Cardi B has been performing in sold-out arenas as part of her Little Miss Drama tour, reportedly going against doctor’s orders.
In Allure‘s March issue, she revealed that she was told to slow down in January after a physician found her hormone levels were elevated. Instead, she stuck with her plan to go on her first tour in seven years.
“I just want to do everything now,” she said. “I told myself I needed two years of being uncomfortable so I could be comfortable. Things just change every single f****** day. And it’s like, This is your moment. This is the time to do it.”
She added, “I want to give my fans a good moment and have been pulling strings to make this s*** happen, and it’s turning out beautiful.”
Cardi is set to perform back-to-back shows at Madison Square Garden Wednesday and Thursday. Ahead of that, she’s giving fans in her hometown of the Bronx a preview of her Grow-Good Beauty hair care line via a tour bus designed to resemble a beauty supply store. It will be open Tuesday until 6 p.m. ET.
In the Allure story, Cardi noted her goal with the hair care line is to build a loyal customer base. “People are gonna buy my s*** just off my name, but are you gonna come back? It’s about coming back,” she said.
Noting the stakes are higher with beauty products, she added, “A bad song is not gonna f*** up your life. Imagine you put some s*** into your hair, and you damage it, and I’m responsible?! Never.”
May will mark the 60th anniversary of The Beach Boys’ iconic album Pet Sounds, and the milestone is being celebrated with a whole host of new releases.
On May 15, fans will get a glimpse of the making of the album with the release of The Pet Sounds Sessions Highlights, featuring material from the 1997 four-CD box set The Pet Sounds Sessions. The new release contains 25 alternate takes, a cappella versions and tracking sessions, all of which are making their vinyl debut.
The Pet Sounds Sessions Highlightswill be released as a two-CD set or two-LP set. The LP versions will be released on standard black vinyl and limited-edition splatter/color variants. Also on May 15, the original 90-track The Pet Sounds Sessions will be released to digital services.
As a preview of the new set, a three-track EP featuring different versions of the Pet Sounds song “Sloop John B” is out now.
The Pet Sounds 60th anniversary will also be celebrated with the release of a Vinylphyle Edition of the album on 180-gram black vinyl, and cut from the original mono and stereo analog tapes. Interscope-Capitol’s Definitive Sound Series will also release a limited-edition pressing of 6,000numbered copies of the album in the original mono configuration.
Released May 16, 1966, Pet Sounds is often considered one of the best albums of all time. Recorded a year after Brian Wilson quit touring and suffered a breakdown in 1964, the album featured such classic Beach Boys songs as “Wouldn’t It Be Nice,” “God Only Knows” and “Sloop John B.”
The album peaked at #10 on the Billboard Album chart; in 2004 it was chosen by the Library of Congress for inclusion in the National Recording Registry.
Dominic McLaughlin stars in the upcoming ‘Harry Potter’ TV series. (Aidan Monaghan/HBO)
More Harry Potter is headed our way.
HBO has shared a new image of Dominic McLaughlin in costume as the titular wizard from its upcoming Harry Potter TV series.
The photo finds Harry walking toward the quidditch pitch at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry while wearing the signature Gryffindor quidditch robes. His robe bears his last name on the back, as well as his player number, which is seven.
A large group of Hogwarts students is gathered ahead of him entering the pitch, which is decorated with flags representing both the Gryffindor and Hufflepuff houses. There’s also a flag supporting Fred Weasley and George Weasley, the older brothers of Harry’s best friend Ron Weasley.
The photo is captioned “Tomorrow” alongside a lightning bolt emoji, a reference to Harry’s forehead scar. This tease has fans assuming even more will be released about the upcoming show within the next 24 hours.
HBO shared first-look photos of McLaughlin in costume as Harry Potter and Nick Frost in costume as Hagrid in July 2025. The photos were released the same week cameras officially started rolling on the series as it began production at the Warner Bros. Studios in Leavesden, England, the same location where all eight of the Harry Potter films were made.
McLaughlin leads the cast alongside Alastair Stout and Arabella Stanton, who play Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger.
The upcoming HBO show is described as a faithful adaptation of the books by J.K. Rowling, who serves as an executive producer on the series. Multiple seasons of the show are planned, with each one bringing the Harry Potter characters on new adventures.
The Harry Potter series will premiere on HBO and HBO Max in 2027.
Joey Fatone in ‘Boy Band Confidential’ (Courtesy Investigation Discovery)
By now, most fans know that the boy band phenomenon of the late ’90s and early 2000s had a dark side, and it’s on display in a new documentary called Boy Band Confidential, part of Investigation Discovery’s Hollywood Demons series. It streams April 13 and April 14 on ID.
*NSYNC’s Joey Fatone is the executive producer of the doc, and he says in a statement, “Being in a boy band was one of the greatest experiences of my life but it also came with challenges we didn’t always understand at the time. This project gave all of us a chance to reflect, to be honest, and to share what really happened behind the spotlight.”
