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Miley Cyrus Shares ‘Something Beautiful’ Deluxe Edition
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Miley Cyrus Shares ‘Something Beautiful’ Deluxe Edition

by jummy84 September 19, 2025
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Miley Cyrus is back with more of Something Beautiful.

As promised in a social post earlier in the week, the veteran pop singer has dropped the deluxe edition, featuring the original LP’s 13 songs, plus two new tracks featuring rock icons.

The first of those fresh cuts is a number Cyrus has been teasing for several weeks, “Secrets,” a sweeping ballad featuring former Fleetwood Mac bandmates drummer Mick Fleetwood and guitarist/singer Lindsey Buckingham.

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The now 15-track expanded LP closes with a collaboration featuring David Byrne, called “Lockdown.”

It’s not the first time Cyrus and Byrne have made music together. The “Wrecking Ball” singer swung onto the stage with the Talking Heads legend in 2022 for her NBC New Year’s Eve special, when they performed hit a duet on David Bowie’s “Let’s Dance” as well as Byrne’s “Everybody’s Coming To My House.”

Cyrus’ ninth studio album, Something Beautiful arrived in May and includes collaborations with members of the bands Alvvays, Model/Actriz, the War on Drugs, as well as Danielle Haim, Flea, model Naomi Campbell and Brittany Howard. The album was accompanied by a musical film written and co-directed by Cyrus that premiered at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival and then played in theaters for one-night-only in June before moving to streaming on Hulu.

Something Beautiful peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard 200, and is one of Cyrus’ 15 top 10 appearances on the albums chart, a tally that includes five leaders. She has led the Billboard Hot 100 on two occasions, with 2013’s “Wrecking Ball” (for three weeks) and 2023’s “Flowers” (for eight weeks).

The album release was followed with the short film of the same name. After its Tribeca premiere, Something Beautiful was shown as a one-night-only screening across North American theaters on June 12 and internationally on June 27.

Cyrus attended a listening event for fans in Los Angeles earlier this year, where she remarked: “I love making music with everybody on this carpet – I don’t do stages now,” a nod to news that she has no desire to tour again.

Stream Something Beautiful (Deluxe) below.

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Buckingham Nicks Is the Work of Two Virtuosos Finding a Singular Voice: Review
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Buckingham Nicks Is the Work of Two Virtuosos: Review

by jummy84 September 19, 2025
written by jummy84

Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks were fresh Los Angeles transplants when they created their first and only collaborative album as a duo, 1973’s Buckingham Nicks. Released in September of that year, the album flopped and went mostly ignored by the public. One day, Mick Fleetwood stumbled upon one of Buckingham and Nicks’ recordings — “Frozen Love” — as his band wrestled with another lineup change, and he was quickly won over. The songwriting duo officially joined at the start of 1975, immediately contributed new songs to the band’s self-titled rebirth, and the rest is history.

But the process of making Buckingham Nicks, when the two were just beginning to realize their songwriting partnership, was less miraculous. According to the pair, Nicks took on the breadwinner role at the time, working waitressing and cleaning jobs while Buckingham stayed at home with guitar in hand, smoking weed and making music. They did this, apparently, because they both felt it would be best for Buckingham to not work and instead focus on his guitar technique and songwriting efforts.

That’s quite the arrangement. Obviously, in 2025, gender roles are more nuanced than they were in the early ’70s, but with both Buckingham and Nicks demonstrating serious ambition as songwriters, vocalists, lyricists, and instrumentalists, they had every reason for the survival workload to be equitable. The album they made is not just Lindsay Buckingham and not just Stevie Nicks. It’s both of them, shoulder-to-shoulder, skin on skin, like the album cover suggests.

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But when listening to Buckingham Nicks, which will now be released into the world officially for the first time since its initial pressing in the early ’70s, you can also hear why the arrangement worked. Both Buckingham and Nicks were obsessing over craft, just in different ways. Buckingham’s virtuosic nature is more obvious, evident in spellbinding, fingerpicked passages and clever harmonic turns. Nicks, on the other hand, was developing something just as sophisticated: a vocal approach inspired by her late ’60s heroes in Grace Slick and Janis Joplin, with raw command and a capacity to depict a multitude of emotions within her lyrics.

