Daily Music Headlines

Johnny Cash’s personal archives will be permanently housed at Belmont University in Nashville as part of the new Johnny Cash Learning Center, with handwritten lyrics, letters, photographs, costumes, instruments, awards, and other memorabilia supporting education, research, and public exhibitions.
⁠Billboard
Love Actually in Concert is returning for the 2026 holiday season with a 30-city North American tour pairing screenings of the 2003 romantic comedy with a live orchestra performing the soundtrack in sync, beginning Nov. 16 in Washington, D.C.
⁠Billboard
Shakira and Burna Boy’s FIFA World Cup anthem, “Dai Dai,” posted its biggest single-day streaming total since its release after the duo performed it during the tournament’s halftime show.
⁠Billboard
Oasis’ (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? has overtaken The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band to become the best-selling studio album in U.K. history, reaching 6.2 million chart units, while Queen’s Greatest Hits and ABBA’s Gold remain the country’s two best-selling albums overall.
⁠Billboard
LISA’s first feature-length documentary, Always Lalisa, will premiere in the Gala program at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival, offering an intimate look at the BLACKPINK star’s journey from childhood ambitions to global solo success.
⁠Music-News.com
Harry Styles canceled his July 21 concert in São Paulo due to a “tour illness,” with refunds being issued and affected fans receiving priority access to purchase tickets for his next scheduled show in the city on July 24.
⁠Music-News.com
Lily Allen will be the subject of a new feature-length documentary coming to Prime Video in 2027, tracing her rise from the “Queen of MySpace” to a global pop figure and exploring her resilience, reinvention, and return to music.
⁠Variety
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Show Notes

ARCH ENEMY's new singer Lauren Hart called her debut show in Beijing a dream come true, saying fans welcomed her immediately. The band is releasing new music as standalone singles, with more planned after summer.

Maluma's "Tu Recuerdo" reaches No. 1 on Billboard's Tropical Airplay chart, becoming his fifth career chart-topper and continuing the success of Loco Y Volver.

Universal sets the Snoop Dogg biopic Snoop for an August 6, 2027 release. Jonathan Daviss stars as the rap icon in the Craig Brewer-directed film.

Ben Folds testified before Congress, criticizing the Kennedy Center's direction following Donald Trump's 2025 takeover and warning of damage to its artistic mission.

Carly Pearce announced her fifth album, Honest Woman, arriving August 28, along with an intimate fall concert series.

The Academy of Country Music names media veteran Andy Schuon as its new CEO, beginning September 1.

KINGDOM COME returns with new single "Payback's A Bitch" in September, featuring vocalist Zeke Kaplan and the band's latest lineup.

Alabama's Gulf Coast Ethnic & Heritage Jazz Festival returns with four nights of poetry, concerts, and community events in Mobile.

Legendary session saxophonist Plas Johnson, whose signature sound defined the Pink Panther Theme, has died at 94.

Listverse names the women who changed rock and metal:
Amy Lee
Hayley Williams
Lzzy Hale
Courtney LaPlante
Maria Brink

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Heated Rivalry becomes the first TV soundtrack in over a decade to debut in the Billboard 200 Top 10, landing at No. 8.

Official KPop Demon Hunters concert light sticks are now on sale, featuring synchronized LED effects.

PSY's "Gangnam Style" is the first K-pop video to surpass 6 billion YouTube views.

Ella Langley's "Choosin' Texas" ties Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey with 14 non-holiday weeks at No. 1 on the Hot 100.

Sony Music sues AI music generator Udio, alleging it trained on more than 30,000 copyrighted songs without permission

Four Tet surprises fans with a new album released under an unpronounceable alias and title.

John Glacier shares "Bond Girl," the first single from her upcoming album Lack of Joy is Death.

Talk Talk members reunite for a one-night London celebration marking The Colour of Spring's 40th anniversary, alongside a new vinyl reissue.

Composer James Viggo Poulsen releases Heartland Poem with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra on July 24.

Billboard Top 5 Albums:
#1 The Real Me (Future)
#2 YSPSFAGSIL (Olivia Rodrigo)
#3 I'm the Problem (Morgan Wallen)
#4 Dandelion (Ella Langley)
#5 The Great Divide (Noah Kahan)

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The 2026 FIFA World Cup Final featured an 11-minute halftime show with Madonna, BTS, Justin Bieber, Shakira, Burna Boy and more, while Post Malone closed the tournament by debuting new song "Chrome Heartbreaker."

Morgan Wallen announced new single "Been By Now," arriving July 24, during his Baltimore concert.

L7 founding bassist Jennifer Finch died at 59 following a battle with brain cancer.

Veteran vocalist Jim Gilstrap, known for work with Stevie Wonder and countless session credits, died at 79.

Rock & roll star Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon, best known for "Palisades Park," died at 89.

Future earned his 12th Billboard 200 No. 1 album with The Real Me, while The Rolling Stones scored their record-extending 39th Top 10 album.

Ariana Grande teased the music video for "Petals" during her Brooklyn tour stop.

Nu-metal band Skrape is returning under the new name Skrapegoat after legal issues over the original name.

A previously unheard 1986 Guns N' Roses rehearsal tape featuring early Appetite for Destruction songs surfaced online.

Mattel unveiled dolls based on Netflix's KPop Demon Hunters, with several quickly becoming fan favorites.

Billboard Top 5 Singles
5. "Dracula" – Tame Impala & Jennie
4. "I Can't Love You Anymore" – Ella Langley & Morgan Wallen
3. "Be Her" – Ella Langley
2. "I Knew It, I Knew You" – Taylor Swift
1."Choosin Texas" – Ella Langley

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Lorde criticized Spotify’s beta “About the Song” AI feature after it inaccurately described her song “Current Affairs,” arguing that reducing music to an AI-generated explanation also limits listeners’ freedom to interpret it for themselves.
Hollywood Reporter

Gracie Abrams released her third studio album, Daughter From Hell, and performed “Minibar” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ahead of a North American tour beginning December 2nd in Denver.
Billboard

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey introduced the Great Divide Act, named after Noah Kahan’s album, which would cap resale ticket prices at 110% of face value and service fees at 10%.
Billboard

Dave Kendall, the creator and former host of MTV’s 120 Minutes, has died; the British-born music journalist helped introduce audiences to emerging alternative artists while hosting the show from 1989 to 1992.
Variety

Ludwig Göransson reunited with Christopher Nolan to score The Odyssey, blending ancient Greek instruments, scrap metal, gongs and vocals, including a song written with James Blake, Travis Scott and Nolan.
Variety

Smoke from Canadian wildfires forced concert changes for Sebastian Bach, John Mellencamp and the Black Keys, with shows canceled, postponed or moved indoors because of hazardous air quality.
Ultimate Classic Rock

Ahead of his debut heavy metal album, William Shatner announced a Riot Fest performance and jokingly demanded a DeLorean, a bowl of sauerkraut and a billboard featuring himself and a fan on his backstage rider.
Billboard

This week’s new releases include Gracie Abrams’ Daughter From Hell, Steve Lacy’s self-produced Oh Yeah?, Carly Rae Jepsen’s “After All,” and new music from Bella Kay, Dexter and the Moonrocks, Rick Ross and Buju Banton.
Billboard
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