The catalog of techno founder Juan Atkins has seen a massive streaming surge following the producer’s death on Oct. 31.

Between Oct. 30 and Nov. 5, U.S. streams of Atkins’ catalog went up by 1,285%, according to Luminate. In the week of Oct. 23-29, Atkins’ catalog received 6,000 U.S. on-demand streams; following his death, the number rose to 86,000 U.S. on-demand streams. Similarly, Atkins’ global streams increased by 1,103% the same week.

Two of Atkins’ key side projects also saw significant streaming boosts. In the week of Oct. 30-Nov. 5, Cybotron — composed of Atkins and producer Rik Davis — boasted 84,000 total U.S. on-demand streams. That was up from 26,000 the week prior, representing a 228% increase. Founded in Detroit, Cybotron released its debut album, Enter, in 1983. Its key track, “Clear,” reached No. 52 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs on Oct. 8, 1983 and was later sampled on Missy Elliott’s Timbaland-produced “Lose Control” in 2005. “Clear” ranked No. 77 on Billboard‘s 2025 list of the 100 Best Dance Songs of All Time.

Meanwhile, streams for Model 500, an Atkins solo alias, were up 492% following his death, rising from 8,000 to 46,000 U.S. on-demand streams week over week.

On Oct. 31, Atkins was found unresponsive in his hotel room in Mexico City before a scheduled performance. He was transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly after arriving. No cause of death has been announced.

Atkins is a founder of techno, a genre he co-created alongside Kevin Saunderson and Derrick May as part of The Belleville Three — so-called because the trio initially worked in the Detroit suburb of Belleville. His productions are credited for presenting not only new sounds but new sonic worlds, with fellow techno pioneer Jeff Mills remembering Atkins as being “among a rare and select group of visionary musicians who helped construct a bridge into the 21st century.”

Following his death, Atkins was also fondly remembered by an array of fellow electronic music producers around the world.

ROSÉ got out of the APT. on Saturday (Nov. 7), attending the 2026 LACMA Art+Film Gala to perform four songs — including a cover of The Killers — and enjoy a star-studded evening celebrating Dune director Denis Villeneuve and artist Vija Celmins.

As captured in clips from the night, the BLACKPINK star rocked out to “Read My Mind” from the Brandon Flowers-fronted band’s 2006 Billboard 200 No. 2 album Sam’s Town, her live vocals sounding more powerful than ever as she let the emotion of the lyrics lead the way. “This next song is one of my favorite songs to cover,” she said before the tune. “Please sing along if you know it.”

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art also shared a video snippet of ROSÉ jumping up and down and whipping her hair while energetically singing “New Trick,” her new solo song released in September. Dressed in a dainty white dress with a pale pink flower decal on the shoulder, the K-pop superstar also played 12-week Billboard Global 200-topping Bruno Mars duet “APT.” as well as “Number One Girl” from her 2024 debut solo album, Rosie, according to Vanity Fair.

ROSÉ’s mini-concert was for a high-profile audience, with Hollywood elites including Nicole Kidman, Timothée Chalamet, Anya Taylor-Joy, Monica Barbaro, Salma Hayek, Kim Kardashian, Sarah Paulson, Kylie Jenner and more attending the 2026 event. This year, the gala raised a record-breaking sum of nearly $7 million for the museum’s programming.

Watch ROSÉ perform at the LACMA Art+Film Gala below.

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Ye (formerly Kanye West) completed his Texas trifecta with a record-breaking show in Dallas at AT&T Stadium on Saturday night (Nov. 7).

According to a press release, West drew over 83,000 fans in attendance. After reuniting in September at Ye’s star-studded Chicago homecoming, Kid Cudi popped out to join forces with West once again over the weekend in Dallas.

Cudi sent the audience at Jerry’s World into a frenzy when he joined his mentor atop the spinning globe structure in a red puffer jacket.

The former G.O.O.D. Music running mates performed their The Life of Pablo hit “Father Stretch My Hands, Pt. 1” and then Cudi kept the party going with his “Pursuit of Happiness (Steve Aoki Remix).”

