It’s a big month for Charlie Puth: He became a father for the first time on March 13, and his new album, Whatever’s Clever, is out on Friday. He tells ABC’s On the Red Carpet that he can’t wait to go on tour in April because the album was made to be played live.
“I’m looking forward to playing this music live, in a live setting, cause I’ve written this album and produced this album in a way that’s made for Madison Square Garden and big arenas,” Charlie said. “I just … want people to sing along with me. So that’s the first time I’ve taken this approach, where I really wrote this for the people.”
Charlie says he doesn’t mind how those people discover his music, even if its through snippets on TikTok.
“However they want to consume the music,” he said. “I just wanna give, what do they call it? Goosebumps. I want to give people the goosebumps.”
Whatever’s Clever features guest appearances by yacht rock icons Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins, as well as sax player Kenny G; “Love Me Not” singer Ravyn Lenae; legendary Japanese musician Hikaru Utada; and Coco Jones, who sang “Lift Every Voice and Sing” at February’s Super Bowl pre-game show, during which Charlie sang the national anthem.
Discussing the album’s catchy title, Charlie told ABC’s On the Red Carpet, “I think it’s a very human phrase. I found myself saying it a lot during the process of making the record. And I think in the days of so much artificially created content, it’s nice to be human, and stand out, alone.”
Former Foreigner frontman Lou Gramm (Photo credit: Krishta Abruzzini)
Former Foreigner frontman Lou Gramm’s new solo album, Released, is out now, made up of previously unreleased songs he recorded in the ’80s for his previous solo albums.
While it’s been decades since he first recorded some of these songs, Gramm tells ABC Audio he always knew they existed, but notes “as time went by, I forgot I had them.”
“When I was ready to do a new album, I had some original songs written, and something just kept tugging at me to go back and listen to the songs from my previous solo albums that weren’t on the album,” he says. “I remember when I started listening to ‘em that they shocked me at how good they were, but they were incomplete.”
Gramm says the songs didn’t make his original solo albums not because they were bad, but due to “time restraints,” noting in order to meet deadlines he had to choose songs “that were done, not necessarily the ones that we liked the best.”
Gramm says going back and listening to the tunes all these years later turned out to be “very emotional” for him.
“And then I started getting a little angry. ‘Why didn’t we finish them? Why didn’t we get them on the album?’” he says, noting, “Here are these great songs sitting around for 30 years, you know, or more.”
Gramm says he hopes after listening to the record fans come away realizing he’s “a formidable songwriter, as well as a vocalist.”
“I have a style that’s uniquely my own and it has elements of Foreigner in it, because that’s the band I was part of,” he explains. “But it’s quite a bit different than Foreigner,” noting he hopes the album lets the “difference be known.”
Poster for ‘Breaking Glass: The Pat Summitt Story’ (ABC News Studios)
The story of Pat Summitt, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer best known for coaching women’s basketball at the University of Tennessee, has been told in many ways. This time, it’s being brought to life through a documentary directed by Dawn Porter and produced by Robin Roberts’ production company, Rock’n Robin Productions. With an impact that has been felt for decades, Roberts explains why now is the right time to share Summitt’s story in this way.
“People need to know,” she tells ABC Audio. “People are excited about the WNBA, March Madness, Unrivaled, they need to know that it might not have happened [were] it not for someone like Pat Summitt. So just to give a history lesson to folks, I think that is the right time to do it.”
“It is March Madness, it is Women’s History Month. It’ll be 10 years in June that she passed away from Alzheimer’s,” she continues. “So I think it was the perfect storm in giving her her flowers.”
Breaking Glass, The Pat Summitt Story, streaming on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+,chronicles Pat’s journey from her humble upbringing on a Tennessee dairy farm to her record-setting career at the University of Tennessee, where she won 1,098 games and eight national championships. The film offers an in-depth look at both the challenges she faced, and the lasting impact she made on and off the court.
With so much ground to cover, Dawn says the responsibility she felt in telling Pat’s story grew as she learned more about her, but she was fortunately met with support from her family, ESPN, the University of Tennessee and more.
Her goal was to understand why Pat was so deeply loved. What she learned: “Pat saw everybody as people and I think she was really, really instrumental in making that a unified experience where everybody was welcome.”
The film will premiere Sunday on ESPN2 and April 5 on ESPN.
An American Airlines Airbus A321 airplane arrives at Los Angeles International Airport from Washington D.C., March 7, 2026, in Los Angeles. (Kevin Carter/Getty Images)
(COLOMBIA) — An American Airlines flight attendant has been reported missing in Colombia, according to officials.
Eric Fernando Gutiérrez Molina landed on March 21 on a flight from Miami to Medellin, Colombia, according to the Medellin security secretary.
Authorities believe he may have been drugged and are investigating that claim.
He was last seen early Sunday morning after a party at a club in the Medellín neighborhood of El Poblado, with a man and a woman, according to the security secretary.
“We are actively engaged with local law enforcement officials in their investigation and doing all we can to support our team member’s family during this time,” American Airlines said in a statement.
