“This is the first new music I’ve put out in over a year. It’s no secret that over the last few years I got sidelined with back and knee issues,” Tim says. “That time was challenging on so many levels, but one of the positive things that came out of it, aside from physically being back to 100%, was that it gave me time to reflect on my life and to write songs.”
“I was able to really dig into some personal stories in those songs for the first time,” he adds.
“Song for America” was recorded to celebrate the United States’ upcoming 250th birthday, while the autobiographical “Pawn Shop Guitar” doubles as the name of his tour.
Big Mama has a lot to say on her new album. Latto’s fourth studio project finds her addressing everything from internet rumors to toxic relationships.
On the track “Gimme Dat,” Latto appears to take shots at Cardi B, who made a negative comment about her in a leaked audio call in 2025. Cardi had said she wasn’t “p**** a** Latto” after Ice Spice dissed her on a track. Cardi apologized to Latto, and offered to buy her a purse to make amends.
In “Gimme Dat,” Latto raps, “Talkin’ ‘bout buyin’ big mama a bag like my n**** ain’t already bought it.”
Latto also teams with partner 21 Savage on “Hostage,” in which the two rap about holding each other hostage. On “Mama,” a genre-blending collaboration with Jelly Roll, Latto reveals the gender of her child.
“Now you look just like your daddy, but you got my curls/ Can’t believe my life right now, I feel on top of the world/ Should’ve seen my face when they told me it’s a baby girl,” she raps.
Speculation that 21 Savage is the father has continued to grow after he appeared in Latto’s album trailer and pregnancy journey video, and recently shared a photo of a baby on Instagram.
Other features on the album include GloRilla, Doja Cat, Sexyy Red, Mariah the Scientist, Teyana Taylor, Wizkid and Odeal.
Ahead of the release, Latto urged fans on X to listen to the album in order. “In case you’re new here here’s the rules for midnight,” she said, sharing instructions she wrote in August 2024. “Alot has changed in 2 years…This one hit different.”
‘Until the Sun Explodes’ album artwork. (Atlantic Records)
Sublime has premiered a new song called “Gangstalker,” a track off the band’s upcoming album, Until the Sun Explodes.
“‘Gangstalker’ is pure chaos,” says frontman Jakob Nowell in a statement. “I was so proud when the drum and guitar parts came together the way that they did in the studio.”
“Sometimes you have this idea for how a song should sound in your head and it becomes impossible to translate that into reality,” he continues. “‘Gangstalker’ is not one of those songs. It is a frenetic, California tweaker, punk anthem that I fully endorse with my life.”
The video for “Gangstalker” is now streaming on YouTube.
Until the Sun Explodes is due out June 12. It marks the first Sublime album in 30 years and the band’s first with Jakob Nowell, son of late frontman Bradley Nowell.
The Until the Sun Explodes title track currently sits at #1 on the Billboard Alternative Airplay chart. The album also includes the single “Ensenada,” which hit #1 on Alternative Airplay, as well.
Paul McCartney’s new album The Boys of Dungeon Lane is out now. Many of the songs were inspired by his childhood and experiences with former Beatles bandmates John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, who joins him for a duet on the song “Home to Us.” While Lennon and Harrison are gone, Paul said there’s one thing that gives him some comfort about that loss.
Speaking toThe Guardian, McCartney said of Lennon, “My collaborator was probably one of the best writers of the century, so, yeah, you’re going to miss him. … But that’s life: you lose people.” He also recalled Beatles producer George Martin telling him about aging, “The terrible thing about it is all your mates start popping off.”
“Now I’m probably at that age, and I’m very conscious of that, having lost John and George – two big touchstones for anything we’re talking about [in this interview],” he continued. He adds “So, yeah, you do miss them. I start to get very sad, and I have to think, ‘Wow, wait a minute, everyone misses them.’ It’s not just me. So that makes me feel a bit better.”
“I think, ‘Well, sod it, it’s life, and it’s what we’ve got.’”
