“Jump” cover single artwork. (Real Thing Records/Capitol Records)
A new cover of Van Halen’s “Jump,” put together by Coca-Cola as the anthem for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, has just been released.
The cover features blink-182 drummer Travis Barker, guitar virtuoso Steve Vai, Colombian reggaeton artist J Balvin and singer-songwriter Amber Mark.
Coca-Cola previously teased the cover in an ad that premiered in January. The full song is accompanied by a video in which animated versions of Barker, Vai, Balvin and Mark “bring together fans around the world through soccer and music, culminating in an epic space stadium celebration of joy and celebration,” according to the video’s caption.
“Van Halen’s ‘Jump’ is one of those rare songs that transcends generations, so approaching it came with a lot of respect,” Mark says in a statement. “Being able to honor the original while bringing a modern perspective was incredibly special. I’m excited to be part of a track that connects past and present in such an uplifting, powerful way, and I hope fans feel that energy for years to come.”
The 2026 FIFA World Cup, which will be jointly hosted by the U.S., Canada and Mexico, takes place from June 11 to July 19.
Janel Parrish as Margot, Anna Cathcart as Kitty and Lana Condor as Lara Jean in ‘To All the Boys: Always and Forever.’ (Juhan Noh/Netflix)
To all the sisters she’s visited before.
Lara Jean Song Covey, as portrayed by Lana Condor, will appear in season 3 of Netflix’s XO, Kitty.
Jenny Han announced the news on Instagram Friday. The video she posted finds Min Ho (Sang Heon Lee) walking down a path before looking ahead of himself and saying, “Covey?”
The camera then flips to find both Condor and the show’s star, Anna Cathcart, sitting in director’s chairs. “Yes?” Condor says in response.
“’I don’t have to be so afraid of good-bye, because good-bye doesn’t have to be forever.’ Our Lara Jean is back!!” Han’s video is captioned.
XO, Kitty is a spinoff series inspired by the popular To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before film trilogy, which itself is based on Han’s bestselling books. Season 3 will consist of eight 30-minute episodes. Valentina Garza serves as the showrunner, executive producer and writer, while Han executive produces.
Season 3 of XO, Kitty finds Kitty Song Covey (Cathcart) returning “for her final year at KISS with her perfect senior year mapped out. She’s going to make meaningful memories with her friends, grow closer to her relatives in Korea, and make big decisions about her future.”
“And she’s going to define her relationship with Min Ho. For real this time,” the synopsis continues. “But when surprise revelations throw her plans, and relationships, off course, Kitty will have to learn to embrace the unexpected.”
Juice WRLD and Marshmello’s “We Don’t Get Along” has arrived with a new music video. The song’s about pushing through the pain, while the claymation video captures Juice’s transformation into a head in the clouds that occasionally crosses paths with Marshmello. It marks the duo’s latest collaboration following 2020’s “Come & Go” and 2022’s “Bye Bye.”
Ayra Starr’s first 2026 release is here. “Where Do We Go” explores the dynamics of a hidden relationship, and the expectations and boundaries attached to it.
Mike WiLL Made-It is giving fans another preview of his upcoming album, R3SET, which is set to drop on March 20. “STANDING O” features Travis Porter and Monaleo and comes with a new music video directed by Hidji World.
Ty Dolla $ign is out with girl music vol. 1, an EP he says on Instagram “started as a conversation at dinner in NYC” about the music that women would really like to listen to. “This project was a beyond natural return back to my musical sound. back to performing with a live band: my real R&B vibes. This really some of my favorite music I’ve made in a long time,” he adds.
Carrie Underwood on ABC’s ‘American Idol’ (Disney/Eric McCandless)
Carrie Underwood is one of the biggest stars to emerge from American Idol, but even though her time on the show obviously worked out the best it possibly could have for her, she still has one regret.
Asked byBillboard what she would change if she could go back in time and change one thing about her time on the show, for which she now serves as a judge, Carrie says, “I’m very angry with myself because when I was on the show, I wasn’t taking any pictures. I’m thinking, ‘Why? Why didn’t you do that? Why didn’t you save these things?’”
Carrie goes on to say, “We had a girl come in that had a pair of jeans that I wore on the show, and she told me, ‘My grandpa bought these at a charity auction.’ … [A]nd I asked, ‘Can I buy them back from you?'”
“Why did I let them go?” she wonders. “Why didn’t I keep more things and just document things a little better?”
As for fellow judge Luke Bryan, he says the one thing he’d change is that he “would have cherished more moments with Willie Spence.” Willie, the season 19 runner-up, died in a car crash in October 2022. He was 23.
“That’s a biggie to me – losing him and knowing how much he touched me in that room, in that space, watching him perform week in and week out. It was truly breathtaking,” Luke says.
