Anne Murray will release her 33rd album, Here You Are, on Sept. 5. It’s made up of 11 rediscovered tracks recorded at the height of the country/pop legend’s career, including the new single “Rest Easy (in My Love).”
Ashley McBryde duets with Jenna Paulette on a new version of “The Prophet (Grandaddy’s Song).” Written by Ashley with noted songwriters Matraca Berg and Lori McKenna, the original version appeared on Jenna’s Horseback album.
“Funny Seeing You Here” is the latest preview of Hudson Westbrook‘s debut album, Texas Forever, which comes out July 25.
The Beatles legend Paul McCartney turned 83 on Wednesday, and the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer has now taken to social media to thank all the friends and fans who reached out to wish him a happy birthday.
“I wanna thank everyone who sent me beautiful birthday wishes,” he said in a video on his Instagram Story. “There were so many and they were all so soulful and thoughtful and made me have a really happy birthday.”
He added, “I had it with my kids and my grandkids and wife and her family. It was really beautiful. So thank you, people of the world. I love you. Thank you so much.”
Among the messages he received was an Instagram post from Barbra Streisandthat read, “To Paul … Happy Birthday. Hope you’re celebrating with a little help from your friends … including me.”
Streisand and McCartney recently collaborated on a new version of his song “My Valentine” for Streisand’s upcoming album, The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume Two. The albumcomes out June 27.
Miranda Lambert‘s rolling out the “Little Red Wagon” again this summer.
Named for her 2015 hit, she first launched the Fill the Little Red Wagon campaign on 2016’s Keeper of the Flame Tour. It lets Miranda’s fans donate supplies to local animal shelters in return for a chance to win pit tickets to the show in their area, all coordinated by her MuttNation Foundation.
“For me, it’s always been music and mutts, so whenever I’m able to make something happen with both at the same time, it’s magic,” she says. “It’s been nearly a decade since we started ‘Fill the Little Red Wagon’ to help shelters while I’m on the road — it’s one of my favorite things about touring.”
There are nine shows that are part of the campaign, starting June 28 in Madison, Wisconsin. You can find complete information about Fill the Little Red Wagon online.
Looks like Alex Warren‘s “Ordinary” has more stamina than Sabrina Carpenter‘s “Manchild.”
After Alex spent 12 weeks on top of the British singles chart with his hit song — setting a record in the process — he was dethroned by“Manchild.” However, after just one week on top, “Ordinary” has pushed “Manchild” down to #2 and resumed the #1 position.
This gives Alex his 13th week on top of the U.K.’s Official Singles Chart, extending his record as the U.S. solo artist with the longest-running U.K. single in history.
However, Sabrina shouldn’t feel too bad about being replaced at #1, since she just set her own British chart record. Her 2024 release Short n’ Sweet is now the solo studio album with the longest consecutive top-five stream in U.K. album chart history. The album has been in the U.K. top five for 43 straight weeks; it’s currently #3.
Alex’s new album, You’ll Be Alright, Kid, is out July 18. Sabrina’s new album, Man’s Best Friend, is due Aug. 29.
Halle Bailey is getting candid about motherhood, postpartum depression, her appearance and more in a new song titled “Braveface.”
“Sittin’ on the floor, curled up in a ball/ Lookin’ in the mirror and I feel so f*****’ small,” she sings in the first verse over a guitar-plucked instrumental. “Then I grab my makeup bag and shuffle it around/ My head is in the clouds, self-esteem is on the ground.”
“It’s reflective of the mindset i’ve been in, especially since having my baby. my mental has been everywhere,”Halle shares of the song, according to Clash.
The song was released alongside a music video, now available to watch on YouTube.
“Braveface” follows her Valentine’s-themed single “Back & Forth” and “Rather Be Alone” featuring Leon Thomas.
It also comes after Halle and her ex DDG were each granted temporary restraining orders against each other following allegations of physical abuse, among other things.
