Posty won’t be delivering for fans in Asia, Australia and New Zealand later this year, as planned.
Post Malone’sBig Ass World Tour was scheduled for its swing through Asia and down under later this year, a run that included shows at Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium (on Oct. 9), Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium (Oct. 12), Sydney’s ENGIE Stadium (Oct. 15), and Auckland’s Go Media Stadium (Oct. 21).
The “Rockstar” singer was also booked to headline three Strummingbird Festival appearances in the regional Australian towns of Ballarat (Oct. 10), Newcastle (Oct. 17) and Sunshine Coast (Oct. 18).
Those shows are now shelved, and a reason has not been given.
“We’re gutted to let you know that Post Malone will no longer be headlining Strummingbird, due to the recent postponement of his Asia and Australian tours,” reads a statement from the touring festival.
The Australia dates have been scrubbed from the official Ticketmaster page, and the NZ show is listed as “cancelled.”
Live Nation has yet to announce new dates for Malone’s headline tour, the U.S. singer and rapper’s first in these parts since headline Spilt Milk festival, which visited Canberra, Ballarat and Perth in 2023, and opened for Red Hot Chili Peppers’ on the rockers’ six-date Australasian stadium run earlier that year.
On the Spilt Milk run, he made himself at home by performed a “shoey” on stage — an Aussie tradition where the victim drinks beer out of a shoe.
Post Malone makes himself at home on the Australian charts, too. His seven albums have all impacted the ARIA top 10, including No. 1s for Beerbongs & Bentleys in 2018, Hollywood’s Bleeding in 2019. His most recent collection, the 2024 country album from F-1 Trillion, flew to No. 2.
The American star has been busy of late. He recently announced his engagement to Christy Lee, with whom he has been romantically linked since early 2025. He busted out a new song “Chrome Heartbreaker” during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Closing Ceremony, and his August 26th mixtape has been made available for streaming for the very first time.
We will always love Dolly Parton. Harry Styles made certain of that, when he paid tribute to the late country music superstar during the first night of his residency at Madison Square Garden, the start of an unprecedented stretch of 30 consecutive shows at the storied arena.
The British pop artist gave the best possible salute to Dolly by playing her recording of “I Will Always Love You” on the MSG speakers.
The former One Direction star thanked his band and gave a “special thanks to all the musicians who have inspired me over the years.” Of course, Parton was high on that list. “Dolly, thank you so much,” he remarked.
Styles went on to play two verses and choruses of the song, originally released in 1974, and told the crowd to sing along on the first chorus. The audio then faded out, say people who were in the arena, and segued to his solo hit “Sign Of The Times.”
Dolly, perhaps the greatest country music artist of all time, an inductee into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame and the Country Music Hall of Fame, and the writer of more than 3,000 songs, died Tuesday (Aug. 25) at the age of 80.
Parton was named Billboard’s Top Country Artist of All Time, having landed 25 No. 1s on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart, the most of any woman, and 49 top 10s on Billboard’s Country Albums chart. An all-rounder with a heart of gold, Dolly will also be remembered for her philanthropy, her acting roles, her business acumen and her support of good causes.
The Tennessee native co-owned Dollywood, a theme park located in her hometown of Pigeon Forge, Tenn., and she operated the Imagination Library — a program that mails free books to children from birth until they first begin school. The late star had also been a co-owner of Sandollar Productions alongside her former manager, Sandy Gallin, which produced Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Father of the Bride and Sabrina, among others.
New York is Styles’ current tour’s first and only stop in the United States, after having previously stopped in Amsterdam, London, São Paulo and Mexico City for a combined 31 dates across July and August.
Soundgarden will take the stage for their hometown team the Seattle Seahawks’ NFC West season home opener next month with a very special guest vocalist. The group will be joined by Pretty Reckless singer Taylor Momsen for a halftime show performance during a rematch with their vanquished Super Bowl LX foes the New England Patriots on Sept. 9.
The reigning NFL champs will be saluted by the “Black Hole Sun” icons, who will also perform at Lumen Field with one of their grunge compatriots, Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready, who will play the National Anthem before the game on behalf of the Washington Innocence Project. It’s a return engagement for Momsen, who has played with the band a number of times since the death of singer Chris Cornell in May 2017 at age 52.
In November of last year, Momsen subbed in for Cornell at Soundgarden’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction, performing their hits “Rusty Cage” and “Black Hole Sun.” She previously sat in with them at the “I Am the Highway: A Tribute to Chris Cornell” benefit in January 2019 at the Forum in Los Angeles.
A promo picture (see below) announcing the halftime show featured guitarist Kim Thayil, drummer Matt Cameron and bassist Ben Shepherd posing alongside Momsen and McCready.
In addition to the all-star hometown rock tribute, the Seahawks announced a pregame Salute 250 Kickoff Concert featuring Luke Bryan, which will take place at 2:30 p.m. PT, three hours before kick-off.
Soundgarden recently revealed that they are mixing an album featuring the final group of songs recorded with Cornell. Drummer Cameron said the surviving members are in the process of mixing tracks recorded with producer Terry Date for what is planned as an eight-track LP. He said the songs are based on demos the group’s members began working on in 2013 and 2014 and then again in 2015 and 2016 before what would be their final tour with Cornell in 2017.
Dolly Parton had it all. Talent, humor, an entrepreneurial spirit. A great, pounding heart. And she represented her homeland quite like no one else.
For his second night hosting ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live, Jelly Roll had the difficult task of paying tribute to the legendary singer, songwriter and entertainer, and touching on those many things that made her unique. And completing his task without bursting into tears.
