Ghost was among the winners at Wednesday’s 2026 Grammis, the Swedish equivalent of the Grammys.
The band’s latest record, 2025’s Skeletá, earned the prize in the hard rock/metal album of the year category.
Ghost, which formed in Sweden, was the leading nominee for the 2026 Grammis, receiving a total of six nods, though they only came away with one win. Their other nominations included album of the year and artist of the year.
Ghost has previously won four Grammis. They’ve also won one Grammy, taking home best metal performance back in 2016 for “Cirice.”
Paul McCartney and Wings released their second studio album, Red Rose Speedway.
Their debut album, Wild Life, was released under the name Wings, but Red Rose Speedway was credited to Paul McCartney and Wings, as it was believed that Wild Life’s pour performance was due to the public’s unfamiliarity with the band.
Red Rose Speedway hit #1 in the U.S. and #5 in the U.K., giving Wings their first commercial success. The album featured the future classic “My Love,” which went to #1 in the U.S. and #9 in the U.K.
The 50th anniversary of the album was celebrated with a special half-speed mastered vinyl release for Record Store Day in 2023.
Audrey Nuna, EJAE and Rei Ami of HUNTR/X at the ‘Billboard’ Women in Music 2026 gala, April 29, 2026 in Los Angeles (Rich Polk/Billboard)
Billboard held its annual Women in Music gala Wednesday in LA, and the voices of HUNTR/X — Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami and EJAE — were on hand to receive the Women of the Year award.
After performing their Oscar-winning hit “Golden,” the three took the stage to speak about what the award means to them as women in the music industry.
“Working in music is not easy. And as an Asian woman, the lack of representation was obvious to me,” said EJAE. However, she noted, “Music doesn’t see race or gender. It only asks for the truth. … I realized that as a woman, our power has never been in fitting in, but it’s our resilience to speak our truth.”
“From when I first started releasing music back in 2019, to this moment now, I really never identified with the boxes that Korean-American women were expected to fit into,” said Audrey.
She added, “So to receive this honor and represent a song in a film that affirms its notion that the world needs women to show up as their fullest, most whole selves — their weirdest selves, their smelliest selves, whatever it is — it’s rewarding beyond words.”
“Being a woman in this male dominated industry is honestly a** sometimes,” Rei told the audience. “We have to work twice as hard, with a smile on our faces, as the world nitpicks every part of our being. … It seems utterly impossible to exist.”
She added, “Our ability to persevere and show up is an absolute superpower. So, thank you to all the women in this room for using your superpowers to inspire, lead, and protect. We are not too much. We are not too loud. We are exactly who the f*** we think we are.
Tom Araya of Slayer performs at 2025 Festival d’été de Québec on July 11, 2025 in Quebec City, Quebec. (Scott Legato/Getty Images)
Slayer vocalist Tom Araya has been named the grand marshal for the Würth 400 NASCAR Cup Series race, taking place Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway.
As part of his role, Araya will deliver the “Drivers, start your engines” command ahead of the race.
“Excited to be the Grand Marshal for the WÜRTH 400,” Araya says in a statement. “Slayer, NASCAR Reign in speed!”
Korn’s Jonathan Davis previously served as the grand marshal for NASCAR’s Penzoil 400 race in Las Vegas in March.
Slayer, meanwhile, is preparing to play a run of shows celebrating the 40th anniversary of their 1986 album, Reign in Blood. The dates begin in September.
Olivia Rodrigo Unraveled tour artwork. (Courtesy of Live Nation)
The Last Dinner Party and Wolf Alice are among the artists opening for Olivia Rodrigo’s newly announced Unraveled tour.
Wolf Alice will provide support for the first leg of the tour, running from Sept. 25 in Hartford, Connecticut, to Oct. 30 in Columbus, Ohio. The Last Dinner Party will join the bill in January 2027 for four shows at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, and then four shows in February at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
“When Olivia asked us to open for her on this very special residency we were honoured and thrilled beyond words,” says The Last Dinner Party frontwoman Abigail Morris. “Previously opening for her at Hyde Park in 2025 showed us not only that she is one of the most captivating and talented rock stars today, but that she has cultivated such a beautiful fanbase and we can’t wait to play for them again over these dates in LA and New York!”
Presales begin May 5 at noon local time, and tickets go on sale to the general public starting May 7 at noon local time.
She’s announced a massive world tour called Unraveled, kicking off Sept. 25 in Hartford, Connecticut, and traveling through North America, Europe and the U.K. The North American leg wraps up with four shows at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center from Feb. 11 through Feb. 16. The tour comes in support of her new album you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love, due out June 12.
Opening acts include Wolf Alice, The Last Dinner Party, Grace Ives, Die Spitz and Devon Again. An Amex presale starts May 5 at 12 p.m. local time on Olivia’s website. Tickets for North American dates go on sale to the general public May 7 at 12 p.m. local time on the website.
