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Modern jazz-pop scene-leader Laufey has lined up a string of live dates around the U.K. and Europe for spring 2026. The Icelandic-Chinese singer and multi-instrumentalist will perform at Manchester’s Co-Op Live (March 4) and  London’s O2 Arena (March 8), alongside venues in Europe, hitting Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Italy, France and more. The shows will mark a continuation of her current world tour, which heads to North America this fall. See the newly-announced dates below.  A special fan presale will go live tomorrow (Sept. 10) at 9 a.m. (BST), while general sale goes live on Sept. 12 at 9 a.m. Further ticketing details can be found on Laufey’s official website. Explore See latest videos, charts and news The shows will make for her biggest ever bookings in the U.K. and Europe, and will support the recent release of her third LP A Matter Of Time. The album, which was released via AWAL last month (Aug. 22), debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 and No. 3 on the Official U.K. Albums Chart – Laufey’s highest placings to date. Notably, on the Billboard 200, A Matter of Time became the highest-debuting jazz album since Dec. 2018, when Michael Bublé’s Love peaked at No. 2. It also marks Laufey’s first top 10 in the US. Posting to Instagram, Laufey described A Matter Of Time as “an exploration of time, genre, space, emotion – a true portrait of what it feels like to fall in love and the self discovery that comes with it.” The record follows 2023’s Bewitched, which saw the 26-year-old make a mainstream crossover and scoop a Grammy award for best traditional pop vocal album. Laufey’s North American tour begins next week (Sept. 15) and will see her play two sold-out Madison Square Garden dates in New York City, as well as nights at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Support will come from Suki Waterhouse, while an opening act for the U.K. and European leg is yet to be announced. Here’s the full list of Laufey’s 2026 U.K. and Europe tour dates: Feb. 18: Zurich, Switzerland @ Hallenstadion Feb. 19: Dusseldorf, Germany @ Mitsubishi Electric Halle Feb. 22: Copenhagen, Denmark @ Royal Arena Feb. 24: Berlin, Germany @ Velodrom Feb. 26: Vienna, Austria @ Stadthalle Feb. 28: Brussels, Belgium @ ING Arena March 1: Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Ziggo Dome March 2: Paris, France @ Adidas Arena March 4: Manchester, UK @ Co-op Live March 6: Dublin, Ireland @ 3Arena March 8: London, UK @ O2 Arena March 14: Kopavogur, Iceland @ Korinn Arena Source link

After being previewed on the third episode of Iceman, Drake reunites with YEAT to drop “Dog House” on streaming services on Tuesday (Sept. 9). The BNYX-produced track serves as the third offering in the Iceman era from Drizzy, and features a sample intro from singer Julia Wolf, whom the 6 God co-signed over the summer. Explore See latest videos, charts and news Drake takes the baton with a twitchy beat switch and mocks a female friend’s crash-out ex, which some fans tied to being a reference to Kim Kardashian’s relationship with ex-husband Ye (formerly Kanye West). “Shout out to her ex, he a crash out/ Took too many pills, he a crash out/ She in Hidden Hills in a glass house,” he raps on the chorus. The OVO boss jumps head-first into the first verse and name-drops Ja Morant after previously sniping at the NBA star on “Push Ups” last year. “Jump up on the flight, she ’bout to jump, ’bout to jump, yeah/ Jump like Ja Morant, she ’bout to jump, ’bout to jump/ Lil’ girls trip, lil’ photo dump, yeah,” he flows. YEAT joins the party and appears to “inherit the beef” with a possible jab at Drake nemesis Kendrick Lamar. “F—k a money tree, I’m a cash cow/ If I ain’t give a f—k then, I don’t give a f—k now,” he spews. “Dog House” follows “What Did I Miss” and the Central Cee-assisted “Which One” as singles in the Iceman era. Drake remains on the road touring Europe with PartyNextDoor, as the trek heads to Germany for a handful of shows. Listen to “Dog House” below. Get weekly rundowns straight to your inbox Sign Up Source link

