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Pillow Queens have announced a new album titled ‘Name Your Sorrow’ and have shared its lead single ‘Gone’.The Irish indie rock band – comprised of Pamela Connolly, Sarah Corcoran, Rachel Lyons and Cathy McGuinness – are set to release their third LP on April 19. ‘Name Your Sorrow’ is available for pre-save/pre-order here.With lyrics “Tried to be your rock / But I’m just your fool / I could make it stop / but I’m not that cool / I was in your top five things to do”, the album’s lead single ‘Gone’ describes the exiting of a collapsing relationship.Speaking about the track in a press release, Pillow Queens said “‘Gone’ is a song that looks into the vapid nature of brief romantic encounters and the hyperbole that can become so monotonous, it makes you jaded.”Lead vocalist, guitarist and bassist Pamela Connolly added, “Lines like, ‘I was in your top five things to do’ convey a lack of self-worth that’s tackled throughout the album.

Sunny Day Real Estate have returned with their first new single in 10 years, ‘Novum Vetus’, and announced a run of shows to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their seminal album ‘Diary’.The emo legends, who announced their reunion in 2022, had been teasing the song earlier this week by sharing a minute-long snippet to Instagram. The sound soundtracks a video of an artist drawing the phrase “novum vetus”, (Latin for “everything old is new again”) and then sketching out a boat at sea, over which frontman Jeremy Enigk was heard singing: “The day we died inside, the world was suffering / 10,000 words collide but no one said a thing / the day we died inside the walls come tumbling down.”Although ‘Novum Vetus’ is only just seeing the light of day, it was first conceived when Sunny Day Real Estate were recording 1998’s ‘How It Feels to Be Something On’.

Ice Spice has dropped her brand new song ‘Think U The Sh*t (Fart)’.The rapper has unveiled the full song as her first release of 2024, and sees the rapper taunting: “Think you the shit, bitch? / You not even the fart”. The song is an extended cut of a snippet that previously went viral on TikTok, with over 300,000 videos associated with the sound.Earlier this month, the New Yorker was spotted filming a video for ‘Think U The Sh*t’ in South Beach, Florida.

Yungblud has released ‘When We Die (Can We Still Get High?)’, his first single of 2024, featuring Lil Yachty.The track sees the English musician – born Dominic Harrison – confronting metaphysical questions, opening with the lyrics: “Does Heaven have a dealer? Do they sell the love for cheaper than in Hollywood? / As hell is gettin’ colder, I don’t plan on gettin’ older in this neighbourhood“, before culminating in him belting the song’s title over an immense soundscape: “When we die, tell me, can we still get high?”Later in the track, Lil Yachty joins in with mind-bending bars: “If you fall far too deep / Lose yourself in your new life / Head over heels for your new eyes“, the track’s trippy production complementing the rapper-producer’s current psych-rock phase, heralded by his 2023 album ‘Let’s Start Here’.In a press release, Yungblud spoke about intending to collaborate with Lil Yachty since 2019. “When we die (can we still get high?)’ was one of the first songs I wrote when I got to New Orleans to make new music,” he wrote.

Elbow have announced their new album and shared their new single from the record ‘Lover’s Leap’ – take a listen below.‘AUDIO VERTIGO’, Elbow’s tenth studio album, will be released on March 22 via Polydor/Geffen. Pre-order/pre-save the album here and see below for the track listing.The band have released their new single ‘Lover’s Leap’ from the album and revealed the origin story of the song on their social media. “‘Lover’s Leap’ began with a leap of faith from Pete Turner and Alex Reeves, Elbow’s rhythm section,” lead singer Guy Garvey began.“And then I came up with that sort of spitty distorted horn line for a change – ended up me and Craig playing the melodica.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music As expected, Justin Timberlake has dropped his new single and video, “Selfish,” continuing the rollout leading up to his first album in five years, “Everything I Thought It Was.” “Selfish,” which was premiered at a special concert in Timberlake’s hometown of Memphis last week, was written by the singer, Louis Bell (Taylor Swift, Post Malone), Cirkut (Maroon 5, The Weeknd), Theron Thomas and Amy Allen and produced by Timberlake, Louis Bell and Cirkut. The video was directed by Bradley J.

