Brent Smith of Shinedown performs during the Dance, Kid, Dance Tour at Smoothie King Center on May 06, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Erika Goldring/Getty Images)
It appears that the arrival of new Shinedown music is drawing ever closer.
After clearing their Instagram of all posts — usually a telltale sign that an announcement is coming — the “Second Chance” rockers have shared a new teaser video featuring the sound of lapping waves.
“Let the stars be your Searchlight,” Shinedown writes in the caption.
“Searchlight” is one of four new singles Shinedown put out in 2025, along with “Killing Fields,” “Dance, Kid, Dance” and “Three Six Five.” The band’s most recent album is 2022’s Planet Zero.
Shinedown has previously hinted at upcoming tour news — in January, frontman Brent Smith teased that Shinedown was “getting ready to start some announcements” while listing the months May through November. They also posted a map of North America showing several states lighting up.
Katy Perry and former Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau are still going strong. A carousel of photos the singer posted on Tuesday includes loved-up photos of the two on the ski slopes and at dinner.
Fresh from their Super Bowl commercial for T-Mobile, Backstreet Boys’ Nick Carter and Howie Dorough have now teamed up with Pizza Hut for a Valentine’s Day promotion: The fast food chain will be selling “The Shape of My Heart-Shaped pizza,” named after one of Backstreet’s big hits. In a YouTube short, Howie and Nick argue over the correct way to do the “heart hands” gesture.
“Wake Me Up,” the hit song by Avicii that features vocals by Aloe Blacc, has officially reached 3 billion streams on Spotify, and more than 7 billion streams across all platforms. Aloe, who’s doing a four-night residency at LA’s Blue Note Jazz Club, co-wrote the song with Avicii, born Tim Bergling, and Mike Einziger of the band Incubus. Aloe says of the song, “I’ll always be proud of how my lyrics, Mike’s guitar and Tim’s exceptional production continues to inspire billions of listeners around the world.”
Charli XCX has announced that one of the many movies she’s starring in, Erupcja, will arrive in theaters April 17. In addition to starring in the film, Charli also co-wrote it. In it, she plays a British woman who visits Warsaw with her boyfriend, but ends up reconnecting with her former girlfriend.
Cover of Robin Trower’s ‘Live!’ (Chrysalis Records)
Former Procul Harum guitarist Robin Trower is set to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his album Live! with the release of a new deluxe expanded edition.
The original 1976 vinyl of Live! featured only seven songs from the Robin Trower Band’s concert at Sweden’s Stockholm Concert Hall on Feb. 3, 1975. The new expanded edition will feature five previously unreleased performances, giving fans a chance to enjoy the entire concert for the very first time.
Robin Trower Live! [50th Anniversary Edition] will include both the original mix and a 2026 remix of the album, along with a booklet with new liner notes and previously unseen photos. It will be released April 3 in a two-CD package, two-LP package and digitally.
Britney Spears, ‘…Baby One More Time’ (Legacy Recordings)
Oops! Britney Spears has sold the rights to her music catalog to Primary Wave, sources confirm to Rolling Stone.
That means Primary Wave will now control Britney’s ownership share of hits like “…Baby One More Time,” “Oops!…I Did It Again,” “Toxic” and “I’m a Slave 4 U.” It has not been confirmed how much Primary Wave paid for the catalog. However, a source told TMZ, which was the first to report the news, that it was in the same ballpark as the $200 million Justin Bieber got when he sold his catalog in 2023.
Variety, which also confirmed the deal, notes that Britney has songwriting credits on close to 40 songs in her catalog, including “Everytime” and “Me Against the Music.”
TMZ reported that the deal was signed Dec. 30 and that Britney is happy with it.
Primary Wave also has financial interests in the estates of Whitney Houston, Prince and The Notorious B.I.G. It purchased Stevie Nicks’ publishing rights in 2020.
ABC Audio has reached out to Primary Wave for a comment.
President Donald Trump posted new renderings of the ballroom that is currently under construction, Feb. 10, 2026. (The White House)
(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday posted new renderings of his “Great Ballroom” and said it “will also be used for future Presidential Inaugurations.”
“Two views of the Great Ballroom being built on the site of our wonderful White House — It is on budget, and ahead of schedule!” Trump said of the construction on the former site of the demolished East Wing.
In the social media post, Trump claimed that the new ballroom “will also be used for future Presidential Inaugurations,” because of the ballroom’s expected “unprecedented structural, safety, and security features.”
According to the Library of Congress, the Constitution lays out the language of the inaugural oath but does not dictate where the ceremony must take place.
The Library of Congress adds that in the 21st century, “inaugurations usually take place on the west front of the U.S. Capitol,” but adds that “there have been many other inauguration sites in the nation’s history.”
Trump initially said in July that the $300 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.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation has sued to stop the project.
