Jack White has announced a new live album called Break It All Down!!!
The three-LP set was recorded in 2024 during the “Seven Nation Army” rocker’s U.S. pop-up tour, during which he played intimate shows across the country with little-to-no advance notice, as well as international dates.
The package also includes a poster, an instant-film photo and an embroidered patch.
Break It All Down!!! will be available exclusively through White’s Third Man Records Vault subscription program. To receive it, you’ll need to sign up for the Vault before April 30 at midnight CT.
The Masked Singer unveiled its latest surprise Wednesday when Stud Muffin was revealed to be Method Man.
Meth was eliminated following his rendition of Bell Biv DeVoe‘s “Poison” and a video that gave clues about his identity. Judges Robin Thicke and Ken Jeong were shocked by Meth’s disguise, while Rita Ora had predicted he was behind the Stud Muffin costume. “I knew it was you! Your voice is so distinct,” she said, “and you moved like a pro!”
Speaking of the experience, Method Man told Billboard, “I had fun with it. I’m always down to do something unexpected, and The Masked Singer let me just go out there and play. That’s what it’s about.”
Meth is set to perform at the Just A Little Music Festival: Smoker’s Edition in Albany on April 20, A Roots Picnic Experience: Class of ’95 on June 8 and will tour with Wu-Tang Clan this summer.
He’ll also be seen in the movie Shadow Force, coming out in May, and season 2 of Poker Face.
It’s official – Bruce Springsteen is releasing his long awaited follow-up to 1998’s box set Tracks.
The Boss just announced that Tracks II: The Lost Albums, featuring seven previously unheard Springsteen records, will be released June 27. The set will feature 83 songs, all of which were originally recorded between 1983 and 2018. Of those songs, 82 have never been released before and 74 have never been heard before.
“I often read about myself in the ’90s as having some sort of ‘lost’ period or something. Not really, really I was working the whole time,” Springsteen said in a video announcing the project. “During the pandemic, what I did for that period of time, I finished everything I had in my vault. So this is Tracks II. The Lost Albums are records that were full records, some of them even to the point of being mixed, and not released.”
And Springsteen is giving fans their first preview of the set with the release of “Rain in the River,” from the lost album Perfect World. It is available now via digital outlets. He also plans to release new singles and content each week at lostalbums.net.
Tracks II: The Lost Albums will be released digitally, and as limited-edition 9-LP and 7-CD sets. The physical copies come with packaging for each previously unreleased record, along with a 100-page hardcover book with rare archival photos, liner notes, a personal introduction from Springsteen and more.
In addition, Springsteen will release Lost and Found: Selections from The Lost Albums, featuring 20 songs from the collection, as a single CD and 2-LP set.
Wicked co-stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo traded their signature pink and green ensembles for plain black on Wednesday, as they appeared at CinemaCon in Las Vegas to debut footage from the second installment of the film, Wicked: For Good.
According to Variety, Ariana told the CinemaCon attendees — who are movie theater owners — “It’s been quite a year since we joined you here last time, and we cannot thank you enough for all of your support.” Fellow Oscar nominee Cynthia added, “And we get to do it all again.”
Peoplequotes Cynthia as telling the crowd that she and Ariana already have their “tissues packed” for their next promo tour for the new film, but promised “less waterworks this time.”
Deadline reports that attendees “went nuts” for the first look at the Jon M. Chu film, which showed Cynthia’s Elphaba fully in control of her powers and waging a war against Jeff Goldblum‘s Wizard, while Ariana’s Glinda, back in the Emerald City, is still looking out for her estranged school friend.
“Elphaba, I know you’re out there,” says Glinda at one point in the trailer. In another, she warns, “Elphaba, they’re coming for you. Think about what we can do together.” “This is about the Wizard and I!” Elphaba exclaims, and skywrites, “Our Wizard Lies” with her broom.
In addition, the trailer introduces Dorothy, the Cowardly Lion, the Tin Man and the Scarecrow, who are ordered by the Wizard, “Bring me the broom of the Wicked Witch of the West!!” The footage ends with Elphaba flying off and declaring, “I’m off to see the Wizard!”
The trailer also showcased two fan-favorite songs: “For Good” and “No Good Deed.”
Even though he’s a busy country star, Justin Moore‘s also a hands-on dad to three daughters and a son, ranging in age from 15 to 7. And just like his new single says, he feels like “Time’s Ticking.”
“No doubt about it. … We always tell the kids, we wish we could just put a hat on you so where you stop growin’,” he muses. “But I hate it. I really do.”
“We’re fortunate now that when we go on the road, we can really kind of shape our touring to fit the kids’ schedule and all that,” he adds. “But it sucks. There’s no other way around it. FaceTimin’s great but it ain’t the real deal.”
Moore says he’s tried to make the most of his time with his kids, thanks to the advice of his kinfolk.
“It goes by in a hurry. You know, parents or grandparents or aunts, uncles, they tell you, ‘You’ll look up and you’ll have a teenager,’ or, ‘You’ll look up and, you know, they’ll be going to college,’” he says. “And it’s wild for sure.”
“Time’s Ticking” is the follow-up to to Justin’s 13th #1, “This Is My Dirt,” which is also the title track of his latest album.
