Adele's been out of the spotlight lately, but she emerged a few days ago to check out a rising star: Lola Young. Adele attended one of Lola's concerts at the O2 Academy Brixton in London and posed with her backstage. Lola posted video of herself freaking out as she tells someone else that "Adele's here." She wrote in the caption that "it was so surreal" to have one of her "favourite artists ever" show up.
Céline Dion will release a new song called "Bonjour, Pardon, Merci" on July 3; it's available for presave now. It'll be the second new song she's released since announcing her Paris residency, set to take place this fall. She put out a song called "Dansons" in April.
New mom Carly Rae Jepsen is birthing another project: a double album. Called Day and Night, it features 24 tracks, 12 for day and 12 for night. The first single, "On Wires," is out on Friday. Her first live performance of 2026 will take place Sept. 27 at New York City's All Things Go Festival.
Pink shared a Father's Day tribute on Monday to her husband, Carey Hart, with whom she shares daughter Willow Sage Heart and son Jameson Moon Hart. She wrote, "I miss my Dad. But I get to see this guy do it. It is such a gift to see a father love their children. To be stretched to the limits by that love, to show up in any and every way they can. These two are very lucky, and very loved."
Rod Stewart and Clive Davis arrive to Davis' pre-Grammy Gala at the Regency Hotel's Grand Ballroom Feb. 22, 2003 in New York City. (Frank Micelotta/Getty Images)
In his decadeslong career in the music industry, legendary record executive Clive Davis, who died Monday at age 94, worked with dozens upon dozens of major artists. Some of them have taken to Instagram to pay tribute to him.
Clive signed Barry Manilow to his record label Arista Records and gave him his first #1 hit, "Mandy." Barry wrote on X, "My heart is heavy with the loss of my friend Clive Davis. For fifty years we worked together, created together, argued together, and celebrated together. Yes, some would say it was business. But to Clive, it never was. It was family. And I was honored to be a part of his. Thank you Clive. I wish we could do it all again.”
Bruce Springsteen wrote on Instagram, "At 22 years old, he changed my life when he signed me to Columbia Records. He treated me with the same respect and kindness as a 22-year-old nobody as he did after all my success. A great man. All our prayers and love."
Clive helped revitalize Rod Stewart's career by signing him to his record label J Records and encouraging him to release The Great American Songbook series of albums. Rod wrote on Instagram, "Lost for words! A day I’ve been dreading! A giant of a man in the music business. I owe Clive so much. ... [H]e was the only one who believed a rock singer could sing the standards with conviction."
"Other labels rejected the idea, and so The Great American Songbook was born, selling close to 40 million copies," Rod continued. "We had some wonderful, unforgettable times together, but for now, Mr. Davis, it’s goodbye, my dear friend."
Clive also rebooted Santana's career with the all-star collaborations album Supernatural and its world-beating smash hit "Smooth." Rob Thomas, who co-wrote the song and sang on it, wrote on Instagram, "For the last 27 years Clive Davis has been a friend and mentor to me. We started our working relationship when we released Smooth and continued on." Rob added, "There are still a lot of good people in the music industry but with him goes the end of an era."
Carlos Santana said in a statement, "Clive understood that music is more than entertainment. Music is a healing force. It brings people together beyond fear, beyond separation, beyond borders. He dedicated his life to championing artists and helping them share their gifts with the world."
Taylor Swift, 'I Knew It, I Knew You' from 'Toy Story 5' (Walt Disney Records)
Taylor Swift has the #1 song in the country to go along with the #1 movie in the country.
"I Knew It, I Knew You," which she wrote and recorded for Toy Story 5, tops the Billboard Hot 100 for a second week. The movie debuted at #1 at the box office with $160 million, the year's biggest domestic debut and the biggest debut ever for the Toy Story films.
Meanwhile, Olivia Rodrigo has taken over the top 10 with four new songs from her album you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love, which entered the Billboard 200 album chart at #1. The highest-charting song is "stupid song" at #3, followed by her former #1 hit, "drop dead," at #4, "the cure" at #6 and "honeybee" at #9.
