MJ Lenderman announces new album ‘Manning Fireworks’

SZA has teased her upcoming album ‘Lana’ at her headlining BST Hyde Park set with a preview of a forthcoming single, ahead of her Glastonbury 2024 set.Last night (June 29), SZA asked the crowd: “New album, you ready?” before performing a snippet of an unreleased song. Soon after, her social media accounts shared a teaser clip of the song with its title ‘Storytime’.“I know you told stories about me. most of them awful . All of them true . Here’s some for u”, she wrote, quoting lyrics from the song.A post shared by SZA (@sza)Last February, SZA shared a new single titled ‘Saturn’, which is also expected to appear on ‘Lana’.

Get ready for new music from Kesha!

Ricky Gervais has announced his new world tour and Netflix special: Mortality.Official performance dates are set to be announced at a later stage, with the tour due to kick off later this year and run until the end of 2025.As per the press release, the tour will see Gervais revisit all of his favourite arenas around the world, and it will also be filmed for Netflix.On the theme of the new show, Gervais said: “We’re all gonna die. May as well have a laugh about it.

Van Morrison has announced a brand new album titled ‘New Arrangements And Duets’.The album is set for release on September 27 and will be comprised of unreleased material the Rock & Roll Hall Of Famer has had in his catalogue. According to Xsnoise, the big band tracks were recorded in 2014 with Paul Moran and Chris White individually choosing the tracks they wanted to create big band arrangements for.Announcing the album in an Instagram post, Morrison wrote: “This album represents a small percentage of the huge amount of unreleased material we are hoping to roll out in the near future, rather than letting it gather dust in some archive.”A post shared by Van Morrison (@vanmorrisonofficial)‘New Arrangements And Duets’ tracklist is :‘Ain’t Gonna Moan No More’ – with Kurt Elling‘Broken Record’ – with Kurt Elling‘Avalon of the Heart’‘Close Enough for Jazz’ – with Curtis Stigers‘I’ll Be Your Lover Too’‘Only a Dream’‘So Quiet in Here’‘Someone Like You’ – with Joss Stone‘The Beauty of the Days Gone By’‘The Master’s Eyes’‘So Complicated’‘Choppin’ Wood’‘You Gotta Make It Through the World’‘What’s Wrong With This Picture’ – with Willie Nelson‘Steal My Heart Away’ – with Willie Nelson‘New Arrangements And Duets’ will feature songs with the likes of Willie Nelson, Joss Stone, Curtis Stigers and Kurt Elling which were all recorded between 2018 and 2019.‘Choppin Wood’ was released as the album’s lead single.

André 3000 has announced a new wave of tour dates for his recent experimental flute album ‘New Blue Sun’.The Outkast rapper recently dropped a surprise 87-minute long project in November last year, his first solo album in 17 years.Now following his US tour earlier this year, André 3000 has announced a fresh series of tours in the US, which will take place this autumn. Beginning in September, André will kick off in New Orleans’ Orpheum Theatre, visiting a host of new cities including Houston, Seattle, Vancouver and Salt Lake City.He will then conclude his new tour with a date in Atlanta’s Fox Theatre on November 14.

André 3000 is fully embracing the spotlight this year.To kick off 2024, the former Outkast frontman turned experimental jazz flautist embarked on a surprise solo tour in support of his critically-acclaimed debut solo album “New Blue Sun.”Come fall, he’s doing it all over again.From September through November, the 49-year-old will take the ‘New Blue Sun Live Tour’ along with collaborators Carlos Niño, Nate Mercereau, and Surya Botofasina with Deantoni Parks to theaters, performing arts centers, centers and auditoriums all over North America.That includes a stop at Brooklyn’s BAM Howard Gilman Opera House on Friday, Oct. 25.For those not quite sure what to expect, the Chicago Sun-Times raved “(Andre 3000’s) performance was a free-willed exploration of sound and a beautiful energy exchange with the audience that gave the room a palpable heartbeat” about a concert at the Thalia Theater on the first leg of the tour.If this sounds like the free-flowing show for you, tickets are available for the concert of your choosing as soon as today.Fans can purchase tickets for all upcoming ‘New Blue Sun Live Tour’ shows on sites like Vivid Seats; the official on-sale is Friday, June 28.Vivid Seats is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.They have a 100% buyer guarantee that states your transaction will be safe and secure and will be delivered before the event.A complete calendar including all tour dates, venues and links to buy tickets can be found below.Before the tour officially takes off, André 3000 will lend his talents to the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival.Set to take place at Fort Adams State Park in Newport RI from Aug.

Bright Eyes have announced a new album ‘Five Dice, All Threes’, alongside single ‘Bells & Whistles’ and a UK and European tour for later this year.The band’s 10th studio album will land on September 20 via Dead Oceans and features guest appearances from the likes of Cat Power, The National’s Matt Berninger and The So So Glos’ Alex Orange Drink. It serves as the follow-up to their 2020 album ‘Down In The Weeds Where The World Once Was’.You can pre-order/pre-save the album here. To coincide with the announcement, the band have shared the album’s irreverent lead single, ‘Bells & Whistles’.“This is a song about the many little details in life that can seem insignificant or frivolous or temporary at the time but eventually end up forming your destiny,” said frontman Conor Oberst.

