Tom Petty and Elvis Costello were among the artists inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame at a gala in New York City.
Petty performed, backed by his band Mudcrutch, but bypassed his hit songs. Instead, he performed “Angel Dream” and the Mudcrutch tune “Forgive it All.” Byrds co-founder Roger McGuinn, who inducted Petty, treated the audience to Petty’s hit “American Girl.”
Costello took the stage with “Alison,” while Marcus Mumford of Mumford and Sons, who inducted Costello, paid tribute to him with a performance of “Pump It Up.”
The night’s other inductees included “Wild Thing” songwriter Chip Taylor, Marvin Gaye, Nile Rodgers and the late Bernard Edwards of Chic. Lionel Richie received the Johnny Mercer Award.
‘Getting Killed’ album artwork. (Partisan Records / Play It Again Sam)
Geese was among the winners at the 2026 Libera Awards, which took place Monday in New York City.
The “Cobra” outfit’s breakout 2025 album, Getting Killed, was named record of the year and best alternative rock record. The band also earned the award for breakthrough artist.
The Libera Awards celebrate the best in independent music. For the full list of winners, visit LiberaAwards.com.
Geese, meanwhile, is gearing up to launch their Getting Killed Again U.S. headlining tour, kicking off in September. They’re also playing a number of upcoming festivals, including Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza and Outside Lands.
Jay-Z announces shows in Paris and LA (Live Nation)
The Reasonable Doubt 30th anniversary celebration continues with the announcement of stadium shows in Paris and Los Angeles.
Jay-Z is set to perform at the Stade de France on Sept. 10, followed by an LA date at SoFi Stadium on Oct. 23. The newly announced concerts follow his previously revealed three-night run at Yankee Stadium in New York. He’ll celebrate Reasonable Doubt on July 10; return on July 11 for a special show marking 25 years of The Blueprint; and close out the weekend on July 12 with a non-themed performance dubbed Extra Innings.
Citi and Mastercard presales start Thursday at 10 a.m. local time, while general ticket sales begin Friday at 10 a.m. local time via livenation.com.
The announcement comes shortly after Hov’s first headlining set, and festival appearance, in more than five years at The Roots Picnic in Philadelphia. During the set, he debuted a new hairdo, performed hits from his discography, reunited with members of Roc A Fella and State Property, and delivered freestyles that seemingly addressed internet chatter and targeted Ye, Nicki Minaj and Dame Dash, among others.
Released on June 25, 1996, Reasonable Doubt was Jay-Z’s debut studio album. It features singles such as “Ain’t No N****” and “Can’t Knock the Hustle,” along with guest appearances from Memphis Bleek, Mary J. Blige, Jaz-O and the Notorious B.I.G. The album has been certified Platinum by the RIAA.
Chad Gray 30 Years of Madnesss tour artwork. (Courtesy of Live Nation)
Mudvayne and HELLYEAH frontman Chad Gray has announced a U.S. solo tour dubbed 30 Years of Madnesss.
The headlining trek kicks off Aug. 28 in Bloomington, Illinois, and concludes Oct. 20 in Nashville. It follows Gray’s initial run of 30 Years of Madnesss shows in May, during which he played a mix of Mudvayne and HELLYEAH songs.
“This fall, I’m hopefully going to come to a town near you and we are gonna walk in a room, let go of life and its problems and have some f****** fun!” Gray says in a statement. “That has been my mission statement and mantra from the beginning of this. Let’s just have fun!”
Presales begin Tuesday at noon 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 Chadnesss333.com.
Dave Matthews at 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Disney/Jennifer Pottheiser)
Dave Matthews and Nathaniel Rateliff are among the headliners for the 2026 edition of the annual Farm Aid benefit concert.
The show takes place Sept. 26 at Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Matthews will be performing alongside his frequent collaborator Tim Reynolds.
The bill also includes Neil Young, John Mellencamp, Willie Nelson and Margo Price, who, like Matthews and Rateliff, are Farm Aid board members.
“Family farmers grow our food and strengthen our communities. And when farmers struggle like they are now, communities feel it too,” says Farm Aid founder Willie Nelson. “The challenges farmers face threaten their livelihoods and put all of us at risk.”
He adds, “We’re bringing Farm Aid to Virginia to stand with the farmers and fishers who feed Hampton Roads and beyond — and to grow a food system that works for everyone.”
A presale begins Wednesday at 10 a.m. ET, with tickets going on sale to the general public starting Friday at 10 a.m. ET. More info can be found at FarmAid.org.
Jackson Dean’s “My Cross to Bear” (Blue Highway Records)
When the Gregg Allman documentary The Music of My Soul premieres Tuesday night at New York City’s Gramercy Theatre, Jackson Dean will deliver the closing theme.
Director/producer James Keach — also the man behind the Johnny Cash biopic, Walk the Line — enlisted Grammy-winning music maker Julian Raymond to create the track.
“I loved, I have listened/ I trusted, and I cared/ It was never enough for me,” Jackson sings on “My Cross to Bear,” which is out now.
Ultimately, it’s Jackson’s tribute to the man behind the Allman Brothers Band and iconic songs like “Midnight Rider” and “I’m No Angel.”
