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Original Limp Bizkit bassist Sam Rivers has died. He was 48.

“Today we lost our brother,” the “Break Stuff” outfit writes in an Instagram post published Saturday. “Our bandmate. Our heartbeat.”

“Sam Rivers wasn’t just our bass player — he was pure magic,” the post continues. “The pulse beneath every song, the calm in the chaos, the soul in the sound.”

Rivers co-founded Limp Bizkit alongside frontman Fred Durst in the mid-’90s. He played on every Bizkit album, including 1999’s Significant Other and 2000’s Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water.

“From the first note we ever played together, Sam brought a light and a rhythm that could never be replaced. His talent was effortless, his presence unforgettable, his heart enormous,” Limp Bizkit writes. “We shared so many moments — wild ones, quiet ones, beautiful ones — and every one of them meant more because Sam was there.”

“He was a once-in-a-lifetime kind of human,” the post concludes. “A true legend of legends. And his spirit will live forever in every groove, every stage, every memory. We love you, Sam. We’ll carry you with us, always. Rest easy, brother. Your music never ends.”

In the post’s comments, turntablist DJ Lethal adds, “We are in shock. Rest in power my brother! You will live on through your music and the lives you helped save with your music, charity work and friendships. We are heartbroken.”

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If all you need is new Cannons music, then you’re in luck.

The “Fire for You” outfit has dropped a song called “All I Need.” It marks the band’s first fresh material since their 2023 album, Heartbeat Highway, which spawned the single “Loving You.”

“[Guitarist] Ryan [Clapham] reworked the sketch with a darker, shinier edge, somewhere between Air and Pink Floyd, and I found melodies that leaned into that weight, giving the chorus a Radiohead-like pull,” vocalist Michelle Joy says of recording “All I Need.” “I recorded my first take one night in complete darkness during a power outage; its raw imperfection unlocked some sort of magic in the song. From there, the track began to take on its own life.”

Cannons plan to release more new music in 2026.

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Eva Under Fire has premiered a new single called “Awakening.”

The track will appear on the “Blow” band’s upcoming sophomore album, the follow-up to their 2022 debut, Love, Drugs & Misery.

“These songs are everything we wanted to write,” says frontwoman Amanda Lyberg. “We made sure it was the most honest version of our story.”

“‘Awakening’ is an anthem about conquering personal demons,” she continues. “The rest of the album is what it took to get there. It’s also a story packaged in the heaviest riffs we’ve ever played so I think listeners will be pleasantly surprised. Cheers to the new era!”

In the meantime, you can catch Eva Under Fire live playing shows with Buckcherry in October and November.

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Pink is bringing her Carnival tour to Mexico next spring, marking her first time performing in that country in 23 years, and her first-ever headlining show there. “I’m so excited to scream my lungs out with you,” she says in an Instagram video. The show takes place April 26 at Estadio GNP Seguros; tickets go on sale next week.

Ariana Grande celebrated one of her favorite artists on Friday. She reposted a video of British singer Imogen Heap talking about the 20th anniversary of her album Speak for Yourself on her Instagram Story and captioned it, “happy 20th anniversary to Speak for Yourself @imogenheap I love you so.” Imogen reposted Ari’s comments and wrote, “Well @arianagrande I’m pretty sure this album has been largely kept alive and revived by the likes of you too over the years. Love and respect so many things you’ve done over the years.” Ariana reposted that and added a graphic of a cat fainting with emotion. Imogen’s best known for her song “Hide and Seek” and also co-writing “Clean” on Taylor Swift‘s 1989 album.

The executive chef and partner of one of Montreal’s best restaurants is addressing the fact that Katy Perry and former Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau seemingly began their alleged romance at his establishment back in July. Speaking to CBC Radio on Thursday, Le Violon’s Danny Smiles said of the couple’s dinner date, “There was a weird energy in the room. That’s all people were talking about. It took on a world of its own.” He hopes that going forward, his Michelin-starred eatery won’t simply be known as “the restaurant that Justin and Katy ate at.” Katy and Justin were recently photographed embracing on a yacht, and Katy has coyly intimated that she’s no longer single.

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Ice-T, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre and Arabian Prince bring the grit of hip-hop to an animated action series titled Tehk City. They’re working with producer Ambitious Entertainment on the “high-octane animated neo-noir” that “unfolds in a brutal, near-future penal colony where every choice is life or death, chaos reigns and only the ruthless survive,” Deadline reports. “I just wanted to bring something new to animation that’s never been seen before, coming from the mind of a black creator out of the projects of the Upper West Side of Manhattan,” Ice-T says in a statement.