A State Department spokesperson said, “We are aware of these reports and are closely tracking the situation.”
“The Trump Administration has no greater priority than the safety and security of Americans, and the State Department stands ready to provide all consular assistance to Americans in need abroad,” the spokesperson said.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
Federal agents patrol the halls of immigration court at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building on March 04, 2026, in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
(WASHINGTON) — The Department of Justice notified a federal judge that it has been erroneously relying on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo to justify arrests at immigration courts, according to a new court filing.
The filing is part of an ongoing federal case in New York brought by civil rights groups challenging a policy of arresting people at immigration courts.
Federal prosecutors said Tuesday they had repeatedly cited a memo titled “2025 ICE Guidance” to defend the policy, which led to courthouse arrests nationwide.
“We write respectfully and regrettably to correct a material mistaken statement of fact that the Government made to the Court and Plaintiffs,” wrote Jay Clayton, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York.
Clayton informed the court that ICE officials notified DOJ this week that the guidance “does not and has never applied” to civil immigration enforcement actions in or near immigration courts.
“As stated in the Guidance, it also does not apply to criminal immigration enforcement actions inside courthouses,” the memo states. “The Guidance does, however, apply to civil immigration law enforcement at or near all non-immigration courts at federal, state, and local/municipal level.”
Immigration attorneys and advocates previously told ABC News that immigration enforcement officers have been waiting in immigration court buildings and arresting migrants who have had their cases dismissed.
Deportation hearings in immigration court are legal proceedings initiated by DHS in which an immigration judge determines whether a migrant should be removed from the United States.
Often, an immigration judge will dismiss a case in order to allow the individual to pursue legal relief by seeking asylum, according to attorneys.
Several videos of migrants being detained after their cases were dismissed have gone viral on social media.
“It’s clear that it’s a coordinated campaign of fear-mongering, to put fear into our immigrant communities and undermine the constitutional right to due process,” Priscilla Olivarez, an attorney with the Immigrant Legal Resource Center in San Antonio, Texas, previously told ABC News.
In response to the filing, attorneys for the New York Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU said the arrests have “deprived” immigrants of their right to seek relief from removal.
“The implications of this development are far-reaching,” the groups wrote on Wednesday. “In the months since the Court relied on the government’s representation to deny Plaintiffs preliminary relief, Defendants have continued arresting noncitizens at their immigration court hearings, resulting in their detention—often in facilities hundreds of miles away.”
A DHS spokesperson said in a statement: “There is no change in policy. We will continue to arrest illegal aliens at immigration courts following their proceedings. It is commonsense to take them into custody following the completion of their removal proceedings. Nothing prohibits arresting a lawbreaker where you find them.”
Gigi Perez performs during Laneway Festival 2026 at Western Springs Stadium on Feb. 5, 2026 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Dave Simpson/WireImage)
Gigi Perez has released a cover of the Green Day song “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life).”
The “Sailor Song” artist recorded the ’90s classic for Hollister’s newly launched graduation season campaign, continuing the track’s status as a graduation staple despite being initially written as a bitter breakup song.
The cover is accompanied by a video, now available on YouTube, featuring footage of seniors reflecting on the final days of high school cut with shots of Perez strumming an acoustic guitar. It begins with Perez listening to a tape cassette of the opening guitar line that Billie Joe Armstrong infamously fumbles in the intro of the original song. However, Perez does not say the f-word, as Armstrong did.
“There were so many pieces of this project that made this opportunity feel perfect,” Perez says in a statement. “I’m deeply nostalgic, and thinking about my own senior year, the impact Green Day has had on me, and my connection with Hollister made reimagining a song that’s so important to me a really special experience.”
Perez will be performing at Coachella in April before launching a tour opening for Noah Kahan in June.
“Brush Me Like a Horse” single artwork. (Mushroom Music/Virgin Music Group)
Alt-J frontman Joe Newman has released the video for his single “Brush Me Like a Horse,” released under his solo moniker, JJerome87.
The surreal clip finds an imprisoned man forced to run on a treadmill overhanging a cliff, lest he fall to his death.
“Brush Me Like a Horse is an acid western about a man condemned to die in a cruel, humiliating public spectacle,” says video director Alex Takács. “Joe Newman came to me with the vivid image of a state execution via treadmill, and it immediately conjured this whole narrative world.”
You can watch the “Brush Me Like a Horse” video on YouTube.
“Brush Me Like a Horse” is included on the debut JJerome87 album, The Canyon, which is available now exclusively via Newman’s website.
Christian Andreu of Gojira performs at Canada Life Place on September 22, 2025 in London, Ontario. (Jeremychanphotography/Getty Images)
Gojira’s Christian Andreu has announced a new signature guitar in collaboration with Jackson.
The Pro Plus Series Signature Christian Andreu Rhoads RR24 EVTN6 boasts “three-piece neck-thru construction with graphite reinforcement and alder wings” that create a “bulletproof foundation that delivers earth-shaking tone with fortress-like stability,” Jackson says.
“But the real game-changer is the revolutionary Evertune F6 bridge – pure wizardry that locks you in perfect pitch no matter how hard you thrash, bend, or punish this beast,” the description continues.
