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Georg “Jojje” Wadenius, Guitarist for Blood, Sweat & Tears and the SNL Band, Dead at 80

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Georg “Jojje” Wadenius, Guitarist for Blood, Sweat & Tears and the SNL Band, Dead at 80

Georg “Jojje” Wadenius, the Swedish guitarist whose career took him from the stages of Stockholm to the studios of New York and everywhere in between, has died at the age of 80. His family confirmed his sudden passing on May 1, 2026, writing, “It is with great sorrow that Jennifer Gilman and I share the news of our father, Georg Wadenius’s sudden passing.” No cause of death was provided. He is survived by his daughters, Annika Wadenius Erlich and Jennifer Gilman.

Born in Stockholm on May 4, 1945, Wadenius trained at Adolf Fredrik’s Music School before becoming a founding figure in two Swedish supergroups of the early 1970s, Made in Sweden and Solar Plexus. His talent was impossible to ignore, and it wasn’t long before it carried him across the Atlantic. From 1972 to 1975, he served as lead guitarist for Blood, Sweat & Tears, one of the defining rock and jazz-fusion acts of the era, appearing on four studio albums including ‘New Blood,’ ‘No Sweat,’ ‘Mirror Image,’ and ‘New City.’

In 1979, he joined the Saturday Night Live Band, the NBC sketch show’s house band, and remained a fixture there until 1985. It was a role that put him in front of millions of viewers every week and cemented his reputation as one of the most versatile and reliable guitarists working in American music. The list of artists he went on to work with as a session player and touring musician reads like a hall of fame roll call: Steely Dan, Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross, James Brown, Marianne Faithfull, Paul Simon, Dionne Warwick, Roberta Flack, Donald Fagen, Luther Vandross, Dr. John, David Sanborn, and many more.

Alongside his international career, Wadenius maintained deep roots in Scandinavian music, producing artists including Anne Sofie von Otter and contributing to the work of countless Swedish and Norwegian performers across five decades. He also built a beloved second career as a children’s musician in Sweden, releasing albums including ‘Goda, Goda’ and ‘Puss, Puss, Sant, Sant’ with lyrics by Barbro Lindgren, earning a Swedish Grammis for the work in 1970.

He never stopped playing. Just six days before his death, Wadenius performed on stage with Swedish singer Helen Sjöholm. His most recent album, ‘Livet är mer än musik,’ was released in 2025. A career that spanned more than five decades, two continents, and virtually every genre of popular music, Wadenius leaves behind a body of work that will outlast any headline.

The Weeknd, Ed Sheeran, and the Songs That Own Spotify’s All-Time Streaming Charts (Updated For May, 2026)

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The Weeknd, Ed Sheeran, and the Songs That Own Spotify’s All-Time Streaming Charts (Updated For May, 2026)

Spotify’s all-time most-streamed songs list is a fascinating document of how music consumption has changed, what sticks across generations, and which artists have built catalogs that refuse to quit. The top 100, ranked by cumulative streams since release, tells a story that goes well beyond chart performance. These are the songs people keep coming back to, year after year, regardless of what’s currently trending.

The Weeknd owns the top spot with “Blinding Lights” at 5.392 billion streams, a number so far ahead of the field it’s almost its own category. Released in November 2019, it remains the most-streamed song in Spotify history by a significant margin. He appears six times in the top 100 total, more than any other artist on the list, with “Starboy” with Daft Punk (4.508B), “Die For You” (3.246B), “The Hills” (3.024B), “Save Your Tears” (2.701B), and “One of the Girls” with Jennie and Lily-Rose Depp (2.608B) rounding out his presence.

Ed Sheeran places four times with “Shape of You” (4.888B), “Perfect” (3.936B), “Photograph” (3.400B), and “Thinking Out Loud” (3.104B). Bruno Mars lands four times as well, spread across collaborations and solo cuts. Imagine Dragons place four times. Post Malone, Coldplay, Arctic Monkeys, Kendrick Lamar, Linkin Park, Justin Bieber, and Queen each appear multiple times, a testament to how streaming rewards consistency and catalog depth over one-off moments.

One of the most striking aspects of the list is its age range. “Every Breath You Take” by The Police, released in 1983, sits at No. 24 with 3.468 billion streams. Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams” from 1977 appears at No. 89, powered significantly by a viral TikTok moment years after its original release. “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen, out since 1975, holds at No. 45 with 3.138 billion streams. Oasis’s “Wonderwall” and Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin'” both make the cut. Streaming hasn’t just rewarded new music. It’s given catalog tracks a second, third, and fourth life.

