Updates + Additions
New Releases
“Live!,” Crumb – Dec. 5
“Jana Horn,” Jana Horn – Jan. 16, 2026
“Concave,” Delaney Bailey – Jan. 21, 2026
“Not Like Everybody Else,” The Damned – Jan. 23, 2026
“Scenes From Above,” Julian Lage – Jan. 23, 2026
“Jamie MacDonald,” Jamie MacDonald – Jan. 23, 2026
“Empty Hands,” Poppy – Jan. 23, 2026
“World’s Gone Mad,” Lucinda Williams – Jan. 23, 2026
“All Tied Together,” Ye Vagabonds – Jan. 30, 2026
“URGH,” Mandy, Indiana – Feb. 6, 2026
“Big Blue,” 2070 – Feb. 6, 2026
“Good Omen,” Caroline Jones – Feb. 13, 2026
“Buckaroo,” Katzin – Feb. 13, 2026
“Cloud 9,” Megan Moroney – Feb. 20, 2026
“My Days of 85,” Bill Callahan – Feb. 27, 2026
“These Are the Good Days,” Scouting for Girls – March 27, 2026
“Hope and Fury,” Joe Jackson – April 10, 2026
“Toy With Me,” Meghan Trainor – April 24, 2026
New Music Friday: Nov. 14, 2025
Reissues
“The Best of The Band,” The Band – Dec. 12
Vinyl
“Sananda Maitreya’s Juvenilia: The Columbia Years,” Sananda Maitreya – Feb. 6, 2026
Just Released
(Surprise releases + more)
“Nature,” Tiffany Poon (classical pianist’s sophomore album; Hear here; PENTATONE)
“Working Man’s Son,” Dan Pallotta (new single: “24 Kenmore Road”; Hear here; CThings)
“Deep Blue,” Lavendine (producer: Mark Needham; Hear here; 400 SWC Records)
“I Know U Can Do It,” Øyunn (Copenhagen-based drummer, rapper and vocalist’s debut album; Hear here; Midnight Confessions)
“Democracy,” John Michael Hersey (13-song rock musical; Hear here; John Michael Hersey)
“The Reckoning,” Pangaea (Hear here; Andi Schenck)
I'm looking California, and feeling Minnesota
New Songs Playlist
(Click on title to stream)
Dopamine, Robyn
Maybe Not Tonight, Lime Garden
Cruise Ship Designer, Dry Cleaning
Sunny, About You
Tough, Nat & Alex Wolff
Circlesz, GENA (Liv.E & Karriem Riggins)
Talking in Tongues, Sylvia Black
Photograph of a Cyclone, Searows
11:11, Mikaela Davis
Fool Me Once (Folk Edition), Robert DeLong
Merry Holidays, Tora Woloshin
Businessman, Gregory McLoughlin
I’ve Been Sleeping / Feel It, Deb Never
Street Sweeper, Van Panther
Today’s Birthdays
R.I.P.
Cleto Escobedo III (“Jimmy Kimmel Live” bandleader)
Steve Whitaker (original Barren Cross drummer)
This Week In … 1999
(Source: Billboard)
No. 1 – “Smooth,” Santana feat. Rob Thomas
Biggest Mover Within the Top 40 – “I Wanna Love You Forever,” Jessica Simpson (from No. 33 to No. 25)
Highest Debut (No. 58) – “If You Love Me,” Mint Condition
Biggest Mover Within the Hot 100 – “4, 5, 6,” Solé feat. JT Money and Kandi (from No. 84 to No. 68)
Shoulda Been a Bigger Hit – “The Greatest Romance Ever Sold,” The Artist Formerly Known As Prince
No. 1 Album – “Supernatural,” Santana
In U.K.
(Source: Official Charts)
No. 1 Song – “Lift Me Up,” Geri Halliwell
No. 1 Album – “Steptacular,” Steps
In Canada
(Source: Billboard)
No. 1 Song – “Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of…),” Lou Bega
No. 1 Album – “A Little Bit of Mambo,” Lou Bega
Music News
> Akon Arrested Near Atlanta for Missing Court Over Suspended License | The Associated Press
> Radio Streamer TuneIn Acquired for $175M | TechCrunch
> Barry Manilow Releases Special Gift for Fans in Advance of Final Tour Dates | Billboard
> Sabrina Carpenter to Lead ‘Alice in Wonderland’-Inspired Musical at Universal | Variety
> ‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’ Adds Chicago Central Time Zone Countdown Segment | Variety
Tour + Festival News
> Micky Dolenz Announces ’60 Years of the Monkees’ Tour | Rolling Stone
> Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman Announce 2026 Canadian Tour as the Guess Who | CBC
> New Kids on the Block Renew Their Vows With Vegas & Extend ‘The Right Stuff’ Residency for New 2026 Dates | Billboard
Dedicated to Ginny and Winnie. We miss you, girls.