“When I wrote Another Life, I was thinking about all the lives we carry. The ones we’re living right now, the ones that slipped away because of different choices, the what ifs, the what wasn’t meant to be, the goodbyes, and the chance encounters that feel divine. This song is about those threads and how they stretch across time and space, connecting every version of who we are. It’s about letting them come together, letting them harmonize, and realizing that goodbye isn’t really goodbye. It’s more like I’ll see you later. A collective story that never stops unfolding. I’m glad we opened this door into this reality of us making music together again.”
Listen to “Another Life” above. Below, find the band’s upcoming tour dates, along with their setlist.
Alabama Shakes’ 2025 Tour Dates
09/04 — Milwaukee, WI @ Miller High Life Theatre #
09/05 — Rochester Hills, MI @ Meadow Brook Amphitheatre #
09/06 — Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage %
09/08 — Cleveland, OH @ Jacob’s Pavilion #
09/09 — Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE (Outdoors) #
09/11 — Louisville, KY @ Bourbon & Beyond Festival
09/13 — Asbury Park, NJ @ Sea.Hear.Now Festival
09/14 — Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway <
09/15 — Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway <
09/17 — Forest Hills, NY @ Forest Hills Stadium >
09/18 — Philadelphia, PA @ TD Pavilion at The Mann <
09/19 — Washington, DC @ The Anthem <
09/21 — Atlanta, GA @ Shaky Knees Festival
09/23 — New Orleans, LA @ Saenger Theatre *
09/25 — Austin, TX @ Moody Center ‡
09/26 — Houston, TX @ 713 Music Hall ‡
09/27 — Irving, TX @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory ‡
11/15 — Mexico City, MX @ Corona Capital Festival
# with Sam Evian
% with Bahamas
< with The Budos Band
> with El Michels Affair
* with Concurrence
‡ with Greyhounds
Alabama Shakes’ 2025 Tour Setlist
1. “Intro”
2. “Future People”
3. “Don’t Wanna Fight”
4. “I Ain’t The Same”
5. “I Found You”
6. “Guess Who”
7. “Hang Loose”
8. “Hold On”
9. “This Feeling”
10. “Dunes”
11. “Another Life”
12. “Gimme All Your Love”
13. “Over My Head”
14. “Rise To The Sun”
15. “Shoegaze”
16. “Drive By Baby”
17. “Be Mine”
18. “American Dream”
19. “Gemini”
20. “Sound & Color” (encore)
21. “Someday” (encore)
22. “Always Alright” (encore)
It’s been almost exactly a year since Sabrina Carpenter released her album Short N’ Sweet on August 23, 2024. Instead of milking it for all it was worth, she struck while the iron is hot and today (August 29), her latest album, Man’s Best Friend, is here.
On release day, she’s highlighting “Tears” with a new video, which co-stars Colman Domingo in drag. Fans have noticed a perceived Rocky Horror Picture Show inspiration to the visual and have drawn parallels between Carpenter and Susan Sarandon’s character in the film.
Carpenter recently discussed why she released a new album so quickly after last year’s Short N’ Sweet, saying:
“If I really wanted to, I could have stretched out Short N’ Sweet much, much longer. But I’m at that point in my life where I’m like, ‘Wait a second, there’s no rules.’ If I’m inspired to write and make something new, I would rather do that. Why would I wait three years just for the sake of waiting three years? It’s all about what feels right. I’m learning to listen to that a lot more, instead of what is perceived as the right or wrong move.”
Watch the “Tears” video above. Check out the Man’s Best Friend cover art and tracklist below.
Sabrina Carpenter’s Man’s Best Friend Album Cover Artwork
Island Records
Sabrina Carpenter’s Man’s Best Friend Tracklist
1. “Manchild”
2. “Tears”
3. “My Man On Willpower”
4. “Sugar Talking”
5. “We Almost Broke Up Again Last Night”
6. “Nobody’s Son”
7. “Never Getting Laid”
8. “When Did You Get Hot?”
