Daily Music Headlines May 1st, 2026

Olivia Rodrigo has announced her 65-date Unraveled Tour in support of her upcoming third album, You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love, with dates beginning Sept. 25 in Hartford and running through North America, Europe, and the U.K.

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Flavor Flav announced SHE Weekend, a four-day Las Vegas event from July 16-19 celebrating women’s sports and honoring U.S. female Olympians and Paralympians who medaled at the Milano Cortina Games.

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Britney Spears has been formally charged with one misdemeanor count of driving under the influence after her March arrest in Ventura County, with prosecutors reportedly expected to offer a plea deal reducing it to a lesser “wet reckless” offense.

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Keith Urban has announced Flow State, a yacht rock-inspired album featuring 10 covers, collaborations with John Mayer and Little Big Town, and one original song, “We Go Back,” with Michael McDonald.

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Jason Derulo testified in federal court over songwriting credits and royalties for “Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat),” denying producer and guitarist Matthew Spatola’s claim that he co-created key parts of the hit.

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YouTube Music and YouTube Premium posted their largest quarterly increase in paid, non-trial subscribers since launching in 2018, according to Sundar Pichai’s comments during Alphabet’s Q1 2026 earnings call.

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New Music Friday:

“Bring Your Love” by Madonna and Sabrina Carpenter

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“Horses and Divorces” by Kacey Musgraves and Miranda Lambert

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“Cool Buzz” by Violet Grohl

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“Carry the Weight” by Halsey

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“Eurosummer (GirlsTrip)” by Zara Larsson and Shakira

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