Noah Kahan is the latest musician to express his displeasure over the White House’s use of his music in a social media post.
The administration posted video and photos on Instagram and TikTok documenting President Donald Trump’s visit to an auto plant in Michigan to promote U.S.-made cars. The posts were set to Noah’s song “American Cars,” from his current album, The Great Divide.
Noah commented on the Instagram post — on which the music seems to have been disabled — “Would never approve of my music being used in support of you or this administration.” His comment had received close to 33,000 likes at press time. The music is still part of the TikTok post.
The co-writer of “American Cars,” Noah Levine, wrote in an Instagram comment that has since been deleted but was captured by fans, “You fat f*** this song isn’t for you.”
As in other instances of musicians complaining about their music being used in this way, the White House has doubled down: Kaelan Dorr, deputy assistant to the president, reposted a story about Noah Kahan’s comment and wrote, “Symptoms of [Trump Derangement Syndrome] apparently include having a northern attitude.”
Other musicians who’ve spoken out over the use of their music by the Trump administration without permission in social media videos and on the campaign trail include Foo Fighters, Guns N’ Roses, Jack White, Katy Perry, Ariana Grande, Neil Young, Olivia Rodrigo, Rihanna, Adele, Beyoncé and the late Ozzy Osbourne.
Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi has announced a new solo album called From the Dark.
The record is due out Oct. 23 and marks Iommi’s first solo effort in over 20 years. It was recorded with vocalist Jorn Lande, bassist Becky Baldwin and drummer Karl Brazil.
“It’s an album we’ve really enjoyed making,” Iommi says in a statement. “We’re not trying to prove anything – it’s a great album, it rocks!”
The first single, called “World Alone,” is out now alongside a video, which you can watch streaming on YouTube.
Since last putting out a solo album in 2005, Iommi and Black Sabbath put out a final record, 2013’s 13, and wrapped up a farewell tour in 2017. The original Sabbath lineup — Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward — reunited for one final show at the 2025 Back to the Beginning concert. Ozzy passed away just over two weeks later.
Glen Hansard performs with The Frames at the Sydney Opera House on March 25, 2013 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)
Irish singer Glen Hansard, Oscar winner for the song “Falling Slowly” from the movie Once, has died, the singer’s management confirms to ABC Audio. He was 56.
“With broken hearts we announce the passing of Glen Hansard in the early hours of this morning,” reads a statement from ATC Management. “We are still dealing with the shock of it all, so we kindly ask that the privacy of Glen’s family, colleagues and friends is respected at this difficult time.”
According to The Irish Times, Hansard was killed in a motorcycle crash in Dublin.
Hansard, who quit school in his teens to busk on the streets of Dublin, was the founder of the Irish rock band The Frames, who released their debut album, Another Love Song, in 1991. That same year, Hansard had a role in the Alan Parker-directed film, The Commitments, playing guitaristOutspan Foster.
The Frames would go on to release seven studio albums, including 2004’s Burn the Maps, which would hit #1 in Ireland, and 2006’s The Cost, which hit #2.
In 2007, Hansard starred opposite singer Czech singer Markéta Irglová in the John Carney-directed film Once, about two struggling musicians in Dublin. The pair wrote many of the songs on the soundtrack, including the ballad “Falling Slowly,” which would go on to win an Academy Award for best original song.
Hansard and Irglová, who briefly dated, formed the band The Swell Season, releasing their self-titled debut album in 2006. Their follow-up, Strict Joy, peaked at#15 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart. They released their last album, Forward, in July 2025.
In 2011, Once was turned into a musical, featuring the music of Hansard and Irglová. It opened on Broadway in 2012, and won eight Tony Awards, including best musical. It also earned Hansard a Grammy for best musical theater album.
Hansard launched a solo career in 2012, with the release of Rhythm and Repose, which hit #21 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart. He released his most recent solo album, All That Was East Is West of Me Now, in October 2023. A natural storyteller, Hansard was known for his magnetic live performances, and released the live album, Don’t Settle (Vol. 2 Transmissions West), in June.
Hansard was also the organizer behind what became known as the Christmas Eve Busk, impromptu Christmas Eve performances on Grafton Street in Dublin to raise money for the homeless community. Started in 2010, over the years he would be joined by several of his fellow Irish musicians, including U2 frontman Bono.
