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- Fuji Rock 2026 Bets on Mood Over Hits With Massive Attack, The xx and Mogwai — — Japan's Fuji Rock returns to the Naeba mountains July 24-26 with a headline trio of Massive Attack, The xx and Mogwai, curating atmosphere and depth o...
- Tomorrowland 2026 Returns With 'Consciencia' and Calvin Harris' Mainstage Debut — — Belgium's Tomorrowland unfolds across two sold-out weekends in July under the theme 'Consciencia', headlined by Calvin Harris' long-awaited Mainstage...
- Beyonce Drops 'Morning Dew' Without Warning, Teasing a B'Day 20th-Anniversary Reissue — — A surprise single called 'Morning Dew' has arrived with no rollout, and fans are reading it as the first signal of a deluxe 20th-anniversary edition o...
- Summer 2026 in Music: Madonna, Charli XCX and the Latin-Country Boom — — A Madonna dance-floor sequel, a hotly awaited Charli XCX album and record streaming for Latin and country music make July 2026 a peak month for releas...
- Release-Day Frenzy: July 17 Piles Gracie Abrams, Tyla and Rick Ross Onto One Friday — — A single mid-July Friday collides pop, Afrobeats and hip-hop, as Gracie Abrams, Tyla, Rick Ross and Motionless in White all drop full-length records o...
- The Music Business in 2026: Streaming Matures, AI Splits the Room, Vinyl Passes a Billion — — Recorded music hit a record $31.7 billion, but 2026 is a year of adjustment: slowing streaming growth, a fierce fight over AI-diluted royalties, and v...