Founding Vampire Weekend member Rostam Batmanglij aka Rostam has released the original version of the song “Campus,” a track off the band’s 2008 self-titled debut album.
“I was interested in creating a piece of music that was built around a cello, a kick drum, and a vocal that told a story,” Rostam says in a statement. “Robyn’s ‘Be Mine’ was an inspiration. From the first time we tried playing it as a band with rock instruments, it happened to work. That was a happy accident, but I always intended for this original version to see the light of day someday.”
He adds, “There are some small differences in lyrics between this version and our Vampire Weekend version and I’m sure some people will notice them. I’m happy that version exists and I’m also happy this one is out in the world now too.”
Along with Vampire Weekend’s debut, Rostam played on the band’s next two records, 2010’s Contra and 2013’s Modern Vampires of the City, before leaving the group in 2016. He’s since launched a solo career, and has produced albums for artists including HAIM and Clairo.
Noah Kahan’s The Great Divide tour is sold out, and he couldn’t be more grateful.
The “Stick Season” singer has moved more than 1 million tickets for the stadium trek, which will include four performances at Boston’s Fenway Park. The Vermont native will now be the first artist ever to play and sell out four nights at that iconic venue. The tour starts June 11 in Orlando, Florida, and will wrap Aug. 31 in Seattle, with Gigi Perez opening all dates.
Noah responded to the news on Instagram by writing, “I will never find the words. These last few years have challenged me creatively and mentally in so many ways and to see this amount of love and support for so many years is such a guiding light for me. I will never stop making music as long as you’ll listen. I do it all for you.”
And his reaction to the four-night sellout at Fenway? “I guess it’s the first time anyone has done that, holy s*** by the way.”
Noah concluded, “I promise to honor this moment and the time and money you have spent to come see this show. The band and I will leave it all out there, and just know that you’ll be watching us live out an impossible dream. Love you all so much.”
Noah’s new album, The Great Divide, is out April 24.
Musician Nicki Minaj (L) joins U.S. President Donald Trump on stage as he delivers remarks during the Treasury Department’s Trump Accounts Summit at Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium on January 28, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
While Nicki Minaj attended the World Liberty Forum in Florida Wednesday, President Donald Trump was singing her praises. He shared a few words about the rapper during the Black History Month event at the White House.
“How about Nicki Minaj? Do we love Nicki Minaj? I love Nicki Minaj. She was here a couple weeks ago. She’s so beautiful,” Trump said in a video posted by The Associated Press. “I said, ‘Nicki, you’re so beautiful.’ … But she was so beautiful and so great and she gets it, more importantly.”
Nicki has been vocal about her support of Trump on various platforms, including Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest and the Trump Accounts Summit in Washington, D.C., where she met him for the first time.
Her keynote appearance at the Trump-backed World Liberty Forum saw her discussing her tight relationship with her fans, among other things.
Woody (Tom Hanks) and Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) in ‘Toy Story 5.’ (Walt Disney Studios)
You don’t have to go to infinity and beyond for the Toy Story 5official trailer.
Disney and Pixar have released a 2 1/2-minute look at the upcoming animated sequel film. Everyone’s favorite toys — including Woody (Tom Hanks), Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen), Jessie (Joan Cusack) and Forky (Tony Hale) — are back in this new look that shows how the toys react to new technology.
The new trailer also shows off how Woody — who decided to leave his caretaker, Bonnie (Scarlett Spears), at the end of Toy Story 4 and live off the grid with Bo Peep (Annie Potts) — reunites with his original toy family.
Set to the classic Randy Newman song “You’ve Got a Friend in Me,” the trailer finds the gang of toys up against the new antagonist Lilypad. Voiced by Greta Lee, Lilypad is a high-tech, frog-shaped smart tablet that makes the toys’ jobs more difficult as they compete with this new threat to playtime.
“What are you, some sort of old man toy?” Lilypad asks Woody, who incredulously asks, “What?” in response.
“She thinks you’re old because you’re bald, Woody,” Forky says.
Newly announced voice cast members for the film include Craig Robinson as Atlas, a cheerful talking GPS hippo toy; Shelby Rabara as the excitable camera toy Snappy; Mykal-Michelle Harris as Blaze, an independent 8-year-old girl who loves animals; and Matty Matheson as the tech-fearing toy Dr. Nutcase.
