Ciara performs at Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2026 (ABC/JOSÉ A. ALVARADO JR.)
If you’re looking for the Goodies, you’ll likely find them at the 2026 MLS All-Star Game on Wednesday. Ciara has been tapped as the halftime performer.
“Headlining the halftime show … is such an incredible honor,” she said in a statement. “I love being part of moments that bring people together through music and pure energy.”
“As a proud MLS team owner, I know these fans show up with so much heart, and I can’t wait to match that on stage,” she continued. “July 29 is going to be a celebration of the game, the culture, and the joy of sharing this experience together!”
The 2026 MLS All-Star Game will take place at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, marking the first time the city has hosted the event.
‘Queen Budapest’ concert (Sony Music Vision/Trafalgar Releasing)
Queen performed a historic concert in Budapest in 1986, making them the first Western rock artists to perform behind the Iron Curtain. Now, in celebration of the milestone’s 40th anniversary, the concert is coming to the big screen.
Queen Budapest, a recording of the July 27, 1986, concert at Budapest’s Népstadion, is set open in cinemas and IMAX worldwide on Oct. 7. The film has been restored in 4K by Peter Jackson’s Park Road Post Production in New Zealand and will feature newly remixed audio.
“For years, fans behind the Iron Curtain had been able to listen to Queen music only on illegal cassettes. It was a forbidden thing to listen to rock bands like us, so to see them play in a live show would have been unthinkable,” says Queen’s Brian May. “This concert, when they could finally come and see us live in person and interact with us, was a huge emotional moment for them and also for us.” He added, “There will never be an event quite like that again.”
The concert was a stop on the band’s The Magic Tour and was the final filmed Queen live performance with frontman Freddie Mercury. It features performances of Queen classics like “We Will Rock You,” “We are the Champions,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Radio Ga Ga” and more.
Prior to the Oct. 7 opening, the restored Queen Budapest will have its world premiere at the Budapest Classics Film Marathon on Sept. 15. There will also be a U.K. premiere in London on Sept. 30.
The soundtrack to Queen Budapest will be released on Oct. 30 digitally and as a three-LP or two-CD set, as well as on Blu-ray and DVD.
More info on the Oct. 7 screenings can be found at QueenBudapest.com.
Tyla is taking her new album, A*Pop, on the road. She’s announced the A*Pop World Tour, a 34-date tour across the globe that will make stops in North America, Europe, the U.K. and her native Africa.
The trek kicks off in Europe with a start date of Oct. 12. The North American leg follows beginning Nov. 12 at Hard Rock Live in Wheatland, California. It wraps Dec. 19 at Fontainebleau Las Vegas. Tyla will then make her way to Africa for shows scheduled throughout December and January.
An artist presale begins Wednesday at 10 a.m. local time. Fans can visit Laylo.com to sign up for early access. Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Friday at 10 a.m. local time via TylaWorld.com.
It was instantly polarizing when it arrived in 2011, and 15 years later it’s still going strong.
Rebecca Black’s single “Friday” has been RIAA-certified Platinum in the U.S., signifying sales of 1 million units. Initially derided as “the worst song ever” and “hilariously dreadful,” “Friday” is now seen as an iconic and nostalgic moment in pop culture.
Much of the negative reaction to “Friday” came from the fact that Rebecca’s mom paid a company $4,000 to create a song and video for the then-13-year-old Rebecca to sing. That, plus the fact that the lyrics were often hilariously goofy and the song was heavily Auto-Tuned, made it ripe for criticism and parody. Still, a week after its release, it had already been viewed more than 30 million times on YouTube. To date, it’s garnered over 180 million views.
Meanwhile, Rebecca managed to survive all the hate that the internet could muster in 2011. She came out as queer in 2020, released her debut album in 2023 and is now recognized as a “pop-disrupting Mexican-American singer, songwriter, DJ and cult-followed queer icon,” according to a press release. She even opened for Katy Perry on Katy’s Lifetimes Tour last year.
Rebecca’s upcoming sophomore album, Age of the Exhibitionist, is due Sept. 4. She’ll kick off a North American headlining trek — called Exhibitionism on Tour: Rebecca Black as: Miss Delicious — on Sept. 23. Tickets are on sale now.
Faith No More performs on ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’ at Rockefeller Center on May 13, 2015 in New York City. (Theo Wargo/NBC/Getty Images for ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’)
Faith No More has announced the band’s first live shows in over 10 years.
