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Drake is celebrating his latest record-breaking accomplishments.

After news broke that Iceman topped the Billboard 200, becoming his 15th #1 album, and “Janice STFU” topped the Hot 100, becoming his 14th #1 and surpassing Michael Jackson, he took to his Instagram Story to mark the moment.

Drake posted a photo that sees him wearing an all-black outfit with sparkling slippers, surrounded by blue and silver balloons. Spread out on the floor before him is a list of his #1 albums and songs above the words, “Neck broke from carrying the chain, back broke from carrying the game, records broken carry on my name, carry on carry on.”

Among the other achievements, Iceman posted the biggest week for an R&B/hip-hop album in 2026 and the second biggest overall. The album also topped Top Streaming Albums, earning the biggest streaming week for any album this year and the largest for an R&B/hip-hop release in 2026.

With “Janice STFU,” Drake earned the most Hot 100 chart-toppers among solo men in history. The song also tops the Streaming Songs, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts.

Meanwhile, Drake’s Habibti and Maid of Honour debuted at #2 and #3 on the Billboard 200, making Drake the first artist ever to simultaneously debut in and hold the chart’s top three spots. The albums also landed in the same position on the Top Streaming Albums chart.

Songs from the three albums fill the Hot 100’s top 10. Drake also set a single-week record with 42 songs charting and became the first artist to surpass 400 career Hot 100 entries.

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As CMA Fest prepares to take over downtown Nashville June 4-7, the Country Music Association and ABC have revealed the hosts and airdate for the annual three-hour special to follow.

Riley Green and Good Morning America‘s Lara Spencer will host the show, set to air Thursday, June 25, at 8 p.m. ET on ABC. You’ll be able to stream it the next day on Hulu.  

2026 marks 23 years of the ABC special and the 53rd year of CMA Fest, which was formerly known as Fan Fair.

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In Vermont, it’s the season of the tix. Specifically, tickets that can’t be sold for an exorbitant amount above their face value.

The governor of Noah Kahan’s home state of Vermont has signed bill H.512 into law, which caps the amount for which a ticket can be resold on the secondary market at 110 percent of its original price. The bill, which Kahan testified in support of, makes Vermont the only U.S. state to put a cap on secondary market ticket sales.

“What’s happening in Vermont is the first step toward what we believe is going to be a trend that continues,” Kahan’s manager, Drew Simmons, tells The Boston Globe. “I think it is foundational to shifting the economic landscape to be a healthier place for artists.”

Arguing against the bill, Brian Berry, who represents secondary market sites including StubHub and SeatGeek as the executive director of the Ticket Policy Forum, tells the Globe, “We are fundamentally opposed to arbitrary price caps.”

“We think this will not solve for concerns about higher cost tickets because people can sell them elsewhere,” Berry says.

Kahan will launch a U.S. tour in June in support of his new album, The Great Divide.

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Dexter and the Moonrocks have premiered a new song called “12 Steps,” which features the country rock band Treaty Oak Revival.

“We’ve always loved songs that toe the line between ‘is he talking about a woman or schedule 1 narcotics?’ So we decided, why not write one?” the “Sad in Carolina” outfit says in a statement. “Very excited we get to have a band like Treaty Oak Revival feature on this song. We’ve been massive fans of them forever, and it’s cool to represent Texas together.”

“12 Steps” follows Dexter’s single “Freakin’ Out,” which currently sits at #3 on the Billboard Alternative Airplay chart. “Freakin’ Out” is also the first Dexter song to chart on the all-genre Hot 100.

Dexter and the Moonrocks will launch a U.S. tour in June.

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You never know when Taylor Swift will see your Taylor Swift-centric content. That’s what parents in Ohio experienced after a TikTok video featuring their young daughter and one of their neighbors went viral.

In the TikTok, an 8-year-old girl named Madeline hears her musician neighbor playing guitar on his porch. She writes him a note on a paper airplane requesting that he play a Taylor Swift song and throws it into his yard. After the girl’s stepfather alerts the neighbor, Ethan Hayes, to the request, he plays “Love Story” as the little girl sings along while watching from her window.

The video quickly racked up millions of views — including one from Taylor.

As People reports, Taylor sent Madeline a guitar and a handwritten note, in which she told Madeline that she “brought the biggest smile to my face” with her request. She added, “I’m sending you your own guitar in case you ever want to learn too!”

