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Mercers Announce Debut EP ‘The Liminal Tapes’ and Unleash Fierce New Single “Cleanse / Repeat”

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Mercers have a debut EP and a new single, and neither is pulling any punches. The UK alternative rock outfit have announced ‘The Liminal Tapes’, out everywhere July 17, alongside the release of “Cleanse / Repeat,” a politically charged track addressing the erosion of Western democracy. The video is out now.

Formed in 2025, Mercers bring together vocalist Olly James and guitarist/programmer Phil Bashford, key songwriters behind nu-metallers Fony’s ‘Routine Irregular’ and ‘Circles’, now joined by Richard Titheradge on drums and Simon Glover on guitars. The lineup gives the project a sharper, more expansive identity than what came before.

‘The Liminal Tapes’ includes reimagined versions of Fony tracks “A Satire for the World” and “January Zen,” sitting alongside new material that establishes Mercers on their own terms. “New Stockholm” takes on the intersection of mental health and free speech, while textured guitars and deliberate arrangements give the whole EP a muscular, focused sound that delivers on its premise.

What started as a creative purge, reworking older material to realize its original intent, grew into something with genuine forward momentum. Fony built a dedicated underground following on heaviness and vulnerability. Mercers carry that emotional core into sharper, more purposeful territory.

‘The Liminal Tapes’ Tracklist:

“Cleanse/Repeat”

“New Stockholm”

“A Satire for the World”

“January Zen”

Video: 30 Seconds to Mars Stripped It Down to Something Special in Moscow

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March 17, 2015, Crocus City Hall, Moscow: 30 Seconds to Mars traded the full production for acoustic guitars, light percussion, and Jared Leto’s voice front and center, turning a 7,000-seat venue into something that felt considerably more intimate. Drawing from ‘Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams’, the performance leaned entirely on melodic fundamentals, with Shannon holding the rhythm to a minimum and the crowd filling in the rest.

Braxton Keith Drops Debut Album ‘Real Damn Deal’ With Grit, Swagger, and a Honky-Tonk Heart

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Braxton Keith has been building toward this. ‘Real Damn Deal’, his debut album, arrives this Friday, May 15, via Warner Records Nashville, and the early response confirms what the live circuit has known for a while: this one has range.

Produced by Alex Torrez and David Dorn, the 15-track album features 10 Keith co-writes, tracing a wide circle around country tradition. His crisp, high-and-lonesome twang carries the whole thing, moving from dancehall swagger to reflective heartbreak without losing an ounce of authenticity along the way.

The critical reception to the lead tracks has been pointed and enthusiastic. Holler called “Little Bit By Little Bit” a record that kicks the door down “with a square-toe boot and swaggering into a dimly lit honky-tonk… fun as hell.” All Country News singled out “I Own This Bar” for Keith’s ability to bring genuine charisma to clever lyricism and honky-tonk charm. Music Row praised “Don’t No More” as “pristinely produced, well written and sung with heart.”

Keith celebrates the release with 2 performances in Las Vegas during ACM Awards week. Thursday brings a set at the Whiskey Jam Welcome Party, timed to the album’s release. Saturday, he takes the stage at Mandalay Bay Beach for ACM Next Wave: Country’s Beach Bash, the only non-nominee on a bill otherwise stacked exclusively with ACM nominees and winners. That’s a statement.

Named one of 2026’s Artists to Watch by both Amazon Music and Rolling Stone, Keith logged over 130 shows last year supporting Cody Johnson, Luke Bryan, and Gavin Adcock. He made his Grand Ole Opry debut in 2025 and earned his first RIAA Gold certification for “Cozy.” This summer brings festival dates and his CMA Fest debut on June 6 at the Chevy Riverfront Stage in Nashville, before he heads back out on tour with Gavin Adcock in the fall.

Buffalo Traffic Jam Announce the Pictures of You Tour Behind Their Debut Album

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Buffalo Traffic Jam just keep moving forward. The Montana folk duo, Frankie Cassidy and Nathan Ross, have announced the Pictures of You Tour, a 23-stop North American headline run launching September 6 in Aspen at Belly Up. The announcement follows the release of the title track and the unveiling of their debut album ‘Pictures of You’, arriving July 31 on Arista Records digitally and on vinyl.

