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Mastodon has released a song inspired by the losses they’ve experienced recently: the deaths of former bandmate Brent Hinds and the mother of drummer Brann Dailor.

“Your Ghost Again” is about “those moments when you’re in those familiar places that you’ve always been with that person, and then, after they’re gone, you see them out of the corner of your eye, and it makes you sad because they’re not there,” says Dailor. “When we were in the studio recording, I kept seeing Brent. I’d see him on my right holding the guitar because that’s where he’d usually be.”

Hinds was a founding member of Mastodon alongside Dailor, bassist Troy Sanders and guitarist Bill Kelliher; he left in March 2025. He died in a motorcycle crash on Aug. 20, 2025.

Dailor continues, “It’s the same with my mom; I keep seeing her. And you get a little jolt of excitement because you think you’re actually seeing them, but then you remember they’re not here and it takes you down a notch.”

“So, it’s these big relationships for me that became the subject matter of the song. I was just singing about what I was seeing, and I was seeing ghosts.”

“Your Ghost Again” previews the band’s upcoming new full-length album, the follow-up to 2021’s Hushed and Grim.

Mastodon has also announced The Poisonous Weapons Tour, launching Sept. 16 in Orlando, Florida, with support from Deafhaven and Alcest. The tour wraps Oct. 22 in Atlanta, Georgia; the band then plays the Sick New World Festival in Fort Worth, Texas, on Oct. 24. Tickets are available now via MastodonRocks.com.

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Motionless in White has added more dates to their upcoming The Sweat and Blood Tour.

The Scranton, Pennsylvania, rockers have announced a second leg of the tour, which will feature Dayseeker, The Devil Wears Prada and Dark Divine. Leg two will kick off on Halloween eve, Oct. 30, in Worcester, Massachusetts, and run through Nov. 20 in Pittsburgh.

An artist and Citi presale for tickets begins Tuesday at 12 p.m. ET, with tickets going on sale to the general public Friday at 10 a.m. local time.

The first leg of The Sweat and Blood Tour, featuring special guests Lorna Shore, Fit For A King and Static Dress, begins July 14 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and runs through Aug. 15 in Sterling Heights, Michigan.

A complete list of dates can be found at MotionlessinWhite.net.

Motionless in White is set to drop their seventh studio album, Decades, on July 17. It’s the follow-up to 2022’s Scoring the End of the World.

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It’s been nearly four years since Little Big Town’s last non-holiday album came out, but that all changes on Aug. 28 with It’s a Dying Art. 

LBT’s Karen Fairchild explained the title of the foursome’s 12th studio album during their surprise pop-up show at Nashville’s 12/30 Club. 

“We’ve been working on new music and the record is called It’s a Dying Art, because love is a dying art, and we want to keep that thing going,” she told the intimate crowd. “When you hear the song ‘It’s a Dying Art,’ it’s all about [how] we connect together and [what we] do together and it’s about you guys. Like, we make this music for you guys — we make it for ourselves — but this is what we live for right here is, like, the connection with you all.”

The song, officially titled “Dying Art,” is the fourth track on the record, immediately preceding the recently released “Hey There Sunshine” and “Over and Over.” 

Kelsea Ballerini, Ashley Monroe and Jason Isbell all collab with Little Big Town on the record, as well. 

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Alice Cooper has announced a U.K. book tour in support of his upcoming memoir, Devil on My Shoulder.

The tour kicks off Oct. 11 in Cardiff, and hits Cambridge, London, Brighton, Manchester and more, before wrapping Oct. 20 in Wolverhampton, with each date moderated by a special guest.

Moderators include musician Arthur Brown, aka The God of Hellfire, Absolute Radio presenter Claire Sturgess and music journalist Billy Sloan.

Tickets are on sale now.

Devil on My Shoulder, set for release Oct. 6, follows the life and career of the “No More Mr. Nice Guy” rocker, who was born Vincent Damon Furnier before creating his Alice Cooper stage persona and eventually adopting it as his legal name.

Cooper has several European festival dates booked in June and July, and will then hit the road on a U.K. tour with The Hollywood Vampires starting Aug. 12 in London. A complete list of date can be found at AliceCooper.com.

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It’s an embarrassment of riches for Josh Groban fans this summer, as he’s embarking on two tours with two completely different vibes. According to Josh, one will be “more high-energy,” while the other will be more “classical-leaning.”