The newer entries deserve attention too. Billie Eilish’s “Birds of a Feather,” released May 2024, already sits at No. 18 with 3.679 billion streams, one of the fastest climbs on the entire list. “Die With A Smile” by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars, also from 2024, lands at No. 19 with 3.641 billion. Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso” from April 2024 places at No. 62 with 2.961 billion, and Benson Boone’s “Beautiful Things” from January 2024 sits at No. 64 with 2.919 billion. These are relatively young songs already competing with tracks that have had decades to accumulate plays.

The list also quietly validates some long-underrated cuts. Lord Huron’s “The Night We Met” from 2015 sits at No. 16 with 3.719 billion streams, higher than most would expect. The Neighbourhood’s “Sweater Weather,” released in 2012, holds at No. 3 with 4.569 billion, making it one of the most-streamed songs in history despite never being a mainstream radio juggernaut in the traditional sense. Tom Odell’s “Another Love” from 2012 places at No. 23 with 3.536 billion, a song that found most of its audience through sync placements and social media years after release.

Here is the full top 100:

  1. “Blinding Lights” — The Weeknd — 5.392B
  2. “Shape of You” — Ed Sheeran — 4.888B
  3. “Sweater Weather” — The Neighbourhood — 4.569B
  4. “Starboy” — The Weeknd and Daft Punk — 4.508B
  5. “As It Was” — Harry Styles — 4.387B
  6. “Someone You Loved” — Lewis Capaldi — 4.306B
  7. “Sunflower” — Post Malone and Swae Lee — 4.223B
  8. “One Dance” — Drake with Wizkid and Kyla — 4.200B
  9. “Perfect” — Ed Sheeran — 3.936B
  10. “Stay” — The Kid Laroi with Justin Bieber — 3.899B
  11. “Believer” — Imagine Dragons — 3.828B
  12. “I Wanna Be Yours” — Arctic Monkeys — 3.757B
  13. “Heat Waves” — Glass Animals — 3.743B
  14. “Lovely” — Billie Eilish and Khalid — 3.739B
  15. “Yellow” — Coldplay — 3.728B
  16. “The Night We Met” — Lord Huron — 3.719B
  17. “Closer” — The Chainsmokers and Halsey — 3.700B
  18. “Birds of a Feather” — Billie Eilish — 3.679B
  19. “Die With A Smile” — Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars — 3.641B
  20. “Riptide” — Vance Joy — 3.637B
  21. “Something Just Like This” — The Chainsmokers and Coldplay — 3.612B
  22. “Say You Won’t Let Go” — James Arthur — 3.587B
  23. “Another Love” — Tom Odell — 3.536B
  24. “Every Breath You Take” — The Police — 3.468B
  25. “Counting Stars” — OneRepublic — 3.447B
  26. “Take Me To Church” — Hozier — 3.446B
  27. “Dance Monkey” — Tones and I — 3.432B
  28. “Photograph” — Ed Sheeran — 3.400B
  29. “Rockstar” — Post Malone and 21 Savage — 3.373B
  30. “Cruel Summer” — Taylor Swift — 3.334B
  31. “Iris” — The Goo Goo Dolls — 3.329B
  32. “Can’t Hold Us” — Macklemore and Ryan Lewis with Ray Dalton — 3.308B
  33. “Señorita” — Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello — 3.306B
  34. “Viva La Vida” — Coldplay — 3.303B
  35. “Watermelon Sugar” — Harry Styles — 3.273B
  36. “Just the Way You Are” — Bruno Mars — 3.250B
  37. “Die For You” — The Weeknd — 3.246B
  38. “Don’t Start Now” — Dua Lipa — 3.216B
  39. “Locked Out Of Heaven” — Bruno Mars — 3.209B
  40. “Love Yourself” — Justin Bieber — 3.187B
  41. “That’s What I Like” — Bruno Mars — 3.181B
  42. “Mr. Brightside” — The Killers — 3.171B
  43. “Circles” — Post Malone — 3.145B
  44. “In The End” — Linkin Park — 3.139B
  45. “Bohemian Rhapsody” — Queen — 3.138B
