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• ICMP Appoints Execs to APAC Regional, Industry Metrics Expert Groups
• Jack Osbourne Says Ozzy Osbourne Is Visiting Family Members in Their Dreams
• K-Pop Group ITZY Set 2026 Australia and New Zealand Arena Tour
• ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ & More Winners That Made History at the 2026 Golden Globes
• Here Are the 2026 Golden Globes Winners: Full List
• Chet Faker Expands ‘A Love for Strangers’ Tour With New Australia Dates
• ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ & ‘Sinners’ Win in Music Categories at 2026 Golden Globes
• Snoop Dogg Presents Amy Poehler With Inaugural Best Podcast Award at 2026 Golden Globes: ‘This Is Exactly How I Pictured It’
• ‘It’s Never Too Late to Shine’: EJAE Gives Inspiring Golden Globes Speech After K-Pop Smash Wins Best Original Song
• Ariana Grande’s Signature Ponytail Returns at 2026 Golden Globes

RSS: News

• Ludwig Göransson Wins Best Original Score at 2026 Golden Globes for Sinners
• Kpop Demon Hunters’ “Golden” Wins Best Original Song at 2026 Golden Globes
• Bob Dylan, Trey Anastasio, Bruce Hornsby, and More Remember Bob Weir
• Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir Dies at 78
• Listen to Sault’s New Album Chapter 1
• Bad Bunny Sued for $16 Million Over Unauthorized Voice Recording
• Salt-N-Pepa’s Lawsuit Against Universal Music Group Dismissed
• 6 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Dry Cleaning, Zach Bryan, and More
• The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis Reconvene for New Album and Tour
• Morrissey Returns With New Album Make-Up Is a Lie

• Ralphie Choo Drops New Songs “Tentacíon” and “Rocco”
• Watch Bruno Mars’ Video for New Song “I Just Might”
• ICE Recruitment Ads No Longer on Spotify
• David Byrne Covers Olivia Rodrigo’s “Drivers License”
• Lala Lala Signs to Sub Pop for New Album Heaven 2, Plots Tour
• Maria BC Preps New Album Marathon, Shares Title Track
• Cate Le Bon and St. Vincent Reunite for “Always the Same”
• Bruno Mars Plots Sprawling Stadium Tour
• Geese to Perform on Saturday Night Live
• Bruno Mars’ First Album in a Decade Arrives Next Month
• Robyn Announces New Album Sexistential, Drops Two Songs
• Big Thief’s Buck Meek Shares New Album Title, Single, and Tour Dates
• Iron & Wine Details New Album Hen’s Teeth
• Bonnie “Prince” Billy Announces New Album We Are Together Again
• Universal and Nvidia Promise New Partnership Is an “Antidote to AI Slop”
• Heavenly Announce First Album in 30 Years
• Kali Uchis, Lorde, and Geese to Play Governors Ball 2026
• New Music Releases and Upcoming Albums in 2026
• Björk Calls for Greenlandic Independence
• Winona Ryder Stars as A$AP Rocky's Next-Door Neighbor in “Punk Rocky” Video

Stereogum

• Golden Globes: KPop Demon Hunters Wins Best Song, Sinners Wins Best Score (During A Commercial Break)
• Sombr Covrs Phoebe Bridgrs
• Excessive Force Reunite For First Show In 30 Years At FYA Fest 2026
• Lucy Dacus & Chappell Roan Cover The Magnetic Fields At Artists For Aid Benefit
• Bob Weir Dead At 78
• Jenny Lewis Married Her Dog For Her 50th Birthday
• DHS Responds To Billie Eilish Calling ICE A “Terrorist Group”
• Hoobaoki
• Washington National Opera Leaving Kennedy Center After 55 Years
• Neil Young Addresses Minneapolis ICE Shooting In Op-Eds: “Wake Up People!”

