Music News for Friday, October 9, 2026

74 music news headlines from Friday, October 9, 2026 and 2 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
The Decemberists Share New Song From Movie Adaptation Of Colin Meloy’s Wildwood
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Stereogum
“Silver Fox” Josh Homme Walks Ann Demeulemeester Runway, Readies His Own Clothing Line
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Billboard
From Cardi B to an Eminem Collab & Troye Sivan, Which New Music Release Is Your Favorite This Week? Vote!
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Rolling Stone
Alanis Morissette Is Dropping a Holiday Album
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Rolling Stone
Slayyyter Confronts a Cheater in Self-Directed ‘I Think He’s Got a Girl’ Video
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Billboard
Alanis Morissette Announces First Christmas Album, Drops Lead Track Featuring Brandi Carlile & Steve Martin
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Interpol’s Paul Banks is readying an album with a new band he formed with Liars’ Aaron Hemphill in Berlin
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Billboard
Instagram Admits It’s Been Suggesting Creed’s ‘Higher’ ‘to More People Than Intended’
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Stereogum
Stream Plague Skater’s Revved-Up, Bashed-Out, All-Over-The-Place Finale Plague Skater III
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Stereogum
Cardi B – “Don’t Chart”
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Aluna – “Moaning” (Feat. Jengi)
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Consequence
Remi Wolf Announces 2027 Tour, Releases New Album Mud: Stream
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Stereogum
Alanis Morissette Announces New Christmas Album Feat. Brandi Carlile, Steve Martin, & Martin Short
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NME
Thom Yorke says he wishes he hadn’t written Radiohead’s ‘High And Dry’
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Pitchfork
Alanis Morissette Made a Holiday Album
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Rolling Stone
You’re Not Crazy: Instagram Was Indeed Persuading You to Listen to Creed
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NME
Fontaines D.C. announce intimate London Roundhouse show next week to raise money for mental health charity CALM
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Consequence
Heavy Song of the Week: Power Trip Return With Absolute Ripper “Precinct 3”
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Stereogum
boygenius Reunite For Phoebe Bridgers’ Lance Oppenheim-Directed Acoustic Performance
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Rolling Stone
Phoebe Bridgers Brings a ‘Haunted’ Vibe — And Boygenius — to New York’s Cherry Lane Theatre
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Rolling Stone
Power Trip Share First New Songs Since Riley Gale’s Death
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Billboard
Lorde Quotes Taylor Swift Lyric While Reflecting on Final ‘Virgin’ Shows: ‘It Was You & Me All the Way Through’
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Consequence
Olivia Vedder Steps Into Spotlight with Debut Solo Single “Show Me the Truth”: Stream
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NME
Ian Hill retires from Judas Priest: “Thank you for the life you’ve let me live”
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Stereogum
Grimes Releases “Accelerando” From New AI-Inspired (But Not AI-Generated) Album Psy Opera
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Stereogum
femtanyl – “All The Time”
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Stereogum
Kimi Recor – “Call To U”
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Stereogum
Carly Rae Jepsen Adds Eight More Songs To Her New Double Album Day And Night
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NME
Girl In Red shares heartbreaking new single ‘Blue’
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Consequence
Grimes Announces New Album PSYOPERA, Shares New Single “ACCELERANDO”
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Rolling Stone
Zara Larsson Receives 2026 Mental Health Champion of the Year Award From the Trevor Project
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Consequence
Westside Cowboy Make US TV Debut with “Pin Up Boys” on Fallon: Watch
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Rolling Stone
Grimes Reveals First Taste of AI-Inspired ‘Psy Opera’
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Stereogum
Slayyyter – “i think he’s got a girl”
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Pitchfork
9 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Cameron Winter, Deafheaven, Dawn Richard, and More
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Consequence
Phoebe Bridgers Reunites with boygenius for A24’s Sound Check at Cherry Lane Theatre Series: Watch
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Consequence
Journey Drummer Deen Castronovo Hospitalized After Onstage Medical Emergency
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Stereogum
Watch Westside Cowboy Make Their US TV Debut On Fallon
