Patrick Stump performs with Fall Out Boy during the 2025 Boston Calling Music Festival at Harvard Athletic Complex on May 24, 2025 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Astrida Valigorsky/Getty Images)
Fall Out Boy has announced a one-off San Francisco show ahead of the 2026 Super Bowl.
The concert takes place at SF’s 1,400-capacity Regency Ballroom on Feb. 5, three days before Super Bowl 60 kicks off at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, the home of the San Francisco 49ers.
“There’s a different kind of energy in the air when you’re kicking off one of the biggest weekends in sports,” Fall Out Boy says. “We’re looking forward to connecting with fans and bringing this special show to an intimate venue during such an exciting weekend. It will be electric.”
Tickets will go on sale exclusively to Wells Fargo credit cardholders on Dec. 9 at 10 a.m. PT. Those who have the Wells Fargo Autograph Card can access a presale beginning Friday at 10 a.m. PT.
Usher on ‘Good Morning America’ in September 2024 (ABC/Paula Lobo)// Big Sean on ‘Celebrity Wheel of Fortune’ (Disney/Eric McCandless)
Usher and Big Sean have come together to invest in an entertainment production facility that will benefit Detroit youth. They’ve invested $1 million in the Detroit Entertainment Innovation Incubator, which will offer a virtual production studio, a creators lounge, and mentorship and seed funding to people ages 14 to 24. Participants will also have access to programming that equips them for “high-growth careers from film, television, and music production to AI, 3D, immersive technologies, and special effects,” according to a press release.
“I’ve always been a true believer in igniting a spark in the next generation to be better and have access to things we didn’t. This new spark lab in Detroit with my friend and fellow Boys & Girls Club alum Big Sean will not only minimize the access gap for the youth but also prepare them for greatness,” Usher says in a statement.
Big Sean, who has now made five investments in support of BGCSM, adds that the “Innovation Incubator is about showing young people that they don’t have to leave Detroit to chase opportunity, they can build it right here.”
He notes it aligns with his mission “to make sure the next generation of dreamers and innovators from my city have the access, tools, and mentorship to” be as successful as he is.
The Innovation Incubator will be located inside the new Michigan Central Boys & Girls Club of Southeastern Michigan, set to open in February 2026.
Luke Combs has thrilled fans by revealing that a song they’ve been waiting for him to release for five years is apparently on the way. Back in 2020, Luke posted a video of himself playing a song called “Sleepless in a Hotel Room,” which he said he wrote while missing his wife, Nicole Combs. On Wednesday Luke posted a screenshot of the song and wrote, “Y’all remember this one? A lot more where it came from.”
One of the highlights of Zach Top‘s year was performing at the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado. He’s released a live video performance “South of Sanity” from that show.
Thomas Rhett is getting in on the “In your 20s, there will be” trend, where people impart lessons they’ve learned while a mash-up of Billy Joel‘s “Piano Man” and Fleetwood Mac‘s “Silver Spring” plays. TR’s version features footage of himself and wife Lauren Akins, whom he’s known since first grade, over the years. There’s even footage of them in high school. “One day you’ll realize you’re in love with your best friend,” he captioned the video. “It’s VERY important you tell her that.”
Russell Dickerson also participated in the trend, but evidently just as an excuse for him to share footage of himself looking ridiculous. “In your 30’s [sic], there’s going to be a social media trend that has you reflecting on how far you’ve come,” he captioned his post. “It’s VERY important that you do NOT partake in that trend.”
American guitarist Steve Cropper playing a Fender Telecaster guitar on stage, circa 1990. (Photo by David Redfern/Redferns/Getty Images)
Queen‘s Brian May and Fleetwood Mac‘s Mick Fleetwood are among the artists paying tribute to the late Booker T. and the M.G.’s guitarist Steve Cropper, who passed away Wednesday at the age of 84.
May, who appeared on Cropper and his band The Midnight Hour‘s 2024 album Friendlytown, wrote on Instagram, “We sadly lost one of the great original guitar heroes last night. Steve Cropper was and always will be an inspiration to all of us who bend electric guitar strings to this day.”
