<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Music - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/rss/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest Music news with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening!]]></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 04:48:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Jennifer Finch, L7 Bassist, Dead at 59]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rocker was diagnosed with aggressive form of brain cancer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/jennifer-finch-l7-bassist-dead-at-59/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 04:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/jennifer-finch-l7-bassist-dead-at-59/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melanie C marries Chris Dingwall]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spice Girl Mel C has married.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/melanie-c-marries-chris-dingwall/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/melanie-c-marries-chris-dingwall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bunnie Xo shows off post-divorce new home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bunnie Xo has taken to social media to show off her new home.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/bunnie-xo-shows-off-post-divorce-new-home/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/bunnie-xo-shows-off-post-divorce-new-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Growth in CD sales outpaces vinyl in the US for the first half of 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[CD sales have surged by 16 per cent in the US during the first half of 2026, significantly outpacing the growth of vinyl.READ MORE:&nbsp;Why physical music media still matters in 2025The new figures were revealed in entertainment data company Luminate&rsquo;s 2026 Midyear Report, which found that 16.3million CDs were sold across the country between January and the end of June.<br />
By comparison, vinyl sales grew by a more modest 2.4 per cent year-on-year. However, records&nbsp;remain&nbsp;the&nbsp;m]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/growth-in-cd-sales-outpaces-vinyl-in-the-us-for-the-first-half-of-2026/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 23:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/growth-in-cd-sales-outpaces-vinyl-in-the-us-for-the-first-half-of-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aitch announces new documentary about Mount Kilimanjaro charity climb]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aitch&nbsp;has announced a new&nbsp;Netflix&nbsp;documentary following his Mount Kilimanjaro charity climb, titled&nbsp;Aitch:&nbsp;Don&rsquo;t&nbsp;Be Afraid.<br />
The film will premiere exclusively on the streaming platform on July 26 and is directed by Aaron Fitzmaurice and Harry Tatem.<br />
Aitch:&nbsp;Don&rsquo;t&nbsp;Be Afraid&nbsp;documents the Manchester rapper&rsquo;s multi-day ascent of Africa&rsquo;s highest mountain alongside close friends, family&nbsp;members&nbsp;and members of his team in J]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/aitch-announces-new-documentary-about-mount-kilimanjaro-charity-climb/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 22:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/aitch-announces-new-documentary-about-mount-kilimanjaro-charity-climb/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shania Twain Finally Plays Her Dream Gig: A Tiny Dive Bar in Toronto]]></title><description><![CDATA[The superstar held court at the Horseshoe Tavern on Friday night, delivering a set that mixed her hits with the autobiographical tracks off new album Little Miss Twain]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/shania-twain-finally-plays-her-dream-gig-a-tiny-dive-bar-in-toronto/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 20:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/shania-twain-finally-plays-her-dream-gig-a-tiny-dive-bar-in-toronto/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jelly Roll Goes to San Quentin for New Video ‘Hands Up’]]></title><description><![CDATA["Truly one of the most special things I&rsquo;ve ever had the opportunity to do," singer says of shooting visual at same California prison that Johnny Cash performed at]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/jelly-roll-goes-to-san-quentin-for-new-video-hands-up/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 20:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/jelly-roll-goes-to-san-quentin-for-new-video-hands-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch Pavement play hilariously mangled ‘Stairway To Heaven’ cover in Oakland]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pavement&nbsp;returned to the road last night with a&nbsp;hilariously&nbsp;ramshackle cover of&nbsp;Led Zeppelin&rsquo;s &lsquo;Stairway To Heaven&rsquo; &ndash; watch footage below.READ MORE:&nbsp;&lsquo;Pavements&rsquo; review: a surrealist love letter to the &rsquo;90s indie titansThe legendary US indie band performed at the official pre-party