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Johnny Young, the ARIA Hall of Fame-inducted singer, songwriter and bandleader who ushered in generations of Australian artists through his long-running TV series, Young Talent Time, has died following a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 79.
Born Johnny de Jong in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Young migrated with his family when he was a youngster, setting up home in Perth, Western Australia. He began his career in music as a disc jockey, then struck gold as a teen idol, and as a bandleader with The Strangers. Young had a national smash with the double A-sided single featuring “Step Back” and “Cara Lyn.”
He was a natural in front of the cameras, and it was through the medium of TV that Young would become a household name, initially as host of the Go Show, and later with his own primetime show Young Talent Time.
A year-long stint in London during the swinging ‘60s didn’t pan out for Young. On his return to Australia, he pivoted into songwriting, penning “The Real Thing” for Russell Morris, and contributing works for The Seekers, Herman’s Hermits and others.
At the turn of a new decade, Young launched a weekly TV format that would reach into the lives of millions of Australians – and change the lives of many youngsters.
Young Talent Time first aired April 24, 1971, and would become one of the country’s longest running TV programs, airing for 18 seasons until 1988, with a reboot in 2012. A total of 819 episodes beamed out. A reunion show was taped in 2023 to celebrate its 52nd anniversary.
“The whole feel of Young Talent Time was based on the love that I had for the Mickey Mouse Club,” he said of the beloved show that he created, hosted and produced.
With its joyful mix of music, dance, fun and friendship, the show gave a platform to a young Tina Arena, Dannii Minogue, Debra Byrne, Jamie Redfern, Jane Scali, Sally Boyden, Karen Knowles, Philip Gould and many others.
Arena was on hand to induct Young into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2011, a class that included John Williamson, Models, The Loved Ones and The Church.
“I cast my mind back to when I was a little girl, and you were there for me,” she said of Young, who was visibly holding back tears from his table, “teaching, nurturing, supporting, protecting, mentoring and always smiling.” She added, “You supported me like a father would his daughter, and you took me through some of the greatest moments of my childhood. Even when the road wasn’t easy for you.”
In his now-legendary speech, the Church frontman Steve Kilbey gave a shout out to Young from the stage, and reenacted to the room the music man’s enthusiastic straight-armed clap whilst singing “Cara Lyn.”
Even veteran rockers liked Johnny Young.
Prime minister Anthony Albanese said Young gave “the gift of joy” to Australia. “A wonderful singer in his own right, he established himself in our homes and our hearts as the genial and generous host of Young Talent Time, the launchpad for an incredible new generation of entertainers,” he writes. “How lucky we were to have him. May he rest in peace.”
Minogue considers Young a man who “holds a place in so many hearts,” she writes, “and today my heart is broken.”
The pop artist’s social post continues, “He has so many achievements from his music and TV career, pop writing and releases, and family entertainment on our televisions. For me, this is where my career started, and generations of Aussies hold Young Talent Time and the song ‘All My Loving’ so fondly in their memories. His show brought 17 years of colour, choreography, sequins, music and smiles to our Saturday nights.
“My heart goes out to his family and to his YTT family. From cast, crew and every Johnny Young Talent School member, this is a very sad ‘Goodnight Australia.’”
The Young Talent Time collection is preserved as an artifact of Australian history and pop culture as part of the National Film and Sound Archive.
Phoebe Bridgers‘ last album, Punisher, arrived in June 2020, in the early, uncertain days of COVID-19. Though it was written prior to the pandemic, the album became a perfect lockdown summer soundtrack: Sardonic, reflective and restless, it unintentionally captured the mood of the time, particularly with a scream into the void on closer “I Know the End.”
Bridgers couldn’t tour Punisher upon its release, so instead she hosted a handful of livestreams from her apartment for what she dubbed her World Tour in 2020. As restrictions lifted in 2021, she more than made up for lost time with the Reunion Tour, which kicked off in September 2021 and ended in April 2023, just in time to start up a tour with boygenius — her supergroup with Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus — that went into 2024 and, on her own, join Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour for a dozen dates.
