The Michael Jackson movie has moonwalked into the record books once again.
Michael has taken in $977 million worldwide. That surpasses the Oscar-winning film Oppenheimer, which raked in $975 million globally. Michael had already become the highest-grossing musical biopic of all time, out-earning the Queen movie Bohemian Rhapsody — but now it's tops among all biographical films.
Michael opened in April with an impressive $217 million globally. As per Variety, it's now become Lionsgate's biggest movie of all time, surpassing 2013's The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, which earned $865 million.
Lionsgate is reportedly planning on at least one more movie about Jackson's life, since Michael ends in 1988. The King of Pop died in June 2009.
Stevie Nicks performs at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, November, 2023 (Disney/Michael J. LeBrecht II)
More reported details are leaking out about Taylor Swift's upcoming wedding to Travis Kelce, and it appears guests may be entertained by a two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer.
A source has confirmed to Rolling Stone that Stevie Nicks will attend the wedding — allegedly taking place this weekend at New York's Madison Square Garden — and is "expected to" perform.
Nicks' presence at the wedding doesn't come as much of a surprise, since she and Taylor have been friends for years. In particular, Stevie wrote a poem for Taylor's The Tortured Poets Society album, and Taylor name-checked Stevie in a song from that album, "Clara Bow."
Taylor also told Stephen Colbert last year of Stevie, "I feel very lucky that she’s lent her very magical, wonderful, wise approach to life to me.” During the NBA Finals, Taylor wore a T-shirt that said "Stevie Knicks" in honor of the singer and the New York team.
Stevie told Rolling Stone in 2024 of Taylor and Travis, "I hope they fall deeper and deeper in love and ride off into the sunset ... and get married and have babies if she wants that. I just want all of that for her.”
According to a report from TheNew York Times, Taylor and Travis will hold an intimate gathering on Thursday, followed by a massive party on Friday.
Neither Taylor nor Travis have confirmed any of this, and the entire thing may be a ruse to throw people off.
Bruce Springsteen attends the funeral of Clive Davis on June 29, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images)
Bruce Springsteen was one of several artists honoring late music exec Clive Davis at a funeral service in New York City Monday.
“Clive was the most humble man in the music business,” Springsteen said at the opening of his speech, garnering laughs and applause from the mourners gathered at Manhattan's Central Synagogue. “Not really.”
“Clive was big and bombastic and brave and full of ideas and just believed, believed, believed, believed,” he added. “He was born to run ... everything.”
Springsteen then talked about having to come into New York City in 1972 to play for Davis before he could get signed to Columbia Records, and how kind and welcoming Davis was to him.
“He changed my life forever," Springsteen said.
“The world that Clive was such a wonderful representative of has now vanished completely with his passing,” Springsteen said. “The world of the great record man. ... Men who defined, loved and sustained the record business from their viewpoint at the top desk on down.”
“Clive changed so many artists' and performers' lives,” he added. “Clive not only loved music, he actually loved the people who made the music, no matter how much of a pain in the a** they were. And he loved those people deeply and permanently.”
“With his loyalty he let me know that was always the way he felt about me," Springsteen noted. "And I loved him back. I never felt nothing but love coming from Clive.”
Others who spoke at the service included Dionne Warwick, Barry Manilow and Alicia Keys, with Kenny G and Jennifer Hudson both performing.
(L-R) Singer Cindy Wilson, Fred Schneider and Kate Pierson of The B-52's performs onstage during The Darker Waves Festival on November 18, 2023 in Huntington Beach, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/WireImage)
The B-52s were forced to cancel their set at Frances’ Retro C Trop music festival Saturday due to severe weather just minutes before they were to go onstage.
Singer Fred Schneider took to social media to let fans know just how bad the situation at Château de Tilloloy became, calling it a “total disaster." He suggested the promoter wanted them to go on with the show despite the impending weather.
“First, there was lightning, but the promoter still had the crew set up the stage and told the band to get ready to perform," he wrote. "Luckily, Our tour manager, said to hold back 10 minutes because it’s not safe and we have to see what is going on with the storm. Then it was like a world wind hurricane force and heavy rain.”
He wrote the weather got so bad they got stuck at the grounds “because it was too dangerous to drive,” with the power also going out backstage.