The guitar is available now for $2,429.99. For more info, visit JacksonGuitars.com.
Gojira’s most recent album is 2021’s Fortitude. In between, they released the Grammy-winning song “Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça Ira),” which they performed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House, March 26, 2026. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Thursday insisted Iran is “begging to make a deal” to end the war amid seemingly tenuous indirect talks between the U.S. and Tehran.
“I mean, I read a story today that I’m desperate to make a deal. I’m not,” the president said during a meeting of his Cabinet at the White House.
“I’m the opposite of desperate, I don’t care … In fact, we have other targets we want to hit before we leave. We’re hitting them on a daily basis,” Trump added.
Trump also revealed the “very big present” from Iran he said earlier this week was a sign talks were progressing: 10 oil tankers were allowed safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz.
“I say they’re lousy fighters, but they’re great negotiators,” he said of the Iranians.
“And they are begging to work out a deal,” Trump said. “I don’t know if we’ll be able to do that. I don’t know if we’re willing to do that.”
White House special envoy Steve Witkoff confirmed during Thursday’s meeting that the U.S. presented Iran with a 15-point framework for a peace deal by way of Pakistan.
Witkoff did not provide any specifics on what is in the proposal, though sources previously told ABC News it addressed Iran’s ballistic missile and nuclear programs as well as maritime routes.
“I can say this, we will see where things lead and if we can convince Iran that this is the inflection point with no good alternatives for them other than more death and destruction,” Witkoff said. “We have strong signs that this is a possibility, and if a deal happens, it will be great for the country of Iran, for the entire region and the world at large.”
Iran responded to the plan through intermediaries overnight, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency, which quoted an informed source. Reuters reported that according to a senior Iranian official, Iran’s initial response to the U.S. proposal was that it was “one-sided and unfair.”
The administration now ramping up pressure on Iran to agree to a diplomatic off-ramp.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt warned on Wednesday: “President Trump does not bluff, and he is prepared to unleash hell. Iran should not miscalculate again.”
President Trump earlier Thursday told Iran to “get serious, before it is too late.”
The first indication of new talks came from President Trump on Monday, as he announced he was postponing major attacks he’d threatened on Iran’s energy infrastructure for five days — until Friday — due to what he said were “very strong talks.”
Trump was asked Thursday about the status of that deadline, and whether it would be pushed back.
“I don’t know yet. I don’t know,” Trump said. He later added, “And we have a lot of time. You know what? It’s a day. In Trump time, a day, you know what it is, that’s an eternity.”
Hours later, Trump posted on social media that he was pushing the deadline to April 6.
“As per Iranian Government request, please let this statement serve to represent that I am pausing the period of Energy Plant destruction by 10 Days to Monday, April 6, 2026, at 8 P.M., Eastern Time. Talks are ongoing and, despite erroneous statements to the contrary by the Fake News Media, and others, they are going very well,” his post read.
Involved in negotiations are Witkoff, Jared Kushner, Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, according to Trump.
Vance, during Thursday’s Cabinet meeting, emphasized the importance of preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and warned that there are “further military options” possible.
The U.S. is continuing to send thousands more U.S. troops to the Middle East, and the Pentagon is seeking $200 billion in supplemental funding as the conflict continues.
With the conflict in its fourth week, President Trump on Thursday continued to repeat the four-to-six-week timeline he estimated at the onset of the conflict and said the operation is “ahead of schedule.”
Trump said the war will “end soon” and once again referred to it as an “excursion” and a “little detour.”
Trump and his top officials have changed their rhetoric over the course of the conflict, first calling it a “war” but more recently calling it a “military operation.”
Trump acknowledged that inconsistency in remarks at the annual National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) dinner on Wednesday night. He said the change was because of concerns that Congress has not authorized military action.
“I won’t use the word war, because they say if you use the word war, that’s maybe not a good thing to do. They don’t like the word war because you’re supposed to get approval. So, I’ll use the word military operation, which is really what it is,” the president said.
What do Jonas Brothers have in common with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Anne Hathaway and Lin-Manuel Miranda? They’ve all worked with Disney in some capacity over the years. That’s why JoBros and those other stars are being named Disney Legends at the company’s annual D23 fan event, set for Aug. 14-16 in Anaheim, California. Disney is the parent company of ABC News.
Just call *NSYNC’s Joey Fatone and JC Chasez “The Producers.” They’ve joined the producing team for the musical comedy Titanique, a sendup of the 1993 movie Titanic, featuring the songs of Céline Dion. It starts previews in New York City Thursday night on Broadway. Joey actually appeared in a 2010 production of The Producers, and he’s also appeared in Broadway shows like Rent, Little Shop of Horrors and, most recently, & Juliet.
If you missed BTS’ performance of their new single “SWIM” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday night, you can watch it now on YouTube. Or, you could just wait until Thursday night, when the group will perform a second song on the talk show. During their Wednesday appearance, the group discussed their reunion, answered questions from fans and revealed the meaning behind some of the songs on their new album, ARIRANG.
