What moved this week in comedy, music, touring, theatre, creators, podcasts and merch, and what it means for the acts.
The Last Of The Bugs World Tour opens on 24 April 2027 in Athens, Georgia, takes in four nights at Fenway Park and ends at Wembley. Presales start on 10 November 2026.
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The comedian, who built his audience on YouTube, adds 18 dates from January to April 2027. General sale opens on 23 October 2026, and his next special, The Dog, arrives on 13 December.
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The New Brunswick theatre has two shows of Ansari's Hypothetical Tour on sale for 29 October 2026, both billed as the taping of a Netflix stand-up special.
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Four justices stepped aside on 19 October 2026, so the court could not hear the appeal by BMG and the three major labels. A ruling that lets creators reclaim rights worldwide, not only in the US, stands.
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The Dublin band's album came out on XL Recordings on 16 October 2026, four days after Where Is Gone?, their song with the Spanish singer Rosalía.
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The band announced a third and final North American leg of its Run For Your Lives tour on 16 October 2026, from 14 April to 16 May 2027, ending with two festival headline slots.
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The Nigerian singer's tour opens in Cologne on 20 January 2027 and ends in San Francisco on 14 April, with an African leg promised for December.
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The Oscar winner leads the world premiere at Park Avenue Armory from 19 February to 28 March 2027. His casting was announced on 20 October 2026 as the Armory added to its 20th-anniversary season.
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Cole Escola's comedy took $1,592,306 in the week ending 11 October 2026, a record for the show and the theatre, as Broadway's weekly takings rose 27%.
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Creators in four more countries can tag AliExpress products in videos, Shorts and livestreams and earn commission on sales, under a partnership announced on 20 October 2026.
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The comedian posted My First Day Back at YouTube on 15 October 2026 and told YouTube's blog she will have proper art and production teams this time.
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The paid tool for podcasters on Megaphone or Spotify for Creators adds access tiers, member badges and downloadable member emails. Spotify takes 10%, against the 5% it first planned.
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The free streaming service is adding more than 170 hours of Noah's podcast segments and stand-up for UK viewers, SamMobile reported on 14 October 2026.
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