Twenty One Pilots Reveal Tracklist, Release Date for ‘Breach’ Album

Twenty One Pilots announced the release date and tracklist for their upcoming eighth studio album, Breach. The LP will drop on Fueled By Ramen on Sept. 12, just days before they kick off the Clancy Tour: Breach 2025 stadium/amphitheater tour, which will launch just down the road from their Columbus, Ohio hometown in Cincinnati at the home of the FC Cincinnati soccer club, TQL Stadium on Sept. 18.

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Twenty One Pilots to Wrap Long-Running Narratives on New Album, ‘Breach’

Singer Tyler Joseph announced the album’s rundown in a novel way on Wednesday (July 16), scratching out the 13-song tracklist with a pencil on a yellow legal pad. Last month, the band previewed the new LP with the roiling single “The Contract” after the duo — which also features drummer Josh Dun — teased in May that the upcoming release will thematically continue the narrative arc that began with 2015’s Blurryface and continued on 2018’s Trench, 2021’s Scaled and Icy and 2024’s Clancy.

“Hello Clancy. Hello Blurryface,” they wrote on social media in the announcement. “Let’s finish this.” In keeping with the band’s deep and wide mythmaking over the past decade, they began dropping Easter eggs and clues about the new album during the final run of shows in support of their Clancy LP, including a series of morse code messages that once again sent their faithful down the rabbit hole of code-breaking and clue searching that has become a fixture in the decade-long album series.

Check out the Breach tracklist and Joseph’s announcement below.

Breach tracklist:

  1. “City Walls”
  2. “RAWFEAR”
  3. “Drum Show”
  4. “Garbage”
  5. “The Contract”
  6. “Downstairs”
  7. “Robot Voices”
  8. “Center Mass”
  9. “Cottonwood”
  10. “One Way”
  11. “Days Lie Dormant”
  12. “Tally”
  13. “Intentions”

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Carly Rae Jepsen Celebrating 10th Anniversary of ‘E•MO•TION’ Album With One-off L.A. Club Show

Carly Rae Jepsen is giving the people what they want and celebrating the 10th anniversary of her fan-favorite third album, E•MO•TION. The singer announced on Wednesday (July 16) that she will celebrate the 2015 LP featuring such hits as “I Really Like You” and “Run Away With Me” on August 19 with a serious underplay at the legendary 500-capacity L.A. club the Troubadour.

“How to celebrate 10 years of EMOTION? A one night only intimate club show where it all began, that’s how! Come party with us,” Jepsen wrote on Instagram. Tickets for the show go on sale Friday (July 18) at 10 a.m. PT.

Jepsen warned fans to be prepared for three things:

“1. EMOTION front to back
2. some extra special guests and surprises
3. that you will leave sweating and satisfied cause we aim to dance out allllll of the emotions! And on that note, dress the hell up! It’s a PARTY.”

Upon the album’s release, “Call Me Maybe” star and former self-described “goody goody” Jepsen told Billboard that after scoring that inescapable, totally safe for work Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit in 2012, her third effort had more of a “sexual thread.” Shaking it up by recording more than 200 tracks while working with such indie favorites as Dev Hynes (aka Blood Orange), Ariel Rechtshaid (Haim, Charli xcx), Sia, Greg Kurstin (Adele, Kendrick Lamar) and Rostam Batmanglij (Vampire Weekend, Haim), among others, she said, “There’s a stereotype idea of what a pop star is, and I don’t really fit into that. The expectation that every song you’re putting out is doing well on radio — that’s stuff that you can’t control. To try would drive you insane.”

In addition to critical acclaim, E•MO•TION debuted at No. 16 on the Billboard 200 album chart. On the one-year anniversary of the LP’s release, she dropped her third EP, E•MO•TION: Side B, which also leaned into a 1980s pop groove and hit No. 96 on the Billboard 200.

Check out the announcement below.

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Lady Gaga’s The Mayhem Ball Unleashes Upon Las Vegas: 7 Best Moments From Opening Night

We’re lucky Lady Gaga changed her mind about touring in 2025.

