Guitarist Bruce Watson, bassist Jeff Pilson and guitarist Luis Maldonado on stage as the band Foreigner performs on the “Fox & Friends” Summer Concert Series at FOX Studios on July 22, 2022 in New York City. (Roy Rochlin/Getty Images)
Foreigner is set to rock the 2025 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
The “Juke Box Hero” outfit will perform upon the event’s Stranger Things float. The Netflix series has previously used the Foreigner songs “Cold as Ice,” “Hot Blooded” and “Waiting for a Girl Like You.”
You can tune in to watch the parade on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 27, on NBC and Peacock starting at 8:30 a.m. ET.
The fifth and final season of Stranger Things will premiere a day earlier, on Nov. 26.
Jeezy (C) reacts to receiving a Guinness World Record for the largest orchestra for a hip-hop music concert by performing with 101 members of The Color of Noize orchestra as DJ Drama, (L) and Derrick Hodge (R) look on during TM:101 Live – The Masquerade Las Vegas Residency at PH Live at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on November 01, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images)
Jeezy has cemented his name in Guinness World Records history, where he now holds the crown for the biggest orchestra for a hip-hop concert. He received the official certificate on the second night of his Las Vegas residency, which features the record-holding 101-piece orchestra.
“This isn’t just a win for me—it’s a moment for the culture, for music, and for Vegas,” Jeezy said onstage, according to a press release. “Thank you to every musician, every fan, and everyone who believed we could take this all the way. A winner is a dreamer who never gave up!”
He continued, “Thank you to all 101 orchestra members, composer Derrick Hodge, musical director Adam Blackstone, DJ Drama, DJ Ace—and most importantly, the fans.”
Jeezy’s TM:101 Live sees him taking the stage at PH Live at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino alongside the Color of Noize Orchestra, the largest orchestra to perform on a Las Vegas stage.
With arrangements composed by Derrick Hodge and musical direction by Adam Blackstone, the residency continues with shows on Dec. 19 and Dec. 21. The theme for those dates is The Nutcracker.
Drew Baldridge, Russell Dickerson and Mickey Guyton are among the performers for Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade this year. The 99th edition of the parade kicks off Nov. 27 at 8:30 a.m. in all time zones across NBC and Peacock.
Tim McGraw‘s youngest daughter, Audrey McGraw, joined him onstage over the weekend and delivered a performance of Heart‘s “Barracuda.” Her proud dad shared a video of the performance on Instagram, writing, “Had a special guest last night!”
George Thorogood performs at Spark Arena on May 17, 2025 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Dave Simpson/Getty Images)
George Thorogood & the Destroyers have announced a 2026 North American leg for their Baddest Show on Earth tour.
The trek launches March 6 in Highland, California, and will conclude up in Canada on April 4 in Ottawa.
“When we decided to call this tour ‘The Baddest Show on Earth,’ we had no doubt we could back it up night after night,” the “Bad to the Bone” rocker says. “We’re playing great venues in some of our favorite markets, and it’s guaranteed we can make you feel like a teenager again. Time to get on the bus, hit the highway and bring the rock party to the people for 2026.”
Carly Rae Jepsen performs onstage at Pitchfork Music Festival at Union Park on July 20, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Natasha Moustache/Getty Images)
Congrats to Carly Rae Jepsen! The “Call Me Maybe” singer is expecting her first child.
Carly announced the news with a series of black-and-white photos showing her and her husband sitting on a bed as they cradle her baby bump. “Oh hi baby,” she captioned the post.
Carly married music producer Cole M.G.N. in October in an intimate celebration at New York City’s legendary Chelsea Hotel, according to Vogue. She took to Instagram on Oct. 25 to share photos from the happy day with the caption, “Husband. That feels good to say. New York City ~Oct. 4th. Favourite day of my life.”
The couple revealed their engagement in September 2024.
Donna Jean Godchaux performs during the “Move Me Brightly” 70th Birthday Tribute for Jerry Garcia at TRI Studios on August 3, 2012 in San Rafael, California. (C Flanigan/WireImage)
Former Grateful Dead vocalist Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay has died. She was 78.
“It is with heavy hearts that we mourn the loss of Donna Jean Godchaux,” reads a post on the Dead’s Instagram. “Her unmistakable voice and radiant spirit touched the lives of countless fans and immeasurably enriched the Grateful Dead family.”
“Her contributions will forever remain part of the tapestry that continues to be woven,” the post continues. “We send our deepest condolences to her loved ones and ask for privacy for her family during this time.”
Godchaux-MacKay was a member of the Dead from 1971 to 1979, and sang on albums including 1974’s From the Mars Hotel and 1977’s Terrapin Station, as well as the 1972 live album Europe ’72. Her then-husband, Keith Godchaux, played piano in the band during that time.
