Beyonce announces seventh album, Renaissance

K-pop stars BLACKPINK have announced an as-yet-untitled new album and an attendant world tour. The first songs from the new project will be released in August, and will represent the beginning of "a continuous large-scale project which will extend through the second half of the year," according to a press release.

Parkway Drive have announced their seventh studio album, ‘Darker Still’ – check out the video for new track ‘The Greatest Fear’ below.The Australian band, whose latest record ‘Reverence’ arrived in 2018, will release their next full-length effort on September 9 via Epitaph. You can pre-order/pre-save it here.Arriving today (July 6), the thrashing latest single from the forthcoming album is accompanied by a cinematic video directed by James Chappell.“The greatest fear, the one we all share; this song is about the unifying force we all must face – death,” explained frontman Winston McCall of the song, which follows on from ‘Glitch’.“The goal was to create a song that saw death not as something that separates, but something that connects us all on our paths.

Alvvays have announced their third album ‘Blue Rev’ and shared a new single, ‘Pharmacist’ – listen below.The Canadian dream-pop group will release the follow-up to 2017’s ‘Antisocialites’ on October 7 via Transgressive – you can pre-order/pre-save it here.Arriving today (July 6), the hazy two-minute track ‘Pharmacist’ serves as the first preview of the long-awaited record. ‘Blue Rev’ will also feature ‘After The Earthquake’ and ‘Many Mirrors’, both of which were debuted by Alvvays when they supported The Strokes in LA last October.Other song titles include ‘Easy On Your Own?’, ‘Very Online Guy’, ‘Pomeranian Spinster’, ‘Bored In Bristol’ and ‘Lottery Noises’.

Christine & The Queens has announced their third studio album ‘Redcar les adorables étoiles’ and shared details of a new live show.Following on from 2018’s acclaimed ‘Chris’, the upcoming record will see the French singer-songwriter (real name Héloïse Letissier) perform under an alias called Redcar. It’ll arrive on September 23 – pre-order/pre-save here.Christine released the first single from the project, the entirely French-language ‘Je te vois enfin’, on June 24.Per a press statement, the song ushered in “a new era” for the artist after they hinted in 2020 that they were hard at work on a “vast, hopeful and ambitious” new album.

dropped the album cover for her seventh studio album “RENAISSANCE” on Thursday.The 40-year-old mother of three is pictured sitting on top of a celestial, holographic horse with strategically placed materials covering her private parts.“act i RENAISSANCE 7.29,” she simply tweeted, to which fans went wild.“Creating this album allowed me a place to dream and to find escape during a scary time for the world,” she captioned the stunning cover on Instagram. “It allowed me to feel free and adventurous in a time when little else was moving. My intention was to create a safe place, a place without judgment.

Nnamdi has signed to Secretly Canadian to release his latest album, ‘Please Have A Seat’, later this year. Its first single, ‘I Don’t Wanna Be Famous’, is out now.A multi-instrumentalist who works on numerous projects beyond his solo work, as well as running his own Sooper Records label, Nnamdi says that the pandemic allowed him to consider where he’s at in his career, following the release of his excellent 2020 album ‘Brat’.“I realised I never take time to just sit and take in where I’m at”, he says.

Ozzy Osbourne has announced his new album ‘Patient Number 9’ with the release of its title track ahead of the record’s release this September.The album’s title track also features guitar work from Jeff Beck, who joins an A-list cast of musicians guest-starring on the track including Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith, Metallica’s Robert Trujillo, Zakk Wylde, and producer Andrew Watt.A music video has also been released alongside the single that sees Ozzy portraying the titular patient, hunched over in what appears to be a room in a mental asylum before he falls into a comic-book-esque world of madness. Lights project bats all over the room as Ozzy’s iconic voice sings “When they call your name / Better run and hide / Tell you you’re insane / You believe their lies”.Watch the music video for Ozzy Osbourne’s seven-minute single ‘Patient Number 9’ below.Set to be released on September 3, the album also includes contributions from Eric Clapton, Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi and Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready.

The Wonder Years have announced their seventh full-length effort, ‘The Hum Goes On Forever’, alongside the release of a soaring new single titled ‘Wyatt’s Song (Your Name)’.The track was written by frontman Dan “Soupy” Campbell as a dedication to his first son, Wyatt, who was born in 2019 – a year after The Wonder Years released their sixth album, ‘Sister Cities’.In a press release, Campbell said: “It’s about the polarising forces of love and anxiety that come with being a new parent – simultaneously being so overjoyed that they’re here, about the miraculous nature of their existence, but afraid of all the ways you could fail them.“It’s about raising children in a world that feels like it’s actively ending and how to make them feel safe and cared for despite that. It tries to breathe in the small, beautiful moments and exhale all of the invasive thoughts of despair.”Have a look at the accompanying music video for ‘Wyatt’s Song (Your Name)’ – directed by Benjamin Lieber and produced by Campbell – below, then read a statement from Campbell that elaborates further on the song’s themes:A post shared by Dan Campbell (@broompeople)‘The Hum Goes On Forever’ will be released on September 23 via the band’s own label, Loneliest Place On Earth, as well as Hopeless Records.

