Music News for Wednesday, October 7, 2026

62 music news headlines from Wednesday, October 7, 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.

Rolling Stone
Alabama Shakes Asks Soho Sessions to ‘Gimme All Your Love’ in Bluesy Rock Performance
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Stereogum
daine – “Wishing Well”
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Billboard
Zara Larsson Says She Could Run for Office One Day As the ‘Singing Mamdani’
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Rolling Stone
Mike D’s ‘Secrets Pts. 1 and 2’ Video Flips a Concert on Its Head
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Stereogum
Thundercat & Button Masher – “Moving At Light Speed”
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Stereogum
Aerosmith Returning To The Stage For Two All-Star Hollywood Bowl Shows
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Stereogum
Aerosmith Announce Live Return With All-Star Hollywood Bowl Shows
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Rolling Stone
Aerosmith Announce Two L.A. Comeback Concerts With All-Star Guests
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Stereogum
The Hour Of Michael Cormier-O’Leary Is Upon Us
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Consequence
Phish Announce New Year’s Eve Run, Including 100th Show at Madison Square Garden
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Rolling Stone
‘Ted Lasso’ Closes Out Season 4 With Special Brandi Carlile Theme Song
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Consequence
Slayer Announce Liquid-Filled Reign in Blood 40th Anniversary Vinyl
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Rolling Stone
The First Music Streaming Fraud Case Gets Caught Up in Trump’s Dumb AI Rebrand
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Consequence
Mexican Artist Girl Ultra Announces 24-Date North American Tour Behind Chromeo-Produced New Album
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Pitchfork
Watch American Football Combine “Never Meant” and the Cure’s “Boys Don’t Cry”
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Pitchfork
Man Sentenced to Prison for Bot Streams of AI Songs
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Consequence
Josh Homme Open to Reunions with Them Crooked Vultures and Kyuss: “I Just Don’t Want to Mess It Up”
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Billboard
Travis Kelce Gushes About Getting to ‘Hang With Tay’ on His 37th Birthday: ‘It Was a Good Day’
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Billboard
Kojey Radical Honored With Trailblazer Award at Billboard U.K.’s Inaugural 40 Under 40 Event
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Pitchfork
Undeath Sign to Relapse and Share New Song
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Consequence
American Football Perform Stripped-Down Cover of The Cure’s “Boys Don’t Cry” for SiriusXM: Watch
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Stereogum
Jess Williamson – “Hum Of The City”
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Billboard
Olivia Rodrigo Clarifies AI Stance Following ‘Invasive’ Tech Investor Dating Rumors: ‘Absolutely No’
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Stereogum
untitled (halo) – “sex”
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Stereogum
Undeath – “Arterial Bombardment”
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Consequence
LEVITATION Argentina Unveils Inaugural Lineup Led by Melvins, Osees, and Boris
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NME
Noel Gallagher, Johnny Marr, Kneecap, Paul Weller and more sign open letter in support of Garvaghy Road residents
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Stereogum
Watch American Football Play Acoustic Cure Cover On SiriusXMU
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Consequence
Valerie Bertinelli Slams “Haters” Who Criticize Her Love for Late Ex-Husband Eddie Van Halen
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Stereogum
Win Two-Day Passes To Saddest Day 2026
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Rolling Stone
Olivia Rodrigo Almost Wore Meg White’s ‘Elephant’ Album Cover Dress to Daisy Chain Fields
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Stereogum
Twisted Teens – “Stalks”
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Billboard
‘New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’ Set to Simulcast Live on ABC & Disney+ for the First Time
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Billboard
Olivia Rodrigo Spent an ‘Exorbitant Amount of Money’ on This Iconic White Stripes Artifact
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Stereogum
Star Moles Signs With Dead Oceans, Shares New Song “Born Again”
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Rolling Stone
Sean Combs Ordered to Pay Nearly $500,000 in Legal Fees Over Failed Defamation Lawsuit
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Consequence
Founding Death Angel Bassist Dennis Pepa Battling Stage 4 Cancer
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NME
Stockholm’s new venue Gasometer to open with performances Jacob Mühlrad & Alexander Wessely
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Pitchfork
Paul McCartney Releases Three New Songs
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Stereogum
Soup Activists Announce New Album Where The Rubbish Goes: Hear “Johnny”
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Pitchfork
Watch Twisted Teens Play in Trash in New “Stalks” Video
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Stereogum
Botter Sentenced To Prison In First Criminal Streaming Fraud Case, Will Return $8M In Slop Royalties
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Pitchfork
Star Moles Signs to Dead Oceans, Readies 2027 Tour
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Consequence
Backline Marks Golden Birthday with 7 Reasons to Celebrate 7 Years of Music Industry Mental Health Support
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Stereogum
Paul McCartney Shares Four New Tracks On The Boys Of Dungeon Lane (Special Edition), Bans Larry David From Shows
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NME
Record Store Day Black Friday 2026: check out the full list of releases
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Consequence
blink-182’s Tom DeLonge Gets Emotional at San Diego Padres Game as Crowd Sings “All the Small Things”: Watch
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Stereogum
Turnstile Eject Security Guard In OKC, Bring Out Slayyyter In Lawrence
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Consequence
Olivia Rodrigo Bought Meg White’s Dress from The Elephant Album Cover
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Stereogum
Miley’s New Album Makes Billboard History For Biggest Drop From A #1 Debut
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Billboard
Travis Barker Happy To Have His ‘Beautiful Wife By My Side’ In Pre-Op Hospital Pics
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NME
Lorde calls out Robert Kraft with “Free Palestine” jacket following Ed Sheeran-Macklemore controversy
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NME
Remi Wolf on “gritty, emotional” ‘Mud’: “This album is a sonic sidestep – there’s always fear in trying something new”
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NME
Turnstile’s Brendan Yates ejects security guard from show for allegedly “swinging” at fan: “We won’t play if he’s still here”
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NME
’24 Hour Party People’ cast reunite for premiere anniversary screening in Manchester
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NME
Listen to Enter Shikari’s hopeful surprise new single ‘Higher Ground’
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NME
‘Oasis: Don’t Look Back In Anger’ filmmakers explain why doc doesn’t show how Noel and Liam Gallagher made up
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NME
Michael Winterbottom talks “chaos” of ‘24 Hour Party People’: “It was a celebration of the music and Manchester”
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Consequence
Miley Cyrus’ Bass Persuades Suffers Biggest Chart Drop Ever After No. 1 Debut
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Rolling Stone
Watch Amanda Seyfried’s Sweet Joni Mitchell Cover Get Interrupted by Ghostface
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Consequence
Azealia Banks Has Moved to Israel
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Billboard
Bruno Mars Soundtracks Lakers Star Ziaire Williams’ SoFi Stadium Proposal With Live ‘Marry You’ Performance
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