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FestivalsSeptember 2

Dua Lipa and Tame Impala reported in talks for the Coachella 2027 festival
SZA is said to lead for a remaining top slot, with BTS, Oasis and Radiohead chased.
BusinessSeptember 2

Zhoumi will run STE, the Beijing label venture from SM and Tencent Music
The company plans to debut a Chinese idol group within two to three years.
FestivalsSeptember 2

KATSEYE drop off the Daisy Chain Fields festival after an ankle injury
Devon Again takes the Saturday slot at Olivia Rodrigo's Irvine event, which went on to raise $20 million for ten organisations.
BusinessSeptember 2

Police to refer Bang Si-hyuk, chairman of K-pop label HYBE, to prosecutors
The step would close a 21-month inquiry into the company's 2020 stock market listing.
LegalSeptember 2

Judge dismisses a stylist's lawsuit against singer Lizzo's touring company
Asha Daniels did not show conduct demonstrating hostility to women, the ruling found.
BusinessSeptember 2

Rapper Doja Cat says she struggled with cocaine and alcohol in TikTok videos
She revisited the Planet Her track I Don't Do Drugs and said it did not reflect where she was at the time.
ToursSeptember 2

KATSEYE's Sophia Laforteza sits out the European leg of the Wildworld tour
She misses every UK and European date through September 17, leaving four members to open in Dublin.
ReleasesSeptember 2

Miley Cyrus announces her tenth album Bass Persuades for September 18
Ten tracks, a Model/Actriz feature and two Hollywood Bowl shows, her first public concerts in four years.
BusinessSeptember 2

Blackpink's Lisa gets a documentary, Always Lalisa, in October
Sue Kim's film follows the singer through the year she made her first solo album, and reaches theatres on October 12 before YouTube Premium.
BusinessSeptember 2

Brazil's Taylor Swift Law sets free water and ticket rules for concerts
Two decrees signed on 31 August require free drinking water at events above 1,000 people and force ticket sellers to show fees upfront.
ReleasesSeptember 2

Fine announces the album Jazz Dreams and shares "Everything in the Shade"
The Copenhagen musician, once of the electro-pop group CHINAH, has thirteen songs due on Escho on 23 October.
FestivalsSeptember 2

Report puts Dua Lipa and Tame Impala atop the Coachella 2027 festival bill
Fred again.. is tied to the poster's bottom-line slot, and the desert event has confirmed nothing.
ToursSeptember 2

Ariana Grande closes the Eternal Sunshine tour with a tearful final O2 show
Forty-one dates across North America, the UK and Europe end with a 10-night London stay.
LegalSeptember 1

Judge dismisses the last claims in the Asha Daniels lawsuit against Lizzo
The singer says she is relieved; the wardrobe worker's lawyer is weighing an appeal.
ChartsSeptember 1

Sam Smith's album Hazel Eyes misses the Billboard 200 entirely
A decade of top 10 placements ends even as the record ranks sixth in the week's new studio sales.
BusinessSeptember 1

Singer Ariana Grande plays her final London shows in flat shoes after a foot injury
She says the cut is not a sprain or a muscle problem and she has no plans to cancel.
ReleasesSeptember 1

Miley Cyrus drops her surname and announces the album Bass Persuades
Now billed as MILEY, the singer set a September 18 date and two Hollywood Bowl nights.
ReleasesSeptember 1

Miley Cyrus sets her 10th album Bass Persuades for September 18
She has dropped her surname for the promo run and booked two Hollywood Bowl shows in October.
ToursSeptember 1

Sombr adds 2027 tour dates across Europe, Australia and New Zealand
The You Are The Reason run opens in Adelaide in April before a swing through 14 European countries.
ReleasesSeptember 1

Susanna Hoffs and Rufus Wainwright duet on new single "Bad Case Of Loneliness"
The Bangles co-founder's third preview of her solo record The List pairs her with a fellow songwriter.
BusinessSeptember 1

Six crew hurt in a forklift accident after an Ed Sheeran concert in Detroit
The workers were breaking down the stage at Ford Field when equipment lost control.
ChartsSeptember 1

TikTok names a 15-year-old Katy Perry track its global song of the summer
Catalog tracks by Mac Miller, Lenny Kravitz and Malcolm Todd fill the rest of the US top four.
ReleasesSeptember 1

Weird Al Yankovic puts the lost Al's Brain film and its song on YouTube
The 2009 county fair short film, with Paul McCartney and Patton Oswalt, is on YouTube now.
ReleasesSeptember 1

Miley Cyrus lines up the album Bass Persuades and two nights at the Hollywood Bowl
Her first record for Atlantic arrives September 18, and the singer is now billed without a surname.
ReleasesSeptember 1

Report says Justin Timberlake is planning a 2027 album and world tour
Showbiz411 sources put both under the banner The Next Move, with a March 2027 start.
BusinessSeptember 1

