Asif Ali and Saagar Shaikh in ‘Deli Boys.’ (James Washington/Disney)
Deli Boys is back for more.
The Hulu comedy series has returned for season 2. The show follows two Pakistani-American brothers who lose everything when their convenience store-magnate father suddenly dies. They’re forced to reckon with their father’s secret double life in the crime world as they try to take up his mantle.
Saagar Shaikh and Asif Ali star as Raj Dar and Mir Dar in the series. Season 1 ended with the brothers uncovering who was responsible for their father’s death. The actors told ABC Audio what fans can expect in the aftermath of that discovery throughout season 2.
Ali says Mir “has the confidence of whatever his plan is for the business.”
“He’s using that to do whatever it takes to make sure that the business is secure. But the recklessness is in his lack of consideration for the family,” Ali said. “He’s foregoing his personal life and everyone in the interest of making sure that DarCo is #1.”
As for Raj, Shaikh says “he’s trying to get back to the person he used to be” in the wake of learning Ahmad (Brian George) was responsible for his father’s death.
“But in order to get there, he has to finish this guy off, because this guy is living rent-free in his mind. And he can’t be the vibes guy if this guy is always on Raj’s mind,” Shaikh tells ABC Audio.
As for how season 2 differs from season 1, Shaik says it’s faster and punchier this time around. Ali agrees, saying, “You’re just right into the roller coaster and it just doesn’t let up until the end.”
All six episodes of Deli Boys season 2 are available to watch on Hulu now.
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‘MEGATONS’ album artwork. (Villains for Good/Two Twenty Five Music)
The Barbarians of California, AWOLNATION frontman Aaron Bruno’s hardcore side project, have announced a new album.
The record is called MEGATONS and is due out Aug. 21. It’s the sophomore follow-up to the 2024 Barbarians debut, And Now I’m Just Gnashing My Teeth.
“Everyone has heard of the sophomore slump,” says Barbarians member Eric Stenman. “Making a second album can be a fraught process full of overthinking and self-doubt. Perhaps, the benefit of us starting this band, at this later point in our lives, relieves some of that pressure. This felt so easy, and is a seamless continuation of whatever we started with the first batch of song — just bigger and better.”
MEGATONS includes the previously released songs “VANILLA LATTE,” “BOMB TO A KNIFE FIGHT” and “MODERN FASHION.” A fourth cut, titled “THE GNARLYCORE CLASS,” is out now.
The Barbarians will be opening for two dates on Guns N’ Roses upcoming tour in August and September. They’re also playing a run of headlining shows in September.
AWOLNATION’s most recent album is 2024’s The Phantom Five.
Bret Michaels performs onstage during the 2019 Stagecoach Festival at Empire Polo Field on April 26, 2019 in Indio, California. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Stagecoach)
Poison frontman Bret Michael is performing at the Freedom 250 Great American State Fair, celebrating the 250th anniversary of the United States.
The festival takes place June 25 through July 10 at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Admission is free.
The lineup also includes Flo Rida, Morris Day & The Time, Vanilla Ice, Milli Vanilli, The Commodores, Young MC and C+C Music Factory.
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures after delivering remarks during a campaign and economic policy event in the Eugene Levy Fieldhouse at SUNY Rockland Community College on May 22, 2026, in Suffern, New York. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images)
(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump said during a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday that he isn’t concerned about making a deal soon with Iran, adding that he doesn’t “care about the midterms” in what he said he thinks is the regime’s calculation that he has to negotiate a deal before what are expected to be highly-competitive elections in November.
“They thought they were going to out-wait me, you know. ‘We’ll out-wait him. He’s got the midterms.’ I don’t care about the midterms. Look what happened last night, that was a prelude to the midterms. People understand it,” Trump said, likely referencing his endorsed candidate, Ken Paxton, winning the Senate Republican runoff in Texas.
With tensions escalating with Iran and gas prices still up across the country, Trump said he feels no urgency to end the war.
