Return to Dust ‘Speak Like the Dead’ EP artwork. (Lava Records/Republic)
Return to Dust’s single “Bored” has been leaving other songs in the dust as it races up the Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay chart, peaking at a career-high #2. It’s been a surreal experience for the rising group, especially considering all the big names surrounding them on the ranking.
“These are all bands that have been doing it for a lot longer than we have,” bassist/vocalist Graham Stanush tells ABC Audio. “So it feels kind of strange in that way.”
He laughs, “We’re probably the only band that’s in their 20s on that chart.”
While 28-year-old Yungblud might have something to say about that — and will have the opportunity to when Return to Dust opens for the “Zombie” artist on select dates of his upcoming U.S. tour — “Bored” is indeed currently charting on Mainstream Rock Airplay in between songs by veteran bands Shinedown and Chevelle.
Sonically, Return to Dust is certainly influenced by their predecessors — they have a grungy ’90s sound that’s drawing comparisons to Alice in Chains. They even wrote the beginnings of “Bored” at an underpass, channeling the image of Red Hot Chili Peppers and Nirvana’s respective ’90s classics, “Under the Bridge” and “Something in the Way.”
That all came together into a song Stanush says is “tapping into yourself and trying to figure out what the hell your life means, not someone else’s.”
The Alice comparisons are bolstered further by the use of the words “bones” and “jar” in a verse. While that may remind grunge fans of the Alice song “Them Bones” and their Jar of Flies EP, the reference wasn’t intentional.
“We listen to a whole bunch of stuff, we pull from a lot of different sources,” says guitarist/vocalist Matty Bielawski. “It’s just those words seemed to fit.”
Michael Bublé, ‘Live! Caught In The Act’ (143/Reprise)
Michael Bublé performed a show at LA’s Wiltern Theater back in 2005, which later aired on PBS as part of Great Performances. It was released later that year as a DVD called Caught In The Act, which featured 19 songs. He also put out a live album of the same name, but that only featured eight songs — until now.
On April 24, Michael will release an expanded version of the album with all the songs he performed that night at the Wiltern. The release, titled Live! Caught In The Act, will feature 100 minutes worth of Michael singing a whopping 33 songs.
The first taste of the project is a live version of “That’s All,” made popular by Bobby Darin. It’s available on all streaming services; you can also preorder the album now.
Among the songs Michael performed during the concert were “Feeling Good,” “Sway,” “Fever,” “Home,” “Save the Last Dance for Me,” “Summer Wind,” “Can’t Buy Me Love,” “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” and “A Song for You.”
Poster for the documentary ‘Paul McCartney: Man on the Run’ (Courtesy of Prime Video)
Paul McCartney’s post-Beatles life in the ’70s, including the formation of his band Wings, is the focus of the new documentary Paul McCartney: Man on the Run. DirectorMorgan Neville tells ABC Audio he was interested in the story because it’s “one of the most misunderstood chapters” of any of the Beatles’ members lives.
“You think of McCartney as always winning, beloved and going from success to success. And this is like his dark night of the soul,” he says, adding it’s when McCartney had to “answer all these profound questions where he’s doubting even making music.”
Neville says McCartney was initially interested in just making a film about Wings, but the director had different ideas.
“When I sat down with him, I said, ‘Look, the story has to begin the moment The Beatles break up and to me, the story ends when John (Lennon) dies,'” he explains, noting it’s because it shows the arc of McCartney “trying to escape the shadow of The Beatles.”
The film is told through archival photos and video, as well as audio interviews with McCartney, members of Wings and others. Neville says he chose that format because it brings the film more into the present.
“If you constantly cut to people in their 80s talking about how great it was 50 years ago or whatever, it’s very retrospective,” he says.
And while Neville interviewed McCartney several times for the film, he says the rocker otherwise kept his hands off the project.
“He did not have a single comment about the film till he watched it when it was done,” Neville says, noting that after, “He actually had a pad of paper with him and he said, ‘Here are my notes,’ and he held up the page and [it] was blank.”
Paul McCartney: Man on the Run is streaming on Prime Video.
Hannah Dodd as Francesca Bridgerton and Victor Alli as John Stirling in season 4 of ‘Bridgerton.’ (Liam Daniel/Netflix)
(SPOILER ALERT)The ton bid farewell to a beloved character in the newly-released second part of Bridgerton season 4.
