Childish Gambino confirms a new album is coming “soon”

Elden Ring‘s DLC is closer than previously thought.The DLC section of Elden Ring on SteamDB hasn’t been updated for over a year, with the last update being the “Elden Ring Adventure Guide”. At the time of writing this article (January 16), however, a new entry simply named “SteamDB Unknown App 2778580” was updated seven hours ago, suggesting a release date for the already-announced expansion Elden Ring: Shadows of the Erdtree could be coming soon, perhaps in tandem with the fast approaching second anniversary of the original game on February 25.This would line up with a leak in December 2023 that suggested the expansion could be released in February 2024, with retailer DataBlitz briefly uploading a page for Elden Ring-themed controllers planned to release in February to “sync with new ‘Shadow of the Erdtree’ expansion release”, along with stating a second wave of controllers would be released in 2025 to celebrate a “major keybeat or new game expansion”.Elden Ring: Shadows of the Erdtree was first revealed in February 2023, mere days after the first anniversary of the initial game’s release.

Kid Cudi has found a novel way to promote his new album – by erecting giant statues of himself in cities around the world.The rapper’s new album ‘Insano’ came out last Friday (January 12), and it includes appearances from ASAP Rocky, Travis Scott, Pharrell Williams, Lil Yachty, Lil Wayne, Young Thug and a posthumous guest feature from XXXTentacion.Since its release, a giant, 33-foot statue of the rapper popped up in Long Beach, California, after a similar one had done so last week in Paris.A post shared by Willis (@kidcudi)The appearance of the statue prompted the City of Long Beach’s official X/Twitter account to post: “Earlier today, the City of Long Beach learned that a 33-foot statue of musical artist Kid Cudi arrived in Alamitos Bay.

Netflix is set to go into production on a new R.L. Stine film based on his Fear Street series. The next movie will be based on The Prom Queen.

Alejandro Sanzand Shakira created successful collaborations years ago. At the time there were even rumors that they were dating, but the only thing between these two singers is camaraderie and friendship. With the anniversary of one of their hits, Alejandro was feeling nostalgic and he sent her a heartfelt message.On Thursday, the perfect time for a throwback, Alejandro recalled when he worked with Shakira on Te Lo Agradezco, Pero No, the second single from his album El Tren de los Momentos, released on January 11, 2007, marking it’s 17 year anniversary.

Erling Haaland may not be back until February after the Manchester City striker suffered a setback.

Lenny Kravitz usually waits for music to come to him, like the way he wrote his iconic 1991 song, “It Ain’t Over ‘til It’s Over”.

Ariana Grande is well and truly back, and fans are speculating about her new album.

Ride have spoken to NME about their defiant new album ‘Interplay’ and shared new single ‘Peace Sign’. Check it out below along with our interview with frontman Mark Gardener and guitarist Andy Bell.The Oxford shoegazers’ first record in five years is due for release on March 29 and marks a period of triumph over adversity for the band as they battled through both COVID and a messy legal battle.

Faye Webster has announced details of a new album and shared "Lego Ring," her collaboration with Lil Yachty. Underdressed at the Symphony will be released on March 1 via Secretly Canadian.

In 2021, a Toronto-based producer called Loukeman self-released Sd-1, his debut album. The project had an introspective sound that balanced between raw demo and polished composition as it breezed through fields of folktronica and dreamy house.

A post shared by The Offical Magnum page (@magnum_uk)She continued: “As many of you know Tony had a great affinity with animals. It is the family’s intention to set up a charitable trust in his name to aid this cause, further details to follow.

Millions of older people in receipt of the New or Basic State Pension are set for another significant increase this year after Chancellor Jeremy Hunt confirmed that payments will rise by 8.5 per cent from April 8, 2024. This means that someone on the full New State Pension will see payments go up from £203.85 per week to £221.20 and as payments are typically made every four weeks, this amounts to £884.80 each pay period.

