Sara Bareilles and Brandi Carlile are executive producers on a new Apple TV documentary called Come See Me in the Good Light, and they’ve also teamed up to record a duet for the project.

The documentary, which is now streaming, is about the late Colorado Poet Laureate Andrea Gibson and wife Megan Falley, who faced Gibson’s incurable cancer diagnosis together. Gibson died in July of this year. While it sounds like an incredibly heavy topic, Sara tells Variety, “It’s so funny. You watch this film and Andrea is … hysterically funny, as is Meg. So you’re laughing a lot, and it’s just a joyful, life-affirming film that happens to be about cancer.”

Sara was also given the words of an unfinished poem by Gibson to use for a song for the end credits; she then tapped Brandi to turn it into a duet.”Salt Then Sour Then Sweet” is streaming now.

“Andrea didn’t want to leave people with some kind of broken-hearted, achy song. They wanted a love song for Meg, and so that’s what we wrote,” Sara tells Variety.

In a video on Instagram describing her involvement in the project, Sara refers to her breakthrough hit by joking, “I finally did write someone a love song — and it was Andrea Gibson.”

The song has already been nominated for a Hollywood Music in Media Award.

Meanwhile, Sara tells Variety that she has a new record coming out early next year, which is about “pretty much about grief.” “I’ve been going through a lot of loss these last few years,” she explains. However, she notes that grief “cracks you open in this way that I think is really important and helpful, ultimately, if you can sort of endure what’s hard about it.”

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The Struts have announced an event at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles taking place on Dec. 8. 

The show will feature a performance by and a conversation with the English rockers.

Presales are open now, and tickets go on sale to the general public on Saturday at noon PT. For more info, visit GrammyMuseum.org.

The Grammy Museum event will cap an eventful year for The Struts, which saw them tour the U.S. while celebrating the 10th anniversary of their debut album, Everybody Wants, and releasing a new version of their breakout single, “Could Have Been Me,” with Queen‘s Brian May.

Meanwhile, frontman Luke Spiller released his debut solo album, Love Will Probably Kill Me Before Cigarettes and Wine, in April.

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Chayce Beckham wrote his new song, “Holdin’ You, Lovin’ You,” to use when he proposed to his now-wife Ashley Beckham.

You can check our Eric Church‘s official trailer for Evangeline vs. The Machine: Comes Alive ahead of its arrival in IMAX theaters on Feb. 11 and Feb. 14. 

Caroline Jones‘ new album, Good Omen, is set to be released Feb. 13, 2026. It’s the first album the Zac Brown Band member has recored for Big Machine. 

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Lewis Capaldi has released his new four-song Survive EP, comprised of the songs “Almost,” “Survive,” “Something in the Heavens” and “The Day That I Die.” It’s his first collection of new music since 2023. He writes on Instagram that “The Day That I Die” is “about the lowest I’ve felt in my life and truth be told it feels a bit weird putting it out there for people to hear but I’m honestly the proudest I’ve ever been about a song with this one.” He adds that it’s been “an absolute pleasure” to return to performing live and releasing new music.

Max McNown has surprised fans with a five-song EP called Both Sides of the Blade. The stripped-down collection was written and recorded during the time he released his 2024 EP, Willfully Blind. The “A Lot More Free” singer will kick off a headlining tour March 20, 2026, in Charlotte, North Carolina. 

Andy Grammer and MAX, best known for his song “Lights Down Low,” have teamed up for a new song called “The Thing I Love.” MAX says in a statement, “There’re so many people in my life personally who bring out the best in me and make me better. This song is dedicated to them. Having Andy Grammer, a longtime friend and incredible artist is such an honor and privilege.” Andy adds, “I’ve always admired MAX’s artistry and creative spirit, so having the opportunity to collaborate on this song was truly a joy.”

Stephen Sanchez, best known for his song “Until I Found You,” is back with a new duo side project called Dress & Tie. It finds him teaming up with French singer/songwriter Devi for a three-song EP under the moniker Dress & Tie. Stephen says in a statement, “Dress & Tie was born out of love for one another and a shared pursuit of real love songs in a world full of failed attempts. These songs were written from a place of passion over pressure, telling our story alone.” 

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Even though Carly Pearce‘s new single is titled “Dream Come True,” it’s a bittersweet one, as Carly confronts the sacrifices she’s made to cement her success.

“A few years ago, I moved into a house in a quiet cul-de-sac on my own, surrounded by women my age with husbands and growing families,” she wrote on her socials. “It was a reminder of the quiet sacrifices that come with chasing a dream. Mine have looked like missing milestones, living with my personal life on display, and riding the highs and lows of this wild career.”

Carly co-wrote “Dream Come True,” which is the first taste of her upcoming fifth album. 

“I wrote this song about those sacrifices we make when chasing our dreams,” she continues. “If you’ve ever felt that push and pull, know that you’re not alone. Writing this song has allowed me to return to my original dream, to reconnect with my roots and why I first fell in love with singing country music.”

You can check out Carly’s music video for “Dream Come True,” which was shot largely in one take, on YouTube.

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Billy Idol has just dropped the new song “Dying to Live,” featuring composer J. Ralph. The song appears at the end of his documentary, Billy Idol Should Be Dead, which had its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival in June.

The song’s accompanying video features photos and footage from Idol’s life and career, including home movies, performance clips and more, combined with animated segments.

“It’s quite something watching a documentary about your own life,” Idol says. “Seeing the landscape of my story all laid out inspired me to want to write a song for the end of the film that brings together what I saw in the film; all the strands of my life really.”

He adds, “It was thrilling to work together with J. Ralph. Symphonic music has a unique cinematic authenticity, we felt this was essential to capturing the range of emotions the climactic moment of the film called for.”

Billy Idol Should Be Dead, directed by Jonas Åkerlund, is expected to be released in theaters and on streaming services in early 2026.

Idol released the new album Dream Into It in April. It was his first full-length album since 2014’s Kings & Queens of the Underground.

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Teyana Taylor is no stranger to the public eye, but with several films now under her belt, she says it’s pretty difficult to be a Black woman in Hollywood.

“The hardest part is being a woman in Hollywood,” she tells Elle. “The even harder part is being a Black woman in Hollywood, because I do feel like this is a man’s world. And we have to show who we are as women to be respected in that space.”

Despite the hardships, she says she does see “change happening” and “more light being shed on women.”

“I think it’s because we’re busting through the doors, unapologetically us. We’re not giving anybody a choice: you will see us and you will hear us. And if you don’t, we’re going to make you,” Teyana says. “Seeing women step into our glory and standing 10 toes down in some red bottoms has been amazing. We’re really stomping through, and that’s what I love about being a woman in Hollywood. We’re going to make you hear us.”

In her own journey, she credits women like Taraji P. Henson, Sarah Paulson, Niecy Nash, Issa Rae, Kerry Washington and Regina Hall for showing up for her.

“To be able to call on my village, and then they all show up in a heartbeat, no hesitation, feels good,” Teyana tells Elle. “Their support felt like a comforting hug that whispered, ‘Mm-hmm, it’s okay. We got you.'”

“To see such beautiful women who have overcome so much and kept their crowns lifted through it all, show up for me. It really, really meant a lot,” she continues.

The full interview, in which Teyana also opens up about her experience in culinary school, is live on Elle.com.

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