Joey Belladonna and Scott Ian of Anthrax perform during a Mx Metal Festo 2024 at velodromo on April 13, 2024 in Monterrey, Mexico. (Medios y Media/Getty Images)
For the first time in 10 years, Anthrax is releasing a new song.
The track is called “It’s for the Kids” and is due out Friday. You can presave it now.
“It’s been more than a decade…but we’re back,” the thrash metallers tease in a Facebook post.
“It’s for the Kids” is expected to be the first preview of Anthrax’s long-in-the-works 12th studio effort, the follow-up to 2016’s For All Kings.
Anthrax will be playing select shows on Iron Maiden’s North American tour beginning in September. Megadeth will also be on the bill.
If you like to take your chances in Vegas, it’s probably a safe bet Shania Twain will be performing during Sunday’s 61st ACMs, as well as hosting.
Why? Well, she just confirmed she has a new song.
“You can drive a hummer, in the summer,” she wrote on Instagram Monday. “You can EVEN drive the ladies, in my mercedes. BUT you can’t drive my truck. New song Dirty Rosie coming this Wednesday.”
Shania leans against the steering wheel of said ride on the cover of the track, which is included in the post.
If you’ve seen her earlier tease, you know she’s quoting the lyrics of the song, which she previewed in what seems to be a clip from the music video.
Shania’s most recent album is 2023’s Queen of Me, though she’s put out a handful of collabs since.
Tune in to see her take the stage at Sunday’s Academy of Country Music Awards, which stream live from Las Vegas on Prime Video.
Michael Jackson performs during the ‘Bad’ tour at Madison Square Garden in New York City on March 3, 1988. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage)
The Michael Jackson biopic Michael has helped boost interest in the King of Pop’s catalog, helping two of his albums land in the top 10 this week.
The latest Billboard200 chart finds Jackson’s 1982 hit Thriller at #5, while the 2003 collection, Number Ones, is at #6.
While Thriller previously topped the Billboard 200 for 37 nonconsecutive weeks, this is the first time Number Ones has landed in the top 10, which means Jackson has now had at least one new top-10 solo album in every decade from 1970 onward.
He joins Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen and James Taylor as only the fifth act to land such a feat.
Jackson earned his first top-10 album with 1972’s Ben, which peaked at #5. Prior to Number Ones, the late singer’s last top-10 solo album was the 2014 compilation Xscape, which peaked at #2.
Jackson is also seeing a spike in interest in the U.K. The 2005 compilation The Essential Michael Jackson just hit #1 on the U.K. Official Albums chart for the first time in 17 years. In addition, Thriller and 1987’s Bad are both in the top 10 for the first time in 14 years, at #6 and #8, respectively.
“Coming on Strong” single artwork. (cOnTAGIOUS LTD/Virgin Music Group)
Bloc Party has premiered a new single called “Coming on Strong.”
The track marks the first fresh material from the “Helicopter” outfit in two years. It follows the 2024 track “Flirting Again.”
You can watch the “Coming on Strong” video streaming on YouTube. In the video comments, Bloc Party hints at further new music coming, teasing, “There’s more where this came from.”
The most recent Bloc Party album is 2022’s Alpha Games.
Bloc Party will be touring the U.S. starting in July while opening for Muse.
“Dracula” remix single artwork. (Columbia Records)
Along with the view, the chart success of Tame Impala and JENNIE’s “Dracula” is also spectacular.
The collaborative track hit #10 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking the first Tame Impala song to reach the top 10 on the all-genre chart. It’s also the first top-10 solo hit for JENNIE, who’s known as a member of the star K-pop group BLACKPINK.
“Dracula” is a remix of a song of the same name off Tame Impala’s latest album, 2025’s Deadbeat. The remix, which dropped in February, includes new and updated lyrics, such as JENNIE changing one line to “My friends are saying, ‘Shut up, Jennie, just gеt in the car.'” The original song goes, “My friends are saying, ‘Shut up, Kevin … ‘” in reference to frontman Kevin Parker.
Tame Impala will launch a U.S. tour in July. Openers include Djo and Dominic Fike, depending on the date.
Debbie Harry attends Family Equality’s Night at the Pier at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers on May 12, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Family Equality)
Blondie frontwoman Debbie Harry has landed a new acting gig. Deadline reports that Harry is set to play Pamela Anderson’s mother in the new comedy Maitreya.
The film centers around Anderson’s title character, who’s described as “a rising star in the New Age Healing community.” After finding out her father is dying, she decides to bring her whole family with her to a conference in India to “put her New Age healing theories to the test.”
