Former I Prevail vocalist Brian Burkheiser has released a new song with his solo project, Scatterbrain.
The track is called “Bitter,” and its accompanying video is now available on YouTube.
“Can’t take my identity/ It starts with me/ It dies with me,” Burkheiser sings.
Burkheiser, who parted ways with I Prevail in May 2025, launched Scatterbrain in December with a cover of the Taylor Swift song “Look What You Made Me Do.” He’s since put out the original songs “Phases” and “Fast Lane.”
I Prevail put out their first record without Burkheiser with 2025’s Violent Nature. They released a new single called “Paradise” in June.
The track features rapper Wiz Khalifa and frequent Stoopid collaborator G. Love.
“‘Backseat Drivin” is all about the carefree spirit of summer, cramming into your best friend’s car with the music turned all the way up, chasing waves at the beach, and ending the night at house parties that somehow last until sunrise,” the “Closer to the Sun” band says in a statement. “It’s about making memories, embracing the adventure, and always looking for the next good time. We hope everyone enjoys the ride.”
“Backseat Drivin'” follows the 2025 singles “Step into the Sun,” “The Upside Down” and “Shine for You.” The tracks are set to appear on the upcoming 10th Slightly Stoopid album, the follow-up to 2018’s Everyday Life, Everyday People.
Slightly Stoopid will launch their U.S. summer headlining tour July 23 in Cleveland.
T.I. performs during the 2026 ESSENCE Festival Of Culture® Presented By Coca-Cola® at Caesars Superdome on July 05, 2026, in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Josh Brasted/Getty Images for ESSENCE)
T.I.’s scheduled performance at New York’s Brooklyn Paramount Friday night has been canceled.
The venue announced the news just hours before the show. “Due to circumstances affecting the planned presentation of the show, T.I.’s Brooklyn performance has been canceled,” the venue wrote on Instagram. “Ticket holders will receive automatic refunds at the original point of purchase. Thank you for your understanding.”
T.I. has not yet issued a statement addressing the cancellation.
T.I. is currently on The King Succession Tour in support of his final album, Kill the King, featuring sons Domani and King Harris as special guests.
His next scheduled show is Saturday at The Fillmore in Silver Spring, Maryland.
Rick Wakeman performs on stage during Music For The Marsden 2020 at The O2 Arena on March 03, 2020 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)
Former Yes keyboardist Rick Wakeman released the album The Red Planet in 2020, and now he’s revisiting Mars for yet another album.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer will release Return to the Red Planet on Oct. 16, described as “a sweeping new progressive work that fuses science, imagination, and musical virtuosity.” The description adds that it’s inspired by “the remarkable images and research that have transformed our understanding of Mars in recent years.”
“Once I started looking at the new data and photographs, I realised there was an entirely new album waiting to be written,” Wakeman says. “There was simply too much more to say about Mars – musically and spiritually – not to return.”
The album, recorded between August 2025 and January 2026, has Wakeman backed by The English Rock Ensemble, made up of bassist Lee Pomeroy, guitarist Dave Colquhoun, drummer Adam Falkner and vocalist Mollie Marriott, daughter of English musician Steve Marriott.
The album will be released ahead of Wakeman’s upcoming memoir, The Wizard of Prog, which comes out Oct. 29. He’s also set to tour the U.K. in December and in early 2027. A complete list of tour dates can be found at rwcc.com.
Singer Brian Johnson (L) and musician Angus Young of AC/DC perform onstage during the AC/DC PWR UP Europe tour at Merkur Spiel-Arena on July 08, 2025 in Duesseldorf, Germany. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)
AC/DC recently kicked off a new North American leg of their Power Up tour, and undoubtedly some fans may be wondering whether this will be the last time they see the rockers on the road.
It seems AC/DC’s Brian Johnson and Angus Young don’t really know yet.
The duo recently spoke to USA Today, and when thesubject of where they’d like to play their last show came up they skirted the question.
“I hope it’s not my funeral,” Young said, with Johnson adding, “Upstairs rather than down!”
Narrowing it down a little more, Young responded, “On Earth?” He noted, “It’s a tough, tough call.”
“I wouldn’t want to upset any of the fans by saying, ‘No, that’s the best place,’” Johnson said of where they’d say goodbye. “After a gig, when I say, ‘Hey, thank you so much’ (to the crowd), you mean it, you know?”
As for how they want to be remembered, Young said, “I would just say ‘a great rock band.'”
“They were great at what they did. And they did it consistently,” Johnson added of their legacy. “You never thought back in the day that, when I finish here … I’m going to be 79,” to which Young joked, “Can you count that high?”
“I can’t even (expletive) think of it,” Johnson said. “Saying it back then, I would have just laughed at you.”
AC/DC’s Power Up tour hits Madison, Wisconsin, on Sunday. It wraps Sept. 29 in Philadelphia. A complete list of show dates can be found at acdc.com.