Her headlining (and headline-making) Coachella performance and Singapore dates were initially intended as her only touring dates for 2025. But after the wild response to her new album Mayhem — which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200; earned Gaga her biggest-ever streaming week; and housed “Die With a Smile,” her Bruno Mars duet which topped the Billboard Hot 100 for five weeks and is still in the top 10 — Gaga reconsidered.

Thank Gaga. The Mayhem Ball – which kicked off Wednesday (July 16) at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada (basically Las Vegas) — is a theatrical, electric and delicious live affair, offering fans charged performances of Mayhem’s best songs (some of which are among her all-time best) and previous dance classics that inhabit the same sonic and thematic universe. The tour’s opening night was for a sold-out crowd, and despite the 99-degree heat outside the arena walls, everyone was ready to thrown down the moment Mother Monster took the stage.

“This is my first arena tour since 2018,” said Gaga in a statement when she announced the tour in March. “There’s something electric about a stadium, and I love every moment of those shows. But with The MAYHEM Ball, I wanted to create a different kind of experience — something more intimate — closer, more connected — that lends itself to the live theatrical art I love to create.”

Below, check out the seven best moments from the opening night of Lady Gaga’s The Mayhem Ball. (And if you want to eyeball the setlist, head here.)

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Fred again.., Skepta & Denzel Curry Welcome Hanumankind to ‘Victory Lap Three’

Fred again.. is keeping his “Victory Lap” series alive with another high-energy entry. The electronic producer and DJ has unveiled “Victory Lap Three,” adding rising Desi hip-hop artist Hanumankind to a powerhouse lineup that already includes Skepta, PlaqueBoyMax and Denzel Curry.

The latest remix follows a steady rollout of the series, which began on June 17 with the original “Victory Lap” featuring Skepta and PlaqueBoyMax.

The follow-up arrived on July 9 with Florida rapper Denzel Curry bringing his signature rapid-fire flow to the track’s bass-heavy production. Now, Hanumankind joins for the third iteration, delivering verses that highlight his growing international presence.

Hanumankind, who went viral in late 2024 with his track “Big Dawgs” and a remix featuring A$AP Rocky, continues his rise with standout bars on the new track. The Bengaluru-based rapper also references his Indian roots and global ambitions, bringing a unique perspective to the “Victory Lap” project.

Fans first speculated Hanumankind’s involvement after a cryptic cut-off verse at the end of “Victory Lap Two” hinted at another guest appearance. Online buzz suggests more MCs could join the expanding lineup, with listeners speculating that Danny Brown or Ski Mask the Slump God might feature on future versions.

The “Victory Lap” series has been praised for its genre-blending energy, fusing UK grime, U.S. rap, and Fred again..’s dynamic electronic production. Built around a playful Doechii sample and a propulsive bassline, each remix adds new dimensions while keeping the frenetic pace and party-ready vibe intact.

Fred again.. has yet to confirm if additional versions of “Victory Lap” are planned, but the series has already become a viral favorite.

The producer’s last full-length album, Actual Life 3 (January 1 – September 9 2022), peaked at No. 27 on the Billboard 200 in November 2022 and solidified his reputation as one of electronic music’s most innovative voices.

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Lady Gaga Kicks Off The Mayhem Ball: See Every Song on the Opening Night Setlist

The Mayhem Ball has been unleashed.

On Wednesday (July 16) night at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena (technically in Paradise, Nevada), Lady Gaga ushered in a new touring era, officially kicking off the Mayhem Ball (in support of her Billboard 200-topping album Mayhem, naturally) to a sold-out crowd.

Anyone who was at Coachella earlier this year or saw her recent Singapore dates certainly knew a bit of what to expect: those dates provided a fair glimpse of what to expect from the Mayhem Ball, which brought many of the songs, outfits and choreography from her Coachella performance back to the stage. Even so, the Mayhem Ball kickoff was far from a Coachella repeat, with Gaga and her creative team making notable changes to the look, pacing and setlist.

“This is my first arena tour since 2018,” said Gaga in a statement when she announced the tour. “There’s something electric about a stadium, and I love every moment of those shows. But with The Mayhem Ball, I wanted to create a different kind of experience — something more intimate — closer, more connected — that lends itself to the live theatrical art I love to create.”

