Fuerza Regida launched its This Is Our Dream Stadium Tour on Thursday night (June 18) at Petco Park in San Diego, Calif., marking the opening of the group’s first-ever U.S. stadium trek, featuring special guests, including Marshmello, Chuyín and Calle 24.
Produced by Live Nation, the highly anticipated run follows a banner stretch for the San Bernardino band, which last month headlined the Sueños Festival 2026 in Chicago. Now channeling that high-octane energy into baseball stadiums across the country, JOP and company delivered a sprawling set filled with fan favorites, career-defining hits and fresh tracks from their No. 2 Billboard 200-charting album, 111XPANTIA (2025).
The performance featured everything from early staples such as “Radicamos en South Central” and “Sigo Chambeando” to major crowd-pleasers like “Bebe Dame” with Grupo Frontera, “Sabor Fresa,” “TQM,” “Harley Quinn” and “Tu Boda.” The show also made room for recent tracks “Por Esos Ojos,” “Godfather,” “Ansiedad,” “Chaka,” “Caperuza” and “Triston,” plus a preview of the upcoming song “67.” Fittingly, the set both opened and closed with “Marlboro Rojo.”
The name of the tour nods to a long-held ambition for Fuerza Regida, who told Billboard earlier this year that the trek was inspired by a Photoshopped image of the band playing a stadium. After leveling up from backyard parties to clubs, theaters, amphitheaters and arenas, the group is now bringing This Is Our Dream to other major venues, including Oracle Park in San Francisco, T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Chase Field in Phoenix, Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, Daikin Park in Houston, Globe Life Field in Arlington and Citi Field in New York.
Check out the full setlist performed by Fuerza Regida on opening night of its stateside This Is Our Dream Stadium Tour below.
Oliver Tree’s mom has shared a brief but beautiful tribute to her son, who died last weekend in a helicopter crash, aged 32.
“Our dear son Oliver, you made this world a better place,” writes Tree’s mother, Christine Begin Nickell. “We are so proud of you. RIP,” the message continues, with three heart emojis. The post is accompanied with a photo of a young, glowing Tree, without the bowl haircut and dark glasses that the artist wore like noone else.
Tree, the genre-blending singer, songwriter and producer, was one of six people reportedly killed when two helicopters collided over Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, last Sunday (June 14).
The eclectic artist, whose full name was Oliver Tree Nickell, had been traveling through South America as part of his World’s First World Tour.
Born on June 29, 1993, in Santa Cruz, California, Tree launched his music career with the EP, Demons, in 2013. He gained wider attention with the 2016 single “When I’m Down,” which helped lead to a deal with Atlantic Records the following year.
His full-length albums included 2020’s Ugly Is Beautiful, 2022’s Cowboy Tears, 2023’s Alone in a Crowd, and a fourth studio album, Love You Madly Hate You Badly, which dropped in April of this year. During his lifetime, he landed several hits with “Life Goes On,” which peaked at No. 7 on Billboard’s Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart in 2022, and “Miss You,” his collaboration with Robin Schulz, which reached No. 4 on the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart in 2022.
Following the release of his most recent album, Tree announced he was parting ways with his record company Atlantic Records, part of the Warner Music Group, giving the record label a dressing down in a social post.
On Monday, the major music company shared a statement on his passing. “We are shocked and saddened by Oliver’s untimely passing,” the message reads. “He was a remarkable talent—a gifted artist and songwriter who forged a thoroughly unique and captivating style. Oliver was endlessly inventive and a true original. He was a cherished friend to many and a beloved member of our music family. He profoundly loved music and his fans, and his absence will be deeply felt. We extend our heartfelt condolences to Oliver’s family, friends, and team, as well as the families and loved ones of all those affected by this tragic event.”
Melanie Martinez shared her own statement on Tree, whom the alt-pop singer-songwriter dated a few years ago. Martinez began a Sunday (June 14) Instagram Stories post by writing that she’d “been an absolute wreck” since the news of the fatal accident had reached her. “It’s really hard to understand how someone who you once shared such a specific and formative time of your life with can all of a sudden be gone,” she shared. “He was so dedicated to his art which I admired and respected so deeply.”
And during his concert Tuesday, June 16, at Toronto’s Rogers Stadium, Post Malone remarked: “I feel like tonight will be, for me, a celebration of the life of an absolutely beautiful, beautiful man.” He continued, “A gentlemen I knew and was so beautiful, and inspired the world with his art, and just his heart and his soul. Ladies and gentlemen, we lost a beautiful soul named Oliver Tree.”
When Post Malone stopped by Toronto’s Rogers Stadium on Tuesday night, June 16, he didn’t just give a shout out to his buddy Oliver Tree. He dedicated the full show to the late artist, and poured one out on the runway.
“I feel like tonight will be, for me, a celebration of the life of an absolutely beautiful, beautiful man,” Posty says in a video shot at the show (see below).
Holding back tears, Malone continued: “A gentlemen I knew and was so beautiful, and inspired the world with his art, and just his heart and his soul. Ladies and gentlemen, we lost a beautiful soul named Oliver Tree.”
