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Queen is getting into the World Cup spirit with the release of a new limited-edition football aka soccer shirt.

“Whether you’re caught up in World Cup fever or counting down to the new football season, there’s no escaping the launch of this year’s new kits—and now Queen are ready to unveil theirs!” reads a message on the band’s Instagram account.

The shirt is white with black and gold accents, and features the Queen crest on the front and the number one on the back.

In addition to the shirt, the new line of football merch includes a pennant, scarf and soccer ball.

All are available for preorder now at Queenonline.com, with shipping starting July 31.

The reveal comes as England is set to take on Norway in the World Cup on Saturday in Miami.

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Role Model has premiered a new song called “Joy,” a track off his upcoming album, Chuck Timely & The Hourglass.

“Joy” is accompanied by a video codirected by the “Sally, When the Wine Runs Out” artist. He also costars alongside Bugonia actor Aidan Delbis, with whom he gets into a Zoolander-esque gas station fight.

You can watch the “Joy” video on YouTube.

Chuck Timely & The Hourglass, the follow-up to 2024’s Kansas Anymore, is due out Aug. 7. It also includes the single “High Hopes 3000.”

Role Model will launch a U.S. headlining tour in September.

(Video contains uncensored profanity.) 

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Skillet has premiered a new single called “Scream.”

“I don’t think I’m the only one who’s noticing the volatility of the world and how social media is a cesspool where people are constantly yelling at each other,” frontman John Cooper says of the track. “It’s not helping anyone’s mental health. In this landscape, it’s easy to feel like nothing matters. ‘Scream’ is about wanting your life to matter when the world feels chaotic and overwhelming.”

The “Scream” video is now streaming on YouTube.

“Scream” follows Skillet’s 2024 album, Revolution.

Skillet will launch a U.S. tour in September in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the band’s 2006 album, Comatose.

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The Linda Lindas have released a new song called “Closer.”

The track is not a cover of the Nine Inch Nails classic, but instead an original recorded in collaboration with Paramore frontwoman Hayley Williams.

“Having Hayley write and sing on this song perfected it and we’re so grateful and lucky to do this with her and all of you!!!” The Linda Lindas say.

Williams previously performed with The Linda Lindas live during a 2025 show in London.

“Closer” will appear on the upcoming Linda Lindas album Gotta Get Out, due out Aug. 28. It also includes the single “Burning Out.”

The Linda Lindas will be playing shows with Bleachers in September. They’re also performing at Tom Morello’s Power to the People festival in October.

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Tucker Wetmore’s had a “Sunburn” since March, so it’s not surprising he’s tan and shirtless on the cover of his new track, “Who Told You That.”

The flirty new song is his second new release following his debut album from 2025, What Not To. 

“Baby I’ll make you mine/ Put single me in the past/ They say you’re wasting your time/ I don’t know who told you that,” he sings as he confronts some misconceptions. 

While listeners will certainly be tempted to assume it’s autobiographical, the ACM new male artist of the year didn’t have a hand in its writing, though he is one of its producers.

Friday night he plays Cavendish, Prince Edward Island, before his Saturday stop in West Salem, Wisconsin. 

Tucker resumes his Brunette World Tour July 18 in Indianapolis, named for his third #1 in row, which claimed the top spot in May.  

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First she “Stole the Show,” now she’s sharing it with fans. 

Back in June, Sienna Spiro headlined an intimate performance in London to celebrate her new album, Visitor.  The British singer has just released a live video from that evening, of her performance of “Great Expectations,” to YouTube. It’s just one of several Visitor tracks she performed at the concert, which is available in full on the Amazon Music App.

The one-night-only concert had Sienna treating fans to the live debuts of several Visitor tracks and had her backed by a live horn section.

“Performing these songs in such an intimate setting felt so familiar and special,” she says. “I grew up singing in jazz venues like this, so bringing Visitor to life in that room was a beautiful experience.”

She adds, “It’s such a personal album, and sharing these songs in a setting like that, surrounded by fans, felt like the perfect way to celebrate them.”

And Sienna’s fans will get a chance to see her perform those songs this fall, when she kicks off her North American My House Tour on Oct. 13 in Nashville. The tour will wrap Nov. 10 in Los Angeles. A complete list of dates can be found on Sienna’s website.

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Sex Pistols’ live album Filthy Lucre Live is getting a special vinyl reissue.

Originally released in July 1996, the album captures the June 23, 1996, reunion of the band’s original lineup — Johnny Rotten aka John Lydon, Steve Jones, Paul Cook and Glen Matlock — at Finsbury Park in London. It was the Sex Pistols’ first show since breaking up during their 1978 tour of the U.S.

The album features performances of classic Sex Pistol tunes like “Anarchy in the U.K.” and “God Save the Queen.”

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the band’s reunion, the album is now being reissued as a two-LP red vinyl set on Nov. 20. In addition to the original album, the set will feature a cover of The Stooges’ “No Fun” and “Buddies,” described as “a crowd sing-along version of their song ‘Bodies.'” The songs previously only appeared as Japanese bonus tracks.

“It was 20 years on from when we initially broke up in ‘78 and it was always a debate that the Pistols couldn’t play,” says guitarist Steve Jones of the performance. “I think Filthy Lucre shows not only that we can play but we are a powerhouse. Long live rock ’n’ roll.”

Drummer Paul Cook adds that the show “was about getting the original lineup behind Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols back together and showing what we could really do. I loved it.”

Filthy Lucre Live Expanded Edition (30 Anniversary) is available for preorder now.

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When Run-DMC released Raising Hell 40 years ago, they set out to shake up the world of hip-hop. In an interview with Billboard, DMC said that’s part of what made the album a classic.

“Raising Hell was special because we wasn’t trying to make a music industry album; we was trying to make a hip-hop album,” he said.

He called the project “the prototype, the blueprint,” adding, “It’s the Sgt. Peppers of hip-hop.”

DMC continued, “It made everybody after us, if you want to do an album, you got to do it on that level.”

Released in May 1986, Raising Hell featured Run-DMC’s cover of Aerosmith’s “Walk This Way.” The album peaked at #3 on the Billboard 200, making Run-DMC the first hip-hop group to earn a Platinum rap album and receive a Grammy nomination.

“Walk This Way” reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Reverend Run credited much of the album’s success to the late Jam Master Jay.

“[Forty] years, I pray it lives up to how me and D felt in ’87 going on tour,” he said of the album’s milestone anniversary. “[Producer] Jam Master Jay was everything to Raising Hell… He was like the one-man-band making Raising Hell.”

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If you’re a St. Vincent fan, you could’ve won $2,000 on Jeopardy! 

Thursday’s episode of the quiz show featured a category called Women in Music, which was presented by Olivia Rodrigo. For the $2,000 clue, Rodrigo read out, “I’ve been honored to work with indie musician, singer and songwriter Annie Clark. I even play one of her signature guitars. You probably know Annie best by this venerated stage name.”

While the correct response, of course, is “Who is St. Vincent?,” a contestant named Sarah buzzed in and replied, “What is H.E.R.?” Neither of the other two contestants even attempted to buzz in.

The Women in Music category also included clues about No Doubt’s Gwen Stefani, Alanis Morissette, Beyoncé and the Lilith Fair festival.

Rodrigo, by the way, is hosting her own Lilith Fair-inspired festival called Daisy Chain Fields, taking place Aug. 29 in Irvine, California. The bill includes alternative artists such as Garbage, The Breeders, Mitski, Bikini Kill Karen O and Not for Radio.

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