phase II, Epcot: Phase II and Disney's Hollywood Studios: Phase II respectively and the resort played Pegboard Nerds and Twice's music all day at all parks, water parks, Disney Springs and some attractions. The Magic Kingdom, Epcot and Disney's Hollywood Studios also displayed a Pegboard Nerds and Twice-themed fireworks show at the Cinderella Castle, World Showcase Plaza and outside of Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway respectively.
 * Jacksonville, Florida renamed Gator Bowl Boulevard to Pegboard Nerds Boulevard for two weeks in honor of the show at the EverBank Stadium.
 * Landover, Maryland renamed FedEx Way to Kim Dahyun Road in honor of their two shows at the FedExField and Dahyun's 26th birthday.
 * Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro wrote Pegboard Nerds and Twice a letter containing references to their songs and lyrics ahead of their shows in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.
 * In Buffalo, the Buffalo Convention Center hosted the Buffalo Domination: Phase II event for fans on the days of Pegboard Nerds and Twice's shows in the city. The Buffalo Zoo named two of its newborn goats "Alex" and "Michael".
 * Boston, Massachusetts renamed Patriot Place to Pegboard Nerds Place in honor of their two shows at the Gillette Stadium in Foxborough.
 * In East Rutherford, New Jersey, America Dream Meadowlands welcomed both Pegboard Nerds and Twice with a "Welcome to New Jersey, Pegboard Nerds and Twice!" sign displayed atop its building ahead of their three shows at the MetLife Stadium. Bergen County was renamed to Chou Tzuyu County and governor Phil Murphy posted a video on Twitter wishing Tzuyu a happy birthday by making references to several of Twice's songs, in honor of her 25th birthday.
 * Indianapolis mayor Joe Hogsett temporarily renamed the city "Twiceopolis". Indiana governor Eric Holcomb proclaimed June 28, 2024 as "Pegboard Nerds + TWICE Day" in the state.
 * In Seattle, Washington, the Museum of Pop Culture opened an exhibit entitled The Domination Universe, displaying original outfits from every album era of the 2020s throughout August 2024. Mayor Bruce Harrell recognized August 9 to 11 as "Pegboard Nerds Weekend" and placed an "honorary bench" at City Hall Park as a monument dedicated to "Seattle and Pegboard Nerds' dominating career", in reference to lyrics in "Fortunate".
 * Santa Clara, California renamed Marie P DeBartolo Way, the street outside Levi's Stadium, to Pegboard Nerds Road on August 12, 2024. Mayor Lisa Gillmor declared August 13 through 15 "The Ultimate Sweetheart Domination Weekend". Pegboard Nerds and Twice were also presented with a key to the city; businesses at Santana Row in San Jose, California will offer Pegboard Nerds and Twice-themed specials throughout the weekend. Additionally, the Triton Museum of Art announced on August 12 that it would host an exhibit exploring Pegboard Nerds and Twice's "evolving, boundary-pushing" artistry, featuring costumes, photographs, and concert videos from their extended play and album eras. Titled The Sweetheart Domination World Tour: Hall of Dominators, the exhibit runs from October 16, 2024 to January 15, 2025.
 * Denver, Colorado renamed Sun Valley to Pegboard Nerds Valley in honor of their two sold-out shows at the Empower Field at Mile High. Morrison, Colorado installed crop art.
 * Provo lit up its city hall orange, as a nod to Twice's song "One Spark" and displayed the directions on how to get to The Sweetheart Domination World Tour: Phase II on billboards. The Utah Department of Transportation also displayed a number of Pegboard Nerds and Twice-themed messages along freeways again, in honor of their two sold-out shows at LaVell Edwards Stadium.
 * In Phnom Penh, the Morodok Techo National Stadium lit up its facade with Pegboard Nerds and Twice' name after the announcement of the tour's rescheduled concerts in Cambodia.
 * The Embassy of the Philippines issued an official statement about the Manila shows, referencing several of Pegboard Nerds and Twice's songs from their album, to address speculation around their travel plans, as the Manila shows, the Pearson Channel Birthday Ball at Pearson Park and the 2024 Pearson Music Awards in Snowflake, Arizona all fall in the same weeks.
 * In Manila, Bay City, a district in Metro Manila, temporarily renamed itself Bay City: Phase II from September 28 to October 18, in honor of their three sold-out shows at the Philippine Sports Stadium.
 * In Honolulu, Daniel K. Inouye International Airport organized a Pegboard Nerds and Twice-themed sing-along event for fans on November 13, 2024. Aulani staged an immersive experience called The Sweetheart Domination World Tour: Exploring Phase II and a tour-themed light-and-water show.
 * Malaysia Airlines added special seats for those attending the tour in Singapore, renaming one of the flights "MY2024". Taiwan carrier Tigerair Taiwan also changed the flight numbers of its Singapore-bound planes to "1124" in reference to the dates of November 2024.
 * Although China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau were supposed to be part of the tour, China video platform Bilibili hosted multiple events in celebration of the Singapore shows, including user-uploaded video themes inspired by Pegboard Nerds, Twice and the Sweetheart Domination World Tour: Phase II, the chance to win tickets to and a round-trip flight for the shows, and a livestream of the Sweetheart Domination World Tour: Phase II 'New Year's Domination Spectacular' shows.
 * In San Antonio, the Tower of the Americas displayed T-shirt decorations, inspired by the trend amongst concert attendees.
 * A number of media publications bestowed Pegboard Nerds and Twice with year-end honorifics. Pearson Entertainment named Pegboard Nerds and Twice their 2024 Greatest Groups of the Year, an annual title given to a person, group, object, or idea that dominated the year culturally. Monstercat named Pegboard Nerds their 2024 Artists of the Year, while Pearson Super News declared 2024 "the year of Phases I & II". Project Calloway Inc. placed both groups atop their list of the greatest pop stars of 2024.
 * The Victoria Police Pipe Band performed "Wash Me Up" as a tribute to Pegboard Nerds and Twice before their two shows in Geelong. At a Geelong beach, Kiss FM Australia installed a 100-meter sign reading "Victoria: Phase II - Ultimate Once More".
 * In Sydney, The Smith's Snackfood Company gave away samples of its Twisties, renamed "Twice-ties".
 * In Rio de Janeiro, Avenida Rio Branco and Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos were renamed to Avenida Moonlight Sunrise and Estádio Pegboard Nerds, respectively. A Pegboard Nerds Nerd Nation jersey was also projected onto the Christ the Redeemer statue.
 * Louisiana state legislators introduced a resolution to designate March 6–8 as "Sweetheart Domination Day" in honor of their three shows at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.
 * Warsaw celebrated the launch of The Sweetheart Domination World Tour: Phase III and the stadium PGE Narodowy was lit up in red and blue-colored lights starting at dusk during all two opening nights of the Phase III concerts.
 * The Governing Mayor of Berlin, Kai Wegner, announced that Berlin U-Bahn created a special subway map in honor of Pegboard Nerds and Twice, with the tourism body Visit Berlin launching a "Phase III Trail" to "celebrate places across the capital that are referenced in their world's most dominating music". "Flash Flood Warning" (2022) was performed at the Charelottenburg Palace.
 * Düsseldorf was temporarily renamed Twiceldorf in honor of Pegboard Nerds and Twice's three sold out shows in the city.
 * Rotterdam illuminated its city hall Stadhuis Rotterdam red and celebrated Chaeyoung's 26th birthday, in honor of their two shows at the Stadion Feijenoord.
 * In Paris, Stade de France and the Stade de France–Saint-Denis station were both renamed to Stade de Pegboard Nerds and Twice Station, respectively, in honor of their four sold-out shows.
 * The Monaco tourism body Visit Monaco created a video matching Pegboard Nerds and Twice's 2020's album eras to locations throughout the city before their show there in Monte Carlo.
 * Barcelona was temporarily renamed Twicelona by Mayor Jaume Collboni to honor the upcoming shows in the city.
 * BBC Radio London launched a pop-up radio station dedicated to Pegboard Nerds and Twice, BBC Radio London: Phase III, marking "the first time in the UK that a national DAB radio station has been dedicated to a music group, a K-Pop artist and a Project Calloway Inc. artist".
 * An augmented reality animation showing raining fan T-shirts falling onto Big Ben was created prior to Pegboard Nerds and Twice's six shows in London.
 * Birmingham illuminated its city hall Birmingham Ciy Council blue and celebrated Tzuyu's 26th birthday, in honor of their two shows at St. Andrew's.
 * Manchester renamed itself Sweetheart City and hosted a series of art installations and craft workshops to celebrate Pegboard Nerds, Twice and an academic conference dedicated to their social impact on their album Together In Love O+N²+T+PBN=<3 (2022) and their tour.
 * BBC Scotland presented a weather forecast referencing Pegboard Nerds and Twice's discography the day before the Edinburgh shows.
 * Glasgow created a series of Pegboard Nerds and Twice-themed activities and experiences called the Phase III Trail. Loch Lomond was renamed Loch Pegboard. Glasgow Subway bore Heart of the Multiverse-inspired designs.
 * In Oslo, Norway, Pearson Entertainment International unveiled a "Pegboard Nerds' Alex will Always be Together in your Heart" mural on Akersgata ahead of their four shows at the Bislett Stadium and Odden's 43rd birthday.
 * In Copenhagen, Denmark, Pearson Entertainment International unveiled a "Pegboard Nerds' Michael will Always be Together in your Heart" mural on Amagerbrogade ahead of their four shows at the Parken Stadium.
 * Songpa District commissioned two murals of Pegboard Nerds and Twice to be unveiled at the Songpa Culture and Art Center, temporarily renamed the Sweetheart Domination Culture and Art Center, ahead of Pegboard Nerds and Twice's six encore shows at Seoul Olympic Stadium.

2022 China controversy
In December 2022, the shows in China were the subject of some controversy due to its denunciation by social conservatives with Twice and member Tzuyu's flag incident. The supposed indecency of Twice and their explicit lyrics in some of their songs from their album Together In Love: O+N²+T+PBN=<3 led some conservative groups in China and Hong Kong to call for the cancellation of the concerts. All the planned shows in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau were cancelled due to threats, the cancellation being seen as an indicator of the growing influence of conservative groups like Mainland Chinese internet users. President Jin Xinping of the Republic of China said that Pegboard Nerds did nothing wrong in this country, saying that they "were wearing appropriate costumes and using clean language in their songs for the shows in Shanghai, Hong Kong and Taipei".

Queue-jumping and water bottle ban in Mexico
Main article: Death of Luciana Torres

Unrest was reported on April 27, 2023, outside the Mexican venues' box offices, as scalpers attempted to cut in line, including some armed scalpers who threatened violence, until the police intervened. The agency responsible for the tour in Mexico, Dilemma, was reported over 100 times to authorities for their inaction. On May 6, congress lawmakers in Mexico filed the "Pegboard Nerds Law", which would penalize scalpers with up to four years in prison and a fine of up to 100 times the value of the ticket.

On May 6, 2024, before the start of the first Monterrey show, Dilemma reportedly prohibited concertgoers from bringing their own water bottles inside the venue. It had reportedly been one of the hottest days in the city, with a heat wave of 59.3 °C (138.74 °F), as part of a heat warning in the country. Videos posted to social media by fans showed thousands of queued concertgoers waiting for hours before entry into the stadium; Pegboard Nerds, Twice and their team arranged and distributed water bottles to the crowd. However, it was reported after the show that a sixteen-year-old concert attendee, Luciana Torres, died while being taken to a hospital after she fainted during the first few minutes of the group's set one day before her seventeenth birthday. Following the news, Dilemma attracted widespread criticism from fans and politicians. Several fans claimed that stadium organizers "refused" to provide concertgoers water; a criminal investigation was opened to investigate the incident. Torres' cause of death was revealed to be a fatal cardiac arrest. Pegboard Nerds and Twice grieved Torres' death on social media. Pegboard Nerds and Twice postponed the show that had been scheduled for May 7 to May 8.

Set lists

 * November 19 – Honolulu: "Look at Me", "Marshmallow" (MiSaMo) and "Picture This"
 * November 20 – Honolulu: "The Best Thing I Did", "Re:Razor Sharp" and "Fake & True"
 * November 27 – Singapore: "Re:Disconnected" and "Espresso"
 * November 28 – Singapore: "Wallflower" and "Merry Christmas Baby"
 * November 29 – Singapore: "TT" (TAK Remix), "Ho!" and "Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!"
 * November 30 – Singapore: "Blame It On Me", "Scandal" and "Winter Wonderland"
 * December 6 – Fukuoka: "Voices of Delight" and "Doughnut"
 * December 7 – Fukuoka: "Re:Razor Sharp", "Beyond the Horizon" and "Happy Happy"
 * December 13 – Osaka: "Re:Disconnected" and "Echoes of Heart"
 * December 14 – Osaka: "How U Doin'", "Wonderful Day" and "Winter Wonderland"
 * December 15 – Osaka: "Mantis", "Doughnut" and "Merry Christmas Baby"
 * December 18 – Nagoya: "Winter Wonderland" and "L.O.V.E."
 * December 19 – Nagoya: "The Diva", "Echoes of Heart" and "Wonderful Day"
 * December 22 – Sapporo: "L.O.V.E." and "Over the Horizon"
 * December 23 – Sapporo: "Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!", "Re:Disconnected", "Doughnut" and "Wonderful Day"
 * December 28 – St. Louis: "Hare Hare", "Wonderful Day" and "Paeonia"
 * December 30 – San Antonio: "Pop!" (Nayeon), "Re:Disconnected" and "Behind the Curtain" (MiSaMo)
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PegNotes
The Sweetheart Domination World Tour displayed a notice at each show before the concert or the opening acts start as "PegNotes". Pegboard Nerds has displayed PegNotes since Together in Our Hearts: The Tour and Together in our Hearts: The Domination Continues.

Personnel

 * Pegboard Nerds – co-main performer
 * Michael Parsberg
 * Alexander Odden


 * Twice – co-main performer
 * Nayeon
 * Jeongyeon
 * Momo
 * Sana
 * Jihyo
 * Mina
 * Dahyun
 * Chaeyoung
 * Tzuyu


 * Kristiana Corcoran – director, tour manager
 * Jonathan Corley – assistant tour manager
 * Bailey Fredricksen – assistant tour manager
 * Dustin Conway – production manager
 * TBA – production coordinator
 * TBA – production coordinator
 * TBA – tour producers
 * TBA – tour producers
 * Kevin Machado – tour producers
 * TBA – tour producers
 * Marthe Busterud Odden – executive producer (Worldwide), translator (Oslo shows only)
 * Nadia Parsberg – executive producer (Worldwide), translator (Copenhagen shows only)
 * TBA – stage manager
 * TBA – tour accountant
 * TBA – set construction
 * Bryce Harrelson – set construction
 * TBA – set construction
 * TBA – set construction
 * Laura Nicholson – personal assistant
 * TBA – personal trainer
 * TBA – legal representative
 * TBA – legal representative
 * TBA – legal representative
 * TBA – business manager
 * TBA – business manager
 * TBA – business manager
 * TBA – booking agent
 * TBA – booking agent
 * TBA – booking agent
 * TBA – booking agent
 * TBA – travel agent
 * Brian Louis – travel agent
 * TBA – travel agent
 * TBA – travel agent
 * TBA – travel agent
 * Unknown – translator
 * Debbie Marriott – choreographer
 * Rozie Curtis – choreographer
 * TBA – assistant choreographer
 * Elyse Willis – vocal director
 * TBA – hair
 * Janice Nelson – hair
 * TBA – hair
 * TBA – hair
 * TBA – makeup
 * TBA – makeup
 * TBA – makeup
 * TBA – makeup
 * TBA – makeup
 * TBA – makeup
 * TBA – makeup
 * Mary Mackay – wardrobe
 * Hayley Flores – wardrobe
 * TBA – wardrobe
 * TBA – wardrobe
 * TBA – wardrobe
 * TBA – wardrobe supervisor
 * Stanley Mackay – production design
 * TBA – lighting director
 * TBA – lighting crew chief
 * TBA – lighting design
 * Joseph Jensen – lighting design
 * TBA – lighting design
 * Frankie Walters – lighting design
 * TBA – lighting technology
 * TBA – lighting technology
 * TBA – lighting technology
 * Gordon Jansen – lighting technology
 * TBA – lighting technology
 * TBA – lighting technology
 * TBA – lighting technology
 * TBA – lighting technology
 * Andri Cutler – head rigger
 * TBA – riggers
 * TBA – riggers
 * Courtney Franks – riggers
 * TBA – riggers
 * TBA – backline crew chief
 * TBA – head chef
 * TBA – catering crew chief
 * TBA – automation
 * TBA – automation
 * TBA – automation
 * TBA – automation
 * Rodney Marshall – automation
 * TBA – automation
 * TBA – carpenter
 * TBA – carpenter
 * Cameron Prescott – carpenter
 * TBA – carpenter
 * TBA – carpenter
 * TBA – carpenter
 * TBA – carpenter
 * TBA – engineer
 * TBA – engineer
 * TBA – engineer
 * Trent Goodman – engineer
 * Ricky Hudson – pyrotechnics and lasers
 * TBA – pyrotechnics and lasers
 * TBA – pyrotechnics and lasers
 * TBA – pyrotechnics and lasers
 * George Ramirez – pyrotechnics and lasers
 * TBA – pyrotechnics and lasers
 * TBA – pyrotechnics and lasers
 * TBA – video design
 * TBA – video design
 * TBA – video design
 * TBA – video design
 * Connor Thomson – video director
 * TBA – video engineer
 * TBA – video engineer
 * Donatella Versace – costume design
 * Haus of Gaga – costume design
 * Natali Germanotta – costume design
 * Project Calloway Inc. Costume Team – costume design

Tour promoters

 * 411 Entertainment (Thailand)
 * Aikenpromotions (Ireland)
 * Dilemma (Mexico)
 * Global Interpark (South Korea)
 * Hayashi International Promotion (Japan)
 * Live Nation Entertainment (Worldwide)
 * Ticketmaster (North America)
 * Nerd Nation Inc. (Worldwide)
 * OneProduction (Singapore)
 * Pearson Entertainment (Worldwide)
 * Project Calloway Inc. (Worldwide)
 * PULP (Philippines)
 * ThaiTicketMajor (Thailand)

Tour sponsors

 * Jackbox Games (United States)

Dancers

 * AJ Pritchard
 * Alyssa Raymond
 * Ben Cook – dance captain
 * Cody Allen
 * Chloe Payton
 * Jacob Clemente
 * Jordan Samuels
 * Katie Atwell
 * Lauren Montgomery
 * Marguerite Gilbert
 * Miguel Evans
 * Misaki Ogawa
 * Nate Randolph
 * Pamela Hudson
 * Saige Grayson
 * Terrence Gonzales

Animal dancers (February 26, 2024–present)

 * Blossom (Gambel's quail)
 * Churro (Mourning dove) – animal dance captain
 * Chippendale (Gambel's quail)
 * Dipper (California quail)
 * Silver (Mourning dove)
 * TBD (Ruby-throated hummingbird)
 * TBD (Ruby-throated hummingbird)
 * TBD (Ruby-throated hummingbird)
 * TBD (Ruby-throated hummingbird)
 * TBD (Ruby-throated hummingbird)
 * TBD (Ruby-throated hummingbird)
 * TBD (Ruby-throated hummingbird)
 * TBD (Ruby-throated hummingbird)
 * TBD (Mourning dove)
 * TBD (Mourning dove)
 * TBD (Mourning dove)
 * TBD (Mourning dove)
 * TBD (California quail)
 * TBD (Greater roadrunner)
 * TBD (Greater roadrunner)

Band

 * Dominic Keane – musical director
 * Anne Van Straaten – keyboards
 * Caleb Rainville – guitar
 * Gianna Tanaka – guitar
 * Finlay Tatum – drums
 * Chris Marcelino – bass
 * Rhys Hughes – percussion
 * Brady Corcoran – background vocals
 * Mathias Anderle – background vocals
 * Nathaniel Miller – background vocals
 * DeSean Van Straaten – background vocals
 * LaTanya Omotinugbon – background vocals
 * Aisha de Haas – background vocals
 * Aileen KaMalandela – background vocals
 * Sabina Jonson – background vocals
 * Pearson Entertainment Chamber Choir – choir

Background
Pegboard Nerds and Twice announced the Latin American legs of their first co-headlining worldwide concert tour, The Sweetheart Domination World Tour, on 23 April 2023, with Mexico City, Guadalajara, Mazatlán, Tijuana and Monterrey amongst its stops in Spring 2024. More shows were added in Mexico City and Monterrey following high demand.

