Miranda Lambert not only co-wrote and co-produced Ella Langley‘s current hit, “Choosin’ Texas,” she also helped executive produce her entire sophomore album, Dandelion.
“Thank you Ella for ‘Choosin Texas’ to help you produce this amazing record,” Miranda shared on Instagram as news broke Ella’s album will be out April 10. “It’s been an honor working with you and [co-producer] Ben [West].”
“I cherish your friendship sister,” the Lone Star State native continued. “You are a Dandelion and I can’t wait for the world to hear this.”
It’s been an eventful week for Miranda, as she celebrated her seventh anniversary with husband Brendan McLoughlin on Monday, posting a carousel of photos through the years to mark the occasion.
Variety also reports Miranda has sold her entire song catalog to Sony Music Publishing Nashville and Domain Capital Group, though they didn’t disclose the terms of the deal.
Cover of Van Halen’s ‘1984,’ which feautures their #1 song ‘Jump’ (Warner Records/Rhino)
A new cover of Van Halen’s classic track “Jump” is featured in Coca-Cola’s ad campaign leading up to the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The new take on the song features blink-182 drummer Travis Barker, along with guitar virtuoso Steve Vai, Colombian reggaeton artist J Balvin and singer-songwriter Amber Mark.
You can hear a preview of the cover now in the first of three Coca-Cola World Cup ads, titled “Bubbling Up.”
“Football is more than a game; it’s a shared passion with a tapestry of emotions that unites billions,” says Arnab Roy, president of Coca‑Cola Global Category, in a statement. “At Coca‑Cola, we believe in the power of shared experiences.”
“Our creative vision for this campaign is to harness the incredible energy of the FIFA World Cup and the rollercoaster of emotions that only this tournament can deliver, transforming them into real, tangible connections,” the statement continues. “Through innovative experiences and compelling content, we’re bringing fans closer than ever before, whether they’re cheering in digital spaces, local bars, or at-home watch parties.”
The 2026 FIFA World Cup, which will be jointly hosted by the U.S., Canada and Mexico, takes place from June 11 to July 19.
Bonnie Raitt performs onstage during the 62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on January 26, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
Bonnie Raitt has added some more tour dates to her 2026 schedule.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer has added a leg of summer shows in Canada and the U.S., kicking off Aug. 12 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, before hitting the U.S. on Aug. 19 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The tour is set to wrap Sept. 10 in Boise, Idaho.
Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. local time.
These new dates extend Raitt’s already announced 2026 tour. She’ll launch the trek on May 28 in Spokane, Washington, and it will include a performance at Brandi Carlile’s Echoes Through The Canyon shows at The Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Washington, on May 30. The first leg wraps June 27 in Winnipeg, Canada.
Raitt is also scheduled to play the Big Blues Bender in Las Vegas, which is taking place Sept. 10-13.
A complete list of tour dates can be found at BonnieRaitt.com.
‘One Battle After Another’ soundtrack artwork. (Nonesuch Records)
Jonny Greenwood is among the nominees for the 2026 BAFTAs, the British equivalent of the Oscars.
The Radiohead guitarist’s soundtrack for the Paul Thomas Anderson film One Battle After Another is up for the original score award. The other nominees include the scores of Hamnet, Sinners, Bugonia and Frankenstein.
Greenwood has previously been nominated for the BAFTAs for his scores of the PTA movies There Will Be Blood and Phantom Thread, as well as The Power of the Dog.
The 2026 BAFTAs will take place Feb. 22.
Greenwood’s One Battle After Another score was also nominated for the Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards, and is up for the 2026 Oscars, airing March 15 on ABC.
Two music legends will unite in Las Vegas for a special performance titled Just the Two of Us.
Smokey Robinson and Gladys Knight will come together Aug. 25 at Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort, for an evening of “some of the biggest songs in history,” according to a press release.
Gladys’ catalog includes classics like “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” and “Midnight Train to Georgia,” while Smokey is known for “You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me” and “I Second That Emotion,” among other hits.
The performance marks Gladys’ return to Sin City after taking the stage alongside Chaka Khan, Patti LaBelle and Stephanie Mills last May for their Four Queens, One Stage tour. The singer, who briefly lived in Vegas, had a residency run at the Flamingo Las Vegas from 2002 to 2005 and one at the Tropicana in 2011.
Smokey most recently performed in Vegas in early 2025, when he played a series of shows at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas
Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Friday at 10 a.m. PT, following a week filled with presales.
Leonardo DiCaprio as Bob Ferguson in ‘One Battle After Another.’ (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Lights, camera, awards season.
Nominees for the 2026 British Academy Film Awards, or BAFTAs — colloquially referred to as the British Oscars — were announced Tuesday ahead of the awards ceremony next month on Feb. 22.
One Battle After Another leads the way with 14 nominations total, including a leading actor nod for LeonardoDiCaprio.
Other films with multiple nominations include Sinners with 13, followed by Hamnet and Marty Supreme with 11 each.
