Ed Sheeran extends his perfect record in Australia as Play blasts to No. 1 on the ARIA Chart.

All of Sheeran’s albums have reached the summit, including Play which opens at the top of the national leaderboard, published Friday, September 19th.

Play follows Autumn Variations (from 2023), + (plus from 2012), X (multiply from 2014), ÷ (divide from 2017), No. 6 Collaborations Project (2019), = (equals from 2019) and (subtract from 2023), all of which led the all-genres ARIA Chart.

According to the charts compiler, Sheeran has accumulated 46 total weeks at No. 1, including an impressive 27 week with divide.

Adding in special edition albums and his recent greatest hits collection, ARIA reports, Sheeran has collected upwards of 1,200 weeks on the ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart.

Play is also the best-seller on wax, as it takes out top spot on the ARIA Vinyl Chart.

Australians have adopted Sheeran like one of their own. His Mathematics Tour in 2023 smashed several records, and his Divide tour in 2018, also with Frontier Touring, shifted more than 1 million tickets, a feat that wiped Dire Straits’ record for a single trek (950,000) that had stood for since the 1980s.

Sheeran returns to these parts in the first quarter of 2026 for his Loop Tour, which will stop by stadiums in in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Perth, Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, and Adelaide. Frontier Touring and MG Live, both part of the Mushroom Group, are producing the jaunt.

Also new to the latest ARIA Chart is Twenty One Pilots’ Breach, the US rock band’s eighth studio album. It’s new at No. 2. 21P has impacted the ARIA Top 10 on four occasions, with Blurryface (No. 7 in 2015), Trench (No. 1 for one week in 2018), Scaled And Icy (No. 3 in 2021) and Clancy (No. 1 for one week in 2024).

Meanwhile, former Little Mix singer Jade bows as No. 11 with That’s Showbiz Baby!, her debut solo LP. All seven of the British girl group’s albums impacted the ARIA top 10, with Get Weird (from 2015) and Glory Days (2016) peaking at No. 2.

The top new domestic release belongs to Parcels, as LOVED debuts at No. 24.

On the ARIA Singles Chart, KPop Demon Hunters hit “Golden” retains top spot for the eighth consecutive week, and leads an unchanged top 3, with Olivia Dean’s “Man I Need” and Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” respectively completing the podium.

Finally, U.S. singer and songwriter Sombr scores his third ARIA top 10, as “12 To 12” improves 13-6. That comes on the heels of “Undressed” (No. 2) and “Back To Friends” (No. 3), all of which appear on his debut, I Barely Know Her, which is currently unmoved on the albums tally at No. 5. Sombr will embark on his first headline tour of Australia this December, for a trek produced by Frontier Touring.

Jon Stewart has given the Trump administration a hosing-down, doing so in the driest possible manner.

Stewart and his late-night pals and rivals, including Jimmy Fallon and the outgoing Stephen Colbert, are surely feeling pressure following ABC’s controversial decision this week to “indefinitely” suspend Jimmy Kimmel Live, following comments made during his monologue about Charlie Kirk, the assassinated conservative pundit.

President Donald Trump celebrated that news with a post on Truth Social, and Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr issued his own warning that the authority would revoke the licenses of any network affiliates choosing to air Kimmel’s remarks, which he referred to as “news distortion” and “the sickest conduct possible.”

Once there was an imaginary line that mustn’t be crossed. Now talk-show hosts can see it.

If he was sweating, Stewart wasn’t showing it, as he took hosting duties, a change from his typical schedule, and dissected the situation on The Daily Show — in his own inimitable style.

“We have another fun hilarious, administration-compliant show,” he said at the top of his opening gambit, whilst donning a Republican-approving red tie and wearing a face that was dripping in satire.

Stewart spent a chunk of his opener playing a line-toeing sycophant, referring to Trump as the “great leader,” “sun god” and even “your lordship.”

The Daily Show‘s veteran host is, of course, a master of the double entendre and he can snark with the very best of them.

