<figure><img src=”https://s3.amazonaws.com/syndication.abcaudio.com/files/2025-10-20/ABCAudio_ThisDayInHistory_v03_ag.jpg” alt=””></figure><p class=”p1″><span class=”s1″>On This Day, Oct. 20, 1979…</span></p><p class=”p1″><span class=”s1″><strong>Bob Dylan</strong> made his first and only appearance as musical guest on </span><em><span class=”s1″>Saturday Night Live</span></em><span class=”s1″>.</span></p><p class=”p1″><span class=”s1″>The rocker treated the audience to three songs from </span><em><span class=”s1″>Slow Train Coming</span></em><span class=”s1″>, his 19th studio album, and his first since converting to Christianity. He performed the live debuts of “Gotta Serve Somebody,” “I Believe in You” and “When You Gonna Wake Up?”</span></p><p class=”p1″><span class=”s1″>While Dylan never performed on the show again, <strong>Timothée Chalamet</strong>, who played Dylan in the movie </span><em><span class=”s1″>A Complete Unknown</span></em><span class=”s1″>, performed Dylan tunes on the Jan. 25, 2025, episode where he was host and musical guest. He performed a medley of “Outlaw Blues” and “Three Angels” with <strong>James Blake</strong>, as well as “Tomorrow Is a Long Time.”</span></p><p>Copyright © 2025, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.</p>
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AJ McLean to release solo EP, full-length album
<figure><img src=”https://s3.amazonaws.com/syndication.abcaudio.com/files/2025-10-20/Getty_AJMcLeanonJenniferHudsonshow_102025.jpg” alt=””><figcaption>AJ McLean appears on 'The Jennifer Hudson Show' airing October 20, 2025 in Burbank, California (Chris Haston/WBTV via Getty Images)</figcaption></figure><p>He’s not leaving the group, but <strong>Backstreet Boys</strong>'<strong> AJ McLean</strong> is finally releasing his solo project, which he says has been four years in the making.</p><p>Appearing on <a href=”https://youtu.be/MwaU3Jnp-W0″ target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”><em>The Jennifer Hudson Show</em></a> on Monday, the singer announced that he’ll be putting out a solo EP, <em>Hi, My Name is Alex,</em> on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 27. Why that day? It’s his eldest daughter’s birthday, but also, he told <strong>J-Hud</strong>, “I’m so thankful and grateful for fans that have waited so patiently for this.”</p><p>”I promise you it’s worth the wait,” he added. He’ll follow that up with a full-length album on Jan. 9, 2026, which is <em>his</em> birthday. It’s called <em>Hi, My Name Is Alexander James</em>, which is AJ’s birth name.</p><p>”AJ is a character is a band. It doesn’t define me as who I am. I want the world to get to know Alex,” he explained.</p><p>He added, “I just want everyone to kind of get to know me as me because you know there’s not that much of a difference between the two, but one is part of a group, part of a team and then me on my own.” He noted that he’s had low self-esteem his whole life, but he’s come to a realization: “If you don’t like me, that’s your loss. I’m a good person.”</p><p>AJ also shared that his two daughters recently attended one of Backstreet Boys’ shows at Sphere in Las Vegas. Afterward, they told him they were proud of him, for the first time ever.</p><p>”I can die happy now,” he said. “That’s just the coolest thing in the world.”</p><div class=”raw-html-embed”><iframe width=”640″ height=”360″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/MwaU3Jnp-W0″ title=”AJ McLean’s Solo Era Begins: Beyond the Backstreet Boys, Sobriety, and Rediscovering His Voice” frameborder=”0″ allow=”accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share” referrerpolicy=”strict-origin-when-cross-origin” allowfullscreen></iframe></div><p> </p><p>Copyright © 2025, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.</p>
Jack Antonoff announces 2025 edition of Ally Coalition benefit concert
<figure><img src=”https://s3.amazonaws.com/syndication.abcaudio.com/files/2025-10-20/G_antonoff_102025.jpg” alt=””><figcaption>Jack Antonoff of Bleachers performs on day three of Outside Lands Festival at Golden Gate Park on August 10, 2025 in San Francisco, California. (Steve Jennings/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure><p><strong>Jack Antonoff</strong> has announced the 2025 edition of his annual Talent Show benefit concert, which raises money for his Ally Coalition organization in support of unhoused LGBTQ+ youth.</p><p>The show will take place Dec. 15 at the Jack H. Skirball Center for the Performing Arts in New York City. Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. ET.</p><p>”The Talent Show exists in its own special world that we have built over the last eleven years: bringing together my favorite artists to play a small room in New York for our people,” Antonoff says. “All proceeds go to The Ally Coalition and their work supporting the homeless LGBTQ+ community – means the world to me and everyone who works hard to make this night happen every year.”</p><p>The lineup hasn’t yet been announced, though the show is known to feature surprise big-name guests. Past Talent Show performers have included<strong> Taylor Swift</strong>, <strong>Lana Del Rey</strong>, <strong>Sabrina Carpenter</strong>, <strong>Phoebe Bridgers</strong> and <strong>St. Vincent</strong>.</p><p>Antonoff formed The Ally Coalition alongside his sister, fashion designer<strong> Rachel Antonoff</strong>, in 2013. For more info, visit <a href=”https://theallycoalition.org/” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>TheAllyCoalition.org</a>.</p><p>Copyright © 2025, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.</p>
