Newcomer Vincent Mason has his very first top-25 country hit with “Wish You Well,” which is, ironically, the only song in his catalog he didn’t write.
He admits his first publisher and producer used a bit of a “Jedi mind trick” to get him over that hurdle.
“It got slid to me in a very casual way,” Vincent recalls. “I had a write coming up with a lot of those guys that were on that song and he was like, ‘This is my favorite song that they’ve written.’ And I just listened to it as a fan for like three or four months.”
Over time, Vincent came to love “Wish You Well” so much he started to wonder why someone hadn’t cut it.
“I was like, ‘Is anyone singing this song?'” he tells ABC Audio. “And he was like, ‘I was hoping you were gonna ask. I just didn’t know how to bring it up because I knew you would say no if I tried to get you to do it.'”
Ultimately, Vincent says there’s no denying it was the right call.
“Once we actually cut the record and it was done, I think no one could really argue that it had that thing that you look for on a radio single,” he says. “So [it was] kinda cool for me picking it in that way, not writing it and kinda still making it our own. So [it’s] a little different than the rest of our songs, but it’s still cool, it’s special. And it’s become a really good moment in our set, too. I think it gets people moving.”
“Wish You Well” is on Vincent’s debut album, There I Go.
Artwork for Bob Dylan Center’s ‘Sooner or Later’ concert celebrating 60th anniversary of Blonde on Blonde (Courtesy of the Bob Dylan Center)
A concert celebrating the 60th anniversary of Bob Dylan’s classic album Blonde on Blonde is being put on by the Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
The concert, dubbed Sooner or Later, will be held Feb. 20 at Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa, emceed by The Daily Show’s Jordan Klepper. The one-night-only event will feature performances by former 10,000 Maniacs frontwoman Natalie Merchant, The Hold Steady’s Craig Finn, Fantastic Negrito, X founding members Exene Cervenka and John Doe, New York singer/songwriter Willie Nile, The Walkman founder Hamilton Leithauser, The McCrary Sisters and more.
The evening will have the artists performing songs from Blonde on Blonde, as well as other tunes from Dylan’s catalog.
“Sixty years on from its initial release, Blonde on Blonde still sounds like the future,” says Steven Jenkins, senior director of the Bob Dylan Center. “Dylan’s pursuit of what he called ‘that thin wild mercury sound’ led him to create this extraordinary double album, which our amazing roster of guest artists will transform anew.”
A ticket presale for Bob Dylan Center members begins Wednesday at 10 a.m. local time. Any remaining tickets will go on sale Friday. More info can be found at bobdylancenter.com.
Released in June 1966, the double album Blonde on Blonde was Dylan’s seventh studio release, and featured musicians Robbie Robertson and Rick Danko before they became The Band. The album, which featured such songs as “Rainy Day Women #12 & 35,” “I Want You,” “Just Like a Woman,” “Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again,” peaked at #9 on the album chart.
Idris Elba in ‘Hijack’ season 2 (Courtesy of Apple)
Idris Elba returns as professional negotiator Sam Nelson in Hijack season 2, premiering Wednesday on Apple TV. After preventing Flight KA29 from crashing and guiding it to a safe landing in London, Sam once again finds himself in a hostage situation — this time in Berlin on a crowded subway train.
Speaking at a press conference, director Jim Field Smith said the shift from a plane to a train was his way of starting fresh without repeating what happened in the first season.
“We wanted to explore the character through an even more challenging lens,” Field Smith said. “So we immediately started thinking of what can we do to Sam, where can we put Sam that will push him even further.”
The new setting, he said, thrusts Sam into a “physical and moral maze underground” where he’s forced to “make pretty tough decisions at every turn.”
Elba said season 2 answers questions that lingered after the plane landed in season 1. “Who, why, what, when — and what happened to Sam after?” he said, adding those questions “became part of the development of what our character could possibly go through next.”
As for why Berlin was the chosen for season 2, Field Smith listed several reasons, including his deep affection for the city, its history of resilience and secrets, and the years he lived there. He also highlighted Germany’s approach to security, along with the abandoned and “ghost” subway stations in the city, which he said “opened up a whole world of possibility.”
Most importantly, Field Smith wanted Sam somewhere where he “could physically and emotionally get lost.”
“I wanted Sam to be out of his depth and to not speak the language, not have any friends around him, not be able to contact anyone,” he said. “Dramatically, it just puts him in a much more compromised position.”
Asked for Elba’s reason for the location choice, he joked, “The subway cars are yellow.”
“Black Horizon” single artwork. (Reigning Phoenix Music)
Alice in Chains‘ William DuVall sings on a new song called “Black Horizon” by the band Metal Allegiance.
Metal Allegiance features Dream Theater‘s Mike Portnoy on drums, Testament‘s Alex Skolnick on guitar and bassist Mark Menghi.
“I was pleasantly surprised and absolutely honored to be asked to contribute to this song and I’m very happy with the result,” DuVall says in a press release.
“After having [recorded] these drum tracks some time ago, I’m stoked that they finally get to see the light of day!” adds Portnoy. “Thanks to William for finishing it up for us and welcome to the MA family!”