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer After signing with Republic Records in 2019 and releasing numerous projects on the imprint, rapper Coi Leray has announced that she has inked a new deal with Island Records, releasing a new single to commemorate the moment. The 26-year-old initially signed with Republic after stacking up a few indie hits including “By Myself” and “Huddy,” dropping the “EC2” EP to commemorate the moment.

Palace have announced their latest album ‘Ultrasound’ and shared lead single ‘Bleach’ – check it out below.‘Ultrasound’ marks the band’s fourth LP and sees the band – comprised of Leo Wyndham, Matt Hodges and Rupert Turner – reunite with producer Adam Jaffrey, eight years after working together on their debut album ‘So Long Forever’.The album follows their 2023 companion EP’s ‘Part I – When Everything Was Lost’ and ‘Part II – Nightmares & Ice Cream’.‘Bleach’ serves as the album’s lead single and features the lyrics: “We’ll bleach our hair together / And I’ll hold you tight forever / You anchor me to a different life / Found somebody to make it right / We’ll reach for something better / And we’ll gaze at stars for pleasure,” describing a beautiful relationship with a significant other.According to a press release, during the creation of the first batch of songs for the album, Wyndham’s partner suffered a late miscarriage. ‘Ultrasound’ became an open diary of a year-long struggle from devastation to deliverance.“It was incredibly hard to comprehend what had happened, how to deal with it and how to move forward,” he said. “The album is the journey of that experience – starting with a loss, then a period of processing, and then finally acceptance, release and growth.

Justice have dropped two new singles and shared details of their new album ‘Hyperdrama’.The French electronic duo’s new LP will be released on April 26 via Ed Banger Records / Because Music, which they have teased with the Tame Impala-featuring track ‘One Night/All Night’ and second single ‘Generator’.The announcement comes after Justice – Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay – teased the forthcoming album’s release and shared a snippet of Kevin Parker’s vocals on their new track.You can pre-order/pre-save the new album here, which will be available digitally along with various vinyl options.“We wanted this track to sound as if a dark/techno iteration of Justice had found a sample of a disco iteration of Kevin Parker,” Justice said of ‘One Night/All Night’ in a press statement.“Kevin has a sense of melody that’s fascinating in the sense that he manages to write melodies that feel both simple and natural, but very peculiar at the same time. This song oscillates between pure electronic music and pure disco but you never really get the two at the same time.

Fat White Family have announced details of their fourth studio album, ‘Forgiveness Is Yours’, and shared new single ‘Bullet Of Dignity’.The band’s new album will be released on April 26 via Domino, and follows first preview ‘Religion Of One’, which came out in late 2023.Discussing the new album in a statement, frontman Lias Saoudi said that ‘Forgiveness Is Yours’ “is about life as eternal contingency…about no longer suspecting, but knowing that this shit will never get any easier…in fact, it’s about to get a whole lot worse, your body’s going to go into decay and the people you love will slowly start dropping dead around you…but somehow, you’ve smashed enough of your expectations thus far in life, you’re sort of fine with it…you accept it”.Watch the video for the new track below.1. ‘The Archivist’2. ‘John Lennon’3. ‘Bullet Of Dignity’4. ‘Polygamy Is Only For The Chief’5. ‘Visions Of Pain’6. ‘Today You Become Man’7. ‘Religion For One’8. ‘Feed The Horse’9. ‘What’s That You Say’10. ‘Work’11. ‘You Can’t Force It’The new album is the band’s first in half a decade, following 2019’s ‘Serfs Up’.