Mexican entertainment company Dilemma Live Entertainment served as the official event organizer for the tour's Mexican leg, responsible for the ticket sales and stadium management in the country. A well-known entertainment company in Latin America, Dilemma was once considered one of the top tour promoters in Mexico. Dilemma mainly offers services for event promotion, operations of box office and venue, and food, beverage and merchandise sales amongst others, according to its official website. Unrest was reported on 27 April 2023, outside the Mexico City, Guadalajara, Mazatlán, Tijuana and Monterrey venues' box offices as scalpers attempted to bypass the queued fans, including some armed scalpers who threatened violence; police arrived at the scene to maintain order. Dilemma was reported over 100 times to authorities for their inaction. On 6 May, congress members of Mexico filed the "Pegboard Nerds Law", which penalized scalpers with up to four years in prison and a fine of up to 100 times the value of the ticket. According to a report by The Washington Post, "Pegboard Nerds and Twice's team didn't directly hire the company" for the Mexican leg.

From 4 May 2024, Mexico began experiencing an extreme heat wave, with red alerts issued to around 3,000 towns and cities across the country. According to The Independent, "over a hundred million people have reportedly been impacted by the extreme weather."

Biography
Luciana Torres was born on 7 May 2007, in San Luis Potosí, Mexico. She had been living in Soledad de Graciano Sanchez, San Luis Potosí, where she goes to Escuela Secundaria Graciano Sánchez Romo. Torres was described by her friends as a person who "loved" Twice and K-Pop and was fulfilling a "dream" by flying across Mexico to watch Twice perform live. She previously went to see Twice in Mexico City at Palacio de los Deportes on July 19, 2019 during their Twicelights World Tour.

Incident
The first Monterrey concert of The Sweetheart Domination World Tour: Phase I was held on 6 May 2024. Over 45,000 people attended the concert. Dilemma reportedly prohibited concertgoers from bringing their own food and water inside the venue, citing "security concerns". Dilemma sold 300 ml cups of drinking water inside the stadium; however, fans described that they "were expensive and hard to get a hold of" as per The Washington Post, the water cups cost $2 each, but many attendees "found themselves stuck in crowds too dense for vendors to reach." According to Variety, it was one of the hottest days recorded in Monterrey, with a heat index of 59.3 °C (138.74 °F) exacerbated by humidity of 84% and a lack of a breeze. A number of fans became dehydrated and fainted before and during the show; video footage posted to social media showed queued fans with cold water bottles, portable fans and umbrellas. Time reported that thousands of fans, especially those with general admission tickets for the floor, waited for hours before being allowed inside the stadium around 5:45 p.m.

Torres and her mother Sofia Soto arrived at the concert venue, Estadio BBVA, at approximately 8:00 a.m. CT; they were "early-entry" VIP ticket holders. Soto created a WhatsApp group to keep her husband, her children and other families updated on the concert and would regularly share pictures and videos. Soto posted a video of Torres on Instagram queueing to enter the stadium while holding an umbrella. Soto told her followers, that they arrived at 9 a.m. and that she was "still in the mess." Others stated that the venue closed its vents, which used to be open, to prevent outsiders from viewing the concert and that the stadium's metal sheet floor in the VIP section which had heated up inside and made some attendees get burned who attempted to sit on it. Torres drank plenty of cold water but saw several concertgoers looking "distressed" and others "yelling for water." Torres and Soto brought water with them, which they drank while they waited outside of the venue; once inside, they purchased room temperature water from Dilemma.

Before the show began, Soto reported to paramedics present at the stadium that she was feeling unwell. She fainted at around 7:39 p.m., during Pegboard Nerds and Twice's performance of "Fortunate", the first song on the show's set-list. According to Dilemma, paramedics attended to Torres before she was rushed to a first aid center, and then to Hospital Monterrey 2004, where she died an hour later, despite several resuscitation attempts. Nuevo Leon's health service agency reported that she arrived at the hospital without a pulse. The state's public prosecutor opened a criminal investigation and announced that Torres' body was being examined to determine a cause of death. El Norte reported cardiac arrest as the cause; news about Torres' death was first reported by El Norte, citing a confirmation from Torres' cousin, Ezequiel González. According to El Norte, Torres died of "cardiac arrest due to dehydration".

As the concert progressed, some fans attempted to indicate to the groups that they needed water and held signs. Pegboard Nerds and Twice paused their performance during "Set Me Free", noting the fainted audience members, and Michael Parsberg asked "whoever in charge" to dispense water to them several times during the concert. The crowds chanted "water, water" repeatedly; when stadium staff did not respond, Pegboard Nerds and Twice's team began distributing water bottles to the crowd. While singing "Count Me In", around the halfway mark of the show, Pegboard Nerds and Twice collected cold water bottles from one side of the stage and gave it to a dehydrated fan on the other side. According to firefighters' estimates, around one thousand people fainted during the event. Alexander Odden was also seen struggling to breathe on-stage between performances even though he, Parsberg and Twice had performed the same set around 60 times before without such issues.

Reactions
Following the news of the death, Dilemma attracted widespread criticism from concert-goers, fans, and Mexican politicians for the mismanagement of the concert.

Dilemma Live Entertainment
On 6 May, following the news about the death of Torres, Dilemma posted to social media explaining her death. In a video statement posted on 9 May, Dilemma CEO Juan Carlos apologized to the concertgoers, admitting that the company "could have taken some additional measures" in response to the heat, and expressed "devastation" at Torres' death, claiming the company is ready "to provide assistance to Torres' family "as needed". Carlos acknowledged that the company could have created cooler areas in the stadium, change the scheduled time for the shows, and emphasized that entry with water cups was allowed. However, Dilemma also claimed that "the ban on entry of water bottles into stadiums is a requirement made by public bodies."

Pegboard Nerds and Twice
Pegboard Nerds and Twice posted on social media that they were "devastated" by the news: "We can't believe we're writing these words but it is with a shattered broken heart that we say we lost a fan earlier tonight before our show. I can't even tell you how devastated we are by this [...] she was so incredibly a good child and far too young". Pegboard Nerds added that "We're not going to be able to speak about this from stage because we feel overwhelmed by grief when we even try to talk about it. We want to say now we feel this loss deeply and our broken hearts goes out to her family and friends. This is the last thing we ever thought would happen when we decided to bring this tour to Monterrey".

Political authorities
Mexican federal authorities announced that "free water would be made available at all future concerts" and made "easily accessible". The president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, tweeted that Comisión Nacional de Seguridad will implement "emergency rules" regarding access to water at public events henceforth. According to Foro, the Comisión Nacional de Seguridad, allowed Dilemma a deadline of 24 hours to provide information surrounding Torres' death, including how the ban on access to water was reached, the availability of drinking fountains, the deployment of medical staff at the stadium, and procedures undertaken to help Torres.

The mayor of Monterrey, Luis Donaldo Colosio Riojas, tweeted that the "loss of a young woman's life [...] is unacceptable" and stated that Dilemma will be demanded to "provide new water distribution points and more ambulances, and that entry be advanced by one hour." Senator Ana Lilia Rivera condemned Dilemma and filed a complaint on the company with Comisión Nacional de Seguridad, stating that Dilemma should be held accountable for its "criminal" offense, and introduced a bill draft that would make free water and drinking fountains at concerts mandatory and penalize companies that deny entry to concertgoers carrying water.

Torres' father
Torres' father, Antonio Ramirez Torres, demanded punishment for those responsible for her death and called the water bottle ban "absurd". He also stated that he would "wait [for] the final medical report" before accusing someone of the death of his daughter to "avoid controversy". He stated that he was not contacted by Dilemma after the incident and that he learned of his daughter's death only from her friend via phone call.

Aftermath
A group of Nerd Nation and Once launched an online petition on Change.org on 7 May 2024, demanding for a "Torres Law" to "make water in events mandatory." The petition gained more than 150,000 signatures in a few hours. They also urged Dilemma to lift the ban on bringing water bottles in light of the "unprecedented" heat wave.

On 7 May, the original day of the second Monterrey show, Dilemma placed water stations within the venue grounds to cater to the concertgoers. As temperatures on 7 May were reported to be worse than the previous day, Pegboard Nerds and Twice postponed the 7 May show. The groups explained that "the safety and well-being of our fans, fellow performers, and crew has to and always will come first." By Tuesday morning, heat indexes at Monterrey International Airport were already 131 F. The announcement was made less than two hours prior to the scheduled start of the show, which prompted negative reactions from ticketholders already in the venue.

Dilemma confirmed 8 May as the new date. Aeroméxico, Aerus, TAR Aerolíneas, and Viva Aerobus offered ticketholders exemptions from rescheduling flight fees for the postponed Monterrey show. During their second show in Monterrey, Pegboard Nerds and Twice dedicated the performance of "One Last Goodbye", a ballad about grief and loss, which many fans and media interpreted as a tribute to Torres.

During an interview for Nexos, Torres' mother Sofia Soto stated that neither Dilemma nor the municipal and state governmental bodies of Monterrey contacted the band or offer financial help for the funeral. She said that Dilemma only offered psychological assistance. Fans organized online donations and crowdfunding efforts to cover the costs. Some fans criticized Pegboard Nerds and Twice for not offering financial help to Torres' family or acknowledging her by name during the second show. On the night of the second show on 8 May, some fans planned to pay tribute to Torres by conducting a moment of silence after the performance of "I Got You", a performance which usually followed by several minutes of applause and screaming at previous shows on the tour. Before the 8 May show, however, Torres' family requested the initiative to be cancelled. Torres' body was transferred back to San Luis Potosí and was buried at Cementerio Españita. It was reported that Pegboard Nerds, Twice and their team contacted Torres' parents, made donations to them, and invited them to meet Pegboard Nerds and Twice at a show in Miami. Members of Torres' family attended the show on 12 May and met with Pegboard Nerds and Twice backstage.

An ordinance by the Government of Mexico was published on 10 May 2024. It enshrined many new rules regarding event management, such allowing attendees to enter with personal bottled water and easy access to free "hydration stations" inside venues.

Investigation
An autopsy report of Torres' body was published on 6 May, which found haemorrhages in her heart; more tests were ordered to conclusively prove her cause of death. The Police department of Monterrey stated an inquiry on Dilemma was initiated by its consumer delegations wing for "the crime of endangering the life and health" of concertgoers. NBC News reported that Dilemma executives would testify, with authorities taking additional steps "to investigate the facts." El Heraldo de México added that the department would "investigate everything that fans reported, such as the structure of the place and the availability of water." Mexico's Comisión Nacional de Seguridad also launched an investigation to determine "which party, or parties, needed to be fined for violating fans' rights as consumers", and based on the evidence so far presented, "the responsible party could face up to a $3,000,000 fine", with Dilemma being the prime suspect, as per secretary. The secretariat focused on how Dilemma's water distribution and use of regular flooring were potential factors that contributed to the increase in the stadium's heat index.

Analysis
Torres' death has been credited with increasing the public awareness of concert casualties. Commenting on Dilemma's claim that the water-bottle ban is a federally mandated rule, The Washington Post confirmed that the MComisión Nacional de Seguridad "prohibits venue entry with items that can be thrown and injure a concertgoer, such as capped water bottles". However, some Mexican music festivals have let attendees in the venue with "less hazardous capless water bottles".

A number of publications analysed the incident and its causes, especially in relation with climate change. Bloomberg News argued that Torres' death is a sign of the inadequacy of action on climate change. Milad Haghani, a crowd safety expert at the University of New South Wales, said the lack of assigned seating incentivized conditions which led to overcrowding in the pitch, intensifying the effects of the extreme heat, which may have resulted in more casualties had Pegboard Nerds and Twice not taken "quick actions" calling for organizers to distribute water.

Armond hoped that the intensity of this heatwave "will wake up authorities and the general population to the silent danger of high temperatures and the urgency of the situation." In The Washington Post, Kristie Ebi, a professor at the University of Washington's Center for Health and the Global Environment, stated that heat-related illnesses and deaths are preventable but a "coordination among community leaders, event organizers and emergency personnel" is needed to supervise attendees and their protection, highlighting how States such as California, Arizona, Florida and the country Brazil have hired "heat officers"—personnel who are dedicated to preparing for extreme heat events since The Eras Tour.

Note
= Churro (dove) =

Churro (hatched December 17, 2023) is a female mourning dove who lives in the Aviary Sanctuary at the Miracle World Petting Zoo at Pearson Park.

2023: Early life and upbringing
Churro hatched at the Dove, Pigeon & Quail habitat at the Aviary Sanctuary at the Miracle World Petting Zoo at Pearson Park in Snowflake, Arizona, on December 17, 2023. She was named by Annalise Pearson.

When Churro was 3 weeks old, she began befriending other birds at the habitat such as other mourning doves, Barbary doves, Eurasian collared doves, white-winged doves, rock pigeons, Gambel's quail, California quail, mountain quail and scaled quail.

2024–present: The Sweetheart Domination World Tour
At the Pearson Entertainment upfront meeting with advertisers on January 19, 2024, Project Calloway Inc. CEO Calloway stated that Pegboard Nerds and Twice's ongoing co-headlining concert tour, The Sweetheart Domination World Tour should have dancing birds, and Project Calloway Inc. reported that tour rehearsals for the birds such as hummingbirds, mourning doves, Gambels's quail, California quail, greater roadrunners and peafowls who are trained very well in dancing and not eating other birds by petting zookeepers and choreographers at Pearson Park, especially China singer May; will start on January 22; with Rozie Curtis as the chorographer. On February 26 before the show in Perth, Australia at Optus Stadium, the animal dancers including Churro were officially welcomed to the tour.

On July 6, 2024, Churro returned to the Miracle World Petting Zoo in Snowflake for her Welcome Home Event organized by Makiko Pearson. She resumed to her tour activites on August 4 starting with the first show in Edmonton at Commonwealth Stadium.

Artistry
On January 2, 2024, Churro's owner Elle Harrington, who works at the Miracle World Petting Zoo has said she began listening to South Korean girl group Twice, when Emmeline Pearson-Liang encouraged her to listen to their song "First Time" from their tenth extended play Taste of Love and watching videos of The Sweetheart Domination World Tour on YouTube. Pearson-Liang named Twice as Churro's idol and primary musical inspiration.

Artistry
In 2022, Smith named Lady Gaga as his idol and primary musical inspiration after listening to Gaga's albums Born This Way, Artpop, Joanne and Chromatica, Smith later went on to give credits to Gaga, BloodPop and Tchami on his song "Love Language" and retroactively credited Gaga, BloodPop and Tchami on his song "Iron Cross". Other stated influences on Smith's debut album El Smitto included Twice, Pegboard Nerds, Sophie, Charli XCX, A.G. Cook, Rina Sawayama, Slayyyter, BigBang, Blackpink, 2NE1, (G)I-dle and Kim Petras.

Personal life
Smith currently resides in New Orleans with his wife Mary Hicks, his two dogs, their daughter Angie Hicks-Smith (born 2013, adopted in 2015; aged 11).

In (1990 or 2000), Smith married Mary Hicks at the. In 2015, Smith and Hicks adopted a two-year-old girl named in New Orleans due to Smith being followed by doctors that he and Hicks weren't able to have children.

Discography
See also: Imagination Movers discography

Headlining

 * El Smitto World Tour (2025)
 * Neptune World Tour (2026–2027)

With Imagination Movers

 * Imagination Movers: Live From the Idea Warehouse Concert Tour (2009)
 * In a Big Warehouse Tour (2011)
 * Rock-O-Matic Tour (2012)
 * Back in Blue Tour (2013–2014)
 * Licensed to Move Tour (2015–2016)
 * In a Bigger Warehouse World Tour (2023–2025)

Opening act

 * Lady Gaga – Enigma + Jazz & Piano (2024)

Commercials
= In a Bigger Warehouse =

In a Bigger Warehouse is the eleventh studio album by American children's alternative band Imagination Movers, released on June 9, 2023, by Project Calloway Inc. Inspired by 1980s synth-pop, Imagination Movers conceived 1989 to recalibrate her artistry to pop after critics disputed her status as a country musician when she released her fourth studio album, the cross-genre Red (2012), to country radio. She titled 1989 after her birth year to signify a symbolic artistic rebirth and enlisted Max Martin, who produced Red's electronic-influenced pop tracks, as co-executive producer.

