Music News for October 30, 2025

Melody’s Echo Chamber releases new single ‘Eyes Closed’ ahead of forthcoming album Unclouded

• Today’s Headlines

• Arcade Fire’s Win Butler & Régine Chassagne announce separation

• MF DOOM estate honors the supervillain with historic New York Knicks collaboration

• No rap songs are in the Billboard Hot 100’s top 40 for the first time since 1990

• Metallica’s early producer Flemming Rasmussen reveals secrets behind band’s sound in new ToneGodz Masterclass

• Diddy’s official prison release date revealed

• Bauhaus alum Daniel Ash’s new project is modern art

• Thom Yorke says Radiohead won’t play Israel under Netanyahu regime

• Radiohead discuss upcoming tour, possibility of new music, state of band

• Limp Bizkit bassist Sam Rivers dead at 48

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

• 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’

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• New Albums and EPs

• Aesop Rock quietly releases new full-length album

• The Alchemist & Hit-Boy share tracklist & features for Goldfish album

• Rosalía announces new album Lux

• Jouska finds clarity in confusion on new album How Did I Wind Up Here?

• Bloodsports channel urban tension on debut album Anything Can Be A Hammer

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

• New Tracks

• Midnight Pool Party release ‘OUTTA YOUR MIND’ – A disco-pop anthem for letting go

• Dog Saints share post-hardcore new single ‘Wrestlevania’

• Mont Loser release debut single ‘Never Guess’ ahead of upcoming album Confessional

• DITZ share new single ‘Don Enzo Magic Carpet Salesman’ with B-side ‘Kalimba Song’

• Lemondaze announce new EP subtext and share lead single ‘polari’

• Alice Costelloe releases ‘Move On With The Year’ and announces debut album on Moshi Moshi Records

• Tim Heidecker shares new single ‘Alone Until I’m Home’ from benefit compilation Passages

• Josaleigh Pollett returns with Poltergeist-inspired single ‘Radio Player’

• Rosalía unveils Björk and Yves Tumor collab ‘Berghain’: Stream

• Onehtrix Point Never – ‘Measuring Ruins’

• Chinese American Bear release ‘Forever Lover (永远的爱人)’ inspired by their 17-year love story

• Devin Shaffer previews Patience with new single ‘Anyone’

• Deadbeat Girl expands their sound with new release ‘Soft’

• Monster Machine releases new single ‘Hopeless’ ahead of debut EP EXALTED

• Worm School release debut single ‘Jacob’s Ladder’ via Crafting Room Recordings

• Hayley Williams longs for ‘Good Ol’ Days’ on new song: Stream

• Tycho and Interpol’s Paul Banks unite on ‘Boundary Rider’

• Poppy shares new single and video, ‘Unravel’

• Home Counties release new single ‘Roundabout’ ahead of second album Humdrum

• Elliott Skinner releases new single ‘I Linger On’ via Ninja Tune

• SLAP RASH release ‘Chokeheld’ ahead of UK/EU tour

• Mirah returns with first new single in seven years ‘Catch My Breath’

• Virginia singer-songwriter John-Robert releases ‘Get Help,’ exploring mental health and self-preservation ahead of EP Cross Stitch (Nov 14)

• Italian post-punk band Leatherette release ‘Hey There,’ a minimalist new single from their album ‘Ritmo Lento’ (out Nov 28 via Bronson Recordings)

• Philadelphia indie pop band The Noisy have released their new single ‘Neckline (Deluxe Version)’ today (October 17, 2025) via Audio Antihero

• London artist IDO releases debut single ‘October (Under the Big Blue Sky),’ blending alt-rock and soul ahead of album Autumn Vol. 1

• 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

• The Daily Music Report Updates

• New and notable album releases

• 3 New Albums Out This Week You Should Listen to Now: Brandi Carlile, Home Counties, and Joyer

• What We’re Listening To Playlist for 10/27/2025: Brandi Carlile, Home Counties, Mac Miller, Foo Fighters, Hit-Boy and The Alchemist, and more!

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• Festival Updates

• Primavera Sound Porto 2026 lineup (Gorillaz, Massive Attack, The xx, IDLES, Big Thief, Kneecap, more)

• EXIT Festival announces 2026 global tour following departure from Serbia

• Sonic Temple 2026 lineup (My Chemical Romance, Tool, Megadeth, Offspring, Coheed and Cambria, more)

• Little Simz, Obongjayar, Kokoroko & more announced for Cross the Track 2026

• Kneecap, Scissor Sisters, Madness, Skrillex lead massive Boomtown 2026 line-up

• Tomorrowland announces full line-up for debut China festival

• Wilco & Billy Bragg performing full Mermaid Ave set for first time at 2026 Solid Sound festival

• Better Together announces 2025 lineup with Dom Dolla, ODESZA headlining

• 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

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• Tour & Live Music Updates

• Megadeth announce first 2026 headlining dates for farewell tour

• The Stray Cats cancel US tour due to Brian Setzer’s “Serious Illness”

• Mac DeMarco announces 2026 UK and European tour

• Watch Big Thief perform ‘Grandmother’ on Fallon

• A Perfect Circle announces first European tour since 2018

• Watch Fred again.., Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter Go B2B In Paris

• Florence and the Machine announce 2026 tour

• Foo Fighters announce 2026 stadium tour dates with Queens of the Stone Age

• Cass McCombs announces 2026 tour w/ Chris Cohen and Hand Habits, shares ‘Missionary Bell’ video

• Fred again.., Floating Points and Caribou announce Lyon show