Music notes: Dua Lipa, John Mayer and more

Music notes: Dua Lipa, John Mayer and more
Music notes: Dua Lipa, John Mayer and more

Dua Lipa and Callum Turner, who tied the knot in London on May 31, are rumored to having their big wedding party in Palermo, Sicily, and it appears the rumors are true: The newlyweds were seen out and about Thursday in Palermo, as per People. Plus, Dua’s sister, Rina Lipa, and her dad, Dukagjin Lipa, were also photographed at the Palermo Airport. The couple is rumored to be hosting the three-day event at a villa near Palermo.

John Mayer has shared his guitar skills with country superstar Lainey Wilson. Lainey’s new single, “Phone, Keys, Wallet,” features guitar by John and was recorded at his Chaplin Studios in LA. John’s far from the first non-country star Lainey’s collaborated with. She’s duetted with Myles Smith and Miley Cyrus, and has also sung with Aerosmith, The Black Crowes and Yungblud.

Who is Ariana Grande wearing on her upcoming Eternal Sunshine tour? On her Instagram Story, she thanked designer Christian Louboutin and stylist Law Roach for “filling my tour closet to the brim with the most beautiful custom creations,” adding, “i am so honored & i cannot wait to spend the next few months living in them!” The tour starts on Saturday.

Selena Gomez fans are seeing red. The star posted several photos of herself in London shooting the new season of Only Murders in the Building, and in some of them she’s sporting a curly red hairdo. It’s not clear if it’s a wig, or if she really dyed her hair that color. 

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Cardi B responds to Latto’s explanation of ‘Gimme Dat’ diss track

Cardi B responds to Latto’s explanation of ‘Gimme Dat’ diss track
Cardi B responds to Latto’s explanation of ‘Gimme Dat’ diss track
Cardi B arrives at the 2025 ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Awards at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills on June 08, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Cardi B is reacting to Latto’s explanation of why she dissed her on the song “Gimme Dat.” Taking to X Thursday, Cardi said she understands why Latto was upset with her.

“I truly understand how you feel…and that’s exactly why I chose to apologize publicly because the disrespect became public,” Cardi wrote, before explaining her mindset when she negatively reference Latto during a phone call that was later leaked.

“When the call came out I was eight months pregnant, had just released my album, and was extremely overwhelmed and emotional. Thats not to excuse what I said but to let you know where I was in my head. I genuinely felt bad about what happened,” she said. “On that call I didn’t even mean to call you that, I didn’t mean any harm.. There’s a difference in what I said vs what I meant.”

In the call ranting about Ice Spice’s diss track, Cardi said, “Y’all think I’m f****** p**** a** Latto?” In her post, she acknowledges that she “let my mouth get the best of me.”

Cardi also shared that she made several attempts to reach out afterward.

“I always wanted to make it right but making it right looks different for the both of us,” she wrote. “I wanted to connect with you but you wanted to address it on your album.”

The post follows an interview in which Latto said her emotions were heightened because she had rushed early in her pregnancy to record her verse for the “ErrTime” remix to help with Cardi’s first-week sales. She said she considered Cardi a friend and mentioned Cardi apologized on social media rather than text. Still, she says she’s open to having a conversation.

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Cher and her iconic hairstyle star in new short film for Garnier

Cher and her iconic hairstyle star in new short film for Garnier
Cher and her iconic hairstyle star in new short film for Garnier
Cher and Xochitl Gomez (Courtesy of Garnier USA)

Cher has rocked many looks over the years, but one thing that most people identify with her is her long, glossy, straight hair — the style has even been called “Cher Hair.” That’s why she’s teamed up with Garnier for a campaign for a new product called Fructis Diamond Sleek Spray.

Cher stars in a short film alongside young actress Xochitl Gomez, the Dancing with the Stars winner who played America Chavez in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. The film finds Xochitl, who’s wearing a Cher T-shirt, removing her skateboard helmet and declaring that her hair looks bad.

As she enters a club where Cher is scheduled to appear, she runs into the icon herself. “Hey babe,” says Cher. “You’re an uncut gem. All you need is polish. I’m here to help you.” She gives her a bottle of Diamond Sleek Spray and sends her into the bathroom to redo her ‘do.

With her newly sleek hair, a smiling Xochitl poses in the mirror. “I like your T-shirt, but I’m not crazy about the girl,” Cher tells her. She snaps her fingers and Xochitl is suddenly wearing a white, Cher-like outfit with fringe and sparkles.

Cher wrote on Instagram of the product, “I’ve lived my life with very few rules…. But one rule that’s always worked for me is that sleek hair can ALWAYS make a girl shine.”

She noted in a statement, “Sleek hair has always been part of my look, and I’ve never believed in keeping a good secret.”

As part of the campaign, Garnier is also teaming with Cher’s gelato brand, Cherlato, for a pop-up in LA, where fans will be able to sample a limited-edition Garnier x Cherlato flavor.

