• Maya Hawke says she 'hated' her past albums as she resets her music career after Stranger Things
    Friday, May 15, 2026 from Music-News.com RSS feed
    Maya Hawke says she finally loves her new record after years of secretly “hating” her own albums and feeling “lost” when Stranger Things ended.
  • Take That are back. The Unofficial special edition ON SALE NOW
    Friday, May 15, 2026 from Daily Express :: Music Feed
    To mark the return of The Circus tour, we have produced a stunning 48-page unofficial souvenir special on sale now
  • Paris Paloma to donate £1 from each tour ticket to girls' equity charity Plan International UK
    Friday, May 15, 2026 from The Line Of Best Fit
    Paris Paloma has announced a partnership with girls’ rights charity Plan International UK, pledging £1 or €1 from every ticket sold for her upcoming headline tour to be donated to the organisation.
  • Watch Kurt Vile Debut New Song “Every Time I Look At You” On The Adam Friedland Show
    Friday, May 15, 2026 from Stereogum
    Busy on the campaign trail promoting new album Philadelphia’s Been Good To Me, Kurt Vile is the latest guest on The Adam Friedland Show, as well as the latest to perform some songs for TAFS Unplugged. Vile did not make a beat on...
  • Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch finds unlikely backers in Nicki Minaj and Azealia Banks
    Saturday, May 16, 2026 from Music News – NME
    Azealia Banks and Nicki Minaj Badenoch said Minaj’s comparison of her and personal “heroine” Margaret Thatcher were “very flattering” The post Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch finds unlikely backers in Nicki Minaj and Azealia Banks appeared first on NME .
  • Jack Johnson on How a Surfing Injury, Warning From Chris Rock and Deadly Shark Attack Shaped ‘SURFILMUSIC’ Documentary (EXCLUSIVE)
    Friday, May 15, 2026 from Music – Variety
    Chris Rock had it all wrong, as it turned out, when he once laid some cynical conventional wisdom about show business on Jack Johnson. In May 2003, a 28-year-old Johnson found his way onto “The Late Show with David Letterman.” A few...
  • The Strokes’ Nick Valensi Drops Out of Upcoming Tour
    Friday, May 15, 2026 from Latest News - Pitchfork
    The band’s longtime guitarist was also absent from their Colbert performance last night
  • Happy Today turns Jeff Parker ETA IVtet's improvisation into hypnotic gold
    Friday, May 15, 2026 from The Line Of Best Fit
    Happy Today’s defining drive to blur the genre divide entirely live, unedited and untweaked – with joyous, vibrant results – belongs to Jeff Parker and The ETAIVtet alone.
  • Kiefer Sutherland axes US tour over 'very low ticket sales'
    Saturday, May 16, 2026 from Music-News.com RSS feed
    Kiefer Sutherland is "disappointed" that the response to his Love Will Bring You Home tour in the US did not meet expectations.
  • Hayley Williams Is the Fierce, Fun, Finely Tuned Rock Star We Need, as Her ‘Bachelorette Party’ Theater Tour Winds Down at the Wiltern: Concert Review
    Friday, May 15, 2026 from Music – Variety
    Hayley Williams has some mixed feelings about both Los Angeles and Nashville, evidently. Kicking off a three-night stand at the Wiltern Wednesday night to conclude her “Hayley WIlliams at a Bachelorette Party” spring tour,...
  • Underworld team up with KI/KI on new track "Arp12"
    Friday, May 15, 2026 from The Line Of Best Fit
    Underworld have released a new collaboration with Dutch techno-trance artist KI/KI, titled "Arp12", alongside a livestream from EDC Las Vegas.
