Reba McEntire’s ‘Ain’t Gonna Keep It Waitin” (MCA)
Reba McEntire will debut her new song, “Ain’t Gonna Keep It Waitin’,” on Saturday’s Disney Celebrates America: Nashville’s Star-Spangled Bash.
It’s the title track of the legend’s third music capsule, which is out now. Reba picks up the tempo on the new collection with her “best songs for driving with the windows down,” including her hits “I’d Rather Ride Around with You” and “Love Will Find Its Way to You.”
The superstar’s new The Reign of Reba playlist is also set to debut on Wednesday.
You can tune in to watch for Reba’s Independence Day performance Saturday at 8 p.m. ET on ABC, Disney+, Freeform, FX, Hulu and NatGeo.
The Michael Jackson movie has moonwalked into the record books once again.
Michael has taken in $977 million worldwide. That surpasses the Oscar-winning film Oppenheimer, which raked in $975 million globally. Michael had already become the highest-grossing musical biopic of all time, out-earning the Queen movie Bohemian Rhapsody — but now it’s tops among all biographical films.
Michael opened in April with an impressive $217 million globally. As per Variety, it’s now become Lionsgate’s biggest movie of all time, surpassing 2013’s The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, which earned $865 million.
Lionsgate is reportedly planning on at least one more movie about Jackson’s life, since Michael ends in 1988. The King of Pop died in June 2009.
Gabby Barrett’s “In On It” (Warner Records Nashville)
Gabby Barrett’s focusing on faith in her first new music of 2026.
“If you’re thinking of someone who’s walking through a confusing season, send this to them,” she posted on Instagram. “My new song ‘In On It’ is officially out now. This song is really about trusting God even when life feels confusing or heavy.”
“I think we’ve all had moments where we’ve wondered if things are ever going to get better,” she continues. “Sometimes faith simply looks like taking the next step and trusting that He sees the bigger picture, even when we don’t. I hope this song meets you right where you are!”
“Keep betting on a dream even when you can’t win on it,” she sings. “Keep holding on when you’re way out on a limb on it … Lift up your hands and put an ‘Amen’ on it/ God’s got a plan even if you ain’t in on it.”
The American Idol favorite recently sang “America the Beautiful” at NASCAR’s San Diego Cup Series, before co-headlining Minnesota’s Music on the Mountain on Saturday.
She heads out on tour with Parker McCollum July 24.
Stevie Nicks performs at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, November, 2023 (Disney/Michael J. LeBrecht II)
More reported details are leaking out about Taylor Swift’s upcoming wedding to Travis Kelce, and it appears guests may be entertained by a two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer.
A source has confirmed to Rolling Stone that Stevie Nicks will attend the wedding — allegedly taking place this weekend at New York’s Madison Square Garden — and is “expected to” perform.
Nicks’ presence at the wedding doesn’t come as much of a surprise, since she and Taylor have been friends for years. In particular, Stevie wrote a poem for Taylor’s The Tortured Poets Society album, and Taylor name-checked Stevie in a song from that album, “Clara Bow.”
Taylor also told Stephen Colbert last year of Stevie, “I feel very lucky that she’s lent her very magical, wonderful, wise approach to life to me.” During the NBA Finals, Taylor wore a T-shirt that said “Stevie Knicks” in honor of the singer and the New York team.
Stevie told Rolling Stone in 2024 of Taylor and Travis, “I hope they fall deeper and deeper in love and ride off into the sunset … and get married and have babies if she wants that. I just want all of that for her.”
According to a report from TheNew York Times, Taylor and Travis will hold an intimate gathering on Thursday, followed by a massive party on Friday.
Neither Taylor nor Travis have confirmed any of this, and the entire thing may be a ruse to throw people off.
Lizzo and SZA attend Netflix’s Canelo v Crawford Fight Night at Allegiant Stadium on September 13, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Candice Ward/Getty Images for Netflix)
SZA helped Lizzo work through her feelings regarding the reception to her latest album cause she’s Lizzo girl, they codependent.
Speaking on the Proto Pop podcast, she admitted she was disappointed by the first-week album sales of Bitch, which sold 2,649 copies, especially because of the work she put into marketing it.
Lizzo’s fourth studio album, Special, debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 in 2022 after selling 69,000 copies in its first week.
“I had all of these high hopes, I think, for what we would do the first week, and it didn’t match,” Lizzo said of the Bitch rollout. “I was so excited because I met my presave goal and I met all of that, and then it dropped, and I was like, ‘Oh, this isn’t what I kinda thought it would be.'”
“There was like 24 hours of my life where I based my success, and my worth, on a number — and I think that was soul crushing,” Lizzo said, before expressing her gratitude for SZA, who called her at the right time.
“She just called me, she was like, ‘Hey, you’re on my mind,'” Lizzo recalled. “I was like [crying sound], ‘Am I a failure?’ She was like, ‘Oh my God, no!'”
Lizzo continued, “She’s so sweet, and I like meditated and prayed on it. I was, like, this is why I don’t judge myself and my success, or my impact, on numbers … because it’s soul-crushing if you do.”
