Some serious money. As 2025 slowly draws to a lose, any and all year-end charts are rolling out, thanks to Billboard, Spotify, Apple Music and more. Over the course of the past ten or so days, we’ve seen Apple drop their year-end “Apple Music Replay” which crowned Morgan Wallen’s I’m The Problem the most-listened to album on the platform, Spotify Wrapped also name I’m The Problem the most-streamed album in the U.S. (and eighth-most globally), Koe Wetzel’s “High Road” named the #1 song on country radio in 2025 and most notably, Billboard crown Morgan Wallen the Top Artist of 2025, along with nearly 20 different #1 spots across a wide array of their various charts. Obviously, all of these charts and end-of-the-year rankings revolve around the music itself, whether it’s streaming, digital sales, physical sales, radio play and the like. With that being said, however, recently, Billboard dropped their 2025 year-end Top Tours chart, which provided an in-depth look at the highest-grossing concert series globally, among all artists. Though country music is a bit underrepresented here, with only four artists making the Top 40, there’s still some interesting placements to note. Starting off with the Top 10 overall, Coldplay was crowned the #1 touring act of 2025, grossing a staggering $464.9 million across 59 international shows to 3.5 million fans. Rounding out the Top 10 are the likes of Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar & SZA, The Weeknd, Shakira, Chris Brown, Imagine Dragons (I had no idea people still listen to them in 2025), Post Malone,  Ed Sheeran and Stray Kids. Obviously, Post Malone is the top-ranked country artist on this list (some will argue Beyoncé deserves a placement here, but I don’t feel like opening that can of worms). Post’s placement at #8 overall on the list is thanks in part to his massive Big A** Stadium World Tour, which not only sold-out stadiums here in the U.S. but in a plethora of different countries in Europe. Overall, the “I Had Some Help” singer grossed $231.2 million across his 51 shows in 2025. As for attendance, he saw over 1.6 million fans throughout the year. Coming in second is none other than Zach Bryan. Despite a highly controversial year that included the ongoing fallout due to his breakup with Brianna Chickenfry, his public beef with the likes of John Mooreland, Dave Portnoy, Gavin Adcock and more as well as his highly-publicized, unreleased “anti-ICE” song, the “Something in the Orange” singer still continued his massive success both in the studio and on the road. Sliding in at #13 overall, above the likes of Bruno Mars, Metallica and more, Bryan grossed a healthy $159.6 million across his limited 29-show run in 2025. Due to the limited dates, Bryan’s attendance was a bit lower compared to the others, totaling 941,000. In third place among country artists is Luke Combs. At #35 overall, the North Carolina incredibly grossed $76.4 million in just 11 shows. Averaging nearly 49,000 fans per concert, he drew in 536,000 attendees overall. Rounding out the entire list, both in country music and overall, is the King himself, George Strait. Easily the most impressive feat out of all the artists present on the list, Strait grossed a staggering $75.4 million in just six shows throughout 2025. With 288,000 fans in attendance, the “Amarillo By Morning” singer averaged 48,000 fans and just over $12.5 million in gross revenue per show. Notably, world-beater and country superstar, Morgan Wallen, is absent from this list. However, this is mainly due to his 2025 tour, I’m The Problem, being pretty limited in scope, only having 19 shows across the U.S. and Canada. The Top 40 highest-selling artists’ tours, ranked by gross revenue, are as follows: Top 40 Highest-Selling Tours Of 2025 Coldplay ($464.9m) Beyoncé ($407.6m) Kendrick Lamar & SZA ($358.7m) The Weeknd ($336.7m) Shakira ($327.4m) Chris Brown (248.7m) Imagine Dragons ($241.6m) Post Malone ($231.2m) Ed Sheeran ($214.5m) Stray Kids ($185.7m) Tyler, The Creator ($174.5m) Lady Gaga ($166.2m) Zach Bryan ($159.6m) Iron Maiden ($150.9m) Linkin Park ($150.6m) Eagles ($150.3m) SEVENTEEN ($142.4m) Dua Lipa ($141.1m) Bruno Mars ($137m) Metallica ($136.2m) Usher ($129.9m) Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band ($124.8m) Andrea Bocelli ($105.5m) Dead & Company ($105.5m) Paul McCartney ($104.5m) Guns N’ Roses ($95.6m) Rauw Alejandro ($91.7m) My Chemical Romance ($88.6m) Chayanne ($87.6m) System of a Down ($85.9m) Phish ($82.7m) J-Hope ($79.9m) Kylie Minogue ($78.4m) Sabrina Carpenter ($77.4m) Luke Combs ($76.4m) Justin Timberlake ($76.2m) ENHYPEN ($76.1m) P!nk ($75.9m) Tate McRae ($75.8m) George Strait ($75.4m) The post Zach Bryan, George Strait, Luke Combs & Post Malone Rank Among Highest-Selling Tours Of 2025 first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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A federal judge on Thursday ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man the Trump administration erroneously sent to a notorious prison in El Salvador, to be immediately freed from immigration detention.

