How Yacht Rocker Christopher Cross Almost Sank The 1975’s New Album

NEW YORK -- The title of Norah Jones’ new album, “Pick Me Up Off the Floor,” has two chief meanings. After spending two years recording one-off monthly sessions, the piano-playing jazz-pop singer realized she had enough great songs piled up.

Eminem’s new record following Kamikaze, Music To Be Murdered By, kicked off a great year in hip-hop before it eventually turned into what 2020 has become today. As most know, the coronavirus pandemic took the world by storm, and then shortly thereafter, millions of people marched in the streets in protest of the death of George Floyd while in Minneapolis police custody.

Travis have announced that they will release their new album ‘Ten Songs’ this autumn, and have already released the first single, ‘A Ghost’.

Run The Jewels yesterday put their new album ‘RTJ4’ live, two days ahead of its planned release tomorrow.

Phoebe Bridgers may seem like a household name in the indie rock world, but her debut album Stranger in the Alps only arrived three years ago. Since, she's teamed up with Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus as boygenius for a 2018 EP; collaborated with Conor Oberst as Better Oblivion Community Center in 2019; and, most recently, provided vocals on The 1975’s new album Notes on a Conditional Forum, with plans to open for the band on its stadium tour (which has been postponed due to the coronavirus).

Travis singer Fran Healy has admitted the band "exist as friends on the road".

By Jem Aswad, Variety.com

Diplo has a new album out!

The world has seen Lady Gaga transform umpteen times since she hit the scene in 2008. First there was the disco-stick-wielding New Yorker, then the meat-wearing Mother Monster, followed by the self-love preacher, the avant-garde creative, the Tony Bennett bestie, the pink-hatted folk star and, of course, Ally Maine. But now, a new Gaga has emerged — and she’s ready for her return to the dance floor.

MSNBC’s Craig Melvin is hitting the road for a week, reporting on efforts in various states to reopen businesses amid the coronavirus pandemic, TheWrap has learned. He is expected to announce the new special, “Reopening America,” Thursday morning on-air.

Arthur Jafa said he has been working with the rapper on a new music video

Hunkered down in Panama, where he’s been in quarantine after postponing his Sueños tour in Los Angeles, New York and Las Vegas, Sech presents his sophomore studio album, 1 of 1, under Rich Music.“This is a baby of mine that I have been creating little by little. It’s a beautiful project,” Sech tells Billboard.

Coal Country's run at New York's Public Theater has been cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic. But Steve Earle is still abundantly enthusiastic about Ghosts of West Virginia, the album that came alongside the production and is premiering exclusively below.

The album features contributions from the likes of Björk, Rosalía and SOPHIE

America is headed into the oddest Memorial Day in its history.The National Memorial Day concert will be broadcast from indoors instead of in front of a crowd outside the U.S. Capitol Building.

The past five years has seen KSI become one of the world’s most successful YouTubers. Since he began posting on YouTube in 2008, the 26-year-old from Watford – real name Olajide Olatunji, or JJ to his mates - now reaches over 30 million subscribers, so far racking up over 5 billion views.

Charlie XCX has put her quarantine time to good use.