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It took a couple decades, but The Smashing Pumpkins are finally headlining Lollapalooza in their hometown of Chicago. While the "1979" outfit previously performed at Lolla back in 1994 when it was a touring festival, they have never played it since it permanently moved to [...]

Bono and Bruce Springsteen are among the artists paying tribute to Oscar-winning Irish singer Glen Hansard, who died Wednesday in a motorcycle accident in Dublin. He was 56. Bono would often take part in Hansard's Christmas Eve Busk in Dublin, which raised money for the [...]

Jimmy Eat World has announced a joint show with The Format taking place Nov. 7 at the famed Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. The concert will celebrate the 25th anniversary of Jimmy Eat World's 2001 album, Bleed American, and the 20th anniversary of The Format's [...]

Some artists cancel shows hours before they're set to take the stage, but Myles Smith has canceled one of his performances a week in advance. In a lengthy Instagram Story message, Myles explains why he's scrapped his Aug. 4 show in Vancouver. "There has been [...]

Irish singer Glen Hansard, Oscar winner for the song "Falling Slowly" from the movie Once, has died, the singer's management confirms to ABC Audio. He was 56. "With broken hearts we announce the passing of Glen Hansard in the early hours of this morning," reads [...]

My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James has premiered a new song called "Wowed Out," the title track off his upcoming solo album. "Lately I've been really into music like Alice Coltrane's spiritual recordings, where it's just her and organ praying together, and there's no major [...]

Phoebe Bridgers has revealed the track list for her upcoming album, Lost Weekend. The record consists of 16 songs, including the previously released single, "Lost Boys." Along with a song called "Lost Parade" and the the title track, plus the closing cut, "Lost Weekend (Reprise)," [...]

Bloc Party has premiered a new song called "Now We Can't Be Friends," a track off the band's upcoming album, Anatomy of a Brief Romance. "Now We Can't Be Friends" marks the third song to be released off Anatomy of a Brief Romance, following "Coming [...]

The 2026 Outside Lands Festival will stream live on Amazon Music. The San Francisco event takes place Aug. 7-9. The lineup includes The Strokes, Turnstile, The xx, Djo, Empire of the Sun, Death Cab for Cutie, Geese, Modest Mouse, Wet Leg, Lucy Dacus, Not for [...]

Primus has premiered the video for "The Ol' Grizz," a song off the band's new EP, A Handful of Nuggs. The half-animated clip follows the adventures of an old-timey prospector, mixed with live footage of the "My Name Is Mud" outfit. It was directed by [...]

Here are some of the new songs released by alternative artist on this New Music Friday: Mod Sun has premiered a new track called "2am," which follows his May single, "Mirror." "I made '2am' on my first trip to Nashville before I officially moved there," [...]

Lollapalooza has announced its 2026 livestream lineup. Among the artists you'll be able to watch from the comfort of your own home are The Smashing Pumpkins, Lorde, Yungblud, The xx, Wet Leg, Turnstile, Geese, Wolf Alice, The Neighbourhood, sombr, Empire of the Sun, beabadoobee and [...]

Michael Stipe fans have been patiently waiting for his long-in-the works solo album, and it appears as though he's giving them a preview of what's to come. The R.E.M. frontman has just debuted a new song, "Hum Desiderata," on the sound exhibition platform Joyfully Waiting. [...]

Greta Van Fleet has announced an intimate underplay show at Chicago's Metro venue. The "Highway Tune" rockers will play the 1,100-capacity room on July 31, the same day their new single, "Saw You Stand," is set to drop. Tickets go on sale Friday at 2 [...]

Hole's first three albums - 1991's Pretty on the Inside, 1994's Live Through This and 1998's Celebrity Skin - are being reissued. Each title will be released Sept. 18 in multiple formats, including exclusive color, zoetrope and standard black vinyl, and will feature remastered audio. [...]