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YUNGBLUD Takes His Bludfest International With Czechia Event June 27

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YUNGBLUD Takes His Bludfest International With Czechia Event June 27

Internationally renowned rock star Yungblud has announced the third installment of his long-awaited, curated festival: Bludfest for June 27th, 2026.

Following the 28-year-old’s record-breaking triple Grammy Rock nomination and win for Best Rock Performance, plus the release of his latest body of work, Idols II, the singer has unveiled plans for Bludfest Year 3, which will kickstart the festival’s global takeover in Hradec Králové, Czechia near Prague.

The multifunctional Park 360 (located 100 km east of Prague, 190 km from Wrocław, 400 km from Berlin, and 110 km from Vienna) will host the event, featuring the British superstar as headliner.

In a huge announcement, Scottish rock heavyweights Biffy Clyro and psychedelic icons Primal Scream have been revealed as part of a lineup which features indie-pop favourites Pale Waves, art-rock trio Palaye Royale, and Atlanta rapper Destroy Lonely. Also added are “Ouija Pop” Irish breakout Bambie Thug and London-based Leap.

Fresh from collaborating with Lil Yachty, Jesse Jo Stark also joins the bill, alongside rising talents Nieve Ella and Pam Rabbit.

Tickets for Bludfest Year 3 go on general sale at 10:00 am GMT (11:00 am CET) on Friday, February 27, preceded by a 24-hour pre-sale window opening Thursday, February 26, at 9:00 am GMT (10:00 am CET). Tickets can be found at bludfest.com.

This year in Hradec Králové, the experience goes beyond the stages. While Bludfest remains a one-day festival, Year 3 gives fans the chance to camp the night before and the night of the event, with a range of camping and glamping options available.

Speaking about Bludfest Year 3, Yungblud said: “We have such an incredible fanbase in Czechia. They are one of the best audiences in the world.”

“The reaction we got from a potential announcement when I said it on stage over there was so big and so electrifying, it kind of cemented that it would be the first international Bludfest. It’s going to be an incredible show.”

He added, “It feels so crazy to have planted a seed two years ago in Milton Keynes that has now grown roots and expanded all the way to Czechia. It cemented the idea that anything is possible when you never take no for an answer and you have a community that will follow you anywhere. I’m really lucky.”

Fans can look forward to the return of the festival’s most iconic features, from the much-loved Make A Friend Tent, where solo festival-goers can connect, to the signature giant ferris wheel and the Beautifully Romanticised Accidentally Traumatized pop-up. Yungblud’s Bludbeer will be back on site, and Gibson returns as sponsor, unveiling a third stage. Bludfest continues to push boundaries with top-tier, multi-genre line-ups at an affordable price, offering a unique festival experience rooted in community and inclusivity.

Nothing More, Catch Your Breath, Archers, and Doobie at Toronto’s History on February 24, 2026

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Nothing More, Catch Your Breath, Archers, and Doobie at Toronto’s History on February 24, 2026

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Between the Buried and Me Announce 31-Date US Tour

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Between the Buried and Me Announce 31-Date US Tour

Between the Buried and Me are heading back across the United States. The progressive metal band has announced a 31-date headlining tour in support of ‘The Blue Nowhere,’ their 2025 album released via InsideOutMusic, kicking off May 15 in Richmond, Virginia and wrapping June 20 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Imperial Triumphant, Fallujah, Thank You Scientist, and The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die join on select dates. “I’m pumped to get back out on the road, especially with such phenomenal bands,” says vocalist Tommy Rogers. “Intensity in its full spectrum. It’s going to be a great night of music. Friends rule. Shows rule. This tour rules.”

The run follows a stretch of European performances through February and March, and comes on the heels of a live recording of album highlight “God Terror,” filmed in Denver during the band’s North American dates, with audio mixed and mastered by longtime collaborator Jamie King and filmed and edited by Randy Edwards. The full tour dates are as follows.

