Boy Bands, On Tour

PRETTYMUCH Announce “Funktion Tour 2018”

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Yo – It’s PRETTYMUCH!  They just announced a huge headlining tour this Fall called the “Funktion Tour” and it’s bringing the guys all around the US and Canada starting in October.  They’ve tapped 17 year old singer/songwriter Gunnar Gehl to open on tour!

PRETTYMUCH have been working hard and hinting at big things lately and this tour is just one piece of their puzzle.  Verified Fan Presale sign-up is free and available now. This will enter you into a lottery for your city to get an exclusive pre-sale code to be used before the general public tickets go on sale.  Sign up HERE for your chance to get a Verified Fan Pre-sale code!  Tickets go on sale August 26th.

VIP & early entry packages are also available for tour!  Now is your chance to meet Brandon, Edwin, Austin, Nick, and Zion and get some swag, too.  VIP tickets include a GA ticket, early entry into the venue where available, pre-show meet&greet and photo with PRETTYMUCH, official VIP wristband, limited edition signed poster, VIP laminate, and pre-show merch shopping!

Check out the VIP package details and all of the tour dates below!

“Funktion Tour 2018” ft. PRETTYMUCH 
Oct 18th – The Neptune – Seattle, WA – Buy Tickets 
Oct 20th – Slim’s – San Francisco, CA – Buy Tickets
Oct 21st – The Wiltern – Los Angeles, CA – Buy Tickets 
Oct 22nd – House Of Blues – Anaheim, CA – Buy Tickets 
Oct 24th – South Side Music Hall – Dallas, TX – Buy Tickets 
Oct 25th – Aztec Theatre – San Antonio, TX – Buy Tickets 
Oct 26th – House Of Blues – Houston, TX – Buy Tickets 
Oct 28th – Ritz Ybor – Tampa, FL – Buy Tickets 
Oct 29th –  Revolution – Fort Lauderdale, FL – Buy Tickets
Oct 30th – House Of Blues – Orlando, FL – Buy Tickets 
Nov 1st – Buckhead Theatre – Atlanta, GA – Buy Tickets 
Nov 3rd – Theatre of Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA – Buy Tickets 
Nov 4th – Irving Plaza – New York, NY – Buy Tickets 
Nov 5th – The Fillmore Silver Spring – Silver Spring, MD – Buy Tickets 
Nov 7th – Bogart’s – Cincinnati, OH – Buy Tickets 
Nov 8th – Turner Ballroom – Milwaukee, WI – Buy Tickets
Nov 9th – Varsity Theatre – Minneapolis, MN – Buy Tickets 
Nov 11th – St. Andrew’s Hall – Detroit, MI – Buy Tickets 
Nov 12th – Deluxe @ Old Nat’l Centre – Indianapolis, IN – Buy Tickets 
Nov 13th – House Of Blues – Chicago, IL – Buy Tickets 
Nov 15th – Phoenix Concert Theatre – Toronto, ON – Buy Tickets
Nov 18th – House Of Blues – Boston, MA – Buy Tickets 

Grab a copy of “Summer On You” on iTunes and Amazon or stream it on Spotify so you can sing along on tour!

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Boy Bands, Music, Tennis

Arthur Ashe Kids Day Announces 2018 Lineup Featuring In Real Life, Echosmith & more!

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Arthur Ashe Kids Day is one of our favorite days of the year!  Music and tennis in one place celebrating the legendary tennis player and humanitarian Arthur Ashe – SIGN US UP!!  2018 is a big year – it’s the 50th Anniversary of the US Open and they’ve tapped some top talent to help get the party started.  Sibling group Echosmith, and ABC’s “Boy Band” winners In Real Life will headline the main Stadium Show with hosting duties by Alex Aiono and Skai Jackson.  Students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL will also be featured in a special performance of “Shine.”

Arthur Ashe Kids Day has a history of booking stars before they become huge!  Past performers include Demi Lovato, Jonas Brothers, Ariana Grande, Hunter Hayes, Justin Bieber, Shawn Mendes, Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears, and many more!  Tickets are required for entry to the Stadium Show and start at just $10.

