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Foo Fighters have announced the release of a new single called “Asking for a Friend.”

The track is set to premiere Thursday at 10 a.m. ET. You can presave it now and check out a clip via the Foos’ Instagram.

Dave Grohl and company previously teased “Asking for a Friend” in a post featuring a parrot perched in front of the Foos logo alongside the caption, “About to take flight…”

“Asking for a Friend” will mark the second new, original Foo Fighters track of 2025, following “Today’s Song.” The band’s most recent album is 2023’s But Here We Are.

In addition to new music, it seems that a Foo Fighters tour announcement might be in the works, judging by recent teasers from venues in Toronto and Detroit.

Foo Fighters made their live return in September following a tumultuous year, which included the Grohl infidelity scandal and the firing of drummer Josh Freese. The shows included a brief run of U.S. pop-up dates and a tour of Asia, which marked their first performances with new drummer Ilan Rubin, formerly of Nine Inch Nails.

Coming up, the Foos will play a pair of shows in Mexico in November.

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Stevie Nicks‘ first Barbie doll was so popular that Mattel is back with another one.

The original Stevie Barbie, inspired by her Fleetwood Mac-era Rumours look, was released in 2023 and quickly sold out. Mattel has now released a second doll, inspired by her 1981 solo debut, Bella Donna.

In an interview with People, Stevie says she was “pretty adamant” that her new Barbie would be inspired by her solo career.

“It’s almost like you almost kind of had to do that,” Stevie tells the mag. “I mean, of course, they didn’t have to do that for me, but I explained, ‘It’s like they go hand in hand, and then they blend in and out of each other for the rest of my life.’”

While Rumors-era Barbie was dressed all in black, Bella Donna Barbie, as Stevie calls her, dons a flowing white dress with white boots and a top hat.

Stevie says her Barbies are “a story of my whole musical life,” noting, “If I have a legacy, if I have ‘What do I leave behind that is sacred?’ I think that it’d be Barbie. Rumours and Bella Donna Barbie are a huge part of what I leave behind when I go on to the next planet.”

She adds, “I’d like to have every outfit that I’ve ever had made into a Barbie doll,” but says “these are the two best ones.”

Stevie says she brings her Barbies everywhere, even to the studio, explaining that she believes they’re “alive.” She also plans to publish a photo book of the dolls.

“I know it sounds like I’m a fanatic,” she says. “I’ve turned into a crazy lady, but I don’t care because it’s brought so much joy to me.”

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Lainey Wilson spends plenty of time on the bus and in the air thanks to her exhaustive tour schedule.

And without all the miles she logs traveling, she says we might not have her latest top-10 hit, “Somewhere Over Laredo.”

“I spend a lot of my time 30,000 feet in the air flying to the next show, and even though I’m not on the ground, I used that time to be still,” she says. “[I] catch myself looking out the window, talking to God, dreaming, and even reminiscing. ‘Somewhere Over Laredo’ tells a story that speaks to that.”

You’ll find the track on the deluxe edition of her Whirlwind album, which came out in August. 

Lainey’s 2025 life on the road won’t wrap up until Dec. 7, when she plays T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. 

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Shinedown is going from the stage to the basketball court.

The “Second Chance” outfit will be performing during halftime of the upcoming Memphis Grizzlies NBA game against the visiting New Orleans Pelicans. The contest, which will mark the Grizzlies’ home opener, tips off at 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday.

“Get ready for an iconic halftime performance from @shinedown during @memgrizz home opener,” the team’s arena, FedExForum, writes in an Instagram post. 

The set should be extra special for guitarist Zach Myers, who’s originally from Memphis.

Shinedown spent most of the year playing arenas across the U.S. on their Dance, Kid, Dance tour. The trek took its name from one of the three songs Shinedown’s released so far in 2025. The other two are titled “Three Six Five” and “Killing Fields.”

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When Jimmy Fallon asked The Roots to be the band on his late-night talk show, the group initially thought it was BS. Speaking to Redman as part of Rolling Stone‘s Musicians on Musicians issue, Black Thought said they only started taking Fallon seriously after multiple requests.

“Man, the way we got the gig, Jimmy was always a huge music nerd. He’s a huge, huge Beastie Boys fan. That’s the first band that took The Roots on tour. We learned the ropes from them. When everything changed in ’07, ’08, [after] Napster hit and the way people were receiving their music changed, Jimmy came around and said, ‘I’m thinking about doing the Late Night show, and I need a band. Would you guys be interested in doing it?'” Black Thought recalled in his version of the Fallon gig story.

“We thought it was bulls*** until he kept coming around,” he added.

“We would show up at a gig, and he’d be in our dressing room, like, ‘Hey, hey, what’s up? I was serious about what we talked about,'” Black Thought continued, noting Jimmy “was dedicated” and had shown “up a bunch of times pitching it.”

