Directed by Michel Gondry and starring Margot Robbie, the CHANEL 25 handbag campaign film is a contemporary reimagining of Kylie Minogue’s iconic “Come Into My World” video, with the pop legend herself making a special appearance exactly 25 years after the original track’s release. The result is cinematic, playful, and completely captivating.
Chanel Taps Margot Robbie, Michel Gondry, And Kylie Minogue For A Breathtaking CHANEL 25 Handbag Campaign
Virginia Americana Pioneers The Steel Wheels Release ‘Cold Call’ EP And Hit The Road For An Extensive 2026 Tour
The Steel Wheels keep moving. The Virginia-based Americana five-piece have released the ‘Cold Call’ EP, a four-song collection drawn from their self-titled ninth studio album, which is now available on streaming platforms as of March 13. The full LP was co-produced by D. James Goodwin (Goose, Bonny Light Horseman, I’m With Her), recorded at his Shenandoah Valley studio during a snowy Virginia winter in sessions the band describes as fluid, emotionally open, and alive.
“All of life is learning to lose,” says primary singer and songwriter Trent Wagler of the EP’s lead track. “Accepting that failure is a part of growth, death is a part of life, and dreams sometimes come true, but even those don’t last. Can the awareness of impending loss give us the motivation to tell everyone we know we love them?” That question sits at the heart of everything The Steel Wheels do best, harmony-driven folk rock that honors acoustic roots while reaching for something larger and more emotionally resonant.
The self-titled album follows their critically acclaimed 2024 LP ‘Sideways’, which drew praise from Billboard, No Depression, Relix, and The Bluegrass Situation. The band also performed an official showcase at this year’s Folk Alliance in New Orleans, and their Red Wing Roots Music Festival, founded in 2013, returns June 18 through 21 in Mount Solon, Virginia, with past lineups having featured Lucinda Williams, Billy Strings, and Dawes.
The 2026 tour runs from the Mountain West through the Northeast before closing out the summer festival season at Red Wing Roots and the Blue Ox Festival in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Twenty years deep and playing with the confidence of a band that knows exactly who they are.
2026 Tour Dates:
March 24 – Boulder, CO – E-Town
March 26 – Salt Lake City, UT – The State Room
March 27 – Denver, CO – Swallow Hill
March 28 – Wichita, KS – WAVE
April 24 – Sellersville, PA – Sellersville Theatre
April 25 – Washington, DC – The Hamilton
April 26 – Hagerstown, MD – Live at Hub City Vinyl
April 27 – Lancaster, PA – West Art
April 28 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Cafe Lena
April 29 – Turners Falls, MA – Shea Theatre
April 30 – Portsmouth, NH – 3S Artspace
May 1 – Plymouth, MA – The Spire
May 2 – Ithaca, NY – Hangar Theatre
May 3 – State College, PA – State Theatre
June 18-21 – Mount Solon, VA – Red Wing Roots Music Festival
June 26 – Eau Claire, WI – Blue Ox Festival
Las Vegas Punk Trio Crimson Riot Deliver Their Sharpest Statement Yet On New Album ‘Third Time’s A Charm’
‘Third Time’s A Charm’ is out now, and Crimson Riot have earned every word of that title. The Las Vegas punk trio, made up of guitarist and vocalist Roxy Gunn, bassist and vocalist Chris Reject, and drummer Ryan J, have released their third full-length album via Leg Lamp Records, and the critical response has been immediate. The Punk Site handed it five stars and called it “a potential album of the year.” Out Of Rage declared the band firmly in the category of necessary punk. Both assessments hold up.
Twelve tracks of blistering speed, sharp hooks, and melodic punch delivered with the kind of confidence that only comes from a band that has spent years tightening every bolt. ‘Third Time’s A Charm’ also marks the band’s first-ever vinyl release and features guest appearances from members of Buck-O-Nine and Lo(u)ser. The record has been building momentum through a series of singles, radio support from Rodney Bingenheimer on Little Steven’s Underground Garage and 92.3 KOMP’s Homegrown Show in Las Vegas, and a growing reputation for explosive live shows.
