Jelly Roll’s Little A– Shed Tour features 11 amphitheater and pavilion shows this spring and summer. He’ll begin in Florida on May 28 and wrap in Washington on July 22. In many ways this tour and his tour with Post Malone snake around the country together.
For example, on June 8 Jelly Roll will headline a show in Wilmington, N.C. The next day he’ll join up with Post Malone in Charlotte, N.C.
Kashus Culpepper is scheduled to support all but two of these tour dates.
Tickets go on sale on Friday (Feb. 27) at 11AM local time via Live Nation.
Jelly Roll is also scheduled to play select festivals in 2026.
The name of Jelly Roll’s tour stems from the Post Malone Tour, which is called the Big A– Stadium Tour. “Shed” is an industry term for an outdoor venue with an amphitheater, but while these venues are smaller than the stadiums, capacity still exceeds 10,000 or even 15,000 in some cases.
Musically, Jelly Roll is enjoying a year of accolades that started with several Grammy Awards. His latest album is Beautifully Broken, released in 2024.
Jelly Roll’s 2026 Little A– Shed Tour Dates:
May 28 — West Palm Beach, Fla. @ iThink Financial Amphitheatre June 2 — Orange Beach, Fla. @ The Wharf Amphitheater June 7 — Charleston, S.C. @ Credit One Stadium July 8 — Wilmington, N.C. @ Live Oak Bank Pavilion at Riverfront Park June 10 — Virginia Beach, Va. @ Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach July 13 — Grand Rapids, Mich. @ Acrisure Amphitheater June 18 — Saratoga Springs, N.Y. @ Albany Med Health System at SPAC June 20 — Bangor, Maine @ Maine Savings Amphitheater June 21 — Gilford, N.H. @ BankNH Pavilion June 23 — Syracuse, N.Y. @ Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview July 22 — Walla Walla, Wash. @ Wine Country Amphitheater
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In 2024, a Team USA squad full of NBA stars, role players, up-and-comers and legends survived two thrillers — a 95-91 win over Nikola Jokic-led Serbia squad and an exhausting 98-87 clincher over host France — on its way to the Olympic gold medal.
But while 22-year-old Victor Wembanyama has vowed vengeance after coming up short in his home city of Paris and 31-year-old Jokic is sure to have similar feelings after Serbia settled for the bronze medal, it doesn’t appear that USA Basketball’s graybearded Avengers will reassemble to chase a sixth consecutive gold.
At least not in full.
Kevin Durant, the all-time leading scorer for the United States men’s basketball team, told ESPN earlier this month that he does plan on returning for another run of international play in 2028. The 37-year-old swingman, who won an Olympic-record fourth gold medal at the 2024 Games, disputed the notion that Paris was a last run.
“That narrative, where did the last dance thing come from?” Durant said. “I didn’t say I wasn’t playing. LeBron [James] said he wasn’t. You didn’t hear that from me or Steph [Curry].”
“Hell yeah, I want to play,” Durant said. “But I’ve got to stay on top of my game. I’m not expecting. I want to produce on the floor and make Grant [Hill, USA Basketball managing director since 2021] and whoever is making the decisions want to put me on the team. Not just for seniority; I want to still prove I can help the team win.
“Today, yeah, I feel like I’ll put my name in that hat.”
Whether Durant is on the roster or not, USA Basketball’s next era is coming.
And with the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy closing on Sunday, the decisions facing Hill and Team USA officials will slowly enter the spotlight. Many American players already have raised their hands, both publicly and privately, to relay their interest.
“I’m just trying to get through the [FIBA] World Cup,” Hill told ESPN last week, referring to the 2027 event in Qatar, a tournament the U.S. hasn’t won since 2014.
Hill not only has to replace James and likely Curry, he tabbed Erik Spoelstra to replace coach Steve Kerr on the sidelines. Spoelstra spent the 2024 Games on Kerr’s staff, giving Spoelstra an advantage in adjustments to international play and in roster selection.
There’s still more than a full NBA regular season and two postseasons before definitive choices have to be made. But with the U.S. hosting a Summer Olympics — in Los Angeles in July 2028 — for the first time in many NBA players’ lifetimes, and with worldwide competition closer than ever to knocking Team USA off its pedestal, the next 28 months represent a critical transition period.
The roster
Durant, of course, is a mainstay. Unlike Curry and James, Durant has been a consistent presence in USA Basketball since entering its pipeline as a youngster. But missing Curry and James would leave a massive void in both playmaking and veteran leadership.
After Durant, Anthony Edwards and Bam Adebayo appear to be locks among major contributors from 2024. The same should be said for Devin Booker, who transformed into a defensive specialist during his run in France.
