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Shaboozey Announces Ambitious Concept Album ‘The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales’ Due July 31

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Shaboozey Announces Ambitious Concept Album ‘The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales’ Due July 31

Shaboozey has announced his fourth album, ‘The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales,’ and it’s the most ambitious project of his career by a significant margin. A full cinematic concept record built around an original outlaw revenge narrative, the album arrives July 31 via his own American Dogwood imprint in partnership with Empire. The first single, “Born To Die,” drops April 24, the same day Shaboozey celebrates with a special performance at the Today Plaza in New York City.

The story at the center of the album is fully realized and uncompromising. After watching her sheriff father murdered by the Bootcut Boys, Cherie Lee abandons the badge and hunts the gang down one by one. In the middle of her vengeance, she unexpectedly falls for one of the outlaws. He believes loving her can redeem him. She hopes loving him can quiet her darkness. They’re both wrong. In the final act, Cherie chooses blood over love, killing the man who loves her most and fully becoming what she set out to destroy. It’s a proper western narrative, complete with revenge, redemption, and romance, told continuously across every song on the album.

Shaboozey has been direct about what this project means to him and how it differs from what came before. “‘Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going’ was a journal entry and an opportunity for the world to get to know more about me as a person,” he explains. “That album changed my life. But now I want to show the world who I am as an artist and storyteller. The Outlaw Cherie Lee is a project that’s been several years in the making. It’s a western about revenge told continuously through every song. I poured all of myself into this.” The scale of that ambition is reflected in the collaborators he’s assembled, continuing his pattern of pulling from across the musical spectrum. Previous partners have included Jelly Roll, Noah Cyrus, BigXthaPlug, and Sierra Ferrell, and the new album brings another slate of high-profile features that push country’s genre boundaries further than ever.

To launch the album’s world properly, Shaboozey is bringing Cherie Lee to life at Stagecoach 2026 with an immersive pop-up saloon experience running April 24 through 26 on the festival grounds. The fully realized Western saloon environment is built directly from the album’s narrative, offering fans exclusive album previews and appearances from Shaboozey himself. It’s a bold way to introduce a concept record, turning the festival into the album’s first act.

‘The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales’ arrives July 31. “Born To Die” is out April 24. Tour details are forthcoming.

Sammy Hagar Returns to the UK for First Tour Since 1996 With Three-Night London Run at New British Airways ARC

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Sammy Hagar Returns to the UK for First Tour Since 1996 With Three-Night London Run at New British Airways ARC

Sammy Hagar is heading back to the UK for the first time in 30 years, and he’s doing it properly. The Best of All Worlds Tour has announced updated UK dates built around a three-night London residency at the soon-to-open British Airways ARC, a new tech-forward venue that drew Hagar in for the same reasons his Las Vegas residency at Dolby Live worked so well. The decision to revise the original UK routing came directly from that Vegas experience, where the combination of sound, technology, and intimate scale created exactly the kind of connection Hagar wanted to replicate for UK audiences.

“After waiting 30 years to come back, we really wanted to get this right,” Hagar says. “When I heard our promoter was opening a similar tech-forward venue in London, that really sealed the deal for me. Three nights, a fresh set every night, and I get to stay in London, one of my favorite cities in the world, for a week. That’s the Best of All Worlds.” The promise of a different setlist each night at the ARC is a genuine commitment to fans who make the trip more than once, and given the depth of catalog Hagar is working from, spanning his solo career, his tenure with Van Halen, and Chickenfoot, there’s more than enough material to make that happen.

Special guests Jayler join the UK run throughout. Fans who purchased tickets for the original UK dates will be contacted directly with priority presale access for the new shows and a ten percent merchandise offer on show nights. New tickets go on sale Friday, April 24 at 10 AM local time.

The tour draws heavily from last fall’s ‘Sammy Hagar & The Best of All Worlds Band: The Residency’ album, a 19-track live record captured during the Dolby Live residency at Park MGM in 2025 that documents the full energy and hit-packed setlist in real time. The group also returns to Vegas in 2026 for 11 additional performances.

On the North American side, the tour runs June 13 through June 27, launching in St. Louis and wrapping at MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland, with Rick Springfield along as special guest throughout that run. Produced by Live Nation, it’s a full-scale operation on both sides of the Atlantic for an artist whose catalog holds up across every era.

