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“Changes” is a clear outlier in the Black Sabbath discography: Instead of guitar-driven metal/rock, it’s an emotional piano ballad. That made it the perfect song for Coldplay’s Chris Martin to use to honor the late Ozzy Osbourne, who died yesterday (July 22) at 76 years old.

Coldplay performed in Nashville last night, and early in the show, Martin took a moment to pay tribute to Osbourne (here’s a video), saying, “We’d like to dedicate this whole show to the incredible genius, talent, and character-full gift to the world who was Ozzy Osbourne. We send our love to his family.” Then, Martin, at the piano, performed a quick and stripped-down rendition of “Changes,” which opens, “I feel unhappy, I feel so sad / I’ve lost the best friend that I ever had / She was my woman, I loved her so / But it’s too late now, I’ve let her go / I’m going through changes / I’m going through changes.”

After finishing, Martin concluded, “Ozzy, we love you, wherever you’re going.”

In his 2010 autobiography I Am Ozzy, Osbourne discussed the song’s genesis, writing (as American Songwriter notes)

“We wanted to impress ourselves before we impressed anyone else. If other people happened to like what we were doing, that was just a bonus. That’s how we ended up doing songs like ‘Changes,’ which didn’t sound like anything we’d ever done before.

When a lot of people hear the name ‘Black Sabbath,’ all they think of is the heavy stuff. But there was a lot more to us than that — especially when we started making an effort to get away from all that black magic sh*t. With ‘Changes,’ Tony [Iommi] just sat down at the piano and came up with this beautiful riff, I hummed a melody over the top, and Geezer [Butler] wrote these heartbreaking lyrics about the breakup Bill [Ward] was going through with his wife at the time. I thought that was brilliant from moment the we recorded it.”

Ozzy Osbourne, the iconic lead singer of Black Sabbath who also experienced significant solo success and became a pop culture icon beyond the worlds of metal and rock music, is dead at 76 years old.

A statement from his family reads (as The Guardian notes):

“It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning. He was with his family and surrounded by love. We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time.”

A cause of death has not been revealed, but in 2020, Osbourne revealed he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.

Osbourne’s death comes just weeks after Back To The Beginning, the benefit concert that was billed as featuring Black Sabbath’s final performance. Indeed, it ended up being the last time Osbourne took the stage.

Osbourne discussed life and death in a 2023 interview with Rolling Stone UK. Reflecting on the deaths of peers like Motörhead’s Lemmy and UFO bassist Pete Way, he said, “I should have been dead way before loads of them. Why am I the last man standing? I don’t understand any of it. Sometimes I look in the mirror and go, ‘Why the f*ck did you make it?!’ I’m not boasting about any of it because I should have been dead a thousand times. I’ve had my stomach pumped God knows how many times.”

He added, “I don’t fear dying, but I don’t want to have a long, painful, and miserable existence. […] At best, I’ve got ten years left and when you’re older, time picks up speed.”

The headliners for the 2025 Afro+ Fest (pronounced “Afro Plus”) in Washington, DC have been announced. Sunday, August 31, 2025, at RFK Festival Grounds, Gunna and Afropop star Asake will headline a lineup featuring a diverse array of diaspora artists, including rising local rapper Foggie Raw, Jamaican dancehall singer Shenseea, DMV area hero Shy Glizzy, and Swazi house DJ Uncle Waffles.

Called in its press release the “East Coast’s first large-scale festival dedicated to the full spectrum of global Black music and culture,” the festival is the culmination of a decade of efforts by the organization to highlight and unify African diaspora culture through community events. To that end, Afro+ Fest will feature a wide spectrum of music from hip‑hop and R&B to Afrobeats, amapiano, dancehall, and soca.

In the press release, Afro+ founder Michael Awosanya says, “This is the block party we’ve dreamed about for a decade… “The festival’s impact will be felt not only through the music, but in the real opportunities it creates for local businesses and visionaries.”

For more on headliner Gunna, check out Uproxx’s first-ever Visionaries cover story and performance here

Tickets are on sale now. You can find more info here. See below for the full lineup.