• Ari Lennox – “Twin Flame”
• The 5 Best Songs Of The Week
• Premature Evaluation: Zach Bryan With Heaven On Top
• just lil – “Come Tru”
• White Beast Announce New Album <em>Die Hard</em>: Hear “Cooked”
• Konradsen – “Efficiency” (Feat. Beharie)
• IDK – “LiFE 4 A LiFE” (Feat. Pusha T)
• August Ponthier – “I’m Crying, Are You?”
• Miguel Plays Fallon, Loves Show Me The Body
• SAULT Share New Album Chapter 1
• Girl Scout – “Operator”
• The Messthetics & James Brandon Lewis Announce New Album Deface The Currency: Hear “Gestations”
• Morrissey Officially Announces New Album, Now Called Make-Up Is A Lie
• Father John Misty – “The Old Law”
• Bruno Mars – “I Just Might”
• Salt-N-Pepa Lose Lawsuit Against Universal To Reclaim Recordings
• Dominic Fike Covered Primus’ “South Park Theme” For Like A Version
• RJD2 & Supastition Announce New Album According To…: Hear “Machines Like Us”
• Hank Bee – “10:23”
• Lantlôs Announce New Album Nowhere In Between Forever: Hear “Daisies”
• Lily Allen Sings “Pussy Palace” Live For The First Time At Acoustic Chanel Show
• Chrissie Hynde Is Here To Defend Brigitte Bardot’s Honor
• Juni Habel Announces New Album Evergreen In Your Mind: Hear Title Track
• Crack Cloud Announce New Album Peace And Purpose: Hear “Safe Room”
• David Byrne – “Drivers License” (Olivia Rodrigo Cover)
• VIAL Announce New Album Hellhound: Hear “Never Been Better”
• Trembler Announce New EP Total Sorry: Hear “Wilt”
• Wesley Joseph Announces New Album Forever Ends Someday: Hear “Peace Of Mind” (Feat. Danny Brown)
• Storey Littleton Announces Debut Album At A Diner: Hear “January”
• Bitter Branches Announce New Album Let’s Give The Land Back To The Animals: Hear “Cave Dwellers”

Entertainment

• Bob Weir, Grateful Dead Co-Founder, Dies At 78
• Neil Young Tears Apart Trump In Scathing New Post: 'Destroying America Bit By Bit'

NPR Topics: Music News

• Bob Weir, guitarist and founding member of the Grateful Dead, has died at 78
• After the holidays, a wave of new faces shoot up the charts
• Béla Fleck cancels Kennedy Center appearance, says it's become 'charged and political'
• Kennedy Center vows to sue musician who canceled performance over Trump name change
• In Memoriam 2025: The Musicians We Lost
• He's the first African musician to get a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
• Raul Malo, lead singer of The Mavericks, has died at 60
• Rafael Ithier, a legend of salsa music, dies at 99
• Christmas season arrives on the pop charts
• How old is your music taste? Spotify will tell you, though you may not like it

• Today In Hip Hop History: Smif N Wessun Dropped Their Debut Album ‘Dah Shinin’ 31 Years Ago
• Fetty Wap Faces Strict Conditions of Release During Home Confinement
• Boosie Badazz Receives ‘Time Served’ Ending Federal Gun Case
• Russell Simmons Escalates HBO Lawsuit With Public Call for Massive Damages
• French Montana and Max B Unleash ‘Coke Wave 3.5’
• 50 Cent Mocks Diddy Again After POTUS Rules Out Pardon Request For Now
• Judge Rejects Bid to Toss Charges in Lil Durk Federal Case
• Fanatics Launches New FAIR PLAY Campaign With Dennis Haysbert as NFL Playoffs Begin
• Nicki Minaj Petition Calls For Her Deportation After Supporting President Trump
• SOURCE SPORTS: Former Mets Star Lenny Dykstra Charged With Drug Possession After Police Found Crack/Meth During Traffic Stop

