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Metallica is performing at the upcoming 2025 Dreamfest benefit concert.

The show will take place Oct. 15 at the Chase Center in San Francisco and is hosted by the tech company Salesforce as part of its annual Dreamforce conference. It will raise money for UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals.

Along with Metallica, the 2025 Dreamfest lineup includes Benson Boone.

If you’re a part of Metallica’s Fifth Member fan club, you can enter now to win tickets. Dreamfest will also be open to Dreamforce attendees on a first-come, first-served basis. Otherwise, you can check out TheConcertforKids.org for ticket and sponsorship options.

Metallica previously performed at Dreamfest in 2018.

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The Grand Ole Opry celebration of Connie Smith‘s 60th anniversary as a member had to be postponed Wednesday night, since both she and her husband, Marty Stuart, have COVID-19, she confirmed on her socials. It’ll be rescheduled once the two have recovered. 

Carrie Underwood‘s celebrating the 10th anniversary of her hit “Smoke Break” and the Storyteller album by rereleasing the merchandise from that era.

Craft Recordings is reissuing the 2002 Live album from Alison Krauss & Union Station as a three-LP, triple gatefold set. The 25-track vinyl collection arrives Nov. 21.

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The Who has only played two shows on their The Song Is Over North America Farewell Tour, but the trek has hit its first snag.

The band was due to play Philadelphia’s Xfinity Mobile Arena on Thursday, but a post on the venue’s Instagram reveals the show has been postponed “due to illness.”

The announcement did not reveal which band member is sick.

No information on a makeup date has been revealed, but the post does encourage fans to “hang on to your tickets as we work quickly to schedule a new date.”

The Who kicked off their North American farewell tour on Saturday in Sunrise, Florida, and played Newark, New Jersey, on Tuesday. Their next show is scheduled for Saturday in Atlantic City, New Jersey. A complete list of dates can be found at TheWho.com.

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The Devil Wears Prada has announced a new album called Flowers.

The ninth studio effort from the metalcore outfit is due out Nov. 14. It includes the previous single “For You,” which became the first TDWP song to chart on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay ranking.

“Flowers is 20 years into a journey,” says guitarist/vocalist Jeremy DePoyster. “The highs, the lows, a reckoning with what it means be a human catapulting through the chaos that life throws at us continually. This is us at our peak, in songwriting, in raw and authentic lyricism and introspection, and a desperate attempt to connect with anyone else who feels the same way that we do.”

Along with the album news, TDWP has dropped two new songs from the record, “Where the Flowers Never Grow” and “Wave.”

Here’s the Flowers track list:
“That Same Place”
“Where the Flowers Never Grow”
“Everybody Knows”
“So Low”
“For You”
“All Out”
“Ritual”
“When You’re Gone”
“The Sky Behind the Rain”
“The Silence”
“Eyes”
“Cure Me”
“Wave”
“My Paradise”

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Kaleo frontman JJ Julius Son is getting into the cigar business.

The “Way Down We Go” rocker has teamed up with Kingmakers to create his own signature cigar, which is wrapped in a Ecuadorian Connecticut Shade leaf and blends Nicaraguan and Dominican tobaccos.

“The smoke opens with toasted almond, white pepper, and honeyed cream, unfolding into cedar and citrus zest for a profile that’s delicate in strength but rich in character,” a press release reads.

“For me, music and cigars share the same language — rhythm, nuance, and emotion,” Julius Son says. “Every note or draw is about creating a moment you want to return to. This cigar is my way of offering that experience beyond the stage.”

The JJ x Kingmakers cigar will be available in the fall.

Kaleo released their latest album, Mixed Emotions, in May. They’ll resume their tour behind the record Aug. 31 in Jackson, Wyoming.

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If you like Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton‘s “A Song to Sing,” it looks like you’ll have something to watch on Friday. 

Miranda, Chris and his wife and musical partner, Morgane Stapleton, all shared a clip of what appears to be the song’s music video on Thursday, with text that simply says “8.22.25.”

In the snippet, Chris, Miranda, Morgane and another man walk down the sidewalk next to a wall that’s half orange paint and half brick. Chris and Miranda are dressed in matching rust-colored suits, cowboy hats and sunglasses, carrying guitars, while Morgane wears a gold lamé jumpsuit and is carrying an amp, as is the other man. 

The audio is the instrumental opening of the song. Stay tuned to see what follows on Friday.

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BigXthaPlug has shared the official album trailer for his new album, I Hope You’re Happy, giving fans a tease of his song with Darius Rucker. The clip starts with a closeup of a woman crying and laughing, before it zooms out to show she’s sitting in front of a burning house. It’s soundtracked to the title track, specifically Darius’ contribution to the hook.

“I hope you’re happy with somebody new,” Darius sings to a former lover. “The way that I was when I had you/ And I hope he won’t break your heart/ And waste all your time/ I hope you’re happy with the way you broke mine.”

BigXthaPlug tells Billboard the song “I Hope You’re Happy” is what inspired his marketing team to suggest that he change the title of the album from Not Just Country to I Hope You’re Happy.

“I didn’t want to just put myself out there as just a country artist or just a rap artist. I wanted to let the world know that I was an artist period,” he says of the album’s original title. 

Halfway through the album-making process, however, BigX says he was experiencing heartbreak, which led to him writing a letter to his ex via the song “I Hope You’re Happy.”

I Hope You’re Happy arrives on Friday. It features a star-studded list of country stars, including Bailey Zimmerman, Shaboozey, Ella Langley and Jelly Roll.

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Taylor Swift‘s latest countdown brings news of even more limited-edition vinyl versions of her new album, The Life of a Showgirl.

The new “Baby, That’s Show Business” collection includes two new colors, a different cover image, a “Baby, That’s Show Business” poem written by Taylor, a photo strip with four photos, album lyrics and more.

There are two colors available: Lovely Bouquet, which is opaque golden yellow metallic vinyl with orange and red splatter, and Lakeside Beach Blue Sparkle, which is translucent blue vinyl with black marbling and iridescent glitter.

The cover art has Taylor in full-on showgirl mode, dancing onstage in a bejeweled two-piece outfit with a yellow feather and jeweled headdress with several other similarly dressed women.

Each vinyl costs $29.99; they’re only available until Saturday at 1:59 p.m. ET or while supplies last. Her last collection sold out in about an hour.

The Life of a Showgirl will be released Oct. 3.

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What started out as a Tim McGraw concert has sprouted into a full-blown music festival.

The two-day event kicks off Saturday, Aug. 30, in Dyersville, Iowa, at the site made famous by Kevin Costner‘s 1989 film Field of Dreams. The Saturday show will honor Tim’s father, Tug McGraw, who played for the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies, on what would’ve been his 81st birthday. 

Iowa native Hailey Whitters is set to play as well, alongside Loess Hills, Dani Rose, Cody Lee, Timothy Wayne and Ty Myers. Tim will close out the night.

Sunday, Aug. 31, features a full lineup of talent, too, with Lakeview, Brantley Gilbert and others set to take the stage before Nickelback headlines. 

You’ll find the tickets that still remain on StubHub.

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