Admission to the Grounds Festival is FREE and includes events like tennis skills challenges, face painting, “beat the pro,” and more music.  On the grounds, fans will get to enjoy performances by  4th Ave, JAGMAC, X’s & O’s, AJ Mitchell, and Brynn Elliott  on the Radio Disney Festival Stage.

And let’s not forget the tennis stars!   Featured players participating in the stadium show include Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Angelique Kerber, and Madison Keys.  You can also catch some of your favorite pros practicing around the grounds!

Saturday August 25th, 2018
USTA- Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
Flushing Meadows, NY
Buy Tickets 

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Album Release, Music

Album Preview: Like Pacific – “In Spite Of Me”

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Canada is churning out some of the best pop punk that we’ve probably ever heard.  Like Pacific are gearing up to drop their sophomore album “In Spite Of Me” on July 27th via Pure Noise Records.  When asked about the new record, singer Jordan Black said “When we wrote Distant Like You Asked, I felt super proud of writing an entire full length album but was very nervous. In Spite of Me means more to me than anything I’ve ever done creatively. We worked super hard writing and recording this album. The hardest I’ve ever personally worked.”

The new album has 10 brand new tracks including “Sedatives,” “Had It Coming,” and the title track “In Spite Of Me” which all showcase the high octane, in your face whether you like it or not energy of the new album.   “In Spite Of Me” is a natural progression both lyrically and musically for one of the hardest working pop punk bands in the scene today.

Watch the brand new video for “Self Defeated” below!

Pre-order your copy of “In Spite Of Me” on iTunes or Amazon now.  Catch Like Pacific on tour with Seaway and Bearings across Canada this Summer!

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Music, Music Video

Shiffley Premiere New Video For “Away, Away!”

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Take a trip down memory lane with Shiffley in their brand new video for “Away, Away!”  The vintage video footage has them performing on a hit late night TV show from yesteryear but is perfectly in tune with today.  The latest single from Shiffley’s debut album, Paper Cranes, the track is simple yet powerful, and filled with gang vocal chants but still really dancey.

Watch the video complete with sweater vests, sideburns and combovers, and 70s era mustaches below!

Grab a copy of Shiffley’s debut album “Paper Cranes” on iTunes and Amazon now or stream it on Spotify!

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Album Release, Music, Music Video, Uncategorized

The Vamps Announce US Tour

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The Vamps are coming back to America for a huge headlining tour this Fall!  Hot on the heels of the release of “The Day Edition” of their latest dual album “Night & Day,” the guys are finally bringing their arena rock sound back to the states.

James, Brad, Tris, and Connor are bringing their friends New Hope Club and HRVY so be sure to get to the show early!  Album + presale ticket bundles begin Tuesday July 24th at 10am local venue time while general public tickets go on sale Friday July 27th at 10am local venue time.

The Vamps USA 2018 Tour ft. HRVY + New Hope Club
Sept 15th – The Showbox – Seattle, WA – Buy Tickets 
Sept 16th – Wonder Ballroom – Portland, OR – Buy Tickets 
Sept 18th – August Hall – San Francisco, CA – Buy Tickets
Sept 19th – The Belasco Theatre – Los Angeles, CA – Buy Tickets 
Sept 25th – House Of Blues – Dallas, TX – Buy Tickets 
Sept 27th – The Vic Theatre – Chicago, IL – Buy Tickets
Sept 30th – The Fillmore – Silver Spring, MD – Buy Tickets 
Oct 2nd – Theatre of the Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA – Buy Tickets 
Oct 3rd – Paradise Rock Club – Boston, MA – Buy tickets 
Oct 4th – Playstation Theater – New York, NY – Buy Tickets 

Watch the brand new video for “Just My Type” now!

Grab a copy of “Night & Day” on iTunes and Amazon so you can sing along on tour.

Be sure to follow The Vamps, HRVY, New Hope Club, and Secret Fangirls on Twitter!

