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Vermont may have Stick Season, but that doesn’t mean it’s open season on signs — specifically, the sign marking the road in Strafford, Vermont, where Noah Kahan used to live.

In his song “The View Between the Villages,” Noah sings, “Past Alger Brook Road/ I’m over the bridge/ A minute from home/ But I feel so far from it.” On his Instagram Story Friday, Noah wrote, “I’ve been informed that Alger Brook Road sign in Stafford has been repeatedly stolen. It is total disrespect to the folks who live on that road and a headache for the town to deal with.”

He goes on say, “I hate that because I put the road name in a song that some people have taken that as an invitation to disrupt the lives of the hardworking and kind people who frequent it.”

Noah then offers to pay for any replacement signs, and asks the townspeople or the town’s board members to get in touch him or his mom. He adds, “I’m really sorry you’re dealing with this.”

“The Great Divide” singer concludes by reminding his fans “how deeply protective I am over my family’s privacy, and of the sanctuary of where I am from,” noting, “Please don’t disturb these places or people.”

Of course, Noah can’t go back home to deal with this, since he’s currently on his sold-out The Great Divide world tour. He played at Rogers Stadium in Toronto on Sunday and is set to play the Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Wednesday.

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The BET Awards 2026 returned Sunday night, honoring Black excellence across music, television, film and more.

T.I. kicked off the show fresh off the release of his final album, Kill the King. Host Druski then took the stage to revive his viral church skit and lay out the rules, including a 30-second speech limit.

Throughout the night, he also spoofed the BET Hip Hop Awards cypher, brought his Coulda Been Records auditions to the stage and shared a comedic moment with Martin Lawrence.

Leon Thomas took home best male R&B/pop artist, while Kehlani won best female R&B/pop artist after performing a stripped-down rendition of “Folded” alongside Jamie Foxx on piano and his daughter Anelise on guitar. Doechii and SZA accepted the BET Her Award, with Doechii teasing new music. Other winners included Clipse, whose Let God Sort Em Out earned album of the year, and Cardi B, who won best female hip hop artist.

Among the night’s special honors, music executive Sylvia Rhone received the Ultimate Icon Award following a speech by Kelly Rowland.

Teyana Taylor was presented the Icon of the Year by Janet Jackson. She hugged Janet, telling her, “There is no me without you,” before reflecting on her career, saying she had “worked my a** off” to be honored as an Icon.

The evening ended with a tribute to Living Legend Icon recipient Ms. Lauryn Hill, featuring The War and Treaty, SZA, Doechii, Tems, Doja Cat, Nas, Lizzo, Queen Latifah, Common and others. Lauryn then surprised the audience with performances of “Ex-Factor” and “Everything Is Everything,” and encouraged fellow Black artists not to “sell your gift short.”

Additional performances came from Don Toliver, RAYE, Cardi B, French Montana, Max B, Rick Ross, Tems, Baby Keem, KWN, Kenny Iko and Erica Campbell during the in memoriam, with Ari Lennox, George Clinton, Durand Bernarr, and BJ the Chicago Kid paying homage to D’Angelo.

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Collective Soul has announced the wide release of the band’s new album, Touch and Go. 

The “Shine” outfit’s 13th studio effort, which was previously released as an exclusive for the 2026 Record Store Day, will be available via your music listening outlet of choice on July 31.

In first detailing Touch and Go, Collective Soul described the record as being influenced by new wave music.

Touch and Go is the follow-up to 2024’s Here to Eternity. Here is the track list:

“Rainbow”
“Eye on You”
“Uh Oh”
“All My Days on Thru”
“Heavy Load”
“Fun”
“Again”
“Feel”
“Shooting for You”
“Love Your Way”

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BET has announced the artists who will come together for its all-star tribute performances during Sunday night’s BET Awards.

Helping honor Ms. Lauryn Hill, who will receive the Living Legend Icon Award, are Alexia Jayy, Common, Doechii, Doja Cat, Lizzo, Nas, Queen Latifah, Rapsody, selah, Tierra Whack, The War and Treaty, Zion Marley, YG Marley and more.

Ari Lennox, BJ the Chicago Kid, Durand Bernarr, George Clinton and RAYE will unite to pay tribute to the late D’Angelo, alongside his children.

Erica Campbell and Le’Andria Johnson will also take the stage during the in memoriam segment, which will be anchored by the music of late gospel star Richard Smallwood.

The BET Awards 2026 will air live on BET at 8 p.m. ET, with an encore presentation at  8 p.m. PT. 

The performance lineup also includes Baby Keem, Cardi B, Don Toliver, French Montana, Kehlani, Max B, Rick Ross, Tems, T.I. and more. Teyana Taylor will be honored as Icon of the Year, and Sylvia Rhone will receive the Ultimate Icon Award.

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After sharing photos of herself in her wedding gown at her marriage ceremony in Sicily, Dua Lipa is now giving fans a peek into her Italian honeymoon with her new husband, Callum Turner.

Dua posted a carousel of 20 photos, showing herself reading, taking a bath, eating cherries and gelato on the beach, sitting at a table with Callum, enjoying pasta with truffles, posing outside the Colosseum in Rome and watching a black-and-white film in a theater. She also posted many picturesque views of different locations, like a field of sunflowers and a beautiful sunset.

