Morgan Evans’ ‘Steel Town’ (Solrise Records / Virgin Music Group)
Morgan Evans’ sophomore album is titled Steel Town as an homage to the coastal city of Newcastle, Australia, where he grew up.
Glance at the cover, which shows him sitting at the edge of the ocean as a huge ship passes in the distance, and you’d assume that’s where the photo was taken.
With a deadline looming, however, there was no time to travel Down Under. Instead, Morgan went to Louisiana, where photographer Nick Swift was living at the time.
“We were taking photos all around town in New Orleans,” Morgan recalls. “And at the end of the day, he was like, ‘Hey, we could do a fire on the beach.’ And we went down and set up this fire on the beach and started taking some photos.”
“And he was like, ‘Oh hang on a sec, man. There’s just a ship coming through. We’ll wait till the ship passes,'” Morgan continues. “And I turned around and there’s this massive ship in a harbor next to a beach. And it was like the perfect moment. I was like, ‘Quick, get this ship!'”
That proved to be the final element of a photo so convincing it’s even fooled some of the folks at home.
“I enjoy telling that story. Cause even some folks from my hometown are like, ‘It looks like it, but I can’t tell exactly where it is,’ you know?” Morgan adds.
The “Kiss Somebody” hitmaker did travel back home to shoot the video for the album’s first single, “Beer Back Home.”
The record also includes a duet with Morgan’s love interest, Laci Kaye Booth, on “Two Broken Hearts.” Steel Town is out now.
Move over, HUNTR/X and Saja Boys, because the original K-pop superstars are back in town.
BTS has returned with their new album, ARIRANG, their first new studio album since 2020’s Be. It’s named after the traditional Korean folk song “Arirang” and, according to a press release, “symbolically reflects the group’s roots and the present-day sentiments felt by the band in 2026.”
“ARIRANG stems from personal experiences, expanding into a universal narrative and cultural imprint that transcends generations and cultures,” the press release continues. “With this, BTS declares their identity with clarity and power: born in Korea, playing for the world.”
Writers and producers on the project include Ryan Tedder, Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker, Diplo, Mike WiLL Made-It, Flume and JPEGMAFIA. The video for the first single, “SWIM,” co-written by Ryan and BTS member RM, stars Riverdale actress Lili Reinhart.
On Saturday, BTS will take the stage in Seoul, South Korea, for THE COMEBACK LIVE | ARIRANG, which debuts on Netflix at 7 a.m. ET. It’s their first concert together as a group since October 2022. Officials expect as many as 260,000 people to flood the streets during the show.
BTS will then arrive in New York on March 23 for a Spotify event for the group’s top listeners, followed by a two-night stint on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on March 25 and 26. On March 27, Netflix will premiere BTS: THE RETURN, a documentary about the making of ARIRANG.
Finally, April 9 marks the kickoff of BTS’ world tour. Two of the first few concerts will be streamed live in movie theaters to give fans a taste of what they can expect from the trek, which is set to continue into 2027.
Tour art for Jeezy’s 2026 Las Vegas residency: ‘The Legend of the Snowman’ (Will Sterling / SterlingPics)
Jeezy played four shows in Sin City in late 2025, and now he’s headed back to Las Vegas. He has announced a 10-date residency, The Legend of the Snowman, marking his return to PH Live at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino.
He shared the news Wednesday night at the Vibes & Views series, hosted by PopViewers founder and CEO Chris Witherspoon, unveiling a trailer that has since been posted to his Instagram.
Speaking to ABC Audio, Jeezy says the experience will once again be produced by Adam Blackstone. “He’s producing the show with me. Derrick [Hodge] is doing all the music, and The Color of Noize will be back, so we doing that. We spinning the block,” he said. The event will also remain a black-tie affair.
Some things, however, have changed for this run, including the theme, which will now be centered on The Legend of the Snowman. It will also celebrate his full career, rather than just the 20th anniversary of his debut album, Let’s Get It:Thug Motivation 101.
“I’m gonna take you on a journey. So if you’ve been riding with me since day one or just started riding with me yesterday, we gonna go from front to back, back to front. So everything you’ve experienced for two decades will be a part of the show,” he said. “This is The Legend of the Snowman, so it’s gonna go through the whole discography. It’s not gonna just be based on one album.”
