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Toby Keith topped the most streamed songs on Spotify in America on Independence Day 2025
Toby Keith's "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue" topped Spotify as the most streamed song in America on the 4th of July, according to Chart Data.
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New Music Releases and Upcoming Albums in 2026
- Pitchfork publishes a curated calendar tracking forthcoming music releases across multiple genres and formats
- Major label releases dominate the July–August 2026 window, featuring established and emerging artists
- The guide includes streaming and digital release dates updated regularly, with supplementary coverage in their Best New Music section
A regularly updated guide to the new albums, EPs, mixtapes, and projects getting released in the coming weeks and months
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▶All 35 Guitarists Who Ever Played in Bob Dylan’s Band
- Bob Britt quit Dylan's touring band in June 2026 after displaying visible frustration, replaced by Chicago guitarist Joel Paterson
- Recent departure follows guitarist Doug Lancio's unexplained exit and brief tenure of jazz guitarist Julian Lage
- Dylan has cycled through approximately 35 guitarists over 61 years of touring
From Robbie Robertson and Tom Petty to Bob Britt and Julian Lage
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The Rolling Stones keep the tunes coming: best podcasts of the week
Norah Jones hosts the legendary rock stars as they return to the studio for a new album. Plus, mindfulness meditation with the Getty MuseumThis official Rolling Stones podcast is hosted by Norah Jones and released across six weeks, with each chapter charting the making of the band’s upcoming…
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‘It was pretty depressing when Stranger Things ended’: Finn Wolfhard on growing up on TV – and his new life in music
The actor spent almost a decade fighting monsters – and making friends – on the hit Netflix show. Then, last year, it all came to an end. How’s he adjusting?Finn Wolfhard is remembering his first experience of celebrity. It was 2016 and he was 13. The first season…
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‘The Vampire Lestat’s Hardest Episode 5 Song Was Written From Scratch Multiple Times
The Vampire Lestat's Sam Reid and Daniel Hart reveal which Season 3 song underwent extensive rewrites before its powerful performance in Episode 5.
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K-Pop Group ATEEZ Claims Third Billboard 200 No. 1 With ‘Golden Hour: Part.5’
- ATEEZ achieves third number-one album with 228,000 equivalent units
- 223,000 pure sales driven by 30 CD and 5 vinyl variants
- Group now leads all artists this decade with most Billboard 200 top-ten entries
South Korean pop group ATEEZ has secured its third number-one album on the Billboard 200 with the release of 'Golden Hour : Part.5,' which debuted with 228,000 equivalent album units. The album's strong commercial perfor
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Here Are All the K-pop Albums That Have Topped the Billboard 200: Full List
- ATEEZ's new EP becomes the 24th K-pop album to reach No. 1 on the Billboard 200 since BTS started the trend in 2018
- Stray Kids leads K-pop chart dominance with 8 No. 1 albums, followed by BTS (7) and ATEEZ (3)
- No K-pop solo artists, duos, or trios have topped the chart; success has been limited to larger group ensembles
BTS was the first K-pop act to top the all-genre chart; BLACKPINK was the first female K-pop act to do so.
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Rolling Stone’s Stateside Festival: See the Best Photos
- Rolling Stone's Stateside Festival featured diverse indie and Americana performers at a Hudson River venue
- Noah Kahan headlined to enthusiastic crowds despite an afternoon rainstorm that delayed proceedings
- Lineup included emerging artists like Hudson Ingram and Bo Staloch alongside established performers across multiple stages
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▶Noah Kahan Brings the Fireworks to Rolling Stone’s Stateside Festival
- Noah Kahan headlined Rolling Stone's inaugural Stateside Festival in Kingston, New York on July 5, drawing about 4,000 fans to the historic Hutton Brickyards venue
- His album 'The Great Divide' debuted at number one on the Billboard 200; festival ticket proceeds supported his nonprofit mental-health organisation BusyHead Project
- The event celebrated America's 250th birthday with various emerging artists, local vendors, and corporate sponsorships alongside Kahan's main performance
The superstar headlined the magazine’s first-ever music festival, a blowout Fourth of July party on the Hudson River that included powerhouse acts like Gigi Perez and Devon Gilfillian, tons of food and drink, and a rainstorm that couldn’t derail the good vibes