In case you missed it, Coldplay is a pretty big band. Earlier this year, their Music Of The Spheres tour broke Taylor Swift’s record and became the most-attended concert tour ever, with 10.3 million tickets sold at the time. There’s even more to come, too, as the band is set to extend the run into 2027.
Before that, though, fans unable to go in person, or those who just want to relive the experience at home, will soon be able to do so, as Meta Horizon is set to introduce a trio of new immersive experiences based on the tour. The headline is the exclusive free concert, going down on December 30. The footage was captured at Wembley Stadium in 180-degree VR, produced by iHeartMedia. Fans can even dress up their avatars with Coldplay merch. RSVPs for the event are available here. The concert will be available in VR on Meta Quest, but also on mobile via the Meta Horizon app.
Arriving first, though, is the Beat Saber music pack, on December 18. It includes 12 Coldplay hits, and they’ll be playable in a new environment inspired by the band’s shows. Finally, Coming on December 29 is the Supernatural Workout Series. Hosted by coaches Leanne Pedante and Dwana Olsen, included are “new multi-intensity Boxing and Flow workouts” featuring hits from throughout Coldplay’s career, per a press release. This one is only available in the US and Canada. Here’s a preview trailer.
Last month, Billie Eilish made a huge announcement, revealing that she and James Cameron made a 3D concert film. Eilish wrote at the time, “HIT ME HARD AND SOFT: THE TOUR (LIVE IN 3D) coming to theatres on march 20th 2026 !!!! this has been one of my favorite tours everrrrrr and being able to capture it and co-direct this film with @jamescameronofficial has truly been a dream come true. can’t wait for you all to see it.”
There’s still some waiting to do, but it just got easier as today (December 10), the first trailer for the film was unveiled. The video indicates that aside from concert footage, there will be some slice-of-life clips, too: It starts with Eilish spotting fans camping as they wait for her concert, then posting a photo of them and waiting for them to notice. The trailer also has some behind-the-scene footage of the making of the film itself.
Eilish recently discussed what it was like working with Cameron, saying:
“Well, it’s been an insanely amazing, surreal experience working with James Cameron. I’m really excited for all of it, and I’m so excited for the fans to experience this 3D situation that we’re working on. It’s nothing I’ve ever done, and I haven’t seen anything really like it, and I’m just kind of blown away at every step of the process. He spends the entire show [gestures framing hands] in front of every single, like all of the screens, and he just never quits. He never yawns, and he’s so respectful of what I want.”
In October and November, PinkPantheress went on a brief North American tour dubbed An Evening With PinkPantheress. Next year, though, she’s ready to extend that run, as today (December 10), she announced new shows.
Tickets go on sale starting with an artist presale on December 10 at 10 a.m. local time, and signing up for access is a bit unusual: Text the “” emoji here. The general on-sale starts December 12 at 10 a.m. local time, here.
In a recent interview, PinkPantheress discussed her mindset behind playing shows, saying:
“I’ve had to basically go against my nature and just jump into things that I know I need to work on. For me it’s more of a confidence thing — like when [my first performance at Glastonbury] was coming up, my fear was, ‘Well, I can’t do this to a high enough standard, so should I just not do it?’ But it’s gotten better as time has gone on, and I was shocked watching the video back from Glastonbury and realizing how confident I looked, and how nice I looked. I didn’t know if I was gonna be able to get over my fear, and I’m pleased that I did.”
Find the tour dates below.
