Tool has unexpectedly been in the news after climber Alex Honnoldsaid he listened to a playlist featuring Maynard James Keenan and company while completing his free solo scaling of the Taipei 101 skyscraper in Taiwan that streamed live during a Netflix special Saturday. If you were wondering, the story of Honnold’s climbing feat and music choice did indeed make its way to Keenan.
“Not everybody and their mother texted me every three seconds telling me about it or anything,” Keenan jokes while speaking with ABC Audio.
When he first heard of Honnold’s ascent up one of the world’s tallest buildings without any ropes, Keenan’s reaction was, “Jesus, what b****.”
“What the heck were you thinking, dude?” Keenan says. “It’s impressive! It’s extremely impressive, but, I mean, I wouldn’t make it past the first floor. I would fall to my death.”
Needless to say, Keenan was happy that Honnold was the one doing the climbing while he provided the soundtrack. Barring that, he has an idea of what role he can play if Honnold embarks on another climb.
“I’ll be the guy down below eating french fries making fun of him,” Keenan says.
Keenan will release a new album with Puscifer, Normal Isn’t, on Feb. 6.
Bruce Springsteen on Jimmy Kimmel Live!/(Disney/Randy Holmes)
The Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music is looking for volunteers.
The center, located on the campus of Monmouth University in Long Branch, New Jersey, is accepting applications for their first-ever docent program.
According to the announcement, docents will “play a vital role in shaping the visitor experience at the new Center, which is dedicated to preserving, interpreting, and celebrating American music and its cultural impact.”
Responsibilities of the volunteer position include leading guided tours and “serving as knowledgeable ambassadors for the Center’s exhibitions, programs, and mission.” Those chosen will go through an in-person training ahead of the center’s opening in the spring.
“This docent program is an opportunity for passionate, curious, and engaged individuals to help bring American music history to life for our visitors,” said Melissa Ziobro, director of curatorial affairs. “These volunteer docents will be essential to fostering meaningful, memorable experiences for audiences of all ages.”
The Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music was previously known as the Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center for American Music. In addition to hosting exhibitions, lectures, concerts and more, it houses and preserves materials related to Springsteen’s life and career.
Jason Segel and Harrison Ford in season 3 of ‘Shrinking.’ (Apple TV)
Jason Segel is back as the grieving therapist Jimmy in season 3 of Shrinking.
Harrison Ford once again co-stars as Jimmy’s colleague Dr. Paul Rhoades in the third season, which premieres Wednesday on Apple TV. Segel told ABC Audio it never gets old acting alongside the legendary performer.
“It’s the honor of a lifetime as an actor and all that,” Segel said. “I’m still three years in, I have moments where I’m pinching myself, like can you believe it?”
But according to Segel, there’s something better than acting with Ford.
“The coolest part though is that he’s my friend, you know? And he gives me great advice and we have real talks and I feel like that’s been the best takeaway of this relationship,” Segel said.
“We have done a couple scenes in season 3 towards the end of the season,” Segel continued, “where I will remember doing them for the rest of my life. That—what a gift that is.”
As for what advice Ford has shared with him, Segel says that he tends to be pretty hard on himself.
“Harrison Ford has been a real voice in my ear of telling me, ‘Hey kid, you’re doing great. I think it’s time for you to tell that other voice to go hit the road,'” Segel said. “And that’s actually been a real relief.”
Segel said this relief comes from things Ford has said, and also “non-verbally too by accident in that the very effect of doing scenes with somebody like Harrison Ford, if you’re a conscious person, you can’t help but realize, ‘Oh my God, it worked out, I’m here doing scenes with Harrison Ford.'” Segel added, “Whatever voice is trying to tell me I could have done better is being overruled by reality.”
Coheed and Cambria drummer Josh Eppard has launched a new project called Held. in collaboration with Douglas Robinson and Sal Mignano of the band The Sleeping.
The debut Held. album is called GREY, and is due out May 15. The first single, “NEW YOU ANTHEM,” is out now, and features My Chemical Romance guitarist Frank Iero.
