DaBaby attends the BET Awards 2026 at Peacock Theater on June 28, 2026, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images for BET)
DaBaby and Bunna B kick off a new music series titled YouTube Avenues, highlighting successful artists who used YouTube as an “avenue” in their journeys.
DaBaby specifically opens up about the marketing behind some of his biggest hits, how he spent his entire record advance, his use of short-form vertical content and more.
The episode also features a deep-dive into Choker’s cinematic R&B visuals, the rise of El Malilla and duo TXC, as well as Trap Dickey showcasing Southern hip-hop and a performance by Bunna B.
Hosted by Wallo267 of Million Dollaz Worth of Game and YouTube Artist Partnerships lead Brittany Lewis, YouTube Avenues was launched “by YouTube to empower emerging creators and music artists in underrepresented, underserved communities,” according to a press release.
Future episodes will feature Rich the Kid, Tobe Nwigwe and more.
The Calling, ‘Before the World Turns to Dust,’ TLG | Virgin Music Group.
Back in 2001, The Calling took over the world with their smash hit “Wherever You Will Go,” but diminishing sales, label troubles, illness and legal issues have plagued them ever since.
Now the group is getting ready to release their first new album in 22 years: Before The World Turns To Dust, which arrives Sept. 25. For singer Alex Band, it’s part of a long road back from a Parkinson’s diagnosis, which he received in 2010. By 2018, he’d been able to regain enough of his motor skills to return to performing, which is when he decided to resurrect The Calling.
Alex says in a statement, “When we got back on the road, it was crazy to see all of the fans who stuck by me. I didn’t even know I’d be alive at this point. It’s changed my perspective. Each day is a pleasant surprise, especially when things work out.”
The new album is the band’s first since 2004’s Two, and 25 years after their Platinum debut, Camino Palermo. The Calling have sold more than 10 million albums worldwide.
“If you like The Calling, you’re going to like this,” says Alex. “It’s in the same vein of what we’ve done since day one. We keep it simple. After all of this time, we still write big and anthemic rock-pop songs that uplift and make you feel something.”
“We aren’t trying to chase any current trends or change our sound,” he adds. “We’re just hoping that our big, anthemic sound resonates and that we can connect with people around the world.”
The first single, “Dust,” is out now. The Calling will play a record release show in Malibu on Sept. 25
You may also remember Alex’s voice from “Why Don’t You & I,” the single version of the 2003 Santana song.
Vivian Campbell attends Def Leppard Honored With Star On Hollywood Walk Of Fame on October 09, 2025 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
Def Leppard’s Vivian Campbell has revealed that his cancer has returned.
The rocker announced in 2013 that he’d been diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma. In 2025 he revealed that he was in remission after undergoing a bone marrow transplant. But in a new interview with El Salvador’s YSKL FM, Campbell says he will once again have to undergo treatment because the transplant wasn’t successful.
Campbell talked about how lucky it was his cancer was caught early and said the winter of 2023 was the only time he worried the cancer “was going to kill me.”
“I got really scared about what was happening and the pace at which it was happening and I realized at that point that I had to do a donor transplant. It was my only hope to survive,” he said. “And that’s what I did. I did that in January of ’25, I did a donor transplant. Unfortunately, it didn’t stick, so the cancer has returned. And, you know, I’m continuing treatments to manage it.”
“I’ll probably have to do another transplant within a few years with another donor to try and see if maybe that would cure me,” he added. “But in the meantime, I’m certainly not slowing down. I’m doing a much with my life as possible.”
Def Leppard is scheduled to play Hollywood, Florida, on Oct. 15, before they launch a tour of Mexico and South America on Oct. 17 in Querétaro, Mexico. A complete list of dates can be found at DefLeppard.com.
Cover art for Mariah Carey ‘Glitter 25th Anniversary Edition’ (Def Jam Records/UMe)
Mariah Carey’s eighth studio album, Glitter, turns 25 years old in September, which is a cause for celebration.