In 2021, when Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder released his third solo album, Earthlings, Hansard became a member of Vedder’s backing band, dubbed The Earthlings. The pair became good friends when Vedder reached out to Hansard after a concertgoer committed suicide at a Swell Season show in Saratoga, California, in August 2020. Hansard would go on to open for Vedder several times on his solo tours, and opened for Pearl Jam on tour, as well.
In October 2022, Hansard became a first-time father, when he and his partner, poet Maire Saaritsa, welcomed a son.
After teasing fans with news that was “coming soon,” The Beatles have announced a special expanded edition reissue of their 1965 album, Rubber Soul.
The reissue, newly mixed by producer Giles Martin and engineer Sam Okell, will include new stereo and Dolby Atmos mixes of the album, along with the original mono mix and the original Capitol U.S. album version of the record.
The expanded edition will also include a variety of bonus material, including previously unreleased session recordings and home demos. And as a preview of that bonus material, The Beatles have released an early take of “Michelle” to digital outlets.
Released Dec. 3, 1965, Rubber Soul, The Beatles’ sixth studio album, featured such iconic tracks as “Drive My Car,” “Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown),” “Nowhere Man,” “Michelle” and “In My Life.” The critically acclaimed album, which has made several lists of the best albums of all time, hit #1 in the U.S., U.K. and more, and has been certified six-times Platinum by the RIAA.
The reissue of Rubber Soul will be released on Oct. 2 in a variety of formats, including a special edition super deluxe five-LP or four-CD box set that comes with 68 tracks. The LP version comes with a 7-inch of “Day Tripper” and “We Can Work It Out” in stereo. There will also be a four-CD set, a two-LP or two-CD edition and a Blu-ray edition.
Portrait of British pop group The Beatles (L-R) Paul McCartney, George Harrison (1943 – 2001), Ringo Starr and John Lennon (1940 – 1980) at the BBC Television Studios in London before the start of their world tour, June 17, 1966. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
The Beatles appear to be teasing fans with news to come.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band’s website now has a countdown clock that appears to end on Wednesday at 7 p.m. BST, or 2 p.m. ET, along with the tag line, “Good things come to those who Wait.”
The post also includes a video that features a tree and an apple rolling through a field of weeds.
The bottom of the post urges fans to sign up to the official Beatles mailing list, noting, “Exciting news is coming soon.”
So far there have been no other hints as to what the band may be ready to reveal.
The last time The Beatles teased fans about upcoming news was back in August 2025, which turned out to be reissues of their Anthology project. That included the rerelease of the Anthology documentary series, with a new episode; a reissue of the Anthology music collection, with a new fourth album; and a rerelease of the Anthology book.
Jeff Ament attends the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)
Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament has announced a new photo book called Since Forever.
The book, due out Sept. 25, consists of over 250 black-and-white photographs “accompanied by wry insights, observations, and personal reflections from Ament,” a press release reads.
“At once a visual memoir, and a behind-the-scenes chronicle, the book reveals how relationships, travel, joy, and need contribute to the creative process,” the release continues. “Since Forever reveals Ament’s unique perspective as both participant and observer of a defining time period in music and American culture.”
“Ninety percent of these photos have never been seen before,” Ament says. “Anybody who’s a PJ fan or a fan of what was going on in the 90s will dig it.”
Ament plans to celebrate the Since Forever release with a run of book of events, the details of which will be announced soon. He’ll also be speaking about it at bandmate Eddie Vedder’s Ohana Festival, taking place Sept. 25-27 in Dana Point, California.
Ohana will also feature a headlining set from Pearl Jam, which is set to mark the debut of the band’s new drummer. Longtime drummer Matt Cameron announced his departure from the group in 2025.
Poster for ‘Occupational Hazard: The First Coral Reefers’ (Green Street Entertainment/Evan Saxon Productions)
A new documentary about Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band is on the way, and fans are getting their first look at the film.
A new trailer has just been released for Occupational Hazard: The First Coral Reefers, which had its premiere at the 2026 Santa Barbara Film Festival in February.
The film, narrated by actor Jeff Bridges, uses rare, never-before-seen archival footage and personal interviews to tell the story of Buffett and his longtime backing band. According to the description, “the film explores the musicians, friendships, touring years, and studio sessions that helped shape Buffett’s legendary sound.”
