Jack Antonoff of Bleachers performs at Outside Lands at Golden Gate Park on August 10, 2025 in San Francisco, California. (Dana Jacobs/WireImage)
Bleachers will be releasing new music just in time for Valentine’s Day.
The Jack Antonoff-led outfit has announced that a track called “You and Forever” will premiere on Feb. 11.
You can hear a preview of “You and Forever” now via Bleachers’ Instagram. The post is accompanied by a short video featuring Antonoff standing in the pouring rain.
The most recent Bleachers album is 2024’s self-titled effort, which spawned the singles “Modern Girl” and “Tiny Moves.”
John Mellencamp performs in concert during the 40th Farm Aid at Huntington Bank Stadium on September 20, 2025 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Gary Miller/Getty Images)
John Mellencamp is set to appear on HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher on Friday.
The night’s other guests include former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada Chrystia Freeland and former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie.
This isn’t the first time Mellencamp has chatted with Maher. In August 2023, the rocker was a guest on Maher’s Club Random podcast.
In other Mellencamp news, his daughter — reality TV star Teddi Mellencamp — was voted off Fox’s The Masked Singer on Wednesday following a tribute performance that honored her rock star father.
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum, who competed as Calla Lily, performed her dad’s #1 hit “Jack and Diane.” She later shared a clip on her Instagram Story of her watching the show with Mellencamp.
“Dad you excited?” she asks her dad, to which he replies, “yeah … I flew all the way here for it.” In another video, Teddi gets him to sing a line from the song.
John Mellencamp recently announced dates for Dancing Words Tour — The Greatest Hits, which kicks off July 10 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and wraps Aug. 12 in Mountain View, California.
He’s promised fans he’ll play a set filled with hits including “Jack and Diane,” “Hurts So Good,” “Small Town” and “Pink Houses,” along with breakout tracks he hasn’t performed live in nearly a decade, including “R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. (A Salute To 60’s Rock),” “I Need a Lover,” “Wild Night” and “Ain’t Even Done With the Night.”
A complete list of dates can be found at Mellencamp.com.
Cody’s Johnson’s Live ’26 Tour (Courtesy Cody Johnson/Schmidt Relations)
Cody Johnson‘s counting down the hours until he kicks off his first concert of 2026.
“Just wrapped up rehearsals in Nashville for the Live ’26 Tour,” he wrote on Wednesday, in a video that shows this year’s stage in the background.
“Studio tomorrow. Next stop, Birmingham,” he closed.
Cody’s Friday and Saturday shows in Alabama start a run of nearly 30 concerts that extend through Sept. 12 in Tacoma, Washington. Along the way, Clint Black, Randy Houser, Scotty McCreery, Kip Moore, Jon Pardi and many more will join him on the bill.
Fans can expect the CMA male vocalist of the year to sing “The Fall,” which is now a top-15 hit. You should start hearing Cody’s version of “When a Cowboy Prays” with Christian singer Brandon Lake on the radio soon, as well.
Hillary Clinton speaks onstage at 92NY on May 01, 2025 in New York City. (Dominik Bindl/Getty Images)
(WASHINGTON) — Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday made it clear that even though she and former President Bill Clinton agreed to a closed-door deposition, they are continuing to push for a public hearing as part of the House Oversight Committee’s probe into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
“For six months, we engaged Republicans on the Oversight Committee in good faith. We told them what we know, under oath,” she wrote on X. “They ignored all of it. They moved the goalposts and turned accountability into an exercise in distraction.”
“So let’s stop the games. If you want this fight, [Rep. James Comer], let’s have it — in public. You love to talk about transparency. There’s nothing more transparent than a public hearing, cameras on. We will be there,” she posted.
Comer, the committee’s chairman, announced on Tuesday that Hillary Clinton is scheduled to testify on Feb. 26. Bill Clinton will sit for deposition the following day, Feb. 27.
For months, the Clintons had insisted that the subpoenas were without legal merit. Comer had pushed back, saying the Clintons are not above the law and must comply with a subpoena.
A letter from the Clintons’ attorney Jon Skladany to Comer also said an open hearing “will best suit our concerns about fairness,” citing the requirement that the interviews be videotaped — but ultimately left the decision about whether to hold a hearing or a deposition up to Comer.
The subpoenas the committee sent to the Clintons were specifically for a closed-door deposition. That is what will occur, and Comer said a public hearing is welcome after that if the Clintons want to come in.
“The deposition will be made public, it’s going to be audio, video and the transcripts will be released,” Comer said in an interview on Newsmax on Wednesday.