Cudi wasn’t the only special guest to join West, as Dallas native Erykah Badu also made a cameo. The Queen of Neo Soul performed tracks like “Tyrone,” “Didn’t Cha Know,” “On & On” and “Love Of My Life (an Ode to Hip-Hop).”

Ye has performed spot dates across the globe for much of 2026 following the release of his Bully album in March (No. 2 debut on the Billboard 200). He has one more stateside show left this year, which will take place on Nov. 21 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz.

Cudi and Ye reconciled their long-standing friendship earlier this year, which has experienced the highest of highs and extreme lows over the course of the last two decades, but they’re back in a positive place.

The Ohio native supported West at his Yeezy Season 01 fashion show last week in Los Angeles, which also drew appearances from Big Sean, 2 Chainz, Hit-Boy and more.

Monday (Nov. 9) marks the 16th anniversary of Kid Cudi’s Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager album, and Cudi celebrated the seminal project’s birthday in a heartfelt post to Instagram.

“HAPPY 16th ANNIVERSARY OF MAN ON THE MOON 2: THE LEGEND OF MR. RAGER. I almost died making this album,” he wrote to IG. “But I didnt, so yea. This one holds a special place in my heart cuz I didnt know if I’d finish it. You all loved it and continue to remind me just how epic this album was and still is. Thank you for listening and all the love and support all these years. Timeless sh-t, always. Blast this album today and remember the moment you heard it for the first time. Where were you???”

Cudi’s 2010 sophomore album, which features an assist from Ye on “Erase Me,” debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200.

U2 have weighed in on Macklemore’s removal from Ed Sheeran’s U.S. tour, backing the rapper’s right to speak out while cautioning against blaming Sheeran.

“We totally support Macklemore’s right as an artist to say what he wanted to say,” the Edge said in an interview with BBC News. “I don’t think Ed should be vilified,” he added, acknowledging the difficult position Sheeran had been in. The guitarist also praised the artists who left Sheeran’s tour in solidarity, framing the dispute as a matter of free expression.

Drummer Larry Mullen Jr. went further. “Artists can choose whether they want to be politically active or not. It’s a human right,” he said. “But we as a band will fight for the right to speak your mind as long as it doesn’t incite violence. And even if we disagree with it or don’t like it, nobody has a right – no billionaire, no promoter, no owner has the right to censor anybody. They will definitely not be censoring us ever.”

Macklemore was dropped from the North American leg of Sheeran’s Loop Tour in September after two opening sets at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, where he said “Free Palestine,” spoke about Gaza and the West Bank, and performed his protest song “Hind’s Hall.” Promoter Messina Touring Group said venues on the remaining dates would not allow the shows to go ahead with him on the bill.

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft confirmed he barred the rapper from Gillette Stadium, citing his comments and what Kraft called “a broader history of antisemitic rhetoric and imagery.”

Sheeran said the decision belonged to the promoter. Several acts left the tour in response, including Finneas, Lukas Graham and Irish folk band Beoga, which had been performing with Sheeran each night. Sheeran later opened a show in Philadelphia by apologizing for “mistakes” in his handling of the situation.

Macklemore has since played three sold-out Free Palestine benefit concerts in Dublin, Paris and London, with guests including Hozier, Kneecap and Beoga, raising money for organizations supporting Palestinians.

U2 release Carnaval De Luz, their 16th studio album and first full-length of new material in nine years, on Nov. 13. The album closes with “Torn,” a duet with the late Dolly Parton that the band says was her last recorded vocal performance.

Simple Plan have been playing the same songs for 25 years. Lately, they’re playing them to a lot of people hearing them live for the first time.

“Every night we ask people, ‘Hey, how many people are here for the first time?’” drummer Chuck Comeau tells Billboard. “Sometimes it’s like 85% have never seen the band.”

The Montreal pop-punk band is drawing fans who weren’t born when “I’m Just a Kid” arrived in 2002, alongside the original listeners who are now bringing their own kids to shows. Some of the younger crowd have even started calling Simple Plan “classic rock.”

“And you’re like, ‘What are you talking about?’” Comeau says.

“There’s nothing cooler than what’s happening to our band right now,” he adds.

