Scotty McCreery won the 10th season of American Idol on May 25, 2011, and wasted little time making his way to the Grand Ole Opry stage: He made his debut there on June 10, 2011.
Almost 15 years to the day, the “Bottle Rockets” hitmaker is headed back.
“Little did @ScottyMcCreery know stepping into the circle for the first time (at only the age of 17) that he would one day be invited to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry,” the country music institution posted on Instagram. “On June 11, 2026, Scotty will be performing a special extended set to celebrate 15 years since his Opry debut.”
The North Carolina native was officially inducted on April 20, 2024.
“What a ride. Looking forward to stepping back into the Circle,” Scotty answered the Opry’s post.
It’s a big year for marking milestones, as he’ll also release his 13-track retrospective collection, titled 15, on July 17.
Will Arnett is set to star with Kristen Stewart in The Challenger.
The actor will play George Abbey, the influential NASA official often referred to as the architect of the modern astronaut corps, in Prime Video’s upcoming limited series, ABC Audio has confirmed.
Arnett joins Stewart, who, as previously reported, will portray Sally Ride in her TV debut.
The Challenger is created by Golden Globe winner Maggie Cohn. She also writes, executive produces and showruns the program, which is inspired by Meredith E. Bagby’s 2023 book The New Guys. James Hawes, who has worked on Slow Horses and Black Mirror, will direct and executive produce the show. Kyra Sedgwick, Stewart and Bagby also executive produce.
The series follows “the gripping story of one of the most defining moments in space history, both the unprecedented events leading up to the tragedy, and the shocking investigation that followed,” according to Prime Video.
“As the members of the 1986 Rogers Commission interrogate the complex inner workings of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to find what, or who, was responsible for the Challenger’s doomed fate, the show explores Commission member Sally Ride’s personal journey,” its description continues. “We follow Sally, and the rest of the diverse Astronaut Class of ’78, through the ranks of the shuttle program, through initial recruitment and training, professional and personal highs and lows, until Sally’s historic glass ceiling moment as she becomes the first American woman in space.”
“There is no one better than Maggie Cohn to bring to life the complex story of the Challenger and the new class of astronauts recruited by NASA in the early 1970s, all through the eyes of an American hero, Sally Ride,” Sedgwick said in a press release when the project was announced back in March.
Miles Doughty of Slightly Stoopid performs onstage during Concerts In Your Car’s Slightly Stoopid’s Drive-In Concert at Ventura County Fairgrounds and Event Center on October 09, 2020 in Ventura, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)
Slightly Stoopid has announced details of the 12th edition of their three-day Closer to the Sun destination music event.
The band is scheduled to play three shows at the festival, taking place Jan. 9-13, 2027, at the all-inclusive Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya on the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico.
The lineup also includes reggae artists Stick Figure and rapper Wiz Khalifa, along with Iration, SOJA, The Movement, Tribal Seeds, Little Stranger and The Hip.
In addition to music, the weekend includes curated activities like workshops, morning yoga and a basketball invitational.
Packages go on sale to returning Closer to the Sun guests June 9, with remaining rooms open to the general public starting June 10. More info and a complete lineup can be found at closertothesun.com.
Next up, Slightly Stoopid will headline their inaugural Field of Dreamz festival on June 13 in their hometown of San Diego. They will also kick off a summer tour on July 23 in Cleveland, wrapping up Aug. 23 in St. Augustine, Florida.
SZA performs onstage during the 66th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 04, 2024, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)
SZA made an appearance at Madison Square Garden on Monday night to support an artist she’s a big fan of: Don Toliver. During a stop on his Octane Tour, she joined him onstage to perform “Used,” their collaboration from her 2022 album SOS.
“Make some noise for Don Toliver,” SZA told the crowd. “Listen, I might be your biggest fan. I’m not joking. Everything you’ve ever made, you know how I already feel. Octane is incredible.”
She was one of several guests to join Toliver onstage throughout the night. Others included Sheck Wes, SahBabii and Peso Pluma, who performed “Mo Bamba,” “K9,” and both “La Bebé (Remix)” and an unreleased collaboration with Toliver. Malcolm Todd also made an appearance for “E85,” which samples his song “Chest Pain (I Love).”