Director Mary Bronstein teases a film of Olivia Rodrigo's Daisy Chain Fields
The one-off Irvine benefit raised $10 million, then Melinda French Gates matched it.
ReleasesSeptember 1

Miley Cyrus drops her surname and goes mononymous ahead of a tenth album
A red Los Angeles Times wrap, a refreshed website and a new Atlantic deal all pointed the same direction.
BusinessSeptember 1

George Michael concert film The Faith Tour gets its first trailer
Two restored 1988 nights at the Palais Omnisports in Paris reach cinemas on December 11.
ReleasesSeptember 1

Alex Warren digs into his turbulent past on second album Wildchild
John Mayer, his late father's favourite guitarist, plays a solo on the title track.
ToursSeptember 1

Harry Styles opens a 30-night Madison Square Garden concert residency
The run to October 31 closes the US leg of Together, Together, with fans telling NPR resale seats hit about $1,200.
ToursSeptember 1

Six Ed Sheeran crew members hospitalised after a Detroit stage accident
Fire dispatch audio described a forklift injury at Ford Field around 11pm as the stage came down.
ToursSeptember 1

Sombr books a 2027 arena tour of the UK and Europe after Reading and Leeds
Ravyn Lenae and Jessie Mazin support most of the run, and Suki Waterhouse opens the O2 finale in London.
ToursSeptember 1

Sombr books The O2 Arena for his biggest UK headline show on a 2027 arena tour
The You Are The Reason run opens in Oslo on May 8, with the London date following on June 22.
ReleasesAugust 31

Angele announces the album Instinct with Justice and Caroline Polachek
Une seule vie arrives as the second preview, shot on 16mm in the south of France.
ChartsAugust 31

Rihanna's Only Girl (In The World) passes two billion Spotify streams
It is her eighth song past the mark, more than any other woman, ten years on from her last album.
FestivalsAugust 31

ADELA premieres a new song called Boys during her Reading festival set
The Slovakian-born pop singer introduced the track as a night out with friends interrupted by unwanted attention.
ReleasesAugust 31

Prince's estate releases Timeless, a ten-song album of vault recordings
Material reaching from a 1977 demo to a live take from his last tour, and one critic calling the result flat.
FestivalsAugust 31

Olivia Rodrigo's first Daisy Chain Fields festival ends with $20 million raised
Melinda French Gates matched the $10 million total onstage in Irvine, and Stevie Nicks closed the night on Landslide.
LegalAugust 31

Sam Smith wishes they had written back to Tom Petty about Stay With Me
Petty and Jeff Lynne were added as co-writers in 2015 after publishers flagged the two choruses.
ReleasesAugust 30

Singer Mariah Carey says new music is coming next year
She confirmed it to a fan in Beverly Hills, under a year after Here For It All reached No. 7.
FestivalsAugust 30

Lola Young plays a last-minute secret set at the Reading festival
Announced hours ahead, the 3.15pm slot on The Grid was her debut at the site and ended on Messy.
ToursAugust 30

Maisie Peters on the album Florescence and her first O2 headline show in 2027
She played Reading's main stage for the first time in five years and joked about filling the arena with horses.
ReleasesAugust 30

Olivia Rodrigo sings Landslide with Stevie Nicks at her own festival
Alanis Morissette and Sarah McLachlan also came out, and two songs were dedicated to Dolly Parton.
FestivalsAugust 29

Singer RAYE headlines the Reading festival for the first time in her career
Escapism opened, sisters Amma and Absolutely joined for Joy, and Where Is My Husband? closed the night.
FestivalsAugust 29

Ayra Starr to headline the NFL London halftime show at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
The Nigerian singer plays the Eagles against the Jaguars on October 11, weeks after her third album landed.
FestivalsAugust 29

Slayyyter wheels singer Sombr to the Reading festival stage on a stretcher
The two stopped to drop and do press-ups on the walk from an ambulance to the main stage.
ReleasesAugust 29

MNEK shares the Muscle Marys.. video and reveals the BULLDOZER!! tracklist
The album is due September 18, his first since 2018's Language, and the single deals with body image.
BusinessAugust 29

Perrie Edwards reported to have left the label Sony Music and Modest Management
The Sun says she turned down a second solo album at Columbia and has signed with Various Artists Management.
FestivalsAugust 29

Charli XCX headlines Reading festival with a Music, Fashion, Film set
It was her first full UK show of the new album era, and a Leeds main stage debut followed the next night.
ChartsAugust 28

Katseye and Phoebe Bridgers take the top two US album chart spots
Wild sold 145,000 copies in its first week; Lost Weekend sold 83,000.
ReleasesAugust 28

Eli Derby follows his cover-song start with the EP LOVESHY
The Maryland singer began playing drums in church at two and now runs his own label.
ReleasesAugust 28

Haute & Freddy follow their debut album with the single Touch Touch
Michelle Buzz and Lance Shipp came to the duo from years of writing for other people.
BusinessAugust 28

Halsey releases her first concert film, The Girl in the Tower
The 75-minute set was shot across a European festival run and premiered on YouTube.
ReleasesAugust 28

