Lil Nas X Drops Trailer for New Single, ‘Holiday,’ With Michael J. Fox

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAs expected, Guitar Center, the largest musical-instrument retailer in the U.S. and a mecca for musicians, filed for bankruptcy protection late Saturday night, according to the New York Times.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorKiss have announced its’ “biggest concert ever,” a giant livestreamed New Year’s Eve show taking place in Dubai that will involve a live audience, more than 50 cameras, “numerous world record attempts for largest ever pyro display.” and a 400-person crew, half of whom are being flown in specifically for the event.A rep for the event tells Variety that producer Dan Catullo anticipates approximately 2,000-3,000 attendees for the live concert, with the exact number to

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorSia has announced her eighth studio album “Music – Songs From And Inspired By The Motion Picture,” and dropped “Hey Boy,” the first song and video from the project, which is her feature film directorial debut. The film, about a young girl named Music who sees the world in a unique way, stars Kate Hudson (“Almost Famous”), Leslie Odom Jr.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorSultry R&B singer Sabrina Claudio, who released one of last year’s top albums of the genre with “Truth Is,” has dropped a Christmas-themed song and video called “Warm December.” While the lyrics have a straight-up holiday theme, the music is closer to her brand of R&B, with an even more intimate and torchy vibe.“Warm December perfectly introduces the sentiment and temperature of the album as a whole,” Claudio says.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorFormer Spotify head of music Nick Holmsten has unveiled a plan to create a “playground for artists” in New York’s Times Square, where musicians will be able to perform concerts, meet fans, sell merch and create other experiences. Plans call for the development, which will include a street-facing stage and a retail space, to open in 2022, pending pandemic-related restrictions.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIsland Records will relaunch its 4th & Broadway label with LaTrice Burnette as president, Island president/CEO Darcus Beese announced on Tuesday (Nov. 17).

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorBleachers frontman and hit producer Jack Antonoff has always worn his New Jersey affiliation and Bruce Springsteen influence proudly, and today he brings it all home: Bleachers have dropped two new tracks, giving fans a sneak peek of new music a forthcoming album due next year — and one of them, “Chinatown,” features none other than Springsteen himself.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAs people looked back on the chaos of the 1960s from the relative calm of the ‘80s and ‘90s, the adage that turbulent times make for great art came up a lot.

Lil Nas X is kicking off the holidays with new music!

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorBetween last year’s song of the summer (“Hot Girl Summer,”) smash singles with Beyonce and Cardi B (“Savage” and “WAP”) and, not least, a Variety cover, it’s hard to believe that fast-rising star Megan Thee Stallion has not yet released her debut album. While Megan told Variety she’d hoped to have it out before the end of the summer, the album, called “Good News,” will finally arrive on Nov.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorBillie Eilish promised a new song would drop this month, and sure enough, “Therefore I Am” arrived on Thursday at 1 p.m. ET/ 10 a.m.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorRun The Jewels, the duo of Killer Mike and El-P, have just released their first new single since their “RTJ4” album earlier this year.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorMary J. Blige, Justin Bieber, Jose Feliciano, Jess Glynne and many more artists have recorded exclusive holiday songs for Amazon, the company announced Thursday.

Davido has teamed up with Lil Baby for a new track called ‘So Crazy’ – you can listen to it below.The feel-good song was produced by Nick Papz and Xander, and it will land on the Nigerian pop star’s upcoming new album, ‘A Better Time’, which is released on Friday (November 13).Speaking on collaborating with Atlanta rapper Lil Baby, Davido said: “I’ve known Lil Baby for quite a while, and I think it’s important that I point this out: When you are collaborating on a record, you need to make sure

Netflix just dropped the trailer for upcoming war movie “Mosul”.

The Antlers have shared the video for new single ‘It Is What It Is’, which sees the New York band enlisting the skills of world-renowned contemporary dancers Bobbi-Jene Smith and Or Schraiber.Describing the new offering, lead singer and songwriter Peter Silberman said: “‘It Is What It Is’ is a song about hindsight.“It considers what might have changed had you handled things differently back then, and the reluctant acceptance that it’s too late for all that now.