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VOL. 8 · MUSIC · ENTERTAINMENT · CELEBRITIES · BUSINESS
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The New Music Guide

What to hear next, and why it matters — the monthly release calendars, the scene guides and the format shifts that decide which records reach anyone at all.

Music

The September 2026 Album Calendar: Every Record Worth Circling

THE RELEASE CALENDAR·14 min
Music

The November 2026 Album Calendar: Every Record Worth Circling

THE RELEASE CALENDAR·10 min
Music

The October 2026 Album Calendar: Every Record Worth Circling

THE RELEASE CALENDAR·10 min
Editorial cover reading July 2026 in Albums over a record motifMusic

The July 2026 Album Calendar: Every Record Worth Circling This Month

THE RELEASE CALENDAR·3 min
Editorial cover reading Madonna Confesses Again over a disco-ring motifMusic

Madonna Reopens the Dance Floor: Inside the 20-Year Wait for 'Confessions II'

THE RETURN·3 min
Rolling Stone–style editorial cover reading The Vinyl Paradox over a stack of recordsMusic

The Vinyl Paradox: Why Physical Music Keeps Breaking Records in the Streaming Era

THE FORMAT WARS·4 min
Editorial cover reading Gracie Abrams in bold display type on a dark plateMusic

Gracie Abrams Grows Up in Public: 'Daughter From Hell' and the Dessner Pipeline

THE ASCENSION·3 min
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