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Mariah Carey‘s new album Here For It All has allowed her to add even more milestones to her already impressive collection of chart records.

Here For It All, Mimi’s first collection of new music in seven years, debuts at #7.  It’s her 19th top-10 album, making her the third woman ever to have at least one new top 10 in the ’90s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s, following Madonna and Shania Twain.

Plus, Mariah now ranks third among women when it comes to top-10 albums: Only Barbra Streisand and Madonna have more, with 34 and 23, respectively.

To promote the new album, Mariah did all the things, including an in-store signing at a record store in her old stomping grounds of Long Island, New York; appearances on The Tonight Show, The Jennifer Hudson Show and Live with Kelly and Mark; a sit-down with Apple Music and a bunch of online content.

Later this month, Mariah will perform in Asia and the Philippines, and in November, she’ll kick off her Las Vegas Christmas residency.

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The soundtrack to KPop Demon Hunters has gone back up, up, up to reclaim the #1 spot on the Billboard 200, during a busy week for new album debuts.

This marks the soundtrack’s second week at #1; it first topped the chart the week of Sept. 20. Meanwhile five other albums have debuted inside the top 10, marking the most debuts since late July. Leading those debuts is Doja Cat‘s’ new album Vie, which enters the chart at #4, giving her her fourth top 10. 

Coincidentally, both Doja Cat and Ejae, Rei Ami and Audrey Nuna — the singers behind the KPop Demon Hunters group HUNTR/X — appeared on Saturday Night Live this past weekend.

Rapper Young Thug scores his ninth top-10 album with UY SCUTI, which debuts at #6, while Mariah Carey’s new album Here For It All, her first collection of new music in seven years, debuts at #7.

It’s her 19th top-10 album, making her the third woman ever to have at least one new top 10 in the ’90s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s, following Madonna and Shania Twain. Plus, Mariah now ranks third among women when it comes to top-10 albums: Only Barbra Streisand and Madonna have more, with 34 and 23, respectively.

British singer Olivia Dean scores her first-ever entry on the Billboard 200 with her second album, The Art of Loving, which enters at #8.  In her home country of the U.K., the album debuted at #1.

Finally, K-pop group P1Harmony enters at #9 with EX, marking their first top 10.

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Twenty-nine years ago on Oct. 6, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill tied the knot in his aunt’s backyard in Rayville, Louisiana. 

It wasn’t long before they welcomed the first of three daughters, 28-year-old Gracie McGraw, followed by 27-year-old Maggie McGraw and 23-year-old Audrey McGraw.

“Anybody that’s a parent knows that if you get 30% of it right, you’re doing well,” Tim says. “You make way more mistakes than you do right.”

As a girl dad, Tim had one main goal.

“Faith and I have always wanted them to realize they have control of their life,” he explains. “They have agency over themselves. They have the right to do what they want to do with their lives and can chase anything that they want and dream as big as they want to dream, and don’t let anybody hold you back.”

Tim jokes that philosophy does have a bit of a downside. 

“Now that can come back and bite you down the road a little bit,” he chuckles. “We’ve raised three really strong, intelligent young women and we’re really proud of that.”

Tickets for Tim’s December residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas are on sale now. 

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Between being let go from Foo Fighters and rejoining Nine Inch Nails, drummer Josh Freese has had perhaps the most publicized year of his career. But he’s been continuously playing in bands for over 30 years, including A Perfect Circle, Guns N’ Roses and the now-defunct Sublime with Rome.

Rome Ramirez, who fronted the Sublime offshoot until its dissolution in 2024, has fond memories of playing with Freese.

“He’s just the absolute, absolute funniest dude, like, ever,” Ramirez tells ABC Audio of Freese. “His sense of humor runs so thick, and he just keeps such a youthful sort of energy on the road that makes it a pleasant experience to be touring with.”

Beyond that, Ramirez calls Freese “one of the greatest drummers in the world.”

“There’s nothing that he cannot play that you throw at him he can’t handle,” Ramirez says.

Freese was a member of Sublime with Rome from 2011 to 2017 and played on their 2015 album, Sirens.

“I’ve had so much fun with Josh in the band,” Ramirez says. “He’s such a great guy, and still to this day we’re tight.”

Ramirez adds that “it’s really cool to see [Freese] back with Nine Inch Nails,” with whom he originally played from 2005 to 2008.

“I know how much he loved playing with Trent [Reznor] and the band,” Ramirez says. 

Nine Inch Nails just announced a 2026 U.S. leg of their Peel It Back world tour, which kicks off in February.

Ramirez, meanwhile, released his debut solo EP, Gemini, in September.

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Eric Bellinger has long been a fan on Afrobeats, but he stayed away from making that kind of music until he had the proper backing.

“I definitely always loved [Afrobeats],” he tells ABC Audio. “I just felt like it wasn’t my place to make that music, honestly, because of where it originated from and I didn’t wanna seem like, oh…I could do that.”

He notes it was important for him not to sound like he’s “trying to imitate something” but actually respect the roots and create music that “the African culture can be proud of it and stand behind.”