Among those who tell their stories in the doc: Joey’s bandmate Lance Bass; Backstreet Boys’ AJ McLean; 98 Degrees’ Nick Lachey and Jeff Timmons; Boyz II Men’s Wanya Morris and Shawn Stockman; LFO’s Brad Fischetti; and O-Town’s Ashley Parker Angel.
In the trailer, which Joey shared on Instagram, Ashley says, “I was sitting on the 38th-floor balcony of my New York apartment and I just thought about jumping off.”
According to a press release, the doc delves into the “systemic exploitation” of boy band members, as well as “the pressures, the power struggles and the darker realities behind the scenes.”
“Very excited about this project!!! a lot of stories some people know and some people don’t,” Joey wrote on Instagram.
Claudio Sanchez of Coheed and Cambria performs at The Greek Theatre on September 18, 2025 in Berkeley, California. (Steve Jennings/Getty Images)
Coheed and Cambria has announced a run of U.S. headlining shows in between their tour opening for Shinedown.
The dates span from May 11 in Columbia, South Carolina, to July 29 in San Antonio. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday at 10 a.m. local time.
Russell Wilson, Sienna Princess Wilson, Ciara, and Future Zahir Wilburn attend Fashion Scholarship Fund’s 89th Annual Gala at The Glasshouse on March 23, 2026, in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)
Ciara and husband Russell Wilson attended the Fashion Scholarship Fund gala Monday with daughter Sienna Princess Wilson and son Future Zahir Wilburn. In an interview with USA Today, Ciara explained why she decided to bring them along.
“Clearly, they have a lot of energy, but it makes us so happy that they can see us in moments like this, you know, because they are the future,” she said.
“We want them to be inspired in rooms like this, and see mommy and dad do what they do … they’re also going to go back to doing homework in a second,” she continued. “We’re staying focused around here.”
Ciara and Russell were honored at the gala for their contributions to fashion and philanthropy, as well as their commitment to being inspirations to the youth. While accepting the honor, according to Vogue, Ciara encouraged students to continue despite experiencing setbacks, which she described as “your beauty marks in the making.” Russell added, “I think it first starts with showing people that your language matters and what you say to yourself and what you say to others matters.” They also talked about their Why Not You Foundation and the opportunities that it creates.
“Keep pushing the limits. Always put yourself out there,” he said, according to Vogue. “Even if you don’t trust your ideas, just go with your gut and you’ll figure it out.”
Cover of ‘Gregg Allman Band’s Great As Ever: Live In Philadelphia ’86’ (Sawrite Records)
A previously unreleased live recording of Gregg Allman in concert is set for release in April.
Gregg Allman Band’s Great As Ever: Live In Philadelphia ’86 features a never-before-heard recording from the late rocker’s personal archives. It captures Allman’s Jan. 11, 1986, concert at the intimate Chestnut Cabaret in Philadelphia.
The 13-song set features an early version of what would become Allman’s hit track “I’m No Angel,” as well as the solo track “Queen of Hearts” and performances of Allman Brothers Band classics like “Midnight Rider,” “It’s Not My Cross To Bear” and “Melissa,” the latter of which was dedicated to his ABB bandmate Dickey Betts, despite their then-estrangement.
Gregg Allman Band’s Great As Ever: Live In Philadelphia ’86 will be released April 10 and is available for preorder now.
And Gregg Allman fans have more to look forward to in 2026. The documentary Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul is expected to premiere in theaters this summer. The film, directed by Grammy and Golden Globe award-winning filmmaker James Keach, will feature never-before-seen interviews and rare archival performances.
The U.S. Capitol is seen on March 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
(WASHINGTON) — Senators on both sides of the aisle as well as the White House seem to be increasingly optimistic that a deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security is on the horizon — as Transportation Security Administration lines grow at airports and lawmakers feel the pressure.
Republican Sen. Katie Britt, a key negotiator for the GOP, told reporters Monday evening that there was a solution on DHS funding. Her comments came after she and other GOP negotiators — Sens. Markwayne Mullin (who was later confirmed to be the DHS secretary), Lindsey Graham, Bernie Moreno and Steve Daines — met with President Donald Trump at the White House Monday.
The atmosphere on Capitol Hill appears ripe for a DHS funding deal — as the partial shutdown of the department stretches into its 39th day.
Some Senate Republicans are beginning to coalesce around a proposal to fund every agency inside DHS — except immigration enforcement and removal operations. Components of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, like Homeland Security Investigations, which handles things like human smuggling investigations, could still be funded.
Some Republicans have pushed for tackling immigration funding in separate legislation down the road — potentially in another reconciliation bill, which only requires a simple majority to pass.
“Conversations are ongoing but this deal seems to be acceptable,” a White House official said Tuesday.
