Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi perform onstage during 2024 MusiCares Person Of The Year Honoring Jon Bon Jovi at Los Angeles Convention Center on Feb. 2, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
Bon Jovi hit the stage Sunday night for night nine of their nine-show stand at New York’s Madison Square Garden, and they brought out Bruce Springsteen to help them close the show.
As seen in fan shot footage posted to YouTube, Jon Bon Jovi introduced The Boss after finishing up “Bad Medicine,” the second song in their encore.
“I’m gonna bring up somebody very special … that’s showed us that hope is more than a bumper sticker, it is something we can actually hang on to,” Jon told the crowd. “His songs have entertained us, they have educated us. For 50 years he has been a beacon of light and of truth. Will you please welcome my friend, my brother and the poet laureate of our series of rock and roll. Ladies and gentleman the one and only Bruce Springsteen.”
As Springsteen took the stage, Jon then called him the “king of the great state of New Jersey.” The rockers then launched into the Bon Jovi hit “Who Says You Can’t Go Home,” before teaming up for the Springsteen’s “The Promised Land.”
And Springsteen wasn’t the only guest of the night. Earlier in the evening the band brought out The War and Treaty to perform “The People’s House.”
While technically this was the final night of the MSG stint of the Forever Tour, there’s still no word about what the band plans to do about rescheduling their July 23 show, which was cut short because Jon was suffering from a sinus infection. At the time he told fans to hold on to their tickets and that they were going to try and reschedule.
The Forever Tour next hits Edinburgh, Scotland, on Aug. 28. A complete list of dates can be found at BonJovi.com.
Carly Simon performs during the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival Opening Gala premiere of ‘Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives’ on April 19, 2017 in New York City. (Taylor Hill/Getty Images)
Carly Simon has revealed that she has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.
Simon, 81, shared the diagnosis in a statement to ABC News on Monday, explaining that she has spent time learning to live with the progressive neurological disorder and deciding whether to discuss it publicly.
“So many people have written to me, kindly wondering about my relative silence, asking how I am and what I have been doing. The truth is, I’ve been learning how to live with Parkinson’s disease,” Simon said.
“It has taken me some time to understand the diagnosis, to adjust to it, and to decide how much I wanted to say about it publicly,” she continued. “Parkinson’s is different for everyone, and it can be unpredictable. Some days I’m so tired I can’t get the day moving at all. On others, it gives me a little more room to move, think, work, and feel like myself.”
The “You’re So Vain” singer said her health problems began with arthritis in both knees and one hip. She eventually underwent three joint replacement surgeries and initially believed her difficulty walking was part of the recovery process.
“But my mobility continued to worsen. I had trouble standing up from low chairs and deep couches without someone offering me an arm,” Simon said.
Simon said there were eventually periods when she could not walk without “considerable help.”
“My family and I knew that something more was going on. After an extensive evaluation at the Mayo Clinic, I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s,” she said.
Simon said she began treatment, including medication to help with stiffness and other symptoms.
Parkinson’s disease is a progressive neurological disorder that primarily affects movement. An estimated 1.1 million people in the U.S. are living with Parkinson’s, and nearly 90,000 people are diagnosed each year, according to the Parkinson’s Foundation.
Common movement symptoms include tremors, stiffness, slowed movement and balance problems, according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Parkinson’s can also cause non-movement symptoms, including depression, anxiety, apathy, sleep problems and cognitive changes.
Simon said apathy has been particularly difficult for her to explain.
“It is not simply sadness or laziness. It is as though the part of the brain that sends out invitations to participate in life has temporarily misplaced the guest list,” she said.
There is currently no cure for Parkinson’s, but treatments can help manage symptoms and improve quality of life.
Simon also revealed she was treated for basal cell carcinoma on her face during the same period. She said the cancer was removed, but the surgery affected her appearance and made her more self-conscious about being seen publicly.
“Between my mobility issues, the Parkinson’s diagnosis, the surgery, and the emotional effects of it all, withdrawing from public view was the most palatable reaction,” Simon said.
Despite those health challenges, Simon said she has continued working, including recording a new album, Comes in Waves, which is scheduled for release Aug. 14.
“Working on the music gave shape to days that did not always have much shape. It gave me somewhere to go without having to leave the room. It reminded me that illness can change your life without becoming the whole of your life,” she said.
Simon, whose career spans more than five decades, has won two Grammy Awards and an Academy Award for “Let the River Run,” from the 1988 film Working Girl.
“I do not consider Parkinson’s a gift or a blessing. It is neither. It is difficult, frustrating, and sometimes frightening,” Simon said. “I am still learning how to live with it and how to accept it without feeling that I have surrendered something essential.”