Much of that can be traced to “I’m Just a Kid” going viral on TikTok, where it soundtracked a challenge encouraging users to recreate their childhood photos. Comeau calls the trend a “gigantic gift,” but says meeting fans online has always come naturally to the band, which was filming backstage antics and sharing them through its website and DVDs long before TikTok existed.

“It’s the same thing,” he says. “It’s just a new platform.”

The renewed attention builds on a strong early run. The band’s 2004 album Still Not Getting Any… debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200, while “Perfect” and “Welcome to My Life” reached Nos. 24 and 40, respectively, on the Billboard Hot 100.

Next up is a return to Australia for Good Things Festival, where Simple Plan join a bill led by Limp Bizkit and featuring Spiritbox, the All-American Rejects, Bad Religion and MxPx. The festival hits Melbourne’s Flemington Racecourse on Dec. 4, Sydney Showground on Dec. 5 and Brisbane Showgrounds on Dec. 6, marking the band’s third trip Down Under in three years.

“We love Australia. What can I say?” Comeau says. “Any excuse, we come back.”

The lineup mixes pop-punk with nu-metal, hardcore and heavier rock, the kind of bill Comeau admits might once have made him nervous. “Being on this lineup would have been a bit more intimidating 25 years ago,” he says.

He credits streaming with breaking down the scene boundaries that once divided fans, making it easier for younger listeners to move between genres. The band has seen it firsthand at European festivals, sharing stages with acts like Slipknot.

“At first, you’re a little terrified,” he says. “You’re like, ‘How’s that gonna go?’ And then you actually realize that people are stoked.”

He has his own Good Things wish list. Bad Religion, whom he calls his favorite band, are near the top, along with Swedish punks Millencolin, who are playing Pennybridge Pioneers in full. He’s also keen to finally see Limp Bizkit live. “I’ve seen a lot of crazy videos right now that are popping up everywhere,” he says.

Meanwhile, Simple Plan have started writing their seventh studio album, with work set to continue into 2027. There’s no release date, but Comeau says the band has a batch of songs it’s excited about, and no intention of rushing.

“We’ve been around for 25 years and we only have six albums,” he says. “So we take our time.”

The record will follow 2022’s Harder Than It Looks, and Comeau says the aim is to refine the band’s sound rather than overhaul it. “We know who we are,” he says. “We’re not going to turn around and make a black metal record.”

The harder challenge is competing with the band’s own past. Songs that soundtracked fans’ teenage years carry a weight that new material has to earn.

“When you get to this stage of your career, you’re almost playing against yourself,” Comeau says. “You’re playing against your history.”

“You’re not the new shiny young band anymore,” he adds. “So you’ve got to work harder to have people pay attention.”

That’s why he won’t put a deadline on it. “There’s never a good time for a bad record, and there’s never a bad time for a good record,” he says.

Next year also marks 25 years since the band’s debut album, No Pads, No Helmets…Just Balls. Comeau says a special-edition vinyl and a few anniversary performances are on the table, but not a full album tour.

“I think we’re bigger than just one album,” he says. “But that album was really consequential for us. It’s the one that started it all.”

Another milestone arrives March 9, 2027, when the band releases its first children’s picture book, I’m Just a Kid: The Story of Simple Plan, illustrated by Jomike Tejido. Comeau says it grew out of watching the band’s original fans grow up and start families of their own.

“We were with them throughout their difficult moments,” he says, recalling how songs about breakups, school and friendships became part of listeners’ teenage years. “Fast-forward 20 years, 25 years, now they’re starting families, they’re having kids. We want to be there with them in this new chapter of their lives.”

The book explores friendship and perseverance and includes nods for longtime fans. “It’s as much for the parents as it is for the kids,” Comeau says.

For all the anniversaries and nostalgia, Simple Plan have never broken up, gone on hiatus or staged a reunion, which is rare among their peers. Comeau believes the years since the pandemic have been some of the band’s best, with bigger crowds and a sharper focus on the live show.

“When we were young, you were going out and you were partying,” he says. “Now it’s like, no, we don’t do that anymore. We’re all doing yoga and stretching.”

“We’ve always just kept going,” he says. “I feel like there’s a lot of work to be done.”

So, a farewell tour?

