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IATSE launched a program extending its National Benefit Fund to touring crews, giving them access to healthcare and retirement benefits funded through artist/management “cap accounts.” The goal is to close the gap between touring and venue workers.

Lainey Wilson’s “Somewhere Over Laredo” hit No. 9 on Hot Country Songs, her ninth top 10. Kelsea Ballerini’s “Emerald City” debuted at No. 36 as her EP Mount Pleasant opened at No. 9 on Top Country Albums.

Talking Heads will release a 1974 demo of “Psycho Killer” for Record Store Day Black Friday.

Queen of the Damned’s nü-metal soundtrack returns on vinyl Jan. 2, 2026.

Vitriol’s Kyle Rasmussen released a 41-minute video addressing the mid-tour exit of three members. He disputes their claims of abuse and says he was abandoned; the ex-members stand by their account. Rasmussen announced a GoFundMe to get home.

Berklee named sophomore Paris Pineyro the first recipient of the $75,000 Nat King Cole & Natalie Cole Scholarship, honoring both artists’ legacies.

Tool bassist Justin Chancellor confirmed the band is working on new music with no release timeline.

UMG UK launched Pause, a studio producing single-frame art prints pulled from music videos; once a frame is purchased, it’s gone. First set includes Amy Winehouse, Aurora, Self-Esteem, Jeff Goldblum, and Keane; proceeds support the Amy Winehouse Foundation.

Official UK Albums Chart:

5. Man's Best Friend – Sabrina Carpenter

4. PTSD 2 – D-Block Europe

3. Life of a Showgirl – Taylor Swift

2. The Art of Loving – Olivia Dean

1. Everyone’s a Star! – 5 Seconds of Summer

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Taylor Swift drops an 18-hour holiday vinyl set for The Life of a Showgirl as it logs week 7 at No. 1. Three new variants offered.

Summer Walker’s Finally Over It opens No. 2 with 77k units, biggest R&B debut by a woman in 2025. NF and 5SOS also land in top 10.

Red Bull Records will shut down end of year after a run with AWOLNATION, Twin Atlantic, Blxst.

Aaron Carter family’s wrongful-death suit heads to trial June 2026 over alleged prescription mismanagement; motions to dismiss denied, some claims trimmed.

Joni Mitchell to receive 2026 Juno lifetime honor; Nelly Furtado enters Canadian Music Hall of Fame; Arkells and The Beaches set to perform.

Billie Eilish + James Cameron 3D concert doc arrives Mar 20, 2026 via Paramount, covering the Hit Me Hard and Soft tour.

Rick Wakeman recovering well after brain surgery; US tour with son Oliver moves to Mar 2026; two December charity shows confirmed.

Reggae icon Jimmy Cliff dies at 81; global pioneer whose career spanned ska roots, The Harder They Come, Grammy wins, Hall of Fame induction.

Boy Harsher directing debut feature The Lonely Woman, a New England horror-thriller starring FKA twigs, Sturgill Simpson, Bonnie “Prince” Billy.

Vitriol’s lineup quits mid-tour, leaving frontman Kyle Rasmussen at a Vermont gas station; future uncertain.

Top 5 Albums

5. KPop Demon Hunters – Soundtrack

4. Fear (EP) – NF

3. I’m The Problem – Morgan Wallen

2. Finally Over It – Summer Walker

1. The Life of a Showgirl – Taylor Swift

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Arch Enemy split with vocalist Alissa White-Gluz after 12 years; no replacement named. White-Gluz teased solo single The Room Where She Died.

Tom Morello says Audioslave has unreleased material but no plans to release it. Soundgarden’s new album with Terry Date is nearly finished and includes some of Chris Cornell’s final studio work.

Donald Glover (Childish Gambino) revealed he suffered a stroke and had a hole in his heart, explaining last year’s tour cancellations.

Wicked: For Good opened with $150M domestic and $226M global, the biggest debut for a Broadway musical adaptation, surpassing the first Wicked film.

Lenny Kravitz said a fan accidentally tore out four dreadlocks during his Brisbane show; he’ll continue audience interaction on “Let Love Rule.”

