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October 16, 2026
The Avalanches Create Another Sample-delic Pop Masterpiece With ‘No Bad Memories’: Album Review
Without overstating the case, when the Avalanches’ debut album “Since I Lost You” arrived out of a clear blue sky (to anyone outside of their native Australia, anyway) in 2000, its impact was like ...
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October 16, 2026
Iron Maiden Announce 2027 North American Tour Dates
Long-running British heavy metal titans Iron Maiden will return to North America for a third and final leg of their 50th anniversary “Run for Your Lives” tour. The band, which are 2026 Rock & R...
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October 16, 2026
David Surkamp, Pavlov’s Dog Singer, Dies at 73
David Surkamp, frontman for the long-running progressive-rock band Pavlov’s Dog, has died at age 73, according to a social media post on the band’s social media accounts. No cause of death was anno...
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October 14, 2026
Zach Bryan Announces 2027 Stadium Tour Dates, John Fogerty, Ryan Bingham, More to Support
Just days after announcing his “Young Manhood and Other Donatable Organs” EP will be dropping this week — and not long after he broke the attendance record at Robert Kraft’s Gillette Stadium while ...
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October 14, 2026
Warner Records Names Jim Roppo Vice Chairman
Just hours after his departure from Republic Records was announced, Jim Roppo has been officially named vice chairman of Warner Records Group. He will be based in Los Angeles and report to Chairman...
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October 14, 2026
Universal Music Group Hit With Layoffs, Several Senior Execs to Leave Company
As has long been expected, Universal Music Group is being hit with extensive layoffs across its U.S. and U.K. operations, with multiple top executives departing, among many others. The moves — whic...
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October 13, 2026
Music Industry Moves: Jesse Jo Stark Signs With WME, Rebecca Allen Steps Down at Universal Music U.K.
Singer-songwriter-actress and Chrome Hearts co-creative director Jesse Jo Stark has signed with WME for worldwide representation in all areas. Stark’s new album “Muse” is out Nov. 6, which follows ...
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October 9, 2026
Danielle Ponder Meshes Old-School Soul With Future Sounds on the Dazzling ‘Everything Has Changed’: Album Review
There have been many innovative R&B albums made over the past decade, but few have meshed futurism and tradition in quite the way that Danielle Ponder does on her second full-length, “Everythin...
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October 9, 2026
Classic Moments With Dolly Parton, Remembered by the Actors Portraying Her in the Broadway Musical, ‘A True Original’: ‘I’m Jezebel, and God Loves Me Anyway!’
For actors, portraying a real-life person is a huge challenge. But portraying a real-life singer-songwriter-actress-icon like Dolly Parton when she’s standing right in front of you is a whole other...
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October 9, 2026
Gunna Launches SB the Label in Partnership With Atlantic Music Group
Gunna has announced the launch of a new company, SB the Label, in partnership with Atlantic Music Group. The four-time Grammy nominee, born Sergio Giavanni Kitchens, will serve as CEO of the label,...
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October 8, 2026
Turnstile to Play Free Show at Washington Monument in Support of Humanitarian Efforts in Palestine, Sudan and Lebanon
Baltimore rockers Turnstile will play a free show at the Washington Monument on Saturday October 24, hosted with Human Concern International, the band announced Thursday. The concert will raise fun...
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October 7, 2026
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Announce ‘I Love Rock ‘N Roll’ Anniversary Edition, Including Previously Unreleased ‘Shadow Album’
Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Joan Jett and the Blackhearts have announced the release of “I Love Rock ‘N Roll + The Shadow Album,” a limited edition collection celebrating the legendary album’s 45...
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October 6, 2026
Music Industry Moves: Thomas Rhett Strikes Label Partnership With Hybe’s Blue Highway Records
Country star Thomas Rhett and Hybe Americas’ Nashville-based label Blue Highway Records have announced a new partnership, Fifty-One/Forty-Nine Records. Described as “artist-led,” the partnership of...
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October 5, 2026
‘Bowie80’ to Celebrate David Bowie’s 80th Birthday With Events, Exhibits, Releases and More Throughout 2027
The late, legendary musician David Bowie will have his 80th birthday celebrated with a series of events, exhibits, releases, collaborations and experiences beginning in November and spanning 2027, ...
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October 4, 2026
Zach Bryan Breaks Attendance Record at Robert Kraft’s Gillette Stadium While Wearing ‘Free Palestine’ Shirt for Second Night in a Row
Zach Bryan broke the attendance record at Robert Kraft’s Gillette Stadium on Saturday night, performing for 73,538 fans — the largest crowd for any event in the venue’s history — while wearing a “F...
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October 1, 2026
Venom Frontman Conrad ‘Cronos’ Lant Dies at 63
Conrad “Cronos” Lant, the frontman for the legendary Northern British heavy metal band Venom, has died, according to a post on the band’s social media sites and the Guardian. No cause of death was ...