Olivia Rodrigo releases new song 'Serena Joy'
The one-off single takes its name from a character in The Handmaid's Tale and arrives ahead of her Daisy Chain Fields festival.
ReleasesAugust 28

underscores returns with the A/B single Unlimited Love before an arena support run
April Harper Grey pairs a live-set favourite with a Frost Children remix, then joins Charli xcx from September 11.
ReleasesAugust 28

JENNIE releases the three-track EP Fallen Angel after her biggest solo shows
The BLACKPINK singer follows last year's Ruby with a short, inward-facing record; the CD adds three more songs.
BusinessAugust 28

Warner Music Austria strikes a distribution deal with Tonherd
ADA Central Europe is part of the arrangement, and the Vienna label's studio opens up to Warner's local roster.
ReleasesAugust 28

Chloe Slater takes on online abuse with the single I've Never Felt So Hated
Her debut album Riot Youth follows on 9 October, and Bonnie MacRae directed the video.
ToursAugust 27

Tomorrow X Together book Steal The Wind tour dates across three continents
The K-pop group open with three Seoul nights in November before Asia, North America and Europe into 2027.
ReleasesAugust 27

Nick Ward lines up his second album, Year Of The Snake
Lead single Piano is built on Glenn Gould playing Bach, and the record was made between Auckland and Sydney.
ToursAugust 27

Bruno Mars adds Asia and Australia dates to the 2027 Romantic Tour
The leg opens February 13 in Perth and closes with four nights in Goyang, South Korea, in May.
BusinessAugust 27

Singer Olivia Rodrigo lines up Taco Bell and Grammy Museum album tie-ins
A pink lemonade Baja Blast arrives first, then a museum show built from the handmade sets used in the cure video.
LegalAugust 27

Singer Selena Gomez and her mother accused of defrauding Wondermind investors
Her lawyer calls the lawsuit over the collapsed mental health startup meritless and plans to file for dismissal.
ToursAugust 26

Barry Manilow pauses Las Vegas residency
He canceled his remaining August and September Westgate shows after a grueling summer tour, with the run resuming October 8.
ReleasesAugust 26

Beyonce reveals cover art and tracklist for B'Day 20th anniversary edition
The four-LP deluxe set, out September 4, includes a 60-page booklet and previously unreleased B-sides.
ToursAugust 26

Charli XCX teases a different show for Reading & Leeds festival
Ahead of her festival headline debut this weekend, she reviewed her 2017, 2019 and 2022 sets and promised something entirely new.
ReleasesAugust 25

Mariah Carey kicks off 25th anniversary celebration of Glitter
Rochelle Jordan joins her for a new take on 'Didn't Mean To Turn You On.'
ReleasesAugust 25

NCT 127 release seventh studio album Blingy
The K-pop group leans further into its experimental hip-hop sound.
BusinessAugust 25

New documentary revisits Wham!'s 1985 China tour
Mike Christie's film uses footage from George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley's tour to explore its political weight.
ChartsAugust 24

KATSEYE's 'WILD' hits No. 1, biggest girl group debut since 2008
The EP's 170,000-unit debut is the biggest for a girl group since Danity Kane's Welcome to the Dollhouse in 2008.
ChartsAugust 21

Stray Kids land the No. 1 album in the country
The album's title track, "This & That," is Stray Kids' first song ever to crack the Hot 100's top 40.
ReleasesAugust 21

Blackpink's Jennie announces new EP Fallen Angel
The three-song project drops Friday via Jennie's label Odd Atelier and Columbia, following Blackpink's own comeback EP Deadline.
ReleasesAugust 21

Sam Smith releases new album Hazel Eyes
The album explores requited love, a hopeful departure for the singer.
ReleasesAugust 21

Remi Wolf describes a "clean and clear" feeling behind new album Mud
The singer says a retreat with a small circle of collaborators in Big Bear shaped the record's warmer, more spacious sound.
AwardsAugust 20

Madonna leads this year's VMA nominations with 11 nods
FADER staff share takeaways on a nominee slate that leans pop, legacy and white.
LegalAugust 19

Singer Ariana Grande sues to unmask hackers leaking her unreleased music
The lawsuit says hackers have accessed devices and accounts of her photographers and producers for 15 years, leaking 45 songs in 2023 alone.
FestivalsAugust 19

Glastonbury festival has its 2027 headliners booked, Emily Eavis says
She also shot down talk connecting Madonna to the bill, after speculation built around her new album Confessions II.
LegalAugust 19

Ellie Goulding sues ex-management company over undisclosed Live Nation ties
She says her TaP Management team pushed her to work with Live Nation without disclosing the company owned TaP.
AwardsAugust 19

Madonna and Taylor Swift lead 2026 MTV VMA nominees
Madonna picked up 11 nominations largely on the strength of her Confessions II short film, while Swift earned nine for Life of a Showgirl.
BusinessAugust 18