Earlier, Tree reportedly died following a helicopter crash in Brazil. He was 32. The genre-blending singer, songwriter and producer was among six people killed when two helicopters collided over Rio de Janeiro on Sunday (June 14).
Tree, whose full name was Oliver Tree Nickell, was traveling through South America as part of his World’s First World Tour.
Malone made his Toronto show a celebration of Tree, who released his fourth studio album, Love You Madly Hate You Badly, in April of this year.
“I just want you to know dude that we love you so very much, we love you brother,” Malone remarked. “We’re just gonna have a great night and celebrate this gentleman.” After a pause, he let the beer flow by pouring his drink onto the stage.
Born on June 29, 1993, in Santa Cruz, California, Tree launched his music career with the EP, Demons, in 2013. He gained wider attention with the 2016 single “When I’m Down,” which helped lead to a deal with Atlantic Records the following year.
His full-length albums included 2020’s Ugly Is Beautiful, 2022’s Cowboy Tears, and 2023’s Alone in a Crowd.
Known for his signature bowl haircut, heavy dark glasses and eccentric persona, Tree landed hits with “Life Goes On,” which peaked at No. 7 on Billboard’s Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart in 2022, and “Miss You,” his collaboration with Robin Schulz, which reached No. 4 on the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart in 2022.
Melanie Martinez shared her own statement on Tree, whom the alt-pop singer-songwriter dated a few years ago. Martinez began a Sunday (June 14) Instagram Stories post by writing that she’d “been an absolute wreck” since the news of the fatal helicopter crash had reached her. “It’s really hard to understand how someone who you once shared such a specific and formative time of your life with can all of a sudden be gone,” she shared. “He was so dedicated to his art which I admired and respected so deeply.”
The North American leg of Posty’s Big Ass Stadium Tour ends on Tuesday, July 28 at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah, before he travels to Asia and Australia for dates during the rest of 2026.
Tom Dreesen, the showbiz veteran and standup comedian who, for 13 years, toured the United States as the opening act for Frank Sinatra, died Wednesday, June 17 at the age of 86.
A post on his Facebook reads: “My sister and I regret to inform you that our father passed away at 5:50 this morning. He wanted you all to know how much joy you brought him through the years. He said to tell you that he loved you all. May he rest in peace.”
Dreesen died at his home in Los Angeles, a family spokesperson tells The Hollywood Reporter. No cause of death was revealed.
Born Sept. 11, 1939, in Harvey, Illinois, Dreesen made them laugh in the aisles for more than 50 years, delivering his standup routines to millions watching at home, by way of 500-plus appearances on national TV. Over time, he made regular appearances on stage in Las Vegas, Tahoe, Reno, and Atlantic City, working the crowds for such artists as Smokey Robinson, Liza Minnelli, and Sammy Davis, Jr.
Dreesen recounted his journey to the spotlight in the autobiography Still Standing, a tale that began in humble fashion as a youngster shining shoes in dark saloons on the south side of the Windy City.
It was his close friendship with Ol’ Blue Eyes that gave Dreesen some of his enduring content. He apparently had countless stories, the stuff no one else had. And he was willing to share. During an interview at the Laugh Factory in Los Angeles, the funnyman recounted Sinatra’s twilight years, and one particular lapse that threatened to force the legendary entertainer into a retirement he wasn’t entirely prepared for.
“There’s like 20,000 people in the arena, and I did my thing and it was a good audience,” Dreesen explained. “He went out and did three songs. He was rolling. And then he got on the fourth song and he totally blanked on the lyrics. The orchestra was down in the pit and they kept playing, not knowing that he was lost. And he started whispering into the microphone, ‘I’m sorry. I’m so sorry. I’m sorry.’”
What happened next could form the backbone of a feature film. “And a guy way up at the top of the audience stood up by himself, and he hollered out, ‘That’s all right, Frank! It’s all right because we love you!’ And he started to applaud. And the guy next to him started to applaud, and then hundreds of people started to applaud and then thousands. And pretty soon, the whole arena was cheering and cheering.”
And with that, the Chairman of the Board got wind in his sails. Game on. The legendary entertainment launched into the next number, “Mack the Knife,” and “he absolutely drilled that song. He hit every nuance and every lyric. It was like he was 19 years old again.” Sinatra died May 14, 1998, aged 82. Dreesen served as a pall bearer and spoke at Sinatra’s funeral, and for years kept the flame burning by hosting the Frank Sinatra Celebrity Invitational Black Tie Gala.
Dreesen also addressed the elephant that still lingers in the room — was Sinatra in the mob? “The interesting thing about Frank Sinatra,” he says in an interview, posted on his YouTube channel, “aside from his enormous talent as an actor, aside from his enormous talent as a singer, aside from all these things, he had that mystique. Was he in the mob? Was he connected to the mob? They’re constantly showing pictures of him with the mob. Did he know those guys?” Well, of course he met them, Dreesen goes on to say, paraphrasing Sinatra. But he didn’t know them.
Dreesen is also remembered for the more serious side of his work. He advocated for fellow stand-up comics to get remunerated at The Comedy Store and formed a trailblazing interracial act with Tim Reid.