Formed in 2017 and once dubbed the “Punk Rock Partridge Family” by iHeartRadio’s Bobby Bones, the trio’s chemistry runs deeper than most bands ever find. Roxy and Ryan J are father and daughter, and their musical partnership has been developing for more than 15 years. “This is the album that stands out,” says Roxy Gunn. “Third time’s a charm.”
Crimson Riot celebrated the release with a hometown show at Henderson’s Grey Witch on March 20. A spring tour is in the works.
Firerose Channels Faith, Survival, And Courage Into Powerful New Single And Self-Directed Video “Do Not Be Afraid”
Faith has a way of showing up in the smallest phrases. For Firerose, the words “do not be afraid,” appearing hundreds of times in the Bible, became a quiet lifeline during one of the hardest periods of her life. Her new single and self-directed music video bring those words to the centre of a song about fear, survival, and the moment silence finally begins to give way to courage.
The video opens with Firerose sitting inside a jail cell wearing the wedding dress from a marriage she has spoken about publicly, a visceral image of the invisible confinement that survivors of narcissistic abuse often describe. The symbolic shift comes when she finds a sword representing truth and spiritual strength, breaks open the cell door, and walks toward the light. It is direct, unflinching, and entirely her own vision.
Firerose’s connection to music stretches back to childhood in Sydney, where songwriting provided refuge during turbulent early years. That instinct carried through her twenties, through a struggle with addiction and ultimately sobriety, and onto prominent stages including the Grand Ole Opry and television appearances on Good Morning America and The Kelly Clarkson Show. Her singles “New Day” and “Plans” both reached the Top 20 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart.
“Do Not Be Afraid” sits apart from chart positions. It is the sound of someone reclaiming their voice after years of silence, and making that act of reclamation into something other people who are still afraid can hold onto.
U.K. Power-Pop Auteur Marc Valentine Drops “High In The Underground” Ahead Of ‘Uncommon Side Effects’ On April 10
Fuzz-drenched guitars, soaring harmonies, and a chorus that refuses to leave your head. Marc Valentine’s new single “High In The Underground” is out now, the latest preview of his forthcoming album ‘Uncommon Side Effects’, arriving April 10 via Wicked Cool Records. Hot on the heels of the acclaimed “NY UAP,” the new track delivers everything that has made Valentine one of the most praised power-pop voices coming out of the U.K.
“I wanted to write a song that sounded like it might have been a Lou Reed and Joan Jett collaboration,” says Valentine. “It’s about the misadventures of youth and chasing rock ‘n’ roll dreams.” That reference point lands. The track blends classic glam swagger with sharp power-pop hooks in a way that feels lived-in rather than borrowed, shaped by two years of relentless touring across the U.S. and Europe and a deep catalog of songs built from life on the road.
The critical groundwork is already laid. MOJO called his solo debut “an ace record, a masterclass in melody and energy.” Classic Rock praised his work as “endlessly melodic, simultaneously touching and gloriously rambunctious.” Vive Le Rock simply declared him “the new king of British power-pop.” ‘Uncommon Side Effects’ arrives as Valentine’s most fully realized solo statement, and “High In The Underground” makes that case immediately.
The album release show goes April 10 at London’s Water Rats, kicking off a extensive run through the U.K. and Sweden before festival appearances at Liverpool’s International Pop Overthrow, Call of Wild in Lincoln, and Rebellion Festival in Blackpool.