In January, a federal judge presiding over the challenge signaled doubts about the Trump administration’s argument that the president has the legal authority to undertake the renovations and to fund them with private donations.
That judge said the decision on whether to block Trump’s renovation plans will “hopefully” come this month.
ABC News’ Steven Portnoy and Nathan Lee contributed to this report.
Stephen King and Mike Flanagan attends the premiere of ‘The Life of Chuck’ during the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival at Princess of Wales Theatre on Sept. 6, 2024, in Toronto, Ontario. (Mathew Tsang/Getty Images)
Mike Flanagan is taking on The Mist.
The filmmaker is set to write and direct a new film adaptation of Stephen King’s 1980 novella, ABC Audio has confirmed.
Warner Bros. Pictures will develop the project that Flanagan will produce through Red Room alongside Tyler Thompson. Spyglass’ Gary Barber and Chris Stone will also produce, while Alexandra Magistro is set to executive produce for Red Room.
The Mist, of course, tells the story of a small town in Maine that is taken over by a mysterious, thick fog. Creatures emerge from the fog and attack the community, causing a group of survivors to take cover in the town’s local grocery store.
The novella was originally part of King’s Skeleton Crew short story collection. It was previously adapted into a 2007 film, as well as a 2017 TV series.
Flanagan has previously directed other film adaptations of King’s works, including Gerald’s Game, Life of Chuck and Doctor Sleep, which is a sequel to The Shining. He is also attached to a new miniseries adaptation of King’s novel Carrie for Prime Video.
After teasing some big names who’d be joining him for his upcoming album, Whatever’s Clever!, Charlie Puth has released the full track list for the project — and it turns out he’s got even more guests than previously announced.
Whatever’s Clever includes a collaboration with Wicked star Jeff Goldblum called “Until It Happens to You.” There’s also a duet on the song “Sideways” with singer and actress Coco Jones, who, like Charlie, was a performer during the Super Bowl pregame show on Sunday.
In addition, Charlie has a duet with “Love Me Not” singer Ravyn Lenae called “New Jersey,” which is Charlie’s home state; and a collaboration called “Home” that features Hikaru Utada, one of Japan’s bestselling artists.
All those artists are in addition to the guests Charlie has already revealed: Kenny G, who played with Charlie during his national anthem performance at the Super Bowl; and Yacht Rock icons Kenny Loggins and Michael McDonald on a song called “Love In Exile.”
The album also includes the single “Changes.” It’s due March 27.
Here’s the full track list: “Changes” “Beat Yourself Up” “Cry” (feat. Kenny G) “Washed Up” “New Jersey” (feat. Ravyn Lenae) “Don’t Meet Your Heroes” “Home” (feat. Hikaru Utada) “Hey Brother” “Sideways” (feat. Coco Jones) “Love In Exile” (feat. Michael McDonald & Kenny Loggins) “Until It Happens To You” (feat. Jeff Goldblum) “I Used To Be Cringe”
Eric Church’s ‘Evangeline vs. The Machine Comes Alive (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)’ (MCA)
Eric Church’s Evangeline vs. The Machine Comes Alive arrives in IMAX theaters Wednesday, returning on Saturday as well.
On Tuesday the Chief started the day discussing his concert film on CBS Mornings.
“It was unnerving,” he said of seeing it for the first time. “We went to a screening in L.A. and from my perspective, every night, I see my microphone and I see the people. I never see this behind me. And in IMAX, you’re 12 feet tall, which I didn’t mind. But it was unnerving … and also enlightening to see it all happen. The stuff that I never get to see, I got to watch it on the IMAX thing.”
“And the thing about the IMAX is it freezes a moment in time,” he continued. “And I’m gonna get older, those fans are gonna get older, but we froze that moment in time forever musically.”
You can watch Eric’s complete CBS Mornings interview on YouTube.
The 19-track live album that accompanies Evangeline vs. The Machine Comes Alive also drops on Friday.
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame drummer Stewart Copeland (Photo credit: Harrison Parrott)
The Police drummer Stewart Copeland has announced dates for a 2026 tour.
Have I Said Too Much – The Police, Hollywood, and Other Adventures will be Copeland’s first spoken word North American tour and will have him visiting 34 cities. The show is described as an evening of conversation with Copeland. It will include photos and videos, along with a Q&A.
The trek kicks off June 3 in Orlando, Florida, hitting such cities as Dallas, Phoenix, San Francisco, Seattle, Boston, Pittsburgh, Minneapolis and Nashville before wrapping Aug. 7 in Hopewell, Virginia.
An artist presale begins Thursday at 10 a.m. local time, with tickets going on sale to the general public Friday at 10 a.m. local time.
Next up for Copeland, he’ll be taking part in Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camp’s Masters of Rock: Volume II in Los Angeles Feb. 19-22. More info can be found at RockCamp.com.
