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LegalSeptember 2

Dame Dash's bankruptcy trustee seeks to sell his likeness and music archive
The trustee has also questioned whether the Roc-A-Fella co-founder is truly broke, AllHipHop reported.
LegalSeptember 2

Rapper Lil Durk asks for two scholars to explain drill to jurors
His side argues a jury needs help telling drill performance apart from claims about real events.
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.
LegalSeptember 2

Judge weighs reconsidering ruling in Bad Bunny reggaeton copyright case
One lawyer called the plaintiffs' theory a "Frankenstein" of unrelated song fragments.
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.
ToursSeptember 2

Gazprom Arena says Kanye West's October dates have no signed contract
The promoter disputes that and says the shows are still on, while reporting puts the fee at $10 million either way.
Lineup changeSeptember 2

Bad Wolves guitarist AJ Rebollo quits over the band's Dolly Parton cover
He later walked the criticism back after it emerged Parton had blessed the Jolene recording before she died.
LegalSeptember 2

Jason Isbell and David Lowery file a class action lawsuit against Suno
The 84-page complaint carries no copyright claim and argues identity rights instead.
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.
LegalSeptember 2

Tupac Shakur murder trial opens in Las Vegas, 30 years on
Prosecutors say the rapper's killing was revenge for a beating, and that Duane Davis said so himself.
ReleasesSeptember 2

Nails return with a surprise two-song EP and a new label
Fear Based Life lands with no warning, the band sign to Closed Casket Activities, and a fifth album is set for summer 2027.
ReleasesSeptember 2

Bela Fleck sets a Ryman live album with Billy Strings and Molly Tuttle
Twenty tracks from a January 2022 Nashville concert, out October 16, with Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas and Sierra Hull also on the stage.
ReleasesSeptember 2

Danish artist Fine sets October 23 for the album "Jazz Dreams"
Thirteen songs written, recorded and mixed alone for Escho, shaped over sixteen months and tested in live sets and an NTS residency.
ReunionsSeptember 2

Andy Stott returns from a five-year break with the album Late Loop
The Manchester producer built the record with no basslines, no reverb and a single delay unit, and brought in two singers for every song.
ReleasesSeptember 2

Little Grandad set January 22 for their debut album Speak Softly, Son
The London quartet recorded with Kev Jones in Crouch End between tour runs.
ReleasesSeptember 2

PISS line up a first album and share "time loop at hot slit"
The Vancouver band's 15-song debut lands 30 October on Sub Pop, led by a video shot at a shuttered DIY space.
ReleasesSeptember 2

Clinic set their tenth album Wild In The Streets for October 30
Ade Blackburn says exotica, dub reggae and early rock and roll fed the Liverpool band's Domino release.
ReleasesSeptember 1

Punk supergroup Fake Names set the album Punk Ruins for October 23
Dennis Lyxzen, Brian Baker and a new drummer share Until It's Normal and book seven US dates.
BreakupsSeptember 1

George Strait hints at retirement with a final New Mexico festival date
A Boots in the Park booking for May 2027 was billed as the singer's last New Mexico show.
ReleasesSeptember 1

Darkest Hour announce the album Suffer Divine for 30 October
Mark Lewis produced the record, and the title track landed with the announcement.
ReleasesSeptember 1

The Who expand The Who By Numbers into a five disc box set
92 unreleased tracks carry Pete Townshend's demos, two 1976 concerts and studio jams.
ReleasesSeptember 1

CZARFACE make an album with Tom Hardy, who raps as Frankie Pulitzer
The 15-track record arrived on Silver Age with Busta Rhymes, Method Man and El-P guesting.
ReleasesSeptember 1

Death Valley Girls share a Basic Witch video featuring Exene Cervenka of X
The second single from Welcome to Earth follows singer Bonnie Bloomgarden losing her home in the Altadena fire.
ReleasesSeptember 1

Wavves will re-record the shelved Say Anything album Cherry Soda alone
Nathan Williams says 10,000 copies are already pressed and the decision could cost him about 200,000 dollars.
ReleasesSeptember 1

Oso Oso announce the album an exchange of information with a new song
Jade Lilitri's sixth record is the first release on Feral Twin, a label started by Hop Along's drummer.
ReleasesSeptember 1

Andrew W.K. surprise-releases the jazz album Temptation to Exist
Ten instrumental pieces, played almost entirely by him, and his first record since 2021.
ReleasesSeptember 1

Kali Malone leads her album Burning Song with the single Heavy With Fruit
Stephen O'Malley plays bowed acoustic guitar and Lucy Railton cello on the Leipzig recording.
BusinessSeptember 1

London's 100 Club marks 50 years of punk with 1976 ticket prices
Sprints and Maruja headline the two nights, half a century after the venue's Sex Pistols festival.
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.
ReunionsAugust 31

Brittany Howard traces the Alabama Shakes reunion back to a brewery fundraiser
A surprise appearance in Tuscaloosa turned into three songs, then seven, then the album I Must Be Dreaming.
BusinessAugust 31

Mary J. Blige fronts a Suno ad as the fight over AI music widens
SZA found 238 of her songs in AI training datasets, Dr. Dre backed the tools, and Australia barred machine-made tracks from its charts.
ObituaryAugust 31

Dolly Parton has died at 80
The country music icon, songwriter and philanthropist has died at 80.
ObituaryAugust 31

Miguel Zavaleta, singer and leader of the Argentine rock band Sueter, dies at 71
He founded the group in 1981 and helped remake the country's music as the dictatorship gave way to democracy.
ToursAugust 31

Shakira says her Madrid residency answers Latinos forced to live in fear
Writing in El Pais, the singer described a purpose built stadium and a thirty acre cultural site modelled on Macondo.
ToursAugust 31

Max Bemis cancels solo shows as the Say Anything singer faces allegations
A statement cited mental health, and arrived while screenshots posted by a 17 year old were circulating on Reddit.
FestivalsAugust 31

Billy Strings joins Cryptopsy onstage at his own Ionia Freak Fair festival
The bluegrass player booked a metal stage at his hometown event in Michigan and turned up on it himself.
ReleasesAugust 31

Cretin Family, the new punk supergroup, debut at a Ramones tribute show
Billy Idol, Fred Armisen and The Linda Lindas guested at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, and John Travolta introduced the band.
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.
BreakupsAugust 31

Soul singer Gladys Knight says she will ease into fewer performances
Her husband and manager William McDowell denies a dementia diagnosis and says a medical evaluation is coming.
ObituaryAugust 31

David Fair, who co-founded the band Half Japanese with his brother Jad, has died
He had been treated for cancer for two years, and died at the weekend with his daughter beside him.
FestivalsAugust 30

Karen O of Yeah Yeah Yeahs pulls out of the Daisy Chain Fields festival
A family emergency kept her on the East Coast, and she was one of three billed special guests.
ReleasesAugust 30

Viagra Boys are writing a new album they call emotional and eclectic
A year of studio demos follows Viagr Aboys, and the Stockholm building they recorded it in is due for demolition.
ToursAugust 30

Manchester band Courteeners play to 30,000 at Wythenshawe Park, their biggest crowd
The Vaccines played their debut album in full, and Liam Fray told Manchester he had never dreamed of a gig this size.
Lineup changeAugust 29

The Who rehearse with drummer Zak Starkey after their bitter split
Roger Daltrey told a Las Vegas crowd the session was aimed at European dates.
ToursAugust 29

Bad Wolves lose Skillet tour slot after fans harass the band's singer
Singer Killboi says the band was let go as openers after fans targeted her online.
ReleasesAugust 29

Madeon remixes Ninajirachi's song iPod Touch, his first remix in 14 years
He built the rework from his earliest FL Studio projects and added a verse of his own to it.
BusinessAugust 28

Julianna Barwick and Mary Lattimore score the ski documentary Threshold
Three pieces are out ahead of the November 20 release of the full soundtrack.
ReleasesAugust 28

Turnstile release the album Never Enough: Versions with Elton John and dozens more
Twenty-two rebuilds of a 2025 record, handed to guests running from death metal to Broadway-sized pop.
ReleasesAugust 28

Mac DeMarco puts four tour-only CD albums on streaming at once
Forty-seven songs handed out on discs at gigs, most of them titled with the dates they were recorded.
ReleasesAugust 28