Following Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding, screens display ‘Just T&T Married!’ outside Madison Square Garden in New York City on July 3, 2026. (Sara Konradi for The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Before they tied the knot on July 3, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce donated $26 million to charity. Their fans responded by celebrating the couple’s wedding by donating to charity themselves.
Olivia Levin, the author of a bestselling book about the Swiftie fan community, organized an Instagram fundraiser so fans could donate to Operation Breakthrough, a charity the couple has supported in the past. She suggested donating in increments of $13.87 — combining Taylor’s lucky number and Travis’ jersey number — and fans did so, but others gave more.
Levin tells People, “While the Instagram fundraiser itself raised over $17,500, many fans also messaged me saying they donated directly through Operation Breakthrough’s website, bringing the total impact to more than $20,000 according to the organization.”
Levin points out that Swifties have come together in the past to donate to charity after being “inspired by Taylor’s own generosity.” She adds, “To me, that’s truly a testament to who Taylor is as a person and the kind of community she’s inspired.”
Corey Kent’s ‘Heartland Rock and Roll’ (Sony Music Nashville)
Corey Kent would “Rather Be Here” on the latest preview of his upcoming album, and it only makes sense that Jason Aldean would be there with him.
“I really wanted to capture a ’70s-style southern rock vibe, and I’m so lucky to have my big brother in country music, Jason Aldean, on this one,” he says. “It’s still surreal every time I hear his voice come in on verse two.”
“Nobody has blended country and rock & roll better than Jason,” Corey continues. “His early stuff was such an inspiration to me as an artist, so having him on this song is perfect. It has such an infectious, sing-along quality to it, and I can’t wait to hear folks sing it with us at shows.”
“Rather Be Here” counts HARDY and Morgan Wallen among its co-writers and appears on Heartland Rock and Roll, which comes out Sept. 25.
The album’s first radio single, “Rocky Mountain Low” with Koe Wetzel, currently sits at #2 on the chart, with Jason’s “Don’t Tell on Me” at #1. Corey’s already released “Empty Words” as its follow-up.
The Who’s ‘Who’s Next,’ ‘Tommy,’ ‘Live at Leeds,’ ‘My Generaton’ (Analogue Productions)
Four iconic albums from The Who — 1965’s My Generation, 1969’s Tommy, 1970’s Live At Leeds and 1971’s Who’s Next — are getting audio upgrades.
Analogue Productions has announced definitive audiophile editions of all four albums in a variety of premium formats, including 180-gram 45 RPM vinyl, Hybrid SACD, Ultra High Quality Record editions and Ultra Tape reel-to-reel.
All the reissues have been sourced from the original analog master tapes.
My Generation and Live at Leeds are the first two albums getting audiophile upgrades. Both will be released July 24 as a 180-gram 45 RPM two-LP set, and on Hybrid SACD and Ultra Tape reel-to-reel.
A release date for Tommy and Who’s Next has not been announced yet. Tommy will be released on Hybrid SACD and Ultra Tape reel-to-reel, while Who’s Next will be pressed as a UHQR edition on 200-gram clarity vinyl.
‘Nine Inch Noize’ album artwork. (Interscope Records)
Nine Inch Nails have confirmed the physical release of their Nine Inch Noize album, which they teased earlier in the week.
The record, which the “Closer” outfit recorded in collaboration with producer Boys Noize, is now available to preorder on vinyl, CD and cassette via the NIN webstore. The ship date is Oct. 30.
Nine Inch Noize first dropped on digital platforms in April. It includes reworked, electronic-driven versions of past NIN songs such as “Closer,” “Copy of A” and “Came Back Haunted.”
NIN’s Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross previously worked with Boys Noize on the [MIXED] version of their 2024 Challengers score and then again on their 2025 Tron: Ares soundtrack.
Boys Noize also opened for NIN’s 2025-2026 Peel It Back tour, during which he joined Reznor and Ross onstage for a section of the set each night. They made their live debut as Nine Inch Noize at Coachella 2026 in April.
Fans have recently seen B2K reunite on tour, but now the group is back with its first single in more than two decades. “Mileage” arrives exactly 25 years after the group’s debut single, “Uh Huh.”
The song finds Omarion, Lil’ Fizz, J-Boog and Raz-B expressing their desire to look beyond a partner’s past and the emotional baggage from previous relationships, choosing instead to make the best of the moment.
The song’s accompanying music video is set on a rooftop and warehouse in LA, capturing the members performing their solo verses before coming together for singing and choreography. A speedometer and headlights appear throughout, reinforcing the “mileage” theme.
“We’ve shared so many moments together over the years, but being back in the studio creating new music has been something truly special,” B2K said in a statement. “Mileage is just the beginning, and we’re excited to finally start sharing this next chapter with our fans.”
The song is the lead single for an upcoming album that is set to release sometime in the fall.
