Music News for Monday, October 5, 2026

53 music news headlines from Monday, October 5, 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.

Stereogum
Slayyyter Announces New Album Wor$t Man In America
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Stereogum
Brian May Says Queen Won’t Tour Again, Wary Of Avatar Show Because Of AI
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Rolling Stone
L7 Unveil ‘Loma Linda’ Single Originally Recorded With Bassist Janis Tanaka in 2003
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Pitchfork
Slayyyter Reveals Wor$t Man in America
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Pitchfork
Carly Rae Jepsen Unveils Day and Night B-Sides
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Rolling Stone
Miranda Lambert Is Ready to Party
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Stereogum
Chrissie Hynde Actually Likes Something: Taylor Swift’s “Cleveland!”
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Rolling Stone
Taylor Swift Nabs Yet Another Number One Song With ‘Patient Zero’
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Pitchfork
L7 Reunite With Former Bassist on New Song “Loma Linda”
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Billboard
RAYE Shares the Best Clapback After Hater Calls Her a ‘One Hit Wonder’: ‘Just Saying’
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Rolling Stone
Carly Rae Jepsen Is Dropping Eight More Songs From Her Double Album
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Rolling Stone
Doechii, Phoebe Bridgers, Hayley Williams Lead Primavera Sound Barcelona Lineup
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Stereogum
Computerwife – “You Didn’t Know”
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Stereogum
Teens In Trouble – “I Do”
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Billboard
Olivia Rodrigo Says ‘Shame on Cornell’ Amid Fraternity Rape Lawsuit: ‘I Stand With Jane Doe’
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Pitchfork
Flo Announce Therapy at the Club North America and Europe Tour
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Consequence
L7 Release New Song “Loma Linda” Ahead of Final World Tour
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Stereogum
L7 – “Loma Linda”
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Rolling Stone
Brian May Says Queen Won’t Tour Again: ’50 Years is Enough’
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NME
Keo announce 2027 UK, European and North American tour
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NME
US government hits back at Hayley Williams after “Fuck ICE” comments on stage
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Stereogum
Giant Drag’s Annie Hardy Posts Then Deletes Her Own Obituary Graphic As A “Prank”
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Consequence
Aerosmith Tease Imminent Return to the Stage
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Rolling Stone
Lola Young Announces 2027 North American Tour
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Stereogum
DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ – “You Didn’t Tell Me You Didn’t Need Me”
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Rolling Stone
‘Bowie80’ Will Celebrate David Bowie’s Birthday With Exhibits, Concerts, Activations, and More
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Stereogum
Knifeplay Announce New Album What Is Truth?: Hear “Love Song”
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NME
Watch Blink-182 play intimate private show at Coachella Valley
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Stereogum
Andrew Garfield Rankles DJ Community By Claiming They Aren’t Legit Unless They Spin Vinyl
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Billboard
Chrissie Hynde Praises Taylor Swift’s New Song ‘Cleveland!’: ‘A Girl Who Stays on the Cutting Edge’
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Stereogum
“How To Save A Life” Singer Opens For Ed Sheeran, Says People Need To See “Both Sides”
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Rolling Stone
Dolly Parton and Billie Eilish Discuss Their Favorite Overlooked Albums in New Book
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Consequence
Sass Jordan, Rock Singer Who Helped Launch Taylor Hawkins’ Career, Dead at 65
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Stereogum
Drive-By Truckers & Jason Isbell Reunite For First Show Together In Almost 20 Years
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Consequence
Lola Young Announces “Everything Begins” 2027 North American Tour
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Consequence
Shakira Adds One Final Concert to Madrid Residency After Breaking Amazon Music Livestream Record
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Stereogum
Lucki Slashed In ComplexCon Brawl As Playboi Carti Looked On, LAPD Investigating Attempted Murder
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Consequence
Tom Morello Says He Didn’t Vote for Kamala Harris in 2024
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Stereogum
Don Caballero Return, Just In Time For Math-Rock’s Spotlight Moment
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Stereogum
Primavera Sound 2027 Lineup Has Phoebe Bridgers, Fontaines D.C., Doechii, More
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Consequence
CMA Sets Dolly Parton Tribute with Ella Langley, Zac Brown, Reba McEntire & More
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Stereogum
The Alternative Number Ones: Chumbawamba’s “Tubthumping”
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NME
‘Bowie80’ to celebrate late icon’s milestone birthday in 2027 – with special events, releases, collaborations and more
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Consequence
The Raconteurs Announce Broken Boy Soldiers 20th Anniversary Vault Package
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NME
Watch Dua Lipa join Shakira on stage in Madrid for ‘Antología’
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NME
First Aid Kit announce 2027 ‘Visions Of The Past’ UK and Ireland tour
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Consequence
Doechii, Phoebe Bridgers, Fontaines D.C. Lead Barcelona’s Primavera Sound 25th Anniversary Lineup
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Pitchfork
Phoebe Bridgers, Massive Attack, Caroline Polachek to Headline Primavera 2027
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NME
Primavera Sound 2027: Fontaines D.C., Phoebe Bridgers and Doechii lead first names on stacked line-up
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NME
Watch The Libertines’ Pete Doherty break out karaoke cover of Lily Allen’s ‘Smile’ in South Korea
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Erol Alkan on the magic of ‘00s electroclash: “‘Sleaze’ isn’t a word I’m particularly a fan of”
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NME
Taylor Swift meets Turnstile after crashing Dakota Johnson’s ‘SNL’ monologue and joking about famous exes
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Eli digs deep on ‘The Goddess Of Grieving’, an exclusive playlist to accompany The Cover
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