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Teyana Taylor may be recovering from vocal cord surgery, but that doesn’t stop the show. In an Instagram post promoting her upcoming album, she and Issa Rae take on the viral Better Be Nice TikTok trend, with Issa imploring fans to listen to Teyana as she discusses her latest project.

“My friend is dropping a motherf******* album, and she’s gonna talk about it, and ya’ll better be nice in the comments,” Issa says with an Escape Room vinyl in hand, before she moves aside to give Teyana the spotlight.

Teyana steps up and strikes different poses with her own copy of the vinyl. When Issa urges her to “talk about it,” she tries, only for her voice to come out in a whisper.

Issa quickly stops Teyana and tells the camera the singer “just had vocal surgery, so just bare with us.”

The clip comes to an end as Teyana picks up what seem to be teleprompter cards.

Issa narrates two tracks on Teyana’s Escape Room, set to drop on Friday. The album also features fellow narrators Taraji P. Henson, LaLa Anthony, Kerry Washington and more, as well as collaborations with Jill Scott, Lucky Daye, Tyla and her two daughters.

Teyana had a different plan in mind in terms of promoting the album, but was required to have emergency vocal cord surgery due to a noncancerous growth on one of her vocal cords.

She pulled out of some public appearances to “fully heal,” she said on Instagram.

“I wanted to give you everything, the full vision. But please know I put my whole heart into this music, this film, this rollout,” she wrote in the post. “And when I return, it’ll be with even more fire, more purpose and the best version of me.” 

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Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey kicked off The Who’s The Song Is Over North America Farewell Tour Saturday, and it sounds like Pete is a bit ambivalent about being on the road.

“It can be lonely. I’ve thought, ‘Well, this is my job, I’m happy to have the work, but I prefer to be doing something else,'” he says in a new interview with AARP magazine. “Then, I think, ‘Well, I’m 80 years old. Why shouldn’t I revel in it? Why shouldn’t I celebrate?'”

Discussing the band’s decision to continue following the death of members Keith Moon and John Entwistle, Townshend notes that The Who is “a brand rather than a band.” He adds, “Roger and I have a duty to the music and the history.”

“The Who [still] sells records —the Moon and Entwistle families have become millionaires,” he says. “There’s also something more, really: the art, the creative work is when we perform it. We’re celebrating. We’re a Who tribute band.”

And while The Who has said this will be their final tour, it may not necessarily be the last we see of them.

“We reserve the right to pop up again,” Pete says, “but I think one thing is very clear: that at our age, we will not.”

He adds, “Roger and I certainly [will] work together for charity and possibly for special projects. Together we represent all aspects of The Who legacy.”

He notes, “[W]e’ll continue to work together, even if we rarely socialize.”

The Who’s The Song Is Over North America Farewell Tour hits Newark, New Jersey, on Tuesday. A complete list of dates can be found at TheWho.com.

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George Strait, Miranda Lambert, Don Cook and Keith Gattis are going into the Texas Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2026.

In addition to having 110 million RIAA certifications, as well as a top hit every year for more than three decades, King George has penned some of his own songs — “Every Little Honky Tonk Bar,” “Here for a Good Time” and “The Weight of the Badge” among them.

The most-awarded artist in ACM history, Miranda co-wrote hits like “Bluebird,” “Tin Man” and “Automatic.”

Don Cook has 20 number ones to his credit, 13 of them with Brooks & Dunn. Along the way, he also picked up cuts by Strait, Alabama and Kenny Rogers.

Keith Gattis wrote “El Cerrito Place,” which was recorded by Kenny Chesney, with Strait, Willie Nelson, Randy Houser and George Jones tunes to his credit as well.

The four honorees will be officially inducted during the 20th anniversary Texas Songwriters Hall of Fame Awards Feb. 21 at ACL Live in Austin.

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Noel Gallagher has been “completely blown away” by the response to the Oasis reunion tour.

Speaking to the U.K. radio station talkSPORT in his first interview since he and Liam Gallagher returned to the road together, Noel shares that the trek has been “truly amazing” so far.

“I’m not usually short for words, but I can’t really articulate it at the minute to be honest,” Noel says.

The tour, which kicked off in England in July, marks the first time the long-feuding Gallagher brothers have shared the live stage since Oasis’ breakup in 2009.

“It’s great just to be back with [guitarist Paul] Bonehead [Arthurs] and Liam and just be doing it again,” Noel says. “I guess when it’s all said and done, we’ll sit and reflect on it. But it’s great being back in the band with Liam.”

Noel adds that he’d “forgot how funny” Liam is, and that his brother has been “smashing it” with his singing on the tour.

“I’m proud of him,” Noel says of Liam. “I’ve been fronting a band for 16 years, I know how difficult that is … I couldn’t do the stadium thing like he does.”

Oasis’ tour comes to North America starting Aug. 24 in Toronto.

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David Archuleta came out as queer in 2021, but that doesn’t mean he’s limiting himself.

He tells People, “For the most part, I date men, but I consider myself queer, so I’m still open to meeting girls. I still do, if it feels right.” 

