Music

Shinedown just announced the details of their new album Planet Zero last month, but the “Second Chance” outfit already has a follow-up in the works.

“There’s a whole another record written,” frontman Brent Smith tells ABC Audio.

“That’s another thing that we’re trying to figure out right now, too,” he shares. “We didn’t just go in, write these potential songs, and then that was it. We had a whole other section of things.”

Naturally, of course, Smith and his band mates are focusing their energy for now on Planet Zero and its topical themes.

“These songs are the most important for right now,” Smith says.

That doesn’t seem to be a problem with fans, who’ve helped propel the Planet Zero lead single and title track to the top 10 on Billboard‘s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart in just two weeks since its premiere.

Shinedown now has a total of 28 top-10 Mainstream Rock Airplay hits, tied with Tom Petty for second-most in the chart’s 40-year history. Foo Fighters have the most, with 29.

Planet Zero will be released April 22.

Copyright © 2022, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Lost alum Jorge Garcia has joined the cast of Rob Zombie‘s upcoming The Munsters film.

According to the “Dragula” rocker, Garcia will play an original character named Floop in the movie. Zombie describes Floop as the “hunchback assistant” of the character Dr. Wolfgang, as well as Herman Munster’s “best buddy.”

Garcia, you may recall, played Hurley on all six seasons of Lost. His other credits include roles in the Hawaii Five-0 reboot and the Adam Sandler film The Ridiculous Six. He also has a connection to the music world, having been the cover model for Weezer‘s 2010 album, Hurley.

Zombie’s The Munsters, an adaptation of the classic 1960s TV show, is currently filming in Budapest. Sherri Moon Zombie, Rob’s wife and frequent star of his films, will play Lily Munster, while Herman is set to be portrayed by Jeff Daniel Phillips.

Copyright © 2022, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Although we don’t know when Rihanna will give birth to her first child, we may know a bit about what she will name her little one.

According to Us Weekly, the “Umbrella” singer will chose a name that honors both her and father A$AP Rocky’s heritage.  “Rihanna wants her Barbados heritage honored when she names her child, [as well as] A$AP’s roots,” a source dished to the outlet. “They want both of their cultures included. It is very important to them to keep where they are from passed down to their child.”

The insider adds Rihanna has her work cut out for her because she “has admiration for so many strong women and men in her family” and that means she has “a lot of names to pick from for a starting point.”

This will be the first child for Rihanna and A$AP Rocky, both 33, who confirmed in a series of intimate photos last month that they were expecting.  The two have yet to reveal a due date, or if they’re painting the nursery blue or pink.

But, going off a previous report from Us Weekly, we might get an answer this spring because — according to another one of their alleged insiders — that’s when the baby is due.

Copyright © 2022, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Just days before he’s set to take the Super Bowl halftime show stage, Snoop Dogg is being sued for sexual assault and battery by a former backup dancer.

Page Six reports that the lawsuit was filed Thursday in California by a woman identified only as Jane Doe. The woman alleges the rapper forced her to perform a sex act after one of his performances in late May 2013.  She also names Snoop’s friend, hip hop personality Bishop Don Juan, in the suit.

A spokesperson for Snoop, birth name Calvin Broadus, told Page Six on Friday that the allegations are “simply meritless” and “appear to be part of self-enrichment shakedown…to extort Snoop Dogg right before he performs during this Sunday’s Super Bowl halftime show.” 

“To be clear, Mr. Broadus has never has had any sexual encounter whatsoever with [the plaintiff],” the rep continued.

Snoop has not yet personally commented on the situation, but earlier this week he posted a cryptic message on Instagram, writing, “Gold digger season is here…keep ya guards up.”

Copyright © 2022, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Adam Lambert is thankful mental health is “becoming less taboo for people” and, in a candid new interview, opened up about his own struggles.

Responding to the question, “What’s one question you’ve always wanted to be asked, but no one’s ever asked you?”, Adam told Hunger magazine, “Over the past five years… My journey with mental health has been really interesting” and that he’s “definitely dealt with my share of anxiety.”

