Limp Bizkit is back at No. 1 on a Billboard chart for the first time since 2011. That’s thanks to the Fred Durst-fronted band’s newest song, “Making Love to Morgan Wallen,” which bows atop multiple tallies dated Sept. 27, paced by its No. 1 premiere on Hot Hard Rock Songs.

Released Sept. 12, the song drew 2.6 million official U.S. streams and 639,000 radio audience impressions and sold 2,000 downloads in the week ending Sept. 18, according to Luminate.

Those metrics send the song to the top of the multimetric Hot Hard Rock Songs chart for Limp Bizkit’s first No. 1 since the survey began in 2020; the band’s previous best, “Dad Vibes,” hit No. 6 in 2021.

The “deliciously weird” “Making Love to Morgan Wallen” also begins at No. 1 on Alternative Digital Song Sales and Hard Rock Digital Song Sales, the group’s first ruler on both rankings.

Limp Bizkit had last topped a Billboard chart in 2011, when Gold Cobra led Top Hard Rock Albums. On songs-based charts, the band’s “Re-Arranged” became what’s to date Limp Bizkit’s only radio No. 1, leading Alternative Airplay for a week in 1999.

“Making Love to Morgan Wallen” is currently building beneath the 40-position Mainstream Rock Airplay chart. The band boasts 14 entries on the ranking since 1999, paced by the No. 4-peaking “My Way” in 2001.

The new single is currently not tied to a Limp Bizkit album. The band’s most recent collection, Still Sucks, reached No. 7 on Top Hard Rock Albums in 2021.

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As fans of The Tonight Show know all too well, host Jimmy Fallon is a huge Taylor Swift fan. And in a video posted to his own and the late-night show’s social media accounts on Thursday (Sept. 25), the Swiftie may soon see the pop superstar take a seat on his couch.

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The clip — captioned with a simple “Not a lot going on at the moment” — starts off with the comedian placing bets in a game of roulette, stacking his chips on black 10, black 6 and red 25. The wheel then spins, with the ball going round and round as an excited Fallon watches, until it finally lands on … black 13. “Ugh!” the frustrated TV personality sighs in exasperation. “Baby, that’s show business for you.”

As he walks around the offices of Rockefeller Center, a parade of decked-out showgirls complete with feathery headdresses and sequined costumes walks by with an “Excuse us, honey,” leaving a stunned Fallon behind.

So let’s break it down with some Swiftie math and an Easter egg hunt — something Fallon has done multiple times on his own show: The initial set of numbers were 10, 6 and 25, potentially indicating a show date of Monday, Oct. 6, which would be just three days after Swift’s upcoming new album, The Life of a Showgirl, drops. And 13, as any even casual Taylor Swift fan would know, is her favorite number. Follow that with his quote about show biz combined with the showgirls who saunter by? It’s all pretty convincing that the 14-time Grammy winner may be set for another appearance on NBC’s long-running late-night talk show.

Though neither The Tonight Show‘s nor Swift’s reps have confirmed the appearance, Swifties are convinced it’s happening after seeing Fallon’s video.

“TAYLOR SWIFT OCTOBER 6TH EXACTLY!!!” one person commented on the TikTok post.

“I LOVE WHEN JIMMY GETS IN ON THE EASTER EGGS YESSSS 😍😍😍,” added another on Instagram, while someone else commented, “Yess TAYINTERVIEW is backkkkk. It’s been a long time coming @jimmyfallon . Don’t forget to call Andrea up.”

In addition to this very likely Tonight Show appearance to promote The Life of a Showgirl, Swift is already confirmed to return to The Graham Norton Show on the album’s release day, Oct. 3. She’ll be appearing alongside Jodie Turner-Smith and Domhnall Gleeson.

Watch Fallon’s teaser video below:

@jimmyfallon

Not a lot going on at the moment.

♬ original sound – Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon airs weeknights on NBC at 11:35 p.m., and streams on Peacock.


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For the better part of a century, the Boston Red Sox had the reputation of being cursed with bad luck after then-owner Harry Frazee notoriously traded Babe Ruth in 1919 to the rival New York Yankees for $100,000 due to financial trouble stemming from his business endeavors as a producer of Broadway plays.

The Red Sox had won five championships between 1903 and 1918 before selling off Ruth — and they didn’t win another until 2004 after they exorcised their demons and became the first team to come back from a 3-0 deficit in a seven-game series when they beat the Yankees in the ALCS. That period of time without a World Series win has been infamously dubbed “The Curse of the Bambino.”

Boston has since won three more rings since finally breaking the curse.