  46. “When I Was Your Man” — Bruno Mars — 3.125B
  47. “Goosebumps” — Travis Scott and Kendrick Lamar — 3.120B
  48. “Lucid Dreams” — Juice WRLD — 3.119B
  49. “Thinking Out Loud” — Ed Sheeran — 3.104B
  50. “Wake Me Up” — Avicii — 3.088B
  51. “Shallow” — Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper — 3.073B
  52. “Without Me” — Eminem — 3.064B
  53. “All of Me” — John Legend — 3.062B
  54. “God’s Plan” — Drake — 3.057B
  55. “The Hills” — The Weeknd — 3.024B
  56. “Let Me Love You” — DJ Snake and Justin Bieber — 3.018B
  57. “Stressed Out” — Twenty One Pilots — 3.015B
  58. “Demons” — Imagine Dragons — 3.012B
  59. “Thunder” — Imagine Dragons — 3.005B
  60. “All The Stars” — Kendrick Lamar and SZA — 2.975B
  61. “Do I Wanna Know?” — Arctic Monkeys — 2.968B
  62. “Espresso” — Sabrina Carpenter — 2.961B
  63. “Seven” — Jung Kook and Latto — 2.921B
  64. “Beautiful Things” — Benson Boone — 2.919B
  65. “Bad Guy” — Billie Eilish — 2.911B
  66. “See You Again” — Tyler, the Creator and Kali Uchis — 2.909B
  67. “Humble” — Kendrick Lamar — 2.906B
  68. “No Role Modelz” — J. Cole — 2.904B
  69. “Unforgettable” — French Montana and Swae Lee — 2.893B
  70. “Sorry” — Justin Bieber — 2.889B
  71. “Lose Yourself” — Eminem — 2.887B
  72. “Smells Like Teen Spirit” — Nirvana — 2.876B
  73. “Creep” — Radiohead — 2.863B
  74. “Flowers” — Miley Cyrus — 2.855B
  75. “Treat You Better” — Shawn Mendes — 2.841B
  76. “The Scientist” — Coldplay — 2.838B
  77. “Drivers License” — Olivia Rodrigo — 2.822B
  78. “Don’t Stop Believin'” — Journey — 2.806B
  79. “7 Rings” — Ariana Grande — 2.804B
  80. “505” — Arctic Monkeys — 2.803B
  81. “Let Her Go” — Passenger — 2.800B
  82. “There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back” — Shawn Mendes — 2.790B
  83. “Kill Bill” — SZA — 2.786B
  84. “Wonderwall” — Oasis — 2.764B
  85. “Take On Me” — A-ha — 2.752B
  86. “Numb” — Linkin Park — 2.721B
  87. “Save Your Tears” — The Weeknd — 2.701B
  88. “Cold Heart (Pnau Remix)” — Elton John and Dua Lipa with Pnau — 2.698B
  89. “Dreams” — Fleetwood Mac — 2.697B
  90. “Sweet Child O’ Mine” — Guns N’ Roses — 2.690B
  91. “One Kiss” — Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa — 2.676B
  92. “Billie Jean” — Michael Jackson — 2.670B
  93. “Lean On” — Major Lazer and DJ Snake with MØ — 2.660B
  94. “Payphone” — Maroon 5 and Wiz Khalifa — 2.657B
  95. “Don’t Stop Me Now” — Queen — 2.643B
  96. “Uptown Funk” — Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars — 2.637B
  97. “Good 4 U” — Olivia Rodrigo — 2.634B
  98. “One of the Girls” — The Weeknd, Jennie, and Lily-Rose Depp — 2.608B
  99. “Happier” — Marshmello and Bastille — 2.601B
  100. “Someone Like You” — Adele — 2.590B

Madonna and Sabrina Carpenter Unite on “Bring Your Love,” the Lead Single From ‘Confessions II’

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Madonna and Sabrina Carpenter Unite on “Bring Your Love,” the Lead Single From ‘Confessions II’

Madonna has been building toward this moment since her surprise Coachella performance, and “Bring Your Love” is now officially out. The highly anticipated collaboration with Sabrina Carpenter serves as the lead single from Madonna’s forthcoming album ‘Confessions II,’ due July 3 via Warner Records, the follow-up to her iconic 2005 dance floor landmark ‘Confessions on a Dance Floor.’ Produced by Madonna and Stuart Price, who helmed the original album, the track premiered live at Coachella before landing on streaming platforms today.