This May — after a nearly two-year break during which she largely stayed out of the public eye — Bridgers reappeared for her first solo show in three years at a 400-capacity venue in Roswell, New Mexico. She spent the rest of the month playing smaller, phone-free pop-up shows, where her set lists mostly comprised already-released songs but included a few new ones. The stretch culminated in one much-bigger concert: a Tidal-sponsored Madison Square Garden performance on June 4. Bridgers announced a proper fall tour the next day; then on June 24, she finally let fans know that a new album was coming.
The spacious and experimental Lost Weekend, out today (Aug. 14) on Dead Oceans, was written over a period of both loss and love. A lot has happened for the Los Angeles singer-songwriter since 2020, from launching her own Saddest Factory Records (which has since merged with Dead Oceans) to getting back on the road and releasing the debut boygenius album to a high-profile breakup with actor Paul Mescal, the death of her father and the start of a new relationship with partner (and now credited collaborator) Bo Burnham.
With these events swirling in the background, Bridgers takes on an edgier tone on Lost Weekend. The album fluctuates between grief and elation, agitation and contentment, as Bridgers sings like someone who has loved and lost — and still has something to lose.
Lost Weekend’s extensive production credits include Bridgers, Tony Berg and Ethan Gruska, who both worked on Punisher and Bridgers’ debut studio album, Stranger in the Alps; and Jack Antonoff, with additional production from Alex G. Some songs function as interstitial, ambient-leaning transitions, while others are meant to stand on their own. Over an ambitious 16 tracks, Bridgers has room to wander, which she does with some country flair and new electronic touches. But while the album may turn some new heads, OG Phoebe fans need not worry: The intricate, scene-setting lyrics, the delicate yet powerful voice and the gallows humor all remain.
Here is Billboard’s ranking of every song on Phoebe Bridgers’s Lost Weekend.
It’s been a wild ride for KATSEYE. Just two years into their journey, the international girl group has crashed the Billboard charts, played Coachella, covered Vanity Fair, and appeared on late-night network TV. A sold-out arena tour awaits.
Today, Aug. 14, the pop act drops a third EP, WILD (via HYBE x Geffen Records), led by the Billboard Hot 100 hits “PINKY UP” and “Animal,” co-written by Ed Sheeran.
WILD is the followup to 2025’s BEAUTIFUL CHAOS, an EP that debuted in the top five of the Billboard 200 (at No. 4), and earned Grammy Award nominations for best new artist and best pop duo/group performance, for “Gabriela”. That song is one of the act’s six appearances on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
KATSEYE will hit the road for THE WILDWORLD TOUR, which gets underway Sept. 1 at Dublin’s 3Arena, an expansive arena jaunt that takes the K-poppers into arenas in North America, the United Kingdom and Europe. The itinerary includes two-night stands at The O2 in London, UBS Arena in Belmont Park, NY, Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles and Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City.
For EYEKONS who can’t wait, the concert film KATSEYE: WILD HEARTS is currently playing at 1,700 cinemas across over 60 countries, reps say. Directed by Nadia Hallgren, the film captures never-before-seen footage, fan videos, and intimate interviews with the singers.
Physical releases (CD and vinyl) of WILD feature the individual band members and are available at Target and exclusively include the bonus track “Unloveu,” which KATSEYE’s member Lara Raj wrote and produced with Amy Allen (Harry Styles, Justin Bieber) and Ross Golan (Ariana Grande, Selena Gomez).
To celebrate the new release, KATSEYE will perform at the Citi Concert Series on NBC’s TODAY, just hours after returning to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon for an interview and a performance of “Animal.”
WILD represents a new era of “maturity, growing up,” Lara told Fallon.
Stream WILD below.
It’s been almost two decades since fans first met Mitchie Torres and the campers of Camp Rock. Now, the beloved franchise grows with the release of Camp Rock 3.
