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‘I’m Not Allowed to Drive’: Billy Joel Shares Health Update as He Prepares to Sell Vintage Motorcycles
Oct 16, 2026
Last year, Billy Joel stepped away from the stage after being diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus, canceling his previously scheduled 2025-2026 tour. At the time, a statement on his website explained that the brain disorder had “been exacerbated by recent concert performances, leading to problems with hearing, vision, and balance” and that he was undergoing physical therapy under his doctor’s instructions.
On Thursday, the singer shared an update about his health during an interview with The Hollywood Reporter and said that at the moment, he’s not allowed to drive. When discussing when he would perform again, Joel said, “I have to take a series of tests before I know,” adding, “I can’t drive right now. I’m not allowed to drive.” He said a neurologist informed him that “every time you do a show, it’s like you’re getting a concussion.”
Last month, Joel said that he didn’t want people worrying about his health. “I know people are worried about me because they read that I have a brain disorder, which sounds a lot worse than it actually is,” he said on SiriusXM when taking calls from fans. “I’m okay. My balance isn’t that good. Lost a little bit of my hearing, but that may have to do with my age, too, and the rock and roll life and the loud volume probably didn’t help. But I’m fine. I want people to not have to worry about me. I’m okay.”
The musician is currently preparing to auction off over 70 vintage motorcycles from his personal collection on Nov. 20 and 21. Joel has been collecting and restoring vintage bikes for decades. And for 15 years, he ran 20th Century Cycles on Long Island, a shop for storing and servicing his bikes that doubled as a free museum to showcase his collection. (The shop shuttered in 2025.)
When THR asked why he was selling his collection, Joel replied, “I’m into my 70s now, and I realized I can’t ride as much as I used to. I don’t want to die like a bug on a windshield. So I thought I’d put a lot of them on auction.” He said his brain disorder makes riding a bit “iffy,” and he realized “it’s time for me to turn it over to somebody else.”
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Bun B on Being Sampled for Drake’s Ella Langley Remake: ‘The Stars Aligned’
Oct 15, 2026
About a month ago, Bun B was up late with the rest of the world, watching the online premiere of Drake’s short film Fear of Missing Out. At least, he caught the beginning of the midnight livestream. “I fell asleep, and then my phone started going off,” recalls the Texas rap legend. “And it’s my nieces calling me: ‘Uncle Bun, the song is on. The song is on!’”
The song in question was Drake’s long-promised remake of Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas,” featuring Houston’s own Don Toliver. And Bun B’s nieces were excited because that remake — which is now a Top 10 hit in its own right, titled “Solar Eclipse,” after its official release this month on a deluxe edition of the Habibti album — also features a prominent sample of their uncle’s 2005 classic “Get Throwed,” with its signature descending bass riff.
This is actually the second time that Drake has sampled the song, after doing the same on 2021’s “N 2 Deep,” and Bun B says he’s “absolutely thankful and grateful” about what those placements have meant for his own streaming numbers. “Not only is there revenue from having your song attached to a Drake song, but also, people rediscover the original record. So the numbers on the single for ‘Get Throwed’ started to go up again as well,” he says. “That’s a big deal for us, and he’s a great guy for that. You could have worse friends in the music industry than Drake, for sure.”
Bun B has known Drake for close to 20 years, and he was an early supporter back when the future superstar was still best known to many as a Canadian actor who’d signed to Young Money. He appreciates the way that Drake flipped Langley’s record-breaking smash — which is sung from the perspective of someone who’s heartbroken that her man has chosen a Lone Star rival over her — into a smooth tribute to the music and culture of the state where he recently purchased a $15 million ranch. “It’s a full-circle thing, because Texas has inspired him and influenced him on so many different levels,” Bun says. “I would argue that Texas would be considered Drake’s second home at this point. I think the stars really aligned.”
As for why “Get Throwed” is the sample of choice, Bun B thinks it comes down to original producer Mr. Lee’s memorable beat, and the way that the song represents a moment in time. When it was originally released as a single from his solo debut, Trill, Bun was beginning a new chapter of his career after making some of the greatest records in Southern rap history as one half of UGK with the late, great Pimp C. “Get Throwed” boasted super-quotable verses from both members of that influential duo, plus guest shots from a murderer’s row of Jay-Z, Jeezy, and Z-Ro, all of which put the song in heavy national rotation. “It’s not like UGK and the Geto Boys and 3-2 and Big Mike and all these other classic Houston rappers and groups didn’t already have impact in the culture [earlier on],” he says. “But Houston had that second big run in 2005, 2006, 2007, which brought a lot more notoriety and shine on the city for the younger base. It just immediately brings you back to where Houston was last most impactful.”
As a highly knowledgeable observer of hip-hop trends, Bun B hasn’t been surprised to see the way that Drake’s career has bounced back from the negative headlines of 2024 and 2025. “As many people as there were that tried to count him out, there were just as many people who still believed in him,” he says. “I think the most important aspect that we have to concentrate on is the fact that he never stopped believing in himself. I take my hat off to a guy like that who can persevere through something like that, getting into a very public feud, having a lot of people that he helped turn their backs on him, and he still stood tall and pushed through, and look at him now. I would argue he’s as popular as he’s ever been, and maybe on certain levels more popular than he was.”
