Soundgarden’s Kim Thayil at 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Disney/Frank Micelotta)
Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil has announced an event celebrating the release of his upcoming memoir, A Screaming Life, alongside another grunge icon.
The event will take place June 11 at Elliott Bay Book Company in Seattle, and will feature a conversation between Thayil and Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic.
Tickets are on sale now and include a copy of A Screaming Life. For more info visit ElliottBayBook.com.
A Screaming Life, which is subtitled Into the Superunknown with Soundgarden and Beyond, is due out June 9.
Elton John performs at the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, November 8, 2025 (Kevin Kane/Getty Images for RRHOF)
Elton John has had many ups and downs in his life, and by now he’s learned to roll with the punches. For example, he says the issues he’s been having with his eyesight have forced him to adopt a completely different way of making albums.
Elton was awarded the Glenn Gould Prize, which is given to a living artist whose “unique lifetime achievement contribution has enriched the human condition,” in Toronto on Saturday.
According to the Toronto Sun, Elton told the crowd at the ceremony, “Music is about learning and learning all the time. I’ve had eye trouble recently and I’ve always made my music by looking at lyrics.”
Elton, who lost the sight in his right eye due to an infection and has compromised vision in his left eye, was likely referring to the fact that he’s no longer able to read the lyrics that his longtime collaborator Bernie Taupin gives him. In the past he’s looked at Bernie’s lyrics first, then written songs around them.
But, Elton went on to say, “What my eye has given [me] is a challenge, completely reversing how I write. Writing melodies first, the lyrics come second. I’ve never done that and I’ve just done that. I’ve just done an album.”
No word yet on when the album is coming out, but when it does, it’ll be the follow-up to his Grammy-nominated 2025 joint project with Brandi Carlile, Who Believes in Angels?
During his speech, Elton also noted that his husband, David Furnish, is from Toronto. “It’s so nice to be in Canada … to be in a country that has common sense.” He added, “I am a Canadian and I can tell you, it’s not the 51st f****** state!”
Sports Illustrated is celebrating the 2026 FIFA World Cup with SI Beyond the Pitch, an event series taking place this summer across four host cities for the World Cup. The lineup includes performances from 50 Cent, Nelly, Diplo, Gordo and The Chainsmokers, with more performers expected to be announced. Nelly will headline the Los Angeles event at Hollywood Palladium on June 12, while 50 will close out the series on July 18 at NY’s Cipriana Wall Street with Diplo. Gordo is set to perform in Dallas on June 20, followed by The Chainsmokers in Miami on June 26.
Lil Baby hosted a Mother’s Day celebration in Atlanta honoring the original “Mrs. Trendsetters,” inspired by the title of his current single. During the event, children created custom bouquets and handwritten cards for their mothers, posed for photos on the red carpet and received keepsakes to commemorate the occasion. “To me, mothers are the original Mrs. Trendsetters,” Lil Baby says in a statement. “Being raised by a single mom, I know first-hand how hard women work to make it happen for their kids, so this was just a small way for them to show their moms some appreciation.”
Victoria Monét has dropped a live rendition of her song “Let Me.” Directed by Kanya Iwana, the performance features Victoria singing in an intimate studio setting, accompanied by a live band and orchestra. The video is now available to watch on YouTube.
(L-R) Ronnie Wood, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards attend The Rolling Stones Album Launch Event at The Weylin on May 05, 2026 in Brooklyn, New York. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
With the announcement of the new The Rolling Stones album Foreign Tongues, fans, of course, now want to know if they can expect to hear news of a tour next. According to Keith Richards, that won’t be happening this year.
When asked by The Associated Press if The Stones were going to hit the road in support of the album, Richards replied, “Oh, I mean we can talk next year.” He added, “I mean, possibly, you know, I mean, at the moment, we’re just sort of saying we finished the record, let’s do this.”
He added that the band is “sort of basically considering what to do after” the release. But regarding a tour, he noted, “Not this year anyway.”
Mick Jagger said he “would love to tour the album,” adding, “I absolutely would love to, so I hope to do it as soon as that’s possible.”
Foreign Tongues, the follow-up to The Rolling Stones’ 2023 album, Hackney Diamonds, will be released July 10.
“Can Anybody,” the third preview track from Jo Dee Messina’s new album, Bridges, is out now. It’s the “Heads Carolina, Tails California” singer’s first new record in more than a decade. Tickets for the accompanying tour go on sale Friday, ahead of the album’s June 5 release.
