The latest music headlines on artists, albums, tours, industry trends, and breaking music news from Blab.
On June 29, 2026, the UK Court of Appeal delivered a decisive blow to Blur drummer‑turned‑lawyer Dave Rowntree’s bid to recover a staggering £200 million in black‑box royalties. The...
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On Saturday, June 27, 2026, country icon Alan Jackson closed a four‑decade touring career with a finale that was as emotional as it was historic. The Nashville‑based singer’s last show...
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Ron Goodwin, the English composer and conductor whose music has become synonymous with mid‑century British cinema, has just been celebrated in a new retrospective that traces the breadth o...
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On June 26, 2026, a legal showdown over the future of music began in Boston when Jamendo Music—an open‑music subsidiary of Belgium‑based Winamp Group—filed a federal complaint agains...
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Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music announced that Edwin Barker, former principal double‑bass of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, will begin a term as Visiting Professor of Music f...
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On the morning of Sunday, June 28, 2026, a tragic discovery at the Electric Forest music festival in Rothbury, Michigan sent shockwaves through the event’s camping grounds. An employee of ...
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A 52‑year‑old man, Waldemar Jaronski, was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of 32‑year‑old Inverness musician Iain MacFarlane. The High Court in Glasgow set a minimum ter...
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On June 29 2026, Los Angeles‑based hard‑rock outfit Bad Wolves dropped a headline‑making announcement: a new lineup, a fresh voice, and a brand‑new single that signals the start of a...
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Blizzard Entertainment has confirmed that South Korean girl group Le Sserafim will headline the closing night of BlizzCon 2026. The group will take the Main Stage on Sunday, September 13, 20...
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On Canada Day, July 1, 2026, the bells of St. George’s Anglican Church in downtown Guelph will sound across the city for a 30‑minute carillon recital that begins at noon. The event is pa...
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Reba McEntire will perform her new single, “Ain’t Gonna Keep It Waitin’,” during Disney’s primetime special Disney Celebrates America: Nashville’s Star‑Spangled Bash on Saturda...
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The estate of late Canadian singer‑songwriter Leonard Cohen has publicly opposed the use of the artist’s song “Hallelujah” at a presidential rally scheduled for June 24, 2026. The ev...
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Las Vegas’s concert calendar heats up with a lineup that blends country, indie‑rock, classic rock and an iconic tribute. Tim McGraw will return to the Colosseum at Caesars Palace for fiv...
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RÜFÜS DU SOL has become the first electronic act to play four consecutive sold‑out shows at Madison Square Garden (MSG) in New York City, marking a historic peak in the trio’s North Am...
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In a dazzling finale that drew 100,000 fans to Mexico City, Hatsune Miku closed the North American leg of the Miku Expo 2026. The virtual idol, accompanied by a quartet of professional music...
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Mannequin Pussy has released a Spotify Singles version of Ovlov’s 2013 track “Where’s My Dini?” The cover was made available on the streaming platform’s exclusive series and was ac...
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Journey capped a mid‑western leg of its Final Frontier Tour with back‑to‑back performances in Illinois and Wisconsin, a farewell run that began in Hershey, Pennsylvania on February 28,...
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Peter Garrett, the iconic frontman of Midnight Oil, is turning back the clock this November. He will bring his newly formed band, The Alter Egos, to a series of cozy pub shows across New Sou...
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Warner Music Group has broadened its Toronto footprint by adding two seasoned talent‑scouts. George Kalivas, who left his A&R post at Warner Music Canada in 2024 to launch his management f...
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Erykah Badu is turning up the heat for a North‑American run that will stretch through September 2026, bringing her neo‑soul mastery into a collaborative arena with producer The Alchemist...
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The Whitney Houston estate issued a statement on the singer’s official Instagram account on Tuesday, refuting Oprah Winfrey’s recent remarks that Houston fell off the stage during a 2009...
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Línea Personal, the Stockton, California quartet, is stepping onto the U.S. stage with its first headlining tour, the Todo Ø Nada Tour, to promote the group’s sophomore record TODO Ø NA...
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On June 24, BrooklynVegan announced that 17 fresh tracks hit the airwaves today, spanning the full gamut of modern music—from introspective folk‑rock to hard‑hitting metal, slick pop a...
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When a partnership with a French indie label turns into a personal confession, Noah Hill’s first solo single arrives with a message of resilience.On 24 June 2026, Hill released “It’s A...
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