Olivia also scored four top-10 hits from her debut album, SOUR, and two from her sophomore album, GUTS.
The rest of the top 10 is rounded out by Ella Langley's "Choosin' Texas" at #2 and "Be Her" at #5, Ariana Grande's "hate that i made you love me" at #8 and Olivia Dean's "Man I Need" at #10. The only male artist in the top 10 is Drake, at #7 with "Janice STFU."
Madonna's new album, Confessions II, exists because she kept on getting blocked from telling her life story.
As she tellsInterview magazine, her planned biopic, for which she spent two years writing the script, fell apart because the studio wouldn't give her the money she wanted. "I’ve had an extraordinary life. I’ve had a huge life, so I needed a big budget," she says. "They couldn’t get their heads around it."
As a result, she says, "I was in limbo ... and then Netflix reached out to make a series [about my life]."
"That was a whole other long process, because I couldn’t use the script I had with Universal unless I bought it from them for an extortionist’s price, even though I wrote it," she continues. So she spent "eight or nine months" trying to find a writer, with no success.
"I was like, 'Good thing I have another job because I need to work, I need to create. I need to do what I was put on this earth to do,'" she tells Interview.
She reached out to Stuart Price, who produced her 2005 album Confessions on a Dance Floor, because she felt that "people need to dance." At the same time, there were several deaths in her family. "So I wrote about a lot of family trauma, and then we started making dance music," Madonna says.
In the middle of the process she found a writer for the Netflix series, but she felt, "I can’t turn back now." Plus, her daughter Lourdes Leon wanted to collaborate with her.
"She approached me about writing a song together as a way to heal our relationship," Madonna says. "It was a really important moment, and it solidified the idea that now is the time to make this record."
Olivia Rodrigo's Daisy Chain Fields festival (Live Nation)
Sarah McLachlan said in a recent interview that if her groundbreaking Lilith Fair concept were ever to be revived, it would have to be by "someone who's relevant and coming up in the world." Enter Olivia Rodrigo.
In the '90s, Lilith Fair broke ground by featuring largely female acts — something music biz execs at the time said would never work. Olivia, who was featured in the 2025 Lilith Fair documentary Building a Mystery, announced Monday that she's spearheading Daisy Chain Fields, a new, all-female festival.
The festival, set for Aug. 29 in Irvine, California, will feature Olivia, as well as Chappell Roan, Doechii, Bikini Kill, The Breeders, Garbage, KATSEYE, Mitski, Santigold and more. Special guests include none other than Sarah McLachlan, as well as the legendary Stevie Nicks.
Net proceeds from the festival will benefit nonprofit organizations that advance and advocate for women and girls.
Olivia says in a statement, "Daisy Chain Fields is built on the belief that joy, community, and creativity can inspire meaningful change. I’m so excited to celebrate this incredible lineup of women, and I’m grateful to all of our partners in helping us make this festival come to life."
"By bringing together women in music and organizations helping shape a better future for women and girls, I hope we can build a community that inspires hope and positive change," she adds.
Presales start Wednesday at 10 a.m. PT; you can sign up for a presale passcode now at DaisyChainFields.com. Visit the website for more ticket details.
James Cameron and Billie Eilish on the set of 'BILLIE EILISH: HIT ME HARD AND SOFT: THE TOUR'(Henry Hwu)
Billie Eilish's concert film is ready to hit digital hard — and soft.
BILLIE EILISH – HIT ME HARD AND SOFT: THE TOUR, which she co-directed with James Cameron, will be available to buy or rent online starting June 23. It was originally released in theaters on May 8.
At the movie's LA premiere, Billie told ABC News of the film, "I just feel really, really grateful that it's gonna exist forever, and I'll get to watch this show and this tour that I loved so much, and made so many memories with them, forever."
"I think that's really magical for them to have and for me to have," she continued. "It's just a moment in time captured forever."