You can watch the “Black Horizon” lyric video on YouTube.
DuVall previously recorded with Menghi on a cover of Soundgarden‘s “Rusty Cage,” which was released as part of the King Ultramega project in tribute to the late Chris Cornell.
You can see DuVall perform with Metal Allegiance during a concert taking place Jan. 22 in Anaheim, California.
Keith Richards with his Gibson Custom 1960 ES-355™ Collector’s Edition. (Photo credit: Kevin Mazur)
The Rolling Stones‘ Keith Richards and Gibson have collaborated on a pair of limited-edition guitars, autographed by the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer.
According to a press release, the instruments are exact replicas of one of Richards’ “best-loved and most recognizable guitars,” the 1960 ES-355, which he used recording such albums as Sticky Fingers and Exile on Main St, and has been playing on tour since 1997.
The guitar release includes a Collector’s Edition, signed by Richards on both the F-hole label and on the back of the headstock, limited to 50 instruments, and the Signed Label edition, signed on only the F-hole label, limited to 100 instruments.
“My six-string stuff has always been, you know, a great Gibson—that’s where I feel the most comfortable,” says Richards. “And also with the sound. Put it through just about any amp, and it will sound the way you want it, because this has so much more room for expression.”
The guitars range in price from almost $20,000 to almost $30,000. They are sold out online, but the Collector’s Edition is also available at Gibson Garage in Nashville and London. The Signed Label guitar can be found at Gibson Garage and authorized Gibson Custom dealers. More info can be found at Gibson.com.
In this Nov. 17, 2025, file photo, President Donald Trump, is shown with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, at a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C. Win McNamee/Getty Images, FILE
(WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration announced Tuesday it will end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somalis in March, effectively forcing as many as 2,400 people out of the U.S., despite the president’s remarks last month that Somalia was “barely a country.”
Somali migrants with TPS will be required to leave the country by March 17, Department of Homeland Security Kristi Noem announced Tuesday. That is, unless a court pauses the TPS revocation.
“Temporary means temporary,” Noem wrote in a statement to ABC News. “Country conditions in Somalia have improved to the point that it no longer meets the law’s requirement for Temporary Protected Status. Further, allowing Somali nationals to remain temporarily in the United States is contrary to our national interests. We are putting Americans first.”
The move comes after President Donald Trump has recently criticized Somali immigrants, describing them as “garbage” and saying he doesn’t want them in the United States during a Cabinet meeting last month.
“We always take people from Somalia, places that are a disaster, right? Filthy, dirty, disgusting, ridden with crime. The only thing they’re good at is going after ships,” Trump said as he addressed supporters in Pennsylvania last month.
DHS made a reference to Tuesday’s announcement in an X post that had a black and white photo of Trump in the Oval Office that referenced the 2013 movie “Captain Phillips,” which dramatized the 2009 merchant boat hostage situation by Somali pirates.
“I am the captain now,” DHS wrote in the post.
TPS is given to nationals of select countries who are unable to return home safely due to conditions such as famine, war and environmental disasters. Immigrants who have TPS designation can not be removed by DHS and are given an Eligible for an Employment Authorization Document that allows them to legally work in the U.S.
Somalia has been under a TPS designation since 1991, when civil war broke out and displaced hundreds of thousands of civilians. It has been renewed several times over the last 34 years as the conflict has grown.
The State Department currently has a travel advisory — in effect since May of last year — warning people not to travel to Somalia due to “crime, terrorism, civil unrest, health, kidnapping, piracy” and other issues.
Noem did not go into further detail about her description of improved conditions in Somalia, which appear to contradict the State Department’s advisory.
As of Tuesday, there are 2,471 Somali nationals currently in the U.S. under TPS, with 1,383 in the country with pending TPS applications, a source with knowledge of the data told ABC News.
As of 2024 there are nearly 260,000 Americans of Somali descent living in the U.S, according to the census. Of that population, more than 115,000 are foreign-born and more than 93,000 — or more than 80% — of the foreign-born population are naturalized U.S. citizens, according to the census data.
Trump has repeatedly bashed the American Somali community, particularly the ones living in Minnesota, which has the largest share of Somali nationals in the country, according to the census.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has slammed Trump for his comments targeting Somalis.
“We’ve got little children going to school today, who their president called them ‘garbage,'” Walz said at an event last month.
Trump has repeated his criticisms against the Somali community following reports of fraud in the state, allegedly perpetrated by Somali immigrants against Minnesota’s social services system.
The allegations are being investigated; Minnesota officials have disputed the allegations.
The Trump administration has revoked and refused to renew TPS protections for several countries since he took office last year — including for Venezuelan nationals.
However, those decisions have been fought in court cases that have argued that DHS has made its moves in part by racial animus, citing the president and Noem’s rhetoric.
ABC News’ Armando Garcia contributed to this report.
Juelz Santana was reportedly involved in a car crash, as seen in a photo he shared to his Instagram Story on Monday. The selfie showed bruises and scrapes on his face, with text over the image reading, “car crash,” alongside prayer and praise hands emojis. No further details about the incident were disclosed.