Beyond that, things get trickier.
Hill and USA Basketball have two paths: Take the best nine players and add three role players or take the 12 players who best fit together.
The latter approach secured gold in Paris, but it wound up leaving Jayson Tatum outside the rotation in what became a daily topic of conversation. Tatum seemed to struggle playing off the ball, which exacerbated Kerr’s decision to leave him on the bench most games. (Assuming good health and a full recovery from a torn Achilles suffered in last season’s playoffs, Tatum will most likely be selected.)
But after sending the oldest roster in USA men’s basketball history to Paris — the average age was 30.1 — expect an infusion of youth in 2028. And there will be no shortage of options.
Cade Cunningham, a top contender for 2025-26 NBA Most Valuable Player, hopes to get the call. Earlier this season, Cunningham told Hill how much he wanted to represent his country in Los Angeles. When asked by ESPN last week, the 24-year-old guard doubled down.
“I put the work in,” Cunningham said. “I feel like I am part of the next wave of American players. So, to be able to represent the United States would be a blessing. But I don’t make those decisions.”
At 6-foot-6, Cunningham can play multiple positions and can slide to the wing to defend forwards, a challenge he has taken on during his breakthrough season in Detroit. Duren, an athletic big who can handle the ball, also will get strong consideration. Both young stars are likely to play in the 2027 World Cup to bolster their international résumés.
Durant even mentioned Duren when talking about candidates for the 2028 national team. Durant said he hopes to talk to Hill about the roster being built for Los Angeles.
“Just because I try to put the team together on my own. You know how that goes,” Durant said. “There’s so many great players that are up for consideration that are either established or [younger].”
Paolo Banchero, 23, could be a candidate. The Orlando Magic star forward was a member of the 2023 FIBA World Cup team that finished fourth.
“Look at how Anthony Edwards came out of the World Cup in 2023,” a source connected with USA Basketball told ESPN. “Look at how Tyrese Haliburton came out in 2023.”
Haliburton became an All-NBA third-team selection in 2024 and was a gold medalist in France, even though he played a menial role. Edwards was a key contributor in France, but each star made a leap following the World Cup.
“I enjoyed my experience, even though we didn’t medal,” Banchero told ESPN early this season regarding the World Cup. “I felt like I could’ve done more for that team.
“I think the FIBA game is different. But I’m definitely interested [in playing in 2028].”
Not being the focal point of an offense can be a tough adjustment for younger players entering international play, especially with shorter games and fewer possessions. If someone could fit into an Aaron Gordon-type role — a multipositional defender who can plug into any lineup — it could make him more attractive to the selection committee. That has made versatile players such as Jalen Johnson and Scottie Barnes intriguing options.
Kon Knueppel also has opened eyes with his shooting, sources told ESPN. The Charlotte Hornets rookie, who last month became the fastest to record 100 made 3-pointers in NBA history, would help fill the void if Curry indeed steps away from international play. A major priority under Kerr was 3-point shooting, and that need won’t dissipate with the coaching change.
The toughest decisions could come at guard, especially whether to lean toward taller players. International play has become far more physical than the NBA on the perimeter.
The 6-foot-5 Haliburton played a small role in the national team’s 2024 run to the gold medal, but he has good size and is a natural distributor. Assuming good health — like Tatum, Haliburton is recovering from a torn Achilles, suffered in Game 7 of the NBA Finals — he will be strongly considered for a return and an expanded role.
“Jalen wants to play. He would love it,” a source close to Brunson told ESPN.
“Tyrese would be honored,” a source close to the Philadelphia 76ers guard said.
Mitchell told ESPN earlier this season he would “one thousand percent” love to be considered. His only USA Basketball experience came after his rookie season in 2019, when the team fell in the World Cup quarterfinals. Although Mitchell joked that it wasn’t a great experience, the 29-year-old believes he is better equipped to handle international play.
“It’d be easy for me to say, ‘I deserve it and all that,’ for sure,” said Mitchell, a seven-time NBA All-Star. “But at the end of the day, it’s not my call to make. I’m here. I don’t feel like I need to campaign. I’m not going to be a hater about it. I’ll definitely be there and support us as a team, as a country.”
Meanwhile, Flagg, who really opened eyes among the small group of media members allowed to watch in Las Vegas in the run-up to the 2024 Olympics, could end up being an easy addition. The Dallas Mavericks rookie will be 21 when the Summer Games begin in L.A.
“What I like about him, he really competes and plays hard,” a source connected with USA Basketball said of Flagg. “He’s good at just about everything.”