Clive Davis attends the 66th GRAMMY Awards Pre-GRAMMY Gala & GRAMMY Salute to Industry Icons Honoring Jon Platt at The Beverly Hilton on Feb. 3, 2024, in Beverly Hills, California. (Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
Clive Davis, the record executive known as "the man with the golden ears," has died of age-related illness, according to his family. He was 94.
Davis either discovered, signed or guided the careers of artists including Bruce Springsteen, Chicago, Aerosmith, Billy Joel, Janis Joplin, Alicia Keys, Patti Smith and Whitney Houston.
A statement from Davis' family read, "To the world, our father was the iconic music legend whose vision, instincts, and relentless pursuit of excellence shaped the soundtrack of countless lives. He discovered, mentored, and championed the greatest artists in modern music history, leaving an indelible mark on culture that will endure for generations."
"To his family, Clive was Dad and Granddaddy, the steady presence at the center of our lives, the source of wisdom, strength, encouragement, and unconditional love. No matter how extraordinary his professional accomplishments, he never lost sight of what mattered most: the people he loved."
A lawyer by trade, New York City-born Davisjoined Columbia Records as assistant counsel in 1960. He was made president of the label by 1967 and helped to bring it into the rock era, signing acts such as Joplin's band Big Brother and the Holding Company; Santana; Blood, Sweat & Tears; and Pink Floyd.
After being fired from Columbia in 1973, he started his own labels, Arista Records and J Records, and worked for BMG and Sony Music Entertainment. Over that time, he helped revive the careers of Dionne Warwick, Santana, the Grateful Dead, Rod Stewart and Aretha Franklin; gave Barry Manilow his first #1 with "Mandy"; identified Whitney Houston as a future star and signed her at age 19; and released Alicia Keys' 2001 Grammy-winning debut album, Songs in A Minor.
Other acts Davis worked with over the years included Barbra Streisand, Sarah McLachlan, Carly Simon, Alan Jackson, Brooks & Dunn, Kenny G, Earth, Wind & Fire, The Kinks, Annie Lennox, Toni Braxton, Luther Vandross, Maroon 5 and Usher.
Davis also worked closely with American Idol in the show's early years, heading the label that released the music of winners and finalists such as Kelly Clarkson, Clay Aiken, Fantasia Barrino, Jennifer Hudson, Ruben Studdard and Jordin Sparks.
Davis' annual star-studded pre-Grammy parties became legendary and often served as a launching pad for the artist he was focusing on at the time. He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2000 as a non-performer.
His 2013 autobiography, The Soundtrack of My Life, was a New York Times bestseller. The 2017 documentary Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives, is currently available on Netflix.
Davis, who at age 80 revealed that he was bisexual, is survived by three sons, a daughter, eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, as well as his partner. His two marriages ended in divorce.
AJ McLean, 'My Name Is Alexander James' (Tyler Shields)
After sharing a few of the dates for his upcoming solo tour, Backstreet Boys' AJ McLean said in May that he'd drop the rest of them on Father's Day — and he did.
AJ announced on Instagram the full lineup of dates and cities for the trek. He wrote, "For over 30 years, you’ve known me as AJ… This fall, I’m inviting you into a different chapter. I’m excited to announce The Better Man Tour, my first North American solo tour as Alexander James."
"These songs come from the most personal project I’ve ever made," he continued. "[My solo album] My Name Is Alexander James is about growth, gratitude, healing, and finding the courage to show up as your true self. Thank you for always showing up for me. Now it’s my turn to show up for you."
The tour starts Oct. 20 in Brooklyn, New York, and is set to wrap up Dec. 5 in Tucson, Arizona. The dates will take place after Backstreet Boys are done with their residency in Düsseldorf, Germany, which runs from Sept. 25 through Oct. 7.
Tickets will go on sale this week — you can get details at the link in his Instagram bio.
Selena Gomez and Timothée Chalamet on the set of Woody Allen's 'A Rainy Day in New York' on Sept. 11, 2017, in New York City. (Bobby Bank/GC Images via Getty Images)
Selena Gomez and Timothée Chalamet are teaming up with Illumination, the people who brought you the Minions films, for a new animated feature.
