Coldplay is offering $20 tickets to the band’s upcoming tour.
The so-called Infinity Tickets are only available in pairs and are “randomly allocated anywhere in the venue — from the back row to the floor to the best seat in the house.”
For more info, visit Infinity.Coldplay.com.
Coldplay’s tour will continue to support their latest album, 2021’s Music of the Spheres. The North American leg launches September 20 in Seattle.
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Devo is celebrating their 50th anniversary with a new career-spanning box set, 50 Years of De-evolution (1973-2023), dropping October 20.
The set will be released in a variety of formats, including a four-LP set pressed on clear vinyl, a 25-song, two-LP set on black vinyl and a two-LP blue and red vinyl, which will be sold exclusively at retail stores. There will also be a 50-song, two-CD set.
The four-LP deluxe edition will be limited to 3,000 copies and will come with a 28-page book, a Devo air freshener, a paper version of the band’s signature red energy domes and a lithograph of the album’s artwork.
“This box set represents a great cross section of early experiments and later creations,” Devo co-founder Mark Mothersbaugh shares. “I was looking to create a new sound, a concept in art and music that represented a new way of thinking about life on planet earth. With Devo, I think we did just that. Farewell to the first 50, Let’s get the next 50 started!”
The band has also offered fans a preview of the set, with the release of the seven-inch version of “Disco Dancer,” which is making its streaming debut.
50 Years of De-evolution (1973-2023) is available for preorder now.
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MTVoid, Tool bassist Justin Chancellor‘s band with Polish musician Peter Mohamed, has announced a new album called Matter’s Knot, Pt. 1.
The record, due out November 10, marks MTVoid’s sophomore effort and their first since their 2013 debut, Nothing’s Matter.
“Matter’s Knot, Pt. 1 is our pan-dynamic tapestry of sound and thought, twisted together and pulled taut, a connection of ideas remotely fused between Los Angeles, California and Swarzędz, Poland,” Chancellor says.
Matter’s Knot, Pt. 1 includes the previously released song “Scanner Void.” A second cut, titled “MaBeLu,” is out now via digital outlets.
Tool, meanwhile, is set to launch a U.S. headlining tour in October. Along they way, they’ll play the much-anticipated Power Trip festival alongside Metallica, AC/DC, Guns N’ Roses, Iron Maiden and Judas Priest.
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In November, Ellie Goulding will do her first major U.S. concerts since the release of her most recent album, Higher Than Heaven, earlier this year.
She’s announced three concerts: one in New York on November 16, one in San Francisco on November 20 and one in LA on November 20. Each show will feature her performing with an orchestra: In New York, it’ll be the Worldess Music Orchestra. In San Francisco, she’ll sing with the San Francisco Symphony, and in LA, she’ll perform with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra.
Ellie, who also writes classical music in her spare time, will be performing reimagined versions of her hits plus songs from Higher Than Heaven, all arranged for orchestra.
An artist presale starts September 7 at 1 p.m. ET; the general onsale is September 8 at 1 p.m. ET. Visit elliegoulding.com/live/ for tickets and details.
Higher Than Heaven recently allowed Ellie to tie Adele as the British female solo artist with the most number one albums on the British charts: Each have had four.
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Country music’s coming to College GameDay on Saturday, September 9.
Dan + Shay recently announced on Instagram that they’ll be taking the performance stage on the upcoming edition of the pregame show.
“COLLEGE FOOTBALL IS OFFICIALLY BACK and we’re celebrating by performing LIVE at @collegegameday in Tuscaloosa this Saturday before @alabamafbl vs. @texasfootball. This is going to be one for the books,” Dan + Shay caption their Instagram post.
The post also includes a funny video of Dan Smyers throwing the football to Shay Mooney, who misses the catch and gets smacked on the face while sharing their “big announcement.”
Catch Dan + Shay live on ESPN’s College Gameday September 9 at 9 a.m. ET.
Dan + Shay’s upcoming album, Bigger Houses, arrives September 15 and is available for preorder now.
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Once Elton John finished his Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour, he said he’d never go on the road again, but he didn’t rule out the occasional one-off performance. Well, he’s got one coming up in a very unexpected place.