Bleachers have released their new single ‘Tiny Moves’, backed by a music video directed by Jack Antonoff’s wife, Margaret Qualley.The clip, co-directed by Qualley and Alex Lockett, depicts Qualley stopping in front of a car parked by the Hudson River at dawn before launching into a dance sequence which she also choreographed. At the end of the clip, Qualley walks over to the driver of the car – Antonoff himself – and the pair embrace as the sun rises over New York City.The track itself features an upbeat rhythm marked by stabs of guitars and synthesisers, building towards a shout-along chorus which appears to be Antonoff’s tribute to Qualley: “The tiniest moves you make / Watching my whole world shake / Watching my whole world change“.Watch the video for Bleachers’ ‘Tiny Moves’ below.‘Tiny Moves’ marks Bleachers’ latest preview of their upcoming self-titled album, which arrives in March and marks the band’s first studio album under Dirty Hit and Jamie Oborne’s management.

Mumford & Sons have opened up about their collaboration with Pharrell on new single ‘Good People’ – their first new music in five years.The British band returned with the single yesterday (January 16), which was produced by Pharrell and features his backing vocals.The artists also brought in the vocals of a six-piece vocal choir from the USA and Canada, hailing from Native American Tribes within the Northern Great Plains.In a new interview with The Zane Lowe Show on Apple Music, Marcus Mumford recalled meeting Pharrell almost 10 years ago on the festival circuit, sharing that they “instantly got on”.“There was a mutual kind of respect and admiration straight away,” he added.”And we’ve always talked about making music together. We’ve always talked about just getting in the studio and seeing what happened.”The band were performing at Pharrell’s festival Something in the Water in Virginia Beach last year when they committed to getting in the studio.“And I said to him, man, we’ve got to do that thing we’ve always talked about doing and get in the studio together,” Mumford said.

Mumford & Sons have returned to music after five years with their new track ‘Good People’ featuring Pharrell.Produced by Pharrell, the song features a thumping beat with chanting and choir-like backing vocals. Frontman Marcus Mumford sings: “Good people / been down / for so long / and now / it’s like / the sun is rising” describing the joy, hope and energy within room.Pharrell also provides backing vocals on the track alongside the Native Vocalists, a 6-piece dynamic vocal choir from the USA and Canada, hailing from their respective Native American Tribes within the Northern Great Plains.Mumford & Sons and Pharrell’s friendship spans over a decade and have always discussed the possibility of teaming up to work on music.

Dizzee Rascal has shared his new single ‘What You Know About That’, featuring JME and D Double E.The track, the video for which you can watch below, is taken from the rapper’s forthcoming album ‘Don’t Take It Personal’ which is out on February 9 and follows his previous single ‘How Did I Get So Calm’.The clip is directed by Oliver Jennings who has previously worked with Wiley, Skepta, Stormzy and Nines.According to a press release the video evokes “the sentimental memory of infrared phones, Classic Snake, and the qwerty-keyboard”.To celebrate the release of the new album the rapper has announced a series of UK instore appearances and tour dates, which kick off at London’s Rough Trade East on February 9 before wrapping up with a show at Crystal Palace Park in London. You can purchase tickets here.FEBRUARY 9 – London Rough Trade East10 – Liverpool Jacaranda Baltic10 – Manchester HMV11 – Glasgow HMV13 – Newcastle Reflex14 – Birmingham Vault14 – Coventry Empire15 – Southsea The Gaiety16 – Southampton The BrookMAY25 – Margam In It Together FestAUGUST3 – London Crystal Palace ParkMeanwhile, the rapper and Wiley seemingly put their two-decade feud behind them after appearing onstage together in Dubai last year.Dizzee and Wiley’s beef is said to date back to an incident in Ayia Napa during July 2003, which saw Roll Deep members fighting with their South London counterparts, So Solid Crew.The ensuing years saw the pair exchange diss tracks and beef publicly on social media.

