Daily Music Headlines September 24th, 2026

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It's Thursday, September 24th. I'm Eileen Rivera, and here are your music headlines for today. Today, Taylor Swift released a 13-second preview of her Patient Zero music video revealing Dakota Johnson and Colin Farrell as co-stars. The teaser features dark dramatic imagery, including underwater scenes and a snowy gravesite. The Swift-directed video premieres at the September 27th VMAs following the song, September 25th release on Life of a Showgirl, the Encore. This album will feature four bonus tracks. In related news, Rae, Sombr and Teddy Swims will pay tribute to George Michael at the MTV Video Music Awards on September 27th. The performance comes ahead of the November 6th release of George Michael, The Faith Tour, a live album followed by a theatrical concert film. Snoop Dogg will host the ceremony where Taylor Swift will receive the inaugural artist director honors, and Madonna leads the nominations with 13

Nominations for the annual ARIA Awards have been announced. Tame Impala and Genesis Owusu lead the 2026 nominations with eight each, followed by Ecca Vandal with seven. Baker Boy, Boy Soda, G Flip, Ms. Kanina and Nina Jirachi each earn five nominations, while Best Alternative Release returns for the first time since 2016 The Australian Awards celebrates their 40th anniversary on November 18th at Sydney's Hordurn Pavilion with public voting open through November 9th.

Melissa Manchester, Victoria Williams and Smashing Pumpkins guitarist, Kiki Wong are the first announced honorees for the 2027 She Rocks Awards, which recognizes women's contributions to music. The 15th anniversary ceremony will take place January 30th in Anaheim during the NAMM show with Samantha Fish returning as co-host. More honorees, performers and special guests will be announced ahead of the event and tickets are already on sale. Pete Byrne, singer and co-founder of Naked Eyes, died at 74 on September 14th in Los Angeles after a brief illness. He formed the synth pop duo with Rob Fisher in 1982, scoring four American Top 40 hits, including Always Something There to Remind Me and Promises, Promises. Byrne continued recording and touring after Fisher's death in 1999, and is survived by three children, four siblings and his ex-wife.

Amy Winehouse's Back to Black will celebrate its 20th anniversary with an October 21st tribute concert at London's Roundhouse, featuring her original live band. Producers Mark Ronson and Salam Remy helped curate the event with singers including Jorja Smith, Corinne Bailey Rae, and FLO. General ticket sales begin October 1st, and the concert will air on BBC Two later that month and BBC Radio Two on October 26th.

Macklemore announced a free Palestine benefit tour after being removed from Ed Sheeran's tour following his pro-Palestinian remarks on stage. The concerts will visit Dublin on October 26th, Paris on October 29th, and London on October 30th, with all proceeds supporting organizations assisting Palestinians. Guest artists and US dates will be announced later, while pre-sales begin September 28th, and general ticket sales open September 30th. Now let's check in with Japan's Hot 100 Billboard chart. At number five, Brand New by Mrs. Green Apple. At number four, Arifureta Sekka Nohattini by Yao. At number three, Jiku Koete Universe by Milk. At number two, Yes Tokyo by Ebidan. And at number one, You Know What to Do by Innie. Want to be the first to hear about future live streams, discuss the latest news, talk about music, and help shape the future of the show? Join the Daily Music Headlines Discord at tiny.cc slash DMH Discord. The show is produced by Hammond Chamberlain and Anthony Lemos. It's written and hosted by Brian Ibbott and me. Eileen Rivera, Tom Merritt is our executive producer. The music by Lex Dallas and the State Street Players. Thanks for listening. That's it for today. We'll catch you on the flip side.

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