“There’s no talk about a farewell tour,” Comeau says. “Not in the cards for now.”

Richard Lloyd, a founding member and guitarist of influential New York rock band Television, has died. He was 75.

Lloyd died Saturday morning (Nov. 7) at his home in Chattanooga, Tennessee, according to to Rolling Stone.

“His loving wife Sheila and his dog Willie Mays were with him at the end,” his family told the publication.

His cause of death was cholangiocarcinoma, a cancer of the bile ducts. Lloyd was diagnosed with the disease in March 2026, and a GoFundMe campaign was later launched to help cover his medical expenses and other bills.

Born in Pittsburgh in 1951, Lloyd moved with his family to New York City at age 6 and grew up in Greenwich Village. He initially studied drums before turning to guitar. After spending time in Boston and Los Angeles, he returned to New York in 1973.

That year, he joined forces with Tom Verlaine, Richard Hell and drummer Billy Ficca to form Television. The band became a regular at CBGB, the Lower Manhattan club that helped launch the careers of fellow New York acts including the Ramones, the New York Dolls, Talking Heads, and Blondie.

Television released its debut album, Marquee Moon, in 1977. The album earned widespread critical acclaim for its intricate arrangements and the distinctive interplay between Lloyd’s and Verlaine’s guitars. Although it achieved limited commercial success, the album went on to become one of the most influential releases of its era. The group followed it with Adventure in 1978 before breaking up later that year.

Lloyd launched his solo career with the 1979 release of Alchemy, but struggles with substance abuse derailed his career in the years that followed. After getting sober, he returned with his second solo album, Field of Fire, in 1985. He continued releasing music over the following decades, with his final solo studio album, The Countdown, arriving in 2018.

He also worked as a session guitarist, contributing to recordings by artists including Matthew Sweet and John Doe of X, while continuing to tour and teach guitar. In 2017, he published his memoir, Everything Is Combustible: Television, CBGB’s and Five Decades of Rock and Roll.

Television reunited to record its self-titled third album, released in 1992, and continued performing periodically in the years that followed. Lloyd announced his departure from the band in 2007 to focus on his solo career.

Deep Purple’s Ian Gillan is recovering after a medical emergency forced the legendary rock band to postpone its European tour.

On Saturday (Nov. 7), the 81-year-old singer shared a health update with fans, revealing that he had undergone a successful procedure and would need time to rest before making a full recovery.

“I had a procedure yesterday which was successful,” Gillan wrote on Facebook. “I now have to rest, in order to make a complete recovery and ensure that I’m as fit as can be before getting back to work, thanks everybody for your patience and understanding. I really do appreciate it and apologise for all the inconvenience.”

Last weekend, Deep Purple revealed that Gillan had been hospitalized with an unspecified health issue, prompting the postponement of two concerts in Germany. Days later, the band confirmed that the remainder of its scheduled U.K. and European tour would also be postponed due to the singer’s illness.

The cancellations began with the band’s Oct. 31 show at QI Arena in Leipzig and its Nov. 1 date at Sporthalle in Hamburg. Gillan later shared more details about the health scare on Instagram.

“Thank you for all the good wishes and support over the last few days, it means the world. I had a medical problem whilst in Leipzig which required urgent attention at the hospital,” the singer wrote.

“I was hoping that I would get the all clear to hang on until the end of the tour, but there are very serious risks involved in me doing so,” he continued. “As a result, and on the advice of my medical team and management we have made the decision to postpone the rest of the European/UK tour until further notice. I’m very sorry about any inconvenience this may cause, but it’s in the best interest all round.”

Deep Purple has been on the road for its SPLAT! world tour since late summer, with the postponed U.K. and European dates originally set to run through late November. At press time, the band’s Latin American leg was still scheduled to launch Dec. 5 in São Paulo, Brazil, with a final stop in Mexico City on Dec. 19.

Gillan has fronted Deep Purple during multiple stints since first joining the band in 1969. He is the voice behind some of the group’s biggest hits, including its signature 1973 song “Smoke on the Water,” which peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Benson Boone opened the Australian leg of his Wanted Man tour with a special guest. He brought a 13-year-old fan who is battling cancer onstage to sing “Beautiful Things” with him on her birthday.