But the Red Sox’s cursed past is a very recent memory for lifetime fans like Donnie Wahlberg, of New Kids on the Block fame, who knows all too well about the heartbreak that came with those lovable losers from Boston.

In an exclusive clip from ESPN’s upcoming three-part docuseries Believers: Boston Red Sox (watch above), Wahlberg tells a story about his father’s reaction to Boston’s heartbreaking Game 6 loss to the New York Mets before eventually losing the 1986 World Series.

“For whatever reason, my friends asked me to go out with them that night, and I didn’t stay home to watch with my dad,” recalled Wahlberg, who would have been 17 years old at the time. “By the time I got to the front door, it had all unfolded and I walked in the front door, and my dad was still there and he said, ‘You’ll be watching Game 7 alone, goodnight.’ And it wasn’t ’cause he was mad at me for going out, it’s just his heart got broken again.”

Believers: Boston Red Sox premieres on the ESPN app on Friday (Sept. 26) and also features appearances and commentary from other famous Red Sox lifers, including Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Katie Nolan, Bill Burr, Uzo Aduba, Sam Jay, Maria Menounos, Doris Kearns Goodwin and Neil deGrasse Tyson, along with members of the 2004 World Series-winning Red Sox roster: Johnny Damon, Curt Schilling, David Ortiz, Kevin Millar and Bronson Arroyo.

Watch the trailer for the series below:

In the run-up to the 2026 Milan Winter Olympics, world champion figure skater Alysa Liu is switching up the music in her program. In an Instagram post on Wednesday (Sept. 24), Liu announced that she was dropping D4vd‘s 2023 collaboration with Laufey, “This Is How it Feels,” from her short program in light of the ongoing police investigation into the death of a 15-year-old girl who was found in the trunk of a Tesla registered to the artist.

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“As many of you know, I recently debuted a new short program for the ‘25-‘26 season,” she wrote in the post, which did not explicitly mention the D4vd or the investigation. “However, in light of recent news, my team & I are confidently pursuing a different direction that aligns with my values & just my overall ethos. I’m eager to start brainstorming new ideas, & I want to ensure my creative process isn’t rushed.”

She added that, in the meantime, her fans may see some “familiar” programs as she re-tools. Liu, 20, won the World Championship in March after announcing her retirement from competitive skating in 2022.

In an interview with the Associated Press, Liu explained, “I have to change it, you know? Forced to change my hand, basically. But that’s alright. I almost was grieving the process — ‘Oh, I have my programs. They were going to grow and evolve, and I was going to add more to it.’ But there’s nothing like a fresh start.” The AP reported that Liu made her season debut two weeks ago at the Lombardia Trophy in Italy, where she won the short program with her since-scrapped “This Is How it Feels” routine.

For now, Liu is working on an entirely new short program with her coaches, with the team sifting through potential soundtracks. Last year, Liu skated her short program to Laufey’s ballad “Promise.”

Her move comes as the LAPD continues its investigation into the death of 15-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, whose decomposed body was found in the front trunk of a 2023 Tesla registered to 20-year-old D4vd (born David Anthony Burke) on Sept. 8 after police were alerted to a “foul odor” coming from the impounded car’s trunk at a two lot in Los Angeles; Hernandez was last seen alive in April 2024 in Riverside County.

In the weeks since, D4vd’s Hollywood Hills home has been searched by the LAPD in connection with the case and he’s canceled the remaining dates on his 2025 Withered world tour. The singer’s rep previously said in a statement that he is “fully cooperating with the authorities” in the investigation in which the LAPD has not yet named a person of interest or suspect and have not made any arrests.

In addition to the scotched dates, Kali Uchis has said she’s working on getting her D4vd “Crashing” collaboration taken off streaming platforms, while Rolling Stone reported that a deluxe edition of the singer’s debut Withered album, Withered: Marcescence — which was slated to drop last week — has not been uploaded to streaming services as planned; at press time it appeared the album had still not been released on streaming.


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LONDON — Ticketmaster will provide fans with advance information around ticket prices, it was announced Thursday (Sept. 25) following a lengthy investigation by the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The investigation was sparked by the Oasis reunion tour ticket sale which left fans with complaints over the sale process.

The ruling by the consumer watchdog comes after Ticketmaster was threatened with the possibility of legal action by the CMA in July, after it found that it “may have misled” fans with unclear pricing. 

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However Ticketmaster has now agreed to tell fans 24 hours in advance if a tiered pricing system is being used, and give clearer information about ticket prices during online queues.