“I was fortunate to meet and work with this genial and generous human being – and we all made sure he heard the words that left him in no doubt of the energy we all felt flow from him, and the debt we owed him,” he noted.
Mick Fleetwoodcalled Cropper a “trailblazing musician” and an “incredible human being.”
“I was blessed to have known and shared the stage with many times,” Mick wrote. “The world of music has lost a shinning gem.”
And Dan Ackroyd,who worked with Cropper in the Blues Brothers, called the guitarist“a musical giant,” adding, “The Blues Brothers would not exist without him. It was an honor to have shared studios and stages with ‘The Colonel’.”
Troye Sivan is celebrating the 10th anniversary of his 2015 debut album, Blue Neighbourhood. He’ll be releasing a special edition of the album, Blue Neighbourhood – Ten Years On, on Feb. 13. It will be available in multiple formats and feature two songs not on the original album: “Strawberries & Cigarettes” and “Swimming Pools.”
Hilary Duff has added three more dates to her upcoming run of Live in Las Vegas shows. She’ll now be playing Voltaire at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas on May 22, 23 and 24, in addition to her previously announced shows on Feb. 13, 14 and 15. Hilary’s new album, luck…or something, comes out Feb. 20.
Merry Swiftmas! A house in Naperville, Illinois, is decked out for the holidays in all things Taylor Swift — a tradition now in its third year. USA Todayreports that the Scott family added new “eras” to their display this year, representing Taylor’s albums Lover, Midnights and The Life of a Showgirl.
Alex Warren performs on stage during Slottsfjell festival at Slottsfjellet on July 10, 2025 in Tonsberg, Norway. (Photo by Anne-Marie Forker/Redferns)
Alex Warren’s wife knew his song “Ordinary” was a hit the first time she heard it.
In a new essay for Variety, the singer — and Variety‘s pick for the Hitmakers Breakthrough of the Year Award — recalls writing the song about his wife and being so excited to play it for her in the car.
“Whenever I play her songs that I’ve written or even written about her, she’s like, ‘Yeah, that’s nice — my husband’s a singer, I hear it all the time,’” he writes. “But this time, I wish I’d had a camera: She looks straight at me and goes, ‘Play that again, right now.’ I was like, oh no, is she going to give me notes?”
As it turns out, she had no notes — she just wanted to hear it again … and again.
“So I play it again, it finishes, she goes, ‘Play it again, please, this is insane,’” he recalls. “We drove the entire 45-minute car ride listening to the song over and over and over again. And every person I played it for went, ‘Holy s***!’”
After that, he went to work convincing the world they needed to listen to it on replay, too. Alex tells Variety that by the time the song was officially released in February, he had posted around 100 different videos to social media featuring it.
“Ordinary” went on to spend 10 weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
“The End of Us” single artwork. (Hopeless Records)
Black Veil Brides have teamed up with the artist TX2 for a new song called “The End of Us.”
You can watch the video for the track, which features BVB frontman Andy Biersack alongside TX2, streaming on YouTube.
“‘The End of Us’ is the darkest song I’ve ever written,” says TX2 in a statement. “It captures that feeling of spiraling that happens shortly after betrayal, when everything you’ve built slips away. I said ‘f*** it’ and wanted to make a 6 minute epic. Live strings captured the emotions perfectly. Then having Andy’s voice brings a weight and intensity that was perfect for the emotion of the track—he played the perfect character and created cinematic chaos.”
“The End of Us” is the title track off TX2’s upcoming album, due out Feb. 13. The record also includes the previously released Ice Nine Kills collaboration “MAD,” and follows TX2’s opening gig on select dates of the Summer of Loud tour headlined by Beartooth, I Prevail, Killswitch Engage and Parkway Drive.
Black Veil Brides, meanwhile, put out a new single called “Hallelujah” in July. Their most recent album is 2021’s The Phantom Tomorrow.
