Manchester music classic ’24 Hour Party People’ set to return to cinemas 15-09-2026 12:26 via nme.com The 2002 film 24 Hour Party People, about the rise and fall of Manchester’s Factory Records, is set to be re-released in cinemas.READ MORE: ‘24 Hour Party People’ OST reviewDirected by Michael Winterbottom, the film starred Steve Coogan as Tony Wilson, the charismatic founder of Factory Records who spearheaded the Manchester music scene during the ‘Madchester’ era of the late ‘80s and early ‘90s. An ensemble cast including Paddy Considine, Peter Kay, Sim Read more Belgian Government Officially Approves Live Nation’s Pukkelpop Acquisition — With Strict ‘Operational Independence’ Requirements 16-09-2026 00:06 via digitalmusicnews.com Photo Credit: Priscilla Jordão Following a nearly year-long review, the Belgian government has approved Live Nation’s deal for Pukkelpop – albeit while requiring the promoter to preserve “the festival’s independence for at least ten years.” The Belgian Competition Authority (BCA), having kicked off an investigation back in November 2025, just recently made its decision official. At the top level, “Live Nation will retain formal ownership” of Pukke Read more Belgian Government Officially Approves Live Nation’s Pukkelpop Acquisition — With Strict ‘Operational Independence’ Requirements Support acts and backing band pull out of Ed Sheeran’s tour over Macklemore Palestine controversy 15-09-2026 23:59 via nme.com Finneas, Lukas Graham, Beoga and Aaron Rowe are all among the support acts and musicians pulling out of Ed Sheeran‘s tour in protest of Macklemore being kicked off for sharing his support of Palestine on stage. After making an impassioned speech calling for “all human beings to be treated with dignity, respect, and equality” while opening for Sheeran across recent dates in New Jersey, the rapper faced calls for his removal from the tour by the Israeli-American Council, who Read more Support acts and backing band pull out of Ed Sheeran’s tour over Macklemore Palestine controversy Now You Can Exclude Kids’ Music From Spotify Wrapped and Recommendations 15-09-2026 23:53 via digitalmusicnews.com Photo Credit: Spotify Spotify finally lets parents exclude their kids’ music from recommendations, end-of-year Wrapped, and other personalized playlists. Tired of fighting off “Baby Shark” from your personal Spotify recommendations? Now, Spotify is finally letting parents toggle off their kids’ listening habits from Spotify’s personalized playlists, Wrapped, and other recommendations. The feature is rolling out globally on mobile devices for both free and premium ti Read more Now You Can Exclude Kids’ Music From Spotify Wrapped and Recommendations Finneas and Every Other Ed Sheeran Opener Have Abandoned His Tour in Support of Macklemore 15-09-2026 22:30 via rollingstone.com Lukas Graham and Aaron Rowe drop out after Macklemore was forced off the trek following a pressure campaign over his comments in support of Palestinians Read more Finneas and Every Other Ed Sheeran Opener Have Abandoned His Tour in Support of Macklemore All of Ed Sheeran’s Openers Abandon Tour After Macklemore Debacle 15-09-2026 22:30 via rollingstone.com Finneas, Lukas Graham, and Aaron Rowe withdrew after Macklemore was forced off the trek following a pressure campaign over his comments in support of Palestinians Read more All of Ed Sheeran’s Openers Abandon Tour After Macklemore Debacle All of the Easter Eggs in Taylor Swift’s Emmys Skit 15-09-2026 21:34 via rollingstone.com We break down the biggest clues, including what the hell "saccharide, Aries, from the vineyard, north or south" might mean Read more All of the Easter Eggs in Taylor Swift’s Emmys Skit Muna’s Naomi McPherson Will Miss Gigs to Care for Mother With Terminal Cancer 15-09-2026 21:15 via rollingstone.com Musician Lou Roy will fill-in for McPherson for at least the first five shows of Muna's upcoming trek Read more Muna’s Naomi McPherson Will Miss Gigs to Care for Mother With Terminal Cancer