These studied approaches meet on Buckingham Nicks, which has held a sort of mythological status among Fleetwood Mac devotees, but has been largely unavailable to casual listeners. Usually, debut albums from legacy acts like Buckingham and Nicks demonstrate a scrappier dynamic; even looking at Nick’s charged gaze and Buckingham’s untamed (and untrimmed) features on the album cover suggests a raw, adventurous work, imbued with the recklessness of youth and ambition.

But Buckingham Nicks is much more measured and unblemished than you might expect, an aspect further emphasized by the release’s newly-remastered audio. The remastering reveals just how polished these recordings were; Buckingham’s clean guitar tones on tracks like “Without a Leg to Stand On” shimmer with clarity, while the rhythm section (featuring top-shelf session players like Jim Keltner) provides a rock-solid foundation that sounds anything but amateurish.

This is especially apparent on the seven-minute closer “Frozen Love,” a majestic cut that features an moving string section and an extended bridge that burns with fiery emotion. The chords dissolve into one another as Buckingham plucks his guitar with bewildering speed, the urgency mirrored by growing dynamics and an expansive arrangement. Recorded at the legendary Sound City Studios with future Fleetwood Mac producer Keith Olsen at the helm, the album benefited from state-of-the-art equipment (including the studio’s new Neve console) and world-class musicianship back then; it sounds even more crisp and immersive now.

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Madonna Returns To Warner, New LP Due In '26
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Madonna Returns To Warner, New LP Due In ’26

by jummy84 September 19, 2025
written by jummy84

Madonna spent the first 24 years of her career on Warner Bros. Records, but after nearly two decades with Interscope, the artist is returning to her original home. The first fruit of the deal will be Madonna’s new, as-yet-untitled dance album, which Warner will release at some point in 2026.

“From being a struggling artist in New York City to signing a record deal to release just three singles, it seemed at the time my world would never be the same again and in fact that couldn’t have been truer,” she says​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍​‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​‌​​‌‍​‌​​​‌‍‌​​​​​‌‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​‌‌‌‍​‌​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‍​​‌‍​‍‌‌‍​‍​‌​‌‌‌‍​​‍‌‌‍​​​​‌‍‌‍​‍‌‌‍‌‍​‌‍​‌​‌‍‌‍​​​‍‌​‌​​‌​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍‌‍​‌​‌​​​​​​‍​​‍​‌‍​‌​‍​​‍​​‌‍​​‍‌‍‌‍​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‌‍‌‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‌‍​‍​​​‌​​​‌‍‌‍​‌‍​‍‌‌‍​‌​‌‍‌‍‌​​‌‍‌‍‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‌‍​‍​‌‍‌‌​​‌‌‍​​‍​‌‍‌​​​​​‌‌‌‍​​‌‍‌‍‌‌​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‍​​‌​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​‌​​‌‍​‌​​​‌‍‌​​​​​‌‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​‌‌‌‍​‌​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‍​​‌‍​‍‌‌‍​‍​‌​‌‌‌‍​​‍‌‌‍​​​​‌‍‌‍​‍‌‌‍‌‍​‌‍​‌​‌‍‌‍​​​‍‌​‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍‌‍​‌​‌​​​​​​‍​​‍​‌‍​‌​‍​​‍​​‌‍​​‍‌‍‌‍​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‌‍‌‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‌‍​‍​​​‌​​​‌‍‌‍​‌‍​‍‌‌‍​‌​‌‍‌‍‌​​‌‍‌‍‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‌‍​‍​‌‍‌‌​​‌‌‍​​‍​‌‍‌​​​​​‌‌‌‍​​‌‍‌‍‌‌​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌​‌​​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​​‍​‍‌‌. “Since the beginning, Warner Records has been a real partner with me. I am happy to be reunited and look forward to the future, making music [and] doing the unexpected while perhaps provoking a few needed conversations.”​​​​

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Madonna’s upcoming LP is being produced by Stuart Price, who handled the same duties on the smash 2005 album Confessions on a Dance Floor.

