A special treat for fans, an intense look back Parton’s meteoric rise within the genre is on display in Nashville, Tennessee. Dolly Parton: Journey of a Seeker, an exhibit hosted at the Country Music Hall Of Fame will give visitors an intimate look into Parton’s professional and personal life.
On the exhibit is described as: “[A] focus on turning points in Parton’s life and career through the decades, where she overcame obstacles and ignored naysayers to become one of the most beloved and widely recognized celebrities across the world.”
Michael McCall, the museum’s associate director of editorial and exhibit co-curator, gushed about the curation. “People just think it was easy for [Dolly] — that she’s so talented and so charismatic,” he said. “But she had to fight every single step of the way against somebody who told her not to do that.”
A few notable pieces of artifacts featured in the exhibit in the original pencil-written lyrics to “Jolene,” the portable cassette recorder that Parton used to first record “Jolene” and “I Will Always Love You,”; wardrobe from 1980 film 9 To 5, and more.
The Country Music Hall Of Fame’s Dolly Parton: Journey Of A Seeker exhibit will be displayed through September 2026. Find more information here.
In a recent appearance on the Outlaws with TS Madison podcast, Chappell Roan defended herself against claims that she is a villain.
As she, co-guest Sasha Colby, and host Madison spoke about being put into a “villain era.” Chappell took a moment to slam the negative label users place on her.
“I think I’ve three [villain eras] in the past nine months,” she said. “Probably just because I was the new girl in the pop game. I was just like, ‘I don’t give a f*ck what you say to these girls that have been doing this since they were ten and were told this [treatment] is ok.”
She continued: “I didn’t become ‘famous’ until I was 26. So I had a lot of time to realize…this is what is is like to be an adult.”
As far as people’s interpretation of Chappell pushing back against mistreatment, she said: “I cannot bear people saying I’m something I’m not. That’s what’s really hard online. People just assume you’re the villain.”
Watch Chappell Roan and Sasha Colby’s full appearance on Outlaws with TS Madison above.
Despite his passover of North America, according to Billboard Bad Bunny’s forthcoming global run has already made history. In the outlet’s latest report, Bad Bunny’s Debí Tirar Más Fotos World Tour has set multiple international ticket sales records.
Bad Bunny’s Debí Tirar Más Fotos World Tour has earned nine figures from 2.6 million tickets sold. In France, Italy, Poland, Portugal and Sweden, Bad Bunny now holds the record for most ticket sold by a Latin artist. Bad Bunny dethrones the UK record previously held by Karol G.
Bad Bunny’s 12 stadium stops (with 600,000 tickets sold) in Spain is the biggest concert run ever for an artist in the country.
Bad Bunny’s Debí Tirar Más Fotos World Tour is scheduled to launch on November 21, 2025, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic at Estádio Olímpico. The run will end on July 22, 2026, at King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, Belgium.
Click here to view Bad Bunny’s Debí Tirar Más Fotos World Tour 2025 performance schedule.
The NFR Podcast claims Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” is now the longest charting rap song in history (53 weeks). Billboard has verified its 53-week run on the Billboard 100 chart. However, the outlet has not confirmed “Not Like Us” as the longest charting rap song. However, it has stamped one notable achieved made by the track.
Over on Billboard’s Hot Rap Songs chart, “Not Like Us,” is the longest running tune of those 53 trackable weeks, 26 were spent at No. 1.
But Lamar does have a challenger on his heels–himself and SZA. Billboard revealed Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s GNX collaboration “Luther” has now secured its 21 week at No. 1 on the same chart. “Luther” ties the record previously held by SZA’s SOS track “Kill Bill.”
So, Lamar holds the longest (“Not Like Us”) and second longing (“Luther”) record on the Hot Rap Songs chart. While SZA maintains the third-longest command.
Over the past week or so, hip-hop has turned into a battle royale in which rappers from New York, led by Joey Badass, have been embroiled in a free-for-all back and forth with a bunch of LA rappers, largely represented by TDE rapper Ray Vaughn.
Joey was the one who kicked it all off with his song “The Ruler’s Back” in January, calling out Kendrick Lamar, who had spent the nine prior months whaling on Drake. Instead, he got responses from Ray Vaughn and Daylyt, two TDE affiliated rappers who clapped back with songs such as “Crashout Heritage” and “HIYU.”
After things cooled off in the intervening months, Joey stoked the embers of the competition with his freestyle for Red Bull Spiral, prompting another response from Vaughn, along with a slew of diss tracks from more LA natives like AZ Chike and Reason, while Joey’s fellow New Yorker CJ Fly backed him up. After yesterday’s flurry of songs, fans received a new batch of fiery invectives today; see below for the latest updates.