“This was around the time that we had just got done working on Dave Chappelle’s show. It was so much uncertainty at that time that it sounded good to have a day job,” he said. “But we didn’t want it to mean the end of The Roots.”

The Roots have been Fallon’s house band since 2009 and have continued making music, releasing albums including How I Got Over in 2010, Undun in 2011 and …And Then You Shoot Your Cousin in 2014.

During the chat, Black Thought said his group is nearly done making the follow-up to their 2014 album.

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Jonas Brothers already have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, but now they’ll be leaving behind more than just their names on Hollywood Boulevard.

The brothers will commemorate their 20th anniversary on Dec. 3 with a handprint and footprint ceremony outside the iconic TCL Chinese Theatre. Nick Jonas, Joe Jonas and Kevin Jonas will all put their hands and feet in cement in front of the theater, where stars have been leaving their mark since 1927.

By Dec. 3 the JoBros will be heading into the home stretch of their Greetings From Your Hometown tour, which is set to wrap Dec. 22 in Brooklyn, New York. The ceremony will come a few weeks after the premiere of A Very Jonas Christmas Movie, which begins streaming on Disney+ Nov. 14.

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Wu-Tang Clan had what were being billed as their final performances in the U.S., but now they’re taking their Wu-Tang Forever: The Final Chamber tour to Australia. The group is set to perform in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney in March. Tickets first become available via a Telstra Plus presale kicking off Oct. 27 at 11 a.m. There will be other presales starting Oct. 29 and a general sale beginning Oct. 30 at 1 p.m. local time.

Jennifer Hudson and Common were born and raised in Chicago, and J-Hud says that’s “a huge part of” why their relationship continues to work. “We’re just similar souls and spirits. He’s such a beautiful person, and I just respect him for just who he is, how he is,” she told E! News correspondent Will Marfuggi. “He’s a blessing. A light. That man is a light.”

TikTok has gotten Kid Cudi‘s “Maui Wowie” onto the Billboard Hot 100. After its resurgence on the social media app, the song has now entered the chart at #71. It originally came out in 2008 as part of his album A Kid Named Kid Cudi.

Gunna will be headlining Rolling Loud Australia as it makes its return for the first time since 2019. He will be performing on both nights of the two-day event, taking place in March in Sydney and Melbourne. The remaining lineup will be announced at a later date. Presale tickets become available Thursday at 8 a.m. ET.

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Stone Temple Pilots are performing at Warren Haynes‘ 2025 Christmas Jam benefit concert, held Dec. 13 in the Gov’t Mule frontman’s hometown of Asheville, North Carolina. 

The 33rd edition of the annual event will raise money for Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity and BeLoved Asheville in support of continued relief efforts in response to the devastation caused by 2024’s Hurricane Helene.

“Every Christmas Jam is special, but this coming one, the first since Hurricane Helene devastated Asheville and the surrounding areas, has an added significance and importance,” Haynes says. “We will not only continue to raise money for Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity and BeLoved Asheville, but with the help of all the attendees, we’ll also be supporting the local tourism and hospitality industry and small businesses who still need help.”

Haynes adds, “We’re working on a few surprises to make this year’s Jam one to remember. I’m really looking forward to getting back home to Asheville!”

Tickets will first be available in-person at the ExploreAsheville.com Arena starting Thursday at 10 a.m. ET. An online presale will begin Friday at 10 a.m. ET, and tickets go on sale to the general public on Oct. 28 at 10 a.m. ET.

For the full lineup and all ticket info, visit XMasJam.com.

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Katy Perry seems to have a sense of humor about her alleged romance with former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. After photos of Katy and Justin kissing on a yacht became public, the Instagram account of the satirical news site The Onion published a headline reading, “Katy Perry releases new single about the superiority of Canadian manufacturing.” Katy was among the 22,000 people who liked the post.

Deadline reports that Camila Cabello has joined the cast of Cut Off, an upcoming comedy directed by and starring Jonah Hill. Hill and Kristen Wiig will play a rich brother and sister whose parents, played by Nathan Lane and Bette Midler, cut them off. The film is due out next July; it’s not clear which role Camila will play.

Lewis Capaldi switched things up by covering a Paramore song for BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge, turning their upbeat 2013 hit “Still into You” into a mournful, acoustic cover with a keyboard, horns and strings. One listener quipped in the comments, “Great, now I can listen to Paramore when I am sad.”

Move over, HUNTR/X. BLACKPINK is the first all-female K-pop group to have all its members chart a solo hit on the Hot 100, now that JISOO‘s duet with ZAYN, “Eyes Closed,” has entered the Hot 100 at #72. She joins ROSÉ, LISA and JENNIE, all of whom previously scored one or more solo hits earlier this year. 

Madison Beer tapped a cast member from The Summer I Turned Pretty as the costar in her new video for “Bittersweet.” Sean Kaufman, who plays Belly’s brother Steven Conklin in the hit show, is Madison’s former love interest in the new clip.

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