Serpent from Eden features Menza’s longtime friend, guitarist John “Gumby” Goodwin, who was searching through some old tapes when he uncovered unreleased material Menza had recorded.
“To his amazement, he discovered he had enough tracks, from so many recording sessions, to create an entire new album with Menza playing drums on every song,” a press release reads.
The Serpent from Eden album will also feature contributions from former Megadeth members David Ellefson and Chris Poland.
Menza drummed in Megadeth from 1989 to 1998, and played on albums including 1990’s Rust in Peace and 1992’s Countdown to Extinction. He died in 2016 at age 51.
Willie Nelson and Kenny Chesney performs at Farm Aid at the Comcast Center on September 20, 2008 in Mansfield, Massachusetts. (Paul Natkin/WireImage)
Kenny Chesney leads off the new season of the One by Willie podcast focusing on his love for Willie Nelson’s 1976 recording of “That Lucky Old Sun.”
Of course, Kenny rerecorded it with Willie in 2008 and also made it the title track of one of his albums.
The podcast, which starts its seventh season on March 11, takes a notable fan of the Red-Headed Stranger and lets them explore their love for one Willie song of their choosing.
“We started this project because we thought listening to Willie records with cool, smart people would be fun,” host John Spong says. “And it definitely has been.”
“But it’s turned into a much deeper look at him,” he continues, “with three main takeaways: As an artist, Willie Nelson found success by being true to himself. As a person, he never wavered from being true to the people around him. And as for the songs themselves, every single one of them comes with a great story.”
Jamey Johnson, Bill Anderson, Taj Mahal and Eurythmics’ Dave Stewart are just some of the people who’ll be part of the seventh season.
Miranda Lambert, John Mellencamp, Whoopi Goldberg, Sheryl Crow, Bonnie Raitt and Vince Gill have all done episodes in the past.
You can listen to One by Willie free on all major podcast platforms.
Angela Bassett attends the 8th Annual American Black Film Festival Honors at SLS Hotel, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Beverly Hills on February 16, 2026, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Brianna Bryson/FilmMagic)
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture at the New York Library is hosting a centennial gala, during which Angela Bassett and Solange Knowles will be honored. The April 30 event will celebrate the renowned research library’s 100th anniversary.
Bassett and Knowles are two of five people being recognized for outstanding achievements in their respective fields. The other honorees are novelist and short-story writer Edwidge Danticat, historian and professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. and journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones.
Delroy Lindo is among the honorary co-chairs for the gala, which also includes Sherry B. Bronfman and Audra McDonald. The committee includes members Colman Domingo, Ava Duvernay and Bevy Smith.
According to the library’s website, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture has been “devoted to the research, preservation and exhibition of materials focused on African American, African Diasporic, and African experiences” for 100 years.
The centennial gala, to be held at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, is one of the many ways the milestone is being celebrated. More events will be posted on the Schomburg website.
Anne Hathaway in A24’s ‘Mother Mary’ (Credit: Frederic Batier)
Bleachers’ Jack Antonoff and The 1975 drummer George Daniel are co-writers on a new song called “Burial,” sung by Anne Hathaway for the upcoming movie Mother Mary, in which the Oscar-winning actress plays a pop star.
Hathaway is also a credited writer on the track, along with Charli xcx, who’s married to Daniel.
You can hear “Burial” in a 30-second trailer for the Mother Mary soundtrack, which is due out April 17. The movie hits theaters that same day.
Vogue previously described Mother Mary as “a sort of Gaga–Taylor Swift hybrid” who “has fled her tour and sought out the old friend who helped craft her all-consuming public persona in the first place.” That friend, played by Michaela Coel, is a fashion designer who Mother Mary wants to design a dress for her.
According to Vogue, none of the songs had been written by the time shooting started, leaving Hathaway to play a pop star without knowing what the pop star’s music sounded like. The magazine describes the film as “deeply weird.”
Dee Snider of Twisted Sister performs at the Bret Michaels Parti-Gras 2024 at PNC Bank Arts Center on August 30, 2024 in Holmdel, New Jersey. (Photo by Bobby Bank/Getty Images)
Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider is setting the record straight about his health and how he feels about former Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach taking over lead singer duties on select Twisted Sister shows this year.
In early February Snider pulled out of the band’s planned reunion tour due to health issues. But in new posts on X he reassured fans that he’s doing OK.
“Been waiting for the dust to settle…but it hasn’t,” he started off his string of posts.
“For a retired 71 yr old I’m great. But I’ve only got so much tread left on these tires,” he wrote. “I decided to use it for the rest of my journey…and not burn them up on stage trying to prove I’m as good as I ever was. I can live with that choice. I would’ve been a shadow of my former self out there anyway.”
In another post, he continued, “The story of my retirement for health reasons ran wild! I’m not dying. (No, not never!) Just can’t do the things I used to do. I’m cool with it. I have a great life!”
He then shared his thoughts on Bach joining Twisted Sister, writing, “And I totally approve of @sebastianbach stepping in for me. He’s a true fan & will honor what I did with every show!”