2026 Tour Dates:
April 10 – London, UK – Water Rats
April 11 – Norwich, UK – HMV Instore
April 22 – Portsmouth, UK – Wedgewood Rooms
April 23 – Swindon, UK – Tuppenny
April 24 – London, UK – Hope and Anchor
April 25 – Corby, UK – Steel Bar
May 1 – Leeds, UK – Fox and Newt
May 2 – Manchester, UK – Eagle
May 3 – Norwich, UK – Voodoo Daddy’s
May 8 – Malmö, Sweden – Medley
May 9 – Stockholm, Sweden – Encore
May 30 – Liverpool, UK – International Pop Overthrow Festival
May 31 – Lincoln, UK – Call of Wild Festival
July 10 – Newcastle, UK – Trillians
July 11 – Wolverhampton, UK – Giffard
August 6 – Leighton Buzzard, UK – Crowbar
August 7 – Blackpool, UK – Rebellion Festival
Symphonic Metal Singer Kelsey Dower Confronts Genocide, Ancestry, and Identity on Devastating New Single “Massacre”
“Massacre” opens with a tribal drum, a heartbeat before the wound, and builds from there into something towering and mythological. Kelsey Dower’s latest single, taken from her upcoming album ‘Rebirth’, is symphonic metal at its most purposeful, choirs and orchestral swells gathering around a voice that moves from restraint to full operatic release with complete command. This is one of the most emotionally charged heavy singles released this year.
The song draws directly from Dower’s ancestry. She is Igbo, Portuguese, and a descendant of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings, and she refuses the soft language history has used to obscure that lineage. “My bloodline doesn’t let me use the soft words, not ‘mistress,’ not ‘discipline,’ not ‘trading,'” she says. “Genocide. Rape. Theft. The tribal drum that opens the song is intentional. A heartbeat before the wound.” That clarity of intent runs through every note of the arrangement, which moves between darkness and defiance like a rallying cry rising from long-held silence.
Dower’s voice is the track’s defining force. Operatic in its upper registers, unmistakably her own, it sits in territory adjacent to Evanescence while staking out something entirely personal. The performance escalates with the music, transforming “Massacre” from a song about history into something that lives inside it.
‘Rebirth’ is shaping up to be a record with real weight behind it. “Massacre” makes that case without reservation.
Eilen Jewell Covers Woody Guthrie’s “Deportee” and Announces the Final Chapter of Two Decades on the Road
Eilen Jewell has carried Woody Guthrie’s “Deportee” with her since she was a teenager, haunted by a memory of a six-year-old girl singing along with mournful clarity. Now she has recorded her own version, transposed to a minor key and stripped to the verses that cut deepest. “It’s disheartening to think that Woody Guthrie wrote ‘Deportee’ nearly 80 years ago and it still rings true,” Jewell says. “What can I do but join him in fighting fascism the only way I know how, with my conscience, with my guitar, with my voice.” The result is as anguished and purposeful as the song demands.
The release arrives alongside a deeply personal announcement. After 2026, Jewell is stepping away from the road, at least for a while. Twenty years of touring, stages shared with heroes, friendships forged from Auckland to the Arctic Circle, and a gut feeling that it is time to stop. “I need some time for a new exploration, to try to be the kind of mother I want to be, and to stop moving long enough to let my soul catch up with me,” she writes in a statement that is honest, graceful, and entirely her own.
The remaining 2026 dates read as a farewell worth showing up for. The run opens at New York’s Iridium on March 31 before moving through the Northeast, Florida, California, and closing in November with four consecutive nights across Massachusetts and New York, finishing at Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock and the Center for the Arts of Homer.
American Songwriter calls Jewell “one of America’s most intriguing, creative and idiosyncratic voices.” BBC Radio praises her understanding of rock, gospel, folk, and country as “profoundly deep and darkly mysterious.” Both descriptions hold. These remaining shows are the ones that will matter.
