New Music Friday September 26: Cher, Mariah Carey, Doja Cat, Tate McRae, Thomas Rhett, Maren Morris and More

Happy New Music Friday! The weekend is here, which means more streaming, new playlists and the best that music has to offer — and ET has you covered for everything in between.

Cardi B has been added to the line-up for 2025 Global Citizen Festival. Cardi B shared, “Central Park, I’m coming for you!!! I can’t wait to be home in New York, and to bring my new songs and all the DRAMA to the Global Citizen Festival. This one’s not like other music festivals — this one is about coming together to help children around the world, and I’m so proud to support such an importance cause. New York City — see you Saturday. Let’s get it!!!” Cardi joins the lineup along with other performers Shakira, Tyla, Ayra Starr, Mariah The Scientist, Camilo, Elyanna, and ROSÉ was announced to make a special appearance. The festival will stream live around the world on September 27. Visit www.globalcitizen.watch to tune in around the world.

The first wave of performances for the 2025 Billboard Latin Music Awards have been announced. La Arrolladora Banda El Limón de René Camacho, Laura Pausini, Olga Tañón, Ozuna, Beéle, Danny Ocean, Juan Duque, Musza, Netón Vega, NXNNI and Óscar Maydon will hit the stage. The awards will broadcast live on Telemundo on October 23.

Stagecoach has announced their 2026 lineup with headliners Cody Johnson, Lainey Wilson and Post Malone. Other performers will include Bailey Zimmerman, Riley Green, Brooks & Dunn, Ella Langley, Journey, Hootie & the Blowfish, Pitbull, Little Big Town, Teddy Swims, Ludacris and more. Country music’s biggest festival will take place April 24-26, 2026 at Indio’s Empire Polo Club.

iHeartMedia announced the lineup for its annual Jingle Ball tour, iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour Presented by Capital One, kicking off on December 2 in Dallas. The tour will travel through Los Angeles, New York City, Miami, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C. and more and feature performances from Ed Sheeran, mgk, Renee Rapp, The Kid LAROI, Nelly, Jelly Roll, BigXthaPlug, Zara Larsson, Alexa Warren, Conan Gray and more.

The 56th Annual Dove Awards will take place on October 7 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. Brandon Lake, CeCe Winans, Forrest Frank, Josiah Queen, Lauren Daigle, Phil Wickham are vying for the top honor, artist of the year. Brandon Lake leads with 9 nominations including artist of the year, song of the year and pop/contemporary recorded song of the year. The awards hosted by Tauren Wells will air October 10 on TBN. There will also be a grand opening of the Museum of Christian & Gospel Music on October 3 that will feature exhibits ranging from Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan to Amy Grant, Lauren Daigle, The Winans, Chris Tomlin and more.

ZAYN has announced he will kick off 2026 with a return to the stage with his first ever Las Vegas residency at Dolby Live at Park PGM. The residency will take place across seven nights January 20 through 31 with a setlist spanning all four of his studio albums

mgk is celebrating the fifth anniversary of his album, Tickets To My Downfall which was released in 2020. The album was executive produced by Travis Barker and landed mgk his first #1 album on the Billboard 200 chart and 18 tracks on the Hot Rock Songs Chart. mgk shared, “5 years ago pop punk came back to life. the rest of this year we’re gonna be celebrating the 5 year anniversary of this album, we have 5 unreleased songs from that era being mixed rn to release asap, a coffee book of BTS from the recording process, merch, a tour, and more. TICKETS TO MY DOWNFALL I LOVE YOU.”

Plus, new music from Cher, Mariah Carey, Doja Cat, Thomas Rhett, Tate McRae, Marc Anthony, Maren Morris, Ice Spice, Zara Larsson, Rita Ora and more!

The Farewell Tour (Live) – Cher