Music News for Friday, October 2, 2026

75 music news headlines from Friday, October 2, 2026 and 8 albums released that day, each one a drum beat. See today's news →

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📰 Music news headlines

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

Stereogum
Bonnie “Prince” Billy & Linus Announce Jules de Corte Tribute Album, Share Three Songs
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Billboard
Lzzy Hale Slams Alleged Perpetrators in Cornell 7 Rape Case: ‘You Are a Sick Monster’
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Stereogum
Shane Parish Surprise Releases New Album Dental Work To Pay For His Dental Work
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Stereogum
Members Of Guerilla Toss, SML, & PC Worship Team Up As Silk Fence: Stream Their Self-Titled Debut
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Rolling Stone
As Matchbox Twenty Mark 30 Years Together, a Look Back at Their Near-Breakup
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Stereogum
Marissa Nadler & Stephen Brodsky – “Sky Burial” & “Drive It In”
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Billboard
From Victoria Monét to Drake & Noah Kahan, Which New Music Release Is Your Favorite This Week? Vote!
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Stereogum
The 5 Best Songs Of The Week
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Stereogum
Gripper Announce Debut Album Another Night Of Fun On Me: Hear Two Tracks
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Billboard
Anne Hathaway Says Rihanna Inspired Her to Shake Up Her Maternity Style: ‘She Changed the Game’
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Rolling Stone
Watch Quiet Riot’s New 23-Year-Old Singer Belt Out ‘Cum On Feel The Noize’ at Debut Concert
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Rolling Stone
Noel Gallagher’s ‘MTV Unplugged’ Acoustic Guitar Fetches $300,000 at Auction
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Pitchfork
Fontaines D.C. Plot 2027 North American Tour
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Stereogum
Alex Lahey Shares Previously Unreleased Songs On Garage Sale [Vol. 1] EP
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Billboard
20 Questions With Electronic Pioneer Suzanne Ciani: ‘Now I Have An Audience. The Kids Know What’s Going On’
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Stereogum
Stray Kids Are Also Boycotting The Grammys
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Consequence
DRAMA Close Out Live at Lagunitas’ 2026 Season with Grooves and Good Vibes: Photos + Recap
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Stereogum
Ryan Hemsworth – “Never Learned” (Feat. Tegan And Sara)
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Consequence
Rancid Announce 30th Anniversary …And Out Come the Wolves Box Set
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Stereogum
DIIV – “Trillions”
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Consequence
Hudson Freeman Announces New Album Doom Country, Unveils “Fell Ass Backwards”: Stream
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Billboard
Miranda Lambert Thinks She & Carrie Underwood Deserve a ‘Ribbon for Surviving’ Male-Dominated Era of Country Music
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Consequence
The Killers Announce Sam’s Town 20th Anniversary Vinyl Reissues and Box Set
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NME
Watch Placebo debut ‘Helen Keller’ and dust off rarities and deep cuts on 30th anniversary tour
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Consequence
Slash Makes Latin America the Starting Point for His 2027 World Tour After Storied History in the Region
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Consequence
Mac Miller Estate Celebrates 10th Anniversary of The Divine Feminine with Three Unreleased Songs
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Stereogum
King Hüsky – “Punks In The Beerlight” (Silver Jews Cover)
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Stereogum
Secrecy Announce Debut EP Winter In A&E: Hear “Knife In My Dreams”
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NME
Olympia London cancels all December shows due to “unforeseen planning issues”
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Billboard
Benson Boone Recalls ‘Embarrassing’ Bathroom Encounter With Fan: ‘I Was Horrified’
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Stereogum
Way Dynamic Is Letting It Flow, And Good Things Are Happening
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Consequence
Slash Ft. Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators Announce New Album and Tour, Unleash “Flying Blind”: Stream
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Stereogum
brakence Announces New Album marroW: Hear “crystallized” & “death rolL”
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Consequence
Dolly Parton Broadway Musical Reveals Lead Cast, Offers 30,000 Free Student Tickets
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Rolling Stone
Stray Kids Join BTS in Grammy Submission Boycott
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Billboard
The Dance Scene’s Favorite Equine HorsegiirL on Healing & Identity: ‘Because I’m a Horse, People Can Project What They Want Onto Me’
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Stereogum
The Rolling Stones Share Bonus Track With Charlie Watts, Music Video With Alexander Skarsgård
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Consequence
Greta Van Fleet Announce Massive 2027 North American Tour
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NME
Stray Kids join BTS in boycotting 2027 Grammys following introduction of Asian Pop category
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Consequence
Sienna Spiro Performs “Great Expectation” on Austin City Limits: Exclusive
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Stereogum
