Bruno Mars’ upcoming tour is getting even more romantic.
The “I Just Might” singer has added six dates to The Romantic Tour, including fifth and final shows in LA and Vancouver, and four new dates in Mexico City. The LA show takes place Sept. 30 at SoFi Stadium, while the one in Vancouver is on Oct. 21 at BC Place. The new Mexico City dates — the final ones on the tour — are Dec. 3, 4, 7 and 8; he’ll be performing at Estadio GNP Seguros, the same stadium he helped reopen in 2024 following its renovation.
To participate in the presale for the new dates, fans must sign up at Ticketmaster.com by March 9 at 6 p.m. ET. Remaining tickets will go on sale March 12 at noon local time for the LA, Vancouver and Dec. 3 and 4 Mexico City shows. Tickets for the Dec. 7 and 8 shows will become available at 2 p.m. local time via Bruno’s website.
The Romantic Tour has already set a new Ticketmaster record, with 2.1 million tickets sold in a single day and the biggest single-day ticket sales in the history of its promoter, Live Nation.
The tour is in support of Bruno’s new album, The Romantic, which is predicted to debut at #1 on the Billboard 200. We’ll find out this weekend if it actually does.
Sting – The Night Watch: Live at the Rijksmuseum (Cover photo by Olaf Heine/Cherrytree Records/Interscope)
Sting is set to release a new live album, which was recorded at Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum as part of the ARTE Sounds Like Art initiative.
Sting – The Night Watch: Live at the Rijksmuseum captures the January Sting concert at the museum’s Gallery of Honour, which took place in front of Rembrandt’s painting The Night Watch.
There, Sting played a 17th century guitar crafted for Louis XIV’s court. His set included songs from his musical The Last Ship, solo tracks like “Fragile,” “Fields of Gold” and “Shape of My Heart,” and Police tunes including “Message in a Bottle,” “Roxanne,” “Every Breath You Take” and more.
Sting – The Night Watch: Live at the Rijksmuseum will be released June 26 on CD and vinyl, and is available for preorder now.
The concert, which was also filmed, will premiere Thursday on Arte’s YouTube channel and Arte.tv.
Sting is currently in the middle of an eight-show residency in Paris, with his next show taking place Thursday. He’ll launch the North American spring leg of his Sting 3.0 tour on May 6 in Hollywood, Florida.
Sarah J. Maas attends Tory Burch Fall/Winter 2024 New York Fashion Week at New York Public Library on Feb. 12, 2024, in New York City. (Cindy Ord/Getty Images for Tory Burch)
Babe, wake up. Sarah J. Maas just revealed that two new ACOTAR books are on the way.
In a highly anticipated interview for romantasy book lovers, the bestselling author of the A Court of Thorns and Roses book series revealed that the story will continue with books six and seven.
“It’s been a long time coming,” Maas told Call Her Daddy host Alex Cooper in a new episode released Wednesday.
The author said that ACOTAR book six will arrive on Oct. 27, while ACOTAR book seven will arrive on Jan. 12, 2027.
Maas didn’t share many details about what to expect, but she did speak about the writing process, saying, “The story that was finally ready to come out of me was big. Really, really big. And as I started writing this in like this Montana energy vortex, it came out of me in a way that surprised me.”
“By the time I got to the end of the part one, it was, like, 400 pages long,” she added. “But what I was writing felt right. That was the story that needed to be told.”
She added, “I’ve never told a story this way. This is how it wants to come out. Why do I have to be held back by the realities of the glue that we need to hold the pages or just like placement on a shelf?”
Maas said releasing the next parts of the series in this unique way is “exciting to me,” and “gives me space that the story demanded and the characters demanded.”
The first ACOTAR book was released in 2015. It follows 19-year-old Feyre, who is taken to a magical land by a beast-like creature, who she comes to learn is Tamlin, described as a lethal, immortal faerie, according to a synopsis for the book.
Britney Spears attends Sony Pictures’ ‘Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood’ LA premiere, July 22, 2019 in Hollywood, California. (Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic/Getty Images)
Britney Spears was arrested in California on Wednesday night, according to Ventura County Sheriff’s Office records.
Records indicate she was released early Thursday morning. The reason for the arrest was not immediately available.
The arresting agency was the California Highway Patrol, records state.
Britney is slated to appear in Ventura County Superior Court on May 4, 2026, according to the records.
A representative for Britney tells ABC News, “This was an unfortunate incident that is completely inexcusable. Britney is going to take the right steps and comply with the law and hopefully this can be the first step in long overdue change that needs to occur in Britney’s life. Hopefully, she can get the help and support she needs during this difficult time.”
“Her boys are going to be spending time with her,” the rep added. “Her loved ones are going to come up with an overdue needed plan to set her up for success for well being.”
ABC News has reached out to California Highway Patrol and Britney’s representative for more information.
