The week in music: 9 to 15 November 2026

This was the week we spent finding your next favourite artist. Here is what ran from 9 to 15 November 2026, with the story to open first for each.

1. Tame Impala and SZA close Coachella 2027

Tame Impala and SZA each close one of the three nights at Coachella 2027, with Dua Lipa on Friday. Indie and R&B readers both got a headliner. Read the full story.

2. Deftones play "Melanie" for the first time in 18 years

A song from the album they never finished came out in San Diego. Read the full story.

3. Sade and the Rock Hall

Sade were inducted at the Rock Hall ceremony in Los Angeles on 14 November. Before that, we looked at why the sound R&B keeps copying was built by all four members. Read the feature.

4. The home scene: Kumail, Dhanji, Mary Ann Alexander and Sheherazaad

Our Spotlights went to Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru and the diaspora. Kumail took bedroom beats to Kinshasa and Lisbon and came back with a soul album. Dhanji turned Ahmedabad into a funk-rap city. Mary Ann Alexander is the Indian R&B voice for Brent Faiyaz fans. Sheherazaad has a debut album landing on 20 November. Also see If you like Seedhe Maut.

5. R&B and a Tamil album on the way

Raveena, Odeal, Pimmie, Dijon and, today, Priya Ragu, whose third album lands on 26 November. Snoh Aalegra's Legendary Love is out, her first album in five years: our guide.

6. Hip-hop: Madvillainy, Ken Carson, Lil Yachty and 2hollis

Madvillainy is 46 minutes that sound like nothing else. Ken Carson is the Opium rapper for Carti fans. Lil Yachty made a psychedelic record for Travis Scott and Tame Impala fans. 2hollis's Pirouette is out: our guide.

7. If You Like

Fourteen starting points this week, including Kanye West, Radiohead, The Strokes, Tame Impala, Slowdive, Tyler, the Creator and Brent Faiyaz.

8. Real Life

Dhaka keeps selling tickets for foreign-artist shows that never happen (read why). A $200 "exclusive" beat licence was not enough to sue over a 650-million-stream hit (the ruling). And 83% of Nigerian artists say streaming helped, while almost half earned nothing (the numbers).

Next week

Sheherazaad's debut lands on 20 November and Priya Ragu's third album on 26 November. Start with the Artist Spotlight series.