Lamb of God announces ’Into Oblivion’ release show in Philadelphia

Lamb of God announces ’Into Oblivion’ release show in Philadelphia
Lamb of God announces ’Into Oblivion’ release show in Philadelphia
‘Into Oblivion’ album artwork. (Epic Records)

Lamb of God has announced an intimate show in Philadelphia celebrating the release of the band’s upcoming album, Into Oblivion.

The concert takes place at the Theatre of Living Arts on Sunday, two days after Into Oblivion drops. Tickets will be just $15 with fees included.

Registration for a chance at tickets is open now through Wednesday at 10 p.m. ET via Ticketmaster. Those chosen will be notified on Friday, and their credit card will be charged automatically.

Lamb of God will launch a full U.S. tour in support of Into Oblivion starting March 17 in Oxon Hill, Maryland. 

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Never-before-seen George Michael concert film is coming to theaters

Never-before-seen George Michael concert film is coming to theaters
Never-before-seen George Michael concert film is coming to theaters
Photo of George Michael (Courtesy of George Michael Entertainment)

A never-before-seen George Michael concert film is set to hit the big screen.

The film, George Michael: The Faith Tour, features footage from Michael’s two-night stand at Paris’ Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in 1988 during his first-ever solo tour. The long lost film has now been restored and remastered and will be released in theaters later this year.

According to a press release, the concert film, directed by Michael’s longtime collaborators Andy Morahan and David Austin, “captures a turning point that transformed George Michael from a global superstar into a singular, era-defining artist, whose influence continues to reverberate across music, fashion, and culture today.”

It will open with Mary McCartney’s short film, Finding Faith, which features a previously unheard interview with Michael, previously unseen photos from photographer Herb Ritts and behind-the-scenes footage of the music video for “Faith.”

In addition to the concert film, a new live album, The Faith Tour, will be released this year, featuring 18 previously unreleased recordings of songs from Michael’s solo and Wham! catalogs.

Details on when and where George Michael: The Faith Tour will be released will be announced at a later date.

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Jack White clarifies comments regarding his & Taylor Swift’s songwriting styles

Jack White clarifies comments regarding his & Taylor Swift’s songwriting styles
Jack White clarifies comments regarding his & Taylor Swift’s songwriting styles
Jack White at 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Disney/Cristian Lopez) Taylor Swift on ‘Good Morning America’ in 2019. (Paula Lobo/Walt Disney Television)

Jack White has shared a statement clarifying his comments comparing his songwriting style to Taylor Swift’s.

The “Seven Nation Army” rocker brought up the pop superstar in an interview with The Guardian about his new book, Collected Lyrics and Selected Writings Volume 1. He was asked if any of his songs are “entirely autobiographical.”

“Not too much,” White replied. “Now it’s become very popular in the Taylor Swift way of pop singers writing about all of their publicly aired break-ups, which I don’t find interesting at all. I think it’s a little bit boring for me to write about myself.”

According to Rolling Stone, White has since shared and deleted an Instagram post stating, “I didn’t say that I think Taylor Swift’s music was ‘boring’ or whatever click bait the net is trying to scrape together.”

“What I was trying to say in an interview I did about poetry and lyric writing, was that I don’t find it interesting at all for ME to write about MYSELF in my own lyric writing and poetry because I think that it could be repetitive for ME to always write about and It could be uninteresting for people who listen to my music to delve into, and that imaginary characters are more attractive to me as a writer,” White wrote.

“Because I say I have a way of doing things doesn’t mean that I think that EVERYONE should do it the same way,” White added while mentioning Swift’s “tremendous success.” “They should do what works for them, And they do, and it is obviously appealing to many people, and I’m glad to hear that.” 

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HUNTR/X, Shaboozey & more to perform at Oscars ceremony

HUNTR/X, Shaboozey & more to perform at Oscars ceremony
HUNTR/X, Shaboozey & more to perform at Oscars ceremony
The Oscars on ABC and Hulu, hosted by Conan O’Brien (Disney)

The Oscars are always gold, but this year, they’re going to be “Golden.”

“Golden,” the KPop Demon Hunters hit that’s nominated for best original song, will be performed on the telecast by the voices of HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami.

Also performing will be Sinners star Miles Caton: He’ll sing the best original song nominee “I Lied to You,” along with one of the song’s co-writers, Raphael Saadiq. They’ll be joined by a host of other artists in what a press release describes as “an homage to the film’s singular visual style.” Those artists include Shaboozey, Alabama Shakes singer Brittany Howard, blues legends Bobby Rush and Buddy Guy and ballerina Misty Copeland.

