A$AP Rocky attends the 2026 Met Gala celebrating “Costume Art” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 04, 2026, in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)
A$AP Rocky is set to receive the inaugural Tribeca X Filmmaker of the Year Award at Tribeca X. The flagship event of the Tribeca Festival is focused on storytelling and features conversations, screenings and networking with entertainment and marketing leaders.
The honor recognizes Rocky’s work across music, fashion, film, and design and brand collaborations.
“Tribeca X was built to celebrate the creators reshaping modern storytelling,” Tribeca Enterprises CEO Rebecca Glashow said in a statement. “Today’s cultural landscape is being defined by artists and entrepreneurs who push creative boundaries across mediums and industries. A$AP Rocky represents the kind of genre-defying visionary the inaugural Tribeca X Filmmaker of the Year Award was created to honor.”
Tribeca X is set for June 8-9 at the Spring Studio in New York, and will display how brands and entertainment leaders are shaping new forms of storytelling.
The Rolling Stones’ ‘Foreign Tongues’ (Capitol Records)
Andrew Watt produced The Rolling Stones’ well-received 2023 album Hackney Diamonds and the band’s upcoming release, Foreign Tongues. But Watt says he prefers latter, out July 10, because the Stones “never play the same f****** thing the same way twice.”
Watt tells the U.K. paper The Telegraph that for Foreign Tongues, he had the band play live in the studio. “It’s always changing, and then there’s moments where they blow your brains out with how unbelievable and tight it is, and they’re all on it,” he explains. “But part of their magic is that it’s always changing. … [S]o the recording process had to be something where we were going for keeps at all times, so you could capture those moments, moving with the heartbeats of the guys in the room.”
As a result, Watt tells the paper, “I like this one even more [than Hackney Diamonds]. It’s rawer and liver and jammier and wait till you hear the s*** Keith [Richards is] playing. It’s unbelievable.”
Describing the dynamic between Richards and Mick Jagger, Watt says, “You would think two people that have been with each other for as long as they have could read each other’s minds, and there’s times where they do and there’s other times where they go exactly opposite, and it’s those moments where some of the greatest s*** comes out.”
“When they’re recording, they’re almost like fencing a little bit,” he adds. “You know, it’s like this eloquent kind of battle that is occurring.”
“Balancing that whole act and keeping it moving along so you’ve got the take when the magic happens, that is really the main part of the job,” Watt notes. “Really, it’s the most fun thing in the world.”
Watt also produced Paul McCartney’s The Boys of Dungeon Lane.
The booking photo for Josh Jacobs. (Brown County Jail)
(GREEN BAY, Wis.) — Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs was released from custody amid further investigation into domestic abuse allegations, the local district attorney’s office said a day after the NFL player was arrested in Wisconsin.
Jacobs, 28, was arrested and booked into the Brown County jail on three domestic abuse charges — battery, criminal damage to property and disorderly conduct, according to the Hobart-Lawrence Police Department.
He was also booked on two other charges — intimidation of a victim and strangulation and suffocation, police said.
The strangulation and suffocation charge is a felony and the others are misdemeanors, online jail records show.
The charges stem from a “disturbance complaint” that officers responded to Saturday morning, Hobart-Lawrence Police Department Chief Michael Renkas said in a press release.
Jacobs was arrested Tuesday following an investigation, Renkas said, who said the probe remains “active and ongoing.”
He was being held without bond, though Brown County District Attorney David Lasee said Wednesday that Jacobs will be released from custody, and that a final charging decision will be made by his office “at a later date.”
“After reviewing the available evidence in this case, the Brown County District Attorney’s Office is not yet prepared to make a formal charging decision,” Lasee said in a statement. “Our office has requested additional investigation, as there is reason to believe that additional evidence may exist that would impact whether criminal charges are appropriate, and what charges would be issued.”
Online jail records show Jacobs was released at 12:20 p.m. local time on Wednesday.
