‘Idols II’ album artwork. (Capitol Records/Locomotion)
Yungblud has released Idols II, a sequel album to his 2025 effort, Idols.
The set includes six new songs, plus the updated version of the Idols single “Zombie” featuring The Smashing Pumpkins.
“Part 1 was a journey that helped me reclaim my identity from the darkest position I’ve ever been in my life,” Yungblud says in a statement. “Part 2 is about realising that I am alive, that I am real, that this journey that I’ve been on didn’t kill me.”
“It’s about realising that you can feel invincible when you actually feel yourself,” he continues. “It’s about comprehending that my heart is beating and that my lungs are filling up with air.”
You can watch the lyric video for the Idols II single “Suburban Requiem” on YouTube.
Yungblud will launch a North American tour in May.
Jonny Greenwood performs on stage at Usher Hall on June 01, 2022 in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Roberto Ricciuti/Redferns)
Radiohead ended their live hiatus at the end of 2025 with a European tour, which marked the band’s first concerts in seven years. As exciting as that was for Radiohead fans who got to see the shows, it sounds like the band members had an equally fun time.
“It was great to revisit songs that we always felt were good and to find lots of other people now agree with us,” guitarist Jonny Greenwood tells the U.K.’s The Times. “And it was really nice to be playing and listening to [frontman] Thom [Yorke] again.”
“I’m surprised that the tour actually happened and that we all enjoyed it so much,” he adds.
Does that mean another Radiohead tour is imminent? Well, not exactly.
“Venues get booked so far in advance,” Greenwood says. “To do another we would have to decide now, and even then it wouldn’t happen for 18 months.”
Greenwood also says it was “strange not to be doing anything new on the tour,” as Radiohead hasn’t put out a new album since 2016’s A Moon Shaped Pool. When asked about the prospect of a new Radiohead record, Greenwood replies, “I’ve no idea.”
Meanwhile, Greenwood is nominated for an Oscar for his score of the new Paul Thomas Anderson movie, One Battle After Another. As for whether he’ll attend the March 15 ceremony, he says he’s “not sure.”
“I went last time and they took me aside and said, ‘We’ve got something for you,'” Yorke recalls. “I was expecting a lavish goody bag. They gave me a chocolate shaped like an Oscar.”
Is Jay-Z making a return to music? Fans seem to think so. The entrepreneur recently changed his name on streaming services to JAŸ-Z — which was used early in his career, including on his debut album Reasonable Doubt, which turns 30 this year. Fans also pointed out the shirt he wore at the Super Bowl, which said, “The Game needs me.” That’s a lyric from his song to “Izzo (H.O.V.A.),” on which he rapped, “Can’t leave rap alone, the game needs me/ Haters want me clapped in chrome, it ain’t easy.”
A$AP Rocky recreated a scene from the 1996 film Belly to promote the Metal Collection at Ray-Ban, where he serves as creative director. He reimagined the scene where Nas’ Sincere meets DMX’s Tommy in a Harlem restaurant and learns about how he’s changed his life for the better. In the new clip, Nas reprises his role as Sincere, while Rocky puts his spin on Tommy, sharing that he’s creative director and showing off some of the sunglasses from his brand.
Fetty Wap may make music, but prison helped him think of other sources of income. He told Tamron Hall that he got his GED and took a few courses in HVAC as he contemplated a backup plan. Fetty shared the idea came after learning that some ex-prisoners were able to become financially stable and successful in this way. “You meet a lot of people that … they had legitimate businesses and making good amount of money,” he said of his interest in HVAC. “So I’m like, well, he making, like, rapper money. I’ma try that out.”
Luke Combs and wife Nicole Combs attend the ‘The 59th Annual CMA Awards,’ Nov. 19, 2025 (Disney/Michael Le Brecht)
When Luke Combs released his album Fathers & Sons, he probably didn’t know how appropriate the title would be. He and his wife, Nicole Combs, have just welcomed their third child, and it’s another boy.
In an Instagram post noting that the baby’s due date was Feb. 19, Luke and Nicole revealed that the baby, Chet Wiley Combs, arrived at some point in the last few weeks.