Joey’s day started with the release of “My Town,” bringing in battle rap veteran Loaded Lux as a hired gun to help him dispense disrespectful missives to Ray and Daylyt, sowing dissent between the two Californians. He ended the day the way he started, borrowing a decidedly West Coast aesthetic on “Crash Dummy,” accusing Ray of participating in the battle at the behest of Top Dawg to help him gain a buzz. He also continued calling out Kendrick, his true target, but the more the Pulitzer winner ignores him, the more one wonders if any of this will end up not being worth it.
Ray Vaughn — “Golden Eye”
Technically, Ray dropped last night, but late enough that he missed yesterday’s roundup. Over a 50 Cent flip, Ray declares “Pro Era don’t exist” as a result of having few Billboard hits over the past decade, taking aim at Joey’s crew alongside him.
Daylyt — “Ayo,” “ICantHoldUThisA,” “WordIsBon”
The most prolific participant in the “fair fade,” Daylyt dropped three separate tracks across the past eight hours. “Ayo” employs a series of beat sketches, putting the focus on his polysyllabic rhyme schemes, then on “ICantHoldUThisA,” he goes for a “Not Like Us” approach, turning a “Careless Whisper” interpolation into a turnt-up party song. Meanwhile, “WordIsBon” is a surprisingly heartfelt storytelling track in which Daylyt acknowledges Joey’s late friend and collaborator, Capital Steez, making it clear that all this is simply for sport.
Kai Cash — “KNICKS IN 6,” JaeWon — “Bobby Mercer,” Hitta J3 — “The Last Supper”
Okay, so, these guys all get their own section because they weren’t technically involved to begin with, but they’ve involved themselves. Kai Cash, hailing from Brooklyn, makes it clear that his contribution is pure team spirit. Meanwhile, JaeWon, best known as the offspring of The Lox’s Jadakiss, puts in his two cents over a track from his pops. It’s a little disconcerting how much he sounds like ‘Kiss, but even though he doesn’t have many personal jabs that land, it’s an impressive display of wordplay.
Meanwhile, Hitta J3, whom you may remember from his guest appearance on Kendrick’s GNX title track, contributes another voice from Los Angeles, offering a slightly different perspective from his more lyrically-focused brethren over the beat from Kenny’s Kendrick Lamar EP cut, “Rigamortis.”
There you have it, now that we’re all caught up, who do we think is the winner of the latest round, and do we think Kendrick Lamar will deign to put in an appearance? With the hometown dates on his GNX Tour coming up this week, it certainly would be an opportune time for him to acknowledge the ballyhoo. On the other hand, now that we’ve heard a number of lazy homophobic “jokes” in this battle royale, perhaps it’s time for everyone to take a beat to reflect and pivot to promoting whatever projects they’ve got out, rather than kind of a pointless conflict.
Ryan Murphy’s content faucet shows no sign of closing. His audience will tune into nearly anything he touches, all the way from FX’s American Horror Story to Netflix’s Monster to the 9-1-1 franchise, which recently bid farewell to 9-1-1: Lone Star (starring Rob Lowe, shown above) and will continue with 9-1-1 (previously on FOX but now on ABC) for a ninth season and likely beyond.
Will 9-1-1 be all by its lonesome now? Not even close. Those first responders are gearing up to have an ABC sister show in a new spin off, 9-1-1: Nashville, which was announced via Deadline earlier this year after producers scouted for locations and found Southern hospitality due to a generous tax credit. As Doctor Odyssey viewers also recently learned, that Joshua Jackson series got bumped, priority wise, with 9-1-1: Nashville now occupying that “slot” in the Ryan Murphy scheduling game, whenever that might be.
Does 9-1-1: Nashville Have A Premiere Date Yet?
No precise date has been revealed, but this spin off will premiere on the same date that 9-1-1 returns (in the 8:00-10:00 p.m. block) for the 2025-2026 season, so it’ll be a fall thing.
This new series is currently filming and will star Chris O’Donnell as Captain Don Sharpe. He will be joined by co-stars including LeAnn Rimes, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, and Jessica Capshaw. Additionally, storyline inspiration could come from the Tennessee city’s status as music hub.
Disney Television President Craig Erwich is not only calling 9-1-1: Nashville “a huge priority” but also promising a premiere event to remember with crossovers not being out of the picture:
“I think that the 9-1-1 team are truly the masters of event-izing television, the way that be-nado kicked off 9-1-1 last year. They have a really special event planned for 9-1-1: Nashville, and although we haven’t discussed [crossovers], I think it’s an incredible opportunity that I’m sure at some point we’ll figure out how to capitalize on.”
Is an LA/Nashville crossover really possible? Considering that Ryan Murphy did pull off a 9-1-1/Doctor Odyssey crossover, it’s fair to say that he can pretty much do anything that he wants on TV.
There are plenty of music-focused award shows, but the American Music Awards is one of the big ones, as its legacy goes all the way back to its debut ceremony in 1974. Soon, we’ll meet again: The 2025 AMAs are set to be broadcast from Fontainebleau Las Vegas on May 26 (Memorial Day) at 8 p.m. ET.
That’s coming right up, and since the show always offers big moments and good times, it’s one to plan your schedule around. If you are and you want to know more about what to expect when the day comes, keep scrolling for our preview of this year’s AMAs.
Jay Penske, CEO of Dick Clark Productions, previously said in a statement, “We are thrilled to welcome Jennifer Lopez back to host the American Music Awards. Jennifer’s incredible talent and incomparable stage presence make her the ideal host of the show. We know she will bring her one-of-a-kind energy to the official kick off celebration of summer.”
Nominees
Kendrick Lamar is this year’s most-nominated artist, as he has ten nods: Artist Of The Year, Album Of The Year (for GNX), Song Of The Year (“Not Like Us”), Collaboration Of The Year (“Luther” with SZA), Favorite Music Video (“Not Like Us”), Favorite Male Hip-Hop Artist, Favorite Hip-Hop Album (GNX), and Favorite Hip-Hop Song (“Like That” with Future and Metro Boomin, “Not Like Us,” and “Luther” with SZA).
Post Malone is in second with eight nominations, and after him are Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan, and Shaboozey with seven each. First-time nominees this year include Sabrina Carpenter, Zach Bryan, Chappell Roan, Shaboozey, Benson Boone, Doechii, Gracie Abrams, Jelly Roll, Lola Young, The Marias, Rosé, Teddy Swims, Tommy Richman, and Tyla.
The performance roster was announced a few days ago. Benson Boone is set to sing his recent single “Mystical Magical,” Blake Shelton will do a song from his recent album For Recreational Use Only, Gloria Estefan will deliver her first AMAs performance in over 3 decades, Gwen Stefani is performing a medley for the 20th anniversary of her album Love.Angel.Music.Baby, Reneé Rapp will make her live award show performance debut, and Lainey Wilson will give a performance before kicking off the US leg of her ongoing tour.
Presenters for this year’s ceremony have yet to be announced.
Voting
If you haven’t voted already, it’s mostly too late. Voting for the majority of categories closed on May 15, but polls for Collaboration Of The Year and Social Song Of The Year will remain open through the first 30 minutes of the show. Voting is available online here.
Comeback
This is a huge year for the AMAs, as this will be the first ceremony since 2022. The show didn’t air in 2023 due to its contract with ABC expiring. There were no AMAs in 2024, either, so 2025 marks a return after skipping two years.
That’s not the only change: For the past couple decades, the AMAs have been a late-year event, usually airing in November, so May is a significant shift. Ultimately, there could be some rust to shake off with this year’s show, but the AMAs have a solid track record of delivering a top-notch show. Also, the rust appears to have already been shaken off during the AMAs anniversary special from this past September, so full steam ahead.
Oreo busts out limited-edition flavors left and right, and their latest is a collaboration with Selena Gomez. Her new flavor, set to hit store shelves on June 9, features chocolate-cinnamon cookies and is inspired by the Mexican beverage horchata.
“Even if you’ve never had horchata it was my goal to ignite a sense of familiarity when someone takes a bite. Growing up, horchata was one of those comforting things for me. Some of my favorite childhood memories involve drinking horchata with my family — it was one of my favorite drinks. I really wanted to bottle up that memory and share it through this cookie. And trust me, it tastes even better dipped in milk. That really brings all the flavors together.”
She added, “I took it very seriously. Going back and forth getting the just flavors just right, not too much cinnamon but not too little condensed milk. I wanted it to be perfect.”
As for why she wanted to work with Oreo in the first place, Gomez said, “I am selective when deciding to partner with brands because it always needs to be something authentic to me. Like most people, I’ve loved Oreo cookies for as long as I can remember and so when I was approached to collaborate on my own flavor it was something I couldn’t say no to doing.”
As part of the collab, Oreo is also donating to Gomez’s Rare Impact Fund.
Keri Russell understands the assignment on The Diplomat. The former Felicity star was once known for a series-ruining haircut (not her fault) and moved into period-drama spy territory with The Americans. She draws a loyal audience, who flocked to Netflix‘s dramedy series about a frazzled ambassador who alternately mops up international incidents and the antics of her attention-seeking, former-diplomat husband while occasionally telling him to smell her pits. As Kate Wyler, Russell leans into the unruliness of her character who cannot be bothered to tame her hair, especially while hungover.
The Diplomat is not without controversy, though. After the series upset fans with an abbreviated second outing, the good news is that not only will the third season return to normal length but it will push Kate into new heights of frustration. Let’s trip over ourselves on what expect from the third season.
Cast
Netflix
More of The West Wing flavor will arrive this season with Allison Janney still being a holy terror, now as President Grace Penn. She will be joined by Bradley Whitford as the First Gentleman.
