Indie music finance platform beatBread named Andreea Gleeson as its new CEO, the company announced Thursday (Sept. 10). She will succeed Tracy Maddux, who had served as interim CEO following the death of beatBread’s founding CEO Peter Sinclair in August 2025.

Gleeson comes from Believe-owned indie music distributor TuneCore, which she joined in 2015 and rose to CEO of in 2021. During her time there, Gleeson oversaw TuneCore’s expansion into several new global markets, the evolution of its publishing administration business to include artist development and the launch of its artist discovery platform TuneCore Accelerator.

Founded in 2020 to issue capital to independent artists, labels and songwriters who want to maintain ownership of their music, beatBread says it has issued around $100 million in advances through some 2,000 transactions with creators. Gleeson’s job now is to deploy some of the $124 million beatBread raised last year in credit and equity capital from Citi, Deciens Capital and others to scale the company’s AI-enhanced underwriting technology internationally.

“What drew me to beatBread is that Peter and this team solved a real problem for independent artists: how to access growth capital without giving up ownership or control,” said Gleeson in a statement. “They’ve built sophisticated technology and a funding model that consistently gives artists more choice. I’ve spent much of my career focused on what independent artists will need next, and access to better capital on artist-friendly terms is one of the most important opportunities ahead.”

Last October, beatBread launched a $100 million Global Independence Fund to support indie labels and distributors, partly in response to Universal Music Group’s acquisition of Downtown Music. In its release announcing Gleeson’s hire, the company says she will work to develop existing and new relationships with labels and distributors, and work with beatBread’s tech group to scale its proprietary chordCashAI technology, “which underpins the company’s ability to assess, price and structure funding across a broad range of creators and music businesses.”

Ishan Sachdev, general partner at beatBread’s longtime investor Deciens, said beatBread’s “technology and its ability to fund artists well … creates a significant opportunity to scale the business across a much larger global market. Andreea brings the operating experience and track record of building global businesses at the intersection of technology and music to capitalize on that opportunity.”

Maddux, who was CEO of TuneCore rival CD Baby from 2010-2020, will continue to support the company through the leadership transition. Both he and Gleeson have also been appointed to serve on the beatBread board of directors.

“Our priority over the course of the past year has been preserving the momentum that Peter [Sinclair] built, and positioning the company for long-term success,” said Maddux. “Andreea brings a rare combination of deep artist credibility, operational excellence and global scaling experience, and she is exactly the right leader to take beatBread to the next level in its growth journey.”

Fatboy Slim is f***ing in heaven. And next year he’ll be playing coast-to-coast dates in Australia.

Norman Cook’s dancefloor alter ego will visit these parts in March 2027 for seven tour dates across Fremantle, Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne.

On this trip, which includes a three-night stand at Carriageworks in Sydney, the Brit will play “more personal,” underground and urban outdoor spaces, he explains.

“For this tour to Australia I wanted to get up close with my people, play venues with real atmosphere and have a proper party,” he says in a statement. “Bridges, rivers, parks, old railway sheds – if it’s a bit weird and the sound system’s loud enough, I’m there.”

Fans can expect to hear the DJ and producer’s hits such as “Right Here Right Now,” “Praise You” and “Weapon of Choice,” along with recent releases “Satisfaction Skank,” a mash-up of his own “The Rockafeller Skank” and The Rolling Stones’ “Satisfaction,” and his current single with Brazilian DJ Carola and Felix Da Housecat, “Funk Drunk.”

Fatboy Slim has had a large year, one that has included spots at Coachella, four nights at his local, Brighton Beach, and a closing slot at Rock in Rio in Brazil, and his debut album Better Living Through Chemistry is celebrating its 30^th birthday. To mark the occasion, the collection will be reissued digitally on Sept. 25 via BMG, with special-edition LP and CD editions following on Oct. 2. Its followup, 1998’s You’ve Come A Long Way Baby dropped, spent four weeks at No. 1 in the United Kingdom, and cemented his reputation as one of the best in the electronic music business.

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Fatboy Slim Australian Tour 2027
March 3 – Esplanade Park, Fremantle WA
March 5 – Carriageworks, Sydney NSW
March 6– Carriageworks, Sydney NSW
March 7 – Carriageworks, Sydney NSW
March 10 – On The Banks, Brisbane QLD
March 12 – The Underpass, Melbourne VIC
March 13 – The Underpass, Melbourne VIC

John Farnham is a terrific dad. Someone to look up to, a glorious basket of positivity, fun and silliness. Just ask his son.

