Drummer Charlie Watts was born in London, England.
After getting his start playing blues and jazz, Watts joined The Rolling Stones in 1963, and remained with the group for 58 years until his death.
Watts, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards are the only three members of the band who appear on every Stones album. He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with the band in 1989.
Watts played his final show with the Stones on August 30, 2019. It was announced in August 2021 that he was going to sit out of the Stones’ No Filter tour due to heart surgery. He passed away on August 24, 2021, at the age of 80.
Watts posthumously appeared on The Rolling Stones’ 2023 album Hackney Diamonds. His drumming was featured on two songs, “Mess It Up” and “Live by the Sword,” which were recorded in 2019. He is also expected to posthumously appear on the band’s upcoming album, Foreign Tongues, which will be released July 10.
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.
John Mellencamp performs onstage during the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame Gala at The Beverly Hilton on May 16, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)
John Mellencamp has begun rehearsals for his Dancing Words Tour — The Greatest Hits, and he’s giving fans insight into the process.
Mellencamp shared videos on Instagram that were shot on the first day of rehearsals at Belmont Mall Studio in Indiana. The first post takes fans through the garage in which they’ve been rehearsing “since the 1980s,” according to the voiceover.
In a second video, Mellencamp lets fans know that during the tour, “we’ll be playing 27 songs and every one of them was a hit that you’ll be able to sing along with.”
“This will be the last time I play some of these songs, and the first time I’ve played some of ’em in decades,” he adds, noting, “Hope to see you all out there.”
Since announcing the tour, Mellencamp has been posting videos of him getting in shape for the trek, which usually find him exercising while smoking — something he says isn’t about to change.
At the end of the video, he tells his followers, “And oh, by the way I’m still working out and I’m still smoking,” before lighting up a cigarette.
When Mellencamp initially announced the tour, he said his sets will include hits like “Jack & Diane,” “Hurts So Good,” “Small Town” and “Pink Houses,” along with songs like “R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. (A Salute To 60’s Rock),” “I Need a Lover,” “Wild Night” and “Ain’t Even Done With the Night,” which he hasn’t played in years.
The Dancing Words Tour — The Greatest Hits begins July 10 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and wraps Aug. 12 in Mountain View, California. A complete list of dates can be found at Mellencamp.com.
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.
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.
Josh Groban and Jennifer Hudson (Chris Haston/Warner Bros.)
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.
Sabrina Carpenter attends the 68th GRAMMY Awards on Feb. 1, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
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.
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.
Alex Warren is announcing something Wednesday at 1 p.m. ET. It’s evidently so important that he’s holding special gatherings in London and LA to deliver the news. Fans speculate it might be a new song, a new album or even that he’s involved in Toy Story 5. That’s because he teased the announcement with a video that shows him being hoisted up by strings against a blue cloud background. Stay tuned.
Sara Bareilles will release her first new music that isn’t tied to a film or theater project in nearly seven years on Wednesday. “Home” arrives at 11 a.m. ET. She writes, “I’m so happy to finally share new music,” and then joked, “this new work is deeply personal… unlike all my other stuff.” Thursday will see the premiere of Sara’s new documentary, Good Grief, at New York’s Tribeca Festival.
Olivia Rodrigo’s new song “the cure” has debuted at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100. It’s her eighth top-10 and her second from her upcoming album, you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love. The first one, “drop dead,” debuted at #1 in May. In addition, “the cure” has debuted at #1 on Billboard‘s Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart. It’s her third #1 on that chart, after “brutal” and “bad idea right?”
Barry Manilow, ‘What A Time.’ (STILETTO Entertainment)
In an exclusive interview with ABC News’ Chris Connelly, Barry Manilow has opened up about how being diagnosed with lung cancer and undergoing a left lung lobectomy havs altered his voice.
“My voice — I don’t know whether it’s coming back,” Manilow said in an interview that aired Monday on Good Morning America. “I did my first sound check about a month ago and I didn’t sound like me at all. I just couldn’t believe that it’s over.”
He added, “That is really upsetting. Because I don’t want it to stop.”
The singer, who’s known for his hits like “Copacabana,” “Mandy” and more throughout a career that has spanned more than 50 years, said he feels like he’s “taken my voice for granted.”
“I don’t take it seriously,” he said. “Now I do, because it doesn’t seem to be there the way it always was.”
Manilow’s cancer diagnosis was announced on Dec. 22, 2025, on his official website. The singer, who said he previously experienced six weeks of bronchitis, had just completed a Las Vegas residency and a five-night series of charity Christmas concerts in Palm Desert, California. He said his doctors ordered an MRI following his illness with bronchitis.
“They checked my lungs, and they found the dot, the spot, that thing that you don’t want to, you don’t want to ever have,” Manilow said. “They said I had lung cancer and we have to get it out.”
“It was just too heavy for me,” he added.
Manilow said the “spot” was diagnosed as Stage 1 cancerous tumor in his left lung, which he underwent successful surgery to remove. His doctors said he didn’t need chemotherapy or radiation, according to Manilow, but he contracted pneumonia, which landed him in the ICU.
Manilow said the experience was “terrifying.”
“There was a couple of moments there that I thought this may be goodbye,” he said. “But these people at this hospital, they were just angels, saints. I could cry so hard every time I think about these nurses and doctors.”
Today, ahead of his 83rd birthday on June 17, Manilow said he’s “doing good,” but that “it took longer than I thought it was going to take to get past this lung cancer.”
Earlier this year, Manilow’s song “Once Before I Go,” which he released in September 2025, reached the top 10 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. The song will appear on his new album, What a Time, which will be released Friday.
“I can’t wait to get back,” he continued. “I’m in great shape, I’m ready to go. I just hope my voice is there. If I sound good, that would be just great!”
“I really don’t want to cry onstage, but I don’t know whether I’ll be able to hold that back this time,” he added.
Paul McCartney’s ‘The Boys of Dungeon Lane’ (MPL/Capitol Records)
Looks like Paul McCartney may have another hit on his hands in the U.K.
The Beatles legend’s latest solo album, The Boys of Dungeon Lane, is on track to top the U.K. Official Albums chart this week.
If it does hit #1, it will be McCartney’s eighth solo #1 in the U.K., although the chart includes albums released with Wings among his other solo hits. McCartney’s first non-Beatles #1 came in 1971 with Ram, although technically the album is credited to both Paul and his wife Linda McCartney. His last solo #1 was 2020’s McCartney III.
A new #1 would also move McCartney to #14 on the list of artists with the most #1 albums.
McCartney’s The Boys of Dungeon Lane, produced by Andrew Watt, features songs about McCartney’s childhood in Liverpool, early adventures with future Beatles bandmates George Harrison and John Lennon, and more.
