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Photo Gallery: Dean Lewis And Matt Hansen at Toronto’s History on February 2, 2026

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Don Toliver Returns With 2026 OCTANE Arena Tour, Featuring Sahbabii, Sofaygo & CHASE B

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Grammy-nominated rapper and songwriter Don Toliver announces his 2026 OCTANE Tour, a massive arena run in support of his acclaimed fifth studio album, OCTANE, debuting No. 1 on Spotify and Apple Music globally, out now via Cactus Jack/Donnway & Co/Atlantic Records. Produced by Live Nation, the 30-city North American tour with two headline festival appearances officially kicks off Friday, May 8 with a headline performance at Rolling Loud Orlando, followed by stops in major markets including Los Angeles, New York, Atlanta, Houston, Chicago and Toronto. The run also includes a headline appearance at Milwaukee Summerfest, before wrapping July 5 at Ball Arena in Denver. The tour features special guests SahBabii, SoFaygo and CHASE B.

Tickets will be available starting with the Citi presale beginning Wednesday, February 4. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general onsale beginning Friday, February 6 at 10am local time at LiveNation.com.

Citi is the official card of the OCTANE Tour. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Wednesday, February 4 at 10am local time through Thursday, February 5 at 11:59pm local time via the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details, visit citientertainment.com.

The tour will also offer a range of VIP packages and premium experiences, featuring prime seating, early entry, and access to an immersive pre-show VIP lounge. Select packages include exclusive entry to Don Toliver’s personal garage, inviting fans inside his creative world and offering a closer look at the inspiration, aesthetics, and energy that shapes OCTANE. Guests will also receive specially designed VIP merchandise and additional on-site perks. For more information, visit vipnation.com.

OCTANE is an immersive, cinematic body of work rooted in Don Toliver’s signature melodic, experimental trap-R&B culminating into big moments on tracks like”Body” which has already reached Spotify and Apple Music’s Top 5. Executive-produced by Toliver, with production from longtime collaborator Derek “206DEREK” Anderson, the album captures his creative energy in real time and marks a personal milestone, with Toliver producing three tracks himself: “ATM,” “Rendezvous,” and “Call Back.”

Alongside the tour announcement, Toliver continues to expand the world of OCTANE with the release of the official music video for “Rendezvous” featuring Yeat. Directed by ADM and produced by Cole Bennett, the video underscores the album’s momentum, spotlighting Toliver and Yeat’s chemistry through themes of speed, late-night escapism, and a diamond-driven motif.

The OCTANE visual rollout also includes the “Excavator” music video, directed by Shadrinsky and filmed at the historic Mount Wilson Observatory, as well as Live From OCTANE Mountain, a multi-hour live-streamed listening experience filmed at Mount Wilson that aired January 29, following an earlier in-person event at the Porsche Experience Center Los Angeles.

Recorded across Toliver’s European tour and sessions in Carmel-by-the-Sea, Los Angeles, and Mount Wilson, OCTANE draws inspiration from his lifelong love of cars and rally racing culture, with themes of motion, independence, and velocity driving both the album and its visuals.

The release builds on a historic run for Toliver, who has delivered certified platinum singles “No Pole” and “Private Landing” featuring Justin Bieber, along with multi-platinum hits including “No Idea,” “After Party,” “Lemonade,” and “Bandit.” His previous album, HARDSTONE PSYCHO (2024), earned his first No. 1 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

With OCTANE and its upcoming arena tour, Don Toliver continues to cement his place as one of modern Hip-Hop and R&B’s most forward-thinking artists.

Upcoming Tour Dates

*with SahBabii

^with SoFaygo

+with CHASE B

Festival Headline

Fri May 8 – Orlando, FL @ Rolling Loud*^#

Tue May 12 – Tulsa, OK @  BOK Center*^+

Thu May 14 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center*^+

Sun May 17 – Columbia, SC @ Colonial Life Arena*^+

Tue May 19 – Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena*^+

Thu May 21 – Charlotte, NC @ Spectrum Center*^+

Sat May 23 – Pittsburgh, PA @ PPG Paints Arena*^+

Sun May 24 – Philadelphia, PA @ Xfinity Mobile Arena*^+

Tue May 26 – Belmont Park, NY @ UBS Arena*^+

Wed May 27 – Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center*^+

Fri May 29 – Hartford, CT @ PeoplesBank Arena*^+

Sat May 30 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden*^+

Mon Jun 01 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden*^+

Tue Jun 02 – Baltimore, MD @ CFG Bank Arena*^+

Thu Jun 04 – Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena*^+

Fri Jun 05 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena*^+

Sun Jun 07 – Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre*^+

Tue Jun 09 – Columbus, OH @ Nationwide Arena*^+

Thu Jun 11 – Chicago, IL @ United Center*^+

Sat Jun 13 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center*^+

Sun Jun 14 – San Antonio, TX @ Frost Bank Center*^+

Wed Jun 17 – Kansas City, MO @ T-Mobile Center*^+

Fri Jun 19 – Milwaukee, WI @ Milwaukee Summerfest*^+#

Sat Jun 20 – Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center*^+

Wed Jun 24 – Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena*^+

Thu Jun 25 – Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena*^+

Sat Jun 27 – Oakland, CA @ Oakland Arena*^+

Mon Jun 29 – Los Angeles, CA @ Crypto.com Arena*^+

Tue Jun 30 – San Diego, CA @ Pechanga Arena San Diego*^+

Wed Jul 01 – Phoenix, AZ @ Mortgage Matchup Center*^+

Fri Jul 03 – Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand Garden Arena*^+