Though measured, Thursday night’s edition was classic Daily Show. The team let video do the talking, as clips played of conservative talking heads throwing their voices behind the Constitutional right to free speech, but contradicting themselves when they don’t like that speech. Add to that Fox News’ interpretation of the Jan. 6 Capital attack as a “sightseeing” excursion, and Pete Hegseth making light on on-air about the 2023 hammer attack on Paul Pelosi, husband of then House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

“Our great administration has laid out very clear rules on free speech,” remarked Stewart. “Now, some naysayers may argue that this administration’s speech concerns are merely a cynical ploy, a thin gruel of a ruse, a smokescreen to obscure an unprecedented consolidation of power and unitary intimidation, principle-less and coldly antithetical to any experiment in a constitutional republic governance. Some people would say that.” And then, the punchline: “Not me though, I think that it’s great.”

Earlier this month, The Daily Show collected three wins at the Emmy Awards, tied the Comedy Central show’s record for wins in a single year.

Twenty One Pilots kicked off their The Clancy Tour: Breach world tour at Cincinnati’s TQL Stadium on Thursday night (Sept. 18), treating their Skeleton Clique die-hards to a two-plus hour blow-out run through their catalog, including the live debut of five songs from their just-released eighth studio album, Breach.

Though the LP is barely a week old, you’d never know it from the cord-straining howls that greeted such instant favorites as “The Contract”, “Garbage,” “City Walls” and a song that is sure to be a forever staple from now on, the thunderous “Drum Show.” As you’d expect from the title, that one was a thoroughly thumping showcase for drummer Josh Dun, who made his vocal debut during the song’s sweet breakdown as the crowd screamed in delight.

Touching on fan favorites and some deep cuts for those who know, the rare concert at Cincinnati’s MLS soccer stadium was heavy on the lore-soaked Blurryface saga, which kicked off with 2015’s Blurryface album, and continued on subsequent LPs Trench (2018), Clancy (2024) and Breach, which dropped last Friday, Sept. 12.

Singer Tyler Joseph joked near the end that he hated his longtime rival major league soccer club FC Cincinnati, which matches up with his beloved Columbus Crew every year for a fierce “Hell Is Real” series of intra-state grudge matches. But when the concert went over curfew and he said city leaders gave him the go-ahead to play the duo’s heart-bursting traditional finale “Trees” after 11 p.m., well, he made an exception for his now “second-favorite” Ohio town.

As usual, the Clique came dressed to play, with a huge portion of the 21,000 in attendance dressed in their 21P finest. From throats and hands coated in the black paint that Joseph has been sporting throughout the decade-long Blurryface project, to homemade costumes riffing on the characters from the knotty tale, including furry Neds in honor of the alien-like creature form the “Chlorine” video, the show was as much in the stands as on stage.

The fan-service set list reached back to the duo’s 2011 sophomore album, Regional at Best, for another encore standard, the emotional “Guns For Hands,” and included some absolute chest-throbbing bangers such as “Lane Boy,” “Jumpsuit” and the explosive “Heavydirtysoul,” during which two 50-foot sound towers in the middle of the stadium floor blasted massive columns of pyro into the humid night sky.

Having just wrapped the world outing in support of Clancy in May in London, the five-month lay-off was seemingly enough for Joseph and Dun to recharge their batteries for the ambitious Breach outing, which moves on to two shows in Toronto on Saturday (Sept. 20) and Sunday (Sept. 21).

From there it will make its way across the Midwest, East Coast and South to Florida, Alabama and Georgia next month. With indie pop opening act Dayglow in tow, 21P will continue their march across the country through Arkansas and Texas before winding down this initial run with a series of shows in Chula Vista and Los Angeles, California, concluding with the second of two gigs at BMO Stadium in L.A. on Oct. 26.

Check out the Breach tour setlist, as played at the Thursday night TQL Stadium kickoff, below.


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Cardi B is bringing the drama. More than seven years after releasing Invasion of Privacy The Bronx native’s highly anticipated sophomore album, Am I the Drama?, arrived on Friday (Sept. 19).

The project boasts 23 tracks in total, including previously released singles like “WAP, “Up,” “Outside” and “Imaginary Playerz.”

Cardi brought a star-studded cast of collaborators along for the ride, as the project features Summer Walker (“Dead,” “Shower Tears”), Selena Gomez( “Pick It Up”), Kehlani (“Safe”), Lizzo (“What’s Goin On”), Cash Cobain (“Better Than You”), Lourdiz (“On My Back”), Janet Jackson (“Principal”), Tyla (“Nice Guy”) and Megan Thee Stallion (“WAP”).

Cardi’s rollout has involved a bit of everything, including turning photos from her courthouse trips and civil lawsuit victory into alternate album covers and staying true to her NYC roots with subway skits promoting the album.

