Preston Cooper’s follow-up to his debut hit, “Weak,” will be his new radio single, “One for the Road,” from his album Toledo Talkin’.
Vince Gill’s fifth EP in the 50 Years from Home series, titled Lonely’s What I Do, will arrive Friday. The Country Music Hall of Famer has also added second shows in Greenville, South Carolina; Hiawassee, Georgia; and Memphis, Tennessee, due to demand.
Maren Morris is set to play Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre July 19 with the Colorado Symphony. The Highwomen and Brittney Spencer will join her, as well. Presales start on Wednesday.
Portrait of American rock band Bon Jovi backstage before a performance, Illinois, early March, 1987. Pictured are, from left, David Bryan, Tico Torres, Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, and Alec John Such. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images)
It’s their life and it’s headed to the big screen.
Deadline reports that Universal Pictures has just closed a deal to make a biopic about New Jersey rockers Bon Jovi, with frontman Jon Bon Jovi on board to participate. The studio will also be granted access to the band’s music catalog.
The film will reportedly focus on the formation of the band and follow them until the release of their third studio album, 1986’s Slippery When Wet, which became their first #1 record. The album sold 30 million copies, thanks to hits “Livin’ on a Prayer” and “You Give Love a Bad Name,” which both went to #1.
Bon Jovi went on to sell over 130 million records worldwide and were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2018.
The film is being produced by Manchester by the Sea producer Kevin J. Walsh and Gotham Chopra, the latter of whom directed all four episodes of the Bon Jovi Hulu docuseries Thank You Good Night: The Bon Jovi Story. Screenwriter Cody Brotter is on board to write the script.
ABC Audio has reached out to Universal Pictures for confirmation.
(L-R) Richard Williams, Tom Brislin, Phil Ehart, Joe Deninzon, Ronnie Platt, and Billy Greer of Kansas perform on stage at Balboa Theatre on September 17, 2023 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Daniel Knighton/Getty Images)
Kansas has announced some new tour dates with 38 Special.
The “Carry On My Wayward Son” rockers have added seven co-headlining dates with 38 Special to their 2026 schedule. The tour begins June 5 in Little Rock, Arkansas, and hits cities in Missouri, Georgia, Alabama, Nebraska and Indiana before wrapping July 17 in Beaver Dam, Kentucky.
They’ve also added a June 19 headlining show in Park City, Kansas.
A presale for tickets begins Tuesday at 10 a.m. local time, with tickets going on sale to the general public Friday at 10 a.m. local time.
Up next for Kansas, they’ll play the Ostrich Festival in Chandler, Arizona, on Friday. They are also scheduled to play the ’70s Rock and Romance Cruise, which leaves from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on March 21.
A complete list of dates can be found at KansasBand.com.
Ella Langley’s ‘Dandelion’ (SAWGOD/ Columbia Records)
Country fans are still “Choosin’ Texas,” as Ella Langley’s record-breaking hit tops both the Mediabase and Billboard Country Airplay charts.
This is Ella’s fourth Mediabase #1 overall and her second as a soloist. Of course, her other solo single was “weren’t for the wind,” while her chart-topping duets were “you look like you love me” and “Don’t Mind If I Do,” both with Riley Green.
“Choosin’ Texas” also completes the quickest journey to #1 for a solo female artist since Carrie Underwood did it in 15 weeks with “Church Bells” in July 2016. It took Ella slightly longer at 18 weeks.
Meanwhile, the lead single from Ella’s forthcoming second record, Dandelion, returns to #1 on Billboard Country Airplay after first claiming the top spot three weeks ago. It’s the first song ever to make it back to the pinnacle after being away three weeks, as previously reported.
Zara Larsson on ABC’s ‘Good Morning America’ (ABC/Paula Lobo)
After 18 years as a singer, Zara Larsson has her first U.S. top-10 hit. “Stateside,” her remix with PinkPantheress, currently sits at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100. In a TikTok video, the Swedish singer describes this milestone as “bonkers bonkerini bikini crazy caroozey.”
“I’m 28, and this has been my dream for as long as I can remember,” says Zara, who went professional at age 10. “And it’s, like, weird having it happening. And I really enjoy the fact that I’ve been doing this for a long, long, long time and it really is about the journey, not the goal.”
She added, “I get to see it happening, I get to be present and I get to really, like, enjoy every single thing that’s happening.” She continued, “I think the older I get, it’s not even really about the charts — even though, like, yippee! — but it’s about people listening. It’s about you guys listening to the songs, and coming to my shows and having that connection.”
“Thank you so much. I don’t even know what to say,” Zara said. “I’m really happy. Thank you so much.”
Snoop Dogg and Tupac Shakur (Photo by Ke.Mazur/WireImage)
Snoog Dogg is paying homage to Tupac Shakur with the introduction of a new wine.
2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted is named after their 1996 collaboration of the same name, which celebrates its milestone 30th anniversary this year. The wine label includes a written tribute to Tupac; a design featuring photos of both rappers at the 1996 VMA Awards; and a QR code that gives buyers access to Snoop’s tribute, and archival footage of him and Tupac.