Sun Jul 05 – Denver, CO @ Ball Arena*^+

Don Toliver

OCTANE

January 30, 2026

Cactus Jack/Donnway & Co/Atlantic Records

1. E85

2. Body

3. Rendezvous feat. Yeat

4. Secondhand feat. Rema

5. Tiramisu

6. ATM

7. Long Way To Calabasas

8. Rosary feat. Travis Scott

9. All The Signs feat. Teezo Touchdown

10. Call Back

11. Tuition

12. K9 feat. SahBabii

13. Excavator

14. Gemstone

15. OPPOSITE

16. TMU

17. Pleasure’s Mine

18. Sweet Home

Metric, Broken Social Scene And Stars Announce ‘All the Feelings Tour’ Across North America This Summer

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Today, longtime friends and acclaimed bands Metric, Broken Social Scene, and Stars announced the All the Feelings Tour, bringing their collective talents to stages across North America this summer. The 18-date tour, promoted by Live Nation, kicks off on Monday, June 8 in Austin, TX at Moody Amphitheater, before continuing with dates in Dallas, Denver, Phoenix, Bend, Chicago, Boston, and more before concluding with a homecoming show at RBC Amphitheatre in Toronto, ON on Friday, August 7.

The tour will include performances at several iconic venues, including The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, Brooklyn Paramount in Brooklyn, and Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, among others. Alongside the tour announcement, the bands have released a new video today highlighting their long-standing friendship — a connection that dates back to childhood and has carried through each of their individual careers.

In tandem with the tour announcement, Metric also revealed their new album, Romanticize the Dive, arriving April 24 via Thirty Tigers, alongside the release of their first single, “Victim of Luck.” Fans can listen to the track HERE, with the official music video premiering today at 12pm ET HERE.

Additionally, Broken Social Scene announced their new album, Remember The Humans, out May 8 via Arts & Crafts. The release is led by the opening track and first single, “Not Around Anymore,” which features co-founder Kevin Drew reflecting on the fading sense of possibility in a rapidly changing world. Listen to the new track HERE and pre-order Remember The Humans available HERE.

Tickets will be available starting Wednesday, February 4 at 12pm local time with artist presales and a Citi presale (details below). Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general on-sale beginning on Friday, February 6 at 10am local time at LiveNation.com.

Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Wednesday, February 4 at 12pm local time until through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com.

THE ‘ALL THE FEELINGS TOUR’ 2026 DATES:
Mon Jun 8 – Austin, TX – Moody Amphitheater
Tue Jun 9 – Dallas, TX – South Side Ballroom
Thu Jun 11 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium
Sat Jun 13 – Sandy, UT – Sandy Amphitheater
Tue Jun 16 – Los Angeles, CA – The Greek Theatre
Thu Jun 18 – Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre
Fri Jun 19 – San Diego, CA – Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
Sun Jun 21 – San Francisco, CA – The Masonic
Wed Jun 24 – Bend, OR – Hayden Homes Amphitheater
Fri Jul 24 – Chicago, IL – Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
Sat Jul 25 – Detroit, MI – Fox Theatre
Mon Jul 27 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway
Tue Jul 28 – Philadelphia, PA – The Met Philadelphia Presented by Highmark
Thu Jul 30 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Paramount
Sat Aug 1 – Washington, DC – The Anthem
Mon Aug 3 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
Tue Aug 4 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
Fri Aug 7 – Toronto, ON – RBC Amphitheatre

Metric is Emily Haines (vocals, keys), Jimmy Shaw(producer, guitar, keys), Joshua Winstead (bass guitar, keys) and Joules Scott Key(drums). They have spent over 20 years together in creative partnership and are releasing their 10th studio album in 2026 maintaining the original lineup..  “The band has become Canadian indie-rock icons,” says Pitchfork.  “Metric [has] their own increasingly rare success story.” The band resisted major label offers in favor of starting their own label and retaining control of their own material and career, and for the last two decades have found themselves on an unusual trajectory of increasing success while continuing to push their own artistic boundaries past conventional expectations.

