Let’s be honest: Rihanna and A$AP Rocky both brought it at Monday night’s (May 4) 2026 Met Gala. The always fashionable couple who share three young children had a rare night out at the glitzy event, where they, of course, arrived fashionably late, with RihRih rocking a glittering custom sculpted bronze Maison Margiela by Glenn Martens gown with a draped column silhouette made of woven silk and recycled computer wirelike threads and an Art Deco-like headpiece.

Rocky was right beside her in a custom Chanel by Matthieu Blazy wool pink robe with black satin lapels and black piping over a white cotton shirt and black pants.

When Variety asked Rocky to describe Rihanna’s look, he nailed it, looking over lovingly at his longtime partner and saying, “she’s shining like a diamond … she’s shining,” cleverly interpolating the chorus from the singer’s 2012 hit “Diamonds” from her seventh studio album, Unapologetic. When a reporter asked Rocky, 37, how it feels to be “loved by a Black woman,” the dapper rapper had another quick quip, “it feels amazing, and don’t nothin’ else compare. You hear me?”

The couple made their usual splash at the event co-chaired by Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman, Venus Williams and Anna Wintour, a year after Rocky served as one of the 2025 Met Gala co-chairs and Rihanna surprised everyone by showing off her baby bump and revealing that the couple were expecting their third child, baby girl Rocki Irish Mayers, who was born in September.

They joined a galaxy of music stars who made the scene this year, including Madonna, BLACKPINK’s Lisa, Rosé, Jisoo and Jennie, SZA, Sam Smith, Sabrina Carpenter, Gracie Abrams, Laufey, Cher, Janelle Monáe, Doechii, Beyoncé and Jay-Z, Katy Perry, Doja Cat, Cardi B, Bad Bunny, Ciara, Jon Batiste, Maluma, Charlie xcx, Tate McRae, Anderson .Paak, sombr, Tyla, Jack Harlow and many more.

Sabrina Carpenter is checking items off her pop icon bucket list at a rapid pace. After teaming up with Madonna on the bubbling dance track “Bring Your Love” from the Queen of Pop’s upcoming Confessions II album last week, Carpenter ticked off another Mt. Olympus of diva collabs at the Met Gala on Monday night (May 4) when she took the stage with Fleetwood Mac’s Stevie Nicks for a meditative cover of her band’s legendary 1975 ballad “Landslide.”

In a video posted by the Met Museum, Nicks took the stage first, dressed in a bewitching glittery black gown accented by translucent fingerless gloves, emerging like the classical work of art she is after a pair of assistants pulled down a sheet covering a giant picture frame, with the singer backlit like an Impressionist masterpiece. Over gently picked acoustic guitar, Nicks sang the opening lines, “I took my love, I took it down/ Climbed a mountain and I turned around/ And I saw my reflection in the snow covered hills/ ‘Til the landslide brought me down.”

Then, Carpenter, wearing a shimmering golden gown, emerged from the dark and gently took Nicks’ hand as she cooed the lines, “Oh, mirror in the sky, what is love?/ Can the child within my heart rise above?/ Can I sail through the changin’ ocean tides?/ Can I handle the seasons of my life?”

After the last line, Nicks, 77, sagely told Carpenter, 26, “I don’t know … we don’t know.”

The women then joined forces for the third verse, their voices perfectly melded as they sang, “Well, I’ve been afraid of changin’/ ‘Cause I’ve built my life around you/ But time makes you bolder/ Children get older/ And I’m gettin’ older, too/ Yes, I’m gettin’ older, too.” While the A++-list of guests could be heard chatting over the first half of the song, by the time the two women hit the final refrain it sounded as if the room as gone silent to properly take in the superstar summit.

Nicks kept Carpenter out to give her a hand on Mac’s “Don’t Stop Thinking About Tomorrow,” and then also performed “Gypsy” and her 1981 solo hit “Edge of Seventeen.”

Carpenter wasn’t done, either. The singer, who earlier in the evening walked the red carpet in a stunning Dior dress by Jonathan Anderson that paid homage to Audrey Hepburn’s 1954 movie Sabrina by wrapping the singer in film strips from the movie, also performed her own hits, including “Espresso,” “Please Please Please” and “House Tour” in a colorful pop art-inspired dress after being carried to the stage by four tuxedo attendants.

Jack Johnson will return to Australia and New Zealand later this year, announcing a run of November dates for his SURFILMUSIC tour, joined by Ben Harper and John Butler.

The tour marks Johnson’s first shows in the region since 2022 and brings together three artists whose catalogs span folk, blues, roots and surf-inspired rock, with Harper and Butler both set to perform solo acoustic sets across the run.

