Christine & The Queens unveils Redcar persona with new single ‘Je te vois enfin’

The Mars Volta have detailed another new single, ‘Graveyard Love’, as well as an extension of their US tour.The announcement follows the release of their first new music in ten years with ‘Blacklight Shine’, shared last month (June 21).The Texas-formed band released six studio albums between 2003 and 2012 before splitting due to a falling-out between founding members Cedric Bixler-Zavala and Omar Rodríguez-López.The pair quickly made amends, however, and formed a new group, Antemasque. They also revamped their pre-Mars Volta outfit, At-the-Drive-In, for a new record in 2017.“They will seek your ruin, and burn your lands, because if they can’t have you, no one can,” Cedric Bixler-Zavala offered as a cryptic description of ‘Graveyard Love’, which will be released on Friday (July 8) alongside a new short film.The Mars Volta previewed ‘Blacklight Shine’ by setting up a mysterious box installation in Los Angeles’ Grand Park, which plays new material from the band when you walk inside.Last month, an audio-visual art installation was also erected in Los Angeles’ Grand Park, titled ‘L’YTOME HODORXÍ TELESTERION’, where they previewed ‘Blacklight Shine’.

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.

Easy Life have shared a new single called ‘OTT’ featuring New Zealand singer BENEE – watch its official video below.The track is the latest preview of the Leicester band’s upcoming second album ‘Maybe In Another Life’, which is due out next month.Of the new song, frontman Murray Matravers said: “Like most things easy life,” comments Murray, “there is still that element of optimism: that perhaps with enough care and attention, something can be done. BENEE crushed it – her voice is like water and she’s a real queen of melody.”BENEE added: “so stoked to have worked with the easy life boys on this, such a wicked bunch of humanssss!!! Hope u guys love the song, its all summery and I’m a sucker for melancholic lyrics sooooo!”Watch ‘OTT’ below.Last month, the band shared a new collaboration, ‘Dear Miss Holloway’, featuring former Brockhampton member Kevin Abstract.Discussing their collaboration with Abstract and him joining them on stage at Glastonbury 2022, Matravers said: “He’s just a very inspiring dude; I was lucky enough to meet him when we were last in LA.“We thought it would be amazing to bring him out, so we flew him in and bless him, he forgot every single word.

Cardi B‘s new song is out now!

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.

New music from Taylor Swift has arrived.

Lil Nas X has immortalised his ongoing beef with the BET Awards on new single ‘Late To Da Party’, opening the track with a chant of “fuck BET”.The new song, which also features Youngboy Never Broke Again, doesn’t specifically lay into BET any further, although the lyrics do assure everyone listening that Lil Nas X doesn’t need anyone’s help to make money. So that’s good.This year’s BET Awards are set to take place in LA this Sunday and – as he has been teasing this new track on social media in recent weeks – the rapper has been taking aim at the ceremony due to his lack of nominations.Insisting that his complaint is not simply sour grapes, he wrote on Twitter earlier this month: “This [is] not over no BET Award, this is about the bigger problem of homophobia in the black community.

Beyoncé‘s upcoming new album ‘RENAISSANCE’ is set to arrive tomorrow (June 21).The pop icon announced last week that she would be releasing her seventh solo album – the follow-up to 2016’s acclaimed ‘Lemonade’ – on July 29.News of the record came after she recently deleted her profile pictures from her official social media accounts, marking the beginning of a new musical era for the former Destiny’s Child singer.Using her social media profile pages once again, Beyoncé has today (June 20) informed fans via her Instagram and Twitter bios that the lead single from ‘RENAISSANCE’, a song called ‘Break My Soul’, will be released at midnight tonight EST (5am GMT).Not much is known about the new track at this point, but it’s been reported that ‘RENAISSANCE’ will feature pop and country tracks with contributions from Ryan Tedder, the OneRepublic frontman and hit songwriter who co-wrote Beyoncé’s 2008 hit ‘Halo’.Another contributor is said to be Raphael Saadiq, who, besides being co-founder of pioneering R&B group Tony! Toni! Toné! and the brainchild of early 2000s supergroup Lucy Pearl, has crafted hits as a songwriter for Mary J. Blige, Stevie Wonder and Beyoncé’s sister Solange for her 2016 album ‘A Seat At The Table’.Beyoncé confirmed she was working on new music last summer.