• NBA Youngboy Collaborator Billy Resio Dies Following Drive-By Shooting In NC
• Suspect Pleads Not Guilty in Alleged Break In Involving Beyoncé’s Team Rental Car
• Chrisean Rock Signs Boxing Deal, Set to Compete in XRumble Fighting Championships
• Young Buck Agrees to Plea Deal, Avoids Prison Time in Sumner County
• DJ Envy Named Creative Cultural Strategist at American Dream Mall
• Stove God Cooks Calls on Jay-Z and Roc Nation to Help Escape HIs Record Deal
• Fat Joe Names Biggie, Tupac, Jay-Z, and Nas on His Rap Mount Rushmore
• Rémy Martin Unveils “My Call” Global Campaign Celebrating Personal Definitions of Success
• ‘NBA 2K26’ Rolls Out First Ratings Update of 2026 With Big Boosts for Kawhi Leonard, Keyonte George, and Brandon Miller
• Angela Bassett to Receive Excellence in the Arts Award at 2026 ABFF Honors
• Jill Scott Releases New Single “Pressha” Ahead of Sixth Studio Album
• Golden Globes Announces Star-Studded Presenter Lineup for 2026 Ceremony Including Snoop Dogg, Marlon Wayans, and Regina Hall
• Donald Trump Warns Democrats Will Impeach Him if Republicans Lose Midterms
• A$AP Rocky Admits He Still Gets Starstruck Around Denzel Washington, André 3000, and Jay-Z
• Madame Tussauds New York Unveils New Zendaya Figure Ahead of Golden Globes
• Skylar Diggins Named New Face of Saratoga Spring Water
• Rolling Loud Returns to the US With One Flagship Festival Set for Orlando in 2026
• Three Arrested in Burglary at Shedeur Sanders’ Home as One Suspect Remains at Large
• Royce Da 5’9” Returns Without Looking Back on New Collab with Lazarus and Ikka Titled “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde”
• Ice-T’s New Jersey Marijuana Dispensary Permanently Closes
• YNW Melly Allegedly Appears on Woman’s FaceTime At Rockets Game
• SOURCE SPORTS: Trae Young Traded to Wizards as Hawks Reshape Roster
• Lil Durk’s Solitary Confinement Draws Legal Scrutiny as Attorneys Seek Court Review
• Trump Responds To Pardon Diddy Request After Receiving Clemency Request
• Fetty Wap Released From Prison, Shifts Focus to Community Work
• ‘NBA 2K26’ Season 4 Tips Off With Victor Wembanyama and Tyrese Maxey as Featured Stars
• Stephen A. Smith Says ICE Agent Was Legally Justified in MN Shooting but Questions Use of Deadly Force
• Kehlani Launches 2026 With Striking Live Room Performance of “Folded” for Spotify
• Jim Jones and Cam’ron Trade Heated Instagram Jabs as 50 Cent Joins In
• Bruno Mars Announces New Album ‘The Romantic,’ Sets February Release
• Tom Brady, Jay Z, Kevin Hart and Travis Scott Set to Return for Fanatics Fest NYC 2026
• Leroy aka Lbee Drops Mixed Emotions: A Real Story of Growth, Pain, and Patience
• Whitney Denise: A New Voice of Resilience in Modern R&B
• Today In Hip Hop History: Ghostface Killah’s Debut Album ‘Ironman’ Was Certified Gold 29 Years Ago
• Arizona DPS: $2M in Cocaine Seized From Semi-Truck Heading to Chicago
• AFG to Push Real Change: Nicola Paparusso’s Mission in Fashion, TV, and Beyond
• 6ix9ine’s New Mugshot Surfaces Online During The First Day Of His Federal Prison Stint
• SAG Actor Awards 2026 Nominations Spotlight Breakouts and Familiar Favorites
• J. Cole Speculation Builds After Rory and Mal Hint at Release

Taste of Country

• Blake Shelton Denies Gwen Stefani Divorce Rumors
• Jason + Brittany Aldean Surprised With Disney-Themed Cake
• 'Landman' Season 2, Episode 9 Delivers Tommy's Hardest Moment
• The Beautiful Reason Naomi Judd Ditched Her Birth Name
• Bob Weir Did Something Incredible After Naomi Judd Died
• 2026 Golden Globes: All of This Year’s Winners
• Kelly Clarkson Shares Update on Kids After Ex-Husband's Death
• Bob Weir's Last Concert Was a Joyous Celebration of Grateful Dead
• Maren Morris Calls Out Cold, Politicized Country Music Industry
• Grateful Dead Co-Founder Bob Weir Dead at 78

• Crystal Gayle Cancels Upcoming Appearance After Injury
• 'Marshals': Here's Everything We Know About the Show
• 26 Women Who Deserve To Be In the Country Music Hall of Fame
• Megan Moroney Leads the Rise of Country’s Women: 'We're Here'
• ‘Gunsmoke’ Star Roger Ewing Dead at 83
• Texas Man Scammed by Fake Cody Johnson and Chris Young
• Zach Bryan's New 'Heaven On Top' Album Review
• Spencer Hatcher Is Bringing Traditional Country Back to Radio
• 20 Country Songs Turning 20 Years Old In 2026
• Cody Johnson Says He Hangs With Ex-Inmates From Prison Guard Days
• Cracker Barrel Reviving Old 1969 Menu Item After Logo Controversy
• Lainey Wilson Opens Up About Her Nonstop Touring Schedule
• LISTEN: Jason Aldean, Wife Brittany Drop First Duet: Easier Gone
• Dolly Parton Can't Attend Her Opry Birthday Show
• Kelsea Ballerini Mourns Death of Her Dog Dibs: PHOTO
• How Eric Church and His Wife Katherine Met
• How Reba McEntire Fought to Record Her First No. 1 Hit
• 'Landman' Episode 9 Pictures Reveal Ainsley's Nemesis Is Back
• Riley Green Was Sure His Exes Would Text Him After This
• 'Yellowstone' Spinoff 'Y: Marshals' Changes Its Name
• Famed Country Songwriter Jim McBride Dead at 78
• Chris Stapleton Breaks Country Music’s Winter Touring Rule
• Chris Stapleton Reveals Full List of 2026 Tour Dates
• 10 Strange Facts About Elvis Presley Even Super-Fans Don’t Know
• Watch a Disney World Show Go Horribly Wrong

Latest Music Metascores on Metacritic

• The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We by Mitski
• Bird Machine by Sparklehorse
• Hit Parade by Róisín Murphy
• For That Beautiful Feeling by The Chemical Brothers
• Guts by Olivia Rodrigo
• Killjoy by Coach Party
• Sea Of Mirrors by The Coral
• End of the Day by Courtney Barnett
• A Song for Leon: A Tribute to Leon Russell by Various Artists
• Clear Pond Road by Kristin Hersh

