Rihanna attends the 2026 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 4, 2026 in New York City. (Theo Wargo/FilmMagic)
Rihanna and Shakira are global music stars, but they’re also very generous. Both artists have landed on the TIME100 Philanthropy list, which highlights the “world’s most influential givers, leaders, advocates, and thinkers.”
The mag notes that the people on the list are “representing the most compelling stories in philanthropy today, in a field that moves more than $1 trillion globally each year.”
Rihanna made the cut thanks to her Clara Lionel Foundation, founded in 2012 after her grandmother’s death and named after her grandparents. Over the years, the charity has donated over $100 million toward climate resilience, women’s entrepreneurship, arts and culture, education and healthcare, not just in her native Caribbean, but also in the U.S. and East Africa.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the foundation gave away $33 million in a single year. Most recently, when Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica in October 2025, the foundation started a fund to rebuild the island’s impacted health care services and improve access to water and education.
As for Rihanna’s “Can’t Remember to Forget You” duet partner Shakira, she’s been building schools in her native Colombia via her charity, the Barefoot Foundation, for almost 30 years. Nineteen schools have been built, 12,000 teachers have been trained and 224,000 children have been helped thanks to the charity, according to TIME.
Shania Twain and Harry Styles perform at the Coachella Stage during the 2022 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival on April 15, 2022 in Indio, California. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for ABA)
Harry Styles’ Together, Together tour is launching Saturday night in Amsterdam. After his mini-residency there, Harry will head to London, where his opening act will be his pal Shania Twain. Shania, who’s old enough to be Harry’s mother, says one of the things she likes about him is the relationship he has with his actual mother, Anne Twist.
Shania and Harry first connected when he brought her out at Coachella as a special guest in 2022. Shania, 60, tells Apple Music working with Harry, 32, is “a beautiful chapter and to me, it signifies bridges. Bridging generations, bridging audiences, bridging everything — unity brings us all together.”
She goes on to say, “I think music should wrap its arms around everybody who wants to listen to it, and Harry does that. Harry’s got that personality, too. He’s so likable and sweet, and he makes music that is beautiful. It sounds unique when it’s Harry’s voice.”
But also, Shania says, “I am very warmed by his relationship with his own mother. It’s very fitting right now for me to be around them and witness them together as mom and son. I am a mother, I have a son, and [it makes me] think of my own mother and how she would have loved to have watched me go through my career.”
Shania’s mother and stepfather died in a car crash in 1987. Shania was 22 at the time and had yet to launch her record-setting career.
Shania’s dates with Harry begin June 12; she’s releasing a new album, Little Miss Twain, on July 24. She says she plans to tour behind the new album, but first, “I gotta get through my time with Harry, so that’s my focus.”
‘Paul McCartney and Wings’ Rock & Roll Hall of Fame exhibit (Courtesy MPL and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame)
The new exhibit Paul McCartney and Wingsopens at Cleveland’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Friday. It’s the first major museum exhibit to explore McCartney’s post-Beatles band, which featured him, his wife Linda McCartney and a rotating lineup. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame President Greg Harris tells ABC Audio the exhibit sheds light on this integral part of McCartney’s post-Beatles artistry.
“It’s a chance for people to reexamine their impact and their legacy,” Harris says of the band, which scored multiple hit singles and albums before breaking up in 1981.
“The songs are incredible, but we also talk about that approach that they took, that DIY approach, and Linda’s integral role with the band,” Harris says of the exhibit.
That “DIY approach” refers to the fact that when Wings first formed, they embarked on a low-key tour of U.K. universities, showing up unannounced in a van and offering to perform for next to nothing.
The exhibit includes “the largest assemblage of Paul McCartney materials ever,” says Harris, including instruments, clothing, artwork and lyrics. “It’s all gonna be an immersive experience with lots of video, lots of photos, lots of images and of course sound,” he adds.
While McCartney is a two-time Rock Hall nominee, as a solo artist and as a member of The Beatles, Wings has yet to appear on the ballot. Might this exhibit be a precursor to a future nomination? “They’re certainly eligible,” Harris says. “And their impact, of course, and influence as told in this exhibition is super powerful.”
As for whether Sir Paul intends to drop by, Harris says, “We’re optimistic that we’ll get him to visit it sometime this spring, and we can share it with him and celebrate it with him.”
Maynard James Keenan of Puscifer performs at the Fox Theatre on April 18, 2026 in Detroit, Michigan. (Scott Legato/Getty Images)
A Perfect Circle has announced a show in Hawaii alongside fellow Maynard James Keenan band Puscifer.
The concert will take place Dec. 19 in Honolulu. Presales begin May 19 at 10 a.m. local time, and tickets go on sale to the general public on May 22 at 10 a.m. local time.
A Perfect Circle and Puscifer previously toured together during Keenan’s Sessanta tours in 2024 and 2025. They’re also set to play a run of international dates together in the fall.
The most recent APC album is 2018’s Eat the Elephant. Puscifer, meanwhile, put out a new record called Normal Isn’t in February.
Spinner shark on the bottom of the ocean close to Male / Maldives (Cavan Images / Henn Photography/Getty Images)
(NEW YORK) — Warming waters are attracting more swimmers and sharks alike to the Eastern seaboard — creating the perfect recipe for an increase of shark sightings along the coasts in the coming months, some shark experts told ABC News.
Scientists at the New England Aquarium in Boston urged the public to be vigilant and report shark sightings after the first white shark of the season was confirmed off Massachusetts on Sunday.
A dead grey seal with a visible wound found on Lucy Vincent Beach in Chilmark, Martha’s Vineyard, was consistent with the bite of a white shark, John Chisholm, an adjunct scientist in the Aquarium’s Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life, said in a statement.
“This is just the beginning of white shark season in New England, and it serves as a good reminder to be mindful of the presence of these sharks in inshore waters,” Chisholm said. “Their numbers will continue to increase throughout the summer with peak activity occurring in the fall.”
A juvenile white shark was also seen off the coasts of New York and New Jersey last week. The female shark, named Nori, pinged a shark-tracking system. Scientists with the Global Shark Tracker program have been monitoring her movements as she makes her way up the East Coast.
Nori is the first tagged white shark to begin this season’s northward migration, according to the nonprofit OCEARCH.
“It’s very normal for us to see more sharks off the East Coast, especially as you move north in the summer compared to the winter, partially because they’re more likely to be there and partially because someone’s more likely to be watching,” Catherine Macdonald, director of the University of Miami’s Shark Research and Conservation Program, told ABC News.
Why there are more shark sightings in the summer months
The moment a swimmer sets foot in the ocean, they are in close proximity to a shark — even if they’re not necessarily in sight, according to marine biologists who spoke with ABC News.
At least 30 species of sharks are starting to make their northward seasonal migration up the Eastern seaboard after overwintering in southern waters, Joel Fodrie, director of the Institute of Marine Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, told ABC News.
As the waters begin to warm, they’re on the move to new areas to set up their strategies for hunting, Fodrie said.
Those recreating on the coastlines can expect to see different species of sharks, depending on where they are.
Of the sharks considered aggressive or a potential threat to humans, white sharks are commonly seen in the Northeast during the summer months — especially around Cape Cod — because their preferred prey, the grey seal, tends to congregate there, Bradley Wetherbee, a professor of marine biology and ecology at the University of Rhode Island, told ABC News.
Tiger sharks bask in the warm Florida waters year-round, Mahmood Shivji, a shark biologist at the Save the Seas Foundation Shark Research Center at Nova Southeastern University, told ABC News.
Bull sharks are common in the Gulf and feed on large fish — often confusing humans for prey in those interactions, Wetherbee said.
A large presence of fish, mackerel or seals — all prey for sharks — could indicate that one is nearby, looking to feed. The presence of dolphins could also mean a shark is around, because the larger marine animals tend to feed on the same prey, Frodrie said.
There are also simply more opportunities to see sharks, the experts said.