The All-American Rejects Release “King Kong” and Tease House Party Tour Ahead of First Album in Over a Decade

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The All-American Rejects Release “King Kong” and Tease House Party Tour Ahead of First Album in Over a Decade

The All-American Rejects are making their comeback count. The band has released “King Kong,” the latest single from their forthcoming album ‘Sandbox,’ out May 15 independently via Slick Shoes. It’s their first album in over a decade, and with three singles now in circulation, the picture of what that return sounds like is getting clearer and more compelling with each release.

“King Kong” is a song about leaving Los Angeles, and frontman Tyson Ritter doesn’t dress it up. “I’m from a small town in Oklahoma, and I moved back home,” he explains. “When I got to L.A., I fell into an interesting crowd. It’s a town where everyone is chasing the same industry. There’s no real life about it for me that I experienced until I left.” That clarity of perspective comes through in the track itself, which opens on a creaking acoustic guitar and sunny vocal before building through a hypnotic pulse and slippery bassline into a biting chorus that lands the central line like a punch: “You’ll always be around to let me…DOWN.” Sky-scraping electric guitar cuts through in bursts, and the song earns every one of them.

“King Kong” follows previously released singles “Easy Come, Easy Go” and “Get This,” both of which have driven real momentum across streaming platforms, alternative radio, and viral charts. The three singles together paint a picture of a band that hasn’t just returned but has returned with something to say, drawing on lived experience and a creative partnership between Ritter and the band that feels genuinely re-energized rather than obligatory.

The All-American Rejects announced at SXSW last month that a second iteration of their House Party Tour is coming, building on the viral success and fan-driven intensity of the first run. The format, intimate and unpredictable performances in unique spaces, suits a band that has always thrived on direct connection with their audience. Additional dates and details are coming soon.

‘Sandbox’ arrives May 15. “King Kong” is out now on all major streaming platforms.

XG Announces Asia and Australia Dates for ‘XG World Tour: The Core’

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XG Announces Asia and Australia Dates for ‘XG World Tour: The Core’

XG are bringing ‘The Core’ to arenas across Asia and Australia this summer and fall, and the scale of the venues tells you everything about where this group stands right now. Frontier Touring and AEG Presents have announced five dates for the XG World Tour: The Core, kicking off July 19 in Bangkok at the Impact Arena and July 22 in Manila at the SM Mall of Asia Arena, before heading to Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena on October 12, Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena on October 14, and wrapping October 17 in Taipei at the Taipei Arena.

This is XG’s second world tour, built around ‘The Core – æ ¸,’ their first full album, released this January to strong fan and critical reception. The group launched the tour in February with multiple sold-out dates across their home country of Japan, hitting Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, and more to massive demand before the international legs began taking shape. The album showcases the group’s signature blend of high-energy performance, powerful vocals, and sleek choreography, and the live show has been built to match that ambition at full arena scale.

The momentum behind this run didn’t appear out of nowhere. XG made their Coachella debut in 2025 as the only Japanese artist to perform that year, closing out the Sahara stage across both weekends with a showing that drew widespread attention and cemented their standing as a genuinely global act. Their live vocals and stage presence during that run earned them new audiences well beyond their existing fanbase, and the arena-level bookings on this tour reflect exactly that growth.

XG World Tour: The Core – Asia & Australia Dates:

July 19, Impact Arena, Bangkok

July 22, SM Mall of Asia Arena, Manila

October 12, Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne

October 14, Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney

October 17, Taipei Arena, Taipei

Nick Jonas Announces Six-City Intimate Performance Series Behind Critically Acclaimed Album ‘Sunday Best’

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Nick Jonas Announces Six-City Intimate Performance Series Behind Critically Acclaimed Album ‘Sunday Best’

Nick Jonas is taking ‘Sunday Best’ to the stage in a deliberate and personal way. The Golden Globe and Grammy-nominated artist has announced “A Night With Nick,” a limited six-city East Coast run of intimate performances this June that will feature songs from the new album alongside fan favorites from across his catalog. It’s a purposeful format choice for an album that’s his most unguarded work to date, and the smaller room setting should suit the material perfectly.

‘Sunday Best,’ Jonas’s first solo project in nearly five years, arrived to critical acclaim earlier this year and documents a significant personal chapter. Drawing from the past two years of his life as both a husband and father, the album leans into vulnerability and honest storytelling in ways Jonas hasn’t offered publicly before. Sonically it traces back to his musical roots and early years singing in church choirs, layering that warmth with rich, soulful arrangements and vivid lyricism that make it his most emotionally resonant work. The result is an album that earns its intimacy and demands to be heard in rooms where that intimacy can land properly.