Tank sets his 12th album EXPERIENCE for September 25
The single Yes has climbed to No. 10 on Billboard's Adult R&B Airplay chart.
ToursAugust 28

Kehlani pauses tour after hospital visit
Two shows are sidelined, with the tour expected to resume in Virginia.
ReleasesAugust 28

Trentemøller sets a self-titled album with vocals on every track
Jonas Bjerre of Mew sings on the first single, and the record lands 13 November.
ReleasesAugust 28

U2 cover the Pogues song Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah for a Shane MacGowan tribute
The Edge calls the late frontman a man of contradictions on a charity record due November 13.
ReleasesAugust 28

Radio Free Alice set October 30 for the debut album What's In Between
Atlantic releases the Melbourne band's first LP after a Bermondsey pop-up drew more than 500 people on six hours' notice.
ReleasesAugust 28

Jamie T sets his sixth album Ghosts (100 Days Of Mourning) for October 9
Built out of voice memos spanning his whole career, after a burnout he says he has come through.
ReleasesAugust 28

Kendall Street Company set the eighth album Yodeling Astroman for October
Fifteen folk tales narrated by a character who turned up in deep space just after the big bang.
ReleasesAugust 28

Young Thug says the YSL album Slime Language 3 is close after a few changes
The compilation missed its own midnight date, and Thugger has not named a new one.
LegalAugust 28

No charges for the man who defaced a Dolly Parton mural
The vandal, who splattered black paint on the East Nashville piece Monday, says it wasn't about hate.
ReleasesAugust 28

Tamia returns with the single Forever And A Day
Claude Kelly and Chuck Harmony, who record together as Louis York, wrote and produced it.
ReleasesAugust 28

(untitled) halo turn LA sprawl into the song aimee lou wood freestyle
The track opens the quartet's self-titled debut, due 6 November on Dirty Hit.
ReleasesAugust 28

Pulp document their London comeback shows on a live album
Live! was recorded at the O2 last summer and comes out on Rough Trade, with a concert film to follow.
ReleasesAugust 28

Rob49 and Sexyy Red team up again on the single IN THE CLUB
The two have made a habit of these, and HotNewHipHop calls this the clearest version of the sound they share.
BusinessAugust 28

Ramones documentary gets a 4K restoration and a digital release
Magnolia Pictures brings End of the Century back to cinemas later this year.
BusinessAugust 28

Aemia sign to the label Artist House with the single Nowhere To Hide
JT Daly produced the Persian-Canadian duo's first song for the label, and singer Mia Ravangar directed its video.
ReleasesAugust 27

AZ Chike and Tyler, the Creator restage two films in the Look Like My Mama video
The clip opens at NRFTW High School, naming the album No Rest For The Wicked and a September 18 date.
ReleasesAugust 27

Superstar Pride, out of jail, releases a First Day Out song and video
The Mississippi rapper had been held since 2023 on a first-degree murder charge, and what prompted his release is unclear.
ReleasesAugust 27

Lefty Gunplay returns with the single Just Another Day
The Kendrick Lamar feature on tv off changed his position, and he has since got sober and gone back to writing.
ReleasesAugust 27

Gently Tender share Don't Sleep ahead of an October album
Sam Fryer wrote the words on long walks around the green belt at the edge of London, and calls it an Uber Pop song.
BusinessAugust 27

David Byrne turns his latest live show into a concert film
Who Is The Sky? was shot at the Hippodrome in Baltimore, and it follows Stop Making Sense and American Utopia in his catalogue.
ToursAugust 27

Beth Gibbons books her first Argentina tour date for May 2027
Buenos Aires sits between Sao Paulo and Santiago on a three date South American run, her first on the continent.
ReleasesAugust 27

CMAT drops four live tracks on the EURO-COUNTRY anniversary
They come from a 20,000 capacity headline show at St Anne's Park in Dublin, and the full concert went up on YouTube.
ToursAugust 27

Pixies book an April 2027 Buenos Aires tour date at Movistar Arena
It will be the band's fourth visit to the country, after Luna Park in 2010, Lollapalooza in 2014 and Primavera Sound in 2022.
ReleasesAugust 27

HYUKOH release the eight-minute single KoK with Yu Su co-producing
The South Korean band's second song since 2024's AAA follows Godspeed! by a week.
ReleasesAugust 27

Ken Carson releases Cartunez, the 13-track deluxe album for Xperiment
The rapper pushed the release back several times before it landed on August 27 with a Nine Vicious diss aboard.
ToursAugust 27

John Mayer plays a solo Dolly Parton tribute at a SiriusXM Hamptons concert
He performed I Will Always Love You before Gravity at the Stephen Talkhouse; the set airs Saturday on Radio Andy.
ReleasesAugust 27

Pearl Jam's No Code album turns 30, and The Quietus calls it grunge's Kid A
JR Moores argues the 1996 record, not In Utero, was the point where the genre turned on its own audience.
ReleasesAugust 26

Busta Rhymes releases the album Dillagence II built on unheard J Dilla beats
A Hype Williams video for This Woman pairs the rapper with a D'Angelo vocal recorded about two decades ago.
ReleasesAugust 26

Lil Baby and Kodak Black join Yung Miami's 'Spend Dat' remix track
The pair join the remix of her summer smash.
ObituaryAugust 26

Uruguayan singer Ruben Rada dies at 83
Rada was a key figure in Rio de la Plata music and culture.
ToursAugust 26

Sturgill Simpson readies Johnny Blue Skies tour
The Mutiny For The Masses Tour supports his new album Mutiny After Midnight.
ReleasesAugust 26

Outkast's Idlewild album turns 20 amid critical reappraisal
The divisive sixth record, once dismissed by some critics, still landed on SPIN's list of 2006's best albums.
ReleasesAugust 26

Aluminum, the San Francisco band, line up second album Iconoclast HaHa
Lead single Killing Time arrives with the news, two years on from the debut Fully Beat.
ReleasesAugust 26

Anderson .Paak and Cordae team up for joint album Heavy Is The Crown
It follows their work together on 'RNP,' 'Two Tens' and 'Summer Drop.'
ReleasesAugust 26

Pretty Lights debuts an unreleased GRiZ and Tape B remix of his 2011 track live
The rework of 'I Know The Truth' sent crowds into a frenzy during his recent Capitol Theatre run.
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.'
Lineup changeAugust 25

Neil Peart's widow gives her blessing to Rush drummer Anika Nilles
Nilles says a supportive message from Carrie Nuttall eased her nerves before stepping into one of rock's most demanding drum seats.
ReleasesAugust 25

Chastity announce new album I Built This Prison Myself
Brandon Williams's project previews the November 13 record with the single 'Misled Youth.'
ReleasesAugust 25

Wisin's viral 'Perreo University' campaign turns out to be his new album
La Universidad del Perreo arrives September 4, with Ivy Queen, Jowell & Randy and others teased.
ToursAugust 25

Sudan Archives announces first-ever Argentina tour date
The violinist and producer plays Niceto Club in Buenos Aires on September 24, touring behind her album The BPM.
ReleasesAugust 25

Back to Black gets an expanded reissue for Amy Winehouse's 20th anniversary
The reissue adds four unreleased demos and a full live album.
ReleasesAugust 25

Iron Maiden's 'Wasted Years' single turns 40
A look back at the turning point that shaped Somewhere In Time.
ReleasesAugust 24

Ghost are pairing a new live album, '2 Big To Rig,' with their IMAX movie
The film arrives August 26, with the soundtrack out the following day.
FestivalsAugust 24

Tame Impala will headline Poland's Open'er festival when it returns in 2027
Kevin Parker's project is set to headline the Orange Main Stage as the festival's first 2027 announcement.
ReleasesAugust 23

In Flames joined by Trivium and Dark Tranquillity members at Goteborg Brinner
The band headlined the festival in the city that helped define their sound.
ToursAugust 23

Usher and Chris Brown tack on eight more stadium shows to their tour
The co-headlining R&B Tour now spans 59 dates.
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.
BusinessAugust 21

Quality Control label cofounder Pierre 'P' Thomas hospitalized
A representative confirmed he remains hospitalized after reportedly suffering a heart attack.
ReleasesAugust 21