The new film introduces a fresh batch of campers hoping to earn their place in the spotlight while also bringing back some familiar faces, including the beloved members of Connect 3, played once again by the Jonas Brothers. When the band announces that they are looking for an opening act for their tour, the campers are put through a series of three challenges that test not only their musical chops, but also their ability to work together.
The challenges lead to the film’s climatic final jam, where the remaining campers get one last opportunity to prove that they have what it takes to support Connect 3 on the road. During the journey, some of the movie’s most memorable scenes have little to do with winning. The campers find themselves forming unexpected friendships, confronting their own insecurities and discovering that making music can be just as much about connecting with other people as it is about putting on an amazing performance.
For longtime fans of the Camp Rock films, this new addition has a few surprises of its own. From an unexpected songwriting lesson with a Camp Rock alum to a surprise appearance before the final jam, here are five of the biggest moments from Camp Rock 3.
The following contains spoilers for Camp Rock 3, including details about the film’s final jam and its outcome.
John Summit has added a Los Angles date to his upcoming CTRL ESCAPE tour, and it’s a big one. The producer will play the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, which has a capacity of roughly 77,500, on Dec. 12.
A press release about the show advises that this will be Summit’s biggest headline show to date. It will also be the final show of the 20-date arena run, which begins Oct. 1 in Champaign, Ill., the city where Summit studied accounting at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Organizers report that tour stops in Boston, Fort Worth and Brooklyn are sold out. See the complete tour schedule below.
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“Over the years LA has made some of the most special moments of my career,” Summit wrote in his post announcing the show, referencing the pipeline of local venues he’s risen through. “From the Palladium to the Shrine, then BMI Stadium to Kia Forum.. we knew we had to end the album tour on the highest note in Los Angeles.”
Summit recently closed his 2026 Ibiza residency at [UNVRS] and headlined Lollapalooza on July 30.
CTRL ESCAPE Tour Dates
October 1 – Champaign, IL – State Farm Center
October 23 – Montreal, QC – Centre Bell
October 24 – Hamilton, ON – TD Coliseum
October 25 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
October 29 – Boston, MA – TD Garden (SOLD-OUT)
October 30 – State College, PA – Bryce Jordan Center
October 31 – Washington, D.C. – Capital One Arena
November 5 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center
November 6 – Austin, TX – Moody Center
November 7 – Fort Worth, TX – Dickies Arena (SOLD OUT)
November 8 – Fort Worth, TX – Dickies Arena
November 13 – Columbus, OH – Schottenstein Center
November 14 – Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center
November 15 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena
November 20 – Miami, FL – Kaseya Center
November 21 – Miami, FL – Kaseya Center
November 24 – Chicago, IL – United Center
November 25 – Chicago, IL – United Center
November 27 – Philadelphia, PA – Liacouras Center
November 28 – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center (SOLD-OUT)
December 4 – Oakland, CA – Oakland Arena
December 5 – Oakland, CA – Oakland Arena
December 12 – Los Angeles, CA – Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Even with all her fame and riches, Cardi B is still loyal to shopping at Old Navy. She became the face of Old Navy’s fall 2026 denim campaign, and the Grammy-winning rapper called the partnership a “full-circle” moment while recalling the days of shoplifting at the store as a kid.
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“Thank you Old Navy for holding me down. In high school, I used to steal from you guys all the time. So it’s just a full-circle moment that I’m an ambassador for Old Navy,” she said during an Instagram Live on Wednesday (Aug. 12). “I used to steal all the time and I never got caught. If it wasn’t for you guys, I probably wasn’t the freshest bi–h in school.”
Cardi complimented Old Navy’s fit and denim cut, as the shape of the company’s jeans is BBL-friendly, unlike many denim brands she’s tried over the years.
“BBL bi–hes, it is so hard for us to find jeans. Chanel and the stuff like that, we can’t wear those types of jeans. The only big brand that kind of fit our bodies are Acme Studios,” Cardi explained. “This is the type of body I have, I’m 5’3″ and I’m skinny, I got no waist, but my ass and hips is the size of Uganda. They don’t make jeans for a bi–h like me.”
