All topics ↗A new track does not always arrive on the same day as its album. A tour teaser is not a confirmed itinerary. Follow the music stories below for the distinction between release plans, artist statements and reports still awaiting confirmation. For an event, check the organizer’s current information before making plans.
Soompi reports that ATEEZ member San and KQ Entertainment denied online dating speculation after a video showed him walking with a woman in Milan. The denial is the confirmed development; the circulating clip does not independently establish a relationship.
Brisbane Times reports that Kylie Minogue led the AFL Grand Final pre-game show at the MCG with a compact run through her catalogue. The review treats the performance as a live homecoming, not a new tour announcement or album reveal.
PurePeople reports that Vanessa Paradis still remembers watching disappointed fans leave after illness forced her to cancel April's Printemps de Bourges concert. In the underlying Madame Figaro interview, she presents the episode as a lesson in protecting her voice—not as a new health announcement.
Expressen reports that strong first-day demand prompted four additions to Laleh's 2027 Swedish concert-hall tour: one each in Stockholm and Skellefteå, plus two in Gothenburg. The tour pairs songs with material from her debut novel rather than repeating her recent arena format.
Sirabee reports on the abrupt reaction to WEST.'s announcement that group activities will finish on September 30 after 12 and a half years. The members said the decision followed discussions after two departures; all seven are expected to remain with STARTO and continue individually.
The original Sugababes trio will release the self-titled album Sugababes on February 12, 2027. Lead single Ghost is out now, making the announcement both a future album date and a current music release.
PurePeople reports that Louane connected Céline Dion’s Paris return with memories of her late mother, who introduced her to Dion’s music. The account is about Louane’s personal response to the concert, not a new collaboration between the two singers.
Kylie Minogue says the scale of her AFL Grand Final homecoming feels overwhelming even after decades on major stages. Her planned 20-minute MCG set will mix familiar songs, nostalgia and undisclosed surprises, including a nod to her Melbourne school years.
Variety reports that Taylor Swift will release The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore on Friday with four additional songs, including Patient Zero. Swift says the material was written in Sweden with Max Martin and Shellback after the original album was finished.
The BBC is marking 20 years of Amy Winehouse’s Back to Black with a live Roundhouse performance on October 21. Baby Rose, Corinne Bailey Rae, FLO, Jessie Reyez, Jorja Smith and other singers will perform the album with Winehouse’s band.
Clash reports that Agnes Obel’s The Meaning of Flowers is out now, ending a gap of more than six years between albums. The Berlin-made record connects pregnancy and motherhood with literary, philosophical and 1980s Danish synth-pop influences.
Soompi reports that UNIS will conclude group activities on September 26 when the members’ project contract with F&F Entertainment expires. The agency says the members will move on to individual work after a final digital single, Milky Way.
NME reports that Matt Bellamy discussed the band’s social-media handle change with Mark Zuckerberg. In an iHeartRadio interview, Bellamy described an agreement separating the band’s music and merchandise from Meta’s AI product, rather than an unexplained seizure of its name.
Cinemanía reports that Hans Zimmer wants the Harry Potter television music to establish its own identity rather than reproduce John Williams’s film themes. The distinction is creative direction, not a rejection of Williams’s legacy.
Rolling Stone interviews Ian Munsick about releasing The Mountain Goat through his own West to the Rest label and opening a Western-themed bar in Deadwood, South Dakota. He frames both moves as control over how his Wyoming-rooted identity is presented.
NME reports that Jamie T has released Tallahassee, written before his 2023 Finsbury Park show and built around a Leif Vollebekk sample. It previews the October 9 album Ghosts (100 Days of Morning), with UK tour dates following in December.
Soompi reports that BTS, BLACKPINK, CORTIS and KATSEYE joined the 2026 VMA Best Group ballot. Jennie and KATSEYE also entered Song of the Summer; voting windows open September 21 and 26 before the September 27 ceremony.
Harper’s Bazaar Germany interviews Tove Lo about Estrus, her sixth album and first in four years. She discusses creative control through Pretty Swede Records, writing in Sweden with longtime collaborator Ludvig Söderberg and allowing contradictory feelings to coexist.
Soompi reports that Rosé has released new trick, an upbeat pop-rock song about trying to move through heartbreak. Dave Meyers directed the video, which Apple says was shot on an iPhone 18 Pro; Amy Allen is among the songwriters.
NME reports that Noisia are making music together again seven years after announcing their split. Their first show since 2022 is set for December 4 at Amsterdam's Melkweg; the trio says its members' solo projects will continue.