The latest music headlines on artists, albums, tours, industry trends, and breaking music news from Blab.
Queen Elephantine, the Philadelphia‑based experimental drone and doom outfit, announced the release of two EPs to celebrate the band’s 20th anniversary. The first, Amulet, drops on July ...
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On August 21, 2026, country singer Zach Top will drop his new single, “Good Girls & Cowgirls,” a track that first roared onto the stage at the Under The Big Sky Festival in Whitefish, Mo...
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For more than four decades, Oakville’s streets have resonated with the strings of a summer camp that has become a rite of passage for local musicians. But that tradition is ending after th...
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Kylie Cantrall—Disney Channel’s own Red from the Descendants franchise—officially dropped her second extended‑play, Valley Girl Problems, on July 24 2026. The eight‑track collectio...
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When the lights dim on Chicago’s Douglass Park, a 95‑year‑old Star Trek captain will take the stage, not as a commander, but as a front‑man for a heavy‑metal band. On Sunday, Septe...
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On Friday, July 24, longtime author‑songwriter John J. Thompson will drop a new single that blurs the line between page and pitch. The track, “Sweet Marianne,” comes straight out of th...
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With the world’s attention turning to the legendary saxophonist John Coltrane on the occasion of his 100th birthday, Branford Marsalis and vocalist Dianne Reeves have joined forces to hono...
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Homewrecker. has released a new music video for the track "One day i will turn all this pain into something beautiful like an instagram post or story." The video premiered online on 5 Februa...
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Western Illinois University (WIU) is poised to unveil its new Goldfarb Center for the Performing Arts in September 2026, a milestone that follows a 20‑year journey of planning and fundrais...
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Clarendon Ballroom, a multi‑level nightclub in Arlington, Virginia, is opening a portion of the Clarendon neighborhood to the public for a free block party this Saturday. The event, called...
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Forbidden, the Bay Area thrash metal pioneers, announced on 22 July 2026 that a new self‑titled album will be released on 23 October 2026 through the BLKIIBLK label. The record is the band...
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When two radio‑grown icons step onto the same stage, the air hums with a shared history of vinyl crackle and dial‑shifted dreams. On Tuesday, Melissa Etheridge and country star Wynonna J...
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When the last note of a fiddle lingers in a quiet Oklahoma room, the music never truly ends. On October 22, 2026, that truth will be honored in Chattanooga, Tennessee, as the International B...
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BMG Rights Management and Concord Music Group filed a second amended complaint on July 22 2026, reigniting a lawsuit against AI developer Anthropic. The new pleading zeroes in on direct copy...
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On Tuesday, Instagram rolled out a new "Replace Audio" feature that lets users swap the soundtrack on any published feed post or carousel without deleting or reposting the content. The updat...
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On a quiet December night, the opera world was shaken when 71‑year‑old baritone Jubilant Sykes was found dead in his Santa Monica residence. The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office lat...
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On July 22, 2026, SoundCloud announced that it had taken over Nina Protocol, a blockchain‑based music service that had quietly shut its doors in late May. The deal gives the streaming gian...
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Deezer, the French streaming platform, announced a sweeping purge of AI‑generated music that has been used for streaming fraud or that has gone unplayed for at least six months. The decisi...
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Dallas, July 17, 2026 – In a record‑setting finale, Heritage Auctions pulled off the highest total ever for its flagship Hollywood & Entertainment Signature event, closing the five‑day...
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After a triumphant self‑released breakthrough, Swedish metalcore band Imminence has inked a deal with American label Sumerian Records in June 2026. The partnership follows the worldwide su...
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Ella Langley has become the first female country artist to spend 14 consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, a streak that ties her with Mariah Carey’s “We Belong Together”...
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A.R. Rahman, the two‑time Academy Award‑winning composer behind the score of Slumdog Millionaire, has dropped a new app on the Apple Vision Pro platform: ARR Immersive. The title went li...
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On the road with a band that defies genre and on a set that breathes 1920s gothic vibes, Philadelphia’s own Honus Honus is pulling double duty. The 38‑year‑old frontman of Man Man is s...
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On July 6, 2026, the historic streets of Bologna became the stage for a moment that would echo across the music‑therapy community for years to come. In a ceremony that blended tradition an...
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