Music notes: Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande and more

Dazzling, indeed. It looks like Stevie Nicks wore her Taylor Swift merchandise onstage during her performance at the BottleRock Napa Valley music festival on Saturday. Stevie wore a gold The Tortured Poets Department-themed nameplate bracelet on her
Jelly Roll praises Lainey Wilson as an “angel on earth” for success of “Save Me”

John Shearer/Getty Images for ACM Jelly Roll has taken to Instagram to rave over Lainey Wilson, his duet partner on his hit “Save Me.” The song, which recently won the two singers a major honor at the
Dua Lipa announces Asia leg of Radical Optimism tour

Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images Want to see Dua Lipa on tour in Asia? With her newly announced concert dates, you just might be in luck. Dua announced the Asia leg of her Radical Optimism tour on Tuesday. The
Billie Eilish earns her highest Hot 100 debut with “LUNCH”

Disney/Chris Willard Billie Eilish is eating the Hot 100 for “LUNCH.” The HIT ME HARD AND SOFT cut starts at #5 on Billboard‘s all-genre single chart, marking Eilish’s highest-ever Hot 100 debut. It’s her third-highest charting song
Adam Lambert announces upcoming release of new EP, ‘AFTERS’

Brian Ziff New music from Adam Lambert is on the way. The Grammy-nominated singer announced the upcoming release of his new EP, AFTERS, on Tuesday. Scheduled to drop on July 19, Adam promises this new project will
Watch Sabrina Carpenter join Coldplay onstage, and Coldplay drop “Espresso” into “Fix You”

Joseph Okpako/WireImage Sabrina Carpenter and Coldplay both performed at the BBC Radio 1 Big Weekend festival in Luton, England on May 26, so it was easy for them to team up for a special performance. Sabrina performed
Ed Sheeran joins The Offspring onstage at BottleRock

Alan Snodgrass Ed Sheeran‘s childhood dream came true over the weekend: He got to perform with the band whose album was the first he ever bought. On May 26, Ed joined California punk band The Offspring during
Taylor Swift taps Benson Boone & more as London opener, vows to “always” return to Portugal

Pedro Gomes/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management Taylor Swift still has a few more cities to perform in before she starts her eight-show run at London’s Wembley Stadium in June, but she’s now announced additional opening acts
Meghan Trainor begs for ‘American Idol’ judge job: “Please pick me, choose me, love me”

Disney/Eric McCandless Meghan Trainor‘s name has been thrown around a bit during discussions of who might be a good pick to judge American Idol now that Katy Perry has left the show. Well, the American Idol people
Former ‘General Hospital’ actor Johnny Wactor fatally shot after attempted robbery in Los Angeles

Actor Johnny Wactor, best know for his role on the long-running ABC soap opera ‘General Hospital,’ was shot and killed on Saturday after he interrupted three male suspects who were allegedly attempting to remove a catalytic converter