Midland will play “Shooting Memories with Tequila” Wednesday on The Kelly Clarkson Show, ahead of the release of their new album, Stages, on Friday.
You can check out Ashley McBryde’s performances of the Wild tracks “What If We Don’t,” “Bottle Tells Me So” and “Ten to Midnight” from CBS Saturday Morning on YouTube now.
Ian Munsick’s fourth album, The Mountain Goat, will be released Aug. 21, featuring “World War III,” which comes out Friday.
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As the Italian cosmetics brand KIKO Milano moves into the American market, it’s tapped one of the world’s most famous Italian-Americans as the face of its new campaign.
Madonna is now a brand ambassador for KIKO, and stars in a new campaign, “The KIKO Show.” According to Hypebae, it features The Queen of Pop wearing outfits from her 2006 Confessions Tour wardrobe, mixed with archival Yves Saint-Laurent looks.
Monday night in New York City, Madonna’s involvement with the brand was celebrated at a party that also marked KIKO’s arrival at select Macy’s stores.
KIKO chief brand officer Drew Elliott tells WWD, “KIKO Milano is a powerhouse brand, and it deserves a powerhouse face. Madonna is that person: she has Italian roots; she’s known for reinvention, for boldly being exactly who she is — and, many times, using makeup to do that. She is the KIKO girl.”
WWD reports that the campaign will also feature an exclusive remix of Madonna and Sabrina Carpenter’s duet “Bring Your Love.”
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Robert Plant and his band Saving Grace, with singer Suzi Dian, are hitting the road on a new U.S. tour this fall.
The Led Zeppelin frontman has announced dates for the Up The Sharp End tour, with stops in the Midwest and West Coast.
The tour, with special guest Rosie Flores, kicks off Sept. 18 in St. Louis, Missouri, and hits such cities as Colorado Springs, Colorado; Santa Fe, New Mexico; San Diego, Santa Barbara and San Francisco, California; and Minneapolis. It wraps Oct. 15 in Chicago.
A ticket presale begins Wednesday at 10 a.m. local time, with tickets going on sale to the general public Friday.
A complete list of dates can be found at RobertPlant.com.
Robert Plant and Saving Grace released their self-titled debut album in September. They launch a European tour on June 20 in Šibenik, Croatia.
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Ye has released a new song titled “GEMINI SEASON” along with an accompanying music video.
The clip, which marks another directorial project for Bianci Censori, features her dressed in all white while seated on a bar stool against an artificial background of mountains and moving clouds. In the video, she milks a cow into a glass jar before Ye, also dressed in white, pours the milk into her mouth, with some spilling down her chest.
“I wanna get kinky/ I think she’ll let me/ I think she’s pretty/ I think she’s ready,” he half-sings.
“GEMINI SEASON” arrived amid Gemini season and on Ye’s birthday Monday. To celebrate the occasion, Bianca — who previously directed Bully cut “Father” featuring Travis Scott — posted a message on her Instagram Story that read, “Happy birthday @ye I love you more than life.”
While “GEMINI SEASON” was not included on the track list for Bully, it is likely to appear on the album’s deluxe, which is scheduled to release on June 19.
Ye also has a lot of shows coming up. His next performance is in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Friday.
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ACM entertainer of the year Cody Johnson is changing things up with his new radio single, “Horse Back.”
While the full song won’t be out until Friday, he’s offering fans a sneak peek via his socials.
“Y’all are going to have fun with this next one,” he teases. “If you’ve seen this horse or want to hear the rest of the chorus, visit codyjohnson.com/horseback.”
Cody’s “horse” seems to be leading him into rap territory, as you’ll hear in the extended clip.
“Now he’s a double-wide on the county line/ Sippin’ on a six-pack of Lone Star Lite/ She did him dirty, took him to the cleaners/ Now her pockets and her pastures are greener,” he talk/sings, before slipping into a more traditional chorus.
“Horse Back” is the follow-up to “The Fall,” which became Cody’s fifth #1 in May, on the heels of winning entertainer at the ACMs.
