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Since Thomas Rhett and Jordan Davis have a hit duet with “Ain’t a Bad Life,” it’s not hard to imagine that the two are good friends.

But Jordan says the relationship actually goes deeper than that.  

“I joke about this — Thomas is kinda my therapist,” he says. “I talk to Thomas a pretty good bit. He probably gets tired of seeing me call him or asking him to go to breakfast, but he always picks up. It’s never about music.”

Of course, when TR suggested turning “Ain’t a Bad Life” into a collab, Jordan couldn’t tell his “therapist” no.

“I love that song,” Jordan says. “The second Thomas sent it over, I was like, ‘Dude, you let me know when. I’m all in.’”

“And this song was done and it was gettin’ close to coming out,” he says. “And we talked. But it wasn’t until like the last like couple minutes of our conversation when Thomas was like, ‘Dude, I’m stoked about our song, too.’ And I’m like, ‘Oh yeah, dude, I can’t wait for that.’” 

Jordan and Thomas have plenty to compare notes about, since each has four kids, with TR now expecting a fifth.

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Eric Bellinger recently released the deluxe edition to his Afrobeats-inspired album, It All Makes Sense. It includes the original track list, as well as five brand-new songs and two additional guest features.

Projexx and Kheilstone join previous collaborators BRNDN, Daecolm, VScript, PaBrymo, VERBB and Quintelli, as well as Tiwa Savage — a feature he tells ABC Audio he’s been waiting on for nearly 10 years. Tiwa was supposed to be on his project It’ll All Make Sense Later, but was in the process of recording her own album.

“I wasn’t in a rush to put the song out. I was just like, ‘Yo, I’ll wait. Like, finish your album. I’m here to support you and your movement,'” Eric said.

Though it took some time for the collaboration to come together, Eric said it happened at the perfect time “in God’s timing,” as there is now more hype around the Afrobeats genre.

“This is before there was a Tyla ‘Water.’ This is before ‘Essence’ with Tems and WizKid, but I felt it was too far ahead of his time,” Eric said.

“I was like, ‘Let me just wait.’ And I’m glad I did, because now Afro went through the roof,” he said. “Had I just put it out five years ago, it could have been here and gone.”

Eric notes Tiwa’s feature on the “Understood (Remix)” was the ultimate stamp of approval as he adds his R&B flair to songs in the genre. He now has his eyes set on collaborating with Burna Boy.

“We had [a song] but the clearance issue was crazy,” he said. “So I think I would love to do that. I’m a big fan of his music. I like how he infuses R&B, even American R&B with his Afrobeats.” 

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Charlie Puth used the video for his song “Changes” to announce that he and his wife Brooke Puth are expecting their first child. And while that’s certainly a big change in the couple’s life, that’s not really what the song itself is about — if you look at the lyrics.

While appearing on ABC News Live, Charlie was asked what inspired the song. While he mentioned marrying Brooke — they tied the knot last year — and becoming a dad, he was quick to add, “But it didn’t start out like that.”

“It’s actually about, if you listen to the lyrics and the chorus, it’s about the, kind of, amicable breakup of a friendship,” Charlie explained.

And it’s true: In the song, Charlie sings about missing someone and the sound of their voice. In the chorus, he sings, “I can feel the distance, space and time has made everything different … Everything has changed and I don’t know why.”

“It just shows you that people are just, like, listening to one part of the song: ‘There’s been some changes’ and the rest is ‘la la las,'” he said.

However, he allowed that the song could be about whatever you want it to be. 

“It’s one size fits all really. I mean, there’s a lot of layers to changes [in general] and I realized the song could be about many changes,” he noted. “It doesn’t have to be just about that.” 

“Changes” is from Charlie’s upcoming album Whatever’s Clever, which is due out March 6, right around the time that the baby is due.

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The first-ever Nirvana record played on radio is going up for auction.

