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Riley Green & Ella Langley (John Shearer/Getty Images for ACM)
With the runaway success of “you look like you love me,” you’d assume Ella Langley was a shoo-in for subsequent Riley Green duets, especially since the two were on tour together at the time.
But it turns out, Riley kind of made her audition for the part on “Don’t Mind If I Do.”
“I think I got her to come in the day I wrote it and just kinda hum to see what key I needed to write it in, ’cause I wrote it as a duet,” he explains. “And when I was in the studio recording it, I just called her to come by to put a vocal on it so I could play it for whoever I was gonna pitch it to as far as the female.”
Of course, Riley changed his mind as soon as he heard Ella sing.
“She just crushed it,” he recalls. “I remember sittin’ there and she was like in a sweatsuit. She came by from the house and sang it and … I couldn’t imagine anybody doing it better than she did.”
Of course, “Don’t Mind If I Do” went on to become Riley’s sixth #1 in December.
“It was cool for her to be on the song, [and] also having her out with all the success on the other song,” he reflects. “And also lyrically, it kinda feels like the song after ‘you like you love me.’ So it’s kinda cool to have that accidentally work out.”
“Don’t Mind If I Do” picked up the music event of the year trophy at Sunday’s 61st Academy of Country Music Awards, after “you look like you love me” won the same award the year prior.
Billy Corgan performs with The Smashing Pumpkins in Milan, Italy, July 30th, 2025. (Elena Di Vincenzo/Archivio Elena Di Vincenzo/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images)
The Smashing Pumpkins have reunited with Butch Vig.
Billy Corgan has announced that the band recorded a new song with the producer and Garbage drummer for the first time since working with him on their 1993 album, Siamese Dream.
“Back in the studio with Butch Vig for the first time in 32 years!” Corgan writes in an Instagram post. “[Guitarist] James [Iha], [drummer] Jimmy [Chamberlin], and I had an awesome time recording this new single.”
Corgan speaks about the song further in a video posted to his Substack, in which he says the unnamed song will be released later in 2026 and was recorded for a “specific purpose.”
Vig produced Siamese Dream and the Pumpkins’ 1991 debut album, Gish. In between, he became known as the producer for Nirvana’s gigantic 1991 album Nevermind.
Along with reuniting with a figure from their past, the Pumpkins are looking back on their 1995 album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, which they’re performing in full during their U.S. Rats in a Cage tour. The tour, which kicks off in September, will also feature a second, career-spanning set.
Night Ranger is looking back on their career with a new compilation album.
The rockers are set to release Best Of on Aug. 28, an album featuring newly remixed and remastered versions of their classic tunes. It will include “Sister Christian,” “When You Close Your Eyes” and “(You Can Still) Rock in America,” as well as bonus tracks, including a live performance of the holiday classic “Feliz Navidad.”
As a preview of the record, the band has released the remastered version of 1982’s top-40 hit “Don’t Tell Me You Love Me.”
“The new Best Of is a celebration of not only our classic hits but also what we’ve created over the last 20 years,” says Night Ranger’s Jack Blades. “And we’re just gonna keep cranking it cause we’re having too much fun to stop! So enjoy the ride and see ya on the road!”
Best Of will be released on CD and vinyl, with a double-LP version available in black, gold and orange splatter. All are available for preorder now.
Night Ranger is set to play Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, on Friday. A complete list of dates can be found at NightRanger.com.
Here is the track list for Best of: “Don’t Tell Me You Love Me (2026)” “(You Can Still) Rock in America (2026)” “Sister Christian (2026)” “When You Close Your Eyes (2026)” “Four in the Morning (2026)” “Breakout” “Tomorrow” “Growin’ Up in California” “Time of Our Lives” “High Road” “No Time to Lose” “Somehow Someway” “Truth” “Don’t Let Up” “Only for You Only” “Wasted Time (Sweetwater Studios)” (Bonus Track) “Feliz Navidad (Live)” (Bonus Track) “Hole In The Sun” (Bonus Track Japan)
The poster for the film ‘Is God Is.’ (Amazon MGM Studios/Orion Pictures)
Vivica A. Fox stars in the film Is God Is, a story about twin sisters, played Kara Young and Mallori Johnson, who have severe burn scars after surviving their father’s attempt to murder them, along with their mother. Her character, Ruby, sets them on a revenge mission to kill their dad, shaping the film’s central storyline — a role Vivica said she appreciated.
“Ruby was the catalyst of basically setting off the revenge mission for the girls. So I loved it,” she said, noting she also enjoyed “working with the girls, Kara and Mallori.”
“They were so, so phenomenally prepared, so phenomenally talented that it just really made the experience easy,” she continued.
The challenge came when it was time to dress for the part of a fire survivor.
“The hardest part was the prosthetics,” Vivica said, noting it took four hours to complete the look. “The funniest part, just to add a little bit of humor to it, was when people would come to set wanting to meet Vivica Fox, and I turned around and I was like, ‘Hey,’ and it was like, ‘Oh my God.'”
She credited director Aleshea Harris for putting together a team that helped make it all possible.
