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Foo Fighters performed on the latest episode of Saturday Night Live, hosted by comedian Nate Bargatze.

Dave Grohl and company played two songs off their new album, But Here We Are: “Rescued” and “The Glass.” For “Rescued,” the Foos were introduced by Christopher Walken — a callback to the actor’s impression-inspiring introduction of the band during their 2003 SNL performance — while “The Glass” featured a duet with Grammy-winning R&B artist H.E.R.

The night also saw Grohl appear in a couple of sketches. In “Lake Beach,” Bargatze, Andrew Dismukes and James Austin Johnson play a country music trio whose song mentions an uncle, Grohl, who takes cornhole way too seriously and blows his hand off with fireworks. Oh, and he’s also the town priest.

Grohl also returned to the scene of the Foos’ “Learn to Fly” video in the sketch “Airplane,” in which a woman about to give birth during a flight asks for medical assistance. While the other passengers bicker about what the “second-best” job is after doctor, Grohl shows up in scrubs and a lab coat, only to reveal he’s actually wearing a Halloween costume.

The episode marked Foo Fighters’ ninth time as the musical guest on SNL, and 10th if you count their special guest performance alongside Mick Jagger in 2012.

But Here We Are was released in June. It’s the first Foo Fighters record following the 2022 death of drummer Taylor Hawkins.

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Dirty Heads vocalists Jared Watson and Duddy B guest on a new song called “Good Time” by the band Katastro.

The track is based around a chorus written shortly before the death of Katastro singer Andy J. Chaves, who was killed in a car crash in 2022. Watson and Duddy, who’ve been longtime friends with Katastro members, helped complete the song by contributing their vocals.

“The morning after [Chaves’] death, I remember sitting in the grass listening to the demos we had just recorded, trying to process what happened,” says Katastro drummer Andrew Stravers. “Five months later, we were back in the studio with Duddy and Jared and they were helping us finish what we had started.”

You can listen to “Good Time” now via digital outlets.

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Alter Bridge and Creed guitarist Mark Tremonti has premiered the video for his original holiday song, “Christmas Morning.”

The clip stars a claymation version of Tremonti, who finds himself in possession of Santa Claus’ list of nice and naughty children. Tremonti then takes a magical journey to the North Pole to return it.

You can watch the “Christmas Morning” video streaming now on YouTube.

“Christmas Morning” appears on Tremonti’s new holiday album, Christmas Classics New & Old, which is out now. It follows Tremonti’s 2022 Frank Sinatra covers album.

Meanwhile, Tremonti is gearing up for Creed’s reunion shows on the Summer of ’99 concert cruises, which will set sail April 2024 and will mark the band’s first performances together in over 10 years. Creed’s also helped inspire the Texas Rangers’ run to the World Series with their song “Higher.”

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There’s no bad blood between Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar. In fact, Kendrick returned to rerecord his verse on Taylor’s version of their “Bad Blood” remix. The song appears on the deluxe edition of 1989 (Taylor’s Version), which dropped mere hours after the rerecorded album released on Friday, October 27. Taylor thanked Kendrick on social media, saying that creating with him “was one of the most inspiring experiences of my life.” She continued, “Every time the crowds on The Eras Tour would chant his line ‘you forgive, you forget, but you never let it… go!’, I smiled.”

Dua Lipa appears to be teasing new music. On Friday, the singer posted a close-up photo of her smile, with a key wedged between her teeth. “catch me or I go…,” the photo’s caption reads. This tease comes after Dua posted a since-deleted Instagram photo on October 12, with the caption, “miss me…?”

Justin Timberlake has turned his Instagram comments off after the release of Britney Spears‘ memoir, The Woman in Me. This could be because Britney revealed many new details about her relationship with Justin in the book, including that he allegedly cheated on her. On Friday, Justin’s wife, Jessica Biel, also turned her Instagram comments off, after Britney fans flocked to her comment section. 

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The Voice season 22 winner Bryce Leatherwood has released his Republic Nashville debut track, “The Finger.” The soaring romantic anthem was authored by Randy Montana, Jeremy Spillman and Brett Sheroky. “As I’ve spent time in Nashville doing a lot of writing, I’ve also had the opportunity to hear a lot of great songs that have been written by other writers,” shares Bryce. “The second I heard this song it caught my ear. ‘The Finger’ was a song I wish I’d written.”

Maggie Rose‘s Big Loud Records debut song, “Underestimate Me,” has arrived. The upbeat empowering number was penned by Maggie, Chris Gelbuda and Henry Brill. “It’s all about confidence and self-assuredness. So go ahead and sing it while you brush your teeth in the morning and gas yourself up,” says the Nashville-based vocal powerhouse.

Matt Schuster has dropped his reflective new song, “Last Fall.” “It’s the most authentic representation of ‘me’ in my music so far, and sets the bar for how raw and real I’ll be in all the new music to come,” says Matt, who co-wrote the pensive tune with Abram Dean, Emily Falvey and John Newsome.

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Amid his legal woes stemming from a domestic violence arrest in March, Jonathan Majors‘ film Magazine Dreams has been quietly removed from its December 8 release date by Disney-owned Searchlight Pictures.

The change was noticed amid several shifts in Disney’s schedule, including a bump of its live-action Snow White to 2025. While there was no specific mention of Majors’ legal trouble, it’s safe to say it had to be on some executives’ minds.

According to a synopsis from the Sundance Film Festival, where Magazine Dreams screened earlier this year to acclaim, Majors plays an obsessive bodybuilder in the picture: “Though Killian’s struggles to read social cues and maintain control of his volatile temper amplify his sense of disconnection amid a hostile world, nothing deters him from his fiercely protected dream of bodybuilding superstardom, not even the doctors who warn that he’s causing permanent damage to his body with his quest.”

This week a New York City judge rejected an attempt by the actor’s lawyers to have him dismiss the case. Instead, Majors was given a trial date of November 29 to face the misdemeanor charges.

As reported, the actor was charged with four misdemeanor counts of harassment and assault in an alleged domestic violence incident on March 25.

Majors’ 30-year-old former girlfriend reportedly sustained minor injuries in the incident, but Majors’ lawyers claim she attacked him, prompting him to call 911.

Majors’ attorney Priya Chaudhry said the evidence would prove the actor is innocent.

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Megan Thee Stallion fans will soon have new music from the rapper, as she announced Friday, October 27, that “Cobra” is coming on November 3. 

While she doesn’t make it clear if it’s a new single or a full-on album, the H-Town hottie does confirm it’s music related, given the presave link included in her Instagram bio. The link takes fans to a page of music streaming services. 

What is known is that the new project will be Megan’s first as an independent artist after she announced in an Instagram Live she was no longer tied to any record label.

“This part of my album is very much so funded by Megan Thee Stallion because we’re trying to get off,” she said, seemingly referencing her legal battle with 1501 Certified Entertainment. “Y’all know what’s the tea. But I have no label right now.”

In the project art shared to social media Friday, a nearly naked Megan poses in front of a wooded area with the words “Cobra – A Story by Megan Thee Stallion” etched on the bottom of the graphic. 

She made reference to the slick animal in an earlier Instagram tease along with caption “Act One.”

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