Afro+ Fest 2025 Lineup

Gunna
Asake (closing the festival)
Gabzy
DJ Tunez
Foggie Raw
Machel Montano
Ricky Platinum
Shatta Wale
Shenseea
TXC
Uncle Waffles
Wande Coal
Special Guest: Shy Glizzy

Deftones have a new album, private music, on the way, but that’s not all Chino Moreno and company are cooking up: Today (July 22), they announced the lineup for the sixth edition of their Dia De Los Deftones festival.

Aside from Deftones themselves, the lineup features Clipse, 2hollis, Rico Nasty, Deafheaven, Régulo Caro, Ecca Vandal, Glare, and University.

This year’s event goes down on November 1 at Petco Park in San Diego. Ticket sales start with an artist pre-sale on July 23 at 10 a.m. PT, followed by Live Nation, Ticketmaster, and other presales on July 24 at 10 a.m. PT. Then the general on-sale kicks off July 25 at 10 a.m. PT. More information can be found here.

Find Deftones’ upcoming tour dates below.

Deftones’ 2025 Tour Dates

08/22 — Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena
08/24 — Edmonton, AB @ Rogers Place
08/25 — Calgary, AB @ Scotiabank Saddledome
08/27 — Winnipeg, MB @ Canada Life Centre
08/29 — Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center
08/30 — Milwaukee, WI @ Fiserv Forum
09/01 — Buffalo, NY @ KeyBank Center
09/03 — Toronto, ON @ Rogers Stadium *
09/05 — Toronto, ON @ Rogers Stadium *
09/07 — Quebec City, QC @ Videotron Centre
09/08 — Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
09/10 — Cleveland, OH @ Rocket Arena
09/11 — Baltimore, MD @ CFG Bank Arena
09/13 — St. Louis, MO @ Enterprise Center
09/15 — Denver, CO @ Ball Arena
09/17 — Kansas City, MO @ T-Mobile Center
09/19 — Atlanta, GA @ Shaky Knees Music Festival
09/20 — Louisville, KY @ Louder Than Life Festival
10/03 — Sacramento, CA @ Aftershock
11/01 — San Diego, CA @ Dia De Los Deftones

* with System Of A Down

private music is out 8/22 via Reprise/Warner Records. Find more information here.

Earlier this year, Lil Tecca returned with the single “Dark Thoughts,” kicking off the rollout for his new album, Dopamine, which also included a fun single called “OWA OWA.” Now, he’s bringing these songs — along with the rest of the album — to a city near you with The Dopmaine Experience tour. Kicking off in late September, the 28-date tour picks up where his currently running European tour leaves off, running through November.

The presale for tickets starts on Wednesday, July 23rd at 10:00 AM local time, while the general sale begins Friday, July 25th at 10:100 AM local time. You can find more information here.

Lil Tecca The Dopamine Experience 2025 Tour Dates

09/24 — Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway
09/26 — Philadelphia, PA @ Franklin Music Hall
09/27 — New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom at Manhattan Center
09/30 — Washington, DC @ Echostage
10/01 — Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz
10/02 — Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore Charlotte
10/04 — Atlanta, GA @ Coca-Cola Roxy
10/05 — Orlando, FL @ The Vanguard
10/06 — Miami Beach, FL @ Fillmore Miami Beach
10/07 — St Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Live
10/09 — Houston, TX @ Bayou Music Center
10/10 — Dallas, TX @ South Side Ballroom at Gilley’s Dallas
10/11 — San Antonio, TX @ Boeing Center Tech Port
10/15 — Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
10/16 — Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues Anaheim
10/17 — Riverside, CA @ Riverside Municipal Auditorium
10/19 — Los Angeles, CA @ The Novo
10/20 — San Diego, CA @ SOMA – Mainstage
10/21 — San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield
10/24 — Salt Lake City, UT @ Rockwell at The Complex
10/26 — Denver, CO @ The Mission Ballroom
10/28 — Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theater
10/30 — Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Theatre
10/31 — Chicago, IL @ Salt Shed
11/01 — Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE
11/02 — Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theatre and Ballroom
11/04 — Toronto, ON @ Rebel
11/07 — Montreal, QC @ L’Olympia

