Lil Wayne performs onstage during the 2025 BET Awards at Peacock Theater on June 09, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Forget the Super Bowl, Lil Wayne is set to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The rapper was selected in the Recording category, joined by Grandmaster Flash and eight other honorees.
Wayne reacted to the news with a post on X Thursday, noting he initially thought it was a joke when longtime collaborator Fabian Marasciulloo told him.
“Ok so my brother is Fabian right, and he play too fkn much like brothers do….this man just told me that it’s been confirmed that im getting my own star on the Hollywood walk of fame!!!!” he wrote. “Wtf boy!! This man play too much bruh! U serious boy??!?!?!!?”
Other 2027 Hollywood Walk of Fame honorees include Idris Elba and Delroy Lindo in the motion picture category; Keke Palmer, David Alan Grier and Raven-Symoné in the television category; and Charlamagne tha God in the sports and entertainment category.
Jon Bon Jovi performs onstage during Bon Jovi’s Forever Tour at Madison Square Garden on July 21, 2026 in New York City. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Bon Jovi)
Music star Jon Bon Jovi abruptly ended a concert at New York’s Madison Square Garden early Thursday night, telling concertgoers he had to “cool it.”
“Don’t throw away your ticket stubs … I’m going to figure out how to reschedule,” the frontman for his namesake band, Bon Jovi, was seen saying in videos shared on social media. “I’m gonna have to cool it for a night.”
The rock star ended the show around 90 minutes into his performance due to a sinus infection, a spokesperson for the band confirmed to ABC News.
“Jon Bon Jovi spoke from stage and told fans he has been battling a sinus infection which led to the show’s early ending,” the spokesperson said in a statement. “As part of the Bon Jovi residency at Madison Square Garden, Jon has said numerous times that it has been a joy to return to live shows for the band. Updated information will be available shortly.”
The band was performing its eighth of nine shows at Madison Square Garden as part of its Forever Tour, which launched on July 7.
Bon Jovi is still scheduled to perform Sunday at Madison Square Garden. The band is then scheduled to wrap up the tour with five shows in the United Kingdom in August and September.
The Forever Tour marks Jon Bon Jovi’s first return to touring since undergoing vocal cord surgery in 2022.
The singer spoke about the injury and his recovery from it in 2024’s Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story, a four-part docuseries about the rock band.
“One of my vocal cords was literally atrophied,” he said in the Hulu docuseries. “Your vocal cords are supposed to look parallel, or let’s pretend that they are as thick as a thumb — one of mine was as thick as a thumb and the other one was as thick as a pinky. So, the strong one was pushing the weak one aside, and I wasn’t singing well.”
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‘Kenny Chesney: Living in Fast Forward’ (Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum)
You can now vicariously experience Kenny Chesney’s journey from East Tennessee to superstardom in Nashville through his new exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
“It’s a lot to take in, and a lot of fun, heart, moments,” he said after his first look. “Seeing it all in one place like that, it’s like having your entire life, career, all the magic flying by your eyes – and man, what a trip it was. If I hadn’t been there, I might not be able to believe it.”
At Wednesday’s private opening, CEO Kyle Young remarked how his input into the exhibit stood out among the 225 the museum has put on, thanks to “Kenny’s exceptional musical talent and insatiable creativity.”
Kenny Chesney: Living in Fast Forward runs through June 2027. You can check out its accompanying playlist via your favorite streaming service now.
Foreigner is out with a new live album, In the Eye of the Storm, featuring songs recorded during their 50th anniversary concert on New York’s Ellis Island and at Brooklyn’s DUMBO House.
While you may think this is just another live album, Foreigner’s Jeff Pilson tells ABC Audio there’s something particularly special about the release.
According to Pilson, not only does the album feature “the great songs that Foreigner has in our catalog,” but they are performed by “three different generations of singers, which is really cool.”
The album features original frontman Lou Gramm on some songs, along with former frontman of 20 years Kelly Hansen and current frontman Luis Maldonado. Performances include hit tracks “Feels Like the First Time,” “Double Vision” and “Hot Blooded.”
“What we love about it is that it’s a brotherhood,” Pilson says. “Foreigner is more than just a band, it’s a family that’s all about the music.”