“Tom was the first comedian I met at Comedy Store in 1975,” former Late Night host David Letterman remarked in a social post. “We became friends immediately. He had wisdom and endless stories. Everyone admired him, looked up to him and wondered if he ever stopped talking. He never did, he never will. We love him for that. We’ll miss the stories. God bless you Tom.”
The arrival of Rosalía‘s Lux Tour in New York has generated excitement not only for the acclaimed show — a fully mesmerizing performance from start to finish — but also for its small surprises. On Wednesday (June 17), during her second of two nights at the Madison Square Garden, the Spanish superstar invited her “queridisísimo” (dearest) Marcello Hernandez on stage for the segment before “La Perla”: a confessional where notable figures are encouraged to speak candidly.
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“Marcello, you know we’re here — you can speak in Spanish, in English, however you like. But it’s very important to tell the truth here,” Rosalía told the Cuban-Dominican American comedian, better known for his work on Saturday Night Live. “So, is there something you’d like to confess?”
“Bueno, I have a story I’ve never said before. Something that happened to me 10 years ago,” Hernandez began in a mix of English and Spanish, piquing the interest of the singer and the audience.
“I was 18, 19. I was just starting my career, and it was Valentine’s Day,” he continued. “I invited a lady over for dinner at my apartment.”
“Did you cook?” Rosalía asked in her role as the priestess.
“I cooked. I was using a YouTube tutorial. I set the table: fork, knife, spoon — formal. I bought two bottles of wine with my fake ID. I committed a crime for this lady! One wine for the meal, another wine to drink. I made the effort,” Hernandez recounted with his characteristic comedic timing.
But things didn’t go as he expected. “She told me she was on the way,” he went on. “Then, she told me she was a little bit late. And then, she told me she was really late… And then I drank a bottle of wine on FaceTime with my mom,” he concluded, making the audience burst into laughter.
The skit served as an introduction to the song “La Perla,” a phrase that is used sarcastically to describe someone with bad behavior or who causes trouble. While his story in the confessional illustrated an old “pearl” in his life, Hernandez made sure to end on a positive note, adding that his current partner “is a diamond.”
The comedian’s appearance in Rosalía’s confessional followed that of American singer-songwriter Maggie Rogers, who on Tuesday night (June 16) shared that she once dated a man she later found out was her friend’s friend’s boyfriend. Read the full review of that show here.
Rosalía’s Lux Tour, in support of her highly praised 2025 album of the same name, continues on Saturday (June 20) in Chicago, followed by stops in Houston, Las Vegas and other U.S. cities. After postponing the first dates of the North American leg of the tour due to a family emergency, her Florida shows will now take place on Sept. 9 at the KIA Center in Orlando and on Sept. 14 and 16 at the Kaseya Center in Miami.
Get ready to flip out: G Flip will take their Bed On Fire tour through North America this summer.
The Australian singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist launches the trek off the back of “Bed On Fire,” which too is on fire after it was synced in Amazon’s Off Campus series. G Flip’s latest coast-to-coast visit gets underway Aug. 4 at New York City’s Bowery Ballroom, and will include dates in Boston, Toronto, Chicago, Los Angeles, Seattle, Nashville, and elsewhere.
Also, G will headline Chicago Pride on June 21, and perform at Brighton Pride on Aug. 1, before supporting Robbie Williams’ BRITPOPAustralian stadiums jaunt this November.
It’s been another hot run for the multiple ARIA Award-winning Sydney artist, who recorded the official song for the 2026 AFC Women’s Asian Cup, and performed a mini-set at the soccer tournament’s grant final.
Since then, “Bed On Fire” has been sizzling. On the latest ARIA Singles Chart, it has snagged a new peak position, up 33-28; the cut sits at No. 2 on Billboard’s Alternative Digital Song Sales chart; and it crashed Billboard’s Hot Rock & Alternative Songs tally, with a peak of No. 46.
Following the premiere of Off Campus in May, the tune has seen total streams surge by more than 650%, according to reps, with over 86% of its lifetime streams generated during that period. Total worldwide streams have flown by 20 million.
G has been in record-setting form in their homeland, where in early 2024, they established a then-record by landing a total of seven songs in triple j’s Hottest 100 countdown, including the No. 2 ranked track, “The Worst Person in the World”. That bettered the mark previously held by rock trio Wolfmother, which scored six entries in a countdown two decades earlier, in 2005 (Charli xcx and Billie Eilish have since raised the bar, with eight entries each).
Earlier, in 2023, G landed a first ARIA No. 1 album with DRUMMER, released via Future Classic/Universal (their debut from 2019, About Us, peaked at No. 6), and bagged two ARIA Awards.
“Bed On Fire” appears on their third studio album, Dream Ride (via AWAL Recordings), which G described as their “little ‘80s Butch Springsteen fantasy.” Dream Ride motored to No. 4 on the ARIA Albums Chart last September.
The general ticket onsale for the Bed On Fire tour starts today, June 18 at 10am. Visit gflipmusic.com/tour for more.
