On Wednesday (March 4), Zeds Dead announced a summer tour that the duo is calling its biggest run ever.

Beginning the first weekend of July with two sold-out performances at Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre, the 15-show, 12-city North American tour is made up of mostly amphitheater sets at venues including New York’s Forest Hills Stadium and Austin’s Germania Insurance Amphitheater, along with a pair of shows at Los Angeles’ Grand Park, where the tour will end in early October. See the complete tour schedule below.

Called “Journey of a Lifetime,” the tour will put forth a major production and a career-spanning set reaching back to the tour’s namesake, one of the first tracks Zeds Dead ever put online back in 2009. The pair, Zachary Rapp-Rovan and Dylan Mamid, advise that they’ll be taking time off in 2027, so this tour will go “all out on production, new music, and stage design to bring you a new show that will take you on a magical journey. A journey of a lifetime.”

Tickets for the tour go on sale March 11. The tour will feature a rotating collection of support acts including Alleycvt, Daily Bread, Deathpact, Dr. Fresch, Imanu, Ivy Lab, Mary Droppinz, Moody Good, and Whethan.

“Journey of a Lifetime is one of the first tracks we uploaded to the World Wide Web as Zeds Dead way back in 2009,” Rapp-Rovan and Mamid says in a joint statement. “17 years later, it feels like it was a prophecy. We might have not realized it at the time, but we were in fact blasting off into space and leaving behind life as we knew it. This journey is your journey with us as well. We’ve grown up together and celebrated life. We’ve created a world together, and the Journey of a Lifetime tour aims to be our most thorough exploration of it.

“This will be our biggest tour yet, as it’s taking place in large outdoor venues and we’re going to make it the best show we can make,” they continue. “It will be the grand finale of everything we’ve been working on. It’s not the end though. To quote something we sampled in a beat once ‘Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.’ We’ll be taking some time off in 2027 so we’re going all out on production, new music, and stage design to bring you a new show that will take you on a magical journey. A journey of a lifetime. See you there.”

Zeds Dead released its most recent album, Return to the Spectrum of Intergalatic Happiness, last March. 2026 also marks the ten year anniversary of the duo’s label, Deadbeats.

Welcome to Billboard Pro’s Trending Up newsletter, where we take a closer look at the songs, artists, curiosities and trends that have caught the music industry’s attention. Some have come out of nowhere, others have taken months to catch on, and all of them could become ubiquitous in the blink of a TikTok clip. 
 
This week: Neil Sedaka’s streams are up over 700% following the pop-rock great’s death, while a decade-old hip-hop hit finds renewed life and a deep cut from nearly half a century ago becomes a prog-pop artist’s posthumous breakthrough hit.

Trending Up Is Hard to Do: Neil Sedaka Streams Up 700% Following Legendary Pop Singer-Songwriter’s Death at 87

Neil Sedaka died at age 87 last Friday (Feb. 27), as announced by a family statement posted to Sedaka’s Instagram account. Sedaka was responsible for three Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hits over his decades-spanning career — and co-wrote a fourth — and was responsible for dozens of additional hits from the late ‘50s to the early ‘80s, for both himself and other artists.

Following his death, fans of Sedaka — and ‘60s and ‘70s pop in general — swarmed streaming services to pay tribute to the late idol. His catalog totaled 2.4 million official on-demand U.S. streams in the first four days of this tracking week (Feb. 27-Mar. 2), according to early data provided by Luminate — up 708% from the same period the prior week. (It also posted nearly 8,000 digital song sales over that period, after a negligible amount the prior week.) 

The songs that led the way from his catalog over this period were three of his signature hits: “Laughter in the Rain” (up 505% in streams to 514,000), “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do” (up 453% to 307,000) and “Calendar Girl” (up 519% to 212,000). In addition, The Captain and Tennille’s Sedaka-co-penned “Love Will Keep Us Together” got a more modest 15% bump to 137,000 streams, while Sedaka’s original “Love” was up a whopping 1,811% to 55,000 streams. 

Sedaka was laid to rest earlier this week. His family announcement referred to the late great as “a true rock n’ roll legend, an inspiration to millions, but most importantly, at least to those of us who were lucky enough to know him, an incredible human being who will be deeply missed.” – ANDREW UNTERBERGER

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Multi-Generational Rap Samples Led by XXXTENTACION and Toppoppgen Revive Yuna’s “Someone Out of Town”

Malaysian singer-songwriter Yuna has been giving the world gorgeous R&B music for over a decade now, and thanks to nifty flips in hip-hop tracks from rising star Toppoppgen and the late XXXTENTATCION, a new generation of fans is discovering it. 

An ascendant rapper from North Carolina, Toppoppgen (born Genesis Kaliel Roland) shared his second full-length release, Kalon, last October after signing to Columbia via Signal Records in spring 2025. “Numb,” the set’s breakout track, flips XXXTentacion’s “Let’s Pretend We’re Numb,” a 2015 standalone single from the deceased Florida MC — which, in turn, samples Yuna’s “Someone Out of Town,” a track from her 2011 Decorate EP. Initial interest in the track was a part of Toppoppgen’s general buzz as one of the internet’s favorite current underground artists, but the emotional weight of his lyrics (which trade on the same sentiments as Yuna’s “original”) quickly won over fans on a much larger scale. The official “Numb” TikTok sound currently plays in 32,000 posts. According to Luminate, “Numb” has leapt 71% in official on-demand U.S. streams over the past three months, going from 643,000 official streams (Nov. 21-27) to 1.1 million official streams (Feb. 20-26). 