dropped her first song since 2021 titled “Yes, and?” on Friday.In the song, the lyrics seemingly slam the trolls who rolled their eyes at her relationship with the “SpongeBob Musical” actor, 31.The lines croon: “Say that s – – t with your chest, keep moving like ‘What’s next?’ ‘Yes, and?’”“Your business is yours, and mine is mine,” the lyrics continue. “Why do you care so much whose d – – k I ride?”Social media users took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to chime in on the piping hot tea.“Doing all this for Ethan Slater is embarrassing,” someone wrote alongside a clip of the tune.Another joked: “Ariana Grande casually dropping ‘yes, and?’ and [addressing] the Ethan Slater situation like it’s no big deal he is Spongebob.”“She doesn’t give a phuck about those home wrecker allegations lmao love it for her,” one added.Slater and Grande began dating last year after they met on set of the upcoming film adaptation of “Wicked.”The “Side to Side” crooner split from her husband of two years, Dalton Gomez, in July 2023.

The Black Keys have announced details of a new star-studded album, and shared the lead single ‘Beautiful People (Stay High)’. Check it out below.Announced today (January 12), the band’s upcoming album will be titled ‘Ohio Players’, and will arrive as a follow-up to 2022’s ‘Dropout Boogie’.Scheduled to arrive on April 5 via Nonesuch, it will feature a variety of guest appearances too, including collaborations with the likes of Noel Gallagher and Beck. Pre-order/pre-save it here.To celebrate the album announcement, The Black Keys have shared the previously-teased lead single: the retro-inspired, feel-good anthem ‘Beautiful People (Stay High)’.Written by the band’s own Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney, alongside help from longtime friends Dan “The Automator” Nakamura and Beck, the joyful track also comes with a vintage-looking music video.

Ariana Grande has returned with a new single called ‘yes, and?’ – you can listen to it below.The pop star first announced details of the track last weekend, when she confirmed that it would be the lead song from her forthcoming seventh album – the follow-up to 2020’s ‘Positions’.Released today (January 12), ‘yes, and?’ sees Grande addressing her personal life and singing about “healing” over a house-inspired instrumental that channels Madonna‘s ‘Vogue’.“Now, I’m so done with caring/ What you think, no, I won’t hide/ Underneath your own projections/ Or change my most authentic life,” one verse goes. Later, the star calls on the listener to overcome their “dark situation” and “just turn on your light“.In the uplifting chorus, Grande sings: “‘Yes, and?’/ Say that shit with your chest, and/ Be your own fuckin’ best friend/ Say that shit with your chest/ Keep moving like, ‘What’s next?’/ ‘Yes, and?’ (Yeah).”Tune in here:Grande is due to share the official video for ‘yes, and?’ on YouTube at 3pm GMT today – you’ll be able to watch it here.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Ariana Grande’s first single under her own name in more than three years arrives with a feel-good, bouncy lilt in the melody and rhythm, and a clear inspiration from Madonna’s “Vogue” (along with a splash of mid-‘90s Janet Jackson). But first impressions can be deceiving, because the lyrics bear a refreshingly positive I-am-who-I-am, be-yourself-and-keep-it-moving message — but with teeth, as well as some well-placed expletives.

Belinda fans are expecting some good news. On January 10th, Belinda’s fans celebrated Belinda’s day, a global celebration tributing the Mexican artist and her lenghty career in entertainment. Belinda also took the opportunity for a personal cleanse, deleting her entire Instagram history.Belinda responds to ex-Christian Nodal and Cazzu’s pregnancyChristian Nodal includes his girlfriend Cazzu in his Latin GRAMMY speechA post shared by HOY (@programahoy)In a phone call with Programa Hoy, Belinda revealed why she deleted Instagram and why that relates to a new phase in her life.

Ariana Grande has dropped a teaser for her upcoming single ‘yes, and?’. Check it out below.The new trailer for the long-awaited track was shared by the singer earlier today (January 11), and in it, it sees her take aim at her biggest critics.In the clip, a number of critics are seen together in an elevator, making catty comments about Grande and agreeing on how they aren’t fans of her newer work as they still miss the earlier days of her career.“You know I think I liked her better when her ponytail was a few centimetres higher,” one says, while another agrees, saying: “Right, and I mean, who cares if she’s happy? I don’t want happy.