Even if you can’t be at the Grand Ole Opry for the 15th anniversary of Scotty McCreery’s debut on Thursday, you can catch up with him live backstage.
The “Bottle Rockets” hitmaker will perform and answer fan questions starting at 8 p.m. ET on TalkShopLive.
Of course, you’ll also be able to order autographed copies of his new collection, 15, which comes out July 17. It’ll be available on vinyl, CD and digitally.
15 collects nine hits and adds the four new tracks “Your Man” with Josh Turner, “Hello Darlin’,” “Why Me, Lord?” and “Been a Good Run” to Scotty’s catalog.
Russell Dickerson & Fetty Wap (Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
A week after the kickoff of CMA Fest 2026, Russell Dickerson’s still living in the afterglow.
“THAT WAS THE BEST CMA FEST OF MY LIFE!!!!” he posted on his socials Wednesday, along with a photo of Fetty Wap.
The rap icon surprised fans onstage with Russell during the final performance at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium on Sunday.
Russell started his set with mainstay hits “Blue Tacoma” and “Yours” before doing his current hit, “Worth Your Wild.” That’s when Fetty appeared onstage to do the pair’s new collab, “Boots,” before the two segued into his classic “Trap Queen.”
Earlier, Russell kicked off CMA Fest with a Riverfront Stage performance, an Artist of the Day gig at Fan Fair X and the Blue Tacomies Fan Club Party.
You’ll have a chance to check out part of Russell’s set during the annual CMA Fest special, which airs Thursday, June 25, on ABC and premieres the next day on Hulu.
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Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings: Ultimate Collection (Edsel)
A new box set dedicated to former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman’s ’90s-era blues rock band, Rhythm Kings, is getting an October release.
The set, Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings: Ultimate Collection, is made up 144 songs and includes the group’s five studio albums — 1997’s Strutin’ Our Stuff, 1998’s Anyway the Wind Blows, 2000’s Groovin’, 2001’s two-LP set Double Bill and 2004’s Just For a Thrill.
It also includes two live albums — 2005’s Live, recorded in Germany in 2004, and 2011’s Live Communication, recorded in the U.K. in 2008 — as well as the 2018 collection Studio Time, which features outtakes from recording sessions that took place between 1987 and 2003.
There’s also a new Best of the Bootleg Kings compilation, featuring a set of live performances personally curated by Wyman, plus a 24-page booklet featuring photos from Wyman’s archives and a new interview with the rocker.
Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings: Ultimate Collection will be released Oct. 9 and is available for preorder now.
CeeLo Green attends the Songwriters of North America (SONA) Warrior Awards to support a unified voice protecting expression, compensation, and the rights of Songwriters and Composers worldwide at the Skirball Cultural Center on October 12, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for the Songwriters of North America (SONA) Warrior Awards)
Hypothetical Verzuz battles have been a topic of discussion since the competition first launched, and now CeeLo Green has revealed who he’d like to face if he ever stepped into the ring.
“I would probably have to go up against Lauryn, Lauryn Hill, but she’s like my sister,” he said while appearing on Rickey Smiley’s On the Spot podcast.
“But it would just be nothing but a love affair because we did our first tours together,” he said. “We’ve been friends for years, and she’s a Gemini twin just like me. So that’s my twin sister. But she does rap and sing at the same time, you know what I mean? Like, I think I would have to be paired up with somebody who has somewhat of the same dynamic.”
CeeLo also commented on the Tank and Tyrese Verzuz battle that took place in March, which Smiley said brought “so much joy” to viewers through both the music and friendly roasting between performances.
“And you know what it is? Because we only feel like we know them as far as the song can, you know, expose or allow us to see them,” CeeLo chimed in. “But to see them in real life—their charm, charisma, comedic timing, personalities, you know, it’s just so much more humanizing. That’s why it was so pleasant to see. Shouts out to Tank, shouts out to Tyrese. Both good friends of mine. Both talented leading men. Love them or love what they do.”
Stevie Nicks performs onstage during the FIREAID Benefit Concert for California Fire Relief at The Kia Forum on January 30, 2025 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for FIREAID)
Stevie Nicks, Melissa Etheridge and Jackson Browne are confirmed to perform at the 2026 Music, Film and Entertainment Industry Spirit of Life Gala, put on by the cancer research and treatment organization City of Hope.
This year’s event, happening Oct. 27 at the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles, will honor executive Larry Mestel, founder and CEO of Primary Wave Music.
City of Hope recently launched Mestel’s Spirit of Life campaign, which will raise money for City of Hope’s work in CAR T cell therapy and other cellular immunotherapies to help fight cancer. A portion of the money raised will also go toward breast cancer research and patient care.
“As a breast cancer survivor, this cause is deeply personal to me,” said Etheridge. “I know how critical research, compassionate care and breakthrough treatments are for patients and families facing cancer.”
She adds, “I’m honored to join City of Hope, Larry and this incredible community during Breast Cancer Awareness Month to help raise support for lifesaving research and bring more hope to people navigating this disease.”