for Mosswood Meltdown in Oakland, California yesterday (July 17), marking their first live show since appearing at Mexico City&rsquo;s Hipnosis Festiva]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/watch-pavement-play-hilariously-mangled-stairway-to-heaven-cover-in-oakland/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 20:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/watch-pavement-play-hilariously-mangled-stairway-to-heaven-cover-in-oakland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tinashe announces new album ‘Popstar’ and shares defiant single ‘Crash Out’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tinashe&nbsp;has announced her eighth studio album &lsquo;Popstar&rsquo; and shared its latest single &lsquo;Crash Out&rsquo; &ndash;&nbsp;watch&nbsp;the video below.READ MORE:&nbsp;Tinashe &ndash; &lsquo;Quantum Baby&rsquo; review: a fun&nbsp;stepping stoneThe&nbsp;Kentucky-born R&amp;B singer will release the&nbsp;16-track record on September 25 via Nice Life and Atlantic&nbsp;Records, and&nbsp;it&nbsp;is available to pre-order&nbsp;here.<br />
She has already shared the lead single &lsquo;Too Easy&]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/tinashe-announces-new-album-popstar-and-shares-defiant-single-crash-out/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 19:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/tinashe-announces-new-album-popstar-and-shares-defiant-single-crash-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[December 10 secure historic top five UK chart debut with On Your Side]]></title><description><![CDATA[December 10 have officially made chart history as their highly anticipated debut EP, On Your Side, enters the UK Official Albums Chart at number five.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/december-10-secure-historic-top-five-uk-chart-debut-with-on-your-side/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 18:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/december-10-secure-historic-top-five-uk-chart-debut-with-on-your-side/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani make surprise cameo at Djo’s Forest Hills show]]></title><description><![CDATA[New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani made a surprise video cameo during&nbsp;Djo&rsquo;s sold-out Forest Hills Stadium show last night &ndash; watch footage below.READ MORE:&nbsp;Djo on stripping everything back for third album &lsquo;The Crux&rsquo;: &ldquo;I&rsquo;m not trying to live in the past&rdquo;Djo &ndash; the musical project of&nbsp;Stranger Things&nbsp;actor&nbsp;Joe Keery &ndash; played the huge headline show in Queens yesterday (July 17), with support coming from Australian psych-roc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/watch-nyc-mayor-zohran-mamdani-make-surprise-cameo-at-djos-forest-hills-show/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 18:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/watch-nyc-mayor-zohran-mamdani-make-surprise-cameo-at-djos-forest-hills-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poppy misses Upheaval Festival set due to “hazardous” wildfire smoke as band perform without her in masks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Poppy missed her Upheaval Festival set due to &ldquo;hazardous&rdquo; air quality, with her band playing without her while wearing masks.READ MORE:&nbsp;Poppy is everywhere, yet constantly nowhere: &ldquo;The discontent drives the exploration, and I feel like that&rsquo;s all I have&rdquo;The singer&nbsp;had been&nbsp;due to perform at the festival in Grand Rapids, Michigan yesterday (July 17), shortly before Friday night headliners&nbsp;Gojira.<br />
However, when the scheduled set began, Poppy was a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/poppy-misses-upheaval-festival-set-due-to-hazardous-wildfire-smoke-as-band-perform-without-her-in-masks/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 18:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/poppy-misses-upheaval-festival-set-due-to-hazardous-wildfire-smoke-as-band-perform-without-her-in-masks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[See Martin Garrix Debut New U2 Collaboration ‘Fireflies’ With the Edge at Tomorrowland]]></title><description><![CDATA[After premiering at Belgium EDM fest, DJ and Irish rockers' latest single together is "out soon"]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/see-martin-garrix-debut-new-u2-collaboration-fireflies-with-the-edge-at-tomorrowland/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 17:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/see-martin-garrix-debut-new-u2-collaboration-fireflies-with-the-edge-at-tomorrowland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch The Edge join Martin Garrix at Tomorrowland to debut new U2 collaboration ‘Fireflies’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Edge&nbsp;joined&nbsp;Martin Garrix on stage at Tomorrowland last night to premiere their new U2 collaboration &lsquo;Fireflies&rsquo; &ndash;&nbsp;watch&nbsp;footage below.READ MORE:&nbsp;U2 &ndash; &lsquo;Songs Of Surrender&rsquo; review: the classics, but not as you know themThe Dutch DJ and producer closed the opening day of the Belgian festival yesterday (July 17), playing a headline set on the&nbsp;main&nbsp;stage at&nbsp;the&nbsp;De&nbsp;Schorre&nbsp;recreational park in Boom.<br />
