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Discover the Latest Music Releases and Industry Trends: A Comprehensive Rundown

Discover the Latest Music Releases and Industry Trends: A Comprehensive Rundown

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 This is Lenny Vaughn, spinning you through the last 24 hours in music, no algorithms, just the groove.

First up, the release wave. Official Charts and Beyond The Stage highlight a packed January with fresh projects from Blue with Reflections, The Cribs’ Selling A Vibe, The Kid Laroi’s Before I Forget, and Zach Bryan’s new set With Heaven on Top anchoring the country and Americana lane. New Music Friday roundups also flag Bruno Mars’ new single I Just Might, his first solo step toward a full album in nearly a decade, with Aloha State Daily reporting that a full record and tour are on the way. Pop heads are eating too: Robyn surfaces with the double drop Sexistential and Talk to Me, while the January 16 slate is led by A$AP Rocky’s long-awaited Don’t Be Dumb, Madison Beer’s locket, and Sleaford Mods’ The Demise of Planet X, promising everything from glossy pop to dystopian post-punk.

Looking a little further down the release runway, Numero and Metacritic both point to a stacked late-January schedule: French pop eccentric Sébastien Tellier returns with Kiss The Beast, while club kids are watching Gesaffelstein’s Enter The Gamma and Sam Quealy’s Jawbreaker for futuristic electronic heat. Metal loyalists get a fresh Megadeth opus in the same window. According to Numero and Metacritic, Lana Del Rey’s Stove is expected before the month is out, part of a wider 2026 calendar that also teases new moves from Gorillaz, Robbie Williams, Leigh-Anne, and even a Madonna follow-up to Confessions On A Dance Floor.

On the live and industry front, Record of the Day notes that ESNS is gearing up for its 40th edition, keeping Europe’s new-music pipeline humming, while Independent Venue Week later this month will feature Nova Twins, Brògeal, and Eve Goodman playing small rooms to remind the world why intimate stages still matter. Over in the business trenches, Digital Music News and Record of the Day track a wave of executive hires and big-tech tie-ups, including Universal Music Group’s collaboration with NVIDIA on so‑called “responsible AI” for discovery and creation, a sign that the majors want to steer the future instead of chasing it.

But every beat has a backlash. A Journal of Musical Things reports that Ticketmaster is facing a new class action suit in Quebec even as Live Nation and Ticketmaster continue to expand, keeping the long-running debate over touring costs and fan access at a slow boil.

Catalog still refuses to leave the stage. MJ Vibe’s latest chart watch shows Michael Jackson albums like Thriller and The Essential Michael Jackson climbing global charts again, fueled by anticipation for the upcoming biopic and reminding listeners that vinyl-era giants still bend the streaming era to their will.

That’s the state of the soundtrack right now: legacy titans resurging, indie venues fighting, lawsuits rumbling, and a fresh stack of albums demanding your time.

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