May 15 | Richmond, Virginia | The National

May 16 | Allentown, Pennsylvania | Archer Music Hall

May 17 | Worcester, Massachusetts | Palladium

May 18 | Washington, D.C. | 9:30 Club

May 20 | Buffalo, New York | Town Ballroom

May 21 | McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania | Roxian Theatre

May 22 | Detroit, Michigan | The Majestic Theatre

May 23 | Cleveland, Ohio | Globe Iron

May 24 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Bogart’s

May 26 | Indianapolis, Indiana | The Vogue

May 28 | St. Louis, Missouri | The Pageant

May 29 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | The Rave

May 30 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Varsity Theater

May 31 | Lincoln, Nebraska | Bourbon Theatre

June 2 | Boulder, Colorado | Boulder Theater

June 3 | Salt Lake City, Utah | Grand At The Complex

June 5 | Sacramento, California | Ace of Spades

June 6 | Los Angeles, California | The Fonda

June 7 | San Diego, California | Observatory North Park

June 8 | Phoenix, Arizona | Crescent Ballroom

June 10 | Austin, Texas | Mohawk

June 11 | Fort Worth, Texas | Tannahill’s Tavern

June 12 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Tower Theatre

June 13 | Little Rock, Arkansas | The Hall

June 15 | Tampa, Florida | The Orpheum

June 16 | Jacksonville, Florida | FIVE

June 17 | Pensacola, Florida | Vinyl Music Hall

June 18 | Birmingham, Alabama | Saturn

June 19 | Pelham, Tennessee | The Caverns

June 20 | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | The Ramkat

Alt-Pop Disruptor Sophie Powers and Chinese Superstar Lexie Liu Team Up on “klepto”

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Alt-Pop Disruptor Sophie Powers and Chinese Superstar Lexie Liu Team Up on “klepto”

Sophie Powers is back with her sharpest, most kinetic release yet. “klepto,” out now via Encore Recordings, is a collaboration with Chinese superstar Lexie Liu, and it arrives as a hyper-confident, late-night heist of a pop song, co-written with Jutes and Cam Hunter and produced by Mike Gonek. The companion video, filmed with both artists, plays out like a glamorous escape sequence, all bravado and momentum. “This song belongs in the Louvre and in your headphones,” Powers says. “There’s no shame in stealing the spotlight.” Liu is equally direct: “There’s real power in telling a story where no one has to play small.”

The Toronto-born, Los Angeles-based 21-year-old has been building toward this kind of moment since releasing her debut EP ‘Red in Revenge’ and following it with ‘Glitch: Lvl 1’ in 2024. She has accumulated over 80 million global streams, collaborated with Grimes, Dillon Francis, Baby Tate and K-pop acts IVE, ILLIT and NMIXX, and performed supporting sets for YUNGBLUD, Peaches and Waterparks across festival stages including Warped Tour, Slam Dunk and Seoul’s One Universe. A street performance with Crash Adams recently cracked 120 million views on TikTok, a number that speaks to just how wide her reach has grown. Critics have taken notice too, with outlets calling her “one of pop’s most powerful new voices” and “music’s new wunderkind.”

“klepto” is the latest in a streak of singles that includes “popoff,” “muddy” and “spiderwebs,” and Powers is already in the studio working on her first full-length project, due in 2026. The velocity here is real, and “klepto” makes it clear she is not slowing down.

2026 NTT INDYCAR SERIES Season on SiriusXM

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2026 NTT INDYCAR SERIES Season on SiriusXM

SiriusXM will offer listeners nationwide season-long coverage of the 2026 NTT INDYCAR SERIES® season, starting with the season-opening Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg this Sunday, March 1 (coverage starting at noon ET).

SiriusXM subscribers will have access to the live call of every one of the 18 events on the INDYCAR calendar, including the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge, on Sunday, May 24th, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, plus coverage of NTT INDYCAR SERIES qualifying and practice sessions.

INDYCAR coverage airs on the exclusive SiriusXM INDYCAR Nation channel, which is available in SiriusXM-enabled vehicles (channel 218) and on the SiriusXM app. For a schedule of races go to SiriusXM.com/IndySeries.

In addition to on-track coverage, SiriusXM offers fans weekly INDYCAR-focused shows and podcasts that keep them up-to-date on the latest news from the sport and deliver perspectives from true racing experts.

A new season of SiriusXM’s exclusive INDYCAR show, “Brick-by-Brick” — hosted by Jack Arute and 2013 Indy 500 champ Tony Kanaan airs every Wednesday (5 pm ET) on the SiriusXM INDYCAR Nation channel, and is available on demand on the SiriusXM app.