“Mr. President, you’ve said that you’re in no rush to make a deal, but with gas prices that are still high across the country, people are paying more for travel. Does that give you more urgency to make a deal? Why doesn’t it?” ABC News Senior Political Correspondent Rachel Scott asked Trump during the Cabinet meeting.
“Well, I’ll tell you, the primary urgency, I’ve said this, it wasn’t covered properly, but the primary urgency is that we can’t let Iran have a nuclear weapon,” Trump responded.
The president also appeared to issue a new threat against Oman, a key American ally in the Middle East.
Trump said he would not accept a short-term deal that allows Iran and Oman to control the Strait of Hormuz — as reported in Iranian state media, and that the critical shipping lane will be “open to everybody.”
“Oman will behave just like everybody else or we’ll have to blow them up. They understand that,” Trump said.
Trump on Wednesday was asked whether he would consider easing any sanctions on Iran. He said no.
“No, we’re not talking about any easing of sanctions or giving money. No sanctions, no money, no nothing,” Trump said. “We have control of money that they claim is theirs. We’ll keep control of that money. And when they behave properly and when they do what’s right, we’ll let them have their money. But right now, we’re not doing that … One thing is not contingent on the other.”
The comments come after a senior administration official told reporters over the weekend that Iran could be rewarded with a lifting of sanctions and unfreezing of assets in exchange for a deal on its nuclear program.
On the status of negotiations, Trump said on Wednesday he’s “not satisfied” and that Iran is “negotiating on fumes.”
“We’re not satisfied with it, but we will be. We will be. Either that or we’ll have to just finish the job,” Trump said.
Ariana Grande has announced that the video for her new single, “hate that i made you love me,” will be out Monday at 11 a.m. ET. She’s posted a snippet of her riding in the back seat of a car, driven by a desperate-looking guy. Just as the video ends, we hear her sing one word of the song: “I.” The song itself drops Friday.
In other Ariana Grande news, her Wicked co-star Cynthia Erivo tells Varietythat during the seemingly endless press tours for the two films, “I think that people didn’t really believe that we were actually friends. But that’s also because people don’t know me very well. If I’m a friend, then I’m a friend.” According to Cynthia, she and Ari still text “almost every day.”
For the eighth time in 11 years, Ed Sheeran is the most-played artist across radio, TV and public places in the U.K. According to PPL, which licenses the use of recorded music in that country, Ed’s songs are played an average of 574 times per day, or 24 times per hour.
In her song “Adult Size Medium,” Hilary Duff sings, “Was it a sip of wine or Aperol?” So it’s not surprising that the orange apéritif is now an official sponsor of her upcoming lucky me tour. That means there will be Aperol Spritz Day Club pre-show experiences at select tour venues, bars and restaurants in cities Hilary visits. Plus, fans in select cities who are 21 and over can enter to win tickets to the show by registering at aperolsharethemoment.com.
Madonna wrote on Instagram Wednesday of her new album, “Confessions II is a love letter to dance music and to all the spaces and communities that create it or enjoy it. The dance floor isn’t about a specific space or building, it’s wherever we gather to dance, celebrate and connect.” But in the same post, she recommends that when listening to the album, people not gather together.
To promote the album, Madonna has teamed with Bilt.com, which helps members earn rewards based on their monthly housing payments. In a video to promote the partnership, Madonna is asked to describe the “ideal way” fans should listen to Confessions II.
“By yourself, with nobody around and no distractions, from start to finish,” she replies. “That’s the most respectful way to listen to the album.”
As part of her Bilt partnership, Madonna is offering Bilt members a version of the album with exclusive artwork. But perhaps the most interesting aspect of the partnership is that Bilt is paying one month of studio rent for every musician who is currently leasing space at The Music Building, a rehearsal space in midtown Manhattan where Madonna lived when she was a struggling artist with no money.
