Jason Derulo re-lived one of the scariest moments of his life during a chat with old friend Paris Hilton on her I Am Paris podcast this week. The 34-year-old “Spicy Margarita” singer told Hilton that he thought the 2013 tour rehearsal accident in which he broke his neck might be the end of it all.

“That s–t’s crazy,” Derulo said, explaining that he was working with a trainer at the time to prepare for his upcoming world tour their prep went serious awry. “He was like, ‘today we’re gonna work on endurance, so I’ll need you to do these back tucks, back-to-back-to-back,’” the singer said his trainer told him.

“He had me doing like 50 back tucks back-to-back-to-back, which is another one of the worst ideas that somebody’s ever had,” Derulo said of the maneuver that is a backflip in which the performer starts from a standing position and flings their body backwards, landing on their hands and then springing off them to land back on their feet facing the same direction. “So I slipped during one of the back tucks and I landed on my head, breaking my C2 vertebrae.”

As soon as the accident occurred, Derulo described hearing, “a big crack, and I was just like, ‘Holy s–t, is this it? Is this how it all ends?’ And all the thoughts that you could imagine are going through my head at the time.” He also recalled thinking at the time that his mother was outside the gym waiting for him in the car and that he didn’t want to scare her with the news. After laying on the ground for five minutes, he said he gathered himself and walked to the car holding his neck.

“And then I’m like, ‘Mom, I think I hurt myself a little bit’ — like with that bright kind of voice,” he said he told her. “‘I think I hurt myself a little bit inside, we should probably go to the hospital just to check it out.’” The ride to the hospital was rough, with Derulo describing every bump in the road as feeling like “hell on Earth. I’m just dying in that passenger seat, but I don’t wanna let her know that.”

At the hospital, Derulo was X-rayed and the doctor arrived with good and bad news. The good news, the doc said, was that Derulo had suffered what’s called a “hangman’s break,” which is the same break that happens when someone his hung from a rope. “‘And you’re still alive. This could’ve ended up way crazier, paralyzed or worse,’” the doctor told him. “That’s the good news, that you’re still here with us, and you can move all your limbs. The bad news is you’re gonna be out for seven months.”

Derulo described going from having total control over his life to not having “any kind of control at all,” down to an inability to tie his shoes or take a shower by himself. “That was the first time in my life where I felt like I just had no control,” he said. The injury required seven months of intense rehab, including a 45 minute walk every morning, followed by “hours and hours” in the studio writing and recording his 2013 Talk Dirty (aka Tattoos) album.

The other major blow for Derulo was the cancellation of his tour, which he knew would be a let-down for his fans. “I know how much this means to people, people save their money, their hard-earned money, and they wanna be part of this experience. All of a sudden all of that s–t was down the drain,” he said.

Derulo released his fifth studio album, Nu King, in February.

Listen to Derulo on I Am Paris below (talk about the accident begins at the 5:15 mark).

Ed Sheeran is bringing his Mathematics tour to Europe next year again. Only this time, the singer announced on Friday (July 5), the shows will represent the final concerts on what will end up being a three-year global trek. Sheeran revealed a string of shows that are slated to kick off on May 3 at the Civitas Metropolitano in Madrid, followed by gigs in Rome, Hamburg, Oslo, Zurich, Antwerp, Stockholm and Copenhagen before winding down on Sept. 9 with a gig at the Merkur Spiel-Arena in Dusseldorf.

The tour in support of Sheeran’s fifth and sixth studio albums, = (equals) and – (subtract) represents the latest leg of the outing that kicked off in April 2022 in Dublin and criss-crossed Europe through September of that year. The run then picked up again in early February 2023 in New Zealand and Australia before moving on to the U.S. in April of that year, with Sheeran playing across North America through an October 28 show at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada. The dates continued in January of this year in Bahrain, followed by an Asian leg and then another brief swing through the U.S. before decamping to Europe once again for shows stretching from June through September.

“In 2025, Mathematics Tour comes to an end ! Gonna be hitting most of the other places we haven’t been to yet, but the first dates to go up will be the rest of Europe, more to follow, but European dates on sale July 10th (Rome July 12th), see you next year,” Sheeran wrote on Instagram in announcing the dates and seeming to tease news of more shows to be announced later. “It was time to Stop, but then we can press Play…”

Sheerios can order tickets on Sheeran’s official website beginning on July 10.

Check out the announcement and the dates below.

After 14 years, a new political dawn in the United Kingdom as Keir Starmer’s Labour Party storms to victory in the general election. And the end of the Tories’ long reign.

Labour won in a predictable landslide, paving the way for Starmer to become the next prime minister.

The U.K. music industry, through its various trade bodies, has welcomed the incoming, center-left government, with a resounding message: let’s get to work.

“Our industry faces serious challenges and needs urgent attention to recover from years of neglect through the cost of living crisis and the pandemic,” comments Michael Kill, CEO of the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA).