“He was from Douglas, Georgia, which is an hour from my hometown. That loss really affected me. From time to time, I’ll see a clip of him singing and it just breaks my heart for him and his family, and I just can only imagine what his career might have been.”
Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams in ‘Heated Rivalry.’ (Sabrina Lantos/HBO Max)
Heated Rivalry and Stranger Things won big at the GLAAD Media Awards on Thursday night.
The popular Crave and HBO Max show Heated Rivalry won outstanding new TV series, while Netflix’s Stranger Things won outstanding drama series for its fifth and final season.
While Hudson Williams couldn’t make it to the awards ceremony, Heated Rivalry‘s other stars Connor Storrie, François Arnaud and Robbie Graham-Kuntz took to the stage to accept one of the evening’s top awards.
Other TV winners include The Traitors for outstanding reality competition program and Southern Hospitality for outstanding reality program.
On the film side of things, it was Kiss of the Spider Woman that took home the prize for outstanding wide theatrical release, while outstanding limited theatrical release was a tie between Nice Indian Boy and Plainclothes.
Additionally, Liza Minnelli made a surprise appearance at the end of the ceremony to accept the inaugural Liza Minnelli Storyteller Award. The crowd sang “Happy Birthday” to her ahead of her 80th birthday, which is on March 12.
“I’m so glad to be here with you, all of you. You make me so proud, ‘cause you’re strong, and you stand up for what you believe in,” Minnelli said.
Smoke rises from Dahieh as the Israeli Army bombs the area after issuing a forced evacuation order in Beirut, Lebanon, on March 5, 2026. (Photo by Houssam Shbaro/Anadolu via Getty Images)
(BEIRUT) — Intense bombardments continue to hit the Dahiyeh suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, as Israel says it is targeting Hezbollah in a wave of attacks that began midnight local time Friday.
At least 217 people have been killed and 798 others have been wounded in Israeli attacks on Lebanon that began early Monday, the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health said Thursday.
The Israel Defense Forces said it struck Hezbollah command centers and multi-story structures in Beirut overnight. An ABC News crew on the ground observed nearly two dozen missile strikes hitting Dahiyeh alone.
A number of buildings were seen collapsing in this wave of strikes on Friday as the death toll continues to rise, an ABC News team in Lebanon observed.
The IDF said it attacked more than 500 targets in Lebanon, killing more than 70 Hezbollah members, IDF spokesperson Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin said at a briefing on Friday.
“Hezbollah and the Iranian regime are one. They continue to destroy the state of Lebanon and harm the lives of Lebanese residents,” he said.
Hezbollah responded with several rockets headed south toward Israel overnight, an ABC News team in Lebanon observed.
The latest wave of strikes followed a warning by the IDF to anyone south of the Litani River in Lebanon to evacuate. The IDF warned everyone living in Dahiyeh on Thursday afternoon to evacuate the neighborhood ahead of pending military strikes.
Hundreds of thousands of people were forced to flee Dahiyeh, according to Lebanese officials.
Overnight, families who fled the neighborhood were seen lighting fires for warmth. Some had tents while others were forced to sleep on the streets with blankets, ABC News observed.
The Lebanese government is actively engaging with intermediaries, including the French and the American ambassador, to try and put pressure on the Israeli government to stop the bombardments, according to Lebanese officials.
Israeli forces have said that they are stepping up their military campaign against Hezbollah infrastructure and leadership in Dahiyeh.
Ahead of the attack on Iran, Israel launched strikes against targets in Baalbek, east Lebanon, in February, saying it killed “several” members of Hezbollah’s missile unit in three different locations.
This week’s strikes were the first time Israel struck Beirut, in central Lebanon, since June 2025.
The Israeli military warned Tuesday that Hezbollah “will pay a heavy price” after the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group fired rockets into northern Israel overnight Monday into Tuesday.
Immediately after the rocket fire, the IDF “launched a large-scale attack against Hezbollah terrorist targets throughout Lebanon, including Beirut,” according to Defrin.
“We attacked dozens of the organization’s headquarters and launch sites,” Defrin said. “We attacked senior commanders. Some of the last surviving senior veterans of this organization. We are currently examining the results of the attack.”
Defrin noted that “forces are deployed along the border in front and are prepared to continue the defense and attack as long as they require.”
‘HELP(2)’ album artwork. (War Child Records/Credit: Jonathan Glazer)
A video has been released for Olivia Rodrigo’s cover of The Magnetic Fields song “The Book of Love,” off the charity album HELP(2) that will raise money for War Child UK.
The video, directed by Billy Boyd Cope with creative direction by Oscar winner Jonathan Glazer, was filmed by children in areas of conflict including Sudan, Ukraine, Gaza and Yemen.
“What they did with the cameras was up to them, we just encouraged them to play,” Glazer said in a statement. “What we got back was the purest form of their energy, joy and truth. It gives us a chance to not only witness, but experience their innocence, joy and resilience.”