The film is being directed by Portlandia co-creator Jonathan Krisel.
This certainly isn’t the first time Harry has flexed her acting chops. She previously appeared in such films as 1983’s Videodrome, 1988’s Hairspray, 1997’s Cop Land and 2008’s Elegy.
Harry recently made a surprise appearance on the May 2 episode of Saturday Night Live, where she introduced host and musical guest Olivia Rodrigo’s performance of the song “drop dead.”
As for Blondie, the band is expected to release a new album, High Noon, this year, although they have yet to reveal an exact release date.
Cover art for Chris Brown’s ‘Brown’ album (Courtesy of RCA Records)
Chris Brown is expressing gratitude to those who tuned in to his new album, Brown, despite their reactions to the project.
“Just wanna say thank you to everyone who listened to this album,” he wrote on his Instagram Story over the weekend. “Been a lot of mixed reviews and I can take my audience’s criticism and opinions.”
He compared the reception to that from his last few albums, which he notes “came under the same scrutiny and it eventually grew on people.”
He reiterated, “Thank you for even taking the time out to listen.”
Chris released Brown on Friday, featuring a total of 27 tracks and appearances from NBA YoungBoy, GloRilla, Vybz Kartel, Tank, Fridayy, Leon Thomas, Bryson Tiller, Sexyy Red and Lucky Daye.
In another post, he shared that “Honey Pack,” “It’s Not You It’s Me,” “F*** and Party,” “Say Nothin'” and “Colours” are among his favorites songs on the album.
Oli Sykes of Bring Me the Horizon performs onstage during Leeds Festival at Bramham Park on August 24, 2025 in Leeds, England. (Matthew Baker/Getty Images for ABA)
Bring Me the Horizon and A Day to Remember are headlining the 2026 Furnace Fest, taking place Oct. 10-11 in Birmingham, Alabama.
Oli Sykes and company’s set will include a full-album performance of their 2006 debut album, Count Your Blessings. A newly rerecorded version of Count Your Blessings will be released July 10.
The bill also features Underoath, Motionless in White and Circa Survive, among many others.
You can sign up now for a presale that begins Friday at 10 a.m. CT.
For the full lineup and all ticket info, visit FurnaceFest.us.
Janet Jackson accepts an award onstage during the GRAMMY Hall of Fame Gala 2026 at The Beverly Hilton on May 08, 2026, in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Rebecca Sapp/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)
Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814 album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame Saturday. Reflecting on the achievement, she said in a speech that the 1989 album continues to resonate in 2026.
“Rhythm Nation still resonates on a deep and profound level. It’s an ongoing force that fights bigotry and promotes understanding. It cannot be stopped,” she said. “It’s simply too strong and too positive. Rhythm Nation is a movement of people of all ages and backgrounds seeking to give and receive love, free of judgment.”
She noted her hope for the album, which “transcends all borders, nationalities and faiths,” is “that we might live in a world free of fear and despair.”
“The prayer driving this Rhythm Nation remains the same, exactly the same, that peace prevails,” Janet said. “Peace the world over, peace among nations, peace in our neighborhoods, peace in our homes. May the music of Rhythm Nation continue to bring us together in peace and may that peace allow us to celebrate this precious gift of life that God has given us.”
Among the other albums inducted into the Hall of Fame class were Paid in Full by Eric B. and Rakim, Maggot Brain by Funkadelic — featuring George Clinton, who was joined byErykah Badu and Blackbyrd McKnight for a performance of “Can You Get to That” —and 2Pac’s All Eyez on Me, which E.D.I. Mean accepted on behalf of the late rapper.
“Thank you to the Recording Academy for this incredible honor,” E.D.I. said during his speech. “I’m sure Tupac is smiling big and saying, ‘I told you I was a legend.’”
Van Morrison performs at Pub In The Park 2024 at Higginson Park on May 16, 2024 in Marlow, England. (Photo by Ki Price/Getty Images)
Van Morrison is set to headline a five-show residency at the new British Airways ARC. The fully seated concerts will mark the first-ever residency at the new London venue, which is set to open June 16.
Morrison’s residency will kick off Sept. 23 and run through Sept. 29, with tickets set to go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. local time.
Van Morrison will launch a new European tour with a two-night stand in Berlin, Germany, June 17 and 18. The tour will have him playing several festivals, including the Montreux Jazz Festival on July 18. The trek also includes a July 16 show at Burg Clam castle in Sperken, Austria, with The Rolling Stones’ Ronnie Wood.
A complete list of tour dates can be found at VanMorrison.com.
