RaeLynn’s “Love Live Country Music” cover (Big Machine)
RaeLynn shouts out Dolly Parton, George Jones and Johnny Cash in her new track, “Long Live Country Music,” namechecking Toby Keith‘s “Shoulda Been a Cowboy” as well.
“This song is basically my love letter to country music,” she says. “I’m so passionate about this new sound and what it represents for me… Every reference, every lyric, it’s all straight from my heart and full of truth.”
Early on, the season 2 contestant from The Voice scored her only top-10 hit with 2014’s “God Made Girls.” “Long Live Country Music” follows May’s “Heaven Is a Honkytonk,” both part of her return to her original label, Big Machine.
The Texas native’s currently on Jason Aldean‘s Full Throttle Tour. You can check out the “Long Live Country Music” video on YouTube now.
RaeLynn’s “Love Live Country Music” cover (Big Machine)
RaeLynn shouts out Dolly Parton, George Jones and Johnny Cash in her new track, “Long Live Country Music,” namechecking Toby Keith‘s “Shoulda Been a Cowboy” as well.
“This song is basically my love letter to country music,” she says. “I’m so passionate about this new sound and what it represents for me… Every reference, every lyric, it’s all straight from my heart and full of truth.”
Early on, the season 2 contestant from The Voice scored her only top-10 hit with 2014’s “God Made Girls.” “Long Live Country Music” follows May’s “Heaven Is a Honkytonk,” both part of her return to her original label, Big Machine.
The Texas native’s currently on Jason Aldean‘s Full Throttle Tour. You can check out the “Long Live Country Music” video on YouTube now.
David Lee Roth and Eddie Van Halen of Van Halen peform at Music Midtown at Piedmont Park on September 19, 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Chris McKay/Getty Images for Live Nation)
Back in April, former Van Halen frontman Sammy Hagar released the song “Encore, Thank You, Good Night,” revealing that the tune was inspired by a dream he had about his late bandmate EddieVan Halen. Well, now Van Halen’s other lead singer, David Lee Roth, has weighed in on it.
Fan shot footage posted to YouTube shows that during a concert in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, earlier this month, Roth seemed to mock Hagar’s dream, revealing that he too got a visit from Eddie’s ghost.
Calling Hagar “one of my esteemed colleagues” with a “great voice,” Roth joked, “I don’t know what the odds are, but last night the ghost of Eddie Van Halen visited me at the f****** hotel room. I was watching the weather report and he came in and he was laughing. His f****** ghost was laughing.”
“I said, ‘What did you do now?’ He said, ‘Dave, Dave … Dave, you know that song I gave Hagar?’ I said ‘What now?’ He said, ‘It’s actually [Iron Butterfly’s hit] ‘In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida’ backwards. Don’t f****** tell him,'” Roth continued, tongue in cheek.
Roth said after laughing and sharing a cigarette together, he let Eddie know how he felt about him.
“I hugged my brother Ed, and I said, ‘Man, do I f****** miss you.’ And he said, ‘I miss you too, Dave,'” Roth shared. “He said, ‘But you know what? You should still go to hell.’ And I said, ‘Save me a seat.'”
Roth is set to bring his tour to Gary, Indiana, on Tuesday. A complete list of dates can be found at DavidLeeRoth.com.
Offset addresses his relationship with Cardi B on his upcoming album, Kiari, breaking down his feelings on the final song, “Move On.”
“It’s about moving on, like, peacefully,” he explains in an interview with the Associated Press. “That’s what the message is supposed to be. It’s all love and peace.”
“I just ended the album with that [song], just to end that chapter because it’s time to move on, it’s over and done with,” he continued. “It was great while it lasted. That shouldn’t be the topic for either one of us no more. It’s a book that’s closed.”
After nearly seven years of marriage, in which they welcomed three children, Cardi filed for divorce from Offset for the second time in 2024. She has since moved on to date NFL player Stefon Diggs and has been gearing up for the release of her upcoming album, Am I the Drama?
She recently dropped her single, “Imaginary Playerz,” which samples “Imaginary Player” by Jay-Z, who she says approved of the song.
“If [Jay] didn’t approve it, I probably wouldn’t even feel a certain type of way neither, because it’s like, ‘OK, maybe I just had to come a little bit harder,’” Cardi previously said on X Spaces. “But I’m glad that I came hard and he loved it.”
Shawn Mendes performs at The O2 Arena in August 2025 in London (Matthew Baker/Getty Images For ABA)
Shawn Mendes thrilled fans during his show Aug. 16 at London’s O2 Arena by bringing out a special guest.