Cardi B performs during her “Little Miss Drama” tour at Madison Square Garden on March 25, 2026, in New York City. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for Live Nation)
Always focused on making money moves, Cardi B recently found herself surprised by a new discovery. She took to her Instagram Story on Tuesday to document her first-ever visit to Five Below.
“My daughter was so feened out to come to Five Below. I never been here before, but now I see why,” said Cardi, explaining she initially thought the retailer was similar to the 99-cent stores from her childhood.
She appeared to be surprised by the variety of products at Five Below, which she referred to as a “kids store,” holding up a Fruity Pebbles candy bar and later two graphic T-shirts.
“I never been to this b**** before. This ain’t nothing like the 99-cent store that I was used to,” she said, before settling on a Patrick Star T-shirt.
“I’m loving this,” Cardi said. “I been rich for too long, motherf******, because I ain’t know nothing about no Five Below.”
Wolverine and Spider-Man covers from Foreign Tongues x Marvel collaboration (Capitol Records)
The Rolling Stones have announced another collaboration in connection with their upcoming album, Foreign Tongues.
The latest has the rockers teaming with Marvel for five special collectible vinyl variants, all inspired by Marvel characters.
Spider-Man, Captain America, Wolverine, Thor and The Hulk are the focus of the variants. Each release comes with a custom comic book insert, with artwork designed to match the variant’s superhero.
The Foreign Tongues x Marvel collaboration will drop July 10, the same day as Foreign Tongue’s release, with copies available for preorder now.
The Stones previously announced a collaboration with FIFA, which includes three limited-edition vinyl variants inspired by the upcoming World Cup.
Foreign Tongues, produced by Andrew Watt, is the band’s 25th album and the follow-up to 2023’s Hackney Diamonds. The Stones have already released two tracks from the record, “Rough and Twisted” and “In the Stars.”
The 40/40 Club is seen at 6 West 25th. St. on December 28, 2005, in New York City. (Photo by Peter Kramer/Getty Images)
Jay-Z is bringing back his 40/40 Club for Fanatics Fest NYC, which takes place July 16-19 at the Javits Center.
The reimagined venue will blend sports, luxury and entertainment, according to a press release. It will feature signature details from the original club, including framed jerseys from its archives, grand chandeliers and stadium-style seating. As with the original, celebrities will be in attendance. Jay is set to make an appearance, along with guests personally invited by him and Michael Rubin and a select group of customers from Fanatics Sportsbook & Casino.
While it remains unclear what A-listers will attend this year, last year’s event featured Kevin Hart, Travis Scott, DJ Khaled, Druski, Tiffany Haddish, Spike Lee and Quavo, among others.
With Carly Pearce’s fifth studio album on the horizon, there comes an unexpected change: The “I Hope You’re Happy Now” hitmaker is changing record labels. She’s leaving Blue Highway Records for BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville.
“Signing with BMG feels less like turning a new page and more like finding the best next chapter,” Carly says. “I am incredibly grateful to be surrounded by a team that truly hears my voice and matches my ambition. The horizon looks exactly how it’s supposed to.”
Carly’s new home at BBR/BMG makes her labelmates with Lainey Wilson, Jason Aldean, Blake Shelton and Jelly Roll, among others. She’s been with Blue Highway, formerly known as Big Machine, since the start of her career in 2017. Her current single is “If I Don’t Leave I’m Gonna Stay” with Riley Green.
The news comes on the heels of a busy week of CMA Fest, where Carly was a CMA Artist of the Day at Fan Fair X, hosted her fifth annual Carly’s Closet benefit for the CMA Foundation and played the main stage at Nissan Stadium.
If that wasn’t enough, she also performed at Billboard Live at Category 10 and Spotify House at Ole Red, as well as mentoring teens at Grammy Camp in Nashville.
Tim Allen, Tom Hanks, Joan Cusack, and Taylor Swift attend the ‘Toy Story 5’ Los Angeles World Premiere in Los Angeles, California on June 9, 2026. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for for TAS Rights Management)
When Taylor Swift revealed that she’d written a song for Toy Story 5, she noted that she’d been “a Toy Story kid from the age of 5 til now.” And she proved it by showing up to the movie’s premiere on Tuesday night with her original VHS tape of Toy Story under her arm.
But she wasn’t just carrying it around to prove her fandom; she asked Toy Story star Tom Hanks to autograph it for her. He did, as he told USA Today, and then laughed, “I told her she should have brought in the VHS machine so that we could have signed it, ’cause that could go into the Smithsonian Institute as well.”
Separately, Tom told Variety that he had no idea Taylor had a song in the movie until the last moment, when, he said, “They ushered us into a soundproof room and said, ‘Tonight, at 9 p.m., the true end titles song is going to drop and it’s by Taylor Swift.'”
“And I said, ‘You guys kept this from us all this time?’ We saw the movie and it did not — we had some dummy [song] in there, so they surprised us as well.”
He added, “That’s like saying, ‘By the way, Judy Garland is singing “Over the Rainbow” at the beginning of this’ — that kind of thing.”
And while speaking to E! at the premiere, Tom offered the following marriage advice to Taylor and her fiancé, Travis Kelce: “The man must make the waffles on Sunday.”
Toy Story 5 arrives June 19.
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