WEEKLY ENCORE: Your Must-Read Setlist
Here's a look at this week's top headlines.

June 14, 2025
WEEKLY ENCORE
Here's a look at this week's top headlines
NEWS
Jonathan Mayers, the co-founder of Superfly and original force behind the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, has died. He was 51. The cause of his death has not been announced.
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NEWS
Bob Dylan and Machine Gun Kelly’s rapport continues. Yesterday, June 11, the rapper shared the official album announcement trailer for his forthcoming project, lost americana, due on August 8. The clip, which highlights single, “clichè,” also appears to be narrated by Dylan.
NEWS
Margo Price Previews New LP Hard Headed Woman with First Single “Don’t Let The Bastards Get You Down”
Margo Price has announced the August 29 release of her forthcoming album, Hard Headed Woman, via Loma Vista Records. Previous collaborator Matt Ross-Spang produced the new set, which features duets between the songstress and Tyler Childers, as well as the social media music sensation Jesse Welles.
Relix Presents King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Flame Throwers Vol. 2 & 3, two 3xLP beasts pulled from the band’s Fall 2024 run, featuring unfiltered audio and shape-shifting setlists.
NEWS
Revered bassist Oteil Burbridge has shared the dates and locations of his six-stop headlining tour. Oteil & Friends’ impending run will occur on the East Coast and is stacked ahead of the group’s highly anticipated return to Suwannee Roots Revival in Live Oak, Fla., on October 9 through 12, the final date in a stretch of in-person appearances, which begins on October 1, at the Waterville Opera House in Waterville, Maine.
NEWS
David Byrne has announced the release of his first album in seven years, Who Is The Sky?, due on September 5 via Matador Records. The impending studio effort builds on the musical foundation Byrne laid via his 2018 critically acclaimed American Utopia. As an initial preview of his latest creative endeavor, Byrne has shared the first single and official music video for “Everybody Laughs.” In addition, the artist delivered an extensive global tour schedule, featuring coast-to-coast appearances in the US.
NEWS
Sly Stone, the fearless innovator behind Sly & The Family Stone, has died. As the frontman, singer, songwriter, organist and producer for the legendary psychedelic soul ensemble, Stone created generational anthems that challenged the injustices of his era through joy and shook the foundations of popular music, laying the foundation for fusion, funk and more. He was 82.
GALLERY
Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival launched its official 2025 season on Thursday, June 12, with an exceptional lineup of day-one participants and new festival features that enhanced the in-person experience. Following a tough week for the music community, acts offered tributes to the deceased, including Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys and Jonathan Mayers, the original force behind the annual event on The Farm.