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Lamb of God has announced an intimate show in Philadelphia celebrating the release of the band’s upcoming album, Into Oblivion.

The concert takes place at the Theatre of Living Arts on Sunday, two days after Into Oblivion drops. Tickets will be just $15 with fees included.

Registration for a chance at tickets is open now through Wednesday at 10 p.m. ET via Ticketmaster. Those chosen will be notified on Friday, and their credit card will be charged automatically.

Lamb of God will launch a full U.S. tour in support of Into Oblivion starting March 17 in Oxon Hill, Maryland. 

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Jack White has shared a statement clarifying his comments comparing his songwriting style to Taylor Swift’s.

The “Seven Nation Army” rocker brought up the pop superstar in an interview with The Guardian about his new book, Collected Lyrics and Selected Writings Volume 1. He was asked if any of his songs are “entirely autobiographical.”

“Not too much,” White replied. “Now it’s become very popular in the Taylor Swift way of pop singers writing about all of their publicly aired break-ups, which I don’t find interesting at all. I think it’s a little bit boring for me to write about myself.”

According to Rolling Stone, White has since shared and deleted an Instagram post stating, “I didn’t say that I think Taylor Swift’s music was ‘boring’ or whatever click bait the net is trying to scrape together.”

“What I was trying to say in an interview I did about poetry and lyric writing, was that I don’t find it interesting at all for ME to write about MYSELF in my own lyric writing and poetry because I think that it could be repetitive for ME to always write about and It could be uninteresting for people who listen to my music to delve into, and that imaginary characters are more attractive to me as a writer,” White wrote.

“Because I say I have a way of doing things doesn’t mean that I think that EVERYONE should do it the same way,” White added while mentioning Swift’s “tremendous success.” “They should do what works for them, And they do, and it is obviously appealing to many people, and I’m glad to hear that.” 

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The Oscars are always gold, but this year, they’re going to be “Golden.”

“Golden,” the KPop Demon Hunters hit that’s nominated for best original song, will be performed on the telecast by the voices of HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami.

Also performing will be Sinners star Miles Caton: He’ll sing the best original song nominee “I Lied to You,” along with one of the song’s co-writers, Raphael Saadiq. They’ll be joined by a host of other artists in what a press release describes as “an homage to the film’s singular visual style.” Those artists include Shaboozey, Alabama Shakes singer Brittany Howard, blues legends Bobby Rush and Buddy Guy and ballerina Misty Copeland.

In addition, Josh Groban, whose forthcoming album will feature him singing famous songs from movies, will perform with the Los Angeles Master Chorale.   

The other best original song nominees are “Dear Me,” written by Diane Warren and performed by Kesha, from the documentary Diane Warren: Relentless; “Train Dreams,” from the movie of the same name, written and recorded by Nick Cave and Bryce Dessner; and “Sweet Dreams of Joy,” from Viva Verdi!, written by Nicholas Pike and recorded by Ana Maria Martinez.

The 98th Academy Awards, hosted by Conan O’Brien, air Sunday, March 15 at 7 p.m. on ABC and stream on Hulu.

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Jill Hennessy, best known for her roles in Crossing Jordan and Law & Order, is starring in Hope Valley: 1874, the new prequel to Hallmark’s When Calls the Heart. But Hennessy, who’s also a singer-songwriter, has also been flying from the show’s Canadian set to New York City to play a concert series at City Winery, with the next one scheduled for Thursday.

The concert series, called Ghosts In My Head: Stories from Edmonton to New York, sees Hennessy performing her own music, plus songs from her musical influences, such as U2, Bruce Springsteen and Taylor Swift. The goal, she says, is to create an autobiographical theater piece similar to Springsteen on Broadway.

“This will eventually become a one-woman show. … And right now it’s intimate, I’m talking with the audience, I’m telling them my stories,” Hennessy tells ABC Audio. “So I’m gonna look back at all this, see what was the most potent, what was the most relevant and then condense it all into one show.”

Hennessy says that even during her Law & Order years, her music was always present.

“I was bringing the guitar to set and we’d play at lunch hour,” she recalls. “We had the whole squad room filled with a lot of the crew and whatever guest actor was [on] and we’d just be singing. … And then on Crossing Jordan, I would play my songs for the hair and makeup crew to see what they thought.”

Hennessy says she’s been doing the same while filming Hope Valley, which premieres March 21.