9. “Go Go Juice”
10. “Don’t Worry I’ll Make You Worry”
11. “House Tour”
12. “Goodbye”
Man’s Best Friend is out now via Island Records. Find more information here.
Steven and Ian begin with a quick Swift-cast about the pop singer’s recent engagement, and then segue to a Sportscast segment about the potential dominance of the Philadelphia Eagles and the weird ineptitude of the Dallas Cowboys. After that, they discuss the recent album by Deftones, private music, and the group’s current “critic’s darling” status. Speaking of critics, the guys talk about a recent “state of music criticism” thinkpiece about whether music critics now are too nice. Then they do a “yay or nay” segment on Beach House.
In Recommendation Corner, Ian talks about the new album by emo band Hot Mulligan and Steven talks up the indie-R&B project Nourished By Time.
New episodes of Indiecast drop every Friday. Listen to Episode 253 here and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. You can submit questions for Steve and Ian at [email protected], and make sure to follow us on Instagram and X (formerly Twitter) for all the latest news. We also recently launched a visualizer for our favorite Indiecast moments. Check those out here.
Monday Night Football now has a new music curator for 2025: Bay Area rapper Saweetie, whose new role was announced a week ahead of the start of the 2025-2026 season. The “Boffum” rapper is the not only the first woman to hold this role, but she’s also the first one since Timbaland in 2023 to have played organized football herself. Her grandfather Willie Harper also played professionally for the San Francisco 49ers, and partnered with the team last year for the “Do It For The Bay” team anthem with P-Lo.
As curator, she’ll be responsible for choosing the songs played during the telecast of the games, promos, and Monday Night Countdown pre-show. Previous curators included J Balvin (2024), Timbaland and Justin Timberlake (2023), Marshmello (2022), and Drake (2021). ESPN is hosting a one-day-only pop-up nail salon on Saturday, Sept. 6 at 21 Greene St in New York City from Noon – 5 PM ET. Fans can get game-inspired nail designs and NFL merch, with the salon explained by ESPN Sports Marketing Vice President Curtis Friends, “This pop-up nail salon shows why because now we can bring her creativity and passion for nails to life in a fresh, fun way that has fans ready for Monday Night Football on ESPN.”
Saweetie herself said in the press release, “Football has always been in my blood, so I’m beyond grateful to be the first female curator for Monday Night Football on ESPN. Pull up to the NYC pop-up on Sept. 6 and get icy — fresh nails included — before the NFL season kicks off.”
A month ago, Hayley Williams released a pack of 17 singles that, officially, weren’t an album, but just a bunch of singles that were released really close together. Now, though, Williams has gone ahead and made than an official album, formally releasing Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party today (August 28).
The album includes a new song, “Parachute.” Furthermore, Williams’ announcement post on Instagram indicates that two more tracks are set to be added to the project, bringing the total to 20.
This comes after Paramore announced in December 2023 that they had fulfilled their contract with Atlantic Records and after 20 years were an independent band. Williams’ new solo album is released via her new venture, Post Atlantic, distributed by Secretly Distribution.
Listen to “Parachute” above and find the Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party cover art and tracklist below.
Hayley Williams’ Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party Album Cover Artwork
Post Atlantic
Hayley Williams’ Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party Tracklist
1. “Ice In My OJ”
2. “Glum”
3. “Kill Me”
4. “Whim”
5. “Mirtazapine”
6. “Disappearing Man”
7. “Love Me Different”
8. “Brotherly Hate”
9. “Negative Self Talk”
10. “Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party”
11. “Hard”
12. “Discovery Channel”
13. “True Believer”
14. “Zissou”
15. “Dream Girl In Shibuya”
16. “Blood Bros”
17. “I Won’t Quit On You”
18. “Parachute”
Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party is out now via Post Atlantic. Find more information here.
It seems like this year’s festival season just ended, but the folks at Lollapalooza are already getting their 2026 plans in order. Specifically, today (August 28), they announced the lineups for their South American festivals in Chile, Argentina, and Brazil.
The lineups for the three separate events are mostly the same and feature Sabrina Carpenter; Tyler, The Creator; Chappell Roan; Deftones; Skrillex; Lorde; Doechii; Turnstile; Lewis Capaldi; Paulo Londra; and Los Bunkers.