Bun B is calling Rolling Stone from Houston on a short break from his fall tour with 8Ball and MJG, where they’re performing songs from both their catalogs with assistance from the Renaissance Orchestra. “It’s a different musical interpretation of their legacy and our legacy, but it still feels as natural as it did when we released the hip-hop version,” he says.
With Election Day just a couple of weeks away, he’s feeling good about Senate candidate James Talarico‘s chances. “There’s a shift happening right now,” says Bun B, who recently joined Willie Nelson and Kacey Musgraves on the list of high-profile Texas musicians who have endorsed Talarico. “People are not really aligned with the vision of the current administration, and people are looking to go in different directions, not just politically, but ideologically. I’m a part of that growing trend, and we’ll see what type of shift we have in the midterms.”
Otherwise, he’s focused on his restaurant chain, Trill Burgers, which recently opened a fourth Houston location in addition to serving customers at Rice University and Reliant Stadium, home of the Houston Texans. On top of that, he promises there’s more to come in 2027: “Keep your ears open, because there will be new music from Bun B next year.”
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Bruno Mars on Feb. 2, 2025 in Los Angeles, CA.
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Bruno Mars Is Taking Over Vancouver’s SkyTrain Announcements
Oct 15, 2026
Bruno Mars is making his presence in Vancouver felt on the city's public transit system, with the singer lending his voice to SkyTrain announcements during his five-show run at BC Place.
Starting Oct. 14, passengers passing through Stadium–Chinatown Station will hear two prerecorded messages from Mars, timed to coincide with his concerts on Oct. 14, 16, 17, 20 and 21. The collaboration between TransLink and Warner Music Canada makes him the first musical artist to become a celebrity guest voice on SkyTrain.
“To everybody taking the train, it’s Bruno Mars. I can’t wait to see you all. It’s about to get real romantic tonight. I love you,” he says in one announcement.
The second message thanks fans for attending The Romantic Tour: “To everybody on the train, it’s Bruno Mars. Thank you so much for coming to The Romantic Tour. I hope to see you all very soon. I love you.”
The messages will play periodically alongside the station’s regular announcements on concert days. TransLink says the Warner Music Canada partnership will generate additional advertising revenue to help fund transit services across Metro Vancouver.
Mars had done a similar activation in Toronto last May, when he kicked off the season at Rogers Centre.
The SkyTrain promotion follows a similar takeover of Toronto’s transit system during Mars’ five-show run at Rogers Stadium in May. In Toronto, his messages played at Downsview Park, Wilson and Sheppard West stations, which serve the concert venue.
The Vancouver engagement sets another stadium record for Mars: his five BC Place performances mark the most shows by an artist on a single tour in the venue’s history, surpassing Taylor Swift’s three-night run there during the Eras Tour in December 2024.
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Siblings Malcolm Todd and Audrey Hobart may compete in this year’s Best New Artist race at the 2027 Grammys.
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Grammy Family Feuds: Six Times Relatives Competed for the Same Award
Oct 15, 2026
It’s notoriously difficult to predict how the fine people at the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences will assess the past year when Grammy nominations are revealed on Nov. 16., considering voters’ rocky history — remember when Bonnie Raitt’s supremely under-the-radar “Just Like That” won Song of the Year in 2023 over Beyoncé’s “Break My Soul” and Taylor Swift’s 10-minute “All Too Well”? But there’s a strong scenario that we’ll see something historic in the Best New Artist category this year if pop songwriter Audrey Hobert and R&B singer Malcolm Todd are both nominated.
They’re signed to different labels and have pretty different fan bases, but they are brother and sister. And if they’re nominated, it would be the first time in Grammy history that two siblings have faced off against each other in that category.
“I’ve just been like, ‘This would be crazy, just the fact that we could both each take one of our parents and we could all go and both our parents could go at the same time,’” Todd recently told Hollywood Reporter. “I already promised my mom, so it would just be pretty awesome if she could bring Dad.”
Dave Grohl might bring his daughter Violet, and it’s in the realm of possibility that they’ll both bring home Grammys, since the Foo Fighters dropped Your Favorite Toy and the younger Grohl released her debut LP, Be Sweet to Me. (We’d be very surprised to see them face off in the same category, but anything is possible.)
They’ve been passing out Grammys since 1959, and it’s easy to assume there were past scenarios like this year, where siblings like Andy Gibb and the Bee Gees or Michael and Janet Jackson were pitted against each other. But it’s actually extraordinarily rare for family members to compete in the same category. Here are six times when it occurred.
Wynton Marsalis vs. Branford Marsalis for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist (1988)
Wynton and Branford Marsalis grew up playing music together in their native New Orleans and have collaborated on countless projects over the years. But in 1988, they found themselves in the unusual position of competing for the Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist Grammy. Wynton was nominated for Marsalis Standard Time, Vol. I, and Branford got the nod for “Cottontail.” It was surely a tense moment when the winner was announced, but they were both disappointed. It went to Dexter Gordon for The Other Side of Round Midnight.
