Kelvin “Posdnuos” Mercer and Vincent “Maseo” Mason of De La Soul at 2026 ESPYs (Disney/Stephanie Augello)
The Stakes is High, as De La Soul’s approaching the 30th anniversary of the album. They are set to release an anniversary edition on Oct. 23.
The project will feature the original album and an instrumental version, complete with remastered audio, remixes and rare recordings, including “Chanel No. Fever” and “I Can’t Call It.”
Fans can now preorder the album, which will be available digitally, as a two-CD hard cover and an Amazon exclusive silver vinyl, among other formats.
Released in 1996, Stakes is High is De La Soul’s fourth studio album and their first without producer Prince Paul.
Phil Collins performs during a stop of his Not Dead Yet Tour at MGM Grand Garden Arena on October 27, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Phil Collins hasn’t put out a new album since 2010’s Going Back, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be new music in the future.
During an appearance on the Sodajerker on Songwriting podcast, Collins sounds hopeful about making music again.
“Oh I’ve got some things that are finished. Well, a couple of things that are finished,” he said. “I’ve got a lot of ideas. I know what they are, but I haven’t approached them since the health issues.”
“But I’ve got a studio downstairs in my basement. I’m now not taking the long way around to avoid going in it,” he adds.
Collins has been dealing with health issues since 2007, including neck problems and nerve issues that left him unable to play the drums.
This isn’t the first time Collins has talked about possibly making new music. In a January BBC interview he said, “I’ve got some things that are half-formed or were never finished, and a couple of things that were finished which I like. So, you know, maybe life in the old dog yet.”
Collins’ appearance on the Sodajerker podcast is promoting the upcoming expanded edition of his debut solo album, Face Value, dropping Sept. 18.
One of the bonus tracks in the box set is a demo of the hit ballad “Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now),” which Collins says didn’t make Face Value because “bizarrely I didn’t think it was kind of good enough.”
The song was eventually used for Taylor Hackford’s 1984 movie Against All Odds and went on to become the first of seven #1 songs for Collins. It was also nominated for an Academy Award.
Chris Cornell performs on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ (ABC/Randy Holmes)
Soundgarden has posted a birthday tribute to the band’s late frontman, Chris Cornell, who would’ve turned 62 on Monday.
“Happy Birthday, brother Chris,” the post reads. “We’re thinking of you today and everyday. We miss your friendship, your beautiful soul, and your massive heart. The music world isn’t the same without you, but your voice still echoes through everything we do.”
It concludes, “Louder than love, always,” referencing the title of Soundgarden’s 1989 album, Louder than Love.
Cornell’s widow, Vicky Cornell, also posted a tribute, which begins, “Happy Birthday to the most extraordinary man I have ever known.”
“A husband and father who loved us with his whole soul,” Vicky writes. “A poet whose voice transformed music forever and continues to echo through time. My best friend.”
“There will never be another you,” she continues. “Today is a celebration of your life, your heart, your brilliance, and the endless love you gave so freely. The world is better because you were in it, and your music and lyrics continue to not only touch but guide so many of us every single day.”
Cornell died in May 2017 at age 52. A posthumous solo covers album, No One Sings Like You Anymore, Vol. 1, was released in 2020, and the surviving Soundgarden members have been working on completing the band’s final album.
Cornell was inducted with Soundgarden into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2025.
Ella Langley performs on the ‘The 59th Annual CMA Awards’ (Disney/Frank Micelotta)
Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” has made even more history on the Billboard Hot 100. The song is #1 for a 14th week, meaning it now ties two other legendary songs for an all-time record.
Mariah Carey’s 2005 hit “We Belong Together” and Whitney Houston’s 1992 smash “I Will Always Love You” also spent 14 weeks at #1 on the Hot 100. That means Ella now joins Whitney and Mariah in collectively sharing a single record: most weeks at #1 for a nonholiday song by a female artist working alone, as opposed to a man sharing credit.
Nonholiday is a key distinction here, of course, because Mariah has also spent 22 weeks to date — the overall record — at #1 with “All I Want for Christmas is You.”
Ella also has two other songs in the top 10 — “Be Her” and “I Can’t Love You Anymore,” her duet with Morgan Wallen.
Meanwhile, another female country artist has made the top 10. Stella Lefty’s song “Boston” has jumped to #6 on the Hot 100. But she did it with some help from a pop star — Noah Kahan gets a writing credit on the song because it interpolates his signature tune, “Stick Season.” Ironically, the highest that song ever got was #9.
Kanye West and Kid Cudi perform during VEVO Presents: G.O.O.D. Music at VEVO Power Station on March 19, 2011, in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images for VEVO)
Kid Cudi and Kanye West are taking steps to repair their friendship, the Man on the Moon artist revealed in a recent post.
He responded to a fan who asked if there was “any chance that You and Ye will work together again?” He replied, “Im sure we will yea. Right now were [sic] rebuilding our friendship. I hit him a week ago to check in on him, today he hit me to check on me. No work talk. Just seeing how I was doing. It was nice.”
Cudi and Ye have had several public falling-outs over the years, including Cudi’s frustration in 2014 after learning his unauthorized vocals were on Ye’s album Yeezuz, per Pitchfork. Ye later announced Cudi would no longer appear on his album Donda because of his friendship with Pete Davidson, who dated Ye’s ex-wife Kim Kardashian.
The promise of a collaboration marks a shift from Cudi’s 2025 interview with CBS Mornings, where he claimed Ye said “things that there’s just no coming back from.”
