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Ebru Yildiz Shinedown's latest hit, "Three Six Five," was written in response to tragedy: The band's bass player, Eric Bass, lost multiple family members last year, including his father. But lead singer Brent Smith tells ABC Audio that the song reminds us that even if your loved ones are absent, they're always with you."I think that 'Three Six Five' is about the people that mean the most to you in […]

Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy Taylor Swift fans are constantly on the lookout for some kind of Easter egg tipping them off to a major announcement, but this time they may actually be onto something.Swift's online store has a banner with photos labeled apparel, music, accessories and sale. What does that spell? AMAS, as in American Music Awards. What's more, there are 12 items on the website that […]

Lionsgate As far back as 2023, The Weeknd has talked about retiring his stage persona, and many believed that his new movie, Hurry Up Tomorrow, would be its last hurrah. In it, he plays a character named Abel, which is his actual birth name. But now the singer says he's not so sure.Asked by Entertainment Weekly if Hurry Up Tomorrow marks the death of The Weeknd, Abel says, "It feels like it. I […]

Scott Legato/Getty Images  While his former bandmate John Oates has credited the rise of yacht rock with helping popularize their music, Daryl Hall seems to loathe the label.When the topic of yacht rock is raised on the Broken Record podcast, Hall says, “This is something I don’t understand. First of all, yacht rock was a f****** joke by two jerk-offs in California and suddenly it became a genre. I don’t even […]

Travis Schneider Like many of Maroon 5's singles, "Priceless" is a love song, but it was specifically inspired by an actual person.Speaking to People, Adam Levine says, "It was the first song that I wrote for the album. It's just this really fun, [s]ummery, chill vibe song that always felt really good. The song kind of, y'know, being about my wife, was the first song out the gates that felt good, […]

Disney/Christopher Willard The American Idol finale, airing May 18, will be a three-hour, star-studded extravaganza.Judges Carrie Underwood, Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan will perform together, as will artist-in-residence Jelly Roll. Plus, Goo Goo Dolls, Myles Smith, Josh Groban, Jessica Simpson, R&B icon Patti LaBelle, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees Salt N Pepa and gospel legend Kirk Franklin will all take the stage alongside this year's Top 14 contestants.During […]

Courtesy CBS/Solaiman Fazel Janet Jackson will be honored with the ICON award at this year's American Music Awards, which will air live from Las Vegas on May 26 and stream on Paramount+.The ICON award is given to artists "whose music has had undeniable cultural and global influence over the music industry." Miss Jackson will also perform on the show, marking her first TV performance since 2018. Janet's list of accomplishments include […]

Disney/Randy Holmes Hozier is going to raise money for the environment by collaborating with nature itself.As he explains on Instagram, on May 16, he's putting out a new version of his song "Like Real People Do," from his 2014 self-titled debut album. This new version incorporates sounds of nature from the area of Ireland that Hozier calls home -- specifically "the bird song, cricket song, rain fall and thunder of […]

Courtesy Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Cyndi Lauper is one of this year's inductees into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, along with indie rockers The White Stripes, British rockers Bad Company, the late Joe Cocker, grunge pioneers Soundgarden, rap duo Outkast and "The Twist" singer Chubby Checker. But it turns out she has an unexpected connection to Bad Company."That was the first song I sang as the lead singer, at a place called the […]