Fcukers have only been around for a few years, but they’re off to a blazing start. The duo of Shannon Wise and Jackson Walker Lewis (following the 2024 departure of Ben Scharf) dropped their debut EP Baggy$$ late last year and have collaborated with LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy. Now, Fcukers seem to be at the dawn of a new era, as today (July 22), they released a fresh single, “Play Me.”

Fans have heard this upbeat banger already, as the pair have been working it into their live shows and DJ sets. They didn’t go about it alone, as the track is co-written and produced by Kenneth Blume (formerly Kenny Beats). Beyond this, a press release notes to “expect much more from the Fcukers very soon.”

Listen to “Play Me” above and find Fcukers’ upcoming tour dates below.

Fcukers’ 2025 Tour Dates

07/26 — New York, NY @ Ruins at Knockdown Center (DJ set, B2B with The Dare)
07/30 — Chicago, IL @ Lolla Pre-Party (with Barry Can’t Swim)
07/31 — Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza + Afterparty @ Schubas
08/02 — Los Angeles, CA @ Hard Summer
08/07 — San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop
08/08 — San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands
09/06 — Montreal, QC @ Palmosa Festival
09/19 — Hudson, NY @ Basilica Soundscape
09/20 — Philadelphia, PA @ Making Time
09/27 — San Diego, CA @ CRSSD Festival
10/14 — Boston, MA @ Roadrunner (with Disclosure)
10/15 — Boston, MA @ Roadrunner (with Disclosure)
10/17 — Washington, DC @ The Anthem (with Disclosure)
10/18 — Miami, FL @ III Points
11/17 — Paris, France @ La Bellevilloise
11/18 — Brussels, Belgium @ Botanique
11/20 — Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Tolhuistuin
11/22 — Berlin, Germany @ SchwuZ
11/25 — Manchester, UK @ Gorilla
11/26 — London, UK @ Colour Factory
11/29 — Barcelona, Spain @ Nitsa

The second season of Red Bull’s Spiral Freestyle series has been a real eye-grabber so far. The first episode with Ab-Soul, Big Sean, and Joey Badass sparked a buzzy back-and-forth between coasts, while episode two highlighted the best to ever do it, The LOX.

The newly released third episode takes an even bigger swing, presenting the first-ever all-R&B Spiral Freestyle with singers Alex Isley, Aneesa Strings, Arin Ray, and Joyce Wrice (interestingly enough, they’re all California artists this time). As per usual, the setup involves each artist taking a turn at the mic — over a beat by prolific R&B producer ESTA. — as the camera revolves around the Spiral studio (fun fact: while you may have thought the camera is an automatic rig on a track, it’s actually a living camera person doing all that spinning).

As for what each artist has been up to in 2025: Isley recently signed a deal with Free Lunch Agency, distributed by Warner Records, Arin Ray contributed to Joe Kay’s debut EP If Not Now, Then When?, Wrice has been working on her second album, and Aneesa Strings has had a steady collection of performances.

Watch Red Bull’s first-ever R&B Spiral Freestyle with Alex Isley, Aneesa Strings, Arin Ray, and Joyce Wrice above.

Long Beach singer Giveon is back with a new album, Beloved, and has announced the tour dates to go along with it. In his press release, he promises the Dear Beloved, The Tour will be special, as it’s a reflection of the process of creating songs like “Twenties” and “Rather Be.”

“I think it’s going to be magical because the album was made live, so it’s made to be performed live,” he said in a recent interview with Rolling Stone. “It’s going to be my best tour. I want to do strings, I want to do horns, I want to do background vocals, so I feel like [I’ll have] a full eight to 10 piece [backing band], depending on how big the stages are. The album is really a movie, it’s a world, and I want the night to feel like that.”