Meanwhile, Taylor’s team contacted Ethan and told him a gift was headed his way, as well.

“They’re like, ‘Hey, Taylor saw your video. We want to send you something. Don’t tell anyone until it gets there,'” Ethan told People. “I was expecting maybe a signed poster or something. And then she sent us guitars, which is insane.”

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Limp Bizkit guitarist Wes Borland has announced a new signature guitar in collaboration with Jackson.

The Wes Borland King V is “crafted to [Borland’s] exact specifications and reflects his boundary-pushing approach to tone and performance,” a press release reads.

“It’s taking me a long time to figure out what I need as a guitar player. For me, you just need volume, pickups, locking tremolo system and 24 frets, that’s it,” Borland says. “Live, it just needs to be as bulletproof as possible. You know, I’ve been very rough with guitars over the years. I’ve come to realize that the more streamlined our guitars are, the less problems we have on stage.”

“Jackson is fun, the over the top, shred-a-copter shapes and my outrageous stage costumes pushing the boundaries, this fits in more with that,” he continues. “The way people dress, it affects how you behave, and I think it also changes how I play guitar.”

The guitar costs $1,299.99 and is available now via JacksonGuitars.com.

Limp Bizkit, meanwhile, is preparing to headline a number of upcoming U.S. festivals, including Rock Fest, Inkcarceration, Louder than Life and Aftershock.

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6lack is celebrating a decade in music with a new tour featuring special guests Eem Triplin and Johnny Venus. The run also marks the 10th anniversary of his debut album, Free 6lack.

“Ten years is amazing. A lot of folks don’t get to say that they’ve been doing something for 10 years,” 6lack tells ABC Audio. “That album stamped my introduction to a lot of people.”

He says the project — and the fans who discovered him through it — still remain close to his heart.

“Those songs still stand the test of time today,” he says. “The people who found me around that time are the people who still come to my shows now. It’s just been amazing to see how we’ve all grown.”

The tour, running Sept. 8 through Dec. 11, will highlight defining moments from his catalog while incorporating music from his newly released album, Love is the New Gangsta, which he recently previewed during an intimate show in New York.

According to 6lack, fans can expect his band by his side and a more immersive experience this time around, complete with glimpses of his production skills.

“I pride myself on having a really good live show,” he says. “I wanna kind of move around, have different stations and make it interactive show … turn the show into an experience that every night is not the same.”

As 6lack has watched fans grow over the years, he says they’ll also be able to see his evolution, particularly through Love is the New Gangsta.

“It’s nice to see someone grow in front of you so that we can all … collectively understand that we go through the same things,” he says, adding the album encourages people not to feel ashamed of mistakes, heartbreak or personal struggles. 

An artist presale begins Wednesday, with general tickets going on sale Friday at noon local time.

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Brazilian metal institution Sepultura has announced the date for the band’s last-ever concert.

The show will take place Nov. 7 at the Mercado Livre Arena Pacaembu in São Paulo, Brazil. Presales begin Thursday, and tickets go on sale to the general public on Saturday.

For all ticket info, visit Sepultura’s Facebook page.

Sepultura first announced they were embarking on a farewell tour in 2023. Their final North American tour kicked off in April and will wrap up Friday in Los Angeles. 

Sepultura was founded in 1984 by brothers Max Cavalera and Iggor Cavalera, though neither is currently in the band. Guitarist Andreas Kisser recently told Metal Hammer that he reached out to the Cavalera brothers to be part of the final Sepultura concert, but they declined the invitation.

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On his song “Motion Party,” BossMan Dlow raps, “This a motion party, you cannot get in.” This time, however, he’s creating an opportunity for fans to gain access.

The Motion Party tour will feature Yung Miami and special guest Bally Baby, who will travel with BossMan to 25 cities to perform for their fans. The trek kicks off July 16 in St. Petersburg, Florida, and wraps Aug. 29 in Orlando. Other cities on the bill include Atlanta, Cleveland, LA, Las Vegas, Dallas and New York.

Tickets for The Motion Party tour, named after BossMan’s Chicken Talkin Bastard single “Motion Party,” go on sale through a venue/artist presale Thursday at 10 a.m. local time. General sales will begin on Friday at 10 a.m. local time.

“Motion Party Tour Coming To a City Near You Me @yungmiami305 and @4babydrank Beatin That Road Up,” BossMan Dlow writes on Instagram. “You Gone Miss All The Motion If You Ain’t There.”

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