David Byrne & Olivia Rodrigo, ‘drivers license’/’Burning Down the House’ single (Geffen Records)
David Byrne has recorded a cover of Olivia Rodrigo’s #1 hit “drivers license.”
The release is in conjunction with Rodrigo’s celebration of the fifth anniversary of the song’s release, with the Talking Heads frontman switching the lyrics from “blonde girl” to “blond boy.” According to Rodrigo, Byrne’s song is just one of several “reimagined” cover versions that will celebrate the forthcoming fifth anniversary of her debut album, SOUR, which was released May 21, 2021.
Byrne’s cover is out now via digital outlets, and 7-inch single, pressed on translucent ruby vinyl, will ship April 3 and can be preordered on Olivia’s website. David and Olivia previously collaborated at the 2025 Governors Ball in New York, where they performed the classic Talking Heads hit “Burning Down the House.” That live recording appears on the flip side of the vinyl single.
Byrne, who released the new solo album Who Is the Sky? in September, is set to kick off a tour of Australia and New Zealand on Jan. 14 in Auckland, followed by a tour of Europe and the U.K. He’ll then return to North America for shows starting March 26 in Knoxville, Tennessee, with the tour including appearances at Coachella April 11 and April 18. A complete list of dates can be found at DavidByrne.com.
Senator Tim Kaine, a Democrat from Virginia, following an all-Senate briefing on Venezuela at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images
(WASHINGTON) — In a rare rebuke to the Trump administration, the Senate on Thursday advanced a war powers resolution that would block the president’s use of the U.S. armed forces to engage in hostilities within or against Venezuela unless authorized by Congress.
A small group of Senate Republicans joined with all Democrats to narrowly advance the resolution by a vote of 52-47. It needed 51 votes to move forward.
The legislation, if ultimately approved by the Senate, would still need to be approved by the House and signed by the president. The bill did not pass the Senate with a veto-proof majority and it is unlikely that Trump would sign it into law. In order to override a presidential veto, Congress would need the support of two-thirds of the House and the Senate.
Republican Sens. Rand Paul, Lisa Murkowski, Todd Young, Susan Collins and Josh Hawley voted with all Democrats in favor of the legislation.
Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, pushed for the resolution to receive a vote immediately after President Donald Trump announced U.S. forces carried out a large-scale attack in Venezuela, capturing dictator Nicolas Maduro and his wife, who are facing federal charges including narcoterrorism conspiracy and conspiracy to import cocaine. Both Maduro and his wife entered not guilty pleas earlier this week.
“Where will this go next? Will the President deploy our troops to protect Iranian protesters? To enforce the fragile ceasefire in Gaza? To battle terrorists in Nigeria? To seize Greenland or the Panama Canal? To suppress Americans peacefully assembling to protest his policies? Trump has threatened to do all this and more and sees no need to seek legal authorization from people’s elected legislature before putting servicemembers at risk,” Kaine said in a statement on Jan. 3.
Kaine added it was “long past time for Congress to reassert its critical constitutional role in matters of war, peace, diplomacy and trade.”
The White House “strongly” opposes the war powers resolution, according to a new memo from the Office of Management and Budget obtained by ABC News on Thursday.
“Maduro’s crimes and other hostile actions have resulted in a predatory incursion into the United States, the destabilization of the Western Hemisphere, massive death and human suffering, and a substantial and ongoing danger posed to our Nation,” the memo reads.
The memo stated that if the resolution is presented to the president, “his advisors would recommend that he veto” it.
After the vote, Trump called out the GOP senators who voted for the resolution, saying in a social media post that they “should be ashamed” and “never be elected to office again.”
“This Vote greatly hampers American Self Defense and National Security, impeding the President’s Authority as Commander in Chief,” Trump posted.
The Constitution vests Congress with the authority to declare war while making the president the commander in chief of the military. Trump’s action in Venezuela follows a decadeslong pattern of presidents occasionally taking military action without congressional approval.
The Trump administration described the strike in Venezuela as a law enforcement operation facilitated by the military, and Trump has said the U.S. is not at war with Venezuela but the U.S. will “run” the country for an unspecified period of time.