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October 1, 2026
Grammy Asian Pop Category Will Go Forward, CEO Says: ‘We Understand This Conclusion Will Not Satisfy Everyone’
Grammy chief Harvey Mason Jr. has issued a statement in which he says the Awards’ controversial newest category, Asian Pop, will go forward for the 2027 ceremony. Mason had previously signaled that...
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October 1, 2026
Sia Sells 50% of Music Catalog to Pophouse in $180 Million Partnership Deal
Pophouse Entertainment, the Sweden-based entertainment and music investment firm co-founded by ABBA’s Bjorn Ulvaeus, has acquired a 50% stake in the publishing and master music rights of Australian...
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September 29, 2026
Music Industry Moves: Universal Music Names Libby Bush President of Global Brands and Commercial Partnerships; Avex Acquires 85% of Brandon Silverstein’s S10 Entertainment
Universal Music Group has named Libby Bush to the newly created role of President, Global Brands and Commercial Partnerships, starting in November. According to the announcement, she will “lead a n...
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September 29, 2026
Ringo Starr, David Byrne, Joan Baez Donate Unqiue Items for Housing Works Auction
Ringo Starr, David Byrne, Joan Baez, and more have donated items to be auction in Housing Works’ second annual Turn It Up! auction, which is open through Oct. 1. The National frontman Matt Berninge...
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September 24, 2026
Music Industry Moves: Chvrches Sign With Futures Music Group; MSG Entertainment Names Josephine Vaccarello President
Scottish pop trio Chvrches have signed with Futures Music Group and alongside that announcement have released their first single in three years, “Roses.” The group will play two shows in the U.K. n...
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September 23, 2026
Bad Brains’ Earliest Studio Recordings to Be Released in November
As anyone reading this probably knows, the Bad Brains were one of the most important punk-rock bands of all time, Washington D.C.-bred pioneers of the sound that became hardcore. While they were a ...
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September 21, 2026
Warner Chappell Co-Chair/COO Carianne Marshall to Step Down From Post
Warner Music Group has announced that Carianne Marshall will transition out of her role as co-chair and chief operating officer of Warner Chappell Music, the company’s publishing division, at the e...
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September 20, 2026
At Ed Sheeran’s Philadelphia Concert, Fans Shrug Off ‘Attempted Cancellation’ and Praise His Onstage Remarks: ‘It Brought a Tear to My Eye’
It’s about 9:30 p.m. at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field, roughly an hour after Ed Sheeran delivered a surprisingly lengthy four-minute speech on the controversy that has engulfed his tour si...
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September 18, 2026
Sesame Street Transforms Chappell Roan’s ‘Hot to Go!’ Into the Potty-Training Anthem ‘Got to Go,’ With Lead Vocals From Cookie Monster
Sesame Street has a half-century-long tradition of legendary musical guests and innovative adaptations: from Stevie Wonder’s iconic performance in the early ‘70s to Tony Bennett retrofitting his ti...
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September 18, 2026
Jamie XX Plays Live Accompaniment to Doug Aitken’s ‘Lightscape’ Show at the Shed in New York
Doug Aitken’s “Lightscape” is a seven-screen, film-based installation that just completed a run at the Shed’s 12,000-sq.-ft. Darla Moore Gallery that completed its run earlier this week, but as par...
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September 18, 2026
Music Industry Moves: T.J. Martell Gala Honoring Red Light Founder Coran Capshaw Raises Over $3.2 Million for Cancer Research; Freddy Wexler Launches Label
The T.J. Martell Foundation raised more than $3.2 million for cancer research at its annual New York Honors Gala on Sept. 15 — the most the event has raised in more than two decades. Red Light Mana...
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September 16, 2026
Robert Kraft Says Ed Sheeran Is Donating $2 Million to ‘Fight This Humanitarian Crisis’ in Gaza, and Kraft Is Matching Him: ‘All Lives Are Worth Protecting’
In the latest chapter of the ongoing Ed Sheeran-Macklemore-Robert Kraft situation, Sheeran and Kraft have apparently seen and raised Macklemore’s $1 million donation to Palestinian relief by donati...
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September 16, 2026
Laufey Signs With Interscope Records/ Verve Records (EXCLUSIVE)
Two-time Grammy-winner Laufey has signed with Universal Music Group’s Interscope Records and Verve Records in an arrangement that reflects the fast-rising singer-songwriter’s combination of pop and...
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September 15, 2026
Music Industry Moves: Tracey Jordan Honored With Louis Armstrong Center for Music and Medicine’s Award in Honor of Her Mother, Jazz Great Sheila Jordan
Mount Sinai Hospital’s Louis Armstrong Center for Music and Medicine has introduced the Sheila Jordan Trailblazer Award, in honor of the legendary jazz singer who passed away in 2025 — and the hono...
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