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Daily Music Headlines – November 12, 2026
The 2027 Coachella lineup is out, with electronic and dance music accounting for roughly 40% of the performers. Madonna returns to the dance tent alongside Tiësto, Four Tet, Underworld, Peggy Gou, and Giorgio Moroder. Dua Lipa, Tame Impala, and SZA headline the festival, which runs April 9–11 and 16–18 in Indio, California. Billboard

Angie Martinez is opening her archives for The Tupac Tapes, a four-part video podcast premiering November 27 on Netflix. The series features previously unreleased portions of her 1996 interview with Tupac Shakur, along with commentary from RZA, Joe Budden, Charlamagne Tha God, and Dream Hampton. Billboard

Usher and Chris Brown have canceled two more dates on their joint R&B Tour: November 16 at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles and December 6 at Miami's Hard Rock Stadium. The cancellations follow four previously scrapped shows. Neither singer has publicly explained the latest changes. Rolling Stone

Sade will skip the November 14 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Los Angeles, joining Oasis among this year's absent honorees. The band expressed gratitude for the recognition and thanked its fans and voters. Music-News.com

Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr will reunite onstage at Joe Walsh's VetsAid charity concert January 29, 2027, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The lineup also features The Killers, The War on Drugs, St. Vincent, and Lucius. Proceeds benefit Nevada veterans and their families. Music-News.com

P!nk has announced her first Las Vegas Sphere residency, becoming the first solo female pop artist to headline the venue. The nine-show run takes place September 29 through October 30, 2027, with presales beginning November 18 and general sales November 20. Rolling Stone

Samsung-owned HARMAN has launched Drops, a new music-discovery app featuring personalized recommendations and 10-to-30-second song clips. Users can save discoveries and connect to Apple Music, Qobuz, and TIDAL. The invite-only app is launching for U.S. users on iOS and Android, with backing from Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group. Digital Music News

Jordan Fisher will play The Kid, the role originally portrayed by Prince, in Broadway's adaptation of Purple Rain. The musical features more than 20 Prince songs, with previews beginning March 12, 2027, at the Majestic Theatre and an April 12 opening. Variety

Japan's Billboard Hot 100:
"Emotion" – Aぇ! group (NEW)
"NOW U KNOW" – BE:FIRST (NEW)
"Yes! Tokyo" – EBiDAN (Down from #2)
"Shiwa Awase" – Vaundy (Down from #3)
"musubi" – Ayumu Imazu (Up from #6)

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Daily Music Headlines – November 10, 2026
Michael Jackson’s Thriller jumps from No. 13 to No. 2 on the Billboard 200, its highest position in over 40 years. The album earned 55,000 equivalent units, up 89%, with 19,000 vinyl sales. Read more

Muse will headline London’s BST Hyde Park on June 26, 2027, and Leeds’ Roundhay Festival the following day. Nothing But Thieves will support both shows, with Chvrches also appearing in London. Read more

Deftones performed “Melanie,” an unreleased track from their shelved 2008 album Eros, for the first time since that year at their Dia De Los Deftones festival in San Diego. Read more

Olivia Dean is Apple Music’s 2026 Artist of the Year, becoming the first UK artist to receive the honor. Her success includes a No. 1 album, a record-breaking chart run with Sam Fender, and four BRIT Awards. Read more

Rockstar Games announces GTA 6: The Festival, a November 21 event in Miami featuring Justice, Cardi B, Travis Scott, Don Toliver, Metro Boomin, and more. Read more
Billboard is changing its streaming formula in 2027, reducing the ad-supported streams required for an album unit from 2,500 to 1,500. YouTube will also return its data to U.S. charts beginning January 16. Read more

The songwriter behind The Waitresses’ “Christmas Wrapping” has praised Olivia Rodrigo’s new holiday single, saying its similarities are not plagiarism. Robbie Williams also dismissed comparisons to his song “Candy,” calling it an homage to musical influences. Read more

This week’s Billboard 200 Top 5:
Olivia Rodrigo – you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love
Michael Jackson – Thriller
Morgan Wallen – I’m the Problem
Ella Langley – Dandelion
Noah Kahan – The Great Divide
Billboard Charts
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The Strokes brought Walton Goggins to Saturday Night Live, where he joined the band on bongos for “Going Shopping.” The band also performed “Lonely in the Future” from its new album, Reality Awaits, produced by Rick Rubin. Read more

