Festivals & Events
FKA Twigs and David Byrne Energize Bilbao BBK Live 2026 Opening Night
Here’s everything that went down on the opening night of the Basque Country weekender
Paris Paloma Urges Fans to Avoid AI at Bilbao BBK Live 2026
In partnership with Bilbao BBK Live 2026. Paris Paloma used her stage at Bilbao BBK Live 2026 to urge the audience to stay away from AI and to support human artists. Playing the San Miguel stage on th
Shakira to Perform at the Pyramids of Giza After 20 Years
The Nov. 28 show is the singer's long-awaited follow-up to her 2007 show at the pyramids on her Oral Fixation tour.
Paris Paloma tells crowd, “If you want to support artists, don’t use AI” on stage at Bilbao BBK Live 2026
In partnership with Bilbao BBK Live 2026. Paris Paloma used her stage at Bilbao BBK Live 2026 to urge the audience to stay away from AI and to support human artists. Playing the San Miguel stage on the first day of the festival, the indie-folk singer-songwriter preceded recent single ‘Miyazaki’ with
Shakira Returning to Egypt For First Time in 20 Years For Concert at the Great Pyramids of Giza
The Nov. 28 show is the singer's long-awaited follow-up to her 2007 show at the pyramids on her Oral Fixation tour.
JAY-Z at Yankee Stadium: How to Get Last-Minute Tickets
The shows celebrate 30 years of Reasonable Doubt and 25 years of The Blueprint. JAY-Z at Yankee Stadium: How to Get Last-Minute Tickets Scoop Harrison
UK music-tourism spending saw double-digit growth in 2025
The big stars were out in force touring the UK last year, and the country’s music-tourism revenues spiked accordingly – something quantified in the latest report by industry body UK Music. It reports 24.7 million ‘music tourists’ attending concerts and festivals in the UK last year, up 4.8% on 2024.
FKA Twigs and David Byrne bring energy and ecstasy to day one of Bilbao BBK Live 2026
Here’s everything that went down on the opening night of the Basque Country weekender
Thai Teenager Nene Royal Impresses America's Got Talent with Cover
Nene Royal's rendition of the Cranberries' Zombie stunned a packed-out AGT arena in Pasadena, California
Justin Bieber to Perform at FIFA World Cup Final Halftime Show
The Canadian pop superstar joins artists like Shakira and BTS in the first-ever halftime show
Mad Cool Festival 2026 Day Two: CMAT, Chloe Slater, Lorde and Jennie bring the pop party
Female powerhouses bring the bangers as Team NME share their favourite moments from the Thursday of Mad Cool 2026
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds announce Resident record shop takeover to celebrate huge Brighton homecoming show
The pop-up will feature a new range specially designed and exclusive items, with Cave also hosting a series of curated screenings at the Duke Of York's Picturehouse The post Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
BTS Bringing Immersive ‘BTS The City Arirang’ To New York
The traveling exhibition has already taken place in Seoul, Las Vegas, Busan and London ahead of the group's shows in those cities.
Montreux Jazz Festival: Why RAYE, Sienna Spiro and More ‘Feel At Home’ at Legendary Concert Series
CEO Mathieu Jaton has led the festival since 2013, inheriting the role from founder Claude Nobs.
How Nathan Bank sold out his first headline show
Nathan Bank is a Mexican pop artist with a strong social media following (601.8k on TikTok, 363.1k on Instagram) and a developing listener base on streaming services (34k monthly listeners on Spotify). When Bank announced his first self-financed headline show in Mexico City, he told his audience he
Three live marketing trends in 2026 (Udo Lindenberg, Rosalía, Zara Larsson & Avery Cochrane)
1. Artist exhibitions. Promoter Semmel Concerts recently chatted to Pollstar about the growth of this latest non-concert format, calling it “one of the most exciting developments in live”. Udoversum is the exhibition of Udo Lindenberg, one of Germany’s most iconic artists. As Finn Regenhold of Semme
Montreux Jazz Festival: Why RAYE, Sienna Spiro and More ‘Feel At Home’ at Legendary Concert Series
CEO Mathieu Jaton has led the festival since 2013, inheriting the role from founder Claude Nobs.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds announce Resident record shop takeover to celebrate huge Brighton homecoming show
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BTS Bringing Immersive ‘BTS The City Arirang’ To New York
The traveling exhibition has already taken place in Seoul, Las Vegas, Busan and London ahead of the group's shows in those cities.
30,000 artists have opted in to Landr ‘Fair Trade AI’ program
It’s two years now since Landr launched its ‘Fair Trade AI’ program for artists using its distribution service. The ahead-of-its-time initiative asked artists if they wanted to opt in to having their music used to train AI tools, earning a share of revenues generated by the company’s AI plugins, app