PinkPantheress’ 2026 Tour Dates: An Evening With PinkPantheress
04/08/2026 — Mexico City, Mexico @ Pabellon Oeste
04/11/2026 — Indio, CA @ Coachella
04/14/2026 — Seattle, WA @ WAMU Theater
04/16/2026 — Vancouver, BC @ PNE Forum
04/18/2026 — Indio, CA @ Coachella
04/20/2026 — Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Financial Theatre
04/22/2026 — Houston, TX @ 713 Music Hall
04/23/2026 — Dallas, TX @ South Side Ballroom
04/26/2026 — Miami, FL @ The Fillmore
04/27/2026 — Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live
04/30/2026 — Atlanta, GA @ Coca-Cola Roxy
05/03/2026 — Washington, D.C. @ The Anthem
05/07/2026 — Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Storehouse
05/09/2026 — Philadelphia, PA @ The Met Philadelphia Presented by Highmark
05/12/2026 — Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway
05/15/2026 — Montreal, QC @ MTELUS
Artificial colors, artificial flavors, additives, enriched flours and multi-syllabic unidentifiable ingredients are out – natural, organic and non-GMO, in. Cue Frito Lay, not late to the party, but right on time – their own “Simply” line of “healthier” iterations of their snack staples has existed for years. Re-iterated or re-branded, the NKD line from Frito Lay proclaims that the artificial dyes and seasonings have been nixed, and the MSG stripped, but the flavor and tastiness remain.
At Uproxx, we are always game for any new product lines, GMO-laden or not. Being huge fans of all the original Frito Lay products in the Simply NKD rollout (classics like Nacho Cheese Doritos, Cheetos Puffs, Cool Ranch Doritos and modern day juggernaut Flamin’ Hot Cheetos are represented), we surely could not resist an early opportunity to sample and judge. Here, we present our Simply NKD chip rankings for your reading and snacking pleasure.
Disclaimer: I’ve only had Flamin’ Hot Cheetos a handful of times. Hot Fries were a favorite in younger days, but the Flamin’ Hot just haven’t been my personal first pick when my spicy snack hankering hits. The NKD version of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos is somewhat incognito after shedding the nuclear red hue. Despite the change in appearance, the peppery vinegary tongue tingling spice and Cheetos crunch is everything you wild Flamin’ Hot Cheetos enthusiasts fans are obsessed with.
Everything with the Nacho Cheese NKD version is identical to the original – shape, crunch, cheesiness – just less orange-y cheese powder on the chip exterior. The NKD version still satisfies that Doritos craving and by choosing to put less bad stuff in you, you can feel slightly better about shoveling handfuls in your mouth.
2. Simply NKD Cool Ranch Doritos
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The original Cool Ranch Dorito is an all-time favorite chip, and the NKD version is almost its doppelganger. The chip itself, Cool Ranch flavor and crunch are pretty equivalent to the excellence you expect from Cool Ranch Doritos. The ranch flavor may be very slightly lighter but the ranchy tang and creaminess are as pronounced as ever. If you squint or examine, you won’t notice red and green seasoning on the NKD Cool Ranch Doritos, but that’s purely aesthetic. If you blind-tasted these, you’d barely register much difference from the original and that’s a big compliment to Frito Lay.
Credit Frito Lay and their laser-focused R&D team for cranking out this absolute nearly perfect version of the Cheetos puff. Bearing the signature Cheetos tang, there is no shortage of cheesy creaminess despite the lack of artificial flavors. The puff itself has that signature cloud-like puffiness, along with an unparalleled light crunch. Lacking the iconic orange artificial Cheetos color, these yellow puffs still coat your fingers in a cheesy residue, so you get the full sensory experience. These may not fully replace the original on shelves, but they’re a great option.
There’s a certain confidence that comes with being early on a cultural icon, and Officially Ice of The Joe Budden Podcast has championed Max B for many years. When Ice curates a list, you respect the authority. You don’t debate it: you salute it. Forget the diss records and internet nostalgia — these are the joints Funkmaster Flex, or any DJ with taste and a pulse, should have on standby the moment Bigaveli touches a stage.
Did you boys not get the memo? Max B is home, and 2026 is lining up to be his true takeover year. Not a comeback: a continuation of an unfinished reign. Time for everybody to catch up and remember why his voice, melodies, street aura, and Harlem cool heated up the streets and changed how rappers talk and sing their truths.
So, as the holidays slow everything down, take a moment and reconnect with the catalogue that built the wave. Let it crash over you again.
