The new single will appear on Wor$t Man in America, out on Dec. 4

Slayyyter in "I Think He's Got a Girl" video.

It looks like Slayyyter’s Wor$t Man in America is a cheater, as the musician conveys in the accompanying video for the upcoming album’s latest single, “I Think He’s Got a Girl.”

In her self-directed new visual for the ballad, Slayyyter is seen in a luxe home, appearing in an array of vintage outfits, striking gorgeous pinup poses, all alone. From lounging in the pool, to barbecuing and hanging out in different rooms, she laments a relationship that’s unraveling as she comes to the realization that the object of her affection has moved on with another.

“You’re too quick on the draw, lie every time you talk/It makes me feel so crazy, like I got everything wrong,” she sings. “You’re quiet on the phone, what time you coming home?/I hope it doesn’t mean what I know it means” before coming to the realization on the belted chorus: “I think he’s got a girl.”

The counterpart album to Wor$t Girl in America, Wor$t Man in America arrives on Dec. 4 via Columbia, and includes nine tracks. In addition to “I Think He’s Got a Girl,” which appears to be the inverse of Wor$t Girl’s “Unknown Loverz,” she’s also already released LP tracks “Crank 2” and “Beat Up Chanel$,” which offered fresh takes on Wor$t Girl tracks “Crank” and “Brand New Chanel$,” respectively.

In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Slayyyter explained the impetus for Wor$t Man in America, saying, “I want to live here for a little longer, so I’m kind of making an inverse album, if you will. I just want the core of everything to feel like me, because it finally feels that.”

Ian Hill of Judas Priest performs at YouTube Theater on October 15, 2024 in Inglewood, California

Judas Priest bassist Ian Hill, the longest-serving member of the heavy metal legends, has announced his retirement from the band.

Hill revealed his departure to fans in a lengthy statement on Friday, citing the “evil arthritis” and other injuries as the reason for his exit. “For a long time now, when asked ‘how long can you continue’ – I’ve always answered ‘until my performances suffer’…. I hate to say it, but that time has come,” Hill wrote.

“For some years now, I’ve been struggling with the onset of the evil arthritis, which is now in an advanced state in my left shoulder and right hand, established in my right shoulder, and present in both knees. I’ve been fighting this with painkilling pills, gels, and recently with cortisone injections in my shoulder and hand.”

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Hill said that while he was able to contribute bass lines to Judas Priest’s upcoming album, there was concern whether he’d be able to participate in the band’s recent European tour, so the band enlisted Uriah Heep’s Davey Rimmer as an understudy. Rimmer was forced to step in when Hill snapped “a tendon in my left shoulder (as if I didn’t have enough problems with it!) just before the encores during the Brussels show two days before. This led to me not being able to lift my arm enough to reach the neck of my bass.”

Hill continued, “I’ve seen specialists, who suggest I might get away without surgery, but even if I don’t there’s no guarantee either way that I’ll have enough strength in my shoulder/arm to complete a whole stage show. In view of all this, and the fact that I’ve neglected my family life for fifty seven years, I’ve decided to retire and spend the remaining years making up for it, and doing things with them before it involves one of ‘em pushing me around in a wheelchair.”

Hill and childhood friend and guitarist K.K. Downing joined Judas Priest in 1970, a year after singer Al Atkins founded the group. The band has cycled through dozens of lineup changes since then — singer Rob Halford (who was the brother of Hill’s girlfriend at the time) joined in 1973, guitarist Glenn Tipton joined in 1974, and Downing left the group in 2011 — but Hill remained a constant, appearing on every studio album from their 1974 debut Rocka Rolla to the upcoming follow-up to 2024’s Invincible Shield.

“It is with heavy hearts that we are sending out this personal message from our Ian….he has been the backbone of Judas Priest for so long and will be greatly missed by us all,” Judas Priest added on social media while confirming Rimmer would serve as their new bassist. “We wish him well in his retirement and welcome Davey into the Priest Family….”

Hill and Judas Priest were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2022. The band currently has no tour dates scheduled until summer 2027.

“There’s not a day goes by where I don’t give thanks for the incredible journey I’ve lived through, and it just remains for me to say that I love you all, and thank you for the life you’ve let me live,” Hill added.

Drake, Jessie Reyez and Peter Peter are among the Canadian artists being recognized by SOCAN with its 2026 Special Achievement Awards.

Drake takes home Songwriter of the Year in the Performer category for his triple album drop back in May.

Reyez, meanwhile, has been named the recipient of the International Achievement Award. The Toronto-born singer-songwriter has , earned Grammy recognition and has collaborated with global superstars including Calvin Harris, Eminem and 6LACK.

Maestro Fresh Wes's 1989 classic "Let Your Backbone Slide" has been selected for the Cultural Impact Award, with Anthony Davis and Peter Davis also credited as writers. The track became a foundational Canadian hip-hop recording and helped establish Maestro Fresh Wes as one of the country's early rap stars.

Montréal singer-songwriter will receive the Global Impact Award, recognizing the international reach of his work, notably through the success of Heated Rivalry, for which he scored the original music.

Behind the scenes, songwriter Jenna Andrews has been named Songwriter of the Year in the Non-Performer category. Andrews has become one of the most sought-after Canadian songwriters in contemporary pop, with writing credits for artists like Drake and BTS, and who is also credited with starting Stella Lennon's music career. The award comes after she wrote music for the breakout Netflix hit K-Pop Demon Hunters.

