Music News for Monday, September 28, 2026

49 music news headlines from Monday, September 28, 2026, each one a drum beat. See today's news →

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The latest from Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, Billboard, Stereogum, NME and Consequence — every headline is its own beat. Tap a headline to read the story.

NME
Frank Turner announces break from touring after final Lost Evenings: “I genuinely don’t know when I’ll play shows again”
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Billboard
Trinidadian Calypso Legend Mighty Sparrow Dies at 91
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Pitchfork
Lily Konigsberg, Krill, Jane Remover, and More: This Week’s Pitchfork Selects Playlist
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Billboard
Benny Blanco & Selena Gomez Celebrate Wedding Anniversary With Year-Old Cake (Despite Martin Short’s Taste Test)
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Billboard
*NSYNC Star Lance Bass, Type 1 Diabetes Advocate, to be Honored at Breakthrough T1D Los Angeles Gala
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NME
Check out Sombr, RAYE, Adam Lambert and Teddy Swims’ tribute performance to George Michael at VMAs
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Rolling Stone
Jay-Z Asks Appeals Court to Revive Extortion Case After Rape Accuser Recants
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Stereogum
Steve Lacy Kicks Off Oh Yeah? Tour With A Smiths Cover
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Stereogum
Bono Explains Why U2 Wrote A Song About Rosalía
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Rolling Stone
Mighty Sparrow, King of Calypso Music, Dead at 91
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Stereogum
Stevie Wonder Shares Four Songs In The Key Of Life Outtakes For Today’s 50th Anniversary
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Rolling Stone
Brandi Carlile Plots ‘Burn the Setlist’ All-Request Tour
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Rolling Stone
Inside Encore After Hours’ Intimate Evening With Gigi Perez
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Stereogum
Pearl Jam Share Statement About New Drummer At Ohana, Eddie Vedder Performs With Pixies, Bad Religion, Billy Strings, Stephen Wilson Jr., & More
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Billboard
Bebe Rexha Recalls Taylor Swift’s Support After Struggling to Find a Designer to Dress Her for 2019 Grammys
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NME
Check out the brooding new single ‘Helen Keller’ from Placebo
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Stereogum
Smush Announce New Album i’ll always wish,,: Hear “milkweed butterfly”
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Stereogum
Watch DIIV Cover Charli XCX & Debut ZIRP! Tracks In São Paulo
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Pitchfork
Klein Surprise Releases New Album My Own Fairytale
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Billboard
As Stevie Wonder’s ‘Songs In the Key of Life’ Turns 50, Musicians Reflect on Its Impact: ‘An Actual Gift to Humanity’
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NME
U2’s new album features track about “extraordinary artist” Rosalía, reveals Bono
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Billboard
John Mayer to Headline 6 Nights at the Las Vegas Sphere: ‘Meet Me Where the Light Is’
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Consequence
Korn’s Fieldy and Head Reunite Onstage for First Time in Five Years
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Consequence
Oasis: Don’t Look Back In Anger Documentary to Stream on Disney+ on October 9th with Bonus Content
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Consequence
John Mayer Announces 2027 Las Vegas Sphere Residency
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Billboard
Here’s How Olivia Rodrigo Pulled Off Her Dissolving Unraveled Tour Dress, According to the Designer
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Consequence
Brandi Carlile Announces 2026 “Burn the Setlist (The All Request Tour)”
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Consequence
Matt Hansen Learned to Recognize Red Flags and That Love Is “a Conversation, Not a Mandate”: Podcast
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Rolling Stone
John Mayer Will Return to the Sphere in 2027
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Consequence
Rod Stewart Announces Absolute Final Tour Ever for 2027
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NME
Watch Keanu Reeves rock out to ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’ after introducing Peter Hook & The Light in San Francisco
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Rolling Stone
Oasis Announce ‘Don’t Look Back in Anger’ Streaming Release Date
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Stereogum
Dazy – “Ugly”
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Rolling Stone
Slipknot Plan (Sic)est Stadium Tour for Summer 2027
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Stereogum
Slipknot Announce 2027 Tour, Events Tonight In LA & London
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NME
‘Oasis: Don’t Look Back In Anger’ streaming release date confirmed, featuring “exclusive unseen footage”
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Consequence
Slipknot Set Biggest-Ever Headlining Shows in Argentina and Chile as Part of New Stadium Tour
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Consequence
Erasure Announce New Album, Radio!! Radio!!, Unveil “Wings of Love”: Stream
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Rolling Stone
Stevie Wonder Surprise-Releases Four Previously Unheard ‘Songs in the Key of Life’
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NME
Linkin Park talk capturing their comeback with epic new film ‘Unshatter’: “When the energy is there, we start to feel unstoppable”
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NME
Watch The Libertines’ Carl Barât perform ‘What A Waster’ with The Molotovs in London
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Pitchfork
Watch Taylor Swift Haunt Dakota Johnson and Colin Farrell in “Patient Zero” Video
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Pitchfork
Stevie Wonder Unvaults Four Songs in the Key of Life Tracks
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NME
Slipknot announce 2027 ‘(sic)est Stadium Tour’ with Marilyn Manson, Bring Me The Horizon and more – kicking off with massive Wembley show
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Billboard
Lana Del Rey Celebrates Second Wedding Anniversary With Jeremy Dufrene
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Billboard
Producer Todd Rundgren Criticizes Taylor Swift: ‘The Apotheosis of Mediocrity’
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Pitchfork
Watch Kacey Musgraves Sing Dolly Parton’s “I Will Always Love You” at the 2026 VMAs
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Pitchfork
Watch Madonna Bring Out Sabrina Carpenter and Charli XCX at the 2026 VMAs
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Pitchfork
MTV VMAs 2026 Winners: See the Full List Here
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