Eilen Jewell 2026 Tour Dates:
March 31 – New York, NY – Iridium
April 1 – Sellersville, PA – Sellersville Theater
April 2 – Woodbridge Township, NJ – Avenel Performing Arts Center
April 3 – Washington, DC – The Hamilton Live
April 4 – Easton, MD – Avalon Theatre
April 25 – Tampa, FL – WMNF’s Tropical Heatwave
July 31 – Novato, CA – Hopmonk Tavern
November 15 – Plymouth, MA – Spire Center for Performing Arts
November 17 – Boston, MA – City Winery Boston
November 18 – Northampton, MA – The Iron Horse
November 19 – Northampton, MA – The Iron Horse
November 20 – Woodstock, NY – Levon Helm Studios
November 21 – Homer, NY – Center for the Arts of Homer
JAŸ-Z Extends His Own Yankee Stadium Record With A Third Show As “Extra Innings” Date Added For July 12
JAŸ-Z is not done with Yankee Stadium. Following the sellout of both JAY-Z 30 and JAY-Z 25 in minutes, a third show has been announced: JAŸ-Z Extra Innings, set for Sunday, July 12. Tickets go on sale today at 1:00pm local time at LiveNation.com. The newly added date extends JAY-Z’s own record for the most sold-out performances at Yankee Stadium, now standing at seven.
JAY-Z 30 and JAY-Z 25 celebrate the landmark anniversaries of ‘Reasonable Doubt’ and ‘The Blueprint’, two of the most consequential albums in hip-hop history. Extra Innings gives fans who missed out on both sellouts one more shot at a run of performances that, by any measure, qualifies as a once-in-a-generation event.
Norwegian Art-Pop Visionary AURORA Joins Forces With World of Warcraft on Original Song “A Place To Call Home”
Two worlds with devoted global followings have found common ground. Blizzard Entertainment has released “A Place To Call Home,” an original song featuring Norwegian art-pop artist AURORA, created in collaboration with the Blizzard music team for World of Warcraft: Midnight. Co-written by Brendon Williams, AURORA, and Laura Intravia, the track blends AURORA’s signature ethereal vocals with cinematic, fantasy-driven production built around themes of belonging, resilience, and the search for home within Azeroth. The music video is streaming now on the World of Warcraft YouTube channel.
The pairing makes complete sense. AURORA has spent a decade building one of the most distinctive and devoted fanbases in global music, accumulating over 2.6 billion streams across critically acclaimed albums including ‘All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend’, ‘The Gods We Can Touch’, and her latest ‘What Happened to the Heart?’, while touring over 50 countries and selling nearly 300,000 tickets worldwide. World of Warcraft has been one of the defining cultural forces in online gaming since its 2004 launch, with hundreds of millions of players across its 30-year history building lives, alliances, and identities inside Azeroth. Both artist and game trade in worlds you can disappear into completely, and “A Place To Call Home” captures exactly that feeling.
ZZ Top Announce First South America Tour Dates In 16 Years This November
ZZ Top are heading south. The legendary Texas trio has announced eight dates across Mexico and South America this November as part of their ongoing “The Big One!” tour, marking the band’s first South American performances in 16 years. Pre-sale tickets are available Wednesday, March 25 at 10:00am local time, with public on-sale Friday, March 27, except Santiago and Buenos Aires which go on sale April 17.
The run opens with three Mexican dates in Guadalajara, Mexico City, and Monterrey before the band heads to Santiago, Chile, then across Brazil with stops in Porto Alegre, Curitiba, and São Paulo, closing in Buenos Aires, Argentina. “ZZ Top is looking forward to bringing its rock ‘n’ roll roadshow back to our amigos in Argentina, Brazil and Chile,” said frontman Billy F Gibbons. “We are always excited to be with our longtime friends, fans and followers en México. ¡Todo bien!”
The Big One! November 2026:
November 9 – Guadalajara, MX – Telemex Auditorium
November 11 – Ciudad de México, MX – Auditorio Nacional
November 12 – Monterrey, MX – Banamex Auditorium
November 16 – Santiago, CL
November 18 – Porto Alegre, BR – Pepsi On Stage
November 20 – Curitiba, BR – Igloo Super Hall
November 21 – São Paulo, BR – Espaço Unimed
November 24 – Buenos Aires, AR