Ringo Starr is all about peace and love. But the Beatles legend who has made mellow vibes his calling card for half a century had to share some tough love with director Sam Mendes when the pair met in London earlier this year to discuss the filmmaker’s ambitious four-part Fab Four biopic project.

Speaking to The New York Times, the drummer who will turn 85 on Monday (July 7) described sitting down with Mendes for two days in April to go over the script for the film in which Saltburn star Barry Keoghan will play the band’s timekeeper. The paper reported that the pair went over the script for the Ringo film line-by-line, with Starr offering up “extensive notes” to Mendes in an effort to get the story closer to the real thing.

In particular, Starr had some pointed suggestions about scenes depicting his family and his first wife, Maureen Starkey Tigrett. “He had a writer — very good writer, great reputation, and he wrote it great, but it had nothing to do with Maureen and I,” Starr explained. “That’s not how we were. I’d say, ‘We would never do that.’” Starr and Tigrett were married in 1965 and had three children, former Oasis/Who drummer Zak Starkey, son Jason and and daughter Lee, before splitting in 1975; Starr married actress/model Barbara Bach in 1981.

Starr said he’s much happier with how he’s portrayed in the script now, even though he’s not sure how Mendes will manage the monumental task of shooting the four films at the same time. “But he’ll do what he’s doing,” Starr said, “and I’ll send him peace and love.”

In addition to Keoghan portraying Starr, the cast of the films includes Harris Dickinson (Triangle of Sadness, The Iron Claw), who will portray play John Lennon, Paul Mescal (Gladiator II, Aftersun) taking on Paul McCartney and Joseph Quinn (Gladiator II, The Fantastic Four: First Steps) suiting up as George Harrison. No other casting details have been announced so far. The scripts will be written by Tony Award-winner Jez Butterworth (Ford v Ferrari, Spectre) Oscar winner Peter Straughan (Conclave, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) and BAFTA- and Tony Award-winner Jack Thorne (Adolescence, Enola Holmes).

At press time it was still unknown how the workload on the four films will be spread among the writers, or if they will collaborate on all four films that are currently being referred to as The Beatles — A Four Film Cinematic Event. The movies marks the first time that Apple Corps. Ltd. and the Beatles have granted full life story and music rights to a scripted film, with each movie slated to tell the story of one of the members. A press release also revealed that all four movies — due out in early 2028 — will intersect to tell “the astonishing story of the greatest band in history.”

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Although it’s in theaters a few theaters, Sinners (2025) is now streamable online. Save the trip to the movies and watch it at home.

The horror movie starring Michael B. Jordan is available to stream on HBO Max. Additionally, you can either buy or rent Sinners on premium video on-demand platforms.

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At the moment, Sinners is available on HBO Max starting on Friday (July 4) for subscribers only.

Not a subscriber? You can join HBO Max starting at $9.99 per month for the ad-supported plan via Prime Video, or starting at $16.99 per month when bundled with Hulu and Disney+ (starting at $16.99 per month).

HBO Max is home to movies, sports and must-watch TV series, including HBO and Max exclusives such as House of the Dragon, Hacks, And Just Like That…, The White Lotus, Succession, The Gilded Age and Euphoria.

The streaming service is also the home to exclusive Music Box documentaries, such as Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary, Woodstock ’99: Peace, Love and Rage, Juice WLRD: Into The Abyss, DMX: Don’t Try to Understand and others.

Meanwhile, you can rent for $9.99 (regularly $19.99), or buy digitally for $19.99 (regularly $24.99) on Prime Video, Apple TV and other digital marketplaces.

If you’re looking for an alternative way to stream, you can watch Sinners through Apple TV, which doesn’t require an Apple TV+ subscription to watch the movie. After buying, the movie automatically downloads into your video library, so you can stream it at your convenience.

However, rentals for both services are accessible for 30 days after purchase, and for 48 hours once you begin watching the movie.

As for a physical media release, Sinners will be available on DVD for $19.95 (regularly $24.98), and Blu-ray on sale for $24.95 (regularly $29.99) and 4K Ultra HD for $29.95 (regularly $34.98) on Amazon. Both formats drop on Tuesday, July 8, but you can preorder now and the retail giant will send you a notification once it’s ready to ship to your home.