Elsewhere in the interview, McCartney says that the sound of the Ringo duet — about their tough childhoods – was inspired by Oasis. After seeing the reunited band perform, he was impressed by how loud and massive they sounded.
“Forget about Spinal Tap’s 11, the amps are on 12,” he told producer Andrew Watt, aiming to get a similar feel on the track.
Select record stores nationwide are holding The Boys of Dungeon Lane release parties all weekend, featuring exclusive merch giveaways, contests and limited-edition vinyl.
Olivia Rodrigo performs at the Disney Advertising Upfront, May 12, 2026 in New York City. (Disney/Michael Le Brecht II)
Following the release of her debut album, SOUR, Olivia Rodrigo retroactively credited Taylor Swift as a songwriter on the song “deja vu” because it sounded similar to Taylor’s hit “Cruel Summer.” That led to rumors of a yearslong feud between the two artists, which led to speculation that they’d buried the hatchet in April, when they were spotted at the same concert. Olivia’s addressing the topic in a new episode of TheNew York Times’Popcast.
The interviewer asks Olivia, “Is there a frost between you and Taylor? Like, is thatsomething that hovers over your mind? [Or] is it something that you think is a construction of the people who are doing internet detective work? How do you view that, now that you’re a few years removed from the initial … ruptures?”
Olivia sighs heavily, and then says, “Um, I don’t know. I think I try to not let it get to me or upset me. I think I just try to keep it truckin’. I think there’s no — it was so long ago, there’s no use in harping on it.”
“I just try to make songs that I love and try to be kind and good to other people and supportive of other people,” she continues. “And I’ve always, like, tried to be like that. And at the end of the day, I think that’s all you can do.”
As for online “internet detectives” speculating about that and other aspects of her life, Olivia says, “I think it, like, comes with the territory and it’s par for the course. And I think if I dove into every internet detective sleuth that, like, got things right or wrong about my life or any of my relationships, I think I’d just go crazy. Like, there’s not enough time in the day.”
An Amtrak passenger waits for his train at Penn Station April 2, 2004 in New York City. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
(NEW YORK) — A fire erupted on Amtrak work trains in a Hudson River tunnel between New York and New Jersey early Friday, suspending Penn Station service for NJ Transit and Long Island Rail Road commuters.
LIRR service has since resumed, but the NJ Transit suspension into Penn Station is ongoing.
Two Amtrak work trains collided in the Hudson River tunnel at about 1:25 a.m., impacting the electrical system and igniting a fire, said Janno Lieber, head of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
One NJ Transit passenger called the experience “frightening,” telling ABC News, “Someone yelled there was a fire on the track … there was a very loud explosion that shook the train and caused the lights to go out. We didn’t move for maybe 8 to 10 minutes.”
“I rely on NJ Transit to get to work, so I am now deeply concerned about how I will commute safely moving forward,” the New Jersey resident said.
Amtrak service is also impacted. Amtrak said trains south of Penn Station are suspended until at least noon while “lengthy delays” are expected north of Penn Station.
Riley Green’s ‘That’s Just Me’ (Nashville Harbor Records & Entertainment)
As Riley Green drops the latest track from his upcoming fourth studio album, he’s giving fans more details about the record he first announced Thursday in Billboard.
“This record came together during a pretty big season of life for me,” he explains of That’s Just Me. “I was out on the road on the biggest tour I’ve ever had, writing and recording while a lot was changing at the same time.”
“There are songs on here that are more emotional, some that are made for having a good time with your buddies, and others that come from real moments I was living through,” he continues. “I never wanted it to feel like one thing, I wanted it to feel like me, and all the different sides that come with that.”
The cover of That’s Just Me shows Riley looking right at home behind the wheel of a pick-up truck.
Riley’s new radio single, “Think as You Drunk,” draws inspiration from Toby Keith’s “As Good As I Once Was.” You’ll even hear the late singer’s voice as the new song draws to a close.
