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Charli XCX has given us our first look at The Moment, a kind of alternative history of the release and promotion of her world-beating 2024 album, Brat, based on her own original idea.

At first glance, the newly released teaser trailer looks like a regular documentary, as we see Charli designing her tour, going on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, trying on outfits, performing and meeting fans — but she seems uncomfortable throughout it all. As Charli told Vanity Fair recently, she plays “sort of a hell version of myself” in The Moment. “It’s fiction, but it’s the realest depiction of the music industry that I’ve ever seen.”

In one scene, Charli and her team are getting ready for a performance when a dummy with long dark hair falls from the ceiling and crashes to the floor, breaking into pieces. “Is that me?” she asks. “That’s supposed to be you, yeah,” she’s told.

In another scene, a member of her team tells her, “You’re not gonna die after an album cycle.” Charli responds, “I might!”

The Moment director Aidan Zamiri told Vanity Fair that the film is what would have happened if Charli had made “entirely different choices” during her Brat era. It co-stars Rosanna Arquette, Kate Berlant, Kylie Jenner, Rachel Sennott and Alexander Skarsgård, and arrives in theaters Jan. 20.

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And after all, will the Oasis reunion tour continue into 2026?

Vocalist Liam Gallagher appeared to tease that future shows were being planned when he declared “See you next year” during Oasis’ final show at London’s Wembley Stadium in September. Now, though, Liam has taken to social media to clarify his comments.

“You will see me next year and the year after and so on just not sure yet if it’ll be with oasis,” Liam writes. “We need to sit down and discuss these things.”

He adds, “If it was all up to me then you know we’d be touring till the day we die as it’s the best thing in the world but UNFORTUNATELY it’s not.”

When asked if his “See you next year” declaration got him into any trouble in the Oasis camp, Liam replies, “There was a few tuts and raised eyebrows.”

Of course, Liam did previously say that Oasis had recorded a new album upon reuniting, only to later clarify that he was joking, so who knows? Maybe he’s joking about this, too.

The Oasis reunion tour launched in July, officially ending the feud between Liam and his brother and bandmate, Noel Gallagher. The outing hit three U.S. stadiums: Chicago’s Soldier Field, MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, and the Rose Bowl in Los Angeles.

The last show on Oasis’ current live schedule is set for Sunday in Brazil.

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The xx has released a deluxe version of their 2009 self-titled debut album.

The expanded set includes five bonus tracks, including three covers. It’s out now on digital outlets and will be released on vinyl Dec. 5.

“Going back to 2009 has brought up so many memories – it really does feel like another world,” The xx says in a Facebook post. “This album means a lot to us, and we hope it still means something to you too. Thank you for being here, always.”

The album xx includes the trio’s breakout single, “Crystalised,” as well as fan-favorites “Islands” and “VCR.”

The xx has since released two more albums, 2012’s Coexist and 2017’s I See You, while the band’s three members — Romy Madley Croft, Oliver Sim and Jamie xx — have all put out solo material. They shared in March that they were back in the studio together and are set to perform at the Coachella and Kilby Block Party festivals in 2026.

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One ongoing gag in the new Disney+/Hulu film A Very Jonas Christmas Movie is that Kevin Jonas keeps telling his brothers that he wants to sing lead on a song. Now, his dream has come true in real life.

Kevin has finally released “Changing,” his first official solo single, after debuting it live at Boston’s Fenway Park back in August. In a statement about the song, Kevin says, “To me, it’s evocative of going through the motions with life and continuously trying to improve yourself. Life keeps changing, and the song is a positive reinforcement of that idea.”

Kevin sings in the song, “This coffee’s cold like these same old conversations/So I keep on changing, oh, I keep on changing/Maybe I’m jaded/Maybe I’m chasing the highs to escape/So I keep changing.”

“It says, ‘Don’t let things get stale,’ which is embodied in the ‘coffee’s cold’ line,” Kevin notes in his statement. “You need to know when to move onto the next thing and you also need to keep moving no matter what the situation or relationship is.”

He adds on Instagram, “My first solo single is finally here. Words can’t describe how much this song means to me. Being able to share it with you all now has never felt more right. I’m so grateful to everyone who helped bring this song to life and to all of you for listening, supporting, and being part of this journey with me.”

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Omar Epps stars as a Chicago gangster in the upcoming movie Moses the Black, which now has an official release date. Fathom Entertainment announced that it is set to release on Jan. 30, 2026.

Moses the Black is inspired by the story of the titular fourth century monk and saint, who transformed his life after years of being a violent gang leader. Omar will take on the role of Chicago gang leader Malik while serving as executive producer alongside Wiz Khalifa, 50 Cent and more.