Fog Lake Announces New Album Hollowbody: Hear “Bogus”
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Pitchfork
Watch Metallica Spawn a Monster for Their Sphere Residency Opener
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NME
Slash feat. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators announce new album ‘Flying Blind’ and 2027 world tour
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Stereogum
Bucket – “Strung Out”
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Consequence
Wishy Break Down Great New Album Nature’s Pill Track By Track: Exclusive
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Stereogum
Olivia Dean Song Accused of Copying Bill Withers Hit in New Lawsuit
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Rolling Stone
Watch Sienna Spiro Bring ‘Die on This Hill’ to ‘Austin City Limits’
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Pitchfork
10 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Greg Freeman, Quavo, and More
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Stereogum
Metallica Kick Off Sphere Residency With “…And Justice For All” For The First Time In 12 Years
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Consequence
Metallica Launch Las Vegas Sphere Residency in Spectacular Fashion: Photos, Video + Setlist
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Stereogum
Ogbert The Nerd – “Stapler”
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Stereogum
Lee Ranaldo Sheds Light On New “Balls To The Wall” André 3000 Album
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Stereogum
Tyler, The Creator Says His Feature On Quavo’s New Album Is One Of The Best In Rap History
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Rolling Stone
Metallica’s ‘Master of Puppets’ Crosses Came to Life — Then Became Bigger Than Life — at the Sphere
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Stereogum
Dakota Johnson & Turnstile Make Hardcore Jokes In Their SNL Promos
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Consequence
Tickets On Sale Today: Slipknot, Hilary Duff, Lizzy McAlpine & More
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Consequence
Robbie Williams Apologizes for Decades-Long Argentina Absence During First Show Back: “I Had to Go to Rehab 15 Times”
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NME
Phil Collins reignites Paul McCartney feud after ‘Tomorrow Never Knows’ cover “taken out” of Beatles doc: “Maybe he didn’t like it”
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NME
Radio Free Alice team up with Water From Your Eyes’ Rachel Brown on contemplative new single ‘Big Ideas’
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NME
Watch Metallica revive ‘…And Justice For All’ as they kick off mind-bending Las Vegas Sphere residency
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Consequence
Drake Releases FOMO with “Choosin’ Texas” Remix and Three More New Songs: Stream
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NME
Muse announce ‘The Wow! Signal’ 2027 European arena tour
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Consequence
Noah Kahan Releases “Draw You Out” from The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping
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NME
CMAT shares “hot take” on “unfair” Ed Sheeran backlash: “Maybe his problem was that he started identifying as Irish recently”
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NME
Fans react as Glastonbury 2027 coach and ticket packages sell out under 30 minutes
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Rolling Stone
Alexander Skarsgård Embraces His Magnetism in the Rolling Stones’ Video for ‘Mr. Charm’
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Billboard
Noah Kahan Unleashes ‘Hunger Games’ Cut ‘Draw You Out’: Stream It Now
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Rolling Stone
Noah Kahan Delivers Heartache and Hope on New ‘Hunger Games’ Single
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Pitchfork
Drake and Don Toliver’s “Choosin’ Texas” Remix Is Officially Here
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Rolling Stone
‘The Cat in the Hat’ Soundtrack Is Going to Rule, Thanks to Hilary Duff
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Billboard
Hilary Duff Has a ‘CATastrophe’ on Her Hands With New Song for ‘The Cat in the Hat’ Movie: Watch the Video
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Consequence
KATSEYE Enlist DJ Pedro Sampaio for Brazilian Funk Remix of “HOOTIE FRUTTI”: Watch
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Billboard
Keisuke Kuwata Talks ‘Akane-banashi’ Themes, Japanese-Western Fusion & Staying Relevant for 50 Years: Billboard Japan Monthly Interview
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Consequence
Turnstile Promise Not to Trash SNL Set in New Promo
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Billboard
Stella Lefty Is ‘So Dead’ Over ‘Saturday Night Live’ Sketch Roasting the Debate Over Her Songwriting Credits
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💿 New albums

The newest albums on Apple Music's Top Albums chart — released in the last 30 days — each turned into a beat from its title and artist.

#1
HABIBTI (FOMO)E
Drake
Released Oct 2
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#3
Heaven on MarsE
NoCap
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#8
QRÖMELIFEE
Quavo
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#12
Friends That I Don't LikeE
Dexter and The Moonrocks
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#16
Frequency Of LoveE
Victoria Monét
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#22
The Day I Hang It UpE
Gavin Adcock
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#28
The Divine Feminine (10th Anniversary)E
Mac Miller
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#95
Crisco
Miranda Lambert
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