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Bailey Zimmerman launched his Different Night Same Rodeo tour Feb. 19 in Estero, Florida. In addition to his own hits, including “Rock and a Hard Place,” “Where It Ends” and “Religiously,” he threw in an unexpected cover of Miley Cyrus’ “The Climb.” Guess he’s excited for that upcoming Hannah Montana 20th anniversary special.

Keith Urban will appear at the 2026 Country Radio Seminar to take part in a special Q&A about his work supporting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, including his interactions with patients and families. The appearance, scheduled for March 19, is part of a discussion called The Power Of Music And A Mission. 

The Red Clay Strays have announced a new series of headlining concerts starting July 30 in Columbia, Maryland. The CMA Vocal Group of the Year will also perform Aug. 1 at Boston’s TD Garden, Aug. 9 at New York’s Madison Square Garden, Oct. 22 and 23 at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena and Nov. 13 in Atlanta’s State Farm Arena. A presale starts Feb. 25 at 9 a.m. local time and continues through the general onsale date: Feb. 27 at 9 a.m. local time. You can visit the band’s website for all the tour info. Meanwhile, their own Fan Fest 2026 will take place in Rexford, Montana, from June 24-28.

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Former RATT frontman Stephen Pearcy has given fans a preview of what he’s been working on.

The rocker has shared a brief clip of a new song, “Drive,” which will appear on his next solo album, expected to be released later this year. A press release notes that the song, written by Pearcy, will feature a yet-to-be-revealed special guest on guitar, one of many guests expected on the album.

As fans wait for more news on Pearcy’s solo album, he’s getting ready to hit the stage with his former RATT bandmate, guitarist Warren DeMartini. They’ll play a show on Thursday in Highland, California. Pearcy also has solo shows and other Pearcy/DeMartini dates on his schedule for 2026, with more dates expected to be added.

A complete list of shows can be found at OfficialStephenPearcy.com.

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Josh Groban is currently touring in Japan, but he’s also managed to complete his new album along the way.

On Instagram on Friday, Josh wrote, “That’s a wrap. The new album is officially done – a collection of songs that once soared far beyond the screen and into something unforgettable. Can’t wait to share more soon!”

In other words, the album will consist of Josh’s versions of songs made famous in movies. During this leg of his world tour, Josh has been previewing a few of those new tracks, including his take on Adele’s James Bond theme “Skyfall.” 

The North American leg of the tour, featuring Jennifer Hudson as a special guest, launches June 2 in Montreal. In October, he’ll return to Las Vegas for another round of his GEMS residency show at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace.

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Live frontman Ed Kowalczyk has released a statement after the band’s former guitarist, Chad Taylor, issued a cease and desist over Kowalczyk’s use of the band name.

Kowalczyk has been touring as Live without the band’s other three founding members — Taylor, bassist Patrick Dahlheimer and drummer Chad Gracey — since 2022. In filing the cease and desist, Taylor claims that Kowalczyk did not have the authority to fire him from the band as Kowalczyk said he did in 2022, and that he’s revoking Kowalczyk’s right to use the Live name as a founding shareholder of the company that owns the brand.

“The assertions contained in the recently circulated ‘cease and desist’ letter from certain former members of LIVE are without merit,” reads a statement from Kowalczyk’s lawyer, Mitchell Schuster of Meister Seelig & Fein, PLLC.

“Ed Kowalczyk has served as the band’s frontman since its founding and remains in that role,” the statement continues. “The claims made do not alter that reality. We intend to address this matter through the appropriate legal channels and are confident it will be resolved in Ed’s favor in court.”

Kowalczyk did leave Live 2009 and faced legal proceedings from the other members of the band over use of the Live name in relation to his solo shows. He reunited with Live in 2016.

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BLACKPINK has become the first artist in the world to surpass 100 million YouTube subscribers.

According to YG Entertainment, the K-pop group hit the milestone on Friday, roughly nine years and eight months since the channel was first launched on June 28, 2016.

The achievement comes ahead of the release of the group’s third mini album, [DEADLINE], which comes out on Feb. 27. Since the album announcement video was released on Jan. 15, their channel has reportedly gained an average of 10,000 new subscribers per day.

BLACKPINK also has 50 videos with over 100 million views each, and their channel as a whole has racked up 41.1 billion views. They currently hold the Guinness World Record for most viewed band on YouTube.

[DEADLINE] will have five tracks: “GO,” “JUMP,” “Me and My,” “Champion” and “Fxxxboy.”

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After Corey Kent teased his new song “Empty Words” on his socials, fans went crazy, so he rushed it out ahead of schedule.

“If I could’ve handpicked one song for you guys to care about, it would’ve been ‘Empty Words,’” Corey writes on Instagram. “And then you guys went and blew it up before it even came out! Then you guys stayed patient as I finished it and now I’m so stoked to type these words, ‘Empty Words’ is out now.”

In a statement, Corey says that the song is “really special” because it “says something heavy yet simply.” In it, he sings, “She’s over empty words/ Half-heart apologies/ My broken promises/ My don’t give up on me’s … I’m in this empty bed/ ‘Cause she’s over empty words.”

Meanwhile, Corey’s already climbing the charts with another song: his Koe Wetzel collaboration, “Rocky Mountain Low.” Both songs are Corey’s first new music since his 2025 EP, Poster Child.

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Two Door Cinema Club has announced a concert at New York City’s Madison Square Garden.

The show takes place Sept. 27 and will feature a full-album performance of the band’s 2010 debut album, Tourist History, as well as songs from throughout their career. Phantogram will also be on the bill, among others.

“MSG is one of those bucket list venues for any artist,” Two Door Cinema Club says in a statement. “After we sold out [NYC venue] Webster Hall in 2010, we took a walk past The Garden one night and our agent said, ‘This time next year, boys!’ It only took a few extra years to get there, but here we are! We love NYC and we really can’t wait for this one.”

You can register now for a presale that begins Feb. 24 at 10 a.m. ET. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Feb. 27 at 10 a.m. ET.

For all ticket info, visit TwoDoorCinemaClub.com.

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Morgan Wallen’s “20 Cigarettes” has burned its way to the top. The song, from his album I’m the Problem, has become his 20th song overall to hit #1 on Billboard‘s Country Airplay chart.

“20 Cigarettes” is Morgan’s sixth #1 on that chart from the album; he also scored six Country Airplay number ones with his previous album, 2023’s One Thing at a Time. Billboard notes that Morgan is now the first artist ever to have two albums send six songs each to the top of that chart.

Meanwhile, I’m the Problem has been officially declared the second-biggest-selling global album of 2025 by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, which represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. The only album that outsold it was Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl.

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Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift are showing their support for Olympic gold medalists.

Selena gave a shoutout to U.S. figure skater Alysa Liu, who won gold following her free skate on Thursday. The singer shared a post on Instagram of Alysa quoted as saying “where’s my lipstick?” along with a photo of her holding a lipstick from Selena’s Rare Beauty brand.

“Congratulations @alysaxliu. (She’s just like me fr),” Selena wrote.

Meanwhile, Taylor popped up in the Instagram comments of skier Mikaela Shiffrin, who won the gold in slalom Wednesday, and became the most decorated skier in Olympic history and the first U.S. skier to win three Olympic golds. Mikaela posted a photo of herself on the slopes, captioning it with the Taylor lyric, “my advice is always ruin the friendship.”

Taylor commented, “HISTORIC,” with three gold medal emojis.

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