INDYCAR fans can also tune in to the podcast “Off Track with Hinch & Rossi,” hosted by James Hinchcliffe and Alexander Rossi. New episodes of “Off Track with Hinch & Rossi” debut weekly and can be heard on the SiriusXM app and all major podcast platforms. The podcast will also air on race days on SiriusXM INDYCAR Nation.

Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) and SiriusXM will continue its sponsorship collaboration this season, showcasing SiriusXM channels in eye-catching paint schemes on the track. The first collaboration of the 2026 INDYCAR season will see Felix Rosenqvist’s No. 60 Honda feature a special Tom Petty Radio livery – celebrating of the 50th anniversary of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – in Sunday’s season opener on the Streets of St. Petersburg.

Tom Petty Radio (SiriusXM channel 31) features music from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, including exclusive tracks from Tom’s personal archives, as well as his acclaimed Buried Treasure radio show.

Oklahoma Southern Rock Band Hillbilly Vegas Release Gritty New Single and Video “I Hope You Know”

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Oklahoma Southern Rock Band Hillbilly Vegas Release Gritty New Single and Video “I Hope You Know”

Hillbilly Vegas have a new single and video out now. “I Hope You Know” is the first release from the Oklahoma band’s upcoming album ‘A La Mode,’ due in May via Quarto Valley Records, and it hits exactly the way you would expect from a band with five Billboard Rock chart entries to their name. Driven by guitars and a blues-soaked southern rock groove, the track is about a relationship that has reached the point of no return, and vocalist Steve Harris wrote it from a real place. “It’s realizing the person you trusted isn’t in control anymore, and that you can’t fix it for them,” he says. “Sometimes the only thing left to do is let go and hope it gives them the motivation to fix themselves.”

The video, directed by GR1M and filmed at the band’s Oklahoma warehouse during what Harris describes as the worst snowstorm the U.S. had seen in 60 years, leans hard into the spirit of 1970s rock and roll. “We paid tribute to where we come from and the music that built us,” Harris says. “We kept it fun, like rock n’ roll is supposed to be.” The forced simplicity of the shoot, snowstorm and all, gives the whole thing an unforced authenticity that suits the song perfectly. Listeners are already pointing to it as one of the sharpest things the band has put out, calling it a locked-in, emotionally raw statement that shows exactly why Hillbilly Vegas has held a loyal audience for over a decade.

The band’s lineup brings serious pedigree to the project. Guitarist Geraldo Dominelli is a former member of Loverboy and has worked with Paul Rodgers, while bassist Todd Ronning comes from Bad Company. The group is managed by David Spero (Joe Walsh, Cat Stevens, Bad Company) and has built its reputation on relentless live work alongside acts ranging from Blackberry Smoke and The Kentucky Headhunters to Alabama, Travis Tritt and Blake Shelton. ‘A La Mode’ arrives in May. “I Hope You Know” is out now.

Multi-Platinum Nashville Country-Soul Artist Russell Dickerson Drops New ‘Worth Your Wild’ EP March 6

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Multi-Platinum Nashville Country-Soul Artist Russell Dickerson Drops New ‘Worth Your Wild’ EP March 6

Russell Dickerson is releasing ‘Worth Your Wild,’ a four-track EP produced by Josh Kerr, on March 6. Built around breezy hooks and warm, sun-drenched energy, the project pairs three new tracks with the already-released single “Worth Your Wild” and arrives timed perfectly for spring. The full track listing: “Worth Your Wild” (Russell Dickerson, Parker Welling, Casey Brown), “B.O.A.T.” (Russell Dickerson, Steph Jones, Matt Dragstrem, Chase McGill), “2 Limes, 2 Coronas” (Russell Dickerson, Matt Dragstrem, Josh Osborne), and “Spring Break” (Seth Ennis, Devin Dawson, Jordan Minton, Jordan Reynolds). It is a focused, fun four-song statement from an artist who knows exactly what he is doing.

Dickerson has also been confirmed for a performance at Nissan Stadium during CMA Fest, running June 4 through 7 in Nashville. The booking is a natural fit for an artist whose live show has become the signature of his career, with his sold-out RUSSELLMANIA TOUR now extended through 2026 and rolling into the largest venues he has headlined to date. Support across select dates comes from Atlus, Dasha, Tyler Hubbard, Niko Moon, Adrien Nunez and Kevin Powers. Tickets are available now at RussellDickerson.com.