Emily Haines and Jimmy Shaw are also early members of Broken Social Scene. While Metric has always been their first priority, they have both written and performed songs on all of the collective’s albums from 2002-2017 including such tracks as “Almost Crimes,” “Swimmers,” “Sweetest Kill,” “Sentimental X’s” and “Protest Song.” Emily’s most notable contribution to the group is the breakout hit “Anthems For a Seventeen Year-Old Girl,” from the award winning album You Forgot It In People. Haines has also collaborated with numerous other artists, most famously striking up a strong creative connection with the late Lou Reed, who performed “Wanderlust” on Metric’s album Synthetica and joined Metric on stage at their sold out headlining show at Radio City Music Hall in 2013 to perform “Wanderlust” and the Velvet Underground’s “Pale Blue Eyes.” Haines worked with Lou Reed on various additional live events overseen by the late producer Hal Willner as well as performing “Ballrooms of Mars” on Willner’s final tribute album, Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs Of Marc Bolan and T. Rex alongside U2, Nick Cave, Joan Jett, and others. Haines has released three solo studio albums, including the acclaimed Knives Don’t Have Your Back. Jimmy Shaw has also released a solo album and works as a sought after, JUNO award-winning producer

Metric have a long history of creating music for film, starting in 2004 with their appearance in Olivier Assayas’ Clean, acting and performing their song “Dead Disco.” In his Scott Pilgrim series, graphic novelist Bryan Lee O’Malley based his fictional band Clash at the Demon Head on his experience of live Metric performances, and director Edgar Wright used their song “Black Sheep” in his 2010 film adaptation Scott Pilgrim vs The World. Also in 2010, Metric contributed the theme song “Eclipse (All Yours)” to The Twilight Saga: Eclipse soundtrack which they co-wrote with Howard Shore. In 2012, they won a CSA (Canadian Screen Award) for their score of David Cronenberg’s Cosmopolis, also with Howard Shore. Metric songs have been featured in numerous feature films and television shows including Grey’s Anatomy, The L Word, Zombieland, Nikki Glaser’s HBO Special Good Clean Filth,the hit animated film Nimona, and popular Netflix shows Wayward and I Love LA in 2025.

Both Emily Haines and Jimmy Shaw grew up surrounded by art. Haines was born in New Delhi where her father, poet Paul Haines, was writing the lyrics for Carla Bley’s monumental Escalator Over the Hill and her activist/teacher mother Jo ran a household steeped in experimental art and discourse stemming from their years in the Greenwich Village scene in the early 1960s. Born in the UK and raised in Toronto, Jimmy Shaw spent the first half of his life immersed in classical music and was accepted at the age of fifteen to the Curtis Institute in Boston and later graduated from the Juilliard Music School in New York. Metric has been nominated for numerous Polaris Music Prize and JUNO Awards, including five wins. Metric has appeared on The Tonight Show, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel Live! and Later…With Jools Holland and have toured extensively, playing headline shows and festivals around the world. 

Remember the Humans was shaped by reunion and loss in equal measure. When Drew and Newfeld reconnected after nearly 20 years apart, one hangout became what they call “a hurricane of fun.” During the recording, both lost their mothers – a shared grief that drew them closer. As Newfeld recalls, “our moms would have wanted us to do this, and get it right after 20 years of not working together.”

As ever, Broken Social Scene operates less as a band than as a community and songs evolve by ceding control to whoever can best carry them forward in the moment. Drew may be the designated driver, but collaborators on Remember the Humans, including Hannah Georgas, Lisa Lobsinger, and Feist, step into the foreground throughout the record, shaping songs with a sense of collective authorship that has always defined the group’s ethos.

The songs work because no one fully commands them. But this is where Newfeld matters most. As BSS’s Charles Spearin puts it, “his production suits the chaos of our songwriting so well…he’s got a childlike energy that is really contagious, when you get a piece of music that he loves, Oh my God, he’s bouncing like a little boy.”

The same unruly energy that keeps a band young can also trap it in its own past. Yet on Remember the Humans, Broken Social Scene have evolved with a deep sense of intention. It is the sound of a band deepening rather than reinventing, exploring the emotional implications of forms they’ve spent twenty years shaping. “There’s a different kind of honesty in this record,” says Spearin, “we’ve had success, we’ve lost friends, we’ve lost parents, we’re at this ‘what happens next?’ stage in life.” Remember the Humans is adult music in the best sense: contradictory, wounded, expansive – hopeful in a way that feels earned rather than declared. And it is also, in its refusal of control and its embrace of the ungovernable, a testament to something increasingly rare: art that is not optimized, not streamlined, not strategic.

BSS’s own evolution mirrors something happening outside it. After years of oversaturation and noise, the culture itself seems to have looped back to a craving for the raw, the communal, and the unguarded. The conditions that made You Forgot It in People feel necessary in 2002 have, in altered form, returned in 2026. According to Drew, “in 2026, you’re going to see a lot of resurgence of people going back to the roots of who they are, because things in their lifetime have gotten quite lost. I think we’ve let each other down, and I think it’s art that always tries to prevail, and tries to get us back on track.”