The sector must now “rebuild trust with the new government, after years of feeling misunderstood and undervalued, we must work towards changing the narrative around the value of the night time economy, secure stronger representation at all levels, and create a more integrated regulatory system.”

Kill continues, “We must also address tax disparity, reform business rates, protect independent operators, and align VAT with European standards.”

UK Music CEO Tom Kiehl calls on the new leader to use his “resounding mandate for change” to boost jobs, growth and opportunity in the sector.

The nation’s music industry contributes almost £7 billion annually to the U.K. economy and supports 210,000 jobs, according to the London-based umbrella organization, which represents all sectors of the United Kingdom’s music industry.

Right now, explains Kiehl, the music business faces “a number of challenges, but also opportunities. A strong relationship between UK Music and the new Government will be essential to navigating what the rest of this decade brings.” 

UK Music developed and published a 10-prong pre-election “manifesto” for the next government, which includes objectives to boost music exports, protect music spaces, improve music education and encourage responsible AI use.

“As the collective voice of the music industry, UK Music already has strong links with Sir Keir’s top team,” he adds. “Our plan is to continue to build on those relationships and work across the political spectrum, including the many newly elected MPs, to deliver real change and further growth for our world-leading sector.” 

Playboi Carti’s new album has been four years in the making, according to the rapper’s producer Cardo, who recently shared insights about the project’s intense creative process.

In an interview with Lucid Monday, filmed during SXSW earlier this year, Cardo confirmed his involvement in the highly anticipated follow-up to Whole Lotta Red and described working on the album as “crazy” and “fun.”

“I’m going to Atlanta to finish up Carti’s s–t. It’s been crazy — in a good way. It’s been crazy fun, just being able to wake up and he decides to drop a song you produced. It’s weird,” Cardo said. “I’ve known Carti since 2016, but me and him have been working on this new album for a good four years.”

Back in April, Cardo also spoke to Billboard about working with the “Sky” hitmaker.

“That’s my little brother, man. Just being around him, the young one, you know, and gaining some kind of different kind of energy and inspiration from what he’s doing, seeing what levels he’s going on, it kind of gives me an idea of what levels I should just keep going,” he said.

“That’s how we’re creating all these fun records, breaking all these barriers that people made up.”

I Am Music, Carti’s forthcoming album, has generated excitement for quite some time now. Back in February, Carti joined streamer Adin Ross on his Kick channel, where he teased what fans can expect from the album.

“Mindblowing,” Carti described the record when asked by Ross. “My best. My very best — it’s actually insane.”

Earlier this year, Carti began the album’s rollout with a series of singles, including the Kanye West-produced “2024,” “Backr00ms” featuring Travis Scott, and “H00dByAir.” The tracks led many fans to believe that I Am Music was imminent, but Carti has since taken a step back from the spotlight, even going as far as to cancel his Antagonist Tour.

Despite this, Carti has had a notable year thanks to several high-profile collaborations.

In March, he scored his first-ever No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Carnival,” a track by Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign featuring Carti and Rich The Kid. Another major collaboration, “Type Shit,” featuring Future, Metro Boomin, and Travis Scott from the We Don’t Trust You album, peaked at No. 2 and earned a gold plaque.

Following his July 4 headlining debut at London’s BST Hyde Park, which also featured performances from Riley Green, Ella Langley and Ernest, Morgan Wallen has released the fan-anticipated ballad “Lies, Lies, Lies,” via Big Loud/Mercury/Republic.

Written by ACM songwriter of the year winner Jessie Jo Dillon alongside Josh Miller, Daniel Ross and two-time Grammy winner Chris Tompkins, with production from Joey Moi, the ballad was originally recorded at London’s Studio Two at Abbey Road Studios in December 2023, just following his sold-out O2 London show on Dec. 3. The recording of “Lies, Lies, Lies” was part of his seven-song Abbey Road Sessions, with the digital series releasing on March 3, 2024. The release also commemorated the one-year anniversary of Wallen’s third studio album One Thing at a Time.

“Playing the O2 in London last fall and getting to record at Abbey Road, where so much iconic music has been made, was legendary for me and my band. We will never forget it,” 11-time 2023 Billboard Music Awards winner said in a statement when the Abbey Road Sessions project was released. “I’m so excited to release these Abbey Road Sessions for my fans on the one-year anniversary of One Thing At A Time. They make all this possible.”

Other songs on the Abbey Road Sessions included “Sunrise,” “Everything I Love,” “I Deserve a Drink” and a version of Nothing But Thieves’ “Graveyard Whistling.”

Meanwhile, Wallen’s collaboration with Post Malone, “I Had Some Help,” has held the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for six weeks, and has helmed the pinnacle of the Hot Country Songs chart for seven weeks.

Listen to Wallen’s “Lies, Lies, Lies” below: