Russell Dickerson’s ‘Worth Your Wild’ EP (Triple Tigers)
Thanks to Russell Dickerson’s devoted fanbase, he says picking the latest single from Famous Back Home wasn’t really that hard.
“It’s kind of a song the fans just kind of spoke for themselves,” he tells ABC Audio. “Like as soon as the album came out, obviously ‘Happen to Me’ was the biggest [according to consumption], but, like, if you look at the numbers behind it, it’s like ‘Worth Your Wild’ was, that was the standout for easy choice.”
Having had success with songs like “Yours” and “God Gave Me a Girl,” Russell has a history of favoring his more romantic tracks.
“[My wife] Kailey, she’s just like, ‘Bro, we get it, like, the love songs. Everybody knows you love me. Great.’ So I was like, ‘Alright. Fair enough,'” he adds. “So you know, we’ll just keep the pedal down, high energy, up tempo. … I want to play that song every night, you know? I look forward to it.”
Russell’s Worth Your Wild EP came out March 6, featuring the title track and three new tracks.
Bruce Springsteen on Jimmy Kimmel Live!/(Disney/Randy Holmes)
The Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music has an opening date.
The center, formerly known as the Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music, will open to the public on June 7 on the campus of New Jersey’s Monmouth University. Not only will the center house the Bruce Springsteen archives, but it will host exhibits, concerts, education initiatives and more, covering all aspects of American music.
“The Springsteen Center provides a home for Bruce Springsteen’s archives and places him in the greater story of American music,” said Robert Santelli, founding executive director. “Popular music is one of America’s most enduring and respected cultural resources and Bruce Springsteen is one of its most important artists.”
The Bruce Springsteen Center will be located in a new 32,000-square-foot building, which includes exhibition galleries, a theater, immersive interactive experiences and research archives.
“We are honored to host the Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music on our beautiful campus here at the Jersey Shore,” said Monmouth University President Patrick F. Leahy. “This center reminds us that music has always been one of the most powerful teachers in American life. We are proud to open this new destination to scholars, students, fans, and neighbors as a place where American music in all of its forms can be preserved, studied, and celebrated.”
The Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music is responsible for the annual American Music Honors. This year’s honorees include Patti Smith, The E Street Band, The Doors, Dionne Warwick and Dr. Dre. They will be held April 18 at the Pollak Theatre on the Monmouth University campus.
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II speaks onstage during the Marvel Television and Marvel Animation Panel at New York Comic Con at Javits Center in New York, NY on October 11, 2025. (Photo by Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for Disney)
Yahya Abdul-Matten II takes on the role of a former special forces mercenary named John Creasy in the new Netflix series Man on Fire, which fans can now get a glimpse of.
A trailer for the series has dropped and is available to watch on YouTube.
Man on Fire will follow the story of John, who has post-traumatic stress disorder and is in search of a fresh start. While on his journey, he finds himself under fire as he faces personal demons.
The show is based on author A.J. Quinnell’s book series, which includes his 1980 novel Man on Fire. The seriesarrives after the 2004 film of the same name, which featured Denzel Washington as John Creasy.
The new series also stars Billie Boullet, Bobby Cannavale, Alice Braga, Scoot McNairy and Paul Ben-Victor. It premieres April 30 on Netflix.
Rose Byrne stars in ‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You.’ (Logan White/A24)
The 98th annual Oscars are less than a week away. Rose Byrne received her first-ever Oscar nomination for her performance in the film If I Had Legs I’d Kick You. She’s up for best actress at the ceremony, and Byrne’s nomination is the only recognition the film received this year.
Byrne spoke to ABC Audio about what it means to represent director Mary Bronstein’s film at this year’s ceremony.
“We premiered [If I Had] Legs [I’d Kick You] a year ago at Sundance. So, it’s been a year of shepherding this film. And it’s an indie film,” Byrne said, adding, “So it was a smaller budget for advertising stuff.”
Despite all of that, Byrne said the film has connected and made an impact.
“It’s been truly an extraordinary experience,” Byrne said. “I just couldn’t anticipate how people have received it. It’s been really varied. What people’s takeaway from the film is [that] it’s very interpretive and it is a real expression of feeling. And I think that’s just been a highlight to be part of something that’s very compelling, and polarizing and moving.”
All of that has been “really, really cool,” she said, but even better is that she gets to represent the film as its only nomination.
“To have this recognition, it’s really recognition for the film, because the character is the film and the film is the character,” Byrne said, before speaking on what she’s enjoyed most about this awards season.
“It’s been fun to meet people I love, meet people I admire,” Byrne said. “It’s incredible, obviously, I’m the fan.”
The Oscars will take place Sunday at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood. The show will air live on ABC and will also stream live on Hulu.
The most recent Muse album is 2022’s Will of the People, which spawned singles in “Won’t Stand Down,” “Kill or Be Killed,” “Compliance,” “You Make Me Feel Like It’s Halloween” and the title track.
Since then, Muse put out a new song, “Unravelling,” in 2025, along with a docuseries called With You dedicated to the band’s fans. They also hinted at upcoming new music earlier in the week with an image of binary code.
Muse will return to the live stage in July to perform at the Milwaukee Summerfest.
Rob Halford (L) and Ian Hill of Judas Priest perform on stage at North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre on October 18, 2025 in Chula Vista, California. (Photo by Daniel Knighton/Getty Images)
The new Judas Priest documentary, The Ballad of Judas Priest, is set to have its Canadian premiere at the 2026 Hot Docs Festival.