“Happy due date to the littlest Combs BOY! We’ve loved soaking up these last few weeks of newborn snuggles,” read the caption. In a series of photos, Nicole, Luke and the baby are seen together with Chet’s big brothers, Beau Lee Combs, born in August 2023, and Tex Lawrence Combs, born in June 2022. There’s also a photo of Chet Wiley’s tiny hand inside his parents hands.
Nicole reposted that last photo on her Instagram Story and wrote, “the little HAND you really do forget how small they are.”
Luke and Nicole announced they were expecting another baby in September via an Instagram post.
Kelly Clarkson and John Legend on NBC’s ‘The Voice’ (NBC/Trae Patton)
Imagine hanging at a karaoke bar in New York City on a random Thursday when someone gets up to sing “Since U Been Gone” — and it’s Kelly Clarkson.
The moment is documented on The Voice‘s Instagram page: Kelly, along with fellow Voice coach John Legend and online personality Druski, took the stage at Baby Grand karaoke bar to belt out a few numbers, including “Since U Been Gone” and Bonnie Tyler’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart.”
On NBC’s Today show Friday morning, The Voice host Carson Daly explained that on Thursday, he, John and Kelly went out to dinner together, along with Druski and some other people, and then someone suggested they go to the karaoke bar next door.
“It was so loud!” Kelly said of the bar crowd. And she was quick to add that singing her own hit wasn’t her idea — the patrons at the bar got her to do it.
Kelly also explained why this season will be the final one of her talk show. She said, “I think everyone gets the timing,” possibly referring to the death last year of her ex-husband, Brandon Blackstock, her children’s father.
“Our family life, the dynamic changed a bit and it has changed for a minute now,” she said. “It’s one of those things when you kinda start seeing life as how precious it is, too.”
“There’s just too much on the plate … it’s time to kinda pull back,” she said.
Noting that ending the show impacts the jobs of multiple people, Kelly said, “That was a really hard thing for me, but an easy decision as a mama.”
The new season of The Voice, featuring Kelly, John and Adam Levine, debuts on Monday.
Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ (ABC/Randy Holmes)
Dave Grohl has shared his perspective on Foo Fighters’ decision to part ways with drummer Josh Freese in 2025.
Freese joined the Foos in 2023 following the 2022 death of Taylor Hawkins. In an interview Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1, Grohl calls Freese a “consummate professional” and says the band had “such a blast” touring with him.
After finishing their last tour with Freese in 2024, Grohl says he and the rest of the Foos took a few months away from the band. During that time, he says he and his bandmates made the decision to bring in a different drummer.
“This didn’t happen overnight, it was six or seven months,” Grohl says. “In those six or seven months, we, as a band, talked about what to do next and new direction. We thought, ‘OK, let’s call Josh and let him know that we’re gonna move on with a different drummer.'”
“All of us called, it wasn’t just me,” the “Everlong” rocker continues. “We called Josh, and we were like, ‘Hey man, that was awesome, that was such a blast, thank you so much, but we’re gonna move on and find another drummer.'”
Grohl doesn’t give an exact reason as to why he and the Foos felt it necessary to move on from Freese, but refers to a comment Freese made in an interview with The New York Times.
“I think Josh said it best when he was, like, he didn’t feel like our music really resonated with him,” Grohl says. “And that’s really important.”
He adds, “We found that now with [new Foo Fighters drummer] Ilan [Rubin], and it’s like, we feel like a band again.”
Foo Fighters will release a new album called Your Favorite Toy, their first with Rubin, on April 24.
Following last month’s announcement of Luke Bryan’s 2026 Word on the Street Tour, we’ve now got the song that gave the tour its name.
In a statement, Luke says, “This one felt right to get out asap after naming my summer tour from the title. When I first heard the demo, I knew I had to go in and record it. I loved everything about how the writers approached this song — it just felt fresh. Can’t wait to get out on the road and perform it for you live!”
In the song, Luke sings about escaping gossip about his ex and her new guy by going fishing out in the country, where he can be “B.S. free in B.F.E.”