Ventura County is a coastal region in Southern California, which shares a border with Los Angeles to the southwest.
Sevendust has premiered a new song called “Unbreakable,” a track off the band’s upcoming album, One.
“‘Unbreakable’ showcases the band’s signature balance of thunderous riffs, soaring hooks, and deeply personal lyricism—elements that have defined their career and earned them one of the most loyal fanbases in heavy music,” a press release reads.
You can watch the “Unbreakable” video streaming now on YouTube.
“Unbreakable” is the second song to be released off One, following lead single “Is This the Real You.” The album will arrive in full on May 1.
Sevendust will launch a U.S. tour in April. The trek includes dates opening for Alter Bridge.
Hozier made an appearance Wednesday on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to perform the song “With a Little Help from My Friends.”
The “Take Me to Church” artist sang the Beatles classic, which has famously been covered by Joe Cocker, alongside the band Lake Street Dive. You can watch the performance streaming now on YouTube.
Hozier previously covered “With a Little Help from My Friends” at the 2017 Longitude Festival alongside Mumford & Sons.
Speaking of Mumford & Sons, Hozier just joined the “Little Lion Man” outfit over the weekend at Saturday Night Live to perform their collaborative single, “Rubber Band Man.”
“It’s such a privilege and a joy to experience moments like this, not to mention experiencing it with people and artists you love and admire,” Hozier wrote in reflecting on the SNL performance.
Up next, Hozier will be performing at the 2026 Love Rocks NYC benefit concert, taking place Thursday. Those not attending the show in person in New York City can stream it live online via Veeps.
Nearly a year after June Osborn’s story in The Handmaid’s Tale series reached its conclusion, a new chapter of Gilead’s story will be told in The Testaments, a series also based on Margaret Atwood’s book of the same name.
The trailer introduces audiences to Agnes McKenzie (Chase Infiniti), who sets the scene: A dollhouse mirroring what it’s like in Gilead, the fictional totalitarian theocratic regime that was introduced in The Handmaid’s Tale, which has replaced the United States and is structured around strict gender roles and religion.
“Some dolls were always busy,” Infiniti begins. “Others were always doing the important work. There is a little girl doll, that’s me.”
As clips of Infiniti in purple uniform appear with other girls in purple uniform, she says, “Back then, we still believed in this world.”
“I guess it’s easier to accept a story than believe that the people around you are monsters,” Infiniti adds as a clip of her and her friends appear to be introduced to the atrocities of Gilead for the first time.
According to a synopsis, The Testaments serves as an “evolution of The Handmaid’s Tale.” It’s a coming-of-age story following the young women as they navigate the halls of Aunt Lydia’s (Ann Dowd) preparatory school for future wives.
The show also stars Lucy Halliday, Rowan Blanchard, Mattea Conforti and Mabel Li.
Atwood’s book, which was released in 2019, served as a sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale and was set 15 years after June’s story.
Elisabeth Moss, who portrayed June Osborne/Offred in The Handmaid’s Tale, serves as a co-executive producer with showrunner Bruce Miller.
A view of destruction after the Israeli military launches airstrikes on the Dahieh district in Beirut, Lebanon on March 5, 2026. (Photo by Houssam Shbaro/Anadolu via Getty Images)
(BEIRUT) — Israeli strikes continued to bombard Lebanon’s capital on Thursday morning, as the U.S.-Israel war with Iran widens, further embroiling Iran’s proxy force in Lebanon, Hezbollah.
The Israeli military issued a number of evacuation warnings for parts of Beirut and huge swathes of southern Lebanon prior to the latest attacks on Wednesday, where it has struck hundreds of targets throughout the country since Monday, according to statements by Israel.
The Israeli military on Thursday afternoon expanded its warning to residents of the densely populated southern suburbs of Lebanon’s capital, ordering them to leave immediately ahead of planned strikes. The notice from the Israel Defense Forces, which lists four neighborhoods, is effectively a forced evacuation of the entire Dahiyeh area on the outskirts of Beirut, which has long been a Hezbollah stronghold but is also a major residential and commercial hub — home to many civilians.
More than 300,000 people have evacuated southern Lebanon, according to the IDF.
The IDF said heading south is “strictly prohibited” and any movement south “could endanger your lives.”
At least 77 people have been killed and 527 others wounded since Israel resumed strikes on Lebanon on Monday, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry.
Anyone south of the Litani River in Lebanon is being told by the IDF to abandon their homes and evacuate north. The order is raising concerns among some residents that this could mean a significant incursion once again from IDF forces moving into southern Lebanon in the coming days and weeks.
Tens of thousands have already fled from parts of Southern Lebanon and from other Hezbollah strongholds to points to the north of the country, according to local reports.
The strikes on Beirut on Wednesday were concentrated on the densely populated southern suburb, Dahiyeh, a Hezbollah stronghold, according to local reports.
