Lenny Kravitz will help the nation celebrate July 4 in New York.
The rocker is set to perform during the 49th annual Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks, which kicks off at 8 p.m. ET on NBC and will simulcast live on Peacock.
Oscar winner Ariana DeBose will host the special, which will also feature performances by Jonas Brothers, Keke Palmer, Ava Max, and country stars Eric Church and Trisha Yearwood.
The evening will also include fireworks set against the backdrop of the Brooklyn Bridge, with a musical score produced by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and James Poyser, and a performance from DeBose.
Kravitz is set to launch a new set of Las Vegas residency dates at the Dolby Live on Aug. 1. A complete list of dates can be found at LennyKravitz.com.
Sting has shared a musical tribute to TheBeach Boys‘ Brian Wilson, who died at the age of 82.
The Police frontman shared a clip on Instagram of him performing the Beach Boys classic “God Only Knows” during his concert in Rostock, Germany, on Wednesday.
“So today one of my heroes died, Brian Wilson from The Beach Boys. He’s gone to heaven,” Sting says in the clip. “So I wanna sing a song that I love.” He captioned the clip, “Rest In Peace, Brian Wilson.”
Sting’s performance is one of many tributes to Wilson that continue to pour in.
Paul McCartney shared his thoughts on Instagram, writing, “Brian had that mysterious sense of musical genius that made his songs so achingly special. The notes he heard in his head and passed to us were simple and brilliant at the same time.”
“I loved him, and was privileged to be around his bright shining light for a little while. How we will continue without Brian Wilson, ‘God Only Knows,'” he added.
Fat Joe and Jadakiss team up weekly for their podcast, Joe & Jada, but they recently came together for a charitable act, according to Billboard. With Father’s Day approaching, they partnered with Reform Alliance to treat 70 fathers and their families who have been negatively affected by the criminal justice system to a private luncheon at Sei Less.
Dishes like broccoli, filet mignon, vegetable lo mein and chicken satay were on the menu, and guests were given the opportunity to take photos with Joe and Jada. Some even opened up about the battles they’ve had to overcome and played their own music for the New York rappers.
“Working with Fat Joe, Jadakiss and Reform to celebrate these fathers at Sei Less was truly special,” said Sei Less co-founder Dara Mirjahangiry said, per Billboard. “Ahead of Father’s Day, we really wanted to shine a light on these fathers who have been impacted by the criminal justice system and support their re-entry journey with compassion. It was a powerful way to bond through culture, community and cuisine.”
The “Stressed Out” duo has premiered the lead single off their upcoming album, Breach. You can listen to it now and watch its music video on YouTube.
Breach, the follow-up to 2024’s Clancy, is due out in September.
Along with the single debut, Twenty One Pilots have announced a U.S. tour, kicking off Sept. 18 in Cincinnati, Ohio. The outing will conclude Oct. 25 in Los Angeles.
You can sign up for a presale now through Sunday at 5 p.m. ET. The presale will begin June 17 at 10 a.m. local time, and tickets go on sale to the general public on June 20 at 10 a.m. local time.
If you plan to be in Nashville this summer, you might want to stop by and visit The Emo Cowgirl.
While that’s Megan Moroney‘s nickname, it also happens to be the name of her pop-up bar in The Westin Nashville’s L27 Rooftop Lounge.
Guests can order signature cocktails like the Am I Okay?, flavored with Bacardi, lemon and blueberry, as well as elevated comfort food. There’s also Megan’s Closet, which offers exclusive merch and her limited-edition Lane Boots.
Megan launched The Emo Cowgirl on Friday during CMA Fest, and it’ll be open through August 31.
This week, the Georgia native tops the chart with “Am I Okay?”, a feat she previously accomplished with her debut single, “Tennessee Orange.”
Jonas Brothers and Ava Max will be providing the vocal fireworks during the 49th annual Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks special, airing July 4 on NBC and streaming on Peacock.
The special, which starts at 8 p.m. ET, will also feature performances by country stars Eric Church and Trisha Yearwood, rocker Lenny Kravitz and singer/actress Keke Palmer.
The fireworks, including more than 80,000 shells and 30 colors, will be set to a musical score produced by Questlove of The Roots and a live performance by the special’s host, Ariana DeBose. The fireworks will be launched from the Brooklyn Bridge and four barges on New York’s East River.