Spoelstra’s experience on Kerr’s staff certainly helps in the international game. Kerr is more laid-back, more Phil Jackson-like. Spoelstra is more intense in his coaching style, those associated with Team USA said.
“Hearing him address the team, he makes you want to run through a wall,” a figure in the room when Spoelstra talked to the team during the 2024 Olympics told ESPN. “He’s not Pat Riley, but you can see the Heat effect.”
Kerr having Curry, Durant and James made it easier for the coach not to press too hard, even during stressful situations during the medal round.
Having a younger squad could call for Spoelstra’s firm touch. Team USA got off to lethargic starts in those close wins over Serbia and France, perhaps due to a little veteran arrogance. Having someone such as Spoelstra lighting a fire underneath the team could produce different results, although Kerr was ultimately victorious with his methods.
“Pop [former Team USA coach Gregg Popovich] had the fear factor; Spo is more in that mold,” the figure said.
Spoelstra, like Kerr, also will have significant say in personnel. One thing Spoelstra must prioritize is valuing possessions. In a 40-minute game, especially with a younger team, the coach has to be careful about turnovers with his offensive philosophy.
Brown is averaging a career-high 3.6 turnovers per game with the added responsibility in Boston. Cunningham’s turnovers are down but are still among the league leaders, as he traditionally has carried a heavy load his entire career with Detroit. The sure-handed Brunson, meanwhile, is orchestrating the New York Knicks‘ offense with a career-low turnover rate.
Edwards, in a credit to his development, has always been a low-turnover performer. And having played in FIBA basketball, he could be called upon to initiate offense.
Although he won’t have much size in the front line, Spoelstra should have wing players who can switch and help out on the glass. Assuming Ty Lue returns as an assistant coach, the U.S. will have no shortage of collective brainpower on the sidelines to make up for any roster deficiencies.
The competition
Joel Embiid was recruited to play for the U.S. for the sole reason of guarding Jokic, and it worked.
That’s where Holmgren, despite his slight build, enters the picture. He has been noted as one of the better defenders Jokic has seen in the NBA, and it’s not like there’s a long list to choose from.
Holmgren’s rivalry with Wembanyama also could make for good cinema. And Wembanyama’s game has grown leaps since 2024, with him becoming arguably a top-five player in today’s game. Imagine the steps he’ll take in the run to 2028. It could take the committee of Holmgren, Adebayo and Duren to contain Wembanyama.
The NBA has experienced an influx of French talent beyond Wembanyama, with Alex Sarr making an impact for the Washington Wizards and Zaccharie Risacher contributing for the Atlanta Hawks. And members of the selection committee are concerned about the long trend of NBA role players raising their games to superstar levels for their national teams.
After Team USA looked vulnerable at times during its run to gold in 2024, and with global competition as strong as ever, there has been a perception that 2028 could be ripe for an upset.
Correct or not, it’s one reason Durant wants to play. He is annoyed by the narrative.
“All I hear is, ‘AAU is destroying the game,’ ‘the Euros do it right, while the Americans do it wrong,'” Durant said. “It’s a lot of bulls— with that. I can read between the lines on that; it’s a shot at Black Americans. We’re controlling the sport; they’re tired of us controlling the sport.
“‘France is coming for you.’ Really? We smacked them boys.”
The State Department has ordered some staff in the U.S. Embassy in Beirut to begin to leave Lebanon, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.
A senior State Department official said the move is a temporary measure and applies to non-emergency U.S. government personnel and eligible family members. The embassy is still operational and core staff remain in place, the official said.
“We continuously assess the security environment, and based on our latest review, we determined it prudent to reduce our footprint to essential personnel,” said the official.
The order affects about 50 embassy staff, a regional official said.
The Iranian proxy group Hezbollah is a militia and political party in Lebanon.
President Trump said last week that he was weighing conducting a limited strike on Iran if the government did not agree to a deal. Indirect talks between the U.S. and Iran are due to start in Switzerland on Thursday.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expected to travel to Israel in the coming days, according to a State Department official, who added that Rubio’s schedule “remains subject to change.” Multiple sources familiar with the matter said Rubio has rescheduled the date of his visit to early next week.
On Monday, a spokesperson for Iran’s foreign ministry rejected the notion of negotiations continuing after any sort of military action, limited or otherwise.
“Does it make sense that they strike against us and we keep negotiating with them?” Esmail Baghaei said.
After 19 years, I finally went back to Ko Lipe, the Thai island I spent close to a month on in 2006. Back then, it was one of those super off-the-beaten-path destinations that few but the most intrepid travelers visited, where electricity only ran a few hours a day, basic bungalows right on the beach cost something like $2 USD, and there really was a last boat for the season.
