Pat Urban's Music News

Thursday April 24, 2025

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Look for new music soon from The Faces.  Faces are preparing to release a new album next year, their first since 1973's 'Ooh La La." The news came from drummer Kenney Jones, who says he, Rod Stewart, and Ronnie Wood have been working on stuff together.

Bryan Adams will embark on a 40-date North American tour in September with special guests Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo. It will be called the "Roll With the Punches" Tour, which is also the name of Adams’s forthcoming album.  The tour comes to Philly October 29th and Pittsburgh November 2nd.  Presale begins Tuesday.

Carlos Santana suffered a medical emergency before his concert in San Antonio, Texas, Tuesday, and the performance was postponed.  A medical crew responded to a possible fainting and the 77-year-old was transported to an area hospital. In a similar incident in 2022, Santana collapsed onstage due to heat exhaustion and dehydration.

Kendrick Lamar leads the 2025 American Music Awards nominations with 10 nods, including Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, and Song of the Year. Taylor Swift, the "winningest artist in AMAs history," has six nominations this year, aiming to add to her total of 40 awards.

Madonna's video for "La Isla Bonita" has reached a billion views on YouTube.  That’s the first Madonna video to hit a billion streams.

Masked Singer update so SPOILER ALERT:  Nessy was unmasked.  It was singer-songwriter Edwin McCain.