Modern metal theatrics collide with Battle Beast firepower as DOMINUM drop the title track from their third album, Night is Calling — out July 3 via Napalm Records, with a European headline tour to follow this autumn.

Alice Cooper, Johnny Depp, Joe Perry, and Tommy Henriksen unveil their 2018 Montreux Jazz Festival performance as a new live album out August 7 digitally and October 16 on CD/vinyl — plus a live video for “Raise The Dead” and a massive European tour.

Freak Nest returns to Public Works in San Francisco on August 22 and 23 with Mr. Carmack, a Dirtybird Records takeover led by Moody Jones, and reunion sets from Coo Coo Birds, Down Dirty Shake, and The Orange Peels.

Grammy-nominated R&B singer BJRNCK links up with fellow Chicago native G Herbo for “Coming Home,” the first single off the deluxe edition of her debut album A Girl Like Me.

British MTV legend Thomas Dolby reunites his acclaimed late-’80s band The Lost Toy People — with Divinity Roxx (Beyoncé) on bass — to headline the 15-city 2026 Totally Tubular Festival, kicking off July 17 in Phoenix.

Portuguese gothic metal icons Moonspell have released a haunting new lyric video for “The Great Wolf in the Sky,” the latest single from their highly acclaimed new album Far From God, out July 3 via Napalm Records.

HardDrive Radio with Lou Brutus celebrates 30 years on the air with a 4th of July weekend anniversary special featuring archival interviews with Ozzy Osbourne, Metallica, Linkin Park, Slipknot, and more, plus the “30 Songs from 30 Years” list.

Springboard to Design (SB2D) has announced additional Tony Award-winning guest artists for its 2026 cohort, including Mimi Lien, Alejo Vietti, and Charles LaPointe, while opening applications for three tuition-free programs supporting high school students and emerging designers from underrepresented communities.

New York City songwriter Coco Smith has signed to Brooklyn’s Vinegar Hill Sound Records and announced her new album, “You Won’t Get My Message but You’ll Hear It,” out July 10, 2026. New single “Multiform” is streaming now.

Parisian singer-songwriter Gabi Hartmann teams with Brooklyn’s Melissa Mary Ahern for “Roll By,” a delicate new single about acceptance and letting go — out now with an acoustic live video.

Los Angeles slime merchants SQUID PISSER — led by Tommy Meehan (Grodius Maximus of GWAR) with Seth Carolina of Starcrawler — return August 28th with “Throat Slave,” a full-length EP featuring remixes from HYPER GAL, PLACK BLAGUE, KK Null of ZENI GEVA, DRUMCORPS, FARTBARF and more. Lead single “Mucus” is out now.

Nashville’s TKO Artist Management has promoted Megan Pavlovic and Jordan Bernal to Artist Manager and Ben Sojka to Manager, Publishing & Internal Operations, deepening the boutique firm’s bench across a roster that includes Jamey Johnson, Toby Keith, Jackson Dean, Mac McAnally, and more.

Tony Award–winning legend Betty Buckley releases “On the 4th of July,” a stirring James Taylor cover and the second single from her upcoming live album Enough, out July 17 via Palmetto Records.

Chicago rapper Woes returns with “CHIANNE,” a gritty new single produced by Hobbes that reimagines the city as a toxic ex-lover you can’t quite quit.

Bad Wolves usher in a bold new era with the arrival of vocalist Killboy (Sara Skinner) and their fiery new single and music video “Paint It Red,” out now via Better Noise Music.

Indie-pop trio The Wldlfe are hitting the road this fall on their “Long Way Home Tour” and celebrating with a brand-new single, “No Sleep,” out today via Riser House Records.