Foreigner is set to release a live performance of their iconic track “Feels Like the First Time” on April 17.
The song will be the first single from their forthcoming album, In the Eye of the Storm, the soundtrack to their 50th anniversary concert film, which was shot in New York on Ellis Island and Brooklyn’s DUMBO House. The concert, filmed in the shadow of the Statue of Liberty, had the band pushing through with their show despite torrential rain, thunder and lightning that hit New York.
The new recording of “Feels Like the First Time” features three Foreigner frontmen: original singer Lou Gramm, 20-year Foreigner singer Kelly Hansen and current lead singer Luis Maldonado. The song’s video will feature exclusive footage from the concert film.
The In the Eye of the Storm soundtrack will be released July 17, with the concert film expected to hit theaters sometime this summer.
The song’s release coincides with the opening of Feels Like The First Time – The Foreigner Musical at the Little Theater on Long Island University’s Post campus. The show runs April 17-26 and tickets are on sale now.
Next up, Foreigner will play a string of Florida shows with original frontman Lou Gramm starting April 17. They’ll also hit the road this summer with Lynyrd Skynyrd on the Double Trouble Double Vision Tour, which starts July 23 in Atlanta.
The new single and video are out now. In the surreal clip for the hyperpop song, the women show off their new hairdos and a variety of colorful outfits while cavorting with stuffed animals and going crazy in the club. And of course, they also drink tea with their pinkies up.
However, judging from the Instagramcomments, fans are upset that Manon Bannerman, who went on “temporary hiatus from the group” to “focus on her health and wellbeing,” is not in the video. What’s more, she won’t be joining the rest of the women for their Coachella performance Friday, according to The Korea Herald.
Earlier in April Manon said in a message to fans that she was “happy and healthy” and that she’d been having “positive conversations” with the group’s label.
As for “Pinky Up,” it’s apparently about having fun before the world ends.
“One day, soon, the world’s gonna end/ I’m gonna make out with my new bestest friends/ I wanna live large, right before it all burns down,” they sing. “I wanna get high right before we’re in the ground/ Ooh, we’re screaming from cloud nine/ No one can touch us if they tried.”
61st ACM Awards Album of the Year nominees (Academy of Country Music)
The 61st Academy of Country Music Awards promise plenty of firsts, in an unprecedented year where four women came out on top as the most-nominated artists.
With nine nominations, Megan Moroney leads the way as a first-time contender for both entertainer and artist-songwriter of the year.
Reigning ACM new female artist Ella Langley’s seven nods include her first in the artist-songwriter category, as well.
Both Zach Top and Riley Green are in the running for male artist of the year for the first time, with Riley also getting his first chances to win artist-songwriter and album for Don’t Mind If I Do (Deluxe).
Competing against him is Parker McCollum, a first-time nominee for his self-titled album. The 2021 new male artist of the year and 2023 visual media winner for “Burn It Down” could pick up this third ACM trophy in 2026.
You can tune in to see who wins May 17 when the 61st ACMs stream live on Prime Video from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
‘Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition’ film poster. (Trafalgar Releasing; Art by Albert “Akirant” Quirantes)
Iron Maiden has shared a clip from the band’s upcoming documentary, Burning Ambition.
The clip features throwback footage of Maiden discussing their approach to songwriting as frontman Bruce Dickinson muses, “It seems crazy to write songs about drinking and screwing women and smoking strange substances and going out and partying … it’s much more fun doing it than it is listening to a song about it.”
“We prefer to write songs about things that people don’t do very often,” Dickinson says. “Like death.”
Burning Ambition follows Maiden’s 50-year career, and features interviews with the band members as well as fans including Metallica’s Lars Ulrich, actor Javier Bardem and rapper Chuck D. It’ll premiere in theaters on May 7.
“Sweet Hallelujah” single artwork. (OURNESS/Capitol Records)
Royel Otis has premiered a new song called “Sweet Hallelujah.”
The “Sofa King” outfit describes the track as “a love letter of goodbye to someone you want to know that no matter what happens things won’t change the way you feel about them.”
You can watch the “Sweet Hallelujah” video streaming on YouTube.
“Sweet Hallelujah” follows Royel Otis’ 2025 album, hickey, which includes the singles “moody” and “who’s your boyfriend.”
