Daily Music Headlines May 1st, 2026

Olivia Rodrigo has announced her 65-date Unraveled Tour in support of her upcoming third album, You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love, with dates beginning Sept. 25 in Hartford and running through North America, Europe, and the U.K. billboard.comFlavor Flav announced SHE Weekend, a four-day Las Vegas event from July 16-19 celebrating women’s sports and honoring U.S. female Olympians and Paralympians who medaled at the Milano Cortina Games. billboard.comBritney Spears has been formally charged with one misdemeanor count of driving under the influence after her March arrest in Ventura County, with prosecutors reportedly expected to offer a plea deal reducing it to a lesser “wet reckless” offense. music-news.comKeith Urban has announced Flow State, a yacht rock-inspired album featuring 10 covers, collaborations with John Mayer and Little Big Town, and one original song, “We Go Back,” with Michael McDonald. music-news.comJason Derulo testified in federal court over songwriting credits and royalties for “Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat),” denying producer and guitarist Matthew Spatola’s claim that he co-created key parts of the hit. billboard.comYouTube Music and YouTube Premium posted their largest quarterly increase in paid, non-trial subscribers since launching in 2018, according to Sundar Pichai’s comments during Alphabet’s Q1 2026 earnings call. digitalmusicnews.comNew Music Friday:“Bring Your Love” by Madonna and Sabrina Carpenter music.apple.com“Horses and Divorces” by Kacey Musgraves and Miranda Lambert music.apple.com“Cool Buzz” by Violet Grohl music.apple.com“Carry the Weight” by Halsey music.apple.com“Eurosummer (GirlsTrip)” by Zara Larsson and Shakira music.apple.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.