In a culture defined by abstraction and distance, Broken Social Scene have made a record that insists on the analog fact of human presence. It asks, gently, but insistently, that we remember each other, that we remember the human.

STARS have spent their 20+ year career being a musical confidant to the inner-most secrets of their fans lives. They tell the tales we keep in the darkest, and most hopeful parts of our souls. They have persevered as a band, friends, musical and social curators; always putting art first, as well as the pursuit of transparency and truth. Stars have stayed true over the release of nine albums, countless tours, and every imaginable obstacle.

Stars albums have always served as thermochromic barometers of their makers’ emotional well-being, be it the romantic upheaval of 2003’s Heart and 2004’s Set Yourself On Fire, the newsticker-triggered discontent of 2007’s In Our Bedroom After the War, the downcast elegies of 2010’s The Five Ghosts (a requiem for singer Torquil Campbell’s father, who passed away during the album’s creation), or the rejuvenation of 2012’s The North (recorded while inter-band couple Amy Millan and Evan Cranley were in the throes of new parenthood). Stars continued with their 2014 dance-club inspired offering, No One Is Lost and the 2017 pristinely produced by Grammy-award winner, Peter Katis for There Is No Love In Fluorescent Light. Stars released From Capelton Hill in 2022 which cuts to the band’s founding principles: brimming with gothic, dazzling ‘80s and ‘90s Britpop arrangements, but rendered with intimacy and warmth rather than with cold, digital remove. In 2024, Stars celebrated the 20th Anniversary of Set Yourself On Fire, with a digital/vinyl reissue and North American tour. Set Yourself on Fire (Live) vinyl is now available for the first time publically, after being exclusively offered on the band’s Patreon page. The vinyl, compiled from live recordings on the record’s anniversary tour in 2024/2025, is available here and as a digital album via bandcamp here.

MOTIONLESS IN WHITE Announce Summer 2026 Headline Tour

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MOTIONLESS IN WHITE just dropped their brand new single and video “AFRAID OF THE DARK,” and it’s a master class in the band’s blend of dark hard rock. The band also announces The Sweat and Blood Tour, with support from Lorna Shore, Fit For A King, and Static Dress. The North American tour, promoted by Live Nation, is the band’s first American headlining tour in nearly 3 years and kicks off on July 14 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, with stops in Charlotte, Houston, Austin, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Oklahoma City, and more before wrapping up on August 15 in Sterling Heights, Michigan. It also includes a stop at Red Rocks, the band’s first time headlining the venue.

Tickets will first be available via artist and Citi (details below) presales starting Tuesday, February 3 at 2 pm EST. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general onsale beginning on Friday, February 6 at 10 am local time.

Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning February 3 at 12 pm local time until Thursday, February 5 at 10 pm local time through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details, visit www.citientertainment.com.

“By the time this tour begins, it will have been just under three years since our last U.S. headliner, and we are absolutely shooting for the moon to celebrate our return,” the band shares. “We could not be more excited to visit our American fans who have been incredibly patient with us, and can’t wait to give them the first performances of new material from our upcoming album. See you this summer!”

Motionless In White 2026 Tour Dates

7/14 — Bridgeport, CT — Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater

7/16 — Gilford, NH — BankNH Pavilion

7/18 — Bristow, VA — Jiffy Lube Live

7/21 — Charlotte, NC — Truliant Amphitheater

7/22 — Alpharetta, GA — Ameris Bank Amphitheatre

7/24 — Irving, TX — The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory

7/25 — Houston, TX — The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

7/26 — Austin, TX — Germania Insurance Amphitheater

7/28 — Albuquerque, NM — Isleta Amphitheater

7/29 — Phoenix, AZ — Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre

7/31 — Los Angeles, CA — The Kia Forum

8/1 — Wheatland, CA — Toyota Amphitheatre

8/4 — Portland, OR — Theater of the Clouds

8/5 — Auburn, WA — White River Amphitheatre

8/7 — Sandy, UT — Beddy’s Plaza at America First Field

8/9 — Morrison, CO — Red Rocks Amphitheatre

8/11 — Oklahoma City, OK — Zoo Amphitheatre

8/12 — Rogers, AR — Walmart AMP

8/14 — Indianapolis, IN — Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park

8/15 — Sterling Heights, MI — Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre

Motionless In White have always stood out from the crowd. Mirroring alternately brutal and breathtaking sonic artistry against elegant and enigmatic imagery, the Gold-certified, Scranton, PA quintet have organically drawn legions of fans under their spell since 2006. A steady grind has elevated them to arena headliner. After earning three straight Top 5 debuts on the Billboard Top Hard Rock Albums Chart, 2022’s Scoring The End of the World bowed at #1 on the latter, in addition to securing the band’s highest position on the Billboard 200 at #12. The LP notably spawned their second RIAA Gold-certified hit and first Active Rock #1, “Masterpiece,” which has leapt towards the Platinum threshold. Insidious and innate versatility has enabled them to collaborate on popular tracks with everyone from Jonathan Davis of Korn and DOOM composer Mick Gordon to Illenium and Knocked Loose. Beyond sold-out headline tours and direct support slots for Bring Me The Horizon and Slipknot, the group host, curate, and headline their own Apocalypse Fest in their hometown of Scranton. Two decades into their career, these outliers prove to be as dynamic and dangerous as ever, with a slew of new releases on the horizon for Roadrunner Records. This era begins with the single “Afraid of the Dark,” infusing tightly executed metalcore with gothic overtures, industrial grit, and an arrestingly uplifting message to “follow the light in your heart and be not afraid of the dark.” Welcome to the next renaissance of Motionless In White — now.

Staind Announce Break The Cycle 25th Anniversary Tour Featuring Seether With Special Guests Hoobstank And Hinder

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Multi-platinum rock band Staind today announced their highly anticipated Break The Cycle 25th Anniversary Tour, celebrating the groundbreaking album that cemented their place in rock history. The 25 date trek will feature Seether as direct support, with special guests Hoobastank and Hinder as openers, bringing together four defining forces of modern rock for one massive run this fall.

Produced by Live Nation, the Break The Cycle 25th Anniversary Tour will kick off in September and make stops across major amphitheaters and arenas in the U.S. and Canada, concluding in Dallas, TX.

Formed in 1995 Staind recorded and released eight studio albums with their most notable being in 2001 with Break The Cycle, an RIAA certified 5 times platinum album that produced a top-five Billboard Hot  100 with their massive hit “It’s Been Awhile.” The single was one of the most played songs in modern rock radio history spending 20 weeks at number 1. Several of their other hits also topped the Billboard 200 including “Fade”, “For You”, “Prince to Pay”, “So Far Away” and “Right Here”.  In 2019, after a five year hiatus, STAIND reunited for unforgettable festival performances and a hometown reunion show that was recorded for the album Live : It’s Been Awhile. The band has been called one of the defining bands of the post Grunge movement securing awards including Billboard Music Awards the MTV Video Music Awards among others.

Staind founding member, Aaron Lewis, shared, “25 years later to be touring, celebrating this album and bringing our music to our fans near and far is something really special. I’m looking forward to going out with these guys. It’s like one big family reunion!”

Staind guitarist, Mike Mushok said, “Hard to believe it’s been 25 years. I look back on those times as one of the highlights of my career and feel very fortunate to still be doing this.  I look forward to hitting the road and celebrating with good friends what was a career defining album for us. I hope you can join us on this celebration.”

Tickets will be available starting with Artist and Citi presales beginning Wednesday, February 4 at 10:00am local time. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general on sale beginning Friday, February 6 at 10:00am local time at LiveNation.com. Additional information about the tour, additional dates and information about the band can be found on staindofficial.com

Citi is the official card of the Break The Cycle 25th Anniversary Tour. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Wednesday, February 4 at 10:00am local time until Thursday, February 5 at 10:00pm local time through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details, visit www.citientertainment.com.

STAIND is comprised of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Aaron Lewis, lead guitarist Mike Mushok, bassist and backing vocalist Johnny April, and drummer Sal Giancarelli. The band was formed in 1995 in their hometown of Springfield, Massachusetts. Over the course of their career, the band has released seven studio albums and eight Top 10 singles, selling over 15 million albums worldwide. Their most notable album Break The Cycle, released in 2001, an RIAA certified 5x platinum, featured the anthemic single, “It’s Been Awhile,” one of the most played songs in modern rock radio history, spending 20 weeks at Number 1. In 2019 after a five-year hiatus, STAIND reunited for some unforgettable festival performances, and a hometown reunion show that was recorded for the album Live: It’s Been Awhile. In September 2023, STAIND released their eighth studio album and first in twelve years, Confessions Of The Fallen, which reached #1 on Billboard’s Active Rock Album chart. The debut single from the album, “Lowest In Me”,and the second single, “Here and Now”, both reached #1 on the Active Rock Chart. One year later in September 2024, STAIND digitally released Confessions Of The Fallen (Deluxe) that contained three additional songs including “Better Days feat. DOROTHY”, a radio version of the album track, and “Full of Emptiness”. Staind returned to the studio in 2025 to start work on their eighth studio album. In 2026, Staind will support the 25th anniversary for Break The Cycle with a massive Live Nation US Tour with support from Hoobastank, and Hinder.

BREAK THE CYCLE 25TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR DATES:

+ Tour dates with Seether as direct support, and special guests Hoobastank, and Hinder as openers.

* This tour date features Staind, Seether, and Hinder only.

