Poppy has announced a U.S. tour in support of her new album, Empty Hands.
The summer headlining outing kicks off July 7 in Washington, D.C., and concludes Aug. 19 in Nashville. Presales begin Wednesday at 10 a.m. local time, and tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday at 10 a.m. local time.
For the full list of dates and all ticket info, visit ImPoppy.com.
Empty Hands, the follow-up to 2024’s Negative Spaces, dropped in January.
Poppy currently sits at #1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay chart alongside Amy Lee of Evanescence and Spiritbox’s Courtney LaPlante with their collaborative single “End of You.”
Admat for Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band’s Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour (Courtesy of Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band)
Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band have announced a string of 2026 tour dates.
The 20-date Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour will launch March 31 at the Target Center in Minneapolis, with The Boss playing arenas in such cities as New York, Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh and more. The tour will wrap with an outdoor show on May 27 at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.
“We are living through dark, disturbing and dangerous times, but do not despair — the cavalry is coming! Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band will be taking the stage this spring from Minneapolis to California to Texas to Washington, D.C. for the Land of Hope And Dreams American Tour,” Springsteen says in a video posted to social media. “We will be rocking your town in celebration and in defense of America — American democracy, American freedom, our American Constitution and our sacred American dream — all of which are under attack by our wannabe king and his rogue government in Washington, D.C.”
He adds, “Everyone, regardless of where you stand or what you believe in, is welcome — so come on out and join the United Free Republic of E Street Nation for an American spring of Rock ‘n’ Rebellion! I’ll see you there!”
A full list of dates and ticket information can be found at Springsteen.net.
The tour comes just weeks after Springsteen released the protest song “Streets of Minneapolis,” which he wrote in response to what’s been happening in Minnesota, including the fatal shootings of two protesters, Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
The tour will mark Springsteen’s first North American tour since 2024. His last tour, in 2025, brought him and The E Street Band to Europe and the U.K.
The Head and the Heart have announced a U.S. tour celebrating the 15th anniversary of the band’s 2011 self-titled debut album.
The outing spans from May 1 in Nashville to May 14 in Boston. For each show, The Head and the Heart will be playing their debut album in full alongside a collection of songs from throughout their career.
“We are so lucky to have had the stars align meeting one another and creating art in those early days,” The Head and the Heart say. “We are looking forward to reflecting and celebrating the moments of coming together for the first time in real time with all of you! It’ll be a show unlike anything we’ve ever done.”
Tickets will first be available to paid members of The Head and the Heart’s newly launched app starting Wednesday at 9 a.m. local time. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday at 10 a.m. local time.
Michael Stipe attends Netflix’s “Goodbye June” New York screening at Whitby Hotel on December 08, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Stephanie Augello/Getty Images)
R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe made a cameo on Sunday’s episode of The Simpsons.
The rocker sang a parody of the band’s classic Automatic For the People track “Everybody Hurts,” changed to “Everybody Kirks Sometimes.”
The animated Stipe, in a black suit and hat, turns up as the character Kirk Van Houten. Kirk has bipolar disorder and deals with a bout of depression following a manic episode.
“I was super flattered to be invited back into The Simpsons universe,” Stipe wrote on Instagram, “and particularly with this grand message of great hope.”
This is the second time Stipe has appeared on an episode of the long-running Fox animated hit. He previously appeared with the rest of his R.E.M. bandmates during the 13th season’s “Homer the Moe” episode.
Bad Bunny and Lady Gaga perform during the Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show at Levi’s Stadium on Feb. 8, 2026 in Santa Clara, California. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
Never underestimate the power of a Super Bowl halftime show: Bad Bunny now has the #1 song in the U.S.
His song “DtMF,” the title track from his current album, Debí Tirar Más Fotos [I Should Have Taken More Photos], has jumped from #10 to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. It’s his second #1 hit, following his Cardi B/J Balvin collab “I Like It” back in 2018. “DtMF” had previously reached #2 in January 2025, when the album dropped.
Billboard notes that “DtMF” is only the fourth all or mostly Spanish-language song in history to top the Hot 100 and the first by a solo artist. The others were “La Bamba” by Los Lobos; “Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)” by Los Del Rio; and “Despacito” by Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber.
