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Morgan Wallen is set to bring his high-octane, hit-filled show to 11 cities in 2026, when his 21-date Still The Problem Tour 2026 launching on April 10 in Minneapolis.
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Wallen’s new tour will visit stadiums in Las Vegas, Indianapolis, Chicago, Philadelphia, Denver and Pittsburgh, among other stops. He will play two nights in most locations and will play three major college football stadiums, including Florida’s Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Michigan’s Michigan Stadium and one night only at Alabama’s Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium. The 19x Billboard Music Awards winner is bringing with him a top-shelf, rotating lineup of openers, including Brooks & Dunn, HARDY, Ella Langley and Thomas Rhett as direct support, Gavin Adcock, Flatland Cavalry and Hudson Westbrook as second-of-four and Jason Scott & The High Heat, Zach John King, Vincent Mason and Blake Whiten as first-of-four.
Still The Problem is inspired by Wallen’s I‘m The Problem album, which released May 16, 2025 on Big Loud/Mercury Records and spent 12 non-consecutive weeks atop the all-genre Billboard 200 albums chart, becoming Wallen’s third consecutive album to spend at least 10 weeks at the pinnacle of the Billboard 200.
Like previous Wallen tours, a portion of each ticket sold will benefit his Morgan Wallen Foundation, which supports programs for youth in sports and music. With those donations, the Morgan Wallen Foundation contributed more than $600,000 worth of instruments to schools across U.S. touring cities in 2025.
Pre-sale registration for Still The Problem Tour is open now through Nov. 6 at 10 p.m. local time at StillTheProblem.com. Public on-sale begins on Friday, Nov. 7 at 10 a.m. local time.
See the full list of Wallen’s Still The Problem Tour 2026 dates below:
April 10: Minneapolis, Minn. @ U.S. Bank Stadium w/ Thomas Rhett, Gavin Adcock, Vincent Mason
April 11: Minneapolis, Minn. @ U.S. Bank Stadium w/ HARDY, Gavin Adcock, Vincent Mason
April 18: Tuscaloosa, Ala. @ Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium w/ Ella Langley, Vincent Mason, Zach John King
May 1: Las Vegas, Nev. @ Allegiant Stadium w/ Brooks & Dunn, Gavin Adcock, Vincent Mason
May 2: Las Vegas, Nev. @ Allegiant Stadium w/ Thomas Rhett, Gavin Adcock, Vincent Mason
May 8: Indianapolis, Ind. @ Lucas Oil Stadium w/ Brooks & Dunn, Hudson Westbrook, Zach John King
May 9: Indianapolis, Ind. @ Lucas Oil Stadium w/ Ella Langley, Flatland Cavalry, Zach John King
May 15: Gainesville, Fla. @ Ben Hill Griffin Stadium w/ Thomas Rhett, Gavin Adcock, Zach John King
May 16: Gainesville, Fla. @ Ben Hill Griffin Stadium w/ Ella Langley, Gavin Adcock, Zach John King
May 29: Denver, Colo. @ Empower Field at Mile High w/ Brooks & Dunn, Gavin Adcock, Vincent Mason
May 30: Denver, Colo. @ Empower Field at Mile High w/ Ella Langley, Gavin Adcock, Vincent Mason
June 5: Pittsburgh, Pa. @ Acrisure Stadium w/ Brooks & Dunn, Gavin Adcock, Zach John King
June 6: Pittsburgh, Pa. @ Acrisure Stadium w/ Ella Langley, Gavin Adcock, Zach John King
June 19: Chicago, Ill. @ Soldier Field w/ Brooks & Dunn, Gavin Adcock, Zach John King
June 20: Chicago, Ill. @ Soldier Field w/ Ella Langley, Gavin Adcock, Zach John King
July 17: Baltimore, Md. @ M&T Bank Stadium w/ Brooks & Dunn, Gavin Adcock, Jason Scott & The High Heat
July 18: Baltimore, Md. @ M&T Bank Stadium w/ Ella Langley, Gavin Adcock, Jason Scott & The High Heat
July 24: Ann Arbor, Mich. @ Michigan Stadium w/ Thomas Rhett, Hudson Westbrook, Blake Whiten
July 25: Ann Arbor, Mich. @ Michigan Stadium w/ HARDY, Hudson Westbrook, Blake Whiten
July 31: Philadelphia, Pa. @ Lincoln Financial Field w/ Brooks & Dunn, Hudson Westbrook, Blake Whiten
Aug. 1: Philadelphia, Pa. @ Lincoln Financial Field w/ Ella Langley, Hudson Westbrook, Blake Whiten
Billboard’s Live Music Summit will be held in Los Angeles on Nov. 3. For tickets and more information, click here.