“We felt terrible for the fans that have waited in the heat all day for us to perform," he continued, noting the fans got "very little warning to no warning" that they weren't safe.
He wrote that the storm was so bad it caused scaffolding to fall from the stage, destroying some of their equipment. He shared photos of all the destroyed equipment, including keyboards, mic stands and laptops, but also let fans know that “No one was hurt thank goodness.”
The band’s official Instagram account also posted a message to fans, noting they were sorry about the cancellation. "The storm made it impossible to continue, and the safety of our fans and everyone on site had to come first." The post included a photo of lightning striking while the band ahead of them played.
Bruce Springsteen kicked off the Born in the U.S. A. tour in St. Paul, Minnesota.
The tour featured the E Street Band debuts of guitarist Nils Lofgren, who replaced Stevie Van Zandt who left to record a solo album, and Springsteen’s future wife Patti Scialfa.
During opening night, director Brian De Palma shot the video for the Born in the U.S.A. single “Dancing in the Dark." The performance clip ends with Springsteen pulling a fan onstage to dance with him. In reality, the woman, a then unknown actress named Courteney Cox, was placed in the front row so Bruce could pull her onstage to dance.
The video became a huge MTV hit and the song became Bruce's biggest-ever single, spending four weeks at #1 and selling over a million copies.
Cox went on to become a huge star, thanks to the successful NBC series Friends, the Scream movie franchise and more.
The tour wrapped in October 1985, after hitting North America twice, Asia, Australia and Europe.
Cover of Steve Hackett and Steve Rothery's 'The Roaring Waves' (InsideOutMusic)
Former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett and Steve Rothery, the original guitarist for progressive rock band Marillion, have shared the first single off their upcoming instrumental album, The Roaring Waves.
The track, ”The Black Sea,” is described by Rothery as “the perfect introduction to the sonic world we’ve created between us,” adding, “We have a very special chemistry.”
“For ‘The Black Sea,’ our joint guitar sounds with the keys created a strong vibe of intrigue along with a sense of a musical dark sea adventure,” Hackett adds.
The Roaring Waves, dropping Aug. 28, is made up of seven songs that are described as ranging "from the dexterously ridiculous to the brilliantly sublime, though with one common theme: the profundity of the sea."
In other Steve Hackett-related news, Genesis has announced they're releasing their 1974 album, The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, in Dolby Atmos as a standalone Blu-ray audio disc for the first time. The Blu-ray was previously only available as part of The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway 50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition box set, which was released in September.
(L-R) Roger Daltrey of The Who and Eddie Vedder perform onstage during the 2025 Backyard Concert supporting Teen Cancer America and the UCLA Health Center at a private residence on October 03, 2025 in Pacific Palisades, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for BC)
The Who’s Roger Daltrey and Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder are set to headline the Best of Blues and Rock Festival, happening Nov. 20-22 at Ibirapuera Park in São Paulo, Brazil.
Daltrey is set to headline the festival on Nov. 21, with a lineup that also includes Chris Isaak and blues guitarist Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, while Vedder is booked for Nov. 20 and 22, alongside Glen Hansard and others.
Tickets go on sale to the general public on Monday at 11 a.m. local time. More info can be found at bestofbluesandrock.com.
Vedder, a well known Who fan, has played with the band on several occasions. Back in October, he joined The Who on stage at the private Backyard Concert supporting Teen Cancer America and the UCLA Health Center. His most recent public show with the band was at The Who's March 2024 Teenage Cancer Trust charity concert at Royal Albert Hall in London.
Next up, Daltrey is set to kick off a U.S. tour on Aug. 23 in Mesa, Arizona, with dates confirmed through Oct. 3 in Selbyville, Delaware. A complete list of dates can be found at TheWho.com.
Vedder’s next live dates are at his Ohana Festival in Dana Point, California, happening Sept. 25-26. Vedder is headlining Sept. 25, with Pearl Jam headlining Sept 27.
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers "American Girl" cover art (UMe)
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers fans are getting a chance to hear new versions of two of his classic songs.
To mark the 50th anniversary of Petty's iconic tracks "American Girl" and "Breakdown," the Tom Petty estate has just released extended, newly mixed versions of the songs, both remixed from the original multitrack tapes in Hi-Res and Dolby Atmos.