Simon concluded her statement by thanking her children, family, friends, caregivers and medical professionals for their support.
“These days I move more slowly, I lean on others more than I once did, and I have learned to accept that every day will look a little different. But I am still very much here,” she said.
Reba McEntire’s fourth music capsule is telephone-themed, anchored by the new song “Ring Ring,” which was co-written by American Idol favorite Kellie Pickler.
The EP also includes two #5 hits, 1993’s “It’s Your Call” and 1994’s “Why Haven’t I Heard from You.” Two album cuts complete the collection: “Long Distance Lover” from 1980’s Feel the Fire and “She’s Callin’ It Love” from 1996’s What If It’s You.
Ring Ring follows April’s One Night in Tulsa, May’s Hurt Like That and June’s Ain’t Gonna Keep It Waitin’, all featuring a brand-new recording as the title track.
The celebration of Reba’s 50-year recording career continues on Aug. 3 with the new playlist The Reinvention of Reba.
Poster for ‘WHAM! 10 Days In China’ (Trafalgar Releasing)
The new documentary WHAM! 10 Days In China hits theaters Tuesday, exploring the duo’s 1985 concerts in Beijing and Guangzhou.
The concerts made George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley the first Western pop group to perform in China. But believe it or not, that’s not why they went on the tour. The concerts were actually conceived as a way to help them break big in America because Michael didn’t want to do an arena tour in the States.
Ridgeley tells ABC Audio that he originally thought the idea for the tour, conceived by their manager, Simon Napier-Bell, was “utterly mad.”
“It did achieve its purpose, but it was a bold and risky gambit,” Ridgeley says.
The film features never-before-seen footage from an earlier documentary about the tour. In the current film, fans will see both the joys and frustrations Ridgeley and Michael experienced during the trip, especially from Michael, who was often unhappy.
“We set out to illustrate the fullness, a complete picture of as much as it possibly can be,” says Ridgeley. “I think it does give people a genuine glimpse of George as a person.”
The film’s director, Mike Christie, adds that when it comes to Michael he “felt a lot of pressure” making the film, particularly “when you’re looking after someone’s legacy like that, especially somebody who was already very clear about that persona versus that person.”
“I think we all … set out to stay authentic and true,” he adds.
The film concludes with interviews with fans whose lives were changed after seeing the concerts, with several of them going on to have careers in the music business.
“It was the most gratifying aspect of going back to China to discover that that is the legacy,” says Ridgeley. “It resides within the lives of those whose futures were revealed to them by WHAM’s performances. That is a truly quite humbling aspect.”
Taylor Momsen of The Pretty Reckless at 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Disney/Frank Micelotta)
The Pretty Reckless’ new album, Dear God, includes a song called “About You,” which goes to great lengths to keep the titular “You” anonymous.
Toward the end of the song, frontwoman Taylor Momsen seemingly reveals who “About You” is about, but her vocals are censored on the recording. As Momsen tells ABC Audio, it was a spur of the moment decision to name the inspiration behind “About You” during the recording process, but they decided to bleep it out later.
“You gotta bleep the names,” Momsen says. “You gotta protect the innocent or the guilty or however you wanna look at it.”
Momsen adds that she doesn’t plan on revealing who she was singing about anytime soon.
“That one I’m taking to my grave for now,” Momsen laughs.
Dear God, which also includes the singles “When I Wake Up” and “For I Am Death,” is out now. The Pretty Reckless is currently touring the U.S. in support of the record, playing headlining shows and opening for AC/DC.
Coco Jones at the 10th annual Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular (Disney/Omark Reyes)
If you thought Coco Jones’ bachelorette photos were a sign she’d soon walking down the aisle, she has confirmed that’s the case. Speaking to ABC Audio Friday, she said she’s “in the thick of” the planning process for her big day.
“I don’t feel like I could get any deeper in wedding planning as everything is literally occurring very soon,” she said. “I don’t think I’m a Bridezilla yet.”
While she’s accustomed to award shows and luxury events, Coco said she’s trying to remind herself that this celebration is different because it’s about her.
“I really, really want to keep reminding myself this isn’t a performance, this isn’t a red carpet, this is not just another fancy dress, like this is your dress, one wedding, one life with this person. … Like really trying to process it and, you know, not just like go along with just another lavish event, you know? It’s like, it’s just for me, my personal self [Courtney Jones]. It’s not for [the artist] Coco,” she said.
Even then, she’s mindful of who will be watching on the big day.
“I don’t want to be kissing in front of my parents now,” she joked, adding fiancé Donovan Mitchell has warned her that he’s “gonna do the most.”