In addition, Josh Groban, whose forthcoming album will feature him singing famous songs from movies, will perform with the Los Angeles Master Chorale.   

The other best original song nominees are “Dear Me,” written by Diane Warren and performed by Kesha, from the documentary Diane Warren: Relentless; “Train Dreams,” from the movie of the same name, written and recorded by Nick Cave and Bryce Dessner; and “Sweet Dreams of Joy,” from Viva Verdi!, written by Nicholas Pike and recorded by Ana Maria Martinez.

The 98th Academy Awards, hosted by Conan O’Brien, air Sunday, March 15 at 7 p.m. on ABC and stream on Hulu.

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These are her stories: From ‘Law & Order’ to ‘Hope Valley,’ Jill Hennessy brings her life to the concert stage

These are her stories: From ‘Law & Order’ to ‘Hope Valley,’ Jill Hennessy brings her life to the concert stage
These are her stories: From ‘Law & Order’ to ‘Hope Valley,’ Jill Hennessy brings her life to the concert stage
Jill Hennessy appears on ‘Good Day New York’ on Jan. 29, 2026 in New York City. (Michael Simon/Getty Images)

Jill Hennessy, best known for her roles in Crossing Jordan and Law & Order, is starring in Hope Valley: 1874the new prequel to Hallmark’s When Calls the Heart. But Hennessy, who’s also a singer-songwriter, has also been flying from the show’s Canadian set to New York City to play a concert series at City Winery, with the next one scheduled for Thursday.

The concert series, called Ghosts In My Head: Stories from Edmonton to New York, sees Hennessy performing her own music, plus songs from her musical influences, such as U2, Bruce Springsteen and Taylor Swift. The goal, she says, is to create an autobiographical theater piece similar to Springsteen on Broadway.

“This will eventually become a one-woman show. … And right now it’s intimate, I’m talking with the audience, I’m telling them my stories,” Hennessy tells ABC Audio. “So I’m gonna look back at all this, see what was the most potent, what was the most relevant and then condense it all into one show.”

Hennessy says that even during her Law & Order years, her music was always present.

“I was bringing the guitar to set and we’d play at lunch hour,” she recalls. “We had the whole squad room filled with a lot of the crew and whatever guest actor was [on] and we’d just be singing. … And then on Crossing Jordan, I would play my songs for the hair and makeup crew to see what they thought.”

Hennessy says she’s been doing the same while filming Hope Valley, which premieres March 21.

“Sometimes I try out my material on them, too. Like, ‘I’m thinking of introducing this song with this. Do you think that’s resonant?'” she explains. “So I have to thank the whole cast and crew of Hope Valley because they have been incredibly helpful.” 

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Wyoming governor signs ‘fetal heartbeat’ abortion ban into law

Wyoming governor signs ‘fetal heartbeat’ abortion ban into law
Wyoming governor signs ‘fetal heartbeat’ abortion ban into law
Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon testifies during the House Natural Resources Committee hearing on Thursday, June 15, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

(NEW YORK) — Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon signed a bill into law on Monday banning abortion in the state after a “fetal heartbeat” has been detected.

HB 126, or the Human Heartbeat Act, prohibits abortion once cardiac activity is identified, which is around six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they’re pregnant.

If cardiac activity is detected, an abortion can only be performed in the case of a medical emergency, meaning if the life of the mother is in danger or if continuing the pregnancy would cause serious or irreversible impairment of a major bodily function, according to the bill.

The bill does not include exceptions for pregnancies as a result of rape or incest.

Any person who intentionally or knowingly violates the act will be charged with a felony punishable by up to five years in prison, a fine of up to $10,000, or both, according to the bill.

“Today I signed the Human Heartbeat Act into law, reaffirming my view that life is sacred. I resoundingly share the determination to defend the lives of unborn children and support the intentions behind the Human Heartbeat Act,” Gordon wrote in a post on X on Monday.

Previously, abortion was allowed in Wyoming until fetal viability, which occurs between 24 and 26 weeks of gestation.

Wyoming is now the fifth state at least to have a “heartbeat ban” following bans enacted in Florida, Georgia, Iowa and South Carolina.

“This ban is an attack on Wyomingites’ constitutional freedom to make their own health care decisions, and it puts the health and well-being of our communities at risk,” Julie Burkhart, president of Wellspring Health Access, Wyoming’s only abortion clinic, said in a statement.

