Oasis, Metallica, and Bad Bunny Won Tour of the Year Awards
The 2026 Pollstar Awards went down last week, recognizing the best tours of last year. Here are the winners:
Major Tour of the Year: Oasis, "Oasis Live '25 Tour."
Rock Tour of the Year: Metallica, "M72 World Tour"
Hip-Hop Tour of the Year: Kendrick Lamar / SZA, "Grand National Tour"
R&B Tour of the Year: The Weeknd, "After Hours Til Dawn Stadium Tour"
Pop Tour of the Year: Benson Boone, "American Heart World Tour"
Country Tour of the Year: Chris Stapleton, "All-American Road Show" and Lainey Wilson, "Whirlwind World Tour"
Latin Tour of the Year: Bad Bunny, "Debí Tirar Más Fotos World Tour"
Comedy Tour of the Year: Adam Sandler, "You're My Best Friend Tour"
Support / Special Guest of the Year: Olivia Dean on Sabrina Carpenter's "Short n' Sweet Tour"
Residency of the Year: Eagles at the Sphere in Las Vegas
Fan Favorite Live Performer of the Year: Morgan Wallen
Music Festival of The Year (over 30,000 attendees): Austin City Limits Music Festival in Austin, Texas
Music Festival of The Year (under 30,000 attendees): Ohana Festival, Dana Point, CA
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Iron Maiden will miss their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction because they'll be on tour in Australia.
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At Coachella on Saturday night, Sombr brought Billy Idol and Steve Stevens onstage to do "Eyes Without a Face," and Billy's vocals didn't sound on beat or in tune. (That's Sombr on the high part.)
Billy just killed it live on stage with Carrie Underwood last Monday on "American Idol". Maybe it was an earplug monitor problem?
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Lil Wayne says it's "humbling" that he wasn't invited to Coachella or the Grammys.
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More Coachella Weekend Two Recap
Weekend Two of Coachella has officially wrapped up. There were a ton of big moments; we’ve listed some of the biggest ones below.
- Sabrina Carpenter topped her Weekend One performance with a little help from Madonna. The Queen of Pop came out while Carpenter performed “Juno,” during the fan-favorite “pose” moment…and cut right into them both performing Madonna’s “Vogue” medley.
- Madonna & Carpenter also performed an unreleased song, believed to be from Madonna’s upcoming “Confessions II.”
- The Strokes closed out their Saturday night performance protesting foreign interventions by the U.S., using the stage’s giant LED screens to show images of U.S involvement in other countries.
PinkPantheress brought the fun with a slew of surprise appearances and live collabs.
- Zara Larsson hopped on stage to perform ”Midnight Sun.” Janelle Monáe joined PinkPantheress on stage at one point to play guitar. DJ Ninajirachi, actor Tyriq Withers, Chase Infiniti, Slayyyter, and Manon all made appearances during the set as well.
- During PinkPantheress’ performance of “Illegal," Withers returned to the stage to celebrate the pop star’s birthday. He gave her a rose, while dancers held up a sign that read “Happy Birthday.”
- Justin Bieber brought out Billie Eilish and SZA during his performance. During a performance of “One Less Lonely Girl” he brought up Billie on stage. She sat on a stool as Bieber sang to her. Billie has long shared that she’s been a Belieber. SZA and Bieber performed “Snooze” together. He also brought out a guest artists including Sexyy Red for “Sweet Spot” and Big Sean for “As Long As You Love Me” and “No Pressure.”
- Kacey Musgraves did a set at Coachella, debuting new songs from her upcoming album “Middle of Nowhere." She arrived on stage on horseback, and performed songs including the album’s title track, “Back On The Wagon” and “Uncertain, TX.”
- Addison Rae brought out Olivia Rodrigo during her set for a pair of duets. They sang Rae’s single “Headphones On,” and Rodrigo’s new single “Drop Dead.” Rae’s set also featured a cameo from Maddie Ziegler.
- Anyma actually got to perform this weekend, after his Weekend One set was cancelled due to strong winds. He was joined by guests including Muse‘s Matt Bellamy, Swae Lee, and Blackpink member LISA. Joji also came out to sing his Anyma collaboration “Beautiful.”