‘Silver Bleeds the Black Sun…’ album artwork. (Run For Cover Records)
AFI has announced a U.S. tour for the fall in continued support of their latest album, 2025’s Silver Bleeds the Black Sun…
The headlining dates span from Oct. 10 in Sayreville, New Jersey, to Oct. 28 in Tucson, Arizona. Presales begin Wednesday at 9 a.m. local time, and tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday at 10 a.m. local time.
For the full list of dates and all ticket info, visit AFireInside.net.
AFI wrapped their spring tour Saturday in Minneapolis.
Ella Langley performs on the ‘The 59th Annual CMA Awards’ (Disney/Frank Micelotta)
After taking a week off to let Olivia Rodrigo have a turn at the #1 spot on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 with “Drop Dead,” Ella Langley has now returned to the top with “Choosin’ Texas,” marking the song’s eighth week in pole position.
But that’s not all for Ella: She now has two other songs in the top 10. “Be Her” is at #5 and “I Can’t Love You Anymore,” her duet with Morgan Wallen, debuts at #7.
This makes Ella the first singer who’s best known as a country artist to have her first three top-10 hits in the chart at the same time. Not even Taylor Swift can say that.
Plus, “I Can’t Love You Anymore” is the first time a duet by two singers best known as country artists has ever debuted in the Hot 100 top 10. The last time a song fitting that description in general was in the top 10 was back in 1983: Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton’s iconic team-up “Islands in the Stream.”
‘Don McLean & The Jordanaires: Rehearsals For Carnegie Hall’ (StarVista Music)
Don McLean has dipped into his archives for a new album of previously unreleased recordings.
Don McLean & The Jordanaires: Rehearsals For Carnegie Hall is out now, featuring 10 previously unheard performances taken from rehearsals for McLean’s 1984 show at Carnegie Hall with the vocal quartet The Jordanaires.
“These recordings take me right back to that moment in time,” McLean says. “There was something very special about hearing my songs come alive in the room with The Jordanaires. They brought such warmth, soul, and history to everything they touched.”
He adds, “What you hear on Rehearsals For Carnegie Hall is real music in its purest form — unguarded, heartfelt, and full of life. I’m thrilled that people finally get to hear and see this chapter of my journey.”
To coincide with the release, McLean has launched a new video series, Rehearsal Series: Carnegie Hall, on his official YouTube page, with the first release a recording of the rehearsal for the iconic tune “Crying.” A new rehearsal clip will premiere every Saturday at 7 a.m. ET through July 11.
Here is the track list for Don McLean & The Jordanaires: Rehearsals For CarnegieHall: “Crying (Rehearsals For Carnegie Hall)” “Dig A Little Deeper (Rehearsals For Carnegie Hall)” “It Doesn’t Matter Anymore (Rehearsals For Carnegie Hall)” “It’s Just The Sun (Rehearsals For Carnegie Hall)” “Jerusalem (Rehearsals For Carnegie Hall)” “Believers (Rehearsals For Carnegie Hall)” “Left For Dead on the Road of Love (Rehearsals For Carnegie Hall)” “Love Hurts (Rehearsals For Carnegie Hall)” “Tulsa Time/Deep In The Heart Of Texas (Rehearsals For Carnegie Hall)” “Your Cheatin’ Heart (Rehearsals For Carnegie Hall)”
Dolly Parton at CMA Fest June 06, 2024 in Nashville (Terry Wyatt/WireImage)
Dolly Parton posted the most extensive update yet about her health on social media Monday.
Talking for more than five minutes, the superstar was characteristically upbeat and funny as she delivered the “good news and a little bad news.”
“I’m responding really well to meds and treatments and I am improving every day,” she said first, before revealing “it’s going to take me a little while before I’m up to stage performance level because some of the meds and treatments make me a little bit ‘swimmy-headed,’ as my grandma used to say.”
“I am truly sorry that I’m gonna miss all of you that had tickets to see me in Las Vegas,” she added later, going on to encourage fans to still take the time to visit Sin City even without her planned residency.