But David, who recently released an EP called Earthly Delights, adds that there are advantages to dating men as opposed to women. “I feel like with guys, it’s easier because to be honest, I think guys are just culturally and also just hormonally more forward,” he says.

One challenge he has while dating, though, is the fact that he’s famous — to a point.

“I’m recognizable enough that I might get recognized, but I’m also not relevant enough that everyone’s going to know who I am,” the American Idol runner-up notes. “I used to be like, ‘I’m in the entertainment industry.’ And now I’ve learned how to just have confidence and be like, ‘You know what? I’m a singer. I do music.'” 

He tells the mag that while he used to be “really uncomfortable with who I was” and was therefore uncomfortable when he was recognized, he’s now “comfortable in my own skin.”

However, he’s still coy about who he’s dating right now.

“I don’t usually disclose where I’m at in my relationships,” he says. “I’m very much in my lover boy flirty era, and it’s a very fun time for me.”

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BigXthaPlug appreciates Beyoncé making his song “The Largest” part of her Cowboy Carter Tour. He spoke to Complex about what it meant for him to get a cosign from Queen Bey.

“Beyoncé [is a] Texas legend,” he said. “I thought I would get a Travis Scott cosign before Beyoncé. For her to go all around the world, to play [‘The Largest’] in her set is — I’m a part of the BeyHive now.”

Though the song had already been gaining traction, BigX says that all went up a notch with Beyoncé’s support.

“I definitely appreciate her for that because the song was already going in a great direction, but after that, now I got a big fan base of women,” he shares. “If they didn’t love me then, they for sure love me now.” 

“Definitely kudos to Beyoncé,” he continued. “Hopefully, we can get this record in.”

Like Bey, BigXthaPlug taps into country on his upcoming album, I Hope You’re Happy. The project announcement was shared by Drake, who BigX had opened up for during the Wireless Festival.

“For Drake to know who I am, that still made me feel some type of way on the inside,” BigXthaPlug told Popcast. 

I Hope You’re Happy arrives on Aug. 22.

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Militarie Gun has announced a U.S. headlining tour in support of their upcoming album, God Save the Gun.

The outing launches Oct. 25 in Palm Springs, California, and concludes Nov. 22 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. local time.

For the full list of dates and all ticket info, visit MilitarieGun.com.

God Save the Gun, the follow-up to Militarie Gun’s 2023 debut, Life Under the Gun, is due out Oct. 17. It includes the single “B A D I D E A,” which frontman Ian Shelton tells Apple Music’s Zane Lowe was originally written for a potential Doja Cat hardcore album.

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Motionless in White has announced the 2025 edition of their annual Apocalypse Fest homecoming concert.

The event will take place Nov. 13 at the Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. During their set, Motionless in White will perform their 2012 album Infamous in its entirety for the first time.

Presales are open now, and tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday at 10 a.m. ET. For all ticket info, visit MotionlessinWhite.net.

Motionless in White’s other upcoming live plans include playing Bring Me the Horizon‘s U.S. tour, which kicks off in September.

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According to JID, God not only likes ugly, he likes paradise and world tours, too. It’s why JID has announced a global trek that will take him throughout North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand in support of his latest album, God Does Like Ugly.

The God Does Like Paradise Tour is the North American leg of the tour, which will feature special guest Young Nudy. It’s set to kick off Oct. 15 in Virginia Beach and run through December, ending with a two-night run at Brooklyn Paramount in New York.

After a nearly three-month hiatus, JID will then commence the European/U.K. part of his tour on March 2. He’ll perform in 17 countries, including Denmark, Sweden, Germany and Spain, before ending the run on April 7 in Dublin. Mick Jenkins will support him on those dates.

JID will then make his way through Australia and New Zealand with special guest Jordan Ward, starting May 13 in Auckland, New Zealand, and ending in Perth, Australia, on May 23.

Ticket sales for the North American and European shows start Wednesday with an artist presale, before going on sale to the general public on Friday at 10 a.m. local time. The artist presale for the Australia and New Zealand shows begins Friday, followed by the general sale on Tuesday.

More information can be found online or on JID’s app. 

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Post Malone teaming with Kim Kardashian isn’t a collab you’d necessarily predict, but the singer is the star of the new campaign for her SKIMS brand of underwear, loungewear and shapewear.

Specifically, Posty is fronting the campaign for the new SKIMS Men’s newest collection. Shot on a Utah ranch, it shows the singer modeling heavyweight fleece camo-print joggers and a zip-up hoodie, as well as T-shirts and camo print boxer briefs. He posed topless in the briefs, but it’s hard to tell because he has so many tattoos on his body that it looks like he’s wearing a shirt even when he’s not.

“I’m all about comfort and feeling good in what I wear,” Post says in a statement. “These pieces are fun, the camo especially stands out to me. I’ve always been into camo.”

Kardashian says in a statement, “Post Malone truly embodies the spirit of the SKIMS Man with his effortless energy and style, which really shine through in this campaign.” She adds, “Having Post lead the campaign just felt like the perfect fit.”

The full collection will be available Aug. 21 at SKIMS.com and in stores.

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