Second week of January. Year of the Horse. Back in the saddle. As I point my GPS toward a familiar constellation of pursuits, here’s a topline look at what I’m watching and where I think the music business is headed in 2026. These aren’t predictions, they’re signals. Conferences → The Real Intelligence Layer The conference […]
With her new BMG album West End Girl still buzzing, U.K. artist Lily Allen has announced a nine-date North American tour in support of it next spring. Allen will perform the project in its entirety at the gigs, which begin April 3 in Chicago and wrap April 28 in San Francisco. Click here for tickets, […]
Bartees Strange performs on August 9, 2025 in Copenhagen, Denmark. (Credit: Matt Jelonek/Getty Images) Arsenio Orteza, Senior Editor Everything’s Better, The 1910 Chainsaw Company The band’s name is a riff on the 1910 Fruitgum Company, a late-’60s bubblegum act that scored three Top Fives, none of which are as catchy or diverse as any of […]
Name Sean Foreman and Nathaniel Motte of 3OH!3. Best known for Being one of two dudes who can’t really dance, sings just OK, used to be slightly handsome, but can still rock a fuckin’ party. — Nat Current city Los Angeles. — Sean Boulder, CO. — Nat Really want to be in Margeritaville. — Sean Anglet, […]
The hosts and musical guests are locked in for the final 2025 shows of NBC’s Saturday Night Live, beginning Dec. 6 with host Melissa McCarthy and musical guest Dijon. The following week, actor Josh O’Connor will host and the resurgent Lily Allen will perform for the first time since 2007. The latter’s no-holds-barred new album, […]
More than 700 members of the UK music industry, including artists, managers, record label execs, agents, songwriters and producers, have joined forces and signed an open letter vowing to combat hate. “In recent months through a series of events and incidents, the anti-black racists and antisemites, plus those who advocate islamophobia, xenophobia, homophobia and transphobia, have […]