Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Resnikoff and Bruce Johnston attend the Beach Boys 60th Anniversary of ‘Pet Sounds’ at Capitol Records Building on May 11, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for UMe)
Saturday marks the 60th anniversary of The Beach Boys’ iconic album Pet Sounds, and ahead of the milestone, the album has ben certified double Platinum by the RIAA.
Not only that, the album’s hit singles received new certifications: “Wouldn’t It Be Nice” has now been certified four-times Platinum, while “God Only Knows” is now two-times Platinum and “Sloop John B” has gone Platinum.
Beach Boys founding members Mike Love and Al Jardine, as well as Bruce Johnston and the families of the late Brian Wilson, Dennis Wilson and Carl Wilson, were on hand for a special ceremony at Capitol Records in Hollywood, California, on Monday, where they received plaques celebrating the new certifications. Capitol Records is also flying a Pet Sounds flag on its tower to mark the anniversary.
Another way the anniversary is being celebrated is with the just-released The Pet Sounds Sessions Highlights, featuring material from the 1997 four-CD box set The Pet Sounds Sessions. The set contains 25 alternate takes, a cappella versions and tracking sessions, all of which are making their vinyl debut.
Released May 16, 1966, Pet Sounds is often considered one of the best albums of all time. Recorded a year after Brian Wilson quit touring and suffered a breakdown in 1964, the album peaked at #10 on the Billboard Albums chart. In 2004 it was chosen by the Library of Congress for inclusion in the National Recording Registry.
John Travolta accepts his honorary Palme d’or during the 79th annual Cannes Film Festival at Plage Macé on May 15, 2026, in Cannes, France. (Aurore Marechal/Getty Images)
John Travolta has been awarded a surprise honorary Palme d’or.
The honor was given to Travolta before the world premiere of his directorial debut film, Propeller One-Way Night Coach, at the 79th annual Cannes Film Festival.
According to Deadline, Travolta received a standing ovation and called the Palme d’or “an honor beyond the Oscars.”
A sizzle reel showing moments from Travolta’s film career was also shown. After watching the clips, the outlet reports Travolta said, “You see your whole life before you like I did in this. I feel a mixture of things, every image has memory and it’s very emotional. And the soundtrack that goes with all those memories. I’ve been doing film most of my life. Eighty-five percent of my life, so it was really nice to see that.”
Propeller One-Way Night Coach is an adaptation of the 1997 book that Travolta also wrote. An official description of the film from the Cannes Film Festival describes it as being inspired by Travolta’s childhood memories, “from his first airplane flight to the unforgettable people and stories he has collected over the years.”
It follows a young airplane enthusiast named Jeff (Clark Shotwell) and his mother (Kelly Eviston-Quinnett), who set off on a one-way cross-country trip to Hollywood.
Propeller One-Way Night Coach will debut to Apple TV on May 29.
“Me, personally, I feel like I got everything I got out of it,” he said. “I’ve been smoking so much, and smoking, like, 20 times a day. At some point, it ain’t really doing nothing. You just got this oral [fixation]. You’re just constantly doing it. … But it was mainly for my daughters, my kids. Just to let them know you can do anything.”
He said he’s been preaching messages of resilience to his oldest daughter, who is almost 17 and has been dealing with challenges in her life.
“It was just, like, me constantly telling her you can do anything. Like, don’t even trip.”
Quitting was his way of backing his words with action and serving as living proof that she can do anything.
“Now it’s like, ‘Now what you got? Give me something back,'” he continued. “I’m doing it. We gon’ do this s*** together.”
Schoolboy Q said he hasn’t gone back since.
In a 2016 Coveteur interview, he said weed helped him cope and kept him from trouble in the streets.
“I’d probably be dead if I didn’t pick up weed. I come from a life of gang bangin’,” he said. “Being out a lot gets you crossed up in the wrong mix and … [b]ecause I’m a big weed head, I’m not even trying to go nowhere else outside my vicinity. I’m high and feeling good and I’m not even gonna get into any trouble.”
The full podcast interview is available to watch on YouTube.
(HARRISON COUNTY, Ind.) — Three people were found dead in a murder-suicide after the shooter expressed suicidal thoughts to a family member, according to authorities.
Harrison County deputies responded to a welfare check on Wednesday at a residence in southern Indiana after a Mississippi man reported that his brother expressed suicidal thoughts to him in a phone call earlier in the day, according to the Harrison County Sheriff’s Department.