The film, co-directed by Sam Dunn and Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello, chronicles the band’s five-decade career. It includes interviews with the band and previously unpublished footage from their personal archives. It also boasts appearances from fellow rockers Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne, Jack Black and others.
The film had its world premiere in February at the Berlin International Film Festival, with Morello, Dunn and Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford in attendance. The first clip of the film was shared on YouTube ahead of the Berlin premiere.
“Heavy metal music is the music that made me love music,” Morello said at a Berlin press conference, “and Judas Priest are culturally really the creators of heavy metal, co-creators of it musically with Black Sabbath. But as far as a cultural force, creating a community that is metal, that is Judas Priest.”
The Hot Docs Festival will be held in Toronto April 23 to May 3. Information on tickets is available online at hotdocs.ca.
Benson Boone is one of the many stars appearing in Live Más LIVE: A Night at The Palladium, now streaming on Peacock. It’s a variety show highlighting Taco Bell’s new products, and Benson closes the night by doing one of his signature backflips while premiering the final new menu item: the Crème Brûlée Crunchwrap Slider. Other stars who appear include Doja Cat, Jason Sudeikis, Demi Lovato, Anderson .Paak and Ashley Park.
Chappell Roan has gone viral for a video showing her filming the paparazzi who are harassing her in Paris and accusing them of “disregarding my boundaries.” Now, another pop star known for outrageous outfits and makeup has weighed in: Boy George of ’80s hitmakers Culture Club. On X, he wrote, “It’s probably not helpful but I have been doing this fame thing for a while and you learn slowly and painfully that you don’t get a free pass once you turn yourself into a bird of paradise. … The trick is to own your fame. yes, it’s annoying at times but so is being ignored and told your [sic] a ‘has-been.'” He encourages Chappell not to say no to photo requests, adding, “Boundaries are boring. Break them with the magic of kindness!”
JENNIE is getting in on the “Dracula” trend that she helped start. The BLACKPINK member appears on the remix of “Dracula” by Tame Impala, and TikTok fans have been filming themselves lip-syncing to the verse, “Now I’m Mr. Charisma, f*****’ Pablo Escobar/ My friends are saying, “Shut up, Jennie, just get in the car/I just wanna be right where you are.” JENNIE, in Paris for Fashion Week, posted a video captioned, “Jumping on this trend” and lip-synced to the verse while wearing head-to-toe Chanel.
Mike Campbell of Mike Campbell and The Dirty Knobs joins Backberry Smoke onstage at Synovus Bank Amphitheater at Chastain Park on August 09, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by R. Diamond/Getty Images)
Mike Campbell and The Dirty Knobs are hitting the road this summer.
The Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist and his band have announced a 10-date tour that will kick off July 7 in Minneapolis. The tour will hit such cities as Chicago, Nashville and Pittsburgh before wrapping July 24 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
An artist presale for tickets begins Wednesday at 10 a.m. local time, with tickets going on sale to the general public Friday at 10 a.m. local time.
In addition to the new summer tour, Mike Campbell and The Dirty Knobs have one other show on their 2026 schedule. They will be a special guest at the Oct. 2 stop of Chris Stapleton’s All American Road Show in Bristow, Virginia.
The band released their most recent album, Vagabonds, Virgins & Misfits, in May 2024.
U.S. Sailors prepare ordnance on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in support of Operation Epic Fury, Mar. 4, 2026. (US Navy)
(WASHINGTON) — Russian officials denied in a phone call with President Donald Trump that they are sharing intelligence on U.S. military assets with Iran, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff said Tuesday.
“We can take them at their word,” Witkoff said during an interview with CNBC. “That’s a better question for the intel people, but let’s hope that they’re not sharing.”
Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin Monday for about an hour.
“Yesterday on the call with the president, the Russians said that they have not been sharing. That’s what they said,” Witkoff said.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters Tuesday that Trump and Witkoff sent a message to Russia that “if that was taking place. It’s not something they would be happy with, and they hope that it is not taking place.”
“As for further details about the discussions between these two leaders, I’ll leave it to the president to divulge any more of that conversation,” Leavitt said.
ABC News reported on Friday that the U.S. believes that Russia has been providing Iran the locations of American troops in the Middle East, including aircraft and ships, according to two people familiar with the intelligence.
An intelligence official confirmed to ABC News the U.S. belief that Russia is providing intelligence to Iran but did not say exactly what type of information was being shared.
The intelligence sharing could enable the Iranians to target specific locations with ballistic missiles and drones, putting U.S. service members at risk.
Trump himself downplayed Russia’s involvement during a news conference Monday in Florida.
“… he wants to be helpful,” Trump said of Putin and his involvement with Iran.
Putin has been a firm supporter of Iran as the conflict has unfolded. Putin congratulated the country’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei and said in a statement that he reaffirmed Russia’s “unwavering support for Tehran and our solidarity with Iranian friends” in a letter put out by the Kremlin.
Trump said that Putin was “very impressed” with Operation Epic Fury.
“We talked about that with President Putin. He was very impressed with what he saw because nobody’s ever seen anything quite like it,” Trump later added in the news conference.
Over the weekend, Trump said any intelligence sharing between Russia and Iran was inconsequential.
“If you take a look at what’s happened to Iran in the last week, if they’re getting information, it’s not helping them much,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One as he flew to Miami.
