‘Ride Lonesome’ album artwork. (Iliad Records/Capitol Records)
Beck has announced a new album called Ride Lonesome.
The 15th studio effort from the “Loser” artist, and his first since 2019’s Hyperspace, is due out Sept. 18. It includes the previously released title track, which dropped in April.
A second cut, titled “In the Night,” is out now alongside a video, which you can watch streaming on YouTube. Like the song “Ride Lonesome,” “In the Night” taps into Beck’s more acoustic-driven, folkier side.
Beck will hit the road on the Ride Lonesome North American tour Sept. 16 in Vancouver.
Here’s the Ride Lonesome track list:
“Ride Lonesome” “Run Away” “In the Night” “Failed Words” “Bleed” “Disappearing Act” “For Your Love” “Slow Canyon” “It Ends Right Here” “Falling Through My Hands” “If You Don’t Know What Love Is” “Beyond the Light”
Musical guest Phoebe Bridgers performs on ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’ Tuesday, July 14, 2026. (Todd Owyoung/NBC)
Phoebe Bridgers made a surprise appearance on Tuesday’s episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to perform the TV debut of her new single, “Lost Boys.”
For the rendition, Bridgers was backed by a band of children musicians, which certainly fits in with the theme of the song and the lyrics, “Lost boys never grow up, never get old.”
You can watch the “Lost Boys” performance streaming now on YouTube.
“Lost Boys” is the lead single off Bridgers’ upcoming new album, Lost Weekend, the much-anticipated follow-up to 2020’s Punisher. The record is due out Aug. 14.
Bridgers will launch a sold-out U.S. arena tour in September.
Alexandra Kay’s ‘Second Wind’ (BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville)
Newcomer Alexandra Kay’s enjoying her first U.S. hit on the radio, as “Straight for the Heart” currently sits at #27 on the Mediabase chart.
The nontraditional breakup tune is one of only two songs she didn’t have a hand in writing on her 14-track sophomore album, Second Wind.
“‘Straight for the Heart’ is about a relationship ending and basically just saying to your partner, ‘If you’re going to end this, make it bad. Make sure I’m never gonna love you again,'” she explains. “And I think that there is so much strength in that sentiment. And I think it helps to tell this story of confidence and strength really well.”
“Straight for the Heart” isn’t her first radio hit, however. She had a top-10 hit in Canada in 2025 with “How Do You Miss Me,” a duet with Canadian artist Dallas Smith. Alexandra is from Waterloo, Illinois.
If you happened to watch the Netflix series Westside in 2018, Alexandra was probably already on your radar, since she was one of nine performers on the music reality show.
Lenny Kravitz on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’/(ABC/Randy Holmes)
Lenny Kravitz is sharing the secrets to his sculpted body in the latest edition of Men’s Health magazine.
The mag talks to both Lenny and his trainer, where they discuss what it takes to get the 62-year-old rocker those six-pack abs.
According to Lenny, he doesn’t need technology to help him track his fitness. Instead he relies on his 28-inch pants to tell him how he’s doing.
“I can gauge everything by how I’m in my pants,” he tells the mag. “Like, if my pants are a little tight, I know I’m getting outta shape.”
Speaking of pants, back in 2024 Lenny went viral after posting a video of himself working out in leather pants. But he says there’s a perfectly reasonable explanation for why he does so.
“I perform onstage in leather, denim, whatever, so those are the pants I wear to train,” he says. “It also means I can fit in a workout anytime, anywhere.”
As for his overall physique, Lenny notes, “I’m not looking to be big or bulky. I want a very narrow silhouette, more like Spider-Man meets Bruce Lee, you know what I mean?”
He adds, “Bruce Lee looked good in clothes. He’s bad—a thin, cool guy who obviously had muscle tone and who moved and flowed really gracefully.”
So, does Lenny have any issues with his own body?
“Not right now, and I don’t mean that to sound like I’m into myself, but I’ve put in the work and I feel really good,” he says. “But I gotta fill out my legs a little bit.”
Lenny is currently on a European tour, which hits Gdańsk, Poland, on Thursday. A complete list of tour dates can be found at LennyKravitz.com.
Adam Horovitz and Michael Diamond of Beastie Boys speak onstage during the 27th Annual Rock And Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Public Hall on April 14, 2012 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
Michael “Mike D” Diamond’s upcoming debut solo album, Thank You, marks the first full-length release from a Beastie Boys member since the group disbanded in 2012 following the death of Adam “MCA” Yauch. As it turns out, Mike’s surviving Beasties bandmate, Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz, has also been creating music of his own.
In an interview with The New York Times, Horovitz says he has years of music stored on a laptop that he’s been working on on a near-daily basis. As for why he’s never released any of the material, Horovitz replies, “Good question.”
Diamond, meanwhile, tells the Times he started working on music following Yauch’s death, but would stop due to “grieving and sadness.”
“The easiest way to not feel that was to shut the computer down and walk away from it,” Diamond says. “It was too much for me to process to stay focused and creative.”
Diamond eventually started producing for other artists before deciding to give his own material another go.
“I shouldn’t be projecting my ideas onto any other artist,” Diamond recalls thinking. “I should be saving that for myself.”
Diamond was also helped in putting his own music together by his two sons, Davis Diamond and Skyler Diamond.
