Show Notes

• ARCH ENEMY's new singer Lauren Hart called her debut show in Beijing a dream come true, saying fans welcomed her immediately. The band is releasing new music as standalone singles, with more planned after summer.

• Maluma's "Tu Recuerdo" reaches No. 1 on Billboard's Tropical Airplay chart, becoming his fifth career chart-topper and continuing the success of Loco Y Volver.

• Universal sets the Snoop Dogg biopic Snoop for an August 6, 2027 release. Jonathan Daviss stars as the rap icon in the Craig Brewer-directed film.

• Ben Folds testified before Congress, criticizing the Kennedy Center's direction following Donald Trump's 2025 takeover and warning of damage to its artistic mission.

• Carly Pearce announced her fifth album, Honest Woman, arriving August 28, along with an intimate fall concert series.

• The Academy of Country Music names media veteran Andy Schuon as its new CEO, beginning September 1.

• KINGDOM COME returns with new single "Payback's A Bitch" in September, featuring vocalist Zeke Kaplan and the band's latest lineup.

• Alabama's Gulf Coast Ethnic & Heritage Jazz Festival returns with four nights of poetry, concerts, and community events in Mobile.

• Legendary session saxophonist Plas Johnson, whose signature sound defined the Pink Panther Theme, has died at 94.

• Listverse names the women who changed rock and metal:
• Amy Lee
• Hayley Williams
• Lzzy Hale
• Courtney LaPlante
• Maria Brink

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