The six dates run from June 4 in Niagara Falls through June 13 in Atlantic City, stopping in Hanover, Charlotte, Atlanta, and Danville along the way. Each venue reflects the close-quarters intention behind the series. Presales are live now, with general on-sale starting Friday, April 24 at 10 AM local time.

“A Night With Nick” 2026 Tour Dates:

June 4, Fallsview Casino Resort, Niagara Falls, ON

June 6, The HALL at Live!, Hanover, MD

June 7, The Fillmore Charlotte, Charlotte, NC

June 10, Tabernacle, Atlanta, GA

June 11, The Pantheon at Caesars Virginia, Danville, VA

June 13, Hard Rock, Atlantic City, NJ

Mötley Crüe Drummer Tommy Lee Reimagines ‘Tommyland: The Ride’ as ‘Tommyland Rides Again’ With Dolby Atmos Mix

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Mötley Crüe Drummer Tommy Lee Reimagines ‘Tommyland: The Ride’ as ‘Tommyland Rides Again’ With Dolby Atmos Mix

Mötley Crüe Drummer Tommy Lee Reimagines ‘Tommyland: The Ride’ as ‘Tommyland Rides Again’ With Dolby Atmos Mix

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Twenty years on, Tommy Lee is revisiting one of his most wide-ranging solo statements and giving it the sonic treatment it deserved all along. ‘Tommyland Rides Again,’ a bold reimagining of his 2005 album ‘Tommyland: The Ride,’ arrives May 22 via BMG, mixed by Lee and Smiley Sean at Tommy’s own Dolby Atmos-certified studio. For the first time, the album will also be available across all major digital streaming platforms, including an immersive Dolby Atmos mix that opens up the record in ways that simply weren’t possible two decades ago. Physical formats on CD and vinyl follow August 21.

“The cover art invites you to take a ride inside my twisted musical world and experience its new life after 20 years,” Lee says. “And in Dolby Atmos.” The announcement arrives alongside the release of “Good Times” featuring Butch Walker, the original album’s lead single and the theme song for Tommy Lee Goes to College, complete with an HD upscale of its official music video. Walker was part of the original project, and his presence here ties the reimagining directly back to the source.

The reissue also introduces a brand new bonus track, “Stupid World,” featuring Chad Tepper, a former professional skateboarder turned alt-rock artist with a social following exceeding four million. Tepper’s 2023 single “Rockstar Dreams Like Tommy Lee” makes the pairing feel genuinely full-circle, the kind of collaboration that works because the influence runs in one clear direction. An accompanying music video arrives with the track.

The original ‘Tommyland: The Ride’ was released alongside Tommy’s book of the same name and his NBC hit series Tommy Lee Goes to College, and it pulled in an all-star cast that reflected just how wide Lee’s reach extended across rock, pop, and punk. Produced by Lee and Scott Humphrey, whose credits include Mötley Crüe, Rob Zombie, and Fuel, the album featured Nickelback’s Chad Kroeger, Good Charlotte’s Joel Madden, and Backstreet Boys’ Nick Carter among its collaborators. It was a snapshot of Lee at his most uncategorizable, and ‘Tommyland Rides Again’ makes the case that it deserves a second look.

Separately, Mötley Crüe’s “Return of the Carnival of Sins” North American tour celebrating the band’s 45th anniversary kicks off in July 2026. Lee is making the snare drums and cowbell he plays each night on the tour available as part of meet-and-greet packages, a detail that will mean everything to a certain kind of fan.

‘Tommyland Rides Again’ arrives May 22 digitally and on streaming, with physical formats following August 21 via BMG.

Boston Alternative Metal Powerhouse Prospect Hill Release Defiant New Single “Blood In The Water”

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Boston Alternative Metal Powerhouse Prospect Hill Release Defiant New Single “Blood In The Water”

Prospect Hill have released “Blood In The Water,” their most direct and hard-hitting single yet, and it arrives while the Boston alternative metal band are currently mid-tour across Europe and the UK with Lansdowne and Joe Hermes. The track dropped April 17 and captures the band operating at full intensity, fusing crushing guitars and driving rhythms with a raw vocal performance that doesn’t flinch from confronting mortality, doubt, and the decision to keep fighting when everything feels like it’s collapsing.

The song is built around a specific emotional moment the band knows well. “When the pressure builds, when doubt creeps in, when it feels like everyone’s waiting for you to fail,” the band explains. “It’s about choosing to fight harder instead and creating something that lasts beyond you.” That mindset is baked into every second of the track, which blends melodic hard rock with darker alternative metal intensity in a way that feels earned rather than manufactured. It hits hard and means it.