A judge has ordered the immediate release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported in March and brought back to the US to face criminal charges, from immigration custody.

A federal judge on Thursday ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia to be "immediately" released from an immigration detention facility as the Department of Homeland Security vows to challenge the decision.

Baby Boomers (those born from 1946 to 1964) grew up during a time that required them to learn lots of life skills to get by. Without the technology and digital benefits available for younger generations today, they had to be resourceful.Turns out, this resourcefulness is something that Gen Z (those born 1997 to 2012) envies According to a survey by Resume Builder, Gen Z is flocking to learn trade skills—with 42% of Gen Z is currently pursuing or working in a blue collar job. This shift has earned Gen Z the nickname "the toolbelt generation."Boomers over 70 shared the seemingly "useless" life skills they learned growing up that are rarely used today on the Reddit thread r/OverSeventy. These are 20 life skills they are most proud of. - YouTube www.youtube.com "Back in the day most everyone knew how to sew even if just to hem pants or darn a sock. I remember my mom's sewing machine that was used to repair clothes." - LMO_TheBeginning"Being able to read and write cursive." - AdRevolutionary1780"Use paper bags to cover school books. It was amazing!" - PixiePower65"I still own a manual transmission car. I seem to recall there was a time that was a requirement when getting your driver's license. Maybe not but I've pretty much always had at least one manual transmission car in my household. Having a car that’s a stick shift is almost like a theft deterrent these days because nobody knows how to drive them anymore." - LMO_TheBeginningOP, After-Temperature638"I can make almost any food from scratch- tortillas, crackers, candy, yogurt, bread, desserts, gravy, frosting. It’s natural for me but people are always shocked." - Ok_Second8665"Gregg Shorthand diamond jubilee edition." - ActiveOutrageous9533 @learn.gregg.shorthand How to write “December” in Gregg shorthand with @MtCrafte @Post-It #handwriting #shorthand #journal #calligraphy #fyp "Map reading. I was the last person in my circle to start using maps on my phone. It's infuriating. I have recently gone back to using paper maps. Interestingly, some incorrectly believe that people who have aphantasia (can not voluntarily visualize) can not read maps. I am an aphant and almost became a cartographer." - msmicroracer, mabbh130"Parallel parking without a rear camera." - PalmOilduCongo"Canning. I homecan pretty much anything and have it come out just lovely...and it lasts for YEARS. handy because I grow all the vegetables and chickens we used too." - SpitefulGramma"Proofreading and editing. And writing without AI!" Quirky_kind, SmileSagely_8worms"I darned a ski sock that was super comfortable and pricey. I couldn’t bear throwing it away and I couldn’t bear throwing money away on another. Some life skills are just so necessary. I still have a sewing machine from the 90’s. I need to pull that out and practice hemming my jeans :)." - CApeaches"Use a slide rule to solve arithmetic and math problems." - Mjmcd929"My first job was at a fast food restaurant and when I worked the drive thru I collected cash and had to figure out their change in my head. There was a calculator available but it sped things up if you could do the math in your head. I was pretty good at doing quick and accurate cash math. Now that everything is on cards, it has become a useless skill." - Acrobatic_Ranger248 @zerowastecartel Save your socks from the landfill and yourself some money by mending instead of tossing them! #sustainableliving #sustainablelifestyle #lifehack #clothinghack #sewingtip #ecolife "Mounting an iron tire on a wooden wagon wheel. I thought I was set for life when I learned. Turned out I had to get another job." - Smart-Difficulty-454"When I was a kid my mom tried to teach me how to iron a shirt. I never used it to this day my reaction to ironing is 'iron?, what’s that?'" - sashmii"Social graces, how to set a formal table, make a flower arrangement, place cards, fold a napkin, which utensil to use for different dishes, which glasses get used for what. How to sit, talk, stand, and speak like a lady. I learned all of that in Home Economics before I was in 8th grade." - greenexitsign10"Phone book fastest first competitions ?." - GeekOlive"Using a Linotype machine and setting the galleys of type for print using wax. We would sometimes cut out and replace one letter if something was misspelled. Also using a graphic arts camera to create a halftone from a photograph so it would be printed on a press. Lots of graphic design skills which are not longer needed." - elsadancesinthesky"All the cut-and-paste and darkroom skills that went into putting together the daily newspaper. Knowing points, picas and agates and being able to calculate a percentage for enlargement or reduction on the fly. Once the floors started to vibrate from the press rolling up we could all take a moment to breathe. Damn, I miss it all." - DM_Pidey"Starting a campfire with one match and no paper. Pitching a heavy canvas tent. Using a 2 person hand saw. Cooking over a campfire. Sewing an invisible hem by hand. Using a drop spindle. Starting a car by pushing it or rolling it down a hill and popping the clutch." - bombyx440