Gia Ford announces debut album ‘Transparent Things’ with powerful single ‘Paint Me Like A Woman’

JoJo Siwa has been teasing her next single “Guilty Pleasure” and we finally have a release date!

Ryuichi Sakamoto‘s album ‘Opus’ will be receiving a posthumous release.‘Opus’ is set for release on August 9 via Milan Records (pre-order/pre-save here). Along with the announcement of the posthumous release, the LP’s lead single ‘Tong Poo’ has been released. The track is a rendition of Yellow Magic Orchestra’s song from their 1978 self-titled debut album.

Tenacious D have teamed up with nonprofit Rock The Vote for a series of US shows ahead of the presidential election later on this year.The rock duo, fronted by actor Jack Black, are set to play five shows in October, including dates in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania – all crucial ‘swing’ states that could help determine the results of the election.It’s not the first time Tenacious D have worked with Rock The Vote. In 2020, they released a cover of the song ‘Time Warp’, from The Rocky Horror Picture Show, with proceeds going to the organisation.

Hozier brought out Ed Sheeran during his set at Pinkpop 2024 to perform ‘Work Song’ – check it out below.Hozier often performs the hit from his self-titled debut album with a guest during live shows, and its live airing at Pinkpop in the Netherlands was no different with Sheeran invited to take to the stage.“For this next song, this is such a treat and I feel so, so honoured that I get to do this. This is going to be so much fun.

Bright Eyes have announced a new album ‘Five Dice, All Threes’, alongside single ‘Bells & Whistles’ and a UK and European tour for later this year.The band’s 10th studio album will land on September 20 via Dead Oceans and features guest appearances from the likes of Cat Power, The National’s Matt Berninger and The So So Glos’ Alex Orange Drink. It serves as the follow-up to their 2020 album ‘Down In The Weeds Where The World Once Was’.You can pre-order/pre-save the album here. To coincide with the announcement, the band have shared the album’s irreverent lead single, ‘Bells & Whistles’.“This is a song about the many little details in life that can seem insignificant or frivolous or temporary at the time but eventually end up forming your destiny,” said frontman Conor Oberst.

pre-order and pre-saving on streaming platforms.The album has been previewed by a new single, ‘She’s Leaving You’. The track is also accompanied by a music video that per a press release has been inspired by Creed’s Thanksgiving Halftime Show by-way-of ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’, mixed with ‘Drop Dead Gorgeous’.Watch the music video for MJ Lenderman’s ‘She’s Leaving You’ below.Besides the newly released single, ‘Manning Fireworks’ has also been preceded by the single ‘Rudolph’, and other tracks like ‘Joker Lips’ and ‘Wristwatch’, which have already been performed live.Per a press release, ‘Manning Fireworks’ sees Lenderman deal with the success of his previous album ‘Boat Songs’: “Lenderman used that pressure to ask himself what kind of musician he wanted to be — one who could sort through his sea of cultural jetsam and one-liners to say something real about himself and his world, to figure out how he fits into all this mess.”A post shared by MJ Lenderman (@mjlenderman) 1. Manning Fireworks2. Joker Lips3. Rudolph4. Wristwatch5. She’s Leaving You6. Rip Torn7. You Don’t Know The Shape I’m In8. On My Knees9. Bark At The MoonThe upcoming record – his fourth – follows on from the three studio records that the indie guitarist has already released as a solo act: ‘MJ Lenderman’ (2019), ‘Ghost of Your Guitar Solo’ (2021) and ‘Boat Songs’ (2022).

HotWax spoke to NME at Download 2024 about the huge milestones they have reached over the past year, as well as the festival’s determination to support new talent.The Hastings trio – Tallulah Sim-Savage, Lola Sam and Alfie Sayers, –caught up with us backstage at this year’s Donington Park festival, shortly after they took to the stage on Saturday (June 25).“It’s so great to be here playing for the first time,” said Sam. “We played a fun set on the Avalanche Stage and had a great time with it, plus it’s been fun to catch up with some of the other bands here.”The band’s Download invitation came after a year of buzz, kicking off with their debut EP,‘A Thousand Times’ – putting the band on the map as “a teenage band who are destined for big things”.

Post Malone has revealed the name and release date for his sixth full-length album – find out more below.Today (June 19), the rapper – real name Austin Richard Post – took to social media to announce the album via a picture of a billboard in Nashville. The billboard revealed the album’s name to be ‘F-1 Trillion’, while the rapper confirmed on Instagram that it’s due to arrive on August 16.

after supporting Gene’s dad Liam on his current run of arena shows, which are celebrating the 30th anniversary of Oasis’ ‘Definitely Maybe’.Villanelle are due to kick off their first UK tour in Glasgow on November 19. Further dates are scheduled for Newcastle, Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, Bristol and Nottingham throughout the month.The final gig will take place at Oslo in Hackney, London on November 28.Tickets for the tour go on general sale at 9am BST this Friday (June 21) – you’ll be able to buy yours here.

Royal Blood have spoken to NME at Download Festival 2024 and discussed what it was like to revisit their self-titled debut 10 years on, as well as reflecting on their time on the road with Queens Of The Stone Age.The duo – comprised of frontman and bassist Mike Kerr and drummer Ben Thatcher – caught up with NME at this year’s edition of the festival, shortly before they took to the main stage for a career-spanning set.Not only did the slot mark their first time back at the festival in a decade, it also came as the two are ready to play some intimate London shows, celebrating the 10th anniversary of their self-titled debut album.In the conversation, the duo told NME about what it was like to look back at their debut album this far down the line, and how they perceive it now compared to their latest release, 2023’s ‘Back To The Water Below’. They also recall their time on the road and growing friendship with Queens Of The Stone Age, who they first joined forces with back in 2017 and recently joined on the road earlier this year, as they toured across the US.NME: Hi Royal Blood, what’s it like to be back at Download?Mike Kerr: “It’s great to be back, we haven’t been here in 10 years, but I actually played here with my first band in 2008, around then.

