Sabrina Carpenter performs at Madison Square Garden on October 26, 2025 in New York, New York. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for AEG)
Sabrina Carpenter has received six Grammy nominations for her album Man’s Best Friend, but it turns out her non-musical activities also bring her awards love.
Sabrina’s been honored at the fifth annual Anthem Awards, presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences. The Anthem Awards, an offshoot of the Webby Awards, celebrate social impact.
Sabrina got a Gold award by partnering with PLUS1, a nonprofit that helps artists support various causes, to launch the Sabrina Carpenter Fund. Through that fund, she then turned her Short n’ Sweet tour into a “vehicle for impact,” according to the Anthem Awards. She used one dollar from each ticket sold, plus money from her brand collaborations, to raise funds for LGBTQ+ rights, mental health and animal welfare.
In less than a year the Sabrina Carpenter Fund raised $1 million, making it PLUS1’s fastest-growing fund.
The Anthem Award winners are selected from over 2,000 submissions in 42 countries.
(L-R) Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney perform onstage during the 2025 Songwriters Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Marriott Marquis Times Square on June 12, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Songwriters Hall Of Fame)
When the Country Music Association passes out its annual trophies on Wednesday night, there’s perhaps no category as unpredictable as vocal duo of the year.
Brothers Osborne started a winning streak in 2016 that Dan + Shay interrupted in 2019, only to have TJ Osborne and John Osborne reclaim the trophy in 2021.
Fast-forward to 2024, and Brooks & Dunn unexpectedly reemerged to win the category for the 15th time, their first since 2006.
With the three bands vying for the win in 2025, Shay Mooney won’t even begin to guess who will take it home this year.
“There’s so many people that we love and who are just killing it out there,” he says. “In this category, just to be nominated — we’re honored. And I feel like at this point in our career, you just try not think too much about winning and losing.”
“It’s the unfortunate thing about award shows,” Shay continues. “There’s always gonna be a winner and a loser. It’s like, it sucks to lose. But honestly, you have to put yourself in that frame of mind and go back to before we were ever invited to the CMA Awards. We got here, we were invited to the dance, and that’s enough for us right now.”
Maddie & Tae and The War and Treaty round out this year’s duo nominees.
“That’s a crazy thing to be among all of those incredible artists that are in our duo category,” Shay adds. “So we truly are grateful to just still be here, man.”
Tune in to see who wins when the 59th CMA Awards air live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena Wednesday starting at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
The Devil Wears Prada has announced a 2026 U.S. tour in support of the band’s new album, Flowers.
The headlining outing launches March 13 in Oklahoma City and will wrap up April 12 in Nashville. Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. local time.
For the full list of dates and all ticket info, visit TDWPBand.com.
Flowers, the ninth Devil Wears Prada album, dropped on Friday. It includes the single “For You,” which marks the metalcore outfit’s first appearance on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay chart.
Marcus Mumford of Mumford & Sons performs onstage during a concert at Uber Arena on November 10, 2025 in Berlin, Germany. (Jakubaszek/Redferns)
Mumford & Sons and Lorde are among the headliners for the 2026 Hinterland Music Festival, taking place July 30 to Aug. 2 in St. Charles, Iowa.
The bill also includes Wet Leg, beabadoobee and The Format.
You can sign up now for access to a presale happening Thursday at 11 a.m. CT. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday at 11 a.m. CT.
Hinterland also offers a 90 Degree Guarantee refund program, which allows attendees to get their money back for a day if, on July 27, the Weather.gov forecast for that date has an actual temperature of 90 degrees or higher.
Sadie Sink attends the ‘Stranger Things’ season 5 world premiere at TCL Chinese 6 Theatres on Nov. 6, 2025, in Hollywood, California. (Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Netflix)
Sadie Sink is heading to fair Verona to take on one of Shakespeare‘s classics.
The actress is set to star in an upcoming production of Romeo and Juliet on the West End. She makes her London stage debut alongside Noah Jupe. The pair will portray the titular star-crossed lovers in the new staging of the classic play.
Robert Icke is set to direct the Empire Street Productions adaptation, which will run at the Harold Pinter Theatre.
