Poster for ‘WHAM! 10 Days In China’ (Trafalgar Releasing)
We are getting our first look at the upcoming Wham! documentary, WHAM! 10 Days In China, which explores the duo’s 1985 concerts in China.
A trailer for the film has just been released, featuring archival photos and footage of George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley becoming the first Western pop group to perform in China.
In addition to performance footage, the trailer shows the duo visiting sites, dealing with uncomfortable press conferences and more. It also delves into the impact the concerts had on fans, the political implications of the shows and touches upon the struggles Michael went through during the tour.
The film, which features restored, newly digitized and never-before-seen archival footage, is described in a press release as “the untold story of WHAM! at a singular moment in history, East meets West, pop meets politics, and two young stars coming of age on the world stage.”
WHAM! 10 Days In China will be screened in theaters on July 28. Tickets are on sale now.
Taylor Swift and Lainey Wilson perform at Sports Illustrated and Tight End University’s Tight Ends & Friends Presented by Reese’s (Courtesy Authentic Live, a Division of Authentic Brands Group)
Taylor Swift and one of country music’s hottest stars teamed up for a surprise duet Tuesday night in Nashville, where Taylor’s fiancé Travis Kelce was holding his annual Tight End University event.
The surprise duet took place at Sports Illustrated and Tight End University’s Tight Ends & Friends Concert Presented by Reese’s, held at Nashville’s The Pinnacle. Award-winning country queen Lainey Wilson, whose own appearance was a surprise, welcomed Taylor to the stage to sing Taylor’s hit “Love Story.” When Taylor got to the part where she sings, “Pulled out a ring,” she flashed her own engagement ring.
The event included performances by other country superstars, including Luke Combs and Dan + Shay. Comedian Shane Gillis also put in an appearance, and Travis and San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle did a keg stand onstage.
Travis, George and ex-tight end Greg Olsen founded Tight End University. Speaking to Entertainment Tonight, George, who’s been invited to Taylor and Travis’ wedding, said he asked Travis if the couple is really getting married at Madison Square Garden, as has been rumored. George said that Travis “laughed at me.”
George told People of Taylor’s appearance at the concert, “She’s just such an awesome person to give us her time this close to their wedding. So we’re just so thankful that they’re here.”
Last year, Taylor also performed at the Tight Ends & Friends concert; she sang “Shake It Off.”
If there’s a naughty list at CMA Fest, Luke Bryan’s probably on it.
It’s a confession the superstar made backstage as he prepared to close out the 2026 Nissan Stadium shows earlier in June, making him the final artist to play the festival in the original home of the Tennessee Titans. In 2027, it’s set to be held in the soon-to-be-completed new stadium.
“It’s been fun through the years. I have historically taken it kinda late, but then I have been reprimanded by the city before for going too late, so we’ll keep it on the rails tonight, being the last performer on Sunday,” Luke said, before recalling a highlight.
“I think one night Randy Travis was in the audience. I think I did like six Randy Travis songs in a row to honor him. But there’s no telling,” he added, “but I’m gonna get caught up in the moment and we’ll see what happens.”
You too can see what happened during Luke’s set when the annual CMA Fest special premieres Thursday at 8 p.m. ET on ABC, before its Friday arrival on Hulu.
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Inductee Colin Blunstone of The Zombies performs at the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony – Show at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
The Zombies frontman Colin Blunstone is returning to the U.S. this fall.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer has announced dates for a 19-city tour with The Fixx and Peter Asher.
The trek will hit the Northeast and Midwest, starting Sept. 2 in Somerville, Massachusetts, with stops in New York, Philadelphia, Minneapolis, Cincinnati, Nashville and more. It wraps Sept. 30 in Troy, New York.
In a post on Instagram, Blunstone writes that he’s “thrilled” to be heading out on tour again, noting fans can expect to hear “songs from my solo career and some Zombies classic tunes.”
Tickets for all shows go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. local time.
Blunstone wrapped his Believe in Miracles U.K. solo tour on May 28 in London. In a post on Instagram he called it “one of the most enjoyable tours I’ve ever been on,” noting that he hopes he and his band can do another solo tour in the U.K. early next year.