There was much to do here but that was the point. You hung out on the beach, read a book, went snorkeling, went back to the beach, drank beers at the one beach bar on the island, rotated meals between the five restaurants there, and went to bed early.
It was paradise – and a place a lot of people got stuck. Days easily turned into weeks here.
If you asked me what the highlight of all my travels was, I would be the time I spent on Ko Lipe. I made incredible friends, lounged around, got to know the locals, learned a bit of Thai, and, overall, lived that idyllic backpacker life we all dream about.
Over the years, I’ve avoided going back to Ko Lipe because the memory of my time there is so strong that I didn’t want to ruin it. Any re-visit would simply be trying to recreated a magic that couldn’t be recreated because the people that it special wouldn’t be there. I’d be chasing travel ghosts. And, since I know my sleepy paradise has been developed greatly over the years, I was also too afraid seeing that would make me sad.
Tourism in Thailand tends toward the unsustainable. No island really develops in a good way. It’s all build, build, build.
And I didn’t want to see my Ko Lipe like that.
But as I was planning my recent trip through Southeast Asia, returning to Ko Lipe made sense. I was heading down the Indian Ocean side of Thailand on my way into Malaysia and I’d pass by it.
And, since I was looking for a lively place for New Year’s Eve, it seemed liked the best choice. I knew there would be travelers there and there were no other nearby islands that would work, especially since Ko Lipe has a boat to Langkawi, which was my next stop.
So, I sucked it up and went.
And I’m sad to report that Ko Lipe took the Ko Phi Phi model of tourism and is now extremely overdeveloped.
Unsustainably so.
Most of the island is now paved over, the old dirt footpaths having become concrete for the cars and construction trucks. Swaths of palm trees are now the sites of high-end resorts with pools (on an island with no natural water supply). Construction of more resorts continues at a fast pace. The coral around the island is dying, a victim of all the boats, anchors, pollution, and overfishing. Beaches are now lined with boats, their exhaust spilling into the ocean, leaving a shiny film you can see as you swim. And the restaurants cater to tourists looking for bad Western food, not great Thai cuisine.
The island’s boom has displaced many locals, who were forced to sell to mainland developers, and much of the island’s workforce is now from the mainland. They see little of the benefits this tourism boom.
So lies Ko Lipe, another victim of Thailand’s all too common overdevelopment and exploitation of limited resources.
I met lots of people there who loved the island. If it’s your first time, I can see why you would love it. After all, the area is postcard perfect, the water is perfectly an azure blue, the sand is a beautiful white, and since you’re surrounded by a national park, a lot of tours take you to some secluded islands.
And, in comparison to Ko Phi Phi, Krabi, or Phuket, it is less developed so I can’t fault someone stepping here for the first time going “wow!”
But, as I reflect on the island and its overdevelopment, I have come to the same conclusion I have about Ko Phi Phi: people shouldn’t visit.
I’m not against growth, but I’m against this kind of growth. It’s not sustainably managed and going there will only tax the island’s limited resources even further. You can’t put the genie back in the bottle and no local is going to say “sure, I’ll stay broke so you can an idealized vision of the world.”
But this is not the way.
And, with so many other islands to visit that are well managed (Ko Lanta, Ko Jum, and Ko Mook, to name three nearby), I think you should skip Ko Lipe.
A visit there will only make things worse.
It pains me to say that, because it was such a beautiful place, and my original visit had a huge impact on my life. But if we’re going to be good stewards and travelers, sometimes you just have to say enough is enough.
And Ko Lipe is a place where enough is enough.
Go somewhere else that is better managed.
Because your choices do have an impact.
Riding elephants in Thailand went away when consumers became more conscious of it. Eco lodges got big because of consumers. Overtourism is talked about by consumers as much as it is by locals.
Maybe if enough people start to do something, Ko Lipe will change.
I doubt it but one can hope.
But, at the very least, by not going you are at least no contributing to the problem.
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According to the songwriter, the supergroup will gather to record the followup to their 2019 self-titled debut
Brandi Carlile says the Highwomen will finally gather to record a new album. The supergroup of Carlile, Maren Morris, Natalie Hemby, and Amanda Shires released their critically acclaimed self-titled debut in 2019.
“We’re getting together to do another one,” Carlile told Rolling Stone in an interview following her headlining concert in Minneapolis on Saturday night. “I’m done keeping secrets.”
