Ghost was among the winners at Wednesday’s 2026 Grammis, the Swedish equivalent of the Grammys.
The band’s latest record, 2025’s Skeletá, earned the prize in the hard rock/metal album of the year category.
Ghost, which formed in Sweden, was the leading nominee for the 2026 Grammis, receiving a total of six nods, though they only came away with one win. Their other nominations included album of the year and artist of the year.
Ghost has previously won four Grammis. They’ve also won one Grammy, taking home best metal performance back in 2016 for “Cirice.”
Paul McCartney and Wings released their second studio album, Red Rose Speedway.
Their debut album, Wild Life, was released under the name Wings, but Red Rose Speedway was credited to Paul McCartney and Wings, as it was believed that Wild Life’s pour performance was due to the public’s unfamiliarity with the band.
Red Rose Speedway hit #1 in the U.S. and #5 in the U.K., giving Wings their first commercial success. The album featured the future classic “My Love,” which went to #1 in the U.S. and #9 in the U.K.
The 50th anniversary of the album was celebrated with a special half-speed mastered vinyl release for Record Store Day in 2023.
Audrey Nuna, EJAE and Rei Ami of HUNTR/X at the ‘Billboard’ Women in Music 2026 gala, April 29, 2026 in Los Angeles (Rich Polk/Billboard)
Billboard held its annual Women in Music gala Wednesday in LA, and the voices of HUNTR/X — Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami and EJAE — were on hand to receive the Women of the Year award.
After performing their Oscar-winning hit “Golden,” the three took the stage to speak about what the award means to them as women in the music industry.
“Working in music is not easy. And as an Asian woman, the lack of representation was obvious to me,” said EJAE. However, she noted, “Music doesn’t see race or gender. It only asks for the truth. … I realized that as a woman, our power has never been in fitting in, but it’s our resilience to speak our truth.”
“From when I first started releasing music back in 2019, to this moment now, I really never identified with the boxes that Korean-American women were expected to fit into,” said Audrey.
She added, “So to receive this honor and represent a song in a film that affirms its notion that the world needs women to show up as their fullest, most whole selves — their weirdest selves, their smelliest selves, whatever it is — it’s rewarding beyond words.”
“Being a woman in this male dominated industry is honestly a** sometimes,” Rei told the audience. “We have to work twice as hard, with a smile on our faces, as the world nitpicks every part of our being. … It seems utterly impossible to exist.”
She added, “Our ability to persevere and show up is an absolute superpower. So, thank you to all the women in this room for using your superpowers to inspire, lead, and protect. We are not too much. We are not too loud. We are exactly who the f*** we think we are.
Tom Araya of Slayer performs at 2025 Festival d’été de Québec on July 11, 2025 in Quebec City, Quebec. (Scott Legato/Getty Images)
Slayer vocalist Tom Araya has been named the grand marshal for the Würth 400 NASCAR Cup Series race, taking place Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway.
As part of his role, Araya will deliver the “Drivers, start your engines” command ahead of the race.
“Excited to be the Grand Marshal for the WÜRTH 400,” Araya says in a statement. “Slayer, NASCAR Reign in speed!”
Korn’s Jonathan Davis previously served as the grand marshal for NASCAR’s Penzoil 400 race in Las Vegas in March.
Slayer, meanwhile, is preparing to play a run of shows celebrating the 40th anniversary of their 1986 album, Reign in Blood. The dates begin in September.
Olivia Rodrigo Unraveled tour artwork. (Courtesy of Live Nation)
The Last Dinner Party and Wolf Alice are among the artists opening for Olivia Rodrigo’s newly announced Unraveled tour.
Wolf Alice will provide support for the first leg of the tour, running from Sept. 25 in Hartford, Connecticut, to Oct. 30 in Columbus, Ohio. The Last Dinner Party will join the bill in January 2027 for four shows at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, and then four shows in February at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
“When Olivia asked us to open for her on this very special residency we were honoured and thrilled beyond words,” says The Last Dinner Party frontwoman Abigail Morris. “Previously opening for her at Hyde Park in 2025 showed us not only that she is one of the most captivating and talented rock stars today, but that she has cultivated such a beautiful fanbase and we can’t wait to play for them again over these dates in LA and New York!”
Presales begin May 5 at noon local time, and tickets go on sale to the general public starting May 7 at noon local time.
Janet Mills, governor of Maine and Democratic US Senate candidate, during a roundtable discussion with community leaders in Westbrook, Maine, US, on Tuesday, March 10, 2026. (Photographer: Sofia Aldinio/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
(NEW YORK) — Maine Gov. Janet Mills announced Thursday morning that she is suspending her U.S. Senate campaign, leaving Graham Platner as the likely Democratic nominee.