Danish film and TV company Zentropa, the more recent credits of which includeNikolaj Arcel’s historical drama The Promised Land and Lars Von Trier’s drama The Kingdom, is moving into documentary.

A$AP Rocky has announced his next album, ‘Don’t Be Dumb’.The rapper made the announcement during his recent runway debut for his AWGE line at Paris Fashion Week.

Paul Heaton has announced his new Ian Broudie-produced album ‘The Mighty Several’ and has shared a new single ‘Fish ‘N’ Chip Supper’.‘The Mighty Several’ is set for release on October 11 – which is available for pre-order here – and follows his 2022 LP ‘N.K-pop‘ with Jacqui Abbott. The Housemartins and Beautiful South legend’s upcoming album was recorded at Blueprint Studios in Salford and was produced by Broudie of the Lightning Seeds.The album is comprised of 12 tracks, with some featuring special guests such as Rianne Downey (Heaton’s regular live vocalist), Yvonne Shelton and Danny Muldoon. The featured artists are all pictured alongside Heaton on the album’s artwork.

Thurston Moore has announced a new album, ‘Flow Critical Lucidity’ – find out more below.Yesterday (June 20), the Sonic Youth co-founder, guitarist and vocalist, revealed ‘Flow Critical Lucidity’. The album will be his ninth solo offering, and is due for release on September 20 via Daydream Library Series. Pre-orders and pre-saving for the album are available now.The album has been previewed by a new single, ‘San Limites’, which features as Stereolab’s Laetitia Sadier.

Gia Ford has announced details of her debut album ‘Transparent Things’, alongside a haunting new single, ‘Paint Me Like A Woman’. Check it out below.‘Transparent Things’ was recorded at the legendary Sound City Studios in LA, with Tony Berg — the producer behind Phoebe Bridgers’ ‘Stranger In The Alps‘ and ‘Punisher‘, as well as Tiny Habits’ recent debut album ‘All For Something’.

BLACKPINK singer Lisa has announced her new solo single, ‘Rockstar’.BLACKPINK’s Lisa announced the title and release date of her new single, ‘Rockstar’ yesterday (June 18) though LLOUD, the management company she founded in February. The song will be released on June 27 at 6pm ET / June 28 at 9am KST.“Having made numerous achievements with her album to become a global pop artist, Lisa’s ‘Rockstar’ is expected to garner listeners’ attention, especially with the backing of RCA Records,” LLOUD said in a press release, per Korea JoongAng Daily.The official announcement of ‘Rockstar’ follows a series of teasers from Lisa earlier this month.

Post Malone has revealed the name and release date for his sixth full-length album – find out more below.Today (June 19), the rapper – real name Austin Richard Post – took to social media to announce the album via a picture of a billboard in Nashville. The billboard revealed the album’s name to be ‘F-1 Trillion’, while the rapper confirmed on Instagram that it’s due to arrive on August 16.

Katy Perry was in tears when she said “goodbye” to American Idol last month, but today she teased the first single of her post-Idol music career with a celebratory announcement.

Prepare for the next chapter of Katy Perry‘s career!

Coldplay have announced their new album ‘Moon Music’, which will be made available on vinyl made from 100 per cent recycled plastic bottles.The band’s 10th studio album will be released on October 4, while its first single ‘feelslikeimfallinginlove’ will be out on Friday (June 21). Pre-order the album here and pre-save the single here.The album has been produced by Max Martin (Taylor Swift, The Weeknd, Katy Perry), and will be available in a limited number of hand-signed editions.

Rina Sawayama has announced a new single ‘I’m Free’, a collaboration with Paris Hilton, set to be released next month.News of the song was revealed in a post on Hilton’s Instagram account, which showed a video depicting a text conversation between the two singers. The post is captioned: “’I’m Free’, out June 21st.”The first text in the video is from Hilton, with an audio recording titled ‘Free’ and a message saying, “Hey sis! Been working on something…”“Paris!! Obsessed,” is the reply from Sawayama.

Nilüfer Yanya has announced her new album ‘My Method Actor’ and shared the new single ‘Method Actor’ – check out the song’s video below.The album will be released on September 13 via Ninja Tune, the London musician’s third studio record. It has been produced by Wilma Archer, known for his work with Sudan Archives, MF Doom and Celeste.The new single sees Yanya exploring themes of memory and self-identity, and it comes with a visualiser that was filmed in an old hotel in Benidorm, Spain.

Pale Waves have announced their new album ‘Smitten’ and shared the lead single ‘Perfume’.The Manchester four-piece premiered the track last night (June 12) as BBC Radio 1’s Hottest Record. It has more in common with their synth-driven ’80s-inspired earlier work and features a lush, dreamy quality.“My mother said when I want something I never let it go / Call me obsessed, but I don’t mind just as long as it’s all mine,” sings Heather Baron-Gracie, before the chorus of “I wanna make / I wanna make you my girl.”‘Smitten’, the band’s fourth album, will arrive on September 20 via Dirty Hit, and you can pre-order or save it on their website.‘Smitten’, which was written over two years between the US and the UK, sees Pale Waves reflecting on their Northern roots.