Daily Music Headlines January 26, 2026

Dave Grohl announced that the Foo Fighters have finished their new album and will return to Australia before his birthday, sharing a new single, “Asking For a Friend,” and performing in Tasmania for the first time since the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins.

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Universal Music Group’s 1824 has launched Universal Music Live, a new Twitch livestreaming channel designed to amplify music events and help artists build a presence on the platform, debuting February 1 from the UMG GRAMMY Afterparty red carpet.

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YouTube Music now syncs the Now Playing queue across Android, iOS, and web, letting users seamlessly continue listening across devices.

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Loudwire has ranked the 25 best prog rock albums of the 2000s, with the top three including two Spock’s Beard albums, V and Snow, and Gazpacho’s Night.

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Chad Hugo is suing Pharrell Williams over unpaid royalties from the 2017 N.E.R.D. album No One Ever Really Dies, alleging withheld financial documents and up to $1 million owed, following an earlier trademark dispute in 2024.

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Spotify has launched Directed By, a new documentary-style series about the making of music videos, debuting with an episode featuring Maisie Peters and director James Ogram.

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Slipknot has dismissed its lawsuit against the anonymous owner of Slipknot.com, a bootleg merchandise site, with the case dropped without prejudice, allowing it to be refiled in the future.

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And since it’s Monday, here’s a look at today’s Billboard Hot 100 top five: