Stitched Up Heart has released a new song called “BEAST,” featuring guest vocals from Nonpoint frontman Elias Soriano.
The track will appear on the upcoming Stitched Up Heart album, MEDUSA. You can watch the “BEAST” lyric video on YouTube.
MEDUSA is due out June 12. Stitched Up Heart will launch a U.S. tour in May.
Nonpoint, meanwhile, will kick off a U.S. tour Saturday in Tampa, Florida.
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Former Vampire Weekend member Rostam has released a new song called “Back of a Truck,” which will appear on his upcoming album, American Stories.
“‘Back of a Truck’ is about that feeling of being reminded of someone you used to know,” Rostam says in a statement. “Hearing that song on the radio—or maybe it’s the smell of laundry that brings you back, then smiling to yourself and wishing them well, choosing to remember it in a way that lets go of the bad and holds on to the good.”
You can watch the “Back of a Truck” video on YouTube.
American Stories is due out May 15. An accompanying film, American Stories: A Concert Film, will screen in New York City on May 5 and Los Angeles on May 11. Both screenings will feature a Q&A with Rostam.
Rostam played on Vampire Weekend’s first three albums before leaving the band in 2016. Along with his solo career, Rostam has produced albums for artists including HAIM and Clairo, the latter of whom guests on American Stories.
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Lukas Graham, the Danish musician best known for his 2015 hit “7 Years,” has a new, folky-sounding song out called “To Know a Girl.” It’s the first taste of his upcoming album, which is due early this summer. He says in a statement, “The sound of the song reminds me of coming all the way back home, reconnecting with the songwriting tradition and the instruments that formed the soundtrack of my childhood.” Lukas is opening for Ed Sheeran this summer on the North American leg of his Loop tour.
Meghan Trainor has released her new album, Toy With Me, along with the single “Shimmer” and its video. In the self-empowerment anthem, she sings, “So bring the fans and the glitter, your confidence is killer/ Baby, flaunt that in the light/ I don’t sweat, nah, I shimmer/ I wanna get them hot until they shiver/ I don’t sweat, nah, I shimmer / I wanna make thеm mad, let them get bitter.”
Deluxe editions of albums by Demi Lovato, The Kid LAROI and Conan Gray are all out now. Demi’s album It’s Not That Deep (Unless You Want It to Be) features eight new songs; Conan’s, Wishbone Deluxe, has five. LAROI’s album Before I Forget includes nine new tracks, including “Pieces,” for which he’s released a music video.
Shaboozey’s new song, “Born to Die,” from his upcoming album The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales, is out now. The album, due July 31, is a concept album that tells what’s described as a “cinematic outlaw revenge story.”
And for your nostalgic pleasure, Willa Ford — remember her? — has released an orchestral version of her 2001 hit “I Wanna Be Bad.” She put out a new album called amanda in March.
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Prince Jackson, son of the late pop music superstar Michael Jackson, spoke with ABC News Live Prime anchor Linsey Davis in an exclusive interview discussing the new biopic about his father, Michael.
The 29-year-old was an executive producer on the film, which was directed by Antoine Fuqua — known for Training Day and The Equalizer. The biopic, which arrived in theaters on Friday, covers Michael Jackson’s 1960s rise from his childhood music group The Jackson 5 to his solo career during the Bad tour in the late 1980s.
Prince Jackson said the movie was meant to show audiences a side of his father, who is played by Prince Jackson’s cousin Jafaar Jackson in the movie, that they may not have seen before.
“For those of us, like myself and younger, that never got to experience that [part Michael Jackson’s career], I hope that it contextualizes the growth and the rise to stardom and the hard work and effort that my father put into it,” Prince Jackson told Davis.
Prince Jackson and Jafaar Jackson, the son of Michael Jackson’s brother Jermaine Jackson, spent time together as children at Hayvenhurst — the California home of their grandfather Joe Jackson.
“One of the greatest experiences of my life — growing up with Jafaar as we did at Hayvenhurst as siblings, as cousins, making home movies to now here we are making a major motion picture about my father, his uncle — someone we both love very much,” Prince Jackson said.
The music legend’s son said he was surprised by how much it struck him to see Jafaar Jackson in costume as his father.
“[It] was really an emotional shock because I had not seen my father in a long time,” Prince Jackson told Davis. “And it was difficult to maintain and keep composure because I really just wanted to give him a hug in that moment. But I had to tell him like, ‘Jafaar, I’m proud of you. You’re gonna do great. But I need to take a little step outside and get some air.'”
Some critics have reported that the film was “sanitized” and did not dive deeper into controversies that followed Michael Jackson later in his life.
“I think that my father is probably one of the most misunderstood people out there,” Prince Jackson said. “And I hope that you get a glimpse into the life and the cause and effect that made him who he was.”
Prince Jackson also talked about his nonprofit, Heal Los Angeles Foundation. He noted how his father’s example sparked the decision to bring some families his nonprofit served to the LA premiere of Michael to give them a glimpse of the red carpet and the opportunity to meet cast members and celebrities.
“[Michael Jackson] still made time to give back and used his platform to highlight social needs,” Prince Jackson said. “And that’s where we take inspiration at the Heal Los Angeles Foundation … we want to inspire young people to be their best and to give them the tools that they need to succeed.”
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Gretchen Wilson’s new single, “Redneck S***,” will arrive May 1. It’s the first release in her new partnership with Thirty Tigers.
CMA vocal group of the year The Red Clay Strays will launch their Grateful Tour ’26 on July 30 in Columbia, Maryland. Presales start Tuesday, before tickets become available to the public on Friday.
Braxton Keith’s “Don’t No More” is out now, ahead of the May 15 release of his first album, Real Damn Deal. He’s set to make his Stagecoach debut on Saturday.
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New Kids on the Block are mixing things up for the final 16 performances of their residency at Dolby Live at Park MGM in Las Vegas.
Titled THE RIGHT STUFF REMIXED Las Vegas Residency, it’s described as a “reimagined and elevated version” of the show they’ve been doing, with new songs, new outfits, surprise moments and what’s described as “enhanced fan experiences.”
In an Instagram video, group member Donnie Wahlberg notes that these final 16 performances are fans’ last chance to see the group until 2028, because they won’t be touring in 2027. He also reveals that each night the audience will get to choose a song, and he teases a piano arrangement of one of their hits.
Fans can get tickets for as low as $30 through Live Nation’s Summer of Live promotion, which starts April 29 at LiveNation.com. Visit NKOTB.com for more info.
The final 16 shows run from June 19 through July 4, and Oct. 2 through Oct. 17.
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Andy Cohen is addressing the Summer House fandom after audio from the season 10 reunion leaked online.
The Bravo producer took to Threads on Friday to respond to the fact that audio from the season 10 reunion taping, which occurred on Thursday, has leaked and spread widely online. Specifically, the audio features Summer House cast members West Wilson, Ciara Miller and Amanda Batula in a heated exchange.
“People laid their souls out emotionally for ten hours yesterday and it’s disgusting and illegal for someone to leak or distribute this,” Cohen wrote. “It’s disrespectful to the work and tears the cast put in yesterday. Let the season play out. You will see it all in due time.”
Bravo posted a statement to its Instagram saying the network has launched a full investigation into how exactly the audio was leaked.
“The Summer House Reunion audio leak represents a serious breach of trust and a clear lack of respect for the cast, crew and the integrity of the production process,” the statement reads. “We take this matter very seriously and have launched a full investigation and we will take appropriate action based on our findings.”
The currently airing 10th season of Summer House has captured the zeitgeist due to a scandal that has been given the colloquial name “Scamanda.”
After months of rumors, Batula and Wilson confirmed they are in a relationship in posts made to Instagram on March 31. Batula is married to Summer House cast member Kyle Cooke, although they are divorcing. Wilson is Miller’s ex-boyfriend, and Batula was considered one of Miller’s close friends.
The Summer House season 10 reunion will air May 26 on Bravo and stream the next day on Peacock.
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(BATON ROUGE, La.) — A 17-year-old girl, Martha Odom, has been identified as the victim killed in a shooting at the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge, officials said Friday, and a 17-year-old suspect is in custody.
Five others were wounded when gunfire broke out during a fight between two groups in the food court on Thursday afternoon, police said.
One of the injured, a 43-year-old man, remains in the hospital in critical condition, Baton Rouge Police Chief T.J. Morse said.
Lafayette’s Ascension Episcopal School described Odom, a senior at the school, as a “joyful presence whose kindness and infectious enthusiasm brought light to all who knew her.”
The school said two students were wounded and two others were witnesses.
One suspect in the shooting, 17-year-old Markel Lee, turned himself in on Friday, and faces charges including first-degree murder and multiple counts of attempted murder, Morse said at a news conference.
Morse said police are asking for the public’s help to find a second suspect wanted in connection with the shooting.
The five people detained on Thursday have been released pending further investigation, Morse said.
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry called the shooting a “deeply troubling act of violence” that appears to have been driven by “neighborhood gang disputes that seem to want to spill out in our public places, putting innocent people in danger and taking the life of an innocent young lady.”
“This conduct is not going to be tolerated in this state,” he said at the news conference.
An employee at the mall at the time of the shooting told ABC Baton Rouge affiliate WBRZ, “I heard a loud ‘pop’ and then another ‘pop.’ … I turn around and I see people dropping to the floor and then I saw the gun. … And he was turning around, shooting randomly.”
“I called security and said, ‘Shots fired in the food court, people are down, people are hit.’ And then the cops came and it was just total chaos … blood was everywhere,” she said.
“I’ve never seen anything like this in my life,” she said.
The Mall of Louisiana is closed on Friday “out of respect for the victims.”
“Our deepest sympathies are with everyone who was impacted by the senseless act of violence that took place here today,” the mall said in a statement.
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For country fans who can’t make it to Stagecoach in California this weekend, Amazon Music’s gotcha covered.
You’ll be able to watch the livestream of the festival exclusively on Prime Video, Twitch and the Amazon Music app April 24-26.
Boasting multiple channels and practically innumerable artists, here’s the Stagecoach livestream schedule, which kicks off at 3 p.m. PT each day:
Friday, April 24
Channel 1
3:05 p.m. — Noah Rinker
3:25 p.m. — Adrien Nunez
4:00 p.m. — Ole 60
4:25 p.m. — Avery Anna
5:00 p.m. — Chase Rice
5:55 p.m. — Nate Smith
6:50 p.m. — Ella Langley
7:50 p.m. — Bailey Zimmerman
8:55 p.m. — The Red Clay Strays
10:00 p.m. — Cody Johnson
11:30 p.m. — Diplo
Channel 2
3:05 p.m. — Neon Union
3:25 p.m. — Larkin Poe
4:00 p.m. — Marcus King Band
4:50 p.m. — Lyle Lovett
5:35 p.m. — BigXthaPlug
6:30 p.m. — Noah Cyrus
7:00 p.m. — Wynonna Judd
8:00 p.m. — Counting Crows
8:50 p.m. — Sam Barber
10:00 p.m. — Dan + Shay
10:45 p.m. — Diplo ft. Juicy J
11:05 p.m. — Rebecca Black
11:45 p.m. — Dillstradamus
Saturday, April 25
Channel 1
3:10 p.m. — Kevin Smiley
3:30 p.m. — Braxton Keith
4:05 p.m. — Redferrin
4:40 p.m. — Corey Kent
5:35 p.m. — Teddy Swims
6:20 p.m. — Treaty Oak Revival
7:20 p.m. — Little Big Town
8:20 p.m. — Riley Green
9:30 p.m. — Lainey Wilson
11:00 p.m. — Pitbull
Channel 2
3:10 p.m. — S.G. Goodman
3:30 p.m. — Lane Pittman
4:05 p.m. — Benjamin Tod
4:40 p.m. — Michael Marcagi
5:20 p.m. — Willow Avalon
5:55 p.m. — Billy Bob Thornton & The Boxmasters
6:40 p.m. — Chase Matthew
7:20 p.m. — Charles Wesley Godwin
8:10 p.m. — Bush
9:10 p.m. — Gavin Adcock
10:20 p.m. — Two Friends
Sunday, April 26
Channel 1
3:05 p.m. — Jake Worthington
3:25 p.m. — Ink
4:00 p.m. — Bayker Blankenship
4:25 p.m. — Hudson Westbrook
5:00 p.m. — Kameron Marlowe
5:55 p.m. — Brett Young
6:50 p.m. — Warren Zeiders
7:50 p.m. — Brooks & Dunn
8:50 p.m. — Hootie & the Blowfish
10:00 p.m. — Post Malone
11:30 p.m. — Ludacris
Channel 2
3:05 p.m. — Adam Sanders
3:25 p.m. — Amos Lee
4:00 p.m. — Cameron Whitcomb
4:40 p.m. — Zach John King
5:15 p.m. — Max McNown
6:00 p.m. — The Wallflowers
6:55 p.m. — Eli Young Band
7:25 p.m. — Ty Myers
8:25 p.m. — Third Eye Blind
9:25 p.m. — Wyatt Flores
10:30 p.m. — Loud Luxury
11:20 p.m. — DJ Pauly D
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Ringo Starr has released a new video for the title track of his just-released new album, Long Long Road, his second with producer T Bone Burnett.
The song features vocals from Sheryl Crow and Daniel Tashian. The video, directed by Ringo’s stepdaughter, Francesca Gregorini, follows the two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer as he drives through scenes from his life, sharing some personal and previously unseen images with the public.
“We’re talking about this Long Long Road I’ve been on – and I’ve been thinking about the road I’ve taken,” Ringo says. “I could have taken another path but I took this one and ended up here, still on this Long Long Road. I loved making this record with T Bone and I hope you enjoy listening to it.”
Ringo and his All Starr Band — Toto’s Steve Lukather, Men At Work’s Colin Hay, Warren Ham, Hamish Stuart, Gregg Bissonette and Buck Johnson — are getting ready to hit the road again. Their next show is May 28 in Temecula, California, with dates confirmed through June 14 in Los Angeles. A complete schedule can be found at RingoStarr.com.
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