Wednesday 4 November
- Touring
Noah Kahan sets 31-date 2027 stadium tour with face-value resale in North America
The Last Of The Bugs World Tour opens on 24 April 2027 in Athens, Georgia, takes in four nights at Fenway Park and ends at Wembley. Presales start on 10 November 2026.
Tuesday 3 November
- Music
Mary J. Blige signs catalogue deal with Primary Wave covering songs and recordings
The partnership takes in 'Family Affair', 'My Life' and the rest of her catalogue. Terms are undisclosed, and neither side has said whether Primary Wave bought a stake.
Monday 2 November
- Comedy
John Bishop to host Sky stand-up showcase at the London Coliseum as Apollo bows out
Sky has ordered three 44-minute episodes, to be recorded in December 2026, giving comedians a new television stage after the BBC axed Live At The Apollo.
Sunday 1 November
- Podcasts
The Rest Is Politics: US to stream three-hour live midterms special on YouTube
Katty Kay and Anthony Scaramucci will host America Decides from a TV studio on 4 November 2026. Goalhanger says its 2024 election coverage drew more than 2.5 million YouTube streams.
- Theatre
West End to dim its lights for Patrick Stewart on 3 November after his death at 86
Theatres will dim for two minutes at 7pm on 3 November 2026. Stewart, a three-time Olivier winner, built his career at the Royal Shakespeare Company before Star Trek made him a global name.
Wednesday 28 October
- Merch companies
Charli xcx signs two-year Absolut deal built on limited-edition drops and glassware
Pernod Ricard USA announced the partnership on 20 October 2026. It promises limited-edition drops, collectible items, custom glassware and fan events, with fans helping to shape what comes next.
Tuesday 27 October
- Podcasts
Spotify relaunches podcast subscriptions as Spotify Memberships, with a 10% fee
The paid tool for podcasters on Megaphone or Spotify for Creators adds access tiers, member badges and downloadable member emails. Spotify takes 10%, against the 5% it first planned.
Sunday 25 October
- Creators
AliExpress joins YouTube Shopping affiliate programme in the US, UK, Germany and Brazil
Creators in four more countries can tag AliExpress products in videos, Shorts and livestreams and earn commission on sales, under a partnership announced on 20 October 2026.
Saturday 24 October
- Theatre
Daniel Kaluuya to make his New York stage debut in Branden Jacobs-Jenkins's Grass
The Oscar winner leads the world premiere at Park Avenue Armory from 19 February to 28 March 2027. His casting was announced on 20 October 2026 as the Armory added to its 20th-anniversary season.
Friday 23 October
- Music
Supreme Court recusals leave Vetter ruling on worldwide copyright reclaims in place
Four justices stepped aside on 19 October 2026, so the court could not hear the appeal by BMG and the three major labels. A ruling that lets creators reclaim rights worldwide, not only in the US, stands.
Thursday 22 October
- Touring
Iron Maiden add 16 North American dates for 2027 after planning a year off
The band announced a third and final North American leg of its Run For Your Lives tour on 16 October 2026, from 14 April to 16 May 2027, ending with two festival headline slots.
- Comedy
Ali Siddiq extends Custom Fit tour into 2027 with Radio City and a Nashville arena
The comedian, who built his audience on YouTube, adds 18 dates from January to April 2027. General sale opens on 23 October 2026, and his next special, The Dog, arrives on 13 December.
- Podcasts
Trevor Noah gets a Samsung TV Plus channel in the UK built on What Now? and stand-up
The free streaming service is adding more than 170 hours of Noah's podcast segments and stand-up for UK viewers, SamMobile reported on 14 October 2026.
Tuesday 20 October
- Creators
Lilly Singh returns to YouTube sketch comedy with first major sketch in years
The comedian posted My First Day Back at YouTube on 15 October 2026 and told YouTube's blog she will have proper art and production teams this time.
Sunday 18 October
- Theatre
Oh, Mary! sets new Lyceum record of $1.59m in a week with Bowen Yang
Cole Escola's comedy took $1,592,306 in the week ending 11 October 2026, a record for the show and the theatre, as Broadway's weekly takings rose 27%.
Saturday 17 October
- Comedy
Aziz Ansari to tape a Netflix special at State Theatre New Jersey on 29 October
The New Brunswick theatre has two shows of Ansari's Hypothetical Tour on sale for 29 October 2026, both billed as the taping of a Netflix stand-up special.
Friday 16 October
- Touring
Ayra Starr announces 20-city Starrgirl World Tour for 2027
The Nigerian singer's tour opens in Cologne on 20 January 2027 and ends in San Francisco on 14 April, with an African leg promised for December.
- Music
Fontaines D.C. release fifth album Dopamine Chamber after Rosalía duet
The Dublin band's album came out on XL Recordings on 16 October 2026, four days after Where Is Gone?, their song with the Spanish singer Rosalía.