Singer Jorja Smith headlines Spotify's new "Hometown" series with Nemzzz and Beabadoobee
The three artists return to Walsall, Manchester and London for one-off shows tied to new album campaigns.
ReleasesAugust 18

Singer Paris Jackson releases second album "Happiest Day Of My Life"
Now sober for six years, she made the record with Linda Perry and reflects on past addiction ahead of its August 21 release.
BusinessAugust 18

Singer Celine Dion opens up about her health battle with Stiff-Person Syndrome
She undergoes 90-minute Pilates sessions three times a week ahead of her Paris concert comeback.
ReleasesAugust 18

The Goods, the Oakland power pop band, share new single "Minor Key"
The song is a bittersweet farewell to someone left behind, ahead of sophomore album Goodbye Summertime.
ToursAugust 18

Singer Michelle Branch extends her Everywhere and Back Again Tour into 2027
The 17-date second leg launches February 25 in Charleston and follows a sold-out fall outing.
ObituaryAugust 18

A Welsh choir sang "Total Eclipse of the Heart" at singer Bonnie Tyler's funeral
Only Men Aloud also performed Simon and Garfunkel's "Bridge Over Troubled Water" during the Swansea, Wales service.
AwardsAugust 18

Madonna leads 2026 MTV VMA nominations
She's looking to add to her 19 competitive VMA wins when the show airs live from Los Angeles at 7:30pm ET.
ReleasesAugust 18

Madonna releases 15th album "Confessions II" with Stuart Price and Arca
Indie Hoy's review calls it a dance-floor meditation on healing, grief and her own legend.
ReleasesAugust 17

Jordin Sparks and Avello release video for dance collaboration "We Own the Night"
The American Idol winner pairs with the Orlando DJ on an EDM-leaning departure from her usual pop and R&B sound.
BusinessAugust 17

Carly Rae Jepsen teams with Dunham on a stage musical of "10 Things I Hate About You"
First previews are set for exactly one year out, with Tony winners Christopher Wheeldon and Tom Kitt attached.
ReleasesAugust 17

Ariana Grande brings out singer Cynthia Erivo for a duet at her London show
The two sang the title song from Wicked: For Good together, according to video Rolling Stone posted from the O2.
FestivalsAugust 17

KCON festival draws big crowds to the Los Angeles Convention Center
Attendees lined up for Korean beauty samples and free skin analysis on day one of the three-day event.
ReleasesAugust 17

TikTok comedian and musician Petey USA releases new project "oooo"
Stereogum's Chris DeVille calls the release well worth a spin from an artist who keeps landing big hooks.
BusinessAugust 17

Pop singer Carly Rae Jepsen and Lena Dunham's "10 Things" musical sets a Broadway date
The countdown is on for their musical reimagining of 10 Things I Hate About You.
BusinessAugust 17

BTS, the K-pop group, pulls out of the Grammys over new Asian Pop category
The band's boycott pushed Recording Academy chief Harvey Mason Jr. to defend, then reconsider, the award two weeks later.
ToursAugust 17

Jonas Brothers announce "The Burning Up Tour All Over Again"
The 45-city arena run spans September through December 2026.
ToursAugust 17

Jonas Brothers expand their 2026 North American tour
The expansion follows the release of "Camp Rock 3" on Disney+.
ToursAugust 17

Isabel LaRosa plots North American "Dollparts Tour"
It follows the release of her new EP, "Promising Young Woman."
ReleasesAugust 17

Chappell Roan joins Noah Kahan onstage at the Rose Bowl for a surprise 'California' duet
Rolling Stone described her as a surprise guest at the stadium show.
ReleasesAugust 17

Troye Sivan announces fourth album "She's The Best," with a Nicole Kidman-starring video
It's his first release since signing with Interscope Records.
ToursAugust 17

Frankie Valli cancelled his remaining 2026 tour dates to focus on health
He responded to brother Bobby's claim this week that he had already retired.
ReleasesAugust 17

Humble The Great, London singer-songwriter, returns with new single "left you"
The Elton John-endorsed artist has also produced for Cat Burns and Amie Blu.
BusinessAugust 16

Wembley Stadium criticised over a fireworks display hours after a wildfire alert
The display ran at a show by The Weeknd at the stadium, NME reported.
ChartsAugust 16

Katseye's "Wild" EP projected for a No. 1 Billboard debut
Early sales predictions from Hits Daily Double point to the group's biggest US opening yet.
FestivalsAugust 16

Lewis Capaldi turns a Florence + The Machine lyric on himself at Sziget Festival
He referenced Florence Welch's 'One of the Greats' just before her headline set.
ReleasesAugust 16

The Quietus marks 50 years of ABBA's Dancing Queen
The essay is by Ian Wade, who revisits what the single did for the group.
BreakupsAugust 15

Singer Frankie Valli denies that he has retired
His brother Bobby has apologized and said he was misinformed.
BusinessAugust 15