The movie, called Not Alone, was announced at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival. According to studio information distributed to multiplemediaoutlets, Chalamet will play Joe, an introverted rocket mechanic. Gomez will play Fran, an astro-botanist who's created the first rocket powered by plant-based fuel. Things get complicated when three aliens on the run from the law hide out in Joe's house, where they plot to return home using Fran's rocket.
The voice cast also includes Allison Janney, Lamorne Morris and Brett Goldstein. The movie hits theaters in April 2027.
This isn't the first time Gomez and Chalamet have worked together: They both appeared in the movie A Rainy Day in New York, which was released in 2020.
While Chalamet will be making his animated film debut, Gomez has voiced multiple characters in animated films, including the Hotel Transylvania series. Her most recent film role was the Oscar-winning movie Emilia Pérez.
Chalamet, last seen in 2025's Oscar-nominated Marty Supreme, will appear in Dune: Part Three later this year.
Alex Warren's smash hit has just set a new record: It's spent a combined total of 107 weeks at #1 on Billboard's various charts. The previous record of 106 weeks was set by "Flowers" by Miley Cyrus.
This means that "Ordinary" has been #1 for multiple weeks on multiple charts. For example, it's racked 34 weeks and counting at #1 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart, and was on top for 30 weeks on Adult Pop Airplay. On Pop Airplay, it was #1 for 16 weeks. And on the Radio Songs chart, which includes all radio formats, it was #1 for 27 weeks.
"Ordinary" and "Flowers" are the only two songs ever to spend triple-digit weeks at #1. The next-longest reign is 87 weeks, held by The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights." "Despacito" is next with 74 weeks, followed by "Blurred Lines" with 72 weeks.
In other Alex Warren news, he spent Father's Day mourning his late dad, who died of kidney cancer when Alex was nine. He posted a photo of the two of them together and wrote, "Dad, you taught me everything I know today except how to live without you. You may be gone from this world but you’re still everywhere in mine."
"In everything I do you’re there. Whenever I cry you’re in my tears, whenever I laugh it’s your voice I hear. At every show I still look for you in the crowd. I love you."
Both of Alex's parents are deceased, a fact he frequently references in his music and while onstage.
Katy Perry during her concert at the O Son do Camiño Festival, on 18 June, 2026 in Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. (Alvaro Ballesteros/Europa Press via Getty Images)
Katy Perry has launched her Out of Office tour of summer festivals, and when it comes to her wardrobe, everything old is new again.
The more money you donate, the more entries for each drawing you will receive. For example, $15 will get you 150 entries, while 100 bucks gets you 2,000 entries. The money raised will go to Katy's Firework Foundation, which works to empower children from underserved communities through the arts.
So far, you can enter to win two outfits. The first is a two-piece polka dot bra and skirt top she wore June 18 at a festival in Spain. It's originally from the the Hello, Katy tour and is available until July 11.
There's also a two-piece blue outfit with a pink bow, which she originally wore in 2009 in Lisbon, Portugal, during the Hello Katy tour. She re-wore it June 20 at the Rock in Rio Lisboa Festival in Lisbon; that one is available until July 13.
Dua Lipa and Callum Turner attend the 2026 Vanity Fair Oscar Party on March 15, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Amy Sussman/Getty Images for Vanity Fair)
Dua Lipa has finally given fans a good look at the gown she wore for her and Callum Turner's June 6 wedding celebration in Sicily. She posted a carousel of photos on Instagram, captioning it, "Mr & Mrs."
Dua wore a custom Chanel Haute Couture wedding gown with a halter neckline and a plunging back, decorated with crystals and feathers. A feathered headpiece, a six-foot train and long veil completed the look. Four hundred and eighty thousand beads and 25,000 feathers were used to create the gown, which took over 1,100 hours of needlework. The veil, embroidered with birds and flowers, took another 3,000 hours of handwork.
You can get a closer look at the work that went into the gown on Chanel's official Instagram.
