Jelly Roll‘s eclectic list of collaborators stretches from Jessie Murph and Lainey Wilson to Kelly Clarkson, Post Malone, Lil Wyte, Shaboozey, K. Michelle and the Fisk Jubilee Singers, Cody Johnson and Yelawolf, among many others.

But his upcoming collab will take the “Son of a Sinner” singer a bit further out of his zone when he drops the beat-infused track “Holy Water” with dance music producer Marshmello on Friday (Aug. 8).

The dynamic duo both slipped into one of Marshmello’s signature white helmets on Tuesday (Aug. 5) for a brief preview video for the song. “Still slowly feel what you feel/ Two tears for the soul departed/ Pour out a little holy water,” Jelly sings over a mid-tempo beat in the clip in which he has to make his hands do the talking since we can’t see his typically expressive face.

Last week, Marshmello got the hype machine rolling on the project some fans are referring to as “MarshJello” or JellyMello” with a private jet pic of himself in his ‘Mello head holding an extra one featuring some of Jelly’s signature face tats on his lap. He followed that up with another preview video of the song in which only he is wearing the helmet and Jelly jams out next to him in the studio with the caption “We knew this one was special from the jump.”

Jelly seconded that emotion in a comment, writing, “Absolutely honored brother.” This marks ‘Mello’s latest foray into country, coming on the heels of two collabs with Kane Brown on “One Right Thing” and the Billboard Hot 100 No. 15 hit “Miles On It.”

John Mayer knows exactly how lucky he is to be playing in the band. The guitarist celebrated good fortune on Tuesday night (Aug. 5) in a lengthy Instagram post honoring his role in the Grateful Dead’s three-day blow-out 60th anniversary celebration in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park over the weekend during three shows by Dead successor band Dead & Company.

“Night 3 in Golden Gate Park celebrating 60 years of @gratefuldead will be a one we’ll never forget. I finally had the chance to play with @treyanastasio, and beyond the full-circle moment of it all, the lock we had going was instant. Trey’s ear-to-fretboard data transfer time is unparalleled. I’m still blown away,” Mayer wrote of his jam with the Phish singer/guitarist on “Scarlet Begonias” and “Fire on the Mountain” on Sunday night.

Mayer also thanked Graham Lesh, son of late Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh, who also sat in with Dead and Co. all three nights of the run, including performing his dad’s beloved composition, “Box of Rain,” with the group on opening night; Phil Lesh died in Oct. 2024 at age 84. “Extra special thanks to @grahamelesh for joining us all three nights. No matter how many shows we play as a band, I will always be a guest in this musical world, and I’ll never lose sight of what is the great honor of my life,” wrote Mayer.

“Happy 60th, Grateful Dead, and long may you run, @bobweir, @mickeyhart and @billkreutzmann,” he added in reference to founding members guitarist/singer Bob Weir and drummers/percussionists Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann, before noting that his position to Weir’s right — where late guitarist/singer Jerry Garcia stood for many years before switching to the left — is one of great honor to him. “It must be said… I’ll never come close to playing like @jerrygarcia,” wrote Mayer of the iconic Dead co-founder who died in 1995 at age 53. “But if I can somehow get you closer to him – and to the spirit he created 60 years ago – then I suppose I’ve done my job. Thank you for accepting me.”

Mayer’s post included a sweet photo of the band taking a bow, with the massive crowd — more than 180,000 people attended the trio of shows — arrayed in front of them, as well as shots jamming with Anastasio, Weir and Anastasio and a series of live shots from the shows.

Lin-Manuel Miranda brought Hamilton back to the stage—well, the classroom—during Tuesday night’s (Aug. 5) episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, teaming up with Fallon and The Roots for a joyful medley of the musical’s most iconic numbers using toy instruments.

In celebration of Hamilton’s 10th anniversary, the Broadway creator and star donned a colonial-style costume and joined the Tonight Show host and house band to reimagine “Alexander Hamilton” and “My Shot” using classroom staples like tambourines, triangles, melodicas and kazoos.

The segment continued the late-night staple’s beloved Classroom Instruments series, which has featured artists from Adele to BTS in stripped-down, playful renditions of hits.

In addition to the musical tribute, Miranda sat down with Fallon to reflect on Hamilton’s legacy and revealed a new milestone: a theatrical release of the filmed stage production is officially set for Sept. 5. “We filmed most of the original cast performing Hamilton in 2016, and we always wanted to release it theatrically, but then the pandemic hit,” he said.