“I don’t know that Mike would have done this on his own,” Horovitz says. “We spent the bulk of our lifetime being in a band, a threesome that did everything together. And doing something on your own feels weird.”
He adds, “I think it’s great that Mike has recorded a record, especially with his kids. I think it is probably really helpful and healing to him.”
Johnny Stevens of Highly Suspect performs onstage during the 2018 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Field on April 21, 2018 in Indio, California. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Coachella)
Highly Suspect has announced a U.S. tour co-headlined by rapper Yelawolf.
The joint outing, dubbed the War Within tour, kicks off Sept. 23 in Indianapolis and wraps up Oct. 15 in Flagstaff, Arizona.
Presales are open now, and tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday at 10 a.m. local time.
For the full list of dates and all ticket info, visit HighlySuspect.net.
Highly Suspect’s most recent album is 2024’s As Above, So Below. They’ve released three new songs so far in 2026: “Yellow Roses,” “Wasted” and “Big Shop of Horrors.”
Phil Collins of Genesis performs on the opening night of their North American “The Last Domino?” tour at the United Center on November 15, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Timothy Hiatt/Getty Images)
Phil Collins has addressed the supposed feud between him and Oasis, as both artists are due to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in November.
In a new interview with Mojo, Collins shared his thoughts as he discussed the possibility of running into the Gallagher brothers at the event.
“The inductees have all been invited to a lunch before the ceremony,” he said. “Which will be interesting, as I’m sure to bump into Oasis.”
According to Mojo, the feud dates back to 1994, around the time Oasis released their debut album, Definitely Maybe. At the time, Noel Gallagher reportedly called Collins “the antichrist of music”; he went on to say other things about him over the course of his career.
In the Mojo interview, Collins claimed one of his daughters, actress Lily Collins, confronted Liam Gallagher about the comments backstage at Live Earth in 2007.
“She went up to him and said, ‘Why do you hate my dad?’” Collins told the mag. “And apparently Liam said, ‘I don’t hate anybody, love.’”
Seems Noel once revealed in an interview that his issues with Collins stemmed from Collins scaring him at a Genesis concert in the ’80s when Noel was “completely out of it.”
“Now I’ve thought this through, and although Noel didn’t specify what song it was, I reckon it was ‘Mama,’ where I go ‘Ha-ha-ha… Oww,’ with the light under my face,” Collins says of what could have scared Noel. “So I think ‘Mama’ is why Noel called me the antichrist.”
He added, “But I’m giving him the benefit of the doubt here, and assuming he doesn’t really think I’m the antichrist.”
Collins and Oasis will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Nov. 14 in Los Angeles. The ceremony will air on ABC and stream on Disney+ in December.
Billy Joel: And So It Goes artwork (Courtesy of HBO)
The HBO documentary Billy Joel: And So It Goes is one of the nominees for the 2026 Humanitas Prizes.
Established in 1974, The Humanitas Prizes honor “professional film and television writers whose work explores the human condition in a nuanced and meaningful way.”
Part two of the two-part doc is nominated in the documentary (docuseries, single episode) category. Its competition includes Katrina: Come Hell and High Water, Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! and Rise of the 49ers.
Also earning a nomination this year is Song Sung Blue, the Hugh Jackman/Kate Hudson film about a Neil Diamond tribute band, in the drama feature category.
Winners will be announced at The Humanitas Prizes Award Show & Toast on Sept. 9 in Hollywood.
Billy Joel: And So It Goes, directed by Susan Lacy and Jessica Levin, had its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival in June 2025, before debuting on HBO in July of that year.
Mitchell Tenpenny’s Speed of Light Tour (Courtesy Mitchell Tenpenny/Schmidt Relations)
Mitchell Tenpenny will continue touring at the Speed of Light this fall.
The “Drunk Me” hitmaker’s adding 14 dates to his schedule, starting Sept. 18 in Des Moines, Iowa. He’ll wrap Nov. 21 in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire.
Presales for Mitchell’s Night Owl fan club are underway now, with tickets becoming available to the public Friday.
He resumes the current leg of the tour July 24 in Elizabeth, Indiana.
The Speed of Light Tour takes its name from Mitchell’s most recent new song, which he wrote with Teddy Swims.
Of course, that’s not the only big event happening for Mitchell this autumn. That’s when he and wife Meghan Patrick are expecting their first child, a daughter.
Jennifer Hudson performs onstage at the 51st AFI Lifetime Achievement Award: A Tribute Celebrating Eddie Murphy at Dolby Theatre on April 18, 2026, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Jennifer Hudson will help close out the 2026 World Cup Finals, performing Sunday during the closing ceremony at MetLife Stadium.
She has been tapped to sing a “special rendition” of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” helping “set the stage for football’s biggest match and the most anticipated moment of the tournament,” according to a FIFA press release.
The announcement comes on the day she is set to sing “America the Beautiful” during Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game pregame festivities.
Also performing at the World Cup closing ceremony are Nicole Scherzinger, Laura Pausini, Robbie Williams and streamer IShowSpeed. Tom Cruise will also make a special appearance.
According to FIFA, the closing ceremony will “celebrate the 48 teams’ unforgettable journey” through the tournament.
BTS, Justin Bieber, Madonna and Shakira will then perform during the World Cup Final Halftime Show, which is curated by Chris Martin of Coldplay.
