Jelly Roll (Jason DeFord) will receive the 2026 Artist Humanitarian Award from the Country Radio Broadcasters for work in addiction recovery and mental health, raising $500K+ for ACM Lifting Lives, donating meals to Nashville inmates, and gifting a Grammy to a county jail.

Dave Mustaine’s memoir In My Darkest Hour arrives September 2027, detailing his 2019 throat cancer battle, recovery, family, and faith.

Angela Gossow denied rumors she’s rejoining Arch Enemy after teaser clips surfaced, confirming she remains the band’s manager, not vocalist.

J. Cole’s The Fall-Off debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 280K units, his seventh straight chart-topper and biggest hip-hop week since March 2025. Despite calling it his final album, It’s a Boy is still coming.

Dwight Yoakam’s Lubbock show was delayed after a mechanical failure caused an aborted takeoff. He apologized for the confusion and poor communication.

Austrian prosecutors charged a 21-year-old man with terrorism over an alleged ISIS-inspired plot targeting Taylor Swift’s August 2024 Vienna concerts. Authorities, aided by U.S. intelligence, thwarted the plan; the shows were canceled.

Taylor Swift narrates a new NBC Olympics promo spotlighting Team USA figure skaters Alysa Liu, Amber Glenn, and Isabeau Levito, soundtracked by her song “Opalite.”

Grammy-winning songwriter Billy Steinberg, co-writer of “Like a Virgin,” “True Colors,” “So Emotional,” and “Alone,” has died at 75 from cancer. Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2011.

Extreme metal drummer Nick Barker is writing his autobiography, currently covering his Cradle of Filth years. He’s also awaiting a kidney transplant amid stage five kidney disease. Short link:

The Ballad of Judas Priest premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival. Co-directed by Sam Dunn and Tom Morello, the doc explores the band’s legacy and political themes; Rob Halford reflects on channeling global injustices into lyrics.

Billboard Top 5 Albums:

5. Piss in the Wind – Joji

4. OCTANE – Don Toliver

3. Golden Hour Part 4 – ATEEZ

2. DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS – Bad Bunny

1. The Fall-Off – J. Cole
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