The moment came at the end of Boone’s set at Brisbane Entertainment Centre on Friday (Nov. 6). The Music reported that the singer stopped to introduce the final song.

“I’ve had the opportunity of meeting a 13-year-old girl who is battling her second round of cancer,” Boone told the crowd, according to the outlet. “It’s her birthday today and her birthday wish was to come on stage and sing ‘Beautiful Things.’”

The fan, Kenzie Riddle, then rose from an upper platform and joined Boone on the song. According to The Music, roughly 10,000 people were in the arena.

Riddle has Ewing’s sarcoma. As reported by Nine’s Today, she believed she had beaten the illness after about two and a half years of treatment, but the cancer returned and she is now facing intensive chemotherapy. Her family said they bought tickets to the show in July as her 13th birthday present. Her campaign to meet Boone took off online after a local musician, Fergus Hogan, shared an Instagram video about her story.

“I love his energetic style and how he’s so over the top,” Riddle told Today before the concert. “He’s kinda crazy and I love it.”

Her family also told the program: “She’s such an unbelievable inspiration to so many people… But I think even bigger than that is the community behind her.”

“Beautiful Things” was Boone’s breakout single. Released in January 2024, it reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became one of the most-streamed songs in the world that year. Boone followed it with his debut album Fireworks & Rollerblades that April. His second album, American Heart, arrived in 2025 and included the single “Mystical Magical.”

The Brisbane show opened Boone’s Wanted Man tour of Australia. Boone has two additional Brisbane performances scheduled for Nov. 7 and 8 before the tour heads to Melbourne for three concerts at Rod Laver Arena beginning Nov. 12. The Australian leg concludes with three shows at Sydney’s Afterpay Arena from Nov. 17-19.

Céline Dion might be best known for her soaring power ballads, but the Canadian superstar proved she knows her way around a heavy metal concert, too.

The “My Heart Will Go On” singer was spotted enthusiastically playing air bass during Metallica‘s Life Burns Faster residency at Sphere in Las Vegas on Thursday (Nov. 5), with fan-filmed footage capturing her enjoying the performance from a suite inside the venue.

In a video shared on Instagram by user @theordacityyy, Dion can be seen standing and mimicking the bass-playing techniques of Metallica’s Robert Trujillo, enthusiastically moving her hands as the musician performed alongside guitarist Kirk Hammett.

The moment occurred during the band’s customary “Kirk and Rob Doodle,” an instrumental segment that gives Hammett and Trujillo an opportunity to jam together during the show. According to the concert’s reported setlist, the Nov. 5 installment incorporated “Motown Yo Town” and “Copenhagen.”

Dion wasn’t the only famous face taking in the performance. Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash was also reportedly spotted in the suite, while members of No Doubt were among the other musicians seen enjoying the concert.

Although Dion’s enthusiasm might seem unexpected to fans more familiar with her romantic ballads, her appreciation for Metallica is hardly newEarlier this year, the five-time Grammy winner shared a selection of songs from her personal playlist, which included Metallica’s 1996 single “Until It Sleeps.”

“Eddy, one of my twins, his favorite band is Metallica,” Dion said in the video, before enthusiastically attempting her own impression of frontman James Hetfield.

The appearance comes amid an eventful year for Dion, who returned to full-length concerts in September after a six-year absence. Her Paris residency marked a significant milestone following her 2022 announcement that she had been diagnosed with stiff-person syndrome, a rare neurological disorder that had affected her ability to perform.

Dion, whose Billboard Hot 100 history includes four No. 1 singles — “The Power of Love,” “Because You Loved Me,” “My Heart Will Go On” and her R. Kelly duet “I’m Your Angel” — completed the first leg of her Paris comeback performances in October.

Meanwhile, Metallica’s Life Burns Faster residency launched at Sphere on Oct. 1, bringing the metal veterans’ No Repeat Weekend concept to the Las Vegas venue. The format, introduced during the band’s M72 World Tour, features different setlists across paired Thursday and Saturday concerts.

The band concludes the 2026 portion of its Sphere residency on Saturday (Nov. 7), with performances scheduled to resume in January 2027.

Watch Dion’s air-bass moment below.