“Sometimes I try out my material on them, too. Like, ‘I’m thinking of introducing this song with this. Do you think that’s resonant?'” she explains. “So I have to thank the whole cast and crew of Hope Valley because they have been incredibly helpful.” 

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Jennifer Hudson is gearing up to join Josh Groban on the road, and she says her set is going to be multifaceted.

“My voice is a tree of many branches. I am a music lover, as well as a singer [and] artist, so it’s going to display all of that, right? So yes, you may hear new material,” she tells People.

JHud also says she’s been getting inspiration from people in her close circle.

“My son is also a producer, and he’s been recreating some of my songs, so I’m inspired by that,” she says. “And then of course, the man Common, being around them both, they are so musical. It’s inspired me in so many unique ways. So that’s bringing out my artistry.”

Hudson is joining Groban for a few of the shows on his 2026 North American Summer tour, which kicks off June 2 in Montreal.

She’s also been working as producer on the Broadway revival of Dreamgirls, a story she wants to introduce to another generation of fans. Jennifer starred in the 2006 film adaptation of Dreamgirls, based on the original Broadway production. 

“That’s a huge reason why I wanted to be a part of it, because it’s so life-changing and I can’t wait to just sit and witness the new Dreamettes and how life-changing it’ll be for them,” Jennifer previously told People. “And then to be able to look through the lens from a production, producer perspective is a dream for me.”

She added the musical will allow fans of the film or the original Broadway production “to be able to just experience it in a different way, I think it creates a whole new experience. I’m excited.”

Dreamgirls is set to open in fall 2026.

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It seems as though “Time Is Running Out” before new Muse music arrives.

The “Supermassive Black Hole” rockers have released a teaser hinting at new material in their Instagram Story. The post includes a series of binary code printed over a lined piece of paper alongside a link to sign up for the band’s mailing list.

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.

Muse will return to the live stage in July to perform at the Milwaukee Summerfest.

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Following his 2015 hit “Head Over Boots” and his 2016 hit “Dirt on My Boots,” Jon Pardi waited a whole decade to revisit the topic with his new single, “Boots Off.”

“It’s just a lot of fun. Sexy, fun song, good dancing song, got a great beat,” Jon says. “And it’s my third ‘boot’ song, why not? It’s been 10 years since the last one. Time flies, right?”

“Boots Off” is from Jon’s current album, Honkytonk Hollywood. Jon sings about how after a night out, he and his love interest are heading back home, where they’ll be “loving ’til the sun comes up” — which is why, he sings, “I can’t get my boots off quick enough.” But Jon says the song’s inspiration was a little less romantic than that.

“It all kind of started when I had trouble getting my boots off after a show,” he explains. “You know, [you] get a little sweaty, you got to get them off. And, you know, you got that sexy wife, like [my wife] Summer, and you’re getting ready, come home and then you’re struggling to get your boots off — it could be a problem.”

“That’s where this whole kind of funny [theme came up],” Jon says. “‘Can’t get my boots off quick enough to go for round two at the nighttime.'”

Jon starts the 2026 leg of his Honkytonk Hollywood tour with Ashley Cooke and Zach John King on March 20. On March 22, he’ll perform at the Houston Rodeo.

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Sometimes you just need to cry in the club.

In an interview for the Q with Tom Power podcast released Monday, Harry Styles details an emotional experience he had while on the dance floor of a Berlin club.

“It’s so baked in as part of Berlin culture that everyone deserves to go dancing and be free,” he says. “I was in a place where I just felt so safe, in a way, that I don’t think I had for a while in terms of really letting go.”

“And I remember standing in the middle of the dance floor and I had my hands up and I was kind of just breathing and I closed my eyes and I remember the feeling of, ‘Oh, I’m no longer scanning the room to see if anyone’s like, filming or anything,'” he recalls. “I just felt like, ‘Oh, I’m just on my own right now and I feel so free.'”

He says that feeling of freedom was “really emotional” for him, and he remembers “feeling tears roll down my face.”

It inspired Harry to try to capture that feeling in his new album, Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally. It was also part of his journey to open himself up to new experiences again.

Harry tells Power that while he was in One Direction, they were encouraged to give a lot of themselves in order to let people get to know them. Once he went solo, he started to become more private, until he began to feel like he was living in a bubble.

“The thing of like learning to set boundaries and stuff — a large part of that has also been learning when not to set boundaries and when to open up,” he says. 

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