Sombr performs on ABC’s ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ (Disney/Randy Holmes)
Sombr welcomed Niall Horan onstage to perform the former One Direction member’s hit “Slow Hands” at his March 8 show in London, England. On Tuesday night, he had another boy band member join him onstage: Joe Jonas.
On sombr’s Instagram Story, you can see footage of the two performing “Cake By the Ocean,” Joe’s hit with his side project, DNCE, onstage at London’s O2 Academy. “Thank you Joe Jonas for coming out at tonight’s show,” sombr captioned the video. “What an amazing lad.” Joe also posted footage on his Instagram Story.
Sombr’s tour continues in Manchester, England, on March 12 and then wraps up March 16 in Dublin, Ireland. In April, the “back to friends” singer will play both weekends of Coachella.
As for Joe, he and Jonas Brothers are dropping their new live album, Friends From Your Hometown, on Friday.
In a statement, Violet says the sound of the album is influenced by the alternative scene of the ’80s and ’90s, mentioning artists and bands including PJ Harvey, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains and The Breeders.
“There’s something so powerful about that period of music, from the messaging to the visuals, it’s authentic and raw,” Violet says. “I’ve listened to that stuff since I was a kid.”
Violet is set to perform at Atlanta’s Shaky Knees festival in September.
Meanwhile, Violet’s dad will release a new album with Foo Fighters, Your Favorite Toy, on April 24.
Neil Young hit #1 on the Billboard 200 with his fourth studio album, Harvest. It spent two weeks at the top of the chart.
The album featured guest vocals by Young’s Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young bandmates, David Crosby, Graham Nash and Stephen Stills, along with Linda Ronstadt and James Taylor. It also featured the London Symphony Orchestra on two songs.
Songs on Harvest include “Heart of Gold,” which went to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and “Old Man,” which was a top-40 hit for Young.
In 2015 Harvest was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
Jennifer Lopez performs ‘The JLo Show’ at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas (Denise Truscello)
Jennifer Lopez’s The JLo Show residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas is now underway, and she says that it finds her in what she calls her “happy era.”
Speaking with ABC News’ Juju Chang in an interview that aired Wednesday on ABC’s Good Morning America, JLo said, “I’m in my happy era. I think for the first time in my life, I feel like I’m free. I am on my own. And it feels really good.”
She continued, “I didn’t really know what that felt like since I was in my early 20s. And even before that, you know, I’ve always had a boyfriend. There was always kind of, like, someone in my life and so many other things that I felt like were out of my control, and I just am at a point in my life … where I really trust myself.”
The residency is structured in four parts, and features the entertainer performing reimagined versions of her songs backed by a full orchestra. It also incorporates elements of Broadway, her first love as a performer.
“It’s a celebration,” Lopez said of the show. “That life is so precious. And, you know, even my kids going off to college now, it goes so quickly, and it’s like … you have to cherish and live every single moment.”
Ultimately, Lopez said she hopes audiences leave the show with a simple lesson.
“It’s definitely ‘Get up no matter what happens and dance again,'” she said. “Because you will … life kind of will throw things at you, but dance. Keep dancing, keep finding the joy in every moment, in every day. Because it’s there.”
The residency comes after the highly publicized 2024 breakup of Jennifer’s marriage to Ben Affleck, which she said forced her to slow down and focus on herself and her family.
“I had stop everything. And I took a year off. I canceled tours. I decided to just be home and sit in what had happened without running away from it. Through work, through another person, through anything. Just sit,” she said.
That process, she said, helped her learn something she once feared — being comfortable on her own.
Asked if she is currently dating anyone, she replied, “No. No, I’m not. God forbid. I don’t want to ruin anything. It’s so nice right now. I’m so happy. It’s the best. I just feel really good right now.”
Russell Dickerson’s ‘Worth Your Wild’ EP (Triple Tigers)
Thanks to Russell Dickerson’s devoted fanbase, he says picking the latest single from Famous Back Home wasn’t really that hard.
“It’s kind of a song the fans just kind of spoke for themselves,” he tells ABC Audio. “Like as soon as the album came out, obviously ‘Happen to Me’ was the biggest [according to consumption], but, like, if you look at the numbers behind it, it’s like ‘Worth Your Wild’ was, that was the standout for easy choice.”
Having had success with songs like “Yours” and “God Gave Me a Girl,” Russell has a history of favoring his more romantic tracks.
“[My wife] Kailey, she’s just like, ‘Bro, we get it, like, the love songs. Everybody knows you love me. Great.’ So I was like, ‘Alright. Fair enough,'” he adds. “So you know, we’ll just keep the pedal down, high energy, up tempo. … I want to play that song every night, you know? I look forward to it.”
Russell’s Worth Your Wild EP came out March 6, featuring the title track and three new tracks.
Bruce Springsteen on Jimmy Kimmel Live!/(Disney/Randy Holmes)
The Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music has an opening date.
The center, formerly known as the Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music, will open to the public on June 7 on the campus of New Jersey’s Monmouth University. Not only will the center house the Bruce Springsteen archives, but it will host exhibits, concerts, education initiatives and more, covering all aspects of American music.