Royel Otis will make their debut at Coachella on Saturday. The festival will stream online via YouTube.
Paul McCartney’s ‘The Boys of Dungeon Lane’ (MPL/Capitol Records)
Paul McCartney has teamed with Jack White’s Third Man Records for a special pressing of his upcoming solo album, The Boys of Dungeon Lane.
The one-time limited white label edition of the album features a reproduction of Paul’s handwritten lyrics to “Days We Left Behind,” the first single released from the album.
The white label edition will be produced at Third Man Records in Detroit and released May 29. It is available for preorder now.
The Boys of Dungeon Lane is McCartney’s first solo album since 2020’s McCartney III. It is described as “a collection of rare and revealing glimpses into memories never-before shared along with some newly inspired love songs.”
The songs have a reflective McCartney writing about his childhood in Liverpool, early adventures with future Beatles bandmates George Harrison and John Lennon, and more.
Michael J. Fox speaks during the Michael J. Fox and Nelle Fortenberry in Conversation with Donny Deutsch: Future Boy at 92NY, October 13, 2025 in New York City. (Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)
Michael J. Fox is quashing fears that he had died with humor and reassurance.
The Back to the Future actor took to social media on Wednesday to confirm he is alive and doing “OK” after a CNN package mistakenly posted online appeared to indicate that Fox had died.
“How do you react when you turn on the TV and CNN is reporting your death?” Fox wrote on Threads after a now-deleted CNN package titled “Remembering the life of actor Michael J. Fox” was shared online, according to media reports.
Fox went on to list a few theoretical ways one may react to seeing reports of their own death.
“Do you…A) switch to MNSBC, or whatever they are calling themselves these days, (B) Pour scolding hot water on your lap, if it hurts your fine, (C) Call your wife, hopefully she’s concerned but reassuring, (D) Relax, they do this once every year, (E) Ask yourself wtf?”
“I thought the world was ending, but apparently it’s just me and I’m ok,” he added.
The actor signed the post “Love, Mike.”
A CNN spokesperson said in a statement to ABC News on Thursday that the package “was published in error.”
“We have removed it from our platforms and send our apologies to Michael J. Fox and his family,” the spokesperson added.
Fox has been open about his health issues since announcing his Parkinson’s diagnosis in 1998.
The actor spoke to People in 2020 about his decadeslong experience with the disease, saying, “Optimism is sustainable when you keep coming back to gratitude, and what follows from that is acceptance. Accepting that this thing has happened, and you accept it for what it is.”
He continued, “It doesn’t mean that you can’t endeavor to change. It doesn’t mean you have to accept it as a punishment or a penance, but just put it in its proper place. Then see how much the rest of your life you have to thrive in, and then you can move on.”
Fox attended PaleyFest in Los Angeles this week, appearing at the Shrinking season 3 wrap celebration on Tuesday evening, according to an Instagram post that Fox reshared on his Instagram Story Wednesday.
The actor appeared in three episodes of the Apple TV+ series this past season, guest-starring as Parkinson’s patient Gerry.
John Lennon being interviewed by journalist Steve Turner of Beat Instrumental magazine, Apple Records, London, 19th July 1971. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images)
War Child has announced the return of its Secret 7″ series, which offers exclusive vinyl singles to raise money for the charity.
The 2026 Secret 7″ lineup includes John Lennon’s “Out the Blue,” which appeared on the late Beatle’s 1973 solo album, Mind Games. There are also tracks from Glass Animals, The Last Dinner Party, Bastille and more.
Only 100 copies of each single will be available, and every piece will be housed in its own unique record sleeve with completely different artwork. You can actually submit your own artwork to be featured on a sleeve now through June 1.
Once all the sleeves are ready, the records will go on display Aug. 18 at an exhibit in London and will go up for auction online.
“The artists’ identities and the track inside remain a mystery until the record is in the hands of the buyer,” War Child explains. “It’s anonymous by design and fans bid for the record sleeve they love, not the name behind it, with the track and visual artist behind the sleeves revealed once the auction ends.”
War Child supports children affected by conflict around the world. Launched in 2012, the Secret 7” series has raised over $1.2 million to support the organization.
Red flag warnings for parts of New York. (ABC News)
(NEW YORK) — Amid red-flag fire danger alerts issued for parts of New York and a forecast of potential flooding for Hawaii, the weather is expected to cooperate for Friday’s historic Artemis II splashdown off the coast of Southern California.