“Like, I’m done with you, and it breaks my heart, because I loved Kanye, you know? I really loved him; he was a part of my life changing,” Cudi explained. “And at some point, he was a really good friend, but the man that he has become, I just don’t know that guy anymore. I don’t know him. I don’t know that version of him, and it’s really heartbreaking.”
Melissa Auf der Maur at Strand Bookstore on March 17, 2026 in New York City. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images)
Melissa Auf der Maur has announced a new compilation titled Bass Womb Room: My ’90s 4-Track Demos x Field Recordings.
The set, due out Sept. 4, features unreleased recordings made by the Hole and former Smashing Pumpkins bassist during the ’90s “on her 4-track tape recorder alone in her apartment, and experimental recordings captured on tour,” according to a press release.
Shortly after the arrival of Bass Womb Room, Auf der Maur’s new photo book, My ’90s Rock Photographs, will be released on Sept. 8. It’s described as a visual companion to Auf der Maur’s memoir, Even the Good Girls Will Cry, which was released in March.
Images from My ’90s Rock Photographs will be displayed at an exhibit at Canada’s Art Gallery of Ontario starting Sept. 2. The gallery will host a book signing with Auf der Maur on Sept. 9.
Meanwhile, the Hole Facebook page is teasing a news announcement coming Friday. Frontwoman Courtney Love already shot down the idea that Hole was reuniting earlier in the year, but did say she and Auf der Maur were planning a tour together.
Jon Pardi’s Gamblin’ Man Tour (Courtesy Jon Pardi/The GreenRoom)
From the name of Jon Pardi’s fall tour, you’d think he’s headed to Vegas.
Inspired by a fan-favorite song from 2025’s Honkytonk Hollywood, he’ll launch the Gamblin’ Man Tour Sept. 17 in Richmond, Virginia. He’ll hit 19 arenas and amphitheaters before wrapping Nov. 14 in Independence, Missouri.
Alexandra Kay, who currently has her first hit with “Straight for the Heart,” will join him on the trek, along with newcomer Sadie Bass.
Presales start Tuesday, before tickets become available to the public Friday.
Jon’s closing in on the top 20 right now with his latest single, “Boots Off.” And so far, there’s no Sin City stop on his tour.
Cover art for ‘The Real Me’ by Future (Sahluna Management Company, Inc.)
Future has earned his 12th #1 album with his latest release, The Real Me.
The project debuted atop the Billboard 200 after earning 131,000 equivalent album units in the United States during the week ending July 16, according to Luminate. The milestone gives Future the third-most #1 albums among rappers. Overall, only The Beatles (19), Drake and Taylor Swift (15), and Jay-Z (14) have more chart-toppers, according to Billboard.
Released on July 9, The Real Me features the lead single “Radio” and marks Future’s 10th studio album. It also debuted at #1 on the Top Streaming Albums chart, with 118,000 of its total units coming from streaming.
Elsewhere on the Billboard 200’s top 10 are Drake’s Iceman at #6 and Michael Jackson’s Thriller at #8.
Following Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding, screens display ‘JusT&T Married!’ outside Madison Square Garden in New York City on July 3, 2026. (Sara Konradi for The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Now that Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have been married for a couple of weeks, people who attended the July 3 nuptials at New York’s Madison Square Garden are sharing some of the details of the massive event.
While appearing on The Compound podcast, American Century Investments CEO Jonathan Thomas, a friend of Travis’, detailed the mystery that surrounded the event. “It was February or March, I got this text that said: ‘This is from Taylor and Travis. I promise it’s not spam,’” he said. He deleted it, and when he kept getting the same texts, he blocked the number.
Finally, Travis called him and asked him why he hadn’t responded. Thomas admitted he’d deleted it and blocked the number, so Travis resent it to Thomas’ wife’s phone. The couple then had to go through two-factor authentication and then sign an NDA before receiving a watermarked digital invitation.
Additional details were doled out bit by bit, but Thomas said it wasn’t until 4 a.m. on the day of the wedding that the guests were informed of the location.
Thomas said when Adam Sandler appeared to officiate at the ceremony, guests thought it was a joke. “But he actually spoke for 20 or 30 minutes,” he revealed. Sandler also “sang a few things,” Thomas said, and offered the couple this advice: “Kiss each other every day: in the morning, at night, after dinner — just kiss often.”
After the vows, everyone walked through “this massive castle” and were able to play “all sorts of games” with “amazing giveaways.” Thomas also confirmed that Taylor, Paul McCartney and Stevie Nicks performed, and then people “just popped up onstage and sang songs.”
“I’ve never seen a wedding that was so designed to delight the guests and make sure they have a lot of fun,” he concluded.
Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks of Tedeschi Trucks Band at the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony (Disney/Cristian Lopez)
Tedeschi Trucks Band has been forced to cancel some upcoming appearances as Susan Tedeschi undergoes surgery to have her appendix removed.
“I had an appendix scare and I’ve been told I need surgery to have it removed,” Tedeschi writes on Instagram. “It’s a very common procedure, or course, and I’ll be okay, but sadly it does mean we have to cancel our appearances at Newport Folk and Floyd Fest.”
“I’m incredibly disappointed. I never cancel shows and I don’t like inconveniencing our fans, band and crew,” she continues. “So I need to take care of this now so it doesn’t become something more serious later.”
Finally she writes, “Thank you for your understanding and support. We promise we’ll make it up to y’all as soon as we can. I’ll be back on my feet before you know it, and we’ll see you out there soon.”
Tedeschi Trucks Band was due to play FloydFest in Check, Virginia, on July 24 and Newport Folk Festival, in Newport, Rhode Island, on July 26.
Their next scheduled shows are July 31 and Aug. 1 at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado.