On his Instagram, you can watch video of him saying, “Everybody please welcome Mr. Niall Horan to the stage.” The audience proceeded to lose its collective mind as the former One Direction star joined Shawn to perform his 2016 solo single “This Town.”
“I love you… and I love this guy. Take care of him,” Niall said as the song ended and he pointed to Shawn. Shawn captioned the video, “I’ll remember this for a long time. Thank you so much London.”
Shawn’s world tour will return to North America on Sept. 25. Niall, meanwhile, will return to your TV screen on Sept. 22 for season 28 of The Voice, where he’ll once again be a coach, along with Reba McEntire,Michael Bublé and Snoop Dogg.
Singer Taylor Momsen of the American band The Pretty Reckless performs live on stage in support of AC/DC during a concert at the Olympiastadion on June 30, 2025 in Berlin, Germany. Frank Hoensch/Redferns
The Pretty Reckless appears to have new music in the works.
The Taylor Momsen-led outfit has shared a static-filled video on Instagram, captioned simply, “FRIDAY.”
Fans in the comments are hoping this means we’ll be getting fresh Pretty Reckless material by the end of the week. The band’s most recent album is 2021’s Death by Rock and Roll.
If they were to put out a mysterious video along with a specific date and then not release new music then, well, that’d be more than just pretty reckless.
The Pretty Reckless is currently on tour in Europe opening for AC/DC.
Busta Rhymes continues to receive his flowers, as he’s been named the recipient of MTV’s first ever VMA Rock the Bells Visionary Award. The rapper will be honored at the 2025 VMAs for his “boundary-breaking” impact on the culture and “an indomitable musical career,” according to a press release.
The 2025 VMAs will take place at New York’s UBS Arena on Sept. 7 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. ET, with LL COOL J serving as host. It will air on CBS, simulcast on MTV and stream on Paramount+.
Busta’s Visionary Award marks yet another recognition celebrating his contributions to music. His latest came Sunday when the Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce executive board presented him with the Hip Hop Icon Award.
“TODAY WAS ANOTHER IMMACULATE AND GLORIOUS DAY!!! AGAIN I AM FOREVER GRATEFUL TO THE ENTIRE HARLEM WEEK BOARD FOR GRACING ME WITH THE 2025 HIP HOP ICON AWARD!!!!!” he reflected on Instagram. “AIN’T NOTHING BETTER THAN TO BE ABLE RECEIVE YOUR FLOWERS WHILE YOU CAN SMELL ‘EM IN AN ABUNDANCES!!!”
This follows the reception of his Hollywood Walk of Fame star in August and the President’s Lifetime Achievement honor in January. He’d also received the Global Icon Award at the 2024 MTV EMAs and the BET Lifetime Achievement Award back in 2023.
As Busta often says in his Instagram posts: “The blessings never stop so we never stop.”
Bon Jovi released their third studio album, Slippery When Wet, which wound up being a huge breakthrough for the band.
The album, produced by Bruce Fairbairn, spent eight weeks at #1 on the Billboard Albums chart, and was the band’s first #1 album.
It produced two #1 singles, “You Give Love a Bad Name” and “Livin’ on a Prayer,” both of which were written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora and Desmond Child. The album’s third single, “Wanted Dead or Alive,” was a top-10 hit, peaking at #7 on the Hot 100.
Slippery When Wet would go on to be Billboard’s top-selling album of 1987, and has since been certified 15-times Platinum by the RIAA.
Keith Urban‘s currently taking his High and Alive World Tour Down Under, and while he’s without a doubt the most well-known country star from Australia, he’s working to make sure he won’t be the last.
The “Straight Line” hitmaker is partnering with the Tamworth Country Music Festival to roll out the Keith Urban Rising Star Scholarship.
The winner will come to Nashville to perform, write and meet with music industry insiders, while also getting two days to record at Keith’s studio, The Sound.
“Sometimes all a musician needs is an opportunity to be heard or someone to help nurture their talent,” the superstar says. “Having the opportunity to do that not only inspires me, but I’m also hoping that in some way this scholarship will serve to inspire others.”
Tamworth is Australia’s largest and longest-running country music festival.
The application for the Keith Urban Rising Star Scholarship will be available online starting January 2026.
Sombr will be performing on the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards.
The “back to friends” artist is part of a lineup that also includes Sabrina Carpenter, Alex Warren, Busta Rhymes, Ricky Martin and J Balvin with DJ Snake.
The VMA performance will mark sombr’s awards show debut. He’s also nominated for two VMAs: best new artist and best alternative for “back to friends.”
The 2025 MTV VMAs, hosted by LL COOL J, will air live coast-to-coast Sept. 7 on CBS and MTV at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. It will also stream on Paramount+.