Bruce Springsteenandthe E Street Band guitarist Nils Lofgren is giving fans a chance to own some of his personal equipment. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer is now selling signed guitars, amps, foot peddles and other items on Reverb.
Lofgren revealed on Instagram that the Official Nils Lofgren Reverb Shop now has 50 new items available. He’s used all the gear on tour and in the studio, not only with the E Street Band, but also when backing Neil Young in Crazy Horse and in his solo work.
“Over the last decades, in the studios and on stage, these are great pieces that have served me well,” he shared.
Lofgren is getting ready to break out his equipment once again. Bruce and the E Street Band are set to kick off a U.K. and European tour on May 14 in Manchester, England. A complete list of dates can be found at BruceSpringsteen.com.
“Do you feel the same” about a song that hit #1 in 1989? Susanna Hoffs does. She’s just released a new version of “Eternal Flame,” her song with the Bangles.
Susanna co-wrote the song with hitmakers Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly. It appeared on the Bangles’ third album, Everything, and was their second #1 single.
“I was inspired to sing it again!” says Susanna in a statement. “As I stood before the microphone, I fought back tears of gratitude — for the opportunity to sing a song I have loved and cherished my entire adult life. We’ve grown up together!”
“I’ve been touched time and again by stories from friends and strangers alike who’ve expressed how much ‘Eternal Flame’ has meant to them, whether the song played as they walked down the aisle at their wedding, or brought consolation,” she continues.
“I still wake up each morning, motivated to sing, to write, to make art, and to find ways to connect. I’m still that same girl with that same emotion — older, and hopefully wiser.”
The new version is a bit more stripped-down and organic than the ’80s version, but it does include strings. Susanna will release yet another version of the track on April 9, recorded with the chamber music ensemble yMusic.
On the other side of the musical spectrum, Susanna performed at a benefit concert at New York’s Carnegie Hall on March 26, which was a tribute to Rock & Roll Hall of Famer and punk poetess Patti Smith.
Susanna’s most recent album is 2024’s The Lost Record. Her 2023 music biz-inspired debut novel, This Bird Has Flown, has been acquired for a movie adaptation.
Cardi B fans have long been awaiting her sophomore album, one she says she’s pretty confident in.
She teased the project while on a recent X Spaces, noting, “The features on my album are really good.”
“I’m working with artists, some that I have worked [with] before and some that I haven’t worked [with] before,” she continued, adding her new collaborations will likely surprise listeners.
“And it’s such a vibe. I could tell you this – I’m 100 percent confident with this album,” Cardi B said. “I just don’t think what I got is out there. That’s all I’mma say.”
Cardi released her debut, Invasion of Privacy, in 2018, later winning best rap album at the 2019 Grammy Awards. She has since blessed fans with singles including “Enough,” “Like What (Freestyle)” and “Toot It Up” with Pardison Fontaine, also jumping on songs with Latto, Kay Flock and Rob49.
Cardi has been open about the road to releasing the second album, attributing the delay to anxiety, being a mother, dating and lack of confidence.
In the meantime, she’s announced her fashion and beauty brands are on the way. She’s teaming with Revolve Brand for the new venture.
My Chemical Romance has shared a new teaser video relating to their upcoming summer tour, during which they’ll be playing their 2006 opus The Black Parade in full.
The latest clip, titled “Feast,” shows two soldiers feeding a dog fancy food. The same characters can be seen in the previous tour teaser videos, titled “Opera” and “Long Live.”
Along with “Feast,” which is streaming now on YouTube, MCR has announced that additional tickets to their tour, which has long been sold out, will go on sale Friday at 1 p.m. ET.
The tour launches in July. Depending on the date, openers include Evanescence, Violent Femmes, Wallows, Garbage, Death Cab for Cutie, Alice Cooper, Pixies, 100 gecs, Devo, IDLES and Thursday.
Dua Lipa, currently on her Radical Optimism tour, is continuing her tradition of paying tribute to the country in which she’s performing by singing a song by an artist from that country. At her April 2 show in Auckland, New Zealand, she performed “Royals” by New Zealand’s Lorde. You can find fan-shot video of the performance online. While performing in Australia, Dua was joined by Aussies Troye Sivan and Vance Joy on different nights.
It wasn’t Take Our Daughters to Work Day, but on Wednesday Kelly Clarkson‘s daughter, River Rose, showed up on her talk show set and promptly tried to run things. While shadowing showrunner Alex Dudas, River, 10, ran around with a headset and a clipboard, and cued Kelly when it was time to take a break. “I got a leader — she’s gonna rule the world one day, y’all!” said Kelly.
Ariana Grande is offering a variety of different digital versions of her new eternal sunshine deluxe: brighter days ahead album. You can download an a cappella version of the album, an instrumental version of the album and a version with different cover artwork from her website.
After collaborating with Noah Kahan and Myles Smith over the past year, James Bay has teamed up with Sheryl Crow. The two artists will release a new collab, “You and Me Time,” on April 16.
Halsey‘s video for “Without Me” has hit 1 billion views — the third video featuring her as a lead artist, collaborator or featured artist to reach that milestone. Meanwhile, The Weeknd just landed his sixth Billion Views Club entry with the clip for his 2018 track “Call Out My Name.”
