Weekly wrap-up
Week of August 3, 2026
454 stories No issue this week
Everything the desk filed August 3 to 9, 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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LegalHip-hop
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.
Confirmed15 outlets
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Business
Spotify will flag AI artists and hold them back from recommendations
A badge will tell listeners when the identity behind an artist may not be a real person.
Confirmed9 outlets
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ReleasesR&B
Jay-Z features on a surprise Beyonce remix of Morning Dew (Donk)
NME called it his first rap verse in four years, since 2022's God Did.
Confirmed7 outlets
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ObituaryElectronic
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.
Confirmed6 outlets
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LegalHip-hop
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.
Confirmed5 outlets
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ReleasesElectronic
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.
Confirmed5 outlets
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BusinessJazz
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.
Confirmed5 outlets
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LegalHip-hop
Lawsuit says AI was used on rapper Kanye West's two latest albums
An anonymous producer names Vultures 2 and Bully, and wants paying for work he says went uncredited.
Confirmed5 outlets
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Business
AI music generator Suno brings its voice-cloning tool to phones
The company also tightened download limits and lost a copyright case to Germany's GEMA this month.
Confirmed5 outlets
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BusinessRock
Linkin Park take their comeback to cinemas in a film called Unshatter
NME says it reaches cinemas worldwide in September.
Confirmed5 outlets
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LegalIndie
D4vd's old fake-blood merchandise video resurfaces during his murder case
A friend says his behavior grew withdrawn and secretive before his arrest, according to a new interview.
Confirmed5 outlets
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ReleasesLatin
Karol G's seventh album 'No Me Arrepiento de Sentir Tanto' is out
Drake, Bruno Mars and Greg Gonzalez guest on a 14 track heartbreak record she began writing alone in Hawaii.
Confirmed4 outlets
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ReleasesMetal
Sleep share the new single The Morrisist and announce the album Hempispheres
It's the band's first record since 2018's The Sciences, out digitally September 3.
Confirmed4 outlets
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ReleasesR&B
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.
Confirmed4 outlets
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ReleasesRock
Charli XCX joins The Strokes on stage during their Outside Lands headline set
The pop star also left Djo an on-screen voicemail cameo two nights later, NME reports.
Confirmed3 outlets
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ReunionsPop
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.
Confirmed3 outlets
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ReleasesRock
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.
Confirmed3 outlets
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ObituaryRock
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.
Confirmed3 outlets
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ReleasesIndie
DIIV name A.G. Cook as producer of fifth album ZIRP!
DIY says Cook pushed the shoegaze band's sound toward brighter, hookier pop.
Confirmed3 outlets
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ToursIndie
Phoebe Bridgers will preview album Lost Weekend inside 40-plus planetariums
A custom visual show plays alongside the record, and the run starts Monday 10 August.
Confirmed3 outlets
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ReunionsPop
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.
Confirmed3 outlets
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Lineup changeMetal
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.
Confirmed3 outlets
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BusinessRock
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.
Confirmed3 outlets
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ObituaryIndie
John Douglas, guitarist of the Trashcan Sinatras, has died at 62
His death came four days after the band released its first album in a decade, Ever the Optimist.
Confirmed3 outlets
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ReleasesRock
Gatta Morta, a new supergroup, brings together players from Melvins and Butthole Surfers
The band surprise-released its debut EP, Burn Witch Burn, with no advance notice.
Confirmed3 outlets
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ObituaryRock
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.
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ReleasesPop
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.
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LegalElectronic
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.
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BusinessPop
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.
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BusinessMetal
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.
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BreakupsRock
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.
Confirmed2 outlets
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FestivalsMetal
Sharon Osbourne says the metal festival Ozzfest 2027 is under discussion
She also defended the planned AI powered avatar of her late husband Ozzy Osbourne.
Confirmed2 outlets
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BusinessCountry
The CMA Women's Leadership Academy names its fifth class of country music leaders
The 16 woman cohort begins a 12 week program built on group coaching.
Confirmed2 outlets
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ReleasesRock
Lindsey Buckingham teases a 2027 collaboration with Stevie Nicks
It follows their surprise reconciliation after last year's reissue of their 1973 album Buckingham Nicks.
Confirmed1 outlet
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ToursCountry
Brandi Carlile postpones her UK and European tour dates
She called the decision hard, citing personal circumstances, and pushed the shows to March 2027.
Confirmed1 outlet
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ReleasesPop
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.
Confirmed1 outlet
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ReleasesHip-hop
Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean say to expect new music from the Fugees
The pair reunited on stage at Hill's Diaspora Calling festival, thirty years since the group's last album.
Confirmed1 outlet
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ReleasesIndie
Blossoms and Declan McKenna recorded a single in a hot tub
Frontman Tom Ogden told NME how the session came about.
Confirmed1 outlet
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BusinessIndie
Singer Alfie Templeman postpones shows to get help for substance abuse and depression
The dates he pushed back included shows with Bastille and at 110 Above Festival.
Confirmed1 outlet
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BusinessCountry
Andrew Kautz opens a music industry consulting firm called Kautz and Associates
He calls it a bespoke operation, MusicRow reported, without detailing which clients it will serve.
Confirmed1 outlet
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Business
Luminate survey finds most people want AI disclosed in music, TV and games
The finding lands the same week two other stories broke about AI and music rights.
Confirmed1 outlet
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FestivalsIndie
Wings Of Desire say the Valley Fest stage they were booked on did not exist
The indie duo travelled for hours with an 11-week-old baby, then said they will not be gaslit into calling it a miscommunication.
Confirmed1 outlet
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ReleasesRock
Singer Nick Cave looks back at the Preston Park show with Kylie Minogue
His manager told him it was Brighton's biggest ticketed show ever.
Confirmed1 outlet
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Business
Warner Music Group posts an 11 percent Q2 streaming gain under CEO Robert Kyncl
The figures landed days after the company's CFO left in a surprise exit.
Confirmed1 outlet
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LegalHip-hop
Diddy accuses Lil Rod of feeding stolen footage to a 50 Cent Netflix documentary
The claim is part of a wider countersuit that also raises Lil Rod's own legal troubles, AllHipHop reports.
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LegalHip-hop
Report moves rapper Diddy's prison release date back again
Officials now list February 20, 2028, erasing a January date set just a week earlier.
Developing4 outlets
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LegalHip-hop
A Delaware court sides against Faith Evans in the fight over Notorious B.I.G.'s catalog
The ruling hands Wayne Barrow's trust a formal stake in the estate's control over Biggie's music.
Developing3 outlets
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LegalHip-hop
Megan Thee Stallion ordered to trial in ex-photographer's harassment and wage lawsuit
A judge found conflicting evidence about his pay and workplace conditions enough to let the case proceed.
Developing3 outlets
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BusinessR&B
Earth, Wind & Fire drummer John Paris is in an induced coma after a health emergency
The band postponed a San Francisco show with Lionel Richie when he was hospitalized, and his family says his fight is far from over.
Developing3 outlets
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BusinessHip-hop
Rapper Tyga says AI helped produce parts of his album $TARFACE
He compared the backlash to the skepticism Auto-Tune faced in the 2000s.
