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Seems like everybody and their mother has a podcast these days, so why shouldn’t a chart-topping pop group?

Jonas Brothers have launched Hey Jonas!, a new podcast that’s available on YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts. An episode that runs about 13 minutes is available now; the first “official” episode will debut on Wednesday, according to a press release.

The pod will “give fans an inside look at the chaos, laughs and real-life moments of brotherhood through candid, unfiltered conversations about family, touring, personal moments fans rarely see and everything in between,” according to a release. In addition to Nick Jonas, Joe Jonas and Kevin Jonas, the pod will include guests like friends, family members and others in the group’s circle.

Plus, there’s an interactive feature: You can call 1-84-HEY–JONAS — 1-844-395-6627 — and ask the brothers questions, which they will then answer during the show.

Also on Wednesday, the brothers will launch a run of shows at Dolby Live at Park MGM in Las Vegas; they’ll play there through Sunday, then they’ll have a break from the road until August. Nick’s latest movie, Power Ballad, arrives in theaters on June 4.

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Gojira has announced a vinyl reissue of the band’s 2005 album, From Mars to Sirius.

The package is due out July 31 and includes a picture disc LP alongside exclusive band photos. You can preorder your copy now.

Gojira has also shared a new live video for the From Mars to Sirius track “Global Warming.” The performance was recorded during the French metallers’ homecoming tour in 2025, during which they recruited an extra guitarist, Greg Kubacki, to play frontman Joe Duplantier’s parts while he was recovering from hand surgery.

You can watch the live “Global Warming” video on YouTube.

Gojira is currently touring Europe while opening for Metallica. They’ll be playing a number of upcoming U.S. festivals, including Rock Fest, Upheaval, Inkcarceration and Louder than Life.

The most recent Gojira album is 2021’s Fortitude.

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Latto’s Big Mama nickname appears to have taken on a deeper meaning, as the rapper seemingly welcomed her first child.

The rapper posted a video on her socials Monday documenting her pregnancy journey. The clip includes her sister and mother reacting to the news that she was expecting, studio sessions for her upcoming album, vacation footage, photo shoots and moments showing the baby kicking her belly. The video also features clips of Sexyy Red, and Usher and his wife predicting the baby would be a girl, as well as 21 Savage, whom many have speculated is the father of Latto’s child. He also appeared in her pregnancy announcement video, though Latto has not publicly identified the baby’s father.

“I was already thinking about naming my album Big Mama and then I found out about you, and it just, everything fell into place,” she says in the video’s voice-over. “It’s so crazy because I thought this was gonna hinder me, like I was worried about making this album sober and being tired and exhausted as my body went through all these changes.”

The footage was filmed throughout different stages of Latto’s pregnancy, with the final clip taken at 37 weeks, and serves as a trailer to her upcoming album. It ends with audio of Latto being encouraged to “push” and “go,” with hospital sounds and monitor beeps in the background.

It’s not clear when Latto gave birth, but she is set to deliver her fourth studio album, Big Mama, on May 29.

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The full lineup is out now for Billboard Country Live, the free event at Category 10 that takes place the week of CMA Fest. 

Corey Kent, Drew Baldridge, The Band Perry, Chase Rice and Hunter Hayes join previously announced headliners The Red Clay Strays on Thursday, June 4, along with Tyler Myers, Lanie Gardner and The Grimm.

On Friday, Ashley Cooke and Priscilla Block are set to play alongside show closer Tucker Wetmore, who was already on the bill. Alana Springsteen, Alexandra Kay, Braxton Keith, Kaitlin Butts, Stella Lefty and Something Out West will play, as well. 

Billboard‘s also teasing some surprise guests, so that may not be all. You’ll need to RSVP at Live.Billboard.Country to get in.

On June 3, they’ll kick things off with an exclusive event on the roof honoring Billboard‘s Country Power Players. 

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Muse has premiered a new song called “Hexagons,” a track off the band’s upcoming album, The Wow! Signal.

“Hexagons” begins with some arpeggiated guitar shredding courtesy of Matt Bellamy that may remind longtime fans of Muse’s earlier work.

You can check out its appropriately spacey visualizer streaming now on YouTube.

The Wow! Signal, the follow-up to 2022’s Will of the People, is due out June 26. It also includes the previously released songs “Unravelling,” “Be with You” and “Cryogen.”

