The Struts Announce Massive North American Tour Celebrating 10 Years Of Everybody Wants
The Struts announce a North American tour that will take the British glam-rockers through more than 40 cities and will commemorate the 10-year anniversary of their debut album, Everybody Wants. It's a full-circle moment for The Struts with the tour also marking a decade since The Struts first played in the U.S. To celebrate the band will perform Everybody Wants in its entirety each night, alongside newly released tracks, and all the favorites. "We can’t believe it’s been ten years since Everybody Wants and since we first played in the States," says frontman Luke Spiller. "This tour is going to
Benson Boone Announces New Album American Heart Arrives June 20
Grammy-nominated Benson Boone has announced his highly-anticipated new album American Heart, will drop on June 20th via Night Street/Warner Records. Benson broke the news on stage at Coachella, where he made his debut this past Friday. At the end of his electrifying main stage set, he brought out surprise guest Brian May of Queen for a special performance of "Bohemian Rhapsody." Boone will be the musical guest on Saturday Night Live on May 3rd and has upcoming festival appearances that include: Riverbeat Music Festival on May 4th in Memphis, BottleRock Music Festival on May 24th in Napa, CA, The Governors Ball
Famous Firsts & New Music Discovery #Happens
Happy Monday! Hope you had an amazin’ weekend! We kickoff the first day of the week with Clifford from WRXL (ALT 102.1)/Richmond, VA sharing his fun stories on #HAPPENS Famous Firsts. Wet Leg “catch these fists” is the #1 Most Picked song again this week on Alternative Picks. Lots of new picks on Turnstile, which just arrived last Tuesday. Find the rest of the Top 5 songs buzzing right now on Alternative Picks. Cage The Elephant “Metaverse” remains the #1 song this week for the second-consecutive week on the Mediabase Alternative Chart. "Metaverse" marks the 13th #1 single for Cage The
Week of 4/14
ALT Happy Birthday wishes this week to SiriusXM's Kat Corbett (4/16), KRXF (92/9)/Bend, OR PD/MD Kris Metzdorf (4/17), Compass Media's Doug Ingold (4/17), KTCL/Denver PD Nerf (4/18), Unleashed Music's Geordie Gillespie (4/19).
Cumulus Media Picks Linkin Park ‘Up From The Bottom’ For Latest Your Music Plus Exclusive Audio Feature
Cumulus Media announces the launch today of a new installment of its original multi-part audio series, Your Music Plus, featuring Linkin Park’s newest single, "Up From the Bottom," which is already moving up inside the Top 10 on Mediabase Alternative chart. Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda will take listeners behind the new single that will be included on the upcoming Deluxe Edition of From Zero. The exclusive audio series will air for the next eight weeks on Cumulus Media’s Alternative and Rock stations. Greg Frey, VP of Music Partnerships, Cumulus Media, said, "Linkin Park returns with a high-energy anthem that captures
Danny Wimmer Presents Finalizes 10-Year Deal For Bourbon & Beyond And Louder Than Life Music Festivals
Danny Wimmer Presents (DWP) has announced a long-term agreement with Kentucky Venues to host Bourbon & Beyond and Louder Than Life music festivals at the Highland Festival Grounds. The new 10-year commitment runs through 2035. The new deal follows Kentucky General Assembly passing legislation for tax rebates for music festivals in Louisville and Lexington that run for at least two straight days and bring in 60,000 people. These larger attractions along with the host venue are eligible to receive half of the Kentucky sales taxes generated from the sale of festival tickets and concessions. Danny Wimmer, Founder of DWP, says,
