Back with their first new music since 2022, Nickelback has shared the first single from their upcoming album, 'Everything Under The Sun.' Bassist Mike Kroeger recently joined us to talk about the blistering new track, “Rattle The Cage,” crossing paths with Rock legends, and the misconceptions about the band that continue during an Audacy Check In.

With nearly 60 million albums sold worldwide, Nickelback is ready to to launch a new chapter, with 'Everything Under the Sun' scheduled for release on October 30. It starts with a statement, as "Rattle the Cage" sets a heavy tone for the new record.

Abe Kanan and Mike Kroeger discussed that there is a dichotomy between “casual” Nickelback fans and those who have been around through it all. Because of their crossover success, the band is often labeled as “Pop Rock,” but real ones know the true power they hold.

“We've been metalheads to one degree or another, all of us, the whole time,” Kroeger shares, “but it is peculiar when, every once in a while we get the criticism that, ‘oh, I don't listen to Nickelback cause it's all just radio songs.’ It's like, ‘well, you know that cause you're listening to the radio.’”

“If anybody actually gives a listen to one of our albums, listens beyond the singles they hear, there's a rock and roll DNA there that is pretty much undeniable.”

With that DNA comes respect, notably from heavy bands like Pantera, which Mike counts as good friends, despite some difference in lifestyle. Kroeger shared with Kanan a story about his one visit to the famed “clubhouse” owned by Dimebag Darrell and Vinnie Paul, which Mike quickly exited once he realized where he was.

Seeing the potential for catastrophe, he recounted his panicked decision to leave immediately to protect his marriage. “For me it was an experience because it was one of those moments… we're hanging with the boys after a show, and you know, they were feeding us the black tooth grins, getting us sloppy and rolling video to see if they could catch somebody projectile vomiting or making an ass of themselves.”

“We've come in the back door, it appears to be a nightclub, and I'm sort of like, ‘OK, I don't know where, where am I?’” he recalls. “I don't know what's going on, and then I'm sitting there and I'm going, ‘all these women are naked.’ I think I gotta go… I'm married. I wanna stay married.”

It worked out for Mike, who stayed married, and has kept Nickelback grinding as one of the most successful bands of the past 25 years. To hear more from Kroeger, check out the full Audacy Check In above.

'Everything Under the Sun' is available everywhere on October 30.

As The Beaches make their way across the country, opening for Louis Tomlinson, the band took a moment to stop by the Hard Rock Hotel New York for a talk with Mike Adam, breaking down how that 'Off Campus' shout out came together, and discussing life on the road.

The Beaches are still celebrating their 2025 album, 'No Hard Feelings,' and this year’s deluxe edition, but they got a pleasant surprise when their 2023 song, “Edge of the Earth,” got a massive boost thanks to its inclusion in the series, 'Off Campus.'

“We got the sync. We approved it, obviously, but we didn't know what the context of our song was going to be like in the show until we watched the episode,” explains Kylie Miller. “So we found out with the rest of the world.”

“It's in there and it's during a pretty pivotal scene like when they're, sort of discovering that they have feelings for each other,” adds Jordan Miller. “So as like the audience that's watching is starting to really care about the characters, then all of a sudden they name drop us.”

“I think the creator is quite a big fan of the band. I mean, she knew a bunch of our songs and I think listens to us on repeat,” shares Miller. “They filmed the show in Canada too so a lot of the crew who filmed the show obviously have heard of us, and yeah, it just it was so crazy that that came to be and also so crazy that it took off in the way that it did.”

The result has been an influx in new fans, many catching The Beaches for the first time in the opener slot for Tomlinson.

“Do you guys ever hit the stage while you're mad at one another, or do you go by the phrase, ‘don't go to bed angry?’” asks Mike Adam of the close knit crew during this trek. “We definitely have!” smiles Jordan.

“Honestly, you forget that you're mad at them as soon as you get on stage and then everything is always fine,” adds Kylie. “Whatever small argument that felt like the biggest thing in the world literally disappears when you're on there. It's crazy.”

“It is crazy,” echoes Jordan. “I'll be so mad at one of them and then we'll have like a little smile on stage because you're performing together and it's such a good time and you forget like why you were upset.”

“It's probably me and Jordan,” Leandra Earl exclaims. “I'll like avoid her for a couple of songs and then I'm like, ‘OK, let me come and give you a kiss.’”

For more from The Beaches, check out the full Audacy Check In above.

Just days before the release of her debut album, 'Visitor,' SIENNA SPIRO sat down with Bru inside our Los Angeles studios to talk about her love of the longform experience, the experience of crafting her album, and her excitement for what’s next.

“It's like giving birth,” the UK singer says of releasing her first LP. “I know people describe it a lot like that, but you know it's like having a child, carrying a child for two years and you're working so much on it and so much care and so much intention and time and everything, and then you just have to let it go.”

“I'd be lying if I said I didn't want people to like it. I hope people like it and I hope I get to sing it for a long time.”

The good news is, 'Visitor' has already received critical acclaim, with some outlets dubbing her the “next pop superhero” or the “next singer-songwriter to watch.” She’s done it by delivering on the promise of her timeless voice, creating a cohesive story that begs to unfold across a full album in an arena that has gotten quicker and more singular in recent years.

“I always was gonna make a project called ‘Visitor’ and it was gonna have a song called ‘The Visitor’ on it,” SPIRO tells Bru. “I actually originally was gonna make it an EP or a mix tape and that's because I had a very specific idea of how I thought an album should be made.”

“The way people received those songs gave me the confidence to make it an album and also it's really something I really cared about, like the concept of ‘Visitor.’ I really thought it would be a disservice to not see it as a full project, a full album.”

According to SIENNA, the song “The Visitor” explains it all, with the rest of the project being built around that sentiment or idea. “I feel like that song kind of articulates the experience of how I feel being a visitor, like this fear of impermanence and, you know, being temporary and like how fragile these relationships are and being aware of that.”

For much more from SIENNA SPIRO, check out the full Audacy Check In above. 'Visitor' is now available everywhere.