Jan St. Werner, one half of experimental electronic duo Mouse on Mars, has announced a new solo album titled Squares Will Fall. The record features guest contributions from Justin Vernon and Sufjan Stevens.
Squares Will Fall is set for release on November 13 via Thrill Jockey.
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The 2026 Primetime Emmys named winners across seven music categories, with composer Gavin Brivik and musician Andrew Bird pulling off upset victories over higher-profile nominees Lady Gaga and South Park co-creator Trey Parker.
The wins highlight the continued role of television scoring and original song categories as a proving ground for composers and songwriters working outside the traditional recording industry spotlight.
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The ARIA Awards will again recognize a top Australian music festival this year, continuing a category introduced in 2025. Laneway Festival took home the inaugural honor.
The category’s return signals ARIA’s ongoing effort to spotlight the festival sector as a key part of Australia’s live music economy, amid broader industry conversations about the health and sustainability of festivals in the region.
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Carrie Underwood surprised the crowd at Velocity Festival with a cover of Limp Bizkit’s 1999 single “Break Stuff.”
The country star leaned into the bit visually, wearing a backward red baseball cap as a callback to frontman Fred Durst’s signature look.
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Radiohead have booked a run of 16 arena shows in Australia, their first tour of the country since 2012. The dates mark a rare return to the road for the band, which has kept touring activity limited in recent years.
Details on specific cities, dates and ticketing have not been fully outlined, but the announcement signals renewed live activity from the group after a long gap between Australian visits.
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Ontario singer-songwriter Kailan McGee has released “Lady of the Moon,” a concept album built around the eight phases of the moon, with each of its eight tracks tied to a lunar phase. The record’s narrative centers on mythological creatures and sightings tied to the Black Forest region of southwestern Germany, and according to McGee features an all-female cast of characters, a choice she connects to the moon’s association with femininity. The album was released in April to coincide with the Pink Moon.
McGee says the project grew out of more than 70 pages of notes covering plot, character development and poetry, and that it marks the accomplishment she is most proud of to date. It follows her 2025 debut, a 21-track record that McGee’s team says produced 13 charting songs in Canada and the U.S., earned a CIMVA nomination for the video “Long Live the Night” and three New Music Award nominations. McGee won the New Music Award for Country Artist of the Year in 2026, an honor that recognized her genre-blurring songwriting, according to the announcement.
“Lady of the Moon” was produced, mixed and mastered by Kevin Comeau, who also plays bass and keyboard on the album, and was recorded at Chalet Studio in Claremont, Ontario. The album features Darrell Wallace on guitars and Graham Shaw and Jacob McGee-Gauthier on drums and percussion.
Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Kailan McGee, gmail.com.
Kanye West staged a homecoming concert in Chicago that featured a string of guest appearances, including Future, 2 Chainz, Twista, Young Thug and Travis Scott. The show marks a high-profile live outing for West, whose public standing has remained under scrutiny in recent years.
The guest lineup underscores West’s continued pull with fellow artists despite the controversies that have surrounded him. The Chicago date adds to a run of live appearances as he looks to reassert his presence on stage.
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Taylor Swift made an uncommon appearance on country radio to discuss “I Knew It, I Knew You,” telling hosts that several lines carry more than one meaning. She noted that fans have been closely dissecting the song’s lyrics online, which she said pleases her as a songwriter.
The interview marks a rare instance of Swift engaging with country radio directly, a format she largely left behind years ago as her sound shifted toward pop. The appearance signals continued promotional attention on the track amid fan speculation over its hidden meanings.
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Bad Bunny has picked up his first Primetime Emmy, with his 2026 Super Bowl Halftime Show recognized by television’s top awards body. The telecast collected seven Emmys total, the most ever awarded to a Super Bowl Halftime Show.
The haul underscores the halftime slot’s growing status as a major television production event, drawing recognition beyond the music industry. Further details on the specific award categories were not disclosed.
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Violet Grohl delivered a stripped-down rendition of a Cure track for Triple J’s Like a Version series, performing with just voice and acoustic guitar.
Grohl described the 1992 song as a “cute love song” ahead of her performance, continuing the long-running Australian radio segment’s tradition of artist covers.
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