In honor of the milestone, the album, which also served as the soundtrack to the film of the same name, will make its debut on vinyl for the first time since its release. It will be pressed on Midnight Purple two-LP vinyl, while a limited-edition deluxe version will be pressed on Glittering Pink two-LP vinyl. The latter will be exclusively available via Amazon, Mariah’s website and uDiscover Music and will feature three bonus tracks: “Out Here On My Own,” “Loverboy (Firecracker – Original Version)” and “Never Too Far/Hero (Medley),” which marks its first time on vinyl.
An expanded digital deluxe edition will also be available to stream, complete with 15 additional tracks. It includes rare and previously unreleased recordings, as well as selections from Mariah’s personal vault that offer fans insight into the behind-the-scenes process of making the album and showcase some of her collaborations. It will all be available starting Oct. 30. Fans can preorder the vinyl and presave the digital edition now.
“If someone had told me back in 2001 that I’d one day be unironically celebrating Glitter’s 25th anniversary, I never would have believed them,” Mariah said in a statement. “I made this album with so much love and care, so it was devastating to watch it become a punchline. I’m endlessly grateful to my fans who kept championing it all these years, and I hope even more people can finally hear it for what it is. We found a few recordings buried in the vault that I am really looking forward to sharing with you in October!”
She’s released a reimagined version of “Didn’t Mean To Turn You On” featuring acclaimed British-Canadian singer/songwriter Rochelle Jordan. A visualizer is available on YouTube.
Released in September 2001, Glitter served as the soundtrack to the film, in which she played an aspiring singer navigating love amid her pursuit of fame. Collaborators included Eric Benét, Ludacris, Da Brat, Busta Rhymes, Fabolous and Ja Rule.
In this image released on May 2, 2021, Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters and Brian Johnson of AC/DC perform onstage during Global Citizen VAX LIVE: The Concert to Reunite the World at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Global Citizen VAX LIVE)
In between dates on their own stadium tour, Foo Fighters are taking a detour on the “Highway to Hell.”
Dave Grohl and company will be opening for AC/DC during the “Back in Black” legends’ upcoming show in St. Louis on Sept. 8. They will be filling in for The Pretty Reckless, who have been supporting AC/DC’s ongoing U.S. run.
“Foo Fighters are taking a special one-off detour from their Take Cover Global Stadium Tour to fill in for their friends The Pretty Reckless as special guests of AC/DC for one night only in St. Louis,” a press release reads. “The performance brings two generations of rock’s biggest live acts together for a one-night-only event, with the Foo Fighters opening for [AC/DC’s] September 8 St. Louis tour stop.”
The Foos tour, meanwhile, continues Saturday in Los Angeles. The trek supports the “Everlong” outfit’s new album, Your Favorite Toy.
Butch Vig at The Royal Albert Hall on October 04, 2022 in London, England. (Kate Green/Getty Images for EON Productions & Prime Video)
Here Nevermind is now, three-and-a-half decades later.
Nirvana’s massive 1991 album will celebrate its 35th anniversary in September. The RIAA Diamond-certified Nevermind made worldwide stars out of the trio — made up of frontman Kurt Cobain, bassist Krist Novoselic and drummer Dave Grohl — while launching the generation-defining grunge scene of the ’90s.
Needless to say, Nevermind also had a huge impact on Butch Vig, who produced the album.
“It was a zeitgeist moment for me, making that album,” Vig tells ABC Audio. “It changed my life. Everyone, including the band and everyone close to the band, Nevermind changed their life, and I’m very thankful for that.”
Thirty-five years later, Vig doesn’t put on Nevermind and listen to it himself, though he doesn’t have to go far to hear its songs, which include the iconic anthem “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” “In Bloom,” “Come as You Are” and “Lithium,” out in public.
“It’s nice that [Nevermind is] out there in the world, that it’s omnipresent,” Vig says. “I go into a coffee shop and there’s a kid there with a Nevermind T-shirt on or a Nirvana T-shirt on.”