Prospect Hill didn’t arrive here overnight. Their breakout single “Come Alive” broke into the Top 40 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart and became a fixture on SiriusXM Octane’s Big Uns countdown through sustained fan demand, not industry maneuvering. “Victim,” a fan favorite, received a powerful second life through a re-release featuring Taproot’s Stephen Richards, whose additional verse and harmonies added another dimension to an already resonant track. The band has built millions of streams and a fiercely loyal audience through relentless touring and a blue-collar work ethic that goes back to their beginnings in the basements and backyards of a town just outside Boston.

“Blood In The Water” is out now on all major streaming platforms. The European and UK run with Lansdowne and Joe Hermes wraps May 2 in Uden, Netherlands. The tour has already hit Germany, Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, and France, with remaining dates in the UK and Netherlands still to come.

Prospect Hill EU/UK Tour Dates:

April 23, Strom, Munich, DE (w/ Lansdowne, Joe Hermes)

April 24, Komplex Klub, Zürich, CH (w/ Lansdowne, Joe Hermes)

April 25, L’Empreinte, Savigny-le-Temple, FR (w/ Lansdowne, Joe Hermes)

April 27, The Underworld, London, UK (w/ Lansdowne, Joe Hermes, Less Than Hollow)

April 28, KK’s Steel Mill, Wolverhampton, UK (w/ Lansdowne, Joe Hermes)

April 29, Slay, Glasgow, UK (w/ Lansdowne, Joe Hermes)

May 1, Rebellion, Manchester, UK (w/ Lansdowne, Joe Hermes)

May 2, De Pul, Uden, NL (w/ Lansdowne, Joe Hermes)

Geese Announce Massive “Getting Killed Again” North American Tour Behind Breakout Album

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Geese Announce Massive “Getting Killed Again” North American Tour Behind Breakout Album

Geese are having one of those years that comes along once in a generation for a rock band. Their third album ‘Getting Killed,’ released last September, landed as one of the defining records of 2025, and the momentum hasn’t slowed for a second since. They debuted on SNL, delivered a viral Tiny Desk set, won the BRIT Award for International Group of the Year, and just played Coachella, where they marked the occasion by covering headliner Justin Bieber’s “Baby” with the kind of irreverence that’s made them impossible to ignore. Now they’ve announced the “Getting Killed Again” tour, their most ambitious North American run yet.

The fall leg launches September 29 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville and runs through November 10 at Roadrunner in Boston, hitting some of the most storied rooms on the continent along the way. The centerpiece of the whole run is a hometown show at Queens’ Forest Hills Stadium on October 2, the biggest headline slot of the band’s career. Two nights at Hollywood Forever in Los Angeles follow later in October, along with stops at Denver’s Mission Ballroom, Chicago’s The Salt Shed on Halloween, Toronto’s History, and Washington DC’s The Anthem, among many others.

Before the fall North American dates, Geese have a full summer of festival appearances on both sides of the Atlantic. The North American festival run includes Governors Ball, Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, and Outside Lands. The European and UK stretch in August covers Primavera Sound, Oya Festival, Way Out West, Flow Festival, Pukkelpop, Lowlands, Reading, Leeds, Electric Picnic, and more, with two nights at Glasgow’s Barrowland Ballroom and two nights at London’s Troxy already sold out.

‘Getting Killed’ follows 2023’s ‘3D Country’ and frontman Cameron Winter’s well-received 2024 solo debut ‘Heavy Metal.’ The band has moved fast and kept getting bigger with each release, and the venues on this tour reflect exactly that trajectory. Artist pre-sale tickets are available April 29 at 10 AM local time, with the public on-sale following May 1 at 10 AM local time.