& Support TBD

^ Not a Live Nation date

~ Festival date

Thu May 07 | Daytona Beach, FL | Daytona International Speedway ~ ^

Sat May 09 | Biloxi, MS | Mississippi Coast Coliseum ~

Sun May 10 | Dothan, AL | Dothan Civic Center

Fri May 15 | Columbus, OH | Historic Crew Stadium ~ ^

Sat May 16 | St. Louis, MO | Venue TBA ~

Sun Jul 26 | Anderson, SC | Anderson Sports & Entertainment Center ~ ^

Tue Sep 08 | Atlanta, GA | Lakewood Amphitheatre +

Thu Sep 10 | Charlotte, NC | Truliant Amphitheater +

Fri Sep 11 | Raleigh, NC | Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek +

Sun Sep 13 | Virginia Beach, VA | Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater +

Mon Sep 14 | Wantagh, NY | Northwell at Jones Beach Theater +

Wed Sep 16 | Camden, NJ | Freedom Mortgage Pavilion +

Fri Sep 18 | Mansfield, MA | Xfinity Center +

Sat Sep 19 | Darien Center, NY | Darien Lake Amphitheater +

Mon Sep 21 | Toronto, ON | RBC Amphitheatre +

Wed Sep 23 | Tinley Park, IL | Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre *

Thu Sep 24 | Shakopee, MN | Mystic Lake Amphitheater  +

Sat Sep 26 | Noblesville, IN | Ruoff Music Center +

Sun Sep 27 | Clarkston, MI | Pine Knob Music Theatre +

Tue Sep 29 | Franklin, TN | FirstBank Amphitheater +

Thu Oct 01 | Ridgedale, MO | Thunder Ridge Nature Arena +

Sat Oct 03 | Thackerville, OK | Lucas Oil Live & ^

Wed Oct 07 | Salt Lake City, UT | Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre +

Fri Oct 09 | Wheatland, CA | Toyota Amphitheatre +

Sat Oct 10 | Ontario, CA | Toyota Arena +

Tue Oct 13 | Phoenix, AZ | Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre +

Wed Oct 14 | Albuquerque, NM | Isleta Amphitheater +

Fri Oct 16 | Tulsa, OK | BOK Center +

Sat Oct 17 | Houston, TX | The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Sponsored by Huntsman +

Mon Oct 19 | Austin, TX | Moody Center +

Langhorne Slim Shares “What The F**K Is Going On” Video Ahead Of Album Release Tour

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Langhorne Slim has shared a new performance video of his unreleased song “What The F**k Is Going On”, directed by Steve Jawn and The 10:10 Creative. The release follows Slim’s recent appearance on The Daily Show, where he performed a special bonus rendition of his poignant sing-along “We The People (Fuck The Man)”. During release week, Slim visited The Daily Show where he performed his single “Rock N Roll” and was interviewed by host Jordan Klepper. He also appeared on Rolling Stone’s Nashville Now podcast and NPR’s Weekend Edition. On January 16, Slim released his critically acclaimed ninth studio album ‘The Dreamin’ Kind’ via Dualtone Records, produced by Greta Van Fleet’s Sam F. Kiszka, who also plays across the album alongside his bandmate Daniel Wagner.

On February 5, Langhorne Slim kicks off a nationwide US headline tour in Atlanta, followed by shows in Washington D.C., Brooklyn, Boston, Chicago, Austin, Los Angeles, Seattle, Denver and many more. Rolling Stone called the album “The acoustic troubadour plugs in and cranks up the amp,” while No Depression noted Slim “reach[es] a new milestone, revamping his MO without sacrificing the essentials.” Paste Magazine declared “There ain’t no rest for the wicked on ‘The Dreamin’ Kind’, and Langhorne Slim sounds like a new man,” with Glide Magazine praising it as “a warping 12-song album that balances Slim’s newfound left-field tendencies with blissful acoustics.”

Tour Dates:

02/05 – Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West

02/06 – Charlotte, NC @ Neighborhood Theatre

02/07 – Asheville, NC @ The Grey Eagle Music Hall

02/10 – Charleston, SC @ Music Farm

02/11 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle

02/13 – Charlottesville, VA @ Jefferson Theater

02/14 – Washington, DC @ The Atlantis

02/15 – Ardmore, PA @ Ardmore Music Hall

02/17 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg

02/19 – Boston, MA @ The Sinclair

02/20 – Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground Showcase Lounge

02/21 – Northampton, MA @ Iron Horse Music Hall

02/23 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Thunderbird Cafe and Music Hall

02/24 – Columbus, OH @ Skully’s

02/25 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall

02/27 – Indianapolis, IN @ HI-FI

02/28 – Nashville, TN @ The Basement East

04/09 – St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway

04/10 – Fayetteville, AR @ George’s Majestic Lounge

04/11 – Dallas, TX @ Sons of Hermann Hall

04/13 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall – Downstairs

04/14 – Austin, TX @ Antone’s Nightclub

04/17 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom

04/18 – Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up

04/20 – Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour

04/22 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent

04/24 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom

04/25 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile

04/26 – Vancouver, BC @ Hollywood Theatre

04/28 – Missoula, MT @ Top Hat Lounge

04/29 – Bozeman, MT @ The ELM

05/01 – Fort Collins, CO @ Aggie Theatre

05/02 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater

Swedish Engineer Mattias Krantz Creates Electric Guitar With Magnetically Hovering Strings

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Swedish engineering musician Mattias Krantz has built a see-through electric guitar where the strings float above the body, held in place by powerful magnets rather than traditional attachments. The concept emerged from a simple experiment tying magnets to guitar string ends, which evolved into a fully functional instrument after testing various magnet configurations to achieve the right sound and playability.