Maná returns to the top of Billboard’s Latin Airplay chart for the first time in nearly nine years, with a new version of the 1992 hit “Vivir Sin Aire,” with Carin León (ranking dated Sept. 13). The reimagined version of “Vivir Sin Aire” rallies 14-1 on the overall Latin Airplay list after a 60% boost in audience impressions, to 9.4 million, earned in the United States, in the week ending Sept. 4, according to Luminate. The new No. 1 ends Mana’s hiatus from the summit since the band last ruled with “De Pies a Cabeza,” with Nicky Jam, in 2016. In sum, the band has banked 12 champs on Latin Airplay, including two eight-week rulers, “Labios Compartidos” and “Lluvia Al Corazón” in 2006 and 2011, respectively. As the new song takes over, Maná ties with Gloria Estefan and Juanes for the fifth-most rulers among Latin pop acts since Latin Airplay began in 1994. They trail Enrique Iglesias (32), Shakira (24), Ricky Martin (18) and Luis Fonsi (13). For León, the collaboration marks his fifth time reigning the chart, with three of those landing in 2025. Curiously, León’s path to No. 1 on Latin Airplay No. 1 seems to follow an “M” formula: from “Llorar y Llorar,” with Mau y Ricky (2012), “Según Quién,” with Maluma (four weeks atop in 2023) and now his team-up with Maná, the letter “M” has become a lucky charm in his collaborations. “Vivir Sin Aire” surges to No. 1 assisted by three Univision stations: KCSA (Los Angeles), WOJO (Chicago), and KLNO (Dallas) are leading the charge as the song’s biggest promoters during the tracking week. All three cities are part of Maná’s Vivir Sin Aire Tour which kicked off Sept. 5, in San Antonio. In addition to two nights in Chicago, the group sports four dates at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, Calif. (Los Angeles area) in November. All charts (dated Sept. 13, 2025) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow, Sept. 9. For all chart news, you can follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram. It’s free Billboard charts month! Through Sept. 30, subscribers to Billboard’s Chart Beat newsletter, emailed each Friday, can unlock access to Billboard’s weekly and historical charts, artist chart histories and all Chart Beat stories simply by visiting the newly redesigned Billboard.com through any story link in the newsletter. Not a Chart Beat subscriber? Sign up for free here. Source link

Accomplished steel guitar player and producer Robby Turner, who has played with artists including Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, The Highwaymen and Chris Stapleton, died Thursday, Sept. 4, at age 63. Turner’s son Bobby Turner confirmed the passing of his father on social media, writing, “We’re sad, but we know he’s walking without any help, and he’s no longer in pain.” Known as the “Man of Steel,” Turner played on projects including the 1976 album Wanted! The Outlaws, from Jennings, Nelson, Jessi Colter and Tompall Glaser, which spawned the Jennings/Nelson hit “Good Hearted Woman” and became the first country album to become certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. Turner also recorded and toured with country supergroup The Highwaymen (Jennings, Nelson, Kris Kristofferson and Johnny Cash) and contributed to the group’s 1990 project The Highwayman 2 and their 1995 album The Road Goes On Forever. He contributed to several of Jennings’ albums and became the Country Music Hall of Famer’s primary steel guitar player until Jennings’ death in 2002. In 2019, Turner was honored as part of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s Nashville Cats series. During his interview for the series, he said of working with Jennings, “Waylon never really told us what to do…we just played until he smiled.” Turner contributed to albums by Tanya Tucker, Randy Travis, John Prine, Marty Stuart, Jim Lauderdale, Loretta Lynn, Travis Tritt, The Oak Ridge Boys, and more recently, projects from Chris Stapleton, Sturgill Simpson and Colter Wall, playing on Stapleton’s CMA Awards album of the year-winning projects Traveller and From A Room: Volume 1, Simpson’s High Top Mountain, and Wall’s self-titled album. He also performed with artists including Johnny Paycheck and The Chicks. Turner was surrounded by music from an early age; his parents Doyle and Bernice Turner were part of Hank Williams Sr.’s Drifting Cowboys from 1946-1948. During the Nashville Cats series, Turner also spoke of why he loved both recording steel guitar in the studio and also playing onstage. “It was part of my learning process,” he said. “I had to. I wasn’t going to just fall right into the studio. [Steel guitar player, known for his work with George Jones, Tammy Wynette and others] Pete Drake, my mother would take me by there and drop me off at Pete’s place…when I was younger, [steel guitarist, known for work with artists including Dolly Parton and Charley Pride] Lloyd Green and Pete Drake owned the radio…Pete asked me when I was 12, ‘What do you want to be? A session player or a road guy, play with artists live?’…I thought about it and the next couple of months when I was down there…I said, ‘I want to be able to do both. I want to play on records and I want to produce records…I’ve had recording equipment since I was nine years old…I want to do both, but I really want to concentrate on studio stuff.” Of performing with The Highwaymen, Turner said, “That was the greatest band that you could ever ask to play with…the American rhythm section and those four guys. Sometimes I would literally pinch myself, it was like a dream…it was one of the highlights of my life.” Along the way, Turner also released his own projects, including 1996’s Man of Steel and 1998’s Steel Country. Jennings’ son, musician/producer Shooter Jennings, wrote in tribute to Turner on X, “So sad to hear about Robby Turner. A once in a lifetime talent and the funniest guy I ever met. What a player. Was lucky to have toured and recorded with him many times. Rest in Peace, Robby.” Source link