Album Release, Artist to Watch, Music, Music Video, Uncategorized

YUNGBLUD Releases Debut Album “21st Century Liability”

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Dominic Harrison, professionally known as YUNGBLUD is coming out of the gates swinging with infectious poppy melodies and hip hop beats contrasting with dark angsty lyrics on his first full length album.  He’s had major success with tracks like “I Love You, Will Ya Marry Me” which documents the tragic love story of a man who proposed to his girlfriend with graffiti on Sheffield’s Park Hill bridge.  YUNGBLUD also has two tracks, “Falling Skies” and “Tin Pan Boy” featured on the 13 Reasons Why: Season 2 soundtrack.

With a debut album just released through Locomotion/Geffen Records, massive crowds at the final cross country 2018 Vans Warped Tour, and word of mouth praise from every corner of the globe, YUNGBLUD is destined to be a star with a great career on the very near horizon.

While the album has radio friendly bouncey pop tracks like “Die For The Hype,” YUNGBLUD’s wide range of influences are apparent through the entire album with few tracks sounding the same.  He uses this to his advantage and created his own brand of genre bending tracks including the album title track, “21st Century Liability” which draws influence from early 90s hip hop drum loops, crunchy grunge rock guitars, and enough angst to power a whole city.

YUNGBLUD just dropped a music video for his latest single, “Medication” directed by Adam Powell and takes a wild medicated trip.  Watch the video below!

If you missed YUNGBLUD playing Vans Warped Tour, you have another chance!  He’ll be hopping back on Warped Tour from July 26th – 31st.  He’s also hitting a whole bunch of cities for the “21st Century Liability Tour” throughout the US including a stop in NYC.  Check out all of the dates HERE!

Grab a copy of “21st century liability” on iTunes and Amazon or stream it on Spotify!
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Music, On Tour

Twenty One Pilots Drop Tour Dates And Two New Songs

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Twenty One Pilots just broke their year long silence with a MASSIVE email full of announcements.  There’s a lot to unpack here when they’ve been teasing with clues and riddles for the better part of 3 months.  Let’s get started!

Josh and Tyler announced that their brand new album, “Trench” is due out October 5th through Fueled By Ramen.  They also released two new tracks, “Jumpsuit,” and “Nico And The Niners” today as well!  But that’s not all – they included a video for “Jumpsuit” in the announcement AND a link for Ticketmaster Verified Fan Codes for the “Bandito Tour” this fall.  WHEW!  Told you that was a lot to unpack.

Presales for “The Bandito Tour” begin on Tuesday, July 17 at 10am local time.  General on sale begins Friday, July 20 at 10am local time.  Check out all of the dates below!

“The Banditos Tour” 2018
Oct 16th – Bridgestone Arena – Nashville, TN – Buy Tickets
Oct 17th – United Center – Chicago, IL – Buy Tickets
Oct 19th – Enterprise Center – St. Louis, MO – Buy Tickets 
Oct 20th – Wisconsin Entertainment & Sports Center – Milwaukee, WI – Buy Tickets 
Oct 21st – Xcel Energy Center – St. Paul, MN – Buy Tickets
Oct 23rd – Quicken Loans Arena – Cleveland, OH – Buy Tickets 
Oct 24th – Little Caesars Arena – Detroit, MI – Buy Tickets
Oct 26th – TD Garden – Boston, MA – Buy Tickets 
Oct 27th – NYCB LIVE Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum – Uniondale, NY – Buy Tickets 
Oct 28th – Wells Fargo Center – Philadelphia, PA – Buy Tickets
Oct 30th – Madison Square Garden – New York, NY – Buy Tickets 
Oct 31st – Capital One Arena – Washington, D.C. – Buy Tickets
Nov 2nd – Philips Arena – Atlanta, GA – Buy Tickets
Nov 3rd – Amalie Arena – Tampa, FL – Buy Tickets
Nov 4th – BB&T Center – Sunrise, FL – Buy Tickets
Nov 6th – Toyota Center – Houston, TX – Buy Tickets 
Nov 7th – American Airlines Center – Dallas, TX – Buy Tickets
Nov 9th – Talking Stick Resort Arena – Phoenix, AZ – Buy Tickets 
Nov 10th – The Forum – Inglewood, CA – Buy Tickets 
Nov 11th – Oracle Arena – Oakland, CA – Buy Tickets 
Nov 13th – Vivint Smart Home Arena – Salt Lake City, UT – Buy Tickets 
Nov 15th – Moda Center – Portland, OR – Buy Tickets
Nov 16th – Tacoma Dome – Tacoma, WA – Buy Tickets
Nov 17th – Taco Bell Arena – Boise, ID – Buy Tickets
Nov 20th – Pinnacle Bank Arena – Lincoln, NE – Buy Tickets
Nov 21st – Sprint Center – Kansas City, MO – Buy Tickets 

