https://lockgroove.net/Music news, a sharper take, and what to play next. Every day.en https://lockgroove.net/posts/2026-10-30-everything-but-the-girl-blue-reservoir/https://lockgroove.net/posts/2026-10-30-everything-but-the-girl-blue-reservoir/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000ReleasesTracey 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". https://lockgroove.net/posts/2026-10-30-noah-kahan-last-of-the-bugs-stadium-tour/https://lockgroove.net/posts/2026-10-30-noah-kahan-last-of-the-bugs-stadium-tour/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000ToursAround 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. https://lockgroove.net/posts/2026-10-30-u2-carnaval-de-luz-2027-stadium-tour/https://lockgroove.net/posts/2026-10-30-u2-carnaval-de-luz-2027-stadium-tour/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000ToursThe 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. https://lockgroove.net/posts/2026-10-30-create-music-group-distrokid-stake/https://lockgroove.net/posts/2026-10-30-create-music-group-distrokid-stake/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000StreamingThe investment sits alongside CVC's majority takeover of the indie distributor, which is also fighting a lawsuit from Universal Music Group. https://lockgroove.net/posts/2026-10-30-youtube-music-premium-150-million/https://lockgroove.net/posts/2026-10-30-youtube-music-premium-150-million/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000StreamingAlphabet's third-quarter report adds about 25 million subscribers since early 2025, despite price rises, while YouTube's ad growth slows. https://lockgroove.net/posts/2026-10-29-santana-planet-of-free-will-2027/https://lockgroove.net/posts/2026-10-29-santana-planet-of-free-will-2027/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000ToursThirteen shows in ten countries across July 2027, with London as the only UK date so far. General sale starts Friday. https://lockgroove.net/posts/2026-10-29-guide-music-streaming-prices-compared/https://lockgroove.net/posts/2026-10-29-guide-music-streaming-prices-compared/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000GuideEvery major service raised prices this year. Here is what each plan now costs in the US, what you get for the money, and which one fits your listening. https://lockgroove.net/posts/2026-10-29-metallica-leper-messiah-sphere/https://lockgroove.net/posts/2026-10-29-metallica-leper-messiah-sphere/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000LiveThe Master of Puppets deep cut gets the full Las Vegas treatment, as Black Sabbath fans get a soundtrack date of their own. https://lockgroove.net/posts/2026-10-29-new-releases-october-30/https://lockgroove.net/posts/2026-10-29-new-releases-october-30/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000ReleasesA busy last Friday of October spans arena rock, Britpop-era veterans, art-punk and progressive metal. https://lockgroove.net/posts/2026-10-29-apple-music-rebrand-made-by-sound/https://lockgroove.net/posts/2026-10-29-apple-music-rebrand-made-by-sound/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000StreamingThe new identity was made with practical effects, not software, and reaches iPhones with iOS 27.2. https://lockgroove.net/posts/2026-10-29-streaming-ai-music-labels-filters/https://lockgroove.net/posts/2026-10-29-streaming-ai-music-labels-filters/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000StreamingStreaming services are taking different paths on machine-made music: some warn you, some let you hide it. https://lockgroove.net/posts/2026-10-29-spotify-q3-306-million-subscribers/https://lockgroove.net/posts/2026-10-29-spotify-q3-306-million-subscribers/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000StreamingThird-quarter results beat forecasts, monthly users reached 788 million, and a paid AI remix add-on is gaining label support.