Lord John Stirling, the husband of Francesca Bridgerton, dies in the sixth episode of the fourth season. While fans of Julia Quinn’s book series anticipated this at some point, no one knew exactly when it would occur. ABC Audio spoke with actors Victor Alli and Hannah Dodd, who portray the couple, about the fate of John.
“It’s interesting, because we knew it was coming for quite a while,” Dodd said. “You’re getting these scripts come in and you’re like, ‘OK, we have another episode, we have another episode.’ And, obviously, it is not something that the characters are aware of. So you try not to focus on it too much.”
Still, Dodd said she and Alli “really wanted to make sure that the time that we had, we really invested in those two characters.” They wanted to make “sure that it was going to be devastating to lose you,” Dodd continued, speaking directly to Alli.
Alli says the season was not shot in order, so the day he filmed John’s death scene was actually not his final day on the Bridgerton set.
“We shot that scene quite early on, and so it didn’t feel like it was the end,” Alli said. “Which, kudos to the guys who wrote the schedule, because it just felt like we got it out of the way, and we can now just enjoy the time left that we have with John.”
As for what it was like to channel Francesca’s grief, Dodd said, “a lot of those those scenes are a gift to get as an actor.”
“You really get to emote and it can be quite a cathartic experience,” Dodd said, calling her scenes in the episodes after his death “really lovely” but also “quite demanding.”
“But fun as well, in a psychotic actor way,” Dodd continued. “A couple of them were quite exhausting and I just wanted to make sure that we did John justice.”
Ozzy Osbourne in concert at the Verona Arena in Verona, Italy on 13th June 2016. (Francesco Castaldo/Archivio Francesco Castaldo/Mondadori via Getty Images)
The late Ozzy Osbourne will posthumously be honored with the lifetime achievement award at the 2026 BRITs, the U.K. equivalent of the Grammys.
The ceremony, which takes place Saturday in Manchester, England, will also feature a performance of “No More Tears” featuring Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo, as well as longtime Ozzy bandmembers Zakk Wylde, Adam Wakeman and Tommy Clufetos. The rendition will be fronted by English pop singer Robbie Williams.
“Ozzy Osbourne has been a mighty force in modern music,” says Stacey Tang, chair of the 2026 BRIT Awards Committee. “Possessing an unmistakable voice and unique presence, he reshaped the sound and spirit of rock, inspiring generations of artists who followed. This Lifetime Achievement Award [recognizes] a remarkable legacy built on originality and enduring influence, that continues to connect with fans worldwide.”
Ozzy died at age 76 on July 22, 2025, just over two weeks after he performed his final show at the Back to the Beginning concert.
(NOTE LANGUAGE) Jonas Brothers are taking their Greetings From Your Hometown tour to South America: They’ve just announced three shows in Argentina, Brazil and Chile. “Ahhhh we can’t wait to bring the Greetings From Your Hometown show to Buenos Aires, Santiago and São Paulo,” they wrote on Instagram, adding, “We’ve missed you, see you THIS MAY.” The group last played in South America in April 2024.
Last year, Alex Warren and Luke Combs released a live duet version of “Ordinary” recorded at Lollapalooza. You can now watch the “Fast Car” singer perform a solo version of the track at a special concert he did in Athens, Georgia, for Columbia Sportswear. “Didn’t have @alexwarren with me this time but hopefully I did Ordinary justice,” Luke wrote on Instagram. Alex commented, “ITS YOUR SONG NOW LUKE.”
The 10th annual LOVE ROCKS NYC benefit concert, featuring Goo Goo Dolls, Hozier, Linda Perry, Nile Rodgers & CHIC and The Bangles’ Susanna Hoffs, will be a one-time livestream event onVeeps.com. The concert, taking place March 5 at 8 p.m. ET, raises money for God’s Love We Deliver, the charity that delivers meals to New Yorkers who are too sick to prepare them themselves.
’80s rocker Billy Idol was featured on Miley Cyrus’ 2020 album, Plastic Hearts, and now, she pops up in the trailer for his new documentary, Billy Idol Should Be Dead. “I, like, watch Billy Idol footage like it’s porn,” Miley says in the trailer, adding, “There’s no one hotter than Billy f***** Idol.” The documentary is in theaters now.
Violet Grohl performs onstage with Dave Grohl during the FIREAID Benefit Concert for California Fire Relief at The Kia Forum on January 30, 2025 in Inglewood, California. (Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for FIREAID)
At least two members of the Grohl family are readying new albums.