It arrives on the heels of “I Feel So Free,” Madonna’s first taste of the album following that Coachella set, which hit No. 1 on iTunes in 34 countries and landed as the No. 1 most-added record at U.S. dance radio simultaneously. Two singles in and ‘Confessions II’ is already making its presence felt globally, exactly the kind of cross-generational impact that has defined Madonna’s career for over four decades.

Spotify Launches Verified by Spotify Badge to Help Listeners Identify Real Artists

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Spotify Launches Verified by Spotify Badge to Help Listeners Identify Real Artists

Spotify is rolling out a new verification system designed to give listeners a clearer, more reliable signal of authenticity on the platform. The new Verified by Spotify badge, launching today, appears on artist profiles and next to artist names in search, marked by a light green checkmark and “Verified by Spotify” text. It’s a direct response to the growing complexity of the AI era, where knowing who actually made the music you’re listening to has become genuinely harder.

To receive the badge, an artist profile must meet three criteria: consistent listener activity and engagement over time, good standing with Spotify’s platform policies, and identifiable signals of a real artist presence both on and off-platform, including concert dates, merch, and linked social accounts. At launch, profiles that appear to primarily represent AI-generated or AI-persona artists are not eligible. Human review backs up the automated signals, so the system is designed to identify real artists behaving in good faith, not just filter out bad actors.

The scale is significant. At launch, more than 99% of the artists Spotify listeners actively search for will be verified, representing hundreds of thousands of artists, the majority independent, spanning genres, career stages, and geographies. Not seeing the badge on a profile doesn’t mean verification won’t come. Reviews happen on an ongoing basis across millions of profiles.

Alongside the badge, Spotify is also introducing a new section in beta across all artist profiles that highlights career milestones, release activity, and touring activity, giving listeners more context about an artist’s authentic activity on the platform regardless of verification status. Think of it as a quick, reliable snapshot of who the artist is beyond the music itself. Both features will roll out across artist profiles in the coming weeks via the About section on mobile.

Olivia Rodrigo Takes Over the FC Barcelona Jersey for El Clásico at Spotify Camp Nou

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Olivia Rodrigo Takes Over the FC Barcelona Jersey for El Clásico at Spotify Camp Nou

Olivia Rodrigo is about to appear on one of the most recognizable jerseys in world football. Later this month, the Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter becomes the eighth artist to take over the front of the FC Barcelona jersey at Spotify Camp Nou, replacing the Spotify logo for El Clásico. She’s also the youngest artist to receive the honor, following previous takeovers by Ed Sheeran, Travis Scott, Coldplay, KAROL G, The Rolling Stones, ROSALÍA, and Drake.

FC Barcelona Femení wear the jersey first, during their Liga F match against Levante on May 6. The men’s El Clásico match against Real Madrid follows on May 10. Both matches take place at Spotify Camp Nou, four years into Spotify’s ongoing partnership with the club.

The jersey is only part of it. On May 8, Rodrigo performs Billions Club Live in Barcelona, a celebration of the tracks she’s landed in Spotify’s Billions Club, brought directly to the fans who’ve been there from the start. “Seeing OR on a Barcelona jersey for El Clásico, I don’t even know how to process that,” she said. “Getting to perform for the fans who’ve been listening since day one, in a city like Barcelona, is going to be so special. That’s everything to me.”

A limited-edition capsule collection blending FC Barcelona’s iconic look with Rodrigo’s visual world is available now. The collection includes a t-shirt, fleece crew, hoodie, bucket hat, scarf, travel mug, sticker pack, and tote bag, plus 1,899 limited-edition jerseys inspired by the club’s founding year. Items are available at Barça Official Stores in Spain and online now. FC Barcelona is also releasing a special edition Barça Matchday playlist featuring Rodrigo’s latest single “drop dead” to soundtrack the lead-up to game day.

Rodrigo’s third studio album, ‘you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love,’ drops June 12.

Spotify Just Added Fitness to Its Platform, and It Comes With 1,400 Peloton Classes

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Spotify Just Added Fitness to Its Platform, and It Comes With 1,400 Peloton Classes

Spotify has officially moved into fitness. Starting today, the streaming platform is introducing guided workout experiences directly inside the app, putting curated workout content in the same ecosystem as music, podcasts, audiobooks, and video. Both Free and Premium users get access, though Premium users in supported markets get considerably more.