The production runs from March 16, 2026, through June 6, 2026. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. GMT Wednesday.
“In a minute there are many days,” an Instagram post announcing the production reads. “Two young people meet at a party. The rest is tragedy.”
Additional casting announcements for the production will be made at a later date.
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks during a press conference on Capitol Hill on November 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images
(WASHINGTON) — After months of anticipation, the House of Representatives on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed a bill ordering the release of the Justice Department’s files on late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
It passed 427-1.
The bill will now head to the Senate, where its fate is uncertain.
House Speaker Mike Johnson has tried to avoid holding a vote in the lower chamber on the Epstein matter. In late July, Johnson sent the House home a day early for August recess because the House was paralyzed in a stalemate over the Epstein issue.
The speaker also sent the House home for more than 50 days during the longest government shutdown in U.S. history — delaying the swearing in of Democrat Adelita Grijalva. After the shutdown ended last week, the Arizona Democrat became the 218th signature on the Epstein discharge petition, compelling the speaker to bring a bill co-sponsored by Kentucky Republican Rep. Thomas Massie and California Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna to the floor for a vote this week.
On Tuesday morning, Johnson accused Democrats of “forcing a political show vote on the Epstein files” but confirmed he would be voting to move it forward.
Ahead of the vote, Johnson said on the House floor that the vote is a “political exercise” and that the bill has “serious deficiencies.” Johnson said he hoped the Senate makes changes to it.
“[Trump] has nothing to hide,” Johnson said.
President Donald Trump had also mounted opposition to the measure, including what sources said was an attempt to dissuade GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert in the White House Situation Room from supporting the discharge petition to force a floor vote.
But faced with growing support for the measure in the GOP-controlled House, Trump suddenly reversed course over the weekend and said Republicans should vote yes on releasing the files “because we have nothing to hide.”
Pressed if he will sign the bill should it reach his desk, Trump on Monday said he would.
“I’m all for it,” Trump said.
The measure — called “The Epstein Files Transparency Act” — would compel Attorney General Pam Bondi to make available all “unclassified records, documents, communications and investigative materials” in the Department of Justice’s possession related to Epstein.
The legislation seeks federal records on Epstein and his convicted accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, as well as other individuals, including government officials, named or referenced in connection with Epstein’s “criminal activities, civil settlements, immunity, plea agreements or investigatory proceedings.” Victims’ names and other identifying information would be excluded from disclosure, as would any items that may depict or contain child sex abuse material, according to the text of the proposed bill.
For months, Johnson has pointed at the House Oversight Committee’s inquiry — claiming that the panel’s probe is more far-reaching than the Khanna-Massie bill. Proponents of the bill argue that “the record of this vote will last longer than Donald Trump’s presidency.”
Trump does not need to wait for Congress to act — he could order the release immediately.
Even if the measure passes through the House and Senate and is ultimately signed into law by Trump, it’s unlikely the Justice Department would release the entire Epstein file, according to sources. Any materials related to ongoing investigations or White House claims of executive privilege will likely remain out of public view.
Epstein died by suicide in 2019 while awaiting trial on charges of trafficking young girls and women.
Ella Langley at CMA Fest 2025 (Disney/Larry McCormack)
In 2024 Ella Langley brought home the CMA musical event of the year trophy for “you look like you love me” with Riley Green. Not only was it her first CMA, it was her first CMA nomination.
And that was before the track from her Hungover album ever hit #1.
“We worked really hard on this first record, and it was kind of a shot in the dark,” she tells ABC Audio. “It was my first one, [we were trying] to see what the reaction is, if people were understanding it or not. And, you know, with the past year and everything that’s happened, it was like, ‘Oh, I think they’re understanding it. I think they’re relating.'”
“And it’s just so cool because when your dreams come true almost every day — imagine if every day was your birthday,” she says. “It is a little insane. It’s how it feels.”
The 2025 CMA nominations only upped the ante, as Ella, host Lainey Wilson and Megan Moroney all lead the nominations with six apiece.
“It was really cool to see that three women were most nominated. That was probably the most exciting part for me,” Ella says. “It’s so cool because we’re all three so different, but we all love country music and, you know, [we’re] just holding down the fort up there for other women to come through.”
