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The creation of Old Dominion‘s newest song, “Late Great Heartbreak,” started with a simple question: “What if we made a Huey Lewis song?”

Of course, he’s the man responsible for ’80s hits like “The Power of Love,” “The Heart of Rock & Roll” and “If This Is It,” along with his band The News. Invoking his name opened a new vein of creativity for OD.

“The freedom we feel now comes through in the amount of fun we have during the recording process,” lead singer Matthew Ramsey says. “It was inspiring to goof off. There wasn’t any pressure in the room. We just wanted to laugh our a**** off and make a song that was catchy as hell.”

“Late Great Heartbreak” is the final preview of the band’s sixth album, Barbara, before it arrives Aug. 22. Old Dominion has revealed nearly half the record, including the tracks “Making Good Time,” “Me Most Nights,” “Water My Flowers,” “Man or the Song” and “Miss You Man.”

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After teasing the song on social media, Kodak Black released “Imma Shoot,” in which he tells the “bleak realities” and “raw stories from the street,” according to a press release. It’s accompanied by a music video directed by Benny Boom, now available to watch on YouTube.

Wiz Khalifa dropped the visual for “Take Your Time Get Paid” featuring DJ Quik. Directed by Jo Lenz + Nobody Else, the video starts with Wiz next to a stand of oranges, reading a newspaper with the headline “Take Your Time Get Paid.” He is also seen drinking orange juice and performing alongside Quik, with a special appearance from his Khalifa Kush brand.

Spike Lee curated the soundtrack for his movie Highest 2 Lowest, out now in select theaters. It features A$AP Rocky, Jensen McRae, Aiyana-Lee and more.

Khalid rolls out his new album, After the Sun Goes Down, with the release of “In Plain Sight” and its accompanying video. “This chapter is about taking my power back, living in my truth, and being able to express myself freely. I’m excited for my fans to experience this new era with me, not just musically, but personally.” It arrives on Oct. 10.

Chief Keef and Mustard dropped their song “Shake Dat” due to popular demand. The song, which samples Ying Yang Twins‘ “Whistle While You Twurk,” went viral after it was teased on social media.

Steve Lacy‘s “Nice Shoes” is his first song in three years. He wrote and produced the song, which will likely appear on his upcoming album, Oh Yeah?

Coco Jones released Why Not More? (MORE!). It features seven new songs, including “Other Side of Love” featuring Alicia Keys. She shared a visualizer of them making the song with Alicia on the keys.

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Maroon 5 is out with their new album, Love is Like, and they’ve also released a new video for the title track. In it, Adam Levine is seen wandering down a street when two guys grab him and shove him into a limousine. There he finds Lil Wayne, who guests on the track. After Weezy’s verse, Adam exits the car, takes off his shirt and just keeps on walking.

Steve Lacy, who topped the chart in 2022 with “Bad Habit,” is back with a new single called “Nice Shoes.” It’s the first taste of Steve’s upcoming album, which he tells Rolling Stone is called Oh Yeah? There’s no release date yet.

The Chainsmokers have a new single called “Helium,” featuring vocals by Canadian artist Anna Sofia. There’s also a bizarre video to go with the track. 

Zara Larsson has released a new single, “Crush,” from her upcoming album, Midnight Sun, due Sept. 26. The Swedish singer is currently opening for Tate McRae on the Miss Possessive tour.

Cardi B has dropped a second single from her upcoming sophomore album, Am I the Drama?, which is coming out Sept. 19. The song “Imaginary Playerz” samples Jay-Z‘s 1997 song “Imaginary Player.” 

Conan Gray has released his new album, Wishbone, executive-produced by Dan Nigro, best known for his work with Conan’s bestie Olivia Rodrigo. There’s also a new video for one of the tracks, “Caramel.”

British singer Mimi Webb is out with a new single, “You Don’t Look At Me the Same,” from her upcoming album, Confessions, due Sept. 12. Mimi says it’s “written from the perspective of a child, telling the story of two people you love who are no longer on the same page — and you slowly watch them grow apart.”

(Cardi B and Maroon 5 videos contain uncensored profanity.)

