Punk-rock pilgrimage Riot Fest has revealed its 2025 lineup.
The three-day music festival, which returns to Chicago’s Douglass Park, will be headlined by Blink-182 on Friday, September 19; Weezer on Saturday, September 20; and Green Day on Sunday, September 21.
The stacked bill also includes Jack White, Idles, Rilo Kiley, Knocked Loose, Akalaline Trio, The Beach Boys, Jawbreaker, Dropkick Murphys, Bad Religion, The Pogues, The Hold Steady, The Front Bottoms, Texas Is The Reason, Gym Class Heroes, The Wonder Years, Knuckle Puck, Rico Nasty, The Linda Lindas, Citizen, Senses Fail, “Weird Al” Yankovic, and many more.
Tickets for Riot Fest 2025 are on sale now. Find more information here.
Check out the full lineup below.
Riot Fest’s 2025 Lineup
Blink-182
Weezer
Green Day
Frank Carter And Steve Jones, Paul Cook, Glen Matlock Of The Sex Pistols
Jack White
Idles
Alkaline Trio
All Time Low
Rilo Kiley
Knocked Loose
The Beach Boys
Jawbreaker
Dropkick Murphys
Bad Religion
The Pogues
The Hold Steady
The Front Bottoms
The Academy Is…
Cobra Starship
Gym Class Heroes
Texas Is The Reason
Knuckle Puck
The Wonder Years
James
Sparks
Dance Hall Crashers
Weird Al Yankovic
Hanson
The Bouncing Souls
The Damned
Inhaler
Rico Nasty
Screeching Weasel
Citizen
Senses Fail
Microwave
Free Throw
Dehd
The Linda Lindas
Panchiko
Buzzcocks
Stiff Little Fingers
Superchunk
Militarie Gun
The Cribs
Shudder To Think
Helmet
Touché Amoré
Pegboy
Honey Revenge
Marky Ramone
The Ataris
Camper Van Beethoven
Marianas Trench
The Didjits
Agnostic Front
Thrown
Lambrini Girls
Ovlov
Soft Play
Smoking Popes
Puddles Pity Party
H20
Julia Wolf
Violent Vira
Delta Sleep
Mac Sabbath
Chase Petra
Wishy
The Effigies
Harrison Gordon
Samiam
The Tossers
Shonen Knife
Zero Boys
Speed Of Light
The Paradox
The Barbarians Of California
Girl In A Coma
Agent Orange
Quannnic
Weakend Friends
Dune Rats
Footballhead
Big Ass Truck I.E.
Cliffdiver
Loviet
Emo Philips
Coachella 2025 has come and gone, so now it’s on to the next big thing in music: the American Music Awards. The ceremony is going down on May 26 and will air live at 8 p.m. ET on CBS and Paramount+. Jennifer Lopez is hosting, but she of course won’t be the only star in attendance: Today (April 23), the full list of nominations was announced.
Kendrick Lamar leads the way with ten nominations: Artist Of The Year, Album Of The Year (for GNX), Song Of The Year (“Not Like Us”), Collaboration Of The Year (“Luther” with SZA), Favorite Music Video (“Not Like Us”), Favorite Male Hip-Hop Artist, Favorite Hip-Hop Album (GNX), and Favorite Hip-Hop Song (“Like That” with Future and Metro Boomin, “Not Like Us,” and “Luther” with SZA).
After him, Post Malone has eight nods, while Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan, and Shaboozey have seven apiece.
Find the full list of nominations below.
Artist Of The Year
Ariana Grande
Billie Eilish
Chappell Roan
Kendrick Lamar
Morgan Wallen
Post Malone
Sabrina Carpenter
SZA
Taylor Swift
Zach Bryan
Beyoncé — Cowboy Carter
Billie Eilish — Hit Me Hard And Soft
Chappell Roan — The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess
Charli XCX — Brat
Gracie Abrams — The Secret of Us
Future & Metro Boomin — We Don’t Trust You
Kendrick Lamar — GNX
Post Malone — F-1 Trillion
Sabrina Carpenter — Short N’ Sweet
Taylor Swift — The Tortured Poets Department
Song Of The Year
Benson Boone — “Beautiful Things”
Billie Eilish — “Birds of a Feather”
Chappell Roan — “Good Luck, Babe!”