Jessie Ware Announces New Album ‘Superbloom’ Out April 10

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Jessie Ware returns with her new album ‘Superbloom’ – the crescendo of her latest era out 10th April via Island EMI Records.

Superbloom’ erupts into a glittering rush of Studio 54-inflected groove-pop. Expanding Ware’s increasingly euphoric body of work as she explores our shared craving for touch, pleasure, intimacy and connection.

The album features recent single ‘I Could Get Used To This’, hailed as her “ultimate entry into divahood” and the first track to fully capture the record’s assured, expansive spirit, carried by cascading strings and a sense of full-bodied release. Ware explains of the album: “Since ‘What’s Your Pleasure?’ I’ve been trying out this fantasy world and escapism. I’m not the most by-the-book ‘pop star’, but I do like to play with dress-up, glamour, and fun, While I love dance music, I wanted to dig deeper with this record; to connect with real relationships and appreciate the love I have, and the fears I have of losing it.”

Continuing a practice she’s upheld since 2020, Ware A&R’d the record herself, firmly maintaining creative control. Alongside Ford, she collaborated with Barney Lister, Karma Kid, Jon Shave (Charli XCX), and Stuart Price, while Ben Baptie (Sault, Little Simz, Adele) mixed the album. The record arrives almost three years after Ware’s critically acclaimed ‘That! Feels Good!’, which debuted at No. 3 on the Official UK Albums Chart and marked her highest-ever entry on the US Top Album Sales chart. The album was widely praised by The Guardian, Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, NME, USA Today and more, and cemented Ware’s position as one of the most vital voices in contemporary pop.

From landmark live moments at Glastonbury, Primavera and the British Fashion Awards, to the runaway success of singles including ‘Free Yourself’, ‘Pearls’ and ‘Begin Again’. That momentum carries forward here, but with a renewed clarity of purpose.

‘Superbloom’ goes beyond celebrating pleasure, framing it as something earned, intentional, and transformative. This is Jessie Ware in full bloom.

Wale Drops Music Video For “Watching Us” Featuring Leon Thomas

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Multi-platinum rapper Wale has dropped the official music video for “Watching Us” featuring Leon Thomas. Originally arriving in November 2025 via Def Jam Recordings, “Watching Us” emerged as a standout from Wale’s eighth studio album ‘everything is a lot.’, instantly cementing its status as a critic and fan favorite. The song’s romantic vibe is anchored by a nostalgic sample of Goapele’s classic song “Closer”, providing the perfect canvas for Wale’s introspective lyricism and Leon Thomas’s buttery vocals. Directed by Hidji, the cinematic visual juxtaposes the stillness of relationship intimacy at home with the glare of the nightlife scene, capturing the complexities of maintaining a private connection while in the public eye.

With Leon Thomas fresh off his two Grammy wins at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards and Wale continuing to cement his status as one of hip-hop’s greatest storytellers, the music video serves as a victory lap for two of music’s most essential voices. Upon its initial release, “Watching Us” was met with fan love and critical acclaim, with Complex calling the track “a cuffing anthem that reimagines Goapele’s classic and could rank among Wale’s greatest hits,” and VICE declaring it “a vibe-heavy romantic tune… that you will definitely want to add to your date night playlist.” The track showcases why Wale has been one of rap’s most versatile and enduring artists since his breakout 2008 mixtape ‘A Mixtape About Nothing’.

Wale has blended striking social commentary, confident lyricism, and anthemic storytelling throughout his career, helping merge backpack rap with mainstream success and earning Platinum and Gold plaques along the way. Born Olubowale Victor Akintimehin to Nigerian immigrant parents in Washington, D.C., he pursued football in college before shifting to music. After aligning with Rick Ross’ MMG, he delivered Platinum hits like “Lotus Flower Bomb” and “My P.Y.T.”, proving his staying power across albums including ‘Attention Deficit’, ‘Ambition’, ‘The Gifted’, and ‘The Album About Nothing’. Following a brief hiatus after ‘Folarin II’ in 2019, Wale returned in 2023 with a new deal at Def Jam, a number one Nigerian hit, and a Kennedy Center headline show celebrating ‘The Gifted’.

