With just over a month to go, SXSW London has confirmed its full music programme for its 2026 edition (June 1-6).

The event is in its second year and will take place in east London’s creative spaces including XOYO, Shoreditch Town Hall and more.

Joining the line-up are Dallas rap collective Cure for Paranoia, spoken-word and hip-hop musician BrokenPen, K-Pop idol YUNJIN, Italian pop superstar Gaia, Afrobeats rising star Oxlade and more.

They’ll be accompanied by Croydon-based grime artist Jords, Reggae-inspired singer-songwriter Iyamah, Finn Askew, Oscar Blue and Finnish band Rabbit Cult as well. Check out the full line-up for the showcase here.

Earlier this year, the first wave of artists was announced with Nigerian Afrobeats artist Tiwa Savage, American rapper Earl Sweatshirt, Nigerian rapper and singer Odumodublvck, American sibling rock band Infinity Song, and British singer-songwriter Rachel Chinouriri all confirmed to perform at SXSW. 

Amaria BB, Sega Bodega, Shame, Circa Waves and producer Fraser T. Smith were also announced, with Industry Pass Holders having exclusive access to a performance by DJ Pete Tong.

It’s the second edition of the music festival and wider conference, with Tems, Nile Rodgers, and Sasha Keable appearing at 2025’s event.

Speaking on the line-up, Adem Holness, head of music at SXSW London, says: “I’ve always loved artists, collectives and platforms building new scenes on their own terms, shaping sounds, spaces and audiences around them.”

He added, “At a time when algorithms can flatten culture into sameness, stepping into real, physical music communities matters more than ever. We’re taking over grassroots venues across East London, bringing those distinct global scenes into the same space, not as trends but as movements shaped by the people inside them. If you want to understand where music is heading next, it starts in these rooms, with the people creating it.”

Passes for the event are on sale here.

Billboard parent company Penske Media acquired a majority stake in SXSW in 2023.

Ball Park Music’s Dean Hanson had a good reason for missing the 2026 Queensland Music Awards this week on the Gold Coast; the rhythm guitarist and bass player was hospitalized after fracturing his collar bone playing a game of social cricket.

Hanson had successful surgery overnight, so their forthcoming Rock and Roll Adventure Tour “may continue,” reads an update from the beloved indie rock band. As a result of the injury, the opening show May 1 at the Beach Hotel in Kingscliff is “just too soon for us to be back to 100%,” reads that social message, and a new date has been locked in for June 13. All tickets remain valid.

“Thanks for understanding and supporting Deano while he lets his new upgrades load,” the post continues, “so we can come hit the stage better than ever.”

When members of BPM attended the QMAs, Hanson was conspicuously absent (Jennifer Boyce didn’t show, but guests were told that she’s doesn’t much like awards ceremonies). The group went on to collect two awards, including album of the year for Like Love, their ARIA Chart topping eighth studio collection.

While collecting the QMA trophy, bandmate Paul Furness remarked: “Our guitarist Dean couldn’t be here tonight because he broke his collarbone the other day. He was trying to take a catch in the seventh grade cricket in Brisbane. He dropped the catch and broke his collarbone.”

The statement, issued today, puts a different spin on his “heroic effort to change the course of a social cricket match.” It’s unclear who won the game, or when Hanson will be cleared for band duties, or a return to the pitch.

The collar bone, or clavicle, is one of the most frequently broken bones in the human body, often due to falls or sports — or in Deano’s case, both.

Like Love went to No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart in April 2025, the band’s first leader after long streak of frustrating misses which included three titles that peaked at No. 2: Puddinghead (2014), Ball Park Music (2020), and Weirder & Weirder (2022). Later in 2025, the band opened for Oasis on the reunited Britpop legends’ stadium tour of Australia.

Olivia Rodrigo’s “Drop Dead” shows a lot of heart by opening at No. 1 on the ARIA Singles Chart.

“Drop Dead” got a boost from not one, but two, music videos, and a live performance at Coachella last Saturday night (April 18), when Rodrigo was a surprise guest during Addison Rae‘s set. It’s the lead single from her forthcoming third studio album You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love, due out June 12. With it’s lightning start, the U.S. pop star now boasts a fourth No. 1 single in Australia after “Drivers Licence” (six weeks in 2021), “Good 4 U” (five weeks in 2021) and “Vampire” was (one week in 2023).

Rodrigo ends Olivia Dean’s months-long reign with “Man I Need,” which holds at No. 2 on the latest chart, published Friday, April 24, and “Reign Me In,” her collaboration with Sam Fender, which dips 1-3.

The only other debutant in the top 40 is Justin Bieber, who benefits from his headline performances on both weekends of Coachella. Bieber’s “Speed Demon” is new at No. 39, while his former No. 1 “Daisies” flowers 10-4; “Beauty And a Beat” featuring Nicki Minaj returns to the list at No. 5, its peak position, and “Yukon” is on the rise, up 23-18.

She lost her singles crown, but Olivia Dean remains the queen of the ARIA Albums Chart, as The Art of Loving enters a 13th non-consecutive week at No. 1. That’s the longest-reigning album by an English singer since Ed Sheeran’s ÷ (divide) logged 27 weeks at the top of the leaderboard in 2017-18, ARIA reports.