As she did on her GUTS tour, Olivia will be offering Silver Star Tickets: A limited number of $20 tickets will be made available at a later date for each show, with a maximum of two per order. And as with her past tours, a portion of ticket sales will benefit her Fund 4 Good, which supports girls’ education, reproductive rights and the prevention of gender-based violence.
In a note to fans, Olivia said that her new album is “meant to be felt deeply & sung loudly & I can’t wait to do that with you on tour.” She added, “One of my favorite parts of creating new music is the first time I get to experience it with all of you.”
Luke Bryan & Jason Aldean (Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Does Entertainment/UGA)
With songs like “She’s Why,” “Good Thing Going” and “Lovin’ Me Too Long” — not to mention their duet “Easier Gone” — you might assume the title of Jason Aldean’s new album, Songs About Us, refers to his wife, Brittany Aldean.
But actually, it’s his Peach State buddy Luke Bryan who has the co-starring role on the track “Songs About Us.”
“He sent it to me the good old-fashioned way: via text message,” Luke says. “And, you know, it just felt like something that was really, really the right thing for he and I to be on. And I was really just honored that he called and asked me.”
While neither superstar had a hand in writing it, Luke confirms “Songs About Us” is autobiographical.
“When you think about what the song says, you know, it kinda references these topics that he and I have [sung] about for many, many years,” Luke says. “And these are songs about us, because back when he and I grew up in Georgia, we were doing those things, bar stools and cold beer and dancing and cover bands.”
“And yeah, it says a lot about us,” he adds. “And that’s why it really works for us to be on it together.”
Luke’s currently enjoying chart success with another duet, “Ride Ride Ride” with George Birge, as well as his own “Country and She Knows It.”
Cover of George Harrison’s ‘The Third Eye: Early Photographs’ (Random House)
A never-before-released recording by George Harrison will be part of the deluxe edition of the late Beatle’s upcoming photography book, The Third Eye: Early Photographs.
The deluxe edition, being released on Oct. 27, will include the previously unreleased song on 7-inch vinyl, along with four collectible photo prints and signed, numbered cards from the rocker’s widow, Olivia Harrison, all housed in a specially designed case.
The Third Eye is described as “the first ever collection of George Harrison’s personal photos taken between 1963 and 1970,” featuring over 200 color and black-and-white images capturing the rise of The Beatles. The images, curated by Olivia, were taken from the rocker’s personal photos and 8mm film stills.
The Third Eye (Deluxe Edition) is available for preorder now. The regular edition of the book will be released Oct. 6.
Courtney Barnett performs at Carnegie Hall on March 26, 2025 in New York City. (Al Pereira/WireImage)
Courtney Barnett will launch a U.S. tour in support of her new album, Creature of Habit, Friday in Austin, Texas.
“I’m just really excited, to be honest, I’m really excited to play the new songs,” Barnett tells ABC Audio of the tour. “We tracked most of the songs pretty live in the studio and added a few bits here and there. I feel like it’s really gonna come to life when we play it onstage.”
Creature of Habit marks Barnett’s fourth studio album, and over the years she’s found she’s “become more grateful just for the act of performing and for sharing music together in a room.”
“Even going to shows as an audience member these days, I feel more connected to the people in the room and to the people onstage,” Barnett says. “I don’t quite know why that is, it could be a post-COVID thing.”
Along with songs off Creature of Habit, you may hear beloved Barnett songs “Pedestrian at Best” and “Depreston” on the tour. On “Depreston,” which appears on Barnett’s 2015 debut album, Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit, she recounts a search to buy a home as she sings, “If you’ve got a spare half a million/ You could knock it down and start rebuilding.”
While the frustration of house hunting is still very relatable over 10 years later, Barnett’s lyrics probably underestimate the rise in housing costs. Barnett laughs that “Depreston” has maybe “outdated itself,” but she probably won’t be changing the lyrics anytime soon.
“Honestly, I reckon if I changed the lyrics I would lose my train of thought or something,” Barnett says.
Black Veil Brides have announced a virtual event celebrating the arrival of their upcoming album, VINDICATE.
The event will stream via Veeps on May 6 at 9 p.m. PT ahead of the official VINDICATE release on May 8. It will include a full-album playback, as well as a behind-the-scenes documentary.
“Join [frontman Andy Biersack] as he breaks down the story behind the album, its creation, and what it means for the band’s next chapter,” BVB writes in a Facebook post. “Experience every track alongside its full official video. Start to finish. No skips. No interruptions.”
“This isn’t a preview,” the post adds. “It’s early access to the entire unreleased album and all of the music videos.”
You can also catch Black Veil Brides on their current U.S. tour, which continues Thursday in Salt Lake City.