For the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/watch-the-edge-join-martin-garrix-at-tomorrowland-to-debut-new-u2-collaboration-fireflies/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 17:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/watch-the-edge-join-martin-garrix-at-tomorrowland-to-debut-new-u2-collaboration-fireflies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yard Act: New Beginnings for the U.K. Rock Band]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Leeds group's third album, You&rsquo;re Gonna Need A Little Music, sees the tight-knit band coming to terms with fame and unveiling an all-new sound as their art continues to evolve]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/yard-act-new-beginnings-for-the-uk-rock-band/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/yard-act-new-beginnings-for-the-uk-rock-band/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[50 Years Ago Today: Yes and Peter Frampton Spark a Riot in San Diego]]></title><description><![CDATA[At the peak of Frampton Comes Alive! mania, so many people showed up to one of his stadium shows with Yes that the police arrived with riot gear]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/50-years-ago-today-yes-and-peter-frampton-spark-a-riot-in-san-diego/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/50-years-ago-today-yes-and-peter-frampton-spark-a-riot-in-san-diego/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Makes the World Cup Hit Different? Ask the Music Industry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Music and football have always shared a connection &mdash; and as the World Cup final approaches, FIFA is highlighting the link like never before]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/what-makes-the-world-cup-hit-different-ask-the-music-industry/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 15:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/what-makes-the-world-cup-hit-different-ask-the-music-industry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teddy Swims covers Van Halen’s ‘Jump’ at Electric Castle 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teddy Swims performed a cover of Van Halen&rsquo;s 1984 classic &lsquo;Jump&rsquo; during his set on the second night of Electric Castle 2026. Scroll down to watch footage now.READ MORE: Teddy Swims tells us about the life-changing &lsquo;Lose Control&rsquo; and &ldquo;healed&rdquo; new music at Reading Festival 2024Slotting the track into the closing section of his Main Stage set, the cover arrived before Teddy Swims launched into his mega-hit single &lsquo;Lose Control&rsquo; and the recently]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/teddy-swims-covers-van-halens-jump-at-electric-castle-2026/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 13:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/teddy-swims-covers-van-halens-jump-at-electric-castle-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Twenty One Pilots and Teddy Swims bring the crowds to Electric Castle day two]]></title><description><![CDATA[In partnership with Electric Castle<br />
Words:&nbsp;David Renshaw and Laura Molloy<br />
Electric Castle 2026 is well underway, with Friday (July 17) seeing the main stage open up and the crowds roll in.<br />
On Thursday, we saw the likes of Sleaford Mods and Kneecap deliver high-octane performances in the grounds of B&aacute;nffy Castle (did we mention this festival takes place in the grounds of an actual Transylvanian castle?!) While, after dark, DJ sets from Kitty Amor and SG Lewis kicked off a weekend of 2]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/twenty-one-pilots-and-teddy-swims-bring-the-crowds-to-electric-castle-day-two/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 13:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/twenty-one-pilots-and-teddy-swims-bring-the-crowds-to-electric-castle-day-two/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Rolling Stones equal The Beatles with 15th UK Number One album]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Rolling Stones&nbsp;have drawn level with&nbsp;The Beatles&nbsp;after scoring their 15th UK Number One album with &lsquo;Foreign Tongues&rsquo;.READ MORE:&nbsp;The Rolling Stones &ndash; &lsquo;Foreign Tongues&rsquo; review: a fresh and fluent follow-up to &lsquo;Hackney Diamonds&rsquo;The band&rsquo;s 25th studio record, which was released on July 10, debuted at the top of the Official Albums Chart yesterday (July 17), matching the success of their previous record, 2023&rsquo;s &lsquo;Hackn]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/the-rolling-stones-equal-the-beatles-with-15th-uk-number-one-album/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 12:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/news/music/the-rolling-stones-equal-the-beatles-with-15th-uk-number-one-album/</guid></item></channel></rss>