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Consequence
Cameron Winter Unveils New Live Album Live at Carnegie Hall: Stream
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Consequence
Tickets On Sale Today: Fontaines D.C., John Mayer at Sphere, Carly Rae Jepsen & More
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NME
Ed Sheeran announces new tour opening acts after Macklemore controversy
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Stereogum
Power Trip Share First New Music Since Death Of Riley Gale
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Rolling Stone
Judas Priest’s Longtime Bassist Ian Hill Announces Retirement: ‘Time Has Come’
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Consequence
Nickelback Announce 2027 World Tour
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Stereogum
Instagram Admits Its Algorithm Has Been Recommending Too Much Creed
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Stereogum
Jeff Tweedy, Ratboys, Steve Earle, & More Play 80 Years Of John Prine Tribute Concert In Chicago
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Stereogum
Yo La Tengo Announce James Talarico Benefit Show
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Stereogum
Geordie Greep Addresses Rape Allegation Made On Flyers At Vancouver Show
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NME
Bodega tell us about new album ‘All Inside Aquarium’: “We decided to make proper rock without the ‘indie’ modifier””
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Pitchfork
Watch Phoebe Bridgers and Boygenius Perform Live in New Short Film
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Consequence
Judas Priest Announce Retirement of Bassist Ian Hill, Reveal Replacement
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Stereogum
Deafheaven Release New Surprise EP At Work In The Fields Of The Bomb
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Rolling Stone
‘I Don’t Think Anybody Can Be Prepared to Listen to the Shaggs’: See New Doc Trailer
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Consequence
Chilean Songwriter Gepe Reconstructs His Catalog from Memory with a Little Help from His Friends on ORO
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Consequence
Geordie Greep Denies Rape Allegation During Vancouver Concert
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Consequence
Morat Release “Me Mata” Following Fan-Led Campaign On Social Media: Stream
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NME
Raye announces special ‘This Symphony May Contain Hope’ London Royal Albert Hall show
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Geordie Greep responds to allegation of sexual misconduct live on stage
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NME
Madra Salach announce debut album ‘Gorta’ with ominous single ‘Ribbon Factory’
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NME
Instagram apologises for repeatedly suggesting Creed’s ‘Higher’ to “more people than intended”
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Thom Yorke says he was already sick of ‘OK Computer’ and needed to “move on” by the time it was released
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Cardi B shares playful new ‘Grand Theft Auto 6’ song ‘Don’t Chart’
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Consequence
Daddy Yankee Announces New Album LA POSTAL, Shares First Single “BOTZ (Bésame Otra Vez)”: Watch
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Billboard
Troye Sivan, Remi Wolf, Slayyyter & Pitbull: New Music Friday Guide
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Rolling Stone
Journey Drummer Deen Castronovo Suffers Medical Emergency During Tulsa Concert
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Pitchfork
Watch Slayyyter Rock a Raccoon Pelt in “I Think He’s Got a Girl” Video
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Pitchfork
Troye Sivan Shares His “Gayest Music Video” for “FF”
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Pitchfork
Deafheaven Surprise Release New EP At Work in the Fields of the Bomb
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Pitchfork
Grimes Shares First Song From AI-Inspired Album Psy Opera
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Consequence
Slayyyter Releases New Single “i think he’s got a girl” Ahead of wor$t man in america: Stream
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Consequence
Deafheaven Surprise Release New EP At Work in the Fields of the Bomb: Stream
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Power Trip Release First New Music Since Passing of Singer Riley Gale: Stream
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Pitchfork
Power Trip Return With First Songs Since Death of Riley Gale
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Consequence
Instagram Apologizes for Repeatedly Suggesting Creed’s “Higher” to Users
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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.

#38
She’s the BestE
Troye Sivan
Released Oct 9
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#40
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FOLA
Released Oct 9
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