Geese “Getting Killed Again” Full Tour Dates:

June 4, Primavera Sound, Barcelona, Spain

June 7, The Governors Ball Music Festival, New York, NY

June 12, Bonnaroo, Manchester, TN

June 18, Nelsonville Music Festival, Nelsonville, OH

June 21, Green River Festival, Greenfield, MA

July 18, Minnesota Yacht Club Festival, Saint Paul, MN

July 31, Osheaga Festival, Montreal, QC

August 1, Lollapalooza, Chicago, IL

August 2, Hinterland Music Festival, Saint Charles, IA

August 7, Outside Lands, San Francisco, CA

August 13, Oya Festival, Oslo, Norway

August 14, Way Out West, Gothenburg, Sweden

August 15, Syd For Solen, Copenhagen, Denmark

August 16, Flow Festival, Helsinki, Finland

August 19, Unaltrofestival, Milan, Italy

August 21, Pukkelpop, Hasselt, Belgium

August 22, Lowlands Festival, Biddinghuizen, Netherlands

August 23, Tanzbrunnen, Cologne, Germany

August 25, Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow, Scotland (Sold Out)

August 26, Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow, Scotland (Sold Out)

August 28, Reading Festival, Reading, England

August 29, Leeds Festival, Leeds, England

August 30, Electric Picnic, Stradbally, Ireland

September 1, Troxy, London, England (Sold Out)

September 2, Troxy, London, England (Sold Out)

September 18, Shaky Knees Festival, Atlanta, GA

September 29, Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN

September 30, Hellbender, Asheville, NC

October 2, Forest Hills Stadium, Queens, NY

October 6, Teatro Metropólitan, Mexico City, MX

October 8, Arizona Financial Theatre, Phoenix, AZ

October 9-11, FORM Arcosanti Festival, Arcosanti, AZ

October 13, Gallagher Square at Petco Park, San Diego, CA

October 15, Hollywood Forever, Los Angeles, CA

October 16, Hollywood Forever, Los Angeles, CA

October 19, Fox Theater, Oakland, CA

October 22, Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA

October 25, Suwanee Hulaween Music Festival, Live Oak, FL

October 27, The Rockwell at The Complex, Salt Lake City, UT

October 28, Mission Ballroom, Denver, CO

October 30, The Midland Theatre, Kansas City, MO

October 31, The Salt Shed, Chicago, IL

November 3, History, Toronto, ON

November 6, The Anthem, Washington, DC

November 7, The Fillmore, Philadelphia, PA

November 10, Roadrunner, Boston, MA

Photo Gallery: Lewis Capaldi and Joy Crookes at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena on April 22, 2026

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Photo Gallery: Lewis Capaldi and Joy Crookes at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena on April 22, 2026

All photos by Mini’s Memories. You can contact her through Instagram or X.

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Pop-Punk Mainstays The Dollyrots to Perform Live on Little Steven’s New SiriusXM Series

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Pop-Punk Mainstays The Dollyrots to Perform Live on Little Steven’s New SiriusXM Series

The Dollyrots are kicking off their “Sun-Soaked Summer 2026” tour run in style. The pop-punk mainstays will perform live on Little Steven Van Zandt’s new SiriusXM session series Live in the Underground Garage on June 10 at 3 PM ET, broadcasting from SiriusXM’s New York studios on Channel 21. The appearance marks the second installment of the new series, which puts standout artists in an intimate live setting moderated by Little Steven himself, and serves as the official launch point for the band’s summer run.

The timing lines up with the release of their latest single “Attention Span,” a high-energy track that delivers exactly what Dollyrots fans show up for: punchy riffs, infectious hooks, and a pace that doesn’t let up. Over the years the band has carved out a genuine lane in modern pop-punk, building a loyal fanbase through a fierce DIY ethos and a consistent ability to write songs that stick. The SiriusXM session should be a strong showcase for where they are right now.

After the New York broadcast, the tour rolls through New Haven, a New York show at Bowery Palace with Bobby Mahoney and Kurt Baker, Bensalem Township, and Washington DC for Vans Warped Tour at The Fields at RFK Campus, wrapping up in Chicago at Motoblot 2026. Tickets are available now at thedollyrots.com.

“Sun-Soaked Summer 2026” Tour Dates:

June 10, SiriusXM Studios, New York, NY (Live in the Underground Garage, 3 PM ET, Channel 21)

June 11, Cafe Nine, New Haven, CT

June 12, Bowery Palace, New York, NY (with Bobby Mahoney and Kurt Baker)

June 13, Broken Goblet Brewing, Bensalem Township, PA

June 14, Vans Warped Tour, The Fields at RFK Campus, Washington, DC

June 19, Motoblot 2026, Chicago, IL

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Eric Alper is a 6-time nominee for Publicist of the Year during Canadian Music Week and has overseen the publicity campaigns for over 183 JUNO Award-nominated albums (and 16 in 2025), 45 Grammy-nominated albums, including 47 JUNO Award, 58 Canadian Folk Music Award, 126 Maple Blues Award-winning albums and is also truly honoured to work with some of the biggest and most important artists of our time.

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