Grammys may rethink new Best Asian Pop Music category after BTS pushback
The Recording Academy said it is weighing the criticism after BTS chose not to enter next year's awards.
ChartsAugust 15

Madonna notches her best UK chart placement in 17 years alongside Kylie Minogue
"Love Sensation" debuted at No. 8, becoming her 65th UK Top 10 hit.
ReunionsAugust 15

Frankie Valli, pop singer, denies he's retiring after brother Bobby's false alarm
Bobby Valli walked back his post days after saying the 92-year-old Four Seasons frontman had stepped away.
ReleasesAugust 14

Zerb, Brazilian DJ and producer, releases new song "Faded Eyes" featuring Khalid
It's Khalid's latest in a run of pop collaborations with artists like Lauv and Ahn Hyo-seop.
ReleasesAugust 14

Tinashe drops the dancefloor single 'Melatonin' ahead of 'Popstar'
The track pulls from her coming eighth album and was produced by Zack Sekoff, nightfeelings, and Ricky Reed.
BusinessAugust 14

V of BTS gives a health update, saying he has lost hearing in his right ear
He says it has been building for two and a half years and grew worse during his military service.
ReleasesAugust 14

Katseye release EP "Wild," covering a Charli XCX outtake called "Bel Air"
The group powers on with new music even as two members remain on hiatus.
ChartsAugust 14

Petal gives Ariana Grande the top spot on the US albums chart
The seventh US number-one album lands the same week her team confirmed she is stepping back from public life.
ReleasesAugust 14

Blu DeTiger kicks off a new era with single "Feel Good"
She released it hours before a packed Jazz Cafe show in London.
ReleasesAugust 14

Troye Sivan reveals fourth album 'She's the Best,' out October 9
The title track arrives with a Nicole Kidman video, and it follows his 2023 record 'Something to Give Each Other.'
ChartsAugust 14

Bonnie Tyler's 'Total Eclipse of the Heart' streams spike on Spotify during the eclipse
The 1983 hit's UK streams jumped 94 percent, five weeks after the singer's death.
ObituaryAugust 14

EMF keyboardist Derry Brownson has died at 55
Brownson was a founding member of the band.
ReleasesAugust 14

La Roux shares Lose Myself, another single from Old Flames
NME says the song deals with her auADHD diagnosis and her addictions.
ReleasesAugust 14

KATSEYE release their third EP, Wild
NME's review says the group are still hard to place, two years and three EPs in.
BusinessAugust 14

Pop star Robbie Williams says he has been diagnosed with autism
He recently topped The Beatles' record for the most UK number one albums.
ReleasesAugust 13

Esme Emerson release Jackie, their first new music of 2026
The pop duo say the song is about queer people who disappear too early.
ReunionsAugust 13

The Weeknd, R&B singer Abel Tesfaye, says he isn't retiring the stage name after all
At a concert outside Stockholm, he told fans he tried stepping away and didn't like how it felt.
ReleasesAugust 13

Audrey Hobert marks her debut album's first anniversary with a Tiny Desk debut
She celebrated one year of "Who's The Clown?" with her first Tiny Desk Concert.
LegalAugust 13

Judge sends the Cascio siblings' case against Michael Jackson's estate to arbitration
The ruling leans on a clause in the 2019 settlement the siblings signed with the estate.
ChartsAugust 13

Camila Cabello's "C,XOXO" album sees Spotify searches jump 475%
Spotify corrected the figure to The FADER, clarifying it reflects search volume, not streams.
ReleasesAugust 13

Singer-songwriter Audrey Hobert plays an NPR Tiny Desk set
She explains her limited patience for Friends just before playing her song Phoebe.
FestivalsAugust 13

Eurovision Song Contest 2027 gets its host city and venue in Bulgaria
Burgas beat three other Bulgarian cities in a competitive bidding process.
LegalAugust 12

Beyonce faces a copyright suit over a sample on Alien Superstar
The claim says a sample on the Renaissance track was used without clearing it with the rights holder.
FestivalsAugust 12

PC Music sets the POP CRYPT lineup with Dorian Electra and A. G. Cook
The fourth edition runs in three cities for the first time, including a London night at Colour Factory on 31 October.
ReleasesAugust 12

Britney Spears says new music projects are coming out this year
Two previously unreleased projects are due before year's end; no titles were given.
ToursAugust 12

Frost Children map out West Coast tour
It follows the release of their new EP "Tweaker Poem."
FestivalsAugust 12

Eurovision Song Contest rewrites its rules for countries at war
Under the change, a war-involved winner could lose its right to host the following year.
ReleasesAugust 12

Underscores shares new video for "The Peace"
The clip pairs a smoggy soundstage with the breakup song's cigarette imagery.
FestivalsAugust 12

Zara Larsson opens for Sombr's first European festival headline set at Sziget
The pop singer's own set drew a big crowd before he topped the Budapest bill.
FestivalsAugust 12

Daisy Chain Fields festival locks in stage times so no sets overlap
Fourteen sets across two stages are timed so festivalgoers never have to choose between acts.
ReleasesAugust 12