“She hired the best people to work with us to make it believable,” Vivica said, “and I appreciate that I’ve been blessed to have the opportunity to play Ruby a way that my audience has never seen me.”
Through her character, Vivica hopes women can learn “to be strong, to know that you can be a survivor and a thriver, and to be honest.”
‘Gargoyle of the Garden State’ album artwork. (earMUSIC)
Skid Row bassist Rachel Bolan has released a new song called “Memory,” a song off his upcoming debut solo album, Gargoyle of the Garden State.
“The track leans into a more introspective mood, balancing strong melodies with direct, heartfelt lyrics,” a press release says. “It reveals a new side of the album and sparks anticipation for what’s still to come.”
Gargoyle of the Garden State, which also includes the previously released songs “At War with Myself” and “Anything but You,” drops June 12. It features guests including Slipknot’s Corey Taylor, Extreme’s Nuno Bettencourt and Bolan’s Skid Row bandmates Scotti Hill, Dave “Snake” Sabo and Rob Hammersmith.
Skid Row, meanwhile, has been looking for a new singer since announcing a worldwide audition process to fill the gig in February.
Megan Thee Stallion is getting ready to launch a second line from her Hot Girl Summer swimwear brand. She’ll debut her new collection on May 28 at Paraiso Miami Swim Week, featuring pieces for men, women and pets. The show kicks off at 10 p.m. ET.
Mgk and Wiz Khalifa have followed up their “girl next door” collaboration with the release of “Everything Tatted.” Ty Dolla $ign makes an appearance in the music video, as do Bam Margera, skater Boo Johnson and a group of others showing off their body art. The video is available on YouTube. Mgk and Wiz’s Blog Era Boyz mixtape drops Friday. The two are currently on mgk’s Lost Americana Tour, which began May 15.
Kerry Washington will be honored at the 2026 Gotham TV Awards with the Spotlight Tribute, which recognizes her career in Hollywood. “The Gotham is honored to recognize Kerry with the Spotlight Tribute in celebration of an artist whose work, both in front of and behind the camera, continues to leave a profound mark on the industry and the culture,” says Jeffrey Sharp, executive director of The Gotham Film & Media Institute, in a statement, according to The Hollywood Reporter.The Gotham Awards will take place in November.
JID believes he was snubbed by the BET Awards. He wrote — and later deleted — posts after the nominations were announcec expressing his disappointment. “I hate BET,” he wrote, according to screenshots posted on XXL’s Instagram. “5 Grammy nominations O @BET nominations/acknowledgment nothing.. n***** remix the same people every years at the BET Awards.” Cardi B, meanwhile, has six nominations at the show, which takes place June 28.
‘The Best & the Rest of New Order’ album artwork. (Warner Music)
New Order has announced a new career-spanning compilation titled The Best & the Rest of New Order.
The record is due July 17 and combines the band’s 1994 The Best of New Order collection, which includes songs such as “Blue Monday” and “Bizarre Love Triangle,” and its 1995 companion remix album, The Rest of New Order.
The Best & the Rest of New Order includes remastered audio and will be available as a four-CD deluxe set, which features bonus unreleased mixes, and a standard two-CD package. Standalone editions of The Best and The Rest will also be released on vinyl.
New Order will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as part of its 2026 class along with their predecessor, Joy Division. Former bassist Peter Hook, who parted ways with New Order under acrimonious circumstances in 2007, has announced plans to attend the induction ceremony on Nov. 14, though the rest of the band hasn’t made any comment regarding their potential attendance.
(GERMANY) — The American doctor who contracted Ebola and was transferred to Germany is starting to feel better and is able to eat, according to his colleague.
Dr. Peter Stafford is currently hospitalized in Berlin’s Charite University Hospital after testing positive for the disease due to his work in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
His colleague, Matt Allison — the executive director of Serge, the Christian missionary group Stafford works for — told ABC News that the doctor has been receiving monoclonal antibodies during his hospitalization.
Allison said it appears Stafford’s condition has improved since landing in Germany and that he has been able to text his colleagues.
“He needed assistance to walk. He was very weak. He was discouraged … he was talking about just being almost unable to think,” Allison said. “I mean [it] was the combination of the isolation, the uncertainty, feeling really sick. It was a lot to carry. And so I’m so glad that he’s responding quickly to us.”
Allison went on, “He feels good. He’s eating. You know, one of the symptoms of Ebola is nausea and gastrointestinal issues, and so we’re so grateful that he’s able to eat now and we’re really encouraged by where he’s at right now.”
Stafford, a 39-year-old board-certified general surgeon with a specialization in burn care, tested positive for Ebola after caring for patients in Bunia, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, before an outbreak was identified.
His wife, Dr. Rebekah Stafford, 38, and Dr. Peter LaRochelle, 46, a fellow missionary doctor, were potentially exposed to Ebola through their work at hospitals in the DRC, Serge said.
Peter Stafford’s family will join him in Germany while LaRochelle is on his way to Prague.
“The complex, coordinated efforts of many government agencies and international health authorities resulted in Peter Stafford’s safe transport and the protection of those involved in his transfer,” Dr. Scott Myhre, Serge area director for East and Central Africa, said in a press release on Wednesday. “Serge leadership extends their deepest gratitude to all involved in Peter’s care and is praying for all involved in the fight to end this ebolavirus outbreak for the good of the people of the DRC.”