“It’s always a pleasure getting to work with new people; it opens doors and makes your brain work in different ways,” Iero says in a statement. “Especially when those people are artists that you respect and are already a fan of. I’m flattered they wanted to have me on the record and I think the track turned out super rad.”
By the way, Held. isn’t the first project to feature both Iero and a Coheed and Cambria member. Iero also plays with Coheed guitarist Travis Stever in the band L.S. Dunes.
Coheed’s most recent album is 2025’s The Father of Make Believe.
Jeff Buckley, Pacific Club, Antwerpen, Belgium, 21/09/1994. (Photo by Gie Knaeps/Getty Images)
Almost 30 years after Jeff Buckley‘s death, the singer has landed on the Billboard Hot 100 for the very first time.
Billboard reports that Buckley’s song “Lover, You Should Have Come Over,” from his 1994 debut album Grace, just debuted at #97 on the Hot 100. The song, which was never released as a single, earned 3.8 million streams between Jan. 16-22 to land on the chart, with the site crediting its use on TikTok for the streaming bump.
Although this is the tune’s first time on the Hot 100, the song made its first appearance on the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart in April at #22. It returned to that chart in July, prior to the release of It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley, director Amy Berg’s documentary on the singer. It’s currently at #13 on that chart.
Buckley died by drowning in 1997 after being swept away while swimming in Wolf River Harbor, a channel of the Mississippi River. He was 30.
Robin Campbell performs with UB40 at The OVO Hydro on November 16, 2024 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Martin Grimes/Getty Images)
UB40 has announced dates for The Unstoppable Tour, which will have them visiting the U.S. and Canada this fall.
The trek kicks off Sept. 18 in Ottawa, Canada, and hits the U.S. on Sept. 22 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. It will hit such cities as Boston, New York, Philadelphia, San Diego, Las Vegas, Dallas and more, before wrapping Nov. 15 in Hollywood, Florida.
Tickets for all shows go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. local time.
The band will treat the crowd to hits like “Red Red Wine,” and “(I Can’t Help) Falling in Love With You,” along with songs from their upcoming album, which is expected out before the tour launches.
“We can’t wait to embark on The Unstoppable Tour, as the tour title says that’s how we are feeling!” UB40 founding member Robin Campbell says. “This will be our fifth consecutive year back in North America and we couldn’t be happier to be coming back.” He adds, “We can’t wait for the fans to hear what we have been cooking up!”
A complete list of dates can be found at UB40.global.
After sitting on the sidelines for several NBA games, including those of her boyfriend Toronto Raptors forward Brandon Ingram, GloRilla will now be showing off her own basketball skills. She and Mustard are set to compete in the 2026 Ruffles NBA All-Star Celebrity Game on Feb. 13 inLA.
Kendrick Lamar has landed at #4 on Billboard’s Top 10 Greatest Pop Stars of 2025 list, following his #1 placement in 2024. Tyler, The Creator and Doechii are also on the list, with the top three artists to be announced at a later date.
Pharrell Williams was knighted as a Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur, France’s highest civilian honor, on Friday. President Emmanuel Macron presented him with the award, citing his many accomplishments in music, fashion, and culture. Reflecting on the honor, Pharrell wrote on Instagram, “Chevalier of the Légion d’Honneur. Grateful and blessed.”
Megan Thee Stallion announced she is awarding five public school teachers with at least five years of experience and five college students maintaining a B-minus average or higher with a Best in Class Award Grant. “This award will recognize exceptional individuals by providing $5,000 to help them pursue their educational and professional goals,” she wrote on Instagram. More information is available at peteandthomasfoundation.org.
Mario is officially a boy dad. The singer and his girlfriend, Esmeralda Rios, welcomed their son, according to an Instagram Story shared Monday. “Women are God’s greatest creation ’cause what I witnessed today was only God’s work!” he wrote. “Healthy baby boy!”
