(WASHINGTON) — Rep. Jim Clyburn, a South Carolina Democrat, told ABC News on Thursday that he is running for reelection, not announcing his retirement.
Clyburn, who took office in the House in 1993, is set to appear at South Carolina Democratic Party HQ in Columbia at 10:30 a.m. to make his campaign announcement.
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Bruce Springsteen has released a cover of The Pogues’ “A Rainy Night in Soho,” the first track off an upcoming tribute album to the band’s late singer Shane MacGowan.
20th Century Paddy – The Songs of Shane MacGowan is set to drop Nov. 13. In addition to Springsteen, the album features contributions from Dropkick Murphys, The Pogues, David Gray, Glen Hansard, Hozier and Jessie Buckley, Johnny Depp and Imelda May, Kate Moss, Primal Scream, Tom Waits, The Jesus and Mary Chain, and more.
“Shane was all naked bottomless humanity. Threatening to force us to ask ourselves if we were living deeply, authentically,” says Springsteen. “He was raw, hilarious, no apologies and profound. His soul was filled with the transgressive and ecstatic properties of the saints.”
Springsteen’s cover of “A Rainy Night in Soho” is available now via digital outlets.
A portion of the artist royalties from the album will benefit Dublin Simon Community and their mission to provide lifesaving housing and healthcare for those experiencing homelessness.
20th Century Paddy – The Songs of Shane MacGowan will be released as a two-CD or three-LP set, as well as a three-LP, two-CD Deluxe Bookpack that comes with a book filled with memorabilia and liner notes. All formats are available for preorder now.
MacGowan passed away Nov. 30, 2023 at the age of 65.
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(NEW YORK) — Oil prices surged and stocks tumbled worldwide in early trading on Thursday as Iran escalated shipping attacks in a critical tanker route.
Global crude spiked above $100 a barrel on Thursday before settling slightly below that key benchmark. The rise in oil prices defied a U.S. effort hours earlier to reassure markets with an announcement of the second-largest ever release from the nation’s petroleum reserve.
A selloff hit Wall Street as traders feared economic fallout from a potentially prolonged bout of elevated oil prices.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 550 points, or 1.1%, while the S&P 500 dropped 0.8%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq declined 0.8%.
Oil markets are suffering a major supply shortage due to the near-closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a trading route that facilitates the transport of about one-fifth of the global oil supply.
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Will Ferrell’s upcoming golf comedy series now has a title, release window and teaser video. Netflix has announced that the series is titled The Hawk. It will debut to the streamer in summer 2026. The Hawk follows a golf legend named Lonnie “The Hawk” Hawkins who’s attempting to get back onto the PGA Tour for one more go-around …
We now know when the animated series Rick and Morty will return with its ninth season on Adult Swim. The show will premiere season 9 on May 24. Its official logline reads, “Rick and Morty is back, baby! Season Nine is all certified bangers. No AI slop! Just Grade A organic slop, made by real humans with real human traits like back hair and cysts. Please watch, or we’ll have neglected our families for nothing.” …
Barbra Streisand is going to be honored with an honorary Palme d’or at the 79th Cannes Film Festival. The actress, director, producer and singer will be awarded with the honor during the festival’s awards ceremony on May 23. “It is with a sense of pride and deep humility, that I’m honored to join the company of past Honorary Palme d’or recipients whose work has long inspired me,” Streisand said in a press release. “In these challenging times, movies have the ability to open our hearts and minds to stories that reflect our shared humanity, and to perspectives that remind us of both our fragility and our resilience. Cinema transcends borders and politics, and affirms the power of imagination to shape a more compassionate world.” …
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(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednessday’s sports events:
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Cavaliers 122, Magic 128
Raptors 111, Pelicans 122
Knicks 134, Jazz 117
Rockets 93, Nuggets 129
Hornets 117, Kings 109
Timberwolves 128, Clippers 153
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Canadiens 3, Senators 2
Capitals 1, Flyers 4
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Carly Pearce and Riley Green bring a simmering intensity to their vocals in the first preview of their duet, “If I Don’t Leave I’m Gonna Stay,” which officially drops Friday.
“We’re getting close to losing clothes, I should go/ Look at the time, it’s getting late/ If I don’t leave, I’m gonna stay,” Carly sings as Riley adds harmony to the Dobro-heavy track.
From the beginning, Carly had no question about who the other voice on the song should be.
“I’ve always said this about the duets that I’ve been part of, but I just hear the voice in my head immediately,” she says. “And Riley was the voice that I heard, and I sent him a text and I said, ‘Hey, I don’t know if you will like this song and I’m sure you get asked to do a lot of things, but I really feel like this song is special.'”
Riley wasted little time getting back to her.