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Would you bet money on Taylor Swift’s wedding? Well, thanks to new betting sites that allow you to place bets on practically anything, you can.
According to The New York Times, on the Kalshi betting site users have put over $2 million on the wedding, with the location of the nuptials alone taking in $1.49 million in bets. So far, New York City is the leading pick. Over on Polymarket, people are betting on the guest list, with the leading picks being Selena Gomez, Patrick Mahomes and Gracie Abrams.
A spokesperson for Kalshi told the Times in a statement, “In many ways, prediction markets are becoming another layer of fandom and expression for the superfan.”
But one Swiftie told the Times that it’s an invasion of privacy, noting, “I don’t think that you can really call yourself a supporter of an artist if you’re trying to place bets about their personal life.”
Sarah Baker Bailey, a professor at Southern Connecticut State University, told the paper she’s not surprised that Swifties, who constantly analyze everything Taylor does in an attempt to predict her next move, would gamble on her wedding.
Said Bailey, “If you can pick up patterns and recognize patterns in Taylor’s behavior and the Easter eggs and get really good at thinking through the numerology, then it’s a natural expansion to say, ‘Wait a minute, why don’t I make a little money off of this weird super power?’”
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(WASHINGTON) — U.S. military officials said Tuesday that an unmanned drone boat rescued two crew members aboard a U.S. Army Apache attack helicopter that crashed in the waters nears the Strait of Hormuz, which President Donald Trump said Iranians shot down.
U.S. officials are describing the rescue as the first time that an unmanned surface drone has been used to successfully rescue crew members at sea.
The AH-64 helicopter crashed at 7:33 p.m. EDT on Monday, leaving the pilots in the waters off Oman, according to U.S. Central Command.
“The Soldiers were safely rescued within approximately two hours and are in stable condition,” according to a CENTCOM statement.
The Navy surface drone — described by a U.S. official as looking like a speedboat — located the two Apache crew members, who were then able to board the vessel, which transported them to another location on that water where they were then hoisted up to a helicopter for further transport, according to a U.S. official.
“The surface drone that assisted in last night’s rescue of the Apache crew off the coast of Oman was a U.S. Navy Corsair unmanned surface vessel operated by U.S. 5th Fleet’s Task Force 59. The task force began fielding these drones in theater in late March,” said Capt. Tim Hawkins, the spokesman for U.S. Central Command.
Trump said Tuesday afternoon that the military informed him Iran was to blame for the helicopter crash, vowing that the U.S. must “respond to this attack.”
ABC News has reached out to the White House on whether the weekslong shaky ceasefire with Iran is now over.
What is Task Force 59?
Task Force 59 operates a variety of autonomous surface drones in the waters of the Middle East, as well as aerial drones. The task force, established in 2021, uses its unmanned drones to provide quick reconnaissance capabilities and integrate artificial intelligence to share with crewed warships operating in the region, according to the Navy.
With not enough manned vessels to maintain a constant awareness of what is going on in the Middle East’s waters, the drones enhance the 5th Fleet’s capabilities to detect smuggling and Iranian malign activity, Navy officials said.
“For pennies on the dollar we can put unmanned platforms out there, we can couple it with artificial intelligence … and then, I think critically important, we can use our manned ships much more efficiently, much more effectively,” then-5th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Brad Cooper told reporters in October 2022 following a regional exercise to highlight the task force’s capabilities. Cooper is now serving as the commander of U.S. Central Command.
The cost for the boat drone used to rescue the Apache crew is estimateed to be about $1.2 million per drone, according to a report from Sacra, a market research firm. That cost is extraordinarily cheap relative to traditional, manned military vessels.
Artificial intelligence is used to analyze patterns of behavior detected by the sensors aboard the drones, which is then shared with commanders and ships operating in the region.
In addition to the Corsair used in the operation, Task Force 59 uses other notable unmanned surface drones including the T-38 Devil Ray and the Sail Drone.
The Devil Ray is a high-speed autonomously operated unmanned surface vessel that is mainly used to gather intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, according to its manufacturer.