In July, she dipped back into her catalog for Veronica Electronica, a set of rare and previously unreleased remixes from the ​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍​‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​‍​‌‍​‌​‌​​​​‌‍‌‍​‌‍​‍‌‍​​‍‌​‌​​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‍‌​‌​​​‌‌‍‌‌​​‌​‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‌‍​‌​‌​‍‌​​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌‌‍​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍​‌​‌​​​‍​‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍‌‌‍​‌‌‍​‍​​‍​‌‍​‍‌‌‍​‌‍​‍​​​​​‍​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‌‍‌‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‌​‌​​​‍​‌​‍​‌‍‌​‌‍‌‍​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍‌‍‌‍​‌‍​​​‍‌​‍​​​​‌‍‌‍​​‌‍​‌‍​​‌‌​​​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‍​​‌​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​‍​‌‍​‌​‌​​​​‌‍‌‍​‌‍​‍‌‍​​‍‌​‌​​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‍‌​‌​​​‌‌‍‌‌​​‌​‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‌‍​‌​‌​‍‌​​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌‌‍​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍​‌​‌​​​‍​‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍‌‌‍​‌‌‍​‍​​‍​‌‍​‍‌‌‍​‌‍​‍​​​​​‍​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‌‍‌‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‌​‌​​​‍​‌​‍​‌‍‌​‌‍‌‍​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍‌‍‌‍​‌‍​​​‍‌​‍​​​​‌‍‌‍​​‌‍​‌‍​​‌‌​​​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌​‌​​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​​‍​‍‌‌Ray of Light​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍​‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​‍​‌‍​‌​‌​​​​‌‍‌‍​‌‍​‍‌‍​​‍‌​‌​​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‍‌​‌​​​‌‌‍‌‌​​‌​‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‌‍​‌​‌​‍‌​​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌‌‍​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍​‌​‌​​​‍​‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍‌‌‍​‌‌‍​‍​​‍​‌‍​‍‌‌‍​‌‍​‍​​​​​‍​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‌‍‌‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‌​‌​​​‍​‌​‍​‌‍‌​‌‍‌‍​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‌‍​​‌‌‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍​‌​‍​​‍‌​​‌‍​‌​‍​‌‍​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‍​​‌​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​‍​‌‍​‌​‌​​​​‌‍‌‍​‌‍​‍‌‍​​‍‌​‌​​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‍‌​‌​​​‌‌‍‌‌​​‌​‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‌‍​‌​‌​‍‌​​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌‌‍​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍​‌​‌​​​‍​‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍‌‌‍​‌‌‍​‍​​‍​‌‍​‍‌‌‍​‌‍​‍​​​​​‍​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‌‍‌‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‌​‌​​​‍​‌​‍​‌‍‌​‌‍‌‍​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‌‍​​‌‌‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍​‌​‍​​‍‌​​‌‍​‌​‍​‌‍​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌​‌​​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​​‍​‍‌‌ era. The album was originally planned for release in 1998 but remained in the vault while Ray of Light spawned hits such as “Frozen” and its title track.‌​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍​‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​‍​‌‍​‌​‌​​​​‌‍‌‍​‌‍​‍‌‍​​‍‌​‌​​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‍‌​‌​​​‌‌‍‌‌​​‌​‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‌‍​‌​‌​‍‌​​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌‌‍​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍​‌​‌​​​‍​‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍‌‌‍​‌‌‍​‍​​‍​‌‍​‍‌‌‍​‌‍​‍​​​​​‍​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‌‍‌‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‍‌‍​​​​‌​‌​‍​‌‍‌​​​‌‍‌‍​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍​​​‌‌‍​​‌​‌‍​‌‍‌‍​​‌​​​​‍​‍‌​​‌​‍‌​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‍​​‌​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​‍​‌‍​‌​‌​​​​‌‍‌‍​‌‍​‍‌‍​​‍‌​‌​​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​‍‌​‌​​​‌‌‍‌‌​​‌​‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‌‍​‌​‌​‍‌​​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌‌‍​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‍​‌​‌​​​‍​‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍‌‌‍​‌‌‍​‍​​‍​‌‍​‍‌‌‍​‌‍​‍​​​​​‍​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‌‍‌‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‍‌‍​​​​‌​‌​‍​‌‍‌​​​‌‍‌‍​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍​​​‌‌‍​​‌​‌‍​‌‍‌‍​​‌​​​​‍​‍‌​​‌​‍‌​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌​‌​​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​​‍​‍‌‌

Loki's Folly. (Credit: Dan-Michener)

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BET Sets '106 & Sports' Premiere Date: Watch Teaser
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BET Sets ‘106 & Sports’ Premiere Date: Watch Teaser

by jummy84 September 19, 2025
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BET has set the premiere date for its new original series, 106 & Sports, a reimagining of the legendary 106 & Park brand.