She cited financial resources as a reason for suspending her campaign.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
People walk along Broadway with shopping bags in Manhattan on February 27, 2026 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
(NEW YORK) — The United States economy grew at a solid pace over the first three months of 2026, rebounding from sluggish performance at the end of last year, a government report on Thursday showed.
The economy grew at an annualized rate of 2% in the first quarter, marking an acceleration from 0.5% growth recorded in the previous quarter. The performance came in slightly below economists’ expectations.
The fresh data covers a period mostly before the outset of the Iran war on Feb. 28, which sent gasoline prices surging and prompted warnings of a possible recession.
The jump in economic output over the first quarter owes to a rise in government spending, exports and investment, the U.S. Commerce Department said.
Consumer spending slowed down from the previous quarter, however, providing a cautionary note for the nation’s outlook. Consumer spending accounts for about two-thirds of U.S. economic activity.
Households, meanwhile, are weathering a surge in prices as a result of an oil shock set off by the Iran war.
The Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index, a measure of inflation preferred by the Federal Reserve, increased 3.5% in March, the report showed. That reading marked a jump from a 2.8% rate in the previous month.
The Middle East conflict prompted Iran’s effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway that facilitates the transport of about one-fifth of the global supply of oil and natural gas.
The average price of a gallon of gas stands at $4.30 as of Thursday, hitting the highest level in four years.
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday, in part due to the recent rise in costs. The benchmark rate stands at a level between 3.5% and 3.75%.
The solid economic performance at the outset of this year may allow the Fed to keep interest rates elevated for longer as it seeks to avert a prolonged rise in prices amid the Iran war.
She’s announced a massive world tour called Unraveled, kicking off Sept. 25 in Hartford, Connecticut, and traveling through North America, Europe and the U.K. The North American leg wraps up with four shows at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center from Feb. 11 through Feb. 16. The tour comes in support of her new album you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love, due out June 12.
Opening acts include Wolf Alice, The Last Dinner Party, Grace Ives, Die Spitz and Devon Again. An Amex presale starts May 5 at 12 p.m. local time on Olivia’s website. Tickets for North American dates go on sale to the general public May 7 at 12 p.m. local time on the website.
As she did on her GUTS tour, Olivia will be offering Silver Star Tickets: A limited number of $20 tickets will be made available at a later date for each show, with a maximum of two per order. And as with her past tours, a portion of ticket sales will benefit her Fund 4 Good, which supports girls’ education, reproductive rights and the prevention of gender-based violence.
In a note to fans, Olivia said that her new album is “meant to be felt deeply & sung loudly & I can’t wait to do that with you on tour.” She added, “One of my favorite parts of creating new music is the first time I get to experience it with all of you.”
The first look at the fifth season of the comedy series Trying has arrived. Apple TV also revealed that season 5 will premiere on July 8. The show, which is Apple TV’s longest-running sitcom, stars Rafe Spall and Esther Smith as Jason and Nikki. Season 5 finds the parents navigating the chaos of their children’s birth mother arriving on their doorstep …
The latest Harlan Coben adaptation is headed to Netflix. The streamer is set to bring a British version of Coben’s The Woods to the screen. Tom Bateman and Michelle Keegan are set to star in the adaptation, alongside Mandeep Dhillon, Pearce Quigley and Rade Sherbedgia …
We now have the teaser trailer and premiere date for The Five Star Weekend. Peacock is set to release the new show, which stars Jennifer Garner, D’Arcy Carden, Gemma Chan, Regina Hall, Chloë Sevigny, Harlow Jane and Timothy Olyphant, on July 9. The show centers on a famous chef who suffers a devastating loss and hosts a weekend away in Nantucket with her closest friends. Along the way, many boundaries get crossed and secrets are revealed …
Construction crews continue to remove the East Wing of the White House and prepare for the new ballroom construction as seen from the newly reopened Washington Monument on November 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Andrew Leyden/Getty Images)
(WASHINGTON) — Americans oppose President Donald Trump tearing down the East Wing of the White House to build a ballroom by a 2-to-1 margin, oppose a 250-foot arch by an even wider margin and oppose the addition of Trump’s signature to paper currency by more than 5-to-1, according to an ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll conducted using Ipsos’ KnowledgePanel.
Trump’s ballroom
The Trump administration announced the construction of a 90,000-square-foot ballroom in July 2025, with Trump promising “it won’t interfere with the current building.” By October, demolition started on the East Wing of the White House, which was built in 1902 and renovated in 1942.
The ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll finds that more than half of Americans, 56%, oppose tearing down the East Wing to make way for a 90,000-square-foot ballroom, with 28% in support and 15% unsure. The results are nearly identical to an October ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll.
