Kenny Beats shares solo album Louie

Melanie C has revealed she has begun work on her ninth solo album – the follow-up to her self-titled 2020 record.The Spice Girl spoke to Retro Pop magazine for a cover feature as part of the magazine’s October 2022 issue. During the interview, Mel Chisolm says that work on the album is moving slowly as she’s been focused on writing and promoting her memoir, Who I Am, which was published earlier this month.“It’s had to take a bit of a backseat because writing and promoting the book has been a lot more work than I anticipated,” Chisolm says in the article.

Reese Witherspoon is taking a walk down memory lane on the 20th anniversary since the release of the romcom classic. And her one question for fans: «Do you remember seeing it for the first time?»The Oscar-winning actress got nostalgic Saturday when she took to Instagram and posted some of the best highlights from the 2002 film.

Mike Wass As the reigning queens of K-pop, there’s a lot riding on Blackpink’s sophomore album. The girl group would be forgiven for playing it safe, but they defy expectations on “Pink Venom” (out now) by touching on timely topics, adding a certain F-word to their vocabulary, and sprinkling in slow jams. Assisting Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé and Lisa with the pivot is an eclectic batch of collaborators, who are now lifting the veil on the creative process. Bekuh Boom — aka singer-songwriter Rebecca Rose Johnson — has been with Blackpink since the beginning. Literally. “I met them when they were still trainees,” she remembers. “We had the same Korean teacher.”

Thania Garcia As Bad Bunny rampages across North America on his “World’s Hottest Tour” and his “Un Verano Sin Ti” tops Billboard’s albums chart for a whopping 10 weeks, one of the set’s more unexpected collaborations, “Ojitos Lindos,” feat. Bomba Estéreo, has proven to be a leader of its own. “Ojitos” was one of seven tracks from the album to reach Spotify’s most-streamed “Global Songs of the Summer” playlist — and of the 20 songs on the list, half of them were Spanish-language hits. It’s the type of staggering statistic that has catalyzed the Latin music landscape in 2022, but for the Colombian duo — instrumentalist Simón Mejía and singer Liliana Saumet — the reach of “Ojitos” highlights their versatile, collaborative essence while also spotlighting the continuing emergence of modern-day Caribbean music onto the global stage.

Marcus Mumford has said that he took on board advice from Neil Young while recording his debut solo album, properly considering the longevity of what he was creating.“Neil Young sat me down about ten years ago and told me the importance of recorded music, and that I should pay more attention to the way in which we record”, he tells the NME. ”I was always [like], ‘Ah, it’s just an advert for a live show’.

MONSTA X singer Kihyun is confirmed to be releasing new music next month.South Korean news outlet Sports Dongah reported on September 14 that the K-pop idol will be making a comeback with his second solo album in October. A source from Starship Entertainment responded to the report shortly after it was published, writing in a separate statement to TopStarNews, as translated by Soompi: “It’s true that Kihyun is preparing for his second solo album with the aim of a release at the end of October after having recently wrapped up the MONSTA X concert.

Marcus Mumford has spoken of how the advice Neil Young gave him a decade ago influenced his debut solo album.The Mumford & Sons frontman is due to release ‘(self-titled)’ this Friday (September 16) via Island (pre-order here). He’s already previewed the project with the singles ‘Grace’ and ‘Cannibal’.Speaking to NME recently, Mumford explained how the process of writing the imminent new record has changed him as a songwriter.“Neil Young sat me down about 10 years ago and told me the importance of recorded music,” the musician explained, “and that I should pay more attention to the way in which we record because I was always [like], ‘Ah, it’s just an advert for a live show.’ He was like, ‘No man, these things last.'”Mumford continued: “I felt like on this record, I listened to that [advice].

One of the founding members of the country band Alabama, Teddy Gentry, was arrested on a misdemeanor marijuana possession charge Monday.  Gentry, a bass player for the music group, was put behind bars in the Cherokee County Jail in northeast Alabama and was additionally charged with unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, records showed.  The 70-year-old bassist was released about a half-hour later, according to Alabama court records. One of the founding members of the country band Alabama, Teddy Gentry, was arrested on a misdemeanor marijuana possession charge.

Forget TV — the 2022 Emmys were all about early 2000s rom-coms. Reese Witherspoon staged mini reunions with her Legally Blonde and Sweet Home Alabama costars while attending the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards.

Asake’s debut album has arrived. Mr. Money With The Vibe, out today via YBNL Nation with with global support from EMPIRE, is a 12-track, 30-minute tour de force from the rising Afrobeats star.

The Smile and Sons of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner has announced a new solo album, titled ‘Voices of Bishara’, that will arrive on November 4 on Brownswood, Nonesuch and International Anthem. See the album’s artwork and tracklist below.While Skinner has released solo albums previously under the name Hello Skinny, ‘Voices of Bishara’ marks the drummer’s first record under his own name.

Rita Ora steps out in a fitted suit dress for a few events in Tirana, Albania over the weekend.

Louis Tomlinson has announced his second solo album ‘Faith In The Future’ – listen to new single ‘Bigger Than Me’ below.The former One Direction star will release the follow-up to his debut full-length effort, 2020’s ‘Walls’, on November 11. You can pre-order/pre-save the record here.Tomlinson’s forthcoming album was produced by Mike Crossey, who’s previously worked with the likes of Arctic Monkeys, The 1975 and Wolf Alice.

Corey Taylor has revealed he’s planning to record his “darker” second solo album early next year.The Slipknot frontman released his debut solo record ‘CMFT’ in October 2020 via Roadrunner Records. He’s set to play his first UK headline shows next month, beginning with a performance at The London Palladium.During a new interview with SiriusXM (via Blabbermouth), Taylor said that he’ll head back to the studio in January and February 2023.

TREASURE have announced plans to return with a new mini-album next month.On September 1 at midnight KST, South Korean music label YG Entertainment took to the boyband’s social media to upload a teaser poster, announcing the group’s comeback in October, as well as concerts in Seoul in November.TREASURE are set to release ‘The Second Step: Chapter Two’, their sophomore mini-album, on October 4. More details regarding the album’s tracklist and lead single are expected to be unveiled in the weeks leading up to its release.In support of this upcoming record, TREASURE also simultaneously announced a two-night residency in Seoul for the ‘2022 TREASURE Concert In Seoul’, to be held on November 12 and 13.

NU’EST member Baekho is gearing up to release solo music later this year.This is according to South Korean media outlet Newsen, which reported yesterday (August 30) that Baekho was reportedly focusing on preparations for his debut solo album. The report added that the idol also recently finished a photo shoot for the album’s cover jacket.Pledis Entertainment, Baekho’s management agency, has since responded to the news through a press statement issued to Top Star News.

Channing Tatum is opening up about how he's talking about and teaching inclusivity and acceptance with his daughter, Everly.The star spoke with ET at the KultureBALL Gala in Birmingham, Alabama -- a charity fundraiser presented by and benefiting KultureCity, a non-profit charity for those dealing with sensory and/or invisible disabilities — and he talked about how living in Los Angeles has helped facilitate open communication with his 9-year-old little girl about inclusivity.«I live in L.A., so there’s no version of that not being the conversation with my daughter in L.A.,» explained Tatum, who shares Everly with ex-wife Jenna Dewan. «L.A.

Kenny Beats has announced details of his debut solo album. The instrumental LOUIE will be released on August 31 (next Wednesday) via XL Recordings.