  • Jermaine Jackson Told to Pay $6.5 Million After Failing to Contest Rape Case
    Friday, May 15, 2026 from Latest News - Pitchfork
    A default judgment was delivered in a lawsuit accusing Jackson of a 1988 rape
  • From Kendrick Lamar to LeBron James: All of Drake’s Disses on Iceman
    Friday, May 15, 2026 from Consequence of Sound
    J. Cole, JAY-Z, A$AP Rocky, Pusha T, and Travis Scott are among the others targeted on the album. From Kendrick Lamar to LeBron James: All of Drake’s Disses on Iceman Eddie Fu
  • Not Just Kate Bush: How Netflix Shows and Movies Make Musical Megahits
    Friday, May 15, 2026 from Consequence of Sound
    The platform's power to drive plays is immense from Stranger Things to KPop Demon Hunters. Not Just Kate Bush: How Netflix Shows and Movies Make Musical Megahits Liz Shannon Miller
  • Spotify Debuts New Logo: A Disco Ball to Celebrate Its ‘Party of the Year(s)’
    Friday, May 15, 2026 from Music – Variety
    Spotify users who updated their mobile app this week saw something new and unexpected: a new icon on their phones that’s a shimmering green 3D disco ball. Spotify has been a bit coy about what the new icon means, responding from...
  • What Pop Music Criticism Has Become
    Friday, May 15, 2026 from ArtsJournal» MUSIC
    The “Greatest Living Songwriters” list was dumb clickbait which omitted an entire pantheon of irreplaceably brilliant songwriters. But the thing I most lament is the loss of a critical landscape in which you could open up the paper each...
  • The Eurovision Song Contest reaches its grand final with pop and protests
    Saturday, May 16, 2026 from NPR Topics: Music
    Delta Goodrem from Australia performs the song The final of the Eurovision Contest arrives Saturday, with tight security and rainy weather failing to dent the enthusiasm of fans, or the opposition of critics who think Israel shouldn't be invited.
  • Jane Remover shares surprise album "status update music" as Leroy
    Friday, May 15, 2026 from The Line Of Best Fit
    A little over a year on from her last surprise LP Revengeseekerz, the hyperpop artist Jane Remover has dropped another unannounced release – this time under the moniker Leroy.
  • Oklou Scores Animated Surfing Movie In Waves
    Friday, May 15, 2026 from Stereogum
    An Oklou film score makes so much sense. Oklou's Choke Enough , one of last year's very best albums , cast a weirdly magical spell. When I play it in the car, I feel like I'm living in a montage. On top of that, Oklou is enough of a...
  • Paris Jackson wins legal battle for $625k to be returned to Michael Jackson’s estate
    Friday, May 15, 2026 from Music News – NME
    Paris Jackson in April 2026 Attorneys for Jackson's estate have said that while they “disagree” with the ruling, they “fully respect it and plan to move forward accordingly” The post Paris Jackson wins legal battle for $625k to be returned to Michael Jackson’s...
  • Drake named Spotify’s most-streamed artist of 2026 in a single day
    Saturday, May 16, 2026 from Music-News.com RSS feed
    Drake's album ICEMAN and the record’s opening track Make Them Cry became the most-streamed record and the most-streamed song, respectively, of the year in one day, on May 15.
  • Robbie Williams to perform at Soccer Aid half-time show
    Friday, May 15, 2026 from Music-News.com RSS feed
    Robbie Williams and Jonathan Wilkes founded Soccer Aid in 2006.
  • Barry Weiss’s RECORDS promotes Andrew Saltman to SVP of Artist Development, Sara Gil to General Manager
    Friday, May 15, 2026 from Music Business Worldwide
    The pair will lead label operations across RECORDS and its country imprint RECORDS Nashville Source
  • Paul McCartney and Oasis brothers make Sunday Times Rich List as UK's wealthiest musicians revealed
    Friday, May 15, 2026 from Music-News.com RSS feed
    Sir Paul McCartney and Oasis brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher have made this year’s Sunday Times Rich List, joining the UK’s wealthiest music figures alongside industry moguls and long-standing chart icons.
  • Russ honored with NMPA Gold & Platinum Recognition celebrating 26 certified songs
    Friday, May 15, 2026 from Music Business Worldwide
    The plaque was presented by NMPA President & CEO David Israelite alongside Omar Grant, Senior Director of Creative at Sony Music Publishing Source
  • Police shut down 100-strong illegal rave in abandoned East London Argos
    Friday, May 15, 2026 from Music News – NME
    Some of those in attendance were permitted to stay due to 'Squatters Rights' The post Police shut down 100-strong illegal rave in abandoned East London Argos appeared first on NME .