Bruce Springsteen has shared another preview from his upcoming box set, Tracks II: The Lost Albums.
The latest is the tune “Sunday Love,” which appears on the lost album Twilight Hours, described as “an ode to the great American pop music tradition.”
The album was written at the same time as 2019’s Western Stars, with Bruce describing the tracks on the album as “romantic, lost-in-the-city songs.”
“At one time it was either a double record [with Western Stars] or they were part of the same record,” Springsteen shares. “I love Burt Bacharach and I love those kinds of songs and those kinds of songwriters. I took a swing at it because the chordal structures and everything are much more complicated, which was fun for me to pull off. All this stuff could have come right off of those [’60s] albums.”
“Sunday Love,” which features E Street Band’s Max Weinberg, Patti Scialfa and Soozie Tyrell, is available now via digital outlets.
Tracks II: The Lost Albums is due out June 27 and is available for preorder. It features seven previously unheard Springsteen records, featuring 83 songs, all of which were originally recorded between 1983 and 2018. Of those songs, 82 have never been released before and 74 have never been heard before.
Springsteen and the E Street Band are currently on the Land of Hope and Dreams tour in Europe. The tour hits Prague on Sunday. A complete list of dates can be found at BruceSpringsteen.net.
Lil Wayne has released another single that didn’t quite make the cut for his Tha Carter VI album: “Momma Don’t Worry” features Lil Baby and Future.
Will Smith surprised fans with a performance outside of the King’s Cross station in London. He joined DJ AG and delivered a live rendition of “Summertime,” as well as The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air theme song. The performance streamed on TikTok Live on Wednesday.
New Jersey Sen. Cory Bookerspoke to The Shade Room and revealed he was once set up on a blind date with Mariah Carey. “It was one of those times where you just know you’re in the presence of somebody that has a grandeur about them,” he said. “And I’m not talking about her talent. But she just has this light. We laughed and had a good time. It was clearly not a love match.” He added, “She’s just a good human being.”
After posting numerous photos of herself rocking a diamond ring on that finger, Dua Lipa has officially confirmed that she’s engaged to actor Callum Turner.
Speaking to British Voguefor its new issue, on stands July 17, Dua says, “Yeah, we’re engaged. It’s very exciting.” Of her ring, which Turner had made for her, she says, “I’m obsessed with it. It’s so me.”
Dua and Callum were first introduced at a London restaurant, and then ran into each other a year later in LA, where they discovered they were both reading the same book: Trust, by Herman Diaz. Dua says it was “one thousand per cent” a sign they were destined to be together.
The wedding may have to wait, though: Dua explains, “I want to finish my tour, Callum’s shooting, so we’re just enjoying this period.”
She adds, I’ve never been someone who’s really thought about a wedding, or dreamt about what kind of bride I would be. All of a sudden I’m like: ‘Oh, what would I wear?’”
“This decision to grow old together, to see a life and just, I don’t know, be best friends forever – it’s a really special feeling,” she says.
As for children, Dua says she’d “love to have kids one day,” but notes, “It’s like the constant question of when would there ever be a good time – how it would fit in with my job and how it would work if I went on tour, and how much time out I’d have to take.”
“I think it’s just one of those things that’s going to happen when it happens. I love kids, but I think there’s so much more to raising a child than just loving children.”
Dua’s other future plans? Publishing authors, turning books into film and TV, and starting her own record label.
Douglas McCarthy, vocalist for the English EBM band Nitzer Ebb, has died. He was 58.
“It is with a heavy heart that we regret to inform that Douglas McCarthy passed away this morning of June 11th, 2025,” Nitzer Ebb wrote in an Instagram post Wednesday. “We ask everyone to please be respectful of Douglas, his wife, and family in this difficult time.”
The band adds, “We appreciate your understanding and will share more information soon.”
McCarthy had announced in 2024 that he’d been diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver.
Upon their launch in the ’80s, Nitzer Ebb became a prominent band in the growing EBM scene, which stood for “electronic body music” and brought together industrial, synth-punk and dance music. Nitzer Ebb’s take on the genre gave them hits in the dance world, and also crossed over into alternative scenes with singles including “Control I’m Here” and “Lightning Man.”
