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Harry Styles announces Together, Together seven-city global 2026 tour

He’ll be playing 50 shows in 2026 between Amsterdam, London, São Paulo, Mexico City, New York, Melbourne, and Sydney.

22nd January 2026

War Child Records announce collaborative charity album ‘HELP(2)’ with new Arctic Monkeys single ‘Opening Night’

War Child Records announce collab charity album ‘HELP(2)’ with new Arctic Monkeys single ‘Opening Night’

Aside from AM, the new project — inspired by War Child’s original 1995 release ‘HELP’ — will feature contributions from Big Thief, Cameron Winter, Fontaines DC, Olivia Rodrigo, Pulp, and more.

22nd January 2026

BRIT Awards announce 2026 nominations, including Wolf Alice, Sam Fender, Olivia Dean and more

BRIT Awards unveil 2026 nominees

Olivia Dean, Wolf Alice, and Sam Fender have all got multiple nods, including for the much-coveted Album Of The Year category.

21st January 2026

girli calls for accountability in video for powerful new single ‘Slap On The Wrist’

The confronting track was inspired by “the fear women live with every day in a society where male violence is the norm.”

21st January 2026

Lime Garden detail plans for second album ‘Maybe Not Tonight’

They’ve also dropped a groovy new track, ‘23’, to celebrate.

21st January 2026

Gia Ford returns with louche new single ‘How Do I Reply?’

Her latest outing is inspired by German-Swiss poet Hermann Hesse.

21st January 2026

Cork band Cardinals share next ‘Masquerade’ album preview ‘I Like You’

Cardinals offer up latest ‘Masquerade’ preview ‘I Like You’

The Cork outfit’s new single was written in just one morning, “after feeling slightly lost for months”.

21st January 2026

Harry Styles announces new album ‘KISS ALL THE TIME. DISCO, OCCASIONALLY’

Harry Styles names ‘Aperture’ as first ‘KISS ALL THE TIME. DISCO, OCCASIONALLY’ single

The icon’s new twelve-track album will be released on 6th March.

21st January 2026

Courtney Barnett announces new album ‘Creature Of Habit’; shares Waxahatchee collab ‘Site Unseen’

Courtney Barnett announces new LP ‘Creature Of Habit’ with Waxahatchee collab ‘Site Unseen’

The Aussie fave’s fourth outing will land on 27th March.

20th January 2026

Snail Mail returns with details of third album ‘Ricochet’

It’ll be Lindsey Jordan’s first LP in five years.

20th January 2026

Jacob Alon wins the 2026 BRITs Critics’ Choice Award

The Scottish singer was nominated for the award alongside Rose Gray and Sienna Spiro.

20th January 2026

Jorja Smith marks 10 years of ‘Blue Lights’ with three-track ‘Demo Dump ‘16’ project

Jorja Smith marks 10 years of ‘Blue Lights’ with ‘Demo Dump ‘16’

The three-track project has been left exactly as it was in 2016, when it was first uploaded to SoundCloud.

19th January 2026

Daughter celebrate 10th anniversary of ‘Not To Disappear’ with 2016 throwback ‘Not Enough’

The track was originally written a decade ago, but recorded late last year.

19th January 2026

Jon Hopkins and Icelandic composer Biggi Hilmars drop new album ‘Wilding (Original Soundtrack)’

Jon Hopkins drops new album ‘Wilding (Original Soundtrack)’

The LP — written with Icelandic composer Biggi Hilmars for a 2024 documentary — will be released physically on 3rd April.

19th January 2026

BRIT Awards 2026 to host first ever BRITs Fringe programme in Manchester

Curated by local music development company Brighter Sound, the programme will celebrate the city’s rich musical history under the banner of ‘Manchester Seen and Heard’.

19th January 2026

Master Peace and Declan McKenna are joyfully nihilistic on new joint single ‘Fuck It Up’

“We’re all fuck-ups in one way or another,” according to Peace.

19th January 2026

Mitski officially unveils details of new album ‘Nothing’s About To Happen To Me’

The LP — which has been cryptically teased all week — will arrive on 27th February.

16th January 2026

PinkPantheress and Zara Larsson play dress up in new ‘Stateside’ video

The instantly-iconic visualiser sees them playfully swap between ‘Fancy That”s tartan chic and ‘Midnight Sun”s beachy aesthetic.

16th January 2026

Gorillaz pay tribute to Tony Allen on moving new ‘The Mountain’ preview ‘The Hardest Thing / Orange County’

Gorillaz pay tribute to Tony Allen on moving new double single ‘The Hardest Thing / Orange County’

The former track features the voice of Allen himself, while the latter is a collab with poet Kara Jackson, sitar-player Anoushka Shankar, and producer Bizarrap.

16th January 2026