Developing3 outlets
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LegalHip-hop
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.
Developing3 outlets
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BusinessHip-hop
Rapper Kurupt says Eminem paid for his time in rehab
He says the stay followed multiple seizures and a three week medically induced coma.
Developing3 outlets
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LegalHip-hop
OMB Bloodbath convicted at trial over a 2017 killing in Houston
The Texas rapper faces a possible life sentence alongside codefendant Shaquille Richards.
Developing3 outlets
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LegalHip-hop
A jail call undercuts Keefe D's ghostwriter defense ahead of the Tupac murder trial
Prosecutors say the recording has him admitting he wrote the book they plan to use against him.
Developing3 outlets
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ChartsHip-hop
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.
Developing3 outlets
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ReunionsCountry
Jelly Roll, the country singer, takes a break from touring to heal
The pause follows the finalized divorce of Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo after ten years of marriage.
Developing3 outlets
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LegalHip-hop
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.
Developing3 outlets
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LegalHip-hop
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.
Developing3 outlets
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ReleasesRock
Tom Waits' 1976 album Small Change gets a 50th anniversary vinyl reissue
Rare archive footage of Waits on a 70s chat show accompanies the release.
Developing2 outlets
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AwardsCountry
Country singer Charlie Worsham is invited to join the Grand Ole Opry
Vince Gill surprised him with the invitation during a Ryman Auditorium show.
Developing2 outlets
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LegalR&B
Chris Brown challenges $13 million verdict, citing a Rihanna mention in court
His lawyers say a question about his 2009 conviction tainted the jury, per HotNewHipHop.
Developing2 outlets
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FestivalsRock
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.
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FestivalsMetal
Bloodstock names 27 acts and three headliners for its 2027 festival lineup
Mercyful Fate, Electric Callboy and Motionless in White top the bill across the weekend, NME reports.
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BusinessPop
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.
Developing2 outlets
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ToursRock
Morrissey cancels his Las Vegas residency a week before it was set to start
The four-night Wynn run is the latest in a long history of canceled Morrissey shows.
Developing2 outlets
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FestivalsHip-hop
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.
Developing2 outlets
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FestivalsJazz
LA Jazz Festival cancelled hours before its debut, with Legend and Monae billed
Ezra Collective and Raphael Saadiq were also on the bill for the axed festival, NME reports.
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ToursHip-hop
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.
Developing2 outlets
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ReleasesCountry
Ella Langley and Koe Wetzel duet on a new song called Jaded
It's their first duet since 2023's That's Why We Fight, Taste of Country reported.
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LegalHip-hop
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.
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ReleasesRock
Roy Montgomery and Martha Skye Murphy make their first album together
The pair first worked together after Montgomery sent back a recording of his car engine.
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ReleasesHip-hop
Liim sets his second album for August 28
The Harlem rapper also shared 1980, a track with AJRadico that nods to the films Paid In Full and Juice.
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ReleasesR&B
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.
Developing2 outlets
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ReleasesIndie
Susanne Sundfør details an album drawn from Julian of Norwich
Its words come only from the earliest known book written in English by a woman.
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Business
Sadiq Khan objects to Westminster's new Soho venue rule
Under the plan, new pubs, bars and venues in the West End would normally be refused a licence.
Developing2 outlets
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ObituaryCountry
Tommy Detamore, pedal steel player and producer, has died
Saving Country Music says other musicians sought out his touch on stage and in the studio.
Developing2 outlets
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ObituaryHip-hop
Flo Anthony, entertainment journalist, has died at 74
AllHipHop calls her one of the pioneering voices in entertainment journalism.
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Business
Sony Music and Universal take Musi to court in Canada
IFPI, the trade body for the recorded music industry, is coordinating the action.
Developing2 outlets
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BusinessLatin
Netflix sets a Fito Páez documentary for September 3
Matías Gueilburt directed the Netflix-produced film, and its trailer is out now.
Developing2 outlets
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ReleasesPop
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.
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LegalHip-hop
A judge will weigh defenses in rapper 50 Cent's life rights case
The fight with his ex Shaniqua Tompkins moves to court on September 22, 2026.
Developing2 outlets
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ReleasesIndie
DIIV name their new album ZIRP! and release The Fountain
A.G. Cook produced the record, which the band has not put out yet.
Developing2 outlets
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AwardsCountry
St. Jude will hand Russell Dickerson and his wife Kailey its Angels Among Us award
The honor recognizes the couple's work for the children's hospital, MusicRow and Country Now reported.
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ReleasesHip-hop
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.
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ReleasesHip-hop
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.
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ReleasesRock
Tony Hawk and Christopher Mintz-Plasse stand in for Weezer in the C.E.O. video
The clip pokes fun at nostalgia acts, with Rivers Cuomo reenacting the 1994 'Undone' video before a swarm of bees clears the set.
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LegalCountry
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.
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ReleasesIndie
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.
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LegalRock
German police drop their travel ban case against Bob Vylan
The band call it another attempt to silence critics of the war in Gaza.
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LegalHip-hop
Prosecutors move to take final ownership of Diddy's Ibiza tapes in a forfeiture case
The Sony cassettes were seized from his Miami home in 2024, and what's on them is still unknown.
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ToursIndie
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.
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ReleasesRock
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.
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ReleasesRock
Rock band Bodega put out Weather Me ahead of their fourth album
The New York five-piece describe the song as a response to living amid constant everyday and real crises.
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BusinessRock
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.
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ReunionsIndie
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.
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BusinessCountry
Josh Rouse signs to New West and sets an album for October
The label debut is called Museums and Women, out on October 23.
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ReleasesElectronic
James Ellis Ford shares The Ever After from his coming solo album
The song is addressed to his son from a hospital bed.
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ReleasesHip-hop
Nino Paid returns with the album Somewhere Over The Rainbow
HotNewHipHop pointed to the instrumentals, and Pitchfork followed with a review by Alphonse Pierre.
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BusinessRock
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.
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ReleasesIndie
Arlo Parks reworks her song Floette with rapper John Glacier
DIY calls the pairing a celebration of queer joy, released ahead of her fall tour.
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ReleasesHip-hop
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.
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FestivalsRock
Decolonise Fest, the London punk festival, names its last acts for 2026
The bill now runs to twelve acts across two days at Signature Brew Blackhorse Road.
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ReleasesCountry
Hana Stretton releases From, the last single before her album tiarn
Pitchfork's review of the album ran the day after the single arrived.
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BusinessRock
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.
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ToursCountry
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.
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LegalHip-hop
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.
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ChartsHip-hop
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.
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ReleasesHip-hop
Schoolboy Q marks ten years of his album Blank Face LP with a ten city run
The TDE rapper's tour opens October 1 in Atlanta and closes in Las Vegas, three weeks after he teased a follow-up to 2024's Blue Lips.
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Legal
Sidney Starr asks for a low bond as her Georgia child sex case moves on
The reality TV personality, who denies the allegations, has spent 10 days in a Fulton County jail's protected LGBTQ unit.
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ToursCountry
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.
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ReleasesPop
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.
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ChartsHip-hop
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.
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ReleasesHip-hop
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.
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BusinessMetal
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.
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ReunionsPop
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.
