Ed Sheeran has something cooking with his ginger-haired lookalike, Rupert Grint.
The singer posted an Instagram Reel that begins with Ed lip-synching to a new unreleased song while wearing a floral button-down shirt. The camera then flips to the Harry Potter star, wearing the same outfit, as he continues to lip-synch the tune.
“And one day we’ll all be dead/ But between now and then/ I never want to see you again/ I used to love you/ Now every day I hate you just a little more,” the snippet of the song goes.
Ed captioned the post, “I like this song – The real Ed Sheeran.” He didn’t post a title for the song yet, or what he and Rupert are up to, though it seems like they could be filming a music video together.
Ed’s new album, PLAY, featuring the singles “Azizam” and “Sapphire,” arrives Sept. 12. He’s also got a new, original song on the Zootopia 2 soundtrack with Shakira. The movie hits theaters Nov. 26.
Gabby Barrett‘s about to start a new Chapter & Verse on Friday.
Though that was the title of her 2024 sophomore record, we’ll get the first taste of her third studio album when she drops the new track “The Easy Part” on Aug. 1.
“When another breakup song insists it comes into your life,” she teased on Instagram. “Had to do this one.”
Judging from the snippet she shared, we can look forward to a bad ending with a twist.
“You decide how it all does and doesn’t end,” she sings. “So go on and slam that front door/ Go on and tell me where I can go/ Put that pedal to the floor board/ Leave me a mess in the middle of the road/ Go all Jack D crazy/ Tell yourself that leaving me is so hard/ But I’ve got news for you baby/ That’ll be the easy part.”
The American Idol favorite continues her Life I’m Living Tour on Aug. 14 with a stop in Worley, Idaho.
Attorneys for Sean “Diddy” Combs late Wednesday filed a motion asking that Combs’ conviction earlier this month be thrown out or, barring that, that he be given a new trial.
The 62-page motion, filed with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, argues in part that the Mann Act, the law under which Combs was convicted July 2 on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, was too broadly interpreted to apply to Combs because “there was insufficient evidence that Mr. Combs transported anyone with the intent to engage in ‘prostitution,’ even if it includes any sex for money.” The italicized “any” is included in the filing.
The motion further argues that the Mann Act doesn’t prohibit Combs’ conduct “because he lacked a commercial motive and did not intend for paid escorts to have sex with him,” with the italics again a part of the filing. The motion also states that “upholding the convictions would violate the First Amendment” because “paying people to film them in sexual performances” is “protected First Amendment activity.”
“At minimum, a new trial is required,” the filing argues, “due to spillover prejudice from evidence that would have been inadmissible had the Mann Act counts been tried alone.” That is, the evidence introduced attempting to prove the two counts of sex trafficking and one count of racketeering conspiracy, on which Combs was acquitted, was “inflammatory” and “was not admissible to prove the Mann Act counts.”
The jury in Combs’ trial acquitted the hip-hop mogul and businessman of two counts of sex trafficking and of the most serious charge, one count of racketeering conspiracy.
Evidence introduced during the six weeks of testimony included witness accounts of Combs hiring male escorts to have drug-fueled sexual encounters with at least two women – former girlfriend Cassie Ventura and another former Combs girlfriend who testified under the pseudonym “Jane” – while Combs watched and video-recorded the sessions. No evidence was presented to show Combs physically participated in those sessions, known as “freak-offs.”
Wednesday evening’s filing comes one day after Combs’ legal team also petitioned the court to release Combs on bail while he awaits sentencing on Oct. 3. The filing proposed that he post a $50 million bond and reside in his home in Miami while awaiting sentencing.
“There has literally never been a case, like this one, where a person and his girlfriend arranged for adult men to have consensual sexual relations with the adult, long-term girlfriend as part of a demonstrated swingers lifestyle, and has been prosecuted and incarcerated under the Mann Act,” the defense letter asking for bail said. “Sean Combs should not be in jail for this conduct.”
The same day Combs was convicted, presiding trial Judge Arun Subramanian declined to release Combs on bail prior to sentencing, citing a provision in the transportation to engage in prostitution law that the judge said presumes detention.
Katy Perry performs onstage during the Katy Perry The Lifetimes Tour 2025 at CDMX Arena on April 23, 2025 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Katy Perry)
Baby, are there fireworks? Former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attended Katy Perry’s concert in Montreal Wednesday night, two days after the pair were spotted out to eat together in the same city.
In one fan-captured video, Trudeau can be seen in the audience singing along to “Firework,” while in another, he looks on as Katy strikes a pose onstage.
The two made headlines and sparked romance rumors on Monday after sharing a meal together at Le Violon in Montreal, as Katy’s Lifetimes tour makes its way through Canada. No word on if their relationship is anything other than platonic.