She says in a statement, “As much as I struggled when I showed up here with nothing, I look back very fondly on this time in my life. The creativity, diversity and community of artists all supporting each other while having the freedom to experiment is something I would have never experienced in another place.”
Members will also have a chance to win rent payments of up to $2,500.
In what’s become a CMA Fest tradition, MCA will take over Nashville’s Skydeck on Broadway for two days during the annual country music extravaganza.
Performances kick off Friday, June 5, with Saturday, June 6, starting with Miranda Lambert’s Crisco Disco Brunch.
Little Big Town, Wyatt Flores, Dalton Davis, Deanna Carter, Lamont Landers, Landon Smith, Jacob Hackworth, Travis Denning and more are set to play.
Admission for MCA Presents: Live from Sky Deck is free, you just need to register online. If you can’t make it in person, you can check out the performances on Universal Music Live’s Twitch channel.
The Little Big Town set will be the band’s only performance during CMA Fest 2026.
As a vegetarian, Paul McCartney doesn’t eat chicken, but that isn’t stopping him from appearing on the popular YouTube series Chicken Shop Date on Friday.
The show features host Amelia Dimoldenberg meeting a celebrity guest at a local fried chicken restaurant, and then asking them quirky questions while they eat. Each episode is only about eight minutes long.
In an Instagram post promoting the appearance, Amelia wrote, “Money can’t buy me love…but it can buy me vegan nuggets and chips ! my date with @paulmccartney is out FRIDAY.”
On an Instagram Reel featuring her and Paul acting goofy in the chicken shop, she wrote, “HELP! My biggest date yet.”
Amelia has welcomed everyone from Cher, Ryan Reynolds and Sabrina Carpenter to Cynthia Erivo, Conan O’Brien and Ben Stiller to the show.
Matthew Perry attends the GQ Men of the Year Party 2022 at The West Hollywood EDITION on Nov. 17, 2022, in West Hollywood, California. (Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for GQ)
Matthew Perry’s live-in assistant was sentenced on Wednesday to nearly 3 1/2 years in prison for administering the dose of ketamine that killed the Friends actor in 2023.
Kenneth Iwamasa, 61, is one of five people charged and convicted in what federal prosecutors called a conspiracy to illegally distribute ketamine to Perry. The assistant pleaded guilty in August 2024 to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine resulting in death.
U.S. District Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett sentenced him to 41 months in prison and fined him $10,000, the Department of Justice said.
Prosecutors said Iwamasa, the final defendant to be sentenced in the case, injected Perry with ketamine repeatedly in the weeks before the actor’s death without proper medical training — including the fatal dose on Oct. 28, 2023.
“When defendant Kenneth Iwamasa was hired as Matthew Perry’s live-in personal assistant, he was acutely aware that Mr. Perry had suffered from drug addiction for most of his life. But rather than help Mr. Perry maintain sobriety, defendant became his enabler and drug supplier,” prosecutors wrote in a sentencing memorandum ahead of Wednesday’s sentencing hearing in Los Angeles federal court. “As defendant injected more and more ketamine into Mr. Perry, he saw — and was the only person to see — clear warning signs that Mr. Perry was in danger.”
Prosecutors said Iwamasa found Perry unconscious inside his home at least two times in October 2023, as well as seeing him “freeze up” after a large injection, but, “ignoring these warnings,” continued to inject him with illicit ketamine.
In the days leading up to Perry’s death, Iwamasa injected him with “significant quantities of ketamine,” prosecutors wrote. On the day Perry fatally overdosed, Iwamasa injected him with two doses before Perry asked him to prepare the jacuzzi and to “shoot me up a big one,” prosecutors wrote.
Soon after administering the third dose, Iwamasa left to run errands for Perry and, upon returning, found him dead, face down in the jacuzzi, according to prosecutors.
Following Perry’s death, Iwamasa “continued his wrongdoing by destroying evidence and taking other steps to cover his tracks and obstruct justice,” prosecutors wrote. They allege he cleaned up ketamine bottles and syringes from the scene and omitted ketamine from the list of Perry’s medications while being questioned by officers after calling 911.
