DED has announced a deluxe version of the band’s latest album, 2025’s Resent.
The expanded set is due out July 3 and includes five new songs, as well as six demo recordings. One of the bonus tracks, called “Weapon,” is out now.
“This is a straight-up quintessential DED track, encompassing all of the things the band is known for sonically,” frontman Joe Cotela says in a statement. “Thematically, it’s about how truly powerful music can be. It has the strength and capability to carry us through the trials and tribulations of life — through self-empowerment, reinforcement, or even escapism.”
Cotela continues, “Music can raise awareness, unify people, and serve as the safest place for both the artist and the listener to exist freely beyond the constraints of being in a body.”
“Freakin’ Out” single artwork. (Severance Records/Big Loud Rock)
Dexter and the Moonrocks have premiered a new live video for their single “Freakin’ Out.”
“This song is the biggest rock song in the world right now,” drummer Ryan Fox tells the crowd before launching into the performance.
Indeed, “Freakin’ Out” has given Dexter and the Moonrocks their first crossover hit and is currently sitting in the top 40 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100.
The “Freakin’ Out” live video is now streaming on YouTube.
“Freakin’ Out” was released in March. It follows the 2025 Dexter EP, Donkey Flats.
Dexter and the Moonrocks will launch a U.S. tour in June. They’re releasing a new song called “12 Steps” on May 27.
Paul McCartney’s ‘The Boys of Dungeon Lane’ (MPL/Capitol Records)
Liverpool bar, record store and music venue The Jacaranda has changed its name in honor of the upcoming release of Paul McCartney’s latest solo album, The Boys of Dungeon Lane.
In a post on Instagram, the bar announced that they’ve teamed with McCartney and renamed themselves The Maccaranda.
“In celebration of our former performer and customer’s new album, The Boys of Dungeon Lane, out 29 May, we’ve temporarily changed our name,” the venue wrote. “Pop by The Maccaranda and try Paul’s own cocktail, the Maccarita.”
The Maccaranda is set to host a The Boys of Dungeon Lane pre-release listening party on Friday. They are also selling a special edition of the album, which comes in black or pink vinyl and includes a 1960 replica Jacaranda Club membership card, among other things.
The Jacaranda opened in Liverpool in 1957 and was a well known spot for up-and-coming artists; Beatles members John Lennon, Stuart Sutcliffe, George Harrison and McCartney, were frequent visitors.
The bar’s first manager, Allan Williams, became The Beatles’ unofficial manager and arranged their 1960 residency in Hamburg, Germany. He also introduced the band to their future drummer, Ringo Starr.
McCartney’s The Boys of Dungeon Lane features songs about McCartney’s childhood in Liverpool, early adventures with future Beatles bandmates Harrison and Lennon, and more. It comes out on May 29.
Cardi B performs onstage during the Little Miss Drama Tour at The Kia Forum on February 15, 2026, in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Live Nation)
Cardi B may have been bitten by the tour bug. Taking to X Spaces on Wednesday, she shared that she hopes to hit the road again soon.
“A lot of people been asking about another leg for a tour. I do want to go on tour real soon. I will ideally like to go on tour, I’ll say about September, October so I could be off November and December and January,” she said. “However, motherf****** gotta come correct. I feel like I showed them how much money I could make and could gross.”
“I’m just weighing my options. When you sell tickets, you got options,” she continued. “You actually have people fighting for you. So that’s what I’m really waiting on. Like, what choice am I going to make? I’ll probably make my decision in two weeks or so.”
Cardi kicked off the Little Miss Drama tour, her first headlining arena trek, in February, and wrapped April 18. The run grossed more than $70 million, according to Billboard Boxscore — a point she also addressed in her Spaces session.
“My tour didn’t supposedly gross $70 million. It actually did gross $70 million. Ya’ll hear gross $70 million, y’all not really making maths,” she said, before explaining how she got paid and revealing she spent $35 million of her own money on repairs, flights and late fees.
Cardi has also been back in the studio, as seen on her Instagram Story. She posted a photo with her headphones, alongside the caption, “Back to my passion …and it feels good.”
Bonnie Raitt on ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ June 14, 2022. (Photo by Scott Kowalchyk/CBS via Getty Images)
Bonnie Raitt has penned a tribute to Stephen Colbert, who is signing off The Late Show Thursday night.