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ChartsHip-hop
T.I. earns a platinum certification for Let 'Em Know as he nears retirement
AllHipHop said the single also went RIAA Gold in April, as the Atlanta rapper closes out his catalog with the album Kill the King.
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ToursHip-hop
A venue curfew cuts the Fugees' set short at the Diaspora Calling festival
Wyclef Jean told reporters afterward that the group would return next year, and that Lauryn Hill's earlier set had eaten into their time.
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LegalHip-hop
Reality TV star Khaotic reportedly faces an aggravated sexual battery case in Georgia
AllHipHop said Atlanta booking records link the accusation to an alleged incident from December 2025, months before his Florida arrest.
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ReleasesIndie
Art d'Ecco sets fifth album Scheele's Green for October, trailed by The Death of Indie
Paper Bag Records puts it out, with a video sending up four tech oligarchs.
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ReleasesPop
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.
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ReleasesElectronic
Freyja Elsy previews her EP to stop the world turning with new song Another Life
The Cardiff artist writes her first lyric in Welsh on the folklore-inspired track.
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ReleasesIndie
A lost 1983 recording of Glenn Branca's symphony surfaces as a new record
The audience tape sat unheard for decades until a UK archivist tracked it down.
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Releases
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.
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ReleasesRock
Lim Orion sets alt-rock album ILK for October, previewed by single Futon
The London artist draws the song's neglected-futon spirit from Japanese folklore.
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ReleasesRock
Wine Lips set garage-psych album TV Dinner for August, share new single
The Toronto band's If You Don't Know previews the record on Stomp Records.
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ToursHip-hop
Ja Rule skips a White Sox postgame concert over travel trouble
AllHipHop says angry fans booed the announcement and rumors of a 50 Cent feud followed.
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FestivalsJazz
BKLYN Jazz Festival is postponed too, following the cancelled LA Jazz Festival
JazzTimes points to a lack of executed contracts behind both scrapped debuts.
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ReleasesPop
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.
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ReleasesCountry
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.
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ToursHip-hop
Ye plays a 34,000-capacity stadium show on his Bully tour despite calls to cancel
Diplomatic pressure from Portugal's Israeli ambassador did not stop the Algarve Stadium concert, AllHipHop reports.
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ReleasesHip-hop
Oakland rapper Ovrkast. releases new song PANE with Self Proclaimed Narcissist
HotNewHipHop reads the track as weariness over the IDF, ICE and white supremacy.
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ReleasesHip-hop
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.
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BusinessElectronic
TESTBED, a revamped Leeds music venue, prepares to reopen next month
The overhaul triples its floor space and adds a 360-degree DJ setup, NME reports.
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ObituaryMetal
Mike Milford, singer of metalcore band Scars of Tomorrow, dies after cancer battle
He also co-founded the management agency The Artery Foundation, Metal Injection reports.
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BusinessHip-hop
Rap group Goodie Mob become executive producers on the film Thomasville
The project tells the story of a demolished Atlanta housing project, AllHipHop reports.
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BusinessHip-hop
Rapper Special Ed mentors nine Brooklyn teens in a new hip-hop and STEAM program
The Hip-Hop Education Center pairs MCing and beatmaking with clean energy careers, AllHipHop reports.
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BusinessJazz
The Spitz, a former East London jazz venue, returns for its 30th anniversary
Two free sessions in August and September mark three decades since it opened.
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BusinessCountry
Bluegrass musician Billy Strings wears a helmet on stage after being hit by an object
He questioned coming back to the venue after a fan threw a lighter at him, per NME.
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ObituaryCountry
Violet Hensley, the oldest living country legend, dies at 109
The "Whittling Fiddler" made handmade instruments and played the Grand Ole Opry at 99.
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ReleasesLatin
Fuerza Regida closes historic stadium tour with a star-studded NYC finale
50 Cent, J Balvin and Bobby Shmurda all joined the band's Citi Field closer.
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ChartsHip-hop
Pooh Shiesty's album All Eyes On Shiest debuts at number one while he awaits trial
The rapper remains jailed in a case tied to Gucci Mane as the record tops two charts.
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BusinessElectronic
Daft Punk's Thomas Bangalter calls his Tron: Legacy score depressing and limiting
The producer told Dev Hynes he kept losing arguments with dialogue over frequency space.
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ReleasesIndie
The Guest List, a Manchester indie band, release new single Mundane
Frontman Cai Alty sings about the grind of everyday chores, NME reports.
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ReleasesHip-hop
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.
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FattMack releases Mr. Did It By Hisself 3, his second album of 2026
The Mobile, Alabama rapper enlists Polo G and BabyDrill on the new record, HotNewHipHop reports.
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BusinessHip-hop
Ye's two Tampa concerts earned the city's sports authority $3.44 million
AllHipHop says the June shows outpaced comparable concerts by other major touring artists.
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UK rapper Fimiguerrero releases new single Too High
The track leans on rattling hi-hats and transportive synths, HotNewHipHop writes.
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Maryland Deathfest adds YOB, Anaal Nathrakh and Exumer to its 2027 festival bill
Metal Injection says four-day passes for the 22-year-old festival are almost sold out.
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Linney turns career setbacks into new single TOUGH LOVE
The track pairs a driving house beat with a gritty dubstep breakdown, EDM.com reports.
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Lionsgate targets late 2027 for its Michael Jackson biopic sequel
The plan follows the first film's billion-dollar box office run, AllHipHop reported.
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Yo-Yo Ma brings together musicians and civil rights figures for a new project
The week-long Tanglewood event paired his cello with marching bands and a square dance.
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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.
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Foo Fighters surprise-release a live EP on Bandcamp
The six-track set gathers performances from their intimate New York and New Jersey shows this spring.
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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.
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BusinessHip-hop
Quavo clarifies he isn't signing to Young Thug's YSL label
He told TMZ the two are teaming up to find and support new talent instead.
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A lost 1988 duo recording by Fred Hersch and Mick Goodrick surfaces as an ECM album
Goodrick, who died in 2022, is heard alongside Hersch on the old-and-new release, JazzTimes reports.
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BusinessHip-hop
Charlamagne Tha God wants to buy the life rights tied to Dame Dash's Roc-A-Fella era
More than 100 hours of unreleased Roc-A-Fella Movie footage is part of what caught his attention.
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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.
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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.
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Moonspell mark 30 years of their album Irreligious
Metal Injection says the record still sounds as gloomy and monolithic as it did on release in 1996.
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Reese Weil teams up with Nef The Pharaoh on the song Money
AllHipHop calls it a melodic West Coast track about walking away from a one-sided relationship.
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BusinessCountry
Shoalsville Music Publishing signs three new songwriters
MusicRow reported the three separate deals together on August 7.
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LegalHip-hop
Damon Dash's life story rights go up for sale in his bankruptcy case
A trustee points to Casey Anthony's Tampa bankruptcy as the model for auctioning it off.
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Lanie Gardner sets a September date for the Faded Polaroids album's deluxe edition
MusicRow reported the plan on August 7, without detailing which songs the deluxe edition adds.
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Inspectah Deck drops the 19-track album Dragon's Breath
HotNewHipHop says the project is stacked with guest verses from Raekwon, Cappadonna and more.