She captioned the carousel “Roadtripping,” adding an Italian flag emoji to indicate the pics were taken in Italy. Dua and the actor first got married May 31 at an intimate town hall ceremony in London, before tying the knot June 6 at a star-studded bash June 6 in Sicily.

In other Dua news, she’s teaming with a world-famous bookstore in Porto, Portugal, for a special project through her Service95 book club. Livraria Lello, which is so popular that you have to buy a ticket to go inside, will house a permanent exhibition called the Manifesto Library, featuring 100 books which, Dua says, “ask questions, or have been questioned.”

“Some have been banned by school districts for themes of race or sexuality,” she continues in a statement. “Others, written for LGBTQIA+ readers, have been restricted from display. In some cases, the author has paid for their words with their life.”

“You are invited to visit and decide for yourself what belongs on these shelves. Because sometimes the most subversive thing you can do is read a book and then talk about it.”

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Charli XCX promises she’s not a bad girl anymore. That’s what she sings in her new song and video, “Wink, Wink,” in which details all the naughty things she used to do. She swears she doesn’t do them anymore, but then adds, “Wink, wink,” indicating that she still, in fact, does do all those naughty things. The video underscores that point by showing her in numerous provocative outfits and poses.

Madonna has released a new single called “Read My Lips (FIFA World Cup 2026 version),” featuring Colombian singer Feid. The original version appears in Madonna’s short film Confessions II. This version is on the new 20-track “bonus edition” of the Official FIFA World Cup 26™ Album. Madonna has also teamed with Absolut Vodka to tease another new song called “Hot Sauce:” It’ll appear only on Confessions II: Icon Edition, via Apple Music.

“Love Me Not” singer Ravyn Lenae is out with a new song called “Saturday Night,” which is from her upcoming album Blue Island, due Aug. 7.  On Sept. 15, she’ll kick off a headlining North American tour in Sacramento, California.

After scoring a big hit with “Miles on It,” with country star Kane Brown, Marshmello has now teamed up with country star Kelsea Ballerini for a new track, “Another Drink.” Kelsea has previously duetted with pop stars like Noah Kahan, Halsey, LANY and The Chainsmokers.

After finding success with the song “Alone, Pt. II” in 2021, Ava Max has reteamed with Norwegian DJ Alan Walker for a super-dramatic new track called “Fate.” In a statement, Ava says, “I had such an incredible time writing from a place of realness and what I feel in this exact moment. It’s a lot more emotional to me when it’s about destiny.”

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The first time Parker McCollum and Lee Ann Womack turned his current hit, “Killin’ Me,” into a duet was on the 61st ACM Awards in May, the same night his self-titled record won album of the year. They’ve since gone into the studio to capture their collaboration, which is available now. 

“Sucker for a Sad Song” is the opening track of Little Big Town’s new album, It’s a Dying Art, which comes out Aug. 28. Featuring vocals from Ashley Monroe, both the recording and its music video are out now. 

You can check out Cody Johnson debuting his new radio single, “Horseback,” on Wednesday’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on YouTube. It’s from his sixth album, Banks of the Trinity, which is out now. 

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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers fans are getting a chance to hear new versions of two of his classic songs.

To mark the 50th anniversary of Petty’s iconic tracks “American Girl” and “Breakdown,” the Tom Petty estate has just released extended, newly mixed versions of the songs, both remixed from the original multitrack tapes in Hi-Res and Dolby Atmos.

Both songs are available now via digital outlets.

“American Girl” and “Breakdown” both appeared on Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers’ self-titled debut album, which was released in November 1976. “Breakdown” became Petty’s first top-40 hit, peaking at #40 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Although “American Girl” failed to chart in the U.S. when it was initially released, it went on to become one of Petty’s most popular songs and is often ranked as one of the best rock songs of all time. It’s also the last song Petty ever played live, during his September 2017 show at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. Petty died just over a week later on Oct. 2, 2017.

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Myles Smith’s “Mess” cleaned up on the charts in his native U.K.

The singer/songwriter from Luton, England, has debuted at #2 on Britain’s Official Albums Chart with his debut album My Mess, My Heart, My Life — right behind Olivia Rodrigo’s latest album, which is #1 for a second week. Myles’ album sold more copies than any other debut album so far this year.

The album features Myles’ two biggest hits, “Stargazing” and “Nice to Meet You,” plus most of his recent singles and brand-new songs, including one he co-wrote with his good friend Ed Sheeran.

On Instagram, Myles wrote, “This week has been one I’ll carry with me forever. To everyone who gave My Mess, My Heart, My Life a place in their life and helped us debut at Number 2 in the UK… thank you. I don’t think I’ll ever have the words for what that means. Also the biggest debut album of 2026, that’s pretty neat.”

“But as special as this week has been… I honestly think the best part is still to come,” he added, noting that next week, he’s starting his world tour. 

“These songs were never meant to live behind a screen. They were written to be shouted, cried, laughed and celebrated together in a room full of people who understand them,” he wrote. “If this album has meant anything to you, I promise these shows are where it all comes to life.”

“I’d love nothing more than to celebrate this album with you,” he added. “Let’s make these the biggest and most special shows we’ve ever played.”

In between headlining dates, Myles will also be opening a number of stadium shows for Ed.

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