Music News for Monday, October 19, 2026

42 music news headlines from Monday, October 19, 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
A$AP Rocky Discovers the Wonders of Nature in Trippy New ‘Shroom Clouds’ Video
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Stereogum
“Seemingly Random” Fat Joe Story Bolsters NYT Investigation Into Possible O.J. Simpson Accomplice
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Pitchfork
Watch Cardi B Blaze Through Her No-Brakes Tiny Desk Performance
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Rolling Stone
Artists Behind Olivia Rodrigo ‘Expectations’ Music Video Debunk AI Accusations
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Pitchfork
Sophia Stel, Worldpeace DMT, Weed420, and More: This Week’s Pitchfork Selects Playlist
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Watch Underscores Debut New Song With Jane Remover
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Billboard
Donnie Wahlberg Shares Thanks After His Plane Skids Off Runway Mid-Takeoff: ‘God Covered Us’
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Billboard
Watch Tate McRae Sing ‘Housewife’ & Smolder in Angel Wings at 2026 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show
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Pitchfork
Tinashe Is Touring in 2027
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Stereogum
Dazy – “Unreasonable Person”
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Stereogum
Spirit Ghost – “Dungeon Crawler”
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Stereogum
Slapshot Play Farewell Show, Bring Out Fiddlehead’s Pat Flynn
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Consequence
Andrew Watt Reveals There Are Unreleased Ozzy Osbourne Songs: “We Made [Them] for a Specific Reason”
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Rolling Stone
Amy Helm Was Ousted From Levon Helm Studio in ‘Illegal Takeover,’ New Lawsuit Claims
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Consequence
Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds’ Riviera Maya 2027 Is a Celebration a Decade in the Making
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Stereogum
Sleep Token Distance Themselves From Self-Proclaimed Co-Creator’s New Offering
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Rolling Stone
Watch Raincoats, X-Ray Spex, and Slits Members Salute Poly Styrene at London Punk Festival
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NME
Sleaford Mods share ‘The Demise Of Planet X’ expanded edition with nine unreleased songs
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Billboard
Watch KATSEYE Put the Pink in ‘Pinky Up’ & Strut the Runway at 2026 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show
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Consequence
Mötley Crüe Announce 2027 “Carnival of Sins” Las Vegas Residency
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Stereogum
Hot Chip Announce New Album A Long Way From Kansas: Hear “Random Violence”
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Stereogum
Prize Horse – “The Big Picture”
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Stereogum
Michael Stipe Sings “E-Bow The Letter” For The First Time In 17 Years
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Consequence
Papa Roach Announce 2027 US Tour
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Stereogum
Miley Takes Bass Persuades To The Hollywood Bowl With Wayne Coyne, Model/Actriz, And A Message To The Haters
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Stereogum
Charli XCX Brings Out Chappell Roan, PinkPantheress, & Adéla At The Forum, underscores Brings Out Jane Remover
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NME
Watch Brandon Flowers cover The Coral’s classic ‘Dreaming Of You’ and debut new song ‘A Good Man Is Hard To Find’ in Bristol
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Consequence
System of a Down Announce 2027 Show at Rose Bowl
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Pitchfork
Hot Chip’s New Album Puts Them A Long Way From Kansas
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Consequence
Neurosis Launch Fall Reunion Tour in San Francisco: Photos, Video + Setlist
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Consequence
Hot Chip Announce New Album A Long Way From Kansas, Share Single “Random Violence”: Stream
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Consequence
Argentine Pop Star Tini Responds to Backlash Over Last-Minute Miami Concert Cancellation, Calls Safety “Non-Negotiable”
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Stereogum
Red Hot Chili Peppers Break Out Songs They Hadn’t Played In 26 Years At Silverlake Conservatory Of Music’s 25th Anniversary Show
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Stereogum
The Alternative Number Ones: Everclear’s “Everything To Everyone”
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Consequence
Bon Jovi Announces 2027 Tour Dates
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NME
The National joined by Richard Reed Parry and play ’90-Mile Water Wall’ for first time since 2014 at first full gig in two years
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NME
Bon Jovi announced as first headliner for BST Hyde Park 2027
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NME
Harry Styles ‘Together, Together’ tour documentary coming to cinemas
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NME
The Cribs announce special homecoming show celebrating 20 years of ‘Men’s Needs, Women’s Needs, Whatever’ with !Forward, Russia!
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NME
Watch Red Hot Chili Peppers play classic Hillel Slovak-era songs for first time in decades at Hollywood charity show
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Radio Free Alice shout out their ‘Melbourne Friends’ in exclusive playlist to accompany The Cover
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Rolling Stone
Miley Cyrus Responds to Criticism of Hollywood Bowl Show: ‘I Am Fully Present’
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