In one of the most touching moments of the entire CMA Awards, Brandi Carlile sang a tender version of Vince Gill's 1989 ballad “When I Call Your Name” to pay tribute to Gill, the recipient of this year’s Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award. Carlile alone would have been a highlight, but then Patty Loveless emerged and the performance reached an even higher level.
Gill himself knew it. Cameras captured the Oklahoma singer, songwriter, and guitarist watching raptly from the audience, just on the brink of tears.
Kelsea Ballerini is bringing us into the nostalgic world of Mount Pleasant. On Wednesday night, the country queen brought a Lana Del Rey-esque swing to the CMA Awards as she performed her recent EP’s lead single, “I Sit in Parks.”
Dressed in a sparkly red gown, Ballerini sat barefoot in a flower and weed-lined park swing, gently rocking as she held on and sang. “Did I miss it? By now, is it/a lucid dream? Is it my fault?/for chasing things? A body clock,” she sang.
Katy Perry has announced a new outdoor show at Cardiff Castle, taking place in summer 2026. Find out ticket details below.
The Grammy-nominated singer is set to release four new tracks along with her Billboard Hot 100 top five hit "Tit for Tat."
The love for Puerto Rico is going deep at the Latin Grammys. Rauw Alejandro took the stage Thursday night to perform a medley of songs from both his nominated Cosa Nuestra album and its prequel Capitulo O, inspired by the roots of Puerto Rican music.
Rauw opened the show with the saxy and sexy “Khe?” Thematically, the performance tapped into the cultural traditions of the island as he was surrounded by bomba drums and dancers and vejigantes while he performed “Carita Linda,” the opening track of Capitulo 0. Then, he continued with “Silencio” and “Falsedad” from the newest project.
Sabrina Carpenter is headed to the movies. The pop star will lead her first major studio feature with a new musical at Universal Pictures.
The project is inspired by Lewis Carroll’s trippy, picaresque novel “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,” which is in the public domain. Lorene Scafaria is on board to write and direct.
A wave of international Bluefest 2026 artists have confirmed headline dates across Australia for March and April next year, in addition to their festival sets at Byron Bay’s Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm.
Among them are The Black Crowes, Sublime, Buddy Guy, The Pogues, Marcus King Band, Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band, and Talking Heads’ Jerry Harrison and King Crimson’s Adrian Belew, who will perform their Remain In Light show with special guest Robert Randolph.
The Eagles have added more 2026 dates to their Sphere residency, extending their run as the artist with the most dates at the Las Vegas immersive venue to 56.
The new shows will take place March 20-21 and March 27-28. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees had previously announced eight shows for next year: Jan. 23-24, Jan. 30-31, Feb. 20-21 and Feb. 27-28.
Soundgarden were welcomed into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Saturday with an all-star induction that included a performance by the band’s surviving members, a group composed of fellow Seattle musicians, and the daughter of the late Chris Cornell.
Jim Carrey, who once hosted a 1996 episode of Saturday Night Live where Soundgarden was the musical guest, inducted the band. “Spank you kindly, spank you all,” the actor-comedian told the crowd. “You might ask why would Soundgarden — the heaviest of rock & roll royalty — want Jim Carrey to induct them into the Hall of Fame? Is there some deep, cosmic connection between them, or was the ‘Spoonman’ not available?”
The Cure have announced they are releasing The Show of a Lost World concert film, featuring all of the songs from their latest album, 2024’s Songs of a Lost World. The film hits select theaters worldwide on Dec. 11 for a limited time.
The concert was filmed during their intimate show at Troxy in London on Nov. 1, 2024, where the band performed Songs of a Lost World in full for the first and only time. Tickets go on sale on Nov. 20 at 10 a.m. ET via the film's official website.
Mac Miller’s GO:OD AM album is 10 years old. To commemorate the occasion, his estate dropped a special edition of the project, including a 3LP vinyl set featuring three new songs: “Royal Flush” with Vinny Radio, “Cable Box,” and “Carpe Diem.” All three tracks were recorded during the initial recording sessions for the project and are available on the vinyl and DSP releases. Every 3LP package comes with a triple gatefold jacket printed on silver mirror board, a die-cut front, two inner sleeves containing archival photography, and a yellow bonus vinyl with a custom etching.
Wu-Tang Clan will be wrapping up their farewell tour, “The Final Chamber,” in March as the iconic rap group announces dates throughout Europe, Dubai and Australia before bidding adieu. The run features performances of Wu-Tang Clan’s biggest hits, as well as deep cuts and songs that have never before been performed live.
