Dollywood’s Blazing Fury roller coaster will reopen Friday during a ceremony starting at 10 a.m. ET. Members of the Pigeon Forge Fire Department will be the first on board the firefighting-themed coaster, built in 1978.
Kacey Musgraves will play three shows this fall in Latin America, starting Sept. 24 in Mexico City, and continuing on to Jaguariúna, Brazil, on Sept. 27 and São Paulo, Brazil, on Sept. 28.
You can check out Ashley Monroe‘s music video for “Magnolia” now, ahead of the release of her Tennessee Lightning album on Aug. 8.
Being the megafamous couple they are, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce tend to court attention whenever they step out together. But Travis tells the Bussin’ with the Boyspodcast they’re not deliberately seeking that attention.
“We’re having fun with it, man, being a couple,” he said on the episode that aired Tuesday.
“It gets thrown out there, like we’re trying to seek attention every now and then,” he continued. “We’re just enjoying life and having fun, going to hockey games. [I’m] kind of introducing her to some more of the sports world.”
The two were recently photographed at the Stanley Cup Finals together. And in June, Taylor delivered a surprise performance at Travis’ Tight End University event in Nashville.
Travis said having the increased spotlight on him took some getting used to. In particular, the relentlessness of the paparazzi.
“That’s probably the only thing I didn’t really grasp until you’re in it,” he said. “Like I’m just playing golf and all of a sudden in the trees, there’s a f****** guy with a camera.”
Foo Fighters are up to something, and they’re certainly not Wasting Light.
Dave Grohl and company have shared a Facebook post featuring four photos of the band seemingly in the recording studio. We say seemingly, since the photos are all very dark and barely lit.
A fan writes in the comments, “You need a decent photographer!!,” to which the Foos responded, “We aren’t known for our photography skills.”
The post’s caption doesn’t offer to much info, either — it only includes the year 2025 and #FF30. Notably, the Foos’ 1995 self-titled album turns 30 on Friday.
Foo Fighters also just put out a cover of a Minor Threat song on Monday, marking the first new release to follow their 2023 album, But Here We Are. Since then, the band has gone through a fair amount of turmoil between Grohl’s 2024 infidelity scandal and the May firing of drummer Josh Freese.
Foo Fighters are set to return to the live stage in October for a tour of Asia.
Zak Starkey has been through a lot since April, when he was fired, then rehired, then fired again from The Who.
Despite losing the gig, he tells the U.K.’s The Independent that Roger Daltrey has told him to leave his drum kit in The Who’s storage — just in case. And Starkey doesn’t seem surprised by all the drama.
“The thing is, this is The Who, man. The most unpredictable, aggressive, arrogant people, lovely people who are my family, but you never know what’s gonna happen, and that’s why it’s The Who,” he says. “They have an addiction to friction.”
Starkey calls The Who “the oddest, maddest group there is,” but doesn’t think that’s necessarily a bad thing.
“If you look at The Who through the years, all the way back, there’s four completely opposite people. One of them writes all the songs and thinks the other three are an art installation. And they don’t know what that means,” he tells the paper. “They are the craziest, weirdest group there’s ever been. That’s what’s great, isn’t it, that they’re so untraditional with everything that they’ve ever done.”
Problems arose between The Who and Starkey during The Who’s Teenage Cancer Trust shows at London’s Royal Albert Hall in March, with Daltrey calling out Starkey’s playing during “The Song is Over.” He was fired in April, but then rehired by the band, only for The Who to announce in May he was once again let go.
Shinedown has shared an acoustic version of their single “Three Six Five.”
The unplugged recording marks the third edition of “Three Six Five,” following the original and the piano version. You can listen to it now via digital outlets.
Shinedown first released “Three Six Five” in January alongside another single, “Dance, Kid, Dance.” The “Second Chance” band has been working on a new album to follow their 2022 effort, Planet Zero.
Shinedown will launch the summer leg of their U.S. tour on July 19 in Boston. Bush and Morgan Wade will also be on the bill.
Lizzo is reflecting on going into a dark place following the sexual harassment lawsuit her former backup dancers filed against her in 2023.
In a new cover story with Women’s Health, the singer says she became “very paranoid and isolated” and “pushed everyone away.”