The Snuts have announced the release of their second album, ‘Burn The Empire Out’ – find out more info below.The Scottish band’s forthcoming LP is the follow-up to their 2021 debut LP, ‘W.L.’, which topped the UK’s Official Albums Chart in April last year, marking the first time in 14 years that a Scottish band scored a UK Number One album.Speaking about the new album and how lockdown provided them with more time to tackle the topics that were important to them, frontman Jack Cochrane said: “The universe delivered us time to create a record where we finally felt we could address some of the topics, be it societal or spiritual, that we have been dying to scream out.”He continued: “There are songs about the highs & lows, stuff we really want to talk about and things we cannot help but feel, but have just never made the space to.”Due out October 7 via Parlophone Records, the album has so far been previewed by three tracks: ‘End Of The Road’ featuring Rachel Chinouriri, ‘Zuckerpunch’, and the album’s title track.Alongside the news of their second LP, The Snuts have released another track from the album, the “care-free, four to the floor, singalong indie anthem” ‘The Rodeo’. You can listen to it below.“‘The Rodeo’ is about knowing that your life is more often than not completely out of your control,” explained Cochrane. “It is about finding merit in the madness and celebrating the journey and not just the destination.

Beyoncé‘s new era has officially begun! The musician launched her Renaissance era with the album’s first song, “Break My Soul”, with a lyric video released Monday night.

Beyoncé's new era has officially begun! The musician launched her era with the album's first song, «Break My Soul,» with a lyric released Monday night.The single, Queen Bey's first new song since November 2021's «Be Alive,» is a disco-funk dance number reminiscent of the cult-favorite single «Blow» from her self-titled fifth studio album.Released on the day of the summer solstice, the song marks the start of a new season and era with new anthems for music lovers — whether they're BeyHive members or not!Beyoncé announced the song's impending release by changing the bios on her social media pages to read: «6. BREAK MY SOUL midnight ET.» The promotion is similar to her announcement for , which featured the social media accounts of Columbia Records, Tidal and Spotify posting a black square with «act i» and «RENAISSANCE» written in white on each side.Additionally, Beyoncé updated the bios on her Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages to reflect the release.«Break My Soul» is not only the first single from Beyoncé's upcoming album but an indication of what fans can expect from this era of music from the 40-year-old GRAMMY winner.

Get ready: Beyonce is gearing up for the release of her forthcoming new project Renaissance with its lead single, Break My Soul, dropping tomorrow. 

Starcrawler have announced details of a new album called ‘She Said’ along with the release of a video for its title track – watch it below.The band’s first album for a major label will come out on September 16 via Big Machine, and follows the release of new single ‘Roadkill’ last month.The LA-based five-piece – comprising frontwoman Arrow De Wilde, guitarists Henri Cash and Bill Cash, drummer Seth Carolina and bassist Tim Franco – released their self-titled debut album in 2018, following it up the next year with ‘Devour You’.Speaking about the new song in a statement, De Wilde said: “’She Said’ was one of the first songs written for this album. It was at the beginning of the pandemic and Henri came to my window and played me the demo, and we wrote the lyrics together like Romeo and Juliet.“It’s what really kicked off the writing process of this album, and it was such a powerful moment that we wanted to name the record after that song.”Watch the band’s video for ‘She Said’ below and pre-order the album here.Starcrawler recently opened for My Chemical Romance across the band’s UK tour and will play alongside Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds at their huge All Points East show in London later this summer.On August 28, Cave and his band will headline the final night of the Victoria Park festival.

Beyoncé‘s new album ‘RENAISSANCE’ is set to reportedly feature country and dance tracks.The pop icon is due to release the follow-up to her latest album, 2016’s acclaimed ‘Lemonade’, on July 29.According to Variety, the record will feature pop and country tracks with contributions from hit songwriter Ryan Tedder, who co-wrote her 2008 hit ‘Halo’ and Raphael Saadiq, who has crafted hits for Mary J. Blige, Stevie Wonder, and Beyoncé’s sister Solange’s 2016 album ‘A Seat At The Table’.Recently, Beyoncé deleted her profile pictures from her official social media accounts as she prepared to enter her next solo era.Yesterday (June 16) ‘RENAISSANCE’ was announced by the singer and fans can now pre-save/pre-add the release here.The countdown has officially begun.

There are even more reports surfacing about the making of Renaissance.

Oscar and Emmy nominee and 28-time Grammy Award winner Beyoncé has teased what is speculated to be her next solo album, Renaissance, which is due for release on July 29. Fans had been tipped off that something was possibly afoot when the singer deleted the profile pictures and bios from her social media accounts earlier this month.

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TSHA has shared details of her debut album ‘Capricorn Sun’.The record, which is released on October 7 via Ninja Tune, is the follow-up to the producer and DJ’s 2021 EP ‘OnlyL‘. She first released an EP, ‘Flowers‘, in 2020.TSHA’s debut album will also follow her recent compilation on the ‘fabric presents’ series.The 12-track ‘Capricorn Sun’ will be available digitally as well as on CD and vinyl.

Santigold has announced her upcoming fourth album, ‘Spirituals’, with a new single, ‘‘Ain’t Ready’.Featuring production by Illangelo, Dre Skull and SBTRKT, the song speaks about the power of moving forward and embracing change. “It come in hard / Kick in one side of your heart / What a blow, no it won’t stop / So I take my time now getting back up / Taking the reins,” Santigold sings over pounding textures and rumbling bass.“This song was my own battle song.