CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio—Foster the People has always understood the value of a good contradiction. The Los Angeles band (with a Northeast Ohioan at the helm) makes sounds tailor-made for dancing, even ...

San Francisco singer-songwriter Anthony Arya released the single 'The Dress,' which fuses Laurel Canyon indie folk rock with ...

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Lollapalooza South America 2027 lineups are here, with Travis Scott, Charli xcx, The Killers and David Guetta leading Chile, ...

Jim Goodwin of the Christmas Underground blog returns with 2025’s indie rock Christmas mix, this year titled A Bit of Christmas. Every year for over two decades Goodwin puts together an annual mix of ...

The best new songs released in September 2026, from Blu DeTiger, Karen y Los Remedios and Angèle to Fontaines D.C., Tom ...

Peermusic president of the U.S. and Canad Jamie Cerreta discusses the state of indie publishing in 2026 and what songwriters ...

"In our business these days there are somewhat short-term goals around the business," says Cerreta. "Publishing is not a short-term goal." By Kristin Robinson Senior Writer When he was in his early ...

I usually dread Mondays. They signify the end of the weekend and the start of the new school and work week. When I hear it’s ...

For the first 'Dude, where's the aux?' listening list, we give you all the new music worth streaming from September 2026  so far.

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Spotify is looking to support emerging artists with the launch of Fresh Finds Forward, a program intended to give roughly 10,000 independent artists support and resources each year. The streaming ...