Poppy’s Upheaval Festival appearance did not go ahead as planned Friday night (July 17), after wildfire smoke created hazardous air quality conditions at the Grand Rapids, Mich., event.

The singer was scheduled to perform ahead of Gojira at the rock and metal festival, but her band ultimately played without her, delivering an instrumental set while wearing respirator masks beneath their usual stage masks.

Poppy later addressed her absence on Instagram Stories, explaining that conditions around the time of her performance had become unsafe.

“Due to ‘hazardous’ AQI reaching 350+ around our set time I was unable to join my band on stage,” she wrote. “I was unable to breathe in those conditions.”

“You might’ve noticed our set was instrumental only,” she continued. “For those who braved the conditions — I applaud you.”

Under the U.S. Air Quality Index, readings above 300 are classified as hazardous, the most severe category on the scale. AirNow, the EPA’s air quality resource, describes that range as a “health warning of emergency conditions,” with everyone more likely to be affected.

Upheaval organizers had told attendees before doors opened that the festival would proceed while officials continued monitoring the air quality situation.

“Your safety is our number one concern,” the festival said in a pre-event weather update, encouraging fans to pace themselves and look out for one another. Organizers also said at the time that available information suggested air quality would improve throughout the day.

Michigan was under a statewide air quality alert on Friday and Saturday due to elevated levels of fine particulate matter from wildfire smoke. The West Michigan Clean Air Coalition forecast hazardous conditions in parts of the state and very unhealthy conditions across the Lower Peninsula on Friday.

The Upheaval interruption marks the second time this festival season that severe conditions have disrupted one of Poppy’s sets. In May, her performance at Welcome to Rockville in Daytona Beach, Fla., was cut short less than a minute in after severe weather and lightning protocols were activated.

Poppy’s latest live interruption comes amid a strong run on Billboard’s rock charts. “End of You,” her collaboration with Evanescence’s Amy Lee and Spiritbox’s Courtney LaPlante, debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Hard Rock Songs chart dated Sept. 20, 2025.

The track later made history on the Mainstream Rock Airplay chart, where Poppy, Lee and LaPlante became the first three women or women-led acts to top the ranking together.

Poppy released her seventh studio album, Empty Hands, in January via Sumerian Records. The album followed 2024’s Negative Spaces and continued her recent run through heavy, industrial and alternative sounds, with production from Jordan Fish and Stephen Harrison.

Jennifer Finch, the bassist, vocalist and songwriter whose ferocious presence helped power L7 through the ’90s alternative-rock boom, has died. She was 59.

Finch died following an aggressive form of brain cancer, according to a statement announcing her death.

L7 paid tribute to Finch in a statement, writing, “We are shattered by the loss of our beloved bandmate, sister and friend Jennifer Finch, whose fierce spirit, humor and boundless creativity helped shape L7 and changed all of our lives forever.”

“Jennifer was a true original who lived entirely on her own terms, and the impact she made on music, art and everyone lucky enough to know her cannot be measured,” the band continued. “We love her beyond words and will carry her with us always. Rest in power our dear friend.”

The statement was signed, “With Love, L7.”

Finch’s death comes shortly after L7 shared that she had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer and would be unable to join the band’s upcoming farewell tour. The band said at the time that she required extensive medical care, rehabilitation and professional in-home support following multiple surgeries and serious complications.

Finch was a core member of L7’s classic lineup, anchoring the band’s guitar-heavy attack with a bass style that was blunt, melodic and built for maximum impact.

Alongside Donita Sparks, Suzi Gardner and Dee Plakas, she helped define L7’s place at the intersection of punk, metal, grunge and alternative rock, where the band’s distortion-heavy songs carried sharp humor and political bite.

Formed in Los Angeles in 1985, L7 broke through during the alternative boom of the early ’90s, becoming known for songs including “Pretend We’re Dead,” “Shove,” “Andres” and “Fuel My Fire.” Their 1992 album, Bricks Are Heavy, produced by Butch Vig, became a cornerstone release for the band, pairing sludgy riffs and shout-along hooks with a restless, anti-gloss spirit.

Finch’s work with L7 was part of a broader creative life that extended beyond the stage. She was also a photographer, writer and visual artist, building a multidisciplinary practice that reflected the same raw, self-directed spirit she brought to music.

The statement announcing her death also acknowledged “the extraordinary outpouring of love and support” shown to Finch and those caring for her, adding that it had “meant more than words can express.”

Noah Kahan’s concert at Citi Field in Queens, New York, was canceled shortly before doors Saturday night (July 18). The final call was made after the stadium’s team spent the afternoon monitoring weather patterns in the New York City area, and after issuing an initial plan earlier in the evening to proceed with the show with no opening act and an adjusted set time for Kahan.

“The show tonight at Citi Field has been canceled due to inclement weather. This was a very difficult decision to make, but the first priority is always to keep everyone safe,” the venue’s latest update said on Saturday. Rain showers and thunderstorms, with the possibility of damaging wind gusts and flash flooding, were expected into the night.

“Exhausted every option to make this happen.. love you guys,” Kahan wrote in an Instagram Story, where he shared the news.

No makeup date was announced for Kahan’s July 18 concert, which was meant to be night one of a two-night stand at Citi Field. The Great Divide singer-songwriter remains on the venue’s schedule for Sunday (July 19).

Citi Field provided details on ticket refunds for the scrapped July 18 gig: “For ticket holders: Refunds are available from point of purchase. If you purchased from Ticketmaster, you will be automatically refunded. Thank you for understanding.”

The duo’s Journey of a Lifetime Tour continues in Cleveland, Ohio, on July 24.

