Atreyu has premiered the video for “Dead,” the band’s latest single.
The clip jumps between different eras of warfare, from horses and muskets to modern-day missiles, cut with performance footage of the metalcore outfit. It’s now streaming on YouTube.
The song “Dead” dropped in September. Atreyu teased the track with an “obituary notice,” which stoked rumors that they were breaking up.
Atreyu’s most recent album is 2023’s The Beautiful Dark of Life.
‘Tenterhooks’ album artwork. (New Machine Recordings)
Silversun Pickups have premiered the video for “The Wreckage,” the lead single off the band’s upcoming album, Tenterhooks.
The clip, which is available on YouTube, follows a woman whose body has been taken over by an alien.
“This song, ‘The Wreckage,’ inspired me at a time I’d been thinking about this post I’d seen, with the question, ‘If men weren’t around, who would protect you?’ With a woman quickly countering, ‘Protect us from what?'” says director Suzie Vlček. “So I wrote about an alien joyride. This thing inside her knows nothing about being a human woman.”
“It’s about expectations, rules, being seen, being ignored…in an accelerated lifespan…or a 5 minute SSPU song,” Vlček continues. “Or as my son said, ‘It’s female gaze meets Venom.'”
In between all that, keep an eye out for a cameo from Jack Black.
Tenterhooks, the seventh SSPU album, drops Feb. 6. It’s the follow-up to 2022’s Physical Thrills.
Silversun Pickups will launch a U.S. tour in February.
Stephen Wilson Jr. performs onstage for the 2025 SESAC Nashville Music Awards at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on November 16, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for SESAC)
New artist of the year nominee Stephen Wilson Jr. will play twice during Wednesday’s CMA Awards — and both performances have a connection to author Stephen King.
One performance will be his cover of the Ben E. King classic “Stand By Me,” featured on his son of dad (deluxe) album.
“That song’s been haunting me my whole life, since I was a little kid, from this movie called Stand By Me based off a Stephen King book,” he says. “And ever since that day I watched it, it’s been running through my head.”
“So when my dad died,” he continues, “I just started playing it in my living room. And it just took this new form because it haunted me so bad. I just starting singing it like a hymn. And it seemed to bring him closer to me. And I just sang it in this guy’s basement one day and it just went crazy online.”
Wilson’s other CMA moment comes from a 2025 film.
“The weirdest thing alongside of that is I’m playing a song called ‘Took a Walk’ with Shaboozey,” he adds. “It’s in a movie called The Long Walk, also based off a Stephen King book. So the Stephen King thread is really bizarre.”
Shaboozey, Ella Langley, Zach Top and Tucker Wetmore also vie for the new artist trophy during the CMA Awards Wednesday, airing on ABC.
You can tune in to see Wilson on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Tuesday at 11:35 p.m. ET on ABC.
Slipknot on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ (ABC/Randy Holmes)
Slipknot has made a catalog deal with the investment firm HarbourView Equity Partners, ABC Audio has confirmed.
The terms of the deal were not disclosed, but it includes Slipknot songs such as “Wait and Bleed,” “Duality,” “Psychosocial” and “Before I Forget.”
“After 25 years of taking on the music business, we find ourselves with a partner that is willing to sign onto continuing what Slipknot started. Only they want to go even bigger,” says percussionist M. Shawn “Clown” Crahan in a statement. “Get ready. Hail The Knot.”
“Slipknot’s music has redefined heavy metal and created a global cultural phenomenon,” adds HarbourView founder and CEO Sherrese Clarke. “Their catalog is a testament to their influence, passion, and enduring artistry within the genre. We pride ourselves on having our finger on the pulse of culture and with thorough analysis of audience engagement, we clearly see the cultural impact of Slipknot from the 1990’s to present.”
Slipknot celebrated the 25th anniversary of their self-titled debut album with a deluxe reissue released in September. Their most recent record is 2022’s The End, So Far.
Freddie Mercury of British rock group Queen performs at the Live Aid concert at Wembley Stadium in London, 13th July 1985. The concert raised funds for famine relief in Ethiopia. (Photo by Jacques Langevin/Sygma/Sygma via Getty Images)
The late Queen frontman Freddie Mercury is the latest rock star to be honored by The Royal Mint with a U.K. coin.
The coin features an etching of Mercury midperformance, and the studs on the edge mimic the arm band he wore during Queen’s iconic Live Aid set. The coin also features a musical stave that spans from bass to treble, representing Mercury’s four-octave vocal range.
Freddie’s sister, Kashmira Bulsara, was at The Royal Mint to help strike the very first coin as they went into production, and she believes Freddie would have been happy with the honor.
“Striking the first coin at The Royal Mint was such an emotional and proud moment for me,” she said. “Freddie would have been absolutely delighted to see himself honored in this way and to know that his family was part of bringing this tribute to life.”
She added, “He always had such respect for British traditions and institutions, and to have The Royal Mint celebrate his legacy with such beautiful artistry would have meant the world to him. The coin perfectly captures his passion and the joy he brought to millions through his music.”
The coin comes in silver and gold proof, with some featuring the addition of the color yellow on Freddie’s jacket. It is now available for purchase on The Royal Mint website. A special gold proof version has been donated to Queen’s AIDs charity, the Mercury Phoenix Trust, and it will be auctioned off to support the organization.
Mercury’s coin is part of The Royal Mint’s Music Legends series, with artists like David Bowie, John Lennon, and Paul McCartney previously being honored with their own coin.
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.