“Depositions are always the preferred means of getting information from a witness. If you look at history, congressional hearings, they may be entertaining, but they’re not very substantive … So, we’re going to do the depositions. That’s what the subpoena is for,” Comer said. “And after the depositions, if the Clintons want more, they’re more than welcome to come to the House Oversight Committee after they’re deposed. If they want to testify in a public hearing in front of the Oversight Committee, they are more than welcome to do that.”
Neither Bill Clinton nor Hillary Clinton has been accused of wrongdoing and both deny having any knowledge of Epstein’s crimes. No Epstein survivor or associate has ever made a public allegation of wrongdoing or inappropriate behavior by the former president or his wife in connection with his prior relationship with Epstein.
President Donald Trump, in an interview with NBC News on Wednesday, repeated that he thinks it’s a “shame” that the Clintons will sit for depositions.
“It bothers me that somebody is going after Bill Clinton. See, I like Bill Clinton. I still like Bill Clinton,” Trump said.
Tate McRae attends ‘Variety”s 9th Annual Hitmakers Brunch on Dec. 6, 2025 in Los Angeles (Monica Schipper/Getty Images)
Tate McRae‘s a proud Canadian, but some fans questioned her loyalty to her home country after she appeared in an ad for NBC’s Winter Olympics coverage, in which she hyped Team USA. She subtly responded to the criticism on social media Wednesday.
After she posted the ad on her Instagram, people took to the comments to roast her. “The absolute ick every Canadian just felt. In 2026… what were you and your team thinking?” wrote one.
“Girl, we are Canadian, we do NOT cheer for team USA at winter sports, especially during times like these!!!” another wrote. “i love you girl but seriously? how big was that cheque? lol,” snarked another.
Another informed everyone, “A Québec City radio station just called her ‘Traitre McRae,’ which translates to ‘Traitor McRae.’ Hahaa! I love it.”
And even Toronto Life Magazine called her ad “treason.”
On her Instagram Story Wednesday, Tate she posted a photo of herself as a little girl, holding a Canadian flag. She captioned it, “…y’all know I’m Canada down.”
Tate was born in Calgary, Alberta, and her birthday is July 1, which is Canada Day, that country’s equivalent of the Fourth of July.
In this Aug. 31, 2022, file photo, rapper Christopher “Kid” Reid performs during the premiere of ‘Boombox! A Vegas Residency on Shuffle’ at Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. (Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images for Fan Rebellion)
Christopher “Kid” Reid, half of the hip-hop duo Kid ‘n Play, is revealing he underwent a heart transplant, speaking about his health condition for the first time on Good Morning America.
The rapper, who first gained fame in the 1980s and 1990s alongside collaborator Christopher “Play” Martin, spoke with GMA co-anchor Michael Strahan in a segment airing Thursday, sharing he was diagnosed with congestive heart failure after an emergency room visit last July.
Reid said initially, he began experiencing fatigue and shortness of breath, which he said he attributed to getting older.
“I think sometimes you kinda just chalk it up to, you know, ‘I’m gettin’ older,’ you know, ‘The road is harsh,'” he said.
Eventually, when his symptoms intensified last summer, Reid said he visited an emergency room, where he received his diagnosis.
Reid said he was first given medication to treat the condition, but at a three-week follow-up appointment, his cardiologist grew concerned.
“He came in very swollen again, and that is a little unusual in somebody who’s been started on treatment, for the swelling to come back that quickly,” Erika Jones, Reid’s cardiologist, told GMA.
That evening, instead of flying across the country for a performance as Reid had planned, Jones urged him to stay put and ran additional bloodwork.
“The blood work confirmed my suspicion. It showed that his heart was failing, and it was starting to affect his other organs,” Jones said.
Reid said he received a call a few hours after his appointment, urging him to go to the emergency room, where he was rushed to the ICU.
Reid was told by doctors that a heart transplant would be his only option, and he was placed on a transplant waitlist.
Cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Laura Dichiacchio, one of Reid’s doctors, told GMA that Reid was placed on the transplant waiting list because it was “a kind of life or death situation.”
Dichiacchio described Reid as “warm” and “incredibly calm.”
Reid said eight days after being placed on the transplant waitlist, he received a call with the welcome news that he would get a new heart the following evening. Reid said he arrived for the surgery, and seven hours later, he had a new heart.
Reid said he plans to cherish his second chance at life, saying, “This thing is … a beautiful life. It’s great. And, you know, I wanna be around for it.”