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Stem co-founder Tim Luckow has launched a new platform that aims to help artists and songwriters claim so-called “black box” royalties, it was announced Thursday (Oct. 30).
The platform, called Notes.fm, seeks to simplify the process of claiming these royalties. It requires only an artist or songwriter’s name to scan streaming services, collection societies and registries, including the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC), to identify missing recording, publishing and performance rights royalties and fix issues to ensure future income flows to them directly. In addition to Luckow, the founding team includes Derek Davies and Montalis Anglade.
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Now open to the public, Notes.fm does not take a cut of royalties but instead boasts a subscription model beginning at $5 a month. It previously held a year-long beta with more than 400 artists, from established names like Mt. Joy, James Blake and Girl in Red to emerging artists like Adam Melchor and Adam Wise, along with the estates of artists including Howlin’ Wolf. During that time, Notes.fm identified more than $10 million in missing or unclaimed royalties from songs encompassing more than 50 billion streams — an average of $15,500 per artist, according to the company.
The company adds that some artists saw six-figure payouts by participating in the beta, including Mt. Joy, who collected six figures across corrected historical registrations and new registrations for songs including “Highway Queen,” which was the first song to secure 100% royalty registration from delivery by Notes.fm on its release in 2024. Additionally, Blake discovered that around a quarter of all songs in his catalog had missing or incomplete registrations and was able to recover unclaimed royalties from those works.
“When it comes to music royalties, complexity is the enemy,” said Luckow in a statement. “For over a century, musicians have struggled to get paid because of disconnected systems that were not designed for the digital streaming era. Notes.fm fixes that, handling the complex work in the background so artists can focus on the music. Every musician deserves every dollar they’ve earned, and we’re here to make sure that happens.”
Added Steve Bursky, founder and partner at Foundations, which was an early investor in Notes.fm: “What sets Notes.fm apart is its ability to move artists and their teams from insight to action. Rather than merely flagging unclaimed royalties, Notes.fm empowers users to identify, correct, and directly recover what’s rightfully theirs, representing a fundamental leap forward in artist-first rights management.”
More information can be found at the Notes.fm website.
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Trending on Billboard Universal Music Group and Stability AI have announced a strategic partnership to develop music creation tools powered by “responsibly” trained generative AI. The two companies said on Thursday that the collaboration will aim to support artists, producers and songwriters by integrating AI into the creative process while ensuring commercial safety and proper […]
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Floyd Roger Myers. Jr., an actor best known for his role as a young Will Smith in season three of the original The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air series has died at 42. TMZ was first to report the news, saying that his mother, Renee Trice, announced that her son had passed away early Wednesday morning (Oct. 29) from a heart attack at his home in Maryland. She reportedly noted that her son had suffered three previous heart attacks over the past three years.
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Trice honored her son in a Facebook post featuring a picture of Myers Jr. with his family with the caption, “THIS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE SO.”
The actor’s younger sister, Tyree, shared a remembrance on a Gofundme page to support her brother’s family in which she wrote, “It is with heavy hearts that we share the unexpected passing of my beloved brother, Floyd Roger Myers Jr , who tragically left us today after a sudden heart attack. He was a devoted father, loving brother, and friend whose kindness, laughter, and warmth touched everyone he met. Roger leaves behind his four beautiful children — Taelyn, Kinsley, Tyler, and Knox — and our loving family is now facing the unimaginable loss of someone who meant everything to us.”
Myers Jr. made his on-screen debut in 1992 when he played Young Will in an episode of the sitcom that helped launch rapper Smith into a three-plus decade acting career. That same year, he also played Jackson 5 member Marlon Jackson in the ABC miniseries The Jacksons: An American Dream, which also starred Vanessa Williams, Angela Bassett and Billy Dee Williams.
The actor’s limited resumé also included a one-episode appearance in the short-lived 2000 WB TV drama Young Americans. Myers Jr. was also the co-founder of the Fellaship Mens Group, whose goal is to help men “lead, heal & thrive.” The group honored the father of four with an Instagram tribute that read, “RIP to our good brother @rocwonder one of our co founders. Gone but never will be forgotten. The mission will continue in your honor. Next mens meeting will be one for the books like we talked about! Love you bro, rest easy, big bro will take it from here.”
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If you attended one of the Oasis ’25 reunion shows this summer you will likely never forget the soul-stirring echo of 50,000+ fans shouting out the lyrics to “Wonderwall” along with singer Liam Gallagher as if the tune was the Oasis National Anthem.