Muse will launch a U.S. tour in July.

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Beartooth has announced a U.S. tour in support of the band’s upcoming album, Pure Ecstasy.

The headlining trek launches Nov. 11 in Boston and will conclude Dec. 19 in Wheatland, California. The bill also includes Don Broco, Magnolia Park and Windwaker.

Presales begin Tuesday at noon ET, and 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 BeartoothBand.com.

Pure Ecstasy, the follow-up to 2023’s The Surface, is due out Aug. 28. The single “Free” and the title track are out now.

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RAYE sings “Where Is My Husband!” every night on her tour. Meanwhile, one of her openers already found hers.

RAYE’s opening acts are her sisters, who record under the names Absolutely and Amma. Absolutely, born Abby-Lynn Keen, has just gotten engaged to her boyfriend Noah, who according to his Instagram page is also a musician. “I am the happiest girl in the world,” she wrote on her Instagram Story.

RAYE congratulated the happy couple on her own Story, writing, “My sister just got a ringggggggggg. @the.absolutely @noahurrea I JUST LOVE YOU BURSTING WITH JOY FOR YOU MY BEAUTIFUL ABBY & NOAH.”

She added, “May no weapon fashioned against you both EVER prosper AMEN.”

RAYE also commented under Absolutely’s post, which features plenty of photos of the couple’s engagement party. “We are finally going to have a brother @amma,” she wrote.

In addition to RAYE, born Rachel Keen; Amma, born Lauren Keen; and Absolutely, there’s a fourth Keen sister who is currently not in the spotlight.

As for RAYE’s thoughts on the title of her hit song, she told Billboard, “Sometimes I’m very assured and confident and happy with my life, and then some days I’m watching a rom-com, and I’m like, ‘Where? Where?’ But it’s not serious. I’m not crying myself to sleep every night — just some nights.”

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Static-X has canceled the remainder of the band’s 2026 tour dates due to “serious medical issues.”

“The situation is unavoidable and requires immediate attention,” the “Push It” band writes in a Facebook post published Monday. “We are very sorry for the inconvenience, and we promise to return to the stage, bigger, stronger and faster in 2027.”

The band adds, “We appreciate your continued love and support and look forward to seeing you all again very soon!”

Static-X currently consists of bassist Tony Campos, guitarist Koichi Fukuda and drummer Ken Jay, all of whom played on the band’s 1999 debut album, Wisconsin Death Trip, as well as an anonymous masked singer known only as Xer0 in place of late frontman Wayne Static, who died in 2014.

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Cardi B may be the drama, but she’s also the leading nominee for the BET Awards 2026. She’s received six nominations, including album of the year for her sophomore project Am I The Drama?, best female hip-hop artist, best collaboration for “Errtime Remix” featuring Jeezy and Latto, video director of the year with Patientce Foster and viewers choice for “Outside.”

Kendrick Lamar and Mariah the Scientist follow closely behind the Bronx rapper, with five nominations each. Both are up for viewers choice — Kendrick for “Chains & Whips” with Clipse and Mariah for “Burning Blue” — as well as best collaboration.

Doechii has been nominated for four awards, tying with Doja Cat, Clipse, Teyana Taylor, Olivia Dean and Latto. A$AP Rocky, Bruno Mars, Bryson Tiller, Chris Brown, Jill Scott and Kehlani each earned three nominations, as did Metro Boomin, SZA, Tasha Cobbs Leonard, T.I. and YK Niece.

This year’s show will also feature the presentation of two new categories: the Fashion Vanguard Award, recognizing a global figure whose fashion has shaped style narratives and culture, and the Pulse Award, celebrating creators or content that advance Black culture online. 

Fashion Vanguard nominees include A$AP Rocky, Bad Bunny, Beyoncé, Cardi B, Colman Domingo, Doechii, Rihanna, Teyana Taylor and Zendaya. Pulse Award nominees include 85 South Show, Baby, This Is Keke Palmer, Charlamagne Tha God, Don Lemon, Druski, It Is What It Is, Joe and Jada, On the Radar and R&B Money Podcast.

The BET Awards are set for June 28 in Los Angeles, with Druski serving as host. It will air at 8 p.m. ET and 8 p.m PT on BET and be simulcast on BET HER, CMT, LOGO, MTV, MTV2, Nickelodeon (NAN), Paramount, POP, VH1, Comedy Central and TV Land.

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