Produced by Fulwell Entertainment’s SpringHill and hosted by Cam Newton and Ashley Nicole Moss, 106 & Sports premieres on Wednesday, October 15, on BET with episodes streaming the following day on BET+.

The network describes the series as a “fresh countdown highlighting sports, music, and entertainment like never before,” calling it the “definitive home for culturally-driven sports commentary.”

“When I think about ‘106 & Park,’ I remember how it was a voice for the culture. It gave artists and fans a place to connect. Now, we’re doing the same thing for sports,” Newton said in a statement. “’106 & Sports’ is where you’ll get the real talk, the authentic insights, and the kind of conversations you won’t find anywhere else. I’m excited to team up with Ashley and BET to build something special, something that honors that legacy while creating a new one.”

Moss added, “I know how much this iconic brand means to so many people, including myself. I want everyone to know how much of an honor it is to be part of this amazing culture, and my goal is to resonate that with every show. My hope is for people to feel a connection with ‘106 & Sports’ in the same way they did with ‘106 & Park.’”

Tiffany Lea Williams, Executive Vice President of Unscripted Programming and Development at BET Media Group, considers the series to be an “exciting evolution of BET’s legacy” as it reimagines “the cultural heartbeat of ‘106 & Park’ through the lens of sports.”

The first 10 episodes mark the first half of its debut season. New episodes will drop every Wednesday until December 17. Watch the official teaser above.

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Miley Cyrus Shares New Songs With Lindsey Buckingham and David Byrne: Listen
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Miley Cyrus Shares New Songs With Lindsey Buckingham and David Byrne: Listen

by jummy84 September 19, 2025
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Miley Cyrus has released the deluxe version of her new album Something Beautiful. The expanded edition includes two new songs: the 13-minute David Byrne collaboration “Lockdown,” and “Secrets,” which features Fleetwood Mac’s Lindsey Buckingham and Mick Fleetwood. Cyrus, Jacob Bixenman, and Brendan Walter directed the video for “Secrets,” which was shot at Los Angeles’ Million Dollar Theatre. Watch the video and listen to both songs below.

Cyrus shared Something Beautiful in June. Her follow-up to 2023’s Endless Summer Vacation featured Alabama Shakes’ Brittany Howard and Naomi Campbell, and boasted co-writes from Model/Actriz’s Cole Haden, Alvvays’ Molly Rankin and Alec O’Hanley, and the War on Drugs’ Adam Granduciel, among other indie rock luminaries. Cyrus and Beyoncé won Best Country Duo/Group Performance at the 2025 Grammy Awards for their Cowboy Carter duet “II Most Wanted.”

Read “Model/Actriz’s Cole Haden on Writing for Miley Cyrus’ New Album.”

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RAYE returns with new single 'Where Is My Husband!', announces 2026 UK, Europe and US tour
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RAYE returns with new single ‘Where Is My Husband!’, announces 2026 UK, Europe and US tour

by jummy84 September 19, 2025
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RAYE is back with new music – check out her latest single ‘Where Is My Husband!’ below.

Today (September 19), the South London musican and BRIT Awards record-breaker shared ‘Where Is My Husband!’ as the first preview of her eagerly awaited sophomore album. While that album has yet to be announced in full detail, a press release confirms that it will be released sometime in 2026 – you can pre-order the record, currently dubbed ‘Album 2’, here.

‘Where Is My Husband!’ was debuted as the opening number to RAYE’s celebrated Glastonbury 2025 performance, which saw fans hailing her as a future headliner at the Worthy Farm festival.

The new tune – accompanied by a glamorous music video – is a brassy number that sees RAYE searching for her life partner. Check it out below.

