MTV VMAs 2026 winners: The biggest awards, historic victories and standout moments
The MTV VMAs took place at the Peacock Theatre on Sunday, 27 September, with Snoop Dogg hosting the two-hour ceremony.
Major winners included Madonna, Taylor Swift, BTS, Ariana Grande, Lisa, Olivia Rodrigo and Sabrina Carpenter.
Taylor Swift made MTV Video Music Awards history while Madonna emerged as the biggest winner of the 2026 ceremony, collecting seven awards during a star-studded night in Los Angeles, writes Music News Blitz’s Anna Ferraz.
Olivia Rodrigo kicks off The Unraveled Tour: Setlist, dates, opening acts and everything fans need to know
Olivia Rodrigo is officially back on the road and The Unraveled Tour is shaping up to be her biggest live show yet.
The 23-year-old kicked off her third headlining tour at PeoplesBank Arena in Hartford, Connecticut, on September 25, beginning a massive global run supporting her third studio album, you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love.
Following the huge success of the GUTS World Tour, Rodrigo has scaled things up again, with The Unraveled Tour spanning North America before heading to Europe and the UK in 2027, writes Music News Blitz’s Anna Ferraz.
Olivia Rodrigo’s Daisy Chain Fields festival raises $20 million for women and girls
Olivia Rodrigo brought generations of female artists together at her inaugural Daisy Chain Fields festival, raising an impressive $20 million for organisations supporting women and girls.
The one-day benefit festival took place at the Great Park in Irvine, California, on Saturday, 29 August.
Inspired by Sarah McLachlan’s groundbreaking Lilith Fair, the event combined a women-led musical line-up with activism and philanthropy.
Music news: Olivia Rodrigo returns with third album ‘you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love’ out this week
Olivia Rodrigo took the globe by storm just five years ago when she released her debut single ‘Drivers Licence.’
Since then, the singer has reached many musical milestones, including selling out tours worldwide and winning three Grammy awards.
Rodrigo’s third studio album, you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love, will be released this Friday, June 12.
Here, Music News Blitz writer Grace Moore explains everything we know about the album so far.
Music news: Olivia Rodrigo performs CMAT hit on Radio 1’s Live Lounge
American singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo covered the song ‘When a Good Man Cries’ for her second appearance on Radio 1’s Live Lounge, writes Music News Blitz’s Emma Corrigan.
The song, originally from the album ‘Euro-Country’ by Irish singer-songwriter CMAT (Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson), was released last year.
Music news: 5 upcoming albums that will soundtrack your summer
The next few months are undoubtedly packed with some of 2026’s most anticipated releases in music.
If you want to add some new tunes to your rotation, here are some releases that could feature on your playlist, writes Music News Blitz’s Grace Moore.
Olivia Rodrigo: The cure to the cultural devaluation of ‘Girlhood’
Music News Blitz’s Darshan Kaur Gill explores the superstar Olivia Rodrigo’s success, not only as an artist, but also as a cure to the continued devaluation of the things we associate with ‘girlhood’.
Singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo emerged as a global pop phenomenon just over a month before her eighteenth birthday when her debut hit single, drivers license, was released on January 8, 2021.
Music news: Olivia Rodrigo’s celebration of Spotify Billions Club Live performance in Barcelona
Olivia Rodrigo took to the stage in Barcelona, Spain, on May 8, 2026, for Spotify’s exclusive Billions Club Live show.
Music News Blitz’s Amelie Da Costa is here to tell us everything we know about the performance.
Olivia Rodrigo news: All you need to know about The Unravelled Tour and her SNL performance
It has been an exciting week for Olivia Rodrigo fans with the announcement of a tour and her appearance on Saturday Night Live, where she performed a song from her upcoming third album you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love, that no one has heard until now.
She announced that she will be touring again from September 2026, and we might “drop dead” from anticipation.
Here, Music News Blitz’s Amelie Da Costa is here to tell us what we need to know.
Music news: Olivia Rodrigo releases first single “Drop Dead” ahead of third album debut
Singer Olivia Rodrigo announced through Instagram that her new single ‘Drop Dead’ is out now – she posted a picture of her blowing a bubble of gum, with the song name embroidered on her shirt.
This follows her announcement on April 2 of a new album release, “You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love”, scheduled for June 12.
Music News Blitz writer Bella Ford reports.
BST Hyde Park Festival news: Olivia Rodrigo surprises fans as Ed Sheeran joins the stage
Olivia Rodrigo lit up London as she kicked off the BST Hyde Park festival on Friday, June 27 2025, taking the stage as the first headliner for the event.
This year's BST Hyde Park Festival is three weekends long, running from Friday, June 27 to Sunday, July 13, with even more exciting headliners and sets, writes Music News Blitz’s Amelie Da Costa.
Glastonbury 2025 headliner: A look at American singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo
The clocks have sprung forward for Spring and we can start getting ready for the summer festivals, with Glastonbury 2025 shaping up to be a cracker this year.
We have looked at the headline acts, with Simon Wilkes explaining why he won’t be watching The 1975 before taking a look at Neil Young’s epic career so far.
Here, Music News Blitz takes a look at the artist closing out the weekend with the Sunday night slot on the iconic Pyramid Stage, where the flags will be flying for Olivia Rodrigo.