BC indie pop up-and-comer Jade LeMac will receive the Breakout Songwriter Award, while Toronto's own Nathan Micay is named Breakout Composer, notably for his work on HBO's Industry.

Film composer Andrew Lockington rounds out the winners with the Screen Composer of the Year award. The Hamilton-born composer has built an extensive Hollywood résumé, including scores for Mayor of Kingstown, Landman and Percy Jackson and the Olympians.

The annual SOCAN Awards ceremony will take place on October 26 at Toronto’s REBEL nightclub.

Katseye at the 52nd American Music Awards in Las Vegas

Katseye’s Sophia Laforteza revealed Thursday that, following a lengthy hiatus to focus on her mental health, she would rejoin the girl group early next year.

The group’s management and label Hybe and Geffen announced Thursday that while Laforteza would not partake in Katseye’s upcoming North American tour or promotional events the rest of this year, she would “resume group activities with Katseye beginning the first week of January 2027.”

“Sophia has been prioritizing her health and well-being with our full support and resources,” the labels said in a statement. “While Sophia will not be participating in THE WILDWORLD TOUR in North America, or promotional activities for the remainder of this year, we look forward to welcoming her back as Katseye continues this next chapter together in 2027.”

In August, six months after Katseye’s Manon Bannerman announced she was taking a break for mental health reasons, Laforteza announced that she too would go on hiatus. “Making this decision wasn’t easy, but I’m learning that health has to come first,” she said in a statement.

Two months after her initial statement, Laforteza addressed the “Eyekons” on social media about her impending return, thanking her fans for their “patience, grace and understanding.”

“Your kindness during this time has given me more strength than you know. It hasn’t been easy, but I have been putting in the work by receiving the care I need, learning the tools to better support myself, and doing everything I can to nurture my well-being,” Laforteza wrote on Instagram.

“It pains me deeply that I won’t be able to participate in the remainder of the tour this year. I’m going to use this time to continue training and get myself to where I need to be again. As much as I wish I could simply push through, I’ve come to understand that sometimes having the courage to take a step back is what allows you to move forward. My hope is to return feeling happier, healthier, stronger, more grounded, and ready to give you everything I’ve been wanting to give you. I’m holding onto that so tightly. I can’t wait to share the stage with my sisters again and look out to all of you!”

The North American leg of Katseye’s Wildworld Tour kicks off Oct. 13 and runs through Nov. 28; neither Lafortza nor Bannerman will take part in the North American dates.

Tate McRae has seemingly taked a page out of Taylor Swift's notebook, dropping Easter eggs for her fans to find in her sets and social media posts.

However, the Canadian singer seems to believe her fans might not be astute as they think.

Appearing on Jimmy Fallon's The Tonight Show on Wednesday, she revealed to the host that she drops ''Easter eggs all the time'', but that her fans ''get none of them.''''Like, they'll always catch on to things that are completely wrong,'' she told Fallon. ''They'll be like, 'Oh, she wore a sunglass, her next single is called Sunglass', and I'm like, 'What?' They never get the most obvious Easter eggs.''

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She goes on to explain that the title of her forthcoming single, ''Housewife'', was actually displayed on the screen at her Lollapalooza set earlier this summer, but her fans still couldn't figure it out.

The Calgary-born pop star will release ''Housewife'' next week, October 15. It will be accompanied by a video which was filmed in the South of France, according to McRae's revelations on The Tonight Show.

Bad Bunny and Lana Del Rey

Bad Bunny and Lana Del Rey will take to the virtual airwaves as hosts of some of the featured radio stations in Grand Theft Auto 6.

Bad Bunny and fellow Puerto Rican singer-songwriter RaiNao will appear in the video game as El Martillo and La Gata, hosts of Cocoteo FM, which focuses on modern Latin music. Meanwhile Del Rey and Morgan Wallen will link up as MW and Delta Dawne, hosts of Back Country Radio, which specializes in classic and outlaw country music. Del Rey’s husband, Jeremy Dufrene, will even have a bit role as Mud Dog Mike, Back Country Radio’s roving reporter, swamp meteorologist, and airboat captain (which Dufrene is in real life).

Del Rey spoke about contributing to the new GTA after being a fan of the franchise for years: “One of the coolest things about this is the fact that the first time some of our family got to LA they actually knew the roads because of playing the game.” (A few GTA installments are partly set in a Los Angeles-like city called Los Santos. The new one is set in the Florida-inspired state of Leonida.)

“On so many different levels this is super special and a privilege,” Del Rey said. “Can’t wait to get into the game and start playing.”

Along with Cocoteo FM and Back Country Radio, GTA 6 will boast four more featured stations with notable hosts. Robyn and model/actress Alex Consani will helm the pop station Flash FM; Trick Daddy and Trina will spin regional rap and classic hip-hop on Dirty South Classics; Nigerian superstar Burna Boy and DJ Palms Trax will helm AfroBank FM, featuring contemporary and classic African music; and Slayer’s Kerry King and Tom Araya will oversee the heavy metal station, The Chamber 106.6. Fans can preview all six featured stations over on the GTA 6 website.

GTA 6 will also have its own soundtrack album with 34 original tracks made for the game. A full track list hasn’t been revealed yet, but Travis Scott, Morgan Wallen, Rauw Alejandro, Yung Lean, and Keith Richards have released songs for the soundtrack. The GTA 6 album will arrive Nov. 19, the same day as the highly anticipated game.