Mayhem debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in March, placing 10 of its tracks on the Billboard Hot 100 (including the five-week Hot 100 No. 1 “Die With a Smile,” her Bruno Mars collab, which is still in the top 10) and setting two new records: Not only did Mayhem earn the 14-time Grammy winner her biggest streaming week ever, but it set a new record on Billboard’s Top Dance Albums chart, where she now has the most No. 1s ever (eight).

Mother Monster’s previous concert tour, the Chromatica Ball in support of her Billboard 200 topper Chromatica, wrapped in 2022, selling more than 800,000 tickets and netting $112 million. The Chromatica Ball hit stadiums across multiple continents, while the Monster Ball is mostly playing arenas, offering fans a more intimate experience with the Emmy, Grammy and Oscar winner who has topped the Hot 100 six times and earned 18 top 10s on the tally.

Below, check out the full setlist from the first night of Lady Gaga’s The Mayhem Ball.

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Lorde Expands 2026 Australasian Tour With Extra Arena Dates

Lorde’s Ultrasound world tour just got bigger. The New Zealand pop star has added second and final shows in Sydney and Melbourne for her 2026 Australian tour after overwhelming pre-sale demand, Frontier Touring announced Wednesday (July 17).

The additional performances will take place on Feb. 19 at Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena and Feb. 22 at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena. These new dates bring the Australasian leg of her Ultrasound world tour to eight shows, making it her largest run across Australia and New Zealand to date.

Lorde’s return to Australia marks her first shows in the region since her Solar Power tour wrapped in 2023. The Ultrasound world tour supports her fourth studio album, Virgin, which debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and landed at No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart, Aotearoa Music Charts and the U.K.’s Official Albums Chart. Singles like “What Was That,” “Man of the Year” and “Hammer” have continued her streak as one of pop’s most thought-provoking voices.

Globally, the Ultrasound tour has already sold out iconic venues including Madison Square Garden in New York, London’s O2 Arena and AFAS Live in Amsterdam. Critics have praised Lorde’s live performances for their “raw intimacy” and “sonic reinvention,” with Virgin drawing comparisons to her breakout album Pure Heroine for its poetic lyricism and minimalist production.

“It has been way too long since I have been down under and I am so excited to be touring Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane next February,” Lorde said in a statement. “Australia has always had a special place in my heart, and I can’t wait to hear what Virgin sounds like with an Aussie accent.”

Since breaking out with Pure Heroine in 2013, Lorde has earned two Grammy Awards, more than 18 billion streams and 18 million albums sold worldwide. Her hits — from “Royals” to “Green Light” — have defined the past decade of pop, cementing her as one of music’s most singular artists.

Tickets for all dates go on sale to the general public Friday, July 18 at 2 p.m. local time. Pre-sale access for Frontier Members opens Thursday, July 17, while American Express Card Members can access an exclusive presale at Amex.com.au/Experiences.

The Australian and New Zealand leg begins Feb. 11 in Auckland and concludes Feb. 25 in Perth. All shows are all-ages. Fans are encouraged to buy tickets only through official outlets at frontiertouring.com/lorde.

LORDE 2026 AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND TOUR DATES:
Feb. 11 – Spark Arena, Auckland, NZ
Feb. 13 – Wolfbrook Arena, Christchurch, NZ
Feb. 16 – Brisbane Entertainment Centre, QLD
Feb. 18 – Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, NSW
Feb. 19 – Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, NSW (NEW SHOW)
Feb. 21 – Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, VIC
Feb. 22 – Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, VIC (NEW SHOW)
Feb. 25 – RAC Arena, Perth, WA

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Iconic Los Angeles Venue the Mayan Theater Announces Closure

The Mayan Theater, an iconic Los Angeles nightspot with 98 years of history, has announced it will permanently close its doors this September.

News of the venue’s closure was shared earlier this week on social media by the Mayan’s team. “It is with heavy yet grateful hearts that we announce The Mayan will be closing its doors at the end of September, after 35 unforgettable years,” a statement read. 