In Hazmieh, another southern neighborhood of Beirut, the Comfort Hotel was struck without warning before dawn Wednesday, a local council member told ABC News, confirming reports from Lebanese state media. Hazmieh is a Christian neighborhood not under Hezbollah control with foreign embassies scattered nearby and the Lebanese Presidential Palace a quarter mile away from the hotel.
Officials in Lebanon think Israeli targeting neighborhoods like Hamiyeh could show an emboldened strategy — the gloves are off.
Israeli officials said on Wednesday that Hezbollah continues to act in concert with Iran.
Israeli forces had been striking targets periodically in October and November in southern Lebanon that they say are associated with Hezbollah after the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas went into effect in Gaza.
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 IDF spokesperson Brig. Gen. Effie 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.”
When asked whether the IDF is preparing for a ground maneuver in Lebanon, Defrin said the troops are “well prepared.”
“We have mobilized close to 100,000 men,” he added. “Dozens of battalions, divisions and brigades are prepared in the defense on the northern border. Prepared for all possibilities. In defense and in attack. All possibilities are on the table. We are conducting situation assessments and all possibilities are on the table.”
The deputy head of Hezbollah’s political council, Mahmoud Qamati, warned Tuesday that Israel “wanted an open war … so let it be an open war.”
“The enemy wanted an open war, which he has not stopped since the ceasefire agreement decision, so let it be an open war,” Qamati said in a statement.
The IDF said it struck an underground Hezbollah weapon storage facility and additional command centers in Beirut in its latest wave of strikes. The IDF claimed its targets included an underground weapon storage facility, additional command centers and a site used by Hezbollah for terrorist attacks, intelligence gathering and for propaganda.
BTS, ‘THE COMBACK LIVE | ARIRANG’ (Courtesy Netflix)
The trailer for BTS’ THE COMEBACK LIVE has arrived, previewing the March 21 premiere of their live Netflix special.
“We promised our fans that we’d be back,” says group member RM in the trailer, which starts with fans expressing their dismay about the group going on hiatus. It shows all seven members of the group standing — individually and collectively — in front of the historic landmark in Seoul, South Korea, where they’ll be performing live.
Another member says in a voiceover, “Seven together, we can do anything. Keep swimming” — presumably in reference to “SWIM,” the first single from their new album, ARIRANG.
The Netflix special, which will document BTS’ first full concert as a group since 2022, will be directed by Hamish Hamilton, who directed Bad Bunny’s halftime show and the 2026 Grammys. You can watch it at 7 a.m. ET on March 21, the day after ARIRANG drops.
On March 27, Netflix will stream a documentary about the making of ARIRANG titled BTS: THE RETURN.
Meanwhile, Diplo, who executive-produced the album and personally produced five tracks, says in a statement that the album “takes Korean music into the future.”
The producer, who signed onto the project back in 2024, adds, “The early references were trip hop and old-school hip hop. … [T]he goal was to let BTS’ creativity shine and let them speak their stories as grown men — to show evolution, depth, and perspective.”
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem testifies before the House Judiciary Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on March 04, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Heather Diehl/Getty Images)
(WASHINGTON) — A Democratic senator says Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem provided false testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee.
In her appearance before the committee on Tuesday, Noem was asked by Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., whether her adviser Corey Lewandowski, who is serving as a special government employee, has any role in approving DHS contracts, and she said no.
“Evidence suggests that your testimony was false. Internal DHS records show that Mr. Lewandowski has personally approved contracts at DHS, including, but not limited to, a multimillion-dollar contract,” according to a letter Blumenthal sent to Noem on Wednesday. “And current and former DHS employees have stated that Mr. Lewandowski’s signature is a green light for money to be transmitted to contractors.”
Blumenthal sent the letter on Wednesday night, after Noem’s testimony in front the House Committee.
In a follow-up appearance before a House committee on Wednesday, Rep. Jared Moskowitz asked Noem if she would like to correct her answer from Tuesday.
“What I would say is that he is an adviser to the Department of Homeland Security,” she said.
Sources have told ABC News that Lewandowski is Noem’s de facto chief of staff, despite having a 130-day cap on being able to work at the department, due to his status as a special government employee.
According to multiple sources, Lewandowski and Noem both approve contracts and “nothing” gets to the secretary without Lewandowski’s approval.
Oftentimes, Lewandowski travels with the secretary to her public events, and on multiple occasions ABC News has seen Lewandowski behind the scenes at events the secretary is speaking at.
When asked by two Democratic representatives if the two were romantically linked, Noem did not deny it and instead called the two Democratic members’ line of questioning “garbage.”
Lewandowski and Noem have both previously denied any romantic relationship. Both are married to other people.
The department didn’t immediately respond to the letter, or about Lewandowski’s role at DHS.
