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iHeartRadio ALTer EGO 2026 set for Jan. 17 at The Kia Forum in Los Angeles

iHeartRadio ALTer EGO 2026 is set for Saturday, Jan. 17, at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles. The concert will feature performances by Green Day, Twenty One Pilots, Cage the Elephant, Sublime, Good Charlotte, Gigi Perez, Myles Smith and Almost Monday. The show will be hosted by Woody of iHeartRadio ALT 98.7’s nationally syndicated “The Woody Show.” The event will broadcast live on iHeartRadio Alternative and Rock...

Peterborough’s Irish Millie on Canadian & Ontario folk music award recognition

A 19-year-old Canadian fiddler continues to make waves on the national folk scene, with Irish Millie earning a Canadian Folk Music Award nomination for Single of the Year and recognition as a nominee for Folk Music Ontario’s 2025 Performing Artist of the Year. SWOMP caught up with Millie to discuss the recognition. Listen to the interview, below: https://youtu.be/quZg0EwNVdo?si=FtXpQ_pYhFaRm-Na Millie received the Single of the Year nomination for...

Amanda & James on bold new breakup anthem ‘Comeback’

CMAOntario-nominated duo Amanda & James are set to return on Feb. 6 with their new single “Comeback,” a playful, harmony-driven release arriving via Symphonic...

Canadian-born, Nashville-based country artist Drew Taylor on new single ‘MAKERS’

Canadian-born, Nashville-based country artist Drew Taylor is continuing his steady rise with the release of the music video for his latest single “MAKERS,” unveiled...

AV & the Inner City on exploring faith & belonging with new single ‘Dinner With the Lord’

Canadian Roots and Soul vocal collective AV & the Inner City are turning inward on their new single, “Dinner With the Lord,” an acapella...

School House on new single, tour & sophomore album ‘Homeland’

Canadian folk-country band School House will release their new single, Live While I’m Alive, on Jan. 16 across all major streaming platforms, marking the...

Canadian singer-songwriter Laila Biali on her first Grammy nomination with ‘Wintersongs’

Multi award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter, pianist and broadcaster Laila Biali has earned her first Grammy nomination, landing in one of the ceremony’s most closely watched...

HEALTH on their brand new album ‘Conflict DLC’ + 2026 U.S.-Canada tour

HEALTH have never been a band to sugarcoat the state of things, but their new album CONFLICT DLC—out today on Loma Vista Recordings—might be...

Our Lady Peace delivers a charged hometown set at the Great Canadian casino in Etobicoke

After a Friday night stacked with Finger Eleven, Headstones and The Tea Party, the Great Canadian Resort Toronto kept the momentum rolling. On Saturday,...

The Tea Party close all-Canadian triple bill with power, precision and mystique

The Tea Party stepped onto the Great Canadian Resort Toronto stage on Friday, December 5, 2025, as the final act of a stacked night...

Headstones detonate Great Canadian casino in Toronto

Slotted between Finger Eleven and The Tea Party on a fully loaded triple-headliner bill, Kingston’s Headstones blew the roof off the Great Canadian Resort...

Finger Eleven bring new material & fan favourites to Toronto’s Great Canadian casino stage

Finger Eleven kicked off a full weekend of Canadian rock at the Great Canadian Resort Toronto on Friday, December 5, delivering a punch of...

Linkin Park close out Corona Capital with a powerful new chapter

Linkin Park brought a thunderous finale to Corona Capital 2025 on Sunday, November 16, reminding Mexico City—and the global fanbase watching—that their new era...

Weezer reunites with Josh Freese for high-energy Corona Capital set

Just months after SWOMP covered their headline performance at the inaugural Rockin’ Thunder music festival in Edmonton, Weezer returned to the festival circuit with...