{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67cf07a2de20851680b82124/6994b4791774b22d5ad9ab55?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Daily Music Headlines February 17, 2026","description":"<p><a href=\"https://countrychord.com/jelly-roll-to-receive-country-radio-broadcasters-2026-artist-humanitarian-award/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Jelly Roll (Jason DeFord)</a> will receive the 2026 Artist Humanitarian Award from the Country Radio Broadcasters for work in addiction recovery and mental health, raising $500K+ for ACM Lifting Lives, donating meals to Nashville inmates, and gifting a Grammy to a county jail. </p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://loudwire.com/dave-mustaine-upcoming-memoir-explore-what-life-was-like-battling-cancer/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Dave Mustaine’s </a>memoir <em>In My Darkest Hour</em> arrives September 2027, detailing his 2019 throat cancer battle, recovery, family, and faith.</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://loudwire.com/angela-gossow-denies-arch-enemy-rumors/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Angela Gossow </a>denied rumors she’s rejoining Arch Enemy after teaser clips surfaced, confirming she remains the band’s manager, not vocalist. </p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://hiphopdx.com/news/j-cole-fall-off-billboard-200-first-week-sales/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">J. Cole’s </a><em>The Fall-Off</em> debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 280K units, his seventh straight chart-topper and biggest hip-hop week since March 2025. Despite calling it his final album, <em>It’s a Boy</em> is still coming. </p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/music/articles/country-legend-69-issues-statement-181531752.html?guccounter=1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Dwight Yoakam’s</a> Lubbock show was delayed after a mechanical failure caused an aborted takeoff. He apologized for the confusion and poor communication. </p><p><br></p><p>Austrian prosecutors charged a 21-year-old man with terrorism over an alleged ISIS-inspired plot targeting <a href=\"https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-concert-attack-plot-man-charged-terrorism-1236180271/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Taylor Swift’s August 2024</a> Vienna concerts. Authorities, aided by U.S. intelligence, thwarted the plan; the shows were canceled. </p><p><br></p><p>Taylor Swift narrates a new <a href=\"https://www.billboard.com/culture/tv-film/taylor-swift-olympics-figure-skating-team-nbc-promo-1236180298/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">NBC Olympics promo </a>spotlighting Team USA figure skaters Alysa Liu, Amber Glenn, and Isabeau Levito, soundtracked by her song “Opalite.” </p><p><br></p><p>Grammy-winning songwriter<a href=\"https://www.billboard.com/pro/billy-steinberg-death-grammy-winning-songwriter-dies/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Billy Steinberg,</a> co-writer of “Like a Virgin,” “True Colors,” “So Emotional,” and “Alone,” has died at 75 from cancer. Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2011. </p><p><br></p><p>Extreme metal drummer<a href=\"https://blabbermouth.net/news/legendary-extreme-metal-drummer-nick-barker-is-working-on-his-autobiography\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Nick Barker </a>is writing his autobiography, currently covering his Cradle of Filth years. He’s also awaiting a kidney transplant amid stage five kidney disease. Short link:</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://blabbermouth.net/news/rob-halford-talks-the-ballad-of-judas-priest-documentary-and-his-lyrical-inspiration-as-ive-gotten-older-ive-gotten-angrier-with-the-world\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Ballad of Judas Priest</em></a> premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival. Co-directed by Sam Dunn and Tom Morello, the doc explores the band’s legacy and political themes; Rob Halford reflects on channeling global injustices into lyrics. </p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://x.com/billboardcharts/status/2023783885608472792\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Billboard Top 5 Albums:</a></p><p>5. <em>Piss in the Wind</em> – Joji</p><p>4. <em>OCTANE</em> – Don Toliver</p><p>3. <em>Golden Hour Part 4</em> – ATEEZ</p><p>2. <em>DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS</em> – Bad Bunny</p><ol><li><em>The Fall-Off</em> – J. Cole</li><li>Short link: https://tinyurl.com/bb-top5</li></ol><p>Join the Daily Music Headlines Discord: <a href=\"http://tiny.cc/dmhdiscord\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http://tiny.cc/dmhdiscord</a></p><p>Produced by Hammond Chamberlain and Anthony Lemos. Written and hosted by Brian Ibbott and Eileen Rivera. Executive producer: Tom Merritt. Theme music by Lex Dallas and the State Street Players.</p>","author_name":"Subrilliant LLC"}