Adam admitted he hasn’t “gone into a lot of detail” about his mental health.  As for why he’s now ready to speak up about his anxiety, he explained, “I think that’s something that’s becoming less taboo for people, but it’s not something that’s at the forefront of the line of questioning.”

“The more we all talk about it, the more we realize it’s pretty common, especially in this day and age,” Adam continued. “Anxiety’s real. It’s a beast.”

The iGrammy winner alum added these conversations also help encourage those suffering in silence to “ask for help” because “I think it’s really important not to feel like there’s something wrong with you.”

Noting that anxiety is “more common than we all realize,” Adam said, “I feel some people think that if they don’t ask for help then it’s not real. So, people avoid admitting themselves and getting the help they need because they’re in denial. You’ve got to be real with yourself and honest with yourself.”

Adam added the pandemic exacerbated his anxiety “in its own way,” and that’s even more reason to hold such vulnerable but necessary conversations. “I’m sure there were lots of people who had never dealt with anxiety before that all of a sudden started dealing with it,” he offered.

Copyright © 2022, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

The Backstreet Boys helped define the boy band craze of the late ’90s and aughts, but member Nick Carter recalls how awkward it was for him and his band mates before they hit the big time.

Speaking to USA Today, the singer recalled, “In my late teens, I’d go and try to play basketball on the basketball court with friends, and there’d be kids mocking you and singing your songs like, ‘Backstreet’s back,’ ‘I want it that way’…At that time, I remember it was like, ‘Oh, this pop, boy band music.'”

Nick also gave a shout-out to those who fell in love with their music before they became a global phenomenon, saying he attributes that early attention to “the most incredible fans in the world, who are resilient, who don’t care about what anybody else out there says, and love what they love.”

He added, “Sometimes it was like you were an outsider. We recognize that our fans are the most incredible people in the world.”

Those early fans have certainly been vindicated.  The Backstreet Boys have sold over 100 million albums globally and are now considered not just the best-selling boy band of all time — they are one of the best-selling artists in the world.

Backstreet is still going all these years later.  Nick and his fellow band mates are getting ready to start their pandemic-delayed world tour, which starts June 4 in California.

In the meantime, Nick has released a new solo single “Easy,” which features country star Jimmie Allen.  “I’d been just doing normal, everyday husband and fatherhood duties at home and got inspired to write a song that was about my life,” he explained, noting the song has “too literal” lyrics about waking up in a house full of young kids.

Copyright © 2022, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Zedd has accomplished many impressive feats — he’s won a Grammy, collaborated with A-list artists such as Selena Gomez and Ariana Grande, launched countless world tours and played five Vegas residencies — but all that pales in comparison to what he’ll be doing this Sunday.

The Russian-born artist is the Super Bowl’s official pre-game DJ this year, and he tells Entertainment Tonight that he’s beyond amped up for the tremendous opportunity because he honestly thought this was something that was never going to be in the cards.

“To be able to perform it myself…at the Super Bowl, [it] was definitely not something I thought I would ever get to do,” Zedd admitted.  “I got a missed call from my team and a lot of text messages, so usually when that happens I know something’s going on — hopefully something good! And then I was like, ‘Oh s***, I gotta call back!’ I found out it’s happening and I didn’t want to be too happy until I knew it was happening, because sometimes something happens and then it doesn’t. But yeah, this one is actually happening, so I’m super excited!”

The “Clarity” artist added that he has “a rough idea of what I wanna do,” but is taking his time putting together the perfect set list.  “There’s definitely a possibility that I’ll mix in some of the songs that will for sure make some of the players take their headphones off,” he hinted.  “I think my plan is to play…just a bunch of classics and a lot of songs that get people hyped, just to keep the energy up.”

Zedd also dropped a major hint that fans should keep their ears trained on the SoFi Stadium speakers during his set, because he’ll “maybe [play] something that isn’t released yet.”

Copyright © 2022, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.