Foreigner’s Ellis Island show happened back in September and was hit with torrential rain, thunder and lightning that almost threatened the show. Despite the weather conditions, Pilson says things cleared up enough for them to perform five songs on the island, including “I Want To Know What Love Is” with a choir.
“Somehow we came in under the wire, delivered a performance,” Pilson says. “It was magical. It was fantastic.”
The album also includes an acoustic performance of the Simon & Garfunkel classic “Bridge Over Troubled Water” from DUMBO House.
“It’s soulful. It’s beautiful,” Pilson says of Maldonado’s performance, noting one of the reasons they wanted to cover the track was because “the message of that song, boy, do we need that today.”
“I feel a thousand percent behind our version,” he adds. “I would play it for Paul Simon in a heartbeat.”
In the Eye of the Storm is the soundtrack to Foreigner’s 50th anniversary concert film, which is expected to be released sometime this fall.
Foreigner just kicked off their Double Trouble Double Vision tour with Lynyrd Skynyrd. They play Charlotte, North Carolina, on Friday. A complete list of dates can be found at Foreigneronline.com.
‘Bleed American’ album artwork. (Dreamworks/Interscope)
Jimmy Eat World’s 2001 album Bleed American turns 25 Friday. The record took the Arizona rockers from beloved underground emo band to chart-topping stars thanks to its breakout single, “The Middle.”
Speaking with ABC Audio, frontman Jim Adkins recalls when he first started to realize that “The Middle” had broke containment.
“Maybe when I started hearing it more on the radio, in places that just had the radio on, like rental car lobbies or, like, a gym,” Adkins adds. “Like, what? What?”
“The Middle” would eventually peak at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100, turning many, many more people into Jimmy Eat World fans, including one Taylor Swift. Despite its pop success, though, Adkins says he didn’t feel “The Middle” divided the fanbase.
“A small group of people were, perhaps, wanting to keep the thing that was really secret and special to themselves,” Adkins says. “The majority of people were stoked for us. They were like, ‘Aw man, that’s great for you guys.’ People were happy for us.”
Bleed American also spawned Jimmy Eat World classics including “Sweetness,” “A Praise Chorus” and the title track. “A Praise Chorus” feels particularly prophetic 25 years later thanks to its lyric, “Started my rock ‘n’ roll fantasy,” which Adkins still feels like he’s living.
“I’m never not amazed by all of this, and I think on some level I always have been,” Adkins says. “I’ve never taken any of this for granted. I haven’t let it in and been able to celebrate it always to the fullest that I probably should’ve, but I’ve never taken any of it for granted.”
He adds, “I still don’t believe I’m doing this.”
Jimmy Eat World’s currently on tour celebrating the 25th anniversary of Bleed American.
Goo Goo Dolls perform on ABC’s ‘New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2026′ (Disney/Chris Willard)
Goo Goo Dolls kick off a summer tour with Neon Trees Friday in Lincoln, California. Also on Friday, they’ll release a 20th anniversary edition of their 2006 album Let Love In. As for new music, it’s not clear if fans will get to hear any on this tour.
Frontman John Rzeznik told ABC Audio that they’ve got something in the works, but he hasn’t decided if they’ll debut any of the new material on the road.
“You know what? I got a couple of new songs, but nothing’s released, so I’m not sure whether to do it or not,” he said. “I mean, I wanna finish the record that I’m working on now.”
But the tour comes at a very good time for Goo Goo Dolls: They’re more popular than ever, thanks to the continued success of their signature song, “Iris.” Credit in part to the recent “What were you like in the ’90s?” trend, the song’s racked up over 6 billion streams and counting worldwide. John says he can see that reflected in their audiences.
“Definitely, I’ve noticed more people at the shows, y’know? And younger people too,” he told ABC Audio. “So it’s cool.”
What’s also cool is the reaction the band gets every night when they kick into “Iris.”
“I love it,” John says. “I love it, and when the crowd rises up a little bit, it’s an amazing feeling. I don’t get tired of it and I have to make sure that I’m grateful about it.”
“So I’m always grateful for that song because it’s like, I’m going to be able to send my kid to college because of that!”
The tour wraps up Sept. 6 in Uncasville, Connecticut.