The Legend of the Snowman residency kicks off May 1. A presale is underway using the code SNOWMAN. A general sale starts Monday at noon ET via Ticketmaster and Jeezy’s website.
‘Normal Isn’t’ album artwork. (Puscifer Entertainment/Alchemy Recordings/BMG)
Puscifer will launch a U.S. tour Friday in Las Vegas in support of their new album, Normal Isn’t. The band previously debuted the record live for their Live at the Pacific Stock Exchangeconcert film, which gave frontman Maynard James Keenan a good idea on how to bring the new material to life onstage.
“I think they translated very well live,” Keenan tells ABC Audio. “It’s gonna be a great tour, ’cause we’ll be putting in older songs with the newer songs, and I think … it will dovetail.”
Catching the tour will also provide the opportunity to hear Kennan sing the word “bunghole” in person, as he does on the Normal Isn’t song “Self Evident.” As for why he felt the need to channel The Great Cornholio, the answer is simple.
“I was avoiding, like, the obvious big words you have to bleep out,” Keenan says. “And I thought, ‘Well, bunghole works better than a******.'”
Prior to releasing Normal Isn’t, Puscifer spent 2024 and 2025 on the Sessanta tour, which celebrated Keenan’s 60th birthday. The bill also included fellow Keenan-fronted band A Perfect Circle, as well as Primus.
As for whether a Settanta tour is in the works for Keenan’s 70th birthday in 2034, luckily it sounds like we won’t have to wait that long.
“I’m sure we’ll do one before then, having talked to everybody,” Keenan says. “A Perfect Circle needs some new music, and I think Primus is working on a new album, so it would make more sense to have newer songs on that tour.”
Roger Daltrey at the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction (Disney/Eric McCandless)
The Who has revealed a new set of special autographed posters to raise money for Teenage Cancer Trust.
The posters all celebrate the annual Teenage Cancer Trust shows at London’s Royal Albert Hall, with the latest batch of limited-edition prints signed by The Who’s Roger Daltrey, Paul McCartney, Jimmy Page and more.
The black-and-white signed Daltrey poster is from The Who’s 2017 performance of Tommy, with the artwork designed by Josh Townshend, nephew of Pete Townshend. Page’s poster is from his February 2002 Royal Albert Hall appearance, where he played “Dazed and Confused” with Paul Weller.
He says of his poster, “I was totally dazzled by the artwork that had been created by illustrator Matt Glasby. I enthusiastically completed the signing for such a worthy and well-respected cause.”
Proceeds from the sale of the posters go directly to Teenage Cancer Trust, which helps young people in the U.K. battling cancer. The posters are currently available at shop.teenagecancertrust.org.
The annual Teenage Cancer Trust shows at Royal Albert Hall take place March 23-29. While Daltrey, a patron of the charity, curated the shows for 24 years, he retired from the gig in 2024. This year’s performances were curated by The Cure’s Robert Smith and feature Garbage, My Bloody Valentine and Wolf Alice.
Lachlan Quarmby, Roan Curtis, Maria March, Jill Hennessy, Bethany Joy Lenz, Mila Morgan and Benjamin Ayres attend ‘When Calls the Heart’ and ‘Hope Valley: 1874 Celebration’ in West Hollywood, California. (Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images for Hallmark)
Hope Valley: 1874, the prequel series to When Calls the Heart, premieres Saturday on Hallmark+, and star Jill Hennessy thinks it provides “a little bit of an escape.”
Hope Valley: 1874 follows Rebecca Clarke and her daughter, who settle in a Western Canadian frontier town where Hennessy’s character, Hattie Quinn, runs the trading post. “She’s sort of the go-between and the hub of all these people,” Hennessy tells ABC Audio of Hattie, who’s a widow and single mother.
“She’s sorta used to living on her own, but deeply afraid of her daughter moving off, trying not to confront how scared she is: ‘Oh my gosh, but what will I do when she leaves me?'”
Hennessy says Hope Valley will please When Calls the Heart fans aka Hearties, while offering some key differences.