As the face of the fall campaign, Cardi starred in a Western-themed The Most Wanted ad alongside Wisdom Kaye and Quen Blackwell, which arrived Aug. 4. The high-waisted cuffed jeans Cardi’s sporting in the campaign are available in seven colorways onOld Navy’s website for $49.99.
“When you have a BBL it’s hard to find jeans… but Old Navy got everything for everybody,” she wrote on X in support of becoming an Old Navy ambassador.
Cardi returned to release her first single of 2026 with “Ah Ha,” which debuted at No. 25 on the Billboard Hot 100. The 33-year-old Bronx native earned her fourth diamond song after the RIAA certified the Billboard Hot 100-topping “WAP” earlier in August.
Losing a child in a jam-packed music festival will strike fear in any parent, and director Jeremy Garelick brings that fear to life with the movie Rolling Loud.
Based on the Rolling Loud hip-hop festival, the upcoming comedy released a trailer for the flick on Thursday (Aug. 13) starring Travis Scott, Owen Wilson, Sexyy Red, Matt Rife, Christine Ko, Ski Mask the Slump God, Ty Dolla $ign and more.
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The festival-themed movie, helmed by Rolling Loud and Live Nation, is set to hit U.S. theaters on Oct. 2. The trailer kicks off with Wilson’s 13-year-old son, played by Christian Convery, pleading with Wilson to take him to Rolling Loud.
In an attempt to play the “cool dad,” the Wedding Crashers actor gives in, and the chaos begins when Wilson loses his son in a sea of 60,000 sweaty rap fans on a bathroom trip at the Miami festival. All hell breaks loose in the search party, and Wilson ends up backstage explaining the situation to Sexyy Red and La Flame.
Amid the panic, Wilson ends up onstage during Scott’s headlining set (this scene was taped during Scott’s set at Rolling Loud Miami in December 2024) while he’s performing his rambunctious “FE!N” anthem.
“You’re the guy on the big screen that all the security’s looking for,” Sexyy says. “You jumped off a Ferris wheel, right?” To which Wilson clarifies, “No, I threw someone off a Ferris wheel.”
Garelick’s idea for the film was loosely based on true events when he briefly lost track of his son at a Rolling Loud festival in the past.
“The fact that we had this experience together, it bonded us and it really brought us together,” the film’s director told People. “It gave us those inside jokes, those secrets that we can’t tell anybody. And then to put it into a movie that’s coming out all over the world, it’s just incredible. I think parents should take their kids and enjoy it.”
Rolling Loud’s only 2026 U.S. festival took place in Orlando in May, which was headlined by Don Toliver, Ken Carson and Playboi Carti.
Watch the Rolling Loud trailer below.
Lionel Richie had something to say to the next generation of R&B stars during a recent show: They may think they’re breaking new ground, but the legends were doing it first. Moreover, according to Richie, they managed to stay out of jail while doing it.
During a stop on his Sing a Song All Night Long Tour with Earth, Wind & Fire, Richie brought up Usher and Chris Brown’s massive 2026 co-headlining stadium tour while speaking to the crowd. In a clip circulating online, the “All Night Long” singer jokingly compared the pair’s tour to his own partnership.
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“Usher and Chris Brown… See, they try to do something new,” Richie said. “The Commodores with Earth, Wind & Fire, we were doing that back 40 years ago! Only difference is, between then and now, we didn’t go to jail.”
Richie laughed after delivering the punchline and continued to acknowledge the severity of the joke.
Brown clearly took the joke in stride, commenting on an Instagram clip of the concert with four laugh-cry emojis: “damn unk. We love ya paw paw.”
Brown and Usher are in the midst of The R&B Tour, a 2026 co-headlining stadium trek that began in June and is scheduled to continue through December. The run includes multiple stadium dates in major cities, including upcoming shows at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., and SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.
