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It’s been a stacked week of releases, with stars new and old dropping music that spans pop, rap, indie, and rock.

Khalid returned with “In Plain Sight,” the lead single from his October album After the Sun Goes Down, paired with a special San Francisco release show. Cardi B fired back with “Imaginary Playerz,” a JAY-Z–flipping single that tees up her September album Am I the Drama? Meanwhile, Steve Lacy ended a three-year drought with the smooth new track “Nice Shoes,” hinting at his next record.

For rock fans, The Who unveiled the archival live set Live at the Oval 1971, capturing their ferocious post-Who’s Next era. And Three Days Grace dropped their eighth album, Alienation, welcoming back original vocalist Adam Gontier, now sharing lead duties with Matt Walst.

From Khalid’s fresh chapter to The Who’s vintage roar, this week’s releases prove there’s something new for every corner of the fan spectrum.

Shania Twain just put real money where her hits are: through the Shania Twain Foundation, she donated $25,000 to a local food bank in every city on her summer run. Across seven U.S. stops in July and August, that added up to $175,000 in total support for communities grappling with food insecurity.

The gifts were targeted and local: Buffalo’s FeedMore WNY, the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York (Saratoga Springs), Good Shepherd Food Bank of Maine (Bangor), the New Hampshire Food Bank (Gilford), the Hershey Food Bank (Pennsylvania), Feeding Northeast Florida (Jacksonville), and Feeding South Florida (Hollywood) all received checks directly tied to her tour routing. Food banks estimated that each donation could fund more than 100,000 meals—turning a night of music into months of impact.

“It was so wonderful meeting the people behind these amazing charities. Together, we can give food security to families in need,” Twain said. Local directors echoed that the spotlight was as important as the cash, with Jacksonville’s Susan King noting the gift “will provide 150,000 meals to those in need.”

Twain’s tour may have only spanned a handful of cities, but the model was clear: take the spotlight of a summer arena run and share it with the communities hosting you. With her 60th birthday this week, Twain is inviting fans to extend the ripple effect by donating to the Shania Twain Foundation, which focuses on food security, youth empowerment, and mental health.

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Doja Cat – Ma Vie World Tour Hits NZ, Australia, and Asia

Doja Cat is taking her new era global. Fresh off headlining Outside Lands and debuting her single “Jealous Type”, she’s announced the Ma Vie World Tour—her first run across New Zealand, Australia, and Asia. Launching Nov. 18 in Auckland, the trek hits Perth, Melbourne, Sydney, Manila, Tokyo, and more before wrapping Dec. 21 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Expect cuts from her upcoming fifth album Vie (out Sept. 26), a Marc Jacobs–teased rollout, and a stage show scaled for arenas.

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Playboi Carti – Antagonist U.S. Arena Tour

Playboi Carti is leveling up this fall with his first solo headline trek since 2021. The Antagonist Tour launches Oct. 3 in Salt Lake City and hits major arenas coast to coast—including San Francisco’s Chase Center, L.A.’s Crypto.com Arena, Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, Chicago’s United Center, and Detroit’s Little Caesars Arena—before wrapping Dec. 1 in his hometown of Atlanta. With his latest LP Music already a Billboard No. 1 and topping 3 billion streams, Carti is bringing the chaos, the cult energy, and a VIP experience built for the faithful.

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John Fogerty – The Legacy Tour

At 80 years old, John Fogerty is taking a victory lap. Fresh off the release of Legacy: The Creedence Clearwater Revival Years (out Aug. 22 on Concord Records), Fogerty has announced The Legacy Tour, a fall run celebrating both his music and his hard-fought battle to reclaim ownership of it. The trek kicks off October 31 in Atlantic City and runs through November 14 in Boston, with stops at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, Atlanta’s Fox Theatre, Virginia Beach’s Dome, and more. Along the way, Fogerty will also play previously announced appearances at the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas and Mexico City’s Auditorio Nacional.

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Mavis Staples – Sad And Beautiful World Tour

Mavis Staples isn’t slowing down at 86. The gospel-soul icon has announced her 14th studio album, Sad And Beautiful World, alongside new tour dates stretching into 2026. After a busy fall that includes festivals and intimate theater shows, she’ll return to the road in the new year: January 10 at the Chicago Theatre with Nathaniel Rateliff, January 24 at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, and February 28 at New York’s Beacon Theatre with Allison Russell. For a legend who’s been singing live since age eight, it’s another chance to see living history still raising the roof.

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T-Pain – TP20 Tour Expands Beyond Radio City and Red Rocks

T-Pain is celebrating 20 years since Rappa Ternt Sanga with the newly announced TP20 Tour, an 18-date theater and amphitheater run stretching across the East and South. The run is bookended by a one-off “T-Pain & Friends” show at Radio City Music Hall on September 4 and a finale October 28 at Red Rocks with the Ying Yang Twins and Waka Flocka Flame. The routing in between is all new, adding cities like Washington, D.C., Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Houston, St. Louis, and Oklahoma City to his fall calendar. These shows come on top of an already packed summer of festivals and residency dates, giving fans their first full headlining tour announcement from T-Pain in years.

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My Chemical Romance – 2025 Stadium & Arena Tour

My Chemical Romance’s reunion ride isn’t slowing down. The band has lined up a massive run of U.S. stadium and arena dates through 2025 and into 2026, with Evanescence joining as direct support on select nights. The trek includes major stops like Raymond James Stadium in Tampa on September 13, plus shows in Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York, giving fans across the country a chance to experience their dark, dramatic, and cathartic live show on the biggest stages. With tickets moving fast and only a limited number of U.S. dates announced, this is shaping up to be one of the year’s definitive alternative rock tours.

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Benson Boone – 2025 World Tour

Benson Boone’s breakout moment has turned into a full-blown global run. The singer-songwriter is packing arenas across North America this fall, with stops at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena, New York’s Madison Square Garden, Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, and Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena before heading overseas. From late October through November, he’ll play multiple nights at London’s O2 Arena along with shows in Dublin, Glasgow, Paris, Amsterdam, and more, capped off with a December 4 performance at Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Park. With nearly 50 dates on the books between now and year’s end, Boone’s tour is shaping up as his biggest statement yet in pop’s center stage.

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Queens of the Stone Age – The Catacombs Tour

Queens of the Stone Age are back this fall with a run of North American dates that will reimagine their catalog in all-new arrangements. The Catacombs Tour opens October 2 at the Chicago Theatre and winds through Detroit, Toronto, Philadelphia, Boston, and New York before heading west for Santa Barbara, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. The trek closes November 21 in New Orleans, capping a season that follows Josh Homme’s recovery from surgery and the band’s Alive in the Catacombs concert film. Fans can expect QOTSA classics rebuilt from the ground up—louder, stranger, and darker than before.

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Metallica’s title track from 1986 surged 400% in streaming after appearing in Stranger Things Season 4, even landing on the UK singles chart for the first time—decades after its release.

After Stranger Things used “Master of Puppets” for Eddie Munson’s finale shred, Metallica’s 1986 track finally crashed the Billboard Hot 100 in July 2022—debuting at No. 40 nearly 36 years after release. The viral scene (solo tracked by Tye Trujillo) shows how a perfect TV sync can reboot a classic into fresh chart life. Read more here. 

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That’s a wrap for this week! Until next time, catch you in the pit—or next week’s email. 🎵🔥

Signing off,

The Fandiem Team