With help from A&R Scoop, Eric collaborated with Verbb, Vscript, Quintelli and other African artists and producers, bringing to life his new album, It All Makes Sense, with the very support he’d desired. It’s a “product that people could listen to for years to come,” he tells ABC Audio, one that takes fans “on a journey” with him to Africa.

“When you hear the music, it’s gon’ make you dance, it’s gonna make you feel something, and that’s what I always got from it,” he shares. “I just wanted to put my own spin on it, add my R&B fusion to have something for the people back home, especially in the States, to just rock to, because we all love Afro music…not just the States, all over the world. So this was just my offering and homage to the genre, paying respect.“

Eric also hopes the album’s a reminder that “you can do anything.”

“Don’t let your perception from the culture put you too much in a box…,” he says, aware that he’s an R&B star tapping into a new genre. “I think people get used to what they’re introduced to…and it’s hard for them to see you transition into something else.”

“So always believe that you can do it,” Eric continued. “I had an idea and here we are.” 

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After premiering it in theaters during her Release Party of a Showgirl theatrical event, Taylor Swift put her video for “The Fate of Ophelia” on YouTube Sunday night.

Taylor, who wrote and directed the clip, described it on Instagram as a “journey through the chaotic world of show business.” During the theatrical event, Variety reports that Taylor explained the concept as “all these different ways in which, over time periods, historically, you could be a showgirl.”

Among those ways: being in a Pre-Raphaelite painting in the 1800s, being a cabaret performer, a theatrical actor, a Vegas showgirl or a movie musical star. You could even, she said, “be a pop singer on the Eras Tour.”

We see all those different incarnations in the video, starting with Taylor in a scenario inspired by the 1851 painting Ophelia by John Everett Millais. She goes from that to posing in another painting, along with a loaf of her own sourdough bread.

Next, she’s a cabaret performer in a Marilyn Monroe ‘do, a club singer in the ’60s, a theater actress fighting pirates, an Esther Williams-style star in a movie musical and a Vegas showgirl. Finally, she’s Taylor the pop star, wearing a spangly dress and riding a cart down a hotel corridor and catching a football. The video ends with her lying in a bathtub, recreating the cover of the album.

Noting that the video reunited her with her “Eras Tour family,” Taylor explained on Instagram, “I wanted each one-take scene to feel like a live performance and remind us all of how it felt to be at those shows together. Making every moment count.”

The promise of a first look at the video helped The Release Party of a Showgirl top the weekend box office with $33 million.

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While there were rumors that Taylor Swift was going to join Sabrina Carpenter at the Austin City Limits festival over the weekend, the person who actually showed up is one of Taylor’s biggest inspirations: Shania Twain.

During her appearance at the Texas festival on Saturday, Sabrina told the crowd, “I show love in weird ways. One of the ways I show my love is by gift-giving. That’s one of my languages, and I thought it’d be fun to give you guys a little gift tonight, give you a little present because you all showed up and showed out for all of us.”

She then added, “Will you please make the most noise in the world for the incredible, one and only Shania Twain?”

The two then performed Shania’s 1998 hit “That Don’t Impress Me Much,” a song that Sabrina has covered on tour in the past. It was the actually second time the two singers had duetted — during her Netflix Christmas special last year, Sabrina sang “Santa Baby” with Shania.

And Shania wasn’t the only celebrity guest during Sabrina’s ACL set. During the “Juno” portion of the show, when Sabrina “arrests” a member of the audience, she chose actor and musician Joe Keery, who plays Steve Harrington on Stranger Things and records under the name Djo.

Sabrina posted photos of both moments on Instagram and wrote, “ACL weekend 1 @aclfestival Crowd of my dreams. Shania of my dreams. Djo of my dreams. what a perfect night. thank you all so much for coming out and singing loudlyyy just how i like it.”

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Trivium has parted ways with drummer Alex Bent.

Bent, who joined the metal outfit in 2016, writes in an Instagram post, “I am beyond grateful for the incredible past 9 years with Trivium — filled with unforgettable moments, music, and friendships that I’ll always carry with me.”

“I’m so proud of every record and tour we created together, and I know Trivium will continue to dominate the world; they’ll always have my support,” Bent continues. “While this chapter has come to a close, this is by no means the end of my path as a musician.”

“I’m excited for this new chapter, and I look forward to continuing to create, perform, and share music in new ways,” he writes. “Thank you to everyone who has supported me along the way. Your encouragement means the world.”

Trivium adds that they wish Bent “success on his future endeavors as he exits the band.”

Bent played on the last three Trivium records: 2017’s The Sin and the Sentence, 2020’s What the Dead Men Say and 2021’s In the Court of the Dragon. They’re set to release a new EP, Struck Dead, on Halloween, Oct. 31. They’ll launch a U.S. tour that same day in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Trivium played their first show with their new drummer, Greyson Nekrutman, Saturday at the Aftershock festival. Nekrutman has also played with Sepultura and Suicidal Tendencies.

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