Presale begins Wednesday at 10 am local time. Public on-sale is Friday at 10 am local time.

“Pictures of You” is the album’s emotional centrepiece and an immediate statement. Built from guitar, mandolin, and strings before opening into a full-band sound, the track was inspired by Cassidy sitting with his family after losing his grandmother, sifting through photographs for her funeral. “Each one captures a short, specific moment that shaped who I am,” he says. “They aren’t just songs. They’re polaroids.” That kind of writing doesn’t get manufactured.

The album also includes “Fool’s Gold,” their breakout single now past 95 million streams and a number 3 finish on Billboard’s Adult Alternative Airplay chart, earning the duo Billboard’s March 2026 Chartbreaker title. “Hanging on Hope,” which American Songwriter called “an incredibly listenable mash of styles with country undertones and an indie rock angst,” is on there too, alongside “I Don’t Care” and 11 other tracks that together form a raw, cohesive portrait of memory, loss, and resilience.

The Pictures of You Tour hits Irving Plaza in New York on October 1 and Washington DC’s 9:30 Club on October 2, before heading into Canada with stops in Toronto at Danforth Music Hall and Montreal at Beanfield Theatre. The run closes December 19 at Denver’s Ogden Theatre.

Meanwhile, their current Take Me Home Tour, every date already sold out, continues through the summer with festival appearances at BottleRock Napa Valley, Bonnaroo, and Hinterland Music Festival, plus European headline dates and a full Down Under run in the fall. Support slots with Ole 60, Dylan Gossett, and Goose round out a calendar that barely has room to breathe.

With 4.2 million monthly Spotify listeners and a debut album on the way, Buffalo Traffic Jam are operating at a level that most acts take years to reach. They’ve been at it for less than 2.

‘Pictures of You’ Tracklist:

“Hanging on Hope”

“Older”

“Too Young to Die”

“Buyin Dirt”

“Pictures (interlude)”

“Pictures of You”

“Fool’s Gold”

“Luckiest Man Alive”

“Graves”

“How to Breathe”

“Still Alone”

“I Don’t Care”

“Daydreaming”

“Afraid to Fall in Love Again”

Buffalo Traffic Jam Tour Dates:

May 13 – Whitefish, MT @ The Remington Bar [SOLD OUT]

May 14 – Missoula, MT @ Top Hat Lounge [SOLD OUT]

May 16 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile [SOLD OUT]

May 17 – Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theater [SOLD OUT]

May 19 – West Hollywood, CA @ Troubadour [SOLD OUT]

May 20 – West Hollywood, CA @ Troubadour [SOLD OUT]

May 24 – Napa, CA @ BottleRock Napa Valley 2026

May 28 – Palmer, AK @ Palmer Alehouse

May 29 – Hope, AK @ Creekbend Cafe

May 30 – Hope, AK @ Creekbend Cafe

Jun 14 – Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival 2026

Jun 17 – Berlin, Germany @ Frannz Club [SOLD OUT]

Jun 18 – Cologne, Germany @ Artheater [SOLD OUT]

Jun 21 – Dublin, Ireland @ The Button Factory [SOLD OUT]

Jun 22 – Dublin, Ireland @ The Button Factory [SOLD OUT]

Jun 24 – Camden, UK @ Electric Ballroom [SOLD OUT]

Jun 26 – Manchester, UK @ Academy 2 [SOLD OUT]