20. Max B — “Picture Me Rollin” (2008)
19. Max B — “Porno Muzik” (2009)
18. Max B — “Never Wanna Go Back” (2009)
17. Max B — “No More Tricks” (2025)
16. Max B — “Eye For An Eye” (2008)
15. Max B — “Drop That Top” (2007)
14. Max B — “Prolific” (2007)
13. Max B — “Bad Whiskey” (2011)
12. Max B — “Cake (Remix)” Feat. French Montana and T.P. (2009)
11. Max B — “Ready To Ride (Remix)” Feat. Mak Mustard (2011)
10. Max B — “No, No, No (Hey We Love You)” Feat. French Montana (2011)
Without releasing new music, Oasis was perhaps the biggest band of 2025 thanks to their long-awaited reunion tour. The run is over now, but Liam Gallagher has been hinting that there will be more shows. They probably won’t happen in 2026, though.
On X recently, one fan implored Gallagher to “announce the 2026 dates mate,” to which he responded, “We’re not doing anything in 2026 sorry.” He told another user, “Nothing going on next year except the WC,” referring to the World Cup. A fan account tweeted about the odds that Oasis will perform at Knebworth next year and Gallagher replied, “ITS NOT HAPPENING.”
That doesn’t mean the Oasis reunion is done, though, as Gallagher hinted it may continue in 2027: He told another fan, “I don’t snizzle to do until 2027 I mean happy Christmas.” He said to somebody else, “were having a year off.”
One thing it seems fans definitely should not expect is new music from the band, as Gallagher recently wrote, “It’s not I honestly do t see the point it won’t be as good as the old stuff im quite happy singing the old stuff I’m not 1 of those WANKERS that need to keep pushing it forward or sideways or backwards in some cases NOSTALGIA forever.”
The 2026 Grammy Awards ceremony isn’t far away now, as the show is set for February 1 (live at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, broadcast via CBS and Paramount Plus). Sabrina Carpenter will be one of the biggest stars of the night, as she has a handful of nominations. Aside from her biggest ones (Record, Album, and Song Of The Year), she’s also in contention for Best Music Video for the first time, for “Manchild.”
On Late Night With Seth Meyers yesterday (December 8), she discussed what that shoot was like. The most major mishap: falling on a cactus. She revealed that it made her cry and that she was “picking sh*t out of…” for the rest of the day. She also described the three-day shoot as “so ambitious,” revealing she had 37 different outfits to wear.
Carpenter and Meyers had a delightful 15-minute conversation, perhaps the most exciting takeaway from which is that today, perhaps as you’re reading this, they two are filming a “day drinking” segment, which is set to air next week.
Check out the full interview above and find Carpenter’s 2026 Grammy nominations below.
Record Of The Year
Bad Bunny — “DtMF”
Sabrina Carpenter — “Manchild”
Doechii — “Anxiety”
Billie Eilish — “WILDFLOWER”
Lady Gaga — “Abracadabra”
Kendrick Lamar and SZA — “luther”
Chappell Roan — “The Subway”
Rosé and Bruno Mars — “APT.”
Album Of The Year
Bad Bunny — DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS
Justin Bieber — SWAG
Sabrina Carpenter — Man’s Best Friend
Clipse, Pusha T and Malice — Let God Sort Em Out
Lady Gaga — MAYHEM
Kendrick Lamar — GNX
Leon Thomas — MUTT
Tyler, The Creator — CHROMAKOPIA
Song Of The Year
Lady Gaga — “Abracadabra”
Doechii — “Anxiety”
Rosé and Bruno Mars — “APT.”
Bad Bunny — “DtMF”
HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna and REI AMI — “Golden [From ‘KPop Demon Hunters’]”
Kendrick Lamar and SZA — “luther”
Sabrina Carpenter — “Manchild”
Billie Eilish — “WILDFLOWER”
Best Pop Solo Performance
Justin Bieber — “DAISIES”
Sabrina Carpenter — “Manchild”
Lady Gaga — “Disease”
Chappell Roan — “The Subway”
Lola Young — “Messy”
Best Pop Vocal Album
Justin Bieber — SWAG
Sabrina Carpenter — Man’s Best Friend
Miley Cyrus — Something Beautiful
Lady Gaga — MAYHEM
Teddy Swims — I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 2)
Best Music Video
Sabrina Carpenter — “Manchild”
Clipse — “So Be It”
Doechii — “Anxiety”
OK Go — “Love”
Sade — “Young Lion”
This past August, Mac DeMarco shared a new album, Guitar. It was his first release of the year but not his last.
