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U2 book 2027 European stadium tour with Wolf Alice as Carnaval De Luz nears release
The Greatest Show On Earth tour opens in Stockholm next April and plays two London nights at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, two weeks before the new album lands.
Noah Kahan goes stadium-sized with the 2027 Last of the Bugs World Tour
Around 30 dates across North America, the UK and Ireland, from Athens, Georgia in April to Wembley in July, with a multi-night stand at Fenway Park.
Everything But The Girl announce Blue Reservoir, an album born in a 300-capacity club
Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt's next record arrives February 19, 2027, and was recorded largely live at RAK Studios in ten days. First single: "Young and Dumb".
YouTube Music and Premium pass 150 million subscribers
Alphabet's third-quarter report adds about 25 million subscribers since early 2025, despite price rises, while YouTube's ad growth slows.
Create Music Group confirms a minority stake in DistroKid
The investment sits alongside CVC's majority takeover of the indie distributor, which is also fighting a lawsuit from Universal Music Group.
Santana takes the Planet of Free Will tour to Europe in 2027, opening at The O2
Thirteen shows in ten countries across July 2027, with London as the only UK date so far. General sale starts Friday.
Friday's release radar: Nickelback, Editors, Clinic and Textures lead October 30
A busy last Friday of October spans arena rock, Britpop-era veterans, art-punk and progressive metal.
Metallica share live "Leper Messiah" filmed inside the Sphere
The Master of Puppets deep cut gets the full Las Vegas treatment, as Black Sabbath fans get a soundtrack date of their own.
Apple Music gets its first full rebrand, with a logo shaped by a Fred again.. track
The new identity was made with practical effects, not software, and reaches iPhones with iOS 27.2.
Spotify passes 306 million paying subscribers, and its stock jumps 10%
Third-quarter results beat forecasts, monthly users reached 788 million, and a paid AI remix add-on is gaining label support.
YouTube Music starts labelling AI songs, as Deezer prepares an off switch
Streaming services are taking different paths on machine-made music: some warn you, some let you hide it.