“Gregg Allman lived a life that was so much larger than life, both the highs and the lows, and to sing a song that represents all of that is a lot,” Jackson says. “For me, I wanted to honor him, put everything I had, all that I know about living between the cracks and on those blazing stages into it. But I also knew I wanted to just let the power of who he was move through me and not think…just be.”
“He was an influence and hero to anyone who loves the blues, who chooses to live this life,” the man behind “Don’t Come Lookin'” and “Heavens to Betsy” says. “He was so much more than a song, an album or even the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and it’s all there when you hear him sing. He wrote some of the greatest Southern rock songs ever, but it’s not the words, it’s what’s in the notes when he sings them.”
After the Big Apple premiere, Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul travels to Macon, Georgia, for a hometown opening on June 11. It goes into wider release on June 17.
You oughta know that Alanis Morissette is taking her show on the road — to LA.
Alanis Morissette will stage a continuation of her 2025 Las Vegas residency show in Los Angeles in November. The show, Butterfly with a Machete, will run at the YouTube Theater Nov. 5, 6, 10 and 11. It’s described as a “confessional and multimedia, multi-disciplinary musical stage play set to her music.”
The show also incorporates “storytelling, therapeutic insights, and a radical look at fame and trauma” as it traces Alanis’ journey from Canada to the top of the charts.
Alanis wrote on Instagram, “Excited to invite you on this wild ride that blends music, stories, insights, dance, video, sketch comedy, and always….rock n roll.”
Various presales start on June 15 and run through the week; tickets go on sale to the general public June 17 at 10 a.m. local time.
On Thursday, Alanis will be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame at a gala in New York City.
(L-R) Dave Matthews, Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp backstage at Farm Aid at the KeyBank Pavilion in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, United States on September 16, 2017. (Photo by Ebet Roberts/Redferns)
The 2026 edition of Farm Aid is set to take place Sept. 26 at Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater in Virginia Beach, Virginia, marking the annual benefit’s first time in the area.
Farm Aid board members Neil Young, John Mellencamp, Willie Nelson, Dave Matthews, Margo Price and Nathaniel Rateliff are all set to perform. Young, who canceled a 2026 tour of Europe and the U.K. to take a break, will be performing with his band The Chrome Hearts, while Matthews will perform with frequent collaborator Tim Reynolds.
Other artists on the bill include Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs, Turnpike Troubadours, Lukas Nelson, Jesse Welles, Sierra Ferrell, I’m With Her, Mon Rovîa, Amythyst Kiah, Lily Meola and Chris Pierce.
“Family farmers grow our food and strengthen our communities. And when farmers struggle like they are now, communities feel it too,” says Farm Aid founder Willie Nelson. “The challenges farmers face threaten their livelihoods and put all of us at risk.”
He adds, “We’re bringing Farm Aid to Virginia to stand with the farmers and fishers who feed Hampton Roads and beyond — and to grow a food system that works for everyone.”
A presale begins Wednesday at 10 a.m. ET, with tickets going on sale to the general public starting Friday at 10 a.m. More info can be found at FarmAid.org.
Chappell Roan for M·A·C Cosmetics’ VIVA GLAM (Inez & Vinoodh/@inezandvinoodh)
Chappell Roan was named a global ambassador for M·A·C Cosmetics last December, and in February she starred in the brand’s new Sephora campaign. Now, she’s been named the new face of the brand’s ongoing VIVA GLAM lipstick.
One hundred percent of the profits from VIVA GLAM, founded in 1994, go to charities worldwide that support sexual, gender, racial and environmental equality. As part of Chappell’s involvement, M·A·C is donating $300,000 to her own Midwest Princess Project foundation, which supports care and advocacy for LGBTQ+ communities.
Chappell has co-created three separate limited-edition lipsticks for her collection, designed for “the girls, the gays and the theys”: Unnatural Red Head, inspired by her hair; Roan of Arc, a lipstick-meets-lip balm hybrid in plum; and Damnsel, a red-plum gloss with a gold shimmer. The campaign casts Chappell as a French Revolution-era warrior and empress.
“VIVA GLAM has always been about more than makeup. It’s about showing up for communities and making real change,” Chappell says in a statement. “Being able to create these shades and know that every purchase gives back makes this partnership feel incredibly special to me.” The collection arrives in stores June 11.
Over the years, M·A·C VIVA GLAM has raised more than $545 million.
Luke Combs’ My Kinda Saturday Night Tour (Courtesy Luke Combs/Sacks & Co.)
Luke Combs wrapped the North American leg of his My Kinda Saturday Night Tour with a sold-out show June 6 at Rogers Stadium in Toronto.
“[The] tour’s been really, really fun. We’ve been having a good time with it. The stage is huge. The crowds have been huge. Obviously [I’m] very thankful for that,” he says. “And yeah, it’s a new challenge for us. We’re doing center stage in the stadiums and there’s all kinds of fire and, you know, fireworks and crazy stuff.”
“But it’s been just really a lot of fun, honestly. It always is,” he adds.
The “Be By You” hitmaker has a bit of time off before he kicks off the European leg of the tour July 4 in Gothenburg, Sweden.
He’ll finish the run Aug. 2 when he plays his third night at London’s Wembley Stadium.