Comparing herself to a classic car being restored, Dolly spent a lot of time lightening the mood while delivering some serious news.
“I’ve told you before that I’ve always had problems with my kidney stones,” she began, in the most detailed section of the update. “Lord, they dig more stones out of me a year than the rock quarry in Rockwood, Tennessee. But seriously, my immune system and my digestive system got all out of whack over the past couple, three years, and they’re working real hard on rebuilding and strengthening those.”
Dolly went on to say she’s still at work, with multiple projects still demanding her attention, including Dollywood and the opening of her Nashville hotel and museum sometime later this year. She’s also busy writing and reworking her Broadway musical, which is still on track to open in New York in fall or early winter.
Kid Cudi performs onstage during Sziget Festival on August 8, 2025, in Budapest, Hungary. (Photo by Mario Skraban/Getty Images)
Kid Cudi has announced a change to the lineup of his Rebel Ragers tour: M.I.A. is no longer on the bill. He shared the news on Instagram Monday, citing her violation of his tour requirements.
“TOUR UPDATE: M.I.A is no longer on this tour. I told my management to send a notice to her team before we started tour that I didn’t want anything offensive at my shows, cuz I already knew what time it was, and I was assured things were understood,” he wrote on his Story. “After the last couple shows, I’ve been flooded with messages from fans that were upset by her rants. This, to me, is very disappointing, and I wont have someone on my tour making offensive remarks that upsets my fanbase. Thank you for understanding. Rager.”
M.I.A. was recently booed for a rant during the Dallas stop of the tour, where she discussed immigration and politics.
“I can’t do ‘Illegal,’” she said of her song, “though some of you could be in the audience.”
Variety reports she also said, “I’ve been canceled for many reasons. I never thought I would be canceled for being a brown Republican voter.”
The Rebel Ragers tour kicked off April 28 and features Big Boi, A-Trak, me n ü and Dot Da Genius. It was supposed to stop in Birmingham, Alabama, but the show was canceled due to low ticket sales.
“I wanted to go to alabama becuz its one of the many places in the US where I haven’t ever performed. I wanted to give yall a special experience, but the ticket sales just weren’t strong enough. I hope yall understand,” Cudi explained on his Story.
The rest of the tour, he added, “has been fantastic” and “will go on as scheduled!!”
Chris Motionless of Motionless In White performs onstage during a concert at Utilita Arena Cardiff on February 13, 2026 in Cardiff, Wales. (Mike Lewis Photography/Redferns)
Motionless in White has announced a new single called “Playing God.”
The track will premiere Wednesday at 10 a.m. ET and, according to an Instagram post from Chris Motionless and company, will feature a “MASSIVE” guest.
‘Man on the Moon (The Galaxy Edition)’ album artwork. (Atlantic)
Fitz and the Tantrums have announced a deluxe edition of their latest album, 2025’s Man on the Moon.
The expanded set, dubbed Man on the Moon (The Galaxy Edition), is due out June 5 and includes three new bonus tracks: “Good Morning California,” “Greenlight” and “Not Waiting on the World.”
“Good Morning California” just premiered on Friday.
Fitz and the Tantrums will launch a U.S tour in June. The outing includes two shows opening for Zac Brown Band.
(L-R) Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee of the band Rush, and Matt Stone perform during South Park The 25th Anniversary Concert at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on August 10, 2022 in Morrison, Colorado. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Comedy Central)
Rush will launch their Fifty Something tour in June, their first since the death of drummer Neil Peart in 2020. In a new interview with TheNew York Times, frontman Geddy Lee explains why they felt the need to do so.
“In the back of my mind and in the back of my heart, it’s felt like unfinished business, like we owed him a proper thank you and a celebration,” Lee says. “Not a morbid, funereal type of thing. We want to celebrate the wonderful music the three of us spent almost 50 years writing together.”
