Ronnie James Dio performs at Challenge Stadium August 2, 2007 in Perth, Australia. (Paul Kane/Getty Images)
The Rock for Ronnie benefit concert, which pays tribute to the late metal icon Ronnie James Dio, has announced a trio of signed instruments going up for auction as part of the event.
Attendees will be able to bid on a Lakland bass signed by Black Sabbath’s Geezer Butler and an Epiphone Les Paul signed by George Thorogood. Additionally, Lita Ford, who’s headlining Rock for Ronnie, will contribute a custom-made guitar featuring the artwork from the Dio album Holy Diver, which she will sign and then play during her set.
Additionally, the auction includes a violin from Metallica’s 2019 S&M2 concert.
Rock for Ronnie takes place Sunday in Los Angeles. It raises money for the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund in support of cancer research.
‘Chin Up, Beautiful’ album artwork. (Position Music)
Jutes has announced a new album called Chin Up, Beautiful.
The record is due out Aug. 5. It includes the previously released tracks “Disassociate” and “Icarus.”
“The world feels really cooked right now and it’s impossible to feel everything all at once, so we just go numb and fake smiles because we’re helpless,” Jutes says in a statement. “That’s how I was feeling when I made this. It pulls from elements of my music when I first started singing and incorporates them with everything I’ve learned about my voice and songwriting since then.”
The classic Four Tops lineup performs on the British television show ‘Ready Steady Go,’ Nov. 17, 1966 (BIPS/Getty Images)
The group that performs as The Four Tops no longer includes any original members, but they — and their team — are working to keep the legendary Motown act’s legacy alive.
Billboardreports that plans for a stage musical inspired by the group is in the works, as well as a documentary; potential producers for the film are being considered now. While there’s no time frame for either of those projects, there is a planned release coming in July: a 60th anniversary deluxe reissue of 1966’s Four Tops Live!, which was originally recorded during three 1966 shows the group played at Detroit’s Roostertail venue.
The 22-track reissue includes new mixes, four previously unreleased songs and a bonus instrumental, as well as onstage comments from late Tops singer Levi Stubbs. Among the hits included are “It’s the Same Old Song,” “Baby I Need Your Loving,” “Reach Out I’ll Be There” and “I Can’t Help Myself.” The album is out July 25, and The Four Tops will play a special show at the Roostertail on July 27 to celebrate.
According to Billboard, a new greatest hits compilation is also in the works, which will include Four Tops recordings from before and after their time at Motown. Plus, the current incarnation of the group — which includes the son of founder Lawrence Payton and former Temptations member Theo Peoples — is getting ready to “make new music.”
Keith Hagen, part of the group’s management team, tells Billboard, “Our goal here is to re-introduce and then introduce [the Tops] to a younger generation who maybe aren’t as familiar with the Tops’ monster hits as they should be. I feel very bullish that we can start to expand the Tops’ music and audience to a younger audience.”
(MINNEAPOLIS) — A 26-year-old man was shot multiple times while attending a prayer service in Minnesota, and the suspects are at large, authorities said.
The shooting unfolded just before 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Canterbury Park Expo Center in Shakopee, about 25 miles outside of Minneapolis, the Shakopee Police Department said.
The victim was taken to the Hennepin County Medical Center in unknown condition.
“We are actively working to identify the involved individuals,” police said in a statement. “Anyone with information should contact Shakopee Police Department at 952-445-1411.”
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
Rapper, songwriter, and icon Drake attends a game between the Houston Rockets and the Cleveland Cavaliers at Toyota Center on March 16, 2024, in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)
Drake is celebrating his latest record-breaking accomplishments.
After news broke that Iceman topped the Billboard 200, becoming his 15th #1 album, and “Janice STFU” topped the Hot 100, becoming his 14th #1 and surpassing Michael Jackson, he took to his Instagram Story to mark the moment.
Drake posted a photo that sees him wearing an all-black outfit with sparkling slippers, surrounded by blue and silver balloons. Spread out on the floor before him is a list of his #1 albums and songs above the words, “Neck broke from carrying the chain, back broke from carrying the game, records broken carry on my name, carry on carry on.”
Among the other achievements, Iceman posted the biggest week for an R&B/hip-hop album in 2026 and the second biggest overall. The album also topped Top Streaming Albums, earning the biggest streaming week for any album this year and the largest for an R&B/hip-hop release in 2026.
With “Janice STFU,” Drake earned the most Hot 100 chart-toppers among solo men in history. The song also tops the Streaming Songs, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts.
Meanwhile, Drake’s Habibti and Maid of Honour debuted at #2 and #3 on the Billboard 200, making Drake the first artist ever to simultaneously debut in and hold the chart’s top three spots. The albums also landed in the same position on the Top Streaming Albums chart.
Songs from the three albums fill the Hot 100’s top 10. Drake also set a single-week record with 42 songs charting and became the first artist to surpass 400 career Hot 100 entries.
As CMA Fest prepares to take over downtown Nashville June 4-7, the Country Music Association and ABC have revealed the hosts and airdate for the annual three-hour special to follow.