Shygirl releases video for 'Alyse'
The clip accompanies the London artist's first single of the year.
ReleasesAugust 20

Rio Da Yung OG reveals The World Is Yours as his next album
He also released a new song, 'Finna Drop (Tour).'
BusinessAugust 20

Lil Yachty and Denzel Curry revisit the 2016 XXL Freshman Class in new documentary
The film looks back at one of the outlet's most talked-about covers, a decade later.
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.
LegalAugust 19

Singapore bars two Massive Attack members over a pro-Palestine concert display
The Associated Press tied the ban to a display at one of the band's shows.
BusinessAugust 19

Black Coffee and Skepta confirmed for Hi Ibiza club's 2026 closing party
The Playa d'en Bossa club hosts its last party of the year on October 9.
BusinessAugust 19

DJ Carl Cox contributes music to a new "Animal Farm" film
He previously worked with the adaptation's director, Andy Serkis, on 2021's Venom: Let There Be Carnage.
BusinessAugust 19

Oasis fans release unseen footage from the band's 1994 Glasgow gig
Fans paid nearly £3,000 at auction last year to buy the video and release it to the public.
LegalAugust 19

Eminem fights a trademark case over beauty products tied to Reasonably Shady
Robyn Dixon and Gizelle Bryant say he waited nearly three years to raise the challenge.
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.
ReleasesAugust 18

Fontaines D.C. announce fifth album "Dopamine Chamber," due October 16
Frontman Grian Chatten previewed the record after the band's longtime manager died suddenly.
AwardsAugust 18

Drake, Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion lead a stacked VMA Best Hip-Hop nomination field
Clipse and Kendrick Lamar chase a separate Best Collaboration prize as rap misses every top general category.
ReleasesAugust 18

Gwen Stefani makes surprise appearance with Blake Shelton at VOA Country Music Festival
The two joined for two fan-favorite duets during his set.
ReleasesAugust 18

Chase & Status join Skrillex for a Boomtown 2026 festival set
It came two weeks ahead of Chase & Status' headline set at Reading & Leeds.
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.
BusinessAugust 18

Gina Prince-Bythewood taps Tems, Burna Boy and Ayra Starr for new film's soundtrack
Tems will curate the Children of Blood and Bone soundtrack after her song "Try Me" played on repeat during the script's writing.
ReleasesAugust 18

Bloc Party share new track "Pigwig" from Trevor Horn-produced album
Anatomy Of A Brief Romance, out September 11, finds Kele Okereke naming a song after an old pet name for a partner.
ReleasesAugust 18

Wishy's "Sensational" video paves the way for new album "Nature's Pill"
The Indianapolis band's sophomore record lands October 2 via Winspear.
ReleasesAugust 18

Blondshell shares new song "Fur Elise," the closing track on album "Violins"
The record, out September 25 via Partisan Records, tackles friendship, religion and the body rather than romance.
ReleasesAugust 18

Yoo Doo Right confirm fourth album "Build and Rest..."
The Montreal duo share lead single "Doldrums, Doldrums, Eviler Than the Devil," built on layered odd time signatures.
ToursAugust 18

Gang Of Youths add UK and European tour dates for late 2026
The band hint at more shows to come beyond the four already confirmed in Paris, Amsterdam, Manchester and London.
ReleasesAugust 18

Oren Ambarchi trio release album "Serpentine" with Christer Bothen
The improvising group behind three Ghosted records slows its pace for a fourth collaborator steeped in Malian and Gnawa music.
ReleasesAugust 17

Nipsey Hussle and Bino Rideaux share their 2017 album "Prolific"
His brother and manager Blacc Sam says a joint album with YG, drawn from the same sessions, may still be coming.
ReleasesAugust 17

Davido releases video for "Tell Everybody" featuring Leon Thomas
The song is drawn from his album "ORIADE," released July 31.
ReleasesAugust 17

Country singer Kane Brown reunites with Lauren Alaina for new duet "Never Been In Love"
He calls the decade-long friend "like my little sister" ahead of her new album Stages.
LegalAugust 17

Drummer Jay Weinberg says legal limits once kept him from working with other artists
He says the restriction, which he never named directly, traced back to his decade in Slipknot.
ToursAugust 17

Rock band Widespread Panic returns to New Orleans for a 2026 Halloween run
The two-night stand at UNO Lakefront Arena is the band's first New Orleans Halloween show since 2021.
ReleasesAugust 17

Bassist Karina Rykman rejoins the rock band My Morning Jacket at Hoochenanny Festival
She sat in for the final four songs of their set, continuing a run of collaborations dating back to 2024.
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.
ReleasesAugust 17

Fatboy Slim to reissue debut album "Better Living Through Chemistry"
The release adds rarities, B-sides and remixes.
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 expand their 2026 North American tour
The expansion follows the release of "Camp Rock 3" on Disney+.
ReleasesAugust 17

Saxophonist Skerik joins Joe Russo's Almost Dead onstage at Remlinger Farms
He played through most of the band's second set.
ReleasesAugust 17

Wild Pink to release new album "Still Coming Down"
The record features contributions from MJ Lenderman and Hand Habits' Meg Duffy.
ReleasesAugust 17

Dinosaur Jr. celebrates new album with four NYC shows
The band is turning the release of "There Near" into a New York takeover.
ObituaryAugust 17

Rock critic Dave Marsh has died at 76
Bruce Springsteen, whose biography he wrote, paid tribute in a statement.
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

A previously unreleased 1994 Cranberries concert is getting an official release
"Live At The London Astoria II, 1994" arrives next month.
ReleasesAugust 17

Djrum, electronic producer, returns to Houndstooth with new EP "I Wander"
The seven-part record pairs foraged, organic textures with club-ready electronics.
LegalAugust 16

Ronald Isley keeps the Isley Brothers band name after a court fight ends
The case closed with a dismissal that bars Rudolph Isley's estate from bringing it again.
BusinessAugust 16

Courtney Love says her next album is done, reveals a 2019 health scare
She said in an Instagram video that she nearly died from a mystery illness and lost her hair, and that the follow-up to 2010's Nobody's Daughter is finished.
Lineup changeAugust 16

Slipknot confirm Sid Wilson's exit after the DJ called himself still 'from Slipknot'
The band's own statement was deleted minutes after it went up.
FestivalsAugust 16

Skrillex and Jorja Smith close out Sziget 2026 festival on the dancefloor
NME's live review says Zimmer90 and Soulwax also helped send off the festival's final night.
ReleasesAugust 16

Night Lovell shares Sick & Tired ahead of a new album
HotNewHipHop says the Canadian artist's album My Blood As The Ink arrives two weeks after the song.
BreakupsAugust 15

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

William Orbit, the producer of Madonna's Ray of Light, has died at 69
Blur, All Saints and Fatboy Slim were among those paying tribute; his family said he died on July 23 with no cause given.
ReleasesAugust 15

Rakim, Kurupt and Masta Killa share single 'Goin Down' from their album The Godbody
The three veteran rappers link with Kokane on the track, arriving 40 years after Rakim's debut single.
LegalAugust 15

Drake's Stake.us case turns on a New Mexico fight over discovery
A Virginia court already sent a related lawsuit to arbitration, while a New Mexico judge weighs dueling requests over Drake's promotional reach in the state.
ReleasesAugust 14

Erykah Badu and The Alchemist set their joint album for August 28
The 17 track record still has no title, and lands 16 years after her last studio LP.
FestivalsAugust 14

Breakaway festival ends its 2026 run with a first Houston edition
The November 13-14 stop headlined by Dom Dolla, GRiZ, Cloonee and Tape B closes the biggest touring season in the brand's history.
ChartsAugust 14

The Reytons score a second UK Number One album, beating FLO to the top
The self-released Rotherham band say A Love Letter To A Broken Town got there without a single mainstream radio play.
ReleasesAugust 14

Channel Tres releases second album "Enigma POV"
The Compton artist spent years building a following before his 2024 debut arrived.
LegalAugust 14

Keefe D case reaches jury selection, with Tupac's cousin watching in court
Daz Dillinger's separate royalties suit against the estate also moved forward this week.
ReleasesAugust 14

Flo Milli shares a new single called Too Bo$$y
Her album FLO STATE is lined up for later in the year.
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.'
BusinessAugust 14