The 15 newly added dates kick off at Amsterdam’s Ziggo Dome on March 2 with stops in Berlin, Paris, London, Dubai, Brisbane and more before wrapping up at Qudos Arena in Sydney on March 28.
Luke Combs continues his global country music dominance with the addition of three new dates to his “My Kinda Saturday Night” tour, including a third night at Wembley Stadium in London (Aug. 2), a second date at Montreal’s Parc Jean-Drapeau (May 29) and a date at Edinburgh’s Scottish Gas Murrayfield (July 24).
Usher will be celebrated as the Legend of Live honoree at the 2025 Billboard Live Music Summit, Billboard announced Tuesday (Oct. 13) — which also happens to be the superstar’s birthday.
The event, presented by VENU, is set for Nov. 3 at 1 Hotel West Hollywood.
The 2026 iHeartRadio ALTer EGO festival will feature sets from Green Day, Twenty One Pilots, Cage the Elephant and Sublime. The Jan. 17 show at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles will be hosted by Woody of iHeartRadio ALT 98.7’s nationally syndicated “The Woody Show” and be broadcast live on iHeartRadio alternative and rock stations across the country on iheartradio.com.
After teasing a possible trip back in time to one of her most underrated eras earlier this year, Madonna confirmed on Thursday (Oct. 9) that she is gearing up to tell some more Bedtime Stories. According to a release, the singer will drop the eight-track Bedtime Stores — The Untold Chapter EP on Nov 28.
The legendary artist looks back on her classic “Get Ur Freak On” — and says she’s plotting new music and a tour
Rush co-founders Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson will return to the road as Rush next year for a 50th-anniversary tour dedicated to the memory of their late bandmate Neil Peart, they announced today. German drum virtuoso Anika Nilles, who’s previously backed Jeff Beck, will join them for the 12-date, seven-city Fifty Something Tour, which kicks off June 7 at Los Angeles’ Kia Forum — the same venue where Rush played their last show with Peart in August 2015. “After all that has gone down since that last show, Alex and I have done some serious soul searching and come to the decision that we fucking miss it,” Lee said in a press release. “And that it’s time for a celebration of 50-something years of Rush music.”
Lee and Lifeson, best friends since high school, spent the past few years in a friendly public debate about the prospect of touring again without Peart, their drummer and lyricist, who died in 2020 after a quiet battle with brain cancer. Lee told Rolling Stone that he’d been working to persuade Lifeson to go out, and even Paul McCartney had told the duo that they needed to tour again. As recently as last May, Lifeson was still resistant, at least in public, telling Rolling Stone, “There’s no chance that we’re going to get a drummer and go back on the road as the rebirth of Rush or something like that.”
Barcelona’s Primavera Sound has an explosive lineup to look forward to in 2026. The music festival returns to the Parc del Fòrum from June 4 through 6 with appearances from The Cure, Doja Cat, the XX, and Gorillaz.
Rauw Alejandro starts strong with “GuabanSexxx,” which bounds in atop Billboard’s Hot Latin Pop Songs chart (dated Sept. 27).
The ranking blends streaming, radio audience and sales data, with “GuabanSexxx” debuting fueled largely by streams: 2.5 million official U.S. clicks in the week ending Sept. 18, according to Luminate.
There's about to be (more than) one less lonely girl at the Empire Polo Club this spring. The headliners for the 2026 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival were announced late Monday, Sept. 15.
Pop singers Sabrina Carpenter and Justin Bieber, and reggaeton/pop songstress Karol G, are set to headline the world-famous event in April. EDM artist Anyma will also present "AEden" in the fourth "headlining" slot, along with Radiohead's "Kid A Mnesia" in something new called the "Bunker."
Karol G will make history during the festival as the first Latina to ever headline.
Here are the answers to the internet's most-asked Coachella questions.
After a successful run opening for Tate McRae, Zara Larsson is more than ready for her own headlining tour. Rolling Stone can exclusively announce on Tuesday that the Swedish pop star will bring her Midnight Sun tour to the United States in early 2026.
Larsson — who is set to drop her album Midnight Sun on Sept. 26 — will kick off her extensive run in Portland, Oregon, on Feb. 28, before stopping in cities such as Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, Denver, New York City, Boston, Austin, and Houston. Amelia Moore will join her as an opener at all of the shows.
