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On Friday, September 11, Santa Monica announced that its first Ocean Way Festival would be cancelled. The two‑day music event, slated for September 26–27 on the beachfront south of the S...
On September 12 2026, Akron‑based Knight Stalker Records marked a decade of independent growth with a new YouTube video that traces the label’s evolution from a small local venture into ...
Miss May I has dropped an animated music video for its latest single, “Highbrow Thieves,” a visual companion that sets the ton...
Friday night in Paradise, Nevada, a pop‑hip‑hop‑rock‑country collision will take center stage at the T‑Mobile Arena, as ...
On a quiet Tuesday, August 25 2026, Nashville mourned the passing of country music’s most beloved icon. Dolly Parton died peacef...
On September 11 2026, Jhené Aiko dropped her fourth studio album, Westside Whimsy, after a six‑year pause since 2020’s Chilom...
On September 12, 2026, John Mayer celebrated the 20th anniversary of Continuum, the third studio album that reshaped his artistic ...
On September 11, 2026, VIBE published its New Music Friday guide, a concise list of fresh releases across hip‑hop, R&B, reggae, ...
When the neon lights of Candy Crush flicker to a new beat, Shania Twain and Grammy‑winning producer Zedd breathe fresh life into...
On September 11 2026, Washington‑based HolaTune announced that it will accept eligible AI‑generated and AI‑assisted tracks f...
Fingerbleed, the Turkish‑Dutch electronic‑rock project of a Nijmegen‑raised musician, has just released the single Lonely He...
The Hawaiʻi Songwriting Festival will wrap up its three‑day run on September 12 with a single‑night showcase that brings toge...
The country music scene is experiencing a surge of Black female talent that is reshaping the genre’s sound and cultural narrativ...
When Aiden Lambert, a multimedia arts technology major from Western Michigan University (WMU), stepped into the Rock & Roll Hall o...
On Friday, September 11, 2026, the City of Santa Monica and Goldenvoice pulled the plug on the inaugural Ocean Way music festival,...
Happy Mag’s weekly “New Music Radar” has just dropped a fresh roundup of 15 tracks that cut across shoegaze, indie folk, hip...
On September 9, 2026, Suno, the Cambridge‑based AI‑music platform, unveiled its third‑generation model family—Suno v6. The...
On September 10 2026, Universal Music Group (UMG) and ElevenLabs announced a multi‑year strategic licensing agreement that could...
