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Billy Joel performed a 28-song set for a packed UBS Arena and concluded the night with a five-song encore that went way after midnight.Now that the clock has officially ticked over to 2025, UBS Arena has quite a bit more exciting entertainment planned for this year.Of course, the Islanders will play all their home games on the venue’s ice but major comedians like Sebastian Maniscalco, Katt Williams, Gabriel Iglesias and Jeff Dunham will be dropping in, too.Country star Chris Stapleton is also slated to headline as is R&B queen Mary J. Blige. Monster Trucks and Disney on Ice are making appearances for the youngsters as well.So, if you want to catch a show — or three — at Belmont Park’s premier entertainment destination, here all the events coming to UBS Arena in 2025 that you won’t want to miss live.Runs Jan. 10-12Runs Feb. 7-9Featuring Shaggy, Sean Paul and Beres HamiltonFriday, Feb. 14 at 8 p.m.Friday, Feb. 21 at 7 p.m.Saturday, March 15 at 7 p.m.HC Tel Aviv vs. the Jerusalem CapitalsSunday, March 23 at 5 p.m.Featuring Skeng, Spice, Kraff, Valiant and moreFriday, March 28 at 9 p.m.Saturday, March 29 at 8 p.m.Saturday, April 5 at 8 p.m.Friday, April 11 at 7 p.m.Friday, May 16 at 7 p.m.Sunday, July 20 at 7 p.m.Featuring Grace PotterWednesday, July 23 at 7 p.m.Saturday, Aug. 23 at 7 p.m.Thursday, Sept. 18 through Saturday, Sept. 20Many iconic acts are also headlining at in New York City, Brooklyn and New Jersey this year.Here are just five you won’t want to miss live these next few months.• Zach Bryan with Kings of Leon• Deftones• Ringo Starr and his All Starr Band• Tyler, The Creator• Linkin ParkWho else is on the road? Take a look at our list of all the 2025 Grammy nominees on tour to find the show for you.This article

New Jersey Devils have found their footing this year and currently sit at second place in the Eastern Conference’s Metropolitan Division.And while we can’t wait to see how the rest of their campaign shakes out for Nico Hischier and Jack Hughes, we’re equally excited about all the major events coming to the Prudential Center these next few months.Just a few of the biggest names set to entertain off the Newark Penn stop on the Northeast Corridor NJT line include Linkin Park (Aug. 3), Blake Shelton (March 6), Sebastian Maniscalco (March 8), Deftones (April 9) and Tyler, The Creator (July 27-28).Other biggies swooping in include Cody Johnson (Jan. 17), Mary J.

AC/DC and Ringo Starr, omnipresent pop stars Charli XCX and Gracie Abrams, heavy metal icons Metallica and System of a Down, honky tonk heroes Post Malone and Megan Moroney, and Pulitzer Prize-wining Hip-Hop stadium headliner Kendrick Lamar (he’s a one-of-a-kind) — that might be coming to a venue near you over the next 12 months.Some of the artists on our expansive list have been on the road since the ’60s; others were born in the aughts. No matter your age or favorite genre, we have a feeling one or three acts will resonate with you.Personally, we’re most excited to see Hans Zimmer, Heart, Tyler The Creator, Weird Al and Jack White but that’s just us.So, come on a journey with us to popular music’s past and future.Here’s what 2025 has to offer.Runs April 11 through June 18Runs May 31 through Sept. 8Featuring Role ModelRuns March 3 through Aug. 12Featuring Zara Larsson and BeneeRuns May 13 through Sept. 26Runs July 22 through Oct. 23Runs Jan. 13 through July 5Runs May 11 through Oct. 16Runs March 29 through June 16Runs March 7 through July 11Runs June 20 through Feb. 28, 2026Featuring Bad SunsRuns Feb. 13 through April 21Runs Jan. 21 through Feb. 4Runs Feb. 11 through June 27Featuring Korn, Avenged Sevenfold and Deftones on select datesRuns Aug. 25 through Sept. 7Featuring Queens of the Stone Age, AFI, JPEGMAFIA, Spiritbox, Jean Dawson and others on select datesRuns April 26 through Sept. 24Featuring Limp Bizkit, Ice Nine Kills, Pantera and Suicidal Tendencies on select datesRuns April 19 through June 29Featuring The Mars Volta and FleshwaterRuns Feb. 25 through Sept. 5Runs April 15 through Aug. 16Featuring Municipal Waste and Alien WeaponryRuns Jan. 15 through Feb. 22Featuring Three Days Grace, Daughtry, Sevendust and

Selome Hailu The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame had its most-watched induction ceremony ever on New Year’s Day, with ABC’s primetime special hitting an average 4.6 million viewers. That’s a 49% increase from the year before, when the induction ceremony reached 3.1 million viewers. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony also improved its rating among the key adults age 18-49 demographic, nabbing a 0.5 — up 39% from the 0.36 achieved in 2023, and tying the show’s best demo rating in 20 years, since March 21, 2004.

‘Weird Al’ Yankovic‘s name has often “come up in conversations” over inductions into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.Chairman John Sykes recently spoke about the process around selecting and vetting candidates and confirmed that Yankovic’s name had come up.He told Vulture: “He’s a genius. He has made brilliant versions of the songs, but I’ll be honest, he’s never made it close to the ballot.”Sykes also said Phil Collins, The B-52s, Pixies and Joe Cocker have also been discussed.Speaking about Collins he added: “He’s come up in meetings so much.

