Updates — Y-Not

We grew in 2025 ✓ Our songs reached: 22 countries in 2024 --> 58 in 2025 700 listeners in 2024 --> 1.7k in 2025 4k streams in 2024 --> 6k streams in 2025 Wherever you stream us, there we are ❤️ We look forward to sharing our new single with you soon, and seeing you at our new years show & beyond!

Nothing is certain in life. When I got into my accident about a month ago, it was a shocking twist of fate. As the airbags went off and the hood of the car smashed my windshield, there was a split second where I braced for a terrible outcome, as I couldn't see anything. I never ended up finding the poor deer, and the path ahead was uncertain. Thanks to my parents for being the amazing people they are, we were able to navigate this situation together and I am now riding this humble beauty. I could not be more grateful to be behind the wheel of a car after weeks of searching for the right one that fit my needs and was within the insurance money. I'm lucky and blessed to be where I am. Welcome everyone to my new friend, Gertrude. This is where I will be singing, crying, laughing, and heading to play music - hopefully for years to come ❤️

Our next show is coming up, and for the first time ever, we're throwing a New Year's event! We just finished our 2nd practice for this and we're so excited for where our sound is at right now 😍 designing this setlist with the buildup to midnight has us really geeking out. Our friends from Chicago are joining us and we cannot hype them up enough. Looking forward to announcing our new single and sharing intentions for 2026 with you all this new years ❤️🙏🏻

Today, Tony is playing a solo show at @thestraygr ! He's on first at 7pm and the show is free!

We're excited to announce that we've just added a trio show to our calendar this coming Monday opening up for Detroit's own Mac Saturn! Show starts at 8pm, and as always, our Acoustic Sessions shows allow us to perform some deeper cuts from the Y-Not catalogue 🎵 @mac.saturn @sectionlive #livemusic #liveshow #showannouncement #rock #rocknroll #grandrapids #grandrapidsmi

Y'all! We're hosting a New Year's event! I wanted to create an evening that was more than just a party and a way for people to get down to poetry and music that's speaking to the times we're living in - where we can pour into community and acknowledge our power when we come together to create mutually supportive relationships and intentions for 2026. Only the Middle & Adam Gotlieb + One Love are from the Anti-Ice movement in Chicago and are incredibly wonderful musicians and human beings. We are so excited for Grand Rapids to experience what they have to share and how fun and impactful they are as musicians. We're here for more than just a party, we're here to celebrate the power of the people when we come together with purpose ✊🏻🫂❤️‍🔥

As we get ready for a New Years announcement, I wanted to share one more video highlighting the incredible time we had at Electric Forest this year. This ending to the set really encapsulates the energy that was cultivated and Marissa Denae Palmeri did such a wonderful job capturing it for us. Stay tuned for a big announcement regarding a New Years Eve show!

Adam (@rumblystatueprod) is hard at work recording our new single 🤟🏻 with half of us recorded already, we're well on our way to getting this your way soon. New music in the works! #selfrecording #ynotplaymusic #whynot

Early morning band meeting for the future! Coffee in hand, ready to grow 🤌🏻🤟🏻 Y-Not

@jroseloops - amazing as always - with us at @electric_forest freestyling to #7nationarmy #electricforest #ynot #ynotplaymusic

Caleb Elzinga had a sick solo on Y-Not's "Lover of Mine" at Electric Forest this year! Check out the full performance video for more moments like this on our YouTube channel ❤️‍🔥

Thank you Chicago! What a beautiful way to kick off our first time in the windy city 🙏🏻 @epiphanyarts201 was such an incredibly beautiful venue, and both @adamgottliebandonelove and Only The Middle had us feeling so connected to our purpose and with each other in community. It's these kinds of shows that help us recognize the power in collaboration. #ynot #ynotplaymusic #bethechange #theshift #consciousshift #chicagomusic #seeyounexttime❤️

Coming soon! Follow us (@ynotplaymusic) on YouTube where we will post a full performance video from Electric Forest ❤️‍🔥

Chicago! We're incredibly excited to visit and share our music at Epiphany Center for the Arts on 9/13! Tickets to see Y-Not, Adam Gottlieb & OneLove and Only In The Middle can be picked up through the QR code or the link in our bio!

Today, 830-10, four of us from Y-Not will be playing up in Central Lake, MI for Camp Compost, a really wonderful, high vibe, workshop based, regenerative agriculture festival. If you're in the area and like to come, hit us up!

Playing in Big Rapids today with 4 of us from Y-Not! Hemlock Park, 7-9 ❤️‍🔥

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