Eminem’s publisher is suing AI music company Suno for approximately $41 million, alleging copyright infringement involving 269 compositions, including “Lose Yourself” and “Stan.” The lawsuit also claims Suno generated vocals derived from Eminem’s voice. Read more

Olivia Rodrigo has released her first Christmas song, “Take Me Home (4 Christmas).” The video features Cynthia Nixon and comedian Ben Marshall, and the song takes inspiration from The Waitresses’ “Christmas Wrapping.” Read more

Rosalía celebrates the first anniversary of Lux with a 1,000-song Spotify playlist featuring music that inspired the album, plus a limited-edition anniversary box set. Read more

Nick Cave announces a North American “Conversations” tour for 2027, combining solo piano performances with unscreened audience questions. The tour runs April 9 through May 21, with tickets going on sale November 13. Read more

Television guitarist Richard Lloyd has died at 75. A co-founder of the influential band, his interlocking guitar work with Tom Verlaine helped define the landmark 1977 album Marquee Moon. Read more

And finally, Billie Eilish dressed as Noodle from Gorillaz for Halloween, sharing photos and video of the costume on Instagram. Read more

Top 5 Singles on the Billboard Hot 100:
5. “Dracula” – Tame Impala and JENNIE
4. “Been By Now” – Morgan Wallen
3. “Boston” – Stella Lefty
2. “Housewife” – Tate McRae
1.“Choosin’ Texas” – Ella Langley
Billboard Charts
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Taylor Swift leads the 2026 Kids’ Choice Awards nominations with six, followed by Ariana Grande and Sabrina Carpenter with five each, ahead of the November 14 ceremony hosted by Alex Warren.
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Karol G, Bizarrap and Bad Gyal have joined the performance lineup for the 2026 Latin Grammy Awards, taking place November 12 in Las Vegas.
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Lady Gaga, Shakira, P!nk, Jack White, Boy George and Sia are among the nominees for induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2027.
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Kacey Musgraves, Tim McGraw, Miranda Lambert and Cody Johnson are among the first performers announced for the November 18 CMA Awards, which will also feature a Dolly Parton tribute.
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Ozzfest will return in 2027 with three events in England, California and Mexico City, marking the festival’s first Mexican edition.
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Three American songwriters have requested dismissal of their copyright lawsuit alleging that BTS’s “SWIM” copied an unreleased demo of the same name.
music-news.com

A new documentary, tentatively titled Taylor Swift Wien, will examine the foiled terrorist plot that forced the cancellation of Taylor Swift’s three Vienna concerts in August
2024.
rollingstone.com

Rush announced Elevate From the Norm, a five-show residency at Las Vegas’ Sphere in May 2027, with artist presales beginning November 11.
variety.com

New Music Friday
“Take Me Home (4 Christmas)” — Olivia Rodrigo
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“Currency” — Skepta
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“Rose” — Kings of Leon
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“the wheel” — Lizzy McAlpine
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“Como Fuera” — Manuel Turizo & J Balvin
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HYBE reported record third-quarter revenue of $1.08 billion, driven by BTS’s ARIRANG world tour, with additional tour dates and solo projects planned for 2027.
musicbusinessworldwide.com
Justin Timberlake is reportedly preparing a four-part Apple TV docuseries featuring Janet Jackson and revisiting their controversial 2004 Super Bowl halftime performance.
billboard.com
KATSEYE postponed its November 3 Detroit concert because member Megan Skiendiel was ill, with tickets remaining valid for a rescheduled date.
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Starbucks released its first global holiday album in over a decade, featuring Brandi Carlile, Leon Thomas, Coco Jones and JYT, alongside a $500,000 donation to World Central Kitchen.
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Cynthia Erivo has reportedly joined Universal’s Snoop Dogg biopic as Tupac Shakur’s mother, Afeni Shakur, with the film scheduled for August 6, 2027.
variety.com
Bob Dylan met privately with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on November 4, though details of their conversation were not disclosed.
consequence.net
Netflix added 22 KPop Demon Hunters bonus episodes totaling approximately 78 minutes, featuring short stories, games, choreography videos and animated dance rehearsals.
nme.com
M!LK tops this week’s Billboard Japan Hot 100 with “That’s! Chojo,” followed by EBiDAN, Vaundy, Mrs. GREEN APPLE and NGT48.
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