Music News for October 3, 2024

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• Today’s Headlines

• Garth Brooks accused of sexual assault and battery in lawsuit from hair-and-makeup artist who worked for him

• Shaboozey: The breakout star of summer with ‘A Bar Song (Tipsy)’

• Pink Floyd sell music + likeness rights to Sony for $400 million

• A new Prince photography book cements his status as an ‘Icon’ — And it’s already a bestseller

• Kris Kristofferson, musical rebel and movie star, has died at age 88

• Interview: Henry Rollins celebrates latest Stay Fanatic!!! book + explains why he’s done making music

• Broken Social Scene share trailer for new documentary It’s All Gonna Break: Watch

• Slipknot’s Corey Taylor and Shawn “Clown” Crahan are officially dad-core after Hot Ones appearance

• Heart vocalist Ann Wilson gives positive update following chemotherapy

• Jane’s Addiction guitar tech says Perry Farrell punched Dave Navarro in the face backstage after on-stage fight

• How do you finish a visionary artist’s final album?

• Young Dolph’s accused killer sentenced to life in prison

• Josh Klinghoffer pleads not guilty to vehicular manslaughter

• Thom Yorke adapting Radiohead’s Hail to the Thief for new Hamlet production

• Al B. Sure! insists Diddy’s ex-girlfriend Kim Porter was murdered, claims she had incriminating evidence that supports an indictment

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• New Albums and EPs

• Deftones And Cypress Hill side project Sol Invicto announces debut EP Loosely Aware

• Orbital announce career-spanning A Beginner’s Guide anthology

• Westside Gunn announces Still Praying release date, calls album a ‘new era’ for Griselda

• The Cure announce album launch show

• Bartees Strange announces new album Horror, shares video for new song ‘Sober’: Watch

• Mdou Moctar re-record Funeral for Justice for new album, share song: Listen

• The Weather Station announces new album Humanhood, shares video for new song: Watch

• Halestorm are about 70-80% done with new album

• Night Swimming’s debut EP No Place to Land delivers expansive dream-pop

• Marilyn Manson announces new album One Assassination Under God – Chapter 1

• New Tracks

• Martial Arts release new post-punk single ‘Triumph’

• JVLY drops smooth new single ‘SOUTH’ from upcoming concept EP SUNDER

• Molina shares dreamy new single ‘Neverland’ ahead of debut album release

• The Smile – ‘Bodies Laughing’

• The Smile – ‘Cutouts’

• Waxahatchee shares video for new song ‘Much Ado About Nothing’: Watch

• Mount Eerie shares new song ‘I Saw Another Bird’: Listen

• Check out Coheed and Cambria’s new single, ‘Blind Side Sonny’

• Beach Weather team up with Bel for new single ‘Deadbeat Blues’

• Listen to The Weeknd and Playboi Carti team up on new single ‘Timeless’

• Hope Tala captures the thrills and fears of love on new single ‘Shiver’

• Moody Joody drop escapist anthem ‘Ground Control’ with new music video

• Wild Pink unveils title track ‘Dulling The Horns’ from upcoming album

• Fake Dad delivers emotional depth in new single ‘Touch Me’

• Clay and Kelsy unveil emotionally charged single ‘I Miss You’

• Vanarin drops hypnotic new single ‘Falling Under’

• The Cure detail first album in 16 years, share new song ‘Alone’: Listen

• Sophia Warren releases new single ‘Stand By’

• SCHØØL unveils haunting new single ‘The End’

• Rosalía drops new track ‘Omega’ with Ralphie Choo

• Linkin Park debut new song, ‘Heavy Is The Crown’

• Primal Scream unveil two new singles, ‘Ready To Go Home’ and ‘The Centre Cannot Hold’

• Pedro The Lion and Lync team up for split 7″ featuring a new rendition of ‘B’

• Tragic Sasha tackles the concept of success with infectious new single ‘Are You Impressed Yet?’

• High. premieres explosive new single ‘In A Hole’ ahead of sophomore EP

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• The Daily Music Report Updates

• 3 New Albums Out This Week You Should Listen to Now: Jamie xx, Bright Eyes, and Tanukichan

• Track By Track: Heiko Maile and Julian Demarre take us through the tracks that make up their latest album, NEOSTALGIA

• Interview: Smith & Thell on their evolving songwriting, upcoming Scandinavian shows, and sharing beers with fans

• What We’re Listening To Playlist for 9/23/2024: Father John Misty, Pixies, Bon Iver, Glorilla, Bright Eyes and Cat Power, Tanukichan, and more!

• Track By Track: Yellow Belly discusses her debut album, Ghostwriter

• Tour & Live Music Updates

• Oasis add more shows to 2025 North American tour

• Queens of the Stone Age announce new 2025 tour dates following cancellation over Josh Homme’s health

• Kylie Minogue announces 2025 North American tour

• Mötley Crüe announces 2025 Las Vegas residency

• Jamie xx announces huge international tour

• Olivia Rodrigo concert special coming to Netflix

• Florist announce tour, share new song ‘This Was a Gift’: Listen

• Billy Joel announces 2025 US stadium tour with Stevie Nicks and Sting

• See Sepultura’s entire San Francisco concert during fall 2024 farewell tour

• Watch The Smashing Pumpkins bring out Deftones’ Chino Moreno for ‘Jellybelly’ in Portland

• Watch MJ Lenderman & the Wind perform ‘Wristwatch’ on Fallon

• Queens of the Stone Age announce rescheduled tour dates

• Franz Ferdinand announce 2025 North American tour

• Mark Lanegan tribute concert announced with Josh Homme, Dave Gahan, Chrissie Hynde, & more

• Massive Attack announce new series of climate action gigs in Liverpool

• Watch Charli XCX bring out Lorde and Addison Rae at MSG

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• Festival Updates

• Coal Chamber bow out of Aftershock Festival, issue statement

• Ultra Miami 2025 line-up: first names announced

• Foo Fighters cancel appearance at this weekend’s Soundside Music Festival

• Milwaukee Metal Fest initial 2025 lineup (Down, Dillinger Escape Plan, Trouble, Speed, Fugitive, WITTR, more)

• Macklemore dropped from music festival after “F— America” comment

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