Jellybean Johnson of The Time, key to the Minneapolis Sound, has died at 69. He was known for shaping the funk-rock/new wave hybrid and preserving the Minneapolis Sound.

Salt Lake City police found no evidence Todd Snider was assaulted on Halloween; injuries likely from a fall. He died Nov. 14 of pneumonia and sepsis, unrelated to the incident.

GREAT WHITE guitarist Mark Kendall is battling stage-four kidney cancer; immunotherapy has significantly shrunk the tumor.

Anthrax finished mixing their first album in 10 years with Jay Ruston. Release expected 2026, with one single due before end of 2025.

Conan Gray joins the 2025 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade lineup and appears in a Macy’s commercial with Baker Mayfield and John O’Hurley.

Top 5 Singles:

5. Opalite – Taylor Swift

4. Man I Need – Olivia Dean

3. Ordinary – Alex Warren

2. Golden – HUNTR/X

1.The Fate Of Ophelia – Taylor Swift

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The Weeknd’s After Hours ’Til Dawn Tour has surpassed $1 billion in ticket sales, becoming the highest-grossing tour ever by a male solo artist.

Music-News

The UK government plans to ban ticket resales above face value and cap platform fees, with violators facing fines of up to 10% of global turnover.

Music Business Worldwide

Gary “Mani” Mounfield, bassist for The Stone Roses and Primal Scream, has died at 63.

Music-News

Fugees rapper Pras Michel has been sentenced to 14 years for illegally channeling foreign funds into Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign.

AP News

Megan Thee Stallion testified in her defamation trial that she has struggled with suicidal thoughts and severe anxiety related to past trauma and public harassment.

Music-News

A24 released the teaser for The Moment, a stylized Charli XCX film blending real performance footage with surreal fictional elements ahead of its January 30, 2026 release.

Variety

The Chainsmokers have extended their Wynn Las Vegas residency through 2029.

Billboard

Universal, Warner, and Sony have all signed licensing deals with AI music startup Klay Vision, marking their first joint partnership on a single AI platform.

Variety

New Music Friday

• “Nobody’s Girl” – Tate McRae
• Apple Music
• “Cold” – BigXthaPlug & Post Malone
• Apple Music
• “Enemigos” – Ozuna, Beéle & Ovy On The Drums
• Apple Music
• “Big Ideas” – Matt Corby
• Apple Music
• “Do It” – Stray Kids
• Apple Music

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Lainey Wilson won Entertainer of the Year, Album of the Year for Whirlwind, and Female Vocalist of the Year at the 2025 CMA Awards, becoming only the third woman in CMA history to win Entertainer of the Year twice.

Billboard

“You Look Like You Love Me” by Ella Langley and Riley Green won both Single of the Year and Song of the Year, with Cody Johnson taking Male Vocalist of the Year, The Red Clay Strays earning Vocal Group of the Year, and Zach Top named New Artist of the Year.

Billboard

Singer d4vd has been named a suspect in the death investigation of 15-year-old Celeste Rivas-Hernandez, whose body was found in the trunk of a Tesla registered to him, with the cause of death still undetermined.

Billboard

Tyler, The Creator has been named Apple Music’s Artist of the Year for 2025 after logging more than 4.5 billion minutes of listening and releasing two major projects, CHROMAKOPIA and DON’T TAP THE GLASS.

Music-News

Yungblud has announced two intimate shows for April 2026 in London and Kingston, offering stripped-back performances with tickets on sale tomorrow.

NME

A Church of England infant school in Poole has banned students from singing songs from K-Pop Demon Hunters due to concerns over demon-related themes conflicting with the school’s Christian ethos.

NME

Pinkfong, the studio behind Baby Shark, surged as much as 62 percent in its Kosdaq debut before closing 9 percent above its IPO price after raising roughly ₩76 billion to expand its global content efforts.

Music Business Worldwide

Warner Music Group has partnered with Stability AI to develop professional-grade “responsible” AI tools for music creation that use ethically trained models and incorporate artist feedback.

Music Business Worldwide

Spotify is rolling out expanded Song Credits, a new SongDNA feature highlighting musical connections, and an About the Song section offering behind-the-scenes context.