The long-defunct “Epic” rockers are set to play a run of four shows in Australia and New Zealand in January and February 2027. The bill will also include System of a Down.
For the full list of dates and all ticket info, visit FNM.com.
Faith No More hasn’t performed live since 2016. They were originally set to return to the road in 2020, but those dates were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Then in 2021, Faith No More canceled all of their touring plans due to mental health issues affecting frontman Mike Patton, who later shared he’d been diagnosed with the anxiety disorder agoraphobia.
Patton since returned to the road with his band Mr. Bungle, while Faith No More remained inactive. In separate 2025 interviews, drummer Mike Bordin said he felt Patton demonstrated that he was “unwilling to do shows with us,” while keyboardist Roddy Bottum said he doesn’t “think anyone’s sort of up for [a reunion] at this point.”
Then in June, Faith No More surprised fans with a post teasing a return in 2027, which bassist Bill Gould confirmed.
Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi perform onstage during 2024 MusiCares Person Of The Year Honoring Jon Bon Jovi at Los Angeles Convention Center on Feb. 2, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
Bon Jovi hit the stage Sunday night for night nine of their nine-show stand at New York’s Madison Square Garden, and they brought out Bruce Springsteen to help them close the show.
As seen in fan shot footage posted to YouTube, Jon Bon Jovi introduced The Boss after finishing up “Bad Medicine,” the second song in their encore.
“I’m gonna bring up somebody very special … that’s showed us that hope is more than a bumper sticker, it is something we can actually hang on to,” Jon told the crowd. “His songs have entertained us, they have educated us. For 50 years he has been a beacon of light and of truth. Will you please welcome my friend, my brother and the poet laureate of our series of rock and roll. Ladies and gentleman the one and only Bruce Springsteen.”
As Springsteen took the stage, Jon then called him the “king of the great state of New Jersey.” The rockers then launched into the Bon Jovi hit “Who Says You Can’t Go Home,” before teaming up for the Springsteen’s “The Promised Land.”
And Springsteen wasn’t the only guest of the night. Earlier in the evening the band brought out The War and Treaty to perform “The People’s House.”
While technically this was the final night of the MSG stint of the Forever Tour, there’s still no word about what the band plans to do about rescheduling their July 23 show, which was cut short because Jon was suffering from a sinus infection. At the time he told fans to hold on to their tickets and that they were going to try and reschedule.
The Forever Tour next hits Edinburgh, Scotland, on Aug. 28. A complete list of dates can be found at BonJovi.com.
Carly Simon performs during the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival Opening Gala premiere of ‘Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives’ on April 19, 2017 in New York City. (Taylor Hill/Getty Images)
Carly Simon has revealed that she has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.
Simon, 81, shared the diagnosis in a statement to ABC News on Monday, explaining that she has spent time learning to live with the progressive neurological disorder and deciding whether to discuss it publicly.
“So many people have written to me, kindly wondering about my relative silence, asking how I am and what I have been doing. The truth is, I’ve been learning how to live with Parkinson’s disease,” Simon said.
“It has taken me some time to understand the diagnosis, to adjust to it, and to decide how much I wanted to say about it publicly,” she continued. “Parkinson’s is different for everyone, and it can be unpredictable. Some days I’m so tired I can’t get the day moving at all. On others, it gives me a little more room to move, think, work, and feel like myself.”
The “You’re So Vain” singer said her health problems began with arthritis in both knees and one hip. She eventually underwent three joint replacement surgeries and initially believed her difficulty walking was part of the recovery process.
“But my mobility continued to worsen. I had trouble standing up from low chairs and deep couches without someone offering me an arm,” Simon said.
Simon said there were eventually periods when she could not walk without “considerable help.”
“My family and I knew that something more was going on. After an extensive evaluation at the Mayo Clinic, I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s,” she said.
Simon said she began treatment, including medication to help with stiffness and other symptoms.
Parkinson’s disease is a progressive neurological disorder that primarily affects movement. An estimated 1.1 million people in the U.S. are living with Parkinson’s, and nearly 90,000 people are diagnosed each year, according to the Parkinson’s Foundation.
Common movement symptoms include tremors, stiffness, slowed movement and balance problems, according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Parkinson’s can also cause non-movement symptoms, including depression, anxiety, apathy, sleep problems and cognitive changes.
Simon said apathy has been particularly difficult for her to explain.
“It is not simply sadness or laziness. It is as though the part of the brain that sends out invitations to participate in life has temporarily misplaced the guest list,” she said.