Keri Russell will of course be back as Ambassador Kate Wyler, who might be juggling an apparent new title with Rufus Sewell still irritating the hell out of her as Hal Wyler. More confirmed returns include David Gyasi (as British Foreign Secretary Austin Dennison), Ali Ahn (was Eidra Park), Ato Essandoh (as Stuart Heyford), and Rory Kinnear (as British Prime Minister Nicol Trowbridge). Oh, and Hal’s mysterious ability to incite a heart attack definitely means that Michael McKean will not return as President Rayburn.
Plot
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About that heart attack. Viewers know that the most recent season finale saw Hal take it upon himself to reveal VP Penn’s treachery (i.e., the warship attack) to President Rayburn. The episode ended with Grace learning that she will be U.S. president just as Kate disclosed her intent to go after Grace’s pre-existing VP spot after all. The question remains, however, whether Grace will choose “keep her enemies closer,” so to speak, with Kate as her VP? That appears to be the case, according to a newly released Netflix synopsis:
“Ambassador Kate Wyler lives the particular nightmare that is getting what you want. She just accused Vice President Grace Penn of hatching a terrorist plot and admitted she’s after the VP’s job. But now the President is dead, Kate’s husband Hal may have inadvertently killed him, and Grace Penn is leader of the free world. None of this slows Hal’s campaign to land Kate the vice presidency. Kate steps into a role she never wanted, with a freedom she never expected, an increasingly complicated friendship with Foreign Secretary Austin Dennison, and an unnerving bond with First Gentleman Todd Penn.”
As for Kate’s apparent ascendancy to VP (?), that information runs counter to what Deborah Cohn previously told Keri Russell in reiterating, “The show’s called The Diplomat, not The Vice President.’” So perhaps that means Kate will return to “ambassador” in the long term, which jibes with Netflix recently announcing a fourth-season renewal for The Diplomat.
What will remain consistent, though, is that Kate and Hal will still rage at and be “madly in love” with each other, as executive producers Alex Graves and Janice Williams duly warned Screenrant. And if anyone expects Hal to feel awful about what he did, then Rufus Sewell is already laughing. “Guilt-schmilt,” Sewell explained to Tudum. “[Hal] made the right call for him and it turned out wrong. This is the truth with high-risk strategies. Sometimes things go wrong, but you look back on it and think, ‘Well, with the information that I had, did I make the right decision?’ It was a fair guess. I respect the decision he made.”
As for Russell, she will remain thrilled to inhabit this rather feral character. “I so appreciate coming to work and working on snappy, sassy dialogue, and being a mess, and dropping the F-bomb all the time,” she told Rolling Stone. “It’s full of substance, but it’s also fun, and that is fucking unbelievable to do something like that right now.”
Release Date
The The Diplomat returns this fall. Fingers crossed for a specific date soon.
Trailer
Until Netflix gives us a trailer, we’ll have to make do with Kate admitting that even diplomats need to pick wedgies.
Turnstile is always pushing the envelope, and they continue to push on their latest, today’s (May 20) new single “Look Out For Me.”
It starts as many Turnstile songs do: With punishing guitar firmly in the rock camp. Partway through, though, the six-minute track takes on a decidedly more serene and electronic tone. As BrooklynVegan notes, the song also includes a sample of dialogue from The Wire.
Never Enough, the band’s upcoming album, is described in a press release as “a restless and exhilarating evolution of the band’s genre-defying sound. A transformative journey, both fearless and alive, by one of the most forward-thinking and influential bands of their generation.”
Listen to “Look Out For Me” above. Also find the group’s upcoming tour dates below.
Turnstile’s 2025 Tour Dates: Never Enough Tour
06/06 — Brooklyn, New York @ Under The K Bridge
06/07 — Barcelona, Spain @ Primavera Sound 2025
06/11 — Athens, Greece @ Teatro Petras*
06/13 — London, United Kingdom @ Outbreak Fest London 2025
06/14 — Porto, Portugal @ Primavera Sound Porto 2025
06/18 — Vienna, Austria @ Gasometer*
06/19 — Prague, Czech Republic @ Velky Sal Lucerna*
06/21 — Clisson, France @ Hellfest 2025
06/23 — Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg @ Rockhal*
06/25 — Warsaw, Poland @ Letnia Scena Progresji*
06/27 — Brussels, Belgium @ Ancienne Belgique*
06/28 — Ysselsteyn, Netherlands @ Jera On Air 2025
06/29 — Somerset, United Kingdom @ Glastonbury Festival 2025
07/12 — Ottawa, Canada @ Ottawa Blues Festival 2025
10/03 — Sacramento, CA @ Aftershock 2025
10/17-18 — Miami, Florida @ III Points 2025
Never Enough is out 6/6 via Roadrunner. Find more information here.
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