Deputies found a dead man on the front porch, identified as 36-year-old Brett Dixon, the sheriff’s department said.
Inside the residence, two additional people were found dead, Melissa Cochran Dixon, 54, and Paul Dixon, 61, according to the sheriff’s office.
Brett Dixon was shot twice — in the chest and head — Melissa Cochran Dixon suffered a single gunshot wound to the head and Paul Dixon sustained a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, according to the sheriff’s office.
The sheriff’s office said it believes Paul Dixon is responsible for the shootings and said there is no threat to the community and no suspect at large.
“This incident is a tragic loss, and our thoughts and prayers are with the family, extended family, and friends of those involved,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement.
Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi is pictured with the late Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani. (Dept. of Justice)
(NEW YORK) — An Iraqi national carried out 20 reported terrorist attacks in Europe and Canada against U.S. and Israeli interests, including the stabbing of a Jewish-American citizen, in retaliation for the war in Iran and in an effort to halt the conflict, a federal criminal complaint alleges.
Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi allegedly firebombed a Bank of New York Mellon building in Amsterdam, tried to detonate improvised explosives at the Bank of America building in Paris, coordinated an attack against Jewish institutions in the United States and stabbed two people in London, the complaint alleges.
The defendant made an initial appearance Friday in Manhattan federal court on charges he conspired to provide material support to terrorist groups, conspiracy to bomb a place of public use and other offenses.
Al-Saadi was apprehended in Turkey and passed to American authorities. His lawyer, Andrew Dalack, a federal defender, said he was unaware of any extradition proceedings.
“This is a bit of an unusual case,” Dalack said.
During his appearance, Al-Saadi spoke quietly, but animatedly, to his lawyer to make sure the lawyer understood his connection to the late Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani, who was killed in a U.S. strike in Iraq, and referred to himself as a prisoner of war and political prisoner.
Al-Saadi was ordered detained. He is next in court May 29.
Federal prosecutors said in addition to the terror attacks in Europe and Canada, al-Saadi also allegedly spoke to an FBI undercover — and paid $3,000 — to plan attacks in California, Arizona and a synagogue in Manhattan.
Al-Saadi is a high-level member of the Kata’ib Hizballah paramilitary group and has ties to the Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps and Hezbollah, according to federal prosecutors.
Since the onset of the U.S. and Israeli war against Iran, Al-Saadi “has directed and urged others to attack U.S. and Israeli interests, including by killing Americans and Jews, in retaliation for the Iranian Military Conflict and to further the terrorist goals of Kata’ib Hizballah and the IRGC,” the criminal complaint alleges.
The complaint adds, “Al-Saadi and his associates have planned, coordinated, and claimed responsibility for at least 18 terrorist attacks in Europe as well as two additional attacks in Canada, in the name of Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya, a component of Kata’ib Hizballah.”
The defendant allegedly pledged thousands of dollars to someone he thought would carry out an attack against a synagogue in New York, according to prosecutors. The individual turned out to be an undercover law enforcement officer.
At least one associate of al-Saadi is expected to be brought back to the U.S. and charged, the complaint says.
“This case puts into stark relief the global threats posed by the Iranian regime and its proxies like Kata’ib Hizballah — Foreign Terrorist Organizations that have repeatedly targeted Jewish communities across Europe and the United States since the war began,” said New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch. “Working with our law enforcement partners, we disrupted a plan to attack a Manhattan synagogue, and in partnership with the synagogue’s leadership, ensured its security when the threat was elevated.”
What could be more appropriate for a performance in Las Vegas than “know when to hold ’em, know when to fold ’em”?
Well, Blake Shelton’s done his version of a Kenny Rogers classic, and it could very well be what he’s performing during Sunday’s Academy of Country Music Awards.
“I recorded a cover of ‘The Gambler’ to honor the great Don Schlitz,” Blake wrote on his socials Friday. “It’s out now only on @amazonmusic.”
“Check it out and be sure to tune into the @acmawards this Sunday!” he added.
Noted songwriter Schlitz passed away April 16 in Nashville after a sudden illness at the age of 73. The Country Music Hall of Famer also wrote classics like Randy Travis’ “On the Other Hand” and “Forever and Ever, Amen,” as well as “When You Say Nothing at All,” recorded by Keith Whitley and Alison Krauss.
Of course, it would also make sense if Blake sang his current hit, “Let Him In Anyway.”