Jun 27 – Glasgow @ State Fayre 2026

Jun 28 – Chelmsford @ State Fayre 2026

Jun 30 – Leeds @ Millennium Square

Jul 09 – New Glasgow, PE @ Cavendish Beach Music Festival

Jul 11 – Saint Paul, MN @ Minnesota Country Club 2026

Jul 14 – Charlotte, NC @ The Underground

Jul 16 – Isle Of Palms, SC @ Windjammer

Jul 17 – Beech Mountain, NC @ Beech Mountain Resort

Jul 18 – Wilmington, NC @ Greenfield Lake Amphitheater

Aug 01 – Saint Charles, IA @ Hinterland Music Festival 2026

Aug 20 – Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory

Aug 21 – Portland, OR @ Topaz Farm

Aug 22 – Bend, OR @ Hayden Homes Amphitheater

Sep 17 – Pryor, OK @ Born & Raised Music Festival

Sep 24 – Louisville, KY @ Bourbon & Beyond

Oct 16 – College Station, TX @ Farmers Fest

Oct 27 – Auckland, NZ @ The Tuning Fork

Oct 28 – Auckland, NZ @ The Tuning Fork

Oct 31 – Sydney, AU @ Metro Theatre

Nov 01 – Sydney, AU @ Metro Theatre

Nov 04 – Brisbane, AU @ The Fortitude Music Hall

Nov 07 – Northcote, AU @ Northcote Theatre

Nov 08 – Northcote, AU @ Northcote Theatre

Nov 20 – St. Petersburg, FL @ St. Pete Country Fest

Pictures of You Tour:

Sep 6 – Aspen, CO @ Belly Up

Sep 11 – Billings, MT @ Pub Station

Sep 12 – Casper, WY @ The Gaslight Social

Sep 15 – Lawrence, KS @ Liberty Hall

Sep 17 – Pryor, OK @ Born and Raised Fest

Sep 19 – Atlanta, GA @ Buckhead Theatre

Sep 20 – Knoxville, TN @ The Mill and Mine

Sep 23 – Chicago, IL @ HOB Music Hall

Sep 24 – Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall

Sep 26 – Louisville, KY @ Bourbon and Beyond Festival

Sep 27 – McKees Rocks, PA @ Roxian

Oct 1 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza

Oct 2 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club

Oct 5 – Boston, MA @ Royale

Oct 8 – London, ON @ London Music Hall

Oct 9 – Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall

Oct 12 – Ottawa, ON @ The Bronson

Oct 13 – Montreal, QC @ Beanfield Theatre

Oct 16 – College Station, TX @ Farmers Fest

Nov 20 – St. Petersburg, FL @ St. Pete Country Fest

Dec 11 – Missoula, MT @ The Wilma

Dec 12 – Bozeman, MT @ The Elm

Dec 16 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex

Dec 19 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre

Niall Horan Takes ‘Dinner Party’ to Arenas Across North America in 2027

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Niall Horan is bringing ‘Dinner Party’ to arenas across North America, and the scale of this run makes the ambition clear. The headlining tour, produced by Live Nation, launches March 17, 2027, in St. Paul, MN at Grand Casino Arena, with stops at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, The Kia Forum in Inglewood, and a finale at Rogers Arena in Vancouver on May 29.

‘Dinner Party’, Horan’s new album, arrives June 5 via Capitol Records. The tour gives fans a full arena production built around that material, hitting 26 cities across the US and Canada.

Before the arena run kicks off, Horan performs on the plaza at New York City’s Rockefeller Center on June 12 as part of the Citi Concert Series on Today. This summer also brings co-headlining stadium shows with Thomas Rhett at Nashville’s Geodis Park on July 9 and Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey, PA on July 18.

The UK and European leg of Dinner Party Live On Tour opens September 22 at Utilita Arena Birmingham in England.

Presales begin tomorrow, Tuesday May 12, with general on-sale Friday May 15 at 10 am local time. VIP options are available.

Niall Horan’s Dinner Party Live on Tour 2027 Dates:

Mar 17 – St. Paul, MN @ Grand Casino Arena

Mar 19 – Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena

Mar 20 – Columbus, OH @ Nationwide Arena

Mar 23 – Chicago, IL @ United Center

Mar 26 – Indianapolis, IN @ Gainbridge Fieldhouse

Mar 27 – St. Louis, MO @ Enterprise Center

Mar 30 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena

Apr 2 – Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre

Apr 4 – Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center

Apr 8 – Baltimore, MD @ CFG Bank Arena

Apr 12 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden

Apr 13 – Hartford, CT @ PeoplesBank Arena

Apr 15 – Raleigh, NC @ Lenovo Center

Apr 17 – Orlando, FL @ Kia Center

Apr 28 – Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena

Apr 29 – New Orleans, LA @ Smoothie King Center

May 1 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center

May 2 – Fort Worth, TX @ Dickies Arena

May 14 – Austin, TX @ Moody Center

May 16 – Denver, CO @ Ball Arena

May 18 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Maverik Center

May 20 – Phoenix, AZ @ Mortgage Matchup Center

May 22 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Kia Forum

May 25 – San Francisco, CA @ Chase Center

May 27 – Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena

May 29 – Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena

Kelly Clarkson, Adam Levine, and Riley Green Are Headed to ‘The Voice’ Season 30

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NBC’s The Voice is stacking its season 30 coaching panel with two returning heavyweights and one country newcomer making his red chair debut. Kelly Clarkson, Adam Levine, and Riley Green are confirmed for the fall season, with a fourth coach still to be announced.

