There’s new music on the way from Reba McEntire, and the Country Music Hall of Famer’s delivering it in a new way.
Each month, she’ll unveil a new digital music capsule that pairs a new song with tracks from her catalog that match the same theme.
The first arrives Friday and is titled One Night in Tulsa, named for a new track she previewed at her April 9 show at her restaurant, Reba’s Place, in Atoka, Oklahoma. Her cover of “Tulsa Time,” her hit with Vince Gill, “Oklahoma Swing,” “Does the Wind Still Blow in Oklahoma” and “No U in Oklahoma” wrap up the collection.
There will also be new tailored playlists that highlight her half-century recording career, starting May 1 with The Making of Reba.
Meghan Trainor is seen leaving ‘LIVE with Kelly and Mark’ TV show on Nov. 17, 2025 in New York City. (Raymond Hall/GC Images)
After Ashley Tisdale made headlines with her essay about leaving her “toxic mom group,” fans suspected she was talking about a group that included several other celebrities, including Meghan Trainor. Now, Meghan’s giving her side of the story.
In an interview with US Weekly, Meghan says she accepts some of the responsibility for how Ashley felt. “I was a bad mom friend. I never went. They had so many events; they were awesome and always there for each other,” she says. “There was a group chat, but eventually they started a group chat without me because I wasn’t there … and that was totally fine. I didn’t feel bad.”
“The last time I saw them was like a year ago, and I brought them to dinner and paid for it because I was like, ‘I’m so sorry that I’m just not present,'” she continues. “And then that [story] popped up, and I was like, ‘What?!?’ I saw my face everywhere, and ‘wait a second, I’m not even there.'”
Meghan notes that it “felt so bad” for the other moms in the group who aren’t famous. And, she says, “I felt bad for Ashley, that she was ever that sad. I think it was just a lot of miscommunication and confusion. I don’t really know what happened, but I wish them all the best.”
And, Meghan says, “Ashley texted me, ‘I’m sorry, your name got dragged in.’ And I was like, ‘It’s all right, girl. The world’s a silly, crazy place, and they just want something to talk about.’”
But mother of three Meghan has advice for moms who are struggling.
“Always ask for help,” she says. “I can’t do it all. I wish I could, and I can’t.”
Jack White at 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Disney/Cristian Lopez)
Jack White made a new friend at Coachella: Timothée Chalamet.
The “Seven Nation Army” rocker posted a photo of himself hanging backstage at the festival alongside the Dune actor on Instagram.
“You can’t be mad when a young Bob Dylan time travels to come see your set,” White writes in the caption, referring to Chalamet’s Oscar-nominated performance as the folk icon in 2024’s A Complete Unknown.
“So nice hanging out with Mr. Chalamet in the desert, who did such an amazing job in A Complete Unknown,” White adds.
Perhaps White and Chalamet swapped stories about playing music legends in movies — White, of course, portrayed Elvis Presley in the 2007 film Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story.
Lead singer Michael Hutchence (back row, left) with INXS band members, clockwise from top right: Andrew Farriss, Tim Farriss, Garry Gary Beers, Kirk Pengilly, and Jon Farriss. (Photo by Lynn Goldsmith/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images)
INXS is set to receive a prestigious honor in their native Australia.
The band — brothers Andrew, Jon and Tim Farriss, Garry Beers, Kirk Pengilly and late frontman Michael Hutchence — is set to receive the Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music at the 2026 APRA Music Awards.
The press release announcing the honor notes, “INXS are not just part of Australia’s musical history — they helped write the global playbook.”
“INXS are truly one-of-a-kind,” Jenny Morris, chair of APRA, says. “From their compelling and timeless songwriting to their intoxicating performances, few bands have ever left people happily gasping for more the way INXS do.”
She adds, “Michael is as much of a presence in our lives today as the day we lost him, and of course the same goes for the band,” noting, “The legacy of INXS lives on. They remain as relevant as ever, continuing to inspire new generations and bring that unmistakable Aussie spirit to fans around the world.”
Formed in Sydney in 1977, INXS has sold over 75 million albums worldwide. Their breakthrough album, 1987’s Kick, peaked at #3 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart and produced four top-10 singles: “Need You Tonight,” “New Sensation,” “Never Tear Us Apart” and “Devil Inside.”
The 2026 APRA Music Awards will be held April 29 in Sydney.
Whiskey Jam Welcome Party + ACM Next Wave: Country’s Beach Bash (Academy of Country Music)
Keith Urban will headline ACM Next Wave: Country’s Beach Bash on Saturday, May 16, ahead of the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards on Sunday.
He joins the previously announced lineup of Tucker Wetmore, Dasha, Ashley Cooke, Flatland Cavalry and Braxton Keith, as well as 2026 Opry NextStage members Hudson Westbrook, Vincent Mason, Graham Barham, Tyler Braden, Emily Ann Roberts, Alexandra Kay and Willow Avalon.
Tickets are on sale now for the poolside show at Mandalay Bay Beach, in addition to the other ACM events in Las Vegas.
If you’re looking for a free show, you’ll want to check out the Whiskey Jam Welcome Party set for Thursday, May 14. The Band Perry, Avery Anna, Caroline Jones and Jenna Paulette will take the stage at Ole Red, with more talent to be announced.
The group will release their third EP, WILD, on Aug. 14. It’s the follow-up to their 2025 EP, BEAUTIFUL CHAOS.WILD is now available for preorder.
Presumably, the group’s new single, “PINKY UP,” will be included on the EP. They gave the song its live debut at Coachella on April 10, and will likely play it again Friday. They’re doing a live Q&A with their fans about “PINKY UP” and their new music on Weverse Thursday at 7 p.m. ET.
It’s notable that the group’s Instagram video announcing the new EP only included five members. Fans are still curious about the status of the group’s sixth member, Manon Bannerman, who took a hiatus for her mental health. Manon doesn’t appear in the “PINKY UP” video, either.
In addition to Coachella, KATSEYE are performing at New York’s Governors Ball in June, the Hinterland Music Festival in July and the 88 Rising Festival: Head In The Clouds in August.
Tyler Perry attends the 2025 BET Awards at Peacock Theater on June 09, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images)
Tyler Perry will be recognized at the 2026 Hollywood Unlocked Impact Awards. He will receive the Innovator Award, given “to an individual who has transformed a specific genre of the entertainment industry” and demonstrated “longevity and consistency in their field,” according to a press release.
Tyler is set to accept the honor at the ceremony on June 5 in Los Angeles. 2023 Icon Award recipient Babyface will return as musical director, while Tiffany Haddish will host for her fifth year despite previously stating that 2025 would be her last time leading the show.
The event will also feature special performances, an intimate dinner and an after-party. Proceeds will benefit the Hollywood Cares Foundation, which supports underserved youth in Black and Brown communities through leadership, civic engagement and personal development programs.
Taylor Momsen of The Pretty Reckless at 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Disney/Frank Micelotta)
The Pretty Reckless frontwoman Taylor Momsen was admitted to the hospital due to the spider bite she suffered while in Mexico City opening for AC/DC.
“Hospital today, show tomorrow, poisonous spiders are NO BUENO,” Momsen writes in an Instagram post published Tuesday alongside a photo of a rash covering her leg. “But the show must go on, see you tomorrow Mexico City!”
In an follow-up post Wednesday, Momsen writes, “Or I just spend the night in the hospital.”
“Thank you to the amazing doctors who, well, they know,” she says.
As previously reported, Momsen shared she was bitten by the spider on April 8, a day after opening for AC/DC in Mexico City. Oddly, it marked the second time Momsen was bitten by an animal while on tour with AC/DC after previously being bitten by a bat during a show in Spain.
The Pretty Reckless are set to play their third and final Mexico City show opening for AC/DC on Wednesday. They’re set to reunite with the “Back in Black” legends for a U.S. stadium tour launching in July.
In other Pretty Reckless news, the band is releasing a new song called “Love Me” on Friday. It will appear on their upcoming album, Dear God, due out June 26.
Dear God marks the follow-up to 2021’s Death By Rock and Roll. It includes the singles “For I Am Death” and “When I Wake Up.”
The Pretty Reckless will launch their own U.S. headlining tour in between the AC/DC dates in July.
Musician Bob Dylan performs onstage during the AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Michael Douglas at Sony Pictures Studios on June 11, 2009 in Culver City, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for AFI)
Bob Dylan has added some more dates to his 2026 North American tour.
The 84-year-old Rock & Roll Hall of Famer has added seven new shows to his schedule, beginning July 10 in Cincinnati, Ohio. The additions include stops in Pittsburgh; Philadelphia; Boston; Gilford, New Hampshire; and Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Jimmie Vaughan and Brittney Spencer will join Dylan as special guests on select dates.
Tickets for all new shows go on sale Friday
Dylan launched his latest North American tour on March 21 in Omaha, Nebraska, with dates confirmed through July 25 in Vienna, Virginia. His next show is Thursday in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
A complete list of dates can be found at BobDylan.com.
Taylor Swift and Dakota Johnson are see outside ‘Lovers Of Today’ on Oct. 2, 2016 in New York City. (Raymond Hall/GC Images)
Taylor Swift knows what it’s like to be one of the TIME100 most influential people in the world, having been named to the list in 2019. So it probably should not come as a surprise that she was tapped to write an essay celebrating one of the famous folks named to the list this year.
Dakota Johnson is included on the “artist” section of the list, along with actors like Claire Danes, Benico Del Toro, Jonathan Groff, Noah Wyle and Keke Palmer, and singers like Luke Combs and Noah Kahan. “Nearly 20 years into her fascinatingly varied and eclectic career, everyone is still getting to know Dakota. And it seems the more they learn, the more there is to fall in love with,” Taylor writes of her friend.
After wondering if, because of her “refreshing honesty,” Dakota simply “can’t lie,” Taylor goes on to write, “As her friend, I can vouch for her realness. … And maybe it’s true that she can’t lie. But I’ll tell you a few more things she can’t do.”
“She can’t stop asking people questions about their lives, endlessly curious about everyone else’s human experience. She can’t stop challenging herself, taking newer and bolder risks,” Taylor notes, adding that Dakota’s “unfailing truthfulness helps to shape her ever evolving storytelling into art that feels as real and timeless as she is.”
