The latest music headlines on artists, albums, tours, industry trends, and breaking music news from Blab.
The Collingwood Music Festival finished its seventh annual two‑week run on July 18, 2026, after a series of performances that drew more than 220 musicians to South Georgian Bay. The event,...
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When a seasoned Nashville songwriter is labeled a “one‑trick pony,” he can either stay quiet or turn the comment into a guitar‑shredding anthem. On July 15 2026, veteran songwriter D...
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Australian singer‑songwriter Rowena Wise will perform in New Zealand for the first time this spring, with a series of intimate solo shows that will precede the full release of her second s...
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Cher’s request to force Sonny Bono’s widow to reimburse her for more than $1 million in legal fees was denied by a federal judge on Monday, July 20, 2026. The decision means the singer w...
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In a legal clash that could reshape how AI‑generated music is paid for, the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) has taken a hard‑line stand against dismissal motions filed by Universa...
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On a breezy July 20, the airwaves of GILGA Radio crackled with a collaboration that sent ripples through the hip‑hop community. Donald Glover’s direct‑to‑fan streaming platform, laun...
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Blue Note Records has announced a fresh vinyl collection, the Blue Note Essentials series, paired with a companion video series, Essentially Blue Note, as part of its International Jazz Day ...
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Kurt Vile’s latest studio effort, Philadelphia’s Been Good to Me, dropped on May 29 2026 and marks the singer‑songwriter’s first full‑band release after the death of longtime colla...
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On a warm July evening, the McGrath Performing Arts Center in Wilmette will glow with the story of a songwriter who turned a teenage dream into a timeless legacy. From Thursday, July 23 to S...
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Doc Wiley, a Grammy‑winning mix engineer and touring bassist, has turned a standard Fender Precision Bass into a custom four‑string workhorse he calls the Doc Shop Strat‑o‑Bass. The ...
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The 60th edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival concluded on 18 July after 16 days of music in Montreux, Switzerland. 250,000 people attended in person and the festival’s livestream reached...
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When a group of dementia patients gathered in a Chicago auditorium on a rainy Thursday, the room filled with more than music. The air vibrated with the strains of a 1960s pop hit, a haunting...
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A California federal court received a copyright complaint on July 20, 2026 from celebrity photo agency Bauer‑Griffin against several parties for the alleged unauthorized use of a 2013 papa...
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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is reportedly preparing a formal investigation into Live Nation Entertainment’s control of the United Kingdom’s live‑music market. The regul...
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The first week of July brings a quartet of new releases that span indie folk, regional rock, acoustic storytelling and classic punk. Each track arrives with its own context, from upcoming al...
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Indian independent pop artist Shreshth Singh, known on stage as SSTG, released the official music video for his single “Why did you?” on 20 July 2026. The video, shot in a cinematic blac...
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Qobuz, the Paris‑based high‑resolution music streaming platform, announced a year‑long partnership with WYXR 91.7 FM, a non‑profit community radio station in Memphis, Tennessee. The ...
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Sony Music Entertainment launched a new copyright complaint against generative‑AI platform Udio on July 20, 2026, after a federal judge denied the label’s request to add more than 30,000...
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In the latest episode of The Masked Singer South Africa season three, the masked contestant Clock was eliminated after a battle performance against Sushi. The episode, which aired on SABC 2,...
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Kadokawa Corporation dropped a fresh teaser on Monday, announcing that the long‑awaited theatrical adaptation of the web manga Uchū Nanchara Kotetsu‑kun will hit Japanese cinemas on Sep...
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On Saturday 18 July 2026, Swindon celebrated the 50th anniversary of XTC’s last performance at the Town Gardens Bowl by unveiling a permanent public artwork, XhibitA, in Queens Park. The e...
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At the 2026 FIFA World Cup final, the roar of 80,663 fans in East Rutherford’s MetLife Stadium was interrupted not by a goal, but by a glittering spectacle that will become a new benchmark...
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The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has announced a new training program aimed at producing field‑ready professionals for the Korean popular music sector. The 2026 Popular Music Pr...
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On a quiet Saturday morning, the alternative‑rock world lost one of its fiercest voices. Jennifer Finch, the bassist and songwriter for all‑female band L 7, died July 18 2026 at 59. The ...
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