Protections in the Atlantic have allowed shark populations to rebound in the waters off the U.S., while globally they are still being killed at high rates due to overfishing, Shivji said.
The existence of drones and advanced cameras — as well as social media — are making the presence of sharks more known than ever before, Frodrie added.
Swimmers should be vigilant, but don’t necessarily need to worry, experts say
An increase in shark presence in the north and mid-Atlantic is normal and isn’t anything to worry about, Macdonald said.
With the exceptions of the bolder species, sharks are scared of people and fairly easy to spook, Frodrie said.
“There’s more than 540 species of shark on the planet, and the vast majority of them rarely come into contact with people but wouldn’t be a threat to them even if they did,” Macdonald said.
Over the last 400 million years, sharks have evolved to detect things and sense their environment using their jaws, Wetherbee said. When they bite people, they are likely testing whether they are prey.
“No one wants to have a negative encounter, but it’s kind of a primordial fear,” Wetherbee said.
Sharks are a keystone species, and their presence can be a marker of a healing ecosystem, Macdonald said. They play a “huge role” in shaping the structure and function of ecosystems by moving nutrients around landscapes and helping control prey populations, she added.
“Marine ecosystems look really different in the absence of sharks, often in ways that we don’t want, so we don’t always appreciate them when we see them,” Macdonald said.
The public can report shark sightings through the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy’s Sharktivity app, which provides information and push notifications on shark movements in the aim to help people and sharks coexist.
Sharks are not the biggest danger humans face at the beach
Shark bites on humans — especially fatal attacks — are rare, the data shows.
In 2025, there were 65 confirmed unprovoked shark bites on humans and 29 provoked bites — meaning the human initiated the interaction in some way, according to the Florida Museum of Natural History’s International Shark Attack File.
On average, fewer than 10 people worldwide are killed by unprovoked shark attacks each year, according to the Florida Museum of Natural History. In 2025, there were 12 confirmed shark-related fatalities, nine of which were labeled as unprovoked.
Getting bitten by a shark is rare in itself, but victims of shark attacks have a 1 in 3.7 million chance of being killed by a shark.
All four shark experts ABC News spoke with pointed to rip currents as being the real danger swimmers face at the beach.
In the U.S. alone, there are more than 100 deaths annually that are attributed to rip currents, according to a scientific review of data provided to the United States Lifesaving Association.
“Supervision of kids in the ocean, awareness of rip currents and risks of drowning — all of that is a much greater risk to swim or safety than sharks will ever be,” Macdonald said.
Compared to the number of drownings at beaches, the odds of getting bitten by a shark are extremely low, the experts said.
“The numbers are so small, but it doesn’t do any good to tell people that, because if you’re out there, if you’re one of the ones that gets bitten … I’m sure it’s quite an ordeal,” Wetherbee said.
Charli XCX poses during the 76th Berlinale International Film Festival Berlin on Feb.14, 2026 in Berlin, Germany. (Dominique Charriau/WireImage)
Charli XCX’s new song is called “Rock Music,” and while it does incorporate an electric guitar, she denies that it actually is rock music. Now, she’s taken to Instagram to share her thoughts on the divisive feedback she’s been getting about the song.
“seeing all the different reactions to my song rock music has been really interesting,” she writes, adding, “i’m not gonna explain where i was coming from with ‘rock music,’ but all i know is that things can be funny, earnest, sincere, and joyful all at the same time and that’s what i feel about a lot of the things i make.”
“i love talking about music and art w my friends, so im happy people are throwing out thoughts,” Charli writes, concluding, “anyways, just was thinking about things and thought i’d put them on the internet, will probably regret it lol.”
Charli has also posted a behind-the-scenes look of the making of the song’s video, revealing that in one scene, she decided to throw a salt shaker and accidentally hit her husband, George Daniel, right in the head. “I feel so terrible,” she says. In another part of the clip, we learn that she’s wearing her actual wedding dress under a black leather jacket in several scenes.