Tune in Sunday at 8 p.m. ET to find out which song he chooses when the 61st ACMs stream live on Prime Video from MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Liam Gallagher and guitarist Noel Gallagher of Oasis at Soldier Field on August 28, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. (Natasha Moustache/Getty Images)
As it turns out, making up with your long-estranged brother and reuniting your massively popular band to headline sold-out stadiums around the world is in fact a lucrative business venture.
So much so that Liam Gallagher and Noel Gallagher have made their debut on the U.K.’s Sunday Times Rich List following Oasis’ reunion tour in 2025.
The Rich List, as you might’ve guessed, ranks the wealthiest people in the United Kingdom. According to the Sunday Times, the Gallagher brothers have amassed a combined net worth of 375 million British pounds, which is about $500 million.
The Gallaghers rank at #11 among the richest U.K. musicians and sit at #325 on the overall Rich List.
Oasis’ reunion tour marked the first time Noel and Liam had shared the live stage in 16 years, officially ending their long and very public feud. A documentary about the tour will premiere in theaters in September before coming to Hulu and Disney+ later in 2026.
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The cast of ‘Boys of Tommen.’ (Christian Tierney/Prime Video)
The main cast for the Boys of Tommen TV series adaptation has been revealed.
Prime Video has cast Nancy Surridge, Conor Sánchez, James O’Donoghue and Sophie McGibbon as the main cast in this adaptation of Irish author Chloe Walsh’s bestselling romance book series. They will play the characters Shannon Lynch, Johnny Kavanagh, Joey Lynch and Aoife Molloy, respectively.
Boys of Tommen follows a forbidden love story between star rugby player Johnny and the shy new girl, Shannon, at the prestigious private school of Tommen College.
“Both teenagers are hiding secrets; Johnny, a potentially career-ending injury, and Shannon, a troubled and violent homelife. Through their secret and highly charged connection, the two teens from opposite worlds battle against the odds and find a way to save each other,” according to an official description from Prime Video.
The show will be directed by Brendan Canty and was adapted by Poppy Cogan. It’s based on the first two books in Walsh’s series.
“As someone who grew up in Cork, where these stories are set, this project feels incredibly personal to me. Poppy has done an amazing job adapting Chloe’s beloved books, and the way both writers capture young people’s lives with such empathy, tenderness and honesty feels truly extraordinary to me,” Canty said in a press release. “To do justice to the world they’ve created, we knew that finding the right cast was going to be everything. We searched far and wide, receiving over 3,000 casting suggestions from across the UK and Ireland, but from the moment Nancy, Conor, James and Sophie walked into the room, it was clear we’d found something beyond special. Each of them brings the spirit and emotional depth this story demands, and I couldn’t be more excited to bring Chloe’s world to the screen with this extraordinary young cast.”
Bruce Springsteen and Talking Heads frontman David Byrne are among the famous names confirmed to appear on the final week of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
Byrne will appear on the show Tuesday, where he’s booked for what’s described as a “special performance” with Colbert. Springsteen is set to perform Wednesday night, which is the same night Colbert will take The Colbert Questionert, with the help of special guests.
Jon Stewart and Steven Spielberg are also booked for Tuesday’s show, while Monday’s is described as “The Worst of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” although it’s not a clip show.
Colbert will sign off The Late Show on Thursday, and so far no guests for the finale have been revealed.
CBS announced in July 2025 that it was canceling The Late Show, noting the decision to end the late-night talker was a financial one. David Letterman launched The Late Show in 1993, and Colbert took over when Letterman left in 2015.
Ella Rubin is headed to the woods with Maya Hawke and Kerry Condon.
Netflix has announced that Rubin has joined the cast of the upcoming series The God of the Woods. It will be a series adaptation of the bestselling novel by Liz Moore.
The God of the Woods is a multigenerational drama series that’s set in the Adirondacks. It explores the Van Laar family’s dark secrets, as well as the mysteries surrounding the disappearance of 13-year-old Barbara Van Laar from her family’s summer camp and an earlier family tragedy.
“As the past and present collide, the Van Laars’ wealth and influence unravel, revealing the damaging consequences of privilege and the abuse of power,” according to an official description from Netflix.
Rubin is set to play the series regular role of Louise Donnadieu, a working-class counselor at Camp Emerson. Her life is upended when one of her young campers goes missing. She joins Hawke and Condon, who will play Judy Luptack and Alice Van Laar, respectively.
Liz Hannah and Liz Moore serve as co-showrunners, writers and executive producers on this upcoming series.