• Playing Robots Into Heaven by James Blake
• Hollow by The Handsome Family
• HELLMODE by Jeff Rosenstock
• Weedkiller by Ashnikko
• The Window by Ratboys
• Struggler by Genesis Owusu
• Appaloosa Bones by Gregory Alan Isakov
• Rocket Power by Quavo
• Volcano by Jungle
• The Loveliest Time by Carly Rae Jepsen

RSS: Album Reviews

• Tems: Born in the Wild
• Marina Allen: Eight Pointed Star
• Kaytranada: Timeless
• Good Looks: Lived Here for a While
• Xaviersobased: with 2
• Verraco: Breathe​.​.​. Godspeed EP
• Actress: Statik
• Goat Girl: Below the Waste
• Margaux: Inside the Marble
• Ice Cube: AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted

• Tashi Wada: What Is Not Strange?
• Charli XCX: BRAT
• Peggy Gou: I Hear You
• Ayra Starr: The Year I Turned 21
• Shaboozey: Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going
• King Hannah: Big Swimmer
• Bat for Lashes: The Dream of Delphi
• Daydream Plus: Escape at Your Own Pace EP
• Thou: Umbilical
• Sexyy Red: In Sexyy We Trust
• Cyndi Lauper: She’s So Unusual
• Alan Vega: Insurrection
• Arooj Aftab: Night Reign
• Vince Staples: Dark Times
• Young Jesus: The Fool
• Mike Shabb: Sewaside III
• Gastr del Sol: We Have Dozens of Titles
• James Devane: Searching
• One Dove: Morning Dove White
• Wadada Leo Smith & Amina Claudine Myers: Central Park’s Mosaics of Reservoir, Lake, Paths and Gardens

Reviews | NME

• ‘A Thousand Blows’ season two review: another thrilling round of bruising boxing drama
• ‘Hamnet’ review: sob your eyes out to this tragic Shakespeare origin story
• The Cribs – ‘Selling A Vibe’ review: there’s vibrant life in the indie stalwarts yet
• Dry Cleaning – ‘Secret Love’ review: idiosyncratic excellence from London’s punk poets
• ‘Marty Supreme’ review: Timothée Chalamet’s audacious masterpiece about ping-pong
• 21 Savage – ‘What Happened To The Streets?’ review: a menacing, yet mournful lament on loss and a fractured ATL
• ‘Fallout’ season two review: even gorier and with some great guest spots
• ‘Avatar: Fire And Ash’ review: James Cameron’s sci-fi epic is running out of steam
• Fred Again.. – ‘USB002’ review: a flow state of impulsive floor-fillers
• ‘Taylor Swift: The End Of An Era’ review: tears over terrorist plot reveal emotional weight of stardom

Music + Album reviews | The Guardian

• Toni Geitani: Wahj review | Ammar Kalia's global album of the month
• Jenny on Holiday: Quicksand Heart review – Let’s Eat Grandma innovator’s knowing new-wave reinvention
• In Search of Youkali album review – Katie Bray is outstanding in this voyage around Weill
• Eric Lu: Schubert Impromptus album review – mature and mesmerising
• The Cribs: Selling a Vibe review | Alexis Petridis’s album of the week
• Iain Ballamy: Riversphere Vol 1 review | John Fordham's jazz album of the month
• Blue: Reflections review – a clunky rehash of their Y2K boyband heyday
• Boulanger: La Ville Morte album review – The celebrated teacher’s early opera is brought back to life
• Dry Cleaning: Secret Love review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week
• Radu Lupu: The Unreleased Recordings album review – treasures from the vaults are a wonderful surprise

• Melody’s Echo Chamber: Unclouded review – an enchanted, balmy garden of dreampop
• Laura Cannell: Brightly Shone the Moon review | Jude Rogers' folk album of the month
• This Is Lorelei: Holo Boy review – sweet-sad songs from a new pearl of the US alt scene
• Strauss: An Alpine Symphony; Four Songs Op 27 album review – nothing is overblown or indulgent
• Nash Ensemble: Ravel album review – catches the music’s dazzling light and intriguing shade
• Dove Ellis: Blizzard review | Dave Simpson's album of the week
• Ikonika: Sad review – vocal-led new direction is a hit for the Hyperdub veteran
• HTRK: String of Hearts (Songs of HTRK) review – friends from Liars to Kali Malone rework their noisy gems
• Lachenmann: The String Quartets review – Quatuor Diotima draw you into his strange and compelling soundworld
• Beethoven & Brahms: Violin Concertos album review – as supple and coherent as ever as the ACO celebrates 50