Shakira launched her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour residency in Madrid on Sept. 18, playing to a crowd the promoter says exceeded 50,000 fans at the purpose-built Shakira Stadium. The 12-show run, produced by Live Nation Spain, is her only European engagement this year and takes place at a temporary venue designed by Bjarke Ingels Group within the Iberdrola Music complex.

The residency was originally set for three dates but expanded to 12 after what the promoter describes as extraordinary demand, with more than half a million tickets sold within hours of the initial onsale. Most dates are listed as sold out. The opening show drew on Shakira’s back catalog, including “Hips Don’t Lie,” “She Wolf” and “TQG,” alongside her single “Dai Dai” featuring Burna Boy, which the announcement says spent seven weeks at No. 2 globally and has passed 1 billion YouTube views.

The Madrid run coincides with a citywide cultural program, Es Latina, and a fan-experience area called Macondo Park featuring themed pavilions tied to Shakira’s music and career. The stadium engagement follows what Live Nation calls a record-breaking run for the tour since it began in February 2025, which the company says has become the highest-grossing tour by a Spanish-language artist. Shakira was also recently nominated for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Maya Sarin, LiveNation.com.

Tune-Yards has booked a run of U.S. tour dates, with stops set for Chicago, Cleveland, Boston and other cities. The Oakland-based band is expected to share additional details on venues and ticketing ahead of the trek.

The tour adds to Tune-Yards’ recent activity, giving fans in multiple markets a chance to catch the group live in the coming months.

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Macklemore was removed from Ed Sheeran’s tour after speaking out against the violence in Gaza during a performance, triggering a public controversy that has played out over several weeks.

The fallout has drawn attention from fans and industry observers tracking how artists navigate political statements while on major tours, with the two camps offering differing accounts of how the split unfolded.

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Papa Roach withdrew from its scheduled performance at Louder Than Life after bassist Tobin Esperance experienced what the band described as an unexpected medical emergency. The group said he needs time to recover before returning to the road.

The band is targeting a comeback for its previously booked European tour dates in November, though no further details on the bassist’s condition were disclosed.

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aespa launched the American leg of their SYNK: COMPLæXITY world tour with a show at New York’s UBS Arena, marking the K-pop group’s first U.S. date of the run. The setlist mixed the quartet’s biggest hits with reworked arrangements and individual solo segments for each member.

The stop is part of a broader trek that has taken the group across multiple international markets, underscoring the sustained global demand for K-pop arena tours as acts in the genre continue to expand their touring footprint in North America.

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Ed Sheeran addressed recent controversy surrounding his tour before performing in Philadelphia, his first concert since openers and a backing band member exited the run. Ahead of the show, Sheeran read a statement acknowledging the Israel-Palestine conflict while attempting to keep his remarks neutral.

The singer went on to describe the Philadelphia performance as the best show of his career, following what has been a turbulent stretch for the tour amid the personnel departures.

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John Farnham’s wife and sons say the Australian singer’s health has declined in recent months, according to a family statement issued ahead of an upcoming tribute concert.

The statement did not detail specific medical circumstances but was released as plans for the tribute show move forward. Farnham has faced serious health challenges in recent years.

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Caleb Lee Hutchinson has announced his sophomore album, Long Line of Losers, due October 30 via Broke Records. The 12-track project reunites him with producer Titanic Sinclair, who worked on Hutchinson’s 2023 debut, Southern Galactic, and draws on 1970s classic country influences.

The announcement arrives alongside the release of new track “Sadder Days,” which follows previously shared songs “Famous” and “Fast One.” Hutchinson has said “Famous” reflects on his early fame as a teenager and his current perspective at 27, while he has cited artists including Sturgill Simpson, Jamey Johnson and Tyler Childers as influences on his approach to songwriting.

Hutchinson will support the album with a run of tour dates beginning October 14 in Gainesville, Georgia, opening for Craig Morgan, followed by headline stops through December across the South and Southwest, including Charlotte, Austin, Memphis and Atlanta.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Emily Ginsberg.

Music photographer Scarlet Page will open “Held: Three Decades of Artists and Their Gibson Guitars,” an exhibition of live and portrait photography spanning her career, at Gibson Garage London on Sept. 23. The show runs through February 2027 and features images of Foo Fighters, Alex Turner, Lenny Kravitz, Slash, Robbie Williams, The Cure, AC/DC and Wolf Alice, among others.

The exhibition draws on Page’s archive dating to 1993, including a shot of Jeff Buckley’s 1995 Pyramid Stage performance at Glastonbury, Angus Young supporting the Rolling Stones in 2003, and Alex Turner during Arctic Monkeys’ 2023 Glastonbury set. Page’s early work includes a 1994 Lollapalooza assignment and a photo used for the cover of The Verve’s “A Northern Soul.”

According to the announcement, signed limited-edition prints from the exhibition will be available through RedHouse Originals. Gibson Garage London, which opened as Gibson’s first store outside the U.S., is located on Eastcastle Street and hosts guitars, live performances and other events alongside the retrospective.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Libby Coffey, primeprgroup.com.

British-American trio Raynes has released “Pure Blue,” the third and final single from their debut album Radio Remind Me, due out October 16. The song was produced by Mat Charley and co-produced by Chris Sclafani, an engineer whose credits include Ed Sheeran, Ariana Grande and The Weeknd, and features accordion, bouzouki and mandolin. The accompanying music video was shot in Bismarck, North Dakota, by Ryan Cory, who has worked with Pearl Jam and Sleater-Kinney.

The band says the track reframes the perspective of The Beach Boys’ “Wouldn’t It Be Nice,” examining whether adulthood lives up to childhood expectations. It follows the single “Roses All Over,” which the band says debuted in the top 40 of Billboard’s Adult Pop Airplay chart and ranked as the fourth most-added song at Hot AC radio.

Raynes, signed to Sony Music Publishing, formed after North Dakota natives Mat Charley and Joe Berger connected with UK singer Mark Race over social media. The group is currently touring North America, with dates continuing into the UK and Europe through late November.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Beachwood Entertainment Collective.