Music

Druski will become the first digital content creator to host Saturday Night Live when he leads the Nov. 7 episode with musical guest The Strokes. Drake, Travis Scott, Quavo, Wheezy and Reese LaFlare congratulated the internet comedian on his season 52 booking.

Ryan Gosling and Zach Shields’ rock duo Dead Man’s Bones will release new music Oct. 27, marking the group’s first new material since its self-titled debut album arrived in 2009.

Hilary Duff released Holiday Things, a five-track Christmas EP, on Friday, Oct. 23, following her sixth studio album, Luck… or Something. The project features three original songs plus covers of “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” and Wham!’s “Last Christmas,” which Duff previously recorded for Santa Claus Lane.

Queens of the Stone Age have announced a spring 2027 U.S. tour supporting their ninth studio album, Perfecth, running May 1 in San Diego through May 24 in Boston. Pixies and Wheelchair Sports Camp will join every U.S. date, with general ticket sales beginning Oct. 29 at 10 a.m. local time.

Reservoir has filed two federal lawsuits accusing AI companies Suno and Anthropic of using copyrighted songs by Madonna, Johnny Cash, Joni Mitchell and other artists to train models without permission or payment. The publisher alleges the platforms generate music intended to replace the artists whose work trained them.

Amy Winehouse’s Back to Black received a full-album tribute at London’s Roundhouse for its 20th anniversary, with Mark Ronson and Salaam Remi assembling 11 female acts to perform the 2006 record. Corinne Bailey Rae, Jorja Smith, Jessie Reyez, Yebba, Baby Rose and FLO joined the Amy Winehouse Band for the concert.

Chappell Roan welcomed Christina Aguilera to the opening night of her Super Graphic Spectacular in Los Angeles for a surprise performance of “Beautiful” and a duet of Roan’s “Coffee.”

Becky G describes her fifth studio album, Baraja Bendita, as a personal and professional milestone shaped by lessons, setbacks and creative freedom. The Mexican-American artist says the August project embraces her unapologetically Spanglish, genreless identity while exploring how people can choose to play the cards they are dealt.

Music industry figures debated AI-generated music at Billboard Latin Music Week 2026, with SGAE director general Cristina Perpiñá-Robert warning that synthetic content could replace songwriters and other human creators. The discussion highlighted ongoing questions about authorship, copyright and licensing as creators increasingly use AI in their work.

National Music Publishers’ Association president and CEO David Israelite argues that songwriters must be central to anti-fraud measures as the Copyright Royalty Board prepares to set streaming rates for 2028 through 2032. He says AI-generated music and manipulated plays can divert royalties from legitimate songwriters and rights holders.

Warner Music Group is combining its recorded-music and publishing sync operations into a single global division led by newly promoted President of Global Sync Ron Broitman. The restructuring aims to give clients one point of entry to WMG’s catalogs while streamlining licensing clearances and expanding worldwide pitching opportunities.

Spotify has removed more than 50 million songs it considers “AI spam” from its recommendation systems as part of a wider effort to identify artificial-intelligence content and prevent manipulation. The tracks are separate from more than 75 million songs the company says it has removed from the service entirely.

Spotify has signed a licensing agreement with independent music company Believe and its TuneCore distribution division for a planned AI-powered remix tool. The unnamed service is envisioned as a paid Spotify Premium add-on, with Believe artists able to choose whether their work can be used.

Swae Lee will return to Australia in January 2027 for a five-date national tour supporting his debut solo album, Same Difference. The tour visits Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth from Jan. 6-13.

Wolfmother, Ball Park Music and Yothu Yindi will headline the inaugural Aloha Festival at Sydney’s Dee Why Beach on March 6, 2027. The all-ages music, surfing and coastal culture event will also feature Dune Rats, The Terrys, The Beautiful Girls, Mid Drift and The Beefs.

Fuerza Regida is offering a reward for the return of hard drives and memory cards containing 22 live-performance videos stolen from director Miguel’s car. Frontman Jesús Ortiz Paz said the footage was recorded in Mexico City for a live album, whose audio remains intact.

Eminem defended collaborating with longtime friend Kid Rock on “Heal My Faith,” saying their political differences do not outweigh their friendship. The track appears on Kid Rock’s faith-based album Halfway 2 Jesus and advocates unity across political and religious lines.

Miley Cyrus returned to large-scale live performance with a sold-out Hollywood Bowl concert, her first major show in four years and the opening night of a two-night engagement centered on Bass Persuades. The career-spanning set featured surprise guests Wayne Coyne and Maxx Morando, though Cyrus did not promise a return to regular touring.

Harry Styles’ record-setting Madison Square Garden residency will be chronicled in a documentary directed by John Wilson, who has filmed the singer’s New York engagement since August. The project is expected to combine live performance footage with stories about Styles, his fans and behind-the-scenes workers.

Method Man heard the completed version of Wu-Tang Clan’s Once Upon a Time in Shaolin years after submitting his contributions. During a Pablo Finds Out listening session, he praised several performances and Cilvaringz’s production while criticizing moments he found overly long or too similar to RZA’s sound.

My Chemical Romance gave the previously unreleased “Someone Out There Loves You (Live From Hoboken)” its streaming debut ahead of The Black Parade’s 20th-anniversary expanded edition. Arriving Oct. 23, the reissue pairs the original album with six bonus tracks, including three performances from the band’s 2007 Hoboken show.