David Archuleta has a new Christmas EP out called My Only Wish, but instead of a regular Christmas tour, he’s doing two mini-residencies: a five-night stand at Joe’s Pub in New York City Dec. 9-14 and two nights at LA’s Peppermint Club Dec. 18-19. David says he likes the idea of these intimate shows.

“I’ve never done a residency type of thing like this, and it’s in a very small, like, lounge type of thing,” he tells ABC Audio of the venues, which hold about 200 people each. “But it feels more, like, crooner-esque to me. I feel, like, the Rat Pack kind of vibes, like Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, like, you’re just in a lounge in Vegas all hanging out.”

“It’s really about the vibe, and I think that’s really fun to revisit during the holidays,” Archie adds, saying he’ll be “leaning into the classic feel that Christmas and the holidays tend to bring.”

“It’s timeless, it’s nostalgic. So, it’s fun.”

But while Christmas may evoke nostalgia, David’s glad that many of his current fans aren’t coming to see him because of that. A lot of them have just discovered him and his music, and don’t even know that he launched his career on American Idol.

“To have fans who are like, ‘I just heard about you and I love [your music]’ — it feels very rewarding to be like,  ‘OK, I still got it,'” David says. “To know that it wasn’t just American Idol. It feels good to know that you can connect with people and make your place in pop music. Like, it isn’t just a nostalgia thing.” 

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Don’t let the “Specter” of missing out on seeing Bad Omens live hang over you.

The “Just Pretend” rockers have announced a livestream for their upcoming show in Amsterdam, taking place Dec. 12. 

You can tune in to watch via the streaming platform Veeps. For ticket info, visit Veeps.com/badomens.

The livestream caps an eventful year for Bad Omens, which has featured the release of four new singles: “Specter,” “Impose,” “Dying to Love” and “Left for Good.” “Specter” hit #1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay chart.

Bad Omens will look to keep the momentum going into 2026 with a U.S. arena tour launching in February.

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Childish Gambino is paying tribute to Outkast with a live cover of their song “Prototype,” initially teased during his recent set at Camp Flog Gnaw.

“Outkast showed me what freedom in music could sound like,” Childish Gambino said in a statement. “They made it possible to be completely yourself—to be Southern, to be experimental, to dream bigger than what people expected of you.”

“A song like ‘Prototype’ felt like the start of something new—a vision of love, sound, and identity still taking shape. It showed how far you could stretch hip-hop, how honest and strange and beautiful it could be,” he continued. “There’s a little bit of Outkast in everything I’ve ever done, and this cover is my way of honoring that.”

The cover arrives just weeks after Gambino honored Outkast at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony.

“Your influence echoes in everything and every artist I love,” he said at the time. “Atlanta is not the music mecca it has become without you. There is no Childish Gambino without you. There is no South without you.”

His version of “Prototype” is exclusively available on Amazon Music; the original rendition, from Outkast’s Speakerboxxx/The Love Below album, can be found on DSPs.

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Fall Out Boy has announced a one-off San Francisco show ahead of the 2026 Super Bowl.

The concert takes place at SF’s 1,400-capacity Regency Ballroom on Feb. 5, three days before Super Bowl 60 kicks off at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, the home of the San Francisco 49ers.

“There’s a different kind of energy in the air when you’re kicking off one of the biggest weekends in sports,” Fall Out Boy says. “We’re looking forward to connecting with fans and bringing this special show to an intimate venue during such an exciting weekend. It will be electric.”

Tickets will go on sale exclusively to Wells Fargo credit cardholders on Dec. 9 at 10 a.m. PT. Those who have the Wells Fargo Autograph Card can access a presale beginning Friday at 10 a.m. PT.

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Luke Combs has thrilled fans by revealing that a song they’ve been waiting for him to release for five years is apparently on the way. Back in 2020, Luke posted a video of himself playing a song called “Sleepless in a Hotel Room,” which he said he wrote while missing his wife, Nicole Combs. On Wednesday Luke posted a screenshot of the song and wrote, “Y’all remember this one? A lot more where it came from.” 

One of the highlights of Zach Top‘s year was performing at the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado. He’s released a live video performance “South of Sanity” from that show.

Thomas Rhett is getting in on the “In your 20s, there will be” trend, where people impart lessons they’ve learned while a mash-up of Billy Joel‘s “Piano Man” and Fleetwood Mac‘s “Silver Spring” plays. TR’s version features footage of himself and wife Lauren Akins, whom he’s known since first grade, over the years. There’s even footage of them in high school. “One day you’ll realize you’re in love with your best friend,” he captioned the video. “It’s VERY important you tell her that.”

Russell Dickerson also participated in the trend, but evidently just as an excuse for him to share footage of himself looking ridiculous. “In your 30’s [sic], there’s going to be a social media trend that has you reflecting on how far you’ve come,” he captioned his post. “It’s VERY important that you do NOT partake in that trend.”

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