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Imagine Dragons has premiered the video for “Children of the Sky,” a new song recorded for the Starfield video game.

The clip features an astronaut’s emotional journey through outer space that, in addition to Starfield, may remind you of movies such as Gravity and Interstellar.

“As soon as I listened to the track, I was transported to a new world full of emotion, hope and fantasy – instantly leading me to a visual idea I wanted to explore,” says director FILFURY. “With the song being used for Starfield, my desire was to lean into the sci-fi space visual language, but stay very true to the tone and identity of Imagine Dragons. A perfect unison of worlds, connected by the lyrics of the song and the uplifting euphoric dream-like hope the song conveys.”

You can watch the “Children of the Sky” video streaming now on YouTube.

The song “Children of the Sky” dropped in August, while Starfield was released on Xbox Series X/S and PC earlier in September.

Imagine Dragons’ collaboration with Starfield is one of several crossovers the band’s had with the video game world. Their single “Warriors” was the theme song for the 2014 League of Legends World Championship esports tournament, and they recorded the 2021 song “Enemy” for League of Legends-inspired animated series Arcane.

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Riley Green‘s Ain’t My Last Rodeo arrives October 13, and he’ll be celebrating its release with a party in Nashville.

The newly announced event takes place October 12 at 7 p.m. at the Walk of Fame Park. Ella Langley, who’s supporting Riley on his 2024 Ain’t My Last Rodeo Tour, will serve as the opening act.

Proceeds from ticket sales will go to Riley’s new Buford Bonds Charitable Fund, which was established in honor of his late grandfathers, Buford Green and Lendon Bonds.

“We’ve been playing some of these new songs out on the road this summer and I’m excited to finally share them all with the fans,” shares Riley. “My grandaddies were huge inspirations on me, my songwriting, and what is most important to me. It means a lot to honor them by raising money for and supporting some great charities that they would have been proud to support.”

Tickets go on sale Tuesday, September 19, at Riley’s website.

Ain’t My Last Rodeo, which features the Luke Combs-assisted “Different ‘Round Here,” is available for preorder now.

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To date, the books that Dua Lipa has selected for her Service95 Book Club have been somewhat recent books written by living authors. But her October selection is a bit different: It’s a novel written more than 50 years ago that’s considered one of the greatest books of all time.

The book is One Hundred Years of Solitude by Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez, who died in 2014. Written in the magical realist style, the book tells the story of seven generations of the Buendía family, living in the fictional town of Macondo.

“This incredible novel put me under a spell,” Dua wrote on Instagram. “I was captivated by the fantastical elements that live alongside reality and loved how time loops and sways in the fictional town of Macondo.”

While she admits to getting a bit confused by all the characters, Dua noted, “Getting lost and succumbing to the mastery of Gabriel García Márquez’s storytelling is all part of the joy of this epic tale. Along the way, I found myself reflecting on love and war, familial bonds, the consequences of modernity and of course, the many meanings of solitude. It’s irresistible.”

As part of the book club content, fans will get a travel guide to Colombia, as well as an interview with García Márquez’s son Rodrigo García.

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Rihanna and A$AP Rocky are sharing new photos of their family, including both of their sons.

The Grammy-winning singer, 35, and the rapper, 34, are seen snuggling up with and doting over their newborn son, Riot Rose, and posing for a group shot with son RZA, born in 2022, in the snaps.

Rihanna, born Robyn Rihanna Fenty, revealed she was pregnant with her second child during her Super Bowl halftime show performance in February.

The pregnancy was a busy one, with the “Diamonds” singer earning her first Academy Award nomination in January for her song “Lift Me Up” from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. She performed the track at the 2023 Oscars in March.

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky then walked the 2023 Met Gala red carpet together in May before the “Umbrella” singer stepped down as CEO of Savage x Fenty in June, maintaining a leadership role as executive chair of the lingerie brand.

She remains CEO of Fenty Beauty.

Speaking to British Vogue for the magazine’s March cover story, Rihanna opened up about becoming a mom, saying “everything changes when you have a baby” and calling it legendary.

Rihanna said welcoming her first child was a beautiful experience, adding, “I cannot believe it. Essentially, from one person I became two.”

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Dave Grohl is reuniting with his first band.

The Foo Fighters frontman contributes to the upcoming new album from the D.C. hardcore punk outfit Scream. The record, titled DC Special, will be released on November 10.

DC Special marks the first new music from Scream since 2011, as well as the group’s first full-length effort since 1993’s Fumble. It was recorded by the classic Still Screaming lineup — vocalist Pete Stahl, guitarist Franz Stahl, bassist Skeeter Thompson and drummer Kent Stax — and also features Fugazi‘s Ian MacKaye.

The first DC Special single, “DC Special Sha La La,” is out now.

Grohl started playing in Scream in 1986 following the departure of Stax. As the legend goes, the then-17-year-old Grohl lied about his age so that he could join the band.

After Scream’s initial breakup in 1990, Grohl would go on to play drums in a little band called Nirvana. He then formed Foo Fighters after the 1994 death of Kurt Cobain.

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Thomas Rhett has earned his next #1 hit with “Angels (Don’t Always Have Wings).”

The song, which Thomas penned with pop singer/songwriter Teddy Swims, Josh Thompson and Julian Bunetta, is his 21st career chart-topper on the Mediabase Country chart and 19th #1 on Billboard‘s Country Airplay chart.

“I feel like I’ve been pretty [well] known for love songs throughout my career, but I think we did a good job of portraying love from a different perspective on this one, so that makes it really special for me,” Thomas says of his latest hit. “This is really an ode to my wife, and on a grander scale, this is for that person in everybody’s life that has stuck with them through thick and thin. So thank you to all those people.”

“It’s really cool to have been celebrating 20 number ones this year and now to be celebrating my 21st career number one is crazy,” he adds. “I’m just really humbled and grateful and can’t wait for the next ten years.”

“Angels (Don’t Always Have Wings)” is off Thomas’ latest album, Where We Started. 

Coming up, Thomas will celebrate a career milestone with his 20 NUMBER ONES vinyl. The LP drops September 29 and can be preordered now.

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Puscifer is celebrating Halloween with a streaming concert.

The online event, dubbed Global Probing, will premiere October 26 at 3 p.m. ET. It’ll feature performances of songs off the latest Puscifer album, 2020’s Existential Reckoning, as well as various skits and productions related to the characters and mythology of the Maynard James Keenan-led group.

For ticket info, visit PusciferTV.com.

Puscifer will also be touring alongside another MJK band, A Perfect Circle, in April 2024 to celebrate the singer’s 60th birthday.

You can also catch Keenan on tour with Tool starting Friday, September 22, at Kentucky’s Louder than Life festival.

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JT seems to be really proud of her latest business venture. 

After joining the Beats by Dre family as the face of their latest Solo3 headphone campaign and sharing official images from the photoshoot, the rapper opened up about the positive experience she had on the project.

“Being a room full of [talented] women & men! Feeling like the new girl at a school being so very new to this they made me feel so comfy,” she said on her Instagram Story. “This was a day.”

JT concluded her message by thanking London-based singer and fashion designer Mowalola, the artist behind the new headphone design. 

The City Girls member also hopped in Mowalola’s IG comment section to again publicly thank her for the opportunity. 

“Awwww thank you for choosing me to be apart of this,” she wrote.

In the futuristic campaign photos, JT sports a pair of bright silver wireless, over-ear headphones with scratch marks on either side and the brand name, Mowalola, etched at the top. 

Per Mowalola and the Beats by Dre Instagram, the new technology is up for grabs starting September 21. 

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