The Ebola outbreak in the eastern DRC had caused 139 suspected deaths with nearly 600 suspected cases as of Wednesday, according to the latest update from World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
“We expect those numbers to keep increasing, given the amount of time the virus was circulating before the outbreak was detected,” Tedros said during a press briefing in Geneva.
Anais Legand, the WHO’s technical officer for viral hemorrhagic fevers, said on Wednesday that the Ebola outbreak may have started a couple of months ago and that investigations are ongoing.
“Our priority is really to cut the transmission chain by implementing contact tracing, isolating and caring for all suspects and confirmed cases,” she said
The WHO convened an emergency committee on Tuesday night, following Tedros’ declaration of a public health emergency of international concern on Sunday — one level below a pandemic in the United Nations agency’s alert system.
It was the first time a WHO chief had declared such an emergency before convening the emergency committee. After the meeting, the committee agreed that the outbreak did not meet the criteria of a pandemic emergency, which was applied to the global COVID-19 outbreak.
The outbreak was first detected in the DRC’s northeastern province of Ituri, with cases officially confirmed by the health ministry on May 15. It marked the 17th outbreak of Ebola virus disease in the DRC, which is Africa’s second-largest country and its fourth-most populous nation.
The current outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo virus, a rare variant of Ebola for which there are no approved vaccines or therapeutics and which requires different diagnostics than other variants. Case fatality rates for previous Bundibugyo outbreaks have ranged from 30% to 50%, according to the WHO.
Tedros said cases of Ebola have been reported in several urban areas of the eastern DRC amid the ongoing outbreak, including the major cities of Goma and Bunia, and that at least two cases and one death have been recorded in neighboring Uganda’s capital, Kampala. Cases have also been reported among health workers, according to Tedros.
At least 51 cases have so far been confirmed in the ongoing outbreak.
The WHO chief warned that significant population movement in the region, which includes a high-traffic mining area, along with insecurity and intensified conflict in recent months increase the risk of further spread. The risks are high at the national and regional levels, but remain low globally, according to Tedros.
Dr. Satish K. Pillai, incident manager for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Ebola response, confirmed at a CDC press conference on Tuesday that genetic testing from this outbreak shows it is similar to the “genetic fingerprints” from outbreaks in 2007 and 2012, meaning there are diagnostic tools available that can detect this strain of Ebola.
Pillai said on Monday that the agency had activated its Emergency Operations Center through its country offices in the DRC and in Uganda, and is deploying technical experts that have been requested from Atlanta headquarters.
The CDC said Monday that it is preparing to restrict entry for travelers arriving from parts of central Africa where an Ebola outbreak has been declared, in coordination with the Department of Homeland Security.
The risk to the U.S. general public remains low, Pillai said.
ABC News’ Eric M. Strauss contributed to this report.
Charles Berry, 66, was arrested in connection with a 1986 homicide in Virginia Beach, Virginia, according to the Newington Police Department in Connecticut. (Newington Police Department via Meta)
(VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.) — Four decades after a young woman was raped and murdered, a man has been linked to the crime through DNA and is under arrest, according to Virginia Beach, Virginia, police.
“It’s incredibly scary for the community to think that someone who would rape and brutally murder someone 40 years ago was out in society,” Virginia Beach Police Chief Paul Neudigate said at a news conference on Wednesday.
On May 15, 1986, the body of 22-year-old Roberta Walls was discovered in a field behind an elementary school, police said.
Walls “was a loving daughter, a big sister, a friend to those who knew her and someone that could be counted on in her circle of friends,” Virginia Beach Police Deputy Chief Jeffery Wilkerson said.
Her murder was investigated for decades, police said.
In 2001, a male DNA profile was developed and it was entered into the national DNA databank, but there was no match, police Capt. Michele Wyatt said.
“During the course of the investigation, the DNA of more than 30 males was compared with the offender’s DNA, and all were eliminated,” Wyatt said.
In 2023, the Virginia Beach Police Department received grant funding that allowed investigators to pursue forensic genealogy leads, Wyatt said.
Police went on to identify a “possible suspect who had strong ties to the area during the relevant time period,” Wyatt said, and a “direct DNA comparison ultimately identified Charles Berry as the source of the DNA profile.”
Investigators discovered that Berry was in the U.S. Navy during the time of the murder and was stationed in the Virginia Beach area, Wyatt said.
It appears Berry did not know Walls before the murder, police said, adding that Berry had never been on the police’s radar.
Berry, 66, of Newington, Connecticut, was arrested on Monday, the Newington Police Department said. He’s charged with rape and capital murder in the commission of a rape, the chief said.
“This breakthrough stands as a powerful testament to the relentless persistence of our detectives, who refused to let Roberta be forgotten,” the Virginia Beach Police Department said in a statement. “We hope this closure brings a measure of peace to the Walls family and sends a clear message: no matter how much time passes, we will never stop searching for the truth.”
Berry is in custody in Connecticut and it is not clear if he has an attorney, according to court records.