As Stereogum noted last month, on his European tour, DeMarco quietly distributed copies of a new project called Dog On The Rock; One fan reported that they found a CD taped to the barricade at a show in Dublin, Ireland.
In an October interview with Paris’ Arte Concert Festival, DeMarco talked about what he was calling “Mac’s Secret Album,” saying, “I actually do have a bunch of recordings that I made in between these two tours, and I went to the print shop to make little album sleeves of that yesterday. So maybe there will be another secret album, but one that you can hear this time.”
Well, there is now more than one secret album: As Exclaim notes, a fan in Canada got their hands on another secret CD at a DeMarco concert, with this release titled Seven Off The Two.
They later uploaded the project to Soundcloud. The tracks on both this and the previous secret album are similar to the tracks on DeMarco’s 199-song 2023 compilation One Wayne G, meaning the recordings are all pretty loose and most often not things you’d find on a proper studio album. The opening track of Seven Off The Two, for example, is seven minutes of just drums.
The secret’s out: 21 Savage has new music dropping this Friday, What Happened To The Streets? And it’s pretty good (Larry David voice). Trust me. But at this point, why would anyone be surprised? 21 Savage isn’t just an Atlanta rapper anymore. He’s a living, breathing blueprint for survival, consistency and evolution in real time.
From the cold menace of Savage Mode to the reflective scars of American Dream, 21’s music hits like a left hook gut punch and lingers like a stern warning. You don’t want these problems. His songs have matured, but his aim hasn’t wavered — turning trauma into testimony, street instincts into strategy, and somehow making it all sound so effortless.
So on the eve of his next chapter, we salute Savage with 21 of his best. A catalog carved from pain, precision and pure presence. He is clearly one of rap’s most compelling voices. And still, the best is yet to transpire. On God.
21. 21 Savage — “All Of Me” (American Dream, 2024)
Over a riveting Rose Royce sample, 21 bares his soul, reflecting on his tragic upbringing.
Hip-hop’s only oceanbound musical festival is back. The Rock The Bells Cruise is returning in 2026 with a new ship, a new port-of-call, and more classic hip-hop acts. The new ship is double the size, and will embark to Montego Bay, Jamaica, for the first time.
The 2026 artist lineup consists of 8Ball & MJG, Bahamadia, E-40, EPMD, Jadakiss, Jermaine Dupri, Masta Ace, Paul Wall, Public Enemy, Queen Patrah, Rah Digga, Rob Base, Skyzoo & Torae, Teedra Moses, T.I., Too $hort, Uncle Luke, and Warren G. Meanwhile, cruisers can enjoy comedy sets from standup comics such as Alton Walker,Bill Bellamy, Kym Whitley, Tacarra Williams, and more. DJ sets will be played by DJ Diamond Kuts, DJ Epps, DJ Jazzy Jeff, DJ Money, DJ Quik, DJ Scratch, DJ Spinderella, Jermaine Dupri, and Mannie Fresh.
In the press release, LL Cool J, Rock The Bells’ organizer since its revival in 2022, says, “The Rock The Bells Cruise keeps leveling up, and 2026 is our biggest year yet. The performances go crazy every year, but it’s the culture and connection that make this experience hit different. A concert can’t give you what this does. You’re bumping into artists at breakfast, hanging by the pool together, and having late-night talks while looking at views of the water. The energy out here hits different because it’s elevated and luxurious, but still feels like a Hip-Hop family reunion. I’m incredibly proud of what we’ve built.”
You can see the flyer below, and find more information, including tickets and reservations, here.
Rock The Bells
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