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As Tucker Wetmore admits in his latest hit, he typically has a type — and it hasn’t always worked out well. So, he’s vowing to forsake blondes for a “Brunette.”

Still, that didn’t keep him from bringing a couple blondes on tour.

“Isn’t that ironic, though? It’s the Brunette World Tour with blond special guests is how we announced it,” he says. “My manager actually thought of that, because I already knew I wanted Dasha and Carter [Faith] to come out.”

“And then my good buddy Jacob Hackworth, he’s first of three on some of the dates,” Tucker continues. “And I knew I wanted them to come out and she’s like, ‘What if we do, like, ‘with blond special guests’ kind of thing?’ I was like, ‘That’s genius. That’s so funny.'”

“Austin” hitmaker Dasha was along when the tour started in February. Next, Carter joins Tucker as he kicks off the European leg April 8 in Zurich, Switzerland.

Meanwhile, Jacob is now labelmates with Tucker on MCA with his own new radio single, “What Took You So Long.” 

“Brunette” is currently #9 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart. 

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Dave Grohl has shared a preview of the vinyl version of the upcoming Foo Fighters album, Your Favorite Toy, in an unboxing video.

“I’ve never done an unboxing thing before,” Grohl says in the clip. “Honestly, this is the first time I’ve ever seen this.”

Grohl then opens the package to reveal the record sleeve and the LP inside. He also pulls out the included lyric sheet, if you want to pause and enhance to see the words to some of the currently unreleased songs on the record.

“This is amazing, I’m very happy, we put a lot of work into this one,” Grohl says. “Our team of genius artists helped us make something really nice for you.”

Your Favorite Toy, the follow-up to 2023’s But Here We Are, is due out April 24. It includes the released songs “Asking for a Friend,” “Caught in the Echo” and the title track.

Foo Fighters will play a one-off show in Bridgeport, Connecticut, on April 28, followed by headlining sets at the Welcome to Rockville and BottleRock Napa festivals in May. They’ll launch a full North American stadium tour in August.

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The Moody Blues’ singer/guitarist Justin Hayward is hitting the road on The Story In Your Eyes tour, where he’ll perform songs from every era of his career, share stories with the audience and take part in a Q&A.

Hayward tells ABC Audio that preparing for the tour has been quite nostalgic for him, but says, “I’m finding out things about these songs at the same time.” He notes, “Some of these things I’ve never done onstage before.”

“I find I’m just looking at things that just kind of resonate right now with me,” he adds.

When it comes to picking songs for his set, Hayward says he knows there are tunes “the audience would be disappointed if I didn’t do,” mentioning tracks like “Nights in White Satin” and “Tuesday Afternoon.”

“I think I have to kind of put myself in a position of someone from in the audience and what I would like if going to see artists that have really meant something to me,” he says. He also thinks about the person coming to see him for the first time.

“Because these shows aren’t always about nostalgia or about people coming again and again to see me or the Moodys,” he explains. “So I’m very much aware of that as well, because then the audience evolves too.”

When it comes to the stories he’ll share with the audience, the 79-year-old Hayward says they won’t necessarily be just about the music.

He says he likes to share stories of the band people may not already know and talk about “the affection that we have for each other,” noting their relationship was “quite unique really in my experience.” 

Justin Hayward’s The Story In Your Eyes tour begins Tuesday in Cerritos, California. A complete list of dates can be found at JustinHayward.com.

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Brandy has done many things over the years, way more than she ever even imagined. She says in an interview with Variety that she only ever wished to sing.

“It’s beautiful because a lot of my life, I didn’t see for myself. Like I never saw an actress or I never saw mixing music with different opportunities,” she says. “All I saw was me wanting my voice to do a little bit of what Whitney [Houston]’s voice could do. And that was my dream.”

“When I first started, it just seemed like everything was possible,” she continued. “And I was able to accomplish a lot at a very young age and just dream really big.”

She attributed her success in music, acting and Broadway to “trying to follow my heart and follow my spirit, follow my voice.”

“It led me to places and certain moments that I will always remember,” she explained. “Broadway was mind-blowing, to experience music and live theater and a connection with energy and the audience. You just feel so accomplished and so validated when you’re received.”

Next up for Brandy is the release of her memoir, Phases, out now. Her hope is that people “can see themselves … and know that no matter what you go through in your life, with dedication, discipline and a strong foundation, you can get through anything.

“My life has not been perfect, but I’ve been able to navigate and heal and do the things that I’ve loved to do in my life. I went through a lot. But I’m still here and want to be an example of resilience and tell my stories,” she continued. “Hopefully, I can do that, and it can leave a lasting touch on everyone’s life.”

Brandy received her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Monday.

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RAYE kicks off the U.S. leg of her tour Tuesday night in Sacramento, California. She’s been performing on the trek with a full band, horn section, backing vocalists and occasional string section, a far cry from what her live shows were like when she was first starting out.

Early in her career, RAYE was a featured vocalist on a series of dance tracks, many of which were successful on the U.K. charts. But as she explained, that kind of music didn’t require anything special. 

