Country Music Hall of Fame member Ray Stevens is in recovery after undergoing minimally invasive heart surgery on Monday morning (July 7).

Last Friday, Stevens had complained of chest pains and was admitted to a Nashville-area hospital, where it was determined that he had suffered a mild heart attack. While Stevens is in recovery, his performances at his West Nashville CabaRay Showroom have been canceled through July.

In March, Stevens released the album Say Whut?, which included songs such as “Everybody’s On The Telephone” and “The More You Cry.”

Stevens is a two-time Grammy winner, known for both comedic songs such as “The Streak” and the “The Mississippi Squirrel Revival,” but also touching songs such as the pop-country classic “Everything Is Beautiful,” which won a Grammy for male pop vocal performance of the year. “The Streak” was nominated for a Country Music Association Awards for single of the year and song of the year in 1974.

He was inducted as a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2019. During his more than six decades in the spotlight, Stevens has held roles as singer, songwriter, producer, music publisher, session musician, television star and real estate developer. Stevens previously ran an entertainment venue in Branson, Missouri from 1981 to 1993. In 2018, he launched the CabaRay entertainment venue in Nashville. Additionally, his shows at CabaRay have been aired on public television stations.

He is also a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, the Musicians Hall of Fame, the Music City Walk of Fame and the Georgia Music Hall of Fame.

Eight years since he first reached No. 1, Kevin Ross reclaims the summit of Billboard’s Adult R&B Airplay chart with “Love in the Middle.” The single, released on Art Society Music Group (AMG)/EMPIRE, jumps from No. 4 after a 12% gain in plays that made it the most-played song on panel-contributing adult R&B stations in the United States for the tracking week of June 27-July 3, according to Luminate.

Thanks to the 12% week-over-week increase, “Love in the Middle” wins the Greatest Gainer honor, awarded to the song with the week’s biggest gain in plays. The new No. 1 replaces Chris Brown’s “Residuals,” which departs the top spot after its third, nonconsecutive week, following a two-week command in April.

Before “Love in the Middle,” Ross ruled the Adult R&B Airplay chart with “Long Song Away,” a two-week leader in April 2017. As the prior hit occurred during his tenure with Motown/Capitol Records, the singer-songwriter enjoys his first No. 1 on an independent label, a fact he relishes. “This is my first [No.] 1 as an independent artist,” Ross tells Billboard.” This one means so much more. It’s bigger than me, this is a win for the ecosystem of indie R&B.”

“Love in the Middle” completes a string of improved results for Ross on Adult R&B Airplay. After the chart-topping “Long Song Away,” his next two appearances both landed in the top 20, but his last three entries have all cracked the top 10: “Looking for Love” reached No. 9 in November 2021, while “Sweet Release” and “Look My Way” both peaked at No. 8 in February and July of 2023, respectively.

Elsewhere, “Love in the Middle” climbs 20-19 to a new peak on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, which ranks songs by combined audience totals from adult R&B and mainstream R&B/hip-hop stations. There, the track registered 4.5 million in audience, up 16% from its previous week.

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Intocable collects its 21st No. 1 on Billboard’s Regional Mexican Airplay chart as “Me Gusta Mi Vida” jumps 3-1 for its first week atop the July 12-dated ranking. The new achievement ties the group with Banda MS de Sergio Lizarraga for the second most leaders in the chart’s history, dating to 1994. Only Calibre 50 has more, with 27.

“After three incredible decades, reaching our 21st No. 1 with ‘Me Gusta Mi Vida’ is a milestone that fills us with pride and deep gratitude,” Intocable tells Billboard. “To our loyal fans — your support has carried us every step of the way.”

“To radio — thank you for sharing our music with the world,” Intocable adds. “This journey has been more than a career — it’s been our life. The past inspires us, the present moves us, and the future? We can’t wait to share it with you.”

“Me Gusta Mi Vida,” a consistent climber on the Regional Mexican Airplay chart, reaches the top spot in its 15th week. After spending seven weeks in the top 10 — including three consecutive weeks at No. 3 — the track finally claims the summit with 7.2 million audience impressions, a 21% improvement compared with the week prior, earned in the United States in the tracking week ending July 3, according to Luminate.

The increase across regional Mexican stations aligns with the single’s 6-2 advance on the overall Latin Airplay chart, sparked by a 22% boost for the week. The No. 2 peak matches “Ojalá Estuvieras Aquí,” which claimed the runner-up slot for one week in March 2024; both songs stand as Intocable’s highest charting entries of the 2020s. The group previously earned two No. 1s between 2005-13.

“Me Gusta Mi Vida” was released March 14 on Good I Music, giving the indie label its first champ of 2025. As the song takes over Regional Mexican Airplay, Intocable enters a tie with Banda MS de Sergio Lizárraga for the second-most champs since the chart’s inception in 1994, both with 21 rulers. They both trail only Calibre 50, who continues at the helm with 27 wins overall.

Here’s a recap of the acts with the most No. 1s on Regional Mexican Airplay:

Chuck D has come to the defense of British punk rap band Bob Vylan.

While talking with The Independent for an interview published July 6 to promote Public Enemy‘s latest album, Black Sky Over the Projects: Apartment 2025, he commented on the controversy surrounding the band after its Glastonbury performance, during which the group chanted “Free Palestine” and “Death to the IDF” while also displaying a graphic that read “United Nations have called it a genocide. The BBC calls it a ‘conflict.’”

“When people say ‘death to a country,’ they’re not saying ‘death to a people,’” the legendary rapper explained. “They’re saying ‘death to imperialism,’ ‘death to colonialism.’ Bob Vylan ain’t got no tanks. They’re using words to say something must end. You can’t really kill nobody with a guitar or a microphone, but you could kill somebody with a drone and a f—king tank. We have to be able to fight for peace and love by any means necessary.”

Bobby Vylan stood by the group’s performance and released a lengthy statement on his Instagram June 29 with the caption, “I said what I said.” In the post, he talked about a conversation he had with his daughter about the food offered at her school and how she wanted “healthier meals, more options, and dishes inspired by other parts of the world.”

He added, “Teaching our children to speak up for the change they want and need is the only way that we make this world a better place. As we grow older and our fire possibly starts to dim under the suffocation of adult life and all its responsibilities, it is incredibly important that we inspire future generations to pick up the torch that was passed to us.”

He ended his statement: “Today it is a change in school dinners, tomorrow it is a change in foreign policy.”

The fallout from the duo’s performance continues, as Bob Vylan has been subsequently dropped by its booking agent, the U.K. police are launching an investigation into the set, and the group’s upcoming appearances at Radar Festival and Kave Fest have been pulled — the former of which is seeing acts withdraw in a show of solidarity with the embattled duo.