With ‘everything is a lot.’ representing his highly anticipated eighth album, Wale continues his next chapter as one of hip-hop’s greatest writers. The “Watching Us” video arrives as another testament to his ability to craft songs that resonate both critically and commercially while maintaining the nuanced perspective that has defined his career. The visual proves that nearly two decades into his career, Wale remains one of rap’s most compelling voices.

Are Music TV Channels Still Popular Among Albanian Viewers in Europe?

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By Mitch Rice

When Albanian families in Europe settle into their weekly routines, music often plays a subtle but consistent role. It might be playing in the background during dinner prep, accompanying weekend conversations, or setting the tone for a relaxed evening at home. In that context, the question of whether music television channels still hold appeal may seem straightforward, but the answer reveals deeper patterns in how audiences connect with culture, identity, and shared viewing moments far from home.

A Legacy of Music on Albanian Screens

Albanian television (shkarko tv shqip) has a varied history of music programming. Channels dedicated to music have existed for years and traditionally broadcast a mix of Albanian-language music videos, concerts, and artist features to audiences within Albania and, via satellite, across parts of Europe. These channels helped shape how viewers encountered both contemporary pop and regional sounds, including folk and dance music.

At the same time, general entertainment channels have long woven music into their programming through variety shows, annual festivals like Summer Fest, and performance segments that showcase rising artists or established performers. Events such as Summer Fest have been broadcast to wide audiences, bringing live concert experiences into living rooms and reinforcing the place of music within the national television culture.

Changing Consumption Patterns in Europe

Across Europe, television itself remains an important medium. According to the European Audiovisual Observatory, more than three-quarters of audiovisual media services in the region are traditional linear TV channels, even as on-demand services continue to grow. Average television viewing time in Europe has stayed steady at around three and a half hours per day, with scheduled channels continuing to draw meaningful audiences.

For Albanian viewers in Europe, music channels available through platforms like NimiTV (shiko tv shqip) are part of that broader landscape of available content. NimiTV’s curated lineup includes dozens of music-focused channels alongside news, movies, and entertainment, tailored to preserve cultural connection while offering choice.

But the broader European trend shows that music consumption itself has been shifting. Globally and in Europe, music streaming platforms are expanding rapidly, driven by smartphone use, affordable data plans, and personalized listening experiences. Generation Z and millennial listeners increasingly choose curated playlists and on-demand streams over traditional broadcast.

This does not mean music television no longer matters, but it does change the way channels are experienced. Rather than being the primary way viewers find new music, TV music channels increasingly complement other formats, offering curated blocks of songs, live performance specials, and genre-specific programming that align with tastes shaped online but enjoyed in shared spaces.

Where Music Channels Still Shine

Among Albanian audiences in Europe, particularly older viewers or those with a strong attachment to traditional media habits, music TV remains appealing for several reasons:

  • Cultural continuity: Music is deeply tied to identity and memory. Hearing familiar songs with Albanian lyrics or seeing a beloved performer on screen can evoke a sense of connection in ways that purely audio experiences do not. For families juggling multiple languages and cultures, this matters.
  • Shared viewing moments: Unlike individual streaming, music TV channels can create moments where multiple generations watch together or comment on programming at shared times. This reinforces family routines and discussions around favorites, festivals, or artist features.
  • Ease of access: When music content is included alongside other beloved programming on a single platform, it becomes part of a broader media ecosystem that families are already tuned into.

This pattern reflects broader media behavior where viewers layer media experiences rather than replace them entirely. For many households across Europe, this is where services like NimiTV – the largest and most trusted Albanian media platform in Europe – fit naturally, bringing music channels together with news, entertainment, and cultural programming in one place, without requiring families to choose between tradition and modern viewing habits.

Music Channels in the Era of Digital Competition

It’s important to acknowledge broader shifts in music consumption. Major global music brands that once dominated linear television, such as MTV’s various music channels in the UK and Europe, have been closing or scaling back operations in recent years as audiences pivot toward digital platforms like YouTube and streaming services. This trend underscores that traditional music television faces competition from formats built for individual choice rather than scheduled broadcast.

Yet for Albanian viewers in Europe, including households with multi-screen habits and shared media use, music TV channels still occupy a space that is distinct from both broadcast news and on-demand binge viewing. They offer a curated experience where music culture is mixed with cultural context, language, and community identity.

A Hybrid Viewing Culture

The evidence suggests that music television channels have not disappeared among Albanian diaspora viewers in Europe. Instead, they coexist with newer listening habits, streaming platforms, and on-demand music access. Channels that showcase familiar songs, live performances, artist features, and music-centric shows continue to contribute to a textured viewing landscape that balances heritage and modernity.

In this blended media world, music TV channels matter not only because of what they play, but because of the cultural space they occupy in family routines, conversations, and shared moments. They remain part of how music and memory travel across borders.

Data and information are provided for informational purposes only, and are not intended for investment or other purposes.