Music News
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Madonna and Charli xcx are bringing two generations of club-minded pop together on “Danceteria Afterhours,” a new version of Madonna’s Confessions II track “Danceteria” produced by longtime collaborator Stuart Price. The Afterhours Mix arrives September 24th through Warner Records, following several days of teasing around the collaboration. The fuller September…
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Taylor Swift will receive the first MTV VMA Artist Director Honors at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards, giving the singer-songwriter a new award built specifically around her work behind the camera and making her the most-awarded artist in VMA history. CBS and MTV announced the honor September 21st, six…
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More than 120 artists and musicians came together at Melbourne’s sold-out Rod Laver Arena for a one-night John Farnham tribute that stretched from Celine Dion singing “You’re the Voice” to Chris Martin writing an entirely new song for the Australian singer. The Songs of John Farnham: A Living Legend –…
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South Arcade have released “F.A.M.O.U.S.,” a defiant new single arriving in the middle of a particularly crowded weekend for alternative music, with fresh material from Yellowcard, Manchester Orchestra, Sabaton with Pop Evil, Cabal with Employed To Serve, Love Is Noise and KennyHoopla all moving through the new-music pipeline at once.…
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Xdinary Heroes will release their ninth mini album, IMPULSE, on October 12th at 6 p.m. KST, beginning the Korean rock band’s first comeback as a five-member lineup following drummer and leader Gun-il’s departure in August. JYP Entertainment opened the campaign at midnight KST on September 21st with a cinematic mood…
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A dispute over The Fall’s forthcoming album Post Script has put the provenance of Mark E. Smith’s unreleased recordings under scrutiny, with his fiancée and final manager Pamela Vander objecting to the project while collaborators Ed Blaney and Simon “Ding” Archer defend completing previously unused vocals after his death. Post…
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Luke Bryan’s Farm Tour stop in Allegan, Michigan, did not take place September 20th after extensive rainfall left the grounds at John Schaendorf Dairy unsafe, making it the second of four fall Farm Tour dates disrupted by field conditions. Organizers told ticket holders not to travel to the farm and…
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ILLIT has released “Swingin’ Magic,” a new Japanese digital single that pairs the original recording with a Korean-language version while extending the group’s growing connection to Japanese anime. The two-track release arrived September 21st through BELIFT LAB, pairing the Japanese original with “Swingin’ Magic (Korean Ver.).” Both recordings run 2:57,…
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Tom Morello’s Power to the People festival has added Geezer Butler, Mike McCready, Scott Ian, Stephen Stills and three more artists to its October 3rd lineup at Merriweather Post Pavilion, expanding an already sold-out event built around collaborative music and civic action. Black Sabbath bassist Butler, Pearl Jam guitarist McCready…
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Suki Waterhouse is extending her 2026 Loveland Tour to Australia, adding four December concerts in Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Melbourne behind the most collaborative album of her recording career. The Australian run opens December 8th at the Sydney Opera House Forecourt before moving to Brisbane’s Fortitude Music Hall on December…