With less than a month until her Little Miss Drama tour launches, Cardi B is hard at work. She posted an Instagram Reel that gave fans a behind-the-scenes look at her preparation, including her exercising, getting her measurements taken and practicing her choreography. “30 DAYS OUT!!! Working from day to night.. no excuses, no complaining, no half stepping!!!” she wrote. Cardi’s first headlining tour kicks off on Feb. 11.
2Pac is getting the bobblehead treatment. Major League Baseball and the Baltimore Orioles have announced they will honor the late rapper on May 8 by giving out a 2Pac bobblehead to the first 15,000 attendees at Camden Yards. The bobblehead sees 2Pac wearing a black Orioles jersey over a white long-sleeve shirt, a gold chain, his signature bandana tied to the front of his head and holding a baseball bat. Though known as a West Coast legend, 2Pac lived in Baltimore for several years in the ’80s.
Cindy Herron of R&B group En Vogue has landed a role in the upcoming thriller The Listeners, starring Blair Underwood and Vernon Davis. According to Deadline, Davis plays a “once-brilliant jazz musician” named David who “can no longer hear music.” As doctors search for a diagnosis, he “is guided through an unconventional therapy that pulls him into memories of faith, discipline, and unresolved trauma.”
Miley Cyrus took to Instagram on Tuesday to commemorate the anniversary of the release of her biggest chart hit. “3 years since the release of Flowers,” she wrote. “Still madly in love with this song. Thank you for continuing to listen, I love making music for you. XoMC.” “Flowers” won Miley her first Grammy and topped the Billboard Hot 100 for eight weeks. It also spent a record 57 weeks on top of the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.
Selena Gomez paid tribute to two of her fellow former child stars on her Instagram Story Tuesday. She reposted a fan post that had photos of her, Miley Cyrus and Ariana Grande at the Golden Globes — where they were all nominees — under a photo of the three Powerpuff Girls cartoon characters. The original post said, “I will tell my kids they were the Powerpuff Girls.” Selena captioned her repost, “Powerpuff girls So proud of my ladies I grew up with!” and tagged Miley and Ariana.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were spotted together in LA on Monday, heading to dinner at Funke restaurant in Beverly Hills, People reports. Taylor had evidently been in LA since at least Friday, because according to E!, she was seen going to dinner on Friday with the members of the group HAIM and Grammy nominee sombr, who all left holding loaves of bread Taylor had seemingly baked for them.
Trevor Noah will return to host the Grammy Awards for a sixth and final time, CBS announced on Tuesday. This year’s show is set for place Feb. 1 at LA’s Crypto.com Arena and will air live on CBS. The ceremony moves to ABC in 2027.
In this Jan. 19, 2010, file photo, Timothy Busfield attends a premiere in New York. (Jason Kempin/Getty Images, FILE)
Timothy Busfield, the actor and director best known for his role as Danny Concannon on the TV series The West Wing, has turned himself in to authorities in New Mexico after an arrest warrant was issued on charges of alleged criminal sexual contact of a minor and child abuse, according to police and U.S. Marshals sources.
Busfield is accused of inappropriately touching a child actor on the set of his show The Cleaning Lady, according to a criminal complaint obtained by ABC News. The actor faces two counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor and one count of child abuse, according to the arrest warrant issued Friday by the Albuquerque Police Department.
The investigation has been quietly ongoing for months by police and prosecutors in Albuquerque, law enforcement sources told ABC News.
Detectives investigated both Busfield and his wife, actress Melissa Gilbert, to determine whether she knew of or participated in any conduct that could be considered criminal, sources said. Charges have not been filed against Gilbert.
The actor denied the allegations when interviewed by investigators, according to the criminal complaint. Busfield did not immediately respond to ABC News’ request for comment.
Gilbert’s publicist said in a statement on Tuesday that the actress “is honoring the request of Tim’s lawyers not to speak publicly while the legal process unfolds…Melissa stands with and supports her husband and will address the public at an appropriate time.”
According to court documents, the parents of the boy reported that the alleged abuse began in 2022, when the child was 7 years old.
The investigation began in November 2024, after a physician at University of New Mexico Hospital examined the child and notified police of suspected sexual abuse, according to the complaint.
An officer interviewed the children’s parents, who told investigators that the minor and his twin brother were child actors, the criminal complaint says. The children did not report sexual abuse at the time, according to the complaint.
The victim’s mother later reported to child protective services that Busfield had allegedly sexually abused her son from around November 2022 to spring 2024.
Attorneys for Warner Bros., which produced The Cleaning Lady, told police they previously conducted an independent investigation into the allegations but said they could not find evidence to support the claims at the time, according to the complaint.
A Warner Bros. Television spokesperson said in a statement: “We take all allegations of misconduct very seriously and have systems in place to promptly and thoroughly investigate, and when needed, take appropriate action. We are aware of the current charges against Mr. Busfield and have been and will continue to cooperate with law enforcement.”
ABC News’ Luke Barr and Alex Stone contributed to this report.