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ToursRock
Campaigners call for Thirty Seconds To Mars' UK tour to be scrapped over Leto allegations
Women's safety groups pointed to a BBC documentary in which several women accused the frontman of misconduct.
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ToursJazz
Steve Nelson Quartet play a rare London gig at Pizza Express Jazz Club Soho
Joris Teepe plays bass and Darren Beckett drums, with pianist Barry Green joining for the September 3 date.
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BusinessCountry
WSM launches a new music show hosted by Kelly Sutton
Country Now says the new show honors Bill Cody, the longtime WSM and Grand Ole Opry host who died recently.
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Rodney Crowell's Diamonds & Dirt album returns to streaming after two years offline
The 1988 record spun off five straight No. 1 singles, and its disappearance in 2024 was never explained.
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BusinessRock
Sam Mendes' four-film Beatles project heads to Abbey Road Studios
SPIN says the shoot involves roughly 80 extras and vintage cars outside the famed studio this summer.
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Jason Moran releases new album "Jason Moran Plays Duke Ellington"
The solo piano record is denser and grittier than Ellington's own orchestral versions.
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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.
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BusinessRock
Nine Inch Nails mark 30 years of the Quake soundtrack with a merch collection
Trent Reznor said scoring the game let him warp sound the way he does with music.
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BusinessR&B
Earth, Wind & Fire postpones San Francisco concert with Lionel Richie
San Francisco firefighters responded to a medical emergency at Chase Center; the joint tour with Lionel Richie continues this weekend in Inglewood.
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LA metal band Deathchant announce new album Kova with single Enemy
The record is dedicated to a late friend and due September 25 via RidingEasy Records.
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1300SAINT releases the six-track EP Newdrug2. on YSL
HotNewHipHop calls him one of the standout newer names on Young Thug's imprint.
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Harvey Stone, longtime KBLX radio executive, has died
SoulTracks says he ran the Bay Area station for more than three decades and helped shape its sound.
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Roy Woods releases a new album called X
The OVO Sound artist put ten R&B songs on it.
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Ben Gallaher cuts an acoustic version of his song Time for his Taylor Gold project
The stripped-down 7-song project features his current single I'll Take You too.
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Dylan Gossett will release his second album Ramblin' on September 25
Big Loud is putting the record out.
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Drake guests on Karol G's new album track Ahi
The song sits on No Me Arrepiento De Sentir Tanto, with Drake working in Spanish again.
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John Rich says rising property taxes put Nashville's live music venues at risk
He wants leaders to step in. Country Now says the squeeze on venues comes from climbing property taxes.
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ChartsCountry
McArthur puts HARDY on top of the MusicRow radio chart
The trade's write-up names Eric Church and Morgan Wallen alongside him.
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Antony Szmierek brings in Imogen and the Knife for the Flight Simulator video
The actor Craig Cash turns up in it. Szmierek has described the single as a case of belief coming before logic.
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Ellie Goulding releases a track called Ravers
It previews her sixth album, I Know Too Much, due September 4.
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ToursCountry
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.
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Brett Young marks ten years since his debut album with an expanded Platinum Edition
MusicRow reported the anniversary release on August 7.
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Mike Shabb and MIKE team up on the single Dontsweatit!
Both artists work as producers as well as rappers, HotNewHipHop reported.
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Guns N' Roses and Chris Stapleton traded guest spots at their Canada concerts
Loudwire says both crowds got something extra out of it.
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Destroy Lonely puts out a single called MONSTER
His album Drop Dead Gorgeous is on the way, HotNewHipHop reported.
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Illenium and Said The Sky return with a new track, When The Light Breaks
The song features vocalist Heather Sommer across three shifting drops, EDM.com reported.
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Country rock trio DELTONA sign with The Core Entertainment and WME
WME will handle their bookings alongside new management, MusicRow reported.
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BusinessPop
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.
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Silverada releases new album "Living Proof"
The former Mike and the Moonpies leaned into Southern rock after losing their steel guitarist.
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Lil Peep's estate releases an unreleased song, Benz Truck Pt. 2
His estate has been putting out unreleased material since he died in 2017.
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Krewella release a single called the blueprint
It's their fourth single since returning from a hiatus after 2022's The Body Never Lies.
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Thirteendegrees puts out a single called JEUNE OG
HotNewHipHop compared his voice to Young Thug's on the new track.
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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.
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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.
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ObituaryJazz
Bill Oddie, remembered as a devoted jazz collector, has died
Neighbor and guitarist John Etheridge recalls him singing at their local street festival.
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Meshell Ndegeocello previews her album Synonym with a Cat Power feature
SoulTracks framed the song as a first taste of her third album for the label Blue Note.
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Westside Cowboy share new song "Dobro"
The Manchester band calls it their strut song, ahead of their debut album this month.
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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.
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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.
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Lonnie Gunn shares new single "Pink Butterfly Wing" as her EP arrives
The song grew out of an ex professing love again after Gunn had already moved on.
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The Mountain Goats release new album "Days"
Frontman John Darnielle built the record around a newfound appreciation for '90s rock nostalgia.
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Florence Road share new single "7563"
The Irish band's last single became a No. 1 Irish radio hit and a TikTok staple.
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Music journalism layoffs land hours before a Good Charlotte concert with Hilary Duff
Joel and Benji Madden's company cut staff at BrooklynVegan, Alternative Press, Revolver and Goldmine hours before their band joined Duff on stage.
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Gordon Chambers and James Day share a tribute song called Love Was You
SoulTracks premiered it on August 7 and called it a beautiful tribute.
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Heidi Tann previews a new song called Coffee
SoulTracks gave the R&B and soul track its first listen on August 7.
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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.
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Brent Faiyaz puts out Icon (Director's Cut) with three new songs
The 15-track set adds a Tokischa feature on the closing song suave.
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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.
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Satoko Fujii releases the first of at least five orchestral albums for 2026
Producer Wolfgang Gross found the 2014 tape sitting undiscovered in his own archive.
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Label Victor Victor gathers Lil Baby and three more on new EP IL CAOS PARTE 1
Grind Time reunites Lil Baby with Rylo Rodriguez over dark, hard-hitting production.
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Future puts out a video for song No Misery
The Real Me is the Atlanta rapper's latest chart-topping album, per the outlet.
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Karol G releases song AHI with Drake
Bruno Mars also guests on the same album, on the track Still.
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Fakemink's new song is called Love Is a Dog From Hell
He toured Terrified with two Coachella sets and a run at Warsaw's CLOUT Festival.
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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.
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Rapper Playa Pat faces 20 years to life after federal drug convictions
Authorities seized more than $500,000 in cash, vehicles, guns and jewelry.
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DIIV officially announce new album "ZIRP!"
A.G. Cook produced the record after the band teased it through a fan hotline.
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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.
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Ryan Castro and Feid team up again on song Mentira
The two Colombian artists have collaborated multiple times before, Rolling Stone en Espanol reports.
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Sebastian Schub lines up a nine-date October tour and a new song
The single Haven't Found Love arrives while he works toward his first full-length record.
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Melbourne songwriter Suzi puts out a single called Short Lived
Dan Campbell of The Wonder Years took her on tour as support last year.
