Taylor Swift performed her new original Toy Story 5 song, “I Knew It, I Knew You,” at the film’s Los Angeles premiere, then brought Randy Newman onstage for a duet of “You’ve Got a Friend in Me.”

https://www.music-news.com/news/UK/189410/Taylor-Swift-and-Randy-Newman-perform-special-duet-at-Toy-Story-5-premiere

Alanis Morissette has announced Butterfly With a Machete, a limited four-night YouTube Theater residency in November that expands her confessional multimedia “rock traumedy” concept from Las Vegas to Los Angeles.

https://www.music-news.com/news/UK/189400/Alanis-Morissette-announces-limited-Los-Angeles-residency-show-Butterfly-With-A-Machete

Radiohead’s Hamlet Hail to the Thief is headed to London’s Barbican Theatre for a limited run beginning October 31, with Samuel Blenkin returning as Hamlet in the stage production built around a reimagined performance of Hail to the Thief.

https://variety.com/2026/music/news/radiohead-hamlet-hail-to-the-thief-barbican-1236771204/

Google has moved to dismiss a lawsuit from independent musicians over YouTube uploads and AI training, arguing that YouTube’s Terms of Service gave the company broad rights to use uploaded content.

https://variety.com/2026/music/news/google-youtube-terms-of-service-train-ai-models-lawsuit-1236771486/

Warner Music Group has agreed to acquire Sureel AI, a rights-tracking company whose “AI DNA” technology is designed to help identify and protect music, voices, likenesses, and other creative work used in AI-generated content or training.

https://variety.com/2026/music/news/warner-music-group-acquires-sureel-ai-1236771303/

Megan Thee Stallion, Andrea Bocelli, David Guetta, and EJAE have teamed up on “DNA,” the official anthem for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with Bocelli and EJAE set to debut the song live during the opening ceremony in Mexico City.

https://www.music-news.com/news/UK/189424/Megan-Thee-Stallion-and-Andrea-Bocelli-team-up-on-FIFA-World-Cup-anthem

This week’s top five new albums are JUKE BOX by HOKUTO, Sequence 01: Curiosity by AND2BLE, We on Fire by &TEAM, ‘PUREFLOW’, Pt. 1 by LE SSERAFIM, and NEW WAV by TREASURE.

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