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Ed Sheeran has released an acoustic video for his latest single, “A Little More.” It shows him playing the song while standing by a pool at Cuadra San Cristóbal, a modernist private estate in Mexico City that’s being redeveloped as a cultural center and museum. He’s shown standing in front of a wall that happens to be the same shade of pink as his upcoming album Play.

Backstreet Boy Howie Dorough celebrated his 52nd birthday in Las Vegas — where the group is currently headlining at Sphere — by hanging with Flava Flav and then doing an impromptu solo performance of “I Want It That Way” at The Barbershop Cuts and Cocktails at The Cosmopolitan. You can see footage of the performance posted by the venue’s band, The Regulators, on Instagram.

Aug. 22 marked the first birthday of Justin Bieber‘s son, Jack Blues. While Justin hadn’t posted anything at press time, his mom Hailey Bieber shared photos on Instagram of herself holding the blonde boy, writing, “1 year of you my beautiful boy. Happy 1st Birthday Jack Blues, you are joy personified.” She also shared pics on her Instagram Story of a bunch of “1st Birthday” balloons, which look like they’d been put in his playpen.

Ava Max spills the tea about the upheaval in her career to Rolling Stone, detailing why she switched management and started working with new producers for her new album Don’t Click Play. She says her recently scrapped fall tour is “postponed … not canceled,” adding, “I think once I start touring again, it’s not going to stop for a few years now. Now it’s just going to go, go, go.” As for why she didn’t delay the release of the album, she says, “I don’t want to hold music from the fans anymore.”

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Most artists spend weeks, if not months, rehearsing for their tours. But Benson Boone claims he’s spent the past few years literally winging it — until now.

Benson is launching his American Heart tour Friday night in St. Paul, Minnesota, and he tells People it marks the first time he’s rehearsed for a series of live dates. Benson tells the magazine that in the past he and his band would “know the music” and “just figure it out onstage.” This time around, he says, things are “vastly different.”

“It’s so much bigger and it feels like a humongous step from last tour,” he says. “[We have] a far bigger stage than I’ve ever seen before and there’s little choreographed moments and better outfits and everyone’s a little more locked in.”

“We rehearsed for like two weeks, which probably doesn’t sound very interesting at all, but that’s a big deal to me,” he notes.

The tour, which is scheduled to wrap up in December, is just the latest accomplishment for Benson, who’s had a big year. He says the three moments that stand out the most, though, were playing Coachella with Queen guitarist Brian May, making his self-mocking video for “Mr. Electric Blue” and, most of all, singing “Beautiful Things” at the Grammys.

“I met so many new people that I look up to and that I think are so incredible,” he says of the Grammys. “I feel like that’s the first time a lot of people saw me.”

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Don’t call it a comeback, but Jeep has returned with the Jeep Cherokee, tapping LL COOL J to help with the reveal. He took the stage Thursday at an event in Brooklyn’s Domino Park. He also narrates the new “America’s Original Influencer” campaign, which is soundtracked by his song “Mama Said Knock You Out.” 

“I’ve been driving Jeep 4x4s for years – IYKYK. We go way back, so it’s an honor to be part of the iconic Jeep Cherokee’s return,” LL said in a press release. “Our bond is built on mutual respect: style, originality and always striving for the top. Not just for ourselves, but for everyone who chooses to ride with us on this journey.”

Jeep will continue promoting the Jeep Cherokee at Domino Park with an activation taking place Friday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. ET and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. ET. The free event will feature “immersive photo-worthy environments and heritage vehicles that capture the spirit of many eras of the Jeep Cherokee,” according to a press release, as well as lawn games, food trucks and live music.

The new Jeep Cherokee Collection can be seen and purchased on Jeep’s website.

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You can check out Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton‘s ’70s-inspired music video for “A Song to Sing” on YouTube now. It was shot at Brentwood Skate Center near Nashville.

Keith Urban‘s live version of his hit “Straight Line” (From the High and Alive World Tour) is out now. It’s from his upcoming, as-yet-unnamed concert record. 