Hozier — “Too Sweet”
Kendrick Lamar — “Not Like Us”
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars — “Die With A Smile”
Post Malone Featuring Morgan Wallen — “I Had Some Help”
Sabrina Carpenter — “Espresso”
Shaboozey — “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
Teddy Swims — “Lose Control”
Collaboration Of The Year
Kendrick Lamar & SZA — “Luther”
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars — “Die With A Smile”
Marshmello & Kane Brown — “Miles on It”
Post Malone Featuring Morgan Wallen — “I Had Some Help”
Rosé & Bruno Mars — “APT.”
Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone — “Fortnight”
Social Song Of The Year
Chappell Roan — “Hot To Go!”
Djo — “End of Beginning”
Doechii — “Anxiety”
Lola Young — “Messy”
Shaboozey — “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
Tommy Richman — “Million Dollar Baby”
Favorite Touring Artist
Billie Eilish
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
Taylor Swift
Zach Bryan
Favorite Music Video
Benson Boone — “Beautiful Things”
Karol G — “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido”
Kendrick Lamar — “Not Like Us”
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars — “Die With A Smile”
Shaboozey — “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
Favorite Male Pop Artist
Benson Boone
Bruno Mars
Hozier
Teddy Swims
The Weeknd
Favorite Female Pop Artist
Billie Eilish
Chappell Roan
Lady Gaga
Sabrina Carpenter
Taylor Swift
Favorite Pop Album
Billie Eilish — Hit Me Hard And Soft
Chappell Roan — The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess
Charli XCX — Brat
Sabrina Carpenter — Short N’ Sweet
Taylor Swift — The Tortured Poets Department
Favorite Pop Song
Benson Boone — “Beautiful Things”
Billie Eilish — “Birds of a Feather”
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars — “Die With A Smile”
Sabrina Carpenter — “Espresso”
Teddy Swims — “Lose Control”
Favorite Male Country Artist
Jelly Roll
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
Post Malone
Shaboozey
Favorite Female Country Artist
Beyoncé
Ella Langley
Kacey Musgraves
Lainey Wilson
Megan Moroney
Favorite Country Duo Or Group
Dan + Shay
Old Dominion
Parmalee
The Red Clay Strays
Zac Brown Band
Favorite Country Album
Beyoncé — Cowboy Carter
Jelly Roll — BEAUTIFULLY BROKEN
Megan Moroney — AM I OKAY?
Post Malone — F-1 Trillion
Shaboozey — Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going
Favorite Country Song
Jelly Roll — “I Am Not Okay”
Koe Wetzel & Jessie Murph — “High Road”
Luke Combs — “Ain’t No Love in Oklahoma”
Post Malone Featuring Morgan Wallen — “I Had Some Help”
Shaboozey — “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
Favorite Male Hip-Hop Artist
Drake
Eminem
Future
Kendrick Lamar
Tyler The Creator
Favorite Female Hip-Hop Artist
Doechii
GloRilla
Latto
Megan Thee Stallion
Sexyy Red
Favorite Hip-Hop Album
Eminem — The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce)
Future & Metro Boomin — We Don’t Trust You
Gunna — one of wun
Kendrick Lamar — GNX
Tyler The Creator — Chromakopia
Favorite Hip-Hop Song
Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar — “Like That”
GloRilla — “TGIF”
GloRilla & Sexyy Red — “WHATCHU KNO ABOUT ME”
Kendrick Lamar — “Not Like Us”
Kendrick Lamar & SZA — “Luther”
Favorite Male R&B Artist
Bryson Tiller
Chris Brown
PartyNextDoor
The Weeknd
Usher
Favorite Female R&B Artist
Kehlani
Muni Long
Summer Walker
SZA
Tyla
Favorite R&B Album
Bryson Tiller — Bryson Tiller
PartyNextDoor — PartyNextDoor 4 (P4)
PartyNextDoor & Drake — Some Sexy Songs 4 U
SZA — SOS Deluxe: LANA
The Weeknd — Hurry Up Tomorrow
Favorite R&B Song
Chris Brown — “Residuals”