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Meanwhile, Sinners also has a soundtrack featuring recording artists, like Miles Caton and Buddy Guy, and original music by Oscar-winner Ludwig Göransson.

Written and directed by Ryan Coolger, Sinners follows Smoke and Stack (both played by Michael B. Jordan), twin brothers who return back to their hometown in rural Mississippi during the early 1930s to restart their lives with a new business. However, once night falls, evil comes out to wreck havoc on the brothers’ friends and family.

The horror movie also stars Hailee Steinfeld, Miles Caton, Jack O’Connell, Wunmi Mosaku, Jayme Lawson, Omar Miller, Delroy Lindo and others.

Stream Sinners in 4K Ultra HD on HBO Max starting on Friday (July 4). In the meantime, watch the trailer below.

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Tomorrowland Music, the label from Belgian dance mega-festival Tomorrowland, and dance music setlist database 1001 Tracklists have come together for a new label, 1001 Recordings.

Focused on music for clubs and dancefloors, the label’s first release, out July 11, is a mainstage progressive house track called “Take You There” by Dutch duo Sick Individuals, Russian duo Matisse & Sadko and English pair Third Party. On July 18, the label will release the B2U EP, a collaborative bass house project by Dillon Francis and German producer Marten Hørger.

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The label will release music from across the broad spectrum of electronic music styles, with a focus on collaborative music during its launch phase. The label will be run out of the Tomorrowland Music office in Antwerp, Belgium, and from Bali, Indonesia.

“For years we’ve kept our finger on the pulse of dance music, and the launch of 1001 Recordings was a natural step to give a bigger spotlight to the artists and music our community already believes in and champions,” 1001 Tracklists CMO Jacob Merlin tells Billboard. “We’re proud to have Tomorrowland Music as a partner in this journey — it’s the perfect representation of the collaborative energy we want to celebrate.”

Tomorrowland Music launched in 2021, with its releases distributed globally by Universal Music Group. Meanwhile, 1001 Tracklists touts itself as the “Wikipedia of dance music,” offering tens of thousands of tracklists from DJ sets around the world going back to the early 1990s. Additionally, the site offers charts based on the amount of unique DJ support for tracks, artists and labels.

Judas Priest singer Rob Halford admitted earlier this year that he was “gutted” to be missing out on the massive Black Sabbath Back to the Beginning gig this weekend in Birmingham, England. Unfortunately, the “Breaking the Law” band is double-booked on Saturday (July 5), so they cannot make it back to pay homage to metal god Ozzy Osbourne and his band as part of the epic roster of hard rock bands lined up for the show at Villa Park.

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So on Tuesday, Halford’s band did the next best thing: they posted their killer cover of Sabbath’s 1970 anti-war anthem “War Pigs,” complete with a slick performance video in which the group rip through the song’s thundering attack. “We are honored to show our love for Ozzy and Black Sabbath with our homage to ‘War Pigs’ – A song we play at every show around the world that fans sing along to – reinforcing their love as well for the legendary Prince of Darkness….!!” Priest wrote in a note alongside the video.

Halford, dressed in his signature all-black studded leather, bellows the ominous song’s lashing of leaders who carelessly send their constituents to battle as they hide behind their desks in tribute to the 76-year old Osbourne and his original band. “Politicians hide themselves away/ They only started the war/ Why should they go out to fight?/ They leave that all to the poor/ Time will tell on their power minds,” Halford howls as bassist Ian Hill plucks out the song’s rumbling bottom and guitarists Glenn Tipton and Richie Faulkner serve up the 8-minute classic’s punishing riffs.

At one point, Halford even throws up a devil horns hand signal over his head as he sings “Satan laughing spreads his wings” as drummer Scott Travis’ uncorks drum roll after drum roll. Though Priest will not be on hand, there will be plenty of others taking the stage to bow down at the altar of Ozzy, guitarist Tony Iommi, drummer Bill Ward and bassist Geezer Butler. Among the groups on tap to perform are: Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Gojira, Guns N’ Roses, Alice in Chains, Lamb of God, Halestorm, Anthrax, Mastodon and a supergroup featuring members of the Smashing Pumpkins, Limp Bizkit and Smashing Pumpkins. Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello will serve as the event’s musical director.

