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Lily Allen’s ‘West End Girl’ Arena Tour Is Hitting North America This Fall

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Lily Allen’s ‘West End Girl’ Arena Tour Is Hitting North America This Fall

Lily Allen is taking ‘West End Girl’ to arenas. The Live Nation-produced “Lily Allen Performs West End Girl” tour launches September 3 at Madison Square Garden and runs through September 25, wrapping at the Kia Forum in Inglewood. Twelve dates. Major rooms across the U.S. and Canada. This is a full-scale arena run built around her critically acclaimed album.

The routing hits hard. Arena stops include Montreal’s Bell Centre, Chicago’s United Center, San Francisco’s Chase Center, and Vancouver’s Rogers Arena. There’s a night at Red Rocks on September 18, theater plays in Boston, Detroit, and Minneapolis, and a Toronto date at RBC Amphitheatre on September 10. The range of venues reflects an artist operating at real scale.

Allen’s theater tour of North America kicks off next month, so this fall run gives audiences a second opportunity to experience ‘West End Girl’ live. That’s two separate tours built around the same album, which says plenty about the demand surrounding this material and what Allen has built with it.

Artist presale runs April 1 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. General on-sale follows April 3 at 10 a.m. local time.

“Lily Allen Performs West End Girl” Tour Dates:

09/03 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden Arena

09/04 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway

09/06 – Philadelphia, PA – Xfinity Mobile Arena

09/08 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre

09/10 – Toronto, ON – RBC Amphitheatre

09/12 – Detroit, MI – Fox Theatre

09/13 – Chicago, IL – United Center

09/16 – Minneapolis, MN – The Armory

09/18 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre

09/21 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena

09/23 – San Francisco, CA – Chase Center

09/25 – Inglewood, CA – The Kia Forum

Paul McCartney’s Post-Beatles Decade Gets the Deep-Dive Audio Treatment It Deserves

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Paul McCartney’s Post-Beatles Decade Gets the Deep-Dive Audio Treatment It Deserves

The 1970s were the most turbulent and misunderstood chapter of Paul McCartney’s life. Now, in a three-hour Audible Original titled ‘The Man on the Run,’ the full story finally gets the space it needs. Released exclusively on Audible as the 42nd installment of the acclaimed Words + Music series, this audio experience expands on Prime Video’s documentary of the same name, which premiered February 27.

McCartney narrates his own journey through depression, isolation, creative rebirth, and the formation of Wings, all in his own words. The interviews were conducted over three years across Los Angeles, New York, and London, structured as conversations rather than formal sessions. One of those conversations took place on December 8th, 2025, the 45th anniversary of John Lennon’s death. That detail alone signals the depth of what’s here.

The material is intimate and specific. McCartney talks about building a baby bed for daughter Mary from potato pallets during his Scotland retreat. He opens up about painting as a way to process Linda’s illness. He revisits his post-Wings years with honesty. And a performance of “Yesterday” featuring John Lennon’s original introduction lands with real emotional weight.

McCartney said it plainly: “Morgan got me to think about stuff I hadn’t thought about for a long time. He was asking all the right questions and I was happy to be transported back.” That openness defines the entire listening experience. This is McCartney unguarded, working through a decade that shaped everything that followed.

‘The Man on the Run’ is available now exclusively on Audible. It sits alongside previous Words + Music releases from Patti Smith, Snoop Dogg, Yo-Yo Ma, Smokey Robinson, and others, all part of a series that has consistently delivered something the standard documentary format cannot.

Dash Crofts, One Half of Seals & Crofts, Has Died at 87

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Dash Crofts, One Half of Seals & Crofts, Has Died at 87

Darrell “Dash” Crofts, the musician who helped define the sound of 1970s soft rock as one half of Seals & Crofts, passed away on March 25th, 2026 at the age of 87, surrounded by his family. His daughter Lua Crofts Faragher confirmed the news, writing that the family mourns “a man whose loving-kindness, remarkable compassion, beautiful and tender voice has uplifted hearts across the globe.” Producer Louie Shelton, who helmed several of the duo’s most celebrated albums, offered his own tribute: “Sad to hear our dear brother and partner in music has passed away today. R.I.P. my brother.”

Crofts was born in Cisco, Texas, picking up piano at five and drums by ten. By high school he had formed a band with a saxophone player named Jim Seals, a partnership that would define both their lives. After high school the two relocated to Southern California and joined The Champs, eventually striking out under the name Seals & Crofts in 1969. Their sound, breezy, melodic, and rooted in their shared Bahá’í faith, found its fullest expression on 1972’s ‘Summer Breeze’, which went double platinum and produced a title track that peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100. The follow-up ‘Diamond Girl’ went gold and delivered another top-ten single of the same name. Together the duo earned four gold albums, two platinum certifications, and two Grammy nominations across a catalog that has never stopped finding new listeners.

