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In between wowing audiences with his otherworldly guitar skills, Jimi Hendrix was just a regular person who ordered food and paid his phone bill.

That’s what a new exhibit dedicated to the “Purple Haze” icon opening in London will show.

According to The Guardian, the exhibit includes various documents from Hendrix’s time living in London during the 1960s. Pieces include receipts from meals ordered from the restaurant Mr Love, which was located on the ground floor of the building, and dry cleaning tickets.

“They tell a really important story of this one little moment of domesticity in Hendrix’s life,” exhibition curator Claire Davies tells The Guardian. “He had a very difficult childhood and then, during his four-year career when he was based in London, he was staying with other people or in hotels. So when he was here at 23 Brook Street, it was the only place he called home and the only place with his name on the rent invoices.”

The exhibit will be open at London’s Handel Hendrix House on June 19.

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Lauren Alaina’s 15-date fall headlining tour borrows its name from her upcoming album, Stages, which drops Aug. 28. 

The trek kicks off Oct. 1 in Milwaukee and wraps Nov. 12 at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium. 

“This tour feels like my most personal yet,” Lauren says. “Stages is all about the different chapters I’ve lived through: the highs, the heartbreaks, the growth, and finding joy in who I am today.”

“Every stage of my life has shaped this music,” she continues, “and now I finally get to bring all of these songs to stages around the country and share them with the fans who’ve been with me through it all. I hope people leave these shows feeling seen, healed, and maybe even a little more hopeful.”

Shane Profitt, Ashley Kutcher and Hannah Harper will join her on the run, with tickets going on sale Friday.

Lauren currently has a top-30 hit with Chase Matthew and “All My Exes.” 

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Post Malone and Selena Gomez have had their own OREO flavors, and now BTS is the latest act to team up with the iconic cookie for a signature flavor. 

The group helped create the limited-edition flavor, with cream filling inspired by a popular Korean street food called hotteok: a warm, brown sugar-stuffed pancake. The outside of the cookie is purple, which is BTS’ signature color.

Each cookie features one of 13 different embossed designs, including the names of the band members, a picture of a BTS light stick and, according to a press release, “three cookies that form a special message to BTS fans.”

The group says in a statement, “For OREO to be the first snacking brand we’ve collaborated with globally is a huge honor. We ate them as kids, we eat them in the studio, and now OREO is helping us share a taste of home with the world.”

The cookies will be available for presale starting June 1 at OREO.com/UnwrapTheCollab, where you can also get a look at them. They’ll start hitting shelves on June 8 and will only be available for a limited time. 

Also starting on June 8, fans can scan the QR code on the cookie packages, or visit OREOBTS.com to write a digital letter to BTS, in a campaign to create “the world’s largest love letter” to the group. Fans who submit letters have a chance to win exclusive prizes.

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Billboard charts are looking icy, thanks to Drake. According to Billboard, Iceman debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 dated May 30, earning 463,000 equivalent album units in its first week. That includes 449,000 streams, 13,000 album sales and 1,000 TEA units.

The album gives Drake his 15th #1, breaking his tie with Jay-Z and matching Taylor Swift for the most chart-toppers among solo artists. Only The Beatles have more, with 19. Iceman also posted the biggest week for an R&B/hip-hop album in 2026 and the second biggest overall.

Iceman arrived on May 15 alongside surprise projects Habibti and Maid of Honour, which debuted at #2 and #3. Drake is now the first artist ever to simultaneously hold — and debut in — the top three spots on the Billboard 200. He’s also just the third act to debut albums at #1 and #2 simultaneously.

Iceman not only tops the Billboard 200, it tops Top Streaming Albums with 462.2 million on-demand official streams, the biggest streaming week for any album in 2026 and the largest for an R&B/hip-hop release since For All the Dogs in 2023. Habibti and Maid of Honour follow again at #2 and #3.

On the Billboard Hot 100, Drake landed his 14th #1 with “Janice STFU,” giving him the most chart-toppers among solo men in Hot 100 history. The rest of the top 10 is made up entirely of songs from his new projects, including “Ran to Atlanta” with Future and Molly Santana, “Whisper My Name” and “National Treasures.” Drake additionally set a single-week record with 42 songs charting and has become the first artist to surpass 400 career Hot 100 entries, among other record-breaking moments.

“Janice STFU” also tops the Streaming Songs, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts.

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Barry Manilow has yet to return to the stage since undergoing surgery for lung cancer in December, but he’s scheduled to do so in June with a tour of the U.K. And the legendary entertainer says he plans to do it, no matter how bad his voice may sound.

The tour is set to begin June 9 in Glasgow, Scotland, and run through June 17, wrapping up in London. In an interview with the U.K. paper The Guardian, Barry says, “I feel fine. I’m not sure my voice feels fine yet, but I don’t want to cancel this tour. I’m so looking forward to it. So, I’m going to do it whether I can sing or not.”