In addition, Bad Bunny has three more songs in the top 10, all of which he performed during his halftime show: “Baile Inolvidable” [“Unforgettable Dance”] at #2; “Nuevayol” [a Puerto Rican nickname for New York] at #5; and “Tití Me Preguntó” [“Auntie Asked Me”] at #7.
Meanwhile, Taylor Swift’s “Opalite,” which climbed as high as #2 last year after the release of The Life of a Showgirl, has jumped from #11 to #8 after its release as an official single and video.
‘Location Lost’ album artwork. (Failure Records/Arduous Records/Virgin Music Group)
Failure has announced a new album called Location Lost.
The seventh studio effort from the “Stuck on You” outfit is due out April 24. It’s the follow-up to 2021’s Wild Type Droid.
Lead single “The Air’s on Fire” is out now. The album also includes a collaboration with Paramore’s Hayley Williams called “The Rising Skyline.”
You may recall that Paramore covered “Stuck on You” on their 2006 Summer Tic EP. Williams also appears in the 2025 Failure documentary, Every Time You Lose Your Mind.
Failure will play an album release show on April 21 in Los Angeles. They’ll launch a U.S. headlining tour in May.
Jason Aldean’s “How Far Does a Goodbye Go” (BBR/BMG)
Jason Aldean’s “How Far Does a Goodbye Go” has made it all the way to #1 on both the Mediabase and Billboard Country Airplay charts.
“Man, I thought 30 was a milestone…now we’re sitting at 31 number one songs. That’s pretty wild,” Jason says in a Facebook post. “Thank you to country radio, my team, our streaming partners, the songwriters and every one of y’all who’ve listened and turned these songs into something bigger than we ever imagined.”
Jason’s now tied for the fourth most number ones on the Billboard Country Airplay chart since its start in 1990, putting him in the ranks of George Strait, Alan Jackson and Luke Bryan.
“How Far Does a Goodbye Go” is the lead single from Jason’s Songs About Us album, which drops April 24.
On Thursday, he takes his Full Throttle World Tour Down Under, headlining his first show in New Zealand before heading to Australia.
Taylor Swift performs onstage during Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour, Dec. 06, 2024 in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Kevin Winter/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management)
Since the Winter Olympics began, Taylor Swift has sent a special message to the U.S. Olympians, wishing them good luck, and shared skier Breezy Johnson’s joy when her boyfriend proposed to her using lyrics of Taylor’s hit “The Alchemy.” During Monday night’s primetime coverage on NBC, Taylor was back in the Olympics arena, narrating a promo for the Blade Angels — three members of the U.S. Women’s Figure Skating Team.
In the promo, which is set to Taylor’s hit “Opalite,” she says, “Ladies and gentlemen, I’d like to introduce you to Amber, Alysa and Isabeau. Three American showgirls on ice, who will capture your heart with their stories.”
Taylor goes on to give us background on the skaters — Amber Glenn, Alysa Liu and Isabeau Levito — before concluding, “They’re teammates and friends. They call themselves the Blade Angels. And tomorrow night, they’re taking center stage when the show starts in Milan.”
The three women will be gunning for the first U.S. women’s medal since 2006, when Sasha Cohen won in Turin, Italy. The last time the U.S. women won gold was back in 2002, when Sarah Hughes won during the Salt Lake City Games.
CHVRCHES “Such Great Heights” single artwork. (Hollywood Records)
CHVRCHES have released a cover of The Postal Service’s signature song “Such Great Heights” for the season 3 finale of the Hulu series Tell Me Lies.
The synth-pop trio previously put their spin on the Robert Palmer track “Addicted to Love” for the Tell Me Lies season 3 premiere in January.
“It was such a treat to get to make music for the season premiere and the season finale of this show,” says frontwoman Lauren Mayberry. “Bookending the insanity and the heartbreak of the season 3 arc was an [honor].”
She adds, “”Such Great Heights’ is basically a perfect song so we were excited and terrified to cover it in equal measure. The Postal Service is such a special band and their music means a lot to us.”
Mayberry also opened for The Postal Service during their 2023 joint tour with Death Cab for Cutie.
Tell Me Lies season 3 is streaming now on Hulu.
CHVRCHES, meanwhile, have been working on a new album to follow 2021’s Screen Violence.
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