Rapper Tyga says AI helped produce parts of his album $TARFACE
He compared the backlash to the skepticism Auto-Tune faced in the 2000s.
ReleasesAugust 14

Lackvill releases a new song called Jungle Boy
The underground rapper has been building buzz through freestyles and viral hits.
ReleasesAugust 14

Julia Jacklin reworks a Sugar Ray song for Triple J
The Australian singer picked a hit most people haven't thought about in years.
ReleasesAugust 14

Vory shares Sober, a track off his new album Dondada
The song leans on acoustic guitar and the haunting vocal style that first made him known as a Donda feature.
FestivalsAugust 14

Lauryn Hill's Diaspora Calling! festival cuts the Fugees' set short
Hill and Wyclef Jean reunited with the group at London's Milton Keynes for the festival's first UK edition.
ReleasesAugust 14

Jorja Smith turns to the dancefloor on her third album, What Are The Odds
NME says the singer leans on dance music as a refuge across the record.
BusinessAugust 14

Green Day move into film with Nimrods, opening August 14
The trio also launched a 24/7 YouTube channel called GDTV and played a surprise afterparty set at the film's LA premiere.
ReleasesAugust 14

Kenny Segal and Open Mike Eagle put out a joint album called DOOMED!
It is their first full collaborative record despite nearly two decades of friendship.
ReleasesAugust 13

Amble line up second album Love And All Its Wares for 29 January
The band say the record is about holding onto a true self amid chaos.
BusinessAugust 13

Brandy sings the theme for Netflix's A Different World sequel
She follows Phoebe Snow, Aretha Franklin and Boyz II Men, who each sang earlier versions.
ReleasesAugust 13

Phoebe Bridgers fills Lost Weekend with guests, from Mike Kinsella to Alex G
The Mike Kinsella feature was hinted at months ago in a GQ profile of American Football.
ReleasesAugust 13

Royal Blood share Ten Over Ten and name the next album Dead Company
It is the first the duo has said about new music since lining up 2026 UK shows.
Lineup changeAugust 13

Neil Perry says The Band Perry terminated him in 2024
He disputes his sister Kimberly's account of how the group's current lineup came together.
ReleasesAugust 13

Busta Rhymes lines up a J Dilla album called Dillagence
Two songs are out ahead of it, Spazzz and Talk Ya Shit, the second one with Lil Wayne.
ReleasesAugust 13

Townies release new song "Wednesday," answering Wednesday's song "Townies"
The LA-via-Boston emo band delivers on a promise made after Wednesday's "Bleeds" release.
FestivalsAugust 13

ACM Honors adds Sheryl Crow and Flatland Cavalry to its 19th lineup
The Academy of Country Music also named Logan Ledger and Zach John King among the acts joining the show.
FestivalsAugust 13

Björk played a DJ set at the eclipse festival she staged in Iceland
The one day event drew a crowd of 7,000, and she spent an hour behind the decks.
FestivalsAugust 13

Riot Fest adds William Shatner and Chat Pile to a run of Chicago side shows
Shatner's metal band The *uckers debuts live before the festival, Metal Injection reports.
BusinessAugust 13

Dummy signs to Polyvinyl, reveals album do you love the color, then of the sky
Pitchfork says the record moves through dream pop, breakbeat and trip-hop.
ReleasesAugust 13

Mastodon share 'In the Ruins' from album 'Marrow Deep'
The Atlanta metal band put out an animated video for the song ahead of their August 28 record.
ReleasesAugust 13

Tedeschi Trucks Band brings out Lukas Nelson and Alam Khan in Berkeley
Sarod virtuoso Alam Khan and opener Lukas Nelson joined the band at the Greek Theatre.
ReleasesAugust 13

Cledus T. Judd turns Ella Langley's 'Be Her' into a parody video
Taste of Country's exclusive premiere says the country comedian is out of retirement again.
ToursAugust 13

Rapper Don Toliver's Houston show is cut short after gunman scare
Atlantic Records cited an abundance of caution as the reason for ending the sold-out set early.
ReleasesAugust 13

diamond* puts out a new track called Ferrari
The YSL-affiliated rapper built the record around wavy production and a tight pocket.
LegalAugust 13

Sean Combs countersues producer Rodney Jones Jr. over a Netflix documentary
He accuses Jones of selling stolen footage to Netflix and defaming him in the film, and wants it returned.
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.
ReleasesAugust 13

Rock band Roxy Music share unheard 1971 demo ahead of For Your Pleasure reissue
Bryan Ferry says writing the record felt like a responsibility for the first time.
FestivalsAugust 13

Twenty One Pilots headline Sziget Festival day two with a White Stripes cover
Jack White gave the band a pre-recorded blessing to play Seven Nation Army.
ToursAugust 13

Electronic artist Sub Focus books two Circular Sound arena shows for 2027
NME calls the pair of dates the biggest headline shows of his career.
ReleasesAugust 13

Jon Batiste releases three new albums honoring Mozart and Thelonious Monk
One tribute goes to Mozart and two to Thelonious Monk.
ReleasesAugust 12

Current Joys announces the album ROSEBUD and shares single HOLE
The songs mix nu metal, screamo, hip-hop and darkwave into what the project calls a creative redirection.
ReleasesAugust 12

Producer Oscar Farrell and rapper Jeshi share single Greyhound
The pair are marking the release with a hometown party at the pub the song is named for.
ReleasesAugust 12

Lalah Hathaway's new single '47th Street' is a letter to Chicago
The soul singer built it with poet J. Ivy around the block where her father Donny Hathaway's family lived.
ChartsAugust 12

Tucker Wetmore marks a third No. 1 with his single Brunette
He said the song pulled him in because it was weird, and he thanked the writers.
ToursAugust 12

Johnny Marr sets a Buenos Aires tour date for November 26
He'll play C Art Media, presenting his new album The Age of Everything.
ReleasesAugust 12

Oli Sykes and Courtney LaPlante tease a new track made for Valorant
Producer Grabbitz joins the Bring Me the Horizon and Spiritbox singers on the game's anthem.
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.
ToursAugust 12

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

The band Mumford & Sons bring Jason Sudeikis onstage at Madison Square Garden
Fans at the show got a surprise duet on the Ted Lasso theme song.
ToursAugust 12

Rod Stewart postpones a US tour show over a medical procedure
He later canceled the rest of his 'One Last Time' farewell dates after a coronary stent procedure.
BusinessAugust 12

NBA YoungBoy says heart trouble is pulling him back from music
He told Funny Marco a doctor found the left side of his heart swollen, in an interview set to air August 11.
ReleasesAugust 12

Miranda Lambert brings Gretchen Wilson and Lainey Wilson on stage in Sturgis
The three shared the Full Throttle Saloon stage during the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.
ToursAugust 12

Garth Brooks adds Chicago and Washington DC to his Blame It All On My Roots tour
The country singer will also record the shows for a live album called Killer Live.
ReleasesAugust 12

Denzel Curry and Kenny Beats release single Difference featuring Yebba
The song leads ii, an album reuniting the rapper and producer six years after Unlocked.
BusinessAugust 12

Ryan Hemsworth signs to Topshelf for his first album in eight years
Numbskull arrives October 21 and pulls in Tegan and Sara, Illuminati Hotties and MSpaint.
BusinessAugust 12

JYP Entertainment revenue falls 15.1% in the gap between Stray Kids tours
Net profit dropped 40.3% year on year, against a quarter that had a world tour running in 2025.
BusinessAugust 12

NBA 2K27 lines up A$AP Rocky, Sombr and EsDeeKid for its soundtrack
NME named three of the acts on the launch roster and said there are more.
ReleasesAugust 11

Slash, Marty Stuart and Marcus King headline a Sho-Bud steel guitar concert at the Ryman
Don Felder, Skunk Baxter and more join the October 27 Sho-Bud Showcase Live celebration.
LegalAugust 11

Nicki Minaj's husband Kenneth Petty tells a judge settlement talks are over
Jennifer Hough's five-year harassment suit against him has cleared discovery, AllHipHop reports.
ReleasesAugust 11

Pretty Sick previews a second album, Anarchy, due in September
The latest piece of it to surface is a track called "Hyper Independence".
ReleasesAugust 11