James Farnham shared a sweet message as Australians celebrated Father’s Day last Sunday, Sept. 6, and gave fans a rare glimpse of his father, John, the beloved pop veteran.  

“From one father to another, I’ve realised just how much you’ve taught me over the years… some useful, some questionable,” James writes. “You’ve always been a great dad and someone I’ve looked up to my whole life. Now that I’m a dad myself, I just hope Jett looks up to me the same way I’ve always looked up to you.”

John Farnham has “always been positive, fun, silly and never taken yourself too seriously, which I’m pretty sure is where I get most of my silliness from,” he continues. “Thanks for making dad time good fun all these years.”

The post is accompanied with four photographs, each telling a story in the timeline of the Farnhams. Among them, an image of John, with flowing long blonde hair and a baby James in his hands. A teary James holding his own baby son, Jett. And a recent photo of John and his wife Jillian Billman staring down at baby Jett.

John Farnham has stepped out of the spotlight since undergoing marathon surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from his throat in 2022. His time away from the public glare hasn’t dimmed his superstar status in these parts.

An all-star concert at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena on Sept. 20, The Songs Of John Farnham: A Living Legend The Celebration, was a swift sellout. The concert will feature 120 artists and musicians, all of them selected by Farnham, and raises funds for Head and Neck Cancer Australia.

Separately, a musical based on Farnham’s career will premiere on Nov. 15 at the Roslyn Packer Theatre in Sydney, while Sony Music is releasing a 40th anniversary edition of Whispering Jack, which is paired with the live recording, Whispering Jack Live In Concert, along with new, numbered vinyl and range of merchandise to mark the special occasion.

Earlier, John Farnham: Finding The Voice won the 2024 AACTA Award for best documentary and is recognized as the highest-grossing Australian music documentary in history, earning more than A$2.57 million at the box office.

With 1986’s Whispering Jack, Farnham orchestrated one of the all-time great comebacks. The album spent 25 weeks at No. 1, en route to shifting more than one million copies, becoming the first domestic LP to do so. It remains the highest-selling album ever in Australia by a local talent.

Whispering Jack, of course, features Farnham’s signature song, “You’re The Voice,” a top 10 hit in the United Kingdom, and, four decades on, the unofficial anthem of Australia.

Farnham has confirmed it is “just not possible” for him to sing or perform again following his cancer ordeal. “We can rule that out,” he told the Herald Sun in May. “Because of the surgeries to my mouth and face over the past few years, singing on stage is not something I can consider again.”

Dexys Midnight Runners frontman Kevin Rowland has told Nigel Farage where to go after the controversial far-right politician walked out to “Come On Eileen” ahead of his Reform U.K. conference speech.

Farage was filmed walking to the stage following a brief delay, reportedly due to security measures and protests, as Dexys’ signature song could be heard playing from the loudspeakers. The party’s national conference was held at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, the birthplace of Dexys Midnight Runners, from Sept. 3-5.

When word got to Rowland, he wasn’t thrilled. “I, Kevin Rowland (the son of Irish immigrants) and the main songwriter of ‘Come On Eileen,’ am disgusted to learn that Nigel Farage has used our Dexys Midnight Runners’ song to make his entrance for his party conference speech,” he writes on the band’s socials. “Myself, and all of Dexys are passionately against Farage’s politics.”

The post was accompanied with an image of a bus shelter poster, bearing a picture of Farage with the headline “he blames migrants, so you don’t blame billionaires.”

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Farage, whose party is facing a criminal investigation over allegations it broke foreign funding laws, following a recent broadcast by Channel 4 News, the BBC reports, has yet to respond to Rowland’s sharp comments.

“Come On Eileen” was one of the biggest hits of its era, spending four weeks at No. 1 on the Official U.K. Singles Chart in 1982, for their second leader, and hitting the summit of the Billboard Hot 100 the following year.

Formed in 1978, Dexys Midnight Runners released three critically and commercially successful albums in the early-to-mid 1980s: Searching For The Young Soul Rebels (1980), Too-Rye-Ay (1982) and Don’t Stand Me Down (1985). “Geno” from 1980 gave the act their first U.K. No. 1 single.