The National Weather Service (NWS) issued red-flag alerts on Thursday for several counties in upstate New York, including much of the Hudson Valley stretching from Albany to Westchester County.
The red-flag alerts are expected to last until at least 6 p.m. ET on Thursday as the NWS is forecasting wind gusts of up to 35 mph and relative humidity as low as 20%.
“Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly,” the NWS said on Thursday, adding that outdoor burning is not recommended.
Elevated fire danger to a lesser extent is also in place for other parts of the Northeast, including sections of Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Rhode Island and as far north as Vermont.
Hawaii flood threat
Already this week, the eastern nose of Hawaii’s Big Island has recorded a rainfall accumulation of 10 inches to 13 inches. The eastern edges of Maui have recorded 6 inches to 12 inches of rain this week as well.
The soggy weather is expected to continue through at least Friday. An area of low pressure is developing west of the islands, drawing abundant moisture northward as it strengthens on Thursday and into Friday.
The Hawaiian islands are bracing for potential heavy rain and thunderstorms that could produce flash flooding in some areas. Landslides may also occur in areas with steep terrain.
Widespread rainfall of possibly 2 inches to 4 inches is still expected through Friday across the Hawaiian islands, and some areas could receive 5 to 10 inches of rain.
The excessive rainfall could cause streams to overflow and produce significant flooding and property damage in urban or low-lying spots due to runoff, and could lead to road closures in several areas.
Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said in a statement on Wednesday that President Donald Trump has approved a major disaster declaration for the state ahead of the upcoming storm, freeing up federal resources to respond to the emergency and help in early recovery efforts.
“The recovery from this storm will be long and difficult and will require constant collaboration with the counties and the federal administration — and I am confident that as with other recent disasters, we will benefit from the aloha we share for each other and our collaborative approach with anyone who can offer assistance,” Green said.
Artemis II splashdown weather
The weather forecast remains good for the scheduled splashdown of the Artemis II Orion crew module, according to NASA.
Tentatively scheduled for 8:07 p.m. ET on Friday, NASA says the splashdown site will likely be within 100 miles of the coast of San Diego, California, where the Navy’s amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha will lead recovery efforts.
The majority of the weather criteria are in order to have a safe recovery mission by sea and by air. Visibility will likely be within the necessary guidelines for the safe flight of recovery helicopters, especially from 50 to 100 miles off the coast.
Weather criteria that need to be met for a safe splashdown and recovery include wave heights of less than six feet, no precipitation or lightning within 35 miles of the splashdown site and winds under 28 mph, with minimal cloud cover and good visibility, according to NASA.
Severe weather in store for Texas and the Panhandle
A new weather pattern will begin to take shape this weekend as stormy weather begins over west Texas and the panhandle.
Moisture flowing in from the Gulf, dry air coming from the Desert Southwest and warm air from the Southeast mixing with colder air from the North are all converging as low-pressure systems move across the region.
The severe weather will likely stretch into next week and spread to Wisconsin and Michigan, possibly peaking on Monday and Tuesday.
Miranda Lambert’s 61st ACM nominations (Academy of Country Music)
Miranda Lambert already has more Academy of Country Music Awards than any other artist in history, and the odds seem good she’ll add to her total at the upcoming 61st ACMs.
The Texas native could take home eight more trophies this year, trailing only Megan Moroney in the latest nominations.
“It’s always special to be recognized by @acmawards and it’s even better when the nominations are with friends & heroes. Thank y’all,” Miranda wrote on Instagram after the nods were announced Thursday morning.
Her post includes photos of her wearing roller skates with Chris Stapleton from the “A Song to Sing” music video, which is up for song, music event and visual media of the year.
Another snapshot shows Miranda with Lainey Wilson and Reba McEntire as they perform “Trailblazer” on the 60th ACMs. It’s up for music event of the year.
There’s also a photo with Ella Langley, representing Miranda’s work as a writer and producer on “Choosin’ Texas,” a song and single of the year contender.
If that doesn’t seem to add up to eight, here’s why: Miranda could take home multiple trophies in some of the categories for her work as a writer and producer.
Of course, she’s nominated for female artist of the year as well.
