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Travis Barker was a surprise performer during the first weekend of Coachella 2026.

The blink-182 drummer joined rap duo Clipse onstage during their set on Sunday.

Barker previously played Coachella in 2023 with blink-182, which marked the band’s first concert with Tom DeLonge back since 2014.

Other surprise guests who showed up during Coachella’s first weekend included Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins and former Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth, who showed up for sombr and Teddy Swims’ sets, respectively. Jack White was also a last-minute addition to the lineup. 

The second weekend of Coachella takes place April 17-19. Like the first weekend, it will stream live on YouTube.

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The “Cold Beer & Country Music” will keep flowing for Zach Top, as he extends his so-named tour throughout the summer.  

The 14 new dates include stops at Orange Beach, Alabama’s The Wharf Amphitheater, Boise’s ExtraMile Arena and Pittsburgh’s PPG Paints Arena.

Marcus King Band, Lukas Nelson, Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives, Jake Worthington, Cole Goodwin and Wyatt McCubbin will join him at different points during the run. 

Presales for the new dates on the Cold Beer & Country Music Tour start Wednesday, before tickets become available to the public on Friday. 

The “South of Sanity” hitmaker has five nominations at May’s ACM Awards, before he hits the stage for CMA Fest at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium in June. On April 24 he plays Lubbock with George Strait, with more stadium dates coming up in August and September with Chris Stapleton.

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The “Cold Beer & Country Music” will keep flowing for Zach Top, as he extends his so-named tour throughout the summer.  

The 14 new dates include stops at Orange Beach, Alabama’s The Wharf Amphitheater, Boise’s ExtraMile Arena and Pittsburgh’s PPG Paints Arena.

Marcus King Band, Lukas Nelson, Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives, Jake Worthington, Cole Goodwin and Wyatt McCubbin will join him at different points during the run. 

Presales for the new dates on the Cold Beer & Country Music Tour start Wednesday, before tickets become available to the public on Friday. 

The “South of Sanity” hitmaker has five nominations at May’s ACM Awards, before he hits the stage for CMA Fest at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium in June. On April 24 he plays Lubbock with George Strait, with more stadium dates coming up in August and September with Chris Stapleton.

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“Snap Yo Fingers” and get ready to learn a little more about Lil Jon. He’s telling his life story in an upcoming memoir titled I Only Shout So You Can Hear Me, set to arrive on Oct. 20 via Black Privilege Publishing, an imprint of Atria Books/Simon & Schuster.

In the memoir, Lil Jon, born Jonathan Smith, discusses his rise as a pioneer of hip-hop’s crunk movement who helped bring Southern rap into the mainstream, starting with his first DJ job at the New York Sound Factory in Atlanta. He reflects on his work with Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz and his collaborations with Usher, Pitbull, Ice Cube, Ciara, Too $hort, the Ying Yang Twins and more. Jon also opens up about deeply personal moments, including shocking family revelations, his commitment to meditation, healthy eating, mindfulness, herbalism and Islam, as well as the passing of his son, Nathan “DJ Slade” Smith, who died from accidental drowning in February, according to a release.

“I’ve worked on a lot of different projects over the years, but this one right here made me dig deep and turn inward,” Lil Jon says in a statement. “Y’all have heard my voice for over three decades, but here’s a chance to read what I really have to say about it all, and catch a glimpse into the innermost circles of both my professional and personal worlds.”

“I’ve been blessed to amass enormous wins, but with that I’ve also had to endure immense hardships and painful losses privately and publicly … and I’m finally ready to share that with you all,” he continues. “This ride ain’t been an easy one, but who ever said chasin’ your dreams was easy?” 

Jon dropped a mindfulness-focused book, Manifest Abundance: Affirmations for Personal Growth, in 2024.

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“Snap Yo Fingers” and get ready to learn a little more about Lil Jon. He’s telling his life story in an upcoming memoir titled I Only Shout So You Can Hear Me, set to arrive on Oct. 20 via Black Privilege Publishing, an imprint of Atria Books/Simon & Schuster.

In the memoir, Lil Jon, born Jonathan Smith, discusses his rise as a pioneer of hip-hop’s crunk movement who helped bring Southern rap into the mainstream, starting with his first DJ job at the New York Sound Factory in Atlanta. He reflects on his work with Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz and his collaborations with Usher, Pitbull, Ice Cube, Ciara, Too $hort, the Ying Yang Twins and more. Jon also opens up about deeply personal moments, including shocking family revelations, his commitment to meditation, healthy eating, mindfulness, herbalism and Islam, as well as the passing of his son, Nathan “DJ Slade” Smith, who died from accidental drowning in February, according to a release.

