BILLY IDOL ELECTED TO ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME April 14, 2026—Rock legend Billy Idol will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2026. Set to be inducted alongside Idol is his longtime guitarist and collaborator Steve Stevens. The pair performed their hit “Rebel Yell” last night on “American Idol” with judge Carrie Underwood during the unveiling of this year’s class, which includes Phil Collins, Iron Maiden, Joy Division/New Order, Oasis, Sade, Luther Vandross and the Wu-Tang Clan; as well as Celia Cruz, Fela Kuti, Queen Latifah, MC Lyte and Gram Parsons with the Early Influence Award; Linda Creed, Arif Mardin, Jimmy Miller and Rick Rubin with the Musical Excellence Award; and Ed Sullivan with the Ahmet Ertegun Award. Stream/share the “American Idol” performance HERE. READ MORE

LAUFEY UNVEILS “MADWOMAN” MUSIC VIDEO STARRING HUDSON WILLIAMS, ALYSA LIU, LOLA TUNG AND MEGAN SKIENDIEL April 13, 2026—Laufey unveils the video for “Madwoman” today, starring “Heated Rivalry” breakout Hudson Williams, Olympic champion Alysa Liu, Lola Tung of “The Summer I Turned Pretty” and “Forbidden Fruits,” and Megan Skiendiel of KATSEYE. Watch the video, directed by Warren Fu (Dua Lipa, The 1975, Daft Punk), here. READ MORE

MIKE CAMPBELL & THE DIRTY KNOBS’MISSION OF MERCY OUT JUNE 12 VIA SOUNDLY MUSIC/THIRTY TIGERS April 14, 2026—Mission of Mercy, the fourth full length album from celebrated guitarist and songwriter Mike Campbell (Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, Fleetwood Mac) and his band The Dirty Knobs, is due June 12 via Soundly Music/Thirty Tigers. The album features appearances from the B-52s’ Kate Pierson and Morgane Stapleton alongside the Dirty Knobs’ Chris Holt (guitars, keys), Lance Morrison (bass) and Campbell’s fellow Heartbreaker Steve Ferrone (drums, percussion). Pre-order the album HERE and see below for the complete track list. READ MORE

JOHN MELLENCAMP: THE SONGBOOK: 50 YEARS OF SONG AND POETRY OUT SEPTEMBER 29 VIA RIZZOLI NEW YORK April 13, 2026—John Mellencamp is set to release a new lyric book via Rizzoli New York. Due on September 29, John Mellencamp: The Songbook: 50 Years of Song and Poetry finds Mellencamp opening his archives and tracing his evolution as both a songwriter and poet—spanning every era of his storied career. Pre-order the book HERE. READ MORE

PETER FRAMPTON UNVEILS NEW SONG “LIONS AT THE GATE” FEATURING TOM MORELLO April 10, 2026—Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee and Grammy Award-winning guitarist Peter Frampton today shares a new single, “Lions at the Gate,” featuring Tom Morello—listen/share here. Today’s release follows iHeartRadio’s world premiere of the track, where they aired the song on all of their Classic Rock stations around the country yesterday. The song is the latest release from Frampton’s upcoming album, Carry the Light, his first album of all-new material in 16 years, on May 15 via UMe—pre-order/pre-save here. Co-written and produced with his son Julian Frampton, the collection also includes guest appearances by Sheryl Crow, Bill Evans, H.E.R., Graham Nash and Benmont Tench. READ MORE

LAUFEY’S A MATTER OF TIME: THE FINAL HOUR OUT NOW April 10, 2026—A Matter of Time: The Final Hour, the new deluxe version of L.A.-based Icelandic-Chinese artist, composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist Laufey’s GRAMMY®-winning album A Matter of Time, is out today via AWAL/Vingolf Recordings. Get it here digitally and on all physical formats. READ MORE

MYLES SMITH UNVEILS NEW SONG “MY MESS” April 10, 2026—Today, breakout British singer-songwriter Myles Smith unveils a new song, “My Mess,” from his much-anticipated debut album My Mess, My Heart, My Life. Listen/share the song HERE. READ MORE

