The on-again, off-again romance between Kelsea Ballerini and Outer Banks actor Chase Stokes seems to be off again.
Though official sources don’t seem to be talking, Peoplecites multiple other insiders who confirm the relationship is off, just as Kelsea seems to have scrubbed photos of the two from Instagram and unfollowed him, as well.
The two first started dating three years ago, before officially making their debut as a couple at the CMT Music Awards in April 2023. In September 2025 they announced their breakup, only to confirm they’d gotten back together by New Year’s Eve.
Approximately five weeks later, the romance seems to be in the rearview, just a week after Kelsea spoke glowingly about their relationship on the Grammy red carpet.
It’s been a tough year for the “Baggage” hitmaker so far, after losing her beloved dog Dibs in January, too.
Simple Plan Bigger Than You Think! Tour – The Sequel! tour artwork. (Courtesy of Live Nation)
Simple Plan has announced a second leg of the band’s Bigger Than You Think! 25th anniversary tour.
The upcoming trek, dubbed the Bigger Than You Think! Tour – The Sequel!, will run from July 24 in Las Vegas to Aug. 20 in Toronto. As with the first leg, which ran in 2025, the new dates will feature support from Bowling for Soup and 3OH!3.
“Last summer, our ‘Bigger Than You Think!’ U.S. headline tour was one of the best times we’ve ever had on the road,” Simple Plan says. “Every single show was amazing and we had so much fun playing with our great friends Bowling for Soup and 3OH!3 — we honestly didn’t want it to end.
The “Perfect” band adds, “As soon as the last show wrapped, we knew we had to find a way to keep it going and visit all the awesome cities we missed on the first run.”
Presales begin Tuesday at noon local time, and tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. local time.
The Hu just released a new single, “The Real You,” in January. It’s set to appear on their upcoming new album, The Hun, the follow-up to 2022’s Rumble of Thunder.
Apocalyptica’s most recent album is 2024’s Plays Metallica, Vol. 2, marking their second collection of Metallica covers.
Van Halen released their self-titled debut album, which peaked at #19 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart.
The album featured such future classics as “Runnin’ with the Devil,” “Ain’t Talkin’ Bout Love,” “Jamie’s Cryin’,” the instrumental “Eruption,” and a cover of The Kinks’ “You Really Got Me.”
Van Halen, which features the band’s original frontman, David Lee Roth, went on to become a huge commercial success for the future Rock and Roll Hall of Famers, selling more than 10 million copies in the U.S. to earn a Diamond certification from the RIAA, one of two the band received. The other was for their sixth studio album, 1984, which was their last to feature Roth, until 2012’s A Different Kind of Truth.
Valentine’s Day is Saturday, and if Riley Green happens to be your dream romantic partner, the “Don’t Mind If I Do” hitmaker has a bit of a reality check for you.
Riley confesses he’s not that much of a Casanova, at least when it comes to preparation.
“I’m definitely a procrastinator when it comes to any holidays,” he reveals. “A lot of my Christmas gifts get wrapped in newspaper.”
“And I don’t know that I’ve celebrated a Valentine’s Day with a girl,” he continues, “but I would imagine that if I did, it would go a lot like that. It would be a last-minute type of flower from the grocery store type situation.”
While Riley’s much-discussed relationship status still remains unknown, we do know he appears to be free on Feb. 14. He’s not set to be back at work until he plays the Florida Strawberry Festival in Plant City on March 1.
Rickey Medlocke and Johnny Van Zant of Lynyrd Skynyrd perform at Ameris Bank Amphitheatre on July 23, 2023, in Alpharetta, Georgia. (Photo by R. Diamond/Getty Images)
Lynyrd Skynyrd is giving folks a chance to win a VIP experience to one of their concerts simply by living their iconic tune “Free Bird.”
The band is asking fans to share their best #FreeBirdMoment, with the grand prize being VIP tickets to their upcoming Double Trouble Double Vision Tour with Foreigner.
“Show us what makes you feel AS FREE AS A BIRD—dirtbikes, guitar solos, bull rides, Hell House whiskey sippin’, hot rods,” the band says on Instagram, “if it’s EPIC, we want to see it. Enter now and let freedom Fly!”
To enter, fans need to upload videos showing off their moment soundtracked by “Free Bird.”
Not only will the winner get two tickets to a show on the tour, they’ll get to watch it from backstage, meet the band and get some free merch. They may also get to hold the American flag after the band plays “Free Bird.”
Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Double Trouble Vision tour with Foreigner kicks off July 23 in Atlanta and wraps Aug. 29 in Rogers, Arkansas. A complete list of tour dates can be found at lynyrdskynyrd.com.
In other “Free Bird” news … USA Today’s annual Ad Meter ranking of Super Bowl commercials, based on votes by nearly 200,000 registered panelists, has voted Budweiser’s “American Icons” ad, featuring Skynyrd’s classic song, as this year’s best. This marked the 10th time Budweiser took the top spot on the annual list.