Ariana Grande is back in her role as a brand ambassador for Swarovski, starring in a new ad for the brand’s Valentine’s Day line of charms. In the ad, Ari wears a red dress and layers of chains and bracelets adorned with heart-shaped charms, which are also displayed in a heart-shaped candy box.
In other pop stars-in-ads news, KATSEYE has been tapped by the cosmetics brand LANEIGE to star in a campaign for its new JuicePop Box Lip Tint, soundtracked to their song “Internet Girl.” Six of the colors have been matched to the group’s six members, including Pop Star Peach for Manon Bannerman and DJ Plum for Lara Raj.
Charli XCX stars in a video for “Residue,” a song by A.G. Cook featured on the soundtrack of her new movie The Moment. In the clip, Charli enters a room filled with doppelgängers watching a screen flashing slogans, before they all start to dance. The scene then cuts to the same room with a single doppelgänger, revealed to be Kylie Jenner, one of Charli’s The Moment co-stars.
Despite their friendship, SNL’s Marcello Hernandez has no plans to date Sabrina Carpenter. Marcello had previously been “arrested” during one of Sabrina’s concerts and appeared alongside her in several sketches. While appearing on Dax Shepard‘s Armchair Expert podcast, Shepard encouraged Hernandez to pursue her. “If I’m you again and I’m 28, I’m going to try to date her with all my might. Are you not trying your hardest to marry her?” asked Shepard. “I’m in a relationship,” Marcello responded. “Yeah, I’m in a relationship with a Dominican girl. She’s an architect. She’s unreal. She went to Yale.”
Sydney Sweeney attends the Los Angeles premiere of Lionsgate’s ‘The Housemaid’ at TCL Chinese Theatre on December 15, 2025 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Brianna Bryson/WireImage)
Sydney Sweeney is facing criticism after she shared footage of herself throwing bras on the famed Hollywood sign in Los Angeles in a publicity stunt the owner of the iconic sign claims was done without required permission.
The Housemaid actress shared an Instagram video on Monday featuring footage of the moment she laced the iconic sign in bras in the middle of the night. TMZ obtained the video and shared a snippet of the moment earlier that day.
In the Instagram video — which included a tag for Sweeney’s new lingerie line SYRN by Sydney Sweeney — the actress, along with a camera crew, hikes up to the Hollywood sign and scales the side of Mount Lee to reach the iconic letters. She and her crew then unzip duffel bags filled with bras and begin draping them over the letters.
At one point in the video, Sweeney says, “I’m gonna get caught at this rate.”
At the end of the video, Sweeney is seen posing in front of the bra-laced Hollywood sign.
Backlash to the PR stunt was swift, with the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, which owns trademark rights for usage of the sign or its likeness for commercial purposes, speaking out against the Euphoria actress’ actions.
The organization told ABC News in a statement Tuesday that Sweeney and her team did not obtain permission for the stunt, saying it was “not authorized by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce nor did we have prior knowledge of it.”
“The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce owns the intellectual property rights to the image of the Hollywood Sign, so that anyone intending to use and/or access the Hollywood Sign for commercial purposes must obtain a license or permission from the Hollywood Chamber to do so,” Hollywood Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Steve Nissen said in the statement.
“The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce did not grant a license or permission of any kind to the production involving Sydney Sweeney as reported by TMZ, nor did anyone seek a license or permission from the Chamber for that production,” Nissen added.
FilmLA has not responded to Good Morning America about whether Sweeney obtained a permit or not ahead of the publicity stunt.
The Los Angeles Police Department told ABC News that as of Tuesday morning, no police report had been filed against Sweeney.
Good Morning America has reached out to Sweeney’s reps for comment.
On Tuesday, Sweeney shared additional details about her lingerie line on social media, saying it will be available on Jan. 28.
Details about Sweeney’s new lingerie line were revealed by Puck News in July 2025. The line is being backed by Coatue, a venture capital company that includes investors such as Jeff Bezos and his wife Lauren Sanchez.
