2017 ACM new vocal group of the year Midland is retracing their steps on their new album, Stages, which comes out June 12. 

“We’ve gone so many places and done so many things,” Cameron Duddy says. “I think we got to that place in the road where we wanted to pull it all together. The title is really a tribute to all the places where we’ve made our stand, but it’s also about all the phases and stages we’ve been through to get here.”

“And the more you dig into country’s roots, the more there is to work with,” lead singer Mark Wystrach adds. “We’ve always had real respect for the original Texas and California country, so this album lets us pull all that through the songs we’ve written and found to really focus on what matters to us.”

Country legend and Lone Star State native Clint Black joins the trio on “Up in Texas,” which Cameron and Jess Carson helped write. 

“Nashville, Texas, California, everywhere in between; we’ve been in a pick-up, then a van and finally a bus – it’s all in these songs,” Jess says. “The road dust, sweat, music listened to, it all seeps into who we are and what we do.”

“Shooting Memories with Tequila” is the latest preview of the 10-track album, joining “Marlboro Man,” “Drinkin’ Dark Whiskey” and “I Wish You Would” with Mackenzie Carpenter.

Stages is the latest album from the trio best known for their quintuple Platinum debut single, “Drinkin’ Problem.” 

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Twenty One Pilots, Kings of Leon, Lorde and The xx are among the headliners for the 2026 Austin City Limits Music Festival, taking place Oct. 2-4 and Oct. 9-11 in Austin, Texas.

The bill also includes Turnstile, Lola Young, Geese, Bleachers, Brandon Flowers of The Killers, Lykke Li, Cannons, Saint Motel, Houndmouth and Balu Brigada, among others.

Charli xcx, Rüfüs Du Sol and Skrillex will headline, as well.

While some of the artists will be performing both weekends, some will only be performing during one. Kings of Leon, for example, is exclusively playing the second weekend.

Tickets go on sale Tuesday at noon CT. For the full lineup and all ticket info, visit ACLFestival.com.

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Mgk has opened up regarding a lyric on his new song, “FIX UR FACE,” which fans have theorized is about Yungblud.

In the song, mgk raps, “Mickey Mouse kids turned rockstars/ Leaving private schools, trying to be outlaws,” which has been interpreted as a reference to Yungblud’s past role on a Disney Channel show.

The jab might seem surprising, given that mgk and Yungblud have collaborated on multiple songs together, including the single “I Think I’m OKAY” and a cover of Oasis’ “Champagne Supernova.”

On the latest episode of the Garza Podcast, host Chris Garza of the band Suicide Silence asks mgk about the deal between him and Yungblud.

“When someone’s given an opportunity to defend their friend, and they don’t, that breaks my heart,” mgk replies without using anyone’s name or detailing the incident to which he’s referring. “Be my friend the same way in public that you are in private.”

“Super talented, all that,” mgk adds of the unnamed friend. “But what I care about, outside of everything, when the music’s over is, like, what do you stand for and what do you stand on?”

“FIX UR FACE,” which features Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst, is out now.

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The performers for next week’s American Idol season finale have been announced.

In addition to previously announced performers Alicia Keys and country star Brad Paisley, the lineup includes artists from a wide variety of musical genres — from heavy metal and pop to rap and R&B — as well as one beloved Idol alum.

The three-hour finale on May 11 will feature performances from season 2 runner up Clay Aiken, Jason Mraz, Mötley Crüe, Nelly, En Vogue, Shinedown, Tori Kelly and ’90s rock acts Blues Traveler and Gin Blossoms.

And speaking of Idol alumni, Monday night’s episode featured season 5 favorites Taylor Hicks, Paris Bennett, Kellie Pickler and Elliott Yamin, all of whom duetted with the finalists. Paula Abdul also returned as a guest judge, while Randy Jackson came back as a mentor.

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Having already performed with Madonna at Coachella, Sabrina Carpenter spent the night at the 2026 Met Gala singing with yet another legendary female Rock & Roll Hall of Famer: Stevie Nicks.

As Vogue reports, Sabrina, one of the co-chairs of the Gala, and Stevie teamed up for a performance of Stevie’s iconic Fleetwood Mac song “Landslide.” After performing her Fleetwood Mac hit “Gypsy” and her solo classic “Edge of Seventeen,” she closed the night with another Fleetwood Mac classic — “Don’t Stop” — joined by Sabrina and a 12-person choir.

Ahead of Stevie’s performance, Sabrina took the stage for her own set, performing “House Tour,” “Espresso” and “Please Please Please.” She wore two different looks: a 2018 Versace gown decorated with Andy Warhol’s prints of James Dean and Marilyn Monroe, and a gold-fringed Bob Mackie number.

As for Sabrina’s previous legendary duet partner, Madonna also attended the Met Gala, though she and Sabrina didn’t team up to perform their new duet “Bring Your Love.”

Madonna hit the red carpet in an outfit that was an elaborate recreation of a 1945 painting by Leonora Carrington called The Temptations of Saint Anthony Fragment II. The painting depicts a woman holding what looks like a hunting horn, with a boat on her head, surrounded by five women, each holding the hem of her dress.

Accordingly, Madonna wore a headpiece with a ship on it, carried a horn, and was followed by six women, all holding up a part of her lengthy veil.

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