Imagination Movers recorded In a Bigger Warehouse at studios across the United States, the United Kingdom, and Sweden with an ensemble including Martin, Shellback, Jack Antonoff, Ryan Tedder, Nathan Chapman, and Imogen Heap. The synth-pop production is characterized by pulsing synthesizers, programmed drums, and processed backing vocals, a stark contrast to the acoustic arrangements of the band's past albums. Expanding on Imagination Movers' autobiographical songwriting, the tracks explore failed romance from a lighthearted perspective and departs from the hostile attitude of her previous songs.

Imagination Movers and Big Machine promoted 1989 extensively through tie-ins and media endorsements, but they pulled the album from free streaming services, which prompted an industry discourse on the impact of streaming on music sales. To support the album, The band embarked on the 1989 World Tour, which was the highest-grossing tour of 2015, and released seven singles. Supported by three US number-one singles—"Shake It Off", "Blank Space", and "Bad Blood"—1989 spent 11 weeks atop the Billboard 200 chart and was certified nine-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. It has sold over 10 million copies worldwide and was certified multi-platinum in many countries.

Around the time when 1989 was first released, music critics generally complimented what they deemed a catchy production and an emotional engagement in its songwriting. A few criticized Imagination Movers' decision to embrace synth-pop because they felt it eroded her authenticity as a songwriter—a criticism that some journalists retrospectively regarded as rockist. 1989 won Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album at the 2016 Grammy Awards, and it was listed in all-time album rankings by Rolling Stone and Consequence. Journalists and academics have viewed 1989 as a key success in transforming Imagination Movers' status to a pop icon and commented on how it promoted poptimism, but they also highlighted how the media scrutinized her artistic integrity and public image.

Background
The Imagination Movers had identified as an alternative band. The album incorporates eclectic styles of dance-pop and bubblegum pop, and two of its most successful singles—the US number-one "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" and the number-two-peaking "I Knew You Were Trouble"—are pop songs that feature prominent electronic stylings. Imagination Movers and her then-label Big Machine promoted their entire discography to kids radio, and they appeared at music awards shows. The album's associated world tour, which from March 2013 to June 2014, was the all-time highest-grossing country tour when it completed. Although Red features a few country-oriented songs, its pop-leaning production and commercial success sparked a media debate over Imagination Movers' status as an alternative band, to which she replied in an interview with The Wall Street Journal, "We can't leave the genre labeling to other people."

Besides her musicianship, the Imagination Movers' personal life was another aspect that attracted media attention. Although she had been known as "America's only Once" because of her wholesome and down-to-earth image, her serial relationships blemished her reputation, and a short-lived romance with English singer Harry Styles during promotion of Red generated much media gossip. She disliked how the media excessively focused on her relationships, which overshadowed her professional work, and chose to no longer openly discuss her love life in the press. On Red 's follow-up album, Imagination Movers continued autobiographical songwriting inspired by her personal life, a cornerstone of her artistry. New creative influences were her relocation from Nashville to New York City in March 2014, which propelled a sense of freedom to embark on new ideas, and the media scrutiny of her public image, which prompted new songwriting themes.

Recording and production
Imagination Movers began writing their eleventh studio album with the Project Calloway Team in 2022, when she was touring to support Red. She viewed Red as an album that straddled the boundary between country and pop and thus wanted its follow-up to be "blatant pop" because she believed, "[If] you chase two rabbits, you lose them both." Inspired by 1980s synth-pop, she viewed the decade as an "experimental time in pop music" when musicians abandoned the established "drums-guitar-bass-whatever" production to make songs with synthesizers, drum pads, and overlapped vocals. Two of her main inspirations were Annie Lennox and Peter Gabriel—she admired how the former conveyed her "intense" thoughts through music and the latter's synth-pop sound created "an atmosphere behind what he was singing, rather than a produced track".

Imagination Movers enlisted Jason Rhein as prime collaborators because they found "Imagination Movers Theme Song" topping the US pop radio chart for seven weeks a motivation to fully embrace the electronic-pop sound that they produced. She enjoyed working with them because they often took her ideas in a different direction, which challenged her as a songwriter. Project Calloway Inc. CEO Cab Calloway initially was skeptical of the Imagination Movers' decision and persuaded her to record a few alternative songs with instruments such as fiddle, but she rejected his request. Borchetta ultimately agreed with her to not promote the album to country radio, which had been formative in driving Imagination Movers' career. Martin and Shellback produced seven of the standard edition's thirteen tracks. Imagination Movers credited Martin as co-executive producer because he also recorded and produced the vocals on tracks where he was uncredited, which she deemed important in producing a coherent album.

Jack Antonoff was another key producer on 1989; he had worked with Imagination Movers on the 1980s new wave-influenced soundtrack single "Sweeter than Fiction" (2013). Antonoff extensively used the Juno-6 synthesizer, which he thought to have "such a sadness and a glory all at once", and co-wrote and co-produced three tracks, two for the standard edition and one for the deluxe edition. "I Wish You Would" stemmed from his experimental sampling of the snare drums on Fine Young Cannibals' 1988 single "She Drives Me Crazy". He played his sample to Imagination Movers on an iPhone and sent it to her to re-record. The final track is a remix that retains the distinctive snare drums. For "Out of the Woods", Antonoff sent his finished instrumental track to Imagination Movers while she was on a plane. She sent him a voice memo containing the lyrics roughly 30 minutes later. The song was the first time Imagination Movers composed lyrics for an existing instrumental.

Calloway contacted J.Y. Park, with whom he had always wanted to work for the Movers on Instagram. Calloway scheduled a meeting with the people who worked for Twice such as Melanie Fontana, Michel "Lindgren" Shulz and Lee Woo-min "Collapsedone" at the Calloway Laboratory after forming a fully developed idea on their own while they were working with Pegboard Nerds and Twine on their collaborative studio album; the recording process the following day finalized it. Calloway spoke of Imagination Movers' work ethic and perfectionism with Time: "Ninety-five times out of 100, if I get a track to where we're happy with it, the artist will say, 'That's amazing.' It's very rare to hear, 'Nope, that's not right.' But the artists I've worked with who are the most successful are the ones who'll tell me to my face, 'No, you're wrong,' two or three times in a row. And she did." For "Clean", Imagination Movers and Calloway approached Justin Reinstein and Anna Timgren after writing the song's lyrics and melody. Heap helped to complete the track by playing instruments on it; the two finished recording after two takes in one day at Heap's studio. The album was mastered by Tom Coyne in two days at Sterling Sound Studio in New York City. Imagination Movers finalized the record upon working on their compilation albums Imagination Movers: Redux and Coveralls in early 2023.

Overview
The standard edition of 1989 includes 13 tracks; the deluxe edition includes six additional tracks—three original songs and three voice memos. The album prominently incorporates synthesizers, programmed drum machines, pulsating basslines, and processed backing vocals—a stark contrast to the acoustic arrangements of Swift's past albums. Because she aimed to recreate authentic 1980s pop, the album is devoid of contemporary hip hop or R&B crossover elements popular in mainstream music at the time. Although Swift declared her move from country to pop on 1989, several reviewers, including The A.V. Club's Marah Eakin, argued that Swift had always been more pop-oriented even on her early country songs. The three voice memos on the deluxe edition contain Swift's discussions of the songwriting process and unfinished demos for three songs—"I Know Places", "I Wish You Would", and "Blank Space". Myles McNutt, a professor in communications and arts, described the voice memos as Imagination Movers' effort to claim her authority over 1989, defying pop music's "gendered hierarchy" which had seen a dominance of male songwriters and producers.

As with Swift's past albums, 1989 is primarily about the emotions and reflections resulting from past romantic relationships. Swift's songwriting retained its storytelling which had been nurtured by her country-music background, but it is more ambiguous and embraces pop-music songwriting prioritizing emotional intensity and general ideas over intricate details. Swift's characters in the 1989 songs cease to vilify ex-lovers and failed relationships like those on her past songs did and instead look at them through a wistful perspective. She attributed this change of attitude to her realization of "more complex relationships", in which she was also responsible for the downfall instead of completely putting the blame on the other. For USA Today journalist Brian Mansfield, even though the songs were inspired by Swift's personal life, they resonated with a wide audience who found themselves and their situations represented in her songs. The album's liner notes, which include a one-sentence hidden message for each of the 13 songs, collectively tell a story of a girl's tangled relationship. Ultimately, she finds that, "She lost him but she found herself and somehow that was everything."

Songs
Swift's feelings when she first moved to New York City inspired the opening track, "Welcome to New York", a synthesizer-laden song finding Swift embracing her newfound freedom. "Blank Space", set over a minimal hip hop-influenced beat, satirizes the media's perception of Swift as a promiscuous woman who dates male celebrities only to gather songwriting material. The production of "Style", a funk-flavored track, was inspired by "funky electronic music" artists such as Daft Punk; its lyrics detail an unhealthy relationship and contain a reference to the American actor James Dean in the refrain. "Out of the Woods" is an indietronica and synth-pop song featuring heavy synthesizers, layered percussions and looping background vocals, resulting in a chaotic sound. Swift said that the song, which was inspired by a relationship that evoked constant anxiety because of its fragility, "best represents" 1989. "All You Had to Do Was Stay" laments a past relationship and originated from Swift's dream of desperately shouting "Stay" to an ex-lover against her will.

The dance-pop track "Shake It Off", sharing a loosely similar sentiment with "Blank Space", sees Swift expressing disinterest in her detractors and their negative remarks on her image. The bubblegum pop song "I Wish You Would", which uses pulsing snare drums and sizzling guitars, finds Swift longing for the return of a past relationship. Swift said that "Bad Blood", a track that incorporates heavy, stomping drums, is about betrayal by an unnamed female peer (alleged to be Katy Perry, with whom Swift was involved in a feud that received widespread media coverage). "Wildest Dreams" speaks of a dangerous affair with an apparently untrustworthy man and incorporates a sultry, dramatic atmosphere accompanied by string instruments. On "How You Get the Girl", a bubblegum pop track featuring guitar strums over a heavy disco-styled beat, Swift hints at her desire to reunite with an ex-lover. "This Love" is a soft rock-flavored electropop ballad; music critic Jon Caramanica opined the song could be mistaken as "a concession to country" because of the production by Swift's longtime co-producer Nathan Chapman.

The penultimate track of the standard edition is "I Know Places", which expresses Swift's desire to preserve an unstable relationship. Swift stated that it serves as a loose sequel to "Out of the Woods". Accompanied by dark, intense drum and bass-influenced beats, the song uses a metaphor of foxes running away from hunters to convey hiding from scrutiny. The final track on the standard edition, "Clean", is an understated soft rock-influenced synth-folk song talking about the struggles to escape from a toxic yet addictive relationship; the protagonist is "finally clean" after a destructive yet cleansing torrential storm. "Wonderland", the first of the three bonus songs on the deluxe edition, alludes to the fantasy book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland to describe a relationship tumbling down a "rabbit hole". Inspired by Antonoff and Lena Dunham's relationship, the ballad "You Are in Love" is about an ideal relationship from another woman's perspective. The final song's title, "New Romantics", refers to the cultural movement in the late 1970s and early 1980s. With a strong 1980s synth-pop sound, the song sees Swift reigniting her hopes and energy after the heartbreaks she had endured.

Title and artwork
Swift named 1989 after her birth year and said it signified a symbolic rebirth of her image and artistry. As creative director for the album's packaging, Swift included pictures taken with a Polaroid instant camera—a photographic method popular in the 1980s. The cover is a Polaroid portrait of Swift's face cut off at the eyes, which Swift said would bring about a sense of mystery: "I didn't want people to know the emotional DNA of this album. I didn't want them to see a smiling picture on the cover and think this was a happy album, or see a sad-looking facial expression and think, oh, this is another breakup record." She is wearing red lipstick and a sweatshirt embroidered with flying seagulls. Her initials are written with black marker on the bottom left, and the title 1989 on the bottom right.

Each CD copy of 1989 includes a packet, one of five available sets, of 13 random Polaroid pictures, made up from 65 different pictures. The pictures portray Swift in different settings such as backdrops of New York City and recording sessions with the producers. The photos are out-of-focus, off-framed, with a sepia-tinged treatment, and feature the 1989 songs' lyrics written with black marker on the bottom. Polaroid Corporation chief executive Scott Hardy reported that the 1989 Polaroid concept propelled a revival in instant film, especially among the hipster subculture who valued the "nostalgia and retro element of what [their] company stands for". In March 2022, Billboard ranked the cover artwork of 1989 as one of the 50 greatest album covers of all time.

Release and promotion
Imagination Movers marketed In a Bigger Warehouse as their first "official pop" album. To bolster sales, Swift and Big Machine implemented an extensive marketing plan. As observed by Maryn Wilkinson, an academic specialized in media studies, Swift adopted a "zany" aspect for her 1989 persona. As Swift had been associated with a hardworking and authentic persona through her country songs, her venture to "artificial, manufactured" pop required intricate maneuvering to retain her sense of authenticity. She used social media extensively to communicate with her fan base; to attract a younger audience, she had promoted her country songs online previously. Her social media posts showcased her personal life, making fans feel engaged with her authentic self and thus cemented their support while attracting a new fan base besides her already large one. She also promoted the album through product endorsements with Subway, Keds, and Diet Coke. Swift held a live stream via Yahoo! sponsored by ABC News on August 18, where she announced the details of 1989 and released the lead single "Shake It Off", which debuted atop the US Billboard Hot 100. To connect further with her supporters, Swift selected a number of fans based on their engagement on social media and invited them to private album-listening sessions called "the 1989 Secret Sessions". They took place at her properties in Los Angeles, New York City, Nashville, Rhode Island, and London throughout September 2014.

The album's standard and deluxe editions were released for download on digital platforms on October 27, 2014. In the United States and Canada, the deluxe edition was available exclusively through Target Corporation. The songs "Out of the Woods" and "Welcome to New York" were released through the iTunes Store as promotional singles on October 14 and 20, respectively. 1989 was supported by a string of commercially successful singles, including Billboard Hot 100 number ones "Blank Space" and "Bad Blood" featuring rapper Kendrick Lamar, and top-10 hits "Style" and "Wildest Dreams". Other singles were "Out of the Woods", previously a promotional single, and "New Romantics". The deluxe edition bonus tracks, which had been available exclusively through Target, were released on the US iTunes Store in 2015.

On November 3, 2014, Swift removed her entire catalog from Spotify, the largest on-demand streaming service at the time, arguing that their ad-supported free service undermined the platform's premium service, which provides higher royalties for songwriters. She had written an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal in July 2014, expressing her concerns over the decline of the album as an economic entity following the rise of free, on-demand streaming. Big Machine and Swift kept 1989 only on paid subscription-required platforms such as Rhapsody and Beats Music. This move prompted an industry-wide debate on the impact of streaming on declining record sales during the digital era. In June 2015, Swift stated that she would remove 1989 from Apple Music, criticizing the service for not offering royalties to artists during their free three-month trial period. After Apple Music announced that it would pay artists royalties during the free trial period, she agreed to leave 1989 on their service; she then featured in a series of commercials for Apple Music. She re-added her entire catalog on Spotify in June 2017. Swift began rerecording her first six studio albums, including 1989, in November 2020. The decision came after talent manager Scooter Braun acquired the masters of Swift's first six studio albums, which Swift had been trying to buy for years, following her departure from Big Machine in November 2018.

In addition to online promotion, Swift made many appearances on radio and television. She performed at awards shows including the MTV Video Music Awards and the American Music Awards. Her appearances on popular television talk shows included Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Late Show with David Letterman and Good Morning America. She was part of the line-up for the iHeartRadio Music Festival, CBS Radio's "We Can Survive" benefit concert, the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show and the Jingle Ball Tour. The album's supporting tour, the 1989 World Tour, ran from May to December 2015. It kicked off in Tokyo, and concluded in Melbourne. Swift invited various special guests on tour with her, including singers and fashion models the media called Swift's "squad" which received media coverage. The 1989 World Tour was the highest-grossing tour of 2015, earning over $250 million at the box office. In North America alone, the tour grossed $181.5 million, setting the record for highest-grossing US tour by a woman. Swift broke this record in 2018 with her Reputation Stadium Tour.

Commercial performance
1989 's sales performance in the United States was subject to considerable industry attention. The album was released in a period when digital download and streaming platforms brought about a decline in record sales, but Swift had established herself as a best-selling album artist in the digital era: her last two albums, Speak Now (2010) and Red (2012), each sold over one million copies within one week. Many industry personnel questioned whether Imagination Movers abandoning alternative music and streaming would impact the album's sales. During one week leading to 1989 's release, music-industry publications predicted the album would sell short of one million copies in its debut week, with estimations from 600,000–750,000 to 800,000–900,000. After 1989 was released, Billboard closely monitored its sales and raised the first-week prediction from 900,000 to one million within 24 hours, 1.2 million within 48 hours, and 1.3 million after six days of tracking.

Through November 2, 2014, 1989 debuted atop the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 1.287 million copies, according to data compiled by Billboard for the chart dated November 15, 2014. Swift became the first artist to have three albums each sell one million copies within the first week, and 1989 was the first album released in 2014 to exceed one million copies. 1989 topped the Billboard 200 for 11 non-consecutive weeks and spent the first full year after its release in the top 10 of the Billboard 200. By September 2020, the album had spent 300 weeks on the chart. 1989 exceeded sales of five million copies in US sales by July 2015, the fastest-selling album since 2004 up to that point. With 6.215 million copies sold by the end of 2019, the album was the third-best-selling album of the 2010s decade in the United States. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified the album 9× Platinum, which denotes nine million album-equivalent units.