The announcement ties into Johnson’s upcoming SURFILMUSIC project, a soundtrack release arriving May 15 that pairs his music with a new documentary tracing his early career — from his beginnings as a competitive surfer on Oahu’s North Shore to his transition into filmmaking and music.

Johnson first gained global attention through surf films including Thicker Than Water and The September Sessions, projects that introduced his songwriting to a wider audience before the release of his debut album Brushfire Fairytales in 2001. Over the past two decades, he has sold more than 25 million albums worldwide and built a catalog that includes songs such as “Better Together,” “Sitting, Waiting, Wishing” and “Flake.”

Harper joins the tour with a career that has spanned nearly three decades, blending blues, soul, rock and reggae across 18 studio albums and earning three Grammy Awards. Butler, meanwhile, remains one of Australia’s most successful independent artists, known for a live catalog that ranges from radio staples like “Zebra” and “Better Than” to extended instrumental performances such as “Ocean.”

Together, the three-act lineup leans heavily into acoustic-driven performance, positioning the shows closer to curated live sessions than traditional arena tours.

Tickets for the run go on sale May 12, following a series of presales beginning May 7.

Jack Johnson SURFILMUSIC AU/NZ Tour Dates

Nov. 7 — Brisbane, Australia @ Riverstage
Nov. 10 — Perth, Australia @ Kings Park & Botanic Gardens
Nov. 14 — Sydney, Australia @ The Domain
Nov. 17 — Melbourne, Australia @ Sidney Myer Music Bowl
Nov. 20 — Auckland, New Zealand @ Spark Arena
Nov. 22 — North Canterbury, New Zealand @ Waipara Winehouse

Post Malone will headline Australia’s Strummingbird festival this October, the touring country event’s organizers announced Tuesday.

The Grammy-nominated artist tops a lineup that also includes Bailey Zimmerman, Cooper Alan, Cam, Sons of the East and a substantial supporting cast of international and Australian country acts across three dates in Ballarat, Newcastle and the Sunshine Coast.

Presented by Kicks Entertainment, Strummingbird 2026 will play Victoria Park in Ballarat on Oct. 10, Newcastle Foreshore on Oct. 17 and Kawana Sports Precinct on the Sunshine Coast on Oct. 18. Presale tickets go on sale Wednesday, May 13, with general admission on sale Thursday, May 14 via strummingbird.com.au.

Malone’s headlining slot follows the release of his country crossover album F-1 Trillion, which earned a Grammy nomination for Best Country Album and featured collaborations with Dolly Parton, Tim McGraw, Blake Shelton, Luke Combs, Chris Stapleton, Lainey Wilson and Jelly Roll. The appearance follows recent performances at Coachella and Stagecoach Festival, marking his return to Australia three years after a sold-out run at Splendour in the Grass.

Zimmerman, one of country’s fastest-rising acts, joins as second-billed headliner behind a breakout run that includes his debut album Religiously. The Album. and its 2025 follow-up Different Night Same Rodeo, which featured a collaboration with Luke Combs. His cover of Miley Cyrus’ “The Climb” at Stagecoach earlier this year became a viral moment. Cooper Alan, the North Carolina singer known for “Plead the Fifth” and “Take Forever (Hally’s Song),” rounds out the top-tier international bookings.

The wider lineup includes LA-based country act Stella Lefty, Texan outfit Dexter & The Moonrocks, Cowboy Carter songwriter Cam, Cigarettes @ Sunset, CMT’s Next Women of Country Class of 2025 alumna Kaitlin Butts, rising Californian Noah Rinker and Brad Cox.

Australian contingent includes Sydney’s Sons of the East, back-to-back CMAA Female Artist of the Year Max Jackson, Central Queensland cattle station turned global streaming sensation Mack Geiger, Brisbane native and 2026 Countrytown Breakthrough Artist of the Year nominee Briana Dinsdale, and Sara Berki. Country DJ Willie Pake will headline late-night sets across all three stops, with line dancing sessions led by Maddison Glover.

Local artists Lewis Love (Ballarat), Gamilaraay artist Loren Ryan (Newcastle) and Sammy White (Sunshine Coast) will each perform at their respective hometown dates.

Malone first crossed into country territory with F-1 Trillion, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in 2024 and produced the Billboard Hot 100 top 10 hit “I Had Some Help” featuring Morgan Wallen. The album marked a significant commercial and artistic pivot for the artist, who had previously dominated the Hot 100 across pop and hip-hop with hits including “Sunflower,” “Rockstar” and “Circles.”