The 2025 MTV Video Music Awards was the top-rated entertainment program of the night, hitting a six-year viewership high. The show was seen by more than 5.5 million viewers, between its broadcast on CBS, simulcast on MTV and streaming on Paramount+. This marked the first time the VMAs have aired on CBS, which could use a major pop music franchise. CBS will lose the Grammy Awards, which it has aired since 1973, after the upcoming 68th Grammy Awards telecast on Feb. 1. (In October 2024, The Recording Academy announced a new 10-year global deal for The Grammys to be exclusively simulcast on ABC, Hulu and Disney+ beginning in 2027.) LL COOL J hosted last night’s VMAs. He previously co-hosted the show in 2022. (He also hosted the Grammys five times from 2012-16.) Here are selected ratings highlights about the 2025 VMAs: Watched by more than 5.5 million viewers, making it the night’s No. 1 entertainment program. The show competed with the Sunday Night Football time-period premiere (Raven vs. Bills) and finished second overall in its time period. Most-watched day-of-event VMAs since the 2019 show, which was hosted by comedian Sebastian Maniscalco (the last time a comedian hosted the show). That was also the last pre-pandemic show. The pandemic was disruptive to TV viewing habits. Audience was up 42% from last year’s airing on MTV and simulcast on other Paramount networks (3.91m). Last year’s show was hosted by Megan Thee Stallion. Most-watched entertainment special on CBS since the Grammy Awards on Feb. 2. Third-largest live-streamed entertainment event this year on Paramount+, behind only the Grammy Awards and the Golden Globe Awards (which aired on Jan. 11). The VMAs’ voting campaign saw the best turnout in history, with 2.5 billion global votes, up 121% from last year (Source: Internal data via Telescope, 08/05/25-09/05/25). On social media, the 2025 MTV VMAs set new records as the most viewed and most engaged VMAs in history. 1 billion global video views, up 21% and 81.1 million engagements, up 6% from last year across owned social media accounts (Source: Sprinklr, 07/27/25-09/08/25). #VMAs trended at No. 1 on X in the U.S. for three consecutive hours and in the top 10 for nine hours. Globally, #VMA held the No. 1 worldwide trending spot on X for four consecutive hours, trended No. 1 in 12 countries (Source: Trends24, Getdaytrends, 09/07/25). Ratings Source: Nielsen Time Adjusted Live+SD Fast National Data including Out-of-Home Viewing Critics generally praised the show. Billboard’s Joe Lynch wrote: “Hosted by LL COOL J, the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards were one of the best VMAs in recent memory, a smart mix of newcomers who brought their A-game (and inventive visuals) and veterans who demonstrated why they’ve lasted in the game so long.” Lynch particularly praised the performances by four of the hottest female singers in pop (Tate McRae, Sabrina Carpenter, Lady Gaga and Doja Cat) as well as the salute to the late Ozzy Osbourne. Billboard’s Andrew Unterberger also generally liked the show, though he thought it sometimes lavished attention on legacy acts at the expense of contemporary stars. “Those contemporary artists were there on Sunday night (Sept. 7), and basically in full effect — superstars who’d already made their share of VMA history, and rising hitmakers who already seem poised to potentially do so in the future. And yet it could be easy to lose track of them with all the stage and screen time given to legacy artists. … It felt like a missed opportunity to really showcase the present and future, and finally let the past take a bit of a backseat.” The 2025 VMAs were produced by Gunpowder & Sky. Bruce Gillmer, Den of Thieves co-founder Jesse Ignjatovic, and Barb Bialkowski were executive producers. Alicia Portugal was co-executive producer. Jackie Barba was executive in charge of production. Wendy Plaut was executive in charge of celebrity talent. Lisa Lauricella was executive in charge of music talent. Source link