Dave Grohl is putting out a new Foo Fighters record, Your Favorite Toy, on April 24. Meanwhile, his daughter Violet Grohl has been working on her debut album after signing with Republic Records.
While Violet may be following in her father’s artistic footsteps, Dave says her music influenced him on Your Favorite Toy.
“It really inspired me to make this record,” Dave tells the U.K.’s Radio X. “The way that they made the record and the energy of it, I was like, ‘Oh man, I’ve just been inspired by my daughter’s debut album.’ It’s cool.”
Dave adds that he was “totally uninvolved” with Violet’s album, and only learned she had a record deal when she told him.
“She met the producer, and they would go to the studio every day and make songs, and she would send me songs when she was finished,” Dave says. “But I had absolutely nothing to do with this record at all. And I had no idea.”
While he may be biased, Dave says Violet’s album is “an amazing record.”
Poster for Love Rocks NYC concert (Courtesy of God’s Love We Deliver)
The 10th annual Love Rocks NYC benefit concert will take place March 5 at the Beacon Theatre in New York City, but you don’t have to be in the Big Apple to enjoy the show.
The concert, featuring performances by Paul Simon, Elvis Costello and ZZ Top’s Billy F Gibbons, will stream live on Veeps.com.
Other artists on the bill include Gov’t Mule’s Warren Haynes, Goo Goo Dolls, Hozier, Linda Perry, Nile Rodgers & CHIC, Jon Batiste, Susanna Hoffs, Mary J Blige, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and Trombone Shorty, plus special surprise guests.
All artists will be backed by a house band, led by bassist Will Lee, best known as a member of the Late Show with David Letterman band.
Love Rocks NYC is a benefit for the nonprofit God’s Love We Deliver, which delivers meals to people who are too sick to prepare them themselves.
The Love Rocks concerts, which first launched in 2017, have raised $65 million — enough to fund 6.5 million meals for New Yorkers in need, according to the nonprofit.
Tickets for the livestream are on sale now at Veeps.com.
The construction for the ballroom on the White House’s East Wing as seen from the top of the Washington Monument, Nov. 17, 2025. (ABC News)
(WASHINGTON) — A federal judge on Thursday denied a request to impose a preliminary injunction that would have blocked construction of the White House ballroom.
While finding that the National Trust has raised “novel and weighty” arguments against the ballroom construction, U.S. District Judge Richard Leon, a George W. Bush appointee, says he does not have the power to halt it under the arguments the group has raised.
Leon’s ruling suggests an amended complaint by the historic preservationists, raising so-called ultra vires claims — effectively, that Trump has operated outside the law — would be a better basis for a cause of action.
“Unfortunately, because both sides initially focused on the President’s constitutional authority to destruct and construct the East Wing of the White House, Plaintiff didn’t bring the necessary cause of action to test the statutory authority the President claims is the basis to do this construction project without the blessing of Congress and with private funds,” Leon said.
A statement from the National Trust expresses disappointment over the judge’s decision but adds that the group is “pleased” that Leon encouraged the organization to file an amended complaint claiming that Trump has acted beyond his legal authority. The group says it will do so “promptly.”
Leon pledged to “expeditiously consider” an amended complaint from the National Trust raising ultra vires claims. But until one is filed, he wrote he has “no choice but to deny” the group’s request for a preliminary injunction.
Not long after, Trump falsely claimed that a federal judge “completely erased” a lawsuit seeking to stop the construction of the White House ballroom.
“Great news for America, and our wonderful White House! The Judge on the case of what will be the most beautiful Ballroom anywhere in the World, has just thrown out, and completely erased, the effort to stop its construction,” Trump wrote in the post on Truth Social.
The president then continued to claim that “not one dollar” of taxpayers’ money is being used and that the project was “ahead of schedule, and under budget.”
At a hearing last month, the judge aired his sharp skepticism about what he called a “Rube Goldberg contraption” of raising private money to fund the ballroom construction, adding he believed it was designed to avoid congressional oversight.
The Trump administration preemptively asked Leon in early February to stay any injunction he might issue, warning that the project is “imperative for reasons of national security.”
The government’s filing also says halting the construction would “leave an unsightly excavation site in President’s Park indefinitely.”
Trump initially said in July that the $400 million ballroom project would not interfere with the existing White House structure. Later, when crews began tearing down the East Wing, an official said the “entirety of the East Wing will be modernized” as the massive 90,000 square foot ballroom is built.