Toliver also ran through tracks from Octane, in addition to some of his biggest hits. According to setlist.fm, the set included “Secondhand,” “Rendezvous,” “ATM,” “Call Back,” “Bandit,” “Tiramisu” and “Too Many Nights.”
Toliver continues the Octane Tour on Tuesday with a stop in Baltimore.
Happy Pride Month! In honor of the occasion, Billboard has put together a list of the 100 Greatest LGBTQ Anthems of All Time, which features songs from Elton John, Cher, Diana Ross, Cyndi Lauper and more.
While Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” tops the list, the top 10 includes Ross’ 1980 hit “I’m Coming Out,” which was specifically written by Chic’s Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards for Ross’ gay fans. Madonna’s “Vogue” and Lauper’s “True Colors” are in the top 10, as well.
Other songs making the list include: Elton’s “I’m Still Standing,” Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive,” Donna Summers’ “I Feel Love,” Tracy Chapman’s “Fast Car,” George Michael’s “Freedom! ’90,” Melissa Etheridge’s “Come to My Window,” Cher’s “If I Could Turn Back Time,” ABBA’s “Dancing Queen,” Sister Sledge’s “We Are Family,” David Bowie’s “Boys Keep Swinging,” Queen’s “I Want To Break Free” and The Kinks’ “Lola.”
Apple TV has released a new official trailer for the third season of its drama series starring and executive produced by Rebecca Ferguson.
Season 3 will consist of 10 episodes, the first of which will premiere on July 3. A new episode will debut every Friday that follows through Sept. 4.
Silo‘s third season will continue the saga of the dystopian society of 10,000 people who live underground in mysterious circumstances, as well as an origin story of the society that’s set centuries in the past.
“In the present, Juliette Nichols (Ferguson) survives her forced ‘cleaning’ but returns with memory loss as the silo recovers from rebellion and faces a dangerous new threat,” according to an official description from Apple TV. “Meanwhile, in the ‘Before Times,’ journalist Helen Drew (Jessica Henwick) and Congressman Daniel Keene (Ashley Zukerman) uncover a conspiracy that pulls them into a chain of events with catastrophic, irreversible consequences.”
The trailer finds Ferguson’s Juliette dealing with the difficult society she lives in.
“I look at myself in the mirror and I don’t even know who’s looking back at me,” she says. “I get splinters of memories. If the founders cared so much, why do they need to kill a silo?”
Also starring in season 3 are Common, Harriet Walter, Chinaza Uche, Avi Nash, Alexandria Riley, Shane McRae, Remmie Milner, Rick Gomez, Billy Postlethwaite and Clare Perkins.
Silo has already been renewed for a fourth and final season. The show is based on the Silo trilogy of books by Hugh Howey.
Sharon Osbourne, Ozzy Osbourne, and Jack Osbourne attend the 23rd Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party on February 22, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for EJAF)
Next year will mark the 25th anniversary of the MTV reality series The Osbournes, which followed the lives of Black Sabbath rocker Ozzy Osbourne, his wife and two of their children. And evidently fans may soon get to experience the show in a whole new way.
“We are in talks with a company now about doing a cartoon of The Osbournes, and it would open up a whole younger audience,” Ozzy’s wife, Sharon Osbourne, told Global Licensing Group at the recent Licensing Expo in Las Vegas.
“Nostalgia is the key word these days, so I think it just, you know, leans a lot in there. It’s 25 year ago,” his son, Jack Osbourne, added. “Since we started distributing the show again there’s a whole new audience out there for it.”
Sharon and Jack also discussed their desire to keep Ozzy’s memory alive.
“I think that it’s, you know, the Ozzy brand and legacy is open for business,” Jack said. Sharon noted, “Ozzy’s not going anywhere. He’s with us and he’s not going anywhere and that’s what it’s all about, to keep his legacy alive.”
