Bruno Mars brings “The Romantic Tour” to Soldier Field for two nights on Saturday, May 16th and Sunday, May 17th. Chicago is one of the most in-demand stops on Mars’ first stadium tour in years. The tour broke Live Nation’s North American record for single-day ticket sales during its first pre-sale, eventually expanding from 39
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Olivia Rodrigo pulled double duty on this week’s episode of Saturday Night Live, taking her inaugural turn as host as well as serving as musical guest in support of her forthcoming album you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love. Rodrigo previewed the album by performing the lead single “drop dead” and debuting
Post Malone has postponed the start of his 2026 “BIG ASS Stadium Tour” and canceled several upcoming dates outright. In a statement shared to social media on Friday evening, Malone attributed the decision to needing more time to finish his next project. “I promised y’all beautiful people new music, and I don’t have the time
Each week, SPIN digs into the catalogs of great artists and highlights songs you might not know for our Deep Cut Friday series. Outkast’s Stankonia is a very popular record, certified platinum five times since its 2000 release. But it’s also a very long, 73-minute album stuffed full of different styles and genre experiments, and
On its improbable third album since reuniting in 2014 after a 14-year hiatus, American Football isn’t interested in reclaiming youth so much as interrogating what came after it. The Sonny DiPerri-co-produced LP4 (Polyvinyl) doesn’t just revisit the band’s long-established emotional palette – it complicates it, stretching those heart-piercing guitar lattices and murmured confessions into heavier,
On Middle of Nowhere, Kacey Musgraves doesn’t so much return to her roots as redraw the map entirely — one where solitude isn’t a pit stop between relationships but the destination itself. Written in the aftermath of a breakup and shaped by long stretches of intentional aloneness, her seventh LP and debut for Lost Highway
Pizza Hut will be connecting the kids of Millennials and Gen Xers to their parents’ nostalgia with the return of the BOOK IT! summer reading program. BOOK IT! announced the return of the Summer of Stories program in which kids can earn free pizza from the Hut by reading books. The BOOK IT! program was
Olivia Rodrigo is going big again — and then some.The three-time Grammy winner has announced the Unraveled tour, a sprawling 65-date global run behind her upcoming third album, you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love, due June 12 via Geffen Records. The outing kicks off Sept. 25 in Hartford, Ct., and stretches
Olivia Rodrigo has announced “The Unraveled Tour,” a mammoth 60-plus-date world run of arena shows across North America, Europe, and the UK in support of her upcoming third studio album you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love (June 12th via Geffen Records). The tour kicks off in North America beginning on September
With their eclectic mix of punk, reggae, ska, and hip-hop, the Long Beach, California trio Sublime became one of the most beloved bands of the ‘90s. Singer/guitarist Bradley Nowell, bassist Eric Wilson, and drummer Bud Gaugh’s original run together only lasted eight years before Nowell’s tragic overdose death, but the three albums they recorded together
After more than a decade of recording and performing, Chicago-based Go Time! come back strong with 11, their tenth release, a milestone that underscores both their staying power and their continued creative drive. The lineup, Scott Niekelski on vocals, guitar, keyboards, Steve Grzenia on drums and backing vocals, Paul Schmidt on guitar, backing and vocals, and Mark Marketti
The moment Tatyana George stepped onto the stage at the talent festival, the atmosphere shifted. What followed wasn’t just a performance—it was a spiritual experience wrapped in music, conviction, and undeniable talent. A seasoned gospel artist and praise and worship leader with over a decade of experience, Tatyana didn’t simply sing—she ministered. Her voice carried
After helives out his Ramones-ian dreamsthis summer, Fred Armisen will embark on his newly announced “Comedy For Musicians But Everyone is Welcome” tour this fall. The jaunt kicks off October 3rd in Atlanta, hits up Durham, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, New York City, and Sacramento, among other locales, before wrapping up on October 30th in Denver. Get
Sometimes the best songs arrive like a hand on the shoulder. Fred Presley’s “One of These Days” is exactly that, an unrushed, warm, and carrying the kind of quiet assurance that only comes from someone who’s lived enough to mean what he sings. “One of The Days” moves gently, built around the kind of melodic
There’s a certain reverence for time, memory, and lineage that runs deep through Celtic music traditions—songs passed down, reshaped, and reinterpreted across generations. In that sense, Davie Simmons’ “Living Legacy” feels unexpectedly at home within that lineage, even if it arrives from outside the genre’s strict boundaries. Viewed through a Celtic lens, this is less
Tina Halma arrives at a defining moment in her career with the simultaneous release of two singles that refuse to occupy the same emotional territory. “Gaslight,” sung in English, and “Presente,” delivered entirely in Spanish, don’t function as companion pieces so much as two portraits of the same artist caught in different kinds of light.