The music endured well beyond its moment. “Summer Breeze” was covered by the Isley Brothers and by Type O Negative, whose heavy reimagining appeared on the soundtrack to the 1997 thriller I Know What You Did Last Summer. The 2024 HBO documentary ‘Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary’ brought fresh attention to the genre Seals & Crofts helped create, and the duo’s warmth and melodic instincts continue to resonate with audiences discovering them for the first time. Crofts released a solo album, ‘Today’, in 1998, and he and Seals reunited for a final album together, ‘Traces’, in 2004.

Jim Seals passed away in June 2022 at the age of 79. With Crofts’ death, both halves of one of soft rock’s most enduring partnerships are gone. Crofts is survived by his wife Louise, his daughter Lua Crofts Faragher, two additional children, Faizi and Amelia, and eight grandchildren. His legacy lives in every breeze that passes through a jasmine vine.

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Roxy Music Guitarist and Rock Hall of Famer Phil Manzanera Brings “An Evening Of Words And Music” to the Midwest This May

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Roxy Music Guitarist and Rock Hall of Famer Phil Manzanera Brings “An Evening Of Words And Music” to the Midwest This May

Phil Manzanera has one of the most genuinely extraordinary life stories in rock music, and “An Evening Of Words And Music With Roxy Music’s Phil Manzanera” gives audiences a rare chance to hear it told in person. The Roxy Music guitarist, Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, OBE recipient, and esteemed record producer returns to the United States in May for four Midwest dates supporting his memoir and companion CD ‘Revolucion To Roxy’, following a highly successful West Coast run earlier this year.

The format is as distinctive as the man himself. Each show blends conversation with live performance, Manzanera discussing the memoir while also picking up the guitar to take the room through musical highlights. The response from the West Coast run was unambiguous. The San Jose Mercury News praised it as “a great night for fans,” while Parklife DC called Manzanera “a right proper gentleman” whose storytelling kept audiences “glued to our seats,” adding that “you could simply feel the room bursting with joy” when he played. That combination of candor, wit, and genuine musicianship makes these shows something well beyond a standard book tour appearance.

The memoir itself covers remarkable ground. Manzanera writes vividly about living through the Cuban Revolution, discovering a 17th century Caribbean Jewish pirate ancestor, and an Italian musician grandfather, before moving into his years with Roxy Music and encounters with Bob Dylan, David Gilmour and Rick Wright of Pink Floyd, Paul Simonon of The Clash, and Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders. The companion CD on Expression Records via BFD/The Orchard features ten tracks including five previously unreleased songs. The Cleveland date at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on May 14th features a conversation with VP Jason Handley, while the Chicago Space show on May 18th pairs Manzanera with legendary WXRT-FM DJ Terri Hemmert.

“An Evening Of Words And Music With Roxy Music’s Phil Manzanera” Tour Dates:

May 14 – Cleveland, OH – Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (in conversation with Jason Handley)

May 18 – Chicago, IL – Space (in conversation with Terri Hemmert)

May 19 – Milwaukee, WI – The Shank

May 20 – Minneapolis, MN – The Quinlan Room

Courtney Barnett Releases “One Thing At A Time” and Announces North American Tour Behind Fourth Album ‘Creature of Habit’

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Courtney Barnett Releases “One Thing At A Time” and Announces North American Tour Behind Fourth Album ‘Creature of Habit’

Courtney Barnett’s fourth studio album ‘Creature of Habit’ arrives Friday March 27th via Mom+Pop Music, and its focus track “One Thing At A Time” makes an emphatic case for why this is one of the most anticipated indie rock records of the year. Directed by Lance Bangs, the video accompanies a track that is quintessential Barnett, two minutes of stomping, internally combusting tension, featuring Flea on bass, before a mid-song reckoning gives way to a euphoric three-minute guitar solo and a final lyric that lands like a genuine exhale: “I’m ready for a change.” It is one of the most cathartic moments she has committed to tape.

‘Creature of Habit’ was written in the wake of Barnett relocating from Australia to Los Angeles and closing her long-running label Milk! Records, a period of genuine upheaval that she channeled directly into the recording process rather than keeping at arm’s length. The album’s central question, how to get out of your own way so you can truly feel your life, runs through every track, and the accumulated weight of previous singles “Stay in Your Lane,” “Site Unseen” with Waxahatchee, “Mantis,” and “Sugar Plum” makes “One Thing At A Time” feel like the record’s emotional payoff. This is Barnett at her most emotionally exposed and musically assured, and one of the defining indie rock albums of 2026.