“When I started releasing some of the dance hits back in the day, what was I? Like … 18, 19. You just go out with a DJ in front of thousands of people and just, like, hop around,” she laughs. “So it’s been really beautiful, I think, over the last couple of years, the progression for me, in terms of the energy from crowds and the way I present the shows.”

For her current tour, the “Where Is My Husband?” singer has created a full production show to better allow herself to perform her new 17-track album, This Music May Contain Hope. As she explained, having real instruments as backup up is key.

“I’m very much in a place now where [a] live band, [it] doesn’t matter how much it costs, I need the band,” said the award-winning star. “Like, it’s so important to me to present my music in my album through live music. And that’s just been such a beautiful experience.” 

The U.S. leg of RAYE’s THIS TOUR MAY CONTAIN NEW MUSIC tour wraps up in LA on May 13. Starting in August, she’ll open for Bruno Mars on his The Romantic Tour.

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There’s nothing fake about the chart success of Pierce the Veil’s “So Far So Fake” single.

The track has given PtV their first #1 hit on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay chart after previously reaching the top spot on the Alternative Airplay tally back in 2025.

“So Far So Fake” originally appeared on Pierce the Veil’s latest album, 2023’s The Jaws of Life. As for it now conquering a Billboard chart three years later, “So Far So Fake” saw a resurgence in 2025 after going viral on TikTok.

Pierce the Veil will play the band’s biggest headlining show to date at Petco Park in their hometown of San Diego on Sept. 12. Their upcoming live schedule also includes sets at the Sonic Temple, Governors Ball, Louder than Life, Shaky Knees and Aftershock festivals, as well as gigs opening for Guns N’ Roses and My Chemical Romance.

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Pavement will be headlining the Make the World Better concert in Philadelphia on July 24. 

The show will support the organization Make the World Better, which was founded by former NFL and Philadelphia Eagles player Connor Barwin in an effort to revitalize local public spaces.

Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. ET.

The Philly concert falls in the middle of Pavement’s previously announced U.S. summer tour, launching in July.

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

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“Almost Doesn’t Count,” but an official Hollywood Walk of Fame star does.

Brandy was honored with a star at a ceremony Monday and took to the stage to reflect on her journey.

“Seeing the stars on the Walk of Fame lit something in me. It made me believe. It made me affirm over my own life, ‘I’m going to sing my way into one of these stars,’ and I did,” she said. “That is what makes this moment profound for me, so full circle, so sacred. I’m beyond grateful.”

“A star on the Walk of Fame is a definition of legacy. It doesn’t just celebrate your success, it cements your story. It doesn’t just honor your work, it immortalizes your light. It is a symbol that says you didn’t just arrive, you endured. You didn’t just dream, you became,” Brandy said.

“To me, this honor reflects the greats. It means you made it in a way that stands the test of time, not just in popularity, not just in the moment but in a way that leaves fingerprints on culture, art and on history. That humbles me deeply.

Brandy thanked “every person who saw something in me before the world did,” her family, her mentors, her collaborators and more.

She is set to release her memoir, Phrases, on Tuesday.

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Teddy Swims has new music coming. He’s posted a link to presave a track called “Mr. Know It All,” and you can hear a snippet of it now on Instagram. He’s completely wiped his Instagram as well, so there may be more than just a song coming. Since releasing his Grammy-nominated album I’ve Tried Everything but Therapy (Part 2) in January 2025, Teddy has released a collaboration called “Gone, Gone, Gone” with David Guetta and Tones and I, and a song for the soundtrack of the Netflix show Nobody Wants This.

Myles Smith also has a new song coming: the title track from his debut album, My Mess. My Heart. My Life. The song drops April 10; the album arrives June 11.

After being estranged from them for quite some time, Britney Spears has seemingly reunited with both her sons. Britney shared an Instagram video of herself dancing on a boat and posing with Sean Preston Federline and Jayden James Federline, who she shares with her ex-husband Kevin Federline. In a separate post, she’s posing with Sean alone. While Britney has featured Jayden, her younger son, on her social feeds over the past year or so, this is Sean’s first appearance in two years or more.

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After racking up their seventh #1 album on the Billboard 200 chart with ARIRANG, BTS has now notched their seventh #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100.

“SWIM,” the first single from ARIRANG, debuts on top of the chart. With it, BTS continues their streak of having the most #1 hits for any group since 2020, when they earned their first one: “Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)” with Jawsh 685 and Jason Derulo. 

They also have the most #1 hits for a group in nearly 50 years, when the Bee Gees topped the chart nine times from 1971 through 1979. The record for the most overall is held by The Beatles, with 20, followed by The Supremes with 12, the Bee Gees with nine, The Rolling Stones with eight and then BTS with seven.

BTS’ other #1 hits include “Butter,” “Dynamite” and “My Universe,” with Coldplay. Among the individual members of BTS, Jimin and Jung Kook have each earned one #1 on the Hot 100 with, respectively, “Like Crazy” and “Seven.”

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