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Rising R&B Voice Aaron Page Drops the Intimate “Waiting Room” Video

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The “Waiting Room” video doesn’t waste a single frame. Rising R&B artist Aaron Page has released the official visual for the track, out now via AWAL, and it’s a strong companion to one of his most emotionally precise releases to date. Shot in a minimal palette of soft whites and beige, the video strips everything back to let the tension between two people do the work. The push and pull between Aaron and his love interest carries throughout, moments of closeness giving way to distance in a way that feels honest rather than staged.

The approach suits the song perfectly. “Waiting Room” is built around the space between connection and disconnection, and the video keeps that emotional ambiguity intact without overexplaining it. It follows earlier releases “Lord Knows” and “Pretty Girls Like R&B,” and with each drop Aaron Page shows a sharper sense of who he is as an artist. His music stays rooted in real situations, and that’s exactly what makes it land.

Tears for Fears’ Roland Orzabal Announces Memoir ‘Welcome to Your Life: Love, Death & Tears For Fears’

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Roland Orzabal has a memoir on the way, and it covers a lot of ground. ‘Welcome to Your Life: Love, Death & Tears For Fears’ arrives August 4th via Dey Street Books, spanning the formation of Tears for Fears in Bath, England with Curt Smith, the band’s explosive rise to global stardom, the creative and personal breakdown of his relationship with Smith, and the devastating loss of his wife Caroline in 2017. Orzabal also confronts his struggles with mental health and drug addiction, stories he’s never shared publicly before, and the long road back to himself as a musician, father, and human being.

The band’s trajectory is one of the more remarkable in rock history. Tears for Fears emerged from the post-punk New Wave scene in the early 1980s, their name drawn directly from Arthur Janov’s primal scream therapy, and quickly built a sound that fused emotional depth with commercial precision. Their 1985 album ‘Songs from the Big Chair’ launched them into a different stratosphere entirely, producing back-to-back No. 1 hits and cementing their place in the fabric of an entire decade. Thirty million albums sold worldwide, and a catalog that’s only grown in cultural resonance since.

The memoir takes an unconventional structural approach, using astrology as its narrative framework throughout. It’s a lifelong passion for Orzabal, and the book weaves it through the storytelling to trace how the arc of his life and career has been shaped by celestial positioning at key moments. It’s an unexpected lens for a rock memoir, and exactly the kind of creative choice that separates Orzabal from the standard tell-all format.

What makes the timing of this book feel right is where Tears for Fears currently stand. Their 2022 comeback album ‘The Tipping Point’, their first new music in 18 years, was met with genuine enthusiasm and followed by a sold-out global tour. They now count 14 million monthly Spotify listeners, a number that keeps climbing as younger audiences discover the catalog. ‘Welcome to Your Life’ lands into all of that momentum.

Ashley Monroe Drops “Gettin’ Out Of Hand” Video From Her Surprise Album ‘Dear Nashville’

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Ashley Monroe doesn’t waste time. Less than two weeks after surprise-releasing ‘Dear Nashville’, her eight-song concept album co-written and co-produced with Luke Laird, she’s shared the official video for “Gettin’ Out Of Hand.” The album arrived on March 27th alongside an open letter posing the question at its core: “If someone is hurting us, and we don’t let them know, isn’t that on us?” It’s Monroe’s most urgent and quickly recorded work to date, a record that doubles as both a sharp reckoning with Nashville’s music industry and a deeply personal meditation on unrequited love. “The bottom line of the album,” Monroe says, “is I wish you loved me like I love you.” The video for album centerpiece “I Hate Nashville” is already out, and “Gettin’ Out Of Hand” keeps the momentum rolling.

Monroe hits the road April 17th supporting Stephen Wilson Jr. on his sold-out Gary The Torch Tour, with stops in Kansas City, Denver, Omaha, Madison, and Chicago.

Fallsview Food and Drink Fest Expands Its 2026 Lineup With Some of Canada’s Best Culinary Talent

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Fallsview Food and Drink Fest just got a lot more interesting. Running June 5 through 7 at Fallsview Casino Resort in Niagara Falls, the three-day culinary event has added a strong new wave of Canadian chefs to an already impressive roster. Afrim Pristine, Canada’s only Maître Fromager and co-owner of Toronto’s legendary Cheese Boutique, joins alongside culinary innovator and eight-time Guinness World Record holder Bob Blumer, Red Seal chef and Top Chef Canada personality Andrea Nicholson, Antler Kitchen & Bar’s forager-chef Michael Hunter, and Vancouver’s Vikram Vij, whose namesake restaurant redefined Indian cuisine in Canada. Craig Wong, Gabe Bertaccini, Maneet Chauhan, and Michael Smith round out the celebrity chef lineup, with Wong also bringing his restaurant June Plum into the vendor mix at Fallsview Food Con on June 6th.