Matty Healy of The 1975 is about to marry model Gabbriette. With wedding festivities fast approaching, the couple were captured on camera by paparazzi Friday (July 17) in the Los Angeles area as they rehearsed their ceremony. Healy and Gabbriette (real name Gabriella Bechtel), both dressed in black, practiced a romantic dip-kiss at an outdoor rehearsal location as they readied for the real moment of saying “I do.”

TMZ shared the glimpse at Healy and Gabbriette’s wedding rehearsal on Saturday. The outlet also uploaded a video of the frontman behind the wheel of a Rolls-Royce convertible, all smiles with his fiancée in the passenger seat.

“Hey, man,” said Healy with a friendly wave, humoring someone asking questions about the wedding week. “We’re not done yet. We just started.”

“We’ve got like 10 more days of celebrations,” Gabbriette said.

Earlier this week, Healy enjoyed a Matty Healy-themed bachelor bash with live entertainment from 1975 cover band 9075. The singer joined right in — as shown in footage of the real Healy happily performing on stage with faux-Healy during “The Sound,” and crowd-surfing to “Sex” — at the shindig with loved ones, including his bandmates, at his side.

The soon-to-be bride and groom’s engagement was first reported in June 2024, when Gabbriette posted a picture of a black gem on her ring finger with the caption “MARRYING THE 1975 IS VERY BRAT” — a reference to Charli xcx, who was engaged to marry The 1975’s George Daniel; they wed in 2025.

Healy’s mother, Denise Welch, confirmed the news of her eldest son’s engagement on her U.K. talk show Loose Women, sharing at the time, “I have known for a few weeks that Matty got engaged. Black diamond [ring], he had it made for her. I couldn’t be more thrilled. We couldn’t be happier — she is everything I would want in a daughter-in-law.” The 1975 star’s most public romance prior to Gabbriette was with Taylor Swift, who’s since had a headline-making wedding of her own in New York just a fortnight ahead of Healy’s nuptials in Hollywood.

The 1975’s latest major live performance was a career-spanning, headlining spot at Glastonbury 2025, a triumphant set that opened with “Happiness” from the Billboard 200 top 10 album Being Funny in a Foreign Language (2022) and closed with BFIAFL’s widely-adored “About You.”

Details on the band’s next release remain unconfirmed, though God Has Entered My Body and DOGS have both circulated as potential project titles. Healy once said they’ve made two new albums.

Healy recently lent vocals to Tiny Habits’ “Anything He Was“ and was spotted in studio photos with his friend Phoebe Bridgers, whose Lost Weekend album arrives Aug. 14.

Martin Garrix gave fans a surprise during his Tomorrowland set.

The Dutch DJ debuted his new collaboration with U2, “Fireflies,” during his headlining performance Friday (July 17) at the festival in Boom, Belgium.

For the debut, U2 guitarist The Edge joined Garrix onstage to perform the previously unheard track, while Bono‘s vocals played as part of the song.

Garrix closed out Tomorrowland’s opening day with the main stage headline set at De Schorre.

For the final song of the night, The Edge added his signature guitar work to “Fireflies,” marking the song’s live debut before its official release.

“Fireflies with @u2 out soon.. premiered at @tomorrowland,” Garrix wrote on Instagram alongside a clip of the performance.

The upcoming single is now available to pre-save on Spotify and Apple Music.

Garrix and U2 are no strangers to collaborating. They previously joined forces on “We Are the People,” the official song of the UEFA Euro 2020 tournament, which reached No. 12 on Billboard‘s Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart in May 2021.

Garrix also produced U2’s “Your Song Saved My Life” for the Sing 2 soundtrack, while Bono co-wrote several Garrix songs, including “Angels for Each Other,” “Catherina” and “Weightless.”

It was unclear at press time whether “Fireflies” will appear on an upcoming studio albums from Garrix or U2.

U2 recently released “Street of Dreams,” the soaring lead single from the band’s as-yet-untitled next studio album, its first since 2017’s Songs of Experience. Due later this year, the album features “Street of Dreams,” produced by frequent collaborator Jacknife Lee.

It arrives after U2 released the surprise six-song Easter Lily EP in April, just two months after the band’s Days of Ash EP was released in February.

Check out Garrix’s Instagram post below.

BTS is adding another milestone to its Spotify legacy.

On Friday (July 17), Spotify announced that the superstar group’s “NORMAL” set the record for the most-streamed K-pop music video in a single day in the platform’s history.

The streaming service revealed the achievement on its official Instagram and X accounts.

The music video for “NORMAL” was released Friday and is available exclusively on Spotify for its first 48 hours.

Directed by Ukrainian filmmaker Tanu Muino, the wintry visual premiered at midnight, offering a glimpse of BTS beyond the spotlight as Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V and Jung Kook unwind in an ornate mansion and embrace life’s simple moments together.

To watch BTS’ “NORMAL” music video, Premium subscribers in beta markets can open Spotify on their TV, desktop, iOS or Android device, search for “NORMAL” by BTS, press play and tap “Switch to video.”

“NORMAL” appears on BTS’ fifth studio album, ARIRANG, and serves as the project’s second single following “SWIM.” Interscope/Capitol Records will begin promoting “NORMAL” to pop radio during the week of July 27.

“SWIM” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in April, while ARIRANG opened atop the Billboard 200. The achievements marked the superstar septet’s seventh No. 1 on each chart.

Following its March 20 release, ARIRANG became the most-streamed K-pop album in Spotify history.

BTS’ ARIRANG world tour continues with a two-night run at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France, on July 17-18 before the group heads to MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., on July 19 to co-headline the inaugural FIFA World Cup Final Halftime Show alongside Justin Bieber, Madonna and Shakira.