From Ashes to New has announced a new album called Reflections.
The fifth studio effort from the “Through It All” outfit is due out April 17. It’s the follow-up to 2023’s Blackout, which spawned the single “Barely Breathing.”
“I wanted to take what we are good at and push it even further,” vocalist Matt Brandyberry says. “That was the process for this whole record.”
Reflections includes the 2025 singles “New Disease” and “Drag Me.” A third cut, “Villain,” is out now alongside a video, which you can watch on YouTube.
From Ashes to New will be touring the U.S. alongside Black Veil Brides starting in April.
Here’s the Reflections track list: “Drag Me” “Forever” “Villain” “Die for You” “Black Hearts” “Upside Down” “(Not) Psycho” “Parasite” “New Disease” “Darkside” “Falling from Heaven” “Your Ghost”
Josh Ross’ “Bar and Back” (Universal Music Canada / MCA / CORE Records)
Fresh off four nominations at this year’s JUNO Awards, Josh Ross is releasing his new track “Bar and Back.”
“’Bar And Back’ is about that moment when you realize that you’re feeling something deeper than the other person … between the back and forth and desire for something real and lasting,” the Canadian singer says. “A place a lot of us have found ourselves at one point or another.”
The song is Josh’s first new music since he released his debut album, Later Tonight, in September.
The “Single Again” hitmaker competes for JUNO fan choice, single of the year for “Hate How You Look,” album of the year and country album of the year for Later Tonight at March’s awards.
On Feb. 6 Josh sets out on his 17-date Later Tonight Tour playing Moncton, New Brunswick. In April, he’ll join Nate Smith for his Long Live Country Rock & Roll Tour.
HARDY‘s corralled a group full of superstars on his surprise new track, “McArthur.”
Tim McGraw, Eric Church and Morgan Wallen join him on the new tune.
“’McArthur’ is a very special one,” HARDY says.“It came together pretty fast. I know I wrote the song, but I also feel like how did I end up on this song? It’s a lineup of absolute legends.”
“My bloodline they bled on this ground/ Soon we all find that’s where we’re all bound/ And Father Time, don’t leave anyone out/ When you pass on, what you gonna pass down,” the four sing in the meditation on history and the passage of time.
This is HARDY’s first new music since his COUNTRY! COUNTRY! album came out in September, featuring his #1 “Favorite Country Song.”
He launches the THE COUNTRY! COUNTRY! TOUR! Feb. 5 in Oshawa, Ontario.
Mick Mars performs at SSE Arena Wembley on November 6, 2015 in London, England. (Neil Lupin/Redferns)
Mick Mars‘ lawyer has responded to Mötley Crüe declaring a “decisive victory” in their legal battle with the band’s former guitarist.
In a press release issued Wednesday, Mötley’s lawyer, Sasha Frid, of Miller Barondess, LLP, wrote that an arbitrator’s ruling “rejects every claim Mars made against the band and orders him to pay damages back to the group.”
“Mötley Crüe was fortunate to find an arbitrator who knows so little about the music industry and so little about the law,” says Mars lawyer, Ed McPherson. “He ruled that there was no difference between [vocalist] Vince [Neil] and [drummer] Tommy [Lee] quitting the band for a short time in the [’90s], and Mick spending his entire life in the band, and then, at age 72, having to stop touring because of a hideous crippling disease (Ankylosing Spondylitis).”
Mars first sued Mötley Crüe in 2023 over a financial dispute stemming from his retirement from touring in 2022. Mars, who was replaced by guitarist John 5, claimed that while he was no longer touring with Mötley due to health issues, he still remained a member of the band and deserved to be compensated as such.
Also in the suit, Mars accused the other Mötley members — Lee, Neil and bassist Nikki Sixx — of using prerecorded tracks during the band’s 2022 reunion tour, specifically claiming that Sixx “did not play a single note on bass” live.
According to the press release issued by Mötley’s lawyer, Mars “was forced to admit under oath that his statements were false” regarding the miming allegations.
“Mötley Crüe is correct that the recordings that they gave to the arbitrator had Nikki playing,” McPherson’s statement reads. “However, to this day, none of them has been able to explain the videos of Nikki’s bass sound blaring while his hands are nowhere near his bass, or the sound of Tommy’s drums playing before he steps up to them. I guess fans will have to make up their own minds as to whether the signature sound of Mötley Crüe is Nikki’s bass, Tommy’s drums, Vince’s voice, or Mick’s guitar.”
“Meanwhile, Mick will maintain his dignity, which he has done throughout this demoralizing process, focusing on his new music,” McPherson continues. “As always, the behavior of his former bandmates speaks for itself, as does the band’s press release on Wednesday.”
J. Cole performs during the 2025 Dreamville Music Festival at Dorothea Dix Park on April 06, 2025, in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Astrida Valigorsky/WireImage)
J. Cole has unveiled a second cover for his upcoming album, The Fall-Off, while explaining on Instagram why the project now has two album covers and sharing the stories behind each.
The original cover features a wooden chair in front of a table with a recording machine — a photo Cole says he took at age 15 of his first-ever recording setup. He says it’s where his “first beats were made” and where he recorded his song “The Storm.” He adds he initially felt that the “picture of where it all started for me felt fitting for an album that I made with the ending in mind.”