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Warren Haynes reimagines Grateful Dead’s ‘Shakedown Street’ for upcoming album, ‘Dreams & Songs’

Warren Haynes reimagines Grateful Dead’s ‘Shakedown Street’ for upcoming album, ‘Dreams & Songs’
Warren Haynes reimagines Grateful Dead’s ‘Shakedown Street’ for upcoming album, ‘Dreams & Songs’
Warren Haynes ‘Shakedown Street’ (Evil Teen Records)

Warren Haynes takes on a Grateful Dead classic in the latest preview of his upcoming symphonic album, Dreams & Songs.

The Gov’t Mule frontman has released a cover of The Dead’s “Shakedown Street,” recorded at his 2019 Dreams & Songs symphonic show in his hometown of Asheville, North Carolina. For the show he was backed by the 64-piece Asheville Symphony Orchestra, as well as Oteil Burbridge, John Medeski, Jeff Sipe and Greg Osby.

“‘Shakedown Street’ is a really powerful orchestrated arrangement that enhances the power of the original, which I played and sang a ton of times with those guys through the years, especially with Phil Lesh and Friends, but with The Dead as well,” Haynes says. “It’s a very danceable song. A lot of people just focus on the groove and get lost in the rhythmic quality of it. The orchestra forces you to pay attention to it in a different way. It’s very dark and powerful and, I think, very effective.”

Details on when Dreams & Songs will be released will be revealed at a later date.

Haynes will once again perform with an orchestra next year when he brings his Dreams & Songs Symphonic Experience to Nashville on March 11 and 12. Tickets are on sale now.

Below is the track list for Dreams & Songs:
“Dreams and Songs (Part One)”
“Dreams”
“Banks of the Deep End”
“Spots of Time”
“Broken Promised Land”
“Thorazine Shuffle”
“Makes No Difference”
“Terrapin Station”
“Raven Black Night”
“Just Another Rider”
“Black Peter”
“Instrumental Illness”
“One”
“Shakedown Street”
“Whipping Post”
“Dreams and Songs (Reprise)”

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Why Pink’s opening number at the Tonys might have a hint of ‘The Greatest Showman’

Why Pink’s opening number at the Tonys might have a hint of ‘The Greatest Showman’
Why Pink’s opening number at the Tonys might have a hint of ‘The Greatest Showman’
Pink performs on ABC’s ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ in 2023 (Disney/Randy Holmes)

When host Pink takes the stage to perform her opening number at the Tony Awards on Sunday, it might remind you of The Greatest Showman. Or maybe Dear Evan Hansen. Or maybe La La Land.

That’s because, as Pink tells Playbill, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, the duo who wrote the songs for all those projects, have written her opening number for her.

“They did me a solid by doing this opening with me,” Pink said, adding that Neil Patrick Harris, who has hosted the Tonys numerous times, has been “totally supportive” and has given her “a lot of great advice.”

Pink, Benj and Justin go back to at least 2018, when she recorded a version of “A Million Dreams” for the album The Greatest Showman: Reimagined. Her daughter, Willow Sage Heart, now 15, also sang on the album.

Pink also reveals that there will be “up to 170 people” onstage with her during the number, joking, “Because I’m not enough.” She adds that she “gets to be ridiculous and make fun of myself right away, which was my one rule.”

The Tony Awards air live on CBS Sunday night.

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Sally, when the guests run out: Role Model won’t keep doing viral stage gimmick

Sally, when the guests run out: Role Model won’t keep doing viral stage gimmick
Sally, when the guests run out: Role Model won’t keep doing viral stage gimmick
Role Model performs during MoMA’s Party In The Garden 2025 at Museum of Modern Art on June 03, 2025 in New York City. (Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for MoMA)

Role Model is gearing up for a new album, and as such, he says he won’t be continuing his signature live performance gimmick: bringing up a guest to dance with him each night during his breakthrough hit “Sally, When the Wine Runs Out.”

The gimmick went viral as Role Model brought up everyone from Natalie Portman and Charli XCX to Olivia Rodrigo, Kate Hudson and Hilary Duff to dance with him. But speaking to Rolling Stone, he says, “I have no plans to keep that going. I think it’s good to know when to end a bit.”

Plus, Role Model thinks that his new album, Chuck Timely & The Hourglass, is strong enough that he doesn’t have to rely on a schtick to get his crowds excited.

“If this album wasn’t good, I’d be like, ‘Yeah, we should probably keep the Sally bit going, I gotta sell tickets,'” he says. “But I feel very good about this record, and I don’t think people will even give a s*** [if I don’t do it], to be honest.”

Role Model notes that he decided in February to stop doing it, because he says that if he kept it going, “It’s just gonna die out and be this sad thing.”

“It was just a happy accident, and I’m really grateful for it,” he adds. “But I’m not gonna be defined by being the dude who brings out Sallys at his shows.”

Chuck Timely & The Hourglass is due Aug. 7. Rolling Stone says the album “explores [Role Model’s] journey after a very public break-up with Emma Chamberlain,” the influencer and YouTube star.