Lizzo was also among the many artists who paid tribute to Ms. Lauryn Hill at the BET Awards 2026 on Sunday, where Hill received the Living Legend Icon award.
Josh Ross’ “Hate How You Look” (MCA/CORE Records/Universal Music Canada)
Josh Ross may “Hate How You Look,” but he loves how it feels: his current single becomes his second #1 in a row, topping both the Mediabase and Billboard Country Airplay charts.
“I still can’t believe I get to do this,” he says. “Seeing ‘Hate How You Look’ follow ‘Single Again’ to No. 1 is something I’ll never forget. Huge thanks to country radio, the fans, my team, and everyone who’s supported these songs since the begging. It means more than you know.”
Josh is the first Canadian male artist to have two consecutive number ones in more than 50 years. The most recent was the legendary Hank Snow, best known for 1950’s “I’m Moving On.”
The Canadian Country Music Association named Josh its entertainer of the year in both 2024 and 2025.
Bruce Springsteen attends the funeral of Clive Davis on June 29, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images)
Bruce Springsteen was one of several artists honoring late music exec Clive Davis at a funeral service in New York City Monday.
“Clive was the most humble man in the music business,” Springsteen said at the opening of his speech, garnering laughs and applause from the mourners gathered at Manhattan’s Central Synagogue. “Not really.”
“Clive was big and bombastic and brave and full of ideas and just believed, believed, believed, believed,” he added. “He was born to run … everything.”
Springsteen then talked about having to come into New York City in 1972 to play for Davis before he could get signed to Columbia Records, and how kind and welcoming Davis was to him.
“He changed my life forever,” Springsteen said.
“The world that Clive was such a wonderful representative of has now vanished completely with his passing,” Springsteen said. “The world of the great record man. … Men who defined, loved and sustained the record business from their viewpoint at the top desk on down.”
“Clive changed so many artists’ and performers’ lives,” he added. “Clive not only loved music, he actually loved the people who made the music, no matter how much of a pain in the a** they were. And he loved those people deeply and permanently.”
“With his loyalty he let me know that was always the way he felt about me,” Springsteen noted. “And I loved him back. I never felt nothing but love coming from Clive.”
Others who spoke at the service included Dionne Warwick, Barry Manilow and Alicia Keys, with Kenny G and Jennifer Hudson both performing.
Jay-Z is seen before the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group E match between Cote D’Ivoire and Ecuador at Philadelphia Stadium on June 14, 2026, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)
As a native New Yorker, there are places throughout the city that hold special meaning for Jay-Z. He’s given fans an opportunity to visit those spots — or at least discover those locations — by teaming with Google Maps.
Together, they have highlighted those locations on a map that includes descriptions explaining their significance to Hov. Among the featured spots are Jungle Studios, where he recorded some of his 12th studio album, Magna Carter Holy Grail; the Apollo Theater in Harlem, where he performed for the first time in 1997 and a few times after; the creative hub where he developed and recorded Blueprint 3; and Barclays Center, which he helped bring to Brooklyn. The map also features locations for pop-up experiences and merchandise celebrating Reasonable Doubt, which turned 30 on June 25.
Hov made appearances at some of those pop-ups with daughter Blue Ivy Carter to thank fans and interact with his supporters.
Taylor Swift and Kenny Chesney perform at the Bridgestone Arena on September 17, 2011 in Nashville. (Frederick Breedon IV/WireImage)
More details are leaking out about Taylor Swift’s wedding to Travis Kelce, which is allegedly taking place this weekend at New York’s Madison Square Garden.
Both Rolling Stoneand Page Sixsay Stevie Nicks is set to perform, along with Tim McGraw, who inspired the title of Taylor’s first single.
One industry insider told the outlet, “I’ve heard Taylor invited so many people it’s going to be bigger than the Met Gala.”
Page Six goes on to say Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, Little Big Town, Sugarland’s Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush are expected to attend, as well as Kenny Chesney.
Kenny was previously scheduled to play Sphere Las Vegas July 3-4, but cancelled those two performances, saying he realized the importance of spending time with family and friends.
According to a report by TheNew York Times, Taylor and Travis will hold an intimate gathering on Thursday, followed by a massive party on Friday.
Neither Taylor nor Travis have confirmed any of this, and the entire thing may be a ruse to throw people off.
Metallica on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ (ABC/Randy Holmes)
Metallica has announced the details for the eighth year of the band’s Metallica Scholars Initiative with their All Within My Hands charity foundation.
The program, which supports workforce education for community and technical college students, will distribute a grant of over $3.3 million to over 90 schools. The 2026 campaign also includes the first international Metallica Scholars partner, the Capital City College Group in the U.K.
“This thing started as a dream,” frontman James Hetfield says in a statement. “Now our program is changing lives. To expand our impact on a global scale and support even more students is so rewarding.”
He continues, “We’re so proud of all the Metallica Scholars who have come through it and all the ones who will participate in it. It’s humbling to know we’ve been part of the journey of thousands of trade professionals doing good, hard work in the world.”