Dec 7th – Perth Arena – Perth, AU  – Buy Tickets 
Dec 10th – Adelaide Entertainment Centre – Adelaide, AU – Buy Tickets 
Dec 13th – Rod Laver Arena – Melbourne, AU – Buy Tickets
Dec 16th – Qudos Bank Arena – Sydney, AU – Buy Tickets
Dec 18th – Brisbane Entertainment Centre – Brisbane, AU – Buy Tickets  
Dec 21st – Spark Arena – Auckland, NZ  – Buy Tickets
Jan 30th – Palace of Sports – Kiev, UA – Buy Tickets
Feb 2nd – VTB Arena – Moscow, RU – Buy Tickets 
Feb 4th – Ice Palace – St Petersburg, RU  – Buy Tickets 
Feb 6th – Ice Hall – Helsinki, FI – Buy Tickets
Feb 8th – Ericsson Globe Arena – Stockholm, SE – Buy Tickets
Feb 9th – Telenor Arena – FEB Oslo, NO – Buy Tickets
Feb 11th – Royal Arena – Copenhagen, DK – Buy Tickets 
Feb 12th – Barclaycard Arena – Hamburg, DE – Buy Tickets
Feb 14th – Mercedes-Benz Arena – Berlin, DE – Buy Tickets
Feb 15th – Atlas Arena – Lodz, PL – Buy Tickets 
Feb 16th – The O2 Arena – Prague, CZ – Buy Tickets
Feb 17th –  Wiener Stadthalle – Vienna, AT – Buy Tickets 
Feb 21st – Unipool Arena – Bologna, IT  – Buy Tickets 
Feb 23rd – Hallenstadion Zurich -Zurich, CH – Buy Tickets 
Feb 24th – Hanns-Martin-Schleyerhalle -Stuttgart, DE – Buy Tickets
Feb 25th – Lanxess Arena – Cologne, DE – Buy Tickets
Feb 27th – Genting Arena – Birmingham, UK – Buy Tickets 
March 1st – 3Arena – Dublin, UK – Buy Tickets 
March 2nd – SSE Arena Belfast – Belfast, UK  – Buy Tickets
March 4th – The SSE Hydro Arena – Glasgow, UK – Buy Tickets
March 5th – Manchester Arena – Manchester, UK – Buy Tickets
March 7th – The SSE Arena Wembley – London, UK – Buy Tickets
March 11th – Accorhotels Arena – Paris, FR – Buy Tickets
March 12th – Ziggo Dome – Amsterdam, NL – Buy Tickets 
March 13th – Palais 12 – Brussels, BE – Buy Tickets
March 15th – Bizkaia Arena (BEC!) – Bilbao, ES – Buy Tickets
March 16th – WiZink Center – Madrid, ES – Buy Tickets
March 17th – Altice Arena – Lisbon, PT – Buy Tickets

Watch the official video for “Jumpsuit” below!

Stream or download a copy of “Jumpsuit” and “Nico And The Niners” now!

