Music News for October 17, 2025

Ace Frehley, KISS Co-Founder & Guitar Hero, Dies at 74

• Today’s Headlines

• Sam Fender wins 2025 Mercury Prize for People Watching

• D’Angelo, Groundbreaking R&B Artist, Dies at 51

• Bob Mould’s ’90s band Sugar are back: new song out now, shows announced

• Nicki Minaj claims she’s ‘not going to put out the album anymore,’ Tells Jay-Z ‘hope you’re happy’

• Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon & Jim-E Stack talk creating ‘Day One’ with Dijon & Flock of Dimes

• Eloy Casagrande says new Slipknot is coming

• The Moody Blues legend John Lodge dead at 82

• Neil Young pulling music from Amazon, calls for boycott: “Support your community”

• Bob Mould’s ’90s band Sugar is teasing something

• Nas praises Kendrick Lamar as hip-hop’s ‘North Star’ in new interview

• Dolly Parton is suffering from kidney stones as her sister apologizes for worrying everyone

• 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

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• New Albums and EPs

• The Cure confirm new album is recorded, add more 2026 tour dates

• The Wytches channel sixties grit on Talking Machine

• Rob Zombie announces new album The Great Satan, releases video for ‘Punks And Demons’ single

• Long Fling brings playful chemistry and DIY spirit to their self-titled debut

• Portland’s Guitar brings experimental energy to We’re Headed to the Lake

• Slash says new guns N’ Roses album is ‘coming’: ‘Everybody is thinking about it’

• Lucy Dacus announces Forever Is a Feeling: The Archives ft. unreleased tracks

• New Tracks

• LA artist St. Panther releases ‘The Deal,’ a reflective R&B single from upcoming EP ‘Strange World’ (out Nov 7)

• London alt-rock artist Oliver Beardmore releases his new single ‘Ammonite’ (October 16) featuring Brooklyn shoegazers Punchlove

• samxemma release new single ‘YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU’ via September Records, blending drum & bass, hyperpop, and pop euphoria

• Pictureplane releases new single ‘Night Falls’ and announces upcoming album Sex Distortioni>, out October 31st via Music Website

• Guided By Voices – ‘Lucy’s World’

• Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers release ‘BAIT’ ahead of album GLORY

• Kishi Bashi releases ‘Comin’ To You’ and announces 2026 Sonderlust anniversary tour

• runo plum shares new single ‘Pond’ and announces 2026 U.S. tour

• Big Special release ‘Plaintive Native’ and extend tour with U.S. dates

• Shintaro Sakamoto returns with new single ‘Dear Grandpa’ and announces North American tour

• Oslo Twins complete new A/B side with cinematic ‘Sirens’

• Courtney Barnett returns with new single ‘Stay In Your Lane’: Stream

• Helado Negro releases ‘Protector’ from forthcoming EP The Last Sound On Earth

• Wyldest shares new single ‘Wax Museum’ from upcoming album The Universe Is Loading

• The Boojums release final single ‘Football’ ahead of debut album

• Armand Hammer & The Alchemist release first single from new album, ‘Super Nintendo’

• Cusp release ‘In A Box,’ the final single from ‘What I Want Doesn’t Want Me Back’ (out Oct 17). Chicago release show Oct 25

• King Krule joins Tara Lily on new song ‘Tropical Storm’: Listen

• Krooked Kings release ‘Rancher’s Daughter,’ a Western-inspired indie rock single about unrequited love. Stream now + 2025 tour dates

• Atomic Fruit telease ‘Hit The Ground’ single & detail European tour

• Perry Farrell shares first new music since Jane’s Addiction drama, a house track with Carl Cox

• HAIM have released a new track, ‘Tie You Down’ featuring Bon Iver

• ‘Koko’ gets a new life with Sun’s Signature remix for Goldfrapp’s reissue

• HARLEY GIRL drops high-energy UKG anthem ‘Turn Up The Sound’

• 44 Ardent returns with the emotional and expansive single ‘Hold On (Forever)’

• Tiberius preview debut album ‘Troubadour’ with reflective single ‘Painting of a Tree’

• London band Sorry have released their energetic new single, ‘Today Might Be The Hit,’ ahead of their upcoming album COSPLAY

• Gorillaz share new single, ‘The Manifesto (feat. Trueno and Proof)’: Listen

• Kelly Lee Owens announces new EP Kelly: Hear ‘Ascend’

• 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: Computer, Mobb Deep, and Weakened Friends

• What We’re Listening To Playlist for 10/13/2025: Gorillaz, Oso Oso, Kelly Lee Owens, Tourist, Computer, Weakened Friends, and more!

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• Festival Updates

• Tyler, The Creator to headline All Points East 2026, unveils stacked bill with Turnstile, Clopse & more

• Paint By Numbers festival has announced its inaugural edition

• 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

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• Tour & Live Music Updates

• Tame Impala: Tiny Desk Concert

• Dry Cleaning announce 2026 tour with YHWH Nailgun

• Queens of the Stone Age bring Catacombs vibes to Fallon with ‘Running Joke/Paper Machete’: Watch

• No Doubt announce six-night residency at Las Vegas’ Sphere

• Watch Hayley Williams’ haunting performance of ‘True Believer’ on Jimmy Fallon

• The War On Drugs preview new song on Instagram live

• The Beta Band live in London

• Margo Price announces 2026 tour