Upon leaving the Dead, the Godchauxs formed the Heart of Gold Band before Godchaux was killed in a car accident in 1980. Both Godchaux-MacKay and Godchaux were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with Grateful Dead in 1994.
Outside of her work with the Dead, Godchaux-MacKay was known for providing backup vocals on hits including Elvis Presley‘s “Suspicious Minds” and Percy Sledge‘s “When a Man Loves a Woman.” She also contributed to albums by artists such as Cher and Boz Scaggs.
In 2007, Godchaux-MacKay formed her namesake Donna Jean Godchaux Band.
Paul Rodgers performs onstage during the 2023 CMT Music Awards at Moody Center on April 02, 2023 in Austin, Texas. (Jeff Kravitz/Getty Images for CMT)
Paul Rodgers will no longer be attending Bad Company‘s induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Rodgers was set to reunite with former bandmate Simon Kirke, the only other surviving member of the original Bad Co. lineup, at the ceremony, with Kirke recently confirming that they will perform together. However, Rodgers says in a Facebook post published Monday that he won’t be taking part due to health reasons.
“My hope was [to] be at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and to perform for the fans, but at this time I have to prioritize my health,” Rodgers, who’s had multiple strokes over the years, writes. “I have no problem singing, it’s the stress of everything else. Thank you for understanding.”
He adds, “Simon along with some outstanding musicians will be stepping in for me – guaranteed to rock.”
Bad Company last performed live in 2019.
The 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony takes place Nov. 8 in Los Angeles and will stream live on Disney+. The other inductees include Joe Cocker, Warren Zevon, Soundgarden, The White Stripes, Cyndi Lauper, Outkast and Chubby Checker.
Hilary Duff ‘Mature’ single artwork (Atlantic Records)
Hilary Duff is returning to music with a “Mature” new sound.
The actress and “So Yesterday” singer is relaunching her music career with a new single called “Mature,” out Thursday. It marks her first release since 2015’s Breathe In. Breathe Out.
“So happy this is finally yours to hear,” Hilary wrote on Instagram Monday. “Been keeping this one quiet too long.”
As previously reported, Hilary signed a deal with Atlantic Records and has a docuseries in the works that will focus on her return to music and her “personal journey.”
The docuseries will capture Hilary recording her new songs and getting ready to perform onstage for the first time in more than 10 years, combined with interviews, Hilary’s personal videos and footage from her career. It’ll be directed by Sam Wrench, the man who brought us Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour movie and Sabrina Carpenter‘s Christmas special.
‘Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run’ book cover. (Liveright, an imprint of W.W. Norton & Company)
Paul McCartney looks back at the infamous rumors that he’d died in the 1960s in his upcoming new book, Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run.
As the story went, conspiracy theorists alleged that the Beatles member had actually died in the mid-’60s and had been replaced by a lookalike. As a piece of evidence, they claimed that John Lennon said the phrase “I buried Paul” in the Beatles song “Strawberry Fields Forever,” though Lennon maintained he was actually singing “cranberry sauce.”
In an excerpt from Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run published in The Guardian, McCartney writes, “The strangest rumor started floating around just as the Beatles were breaking up – that I was dead.”
“We had heard it long before, but suddenly, in that autumn of 1969, stirred up by a DJ in America, it took on a force all its own, so that millions of fans around the world believed I was actually gone,” McCartney continues.
While certainly not dead, McCartney writes that he’s now come to realize that he’d indeed lost a part of himself at the time.
“Now that over a half century has passed since those truly crazy times, I’m beginning to think that the rumors were more accurate than one might have thought at the time,” McCartney writes. “In so many ways, I was dead … A 27-year-old about-to-become-ex-Beatle, drowning in a sea of legal and personal rows that were sapping my energy, in need of a complete life makeover.”
Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run is due out Tuesday.
Hudson Westbrook presents the Erath Country Junior Livestock Association with a check for $100,000 at his headline benefit show in Stephenville, TX on Nov. 1 (Photo credit: Ian Noh)
Hudson Westbrook raised some money for a cause that’s close to his heart.
The singer performed a benefit concert in his hometown of Stephenvile, Texas, on Saturday to give back to the Erath Country Junior Livestock Association. The show ended up raising $100,000, which will go toward rebuilding livestock facilities in the community.
“These funds are going to rebuild the same livestock barn I grew up showing my pigs in,” Hudson said in a statement. “To be able to give back to the community in this way and to have so many people I’ve known all my life show up means everything to me and my crew.”
Ahead of the event, Hudson received two plaques from his record label — one for the RIAA Gold-certified song “5 to 9” and the other for the RIAA Platinum-certified single “House Again.”
Hudson is currently on the road headlining his Texas Forever fall tour. Next year he’ll join Morgan Wallen’s Still the Problem tour as an opener.