“To our loyal patrons, community and friends: thank you for your unwavering support, your trust and the countless memories we’ve created together,” it continued. “You made every night truly special.”

The statement closed by inviting all patrons to send off the historic location in style, with the dance floor open weekly on Saturday nights through Sept. 13. “Join us … for one last celebration of everything the Mayan has meant to us all.”

In a statement shared to the Los Angeles Times, manager, owner and president Sammy Chao thanked the Mayan’s clientele for their support, pointing toward the ongoing impact of COVID as part of the reason for the decision.

“[T]he past five years have delivered an unrelenting barrage of adversity: the ongoing fallout of the pandemic, rising operational costs and staggering inflation, industry-wide strikes, dramatically shifting consumer habits, catastrophic fires, political unrest, and public policies at the city, state, and federal levels that have increasingly burdened small businesses and the workers who keep this city alive,” Chao explained.

“We’ve done everything possible to stay afloat, adapt and serve, but the path forward has been eroded beyond recognition. We have given this business everything we have — and more — and come this far, so the decision to close is not so much one of defeat, but of necessity and truth.”

Named for its use of Mayan Revival architecture, the Mayan – as it’s more commonly known – first opened in 1927, largely operating as a performing arts theater, before also showing films over the coming decades. In 1990, the venue entered new management and became a music venue and nightclub, hosting countless local and international names over the years.

Acts such as Jack White, Panic! At the Disco, INXS, Muse, Moby, The Residents, and more have all played the venue over the years, as have French electronic act Daft Punk, who marked the one-year anniversary of their split in 2022 by sharing footage of their 1997 performance at the Mayan.

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Billy Strings Goes Death Metal With Cryptopsy Collaboration

Michigan bluegrass aficionado Billy Strings has showcased his diverse tastes and genre-shifting proficiency as part of a new collaboration with Canadian death metal outfit Cryptopsy.

32-year-old Strings – who scored his third No. 1 on the Bluesgrass Albums chart in 2024 with Highway Prayers – has long been a noted fan of some of the biggest names in the world of bluegrass and rock, though he’s frequently indicated that his tastes skew a bit heavier as well.

That heaviness extends to Cryptopsy, the Montreal outfit who have been an active presence in the death metal scene since their formation in 1988. Six years after their founding, the future Juno Award-winners released their debut album, Blasphemy Made Flesh, with the record this year receiving the reissue treatment.

As part of said reissue (which arrives on July 18), the album also includes live cuts and a special eight-and-a-half minute medley dubbed “Blasphemy Made Fresh,” which includes guest vocalists such as Shadow of Intent’s Ben Duerr, Stabbing’s Bridget Lynch, Emasculator’s Mallika Sundaramurthy, and others, while Strings adds his own guitar solo.

“We are super stoked at how excited each guest was to be part of this unique homage to Cryptopsy’s first classic,” vocalist Matt McGachy said in a statement. “We are beyond proud of this medley and are so happy that we can now share it with our new and old fans.”

Per a press release, the medley “sharpens and steels the album’s many surgical hooks and pathological rhythms,” with Strings also sharing his rabid excitement at being involved in the process.

“Cryptopsy is my all-time favorite death metal band,” he explained, before recalling a night in 2023 when both acts performed in Boise, ID. Feeling “bummed” at the unfortunate schedule clash, Strings leaned on the Blasphemy Made Flesh track “Open Face Surgery” and gifted the group a cake that said ‘Open Cake Surgery.’”

A video of the group devouring the cake later made its way onto social media – much to Strings’ delight.

“It blew my mind!” he explained. “I was just so happy I could at least pay my respects in the form of frosting and that they didn’t think I was a total weirdo.”

“It was such a huge honor for me to add this guitar solo to this insane medley by my favorite death metal band,” he added in a post shared to social media. “This is like a dream come true for me and I want to thank the band for having me on it.”

The release of the Cryptopsy medley is the latest addition to a month of ups and downs for Strings, who on Wednesday (July 16) received multiple nominations for the 2025 IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards – including entertainer and album of the year.

In late June, the musician revealed during a performance in Lexington, KY, that his mother had passed away just hours earlier. “It was my decision to carry on with tonight’s show because that’s what my mom would have wanted me to do,” he told the crowd. “The reason I decided not to go home and be with my family right now is because I already am.”