Also announced to return to the franchise are John Ratzenberger as Hamm, Wallace Shawn as Rex, Blake Clark as Slinky Dog, Jeff Bergman as Mr. Potato Head, Anna Vocino as Mrs. Potato Head, Bonnie Hunt as Dolly, Melissa Villaseñor as Karen Beverly, John Hopkins as Mr. Pricklepants, Kristen Schaal as Trixie, Ernie Hudson as Combat Carl and Keanu Reeves as Duke Caboom.
Toy Story 5 is directed by WALL-E and Finding Nemo helmer Andrew Stanton and co-directed by Kenna Harris. Newman returns to score his fifth Toy Story film. The movie rides like the wind into theaters on June 19.
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2026 Milwaukee Summerfest lineup poster. (Courtesy of Summerfest)
The full lineup for the 2026 Milwaukee Summerfest has been announced. The festival takes place over three weekends — June 18-20, June 25-27 and July 2-4 — across multiple stages.
The many artists performing include the previously announced headliner Muse, as well as Myles Smith, Megadeth, Passion Pit, Halestorm, Spoon, All Time Low, Echo & the Bunnymen, The Revivalists, Grouplove, Kaleo, Third Eye Blind, The Temper Trap, Wolfmother, David Lee Roth, Gene Simmons Band, Candlebox and Goldfinger.
“As an independent music festival, we are thrilled to deliver this one-of-a-kind lineup that features an incredible mix of genres and artists,” said Sarah Pancheri, president and CEO of Milwaukee World Festival, Inc. “We’re excited to welcome fans from around the globe to celebrate and create memories that only live music can provide.”
A nine-day pass for Summerfest is available now through Feb. 25 at midnight for $58. Single-day general admission, three-day passes and VIP seating are also available now. More info on tickets and the full lineup can be found at Summerfest.com.
Signage about slavery is displayed on an outdoor exhibit at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 24, 2025. (Photo by Michael Yanow/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
(WASHINGTON) — The National Park Service (NPS) on Thursday began restoring the panels that were removed from the slavery exhibit at the President’s House in Philadelphia.
The restoration comes after U.S. District Judge Cynthia Rufe ordered the Trump administration to do so by 5 p.m. on Friday. The outdoor exhibit is a memorial to the nine enslaved Africans who were held at the site by President George Washington.
NPS workers began restoring the panels ahead of the deadline, according to ABC station in Philadelphia, WPVI.
The deadline was set in an order filed on Wednesday by Rufe, who is overseeing Philadelphia’s federal lawsuit against the Trump administration over the removal of the slavery exhibit. The exhibit was taken down by the NPS on Jan. 23.
Rufe granted a preliminary injunction requested by the city of Philadelphia in a Monday ruling, ordering the Department of Interior, which oversees NPS, to restore the exhibit as the lawsuit moves forward.
In setting the deadline, Rufe cited the federal government’s “failure to comply” with her order to restore the exhibit.
The Interior Department appealed Rufe’s ruling to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Wednesday.
On Wednesday evening, the department also filed an emergency motion for an immediate stay that would block the preliminary injunction granted to Philadelphia pending the federal government’s appeal.
“The Court should stay its preliminary injunction pending appeal because the Government is likely to prevail on the merits, will face irreparable injury absent a stay, and the remaining factors also support a stay,” the motion states.
Rufe ordered the city of Philadelphia to respond to the Trump administration’s motion for an emergency stay by 4 p.m. local time on Thursday.
ABC News reached out to representatives of the city of Philadelphia, NPS and to the U.S. Interior Dept. for further comment.
In granting the preliminary injunction and ordering the government to restore the exhibit, Rufe cited George Orwell’s dystopian novel “1984, comparing their actions to those of Big Brother in the book.
“As if the Ministry of Truth in George Orwell’s 1984 now existed, with its motto ‘Ignorance is Strength,’ this Court is now asked to determine whether the federal government has the power it claims — to dissemble and disassemble historical truths when it has some domain over historical facts. It does not,” she wrote.
“An agency, whether the Department of the Interior, NPS, or any other agency, cannot arbitrarily decide what is true, based on its own whims or the whims of the new leadership, regardless of the evidence before it,” she added in the ruling.
She also concluded that NPS should have consulted with the city before amending the exhibit.
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker called the judge’s decision a “huge win for the people of this city and our country.”
“We will not allow anyone to erase our history today,” Parker said on Tuesday.
The boards and panels that were removed told the stories of Austin, Christopher Sheels, Giles, Hercules, Joe Richardson, Moll, Oney Judge, Paris and Richmond — the nine enslaved Africans held by Washington as his home in Philadelphia.