The weekend runs across three distinct events: a Celebrity Chef Dine About on Friday June 5th, Fallsview Food Con on Saturday June 6th, and a Sunday Brunch with Michael Smith sponsored by Egg Farmers of Ontario on June 7th. All tickets include parking and are available now through Ticketmaster at fallsviewcasinoresort.com.

South-West Wales Indie Favourite Brook Fox Drops “Rome” Ahead of Debut EP ‘Everybody’s In Love’

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Brook Fox has a lot of momentum behind him heading into his debut EP. The South-West Wales indie-pop/rock artist releases “Rome,” the latest single from ‘Everybody’s In Love’, due May 22nd. It follows “Together,” which landed on the BBC Radio Wales Welsh A-List playlist twice, earned a Gigslutz Track of the Day, and picked up a spot on the This Feeling Best New Bands Spotify playlist. Recorded once again with producer and mixer Tim Hamill, Brook Fox draws his blueprint from the chunky guitars and kinetic energy of the 2000s and early 2010s indie scene, with Bloc Party and Two Door Cinema Club sitting firmly in his DNA. “Rome” is out now on all major streaming platforms.

2026 Tour Dates:

May 22 – Carmarthen – CWRW

May 23 – Margam – In It Together Festival

May 30 – Port Talbot – Afan Ales

June 11 – Cardiff – Fuel

June 12 – Swansea – Bunkhouse

Eagles Unearth a Never-Before-Heard “Lyin’ Eyes” From 1975 for ‘One of These Nights’ Deluxe Edition

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Eagles have released a previously unheard live recording of “Lyin’ Eyes,” captured at Anaheim Stadium on September 28, 1975, previewing the upcoming deluxe edition of ‘One of These Nights’ due May 1st via Rhino Records. The original 1975 album was a landmark, earning the band their first Grammy Award and launching a run of four consecutive No. 1 albums. “Lyin’ Eyes” itself won the Grammy for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals, and the album has since been certified quadruple platinum. The new mix for the deluxe edition was handled by Rob Jacobs, with lacquers cut by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering.

The live recording itself is a genuine historical document. Captured at the Sunshine Festival at the end of the ‘One of These Nights’ tour, it features Henley, Glenn Frey, Randy Meisner, Bernie Leadon, and Don Felder, and marks Leadon’s final performance with the band. Joe Walsh, not yet an official member, joins for the encore to perform “Rocky Mountain Way.” The set also includes a cover of Chuck Berry’s “Carol,” the first time any recording of the song has appeared on an Eagles release. The full 16-song concert will be available across a 3 CD/Blu-ray set and a 3 LP version, both dropping May 1st, with Dolby Atmos and high-resolution stereo mixes on the Blu-ray.

Foo Fighters Unveil “Of All People” and Drop the Full Track Listing for ‘Your Favorite Toy’

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Foo Fighters have shared “Of All People,” the third track revealed from their forthcoming album ‘Your Favorite Toy’, due April 24th. The song made its debut in live form, filmed during the band’s performance for the Other Voices series at St. James Church in Dingle, Ireland back in February, and it’s a strong addition to what’s shaping up to be a focused, high-energy record. Dave Grohl, guitarists Chris Shiflett and Pat Smear, bassist Nate Mendel, percussionist and keyboardist Rami Jaffee, and new drummer Ilan Rubin recorded the album with co-producer Oliver Roman, with mixing handled by Mark “Spike” Stent.

‘Your Favorite Toy’ arrives April 24th, just ahead of the band’s lengthy Take Cover world tour. Pre-orders are open now on CD and LP.

‘Your Favorite Toy’ Track Listing:

Caught In The Echo

Of All People

Window

Your Favorite Toy

If You Only Knew

Spit Shine

Unconditional

Child Actor

Amen, Caveman

Asking For A Friend

Jam Favorites Spafford Map Out a Busy 2026 Summer Tour With First Dates Announced

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Spafford have announced the first leg of their 2026 summer tour, a late-June run stretching from Davenport, Iowa to Charlottesville, Virginia across eleven dates from June 16 through June 27. The Arizona-bred jam quartet has built one of the most devoted followings in the scene the right way, night after night on the road, with open-ended exploration, unique setlists, and a willingness to let songs stretch and mutate in real time. No two Spafford shows land the same way twice, and that’s the whole point. Tickets for all summer dates go on sale Friday, April 10th at 10:00 AM local time.

The summer run connects into a fuller 2026 calendar that includes two nights at New York’s The Cutting Room in July, a set at Rock the Dock Festival in Lake George, Domefest at New River Gorge in West Virginia in August, and Camp Deep End in Navarro, California in September.

2026 Tour Dates:

April 15 – Virginia Beach, VA – Elevation 27

April 16 – Wilmington, NC – Bowstring$

April 17 – Raleigh, NC – Bowstring Brewyard

April 18 – Black Mountain, NC – Pisgah Brewing Company*

April 19 – Charleston, SC – Charleston Pour House

June 16 – Davenport, IA – Redstone Room @ Common Chord

June 17 – Hobart, IN – The Art Theater

June 18 – Paw Paw, MI – Warner Vineyards

June 19 – Peoria, IL – Friendly Valley Tavern

June 20 – Indianapolis, IN – HI-FI Annex

June 21 – Columbus, OH – Woodlands Tavern

June 23 – Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom

June 24 – Buffalo, NY – Buffalo Iron Works

June 25 – Rostraver Twp, PA – Vinoski Winery

June 26 – Blain, PA – The Get Down

June 27 – Charlottesville, VA – The Jefferson Theater

July 11 – Lake George, NY – Rock the Dock Festival

July 24 – New York, NY – The Cutting Room

July 25 – New York, NY – The Cutting Room

August 7 – New River Gorge, WV – Domefest

September 25 – Navarro, CA – Camp Deep End

$ w/ Domocile | * w/ Captain Midnight Band

Michael Jackson Biopic ‘Michael’ Arrives April 24 With Jaafar Jackson in the Title Role

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The Michael Jackson biopic has a release date and a final trailer. ‘Michael’, directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Jaafar Jackson, the late pop superstar’s nephew and son of Jermaine Jackson, in the title role, hits theaters April 24th. The film traces Jackson’s story from his discovery as the lead of the Jackson Five through his rise as one of the most ambitious and iconic entertainers in history, with the official synopsis promising a front-row seat to both his life offstage and some of his most legendary performances.

The cast assembled around Jaafar Jackson is formidable. Miles Teller plays Jackson’s advisor and attorney John Branca, Colman Domingo steps into the role of father Joe Jackson, Nia Long portrays mother Katherine Jackson, and Larenz Tate takes on Motown founder Berry Gordy. Kat Graham plays Diana Ross and Laura Harrier portrays music executive Suzanne de Passe.

The companion soundtrack arrives the same day, collecting 13 tracks spanning the Jackson Five era through Jackson’s peak solo years. It moves from “I’ll Be There” and “Never Can Say Goodbye” through “Beat It,” “Thriller,” “Billie Jean,” and “Bad,” a concise but well-chosen document of one of pop music’s most extraordinary catalogs.

‘Michael’ opens in theaters April 24th. The soundtrack is available for pre-order now on CD and 2-LP vinyl.

‘Michael’ Soundtrack Track Listing:

I’ll Be There – Jackson 5

Never Can Say Goodbye – Jackson 5

Who’s Lovin’ You – Jackson 5

Medley: I Want You Back / ABC / The Love You Save (Live) – The Jacksons

Ben (Live) – The Jacksons

Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough

Beat It

Thriller

Billie Jean

Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’

Human Nature

Workin’ Day and Night

Bad

Pink Floyd’s ‘8-Tracks’ Surfaces a Long-Lost Extended Cut of “Pigs on the Wing”

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Pink Floyd has a new compilation coming, and it comes with a genuine discovery attached. ‘8-Tracks’ arrives June 5th, collecting seven essential tracks from the band’s 1970s catalog alongside the full-length version of “Pigs on the Wing,” previously only available on the rare 8-track cartridge edition of 1977’s ‘Animals’. The connecting tissue between the song’s two halves is a guitar solo by Snowy White, who played it during his very first meeting with the band after David Gilmour handed him his legendary white Stratocaster. White heard the song exactly once before recording the solo. “Roger says, ‘While you’re here, why don’t you play a solo on this song I’ve just done called ‘Pigs on the Wing’?” White later recalled. “I said, ‘That’d be nice.'”

The rest of the tracklist covers the expected ground well, pulling from ‘Wish You Were Here’, ‘The Wall’, ‘Dark Side of the Moon’, ‘Meddle’, and ‘Obscured by Clouds’. All eight tracks have been edited together by Steven Wilson for continuous listening, which gives the compilation a shape beyond the standard hits package. ‘8-Tracks’ arrives on 180g black vinyl, with an exclusive pink vinyl version available at Target. Pre-orders are open now.

‘8-Tracks’ Track Listing:

Side A

  1. “One of These Days”
  2. “Wot’s … Uh the Deal”
  3. “Money”
  4. “Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2”

Side B

  1. “Wish You Were Here”
  2. “Time”
  3. “Comfortably Numb”
  4. “Pigs on the Wing (8-Track Version)”