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Slightly Stoopid has announced the inaugural edition of their own festival, Field of Dreamz, taking place June 13 in the band’s hometown of San Diego.

The event will be held at Petco Park, home of the San Diego Padres baseball team.

“The Padres and Petco Park have always been special to us,” Slightly Stoopid says in a statement. “From growing up watching the games to headlining shows here, and even throwing out the first pitch, partnering with the Padres and creating our own festival on that field in our hometown is truly a dream come true.”

Slightly Stoopid will headline the festival alongside Sublime.

“Given the history of Stoopid and Sublime, this will be really special, especially with so many of our musical friends and heroes joining us,” the “Closer to the Sun” outfit adds. “San Diego has supported us from day one, and the Field of Dreamz Festival is our way of bringing it all back to the community that raised us.”

Presales begin Thursday at 10 a.m. local time, and tickets go on sale to the general public on Saturday at 10 a.m. local time.

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Jason Aldean’s Songs About Us album won’t be out until April 24, but he’s supplying fans with a steady stream of previews to hold them over. 

The latest, his new single “Don’t Tell on Me,” will arrive Feb. 27.

“You’ve got a secret to keep, I’ve got a memory to drown/ Don’t fall apart yet, come on heart, Don’t tell on me now,” Jason sings in a preview that shows him sitting at a bar. 

Two other songs are set to drop Feb. 27 as well, though he’s yet to reveal which two. 

So far, “Easier Gone,” “Help You Remember,” “What’s a Little Heartache,” “Hard to Love You,” “Her Favorite Color” and “Lovin’ Me Too Long” have been released from the album, along with the #1 “How Far Does a Goodbye Go.”

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Mgk has premiered the video for “starman,” a track off his latest album, 2025’s lost americana.

“Starman” interpolates the melody of and samples Third Eye Blind’s ’90s staple “Semi-Charmed Life.” The clip spotlights the stage production of mgk’s ongoing tour in support of lost americana, which finds him performing alongside a giant replica of the Statue of Liberty.

You can watch the “starman” video on YouTube.

Mgk’s tour is currently in Europe and will return to the U.S. in May.

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Drake has been named the bestselling rapper in a list compiled by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, which represents the recorded music industry worldwide.

He’s ranked as the third biggest-selling global artist of 2025, coming closely behind Taylor Swift and Stray Kids.

Other rappers who join Drake on the list are The Weeknd at #4; Kendrick Lamar at #6; Tyler Creator, who made his debut at the chart on #12; and Eminem at #15. SZA also made the chart, coming in at #19.

The full list is now available on icpi.org.

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“Word on the Street” is that Luke Bryan’s new single’s set to drop on Friday. 

“There’s no rumors on the rollin river/ No talk in them tall pine trees/ Just the wind and a whippoorwill whisper/ BS-free in BFE,” Luke sings in a preview of him in the recording studio. “I don’t wanna hear how you’re movin’ on’s movin’ since me/ And backroads mind their own so I don’t hear the word on the street.”

“Word on the Street” is the first new music from Luke since 2024’s Mind of a Country Boy and the name of his upcoming tour, which kicks off at the end of May.

The American Idol judge also appears on George Birge’s new radio single, “Ride, Ride, Ride.” 

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Nonpoint has announced a U.S. tour for the spring.

The headlining run begins April 25 in Tampa, Florida, and will wrap up May 14 in Chicago. The bill will also include “Halo” rockers SOiL and Sumo Cyco.

Tickets go on sale Friday. For the full list of dates and all ticket info, visit Nonpoint.com.

Nonpoint has also been working on new music to follow their 2024 single, “Underdog.” The band put out an EP, Heartless, in 2023, and their most recent album is 2018’s X.

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LCD Soundsystem has announced a residency in Boston.

The “Dance Yrself Clean” outfit will play four shows at the Beantown venue Roadrunner between April 30 and May 3.

Presales begin Feb. 24 at 10 a.m. local time, and tickets go on sale to the general public on Feb. 27 at 10 a.m. local time.

LCD has also announced a one-off show in Reno, Nevada, taking place Sept. 24. Tickets to that go on sale on Friday at 10 a.m. local time.

For the full list of dates and all ticket info, visit LCDSoundsystem.com.

LCD Soundsystem’s upcoming live schedule also includes a four-date Chicago residency in March, and a set at the BottleRock Napa Valley festival in May. Their annual New York City residency, which typically takes place in November and December, has yet to be announced for 2026.

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Nicki Minaj has another event for President Donald Trump on her schedule. She will be a guest speaker at the World Liberty Forum, where she will participate in a fireside chat titled Owning the Culture: The Business of Music in a Creator-Led Economy.

“We’re excited to welcome global icon Nicki Minaj to the #WLF2026 stage! From dominating the charts to mastering the business of music, she will be exploring how artists are becoming entrepreneurs and what the next era of monetization looks like in a creator-led economy,” the WLF wrote on its X account.

In response, Nicki wrote, “It’s an honor. See you soon!”

The forum, cofounded by Trump, “is a carefully curated event for CEOs, major investors, policymakers and accomplished technologists” who, according to its website, come together to discuss the future of finance and technology via panels, keynote sessions and more.

The event is currently underway at Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida.

It’s Nicki’s latest act in support of Trump, following her attendance at the Trump Accounts Summit in January.

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A new piece of Ashley McBryde’s upcoming fifth album will arrive on Friday. 

“We’ve all filed an edge down here or there at someone else’s request,” she wrote on Instagram. “‘Arkansas Mud’ is about rediscovering and re-honing those edges. Bite back.”

Of course, the title of the new track references Ashley’s home state. “Arkansas Mud” follows her radio single “What If We Don’t,” which came out in January. 

Ashley continues her Redemption Residency at Chief’s on Broadway in Nashville with two Postcards from Lindeville shows that kick off Thursday.

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