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Phoebe Bridgers says she might release more new music this year

Phoebe Bridgers has suggested she may release more new music this year, saying that she always “tries to do things that are exciting”. Last week saw the Los Angeles singer-songwriter return with ‘Sidelines’, a standalone song that was recorded for the upcoming TV adaptation of Sally Rooney’s novel Conversations With Friends. READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Phoebe Bridgers: “I definitely feel a lot less apologetic than I did before” Bridgers wrote the track with bandmate and collaborator Marshall Vore and Ruby Rain Henley. According to a press release, ‘Sidelines’ will be her only original new song of the...
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Smashing Pumpkins have completed their “big” and “epic” 12th album, says Jeff Schroeder

According to Smashing Pumpkins’ longstanding guitarist Jeff Schroeder, the band have finished working on their “big” and “epic” 12th studio album. READ MORE: The Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan on being a reformed control freak: “I drove myself with my insecurities” Word of the LP first came before the release of 2020’s ‘CYR’, when frontman Billy Corgan said it would be a sequel to both their 1995 album ‘Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness’ and 2000’s ‘Machina’ records. He described it at the time as “kind of a rock opera”, and confirmed last March that he and the rest of...
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Bartees Strange announces second album ‘Farm To Table’ and shares new single

Bartees Strange has announced that his second album, ‘Farm To Table’, will arrive in June, sharing new single ‘Cosigns’ along with the news. READ MORE: Bartees Strange: The Washington, D.C. artist bending genres to build his own uncompromising world Set to arrive on June 17, the follow-up to 2020 debut ‘Live Forever’ was previewed last month with lead single ‘Heavy Heart’. That song’s release came with the news that Strange had signed to his “dream label”, 4AD, who will release ‘Farm To Table’. ‘Cosigns’ is a characteristically diverse cut from Strange, melding trappy, auto-tuned verses that shout out Phoebe...
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Astroworld task force finds inadequate training and inconsistent regulations may have added to safety failures

A Texas state task force has outlined several recommendations aimed at improving safety at large events like music festivals, some five months after the crowd crush tragedy at Travis Scott‘s Astroworld left 10 people dead and many more injured last year. The Texas Task Force on Concert Safety was established by Texas Governor Greg Abbott following the Astroworld tragedy, with the aim being to find ways to help prevent such an incident from occurring at large-scale events in the future. Music industry representatives, law enforcement and event safety experts were among its members. The task force’s report, which was...
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Sam Smith announces brand new single ‘Love Me More’

Sam Smith has announced a new single called ‘Love Me More’. READ MORE: Sam Smith – ‘Love Goes’ review: pop balladeer leans even further into heartbreak than before The London singer-songwriter will release the track next Thursday (April 28) at 11pm BST – you can pre-save/pre-add it here. Smith shared the news on social media yesterday (April 20) alongside the official black-and-white artwork for the upcoming track. Check out the post below. Advertisement ‘Love Me More’ will follow on from the star’s 2020 single ‘The Lighthouse Keeper’, a festive number that was produced and co-written by Labrinth. Smith’s most recent...
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Viagra Boys announce new album ‘Cave World’ and share video for single ‘Ain’t No Thief’

Viagra Boys have announced a new album, ‘Cave World’, and shared the first taster from the record, ‘Ain’t No Thief’. READ MORE: Viagra Boys: “A lot of our output is a celebration of being a fuck-up” The follow-up to 2021’s ‘Welfare Jazz’, which has been produced by Pelle Gunnerfeldt and DJ Haydn, is released on July 8 via Year0001. You can view the full tracklisting below. According to a press release, the album is “inspired by current events”, and “aims to tear through the insanity and confusion the world currently finds itself in.” Advertisement “I just wrote down, ‘Who is...
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‘No Music On A Dead Planet’ announce plans for Earth Day

Music Declares Emergency has announced a new partnership with music industry organisations and a number of global artists to celebrate Earth Day 2022. READ MORE: The music world on the aftermath of COP26: “The future needs reinforcements” A week of activities have been planned that emphasise “the power of music to make real changes that benefit all life on Earth and carry the message of climate action to all corners of the globe”. “From new technologies to smarter finance, bringing the world together in song to revealing new releases from some of the biggest names in music, the week...
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Man sentenced to 190 years in prison for murder of music legend Clarence Avant’s wife Jacqueline

A man has been sentenced to 190 years in prison for murdering Jacqueline Avant, the wife of legendary music executive Clarence Avant. Aariel Maynor, 30, was sentenced yesterday (April 19) after pleading guilty to murder and other charges in Los Angeles’ Superior Court last month and admitting he used an AR-15 style semi-automatic rifle to shoot Avant in her Beverly Hills home on December 1 2021, before firing several rounds at her security guard as he fled, reports Billboard. According to prosecutors, Maynor shot Avant in the back when she surprised him after he broke into the couple’s house...
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A$AP Rocky arrested in connection with shooting in 2021

A$AP Rocky has been arrested in connection with a shooting which allegedly took place in 2021. The Harlem rapper (real name Rakim Mayers) arrived at Los Angeles International Airport on a private plane from Barbados after visiting his girlfriend Rihanna, when he was detained by law enforcement officials earlier today (April 20), according to NBC News. It is alleged that Rocky had been under investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department over a shooting near Vista Del Mar and Selma Ave at around 10:20pm local time on November 6 last year. Advertisement The alleged victim reportedly told police that the...
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Architects spin out of control in dizzying video for new track ‘When We Were Young’

Architects have released a brand new single called ‘When We Were Young’ – listen to the track below. READ MORE: Architects: “People will recoil in horror at this record – and then find they actually like it”  The Brighton metalcore band’s soaring new record is their first new music since the release of their 2021 album, ‘For Those That Wish To Exist’. “‘When We Were Young’ is a song that recognises what is gained and what is lost as we get older,” drummer Dan Searle said of the track. “As the world unfolds around us we can become overwhelmed by...
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