Goldfinger has announced a new album called NINE LIVES.
The aptly titled ninth studio effort from the “Superman” punks arrives Jan. 23. It’s the follow-up to 2020’s Never Look Back.
NINE LIVES includes the previously released track “FREAKING OUT A BIT,” which features blink-182‘s Mark Hoppus. Other artists featured on the record include Spencer Charnas of Ice Nine Kills, El Hefe of NOFX, Jim Lindberg of Pennywise and iann dior.
Here’s the NINE LIVES track list:
“CHASING AMY” “FREAKING OUT A BIT” feat. Mark Hoppus “LAST ONE STANDING” feat. Jim Lindberg “DERELICT” feat. Spencer Charnas “LIE IN BED” “LOSER” feat. FIDLAR “UNTOUCHABLE” feat. iann dior “JOHN LENNON” “DYNAMITE” “KILLSWITCH” “THE PUNISHER” feat. El Hefe “COLLEGE”
Angela Bassett is seen after her segment on “Good Day New York” on August 20, 2025, in New York City. (Photo by Michael Simon/Getty Images)
Angela Bassett will be celebrated for her years of dedication to her craft. She is set to receive the Excellence in the Arts Award at the 2026 American Black Film Festival Honors in recognition of her “body of work and distinguished career achievements,” according to a press release.
“Angela Bassett is the embodiment of excellence,” NICE CROWD CEO and President Jeff Friday said in a statement. “Her body of work is both extraordinary and enduring, defined by performances that are fearless, powerful, and deeply human. She has set a standard for artistic integrity and cultural impact that continues to inspire generations, and we are honored to celebrate her remarkable career with the Excellence in the Arts Award.”
Angela will join Entertainment Icon Award recipient Dwayne Johnson; Jennifer Hudson, who will receive the Renaissance Award; Salli Richardson-Whitfield, who is being honored with the Evolution Award; and Horizon Award recipient Damson Idris.
Hosted by KevOnStage, the ABFF Honors will take place Feb. 16 in Beverly Hills. This year’s ceremony will also pay tribute to the creative team behind Ryan Coogler’s Sinners.
Teddy Swims performs at the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, Nov. 8, 2025 (Disney/Frank Micelotta)
Teddy Swims has been booked to perform at a pre-Super Bowl event.
He’ll be part of the lineup at EA SPORTS™ Presents Madden Bowl in Partnership with Visa. It will take place Feb. 6 at San Francisco’s Chase Center, two days before the big game at the Bay Area’s Levi’s Stadium. He’ll be sharing the bill with country superstar Luke Combs and a few other artists.
Teddy says in a statement to Billboard, “The last year has been surreal for me, and bringing that energy to Chase Center for Madden Bowl is a dream! Football, the Super Bowl and Madden are such a big part of how people come together, and music is always right there with it.”
Fans can watch the preshow, dubbed the Madden Bowl Blue Carpet, starting at 10 p.m. ET on EA SPORTS social channels. Twitch streamer Sketch will also host a livestream from the carpet, featuring athletes playing Madden NFL 26 against each other.
Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath attends a photocall ahead of the opening of Home Of Metal: Black Sabbath 50 Years Anniversary exhibition at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery on June 25, 2019 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Katja Ogrin/Redferns)
Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi is the subject of a new docuseries from Gibson TV.
Volume 1 of Tony Iommi: The Godfather of Heavy Metal isnow streaming on YouTube. The series is described as “a deep dive into the life, legacy, and groundbreaking sound of Black Sabbath’s legendary guitarist.” It features new interviews with Iommi, as well as contributions from rockers like Queen’s Brian May, Judas Priest’s Rob Halford, Guns N’ Roses’ Slash, Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello, Yungblud, Zakk Wylde and more.
“I’m very grateful to Gibson for this new documentary series and for honoring my role in the story of heavy metal,” says Iommi. “Hearing the kind words from so many incredible artists is really humbling.Thank you all for telling the story with such heart—and to the fans who’ve kept it alive. Long may it continue!”
The first episode covers Iommi’s early life growing up in Birmingham, England, including an industrial accident that almost ended his career. It also delves into the origins of Black Sabbath, including Iommi meeting bandmates Ozzy Osbourne, Bill Ward and Geezer Butler.
Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs at The GRAMMY Museum on April 18, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rebecca Sapp/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell and his band The Dirty Knobs have booked an opening spot on Chris Stapleton’s upcoming All-American Road Show tour.
The tour kicks off May 25 in Nashville, with Campbell and The Dirty Knobs set to open the Oct. 2 show in Bristow, Virginia.
A ticket presale for all shows on the tour begins Jan. 15 at 10 a.m. local time. Tickets go on sale to the general public Jan. 16 at 10 a.m. local time.
This isn’t the first time Campbell and The Dirty Knobs have toured with Stapleton. They previously opened shows on his 2025 tour.
The artists have also collaborated together several times in the past. Stapleton appears on the song “Don’t Wait Up” on The Dirty Knobs’ 2024 album, Vagabonds, Virgins and Misfits. He also appeared on the song “Pistol’ Packin’ Mama” on their 2020 release, Wreckless Abandon, and he co-wrote another song on the album.
Campbell also appeared on Stapleton’s 2020 album, Starting Over, and co-wrote two songs on the album.
It’s a new year and Gracie Abrams has new music to share — and she says not releasing it yet is very difficult for her.
Speaking toPeople, Gracie said she was “beyond ready” to let her fans hear the music, adding, “I’ve never felt this way about anything I’ve made before, so it’s definitely driving me crazy in a good way.”
