Music

Lollapalooza 2026 Makes History With All Female Headliners

Lollapalooza 2026 Makes History With All Female Top Billing and a Stacked Friday Headlined by Charli XCX and The Smashing Pumpkins

August 1, 2026

Lollapalooza 2026 opened at Grant Park on July 30 with a structural first that no major U.S. multigenre festival has achieved before: every premier top-billing headliner slot across the four-day run is held by a female artist. Charli XCX, Lorde, Olivia Dean, Jennie, Tate McRae, and Doja Cat anchor a lineup of more than 170 acts across eight stages, with advocacy organization Book More Women confirming that this is the first time a festival of Lollapalooza’s scale has placed three

Brook Lynn Brings Listeners to Her World of Forest Pop With Emotionally Resonant Music

August 1, 2026

By: Paul K. Barnes Brook Lynn is a singer and songwriter from Wilp, The Netherlands that creates emotionally cinematic and atmospheric music. Her music is meant to captivate and resonate

Robert Ross’s “For You Girl” Finds Strength in Vulnerability

July 31, 2026

Dave Goddess Group’s ‘Back in Business’ Is a Roots Rock Anthem About Second Chances

July 31, 2026

Andrew Lamb’s ‘I Don’t Want You Back’ Captures the Truth Behind Moving On

July 30, 2026

Some breakup songs hit because they tell the truth, even when that truth is uncomfortable. Andrew Lamb’s latest single, “I Don’t Want You Back,” does exactly that. It takes a

Finding Grace in the Quiet: Alex Krawczyk’s Journey to Wonders Await

July 30, 2026

By Tony DeCircio If there is one defining characteristic of Alex Krawczyk as an artist, it is trust. She trusts silence. She trusts melody. Most of all, she trusts that

Cathleen Ireland’s “Breathe”: A Quiet Reminder That Sometimes Survival Is Its Own Victory

July 30, 2026

By: Kevin Morris There are songs that arrive with fireworks. Songs that demand attention through spectacle, volume, or bravado. And then there are songs like Cathleen Ireland’s “Breathe,” which begin

Weathering the Years: The Perfect Storm Finds Calm, Conviction, and a Calling on Maiden Voyage

July 30, 2026

By: Kevin Morris There is a curious thing about storms. Most people spend their lives trying to avoid them. They close the windows. They wait for the skies to clear.

When Vulnerability Becomes a Superpower: Inside Cello’s “Singing to Serpents”

July 28, 2026

By Nina Woods Some albums ask you to turn them up. Others ask you to lean in. Cello’s Singing to Serpents does both, and that’s exactly what makes it so

Kacey Musgraves Cancels Three Tour Dates as Live Music Economics Face Scrutiny

Kacey Musgraves Cancels Three Tour Dates, Putting the Economics of Touring Back Under the Microscope

July 28, 2026

Kacey Musgraves has canceled three dates from her upcoming Middle of Nowhere tour, affecting scheduled performances in Chicago, Boston, and Brooklyn and raising fresh questions about the financial pressures facing

Into the Fire: Pam Ross Finds Strength in Vulnerability on “Who’s Gonna Save You?”

July 28, 2026

By: Lane Whitaker For years, Pam Ross has built a reputation as an independent singer-songwriter, crafting songs that blur the lines between Americana, country, rock, and folk with an honesty

From the Booth to the Billboard Chart With Marquise Lightfoot

July 24, 2026

Every founder has a first arena. For Marquise Lightfoot, one of those arenas was music. Before he was known as a business leader, he was an artist putting work into

From the Booth to the Billboard Chart With Marquise Lightfoot

July 24, 2026

Every founder has a first arena. For Marquise Lightfoot, one of those arenas was music. Before he was known as a business leader, he was an artist putting work into

Growing Older, Growing Stronger: Eleyet McConnell’s “Your Eyes” Chooses Substance Over Spectacle

July 24, 2026

By Daniel Ashcroft There’s a reason the power ballad became an endangered species. Somewhere along the way, sincerity became suspect, piano intros were replaced by programmed ambience, and emotional commitment

Charli XCX Music, Fashion, Film Album Drops July 24

Charli XCX’s “Music, Fashion, Film” Arrives July 24 as the Summer’s Most Debated Pop Album

July 23, 2026

Charli XCX releases her seventh studio album, Music, Fashion, Film, on July 24 through Atlantic Records — an 11-track, 30-minute project that abandons the dance-floor maximalism of 2024’s Brat in

Jay Vernon King Is Back, and He’s Not Here to Play

July 22, 2026

After nearly a decade of silence, Jay Vernon King, formerly known as Anonamyss, is making his return to music known. Not quietly, not carefully, but with the kind of force

Lyia Meta’s New Single “Raging Halls” Is the Rebirth Anthem Alternative Rock Needs

July 18, 2026

By: Myescha Joell Malaysia-based global recording artist, performer, and writer Lyia Meta doesn’t release music so much as she excavates it. Her new single, “Raging Halls,” out May 9, is

How Spotify Pays Artists Per-Stream Rates Explained

How Spotify Pays Artists: Streaming Royalties, Pro Rata, and What Determines Per-Stream Rates

July 17, 2026

Spotify does not pay artists a fixed amount per stream. The platform operates on a pro-rata model that pools all subscription and advertising revenue in a given month, retains approximately

Why Music Brings Us Together: The Universal Language of Emotion

July 17, 2026

A 2024 cross-cultural study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that music evokes nearly identical emotional responses and bodily sensations in listeners from Western and

Flea Performs Honora Tiny Desk Concert for NPR

Flea’s Tiny Desk Concert Showcases Honora as a Full Creative Reinvention

July 16, 2026

Red Hot Chili Peppers co-founder Flea performed a three-song set for NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series on July 13, delivering tracks from Honora, his debut solo album released in March