5 Seconds of Summer ‘heartbroken’ as new album misses top spot on Billboard chart

The 2016 release of Hamilton Leithauser and Rostam Batmanglij’s collaborative album, I Had a Dream That You Were Mine, yielded the indie-rock hit “A 1000 Times” and scored an iPhone synch for “In a Black Out.” But after, Leithauser — who released his debut solo album in 2014 after nearly 14 years as lead singer of The Walkmen — struggled to record and release new work. The music came easily, but the lyrics... not at all.

Taylor Swift, 30, is once again taking a stand against music manager Scooter Braun and her former label Big Machine Records! The Grammy winner took to her Instagram story to issue a statement about a live performance album being released by the company, which she was not aware of.

Scots singer Gerry Cinnamon released his much-anticipated new album on Friday - and it's already rocketed to the top of the UK iTunes album chart.

Fiona Apple has released her first new album in eight years. Listen to Fetch The Bolt Cutters below.

The drought is over.

21 Savage and Summer Walker have joined forces for the new single “Secret.” It’s the second collaboration from the Atlanta artists: Last year, they both appeared on Jhené Aiko’s “Triggered (freestyle) Remix.” Listen to “Secret,” produced by Kid Hazel, below.

5 Seconds of Summer unveiled their dreamy new video for "Wildflower" on Thursday (April 16), and it's a colorful fantasy land that matches perfectly with the song's happy, falling in love theme.The colorful Andy DeLuca and Sarah Eiseman-directedvisual came to life after the band’s original shoot was cancelled amid the coronavirus crisis.

Bing & Ruth, the project led of New York composer David Moore, has announced a new album. Species is out July 17 via 4AD. Moore’s also shared a new video for the new song “I Had No Dream.” Watch it below.

Drake was a virtual guest for Diddy's digital “dance-a-thon,” and he had a few things to say about his upcoming album.

Joan Shelley has released a new live album, recorded in Louisville, Kentucky in December. The full-band performance includes guitarist Nathan Salsburg, Nathan Bowles, Jake Xerxes Fussell, and Anna Krippenstapel, plus guest appearances by Will Oldham and Julia Purcell. Listen to Live at The Bomhard below.

The Strokes are back with The New Abnormal. The New York City rock band’s sixth studio album is produced by Rick Rubin and marks the group’s first full-length release in seven years.

Phoebe Bridgers has announced her sophomore solo album: Punisher is out June 19 via Dead Oceans. The follow-up to Stranger in the Alps includes “Garden Song,” as well as a new track called “Kyoto.” Check out Bridgers’ new “Kyoto” video below. Find physical editions of Punisher at Rough Trade. (Pitchfork may earn a commission from purchases made through affiliate links on our site.)

Settling for your song peaking at Number 2 on the charts has got to be the ultimate gear-grinder for a musician. Even when success has come unexpectedly or out-of-the-blue, it's hard not to take being pipped at the final post personally.

Cindy Lee, the project of former Women frontperson Patrick Flegel, has released a new album called Cat O’ Nine Tails. Check out a preview collage of the record and a video for one song, “I Don’t Want to Fall in Love Again,” below.

Yandel is hunkered down in Orlando, Fla., where he's in quarantine with his family during the COVID-19 pandemic.With social distancing and staying indoors encouraged by health officials, the Puerto Rican reggaetonero is doing just that and using this time to continue working on music and plan his post-quarantine projects, which include a new Yandel album, a new Wisin & Yandel single and a residency in Puerto Rico.After releasing his new single "Espionaje" on Friday (March 3), Yandel shares that

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Greg Fox—the composer and virtuoso drummer for Ex Eye, Liturgy, Zs, and more— has announced a new album. Contact is out May 29 via RVNG Intl. The follow-up to 2017’s The Gradual Progression, Contact was produced and mixed by Randall Dunn. A portion of its proceeds will benefit the Dhamma Dharā Vipassana Meditation Center. Hear the new song “From the Cessation of What” below and scroll down for the tracklist and cover art.

Album release week felt a little different for the 5 Seconds of Summer guys this year. Instead of running around the country performing tracks from their new LP, Calm (which arrived March 27), each of the 5SOS guys were at their respective Los Angeles homes, quarantined as part of the efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19.“It’s definitely odd,” frontman Luke Hemmings says over the phone.

Phish will debut their new album, Sigma Oasis, in an online listening party on Wednesday night (April 1) at 9:00 p.m.