Richie’s joke was clearly aimed at Brown’s well-documented legal history, including his 2009 guilty plea to felony assault following his attack on then-girlfriend Rihanna. More recently, Brown pleaded guilty in July stemming from a 2023 altercation at a London nightclub. He is scheduled to be sentenced in the U.K. on Oct. 26.
This unexpected dispute between the artists comes as Richie and Earth, Wind & Fire are on their own high-profile tour together. Their Sing a Song All Night Long Tour pairs Richie’s decades-spanning pop and R&B catalog with Earth, Wind & Fire’s funk and soul classics, a combination Richie himself invoked while making the comparison. The tour’s North American leg is scheduled to wrap Friday in Austin, Texas.
Watch the clip below.
The lineup for Damian Lazarus’ annual turn-of-the-year party in Tulum, Day Zero, was announced Thursday (Aug. 13).
The bill features scene mainstays including Tiga, Victor Calderone, Vintage Culture, LP Giobbi, Chloé Caillet and Mita Gami, along with a flurry of buzzy rising artists like Brunello and Midnight Generation in addition to Lazarus himself. Organizers also promise one “very special guest” whose identity is yet to be announced. See the complete lineup below.
Lazarus, who’s been putting on Day Zero in the jungle near Tulum since 2012, posted the lineup to his Instagram with a caption noting that “Another chapter of cosmic celebration is upon us for a night under the stars where mysticism and music converge. The curation is uncompromising. 30 artists spanning the full spectrum of underground electronic sound across 3 stages. Boundary-pushing performances from the most visionary minds carefully selected for this singular gathering. And one very special guest still emerging from the shadows. If you felt the magic last year, this edition raises it further.”
Day Zero Tulum 2027 happens in the Mexican resort town on January 9 and is the thirteenth edition of the party, which embraces the traditions of the local Mayan culture and goes from sunset until Lazarus’ traditional sunrise set. Tickets go on sale Aug. 25.
Day Zero hosted its debut Bali edition this past April, with the first edition in Brazil taking place this past January. An Israel edition of Day Zero happened near the Dead Sea in 2019.
Fatboy Slim’s Better Living Through Chemistry is celebrating its 30th birthday, and we’re getting the presents.
The much-loved debut from Norman Cook’s house music alter ego will be reissued digitally on Sept. 25 via BMG, with special-edition LP and CD editions following on Oct. 2.
Released in 1996, Chemistry was the launch pad for Fatboy Slim, a spearhead for a golden era for British electronic music which included The Prodigy, Chemical Brothers, Aphex Twin and Underworld in its ranks.
The collection housed the singles “Everybody Needs a 303,” “Punk to Funk” (both released in 1996) and “Going Out of My Head” (1997). Although it only peaked at No. 69 on the Official U.K. Albums Chart, the collection paved the way for Cook’s future commercial successes, and high-profile festival and headline spots around the globe.
Next up, Fatboy Slim’s You’ve Come A Long Way Baby dropped in 1998 and spent four weeks at No. 1 in the United Kingdom.
“Better Living Through Chemistry was basically me figuring out what I was doing,” comments Cook in a statement. “I was making music for the dancefloor, the bedroom, the afterparty and anyone who’d listen. Looking back, it’s got all the mistakes, experiments and madness of that time in it, but that’s probably what I love about it most.”
The project was inspired by Cook’s Big Beat Boutique club nights at Brighton’s Concorde, and its floppy disc-inspired cover art was both a nod to New Order’s “Blue Monday” 12-inch sleeve, and to technology’s evolution and its connection to the hip of electronic music.
Cook is a man of many music hats. By the time he introduced Fatboy Slim to the music world, he was established through his work with The Housemartins and Beats International, along with Freak Power, Pizzaman and Mighty Dub Katz.
“It was the beginning of the Fatboy Slim adventure, and I’m amazed that, all these years later, people are still discovering it, dancing to it and asking me about it,” Cook comments. “It feels pretty bloody good to give it another lease of life.”
Pre-save Better Living Through Chemistry here.