Weekly wrap-up
Week of July 13, 2026
12 stories No issue this week
Everything the desk filed July 13 to 19, 2026, best-covered first. No issue went out this week, so this page is the whole of it.
Filed this week
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FestivalsRock
Goldenvoice books Olivia Dean and the Killers for the Ocean Way festival
The new Santa Monica beach event runs 26 and 27 September with no parking at the site, next to the E Line terminus.
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BusinessPop
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.
Confirmed1 outlet
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BusinessElectronic
Luminate midyear report: global music streaming grew 10 percent
Dance and electronic was the fastest growing US genre, English-language listening hit a record low, and CD sales outran vinyl seven to one.
Confirmed1 outlet
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ObituaryRock
Jennifer Finch, L7's longtime bassist, dies at 59
The band said she died of an aggressive brain cancer just a week after she backed out of L7's farewell tour.
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ReleasesLatin
Los Primos del Este release eighth studio album "Dulce Amargo"
The North Carolina band's norteno-sax sound has topped 2 million Spotify listeners as the subgenre keeps growing fast.
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ChartsPop
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.
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BusinessMetal
Grindcore band Napalm Death opened a circle pit at the Tiny Desk
Battle jackets filled the NPR office for eight songs, bookended by two 1987 tracks that still define the genre.
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ToursRock
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.
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BusinessRock
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.
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ReleasesRock
Actor and musician Finn Wolfhard releases new solo album "Fire From the Hip"
The Stranger Things star recorded the guitar-driven LP on 24-track reel-to-reel and kicks off a new tour this month.
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ReleasesHip-hop
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.
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BusinessJazz
Bassist Flea played a jazz Tiny Desk set with the Honora Band
Four decades into Red Hot Chili Peppers, he turned up on trumpet, bass and spoken word alongside Jeff Parker and Anna Butterss.
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