JOHN MELLENCAMP: THE SONGBOOK: 50 YEARS OF SONG AND POETRY OUT SEPTEMBER 29 VIA RIZZOLI NEW YORK April 13, 2026—John Mellencamp is set to release a new lyric book via Rizzoli New York. Due on September 29, John Mellencamp: The Songbook: 50 Years of Song and Poetry finds Mellencamp opening his archives and tracing his evolution as both a songwriter and poet—spanning every era of his storied career. Pre-order the book HERE. READ MORE

PETER FRAMPTON UNVEILS NEW SONG “LIONS AT THE GATE” FEATURING TOM MORELLO April 10, 2026—Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee and Grammy Award-winning guitarist Peter Frampton today shares a new single, “Lions at the Gate,” featuring Tom Morello—listen/share here. Today’s release follows iHeartRadio’s world premiere of the track, where they aired the song on all of their Classic Rock stations around the country yesterday. The song is the latest release from Frampton’s upcoming album, Carry the Light, his first album of all-new material in 16 years, on May 15 via UMe—pre-order/pre-save here. Co-written and produced with his son Julian Frampton, the collection also includes guest appearances by Sheryl Crow, Bill Evans, H.E.R., Graham Nash and Benmont Tench. READ MORE

LAUFEY’S A MATTER OF TIME: THE FINAL HOUR OUT NOW April 10, 2026—A Matter of Time: The Final Hour, the new deluxe version of L.A.-based Icelandic-Chinese artist, composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist Laufey’s GRAMMY®-winning album A Matter of Time, is out today via AWAL/Vingolf Recordings. Get it here digitally and on all physical formats. READ MORE

MYLES SMITH UNVEILS NEW SONG “MY MESS” April 10, 2026—Today, breakout British singer-songwriter Myles Smith unveils a new song, “My Mess,” from his much-anticipated debut album My Mess, My Heart, My Life. Listen/share the song HERE. READ MORE

ZACH TOP EXTENDS HIS “COLD BEER & COUNTRY MUSIC” HEADLINE TOUR April 9, 2026—Grammy-winning singer, songwriter and musician Zach Top will extend his “Cold Beer & Country Music” headline tour through the summer, including newly confirmed stops at Orange Beach’s The Wharf Amphitheater, Boise’s ExtraMile Arena and Pittsburgh’s PPG Paints Arena, among others. Special guests on the tour include Marcus King Band, Lukas Nelson, Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives, Jake Worthington, Cole Goodwin and Wyatt McCubbin. READ MORE

BRANDI CARLILE RETURNS TO THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT: WATCH THE INTERVIEW + PERFORMANCE April 8, 2026—11x Grammy Award-winner Brandi Carlile returned to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert last night, where she performed “Church & State” solo on piano and spoke with the host (interview part one and part two). Carlile also performed a special web exclusive version of Alphaville’s “Forever Young.” READ MORE

SAM BARBER EXTENDS “THE AMERICAN ROUTE TOUR” April 8, 2026—Multi-platinum artist Sam Barber will extend “The American Route Tour” through the end of the year, including newly confirmed stops at Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Detroit’s Masonic Temple Theatre, Chicago’s The Salt Shed Outdoors, New York’s The Rooftop at Pier 17, Boston’s Leader Bank Pavilion and Atlanta’s Synovus Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park, among many others. See below for complete tour itinerary. READ MORE

RISING R&B STAR UMI SETS HEADLINING BLUE NOTE JAZZ CLUB DATES April 8, 2026—Rising LA singer and songwriter UMI is set to make her Blue Note debut in support of her latest album people stories, out now via Epic Records. She will perform across multiple Blue Note venues, playing the Blue Note LA on June 18 (see HERE for tickets), the Blue Note NYC as part of the Blue Note Jazz Festival New York June 24-25 (tickets HERE), and the Blue Note Hawaii in Honolulu on July 3-4 (tickets HERE). Tickets for all three venues will go on sale at 3 P.M. Eastern Time/noon Pacific Time/9 A.M. Hawaiian Time. READ MORE

HRISHIKESH HIRWAY UNVEILS NEW SINGLE “THINGS CHANGE, EVEN NOW” April 7, 2026—Hrishikesh Hirway today unveils a new song, “Things Change, Even Now,” via Keeled Scales—listen here and watch the video here. The track is the latest release from Hirway’s upcoming album, In the Last Hour of Light, out April 24 via Keeled Scales— pre-order/pre-save here. The album is his first full-length release under his own name, marking his return to making records after more than a decade focused on audio storytelling through his acclaimed podcast Song Exploder. READ MORE

THE STROKES SET NEW ALBUM REALITY AWAITS FOR JUNE 26 April 7, 2026—Reality Awaits, the seventh studio album from The Strokes, is set for release on June 26 via Cult Records/RCA Records—get it here. “Going Shopping” is out now—listen here. READ MORE

CHERRY LANE THEATRE LAUNCHES YOUTUBE CHANNEL WITH PREMIERE PERFORMANCE FROM AUDREY HOBERT April 7, 2026—Cherry Lane Theatre kicks off their new YouTube channel with a performance from fast-rising popstar Audrey Hobert. A part of the channel’s Live From Cherry Lane Theatre series, Audrey performed a sold-out show during the theatre’s Red Door Reopening week in September. Watch the video HERE. READ MORE

BILLY IDOL SETS 2026 SUMMER TOUR DATES: IT’S A NICE DAY TO…TOUR AGAIN! April 7, 2026—Rock legend Billy Idol is set to return to the road this summer for the next leg of his highly successful world tour, It’s A Nice Day To…Tour Again!, which saw Idol sell out venues across the U.S., Europe and Latin America. Produced by Live Nation, the run of arenas and amphitheatres kicks off at The Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton, PA on August 7. READ MORE

SPOLETO FESTIVAL USA AND PHENOTYPIC RECORDINGS UNVEIL NEW ALBUM LIVE FROM SPOLETO 2025: CHAMBER MUSIC, VOL. 1 April 3, 2026—Spoleto Festival USA and Phenotypic Recordings today unveil Live from Spoleto 2025: Chamber Music, Vol. 1, the first of a two-album release capturing the Festival’s Bank of America Chamber Music series performances from the 2025 season—listen/share HERE. The second album, Live from Spoleto 2025: Chamber Music, Vol. 2 “Vivaldi Meets Vahdat,” will follow on Friday, May 8. The series is presented as part of its exclusive multi-project partnership with Apple Music Classical. READ MORE

SAM BARBER’S ANTICIPATED SOPHOMORE ALBUM BROKEN VIEW OUT TODAY April 3, 2026—Multi-platinum artist Sam Barber shares his highly anticipated sophomore album, Broken View, today via Atlantic Outpost; stream/purchase HERE. READ MORE

MAGGIE ROGERS LAUNCHES THE MAGGIE ROGERS FOUNDATION April 2, 2026—To mark ten years of her career, and ten years since the now-legendary video with Pharrell that introduced her to the world, Maggie Rogers is launching The Maggie Rogers Foundation. The namesake philanthropic platform aims to give students a comparable opportunity. READ MORE