Music News for January 17, 2026

ZHU returns to the dancefloor with new single ‘BLACK MIDAS’

• Today’s Headlines

• Siouxsie and the Banshees drummer Kenny Morris dead at 68

• Flea is going solo, and he’s bringing his jazz roots with him

• San Francisco will remember Bob Weir with special ‘Homecoming’ event

• Sleater-Kinney & Fred Armisen start Ramones cover band

• Kurupt hospitalized with “serious” health issues, Daz Dillinger asks fans for support

• Bandcamp has banned all music made with AI

• Rare The Haçienda and Factory Records memorabilia goes up for auction on eBay

• Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir Dead at 78

• black midi’s Matthew Kwasniewski-Kelvin has died

• Spotify confirms they’re no longer running ICE-recruitment ads

• Pat Smear to miss a few Foos gigs after “smashing the sh*t out of his left foot”

• Judas Priest’s Rob Halford celebrates 40 years of sobriety: “I’m grateful for the person I became”

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• New Albums and EPs

• BTS reveal new album title ARIRANG

• Skrillex surprise-releases Kora EP

• Mitski announces new LP Nothing’s About to Happen to Me, shares ‘Where’s My Phone’

• They Might Be Giants release Eyeball EP, announce 2026 spring tour

• J. Cole announces The Fall-Off release date & drops new song ‘Disc 2 Track 2’

• Lamb of God announces Into Oblivion album, shares music video for title track

• Arlo Parks announces new album Ambiguous Desire

• Kim Gordon announces new album PLAY ME, shares ‘NOT TODAY’

• Flea announces debut solo album & tour, shares ‘Traffic Lights’ ft Thom Yorke

• Geese announce new Live at Third Man Records LP

• José González announces new album & North American tour, shares first single

• Sunn O))) announce new self-titled album: hear ‘Glory Black’

• Band Of Horses find ‘Time’ to revisit beloved debut LP

• Iron & Wine announce new album ‘Hen’s Teeth’ with heartfelt single ‘In Your Ocean’

• Listen to Sault’s new album Chapter 1

• Sis and the Lower Wisdom release new album Saints and Aliens via Native Cat Recordings

• Morrissey returns with new album Make-Up Is a Lie

• New Tracks

• Charli XCX releases new song ‘Wall of Sound’

• New Constellations unveil ‘I Disappear’ as emotional lead single

• The Nude Party lean into glam rock energy on new single ‘Walk That Walk’

• Tenroc steps into the spotlight with soulful Sony debut single ‘PLAYLIST’

• The Undercover Dream Lovers rewind time on shimmering new single ‘Prom Queen’

• A$AP Rocky seems to diss Drake on new song ‘Stole Ya Flow’

• Gorillaz share two companion tracks, ‘The Hardest Thing’ and ‘Orange County’, featuring Bizarrap, Kara Jackson and Anoushka Shankar

• Daughter – ‘Not Enough’

• The Damned releases new single ‘Summer In The City’ from upcoming covers album Not Like Everybody Else

• WHIPPED CREAM opens new chapter in 2026 with introspective single ‘it’s time to go home’

• The Notwist revisit indie folk history on ‘How the Story Ends’

• Kevin Holliday opens the line with ‘Hotline*’

• Victoryland releases ‘I’ll Show You Mine’ as the album finale

• Earth Tongue unveil fuzz-heavy ‘Dungeon Vision’ as title track to new album

• Otracami opens new chapter with ‘Please’ ahead of upcoming album

• Ásgeir pushes forward with reflective new single ‘Against The Current’

• Sharon Van Etten joins Crooked Fingers on new single, ‘Haunted’

• Larry June drops new single ‘Who Coppin’

• A. G. Cook – ‘Offscreen’

• Dirt Buyer channels raw anger on ‘Bullshit Fuck’

• Farveblind lean into darker club introspection on new single ‘Natural Behaviour’

• Cashier breaks out some raw southern heft on debut single ‘Like I Do’

• Dash Hammerstein leans into uncertainty on breezy new single ‘The Hammer’

• das bisschen Totschlag share ‘Tim’ as first preview of new album 0dB Headroom

• Maeve Alexander faces a fractured friendship on new single ‘Nailbiter’

• José González gives insight on ‘Against The Dying Of The Light’

• Fcukers kick off debut era with dancefloor-ready single ‘L.U.C.K.Y’

• Robber Robber unveil glitchy new single ‘The Sound It Made’

• The Dream Machine turn heartache into harmony on new single ‘Things That Make Us Cry’

• Swirls drift between youth and uncertainty on new single ‘Neverland’

• Katzin charts a wry coastal comedown on new single ‘Nantucket’

• Daphni balances light and shadow on new double single ‘Good Night Baby’ and ‘Talk To Me’

• Premiere: Abronia unveils new single ‘Gemini’ ahead of upcoming album Shapes Unravel

• Peaer returns with ‘End of the World’ ahead of long-awaited LP

• Cootie Catcher lean into connection on new single ‘Puzzle Pop’

• Jo Passed ease into motion on reflective new single ‘Dizzy Izzy’

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• Festival Updates

• Duran Duran, The Offspring and James Taylor tapped as BeachLife Festival ’26 headliners

• Mosswood Meltdown 2026 has Iggy Pop, Bikini Kill, Fred Armisen & Sleater-Kinney’s Ramones cover band, more

• Inkcarceration Festival reveals a huge lineup including Limp Bizkit, Bad Omens, and many more

• Limp Bizkit, The Offspring, and Gojira to headline 2026 Rock Fest in Cadott, Wisconsin

• BottleRock Napa announces 2026 lineup with Foo Fighters, Lorde, and LCD Soundsystem

• Moby to headline Brighton’s On The Beach 2026

• Gov Ball 2026 lineup: Lorde, Baby Keem, Kali Uchis, and more

• Tomorrowland Thailand officially announced for December 2026

• Rockaway Beach 2026 – Festival review

• Wilco sets lineup for 2026 Solid Sound Fest

• Ultra Music Festival confirms debut New Zealand edition for 2026

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• Tour & Live Music Updates

• Pavement announce brief 2026 tour

• Charlie Puth has announced the Whatever’s Clever! world tour

• The Beths return for 2026 U.S. tour

• Behemoth announce The Godless IV tour with Deicide, Rotting Christ, Immolation

• BTS announce massive comeback world tour

• Five Finger Death Punch announces massive 2026 North American leg of 20th-anniversary tour

• The Black Dahlia Murder book 23-date U.S. tour with The Acacia Strain + more

• Lords of Acid announce spring 2026 US tour

• Geese to perform on Saturday Night Live

• Armand Hammer announce North American Mercy tour