Looking at the venues, he’s definitely getting his wish; he’ll also be supported by Free Nationals, Charlotte Day Wilson, and Sasha Keable. Tickets go on sale Friday, July 25 at 10am local, while the artist presale begins today at 11am PT. You can find more info here.

Beloved is out now via Epic Records. Find more information here.

Giveon Dear Beloved, The Tour Dates

10/01 — Seattle, WA @ WAMU Theater *+
10/02 — Vancouver, BC @ Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre *+
10/04 — San Francisco, CA @ Bill Graham Civic Auditorium *+
10/07 — Los Angeles, CA @ The Greek Theatre *+
10/10 — Las Vegas, NV @ BleauLive Theater inside Fontainebleau Las Vegas *+
10/11 — Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Financial Theatre *+
10/14 — Dallas, TX @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory *+
10/15 — Houston, TX @ Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land *+
10/18 — Atlanta, GA @ Synovus Bank Amphitheater at Chastain Park^+
10/20 — Chicago, IL @ Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom ^+
10/23 — Detroit, MI @ Fox Theatre ^+
10/25 — Philadelphia, PA @ Freedom Mortgage Pavilion ^+
10/27 — Toronto, ON @ Coca-Cola Coliseum ^+
10/30 — Washington, D.C. @ The Anthem ^+
11/01 — Charlotte, NC @ Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre ^+
11/04 — Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway ^+
11/06 — New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden

* Free Nationals
^ Charlotte Day Wilson
+ Sasha Keable

We got news of a new Mac DeMarco album, Guitar, last month, while also sharing “Home.” Now he has unveiled another new song, the chilled-out “Holy,” as well as a video for it.

It’s a straightforward visual, featuring DeMarco, filming himself from a top-down perspective presumably with a selfie stick, walking around a grassy area, mouthing along with the lyrics, and eating an apple.

DeMarco previously said of the album:

I think Guitar is as close to a true representation of where I’m at in my life today as I can manage to put to paper. I’m happy to share this music, and look forward to playing these songs as many places as I’m able.”

Watch the “Holy” video above and find DeMarco’s upcoming tour dates below.