Evan releases debut single "Ride or Die," previews solo EP "Death of Me"
The former Enhypen member headlines the Grammy Museum's Spotlight program Aug. 14 and performs at KCON LA Aug. 16.
ReleasesAugust 12

Jungle release new album "Sunshine"
DIY gave the record four stars, calling it consistently enjoyable without ever feeling particularly surprising.
ReleasesAugust 11

Caroline Rose reveals new album "Gentling the Horse at the Walt Whitman Mall"
Produced by John Congleton, the record is due October 23 on Rose's own label, SUCK Records.
ToursAugust 11

Pop star Charli XCX releases limited $25 Angel tickets for her North American tour
The tickets are non-transferable, sold only in pairs, and sit inside her wider Music, Fashion, Film arena run opening in Philadelphia next month.
AwardsAugust 11

Singer Bette Midler named 2026 recipient of the Woody Guthrie Prize
The Woody Guthrie Center will present the honor in October at Tulsa's Cain's Ballroom, with remarks from the Guthrie family.
Lineup changeAugust 11

Singer Boy George threatens to sack Culture Club members who refuse his pro-Israel song
He says the pro-peace framing has been lost in the backlash, after already leaving a West End run and parting ways with his label manager over the track.
ReleasesAugust 11

Wasia Project unveil new track "Vogue"
The sibling duo's debut album "Nocturne" arrives September 18, with a UK tour to follow in November.
ReunionsAugust 10

KATSEYE singer Sophia Laforteza announces hiatus for her mental health
It comes six months after bandmate Manon Bannerman also stepped back, and she has not yet returned.
BusinessAugust 10

Taylor Swift's song August pulled from a Donald Trump campaign video
Two more of her tracks have also gone quiet on posts from the president's team, NME reports.
ReleasesAugust 10

Jungle prepare new album "Sunshine"
It's the band's first as a trio, after singer Lydia Kitto joined full time.
ReleasesAugust 10

The Big Moon preview "Forever" with new single "Fun"
Frontwoman Juliette Jackson argues joy is just as real an emotion as pain.
ReleasesAugust 9

Bea Miller's next album, Mr. Peaked in High School, arrives with single drunk enough
The pop singer calls it the best work she's made yet, per The Line of Best Fit.
ReleasesAugust 9

Benny Blanco shares new single Te Olvido (La La) with Selena Gomez and Becky G
Danny Trejo smashes a pinata with a machete in the single's video, NME reports.
BusinessAugust 8

Joe Jonas says weak sales on his first solo album sent him to therapy
The 2011 record Fastlife peaked at only Number 15 on the US chart, NME reports.
BusinessAugust 8

Lionsgate targets late 2027 for its Michael Jackson biopic sequel
The plan follows the first film's billion-dollar box office run, AllHipHop reported.
BusinessAugust 8

Olivia Rodrigo plays a surprise Brooklyn gig and launches her own Bandcamp page
Tickets to the intimate Warsaw show sold out in two hours after being announced same-day.
ReunionsAugust 7

A$AP Rocky says Rihanna is working on new music
Fans have called the long-awaited follow-up to 2016's Anti 'R9' for years.
BusinessAugust 7

K-pop label SM Entertainment posts a 15.4% revenue rise for the second quarter
Music Business Worldwide puts the figure at $233M and points to concerts and merchandise.
ReleasesAugust 7

Role Model releases follow-up album "Chuck Timely & The Hourglass"
He built the record around a rule of no synths, chasing '80s feeling without the sound.
ReleasesAugust 7

Audrey Nuna returns with a solo single called superHuman
It's her first solo release in two years and arrives via Republic Records with producer Cirkut.
ReleasesAugust 7

Madonna and Kylie Minogue confirm their Love Sensation single collaboration
The Afterhours Mix reworks Madonna's Confessions II track and follows the pair's surprise WorldPride Amsterdam debut.
BusinessAugust 6

J-pop label ASOBISYSTEM opens a US base in California
The move follows, on a smaller scale, HYBE's $1.05 billion Ithaca Holdings deal for BTS.
ReleasesAugust 6

O Slow shares new single "NO BODY"
Jacqui Miranda's project follows the track with a full-length debut in September.
ReleasesAugust 6

Sam Smith puts out a single called When He's Gone
It lands before the album Hazel Eyes, out August 21, and documents a relationship ending.
ReleasesAugust 5

Helena Gao and Shushu share new single lao wai
The song previews her EP Gao Dan Dan, out September 10, and follows her Grammy-nominated work with Zara Larsson.
ReleasesAugust 5

LA Priest releases single Rayon ahead of album Into The Sky
Sam Eastgate's project previews the record's opening track through a hymn to synthetic materials.
ReunionsAugust 5

Ariana Grande is stepping back from the spotlight after her Eternal Sunshine tour
She has also withdrawn from a planned 2027 West End revival of a Stephen Sondheim show.
FestivalsAugust 5