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Team Dresch share a second song from their first album since 1996
Directors Jason Thibodeaux and Cynthia Star, both Laika veterans, made the silhouetted video.
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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.
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The Van Pelt set fifth album Remain Obscure for September 18
The 11-track record was cut at a New Jersey studio with engineer Adam Vaccarelli.
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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.
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Foo Fighters set an Argentina tour stop for February 2027
The stop is part of the Take Cover Tour behind their new album Your Favorite Toy.
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BusinessHip-hop
Rapper Soulja Boy says the empty campus in his Rapper University clip was scouting
DDG had predicted nobody would show up for the online school.
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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.
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O Slow shares new single "NO BODY"
Jacqui Miranda's project follows the track with a full-length debut in September.
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ReunionsMetal
Neurosis reunited at Fire In The Mountains 2026 in Montana
Steve Von Till and the rest of the band were introduced as honored guests of the Firekeeper Alliance before their set.
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Your Old Droog's new track brings on A-Reece, Masta Ace and DJ Harrison
The guests trade verses over production built for Droog's familiar delivery.
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Shining put out a single and video called North
Founder Jorgen Munkeby calls it a song about Northern perseverance.
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Rapper Tee Grizzley says his felony convictions have been expunged
The Detroit artist says the move opens doors that his record once closed.
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Jack & The Optimists share new single "The Acquaintance"
Frontman Jack McLaughlin calls it a song about a friend who only shows up when it's convenient.
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Olof Dreijer of The Knife reveals his first-ever solo tour
He's building a dance-focused live show around his debut album and older remixes.
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Pig Destroyer's basement grindcore record turns 25
Vocalist J.R. Hayes says the lyrics came out of a breakup that took over his writing.
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Wayfarer bring in David Eugene Edwards for new single Perdition's Crossing
Edwards, of the band 16 Horsepower, sings on the track.
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Jay Worthy puts out new song Knee Deep with George Clinton and Snoop Dogg
Worthy calls it his latest tribute to West Coast funk.
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FestivalsCountry
Old Dominion joins the lineup for the Country Music Hall of Fame's Nightfall At The Hall
The museum is running the event for the 14th year.
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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.
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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.
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Lindsey Webster and Anthony Hamilton duet on Best In Me
SoulBounce premiered the video for the song.
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BusinessCountry
Sony Music Publishing Nashville signs singer-songwriter Kinsley
The deal is worldwide and exclusive, MusicRow reported.
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Cro-Mags re-record Age of Quarrel for its 40th year
The project is titled The Age Of Quarrel: 40 Years Of Quarrel, and a track from it is out.
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ToursRock
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.
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FestivalsCountry
Barry County approves $156K in policing for a Rock the Country festival date
The festival's promoters cover the bill for the Hastings, Michigan show.
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Unsound festival names first acts for its 2026 New York edition
The New York run takes three days at Lincoln Center later this year.
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FestivalsElectronic
Summer's Last Dance sets its 2026 lineup with Big Gigantic
The Chicago event also has Henry Fong and Saxsquatch on the bill.
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BusinessCountry
Dave Turnbull signs a publishing deal with WinSongs Music
The agreement with WinSongs Music is exclusive, MusicRow reported.
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Slow Fiction release debut album "Dollhouse"
The Brooklyn five-piece formed post-pandemic from friends of friends spread across the US.
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BusinessElectronic
Surge turns festival fans into a ticket sales team
Dancing Astronaut profiles the company as festivals deal with higher costs and harder ticket sales.
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Anthrax release new single Everybody's Got a Plan from Cursum Perficio
The video that came with the single follows the band through a day on tour.
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BusinessRock
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.
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BusinessRock
Sugar look back on their reunion in a new mini-doc
The 20 minute film cuts fresh interviews against rare archive clips.
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ToursCountry
Ashley Cooke sets an acoustic pop-up run for August
The dates are tied to her album release, MusicRow reported.
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FLO put out new song Pose through a SoundCloud rollout
The British trio built an interactive rollout around the track ahead of their album.
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ObituaryR&B
David Z, the producer who worked with Prince, has died
He was also a member of the group Lipps Inc, SoulBounce reported.
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AwardsCountry
Dolly Parton wins the Americana Music Association's lifetime achievement award
It is the trade group's top honor for the year, and Dolly Parton is 2026's recipient.
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ToursCountry
Max McNown will headline Red Bull Jukebox Nashville shows this November
The event marks its third year at The Pinnacle, MusicRow reported.
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Fivio Foreign turns to gospel on a new song
XXL frames the track as a musical rebirth for him.
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ReunionsCountry
Rascal Flatts book concerts into 2027 as the band's return keeps going
Gary LeVox says the fan response to their comeback caught him off guard.
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Robert Henry and the Repeaters release new album "Down The Road"
The Portland band closes it with a recording of a late local songwriter's own song.
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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.
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LaRussell teams with Muunjuun on new song Muuv Me
HotNewHipHop calls it a return to form after what the outlet labels the Heaven Sent fiasco.
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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.
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Business
Suno opens a waitlist to cut AI songs to 12-inch vinyl
Records cost about $45 plus shipping and press up to 46 minutes of audio.
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BusinessElectronic
Alex Rehberg's Rust score gets its first vinyl pressing
Laced Records is pressing 29 remastered tracks, with an alternate splatter-effect edition available.
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BusinessRock
Madness restore their film Take It Or Leave It for cinema rerelease
The 4K restoration reaches UK and Irish cinemas on October 2, with a Blu-ray debut October 19.
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ToursRock
Joan Jett calls off shows while she recovers from surgery
Her team says she needs the time to heal after a recent operation.
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Business
Music platform Musixmatch signs up AI company Suno for its Sentinel copyright tool
Sentinel screens AI prompts and outputs for copyrighted lyrics, compositions and music.
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Steve Earle and Los Lobos team up on new single Volver A Celaya
The pair recorded it in Richmond with Los Lobos saxophonist Steve Berlin producing.
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Opus Kink releases new album "The Sweet Goodbye"
The Brighton sextet's debut leans on horns, warped grooves and guest vocals from The New Eves.
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Business
Concert promoter Triangle raises $15M and brings in Roger Field
Field was Live Nation's APAC president before joining the Singapore touring company.
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Business
TikTok shuts its Music Row office and cuts Nashville staff
The company confirmed it to the Nashville station FOX 17 News, two years on from signing the lease.
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ArcTanGent festival will move to a new site in 2027
Organisers say it is the first time the festival has changed location.
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BusinessRock
The Cure and Radiohead join Bad Omens on the Stage Tour video game soundtrack
Bad Omens, Paramore and Slipknot were named alongside them.
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Anthropic seeks dismissal in Concord Music Group's $3B lyrics lawsuit
Anthropic's CEO separately asked to be dropped from the direct infringement claim against him personally.
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Nectar Woode, BIG WETT and Ganna make the 2026 Anchor Award shortlist
Reeperbahn Festival's tenth annual prize also shortlisted Dov'e Liana, Just For Fun and Sonic Interventions.
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BusinessRock
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.
