Listeners are being treated to an exhilarating wave of new music releases and headline-worthy moments across genres this weekend. Rock fans are buzzing about Deep Purple’s deluxe reissue of Made in Japan, which features fresh stereo and Dolby ATMOS mixes by Steven Wilson, alongside a remix of 2005’s Rapture of the Deep, as Ultimate Classic Rock details. The Black Keys' thirteenth studio album, No Rain, No Flowers, also dropped, marking a swift return after last year’s Ohio Players. New music isn’t limited to the rock realm: Tyler Childers’ Snipe Hunter, Rich Brian’s Where Is My Head?, and Tom Grennan’s evocatively titled Everywhere I Went, Led Me to Where I Didn’t Want to Be arrived this weekend, drawing interest from country, hip-hop, and indie circles, according to Wikipedia’s 2025 album tracker.

Major pop and alternative names are in the mix too, with fresh drops from Ava Max, Ciara, Deftones, Dinosaur Pile-Up, and Emma Louise with Flume, according to Consequence’s release calendar. Those seeking more niche or classic sounds will find live albums this week from the Who, Roger Waters, Jethro Tull, and Jerry Garcia, while box sets from Van Halen and Elvis Presley are satisfying collectors.

Looking ahead, Metacritic’s album calendar teases highly anticipated projects in the works from A$AP Rocky, Grimes, Janet Jackson, Rihanna, and more—projects certain to fuel conversation as soon as their release dates are confirmed.

Anniversaries and industry history are also in focus today, with Noise11 noting important moments such as Ringo Starr joining The Beatles in 1962, the Woodstock Festival’s legendary second day in 1969, and Peter Gabriel’s 1975 departure from Genesis—each event marking seismic shifts in music’s evolution. August 17 also marks the passing of soul icons like Paul Williams of The Temptations and songwriter Ira Gershwin, moments commemorated by fans and fellow artists alike.

Country music celebrates a legacy of charitable events and major shows, as highlighted by Backstage Country, which looks back on key August 17 milestones, while contemporary country and Americana maintain their relevance with new releases and ongoing tour news.

Notably, there have been no major artist controversies dominating the news in the past 24 hours, allowing the focus to remain squarely on the diverse new music and reverence for the genre-spanning influences that continue to shape the industry. Thank you for tuning in and don’t forget to subscribe. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.

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