Sadurn line up an October album called The Underworld
A song from it, "never tell me", is out now.
BusinessAugust 11

ZZ Top cancels Hollywood Bowl show over drummer Frank Beard's health
Michael Monahan steps in for the rest of the blues rock band's Big One tour.
ReleasesAugust 11

Bruce Dickinson says his next solo album arrives in 2027
He described the record as extremely heavy, Rolling Stone en Espanol reported.
FestivalsAugust 11

Breakaway Philadelphia festival books 26 acts for two days at Subaru Park
The 2026 edition runs September 11 and 12 with two stages and a silent disco, headlined by Tiesto, Marshmello, SOFI TUKKER and ISOxo.
ChartsAugust 11

Country singer Alan Jackson receives an RIAA certification in Nashville
Country Now reports he was handed the plaque during his final stop on his current tour.
ReleasesAugust 11

Carly Pearce describes an awkward moment filming her steamy duet video with Riley Green
The video for If I Don't Leave I'm Gonna Stay, from her album Honest Woman, has fans reacting online.
ReleasesAugust 11

Kenny Chesney enlists Megan Moroney for his new duet It Just Got Weird
The song lands on Silver Sands Marina, the country singer's 21st studio album, due September 25 with 11 tracks.
ReleasesAugust 11

Lil Uzi Vert's Almost Forever EP draws a 1 out of 10 from critic Anthony Fantano
The rapper missed a weather-cancelled Lollapalooza birthday set but still crashed Major Lazer's set before surprise-releasing the project hours later.
FestivalsAugust 11

Nia Archives to DJ the official afterparty for All Points East festival
The Amex Afters show follows her own set at the London festival the week before, and the bill also includes Cheetah, Riria and Zillion.
ToursAugust 11

Interpol add a Village Underground afterparty before their tour with Bloc Party
The intimate London show follows Interpol's support slot for Deftones at All Points East's Outbreak Fest day, and comes as their ninth album arrives this month.
ReleasesAugust 11

Rapper Trippie Redd drops new single Meet The Redds with Sexyy Red
It's the latest release before his long-awaited album NDA, due out that Friday.
ReleasesAugust 11

Adult DVD lock in a self-titled debut album for September
The Leeds band's Rolling Face is the latest preview, and it lands alongside a run of UK tour and instore dates.
LegalAugust 11

Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme defies a $10,000 smoking fine in Detroit
The band closed their set with a defiant speech from the Ford Field stage, mid-way through opening for Foo Fighters on their stadium tour.
ReleasesAugust 11

DIIV name A.G. Cook as producer of fifth album ZIRP!
DIY says Cook pushed the shoegaze band's sound toward brighter, hookier pop.
LegalAugust 10

Video shows rapper Kodak Black turning himself in to police
The footage ties to a May arrest on a fleeing-police charge stemming from a February incident.
ReleasesAugust 10

Singer-songwriter Lily Seabird sets her album Lightspheres on Their Way for October
She wrote the album's newest single, The Afterglow, the day folk musician Michael Hurley died, scrawling it on the back of an electric bill in a coffee shop.
ToursAugust 10

Rapper Tyler, The Creator brings his $5 dance party to Atlanta
The Atlanta show honors a promise he made to a fan a year ago, after already throwing the same $5 night in Los Angeles and New York.
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.
ReleasesAugust 10

Mike Clark Jr. and Zeddy Will team up on a country rap remix
HotNewHipHop called the track a country rap crossover.
ReleasesAugust 10

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

Live Nation merch arm sues sellers over fake Nirvana and Bruno Mars goods
The suit also covers merch for The Notorious B.I.G., Avenged Sevenfold, Eazy-E, Harry Styles and The Cure.
BusinessAugust 10

Blue Note opens its first UK jazz club in London on 23 September
Robert Glasper headlines the Covent Garden opening, on the centenary of John Coltrane's birth.
ReleasesAugust 10

Ravyn Lenae connects with her Panamanian roots on new album "Blue Island"
The R&B and pop singer-songwriter features Doechii on "Babygirl" and traces her family's history in Panama.
ReleasesAugust 10

Dinner Party return with another short set of songs
SPIN says Whatchu Bringing? is consistent and soulful, if a little too comfortable.
ReleasesAugust 10

The Avalanches set new album No Bad Memories for 16 October
The fourth full length from the Australian trio spans 31 tracks and arrives alongside a new single featuring Portraits of Tracy.
BreakupsAugust 10

The Weeknd steps back from retiring his stage name
He told a crowd in Stockholm that testing retirement taught him he doesn't like how it feels.
BusinessAugust 10

Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker says he almost died
He gave the interview to the Associated Press the same week trailers arrived for his own documentary, Louder Than Fear.
ReleasesAugust 9

Grumpy announce debut album Unfindable Ring, their first record as a full band
Bandleader Heaven Schmitt fronts the New York project on new single OBL.
ReleasesAugust 9

Unreleased John Prine and David Allan Coe songs surface on new projects
The two artists share an odd link: Prine secretly co-wrote Coe's biggest hit.
ReleasesAugust 9

Oakland rapper Ovrkast. releases new song PANE with Self Proclaimed Narcissist
HotNewHipHop reads the track as weariness over the IDF, ICE and white supremacy.
ReleasesAugust 9

Derez De'Shon releases his new album I'm Not Ok But..., featuring Morray
The Atlanta rapper calls it pain music, on 14 tracks with five guest features.
ReleasesAugust 8

Nas and rapper Skilla Baby are working together on his new album
Skilla Baby says the project restored his spirit after being shot in 2025, AllHipHop reports.
ToursAugust 8

Brandi Carlile postpones her UK and European tour dates
She called the decision hard, citing personal circumstances, and pushed the shows to March 2027.
ReleasesAugust 8

Helen Bruner and Terry Jones release the song Never Gonna Fall as a duo
SoulTracks says their production credits run from Celine Dion to Method Man to Terry's mother, Linda Jones.
ReleasesAugust 7

AKRIILA shares the song partedemipartedeti, the last preview of her next album
The album, due out September 3, trades hyperpop synths for guitar, piano and flute.
ReunionsAugust 7

Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey Buckingham says his rift with Stevie Nicks has healed
He calls their work on a joint Fleetwood Mac documentary a healing process, and hints 2027 could bring more.
ObituaryAugust 7

Peter Katsis, manager to Smashing Pumpkins and Korn, has died at 69
He also worked with Morrissey and the Backstreet Boys. Loudwire said he died on August 6 of congestive heart failure.
ToursAugust 7

Ice Spice still collects $68,000 after her Eastern Kentucky University concert is canceled
The booking had been worth $275,000, and the cancellation fee covers agency costs already spent.
ReleasesAugust 7

Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts announce new album Second Song
The record follows last year's Talkin to the Trees and was tracked this spring at Rick Rubin's studio.
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.
ReleasesAugust 7

Inspectah Deck drops the 19-track album Dragon's Breath
HotNewHipHop says the project is stacked with guest verses from Raekwon, Cappadonna and more.
ReleasesAugust 7

Miranda Lambert leans into country disco on new song Sunset Marquis
The Sunset Marquis hotel near L.A.'s old disco scene inspired the title track's name.
ToursAugust 7

Declan McKenna adds small UK shows before his Reading and Leeds slots
The warm-up run hits Inverness, Dundee, Stockton-on-Tees and Stoke this month.
ReleasesAugust 7

Dylan Gossett will release his second album Ramblin' on September 25
Big Loud is putting the record out.
ReleasesAugust 7

Ellie Goulding releases a track called Ravers
It previews her sixth album, I Know Too Much, due September 4.
ToursAugust 7

Wildfires push back Luke Bryan's Washington shows
Hazardous air across the Pacific Northwest forced the country singer to move his outdoor dates, Country Now reported.
ReleasesAugust 7

Pooh Shiesty releases his album All Eyes on Shiest while he sits in custody
The 16 track project features Sexyy Red, Big30 and the late producer Tay Keith, recorded before his April arrest.
BusinessAugust 7

A Metallica song lands on the soundtrack for the video game Gears of War: E-Day
"For Whom the Bell Tolls" also scores the game's new multiplayer trailer and appears separately on the Madden NFL 2027 soundtrack.
ReleasesAugust 7

