Zach Top’s “Good Girls & Cowgirls” and “Other Side of Hurtin'” (Leo33)
There’s new music coming from Zach Top in August.
“Make it a double! 2 songs are dropping next month and I’m excited for you all to hear them,” he announced Thursday on Instagram.
“Good Girls & Cowgirls” and “Other Side of Hurtin'” will both arrive digitally on Aug. 21, with a 7-inch vinyl single to follow on Sept. 25.
Zach debuted “Good Girls & Cowgirls” during his headlining set July 18 at Montana’s Under the Big Sky Festival.
His Cold Beer & Country Music Tour continues this summer, with a Thursday stop at the North Dakota State Fair. Meanwhile, “South of Sanity” is now a top-15 hit.
Portrait Of The Ramones Portrait of the Ramones, left to right, Joey Ramone (1951 – 2001), Dee Dee Ramone (1951 – 2002), Johnny Ramone (1948 – 2004) and Marky Ramone of the Ramones at the Metro in Chicago, Illinois, May 13, 1980. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images)
Legendary punk rockers the Ramones are set to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame as part of the Los Angeles landmark’s 2027 class.
“The Walk of Fame Selection Committee is proud to welcome the Class of 2027 to one of the most enduring symbols of achievement in entertainment,” says Walk of Fame selection chairman Peter Roth in a statement. “These extraordinary individuals have each made a lasting impact on audiences around the world through their talent, creativity, and dedication to their craft.”
Roth adds, “We are honored to recognize their remarkable contributions and look forward to celebrating them as they take their place in Hollywood history.”
The dates for the star ceremonies have yet to be announced. Recipients have up to two years after the selection date to schedule their star unveiling.
Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Born in the U.S.A.’ (Sony Music)
A new official lyric video for Bruce Springsteen’s classic Born in the U.S.A. track “I’m on Fire” has just been released.
The video features photos and grainy footage from the original music video for the song, with the lyrics in red.
The original video, which was directed by filmmaker John Sayles, was Springsteen’s first non-performance music video, with The Boss playing an auto mechanic contemplating an affair with a rich married customer.
“I’m on Fire” was the fourth single off the #1 hit Born in the U.S.A. It peaked at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, one of a record seven top-10 hits from the album. The others were the title track, “Dancing in the Dark,” “Cover Me,” “Glory Days,” “I’m Goin’ Down” and “My Hometown.”
“I’m on Fire” went on to be certified double Platinum by the RIAA.
Amy Winehouse performs during the 46664 concert in celebration of Nelson Mandela’s life at Hyde Park on June 27, 2008 in London, England. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
Fifteen years ago — July 23, 2011 — Amy Winehouse died at the age of 27. Prior to her death, the Grammy-winning artist struggled with addiction, and looking back, her mother says that Amy was “a victim of her own success.”
In an interview with The i Paper, Janis Winehouse says, “She didn’t want [fame], but it just followed her. And she’d be like, ‘Who, me?’” As for why Amy turned to drinking, Janis speculates, “She didn’t have confidence. Hence the alcohol. … The alcohol takes away the pain. And that is a horrible thing with addiction.”
“Once you’re addicted, you’re addicted,” she says. “People say, ‘Oh, no, you just stop doing such and such.’ They don’t get it. You can’t stop because your body is saying I need it.”
As for how she copes with her grief these days, Janis says, “I’m just getting on with it because that’s what I do. I get on with life. I live it.”
On Thursday, Amy’s official Instagram account posted a photo of the singer with the caption, “Fifteen years on, Amy’s music continues to connect with people around the world. Her voice, her songwriting, her honesty and her unique spirit remain as powerful today as ever. Thank you for keeping her memory alive through the music she loved so much.”
An acclaimed and highly influential singer inspired by 1960s girl groups and soul music, Amy swept the 2008 Grammys, winning best new artist, record and song of the year for “Rehab” and best pop vocal album for Back to Black.
A tribute to Amy took place July 19 in the Camden neighborhood of London, where a life-size statue of her was installed in 2014. It raised money for Amy Winehouse Foundation’s work supporting young women recovering from addiction.
Nivea attends ‘Toya And Reginae’ WE Tv Docu-Series Screening at IPIC Theaters at Colony Square on August 22, 2023, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Prince Williams/WireImage)
Nivea appears on the latest episode of Cadillac Chronicles, a music and interview series in which Brian Freeman drives through Atlanta in his vintage 1974 Cadillac Eldorado alongside a musician who discusses their life and performs some of their well-known hits.
During her conversation with Brian, Nivea revealed that she was recently diagnosed with leukemia.
“Well, first of all I was diagnosed with leukemia earlier this year, and I’m so grateful to God. Been going through treatment and everything is going great so far, and I expect it to continue. Amen, amen, amen. And I’m very grateful for life,” she said when asked what she’s grateful for.
“It’s so cliche to say, you know, you [don’t] know the time nor the hour, but it’s true, and it just help me put a lot of things in perspective and I live in gratitude, like religiously, and I’m just grateful for everything, like I’m doing things I wanna do.”
Among those things are getting back into music, going to school for audio engineering, loving her children “and just being grateful and taking every opportunity that comes my way,” Nivea says.
During the episode, Nivea also performed several of her hits, including “Don’t Mess With My Man,” “Complicated” and “Don’t Mess With the Radio.”