Michael Gilas returns with an emotionally charged new single, “You Don’t Get To Say Goodbye,” available now on all major streaming platforms. The San Diego based Adult Contemporary artist has built a reputation for heartfelt songwriting and soulful performances, but this latest release feels especially personal. Rather than leaning on surface-level heartbreak clichés, Gilas dives
After devoting much of the past two years to her starring role as Glinda in the Wicked film franchise, Ariana Grande has announced her eighth studio album, petal, arriving July 31 via Republic Records. It’s her first full-length release since 2024’s eternal sunshine. Executive produced and co-written by Grande alongside longtime collaborator ILYA, petal is
Amid his “Aura World Tour,” Diljit Dosanjh stopped by The Tonight Show on Monday night to perform his hit song “Morni.” The Punjabi superstar also sat down with Jimmy Fallon for a brief interview, where he discussed his latest album Aura, his 2025 appearance at Coachella, and his dance moves. Dosanjh also reflected on the
Brianna Wyatt didn’t just perform at the Talent Fest—she ministered, she moved, and she made every note feel like a calling. With a voice rooted in gospel tradition yet lifted by a contemporary edge, Wyatt delivered a performance that resonated far beyond the stage, reaching straight into the hearts of the audience. An emerging force
After unveiling it as a major surprise during the second weekend of Coachella, Madonna and Sabrina Carpenter will officially release their collaboration “Bring Your Love” on Thursday (April 30) at 3pm PT. The pop superstars shared the news today in joint Instagram post that reads only, “We’ve got something to say about it.” The Stuart
Bruce Springsteen began his concert in Austin on Sunday night by acknowledging Saturday’s assassination attempt at the White House Correspondent’s Dinner and offering a “prayer of thanks that our President, nor anyone in the administration, nor anyone attending, was injured.” Get Bruce Springsteen Tickets Here “We can disagree. We can be critical of those in
Donald Trump and members of his administration were evacuated from the White House Correspondents’ Dinner after a member of the Secret Service engaged a shooter in the lobby of the Washington Hilton. The shooter is in custody, and Trump is safe, the Secret Service said. CNN reports that multiple shots were fired during an exchange
As he faces sexual assault charges, Russell Brand has embraced a new identity centered on his recent conversion to Christianity. However, during an appearance on Piers Morgan Uncensored, the comedian, podcaster, and right-wing provocateur struggled mightily when asked to identify a specific Bible passage. The moment came when Morgan asked Brand why he brought a
Some songs are background noise. This isn’t one of them. With “Don’t Give Up on Me,” now available everywhere, Paulino strips everything back and goes straight to the nerve. It’s easily his most exposed, emotionally honest release yet—and you feel that from the first line. The track pulls directly from his experience of his parents’
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard have gone an uncharacteristically long time without releasing new music (10 months, to be exact), but that streak is about to end. The prolific Australian group revealed on social media today (April 24) that its next album, made entirely on its bespoke modular synthesizer setup dubbed Nathan, is “done.”
Some albums don’t ask for attention so much as take it. Kismet, the new music release from Libricide, has that effect. While some music sounds thrown together for the algorithm, it doesn’t flatten itself into the kind of vague, interchangeable rock that disappears the second the chorus ends. It sounds alive, slightly unruly, and fully
R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe stopped by The Late Show With Stephen Colbert last night (April 23) to confirm that his long-in-the-works solo debut will be released “at the end of the year.” Stipe also debuted a song from it, “The Rest of Ever,” with backing from the show’s house band, Louis Cato and the Great
Nelly is reportedly gearing up to perform at a members-only club owned by the president’s son, Donald Trump Jr., in Washington DC, ahead of this weekend’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner. The Grammy-winning rapper is said to be taking the stage on April 24th at Executive Branch, an exclusive club in Georgetown where a membership is
Earlier this year when he announced the return of his Eaux Claires festival in Wisconsin, Justin Vernon also revealed that he’d participate in the event not as Bon Iver but as someone, or something, dubbed Bon Dylan. Now, he’s finally offering a clearer picture of what that actually means — and it’s not Bon Iver