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Kenny Chesney will launch Heart Life Music with a book tour this fall in Tennessee and Massachusetts. 

The first stop will be Nov. 1 at East Tennessee State University’s Martin Center for the Arts in Johnson City.

“The idea I’d chase this dream came together in Johnson City, trying to learn Doc Watson picking from Jack Tottle, playing Quarterbacks and Chuckey’s, and going to Russia with East Tennessee State University’s Bluegrass Band,” Kenny says.

“For me, going back to East Tennessee State University where all of this began was the only way to kick this book tour off,” he continues. “Hopefully, someone in the audience who’s wondering about their own dream might find what they need to get serious about whatever it is they’re chasing.”

The next day, Nov. 2, Kenny’s tour continues at Back Bay Events Center in Boston.

“There’s been something about the people of New England that recognizes the kid from East Tennessee in me,” he reflects. “I like to say, ‘They believe me,’ but I think it’s more they know the same grit and passion that’s driven me and my team all these years.”

Co-author Holly Gleason will join Kenny for both discussions about the book.

“I know these are intimate events,” he says. “But I want everyone to really be able to hear, absorb and feel like we’ve come together before they dive into the book. There’s a lot there, and a lot that went into it – and I want to have very real conversations about all of it to give people a real sense of the role where they live has played in my journey and the man I wanted to be and – hopefully – became.”

Heart Life Music drops Nov. 4. Tickets for the book tour go on sale Friday.

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Malcolm-Jamal Warner‘s mother, Pamela Warner, is opening up about the death of her son.

Warner, best known for his role as Theodore Huxtable on The Cosby Show, died off the coast of Costa Rica in July after drowning.

The actor was brought to shore by a volunteer lifeguard and another surfer, police said at the time. The Forensic Pathology Department ruled Warner’s death as accidental.

“They were in the water, I think maybe chest-deep at, even at that,” Pamela Warner told Good Morning America co-anchor Robin Roberts in an exclusive interview. “Maybe waist-deep. There was an undertow and my son was not an experienced swimmer. He did not know how to deal with an undertow.”

Warner’s mother also clarified conflicting details surrounding his death; reports previously stated that the actor drowned trying to save his daughter, who had been in Costa Rica three weeks prior with his wife for an immersion program.

“She was on shore,” Pamela Warner said. “She was not in the water.”

Instead, Pamela Warner said that her son was in the water with another man who was also caught in the undertow, but was able to rescue himself.

“He was a more experienced swimmer, but Malcolm was not,” she said.

While her son’s death is still painful, Pamela Warner said that she is “at peace with everything that happened” and said that it was “his time.”

“That was his time,” she said. “That was the manner in which he was to transition, and this is what I believe and what I feel.”

Pamela Warner said she’s comforted by the deep conversations they shared through the years.

She added, “I’m very grateful that I was chosen to be his mother. I think more than anything, I’m at peace with everything that happened. There was nothing left on the table.”

“There was no shoulda, coulda woulda. I wish I would have said this, I wish I would have done this,” she continued. “I don’t have that. I feel that our journey together as mother and son was complete.”

Warner is survived by his wife, Tenisha Warner, and their daughter. Pamela Warner said that they’re both still grieving Warner.

“Children process differently,” Pamela Warner said about her granddaughter. “She watched them resuscitate him, try to resuscitate him. She saw that, and I know that’s awfully, awfully traumatic.”

She added, “She loved her father dearly. She adored papa. He was papa. And so they’re both in deep grief.”

On Sept. 12, Tenisha Warner took to Instagram for the first time since her husband’s death and shared a photo from their wedding day.

She thanked everyone for “holding us in so much love during this tender time” and said that the following day would mark their wedding anniversary.

Pamela Warner says she is working to honor her son’s memory and is asking others to continue supporting his legacy.

“Support the MJW Living Legacy page,” she said, referring to an Instagram page she started to honor her son.

“And love where you can, give when you can. Just be better. Just be better,” Pamela Warner continued. “Because that’s what he wanted, and that’s what he was working toward. We can all be better selves.”

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Fall Out Boy‘s Patrick Stump is featured on a new song from Motion City Soundtrack called “Particle Physics.”

Stump duets with MCS vocalist Justin Pierre as they sing, “Is there a doctor in the house/ Who could figure me out?/ It’s like you need a PhD to get me.”

“Huge thank you to Patrick Stump for jumping on this track with us,” the “Everything Is Alright” outfit says.

“Particle Physics” will appear on the upcoming Motion City Soundtrack album, The Same Old Wasted Wonderful World, due out Friday. 

Motion City Soundtrack will play album release shows in Chicago and Minneapolis on Wednesday and Friday before launching a full U.S. tour with Say Anything in November.

