Weekly wrap-up
Week of July 6, 2026
14 stories No issue this week
Everything the desk filed July 6 to 12, 2026, best-covered first. No issue went out this week, so this page is the whole of it.
Filed this week
14 stories
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ReleasesRock
The Rolling Stones release "Foreign Tongues," their 25th studio album
Critics call it their funniest record in decades, powered by guest turns from Paul McCartney, Bruno Mars and the late Charlie Watts.
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ObituaryPop
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."
Developing2 outlets
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BusinessRock
Singer Huey Lewis says hearing loss ended his relationship with music
A cochlear implant restores his speech, but he says it can't recreate the pitch of a song, eight years after his Meniere's diagnosis.
Single source1 outlet
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BusinessHip-hop
Rapper redveil rebuilt his beats for a live band at the Tiny Desk
The Prince George's County producer treated the NPR office as a homecoming, closing with a letter to his brother.
Single source1 outlet
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LegalPop
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.
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FestivalsPop
Justin Bieber joined BTS, Madonna and Shakira on the World Cup halftime show
Chris Martin curated an 11-minute set at MetLife Stadium that also carried Burna Boy, Gustavo Dudamel, the PS22 Chorus and the Muppets.
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ReleasesRock
Radiohead guitarist Ed O'Brien releases solo album "Blue Morpho"
The dreamy, unsettled record grew out of a mid-pandemic depression he hid from his own teenage kids at the time.
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BusinessElectronic
Origin, a new downtown LA dance venue, bets on a rave revival
Two veteran promoters are rebuilding the old Lot 613 into a 1,000-capacity club with a modular patio, hoping clubbers come back to the Arts District.
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ReleasesLatin
Norteño band Los Tigres del Norte joins conductor Gustavo Dudamel at the Hollywood Bowl
The August 21 concert caps Dudamel's farewell run as the L.A. Philharmonic's music director before he moves on to the New York Philharmonic.
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ReleasesLatin
Música mexicana singer Tito Double P releases second solo album "Acomodo"
Released May 28 with zero guest features, the 23-track corrido record follows his rise writing hits for cousin Peso Pluma.
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LegalHip-hop
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.
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Tours
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.
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BusinessR&B
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.
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Business
Hollywood Bowl venue debuts its biggest sound upgrade in a generation
A machine-learning tool called Source Intelligence strips stray noise from vocal mics in real time, part of a new L-Acoustics speaker and surround overhaul.
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