Police beef up security for NBA YoungBoy’s tour stops in New Orleans
<figure><img src=”https://s3.amazonaws.com/syndication.abcaudio.com/files/2025-10-20/Getty_NBAYoungboy_102025.png” alt=””><figcaption>NBA YoungBoy performs onstage during the MASA TOUR at State Farm Arena on October 15, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Julia Beverly/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure><p>The New Orleans Police Department has beefed up security in anticipation of <strong>NBA YoungBoy</strong>’s shows in the city, which mark the end of his MASA tour.</p><p><a href=”https://www.wbrz.com/news/more-than-400-officers-part-of-heightened-security-ahead-of-new-orleans-nba-youngboy-concert” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>WBRZ reports</a> that over 400 officers were on duty Sunday in the Central Business District and French Quarter, with tactical teams, drones and armored vehicles deployed; the same will be true for Monday night’s show.</p><p>NOPD Assistant Superintendent <strong>Hans Ganthier</strong> has also advised people not to bring a gun to the area or the actual event at Smoothie King Center. “People that are coming to the concert, people who are going to be trying to enjoy our city, you know, leave the guns at home,” he said, according to WBRZ.</p><p>He continued, “Not only that, you can’t bring them with you, so that means you’re going to leave them in your car, and then if you do that, you become a victim of a car burglary where your gun will be missing, and we’re trying to avoid that.”</p><p>Ganthier notes these safety measures have been taken after seeing the intelligence gathered in Chicago, Detroit and Atlanta, where YoungBoy’s shows were previously canceled.</p><p>”I think that gives us concern,” Ganthier said. “We’d be foolish not to act on it.”</p><p>Copyright © 2025, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.</p>
Rush expands Fifty Something tour to 17 new cities
<figure><img src=”https://s3.amazonaws.com/syndication.abcaudio.com/files/2025-10-20/M_RUSH_100625%20%281%29.jpg” alt=””><figcaption>L-R Rush’s Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson/ (Photo credit: Richard Sibbald)</figcaption></figure><p class=”p1″><span class=”s1″><strong>Rush</strong> has added more cities to their Fifty Something tour.</span></p><p class=”p1″><span class=”s1″>The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers have just added 17 new cities to the trek, the first Rush tour since 2015. The tour will now stop in such cities as Philadelphia, Boston, Montreal, Washington, DC, Atlanta, Seattle, Vancouver and more.</span></p><p class=”p1″><a href=”https://signup.ticketmaster.com/rush” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”><span class=”s1″>Registration is open</span></a><span class=”s1″> until Thursday at 11:59 p.m. ET for a Rush artist presale for the new dates, which begins Oct. 27 at 12 p.m. local time. Tickets go on sale to the general public starting Oct. 31 at 12 p.m. local time.</span></p><p class=”p1″><span class=”s1″>Rush’s initial tour announcement consisted of multiple shows in seven cities, with all shows with the exception of the Mexico City date now sold out. The tour kicks off June 7 in Los Angeles and wraps Dec. 15 in Vancouver. A complete list of dates can be found at </span><a href=”https://www.rush.com/” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”><span class=”s1″>Rush.com</span></a><span class=”s1″>.</span></p><p class=”p1″><span class=”s1″>Rush’s Fifty Something tour will be the first time <strong>Geddy Lee </strong>and <strong>Alex Lifeson </strong>have toured as Rush since the death of drummer <strong>Neil Peart </strong>in 2020. Playing drums on the tour will be <strong>Anika Nilles</strong>, who previously worked with the late <strong>Jeff Beck</strong>.</span></p><p>Copyright © 2025, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.</p>
Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst honors ‘legend’ Sam Rivers: ‘He’s such a special person’
Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst has shared a video tribute to his late bandmate, bassist Sam Rivers.
“Sam Rivers, the legend, truly,” Durst begins. “Such a gifted, unbelievably sweet and wonderful person.”
Durst co-founded Limp Bizkit with Rivers, and tells the story of how he saw the bassist play in a local bar and decided to form a band with him.