However, the concept expanded due to “the events that still feed the algorithm today,” seemingly a reference to the Kendrick Lamar diss on Future and Metro Boomin‘s “Like That” and all that followed. The experience, Cole says, left him “incredibly re-inspired” and ultimately led him to see The Fall-Off as a double-disc project.
“I felt there should be an additional cover that represented that. Something just as strong as the first, with my face on it,” Cole writes, “so that when I look back in 20 years, I can see an image of who I was at the time I released the project I worked on for so long.”
The second cover shows Cole standing against a red backdrop, wearing a denim hoodie with his hands in his pocket as he looks downward. Both covers are now available for preorder at thefalloff.com.
For the uninitiated, Kendrick was a feature on “Like That,” on which he rapped, “Motherf*** the Big 3, n****, it’s just big ME.” Cole responded with “7 Minute Drill” before later walking it back and issuing an apology. The ensuing backlash was addressed on the Birthday Blizzard ’26 mixtape.
It’s hard to imagine a Grammy Awards ceremony without Bruno Mars — after all, he’s won more than 30 Grammys in his career. So it’s not surprising that he’ll join his duet partners Lady Gaga and ROSÉ at the ceremony Sunday night.
The official Grammys Instagram account posted a photo of the “I Just Might” singer and wrote, “Guess who? You asked and we delivered. Bruno Mars is popping out at the 2026 GRAMMYS! You don’t wanna miss this.”
Bruno is nominated for three Grammys this year: record of the year, song of the year and best pop duo/group performance for “APT.,” his duet with BLACKPINK singer ROSÉ. He won in the latter category last year with his Gaga duet, “Die with a Smile.” Both Gaga and ROSÉ will be performing, as well.
In other Bruno news, he’ll be serving as Record Store Day ambassador for this spring’s event, which takes place April 18. He’ll be releasing a compilation vinyl called The Collaborations as part of the partnership, featuring his many duets, including the Gaga and ROSÉ tracks, and the Mark Ronson collab “Uptown Funk.”
In addition, listening parties in 200 record stores across the U.S. on Feb. 25 will preview Bruno’s new album, The Romantic, ahead of its release on Feb. 27. A complete list of participating stores is available at RecordStoreDay.com.
In a video, Bruno says he loves record stores because “I love being able to physically be surrounded by music. Not just staring at your phone and downloading something or listening to something on your phone, but to actually see all of this beautiful art around you. It inspires me.”
“Boys Don’t Cry” (86 Mix) single artwork. (Fiction Records)
The Cure has officially released their 1986 mix of the band’s classic song “Boys Don’t Cry.”
Following its original debut in 1979, frontman Robert Smith rerecorded the vocals for “Boys Don’t Cry” and remixed the backing track for The Cure’s 1986 best-of compilation, Standing on a Beach. However, the updated “Boys Don’t Cry” was left off the final Standing on a Beach track list.
“I re-sang it in 1986 because I thought I could do a bit more with the song – I felt I was improving as a singer, becoming more confident,” Smith says. “So although I didn’t really deviate too much from the original vocal melody or phrasing, I knew I could get a bit more tone and emotion into the rework.”
Now, after 40 years, you can listen to the 1986 mix of “Boys Don’t Cry” to your heart’s content via the digital outlet of your choice. It’s also now been released on vinyl and CD.
Considered one of The Cure’s signature songs, the legacy of “Boys Don’t Cry” lives on decades after its premiere. It joined Spotify’s Billions Club earlier in January, and according to Billboard, has been undergoing a resurgence on TikTok.
Stevie Nicks, Rod Stewart, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash were among the artists who performed at the FireAid benefit concerts, held to raise money for those affected by the January 2025 California wildfires that destroyed thousands of homes in the Los Angeles area.
The event took place at two venues: the Intuit Dome and the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California.
Other artists who performed included John Fogerty, Joni Mitchell, The Black Crowes, Sting, a reunited Nirvana joined by Joan Jett, Kim Gordon and Violet Grohl, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Earth, Wind & Fire and Green Day.
The concert was broadcast live on several streaming platforms.
Anthony Kiedis and Hillel Slovak of Red Hot Chili Peppers pose together during a soundcheck before a sold-out performance at the Ritz, New York, New York, December 12, 1986. (Gary Gershoff/Getty Images)
A new documentary on Red Hot Chili Peppers is coming to Netflix.
The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers focuses on the early years of the “Californication” outfit and specifically the artistic vision of original guitarist Hillel Slovak, who died in 1988. It will feature interviews with RHCP frontman Anthony Kiedis and bassist Flea, as well as “others close to Slovak,” according to the doc’s description.
“The film explores the band’s early evolution on the LA music scene and the deep bond of their childhood friendship,” the description reads.
The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers will premiere on Netflix March 20.
Anthony Kiedis and Hillel Slovak of Red Hot Chili Peppers pose together during a soundcheck before a sold-out performance at the Ritz, New York, New York, December 12, 1986. (Gary Gershoff/Getty Images)
A new documentary on Red Hot Chili Peppers is coming to Netflix.
The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers focuses on the early years of the “Californication” outfit and specifically the artistic vision of original guitarist Hillel Slovak, who died in 1988. It will feature interviews with RHCP frontman Anthony Kiedis and bassist Flea, as well as “others close to Slovak,” according to the doc’s description.
“The film explores the band’s early evolution on the LA music scene and the deep bond of their childhood friendship,” the description reads.
The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers will premiere on Netflix March 20.