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There’s typically no shortage of joyous moments on the Opry stage, but that was never more true than when Sesame Street‘s Elmo and Abby Cadabby made their debut on Thursday.

Elmo duetted with Lauren Alaina on her chart-topping hit “Road Less Traveled,” while Abby sang the Loretta Lynn classic “You’re Lookin’ at Country,” with the legend’s granddaughter Tayla Lynn. Four decades ago, Loretta was a guest on the iconic children’s program. 

For the second half of the show, Elmo and Abby stepped up to the podium as guest announcers, all part of Opry 100, as the country music staple celebrates hitting the century mark.  

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Lil Yachty is at the receiving end of backlash following a reference to George Floyd in an unreleased song. He had previewed the song during a recent appearance on PlaqueBoyMax‘s livestream. On it, he was heard rapping, “Put my knee up on her neck, I went George Floyd.”

Yachty’s song has been met with a slew of comments expressing disappointment for his choice of lyrics. Among those who reacted to the post was Floyd’s friend and former NBA player Stephen Jackson.

“Im just trying not to pay attention to you idiots, it’s just hard bro,” Jackson said on social media. “Lil Yachty, bro. You been wack, my n****. But you think you saying George Floyd’s name, and trying to use his name in a bar, that’s gonna make people like your wack-a** music, my n****? That s*** weak.”

“Y’all the only era that feel like demeaning the dead and saying that s*** is cool,” he continued, before letting Yachty know “the whole third ward and the whole Houston, Texas” is supporting Floyd. “Don’t ever say his name, bro. None of y’all knew G. Nothing about him.”

Jackson later hopped on his Instagram Story to share that he removed his previous post after a conversation with Yachty in which they both exchanged apologies. “He understands the outrage…I said some things because I just don’t get how people can demean dead people…we don’t need to start bringing back integrity in everything we say,” he said, adding he salutes Yachty for taking accountability.

Floyd was killed in May 2020 by police officers in Minneapolis. Derek Chauvin, who knelt on Floyd’s neck for 9 minutes and 29 seconds, was convicted on multiple charges and sentenced to prison. Three other officers were found guilty of related charges and sentenced to prison.

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Sabrina Carpenter is featured on Taylor Swift‘s new album, The Life of a Showgirl, but it’s possible she also got some inspiration from Taylor when it comes to promoting her new album, Man’s Best Friend.

In the past Taylor would invite superfans to her home and play them her albums in advance; those special events were known as Secret Sessions. As part of the rollout for her new album, Sabrina has now done something similar.

Sabrina wrote on Instagram, “Last night was the first playdate for Man’s Best Friend! I asked 26 of my beautiful LA fans to meet at a private location and then get on a bus to come meet me at the studio where i got to play the whole album for them.”

“they were gracious enough to let me take their phones so they were totally present and respectful and amazing and it was genuinely one of my favorite nights in such a long time!” she continued. “The excitement i get to play this album top to bottom is really like no other record I’ve made x.”

As part of her post, Sabrina included some video of the fans cheering and clapping when, ostensibly, she was through playing either the album or one of the songs.

Fans understood the reference. One wrote, “Secret sessions but make it sabrina.” Another wrote, “close enough welcome back secret sessions!” And yet another commented, “Welcome back secret sessions.”

Man’s Best Friend, featuring the single “Manchild,” is due Aug. 29. Taylor’s album is out Oct. 3.

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Thomas Rhett has the 21st #1 of his career, as “After All the Bars Are Closed” sits atop the Billboard Country Airplay chart. TR co-wrote the song, which is the second single from his About a Woman album. 

Most recently, he reached the pinnacle with “Mamaw’s House” with Morgan Wallen in March 2024. His very first #1 was 2013’s “It Goes Like This,” which was the third single from his debut album of the same name. 

TR is now tied with Keith Urban for the eighth-most number ones in the history of the Billboard Country Airplay ranking. Kenny Chesney holds the record for most times at the top with 32.

Friday night, Thomas plays Cincinnati, Ohio, before joining Morgan’s I’m the Problem Tour Saturday in Cleveland. 

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