“Truly, within five minutes, he texted me back and told me that he was in,” Carly says. “And about an hour later, I got a voice memo of him singing the chorus and I knew immediately that it was gonna be special.”
Carly and Riley both have stellar records when it comes to collabs. “I Hope You’re Happy Now” with Lee Brice and “Never Wanted to Be That Girl” with Ashley McBryde both went to #1 for Carly, while Riley can count “Half of Me” with Thomas Rhett, “Different Round Here” with Luke Combs, and “you look like you love me” and “Don’t Mind If I Do” with Ella Langley as his collaborative chart-toppers.
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Chloé Zhao has been through the awards circuit before, winning the best picture and best director Oscars in 2021 for Nomadland. Now, she’s up for three Oscars for Hamnet: best picture, best director and best adapted screenplay alongside author Maggie O’Farrell.
Hamnet, an emotional drama about how love and loss in William Shakespeare’s (Paul Mescal) personal life helped shape his enduring classic Hamlet, scored eight nods overall — including projected favorite Jessie Buckley for best actress.
Zhao tells ABC Audio awards recognition is validating as a storyteller who just wants to be seen and heard.
“When it comes to awards or things like that, and this gathering of people celebrating your work, there is an element of that — of feeling validated, of feeling seen,” she says. “And of course, you need to be careful of how far you’re gonna allow that to be the only source of validation.”
“But I’m not cynical about it,” she adds, “because to be seen and celebrated and validated by your peers, which is very much a found family for me, is an amazing feeling.”
Equally as important to Zhao has been the audience’s emotional response to the film.
“It feels like a relief, first and foremost, because we were feeling so much every day,” she says. “Even when the cameras aren’t rolling, we were feeling so much for each other and learning about ourselves. So, it would kind of suck if no one else is feeling that way but us.”
The 2026 Oscars will air on Sunday at 7 p.m. ET on ABC.
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Twenty One Pilots are performing at the 2026 NCAA March Madness Music Festival, taking place April 3-5 in Indianapolis.
The “Stressed Out” duo will take the stage during the AT&T Block Party, which is held April 3.
Entry to the concert is free, and you can also watch it streaming via NCAA.com.
The March Madness Music Festival coincides with the Final Four of the NCAA men’s college basketball tournament.
You can also catch Twenty One Pilots at the upcoming Shaky Knees and Oceans Calling festivals, taking place in September.
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Pharrell and Slick Rick will be honored at the 2026 MOBO Awards, a British awards show that celebrates achievements in hip-hop, grime, R&B, soul, reggae and jazz.
Pharrell will be recognized for his songwriting, as he is set to receive the global songwriter award. “From era-defining productions to timeless global hits, Pharrell’s songwriting has shaped the sound of modern music and influenced generations of artists around the world,” the awards show’s Instagram announced Wednesday. “This honour celebrates a career built on creativity, innovation and an unmistakable musical legacy.”
Slick Rick has been named this year’s MOBO lifetime achievement award recipient. He’ll receive his flowers for the decades spent “shaping the culture with his storytelling, distinct style and unmistakable voice,” according to a post on the show’s Instagram.
The MOBO Awards will take place March 26 at Manchester’s Co-op Live with comedian Eddie Kadi and rapper Eve set to serve as hosts. The event, which marks its 30th anniversary, will also feature performances by Shenseea and Estelle.
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As Lamb of God readies their milestone 10th studio album with Into Oblivion — 12th if you count the two they released as Burn the Priest — frontman Randy Blythe considers each record a snapshot of the time in which it was made.
“It’s a picture of a moment in time, of where we were as a band, as human beings, as musicians,” Blythe tells ABC Audio.
That picture often includes Blythe’s commentary on the sociopolitical status of the time — 2004’s Ashes of the Wake, for example, reflects the U.S. under the George W. Bush administration, and Into Oblivion similarly comments on the second term of President Donald Trump. But while Blythe’s used big, landmark events such as the Iraq War to center his writing in the past, he refers to Trump as an “agent of chaos,” making him harder to write about.
“He governs by tweet,” Blythe laughs. “I don’t think he knows what he’s gonna do when he wakes up in the morning.”
He continues, “How are you supposed to have a cohesive picture when you sit down and you’re like, OK, if I write about this, by the time you get your finger firmly on any one issue, it has shifted.”
One thing that did help Blythe organize his thoughts was The Cure’s 2024 comeback album, Songs of a Lost World.
“On the night of the presidential election, I rode home the listening to the new Cure record on these back country roads,” Blythe says. “[It was a] very gothic atmosphere, and a sort of gothic overhanging atmosphere over the national psyche.”
After that, Blythe started to write the lyrics to the Into Oblivion song “Sepsis.”
“There’s an existential angst to the record, I think,” Blythe says. “At least my contribution to it.”
Into Oblivion drops Friday.
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