On Tuesday, Twisted Sister’s Jay Jay French and Eddie Ojeda announced that Bach would be fronting the band on select dates this fall. So far they haven’t announced when those shows will take place.
Willa Gray Akins, Thomas Rhett, Ada James Akins and Lauren Akins attend the 53rd annual CMA Awards at the Music City Center on November 13, 2019 in Nashville. (John Shearer/WireImage)
How are Thomas Rhett and family adjusting to life after the birth of their son in late February? TR’s posted an Instagram carousel that will give you a clue.
The first slide is video of his wife, Lauren Akins, napping on the couch. She’s holding a sleeping Brave Elijah Akins, who was born Feb. 27. There’s also footage of TR holding the little one, with an emphasis on the adorable baby sounds he’s making while sleeping this time.
You’ll also catch a glimpse of some of Brave’s sisters, along with video of TR drying one of the girl’s hair. In another photo, he holds the children’s book How to Catch a Unicorn.
“We’ll be here,” he captioned the home-centric post.
TR’s older children, Willa Gray Akins, Ada James Akins, Lennon Love Akins and Lillie Carolina Akins, range in age from 10 to 4.
Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion perform onstage during the Hot Girl Summer Tour at Madison Square Garden on May 21, 2024, in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Live Nation)
Cardi B’s Little Miss Drama tour hit Houston on Wednesday night and featured a surprise appearance from the city’s own Megan Thee Stallion.
According to footage posted on social media, she joined Cardi for a performance of their hit “WAP” following an introduction from Cardi.
“Ladies and gentlemen, your very own, Houston’s finest, Megan Thee Stallion,” Cardi said after performing the song’s first verse. Meg then entered the stage via a trap door on the floor and began rapping her verse.
The two, who also teamed on Cardi’s “Bongos,” later exchanged love on social media. Meg posted a photo with Cardi on her Instagram, alongside a kiss mark emoji.
Cardi shared the post on her Story with the message, “I love you so so so so so soooooo much!! thank you for coming.”
Meg’s performance came hours after she gave fans a glimpse of the preparation for her Broadway debut in Moulin Rouge! The Musical. In a Wednesday Instagram post she gave the Hotties a tour of the VIP room at Al Hirschfeld Theatre, where the musical is taking place.
“Y’all know I call y’all the Hotties, they call themselves the fan fan fans. And this is where they come get they drinks, they congregate, they turn up,” Megan explained. “When y’all come up here, I think it’d be really cute if y’all really dress for the period. Like, come on dressed to impress.”
She also posted footage of a fitting for her look, her reaction to seeing her face on a billboard in Times Square and a photo of her posing in the theater.
Meg is set to portray Zidler, the impresario of the Moulin Rouge nightclub, making her the first female-identifying person to take on the role. Her first show is March 24.
Queen guitarist Brian May is set to headline a special event in connection with the upcoming reissue of the band’s sophomore album, Queen II.
Queen II – Queen’s Masterstroke – More than Remastered! is taking place March 26 in London, although an exact location wasn’t revealed. Fans who preorder the album will be in the running to win a chance to attend, and the event will stream live on May’s Instagram account.
“I wish it were big place so we could invite you all … but this is very intimate,” May writes on Instagram, “except it will hopefully connect all around the world through my live and lovely Instagram channel.”
Queen II Collector’s Edition, dropping March 27, is a five-CD and two-LP box set, featuring the 2026 mix of the album, along with a whole host of bonus material.
Extras include previously unheard outtakes and demos, live tracks, radio sessions and what’s described as “intimate fly-on-the-wall audio of Queen in the recording studio.” The set also features a 112-page book with previously unseen photos, handwritten lyrics and more.
In addition to Queen II Collector’s Edition, the reissue will be released as a two-CD deluxe edition and on one-LP vinyl.
Harry Styles rehearses for Netflix’s ‘Harry Styles: One Night in Manchester’ (Courtesy Netflix)
Since it’s going to be documentation of a live show that hasn’t happened yet, the new trailer for Netflix’s Harry Styles: One Night in Manchester doesn’t show the singer onstage performing any songs. However, it does show him preparing for it.
“Let me go to work,” Harry says in the trailer. We see him sitting in front of electronic equipment and twiddling some knobs, as we hear the beginning of “Aperture.” There’s footage of a massive cheering crowd, and a scene of Harry stepping up to a microphone during rehearsal and opening his mouth — but the trailer cuts off before we hear him sing anything.
The trailer also promises fans will able to watch Harry’s first performance of the material from Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally. “wherever you are.” He’s set to take the stage at Manchester’s Co-op Live arena on Friday night; the Netflix special will stream Sunday at 3 p.m. ET.
Megan Moroney administered some “Medicine” during her Wednesday performance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
That’s the song from her third studio album that she chose to sing for her second appearance on the TV staple. Cloud 9 had an impressive debut, emerging at #1 on the all-genre Billboard 200.
Megan also decked out the stage as what she called the “Cloud 9 Pharmacy.” You can check out both the song and the set decorations on YouTube.
Megan will continue promoting the album with her debut appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show March 11. She’s also the subject of a new Vanity Fair article titled “Megan Moroney Is an ‘Emo Cowgirl’ With Big Ambition.”