On October 6, Elton is going to perform solo, without his band, at the El Dorado Waterpark in the Dominican Republic. He’ll be playing the property’s new Legends Arena, and it’ll be his first scheduled show since he concluded the tour in Stockholm, Sweden, on July 8.
Elton’s performance is part of the grand opening celebration of the park, which bills itself as “the largest and most advanced waterpark in the Caribbean.”
Tickets are on sale now for the performance.
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Kelly Rowland and A$AP Rocky were recognized for their contributions to fashion as the honorees of Harlem’s Fashion Show and Style Awards.
Both stars attended the annual celebration, held at the world famous Apollo Theater on Tuesday evening, September 5, and accepted their awards wearing memorable, fashion-forward looks.
Rowland donned an old Hollywood glamour ensemble, complete with a white strapless plunging corset and a black high-slit drop-skirt and matching train.
She took to Instagram with a full-body image of her look and expressed gratitude for the honor.
“Thank You @harlemsfashionrow for my award! I thank you from the bottom of my heart, for my Fashion ICON award!” Rowland wrote.
She also sent thanks to Harlem Fashion Row founder Brandice Daniel and team, writing, “I am beyond honored! Thank You!!!! THANK YOU!!”
A$AP Rocky sported a jean and cardigan look he finished with a white button-down collar shirt and a brown and tan tie with a pattern similar to that of Louis Vuitton’s signature design.
The Harlem native accepted the Virgil Abloh Award, reserved for individuals who embody the late designer’s spirit, brilliance and vision through contributions to culture, community and innovation, according to Vibe.
“Virgil designed my first album cover and my first tour,” Rocky said in his acceptance speech.
Other honorees included photographer Johnny Nuñez, designer Stella Jean, editor Gabriella Karefa-Johnson and styling duo Wayman and Mikah.
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Jared Leto is set to be a presenter at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards.
The ceremony takes place on September 12, just days before the new Thirty Seconds to Mars album, It’s the End of the World But It’s a Beautiful Day, drops on September 15.
Thirty Seconds to Mars is also an MTV VMA nominee this year. Their video for “Stuck” will compete in the Best Alternative category alongside Blink-182‘s “Edging,” Fall Out Boy‘s “Hold Me Like a Grudge,” Paramore‘s “This Is Why,” boygenius‘ “The Film” and Lana Del Rey and Jon Batiste‘s “Candy Necklace.”
In other VMA news, The Warning has been announced as a performer on the show’s Extended Play Stage, which showcases up-and-coming artists. The set will mark The Warning’s U.S. TV debut.
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Country music’s reign on all-genre charts continues.
Morgan Wallen‘s “Last Night” and Luke Combs‘ “Fast Car” have earned the top two spots on Billboard‘s 2023 Songs of the Summer chart, with Morgan at #1.
According to Billboard, this is the first time since 1974 that a country song has topped the all-genre Songs of the Summer chart, with John Denver‘s “Annie’s Song” being the previous chart-topper.
Also on Billboard‘s Songs of the Summer list this year are tracks by Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus and more. 2022’s Songs of the Summer chart was previously ruled by Harry Style‘s “As It Was.”
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Bebe Rexha has proven herself to be the queen of both the dance and country charts.
Bebe’s David Guetta collaboration, “I’m Good (Blue),” has just logged its 50th week at number one on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Songs chart. That makes Bebe the only artist to have spent 50 weeks at #1 on both that chart and the Hot Country Songs chart.
She set the Hot Country Songs chart milestone in 2018 when her collaboration with Florida Georgia Line, “Meant to Be,” spent a record 50 weeks at #1. Bebe co-wrote both songs.
“I’m Good” is also only the second song ever to stay at #1 on the Dance/Electronic Songs chart for 50 weeks or more. The first was “Happier” by Marshmello and Bastille, which racked up 60 weeks on top between 2018 and 2020.
Earlier this year, Bebe told Billboard, “Songwriting is my passion, no matter the style of music. I’ve been blessed to have hit songs in different genres throughout my career. Finding this kind of success within both the dance/electronic and country charts is something I’m really proud of … I’ve never wanted to be put in a box.”
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