Ed Sheeran Breaks Silence on Macklemore’s Removal From Tour—’I Am Not Complicit’ 15-09-2026 21:00 via digitalmusicnews.com Photo Credit: Ed Sheeran (@teddysphotos / Instagram) Ed Sheeran speaks out on the decision to remove Macklemore from the remainder of the singer’s US tour following his Palestine remarks during two sets. Ed Sheeran has finally broken his silence regarding the decision to remove Macklemore as the opening act from the remaining dates of his U.S. tour. The move followed Macklemore’s Palestine remarks during the two shows at MetLife Stadium on September 4 and 5. Macklemore was originally Read more Ed Sheeran Breaks Silence on Macklemore’s Removal From Tour—’I Am Not Complicit’ Ed Sheeran Breaks Silence on Macklemore’s Removal From His Tour—’Those Who Come to My Shows Do Not Expect a Political Forum’ 15-09-2026 21:00 via digitalmusicnews.com Photo Credit: Ed Sheeran (@teddysphotos / Instagram) Ed Sheeran speaks out on the decision to remove Macklemore from the remainder of the singer’s US tour following his Palestine remarks during two sets. Ed Sheeran has finally broken his silence regarding the decision to remove Macklemore as the opening act from the remaining dates of his U.S. tour. The move followed Macklemore’s Palestine remarks during the two shows at MetLife Stadium on September 4 and 5. Macklemore was originally Read more Ed Sheeran Breaks Silence on Macklemore’s Removal From His Tour—’Those Who Come to My Shows Do Not Expect a Political Forum’ EU Set to Propose Sweeping Ban on Social Media and More for Kids Under 15 15-09-2026 20:34 via digitalmusicnews.com Photo Credit: Robin Worrall The European Union is set to propose a strict ban on social media, video sharing platforms, AI chatbots, and online games for kids under 15. The European Union will propose a ban restricting kids under 15 from accessing social media, video sharing platforms such as YouTube, AI chatbots, and even online games, in the broadest-reaching proposal yet to attempt to protect kids from online predators. Companies would be required to pay a supervisory fee to fund regulators&r Read more EU Set to Propose Sweeping Ban on Social Media and More for Kids Under 15 Santa Monica’s Inaugural Ocean Way Festival Canceled Due to Hurricane Marie 15-09-2026 19:54 via digitalmusicnews.com Photo Credit: Frank Huang The inaugural Ocean Way Festival in Santa Monica has been canceled due to erosion of the beach caused by Hurricane Marie. Coachella organizer Goldenvoice has announced the cancelation of Santa Monica’s Ocean Way Festival due to erosion of the beach caused by Hurricane Marie. The inaugural event would have featured headliners The Killers and Olivia Dean. Two weeks before the event was scheduled to kick off, the City of Santa Monica called things off due to safety c Read more Santa Monica’s Inaugural Ocean Way Festival Canceled Due to Hurricane Marie Santa Monica’s Inaugural Ocean Way Festival Abruptly Canceled In the Aftermath of Hurricane Marie 15-09-2026 19:54 via digitalmusicnews.com Photo Credit: Frank Huang The inaugural Ocean Way Festival in Santa Monica has been canceled due to erosion of the beach caused by Hurricane Marie. Coachella organizer Goldenvoice has announced the cancelation of Santa Monica’s Ocean Way Festival due to erosion of the beach caused by Hurricane Marie. The inaugural event would have featured headliners The Killers and Olivia Dean. Two weeks before the event was scheduled to kick off, the City of Santa Monica called things off due to safety c Read more Santa Monica’s Inaugural Ocean Way Festival Abruptly Canceled In the Aftermath of Hurricane Marie Lankum’s Radie Peat announces debut solo album ‘No Human Tongue Can Tell’ with stirring new single ‘The Moon and Stars’ 15-09-2026 19:40 via nme.com Lankum vocalist Radie Peat has announced her debut solo album ‘No Human Tongue Can Tell’ and released a haunting new single ‘The Moon and Stars’. Listen below.READ MORE: Lankum: “This generation of Irish artists have a confidence