"American Girl" and "Breakdown" both appeared on Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers’ self-titled debut album, which was released in November 1976. "Breakdown" became Petty’s first top-40 hit, peaking at #40 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Although "American Girl" failed to chart in the U.S. when it was initially released, it went on to become one of Petty’s most popular songs and is often ranked as one of the best rock songs of all time. It's also the last song Petty ever played live, during his September 2017 show at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. Petty died just over a week later on Oct. 2, 2017.
Music legend Lionel Richie headlines the Acrisure Amphitheater Opening Concert on May 15, 2026 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. (Jeff Schear/Getty Images for Acrisure Amphitheater)
Lionel Richie is postponing his next two shows after falling ill on stage in Minnesota during the first night of his nationwide tour with Earth Wind and Fire on Wednesday.
A statement shared by United Center on social media on Thursday said the "Easy" singer, 77, has postponed his shows on Friday in Chicago and on Saturday in Columbus, Ohio, as advised by doctors who have told Richie to "rest and return to full health."
The United Center added that Richie, along with Earth, Wind & Fire will return on stage on Tuesday in Pittsburgh.
"Lionel is heartbroken to postpone these two shows and cannot wait to be back performing for his fans," the statement added. "We apologize for any inconvenience this causes fans who have tickets for these two shows. Rescheduled dates will be announced soon."
Richie stopped his Wednesday show almost an hour in and exited the stage after telling the audience he was feeling dizzy, according to the Minnesota Star Tribune.
Several videos posted online show Richie seated during his performance.
ABC News has reached out to a representative for Richie for more information on his condition.
According to the Star Tribune, Richie called for an intermission almost an hour into the show and saxophonist Dino Soldo later came out and told the audience the singer was "not feeling well" and the show would not continue. Soldo noted that "additional information will be available," the Star Tribune reported.
Earth, Wind & Fire drummer John Paris told the Star Tribune that Richie was "a little dehydrated" but added he did not know his condition for certain.
The Lionel Richie and Earth, Wind and Fire Sing A Song All Night Long tour kicked off in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and includes several other dates through the summer.
A post on the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer's Instagram account reveals that "Vienna" is now his third song to reach the milestone.
Already in the Billions Club are "Piano Man," which joined in April and has currently been streamed over 1.3 billion times, and "Uptown Girl," which joined in September 2024 and been streamed over 1.4 billion times.
The increase in Spotify streams is likely due in part to a popular TikTok trend that started in 2024 where women in their 20s and 30s expressed their emotional feelings about their life, pressure and more. The posts particularly identified with the song's lyric, "slow down, you're doing fine."
"Vienna," which Joel has said is one of his favorites of his songs, is a track off the rocker's 1977 breakthrough album The Stranger and was originally the B-side of his top-10 single "Just the Way You Are." He released an official video for the song in 2024.
It has gone on to become a fan favorite, and a song Joel often plays live in concert.
Bryan Adams speaks at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, November, 2025 (Disney/Frank Micelotta)
Looks like Bryan Adams is getting ready to release a very Canada-centric song on Canada Day.
The Canadian rocker revealed on Instagram that he’ll be dropping the tune “The 51st State” on July 1, which marks Canada's national holiday.
The title appears to be a reference to President Donald Trump's suggestion that Canada should become part of the United States, but don't think Adams is suggesting he wants that to happen. In the caption of his announcement, he clearly states it’s something “We’ll never be.”
There’s no word on whether the song is part of a future Bryan Adams album or just a standalone single. He released his last studio album, Roll With The Punches, in August.
Adams is currently on a European tour and plays Herceg Novi, Montenegro, on Friday. His tour returns to the North America on July 24 with a show in St. Louis, Missouri. A complete list of dates can be found at BryanAdams.com.
Cover of Ann Wilson and Tripsitter album 'Concecrated Ground' (LouJon Records)
Ann Wilson is once again making music with the band Tripsitter.
Wilson and Tripsitter are set to release their second album together, Consecrated Ground, on Aug. 14 and have just released the album’s first single, "I Will Not Be Coming Back," to digital outlets.
