Ed Sheeran, ‘Play’ album (Gingerbread Man Records/Atlantic Records)
Sabrina Carpenter partnered with Van Leeuwen ice cream last year for a signature flavor inspired by her hit “Espresso.” Now Ed Sheeran is teaming with the company for a flavor inspired by the color of his upcoming album.
Peoplereports that on Wednesday, Van Leeuwen will launch Play Pink ice cream — two days before Ed’s album Play, which has a pink cover, is released. According to People, the frozen pink treat is punch-flavored and is swirled with dragonfruit and guava cake, making for Van Leeuwen’s “pinkest ice cream” ever. It’ll be available at New York City scoop shops for a limited time.
Play, which is the follow-up to Ed’s 2023 albums Subtract and Autumn Variations, features the previously released songs “Azizam,” “Sapphire,” “Old Phone” and “A Little More.” The day the album comes out he’ll release the video for “Camera.”
Twenty One Pilots’ Josh Dun and wife Debby Ryan, January, 2023 (Mat Hayward/GC Images)
That line in “Stressed Out” about mama singing you to sleep is about to get real for Twenty One Pilots‘ Josh Dun.
The drummer and his wife, Debby Ryan, announced on Instagram Sunday that they’re expecting their first child. “dun&dun + one,” Ryan captioned a carousel of photos, which included the sonogram, several photos of Ryan showing off her very pregnant belly and a retro-style cartoon depicting the expectant couple.
Dun and Ryan, a singer, actress and former Disney Channel star, wed in 2019.
Dun and musical partner Tyler Joseph are also awaiting the birth of their latest musical baby: Their album Breach arrives Friday, followed by the Breach tour, which launches Sept. 18 in Cincinnati.
Ella Langley, Megan Moroney and Lainey Wilson lead the nominations for the 59th annual CMA Awards with six apiece.
Zach Top follows closely behind with five, while Riley Green and Cody Johnson each have four.
The event known as Country Music’s Biggest Night will take place Nov. 19 at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. It airs live on ABC starting at 8 p.m. ET and streams the next day on Hulu.
Here’s a complete rundown of the contenders for the 59th annual Country Music Association Awards:
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR Luke Combs Cody Johnson Chris Stapleton Morgan Wallen Lainey Wilson
SINGLE OF THE YEAR “4x4xU” – Lainey Wilson “Ain’t No Love In Oklahoma” – Luke Combs “Am I Okay?” – Megan Moroney “I Never Lie” – Zach Top “you look like you love me” – Ella Langley & Riley Green
ALBUM OF THE YEAR Am I Okay? – Megan Moroney Cold Beer & Country Music – Zach Top F-1 Trillion – Post Malone I’m The Problem – Morgan Wallen Whirlwind – Lainey Wilson
SONG OF THE YEAR “4x4xU” – Jon Decious, Aaron Raitiere, Lainey Wilson “Am I Okay?” – Jessie Jo Dillon, Luke Laird, Megan Moroney “I Never Lie” – Carson Chamberlain, Tim Nichols, Zach Top “Texas” – Johnny Clawson, Josh Dorr, Lalo Guzman, Kyle Sturrock “you look like you love me” – Riley Green, Ella Langley, Aaron Raitiere
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR Kelsea Ballerini Miranda Lambert Ella Langley Megan Moroney Lainey Wilson
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR Luke Combs Cody Johnson Chris Stapleton Zach Top Morgan Wallen
VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR Lady A Little Big Town Old Dominion Rascal Flatts The Red Clay Strays
VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR Brooks & Dunn Brothers Osborne Dan + Shay Maddie & Tae The War And Treaty
MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR “Don’t Mind If I Do” – Riley Green (featuring Ella Langley) “Hard Fought Hallelujah” – Brandon Lake with Jelly Roll “I’m Gonna Love You” – Cody Johnson (with Carrie Underwood) “Pour Me A Drink” – Post Malone (feat. Blake Shelton) “You Had To Be There” – Megan Moroney (feat. Kenny Chesney)
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR “Am I Okay?” – Megan Moroney “I’m Gonna Love You” – Cody Johnson (with Carrie Underwood) “Somewhere Over Laredo” – Lainey Wilson “Think I’m In Love With You” – Chris Stapleton “you look like you love me” – Ella Langley & Riley Green
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR Ella Langley Shaboozey Zach Top Tucker Wetmore Stephen Wilson Jr.
Doechii has added two dates to her Live from the Swamp Tour due to popular demand. She will now visit The Theater at Madison Square Garden and Yuengling Center in Tampa as part of her sold-out trek.
The New York show will take place Oct. 20, while the hometown show in Tampa will go down on Oct. 25. Fans have until Wednesday to sign up for access to the Doechii Artist presale, which is set to kick off Friday at 9 a.m. ET. A Verizon presale will run Thursday from 9 a.m. ET until 9 p.m. ET, and remaining tickets will be sold during the general sale, starting Sept. 15 at 9 a.m. ET at livefromtheswamp.com.
The Live from the Swamp tour begins on Oct. 14 in Chicago and wraps Nov. 10 in Seattle. Doechii is also scheduled to perform at a few festivals, including the newly added Camp Flog Gnaw and Atlanta’s ONE Music Fest. She will also take the stage at the Spilt Milk Festival in Australia and support Kendrick Lamar on a few dates for his Grand National tour.
Kenny G performs during the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards (Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for MTV)
Over the decades, the MTV VMAs have featured its share of unexpected moments, but Sunday night’s installment of the show included something truly unusual: The first music we heard was the saxophone stylings of Kenny G.