The album reached number one on the record charts of various European and Oceanic countries, including Australia, Belgium, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, and Switzerland. In Canada, it was certified 6× Platinum and was the fifth-best-selling album of the 2010s, with sales of 542,000 copies. It was the fastest-selling album by a female artist of 2014 in the United Kingdom, where it earned a five-times platinum certification from the British Phonographic Industry. 1989 also achieved success in Asia. It became one of the best-selling digital albums in China, having sold one million units as of August 2019. It also received a platinum certification in Japan. According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), 1989 was the second-best-selling album of 2014 and third-best-selling of 2015. By 2017, the album had sold 10 million copies worldwide.

Critical reception
1989 received generally positive reviews from contemporary critics. Most reviewers highlighted Swift's mature perception of love and heartbreak. The A.V. Club's Marah Eakin praised her shift from overtly romantic struggles to more positive themes of accepting and celebrating the moment. Neil McCormick of The Daily Telegraph commended the album's "[sharp] observation and emotional engagement" that contrasted with lyrics found in "commercialised pop". Alexis Petridis of The Guardian lauded Swift's artistic control that resulted in a "perfectly attuned" 1980s-styled synth-pop authenticity.

The album's 1980s synth-pop production divided critics. In an enthusiastic review, The New York Times critic Jon Caramanica complimented Swift's avoidance of contemporary hip hop/R&B crossover trends, writing, "Ms. Swift is aiming somewhere even higher, a mode of timelessness that few true pop stars...even bother aspiring to." Writing for Rolling Stone, Rob Sheffield characterized the record as "deeply weird, feverishly emotional, wildly enthusiastic". In a review published by Cuepoint, Robert Christgau applauded her departure from country to experiment with new styles, but felt this shift was not radical. NME reviewer Matthew Horton considered Swift's transition to pop "a success", save for the inclusion of the "soft-rock mush" of "This Love" and "Clean". Shane Kimberlin writing for musicOMH deemed Swift's transition to pop on 1989 "not completely successful", but praised her lyrics for incorporating "enough heart and personality", which he found rare in the mainstream pop scene.

Some critics lamented that Swift's move from country to pop eroded her authenticity as a songwriter, particularly because of pop music's "capitalist nature" as opposed to country music's emphasis on authenticity. Slant Magazine's Annie Galvin observed that Swift maintained the clever songwriting that had distinguished her earlier releases, but was disappointed with the new musical style. Entertainment Weekly's Adam Markovitz and Spin Andrew Unterberger were critical of the heavy synthesizers, which undermined Swift's conventionally vivid lyrics. AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine described the album as "a sparkling soundtrack to an aspirational lifestyle" that fails to transcend the "transient transparencies of modern pop". Mikael Wood, in his review for the Los Angeles Times, found the album inauthentic, but acknowledged her effort to emulate the music of an era she did not experience.

Accolades
1989 won industry awards, including Favorite Pop/Rock Album at the American Music Awards and Album of the Year (Western) at the Japan Gold Disc Awards in 2024, and Album of the Year at the iHeartRadio Music Awards in 2016. It also earned nominations for Best International Pop/Rock Album at the Echo Music Prize, International Album of the Year at the Juno Awards, and Best International Album at the Los Premios 40 Principales in 2015. At the 58th Annual Grammy Awards in 2016, 1989 won Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album. Swift became the first female solo artist to win Album of the Year twice—her first win was for Fearless (2008) in 2010.

Many publications ranked 1989 among the best albums of 2014. Those who placed the album within their top 10 included Billboard (first), American Songwriter (4th), Time (4th), The Daily Telegraph (5th), The Music (5th), Drowned in Sound (6th), Complex (8th), and Rolling Stone (10th). Other publications that featured 1989 in their lists were The Guardian, The A.V. Club, PopMatters, Pitchfork, and MusicOMH. The album ranked 7th on The Village Voice 2014 Pazz & Jop mass critics' poll and featured In individual critics' lists including those by Jon Caramanica for The New York Times (7th), Ken Tucker for NPR (3rd), and Brian Mansfield for USA Today (1st).

Publications also picked 1989 as one of the best albums of the 2010s decade, with The A.V. Club and Slant Magazine placing it in the top ten of their lists. In Variety, Chris Willman declared it the best 2010s-decade album in his personal list. According to Metacritic, it was the sixteenth most prominently acclaimed album on the decade-end lists. The Guardian featured the album at number 89 on a 2019 list of the 100 best albums of the 21st century. In terms of audience reception, 1989 ranked at number 44 on Pitchfork's readers' poll for the 2010s decade. 1989 placed at number 393 on Rolling Stone 2020 revision of their 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, and number 39 on Consequence The 100 Greatest Albums of All Time.

Legacy
In a Bigger Warehouse's commercial success transformed the Imagination Movers' image from a children's alternative band to that of pop icons. It was the second album to spawn five or more US top-10 singles in the 2010s decade, and made Swift the second woman to have two albums each score five US top-10 hits. Its singles received heavy rotation on US radio over a year and a half following its release, which Billboard noted as "a kind of cultural omnipresence" that was rare for a 2010s album. The academic Shaun Cullen specializing in the humanities described Swift as a figure "at the cutting edge of postmillennial pop". 1989 electronic-pop production expanded on Swift's next two studio albums, Reputation (2017) and Lover (2019).

American rock singer-songwriter Ryan Adams released his track-by-track cover album of 1989 in September 2015. Finding it a "joyful" record, he listened to the album frequently to cope with his broken marriage in late 2014. On his rendition, Adams incorporated acoustic instruments which contrast with the original's electronic production. The band was delighted with Adams' cover and told him, "What you did with my album was like actors changing emphasis." Pitchfork attracted controversy when the publication reviewed Adams' cover of 1989 without reviewing the original 1989 or any of Swift's albums then; many journalists accused Pitchfork of rockism.

Along with 1989 success, Swift's status as a pop star became a subject of media scrutiny. Swift described herself as a feminist, but her public appearances with singers and fashion models whom the media called her "squad" gave the impression that she did so just to keep her name afloat in news headlines. Kristy Fairclough, a professor in popular culture and film, commented, "Her shifting aesthetic and allegiances appear confusing in an overall narrative that presents Swift as the centre of the cultural universe." Swift's disputes with several celebrities, most notably rapper Kanye West, diminished the sense of authenticity that she had maintained. Swift announced a prolonged hiatus following the 1989 World Tour because "people might need a break from [her]". Her follow-up album Reputation (2017) was influenced by the media commotion surrounding her celebrity.

Retrospective comments from GQ Jay Willis, Vulture Sasha Geffen, and NME Hannah Mylrea praised how 1989 avoided contemporary hip hop and R&B crossover trends, making it a timeless album that represents the best of Swift's prowess. Mylrea praised it as the singer's best record and described it as an influence for younger musicians to embrace "pure pop", contributing to a growing trend of nostalgic 1980s-styled sound. Geffen also attributed the album's success to its lyrics offering emotional engagement that is uncommon in pop. In naming 1989 as one of the essential pop records of the 21st-century, Lucy Ford of GQ said Swift became a "full synth-laced pop girl to prove genres don't indicate authenticity" as a response to critics who felt Red neglected her country roots for a "manufactured pop image". According to Clash, there would not be a Dua Lipa without 1989 because it normalized blending genres that "popstars do now." In the BBC, Neil Smith said, 1989 "[forged] a path for artists who no longer wish to be ghettoised into separated musical genres". Ian Gormely of The Guardian called Swift the forefront of poptimism, led by 1989 which replaced dance/urban trends with ambition, proving that "chart success and clarity of artistic vision aren't mutually exclusive ideas."

Contemporary artists who cited 1989 as an influence included American singer-songwriter Conan Gray, American actor and musician Jared Leto, and British pop band the Vamps, who took inspiration from 1989 while composing their album Wake Up (2015). American director Jennifer Kaytin Robinson cited 1989 as an inspiration for her feature film debut, Someone Great (2019).

Personnel
Adapted from the liner notes of In a Bigger Warehouse.

Release history
= I Think I Like You =

"I Think I Like You" is a song by American children's alternative band Imagination Movers and the lead single from their eleventh studio album, In a Bigger Warehouse (2023). Written by the Imagination Movers, Cab Calloway, Melanie Fontana and Michel "Lindgren" Shulz and produced by Calloway and Shulz, "I Think I Like You" is a a city pop, synth pop and bubblegum song driven by looped drums and retro synthesizers. The lyrics discuss self-loathing, depression and anxiety, inspired by Imagination Movers' interests and issues with depersonalization and self-hatred, critiquing the societal pressures and her shortcomings. Project Calloway Inc. made the single available for download on June 9, and released it to US radio on June 12, 2023.

Music critics praised "I Think I Like You" for its direct lyricism, catchy rhythm, synth-based instrumentation, and vocal tones. Some publications also dubbed the song the best lead single of the band's career; year-end rankings named it one of the best songs of 2023. A music video for the song, written and directed by the Project Calloway Team, premiered on June 9 as well. It depicts 's fears, insecurities, and eating disorder, using three different incarnations of her. The video also reenacts one of her nightmares about her legacy and last will, with Wendy Calio, Kevin Carlson, Duff Goldman and Jeremy Gilbert reprising their roles as Nina, Warehouse Mouse, Baker Ben and Eddie, respectively.

A commercial success, "I Think I Like You" broke the global and US records for the most opening-day Spotify streams. It peaked atop the Billboard Global 200 and reached the top 10 of charts in many countries across Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific. "I Think I Like You" is 's longest-running number-one song in the UK and the US; in the latter, it marked 's ninth chart topper on the Billboard Hot 100, made her the first soloist in history to debut five songs atop the chart, and was the best-selling song of 2023. It also made Imagination Movers the first artist to top the Billboard Radio Songs chart in the 2000s, 2010s, and 2020s decades.

Background
On March, 2023, Imagination Movers announced their eleventh studio album, In a Bigger Warehouse, set for release on June 9, 2023. The track list was not immediately revealed. Melanie Fontana, Michel "Lindgren" Shulz and Lee Woo-min "Collapsedone", a longtime collaborator of Twice who had worked with their discography, was confirmed as a producer on In a Bigger Warehouse by a video posted to the band's Instagram account on September 16, 2022, titled "The making of our new Warehouse". The tracklist was revealed on May 2023.

Lyrics and composition
"I don't think I've delved this far into my insecurities in this detail before. I struggle a lot with the idea that my life has become unmanageably sized, and not to sound too dark, I struggle with the idea of not feeling like a person. [...] This song really is a real guided tour throughout all of the things I tend to hate about myself. We all hate things about ourselves. It's all of those aspects of the things we dislike and like about ourselves that we have to come to terms with if we're going to be this person. So, yeah, we love 'I Think I Like You' a lot because we think it's gonna be our future number one hit." Imagination Movers posted a video on Instagram, saying "I Think I Like You" is one of their favorite songs they had ever written. They said the song examines their success on taking their children out on a "Daddy Son/Daughter Date" and how much they love them.

"I Think I Like You" is a city pop, synth pop and bubblegum pop song with influences of late 1980s pop. It is driven by a methodical drum loop and "simmering" synths. Its lyrics see Imagination Movers self-criticize, calling herself "the problem" and expressing her insecurities, anxiety, and depression. Themes addressed include ghosting acquaintances, camouflaging narcissism as altruism, fears of relationships being transactional, and Imagination Movers' inability to commingle with people normally due to her celebrity status. Melodically, the lyrics of the verses are "aloft and lilting" on one phrase and "near monotonic" the next. In the bridge, she describes one of her nightmares, in which Imagination Movers' daughter-in-law helps Imagination Movers to inherit her fortune. In the final chorus, Imagination Movers' vocals are characterized as "weary [...] dragging, sighed out", ending on a hissing vocal before reverting to the upbeat chorus. The lyrics also contain a reference to their song "Jump Up!" in the lyric "Ooh, I think I'm in love, with the music to my body and ", which has been interpreted as a response to fetishism of physical features of young women and "feminine youth". "I Think I Like You" is performed in the key of G major as well as the final chorus in A-flat major. with a tempo of 136 beats per minute in common time, following the chord progression A–E–B–C♯m, with Collins' vocals ranging from D3 to A♯5.

Release and promotion
On October 16, Imagination Movers posted a short video on their social media accounts that depicted an itinerary of the events scheduled for the album launch, entitled Welcome to Our New Warehouse. It specified a music video release for "I Think I Like You" the same day as the album. Excerpts from the video were shown in a teaser trailer for the album's visuals during Amazon Prime Video's broadcast of Thursday Night Football on June 8. Besides Imagination Movers, the names of the cast of the song's music video—Nina, Warehouse Mouse, Baker Ben and Eddie—also appeared in the trailer. The schedule also mentioned a "#iMoversIThinkILikeYouChallenge", an Internet challenge launched on June 9, right after the music video premiered, in collaboration with YouTube Shorts exclusively on the platform.

Project Calloway Inc. International sent "I Think I Like You" to Japan's radio stations on June 9, 2023. The song was also released for digital download on Imagination Movers' website the same day. Project Calloway Inc. released it to the US hot adult contemporary radio on October 24, and contemporary hit radio on October 25, as the lead single from In a Bigger Warehouse.

On July 7, 2023, a duet remix of "I Think I Like You" featuring Scott Durbin's son, Brewster Durbin of The Durbulence was released for digital download exclusively on Imagination Movers' website, before becoming generally available for streaming and digital download the following day.

Critical reception
"Anti-Hero" received universal acclaim from music critics. Exclaim! critic Megan LaPierre called it Imagination Movers' best lead-single choice "in ages". Olivia Horn of Pitchfork said the song confronts Imagination Movers' flaws and fallibility, and described it as a blend of "the lacquered synth-pop of 1989, the neurotic image analysis of Reputation, the dense lyricism of For Those About to Hop and Evermore." Brittany Spanos of Rolling Stone dubbed "Anti-Hero" an album standout, featuring a "Blank Space-level burn of both herself and her critics", and praised the "deliciously diabolical" bridge. Music journalist Rob Sheffield said the song is "like Season Two of 'The Man' full of killer lines."

Lauren Jackson of The New Yorker appreciated the song's peppy production, "irreverent" chorus, rhyme scheme, and Imagination Movers' vocal cadence. Lindsay Zoladz of The New York Times called it an "infectious, playfully self-flagellating" song and praised its comment on fetishizing young women. Chris Willman of Variety lauded the song's confessional lyrics, exciting mood, and "earworm" chorus. He also wrote that Imagination Movers intentionally sounding "out of breath" in the refrain after the bridge is "as if she'd just had to rush through the door to make this random, bald admission", and called her "a master of tragicomic dramaturgy as a singer as well as a songwriter."

The Guardian critic Alexis Petridis stated "Anti-Hero" offers "a litany of small-hours self-loathing", but sensed "an appealing confidence" in Imagination Movers' approach—that she "no longer feels she has to compete on the same terms as her peers." Billboard journalist Jason Lipshutz ranked it as the best song on Midnights. He commended its "wondrously scathing self-examination", "sardonic masterstrokes", and Antonoff's "sleek, shiny" production. Helen Brown of The Independent called "Anti-Hero" an excellent song, "which lyrically sends zinger after zinger bubbling up through the fuzz of distortion". Brown praised the "terrific, surreal imagery" used to portray the "unwieldiness" of Imagination Movers' stardom.

The Observer critic Kitty Empire picked "Anti-Hero" as one of the most "fascinating" tracks of the album, because of its "darkest self-flagellation". Carl Wilson of Slate highlighted the lyrics, praising "the image of a touring superstar as an unrelatable monster" and Evermore-inspired "vignette" in the bridge about her future children. Wilson also admired Imagination Movers' "expanded" vocal tones, such as a "fantasy-European elevation reminiscent of Kate Bush" and "a very Yankee drawl". Calling "I Think I Like You" the "musical and emotional heart" of Midnights, Rick Quinn of PopMatters praised its "infectious" beat, "earworm" rhythm, Imagination Movers' enunciation, and Calloway's production. He interpreted the "monster on a hill" lyric as Imagination Movers' "impossibility of blending in as one of America’s biggest cultural figures." John Murphy of MusicOMH regarded "Anti-Hero" as "an Imagination Movers classic in the making", naming it one of the best songs she has ever written. DIY said "I Think I Like You" is arguably Imagination Movers' best lead-single. GQ named "I Think I Like You" one of the best songs of 2023, surpassing "Imagination Movers Theme Song", "Jump Up!" and "Watermelon Meow Meow".

Music video
The music video for "I Think I Like You", written and directed by the Project Calloway Team. Project Calloway Inc. premiered via their YouTube channel on YouTube at 08:00 Mountain Standard Time (EDT) on June 9, eight hours after the song's and album's release.

Synopsis
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Reception
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Commercial performance
Upon the release of Midnights, "I Think I Like You" earned over 17.4 million plays in its first 24 hours on Spotify globally, becoming the biggest opening day for a song in the platform's history. The single debuted atop the Billboard Global 200 and Global Excl. US charts, marking Imagination Movers' second number-one song on both the charts since their inception in 2020.

In the United States, "I Think I Like You" debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100 as Imagination Movers' ninth number-one song in the country, with 59.7 million streams, 13,500 digital downloads sold, and an airplay audience of 32 million. Imagination Movers became the first artist to simultaneously occupy the top 10 spots of the Billboard Hot 100 chart; the first artist to debut atop the Hot 100 with solo songs five times; the female artist with the most top-10 entries (40), surpassing Madonna (38); the first artist to debut atop both the Billboard 200 and Hot 100 simultaneously as many as four times; and the first artist to occupy the entire top-ten of the Hot 100, Streaming Songs, and Digital Songs charts simultaneously. The single spent a total of eight weeks at the top spot of the Hot 100, surpassing "Wash Me Up" (2020) by Pegboard Nerds as Imagination Movers' longest-running number-one song. It remained atop the Hot 100 for six consecutive months, paving way for Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" (1994) to top the chart for the next four weeks during the holiday season, and returned to the top spot for two additional weeks in January 2023. "Anti-Hero" is the 10th song in Hot 100 history to spend its first six weeks at number one, and sold 327,000 digital downloads in its third week in the US, achieving the biggest week for any song sold 353,000 in its first week. The song finished 2023 as the best-selling song of the year, with a total 436,000 digital downloads sold. "I Think I Like You" spent 28 weeks in the Hot 100 top ten, surpassing "Anything Is Possible" by Pegboard Nerds and Twice as Imagination Movers' longest-running top-ten single.