Mike Love of The Beach Boys performs onstage during the 2025 Songwriters Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Marriott Marquis Times Square on June 12, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Songwriters Hall Of Fame)
Mike Love of The Beach Boys has announced the postponement of several dates on their current tour.
Love shared the news in a post on Instagram, with a beach picture that reads “Gone Surfin.”
“Playing for you is the highlight of our summer every year—especially as we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States while saluting the 60th Anniversary of Pet Sounds,” Love said, referring to the band’s iconic album. “We’ve been having a blast out there, and to keep the good vibrations going strong, we’ll be taking a short break to recharge before getting back on the road in September.”
Postponed shows run from July 23 through Sept. 3, with tickets for the original shows good for the rescheduled dates.
The band is set to return to the road starting Sept. 24 in Springfield, Massachusetts, with 2026 dates running through Nov. 13 in Bristol, Virginia.
“Thanks for your love—we can’t wait to see you back out there for a September to Remember,” Love added.
Rick Ross performs onstage during the BET Awards 2026 at Peacock Theater on June 28, 2026, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET)
Rick Ross’ new album, Set in Stone, is out now. It’s his first project in nearly five years, a period during which he decided to step back and “let the rap game breathe.” Now he says it’s time to return with what the game has been missing.
“You know, I was really chilling for the last few years. I just felt like it was time, and the game wanted that luxury rap, that big boy rap that I made,” he tells People. “And I just felt like it was time.”
He adds that the response to the album’s lead single, “Minks in Miami” with Max and French Montana, confirmed that the timing was right.
“[T]hat went number one, so it was just a good reaction from the culture. So that was dope for me. The production, the style,” Ross says.
Set in Stone also features T.I., YFN Lucci, BigXthaPlug, The-Dream, Leon Thomas, Kodak Black, Yung Miami and more. The album arrives as Ross celebrates the 20th anniversary of his debut album, Port of Miami, with a tour.
The shows are black-tie affairs, complete with a live orchestra.
“We’re 20 summers in; how do we celebrate this in a different way? You know, how do we do this differently? And it basically was one of the ideas of let’s get black suit and tie, let’s get gowned out, let’s get a orchestra, let’s get a choir and let’s just make it an amazing memory, something we’ve never done to celebrate 20 years and if we never do it again, we’ve done it,” Ross tells People.
Tigirlily Gold’s ‘Country & Midwestern’ (Sony Music Nashville)
Tigirlily Gold’s new record is titled Country & Midwestern, in a nod to the duo’s North Dakota roots.
“We could not be more excited to finally announce our sophomore album, Country & Midwestern!” Kendra Olson and Krista Slaubaugh say in a news release. “This album came to be by taking the sounds of the 2000s Country music we grew up on and our love of growing up in the Midwest, which is often overlooked and under-appreciated.
“While the album is sonically nostalgic, the lyrics cover where we’ve been, where we are, and where we’re going, professionally and personally,” the sisters continue. “We spent the last two years planting many seeds – some that painted fields gold and some that never had the chance to grow. We did not sugarcoat any of our experiences, and hope everyone can hear the heart of this album, because it’s one and the same as ours.”
The project shares its title with their song that came out in March and boasts a cover photo shot on the North Dakota plains by Kendra’s husband, Jared Olson.
No matter what the country or language, The Weeknd is a superstar.
The singer’s After Hours Til Dawn Stadium Tour has already been named the highest-grossing tour ever by a male solo artist. But he’s just set a new record in France as the first artist ever to sell out six nights on a single tour at Paris’ Stade de France. All in all, he played to more than 500,000 fans across France on the current European leg of the ongoing tour.
If it seems like the tour has been going on for an awfully long time, it has. It started back in 2022 and has played across North America, Europe, the U.K., Latin America and Australia. Just this year alone, The Weeknd has sold 3 million tickets and taken in more than $440 million with this tour.
The tour’s final leg will start in Asia this fall, with 17 shows across Japan, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, South Korea, Hong Kong and Malaysia. The final show is scheduled to take place Nov. 5 in Kuala Lumpur.
This leg of the tour features a 40-foot gold statue with laser eyes and smoke effects. It’s the largest commissioned fine artwork ever incorporated into a live concert production.
ZZ Top The Big One! tour admat/(courtesy of ZZ Top)
ZZ Top has rescheduled some dates on their current The Big One! Tour, which began in early spring and runs through November.
The band has moved two shows in order for frontman Billy F Gibbons to take part in Eric Clapton’s upcoming Crossroads Guitar Festival in Austin Texas, which is happening Sept. 26-27.
The Texas rockers’ Sept. 26 show in Nashville has now moved to Oct. 8, while their Sept. 27 show in Port Wentworth, Georgia, will now take place Oct. 9.
“We’ve learned over the years that you need to be flexible to accommodate opportunities that present themselves along the way,” Gibbons says. “Thanks to everybody for understanding that we’re always ready to rock but fine tuning of schedules is inevitable.”
ZZ Top is currently in Spain where they’ll play a show in Murcia on Thursday. The Big One! Tour returns to the U.S. on Aug. 4 in Chula Vista, California, with the tour wrapping Nov. 24 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
A complete list of dates can be found at ZZTop.com.