Elsewhere on the posters are Addison Rae, Interpol, Djo, Lola Young, d4vd, The Dare, Royel Otis, 2hollis, Kygo, Peggy Gou, Cypress Hill, Kygo, Marina, Men I Trust, DJ Diesel (Shaquille O’Neal), Tom Morello, Katseye, Danny Ocean, TV Girl, Horsegiirl, Viagra Boys, Brutalismis 3000, Riize, The Warning, Bad Nerves, Young Cister, Bunt, School Of Rock, and many others.
Lollapalooza Argentina goes down from March 13 to 15, as does Lollapalooza Chile. They’ll be followed by Lollapalooza Brasil from March 20 to 22. Information about tickets is available on the individual festival websites; Here Argentina, Chile, and Brazil. Current ticket availability and purchase options vary between the festivals.
Meanwhile, one of the headliners, Carpenter, is set to perform at the 2025 MTV VMAs. Just-announced additions to that lineup include Jelly Roll, Doja Cat, Post Malone, Tate McRae, and Conan Gray.
Back in early 2024, Ariana Grande said of touring in support of Eternal Sunshine, “I would love to do shows. I love being on stage, I miss being on stage, I miss my fans so much, that’s the honest-to-God truth. […] It would obviously be shorter. If it were anything, it would be a littler something, but I definitely do have the itch.”
She reiterated that a few months later, but earlier this year, she indicated that a tour wasn’t at the front of her mind and that she was prioritizing her acting career.
So, there’s no tour this year… but there will be one in 2026: Today (August 28), Grande announcedThe Eternal Sunshine Tour. Indeed, as Grande indicated, it’s not a huge tour, hitting ten North American cities and London for multi-night stops between next June and August.
For the North American shows, there’s a ticket pre-sale starting September 9 at 10 a.m. local time, followed by the general on-sale on September 10 at 10 a.m. local time. More information is available on Grande’s website.
Find the full list of dates below.
Ariana Grande’s 2026 Tour Dates: The Eternal Sunshine Tour
06/06/2026 — Oakland, CA @ Oakland Arena
06/09/2026 — Oakland, CA @ Oakland Arena
06/13/2026 — Los Angeles, CA @ Crypto.com Arena
06/14/2026 — Los Angeles, CA @ Crypto.com Arena
06/17/2026 — Inglewood, CA @ Kia Forum
06/19/2026 — Inglewood, CA @ Kia Forum
06/24/2026 — Austin, TX @ Moody Center
06/26/2026 — Austin, TX @ Moody Center
06/30/2026 — Sunrise, FL @ Amerant Bank Arena
07/02/2026 — Sunrise, FL @ Amerant Bank Arena
07/06/2026 — Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena
07/08/2026 — Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena
07/12/2026 — Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center
07/13/2026 — Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center
07/16/2026 — Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center
07/18/2026 — Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center
07/22/2026 — Boston, MA @ TD Garden
07/24/2026 — Boston, MA @ TD Garden
07/28/2026 — Montreal, Quebec @ Bell Centre
07/30/2026 — Montreal, Quebec @ Bell Centre
08/03/2026 — Chicago, IL @ United Center
08/05/2026 — Chicago, IL @ United Center
08/15/2026 — London, UK @ O2 Arena
08/16/2026 — London, UK @ O2 Arena
08/19/2026 — London, UK @ O2 Arena
08/20/2026 — London, UK @ O2 Arena
08/23/2026 — London, UK @ O2 Arena
So, here’s the thing you should know: Earl didn’t announce the new album until a week before its release, which he did via a listening party where he was billed to perform. Unfortunately, as the video notes, he didn’t really feel like doing even that much, so instead, he put in way more work to find a body double who could perform for him — sort of like when MF DOOM would send his own “Doombots” (a concept from the Marvel Comics) to perform in his place.