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts also highlighted first-time performance category nominees including Robert Aramayo, Odessa A’zion, Rose Byrne, Chase Infiniti, Michael B. Jordan, Inga IbsdotterLilleaas, Stellan Skarsgård and Teyana Taylor.
See below for a list of more top 2026 BAFTA Awards nominees:
Best film Hamnet Marty Supreme One Battle After Another Sentimental Value Sinners
Outstanding British film 28 Years Later The Ballad of Wallis Island Bridget Jones: Mad about the Boy Die My Love H Is For Hawk Hamnet I Swear Mr Burton Pillion Steve
Leading actress Jessie Buckley – Hamnet Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You Kate Hudson – Song Sung Blue Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another Renate Reinsve – Sentimental Value Emma Stone – Bugonia
Leading actor Robert Aramayo – I Swear Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon Michael B. Jordan – Sinners Jesse Plemons – Bugonia
Supporting actress Odessa A’zion – Marty Supreme Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners Carey Mulligan – The Ballad of Wallis Island Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another Emily Watson – Hamnet
Supporting actor Benicio del Toro – One Battle After Another Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein Paul Mescal – Hamnet Peter Mullan – I Swear Sean Penn – One Battle After Another Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value
Director Bugonia – Yorgos Lanthimos Hamnet – Chloé Zhao Marty Supreme – Josh Safdie One Battle After Another – Paul Thomas Anderson Sentimental Value – Joachim Trier Sinners – Ryan Coogler
Outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer The Ceremony My Father’s Shadow Pillion A Want In Her Wasteman
Film not in the English language It Was Just An Accident The Secret Agent Sentimental Value Sirât The Voice of Hind Rajab
Harry Styles’ Together, Together tour (Live Nation)
Demand for Harry Styles tickets has prompted the singer to add several new dates to his upcoming Together, Together tour, setting records in his home country.
Harry has added two nights in Amsterdam and four nights in London the tour, which features a limited number of cities played over multiple nights. With the addition of the new shows at London’s Wembley Stadium, he will now perform a total of 10 dates at the iconic venue.
According toBillboard, the added shows make Harry the solo artist with the most dates at Wembley in the same calendar year. The record was previously set by Taylor Swift, who famously once dated Harry, after she played eight shows there in 2024.
Harry also ties Coldplay‘s all-time record at the venue: They performed 10 Wembley shows on their Music of the Spheres tour in 2024.
As a solo artist, Harry sold out Wembley twice in 2022 and four times in 2023.
Harry’s tour dates come in support of his new album Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally, which will be out March 6. An AMEX presale for the new dates starts Jan. 28 for fans who preordered the new album before midnight on Jan. 24. The general onsale date is Jan. 30 via Harry’s website.
Eddie Vedder is offering the chance to win tickets to see a show on his first-ever solo tour of Japan.
The winner of the sweepstakes, which is hosted on the platform Fandiem, will receive two tickets to the Pearl Jam frontman’s scheduled performance in Kyoto in April. They’ll also be treated to round-trip airfare and a three-night hotel stay, along with various Japanese cultural experiences.
You can enter to win by donating to Pearl Jam’s charitable organization, the Vitalogy Foundation.
“Donate now to help translate the ethos of Pearl Jam’s music into tangible positive impact for your chance to win,” Pearl Jam said.
The contest is open now through March 24. For more info, visit Fandiem.com.
Vedder’s Japan tour will also stop in Nagoya, Osaka and Tokyo.
“The tour will give audiences a unique opportunity to experience Eddie’s solo work and career-spanning material in a theater setting,” Vedder previously said.
Vedder’s most recent solo album is 2022’s Earthling.
Luke Combs will preview his upcoming sixth album on the Feb. 1 edition of NBC’s Sunday Today.
The conversation was recorded during the Jan. 19 Sunday Sitdown Live at City Winery in Nashville.
“This album is just fastballs, you know, to just kind of be, like, ‘I still got it,’” Luke told host Willie Geist, according to Billboard. “I haven’t put out a record in an official capacity in almost four years, which is strange. It doesn’t seem like it’s been that long.”
Luke’s most recent record was 2024’s Fathers & Sons, from which there were no radio singles.
The Way I Am arrives March 20 and currently has two hits, “Days Like These” and “Sleepless in a Hotel Room.” The album also boasts his 20th consecutive #1, “Back in the Saddle.”
Isaac Brock of Modest Mouse performs during 2025 Austin City Limits Music Festival at Zilker Park on October 04, 2025 in Austin, Texas. (Erika Goldring/WireImage)
Modest Mouse has announced a U.S. tour for the spring.
The headlining dates span from May 12 in Spokane, Washington, to June 13 in Asheville, North Carolina. Members of the the Modest Mouse Ice Cream Party fan club can access presale tickets beginning Wednesday at 10 a.m. local time. 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 ModestMouse.com.
Ahead of the tour, Modest Mouse will embark on their Ice Cream Floats concert cruise in February. Their other 2026 live plans include playing Bonnaroo in June and opening for My Chemical Romance in Washington, D.C., in August.