Variety

Kenshi Yonezu’s “Iris Out” remains at number one on Billboard Japan’s Hot 100 for an eighth consecutive week.

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The Red Hot Chili Peppers are reportedly finalizing a deal to sell their recorded music catalog to Warner Music Group for $300 to $325 million.

Slipknot is deciding to sell a majority stake in their music catalog to HarbourView Equity Partners.

KISS members Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Tommy Thayer, and Eric Singer participated in a Q&A session during the “KISS Kruise: Landlocked In Vegas” event. Paul Stanley hinted at the possibility of new music related to their upcoming biopic and avatar show.

Styx co-founder Dennis DeYoung criticized the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for only honoring artists when they are too old, sick, or deceased.

Ariana Grande announced on Amy Poehler’s podcast that her upcoming tour for the album “Eternal Sunshine” will be her last for a long time.

LeAnn Rimes will celebrate the 30th anniversary of her hit song “Blue” with a seven-date tour in 2026, kicking off in Dallas, Texas.

Motley Crue announced their first 2026 North American tour dates, commemorating the 20th anniversary of Carnival of Sins and their 45th anniversary as a band.

Jeff Tweedy will embark on a 2026 tour across the US, Canada, Mexico, and Europe in support of his solo album Twilight Override.

The Santa Rosa Symphony is launching a new chamber music series at the Brannan Center in Calistoga, starting with performances of Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos.

Melosurf is an experimental Max for Live device that allows Ableton Live users to control the DAW using voice commands.

The UK government will outlaw ticket resale for profit, fulfilling a Labour Party pledge.

Freddie Mercury is getting a commemorative coin. The coin features a portrait of Mercury, his signature, and a musical stave representing his vocal range.

Top five on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums Chart

5. Playlist: The Very Best of Kenny G

4. Christmastime is Here - Herb Alper

3. Come Away With Me - Norah Jones

2. You - Larry Lovestein & The Velvet Revival

1. The Best of Sade

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Thrice will perform a homecoming concert in Anaheim at House of Blues this Sunday, celebrating their 2025 tour.

Cher will be the musical guest on SNL for the first time since 1987, appearing alongside host Ariana Grande on December 20th.

The Country Music Association and ABC announced the presenters and special guests for “The 59th Annual CMA Awards,” hosted by Lainey Wilson and airing on November 19th. The event will feature performances by Keith Urban, Little Big Town, and other country music stars.

The restored and expanded Beatles Anthology docuseries, now nine episodes, will premiere on Disney+ with a three-night streaming event starting November 26.

Gary Numan broke down during a Birmingham gig after receiving “the worst news ever,” which he has yet to disclose.

“Weird Al” Yankovic announced a 2026 tour expansion with 90 additional North American stops, including Chicago, Boston, and Las Vegas.

BLACKMORE’S NIGHT, the renaissance-inspired rock band formed by Ritchie Blackmore and Candice Night, has postponed two shows on their U.S. East Coast tour due to medical reasons.

GHOST’s “Mary On A Cross” single was certified double platinum by the RIAA, marking the band’s first double platinum certification.

Bad Nerves released a new single, “Loner,” ahead of their UK tour.

Top Albums:

5. CHROMAKOPIA - Tyler, the Creator

4. Everybody Scream - Florence + the Machine

3. I'm The Problem - Morgan Wallen

2. KPop Demon Hunters - Soundtrack

1. The Life Of A Showgirl - Taylor Swift

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Taylor Swift’s “The Life of a Showgirl” holds No. 1 on the Billboard 200 for a sixth week. Rosalía’s “LUX” debuts at No. 4, Olivia Dean’s “The Art of Loving” hits No. 5, and TXT’s Yeonjun enters at No. 10 with “No Labels Part 01.”

Post Malone, Jack White, and Lil Jon will headline the 2025 NFL Thanksgiving halftime shows. Malone plays Cowboys–Chiefs, White plays Lions–Packers, Lil Jon plays Ravens–Bengals.

Americana singer-songwriter Todd Snider has died at 59. Known for sharp storytelling and humor, Snider blended folk, rock, and country, releasing acclaimed work on John Prine’s Oh Boy label.

