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Parker McCollum‘s 2025 tour is in the books, but before he went off to enjoy some well-earned R&R, he took to Instagram to thank his fans for showing up for him.

“Fastest year of my life. First year on the road as a dad. Released my 5th studio album. Played arenas across the country,” Parker wrote. “Had some nights I wasn’t my best. Had a bunch of nights that I’m not sure my feet ever touched the floor. (Floaters as I call them. When everything is just clicking from start to finish). If you’re still reading this, thank you.”

He went to share his gratitude to fans for “showing up and singing these songs back to us,” “buying merch, waiting in line, making signs, bringing me Zyns, writing me letters, waving back to me from the crowd.”

“Every single night I got to do what I love to do with the people I love to do it with,” he concluded. “This year was nothing short of magical and none of it is possible without all of you.”

So what’s Parker going to do now? “I’m headed to the ranch to enjoy this deer season to the fullest extent,” he reveals. “I’ll see you all in 2026! Mad love!”

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D’Angelo fans have been running up his streams as they listen to his discography in the wake of his death. Billboard reports his catalog has seen a 796% increase in one week, going from 1.8 million official on-demand U.S. streams from Oct. 3 to Oct. 9 to 16.1 million streams from Oct. 10 to Oct. 16.

D’Angelo’s songs have also individually seen a rise in streams and have even made it onto the Hot 100. “Untitled (How Does It Feel)” got 2.5 million streams in the week starting Oct. 10 and currently sits at #25 on the list.

“Lady” garnered 2.2 million streams and secured the #10 spot, while “Brown Sugar” got 1.9 million streams and placed at #27.

The three tracks are also on the Hot R&B Songs chart, with “Untitled” at #7, “Lady” at #8 and “Brown Sugar” at #10. They join Black Messiah songs “Really Love” at #14 and “Sugah Daddy” at #22 on the list, giving D’Angelo five entries on the Hot R&B Songs. 

The late singer’s music has additionally sold 9,000 digital track downloads; his bestselling song, “Untitled,” currently tops the R&B Digital Song Sales chart after it sold 2,000 copies.

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Ahead of the release of Taylor Swift‘s The Life of a Showgirl, Elizabeth Taylor‘s son Christopher Wilding told TMZ that he was completely OK with Taylor name-checking his mom in her song title, and hoped it would encourage people to learn more about the late actress and philanthropist. Now that the song, called “Elizabeth Taylor,” is out, Wilding is even more pleased that Taylor chose to recognize his mom musically.

Speaking to People, Wilding says he listened to the song the day Showgirl was released, and appreciated its lyrical references to the actress’s famed “violet eyes” and to White Diamonds, her signature perfume, calling them “especially magical.”

“She and my mom do seem like kindred spirits. They are both the very embodiment of female empowerment,”  he adds. “The way [Swift] has deftly captured the similarities and parallel tracks in their careers and personal lives is delightful.”

Wilding says his mother, who was married seven times, was rebellious but “was never cowed by the establishment whenever it criticized or condemned her lifestyle, which was often.” He adds, “She was curious, open-minded and lived life on her own terms until the day she died.”

“Even as I believe my mother was for hers, Taylor Swift is an inspirational role model for her generation,” Wilding concludes. “Her advocacy for LGBTQ+ rights as well as her philanthropic work would have garnered her great admiration from my mother, had they had a chance to get to know one another.”

Elizabeth died in 2011 at age 79. Her estate’s merchandise line, House of Taylor, is currently selling Showgirl-coded items.

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Queens of the Stone Age are taping an upcoming episode of Austin City Limits, which will mark the season 51 finale of the long-running music performance TV series.

“The celebrated band takes the ACL stage to showcase their remarkable new work, Alive in the Catacombs—conceived and recorded in the ancient tombs beneath Paris—for what promises to be one of the most unique and unforgettable tapings in ACL’s 50-plus-year history,” a press release reads. 

The taping will take place Nov. 18. The airdate is set for early 2026 on PBS.

Queens of the Stone Age are currently on the European leg of their Catacombs tour, which was briefly interrupted by the cancellation of a show in Berlin. The outing will return to the U.S. Nov. 8 in Santa Barbara, California.

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Alan Jackson fans will be able to toast his final concert, Last Call: One More for the Road, by actually having one more for the road.

AJ’s Silverbelly Whiskey has added three new products to its line, including Last Call, priced at $75. It features a minimum of 6.7-year-old straight bourbon whiskey, in honor of Alan’s 67th birthday, and will be 101.7 proof, in honor of Alan’s Oct. 17 birth date. It’s being sold as an extremely limited release of 1,958 bottles, matching Alan’s birth year, at SilverbellyWhiskey.com and in select markets across the country.