Yachty was clearly joking around, but Tyler still felt it was necessary to clear things up. Tyler, the Creator performs at the Coachella Stage during the 2024 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at Empire Polo Club on April 20, 2024 in Indio, California. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Tyler, The Creator and Lil Yachty are not working on Hebrew jazz funk album. Lil Yachty went on his Instagram over the weekend and posted a series of pics of him and Tyler in matching yellow outfits to thank him for taking him along on the Chromakopia tour, and joked that the West Coast rapper was secretly working on a high-concept project. “Tour is done, love you brother,” Yachty wrote in the caption. “Blessed to be apart. Let y’all in on a secret… dat boi Tyler workin’ on a Hebrew jazz funk album, sh– gone be tough.. 2026.” Tyler then immediately commented, denying the claim and trolled fans that still expect a “Sticky” video. “LMFAOOOO NO I’M NOT,” he wrote. “DON’T GET THESE GULLIBLE ASS FANS HOPES UP, THESE N—AS STILL THINK A STICKY VIDEO IS COMING.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news And to be fair to the Tyler fans that are still clamoring for a “Sticky” video, he did post a one-minute teaser on his YouTube page about seven months ago and captioned it with, “video will come.” There’s also the fact that he released a video for “Darling, I” two weeks ago sandwiched between videos for “Sugar on My Tongue” and “Sucka Free” from his Don’t Tap the Glass project, so fans may very well get a visual for “Sticky,” but remember to not get your hopes up in case it really doesn’t happen. As for as the secret Hebrew jazz funk album is concerned, Yachty must’ve been inspired by a fan on X who once joked around and told The Alchemist that he should consider making an introspective jazz album with Young Thug. Get weekly rundowns straight to your inbox Sign Up The Daily A daily briefing on what matters in the music industry By providing your information, you agree to our Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy. We use vendors that may also process your information to help provide our services. // This site is protected by reCAPTCHA Enterprise and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Source link

Doechii has added a pair of shows to her upcoming Live From the Swamp Tour. The Florida native will take over New York City on Oct. 20 and head back to Tampa Bay for a homecoming performance on Oct. 25. Explore See latest videos, charts and news Pre-sale is set to start on Thursday (Sept. 11) for Verizon customers, and Doechii’s artist pre-sale will take place on Friday (Sept. 12), while the general public will get their shot next Monday (Sept. 15). As far as venues go, the TDE rapper is slated to perform at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in NYC and she’ll invade the Yuengling Center in Tampa to extend the North American leg of the trek to 14 shows. The Live From the Swamp Tour is slated to kick off in Chicago on Oct. 14 before shows in Toronto, Boston, Charlotte, Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle and Washington, D.C. Doechii is also hitting the stage at a handful of U.S. festivals this fall, including All Things Go, Austin City Limits, One Music Festival and Tyler, The Creator’s Camp Flog Gnaw. 2025 has been a banner year for the Swamp Princess, which began in February with a Grammy victory for best rap album and saw Doechii collect a pair of Moon Person awards at the MTV VMAs on Sunday, for best hip-hop and best choreography thanks to “Anxiety.” Australia fans are in luck as Doechii has six performances scheduled for December down under, where she’ll provide support on a pair of Grand National Tour dates for Kendrick Lamar and hit the stage at Spilt Milk Festival. Get weekly rundowns straight to your inbox Sign Up Source link