Meanwhile, Sydney singer and songwriter Matt Corby works some chart magic with his fourth full-length album, Tragic Magic. It’s new at No. 3, for the top debut album of the latest cycle. Corby has three career ARIA Awards, and a string of top 10 appearances on the albums tally, including No. 1 in 2016 with Telluric.

Western Australia’s Spacey Jane launch at No. 30 with Live At The Hordern Pavilion, for the ARIA Award-winning indie band’s fifth appearance in the ARIA Top 50. Also new to the chart is homegrown singer Charley with her first album, The Chronicles Of A Serial Idealist, new at No. 23; Australian Idol 2026 champ Kesha Oayda with The Idol Collection, new at No. 31; and Australian Music Prize-winning outfit Hermitude, whose eighth studio album, Eight, enters at No. 39.

Billboard’s Friday Music Guide serves as a handy guide to New Music Friday’s most essential releases each week — the key music that everyone will be talking about today, and that will be dominating playlists this weekend and beyond. 

Last week, we featured Olivia Rodrigo, sombr and Nine Inch Noize.

This week, Noah Kahan makes his triumphant return with his stellar fourth album, The Great Divide; Kehlani releases her classic R&B self-titled set; and Suki Waterhouse previews her upcoming album Loveland out this summer… plus much more. Check out all of this week’s picks below:

Noah Kahan, The Great Divide

On Kahan’s fourth album (out tonight), he showcases just how sharp his songwriting, vocals and musicianship have become — so sharp, in fact, that they cut deeper than his previous releases. As a result, he opens himself up like never before, narrating various perspectives and perceptions held by his friends, family and hometown and analyzing in real time the impact it has all had on him.

Kehlani, Kehlani

Following the success of “Folded,” Kehlani knew it was time to double down on classic sounding R&B and pour that passion into her self-titled album. Billboard ranked closing track “Unlearn” as the project’s best, with Kyle Denis writing: “Once upon a time, R&B albums used to end with a gospel song, a cover of a hymn, or some kind of dedication to the faith, family and friends that made the project possible. Leave it to Kehlani to bring back those recipes…Gospel will always be a part of R&B, and when the secular meets the sacred, incredible music comes to life.”

Suki Waterhouse, “Tiny Raisin”

True to form, Suki Waterhouse takes listeners on a ride with “Tiny Raisin.” What starts with the vivid description of becoming a “tiny raisin” from soaking too long in the tub evolves into an ode to “her man” (aka Robert Pattinson). But it’s not quite a love song — rather, it’s a vent session. “Molly said that I should leave him/ And for a moment we aligned, but then I changed my mind/ And I hung up like the crazy bitch I am.” Throughout, Waterhouse details that while they may “break up, make up, do it all over again,” at the end of the day they always “laugh it off” — especially because, as she says, “he’s so fine/ and he’s all mine.”

Hayley Kiyoko and Gigi Perez, “Collide”

During weekend two of Coachella, Hayley Kiyoko popped out during Gigi Perez’s set to duet on the former’s hit “Girls Like Girls.” Turns out, that’s not all the two had planned: today, they share their new collab, “Collide.” The laid-back, emotional track is the first from the upcoming soundtrack to Kiyoko’s directorial debut, Girls Like Girls, out in June. As Kiyoko wrote on Instagram, “the soundtrack I wish I had when I was 16 is finally yours june 12. starting this chapter the best way possible.”

Dylan Gosset, “My Boy”

Since releasing his self-produced debut album, Westward, last year, rising singer-songwriter Dylan Gossett has kept momentum with new music including latest track “My Boy.” As the title suggests, the song is a beautiful message to his son (his and his wife’s first child, which they announced on Instagram last November) that functions as Gossett’s parental vow. “I’ll think about the things you’ll do and your momma does too/ Oh I hope you got her eyes and her soul too/ So when you need me I’ll be there when you need a little care/ I’ll be your rock to steady on, boy I swear.”

Two country artists who are no strangers to the pinnacle of the Billboard Hot 100 — Morgan Wallen and Ella Langley — have teamed up for a new collaboration.

The two debuted their duet “I Can’t Love You Anymore” with a performance during Wallen’s stadium show in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on April 18, as part of his Still the Problem Tour.

“Ella wrote this song and sent it me about a month ago and I loved it,” Wallen told the Tuscaloosa crowd, before adding that the song would be released April 24 and welcoming Langley back to the stage after she had opened the show.

Prior to Wallen and Langley debuting the song, it seems Langley may have teased it in the official video for her hit “Choosin’ Texas.” At the end of the video, Langley rides away in a vehicle that has a Tennessee license plate (Wallen is from Tennessee) and the initials “ICLYA” emblazoned on the license plate. Fan sleuths quickly surmised that the plate referred to the song title “I Can’t Love You Anymore.”

Langley has a stranglehold on the Hot 100 and Billboard 200 charts at the moment, with her album Dandelion debuting at No. 1 atop the albums chart and her smash “Choosin’ Texas” spending seven weeks (so far) at the top of the Hot 100. Wallen has notched four No. 1 Hot 100 hits to date, including the 16-week No. 1 “Last Night” in 2023. He’s also had three albums top the all-genre Billboard 200.

Langley is set to join several of Wallen’s tour stops this year, and recently, during his underplay at Nashville venue The Pinnacle to celebrate his new SiriusXM radio channel, he welcomed Langley to the stage to join him on a rendition of “Sand in My Boots.”

Stream Ella Langley and Morgan Wallen’s “I Can’t Love You Anymore” below: