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HIM frontman Ville Valo is open to getting the “Wings of a Butterfly” outfit back together.

The Finnish rockers broke up after a final show on New Year’s Eve 2017 in their home country, but Valo tells Metal Hammer he “would love to play with the lads again someday.”

“I miss those fellows. They are my brothers,” Valo says. “But there’s also beauty in the fact we didn’t strangle each other at the end, or start travelling in separate limos. So there is that to be said. I felt it was the right way to bury the corpse. HIM was and is my life. It was very hard to let go of that.”

Valo says he hasn’t “really been in touch with [his former bandmates] much,” but noted that they were “still good friends” when HIM ended.

“We’d just grown apart,” Valo says.

Valo has since launched a solo project called VV. The debut VV album, Neon Noir, was released in 2023.

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After taking home a special Grammy award for her songwriting, RAYE has now been named the recipient of a another special honor, this time at the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

The Grammys gave RAYE the Harry Belafonte Best Song for Social Change. On June 11, she’ll receive the Hal David Starlight Award at the Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Dinner in New York City. The award, which was created in 2004, honors “young songwriters who are making a significant impact in the music industry with their original songs.”

Past winners include Taylor Swift, Nick Jonas, Ed Sheeran, Jason Mraz, John Mayer, Rob Thomas, Gracie Abrams, Sara Bareilles and Alicia Keys.

Music legend Nile Rodgers, chairman of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, said in a statement that the “Where Is My Husband!” singer “writes from the deepest, most unguarded part of herself, and somehow makes the whole world feel seen in the process.”

He continued, “What makes her story so remarkable is that long before she was a superstar in her own right, she was already quietly shaping the sound of a generation” — referring to her past career as a writer for artists including Beyoncé, Ellie Goulding, Charli XCX and Little Mix.

Rodgers added, “This award doesn’t just shine a light on her talent — it illuminates a journey that has been extraordinary from the very beginning.”

Artists being inducted this year include Taylor Swift, Alanis Morissette, Kenny Loggins, and Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley of KISS.

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If you’re an Alan Jackson fan and an auto enthusiast, this is the ultimate: AJ’s giving away his personal 2013 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport convertible as part of a fundraiser.

You can also win a VIP trip to Last Call: One More for the Road — The Finale June 27 at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium. That’s especially significant since Alan’s star-studded final show sold out within a matter of hours. 

A dollar from each ticket’s already going to research for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, which played a part in his decision to come off the road. The new contest will benefit the CMT Research Foundation, as well.  

You can find all the info at alltroo.com. 

If you enter by June 5, you’ll be eligible to win two premium tickets, airfare, hotel and the car Alan drove for many years. After that, the sweepstakes continues through July 10, but only the Corvette is on the table. 

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Noah Kahan, JENNIE, Hilary Duff and Anderson .Paak have made the TIME100 list of the world’s most influential people of 2026, and each of them has been honored in an essay written by another celebrity.

Mumford & Sons’ Marcus Mumford penned Noah’s essay, writing, in part, “He’s generous, he’s respectful without sycophancy, and he’s f****** funny. There’s no gloss, and people love it. Noah is not the most glamorous person in the room. He’s the most honest. And that’s why so many of us have connected with him as an artist.”

In an essay about JENNIE, Gracie Abrams wrote, “The power that draws you into ‘Jennie the Artist’ when you’re watching her onscreen or as one of 100,000 people in a stadium — is identical to the power she carries when you find her in the corner of a party or run into her in a backstage hallway.”

Nicole Richie penned Hilary’s essay. “She is the girl we danced with in our bedrooms then and the woman we all want to have dinner with now,” Nicole wrote. “Grounded, glowing, and fully herself. Somehow mothering four children, leading a massive pop resurgence, and still making time for a fun night with her girlfriends for a glass of wine (or seven).”

Natasha Lyonne paid tribute to Anderson .Paak or, as she calls the Silk Sonic member, “Andy.” “Basking in Andy’s golden glow is a gift for anyone in his orbit. The song said to leave the door open … so, you know, pretty sound advice, turns out,” she writes. “Andy’s the whole constellation.”

The 2026 TIME100 will be celebrated at the TIME100 Summit and TIME100 Gala events, taking place April 22 and April 23, respectively, in New York City.

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Alexia Jayy, a member of Adam Levine’s team, won The Voice season 29 on Tuesday night, and now Adam has confirmed that he’s returning to the show for season 30.

He told People, “I will be back. I’m having so much fun doing it. Since I came back a few seasons ago it’s just been a blast and I’m super happy to keep it going as long as they’ll have me.” 

Season 30 will air this fall. The other coaches haven’t been revealed yet. Season 29 was positioned as The Voice: Battle of Champions, with past winning coaches Adam, Kelly Clarkson and John Legend all competing to have one of their team members take home the title.

Season 30 will mark Adam’s 19th on the show. An original coach, he stepped away from the show in May 2019, and then returned for season 27. He skipped season 28, then came back for this season.

As for Adam’s day job, he and Maroon 5 have a show in May in Puerto Rico, and then a run of concerts in the U.K. and Europe through June and July, including an appearance at BST Hyde Park in London with OneRepublic. Their most recent album, Love Is Like, came out last summer.

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Alexia Jayy, a member of Adam Levine’s team, won The Voice season 29 on Tuesday night, and now Adam has confirmed that he’s returning to the show for season 30.

He told People, “I will be back. I’m having so much fun doing it. Since I came back a few seasons ago it’s just been a blast and I’m super happy to keep it going as long as they’ll have me.” 

Season 30 will air this fall. The other coaches haven’t been revealed yet. Season 29 was positioned as The Voice: Battle of Champions, with past winning coaches Adam, Kelly Clarkson and John Legend all competing to have one of their team members take home the title.

Season 30 will mark Adam’s 19th on the show. An original coach, he stepped away from the show in May 2019, and then returned for season 27. He skipped season 28, then came back for this season.

As for Adam’s day job, he and Maroon 5 have a show in May in Puerto Rico, and then a run of concerts in the U.K. and Europe through June and July, including an appearance at BST Hyde Park in London with OneRepublic. Their most recent album, Love Is Like, came out last summer.

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Alexia Jayy, a member of Adam Levine’s team, won The Voice season 29 on Tuesday night, and now Adam has confirmed that he’s returning to the show for season 30.

He told People, “I will be back. I’m having so much fun doing it. Since I came back a few seasons ago it’s just been a blast and I’m super happy to keep it going as long as they’ll have me.” 

Season 30 will air this fall. The other coaches haven’t been revealed yet. Season 29 was positioned as The Voice: Battle of Champions, with past winning coaches Adam, Kelly Clarkson and John Legend all competing to have one of their team members take home the title.

Season 30 will mark Adam’s 19th on the show. An original coach, he stepped away from the show in May 2019, and then returned for season 27. He skipped season 28, then came back for this season.

As for Adam’s day job, he and Maroon 5 have a show in May in Puerto Rico, and then a run of concerts in the U.K. and Europe through June and July, including an appearance at BST Hyde Park in London with OneRepublic. Their most recent album, Love Is Like, came out last summer.

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Alexia Jayy, a member of Adam Levine’s team, won The Voice season 29 on Tuesday night, and now Adam has confirmed that he’s returning to the show for season 30.

He told People, “I will be back. I’m having so much fun doing it. Since I came back a few seasons ago it’s just been a blast and I’m super happy to keep it going as long as they’ll have me.” 

Season 30 will air this fall. The other coaches haven’t been revealed yet. Season 29 was positioned as The Voice: Battle of Champions, with past winning coaches Adam, Kelly Clarkson and John Legend all competing to have one of their team members take home the title.

Season 30 will mark Adam’s 19th on the show. An original coach, he stepped away from the show in May 2019, and then returned for season 27. He skipped season 28, then came back for this season.

As for Adam’s day job, he and Maroon 5 have a show in May in Puerto Rico, and then a run of concerts in the U.K. and Europe through June and July, including an appearance at BST Hyde Park in London with OneRepublic. Their most recent album, Love Is Like, came out last summer.

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“She’s So Gone,” but we know where she’s headed: Dasha’s set to perform her Main Street Country track Friday on The Kelly Clarkson Show. 

Dasha’s contribution to the new Disney covers EP comes from a 2011 TV movie. 

“I think ‘She’s So Gone’ is one of the most iconic songs to come out of Disney Channel,” the “Austin” hitmaker says. “I remember watching Lemonade Mouth for the first time and the whole movie had me plotting how I was going to reinvent myself before school the next day.”

“This track really captures that moment when women find themselves and boldly show the world who they are,” she continues. “I’m so excited to share this with a new generation and remind them that they can reinvent themselves and be exactly who they want to be.”

Check your local listings to see when The Kelly Clarkson Show airs in your area.

In the meantime, you can go behind-the-scenes as Dasha lays down her track for Main Street Country, which also includes contributions from Kane Brown and Katelyn Brown, Maddie & Tae, Breland and Restless Road.

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