It’s been an enduring journey for Cardi B in the seven years between Invasion and Drama, but she’s proud of the growth she’s seen from herself during that time period.

“Since then, I’ve experienced a lot. The good and bad of fame, the hate, jealousy, drama, balancing my career with my personal life and growing up and maturing,” she told Billboard. “I’ve learned to control my emotions and understand how life works and how to play chess better.”

Cardi’s also carrying baby No. 4 with her, as she revealed her pregnancy during an interview with CBS Mornings‘ Gayle King on Wednesday (Sept. 17). It’s her first child with boyfriend and NFL star Stefon Diggs.

“Yes, I am [pregnant]. I’m having a baby with my boyfriend, Stefon Diggs,” Cardi told Gayle King on CBS Mornings. “I’m excited. I’m happy. I feel like I’m in a good space. I feel very strong. I feel very powerful that I’m doing all this work. But I’m doing all this work while I’m creating a baby, and me and my man, we’re very supportive of each other.”

After giving birth, she’ll be hitting the road in 2026 for the Little Miss Drama Tour, Cardi’s first solo headlining arena trek.

Stream Am I the Drama? below.

Though she may have made her mainstream crossover only in the past year, Lola Young has spent the best part of a decade dedicated to discomfort and artistic provocation. In her fiendishly addictive songs, brave candour, ruthless impulses, confrontation and the female perspective are knotted together. She’s a pop extrovert with no real filter or ‘off’ switch. She stares down and struts into uncomfortable places. And, as she previously told Billboard UK: “I choose to give realness and truth. I’ve got a bit of a belly out, I f–cking swear a bunch and I have fun.”

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Young made her opening gambit in 2019 with the soulful “Woman,” which was accompanied by a video that saw her dance nude in a statement of self-possession. A storming mixtape in the form of 2023’s My Mind Wanders and Sometimes Leaves Completely followed, but it was her 2024 debut full-length project, This Wasn’t Meant for You Anyway, that drove its way into the heads and hearts of pop fans across the globe.

Its breakout single “Messy,” hit the top of the Official U.K. Singles Chart and No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 at the start of 2025. A scuffed, vivid anthem honed around owning one’s imperfections, its swell from downcast introspection to bile-spitting theatricality made for a career-elevating statement. The song felt telling of the 24-year-old Londoner’s shrewdness as a writer that romance is not life-or-death in her world, but that losing a sense of self might be – a theme that unravels even further on her new LP, I’m Only F–king Myself.

In the run-up to the album, the buzz around Young’s name has only got louder and louder. She shone at the VMAs earlier this month, has performed at Glastonbury and Coachella, and topped the nominations for the 2025 Ivor Novello awards, which recognize the best in British and Irish songwriting. She’s moving forward with genuine purpose and intent. As Young boldly strides into a new era, here’s every track from I’m Only F–king Myself ranked.

Brett James, the acclaimed songwriter who won a Grammy Award for his work on Carrie Underwood’s “Jesus, Take The Wheel,” has died in a plane crash. He was 57.

According to WLOS, James was on board a small plane that went down in Macon County near Franklin, North Carolina, around 3 p.m. EST on Thursday, Sept. 18.

None of the three passengers on board survived, authorities say. The FAA reports that the aircraft was registered to Brett Cornelius of Brentwood, Tennessee; the artist’s full name is Brett James Cornelius.

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Meta says there’s no basis for Eminem’s music publisher to claim that “Lose Yourself” and other iconic tracks were made available to billions of users without permission, urging a federal judge to dismiss the lawsuit that seeks an “eye-popping” $110 million in damages.  

Eight Mile Style, a publishing company that owns 243 Eminem compositions, filed suit in May against the juggernaut owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. Eight Mile alleged that all three Meta platforms were hosting unlicensed versions of its songs in their music libraries, which allow users to easily add their favorite tracks to the photos and videos they post.

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The publisher is seeking the maximum statutory damages of $150,000 per case of infringement, which, multiplied by 243 songs and three platforms, adds up to a whopping $109.4 million. But Meta said in a Thursday (Sept. 18) motion to dismiss the lawsuit that while Eight Mile’s complaint “is long on rhetoric, it is remarkably short on specifics.”

