Shaboozey‘s “Good News” is now #1 on both the Billboard and Mediabase charts. He’s spending his second week atop Billboard Country Airplay, while he just assumed the position on the Mediabase tally.
A new track from Warren Zeiders, titled “Only Bible,” is set to arrive on Friday.
After opening summer dates for both Lainey Wilson and Luke Bryan, Drake Milligan‘s set to release his new song “Tumbleweed” on Sept. 19.
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Blink-182, Twenty One Pilots and Mumford & Sons are headlining the 2026 edition of the baseball-themed Innings Festival, taking place Feb. 20-22 in Tempe, Arizona.
Other artists on the bill include Cage the Elephant, Myles Smith, Sublime, Dashboard Confessional, Silversun Pickups, Switchfoot, Grouplove, OK Go and Marcy Playground.
As with previous years, Innings 2026 will also feature appearances by former pro baseball players, including Torii Hunter, Brandon Crawford, Jason Kipnis and Jake Peavy.
A presale begins Thursday at 10 a.m. PT. Any remaining tickets will then go on sale to the general public.
For the full lineup and all ticket info, visit InningsFestival.com.
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David Byrne and Robert Plant are among the artists set to perform at the 2026 Big Ears Festival, taking place March 26-29 in Knoxville, Tennessee.
The festival will feature 250 performances in 20 venues, with Laurie Anderson, Pat Metheny, Flying Lotus, Don Was and more also taking part.
Byrne is set to play two shows during the festival, while Plant is on the bill with his band Saving Grace featuring Suzi Dian.
Founded in 2009, Big Ears is described as a “four-day celebration of musical and artistic adventure and discovery.” It will also include films, conversations, literary events and more, with events taking place in historic theaters, intimate clubs and other venues.
A presale for previous attendees kicks off Wednesday at 10 a.m. ET. Tickets go on sale to the general public Thursday at 9 a.m. ET. Tickets for the Byrne and Plant shows will be sold at a later date.
A complete lineup and ticket information can be found at bigearsfestival.org.
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While Teyana Taylor has been known for years for her singing, producing and fashion sense, acting is more of a recent skill that she is “really proud of.” Speaking to Marie Claire, she says the pride comes from pushing through despite the skeptics and naysayers.
“When I was taking that risk and nobody else believed that I would make these things happen if I took that risk, that’s one thing that I get to sit here today and say, ‘I’m proud of that…,'” she says. “I said I would do it and not everybody believed that.”
She recalls her thought process after receiving the script for A Thousand and One following her retirement from music and while dealing with postpartum depression.
“I had a plan and I had a point to prove. And I noticed, every single time I trust God and I continue to be a prayer warrior and I continue to lift whatever weight is holding me down, He shows His favor,” Teyana says in the interview.
She says being a mother to two children also influenced her decision to take on the role. “Being a mom of one, I wasn’t playing. Now being a mom of two, I’m really not playing,” Teyana says. “I’ve got these two beautiful, pure, loving souls that love me for me that I’ve got to live for. So there were no games. Motherhood was the wake-up.”
Teyana is in the upcoming films 72 Hours, All’s Fair and One Battle After Another, which also stars Regina Hall.
“It’s always a joy and a pleasure to work with Regina,” she said. “She’s helped me through a lot, and I appreciate and love her so much.”
One Battle After Another drops on Sept. 26.
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There’s a new lady in Darius Rucker‘s life.
“Wizard of Oz at @spherevegas with my love & my boys. 1000/10!!!!!” he posted on Instagram Monday, along with a photo with Emily Deahl, who is a content creator and musician, according to People.
Deahl moved to London in January, about the same time Darius temporarily relocated there to work on his new record and tour abroad.
He was married to Beth Leonard for 20 years; they split in 2020. They have two grown children together.
Darius currently has a top-five hit on the country chart with “Bottle Rockets” with Scotty McCreery, which features a recreation of the classic “Hold My Hand” with his Hootie & the Blowfish bandmates. His most recent solo album was 2023’s Carolyn’s Boy.
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The Jimi Hendrix Experience’s sophomore album is the subject of a new reissue featuring plenty of extras.
Dropping Nov. 7, Bold As Love is a deluxe box set featuring the band’s original sophomore album, Axis: Bold As Love, in mono and stereo mixes. There are also 40 bonus tracks, made up of alternative versions of songs, unreleased studio takes, demos, live tracks and TV performances. That bonus material includes 28 tracks that have never been heard before, including a demo of “Stone Free/Up From The Skies,” which is out now.
There’s also a Blu-ray featuring the stereo and mono mixes of the album, along with a Dolby Atmos mix by the album’s original engineer, Eddie Kramer, and engineer Chandler Harrod.