Boardmasters festival opens in Newquay under police facial recognition
This year's bill is headlined by Lily Allen, Kasabian and Fatboy Slim.
BusinessAugust 5

Boy George attacks Bandcamp for pulling his pro-Israel song
He said the platform gave in to pressure from people he called antisemites.
BusinessAugust 5

KOMCA now allows songs made with AI help in South Korea
A false filing can now bring a royalty hold or a terminated contract under the amended rules.
BusinessAugust 5

Spotify overtakes Melon in South Korea's music streaming market
A rival tracker instead still puts the homegrown platform Melon ahead.
ReleasesAugust 4

Pitbull and Jason Derulo team up again on the new song Privacy
That Grape Juice counts nearly 20 years of team-ups behind the release.
ReleasesAugust 4

Pop singer Gia Ford releases Shell from her coming album
She names Joan Didion's Maria Wyeth as a visual touchstone for the alt-pop track.
ReunionsAugust 4

Pop group Pussycat Dolls line up their first show in Brazil
The group shared the news on social media, soon after launching a reunion.
BusinessAugust 4

Eurythmics musician Dave Stewart's venture RARE Entity adds Vicky Dowdall as a partner
The artist manager takes a partner role covering business development at the venture group.
ReleasesAugust 3

Dark-pop singer Riah releases a one-take video called Lestat
AllHipHop reads the vampire-themed clip as a story about reclaiming personal power.
ReleasesAugust 3

Singer Kylie Minogue joins Madonna one night and Nick Cave the next
The pop star revived a 1995 duet with Nick Cave in Brighton, then surprised WorldPride Amsterdam with Madonna less than a day later.
FestivalsAugust 3

Charli XCX plays her Music, Fashion, Film show in full at Lollapalooza festival
The pop star debuted two songs from her "Wuthering Heights" soundtrack live and closed the bill alongside the Smashing Pumpkins.
ToursAugust 3

Live Nation pulls the plug on Roxette's 40th anniversary tour
Frontman Per Gessle says the call to cancel the North American run was Live Nation's, not the Swedish band's.
ReleasesJuly 31

Ariana Grande's new album Petal channels her anger into pop
Rolling Stone calls the rage-filled eighth LP a departure from the meticulous Eternal Sunshine, and says it works.
ReleasesJuly 31

flowerovlove announces debut album Mini Skirt Warrior
The pop singer also shared new single Kiss Kiss Kiss, ahead of an arena tour opening for Niall Horan.
ReleasesJuly 31

Remi Wolf returns with vulnerable new single Twiggy
She debuted the song live at Newport Folk Festival with a surprise assist from Paramore's Hayley Williams.
ReleasesJuly 31

Rachel Chinouriri announces sophomore album I Think I Spoke Too Soon
The London singer-songwriter worked with Lucy Dacus on the follow-up to her 2024 debut, due this October.
BusinessJuly 27

Singer Carly Simon reveals Parkinson's diagnosis: "I am still very much here"
The 83-year-old also underwent skin cancer surgery and says the illness brought "anxiety, depression, exhaustion, an apathy."
ChartsJuly 17

Madonna's new album "Confessions II" debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard charts
It's her tenth album to top the Billboard 200, even though the record has barely registered on streaming or radio.
BusinessJuly 15

Michael Jackson biopic "Michael" tops $1 billion at the box office
Luminate data shows Jackson's US on-demand streams jumped nearly 144% the week the film opened, echoing the climb Queen saw after Bohemian Rhapsody.
ObituaryJuly 9

Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler, voice behind "Total Eclipse of the Heart," dies at age 75
She died in a Portugal hospital months after emergency surgery, closing out a career that also produced "Holding Out for a Hero."
LegalJuly 8

Taylor Swift wins copyright case dismissal as "Eras Tour" film gets five Emmy nods
The nominations land five days after her Manhattan wedding to Travis Kelce and mark only her second career Emmy nod.
ReleasesJune 25

K-pop singer Samuel releases new EP "Samuelito"
Born Samuel Kim Arredondo, the singer said recording his first Spanish-language songs made his heart race.
ChartsJune 25

Olivia Rodrigo's third album debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard charts
The former Disney star's sales and streaming numbers landed all 13 tracks in the same week's top 30 songs chart.

