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Abel Tesfaye doubles down: 'The Weeknd isn't going anywhere'

The Weeknd says the "gratitude" he's felt over the last year amid his record-breaking After Hours Til Dawn tour made him reverse his decision to abandon his stage name. The Timeless hitmaker says the past year on tour convinced him to keep performing “as long …

MUNA's Naomi McPherson to miss start of tour to care for terminally ill mother

MUNA will begin their upcoming tour without bandmate Naomi McPherson while they care for their terminally ill mother. The indie pop trio - featuring Naomi, Katie Gavin and Josette Maskin - announced on Instagram on Tuesday that the guitarist and synth player w…

Roger Waters slams Ed Sheeran amid Macklemore tour controversy

Roger Waters has blasted Ed Sheeran after Macklemore was removed from his tour over his pro-Palestine speeches. The Pink Floyd rocker has waded into the ongoing debate surrounding the decision to remove Macklemore as the opening act from Sheeran's tour after h…

Drake’s FOMO film features country twist with Ella Langley’s hit as YouTube debut disappears

Drake briefly premiered his Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) project on YouTube on Tuesday (15.09.26) - only for it to vanish shortly after its premiere. The film, which Drake labelled a “not-so-short” release, stitched together fresh music videos from his three-alb…

Ed Sheeran supported by Culture Secretary after US tour line-up drops out

Lily Allen confirms real reason behind North American downsize for West End Girl tour

Lily Allen has confirmed she downsized her North American tour because of low ticket sales. Back in July, the 41-year-old singer announced a significant reshuffle for her West End Girl tour, with several arena shows switched to theatres, and one gig in Montrea…

New Order's Gillian Gilbert shares cancer diagnosis

New Order's Gillian Gilbert is "living with cancer". It was announced in June that the keyboardist and her husband, drummer Stephen Morris, would not be part of the True Faith group's upcoming concerts "due to personal health reasons", and now the 65-year-old …

MUNA star Naomi McPherson to miss several dates of tour to be with dying mother

American Idol moves to Atlanta after 24 seasons in LA

American Idol is moving production from Los Angeles to the Atlanta area in Georgia. Deadline reports that the show is moving in time for its upcoming Season 25, which premieres in the new year. Its production company, Fremantle, is in final talks with a studio…

Ed Sheeran breaks silence on Macklemore backlash

Ed Sheeran has broken his silence on the fallout from Macklemore's pro-Palestine on-stage statement. The singer distanced himself from the decision to axe the rapper from his tour, blaming "the venue and promoter" for the move. "Macklemore coming off tour was …

Maluma announces birth of second child

Maluma has announced the arrival of his second child. On Tuesday, the Colombian superstar took to Instagram to share that his girlfriend, Susana Gómez, had given birth to a baby boy the previous day. The couple named their son Orión Londoño Gómez. In addition,…

The Tubs: Hard Life

0.0 0.0 Reader Score No score yet, be the first to add. 0.0 Genre: Rock Label: Merge Release Date: 2026 Owen Williams wrote the last Tubs album, Cotton Crown, in the midst of a breakdown. But the harder you squint at their catalog, the harder it is to surmise …

Haruomi Hosono: Yours Sincerely

0.0 0.0 Reader Score No score yet, be the first to add. 0.0 Genre: Electronic / Pop/R&B Label: Ghostly International Release Date: 2026 Haruomi Hosono has been at the vanguard of pop music for the majority of his nearly 60-year career. He spearheaded Japan’s f…

Karrahbooo: NOT DA 2

0.0 0.0 Reader Score No score yet, be the first to add. 0.0 Genre: Rap Label: self-released Release Date: 2026 Seconds into her debut mixtape, Karrahbooo steps out of the spotlight. “I don’t want to link, I stay out the way,” she explains on “Inside the Booth,…

Various Artists: Denshattack! (Original Game Soundtrack)

0.0 0.0 Reader Score No score yet, be the first to add. 0.0 Label: Kid Katana Release Date: 2026 It’s easy to forget—especially today—that being retro can actually mean being modern. Retro styles let artists treat history like a patchwork: transmuting an homag…

Finneas and other acts ditch Ed Sheeran's tour in support of Macklemore

All remaining support acts on Ed Sheeran's US tour have quit after rapper Macklemore was dropped from the line-up for making pro-Palestinian remarks on stage. Among them are Finneas, who noted, "Artists must not be silenced when they speak up for the oppressed…

Drake Premieres His Not-So-Short Film FOMO

Drake must be stopped. In a year when he’s already dropped two-and-a-half hours of new music—plus 18 accompanying music videos—the rapper has (at least) one more trick up his sleeve. In August, he began teasing something called “Fear of Missing Out,” which las…

Ed Sheeran Openers Drop Off Tour In Solidarity With Palestinian People

3:56 PM EDT on September 15, 2026 Following Macklemore's removal from Ed Sheeran's tour due to the rapper's outspoken pro-Palestine activism, fellow openers Finneas and Aaron Rowe have dropped off the tour. Finneas made a statement on social media today, writi…

Miley to Host Listening Parties at Record Stores Across Canada

The events will give fans an early look at her 10th studio album, 'Bass Persuades'. Miley (who has dropped the last name 'Cyrus' from her artist moniker) is giving Canadian fans an early listen to her new album Bass Persuades before it officially arrives. Six …

Bob Dylan Announces Massive 39-Disc Box Set Chronicling 1976 Rolling Thunder Revue

Check out a preview of the Planet Waves deep cut “Going, Going, Gone,” which is one of 371 tracks that have never been officially released prior to this new collection Bob Dylan in the Rolling Thunder Revue at the Hughes Stadium in Ft. Collins, Colorado, M…