  • Ella Langley’s 2026 Tour: How to Get Tickets
    Friday, May 15, 2026 from Consequence of Sound
    The country star is celebrating her breakout year with her biggest shows to-date. Learn how to get tickets. Ella Langley’s 2026 Tour: How to Get Tickets Paolo Ragusa
  • The 5 Best Songs Of The Week
    Friday, May 15, 2026 from Stereogum
    Every week the Stereogum staff chooses the five best new songs of the week. The eligibility period begins and ends Thursdays right before midnight. You can hear this week’s picks below and on  Stereogum’s Favorite New Music...
  • Drake: Iceman / Maid of Honour / Habibti review – ​triple-album comeback is a boring, bloated disaster
    Friday, May 15, 2026 from Music | The Guardian
    (OVO/Republic) It’s possible that the world’s biggest rapper is using this epic content drop to get out of his record deal, but aside from some bright spots on Iceman, should the public really be subjected to it? It is easy to...
  • The punk diplomacy of playing to real people
    Friday, May 15, 2026 from The Line Of Best Fit
    From euphoric Brooklyn synth-disco to Queer Filipinx hip-hop, the fiercely local FOCUS Wales showcase has become an accidental global launchpad of fresh possibility.
  • Tyler Childers & Senora May – “Planting By The Signs” (S.G. Goodman Cover)
    Friday, May 15, 2026 from Stereogum
    Kentucky alt-country singer-songwriter S.G. Goodman is back today with a deluxe edition of her excellent 2025 album Planting By The Signs. The album title is a reference to farming, so naturally she’s calling the deluxe (Re)...
  • Drake stuns fans with triple album drop
    Friday, May 15, 2026 from Music-News.com RSS feed
    Drake has stunned fans by releasing three full albums in one go, unveiling Iceman, Habibti and Maid of Honour after months of cryptic livestream teasers and icy stunts in Toronto.
  • The Reinvention Of Washington National Opera
    Friday, May 15, 2026 from ArtsJournal» MUSIC
    The opera, which announced it was severing its relations with the Kennedy Center as President Trump sought to put his imprint on the institution, said it would produce five full-length operas — including a world premiere based on the...
  • Staff Picks: Best Songs of the Week May 9th – May 15th
    Friday, May 15, 2026 from Consequence of Sound
    Great new tracks from Alex Cameron, Body Type, Hovvdy, Overmono, Viji, and more.  Staff Picks: Best Songs of the Week May 9th – May 15th Consequence Staff
  • Every Hardcore Show Can Be Somebody’s Transformative Experience
    Friday, May 15, 2026 from Stereogum
    Let me tell you about my friend Bryan. Great guy. Big music head. He goes and sees live music all the time now. He loves stuff like Silversun Pickups and Tune-Yards and Gogol Bordello. Last year, he and I went and saw David Byrne...
  • Drake Finally Dropped Iceman — And Two Other Albums
    Friday, May 15, 2026 from Stereogum
    For nearly a year now, Drake has been teasing his unfortunately titled new album Iceman, but things really escalated in April when he hid the release date for the project inside a giant block of ice in Toronto. This led to a melee and,...
  • LEMFRECK announces new mixtape Cyrogenics with single "Post Luck Clarity"
    Friday, May 15, 2026 from The Line Of Best Fit
    Newport alternative R&B artist LEMFRECK has released a new single, "Post Luck Clarity", alongside confirmation of his forthcoming mixtape Cyrogenics.
  • Belle and Sebastian write Scotland anthem after dramatic World Cup qualifier
    Friday, May 15, 2026 from Music | The Guardian
    Self-deprecating It Only Takes One Lion is partly inspired by team’s current song, Yes Sir, I Can Boogie The lyrics came to Stuart Murdoch in the hazy aftermath of Scotland’s dramatic qualification for the World Cup. The Belle and...
