Music News for February 4, 2026

Metric announce new album Romanticize The Dive and share ‘Victim Of Luck’ single

• The Grammys

• Puscifer – Creating without guardrails

• Grammys 2026 winners: Full list (Turnstile, Bad Bunny, FKA twigs, The Cure, Kendrick Lamar, Billie Eilish, Clipse, NIN, Tame Impala, more)

• Lauryn Hill pays tribute to D’Angelo and Roberta Flack with powerful 2026 Grammys performance

• Tyler, The Creator performs ‘Sugar on My Tongue’ and more at 2026 Grammys

• The Cure win their first Grammys 50 years after forming

• Nine Inch Nails win first Grammy in 30 years

• Kendrick Lamar becomes most awarded rapper in Grammy history

• Today’s Headlines

• Deftones sells majority of their catalog to Warner Music Group

• Nicki Minaj gets U.S. citizenship after controversial appearance with President Trump

• Hayley Williams debuts new project Power Snatch

• Red Hot Chili Peppers documentary set for Netflix release in March

• Sly Dunbar, one half of Sly & Robbie, dies aged 73

• Kanye West apologizes, details battle with bipolar disorder in full-page WSJ letter

• Suicidal Tendencies announce new drummer Xavier Ware

• Steven Drozd explains his departure from The Flaming Lips

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• New Albums and EPs

• Broken Social Scene reveal first album in nine years, tour with Metric

• Metric announce new album and 2026 North American tour with Broken Social Scene and Stars

• Silver Liz reaches a turning point on new album III

• Large float between distance and intimacy on Marine Life

• Blackwater Holylight embrace contrast on Not Here Not Gone

• My Morning Jacket release acoustic album of “peaceful protest songs” for charity

• Sepultura to release The Cloud Of Unknowing EP

• J. Cole raps about Kendrick Lamar apology on surprise EP Birthday Blizzard ’26

• Kneecap announce new album FENIAN: “A considered response to those who tried to silence us. and failed”

• Victoryland turns vulnerability into a wonderful lo-fi pop release on ‘My Heart Is A Room With No Cameras In It’

• Lande Hekt – Lucky Now (Tapete Records)

• James Blake announces new LP Trying Times, shares ‘Death of Love’

• RAYE announces new album, This Music May Contain Hope

• Delaney Bailey shapes an immersive emotional world on Concave

• The New Pornographers detail new album, share video

• New Tracks

• Adrianne Lenker joins Buck Meek on new single, ‘Ring of Fire’

• Dropkick Murphys – ‘Citizen ICE’ (Feat. Haywire)

• Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever return with expansive new single ‘Sunburned in London’

• Pick a Piper return with ‘Emerald’ ahead of new album Dandelion

• Atsuko Chiba introduce new era with ‘Retention’

• Arlo Parks glimpses ‘Heaven’ on new single

• Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever return with expansive new single ‘Sunburned in London’

• Oliver Schories reimagines Pinwheel Valley’s ‘Your Superman’ with an emotive club remix

• Thundercat returns with funky new track ‘I Did This To Myself’ featuring Lil Yachty

• Peter Gabriel – ‘Put The Bucket Down’

• Fred again.. drops Hamdi remix of ‘OK OK’, featuring Danny Brown, BEAM, PARISI and JPEGMAFIA: Listen

• Ritt Momney shares ‘GUNNA’ as first look at upcoming album BASE

• Earth Tongue turn up the heat on fuzz-driven single ‘Silver Eye’

• a.gris shares ‘bar’ as glitch-folk single from forthcoming EP

• Blue Bayou spin up new single ‘Carousel Song’ ahead of UK tour

• The Maine return with reflective single ‘Die To Fall’

• Hauntees channel Twin Peaks noir on new single ‘All Over Again’

• The Rural Alberta Advantage captures unexpected moments on ‘The Hunt In Edson’

• Bruce Springsteen shares anti-ICE protest song ‘Streets Of Minneapolis’

• Lauren Auder explores momentum and love on new single ‘praxis’

• Chest unveils sardonic new single ‘SO BETTER NOW’ ahead of EP never really here

• St.Arnaud shares soul-infused single ‘Love You! (For Real)’ ahead of self-titled LP

• Monsieur Mellow steps out with groove-driven debut ‘Paris Strut’

• Dutch Interior shares ‘Ground Scores’ as they announce new It’s Glass EP

• More than 25 unreleased Juice Wrld songs have leaked

• A. G. Cook has released his new single and video ‘Residue,’ featuring Charli xcx and Kylie Jenner

• Karnivool unveils tense new single ‘Animation’ ahead of long-awaited album

• Dewey push further into shoegaze on new single ‘Outside Of The Lines’

• Heart and Mouth debut with patchwork single ‘Heart In Mouth’

• La Peste unearth punk history with ‘Acid Test’

• Bory points toward what’s next on new single ‘Living Proof’

• Alberta Cross return with driving new single ‘Toy Soldiers’

• Kid Sophie finds fragile resolve on new single ‘Love Again’

• Lal Tuna shares intimate new single ‘Don’t Forget Me’

• Barry Can’t Swim shares ‘Chala (My Soul Is On A Loop)’ ahead of Late Night Tales Compilation

• The Daily Music Report Updates

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• 25 best songs of 2025

• 3 New Albums Out This Week You Should Listen to Now: Softcult, Lande Hekt, and Joyce Manor

• What We’re Listening To Playlist for 2/2/2026: Ritt Momney, Searows, Chartreuse, A.G. Cook, and more!

• New and notable album releases (2026)

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• Festival Updates

• All Things Go 2026 Toronto lineup (Lorde, Kesha, Wet Leg, Momma, Rachel Chinouriri, more)

• Vans Warped Tour kick off 30 days of line-up announcements

• HEALTH and Wolves In The Throne Room have been added to Damnation Festival

• Sharon Osbourne says Ozzfest could be coming back in 2027

• Øya Festival 2026 lineup: The Cure, Nick Cave, Wilco, Lily Allen, Amyl & The Sniffers, Clipse, Geese, more

• NEWS: New York’s New Colossus Festival announces third wave of artists

• Maruja, Pupil Slicer, Arcane Roots, NOTHING and almost 50 more announced for ArcTanGent

• Bombay Bicycle Club to headline this summer’s Lido Festival performing two albums in full

• Pickathon announces 2026 lineup

• EDC Thailand 2026 dates announced

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• Tour & Live Music Updates

• Tiny Desk Radio: Bilal, Erykah Badu, Common

• Tiny Desk Radio: Mitski, Max Richter, Sturgill Simpson

• Paul Simon announces 2026 North American tour

• Nine Inch Nails to kick off 2026 North American Peel It Back tour

• American Football announce 2026 tour

• The Exploited frontman Wattie Buchan collapses on stage during Wiesbaden, Germany concert

• Post Malone and Jelly Roll announce dates for summer 2026 Big Ass Stadium Tour Part 2

• Watch Cardi B perform ‘Bodega Baddie’ and ‘ErrTime’ on Saturday Night Live

• Kim Gordon announces UK and European dates

• Justin Bieber to perform at 2026 Grammy Awards

• Spiritbox to actually perform live at the 2026 GRAMMY Awards

• Wilco announce spring An Evening With tour

• Modest Mouse announce spring US tour

• The Black Crowes announce spring/summer 2026 Southern Hospitality U.S. tour

• Napalm Death announce spring 2026 North American tour

• Goose announce 2026 summer tour

• Kid Cudi announces tour w/ M.I.A., Big Boi, A-Trak & more