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Allison Russell Pleads For Connection On New LP

(photo: Mason Poole) Two years after the breakthrough success of The Returner, Allison Russell is back this summer with another deeply communal and expansive album. The singer/songwriter’s third studio LP, In The Hour of Chaos, will arrive July 10 via Fantasy Records. First single “Cold April” features Kara Jackson and Denitia, plus vocals from Russell’s daughter Ida’s Explore! Pop Choir.“Things are rough. Things have been rough before,” Russell says of […]

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Mike D Makes The ‘Switch’ With First Solo Track

Adam 'Ad-Rock' Horowitz and Michael 'Mike D' Diamond with New York City Council Member Christopher Marte at the unveiling of "Beastie Boys Square" (photo: Adam Gray / AFP via Getty Images). More than a decade after Hot Sauce Committee Part Two marked the final studio release from the Beastie Boys, group member Mike D is officially back with his first solo music. The 60-year-old rapper/producer has dropped “Switch Up,” a […]

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Tame Impala Welcomes Dua Lipa In London

Tame Impala's Kevin Parker and Dua Lipa at the 2024 Glastonbury Festival (photo: Samir Hussein / WireImage). The Tame Impala / Dua Lipa cinematic universe continues to expand. During the Kevin Parker-led band’s show last night (May 7) at the O2 in London, itsurprised the crowd by bringing Lipa out for a two-song mini-set that further cemented their unexpectedly fruitful collaboration. Lipa emerged midway through “Afterthought,” a standout from Tame […]

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Charli xcx Goes ‘Rock,’ Kinda, On New Single

Charli xcx Goes ‘Rock,’ Kinda, On New Single After months of teasing a supposed “rock” pivot — and plenty of internet discourse about what exactly that even means in 2026 — Charli xcx has finally dropped “Rock Music,” a chaotic, self-aware new single that both fulfills and trolls every expectation surrounding her post-BRAT era. The track arrives after Charli sparked debate in a recent British Vogue cover story by declaring, […]

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Report: Katy Perry, Future, J Balvin To Rock FIFA

Katy Perry performing in 2025 (photo: Kevin Mazur / Getty Images for Katy Perry). The 2026 World Cup is shaping up less like a soccer tournament and more like a very expensive global music festival. Per the New York Times, FIFA is planning star-studded opening ceremonies for each host nation’s first match this summer, which will feature Katy Perry, Future, LISA from BLACKPINK, Michael Bublé, Alanis Morissette, J Balvin, Anitta […]

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Big Freedia Reveals Collaborative EP With SOPHIE

Big Freedia (photo: Hunter Holder). More than five years after SOPHIE’s death sent shockwaves through the music world, a previously unreleased collaboration with Big Freedia is finally set to emerge from the vault. The pair’s long-rumored collaborative EP, recorded during sessions at SOPHIE’s Los Angeles home studio in 2016, will arrive June 19, with the first track, “Blaze That Ass,” due May 22. The three-song project was largely completed in […]

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