Meghan Trainor has been in a bubble lately enjoying her new daughter, Mikey Moon Sabara. But she continues to share music from her upcoming album, Toy With Me. After many teases, she’s released “Get In Girl,” the song that gives her upcoming tour its name. Meghan says of the empowerment anthem, “This song is for everyone who finally realized they deserve more. Sometimes you just need a song that reminds you that love shouldn’t feel exhausting, and that leaving is okay and might be the most powerful thing you can do.” Toy With Me is out April 24.
After announcing her new album, Dirty Blonde, Bebe Rexha has released the first single, “I Like You Better Than Me.” She says, “I wrote this song because I know what it’s like to feel trapped by comparison and impossible expectations. This album is about transparency, being real and raw — that’s why I felt it was important to drop this one first.” You can see a snippet of the video in the “supercut” of the album she released on Thursday. The full video arrives Feb. 17; the album is due in June.
Taylor Swift is offering fans a selection of CD singles featuring different mixes of “Opalite” and different artwork. They will be available until Sunday at 10:59 a.m. ET, or while supplies last.
His mom was a member of the Spice Girls, but Cruz Beckham’s new song, “For Your Love,” sounds closer to Oasis than “Wannabe.” The song comes with a video in which a pushy music industry type tries to explain why Cruz needs a sponsor for his video and calls him “Romeo,” which is his brother’s name.
Former I Prevail singer Brian Burkheiser has released a new song called “Phases,” marking his first original single with his Scatterbrain project.
Burkheiser had originally planned to drop “Phases” in 2025, but said the release was being blocked due to an “unresolved dispute” with his former band. In an update posted earlier in February, Burkheiser said that dispute was now “behind me” and was free to put out the song.
“Phases” is accompanied by a video that recaps Burkheiser’s journey from an introverted kid to forming I Prevail and his eventual departure from the group in onscreen text.
“12 years ago I started a band,” the text begins. “It became a huge success. But success comes with a price.”
Burkheiser also seems to suggest that his parting with I Prevail was less than amicable as the text reads, “Decisions were made behind my back. I was shut out and pushed away.”
I Prevail announced in May 2025 that Burkheiser was no longer in the band, and that co-vocalist Eric Vanlerberghe would take on the role as full-time frontman. They released their first album without Burkheiser, Violent Nature, in September 2025.
Ella Langley’s new Dandelion cut, “Be Her,” is out now, along with its music video, which Ella helped direct.
“She don’t need validation or much of anything,” Ella sings on the track, co-written with HARDY.
“I knew ‘Be Her’ was a hit the second we started writing it,” HARDY says. “It’s one of those songs that basically wrote itself. We were done in 30 minutes. Those are always the best ones.”
“It’s so fun to watch Ella and the rocket ship that she’s on, and I’m just happy to be a part of it,” he adds.
The rocket ride continues, as all 16 dates on The Dandelion Tour have sold out ahead of its May kickoff, just as “Choosin’ Texas” tops both the Billboard Hot 100 and Country Airplay charts.
“Be Her” is the third track released from Ella’s second album so far, following the title song and her current hit. Dandelion arrives in full April 10.
Montell Jordan performs at Juicy Fest 2025 on January 15, 2025 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Matt Jelonek/Getty Images)
Montell Jordan is living as a cancer-free man.
The “This is How We Do it” singer opened up to People magazine about his cancer journey, confirming that for the second time he is no longer battling the disease.
He spoke to Peopleabout both diagnoses, revealing he had Stage 1 prostate cancer in early 2024, for which he underwent a successful prostatectomy. Nearly a year later, an “aggressive” Stage 2 prostate cancer had returned in his lymph nodes. After radiation treatments, he got the call of relief in December 2025.
“Following the roller coaster ride of becoming a two-time cancer survivor, standing in my home on Christmas Day, surrounded by my kids and my grandkids, to get the call on that morning was surreal,” he said. “It’s almost like it’s still unbelievable that we’re at this place right now, but we’re just super, super grateful.”
The 57-year-old singer said he isn’t too worried about a third diagnosis, partly because he made significant health and lifestyle changes. Jordan cut out sugar and dairy, and is exercising consistently.
On World Cancer Day, Feb. 4, Jordan took to Instagram to promote and seek help finishing Sustain, the documentary about his cancer journey.
“Most times, it doesn’t matter until it hits you close enough. I’d love to represent your ‘close enough,'” Jordan wrote in his video caption.
Cream ‘Royal Albert Hall London May 2-3-5-6, 2005’ reissue/(Surfdog Records)
Cream, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band made up of Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce, has released another performance video from their 2005 reunion concert at London’s Royal Albert Hall.
The latest is a performance of the T-Bone Walker track “Stormy Monday.” It follows the release of the performance video of Cream’s iconic track “White Room.”
