Aaron Dessner News

Atlantic Theater Company will present their 2026 Gala at The Plaza, celebrating the historic theater’s 40th Anniversary. The event will feature performances from Darren Criss, Aubrey Plaza and more.

The Tanglewood Popular Artist Series, which each year brings a star-studded lineup of musicians and performers to Tanglewood’s Koussevitzky Music Shed, continues to expand its 2026 summer season with the addition of Jon Stewart among a roster of major artists across genres including rock, country, pop, Broadway, and soul.

Brandi Carlile will continue her “The Human Tour” this fall with newly confirmed stops across North America, including Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre, and San Diego’s The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park, among many others.

Mumford & Sons returned to NBC’s Saturday Night Live this past weekend as musical guest for the fourth time, where they performed their new songs “Rubber Band Man” with Hozier and Aaron Dessner and “Here” with Sierra Ferrell and Dessner. Watch them both now.

Laufey will release a deluxe edition of her GRAMMY-winning album A Matter of Time this spring. Titled A Matter of Time: The Final Hour, the album includes four new tracks and will be available April 10. Listen to one of the new tracks now.

11x Grammy-winner Brandi Carlile raised over $600,000 for Minnesota’s The Advocates for Human Rights this past weekend with “Be Human: A Concert for Minneapolis.”

Mumford & Sons’ new album, Prizefighter, is now available. To coincide with the release of the album, Mumford & Sons will kick off their massive North American headline Prizefighter Tour in June.

Brandi Carlile will livestream her sold-out show at Minneapolis’ Target Center this Saturday, February 21, in support of Minnesota’s The Advocates for Human Rights. 

Brandi Carlile has added a third night to her “Echoes Through the Canyon” weekend at The Gorge Amphitheatre on Sunday, May 31, headlined by The Highwomen.

Brandi Carlile will return to The Gorge Amphitheatre this spring with her “Echoes Through the Canyon” weekend on Friday, May 29, and Saturday, May 30, featuring Indigo Girls, Bonnie Raitt, I’m With Her, and Sara Bareilles.

We Are Moving The Needle will present the annual Resonator Awards on January 27, 2026 at Los Angeles’ Chaplin Studios, with honorees that include Chaka Khan, St. Vincent, and HAIM. Learn more about the honors and recipients below.

Grammy Award-winner Brandi Carlile has shared a new expanded version of Returning To Myself, featuring exclusive commentary on each of the project’s ten tracks. Check it out here.

Florence + the Machine will embark on The Everybody Scream Tour of North America in 2026, with dates kicking off next April, including stops at New York’s Madison Square Garden and Barclays Center, two nights at Los Angeles’ Kia Forum and more.

11x Grammy Award-winner Brandi Carlile will return to the road next year with “The Human Tour” including arena shows across North America, the U.K. and Europe.

Girls Just Wanna Weekend will return for its 7th annual celebration in January with The Chicks and Sam Smith joining Brandi Carlile as headliners. The event is set to take place at Mexico’s Barceló Maya Resort January 15-19, 2026.

GRAMMY®-winning Icelandic-Chinese artist, composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Laufey has premiered “Lover Girl,” the latest single from her highly anticipated forthcoming album.

Kristin Chenoweth, Alan Menken, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, and more will either present and/or perform at the 2025 Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Dinner slated for Thursday, June 12th at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. 

On the heels of announcing her highly anticipated forthcoming album, Laufey has confirmed the “A Matter of Time Tour.' Starting in September, the tour will see Laufey bringing her enchanting and theatrical live show to her largest North American venues to date.

Beloved indie/folk trio The Lone Bellow have announced fall tour dates, kicking off in September, as well as a new song titled “That Table.” Check out the tour dates and listen to the new song here.

A Matter of Time, the highly anticipated new album from artist, composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Laufey, is set for release on August 22. Listen to a new single now!