This is a short external music news digest for Oct 9, 2026. It pulls from public publisher feeds, summarizes only the headline context, and links readers back to the original reporting.
Use this as a quick scan of what is moving around the wider music industry today. UpcomingSounds does not republish full external articles.
Music News To Watch
- Journey Drummer Deen Castronovo Suffers On-Stage ‘Medical Emergency’ (Billboard, Oct 9)
Journey are making their final go-round with a lineup featuring Castronovo, Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain, and singer Arnel Pineda. - Troye Sivan’s ‘She’s the Best’ Album: All 12 Tracks Ranked (Billboard, Oct 9)
Sivan's fourth studio album is an intimate letter that brings together dance, music, queerness and sex. - Troye Sivan, Remi Wolf, Slayyyter & Pitbull: New Music Friday Guide (Billboard, Oct 9)
Check out the must-hear releases of the week. - Sheryl Crow Is Here to ‘Pick You Up’: Stream It Now (Billboard, Oct 9)
The Rock And Roll Hall of Fame inductee returns with her 13th studio album. - Watch Slayyyter Rock a Raccoon Pelt in “I Think He’s Got a Girl” Video (Pitchfork, Oct 9)
The next single from Wor$t Man in America comes with a video she directed herself - Greta Van Fleet Checks In With ‘Palace For The People’: Stream It Now (Billboard, Oct 9)
"Palace" is the followup to 2023’s "Starcatcher," which peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard 200 chart and landed a Grammy nomination. - Troye Sivan Shares His “Gayest Music Video” for “FF” (Pitchfork, Oct 9)
“Like this is GAY gay,” the Aussie pop star said of the clip, which accompanies the release of his new album She’s the Best - Deafheaven Surprise Release New EP At Work in the Fields of the Bomb (Pitchfork, Oct 9)
Their first new music since 2025’s Lonely People with Power
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