Cat Power joins Meshell Ndegeocello for a reggae-leaning duet of Don't You Want Me
It's the second single from Synonym, her coming album of classic songs reimagined as duets.
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.
LegalAugust 7

Lindsey Buckingham's alleged stalker is ruled unfit for trial
A judge found Michelle Dick not competent to stand trial and ordered psychiatric medication, following an alleged attack on the Fleetwood Mac guitarist in March.
BusinessAugust 7

Paramore, Avicii and the White Stripes turn up on the soundtrack to Madden NFL 27
Yungblud is on the list too, in a full track rundown published by NME.
ReleasesAugust 7

Heidi Tann previews a new song called Coffee
SoulTracks gave the R&B and soul track its first listen on August 7.
ReleasesAugust 7

Louisville rapper EST Gee puts out a new song called SOMETIMES
The track leans on the word itself, moving between flexes and street reality, and follows July's CALL SPITTA.
ReleasesAugust 7

Rapper 03 Greedo and Ty Dolla $ign share new song If I Part 3
The original If I dates back to Greedo's 2017 tape Purple Summer 03.
ReleasesAugust 6

Busta Rhymes sets J Dilla tribute album Dillagence 2 for August 25
It's the first major release built on beats Dilla left him before his 2006 death.
ReleasesAugust 6

R&B singer Dawn Richard sets her new album Creole Culture for October 9
It closes a New Orleans trilogy with New Breed and Second Line, and a single called enough came with the news.
ReleasesAugust 6

The Linda Lindas put out Blood On Our Hands before their third album
The 11-city tour closes with a Hollywood Bowl support slot for Jimmy Eat World.
LegalAugust 6

Ne-Yo is sued over a dog attack on a woman making a delivery
Dominique Bridgett says the July 2025 bite cost her more than $9,000 in medical care.
ReleasesAugust 6

Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean open The Score's 30th anniversary with a London fan event
The pair signed memorabilia at 180 Studios before Hill unveiled a Piccadilly Circus art installation with Lauren Halsey.
ReleasesAugust 6

Jay Worthy puts out new song Knee Deep with George Clinton and Snoop Dogg
Worthy calls it his latest tribute to West Coast funk.
ToursAugust 6

Foo Fighters opened their 2026 stadium tour in Toronto
Queens of the Stone Age are on the run, and NME posted footage and setlists from the first night.
ReleasesAugust 6

Lil Baby and Rylo Rodriguez share new song Grind Time
The track comes from Il Caos Parte 1, an EP from the label collective Victor Victor.
ToursAugust 6

Foo Fighters will bring the Take Cover Tour to Argentina
The February 25, 2027 stop at Estadio River Plate will be the band's fifth Argentina show.
ReleasesAugust 6

Slow Fiction release debut album "Dollhouse"
The Brooklyn five-piece formed post-pandemic from friends of friends spread across the US.
ToursAugust 6

Morgan Wallen closes his stadium tour with a $1 million instrument donation
The 12-stadium run finished with two sold-out nights at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.
BusinessAugust 6

A Neil Peart documentary honoring the late Rush drummer arrives this fall
An all-star drum tribute featuring Danny Carey, Chad Smith and Stewart Copeland is part of the film.
ToursAugust 6

Ashley Cooke sets an acoustic pop-up run for August
The dates are tied to her album release, MusicRow reported.
ReleasesAugust 6

FLO put out new song Pose through a SoundCloud rollout
The British trio built an interactive rollout around the track ahead of their album.
BusinessAugust 6

Rapper Kurupt says Eminem paid for his time in rehab
He says the stay followed multiple seizures and a three week medically induced coma.
ReleasesAugust 6

Czarface and Frankie Pulitzer have an album due later in August
Tom Hardy records under the Frankie Pulitzer name, and a song credited to the pairing is already out.
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 6

Benny The Butcher and Harry Fraud reunite on new single Summer '26
HotNewHipHop calls the pairing's latest a showcase for Benny's bars and Fraud's beat work.
BusinessAugust 6

The Cure and Radiohead join Bad Omens on the Stage Tour video game soundtrack
Bad Omens, Paramore and Slipknot were named alongside them.
BusinessAugust 6

Knebworth licence goes to the promoter behind the Oasis Live '25 tour
NME says the decision makes talk of an Oasis return in 2027 look more likely.
ReleasesAugust 6

Lonnie Gunn releases debut EP "2013 horsemeat scandal"
The New Jersey-born, Brighton-based singer-songwriter named it after a real 2013 meat-labeling story.
ReleasesAugust 5

Westside Cowboy release single Dobro from debut album It Goes On
The Manchester-born band's slacker rock cut features Jimmy Bradbury on lead vocals.
FestivalsAugust 5

Outside Lands festival will livestream its 2026 sets on Amazon Music
Sets from The Strokes, Charli XCX, Turnstile, Baby Keem and Death Cab for Cutie can be watched from home.
ChartsAugust 5

Rick Ross album Set In Stone misses the Top 20 as 50 Cent piles on
The 19 track record opened with about 17,000 units and landed at No. 39 on the Billboard 200.
ReleasesAugust 5

YTB Fatt puts out a seven track EP ahead of his album
Vera Volpe: The Prelude features Lil Baby, Fox BD and Loe Shimmy.
BreakupsAugust 5

Brandon Flowers says he has thought about quitting music
The Killers frontman made the comment in a new interview and said he is having a hard time.
ReleasesAugust 5

American Football release a video for Wake Her Up
Wisp joins the Midwest emo band on the track and its Los Angeles-to-Paris video shoot.
BusinessAugust 5

Singer Phil Collins says he nearly died in 2024 while fighting alcoholism
He says his kidneys and organs were shutting down as his family gathered at his bedside.
ReleasesAugust 5

Pooh Shiesty puts out the song Last Man Breathin from behind bars
The track previews a surprise album, All Eyes on Shiest, due two days later while he awaits trial.
BusinessAugust 5

Hit-Boy is out from under his Universal Music contract
The Grammy winning producer signed the publishing deal as a teenager and says he did not realize how bad it was until years later.
BreakupsAugust 5

Harley Flanagan of Cro-Mags says his touring days with the band are winding down
The Cro-Mags frontman says a new album is almost finished, even with nine more shows still on the books.
ReleasesAugust 5

Cameron Winter answers talk that he sings on a Phoebe Bridgers album
A review points to two Lost Weekend songs credited to a mystery guest named Son-John Johnson.
ReleasesAugust 5

Revolver by The Beatles turns 60
Indie Hoy marked the date with five things about the sessions, from tape loops to a scrapped cover design.
ToursAugust 5

Weezer line up The Gathering, a 2026/27 world tour
The trek trails their 20th album, The Gold Album, out August 21.
ReleasesAugust 5

To The Grave put out the new track Torture P*rn from Liberation Front
Vocalist Dane Evans calls it maybe the band's biggest fight-riff song yet.
ReunionsAugust 5

Liz Harris of Grouper reunites her shoegaze band Helen with a new album, Linda's Head
Scott Simmons and Jed Bindeman round out the trio, and Harris plays six solo tour dates this September.
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.
ReleasesAugust 5

Man/Woman/Chainsaw release debut album Cannonball
The London six-piece dial back their chaos for pop hooks, with Fiction Records putting the record out this August.
BusinessAugust 5

Patti Scialfa marks eight years of cancer recovery, Bruce Springsteen says
He shared the update at a fundraiser for the Boston cancer center that treated her.
FestivalsAugust 5

Mutations festival adds Dove Ellis, Walt Disco and Panic Shack to its Brighton bill
TTSSFU, Silver Gore and Alice Costelloe also join, under headliners Mike D and Fat Dog.
ToursAugust 5

Dove Ellis lines up a headline UK and Ireland tour for 2026
The run opens in Glasgow this November behind his Mercury-shortlisted album.
BusinessAugust 5

Pepper Keenan says Dave Grohl paid for the rehab of C.O.C. drummer Reed Mullin
Mullin drummed for Corrosion of Conformity until his death in January 2020.
ReleasesAugust 4

Phoebe Bridgers releases introspective new album Lost Weekend
DIY calls the record a dense, unpredictable opus shaped by her father's death and a new relationship.
BusinessAugust 4

