PULSE: Music News

Jermaine Jackson Told to Pay $6.5 Million After Failing to Contest Rape Case

A default judgment was delivered in a lawsuit accusing Jackson of a 1988 rape

Bladee Reveals New Album Sulfur Surfer

“Blondie” leads the Drain Gang enigma’s follow-up to 2024’s Cold Visions

The Strokes’ Nick Valensi Drops Out of Upcoming Tour

The band’s longtime guitarist was also absent from their Colbert performance last night

15 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Kevin Morby, Drake, Smerz, and More

Stream new releases from Kevin Morby, Drake, Smerz, and Jeff Parker

Watch Every Video From Drake’s New Albums

A series of visuals from Iceman, Habibti, and Maid of Honour

Drake Drops Three Albums at Once

Surprise! Iceman has two siblings, Habibti and Maid of Honour

Lady Gaga Releases New Live Album Mayhem Requiem

The LP captures a performance recorded at Los Angeles’ Wiltern Theatre in January

Watch an iPod and a Floppy Disk Dance in the Avalanches’ New Video

Nikki Nair and Jessy Lanza guest on the Australian trio's first proper single in six years

There’s a New Salem Album Out Today

Red Dragon is the witch house pioneers’ first full-length release since 2020’s Fires in Heaven

Chance the Rapper Announces Coloring Book Anniversary Tour

The North American trek kicks off in August

Jane Remover Drops Surprise New Album as Leroy

Status Update Music boasts track titles such as “XO Tour Llif3” (no relation to the Lil Uzi Vert song) and “Love.Angel.Music.Baby” (no relation to the Gwen Stefani album)

Watch the Rolling Stones De-Age Themselves for “In the Stars” Video

The deepfaked short also stars Odessa A’zion and arrives ahead of July’s Foreign Tongues

Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, and Weezer Records Added to National Recording Registry

The Library of Congress also inducted music by the Go-Go’s, Chaka Khan, and Jamie Principle and Frankie Knuckles

Madonna, Shakira, and BTS Set for First-Ever World Cup Final Halftime Show

Organized by Global Citizen and curated by Coldplay’s Chris Martin, the inaugural show comes to MetLife Stadium in July

New Music Releases and Upcoming Albums in 2026

A regularly updated guide to the new albums, EPs, mixtapes, and projects getting released in the coming weeks and months

KeiyaA Plots Tour, Drinks Milk in “Thirsty” Video

The singer-producer has set dates in the United States and Europe behind Hooke’s Law

Alex Cameron Details New Album and 2026 Tour

“Red Hook Rain” leads his fifth studio LP, Late to Set, which is due in July

YHWH Nailgun Sign to 4AD

The experimental rock outfit played an 11-minute set at last week’s C2C Festival NYC

Listen to the Strokes’ New Song “Falling Out of Love”

Julian Casablancas & co. will give the song its live debut on Colbert tomorrow night

Eartheater Announces New Album Heavenly Body: If I’m the Bottle You’re the Message

Listen to “Paradise Rains” from the LP, co-produced with TV on the Radio’s Dave Sitek

Hovvdy Line Up New Album Big World and Fall Tour Dates

Watch the Austin band’s home-recorded video for “Try Try Try”

The Mountain Goats Launch New Album With “Charlie Sheen Reaches Out to the Feds”

John Darnielle and the gang’s Days began as a sequel to 2017’s Goths

“Weird Al” Yankovic Broadway Musical in the Works

Dare to Be Stupid’s soundtrack will be comprised of parody songs from throughout Yankovic’s extensive spoof oeuvre

Overmono Detail New Album Pure Devotion

The duo “oven-baked a cymbal covered in coffee grounds, crisps, and vinegar” to record the follow-up to 2023’s Good Lies

Show Me the Body Prep New Album Alone Together

Watch frontman Julian Cashwan Pratt go “thruway swimming” in the video for new single “No God”

This Is Lorelei Signs to Matador, Announces Tour

The upcoming run includes select dates with Bleachers, Colin Miller, and @

Man Who Stole Unreleased Beyoncé Music to Serve Two Years in Prison

Kelvin Evans pled guilty to charges of criminal trespass and entering an automobile

Helado Negro and Reyna Tropical Team Up for Helado Tropical

A cheerful “Tocando” video leads their debut collaborative album

Bloc Party Ready New Album Anatomy of a Brief Romance

Trevor Horn produces the Alpha Games follow-up, led by “Coming On Strong”

Rostam and Clairo Reunite on New Song “Hardy”

The latest American Stories single is also the pair's first collaboration in seven years