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It’s been a whirlwind 2026 for new male artist of year Tucker Wetmore, picking up his trophy from the Academy of Country Music just before “Brunette” became his third consecutive #1. 

Simultaneously, he’s been on the road with the song’s namesake tour. 

“The Brunette World Tour has been crazy,” Tucker says. “I was overseas for seven weeks straight. Before that, I was a month and a half here in the States, and then [I’ve] got another month and half, two months in the fall.”

“It feels like it’s the tour that never ends, you know, but it’s been such a blessing,” he adds. “And the shows are getting bigger, the fans are getting crazier, and hopefully the music keeps up.”

All the shows he’s done have a singular moment in common that Tucker loves.  

“My favorite part is seeing people’s faces light up when they hear their favorite, like, song or lyric or guitar lick or whatever it is, and like seeing visual reactions to stuff that I’m pouring my heart out into my music, you know, and seeing them relate to the songs and just, like, scream their favorite lyric at the top of their lungs,” he says. “It’s my favorite thing in the world.’

You can tune in to see Tucker on Thursday’s CMA Fest special, which starts at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.

He resumes the Brunette Tour at Cowboys Music Festival in Calgary, Alberta, on July 2.

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Billboard has compiled a list of the 50 greatest R&B groups of all time, with several classical acts leading the charge. Earth, Wind & Fire takes the #1 spot, followed by The Temptations, Sly and the Family Stone, The Isley Brothers and The Supremes, which round out the top five.

“The band’s innovative mélange of R&B, soul, funk, jazz, rock and world rhythms have kept its legion of fans mesmerized … while simultaneously luring next-gen fans over the last half century,” Billboard says of EWF.

It highlights Temptations’ “rich harmonies and dynamic stage presence,” calling the group “one of the most influential vocal groups in music history.” The publication also credits Sly and the Family Stone with reshaping music and “rewriting the definition of mainstream pop.”

Of The Isley Brothers, Billboard notes that the group “yielded a series of classic hits that have left an indelible mark on the musical landscape” from the time they came out in the 1950s.

As for The Supremes, Billboard writes that they “weren’t the first girl group. But The Supremes are — fitting of their name — the ultimate standard.”

Elsewhere in the top 10 are Parliament-Funkadelic, The Jackson 5, New Edition, Boyz II Men and Destiny’s Child.

Billboard based its rankings on several factors, including discography, chart success, staying power, influence on the genre, culture significance and overall legacy.

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Olivia Rodrigo seems pretty consistent for a girl with three albums.

Her latest release, you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love, has debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, just as her previous albums — SOUR and GUTS — did. It sold 485,000 units in its first week, which is not only Olivia’s biggest sales week of her career, but also the biggest sales week of any album so far this year by a solo artist.

The album scored the biggest streaming week of the year by a female artist, and the biggest vinyl sales week of the year by a female artist. It was preceded by two singles — “drop dead” and “the cure” — which debuted at #1 and #5 respectively on the Billboard Hot 100.

When the project was first released on June 12, it broke the Spotify record for the most-streamed album in a single day by a female artist this year, and the biggest 24-hour streaming debut on Amazon Music of any album of 2026.

you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love also debuted at #1 on the British and the Australian charts.

Olivia’s The Unraveled Tour will launch Sept. 25 in Hartford, Connecticut.

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Katy Perry has launched her Out of Office tour of summer festivals, and when it comes to her wardrobe, everything old is new again.

Every night of the tour, Katy is wearing a throwback outfit from either her 2009 debut Hello, Katy tour or her 2008 stint on the Warped Tour. She’s then putting each outfit up for sale in a Fandiem sweepstakes, with new looks added after every show. 

The more money you donate, the more entries for each drawing you will receive. For example, $15 will get you 150 entries, while 100 bucks gets you 2,000 entries. The money raised will go to Katy’s Firework Foundation, which works to empower children from underserved communities through the arts.

So far, you can enter to win two outfits. The first is a two-piece polka dot bra and skirt top she wore June 18 at a festival in Spain. It’s originally from the the Hello, Katy tour and is available until July 11.

There’s also a two-piece blue outfit with a pink bow, which she originally wore in 2009 in Lisbon, Portugal, during the Hello Katy tour. She re-wore it June 20 at the Rock in Rio Lisboa Festival in Lisbon; that one is available until July 13.

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Dua Lipa has finally given fans a good look at the gown she wore for her and Callum Turner’s June 6 wedding celebration in Sicily. She posted a carousel of photos on Instagram, captioning it, “Mr & Mrs.”

Dua wore a custom Chanel Haute Couture wedding gown with a halter neckline and a plunging back, decorated with crystals and feathers. A feathered headpiece, a six-foot train and long veil completed the look. Four hundred and eighty thousand beads and 25,000 feathers were used to create the gown, which took over 1,100 hours of needlework. The veil, embroidered with birds and flowers, took another 3,000 hours of handwork.

You can get a closer look at the work that went into the gown on Chanel’s official Instagram. 

According to ELLE, it was the first Chanel Haute Couture wedding gown to be designed by Chanel artistic director Matthieu Blazy for a “friend of the house,” which is what Dua is.

As for Callum, he wore a black Louis Vuitton tux designed by Pharrell Williams, with a black bowtie and a hand-crafted red peony in his lapel, according to ELLE.

After Dua posted the wedding photos, some of her famous pals chimed in with well wishes. Elton John wrote, “Congratulations, an honour to have been there to celebrate your love.” Elton reportedly serenaded the couple with his hit “Your Song” at the Sicily ceremony.

Katy Perry commented, “sweetie babies,” while Gracie Abrams wrote, “Can’t handle it.” Justin Timberlake wrote, “Congrats, you 2!!!”

Dua and Callum first tied the knot May 31 in an intimate ceremony in London; Dua wore a Schiaparelli skirt suit and a big white hat.

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The Doobie Brothers have paid tribute to Chicago founding member Walter Parazaider, who passed away Wednesday at the age of 81.

In a post on Instagram, the band said they wanted to “bid farewell to our good friend” and reflected on their relationship with Chicago, which “goes back decades to the early 70’s (sic) when we played many shows with them.”

“We became good friends with all the members exchanging phone numbers, addresses and emails,” they wrote. “Walt was always among the first people to greet everyone when we walked into a venue. Always wearing a warm smile as he reached out to embrace you with a hug.”

“He always picked up the phone when you called and made you feel like he was genuinely happy to hear from you,” they continued. “On occasion you might get a call from him just checking in to let you know he was thinking of you.”

The band described Parazaider as “a truly authentic, warm person with a heart as big as the ocean.”

“We’re so thankful for the wonderful memories we have of Walt and for the incredible legacy of music he helped create,” they concluded the post. “We send our sincere condolences to his wife and family and of course to all his bandmates. He blessed us all with his presence and is forever in our hearts.”

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Chris Brown has released the deluxe edition of his album Brown.

Titled Brown (The Chocolate Edition), the project features 10 new tracks, including a guest appearance from Tyga and Ty Dolla $ign on “Just the Bro” and Wizkid on “Man on a Mission.”

Coinciding with the release, Chris has shared a new music video featuring songs “It Depends” and “Obvious,” which appear on both the original and deluxe editions.

He is set to kick off the R&B Tour with Usher on June 26. The theme for the tour, as he previously revealed on Instagram, is “JUST BEAUTIFUL INSIDE AND OUT.”

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