According to ELLE, it was the first Chanel Haute Couture wedding gown to be designed by Chanel artistic director Matthieu Blazy for a "friend of the house," which is what Dua is.
As for Callum, he wore a black Louis Vuitton tux designed by Pharrell Williams, with a black bowtie and a hand-crafted red peony in his lapel, according to ELLE.
After Dua posted the wedding photos, some of her famous pals chimed in with well wishes. Elton John wrote, "Congratulations, an honour to have been there to celebrate your love." Elton reportedly serenaded the couple with his hit "Your Song" at the Sicily ceremony.
Katy Perry commented, "sweetie babies," while Gracie Abrams wrote, "Can't handle it." Justin Timberlake wrote, "Congrats, you 2!!!"
Dua and Callum first tied the knot May 31 in an intimate ceremony in London; Dua wore a Schiaparelli skirt suit and a big white hat.
The Netflix phenomenon KPop Demon Hunters celebrates the one-year anniversary of its release on Saturday, June 20. The animated film has gone on to dominate the streaming service's "most-watched" list, global pop culture and the Billboard charts in equal measure.
Here's a look at KPop Demon Huntersby the numbers, courtesy of Netflix:
- It's the first title ever to spend 52 straight weeks on Netflix's Global Top 10.
- It was the most-streamed movie of 2025, with 20.5 billion viewing minutes.
- The soundtrack spent two weeks at #1 on Billboard 200, and racked up more than 15 billion streams worldwide, making it the most-streamed soundtrack of the decade.
- The HUNTR/X song "Golden" was #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for eight weeks, becoming the first-ever #1 by a female K-pop act, and the longest-running #1 by a female group in this century. It was also the fastest song to reach a billion streams on Spotify.
- In addition to "Golden," the soundtrack also sent three other songs into the top 10 simultaneously: "Your Idol," "Soda Pop" and "How It's Done."
- At the Oscars earlier this year, KPop Demon Hunters won best animated feature, while "Golden" won best original song, making it the first K-pop song to win an Oscar. "Golden" also won the Golden Globe in the same category, and the Grammy in the category of best song written for visual media.
- Since the film's debut, Duolingo has seen a 22% jump in Korean language learners.
On Saturday, the official Netflix TikTok account will host a nine-hour livestream featuring multiple versions of the film, plus appearances from fans, cast members and filmmakers, live commentary and more.
Matt Slocum, Leigh Nash and Justin Cary of Sixpence None the Richer, August 7, 2012 in New York City. ( Cindy Ord/Getty Images)
Justin Cary, longtime bass player for "Kiss Me" band Sixpence None the Richer, has died, according to frontwoman Leigh Nash. He was 50.
On Instagram Thursday, Nash posted a carousel of photos of Cary with the band and wrote, "‘We sure had a great time’ is an understatement. Thank you, Justin. We love you forever. Please keep his dear [wife] Linda close to your hearts. She is our family. There’s never been anybody like Justin."
Earlier in the week, Nash had encouraged fans to visit a GoFundMe page that had been set up for Cary's family because, she said, he'd recently suffered a stroke. "His wonderful wife Linda has kept us updated everyday and night too. She is lovely, delicate and unfathomably heartbroken," Nash wrote.
She continued, "We love our brother so so much. Words don’t cover it. I know so many out there love him too. Saw his brilliance, second to NONE professionalism, class, humor (oh my lord the humor) wit, tough as an old boot as they say. Many more adjectives to describe him. Please pray for Justin and Linda. ... I’m putting a link to @gofundme in our bio if anyone feels led to help Linda navigate the waters ahead."
A update on the GoFundMe page states that Justin "passed peacefully" on Thursday morning.
Sixpence None the Richer formed in 1992; Cary joined in 1997, the same year they released their self-titled album. It featured "Kiss Me," which reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and earned the group a Grammy nomination. The group disbanded in 2004, but when they reunited, Cary was with them again, remaining a member until the present day.
In 2024, BLACKPINK member LISA scored a solo hit with "Moonlit Floor," which interpolated "Kiss Me."