“And let me tell you, there’s a lot of good ones coming through. So this ain’t gonna be the last time three women are most nominated,” she adds.
Ella’s also set to perform the lead single from her upcoming sophomore album, “Choosin’ Texas,” during the 59th CMA Awards, which air live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
Artwork for David Byrne single ‘T Shirt’ (Matador Records)
David Byrne is out with a new single.
The Talking Heads frontman has released the new track “T Shirt,” which he co-wrote with producer Brian Eno. The song is described as “a classic piece of electro-pop wrapped in lightly humorous, but always earnest, political commentary.”
The video for the song features a drawing of a T-shirt with a variety of messages, including “well-behaved women seldom make history,” “you always have a choice,” “embrace differences” and “fight today for a better tomorrow.”
Byrne released the new studio album Who Is the Sky? in September, and while “T Shirt” isn’t on the album, he has been performing it during his current tour in support of the album.
He’s set to play the final night of a three-night stand in San Francisco on Tuesday. A complete list of dates can be found at DavidByrne.com.
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(NEW YORK) — Just 100 cigarettes over the course of someone’s life may be enough to raise their risk of heart disease and death, a new study suggests.
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University, who looked at the smoking habits of more than 300,000 adults for almost 20 years, found that men and women who smoked as few as two cigarettes daily had a 60% increased risk of death from any cause compared to those who never smoked.
Additionally, the smoking group had a 50% higher risk of heart disease, according to the study published Tuesday in the journal PLOS Medicine.
“Tobacco use is a very well-established risk factor for heart disease,” said Dr. Jennifer Miao, a cardiologist at Yale University and an ABC News Medical Unit fellow. “It really damages the blood vessel lining and it accelerates the development of plaques and coronary artery disease.”
Smoking is also linked to heart rhythm issues, such as atrial fibrillation and stroke, Maio added.
Cutting back on cigarette use may not be enough to reverse the harm, the study found. Although current smokers had a higher risk of death than former smokers, former smokers still had an elevated risk of heart disease more than 20 years after they had kicked the habit, according to the study.
Data from the American Lung Association shows that adult smoking in the U.S. has dropped from about 42% in 1965 to roughly 12% in 2022 — a decline of more than 70%.
However, the number of people smoking fewer than 15 cigarettes per day increased 85% during the same period.
Americans should be counseled to quit smoking altogether rather than just cutting back, Dr. Erfan Tasdighi, co-author of the study and internal medicine physician at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, told ABC News.
“We actually have the evidenc. … to say that even less than one cigarette a day can increase different multiple cardiovascular outcomes, and it’s not something that’s clinically insignificant,” Tasdighi said.
Miao acknowledged how difficult it can be for patients to go completely smoke-free.
“It’s very, very important for us as clinicians to acknowledge that it’s a lot easier said than done,” she said.
Miao suggested that physicians identify who is having a difficult time stopping tobacco use and get them connected with the appropriate resources and medical therapies available for smoking cessation efforts.
The benefit of quitting smoking is most substantial in the first ten years after quitting, the study suggested. However, researchers say it takes time for the body to recover and reach the level of someone who never smoked.
Tasdighi emphasized that this doesn’t mean cessation doesn’t have immediate effects.
“It’s important that people know that when they stop smoking, their risk goes down immediately and significantly,” he said.
Miao agreed, adding that the study’s most important takeaway is that “it’s important to quit smoking early on, and no amount of smoking is without risk and health consequences.”
It’s not just patients who should heed the results of this study, the authors stressed. Physicians should also consider changing the way they inquire about smoking because the number of packs someone smokes per year is not necessarily predictive of long-term health risks, they said.
“Clinicians need a more nuanced approach that incorporates other ways to identify and quantify cigarette use, like smoking status and smoking intensity,” Miao said, noting that whether it’s smoking one cigarette a day or one a week, no amount of smoking is safe, and quitting remains the best thing someone can do for their health.
To learn more about quitting smoking, call 1-800-QUIT-NOW or make an appointment with your health care provider.
Radhika Malhotra, MD, is an internal medicine-preventive medicine resident at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and a member of the ABC News Medical Unit.