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Which it basically is.
That explains why on Thursday (Oct. 30) Oasis announced that they are marking the 30th anniversary of one of their most indelible hits, which has racked up more than three billion streams to date. The band’s biggest hit and an unmovable staple of their live shows will be celebrated with a limited-edition (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? 7″ singles box set due out on Dec. 12, a replica of a highly collectible 1996 cigarette-style CD box set.
The new box includes four 7″ singles — the 2014 remastered versions of “Wonderwall,” “Some Might Say,” “Roll With It” and “Don’t Look Back in Anger” — along with their original b-sides, respectively, “Round Are Way,” “Talk Tonight,” “It’s Better People” and “Step Out.”
In addition to playing around the world on a reunion tour that nobody ever thought would happen, Oasis have spent the year looking back at some of their musical highlights. Last month, they released the 25th anniversary reissue of their Wembley Stadium live album, Familiar to Millions and the 25th anniversary reissue of their fourth album, Standing on the Shoulder of Giants, as well as an unplugged version of “Morning Glory.” To celebrate the launch of their first run of shows in 16 years in July, the group also issued a box set collecting all their studio albums.
This month they also announced a massive book chronicling the tour, Oasis Live ’25 OPUS.
Oasis will march on Friday night (Oct. 31) with the first of three shows at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, Australia, followed by two gigs in Sydney next weekend and a final run of shows in Argentina, Chile and Brazil to round out the month.
Though a Nov. 23 show at MorumBIS in São Paulo, Brazil is currently the final scheduled date, earlier this month Liam Gallagher answered a fan’s complaint about one of his favorite songs not make the set list by offering up a cryptic tease about future dates. “Chill Winston it’s not even HALF TIME yet it’s a tour of 2 half’s,” Gallagher wrote. To date, spokespeople for the band have not returned Billboard‘s request for comment on potential 2026 tour dates.
Billboard’s Live Music Summit will be held in Los Angeles on Nov. 3. For tickets and more information, click here.
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Lily Allen will take her acclaimed West End Girl LP on tour in 2026 throughout the U.K. The shows will make for the British star’s first full tour in seven years.
Allen released West End Girl on Friday (Oct. 24) via BMG and the record shares intimate and explicit details on the breakdown of her marriage to Stranger Things star David Harbour; the pair were married in 2020 and separated earlier this year.
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The 40-year-old will play the album in full at a run of dates in March 2026, kicking off at Glasgow’s Royal Concert Hall on March. 2. She’ll then play a run of shows that take her to Liverpool, Birmingham, Sheffield, Manchester, Nottingham, Cambridge, Bristol, Cardiff, wrapping up with two nights at the London Palladium on March 21.
The show – Lily Allen Performs West End Girl – will see the singer-songwriter perform her brand-new album in its entirety and in the order the songs appear on the record. Tickets for the shows go on sale at 10 a.m. (GMT) next Friday (Nov. 7).
West End Girl is Allen’s first album since 2018’s No Shame and her fifth overall. Allen’s debut solo single “Smile” from Alright, Still hit No. 1 on the U.K. charts in 2006, and she has two chart-topping LPs to her name: It’s Not Me, It’s You (2009) and Sheezus (2014).
The album details alleged infidelity by a partner, assumed to be Harbour. On the tracks “West End Girl” and “Nonmonogamummy,” Allen details a situation in which she felt pressured to enter into an open relationship, the terms of which were subsequently violated by her partner. On songs such as “Madeline” and “P—y Palace,” she also sings about alleged infidelity. The pair tied the knot in an intimate ceremony in Las Vegas in 2020 after meeting on dating app Raya the year prior.
Speaking to Interview magazine, however, Allen says that some creative license has been used in her songwriting, disclosing that “some of it is based on truth and some of it is fantasy.” She also detailed the songwriting process and her feelings on the songs now that she is removed from the relationship. “At the time, I was really trying to process things, and that’s great in terms of the album, but I don’t feel confused or angry now. I don’t need revenge,” Allen said.
“I wrote this record in 10 days in December, and I feel very differently about the whole situation now,” she added. “We all go through breakups and it’s always f—ing brutal.”