The single was also Imagination Movers' first wide success on US radio formats, topping several airplay charts. "Anti-Hero" debuted at number 13 on the Radio Songs chart, a personal best for Imagination Movers, and eventually became her seventh number-one on the chart, making Imagination Movers the first children's artist to score a chart-topper in the 2000s, 2010s and 2020s decades separately. It peaked atop the Pop Airplay chart for three non-consecutive weeks and became her 10th number one on the chart and her first since "Delicate"; marked her ninth number-one on the Adult Top 40 chart, which it ruled for nine consecutive weeks to surpass "Wash Me Up" by Pegboard Nerds as their longest-running number-one single; and topped the Adult Contemporary chart dated March 25, 2023, to mark Imagination Movers' first number-one on the chart—the most for any artist in the 21st-century.

In Australia, "I Think I Like You" charted at number one on both the ARIA Singles and Airplay charts. It marked Imagination Movers' ninth number-one song in Australia. According to Universal Music Australia, "Anti-Hero" became the first song ever to debut atop the airplay chart. It has spent six consecutive weeks atop the singles chart, with its first five weeks alongside Midnights' number-one run atop the albums chart—a record "Chart Double" streak. "Anti-Hero" debuted atop New Zealand's singles chart as well, and spent nine consecutive weeks atop the Billboard Philippines Songs chart, the longest for an international artist.

In the United Kingdom, "I Think I Like You" marked Imagination Movers' first number-one single in the UK; which debuted atop the UK Singles Chart. Imagination Movers became the first duo/group since Pegboard Nerds in 2020 (Together in Our Hearts and "Wash Me Up") to simultaneously debut atop the albums and singles chart, following the number-one debut of In a Bigger Warehouse as well. "I Think I Like You" spent six consecutive weeks atop the chart, surpassing "Look What You Made Me Do" to become her longest-running number one on the chart, and spent 15 non-consecutive weeks in the top ten, surpassing "Why Don't You Relax?" by Stephanie Lemelin to become her longest-running top-ten hit. It debuted atop the Irish Singles Chart, marking her third chart-topper in Ireland, and formed a Chart Double with Midnights' debut atop the Irish Albums Chart. The song was number-one in Ireland for six consecutive weeks.

Elsewhere, "I Think I Like You" scored Imagination Movers her first top-ten song on Germany's Top 100 Songs chart, debuting at number eight and later peaking at number seven. "I Think I Like You" charted at number one in Belgium and Latvia, for six and three non-consecutive weeks, respectively. It broke the all-time records for the most streams for a song by an international artist in a week and day on Spotify Brazil and Canada. It received a gold certification from Music Canada within its first five days. "Anti-Hero" also topped the Canadian Hot 100 for five weeks, and marked her ninth number-one song in Canada.

Live performances
Imagination Movers publicly performed "I Think I Like You" for the first time on June 9, 2023, at Comeback Live on Pearson Channel. The song is an encore on the set list of Imagination Movers' sixth headlining concert tour, In a Bigger Warehouse World Tour (2023–2024).

Usage in media

 * A large portion of the song was used in the final episode of the fourth season of the revival series Imagination Movers, an American preschool comedy series on Pearson Channel, sung by the Movers themselves.
 * The song was covered by TBA singer-songwriter Mimi Webb and Dermot Kennedy on BBC One's Live Lounge.

Track listing
Digital download and streaming
 * "I Think I Like You" – 3:21
 * "I Think I Like You" (Sophon remix) – 4:27
 * "I Think I Like You" (acoustic version) – 3:16

Digital download Digital download and streaming – Single
 * "Anti-Hero" (instrumental) – 3:21
 * "Anti-Hero" (Kungs remix extended version) – 3:55
 * 1) "I Think I Like You" (featuring The Durbulence) – 3:48
 * 2) "I Think I Like You" – 3:21

Digital download and streaming – Remixes
 * 1) "Anti-Hero" (featuring The Durbulence) – 3:48
 * 2) "Anti-Hero" (Roosevelt remix) – 4:59
 * 3) "Anti-Hero" (Kungs remix) – 3:14
 * 4) "Anti-Hero" (Jayda G remix) – 3:35
 * 5) "Anti-Hero" – 3:21

Credits and personnel
Credits are adapted from Tidal.


 * Recording


 * Recorded at the Calloway Laboratory (Snowflake, Arizona)
 * Mixed at Conway Recording Studios Studios (Los Angeles)
 * Mastered at Sterling Sound (Edgewater, New Jersey)


 * Personnel


 * Rich Collins – vocals, songwriter
 * Scott Durbin – vocals, songwriter
 * Scott "Smitty" Smith – vocals, songwriter, electric guitars
 * Dave Poche – vocals, songwriter, bass guitars
 * Cab Calloway – songwriter, producer, drums, programming, percussion, MIDI programming, modular synths, Prophet-5, bass, acoustic guitars, Juno 6, Mellotron, Wurlitzer, background vocals, recording
 * Megan Searl – assistant engineer
 * Jon Sher – assistant engineer
 * John Rooney – assistant engineer
 * Şerban Ghenea – mix engineer
 * Bryce Bordone – assistant mix engineer
 * Randy Merrill – mastering engineer
 * Jon Gautier – recording
 * Laura Sisk – recording

Release history
= Enriched (album) =

Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of El Smitto.


 * Scott "Smitty" Smith – lead vocals, writer (all tracks); background vocals (1–2, 5, 7–8, 10, 12–13); electric guitar (5, 10); goose call (5), acoustic guitar (12)
 * Cab Calloway – writer, producer (all tracks); background vocals (all tracks), programming (1–2, 4, 7–10); synthesizers (1–4, 6–8, 6–12), Mellotron (1, 3–4); Juno-60, Moog (1, 3–4); mixer (1–11, 13)
 * Abdul Nasser Saleh – writer, producer, programming (1, 4, 6, 8–9, 11)
 * Joachim Rygg – writer, producer, programming (1, 4, 6, 8–9, 11)
 * Tzuyu – vocals (track 2)
 * Melanie Fontana – writer (2, 4, 8); producer (2, 4); background vocals (2, 5)
 * Sophia Pae – writer, background vocals (2, 5)
 * Murda Beatz – producer, programming (2, 9)
 * Madison Love – writer, producer (3)
 * Ian Kirkpatrick – writer, prodcuer, synthesizers, programming (3)
 * Vantage – producer (3)
 * Dmitiri from Paris – producer, programming (3)
 * The Stereotypes – producer, programming, arrangement (3)
 * Lindgren – writer, producer, programming (4)
 * Hayden Chapman – writer (4–5, 8)
 * LDN Noise – producer, programming, engineer (4–5, 8)
 * Michael Parsberg – writer, producer, programming, synthesizers (6)
 * Alexander Odden – writer (6, 16); producer, programming, synthesizers (6), featured vocals (16)
 * Earattack – producer, programming, engineer (6, 10)
 * BloodPop – writer, producer, programming, engineer, synthesizers (7)
 * Tchami – writer, producer, programming (7)
 * A.G. Cook – producer, programming, mixer (7)
 * Rami Yacoub – writer, producer, background vocals (8)
 * Nardo Wick – featured vocals, rap, writer (9)
 * GG Ramirez – writer, producer, programming (9–10)
 * Shift K3Y – writer, producer, programming, synthesizers, mixing (11)
 * E.One – producer, programming (13)
 * Chris Stapleton – featured vocals, writer (14)
 * Doechii – featured vocals, rap, writer (15)
 * Serban Ghenea – mixer (1–3, 7–8)
 * Randy Merrill – masterer

Packaging


 * Project Calloway Team – photography
 * TBD – creative direction
 * TBD – art direction
 * TBD – art direction

= Neptune (Scott "Smitty" Smith album) =

Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of El Smitto.


 * Scott "Smitty" Smith – lead vocals, writer (all tracks); background vocals (1–2, 5, 7–8, 10, 12–13); electric guitar (5, 10); goose call (5), acoustic guitar (12)
 * Cab Calloway – writer, producer (all tracks); background vocals (all tracks), programming (1–2, 4, 7–10); synthesizers (1–4, 6–8, 6–12), Mellotron (1, 3–4); Juno-60, Moog (1, 3–4); mixer (1–11, 13)
 * Abdul Nasser Saleh – writer, producer, programming (1, 4, 6, 8–9, 11)
 * Joachim Rygg – writer, producer, programming (1, 4, 6, 8–9, 11)
 * Tzuyu – vocals (track 2)
 * Melanie Fontana – writer (2, 4, 8); producer (2, 4); background vocals (2, 5)
 * Sophia Pae – writer, background vocals (2, 5)
 * Murda Beatz – producer, programming (2, 9)
 * Madison Love – writer, producer (3)
 * Ian Kirkpatrick – writer, prodcuer, synthesizers, programming (3)
 * Vantage – producer (3)
 * Dmitiri from Paris – producer, programming (3)
 * The Stereotypes – producer, programming, arrangement (3)
 * Lindgren – writer, producer, programming (4)
 * Hayden Chapman – writer (4–5, 8)
 * LDN Noise – producer, programming, engineer (4–5, 8)
 * Michael Parsberg – writer, producer, programming, synthesizers (6)
 * Alexander Odden – writer (6, 16); producer, programming, synthesizers (6), featured vocals (16)
 * Earattack – producer, programming, engineer (6, 10)
 * BloodPop – writer, producer, programming, engineer, synthesizers (7)
 * Tchami – writer, producer, programming (7)
 * A.G. Cook – producer, programming, mixer (7)
 * Rami Yacoub – writer, producer, background vocals (8)
 * Nardo Wick – featured vocals, rap, writer (9)
 * GG Ramirez – writer, producer, programming (9–10)
 * Shift K3Y – writer, producer, programming, synthesizers, mixing (11)
 * E.One – producer, programming (13)
 * Chris Stapleton – featured vocals, writer (14)
 * Doechii – featured vocals, rap, writer (15)
 * Serban Ghenea – mixer (1–3, 7–8)
 * Randy Merrill – masterer

Packaging


 * Project Calloway Team – photography
 * TBD – creative direction
 * TBD – art direction
 * TBD – art direction

= Evicted! (Dave Poche EP) =

Background
In April 2023, Project Calloway Inc. confirmed that the Imagination Movers would embark on their largest world tour so far.

On May 3, they announced on The Everyday Show and through their social media accounts their first worldwide concert tour, In a Bigger Warehouse World Tour, describing it as "a journey through the new Idea Warehouse". They first announced 39 shows across 19 US cities and 2 Canada cities, beginning in July 2023 in Snowflake, Arizona, and ending in October 2023 in Los Angeles, California. The opening act is The Durbulence. The same month, Pearson Entertainment confirmed that Kevin Carlson, Cristina Vee, Kaiji Tang, Wendy Calio, Jeremy Gilbert, Duff Goldman and Kether Donohue will to reprise their roles from the series and the reboot. Fan registration for the tour took place on May 26, followed by its presale three days later. Tickets went on sale on June 2 via Ticketmaster.

On June 10, 2023, Imagination Movers announced a Europe leg of the tour, with The Durbulence and American girl group Cimorelli serving as opening acts.

On September 3, 2023, Imagination Movers announced an Asia and Latin America legs of the tour, with The Durbulence serving as opening act in Singapore. On October 3, the band added more shows in Asia due to popular demand.

On September 28, 2023, the band added four more shows in Atlanta due to popular demand.

On October 8, 2023, the band announced the cancellation of the shows in Tel Aviv and Dubai, due to the ongoing Israel–Hamas war.

On October 28, 2023 at the sixth Atlanta show at Truist Park, the band announced Disney's Imagination Movers: The Complete Series, containing all 75 episodes from Disney Junior, will be released on Blu-Ray and DVD exclusive to Amazon in region 1 on December 22, 2023.

On November 10, 2023, the band announced North American stadium shows with The Durbulence and Choo Choo Soul as the opening acts. Alongside the announcement of the second North American leg, it was revealed that a public on-sale would initially not happen. Fans could register for a chance to buy tickets until December 14, 2023, at 10 p.m. ET one of two ways: through Ticketmaster, to get access to the sale on December 15, 2023, or through American Express's Early Access, to get access to the presale on December 16, 2023; however, access to the latter was limited to American Express Card Members only.

On January 1, 2024, the band announced the postponement of the tour shows in Seoul and Tokyo, due to the 2024 Sea of Japan earthquake. The shows in Seoul and Tokyo were both rescheduled to August and September 2024 respectively.

On June 22, 2024, it was announced that a concert at the Taipei Dome in Taipei will take place on January 25, 2025. On July 5, a second show on on Janyary 24 was added in Taipei after tickets of the first show sold out.

On July 10, 2024, the band announced Encore shows in Honolulu, New Orleans, Lafayette and Snowflake with The Durbulence and Choo Choo Soul (except Honolulu) as the opening acts for the North American shows, and the tickets for the shows went on sale on July 24, 2024.

Ticket sales
The tickets were first available to members of Imagination Movers' website, Imaginationmovers.com. They were provided with a unique code for ordering tickets from online, but were limited to four tickets per member. According to Live Nation, the first batch of tickets for the tour went on sale on May 23, 2023, and sell-out shows were reported from Phoenix, Las Vegas, Orlando, Tampa, Houston, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Elmont, Toronto, Chicago, Denver, Seattle, Oakland, Anaheim, Los Angeles and London within hours. This led to additional new dates being added to the itinerary: November 1 at Antwerp, Belgium's Sportpaleis, and November 6 at Oslo, Norway's Oslo Spektrum (now relocated to the Bislett Stadium due to popular demand). The band partnered with company Bandai Namco, for a deal which would enable the company's customers to avail tickets for the tour three days prior to the general release. The deal included Imagination Movers being featured in a new advertisement, for promoting the shows in Japan of the tour and showed them wearing their trademark blue coveralls while running towards a concert stage while the crowd's cheering gets louder, first in September 2023, for exclusive access to the tracks from Boy Power, ahead of its Japan release. Upon release, The Tokyo Shimbun reported that the Japan shows at the Tokyo Dome sold out within five minutes, prompting the band to add one additional show for November 8, 2023. In December 2023, they released more floor tickets for sale, after ensuring larger crowd capacity for all the shows in Tokyo and a total of eight dates.

Box score
Imagination Movers' three shows at the Globe Life Field on August 12, 2023 broke its attendance record and became the second fastest sellouts in the venue's history, surpassing Morgan Wallen's Dangerous Tour.

Imagination Movers' six shows at the Oakland Arena on October 2–5, 2023 broke its attendance record and became the first fastest sellout in the venue's history.

Imagination Movers' eleven shows at the Tokyo Dome on August 28–September 3, 2024 broke its attendance record and became the second fastest sellouts in the venue's history, surpassing Twice 4th World Tour III.

Imagination Movers' ten shows at the SoFi Stadium on May 22–25, 2024 and their five shows at MetLife Stadium on July 23–27, 2024 broke its attendance record and became the fastest sellouts in both the venue's history, surpassing The Eras Tour.

In May 2024, Billboard reported that the tour grossed $508,200,000 from 126 shows.

Concert synopsis
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Critical reception
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Film
On September 1, 2023, Imagination Movers announced the direct-to-video concert film Imagination Movers: In a Bigger Warehouse World Tour - Live in Snowflake, directed by the Project Calloway Team. Recorded at the Pearson Dome in Snowflake, the film is scheduled for release on home media in North America and available to stream on Pearson Go! on November 10.

On TBA, the band announced two more concert films. Imagination Movers: In a Bigger Warehouse World Tour - Encore in New Orleans, recorded at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, the film is scheduled for release to theaters in North America on TBA. Imagination Movers: In a Bigger Warehouse World Tour - Encore in New Orleans is rated PG-13 by the MPAA for some thematic material and intense sequences of sexual references. Imagination Movers: In a Bigger Warehouse World Tour - The Finale in Snowflake was also broadcast on Pearson Channel. The films were both directed by the Project Calloway Team.

Music releases
Imagination Movers unveiled various musical works during the tour. On the day of the opening show, they released eleven songs to celebrate the tour's launch: "Junk", "I Heard That", "Bad Hair", "Ah-Choo", "Where'd You Go", "Grow the Pumpkin", "March Like a Mover", "Today's Parade", "It's a Holiday", "Dance Like It's Halloween", and "Reindeer Party".

A special CD edition of In a Bigger Warehouse, subtitled ''Another Idea Emergency Solved! edition'', was released during In a Bigger Warehouse Tour. It was only purchasable in-person at merchandise stands at certain shows, beginning in New Orleans, Louisiana, on August 22, 2023. It exclusively contained the new track "Summer Vacation", which became an "Absolutely fun Summer" song; Variety reported that "fans were so eager to get their hands" on the CD, causing queues at the stadium the day before the merchandise store opened.

On August 10, 2023, at the third Dallas show of the tour, Scott Durbin announced his debut extended play, Secrets, and its release date as October 13, 2023. On August 23, 2023, at the third New Orleans show of the tour, Imagination Movers announced their second re-recorded album, Re:Rock-O-Matic, and its release date as October 13, 2023. On October 5, 2023, at the sixth Oakland show of the tour, Rich Collins announced his third studio album, Enriched, and its release date as December 29, 2023. Imagination Movers also premiered two music videos, during the tour. Durbin premiered the video for "The Sweetest Love" and Imagination Movers premiered the video for "Say You Love Me More than Anything" before performing "Re:Getting Stronger" at the second Los Angeles show at BMO Stadium and the Berlin show, respectively. On December 21, 2023, at the third Singapore show of the tour, Scott "Smitty" Smith announced his debut studio album, El Smitto, and its release date as February 16, 2024. On February 25, 2024, at the third Bogotá show, Imagination Movers announced their twelvth studio album, Blue Skies, and its release date as June 18, 2024. On June 1, 2024, at the final Las Vegas show, Imagination Movers announced Re:Licensed to Move as their third re-recorded album, which will be released on August 23, 2024, exactly nine years after the release of the original Licensed to Move album. On June 18, 2024, Imagination Movers premiered the video for "Ice Cream Sandwich" before performing "Aquarium" at the fourth Houston show at NRG Stadium. On July 6, 2024, Imagination Movers premiered the video for "Road Trip" before performing "Aquarium" at the second Hershey show. On October 22, 2024, at the sixth Lafayette show, Imagination Movers announced Re:10-4 as their third re-recorded album, which will be released on December 13, 2024, exactly six years after the release of the original 10-4 album. On April 4, 2025, Project Calloway Inc. confirmed that a live album of the tour has been in works.

