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.
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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.
Noah Kahan performs on March 16, 2026 in Austin, Texas. (Robin Marchant/Getty Images for Netflix)
In Vermont, it’s the season of the tix. Specifically, tickets that can’t be sold for an exorbitant amount above their face value.
The governor of Noah Kahan’s home state of Vermont has signed bill H.512 into law, which caps the amount for which a ticket can be resold on the secondary market at 110 percent of its original price. The bill, which Kahan testified in support of, makes Vermont the only U.S. state to put a cap on secondary market ticket sales.
“What’s happening in Vermont is the first step toward what we believe is going to be a trend that continues,” Kahan’s manager, Drew Simmons, tells The Boston Globe. “I think it is foundational to shifting the economic landscape to be a healthier place for artists.”
Arguing against the bill, Brian Berry, who represents secondary market sites including StubHub and SeatGeek as the executive director of the Ticket Policy Forum, tells the Globe, “We are fundamentally opposed to arbitrary price caps.”
“We think this will not solve for concerns about higher cost tickets because people can sell them elsewhere,” Berry says.
Kahan will launch a U.S. tour in June in support of his new album, The Great Divide.
6lack is celebrating a decade in music with a new tour featuring special guests Eem Triplin and Johnny Venus. The run also marks the 10th anniversary of his debut album, Free 6lack.
“Ten years is amazing. A lot of folks don’t get to say that they’ve been doing something for 10 years,” 6lack tells ABC Audio. “That album stamped my introduction to a lot of people.”
He says the project — and the fans who discovered him through it — still remain close to his heart.
“Those songs still stand the test of time today,” he says. “The people who found me around that time are the people who still come to my shows now. It’s just been amazing to see how we’ve all grown.”
The tour, running Sept. 8 through Dec. 11, will highlight defining moments from his catalog while incorporating music from his newly released album, Love is the New Gangsta, which he recently previewed during an intimate show in New York.
According to 6lack, fans can expect his band by his side and a more immersive experience this time around, complete with glimpses of his production skills.
“I pride myself on having a really good live show,” he says. “I wanna kind of move around, have different stations and make it interactive show … turn the show into an experience that every night is not the same.”
As 6lack has watched fans grow over the years, he says they’ll also be able to see his evolution, particularly through Love is the New Gangsta.
“It’s nice to see someone grow in front of you so that we can all … collectively understand that we go through the same things,” he says, adding the album encourages people not to feel ashamed of mistakes, heartbreak or personal struggles.
An artist presale begins Wednesday, with general tickets going on sale Friday at noon local time.
Wes Borland King V KV guitar. (Courtesy of Jackson)
Limp Bizkit guitarist Wes Borland has announced a new signature guitar in collaboration with Jackson.
The Wes Borland King V is “crafted to [Borland’s] exact specifications and reflects his boundary-pushing approach to tone and performance,” a press release reads.
“It’s taking me a long time to figure out what I need as a guitar player. For me, you just need volume, pickups, locking tremolo system and 24 frets, that’s it,” Borland says. “Live, it just needs to be as bulletproof as possible. You know, I’ve been very rough with guitars over the years. I’ve come to realize that the more streamlined our guitars are, the less problems we have on stage.”
“Jackson is fun, the over the top, shred-a-copter shapes and my outrageous stage costumes pushing the boundaries, this fits in more with that,” he continues. “The way people dress, it affects how you behave, and I think it also changes how I play guitar.”
Limp Bizkit, meanwhile, is preparing to headline a number of upcoming U.S. festivals, including Rock Fest, Inkcarceration, Louder than Life and Aftershock.
Taylor Swift attends the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards on Feb. 2, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)
You never know when Taylor Swift will see your Taylor Swift-centric content. That’s what parents in Ohio experienced after a TikTok video featuring their young daughter and one of their neighbors went viral.
In the TikTok, an 8-year-old girl named Madeline hears her musician neighbor playing guitar on his porch. She writes him a note on a paper airplane requesting that he play a Taylor Swift song and throws it into his yard. After the girl’s stepfather alerts the neighbor, Ethan Hayes, to the request, he plays “Love Story” as the little girl sings along while watching from her window.
The video quickly racked up millions of views — including one from Taylor.
As Peoplereports, Taylor sent Madeline a guitar and a handwritten note, in which she told Madeline that she “brought the biggest smile to my face” with her request. She added, “I’m sending you your own guitar in case you ever want to learn too!”
Meanwhile, Taylor’s team contacted Ethan and told him a gift was headed his way, as well.
“They’re like, ‘Hey, Taylor saw your video. We want to send you something. Don’t tell anyone until it gets there,'” Ethan told People. “I was expecting maybe a signed poster or something. And then she sent us guitars, which is insane.”
“12 Steps” single artwork. (Severance Records/Big Loud Rock)
Dexter and the Moonrocks have premiered a new song called “12 Steps,” which features the country rock band Treaty Oak Revival.
“We’ve always loved songs that toe the line between ‘is he talking about a woman or schedule 1 narcotics?’ So we decided, why not write one?” the “Sad in Carolina” outfit says in a statement. “Very excited we get to have a band like Treaty Oak Revival feature on this song. We’ve been massive fans of them forever, and it’s cool to represent Texas together.”
“12 Steps” follows Dexter’s single “Freakin’ Out,” which currently sits at #3 on the Billboard Alternative Airplay chart. “Freakin’ Out” is also the first Dexter song to chart on the all-genre Hot 100.
