https://www.billboard.com/lists/top-k-pop-artists-2025-midyear-boxscore-charts

K-pop acts score best-ever midyear grosses leading into the summer.

https://pitchfork.com/news/silkmoney-returns-with-new-song-and-video-watch

“Never Trust a Bitch Tha- *Explodes*” is the Virginia rapper’s first solo track in nearly three years

https://www.billboard.com/pro/stationhead-launches-merch-collections

After launching an e-commerce function in March, the platform Stationhead rolled out Collections so users can display what they buy

https://pitchfork.com/news/silvana-estrada-shares-new-song-como-un-pajaro-listen

The Mexican singer-songwriter’s first new music in two years

https://www.billboard.com/lists/top-artists-touring-2025-midyear-boxscore-charts

The concert business didn't match its record 2024 start - but that doesn't indicate market weakness.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/guns-n-roses-david-johansen-human-being-1235349263

Guns N' Roses performed the New York Dolls classic "Human Being" live for the first time in their history, even though they recorded it back in 1993.

https://pitchfork.com/news/radiohead-and-the-smile-thom-yorke-releases-new-song-dialing-in-for-apple-tv-series-smoke-listen

The Radiohead and Smile frontman has played the previously unreleased track under its former name “Gawpers”

https://www.nme.com/news/music/bono-on-u2-new-album-got-to-deal-with-past-to-get-to-present-3865470?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bono-on-u2-new-album-got-to-deal-with-past-to-get-to-present

Bono has discussed new music from U2, and said that the process has involved them overcoming the past to make “the sound of the future”.

https://pitchfork.com/news/maria-somerville-announces-north-american-tour

The Irish musician will play U.S. and Canadian shows before performing at Pitchfork Music Festival London in November

https://www.billboard.com/pro/midyear-top-tours-chart-bruno-mars-shakira-coldplay-taylor-swift

Highest grossing 2025 tours so far: Oct. 1, 2024, and March 31, 2025.