Muni Long — “Made For Me”
SZA — “Saturn”
The Weeknd & Playboi Carti — “Timeless”
Tommy Richman — “Million Dollar Baby”
Favorite Male Latin Artist
Bad Bunny
Feid
Peso Pluma
Rauw Alejandro
Tito Double P
Favorite Female Latin Artist
Becky G
Karol G
Natti Natasha
Shakira
Young Miko
Favorite Latin Duo Or Group
Calibre 50
Fuerza Regida
Grupo Firme
Grupo Frontera
Julión Álvarez y su Norteño Banda
Favorite Latin Album
Bad Bunny — DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS
Fuerza Regida — Dolido Pero No Arrepentido
Peso Pluma — ÉXODO
Rauw Alejandro — Cosa Nuestra
Tito Double P — INCÓMODO
Favorite Latin Song
Bad Bunny — “DtMF”
FloyyMenor X Cris Mj — “Gata Only”
Karol G — “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido”
Oscar Maydon & Fuerza Regida — “Tu Boda”
Shakira — “Soltera”
Favorite Rock Artist
Hozier
Linkin Park
Pearl Jam
Twenty One Pilots
Zach Bryan
Favorite Rock Album
Hozier — Unreal Unearth: Unending
Koe Wetzel — 9 lives
The Marías — Submarine
Twenty One Pilots — Clancy
Zach Bryan — The Great American Bar Scene
Favorite Rock Song
Green Day — “Dilemma”
Hozier — “Too Sweet”
Linkin Park — “The Emptiness Machine”
Myles Smith — “Stargazing”
Zach Bryan — “Pink Skies”
Favorite Dance/Electronic Artist
Charli XCX
David Guetta
John Summit
Lady Gaga
Marshmello
Favorite Soundtrack
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Last week, Yaya Bey released her first song “merlot and grigio” for artist-forward label drink sum wtr. What we didn’t know at the time is that it would be our first listen to her just-announced album, Do It Afraid.
“I wrote this album from the most vulnerable parts of me, which contrary to what many people want to believe about me, is not my trauma but my desire to love, to feel joy… to be free,” Bey wrote in a statement.
She continued, “In this life, pain and loss are promised to us; it takes real courage to dance in the face of the inevitable. To savor the now and make it beautiful. I come from a people who are masters at this. Onlookers like to make a spectacle of us. Rob of us of our nuance. But the truth is we are brave, resilient, and joyful. I made this album for us. May we continue to do it afraid.”
Watch the video for immaculately smooth single “dream girl” (in which she sings “I’m like your favorite song”) above. You can also check out the Do It Afraid album cover and tracklist and Bey’s upcoming tour dates below.
Yaya Bey’s Do It Afraid Album Cover Artwork
Drink Sum Wtr
Yaya Bey’s Do It Afraid Tracklist
1. “Wake Up B*tch”
2. “End Of The World” (featuring Nigel Hall and Butcher Brown)
3. “Real Yearners Unite”
4. “Cindy Rella”
5. “Raisins”
6. “Spin Cycle”
7. “Dream Girl”
8. “Merlot And Grigio” (featuring Father Philis)]
9. “Breakthrough”
10. “A Surrender”
11. “In A Circle”
12. “Aye Noche” (featuring Rahrah Gabor and Exaktly)
13. “No For Real, WTF?”
14. “Blicky”
15. “Ask The Questions”
16. “Bella Noches Pt. 1”
17. “A Tiny Thing That’s Mine”
18. “Choice”
Yaya Bey’s 2025 Tour Dates
06/07 — New York, NY @ Governor’s Ball Festival
09/10 — Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts
09/11 — Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
09/12 — Brooklyn, NY @ 99 Scott
09/13 — Washington, DC @ Union Stage
09/16 — Atlanta, GA @ Aisle 5
09/18 — Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
09/19 — Urbana, IL @ PYGMALION
09/23 — Seattle, WA @ Neumos
09/24 — Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
09/26 — San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
09/27 — Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room
Do It Afraid is out 6/20 via Drink Sum Wtr. Find more information here.