The new track is a positive update for fans, who began to worry when RAYE admitted in late 2024 that her sophomore album wouldn’t be arriving anytime soon, as the books she had written new material in were stolen out of her car.

Additionally, RAYE has announced an extensive 2026 tour, dubbed ‘This Tour May Contain New Music’. It will see her perform across Europe, the UK and North America between January and May.

Her dates in the UK include massive shows in Manchester, Glasgow, Birmingham, and two dates in London. Among her dates in Europe are shows in Amsterdam, Dublin, Paris and Stockholm.

The North American trek will see her perform in the likes of Los Angeles, Las Vegas, New York, Atlanta, Chicago and more. She will be supported by her sisters Absolutely and Amma across all dates on the expansive tour.

RAYE. Credit: Aliyah Otchere

Pre-sale registrations for tickets are now open, with tickets for most European dates going on sale at 10am local time on September 23. Pre-sale tickets in the UK, France and Germany will be available from 10am local time for fans who pre-order her upcoming second album before then.

General tickets will go on sale at 10am local time on September 25 – you can get them here. Tickets for her North American shows can be purchased here from September 25 at 10am local time onwards.

RAYE’s 2026 ‘This Tour May Contain New Music’ dates are:

JANUARY
22 – Lodz, Poland – Atlas Arena
24 – Berlin, Germany – Uber Arena
25 – Prague, Czech Republic – O2 Arena
27 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Ziggo Dome
30 – Bologna, Italy – Unipol Arena

FEBRUARY
01 – Antwerp, Belgium – AFAS Dome
03 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Royal Arena
05 – Oslo, Norway – Unity Arena
07 – Stockholm, Sweden – Avicii Arena
10 – Cologne, Germany – Lanxess Arena
11 – Zurich, Switzerland – Hallenstadion
13 – Barcelona, Spain – Palau Saint Jordi
15 – Paris, France – Accor Arena
17 – Manchester, UK – Co-Op Live
20 – Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro
23 – Birmingham, UK – bp pulse LIVE
26 – London, UK – The O2
27 – London, UK – The O2

MARCH
04 – Dublin, Ireland – 3Arena
31 – Sacramento, CA, USA – Channel 24

APRIL
02 – Vancouver, BC, CAN – Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Center
03 – Seattle, WA, USA – WAMU Theater @ Lumen Field
06 – Denver, CO, USA – Fillmore Auditorium
08 – Minneapolis, MN, USA – State Theatre
10 – Chicago, IL, USA – Auditorium Theatre
12 – Montreal, QC, CAN – Place Bell
13 – Toronto, ON, CAN – Coca Cola Coliseum
15 – New York, NY, USA – Radio City Music Hall
19 – Philadelphia, PA, USA – The Met Presented by Highmark
20 – Boston, MA, USA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway
26 – Washington, DC, USA – The Anthem
28 – Atlanta, GA, USA – Coca Cola Roxy
29 – Nashville, TN, USA – Ryman Auditorium

MAY
01 – Houston, TX, USA – 713 Music Hall
03 – Dallas, TX, USA – South Side Ballroom
04 – Austin, TX, USA – Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park
07 – Phoenix, AZ, USA – Arizona Financial Theatre
08 – Las Vegas, NV, USA – The Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
10 – San Francisco, CA, USA – Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
12 – Los Angeles, CA, USA – Greek Theatre

RAYE’s 2023 debut ‘My 21st Century Blues’ scored a four-star review from NME: “RAYE recently said such bold and brave declarations wouldn’t have been released had she still been signed to a major label. Granted her creative independence, though, the hard-fought ‘My 21st Century Blues’ is unequivocally RAYE from start to finish.”

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Brett James, 'Jesus, Take the Wheel' Writer, Dead at 57 in Plane Crash
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Brett James, ‘Jesus, Take the Wheel’ Writer, Dead at 57 in Plane Crash

by jummy84 September 19, 2025
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Brett James, the Grammy-winning country songwriter behind hits like Carrie Underwood’s “Jesus, Take the Wheel” and Kenny Chesney’s “Out Last Night,” died Thursday when the plane he was piloting crashed in North Carolina. The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, which inducted James in 2020, confirmed his death in a Facebook post. He was 57.