Top Dawg Entertainment’s annual holiday charity concert is back for its 12th year. The 2025 rendition will take place Dec. 18 at the Nickerson Gardens in Watts, California, featuring performances from TDE’s SZA, ScHoolboy Q, Jay Rock, Doechii, Isaiah Rashad and SiR, as well as a few surprise guests. In lieu of tickets, entry will be granted to those who make donations to a toy drive.
TDE will host a community giveback event the following day in the same location. The jam-packed day will feature family activities, barbering services, toy distribution and holiday photo installations. Joining forces with local organizations, TDE will also offer on-site job opportunities that help returning citizens develop workplace skills, reenter the workforce and pursue economic mobility.
With last year’s event drawing 10,000 attendees and donating $750,000 worth of toys and clothing, according to a press release, it remains to be seen what the 2025 event will bring.
Grateful Dead has earned a new Guinness World Record.
The band’s most recent Dave’s Pick, Dave’s Picks Vol. 56: Rainbow Theatre, London, England – 3/20/81 & 3/21/81, debuted at #25 on the Billboard 200 chart, making it their 66th top-40 album. That earns them the Guinness record for the most top-40 albums charted on the Billboard 200.
The Dead have been the sole record holder for the most top-40 albums since February 2024, when they earned their 59th top-40 album with Dave’s Picks, Volume 49: Frost Amphitheatre, Stanford U., Palo Alto, CA – 4/27/85 & 4/28/85. Prior to that they were in a tie for the record with Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley.
“This Guinness World Records title is something that no one could have anticipated 60 years ago when the Grateful Dead began,” David Lemieux, Grateful Dead legacy manager and archivist, said in a statement. “But the record demonstrates the dedication, passion, and loyalty of the massive legion of Dead Heads, as well as the consistent quality of the Grateful Dead’s recorded output and archival activities over the past six decades.”
The Guinness record caps off a big year for The Dead, who celebrated their 60th anniversary in 2025. The year included a celebration of The Dead as the MusiCares Person of the Year; three shows in San Francisco by Dead & Company; and the release of their first official greatest hits compilation, Greatest Hits, as well as a 60-CD collection, Enjoying The Ride.
Nick Jonas, Kevin Jonas and Joe Jonas attend the Jonas Brothers hand and footprint in cement ceremony at TCL Chinese Theatre on Dec. 3, 2025, in Hollywood, California. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
This is real, this is me, I’m exactly where I’m supposed to be — to watch the teaser trailer for Camp Rock 3.
Disney has released the first teaser trailer for the third film in the Camp Rock franchise. It finds the JonasBrothers returning as the brothers of the fictional band Connect 3, and will premiere on Disney+ and Disney Channel in summer 2026.
The trailer starts with lines from the first two films — as delivered by Joe Jonas, Demi Lovato, Kevin Jonas and Nick Jonas — playing over scenic shots of the iconic campground, before the song “Wouldn’t Change a Thing” from Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam kicks in.
The Jonas Brothers then appear, looking out at the camp’s expansive lake. “Music, friendship, memories. We’re back,” Nick says, before Joe adds, “Exactly where we’re supposed to be.”
Kevin then adds: “Still no birdhouse.”
The teaser also shows off a first look at the new generation of campers who have joined the franchise.
Camp Rock 3 follows Connect 3 as they lose the opening act for their major reunion tour. The band returns to Camp Rock with the hope of discovering the next big thing.
“As campers vie for the chance to open for their favorite band, tensions rise, and friendships are tested, leading to unexpected alliances, revelations and romances,” according to an official synopsis.
New cast members in this third film include Liamani Segura as Sage, Malachi Barton as Fletch, Lumi Pollack as Rosie, newcomer Hudson Stone as Desi, Casey Trotter as Cliff, Brooklynn Pitts as Callie and Ava Jean as Madison. Sherry Cola also joins the franchise in the role of Lark.
Veronica Rodriguez directs Camp Rock 3 from a script by Eydie Faye. The Jonas Brothers and Lovato all executive produce the new film, although Lovato will not reprise her role of Mitchie Torres.