“I saw Sam play and I was blown away,” Durst recalls. “He was so smooth and good and he stood out, and I could hear nothing else but Sam.”
Rivers and Durst would end up playing on every Limp Bizkit album together.
“What he’s left us behind is priceless,” Durst says. “He’s such a special person.”
Limp Bizkit announced news of Rivers’ death on Saturday. He was 48.
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Charli XCX sings with Lorde, hits Academy gala in the same night
You think you had a busy weekend? Check out what Charli XCX did on Saturday in LA.
Charli attended the star-studded Academy Museum of Motion Pictures gala, and also popped up at the Kia Forum to sing “Girl, so confusing” with Lorde. As documented by Vogue, Charli was at Lorde’s soundcheck to prepare for their duet later that night, and did her glam for the gala backstage.
Then, she drove nearly an hour across town in a van, where she changed into her custom Saint Laurent black leather gown by Anthony Vaccarello before hitting the red carpet at the gala. After that, she returned to the Forum to take the stage with Lorde, who introduced Charli by writing “GIRL” on her palm with Sharpie, Billboard reports.
The two then “worked it out on the remix,” performing the song together as they previously did last year on Charli and Troye Sivan‘s Sweat tour, and at Charli’s Coachella set in April. “obsessed with us!” Charli captioned a photo of the two of them onstage. Lorde replied in the comments, “B**** I cannot even.”
Charli posted additional pictures and video of her night on her Instagram page and her Instagram Story.
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Kenny Loggins blasts ‘unauthorized use’ of song ‘Danger Zone’ in video posted by President Trump
Kenny Loggins is not happy that his song “Danger Zone” was used in an AI generated video shared by President Donald Trump on Truth Social on Saturday.
The clip featured Trump flying over a group of protesters in a jet labeled “King Trump,” and dumping some sort of brown sludge, or excrement, on top of them.
“This is an unauthorized use of my performance of ‘Danger Zone.’ Nobody asked me for my permission, which I would have denied, and I request that my recording on this video is removed immediately,” Loggins said in a statement. “I can’t imagine why anybody would want their music used or associated with something created with the sole purpose of dividing us.”
“Too many people are trying to tear us apart, and we need to find new ways to come together,” he added. “We’re all Americans, and we’re all patriotic. There is no ‘us and them’ – that’s not who we are, nor is it what we should be. It’s all of us.”
Finally, he noted, “We’re in this together, and it is my hope that we can embrace music as a way of celebrating and uniting each and every one of us.”
“Danger Zone,” which peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, appeared on the soundtrack to the 1986 film Top Gun. It also appeared in the film’s 2022 sequel, Top Gun: Maverick.
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Jordan Davis is ready to ‘Turn This Truck Around’ with a new Southern rock sound
What’s Jordan Davis‘ favorite song from his Learn the Hard Way album?
While you might guess it’d be his previous #1 “I Ain’t Sayin'” or his most recent chart-topper, “Bar None,” you’d be wrong.
It’s his new radio single — one the Louisiana native believes may show you another side of him.
“[With] ‘Turn This Truck Around,’ I was able to kinda get into my Southern rock feels,” he explains. “Man, [it’s] probably my favorite song off this album.”
“I just feel like we haven’t done anything like this and I feel like y’all are gonna hear that,” he adds.
Jordan’s currently on his Ain’t Enough Road Tour with Mitchell Tenpenny, Vincent Mason and Mackenzie Carpenter. It’s set to wrap Oct. 25 in Estero, Florida.
You can check out a live version of “Turn This Truck Around” on YouTube now, along with his new alternate take on “Bar None.”
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Guitar signed by U2’s Bono & The Edge part of Woody Guthrie Center silent auction
A guitar signed by U2’s Bono and The Edge will be part of an upcoming virtual silent auction being put on by the Woody Guthrie Center.
The members of U2 are this year’s Woodie Guthrie Prize recipients. According to a post on Instagram, the “marquee item” in the auction will be a Gibson 70s Explorer Natural guitar signed by the two band members.
The auction is set to go live on Tuesday at 12 p.m. CT. It will also feature signed memorabilia from previous events and experiences put on by the Woody Guthrie Center and the Bob Dylan Center, which are both in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
The Woody Guthrie Prize, named after the late folk icon, recognizes “a recipient who embodies the spirit of Woody Guthrie’s social consciousness and musical legacy.” Bono and The Edge will be on hand to accept this year’s prize at a ceremony Tuesday at Tulsa’s Cain’s Ballroom. U2 previously played the venue in 1981 on their The Boy Tour.
Previous Woody Guthrie Prize winners include Bruce Springsteen, John Mellencamp, Joan Baez and Rage Against the Machine‘s Tom Morello.
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