James was reportedly piloting a Cirrus SR22T plane, which took off from Nashville’s John C. Tune Airport Thursday afternoon before crashing in North Carolina.

While James’ biggest achievement was Underwood’s “Jesus, Take the Wheel,” which won him the Grammy Award for Best Country Song in 2006, the Nashville songwriter was responsible for some of the genre’s most recognizable and enduring radio hits. He co-wrote Kenny Chesney’s “When the Sun Goes Down,” Dierks Bentley’s “I Hold On,” Martina McBride’s “Blessed,” and Jason Aldean’s “The Truth,” among many others, and was regarded as one of Music City’s most sough-after collaborators.

“I always say there’s two ways to grow old as a songwriter,” James told PBS’s The Songwriters series earlier this year. “One way is to sit with a young 18-year-old or 19-year-old and think you know everything…. And the other is to listen, and the other is to learn. What I’m trying to do every day now, is to soak up the brilliance of the young kids that I am fortunate enough to work with and then sprinkle in whatever experience and knowledge that I have.”

Born Brett James Cornelius on June 5, 1968, in Columbia, Missouri, James was raised in Oklahoma and, after earning a degree at Baylor University in Texas, attended medical school at the University of Oklahoma before dropping out to move to Nashville in 1992 and pursue music. James released his debut album in 1995 and had modest success as a solo artist, but it was his songwriting for other Nashville artists that gave him his award-winning career.

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He scored his first Number One song in 2001 with “Who I Am,” recorded by Jessica Andrews, and went on to land a total of 27 country chart-toppers, including McBride’s “Blessed,” Chesney’s “Out Last Night,” Underwood’s “Cowboy Casanova,” Bentley’s “I Hold On,” and Chris Young’s “The Man I Want to Be.” He also wrote songs for artists outside of Nashville, like Bon Jovi, Backstreet Boys, the Fray, and Daughtry.

Bentley, who is also a pilot, remembered his “I Hold On” collaborator in a social media post. “Fellow aviator. One of the best singer-songwriters in our town…total legend,” he wrote. “Our friendship and that song changed my life.”

But it’s “Jesus, Take the Wheel,” cowritten with Hillary Lindsey and Gordie Sampson, that stands as James’ signature. A song about a young mother who loses control of her car while driving on Christmas Eve and throws her fate into God’s hands, it became a song of faith and trust and resonated with fans across genres, crossing over to the Hot 100.

Along with winning the Grammy for Best Country Song, it was named 2005 Single of the Year by the Academy of Country Music, Country Song of the Year by the performing-rights organization ASCAP in 2006, and the 2006 Song of the Year by the National Songwriters Association International.

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“That was a great day, obviously,” James told The Tennessean in 2020 of writing the song. “We showed up like all songwriters do at the crack of 11:00. We just talked about life for about the first hour or so like all songwriters do. And then it was finally time to write a song today.

“I tell you what’s crazy is how many people have that story of driving in a car and almost crashing, or feeling like they were pulled out by an angel,” James continued. “It’s interesting that it really touched a nerve. So, it’s been a true blessing.”

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Instagram, Facebook Slam Case Over Song Use
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Instagram, Facebook Slam Case Over Song Use

by jummy84 September 19, 2025
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Meta says there’s no basis for Eminem’s music publisher to claim that “Lose Yourself” and other iconic tracks were made available to billions of users without permission, urging a federal judge to dismiss the lawsuit that seeks an “eye-popping” $110 million in damages.  

Eight Mile Style, a publishing company that owns 243 Eminem compositions, filed suit in May against the juggernaut owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. Eight Mile alleged that all three Meta platforms were hosting unlicensed versions of its songs in their music libraries, which allow users to easily add their favorite tracks to the photos and videos they post.

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The publisher is seeking the maximum statutory damages of $150,000 per case of infringement, which, multiplied by 243 songs and three platforms, adds up to a whopping $109.4 million. But Meta said in a Thursday (Sept. 18) motion to dismiss the lawsuit that while Eight Mile’s complaint “is long on rhetoric, it is remarkably short on specifics.”