James Gunn made it known that he doesn’t work with a-holes, which means that both John Cena and Idris Elba must be pretty good guys. The Suicide Squad castmates‘ newest characters, however, might be a-holes and definitely cannot stand each other in the action-comedy movie Heads Of State. Cena portrays U.S President Will Derringer with Elba as UK Prime Minister Sam Clarke, and they’re not exactly fans of each other but determined not to screw up diplomatic relations between their two nations.
Based upon that information alone, Amazon MGM Studios’Heads Of State might be the movie that we need right now. Add in Priyanka Chopra Jonas as the agent assigned to protect both their butts when they fall into peril and Jack Quaid as some kind of groovy arsenal keeper, and the ingredients for one-liner success appear to be in place. You can watch the high-octane trailer above, and here’s a handy synopsis:
[W]hen they become the targets of a powerful and ruthless foreign adversary-who proves more than a match for the two leaders’ security forces-they are begrudgingly forced to rely on the only two people they can trust: each other. Ultimately allied with the brilliant MI6 agent Noel Bisset (Priyanka Chopra Jonas), they must go on the run and find a way to work together long enough to thwart a global conspiracy that threatens the entire free world.
Heads Of State also co-stars Paddy Considine, Stephen Root, Sarah Niles, and the always fantastic Carla Gugino, and July 2 is the day that the film lands on Prime Video. Just in time for fireworks.
It’s not a stretch to call “APT.” one of the biggest songs from a K-pop artist ever. Rosé and Bruno Mars‘ drinking game hit spent 12 weeks at the top of the Billboard Global 200, fifth most for any song ever, and in the United States, “APT.” has lingered in the Hot 100 for 25 weeks. That makes it “the fourth-longest-running hit in Hot 100 history by any K-pop act,” according to Forbes. (She’s only behind Jimin, BTS, Psy, and Fifty Fifty.)
“APT.” will almost certainly be a highlight of Blackpink’s upcoming tour, but before then, Rosé recently made a surprise appearance at a Coldplay concert in Seoul, South Korea, to perform the song. Chris Martin filled in for Bruno Mars, singing the “it’s whatever, it’s whatever, it’s whatever you like” part.
In an interview with i-D, Rose discussed her reaction to “APT.” becoming such a massive hit. “It’s so random — I knew it would shock people, I knew people would want to dance to it, but I just didn’t know that everyone would jump on it so quickly after the release, because we teased it so last-minute,” she said. “I’ve been very overwhelmed with all the love, and I’m very grateful.”
You can watch Rosé perform “APT.” with Coldplay here.
Charli XCX supported her hit album Brat last year on the Sweat tour, a co-headlining run with Troye Sivan. Those dates wrapped up in October 2024, and not long after that, she launched the Brat tour. All the dates so far have been overseas, but in Austin, Texas last night (April 22), Charli kicked off her US run.
The setlist (via setlist.fm), naturally, is primarily focused on Brat and the remix album Brat And It’s Completely Different But Also Still Brat, with 16 of the 22 songs coming from those releases. Also represented are Pop 2, How I’m Feeling Now, Vroom Vroom, the Barbie soundtrack cut “Speed Drive,” and Charli’s Icona Pop collaboration “I Love It.”
Check out the setlist below, as well as the rest of her upcoming US Brat tour dates.
04/23/2025 — Austin, TX @ Moody Center
04/26/2025 — Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center
04/28/2025 — Rosemont, IL @ Allstate Arena
04/30/2025 — Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center
05/01/2025 — Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center
05/03/2025 — Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center
05/04/2025 — Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center
Taylor Swift, in case you missed it, is wealthy: Forbes currently has her net worth estimated at $1.6 billion. At 35 years old, this made her the youngest self-made woman billionaire in the world. Now there’s been a shake-up: Swift still has all her 0’s, but she just lost that aforementioned superlative.
The new youngest self-made woman billionaire, as Forbes recently reported, is Lucy Guo. The 30-year-old co-founded the company Scale AI in 2016, when she was just 21 years old. Guo left the company in 2018, but she still owns an estimated 5-percent stake in Scale AI, which is now worth an estimated $1.2 billion.