According to a press release, the single "captures themes of liberation, transformation, and unwavering self-determination."
Wilson and Tripsitter first began working together in 2023. They released their first album, Another Door, in September of that year.
Following the release of Consecrated Ground, Wilson and Tripsitter will be heading out on the road. Their new tour kicks off Sept. 12 in Lady Lake, Florida, and wraps Oct. 9 in Ridgefield, Connecticut. A complete list of dates can be found at AnnWilson.com.
"I Will Not Be Coming Back" "Bone Pain" "Me And Comanche" "Hard Fought" "Ruby Rosé (Lady Of The Night)" "Hot Foot" "Dissonance" "Renaissance Kids" "Reverse Chaos"
The Byrds hit #1 on the Billboard singles chart with their debut single, a cover of Bob Dylan’s "Mr. Tambourine Man." It became the first recording of a Dylan song to reach number one on any pop music chart.
The track would be one of two #1 hits for the group. The other, "Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)," would top the chart six months later.
Dylan’s version of the song appeared on his 1965 album Bringing It All Back Home. The Byrds’ version was released less than a month after Dylan’s, and became the title track of their debut album.
Both versions of the song have been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
Lead singer Michael Hutchence (back row, left) with INXS band members, clockwise from top right: Andrew Farriss, Tim Farriss, Garry Gary Beers, Kirk Pengilly, and Jon Farriss. (Photo by Lynn Goldsmith/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images)
The music of INXS is going to be the subject of a new ballet opening in the band’s native Australia.
The Queensland Ballet has teamed with HOTA, Home of the Arts, Gold Coast, for the new contemporary ballet Elegantly Wasted, featuring dance interpretations of the band’s songs.
“INXS have always embraced exploring new ideas and the different ways our music can connect with people,” INXS founding member and composer Andrew Farriss says in a statement. “This ballet is a fresh artistic interpretation that stands in its own space. It’s not about the band’s story but shows how our music can inspire new forms of expression.”
He adds, “It’s exciting to see the work approached from a completely new perspective. ... [W]e’re looking forward to seeing how it comes to life.”
The production is described as a “striking contemporary work that charts a compelling shift from artifice to awareness, from surface to soul. It invites us to question what we perform, what we conceal, and what we might rediscover if we dare to be seen without filters.”
Elegantly Wasted was the band’s 10th studio album and its final album recorded with frontman Michael Hutchence before his 1997 death.
Cover of 'Desmond Child Rocks The Parthenon – The Live Concert Album' (DESTON/BMG)
Songwriter Desmond Child has released a live performance of the KISS classic “I Was Made For Lovin’ You,” a song he co-wrote with KISS’ Paul Stanley.
The song is the first track released from Child’s upcoming live album, Desmond Child Rocks The Parthenon – The Live Concert Album, a recording of his June 2022 concert at the historic Odeon of Herodes Atticus in Athens, Greece.
The album is filled with performances of songs Child wrote for other artists, like KISS, Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, Ricky Martin and more. The “I Was Made For Lovin’ You” performance features Canadian singer Justin Benlolo, one of several guests who appear on the album. Others include Alice Cooper, Bonnie Tyler, Rita Wilson and Kip Winger.
Desmond Child Rocks The Parthenon – The Live Concert Album, dropping July 24, is available for preorder now.
Covers of Whitesnake's 'Slide It In,' 'Slip of the Tongue' and 'Whitesnake'(Craft Recordings)
Whitesnake’s career took off in the '80s, and now the albums that helped launch the David Coverdale-fronted band to superstardom are set to be reissued on vinyl.
The band’s three mid-'80s albums — 1984’s Slide It In, 1987’s Whitesnake aka 1987 and 1989’s Slip of the Tongue — will be reissued on standard black vinyl on Sept. 18.
Each album will also get color vinyl variants. Whitesnake will get a gold black ice variant, Slide It In will be available as an onyx variant and Slip of the Tongue will be available as a crimson moon variant through CraftRecordings.com.
In addition, Whitesnake will be released on tan smoke vinyl via Walmart and limited-edition stone marble vinyl via Revolver. The album features the band's biggest hits — “Here I Go Again,” “Is This Love” and “Still of the Night."