Rowland, as politically astute as any recording artist living in the United Kingdom, went on to form new bands, release solo music and drop albums as Dexys.

The alternative rock act is currently on tour in the United Kingdom in support of their new album, LOVE, the first through a deal with Heavenly Recordings. Produced by Belfast musician and DJ David Holmes, it’s the first release under the Dexys Midnight Runners name since Don’t Stand Me Down.

A former management executive claims in a new lawsuit that N.O.R.E. sexually assaulted her during an album promotion event in 1999.

Carmen Bryan, a former finance officer at Def Jam affiliate Rush Management who shares a child with Nas, filed civil claims against N.O.R.E. (born Victor James Santiago Jr.) on Wednesday (Sept. 9). The lawsuit, obtained by Billboard, seeks unspecified financial damages for “severe emotional distress.”

Bryan, who ran in the same circles as N.O.R.E. in the 1990s, alleges the rapper assaulted her at a Manhattan nightclub while he was doing pre-release promotion for his sophomore album Melvin Flynt Da Hustler in May 1999. According to the lawsuit, N.O.R.E. grabbed Bryan while “visibly intoxicated” and “committed an act of non-consensual digital penetration.”

“Ms. Bryan made clear verbal objections and repeatedly pleaded for Santiago to stop,” reads the legal complaint. “Santiago ignored her objections and pleas. Santiago physically overpowered Ms. Bryan.”

Afterward, N.O.R.E. allegedly recognized Bryan crying outside the club and apologized, saying, “Carm, I didn’t know it was you. You’re always doing something different with your hair.” Bryan says he repeated a similar apology a few weeks later at a barbecue that she and Nas hosted for their daughter’s birthday.

Bryan claims she disclosed the assault the day after it occurred to Jay-Z, a “trusted confidant.” She says Jay-Z “reacted strongly and threatened to confront” N.O.R.E., but Bryan asked him not to because she didn’t want to escalate the situation. She ultimately opted not to report the assault.

“She struggled agonizingly between the urgent need to address the violation of her bodily autonomy and the intense, culturally ingrained pressure to avoid bringing legal or public harm to a successful Black male,” read the lawsuit. “In an environment that routinely demanded absolute loyalty to the artist over the safety of women, advocating for her own basic human rights felt akin to a direct betrayal of the culture itself.”

Bryan alleges that she suppressed the trauma of the incident for years. That changed in 2023, when her memories were triggered by R&B singer Cassandra “Cassie” Ventura’s explosive sexual misconduct lawsuit against Sean “Diddy” Combs. Bryan says she could not eat or sleep after the news broke and ultimately decided to pursue legal action of her own.

Now, Bryan is suing N.O.R.E. under New York City’s Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Act, which opened a limited window to bring sexual assault claims that would otherwise be barred by the statute of limitations.

Bryan’s attorneys, Marjorie Mesidor and Heather Palmore, said in a statement shared with Billboard, “For far too long, the music and nightlife industries have normalized sexual violence, treating non-consensual contact and physical domination as an occupational hazard or ‘par for the course’ — as if enduring abuse is somehow what women signed up for when entering these spaces.”

“No woman signs up to be assaulted,” added Mesidor and Palmore. “The assertion that an assault is excusable — or simply did not happen — because a perpetrator failed to recognize his victim strips women of their fundamental humanity. Ms. Bryan is coming forward not only to demand accountability for the lasting trauma and public humiliation inflicted upon her, but to challenge the culture of entitlement that treats women’s bodies as collateral damage.”

Reps for N.O.R.E. did not immediately return a request for comment. A rep for Jay-Z, who is not accused of any wrongdoing, also did not return an inquiry.

Harry Styles has confirmed that 2027 dates for his Together, Together world tour are on the way.

In an emailed note to fans sent Wednesday night (Sept. 9), Styles thanked all the fans who have already joined him at dates in Amsterdam, London, São Paulo, Mexico City and his current residency at New York’s Madison Square Garden. “When we decided to do the 2026 tour I knew it would be special but what you turned it into was far beyond what I could have imagined,” he wrote.