Dua Lipa and Tame Impala reported in talks for the Coachella 2027 festival

Zhoumi will run STE, the Beijing label venture from SM and Tencent Music

KATSEYE drop off the Daisy Chain Fields festival after an ankle injury

Police to refer Bang Si-hyuk, chairman of K-pop label HYBE, to prosecutors

Judge dismisses a stylist's lawsuit against singer Lizzo's touring company

Rapper Doja Cat says she struggled with cocaine and alcohol in TikTok videos

KATSEYE's Sophia Laforteza sits out the European leg of the Wildworld tour

Miley Cyrus announces her tenth album Bass Persuades for September 18

Blackpink's Lisa gets a documentary, Always Lalisa, in October

Brazil's Taylor Swift Law sets free water and ticket rules for concerts

Fine announces the album Jazz Dreams and shares "Everything in the Shade"

Report puts Dua Lipa and Tame Impala atop the Coachella 2027 festival bill

Ariana Grande closes the Eternal Sunshine tour with a tearful final O2 show

Judge dismisses the last claims in the Asha Daniels lawsuit against Lizzo

Sam Smith's album Hazel Eyes misses the Billboard 200 entirely

Singer Ariana Grande plays her final London shows in flat shoes after a foot injury

Miley Cyrus drops her surname and announces the album Bass Persuades

Miley Cyrus sets her 10th album Bass Persuades for September 18

Sombr adds 2027 tour dates across Europe, Australia and New Zealand

Susanna Hoffs and Rufus Wainwright duet on new single "Bad Case Of Loneliness"

Six crew hurt in a forklift accident after an Ed Sheeran concert in Detroit

TikTok names a 15-year-old Katy Perry track its global song of the summer

Weird Al Yankovic puts the lost Al's Brain film and its song on YouTube

Miley Cyrus lines up the album Bass Persuades and two nights at the Hollywood Bowl

Report says Justin Timberlake is planning a 2027 album and world tour

Director Mary Bronstein teases a film of Olivia Rodrigo's Daisy Chain Fields

Miley Cyrus drops her surname and goes mononymous ahead of a tenth album

George Michael concert film The Faith Tour gets its first trailer

Alex Warren digs into his turbulent past on second album Wildchild

Harry Styles opens a 30-night Madison Square Garden concert residency

Six Ed Sheeran crew members hospitalised after a Detroit stage accident

Sombr books a 2027 arena tour of the UK and Europe after Reading and Leeds

Sombr books The O2 Arena for his biggest UK headline show on a 2027 arena tour

Angele announces the album Instinct with Justice and Caroline Polachek

Rihanna's Only Girl (In The World) passes two billion Spotify streams

ADELA premieres a new song called Boys during her Reading festival set

Prince's estate releases Timeless, a ten-song album of vault recordings

Olivia Rodrigo's first Daisy Chain Fields festival ends with $20 million raised

Sam Smith wishes they had written back to Tom Petty about Stay With Me

Singer Mariah Carey says new music is coming next year

Lola Young plays a last-minute secret set at the Reading festival

Maisie Peters on the album Florescence and her first O2 headline show in 2027

Olivia Rodrigo sings Landslide with Stevie Nicks at her own festival

Singer RAYE headlines the Reading festival for the first time in her career

Ayra Starr to headline the NFL London halftime show at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Slayyyter wheels singer Sombr to the Reading festival stage on a stretcher

MNEK shares the Muscle Marys.. video and reveals the BULLDOZER!! tracklist

Perrie Edwards reported to have left the label Sony Music and Modest Management

Charli XCX headlines Reading festival with a Music, Fashion, Film set

Katseye and Phoebe Bridgers take the top two US album chart spots

Eli Derby follows his cover-song start with the EP LOVESHY

Haute & Freddy follow their debut album with the single Touch Touch

Halsey releases her first concert film, The Girl in the Tower

Olivia Rodrigo releases new song 'Serena Joy'

underscores returns with the A/B single Unlimited Love before an arena support run

JENNIE releases the three-track EP Fallen Angel after her biggest solo shows

Warner Music Austria strikes a distribution deal with Tonherd

Chloe Slater takes on online abuse with the single I've Never Felt So Hated

Tomorrow X Together book Steal The Wind tour dates across three continents

Nick Ward lines up his second album, Year Of The Snake

Bruno Mars adds Asia and Australia dates to the 2027 Romantic Tour

Singer Olivia Rodrigo lines up Taco Bell and Grammy Museum album tie-ins

Singer Selena Gomez and her mother accused of defrauding Wondermind investors

Barry Manilow pauses Las Vegas residency

Beyonce reveals cover art and tracklist for B'Day 20th anniversary edition

Charli XCX teases a different show for Reading & Leeds festival

Mariah Carey kicks off 25th anniversary celebration of Glitter

NCT 127 release seventh studio album Blingy

New documentary revisits Wham!'s 1985 China tour

KATSEYE's 'WILD' hits No. 1, biggest girl group debut since 2008

Stray Kids land the No. 1 album in the country

Blackpink's Jennie announces new EP Fallen Angel

Sam Smith releases new album Hazel Eyes

Remi Wolf describes a "clean and clear" feeling behind new album Mud

Madonna leads this year's VMA nominations with 11 nods

Singer Ariana Grande sues to unmask hackers leaking her unreleased music

Glastonbury festival has its 2027 headliners booked, Emily Eavis says

Ellie Goulding sues ex-management company over undisclosed Live Nation ties

Madonna and Taylor Swift lead 2026 MTV VMA nominees

Singer Jorja Smith headlines Spotify's new "Hometown" series with Nemzzz and Beabadoobee