DDG’s lawyer, Larry M. Bakman, previously told Good Morning America that a hearing on both requests is set for June 24.
Zach Top is extending his Cold Beer & Country Music Tour into the fall, adding nearly 20 dates, including two nights at Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre.
The new shows start Sept. 27 in Lubbock, Texas, and run through Nov. 15. Presales start Tuesday, before the general sale the following Friday.
Currently on the Broken Branches Tour with Dierks Bentley, Zach’s second album, Ain’t in It for My Health, comes out Aug. 29. It features his new single, “Good Times & Tan Lines.”
Imagine getting your hair and makeup done for your wedding, only to have Pink walk through the door and give you marriage advice. That’s what happened to one lucky bride, and the whole exchange was captured on video and posted on TikTok.
In the video, posted by bride Courtney Boyle, the door of a hotel’s garden suite opens and Pink, wearing a ball cap and a two-piece bathing suit, sticks her head in and says, “I’m here to make your day even more freaked out!” Evidently Pink was at the hotel’s pool and someone invited her in to say hi.
She asked Boyle if she was “making a good decision,” then asked everyone in the room, “Do we like him?” She joked, “The first 20 years are the hardest, but then it’s all downhill from there.”
Pink hasn’t hit the 20-year mark on her marriage to Carey Hart — that’s going to be in January 2026 — but they’ve been together since 2001.
Boyle shared that she used to work on Ellen DeGeneres‘ talk show and recalled how Pink appeared on the final show. Pink then hugged Boyle and wished her “a very, very happy life.”
She then joked, “I was wondering who got the garden suite. … It’s fine, I had to sleep with my 8-year-old last night.” When asked why she was even at the hotel, Pink said it was for her son Jameson‘s baseball game, which his team lost.
Pink then posed for a photo with Boyle and told her, “Have a great day!”
“Having @P!NK come to my suite during hair and makeup wasn’t on my wedding day bingo card,” Boyle captioned the video. “The most magical day.”
The Who’s Pete Townshend is opening up about the drama that led to the band firing their drummer, Zak Starkey.
Problems arose during The Who’s Teenage Cancer Trust shows at Royal Albert Hall in March, with Roger Daltrey calling out Starkey’s playing during “The Song is Over.”
“It’s been a mess,” Townshend shares in a new interview with The i Paper. “I couldn’t see anything wrong. What you see is a band who haven’t played together for a long time. But I think it was probably to do with the sound.”
He adds, “I think Roger just got lost. Roger’s finding it difficult.” He notes, “I have to be careful what I say about Roger because he gets angry if I say anything about him at all. He’ll be sacking me next.”
As for whether it was hard to let Starkey go, Townshend says he wasn’t the one who actually hired Zak in the first place: “Roger invited him in. … And at that time, I don’t know quite why he chose Zak, but Zak is another Keith Moon. He comes with real, real bonuses and real, real difficulties.”
He adds, “I will miss Zak terribly. … But quite what the story is, I don’t f***** know. I really don’t know.”
As for the band’s upcoming final tour of the U.S., Townshend doesn’t sound excited about it.
“I don’t know whether I’ve been up for doing anything with The Who since 1973,” he says. “But I am looking forward to it. Not because it’s the end, but because I hope that we can continue to explore other things.”
But those other things likely won’t be new music. Townshend says he wants to make another album but Daltrey doesn’t.
“He feels that we’ve got enough legacy, and that’s where we differ,” Townshend says.
The Black Keys have shared a new song called “Man on a Mission,” a track off the band’s upcoming album, No Rain, No Flowers.
You can listen to “Man on a Mission” now via digital outlets. Its accompanying visualizer, which shows a loop of motorcycle riders, is streaming on YouTube.
No Rain, No Flowers, the follow-up to 2024’s Ohio Players, is due out Aug. 8. It also includes the lead single “The Night Before,” which hit #1 on the Billboard Alternative Airplay chart.
The Black Keys wrapped the first leg of a U.S. tour earlier in June. They’ll launch a second leg in August.
