Jeff Ament attends the 2026 Tribeca Festival at Spring Studios on June 07, 2026 in New York City. (Jason Mendez/Getty Images for Tribeca Festival)
Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament has premiered a new song called “Montana Grind,” recorded for the new documentary of the same name.
The film Montana Grind is about the skateboarding scene in Ament’s home state of Montana. Ament also recorded an original soundtrack for the doc.
You can watch the video for the song “Montana Grind,” which features footage of Ament singing the punk tune, on YouTube.
Montana Grind is available to rent now via Pearl Jam’s webstore.
Ament and Pearl Jam are set to headline Eddie Vedder’s Ohana Festival in September, which will be their first show with their new drummer. Matt Cameron, who’d been PJ’s drummer for 27 years, announced his departure from the band in 2025.
The 12th annual Craig Campbell Celebrity Cornhole Challenge during CMA Fest raised more than $35,000 for The Kenny Campbell Foundation. This year boasts both the most money raised for colorectal cancer so far and the biggest number of stars.
The new track from “Somebody Like That” hitmaker Tenille Arts, “Lonely Weekend,” comes out on Friday.
If you haven’t seen Lainey Wilson’s movie debut in Reminders of Him, it’s coming to Peacock on July 10.
Paul Stanley of Kiss attends the premiere of Sony Pictures Classics’ “Becoming Led Zeppelin” at TCL Chinese Theatre on January 27, 2025 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Unique Nicole/Getty Images)
KISS’ Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons are set to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame Thursday in New York, and ahead of the honor, Stanley talked to New YorkMagazine about their music.
When asked which song he considers the band’s “legacy defining” tune, he said, “It’s hard not to go with ‘Rock and Roll All Nite,'” the iconic track from their 1975 album Dressed To Kill.
“That song is really the template for a lot of songs that came after it, whether ours or other people’s, because it’s an anthem,” he said. “When I started writing it, there were no ‘anthems,’ per se. Our record-company president sat us down and very fortuitously told us that we needed an anthem and we had no idea what that meant.”
The song is known for its signature lyric, “I want to rock and roll all night, and party every day.” Stanley said he always went with “I” and not “we” because “what empowers you is ‘I.'”
“Partying didn’t mean pointed hats and fly whistles. It also wasn’t a drug-fueled social event,” he said of the song’s theme. “It was getting together with people and having a great time.”
“So although it wouldn’t necessarily be my favorite song, its legacy is undeniable,” he noted. “We’ve closed our shows for 50 years with that song because it encapsulates our ethos.”
And while he said plenty of other artists have gone on to release songs with the theme of “lets get together and rock,” Stanley’s not one to stand up and take credit for influencing them.
He added, “That’s for me to know, but certainly not for me to announce. That’s too much self-aggrandizing for me.”
Singer Joe attends the 2016 Trumpet Awards on January 23, 2016, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Marcus Ingram/Getty Images)
NPR’s Tiny Desk is back with another Black Music Month performance, this time from R&B star Joe Thomas.
He performed songs “Good Girls,” “Faded Pictures” with Case, “More & More,” “The Love Scene,” “All the Things (Your Man Won’t Do)” and “I Wanna Know,” with vocal assistance from background singers, including his daughter Kayla Thomas.
Other artists scheduled to appear in June are Eve, 8 Ball & MJG, Shaboozey and Bow Wow.
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.”
