Poster for Love Rocks NYC concert (Courtesy of God’s Love We Deliver)
Hozier will be performing at the 2026 edition of the annual Love Rocks NYC benefit concert, taking place March 5 at the Beacon Theatre in New York City.
The lineup also includes Paul Simon, Linda Perry of 4 Non Blondes, Mary J. Blige, Goo Goo Dolls, Elvis Costello and Billy F Gibbons of ZZ Top, among others.
A presale begins Wednesday at 10 a.m. ET, and tickets go sale to the general public on Friday at 10 a.m. ET.
For the full lineup and all ticket info, visit LoveRocksNYC.com.
Love Rocks NYC raises money for God’s Love We Deliver, which “prepares and home-delivers nutritious, medically tailored meals for people affected by life-altering illness,” according to a press release. The 2026 concert marks the event’s milestone 10th edition.
Poster for Love Rocks NYC concert (Courtesy of God’s Love We Deliver)
Paul Simon, Elvis Costello and ZZ Top’s Billy F Gibbons are among the artists set to perform at the 10th annual Love Rocks NYC concert, taking place March 5 at the Beacon Theatre in New York City.
Other artists on the bill include Gov’t Mule’s Warren Haynes, Goo Goo Dolls, Hozier, Linda Perry, NileRodgers & CHIC, Jon Batiste, Susanna Hoffs, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and Trombone Shorty, plus special surprise guests.
All artists will be backed by a house band, led by bassist Will Lee, best known as a member of the Late Show with David Letterman band.
A ticket presale kicks off Wednesday at 10 a.m., with tickets going on sale to the general public on Friday at 10 a.m.
Love Rocks NYC is a benefit for the nonprofit God’s Love We Deliver, which delivers meals to people who are too sick to prepare them themselves.
The Love Rocks concerts, which first launched in 2017, have raised $65 million — enough to fund 6.5 million meals for New Yorkers in need.
Charlie Puth performs onstage during the Super Bowl LX Pregame at Levi’s Stadium on Feb. 8, 2026 in Santa Clara, California. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Roc Nation)
We knew Charlie Puth was going to sing the national anthem at the Super Bowl on Sunday, but we didn’t know Lady Gaga would pop up during the halftime show to perform “Die With a Smile.” Both artists have now taken to Instagram to reflect on their performances.
Charlie performed the anthem while accompanied by two choirs, a small orchestra and Kenny G — who appears on Charlie’s upcoming album — on saxophone. He wrote on his Instagram Story, “Thank you everyone for your kind words. It was an honor to sing The National Anthem. I wrote the arrangement in a very specific way to honor Whitney Houston — I hope that was heard.”
Whitney’s version of the anthem, which she performed in 1991 at Super Bowl XXV, is often cited as one of the best renditions ever. It was even released as a single amid the Gulf War and reached #20 on the Billboard Hot 100. Rereleased to capture the patriotic spirit after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, it reached #6.
Charlie went on to thank the choirs, the orchestra and Kenny, as well as producer, composer and musical director Adam Blackstone, for “writing such a beautiful choir part.”
“I love music so much,” he concluded. “Also Bad Bunny was incredible. Goodnight!!”
As for Gaga, she wrote on Instagram, “It was my absolute honor to be a part of Benito’s halftime show. Thank you Benito for inviting me and thank you to the entire cast for welcoming me onto your stage. I wouldn’t miss it for the world.” Gaga, of course, headlined the halftime show herself in 2017.
Gaga also posted images from the Super Bowl ad she appeared in for Pokémon, which wasn’t announced ahead of time. In the pics, she poses with her favorite Pokémon, Jigglypuff.
Looking at the title, it might be easy to dismiss Bailey Zimmerman‘s latest single, “Chevy Silverado,” as just another country song about a truck.
But for the “Backup Plan” hitmaker, it goes much deeper than that.
“It’s crazy. That song has taken me three years to write,” he tells ABC Audio. “It took me three years to get that perfect and, you know, tuned up, I guess you’d say. And I really didn’t even know if people were gonna like it because it was kind of a more personal song to me.”