Katy is recently single, having split from fiancé Orlando Bloom after nine years together. Trudeau and his ex-wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau separated in 2023 after 18 years together.
The Doors are currently celebrating their 60th anniversary, and guitarist Robby Krieger will mark the milestone with a special show at LA’s Greek Theatre.
Tickets for the Oct. 30 show go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. local time. According to an Instagram post, Krieger will be performing “Morrison Hotel, plus all of the Doors’ hits.” Opening for him will be the band Tripform, whose members include Pablo Manzarek, son of the late Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek.
Morrison Hotel, released in 1970, was the Doors’ fifth album. It features the well-known tracks “Roadhouse Blues,” “Waiting for the Sun” and “Peace Frog.”
According to Krieger’s website, the first 60 tickets sold will cost only $2.50. He notes, “Some of my close friends may also be making special appearances… you’ll have to wait & see!” It’s possible those “friends” may include Doors drummer John Densmore. He and Krieger are the only surviving members of the band; lead singer Jim Morrison died in 1971.
If you’re a fan of Charles Kelley‘s second solo album, you may only have one chance to hear him sing it live.
“It’s time to bring this record to life,” he shared on his socials. “So excited to tell y’all we are taking Songs For A New Moon to the stage for a special one night only show.”
Charles’ solo concert will take place Wednesday, Aug. 27, at Nashville’s legendary Exit/In. Presales are underway now, before tickets become available to the public Friday at 10 a.m. CT.
Songs for a New Moon follows 2016’s Grammy-nominated The Driver and already spawned a top-10 adult contemporary hit with “Can’t Lose You.”
From here, it’s a busy rest of 2025 for Charles: he and his wife are expecting their second child before he reunites with Lady A for a new Christmas album and tour.
Jackson Browne & Warren Zevon backstage in the ’70s; Richard E. Aaron/Redferns
Jackson Browne and Marshall Crenshaw are among the artists participating in Join Me in L.A.: The Songs of Warren Zevon, an October benefit concert that will raise money for the several charities, Variety reports.
The Oct. 24 event at LA’s United Theater is presented by Wild Honey Foundation and the Zevon Family. It will feature performances of 25 songs from the late Rock & Roll Hall of Famer. In addition to Browne and Crenshaw, the concert will feature many guest artists, plus some of Zevon’s collaborators, including his co-writer and producer Jorge Calderon and noted session bassist Leland Sklar, who played on multiple Zevon albums.
Browne produced Zevon’s 1976 self-titled album and co-produced his 1978 release, Excitable Boy, which featured the classic “Werewolves of London.”
Tickets go on sale Aug. 8. The proceeds will benefit the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization, for which Zevon’s son, Jordan Zevon, is the national spokesperson. Zevon died of an asbestos-related illness, mesothelioma, in 2003 at age 56. Also benefiting will be the Ed Asner Family Center for the Autism Community.
The clip starts with Rob wandering onto the set of an aerobics video, where people in spandex do an exercise routine with smiles plastered on their faces. It then cuts to scenes of a news broadcast where smiling anchors deliver terrible news, and scenes of Rob shilling happy pills in an infomercial.
“The song itself is very no-filler,” Rob previously said of the song. “It shows, ‘It’s alright to be unhappy,’ but it’s wrapped up in a happy tune. The message is, ‘I’m going to be fine, but leave me alone for this second!’”
His new album, All Night Days, will be released Sept. 5.
Fans have never quite gotten enough of Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood singing together. But there’s a new recording few saw coming: they have a song on the Spinal Tap II: The End Continues soundtrack.
Hang on, it gets better: they’re on track #9, titled “Big Bottom.” They are in good company, with Elton John and Paul McCartney both appearing on the soundtrack as well, which is set to drop along with the film on Sept. 12.
The new mockumentary about a fictional rock band picks up 41 years after 1984’s This Is Spinal Tap, when the estranged band is forced to get back together for a final concert. No word on whether Garth and Trisha might appear in the film.
During a benefit gig in Long Beach, California, Eagles members Glenn Frey and Don Felder spent the show detailing how they planned to beat each other up after it was over.
The show – now known as the “Long Night at Wrong Beach” – was a benefit for California Sen. AlanCranston’s reelection campaign. The band basically split up after the gig, although they did go on to release a live album of the tour, Eagles Live, in order to fulfill their commitment to Elektra Records.
The band eventually reconvened in 1994, although Felder was kicked out of the group in 1999. Frey passed away in 2016, but the band continued on with Glenn’s son Deacon Frey and Vince Gill joining the group.
In July 2023, the Eagles announced they were going on their final tour, but they are still performing. They kicked off a Las Vegas residency at the Sphere in September 2024 and will return to the venue on Sept. 5, with shows scheduled through November. A complete list of dates can be found at eagles.com.
