Category: Music

Foo Fighters are set to return to Tasmania this weekend for a one-off sold-out stadium show in Launceston, marking the band’s first performance in the Apple Isle in more than a decade and their first-ever concert in the northern Tasmanian city. Explore See latest videos, charts and news The American …

My Chemical Romance will resume their Black Parade tour on Sunday (Jan. 25) — here’s what you need to know about the massive, head-spinning endeavor before it picks back up. Watch the Loudwire video below to learn more about one of rock’s most ambitious tours. My Chemical Romance’s Hidden Tour …

Harry Styles has returned with “Aperture,” the first single from his upcoming album, Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally. Stream the rhythmic new song below. One of our most anticipated pop albums of 2026, the 12-trackKiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally. was executive produced by Kid Harpoon. It marksStyles’ fourth …

Summer Walker is taking her Over It trilogy on a 19-date arena tour. The Still Finally Over It trek kicks off in Toronto this May before crossing the States and then heading to England in August. British-Nigerian singer Odeal and rapper Monaleo will open on select dates. You can check …

Men at Work’s “Down Under” is Australia’s unofficial anthem, a classic tune played at sporting events, pubs, and celebrations around the world whenever Aussies gather. It’s not, however, a siren’s call for the far right. Explore See latest videos, charts and news That’s the word according to Colin Hay, the …

Jack White once againlambasted President Donald Trump on Instagram, mocking the president’s Tuesday press conference in which heread from a stack of papers labeled “accomplishments” to summarizethe first year of his second term. “Me do accomplishments!” White captioned his close-up photo of Trump holding the aforementioned stack of papers. “Trump …

Gelli Haha is hitting the road. The Los Angeles-based artist will play her first run of North American headlining shows in support of her 2025 debut album, Switcheroo. The Where in the World is Gelli Haha tour kicks off March 25 with a hometown show at the Roxy in L.A., …

Lord Huron have announced summer tour dates in support of their latest album, The Cosmic Selector Vol. 1. The band, spearheaded by Ben Schneider, will head across the United States and Canada, starting with a June 2nd stop at Santa Barbara Bowl, and wrapping up on July 21st in Bentonville, …

Generative AI start-up Udio has formed a licensing agreement with Merlin, a popular digital licensing provider for thousands of independent labels and distributors. The announcement — which arrives a few months after Udio signed similar licenses with Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group — will now allow independent labels, …

Who was the better 2000s-era supergroup — Audioslave or Velvet Revolver? That’s the big debate this week on Chuck’s Fight Club as part of the Loudwire Nights radio show and as usual, you get to have the final say. Audioslave answered the question of what’s next for member of two …

The music featured in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is designed to reflect the Game of Thrones spinoff’s focus on humbler characters than the kings and queens of other series. “What was so beautifully done about House of the Dragon is this epic scale at which the story is …

Grateful Dead founding member Bob Weir died earlier this month at age 78, and his public memorial took place last night (January 17) at San Francisco’s Civic Center Plaza. Among the many musicians and former bandmates to appear was John Mayer, who played with Weir in his post-Grateful Dead project …

Ed Sheeran is putting part of his Australia and New Zealand Loop Tour directly in the hands of fans. Ahead of the tour’s opening night in Auckland, the singer-songwriter revealed that each show will include a live, fan-driven setlist element, with audiences invited to text in song requests that he …

What’s the the best rock songof each year since 1970? That’s over 50 years of great rock music and the Loudwire Staff has gone through year by year and picked out the rock songs that exemplified the best that rock had to offer, year by year. Weanalyzed what was hot …

A$AP Rocky has been relying on his own instincts to propel his career forward since2018’s TESTING, Rocky’s first album to drop after his best friend and creative advisor, A$AP Yams, passed away. Perhaps as a result, that album failed to reach the same artistically-impressive heights as his previous projects. On …

Charli XCX has shared a new song from Wuthering Heights, her soundtrack and accompaniment to the Emerald Fennel movie of the same name. Listen to it below ahead of the film and album’s dual release on February 13. Charli’s recent singles “Chains of Love” and the John Cale-assisted “House” will …

BTS’sfifth full-length album will arrive on March 20. That much we already knew. We now know the collection will be titled Arirang. “Arirang” is a traditional Korean folk song renowned, according to a statement from BigHit Music, which delivered an update on the album Friday, Jan. 16. “Transcending time and …

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A public gathering honoring Bob Weir will take place this Saturday at the Civic Center Plaza in Grateful Dead’s hometown of San Francisco beginning at 12:45 p.m. local time. According to a social media post, it will serve as a “short sacred stop on his homecoming journey,” with the gathering …

Elucid has revealed his next solo project. The Sebb Bash-produced I Guess U Had to Be There—out March 13 via Rhymesayers and Secretly Distribution—is the rapper’s first solo album since his 2024 effort REVELATOR. The announcement arrives with the video for opening track “First Light,” featuring Dallas-based experimental artist Mattie. …

SYDNEY, Australia — Following years of intensive lobbying by the music industry, a victory in the fight on radio “caps”. In Australia, the so-called “cap” prevents the recording industry from negotiating a new, higher rate on those sound recording royalties paid by commercial radio, a sum fixed at 1% of …

Brittany Furlan has reportedly filed a restraining order against Ronnie Radke for allegedly harassing her. The singer’s girlfriend has also spoken out against Furlan on social media. TMZreports that Furlan filed the temporary restraining order against the Falling in Reverse vocalist today (Jan. 13) and called him “unhinged and obsessed.” …

Paul Mescal is in the middle of a promising awards campaign for his latest movie, Chloé Zhao’s heartbreaking Hamnet, which just won the award for Best Drama Film at the 2026 Golden Globes. His downtime, though, is at a premium because of his role as Paul McCartney in Sam Mendes’s …

Music executive L.A. Reid has settled a lawsuit by a previous employee who accused him of sexual assault and harassment, Billboard reports. Details of the settlement—which was announced today, January 12, the day Reid’s trial was scheduled to begin—were not disclosed. In 2023, Drew Dixon, a former vice president of …

ICMP, the global music publishing trade body,unveils the appointment of several top industry executives to its industry metrics expert group, and to its dedicated Asia Pacific regional group. John Reston, Universal Music Publishing Group president of global administration, is named as chair of ICMP’s Industry Metrics Expert Group, the recently-formed …

What were the big albums that shaped rock and metal back in 2006? It’s hard to believe that 20 years have flown by, but here we are ready to enter 2026 and some of our favorite albums are now 20 years old. What was happening back in 2006? Facebook moved …

Shortly after news broke of Bob Weir’s passing at the age of 78, the Empire State Building commemorated the Grateful Dead co-founder with a special light tribute. “Tonight we will shine in tie-dye to honor the life and legacy of Bob Weir,” read a post from the New York City …

Yungblud’s arrival in Australia ahead of the kickoff of his IDOLS World Tour has been anything but low-key. The British rocker touched down in Sydney earlier this week and quickly drew massive fan attention after attending a pop-up photo gallery exhibition in Newtown, where crowds reportedly became so large that …

Ronnie Radke has fired back atCatfishhost Nev Schulman in a new video on social media. Thereality host and producer took part in a live conversation with TMZ earlier today, where he weighed in on the scandal between the Falling in Reverse frontman and Tommy Lee‘s wife Brittany Furlan. Furlan recently …

Sault, the elusive R&B-and-funk collective led by producer Inflo, have returned with Chapter 1, their 13th album. The LP features contributions from R&B singer Cleo Sol, singer-songwriter Jack Peñate, and legendary hitmakers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. Since Sault’s acclaimed 2019 album 5, the group has surprise-released more than a …