The headline addition is a new partnership with Peloton. Premium subscribers now have access to a continually growing catalog of more than 1,400 ad-free, on-demand classes as part of their existing subscription, covering outdoor runs, strength, cardio, yoga, and meditation from instructors including Rebecca Kennedy, Ally Love, and Rad Lopez. No specialized equipment required.

Free and Premium users also get access to dozens of curated playlists and content from established wellness creators including Yoga with Kassandra, Caitlin K’eli Yoga, Sweaty Studio, Chloe Ting Home Workouts, Pilates Body by Raven, Abi Mills Wellness, Sophiereidfit, and others.

The expansion isn’t a surprise given the numbers. Nearly 70% of Spotify Premium users work out monthly. More than 150 million fitness playlists are active globally, and fitness and workout content ranks among the top use cases for the platform’s recently launched Prompted Playlist feature. The demand was already there.

The experience is designed to move across devices without friction. Start a video workout on your TV, switch to audio on your phone for a run, and wind down with guided recovery on a smart speaker. Classes are available primarily in English, with select options in Spanish and German, and can be downloaded for offline access. To find it, search “fitness” in the app or find the new Fitness hub in Browse All.

C’mon Tigre and Perry Maysun Deliver Something Haunting With New Single “Driver Idle”

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C’mon Tigre and Perry Maysun Deliver Something Haunting With New Single “Driver Idle”

C’mon Tigre drop the video for “Driver Idle,” the second single from their forthcoming untitled album, and it lands with the kind of weight that stays with you. Released April 24 and featuring New York-based rapper and songwriter Perry Maysun, the track is about collective disorientation, a protagonist who doesn’t recognize the cell he’s living in, painting his face as an act of identity, finding his people by accident or necessity, and building something fragile alongside them. The video resolves nothing deliberately. Home isn’t a fixed place here. It’s a condition that gets built and lost, and sometimes it looks like something the world would call a crime.

Maysun’s contribution carries a lived intensity that makes the track hit differently. Prolific beyond measure, with over twenty projects and more than 25 million streams, he’s established himself as a singular voice in experimental alt hip-hop, his work consistently shaped by raw introspection around mental health, pain, and identity. In 2024, he was diagnosed with osteosarcoma and continued writing and recording from his hospital bed throughout chemotherapy, ringing the bell cancer-free in October of that year. That endurance is present in every bar he delivers on “Driver Idle.”

The single follows “K//A\K//A,” released September 19, 2025, and adds another layer to an album that remains intentionally untitled and in flux, shaped as much by live performance as by studio practice. Watch the video now.

Video: Stoner Rock Pioneer Brant Bjork Brings Desert Heat to Germany’s Legendary Rockpalast

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Video: Stoner Rock Pioneer Brant Bjork Brings Desert Heat to Germany’s Legendary Rockpalast

Brant Bjork’s 2019 set at Rockpalast is exactly what the founding figure of stoner rock sounds like when he’s fully in his element. A former member of Kyuss and one of the architects of the California desert rock sound, Bjork delivered a performance built on sludgy guitar riffs, warm basslines, and gravelly vocals, drawing heavily from ‘Mankind Woman’ in a stripped-down set that let the music do all the talking. The footage captures the almost meditative groove of the show in sharp visuals and warm audio, a fitting document of one of underground rock’s most authentic voices on one of its most storied stages.

John Legend and Janelle Monáe Head Up the Inaugural Los Angeles Jazz Festival’s Beach Weekend

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John Legend and Janelle Monáe Head Up the Inaugural Los Angeles Jazz Festival’s Beach Weekend

Los Angeles is getting a jazz festival worthy of its musical legacy, and the inaugural Los Angeles Jazz Festival is not thinking small. The 17-day citywide event runs August 7 through 23, and the first wave of artists for its Jazz on the Beach closing weekend has just been announced, with John Legend and Janelle Monáe topping the bill at Dockweiler Beach on August 22 and 23. Tickets are on sale now via LAJazzFestival.com.

The rest of that closing weekend lineup reads like a masterclass in Black American music across its full breadth. Parliament Funkadelic featuring George Clinton, Raphael Saadiq, Charlie Wilson, Nubya Garcia, Big Freedia, Free Nationals & Friends, Joey Alexander, Pedrito Martinez, Alfredo Rodriguez, Poncho Sanchez, Justin-Lee Schultz, Original Koffee, and Ezara Collective all join the bill, alongside a special “Michelle Coltrane Celebrates the Coltrane Centennial” performance and an appearance by the L.A. Jazz Festival Foundation Youth Band. Additional performers will be announced in the coming weeks.