Carlile’s remarks come after Shires told Rolling Stone’s Nashville Now podcast earlier this summer that the members, including frequent collaborator Brittney Spencer, were gearing up to write. “Me and Brandi and Maren and Brittney have talked about writing this winter,” Shires said. “All signs point to ‘yes,’ if I was the Magic 8-Ball.”
While there’s no date on when a new album may arrive, or even when the musicians will enter the studio, the Highwomen are confirmed for at least one appearance. Some iteration of the group is billed to perform at Brandi Carlile’s May 31 headlining concert at the Gorge in Washington state.
Carlile, who released her latest album, Returning to Myself, last October spoke at length with Rolling Stone about the ICE protests in Minneapolis and stressed that Trump voters who may object to his administration’s tactics of what she calls “violent theater” can still change their mind. Despite the turmoil, however, she said she remains hopeful for the country and connecting with people across the political divide.
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“I’m so lucky to have this job because — and I said it out there onstage — it’s not lost on me that I may have limited access to all kinds of people. It’s not lost on me that unless I’m singing at the Super Bowl, I may only really get to speak to and sing for one kind of person for the most part. But it trickles out. It aggregates,” she said. “Because everybody has got brothers and sisters and moms and dads and family members. And if the message gets potent and cohesive enough, it’ll make it.”
Two-time WNBA champion Kara Braxton, who played for four teams from 2005-14, died at 43. The league announced her death Sunday night. No cause of death has been released.
“It is with profound sadness that we mourn the passing of 2x WNBA Champion Kara Braxton,” the WNBA said on social media. “A 10-season veteran, Kara played with the Detroit Shock, Tulsa Shock, Phoenix Mercury, and New York Liberty. Our thoughts are with her family, friends, and former teammates at this time.”
Braxton was the No. 7 overall pick in the 2005 WNBA Draft and spent the first five and a half years of her professional career with the Detroit/Tulsa Shock. She earned a spot on the WNBA’s All-Rookie team after she averaged 6.9 points and 3.0 rebounds per game off the bench. Braxton won both of her WNBA championships with the Shock, the first in 2006 and the second in 2008. She started nine playoff games during the latter campaign to make the greatest postseason contributions of her career.
The most productive stint of Braxton’s career came across the 2010 and 2011 seasons when she spent half of both campaigns with the Mercury. She averaged 11.1 points across 13 games in Phoenix the first year and 10.6 points across 18 starts the following season.
A three-and-a-half-year run with the Liberty brought Braxton’s career to a close. She took on her largest role to date in 2013 — her penultimate year in the league — as a 33-game starter. The 6.6 rebounds she logged that year were a personal best. The Liberty waived her early in the 2014 season.
Braxton and her twin sister, Kim, moved from Michigan to Oregon in 1997. They attended Westview High School in Portland, where Kara won the Oregon Gatorade Player of the Year award as a senior. The twins signed with Georgia to play college basketball, and Kara won the SEC Freshman of the Year award in 2002 after posting 16.3 points per game as a first-year standout. She was dismissed from the team in February 2004.
Braxton is survived by her husband, Jarvis Jackson, and sons Jelani Thurman and Jream Jackson. Thurman is a college football tight end who transferred this winter from Ohio State to North Carolina and who won the 2024 national championship with the Buckeyes.
CAIRO — CAIRO (AP) — Chad said Monday it has closed its border with Sudan “until further notice,” calling it an attempt to limit the spread of conflict into its territory after multiple crossings by fighters with the warring Sudanese factions.
“It aims to prevent any risk of the conflict spreading to our soil, to protect our citizens and refugee populations, and to guarantee the stability and territorial integrity of our country,” government spokesperson Gassim Cherif Mahamat said in a statement.
Chad’s decision came after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces attacked the border town of Tine, or Tina, over the weekend. The Sudanese Armed Forces and allied groups said they repelled the attack and forced RSF fighters to flee into Chad.
The town is one of the last areas still held by the Sudanese military in the sprawling Darfur region, which has been under RSF control since October 2025.
Hundreds of thousands of Sudanese refugees have poured across the border into Chad since the conflict began. Chad’s statement noted that “exceptional exceptions, strictly justified by humanitarian reasons, may be granted” to the border closure.
Chad closed its border for a period shortly after Sudan plunged into chaos in April 2023, when a power struggle between the military and the RSF exploded into open fighting in the capital, Khartoum, and elsewhere in the country.
The war has killed more than 40,000 people, according to United Nations figures, but aid groups say the true number could be many times higher.
The conflict has created the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, with over 14 million people forced to flee their homes. It also has fueled disease outbreaks and pushed parts of Sudan into famine.