Earlier in February, the Commission of Fine Arts voted to approve Trump’s design plan.
The panel, made up entirely of new members appointed by Trump, did so near unanimously without further review over the “vast, vast majority” of public comments opposing the project.
Columbia University. (Sergi Reboredo/VW Pics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
(NEW YORK) — A Columbia University student who was detained by Department of Homeland Security agents Thursday morning after the school claimed agents allegedly made “misrepresentations” to enter a dorm was released later in the day after New York City’s mayor spoke with the president.Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Thursday afternoon that President Donald Trump informed him that the student, Elaina Aghayeva, would be “released immediately” after the mayor said he spoke with the president.
Previously, following the Mamdani’s meeting, Claire Shipman, the school’s acting president, sent a letter to the school community informing them that the DHS agents entered an unspecified dorm on the campus around 6:30 a.m. and detained the student.
“Our understanding at this time is that the federal agents made misrepresentations to gain entry to the building to search for a ‘missing person.’ We are working to gather more details,” she said.
A statement from a DHS official identified Aghayeva as an Azerbajani native, and alleged her “student visa was terminated in 2016 under the Obama administration for failing to attend classes.”
“The building manager and her roommate let officers into the apartment. She has no pending appeals or applications with DHS,” the statement further said.
The statement did not address the allegations that DHS agents made misrepresentations to gain entry to the building.
Mamdani, who met with Trump at the White House Thursday, posted a statement on social media in the afternoon in which he said he spoke with the president about the incident.
“In our meeting earlier, I shared my concerns about Columbia student Elaina Aghayeva, who was detained by ICE this morning. He has just informed me that she will be released imminently,” Mamdani said.
Aghayeva made a story on her Instagram page shortly after Mamdani’s announcement, in which she expressed gratitude for the support.
“I just got out a little while ago. I am safe and okay. In an uber (on the way) back home,” she said. “I am so sorry, but I am in complete shock over what happened.”
Aghayeva was seen by ABC News exiting a vehicle and entering building. She did not give a statement.
An attorney representing Aghayeva filed a petition in federal court Thursday asking a judge to order her release.
Carl Hurvich said in court documents that the student was unlawfully detained and was being held “without justification.”
The habeas petition said agents “represented they were searching for a missing person to gain entry” and did not have a warrant for Aghayeva’s arrest. Hurvich requested a temporary restraining order barring the Trump administration from transferring Aghayeva outside of New York.
Aghayeva is described in court documents as an undergrad student at Columbia’s School of General Studies pursuing a degree in neuroscience and political science. She entered the U.S. around 2016 on a visa, the filing says.
Protests took place on the school’s campus on Thursday following the news of the student’s detention, but there were no reported incidents or arrests.
The school was “working to reach the family, and providing legal support,” the Shipman said in her letter.
“It is important to reiterate that all law enforcement agents must have a judicial warrant or judicial subpoena to access non-public areas of the University, including housing, classrooms, and areas requiring CUID swipe access,” the letter said.
“If law enforcement agents seek entry to non-public areas of the University, ask the agents to wait to enter any non-public areas until contacting Public Safety,” Shipman wrote. “Public Safety will contact the Office of the General Counsel to coordinate the University’s response. Do not allow them to enter or accept service of a warrant or subpoena.”
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul released a statement condemning the federal agents’ alleged actions.
“Let’s be clear about what happened: ICE agents didn’t have the proper warrant, so they lied to gain access to a student’s private residence,” she said.
U.S. Rep. Jerry Nadler echoed the governor’s statement.
“Law enforcement agents should not, under no circumstance, misrepresent their identity to gain entrance into a residence. These actions do not keep us safe, they only sow distrust and fear into our community. ICE is terrorizing our neighbors and ripping students from their homes,” Nadler said in a statement, in part. “We are doing everything in our power to help bring the student home.”
Thursday’s incident is not the first encounter between the Trump administration and Columbia.
Last year, pro-Palestinian activist and Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil was arrested and held for 104 days on immigration charges.
U.S. District Judge Michael Farbiarz issued an order on June 20 granting Khalil’s release on bail after determining that he presented neither a danger nor a flight risk and that extraordinary circumstances justified his temporary release while his habeas case proceeded.
The federal government has been appealing its case against Kahlil, a green card holder.
Columbia also reached a $200 million agreement with the Trump administration last July, after it threatened to remove federal funding over what it called Columbia’s “continued inaction in the face of persistent harassment of Jewish students.”