Taylor Swift, 'I Knew It, I Knew You' from 'Toy Story 5' (Walt Disney Records)
Taylor Swift and Olivia Rodrigo have taken over the music charts across the pond.
Olivia's new album, you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love,has topped the U.K.'s album chart with first-week sales of just under 103,000 units. That's a lot more than either one of her previous albums sold in its first week: SOUR moved 51,000 units, while GUTS did 60,000. In fact, Olivia now has the biggest first-week sales for any album by a non-British artist in the U.K. so far this year.
Plus, at age 23, she's the youngest international artist to sell over 100,000 albums in an opening week since Britney Spears did it in 2024 with Greatest Hits: My Prerogative.
Olivia says in a statement to Official Charts, "Thank you so much for this Number 1 album award! It means so much to me. I wrote so many of these songs in the U.K., so it makes it extra special. Thank you all for listening, I appreciate it so much."
Meanwhile, Taylor's new Toy Story 5 song "I Knew It, I Knew You" is #1 for a second week on the U.K.'s Official Singles Chart. It sold 71,000 units in the past week, giving it the biggest sales week for any single so far this year. The previous record was held by Harry Styles, whose song "Aperture" sold 70,000 units in its first week.
But Olivia is right behind Taylor; three songs from her new album sit at #2, #3 and #5 on the Singles Chart: "stupid song," "the cure" and "drop dead," respectively.
Katy Perry attends the 2026 Tribeca Festival premiere of 'Katy Perry: The Lifetimes Tour' on June 8, 2026 in New York City. (Manny Carabel/WireImage)
Katy Perry has created an entirely new show, complete with new props, for her festival run this summer, which she's dubbed the Out of Office Tour.
During her performance of "I Kissed a Girl" in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on Thursday — her first show of the tour — Katy climbed into a giant water bottle labeled "Katyade" and went crowd-surfing, to the delight of fans. She also gave her new single "Watch It Burn" its live debut, ahead of its release on June 25.
While singing "Never Really Over," she stood next to an enormous iPhone and didn't answer calls from, among others, the initials "JM," "RB" and "OB." Those seemingly stood for her ex-boyfriend John Mayer, her ex-husband Russell Brand and her ex-fiancé Orlando Bloom.
But when the caller displayed as "JPJT" — which stands for Justin Pierre James Trudeau, Katy's boyfriend, who she calls "the love of my life" — she hit "accept."
According to MundoAmerica.com, another part of the show featured Katy getting a fake phone call from her daughter during the song "All the Love."
Katy's costumes included a long white shirt sporting the words "I am not a robot" with a sequined American flag tie and Canadian flag cufflinks, and a two-piece top and skirt that was a near-replica of an outfit she wore in 2009.
Her setlist was also different from her 2025 Lifetimes Tour, which is coming to screens this summer as a live concert film. In addition to all her biggest hits — from "Roar" and "Firework" to "Teenage Dream" — the new setlist included "Harleys in Hawaii," "Thinking of You," "Never Really Over" and a cover of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs song "Heads Will Roll."
Gracie Abrams is the latest artist to record a cover song for BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge.
Gracie and her band performed Ariana Grande's "we can't be friends (wait for you love)." Her version is decidedly more rocking than Ariana's, with heavier guitars and drums. Gracie wrote on Instagram, "@arianagrande Your music moves me you move me you are everything."
Ariana hasn't responded to the shout-out yet. She's set to perform at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California, on Friday night.
On Live Lounge, Gracie also performed "Hit the Wall," the first single from her upcoming album, Daughter From Hell. It'sdue July 17, just a few weeks ahead of the release of Ariana's new album, petal.
Taylor Swift shakes hands with Tim McGraw during the 42nd Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards, May 15, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
On June 19, 2006 — 20 years ago — a song named after a country superstar was released by a new artist. It was "Tim McGraw" by 16-year-old Taylor Swift, and the music industry would never be the same again.