“We lost a legend today, the great Dolly Parton,” he said at the top, during the monologue, staring down the barrel of the camera. “She was such an inspiration to so many, myself included. We’re both from Tennessee and she meant a lot to my family, y’all.”
Parton’s influence on a young Jelly Roll (real name: Jason DeFord) was profound. “We used to sit around the kitchen table and listen to her music together as a family. I’ll never forget it,” he recalled. “I learned so much from Dolly over the years, about songwriting, how to handle this crazy business, and how to support your community.”
Dolly was a one-off, and someone we could all be proud of. “She was infinitely talented. She was relentlessly funny and adored by all. She might be the last American that everyone liked,” he recalled. “We will miss her dearly. Rest in peace, Dolly. We will always love you.”
Parton died Tuesday at age 80 following “a brief battle with cancer,” according to a statement released by her team. Parton died at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center in Nashville.
With a career spanning more than 60 years, Parton has been one of country music’s leading lights, one of the genre’s most revered and prolific songwriters. She’s a member of both the Country Music Hall of Fame and Rock And Roll Hall of Fame, she wrote more than 3,000 and placed 113 tunes on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart starting in 1967. Cumulatively, those hits spent more than 28 years on the chart.
A Jay-Z 30 pop-up experience is set to land at London’s UMusic Shop Camden this week, giving fans a chance to celebrate the rapper’s upcoming shows at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium .
Located at The Stables Market, the pop-up will be open daily from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. between Aug. 27 and Sept. 2, ahead of Jay-Z’s only U.K. performances of the year on Sept. 4 and 5. The Brooklyn-born rapper last toured the U.K. in 2018 as part of his On The Run II trek with Beyoncé, visiting stadiums in Cardiff, Manchester, Glasgow and London.
Fans can shop a curated selection of limited edition merchandise created exclusively for the London concerts. The experience will also feature a series of DJ sets, with the likes of DJ Target, DJ Manny Norté, DJ Semtex and DJ Esi taking over the decks from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. each day.
The London double-header follows Jay-Z’s three-night run at Yankee Stadium in New York City, which took place in July. Across the shows, the rapper was joined by a star-studded line-up of guests that included Beyoncé, Alicia Keys, Usher, Eminem, Nas, Pharrell Williams, Rihanna, Slick Rick and more. The shows are billed as a celebration of the 30th anniversary of debut LP Reasonable Doubt, which kicked off the 56-year-old’s illustrious career in 1996.
Reporting from night two of the Yankee Stadium residency, Billboard’s Angel Diaz described the show as “a masterclass show.” She continued: “Jay went through each song at what felt like a feverish pace, giving fans little time to rest. And they didn’t mind – they just kept getting louder. It was impressive to see in person, especially when the surprise guests hit the stage.”
Beyond London, Jay-Z is scheduled to bring the 30th-anniversary celebration to Paris’ Stade de France on Sept. 10, followed by two Los Angeles shows at SoFi Stadium on Oct. 23 and 24. He kicked off his run of comeback live shows by headlining Philadelphia’s Roots Picnic in March, which marked his first solo show in over six years. The performance spawned the “Roots Picnic Freestyle,” which, in June, Billboard crowned the best rap song of 2026 so far.
Jay-Z has reigned as one of the biggest names in hip-hop for the past 30 years, and counting. Reasonable Doubt peaked at No. 23 on the Billboard 200 upon release in 1996. Jay-Z’s breakthrough LP The Blueprint was released five years later in 2001, debuting at No. 1 on the all-genres albums chart. Over time, Jay-Z has amassed 14 No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200, holding the all-time record among solo male artists. He has also scored four No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100.
Nene Royal didn’t enter America’s Got Talent to dilly-dally about. She came to rock.
Hailing the Phuket, Thailand, the teenager made the long-haul to the United States to compete in the current, 21st season of AGT, getting it done with an electric guitar and a knack for cast-iron metal. From the top, Royal caught the attention of millions when she auditioned with The Cranberries’ mid-‘90s protest anthem “Zombie.”
If you weren’t already paying attention, the penny dropped when she covered “Hysteria” by Muse,” laid out on a bed of licks, squeals and technical tricks that Hendrix would’ve approved of.
For Tuesday night’s (Aug. 25) Quarterfinals, Royal cranked it up yet again with a performance of Soundgarden’s signature song, “Black Hole Sun,” a grunge-era classic which was released in 1994 on the band’s album Superunknown.
Royal literally lit up the stage, for a heavy, and fiery, moment. The roar from the crowd told you all you needed to know.
“I know I’m not supposed to say this. NBC, give her the million right now,” Howie Mandel enthused.
“Nene I think you could really win this competition,” remarked Sofía Vergara. “Because you can sing and you can play that guitar. I mean, insanely. The way you look. No wonder everybody in the street asks me about you. I think you can win.”
Mel B met the youngster and other contestants backstage. “You are just like the most quietest, humblest, sweet-like young lady. And then you’ve come out on this stage and it’s a different vibe,” she said. The Spice Girl, like her fellow judges, struggled to be heard over the raucous audience. “I have to say that I love really good vocals. I’m a ‘90s girl. I’m into pop music. That kind of music is not my vibe. But, your vocals are on point, your guitar is on point, your look, your energy, your vibe. How could I not do this.”
And with that, Mel B dramatically activated the Golden Buzzer. Cue golden glitter, and tears of joy, hugs.
Royal is now fast-tracked to the Finals. Her fellow Quarterfinalists will learn their fate during Wednesday night’s results show. America votes, and three more acts progress to the semifinals. Also on the night, Season 20 standout country singer Steve Ray Ladson returns to the stage alongside Grammy-nominated act The War and Treaty.
Watch Nene Royal’s Golden Buzzer-winning performance below.