His attorneys said they are “extremely pleased” that Jacobs was released and no criminal charges have been filed at this time.
“We remain confident that, once all of the evidence is gathered and evaluated, it will confirm that no charges should be brought against Josh in the future,” his attorneys, David Chesnoff, Richard Schonfeld and Clarence Duchac, said in a statement.
In a statement following the arrest, the attorneys said Jacobs “vehemently denies the allegations, and this matter is in the early stages of investigation with important evidence that has not yet been made public.”
“We ask for fairness and restraint while the judicial process takes its course,” the statement from his attorneys continued.
A Packers spokesperson said they are “aware of the matter involving Josh Jacobs.”
“As it is an ongoing legal situation, we will withhold further comment,” the statement added.
Packers head coach Matt LaFleur addressed Jacobs at the top of a press briefing Wednesday, telling reporters he is “going to stick with the statement that we put out as an organization and just let the process play out.”
Jacobs is entering his third season with the Packers.
He began playing in the NFL in 2019, as a first-round pick of the Oakland Raiders, and was named to the NFL All-Rookie Team. He is a three-time Pro Bowl selection and led the league in rushing yards in 2022.
Ronnie James Dio performs at Challenge Stadium August 2, 2007 in Perth, Australia. (Paul Kane/Getty Images)
The Rock for Ronnie benefit concert, which pays tribute to the late metal icon Ronnie James Dio, has announced a trio of signed instruments going up for auction as part of the event.
Attendees will be able to bid on a Lakland bass signed by Black Sabbath’s Geezer Butler and an Epiphone Les Paul signed by George Thorogood. Additionally, Lita Ford, who’s headlining Rock for Ronnie, will contribute a custom-made guitar featuring the artwork from the Dio album Holy Diver, which she will sign and then play during her set.
Additionally, the auction includes a violin from Metallica’s 2019 S&M2 concert.
Rock for Ronnie takes place Sunday in Los Angeles. It raises money for the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund in support of cancer research.
‘Chin Up, Beautiful’ album artwork. (Position Music)
Jutes has announced a new album called Chin Up, Beautiful.
The record is due out Aug. 5. It includes the previously released tracks “Disassociate” and “Icarus.”
“The world feels really cooked right now and it’s impossible to feel everything all at once, so we just go numb and fake smiles because we’re helpless,” Jutes says in a statement. “That’s how I was feeling when I made this. It pulls from elements of my music when I first started singing and incorporates them with everything I’ve learned about my voice and songwriting since then.”
The classic Four Tops lineup performs on the British television show ‘Ready Steady Go,’ Nov. 17, 1966 (BIPS/Getty Images)
The group that performs as The Four Tops no longer includes any original members, but they — and their team — are working to keep the legendary Motown act’s legacy alive.
Billboardreports that plans for a stage musical inspired by the group is in the works, as well as a documentary; potential producers for the film are being considered now. While there’s no time frame for either of those projects, there is a planned release coming in July: a 60th anniversary deluxe reissue of 1966’s Four Tops Live!, which was originally recorded during three 1966 shows the group played at Detroit’s Roostertail venue.
The 22-track reissue includes new mixes, four previously unreleased songs and a bonus instrumental, as well as onstage comments from late Tops singer Levi Stubbs. Among the hits included are “It’s the Same Old Song,” “Baby I Need Your Loving,” “Reach Out I’ll Be There” and “I Can’t Help Myself.” The album is out July 25, and The Four Tops will play a special show at the Roostertail on July 27 to celebrate.
According to Billboard, a new greatest hits compilation is also in the works, which will include Four Tops recordings from before and after their time at Motown. Plus, the current incarnation of the group — which includes the son of founder Lawrence Payton and former Temptations member Theo Peoples — is getting ready to “make new music.”
