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Hayley Williams, Mitski, Ethel Cain Set for All Things Go Festival 2026

Lola Young will also return to the fest since she collapsed during last year’s edition

Bladee, Jorja Smith, Lucki, and More: This Week’s Pitchfork Selects Playlist

Our weekly playlist highlights songs that our writers, editors, and contributors are listening to on repeat

Chrome Hearts Clothing Drops Neil Young Lawsuit

The Los Angeles brand that shares its name with Young’s band has voluntarily dropped its trademark infringement claim

Blondshell Plots Fall Tour, Drops New Song

“Heart Has to Work So Hard” is the first preview of her as-yet-unannounced album

Haruomi Hosono Details New Album Yours Sincerely

Arriving September 11 via Ghostly

The Smashing Pumpkins Announce the Rats in a Cage Tour

Billy Corgan and co. will play “two unique sets” at each show

Watch Paul McCartney Perform on SNL’s Season 51 Finale

The Beatle served as musical guest for the first time since 2012 opposite host Will Ferrell

Ibeyi Announce New Album Offering

Their first full-length in four years arrives this summer

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”