In addition, Silverbelly is putting out its fifth small batch release, “Don’t Rock the Jukebox,” as well as a 375-milliliter bottle called “Little Bitty.” Those are also available online and in stores in select markets, including Tennessee, Oklahoma, Texas and Florida.

Alan’s final show on June 27, 2026, at Nissan Stadium sold out within hours of being announced. It’ll feature him performing with pals like Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Luke Combs, Riley Green, Cody Johnson, Miranda Lambert, Jon Pardi, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban and Lee Ann Womack, with more artists still to be announced.

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The KISS catalog saw a streaming boost following the Oct. 16 death of the band’s founding guitarist, Ace Frehley, at the age of 74.

Billboard reports that, compared to the three days prior to Ace’s death, the three days after his passing saw 4,500 digital songs sold, an increase of 1,664%. The catalog also saw a 187% increase in on-demand streams.

As for the song that got the biggest bump, that was actually Frehley’s 1978 solo recording of “New York Groove,” which was a #13 hit for the rocker. It sold over 700 copies, a 4,217% increase, and had 318,000 streams, a 530% increase.

And fans were apparently looking to listen to more of Frehley’s solo work in the three days following his death, as his solo catalog saw a 2,940% streaming boost and a 5,140% sales boost.

Frehley’s death came just weeks after he canceled the remainder of his 2025 tour dates “due to some ongoing medical issues.” In a statement, his KISS bandmates Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley said they were “devastated” by Ace’s death, while drummer Peter Criss said that his heart was “broken” by the news.

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Luke Combs‘ Nashville bar and restaurant is saddling up for a trip to Sin City.

Luke announced the opening of Category 10 in January 2024, telling fans the name was inspired by hurricane rankings. The second location will open at The Flamingo on the Las Vegas Strip in the fall of 2026.

The announcement on Instagram reads, “Get ready for a 3-story bar, restaurant & live music venue inspired by ‘Hurricane.’ 
Live music. Line dancing. Fan-first mindset. You won’t wanna miss this!” 

Blake Shelton and Jason Aldean have also opened Las Vegas outposts of their Nashville bars, Ole Red and  Jason Aldean’s Kitchen + Bar, respectively.

Las Vegas is where Luke plans to kick off his My Kinda Saturday Night Tour in March 2026. He’s scheduled to perform in North America through June, and then head to Europe and the U.K. A new album is also expected to arrive early next year.

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Jonas Brothers have added another hometown to the list of stops on their current tour.

As part of their JONAS20: Greetings From Your Hometown tour, the band will now perform Nov. 20 in Providence, Rhode Island. Plus, they’ve added a second date in Newark, New Jersey, on Nov. 17 and in Belmont Park, New York, on Nov. 19. Jesse McCartney will open all three dates.

A presale starts Thursday at 10 a.m. ET; the general sale starts Friday at 10 a.m. ET via Ticketmaster.com.

Meanwhile, JoBros will perform during Game 2 of the World Series on Saturday, taking place at Rogers Stadium in Toronto. As this year’s Mastercard Stand Up To Cancer ambassadors, they’ll perform the campaign’s theme song, “I Can’t Lose.” They’re fitting in the performance between shows in Sunrise, Florida, and Orlando, Florida.

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50 Cent has cemented himself in Hollywood, and now he feels an obligation to help other established musicians do the same.

“I absolutely feel a responsibility to the culture to bring artists in that already have huge followings and have already developed themselves,” he says in an interview with XXL. “Like, Cam[‘ron] for Paid in Full, it wouldn’t be right without Cam. That’s Harlem. When I work with Wiz [Khalifa] and Skilla Baby, these guys have been in acting classes and preparing themselves for another layer of their careers. Away from that, I’m obviously going to become a gateway for things to be created that couldn’t get made in the past.”

Several of 50’s shows have included established musicians in the cast. Among those are Kendrick Lamar in Power, Method Man in Power Book II: Ghost, Joey Bada$$ in Power Book III: Raising Kanan, and Yung Miami and Kash Doll in BMF.

With “40 shows across 12 different networks,” 50 notes fans can expect even more from him on the 50 Cent Action Fast channel.

“Eventually I can launch originals … and that would change the landscape of things,” he says.

He also reveals he’ll be making the theme song for the U.K.-based television show Fightland, which will feature guests Sheff G and Sleepy Hallow.

“They’re currently incarcerated, but you get a chance to hear the music that I got them to do right before they went in,” 50 says.

The full interview is on YouTube and xxlmag.com.

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