https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/olympics-2026-elmo-sesame-street-headed-italy-1236099647 For the 2026 Olympics, Elmo, Cookie Monster and more 'Sesame Street' characters are headed to Italy to help cover the Games.

https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/le-sserafim-spaghetti-jennifer-hudson-show-performance-watch-1236099656 LE SSERAFIM performed their new single 'Spaghetti' on the 'Jennifer Hudson Show' on Tuesday (Oct. 28) and hung around to play a game of 'This or That.'

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/jason-isbell-and-the-400-unit-announce-2026-tour-1235455457 Jason Isbell will hit the road with the 400 Unit in 2026, with stops in Seattle, L.A., Boston, and NYC, in between his solo ‘Foxes in the Snow’ shows.

https://hiphopdx.com/news/busta-rhymes-dangelo-tribute-song-magic Busta Rhymes has celebrated D'Angelo's legacy with a touching new tribute track called "Magic," a freestyle over the "One Mo' Gin" beat.

Two new surveys came out over the weekend breaking down the overall co$t of Halloween .. and it's gotten out of hand!

https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/queen-latifah-praise-megan-thee-stallion-hip-hop-future-1236099552 Queen Latifah praised Megan Thee Stallion and their Coachella performance, saying the younger rapper's energy is carrying hip-hop into the future.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/reba-mcentire-emotional-brandon-blackstock-the-voice-1235455382 Reba McEntire mourned her late stepson Brandon Blackstock, who died from skin cancer, following a contestant's emotional performance on 'The Voice.'

A major announcement from George Strait's camp, Grand Ole Opry 100th Anniversary shows/performers .. and Keith Urban got emotional Friday night in Nashville during the final stop of his High 'n Alive Tour ... all right here!

https://www.billboard.com/photos/bts-jung-kook-abs-calvin-klein-campaign-photos-1236099570 BTS' Jung Kook showed off his abs in the star's latest Calvin Klein campaign. See the photos from the shoot.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ratboys-anywhere-new-album-singin-to-an-empty-chair-1235455410 Chicago indie rock favorites Ratboys are back with a new song, 'Anywhere,' which will appear on 'Singin' to an Empty Chair,' out in early 2026.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/kpop-demon-hunters-success-netflix-why-1235448146 Experts say the secret to the record-breaking success of 'KPop Demon Hunters' is that it's free of the controversy in many K-pop fandoms

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/drake-online-casino-sued-lawsuit-1235455374 Drake and influencer Adin Ross are being sued alongside Stake.us in a new lawsuit structured as a class action.

https://www.soompi.com/article/1793756wpp/teams-korean-debut-album-back-to-life-sells-over-1-million-copies-in-one-day &TEAM’s first Korean album is already a “million-seller”! On October 28, &TEAM made their official Korean debut with the mini album “Back to Life.” (The group’s title track of the same name was pre-released the previous day.) Hanteo Chart has now reported that “Back to Life” sold an impressive total of 1,139,988 copies on its first day of sales alone, making it

https://pitchfork.com/news/the-soft-pink-truth-announces-new-album-shares-video-for-new-song-watch “Time Inside the Violet” leads Matmos member Drew Daniel’s Can Such Delightful Times Go On Forever?

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/flavor-flav-olympics-official-bobsled-skeleton-hype-man-1235455378 Flavor Flav has been appointed the U.S. Bobsled and Skeleton team's official hype man for the 2026 Winter Olympics.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/stray-cats-tour-canceled-brian-setzer-illness-1235455319 The Stray Cats cancel upcoming tour as Brian Setzer faces a serious illness months after being diagnosed with an autoimmune disease.

Коллектив «RADIO TAPOK» представил свою версию песни «Прорвёмся! Опера́» группы «Любэ». Автор текста поэт-песенник Александр Шаганов говорит:- Я послушал ребят, которые сделали свою версию песни. Название у группы прекрасное – Radio Tapok. Сильнее, чем человек-паук может быть только человек-тапок. Так и надо называться: раз услышал, и запомнится навсегда. Исполнение получилось такое живое, будто ребята - сотрудники убойного отдела. Приятно, что молодые силы в лице Radio Tapok поддержали нашу ту

https://www.nme.com/news/music/blood-orange-teams-up-with-aiaiai-to-design-new-limited-edition-headphones-3903080?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=blood-orange-teams-up-with-aiaiai-to-design-new-limited-edition-headphones Blood Orange has teamed up with AIAIAI to design some new limited edition headphones. Find all the details here.

https://www.soompi.com/article/1793753wpp/stray-kids-to-feature-on-dj-snakes-new-song-in-the-dark Get ready for an exciting collaboration between Stray Kids and DJ Snake! DJ Snake has revealed the track list for his upcoming album “Nomad,” which will feature a star-studded list of collaborators that includes Stray Kids, Travis Scott, J Balvin, Don Toliver, Future, and more. “Nomad” is set to drop on November 7, and Stray Kids will be featured on the song “In The Dark.” Last year, Stray

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jay-z-responds-bad-bunny-superbowl-backlash-1235455269 Jay-Z shared a brief response to the backlash Bad Bunny has received since being announced as the 2026 Super Bowl Halftime Show headliner.