Produced by the label Sub Pop, the 7-inch vinyl 1988 test pressing contains Nirvana’s cover of the Shocking Blue song “Love Buzz,” which was released as the future “Smells Like Teen Spirit” band’s debut single. It made its way into the hands of Sub Pop employee Scott Vanderpool, who played it on a local college station.

“While I was working at Sub Pop, any test pressing that came in I immediately took to the radio station to play on that show,” Vanderpool writes in an accompanying certificate of authenticity. “So your Nirvana test pressing … has the distinction of being the first Nirvana studio recording played on the radio anywhere.”

The “Love Buzz” test pressing is part of auction house Goldin’s 2025 Fall Music Auction catalog. For more info, visit Goldin.co.

Nirvana’s “Love Buzz” cover was later included on their 1989 debut album, Bleach. The band released two more albums, 1991’s Nevermind and 1993’s In Utero, before frontman Kurt Cobain‘s death in 1994.

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Vybz Kartel had his debut performance in Canada over the weekend, where he took the stage at Scotiabank Arena and received a warm welcome from Toronto’s own Drake. The 6 God used the moment to give Vybz his flowers for his contributions to dancehall music.

“Look at all these people right here, how much we’ve spent with this man’s music right here,” Drake said in a clip that made its way to social media. “I used to hand out flyers outside of a club called Escape just to go inside to the club and listen to your tunes. So one more time, please—as a city, as a family—make some motherf*****’ noise.”

He then surprised the fans with a set including “Which One” and “Nokia.”

Vybz’s shows marked his first time in Toronto — a moment he says brought along “an amazing feeling.”

“The journey has been a long and a very tedious one. For me to be in Canada, creating history with three shows, never been done before in the dancehall arena, is an amazing feeling, and it’s very humbling as well,” he told the Toronto Star ahead of the show, noting his observation that the city “is very much in tune with dancehall, with the Caribbean culture.”

Vybz added that the opportunity came about after Drake brought him out at the Wireless Festival and shared how it was to be with him onstage.

“When you get to experience the power which is Drake live on stage, and you get to see how the fans react to him, you see how he’s loved. He’s so iconic. I’m looking in amazement, like, ‘Oh, wow.’ I’ll never forget that,'” he said.

Vybz also revealed the two have a song in the works, teasing, “It’s going to be crazy when you guys hear it. It’s three people on the track.”

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Influential punk band The Damned has announced a new covers album in honor of their late guitarist, Brian James.

The record, titled Not Like Everybody Else, is due out Jan. 23, 2026, and finds The Damned putting their spin on songs by artists including The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Iggy & the Stooges and The Kinks.

The first single is due out Thursday.

Notably, Not Like Everybody Else marks the first time founding drummer Rat Scabies has recorded in the studio with The Damned in 40 years.

James, who formed The Damned in the mid-’70s with Scabies, vocalist Dave Vanian and guitarist Captain Sensible, died in March at age 70.

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Mya is far from a “Ghetto Supastar,” she’s a professional one. She proved this to be true Saturday night when she stepped in at the last minute for Muni Long on the Boy is Mine tour.

In an Instagram post reflecting on the night, Mya says she got ready for the show in Chicago “with less than five hours notice, no soundcheck, rehearsal or crew.” Then she took the stage and “freestyled a one woman set.”

“It was such a pleasure to jump out & support my beautiful, talented sisters on Brandy and Monica’s ‘The Boy is Mine’ tour last night & fill in for the incredibly talented Muni Long who we send our prayers & best wishes to for a speedy recovery,” Mya captioned her post. “[I] truly appreciate the love received despite any technical issues & imperfections. Love you Chicago!”

She also filled in for Muni at the Sunday show in Kansas City, Missouri, as the singer recovers from pneumonia.

“I truly hate that I won’t be able to perform for you,” Muni wrote when announcing she’d missing the Chicago and Kansas City dates. “Anyone who knows me knows how much I love being on stage and giving my all.”

The Boy is Mine tour continues Thursday in Memphis.

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