H.E.R. On Growing Up Biracial, Forgetting About Her Oscar Nod & Her Upcoming Debut Album

Raye is taking a break from social media, days after revealing claims that her label won’t let her release her debut album.The singer has been signed on a four-album deal with Polydor since 2014 but has yet to release a full-length record.Writing on Twitter earlier today (July 4), Raye (whose real name is Rachel Keen) announced she would be stepping back from social media for the time being.

RAYE has played songs from her would-be debut album to fans on her Instagram after she claimed that her label hasn’t allowed her to release a record.The London singer-songwriter, who was shortlisted for the BBC Sound Of…2017 award, played snippets of several unheard songs that are intended for a debut release.As The Line Of Best Fit notes, one “banger” called ‘Fantastic’ was played to fans during RAYE’s Instagram Live before a piano-led track written with the singer’s best friend was shared,

Ride‘s Andy Bell has announced details of his debut album under his electronic alias GLOK.‘Pattern Recognition’ is set to come out on October 1 and is being previewed by single ‘Maintaining the Machine’, a collaboration with Sinead O’Brien and featuring Primal Scream’s Simone Marie Butler.“GLOK is all about the push and pull between electronic and psych in my music,” Bell said of the alter-ego in a statement.Listen to new track ‘Maintaining the Machine’ below.Prior to the debut album, Bell

Over the past four years LA-based duo Magdalena Bay have released a wave of great singles and EPs, slowly establishing their unique and intelligent take on pop in the streaming era. Their DIY approach has never stopped Mica Tenenbaum and Matthew Lewin from competing with the genre’s big-hitters on a musical level, with 2020 EP A Little Rhythm and a Wicked Feeling channeling slick hooks and turn of the century aesthetics into euphoric new shapes.

Raye's label Polydor Records have responded to a series of tweets from the artist after she said she's been "hiding my tears and my pain" as her label continues to hold back her debut album.

Saweetie has revealed how meeting Cher led to her debut album being delayed.The California rapper was initially due to drop ‘Pretty Bitch Music’ last Friday (June 25) via Warner, having recently shared her latest single ‘Fast (Motion)’.Last Sunday (June 27), Saweetie was nominated in the Best Female Hip Hop Artist category at the BET Awards 2021 (she lost out to Megan Thee Stallion) and spoke to Billboard about the “surprise” nod.She went on to say that she’s “working on a really big campaign”

Inhaler have announced a special edition of their debut album featuring artwork by Noel Fielding.The Dublin band took to Twitter yesterday (June 29) to share the news of an “extremely limited version” of ‘It Won’t Always Be Like This’, which is available to purchase via The Sound Of Vinyl.Captioning a trio of preview photos, Inhaler said they were “honoured” that their “hero” Fielding had reimagined the official cover art in paint.

RAYE has expressed her frustration that she’s yet to release her debut album, despite having been signed on a major label deal with Polydor for many years.The musician said on Twitter that she is “sick of being slept on,” and that she’s eager to put out her first full length LP.“Hey my dears, so for the last 7 days I have woken up crying my eyes out, not wanting to get out of bed and feeling so alone.

Antonio Ferme editorThe Montero Cinematic Universe is upon us!Lil Nas X has announced the release of his debut album, Montero, with a trailer heavily inspired by Marvel Studios’ opening sequence.Just as Marvel’s opening theme places their extensive lineup of superheroes on display, this trailer features some of the most iconic moments from the musician’s career — including sequences from “Old Town Road” and his 2021 singles.

The rapper and singer already confirmed the title of his first full-length record earlier this year and has now teased its release further.The trailer combines imagery and clips from his previous music videos, including ‘Call Me By Your Name (Montero)’ and ‘Old Town Road’.

Jay-Z has announced details of his first ever NFT, which has been created to celebrate 25 years of his debut album ‘Reasonable Doubt’.The NFT, created in collaboration with artist Derrick Adams, is called ‘Heir To The Throne’, the original title for the New York rapper’s legendary debut album that came out on June 25, 1996.The original artwork will be auctioned off in association with Roc Nation and Sotheby’s auction house.

Still Woozy has announced details around his debut album, ‘If This Isn’t Nice, I Don’t Know What Is’.The announcement of the album, due out on Friday August 13, also comes with the release of Still Woozy’s new single, ‘That’s Life’, as well as the unveiling of North American and European tour dates.‘That’s Life’ is accompanied by a music video that sees Still Woozy – real name Sven Gamsky – endure hardships across many periods in history, including the Stone Age, medieval times and more.Watch

Billie Eilish has reflected on making her debut album, saying she “hated every second” of the process.The singer released ‘When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?’ in March of 2019, with the album going on to top charts all around the globe.In a new interview with Rolling Stone, Eilish said that despite the album’s eventual success, she didn’t enjoy the process of writing it.“I hated every second of it,” she said. “I hated writing.

Damon Dash is being sued by his and JAY-Z's former record label, Roc-A-Fella Records.According to court documents obtained by ET, the record company is claiming that Dash, one of its co-founders, is attempting to sell the copyright to JAY-Z's debut album. JAY's attorneys allege that Dash is trying to auction off the album as an NFT — a non-fungible digital token — without permission.

Damon Dash is being sued by his and Jay-Z‘s former record label, Roc-A-Fella Records.

Greentea Peng has shared a new documentary titled SENGSATION – A Product MAN MADE, detailing the recording sessions for her recent album ‘MAN MADE’.You can watch the thirteen minute film below, which follows the musician and her band The Seng Seng Family setting up in a remote studio in the woods.“I wanna get people in their feelings, you know what I mean?” says Peng of her songs at the beginning of the film. “It’s full on healing music.

Maisie Peters has signed to Ed Sheeran‘s label Gingerbread Man Records and announced her debut album ‘You Signed Up For This’.Peters’ first LP is set for release on August 27 and will be previewed on July 2 with the single ‘Psycho’, which was co-written with Sheeran and Steve Mac.“Signing to Gingerbread is a dream come true,” Peters said in a statement.

H.E.R. has revealed when fans can expect to hear her highly anticipated debut album, ‘Back Of My Mind’.Taking to Twitter, H.E.R.

Jessie J has dropped her latest single and you can listen right here!