“Fanciful estimates are not a substitute for well-pleaded facts,” wrote Meta’s lawyers from the firm Mayer Brown. “Belying their extravagant claims, Eight Mile never identifies a single example of an allegedly infringing post or story across any of the three Meta services at issue.”

Meta says that Eight Mile’s failure to identify specific instances of alleged infringement should make the case dead on arrival, since the social media giant can’t be expected to adequately defend itself against such generalized claims.  

Thursday’s motion also claims that, beyond these defects in meeting the pleading standards, Eight Mile’s lawsuit simply gets the facts wrong. Meta says it did, in fact, have permission to use Eminem’s songs, per a broader licensing agreement signed in 2020 with Audiam, a digital rights collection agency that supposedly negotiated the deal on behalf of Eight Mile.

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“Far from showing ‘actual knowledge’ of infringement, these allegations instead show that the Audiam licenses covered the compositions — or, at minimum, the parties’ good-faith understanding that the licenses did,” write the Meta attorneys.

Lawyers for Eight Mile Style did not immediately return requests for comment on the motion on Thursday. Eminem does not have any ownership interest in the publishing company and is not involved in the litigation.

Meta’s motion to dismiss argues that Eight Mile Style is “notoriously litigious,” and indeed, the publisher is no stranger to copyright litigation. The company spent years suing Spotify for allegedly failing to obtain proper licenses for its songs, but a federal judge threw out the case in a sharply critical ruling last year. Eight Mile Style is now appealing that decision.


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As Chris Cornell‘s daughter Toni turns 21, the Soundgarden singer’s widow Vicky Cornell shared a sweet birthday message along with a video of the dad and daughter singing together.

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In the video, Cornell is strumming a guitar and singing Rihanna‘s chorus from Eminem‘s “Love the Way You Lie” along with Toni. “Just gonna stand there and watch me burn?/ Well, that’s all right because I like the way it hurts,” the pair sing together while lounging poolside. “Just gonna stand there and hear me cry?/ Well, that’s all right because I love the way you lie.”

It’s unclear how old Toni is in the clip, but the song was released in June 2010 when she would have been not quite 6 years old. Cornell died seven years later; the grunge icon was found dead in a Detroit hotel room in May 2017.

In Thursday’s (Sept. 18) birthday message, Vicky acknowledged the unimaginable loss that Toni has had to face (“I know it hasn’t been easy. Life threw you a heartbreaking curveball — a loss that no one should have to carry”), while applauding the way her daughter has “continued to grow, to love, and to shine. I’m so proud of you — and I know your daddy is too.”

Soundgarden is set to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this November.

See the video below, and read Vicky’s full message to her daughter.

21 years went by in a flash….
Thank you for choosing me to be your mommy — it’s the greatest gift I’ve ever been given. I feel so blessed and endlessly grateful for everything you’ve brought into my life.

You were the most incredible little girl, and you’ve grown into the most incredible young woman. Your heart is rare — full of love, strength, compassion, and resilience.

I know it hasn’t been easy. Life threw you a heartbreaking curveball — a loss that no one should have to carry. But even through that, you’ve continued to grow, to love, and to shine. I’m so proud of you — and I know your daddy is too.

From the very first moment he saw you on that ultrasound and heard, “It’s a girl!” — you were his Baby Toni. That bond was something special, and even though he’s not physically here, I know he’s watching you, guiding you, and beaming with pride every single day.

This is the beginning of a whole new chapter in your life, and I couldn’t be more excited to watch you step into it. I love you. I adore you. You have been my strength, my reason, and my greatest joy.

Happy 21st, to our beautiful girl

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Thursday Night Football continues its biggest season yet with a matchup between a high powered Buffalo Bills offense and a motivated Miami Dolphins. Josh Allen and the Bills will host the cheetah, Tyreek Hill and the Dolphins for the latest TNF game of the 2025-2026 season, streaming exclusively on Prime Video on Thursday (Sept. 18).

The Bills are riding high with a 2-0 record to start off the season with impressive wins over the Baltimore Ravens and the New York Jets. On the flip side, the Dolphins are trying to recover from a lackluster 2024-25 season and a rocky 0-2 to start so far this season. With talented weapons like Hill, Tua Tagovailoa and De’Von Achane, there’s a lot of room to grow for the Miami squad.

Like other TNF games, pregame coverage will launch at 7 p.m. ET, one hour before the Bills vs. Dolphins matchup. This season, a total of 16 games will stream on Prime Video, including the Black Friday game and the NFL Wild Card Game.

