Music News for Wednesday, October 21, 2026

62 music news headlines from Wednesday, October 21, 2026 and 1 albums released that day, 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.

Pitchfork
Talking Heads Announce New Book
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Billboard
Phil Wickham Sets Return of His SoCal Christmas Tour: ‘I Can’t Wait to Worship & Celebrate With You This Christmas’
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Rolling Stone
Talking Heads Reunite for Coffee-Table Book
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Billboard
Martin Garrix Recruits Madonna, U2 & Ed Sheeran for Debut Pop Album ‘MARTY’: Here’s When It Arrives
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Consequence
Iron Maiden Legend Nicko McBrain Turned Down Trump Golf Invite: “[He] Should Be Put in Jail”
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Stereogum
Dowsers – “Dogwood” & “Three Forks Of Cheat”
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Consequence
Warpaint Announce New Live Album ARTIFACT, Share “Billie Holiday” and “New Song”: Stream
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Stereogum
Kid Cudi Is Writing, Producing, And Starring In His Own Jean-Michel Basquiat Biopic
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Consequence
Lita Ford Inks Record Deal for New Album, Teases New Single “Dracula”
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Consequence
Aerosmith Share Rehearsal Pics Ahead of Comeback Gigs, Confirm Joey Kramer’s Return
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Pitchfork
Watch Fontaines D.C. Perform on Jools Holland
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Pitchfork
Ben Folds Five Announce First Tour Since 2013
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Billboard
Travis Kelce Reveals the Early Morning Call From Jason Kelce That Taylor Swift Said Was ‘F–ked Up’
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Stereogum
Maz Announces New EP Loveandpain: Hear The Title Track
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Consequence
Ben Folds Five Announce First Tour in 15 Years
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Stereogum
Ben Folds Five Announce Reunion Tour
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Stereogum
Fenne Lily – “Stranger Things”
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Consequence
MxPx Announce New Album, Unleash Single “Panic Attack”: Stream
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Stereogum
David Murray, Year One
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Stereogum
Doechii – “Catwoman”
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Pitchfork
Chvrches Announce First Album in Six Years and 2027 Tour
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Rolling Stone
Season’s Greetings! Hilary Duff Is Releasing a Holiday EP
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Stereogum
Chvrches Announce New Album All The King’s Men
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Billboard
What Christmas Dreams Are Made Of: Hilary Duff Announces Holiday EP Featuring 3 Original Songs
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Pitchfork
Snoh Aalegra Unveils New Album With Song Featuring Nile Rodgers and Raphael Saadiq
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NME
Chvrches announce first album in nearly six years ‘All The King’s Men’ along with 2027 UK, Ireland and North America tour
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Consequence
CHVRCHES Announce New Album All the King’s Men and 2027 North American Tour
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Billboard
Pierce the Veil Turn Hot Topic Into a Concert Venue for New Performance Series
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NME
Angine De Poitrine announce huge 2027 world tour – including Halifax and London dates around Glastonbury
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Rolling Stone
GoFundMe Launched for They Are Gutting a Body of Water’s Douglas Dulgarian for Cancer Treatment
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Consequence
Cloud Nothings Announce Metal-Influenced New Album What Kind of Hell Did You Survive?, Drop “Death Keeps Me Alive”: Stream
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Pitchfork
Angine de Poitrine Set 2027 International Tour
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Consequence
Duane Denison (The Jesus Lizard, Tomahawk) Names His All-Time Top Bands: “I Will Be Sad the Day He Passes Away”
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Stereogum
My Wonderful Boyfriend – “Chip City”
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Consequence
The Offspring’s Noodles Steps Away from Live Shows Due to “Fairly Serious Health Issue”
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Stereogum
If It Rains Release Crushing New EP All We’ve Got
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Stereogum
Angine de Poitrine Announce Massive 2027 World Tour
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Consequence
Angine de Poitrine Announce 2027 Tour Dates
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Consequence
Stephen Wilson Jr. on Singing with Eddie Vedder, Reimagining Pixies, and Finding His Dad in the Music: Podcast
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Stereogum
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Announce New Album Burned: Hear “Fever Of The Mind”
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Pitchfork
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Launch New Album Burned
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Consequence
Gibson Unveils 50th Anniversary Tom Petty Flying V Guitar and Apparel Collection
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Consequence
Beck Performs “In the Night” on Fallon with Sacha Baron Cohen on Cello: Watch
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Stereogum
Cloud Nothings Announce New Album What Kind of Hell Did You Survive?: Hear “Death Keeps Me Alive”
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Stereogum
Caroline Rose – “Valery (please don’t be mad at me)”
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Pitchfork
Bassvictim Readying Second Album of the Year
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Stereogum
Bassvictim Announce New Album Peace + War: Hear “White Flag”
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Stereogum
Threshold – “Stillwater”
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Rolling Stone
Beck Regrets Turning Down ‘Zoolander’ Character That Went to Davie Bowie
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Stereogum
Wendy Eisenberg Releases Surprise New Companion Album Wweennddyy Eeiisseennbbeerrgg
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NME
Sharon Osbourne says ‘Back To The Beginning’ was a celebration of “people who have been considered the bastards of the music industry for so long”
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Stereogum
Beck Plays The Tonight Show With Sacha Baron Cohen On Cello
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Pitchfork
Wendy Eisenberg Shares 30-Minute Song, Announces New Band With More Eaze
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NME
Daft Punk reportedly turned down ‘GTA 6’ soundtrack offer before Justice said yes
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IAMDDB hits back at Israeli government “stealing her identity” by using AI-generated version of her likeness
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NME
Hayley Williams defends Fontaines D.C.’s ‘Dopamine Chamber’ against “guys on the internet” who can’t accept band are “multi-faceted and stylistically versatile”
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Billboard
Sam Fender Is Doing a Proper Massive Stadium Tour for 2027 in U.K. & Ireland, Including Nights at Wembley
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NME
Sam Fender announces UK and Ireland ‘Proper Massive Stadium Tour’ for summer 2027
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Billboard
Jeff Satur Signs With Universal Music Southeast Asia
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Rolling Stone
Singer Jack Avery Faces Off in Court With Influencer Ex Accused of Dark Web Plot to Kill Him
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Rolling Stone
Charli XCX Cancels ‘Music, Fashion, Film’ Show in Arizona: ‘Completely Lost My Voice’
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Consequence
Spotify Removed More Than 50 Million AI “Slop and Spam” Tracks This Year
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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.

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