“Every day that this law is in effect means people in our state will face even greater barriers to abortion care — and some may be denied this care altogether,” the statement continued. “With so many across Wyoming already struggling to access reproductive health care, restrictive policies like these take us further in the wrong direction.”

Burkhart said Wellspring Health Access is prepared to challenge the ban in court and will continue to work with regional and national partners to help patients access the care they need.

Gordon wrote in the post on X that he was concerned the bill was “well-intentioned” but would lead to a “fragile legal effort with significant risk of ending in the courts rather than in lasting, durable policy.”

Gordon suggested that voters should decide on the issue and that a question be placed on a ballot asking if an abortion ban should be cemented in the state constitution.

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Trump says he’s ‘willing to live with’ final US report on deadly missile strike near Iranian girls’ school

Trump says he’s ‘willing to live with’ final US report on deadly missile strike near Iranian girls’ school
Trump says he’s ‘willing to live with’ final US report on deadly missile strike near Iranian girls’ school
A view of the debris of a school, where many students and teachers lost their lives on the first day of the wave of attacks launched by the United States and Israel against Iran on March 5, 2026. (Photo by Stringer/Anadolu via Getty Images)

(NEW YORK) — President Donald Trump said on Monday he doesn’t “know enough” about the strike on an Iranian elementary school that Iran says killed at least 168 people, including dozens of children, but that he was “willing to live” with the findings of a U.S. investigation into the incident.

A newly surfaced video appears to show a U.S.-made missile, a Tomahawk, hitting a building in Iran adjacent to the girls’ school, experts told ABC News.

Trump suggested Monday it could have been a Tomahawk fired by Iran.

“I will say that the Tomahawk, which is one of the most powerful weapons around, is used by, you know, it’s sold and used by other countries, you know that,” Trump said. “And whether it’s Iran, who also has some Tomahawks, they wish they had more, but, whether it’s Iran or somebody else, the fact that a Tomahawk — a Tomahawk is very generic, it’s sold to other countries. But that’s being investigated right now.”

The U.S. makes and sells Tomahawks to its closest allies, including the U.K. and Australia. But it has never sold the technology to Iran or other adversaries. While other countries like Russia use cruise missiles, only the U.S. makes Tomahawks, as the missile experts say appears to be seen in the video of the school strike. 

Israel has already said it wasn’t operating in the area of the school bombing. 

The president faced questions Monday on the Feb. 28 incident during a news conference at Trump National Doral Miami, including his comment over the weekend that Iran was behind it.

“Based on what I’ve seen, that was done by Iran,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One on Saturday. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, standing just behind the president on the plane, said the matter was under investigation and that “only side that targets civilians is Iran.”

But pressed on those remarks, Trump said on Monday, “I just don’t know enough about it.”

“I think it’s something that I was told is under investigation. But Tomahawks are –are used by others, as you know. Numerous other nations have Tomahawks. They buy them from us,” Trump said.

“But I will certainly, whatever the report shows, I’m willing to live with that report,” the president continued.

The U.S. military was striking targets in the country last Saturday in an area where an elementary school was hit and dozens of children were killed, two people familiar with the initial findings previously told ABC News.

An analysis of satellite imagery by ABC News suggests the Shajareh Tayyebeh school in Minab was near an Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps compound but had been separated from it more than decade ago.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday, rejected Trump’s claim that Iran was behind the hit on the girls’ elementary school.

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Alexander brothers found guilty on all counts in sex trafficking trial

Alexander brothers found guilty on all counts in sex trafficking trial
Alexander brothers found guilty on all counts in sex trafficking trial
A poster of celebrity real estate agents Tal and Oren Alexander along with their brother Alon (Barry Williams/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

(NEW YORK) — A jury has found the Alexander brothers guilty on all counts in their federal sex trafficking trial in New York City.

Jury deliberations began Thursday for the former real estate titans, Oren and Alon Alexander, 38-year-old twins, along with their brother, Tal Alexander, 39, who have denied sexually assaulting anyone or running a sex trafficking conspiracy, as prosecutors have charged. They pleaded not guilty.

Throughout the five-week trial, 11 women testified that they were sexually assaulted by one or more of the brothers. At least eight of the women claimed they were drugged by one of the Alexanders. 

“These are chilling, reprehensible, and unacceptable acts,” U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton, whose office prosecuted the case, said in a statement following the verdict. “We commend the victims for their courage in coming forward and testifying at the trial. They bravely overcame the pain of reliving the abuses inflicted upon them and, as a result, prevented others from becoming victims.”  