: Giveon performs performs at Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre on November 01, 2025, in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jeff Hahne/Getty Images)
GIVĒON may be well into his career now, but he says he initially struggled with the speed of his rise to fame. Asked by Billboard to reflect on a challenge he faced in his career, GIVĒON said, “I can start by saying how the ascension was so quick.”
“I was always aware of my ability and talent, but as I started to break through that ceiling, at a certain point it becomes impostor syndrome,” he said. “You have to walk around like, ‘Yeah, I can sell out MSG in presale’; otherwise, you’re going to make yourself smaller than you actually are.”
Today, GIVĒON is more confident in where he stands among R&B artists.
“I don’t actually rank [myself], but there are technical abilities that you could rank, like how well you put on a show, how well you tell a story [and] your uniqueness,” he said. “I will say if we’re going off technical and not just subjectiveness, I feel like I rank among the top.”
GIVĒON added that as he looks ahead in his career, he continues to be driven by his ambition.
“I want to do a full arena tour. That’s one of the main things that drives me, just because the quality of the show could be higher for each and every city,” he said. “And I want a Grammy.”
Flea at 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Disney/Ser Baffo)
Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea is releasing a cover of the Frank Ocean song “Thinkin Bout You” on Wednesday.
“This song, and the entire album from which it comes, [2012’s] Channel Orange, touched my heart,” Flea writes in an Instagram post. “I listened to that album over and over for months.”
He adds, “It lives in me always and I’m honored to play it; an homage to its sentiment, lyricism, timeless melody, and of course to Frank himself who is one of my favorite living singers.”
The cover will appear on Flea’s upcoming debut solo album, Honora, due out March 27. The record also includes the songs “A Plea” and the Thom Yorke-featuring “Traffic Lights.”
Oscar-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter on ‘Good Morning America’ on Feb. 9, 2026. (ABC News)
Academy Award-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter made history in January when she received an Oscar nomination for best costume design for Sinners.
Carter is already the most nominated Black woman in Oscar history with five nominations, and has won more awards than any other Black woman in Oscar history. But it’s a distinction she says she didn’t aim for when she was younger.
“I didn’t set out to be a Black costume designer or anything like that. I set out to be a great costume designer, and I had such good support along the way,” Carter told Good Morning America on Monday.
Carter likened being a world-class costume designer to being a top-tier athlete.
“There’s a lot of training, a lot of preparation, a lot of study, a lot of research, a lot of sacrifice,” Carter said, while noting, “When you love what you do, you never work a day in your life.”
Carter won her first two Oscars in costume design for her work on the Black Panther series, helmed by filmmaker Ryan Coogler, with whom she teamed up again for his 2025 Oscar-nominated horror film Sinners.
“He’s a maverick,” Carter said of working with Coogler. “He is really a genius, and working with him and seeing his writing and hearing him talk about his passion, everything roots out of passion.”
Carter said she feels “so lucky” for her career longevity and would thank her younger self for staying the course.
“I would thank her, and I would say, ‘You listen to your voice,'” said Carter. “That’s the advice I give to young people, to keep going and listen to that inner voice inside of you telling you that you want to do this, and you want to be good at it.”
Carter said she plans wear one of her own designs to the 98th Academy Awards.
The 2026 Oscars will air March 15 on ABC and Hulu.
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Brent Smith of Shinedown performs at The Kia Forum on August 03, 2025 in Inglewood, California. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
The Rock the Country touring festival has released a statement regarding its scheduled stop in Anderson, South Carolina, for July 25-26, which has now been canceled.
The statement comes after Shinedown, which was set to play the Anderson stop, announced on Feb. 6 that they were no longer playing the festival. The bill was also set to include Creed and rapper Ludacris, who dropped off the bill in January.
“Rock the country was created to unite people together trough music,” reads a post to the Rock the Country Instagram. “Our lineups and our crowds reflect that sentiment — a wide range of voices, backgrounds, and stories that make up this country.”
“We’re truly disappointed we won’t be bringing the show to Anderson,” the post continues. “Our fans work hard for their money, and we refuse to put on a show that doesn’t meet the standard they deserve.”
Rock the Country, which is headlined by Kid Rock and country star Jason Aldean, has garnered controversy due to its association with conservative and MAGA circles. Rock is a vocal supporter of President Donald Trump, and performed at conservative organization Turning Point USA’s counterprogrammed halftime show on Sunday during Bad Bunny’s performance at the Super Bowl.
Shinedown said in their statement, “Our band’s purpose is to unite, not divide.”
“Our focus remains where it’s always been: supporting our artists, honoring our fans, and delivering unforgettable nights throughout the country,” Rock the Country’s statement continues. “The shows ahead represent the heart of what Rock the Country stands for: music, community, and pride in where we come from.”
The festival concludes, “Loving America isn’t political; it’s who we are.”