Singer-songwriter Sam Burton signs with Captured Tracks and lines up a third album
Fairweather Friend follows a car accident that split his band, and the lead single is I'm A Stranger.
ReleasesAugust 4

Singer-songwriter Stella Lefty sets her first album, Long Way Home, for this month
She revealed it during her debut set at Lollapalooza, with the single Lean In, Kiss Me due Friday.
ReleasesAugust 4

The Wow! Scenario is a new band project from comedian James Acaster and Graeme Wicks
Their first album took twenty years to finish, and its lead single is called Zacuti!
BusinessAugust 4

Rapper Young Thug says he wants Quavo signed to his label, YSL Records
It follows a similar public pitch Thug made to Kodak Black in June, which went nowhere.
ObituaryAugust 4

Mourners fill a Dublin museum wake for singer Glen Hansard before his funeral
Eddie Vedder, Bono and Marketa Irglova all sang at the funeral the next day.
BusinessAugust 4

Members of HEALTH, Periphery and Ice Nine Kills soundtrack the game Crimson Moon
Metal YouTuber Jared Dines also contributes to the RPG's four boss-fight tracks, out September 1.
LegalAugust 4

Cartel Bo denies kidnapping charges as a Houston judge keeps him in custody
His attorney calls new evidence "very exculpatory," pointing to a recanted statement and an OnlyFans explanation for handcuffs found at the scene.
ReleasesAugust 4

Vince Gill releases the EP Eighteen Summers, the ninth in his year-long series
Gill wrote or co-wrote all seven of the EP's tracks, including one with Steve Earle's bass player in mind.
ReleasesAugust 4

James Ellis Ford shares The Ever After from his coming solo album
The song is addressed to his son from a hospital bed.
ChartsAugust 4

WAP reaches diamond status for rappers Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion
It is the first diamond certification for either Megan Thee Stallion or any two-woman rap pairing.
FestivalsAugust 4

Gorillaz, The Strokes and FKA twigs to headline Primavera Sound Buenos Aires
The festival runs on November 28 and 29 at Club Ciudad de Buenos Aires.
ReleasesAugust 4

Bonobo and Joy Crookes share a track called Always On Your Side
The song is one of several guest turns on Bonobo's next album, Distance In Static.
ReleasesAugust 4

Fred again.., Joy Anonymous and Thomas Bangalter tied to a rumored collaboration
EDM.com framed it as a rumor rather than a confirmed release.
ReleasesAugust 4

Susanna Hoffs, Bangles co-founder, announces new album The List
Her first all-new collection since 2012 features Rufus Wainwright and Edie Brickell, with a tour opening for Billy Idol this fall.
ReleasesAugust 4

Rapper Nettspend puts out the song Y Would I Care? on SoundCloud
Fans think an album is close behind it.
ReleasesAugust 4

Producer Dahi announces his debut album with Kendrick Lamar and Childish Gambino on it
The new single Square Up, featuring Fousheé, previews the record ahead of its August 28 release.
ReleasesAugust 4

Mogwai and three more bands team up with Cwmbran Celtic FC on new kits
Mogwai, Super Furry Animals, Loose Articles and Panic Shack are all in on it, and some of the money goes to the Music Venue Trust.
BusinessAugust 4

The Irish band Fontaines D.C. play the BBC's last live session at Maida Vale
It was the band's first show since their manager, Trevor Dietz, died unexpectedly.
ToursAugust 4

Sports Team book eight small UK shows for September
The dates run before the band headline DIY Alive 2026 in East London.
BusinessAugust 4

Amyl and the Sniffers line up a concert film and live album, both Truth Or Consequence
The one-off show reworked their catalog into stripped-back country versions.
ReleasesAugust 4

Pusha T turns up in YG's OMG video as a new tour is announced
The run is called The Gentlemen's Club Tour, and it shares a name with YG's June album.
ReleasesAugust 3

Billy Strings sits in with a bar band on a West Virginia night off
He joined the John Inghram Band on stage and, by accounts from the room, kept going for hours.
ReleasesAugust 3

Rochelle Jordan opens a five-EP remix series with a Ron Trent take on I'm Your Muse
The first installment also features reworks from Honey Dijon, Halogenix and KLSH.
ReleasesAugust 3

Too Short pitches a two-on-two Verzuz team-up with rapper E-40
He says he would rather stand with his old friend than face him again, per the Associated Press.
ChartsAugust 3

Ella Langley keeps the top spot on the MusicRow songwriter chart
Her duet with Morgan Wallen helps hold the No. 1 spot for a 15th straight week.
ChartsAugust 3

Future teases his next album as The Real Me becomes his 12th number one
The rapper thanked fans on Instagram for the chart-topper even as its second-week sales trailed Drake's ICEMAN.
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.
ReleasesAugust 3

Serge Pizzorno joins DJ Calvin Harris on stage for two Hampden Park shows
The Kasabian frontman performed their collaboration "Release the Pressure" as Harris marked his biggest hometown concerts with a limited-edition "rave haggis."
ReleasesAugust 3

Wyatt Flores releases pop-leaning new album Scared of Heights
Saving Country Music scored the record 6.7 out of 10, crediting its polish to hitmaking producer Charlie Handsome.
BusinessAugust 3

The Queen Budapest concert film opens in cinemas worldwide on October 7
Peter Jackson's team restored the band's 1986 Iron Curtain-breaking show in 4K from the original 35mm footage.
FestivalsAugust 3

Pitchfork Festival London adds DIIV and Panda Bear to its 2026 festival bill
The second wave of names includes Panda Bear and Sonic Boom joining the Avalanches at Roundhouse and DIIV topping the Dalston Takeover.
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.
ReleasesAugust 2

Shaboozey discusses new concept album The Outlaw Cherie Lee and Other Western Tales
The Grammy-winning singer built the Wild West revenge story around a fictional character inspired by the women in his life.
FestivalsAugust 1

John Summit, Chris Lake and Kaskade headline Breakaway Utah's festival debut
The inaugural stop brings Tiesto and a first-ever Gorgon City b2b MPH set to America First Field on October 2-3.
LegalJuly 31

Actor and singer Jared Leto denies sexual misconduct accusations from BBC documentary
Ten women describe alleged incidents between 2002 and 2016 in a film the BBC spent 18 months investigating.
ReleasesJuly 31

Selena Gomez, Becky G and Benny Blanco share Te Olvido (La La) video
Danny Trejo stars in the Chicano-culture-steeped clip, directed by a frequent Bad Bunny collaborator, previewing Blanco's album Hermoso.
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.
ObituaryJuly 31

Glen Hansard, Irish singer and 'Once' star, dies at 56
The Frames frontman was killed in a motorcycle collision in Lucan, on the western edge of Dublin.
LegalJuly 30

Kanye West settles sexual assault lawsuit with former assistant Lauren Pisciotta
The deal, reached July 23, closes claims of assault, trafficking and wrongful termination without any admission of fault.
LegalJuly 30

Rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs gets his prison release date moved up again
Federal records now show a release date of January 24, 2028, days after a reported fight landed him in solitary confinement.
ReleasesJuly 30

Shania Twain's new album Little Miss Twain draws a mixed review
Saving Country Music gave the record a 5 out of 10, calling it a course correction that still chases pop moments it should leave behind.
ToursJuly 29

Jason Isbell cancels and postpones tour dates without explanation
Two of the three postponed shows already have new dates, but nothing has been said about why they were moved.
ObituaryJuly 29

French electronic artist Kavinsky, composer of "Nightcall" from "Drive," dies at 50
Paris prosecutors found "no suspicious elements" after the producer, born Vincent Belorgey, died of a suspected stroke.
ReleasesJuly 28

DJ Fred Again.. and Latin Mafia livestream their mixtape sessions on YouTube
The three-day Mexico City livestream will run until the British DJ and the Mexican trio finish recording their joint project.
ReleasesJuly 27

Texas band the Wilder Blue announces fifth album, aptly titled "Cinco"
The record, made at Sonic Ranch in Tornillo, Texas, features a guest turn from country singer Tracy Byrd on "Texas Women."
ReleasesJuly 27

The Strokes release first album in six years, "Reality Awaits"
Twenty-five years after "Is This It," the band's most-streamed song is still 2020's "The Adults Are Talking," not an old-guard hit.
ToursJuly 27