Check out Judas Priest’s “War Pigs” cover below.

Debbie Harry is reflecting on the pressures of image in the music industry, revealing in a new interview that undergoing cosmetic surgery “felt necessary” to maintain her career as Blondie’s frontwoman.

The singer, who celebrated her 80th birthday on July 1, opened up about her decision to have cosmetic procedures in a new interview with Vanity Fair, acknowledging the pressures of being a woman in the music industry.

“It’s always been a tool for me,” Harry shared. “It’s not like I started having cosmetic surgery as a kid in school — I think nowadays a lot of girls are getting cosmetic surgery when they’re 10, 11 years old. God bless if it improves their lives and they feel happy. But as far as me having cosmetic surgery, it made me feel better about myself. Maybe it made me feel happy, or more confident.”

She added, “It was just something that I felt necessary at the time. I wanted to work, and so much of women being attractive, and being a selling point, is clearly showbiz. If you’re going to be in the business, be in it.”

The “Heart of Glass” singer also reflected earlier this year on aging gracefully. “The beauty of aging is that you learn how to live with yourself,” she said at the time.

Blondie fans have more to celebrate than Harry’s milestone birthday. The band is reportedly working on a new studio album with Grammy-winning producer John Congleton.

The news was shared back in December 2024 by guitarist and co-founder Chris Stein, who posted a black-and-white photo of lead singer Debbie Harry and Congleton in the studio on Bluesky, accompanied by the caption, “With John Congleton. New Blondie record next year.”

It marks the band’s first album since 2017’s Pollinator, also produced by Congleton. That record earned critical acclaim and featured collaborations with artists like Joan Jett, Charli XCX, and Johnny Marr. Known for his work with St. Vincent and Angel Olsen, Congleton’s involvement hints at a modern, innovative approach for Blondie’s upcoming release.

The album comes in the wake of drummer Clem Burke’s death in April following a private battle with cancer. Sex Pistols bassist Glen Matlock has been contributing to Blondie’s new music and performing with the band in recent years, including at Glastonbury 2023.

Wallows joined Jake Shane’s podcast Therapuss for a conversation covering everything from their formation and early memories to Morrissey’s surprising appearance at one of their shows and Dylan Minnette’s potential return to acting.

The American alt-rock trio—Dylan Minnette, Braeden Lemasters, and Cole Preston—discussed everything from their teenage misadventures to the early days of their band, revealing how a Kings of Leon cover sparked their journey.

“That’s why one of the first songs we ever learned, ever covered was a Kings of Leon song called ‘Molly’s Chambers,’” Minnette shared. “I wanted to be like them. I don’t think I ever got as rock and roll as they were—we’re more Catan, cold brew, and cold plunge now.”

Minnette also addressed persistent rumors about his acting career, clarifying he never officially stepped away from Hollywood.

“There was this weird narrative that I quit acting, but I never felt that or said that,” he said. “I’ve had a desire to do it again in some regard, and if the right thing comes along, then the right thing comes along.” His last acting credit was Hulu’s The Dropout in 2021, but he still describes 13 Reasons Why as “the most fulfilling experience I ever had shooting anything.”

The band reminisced about early chaos on tour—including an Ohio incident where “someone got their head kicked into our van”—and their first Coachella set in 2019. “It was nerve-racking,” Minnette recalled. “We had never played the new songs live, never used in-ear monitors. It was a lot, and after that I was like, we’re never doing Coachella as the first stop of the tour again.”

Perhaps the wildest anecdote came when the band revealed Morrissey once attended a Wallows show. “Morrissey came to a show we played,” Minnette recalled of the night at Los Angeles’ Roxy Theatre. “A couple of years ago, we did this 50th anniversary special show at the Roxy, and they asked us to play. We said, ‘Yeah, we have a lot of history there.’ And someone told us, ‘Morrissey from The Smiths, he’s apparently a big Wallows fan, he’s asking to come to the show.’ We were like, ‘What are you talking about? Morrissey’s not… yeah right.’”

But as the night approached, their skepticism turned into disbelief. “Then the day of the show, they’re like, ‘He’s coming,’ and we’re like, ‘Okay, right.’ And then before the set, they were like, ‘He’s in the building, he’s ready to watch.’ And we were like, ‘Morrissey’s here?’” Minnette continued.