“I’m like, ‘Please don’t. I will pass out,'” Coco continued. “I do not live for that.”
Coco and Donovan, who plays for the Cleveland Cavaliers, began dating in 2023 and announced their engagement in July 2025.
While Donovan waits for the NBA season to return, Coco has been promoting her latest song, “Body So Tea,” the lead track from her upcoming album.
Tyla and Zara Larsson attend the Epic Records and Hennessy 2026 Grammys Party on January 30, 2026 in West Hollywood, California. (Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images for Hennessy)
“Water” Grammy-winner Tyla is out with her sophomore album, A*POP, which includes her collaboration with Zara Larsson, “She Did It Again.” Released in April, it was the first of two collaborations between the two. A month later, Zara released Midnight Sun: Girls Trip, featuring a remix of her song “Hot & Sexy” featuring Tyla. The two are now BFFs, as Tyla told ABC News.
“She’s an amazing friend, such a vibe, amazing artist,” the South African star raved about the Swedish singer. “She’s like, handcrafted. She’s a handcrafted pop star, like, perfect, you know what I mean? And yeah …. I don’t know, I love her!”
A*POP is the follow-up to Tyla’s self-titled debut album, and includes the singles “Chanel” and “Is It Love.” She told ABC News how it differs from her first effort.
“I think just more evolved, you know, still Tyla, just more evolved, grown,” she explained. “You know, like, I’ve been in the States for a while now, so I feel like I have a lot more influences and just more to say and more to have fun with that I want to share.”
On Saturday, Tyla headlined the 2026 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game halftime show in Chicago, becoming the first international artist ever to do so.
Ken Jeong and Rei Ami in ‘K-Pop Shark Heroes’ (Discovery Channel)
It’s Shark Week meets K-pop.
KPop Demon Hunters singer Rei Ami has teamed up with actor Ken Jeong to star in a special for Discovery Channel’s annual Shark Week called K-Pop Shark Heroes. As part of that, Ken is featured on the first ever official Shark Week anthem, “Om-A-Nom.”
The fabulously cheesy “Om-A-Nom” video starts off with lyrics about how sharks are scary killers before Ken does a rap about the true nature of sharks, revealing how “awesome” they are.
K-Pop Shark Heroes features Ken, alongside Rei Ami diving with sharks, in hopes of “rebranding” sharks and changing the perception of them as evil human eaters. “They’re misunderstood bad boys, like me,” says Ken.
K-Pop Shark Heroes airs July 26 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. Shark Week runs July 26 through Aug. 1.
(This story has been corrected from a previous version, which incorrectly identified Rei Ami as the singer on “Om-A-Nom.”)
Rei Ami of HUNTR/X performs on on ABC’s ‘New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2026′ (Disney/Chris Willard)
In KPop Demon Hunters, HUNTR/X singer Rei Ami fought demons while chowing down on ramen. Now, she’s singing about how sharks don’t really enjoy chowing down on people.
Rei has teamed up with actor Ken Jeong to star in a segment for Discovery Channel’s annual Shark Week, and as part of that, the two have teamed up for the first ever official Shark Week anthem, “Om-a-Nom.”
Shark Week runs July 26 through Aug. 1. On July 26 at 8 p.m. ET/PT, Rei and Ken star in K-Pop Shark Heroes, which features them diving with sharks off the coast of the Korean peninsula, in hopes of “rebranding” sharks and changing the perception of them as evil human eaters. “They’re misunderstood bad boys, like me,” says Ken.
The fabulously cheesy “Om-a-Nom” video starts off with Rei singing about how sharks are scary killers. But after Ken does a rap about the true nature of sharks, the song ends with both of them singing about how sharks are “awesome.”
Michael Stipe attends Apple TV’s “Shrinking” special FYC event at Quality Italian on May 02, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by John Nacion/Getty Images)
Michael Stipe fans have been patiently waiting for his long-in-the works solo album, and it appears as though he’s giving them a preview of what’s to come.
The R.E.M. frontman has just debuted a new song, “Hum Desiderata,” on the sound exhibition platform Joyfully Waiting.
According to the description, the song “combines Stipe’s recitation of the poem Desiderata by Max Ehrmann from his installation at ICA Milan” with an instrumental track by Stipe and Andy LeMaster. It also features additional vocals from artist Elizabeth Hatmaker.
Stipe talked about his solo album during an appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in April, sharing that it is finally set to be released at the end of 2026. He also debuted a song from the record, “The Rest of Ever,” backed by the Colbert house band, Louis Cato and The Great Big Joy Machine.
Stipe also released the song “I Played the Fool,” which he recorded with producer Andrew Watt, in March. It’s the theme to the HBO series Rooster.
