Updates + Additions
New Releases
“‘Till Death Do Us Part,” Trixie Mattel – Oct. 2
“In the Shadow of the Sun (Live & Very Direct),” Paul Weller & Band – Oct. 2
“Olivia Rodrigo (Amazon Music Songline),” Olivia Rodrigo – Oct. 9
“Reverie,” Isabel Dumaa – Oct. 23
“FUDGE,” Michael Kiwanuka – Oct. 23
“I Am What I Am,” Kirk Franklin – Oct. 30
“Voices of The Gilded Age: The Christmas Album,” various artists – Nov. 6
“Carnaval de Luz,” U2 – Nov. 13
“Sugababes,” Sugababes – Feb. 12, 2027
“Social Apocalypse,” Bullet For My Valentine – March 19, 2027
“DragonForce,” DragonForce – March 19, 2027
Vinyl
“His Majesty King Funk,” Grant Green – Nov. 20
Music Books
“A Sorta Fairytale,” Tori Amos – April 6, 2027
Just Released
(Surprise releases + more)
“Learn to Live,” Kinsley (Nashville-based singer-songwriter’s six-song debut EP; new single: “Cold July”; Hear here; MCA)
“Luxury Tax,” Apollo Brown & Skyzoo (14 songs; Hear here; Escapism / First Generation Rich)
“Boystown,” Greyson Chance (his fifth studio album; producers: Cain Culto, Chance, Jason Reeves, John Fellner, Mark Nilan Jr., Nick Monson; Hear here; GCM)
“Ave Trujillo,” Freddy Trujillo (The Delines bassist’s fifth solo album, built around birds as characters, metaphors and witnesses; Hear here; El Cortez Records)
“Everything All the Time,” Maddie Zahm (Hear here; MNRK Records)
“Isn’t It Sweet?,” OSTON (L.A.-based indie pop singer-songwriter’s debut album; Hear here; OSTON POWERS MUSIC)
“Learning to Unlove You,” Harper O’Neill (six-song EP; Hear here; Harper O’Neill)
“SWIM!!!,” BAILEN (Hear here; Briggs Hill Music)
If the truth can't succeed, then we are lost / Because hope will be just too far away
New Songs Playlist
(Click on title to stream)
Patient Zero, Taylor Swift
Silencio, U2
Danceteria Afterhours, Madonna & Charli xcx
On Video (from “Primetime” soundtrack), Phoebe Bridgers
Fireflies, John Legend & Pharrell Williams
What More Could You Want, Kaitlin Butts
I Love the One, Lady A & Boyz II Men
1+1+1, Boys Noize & ZEP
I Won’t Cry, Remi Wolf
Precious, Girl Tones
Ghost on the Moon, Trixie Mattel
James Dean, Isabel Dumaa
Carry On, Mark Bryan & The Screaming Trojans
SHOW ME, B0YG1RL
Young and Dumb, Colby T. Helms
Hell has frozen over, Sarina
Love Me. Hurt Me., Jasmin Stone’s Project
Whatcha Gunna Do?!, Courtney Hadwin
Deep End, Shawn Pallister
Lion’s Den, Takeda
Never Ever, Nick Ryan
Shoes, Libby Ember
Hush, Pinwheel
omen, brookelen
Read My Mind, Dylan Bradley
The Nomad, Oliver Birch
Fight the Spirit, Jackie O!, Slow Rosary
Every Now and Then, Jamison Wake
Today’s Birthdays
R.I.P.
Neil Henderson (former Bay City Rollers guitarist)
This Week In … 1984
(Source: Billboard)
No. 1 Song – “Missing You,” John Waite
Biggest Mover Within the Top 40 – “Lucky Star,” Madonna (from No. 24 to No. 16)
Highest Debut (No. 68) – “Left in the Dark,” Barbra Streisand
Biggest Mover Within the Hot 100 – “Body Rock,” Maria Vidal (from No. 81 to No. 61)
Shoulda Been a Bigger Hit – “On the Wings of a Nightingale,” The Everly Brothers (peaked at No. 50)
No. 1 Album – “Purple Rain,” Prince and the Revolution
In U.K.
(Source: Official Charts)
No. 1 Song – “I Just Called to Say I Love You,” Stevie Wonder
No. 1 Album – “NOW That’s What I Call Music! 3,” various artists
In Canada
(Source: RPM)
No. 1 Song – “Missing You,” John Waite
No. 1 Album – “Purple Rain,” Prince and the Revolution
Music News
> U2 Goes Back to School to Put on a Show Where It All Began 50 Years Ago | The Associated Press
> Ozzy Farewell Concert Film Hits Theaters on Oct. 28 | Paste Magazine
> Todd Rundgren: Taylor Swift Ruined Music | Pitchfork
> As America Observes Dolly Day, a Look at The Enduring Qualities of ‘9 To 5’ | Billboard
> Jay-Z Accuser Recants Sexual Assault Allegations: ‘I Have Never Met or Spoken to Mr. Carter’ | exclaim!
> Lionel Richie Confirms ‘American Idol’ Return Amid Health Issues | Entertainment Weekly
Tour + Festival News
> Ed Sheeran’s Gillette Stadium Concert Canceled Due to Storm | CNN
> Olivia Rodrigo, Sombr, Katseye Lead iHeartMedia ‘Jingle Ball’ Lineups | Variety
> All Things Go, CBGB, Global Citizen 2026 Festivals Canceled | Pitchfork
> Macklemore Announces ‘Free Palestine’ Tour After Ed Sheeran Fallout | BBC
Dedicated to Ginny and Winnie. We miss you, girls.