The festival opens August 7 with a free night at Leimert Park, featuring Lalah Hathaway and Chief Adjuah, with more names to come. From there, the event fans out across the entire city in a way few music festivals attempt. Twenty-five Jazz in the Park concerts will take place in urban parks across L.A. County. A Caribbean Street Carnival block party in Venice brings four stages and legends of New Orleans, Cuba, Afrobeats, and Latin jazz. A Jazz After Dark series activates late-night pop-ups in clubs and community venues across the city, including Ebony Beach Club and Ambassador Auditorium Pasadena.

The ambition behind the event extends well beyond the performances. The festival also includes Coastal Cultural Tours reflecting on the history of Coastal Racial Push-Out, a State of Jazz Conference, and an L.A. Jazz Youth Camp, free to attend, bringing over 2,000 young people from across L.A. County for workshops, masterclasses, and performances. Founder and CEO Martin Ludlow framed the vision directly: “From the Motherland and through the pain of oppression came the fierce improvisation, the very heartbeat, born in New Orleans that now shapes every musical genre across the globe.”

The goal is 250,000 attendees over 17 days, which would position the L.A. Jazz Festival as the third-largest jazz festival in the world and the largest Black-owned jazz festival ever created. StubHub is the official ticket marketplace and Airbnb is the inaugural title sponsor. Tickets for Jazz on the Beach, including cabana, VIP, general admission, and community options, are available now.

GRAMMY-Nominated Phenomenon Alex Warren Drops Arena-Ready Ballad “Fine Place to Die”

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GRAMMY-Nominated Phenomenon Alex Warren Drops Arena-Ready Ballad “Fine Place to Die”

Alex Warren does not make small music. The GRAMMY-nominated singer-songwriter releases “Fine Place to Die” today via Atlantic Records, a romantic ballad that finds comfort and warmth in love even when everything else is burning down. Warren has been performing the song throughout his sold-out European and U.K. arena run this month, and fans have been loud about wanting it. Now they have it. Listen here.

The track lands as a natural counterpoint to the euphoric scale of Warren’s recent work, pulling the focus inward without losing any of the emotional power that has defined his rise. His vocals carry the weight of the lyric with ease, and “Fine Place to Die” earns its place in a catalog that has already proven it can operate at the highest level of commercial pop without sacrificing the vulnerability that makes people connect to it so deeply.

It follows “FEVER DREAM,” which has now accumulated 110 million global streams and over 13 million views on its official music video, featuring a cameo from Paris Hilton. The single debuted at No. 21 on the Billboard Hot 100, peaked at No. 3 on the U.K. Official Singles Chart, is currently inside the Top 15 at Top 40 radio, and is certified Gold in Canada. Last month, Warren took home five iHeart Radio Music Awards and delivered the TV debut performance of the song before performing at the BRITs with a 50-piece orchestra and James Blunt on piano. The run of moments has been relentless.

All of this builds on the foundation of “Ordinary,” the song that made 2025 Warren’s year. The track spent 10 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, 10 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200, 13 weeks at No. 1 on the U.K. Songs Chart, and 16 weeks at No. 1 on U.S. Pop Radio, breaking the record for the longest reign ever on that chart. It’s been streamed over 3 billion times in a single year and was the top-selling single in the U.S. last year by total units. His debut album ‘You’ll Be Alright, Kid’ is certified Platinum by the RIAA, spent 13 non-consecutive weeks inside the Top 10 of the Billboard 200, and ranks as the No. 7 most streamed album globally on Spotify for 2025.

Warren is currently nominated for six American Music Awards. He’s a first-time GRAMMY nominee in the Best New Artist category. He won Best New Artist at the MTV VMAs, took home five iHeart Radio Music Awards including Song of the Year, and was named Variety Hitmaker’s Breakthrough of the Year. Over 7.7 billion total career streams back all of it up. The numbers are not accidental.

The North American leg of his Finding Family on The Road Tour kicks off May 25 in Nashville and runs through July, hitting arenas coast to coast including Madison Square Garden in New York and Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, both of which sold out immediately upon on-sale. The tour then moves to Asia and Australia in August and September. To announce the North American dates, Warren released a comedic trailer starring Jennifer Aniston and Max Greenfield. Australia native Robert Irwin handled the Australia and Asia announcement.