ZACH TOP EXTENDS HIS “COLD BEER & COUNTRY MUSIC” HEADLINE TOUR April 9, 2026—Grammy-winning singer, songwriter and musician Zach Top will extend his “Cold Beer & Country Music” headline tour through the summer, including newly confirmed stops at Orange Beach’s The Wharf Amphitheater, Boise’s ExtraMile Arena and Pittsburgh’s PPG Paints Arena, among others. Special guests on the tour include Marcus King Band, Lukas Nelson, Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives, Jake Worthington, Cole Goodwin and Wyatt McCubbin. READ MORE

BRANDI CARLILE RETURNS TO THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT: WATCH THE INTERVIEW + PERFORMANCE April 8, 2026—11x Grammy Award-winner Brandi Carlile returned to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert last night, where she performed “Church & State” solo on piano and spoke with the host (interview part one and part two). Carlile also performed a special web exclusive version of Alphaville’s “Forever Young.” READ MORE

SAM BARBER EXTENDS “THE AMERICAN ROUTE TOUR” April 8, 2026—Multi-platinum artist Sam Barber will extend “The American Route Tour” through the end of the year, including newly confirmed stops at Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Detroit’s Masonic Temple Theatre, Chicago’s The Salt Shed Outdoors, New York’s The Rooftop at Pier 17, Boston’s Leader Bank Pavilion and Atlanta’s Synovus Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park, among many others. See below for complete tour itinerary. READ MORE

RISING R&B STAR UMI SETS HEADLINING BLUE NOTE JAZZ CLUB DATES April 8, 2026—Rising LA singer and songwriter UMI is set to make her Blue Note debut in support of her latest album people stories, out now via Epic Records. She will perform across multiple Blue Note venues, playing the Blue Note LA on June 18 (see HERE for tickets), the Blue Note NYC as part of the Blue Note Jazz Festival New York June 24-25 (tickets HERE), and the Blue Note Hawaii in Honolulu on July 3-4 (tickets HERE). Tickets for all three venues will go on sale at 3 P.M. Eastern Time/noon Pacific Time/9 A.M. Hawaiian Time. READ MORE

HRISHIKESH HIRWAY UNVEILS NEW SINGLE “THINGS CHANGE, EVEN NOW” April 7, 2026—Hrishikesh Hirway today unveils a new song, “Things Change, Even Now,” via Keeled Scales—listen here and watch the video here. The track is the latest release from Hirway’s upcoming album, In the Last Hour of Light, out April 24 via Keeled Scales— pre-order/pre-save here. The album is his first full-length release under his own name, marking his return to making records after more than a decade focused on audio storytelling through his acclaimed podcast Song Exploder. READ MORE

THE STROKES SET NEW ALBUM REALITY AWAITS FOR JUNE 26 April 7, 2026—Reality Awaits, the seventh studio album from The Strokes, is set for release on June 26 via Cult Records/RCA Records—get it here. “Going Shopping” is out now—listen here. READ MORE

CHERRY LANE THEATRE LAUNCHES YOUTUBE CHANNEL WITH PREMIERE PERFORMANCE FROM AUDREY HOBERT April 7, 2026—Cherry Lane Theatre kicks off their new YouTube channel with a performance from fast-rising popstar Audrey Hobert. A part of the channel’s Live From Cherry Lane Theatre series, Audrey performed a sold-out show during the theatre’s Red Door Reopening week in September. Watch the video HERE. READ MORE

SPOLETO FESTIVAL USA AND PHENOTYPIC RECORDINGS UNVEIL NEW ALBUM LIVE FROM SPOLETO 2025: CHAMBER MUSIC, VOL. 1 April 3, 2026—Spoleto Festival USA and Phenotypic Recordings today unveil Live from Spoleto 2025: Chamber Music, Vol. 1, the first of a two-album release capturing the Festival’s Bank of America Chamber Music series performances from the 2025 season—listen/share HERE. The second album, Live from Spoleto 2025: Chamber Music, Vol. 2 “Vivaldi Meets Vahdat,” will follow on Friday, May 8. The series is presented as part of its exclusive multi-project partnership with Apple Music Classical. READ MORE