In addition to the upcoming U.S. tour, Blunstone is scheduled to perform at The Zombies’ annual Begin Here festival, taking place Oct. 30- Nov. 1 in their hometown of St. Albans, England. More info can be found at TheZombiesmusic.com.
I Prevail performs during 2025 When We Were Young festival at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds on October 18, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Tim Mosenfelder/WireImage)
I Prevail has announced a new single called “Paradise.”
The track is set to premiere on Friday. It will feature Amira Elfeky, who’s opening for I Prevail on select dates of their upcoming tour of the U.K. and Europe beginning in September.
Unlike in the Guns N’ Roses classic “Paradise City,” it appears that the grass is not green in I Prevail’s “Paradise.” A teaser clip for the song, posted to the band’s Instagram, includes footage of buildings collapsing and explosions of fire.
“Paradise” follows I Prevail’s 2025 album, Violent Nature, which marked their first following the departure of vocalist Brian Burkheiser. It spawned the single “Into Hell.”
I Prevail will be touring the U.S. starting in October alongside Three Days Grace.
Eva Marcille as Marilyn ‘Madam’ Deville in season 5 of ‘All the Queen’s Men’ (Paramount+)
A new episode of All the Queen’s Men season 5 premieres Wednesday, continuing the story of Marilyn “Madam” Deville, who runs an exotic nightclub in Atlanta while navigating threats to her empire and personal life. The titular “queen,” played by Eva Marcille, was shot at the end of season 4. Speaking to ABC Audio, Eva said one of the most exciting parts of returning for season 5 was continuing a storyline that put her character in an unfamiliar position.
“The way season 4 ended was that it was such a cliff-hanger where Madam was the one that was hurt,” she explains. “Oftentimes, and in every season’s cliff-hangers, someone else is hurt, and Madam has to deal with it, and it infringes upon my empire. But to see Madam actually bleeding, to see her not able to stand on her own two feet is a lot.”
The experience has taken a toll on Madam, who has “gotten through a lot” but now finds herself “at the bottom of another [mountain].”
“The question is how was she gonna climb up this one? Especially after that hole in her chest,” Eva says.
As Madam works to overcome her latest challenge, fans can expect to see “a level of frustration, a level of confusion” from the character, though she never loses sight of who she is. “You can always expect Madam to Madam. At the end of the day, she knows who she is,” Eva says. “What happened is the big question. And what I can say, things are never as they seem.”
Season 5 marks the final one for the show, which Eva says she’s proud to have been a part of.
“To do what we did during COVID all the way through 2026, to represent the way we have and to create a world that so many have invested in, has been nothing but a pleasure,” she says.
Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready at 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Disney/Cristian Lopez)
Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready and Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson are among the musicians who will be appearing at the 2026 San Diego Comic-Con alongside the graphic novel publishing company Z2.
Both McCready and Dickinson will be signing at the Z2 booth and will be taking part in panels about their respective Z2 books, Farewell to Seasons and The Mandrake Project.
Farwell to Seasons presents an alternate history of the Seattle music scene, which, of course, McCready is intimately familiar with, while The Mandrake Project is a companion to Dickinson’s 2024 solo album of the same name.
Other Z2 Comic-Con guests include Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante, Spencer Charnas of Ice Nine Kills and Lee Jennings of The Funeral Portrait.
Muni Long performs onstage during Day 3 of the 2025 ESSENCE Festival of Culture presented by Coca-Cola on July 06, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Josh Brasted/Getty Images for ESSENCE)
Two-time Grammy-winning R&B singer Muni Long is opening up about a life-changing health battle after doctors told her she had one week to live without a lung transplant.
Long, whose hits include “Hrs & Hrs” and “Made for Me,” shared details of her health journey over the past year — which she said included a double lung transplant last December — in an interview Tuesday on Good Morning America.
The singer, whose real name is Priscilla Renea Hamilton, has been open about living with lupus since being diagnosed with the disease in 2014.