Billy Joel’s iconic track “Piano Man” is back on the Billboard chart.
The rocker’s signature tune, the title track to his 1973 sophomore album, is #1 on the Billboard Top TV Songs chart thanks to its appearance in the Prime Video series The Boys.
The song appeared in the show’s series finale, although Joel has often been referenced throughout the series because he’s the favorite artist of the character Hughie, played by Jack Quaid.
Thanks to its appearance in the show’s final episode, “Piano Man” got a boost of 19.1 official U.S. streams and another 1,000 downloads.
“Piano Man” was Joel’s first major hit, peaking at #25 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2013 and in 2015 was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry.
Other songs landing in the Top TV Songs chart top 10 this week include: Bill Withers’ “Lovely Day” at #3, due to an appearance in Netflix’s The Boroughs; Bob Seger’s "Night Moves" at #5, also because of The Boroughs; Steely Dan’s “Do It Again” at #6, thanks to its appearance in HBO’s Euphoria; and “I Played the Fool,” Michael Stipe and Andrew Watt’s theme song to HBO’s Rooster, at #10.
The Rolling Stones' 'Foreign Tongues' (Capitol Records)
The Rolling Stones are giving fans another preview of their upcoming album, Foreign Tongues.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers have released two new songs from the album, including the new single “Jealous Lover,” which features special guest Steve Winwood on organ.
They also premiered a new video for the track on Amazon Music, starring Anya Taylor-Joy and Beef’s Charles Melton.
But that’s not all. The Stones have also released the song "Divine Intervention," which features Winwood on piano and organ, as well as The Cure’s Robert Smith on guitar.
The Stones have now released four songs from Foreign Tongues, which drops July 10. They previously released the single "In the Stars," as well as the track "Rough and Twisted," which was originally released under the name The Cockroaches.
And to coincide with the new songs, The Stones have also debuted the first episode of their new podcast, Speaking in Tongues, hosted by Norah Jones. It is available now via digital outlets.
Thursday is Global Beatles Day, which celebrates the anniversary of the legendary band’s 1967 live performance of “All You Need is Love” on the BBC’s Our World special. Now fans at home can relive the performance.
This year marks the first time Apple Corps Ltd, the company founded by The Beatles, has officially recognized the fan celebration, which was launched in 2009 by lifelong fan Faith Cohen. To celebrate, The Beatles have released a colorized version of the Our World performance to YouTube for the first time.
The performance, originally broadcast to over 400 million people across 26 countries, was shot at Abbey Road Studios with The Beatles singing live over prerecorded vocals. The band is backed by an orchestra and surrounded by such superstar friends as Mick Jagger, Eric Clapton, Keith Richards, Keith Moon and Marianne Faithfull.
But that’s not the only way Global Beatles Day is being celebrated.
Ringo Starr posted a message on Instagram, writing, "All you need is love, love peace and love. I send you all peace and love love love no matter what you choose. Choose love" with #GlobalBeatlesDay. Paul McCartney also acknowledged the day on Instagram, posting black-and-white shots of the band and writing, "Have a great time on what is now Global Beatles Day (good group!)."
Plus, the music collective Rockin'1000 released a video of 1,000 musicians performing “All You Need is Love” during a sold-out concert at Allianz Stadium in Turin, Italy. According to the video description, “(T)his song became something more than a performance. For a few minutes, there were no strangers among us. Just instruments, voices, arms around each other, and one song connecting thousands of people.”
Paul McCartney headlined the U.K.’s Glastonbury Festival in Somerset, England, performing a 38-song set on the Pyramid Stage.
The concert took place one week after McCartney turned 80, making him the oldest solo headliner ever to play the festival.
McCartney’s set opened with The Beatles’ “Can’t Buy Me Love” and was filled with Beatles and Wings tracks, as well as solo material.
It also included a special guest appearance by Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl, who joined him on “I Saw Her Standing There” and “Band on the Run.”
Bruce Springsteen also made a surprise appearance, performing his Born in the U.S.A. hit “Glory Days” with McCartney. They also teamed up for The Beatles’ “I Wanna Be Your Man.”
Both Springsteen and Grohl came out at the end of the set to help McCartney close the show with The Beatles’ “The End.”
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