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After teasing it with endless social media posts, Alex Warren has finally dropped his new single, “Fine Place to Die.” Like his hit “Ordinary,” the song was inspired by his wife, Kouvr Annon Warren. Alex has been performing the new song during his current Finding Family on The Road Tour, along with his current single, “Fever Dream.” The tour arrives in North America on May 25.

Maroon 5 is out with their new single, “Heroine.” It’s their first release since the deluxe edition of their 2025 album, Love Is Like, marking the start of their next chapter. In it, Adam Levine sings about how miserable he is when his loved one isn’t around: “Hangin’ on the edge/ fingertips are red/ I’m about to fall/ Baby, baby/ You could save me/ You could be my heroine.”

Nick Jonas has released two songs with Brandon Lake, who you may know from his duet with Jelly Roll, “Hard Fought Hallelujah.” One of them is a faith-based song they co-wrote called “The Author,” billed as Brandon Lake featuring Nick Jonas. The other is a remix of “Hope” from Nick’s latest album, Sunday Best, featuring new vocals from Brandon.

Spice Girls’ Mel C has released her latest album, the dance-centric Sweat, along with a new visual for the single “Drum Machine.” She launches a North American tour Sept. 8 in Montreal.

The deluxe edition of Halsey’s album The Great Impersonator is out now, featuring six new tracks, including “Carry the Weight” and “Lucid.”

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Get ready for the dawning of another California Sunrise, as Jon Pardi readies the 10th Anniversary Edition of his 2016 album.

“Ten years ago I made a record that would unknowingly change my life,” the Golden State native says. “Since then, it’s been one hell of a ride—my family has grown, I’ve seen the world, and I’m out here living my dream. It’s pretty damn cool to see how much people continue to embrace this project even all these years later. Thankful for the last ten and looking forward to the next.”

The new edition drops June 12 and adds three tracks from the vault: “Drinkin’ and Dancin’,” “If I Had Another Heart” and “How Did You Know,” which is out now.

Just how successful was the triple-Platinum-selling #1 album? It launched five singles, all Platinum and beyond. “Head Over Boots” is seven-times Platinum, while “Dirt on My Boots” is six-times Platinum.

Stay tuned to see if Jon’s current top-30 hit, “Boots Off,” can walk a similar path.

Quadruple-Platinum “Heartache on the Dance Floor,” three-times Platinum “Night Shift” and Platinum “She Ain’t in It” are the other big sellers on California Sunrise (10th Anniversary Edition).

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Snoop Dogg has been tapped to perform at the 33rd annual Race to Erase MS Gala, a fundraising event held by Race to Erase MS in support of research and approaches to treat and eradicate multiple sclerosis.

The event specifically benefits the foundation’s Center Without Walls program, “a unique collaboration between eight of the world’s leading MS research centers across the country who have bolstered their individual efforts on groundbreaking research into collective action with the goal of treating and, ultimately, finding a cure for MS,” according to a press release.

“Each year, the Race to Erase MS Gala unites a passionate community dedicated to finding a cure,” Race to Erase MS founder Nancy Davis said in a statement. “We’re thrilled to welcome Snoop Dogg, a true icon, whose exciting performance will bring incredible energy to an all inspiring evening.”

The gala will take place June 5 in Los Angeles, hosted by ESPN’s Jesse Palmer. It will honor Disney Entertainment Television Communications EVP Naomi Bulochnikov-Paul with the Medal of Hope, and will feature a L’AGENCE fashion show and musical performances.

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No one mourns the wicked, but Dave Grohl is mourning the loss of his original title for the new Foo Fighters album, Your Favorite Toy.

As Grohl tells the U.K.’s Radio X, he originally planned to call the record For Good in reference to the lyric off the song “Your Favorite Toy,” “Someone threw away your favorite toy, for good.”

“I was like, ‘Oh, that’s a good, not only title for the song, but also for the album,'” Grohl recalls thinking. “It could have more than a few meanings.”

However, Grohl had to pivot when the massive movie musical Wicked announced that its sequel would be titled Wicked: For Good.

“Then that Wicked movie came out and it’s called Wicked: For Good,” Grohl says. “And I was so pissed.”

As a result, Grohl changed the title of both the song and the album title to Your Favorite Toy. One might even say they were changed for good.

Also in the Radio X interview, Grohl and the other Foo Fighters members go through Your Favorite Toy track by track. The album is out now.

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The Atlantic Ocean may divide England from Noah Kahan’s home of Vermont, but that didn’t stop The Great Divide from landing at #1 across the pond.

The Great Divide, Kahan’s much-anticipated fourth studio effort, has debuted at the top of the U.K.’s Official Album Charts.

Kahan previously earned a #1 album in the U.K. with his last record, 2022’s Stick Season. Its title track also hit #1 on the U.K.’s Official Singles Chart.