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BusinessRock
Green Day's comedy Nimrods heads to cinemas with its own soundtrack
The film draws on Green Day's early club-touring years and features the band as producers.
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Business
Symphonic gives its artists ArtyShield tools against unapproved AI use
The tools sit inside SymphonicMS, the distributor's client platform, through a partnership announced August 6.
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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.
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Byron Miller and Kimberly Brewer release single Secrets of Love
SoulTracks traces Miller's playing back through 1970s funk and jazz fusion, including work with Herbie Hancock.
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Tyla's album A*Pop lands a top five debut on Billboard's R&B chart
The album opened with 16,966 units in its first week and came in at number 43 on the Billboard 200.
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BusinessElectronic
Your Shot DJ academy returns to the US for 2026, adding Denver and Miami
The no-experience-necessary program doubles in size for its second American season.
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Beyond The Music festival lines up Steve Coogan and Michael Winterbottom for 2026
Bev Craig, the mayor of Greater Manchester, joins the pair on the opening speaker list for the October conference.
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Blood Lotus releases independent debut album Middle Of The Night
The Melbourne and Taipei artist wrote its title track about grief and about her Chinese heritage.
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Brooke Combe releases new single Love Was Made Of Stone
The Scottish singer-songwriter recorded it with The Coral's James Skelly in Liverpool.
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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.
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JGrrey details her debut album and releases single bedbug
Brooklyn rapper Erick the Architect features on the track, out via Ditto Label Services.
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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.
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Margo Cilker lines up third album Little White Cross and shares its title track
The western folk singer-songwriter recorded it in Texas with producer Bruce Robison.
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Mind Bath brings in Beverly Glenn-Copeland on a new song
The song is called Dear Friend, Queer Friend, and an album named Aqueous follows it on September 4.
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Renny Conti joins label Mom + Pop and details second album Split Second
The Brooklyn songwriter previews it with the single Impossible Truth, out now.
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Sijya returns with new track Turbine
She is a composer, producer and graphic artist making her first appearance outside India.
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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.
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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.
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Mike Thomas sets a September release for his concept album Echoes
MusicRow says the record draws on the essence of Appalachia.
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BusinessRock
Jack White's Third Man Records sets a run of UK and Ireland pop-up shops
The five stops each pair with a date on his Frozen Charlotte tour and sell hand-screen-printed 'bootleg' editions of his records.
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Obituary
Flamenco guitarist Pepe Habichuela has died at 82
Rolling Stone en Espanol reported the news from Madrid on August 5, without giving the exact day he died.
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YTB Fatt puts out a seven track EP ahead of his album
Vera Volpe: The Prelude features Lil Baby, Fox BD and Loe Shimmy.
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Weezer drops a video for "C.E.O." and reveals new tour dates
The clip's cast of cameos previews the band's 20th album, produced with Kenny Beats.
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Drake's next track is a team-up with Karol G
The song, called AHI, is billed as Karol G's, not his, and drops August 7.
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Business
Universal Music asks a federal court to toss the musicians union lawsuit
UMG says its contract with the American Federation of Musicians sets no rate for AI training use.
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BusinessHip-hop
Rapper Flee Lord says doctors cleared a blocked artery with a stent
He says he beat a heart attack Sunday and avoided the open heart surgery he feared as a teenager.
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Devil Master share the song Death Anthem, a tribute to hardcore band G.I.S.M.
The single comes off Bloody Dreams, out September 4 on Relapse Records, with guest spots from Sigh's Mirai Kawashima and Power Trip's Chris Ulsh.
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BusinessCountry
Rich Harris signs with Prescription Songs in a deal tied to Pray For My Haters
The move pairs him with Pray For My Haters, MusicRow reported, without detailing the terms.
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BusinessHip-hop
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.
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ToursLatin
Aria Vega announces U.S. Cariavales Tour
The Colombian singer's Costeñita Core sound gets its first American headline run this October.
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BreakupsRock
Bassist and singer Glenn Hughes says he is stepping away from live shows
He is retiring from touring ahead of a second open-heart surgery, following one in 2013.
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BreakupsRock
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.
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Business
Copyright case against AI music firm Udio moves to New York
A federal judge in Illinois declined to dismiss independent artists' claims, but sent the case to New York instead.
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Business
Saregama uses AI to make videos for songs in its catalog
The India label says AI can now produce visuals it never owned for songs going back to the 1960s, for about $740 each.
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Jacques Greene lines up an album called JG and shares Presence
The Montreal producer's third solo record follows 2019's Dawn Chorus and drops October 16.
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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.
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BusinessCountry
Voting opens for the 38th MusicRow Awards, a music industry honor
MusicRow's report did not say when the ballot closes.
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Josh Levi returns with a single called SWERVE
Producer Jack Rochon built the track around a driving kick and a synth bass hook.
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Show Me the Body return with fourth album Alone Together
The New York hardcore band made the record while grieving two deaths, including a mentor who first showed singer Julian Cashwan Pratt the scene.
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FestivalsCountry
NashFilm Creators Conference sets its September programming lineup
Leslie Fram and Jackie Jones are among the names MusicRow lists for the schedule.
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BusinessCountry
Music industry group CCMA names its board directors for 2026 and 2027
MusicRow's report did not name the incoming directors.
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BusinessCountry
FAM and Back Blocks Music start a grant for postnatal care
MusicRow did not detail who can apply or how much the grant is worth.
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BusinessHip-hop
Producer Jay Versace hospitalized following three seizures
He says the seizures cost him a few hours of memory, and that he has deleted his social media accounts to focus on recovery.
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ReleasesRock
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.
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Weezer put out a track called C.E.O. and set UK and Irish arena dates
Tickets go on general sale August 14, a week before the band's new album arrives.
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FestivalsIndie
Mutations Festival adds 71 more acts to its 2026 Brighton bill
Dove Ellis, Squid and Working Men's Club lead the new names.
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ToursCountry
Myles Morgan opens The Road Sign Tour on August 20 in Clemson
MusicRow places the run this fall, starting in South Carolina.
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Boardmasters festival opens in Newquay under police facial recognition
This year's bill is headlined by Lily Allen, Kasabian and Fatboy Slim.
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Fatt Smaxk follows a hot streak with the new track Thomasville Days
It follows a viral hit with Playboi Carti for the Atlanta artist.
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BusinessHip-hop
Reservoir Media posts $41.5M in publishing and label revenue for the June quarter
Recorded music revenue jumped 35% as the company also signs songwriter T.I.
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BusinessRock
Layoffs sweep music outlets BrooklynVegan, Alt Press, Revolver and Goldmine
Pitchfork names Veeps, now part of Live Nation, as the owner behind the cuts.
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ToursRock
Weezer line up The Gathering, a 2026/27 world tour
The trek trails their 20th album, The Gold Album, out August 21.
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LegalHip-hop
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.
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ToursRock
Eagles book four more Sphere shows for January 2027
The residency has already outpaced U2's run at the venue by more than double.
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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.
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BusinessCountry
Country singer Brantley Gilbert credits a health scare with 14 years of sobriety
Country Now marks his sobriety at 14 years.
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A festival crew freed a woman stuck in Lollapalooza's mud at Grant Park
Safety staff fenced off the hole before pulling Chloe Bahna out.