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Music, Music Video

Neverkept Release Debut Single – “Vertigo”

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Formerly known as Count To Four, the band are rebranding with a brand new singer (Broadside guitarist Dorian Cooke) and a new name!  Neverkept are here to stay despite the notion of the name.  They have a reputation as being one of the hardest working unsigned underground DIY bands and they intend to keep that momentum!  The new name comes from the personal convictions of the band’s members as well as the music touching on the notion of realizing lost hope and acknowledging that possibility of “what if.”

Neverkept recently dropped their debut single since the name and lineup change called “Vertigo.”  The new track is a tour de force wrapped up with pure renewed energy. Watch the official music video below!

Grab a copy of “Vertigo” on iTunes or Amazon or stream the single on Spotify.

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Big Time Rush, Music, On Tour, Show Review

Logan Henderson Debuts New Music at Gramercy Theatre in NYC

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Logan Henderson played a high energy set to a packed crowd at NYC’s Gramercy Theatre over the weekend.  It was his first solo tour and he performed his entire debut album, Echoes of Departure and the Endless Street of Dreams – Part 1.  The concert, presented by Z100, also featured  openers Skela and Thutmose.  Logan showed off his songwriting skills with new unreleased tracks like “Zodiac,” “End Of The World,” and an upbeat high energy encore of “Body Language.”

With the addition of a live band backing the show, Logan made sure the crowd had the best night whether they knew the words or not.  After taking a lengthy break from the spotlight, he debuted new solo music with a darker grunge pop sound and we love it!  He honed his songwriting skills while still in Big Time Rush, and even played a song he wrote while on their last tour called “Change In The Weather.”

Logan is no stranger to performing for massive audiences and his on stage energy was infectious.  He had the whole crowd singing and dancing along to every song all night long! Crowd favorites included “Sleepwalker,” Logan’s first solo track, and “Bite My Tongue.”

Watch our clip of “Body Language” below.

Make sure you grab a copy of his debut album “Echoes of Departure and the Endless Street of Dreams – Part 1” on iTunes or Amazon now.  Catch Logan Henderson performing at Billboard’s Hot 100 Fest at Jones Beach this August!

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Artist to Watch, Music, On Tour, Show Review

LOOTE Play Hometown Show on Eric Nam’s North American Tour

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NYC based pop duo LOOTE (Jackson Foote and Emma Lov) played to a hometown crowd at Irving Plaza on night one of two NYC stopes for Eric Nam’s North American tour!  Jackson and Emma are on their way to big big things with pure pop tunes that get stuck in your head for days and on stage energy that will bring down any house they play in.

Kicking off their set with “Longer Than I Thought” sans Joe Jonas and punching it into overdrive with every song after that, LOOTE are proving to be more than just an opening act.  They know how to get a crowd pumped up and singing along whether the fans are there for them or not.

Before singing “No Promises”, a smash hit co-written by LOOTE and LAUV, made famous by Demi Lovato and Cheat Codes, Emma quipped about wishing Demi were present to help sing.  Emma is a powerhouse vocalist in her own right and she proves it with grace and raw emotion.  Not only can Emma sing like an angel and write insanely catchy tunes, she knows how to shred!

Jackson and  Emma’s songwriting chemistry is the most pure we’ve seen in a long time.  They aren’t afraid to jab at each other’s personal lives for some of the best songs the radio hasn’t heard yet! “IDK Single” is a new track from their debut EP about getting out of a long term relationship and totally forgetting how to be single.

Closing the set with “Your Side Of The Bed,” LOOTE truly showed their artistry and left everything on the Irving Plaza stage.  Their incredibly fun live show made us even more excited for Summer and what’s next for LOOTE!

If you can’t wait for more LOOTE, catch them at Billboard’s Hot 100 Festival at Jones Beach this August!  Get to know Jackson and Emma better in our interview.

Pick up a copy of their debut EP, Single, on iTunes or Amazon or stream it on Spotify now.

Be sure to follow LOOTE and Secret Fangirls on Twitter for more on your favorite artists!

We are all fangirls at heart.