The smooth jazz superstar played an instrumental introduction before Doja Cat took the stage to perform her hit “Jealous Type.” Kenny told Entertainment Tonight that the pop superstar’s team simply reached out to him, and he said yes. “I said, ‘Are you sure?’ And they said yeah,” Kenny told ET. “And so we worked out that introduction, we made up that whole thing, just to get her going on the song.”
Kenny also said it was his first-ever appearance on the MTV VMAs, noting that back in the day he was more of a VH1 artist.
He wrote on Instagram, “I was super excited to be part of a night that’s usually reserved for the new, young, current artists. Getting to actually open the show was absolutely surreal! I was so flattered that @dojacat wanted me to be part of her song and to share her performance with me tonight. She couldn’t have been more welcoming, and it truly made this old guy feel great!”
Different Night Same Rodeo isn’t just the title of Bailey Zimmerman‘s sophomore album anymore, it’s now the name of his 2026 tour.
He’ll kick off the run Feb. 19, 2026, in Estero, Florida, hitting more than 30 cities along the way. “House Again” hitmaker Hudson Westbrook and newcomer Blake Whiten will join Bailey on the trek, which will play Knoxville, Boston, Atlanta, Fort Worth, Nashville and Toronto before wrapping June 20 in Ottawa.
You can register for presale access online through Tuesday at 11:59 p.m. CT. Advance sales start Thursday, before tickets become available to the public on Friday.
Coming up, Bailey plays the final two dates on his New to Country Tour in Reno, Nevada, on Friday and Laughlin, Nevada, on Saturday. Dylan Marlowe joins him for both shows.
Chris Martin of Coldplay performs onstage during a concert at Wembley Stadium on August 22, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Jo Hale/Redferns)
Coldplay launched their Music of the Spheres tour in 2022 and it doesn’t sound like it will be ending anytime soon.
During the band’s concert at London’s Wembley Stadium Saturday, frontman Chris Martin revealed they have more shows planned for the tour, although fans will have to wait a bit for those to happen.
Fan-shot footage posted to social media shows Martin telling the crowd, “The tour has 138 more shows to go,” noting, “We have a break coming up, and we’ll announce the shows for 2027 soon.”
“But we only have a few more this year, and then we’re gonna go and make this really special thing that we’ve been making for years and years and it’s really good,” he added, although he didn’t share any other details about what that “thing” is.
Coldplay actually only has one more show on the books for 2025. They will play Wembley Stadium again on Friday.
Coldplay’s Music of the Spheres tour launched in San Jose, Costa Rica, in March 2022. The last time the tour was in the U.S. was in July.
Cardi B is doing all she can to sell copies of her upcoming sophomore album, Am I the Drama? She was spotted in NYC over the weekend working as a street vendor attempting to sell copies of the project. “What up, y’all? We got the exclusive Cardi B new album,” she said while burning incense over the sounds of Bob Marley‘s “One Love.” “We got the vinyls, we got the CDs, we got the [Courtroom] Edition. $9.99!” “My label said I gotta get out in these streets and sell this album,” she captioned an Instagram post.
Chris Brown has finally weighed in on the ongoing debate about who’s better between him, Michael Jackson, Beyoncé and Usher. He suggested in an Instagram Story, captured by Vibe, that they “are all the BEST superstars in lanes of their own.” He notes that while he’s been influenced by the other artists, his focus is on being the best Chris Brown possible and shared his hope that they all have done enough to “keep this art form alive.”
Central Cee, Wiz Khalifa and Don Toliver will headline Rolling Loud India, taking place Nov. 22 to Nov. 24. Also tapped to perform that weekend are Swae Lee, DaBaby, Denzel Curry, Ski Mask the Slump God, Sheck Wes, Westside Gunn and more. Tickets are currently on sale.
The Eagles are having an extremely long run in Las Vegas.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers will return to the Sphere in Sin City in 2026 for four shows: Jan. 23, 24, 30 and 31. The Eagles are also set to perform in 2025 on Sept. 12; Oct. 3, 10 and 31; and Nov. 7. With those newly announced shows, the band’s residency now comprises 48 shows since they started playing the massive venue in 2024.
The general sale for the new shows starts Sept. 19 at 10 a.m. PT via eagles.com. Artist presale registration is open now at eagles.com; it starts Sept. 17 at 10 a.m. PT, followed by several other presales on Sept. 18.
The Venetian Resort Las Vegas is also hosting the Eagles Third Encore experience, which is free and open to the public. It includes a Hotel California immersive experience, memorabilia display and merch store. If you have VIP tickets, you can also visit a replica of the legendary LA club The Troubadour, where the band played early in its career.
Ed Kowalczyk of LIVE performs at Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre on July 22, 2025 in Sterling Heights, Michigan. (Photo by Scott Legato/Getty Images)
Live is kicking off the new year in Las Vegas.
The “I Alone” rockers, who’ll be celebrating the 35th anniversary of their debut album, Mental Jewelry, in 2026, have announced their first two shows of the new year, taking place Jan. 16 and 17 at The Venetian Theatre inside The Venetian Resort Las Vegas.
A ticket presale begins Tuesday at 10 a.m. PT, with tickets going on sale to the general public Friday at 10 a.m. PT.
Live, featuring original frontman Ed Kowalczyk, has a trio of shows left in their 2025 schedule. Their next appearance will be at the Oceans Calling Festival in Ocean City, Maryland, on Sept. 26. They’ll also play Mount Pleasant, Michigan, on Oct. 10 and Northfield, Ohio, on Oct. 11.