Taylor started writing the song in math class, after pondering the impending end of her relationship with her boyfriend, who was a senior and would soon go off to college. She later finished it with songwriter Liz Rose. The head of her record company suggested that she rename it from "When You Think Tim McGraw" to simply "Tim McGraw," because he thought it would make Tim McGraw fans curious about her.
The song is about a girl who hopes her ex will remember her every time he thinks of her favorite song, which is by Tim McGraw. Thematically, it's somewhat of a blueprint for many of Taylor's future songs.
Tim McGraw revealed in 2025 that he was initially "a little apprehensive about" about the song, because he thought, "Have I gotten to that age now to where they’re singing songs about me? Does that mean I’ve jumped the shark a bit?" He eventually got on board with the song, though; the two became friends and have performed together many times.
"Tim McGraw" got good reviews; it hit the top 10 on the Billboard country chart and #40 on the Hot 100. It became the opening track on her self-titled debut album, which came out that October. It was a massive success, spawned four additional hit singles and set Taylor on the path to becoming the world-conquering superstar she is today.
And Taylor's new single, "I Knew It, I Knew You," is a full-circle moment, as it returns her to those country roots.
Myles Smith, 'My Mess, My Heart, My Life.' (Atlantic)
Myles Smith has racked up billions of streams, won awards and circled the globe on tour, but now he's done something that usually takes place before all that happens: He's released his debut album.
While he's put out some EPs, My Mess, My Heart, My Life is Myles' first-ever full-length album. It features 15 songs, including his two megahits — "Stargazing" and "Nice to Meet You"; his Niall Horan collaboration, "Drive Safe"; and the previously released songs "Stay (If You Wanna Dance)," "Hold Me in the Dark" and "Gold."
“It’s been quite an unstructured career in that I’ve been lucky enough to have songs that have done really well and have toured the world two or three times pre-debut album,” Myles tells Music Week. “It’s a really weird period; I’m very conscious I’ve done nothing in order."
Myles wrote one song on the album, "Dublin Lights," with his good pal Ed Sheeran, who he's opening for this summer. “We’ve clicked because we connect as human beings, not as musicians," he tells Music Week.
"For him, I think it’s probably nice having another person in his life who’s concerned about Ed the father, the husband or the friend, rather than Ed the global success.”
“I think at the heart of it is that we love making music," Myles added. "I have no interest in fame; it’s not something I’ve ever been hungry for. It’s always about how music can be the most important and defining part of my career, and I think he sees that in me."
Myles joins Ed on his Loop stadium tour starting Saturday at Nashville's Nissan Stadium. He'll also be doing his own headlining shows in between those dates starting in early July.
Taylor Swift attends the 'Toy Story 5' Los Angeles World Premiere at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California on June 9, 2026. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for for TAS Rights Management)
Taylor Swift's new song "I Knew It, I Knew You" is featured over the end credits of Toy Story 5, in theaters Friday. The song was inspired by the journey of Jessie the cowgirl toy, and on the red carpet for the worldwide premiere Taylor shared what kind of emotions she hopes it will evoke in people once they hear it in the film.
"I think that it would be really awesome if they thought of somebody that they had amazing memories with that they haven't seen in a long time, or someone that they miss, knowing that that person could come back into their life," she said.
"Or just the feeling that sometimes people's paths diverge, and that doesn't mean that that's the last time that you get to feel those memories or know that person," she added. "Sometimes, when you look back on your childhood, those memories, that's special in itself."
Taylor said she loves being part of the movie because the Toy Story franchise is "such an incredible world of imagination and playfulness and mischief and humor and comedy and tragedy."
"It's raised so many kids just like me," she added. "I watched Toy Story when I was 5, and I've watched every single one of the films so many times."
In an Instagram post, Taylor shared video of herself in the studio on the day she wrote "I Knew It, I Knew You," explaining that she'd seen the movie that morning, and went home and wrote the song after getting the "songwriter zoomies."
Noting that it was 6:57 p.m., Taylor said that the Disney and Pixar bosses were coming to hear the song in two hours. "We have not recorded it yet," she said. "And I think this is one of the most fun days of my life!"
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