“Jimi was fearless in his artistic expression. Each song, each lyrical composition was and is an invitation for those listening to be free to feel,” Janie Hendrix, president and CEO of Experience Hendrix, L.L.C., says. “His music was an unapologetic statement of how he perceived the world and all the emotions it evoked. Bold As Love is the creative embodiment of those feelings.”
She adds, “The Bold As Love set masterfully reintroduces the beauty of Jimi’s musical depth, highlighting a significant segment of not just his career, but his life.”
Jimi Hendrix Experience’s Bold As Love is being be released as a five-LP+ Blu-ray or four-CD+Blu-ray set. It is available for preorder now.
Released Dec. 1, 1967, Axis: Bold As Love was a critical and commercial success for Hendrix, peaking at #3 on the Billboard album charts. It features Hendrix classics like “Little Wing,” “Spanish Castle Magic” and “Castles Made of Sand.”
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When Luke Combs said he was “Back in the Saddle,” he wasn’t kidding. His new single broke into the top 10 on Billboard‘s Country Airplay chart in only six weeks, a relatively short time.
The song also becomes Luke’s 24th top-10 hit of his career, in a string that dates back to 2017’s “Hurricane.” Most recently, he’s duetted with Bailey Zimmerman on “Backup Plan” and Post Malone on “Guy for That.” His last solo single was “Ain’t No Love in Oklahoma,” which hit #1 last fall.
“Back in the Saddle” is the first taste of Luke’s upcoming sixth studio album, the follow-up to 2024’s Fathers & Sons. He hasn’t revealed when fans can expect its arrival.
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Chance the Rapper‘s latest album, Star Line, arrived roughly six years after his project The Big Day, and he says that delay between projects was because he was lacking confidence. During a conversation with Cam Newton, he said he didn’t take well to fans’ negative reactions to the 2019 album.
“You want people to love your music. A little while after I dropped, I started to feel this intense criticism — really only on the internet. And it took me a long time to recognize that part, but I felt it so intently that — and it was such a first-time feeling — that I … second-guessed myself for a second,” Chance explained, noting he eventually decided to “pull back a little bit in terms of … my creative output.”
He credited his exploration of creativity “in a different lane” for helping him get out of the funk.
“I started working with cameras, I started learning film and learning cinematography,” he said, “basically putting myself through a fake film school.”
He noted this led to the concept and creation of his “The Heart and the Tongue” music video. Though he expected praise for the video itself, Chance said he was actually applauded for his lyrics.
“Once I made that song and that video and put it out to be like, ‘Look at how good this video was,’ everybody was like, ‘No, look at how good them raps is, n****. Keep rapping, n****,'” he said. “And I had to keep rapping and keep making videos.”
Star Line is now available on streaming services.
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While the MTV VMA telecast on Sunday was pretty star-studded, with acts like Sabrina Carpenter, Lady Gaga and Mariah Carey performing, the show’s producer revealed which stars he tried and failed to book on the show.
Speaking to Rolling Stone, producer Van Toffler said there were “undoubtedly, absolutely” artists that he wanted on the show, but he just couldn’t swing. When asked if Justin Bieber or Taylor Swift were among them, Toffler said that Justin, as well as Beyoncé and Miley Cyrus, were three artists he wished he’d landed.
Toffler said he didn’t even try to get Swift because she’s “not in cycle” — which is industry speak for actively promoting an album.
“She’s done so many MTV awards when she is in cycle. It just didn’t feel right,” he said. “Some people are recording or out of cycle. You pull together the best show you can, and the best of the year.”
However, he did want to have a certain superstar collaboration.
“I wanted to have Harry Styles and Stevie Nicks perform together,” Toffler said. “So, you know, you shoot for the moon.”
Harry and Stevie have performed together several times, both in concert and at industry events like the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
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Runaway June‘s sophomore album, New Kind of Emotion, will finally arrive Sept. 19, more than six years after their debut.
Group members Jennifer Wayne, Natalie Stovall and Stevie Woodward co-wrote 11 of the record’s 13 cuts, including the title track, which is their current radio single.
“It’s us searching for who we are, and you’ll hear some different influences because it spans a three-year period for us,” Natalie says of the album. “We were trying different things and we were in different stages of life, so the album really puts a stamp on that moment in time for us.”
The trio worked with five different producers on the project, including Sugarland‘s Kristian Bush.
“If you just wanna have a good time, there are songs for you on this album,” Stevie says, “or if you wanna feel something, there are those songs as well.”
Here’s the complete track listing for Runaway June’s New Kind of Emotion:
“Real Good Night”
“Drink Champagne”
“New Kind of Emotion”
“Stars on the Ceiling”
“To Be Yours”
“Done with Me Yet”
“Miss Me”
“He Ain’t My Problem”
“Make Me Wanna Smoke”
“Fine Wine”
“Come Home to Me”
“Sad Girl”
“Fine Wine (Duke’s Version)”
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