“Fanciful estimates are not a substitute for well-pleaded facts,” wrote Meta’s lawyers from the firm Mayer Brown. “Belying their extravagant claims, Eight Mile never identifies a single example of an allegedly infringing post or story across any of the three Meta services at issue.”

Meta says that Eight Mile’s failure to identify specific instances of alleged infringement should make the case dead on arrival, since the social media giant can’t be expected to adequately defend itself against such generalized claims.  

Thursday’s motion also claims that, beyond these defects in meeting the pleading standards, Eight Mile’s lawsuit simply gets the facts wrong. Meta says it did, in fact, have permission to use Eminem’s songs, per a broader licensing agreement signed in 2020 with Audiam, a digital rights collection agency that supposedly negotiated the deal on behalf of Eight Mile.

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“Far from showing ‘actual knowledge’ of infringement, these allegations instead show that the Audiam licenses covered the compositions — or, at minimum, the parties’ good-faith understanding that the licenses did,” write the Meta attorneys.

Lawyers for Eight Mile Style did not immediately return requests for comment on the motion on Thursday. Eminem does not have any ownership interest in the publishing company and is not involved in the litigation.

Meta’s motion to dismiss argues that Eight Mile Style is “notoriously litigious,” and indeed, the publisher is no stranger to copyright litigation. The company spent years suing Spotify for allegedly failing to obtain proper licenses for its songs, but a federal judge threw out the case in a sharply critical ruling last year. Eight Mile Style is now appealing that decision.


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Stephen Colbert Defends Jimmy Kimmel: "This Is Blatant Censorship"
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Stephen Colbert Defends Jimmy Kimmel: “This Is Blatant Censorship”

by jummy84 September 19, 2025
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Stephen Colbert, unsurprisingly, delivered a passionate defense in support of Jimmy Kimmel during Thursday night’s episode of Late Show. According to CNBC, which attended the taping, Colbert called Kimmel’s suspension “blatant censorship” and criticized it as the work of an “autocrat,” referring specifically to Donald Trump.

“With an autocrat, you cannot give an inch,” Colbert told his audience. He also dedicated the evening’s episode to Kimmel and his staff, saying: “Jimmy, I stand with you and your staff 100%,” Colbert added.

Jimmy Kimmel Live! was pulled indefinitely earlier this week after FCC Chairman Brendan Carr threatened ABC over Kimmel’s comments regarding Charlie Kirk’s death. Meanwhile, Colbert will lose his own late-night show next May. CBS described Colbert’s cancelation as a “purely financial decision,” though critics have speculated the show may have been sacrificed to help complete Paramount’s merger with Skydance.

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'SNL' Books Bad Bunny, Role Model, Sabrina Carpenter
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‘SNL’ Books Bad Bunny, Role Model, Sabrina Carpenter

by jummy84 September 19, 2025
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Artists both familiar and new will be on display when NBC’s Saturday Night Live returns for its 51st season this fall.

Bad Bunny will serve as host and Doja Cat as musical guest for the debut episode on Oct. 4. Bunny is about to wrap a historic residency in his home country of Puerto Rico in support of his latest album, DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS, which is up for 12 Latin Grammy awards. Doja Cat’s new album, Vie, is due Sept. 26.

Role Model will perform on the Oct. 11 episode, which will be hosted by former cast member Amy Poehler. The singer/songwriter broke through last year with his album Kansas Anymore and enjoyed a high-profile opening act slot for Gracie Abrams. His song “Sally, When the Wine Runs Out” recently topped Billboard‘s Adult Alternative Airplay chart.

Sabrina Carpenter will host for the first time and perform for the second on the Oct. 18 edition, five days before the start of a new North American leg of her massive Short n’ Sweet Tour. Carpenter’s second album in a year, Man’s Best Friend, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 earlier this month.

Bad Bunny and Carpenter both participated in specials celebrating the 50th anniversary of SNL earlier this year, with the former performing two songs at a music-focused Radio City Music Hall event and the latter duetting with Paul Simon on Simon & Garfunkel’s “Homeward Bound” during a retrospective taped in the fabled Studio 8H at Rockefeller Center.

Bad Bunny also served as the musical guest for the 50th season finale episode in May, hosted by Scarlett Johansson.

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