They were removed to comply with President Donald Trump’s March 27, 2025, executive order, “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History,” which directed the Interior Department to remove what they called “divisive, race-centered ideology” and narratives from federal cultural institutions, a department spokesperson told ABC News in a statement last month.
ABC News’ Peter Charalambous and Sabina Ghebremedhin contributed to this report.
Will it be “Heaven” for his fans? Kane Brown is the latest country star to get his own eating and drinking establishment on Nashville’s Lower Broadway.
The new multistory bar, restaurant and live music venue, called Kane Brown’s On Broadway, will open this summer in a historic building that used to be home to a similar establishment called The Valentine. Early in his career, Kane spent a lot of time at The Valentine watching Bulldogs games.
Kane says in a statement that he and his partners, Elia Group, have “really taken our time developing the bar,” adding, “I wanted to build a place that I want to hang out at, my friends want to hang out at and will be an unforgettable experience for anyone who visits. Nights in Nashville are about to hit a little bit different.”
The venue, which spans 11,400 square feet, includes a live music stage on the main floor, a mezzanine with bar service, an intimate third-flour lounge and a rooftop that will be used for everything from brunch to DJ sets.
Zaid Elia, founder of Elia Group, says in a statement that Kane is a “visionary artist who has continually redefined boundaries while remaining deeply rooted in authenticity.”
On the music side of things, Kane will drop a new song called “Woman” on March 13.
“Twisting the Knife” single artwork. (Fearless Records)
Ice Nine Kills has premiered a new song called “Twisting the Knife,” recorded for the upcoming movie Scream 7, the latest installment in the long-running slasher series.
As previously teased, the track features Scream 7 cast member Mckenna Grace, who stars in the accompanying video alongside INK frontman Spencer Charnas, Scream villain Ghostface and a whole bunch of knives.
You can watch the “Twisting the Knife” video, which also features a cameo from Scream veteran David Arquette, streaming on YouTube.
Scream 7 hits theaters Feb. 27.
Ice Nine Kills previously released a Scream-themed song called “Your Number’s Up” in 2019. Charnas also appeared in the video for Demi Lovato’s 2023 Scream VI song “Still Alive,” which was co-written by Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda.
L-R Paul Mescal, Paul McCartney and Gracie Abrams attend London screening of ‘Man on the Run’ (photo credit:Scott Garfitt)
Paul McCartney was in attendance Wednesday night at a special star-studded London screening of his upcoming documentary, Man on the Run, which looks at McCartney’s life following the breakup of The Beatles, including the formation of his band Wings.
Also in attendance was the film’s director, Morgan Neville, and actor Paul Mescal. Mescal is set to play McCartney in Sam Mendes’ upcoming Beatles films, The Beatles – A Four-Film Cinematic Event, which are currently in production and expected to hit theaters in April 2028.
Others checking out the screening include Mescal’s girlfriend, singer Gracie Abrams; McCartney’s kids Stella McCartney and James McCartney; Mumford & Son’s Marcus Mumford; Oasis’ Noel Gallagher; Sharon Osbourne; Paul Weller; and Cruz Beckham.
Man on the Run is set to run in theaters for one day only Thursday and premiere globally on Prime Video on Feb. 27.
Barry Keoghan and Cillian Murphy in ‘Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man.’ (Netflix)
Like father, like son. The new trailer for Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man reveals Barry Keoghan as Duke Shelby, the son of Cillian Murphy’s notorious gangster Tommy Shelby, who has taken over the family business.
The clip shows Tommy returning to his old stomping grounds in Birmingham, England, seven years after the events of season 6. As his sister Ada puts it, Tommy’s son has been “running the Peaky Blinders like it’s 1919 all over again.”
We eventually see Tommy coming face to face with his son and pouring a shot of whiskey. “Once, I nearly got f****** everything,” we hear Tommy say. “But ‘nearly’ doesn’t count.”
The movie trailer also shows Rebecca Ferguson as a mysterious new character and Tim Roth as a British fascist sympathizer.
Peaky Blinders the series originally ran from 2013 to 2022. The movie is set during World War II and finds Murphy’s Tommy “driven back from a self-imposed exile to face his most destructive reckoning yet.”
Tom Harper directs the film from a script by Steven Knight. Knight created and wrote the original series.
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man hits select theaters March 6 and debuts on Netflix March 20.
