Woody Guthrie’s anti-fascist songs and message live on through Bruce Springsteen’s performances and tours.

Ella Langley has three songs in the Billboard Hot 100 top five, with Choosin' Texas at No. 1 for 13 weeks.

A World Cup final halftime show will feature global celebrities from six continents, supporting FIFA’s education charity fund and aiming to raise $100 million.

Mount Zero is Swapmeet’s well-produced indie rock debut album with distinct vocals and dynamic tracks.

Imaginary Friend is a guitar-driven, sad song about feeling haunted by a former lover who isn’t actually present, likened to a childhood imaginary friend.

Three albums blend natural and synthetic sounds, pairing Portland electronic/punk energy with organic “outdoors” ambience.

Mario Duplantier is unable to travel to the US for select summer rock festivals due to immigration issues, so Luigi Paraventi is filling in as drummer.

Happiness Anytime releases September 25 via Columbia Records, produced with Jungle members, featuring an EP of four preview tracks and a light, lingering sound.

In This Moment announced Witch, releasing August 28, with single Crawl and a Taste of Chaos co-headlining tour starting September 22.

Brandon Flowers released “Paradise,” an upbeat country single from his upcoming solo album THRASHER, with a live RCA Studio A video and a North American tour starting September 1.

A curated list of 2026’s best albums so far includes releases by Olivia Rodrigo, Madonna, Grace Ives, Modest Mouse, and others competing for album of the year.

Norma Winstone’s 1990 radio broadcast A Timeless Place and her long career show enduring soft power through quiet, transformative jazz storytelling.

Devastation and Extra Mile use musical references and personal history to explore how to escape past patterns and begin anew.

Daughter From Hell shifts Gracie Abrams toward less diaristic, more existential songwriting, using vivid physical imagery, metaphors, and haunted supernatural experiences over grounded indie-folk pop production.

Steve Lacy became a Grammy-winning mainstream star while staying largely unrecognizable and maintaining a private, homebody lifestyle.

95-year-old William Shatner will perform at Riot Fest Chicago on Sept. 20 with metal backing band the *uckers and extensive, humorous rider demands.

Foreign Tongues is the Rolling Stones’ 2026 album, featuring Charlie Watts’ legacy through Steve Jordan’s drumming and notable guest musicians.

After All is a warm, soulful single from Carly Rae Jepsen’s upcoming double album Day and Night, featuring a pregnancy-themed music video and daytime track placement.

After finishing River of Dreams, Billy Joel stopped writing original songs for decades to prioritize family and protect his legacy from dilution.

Tinashe announced her new album Popstar, releasing September 25 via Atlantic, featuring Too Easy and the new single Crash Out.

Standing on the Corner announced SOTC (II), a September 11 XL release with similar but distinct content and multiple featured collaborators.

A live symphonic Korra concert tour with Jeremy Zuckerman’s score and HD scene projections will run in the US and Europe in 2027.

Swiss trio D.J.S. released “Coming Home,” a Tortuga single featuring Ode, blending melodic deep house with atmospheric electronics and sunrise-dancefloor emotion.

Nia Archives’ Emotional Junglist pairs breakneck love songs with sudden heartbreak, blending indie-pop/R&B melodies into evolved breakbeats and delivering a heavier live-band sound.

Ten unreleased early David Bowie tracks recorded as Davie Jones will be released in a Shel Talmy compilation on 18 September.

Tom Cruise will headline the World Cup final closing ceremony at MetLife Stadium, alongside major music acts and a first-ever halftime show.

Shakira will perform at the World Cup final half-time show, produced by Global Citizen to raise $100 million for children’s education and football access.

Standing on the Corner II delivers chaotic, sample-heavy dispatches about being cast out, set against a crumbling society and evolving, jazz-hip-hop-soul-funk sound.

Pitchfork’s latest updates and reviews cover hacked Suno, Fiona Apple’s new theme song, Future’s vulnerability, and multiple album releases across genres.

A Parlophone box set compiling Shel Talmy’s 1965 recordings with Davie Jones includes 10 unreleased tracks and demos, featuring Jimmy Page and Nicky Hopkins, releasing September 18.

Neurosis added 2026 reunion dates in Asheville and San Francisco, with tickets on sale July 17, and will debut new singer Aaron Turner after seven years.

Melissa Etheridge’s album Rise centers on survival and reclaiming self after coming out, breast cancer, and losing a child to opioid overdose.

Michelle Branch announced Everywhere and Back Again, a new EP reimagining classic songs with New Radicals, plus a fall tour and first listen to The Game of Love.

Secret Love receives a Deluxe Edition upgrade with two new songs and three music videos, expanding Dry Cleaning’s third album release digitally and on vinyl.

Unreleased 1965 David Bowie recordings from Shel Talmy sessions will be released on 18 September, including tracks with Jimmy Page and the song “I Want Your Love.”

William Shatner will perform at Chicago’s Riot Fest with a metal backing band, while working on a Cleopatra Records heavy metal album featuring major guest musicians.

Napalm Death performed the first grindcore set on NPR Tiny Desk, delivering eight raw songs in under 20 minutes and ending with You Suffer while supporting public broadcasting.

Face Value (Full Value) marks the 45th anniversary of Phil Collins’ 1981 debut solo album with a deluxe 4xLP box set and a Blu-ray edition releasing September 18.

Meshell Ndegeocello releases Synonym, a collaborator-heavy tribute album reworking classic songs as a statement of queer and universal liberation.

Beck released Ride Lonesome on September 18 via Capitol, featuring a Denis Lavant–starring Mikai Karl video and a reunited Mutations-era band.

Beck’s Ride Lonesome releases September 18 via Capitol Records, featuring new single “In the Night,” recorded with long-time collaborators and mixed by Nigel Godrich.

Show Me the Body’s Alone Together shifts from raw negativity to radical love while keeping aggressive punk energy through tactical songwriting and brighter, melody-forward production.

Fiddlehead wrote “The Dogs” as immediate band support after Pat Flynn’s mother died while his family was unreachable at sea.

FIFA added Tom Cruise, Laura Pausini, Nicole Scherzinger, Robbie Williams, and IShowSpeed to the World Cup closing ceremony lineup.

Earth Tongue’s Dungeon Vision blends fuzzy garage rock with doom, psych, and prog touches, paired with campy occult fantasy lyrics and theatrical vocals.

The Westerlies are a Seattle brass quartet whose instrumental music blends jazz, folk, and chamber styles to convey emotion and meaning.

World Cup final half-time is expected to last 20–25 minutes, combining a 15-minute break with an 11-minute Super Bowl-style show.

Margo Price blends Americana, rock, and classic country while expanding her sound on Days of Unrest.

Charlotte Cornfield will co-headline a U.S. tour with Friendship in December 2026, with hometown shows in Toronto and Philadelphia and select support from More Eaze and Fred Thomas.

Gracie Abrams’ Daughter from Hell showcases standout vocal versatility, but songwriting and musical risk-taking fall short of matching the emotional intensity.