Nirvana followed Nevermind with 1993’s In Utero. They disbanded a year later following Cobain’s death by suicide in 1994.
Today, the legacy of Nevermind continues to live on, even in new ways. The album track “Something in the Way,” for example, experienced a resurgence when it was used in the 2022 movie The Batman.
“It’s one of those albums that just has connected with so many people, and continues to do that,” Vig says. “There’s something in there, this incredible energy and power and mystery.”
“[There are] so many things going on in Kurt’s voice when he sings, and it still affects people,” he continues. “That’s a cool thing.”
Kenny Chesney’s ‘Silver Sands Marina’ (HEY NOW Records)
You’ll meet Kenny Chesney’s “Goldfish” when he drops the next track from his new album, Silver Sands Marina.
Not only that, there’ll be a music video to match.
“To hear something so creative, something that breaks all the rules and brings back that classic old school wordplay, you want a video that’s just as much fun,” he explains. “Here’s this guy going through so much heartache, sitting in a bar ‘drunk as a skunk,’ but the way the song tells it, it’s so lighthearted you almost don’t realize how much pain he’s in. How do you capture that?”
To shoot the clip, Kenny and his band traveled to Maui after his second Sphere Las Vegas residency, taking inspiration from the Hawaiian steel guitar on the track.
“We decided to do something really carefree, really innocent and just show the spirit of this band, kicking back and having fun together,” he continues. “Between the custom Western suits that’re about that era of country music, the cardboard cut-out of (guitarist) Kenny Greenberg who couldn’t make the trip that we dragged around with us and those locations, we matched all the joy this song is made of.”
“Goldfish” arrives Aug. 28, ahead of the full Silver Sands Marina album Sept. 25.
R.E.M.’s sophomore album, Reckoning, is getting an audiophile upgrade.
The album is the latest addition to the Interscope-Capitol Records Definitive Sound Series, and will be released Sept. 18 on 180-gram high-definition vinyl, with the upgraded audio sourced from the original analog master tapes.
Mitch Easter and Don Dixon, who co-produced the original album, were directly involved with the upgrade, which was mastered by mastering engineer Chris Bellman.
According to a post on Instagram, after hearing the finished test pressing of the upgraded audio, Dixon noted that he was “hearing details within the recording that had escaped him on previous vinyl editions.”
The Definitive Sound Series edition of Reckoning will be limited to just 5,000 numbered copies, and is available for preorder now.
This is the third R.E.M. album to get an audio upgrade. In December, both their debut EP, Chronic Town, and their debut album, Murmur, were reissued as part of the Interscope-Capitol Records’ Definitive Sound Series. Both editions sold out.
Released April 8, 1984, Reckoning was a hit with critics and peaked at #27 in the U.S., although it topped college radio airplay charts. Its first single, “So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry),” peaked at #86 on the Billboard Hot 100, while its second single, “(Don’t Go Back to) Rockville,” did not chart. Both went on to become R.E.M. fan favorites.
The album has since been certified Gold by the RIAA.
Lzzy Hale of Halestorm performs at GRAMMY Museum L.A. Live on March 05, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Rebecca Sapp/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)
Halestorm frontwoman Lzzy Hale has announced a new signature guitar with Epiphone.
The Lzzy Hale Explorer Custom comes in a black diamond holographic sparkle finish, and is “designed to match the force of her performances: powerful, unapologetic, visually striking, and built to deliver night after night,” according to a press release.
“Lzzy has always brought a rare combination of power, precision, and unmistakable style to the stage,” says Epiphone product manager Aljon Go. “The Lzzy Hale Explorer Custom captures that same energy in an instrument that looks unforgettable, plays fast, and delivers the clarity and punch players need to own the moment.”
The guitar costs $999, and is available now via Epiphone.com.
Halestorm, meanwhile, will launch a U.S. tour in September with BABYMETAL.