Yungblud cancels remaining 2025 tour dates due to doctor-ordered rest after vocal and blood-related health concerns. Refunds available; new plans coming for Mexico and Latin America.

Myrtle Beach’s rap scene grows as BigDeuceFOF expands his reach through steady output and strong branding, becoming a key figure in the city’s rising hip-hop movement.

MTV’s 1981 launch reshaped pop culture with its music-video era, boosting acts like Prince, Madonna, and Nirvana. Though it later shifted to reality TV, music videos thrive today on YouTube and TikTok.

Slayer will reissue “Hell Awaits” on May 15, 2026, for its 40th anniversary, featuring the original album, 1985 live tracks from Bochum, and new collectibles.

Nigerian trumpeter Joshua Olusanya sets a world record with 25 hours, 30 minutes of nonstop playing, overcoming bleeding lips, cramps, and earlier disqualification to complete the feat.

Top 5 Hot 100:

5. Man I Need – Olivia Dean

4. Opalite – Taylor Swift

3. Ordinary – Alex Warren

2. Golden – HUNTR/X

1. The Fate of Ophelia – Taylor Swift

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Cardi B has welcomed her fourth child, a baby boy with Stefon Diggs, sharing the news on Instagram as she gears up for her next tour.

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The AI-generated country song “Walk My Walk” by Breaking Rust hit #1 on a digital sales chart, prompting new debate over low-quality AI content and its impact on human creativity.

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David Coverdale, longtime Whitesnake frontman and former Deep Purple vocalist, announced his retirement after a 50-year career.

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A new Live Nation poll found live music is the world’s most valued form of entertainment, with 39 percent preferring it over movies or live sports.

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Sharon Osbourne revealed that none of the artists performing at Ozzy Osbourne’s final Back to the Beginning show accepted payment, and the event raised about $11 million for charity—not the widely circulated $190 million figure.

billboard.com

The CMA has added Kelsea Ballerini, Brandi Carlile, Kenny Chesney and more to the performer lineup for the 59th Annual CMA Awards airing November 19 on ABC and Hulu.

dailyfly.com

Kate Pierson of The B-52’s released a new cover of Patti Smith’s “People Have the Power,” featuring the Uniting Voices Chicago teen choir, with proceeds supporting two nonprofit organizations.

rollingstone.com

A new Australian study reports that regularly listening to or playing music may significantly reduce the risk of developing dementia.

healthday.com

New Releases

Black and Blue (Super Deluxe Edition) – The Rolling Stones – Expanded reissue with outtakes and live material

Warning 25 – Green Day – 25th anniversary expanded edition

All Washed Up – Cheap Trick – 21st studio album

Everyone’s a Star – 5 Seconds of Summer – New album

Eusexua Afterglow – FKA Twigs – Follow-up to this year’s Eusexua

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Adele is set to make her feature film debut in Tom Ford’s adaptation of Cry to Heaven, with production beginning January 2026 in London and Rome.

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K-pop group NewJeans will return to ADOR after a court rejected their attempt to terminate their contract early and upheld its validity through 2029.

billboard.com

Sabrina Carpenter will star in and produce a new musical film inspired by Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, written and directed by Lorene Scafaria and co-produced by Marc Platt, Leslie Morgenstein, and Elysa Koplovitz Dutton.

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Shaggy and Sean Paul will headline the “Jamaica Strong” benefit concert on December 12, 2025, to support hurricane relief efforts in Jamaica following Hurricane Melissa.

billboard.com

Pop group KATSEYE has partnered with VALORANT to release “GO OFF,” the official anthem for the 2025 Game Changers Championship.

nme.com

The Sabres of Paradise have removed their entire catalog from Spotify, citing concerns that the platform undervalues artists, underserves listeners, and has leadership tied to AI-driven weapon technologies.

nme.com

Robyn has released “Dopamine,” her first solo single in seven years, reuniting with longtime collaborator Klas Åhlund.

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The Ultra Music Festival 2026 Phase 2 lineup features a back-to-back set from Alesso and Martin Garrix, plus acts like Ray Volpe b2b Sullivan King and the supergroup HALŌ.

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Kenshi Yonezu’s “Iris Out” is number one on Billboard Japan’s Hot 100 for the seventh consecutive week.

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