“Fine Place to Die” is out now. The tour is underway. With over 52 million monthly listeners on Spotify and a global fanbase that keeps growing, Warren has moved well past the breakthrough phase and into something more permanent.

Alex Warren – Finding Family on The Road Tour Dates:

Saturday, April 4––PSD Bank Dome––Düsseldorf, DE

Monday, April 6––Ziggo Dome––Amsterdam, NL

Tuesday, April 7––Ziggo Dome––Amsterdam, NL

Thursday, April 9––Accor Arena––Paris, FR

Friday, April 10––Festhalle––Frankfurt, DE

Monday, April 13––Uber Arena––Berlin, DE

Wednesday, April 15––Unity Arena––Oslo, NO

Thursday, April 16––Royal Arena––Copenhagen, DK

Saturday, April 18––AFAS Dome––Antwerp, BE

Monday, April 20––The O2––London, UK

Tuesday, April 21––The O2––London, UK

Thursday, April 23––Utilita Arena––Newcastle, UK

Friday, April 24––Utilita Arena––Birmingham, UK

Sunday, April 26––OVO Hydro––Glasgow, UK

Monday, April 27––Co-op Live––Manchester, UK

Wednesday, April 29––First Direct Bank Arena––Leeds, UK

Thursday, April 30––Motorpoint Arena––Nottingham, UK

Saturday, May 2––SSE Arena––Belfast, UK

Monday, May 4––Co-op Live––Manchester, UK

Wednesday, May 6––3Arena––Dublin, IE

Thursday, May 7––3Arena––Dublin, IE

Monday, May 25––Bridgestone Arena––Nashville, TN

Wednesday, May 27––Toyota Center––Houston, TX

Friday, May 29––Dickies Arena––Fort Worth, TX

Saturday, May 30––Moody Center––Austin, TX

Tuesday, June 2––Red Rocks Amphitheatre––Morrison, CO

Wednesday, June 3––Ford Amphitheater––Colorado Springs, CO

Friday, June 5––Mortgage Matchup Center––Phoenix, AZ

Saturday, June 6––Crypto.com Arena––Los Angeles, CA

Monday, June 8––Viejas Arena––San Diego, CA

Friday, June 12––Moda Center––Portland, OR

Saturday, June 13––Climate Pledge Arena––Seattle, WA

Sunday, June 14––Rogers Arena––Vancouver, BC

Wednesday, June 17––Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre––Salt Lake City, UT

Friday, June 19––CHI Health Center––Omaha, NE

Sunday, June 21––T-Mobile Center––Kansas City, MO

Tuesday, June 23––PPG Paints Arena––Pittsburgh, PA

Thursday, June 25––State Farm Arena––Atlanta, GA

Friday, June 26––Spectrum Center––Charlotte, NC

Saturday, June 27––Rocket Arena––Cleveland, OH

Monday, June 29––United Center––Chicago, IL

Thursday, July 2––Grand Casino Arena––Minneapolis, MN

Friday, July 3––Summerfest––Milwaukee, WI

Sunday, July 5––Little Caesars Arena––Detroit, MI

Tuesday, July 7––RBC Amphitheatre––Toronto, ON

Wednesday, July 8––Bell Centre––Montreal, QC

Friday, July 10––Xfinity Mobile Arena––Philadelphia, PA

Saturday, July 11––Merriweather Post Pavilion––Columbia, MD

Monday, July 13––TD Garden––Boston, MA

Wednesday, July 15––Madison Square Garden––New York, NY

Friday, July 17––North Dakota State Fair––Minot, ND

Saturday, July 18––Cheyenne Frontier Days Arena––Cheyenne, WY

Saturday, August 15––Summer Sonic––Tokyo, JP

Sunday, August 16––Summer Sonic––Osaka, JP

Tuesday, August 18––Star Theatre––Singapore

Friday, August 21––Wolfbrook Arena––Christchurch, NZ

Monday, August 24––Spark Arena––Auckland, NZ

Friday, August 28––Qudos Bank Arena––Sydney, NSW

Wednesday, September 1––Brisbane Entertainment Centre––Brisbane, QLD

Saturday, September 4––Rod Laver Arena––Melbourne, VIC

Wednesday, September 9––Adelaide Entertainment Centre Arena––Adelaide, SA

Saturday, September 12––RAC Arena––Perth, WA

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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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