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If you can’t score tickets to the Jonas Brothers’ upcoming tour, you’ll have a chance to see them perform without ever leaving your couch.

The group has inked a deal with Samsung TV Plus to livestream five of their concerts from the JONAS 20: Greetings From Your Hometown tour.

According to Samsung, the livestream will also feature a “surprise host” with interviews and commentary, immersive backstage access and “hometown tributes” from Joe, Kevin and Nick.

“This tour is about celebrating where we came from and sharing that with the fans who’ve been with us every step of the way,” Jonas Brothers said in a statement. “Streaming it live on Samsung TV Plus means we get to include every fan, everywhere. No matter where you are, this is your hometown show.”

The shows will premiere on Samsung Television Network, the platform’s newly launched flagship channel, starting on Aug. 10 with their East Rutherford, New Jersey, concert. The livestream dates also include their Aug. 31 show in Dallas, the Oct. 12 show Milwaukee, the Oct. 26 show Orlando and the Nov. 9 show in Buffalo, New York.

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The Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas has released a new EP with his side project, The Voidz.

The four-track set is called Męğż Øf Råm and is out now via digital platforms. It includes the previously released single “Blue Demon,” plus new songs called “Unholy Lover,” “Russian Coney Island” and “Drifto.”

Męğż Øf Råm follows The Voidz’s 2024 album, Like All Before You.

The most recent Strokes album is 2020’s The New Abnormal.

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When you think of Riley Green‘s latest #1, “Worst Way,” its steamy video starring the athlete from Alabama probably comes to mind.

Although Riley wrote it in an attempt to be more romantic, once it was done, he was hesitant. 

“I just think I write a lot of sad songs, you know, and a lot of ballad, story type songs,” he tells ABC Audio. “And I just don’t have a lot of love songs. I thought, ‘Man, I need to really try to dig into that.'”

“So I wrote it and I remember sitting on it for a while,” he reveals. “Kinda like, ‘I don’t know,’ and finally cut it and it just, it raised its hand and became a big hit for me.”

Riley also made a memorable video for a very different song on the Don’t Mind If I Do album, “Jesus Saves.” He wrote it after an interaction with an unhoused man got him thinking. 

“There’s a lot of topics in that song that are real-life situations,” he says. “And when you listen to it, you kinda follow that story of this guy. It’ll tug at you a little bit, man. It does me anyway.”  

Riley continues on the Damn Country Music Tour this summer, before heading overseas for eight sold-out shows in the U.K. and Ireland this fall. 

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Alex Warren has become one of the biggest pop stars in the world in the last few months, thanks to his hit “Ordinary,” which has been #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for eight weeks. But while it’s a dream come true to have this kind of success, Alex says it hasn’t been easy navigating his rocket ride to fame.

“Actually, it’s been really difficult. I had to delete a lot of social media apps off my phone,” he tells People. “It’s been difficult to not look at the hate and be like, ‘You know what, I achieved this.'”

“And I just think at the end of the day, I have to accept the fact that, no matter what, the bigger I’m getting, the more people are going to want me not to succeed,” he notes. “And you just have to ignore it.”

Also not easy, Alex says, is being a “present husband” for his wife, Kouvr, who inspired “Ordinary.” While he says she’s been “super understanding” about his crazy schedule, he shares, “[H]aving a strong relationship and also a flourishing career where you’re required to be gone for so long is really difficult. We’re able to work through it really well with compromise.”

And when he does get a break, Alex says he really enjoys the simple things in life. 

“It’s so funny, but I love running errands,” he tells People. “I think the biggest thing is you’re always on the road, and you’re always doing these crazy things, and to be able to sit on my couch and watch TV or drive my car and go on a winding road just sounds really, really therapeutic.”

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Enter the world of a stoner in Wiz Khalifa‘s new music video for “Red Eye.”

Directed by Jo Lenz and Torin “ODB” Harris, the clip finds Wiz performing in front of a small band and hanging out with a group of women partying and smoking his Khalifa Kush. 

“Always getting to the point, always rolling up a joint/ Always able to supply what they wantin,'” he raps. “Always staying on my grind, this ain’t comfort/ Wanted kush, make sure they got what they come for.”

The music video ends with each person at the table turning into a different mammal.

“Red Eye” appears on Wiz’s latest album, Kush + Orange Juice 2, the sequel to his 2010 mixtape. 

He’s currently on the road with Sean Paul as part of his Good Vibes Only Tour: Smoker’s Edition.

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Following his exit from Pearl Jam, drummer Matt Cameron is getting back onstage.

Cameron has announced a show with his side project Is This Real?, which began as a tribute to the band Wipers. The concert takes place Sept. 13 at the Seattle venue The Triple Door.

The bill also includes Hiro Yamamoto, who previously played with Cameron as the original bassist for Soundgarden.

Cameron announced earlier in July that he’d left Pearl Jam after 27 years playing with Eddie Vedder and company. He later clarified that, despite the Pearl Jam departure, he’s “still an active musician.”

Both Cameron and Yamamoto will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as members of Soundgarden in November.

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T-Pain and GloRilla will soon be in the same building, and it’s not to perform their “I Luv Her” collab. The two artists have been named honorees for the 2025 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards. T-Pain will receive the President’s Award for his career and veteran status in the game, while Glo will be given the BMI Impact Award for her creative vision and influence on the future of music.

“T-Pain’s creative vision and unwavering commitment to pushing musical boundaries continue to resonate with multiple generations of fans around the world,” said Catherine Brewton, vice president of creative at BMI. 

“This year’s Impact Award recipient GloRilla’s bold voice and fearless creativity is currently shaping and inspiring the future of hip-hop, making her the perfect choice for this honor,” Brewton continued. “It’s going to be an incredible night highlighting the exceptional artistry of all BMI’s award-winning songwriters, producers, and publishers, who are the creative visionaries of the music industry.”

The 2025 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards are set to take place Aug. 28 in LA.

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British singer Paul Mario Day, who was the original lead singer for Iron Maiden, has passed away at the age of 69.

Day’s death was revealed in a tribute posted on the Facebook page of British glam band Sweet, which Day joined in 1985. According to the post, Day “passed away peacefully at his home in Australia.”

“IN 1985 Mick Tucker and myself put together the first new line-up of Sweet after the hiatus of the original band,” Sweet guitarist Andy Scott writes.  “We needed a singer and when Paul arrived for the audition we looked no further.”

Day toured Australia and Europe with Sweet, and appeared on the band’s 1989 live album and DVD Live at the Marquee, with Scott noting Day’s vocals have “stood the test of time.”

Day was the lead singer of Iron Maiden from December 1975 to October 1976 before he was replaced by Dennis Wilcock. He went on to form the British heavy metal band More, before joining Sweet.

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