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Sickick reworks the hit track Pal Pal from Afusic, Ali Soomro and Talwiinder
The Canadian producer built the remix around Afro-leaning drums and a darker electronic sound.
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James Acaster starts the band The Wow! Scenario with a jazz-driven single
Zacuti features BC Camplight, and the project has been 20 years in the making.
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BusinessPop
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.
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Business
Ticketmaster puts a connected concert-search app inside Google's Gemini
The launch lands alongside a separate expansion into Uruguay through its RED UTS acquisition.
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ToursR&B
Case marks 30 years in music with two shows at Yoshi's in Oakland
Both sets are booked for Sunday, August 9, at 7pm and 9:30pm.
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Mykki Blanco puts out the new track NYC Dogs ahead of the album CAFE PARADISO
The song follows Butt Sex and Little Feet, with the record due September 4.
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Business
Former Nike licensing staffer and consultant charged in $1M kickback case
Prosecutors say the alleged scheme ran for more than two and a half years.
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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.
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Dove Ellis lines up a headline UK and Ireland tour for 2026
The run opens in Glasgow this November behind his Mercury-shortlisted album.
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Business
Venu takes on $25M of debt to finish its Regent Bank Amphitheater venue
The financing lands five months after the CEO told investors the company was 'done' raising money.
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BusinessPop
Spotify overtakes Melon in South Korea's music streaming market
A rival tracker instead still puts the homegrown platform Melon ahead.
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Business
Las Vegas Sphere venue drives Sphere Entertainment's revenue up 11% to $314M
The company swung to a net loss even as the venue posted its strongest quarter yet.
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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.
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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.
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LegalHip-hop
Keefe D says Diddy had no role in the Tupac Shakur murder trial
The reversal came in a jailhouse interview days before jury selection starts in Las Vegas.
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LegalHip-hop
Accuser in rapper Cartel Bo's kidnapping case takes back captivity claim
Prosecutors say the accuser was pressured into withdrawing her account from jail.
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Asher White puts out the single Stage Diva from her coming album
She calls the song a tongue-in-cheek take on fame, ahead of Love Aggregates in August.
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Soul singer Danielle Ponder shares Sun and Moon and names her second album
Everything Has Changed will be her label debut, released in partnership with Phoebe Bridgers.
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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.
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Big Joanie and Essential Logic booked for the new God Save The Queens punk festival
UP YOURS! Collective set up the event, honouring X-Ray Spex's Poly Styrene at Electric Brixton on 16 October.
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Hollow Hand shares the single Heavy Metal T-Shirt from the album Wish Road South
The Brighton project of Max Kinghorn-Mills wrote the songs after touring Europe with MJ Lenderman.
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Cellist and singer midori jaeger releases safe ahead of her EP (Re)planted
The London musician explores what it means to feel secure inside an uncertain living situation.
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BusinessIndie
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.
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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.
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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!
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This Is Lorelei shares the single Oh No Now My before a September album
Nate Amos says the anthemic track went through three earlier versions before landing.
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Way Dynamic puts out the single Officially from the album Massive Shoe
The Melbourne songwriter Dylan Young wrote it the week he met his girlfriend.
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BusinessHip-hop
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.
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ReleasesLatin
Camilo Lara and Eblis Alvarez release joint album Ruido Tovar, with a Beck cameo
The Mexican Institute of Sound and Meridian Brothers project pays tribute to cumbia legend Rigo Tovar, out via Ansonia Records.
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ReleasesCountry
Country singer Brian Kelley sets his new album Coral Beats for August 14
The record comes out on his own label, Nashville South.
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BusinessHip-hop
Rapper and singer T-Pain gives his reasons for a catalog sale reported at $100 million
He says streaming had devalued his songs and he wanted to protect his family's future.
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Country singer Wyatt Flores marks his second album with a night at Skinny Dennis
He played a sold-out, free pop-up show in Nashville to celebrate Scared of Heights.
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ReunionsPop
Pop group Pussycat Dolls line up their first show in Brazil
The group shared the news on social media, soon after launching a reunion.
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Business
Universal Music Group starts a second share buyback worth 250 million euros
The label is funding the repurchases in part with proceeds from selling half its Spotify stake.
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Singer K. Michelle takes Jesus & Whiskey to the first Breakfast Club live show
That Grape Juice calls the performance a milestone in her move toward country music.
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BusinessCountry
A documentary on country singer Randy Owen is set for Alabama Public Television
My Home's In Alabama premieres August 8 and traces his path from Fort Payne to fronting the band Alabama.
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BusinessLatin
Camilo Sanabria talks through the music of Cien anos de soledad season two
The composer says Catholic, Afro-Colombian and Caribbean sounds collide as the show's magic gives way to harder reality.
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La Chancha Muda have put out a new rock album, A todos los santos
The Argentine band talked to Rolling Stone en Espanol about the underground scene and the present.
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Business
New EU rules requiring AI content labels take effect for the music business
The bloc's AI Act also gives regulators new power to enforce rules on how AI models train on copyrighted work.
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BusinessMetal
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.
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Country singer Chase Matthew writes about his lowest point on a new song, Autopilot
He calls it the most important release of his career so far.
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Business
Sony Music promotes Stephanie Yu as a shoe retailer's suit against the label is narrowed
A federal judge dismissed the part of DSW's declaratory judgment case that named two Sony companies.
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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.
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Cazzu reschedules her first stadium show on the Latinaje en vivo tour
She played Madison Square Garden earlier on the run, before this stadium date was pushed back.
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Business
Record labels offer to drop the Grande piracy case, then fight over bond costs
The labels and the internet provider are still arguing over 4 million dollars in bond costs.
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BusinessCountry
Allen Mitchell starts a company called Reverie Ranch Music Group
MusicRow describes the new venture as a full-service entertainment company.
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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.
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BusinessCountry
Range Music adds Niklas Juritsch to its roster
The Austrian singer-songwriter has racked up millions of streams and is moving to Nashville to write.
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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.
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Fred again.., Joy Anonymous and Thomas Bangalter tied to a rumored collaboration
EDM.com framed it as a rumor rather than a confirmed release.
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Robert's Western World is opening an outpost in Nashville's new stadium
The outpost sits on the 300 level of a stadium set to open in February 2027.
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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.
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BusinessCountry
Carrie Underwood sings the NFL theme on NBC for a 14th season
Her new open reworks Joan Jett's I Hate Myself for Loving You into a rock star fever dream.
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Yaelokre's Keath Osk starts a solo era with the single And The Hound
The debut solo album is called Foreword, and tour details came with it.
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Rapper Nettspend puts out the song Y Would I Care? on SoundCloud
Fans think an album is close behind it.
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Nigel Price books a 20-date Grassroots Tour for 2026
Seven of the shows are a duo with the Czech guitarist Libor Smoldas.
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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.
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BusinessRock
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.
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Russ releases a new single called Coulda Shoulda Woulda
It follows Sunday to Sunday and HELL, two tracks he put out recently.
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Business
Spotify licenses Merlin's independent record labels for its new AI cover tool
The tool lets fans build covers and remixes from songs by artists at Merlin members that take part.