The surreal encounter didn’t last long. “There’s a really funny video of him sitting there — he looks so upset and he looks so mad. Apparently our fans are really loud, screaming girl voices, and it was way too loud for him. He left three songs in,” Minnette said with a laugh. “That’s the perfect Morrissey story. Didn’t even need to meet him. It’s the fact that he was there and left.”

Wallows are currently gearing up for their summer festival run, which includes their third appearance at Lollapalooza.

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Bob Vylan have been removed from the lineups of England’s Radar Festival and France’s Kave Fest as backlash continues from their Glastonbury set.

The London punk-rap duo also lost their U.S. visas and representation with United Talent Agency following their politically charged West Holts Stage appearance, where frontman Bobby Vylan led the crowd in chants of “Free, free Palestine” and “Death to the IDF.”

Kave Fest organizers explained the band’s removal, saying: “In light of recent events, Bob Vylan have been dropped by their agent. The Eure department and the city of Gisors have informed us they will oppose Bob Vylan’s presence at Kave Fest. We fully support freedom of expression for ALL artists around the world. Our thoughts are with the victims of war in Palestine and their families. We stand firmly against all acts of war and hatred.”

A statement posted on Radar festival’s Instagram account also confirmed their removal, saying, “Bob Vylan will not be appearing at Radar festival this weekend.”

Bob Vylan responded defiantly to the cancellations in a statement shared to Instagram on Tuesday (July 1), captioning the post, “Silence is not an option.”

Text shared on the post read, “Today, a good many people would have you believe a punk band is the number one threat to world peace. Last week it was a Palestine pressure group, the week before that it was another band.

“We are not for the death of Jews, Arabs or any other race or group of people,” the statement continued. “We are for the dismantling of a violent military machine. A machine whose own soldiers were told to use ‘unnecessary lethal force’ against innocent civilians waiting for aid. A machine that has destroyed much of Gaza.”

They added, “The more time they talk about Bob Vylan, the less time they spend answering for their criminal inaction. We are being targeted for speaking up. We are not the first. We will not be the last. And if you care for the sanctity of human life and freedom of speech, we urge you to speak up, too. FREE PALESTINE.”

Earlier this week, Bob Vylan’s U.S. visas were revoked, forcing the cancellation of their planned North American tour dates.

Neil Young treated fans in Groningen, Netherlands, to a once-in-a-generation moment during his Love Earth Tour on July 1, performing a full-band version of “Ambulance Blues” for only the third time in his six-decade career.

The performance took place at Drafbaan Stadspark, where Young was joined by his current touring outfit, the Chrome Hearts, featuring guitarist Micah Nelson (aka Particle Kid), bassist Corey McCormick, drummer Anthony Logerfo, and longtime collaborator Spooner Oldham on organ.

The Love Earth Tour, supporting Young’s recent album “Talkin’ to the Trees,” continues with upcoming shows in Berlin, Germany, and other European cities before heading to North America in August.

“I haven’t played this in like 100 years,” Young told the crowd as he stepped into the spotlight. What followed was an eight-minute rendition of the On the Beach deep cut, a song revered by fans for its raw lyrics reflecting cultural malaise and change: “You’re all just pissin’ in the wind.”

Originally released as the closing track of Young’s 1974 album On the Beach — part of his so-called “Ditch Trilogy” alongside Time Fades Away and Tonight’s the Night — “Ambulance Blues” has almost exclusively appeared in stripped-back solo acoustic performances. Its full-band treatment is exceptionally rare, previously documented only at the 1998 Bridge School Benefit with R.E.M. and during a private 2016 show in Paris with Promise of the Real.

The Groningen show was the sixth date of Young’s European run, which has seen him lean heavily on classics. The setlist included fan favorites like “Cinnamon Girl,” “Harvest Moon,” “Like a Hurricane,” “Old Man,” and a poignant solo acoustic “The Needle and the Damage Done.” Notably, tracks from the Chrome Hearts’ debut album Talkin to the Trees — released June 12 — have been largely absent from the live shows, despite pre-tour performances of singles “Big Change,” “Let’s Roll Again,” and the title track.