On Tuesday, Josh launches a joint tour with Jennifer Hudson. On Aug. 11, he starts a solo tour, Stage, Screen, and Symphony, during which he’ll sing with symphony orchestras. He notes both treks will spotlight his new album, Cinematic, featuring his takes on classic movie songs.

“Absolutely,” he tells ABC Audio when asked if he’ll perform Cinematic songs on the tour with Jennifer. “That tour will be, I’d say probably four or five songs from the new album because I just can’t wait to sing them live. They’re so big and epic and really right for those venues.”

“And then, of course, Jennifer and I are gonna do our duet from the album, ‘Unchained Melody,’ every night, which will be fun,” he adds. “And then it will also be just a retrospective of all my songs and stuff that fans have loved for the last 25 years.”

As for the Stage, Screen and Symphony tour, Josh tells ABC Audio, “We’re still coming up with the set list now, but … that’s gonna lean heavier into the more symphonic world. And I’m gonna take from the Stages album and the Cinematic album and maybe some songs that I’ve always wanted to do that I have never done.”

He continues, “So that’s going to be a little bit more of a kind of traditional, more classical-leaning night, whereas the tour with Jennifer is gonna be a much more high-energy show.”  

If you can’t make it out to see Josh this summer, he’s performing in Las Vegas in the fall.

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Sabrina Carpenter is fearing for her safety after she says an alleged stalker tried to enter her home in May.

The “Espresso” artist, 27, filed a civil harassment restraining order on May 29 against William Applegate, 31, who she alleges went to her Los Angeles home on May 23 “unannounced and uninvited.”

In her declaration, she says that Applegate trespassed onto her neighbor’s property to “breach the security fencing protecting” her home and then “forced his way closer to my residence and advanced directly to my front door.”

Carpenter then alleges that Applegate “physically grabbed the lever of my front door and forcefully pushed it down, actively trying to force his way inside my home without any invitation, permission, or consent whatsoever.”

The petition goes on to say that after Applegate allegedly knocked on Carpenter’s door and rang the doorbell, a member of the singer’s security team “intervened and physically removed Applegate.” However, Carpenter says that Applegate still “refused to comply.” Applegate allegedly remained on the premises of the property until LAPD officers arrived on scene.

Detective Peter Doomanis of the Los Angeles Police Department wrote in a separate declaration that Applegate was placed under arrest after the incident and “taken into custody for criminal trespass in violation of California Penal Code § 602(m),” which makes it a misdemeanor to “enter and occupy real property or structures without the consent of the owner, their agent, or the person in lawful possession.”

Doomanis alleged that Carpenter was “in genuine fear for her personal safety” at the time of the incident and “continues to fear for her safety to this day.”

After Applegate’s arrest on May 23, he was released and returned to Carpenter’s home on May 24 and May 25 according to the singer’s private security guards in court docs.

Carpenter’s restraining order also protects her sister, Sarah Carpenter, 29, and her significant other, George Smith, 26, who live with the singer at her home.

“The totality of Applegate’s conduct has caused me significant and ongoing fear for my personal safety and the safety of all individuals residing in my home,” Carpenter said in her declaration, adding that Applegate’s alleged attempts to enter her home without consent are “among the most disturbing violations of personal safety and privacy I have ever experienced.”

Carpenter continued, “His delusional insistence that he knows me and was expected by me is indicative of a dangerous, delusional, and irrational fixation on me. His pattern of stalking, trespassing, and surveillance has caused me severe and ongoing emotional distress, and I am in fear of what he may do if he is not restrained by this Court.”

The District Attorney’s office says that no criminal charges have been filed against Applegate.

ABC News has reached out to representatives for Carpenter for comment and to Applegate.

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Sony Music Nashville will take over Gibson Garage Nashville on Thursday, with Corey Kent, Zach John King, Kameron Marlowe, Tigirlily God and Karley Scott Collins among the artists scheduled to perform. The free shows take place at 209 10th Avenue South and are set for Wednesday and Friday as well. 

The exhibit, The Flip Side: Paintings by Steve Wariner, will be on display at Monthaven Arts & Cultural Center in Hendersonville, Tennessee, from June 21-July 26. It features 60 works by the “Holes in the Floor of Heaven” hitmaker that span 30+ years.

Carly Pearce is set to take the stage Friday at 8:30 p.m. CT at Spotify House at Ole Red Nashville. 

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