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Linda Perhacs Reported Missing
Friends and former collaborators have not heard from the cult folk singer in eight months, and have filed a missing persons report.
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Miley Cyrus Signs to Atlantic Records
The singer exits Columbia Records after a run that produced her first Grammy and the global hit “Flowers.” Now she’s joining a label roster that includes Bruno Mars, Charli XCX, and Cardi B.
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Tyshawn Sorey Rebuilds a Max Roach Landmark on Its Own Unsettled Terms
The drummer’s new live recording abstracts the 1968 album “Members, Don’t Git Weary” into a sprawling, uneasy meditation for the present.
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Madi Diaz Shares Duet Version of “Heavy Metal” with Lucy Dacus
After a shared weekend at Newport Folk Festival, the two singer-songwriters release a collaborative take on Diaz’s track from *Fatal Optimist*.
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Newport Folk 2026 Kept Its Edge With Unscripted Moments and Unlikely Pairings
The festival’s enduring value was in the collisions — between generations, genres, and the outside world.
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Bazooka! Fest Announces 2026 Lineup with Times New Viking Reunion, Destroyer, Sad13
The Brooklyn independent festival, curated by former Matador A&R head Jake Whitener, returns this August with a bill that connects several eras of left-field guitar music.
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The Streets Turn a Ruined Abbey into British Theatre
Two decades after ‘A Grand Don't Come for Free’, Mike Skinner used Kirkstall Abbey’s ruins to stage a performance that blurred gig, play, and memory.
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Moola’s Self-Titled Debut: Sound as Encounter, Not Translation
Renata Frana and Antonella Bianco build music as a space of listening, where dilruba, electronics, and field recordings circulate freely—suggesting geographies without claiming them.
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Yard Act – You’re Gonna Need a Little Music
On their third album, the Leeds band swaps electronics for a tighter rock sound while James Smith stretches his voice from rap to croon, exploring a world stripped of deeper meaning.
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Hayley Williams Stages Solo Showcase at Newport Folk Festival, Joined by Karly Hartzman, Jenny Lewis, and Jack Antonoff
The Paramore frontwoman used her headlining set to premiere material from her new solo album “Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party,” give long-delayed live debuts, and transform the stage into a rotating cast of collaborators.