There is currently no cure for Parkinson’s, but treatments can help manage symptoms and improve quality of life.
Simon also revealed she was treated for basal cell carcinoma on her face during the same period. She said the cancer was removed, but the surgery affected her appearance and made her more self-conscious about being seen publicly.
“Between my mobility issues, the Parkinson’s diagnosis, the surgery, and the emotional effects of it all, withdrawing from public view was the most palatable reaction,” Simon said.
Despite those health challenges, Simon said she has continued working, including recording a new album, Comes in Waves, which is scheduled for release Aug. 14.
“Working on the music gave shape to days that did not always have much shape. It gave me somewhere to go without having to leave the room. It reminded me that illness can change your life without becoming the whole of your life,” she said.
Simon, whose career spans more than five decades, has won two Grammy Awards and an Academy Award for “Let the River Run,” from the 1988 film Working Girl.
“I do not consider Parkinson’s a gift or a blessing. It is neither. It is difficult, frustrating, and sometimes frightening,” Simon said. “I am still learning how to live with it and how to accept it without feeling that I have surrendered something essential.”
Simon concluded her statement by thanking her children, family, friends, caregivers and medical professionals for their support.
“These days I move more slowly, I lean on others more than I once did, and I have learned to accept that every day will look a little different. But I am still very much here,” she said.
Reba McEntire’s fourth music capsule is telephone-themed, anchored by the new song “Ring Ring,” which was co-written by American Idol favorite Kellie Pickler.
The EP also includes two #5 hits, 1993’s “It’s Your Call” and 1994’s “Why Haven’t I Heard from You.” Two album cuts complete the collection: “Long Distance Lover” from 1980’s Feel the Fire and “She’s Callin’ It Love” from 1996’s What If It’s You.
Ring Ring follows April’s One Night in Tulsa, May’s Hurt Like That and June’s Ain’t Gonna Keep It Waitin’, all featuring a brand-new recording as the title track.
The celebration of Reba’s 50-year recording career continues on Aug. 3 with the new playlist The Reinvention of Reba.
Taylor Momsen of The Pretty Reckless at 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Disney/Frank Micelotta)
The Pretty Reckless’ new album, Dear God, includes a song called “About You,” which goes to great lengths to keep the titular “You” anonymous.
Toward the end of the song, frontwoman Taylor Momsen seemingly reveals who “About You” is about, but her vocals are censored on the recording. As Momsen tells ABC Audio, it was a spur of the moment decision to name the inspiration behind “About You” during the recording process, but they decided to bleep it out later.
“You gotta bleep the names,” Momsen says. “You gotta protect the innocent or the guilty or however you wanna look at it.”
Momsen adds that she doesn’t plan on revealing who she was singing about anytime soon.
“That one I’m taking to my grave for now,” Momsen laughs.
Dear God, which also includes the singles “When I Wake Up” and “For I Am Death,” is out now. The Pretty Reckless is currently touring the U.S. in support of the record, playing headlining shows and opening for AC/DC.
Coco Jones at the 10th annual Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular (Disney/Omark Reyes)
If you thought Coco Jones’ bachelorette photos were a sign she’d soon walking down the aisle, she has confirmed that’s the case. Speaking to ABC Audio Friday, she said she’s “in the thick of” the planning process for her big day.
“I don’t feel like I could get any deeper in wedding planning as everything is literally occurring very soon,” she said. “I don’t think I’m a Bridezilla yet.”
While she’s accustomed to award shows and luxury events, Coco said she’s trying to remind herself that this celebration is different because it’s about her.
“I really, really want to keep reminding myself this isn’t a performance, this isn’t a red carpet, this is not just another fancy dress, like this is your dress, one wedding, one life with this person. … Like really trying to process it and, you know, not just like go along with just another lavish event, you know? It’s like, it’s just for me, my personal self [Courtney Jones]. It’s not for [the artist] Coco,” she said.
Even then, she’s mindful of who will be watching on the big day.
“I don’t want to be kissing in front of my parents now,” she joked, adding fiancé Donovan Mitchell has warned her that he’s “gonna do the most.”
“I’m like, ‘Please don’t. I will pass out,'” Coco continued. “I do not live for that.”
Coco and Donovan, who plays for the Cleveland Cavaliers, began dating in 2023 and announced their engagement in July 2025.
While Donovan waits for the NBA season to return, Coco has been promoting her latest song, “Body So Tea,” the lead track from her upcoming album.