Harris County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Bureau Major Earl Dean speaks to reporters after a man and his girlfriend were found dead in a murder-suicide after an hours-long standoff with police. (Harris County Sheriff’s Office)
(HOUSTON) — A man and woman were found dead in a Houston apartment after an hours-long standoff with the sheriff’s department, according to officials.
A 20-year-old woman and the 23-year-old suspect were found dead in the apartment, Harris County Sheriff’s Department Patrol Bureau Maj. Earl Dean said at a press conference on Monday.
Deputies received a report of man “frantic” on his phone just before 2 p.m. Monday, saying he “accidentally shot his girlfriend,” Dean said.
At the scene, deputies made contact with the man, who refused to obey their commands and threatened to kill himself. The man then barricaded himself inside the apartment, Dean said.
Deputies contacted additional resources and a SWAT team took over the scene, according to Dean.
After several hours of the crisis negotiation team talking to the man, trying to get him to surrender, the man refused all commands, Dean said.
“At one point we did deploy gas into the apartment complex. The male retreated onto the balcony where he suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound,” Dean said.
“This is very unfortunate,” Dean said.
No deputies discharged their weapons during the incident, according to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.
The circumstances surrounding both deaths remain under investigation. There is no ongoing threat to the public, Gonzalez said.
Imagine your partner proposing to you — while Harry Styles serenades you both with a love song he just dedicated to you.
That’s what happened to Natália Machado, after she and her boyfriend, Lucas Bajerski, happened to bump into Harry on the street in Amsterdam in May. As People reports, the couple was in town to see Harry perform on his Together, Together tour, and Lucas mentioned that he planned to propose at the concert.
At the show the next night Harry dedicated his song “Golden” to the couple, saying, “Lucas and Natália, this one’s for you.” Lucas got down on one knee and gave Natália a note that read, “You’re So Golden. Casa Comigo?” That means “marry me” in Portuguese.
Lucas tells People, “As soon as I heard that the song was dedicated for us, I did it… and cried.”
Harry then told the crowd that the two had just gotten engaged, and related the story about how they met on the street the previous day. You can see video of the proposal, and of Harry telling the story, on the couple’s Instagram pages.
“It’s … crazy that he represented the situation really well at the show, because it was how it happened, with every detail,” Lucas tells People, adding that Harry “creates an atmosphere of treating people with kindness. … It was one unforgettable night.”
Lucas wrote on Instagram, “Thank you @harrystyles for making this night even more special, thank you for helping me and dedicating an entire song to us! I hope you know that the invitation to be a groomsman is still open!”
Tom Holland attends the MLS match between Inter Miami CF and Philadelphia Union at Nu Stadium on May 24, 2026, in Miami, Florida. (Megan Briggs/Getty Images)
Tom Holland is opening up about delaying production on Spider-Man: Brand New Day so that he could be part of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey.
In a recent interview with GQ, Holland spoke about an “uncomfortable conversation” he had with Sony Pictures head Tom Rothman about the possibility of delaying production on Spider-Man: Brand New Day in order to star in Nolan’s epic, as both films had the exact same production start date.
“So I said to Chris, like, ‘Look, I want to do this movie, but if I’m going to do it, I’m going to have to call Sony and have a very uncomfortable conversation,’” Holland said.
The call went well, Holland said, partly due to Nolan’s reputation as a filmmaker. The Odyssey‘s production started on schedule and actually finished nine days early, Holland noted.
“I think one of the reasons why Sony were happy to move is because Chris has that reputation of, ‘This movie isn’t going to go five months over, and we aren’t actually going to lose Tom for two years,’” Holland said. “Any other director, it might have been a slightly different conversation.”
Both films are premiering to theaters this summer. Holland said this period really “feels like the beginning of the next chapter of my life.”
“I really feel like a young man now,” Holland continued. “I have so much amazing stuff happening in my personal life to take me through to the rest of my life, and I feel like I have a new perspective on where I want to exist in Hollywood.”
The Odyssey arrives in cinemas and to IMAX screens on July 17, while Spider-Man: Brand New Day swings into theaters on July 31.
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