Levine returns for his 18th overall season and second consecutive, coming off a season 29 victory that was his fourth total. He previously won in seasons 1, 5, and 9, making him one of the most decorated coaches in the show’s history.

Clarkson slides back into her chair for her 11th season as coach, returning after a spring 2026 hiatus. She holds the record as the female coach with the most wins, taking the title in seasons 14, 15, 17, and 21. Her track record on that panel speaks for itself.

Green joins as the country coach for the first time, and his timing couldn’t be sharper. His recent collaborations with Luke Combs and Ella Langley have earned major honours at both the CMA and ACM Awards since 2024. He carries 4 nominations into next week’s 61st ACM Awards, including Male Artist of the Year, Album of the Year for ‘Don’t Mind If I Do (Deluxe)’, Artist-Songwriter of the Year, and his third consecutive Music Event of the Year nod. Green also recently joined CBS’s Marshals for a four-episode arc.

Carson Daly returns as host. Season 30 premieres this fall.

Video: Stone Temple Pilots’ Explosive 1999 Las Vegas Show Is Back and Remastered

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Las Vegas, 1999. Stone Temple Pilots at the House of Blues, filmed for MTV’s “Spankin’ Live” special, remastered with immersive audio and streaming now. Scott Weiland commands the stage with serpentine intensity, the DeLeo brothers build a wall of sound, and Eric Kretz drives the whole thing forward with relentless precision. “Crackerman,” “Vasoline,” and “Interstate Love Song” hit with the full ferocity of a band at a pivotal moment, just ahead of their fourth album ‘No. 4.’ Professionally captured and now remastered, this is STP exactly as they were.

Jamiroquai’s O2 Arena Triumph Is Now Yours to Stream

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Jamiroquai brought the full spectacle to London’s O2 Arena on December 14, 2025, and Jay Kay led the band through a sold-out 20,000-strong crowd, blending acid jazz-funk classics “Virtual Insanity,” “Cosmic Girl,” and “Space Cowboy” with newer material, while Rob Harris’s bass lines, Matt Johnson’s keys, and Kay’s signature hat-and-dance energy made it one of the most electrifying British shows of the year.

SiriusXM Brings Full Live Coverage of the 2026 PGA Championship to Golf Fans Everywhere

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The 2026 PGA Championship has a home on radio, and SiriusXM is delivering it in full. Live coverage of all 4 rounds runs May 14–17 from Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, outside Philadelphia, co-produced with Westwood One.

Veteran broadcaster Brian Katrek handles lead play-by-play duties, with former PGA Tour pro Brendon de Jonge as lead analyst. On-course reporters Emilia Doran, Dennis Paulson, and Raymond Burns track the key playing groups throughout each round. First and second round coverage starts at 1 pm ET Thursday and Friday. Weekend rounds begin at 2 pm ET Saturday and Sunday.

Morning and early afternoon coverage brings its own team. Michael Breed, George Savaricas, and Will MacKenzie provide commentary during the earlier hours, while Jason Sobel contributes from the booth and handles post-round player interviews. Immediately following each round, Gary Williams hosts a 2-hour wrap-up of the day’s play.

Beyond the live championship broadcasts, talk programming runs daily throughout PGA Championship Week, starting at 7 am ET on weekdays and 9 am ET on weekends. 2016 Senior PGA Champion Rocco Mediate hosts 3 episodes of his exclusive SiriusXM show, “The Rocco Hour,” Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday at 7 pm ET. On Saturday and Sunday, David Marr III hosts “PGA of America Radio” live from 9–10 am ET, featuring interviews with PGA of America Golf Professionals who earned spots in this year’s field.

All programming is available to SiriusXM subscribers on channel 92 and through the SiriusXM app. Full schedule details are at SiriusXM.com/golfonsxm.