The All American Rejects are headlining the 2025 Fandom Party, an event that takes place during the week of San Diego Comic-Con.
Fandom Party takes place July 24 at San Diego’s FLOAT at the Hard Rock Hotel. A press release describes it as “a high-energy celebration at the intersection of pop culture, gaming, fantasy, music, and community.”
San Diego Comic-Con 2025 will be held July 24-27.
The All-American Rejects have been playing unannounced house parties, and they’re prepping to play shows with the Jonas Brothers starting in August. They also recently released two new singles, “Easy Come, Easy Go” and “Sandbox,” and promoted the former by frontman Tyson Ritter joining OnlyFans.
BLACKPINK not only has a tour coming up, but new music as well. The Korea Times says the reunited K-pop superstars will premiere a brand-new song during the first two concerts of their upcoming Deadline World Tour, July 5 and 6 in Goyang, South Korea. There’s no release date for the song, which will be BLACKPINK’s first release since 2022. All the members of the group have been focusing on their solo careers over the past couple of years. Speaking of which, Roséwill release her collaboration with Alex Warren, “On My Mind,” Friday.
John Mayer and Kygowill headline the first-ever Palm Tree Music Festival Montecito, taking place Oct. 4 at Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club. Presale tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. PT.
“Lil Boo Thang” singer Paul Russell will launch a five-stop Family Reunion tour Aug. 5 in Santa Ana, California. The tour will travel to Oceanside, California; Dallas, Texas; and LA before wrapping Aug. 15 in Sedalia, Missouri. Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. local time; an artist presale starts Wednesday at 10 a.m. local time.
Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Annie Lennox is the subject of a new book.
Annie Lennox: Retrospective, dropping Sept. 16, is described as a “visual memoir” featuring over 200 photographs that take fans chronologically through the legendary singer’s career. The book includes shots from her personal archives, as well as album covers and music video stills, covering Lennox’s time with DaveStewart in Eurythmics to her solo career and more.
“There have been thousands of photographic images floating around in the zeitgeist throughout the decades of my life as a performer. In a way, each one serves as part of the picture-puzzle narrative of my story,” Lennox shares. “With Retrospective, I wanted to look back at my life’s work lived under the public gaze, throughout the creation of music—lyrics—recordings and film.”
“Each album, video, and photograph has its own identity and style,” she adds. “Retrospective could actually have been presented in many different ways, with many more different images. But for now—here it is… A memento—a souvenir—A life lived through imagery and sound. I hope you enjoy it!”
The Toby Keith Foundation raised $1.3 million for the late singer’s OK Kids Korral through the 21st Toby Keith & Friends Sweet 16 Golf Classic. His widow, Tricia Covel, and Sammy Hagar hosted the fundraiser, which helps run the free home for children with cancer.
Niko Moon kicks off his 13-show American Palm Tour Oct. 2 in Rosemont, Illinois.
You can check out Lainey Wilson‘s Apple Music Sessions EP now, featuring her covers of The Beatles‘ “Come Together” and Lewis Capaldi‘s “Someone You Loved,” as well as a new version of her own “Devil Don’t Go There.” It was recorded in London.
Benson Boone has landed some pretty impressive backflips over the past year, including one at Coachella that was off a piano and one off a riser at Saturday Night Live. But if you’ve wondered if Benson has ever missed and wiped out, the answer is, not for a very long time.
While appearing on BBC Radio 1, Benson was asked by a listener, “Have you ever not landed a flip?”
“That’s a great question,” he replied.
Benson explained that he first started flipping when he was about 6 years old. “The first two back flips I ever did are the only two I have not landed,” he bragged.
“Because I’m a big fan and I’m very concerned that you might not land it,” the fan said. “I’m coming to see you in October and I don’t want you in a cast or a sling.”
“I promise you, I’m being safe,” Benson responded.
The deejay then played a clip of an interview that actress and singer Reneé Rapp did with Amy Poehler, in which Reneé stated, “I’m not big into boys flipping. We gotta cut that out.”
Addressing Reneé, Benson jokingly retorted, “YOU try doing a backflip, OK? You try doing a backflip and let me know how that goes, and once you master it, then maybe you can tell me what to stop or start doing. Until I see that backflip, I will be flipping in your face for the next generation, OK? Thank you very much.”
Matthew Ramsey‘s keeping the music playing in more ways than one.