Not familiar with Prime? Read on for the 2025 Thursday Night Football schedule and a guide on how to join Amazon Prime for free.

How to Watch the Bills vs. Dolphins Game on Prime Video

To watch Thursday Night Football, you’ll need a Prime Membership. Signing up will grant you access to Prime Video to watch the Bills vs. Dolphins game as well as a whole suite of benefits, including fast same-, next-, or two-day free shipping; discounts at Whole Foods Market, access to exclusive shopping events — like Prime Day and Black Friday — and more.

Amazon is offering a 30-day free trial for new users who want to test out the service. When the trial is up, you can either cancel the streaming service altogether, or you can keep watching for $8.99/month for the base Prime Video plan. But, if you want all the perks that come with Amazon Prime, it goes for $14.99/month (or $139/year) — a nearly 25% savings.

Prime Video is Amazon’s streaming platform where you can watch Thursday Night Football and other sports, including NBA, MLB, WNBA, One Championship and soccer.

How to Watch Thursday Night Football Games on Prime Video

Prime Video is the exclusive streaming destination for Thursday Night Football. All games will begin streaming live at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. Pre-game coverage starts at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. Here’s the full lineup of NFL games airing on Prime video this season.

Prime Video Thursday Night Football Schedule:

  • Week 3: Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills — Sept. 18
  • Week 4: Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals — Sept. 25
  • Week 5: San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Rams — Oct. 2
  • Week 6: Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants — Oct. 9
  • Week 7: Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals — Oct. 16
  • Week 8: Minnesota Vikings at Los Angeles Chargers — Oct. 23
  • Week 9: Baltimore Ravens at Miami Dolphins — Oct. 30
  • Week 10: Las Vegas Raiders at Denver Broncos — Nov. 6
  • Week 11: New York Jets at New England Patriots — Nov. 13
  • Week 12: Buffalo Bills at Houston Texans — Nov. 20
  • Week 13: Chicago Bears at Philadelphia Eagles — Nov. 28 (Black Friday Game)
  • Week 14: Dallas Cowboys at Detroit Lions — Dec. 4
  • Week 15: Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers — Dec. 11
  • Week 16: Los Angeles Rams at Seattle Seahawks — Dec. 18
  • Week 17: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs — Dec. 25

Kehlani‘s hit single “Folded” has had us in a chokehold all summer long, and Brandy definitely agrees. The Vocal Bible stamped the song with her signature tone by sharing a new version of “Folded” Thursday (Sept. 18).

“While I’m busy getting ready for the ALMOST SOLD OUT ‘THE BOY IS MINE TOUR,’ I took a little break from rehearsal to hop on the hottest song of the summer—my lil sis @kehlani ‘FOLDED,” Brandy wrote on Instagram underneath a black-and-white video of herself recording her vocals next to none other than a laundry basket. “Adding some Brandy sauce to the mix feels so special because Kehlani is truly like my little sister, and I love her so much.”

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Outside of their collab IG post, Kehlani shared a separate reflection on having “my MUVA of ALLL muvas” hop on her record. “This is the reason i know how how to use my voice this is still who i study, who i reference, who i consider to be my absolute #1. when she reached out saying she just wanted to play with Folded… i think i sat there for like 10 minutes speechless,’ they wrote. “it’s one thing for the world to love what you made and it’s another for your idols to reach back. with the highest most deep respect and honor for all you have given me, us, the world… i LOVE you Ms Brandy Norwood thank you a million billion times over and they not gon know what hit em @brandy #Folded BRANDY SAID ITS THE SONG OF THE SUMMER GON HEAD NA.”

“Folded” is currently No. 34 on the Billboard Hot 100 (chart dated Sept. 20), marking her highest-charting solo single to date. The song also earned Kehlani her first top 10 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and reached No. 4 on Rhythmic Airplay, tying her Crash single “After Hours” as her highest-charting solo single on that tally.

Next month, Brandy and Monica will embark on The Boy Is Mine Tour, named after their timeless duet that spent 13 weeks atop the Hot 100. The 24-city trek kicks off on Oct. 16 at Heritage Bank Center in Cincinnati, Ohio and visits arenas in major U.S. cities such as Chicago, Atlanta, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and New York before wrapping up on Dec. 7 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.

Listen to Kehlani’s “Folded” with Brandy below.