“We decided to release it on streaming so that everyone could see it at home… But Sept. 5, you’ll be able to see Hamilton in movie theaters nationwide and in Puerto Rico.”

Miranda also shared a now-viral anecdote about missing the night Prince attended Hamilton, revealing he was DJing a friend’s wedding while the rest of the cast partied with the icon. “The entire cast was up all night partying with Prince… It’s the FOMO of my life.”

The Hamilton filmed version originally premiered on Disney+ in July 2020 and featured a “live capture” of the stage show with the original Broadway cast. The Tonight Show episode also included a musical segment with Chance the Rapper and a guest appearance by The Daily Show’s Jordan Klepper.

Avalon Penrose has just pulled off what is bound to go down in history as one of the messiest auditions ever seen on America’s Got Talent to date.

Appearing on the Tuesday (Aug. 5) episode, Penrose likely seemed an unsuspecting figure as she appeared before the judges, explaining how her musical journey had begun as a child opera singer before quitting at age 14 due to frequent panic attacks.

“Now after 14 years, I’ve kind of decided I want to try and find my voice again,” she explained. “Maybe [I can] be an inspiration to other kids who suffered through stage fright, who think that maybe they can’t do it. I want you to know that you can.”

Beginning her rendition of Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman’s “Time to Say Goodbye,” impressed applause was replaced by confusion from the judges as a number of individuals brought myriad objects onto the stage. 

As Penrose sung the chorus, a pair of assistants took on the task of splashing her with paint and confetti – all without skipping a beat. A pie to the face saw the performance come to a close, before an explosion of more confetti served as a strong finale.

Receiving a standing ovation from judge Simon Cowell as Sofia Vergara commented that Penrose “ruined something beautiful,” Mel B questioned if the performer before them really was an opera singer. Penrose explained that she was only able to adequately perform by employing such a theatrical take to it all.

“But you don’t need this with that voice,” Vergara offered. “This is what makes it special,” countered Howie Mandel. “This is why you’ll remember her.”

As Cowell requested another song, Penrose invited Cowell and Mandel to take part in the messy antics as she worked through a rendition of Georges Bizet’s “Habanera.”

Soon, the America’s Got Talent stage descended into pure chaos, with Cowell and Mandel showcasing their innate mischievousness before the latter turned his attention toward his fellow judges.

As Mandel takes a pie to the face, even host Terry Crews gets into the action, throwing water balloons at Cowell before Mel B takes up a paint-filled watergun for protection.

Almost forgetting they have to vote, the judges resume their positions to pass Penrose through with a clean sweep. “Well, we have to say goodnight, believe it or not,” Cowell soon quips to the mystified audience. “That’s kind of a strange way to end, isn’t it?”

America’s Got Talent airs on NBC at 8 p.m. Tuesdays and streams on Peacock the next day.

View Avalon Penrose’s chaotic performance of “Time to Say Goodbye” below.

As Sweden’s Way Out West festival draws closer, the sold-out event is offering free passes to potential patrons willing to donate their organs.

Taking place from Aug. 7-9 in Gothenburg, Sweden, Way Out West’s 2025 edition has been in high demand, thanks largely to a lineup that features the likes of Charli XCX, Chappell Roan, Pet Shop Boys, Iggy Pop, Kneecap, and many more.

With tickets sold out and disappointed music-lovers likely proclaiming a willingness to sell their organs to attend, festival organizers have now launched the fittingly-named Kidney Pass.

“This year, tickets to Way Out West sold out earlier than ever,” the festival’s website explains. “With no tickets left, the FOMO kicks in hard. People start saying they’d give up just about anything to get one. One phrase you often hear when tickets are gone? ‘I’d give a kidney for a ticket.’”

The Kidney Pass can be obtained by signing up the Donation Registry, which allows individuals over the age of 18 (and with a Swedish social security number) to opt-in to the concept of their organs being donated in the event of their passing. Interested parties are then able to send their sign-up confirmation to Way Out West and are then put in the running for a three-day festival pass.

“By joining it, you’re not just saying you’d give a kidney for a ticket, you’re showing you truly support organ donation – by being willing to donate your organs after your death,” the festival explains.

The festival also points out that simply signing up to the Donation Registry doesn’t amount to an obligation to do so, with the ability to make preferences for potentially donating organs and tissues, to make exceptions, or to remove one’s registration being available at all times.

Though Way Out West also underlines the fact that “registration does not guarantee a ticket” due to the fact that “only a limited amount is available,” it appears successful registrants will receive their free pass by way of a wristband that boldly states “I gave a kidney for this ticket.”