Some of the Republicans who voted in favor of the resolution on Thursday said that while they were supportive of Trump’s initial action against Maduro, they do not support moving forward with additional action in the country without congressional approval.
“With Maduro rightfully captured, the circumstances have now changed. While I support the operation to seize Nicolas Maduro, which was extraordinary in its precision and complexity, I do not support committing additional U.S. forces or entering into any long-term military involvement in Venezuela or Greenland without specific congressional authorization,” Collins said in a statement explaining her support for the measure.
Ahead of the vote, Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso urged senators to reject the resolution.
“Let’s be clear about what that resolution does and what it does not do. It does not reassert Congress’s powers. It does not make America stronger. It makes America weaker and less safe,” Barrasso said in a statement on Wednesday.
“It would weaken the President’s legitimate, constitutional authority. This body, the United States Senate, is being asked whether the President of the United States has the authority to arrest indicted criminals. Of course he does. Democrats want to weaken the President’s ability to enforce the law. That is the wrong message to send to hardened drug traffickers and to dictators,” Barrasso added.
Lola Young appears on ABC’s ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ (Disney/Randy Holmes)
Lola Young, who in September canceled all her commitments after she collapsed at a festival, will return to the stage in March at the South by Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas.
Lola will perform March 12 as part of Rolling Stone‘s Future of Music three-night concert series, which will also feature the band Fuerza Regida and rapper BigXthaPlug. Tickets for the series go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. CT via AXS.
In other Lola news, the Grammy-nominated star wrote an email to fans on her mailing list, saying that she’d taken time off to “focus on getting my head to a better place.” She added that in the new year, she wants to “do everything in a more healthy and connected way,” and that means less social media.
“One of the worst things for my head was the intensity of the hate coming from social media,” she wrote. “Honestly I couldn’t look at my phone for more than a second without receiving a barrage of abuse. Anyway I’m working on not letting that energy affect me in 2026.”
She went on to say that she wants to “have a more direct communication with you guys here on the mailing list,” adding, “It’s you that gives me hope and keeps the dream I’ve had my whole life alive and burning in me. I want to put my energy here, where I feel safe and supported.”
Lil’ Fizz, Omarion, J-Boog, and Raz-B of B2K attend 2025 BET Awards at Peacock Theater on June 9, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Prince Williams/FilmMagic)
After the Pandemonium! that followed the release of their third studio album, B2K has decided to reunite for another project. The group announced they are back in the studio, sharing a video of themselves recording new music.
“It feels amazing. It’s cool after all of this time — after 20-plus years — that I can tap back into that teenage me, remembering all of those studio sessions that essentially molded me into who I am today,” Omarion says in the clip.
J-Boog echoed the sentiment, noting that their chemistry hasn’t faded. “When we get together, we’re having fun — nothing but jokes. It’s dance battles,” he says. “Linking up with the guys is always special. It brings a level of youthfulness back to my life.”
Fizz says it’s been a “dope experience” to create with his brothers again, adding that they’re incorporating their personal stories into the new music, which Raz-B teases is “super phenomenal.”
“We’re having a lot of fun recording,” Raz adds. “We’re trying new things with our voices. We’re experimenting with different records, and it’s pretty cool.”
B2K notes that their growth and maturity since releasing Pandemonium! in 2002 has shaped their approach to the new album.
Raz says they now have a better understanding of the platform they’ve been given, while Omarion says they’re experienced enough “to be present and truly enjoy the moment.”
Fizz adds that he’s more aware of everything happening around them, allowing him to be his “brother’s keeper.” As for Boog, he says that the group has returned focused. “This time around, it’s just the four of us — no outside voices,” he says. “We’re coming to wreck it. It’s back to game time.”
The album announcement follows news of B2K’s Boys 4 Life tour, which kicks off on Feb. 12 in Columbia, South Carolina.
Cover of ‘EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack’ (Legacy Recordings)
Baz Luhrmann‘s upcoming Elvis Presley documentary, EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert, is set to open in theaters in February, and it will be accompanied by a new soundtrack.
EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack will feature 27 recordings heard in the film, along with updated mixes of live performances, new remixes and two new medleys. One of those medleys, “Wearin’ That Night Life Look,” is out now via digital outlets. It features portions of four Elvis songs: “Wearin’ That Loved On Look,” “Night Life,” “I, John” and “Let Yourself Go.”
“We were constantly asking ourselves, what would Elvis do if he were around?” Luhrmann says of the medleys. “How might he experiment, where might he go? He was always a musical searcher, looking for different flavors and sounds.”
The soundtrack will be released digitally and on CD on Feb. 20. It will also be released as a two-LP vinyl on April 24, along with two colored variants: red marble, available exclusively at Graceland, and translucent orange and yellow vinyl, available on Amazon.
EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert features never-before-seen performances, unheard interview recordings and restored rarities from The King, including long-lost footage from his 1970s Las Vegas residency. It opens Feb. 20 in IMAX for a one-week exclusive engagement, before opening everywhere Feb. 27. IMAX tickets are on sale now.
;Jimi Hendrix’s Valley of Jams 1969-1970′ (Third Man Records/Experience Hendrix/Legacy Recordings)
The legendary Jimi Hendrix is the latest artist to be featured as part of Third Man Records’ archival audio series, The Vault.
The label, founded by The White Stripes’ Jack White, is set to release Jimi Hendrix’s Valley of Jams 1969-1970, featuring previously released improvisational recordings. The set is made up of three colored vinyl LPs, and comes with a bonus 7-inch standard vinyl, a patch and a bumper sticker.
Recordings on the set, mixed by Hendrix’s longtime engineer Eddie Kramer, come from multiple sessions in both New York and London. It also includes a 28-minute jam, “Keep On Groovin’.”
Jimi Hendrix’s Valley of Jams 1969-1970, the 67th release in The Vault series, will be available to current Vault subscribers and for those who subscribe by Jan. 31 at midnight CT. More info can be found at thirdmanrecords.com/vault.
Cal Fire Firefighters do a prescribed burn ahead of oncoming new wildfire called ‘Hughes Fire’ as it tore through northern Los Angeles County, burning over 9,000 acres just hours after it was first reported in California, United States on January 22, 2025. Jon Putman/Anadolu via Getty Images
(NEW YORK) — The United States experienced nearly two dozen billion-dollar weather and climate disasters in 2025, causing at least 276 fatalities and costing a total of $115 billion in damages. For the first time, however, the comprehensive analysis detailing the annual impact of these disasters wasn’t released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Discontinued by the Trump administration in 2025, the Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disaster dataset and accompanying website are now hosted and maintained by Climate Central, a non-profit climate science organization. The group hired Adam Smith, the former lead scientist for NOAA’s U.S. Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters program, to continue his work at Climate Central.
Last year, there were 23 separate billion-dollar weather and climate disasters, the third-highest annual total on record, behind 2023 and 2024, according to the new report released Thursday by Climate Central. The past year was also the 15th straight year with 10 or more billion-dollar disasters.
The costliest event of 2025 was the devastating Los Angeles wildfires in January, which caused more than $61 billion in damage, according to the analysis. Severe weather events, including severe thunderstorms and tornado outbreaks, accounted for 91% of all billion-dollar disasters last year, the analysis showed.
A record-breaking 28 billion-dollar disasters occurred in 2023, according to NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information. Extreme weather events, which ranged from severe thunderstorms to hurricanes to wildfires, killed at least 492 people and impacted large swaths of the country.
With data going back to 1980, the Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disaster database is a public record of every significant U.S. weather and climate event that has caused at least $1 billion in damages, adjusted for inflation. Government agencies, insurers, and media outlets frequently rely on the database to report the economic impact of these disasters.
However, last May, NOAA announced that it was retiring the resource, stating there would be no updates beyond calendar year 2024. While all past reports, spanning 1980-2024, will remain accessible on the agency’s website, they will no longer be updated and no new events will be added moving forward. NOAA said that the decision to “retire” the billion-dollar weather and climate disaster product was “in alignment with evolving priorities, statutory mandates, and staffing changes.”