“The origin story of Jimmy Buffett’s Coral Reefer Band is fundamental for anyone interested in the history of music in this country,” says the film’s director, John H. Cunningham. “Long before the polished, world-renowned band that fans came to know over the last three decades, there was the original cast of fun-loving, irreverent, hard-partying musicians who, in the 1970s, laid the foundation for what would become one of the longest-running, most prolific, and successful touring acts in rock and roll history.”
Occupational Hazard: The First Coral Reefers is set to hit theaters in major cities on Sept. 4, which coincides with the annual Jimmy Buffett Day. The film will then get an On Demand/digital release in October.
Bret Michaels performs prior to Round Two of the 2026 NFL Draft at Acrisure Stadium on April 24, 2026 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)
Poison frontman Bret Michaels has postponed dates on his Live & Amplified World Tour after undergoing surgery to remove a kidney stone.
According to a post on Facebook, Michaels was diagnosed “with a complicated obstructing kidney stone requiring immediate surgery” on July 19.
“Due to the nature of Michaels’ post-operative condition and underlying health factors (diabetes, lower back compression fracture), he is restricted from performing for the next 3 to 4 weeks and only prescribed light physical activity as part of his recovery,” the post continues. It notes he “must strictly refrain from all live performances” until he’s reevaluated by doctors to determine “when he can safely resume touring.”
“I’m forever grateful for the amazing medical treatment and ongoing medical attention throughout my personal life and career, and truly grateful for family, friends, fans, band, crew and promoters for their understanding,” Michaels writes in the post. “[A]nd, if all goes well, will hit the road late August back to delivering 1000% energy, intensity and truly nothing but a good time.”
Updates on Michaels’ tour, and any rescheduled dates, can be found at BretMichaels.com. According to the site, Michaels’ next show was supposed to take place July 30 in Interlochen, Michigan.
Alex Van Halen attends the 2015 MOCA Gala presented by Louis Vuitton on May 30, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)/David Lee Roth performs at BleauLive Theater at Fontainebleau Las Vegas on September 06, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
There’s going to be a mini Van Halen reunion at the upcoming TEDxFargo conference in Fargo, North Dakota.
Van Halen drummer Alex Van Halen was previously announced for a virtual talk with artist Alex Vargas, happening on Thursday. Now it’s been announced that original Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth will be joining the conversation, as well.
The Instagram post announcing Roth’s addition bills it as “Three icons. One stage. One conversation you won’t want to miss.”
Vargas noted in the comments of the post that the trio’s conversation will be conducted remotely, but live “with the three of us in the same room.”
And folks who are not participating in the TedxFargo event will eventually get a chance to hear what the former bandmates have to say. According to the post, the conversation will be posted to YouTube “in a few weeks for the public to view for all time.”
Vargas is known for painting a 17-foot-tall mural of Eddie Van Halen on a wall of the Guitar Center in Hollywood, California.
Roth’s addition to the talk comes just days after he canceled all but one of the remaining dates on his summer tour. He is still scheduled to perform at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in Sturgis, South Dakota, on Aug. 7.
Over his more than five decades of writing songs with Elton John, Bernie Taupin has only occasionally stepped into the spotlight. But he’s about to do it again with his new solo album, The Sea Has No Mercy.
Due Oct. 23, the album is the first Taupin has written entirely on his own. He describes it as a “late-life manifesto,” inspired by his 2023 autobiography, Scattershot, and an upcoming documentary about his life.
“I couldn’t have made this album as a younger man. I couldn’t have written any of these songs. They’re all completely indicative of Bernie Taupin at 76-years-old,” he says in a statement. “They need the life behind them.”
“Everything on this record is hugely personal,” he adds. “Every single line, every word, means something to me, whether from a past, present or storytelling perspective.”
Among the guests on the album are country star Lee Ann Womack, Brandi Carlile — who worked with Taupin on her and Elton’s joint album Who Believes In Angels? — and Taupin’s younger daughter, Georgey Devon Taupin.
The title track is out now. Taupin says, “The sea is the most intimidating, frightening element on earth. … But it fascinates me. … In the song, I use the sea as a metaphor for too many past experiences that weren’t particularly positive.”
As for his day job, Taupin tells Rolling Stone that Elton has “got a record coming out, I think, at the beginning of next year that I contributed to.” He explained that because Elton could no longer read Taupin’s lyrics at the piano because of his vision problems, he wrote the instrumental tracks first and then asked Taupin to write lyrics for them, reversing their usual creative process.
“It’s a whole different ballgame for him,” notes Taupin.