“In this show, I think they’re gonna get all of the warmth and the romance aspect, in a structure, though, that goes a little broader, can be a little darker, a little more gritty,” she explains.
She adds that the series has “a lot of focus on women’s relationships, and women and men in a friendship/survival kind of way, where there’s no competition, there’s no bitterness, and people are just trying to make it through the day.”
Hennessy, a veteran of shows like Law & Order,Crossing Jordan and Yellowstone, says there’s a “sweetness” to Hope Valley, which she says is “so nice to go to … with everything that’s happening in the world.”
“Even as an actor … it’s kind of nice to get there, and put on the petticoat and the corset, and work with nice people,” she adds. “This is just one of the nicest casts. It is very appealing. It’s a nice — how can I say? — a little bit of an escape.”
Foo Fighters have announced the premiere date for their appearance on the Irish performance TV series Other Voices.
The special will air April 6 at 4:30 p.m. ET on the Irish channel RTÉ2 and will be available to stream worldwide via the RTÉ Player.
The set was recorded in February at St. James’ Church in Dingle, Ireland, and included performances of songs off the upcoming new Foo Fighters album, Your Favorite Toy, due out April 24.
Foo Fighters will play a one-off show in Bridgeport, Connecticut, on April 28, followed by headlining sets at the Welcome to Rockville and BottleRock Napa festivals in May. They’ll launch a full North American stadium tour in August.
In other Foos news, frontman Dave Grohl opens up about the 2022 death of drummer Taylor Hawkins in an interview with Mojo.
“Losing Taylor was never meant to be,” Grohl says. “That threw our world upside down and made me question everything about life, that it was so unfair. I still have a hard time making sense of it.”
It’s been six months since fans heard new music from Latto via “Gyatt,” her collaboration with Ice Spice, but it appears she’s ready to feed the fans again. On Thursday she posted a video that shows a woman wearing black stirrup leggings and pumps walking over to a baby cheetah and feeding it a bottle of milk. It then cuts to a screen that reads, “Midnight.” It is currently the only post on her Instagram.
Megan Thee Stallion has posted the first photos of her as Zidler in her upcoming run in Moulin Rouge! The Musical. “Broadway debut loading,” she captioned a slideshow of photos on Instagram.
Kool & The Gang, The Spinners and Ready for the World have been tapped as performers for the Ultimate Disco Cruise and Beyond, taking place in February 2027. It will leave from Ft. Lauderdale and make stops in Grand Turk and Puerto Plata. Gloria Gaynor, Lisa Lisa, The Family Stone, Russell Thompkins, Jr. & The New Stylistics, Al McKay’s Earth, Wind, and Fire Experience and more are also set to perform. More information can be found at ultimatediscocruise.com.
Taylor Polidore Williams is joining Onyx’s Reasonable Doubt. She’s been cast for the show’s fourth season, according to Deadline, though details regarding her role haven’t been released. “I am soo excited to join @reasonabledoubthulu for the new season! I’m a big fan of the show and honored to work with this team Let’s have some fun!” she wrote on Instagram.
Mike Will Made-It released a new single from his album R3SET, which arrives on Friday. “D33P3R” features Teezo Touchdown and Ludacris. The video is available to watch on YouTube.
Stevie Young of AC/DC performs live on stage as part of the “Power Up” tour at MorumBIS on February 24, 2026 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Mauricio Santana/Getty Images)
AC/DC guitarist Stevie Young has been hospitalized in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where the band is set to perform three shows.
“Upon arrival in Buenos Aires, AC/DC band member Stevie Young was not feeling well,” reads a statement from AC/DC’s rep. “Out of an abundance of caution, he was admitted to a local hospital where he is undergoing a full battery of tests.”
The 69-year-old Young is expected to be ready for the first of the Buenos Aires concerts, taking place on Monday.
“Stevie is doing well and is in good spirits,” the statement continues. “He is looking forward to getting on stage on Monday.”
Young, the nephew of AC/DC’s founding brothers Angus Young and Malcolm Young, joined the band in 2014 following Malcolm’s departure for health reasons. Malcolm died in 2017 of dementia.
AC/DC’s tour is scheduled to come to the U.S. in July.