Eminem, A Tribe Called Quest, Mary J. Blige, Dolly Parton and Missy Elliott.The chairman John Sykes has spoken to Vulture recently, where he revealed that he has no plans to change the name, stating that instead he will “communicate that rock and roll is open to all”.“I think it’s because some people don’t understand the meaning of rock and roll,” Sykes explained. “If you go back to the original sound in the ’50s, it was everything.

Diddy’s 2004 White Party in the Hamptons was for a good cause: The mogul teamed up with Sony for a “Vote or Die” theme on the Fourth of July, focusing on mobilizing minority voters for the election.Diddy made a grand entrance by helicopter. Aretha Franklin was there, along with the Rev. Al Sharpton, Mary J.

50 Cent, Davido and Mary J. Blige will join forces for a huge 2025 show at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Netflix and Roku have taken U.S. rights on the BBC and Blink Films‘ Wham! doc, which airs tomorrow.

Thania Garcia Since Alissia began uploading bass covers on YouTube 13 years ago, she’s gone from a Berklee College grad to a Grammy-nominated producer for Mary J. Blige, Anderson .Paak and Bootsy Collins, to name just a few. Her goal has remained the same throughout: “There’s always more to learn,” she tells Variety. “It’s that hunger for knowledge that has brought me to some incredible places and people.” Born in Switzerland, and a temporary resident of Italy and America, the 33 year-old is nominated for non-classical producer of the year at the 2025 Grammys.

EXCLUSIVE: CAA has signed Oscar, Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominated songwriter and composer, Taura Stinson.

EXCLUSIVE: Independent Artist Group has signed Naturi Naughton, the actress, singer, and producer best known for starring in Starz’s Power franchise, for representation.

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Kendrick Lamar has dropped the music video for “Squabble Up,” a cut included on his surprise-released album “GNX” that arrived on Friday morning. Directed by Callmatic, the video is the first song to get the visual treatment off “GNX.” In the clip, Lamar holds center attention as dancers come and go while nods to his native Compton and Los Angeles appear throughout.

Music creation platform Splice recently announced its partnership with producer, writer and DJ Alissia. Releasing a series of six curated sample collections called “Alissia Selects”, the partnership will also see the producer putting Splice and Studio One Pro to work in a new demo, and feature a contest for new creators on the Splice Discord.

year of the diva.And two of the biggest female pop stars of the ’90s — Mary J. Blige and Gwen Stefani — are still keeping it relevant three decades after they first rocked the music world.Blige, 53, and Stefani, 55, are at the age when even the most indomitable divas — from Madonna and Janet Jackson to Jennifer Lopez — are in decline from their chart-topping heights and creative peaks.

Liam Payne was remembered on Saturday evening during this year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees’ ceremony in Cleveland, Ohio. 

inductions into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, giving a little stardust to an eclectic lineup that included pop icon Cher, heavy metal’s Ozzy Osbourne, hip-hop soul queen Mary J. Blige, soft rockers Foreigner and 83-year-old soul icon Dionne Warwick.It was a five-hour-plus show that also honored hip-hop trailblazers A Tribe Called Quest, punk pioneers the MC5, the effortless dance music of Kool & the Gang, the beach bum tunes of Jimmy Buffett and the jam band fusion of Dave Matthews Band.Dua Lipa opened the show singing Cher’s “Believe” before the 78-year-old icon joined her onstage, giving way to Zendaya who noted that Cher is the only woman to have a No.

Foreigner drummer Dennis Elliott will not be attending their Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction, as his wife was not invited to walk the red carpet with him.The induction ceremony takes place in Cleveland on Saturday (October 19), and will see the veteran rock band joined by the likes of Ozzy Osbourne, Cher and Mary J. Blige in being welcomed into the hall.Others receiving the honour in the class of 2024 are Dave Matthews Band, A Tribe Called Quest, Peter Frampton and Kool & The Gang.However, despite waiting decades to finally get their induction, the band’s founding drummer Dennis Elliott will not be on hand to accept the prize, writing that the schedule the band were sent was “not to our satisfaction”.Dear Foreigner Fans & Friends,Don't look too hard, we will not be there.We were finally given the schedule last night,…Posted by Dennis Elliott on Thursday, October 17, 2024In a Facebook post, he explained: “Dear Foreigner fans & friends.

“Celebration,” their 1980 party anthem that became their only No. 1 single.But it’s the R&B group that formed 60 years ago in 1964 that will be reveling in their own “good times” when they are inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio.“They finally recognized us,” bandleader and co-founder Robert “Kool” Bell told The Post about their enshrinement on their first nomination — 30 years after they were first eligible in 1994.

Dionne Warwick insists that she never said a little prayer to get into the Rock & Roll of Fame.“I never thought about getting inducted into the Rock & Roll of Fame,” Warwick, 83, told The Post. “I don’t consider myself rock ’n’ roll.

Lisa, Cher and Tyla have performed at the returning 2024 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show – watch their performance below.Early this morning (October 16), the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show made its return for the first time in six years, and for the first time ever featured a performance line-up that was entirely made up of women.Cher was previously announced to close out the entire fashion show, with Tyla and BLACKPINK’s Lisa also announced as performers. Come showtime, Lisa kicked off the night with a performance of her solo single ‘Rockstar’.For the performance, she was sat on a motorcycle before getting off to join her dancers as they danced down the runway.