Riley Green and Good Morning America‘s Lara Spencer will host the show, set to air Thursday, June 25, at 8 p.m. ET on ABC. You’ll be able to stream it the next day on Hulu.
2026 marks 23 years of the ABC special and the 53rd year of CMA Fest, which was formerly known as Fan Fair.
Disney is the parent company of ABC, ABC News and Hulu.
Emily Blunt in ‘Disclosure Day,’ directed by Steven Spielberg. (Niko Tavernise/Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment)
The final trailer for Steven Spielberg’s film Disclosure Day has arrived.
Universal Pictures released the final trailer for the new, original event film on Thursday. It returns Spielberg to his extraterrestrial roots.
Josh O’Connor, Emily Blunt, Colin Firth, Eve Hewson and Colman Domingo star in the thriller, which is based on a story by Spielberg.
Spielberg is the top-grossing director of all time. He previously explored stories about extraterrestrial life in the films E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Close Encounters of the Third Kind and War of the Worlds.
The trailer starts with Spielberg doing a direct-to-camera address.
“I am much more inclined now than I was when I made Close Encounters to really believe that we’re not the only intelligent civilization in the universe,” Spielberg says, before footage from the film kicks in.
O’Connor’s character, Daniel Kellner, then admits he has stolen long-kept government secrets about proof of living beings not on Earth.
Spielberg continues, saying, “This is a story about us. All of us, up against the most extraordinary event in human history.”
David Koepp, the writer of Jurassic Park, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, War of the Worlds and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, wrote the screenplay for this new movie.
Noah Kahan performs on March 16, 2026 in Austin, Texas. (Robin Marchant/Getty Images for Netflix)
In Vermont, it’s the season of the tix. Specifically, tickets that can’t be sold for an exorbitant amount above their face value.
The governor of Noah Kahan’s home state of Vermont has signed bill H.512 into law, which caps the amount for which a ticket can be resold on the secondary market at 110 percent of its original price. The bill, which Kahan testified in support of, makes Vermont the only U.S. state to put a cap on secondary market ticket sales.
“What’s happening in Vermont is the first step toward what we believe is going to be a trend that continues,” Kahan’s manager, Drew Simmons, tells The Boston Globe. “I think it is foundational to shifting the economic landscape to be a healthier place for artists.”
Arguing against the bill, Brian Berry, who represents secondary market sites including StubHub and SeatGeek as the executive director of the Ticket Policy Forum, tells the Globe, “We are fundamentally opposed to arbitrary price caps.”
“We think this will not solve for concerns about higher cost tickets because people can sell them elsewhere,” Berry says.
Kahan will launch a U.S. tour in June in support of his new album, The Great Divide.
6lack is celebrating a decade in music with a new tour featuring special guests Eem Triplin and Johnny Venus. The run also marks the 10th anniversary of his debut album, Free 6lack.
“Ten years is amazing. A lot of folks don’t get to say that they’ve been doing something for 10 years,” 6lack tells ABC Audio. “That album stamped my introduction to a lot of people.”
He says the project — and the fans who discovered him through it — still remain close to his heart.
“Those songs still stand the test of time today,” he says. “The people who found me around that time are the people who still come to my shows now. It’s just been amazing to see how we’ve all grown.”
The tour, running Sept. 8 through Dec. 11, will highlight defining moments from his catalog while incorporating music from his newly released album, Love is the New Gangsta, which he recently previewed during an intimate show in New York.
According to 6lack, fans can expect his band by his side and a more immersive experience this time around, complete with glimpses of his production skills.
“I pride myself on having a really good live show,” he says. “I wanna kind of move around, have different stations and make it interactive show … turn the show into an experience that every night is not the same.”
As 6lack has watched fans grow over the years, he says they’ll also be able to see his evolution, particularly through Love is the New Gangsta.
“It’s nice to see someone grow in front of you so that we can all … collectively understand that we go through the same things,” he says, adding the album encourages people not to feel ashamed of mistakes, heartbreak or personal struggles.
An artist presale begins Wednesday, with general tickets going on sale Friday at noon local time.
Wes Borland King V KV guitar. (Courtesy of Jackson)
Limp Bizkit guitarist Wes Borland has announced a new signature guitar in collaboration with Jackson.
The Wes Borland King V is “crafted to [Borland’s] exact specifications and reflects his boundary-pushing approach to tone and performance,” a press release reads.
“It’s taking me a long time to figure out what I need as a guitar player. For me, you just need volume, pickups, locking tremolo system and 24 frets, that’s it,” Borland says. “Live, it just needs to be as bulletproof as possible. You know, I’ve been very rough with guitars over the years. I’ve come to realize that the more streamlined our guitars are, the less problems we have on stage.”
“Jackson is fun, the over the top, shred-a-copter shapes and my outrageous stage costumes pushing the boundaries, this fits in more with that,” he continues. “The way people dress, it affects how you behave, and I think it also changes how I play guitar.”
Limp Bizkit, meanwhile, is preparing to headline a number of upcoming U.S. festivals, including Rock Fest, Inkcarceration, Louder than Life and Aftershock.