He said he wanted his most loyal fans to be the first to know that 2027 dates are coming on Thursday — and that they will mark the “final cities” that Together, Together will hit.

“Tomorrow’s announcement will be the final cities of Together, Together,” he wrote. “After that, I don’t know what comes next for me, but I know that I’m excited to find out.”

Once Styles wraps up his current MSG residency on Halloween (Oct. 31), he’ll have two stops in Australia — six shows across Melbourne and Sydney — for 2026 before hitting the yet-undisclosed locations next year.

Find Styles’ full note to fans below:

Hello.

When we decided to do the 2026 tour I knew it would be special but what you turned it into was far beyond what I could have imagined. I love playing music, I love being with all of you and being a part of the love and joy you all create together every night. That’s why I wanted you to be the first to know we will be adding 2027 dates, which honestly, at first I found daunting. Being an artist is the only life I’ve ever known really, I have been doing this since I was 16 years old, and I feel like the luckiest person in the world to still be sharing these moments with you.

Tomorrow’s announcement will be the final cities of Together, Together. After that, I don’t know what comes next for me, but I know that I’m excited to find out.

I can’t wait for us to keep dancing with all our friends, I hope to see you there. Thank you for coming out to see us, and for all the love and support you’ve given me over the years.

All my love,

-H

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Kacey Musgraves is officially on the road for her Middle of Nowhere tour this fall, bringing her seventh studio album to cities across the U.S.

The musician kicked off her Middle of Nowhere 2026 tour on Aug. 21 in Chicago at United Center before continuing with stops in Boston, Baltimore, Kansas City, Phoenix and Los Angeles. The U.S. leg will conclude in Seattle at Climate Pledge Arena on Oct. 27. Tickets to Musgraves’ remaining 2026 tour dates are still available online, including through Ticketmaster.

Musgraves scored the highest debut of her career with Middle of Nowhere, which debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 with 100,000 units in its first week. The album surpassed her 2024 release Deeper Well, which opened with 97,000 units. The tour features tracks from Middle of Nowhere, including “Dry Spell,” “Coyote” and “Loneliest Girl,” plus a particularly eye-catching stage prop: a giant disco ball shaped like human testicles that made its debut during the tour’s opening night in Chicago.

The sparkly set piece has since become one of the tour’s most talked-about moments, with Musgraves joking about it during her Sept. 1 show at Madison Square Garden. “My manager didn’t tell me no,” she quipped while performing “Rhinestoned.”

Below, we’ll be showing you where you can buy affordable tickets to Musgraves’ 2026 tour. We’ve also included promo codes to bump pricing down further.

Where to Buy Affordable Tickets to Kacey Musgraves’ Middle of Nowhere 2026 Tour

General admission for Musgraves’ tour went on sale Friday, May 8, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster. The site has a slew of tickets still available post-general sale, with pricing going for as low as $50.55 at some venues. The ticketing service offers a fan guarantee, which allows for cancellations, refunds or exchanges within 24 hours of booking. However, these options are subject to certain exclusions.

A great third-party option for buying Musgraves tickets is StubHub. With a quick look, we’ve seen tickets going for as low as $73. StubHub often has great deals on ticket sets, marking them down with deals for you and a friend up to 44% off.

For example, a set of tickets available for Musgraves’ Boston show retails for $130, down from $235. The site will mark specific venues with these deals, utilizing a “great value” badge so you won’t miss out on markdowns.

To help you plan your ticket-buying approach, StubHub will notify ticket buyers which venues are selling out fastest. The platform makes buying tickets easy with its “FanProtect Guarantee,” which protects purchases with authentic tickets and refund policies. Plus, if your event is canceled and not rescheduled, you will receive a credit worth 120% of the amount you paid, or the option of a cash refund.

More options for affordable ticketing to Musgraves’ tour can be found on SeatGeek. A quick click through the website reveals tickets for the singer’s tour going for as low as $60. To make ticketing even more affordable on SeatGeek, you can use promo code BILLBOARD10 at checkout to receive $10 off. The ticketing service features a buyer guarantee that ensures easy ticket purchases every time.

Another great option is Vivid Seats. At the time of publication, Musgraves‘ tickets are selling for as low as $59 at venues like the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. The site has some of the lowest pricing we’ve seen on our search thus far, beyond Ticketmaster.

