Updates + Additions
New Releases
“Lil Herb,” G Herbo – Nov. 7
“Men Without Hats On The Moon,” Men Without Hats – Nov. 14
“Visions,” Alice Merton – Jan. 16, 2026
“Pastures,” Natalie Del Carmen – Jan. 30, 2026
“Don’t Trust Mirrors,” Kelly Moran – Jan. 30, 2026
“Laughter In Summer,” Beverly Glenn-Copeland – Feb. 6, 2026
“The Diary of Elon Lust,” Elise Trouw – Feb. 13, 2026
“Forever Yours: The Final Performance,” Chick Corea – Feb. 27, 2026
“The Great Satan,” Rob Zombie – Feb. 27, 2026
“Steel Town,” Morgan Evans – March 20, 2026
New Music Friday: Oct. 10, 2025
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Vinyl
“Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers and Hart Song Book,” Ella Fitzgerald – Dec. 12
Just Released
(Surprise releases + more)
“Melt,” Not for Radio (debut solo album from The Marías’ María Zardoya; Hear here; Nice Life Recording Company / Atlantic)
“In a Perfect World,” Lauren Watkins (Hear here; Big Loud Records / Songs & Daughters / Mercury)
“HEARTLAND : PART II,” MORGXN (five-song EP; new single: “WILLOW”; Hear here; BMG Rights Management)
“IT NEEDS TO BE SAID,” Mitch Wong (new single: “THE NAME ABOVE ALL NAMES”; Hear here; Integrated Music Rights)
“Caught in the Throes,” SKOLD (his eighth solo album; Hear here; Metropolis)
“XOXO,” Lojay (new singles: “Mwah!” and “Somebody to Love”; Hear here; On Tour; Koratori Music)
“Rest Here,” Car Culture (Hear here; NAFF Recordings)
“The Fallout,” Sam Varga (Nashville-based singer-songwriter’s seven-song EP; Hear here; Sam Varga)
Picket lines and picket signs / Don't punish me with brutality
New Songs Playlist
(Click on title to stream)
Tie you down, HAIM & Bon Iver
A War With Time, Brandi Carlile
Kiss, Demi Lovato
The Manifesto, Gorillaz feat. Trueno and Proof
Punks and Demons, Rob Zombie
bittersweet, Madison Beer
EYES CLOSED, JISOO & ZAYN
Nighttime Thing, Alessia Cara & Julia Michaels
Superhero, Oliver Tree
You You You / Audrey Hepburn, Maisie Peters
MALPORTADA, Nathy Peluso & Rawayana
Middle Age Crazy, Jake Owen
Aftercare, Imogen Heap
To the Moon, Alok & Illenium
Pretty Please, Lauren Watkins
Whatever U Want, G Herbo feat. Jeremih
HEARTBREAK, BLK ODYSSY
Taillights Too Late, Tommy Acker
Fire Child, Pete Muller
Goodbyes Are Hard to Listen To, Joe Nichols
Don’t Need a Cowboy, Twinnie
Nome de Deus, Sessa
Friends, Subtronics feat. Linney
melancholia sober, Abi Carter (“American Idol” season 22 winner)
Only Time Will Tell, Paris WYA
Fresh Dirt, Sunburster
Ghosts of Tennessee, Beatrix
ask me out, TPCX
Ishimura, Elemantra
Bucky, Oswald Slain
Reason, Milyssa Rose
I Don’t Know, Eric Douglas
Music City Mistletoe, Shantell Ogden
2 MUCH 2 SAY, AJ Vitanza
I Have Found My Love Today, Leon Majcen
Barcelona Living, Lobo Miro feat. Hard GZ
What’s Your Name Again?, Streetlights
Sign of Life, Dark Chapel
The Dead, Badlands
Hero Call, Jaclyn Reinhart
Locked Room, SUPERWORLD
Regeneration Days, 84 Tigers
Something Over Nothing, Cedarsmoke
Infinite Lucid Geometric Fever Dream, Circu5
The Star, CVCHE
Dusk on the 33, Serious Child
Drifter, Sturle Dagsland
Don’t Stop, Lily Lane
Today’s Birthdays
R.I.P.
John Lodge (The Moody Blues bassist-singer)
Thommy Price (former Joan Jett and the Blackhearts drummer)
This Week In … 2008
(Source: Billboard)
No. 1 – “Whatever You Like,” T.I.
Biggest Mover Within the Top 40 – “Crush,” David Archuleta (from No. 32 to No. 15)
Highest Debut (No. 32) – “All Summer Long,” The Rock Heroes
Biggest Mover Within the Hot 100 – “Body On Me,” Nelly feat. Ashanti & Akon (from No. 71 to No. 42)
Shoulda Been a Bigger Hit – “That’s What You Get,” Paramore
No. 1 Album – “Death Magnetic,” Metallica
In U.K.
(Source: Official Charts)
No. 1 Song – “So What,” P!NK
No. 1 Album – “Only By the Night,” Kings of Leon
Music News
> John Lodge Was a Pioneering Force of British Rock’s Most Underrated Band | The Guardian
> Conservatives Want an ‘All American’ Alternative to Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Show. Can You Say Hispanophobia? | Los Angeles Times
> Jonathan Cain to Leave Journey After One More Tour | Rolling Stone
> Neil Young to Remove His Music From Amazon: ‘Buy Local’ Because ‘Bezos Supports This Government’ | Variety
> Venezuelan Singers in Exile React to María Corina Machado’s Nobel Peace Prize: ‘Warrior of the Light’ | Billboard
> Liza Minnelli to Present Janet Jackson With Icon Award at Dancers Against Cancer Gala | The Hollywood Reporter
> MTV to Axe U.K. Music Channels After Almost 30 Years | NME
Tour + Festival News
> No Doubt Announces Residency at Las Vegas’ Sphere and Reveals 2026 Dates | Variety
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