Dexter and the Moonrocks will launch a U.S. tour in June.
Health workers wearing protective equipment are disinfected after leaving the isolation area at the General Referral Hospital during the Ebola outbreak response on May 21, 2026, in Mongbwalu, Democratic Republic of Congo. The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a “public health emergency of international concern,” as the death toll and number of confirmed cases continue to rise. (Photo by Michel Lunanga/Getty Images)
(WASHINGTON) — The White House confirmed Wednesday that the U.S. is setting up a health facility in Kenya to receive Americans who are exposed to the Ebola virus while in regions affected by the ongoing outbreak.
According to an administration official, the U.S. will establish what they called a “state-of-the-art facility” in Kenya “through a coordinated effort with the Departments of State, Health and Human Services, and War.”
The news was first reported by The New York Times.
The official said that the purpose and design of the facility would be to “provide access to high-quality care for Americans who would need to quickly get out” of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to quarantine, and argued that it would cut down on the “risks of a lengthy transport back to the U.S.”
“Time is of the essence for Ebola patients, and this facility will enable Americans in the region who contract Ebola to receive lifesaving care as quickly as possible without 12-plus hours of medevac flight time,” the official said.
The official added that the treatment capabilities at the Kenya facility are “expected to be able to care for the full-spectrum of Ebola Virus Disease, including critical care needs,” but added that patients would be evaluated on a case-by-case basis for possible “forward transport” for more advanced care as needed.
The White House did not immediately respond to an ABC News request for additional specifics regarding patients who would be quarantined and treated at the facility.
The president previously invoked his authority under Title 42, barring travel to the U.S. for non-citizens, with specific exceptions, who have visited the DRC, Uganda, or South Sudan within the last 21 days. The order was expanded last week to include U.S. green card holders.
American citizens who have visited those countries are being directed to specific U.S. airports for additional health screening, including Dulles International Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, and George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston.
The news comes as New York-based International Rescue Committee (IRC) aid organization warned on Tuesday that the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the DRC and neighboring Uganda is now spreading faster than responders can contain it and risks becoming “the deadliest on record” without urgent international action.
“The outbreak is spreading faster than the response, with over 900 suspected cases and at least 223 deaths already reported across DRC and Uganda, including in major transport hubs like Goma and Kampala,” the IRC wrote.
Prince performs during the 19th annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in New York City, 2004 (Kevin Mazur/WireImage)
The Beatles are among the most-covered artists of all time, but there’s one cover that has yet to see the light of day — though Paul McCartney really wants it to be released.
While appearing on the BBC Radio 2 segment The Tracks of My Years, where artists pick their favorites songs, McCartney chose Prince’s “Kiss” and revealed that he was told awhile back that Prince had covered one of his songs.
“I was with some guy a couple of years ago, it was after Prince had died, and this guy said, ‘Have you heard Prince do “Long and Winding Road”?'” McCartney recalled. “I said, ‘I don’t think he ever did it.'”
McCartney said the man, who he believes was Prince’s photographer, told him that Prince had done the song in rehearsal, and offered to send it to him.
“It’s really great,” McCartney said. “And so I’m gonna sorta ask them if they — ’cause I could make it into something really good.”
“It’s kinda rocky. He plays some really good guitar on it,” Sir Paul added. “No, he was a special guy, you know. It’s so sad, these people, you know, they’re like — suddenly, he’s not here. And it always makes me wish that I’d known him better. … It’s such a shame ’cause they’re such talents.”
He referred to Prince as “a wizard.”
Other songs that McCartney chose included The Human League’s “Don’t You Want Me,” Elvis Presley’s “All Shook Up,” The Beach Boys’ “God Only Knows,” John Lennon’s “Imagine” and Bob Dylan’s “Mr. Tambourine Man.” Despite the fact that Paul is one of the world’s most famous and successful musicians, he admitted that he’s always “a little bit nervous” to approach Dylan.
Millie Bobby Brown as Enola Holmes in ‘Enola Holmes 3.’ (Netflix)
Enola Holmes is back, this time as a bride-to-be.
Netflix has released the official teaser trailer for the third installment in the film series about Sherlock Holmes’ brilliant younger sister.
Millie Bobby Brown is back as the titular detective in the movie, while Louis Partridge and Henry Cavill also return as Tewkesbury and Sherlock Holmes, respectively.
Joining them are Himesh Patel as John Watson, Helena Bonham Carter as Eudoria Holmes and Sharon Duncan-Brewster as Moriarty.
This time around, Enola is headed abroad to take on a case in the island nation of Malta.
According to Netflix, “adventure chases detective Enola Holmes to Malta, where personal and professional dreams collide in a case more tangled and treacherous than any she has faced before.”
The trailer teases just exactly what the treacherous case is. We first see Tewkesbury propose, as well as Enola’s direct-to-camera address reaction it: “Yes, I was surprised, too,” she says.
Afterward, Enola, while en route to the church wearing her white gown, is informed that her brother Sherlock has been kidnapped. She inadvertently leaves Tewkesbury at the alter by himself, seemingly missing her own wedding ceremony.
Philip Barantini directed Enola Holmes 3 from a script by Jack Thorne, which is based on The Enola Holmes Mysteries by Nancy Springer.
In addition to starring, Brown produces the film while her husband, Jake Bongiovi, executive produces.
Enola Holmes 3 will make its streaming debut on July 1.