Mac DeMarco’s 2025 & 2026 Tour Dates

08/29/2025 — Los Angeles, CA @ The Greek Theatre * +
08/30/2025 — Los Angeles, CA @ The Greek Theatre = +
08/31/2025 — Los Angeles, CA @ The Greek Theatre + =
09/04/2025 — Philadelphia, PA @ Franklin Music Hall =
09/05/2025 — Baltimore, MD @ The Lyric =
09/07/2025 — New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall = +
09/08/2025 — New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall + =
09/09/2025 — Boston, MA @ Roadrunner +
09/19/2025 — Berkeley, CA @ Greek Theatre * +
09/20/2025 — Berkeley, CA @ Greek Theatre = +
09/22/2025 — Forest Grove, OR @ Grand Lodge =
09/23/2025 — Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre =
09/24/2025 — Vancouver, BC @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre =
09/25/2025 — Olympia, WA @ Capitol Theater: Olympia Film Society =
09/27/2025 — Petaluma, CA @ The Phoenix Theater =
09/28/2025 — Petaluma, CA @ The Phoenix Theater *
09/29/2025 — Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl *
10/21/2025 — Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso =
10/22/2025 — Rotterdam, NL @ Maassilo =
10/25/2025 — Paris, FR @ Salle Pleyel =
10/27/2025 — Prague, CZ @ Lucerna Velky Sal =
10/28/2025 — Hamburg, DE @ Docks =
10/30/2025 — Copenhagen, DK @ VEGA =
10/31/2025 — Stockholm, SE @ Fallan =
11/01/2025 — Oslo, NO @ Sentrum Scene =
11/03/2025 — Berlin, DE @ Columbiahalle =
11/04/2025 — Cologne, DE @ Carlswerk &
11/05/2025 — Brussels, BE @ Cirque Royal &
11/08/2025 — Birmingham, UK @ O2 Academy &
11/09/2025 — Brighton, UK @ Brighton Dome &
11/10/2025 — London, UK @ Eventim Apollo = &
11/12/2025 — Cambridge, UK @ Corn Exchange &
11/13/2025 — Bristol, UK @ The Prospect Building &
11/14/2025 — Manchester, UK @ Aviva Studios &
11/15/2025 — Manchester, UK @ Aviva Studios &
11/17/2025 — Dublin, IE @ National Stadium &
11/18/2025 — Dublin, IE @ National Stadium &
12/02/2025 — Halifax, NS @ Light House &
12/03/2025 — Halifax, NS @ Light House &
12/04/2025 — Moncton, NB @ Tide & Boar &
12/06/2025 — Québec City, QC @ Palais Montcalm &
12/07/2025 — Montreal, QC @ MTelus &
12/08/2025 — Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall &
12/09/2025 — Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall &
12/12/2025 — Winnipeg, MB @ Burton Cummings Theatre *
12/13/2025 — Winnipeg, MB @ Burton Cummings Theatre *
12/15/2025 — Saskatoon, SK @ TCU Place *
12/16/2025 — Edmonton, AB @ Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium *
12/17/2025 — Calgary, AB @ Mac Hall *
12/19/2025 — Victoria, BC @ Royal Theatre *
02/16/2026 — Fukuoka, Japan @ DRUM Be-1
02/17/2026 — Osaka, Japan @ Umeda Club Quattro
02/19/2026 — Kyoto, Japan @ TakuTaku
02/20/2026 — Nagoya, Japan @ Nagoya Club Quattro
02/21/2026 — Tokyo, Japan @ Kanda Square Hall
03/06/2026 — Hong Kong @ Kitty Woo Stadium, Tung Po
05/01/2026 — Las Vegas, NV @ A-LOT at AREA15
05/02/2026 — Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex
05/03/2026 — Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom
05/05/2026 — La Vista, NE @ The Astro
05/06/2026 — Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
05/07/2026 — Chicago, IL @ The Salt Shed (Fairgrounds)
05/08/2026 — Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre
05/09/2026 — Cleveland, OH @ The Agora
05/11/2026 — Asheville, NC @ Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
05/12/2026 — Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
05/13/2026 — Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern
05/16/2026 — Austin, TX @ ACL Live at the Moody Theater
05/18/2026 — Dallas, TX @ Longhorn Ballroom
05/19/2026 — Oklahoma City, OK @ The Criterion
05/21/2026 — Santa Fe, NM @ The Bridge at Santa Fe Brewing
05/22/2026 — Tucson, AZ @ Linda Ronstadt Music Hall
05/23/2026 — San Diego, CA @ Humphrey’s Concerts by the Bay

* with Vicky Farewell
+ with Daryl Johns
= with Mock Media
& with Tex Crick

Guitar is out 8/22 via Mac’s Record Label. Find more information here.

It’s been over two years since Teddy Swims released his breakout hit single “Lose Control” in June 2023, and since then, it has gradually become one of the biggest songs ever. Swims’ hit only ended up spending a week at No. 1 (in March 2024), but it has stuck around the Billboard Hot 100 chart for much longer than that.

In May, it became the single to spend the most weeks on the chart ever, and now it has surpassed a major milestone by becoming the first song to spend 100 total weeks on the Hot 100.

Behind “Lose Control” on the all-time list are Glass Animals’ “Heat Wave” with 91 weeks, The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” with 90 weeks, Imagine Dragons’ “Radioactive” with 87 weeks, Awolnation’s “Sail” at 79 weeks, and Benson Boone’s “Beautiful Things,” which has charted for 77 weeks and is still working its way up the all-time ranks now.

The run of “Lose Control” started just about from the very bottom, when it debuted at No. 99 on the chart dated August 26, 2023. On the latest chart, it’s still at No. 9. In total, it has spent 70 weeks in the top 10, and has reached No. 1 on the Radio Songs, Digital Song Sales, Adult Contemporary, Adult Pop Airplay, Adult R&B Airplay, and Pop Airplay charts.