“It’s hard to believe it’s been 30 years since Pac and I got together to make ‘2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted.’ Nobody did it like us, and I can’t think of a better way to honor his legacy than with a drink,” Snoop said in a statement. “This wine is perfect for celebrating with loved ones, and I’m looking forward to the people pourin’ a little out with me for my friend.”
He’s seen pouring out the drink in a tribute film in which he looks back on their time together. The film also features behind-the-scenes footage from the “2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted” music video.
More information, including a note Snoop wrote about his and Tupac’s life journeys, can be found on calibysnoop.com.
Tommy DeCarlo performs on stage at Alice Cooper’s 21st Annual Christmas Pudding at Celebrity Theatre on December 09, 2023 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Daniel Knighton/Getty Images)
Boston founder Tom Scholz has paid tribute to the band’s late singer Tommy DeCarlo, who passed away Monday at age 60 after being diagnosed with brain cancer last September.
“Everyone who has heard Tommy sing on stage, or on BOSTON albums, knows what a gifted artist he was, but few know how hard he worked to fill that role of BOSTON’s lead vocalist, and to turn himself into a top-tier live performer – or more important, what a dedicated father he was to his children,” Scholz wrote on Facebook on behalf of the band. He noted DeCarlo was “a sweet man who did not deserve to be cut down at such a young age.”
“While many people will remember Tommy giving his audience amazing live performances,” Scholz continued, “I will remember him as the incredible singer who appeared out of nowhere to rescue BOSTON in 2007, and gave all of us with the band 10 additional years of performing our most memorable live shows.”
DeCarlo joined Boston in 2007 following the death of the band’s original frontman, Brad Delp, and had been part of the band’s touring lineup ever since.
‘Everything Will Be Alright in the End’ album artwork. (Republic Records)
Weezer has premiered a new lyric video for their resurgent song “Go Away.”
“Go Away,” which features Bethany Cosentino of Best Coast, is a track from Weezer’s 2014 album, Everything Will Be Alright in the End. Fast-forward more than 10 years and the song has now gone viral on TikTok, which has pushed it to the top five on Weezer’s Spotify page.
“Everything is still alright in the end,” Weezer says. “12 years later and this song we recorded with Bethany from Best Coast has been given a new life.”
“Now it’s time for a Smooch singalong, enjoy this new lyric video for ‘Go Away,'” the band adds, referring to the monster on the cover of Everything Will Be Alright in the End. “We’ll gather soon enough to celebrate.”
You can watch the “Go Away” lyric video on YouTube.
Miley Cyrus stars as Miley Stewart on Disney Channel’s ‘Hannah Montana.’ (Disney Channel/Bob D’Amico)
Miley Cyrus back in costume as Hannah Montana? This is the life.
Disney has released the first trailer for its upcoming Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special, which debuts to Disney+ on March 24, exactly 20 years after the series originally premiered on Disney Channel.
“Happy Hannah-versary! The Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary special premieres March 24 on Disney+. #HannahMontana20,” the trailer’s caption reads.
The trailer marks the first time fans have seen Miley perform as Hannah Montana in 15 years. It begins with the pop star, donning Hannah’s signature blonde wig and sequins, stepping onto the sitcom’s iconic set of the Stewart family’s kitchen and living room.
“I’m already getting emotional,” Miley says as she takes in the recreation of the set all by herself.
We also see a snippet of Call Her Daddy host Alex Cooper interviewing Miley.
“This show defined a generation,” Cooper says, before the trailer cuts to a new clip of Miley and her father, Billy Ray Cyrus, dancing in front of the Stewart family’s iconic green couch.
We also see Miley and her mother, Tish Cyrus-Purcell, looking through a scrapbook in a recreation of Hannah’s iconic closet, which is filled to the brim with Y2K fashions.
Miley then notes the importance of the Hannah Montana fans. “This anniversary is for them, it’s for us. This feels like home to me,” she says in the trailer.
There’s also a short clip of Miley onstage as Hannah with a band as confetti falls down, blowing a kiss out to a crowd.
“Hannah Montana will always be a part of who I am. What started as a TV show became a shared experience that shaped my life and the lives of so many fans, and I’ll always be thankful for that connection,” Miley said in a press release back in February.
Beyoncé attends the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 02, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)
Dr. Dre and Beyoncé are among the newest billionaires in town. Both artists are listed on Forbes‘ World’s Billionaires list, their first time on the tally.
They’re both worth an estimated $1 billion, thanks to Dre’s decision to sell Beats by Dre to Apple and Bey’s music sales, touring and art collecting.
Also on the 2026 list are Bey’s husband, Jay-Z, and Tyler Perry. Jay became hip-hop’s first billionaire in 2019; he has an estimated net worth of $2.8 billion. Perry, according to the list, is worth an estimated $1.4 billion.
