Daily Music Headlines September 9, 2025

Ella Langley, Megan Moroney & Lainey Wilson lead the 2025 CMA noms w/ six each, the first time 3 female solo artists share the lead. Zach Top follows w/ 5, Riley Green & Cody Johnson w/ 4. Live from Nashville Nov 19 → https://tinyurl.com/3f2y2yxr

HUNTR/X’s “Golden” tops Hot 100 for 4th week, first female K-pop group to do so. KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack lands 4 simultaneous top 10s. Sabrina Carpenter’s “Tears” debuts #3, “Manchild” climbs #4 → https://tinyurl.com/4kk9n9u7

2025 VMAs, hosted by LL Cool J, drew 5.5M viewers, biggest in 6 yrs (+42% YoY). Simulcast on CBS, MTV, Paramount+. 1B social video views, 81.1M engagements → https://tinyurl.com/43c5u5u5

The Eagles extend Vegas Sphere residency into 2026, adding Jan shows. Tix on sale Sept 19 incl. Venetian Resort packages. Residency now totals 48 shows → https://tinyurl.com/mrxn3c44

Kendrick Lamar wins 2nd Emmy for Super Bowl LIX halftime show. Beyoncé’s Netflix special shut out → https://tinyurl.com/42ztz9k2

NONPOINT drummer Robb Rivera says band’s 2025 full-length is coming. First LP since 2018, written over 2+ yrs, follows EPs & singles → https://tinyurl.com/2zxxp2c9

Nine Inch Nails will score revamped TRON rides at Disney World & Shanghai Disney. TRON: Ares soundtrack drops Sept 19, film out Oct 10 → https://tinyurl.com/3ntjvzfb

Amazon MGM buys Paul McCartney doc Man on the Run (dir. Morgan Neville), covering post-Beatles yrs w/ Linda. Premiered at Telluride, streams Feb 25, 2026 → https://tinyurl.com/52k5rjwk

Radiohead return w/ 4-night runs in Madrid, Bologna, Copenhagen, Berlin & London this winter, first shows since 2016/2018 → https://tinyurl.com/ymhpky9m

Taika Waititi developing satirical Fyre Festival musical (dir. Bryan Buckley). Described as potentially “disastrous” but fitting → https://tinyurl.com/2w2mwj7j

Billboard 200 top 5:

5. Private Music – Deftones

4. A Matter of Time – Laufey

3. I’m the Problem – Morgan Wallen

2. Kpop Demon Hunters soundtrack

Karma: The Album – Stray Kids (debut) → https://tinyurl.com/2s4r7wrm

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