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The Rolling Stones collaborate with FIFA for new ‘Foreign Tongues’ variants

The Rolling Stones collaborate with FIFA for new ‘Foreign Tongues’ variants
The Rolling Stones collaborate with FIFA for new ‘Foreign Tongues’ variants
The Rolling Stones’ ‘Foreign Tongues’ (Capitol Records)

The Rolling Stones have announced a new collaboration with FIFA to coincide with the upcoming World Cup tournament.

The Rolling Stones x FIFA – Foreign Tongues collab is made up of limited-edition vinyl variants of their upcoming album, Foreign Tongues.

The variants are the Host Nation Edition, featuring artwork inspired by the colors, iconography and cultural identity of host countries, the U.S., Mexico and Canada; the FIFA World Cup 2026 Edition, which celebrates the tournament with multi-colored artwork that surrounds the band’s iconic tongue and lips logo; and the Winners’ Circle Edition, which reimagines the logo inspired by the World Cup trophy and highlights past winners.

All three variants are available for preorder now.

The Rolling Stones are also one of the many artists appearing on the FIFA World Cup 2026 Official Album. The album features 18 tracks, with The Stones contributing a remix of the Foreign Tongues single “In the Stars.”

Foreign Tongues, The Stones’ first album since 2024’s Hackney Diamonds, drops July 10.

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Black Label Society sets chart record with ‘Name in Blood’

Black Label Society sets chart record with ‘Name in Blood’
Black Label Society sets chart record with ‘Name in Blood’
Zakk Wylde of Black Label Society performs at Sweden Rock Festival on June 03, 2026 in Norje, Sweden. (Anne-Marie Forker/Getty Images)

After offering fans limited-edition CDs of her new Toy Story 5 song, Taylor Swift has put some vinyl versions up for sale — with a twist.

Instead of the usual 7-inch vinyls, there are two 10-inch vinyls available to order now. One of them is pressed in the star shape of Toy Story 5 character Jessie’s sheriff’s badge. Taylor’s Toy Story 5 song “I Knew It, I Knew You” was inspired by Jessie’s journey in the film.

The other vinyl is decorated to look like Jessie’s red cowboy hat. Both vinyls picture the Toy Story 5 logo on the flip side, along with an instrumental version of the song.

These so-called “collector’s edition” vinyls are only available until Friday at 1:59 p.m. ET or while supplies last. They’ll ship on or around June 19, but you won’t have to wait to hear the song: it arrives on digital platforms on Friday.

When she announced the song, Taylor wrote on Instagram, “I’ve always dreamed of getting to write for these characters who I’ve adored since I was a 5 year old kid watching the first Toy Story movie.”

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Ms. Lauryn Hill to receive Living Legend Icon Award at BET Awards 2026

Ms. Lauryn Hill to receive Living Legend Icon Award at BET Awards 2026
Ms. Lauryn Hill to receive Living Legend Icon Award at BET Awards 2026
Lauryn Hill performs onstage during the 68th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 01, 2026, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

The Living Legend Icon Award will go to Ms. Lauryn Hill when the BET Awards return June 28.

She’s been named the recipient of the honor, which recognizes “artists and creators whose body of work has remained essential not because the culture held on to them, but because they never stopped holding on to it,” according to a press release.

“Ms. Lauryn Hill is the very definition of a living legend,” BET’s Connie Orlando said in a statement. “Across every era, she has never chased the moment; she has shaped it. Her artistry redefined what was possible in our music and gave a generation permission to be fearless, spiritual, and free. Her influence is woven into the fabric of the culture, and it is a profound honor to celebrate her legacy on Culture’s Biggest Night.”

The BET Awards will take place June 28 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, with Druski hosting. It will air live at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT and reair at 8 p.m. PT. 

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Thomas Rhett and HARDY will help Luke Bryan Crash My Playa in 2027

Thomas Rhett and HARDY will help Luke Bryan Crash My Playa in 2027
Thomas Rhett and HARDY will help Luke Bryan Crash My Playa in 2027
Luke Bryan’s Crash My Playa 2027 (100X Hospitality)

Thomas Rhett and HARDY lead the lineup for Luke Bryan’s 12th annual Crash My Playa Caribbean getaway Jan. 13-16, 2027, at Mexico’s Moon Palace Cancun. 

Brothers Osborne, Gavin Adcock, Brett Young, Avery Anna, Drew Baldridge, Emily Ann Roberts, Lanie Gardner and DJ Rock will also be on hand, along with Dustin Lynch, who’ll be back to lead his popular pool party. 

“There is no time like Playa time!” Luke says. “It’s truly the best way to start off the year and this is year 12, which is unbelievable. It is such a fun environment for me and my artist friends to spend time in front of an energetic crowd. Thankful for all who show up.”

Presales start June 9, before packages open to the public on June 11. 

You can find out more at CrashMyPlaya.com

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