A couple of hiccups in the process did little to dissuade Earl from this course of action; besides the obvious fact that DOOM always wore a mask and could therefore slip a double into shows without much notice (until he started double booking, that is), Earl’s choice of body double was also fairly obviously not Earl. It was an Asian guy named Gary. This actually made the whole joke much funnier. BTW, producer Flying Lotus and comedian Hannibal Buress did something similar a couple of years ago.
Doubling down on the hilarity, the “Crisco” video follows Gary and Earl’s adventures as the newly hired double studies for the role, learning Earl’s mannerisms, joining him in the studio, and taking notes at a show. Everyone involved seems to have had a great time — even the people who were pranked at the listening party.
You can Earl Sweatshirt’s “Crisco” video above.
Live, Laugh, Love is out now via Tan Cressida and Warner Records. You can find more info here.
Every month, Uproxx cultural critic Steven Hyden makes an unranked list of his favorite music-related items released during this period — songs, albums, books, films, you name it.
1. Tyler Childers — Snipe Hunter
Some albums welcome you with laidback ease, like a morning cup of coffee. Other records take that cup of coffee and toss the hot brew directly into your lap. The latest Tyler Childers LP, Snipe Hunter, is an example of the latter. The first song is a bracing class-conscious rocker called “Eatin’ Big Time,” in which the 34-year-old Kentucky native makes a sly reference to government assistance (EBT) while his band (named, coincidentally, The Food Stamps) slams hard into a chunky, organ-spiked groove. “Have you ever got to hold and blow a thousand fucking dollars?” Childers hollers, and you can sense his wide, gleeful grin beaming through the chaos.
2. Greg Freeman — Burnover
In 2022, this talented 27-year-old put out his debut, I Looked Out. The project began right before COVID, and the songs were written and recorded during the isolation of lockdown. As an obscure artist living amid a world-wide health crisis in a far-flung New England hippie college town — Burlington, home of Phish — he had zero professional ambitions for the album. And yet the music he made was big, anthemic, rangy, and wild, an echo of the gigs he wasn’t allowed to play for the time being. Singing in a strained, impassioned tenor, Freeman evoked Jason Molina at his most rocking, while his backing band put a loose-limbed indie-rock spin on his alt-country-leaning tunes. Now comes Burnover, which builds on the ramshackle, “live in the studio” feel of I Looked Out with a slightly more refined sensibility. Drawing inspiration from a variety of sources — the history of New England, Nancy Rexroth’s photography book IOWA, the 1978 Bob Dylan record Street-Legal — he’s once again written songs that dwell on American mythology and personal discovery in the form of twangy rock songs that threaten to fall apart at any minute.
3. Billy Strings at The Target Center in Minneapolis, August 9
I finally had the chance to see this jam-grass phenom in person this month, and he didn’t disappoint. I also came away impressed by his band, particularly Billy Failing on banjo and Jarrod Walker on mandolin. It’s extremely difficult to write about this kind of music without leaning on “chops,” “virtuosic,” and other adjectives that make it sound like you’re writing for Musician magazine in 1988. (Let the specificity of this reference indicate my love for reading back issues of Musician magazine from 1988.) But watching these guys shred for two-and-a-half hours is enjoyable in ways that are both musical and athletic. On extended workouts like “All Fall Down” and “Turmoil And Tinfoil,” they place their fluid instrumental lines in the overall mix with the grace and precision of the ’90s Chicago Bulls running the triangle offense. On the other hand, Billy Strings is just an exceptional down-home picker, which explained the sizable contingent of cowboy boots mixed with all the tie-dyed shirts. Jam bands often have insular audiences composed largely of fans who like other jam bands. But Billy Strings exists as much in the country lane as the jam one, an especially fortuitous skill given the dual explosions of both genres this decade. Along with Sturgill Simpson (who, like Strings, performed as an opener at the recent “Dead 60” concerts in San Francisco), he’s been able to triangulate a huge audience from the overlap of jam and country’s Venn diagram.