Fall Out Boy’s most recent album is 2023’s So Much (for) Stardust. They’re putting out a 20th anniversary reissue of their breakout 2005 album, From Under the Cork Tree, on Oct. 17.

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Drummer Matt Cameron has opened up regarding his departure from Pearl Jam in an interview with Billboard.

Cameron, who played in Soundgarden before joining up with Eddie Vedder and company, announced in July he was leaving the grunge rockers after 27 years in the group.

“I definitely gave them a lot of notice,” Cameron says. “I’ve spoken with [bassist] Jeff [Ament] and [guitarist] Stone [Gossard] a little bit[.] … It’s been fine. Hopefully we’ll get back together at some point and have a beer or something.”

After announcing his Pearl Jam exit, Cameron clarified that he’s “still an active musician” and tells Billboard that he’s been working on new original material.

“I’m at a point in my life where I want to redirect my time and energy in a way that is a little bit based on what I want to pursue as an artist at this point,” Cameron says.

Cameron also plans to return to the road, though he’s not looking to recreate Pearl Jam’s marathon performances.

“I was having some issues with [Pearl Jam’s] three-hour shows and constant touring and stuff,” Cameron adds. “That’s definitely an art form unto itself, to be able to do those types of shows … I’m at a point now where I want to do a face-melting 70-minute set, and that’s kind of what I’m focusing on right now.”

Elsewhere in the interview, Cameron speaks on the progress of the new Soundgarden album, which they’d been working on prior to frontman Chris Cornell‘s death in 2017.

“We’re definitely over halfway done with it,” Cameron says. “[Guitarist] Kim [Thayil] is in the process of finishing his guitar parts; he wants to make sure they get exactly the way he wants them.”

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Turnstile launched their U.S. tour Monday in Nashville, and hometown hero Hayley Williams made a surprise appearance.

The Paramore frontwoman joined the hardcore outfit onstage to perform their collaborative track, “SEEIN’ STARS,” which appears on Turnstile’s new album, NEVER ENOUGH.

Williams previously played “SEEIN’ STARS” live with Turnstile during their June NEVER ENOUGH release show in New York City. She’s long been a fan of the band and has dubbed them “my Fugazi.”

Turnstile’s U.S. tour continues through mid-October. For a preview of their raucous live show, you can check out their moshing performance on NPR’s Tiny Desk.

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Riley Green will be “Cowboy As It Gets” on his 2026 tour, which kicks off April 16 in Southaven, Mississippi. 

Justin Moore, Drake White, Mackenzie Carpenter, Zach John King, Hannah Farland and Adam Hood will join him on the trek, which wraps Aug. 22 in Grand Forks, North Dakota. 

The Cowboy As It Gets Tour takes its name from the track featuring Randy Houser on his new Don’t Mind If I Do (Deluxe) album, which adds six new songs to the original record. 

Presales start at noon Tuesday, before tickets become available to the public on Friday. 

Riley competes for four trophies at November’s CMA Awards: single, song and music video for “you look like you love me” with Ella Langley, as well as musical event for his current single, “Don’t Mind If I Do,” which also features Ella. 

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David Byrne and Devo are among the artists booked to play the 2026 edition of Coachella, happening April 10-12 and April 17-19 in Indio, California.

Byrne is scheduled to play both Saturday nights, while Devo is booked for the Fridays.

This year’s Coachella headliners include Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber and Karol G. Other artists on the bill include Iggy Pop, Nine Inch Noize — an apparent collaboration between Nine Inch Nails and their Peel It Back world tour opener, Boys Noize — The xx, The Strokes, Foster the People, Interpol, Black Flag, Lykke Li, Suicidal Tendencies and more.

Tickets go on sale Friday at 11 a.m. PT, and 2024/2025 attendees can access a presale beginning Thursday at 11 a.m. PT. Registration for a chance at tickets is open now. A press release suggests, “For your best chance at passes, look to Weekend 2.”

For the full lineup and all ticket info, visit Coachella.com. As with previous years, both weekends will stream live on YouTube.

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Sabrina Carpenter and Justin Bieber will be the Queen and King of Coachella 2026.

The two pop superstars will headline the festival, which is set for April 10-12 and April 17-19 in Indio, California. Sabrina is set to play the Friday shows, while Justin will take the stage on the Saturday shows. Karol G will headline the Sunday shows.

Other artists booked for the festival this year include Teddy Swims, KATSEYE, Addison Rae, sombr and Gigi Perez.

Tickets go on sale Friday at 11 a.m. PT, and 2024/2025 attendees can access a presale beginning Thursday at 11 a.m. PT. Registration for a chance at tickets is open now. A press release suggests, “For your best chance at passes, look to Weekend 2.”

For the full lineup and all ticket info, visit Coachella.com. As with previous years, both weekends will stream live on YouTube.

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