A blast of distorted blues riffs, shouted vocals, and stripped-down swagger defines the sound of Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, a group that emerged in the early 1990s with a deliberate disregard for ...

Berlin techno emerged as an unmistakable voice in the post‑Cold War landscape of German music, crystallizing in the streets and basements of a city suddenly reunited. The fall of the Berlin Wall in ...

On August 13, five artists slipped new singles into the streaming landscape, each a teaser for a September album that will span pop, country‑western, electronic, indie‑rock, and bedroom‑pop. Melaina ...

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Carly Simon, 83, announced on July 27 2026 that she has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and that she has recently undergone surgery to remove skin cancer. The singer‑songwriter also revealed ...

Edward "Bud" Cole, the chief executive of Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, faced a sudden public relations crisis after remarks he made in a May interview with T3 magazine resurfaced. In the ...

M. Shadows, the lead vocalist of Huntington Beach metal band Avenged Sevenfold, has issued a stark warning to the industry: record labels are no longer worth the effort. In a bold move earlier this ...

July 2026’s release slate is a sonic smorgasbord that takes listeners from gritty punk riffs to mellow hip‑hop grooves, and everything in between. The month’s catalog showcases an eclectic mix of ...

A coalition of musicians, spearheaded by Grammy‑winning country singer Jason Isbell, filed a federal class‑action lawsuit against Suno, Inc. on August 31 2026 in the U.S. District Court for the ...

On Friday, September 11, 2026, VIBE published its New Music Friday guide, a concise list of fresh releases across hip‑hop, R&B, reggae, dancehall and afrobeats. The guide is part of VIBE’s ...

On a crisp September morning, Suno announced the rollout of its new v6 model family, a move that brings the AI‑powered music creation platform a step closer to mainstream acceptance. The launch, which ...

Saving Country Music, the online platform that curates country and roots music, has refreshed its Top 25 playlist to highlight recent releases and emerging tracks. The updated list, which is available ...