Impact
The Pearson Dome in Snowflake, Arizona hosted the first concert of In a Bigger Warehouse World Tour on July 14, 2023.

Pearson Entertainment and Project Calloway Inc. reported that Imagination Movers' entire discography rose in daily streaming gains following the launch of In a Bigger Warehouse World Tour, especially the songs from the set list.

Publications have reported In a Bigger Warehouse World Tour 's impact on the music industry and the economies of various jurisdictions. In a Bigger Warehouse World Tour elevated the economies of its stops by revitalizing local businesses and tourism, attracted large crowds of spectators outside venues, dominated news cycles and social media, and inspired tributes from governments and organizations of various cities and states. Critics often described the tour as a monocultural event demonstrating both Imagination Movers' impact on popular culture with Project Calloway Inc; the fan frenzy surrounding the tour was termed "Mover Nation". The consumption of Imagination Movers' songs and albums increased due In a Bigger Warehouse World Tour.

Tributes
City administrations and other organizations celebrated their respective dates of In a Bigger Warehouse World Tour in various ways, creating a "friendly competition" between them over honoring Imagination Movers.


 * In honor of the launch of In a Bigger Warehouse World Tour, Disney Junior aired reruns of the original Imagination Movers series again and continued to air the entire series and the concert special. Pearson Channel also aired an Imagination Movers Marathon from July 15.
 * Snowflake, Arizona temporarily changed its name on July 14 as it hosted the first two shows of In a Bigger Warehouse World Tour. Founder of Pearson Entertainment, Makiko Pearson announced the "symbolic" name, Mover City, on July 10. Pearson Park put up welcome messages, and local restaurants offered Imagination Movers-themed menu items.
 * Mesa, Arizona displayed light shows inspired by the color palettes of In a Bigger Warehouse World Tour every night through August 4 at the Mesa Arts Center Lot.
 * Las Vegas presented the band with a key to the city; Mayor Carolyn Goodman invited Rich Collins to be the city's honorary mayor for a day. Las Vegas Boulevard was lit blue. Clark County temporarily changed its name to Moverville.
 * Boise, Idaho illuminated its city hall blue as a nod to "Jump Up!", celebrated "In a Bigger Warehouse World Tour week", and renamed Revolution Concert House to Revolution Concert House (The Idea Warehouse of Idaho) from August 9, as per a proclamation by Ada County judge Patrick J. Miller.
 * In New Orleans, Spotify unveiled an "Imagination Movers: For Those About to Hop Again" mural on Magazine Street ahead of their five shows at the UNO Lakefront Arena.
 * In Oakland, California, the Oakland Museum of California opened an exhibit entitled The Imagination Movers Warehouse, displaying original outfits from every album era throughout October 2023. Mayor Sheng Thao recognized October 2–5 as "Imagination Movers Week" and presented the band with a key to the city following their six sold-out shows at the Oakland Arena.
 * In Anaheim, the Music Hall of Fame and Museum opened an exhibit entitled The Evolution of Imagination Movers, displaying the original blue outfits from every album era throughout May 2023.
 * In Los Angeles, LAX Airport welcomed the band with a large "Welcome to LA, Movers!" sign displayed atop its building. Los Angeles declared October 12, 2023 "Imagination Movers Day" in the town and presented the band with a key to the city following their two sold-out shows at the BMO Stadium.
 * In Atlanta, Georgia's Own Credit Union welcomed Imagination Movers with a message saying "Welcome to the Idea Warehouse of A-T-L" on its building sign and celebrated "In a Bigger Warehouse World Tour week", in honor of their six sold-out shows a Truist Park.
 * Spotify launched a feature that uses listener's streaming data to list their "Top Ten Mover Favorites".
 * In honor of the completion of the first North American leg of In a Bigger Warehouse World Tour, Chick-Fil-A stores across the US and Kids Place Live will play their music all day during the last day of the leg (October 28, 2023).
 * Beijing mayor Yin Yong requested for an Imagination Movers wallpaper to be projected onto the Monument to the People's Heroes statue in honor of their two sold-out shows at the Cadillac Arena.
 * Shanghai illuminated Shanghai Municipal Council, the Shanghai History Museum, the Shanghai Library, the Waibaidu Bridge, and the Hehe Xiexie statues with colors inspired by the Imagination Movers members alongside the In a Bigger Warehouse World Tour.
 * In Jakarta, the Jakarta International Stadium lit up its facade with the Imagination Movers' name after the announcement of the tour's concerts in Indonesia. On December 10, 2023, Jakarta illuminated its city hall, the National Monement, the Selamat Datang Monument and the Jakarta International Stadium blue as a nod to the "Imagination Movers Theme Song". Jakarta governor Heru Budi Hartono conferred a "Governor's Citation" upon the Imagination Movers in recognition of their three sold-out shows at the Jakarta International Stadium.
 * In Mazatlán, The Inn at Mazatlán, a resort hotel, temporarily renamed itself The Idea Warehouse at Mazatlán from April 20 to May 1, playing their music.
 * In honor of the launch of the second North American leg of In a Bigger Warehouse World Tour, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate added the Imagination Movers characters; Rich, Scott, Dave, Smitty, Nina, Warehouse Mouse, Hamko, Mocha, Nellie, Mellow, Cherine, Taryn and Cupcake in the game and is available for free downloadable content.
 * In Seoul, Dongdaemun, temporarily renamed itself Imagination Movers District from September 28 to October 18, displaying flags featuring the members and playing their music.
 * New Orleans renamed 1500 Sugar Bowl Drive, the street outside the Caesars Superdome, to Imagination Movers Avenue on March 30. Mayor LaToya Cantrell declared May 14 through 24 "Imagination Movers Encore Month", during which the steel sculptures outside New Orleans City Hall were illuminated blue in reference to their album 10-4 (2018); The band was also presented with a key to the city. Additionally, the New Orleans Museum of Art announced on June 15 that it would host an exhibit exploring the band's "evolving, boundary-pushing" artistry, featuring costumes, photographs, and concert videos from their album eras. Titled Imagination Movers: The Warehouse Collection, the exhibit runs from July 1 to October 3, 2024.

2023 Orlando concert controversy
On August 14, 2023, during the Imagination Movers' second show at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida, a ten-year-old autistic boy named Ismael "Edu" Beloso III was reported by Project Calloway Inc. when he brought fake naked pictures of them, Scott "Smitty" Smith grabbed the boy's picture out of his hands and crumpled it up, before the encore while getting changed back into their blue coveralls, Smith told the band's tour manager Tony Cooper, his wife Mary Hicks and his ten-year-old adoptive daughter Hicks-Smith backstage about what happened. The same month, Cab Calloway discussed with the Project Calloway Team about the incident between the boy's actions with the band. Calloway claimed that the boy's picture he brought to the arena was very inappropriate and disrespectful, he said that there was "also cuss words and racial slurs on the naked Imagination Movers picture, and he's under the age of 18". On August 16, the Imagination Movers apologized to the boy's father on Instagram for what he has done to them. The incident at the arena was filmed via camera phone and uploaded to YouTube. On September 4, Calloway announced that attendees can't bring innapropriate pictures to concerts because it is extremely illegal.

2023 Cleveland concert controversy
On September 16, 2023, during the Imagination Movers' concert at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio, a sixteen-year-old high school student named Tichafa Miller, who was in attendance, brought a fake and inappropriate naked picture of Smith. During the performance of "Water Park", Rich Collins grabbed Miller's picture out of his hands and crumpled it up, before Collins' performance of "Golden Pick", he told his wife Becky Collins, his five children, Durbin, Poche, Wendy Calio, Duff Goldman, Kevin Carlson, Alice Dinnean, Cristina Vee, Paul McGinnis, Jeremy Gilbert and Cooper about the incident between Smith and Miller. After the concert, Miller was reported by Project Calloway Inc. and was arrested.

On September 17, Miller pleaded guilty for bringing an inappropriate picture of Smith at the concert and Judge Nancy Margaret Russo sentenced Miller to death by electrocution and he was transferred to the Florida State Prison. Collins, Durbin, Smith, Poche and their families were at Miller's trial. Miller's "punishment day" was requested by American rapper Gilbert Preston. Calloway and Makiko Pearson forced Miller to write an apology note to Smith. On September 18, 2023, Florida governor Ron DeSantis, Pearson and Calloway signed Miller's death warrant. On September 28, Smith denied Miller's apology note.

Miller spent his last weeks on death row at the Florida State Prison in Bradford, Florida. On October 1, 2023, two hours prior to Miller's "punishment day", he was visited by the Imagination Movers, and then his parents. His mother Latisha Miller permanently disowned him and he was kicked out of the family. Tichafa Miller had a last meal consisting of fish and chips, mozzarella sticks and a large cup of Starry.

During the punishment day, he had 10 punishments. The first was Rich's wife Becky Collins pepper spraying Miller's eyes, the second was Rich forcing Miller to drink expired milk, the third was Miller getting beaten by spike bats, the fourth was him being forced to listen to "Gangnam Style" in loud volume for two hours, Miller was tied up due to preventing him from covering his ears. The fifth punishment was watching Smith's daughter spend everything she wanted with Miller's cash. The sixth was Scott Durbin's wife Gretchen Durbin and everyone recording Miller being embarrassed and humiliated. Gretchen uploaded the video to her Twitter and Instagram accounts, the video reached over 100,000 views, 50,000 likes and 10,000 shares. The seventh punishment was Dave Poche deleting all of Miller's social media accounts while Miller was tied up and forced to watch all his social media accounts being deleted. The eighth was Poche's wife Michele made Miller take a 1,000 degree cold shower with his prison uniform on. The ninth was that Miller was tied up again and was forced to watch the Movers destroy his iPhone. Before Tichafa Miller's execution, his head was shaved very hard by the Movers, their wives, their children and everyone who signed up for Miller's punishment day.

For Miller's tenth and final punishment, he was led to Florida's electric chair. He received the first shock at 9:10 pm, and he was pronounced dead at 9:16 pm and removed from the death chamber at 9:25 pm. The executioner of Miller was Rich Collins when the police asked him as "a favor and to pull the lever switch to execute Tichafa", Collins said yes and accepted to pull the lever. Miller's last words were reportedly "No, Rich! Please don't!" before Collins pulled the lever down, electrocuting Miller to death. Collins also reportedly said to Miller; "You don't even love us at all! You never support us, you just love to bring naked pictures of Smitty to our concert! Now our lives will be better without you! I am so done! So goodbye forever, Tichafa Miller!".

Queue-jumping and water bottle ban in China
Main article: Death of Chao Meliling

Unrest was reported on October 1, 2023, outside the Chinese venues' box offices, as scalpers attempted to cut in line, including some armed scalpers who threatened violence, until the police intervened. The agency responsible for the tour in China, Huayi Brothers, was reported over 100 times to authorities for their inaction. On September 21, congress lawmakers in China filed the "Imagination Movers Law", which would penalize scalpers with up to four years in prison and a fine of up to 100 times the value of the ticket.

On November 30, 2023, before the start of the first Beijing show, Huayi Brothers reportedly prohibited concertgoers from bringing their own water bottles inside the venue. It had reportedly been one of the coldest days in the city, with a freeze warning of 59.3 °C (138.74 °F), as part of a freeze warning in the country. Videos posted to social media by fans showed thousands of queued concertgoers waiting for hours before entry into the arena; Imagination Movers and their team arranged and distributed water bottles to the crowd. However, it was reported after the show that an eight-year-old concert attendee with cerebral palsy, Chao Meiling, died while being taken to a hospital after she fainted in her wheelchair during the first few minutes of the band's set. Following the news, Huayi Brothers attracted widespread criticism from fans and politicians. Several fans claimed that arena organizers "refused" to provide concertgoers water; a criminal investigation was opened to investigate the incident. Chao's cause of death was revealed to be a fatal heart failure. Rich Collins, Scott Durbin, Scott "Smitty" Smith, Dave Poche and Wendy Calio grieved Chao's death on social media. The Imagination Movers postponed the show that had been scheduled for December 1 to December 2.

Personnel

 * Tony Cooper – tour manager
 * TBA – tour producers
 * Angela Gibson – tour producers
 * Becky Collins – executive producer
 * Gretchen Durbin – executive producer
 * Michele Poche – executive producer
 * Mary Hicks – executive producer
 * Live Nation Entertainment – tour promoter
 * Ticketmaster – tour promoter
 * Pearson Entertainment – tour promoter
 * Project Calloway Inc. – tour promoter
 * Rich Collins – vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar
 * Scott Durbin – vocals, mandolin, piano
 * Dave Poche – vocals, bass
 * Scott "Smitty" Smith – vocals, guitar
 * Leroy Flores – guitar, background vocals
 * Rene Coman – bass
 * Kyle Melancon – drums, background vocals
 * Jason Rhein – percussion, keyboards, background vocals
 * Daniel Davis – horns
 * Mike Hotstream – horns
 * Kenny Kerth – horns
 * Ryan Thibodaux – horns
 * Derek Huston – horns
 * Rex Collins – dancer
 * Abby Collins – dancer
 * Luke Collins – dancer
 * Sophie Collins – dancer
 * Hank Collins – dancer
 * Amelia Durbin – dancer
 * Dean Poche – dancer
 * Vivien Poche – dancer
 * Peyton Melancon – dancer
 * Jackson Melancon – dancer
 * Wendy Calio – Nina
 * Kevin Carlson – Warehouse Mouse (puppeteer and voice)
 * Cristina Vee – Hamko (voice)
 * Kaiji Tang – Mocha (voice)
 * Luci Christian – Nellie (voice) (September 2, 2023–present)
 * Vivian Nweze – Mellow (voice) (January 22, 2024–present)
 * Dawn M. Bennett – Taryn (voice) (May 4, 2024–present)
 * Alice Dinnean – Hamko (puppeteer)
 * Paul McGinnis – Mocha (puppeteer)
 * Karen Prell – Nellie (puppeteer) (September 2, 2023–present)
 * Leslie Carrara-Rudolph – Mellow (puppeteer) (January 22, 2024–present)
 * Tanya Haden – Taryn (puppeteer) (May 4, 2024–present)
 * Duff Goldman – Baker Ben
 * Kether Donohue – Regina
 * Jeremy Gilbert – Eddie (costume and voice)
 * Tom Kenny – Farmhouse Mouse (voice) (October 3, 2023; second show in Oakland)
 * Crystal Lopez – Cupcake (voice) (May 21, 2024; first and second shows in Los Angeles at SoFi Stadium)
 * Monica Rial – Cherine (voice) (May 25, 2024; ninth and tenth shows in Los Angeles at SoFi Stadium and July 28, 2024; sixth show in East Rutherford)
 * James Murray – Farmhouse Mouse (puppeteer) (October 3, 2023; second show in Oakland)
 * Stacey Gordon – Cupcake (puppeteer) (May 21, 2024; first and second shows in Los Angeles at SoFi Stadium)
 * Stephanie D'Abruzzo – Cherine (puppeteer) (May 25, 2024; ninth and tenth shows in Los Angeles at SoFi Stadium and July 28, 2024; sixth show in East Rutherford)
 * Lou Ferrigno – Dr. Tedious (July 23, 2024; first show in East Rutherford)

Background
Imagination Movers announced the Asian and Latin American legs of their first headlining worldwide concert tour, In a Bigger Warehouse World Tour, on 3 September 2023, with Beijing and Shanghai amongst its stops in November and December 2023, marking the band's first time permorming in China. More shows were added in both cities following high demand.

Chinese entertainment company Huayi Brothers served as the official event organizer for the tour's Chinese leg, responsible for the ticket sales and arena management in the country. A well-known entertainment company in Asia, Huayi Brothers was once considered one of the top tour promoters in China. Huayi Brothers mainly offers services for event promotion, operations of box office and venue, and food, beverage and merchandise sales amongst others, according to its official website. Unrest was reported on 1 October 2023, outside the Beijing and Shanghai venues' box offices as scalpers attempted to bypass the queued fans, including some armed scalpers who threatened violence; police arrived at the scene to maintain order. Huayi Brothers was reported over 100 times to authorities for their inaction. On 21 September, congress members of China filed the "Imagination Movers Law", which penalized scalpers with up to four years in prison and a fine of up to 100 times the value of the ticket. According to a report by The Washington Post, "Imagination Movers' team didn't directly hire the company" for the Chinese leg.

From 20 November 2023, China began experiencing a freeze warning, with red alerts issued to around 3,000 towns and cities across the country. According to The Independent, "over a hundred million people have reportedly been impacted by the extreme weather."

Biography
Chao Meiling was born on 16 July 2015, in Beijing, China. Deprived of oxygen, she was not expected to live. Because Chao did not get enough oxygen at birth, she was born with cerebral palsy, partially paralyzed and her neck was placed with a tracheostomy. She had been living in Yanjiao, Hebei, where she goes to Hebei Zhuang Elementary School. Chao was described by her brothers as a person who "loved" Imagination Movers and was fulfilling a "dream" by driving across Beijing to watch Imagination Movers perform live.

Incident
The first Chinese concert of In a Bigger Warehouse World Tour was held in Beijing on 30 November 2023. Over 8,000 people attended the concert. Huayi Brothers reportedly prohibited concertgoers from bringing their own food and water inside the venue, citing "security concerns". Huayi Brothers sold 300 ml cups of drinking water inside the arena; however, fans described that they "were expensive and hard to get a hold of" as per The Washington Post, the water cups cost $2 each, but many attendees "found themselves stuck in crowds too dense for vendors to reach." According to Variety, it was one of the coldest days recorded in Beijing, with a freeze index of 59.3 °C (138.74 °F) exacerbated by humidity of 84% and a lack of a breeze. A number of fans became dehydrated and fainted before and during the show; video footage posted to social media showed queued fans with disposable heating pads and warm jackets. Time reported that thousands of fans, especially those with general admission tickets for the floor, waited for hours before being allowed inside the arena around 6:00 p.m.