Listen to Cryptopsy’s “Blasphemy Made Fresh” below.

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Trailer Arrives For New Documentary, ‘It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley’

With under a month to go until its official release, the trailer for the long-awaited documentary, It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley, has arrived.

Directed by Amy Berg, the feature unravels the story of the mesmerizing musician whose life and career were tragically cut short at the age of 30 when he accidentally drowned in Memphis’ Wolf River in 1997.

First premiering at Sundance in January, the film will be released theatrically by Magnolia Pictures on Aug. 8 and then premiere on HBO and stream on HBO Max this winter as part of Bill Simmons’ Music Box series.

Ahead of its release, the documentary’s official trailer has now arrived, with haunting comments from Buckley pairing with intimate archival footage. “How would you like your fans to think of you,” an interviewer can be heard asking Buckley. “Just the music,” he replies. “Because when I’m dead, that’s the only thing that’ll be around.”

The documentary features never-before-seen footage from Buckley’s archives, and is complemented by intimate accounts from those close to the late musician, including his mother Mary Guibert, former partners Rebecca Moore and Joan Wasser, and former bandmates Michael Tighe and Parker Kindred. Other musician luminaries, such as Aimee Mann and Ben Harper also share their insight into Buckley’s life and legacy.

“It’s difficult to imagine a time when I wasn’t attempting to make the Jeff Buckley doc,” Berg explained in a statement. “It’s been on my bucket list since I made my first film in 2006. And maybe, since I first heard Grace in 1994. It changed my life forever. It literally became the ‘tear that hangs inside my soul forever.’”

Numerous attempts to immortalize Buckley’s story have taken place over the years, including one by actor Brad Pitt, who befriended Guibert in 2000 and floated the idea of a biopic. 

In 2021, Guibert was announced as the co-producer of Everybody Here Wants You, a planned biopic which would see Reeve Carney portraying Buckley, though no updates on that project had been provided since.

Buckley was the son of Guibert and late folk musician Tim Buckley and after gaining notice as a session musician and captivating performer in Manhattan’s East Village he signed to Columbia in 1994 and released his debut LP, Grace. It initially got mixed reviews and only reached No. 149 on the Billboard 200 album chart, but the album is now considered a classic, one that Buckley would never follow up.

Though he never completed a second album, Guibert helped compile some of her son’s demos for 1998’s Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk, which reached No. 64 on the Billboard 200 and received a Grammy nomination for best male rock vocal performance for the single “Everybody Here Wants You.”

Watch the trailer for It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley below.

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Steve Miller Cancels 2025 Tour

Steve Miller Band frontman Steve Miller has cancelled his 2025 tour, according to a note posted to his website.

“The Joker” singer and Rock ‘N Roll Hall of Fame inductee is cancelling at dates on his 31 date tour, which was set to kick off Aug. 13 at Soaring Eagle Casino in Mount Pleasant, Michigan and run through Nov. 8 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.

“You make music with your instincts,” Miller wrote in a note on his website announcing the cancellation. “You live by your instincts,” he added, “Always trust your instincts…”

For Miller, those instincts told him to cancel his lengthy tour due to “the combination of extreme heat, unpredictable flooding, tornadoes, hurricanes and massive forest fires make these risks for you our audience, the band and the crew unacceptable.”

Miller didn’t detail any specific weather events in his post cancelling the tour, which stops in 19 different states and includes some big name venues like Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in Bethel, New York; Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course in Grantville, Pennsylvania; Etess Arena at Hard Rock Live in Atlantic City, New Jersey; the Pinewood Bowl Center in Lincoln, Nebraska; the Orion Amphitheater in Huntsville, Alabama and the Mountain Winery in Saratoga, California. Miller was also scheduled to perform at this year’s Minnesota State Fair.

“You can blame it on the weather…the tour is cancelled,” Miller wrote. “Don’t know where, don’t know when. We hope to see you all again,” he concluded, before signing off and encouraging his followers to “please take care of each other.”

As of now, no information regarding refunds has been released to the public.

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