4. Water From Your Eyes — It’s A Beautiful Place
Half of this band, the singer-songwriter Nate Amos, wowed many critics in 2024 (including me) with his solo project This Is Lorelei, a canny indie-folk project that straightened the experimental impulses of his other outfit into appealing pop-rock shapes. (As I wrote in my year-end list column, “Water From Your Eyes is The Pod, and This Is Lorelei is White Pepper.) Water From Your Eyes actually has some White Pepper vibes on It’s A Beautiful Place, though the clearer hooks and bandmate Rachel Brown’s alluring croon haven’t completely obscured the baseline weirdness, thankfully. (On Indiecast, I called them a more tasteful 100 Gecs, which I meant as a compliment to both acts.)
5. Cass McCombs — Live Interior Oak
This Northern California native has been so consistently great for so long that another new great album (actually closer to double-album length) is easy to take for granted. McCombs belongs in that class of first-rate middle-aged singer-songwriters (along with Dan Bejar and Bill Callahan) that simply refuse to start sucking as they get older. He’s actually a little more obscure than those other guys, given his enigmatic, close-to-the-vest sensibility. But on Live Interior Oak, he opens up his music in ways that recall the sprawl of 2013’s Big Wheel And Others, one of his finest records. The new one is just about in that class, particularly when he lets loose his guitar on captivating tracks like “Lola Montez Danced The Spider Dance.”
6. Nourished By Time — The Passionate Ones
I loved the prior release that Marcus Brown released as Nourished By Time, the 2024 EP Catching Chickens, which played like the lost soundtrack to a 1980s Michael Mann crime thriller as filtered through a lo-fi VHS lens. Brown further expands on his mix of R&B, pop, and gritty rock on his new full-length The Passionate Ones, which balances politically minded lyrics about modern economic dystopia with atmospheric soundscapes that evoke rain-soaked streets set against a post-apocalyptic horizon.
7. Charley Crockett, Dollar A Day
Country music’s most prolific stylist. Crockett puts out albums at a Robert Pollard pace, and they tend to stick to the same traditionalist lane. On Dollar A Day, he sings about being a no-good gambler and how it’s mighty long road from El Paso to Denver and being an “All Around Cowboy.” This act might come across as tired or annoying if Crockett’s whiskey-coated croon wasn’t a genuine throwback or his songs weren’t so exquisitely played and produced. If you’re going to bang on about the glory of old country records, it helps to sound as good as those records.
8. Ryan Davis And The Roadhouse Band, Cambridge, UK, 8/24/25
I recently (sort of) joked on the app formerly known as Twitter that Ryan Davis And The Roadhouse Band should pivot to being a jam band. Several people immediately pointed out that Davis’ songs are already really long, and jamming them out might push them past the brink. Solid point, but I was trying to illustrate how good Davis’ backing band is, which is driven home by this recent live tape from Davis’ current tour. As good as the recent New Threats From The Soul is, their musicianship and playful experimentation really shines here.
Boldy James might be one of the most underrated pens in the rap game, but in Detroit, his name holds undeniable weight. He’s spent decades translating the grit and soul of Motor City into razor-sharp bars that blend with his steady, icy calm flow. And though he’s never chased trends, his sound has become one all the same, with heavyweights like Jay-Z, Nas, and Eminem cosigning some of his greatest hits. It’s only fitting then that, for Rémy Martin and UPROXX’s Detroit stop in the Sound of My City summer series, we tapped the city’s Golden Child to toast The 313 right.
Boldy recently sat down with UPROXX spirits expert Frank Dobbins to reflect on turning spelling tests into freestyles and why his rap is more about legacy than limelight. Over a smooth glass of Rémy Martin V.S.O.P, plus a smoky, custom-made cocktail aptly renamed The Bold Fashioned, the pair unpacked what it means to make street music with purpose.
Because what do you do once you’ve “scribbled your way out of the hood”? You break generational curses for the next class of homegrown MCs, that’s what.
From the Motown music that soundtracked his childhood to the life-changing accident that left him unable to write – forcing him to punch in lines and freestyle an entire album — the artist shared it all as we mixed smoky, sweet, and bitter notes with the V.S.O.P in his glass while his mom ran things behind the camera. Because for Boldy, hip-hop has always been a family affair.
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