On Tuesday, the lead singer of Old Dominion donated $50,000 to keep the concert band alive at Nashville’s J.T. Moore Middle School.
The school announced in March that it would do away with the program due to a lack of funds. Since then, parents organized the Band Together campaign to try to keep it going.
With Matthew’s donation through The Ramsey Foundation, they’ve raised more than $65,000, enough to hire a part-time band director and keep the program alive.
They hope to reach $92,000 by the end of June, enough to hire a full-time band teacher for all students. You can find out more online.
On Friday, the OD track “Man or the Song” arrives as the latest preview of their album Barbara, which drops Aug. 22.
Bon Jovi keyboardist David Bryan is set to be inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame this year.
The rocker is one of 17 inductees for 2025, with R&B group The Isley Brothers and pop stars the Jonas Brothers the other musicians chosen for induction this year.
“This year’s class of inductees remind us of what it means to be Jersey strong and resilient,” said Steve Edwards, president of the New Jersey Hall of Fame. “They showcase the incredible range of talent that has come out of New Jersey, from global icons in entertainment to pioneers in sports, public service, and enterprise. We’re proud to honor these heroes who inspire generations to be the best versions of themselves.”
The 17th annual New Jersey Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be held Nov. 21 at The Rink at The Arena at American Dream in East Rutherford, New Jersey, which is where the New Jersey Hall of Fame is located.
Bryan was born David Rashbaum in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, and was raised in Edison, New Jersey. In addition to being a founding member of Bon Jovi, he is a Tony Award winner for writing the music and co-writing the lyrics to the 2009 Broadway musical Memphis. He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with Bon Jovi in 2018.
Bryan is the second member of Bon Jovi to be inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame. Frontman Jon Bon Jovi was inducted in 2009.
Shareif Ziyadat/Getty Images for Sean “Diddy” Combs
Federal prosecutors on Tuesday rested their case in the sex-trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs.
“At this time, subject to confirming all of the government records are accurate in the record, the government rests,” prosecutor Emily Johnson said.
Calling 34 witnesses over the last 28 days of testimony and introducing hundreds of pieces of evidence, prosecutors are trying to prove the onetime titan of hip-hop used his wealth and clout to coerce and manipulate women into unwanted and unconventional sex for his personal gratification.
In a sweeping racketeering case that threatens to send Combs to prison for life if he’s convicted, the rap mogul is charged with using his business empire and personal fortune, once valued at nearly $1 billion, to secretly run a criminal organization devoted to protecting his reputation and funding years of criminal conduct.
Firebombing a Porsche, kidnapping one of his employees, breaking into a rival’s mansion and paying a security guard a $100,000 bribe are just a few of the eye-popping allegations prosecutors presented to the jury to try to prove their contention that Combs is a criminal. They argue Combs forced women to have sex with male prostitutes as he watched and masturbated during drug-fueled sex sessions that could last days. To keep his alleged victims silent, prosecutors say, Combs used violence, coercion and threats that they would be embarrassed or face financial ruin.
As soon as the government rested its case, the defense asked the judge to immediately find Combs not guilty of all the charges.
“The defense moves for a judgment of acquittal on all counts,” defense attorney Alexandra Shapiro said. “The government has failed to meet its burden.”
The jury was not in the room for the argument.
“The evidence does not establish that Mr. Combs conspired with any other person to violate the RICO statute,” Shapiro said. “They failed to show that any other individual actually conspired with him to conduct the affairs of this 20-year purported criminal enterprise.”
A grand jury indicted Combs in September 2024 on charges of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution. After declining to take a plea deal from prosecutors, Combs went to trial in May and could go to prison for the rest of his life if convicted on all counts.
He has pleaded not guilty and insists that any sex acts — no matter how far outside the mainstream they might be — were voluntary and remain the private business of consenting adults. Attorneys for Combs have acknowledged that the superstar is “complex” and has committed acts of violence and abused illicit drugs, but they argue that he never engaged in sex trafficking or ran a criminal enterprise as prosecutors allege.
The headlining run kicks off Oct. 17 in San Diego and will crisscross the country before wrapping up back on the West Coast Nov. 23 in Anaheim, California.
“Big things are coming,” Thrice teases. “This is the first of many.”
For the full list of dates and all ticket info, visit Thrice.net.
Thrice’s most recent album is 2021’s Horizons/East.