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Jimmie Vaughan joins Bob Dylan's live band as the US leg ends
The guitarist came in as Dylan closed out the US leg of his 2026 tour.
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Van Morrison adds 10 more UK dates to his 2026 run
NME published the full list of shows and where to buy tickets.
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ToursRock
Mike Joyce and Stephen Street set a 2026 UK talk tour
The dates mark 40 years of The Queen Is Dead by the Smiths.
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Sports Team book eight small UK shows for September
The dates run before the band headline DIY Alive 2026 in East London.
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BusinessPop
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.
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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.
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Jacquees releases the album Mood 2, ten years after his mixtape Mood
A video for Accuse Me came out with the album.
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AwardsR&B
Cleveland names a street after the Dazz Band
The sign for Dazz Band Way went up on Lee Road at a public ceremony on August 1.
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ReleasesCountry
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.
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Funk Division share a new track called Fall'in
The Birmingham group works in soul-jazz and is led by Mark Duffus, who also records as Blak Prophez.
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ToursRock
New Order book a December tour date in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Tricky joins the bill, and two founding members are sitting the show out for health reasons.
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ReleasesIndie
Alex Amor releases Inside, the last single before her debut album
The album, Heavenly Bodies, arrives August 22 via VERO Music.
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@ release new single "Punish My Mind" ahead of debut album Autosmile
The art-rock duo's first full-length, Autosmile, arrives October 16 on 4AD.
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ReleasesCountry
Musician Bonnie Prince Billy announces a live album and shares London May
The record, Ghosts of American Psychonauts, was cut live in Los Angeles last year.
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Chloé Caillet releases the single Change with Luke Alessi ahead of a new EP
The EP, Dance Again, is due 25 September via Ninja Tune.
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BusinessIndie
Jagjaguwar signs singer-songwriter June McDoom, who has a first album on the way
The single Without You leads her debut record, Follow The Light, due in October.
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Danish band Lowly announce a fourth album and share its title track
It is their first full-length in three years, and the band self-produced it this time.
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Margaret Glaspy releases Reminder before her album I Am Both lands on Friday
The song weighs the suffering of others against her own experience of showing up.
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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.
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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.
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ChartsCountry
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.
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Between the Buried and Me cover the Smashing Pumpkins song Jellybelly for a tribute record
The prog metal band's version lands on Sending Hearts To All My Dearies, out digitally August 14.
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Country singer Deana Carter gives Strawberry Wine a first-ever dance remix
Producer Deerock helped shape the new version for the song's 30th anniversary, Country Now reports.
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ReleasesIndie
The Wldlfe announce their new album Revolver for October 2
The band pairs the news with two new songs, Lips and Parachute.
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BusinessRock
BMG buys the publishing and recorded rights of Wolfmother frontman Andrew Stockdale
The company has published Stockdale worldwide since 2016 and now adds his recording royalties too.
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ToursRock
Christian rock band Third Day adds a final leg to its 30th anniversary tour
The added dates run through Spring 2027 with Zach Williams and Scout and the Saints opening.
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Dark-pop singer Riah releases a one-take video called Lestat
AllHipHop reads the vampire-themed clip as a story about reclaiming personal power.
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BusinessCountry
Caryl Atwood leaves Sony Music Entertainment after 26 years at the label
She is leaving the industry to pursue clinical mental health counseling and life coaching.
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ToursCountry
Wynonna Judd opens her Hard Truth Tour on October 8 in New York
The 15-city run backs her solo album The Hard Truth, due October 2 on ANTI- Records.
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BusinessCountry
Nashville guitarist Kevin Monahan signs with Eclipse Music Publishing
The touring guitarist and songwriter's deal comes in partnership with Ebach Entertainment, adding to credits with Anna Vaus and Colin Stough.
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BusinessR&B
Singer Tyrese asks fans for prayers as pressure mounts
The singer and actor says he's reached "an emotional breaking point" but is not asking for money, only prayer and support.
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Megadeth add a 24 date European leg to their metal farewell tour
Dave Mustaine says the run, joined by Testament and Black Label Society, is about "celebrating everything we've built" rather than saying goodbye.
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Business
Bogota is getting a new 6,000 capacity venue called Vive Claro Music Hall
Rolling Stone en Espanol broke the plan on August 3, without a stated opening date.
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Producer Stoic brings in Deante' Hitchcock and Nina Taylor for the single "Losing Time"
The song arrives ahead of Stoic's album "PAELLA!", due later in August, with Taylor on the hook and Hitchcock on the verse.
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Business
JJ Farrell leaves the managing director job at music community Jump.global
He helped launch and scale the company's flagship Nashville conference, Hits Home, before his exit takes effect August 7.
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Rapper Karrahbooo and Zukenee team up again on the single Keep Up W Me
HotNewHipHop calls the track energetic, with both artists showcasing their personalities.
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FestivalsRock
Sonido Konex festival sets its rock and alternative lineup for August
The Buenos Aires showcase, running August 20, spotlights emerging acts Homogenica, Electrochongo and Jero Jones.
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BusinessCountry
Singer Shantaia signs a management deal with Walk Off Entertainment
The Nashville-based, Saskatchewan-raised singer also has an eight-track album, "One Trick Pony," due October 16.
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ObituaryR&B
Singer Arlene Smith of the Chantels has died at 84
Born October 5, 1941, Smith wrote and sang lead on "Maybe," the girl group's million-selling 1958 hit.
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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."
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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.
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BusinessRock
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.
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New Radicals return after 28 years with a new song for a film soundtrack
Frontman Gregg Alexander wrote "One Night Only (Break Loose Break Free!)" for the soundtrack to the rom-com One Night Only.
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Business
Clique Apps gives each artist a standalone superfan app in the App Store
Founders Cody Blake, Matthew Esposito and Peter Bunetta say each app takes about a week to build and belongs to the artist, not a shared platform.
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Drake is spotted back in the studio while his album ICEMAN holds the charts
A new photo shows the rapper with a microphone in front of him, 10 weeks after ICEMAN's release, HotNewHipHop reports.
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ChartsRock
Ash take the Kendal Calling festival stage disguised as their own tribute band
The Northern Irish trio were surprised mid-set with gold discs for "Girl From Mars," 31 years after the single's release.
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BusinessLatin
TREBEL buys the superfan platform Sesh to build out artist services
The free, ad-supported music app gains tools that Sesh says can identify a listener as a fan in under a minute.
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Business
Live Nation joins a developer to build the Sao Paulo Arena in Brazil
The 21,000-capacity venue, billed as South America's largest indoor arena, is set to open in 2028.
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FestivalsIndie
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.
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FestivalsPop
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.
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ToursPop
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.
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ReleasesR&B
Gwen Dickey of Rose Royce shares a new song called Water
SoulTracks published its first listen to the track on August 3.
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FestivalsRock
A teenage girl has died at Kendal Calling festival, Cumbria Police say
The 17-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene after a medical episode early on Sunday morning.
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ReleasesIndie
Highsigh, formed from Deerhoof and Jobs, release the album Once Bend
The Quietus calls the trio's debut a dense mix of exploratory backgrounds, comparing its title track to the Beatles' "Revolution 9" and Talk Talk's "Eden."
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