There have been 426 billion-dollar disasters recorded in the United States since 1980, with a total cost exceeding $3.1 trillion, according to Climate Central. The frequency of billion-dollar disasters has increased dramatically since the early 1980s, driven by rising extreme weather events and the growing number of people, homes and businesses in harm’s way.
While climate change may not be directly responsible for causing these disasters, human-amplified climate change is making naturally occurring events more intense and more impactful.
David Byrne & Olivia Rodrigo, ‘drivers license’/’Burning Down the House’ single (Geffen Records)
On Jan. 8, 2020, Olivia Rodrigo released “drivers license,” the song that became a cultural phenomenon and established her as a major player in pop music. She’s now celebrating that milestone with some new merch, including a cover version of the song by David Byrne.
On Liv’s website, you can preorder a 7-inch single pressed on translucent ruby vinyl, featuring “drivers license” as sung by David, former frontman of Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Talking Heads. David joined Olivia onstage at Governors Ball last year to sing the classic Talking Heads hit “Burning Down the House,” and that live recording appears on the flip side of the vinyl single. The vinyl ships on April 3, but you can hear the David cover on digital platforms.
According to a note from Olivia, David’s recording, which switches the lyrics from “blonde girl” to “blond boy,” is just one of several “reimagined” cover versions that will celebrate the forthcoming fifth anniversary of her debut album, SOUR, which was released May 21, 2021.
Target is also carrying an exclusive Tiny Vinyl that has Olivia’s original version of the song on one side and her live Governors Ball performance of it on the flip side of the 4-inch single.
Also available for preorder on Liv’s website are a fifth anniversary crewneck and tee — each featuring the same image of a mock “Olivia Rodrigo” drivers license — as well as a heart-shaped locket necklace engraved with the “drivers license” lyric, “I still f***** love you.”
Olivia adds in her note, “This song has completely changed my life in the most magical ways possible.”
Noah Wyle as Dr. Robby in season 2 of ‘The Pitt.’ (Warrick Page/HBO Max)
The Pitt is coming back for season 3.
HBO Max renewed the popular, Emmy-winning procedural medical drama series for a third season ahead of season 2’s debut.
Casey Bloys, the chairman and CEO of HBO and HBO Max Content, officially announced the series’ season 3 renewal during the season 2 premiere event on Wednesday.
Each season of The Pitt takes place over the course of a single 15-hour shift in the emergency room at Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center. Every episode takes place during one of the hours of that specific shift.
According to its official logline, “The Pitt is a realistic examination of the challenges facing healthcare workers in today’s America as seen through the lens of the frontline heroes working in a modern-day hospital in Pittsburgh.”
Emmy winner Noah Wyle once again stars as Dr. Robby in season 2, which takes place during the summer around Fourth of July weekend. The season starts on the day before Dr. Robby is set to go away on sabbatical. It also finds Dr. Langdon (Patrick Ball) returning after his suspension and mandatory rehab stint for his prescription drug addiction.
Also starring in season 2 are Katherine LaNasa, Supriya Ganesh, Fiona Dourif, Taylor Dearden, IsaBriones, Gerran Howell, Shabana Azeez and Sepideh Moafi.
Season 2 of The Pitt premiered on Jan. 8. One episode will debut weekly through the season finale, which releases on April 16.
Russell Dickerson (Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo)
Russell Dickerson will play the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo for the first time in 2026, something he revealed in a big way: playing a surprise pop-up show in Times Square Wednesday afternoon.
“Alright, New York City! I am so honored to be kicking this off right here, announcing RodeoHouston,” he told the crowd as he kicked off his performance of his #1 viral hit, “Happen to Me,” complete with dancers and a full band. You can check out the moment on his socials.
Russell’s set to play NRG Stadium on March 5.
He’s only the second performer announced so far, following the reveal of Cody Johnson‘s March 22 show.
The annual event runs March 2-22, with the full concert lineup set to be revealed Thursday at 7 p.m. CT on the RodeoHouston socials.