Issa Rae will be celebrated at the 2025 Clio Entertainment Awards hosted by Rachel Bloom, where she will receive the honorary Clio Entertainment Award. She’ll be honored for her role in reshaping pop culture with elevated, female-forward and Black-led storytelling. The event will take place Nov. 13 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

The 2025 Hip Hop Grandmaster Awards will take place Saturday in Sin City, with a focus on Kool G Rap and Grand Puba. The two will be celebrated for their overlooked contributions to art and culture and presented with an award that includes a financial stipend to further their creative journeys. Also being honored are Fat Boys‘ Kool Rock Ski and Whodini‘s Jalil Hutchins, who will receive the inaugural Contributor award. George Clinton is this year’s first Quincy Jones Award recipient.

Raheem DeVaughn is currently on his 20 Lessons of Love tour, where he’s celebrating 20 years of his debut album, The Love Experience. The trek includes shows in Houston, Chicago, Atlanta, Boston, Philadelphia and more. “Love is the common thread that unites us all,” Raheem shares in a press release. “With this tour, I want to create a space where people can not only celebrate love, but also learn, grow, and heal through it.”

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Ty Dolla $ign has released his new album, Tycoon, a title he chose to reflect his career. “A tycoon is a boss,” he told Billboard. “It came from a Japanese word [taikun] which means ‘great lord.’ It’s the same thing — great boss, the best at your craft. The top of your game, right? That’s what I feel like I’ve reached.” Juicy J, A$AP Rocky, Kodak Black, Lil Wayne, Leon Thomas and more are on the album. The video for “Don’t Kill the Party” featuring Quavo is out now.

Ice Cube and Scarface come together for their “Act My Age” visual, directed by DJ Pooh. The video finds kid versions of both rappers taking on various escapades and eventually ending up in jail. “Act My Age” is off Cube’s Man Up album.

RZA has brought back The Juice Crew, a hip-hop collective featuring mainly New York artists, including Kool G Rap, Roxanne Shanté, Biz Markie and Big Daddy Kane, for a new album titled Bobby Digital Presents: Juice Crew All Stars. Kane is on the lead single, “Open Ya Eyes.” “When RZA sent me the track, it hit different— it felt like the sound itself was asking me to speak truth,” Kane said in a press release. “That’s what hip-hop was built for.”

Lil Yachty joins Skrilla for his song “Rich Sinners” and its accompanying video. The video finds them trading verses in the hallways of a housing project, at a basketball court and more. “Rich Sinners” is the first song off Skrilla’s forthcoming album, Z.

Other releases:

Monaleo, Who Did The Body

Muni Long, “Delulu“

Ayra Starr, Rema, “Who’s Dat Girl“

Ludacris, Back For the First Time 25th anniversary edition

Dave East, Karma 4

Gucci Mane, Episodes

Lil Tjay, “Letter to My Block“

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Chris Brown‘s viral “It Depends” song has gotten the remix treatment. A rendition featuring Usher, who joins previous guest Bryson Tiller on the track, was released Friday.

The song arrives days after Usher made an appearance at the Breezy Bowl XX tour stop in Atlanta and received his flowers from Chris.

“This [is] my motherf****** brother for life,” Chris said at the time. “I’m so happy to be sharing the same stage with him. … Ain’t too many people f****** with this n****, I’m just being real. He’s the greatest. My brother, I appreciate you.”

The final stop of the tour is Saturday in Memphis, featuring supporting acts Jhené Aiko, Summer Walker and Tiller, who recently gifted CB a Lamborghini.

“Thank You Chris Brown. Know you didn’t need another Lambo but I’ll forever be thankful for you bringing me on your first ever Stadium Tour! Breezy Bowl Complete,” he wrote on Instagram. “I just wanna reiterate to TEAM BREEZY that this gift wouldn’t be possible without yall! So it’s not just from me, it’s from Us.”

“It Depends (The Remix)” is now available.

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Even though Keith Urban‘s wrapping up his High and Alive World Tour Friday night at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, the trek will live on through his new deluxe album. 

The expanded edition of High, which came out in September 2024, adds concert versions of six of the album’s songs: his current single, “Straight Line,” previous hit “Messed Up as Me,” “Go Home W U,” “Heart Like a Hometown,” “Laughin’ All the Way to the Drank” and “Chuck Taylors.” The full 18-track version is available now.

On Sunday Keith stars in the premiere of the new music competition show The Road, alongside one of its creators, Blake Shelton. The two talked about the new series on CBS Mornings ahead of its Sunday premiere on CBS.

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