“As we’re forced to say goodbye to one of our most brilliant, hilarious and beloved shows, @colbertlateshow, I want to thank Stephen and his incredible team for the eleven years of astonishing gifts they’ve given us all,” she wrote on Instagram next to a photo of one of her appearances. “How insane that the number one show in that time slot is being booted off the air because some in power can’t take a joke or alternative points of view.”
“Here’s hoping that after a wee, well-deserved break, you’ll find a way to once again illuminate and delight us in an exciting new chapter,” she added. “We need you more than ever.”
Raitt then thanked Colbert for “your kindness in having us on your show,” and for “showcasing the incredible talents” of his bandleaders Jon Batiste and Louis Cato. She noted, “What an honor for us all.”
The post concluded, “God bless and til next time, here’s to us all still speaking our truths to power.”
CBS announced the The Late Show‘s cancellation in July 2025, noting it was a financial decision.
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks at a ‘Rose Garden Club’ dinner for National Police Week in the Rose Garden at the White House on May 11, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
(WASHINGTON) — Republicans are punting on plans to advance a $70 billion immigration bill, retreating after meeting with Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to address concerns about the administration’s anti-weaponization fund.
The move pushes the process until at least after their weeklong Memorial Day recess after the House and Senate were sent home Thursday afternoon.
Earlier, Senate Republicans were poised to try to rein in two of President Donald Trump’s controversial spending wishes: $1 billion for the East Wing expansion and nearly $1.8 billion for an “Anti-Weaponization Fund,” two people familiar with the matter confirmed to ABC News.
Blanche canceled pre-scheduled travel to go up to Capitol Hill to attempt to quell the growing Republican outrage over the “anti-weaponization fund,” which would be used to compensate allies who say they have suffered injustices at the hand of the Biden administration. But Blanche’s meeting seems to have completely backfired.
There was yelling in the room, multiple sources told ABC News, with some senators — even some vocal Trump supporters — telling Blanche they believed they’d lose the Senate majority over the fund.
Blanche even tried to placate Republican senators by releasing a fact sheet earlier Thursday that stated they themselves can apply to receive money from the fund.
Republicans are looking at ways to use the bill to impose guardrails on Trump’s “anti-weaponization” fund.
On Wednesday afternoon, some Republicans told reporters that the $1 billion for White House security — including funding for the ballroom — would likely be removed from the bill because there was a lack of GOP support.
Because the text of the new bill hasn’t been made public, it’s not yet clear exactly what restrictions Republicans may try to impose on the “Anti-Weaponization Fund,” the core of the settlement between the Department of Justice and Trump to resolve his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS.
The taxpayer-funded pool of money will be administered by a five-person commission appointed by the acting attorney general with little oversight aside from the president, who could remove members.
Senators were working on potential provisions to address their concerns on the fund, but by Thursday afternoon, those discussions still appeared to be very far apart.
Republican Sen. Susan Collins said “no,” Blanche did not change her mind about the weaponization fund.
Republican Sen. John Hoeven said the “consensus building process” on the matter is “going to require more work.”
“We just don’t have the right configuration where we know we have 50 votes,” he said.
Republicans could try to embed guardrails for the fund in the actual bill, or they could instead try to offer an amendment addressing the fund once the bill is on the Senate floor.
However, if Republicans don’t do something, it is widely expected that Democrats will certainly try to.
Senate Republicans are aiming to muscle the $70 billion immigration enforcement package through using a budget tool called reconciliation, which will allow them to pass the bill with a simple majority of votes in the Senate instead of the usual 60 votes that it takes to approve most legislative matters.
But before the bill can pass, there will be a voting marathon known as a vote-a-rama, during which lawmakers are able to offer unlimited amendments to the bill.
Democrats are powerless to block this package from passing if Republicans stick together, but Democrats could put forward a number of amendments that force Republicans to take politically tricky votes.
If Republicans do not come up with a clear way to address the “anti-weaponization” fund in their underlying bill or in an amendment that is popular with Republicans who oppose the fund, Democratic-led amendments that look to restrict the fund could very well get the necessary GOP support to pass on the Senate floor.
Some Senate Republicans who Trump has publicly scorned in recent weeks have become the fund’s most outspoken critics, including Sen. Bill Cassidy, who lost his primary race in Louisiana after Trump endorsed his opponent.
Cassidy spoke out on Wednesday night, bashing the fund.
“People are concerned about paying their mortgage or rent, affording groceries and paying for gas, not about putting together a $1.8 billion fund for the President and his allies to pay whomever they wish with no legal precedent or accountability. This is adding to our national debt. If there needs to be a settlement, the administration should bring it to Congress to decide,” Cassidy wrote in a post on X.
