Throughout an look on a current episode of the “On With Mario Lopez” radio present, SHINEDOWN singer Brent Smith spoke in regards to the progress of the songwriting and recording periods for the band’s eighth studio album. He stated (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): ”We have been engaged on it for slightly over a yr, and we’re most likely 75 p.c completed with it proper now. However the different facet of it too is we’re already sort of setting up what the touring cycle appears like for 2026 and 2027. Clearly, we have now a tour that we’re on the point of do. However we launched two singles as of proper now, and we’re additionally gonna comply with that up in a while this summer season with two extra singles. After which the announce of the album, we’re hoping to have the ability to current that this yr. However anyone that is aware of us is aware of that once we’re within the studio and it is time to write a SHINEDOWN document, we have now to make it possible for it’s a hundred p.c genuine. So normally the album will discuss to us and tell us when it is completed.”
SHINEDOWN launched the primary two singles from the upcoming album, “Three Six 5” and “Dance, Child, Dance”, in January by way of Atlantic Information.
This month SHINEDOWN kicked off its “Dance, Child, Dance” tour at Wells Fargo Area in Des Moines, Iowa. The 36-date trek is without doubt one of the largest run of reveals (and venues) the band has ever placed on. It will likely be the primary time the band has ever headlined among the nation’s most legendary venues, together with Madison Sq. Backyard (July 20),Boston’s TD Backyard (July 19),Los Angeles’s Kia Discussion board (August 3),New Orleans’s Smoothie King (Might 6) and extra. Becoming a member of them on the tour are BEARTOOTH and BUSH (on choose dates) and Morgan Wade for all reveals.
SHINEDOWN not too long ago launched an official music video for its No. 1 tune “Dance, Child, Dance”. The clip was directed by Lewis Cater, choreographed by Julissa Bond, and edited by Samuel Halleen.
This yr has additionally include some historic wins for SHINEDOWN as they not too long ago took house two trophies on the iHeartRadio Music Awards the place they received “Rock Artist Of The Yr” and “Rock Tune Of The Yr” for “A Symptom Of Being Human”.
The awards had been in celebration of the banner yr they’ve had as “A Symptom Of Being Human” has hit practically 125 million international streams and charted at 5 radio codecs, together with a No. 1 at Lively, High 10 at Different, High 10 at AC, High 15 at Scorching AC and a High 20 at High 40. Thus far, SHINEDOWN is the very first artist to get a tune High 10 at Lively, Different, and Scorching AC Radio on Mediabase with one tune. The tune, off SHINEDOWN‘s “Planet Zero” album, resonated with followers throughout the globe for the unifying message of its lyrics: that it’s our human connections that matter probably the most.
SHINEDOWN has already had a packed 2025 as its newest single “Dance, Child, Dance” has made historical past, reaching No. 1 on the Mediabase Lively Rock chart, which marks their twenty second tune to succeed in No. 1 on the chart, and on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. SHINEDOWN has change into the one band within the chart’s historical past to succeed in 20 No. 1s on the chart. To not point out when the tune entered the High 5 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart, SHINEDOWN tied with the FOO FIGHTERS for the artists with probably the most songs to hit the highest 10 within the chart’s historical past with 32 songs every. All these unimaginable accomplishments proceed to solidify that SHINEDOWN have made a reputation for themselves in rock. On Mediabase, SHINEDOWN maintain the document for probably the most No. 1s, No. 5s and No. 10s on the Lively Rock chart, with a complete of 24 No. 1s on the Mediabase charts.
Smith and Eric Bass co-wrote “Three Six 5”, and “Dance, Child, Dance” was co-written by Brent Smith, Eric Bass and Dave Bassett. The songs had been produced by Eric Bass at his personal Large Animal Studio in Charleston, South Carolina.
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