“I wasn’t even talking to my therapist,” she says. “I wasn’t present. I wasn’t open. I wasn’t myself anymore.”
After months of feeling “tired of living,” Lizzo says attending Beyoncé’s Renaissance concert helped her see that “life is worth living,” partly due to the supportive and encouraging fans she interacted with while there.
“That was the kick-starter to me being like, ‘Okay, Melissa, get your a** in gear and take your f****** life back,’” she says, calling herself by her birth name.
Lizzo says her new album, Love in Real Life, was inspired by that feeling. “It’s about finding yourself again,” she says.
Three of Lizzo’s former backup dancers sued her for alleged sexual and racial harassment and a hostile work environment, claims that Lizzo has denied. The suit is ongoing.
Dustin Lynch has a little surprise up his sleeve for July 4: a new EP of reimagined songs.
Club Set Remixes takes country to the dance floor with amped-up new versions of Dustin’s hits “Small Town Boy,” “Seein’ Red,” “Thinking ‘Bout You” and “Stars Like Confetti,” as well as his new single, “Easy to Love.”
“Putting together the Club Set Remixes EP was a fun ride,” he says. “This year, I’ve been spinning these tracks in my club sets, and the energy they bring is next level. It’s a new way to experience some of my biggest songs — plus ‘Easy To Love’ — in a way that hits different after dark.”
“These remixes are built for the party and I can’t wait for y’all to turn them up,” he adds.
Dustin will no doubt be showcasing the new versions when he plays the Encore Beach Club at Wynn Las Vegas on the Fourth.
Barbra Streisand is celebrating her 27th wedding anniversary with husband James Brolin and marked the occasion on Instagram.
The singer shared a throwback photo of her and her hubby on social media, writing, “We met on a blind date 29 years ago tonight, and we married 27 years ago today. I love you honey,” adding a heart emoji.
Brolin is Streisand’s second husband. She was previously married to actor Elliott Gould from 1963 to 1971, although they separated in 1969. They had one child together, son Jason Gould. Streisand is Brolin’s third wife.
The relationship milestone comes less than a week after Streisand released her new star-studded duets album, The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume Two. It has Babs collaborating with such artists as Paul McCartney, BobDylan, Sting and James Taylor.
Cole Swindell‘s got a new gig: He’s a Mountain Dew “Thirst Guard.”
The “Forever to Me” hitmaker is the face of the soft drink’s new campaign that deploys “Thirst Guards” to deliver cold beverages to you on the water if you’ve run out.
The PR stunt launches July Fourth weekend in Lake Travis, Texas; Miller Beach, Indiana; Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; and Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri. Cole will be on duty at Missouri’s MarineMax Osage Beach on Sunday, riding up on a branded Sea-Doo and passing out sunglasses and soft drinks.
“I’ve always been a big fan of Mountain Dew, so I’m hyped to lead the Mountain Dew Thirst Guards and help keep the party going July 4th weekend,” Cole says. “Catch me at Lake of the Ozarks filling up coolers, passing out Pit Vipers and blasting my new music — an ideal summer day!”
You can text (803)-MTN-DEWS along with your location to try your luck, as long as supplies last.
Cole’s fifth studio album, Spanish Moss, is out now, featuring his latest single, “We Can Always Move On.”
Mastodon drummer/vocalist Brann Dailor has announced a new album with his synth-driven side project, Arcadea.
The record is called The Exodus of Gravity and is due out Aug. 22. It’s the sophomore follow-up to the self-titled debut Arcadea album, which was released in 2017.
“There’s something really hopeful and uplifting about it from a musical aesthetic,” Dailor says. “The object was to get a little more dancey and a little more fun.”
“As much as we liked how proggy the last Arcadea album was, it reminded me of what I already do in Mastodon,” he continues. “We wanted to explore the idea of doing something different. So, I wanted to really concentrate on groove and dance and embracing the electronic aspect of it.”
The lead single off The Exodus of Gravity, titled “Fuzzy Planet,” is out now. You can watch its accompanying video on YouTube.
Mastodon’s most recent album is 2021’s Hushed and Grim. They’ve been working on new music following the departure of founding guitarist Brent Hinds in March.