A North American tour kicks off May 1st in Austin with support from Truman Sinclair, featuring additional support from Momma on select Northeast dates, Built to Spill on select West Coast dates, and Zoh Amba on the August run. The San Francisco Fillmore date on August 26th is already sold out, with August 27th running low on tickets.

2026 North American Tour Dates:

May 1 – Austin, TX – RADIO/EAST (with Truman Sinclair)

May 2 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall (with Truman Sinclair)

May 3 – Dallas, TX – The Bomb Factory (with Truman Sinclair)

May 5 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium (with Truman Sinclair)

May 6 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle (with Truman Sinclair)

May 8 – Richmond, VA – The National (with Truman Sinclair)

May 9 – Brooklyn, NY – Kings Theatre (with Momma & Truman Sinclair) LOW TICKETS

May 10 – Washington, DC – The Anthem (with Momma & Truman Sinclair)

May 12 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore (with Momma & Truman Sinclair)

May 13 – Boston, MA – Roadrunner (with Momma & Truman Sinclair)

May 15 – Madison, WI – The Sylvee (with Truman Sinclair)

May 16 – St. Paul, MN – Palace Theatre (with Truman Sinclair)

May 19 – St. Louis, MO – The Hawthorn (with Truman Sinclair)

May 20 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall (with Truman Sinclair)

May 21 – Detroit, MI – Majestic Theatre (with Truman Sinclair)

May 22 – Toronto, ON – History (with Truman Sinclair)

August 11 – Cleveland, OH – Agora Theater (with Zoh Amba)

August 12 – Pittsburgh, PA – Roxian Theatre (with Zoh Amba)

August 14 – Cincinnati, OH – MegaCorp Pavilion (with Zoh Amba)

August 15 – Kansas City, MO – The Truman (with Zoh Amba)

August 18 – Seattle, WA – Woodland Park Zoo Amphitheater (with Built to Spill & Zoh Amba)

August 19 – Portland, OR – Pioneer Courthouse Square (with Built to Spill & Zoh Amba)

August 21 – Denver, CO – Mission Ballroom (with Zoh Amba)

August 22 – Salt Lake City, UT – Rockwell at The Complex (with Zoh Amba)

August 24 – Sacramento, CA – Channel 24 (with Zoh Amba)

August 26 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore (with Zoh Amba) SOLD OUT

August 27 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore (with Zoh Amba) LOW TICKETS

August 29 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium (with Built to Spill & Zoh Amba)

Alt-Pop Standout Amelia Moore Captures the Thrill of Romantic Ambiguity on Sharp New Single “prom queen”

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Alt-Pop Standout Amelia Moore Captures the Thrill of Romantic Ambiguity on Sharp New Single “prom queen”

Amelia Moore has a gift for finding the exact emotional frequency of a moment most songwriters would struggle to name, and “prom queen,” out now via Republic Records, is that instinct operating at full power. Bright, punchy, and impossible to shake, the track lives in the charged space where a relationship already feels real but nobody has said it out loud yet. Moore describes it as “fun and messy, a little bit delusional, but also innocent and flirty at the same time,” and the production matches that tension perfectly, pairing witty, undeniably catchy lyrics with an effortless pop energy that makes the whole thing feel like a highlight reel of early-relationship giddiness.

The single arrives on the heels of her 2025 EP ‘he’s still just not that into you!’, which earned widespread praise for its unfiltered storytelling and genre-bending production, including the standout “spelling bee” with Teezo Touchdown. Moore is currently on the road as direct support for Zara Larsson, playing to packed rooms every night and converting thousands of new fans in real time. It is exactly the right stage for an artist this sharp and this ready, and “prom queen” is the kind of song that makes those new audiences immediately want to know everything else she has made. One of the most compelling pop singles of 2026 so far.

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Graham Nash Hits the Road This Summer With Emmylou Harris and The Avett Brothers

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Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Graham Nash Hits the Road This Summer With Emmylou Harris and The Avett Brothers

Graham Nash is heading out on one of the most compelling tours of his recent career. The two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee has confirmed a full schedule of U.S. dates kicking off April 4th in Pennsylvania and running through September, highlighted by co-billing with Emmylou Harris at Kresge Auditorium, Meadow Brook Amphitheater, and Ravinia, and a special guest appearance alongside The Avett Brothers at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on July 12th. Nash will be accompanied throughout by Todd Caldwell on keyboards and vocals, Adam Minkoff on bass, drums, guitars, and vocals, and Zach Djanikian on guitars, mandolin, drums, and vocals.