Fans during the Oasis reunion ticket sale process complained of purchasing platinum tickets for almost two-and-a-half times the standard price, without any explanation of what extra benefits they would receive. The CMA said that Ticketmaster must “not give the impression that one ticket is better than another when that is not the case.”

Ticketmaster will now have to regularly report to the CMA over the next two years to ensure it is adhering to the new compliance. “Fans who spend their hard-earned money to see artists they love deserve to see clear, accurate information, upfront,” said CMA chief executive Sarah Cardell. “If Ticketmaster fails to deliver on these changes, we won’t hesitate to take further action.”

In its findings, the CMA added that it found no such evidence that Ticketmaster used so-called ‘dynamic pricing’ for the ticket prices, which uses an algorithmic pricing model based on demand.

A spokesperson for Ticketmaster said: “We welcome the CMA’s confirmation that there was no dynamic pricing, no unfair practices and that we did not breach consumer law. To further improve the customer experience, we’ve voluntarily committed to clearer communication about ticket prices in queues. This builds on our capped resale, strong bot protection, and clear pricing displays – and we encourage the CMA to hold the entire industry to these same standards.”

Oasis announced a run of 17 U.K. and Ireland concerts for their Live 25 tour last August, before expanding the run globally. Following outcry from fans over long waits for tickets due to incredible demand, the group added an additional two shows at London’s Wembley Stadium, scheduled to take place this coming weekend (Sept. 27, 28), and said that it was “a small step towards making amends for the situation” The tour concludes in São Paulo, Brazil on Nov. 23.

Taylor Swift and fiancé Travis Kelce might be “End Game,” but according to her longtime friend Ed Sheeran, even he was in the dark about their recent happy announcement.

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During a chat with Andy Cohen ahead of the four-time Grammy winner’s performance for SiriusXM’s Small Stage Series held Wednesday (Sept. 24) at New York City’s Irving Plaza, Sheeran revealed how he learned about the couple’s engagement, which was announced on Aug. 26.

During a series of rapid-fire questions from the TV personality, the singer had a one-word answer for how he found out about the proposal: “Instagram.”

A surprised Cohen responded, “Instagram?! Like everyone else? You didn’t even get a DM in advance?” To which Sheeran replied with a simple shake of his head and a “no.”

The singer also replied in the negative when the Radio Andy host asked whether he had heard Swift’s upcoming new album, The Life of a Showgirl, yet, and whether he had received a save-the-date for the wedding.

While he may not yet have a save-the-date, it is bound to come, as the two musicians have been good friends and collaborators for more than 10 years. The two Grammy winners first collaborated in 2012 on “Everything Has Changed” off her album Red, which peaked at No. 32 on the Billboard Hot 100. They’ve since gone on to work together on multiple songs together, including “The Joker and the Queen,” “Run (Taylor’s Version)” and the aforementioned “End Game,” all of which landed on the Hot 100.

He also was her supporting act on the Red tour, with the two often performing together during the 2013 trek. Sheeran also shared how close the two are during an April chat with Alex Cooper on the Call Her Daddy podcast, with the discussion coming while he reflected on digging up his old cellphones and going through text messages the two stars exchanged.

“I lived in Nashville, and she lived in Nashville, and we used to fly to and from the gigs together and do all sorts of … I don’t know,” he told Cooper. “I literally spent almost every single day with her for about six months, so I think that period of time [was my favorite].”

He also shared on the podcast that he sees Swift about four times a year now. “Like, instead of catching up the whole time, we have a proper sit-down, six-hour catchups,” he said at the time. “I think that’s like a really nice way to do it.”

Watch Sheeran chat with Cohen about how he learned about Swift’s engagement above.


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Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” is turning 50. The epic single, which Queen front-man Freddie Mercury liked to call a “mock opera,” was recorded in late August and September 1975 and was released on Oct. 31, 1975.

The song has long been considered a classic. In October 1977, just two years after its release, it was named the best British single of the previous 25 years by the British Phonographic Industry. The song was voted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2004 and the National Recording Registry in 2022.

The song’s video surpassed one billion views on YouTube in July 2019, making it the oldest video to reach one billion on the platform. In 2021, the song was certified Diamond by the RIAA for combined digital sales/streams equal to 10 million units.It’s the only song from the 1970s to be certified Diamond.

Two of the principals on the recording are no longer with us. Mercury, who wrote the song; sang lead, backing and operatic vocals; and played piano on the track, died in 1991 at age 45. Roy Thomas Baker, who co-produced the track (and five Queen albums in the 1970s) died in April at age 78.