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(COLUMBIA, S.C.) — A few South Carolina lawmakers are holding a hearing on Tuesday to discuss a near-total abortion ban that removes exceptions and could send anyone involved with termination of a pregnancy to prison for decades.
Currently, the state has a six-week abortion ban, signed into law in May 2023, with limited exceptions for rape and incest up to 12 weeks, for fetal anomalies and to save the life of the pregnant person.
However, S.323, also called the “Unborn Child Protection Action,” which is currently being debated in a state subcommittee, would repeal the rape, incest and fetal anomalies exceptions as well as make abortion a felony comparable to “the homicide of a person born alive,” which, if it clears a series of legislative hurdles, could send people who have an abortion to prison for up to 30 years.
If the bill clears the committee, there will be a few other legislative steps before it’s debated during the state legislature’s regular session.
Those who aid, abet or perform an abortion could also face up to three decades in prison.
Additionally, the bill would make it unlawful to possess abortion pills or provide information about an abortion, make it a felony to transport a minor out of state to obtain an abortion, change the definition of legal contraceptive, and redefine embryos as full legal persons, which opponents of the bill say could threaten IVF access.
Opponents argue the bill would be one of the strictest pieces of legislation limiting access to reproductive health care seen in the U.S. and could have far-reaching effects.
“If people think that there are exceptions here, I want to reiterate that there are none,” Amalia Luxardo, CEO of the nonprofit advocacy organization Women’s Rights and Empowerment Network (WREN), told ABC News. “There are none here. … Historically there have been exceptions when legislation like this comes down. And so, it really is, quite literally, the most extreme piece of legislation that we’ve seen in the [reproductive health care] space ever in this country. “
Luxardo said that WREN will be among the groups demonstrating at the state capitol on Tuesday as the bill is discussed during a second hearing of the South Carolina Senate Medical Affairs subcommittee.
The first hearing in October lasted several hours with dozens of people testifying during public comment. The hearing on Tuesday will not be open to the public, but people are able to watch a stream.
Nimra Chowdhry, senior state legislative council with the Center for Reproductive Rights, told ABC News that because the hearing is without public comment, it’s difficult for opponents to weigh in on why the bill is “problematic.”
However, she said advocates are continuing to put pressure on lawmakers by having constituents call up their representatives, sharing personal stories of people who have struggled to get abortion care in harrowing situations and legal reasonings behind why some consider the bill unconstitutional.
Chowdhry added that she is concerned that, if the bill passes, lawmakers in other states could replicate the legislation with similar language and penalties.
“We have seen time and time again, when very restrictive legislation sees the light of day, and if it potentially has a chance of moving through the legislature and getting signed and getting enacted, other hostile states very often follow suit,” she said. “Once we see a bill get enacted, we see that kind of momentum get pushed forward. It really opens the door for other states to do something similar.”
Luxardo agreed, adding that if the legislation passes, she believes it could deter providers from practicing in South Carolina.
The bill has also caused friction among anti-abortion rights groups, with some saying S.323 goes too far.
South Carolina Citizens for Life said that while it supports the current six-week ban, it opposes the criminalization of those who receive an abortion.
“Criminalizing women who have an abortion is inconsistent with our decades of work to legally protect both the unborn and the mother,” the statement reads. “Pro-lifers understand better than anyone else the desire to punish the purveyors of abortion who act callously and without regard to the dignity of human life. But turning women who have abortions into criminals, as S.323 does, is not the way.”
Other groups, such as Equal Protection South Carolina (EPSC), have supported the bill. EPSC stated it hopes legal equal protection in the bill can be expanded “for all pre-born babies beginning at fertilization.”
“We are encouraged by the sentiment of the bill and the bill author’s passion to end abortion,” the group wrote. “The imposition of a criminal penalty in all parties involved in an abortion is a laudable departure from the approach traditionally taken by the Pro-Life establishment, which advocates for legislation providing total legal immunity to mothers who willfully murder their pre-born children.”
Co-sponsors of the bill, including state Sens. Richard Cash, Billy Garrett and Rex Rice, did not immediately return ABC News’ requests for comment.
