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10 Artists That Could Headline When We Were Young in 2026

When We Were Young Fest has quickly become the Super Bowl of emo and pop-punk music, celebrating every generation of eyeliner-smeared nostalgia under the Las Vegas sun. With a stacked 2025 lineup featuring blink-182, Panic! At The Disco, and Avril Lavigne set to hit the stage this weekend, all eyes are already on next year. If the festival follows tradition, it’ll return on Saturday, October 17, and Sunday, October 18, 2026—and the big question is: who could possibly top that next year? Here are 10 artists who could easily take the headlining slot in 2026. Download the free idobi App… Read more »

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The Pretty Wild & Magnolia Park Collab On High-Octane “Afterlife”

Sister duo Jyl and Jules Wylde, aka The Pretty Wild, just teamed up with Magnolia Park for a high-octane new collab, “Afterlife.” Jules notes, “‘AFTERLIFE’ circles the idea of star-crossed souls bound by something ancient and unbreakable. Conceptually, it’s plucked from the kind of love you find in mythology and old tragedies, where you have this obsessive devotion and destruction. It isn’t perfect, but it’s dark, beautiful, and eternal.” Jyl adds, “‘AFTERLIFE’ explores the idea that love dynamics are rooted in codependent magnetism and resonance patterns. It asks, what happens when obsession doesn’t end with death, but carries ur soul… Read more »

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TX2 & Ekoh Release Satirical “Nice Guy” Collab

TX2 and Ekoh just dropped their new collab, “Nice Guy,” via Hopeless Records. The satirical alternative track takes aim at all the guys who claim they’re not like the rest. Preceded by “Feed (feat. DeathbyRomy),” “MAD (feat. Ice Nine Kills)” and “HOSTAGE (they will not erase us).” “‘Nice Guy’ is both a self-aware jab at myself and a satirical song. I love satire,” TX2 says. “There’s this trope of men calling themselves the ‘nice guys’ and ending up not being the nicest, that I wanted to play off, and that’s what originally inspired the song.” The artist adds, “While writing the song, when we… Read more »

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Melrose Avenue Drops “Black Heart” Music Video With Ekoh

Ahead of their nearly sold-out run throughout the UK and Europe, Sydney, Australia’s Melrose Avenue shared their new track, “Black Heart,” featuring hip-hop artist Ekoh. Previously, the rising punk/metal act and recent Hopeless Records signees released singles “Body Bag” and “Reflections.” Vocalist Vlado Saric shares of the track, “I was once in a situationship with someone who seemed really awesome, but as things unraveled, so did she. ‘Black Heart’ is a song about seeing someone for who they really are.” Check out the genre-defying track and official music video below. “Black Heart” Lyrics: Gave up tonight‘Cause I am so sick… Read more »

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Safari West Just Named Their Baby White Rhino After Ozzy Osbourne

July 22 marked a devastating day for the alternative and metal community. On this day, we lost the Black Sabbath lead singer and all-around music icon Ozzy Osbourne. Though, with death often comes new life, especially in the case of Safari West’s newest addition to their rhino family. The private wildlife preserve, located in Santa Rosa, California, welcomed Ozzy to the bunch. The preserve shared on social media, “Safari West is thrilled to announce the birth of a healthy male white rhino calf, born July 22—the same day the world said goodbye to music legend Ozzy Osbourne. This little one,… Read more »

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Lady Gaga, Beartooth, and More Pay Tribute To Ozzy Osbourne

In the wake of Ozzy Osbourne’s tragic death yesterday, July 22, artists around the globe have honored the Prince Of Darkness with heartfelt tributes and song dedications during their live shows. Coldplay At their Nashville show on July 22, Coldplay dedicated the entire show to Ozzy before launching into a cover of Black Sabbath’s “Changes.” Frontman Chris Martin shared, “We’d like to dedicate this whole show to the incredible, genius talent, and characterful gift to the world that was Ozzy Osbourne. We send our love to his family.” Lady Gaga During her set in San Francisco, CA, last night, Lady… Read more »

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Nova Twins to Arankai: 10 New Songs You Need To Hear This Week

If you’re hitting the road to Warped Tour like we are at idobi Radio, queue up these 10 new songs—built for the open highway and perfect for turning up loud in celebration of pride and punk. Looking for even more new music? idobi Radio is the soundtrack of your summer. Download the free idobi App for new music every minute, every hour, every day. Did we mention it’s totally, 100%, always free? Nova Twins — “Anxiety” (Doechii Cover) Ahead of the release of Parasites & Butterflies, due out on August 29, Nova Twins performed a Spotify Singles Series set. Here, they offered… Read more »

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Who Is PRESIDENT The Band On TikTok?

Sleep Token and Slipknot can’t have all the fun. A new masked, mysterious project has emerged, and the internet is already posting its theories. PRESIDENT first began “campaigning” on social media on February 18, though the YouTube channel was originally created on January 1, 2025. Initially, TikTok users thought that this might be Sleep Token at work with more tunes or that Ghost was revealing more about their new leader. However, some eagle-eyed viewers noticed that Charlie Simpson, an OG member of UK pop-punk band Busted and also frontman of post-hardcore outfit Fightstar, filed a trademark for the band name… Read more »

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45 Album Anniversaries To Celebrate This May

April showers bring May flowers…as well as some stunning album anniversaries to celebrate. Wanna feel old? Twenty One Pilots‘ breakout album, Blurryface, is turning 10 years old on May 17. Or… better yet… Fall Out Boy‘s From Under The Cork Tree, which features the iconic “Dance, Dance” and “Sugar, We’re Goin Down” is turning a whopping 20 years old on May 3. I know, I know… even though some of us have gray hairs, these albums still hit as hard as they did when they debuted. Check out these rock, pop-punk, and metal May album anniversaries below. Fall Out Boy… Read more »

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8 Emo Bands That Landed Songs On Major Movie Soundtracks

Let’s level with each other—the music in a movie can make or break the whole entire viewing experience. I mean, what would Star Wars and Jurassic Park be without John Williams’ beloved orchestral arrangements? Or, what would a viewing of Titanic be without the tear-inducing “My Heart Will Go On” by Celine Dion? Of course, some movies are made better by rock and metal music. (Just look at any soundtrack from the Saw franchise.) These emo bands utterly transformed movies in the 2000s, 2010s, and 2020s by being on the soundtrack. Read more: 8 Spooky Movie Soundtracks for Your Inner… Read more »