“I’ve worked on a lot of different projects over the years, but this one right here made me dig deep and turn inward,” Lil Jon says in a statement. “Y’all have heard my voice for over three decades, but here’s a chance to read what I really have to say about it all, and catch a glimpse into the innermost circles of both my professional and personal worlds.”

“I’ve been blessed to amass enormous wins, but with that I’ve also had to endure immense hardships and painful losses privately and publicly … and I’m finally ready to share that with you all,” he continues. “This ride ain’t been an easy one, but who ever said chasin’ your dreams was easy?” 

Jon dropped a mindfulness-focused book, Manifest Abundance: Affirmations for Personal Growth, in 2024.

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No more Mr. Nice Guy, say hello to Mr. Grunge Guy.

Alice Cooper performed a cover of the Nirvana classic “Smells Like Teen Spirit” during his Coopstock benefit concert, which took place Saturday in Mesa, Arizona.

You can watch footage of the rendition via Cooper’s Instagram Story.

Coopstock raises money for Cooper’s Solid Rock Teen Centers, which are located throughout Arizona.

Cooper launches a U.S. tour Tuesday in San Antonio. The trek will feature new guitarist Anna Cara, who is filling in for Nita Strauss while she’s on maternity leave.

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No more Mr. Nice Guy, say hello to Mr. Grunge Guy.

Alice Cooper performed a cover of the Nirvana classic “Smells Like Teen Spirit” during his Coopstock benefit concert, which took place Saturday in Mesa, Arizona.

You can watch footage of the rendition via Cooper’s Instagram Story.

Coopstock raises money for Cooper’s Solid Rock Teen Centers, which are located throughout Arizona.

Cooper launches a U.S. tour Tuesday in San Antonio. The trek will feature new guitarist Anna Cara, who is filling in for Nita Strauss while she’s on maternity leave.

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“This is gonna blow people’s minds,” predicts James Cameron in the new trailer for Billie Eilish’s concert film, HIT ME HARD AND SOFT: THE TOUR (LIVE IN 3D).

In the latest trailer for the film, which was co-directed by Cameron and Eilish, the two discuss the singer’s “creative vision” while determining where they can put the 3D cameras to capture her live concert. There’s plenty of footage from the show, soundtracked to “Bad Guy,” as well as behind-the-scenes footage of Eilish getting ready for a show.

“I just feel like I’m going to hang out with my friends,” she says while describing a show day. Eilish also shows off cuts and bruises she sustains by going down into the audience to slap and shake hands with her fans.

“I want to be the artist that I would wanna be a fan of,” she explains. In another scene, she tells Cameron, “I want to feel like it’s me and them.”

We also get additional footage of Eilish’s “puppy room,” which we initially saw in the first trailer for the film. At each tour stop, the singer arranges for a local rescue organization to bring over a bunch of dogs and puppies, so everyone on the tour can “chill” backstage while cuddling the animals.

“Multiple people on my crew have adopted dogs from tour,” says Eilish. “Everyone needs some dog love.”

HIT ME HARD AND SOFT: THE TOUR (LIVE IN 3D) is in theaters May 8, in Dolby Cinema, RealD 3D and Premium Large Formats.

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“This is gonna blow people’s minds,” predicts James Cameron in the new trailer for Billie Eilish’s concert film, HIT ME HARD AND SOFT: THE TOUR (LIVE IN 3D).

In the latest trailer for the film, which was co-directed by Cameron and Eilish, the two discuss the singer’s “creative vision” while determining where they can put the 3D cameras to capture her live concert. There’s plenty of footage from the show, soundtracked to “Bad Guy,” as well as behind-the-scenes footage of Eilish getting ready for a show.

“I just feel like I’m going to hang out with my friends,” she says while describing a show day. Eilish also shows off cuts and bruises she sustains by going down into the audience to slap and shake hands with her fans.

“I want to be the artist that I would wanna be a fan of,” she explains. In another scene, she tells Cameron, “I want to feel like it’s me and them.”

We also get additional footage of Eilish’s “puppy room,” which we initially saw in the first trailer for the film. At each tour stop, the singer arranges for a local rescue organization to bring over a bunch of dogs and puppies, so everyone on the tour can “chill” backstage while cuddling the animals.

“Multiple people on my crew have adopted dogs from tour,” says Eilish. “Everyone needs some dog love.”

HIT ME HARD AND SOFT: THE TOUR (LIVE IN 3D) is in theaters May 8, in Dolby Cinema, RealD 3D and Premium Large Formats.

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