to stand up and be themselves”Back in July, Peat shared her first solo single ‘Still I Love Him’, her poignant interpretation of the traditional love song of the same name. Now, she’s revealed that the track wil Read more Lankum’s Radie Peat announces debut solo album ‘No Human Tongue Can Tell’ with stirring new single ‘The Moon and Stars’ The Veterans Who Built a Movement for Disability Rights 15-09-2026 19:36 via rollingstone.com Joseph A. Jordan Jr. was only two years out of high school when he enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1943 during the height of World War II. Two years later, while stationed in France, Jordan’s jeep rolled while traversing a minefield in northern France. The crash left him permanently paralyzed from a spinal cord […] Read more The Veterans Who Built a Movement for Disability Rights Nashville Indie-Rockers Lombardy Run Through the Jungle in Fiery ‘Bazooka’ Video 15-09-2026 19:33 via rollingstone.com Taking inspiration from classic war films, the clip finds the band members firing rockets from their guitars Read more

Nashville Indie-Rockers Lombardy Run Through the Jungle in Fiery ‘Bazooka’ Video Universal Music Sues DistroKid for Copyright Infringement and Deceptive Trade Practices, Says the Distributor ‘Is Flooding Platforms With AI-Generated Slop’ 15-09-2026 19:17 via digitalmusicnews.com Photo Credit: DistroKid Today in high-profile industry litigation: A firmly worded complaint filed by Universal Music Group (UMG) against DistroKid, which the major label says “is engaged in both deceptive trade practices and blatant copyright infringement.” UMG submitted the 52-page action to a Delaware federal court today, and as many will recognize, the writing was on the wall here. Yesterday brought the announcement of the “Streaming Integrity Initiative” (SII), a pro Read more Universal Music Sues DistroKid for Copyright Infringement and Deceptive Trade Practices, Says the Distributor ‘Is Flooding Platforms With AI-Generated Slop’ Ed Sheeran Breaks Silence on Macklemore Leaving Tour: Venue, Promoter Made ‘Final’ Decisions 15-09-2026 18:57 via rollingstone.com "I have spent this week trying to build bridges, to find a solution and unfortunately, was unable to do so," singer says Read more Ed Sheeran Breaks Silence on Macklemore Leaving Tour: Venue, Promoter Made ‘Final’ Decisions Wednesday Celebrates ‘Bleeds’ Anniversary With Deluxe Edition, Delightful New Demo 15-09-2026 18:36 via rollingstone.com North Carolina indie rockers introduced "June 2 (Early Version)" into their set list rotation this year Read more Wednesday Celebrates ‘Bleeds’ Anniversary With Deluxe Edition, Delightful New Demo Wednesday Celebrate ‘Bleeds’ Anniversary With Deluxe Edition, Delightful New Demo 15-09-2026 18:36 via rollingstone.com North Carolina indie rockers introduced "June 2 (Early Version)" into their set list rotation this year Read more Wednesday Celebrate ‘Bleeds’ Anniversary With Deluxe Edition, Delightful New Demo Lily Allen on downsizing venues for her ‘West End Girl’ North America tour: “The ticket sales weren’t there” 15-09-2026 18:31 via nme.com Lily Allen has explained why several venues were downsized on her North America tour.READ MORE: Lily Allen live in London: a powerful retelling of one of pop’s most gut-wrenching albumsThe singer has been performing her acclaimed 2025 album ‘West End Girl‘ in full at the accompanying tour over the last year. The theatrical shows see her appearing on stage alone, singing to backing tracks and not speaking to the crowd. Earlier this month she kicked off the US Read more Lily Allen on downsizing venues for her ‘West End Girl’ North America tour: “The ticket sales weren’t there” ‘Music Software Label’ A Vinyl Bar in Shibuya Raises $5.5 Million, Aims to Develop ‘The Next Great Consumer Music App’ 15-09-2026 18:05 via digitalmusicnews.com Shibuya, Japan. Photo Credit: Jezael Melgoza Self-described “music (software) label” A Vinyl Bar in Shibuya, founded by former Spotify head of