Following the surgery, Barry rescheduled and then postponed a number of shows, including his Las Vegas residency dates, because his doctors advised him he wouldn’t be healthy enough to headline the concerts. But he’s worked hard on his recovery, telling People that he had to “learn how to breathe again” so he can make it through a 90-minute show.

“I’m going to do this tour if it kills me,” he tells The Guardian.

Meanwhile, Barry’s new album, What a Time, is out June 5.

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Tucker Wetmore claims his first #1 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart as “Brunette” rises to the top.

His previous hits “Wind Up Missin’ You” and “3,2,1” both made it to #2 on the tally, in January and December 2025, respectively, while simultaneously making it to #1 on the comparable Mediabase ranking. 

“Brunette” completed its climb to the Billboard pinnacle in only 23 weeks, well ahead of the 30-week average that’s held for the last decade. 

The accomplishment comes on the heels of the ACM new male vocalist performing his hit on May 17’s 61st Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas. 

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Alter Bridge has announced a U.S. tour in continued support of the band’s new, self-titled album.

The fall outing kicks off Nov. 5 in Philadelphia and will wrap up Dec. 5 in Reno, Nevada. The bill will also include Tim Montana and Big Wreck.

Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday at 10 a.m. local time. For the full list of dates and all ticket info, visit AlterBridge.com.

Alter Bridge the album dropped in January and includes the lead single “Silent Divide.” The band wrapped a spring tour behind it on Sunday.

Alter Bridge’s other upcoming live plans include headlining their inaugural Blackbird Festival, taking place June 27 in Wales.

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Demi Lovato and her husband, Jordan “Jutes” Lutes, celebrated their first anniversary on Monday, but they were apart, because both of them are currently on tour: Jutes was performing in Amsterdam, while Demi was performing in Houston.

Still, the couple made time to create sweet Instagram posts for each other, featuring many photos of their wedding day.  “1 year married to the one i love the most, my best friend and my favorite human @jutesmusic,” Demi wrote. “365 days ago i stood across from u reciting my vows, thinking it wasn’t possible to love u anymore than i already do, but here we r a year later, and somehow i love u even more than that.”

Demi went on to say that it’s been the best year of her life, and listed some of the couple’s favorite activities, like, “leaving parties early to go get taco bell together” and “doing goofy s*** trying to out-weird each other.”

“these r memories i cherish and cannot wait to make more of. i love u so much.. happy anniversary baby!!” she concluded. In the comments, Jordan wrote, “I will never ever know how I ended up with someone as special as u. My favorite human and my whole universe. I love u so much baby.”

In his own post, Jordan added, “You’re SO clearly my soulmate and the best friend I’ve ever had. Can’t wait to see you and devour your face. I love you beyond words baby.”

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Wet Leg has announced a deluxe version of their 2025 album, moisturizer.

The expanded set is due out July 10 and includes various bonus tracks, demos, live recordings and remixes, such as the previously released remix of “mangetout” by Charli xcx collaborator The Dare.

You can also hear a new remix of “catch these fists” by FDC DJs, made up of Fontaines D.C. members Carlos O’Connell and Tom Coll, out now.

The original moisturizer marked Wet Leg’s sophomore follow-up to their breakout self-titled album, which was released in 2022.

Wet Leg will be performing at a number of upcoming U.S. festivals, including Governors Ball, Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza and Outside Lands.

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Cardi B, Bruno Mars and Leon Thomas were among the winners at the American Music Awards Monday night. Cardi won three awards, including best female hip-hop artist, best hip-hop song for “Errtime” and best hip-hop album for Am I the Drama?

“AMAs thank you so much for giving me three awards tonight,” she said on her Instagram Story. “Thank you so much, and I promise you, not only am I going to attend next year, I’m gonna perform. That’s word to everything. I don’t give a f*** what I’m doing.” She jokingly requested her awards be sent to her home and not her mother’s house, since her mom likes to keep and display them in the living room.

Bruno won best male R&B artist, best R&B song for “I Just Might” and best R&B album for The Romantic. Leon was named breakthrough R&B artist, while Monaleo took home the hip-hop equivalent.

“Through it all God provides. Yall know what i been through this year . The wins mean everything to me . Idk who needs to hear this but your BREAKTHROUGH is on the horizon. First NAACP now AMA . Without my supporters and my village i am dust . Thank you @amas . This award is so fitting. Pimpcess the chain breaker!” Monaleo wrote on Instagram.

Other winners included Kendrick Lamar for best male hip-hop artist; SZA, who won the best female R&B artist category; and Tyla, who took home best Afrobeats artist and social song of the year for “Chanel.”

The AMAs marked Queen Latifah’s return as host after more than 30 years. Highlights included Teyana Taylor’s performance of “All of Your Heart” and “Open Invite” featuring an appearance from Missy Elliott, as well as Busta Rhymes joining Pussycat Dolls during their performance of “Don’t Cha.”

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