As the partial shutdown drags on, ICE has money to continue its operations, following a $75 billion cash infusion over five years in the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” that Trump signed into law last summer. ICE agents continue to be paid, while their other DHS colleagues are not.
Democrats — who are blocking DHS funding and demanding ICE reforms following the shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal law enforcement in Minneapolis — still haven’t publicly agreed to anything, although they’ve been open to this piecemeal funding approach for weeks.
Democratic senators on Monday expressed sentiments that talks were trending in a positive direction.
“Democrats and Republicans have been trying to come to some negotiation, and I’m hearing that there is a potential solution,” Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock said.
It’s not yet clear how an emerging deal factors in Trump’s demand over the weekend that Republican not make a deal with Democrats on DHS funding without also passing his voting and gender-affirming care legislation, the SAVE America Act.
The legislation would restrict mail-in ballots, require photo ID at polling places and mandate that states obtain proof of citizenship before registering a person to vote in a federal election. Trump has tacked additional provisions onto the list of things he would like to see in the law: banning transgender women from playing in women’s sports and gender-affirming surgeries for minors.
SAVE America Act provisions could also be included in a future reconciliation bill, although nothing is set in stone, and the legislation may not meet strict budget rules to be included in a reconciliation package.
Pressure on lawmakers is mounting as lines grow at airports across the country and tens of thousands of workers, including TSA officers, go without pay. Senators continue to get paid.
ICE agents sent by Trump are now stationed at more than a dozen airports across the nation to assume some of the duties of TSA officers affected by the partial shutdown.
While these recent developments mark the most progress on a DHS funding deal in weeks, it’s still a long way from a done deal. Even if the Senate agrees on a deal and passes it, it would still need to go back to the House.
ABC News’ Michelle Stoddart contributed to this report.
Winston McCall of Parkway Drive performs onstage during a concert at Velodrom on September 20, 2022 in Berlin, Germany. (Gina Wetzler/Redferns)
Parkway Drive frontman Winston McCall has shared a video statement regarding a former associate of the band who’s pleaded guilty to an underage sex offense dating back to 2002.
Unlike the band’s initial written statement, McCall’s video names the associate as Jed Gordon, former Parkway Drive merch manager and brother of drummer Ben Gordon.
“Number one, we support the victim,” McCall says. “We support the victim 100 percent. She deserves justice, she deserves her space, she deserves her time, she deserves to be heard.”
“Number two, we condemn this,” he continues. “We condemn this without hesitation. If there was anything in our initial response that left people wondering about that, I want to make this crystal clear for everyone: this is f*****.”
Parkway Drive began working with Jed Gordon in 2003. In their initial statement, the band said Jed Gordon “hasn’t toured with us since 2017,” but “more recently he’s been part of our Australian online mech team.”
“We employed him for a long time,” McCall says. “We put him in a position where he had contact with a lot of people, and it’s our moral responsibility to carry … we see it, and we hold it.”
McCall says that Parkway Drive “knew [Jed Gordon] could be bad with people” and apologizes to anyone who’s “had bad interactions with Jed while employed with us,” but maintains that they “did not know the extent of his behavior.”
“We’ve been completely blindsided by this,” McCall says.
McCall also apologized to anyone who felt Parkway Drive’s initial statement was “cold.”
“This is us putting the human connection to it,” McCall says. “This whole story’s heartbreaking.”
Masali Baduza and Hannah Dodd pose for a photo ahead of leading ‘Bridgerton’ season 5. (Netflix)
Bridgerton is so back. Well, back in production on season 5, that is.
Netflix has announced that cameras have started rolling on the fifth season of the hit romance series Bridgerton. This new season will feature the middle Bridgerton daughter Francesca as its lead. It will also be the first season of the series to have a queer couple at the forefront of the story.
“Two years after losing her beloved husband John, Fran decides to reenter the marriage mart for practical reasons,” the season’s official logline reads. “But when John’s cousin Michaela returns to London to tend to the Kilmartin estate, Fran’s complicated feelings will have her questioning whether to stick to her pragmatic intentions or pursue her inner passions.”
Hannah Dodd will once again star as Francesca Stirling, the Countess of Kilmartin, in this new season. Francesca, who “has long felt out of place in the world,” according to a description from Netflix, “will make discoveries about herself that could change everything” in season 5.
Masali Baduza will return as Michaela Stirling, Francesca’s love interest and the cousin of her late husband. Underneath her “charming and vivacious exterior hides a vulnerable young woman who is quick to run the second she feels discomfort. But this season, Michaela must face her vulnerability head-on as she’s forced to navigate her relationship to her late cousin’s legacy — and to Francesca,” according to a description from Netflix.
Bridgerton season 5 will consist of eight episodes. Jess Brownell serves as its showrunner and executive producer, while Shonda Rhimes, Betsy Beers, Tom Verica and Chris Van Dusen also executive produce.
