Water Cooler Chat: Music News

Ed Sheeran made a bit of history on September 12th when he played the first-ever livestreamed NPR Tiny Desk concert to celebrate the release of his eighth album, Play. billboard.com, youtube.com

This might be the country queen-pop princess link-up of the year. During her show in Nashville Thursday night, Tate McRae welcomed Megan Moroney for a duet of the country star’s chart-topping single, “6 Months Later.” rollingstone.com

Spotify has announced that it’s rolling out lossless audio for its Premium subscribers. pitchfork.com

Mötley Crüe frontman Vince Neil reveals in a new interview that he suffered a stroke while asleep on Christmas night, and woke up the next day unable to get up. billboard.com

Sharon Osbourne thanks fans for “otherworldly amount of love” after Ozzy’s death. nme.com

Akon‘s wife Tomeka Thiam has filed for divorce, just shy of the couple’s 29th wedding anniversary. billboard.com

Pink Floyd are reissuing their classic 1975 album, Wish You Were Here, for its 50th anniversary. pitchfork.com

Tracks And Vids: New Music This Week

Popular artists and chart-topping tracks.

Demi Lovato (18.1M subscribers) - “Here All Night” (genre: electronic, synth-pop, eurobeat) youtube.com

Gorillaz feat. Sparks (12.2M subscribers) - “The Happy Dictator” (genre: electronic, synth-pop, post punk) youtube.com

Tom MacDonald (5.13M subscribers) - “CHARLIE” (genre: hip hop, conscious) youtube.com

Limp Bizkit (2.55M subscribers) - “Making Love to Morgan Wallen” (genre: hip hop, alternative rock, nu metal) youtube.com

Qveen Herby (2.11M subscribers) - “Sensational” (genre: hip hop, electro, neo soul) youtube.com

King Princess (420K subscribers) - “Girl Violence” (genre: electronic, ambient, downtempo) youtube.com

Lorna Shore (323K subscribers) - “Glenwood” (genre: rock, post metal, death metal) youtube.com

Mammoth (300K subscribers) - “I Really Wanna” (genre: rock, metal, melodic hardcore, progressive metal) youtube.com

SOFIA ISELLA (299K subscribers) - “Muse” (genre: rock, experimental, melodic hardcore, ambient, downtempo) youtube.com

Jermaine Dupri feat. Ceelo Green (201K subscribers) - “Atlanna” (genre: hip hop, conscious, downtempe) youtube.com

Royel Otis (155K subscribers) - “car” (genre: rock, post punk, indie rock) youtube.com

HEALTH (106K subscribers) - “ORDINARY LOSS” (genre: electronic, industrial, EBM) youtube.com

Jeff Tweedy (Wilco) (101K subscribers) - “Lou Reed Was My Babysitter” (genre: rock, indie rock, psychedelic rock) youtube.com

Stereolab (40.9K subscribers) - “Fed Up With Your Job” (genre: rock, indie rock, art rock) youtube.com

Karley Scott Collins (21.2K subscribers) - “Denim” (genre: rock, country rock, indie rock) youtube.com

Frost Children feat. Kim Petras (19.4K subscribers) - “RADIO” (genre: electronic, speed garage, house) youtube.com

Found Music

Artists with smaller followings on YouTube.

Dora Jar (12.8K subscribers) - “Holy Water ” (genre: rock, indie rock, folk rock) youtube.com 

Wesko (7.18K subscribers) - “Hard Times” (genre: country, country rock, new country) youtube.com 

Jens Lekman feat. Matilda Sargren (4.05K subscribers) - “On a Pier, On the Hudson” (genre: electronic, house, dub) youtube.com 

Lou Ridley (2.66K subscribers) - “Little Black Thong” (genre: country, country pop, new country) youtube.com

The Buttons (1.34K subscribers) - “Time Machine” (genre: rock, indie rock, alternative rock) youtube.com 

Steve Peak (1.3K subscribers) - “One Last Time In Taiwan” (genre: electronic, synth-pop, dance pop) youtube.com 

Laveda (1.25K subscribers) - “Care” (genre: rock, post metal, post punk) youtube.com 

Cypress Avenue (314 subscribers) - “WAITING ROOM” (genre: electronic, dream pop, gothic metal, downtempo) youtube.com 

Covers & Remixes, Etc

Calum Scott sings along with Whitney Houston on this epic cover of “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” youtube.com

Turnstile had a fantastic Tiny Desk Concert. youtube.com

Tate McRae performed at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards. youtube.com

Kylie Minogue & ATEEZ performed on KPOPPED on Apple TV+. youtube.com

This Is My Jam This Week

Ho99o9 (59K subscribers) - “Target Practice” (genre: electronic, hip hop, industrial, breakcore) youtube.com

This week’s full playlist on: YouTube and Spotify and Tune My Music

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