Lily Allen U.K 2026 tour dates:
March 2: Glasgow, Scotland @ Glasgow Royal Concert Hal
March 3: Liverpool, England @ Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
March 5: Birmingham, England @ Birmingham Symphony Hall
March 7: Sheffield, England @ Sheffield City Hall
March 8: Newcastle, England @ Newcastle City Hall
March 10: Manchester, England @ Manchester Aviva Studios, The Hall
March 11: Manchester, England @ Manchester Aviva Studios, The Hall
March 14: Nottingham, England @ Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
March 15: Cambridge, England @ Cambridge Corn Exchange
March 17: Bristol, England @ Bristol Beacon
March 18: Cardiff, Wales @ Cardiff New Theatre
March 20: London, England @ London Palladium
March 21: London, England @ London Palladium
Billboard’s Live Music Summit will be held in Los Angeles on Nov. 3. For tickets and more information, click here.
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Reneé Rapp is officially heading to Australia for the first time, joining the Australian Open 2026 AO Live lineup on Jan. 31 at Melbourne’s John Cain Arena.
The singer-songwriter and actress will perform on Saturday night of the five-day concert series, which runs Jan. 28 to Feb. 1 during the final stretch of the Australian Open. Her set is scheduled to run from 2–7 p.m. AEDT, just before the AO Women’s Final kicks off at 7:30 p.m. at the same venue.
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Rapp’s upcoming performance will mark her debut on Australian soil, following a massive year that saw her second studio album, Bite Me debut at No. 1 on the U.K. albums chart and No. 3 on the ARIA Albums Chart, while her 2023 debut Snow Angel earned the largest first-week sales for a female artist’s debut album in the U.S. that year.
Before heading Down Under, Rapp will hit the road in early 2026 for a European swing that is slated to kick off on March 11 at Lotto Arena in Antwerp, Belgium and keep her on the road through a March 22 show at the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland.
In just over two years, Rapp has carved out a space as one of pop’s rising voices, earning both critical acclaim and a devoted fan base. She’s already taken her show to major U.S. festival stages, including Coachella, Lollapalooza, Governors Ball, and Boston Calling, and has made appearances on Saturday Night Live, The Today Show’s Summer Concert Series, and Late Night with Seth Meyers.
Before her music breakthrough, Rapp gained attention for her portrayal of Regina George in the Mean Girls Broadway musical in 2022 — a role she reprised in the 2024 film adaptation. The film’s soundtrack also featured Rapp and Olivia Rodrigo on the standout track “Not My Fault.”
Rapp joins this year’s AO Live lineup that also features an exclusive performance from The Kid LAROI and more. AO Pride Day on Jan. 30 will feature Australian favourites The Veronicas alongside Grammy-nominated duo SOFI TUKKER, while DJ and producer Peggy Gou will close out the event following the men’s final.
Each AO Live ticket includes full access to the arena concert as well as the Australian Open precinct. In addition to the headliner performances, the grounds will host acoustic sets in Garden Square and DJ-led parties on Grand Slam Oval. The event is presented by Tennis Australia and Untitled Group.
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The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) has unveiled its full hosting lineup for the 2025 ARIA Awards, with Nova radio personality Tim Blackwell and triple j presenter Concetta Caristo confirmed as co-hosts for the main event.
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The ceremony, presented in partnership with Spotify, is set to take place Wednesday, Nov. 19, at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney on Gadigal land. The 2025 broadcast will air live on Paramount+ from 5 p.m. AEDT, with a free-to-air broadcast of the red carpet from 7 p.m. AEDT on 10, followed by the awards show later in the evening.
ARIA also confirmed that Latifa Tee will join the co-hosting team for the main event, while Angela Bishop, Georgie Tunny and Latifa will lead the red carpet coverage.
Returning for his second consecutive year as host, Blackwell brings more than two decades of radio experience, currently anchoring the number-one rated drive-time show Ricki-Lee, Tim and Joel on Nova. Caristo, who co-hosts triple j Breakfast with Concetta and Luka, has emerged as a vibrant voice for youth audiences, and previously co-hosted ABC’s Logie-nominated New Year’s Eve special.
Latifa Tee, DJ and broadcaster, currently hosts triple j’s House Party and The Nudge, and will help bridge the red carpet and mainstage moments. Rounding out the coverage team, Bishop and Tunny return with extensive live entertainment and awards coverage experience on Network 10.
Blackwell said in a statement, “Australian music has had an incredible year. We’re punching way above our weight all over the world! To be back as your host for the second year in a row, I couldn’t be prouder to be part of the night celebrating the best artists on the planet.”
Caristo echoed the excitement: “Co-hosting the ARIA Awards and celebrating Australian music on the big stage is truly a dream come true! I get to hang out with so many incredible artists at triple j, and I can’t wait to celebrate them all on Australian music’s night of nights.”
The 2025 ARIA Awards will be streamed on Paramount+, with additional highlights, performances and moments shared across ARIA’s official social channels. The show is supported by the NSW Government through Destination NSW.