“Word on the Street,” out now, is the first taste of the new music that Luke plans to put out this year. It’s the follow up to his #1 hit, “Country Song Came On.”
The Word on the Street tour starts May 29, with openers including Drew Baldridge, Zach John King, Randall King, Shane Profitt, RaeLynn and more.
Megan Moroney performs on ABC’s “CMA Fest presented by SoFi’ (Disney/Connie Chornuk); Ed Sheeran performs o ABC’s ‘Good Morning America’ (ABC/Paula Lobo)
Ed Sheeran and Gracie Abrams are stepping outside their usual genres with new collaborations with, respectively, country and rock acts.
Ed has teamed up with country superstar Megan Moroney for a duet on her new album, Cloud 9, called “I Only Miss You,” which he also co-wrote. In the acoustic heartbreak ballad, the two sing about longing for a former love: “I only miss you when I’m drinking/ And, baby, I’ve been drinking ’cause I miss you all the time.”
Ed is one of the guests on the album; the other is Kacey Musgraves. Megan writes on Instagram, “Never in a million years would I have guessed I’d have songs with [them] but I hope it inspires any and all dreamers out there to keep going. Your wildest dreams are not out of reach.”
As for Gracie, she’s a featured artist on Prizefighter, the new album by Mumford & Sons. Gracie appears on a song called “Badlands,” a gentle ballad that features Gracie singing close harmony with lead vocalist Marcus Mumford: “Running away from a tame life/ Running away like a wild child/ Give me a vision, give me a dime/ Don’t look down now/ I’m not done here yet.”
Gracie writes on her Instagram Story, “I’ve been such a massive fan of these guys since I was a kid, so it’s a true honor to be part of their magical record and it feels very full circle considering how formative a role their music has played in my life …Big love and congratulations to the boys … thank you all for letting me into your world on this one.”
Prizefighter also features Hozier, country superstar Chris Stapleton and Gigi Perez.
Inductee Steve Perry of Journey speaks onstage at the 32nd Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Barclays Center on April 7, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
Former Journey frontman Steve Perry is putting to rest rumors that he was thinking about joining Journey on their upcoming Final Frontier tour, which has already been announced as their farewell tour.
“I’ve been hearing these recent rumors, and I wanted to speak to you all directly,” Perry writes on social media. “While I’m always grateful for the love people still have for Journey, the rumors about me rejoining the band are simply not true, and I want to gently put them to rest.”
“I completely understand why people would hope for that,” he adds. “The music we created together means a great deal to me too. But I’m continuing to explore new creative work and really enjoy working on new music that reflects where I am today.”
Finally, he offers, “Thank you for your continued support throughout the years. Your loyalty has never gone unnoticed, and I am forever humbly grateful.”
Perry joined Journey in 1977 and left the group in 1987. While he reunited with his former bandmates for their 2017 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction, he did not perform with them. Instead they performed with current frontman Arnel Pineda.
Journey is set to launch the Final Frontier on Feb. 28 in Hershey, Pennsylvania. A complete list of dates can be found at Journeymusic.com.
Lee Brice has officially released his buzzy single “Country Nowadays,” and he’s also announced a new album: Sunriser will be out June 5.
Explaining the album’s title, Lee says in a statement, “Anybody can see a sunset, but a sunrise, you gotta earn. Whether you’re waking up or just pulled an all-nighter, I tip my hat to you, sunriser.”
And on Instagram, he adds, “I sure earned my fair share of sunrises workin on this one ; ) can’t wait for y’all to hear this album.”
Sunriser, Lee’s sixth album, is his first since 2020’s Hey World and it’s available for preorder now. In addition to “Country Nowadays,” the 16-track project also includes “Killed the Man” and “Cry,” two singles Lee released in 2025.
Here’s the track list:
“Sunriser” “Killed the Man” “Me and Whiskey” “Country Nowadays” “Devil’s at It Again” “She Wasn’t Like That” “Bury the Dead” “Truck Bed Mixtape” “What You Know About That” “Said No Country Boy Ever” “All the Way Down” “Drinkin’ Buddies” “Old Men” “Cry” “Daddy Don’t Care” “When the Kingdom Comes”