Across nearly four billion career streams and a string of multi-platinum number-one hits including “Yours,” “Blue Tacoma” and “Love You Like I Used To,” Dickerson has built one of country music’s most dependable catalogs. His fourth studio album ‘Famous Back Home,’ a country-soul and arena-rock hybrid, cemented the next chapter of that run. ‘Worth Your Wild’ arrives March 6 and keeps that momentum moving.

Gnarls Barkley Return After 18 Years With Final Album ‘Atlanta’

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Gnarls Barkley Return After 18 Years With Final Album ‘Atlanta’

Gnarls Barkley are back. CeeLo Green and Danger Mouse have announced ‘Atlanta,’ their first album together since 2008’s ‘The Odd Couple,’ and it arrives March 6 via 10k Projects. The lead single “Pictures” is out now, inspired by the hours Green spent riding Atlanta’s MARTA transit system alone as an eighth grader after his middle school principal would send him home every Friday morning. It is a deeply personal entry point into what the duo is calling their final album together, and it lands like the duo never left.

‘Atlanta’ runs thirteen tracks. The full listing: “Tomorrow Died Today,” “I Amnesia,” “Pictures,” “Line Dance,” “Turn Your Heart Back On,” “Let Me Be,” “Cyberbully (Yayo),” “Perfect Time,” “Sweet Evil,” “Boy Genius,” “The Be Be King,” “Sorry,” and “Accept It.” In the years since ‘The Odd Couple,’ Green released solo records including ‘CeeLo Green is Thomas Calloway’ in 2020, while Danger Mouse kept busy with collaborative projects alongside Sparklehorse, Daniele Luppi, Karen O, and Black Thought. Now they’re together again, and by all accounts going out on their own terms. ‘Atlanta’ is out March 6.

The Country Music Association Brings Mental Health Panel and Songwriters Series to SXSW 2026

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The Country Music Association Brings Mental Health Panel and Songwriters Series to SXSW 2026

The Country Music Association is heading to SXSW 2026 with two events on March 13 that put both the music and the people who make it front and center. The first is a panel discussion running from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. CT at Downright Austin in Capitol Ballroom E, focused on how mental health support is being built directly into the touring ecosystem. Country artist Wyatt Flores, his manager William Dyer, and Dr. Chayim Newman, clinical psychologist and co-founder of Amber Health, will detail the model they developed together, with CMA Senior Vice President Tiffany Kerns joining to speak to the organization’s role in bringing it to scale. It is a rare, frank conversation about what sustainable artist care actually looks like on the road.

That evening, the CMA Songwriters Series takes over Central Presbyterian Church at 8 p.m. CT in the traditional writers round format, with Georgia Webster opening before Chase McDaniel, Ingrid Andress, Tiera Kennedy and Wyatt Flores each take their turns sharing the stories behind the songs and performing them as originally written. “Country Music has always been rooted in real stories and real emotion,” says Kerns. “Bringing an empowering conversation and a CMA Songwriters Series to SXSW gives us the opportunity to showcase that tradition in its most authentic form, while reinforcing our commitment to the well-being of the artists and industry professionals who make this music possible.”

Both events are presented in partnership with Amber Health, the music industry’s only full-service mental health and wellness provider, founded in 2020 by Dr. Newman and Zack Borer. Amber Health has supported tours behind Billie Eilish, Beyoncé, Olivia Rodrigo, Ed Sheeran and Shakira, and its partnership with CMA represents one of the most serious institutional commitments to proactive mental health care the country music world has seen.

Liquid Death and Spotify Team Up to Create the World’s First Music-Streaming Burial Urn

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Liquid Death and Spotify Team Up to Create the World’s First Music-Streaming Burial Urn

Liquid Death and Spotify have joined forces to launch the Eternal Playlist Urn, the world’s first music-streaming burial urn, and only 150 exist. The premise is exactly what it sounds like: a fully functional urn that plays your favorite music for eternity, because apparently death does not have to mean the playlist stops. Leave it to Liquid Death to find the one product category nobody knew needed disrupting. The limited run is available now at the link in Liquid Death’s official channels, and given the brand’s track record with sold-out drops, these will not last long.


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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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