According to MedlinePlus, an online health resource run by the National Library of Medicine, lupus is a chronic autoimmune condition that can affect many parts of the body, including the skin, joints, kidneys, lungs, heart, blood vessels, nervous system and digestive system. It can cause a range of symptoms, which differ from person to person, but can include fatigue, arthritis, rashes, mouth sores, swollen glands, and confusion and memory problems.
People with lupus also face an increased risk of heart disease, kidney damage, blood clots and inflammation of the tissue surrounding the lungs, MedlinePlus states.
“There is no specific test for lupus, and it’s often mistaken for other diseases that cause similar symptoms,” it adds, noting that the cause of lupus is currently unknown.
Long said she struggled through much of her time as a supporting act on Brandy and Monica’s The Boy Is Mine Tour last year before her health deteriorated.
“The road is tough, like, even when you are healthy … I should have never taken that tour, but there was so much going on in my life where I had to do it,” Long said, speaking with GMA.
As temperatures dropped during the Northeast leg of the tour, Long said her lupus symptoms worsened.
After battling pneumonia and stepping away from several dates, she attempted to return before ultimately being forced to stop performing. “It was just like … I couldn’t even get out of the bed to make my call-time for a stage,” she said. “In the last show, I just barely made it. I was only able to do two songs.”
Long said that after returning home for Thanksgiving, she woke up one day in a hospital, where a team of specialists delivered devastating news.
“And they’re all like, ‘You need a transplant,'” she recalled. “And I’m like, ‘Well, it sounds like you guys have a time[line], like, how long do I have to live?’ And they go, ‘A week. A week to live.'”
Long said she eventually underwent a double lung transplant in December 2025 and is now about six months into her recovery.
“I’m six months post-op,” she said. “No symptoms, asymptomatic, no infections, none of that.”
Long recounted that the prospect of a transplant, when first presented, raised questions about her future as a performer.
“It absolutely was, like, the ego and the vanity … like, what about my voice? You know, what’s gonna happen?” she recounted.
Long said her new single, “Richest” — off a forthcoming album due out this fall, details of which have not been released — was recorded before the surgery and will be the last music released featuring her pre-transplant vocals.
“My voice now is, it’s totally different,” she said. “It’s actually better, but I don’t know that I can perform yet.”
Reflecting on her experience, Long said she hopes others learn the importance of prioritizing their own well-being.
“If you don’t have your health, you don’t have anything,” she added.
: Neil Young performs onstage at Light Up the Blues 7 Concert Celebrating Autism Speaks’ 20th Anniversary at The Greek Theatre on April 26, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Neil Young is giving fans a look at his 2025 Love Earth tour with The Chrome Hearts.
The rocker has posted an hourlong concert film, titled Corduroy Plants, to his Neil Young Archives website. The film, which is available for free, was directed by Young’s wife, Daryl Hannah, who also directed his 2025 documentary, Coastal.
The film comes just weeks after Young released the live album As Time Explodes, which features performances from his 2025 U.S. and European tour with The Chrome Hearts.
Young was supposed to launch a 2026 Europe and U.K. tour on June 19 in Manchester, England, but canceled the tour in February, citing the need to “take a break.”
In May he announced on his website that he has finished his second album with The Chrome Hearts, Second Song, although he has yet to reveal a release date. Their first album, Talking To The Trees, came out in 2025.
Daryl Hall of Daryl Hall & John Oates performs on day 1 of the ALL IN Arts & Music Festival at Indiana State Fairgrounds on Sept. 3, 2022 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Scott Legato/Getty Images)
If it seems like Daryl Hall’s been “Out of Touch” lately, he has a good excuse.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer wrote on Instagram Wednesday, “Hi everybody! I thought you should know that I recently received a kidney transplant from a very kind and generous living donor.”
“It happened a couple of weeks ago, and I’m already starting to feel better. It was, according to my doctors, a complete success!” he continued. “I should be back to normal in a few months, so get ready for more music and lots of Daryl’s House shows. You all take care!”
Hall, 79, was most recently on tour last year, when he visited the U.S. and the U.K. with special guest Glenn Tilbrook of Squeeze. His most recent solo album, D, came out in June 2024.
ABC Audio has reached out to Hall’s representative.