“HELP(2) is out now and every stream and purchase supports @warchilduk in their efforts to help children living through the unthinkable,” Olivia wrote on her Instagram Story. “So many wonderful artists I admire are on the album and I am honored to have been able to be a part of it.”
HELP(2) also features songs by Wet Leg, Depeche Mode, Arctic Monkeys and beabadoobee. It’s a sequel to War Child UK’s 1995 Help compilation.
Alabama Shakes’ Brittany Howard at 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. (Disney/Michael J. Le Brecht II)
Alabama Shakes have announced a U.S. tour for the summer.
The headlining outing launches July 24 in Tacoma, Washington, and wraps up Sept. 25 in Santa Barbara, California.
Presales begin March 9 at 10 a.m. local time, and tickets go on sale to the general public on March 13 at 10 a.m. local time. For the full list of dates and all ticket info, visit AlabamaShakes.com.
You can also catch Alabama Shakes live on their spring U.S. tour, taking place in April and May.
Alabama Shakes reunited at the end of 2024, marking their first live performance in seven years. They put out a new song, “Another Life,” in 2025.
Snoop Dogg at 19th annual TIME100 Gala. (Getty Images)
Snoop Dogg has found another way to represent Black culture. In his latest venture, he teams with Do The Right Thing Snacks for a new version of Rap Snacks, the Snoop Box Kettle Chips.
“I joined Rap Snacks because it represents culture, ownership and community. With Do The Right Thing Snacks, we’re showing the youth that you don’t have to sacrifice flavor or authenticity to make better choices,” Snoop Dogg said in a statement. “We’re giving our communities options that still hit on taste, speak to our language and support a healthier lifestyle. That’s what doing the right thing really means.”
Snoop’s Rap Snacks, available at select Costco locations in three flavors, arrive following the launch of the Marathon Burger in Long Beach, his partnership with Blacc Sam, the late Nipsey Hussle’s brother.
It also comes on the heels of his message to Team USA ahead of the 2026 Milan Cortina Paralympics.
“Coach Snoop here, and you already know what time it is,” Snoop said. “You are the athletes who we define strong, and your greatness is beyond comparison. And it’s not just me. All of America is proud of each and every last one of you. All around the world, your family and friends, we love you from the D-O-double G and everybody is cheering you on. Tonight is the official start of your games so let’s do this. U-S-A, U-S-A, U-S-A, go!”
The 2026 Paralympics Winter Games in Milano and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, kick off Friday and end on March 15.
Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, speaks during a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (Photographer: Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
(NEW YORK) — The U.S. economy lost jobs in February, marking a major reversal of fortunes for the labor market and nearly erasing all of the job gains delivered a month earlier, government data on Friday showed. The reading came in well below economists’ expectations.
The U.S. lost 92,000 jobs in February, according to the report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), which marked a significant dropoff from 130,000 jobs added in the previous month.
The unemployment rate ticked up from 4.3% in January to 4.4% in February, the BLS said. Unemployment remains low by historical standards.
The new jobs report arrived as markets roil and gasoline prices surge in response to the war with Iran. The Middle East conflict cast fresh uncertainty over the economic outlook.
A hiring cooldown last year prompted interest rate cuts at the Federal Reserve and concern among some observers about the nation’s economic prospects. The U.S. added an average of about 15,000 jobs per month in 2025, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data showed.
Sluggish hiring has coincided with elevated inflation, threatening a period of “stagflation.”
Those economic headwinds helped set the conditions before the outbreak of war with Iran, which spiked oil prices and risked price increases for a host of diesel-fuel transported goods.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 785 points on Thursday as U.S. crude prices rose to their highest level since June.
Still, the overall economic picture remains mixed.
A government report in February on gross domestic product (GDP) showed the economy grew at a tepid annualized pace of 1.4% over the final three months of 2025. That reading indicated a dramatic cooldown from the strong annualized growth of 4.4% recorded in the previous quarter, U.S. Commerce Department data showed.
Price increases, meanwhile, have softened. In January, inflation fell to 2.4%, its lowest level in nine months. It remains slightly higher than the Federal Reserve’s target rate of 2%.
The Iran war threatens to slow U.S. economic growth since oil-driven price increases could weigh on consumers and businesses, analysts previously told ABC News.
The potential combination of higher inflation and slower growth could also pose a challenge for the Fed, putting pressure on both sides of its dual mandate to manage prices and maintain maximum employment.
If the Fed opts to lower borrowing costs, it could spur growth but risk higher inflation. On the other hand, the choice to raise interest rates may slow price increases but risks a cooldown of economic performance.
The central bank held interest rates steady at its most recent meeting in January, ending a string of three consecutive quarter-point rate cuts. Policymakers will make their next interest-rate decision on March 18.