Sitting behind the drum kit for the tour will be Anika Nilles, who says when she first started working with Lee and guitarist Alex Lifeson they gave her insight into working with Peart.
“I got a really good idea of what Neil was to the guys as a band member, but also as a friend. So you cannot replace that, you know?” she says. “I’m basically here to help them to get their music back onstage and make it feel right for them and make it feel right for the fans.”
Lee and Lifeson have credited their participation in the 2022 Taylor Hawkins tribute shows with planting the idea of them returning to the road without Peart. Lee notes the shows “taught us something really important about music. A band can end, but the music lives on.”
“I think for a while we put Rush in a box and put that box in our closet, and it’s almost like we felt weird to open the closet and open that box,” Lee says, noting after the Hawkins shows, “It’s like we had taken the box out of the cupboard and we had opened it up. And you know what? It was OK.”
Britney Spears attends the 2017 Radio Disney Music Awards. (Image Group LA/Disney Channel via Getty Images)
An attorney for Britney Spears issued a guilty plea Monday after the music star was charged with driving under the influence on April 30 following an arrest in March.
Spears, who did not appear in court, pleaded guilty to reckless driving and was sentenced to one day in jail, which she already served.
The 44-year-old singer was also sentenced to three months of an alcohol education program, including weekly visits with a psychologist and twice-monthly visits with a psychiatrist. She is also required to pay a $571 fine and undergo chemical tests at any time at the request of police.
In a statement provided to ABC News, Spears’ criminal defense attorney, Michael A. Goldstein, said, “Through her plea today, Britney has accepted responsibility for her conduct. She has taken significant steps to implement positive change which is clearly reflected in the Ventura County District Attorney’s decision to reduce the charge in this case and dismiss the DUI.”
“Britney appreciates this discretion and is also grateful for the outpouring of support she has received.”
Spears was arrested on March 4 after California Highway Patrol responded to reports of an erratic driver and arrested her on suspicion of driving under the influence of a combination of alcohol and drugs.
The Ventura County District Attorney’s Office in California later charged Spears with a misdemeanor of driving under the influence of alcohol and at least one drug.
Prior to Monday’s hearing, Spears was reportedly spotted leaving a rehab treatment facility over the weekend.
She voluntarily checked herself into a facility after her arrest on March 4, a representative for Spears previously confirmed to ABC News.
After her March arrest, representatives for Spears called her behavior “an unfortunate incident that is completely inexcusable.”
“Britney is going to take the right steps and comply with the law and hopefully this can be the first step in long-overdue change that needs to occur in Britney’s life,” the statement added. “Hopefully, she can get the help and support she needs during this difficult time.”
In recent weeks, Spears has posted pictures with her sons on social media and thanked the public for its support.
‘I Was A Teenage Sex Pistol’ documentary artwork. (Courtesy of VMI Worldwide)
Founding Sex Pistols bassist Glen Matlock has announced the U.S. release of his documentary, I Was a Teenage Sex Pistol.
The film will be available to rent and buy on digital platforms on May 26, and will be available to preorder May 12.
“It tells the tale of my contribution to the band, which I think without it the group wouldn’t have had the success it had,” Matlock says in a statement. “For anybody interested in the birth of British punk and its effect on the then wider music scene, I’d suggest it’s essential viewing — but then I would say that!”
The doc includes interviews with Matlock, and fellow Pistols Steve Jones and Paul Cook, as well as Debby Harry, Chris Stein and the late Clem Burke of Blondie, Billy Idol and the late MC5 guitarist Wayne Kramer.
Matlock formed Sex Pistols alongside Jones, Cook and vocalist John “Johnny Rotten” Lydon, and co-wrote most of the songs on the band’s one and only album, 1977’s Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols. However, Matlock parted ways with the band during the recording process and was replaced by Sid Vicious, who died in 1979.
After various on-and-off reunions over the years, Sex Pistols got back together in 2024 with Matlock, Jones and Cook alongside vocalist Frank Carter in place of Lydon.