Masego took Genius’ Open Mic stage to perform “Symone” from his new album, Fix Your Face. “For me, music is expression but that can come in different ways. On ‘Symone,’ I sat with myself and wrote what was there, but without the face-saving armor,” he says in a statement. “During this Open Mic, I let myself free to create what I was feeling in the same way that I did when I wrote the song.” The video is available to watch on YouTube.
Teyana Taylor is hosting auditions Friday for her directorial debut, Get Lite, in her hometown of Harlem, New York. “This one is for the culture,” she writes on Instagram. “I’m looking for the BEST Lite Feet dancers, Lite Feet crews, New York street-style dancers, tumblers, acrobats and performers with specialty tricks. CALLING OUT ALL BOROUGHS!!!” Teyana’s comedy film with Kevin Hart, 72 Hours, premieres on Netflix Friday.
50 Cent has announced the release of limited-edition plaques featuring notable quotes from his book with Robert Greene, The 50th Law. “A piece of 50 Cent history. The 50th Law has inspired entrepreneurs, leaders, and hustlers around the world with its message of fearlessness and self-reliance,” reads a post on his Instagram. “Now you can own a limited-edition plaque featuring some of the book’s most memorable quotes—personally signed by 50 Cent.” The posters are available on gunitbrands.com.
Steve Cropper’s ‘Watching the Tide’ (Provogue/Artone Label Group)
Music fans are getting another preview of the upcoming posthumous album from the late Booker T. and the M.G.’s guitarist Steve Cropper, who passed away in December.
Watching the Tide, the album Cropper and his band The Midnight Hour were working on prior to his death, will be released on Aug. 28. A new track, “Tandoori Chicken,” is out now via digital outlets.
“Tandoori Chicken” is the third track released from Watching the Tide, following “Ticket First,” featuring Eric Clapton, and “Until Now,” featuring The Rolling Stones’ Ronnie Wood.
Watching the Tide, the title a nod to the Otis Redding classic “(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay,” which Cropper co-wrote, is the follow-up to 2024’s Friendlytown. In addition to Clapton and Wood, it features guest appearances by Queen’s Brian May and ZZ Top’s Billy F Gibbons.
Poster for Tyla’s performance of ‘Is It Love’ on Vevo’s Official Live performance series(Vevo)
Tyla kicked off Vevo’s Official Live performance series with a live rendition of her song “Is It Love” from her upcoming album, A*Pop.
Described in a press release as “an extension of the song’s official music video,” the sepia-toned performance takes place in an industrial environment. Tyla moves throughout the space as she takes the stage, backed by her guitarist Ari O’Neal.
“I had so much fun making this series! Performing these songs live makes me even more excited to share A*POP with the world,” Tyla says in a statement.
Vevo’s Official Live series will feature top artists performing and connecting with fans “through exclusive visuals that are tailored to their album’s unique vision,” a press release says.
A*Pop, Tyla’s sophomore studio album, is due out Friday. She recently told Audacy that things feel different this time around.
“Everything feels different. I feel different. The creation of this album felt different. The way I feel now leading up to it is like … a lot of butterflies and excitement,” she says. “So it’s very different, and I’m excited to experience it.”
Patty Loveless (Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images for Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum)
Bob Seger loves Patty Loveless so much, he came to Nashville in 2023 to help induct her into the Country Music Hall of Fame, performing her 1996 hit “She Drew a Broken Heart” in her honor.
Now the rock legend’s rereleasing the album that brought them together, 2006’s Face the Promise, which will bring their only musical collaboration to streaming for the first time. Though the album was primarily recorded in Nashville, he flew to her home in Georgia to record “The Answer’s in the Question.”
The expanded 20th anniversary release drops Sept. 18 and will include a newly remastered edition of the original album, along with four bonus tracks: “Time,” “Little Jane,” “Red Eye to Memphis” and “Let Me Try.”
It’ll be available on CD and as a two-LP black vinyl set, the latter of which will come with a 12-page LP-sized booklet, complete with lyrics, photos and more.
Released on Sept. 12, 2006, Face the Promise was Seger’s first album since 1995’s It’s a Mystery. It was also the first studio album since 1975’s Beautiful Loser where he was not credited as Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band.
The album debuted at #4 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart and went onto be certified Platinum by the RIAA.
You might remember that Kenny Rogers and Sheena Easton also had a #1 country hit in 1983 with their version of Seger’s “We’ve Got Tonite.”