Given that Toppoppgen is a direct musical and aesthetic descendant of XXXTentacion, fans naturally brought the latter’s “Let’s Pretend” back into rotation as “Numb” dominated their For You feeds. “Let’s Pretend” jumped 23% in official on-demand U.S. streams over the past three months, going from 316,000 official streams (Nov. 21-27) to 389,000 official streams (Feb. 20-26). The official corresponding TikTok sound can also be heard in over 51,000 videos. 

Of course, this all goes back to Yuna’s “Someone Out of Town,” which has exploded 3,820% in official U.S. streaming activity over the past three months, flying from 65,000 official weekly streams (Nov. 21-27) to a whopping 2.57 million (Feb. 20-26). On TikTok, the official “Someone” sound plays in over 635,000 videos, most tied to the song’s second verse. 

15 years later, Yuna’s poignant songwriting and lush voice are still cutting through the noise. – KYLE DENIS 

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A TikTok Rainbow Connection: Deep Cut From ‘70s Prog-Pop Rocker Goes Viral

This week’s evidence that you truly never know where hit songs are going to come from in the mid-2020s comes from Chris Rainbow, a Scottish purveyor of proggy pop-rock likely best known in the U.S. for his long association with ‘70s and ‘80s hitmakers The Alan Parsons Project. Despite never having a hit of any real size on his own in the U.S., he makes his solo bow on Billboard’s Hot Rock Songs chart this week, thanks to the TikTok revival of his 1979 gem “Be Like a Woman.” 

The song has taken off on the viral platform for its near-proto-chillwave sound, which has allowed it to become a soundtrack to a wide variety of videos — including one following a trend of users posting photos of a large number of used glasses or candles, with phrases of things they enthusiastically consume posted over each of them. Consequently, “Woman” has also crossed over to streaming services, rising from just over 18,000 weekly official on-demand streams back in November to 66,000 in the final full chart week of 2025, according to Luminate — and then exploding over early 2026 to just over 2.5 million for the week ending Feb. 26, a gain of 13,538% from three months earlier. 

That most recent streaming week was enough to send the song onto Hot Rock Songs and Hot Rock & Alternative Songs, where it debuted at No. 18 and No. 22 (respectively) for the charts dated Feb. 28 — the first appearances on a Billboard chart for Rainbow, who died at age 68 in 2015. – AU

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As 2016 Returns to the Spotlight, Janelle Monáe & Jidenna’s 2015 Collab Also Gets Some Shine 

Where there’s a new trending TikTok sound, a Zeddy Will video won’t be too far behind. “Yoga,” a 2015 collaboration between Jidenna and Janelle Monáe, is surging across socials, thanks to an infectious clip the content creator and rapper shared to his TikTok page on Feb. 23. Featuring his trademark animated dance moves and a snippet of what seems to be a forthcoming proper remix, the post quickly went viral, garnering over 22 million views and 4.3 million likes. 

Even before Zeddy’s post, TikTok users @/jmuppie._ and @/cmupp1e_ shared a dance trend on Feb. 8 (set to a mashup of “Yoga” and “Cotton Eye Joe”), which has since collected nearly 10 million views and over 775,000 likes. Between a whole new generation of listeners encountering the song for the first time — as well as the dance trend and general nostalgia for 2016-era media — “Yoga” has completely taken over TikTok. Zeddy Will’s unofficial sound plays in nearly 30,000 posts, while the official “Yoga” sound can be heard in over 173,000 clips. 

Over the past three weeks, “Yoga” jumped over 583% in streaming activity, according to Luminate. During the period of Feb. 13-19, the first full week after the dance hit the timeline, “Yoga” earned over 235,000 official on-demand U.S. streams, up 67% from the week before. During the period of Feb. 27-March 2, the first weekend-ish period following Zeddy Will’s clip, “Yoga” pulled in over 587,000 official streams, up over 141% from the period of Feb. 20-23. 

Originally a No. 79 Hot 100 hit, “Yoga” could very well be on its way to a full-scale resurgence this year. – K.D. 

There might be some very public drama among the Beckham family at the moment, but that didn’t stop Victoria and David Beckham from wishing their estranged son Brooklyn a happy birthday on Wednesday (March 4).

Each of the Beckham parents took to Instagram to share two Stories apiece for Brooklyn Beckham’s 27th birthday. The Spice Girls alum and fashion designer shared a throwback photo of the couple in a pool with baby Brooklyn alongside the message “Happy birthday Brooklyn, we love you so much,” as well as a pic of her as a young mom with her baby boy and the message “Happy 27th birthday Brooklyn, I love you so much.” Both posts included red heart emojis.

The soccer superstar, meanwhile, shared the same pool photo with the message “27 today” alongside a holding-back-tears emoji. “Happy Birthday Bust,” the message continued with a white heart. “We love you x.” His second photo was David as a younger dad with an elementary-school-age Brooklyn and a similar message: “Happy Birthday Bust,” he wrote with a pink heart. “Love you x.”

For years, there were rumors floating that Brooklyn Beckham and his wife, Nicola Peltz, were feuding with Brooklyn’s famous parents. Brooklyn’s side of those rumors was confirmed in January, when he shared a series of explosive Instagram Stories detailing his issues with his mom and dad.

“I have been silent for years and made every effort to keep these matters private,” Brooklyn wrote at the time. “Unfortunately, my parents and their team have continued to go to the press, leaving me with no choice but to speak for myself and tell the truth about only some of the lies that have been printed. I do not want to reconcile with my family. I’m not being controlled, I’m standing up for myself for the first time in my life.”

Much of Brooklyn and Nicola’s issues with the Beckhams appeared to stem from their April 2022 wedding, and when the younger couple renewed their vows in August 2025, neither of the elder Beckhams attended. Brooklyn also skipped David’s 50th birthday party last year, while the other three of the Beckhams’ children — Romeo, Cruz and Harper — were all present.

You can find a full timeline of the Beckham family feud here.