Iwamasa ultimately provided “significant cooperation” in the government’s investigation, including information on other defendants, prosecutors said while asking for 41 months of imprisonment.
In response to the government’s sentencing memo, defense attorneys argued that Iwamasa did not abuse his “trusted position,” saying he was an employee and “acted at all relevant times at the victim’s direction rather than pursuant to his own discretion.”
“Perhaps Defendant’s employment relationship with the victim enabled him to more readily participate in the conspiracy to distribute drugs to the victim than a man on the street, but it should be noted that a number of proverbial men on the street did in fact participate in the same conspiracy,” they wrote. “Multiple third parties were involved who did not share the same relationship with the victim. That fact alone should overcome the inference that it was Defendant’s particular relationship with the victim that facilitated the crime.”
Prosecutors said Iwamasa worked with two doctors to obtain ketamine for Perry, before turning to two dealers to obtain dozens of vials of ketamine, including the doses that killed the actor.
Iwamasa had known Perry since around 1992 before becoming his live-in assistant in 2022 for $150,000 a year, according to prosecutors. His responsibilities included those related to Perry’s medical care, they said.
In a victim impact statement filed ahead of the sentencing, Perry’s mother said the family was relieved when Perry took on an assistant whom she said understood the actor’s battles with drug addiction, and that they all trusted Iwamasa.
“Kenny’s most important job — by far — was to be my son’s companion and guardian in his fight against addiction. His number one responsibility — ensure that Matthew remained what he wanted to be: drug free,” she wrote. “Kenny knew, should he feel unduly pressured, that with one phone call to any number of the people in Matthew’s orbit, reinforcements would be on the way, and his job would be safe.”
“But instead of protecting Matthew, he aided and abetted illegal drug taking, arranged for one source of supply, then another. Shot the drugs into Matthew’s body though he was not in the least qualified,” she continued. “He did it even though he could see, anyone could have seen, it was so obviously dangerous. And he did it again and again.”
Iwamasa is the fifth and final defendant in the case to be sentenced in the scheme to illegally distribute ketamine to Perry.
Prosecutors said Jasveen Sangha, reportedly known as the “Ketamine Queen,” worked with Erik Fleming to distribute 51 vials of her ketamine to Iwamasa, including the doses that killed Perry.
Sangha was sentenced last month to 15 years in prison. She pleaded guilty last year to one count of maintaining a drug-involved premises, three counts of distribution of ketamine and one count of distribution of ketamine resulting in death or serious bodily injury.
Fleming was sentenced earlier this month to two years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine and one count of distribution of ketamine resulting in death.
The two doctors convicted in the case were sentenced last year.
Mark Chavez, who once ran a ketamine clinic, admitted to selling fraudulently obtained ketamine to Salvador Plasencia, who briefly treated Perry, which was then sold to the actor in the weeks before his death.
Chavez pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine and was sentenced to eight months of home confinement in December 2025.
Plasencia pleaded guilty to four counts of distribution of ketamine and was sentenced to 30 months in prison in December 2025.
‘Gravest Gravy’ album artwork. (Vengeance Records)
A never-before-released lost album from the influential band The Cramps is being released as part of a project spearheaded by punk legends Henry Rollins and Ian MacKaye.
The record is called Gravest Gravy and will be released Aug. 21. It was originally recorded in 1977 and was produced by Alex Chilton of Big Star.
“What you have in Gravest Gravy, is sheer brilliance committed to tape by a band that was plugged in directly to the Rock ‘n Roll mainline, produced by a visionary maniac named Alex Chilton,” Rollins says in a statement.
A number of Cramps titles are also set to be reissued.
Beyond originating the influential psychobilly sound, which combined elements of punk rock and rockabilly, The Cramps are also known for the song “Goo Goo Muck,” which soundtracked the famous dance scene in the show Wednesday.