In one exercise in 2024, it successfully fired live munitions at a training target.
The Sail Drone looks just like its name implies, it is an autonomous water platform topped by a sail that provides power through wind and solar energy, according to its manufacturer.
A network of Sail Drones can provide a clearer at-sea situational awareness in hostile environments, according to its manufacturer.
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Peter Bjorn and John have been whistling along to “Young Folks” for two decades now and will be celebrating the milestone with a U.S. tour.
The Swedish outfit has announced a run of U.S. dates marking the 20th anniversary of their 2006 album, Writer’s Block, which spawned the whistle-filled “Young Folks.”
The trek spans from Oct. 14 in Los Angeles to Oct. 25 in Miami and will feature a performance of Writer’s Block in full each night.
Presales begin Wednesday at 10 a.m. local time, and tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday at 10 a.m. local time. For the full list of dates and all ticket info, visit PeterBjornandJohn.com.
Peter Bjorn and John previously performed Writer’s Block in full during a U.S. tour in 2025.
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A tribute ceremony to late Motörhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister will be held Friday at the 2026 Download Festival in England.
The event is part of the ongoing Lemmy Forever initiative, in which a portion of Kilmister’s ashes are enshrined in places important to him around the world.
Lemmy’s ashes have previously been enshrined in places including the Rainbow Bar & Grill in Los Angeles, France’s Hellfest and Wacken Open Air in Germany.
“It remains a responsibility we proudly carry,” Motörhead manager Todd Singerman says of the Lemmy Forever events. “Not everyone can make the pilgrimage to visit Lemmy in Hollywood, so we are bringing Lem back to his fans. These places meant something to him, and they mean something to the people who loved him. It’s important that they have somewhere they can come, raise a glass, share a story, and spend a moment with him.”
The Download Lemmy Forever celebration will also pay tribute to late Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell, who passed away in March.
“When Phil passed we lost such an important family member, and I know Lem would insist we all raise a glass to Phil as well,” Singerman says.
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(NEW YORK) — While most New York Knicks fans remained peaceful following the home team’s first loss to the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Finals, police said some were arrested in clashes with law enforcement officers and for other rowdy behavior.
At least 21 people were arrested following Monday night’s Game 3 of the championship series played at Madison Square Garden, according to the New York Police Department (NYPD).
After the game, in which the Spurs broke the Knicks’ 13-game playoff winning streak, fans spilled out of a watch party in Manhattan’s Bryant Park and onto 42nd Street, where some allegedly turned violent.
The NYPD said that in the immediate aftermath of the game, several people allegedly threw beer bottles at or punched police officers, climbed on light poles and scaffolding, got into fistfights, and jumped on top of cars and taxi cabs.
Eight people were arrested on charges of assaulting police officers, criminal possession of a weapon, menacing, resisting arrest, and obstructing governmental administration, according to the NYPD. Thirteen others were issued criminal court summonses for disorderly conduct, the NYPD said.
Videos shared on social media showed some fans clashing with police officers, and other videos captured apparent Knicks fans attacking San Antonio fans on the streets, ripping off their Spurs jerseys.
One video showed NYPD officers wearing riot helmets escorting several people wearing Spurs jerseys to a taxi cab to protect them from a crowd yelling at them.
With President Donald Trump attending Monday night’s game, the NYPD and the Secret Service put Madison Square Garden on lockdown, creating a security perimeter around the Garden and only allowing fans with game tickets or a legitimate excuse to get close to the arena.
Earlier on Monday, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced that a fan watch party scheduled to occur outside of Madison Square Garden on Monday night was canceled, but other watch parties were scheduled around the city, including the one in Bryant Park.
Tisch said the watch party outside the Garden will resume for Game 4 on Wednesday night.
The Knicks lead the best-of-seven series two games to one in the team’s quest to win its first NBA championship since 1973.
“We will have no tolerance for violence, particularly violence against police officers, destruction of property, climbing on light poles or structures, blocking emergency vehicles or other chaotic behavior,” Tisch said at a Monday morning press conference.
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