Meanwhile, Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon recently discussed the origins of his collaborations with Swift, saying, “Aaron [Dessner] was going on Instagram Live and just playing stuff he’s been working on, because I think we just needed to share. And Taylor heard it. Again, all the glory goes to Taylor for hearing, as a songwriter, what music she wants to make, but those songs are Big Red Machine demos at their core. […] To me, it was very much like seeing Taylor enter our whole universe. Of course, there’s no one bigger and we all bowed down to her, you know. But to see her come into that, it was almost like I couldn’t stop blinking.”
Lorde’s long-awaited musical return will not reach the public until Friday (April 25). As a special thank you for their patience, today (April 22) Lorde wanted to treat supporters to a live teaser of her forthcoming single “What Was That.”
Lorde surprised fans with a pop-up event at New York City’s Washington Square Park. Just before it could begin, Lorde claimed the New York Police Department shut the gathering down. Despite the disruption, Lorde managed to power through. In a video shared by Stereogum (viewable here), Lorde made it to the park and previewed her upcoming song, “What Was That.”
The impromptu performance received a rave response from the packed audience. Users online also shared their approval.
Following her guest appearance during Charli XCX’s Coachella 2025 set, Lorde shared an audio message with fans. “I just wanted to say hi because everything is about to change and these are really the last moments where it’s just us, which is crazy [laughs]. But so right, I’m so ready,” she declared. “I didn’t know if I’d ever be able to say that, but I am. I’m so thankful for your patience. I’ve felt your love, I’ve felt you right there. And yeah, this is gonna be crazy. You have no idea [laughs]. OK, I love you so much. I’ll talk to you soon.”
Lorde’s single “What Was That” is out 4/25 via Universal. Find more information here.
Although music lovers still have a ways to go until this year’s induction class is announced, the fan votes have been tallied. According to Stereogum, today (April 22) the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame revealed Phish won the 2025 fan vote.
Phish fans cast a total of 330,000 votes. Behind Bad Company followed Phish with 281,000 votes. In third place was Billy Idol with 260,500 votes. Cyndi Lauper (237,000 votes) and Joe Cocker (234,000) round out the top five artists.
Although the fan vote only counts for a minor part of the overall votes (that power remains with the 1,200 recording artists, music historians, and other industry professionals). Still, Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame fan vote winners have a strong history of being inducted. Notable inductees to win the fan vote include Chicago, Tina Turner, and Kiss. Ironically, in 2021, Jay-Z landed in last place but still managed to gain entry into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame.
View the projected 2025 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame fan vote final count below.
2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Fan Vote Results
Phish – 330,000
Bad Company – 281,000
Billy Idol – 260,500
Cyndi Lauper – 237,000
Joe Cocker – 234,000
Soundgarden – 233,000
Chubby Checker – 203,000
The Black Crowes – 165,200
Mariah Carey – 138,000
Joy Division + New Order – 120,500
The White Stripes – 110,500
Outkast – 108,000
Oasis – 99,500
Mana – 34,500
Dasha and her denim riding boots are stomping towards Stagecoach 2025. While attendees are looking forward to performances from the “Didn’t I” singer as well as headliners Zach Bryan, Jelly Roll, and Luke Combs, Dasha has something special lined up.
During a sit-down with People, Dasha revealed her next record is on the way. But instead of releasing snippets online, Dasha will debut her song “Give Me a Second” live at Stagecoach 2025.
When asked about the forthcoming tune, Dasha hinted at its overall vibe. “It’s just super fun, upbeat, and the lyrics are so real,” she said. “I like having a really fun time showing my personality in my lyrics, and this song is the perfect one that sums it up.”
She continued: “It’s not my next single or anything. I really wanted to include it in the set because of how much fun it is to perform. We’re literally opening the show with it.”
Although Dasha says the song is just an appetizer rather a full-on marketed release, fans are excited nonetheless. Dasha also confirmed supporters should expect a two EP from her this year.
Dasha is set to perform on Saturday, April 26 on the T-Mobile Mane Stage. To view the Stagecoach 2025 click here.
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