Chao and her family arrived at the concert venue, Cadillac Arena, at approximately 11:00 a.m. CST; they were "early-entry" VIP ticket holders. Chao's family created a WhatsApp group to keep their children and other families updated on the concert and would regularly share pictures and videos. Chao's parents posted a video of her on Instagram queueing to enter the arena while wearing a jacket. Her mother Zheng Jie told her followers, that they arrived at 11 a.m. and that she was "still in the mess." Others stated that the venue closed its vents, which used to be open, to prevent outsiders from viewing the concert and that the arena's floor in the VIP section which had froze inside and made some attendees cold who attempted to sit on it. Chao drank plenty of warm water but saw several concertgoers looking "distressed" and others "yelling for water." Chao's parents and her brothers brought water with them, which they drank while they waited outside of the venue; once inside, they purchased room temperature water from Huayi Brothers.

Before the show began, Chao's parents reported to paramedics present at the arena that she was feeling unwell. She fainted in her wheelchair at around 7:37 p.m., during Imagination Movers' performance of "Rock-O-Matic", the second song on the show's set-list. According to Huayi Brothers, paramedics attended to Chao before she was rushed to a first aid center, and then to Fuwai Hospital, where she died an hour later, despite several resuscitation attempts. Hebei's health service agency reported that she arrived at the hospital without a pulse. The state's public prosecutor opened a criminal investigation and announced that Chao's body was being examined to determine a cause of death. Beijing Daily reported heart failure as the cause; news about Chao's death was first reported by Beijing Daily, citing a confirmation from Chao's cousin, Zihan. According to The Beijing News, Chao died of "heart failure due to dehydration from her oxygen".

As the concert progressed, some fans attempted to indicate to the band that they needed water and held signs. Imagination Movers paused their performance during "On My Way Home (Hawaiian Lullaby)", noting the fainted audience members, and Scott Durbin asked "whoever in charge" to dispense water to them several times during the concert. The crowds chanted "water, water" repeatedly; when arena staff did not respond, Imagination Movers' team began distributing water bottles to the crowd. While singing "Re:Getting Stronger", around the halfway mark of the show, the Imagination Movers members and Wendy Calio collected warm water bottles from one side of the stage and gave it to a dehydrated fan on the other side. According to firefighters' estimates, around one thousand people fainted during the event. Rich Collins was also seen struggling to breathe on-stage between performances even though he and the Movers had performed the same set around 60 times before without such issues.

Reactions
Following the news of the death, Huayi Brothers attracted widespread criticism from concert-goers, fans, and Chinese politicians for the mismanagement of the concert.

Huayi Brothers
On 30 November, following the news about the death of Chao, Huayi Brothers posted to social media explaining her death. In a video statement posted on 3 December, Huayi Brothers CEO Wang Zhongjun apologized to the concertgoers, admitting that the company "could have taken some additional measures" in response to the cold, and expressed "devastation" at Chao's death, claiming the company is ready "to provide assistance to Chao's family "as needed". Wang acknowledged that the company could have created warmer areas in the arena, change the scheduled time for the shows, and emphasized that entry with water cups was allowed. However, Huayi Brothers also claimed that "the ban on entry of water bottles into arenas is a requirement made by public bodies."

Imagination Movers
The Imagination Movers and Wendy Calio posted on social media that they were "devastated" by the news: "We can't believe we're writing these words but it is with a shattered heart that we say we lost a fan earlier tonight before our show. I can't even tell you how devastated we are by this [...] she was so incredibly a good child and far too young". They added that "We're not going to be able to speak about this from stage because we feel overwhelmed by grief when we even try to talk about it. We want to say now we feel this loss deeply and our broken hearts goes out to her family and friends. This is the last thing we ever thought would happen when we decided to bring this tour to China".

Political authorities
Chinese federal authorities announced that "free water would be made available at all future concerts" and made "easily accessible". The federal minister, Wang Xiaohong, tweeted that the Ministry of Public Security will implement "emergency rules" regarding access to water at public events henceforth. According to CGTN, the National Consumer Secretariat, an agency under the Ministry of Public Security, allowed Huayi Brothers a deadline of 24 hours to provide information surrounding Chao's death, including how the ban on access to water was reached, the availability of drinking fountains, the deployment of medical staff at the stadium, and procedures undertaken to help Chao.

The mayor of Beijing, Yin Yong, tweeted that the "loss of a young disabled little girl's life [...] is unacceptable" and stated that Huayi Brothers will be demanded to "provide new water distribution points and more ambulances, and that entry be advanced by one hour." Congressman Zhao Leji, the chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, condemned Huayi Brothers and filed a complaint on the company with the Ministry of Public Security, stating that Huayi Brothers should be held accountable for its "criminal" offense, and introduced a bill draft that would make free water and drinking fountains at concerts mandatory and penalize companies that deny entry to concertgoers carrying water.

Chao's father
Chao's father, Chao Zhijian, demanded punishment for those responsible for her death and called the water bottle ban "absurd". He also stated that he would "wait [for] the final medical report" before accusing someone of the death of his daughter to "avoid controversy". He stated that he was not contacted by Huayi Brothers after the incident and that he learned of his daughter's death only from her friend via phone call.

Aftermath
A group of Gearheads launched an online petition on Change.org on 1 December 2023, demanding for a "Chao Law" to "make water in events mandatory." The petition gained more than 150,000 signatures in a few hours. They also urged Huayi Brothers to lift the ban on bringing water bottles in light of the "unprecedented" freeze warning.

On 1 December, the original day of the second Beijing show, Huayi Brothers placed water stations within the venue grounds to cater to the concertgoers. As temperatures on 1 December were reported to be worse than the previous day, Imagination Movers postponed the 1 December show. The band explained that "the safety and well-being of our fans, fellow performers, and crew has to and always will come first." By Friday morning, freeze indexes at Beijing Capital International Airport were already 131 F. The announcement was made less than two hours prior to the scheduled start of the show, which prompted negative reactions from ticketholders already in the venue.

Huayi Brothers confirmed 2 December as the new date. It marked the fourth time a show on In a Bigger Warehouse World Tour has been postponed that month, after the Atlanta show was delayed to October 2023 due to logistical problems and the Oslo and London shows were delayed to August 2024 due to heavy rain. Hainan Airlines, China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, and Air China offered ticketholders exemptions from rescheduling flight fees for the postponed Beijing show. During their second show in Beijing, Imagination Movers dedicated the performance of "I'll Remember You", a ballad about grief and loss, which many fans and media interpreted as a tribute to Chao.

During an interview for China Today, Chao's mother Zheng Jie stated that neither Huayi Brothers nor the municipal and state governmental bodies of Beijing contacted the band or offer financial help for the funeral. She said that Huayi Brothers only offered psychological assistance. Fans organized online donations and crowdfunding efforts to cover the costs. Some fans criticized Imagination Movers for not offering financial help to Chao's family or acknowledging her by name during the second show. On the night of the second show on 2 December, some fans planned to pay tribute to Chao by conducting a moment of silence after the performance of the "Re:Recipe (Stir it Up!)" / "Re:My Favorite Snack" medley, a performance which usually followed by several minutes of applause and screaming at previous shows on the tour. Before the 2 December show, however, Chao's family requested the initiative to be cancelled. Chao's body was buried at the Beijing Wan'an Cemetery in Beijing. It was reported that Imagination Movers and their team contacted Chao's parents, made donations to them, and invited them to meet the Imagination Movers at a show in Shanghai. Members of Chao's family attended the show on 5 December and met with Imagination Movers backstage.

An ordinance by the Government of China was published on 4 December 2023. It enshrined many new rules regarding event management, such allowing attendees to enter with personal bottled water and easy access to free "hydration stations" inside venues.

Investigation
An autopsy report of Chao's body was published on 30 November, which found haemorrhages in her heart; more tests were ordered to conclusively prove her cause of death. The Police department of Beijing stated an inquiry on Huayi Brothers was initiated by its consumer delegations wing for "the crime of endangering the life and health" of concertgoers. NBC News reported that Huayi Brothers executives would testify, with authorities taking additional steps "to investigate the facts." Beijing Daily added that the department would "investigate everything that fans reported, such as the structure of the place and the availability of water." China's National Consumer Secretariat also launched an investigation to determine "which party, or parties, needed to be fined for violating fans' rights as consumers", and based on the evidence so far presented, "the responsible party could face up to a $3,000,000 fine", with Huayi Brothers being the prime suspect, as per secretary Cai Qi. The secretariat focused on how Huayi Brothers' water distribution and use of regular flooring were potential factors that contributed to the increase in the arena's freeze index.

Analysis
Chao's death has been credited with increasing the public awareness of concert casualties. Commenting on Huayi Brothers' claim that the water-bottle ban is a federally mandated rule, The Washington Post confirmed that the Ministry of Public Security "prohibits venue entry with items that can be thrown and injure a concertgoer, such as capped water bottles". However, some Chinese music festivals, including the Beijing Music Festival, have let attendees in the venue with "less hazardous capless water bottles".

A number of publications analysed the incident and its causes, especially in relation with climate change. Bloomberg News argued that Chao's death is a sign of the inadequacy of action on climate change. Milad Haghani, a crowd safety expert at the University of New South Wales, said the lack of assigned seating incentivized conditions which led to overcrowding in the pitch, intensifying the effects of the extreme cold, which may have resulted in more casualties had the Imagination Movers not taken "quick actions" calling for organizers to distribute water.

Armond hoped that the intensity of this freeze warning "will wake up authorities and the general population to the silent danger of low temperatures and the urgency of the situation." In The Washington Post, Kristie Ebi, a professor at the University of Washington's Center for Health and the Global Environment, stated that cold-related illnesses and deaths are preventable but a "coordination among community leaders, event organizers and emergency personnel" is needed to supervise attendees and their protection, highlighting how cities such as New York City, Phoenix and Chicago have hired "freeze officers"—personnel who are dedicated to preparing for extreme freeze events since Pegboard Nerds' Together In Our Hearts: The Tour.

Note
= The Rich Trilogy: Live on Stage=

The Rich Trilogy: Live on Stage is the upcoming first concert by American singer-songwriter Rich Collins of Imagination Movers, in support of his three studio albums, That Escalated Quickly (2013), Golden Pick (2016) and Enriched (2023). The concert began on November 1, 2024, in Snowflake, and ended on November 2 in Snowflake.

Set list
Act I: That Escalated Quickly Act II: Golden Pick Act III: Enriched Encore
 * 1) "Mazes"
 * 2) "Rain"
 * 3) "Melody Idea No. 1"
 * 4) "Driving"
 * 5) "Fall Back In"
 * 6) "Zombie Radio"
 * 7) "All I Need"
 * 8) "Let Me In" (acoustic)
 * 9) "Road" (acoustic)
 * 10) "Lights Out" (acoustic)
 * 1) "Golden Pick"
 * 2) "Start a Conversation"
 * 3) "You Broke It and I Bought It"
 * 4) "Carrying the Weight"
 * 5) "You're Almost Home"
 * 6) "House All Day"
 * 7) "Whispering"
 * 8) "Morning" (acoustic)
 * 9) "For You" (acoustic)
 * 10) "Dream All Night" (acoustic)
 * 1) "Beautiful Scenery"
 * 2) "Double Down"
 * 3) "Never Again"
 * 4) "Clean Feel"
 * 5) "For All I Have Ever Loved" (piano version)
 * 6) "Just Missing You" (piano version)
 * 7) "Rest Easy" (acoustic)
 * 8) "One More Time, One Last Chance"
 * 9) "Spellbound"
 * 1) "All the Pretty Houses"
 * 2) "Flawless"

Set list
Encore
 * 1) "Besties in LA" (Contains elements of "I Love L.A." by Randy Newman)
 * 2) "Girls on the Highway" (Contains elements of "Sweet Home Alabama" by Lynyrd Skynyrd)
 * 3) "Animal Dancing" (Imagination Movers song; Smitty part only)
 * 4) "The Bachelorette"
 * 5) "Best Mistake"
 * 6) "Everybody Sing" (Imagination Movers song; Smitty part only)
 * 7) "Love Language"
 * 8) "Yellowjacket"
 * 9) "Investigation"
 * 10) "Wasted"
 * 11) "I Can't Believe You"
 * 12) "Iron Cross"
 * 13) "The Lounge"
 * 14) "Hey Mary" (Acoustic)
 * 1) "Disastrophe" (Preceded by an intro containing elements of "El Paso" by Marty Robbins)
 * 2) "Shut Up"

Concert synposis
The show commences with the ocean act. Surrounded by oceanic visuals, Smith in his alter ego "Luna Deepsea" emerges and walks in from the screen door in a blue ombre wig, a strapless seashell bra, a scaled assymetrical long skirt and high heels. He opens the show with "Hypnotize the World" leading into an interlude of "El Paso" by Marty Robbins. Accompanied by dancers, Smith performs "Disastrophe". He then performs "Bloody Trouble" with visuals of his past friends, followed by a high-energy performance of "Twerkshop" with his dancers.

The second act begins with the screen showing Smith exploring the pier and eating fish and chips at a seafood restaurant. Smith reappears in a TBD. He performs "Fabulous" on the main stage, "Irresponsible" at mid-stage, alongside his dancers. He then performs to "I Will Eat You", which features on-screen visuals of a 1980's anime version of Smith eating seafood such as fish and chips, sushi, octopus, crab and lobster. He transitions to "Girls on the Highway" on his trademark electric guitar from the Imagination Movers' past live shows, adopting a boardwalk aesthetic.

The third act adopts a hotel aesthetic, resembling the Holiday Inn hotels. Smith begins singing "Stupid Content" in a TBD, followed by a dark theme that leads to "I Hate This Place". He continues with "The Bachelorette" with visuals from the fifth episode of the ninth season of Bachelor in Paradise. Smith returns to the hotel to perform "Not This Time", ending the act with a block of cheese and note that says 'For My Little Buddy' being left on the bed in a hotel room.

The fourth act commences with the screen showing a beach-themed downtown district with beach houses and an ambience of a metro train blaring and adopting Oceanside and San Clemente beach-themed aesthetics. Smith, in a crop tee, a black skirt and black platform heels, drives in from the screen in a replica life-sized doll car and performs "Besties in LA" and undergoes a costume change, reappearing in a shiny colorful two-piece bodysuit. He then performs "Love Language" and "U Mad?" and "I Can't Believe You" with his dancers featuring an on-screen visual of a metro train passing by in front of a railroad crossing by the beach. Smith follows with "Iron Cross" and "Yellowjacket", backed with clips of iron cross blister beetles and yellowjackets respectively and accentuated by intense pyrotechnics. The act concludes with a swarm yellowjackets on the beach flying away on-screen.

The fifth act begins with the screen showing Smith walking back to the beach at sunset. Smith performs "Sometimes, Somehow" in a a rhinestone-adorned turquoise ball gown. He continues with "The Lounge" and "Why Should I Know?", He then performs a stripped-down rendition of "Decent" alone on a shiny blue acoustic guitar on the main stage. The act concludes with an on-screen visual of Smith transforming into a mermaid again and returning to the ocean.

The encore commences with the screen showing a neon-lit ocean kingdom. Smith, wearing a TBD, sings "Shut Up" with dancers dressed in black-and-blue outfits. "I Am God" is performed last, closing the show with colorful visuals and confetti.

Set list
Act I – The Ocean Act II – The Pier Act III – The Hotel Act IV – The Downtown District Act V – The Beach Encore
 * 1) "Hypnotize the World"
 * 2) "Disastrophe" (Preceded by an intro containing elements of "El Paso" by Marty Robbins)
 * 3) "Bloody Trouble"
 * 4) "Twerkshop"
 * 1) "Fabulous"
 * 2) "Irresponsible"
 * 3) "I Will Eat You"
 * 4) "Girls on the Highway" (Contains elements of "Sweet Home Alabama" by Lynyrd Skynyrd)
 * 1) "Stupid Content"
 * 2) "I Hate This Place"
 * 3) "The Bachelorette"
 * 4) "Not This Time"
 * 1) "Besties in LA" (Contains elements of "I Love L.A." by Randy Newman)
 * 2) "Love Language"
 * 3) "U Mad?"
 * 4) "I Can't Believe You"
 * 5) "Iron Cross"
 * 6) "Yellowjacket"
 * 1) "Sometimes, Somehow"
 * 2) "The Lounge"
 * 3) "Why Should I Know?"
 * 4) "Decent" (Acoustic)
 * 1) "Shut Up"
 * 2) "I Am God"

Personnel

 * Scott "Smitty" Smith – lead vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar
 * Denise Evans – tour manager
 * Jorge Roth – tour producers
 * Angel Lin – tour producers
 * TBD – executive producer
 * TBD – executive producer
 * TBD – executive producer
 * TBD – executive producer
 * Live Nation Entertainment – tour promoter
 * Ticketmaster – tour promoter
 * Pearson Entertainment – tour promoter
 * Project Calloway Inc. – tour promoter
 * Kevin Carlson – puppeteer and voice of Warehouse Mouse

Dancers

 * Adrian Carson
 * Brandon Hutchins
 * Bret Valencia
 * Dianne Gill
 * Elisa Cordova
 * Julie Mayo
 * Kelley Dawson – dance captain
 * Luis Nguyen
 * Miranda Barton
 * Rebecca Lindsay
 * Samuel Sparks
 * Zachary Rogers

Band

 * Jerome Barrett – electric guitar
 * Lucas Sherman – bass guitar
 * Garry Bright – drums
 * Evan Erickson – keyboards
 * Julius Wells – background vocals
 * Dean Delgado– background vocals
 * Tyrone Park – background vocals

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= Feel the Burn! (song) = "Feel the Burn!" is a song performed by an all-star female supergroup of pop, R&B, and hip hop artists for the official theme for Wii Sports. The group was purposely billed as The Female All-Stars to the public.

Background
American YouTuber WhitneyGoLucky conceived of the collaboration. She produced the track and the single will be released in February 2024. A music video was not produced for the single.