If you’re looking to make ticketing on Vivid Seats even more affordable, you can use our promo code BB30 to snag $30 off your purchase. The ticketing service offers a 100% buyer guarantee that vows your transaction will be secure, that your tickets will be delivered before your event, and that those tickets will be valid and authentic. 

TicketNetwork is yet another option we’ve found that has pretty affordable ticketing to Musgraves’ tour. Pricing starts at $63 at some venues, a steal when compared to pricing via other ticketing sites. When you search for tickets on TicketNetwork, you can use our code BILLBOARD300 to save $300 off orders of $1,000 or more, or code BILLBOARD150 to save $150 off orders of $500 or higher.

Gametime is a third-party site with really great pricing on Musgraves’ tour. As we searched through the site, we found pricing starting in the $60 range for venues in Milwaukee, Brooklyn and Chicago to make shopping for the perfect ticket even easier, Gametime will notify you when certain venues and dates are discounted. You’ll see indicators on your search that will tell you which venues are in high demand, a helpful tool for preplanning your attack plan when purchasing tickets.

When purchasing tickets through Gametime, the ticketing site guarantees that buyers are protected in the event that their concert is unexpectedly canceled. Tickets will arrive on time at the most affordable price. If you do happen to find lower pricing elsewhere, Gametime will hook users up with 110% of the difference.

Kacey Musgraves Middle of Nowhere Tour 2026 Tour Dates

UPDATE (Sept. 9): Local authorities have denied an application to reinstate permits for a canceled performance in Istanbul.

A letter from the Istanbul Provincial Police Department dated Monday (Sept. 7) and reviewed by Billboard says the decision to deny the new application was made given the possibility that “differing views and reactions which may arise before or during the event could come into confrontation, thereby disrupting public order.” The statement continues that situations requiring the attention of security forces might happen and that it could therefore be difficult to made sure the event happens safely. The letter says that as such, holding the event under current circumstances “would not be appropriate in terms of public order and security.”

PREVIOUSLY: The promoter of a canceled Anyma performance in Turkey is appealing the decision by local authorities.

On Sunday (Sept. 6), Anyma announced that the show, scheduled to take place on Saturday (Sept. 12) at Istanbul’s Ataköy Marina Arena as part of his ÆDEN tour, had been canceled after visuals from a previous performance were changed with AI to make them appear different than they actually are.

“Selected darker moments from our story and show were taken out of context, manipulated with AI, paired with other music and circulated online to manufacture a false sinister narrative that simply does not exist and does not reflect the show’s essence or intention,” the artist born Matteo Milleri wrote on social media.

Religious groups claimed the visuals and the show at large were satanic and petitioned the Turkish Ministry of Culture, which subsequently revoked the previously approved show permits. Anyma’s statement continued that he and his team did not get the opportunity to discuss that decision with local authorities.

“None of my visuals are AI-generated and the greatest irony is that AI was used to alter my work by those who condemn it and they ultimately turned it into something to fit their own narrative,” Anyma’s statement added. “My art was turned into social media and political propaganda. What happened next is unacceptable…. Neither my team, the promoter, nor I received any meaningful warning or opportunity for dialogue before the show was cancelled. Nobody asked us to explain the work, provide context or discuss possible adaptations. We were and are ready to do so. We strongly reject the false religious and political meaning being attributed to this work. We have performed around the world and have always engaged in respectful conversation according to the local culture and customs. We would have willingly done the same in Türkiye, had legitimate concerns been raised through dialogue.”

The Turkish promoter of the performance has now submitted a second permit application that includes Anyma’s statement, along with the request for the decision to be reconsidered so the event can proceed as scheduled.

But with the Turkish government shutting down myriad musical performances by artists including Robbie Williams, Polish metal band Behemoth, Russian band Slaughter to Prevail and others over the last several years for reasons related to safety, politics and religion, security risks around the Anyma show remain high even if the permit is reinstated.

The Sept. 12 show had been anticipating roughly 12,000 international attendees. The promoters, as such, estimated that the performance could have represented millions in marketing, media and tourism value.

Anyma’s ÆDEN tour is scheduled for stops in Milan on Sept. 19, Madrid on Sept. 26 and shows in Sydney, Athens, Mumbai, Abu Dhabi, Paris and Santiago De Chile through the end of 2026.