“The Springsteen Center provides a home for Bruce Springsteen’s archives and places him in the greater story of American music,” said Robert Santelli, founding executive director. “Popular music is one of America’s most enduring and respected cultural resources and Bruce Springsteen is one of its most important artists.”
The Bruce Springsteen Center will be located in a new 32,000-square-foot building, which includes exhibition galleries, a theater, immersive interactive experiences and research archives.
“We are honored to host the Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music on our beautiful campus here at the Jersey Shore,” said Monmouth University President Patrick F. Leahy. “This center reminds us that music has always been one of the most powerful teachers in American life. We are proud to open this new destination to scholars, students, fans, and neighbors as a place where American music in all of its forms can be preserved, studied, and celebrated.”
The Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music is responsible for the annual American Music Honors. This year’s honorees include Patti Smith, The E Street Band, The Doors, Dionne Warwick and Dr. Dre. They will be held April 18 at the Pollak Theatre on the Monmouth University campus.
Rob Halford (L) and Ian Hill of Judas Priest perform on stage at North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre on October 18, 2025 in Chula Vista, California. (Photo by Daniel Knighton/Getty Images)
The new Judas Priest documentary, The Ballad of Judas Priest, is set to have its Canadian premiere at the 2026 Hot Docs Festival.
The film, co-directed by Sam Dunn and Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello, chronicles the band’s five-decade career. It includes interviews with the band and previously unpublished footage from their personal archives. It also boasts appearances from fellow rockers Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne, Jack Black and others.
The film had its world premiere in February at the Berlin International Film Festival, with Morello, Dunn and Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford in attendance. The first clip of the film was shared on YouTube ahead of the Berlin premiere.
“Heavy metal music is the music that made me love music,” Morello said at a Berlin press conference, “and Judas Priest are culturally really the creators of heavy metal, co-creators of it musically with Black Sabbath. But as far as a cultural force, creating a community that is metal, that is Judas Priest.”
The Hot Docs Festival will be held in Toronto April 23 to May 3. Information on tickets is available online at hotdocs.ca.
The most recent Muse album is 2022’s Will of the People, which spawned singles in “Won’t Stand Down,” “Kill or Be Killed,” “Compliance,” “You Make Me Feel Like It’s Halloween” and the title track.
Since then, Muse put out a new song, “Unravelling,” in 2025, along with a docuseries called With You dedicated to the band’s fans. They also hinted at upcoming new music earlier in the week with an image of binary code.
Muse will return to the live stage in July to perform at the Milwaukee Summerfest.
Mike Campbell of Mike Campbell and The Dirty Knobs joins Backberry Smoke onstage at Synovus Bank Amphitheater at Chastain Park on August 09, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by R. Diamond/Getty Images)
Mike Campbell and The Dirty Knobs are hitting the road this summer.
The Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist and his band have announced a 10-date tour that will kick off July 7 in Minneapolis. The tour will hit such cities as Chicago, Nashville and Pittsburgh before wrapping July 24 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
An artist presale for tickets begins Wednesday at 10 a.m. local time, with tickets going on sale to the general public Friday at 10 a.m. local time.
In addition to the new summer tour, Mike Campbell and The Dirty Knobs have one other show on their 2026 schedule. They will be a special guest at the Oct. 2 stop of Chris Stapleton’s All American Road Show in Bristow, Virginia.
The band released their most recent album, Vagabonds, Virgins & Misfits, in May 2024.
Benson Boone is one of the many stars appearing in Live Más LIVE: A Night at The Palladium, now streaming on Peacock. It’s a variety show highlighting Taco Bell’s new products, and Benson closes the night by doing one of his signature backflips while premiering the final new menu item: the Crème Brûlée Crunchwrap Slider. Other stars who appear include Doja Cat, Jason Sudeikis, Demi Lovato, Anderson .Paak and Ashley Park.
Chappell Roan has gone viral for a video showing her filming the paparazzi who are harassing her in Paris and accusing them of “disregarding my boundaries.” Now, another pop star known for outrageous outfits and makeup has weighed in: Boy George of ’80s hitmakers Culture Club. On X, he wrote, “It’s probably not helpful but I have been doing this fame thing for a while and you learn slowly and painfully that you don’t get a free pass once you turn yourself into a bird of paradise. … The trick is to own your fame. yes, it’s annoying at times but so is being ignored and told your [sic] a ‘has-been.'” He encourages Chappell not to say no to photo requests, adding, “Boundaries are boring. Break them with the magic of kindness!”
JENNIE is getting in on the “Dracula” trend that she helped start. The BLACKPINK member appears on the remix of “Dracula” by Tame Impala, and TikTok fans have been filming themselves lip-syncing to the verse, “Now I’m Mr. Charisma, f*****’ Pablo Escobar/ My friends are saying, “Shut up, Jennie, just get in the car/I just wanna be right where you are.” JENNIE, in Paris for Fashion Week, posted a video captioned, “Jumping on this trend” and lip-synced to the verse while wearing head-to-toe Chanel.