Normani has spoken out about the pressure to release her delayed debut album.The former Fifth Harmony member has been teasing her debut since 2018, but struggled to produce her highly-anticipated debut album for fans. She even alluded to the long wait time when teasing the album earlier this year in her website address, ‘wheresthedamnalbum.com’.Now, the singer has spoken out on the reasons for its lengthy delay, partially owing to both her parents being diagnosed with cancer.In a new interview withThe Guardian, Normani shared that her mother Andrea was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2020, 19 years after remission.

Sam Smith celebrated the 10 year anniversary of their debut album In the Lonely Hour!

Nilüfer Yanya has announced her new album ‘My Method Actor’ and shared the new single ‘Method Actor’ – check out the song’s video below.The album will be released on September 13 via Ninja Tune, the London musician’s third studio record. It has been produced by Wilma Archer, known for his work with Sudan Archives, MF Doom and Celeste.The new single sees Yanya exploring themes of memory and self-identity, and it comes with a visualiser that was filmed in an old hotel in Benidorm, Spain.

Musical megastar Taylor Swift is playing three gigs at Liverpool’s Anfield Stadium this week, and on Friday 14 June, Sue Radford posted on Instagram that she and three of her 22 children would be in the audience to cheer the singer on. Sharing a photo in which the group of four women looked glammed up for their night at the gig, Sue added a caption that said: “That’s us all ready to go and watch Taylor Swift… Liverpool here we come.” Sue, who is known for the TV series 22 Kids and Counting, has revealed that she and her family are gearing up for a busy summer that includes decorating their 10 bedroom mansion in Morecambe.

Hannah Einbinder and Chloe Fineman have come a long way since they became friends eight years ago during an open mic night at a wine bar in Glendale. Einbinder, the daughter of original “Saturday Night Live” cast member Laraine Newman, now trades wits with Jean Smart on Max’s “Hacks,” while Fineman took her outlandish celebrity impressions from Instagram to NBC’s “SNL.” Here, the two discuss how “Hacks” deals with aging in a scene where Smart’s character, Deborah, takes a bad fall, how Fineman’s Melania Trump impression got her cast in “Megalopolis” and what it means that comedy is “dying.” HANNAH EINBINDER: The first time I saw you, I was like, “Well, she will be on ‘Saturday Night Live,’ of course.” CHLOE FINEMAN: I had a clown phase. Then I got dumped by my clown teacher.

Normani‘s debut album Dopamine is finally here!!!!

Trampolene frontman Jack Jones has announced details his self-titled debut solo album, as well as sharing new single ‘Breathe’.As well as fronting Trampolene and working as a poken word poet, Jones is also a member of Pete Doherty’s band The Puta Madres. Now, he’s set to make his solo debut.According to a press release, the album will see Jones “put away his guitar” to embrace a new contemporary sound while delivering his usual “hard-hitting state of the nation poems of existential fear and loathing”.He’s also shared the Barnaby Fairley-directed video for new single ‘Breathe’, which features Jones donning astronaut gear as crowds swirl around him.

Pale Waves have announced their new album ‘Smitten’ and shared the lead single ‘Perfume’.The Manchester four-piece premiered the track last night (June 12) as BBC Radio 1’s Hottest Record. It has more in common with their synth-driven ’80s-inspired earlier work and features a lush, dreamy quality.“My mother said when I want something I never let it go / Call me obsessed, but I don’t mind just as long as it’s all mine,” sings Heather Baron-Gracie, before the chorus of “I wanna make / I wanna make you my girl.”‘Smitten’, the band’s fourth album, will arrive on September 20 via Dirty Hit, and you can pre-order or save it on their website.‘Smitten’, which was written over two years between the US and the UK, sees Pale Waves reflecting on their Northern roots.

Normani has shared the tracklist for her debut studio album ‘Dopamine’, revealing that James Blake appears on one song.The former Fifth Harmony singer is due to release the long-awaited record tomorrow (Friday June 14) via RCA. You can pre-order/pre-save it here.Today (June 13), Normani posted the full list of 13 songs featured on the LP – which contains the previous singles ‘Wild Side’ (feat. Cardi B) ‘1:59’ (feat.

Toro y Moi has announced a new album, ‘Hole Erth’ – find out more below.Last night (June 12), the musician – also known as Chaz Bear – took to social media to announce the album, which is due for release on September 6 via Dead Oceans. Chaz also shared a new single, ‘Tuesday’, to accompany the album announcement.Watch the rock-tinged music video for ‘Tuesday’ below.Per the Dead Oceans website, ‘Hole Erth’ “synthesizes anthemic pop-punk and autotuned, melancholic rap into a body of work that is both very much of the now, but also a reflection of long-running threads in Toro y Moi mastermind Chaz Bear’s musical history.”Toro y Moi said of the upcoming album via a statement: “I hope you enjoy this suburban anthem, growing up, the often-controversial-line between mainstream and underground artists was so defined but now that line has become so blurred I can’t even tell what I like anymore… sometimes.”A post shared by Toro y Moi (@toroymoi)The album is available for pre-save on Apple Music, which has revealed the tracklist.