BODEGA have announced their new LP ‘Our Brand Could Be Yr Life’ and have shared its lead single ‘Tarkovski’.Along with the release of ‘Tarkovski’ the New York band – comprised of Ben Hozie, Nikki Belfiglio, Dan Ryan, Adam See and Adam Shumski – also made the B-side to the single, ‘Adaptation of the Truth About Marie’, available exclusively from Bodega’s Bandcamp.Speaking about ‘Tarkovski’ in a press release, Hozie said: “‘Tarkovski’ is a pun on the famous Russian director and skiing; I was enamoured by his book “Sculpting in Time” but found that many of his professed rules and guidelines for filmmaking were broken by his own filmmaking practices.”He continued: “Theory never really gets at what you want and applying theory to the chaotic practice of art making (while still useful and essential) is like skiing down a wild slope.”Directed by Luca Balser, the track’s accompanying video stars Belfiglio’s mother and quotes the climactic candle-carrying sequence in Tarkovsky’s 1983 feature-length ‘Nostalghia’ but quickly veers from studied long takes into punchy pop vogueing.BODEGA’s third LP ‘Our Brand Could Be Yr Life’ is a complete remake of Hozie and Belfiglio’s old band, BODEGA BAY’s sole album which was a 33 track self-released LP from 2015.A press release describes the album as a “concept album about the current corporate mentality of underground/indie rock, where the band simultaneously desecrate and celebrate a certain indie rock cannon, hoping to redeem its’ ‘fall from grace’ like foolish missionaries who inherited a stained formal tradition that needs to change in order to become meaningful again.”‘Our Brand Could Be Yr Life’ is set for release on April 12 via their new label home under Chrysalis Records.A post

Emmerdale has confirmed its new boss months after producer Jane Hudson stepped down from the role after five years. Jane, who announced her departure in August, oversaw some of the show’s biggest storylines in recent times including Marlon Dingle’s stroke and Faith’s terminal breast cancer diagnosis.

Ariana Grande has announced that she will be releasing a new single, ‘yes, and?’ on Friday (January 12).The track is expected to be the lead single from her forthcoming seventh album, which she recently teased by sending notes and red lipsticks from her r.e.m. collection to fans.Fans had began suspecting ‘yes, and?’ would be the title of the lead single of Grande’s album after she was spotted wearing a jumper with the phrase on it.On top of that, last week, the singer shared a muted Instagram post featuring her mother Joan dancing to one of her unreleased songs.

Billie Eilish has given an update on how her new album is going.The artist told Associated Press while on the red carpet with her brother and collaborator Finneas that the creative part of making the follow-up to 2021’s ‘Happier Than Ever’ is “almost done” but it still might be a while before it’s released.“It’s happening, we are almost finished by days with this album,” she said. “But it’s not coming out soon.

Love Island star Ellie Brown has gone Instagram official with her new boyfriend in a sweet snap, following her heartbreaking island dumping. Ellie, who featured on series four of the ITV dating show alongside Laura Anderson and Wes Nelson, shared an adorable snap where she planted a big kiss on her new man while standing on a beach.

Sleater-Kinney have spoken to NME about their latest single ‘Untidy Creature’ from their newest LP ‘Little Rope’ – along with the grief and tragedy that shaped it. Check it out below, along with our interview with Corin Tucker and Carrie BrownsteinBack in October, the Washington alt-rock icons announced their 11th studio LP ‘Little Rope’, which is set for release on January 19, and shared the lead single ‘Hell‘ followed by ‘Say It Like You Mean It’.

Netflix comedy special, “Turbo Fonzarelli.”The event is set to debut Jan. 9 and comes just weeks after the “Saturday Night Live” alum, 30, mysteriously canceled several shows last month.Netflix dropped a quick teaser Wednesday, showing Davidson smoking a cigarette.The black-and-white clip then features the comedian walking out of a room to see his adoring, screaming fans.But then a voiceover joked: “What the f–k is a Turbo Fonzarelli?”The show synopsis reads that Davidson “delivers on what it means to grow up and turn 30, discussing love, life and living in the woods,” according to People.Fans were excited to see Davidson on their streaming screens once again.One screamed: “Wait on January 9th we get Pete Davidson’s new Netflix stand up special wooo!”Another fan added: “Eagerly waiting for this showw!”“Can’t wait for this,” someone else said alongside a chef’s kiss emoji.“Turbo Fonzarelli” is the actor’s second Netflix special, following 2020’s “Pete Davidson: Alive in New York.” (During that stand-up, he famously dissed his ex-fiancee, Ariana Grande.)The “King of Staten Island” star has recently taken his show across the country.

Skepta has announced details of his new album, ‘Knife and Fork’, his first new studio record since 2019. READ MORE: Skepta – ‘Ignorance Is Bliss’ review Writing on Instagram, the rapper said: “It’s been years since I dropped my last album and I want to thank you for all the love during my hiatus. I’ve seen the messages, tweets and Tik Toks, I’m truly grateful that my music is still resonating with the world, even in my absence.” “I’m happy to announce my next studio album #KnifeAndFork is loading this year, the first single #GasMeUp (Diligent) will be out January 26th.” A post shared by Big Smoke (@skepta)The Tottenham grime legend has released a total of five studio albums so far, most recently 2019’s ‘Ignorance is Bliss’, which included the singles ‘Bullet from a Gun’ and ‘Greaze Mode’.