A spokesperson for the Alexander family called the verdict “deeply disappointing.”

“We believe there are substantial problems with the evidence and the way this case was presented,” the spokesperson, Juda S. Engelmayer, said in a statement. “The legal process does not end here. We will continue fighting every day until justice is done and the three brothers regain their freedom.”

An attorney for one of the brothers also vowed to keep fighting.

“There are a lot of avenues open to us. We’re not gonna stop,” Marc Agnifilo, who represented Oren Alexander, said outside court on Monday. “We believe in our client’s innocence and we’re not gonna stop fighting until we prevail. And we believe that we will one day prevail.”

The brothers’ federal sentencing has been set for Aug. 6.

Oren and Tal Alexander gained notoriety in New York’s luxury real estate market through their company, Alexander Group, and have been under federal investigation alongside Alon since late 2024.

They have been accused of luring women to nightclubs and parties, then drugging and sexually assaulting them.

In his closing statement, federal prosecutor Andrew Jones said there is “crushing evidence” that the brothers “masqueraded as party boys when really they were predators” who committed an “array of federal sex offenses.”

Jones recounted the graphic accounts of the alleged victims and said the wealthy brothers had a “playbook” luring women with exclusive parties, yachts and luxury travel so they could assault them.

“Once they had their victims where they wanted them, the defendants assaulted them using force, using drugs, or using both,” Jones said.

Then, the brothers allegedly bragged about their exploits in blog posts with titles like “It’s not rape if… you use her tears as lube” and “It’s not rape if… she secretly wants it.”

Jones told the jury the allegations are corroborated “by the sheer number of other victims who testified here — women who never met each other, who have each led different lives, in different professions, sometimes in different cities. But they had one horrific thing in common — they were each raped by these men. And they described near identical experiences of their assaults.”

During closing arguments, defense attorney Howard Srebnick conceded the brothers could be “obnoxious” and their conduct “inappropriate,” but he told the jury, “Nobody was being assaulted, nobody had been trafficked.”

Srebnick urged jurors to reject the government’s case against his client, Alon Alexander, insisting prosecutors failed to meet their burden of proof.

In her closing argument, Deanna Paul said the brothers “are not mobsters,” though sometimes they acted like “entitled a——-.”

A defense attorney for Tal Alexander, Paul argued that prosecutors have asked the jury to “connect dots that really aren’t there.”

In his summations, Agnifilo suggested to the jury that the victims in this case were dissatisfied with their encounters with the Alexanders, which motivated them to testify in this trial. 

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Scoreboard roundup — 3/9/26

Scoreboard roundup — 3/9/26
Scoreboard roundup — 3/9/26

(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events:

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
76ers 101, Cavaliers 115
Grizzlies 115, Nets 126
Nuggets 126, Thunder 129
Warriors 116, Jazz 119
Knicks 118, Clippers 126

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Kings 5, Blue Jackets 4
Rangers 6, Flyers 2
Flames 3, Capitals 7
Mammoth 2, Blackhawks 3
Senators 2, Canucks 0

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Harry Styles opens up about that time he cried in the club

Harry Styles opens up about that time he cried in the club
Harry Styles opens up about that time he cried in the club
Harry Styles performs ‘Aperture’ on stage during The BRIT Awards 2026 at Co-op Live on February 28, 2026 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

Sometimes you just need to cry in the club.

In an interview for the Q with Tom Power podcast released Monday, Harry Styles details an emotional experience he had while on the dance floor of a Berlin club.

“It’s so baked in as part of Berlin culture that everyone deserves to go dancing and be free,” he says. “I was in a place where I just felt so safe, in a way, that I don’t think I had for a while in terms of really letting go.”

“And I remember standing in the middle of the dance floor and I had my hands up and I was kind of just breathing and I closed my eyes and I remember the feeling of, ‘Oh, I’m no longer scanning the room to see if anyone’s like, filming or anything,'” he recalls. “I just felt like, ‘Oh, I’m just on my own right now and I feel so free.'”

He says that feeling of freedom was “really emotional” for him, and he remembers “feeling tears roll down my face.”

It inspired Harry to try to capture that feeling in his new album, Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally. It was also part of his journey to open himself up to new experiences again.

Harry tells Power that while he was in One Direction, they were encouraged to give a lot of themselves in order to let people get to know them. Once he went solo, he started to become more private, until he began to feel like he was living in a bubble.

“The thing of like learning to set boundaries and stuff — a large part of that has also been learning when not to set boundaries and when to open up,” he says. 

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