Regardless of what Republicans do, Democrats are expected to use the vote-a-rama to force a number of votes that they hope will pin down Republicans on the fund.
Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal told ABC News on Wednesday that he intends to force votes on amendments to “stop this illegal abhorrent slush fund” during the vote-a-rama.
With enough GOP support, Democrats could have a real chance of putting restraints on — or even eliminating — this fund as part of the massive package. Depending on how Democrats craft their amendments surrounding the IRS fund, it could take as few as four Republican supporters to pass some of them.
What happened to the ballroom funding?
The $1 billion that was intended for White House security, including the security aspects of Trump’s ballroom, is being scrapped by Republicans, according to some GOP lawmakers. The Republican lawmakers are saying there isn’t enough support in their conference to move forward with the funding.
The Senate’s rule keeper said over the weekend that $1 billion could not be included in the bill under the Senate rules. Even though some Republicans initially said they’d redraft the measure, a number of GOP senators came out forcefully against the $1 billion allocation and threatened to tank the entire bill if it was not removed.
Democrats were expected to call up a number of amendment votes to try to strip the ballroom funding out of the bill. Those amendments only would have needed the support of four Republicans and likely would have passed.
Cover of ‘Blow by Blow: The Jeff Beck Story’ (Da Capo publishing)
A new biography on legendary guitarist Jeff Beck is set for release this summer.
Blow by Blow: The Jeff Beck Story is described as the “first biography to fully capture the life, music, and mystery of this singular artist.”
The book was written by Brad Tolinski and Chris Gill, who also wrote Eruption: Conversations with Eddie Van Halen. It’s compiled from over 30 hours of Beck interviews, as well as contributions from the guitarist’s friends and collaborators, including Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page, actor Johnny Depp and music exec Clive Davis.
“This is the book Jeff deserves,” says Depp. “It’s honest, thoughtful, and true.”
Blow by Blow will be released July 14, and it will be celebrated with what’s described as an “all-star tribute concert” July 16 at The Cutting Room in New York City. It will also feature an interview and book signing with the authors.
The authors will also take part in a book signing and Q&A at Book Soup in Los Angeles on July 23.
Beck came to prominence in the ’60s as a member of The Yardbirds, with future guitar legends Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page. He later went on to have a successful solo career, fronting his own Jeff Beck Group.
Beck was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame twice: in 1992 as a member of The Yardbirds and again in 2009 for his solo work.
Beck passed away Jan. 10, 2023, from bacterial meningitis. He was 78.
Christina Aguilera appears on ABC’s ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ (Disney/Randy Holmes)
Christina Aguilera was raised near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and she’ll be spending this Fourth of July performing with a bunch of other Pennsylvania artists.
Christina is headlining the One Philly: Unity Concert For America, taking place July 4 at Philadelphia’s Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Hosted by Wanda Sykes, the concert will also feature Will Smith and DJ Jazzy Jeff, Jill Scott, The Roots and Kathy Sledge of Sister Sledge.
Seal — who is not from Pennsylvania — is also on the bill for the show, which is free and open to the public. Of course, fireworks will be included. One Philly will be the largest free concert in the U.S. this year, according to organizers.
Canaan Smith’s new song, “Throw’n Darts,” drops Friday, June 5, ahead of his Sunday, June 7, appearance on the Dr. Pepper Amp Stage at CMA Fest.
Maren Morris will do a “real-time, interactive live concert” you can watch exclusively at AMC theaters on Saturday, June 20. You can buy tickets and find out more online.
You can bid on a guitar signed by Luke Bryan as part of the superstar’s partnership with Sweet Relief, which helps members of the music industry struggling with mental health challenges.
Fat Mike of NOFX performs at Riot Fest 2024 at Douglass Park on September 22, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. (Barry Brecheisen/Getty Images)
NOFX has announced the accompanying soundtrack to the band’s career-spanning documentary, 40 Years of F*****’ Up.
The album will be released on Aug. 28. It includes an original score composed by frontman Fat Mike, along with 15 songs from throughout NOFX’s career, such as a live recording of the track “Linoleum.”
You’ll also find two new songs, “40 Years of F*****’ Up” and “We Did It Our Way,” the former of which is out now.
The 40 Years… documentary premiered in March at the South by Southwest festival and will be screening throughout North America throughout the year.