The spring leg opens with a run through the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic before moving into the Southeast and Florida through early May. The summer run resumes in July with Colorado dates including Strings Music Festival in Steamboat Springs and two nights at the Vilar Performing Arts Center in Beaver Creek before the Red Rocks appearance. From there the tour moves through Kansas City, Iowa City, St. Louis, Madison, and Champaign before the co-bills with Harris at Kresge Auditorium, Meadow Brook Amphitheater, and Ravinia, three of the Midwest and Great Lakes region’s most storied outdoor venues. August brings Virginia, North Carolina, and two nights at The Birchmere in Alexandria, with the run closing in September at the Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival in Fredericton, New Brunswick.

The live dates draw from Nash’s full catalog, spanning his years with The Hollies, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, and a solo career that has never stopped moving. His most recent studio album ‘Now’, released in 2023 as his first record in seven years, demonstrated an artist still writing with genuine purpose and emotional clarity. Pairing that material with the classics across rooms as storied as Ravinia and Red Rocks makes this tour something worth planning around now.

2026 Tour Dates:

April 4 – Lansdowne, PA – Lansdowne Theatre

April 6 – Ridgefield, CT – Ridgefield Playhouse

April 8 – Tarrytown, NY – Tarrytown Music Hall

April 10 – New London, CT – Garde Arts Center

April 11 – New Brunswick, NJ – State Theatre

April 14 – Annapolis, MD – Maryland Hall

April 15 – Charlottesville, VA – Paramount Theater

April 17 – Myrtle Beach, SC – The Carolina Opry Theater

April 18 – Greenville, SC – Peace Center

April 20 – Charleston, SC – Charleston Music Hall

April 22 – Clearwater, FL – Capitol Theatre

April 23 – Clearwater, FL – Capitol Theatre

April 25 – Key West, FL – The Key West Theater

April 26 – Key West, FL – The Key West Theater

April 28 – Fort Lauderdale, FL – The Parker

April 29 – Fort Lauderdale, FL – The Parker

May 1 – Ponte Vedra, FL – Ponte Vedra Concert Hall

May 2 – Ponte Vedra, FL – Ponte Vedra Concert Hall

July 7 – Steamboat Springs, CO – Strings Music Festival

July 9 – Beaver Creek, CO – Vilar Performing Arts Center

July 10 – Beaver Creek, CO – Vilar Performing Arts Center

July 12 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre (Special Guest of The Avett Brothers)

July 14 – Kansas City, MO – Kauffman Center

July 15 – Iowa City, IA – The Englert

July 17 – St. Louis, MO – The Sheldon

July 18 – St. Louis, MO – The Sheldon

July 20 – Madison, WI – The Orpheum

July 21 – Champaign, IL – Virginia Theatre

July 23 – Interlochen, MI – Kresge Auditorium (with Emmylou Harris)

July 24 – Rochester Hills, MI – Meadow Brook Amphitheater (with Emmylou Harris)

July 26 – Highland Park, IL – Ravinia (with Emmylou Harris)

July 28 – Cincinnati, OH – Madison Theater

July 29 – Knoxville, TN – Bijou Theatre

July 31 – Henrico, VA – Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden

August 1 – Wilmington, NC – The Wilson Center

August 3 – Alexandria, VA – The Birchmere

August 4 – Alexandria, VA – The Birchmere

September 19 – Fredericton, NB – Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival

Betty Moon Returns With Electrifying New Single “Want Me To” and EP ‘Strangely Beautiful’

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Betty Moon Returns With Electrifying New Single “Want Me To” and EP ‘Strangely Beautiful’

Betty Moon has been doing this on her own terms for decades, and ‘Strangely Beautiful’, her new six-track EP arriving April 17th, is the most focused and emotionally honest statement of that independence yet. Leading the charge is “Want Me To,” out now on all streaming platforms, a sultry, high-voltage anthem that carries the unmistakable alternative pop energy that made Moon a cult favorite in Toronto during the peak of 90s rock and alternative. Confident, addictive, and unapologetically electric, it is the sound of an artist who has never needed permission and has no intention of asking for it now.

The EP marks Moon’s first original release since 2021’s ‘Cosmicoma’, and it reflects an artist who has used the intervening years to go deeper rather than simply louder. After first making her mark in Canada’s music scene and signing to A&M Records, Moon launched her own imprint Evolver Music and has self-released more than ten albums on her own terms, placing music in Californication, Dexter, The Walking Dead, and more along the way. ‘Strangely Beautiful’ blends rock, soul, and electro-pop textures with genuine emotional reflection, embracing vulnerability and the complexities of reinvention without surrendering the fearless spirit that built her following in the first place. It is one of the most compelling returns an independent artist has made this year, and proof that two decades of creative control produces something no label deal ever could.

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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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