The other three band members are still alive and well: Brian May, who played electric guitar and sang operatic vocals on the track, is 78; Roger Taylor, who played drums, timpani and gong and sang operatic vocals, is 76; and John Deacon, who played bass guitar, is 74.

Here are 14 things to know about a classic single on the 50th anniversary of its release.

With the marathon 162-game regular season winding down this weekend, playoff baseball is in the air. Ahead of the 2025 MLB Playoffs, Major League Baseball launched its “October Hits Different” campaign on Thursday (Sept. 25).

The MLB recruited Grammy-winning multi-hyphenate Pharrell Williams and the choir group Voices of Fire star in the campaign trailer, setting the stage for the drama that is sure to unfold with playoff baseball.

Pharrell leads a performance featuring Voices of Fire and a 25-person live orchestra comprised of University of Miami students from the infield grass of an MLB ballpark.

“Time to let these maestros of the diamond shine,” P narrates the clip, which features highlights from superstars like Aaron Judge, Shohei Ohtani, Cal Raleigh and Kyle Schwarber.

“Virginia taught me the power of music and community,” Pharrell said in a statement. “Bringing Voices of Fire to the Postseason stage shows how those same forces of unity can come alive through sport.” The campaign is powered by Voices of Fire’s “Are You Ready?,” which is produced by Pharrell.

As the MLB heads into its final weekend of the regular season, there are plenty of playoff spots still up in the air, which should make for a thrilling next few days.

When those postseason matchups are finally set, the Wildcard round will begin on Sept. 3, which will continue until game one of the Fall Classic on Oct. 24. Ultimately, when the dust settles, only one team will reign supreme to lift the 121st World Series trophy.

“With October Hits Different, we wanted to capture the spectacle of the Postseason through music that feels just as monumental,” said Uzma Rawn Dowler, who serves as MLB’s CMO and SVP of global corporate partnerships. “The anthem ‘Are You Ready?’ by Voices of Fire, produced in collaboration with Pharrell and backed by a live orchestra, reflects the passion and intensity of the journey to the World Series and embodies the excitement of October baseball.”

Gear up for the playoffs and watch the “October Hits Different” video below.

Lainey Wilson, Cody Johnson and Post Malone will lead the pack at Stagecoach 2026 as headliners when the famed country fest returns to the Empire Polo Club in Indio, Calif., on April 24-26.

The stacked lineup of performers for the Goldenvoice-produced Stagecoach will also feature Bailey Zimmerman, Riley Green, Brooks & Dunn, Ella Langley, Red Clay Strays, Warren Zeiders, Nate Smith, Sam Barber, Gavin Adcock, Wyatt Flores, Hudson Westbrook and Cameron Whitcomb.

Journey, Pitbull, BigXthaPlug and Counting Crows will perform at the Mustang Stage, which is being reimagined for 2026 and provides a space for the after-dark performance moments that have become an essential part of Stagecoach. Boot Barn will serve as the presenting sponsor of the new Mustang Stage.

Johnson said in a statement, “I’ll never forget the first time I got the call to play Stagecoach. We were on one of the smaller stages and I remember wondering if anyone wouldeven know our songs. Now here we are invited back to headline the Mane Stage. What a ride. I hope y’all bring the energy … because it’s gonna get Western.”

Wilson also reflected on her roots with the festival in her statement. “My first Stagecoach was in 2022 on the SiriusXM Stage at 2:30 p.m. in the afternoon,” she shared. “Look how far we’ve come y’all! I’m honored to headline this year. This is a career highlight and I can’t wait to see everyone there.”

Post Malone enthused in his statement: “Had a hell of a time at Stagecoach in 2024 alongside so many incredible artists and friends. Can’t wait to be back next year!”

Zimmerman added, “I played my first Stagecoach in 2023. Since then, it’s become a tradition, and I somehow was lucky enough to get to come back in ‘24 with Morgan Wallen and then in ‘25 with Luke Combs. Coming back in 2026 is unbelievable, and I’m so thankful to whoever made the decision to let me come back. I promise I won’t take my pants off this time … or maybe I will. See you soon, Stagecoach2026!”

Fan favorites Diplo’s HonkyTonk and Guy Fieri’s Stagecoach Smokehouse return for another year. New this year, Nashville’s Whiskey Jam will offer a new element to the Palomino Stage. Known for spotlighting rising artists in Nashville, Whiskey Jam will host special sets and curate afterhours sets at Stagecoach’s Palomino Stage.

Passes for the 2026 Stagecoach will go on sale beginning Thursday, Oct. 2, at 11 a.m. PT at on the festival’s website. Amazon Music returns as the livestream partner for a fourth year. Fans can watch livestreamed performances from artists on Twitch, Prime Video and Amazon Music’s app each day of the fest.