But despite being excited about the new music, Gracie said the #1 thing in her life is her group of friends and collaborators.
“At the end of the day, it’s all about the people you get to make things with and spend your time with, and that … means the most to me right now,” she told People.
Gracie rang in 2026 with a group of people that included her boyfriend, Paul Mescal, and said they all “basically stood around the fire and wrote private wishes or thoughts down — things we either want to leave behind or bring with us into the new year.”
“There’s so much going on in the world for all of us collectively in this moment, and everyone’s got their own personal s*** going on all the time,” she said. “[I love] any opportunity to be with your people and remember how that is the core of everything.”
Tyler Perry attends the Hollywood Walk of Fame Star Ceremony Honoring Sherri Shepherd on November 03, 2025, in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jerod Harris/Getty Images)
Tyler Perry continues to add to his growing list of television and films with a new set of projects announced as part of Netflix’s 2026 lineup.
Kicking off the year is Joe’s College Road Trip, set to premiere on Feb. 13. Tyler stars as the titular character, who takes “a cross-country college road trip where tensions run high and life-changing lessons are learned,” according to Netflix. Jermaine Harris and Amber Reign Smith also star in the film.
Tyler tapped Fantasia for Tyler Perry’s The Gospel of Christmas, featuring a star-studded cast including Tank and gospel stars Shirley Caesar, Fred Hammond, the Clark Sisters, Smokie Norful, Vanessa Bell Armstrong, Ann Nesby, Yolanda Adams, Hezekiah Walker and Je’Kalyn Carr. The film follows a pastor who inherits his family’s church and reconnects with his faith as he tries to save the congregation.
And as previously reported, another installment of Why Did I Get Married Again is on the way. Michael Jai White’s Marcus and Tasha Smith’s Angela reunite with their longtime couple friends for their daughter’s wedding and are forced to acknowledge how much she’s grown to be like them. Jill Scott, Taraji P. Henson and Da’Vinci are among the other cast members.
While not a Tyler Perry project, Tasha directs ’Tis So Sweet starring Taraji, Joey Bada$$, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Russell Hornsby and DeVon Franklin. The film’s about Chicago bakery owner Lenore Lindsey, whose life is changed by a discovery that inspires healing, renewed purpose and more.
Other Netflix 2026 films include 72 Hours starring Kevin Hart and Teyana Taylor; Animals with Kerry Washington; Here Comes the Flood starring Denzel Washington and Danai Gurira; and the animated film Swapped, featuring the voices of Michael B. Jordan, Tracy Morgan and Cedric the Entertainer.
Scotty McCreery, bluegrass queen Rhonda Vincent, comedian Henry Cho and the Grammy-nominated The War and Treaty will headline An Evening with the Grand Ole Opry at Carnegie Hall.
Look for more artists to be announced for the March 20 show that’s part of the United in Sound: America at 250 festival. It’s also a continuation of the Opry 100 celebration that kicked off in 2025.
This will be the fourth time the Opry and the famed New York City concert hall have come together. In 1947, Ernest Tubb led a show that featured Minnie Pearl, Bill Monroe, Eddy Arnold and The Carter Sisters with Mother Maybelle Carter.
In 1961, Patsy Cline headlined a benefit for the Musician’s Aid Society.
Alan Jackson, Vince Gill, Trisha Yearwood, Martina McBride, Brad Paisley and more returned in 2005 to mark the Opry’s 80th birthday.
Ariana Grande and Noah Wyle attend the 31st Annual Critics Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on January 04, 2026 in Santa Monica, California. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Critics Choice Association)
Having been famous since the ’90s thanks to his role as Dr. Carter on ER, you’d think The Pitt‘s Noah Wyle wouldn’t get starstruck. But he revealed that he was practically “drooling” when he met Ariana Grande at the recent Critics Choice Awards.
On the red carpet at the season 2 premiere of The Pitt,Access Hollywood‘s Scott Evanstold Noah that Ariana was “awestruck” when they met each other at the Critics Choice Awards, which Noah scoffed at.
“Is that how it played out? I thought it was the other way around,” laughed Noah. “I thought I was drooling and telling her how I was gonna have so much street cred with my 10-year-old when I got home.”
Noah went on to say that he’d been “sort of living on cloud 9 ever since” encountering Ari. “We love her, love Wicked,” he raved. “Played the soundtrack out this year in our house. And meeting Glinda was like meeting real royalty.”
David Bowie and Iman inside Keep A Child Alive’s 5th annual Black Ball at Hammerstein Ballroom on November 13, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage)
David Bowie’s wife and daughter are remembering the rock legend on what would have been his 79th birthday.
Bowie’s wife Iman, whom he married in 1992, shared a black-and-white photo of the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer on Facebook, writing, “A million feeling(s) A thousand thoughts A hundred memories…. YOU! Happy Heavenly Birthday.” In a separate Instagram post she wrote, “Happy Heavenly Birthday Your light burns so bright in all our hearts! We love and miss you.”
His 25-year-old daughter, Lexi Jones, shared a childhood photo of her and her dad on Instagram. In it she’s holding a cake with “happy birthday dad” written in frosting. She captioned the shot, “Da big 79 today. Happy birthday pops, miss ya.”
Bowie’s longtime producer Tony Visconti also remembered the rocker, noting in a Facebook post that Bowie shared a birthday with his father.
“I’m glad I was able to introduce them to each other,” he wrote. “I loved them both and I miss them like nobody’s business.”
Bowie passed away Jan. 10, 2016, two days after his 69th birthday and two days after the release of his final album, Blackstar, which he recorded while he was secretly battling liver cancer.
