Industrial music is amazing. Think of it: Back in the ’80s, a bunch of fucking psychos were like, “Maybe we could make something that’s thrash metal but also disco,” and then the whole world changed. I know that’s not really how it went. I know that’s not what Cabaret Voltaire or Throbbing Gristle or Einstürzende Neubauten had in mind. I …

Irish pop star CMAT is releasing her new album EURO-COUNTRY tomorrow via AWAL. She’s already released a few excellent singles, including “Take A Sexy Picture Of Me,” “Running/Planning,” and “The Jamie Oliver Petrol Station.” She’s releasing another one before the album officially comes out called “When A Good Man Cries.” It might be my favorite one yet.

Betty Who’s comments on a recent episode of the Made It Out podcast caused a flap within the queer community. Now the Australian pop singer, real name Jessica Anne Newham, has issued an apology for those “harmful” words, Billboard reports.

A few months ago, Buffalo rap impresario Westside Gunn used Wrestlemania to release his surprise EP Heels Have Eyes, implying on the record that he recorded the entire thing on the night before release. The EP included “Egypt,” his catchiest track in a minute, and that one got an extra bump when newly minted crossover star Doechii appeared on a …

This past weekend, two band members quit Cradle Of Filth, the long-running symphonic black metal band, while they were mid-tour. Singer/keyboardist Zoë M. Federoff was the first to leave, and her guitarist husband Marek “Ashok” Šmerda followed a few days later. Šmerda cited “unprofessional ehavior” from frontman Dani Filth and derided their long-planned Ed Sheeran collab as “foolish clown antics,” …

Next week David Byrne will release Who Is The Sky?, his first album since 2018’s American Utopia, which became a Tony Award-winning Broadway production. Produced by Kid Harpoon, the new LP features Hayley Williams, St. Vincent, Tom Skinner, and arrangements by Ghost Train Orchestra.

The Belgian producer ShunGu has made music with underground rap luminaries like MIKE and YUNGMORPHEUS, and he also makes house music under his Senga alter-ego. This fall, ShunGu will release his solo album Faith In The Unknown, and it’ll include a ton of appearances from past collaborators like Navy Blue, Liv.e, Maxo, Fly Anakin, Chester Watson, and Fatima. Pink Siifu …

With her Wicked press tour simmering down, Ariana Grande finally has time to go on a music tour. Today the actress-turned-singer-turned-actress has announced a bunch of 2026 tour dates for North America and London, which will begin over two years after the release of Eternal Sunshine.

A few months ago, Josh Freese lost his job. Freese, a legendary freelance drummer with a resume that stretches back decades, joined Foo Fighters in 2023, replacing the late Taylor Hawkins. In May, Freese announced that he’d been fired from the band. Foo Fighters hired drummer Ilan Rubin away from Nine Inch Nails. Freese landed on his feet. NIN, in …

Who’s ready to start planning out next year’s festival season? On Aug. 28, Colombia’s Festival Estéreo Picnic 2026 unveiled its stacked lineup for next year, including diverse Latine talent like Deftones, Peso Pluma, Ivan Cornejo, Six Sex, Young Miko, and KATSEYE. The massive music festival will take place at the Parque Metropolitano Simón Bolívar in The post Young Miko, KATSEYE …