Both songs appear on the recently reissued live album Royal Albert Hall London May 2-3-5-6, 2005, which captured the band’s four-night reunion at the venue after 37 years apart. The shows were Cream’s first concerts together since their farewell concerts at the same venue in November 1968. The band did reunite one other time, in 1993, for their induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
The reissue is out now on triple blue and green splatter vinyl, and double blue and orange CD.
And Cream fans will soon be able to get their hands on another live Cream album. The band is releasing a three-LP expanded edition of Cream – Wheels of Fire: Live at Fillmore Auditorium & Winterland Ballroom for Record Store Day on April 18. The release includes four tracks originally released as Wheels of Fire: Live at the Fillmore, plus eight other live performances from the March 1968 concerts.
James Van Der Beek arrives at the premiere of ‘Overcompensating’ at Hollywood Palladium on May 14, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Fans and celebrities alike are supporting James Van Der Beek’s family following his death at age 48.
A GoFundMe page set up to support the late Dawson’s Creek actor’s family shows Steven Spielberg and his wife, Kate Capshaw, donated $25,000 to the fundraiser, adding to the more than $1.8 million raised so far.
Along with Spielberg, Wicked director Jon M. Chu donated $10,000 to the fund.
GoFundMe lists a total of more than 35,000 donations tallied so far.
The fund was created by a user account titled “Friends of the Van Der Beek family” and lists Kimberly Van Der Beek, James Van Der Beek’s wife, as the beneficiary.
James Van Der Beek was best known for playing the titular character, Dawson Leery, on Dawson’s Creek, and later took on a number of roles in films, including Varsity Blues, as well as TV shows such as Mercy, One Tree Hill and Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23.
James Van Der Beek died Wednesday morning following a battle with colorectal cancer.
His family shared the news on his official Instagram page. He is survived by his wife and their six children.
The GoFundMe page describes the financial strain that the family experienced throughout James an Der Beek’s illness, which he revealed to People in 2024.
“Throughout his illness, the family faced not only emotional challenges but also significant financial strain as they did everything possible to support James and provide for his care,” the page says.
“Kimberly and the children are facing an uncertain future,” it continues. “The costs of James’s medical care and the extended fight against cancer have left the family out of funds. They are working hard to stay in their home and to ensure the children can continue their education and maintain some stability during this incredibly difficult time.”
Christine Banfield is seen in an undated photo. Obtained by ABC News
(FAIRFAX, Va.) — Brazilian au pair Juliana Peres Magalhães, who went along with former IRS agent Brendan Banfield in a northern Virginia double murder plot, was sentenced to to 10 years in prison with two years of probation.
On Friday morning, Fairfax County Judge Penney Azcarate decided to give the 25-year-old the maximum sentence, which was up to 10 years on a manslaughter charge for which she pleaded guilty in 2024.
“Your actions were deliberate, self-serving, and demonstrated a profound disregard for human life,” Azcarate said in delivering her ruling. “So, let’s get straight: You do not deserve anything other than incarceration and a life of reflection on what you have done to the victim and this family.”
A new “20/20” episode about the case, “The Au Pair, The Affair and Murder” is scheduled to air Friday, Feb. 20, at 9 p.m. ET on ABC and streaming the next day on Disney+ and Hulu.
Magalhães and Banfield were separately arrested over their roles in the Feb. 24, 2023, murders of Joseph Ryan and Banfield’s wife, Christine Banfield, which were committed inside the Banfield home.
Early in the investigation, detectives discovered evidence suggesting that Banfield and Magalhães were having an affair — and that they had plotted to kill his 37-year-old wife.
Part of that plot, according to prosecutors and Magalhães’ testimony, involved covertly creating a profile for, and thus masquerading as, Christine on a social media site for sexual fetishes.
Ryan, 39, took the bait in what prosecutors called the “catfishing” scheme. Ryan communicated back and forth with the profile account that was allegedly posing as Christine, as they together crafted a rape fantasy scenario using a knife, chains and rope.
“I have caused pain that cannot be measured. I pray for forgiveness from the Benson family, and from the Joseph Ryan family,” Magalhães said during Friday’s sentencing hearing.
“There is nothing I could possibly do to make it up to you, for your loss. There are so many regrets, this is my biggest. It’s a tragedy I have been carrying with me, and I know I can never take back the devastation of what I have done,” she added.
Saying she lost herself in the relationship with Banfield, she has changed in jail over the past three years.
At the time, Magalhães and Banfield told police they came home to find Ryan — a stranger to them — stabbing Christine Banfield to death. Banfield and Magalhães each fired a shot, killing Ryan, they said both in their 911 call and to responding officers at the scene.
In October 2023, Magalhães was charged with the second-degree murder of Ryan, as she had admitted to firing the second, fatal shot.
One year later, Magalhães took a plea deal with prosecutors, turning on Banfield in exchange for a lesser charge of manslaughter. Prosecutors also promised to recommend to the judge upon sentencing that Magalhães only get time served.