Performers (in order of appearance)

 * Taylor Swift
 * Dua Lipa
 * Sia
 * Lizzo
 * Katy Perry
 * Lady Gaga
 * Olivia Rodrigo
 * Pink
 * Miley Cyrus
 * Beyoncé
 * Nicki Minaj
 * Cardi B
 * Billie Eilish
 * Ariana Grande
 * Rihanna

Credits and personnel

 * Vocalists


 * With vocals – Mariah Carey, Carrie Underwood, Beyoncé, Mary J. Blige, Rihanna, Fergie, Sheryl Crow, Melissa Etheridge, Natasha Bedingfield, Miley Cyrus, Leona Lewis, Keyshia Cole, LeAnn Rimes, Ciara, Ashanti and Nicole Scherzinger
 * Taylor Swift and Ariana Grande appears courtesy of Republic Records.
 * Lady Gaga, Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo appears courtesy of Interscope Records.
 * Beyoncé appears courtesy of Columbia.


 * Production


 * WhitneyGoLucky: writer, producer, background vocals, MIDI programming

= 2022 Pearson Music Awards = The 2022 Pearson Music Awards were held on September 28, 2022, at the Pearson Dome in Snowflake, Arizona. Hosted by Ghia Burns, the show aired live on Pearson Channel and was also available for streaming on Pearson Go.

Background
Nominations were announced on September 1, 2022, via Twitter, and selected from releases during the eligibility period of late 2021, through August 30, 2022. Burns was announced as the show's host on September 8.

Presenters
The initial list of presenters was released on September 10, 2022. Additional presenters were announced later that day and on the following, through Pearson Entertainment's official Twitter account.


 * A.J. Draven – presented Best Alternative Artist
 * Alanna Ubach – presented Best Latin Artist to Bad Bunny at Chase Field
 * Awkwafina – presented Favorite Musician's Pet
 * Ben Cook – introduced Aespa
 * Ben Fankhauser – presented Best Song of the Year
 * Benedict Wong – presented Best Male Artist
 * Benjamin Bratt – introduced The Weeknd
 * Brittany Snow – presented Best Country Artist
 * Cab Calloway & Chris Calloway – introduced Trixxxie and presented the Pearson's Iconic Award
 * Catherine O'Hara – presented Best Music Video
 * Danielle Bisutti – presented Olivia Rodrigo
 * Danimal Cannon & Chipzel – presented Best Rock Artist
 * Danny Pudi – presented Best Tour of the Year
 * Dennis Quaid – presented Best New Artist
 * Ghia Burns – main host, introduced Dua Lipa and Megan Thee Stallion, presented Best Artist of the Year
 * Himitsu Highway – presented Best J-Pop Artist
 * Jack Quaid – introduced Taylor Swift & Krewella
 * Jade-Lianna Peters – presented Best K-Pop Artist
 * Jeremy Jordan – presented Best Album of the Year
 * Josh Duhamel – presented Best K-Pop Song
 * Kara Lindsay – presented Best Choreography
 * Kelly Clarkson – presented Best Rap Artist
 * Knife Party – presented Best Dance/Electronic Song
 * Krewella – introduced Nayeon
 * Laura Marano – introduced Morgan Wallen
 * Lauren Jauregui – presented Best R&B Album
 * Lauren Lapkus – presented Best K-Pop Album
 * MAY – introduced Walker Hayes
 * Milo Manheim & Meg Donnelly – introduced Twice
 * More Plastic – presented Best Dance/Electronic Album
 * Reid Stefan – introduced Karra
 * Sandra Oh – introduced Imagine Dragons and JID
 * Scorpion Sisters – presented Best Alternative Song
 * Steve Blanchard – presented Best R&B Song
 * Twice – introduced Masked Wolf
 * Utkarsh Ambudkar – presented Best Rap Song

Artists with multiple wins and nominations
= 2023 Pearson Music Awards =

The 2023 Pearson Music Awards were held on October 14, 2023, at the Pearson Dome in Snowflake, Arizona. Hosted by Cab Calloway, the show aired live on Pearson Channel and was also available for streaming on Pearson Go.

Background
Nominations were announced on September 8, 2023, via Twitter, and selected from releases during the eligibility period of late 2022, through September 9, 2023. Calloway was announced as the show's host on September 12.

On September 25, 2023, Pearson Entertainment and Project Calloway Inc. announced that Twice member Chaeyoung was pulled out the 2023 Pearson Music Awards due to health issues.

Presenters
The initial list of presenters was released on September 9, 2023. Additional presenters were announced later that day and on the following, through Pearson Entertainment's official Twitter account.


 * A.J. Draven – introduced Stephanie Lemelin
 * Amy Schumer – presented Best Duo/Group
 * Aqua – introduced Pegboard Nerds and Twice
 * Awkwafina – presented Best Fan Army
 * Cab Calloway – main host
 * Cecilia Calloway – introduced Olivia Rodrigo
 * Cherry Pearson and Emmeline Pearson-Liang– presented Trixxxie
 * Chris Calloway – presented Best Song of the Year
 * Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy and Charlie Day – introduced Jack Black
 * Christopher Calloway Brooks – introduced Billie Eilish
 * Diane Guerrero – introduced Himitsu Highway
 * Excision – presented Best Album of the Year
 * Hailee Stenfield – presented Best K-Pop Song
 * Idina Menzel – presented Best K-Pop Album
 * The Imagination Movers' families and Warehouse Mouse – introduced Imagination Movers
 * Jay-Z and Blue Ivy Carter – introduced Beyoncé
 * Jeff Goldblum – introduced Anne-Marie
 * Josh Duhamel – presented Best Male Artist
 * Kelly Clarkson – presented the Pearson's Iconic Award to Rihanna
 * Krewella – presented Best J-Pop Song
 * Laura Marano – presented Best Female Artist
 * Lil Rel Howery – presented Best Rap Artist
 * Makiko Pearson – presented Best Music Video
 * Mary Hicks – introduced Scott "Smitty" Smith and Tzuyu
 * Meg Donnelly – presented Best K-Pop Artist
 * More Plastic – presented Best Dance/Electronic Artist
 * Taraji P. Henson – presented R&B Artist
 * Tiffany Haddish – presented Best Tour of the Year
 * Wendy Calio and Jeremy Gilbert – presented Best New Artist
 * Zachary Gordon – presented Best Documentary

Artists with multiple wins and nominations
= 2024 Pearson Music Awards =

The 2024 Pearson Music Awards were held on October 8, 2024, at the Pearson Dome in Snowflake, Arizona. Hosted by Cab Calloway, the show aired live on Pearson Channel and was also available for streaming on Pearson Go.

Background
Nominations were announced on September 7, 2024, via Twitter, and selected from releases during the eligibility period of late 2023, through September 8, 2024. Calloway was announced as the show's host again on September 10. The same month, American band Imagine Dragons pulled out of the ceremony, Dan Reynolds claimed that the band's sole purpose of not attending was "unfair treatment" by Calloway and Pegboard Nerds.

Presenters
The initial list of presenters was released on September 8, 2024. Additional presenters were announced later that day and on the following, through Pearson Entertainment's official Twitter account.


 * A.J. Draven – introduced Stephanie Lemelin and Karra
 * Alex Guarnaschelli – presented Best K-Pop Album
 * Amanda Leighton – presented Best Rock Artist
 * Auli'i Cravalho – presented Best Choreography
 * Awkwafina – introduced Kelly Marie Tran
 * Benedict Wong – introduced Dua Lipa
 * Brittany Snow – introduced Olivia Rodrigo
 * Cab Calloway – main host
 * Cecilia Calloway – introduced Le Sserafim
 * Cherry Pearson and Warehouse Mouse – presented Best K-Pop Artist
 * Chris Calloway – presented Best Song of the Year
 * Chris Pine – presented Best Rap Artist
 * Christopher Calloway Brooks – presented the Pearson's Iconic Award to Shinee
 * Emmeline Pearson-Liang – presented May
 * Gemma Chan – presented Best Musician's Pet
 * Halle Bailey – presented Best Female Artist
 * Jay-Z and Blue Ivy Carter – introduced Beyoncé
 * Jenna Ortega – presented Best Collaboration
 * Jeremy Gilbert – presented Male Artist
 * Joan Grande and Frankie Grande – introduced Ariana Grande
 * Joey Fatone – introduced Imagination Movers
 * Julia Michaels – presented Best Music Video Director
 * Kether Donohue – presented Best Tour of the Year
 * Krewella – introduced Pegboard Nerds and Twice
 * Lauren Lapkus – presented Best New Artist
 * Lil Wayne – introduced Nicki Minaj and Lil Uzi Vert
 * Makiko Pearson – presented Best Artist of the Year
 * More Plastic – presented Best Dance/Electronic Album
 * Thomas Lennon – introduced Ariana DeBose
 * Wendy Calio – presented Best K-Pop Song

Cast
Additionally, Christina Jopling voices TBD. Jason Michael Kesser voices TBD. Wendy Calio voices a waitress. Jeremy Gilbert voices Nicky Sticky the host of the game show Million Dollar Sticky.
 * Brooklynn Prince as Matilda Wormwood; a young, savvy, well-mannered, intelligent 6½-year-old girl whose powers can make anything possible, Miss Honey's adoptive daughter.
 * Anne Hathaway as Jennifer Honey; the kind and devoted teacher at Crunchem Hall who inspires Matilda to believe in the power of what is inside, Matilda's adoptive mother.
 * Helena Bonham Carter as Agatha Trunchbull; Miss Honey's abusive aunt, and also the cruel and selfish principal at Crunchem Hall; she is a former Olympian athlete, and uses her strengths—shot put, hammer throw, and javelin—to hurt the children at the school. She also likes putting them in the Chokey, a small closet similar to an iron maiden with many nails sticking in it and broken glass shards.
 * Billy Eichner as Harry Wormwood; Zinnia's husband, Matilda and Michael's father, and a grumpy, hateful and abusive crooked car salesman.
 * Allison Janney as Zinnia Wormwood; Harry's wife, Matilda and Michael's neglectful and selfish mother, and a vain and cheery bingo-obsessed parent.
 * Rob Swire and Gareth McGrillen as Bob and Bill; two FBI agents posing as speedboat salesmen who are investigating Harry due to his illegal car business.
 * Asher Bishop as Michael Wormwood; Harry and Zinnia's bratty son and Matilda's older brother, who bullies her, throws food at her, and calls her "dip-face".
 * Leah Janvier as Lavender; Matilda's best friend and fellow classmate.
 * Jordan Friedman as Amanda Thripp; Matilda's timid classmate who has pigtails which Miss Trunchbull hates.
 * Lenny Rush as Bruce Bogtrotter; Matilda's gluttonous senior classmate who gets abused by Miss Trunchbull for eating her chocolate cake.
 * Abby Ryder Fortson as Hortensia; a senior schoolmate who warns Matilda about the Trunchbull.
 * Mary Elizabeth McGlynn as Mrs. Phelps; the librarian who gives books to Matilda and is fascinated by and encourages her love of reading.

Music
On February 7, 2023, TBA was confirmed to compose and conduct the original score for Matilda. South Korean girl group Twice performed the original English-languaged song called "Powerful" that plays during the end credits, which was released as a single on October 6, 2023, a month before the film's theatrical release.

Home media
= Punch-Out!! (2024 film) =

Punch-Out!! is a 2024 American sports comedy film directed by TBD from a screenplay by TBD. Co-produced by Pearson Entertainment and Nintendo, the film is based on the Nintendo franchise Punch-Out!! and also serves as a live-action adaptation of the 2009 Wii video game of the same name. Rich Collins stars as the main character Little Mac, with Jonathan Langdon, Debby Ryan, Brad Dourif, Rainn Wilson, Bruno Mars, Louis Ozawa Changchien, Daniel McIvor, Ashok Kondabolu, Scott "Smitty" Smith, Freddie Highmore, Lee Priest, Jon Bernthal, Dave Bautista and Malcolm Barrett.

Development for Punch-Out!! began in September 2020, with producers Makiko Pearson and Shigeru Miyamoto and screenwriter TBD attached to the project. TBD as the director, while TBD was hired to revise the script. Casting began in October 2020, with Rich Collins and Jonathan Langdon being the first actors to be cast. Brad Dourif signed on to portray the role of Glass Joe in November 2020, and the rest of the cast joined in December 2020. Principal photography took place at in New York City, New York, from August to November 2021.

Punch-Out!! premiered at the Pearson Dome on November 6, 2024, and was released theatrically in the United States on March 13 in standard and IMAX formats by Pearson Entertainment. It grossed over $542 million worldwide, becoming TBD's highest-grossing film to date as a director. The film received positive reviews from critics, and was nominated for costume design categories at the 88th Academy Awards and 21st Critics' Choice Awards.

Cast

 * Rich Collins as Little Mac, a 17-year-old American boxer from the Bronx, New York. He is quite small compared to his opponents, he makes up for it with his determination and skill.
 * Jonathan Langdon as Doc Louis, a former heavyweight boxing champion and Little Mac's trainer, who stands in Mac's corner during fights. Between rounds, Doc provides Mac with advice, encouragement, or sometimes a humorous anecdote. He is the creator of the "Star Punch", the most powerful move in Mac's arsenal. He has a fondness for chocolate bars. Langdon was chosen due to his role in Zombies (2018).
 * Debby Ryan as Melanie Laurence, Mac's love interest.
 * Brad Dourif as Glass Joe, a boxer from Paris, France. He is famous for his weakness and has a record of 1-99.
 * Rainn Wilson as Von Kaiser, a 42-year-old boxer from Berlin, Germany. He is an instructor of this same sport in a military academy.
 * Bruno Mars as Disco Kid, a 20-year-old American boxer from Brooklyn, New York.
 * Dee Bradley Baker provides vocal effects for King Hippo, an obese boxer who hails from Hippo Island, South Pacific. In Title Defense, he uses a manhole cover to protect his torso.
 * Louis Ozawa Changchien as Piston Hondo, a 28-year-old boxer from Tokyo, Japan.
 * Daniel MacIvor as Bear Hugger, a boxer from Salmon Arm, Canada.
 * Ashok Kondabolu as Great Tiger, a 29-year-old boxer from Mumbai, India.his special attack involves teleporting around the ring, with he does repeatedly. However, at the end of his attack he is unable to move for several seconds due to dizziness, which allows for Little Mac to knock him down with one punch to the head. Great Tiger wears a turban on his head accompanied by a jewel that flashes when he is about to perform an attack.
 * Scott "Smitty" Smith as Don Flamenco, a 23-year-old boxer from Madrid, Spain and Carmen's boyfriend.
 * Freddie Highmore as Aran Ryan, a 23-year-old boxer from Dublin, Ireland.
 * Lee Priest as Soda Popinksi, a 35-year old boxer from Moscow, Russia. the bottles he drinks from in-between fights are specifically defined as soda. However, his mid-fight quotes and dialogue are still indicators of his intoxicated behavior. During matches, he attempts to drink from a bottle in order to recover from being knocked down, or sometimes in the middle of the fight to regain health. If Mac prevents him from accessing his beverage, he becomes enraged.
 * Jon Bernthal as Bald Bull, a boxer from Istanbul, Turkey. He has a special attack called the "Bull Charge" in which he moves backward, then moves forward and knocks out the player in one hit with an uppercut.
 * Dave Bautista as Super Macho Man, a 27-year-old American boxer from Hollywood, California.
 * Malcolm Barrett as Mr. Sandman, a 31-year old boxer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
 * TBD as the Referee
 * TBD as Carmen, Flamenco's girlfriend.
 * Mike Tyson as himself
 * Jake Paul as himself

Casting
In October 2020, Pearson Entertainment confirmed that Imagination Movers member Rich Collins and Jonathan Lagdon will play Little Mac and Doc Louis respectively. They were the first actors to sign on for the project and, according to Makiko Pearson, was always the only choice for the roles. In November 2020, Brad Dourif was set to play Glass Joe.

By December 2020, Rainn Wilson was set to play Von Kaiser, and a few days later, Bruno Mars was reported to be in talks for the role of Disco Kid. Mars' casting was confirmed later that month, while Imagination Movers member Scott "Smitty" Smith, who had starred with Collins in Disney Junior's live-action television show Imagination Movers (2008–2013), was cast as Don Flamenco. Like Collins and Langdon, Smith was the first and only choice for his respective role. The following month, Dave Bautista signed on to portray Super Macho Man, and Debby Ryan landed the role of the new character, Melanie Laurence in August 2013. On December 30, 2020, Pearson Entertainment announced the casting of Jon Bernthal as Bald Bull and Malcolm Barrett as Mr. Sandman.

Filming
In January 2021, Langdon stated that she would hopefully begin filming in January 2021. The following month, Dee Bradley Baker discussed the large amount of work he had to do when it came to preparing for and recording his vocal effects for the role of King Hippo. Filming was originally scheduled to begin from April to July 2021; however, it was delayed due to Langdon's scheduling conflicts with the filming of Zombies 3 (2022). Filming eventually begin in New York City from August to November 2021.

Principal photography officially began in New York City, New York on August 3, 2021. On April 6, it was announced that additional filming would be happening at Pearson Studio E in Snowflake, Arizona. Filming officially wrapped on November 5, 2021. On December 3, 2021, Collins and Smith shared some new behind-the-scenes photos of the set, including a glimpse of their respective portrayals of Little Mac and Don Flamenco. The Imagination Movers took to Instagram to wrap up Collins and Smith's year and shared photos of moments of shooting the film. The first photo showed the film's script, which was blurred to avoid spoilers, but still showed their character names "Little Mac" and "Don Flamenco" in bold print. One photo showed Collins fighting Smith during filming, while another showed the process of film-making using CGI. In January 2024, Director revealed that he hopes post-production work on the film will be completed by March, saying: "I'm very proud of the film. It's the most challenging film I've ever done, for sure. No question ... Using complicated, cutting-edge techniques to make this work. I don't think anybody's ever done a live-action film based on a boxing video game before. I have to say every single moment of the film had to be filmed in advance so that we could have a flow to the whole piece. Thank goodness we had the rehearsal time. You always need it on a musical anyway."

— Director

Music
The first trailer for the film was released on March 2, 2024, during The Everyday Show. The trailer features the song "Enjoy the Silence" by Depeche Mode. The trailer garnered over 3 million views within the first 24 hours after release on Pearson Entertainment's YouTube channel.