  • How Langston Hughes’s “The Black Clown” Became An Opera
    Friday, May 15, 2026 from ArtsJournal» MUSIC
    “The magic of creator, lead actor, and bass-baritone Davóne Tines’s operatic adaption of Langston Hughes’s 1931 dramatic monologue The Black Clown lies in its everythingness. (The) poem … consolidates 300 years of the Black American...
  • Tintin’s “Faithless” is a volatile vision of excess and desire for the dolls
    Friday, May 15, 2026 from The Line Of Best Fit
    Conceived out of pure hedonism and feminine rage, “Faithless” is the latest club crescendo from London-based musician and poet Tintin, seeking pleasure and provocation at the edges of underground performance.
  • Lagunitas and Consequence Crack Open Six-Pack Stories, A New Artist-on-Artist Video Interview Series
    Friday, May 15, 2026 from Consequence of Sound
    Watch your favorite artists chill out with a six-pack of interesting, funny, boundary-breaking questions. Lagunitas and Consequence Crack Open Six-Pack Stories, A New Artist-on-Artist Video Interview Series Consequence Staff
  • ‘John Lennon: The Last Interview’ Review: Steven Soderbergh’s Documentary Captures John Lennon at His Happiest…and Most Messianic
    Friday, May 15, 2026 from Music – Variety
    John, in "The Last Interview," comes off as just about the happiest he has ever been. But he’s so high on the life he’s leading that he’s also at his most messianic. And a little of that goes a long way.
  • Lords of Acid Unveil Single “Dream Boy” Featuring Their New Acid Queen Carla Harvey: Stream
    Friday, May 15, 2026 from Consequence of Sound
    The industrial-dance act will release a new album in late 2026. Lords of Acid Unveil Single “Dream Boy” Featuring Their New Acid Queen Carla Harvey: Stream Spencer Kaufman
  • Viva El Gonzo 2026 Saw Goose, My Morning Jacket, The Disco Biscuits, and More Jam in the Jungle of San José del Cabo: Recap + Photos
    Friday, May 15, 2026 from Consequence of Sound
    In addition to the killer lineup, the jam band performed a whopping fives sets at their signature destination festival. Viva El Gonzo 2026 Saw Goose, My Morning Jacket, The Disco Biscuits, and More Jam in the Jungle of San José del Cabo:...
  • Fetty Wap Announces 2026 “The Nostalgia Tour”
    Friday, May 15, 2026 from Consequence of Sound
    Marking the rapper's first nationwide outing since being release from prison earlier this year. Fetty Wap Announces 2026 “The Nostalgia Tour” Chris Coplan
  • We've seen Isaiah Rashad exposed. Now he's ready to bare his soul
    Saturday, May 16, 2026 from NPR Topics: Music
    In the five years since his last album, the Chattanooga rapper retreated from the public eye after a very private betrayal. He emerges with raw new music in pursuit of a warts-and-all self-acceptance.
  • Shakira and Burna Boy team up for Official FIFA World Cup 2026™ Official Song
    Friday, May 15, 2026 from Music-News.com RSS feed
    Global icons Shakira and Burna Boy have joined forces to release "Dai Dai," the official song of the FIFA World Cup 2026™. Released via Sony Music Latin
  • Meet 2026’s first breakout band, according to Luminate – a masked math rock duo called Angine de Poitrine, with weekly global on-demand streams up from under 2k to 11.2m in a single year
    Friday, May 15, 2026 from Music Business Worldwide
    Band went viral after a KEXP performance that has since accumulated more than 14m YouTube views. Source
  • Watch Every Video From Drake’s New Albums
    Friday, May 15, 2026 from Latest News - Pitchfork
    A series of visuals from Iceman, Habibti, and Maid of Honour
  • Shakira returns to official World Cup song duty, this time with Burna Boy
    Friday, May 15, 2026 from NPR Topics: Music
    Shakira and Burna Boy collaborated on FIFA's official 2026 World Cup song is "Dai Dai" from Shakira and Burna Boy. There are a number of factors that shape which songs define a tournament — and endure beyond it.
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