Keith Hagen, part of the group’s management team, tells Billboard, “Our goal here is to re-introduce and then introduce [the Tops] to a younger generation who maybe aren’t as familiar with the Tops’ monster hits as they should be. I feel very bullish that we can start to expand the Tops’ music and audience to a younger audience.”
(MINNEAPOLIS) — A 26-year-old man was shot multiple times while attending a prayer service in Minnesota, and the suspects are at large, authorities said.
The shooting unfolded just before 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Canterbury Park Expo Center in Shakopee, about 25 miles outside of Minneapolis, the Shakopee Police Department said.
The victim was taken to the Hennepin County Medical Center in unknown condition.
“We are actively working to identify the involved individuals,” police said in a statement. “Anyone with information should contact Shakopee Police Department at 952-445-1411.”
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
Rapper, songwriter, and icon Drake attends a game between the Houston Rockets and the Cleveland Cavaliers at Toyota Center on March 16, 2024, in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)
Drake is celebrating his latest record-breaking accomplishments.
After news broke that Iceman topped the Billboard 200, becoming his 15th #1 album, and “Janice STFU” topped the Hot 100, becoming his 14th #1 and surpassing Michael Jackson, he took to his Instagram Story to mark the moment.
Drake posted a photo that sees him wearing an all-black outfit with sparkling slippers, surrounded by blue and silver balloons. Spread out on the floor before him is a list of his #1 albums and songs above the words, “Neck broke from carrying the chain, back broke from carrying the game, records broken carry on my name, carry on carry on.”
Among the other achievements, Iceman posted the biggest week for an R&B/hip-hop album in 2026 and the second biggest overall. The album also topped Top Streaming Albums, earning the biggest streaming week for any album this year and the largest for an R&B/hip-hop release in 2026.
With “Janice STFU,” Drake earned the most Hot 100 chart-toppers among solo men in history. The song also tops the Streaming Songs, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts.
Meanwhile, Drake’s Habibti and Maid of Honour debuted at #2 and #3 on the Billboard 200, making Drake the first artist ever to simultaneously debut in and hold the chart’s top three spots. The albums also landed in the same position on the Top Streaming Albums chart.
Songs from the three albums fill the Hot 100’s top 10. Drake also set a single-week record with 42 songs charting and became the first artist to surpass 400 career Hot 100 entries.
As CMA Fest prepares to take over downtown Nashville June 4-7, the Country Music Association and ABC have revealed the hosts and airdate for the annual three-hour special to follow.
Riley Green and Good Morning America‘s Lara Spencer will host the show, set to air Thursday, June 25, at 8 p.m. ET on ABC. You’ll be able to stream it the next day on Hulu.
2026 marks 23 years of the ABC special and the 53rd year of CMA Fest, which was formerly known as Fan Fair.
Disney is the parent company of ABC, ABC News and Hulu.
Emily Blunt in ‘Disclosure Day,’ directed by Steven Spielberg. (Niko Tavernise/Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment)
The final trailer for Steven Spielberg’s film Disclosure Day has arrived.
Universal Pictures released the final trailer for the new, original event film on Thursday. It returns Spielberg to his extraterrestrial roots.
Josh O’Connor, Emily Blunt, Colin Firth, Eve Hewson and Colman Domingo star in the thriller, which is based on a story by Spielberg.
Spielberg is the top-grossing director of all time. He previously explored stories about extraterrestrial life in the films E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Close Encounters of the Third Kind and War of the Worlds.
The trailer starts with Spielberg doing a direct-to-camera address.
“I am much more inclined now than I was when I made Close Encounters to really believe that we’re not the only intelligent civilization in the universe,” Spielberg says, before footage from the film kicks in.
O’Connor’s character, Daniel Kellner, then admits he has stolen long-kept government secrets about proof of living beings not on Earth.
Spielberg continues, saying, “This is a story about us. All of us, up against the most extraordinary event in human history.”
David Koepp, the writer of Jurassic Park, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, War of the Worlds and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, wrote the screenplay for this new movie.