With that agreement, Magalhães sat for nearly four hours of interviews with prosecutors, largely confirming the theory detectives had developed about their scheme.
Magalhães also took the stand in the trial against Banfield in January, as he maintained his innocence. During his three-week-long trial, Banfield even took the stand, testifying in his own defense.
After two days — nearly nine hours total — of deliberations in the trial, the jury reached a verdict on Feb. 2. The jury found Banfield guilty on all four counts, which included two counts of aggravated murder, one count of child endangerment, and possession of a firearm in commission of a felony.
Family and friends of Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan filled the courtroom Friday morning for Magalhães’ sentencing.
Joining remotely online from Florida, Ryan’s mother, Deirdre Fisher, delivered her victim impact statement. She said her son was born two days before Christmas, making it a special holiday for them. Since Ryan’s murder, she has not been able to take down her Christmas tree, which sits behind the urn holding her son’s ashes.
“I say good morning to him each day when I turn on the tree’s lights, and I tell him I love him each night when I turn off the lights,” Fisher told the court.
Fisher said she has missed so many milestones now, including the chance to be a grandmother. There have been many times, Fisher said, when she’s reached for the phone to call her son, only to remember that he can’t and won’t answer.
Ryan’s aunt, Sangeeta Ryan, delivered her impact statement from the courtroom, pausing periodically between sobs.
“He was fun-loving and loved from the beginning. He was inquisitive, curious, smart, charming, and so dang talkative,” she said.
Ryan’s aunt described her nephew’s love for animals and the environment, noting that he often rescued and adopted dogs.
Sangeeta Ryan, added that he also was a dedicated member of their family, especially in taking care of his grandmother, who, she said, sold her home in wake of Ryan’s murder to “dodge memories, grief, and reporters.”
Acknowledging that Magalhães did eventually come forward with the truth, Sangeeta Ryan said that this still was not an act of heroism on Magalhães’ part.
“This could have been a very different ending where Juliana saved two lives,” she said could have been the case if Magalhães had not gone along with Banfield’s plot.
As Magalhães was charged only in Ryan’s murder, Judge Azcarate ruled that prosecutors could not include victim impact statements that Christine Banfield’s family members had prepared.
The death penalty was abolished in Virginia in 2021, meaning that, following his conviction, Banfield is facing life in prison without parole.
If you were hoping for a more metal version of the new Wuthering Heights movie, then Ghost has you covered.
The Swedish rockers have premiered the video for “Umbra,” a track off their latest album, Skeletá. The clip begins with a footage of a couple sharing a passionate embrace before it cuts to footage of them running and dancing through a gothic mansion.
“‘Umbra’ follows the trajectory of a star-crossed couple hurtling inevitably toward their mutual downfall, all under the watchful eye and narration of Ghost’s Papa V. Perpetua,” a press release reads.
Skeletá, the sixth Ghost album, was released in 2025, and also includes the singles “Satanized” and “Lachryma.” The band’s tour behind the record, dubbed the Skeletour, concludes Feb. 23 in Los Angeles.
Sarah McLachlan, Better Broken Tour 2026 (Live Nation)
Sarah McLachlan is expanding her Better Broken tour into 2026.
The singer has announced summer dates on the tour, which comes in support of her 2025 album, Better Broken. The dates start July 1 in Franklin, Tennessee, and are scheduled to wrap up Aug. 9 at Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery in Woodinville, Washington. Allison Russell will open all dates.
One dollar for every ticket sold will go to the Sarah McLachlan School of Music, which provides music education and mentorship to underserved youth.
Tickets are available via Citi and Verizon presales starting Tuesday at 10 a.m local time; an artist presale starts at noon that same day. Tickets go on sale to the general public Thursday via sarahmclachlan.com.
If you want to get a taste of what to expect on the tour, Sarah has also released her NPR Tiny Desk concert. During the show, she performed her hits “Building a Mystery,” “Angel” and “Adia,” as well as two songs from Better Broken: “Only Human” and “Reminds Me.”
Evan Dando of Lemonheads performs during the 2025 Newport Folk Festival at Fort Adams State Park on July 26, 2025 in Newport, Rhode Island. (Douglas Mason/Getty Images)
The Lemonheads frontman Evan Dando has been accused of sending unwanted sexual videos to a woman on social media.
In a report by the Substack page The Underground Bunker, the woman says that Dando messaged her videos of him masturbating.
A statement regarding the allegations toVariety, confirmed to ABC Audio by a rep for The Lemonheads, reads, “Evan Dando has long struggled with mental health issues dating back to his childhood. He’s been admitted to a local hospital where he’s receiving comprehensive help from experienced doctors and mental health professionals.”
Dando released a memoir, Rumors of My Demise, in 2025, along with a new Lemonheads album, Love Chant, marking the band’s first collection of original material in nearly 20 years.