He added that he hoped to inspire others, particularly people of color, to put their health first and seek medical attention when things don’t feel right.
“A lot of times, we don’t go because we don’t want the bad news, or we too busy just hustlin’, trying to make it from day to day,” he said. “And we … feel like we don’t got time, or we’ll get over it. Well, you might not.”
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in the U.S., about 6.7 million adults aged 20 or older have heart failure, a condition that happens “when the heart cannot pump enough blood and oxygen to support other organs in your body.”
The CDC cites hypertension, diabetes, and coronary artery disease as common risk factors for the disease.
According to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, heart failure is a serious condition that requires medical care. Treatment can include heart-healthy lifestyle changes, such as lower sodium intake, regular physical activity, and limited alcohol consumption, as well as medication, devices such as a pacemaker, and heart surgery or transplant.
Bilmuri performs during 2025 Austin City Limits Music Festival at Zilker Park on October 10, 2025 in Austin, Texas. (Erika Goldring/WireImage)
Bilmuri, the project of former Attack Attack! guitarist Johnny Franck, has announced a new album called KINDA HARD.
The record is due out April 10. It includes the previously released singles”HARD2TELL” and “MORE THAN HATE,” which charted on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay ranking.
A third cut, called “TWICE,” will premiere on Friday.
Bilmuri will launch a U.S. tour in support of KINDA HARD in April.
Paul Simon announced his retirement from touring after more than 60 years in music.
The two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer said time away from his family and the death of his longtime guitarist Vincent Nguini played a role in his decision.
Simon didn’t give up the road without one more run. In May of the same year, he launched Homeward Bound – The Farewell Tour, a four-month trek that took him to North America and Europe, and wrapped in his home borough of Queens, New York.
While the show marked the end of Simon’s final tour, he said he wasn’t quitting the stage and suggested he could perform live again. He did just that in August 2019, when he headlined San Francisco’s Outside Lands Festival.
Simon’s retirement didn’t last long. In April 2025, he launched the A Quiet Celebration Tour, in which he performed his 2023 album, Seven Psalms, as well newly arranged versions of tracks from his vast catalog of hits. He just announced a new North American leg of the tour, kicking off June 4 in Palo Alto, California.
KATSEYE appears on ‘The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon’ (Todd Owyoung/NBC)
After performing on the Grammys, KATSEYE will have an even bigger audience on Sunday when they appear in a State Farm Super Bowl ad.
The “Gabriela” group appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Kimmel Wednesday, where they talked about how excited they are to be part of the ad for the insurance company, raving, “We love Jake from State Farm.” And sure enough, Jake himself was in the audience and asked the group to describe the ad.
In response, the girls showed off the dance seen in the online teaser, set to Bon Jovi‘s “Livin’ on a Prayer.” The song is performed in the ad by Danny McBride and Keegan-Michael Key. The commercial will be the first ad to air after kickoff.
During the show, KATSEYE also confirmed they’ll be releasing new music this year. Asked to describe the upcoming material in one word, the members offered: “colorful,” “hot,” “energetic,” “fun” and “fierce.”
Since KATSEYE didn’t perform on the show, the musical entertainment came from Nick Jonas, who delivered a stripped-down piano and drums version of “Gut Punch,” accompanied by a dancer twirling to the music.
‘Peaches!’ album artwork. (Easy Eye Sound/Warner Records)
After teasing a new single, The Black Keys have announced a whole new album.
The 14th studio effort from the “Lonely Boy” outfit is called Peaches! and will arrive May 1. It’s the follow-up to 2025’s No Rain, No Flowers.
The aforementioned teased single, “You Got to Lose,” is out now alongside a video, which you can watch streaming on YouTube.
“We weren’t making a record. We were just jamming, like this is for us,” frontman Dan Auerbach says of Peaches! “Really primal, in a moment when all the nerves were raw, just kinda screaming.”
Auerbach adds that Peaches! was made as his late father was battling esophageal cancer.
“We were going through a lot, trying to lift our spirits,” Auerbach says. “I think my dad getting sick made me not give a f*** and just wanna scream for a bit.”
You can catch The Black Keys live at the upcoming New Orleans Jazz Fest and Minnesota Yacht Club festival.
Here’s the Peaches! track list: “Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire” “Stop Arguing Over Me” “Who’s Been Foolin’ You” “It’s a Dream” “Tomorrow Night” “You Got to Lose” “Tell Me You Love Me” “She Does It Right” “Fireman Ring the Bell” “Nobody But You Baby”