Currently, strong opposition (47%) outweighs strong support (16%) by about 3-to-1.
In December, the National Trust for Historic Preservation – a privately-funded nonprofit designated by Congress to protect historic sites – filed a lawsuit seeking to stop the ballroom construction until the administration completed the federal review process standard for federal building projects. Earlier this month, an appeals court panel allowed construction of the ballroom to continue, granting an administrative stay of an earlier injunction.
Trump has reiterated his desire for the ballroom in the aftermath of the attempted shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on Saturday night, arguing that the hotel ballroom did not provide the appropriate security measures for an event the president is attending.
The poll was in the field before and after the Saturday dinner. Overall, there was no significant difference in attitudes before and after the White House correspondents’ dinner, but Republican support for the ballroom increased from 62% before the dinner to 72% after.
Despite Republican calls for building the ballroom in light of the attempted attack Saturday night, the planned ballroom, according to a National Capital Planning Commission staff report, would have a seating capacity of about 1,000 guests. About 2,600 guests were seated for this year’s White House correspondents’ dinner. A White House event would be under the purview of the administration, whereas many events the president attends – including the correspondents’ dinner – are run by outside, independent, entities.
Republicans proposed a bill that would provide $400 million in funding for the facility. It comes after Trump said in October that the ballroom would be “paid for 100% by me and some friends of mine,” referencing donors. “The government is paying absolutely nothing.” Democratic lawmakers have introduced legislation to regulate the project and impose restrictions on donations — aimed at prohibiting bribery.
Nearly 9 in 10 Democrats oppose the ballroom project, along with about 6 in 10 independents. Among Republicans, 65% support tearing down the East Wing of the White House to make room for a ballroom. Support grows to 77% among MAGA-Republicans (which include Republican-leaning independents who support the MAGA movement), but it drops to just 31% among non-MAGA Republicans.
An arch
In addition to Trump’s major changes to the White House structure, the president has also proposed a 250-foot-tall arch to be built at Memorial Circle, right before the entrance to Arlington National Cemetery, at the other end of the Arlington Memorial Bridge.The arch would be more than twice as tall as the Lincoln Memorial at the other side of the bridge.
“I’d like it to be the biggest [arch] of all,” even bigger than the 164-foot-tall Arc De Triomphe in Paris, Trump said.
By an over 2-to-1 margin, Americans oppose (52%) rather than support (21%) the Trump administration’s plan to build the arch. Another 26% are unsure.
Strong opposition (41%) outweighs strong support (9%) by more than 4-to-1.
A group of Vietnam War veterans have sued to stop construction of the arch, arguing that the project needs to be authorized by Congress before construction can begin, adding that the arch would block the line of sight between Arlington National Cemetery and the Lincoln Memorial. The veterans have reached a compromise with the administration, stalling the lawsuit for now, with a promise that the administration will follow the legal process to build the arch.
Taxpayer funds would cover at least part of the project: $2 million in special initiative funds and $13 million in matching grants.
Majorities of Democrats (78%) and independents (57%) oppose the arch. A slim 51% of Republicans support building an arch, including 59% of MAGA Republicans and just 23% of non-MAGA Republicans.
Trump’s signature on money
In March, the U.S. Treasury Department announced that Trump’s signature will be added to future U.S. paper currency. This would be a first for a sitting president, as no previous U.S. president’s name has ever appeared on currency. Earlier in March, the federal Commission of Fine Arts approved Trump’s image on commemorative gold coins and in October, the administration proposed a Trump-themed $1 coin.
Americans oppose printing Trump’s signature on paper money instead of the treasury secretary’s by a wider margin than either the ballroom or the arch: 68% oppose it while just 12% support it. Another 19% say they aren’t sure. Over half, 55%, strongly oppose printing Trump’s signature on paper money; just 5% strongly support it.
An 1866 amendment prohibits living persons from appearing on government securities and a U.S. statute states that “only the portrait of a deceased individual may appear on U.S. currency and securities.” A living president has appeared on currency once before: In 1926, President Calvin Coolidge was featured on a coin celebrating the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence along with a portrait of President George Washington.
Majorities of Americans across most demographic groups oppose printing Trump’s signature on paper money, including 9 in 10 Democrats and over 7 in 10 independents. Just under 3 in 10 Republicans support it, including just over a third of MAGA Republicans (35%) – the largest share across demographic groups.
The poll did not address the addition of Trump’s photo to national park passes or the renaming of the Kennedy Center. The poll was conducted before the announcement that Trump’s image would appear on limited-edition passports.
Methodology – This ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll was conducted among 2,560 U.S. adults overall, but these questions were conducted among a half sample of 1,292 U.S. adults and have an error margin of +/- 2.8 percentage points. Error margins are larger among subgroups.