The debut EP from new trio Lost Saints is out now, titled Emotions.

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Meghan Trainor is about five years older than Sabrina Carpenter, but she says about 10 years ago Sabrina was the one who gave her her “big break.”

Speaking to Bustle, Meghan notes that when Sabrina was just a teenager she included a song Meghan wrote, “Can’t Blame a Girl for Trying,” on her 2015 debut album, Eyes Wide Open.

“I didn’t get to meet her, but she was my superstar. Ever since then, I thought she was amazing, and I was so grateful that she [recorded] my song,” Meghan tells Bustle.

“I was just starting out. I was 17-18, and they said, ‘We’re gonna get this song to a Disney star.’ And I was like, ‘Yeah, right.’ Then she did it, and it was my big break. Ever since, I’ve been so excited for her.”

Despite her own success, Meghan says she’s still writing songs for other artists, while also working on music for herself. “I’m having a lot of fun experimenting with sounds and trying to push myself. We got some bangers,” she tells Bustle. However, the Grammy winner’s new goal is acting.

“I’ve already achieved a lot of my dreams that I didn’t think were even possible, so I had to start over, make a whole new bucket list,” Meghan says, noting that she really wants to act in a movie — and not necessarily a musical.

“My dream is I’m in [a movie], and I wrote the song you hear at the end,” she says. “I don’t know if I could pull off a full musical. Everyone who meets me, like, my new friends, they’re like, ‘You need to be on Broadway.’ No, I cannot sing eight days in a row twice a day.”

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Matt Maeson has shared a new song called “Halfway to Whole,” a track off his upcoming album, A Quiet and Harmless Living.

“‘Halfway to Whole’ is a song I wrote about a depressive state that I get to sometimes,” Maeson says. “The older I get, the more I realize sometimes it’s just unavoidable and what’s important is understanding that it’s temporary. The song is about all the things I think about in that state of mind. The hopelessness, the insecurities, the failures.”

“It’s a song that exemplifies how important it is for me to admit these thoughts when I have them and try to process them the best I can,” the “Cringe” artist continues. “This song did a lot for me in that way and as always, I hope it can do as much for the listener.”

A Quiet and Harmless Living, the follow-up to 2022’s Never Had to Leave, is due out Sept. 12. It also includes the previously released songs “Everlasting” and “Downstairs.”

Maeson will launch a U.S. tour in September.

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Mirador, the new band featuring Greta Van Fleet guitarist Jake Kiszka, has released a new song called “Fortunes Fate.”

The track will appear on the upcoming self-titled debut Mirador album. 

“‘Fortunes Fate’ is a song of yearning and escape, one that embodies the quest for freedom and self-discovery,” Mirador says. “The protagonist’s journey is a metaphor for the human experience, torn between the comfort of familiarity and the allure of the unknown. This song is an ode to the desperate romantic, who chases destiny despite the cost, leaving behind the one they love.”

“As an artist, you’re perpetually walking the line between ecstasy and disaster, radiance and ruin,” the band continues. “It’s a testament to the power of fate, guiding us toward our true purpose, and the enduring force of love, which awaits us in every lifetime.”

The album Mirador is due out Sept. 19. It also includes the previously released single “Feels Like Gold.”

Mirador will launch a U.S. tour Sept. 12 in Chicago.

The most recent Greta Van Fleet album is 2023’s Starcatcher.

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Russell Dickerson is focused on both his career and his life at home with the arrival of his fourth studio album, Famous Back Home.

“This album means so much to me,” he says. “I poured my heart into every song, and I can’t wait for everyone to hear it. In many ways, it’s a thank-you letter to the people who believed in me from the very beginning. I hope it serves as a reminder that no matter how far you go, the truest kind of ‘famous’ is found in those who’ve known you all along.”

Russell was surprised with a plaque commemorating the Gold certification of his top-five hit from the album, “Happen to Me,” at Thursday night’s album release party in Nashville. 

The record also contains his previous hit “Bones.”

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