Johnny Marr on what to expect from his “expansive” new album and his hopes to rejoin Modest Mouse

2019 saw the release of Next to the Sun, the debut album from Chicago singer-songwriter KAINA. Around a foundation of classic soul, KAINA constructed a colorful and thoroughly engaging series of songs (the chopped-up amen breaks on "Waiting on a Day" are still quite remarkable).

The last 20 months have been a rough ride for so many musicians, but there has always been an idea that with hardship and heartache comes great creativity. It’s probably not to be recommended but certainly that’s how things have turned out for the wonderful Róisín O. After a few years as a successful solo artist, Róisín made her collaboration with Miracle Bell’s John Broe more formal by forming the band Thanks Brother with him.

Ed Sheeran has a new album out!

Alynda Segarra a.k.a. Hurray for the Riff Raff will share a new album in 2022.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIn the decades after ABBA — one of the most popular and influential groups in the history of the world — announced their breakup in 1983, journalists grew so tired of receiving the same skeptical answers about the group reuniting that they largely stopped asking.

Sony Music Latin, it includes 11 new tracks — from the resounding female-driven title song to the thought-provoking first single, “Anjos Tronchos.” There's also a new version of his “Noite de Cristal,” a sublime piece he originally wrote in the 1990s for his sister, Maria Bethânia.“Anjos Tronchos,” released one month ago, addresses “the technological wave that has given us laptops, smartphones, and the Internet," as Veloso has written in production notes.

Ed Sheeran has tested positive for COVID-19, and took to Instagram to share the news with his 35 million followers.

Summer Walker challenged her fans in New York City this week (October 18) to smash a glass box containing her new album.The R&B star will release her second album ‘Still Over It’ on November 5, which will follow on from the singer’s 2019 debut album ‘Over It’ and EP ‘Life On Earth’, which followed six months later.Ahead of the album’s release, fans have been given the chance to hear the record early by taking part in a promotional challenge.Fans based in New York were alerted to the presence of

Johnny Marr has shared a trailer for his forthcoming livestream event, ‘Live At The Crazy Face Factory’.Announced last week alongside details of the former Smiths guitarist’s new album ‘Fever Dreams Pts 1-4’, the global streaming event will be broadcast from November 10-14.Discussing the livestream, Marr said: “The Crazy Face Factory is more than a workplace, it’s where I chase my ideas, dreams of music, imagination and plans. Industrial and industrious.

Moving house is never easy, but by the looks of Maura Higgins’ latest post it seems as though she’s almost all set up in her new home.

The War On Drugs have previewed a new song from their upcoming new album – you can listen to it below.The group shared the untitled song clip on Instagram, informing fans it would arrive on ‘October 29’ – the date new album ‘I Don’t Live Here Anymore’ arrives via Atlantic Records.

Coldplay has a new album out!

Westlife have announced the release of their twelfth album, Wild Dreams, their first in two years. 

Red Hot Chili Peppers are, according to drummer Chad Smith, “almost done” recording their next album. It will be the first to feature guitarist John Frusciante since 2006’s ‘Stadium Arcadium’.In a new interview with Rolling Stone, Smith said the band is “getting along great”, and that they are “really listening to each other in a new way”.After a ten-year absence from the group, Frusciante re-joined in 2019, replacing Josh Klinghoffer.

Johnny Marr has announced details of his new double album, ‘Fever Dreams Pts 1-4’.The record will follow on from his third solo album ‘Call The Comet’, which arrived in June 2018.‘Fever Dreams Pts 1-4’ will be released on February 25, 2022 via BMG and includes Marr’s recent single ‘Spirit, Power and Soul’.

Charli XCX has revealed more about what fans can expect from her forthcoming album.The singer said in a recent takeover of The Chart Show on Apple Music 1 that her fifth album is deeply sensual, sexual and has “demonic” aspects to it.Referencing her latest single ‘Good Ones‘ which will appear on the record, she said: “It definitely sets the palette for the rest of the album. It is heavily ’80s inspired.