The Great Divide also crossed another ocean, the Pacific, to debut at #1 in Australia. 

Kahan’s debut on the U.S. Billboard 200 has yet to be announced. He’ll launch a U.S. tour in support of The Great Divide in June.

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After weeks of teases, we finally have some solid information about Gracie Abrams’ new song.

It’s called “Hit the Wall” and will be out May 14 at 8 p.m. ET, she announced on Instagram. She added, “I love it with everything I have.” You can preorder and presave the track now.

Gracie previously posted a clip of the song, in which she sings, “I thought we’d get married, but I guess not/ Now you can watch me hit the wall.”

The post was accompanied by a photo of Gracie standing in a dark field in front of a burning tree. She added the initials “DFH” to the bottom of her caption: Those letters previously appeared on a sticker on a folder in an Instagram post, which has now been deleted.

“DFH” may be a reference to Gracie’s as-yet-unannounced new album. When it does arrive, it’ll be the follow-up to the deluxe version of The Secret of Us, which came out in 2024 and contained her hit “That’s So True.”

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Rick Ross and French Montana are contenders in an upcoming Verzuz, taking place May 7 at Apple Music Studios in Los Angeles and streaming live on Apple Music at 9:30 p.m. ET. It marks Rick’s second battle, following his 2020 competition against 2 Chainz, and French’s first.

Latto accidentally revealed her pregnancy on social media before she planned to share the news with the world. In behind-the-scenes footage from her “GOMF” music video with GloRilla, she explains that she unknowingly posted a video on her TikTok Story. “I had just shot the [‘Business and Personal (Intro)’] video,” Latto began. “I’m talking in the car, I look down, the TikTok not there. I’m like, but it’s not on my page, where is it at? Auntie don’t know about that TikTok Story.” She said she quickly removed the video, though it already had 77 views.

Rap Snacks has featured Snoop Dogg, Rick Ross, Migos and more on a chip bag, and it’s looking to do the same with an unsigned rapper. The brand has teamed with BlockWork TV to embark on a six-city tour, selecting up to 25 artists to compete at each stop before narrowing it down to one winner per city. The winners will receive a custom brand kit, a content push featured on BlockWork TV’s platforms and a QR code that connects consumers to their music. They will then come together to record Mixtape Vol. 1, with one overall winner.

The new musical Imitation of Life, with music and lyrics by John Legend, will begin performances in New York on Sept. 9 at The Griffin Theater at The Shed. A presale for The Shed members begins Tuesday, followed by a Mastercard presale May 13. Tickets go on sale to the general public on May 15.

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ZAYN’s first-ever headlining arena tour just got a lot shorter.

The singer has canceled his U.S. dates following the release of his latest album, KONNAKOL. As previously reported, on April 17, the day the album came out, ZAYN posted a photo of himself in the hospital for an “unexpected” illness, from which he said he was recovering. On his Instagram Story Friday he announced that as he continues to recover, he’s had to shorten the tour.

“Thank you so much for all the support and love you’ve shown me on the album release and more importantly your love, prayers, and well wishes for my health,” he wrote. “I’ve felt it and it’s meant the world. I’ve been at home recovering and I’m doing well and will be better and stronger than before.”

However, he continues, “I’ve had to take another look at my schedule for the months ahead and have to reduce the number of shows on the KONNAKOL Tour. I want to make sure I still get out and see as many of you as I possibly can. I’m really looking forward to playing these shows for you, and I hope to see the rest of you around the world very soon.”

ZAYN’s official website shows that right now he’s only going to perform in the U.K., Mexico and South America, starting with a May 23 show in London. However, shows in Birmingham and Dublin have also been canceled.

The U.S. leg of the tour was to have started July 19 in Philadelphia.

Variety reports that ZAYN’s Las Vegas residency earlier this year was a success but ticket sales for the U.S. tour have been “soft,” as per seating maps on Ticketmaster. 

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Five-time ACM Awards host Blake Shelton will return to perform at the upcoming 61st ceremony, the Academy of Country Music revealed Friday.

ACM new male artist Tucker Wetmore and new female artist Avery Anna have secured stage time as well, along with newcomer and album of the year nominee Carter Faith. 

Dan + Shay, Ella Langley, Jordan Davis, Kane Brown, Thomas Rhett, Zach Top and The Red Clay Strays join the rundown, too.

Superstar Shania Twain will host the show, with previously announced performers Cody Johnson, Kacey Musgraves, Lainey Wilson, Little Big Town, Miranda Lambert and Riley Green already on board.

The ACM Awards return to Las Vegas this year for the first time since 2022. The award show will also be back in its usual Sunday time slot as it streams live on Prime Video May 17 from MGM Grand Garden Arena.

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