Wiz also appears in the film as 2wo-3ree, the head of Malik’s young crew, while Quavo portrays Straw, the leader of a rival gang competing against Malik’s team for power. Chukwudi Iwuji plays St. Moses the Black.

“This film is about redemption and real change. It’s raw, it’s emotional, and it’s powerful. I can’t wait for audiences to see it,” 50 Cent says in a statement.

Fathom Entertainment CEO Ray Nutt adds it’s “an action-packed drama” and “heart-pounding story” that was made to be seen on the big screen.

Fans can sign up on Fathom Entertainment’s website for information about Moses the Black, for which tickets will become available on Dec. 19.

Alexandros Potter produced the film with Yelena Popovic for Simeon Entertainment on behalf of Simeon Faith.

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Gigi Perez has premiered a new short film called Back to the Beach.

The 15-minute video reflects on the “Sailor Song” artist’s breakout 2025, which included releasing her debut album, At the Beach, in Every Life, opening for Hozier and being named the Vevo DSCVR Artist of the Year.

In Back to the Beach, Perez returns to the Village Music Cafe in Palm Beach, Florida, where she first started performing, and reunites with her very first guitar.

“I think the first few years of putting music out under my artist name, there were a lot of constant roadblocks,” Perez says. “Like, every single day, there was a door that you opened, and behind it was, like, a little fist that punched you in the face.”

“But this year, it was different,” she continues. “Things started to just flow and happen in a way that I just haven’t experienced before … I’m just so grateful.”

Back to the Beach is now streaming on YouTube. It also includes performances of the songs “Fable” and “Sugar Water.”

Gigi Perez’s 2026 plans so far include performances at Coachella.

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David Archuleta was busy this year, releasing a bunch of music, going on tour and prepping his memoir, Devout, for a February release. He’s also just released a new Christmas EP, My Only Wish, and scheduled LA and New York residencies to promote it. Why put himself through all of that?

“Cause I’m crazy,” David jokes. “My manager was like, ‘What if we wait ’til next year so that we can properly set it up?’ At the time I was like, ‘No, I want to do it this year because I’m in the mood now.'”

He laughs, “But now it’s like, sometimes you give yourself too much work to do.”

One track on the EP, “Wish at the Top of My List,” teams David with another American Idol alum, Jordin Sparks, for a collaboration that’s been a long time coming.

“We’ve been talking for over a decade to do a duet,” David says. “To hear her singing on a song that I wrote, like, singing with me … it just made me feel so good.”

And there’s another song of David’s out there you may have heard: He co-wrote “Wish That You Were Me,” sung by Beanie Feldstein‘s pop star character THĒ in season 5 of Only Murders in the Building. David’s friend John Hoffman, the OMITB showrunner, is a fan of David’s song “Crème Brûlée” and asked him to write a similar song for the show.

David says John told him the synopsis of the season, the character they were developing and the kind of song they needed. 

“And I’d never written, really, to fit another character,” David says. “And I was like, ‘That sounds fun.'”

“I was kind of like creating this little bit of a sassier character in my own music with ‘Crème Brûlée,'” he explains. “So it was just fun to channel a little more extreme version of that.” 

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Humility reigned backstage at the 59th CMA Awards. 

“I didn’t even think this was possible,” new artist winner Zach Top marveled. “People that sang country music on my radio and on my cassette tapes and won CMA awards were like mythical creatures, it wasn’t a real life thing to me. No one in my world had any connection to anything in this world.”

Faith helped keep surprise vocal group winners The Red Clay Strays on track during the hard times.

“Just not giving up, first of all, that’s really the main secret, is you just don’t quit, it’s as simple as that,” lead singer Brandon Coleman said. “And we just trusted God a lot through all of it, even when we should’ve quit.”

Riley Green gave fans the credit for his multiple wins with Ella Langley.

“They’ve got to feel ownership. ‘You Look Like You Love Me’ was — Ella may’ve known it was a hit. I certainly didn’t…” he recalled. “But then we played it on the road, you know, it became a thing.”

First time male vocalist of the year Cody Johnson traced his win to Merle Haggard: “I met him once. He signed my guitar. He taught me more about songwriting and being a vocalist than anybody else in the country music genre.”

Lifetime achievement winner Vince Gill pointed to the award’s namesake as one of country music’s remaining guiding lights. 

“This man’s 92 years old, Willie Nelson. He’s still making records all the time, still writing the songs all the time and teaching us all how important songs are,” Vince said backstage. “You know, you look at that catalog of songs that Willie Nelson has accomplished and it’s staggering, you know. And he’s a great role model, he’s a great person to mentor to us.”

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