CELEBRITIES SPOTLIGHTSOklahoma Musician Tony Foster Jr. Plans Sept. 24 Benefit Concert at ACM@UCO Live Room to Help Pay for Kidney Transplant and Recovery FESTIVALS AND MUSIC EVENTSChicago’s Late September Weekend Packs Majid Jordan, Cavetown and Mac Ayres With New Museum Openings, Oktoberfest, Film Festivals and the White Sox Finale FESTIVALS AND MUSIC EVENTSOpen House Chicago Adds 20 New Sites for 2026, Including Blackhawks Ice Center, Muddy Waters Mojo Museum and Griffin Museum of Science and Industry UPCOMING EVENTS AND TOURS Chicago Cubs Open Playoff Ticket Lottery Wednesday as Wrigley Field Hopefuls Line up for a Chance to Buy Seats If the Team Reaches October Chicago Malört World Record Attempt Sells Out as Hundreds Prepare to Take a Bitter Shot Sunday, With Livestream Viewers and Neighborhood Bars Still Joining the Stunt Chicago Mom Wins $400,000 on a $5 Illinois Lottery Scratch-Off After Repeated Scans at a Gage Park Store, Then Plans Back-To-School Gifts for Her Three Children Chicago Mother Wins $400,000 on a $5 Illinois Lottery Scratch-Off at a Gage Park Convenience Store, Planning to Use the Prize for Her Three Children’s Education Circa Sportsbooks New Bet the Blitz Promotion Sends American Place Bettors to Las Vegas and Into the Chicago Bears Ticket Drawing VIEW ALL FESTIVALS AND MUSIC EVENTS Chicago’s Late September Weekend Packs Majid Jordan, Cavetown and Mac Ayres With New Museum Openings, Oktoberfest, Film Festivals and the White Sox Finale Open House Chicago Adds 20 New Sites for 2026, Including Blackhawks Ice Center, Muddy Waters Mojo Museum and Griffin Museum of Science and Industry Chicago’s Mexican Independence Day Celebrations Return With El Grito, Little Village Parade and Downtown Road Closures After Last Year’s Midway Blitz Disruptions ARC Music Festival Brings House Home in Chicago With Virago, Sara Landry and a Lineup Rooted in Local Djs, Queer Nightlife and Global Techno Chicago Labor Day Weekend Brings Jazz Fest, Fiesta Boricua, Taste of Polonia and Beach Days as Festivals Fill the City Before Summer Ends VIEW ALL CELEBRITIES SPOTLIGHTS Oklahoma Musician Tony Foster Jr. Plans Sept. 24 Benefit Concert at ACM@UCO Live Room to Help Pay for Kidney Transplant and Recovery Watertown Opera Singer Kay Sparling Recalls Performing at More Than 300 9/11 Funerals and Benefit Dinners After Rudy Giuliani’s Call to Honor First Responders D4vd Faces a Wrongful Death Lawsuit From Celeste Rivas Hernández’s Family as They Urge Los Angeles Prosecutors to Seek the Death Penalty Ray Lamontagne Collapsed During a Nashville Ryman Auditorium Concert, Then Recovered and Returned to Louisville the Next Night on His Trouble 20th Anniversary Tour Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s Family Urges Los Angeles Prosecutors to Seek Death Penalty as Singer D4vd Faces Murder Case and October Court Hearing VIEW ALL NEW RELEASES & ALBUM DROPS Alabama Shakes Return With First Album in 11 Years After a Druid City Brewing Reunion Sparked New Songs, a Tour, and the Band’s Renewed Creative Spark Arco E Tasto’s Once Heard, Long Forgotten Revives Emilie Mayer and Luise Adolpha Le Beau With a Navona Recording Shaped by Milwaukee Musicianship and Romantic Rediscovery Miley Cyrus Rebrands as Miley and Announces Bass Persuades, the Pop Star’s Next Album Arriving September 18 With Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl Dates Miley Cyrus Teases Her 10th Album With a Mononymous Name Change, Red Imagery and Promises of Love Songs Shaped by Her Life and Relationship With Maxx Morando Phoebe Bridgers Returns With Lost Weekend, a 16-Song Solo Album Featuring Boygenius, Jack Antonoff and Bo Burnham While Balancing Grief, Joy and Intimate Pop Lore VIEW ALL INDUSTRY NEWS & TRENDS RIAA Mid-Year Data Shows U.S. CD Revenue Surged 58.6% in 2026, With 17.5 Million Units Sold as Physical Music Gains Fresh Momentum Anthropic Sued by Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell Over Alleged Use of Tens of Thousands of Songs to Train Claude AI Dolly Parton Dies at 80, and Las Vegas Fans Remember the Country Icon’s Decades of Strip Shows, ACM Awards Hosting and Local Charity Ties New Orleans Music Executive Says the City Already Has a Real Industry Built on Labels, Venues, Studios and Artists From Louis Armstrong to Lil Wayne Koe Wetzel Brings Fire, Fan Singalongs and a Tighter Stage Presence to Boston’s Leader Bank Pavilion on the Night Champion Works Tour Wednesday VIEW ALL FEATURED EVENTS FEATURED EVENTS Music of the Baroque Turns the Chicago River Into an Open-Air Concert Hall as Thousands Gather for Handel and the Hallelujah Chorus Posted onSeptember 10, 2026September 10, 2026 0 The free riverfront performance drew crowds to the Riverwalk, bridges and docks for a third year of classical music on ...FEATURED EVENTS Pantera Will Headline New Orleans’ Two-Day Great NOLA Trendkill at Lakefront Arena, Bringing Phil Anselmo Home With 10 Metal Bands and Multiple Side Projects Posted onSeptember 9, 2026September 9, 2026 0 The Nov. 20-21 concert pairs Pantera with Down, Black Label Society and other heavy acts tied to New Orleans metal ...FEATURED EVENTS BTS Ends North American Arirang Tour With 1.9 Million Fans and a Record-Setting Sofi Stadium Attendance Mark for Any Group Since the Arena Opened Posted onSeptember 8, 2026September 8, 2026 0 The K-pop group capped its North American run in Los Angeles after four shows at SoFi Stadium and a livestream ...FEATURED EVENTS Kanye West and Kim Kardashian Reunite at North West’s Sold-Out Debut Solo Concert in Chicago as the 13-Year-Old Performs Tracks From Her EP North4evr Posted onSeptember 7, 2026September 7, 2026 0 The former couple watched from opposite sides of the balcony while North West headlined a one-night show at The Vic ... 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