Music News for October 7, 2025

Doves rediscover lost gem ‘Spirit Of Your Friend’ ahead of best of album

• Today’s Headlines

• Kendrick Lamar eclipses Drake with highest-certified rap song ever

• Who is Rush’s new drummer Anika Nilles?

• The Cult’s Ian Astbury on reviving Death Cult, danger in rock, and smoking blunts with The Clash: Podcast

• Bad Bunny hits out at conservative backlash over Super Bowl Halftime Show gig: “You have four months to learn”

• The 100 best rap albums of all time

• J.I.D on maintaining his integrity in hip-hop, being the leader of change for artists and believing in the will of the gods

• The Replacements biopic in the works from Eric and Finn Wolfhard

• Mitski photo book by Ebru Yildiz announced

• Sylvan Esso join Spotify boycott

• Bad Bunny to Play 2026 Super Bowl Halftime Show

• New Butthole Surfers documentary cements the psych-punk heroes’ experimental legacy

• The Black Crowes, REM, and Hootie & the Blowfish members launch rock supergroup Howl Owl Howl

• New Rolling Stones podcast launched – first episode includes Andrew Loog Oldham interview

• Foxing to go on hiatus after final 2025 shows

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• New Albums and EPs

• Tori Amos announces new album In Times Of Dragons and 2026 UK/European tour

• Florence + The Machine reveal tracklist for new album Everybody Scream

• PinkPantheress Fancy That remix album announced featuring Nia Archives, Basement Jaxx, Kaytranada, more

• Foo Fighters release Are Playing Where??? live album for Bandcamp Friday

• Vernon Reid: Living Colour has ‘quite a few tracks’ recorded for next studio album

• Dave announces new album The Boy Who Played the Harp

• Grandbrothers transform their identity with Elsewhere

• Dry Cleaning announce new album Secret Love produced by Cate Le Bon: Hear ‘Hit My Head All Day’

• Big Thief already made another new album and “it’s not what you expect”

• New Tracks

• Floss Jordan releases new single ‘House of Sun’

• ‘Rock N Roll Flu’ marks the return of Super Furry Animals with 2026 tour

• Sofiya Nzau and Dutch DJ-producer Madism team up to reimagine Robert Miles’ classic ‘Children’ with their new single ‘Hutia,’ out now via Warner Music Central Europe

• Girl Tones’ ‘Burnout’ brings high-energy riffs and raw emotion

• Art d’Ecco reimagines Chris Spedding’s classic ‘Video Life’

• Krooked Tongue shares high-energy track ‘Drugstore Cowboy’ and debut album news

• Mac Miller’s estate drops 3 new songs for GO:OD AM 10th anniversary

• Ashnikko has released a new single, ‘Wet Like’, featuring COBRAH

• Megadeth releases ‘Tipping Point’, first single from upcoming final studio album

• Health and Lamb of God’s Willie Adler unite in new track ‘Vibe Cop’

• Fred again.. – ‘you’re a star’ (Feat. Amyl And The Sniffers)

• Momma announces Welcome to My Blue Sky deluxe edition with new single ‘Cross Your Heart’

• Pictureplane drops new single ‘Dream Machine’ inspired by Bryan Gysin

• Jaime Rosso explores London nightlife on new single ‘Frames’

• Martina and the Moons release new single ‘Laundry Mat’ on Rhubarb Music

• Lamb of God returns with ‘Sepsis’, first original song in three years

• Matt Pryor releases new single ‘The Dishonesty’ from upcoming album The Salton Sea

• Iris Caltwait distills fury and fragility on new single ‘Serpentine’

• Upchuck unleashes groove-heavy punk single ‘New Case’ ahead of new album I’m Nice Now

• The Daily Music Report Updates

• The music that influenced Alexei Shishkin’s Good Times

• New and notable album releases

• 3 New Albums Out This Week You Should Listen to Now: Poor Effort., AFI, and Snõõper

• What We’re Listening To Playlist for 10/6/2025: Taylor Swift, Skullcrusher, AFI, Momma, Say She She, Good Neighbours, and more!

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• Festival Updates

• System of a Down headlining Sick New World 2026

• Tomorrowland releases documentary, We Are Tomorrow 2025, with Amazon Music: Watch

• Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross cancel Future Ruins fest due to “logistical challenges and complications”

• Okeechobee returns after 3 year hiatus with headliners Fisher, The Lumineers, T-Pain & Griz

• The Cure announces first UK date for 2026 headlining Isle of Wight festival

• Stagecoach 2026 lineup: Post Malone, Lainey Wilson, Journey, BigXthaPlug & more play country Coachella

• Glastonbury confirms dates for 2027

• Primavera Sound Barcelona announces 2026 headlines, including The Cure, Doja Cat, Gorillas, The XX

• The Cure announce new festival show for next summer

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• Tour & Live Music Updates

• The Beta Band live in London

• Margo Price announces 2026 tour

• Rush announces 2026 tour; Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson to be joined by Anika Nilles

• Nick Cave reveals huge run of 2026 European headline and festival tour dates

• Queens of the Stone Age debut new song ‘Easy Street’ in Chicago: Watch

• Yungblud announces 2026 North American tour

• Tame Impala to play one-night-only DJ set with Cercle

• Nine Inch Nails announce February/March 2026 North American tour