Talk Fuse

Topic: Music

Music news, from stadium-filling icons to the artists shaping the charts this week, covering new releases, reissues and the interviews and anniversaries that put a record's story in context. It ranges across genres and eras, so a look back at how a soul classic or disco anthem came together sits alongside coverage of what's charting or making headlines right now.

Beyond the music itself, this is where the people and decisions behind it get examined: why a band turned down a big break, how a songwriter settled on a lyric overnight, or what a veteran musician makes of the industry and the world today. There's also room for the wider culture around music, from touring and nightlife to the health and social benefits some readers get from it.

Taken together, it's a mix of nostalgia and the present tense, useful for anyone who wants to understand not just what's playing now but the stories and decisions that shaped the music they already know.

Nothing launches Ear (3a) earbuds with active noise cancellation for $99

July 7, 2026

Nothing’s Ear (3a) are ANC-equipped earbuds that cost less than $100.
Pete Holmes keeps screen time low and ignores 55,000 unread emails

July 7, 2026

Comedian Pete Holmes, star of HBO’s Crashing, spoke to WIRED for its “User Behavior” series about how he keeps his phone use unusually low and why he believes we are all on the verge of “slowly walking away” from our devices. He argues that much of modern digital life amounts to “manufactured urgency” that people…
Suno recruits Atlantic and YouTube executives to court music industry

July 7, 2026

Suno, the artificial-intelligence music generation company, has hired two experienced music-industry executives into vice-president roles as it seeks to position itself as a partner to the sector rather than an adversary. Grace James, formerly of Atlantic Records, joins as vice-president and head of artist marketing and editorial, while Christian Bowne, previously YouTube’s head of major…
777, a genre-fusing debut single from ONE OK ROCK supergroup YAO

July 7, 2026

YAO, a new collaborative project uniting Japanese band ONE OK ROCK with artists Awich, Paledusk and Chico Carlito, has released its debut single, ‘777’. The venture matters as an experiment in fusing acts from different musical backgrounds into a single unit, with its name drawn from the Japanese concept of “Yaoyorozu no Kami”, meaning Eight…
Dave Grohl names the album he considers musically flawless

July 7, 2026

“I’ve probably listened to it 10,000 times, and I still love it” The post Dave Grohl reveals what he believes to be the “perfect record” appeared first on NME.
Manchester return marks BTS first UK appearance in seven years

July 7, 2026

The group’s ‘Arirang’ world tour weaves aspects of traditional Korean music, architecture and dance into the production The post BTS celebrate England’s World Cup win and bring Korean symbolism to London as they return to UK first time in seven years appeared first on NME.
Taylor Swift defeats copyright claim over her song lyrics in court

July 7, 2026

The case has been ongoing since 2024, and claimed the pop star stole lines from poems to write lyrics to songs on ‘Midnights’, ‘Lover’ and ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ and more The post Taylor Swift wins “absurd” copyright lawsuit over her song lyrics appeared first on NME.
Hatsune Miku returns in Starry Party co-op game for Switch 2 and PC

July 7, 2026

Good Smile Company has announced Hatsune Miku: Starry Party, a new “party action” game featuring chibi-style designs of the virtual singer and her friends, due on Nintendo Switch 2 and PC via Steam. The announcement matters as the latest video game outing for Hatsune Miku, a long-running cultural phenomenon, and appears aimed at the growing…
Surfer Rosa named by Dave Grohl as a perfect record

July 7, 2026

Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl has named Pixies’ 1988 debut album Surfer Rosa as a record he considers “perfect”, telling BBC 6 Music that he has probably listened to it around 10,000 times and still loves it. The comments highlight the enduring influence of the Pixies on the alternative rock that Grohl himself helped to…
Duffy plays surprise London gig, her first full concert in 15 years

July 7, 2026

The “Mercy” singer performed an intimate, ballot-only London show after teasing new music last month.