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Coachella Reveals 2026 Lineup

It has arrived! Seven months before the event is set to take place, Coachella has unveiled the lineup for its 2026 festival. This time around, all three headliners are big-deal pop stars. As previously reported, Sabrina Carpenter and Karol G are right up at the top of the bill, and they share that space with the resurgent Justin Bieber, who just released two albums in the past few months and who has not done a full-scale live performance in North America since 2022. The bonus-headliner spot goes to Italian dance producer Anyma, who is presenting the world premiere of something called Æden. All three nights, the direct sub-headliner support will be an act that has been reactivated in one way or another — the xx, the Strokes, and Young Thug. And there’s a whole lot going on in the undercard.

Watch PUP, Jeff Rosenstock, & Ekko Astral Cover The Beastie Boys’ “Sabotage” Together In Brooklyn

Listen alla y’all: Pop-punk giants PUP and Jeff Rosenstock are currently out on a big co-headlining tour with opener Ekko Astral, and it looks lit as fuck. Those gigs all end with a big “Double Band” encore, with PUP and Rosenstock’s Death Rosenstock band joining forces to play a few songs, including the recent PUP/Rosenstock collab “Get Dumber.” Then everyone, including Ekko Astral, gets together for a big, sweaty singalong of a ’90s alt-rock banger. For most of the tour, it’s been Alanis Morissette’s “You Oughta Know.” Last night, it was motherfucking “Sabotage.”

Avery Tucker – “My Life Isn’t Leaving You”

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Avery Tucker used to be one half of the great indie rock duo Girlpool, and he’ll release his full-length solo debut Paw next month. It’s a stripped-down, emotive folk-rock record, and it sounds nothing like what Tucker made with Girlpool, and definitely not like what Harmony, the other former Girlpool member, is making these days. We’ve already posted Tucker’s singles “Big Drops,” “Like I’m Young,” and “Malibu,” and now he’s also shared the closing track “My Life Isn’t Leaving You.”

Wicca Phase Springs Eternal – “Meet Me Anywhere” (Feat. Ethel Cain)

Katrina Andrzejewski

The Scranton-born musician Adam Andrzejewski (formerly McIlwee) has taken some fascinating career turns over the years. He used to sing and play guitar in the great post-hardcore band Tigers Jaw, which is still going strong. He left that group in 2013, and he started making spooky emo-rap under the name Wicca Phase Springs Eternal. For a while, he was in the GothBoiClique collective with the late Lil Peep. Andrzejewski made pro wrestler Darby Allen’s entrance music, and his Wicca Phase style has evolved a bunch. Now, he’s getting ready to release a folk album, and he’s got a new song with Ethel Cain.

Watch Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson Sing The National Anthem At The Steelers-Seahawks Game

The Seattle Seahawks were in Pittsburgh Sunday to take on the Steelers in the second week of NFL regular season action. The big football storyline in the game was probably Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf facing off against his old Seattle teammates for the first time after being traded during the offseason, and although Metcalf did catch a touchdown from Aaron Rodgers, the Seahawks prevailed in this one by a two-touchdown margin, 31-17. But this is a music website, so let’s turn our attention to the pregame festivities.

Here’s Another Trailer For The Bruce Springsteen Biopic Deliver Me From Nowhere

For a long time now, we’ve been hearing about Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, the new biopic where Jeremy Allen White plays Bruce Springsteen during the making of Nebraska. Springsteen himself is doing the film a huge favor, releasing the fabled electric version of Nebraska one week before the movie arrives in theaters. The first Deliver Me From Nowhere trailer arrived in June, and it had Jeremy Strong, as Springsteen’s manager Jon Landau, giving a widely mocked monologue about the hole in Springsteen’s floor when he was a kid. Since then, the picture has had its big premiere at the Telluride Film Festival, and that monologue was reportedly cut. Now, we’re getting another Deliver Me From Nowhere trailer. Let’s see if anything gets cut from this one.

Coldplay Suggest Fans Send Love To Charlie Kirk’s Family At Wembley

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Who knew Coldplay concerts would end up causing so much controversy? In July, the tech CEO cheating with the head of HR at their Foxborough show and getting caught on the kiss cam was all everyone talked about for like a week (in Internet time, that’s a long time). Now, the band is under fire after suggesting fans send love to the family of the recently assassinated right-wing activist and content creator Charlie Kirk last night at their Wembley gig.