Role Model tops a songs-based Billboard chart for the first time, ruling the Sept. 13-dated Adult Alternative Airplay tally with “Sally, When the Wine Runs Out.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news The tune from Role Model, real name Tucker Pillsbury, from Cape Elizabeth, Maine, zooms three spots to the top. It’s his second triumph on a Billboard survey, following a week at No. 1 on Emerging Artists in August. Role Model’s Adult Alternative Airplay reign comes with his first entry on the chart, making him the first act to lead with a maiden entry since TALK with “Run Away to Mars” in early 2023. Concurrently, “Sally, When the Wine Runs Out” rises 5-3 for a new high on Alternative Airplay. On the all-rock-format, audience-based Rock & Alternative Airplay chart, it lifts 11-7, also for a new best, with 2.6 million audience impressions in the week ending Sept. 4, according to Luminate. The song additionally peaked at No. 25 on Pop Airplay in July and No. 31 on Adult Pop Airplay in August. “Sally, When the Wine Runs Out” pushes 19-17 on the multimetric Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart. In addition to its radio airplay, it earned 3.1 million official U.S. streams and sold 2,000. The latter count scores it a No. 1 re-entry on Alternative Digital Song Sales via a 298% gain after Role Model performed the song on NBC’s Today on Aug. 29. The track is Role Model’s first charted song on any Billboard list. Parent album Kansas Anymore debuted at No. 18 on the Top Alternative Albums chart in March and reached No. 10 in August. First released in 2024, the set has earned 282,000 equivalent album units to date. All Billboard charts dated Sept. 13 will update on Billboard.com on Tuesday, Sept. 9. It’s free Billboard charts month! Through Sept. 30, subscribers to Billboard’s Chart Beat newsletter, emailed each Friday, can unlock access to Billboard’s weekly and historical charts, artist chart histories and all Chart Beat stories simply by visiting the newly redesigned Billboard.com through any story link in the newsletter. Not a Chart Beat subscriber? Sign up for free here. Source link

Young Thug continues to deal with the fallout around a string of jail phone calls and interrogation room interviews that have been posted online in recent weeks. The embattled rapper took to X over the weekend and tweeted out an apology to the people that were mentioned, and asked for forgiveness. “To everyone involved in this situation,” he wrote. “I’m sorry this is happening and I hope u guys can forgive me, I’m moving forward with my life -THANK U GOD.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news He later added, “Times like these is when my luvs ones are supposed to look at the good I did towards them then the ugly.” Thugger also addressed his girlfriend Mariah the Scientist and apologized for some of the calls that leaked where it sounds like he was talking to other women. “My baby, I was wrong and I’m sorry for what I put u through,” the Atlanta rapper tweeted. “U deserved better from me. Thank you for everything and I will do anything to make this work. U showed me what love is and I hope I haven’t lost u forever… everybody leave her out of this please she’s an innocent girl and feels bad about all of this. Please give her peace.” Last week, Thug apologized to GloRilla on X for commenting on her looks in a leaked jail call. “First of all, I’m sorry to u for my words and I honestly don’t think ur ugly at all,” he told Glo. “I was speaking from jail just having a hard time with life.. I don’t like bashing girls and hardly ever did.. I’m sorry to u twin.” He also commented on the social media pages that have been making his jail calls public, tweeting out, “Bashing me only goin f— that rap community up more, I’m the blue to this fake a– game.” Over the weekend, he sat down with the Perspektives With Big Bank podcast for a three hour conversation where he talked about the difference between the plea deal he took at the end of the trial and Gunna’s decision to take a plea deal earlier in the process, his current relationship with Gunna, and gave an update on his upcoming album UY SCUTI. Get weekly rundowns straight to your inbox Sign Up Source link

The Eagles will soar back into Sphere in January. The legendary group has added four more dates to its Las Vegas residency for 2026: Jan. 23-24 and Jan. 30-31. That will bring the total to 48 shows since the Don Henley-led band launched its Sphere stint in September 2024. After the initial spate of dates spanning five months, they have rolled out extensions a handful of concerts at a time, most recently adding eight October and November dates last April.   Presale registration is available now through the Eagles’ website, with the presale starting on Sept. 17. Live Nation, Ticketmaster and Sphere pre-sales will being the following day on Sept. 18, while the general on-sale launches Sept. 19. Tickets begin at $175. Explore See latest videos, charts and news Billboard praised the Eagles show, writing after the Sept. 20 opening: “For more than 50 years, the Eagles have been painting vivid pictures with their music, from the dark desert highway of ‘Hotel California’ to the billion stars all around of ‘Peaceful Easy Feeling’ to the cold, cold city of ‘Life in the Fast Lane.’ On Friday night (Sept. 20), those images came to intense life at Las Vegas’ Sphere, where the technology of 2024 finally caught up to the band’s enduring artistry and created a technicolor display worthy of their classic, illustrative songs from the 1970s and beyond.” Henley and the late Glenn Frey formed the Eagles in 1971, and the lineup now includes Henley, Joe Walsh, Timothy B. Schmit, Vince Gill and Frey’s son Deacon Frey. U2 opened immersive Sphere in September 2023. Among the other acts who have performed there are Dead & Company, Phish, Anyma, Kenny Chesney and Backstreet Boys. Zac Brown Band will debut its run in December. Get weekly rundowns straight to your inbox Sign Up Source link