This historic moment underscores a tour that has balanced reverence for Young’s deep catalog with a fresh, invigorated approach to live performance. It also highlights Young’s ongoing relevance: nearly 50 years after On the Beach, his lyrics continue to resonate with audiences navigating turbulent times.

Young’s European leg continues July 3 with a stop at Berlin’s Waldbühne, followed by two additional European shows before heading back to North America for a 15-date run stretching through Sept. 15.

Sebastian Yatra’s “La Pelirroja” rallies to the top of Billboard’s Latin Airplay chart, leaping from No. 7 to No. 1, on the July 5-dated tally. The achievement marks Yatra’s 12th chart-topper, tying with Enrique Iglesias for the most No. 1s by a male Latin pop solo artist from the 2010s onwards.

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“La Pelirroja” was released March 21 as the third single from his fourth studio album, Milagro, which took the Colombian to a No. 9 debut on the Top Latin Pop Albums chart in May. The song takes the lead on the overall Latin Airplay tally after a 49% gain in audience impressions, to 8.2 million, earned in the United States in the tracking week ending June 26, according to Luminate.

Further, “La Pelirroja” rises with the Greatest Gainer honors, granted weekly to the song with the largest audience increase among the 50 titles on the tally. Four Univision stations are among the song’s stronger supporters during the tracking week, starting with WVIV-FM (Chicago), KAMA-FM (Houston), KVVF-FM (San Jose) and KDDX-FM (Dallas).

Yatra’s new No. 1 coronation grants him a 12th win on Latin Airplay, which puts him on a tie with Enrique Iglesias for the most rulers among male Latin pop soloists since the 2010s decade. Among all Latin pop solo performers, Shakira continues to lead with 16 champs since 2010. . Overall, J Balvin continues to lead with 37 No. 1s since Latin Airplay began in 1994.

Among Yatra’s 12 chart-toppers, “La Pelirroja” becomes his second without a collaborator, after “Tacones Rojos” ruled for one week in 2022.

Elsewhere, the song holds steady at No. 1 on the Latin Pop Airplay for a second week, where it became Yatra’s 10th ruler on the June 28-dated list.

Sakurazaka46’s “Make or Break” soars to No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, on the chart dated July 2.

The 12th single by the J-pop girl group sold 540,768 copies in its first week, off to a better start than its previous single. The track rules sales, while coming in at No. 13 for downloads, No. 10 for streaming, No. 38 for radio airplay, and No. 87 for video views to rise 31-1 on the chart this week. 

LE SSERAFIM’s “DIFFERENT” follows at No. 2. The five-member K-pop girl group released the English version of its fourth single on June 13, and the song debuted on the Japan Hot 100 at No. 20 on the chart released June 18. The CD single went on sale this week, powering the title track to its current position from No. 41, as the song hits No. 2 for sales, No. 18 for downloads, No. 39 for streaming, No. 34 for radio, and No. 20 for video.

The “DIFFERENT” CD single includes “Kawaii,” a song written, arranged and produced by Japanese hitmaker Gen Hoshino. This track hits No. 22 for downloads this week.

Mrs. GREEN APPLE’s “breakfast” slips to No. 3 after ruling the chart for the first time last week. Downloads for the track have gained (103%), while radio, video, and streams are down, currently at 21%, 92%, and 99%, respectively.

The three-man band’s “KUSUSHIKI” follows at No. 4, up a notch from last week. Streams for the The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 Part 2 opener are down slightly at  94% week-over-week, downloads at 87%, video 94%, and karaoke 97%, while radio is up to 137%.

Kenshi Yonezu’s “Plazma” rises 10-5. A collaborative video for the track featuring scenes from the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX dropped recently and video views jumped from No. 14 to No. 2.

IMP.’s “Cheek to Cheek” debuts at No. 8, launching with 53,861 CDs to hit No. 3 for the metric. Also, back number’s new song featured in Mos Burger commercials, “Aru mirai yori ai wo komete,” climbs 54-22. Streams and radio are up to 194% and 538%, respectively.

The Billboard Japan Hot 100 combines physical and digital sales, audio streams, radio airplay, video views and karaoke data.

See the full Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart, tallying the week from June 23 to 29, here. For more on Japanese music and charts, visit Billboard Japan’s English X account.