Find the full lineup below:

Adrien Nunez

Amos Lee

Avery Anna

Bailey Zimmerman

Bayker Blankenship

Benjamin Tod

BigXthaPlug

Billy Bob Thornton & The Boxmasters

Brandon Wisham

Braxton Keith

Brett Young

Brooks & Dunn

Bush

Cameron Whitcomb

Charles Wesley Godwin

Chase Matthew

Chase Rice

Cody Johnson

Corey Kent

Counting Crows

Diplo

Eli Young Band

Elizabeth Nichols

Ella Langley

Gabriella Rose

Gavin Adcock

Guy Fieri

Hannah McFarland

Hootie & the Blowfish

Hudson Westbrook

Ink

Jake Worthington

Josh Ross

Journey

Julia Cole

Kameron Marlowe

Kevin Smiley

Lainey Wilson

Lane Pittman

Larkin Poe

Little Big Town

Ludacris

Lyle Lovett

Marcus King Band

Max McNown

Michael Marcagi

Nate Smith

Neon Union

Noah Cyrus

Noah Rinker

Ole 60

Pitbull

Post Malone

Redferrin

Red Clay Strays

Riley Green

Ryan Hurd

S.G. Goodman

Sam Barber

Something Out West

Tayler Holder

Teddy Swims

The Road

The Wallflowers

Third Eye Blind

Treaty Oak Revival

Tyler Braden

Ty Myers

Warren Zeiders

Willow Avalon

Wyatt Flores

Wynonna Judd

Zach John King


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Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neil recently revealed that he suffered a stroke in his sleep on Christmas night and woke up the next day unable to get out of bed. But after telling the Las Vegas Review-Journal that the medical incident that delayed the metal band’s Las Vegas residency at Sin City’s Dolby Live at Park MGM by seven months, Neil, 64, has said that it was actually a series of strokes that laid him low.

Speaking to SiriusXM’s Trunk Nation with Eddie Trunk on Wednesday (Sept. 24), Neil said he’s had, “four strokes throughout the years. Two of ’em I didn’t even know I had. One of ’em was a mini stroke that happened and I just lost feeling in my hand. And that was it. And I got over that pretty quickly. But then this last one, it was a big one.”

When Trunk asked how doctors could tell that Neil had had previous strokes, the singer explained, “because they could see it in your brain. It’s scarred right around the same spot. I had four scars in my brain, and the neurologist said those are all strokes.” What Neil said he’s learned is that you can have a small stroke and not even realize it.

According to the Cleveland Clinic, a stroke happens when a “blood clot or vessel prevents blood from getting to your brain.” Strokes are the second leading cause of death worldwide and the fifth most common in the U.S. Some of the most common symptoms of a stroke include aphasia (trouble speaking or loss of speech), blurry/double vision, confusion, coma, dizziness/loss of coordination, memory loss, mood swings and headaches.

When the band pushed back the Sin City residency originally slated to run from March 28-April 19 until September, they said it was because Neil needed a “medical procedure,” without any further explanation. According to a transcript of the Trunk Nation interview, Neil said that he went to sleep on Christmas night and then woke up and couldn’t get out of bed.

“I’m, like, ‘What’s going on?’ And my left leg wouldn’t work, and my left arm wouldn’t work. So I had to get help out of bed. I couldn’t push myself up to get myself comfortable in bed. And I had to have help,” he said. “And slowly but surely, the sensation came back in my legs. And I had to learn to walk again. I went from a wheelchair to a walker to a cane to — I can walk now, but for five months it was just off and on, not knowing what’s gonna happen. And the doctor said that I probably wouldn’t be on stage again. And I was, like, ‘No, man. I can’t do that.’ And so I just tried. I worked my butt off to get back in shape to go on stage. And I was really sad to have to cancel those shows, but I just wasn’t ready yet. I wasn’t ready to be back on stage yet. It was really sad, but it’s really worth it now, ’cause I can get on stage and sing and all that good stuff.”

Neil — whose father died of a stroke in March 2021 — said doctors told him that he had a blood clot in his leg that ran up to his brain, with a neurologist showing him an x-ray revealing the scars on his brain from the stroke. His post-stroke regimen now includes “lots of physical therapy” with a therapist who comes to his house every day.

The Crüe will be back on stage at Dolby Live in Las Vegas on Friday (Sept. 26) and Saturday night (Sept. 27).

Watch Neil discuss his strokes with Trunk below.


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