Newcomer Braxton Keith will play the Whiskey Jam Welcome Party Thursday in Las Vegas, ahead of the release of his debut album, Real Damn Deal, on Friday. He’ll also perform at ACM Next Wave: Country’s Big Bash Saturday at Mandalay Bay.
You can check out The Band Loula’s music video for their new track, “Low,” on YouTube now.
Joey Belladonna and Scott Ian of Anthrax perform during a Mx Metal Festo 2024 at velodromo on April 13, 2024 in Monterrey, Mexico. (Medios y Media/Getty Images)
For the first time in 10 years, Anthrax is releasing a new song.
The track is called “It’s for the Kids” and is due out Friday. You can presave it now.
“It’s been more than a decade…but we’re back,” the thrash metallers tease in a Facebook post.
“It’s for the Kids” is expected to be the first preview of Anthrax’s long-in-the-works 12th studio effort, the follow-up to 2016’s For All Kings.
Anthrax will be playing select shows on Iron Maiden’s North American tour beginning in September. Megadeth will also be on the bill.
If you like to take your chances in Vegas, it’s probably a safe bet Shania Twain will be performing during Sunday’s 61st ACMs, as well as hosting.
Why? Well, she just confirmed she has a new song.
“You can drive a hummer, in the summer,” she wrote on Instagram Monday. “You can EVEN drive the ladies, in my mercedes. BUT you can’t drive my truck. New song Dirty Rosie coming this Wednesday.”
Shania leans against the steering wheel of said ride on the cover of the track, which is included in the post.
If you’ve seen her earlier tease, you know she’s quoting the lyrics of the song, which she previewed in what seems to be a clip from the music video.
Shania’s most recent album is 2023’s Queen of Me, though she’s put out a handful of collabs since.
Tune in to see her take the stage at Sunday’s Academy of Country Music Awards, which stream live from Las Vegas on Prime Video.
“Coming on Strong” single artwork. (cOnTAGIOUS LTD/Virgin Music Group)
Bloc Party has premiered a new single called “Coming on Strong.”
The track marks the first fresh material from the “Helicopter” outfit in two years. It follows the 2024 track “Flirting Again.”
You can watch the “Coming on Strong” video streaming on YouTube. In the video comments, Bloc Party hints at further new music coming, teasing, “There’s more where this came from.”
The most recent Bloc Party album is 2022’s Alpha Games.
Bloc Party will be touring the U.S. starting in July while opening for Muse.
Michael Jackson performs during the ‘Bad’ tour at Madison Square Garden in New York City on March 3, 1988. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage)
The Michael Jackson biopic Michael has helped boost interest in the King of Pop’s catalog, helping two of his albums land in the top 10 this week.
The latest Billboard200 chart finds Jackson’s 1982 hit Thriller at #5, while the 2003 collection, Number Ones, is at #6.
While Thriller previously topped the Billboard 200 for 37 nonconsecutive weeks, this is the first time Number Ones has landed in the top 10, which means Jackson has now had at least one new top-10 solo album in every decade from 1970 onward.
He joins Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen and James Taylor as only the fifth act to land such a feat.
Jackson earned his first top-10 album with 1972’s Ben, which peaked at #5. Prior to Number Ones, the late singer’s last top-10 solo album was the 2014 compilation Xscape, which peaked at #2.
Jackson is also seeing a spike in interest in the U.K. The 2005 compilation The Essential Michael Jackson just hit #1 on the U.K. Official Albums chart for the first time in 17 years. In addition, Thriller and 1987’s Bad are both in the top 10 for the first time in 14 years, at #6 and #8, respectively.
“Dracula” remix single artwork. (Columbia Records)
Along with the view, the chart success of Tame Impala and JENNIE’s “Dracula” is also spectacular.
The collaborative track hit #10 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking the first Tame Impala song to reach the top 10 on the all-genre chart. It’s also the first top-10 solo hit for JENNIE, who’s known as a member of the star K-pop group BLACKPINK.
“Dracula” is a remix of a song of the same name off Tame Impala’s latest album, 2025’s Deadbeat. The remix, which dropped in February, includes new and updated lyrics, such as JENNIE changing one line to “My friends are saying, ‘Shut up, Jennie, just gеt in the car.'” The original song goes, “My friends are saying, ‘Shut up, Kevin … ‘” in reference to frontman Kevin Parker.
Tame Impala will launch a U.S. tour in July. Openers include Djo and Dominic Fike, depending on the date.