President Donald Trump departs the White House, January 27, 2026, in Washington. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday touted the arrival of his border czar, Tom Homan, on a mission to Minneapolis — as he took personal charge of dealing with the backlash following the second fatal shooting of an American citizen by federal agents in the city.
The president, who had said Homan would report directly to him, sounded positive about his change in course so far, saying Homan had met with Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz and would do the same with Minneapolis Democratic Mayor Jacob Frey.
“I hear things are going very nicely,” Trump told reporters as he left the White House for Iowa, where he was set to deliver remarks on the economy. But there has been no apparent immediate change or pullback in the deployment of federal immigration enforcement agents — as Walz and Frey have demanded.
The White House has noticeably sought to put some distance between the president and the controversial words of his top officials in the immediate aftermath of the deadly shooting of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse.
Trump on Sunday declined to defend the agents involved, and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Monday said she hadn’t heard Trump characterize Pretti the same way as White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller or Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem — both of whom had quickly accused him of domestic terrorism without any evidence.
Trump on Tuesday also publicly broke with Miller, telling reporters he does not believe Pretti was an “assassin” as Miller had described him.
When asked if he believes Pretti’s death was justified, Trump said a “big investigation” is underway and suggested he would be monitoring it personally.
“I want to see the investigation. I’m going to be watching over it. I want a very honorable and honest investigation. I have to see it myself,” Trump said.
At the same time, Trump continued to criticize Pretti for having a gun on him, which state and local officials said he was lawfully carrying with a concealed carry permit, telling reporters: “You can’t walk in with guns.”
On what his message is for Pretti’s family, Trump told ABC News Chief White House Correspondent Mary Bruce: “Well, I’m looking at that whole situation. I love everybody. I love all of our people. I love his family. And it’s a very sad situation.”
Still, Trump stood by Noem on Tuesday and told reporters she won’t be stepping down.
“I think she’s done a very good job. The border is totally secure,” Trump said.
Noem met with Trump in the Oval Office on Monday as scrutiny grew over the shooting and the administration’s response, sources told ABC News. While sources saidNoem is expected to keep her job as of now, her focus is expected to shift to other priorities.
A person familiar with the planning said Homan is likely to focus on more targeted immigration enforcement efforts.
Homan’s arrival also comes as Customs and Border Protection commander-at-large Greg Bovino is set to leave Minneapolis to return to El Centro, California, and resume his duties as chief of that sector, multiple sources told ABC News. Some Border Patrol agents are also leaving Minneapolis.
Earlier Tuesday, in a radio interview on “Sid & Friends In the Morning,” Trump said that if Minneapolis officials give the federal government “their criminals” then it “all goes away” when asked about the possibility of some federal forces leaving the state.
“What we need is their criminals. You know, they have criminals. And all I said, ‘just give us your criminals’ and if you give us the criminals, it all goes away,” the president said.
Trump also recounted calls he had with both Walz and Frey on Monday amid growing tensions in Minneapolis.
“Actually, they were both great conversations,” Trump said. “So, let’s hope that turns out to be so.”
Walz, who was critical of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in an op-ed on Monday, said he and Homan agreed to an “open dialogue” after their meeting on Tuesday.
“Governor Walz met with Tom Homan this morning and reiterated Minnesota’s priorities: impartial investigations into the Minneapolis shootings involving federal agents, a swift, significant reduction in the number of federal forces in Minnesota, and an end to the campaign of retribution against Minnesota,” Walz’s office said in a statement.
“The Governor and Homan agreed on the need for an ongoing dialogue and will continue working toward those goals, which the President also agreed to yesterday. The Governor tasked the Minnesota Department of Public Safety as the primary liaison to Homan to ensure these goals are met,” the statement read.
Frey called his meeting with Homan “productive” in a series of posts on X.
“I reiterated that my main ask is for Operation Metro Surge to end as quickly as possible. Public safety works best when it’s built on community trust, not tactics that create fear or division,” he said.
Frey added he made it clear to Homan that “Minneapolis does not and will not enforce federal immigration laws.”