Mike WiLL Made-It teamed with Young Thug for their new video, “RUSSIAN ROULETT3,” now available to watch on YouTube. “Mike is the architect. He knows what makes a good record. It’s always easy working with other artists who get it, especially from Atlanta. We’ve been making hits for years, that’s my brother,” Thug tells The FADER. Mike and Thug have previously worked on songs including 2017’s “W Y O (What You On)” and “Fate” from the Creed II soundtrack.
Miguel, Chaka Khan, Tevin Campbell, Bilal and Sounds of Blackness are on the lineup for the 10th anniversary Celebration of Life event honoring Prince. Bootsy Collins, and Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis will appear as part of additional programming. The Celebration of Life will take place June 3-7 across Paisley Park in Chanhassen, Minnesota, and downtown Minneapolis. Tickets are currently on sale.
SZA has joined the cast of CoComelon: The Movie, to be directed by Kat Good. CoComelon: The Movie is slated to hit theaters on Feb. 19, 2027.
David Furnish and Elton John attend the “Elton John: Never Too Late” Headline Gala during the 68th BFI London Film Festival at The Royal Festival Hall on October 10, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)
Elton John and his husband, David Furnish, are among the celebrities recognized on the Time 100 Philanthropy list, which the magazine says highlights the “world’s most influential givers, leaders, advocates, and thinkers.”
The mag notes that those who made the list are “representing the most compelling stories in philanthropy today, in a field that moves more than $1 trillion globally each year.”
Elton and David are recognized for their Elton John AIDS Foundation, which was founded in 1992, and is dedicated to eradicating HIV/AIDS by 2030. Since its founding, the organization has raised more than $650 million to help AIDS-related causes.
“We’re honoured to be named on the 2026 #TIME100Philanthropy list, alongside the most influential people shaping the future of giving,” reads a post on the pair’s individual Instagram accounts. “Philanthropy, at its heart, is solidarity. It’s funding the boldest, bravest ideas before anyone else will. It’s standing with the people the world has tried to push aside and refusing to accept that any life is worth less than another.”
“And that’s exactly what we are committed to doing through @ejaf’s mission: to end the AIDS epidemic and ensure that no one is left behind,” they add. “So thank you, @time. And more than anything, thank you to every person who has stood with us along the way. The fight to end AIDS is far from over. Neither are we.”
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band played their last Nashville concert Wednesday at the Grand Ole Opry House, with a set that included “Mr. Bojangles” and “Fishin’ in the Dark,” and closed with a rendition of “Will the Circle Be Unbroken/The Weight” featuring Alison Brown, Suzy Bogguss, Jerry Douglas and Kathleen Edwards. The last leg of their ALL THE GOOD TIMES: The Farewell Tour kicks off June 5 in Dodge City, Kansas.
The Top Shelf Country Cruise has donated a quarter million dollars to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital from proceeds from its inaugural voyage. The 2027 run kicks off March 7 with Riley Green, Chris Young, Jackson Dean and more.
Trace Adkins will debut his new song, “American Made,” on A Capitol Fourth: 250th Weekend Celebration, which airs Friday, July 3, on public television.
My Morning Jacket performs onstage at ACL Live on August 01, 2025 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Rick Kern/Getty Images)
My Morning Jacket has announced the lineup for the 2027 edition of the band’s One Big Holiday destination festival, taking place Jan. 14-18 in Riviera Maya, Mexico.
Jim James and company will perform three headlining sets, while the rest of the bill includes Modest Mouse, Spoon and Wednesday. Spoon frontman Britt Daniel will also be playing a DJ set.
“We are so excited for OBH 2027!” James says in a statement. “We can’t wait to share space with all of the wonderful folks who come to see friends, dance to the music, have lots of FUN, and hopefully soak up lots of peace and love!”
He continues, “We’re also so excited to share the stage with so many of our favorite, amazing artists! Can’t wait to see everyone down in beauteous Mexico!”
Presales begin May 19, and tickets go on sale to the general public on May 20 at 1 p.m. ET. For the full lineup and all ticket info, visit MMJOneBigHoliday.com.