LOONA have made their long-awaited comeback with the new mini-album ‘Flip That’ and a title track of the same name.In the stunning new visual for ‘Flip That’, the members of LOONA enter a summery wonderland on a retro-looking train, playing gleefully in a forest clearing filled blooming flora. Elsewhere in the video, the girl group perform the song’s choreography in a pastel-toned room filled with flowers.“Stay still, follow the new light that leads me / We love the way we go / Yeah, turn it all upside down,” they sing in the dreamy pre-chorus.The ‘Flip That’ mini-album features a total of six songs, including the intro track ‘The Journey’, which was previously featured in the group’s comeback trailer.

Eurovision last month, The Rasmus have shared a new single, ‘Rise’ – check it out below.Speaking about the new song, vocalist Lauri Ylönen said: ”COVID was the last straw for many people having mental health issues, including myself. In the music video the dancers playing ‘the roots’ represent the evil force and they are trying to pull us down underground.“Still, the song has a positive message, which is not to give up no matter how hard life treats you.”Like their Eurovision entry ‘Jezebel’, the song was again co-written and produced by songwriter Desmond Child (KISS, Aerosmith).

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Budding musician Junior Andre followed in his father’s footsteps on Friday as he released a new single which topped the charts just a few hours after being released. The 17 year old, who is the son of 90s heartthrob Peter Andre and former glamour model Katie Price, kicked off his music career with the release of his single Slide, which soared to No1 on the iTunes chart mere hours after it was released on the platform.

Razorlight have today (June 17) returned with a punky new single, ‘Call Me Junior’ – check it out below.Released via Atlantic Culture Records/Absolute, the new track sees the return of the original line up of the band – made up of Johnny Borrell, Andy Burrows, Björn Ågren, and Carl Dalemo – following a 10-year hiatus.Borrell, Ågren and Dalemo first formed the band in 2002, with Burrows joining in 2004. Together, the quartet released three studio albums (2004 debut ‘Up All Night’, 2006’s self-titled follow-up and 2008’s ‘Slipway Fires’).Produced by Borrell, the new single was recorded straight to tape and was written amidst the pandemic restrictions.

Two Door Cinema Club have announced their return with a new single today (June 17) called ‘Wonderful Life’.It’s taken from their upcoming fifth album, ‘Keep On Smiling’, which is set for release digitally on September 2 and physically on November 4, via LOWER THIRD [PIAS]. You can pre-order it here.A statement said of the new record that it is “a nod back to the pure rush of Two Door Cinema Club’s early output.”Check out the new single here:The ‘Keep On Smiling’ tracklisting is as follows:1. ‘Messenger AD’2. ‘Blue Light’3. ‘Everybody’s Cool’4. ‘Lucky’5. ‘Little Piggy’6. ‘Millionaire’7. ‘High’8. ‘Wonderful Life’9. ‘Feeling Strange’10. ‘Won’t Do Nothing’11. ‘Messenger HD’12. ‘Disappearer’ The band also announced a string of European and North American tour dates today.

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.

Beabadoobee has shared another new single from her forthcoming album ‘Beatopia’.The track, which you can listen to below, is the the fourth taster to be lifted from her second album following ‘Lovesong’, ‘See You Soon’ and ‘Talk‘.According to a press release, the single “unpacks Bea’s personal relationships with the people in her life, and how she depends on human contact to get to sleep” as she sings: “You’re just a warm body to hold/ At night when I’m feeling all alone”.“’10:36′ was written after [2020 debut album] ‘Fake It Flowers’ and just before [2021 EP] ‘Our Extended Play’, and I had envisioned it to be on that EP, but I was just sitting on that riff for ages and then I properly made a demo during lockdown. It was called ’10:36′ because that was the time I finished writing it,” she explained.

Bret McKenzie has shared his latest solo single ‘Dave’s Place’ – you can listen to the new track below.The song is taken from the Flight Of The Conchords musician’s full-length solo debut ‘Songs Without Jokes’, which is set for release on August 26 via Sub Pop.Speaking about ‘Dave’s Place’, McKenzie said in a statement: “Like most of my songs I wrote this one night at home in Wellington while strumming away on my guitar. I then worked with producer Mickey Petralia in L.A.

Julia Jacklin has shared a new single titled ‘I Was Neon’, the second to be lifted from the singer-songwriter’s forthcoming album ‘Pre Pleasure’.In a statement, Jacklin explained that the new song was originally written for a short-lived side project, Rattlesnake, that she played drums for in 2019.“I rewrote it for my album in Montreal, during a time when I was desperately longing for a version of myself that I feared was gone forever,” she continued. “I was thinking of this song when I made the album cover, this song is the album cover really.”‘I Was Neon’ arrives alongside a video directed by Jacklin herself and shot in Melbourne.