“I thought maybe it’d just be one of those my deep fans would love,” he continues. “But to see it going to country radio was just like, ‘This is actually crazy.’ I did not expect this at all, zero percent. So it’s really cool. It was a big, big surprise.”
You’ll find Bailey’s tale of love lost on his sophomore album, Different Night Same Rodeo.
He’s set to kick off the tour of the same name Feb. 19 at Hertz Arena in Estero, Florida.
A new set of limited-edition prints celebrating The Beatles will be released in March.
The two prints feature imagery from artist Em Cooper’s 2022 oil-painted music video for The Beatles’ 1966 song “I’m Only Sleeping,” which was created using more than 1,300 of Cooper’s hand-painted oil paintings.
The prints include “Early in the Morning,” which depicts John Lennon’s morning routine as seen at the start of the video, and “In The Middle of a Dream,” which features images of all four members of the band.
The limited-edition prints will be available through Avant Arte starting March 4 at 9 a.m. E, but only for 48 hours. More info can be found at avantarte.com.
Released in November of 2022, Cooper’s video for “I’m Only Sleeping” won a Grammy for best music video. It was released in conjunction with the 2022 reissue of The Beatles’ seventh studio album, Revolver.
Bruno Mars hasn’t kicked off his new tour yet, but a recent online concert has earned him a Guinness World Record.
On Jan. 17, during a session of Roblox’s game Steal a Brainrot, Bruno — or at least a virtual avatar of him — performed his new hit “I Just Might” along with his 2012 hit “Locked Out of Heaven.”
According to the GuinnessWorld Records, 12,862,161 concurrent viewers watched the concert, setting a record for the largest music concert in a video game by a single artist. Guinness notes that audience was larger than the entire population of Sweden.
Roblox reports that 10 million livestream users tuned in to the show, which garnered 53 million social video views. A limited-edition Brainrot called “Brunito Marsito” was downloaded more than 5 million times.
The previous record was held by Travis Scott, whose 2020 Fortnite concert drew 12.3 million viewers. A 2024 Fortnite event featuring Snoop Dogg, Ice Spice and Eminem drew 14.3 million viewers, but that was multiple artists, not one performer .
For those hoping to see Bruno in real life, his The Romantic Tour starts April 10 in Las Vegas, Nevada. His new album, also called The Romantic, drops on Feb. 27.
Alex Warren’s Little Orphan Alex Live tour (Live Nation)
If you wondered how Alex Warren got Jennifer Aniston to appear in his tour announcement video as a judge, it’s because he and the former Friends star are actually, well, friends.
Alex tells Billboard that “Jen,” as he calls her, has been a pal of his “for a little while now,” though he doesn’t explain how they first met. “It’s just been such a cool thing that she said yes to that,” he adds.
Alex also shares that he wrote the script for the hilarious tour announcement, which finds him defending himself in court against Little Orphan Annie — she’s upset that he wants to call his tour Little Orphan Alex. At the end, Max Greenfield comes into the courtroom and reveals that Annie is not actually an orphan because he’s her father. Judge Aniston then rules in Alex’s favor.
“I was so nervous for her to read my first script I’ve ever written. So, when she read it and she loved it, it was really reassuring,” Alex says. “I was like, ‘No, no, tell me the truth. Tell me you hate it.’ And she loved it, and she didn’t change anything. I thought that was the coolest thing in the world.”
“I was just so thankful that she loved it and she wanted to be in it, and very thankful for her friendship,” he adds. “So, it’s been cool. It’s a weird, pinch-me moment whenever I get a text from her, and it’ll say, like, ‘A text from Jennifer Aniston,’ and I’m like, “Holy f***!’”
At one point in the video, Jennifer mistakes Alex for Ed Sheeran, who’s also a friend of his. Ed happens to be close with Jennifer’s friend Courteney Cox, so maybe that’s how they connected. Hey, who really understands the mechanics of celebrity friendship?
Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day performs prior to Super Bowl LX between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots at Levi’s Stadium on February 08, 2026 in Santa Clara, California. (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
Green Day performed during the Super Bowl 60 opening ceremony Sunday at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.
The band’s set began with Billie Joe Armstrong performing a solo rendition of “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)” as MVPs from past Super Bowls took the field. They then transitioned into a medley of hits from their 2004 album, American Idiot: “Holiday,” “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” and the title track.
Armstrong notably skipped the verse in “American Idiot” where he sings, “I’m not a part of a redneck agenda,” which he has changed to “MAGA agenda” for past live performances in protest of the Donald Trump administration. He did, however, sing the lyric, “The subliminal mindf*** America.”
Armstrong did get more explicitly political during an invite-only concert Friday in San Francisco. As seen in fan-shot footage, he called out agents of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE, saying, “Quit your s****y a** job.”
Greg Brown is shown performing on stage during a live concert appearance with Cake on November 12, 1996. (John Atashian/Getty Images)
Greg Brown, original guitarist for Cake, has died.
“It is with heavy hearts that we share the news of Greg Brown’s passing after a brief illness,” the band writes in a Facebook post. His age was not given.
“Greg was an integral part of CAKE’s early sound and development,” the post continues. “His creative contributions were immense, and his presence — both musical and personal — will be deeply missed. Godspeed, Greg.”
Brown was part of the original lineup of Cake, which was founded in 1991 by frontman John McCrea. He played on Cake’s 1994 debut album, Motorcade of Generosity, and their breakthrough 1996 sophomore effort, Fashion Nugget, which spawned the Brown-written hit “The Distance.”
Brown left Cake in 1997. He briefly reunited with the band to play on a song on their 2011 album, Showroom of Compassion.
Brad Arnold of 3 Doors Down performs at Rose Music Center on July 17, 2021 in Huber Heights, Ohio. (Photo by Stephen J. Cohen/Getty Images)
3 Doors Down frontman Brad Arnold has died at age 47.
The band confirms in a Facebook post that the “Kryptonite” rocker passed away Saturday after announcing in May he’d been diagnosed with cancer.
“As a founding member, vocalist, and original drummer of 3 Doors Down, Brad helped redefine mainstream rock music, blending post-grunge accessibility with emotionally direct songwriting and lyrical themes that resonated with everyday listeners,” the post reads. “Brad’s songwriting became a cultural touchstone for a generation, producing some of the most enduring hits of the 2000s, including the band’s breakout hit, ‘Kryptonite,’ which he wrote in his math class when he was just 15 years old.”
The band adds, “[Arnold’s] music reverberated far beyond the stage, creating moments of connection, joy, faith, and shared experiences that will live on long after the stages he performed on.”
The aforementioned “Kryptonite,” which dropped in 2000, peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100, and is certified eight-times Platinum by the RIAA. It was included on 3 Doors Down’s debut album, 2000’s The Better Life, which is certified seven-times Platinum and also spawned the hits “Loser” and “Be Like That.”
The success continued with 3 Doors Down’s 2002 sophomore effort, Away from the Sun, which has gone quadruple Platinum and features the singles “When I’m Gone” and “Here Without You.” The next two 3 Doors Down albums, 2005’s Seventeen Days and 2008’s self-titled release, both debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200.
“Above all, [Arnold] was a devoted husband to [his wife] Jennifer, and his kindness, humor and generosity touched everyone fortunate enough to know him,” 3 Doors Down’s post reads. “Those closest to him will remember not only his talent, but his warmth, humility, faith, and deep love for his family and friends.”
“The family is deeply grateful for the outpouring of love and support during this difficult time and kindly asks that their privacy be respected,” the statement concludes. “He will be deeply missed and forever remembered.”
3 Doors Down released their last record, Us and the Night, in 2016. The band continued to tour, and performed ahead of Donald Trump‘s first presidential inauguration in 2017.