Wynton Marsalis vs. Branford Marsalis for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist (1990)
Just two years later, Wynton Marsalis and Branford Marsalis were once again competing for a Grammy. This time around, it was Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist, for their projects The Majesty of Blues and Trio Jeepy. Once again, they lost. This time, it was Chick Corea and his LP Chick Corea Acoustic Band that bested them.
Julio Iglesias vs. Enrique Iglesias for Best Latin Pop Album (1998)
A year before he began singing in English and churning out hits like “Be With You” and “Rhythm Divine,” Enrique Iglesias was recording massively popular Spanish-language albums like 1998’s Vivir. He was pitted against his father, Julio Iglesias, and his album Tango for the Best Latin Pop Album Grammy that year. They both lost out to Romances by Luis Miguel. But that same year, the elder Iglesias toppled both his son and Luis Miguel to claim Favorite Latin Artist at the American Music Awards. “When they tell you that your son is against you in competition you feel a little like your brain is another place since I adore my kids,” Julio Iglesias said at the podium that night. “I want to say to the American Music Awards that it’s a beautiful thing you take care of the Latino people. That means a lot for us.”
Ann Savoy vs. Wilson Savoy for Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album (2010)
For a brief window of time between 2008 and 2011, the Grammys had a separate award for Best Zydeco or Cajun Music Album. In the third year of its existence, the Magnolia Sisters — an all-female Cajun band featuring Ann Savoy — found themselves up against the Pine Leaf Boys, which included Ann Savoy’s son, Wilson Savoy. This was an extraordinarily rare mother-son Grammy battle. It ended in a draw since the award went to Buckwheat Zydeco for Lay Your Burden. Just two years later, the Grammys formally killed this category. This probably made for a smoother Thanksgiving at the Savoy household.
Ravi Shankar vs. Anoushka Shankar for Best Global Music Album (2013)
Norah Jones had such a big year in 2003 thanks to the success of Come Away With Me that she was nominated for eight Grammys and walked away with five, including Album of the Year, Record of the Year, and Best New Artist. Her father, Ravi Shankar, wasn’t up for any Grammys that year, avoiding a family face-off. But in 2013, he was nominated in the Global Music category for his album The Living Room Sessions Part 1 in the same year that his daughter, Anoushka Shankar, was nominated for her LP Traveller. They gave the award to Ravi, though he died two months prior to the ceremony. Anoushka accepted in his place. “That had all kinds of feelings I didn’t know how to process,” she told Vanity Fair in 2025. “I’m sad I lost, but I’m happy I lost to him, I’m happy for him, I’m sad he’s passed away.”
Willie Nelson vs. Lukas Nelson for Best Traditional Country Album (2026)
Last year, the Grammys created a new category called Best Traditional Country Album, and changed Best Country Album to Best Contemporary Country Album. It was an acknowledgment that country had changed quite a bit over the decades, and it didn’t make much sense to have Jelly Roll and Willie Nelson in the same category. Willie’s LP Oh What a Beautiful World was nominated that year, and it was up against American Romance, the debut solo record by Lukas Nelson. “‘Against’ is a strong word,” Lukas told The Los Angeles Times. “‘Alongside’ is better. I mean, the Nelsons have a 40% chance of winning, which is pretty good.” Unfortunately, the 60% won out, and Zach Top won for Ain’t in It for My Health.
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Geordie Greep Apologizes After Woman Details Sexual Assault Allegations
Oct 15, 2026
Geordie Greep has apologized to a woman who says she woke up to the musician kissing her while she was asleep, following an account of the alleged incident published by Paste on Wednesday.
The British singer and guitarist addressed the allegations in a statement posted to Instagram on Oct. 14, acknowledging that he approached the woman at a Vancouver apartment and kissed her, while saying he had not realized she was asleep.
“I want to unreservedly apologise to her for what I did and for the distress and hurt I caused that night,” Greep wrote.
The woman, identified by the pseudonym Laura, told Paste that she had fallen asleep on a couch after a night out with Greep and members of his touring party. She said she woke up to him kissing her and pushed him away before calling out his behaviour. She also said the incident went beyond the description of an unwanted advance that Greep gave during his Vancouver concert on Oct. 8.
Laura said she had no involvement in the distribution of flyers outside the show accusing Greep of rape, adding that the claims on the flyers did not reflect her account. She told Paste that she had not been raped but had been sexually assaulted.
Cameron Campbell, Greep’s former touring keyboardist, corroborated aspects of Laura’s account in the same report. Campbell said he heard her reaction, witnessed the immediate aftermath and later spoke directly with her about what had happened. He also confirmed that he had decided to leave Greep’s band because of the incident.
Greep initially addressed the controversy onstage in Vancouver, describing the encounter as a misunderstanding and denying that he was a rapist. He performed without his backing band and offered refunds to audience members who wanted to leave.
Multiple North American dates were cancelled following the allegations, including shows in Boise, Salt Lake City, Boulder, Denver and Omaha. Greep’s European tour remains scheduled to begin Nov. 1 in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, with additional dates planned in France, Spain and Portugal.
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