innovation Máuhan Zonoozy, has scored a $5.5 million pre-seed raise.That multimillion-dollar round came to light in a brief TechCrunch piece, and Zonoozy subsequently took to LinkedIn to provide additional color. According to both sources, about a dozen entities, among them the Chainsmokers’ Mantis Venture Capital, SV Angel, and S Read more ‘Music Software Label’ A Vinyl Bar in Shibuya Raises $5.5 Million, Aims to Develop ‘The Next Great Consumer Music App’ Ed Sheeran speaks out on Macklemore being dropped from tour over Palestine row: “I am not complicit” 15-09-2026 18:02 via nme.com Ed Sheeran has spoken out following Macklemore being dropped as a support act from his tour regarding comments about Palestine, telling fans that he is “not complicit”.READ MORE: Ed Sheeran – ‘Play’ review: a hasty retreat to the genre-spanning of oldControversy around the rapper began when he made an impassioned speech while opening for Ed Sheeran across his US tour dates. In his comments on stage, he called for “all human beings to be treated with dignity, r Read more Ed Sheeran speaks out on Macklemore being dropped from tour over Palestine row: “I am not complicit” Kelly Osbourne admits she relapsed after Ozzy Osbourne's death 15-09-2026 18:00 via music-news.com Kelly Osbourne started drinking again while grieving the loss of her rocker father. Read more Kelly Osbourne admits she relapsed after Ozzy Osbourne's death New Order Keyboardist Gillian Morris Is ‘Living With Cancer’ 15-09-2026 17:59 via rollingstone.com "We are enormously grateful for everyone's kindness and support and would appreciate some privacy as I continue with my treatment," the musician wrote in a statement to New Order fans Read more New Order Keyboardist Gillian Morris Is ‘Living With Cancer’ New Order Keyboardist Gillian Gilbert Is ‘Living With Cancer’ 15-09-2026 17:59 via rollingstone.com "We are enormously grateful for everyone's kindness and support and would appreciate some privacy as I continue with my treatment," the musician wrote in a statement to New Order fans Read more New Order Keyboardist Gillian Gilbert Is ‘Living With Cancer’ The Internet Is Tearing Stella Lefty Apart. Nashville Sees Her Success Differently 15-09-2026 17:55 via rollingstone.com As allegations of song-poaching surround the "Boston" singer, some insiders say the blowback is out of proportion: "How many sounds has Nashville begun mass producing once the original becomes popular?" Read more The Internet Is Tearing Stella Lefty Apart. Nashville Sees Her Success Differently Blink-182, Bring Me The Horizon, Billy Talent, Turnstile top Rock Am Ring and Rock Im Park 2027 line-ups 15-09-2026 17:44 via nme.com The line-ups have been announced for Rock Am Ring and Rock Im Park 2027, featuring huge names including Blink-182, Bring Me The Horizon, Billy Talent and Turnstile.READ MORE: Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus on death, defiance and dick jokes: “I’m very thankful to be alive”Rock Am Ring and Rock Im Park take place on the same weekend every year, with the former being held at the Nürburgring motorsport complex in Western Germany and the latter at the Zeppelin Field in Nuremberg Read more Blink-182, Bring Me The Horizon, Billy Talent, Turnstile top Rock Am Ring and Rock Im Park 2027 line-ups Caroline Rose Doesn’t Care About Your Viper Room Glory Days on New Song, ‘Hello Again, Jim’ 15-09-2026 17:18 via rollingstone.com The hooky invective against toxic music-industry dudes arrives with a music video featuring actor Jimmi Simpson Read more Caroline Rose Doesn’t Care About Your Viper Room Glory Days on New Song, ‘Hello Again, Jim’ Caroline Rose Doesn’t Care About Your Viper Room Glory Days on New Song ‘Hello Again, Jim’ 15-09-2026 17:18 via rollingstone.com The hooky invective against toxic music industry dudes arrives with a music video featuring actor Jimmi Simpson Read more Caroline Rose Doesn’t Care About Your Viper Room Glory Days on New Song ‘Hello Again, Jim’ Follow @Music_News_US on Twitter!