Kacey Musgraves cancels three "Middle of Nowhere" tour dates without explanation
The canceled shows in Chicago, Boston and Brooklyn were all extra dates added after strong early ticket sales, Saving Country Music reports.
ToursJuly 24

Fuerza Regida's "This Is Our Dream" tour fills Dodger Stadium
The corrido tumbado band traced its decade-long climb from Inland Empire house parties to a stadium show with a live time machine.
LegalJuly 24

Singer Chris Brown pleads guilty in London nightclub bottle attack case
Prosecutors dropped assault and grievous-bodily-harm charges tied to a 2023 incident at nightclub Tape London in exchange for the plea.
ReleasesJuly 23

Singer Syd releases third solo album "Beard," named for her wife's request
The former Odd Future and Internet member, born Sydney Bennett, says the record captures "feeling more sure of myself than I ever have."
ReleasesJuly 22

ESPN host Pat McAfee announces debut album "The Diary of a Polarizing Figure"
The former NFL punter says he wrote the songs, made with Nashville singer-songwriter Ernest, over roughly 20 years in his phone's notes app.
ReleasesJuly 22

Jimmy Eat World tours 25 years of breakthrough rock album "Bleed American"
The band built the platinum record in tiny Valley studios after Capitol Records dropped them, then watched "The Middle" become a hit.
ReleasesJuly 22

Steve Lacy releases new album "Oh Yeah?" after his "Bad Habit" breakout
The 10-track record features SZA and Erykah Badu and follows the Grammy-nominated hit that made him inescapable.
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.
ToursJuly 14

Jack White hires satanic duo Twin Temple after Charley Crockett drops them from his tour
The band announced a new album days later, produced by Shooter Jennings, who also worked on Crockett's own last record.
BusinessJuly 14

L7 bassist Jennifer Finch diagnosed with brain cancer, will miss the band's farewell tour
The band said she's had multiple surgeries and now needs full-time care, and set up a GoFundMe to help cover it.
ReleasesJuly 13

Rapper Jay-Z brings Rihanna and Beyonce onstage at delayed Yankee Stadium concert
The show started after midnight following a crowd surge outside the stadium and didn't wrap until roughly 3 a.m., Variety reported.
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.
LegalJuly 7

Rapper Nipsey Hussle's children reportedly split his estate
TMZ reports the rapper's two children split $11 million in cash and assets, seven years after his 2019 killing outside his South LA store.
ToursJuly 6

Conductor Gustavo Dudamel dedicates final Hollywood Bowl concert to Venezuela relief
The August 23 show, once billed as a career tribute, will instead raise money after twin earthquakes killed more than 3,300 people in his home country.
BusinessJuly 6

Singer Lionel Richie says he's "doing well" after health scare paused his tour
He canceled shows in St. Paul and Chicago after feeling dizzy onstage, before returning for a run across the Midwest and Canada.
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.
AwardsMay 14

Billy Idol to receive the AMAs' Lifetime Achievement Award, will also perform
The rock icon's first-ever AMAs performance follows his 2026 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
AwardsMay 13

Karol G to receive the AMAs' International Artist Award of Excellence
She will also perform on the broadcast, which honors Billy Idol and Darius Rucker the same Memorial Day night.

Dame Dash's bankruptcy trustee seeks to sell his likeness and music archive

Rapper Lil Durk asks for two scholars to explain drill to jurors

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

Judge weighs reconsidering ruling in Bad Bunny reggaeton copyright case

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

Gazprom Arena says Kanye West's October dates have no signed contract

Bad Wolves guitarist AJ Rebollo quits over the band's Dolly Parton cover

Jason Isbell and David Lowery file a class action lawsuit against Suno

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

Tupac Shakur murder trial opens in Las Vegas, 30 years on

Nails return with a surprise two-song EP and a new label

Bela Fleck sets a Ryman live album with Billy Strings and Molly Tuttle

Danish artist Fine sets October 23 for the album "Jazz Dreams"

Andy Stott returns from a five-year break with the album Late Loop

Little Grandad set January 22 for their debut album Speak Softly, Son

PISS line up a first album and share "time loop at hot slit"

Clinic set their tenth album Wild In The Streets for October 30

Punk supergroup Fake Names set the album Punk Ruins for October 23

George Strait hints at retirement with a final New Mexico festival date

Darkest Hour announce the album Suffer Divine for 30 October

The Who expand The Who By Numbers into a five disc box set

CZARFACE make an album with Tom Hardy, who raps as Frankie Pulitzer

Death Valley Girls share a Basic Witch video featuring Exene Cervenka of X

Wavves will re-record the shelved Say Anything album Cherry Soda alone

Oso Oso announce the album an exchange of information with a new song

Andrew W.K. surprise-releases the jazz album Temptation to Exist

Kali Malone leads her album Burning Song with the single Heavy With Fruit

London's 100 Club marks 50 years of punk with 1976 ticket prices

Six Ed Sheeran crew members hospitalised after a Detroit stage accident

Brittany Howard traces the Alabama Shakes reunion back to a brewery fundraiser

Mary J. Blige fronts a Suno ad as the fight over AI music widens

Dolly Parton has died at 80

Miguel Zavaleta, singer and leader of the Argentine rock band Sueter, dies at 71

Shakira says her Madrid residency answers Latinos forced to live in fear

Max Bemis cancels solo shows as the Say Anything singer faces allegations

Billy Strings joins Cryptopsy onstage at his own Ionia Freak Fair festival

Cretin Family, the new punk supergroup, debut at a Ramones tribute show

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

Soul singer Gladys Knight says she will ease into fewer performances

David Fair, who co-founded the band Half Japanese with his brother Jad, has died

Karen O of Yeah Yeah Yeahs pulls out of the Daisy Chain Fields festival

Viagra Boys are writing a new album they call emotional and eclectic

Manchester band Courteeners play to 30,000 at Wythenshawe Park, their biggest crowd

The Who rehearse with drummer Zak Starkey after their bitter split

Bad Wolves lose Skillet tour slot after fans harass the band's singer

Madeon remixes Ninajirachi's song iPod Touch, his first remix in 14 years

Julianna Barwick and Mary Lattimore score the ski documentary Threshold

Turnstile release the album Never Enough: Versions with Elton John and dozens more

Mac DeMarco puts four tour-only CD albums on streaming at once

Tank sets his 12th album EXPERIENCE for September 25

Kehlani pauses tour after hospital visit

Trentemøller sets a self-titled album with vocals on every track

U2 cover the Pogues song Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah for a Shane MacGowan tribute

Radio Free Alice set October 30 for the debut album What's In Between

Jamie T sets his sixth album Ghosts (100 Days Of Mourning) for October 9

Kendall Street Company set the eighth album Yodeling Astroman for October

Young Thug says the YSL album Slime Language 3 is close after a few changes

No charges for the man who defaced a Dolly Parton mural

Tamia returns with the single Forever And A Day

(untitled) halo turn LA sprawl into the song aimee lou wood freestyle

Pulp document their London comeback shows on a live album

Rob49 and Sexyy Red team up again on the single IN THE CLUB

Ramones documentary gets a 4K restoration and a digital release

Aemia sign to the label Artist House with the single Nowhere To Hide

AZ Chike and Tyler, the Creator restage two films in the Look Like My Mama video

Superstar Pride, out of jail, releases a First Day Out song and video

Lefty Gunplay returns with the single Just Another Day

Gently Tender share Don't Sleep ahead of an October album

David Byrne turns his latest live show into a concert film

Beth Gibbons books her first Argentina tour date for May 2027

CMAT drops four live tracks on the EURO-COUNTRY anniversary

Pixies book an April 2027 Buenos Aires tour date at Movistar Arena

HYUKOH release the eight-minute single KoK with Yu Su co-producing

Ken Carson releases Cartunez, the 13-track deluxe album for Xperiment

John Mayer plays a solo Dolly Parton tribute at a SiriusXM Hamptons concert

Pearl Jam's No Code album turns 30, and The Quietus calls it grunge's Kid A

Busta Rhymes releases the album Dillagence II built on unheard J Dilla beats

Lil Baby and Kodak Black join Yung Miami's 'Spend Dat' remix track

Uruguayan singer Ruben Rada dies at 83

Sturgill Simpson readies Johnny Blue Skies tour