That’s Just Me comes out Sept. 18.
Riley’s Cowboy As It Gets Tour makes a stop at Gulf Coast Jam in Panama City Beach, Florida, on Friday night.
“Sleeping with the Enemy” single artwork. (Better Noise Music)
In This Moment has premiered a new song called “Sleeping with the Enemy.”
The track will appear on Maria Brink and company’s next album, the follow-up to 2023’s Godmode.
“With ‘Sleeping with the Enemy’ and our upcoming album, we’re confronting the darkness — whether it’s inside us or external,” Brink says in a statement. “It’s about looking that darkness in the face and transforming it into empowerment. We feel so exhilarated and ready to show the world what we’ve conjured up.”
You can watch the “Sleeping with the Enemy” video on YouTube.
Along with the new track, In This Moment has announced a tour with Hollywood Undead. The joint trek, dubbed the Taste of Chaos tour, kicks off Sept. 22 in Charlotte, North Carolina, and wraps up Oct. 26 in Anaheim, California.
“Play Your Games” single artwork. (Republic Records)
Greta Van Fleet has premiered a new single called “Play Your Games.”
According to a press release, the track is “inspired by one of their oldest demos from the band’s revisited archives” and “channels the spirit of their earliest days.”
“It’s this beautiful nature of seizing a moment,” says guitarist Jake Kiszka.
You can watch the “Play Your Games” video streaming now on YouTube.
“Play Your Games” marks the first new music from Greta Van Fleet to follow their 2023 album, Starcatcher. Fans worried that Starcatcher might’ve been the band’s last album after they uploaded a video titled “Thanks for the Wild Ride” earlier in May. However, they later confirmed they were back in the studio.
Greta Van Fleet also returned to the live stage Wednesday with an underplay show at New York City’s intimate Bowery Ballroom venue.
Cyclists ride on the Queensboro Bridge on May 13, 2020 in New York City. (Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)
(NEW YORK) — Two people died in a collision between a rider on an electronic scooter and another on a bike on the bike path during the morning commute on a New York City bridge on Thursday.
Francis del Valle, 39, who was operating the scooter, and Dmytro Stechenko, 35, who was on a pedal bike, were heading in opposite directions on the Queensboro Bridge around 8:20 a.m. when they collided, according to police.
Both victims were rushed to New York Presbyterian-Queens, where they were pronounced dead.
Del Valle was driving the Blade GT II scooter, according to investigators, which sells for $1,700 and is advertised to go “zero to 53 [miles per hour] in 3.9 seconds.”
The electric stand-up scooter is illegal to operate on New York City streets because it can reach speeds of more than 50 miles per hour, in excess of what the city allows for e-mobility devices.
Following the incident, it appeared the NYPD was directing bicyclists to use the south outer roadway, according to investigators. That part of the bridge has been pedestrian-only since the bridge’s lanes were reallocated in May 2025.
The north outer roadway used to be shared by cyclists and pedestrians, but that was becoming too crowded and dangerous. Two dozen people were injured there between 2021 and 2025.
Rachel Huynh, a friend of del Valle, told WABC that he left behind a wife and two children.
“His wife is in bad shape, especially with the kids. I can’t imagine. He was a really great husband to her, and they’ve been going out to vacations, exploring the whole world,” she told WABC.
A spokeswoman for Mayor Zohran Mamdani said in a statement that the city is reviewing the crash and reiterated that fast e-scooters are illegal in the city.
“Every New Yorker deserves to feel safe, and the Mamdani administration will continue to work to remove these illegal devices from our streets and bring accountability to micromobility use,” the spokeswoman said.
Transportation safety groups also echoed the mayor’s office’s warning.
“Our thoughts are with their families, friends, and community. Crashes like these are entirely preventable. Scooters that travel this quickly have no place in our bike lanes,” Ben Furnas, the executive director of the non-profit Transportation Alternatives, said in a statement.
