New Music Friday: The best new albums out today

Trying to keep up with this week’s best and most exciting new music? Every Friday, we collect the best new albums available on streaming services on one page.

Trying to keep up with this week’s best and most exciting new music? Every Friday, we collect the best new albums available on streaming services on one page.

The 2018 blockbuster Black Panther marked several milestones for Marvel and the whole MCU in ways they would be hard to follow, not least being its wide-ranging cultural impact, its groundbreaking and game-changing opening for Black filmmakers in front of and behind the camera, its imprint on social issues and certainly the fact that it became the first so-called comic book movie adaptation ever to be nominated for the Best Picture Oscar. That is some legacy, and add its three quarters of a billion dollar worldwide gross and you have an obvious candidate for a blockbuster sequel. However the tragic, completely unexpected death of its star, Chadwick Boseman at just age 43, and the whole idea of carrying the story forward without its key driving on screen force of King T’Challa would be a tall order for anyone. Fortunately for us it is one that has been largely met with dignity, grief over unthinkable loss, and a determination to do the right thing by director Ryan Coogler.

Comedian James Acaster has announced a new music project, Temps, which sees him working with a range of other musicians, including Seb Rochford, Shamir and Nnamdi. An album is set for release on Bella Union next year, and first single, ‘No, No’, is out now.In 2019, Acaster published a book called ‘Perfect Sound Whatever’, in which he argued that 2016 was the greatest ever year for music, and for which he interviewed many of the artists who recorded the albums he featured.

Lewis Capaldi has thanked fans for their support with a cheeky topless picture on Instagram, telling them “it’s good to be back.”

A cryptic tweet by Elon Musk and late-night purge of top executives closed Twitter’s takeover saga as chaotically as it began, with no formal announcement just a four-word post by the self-declared Chief Twit — “the bird is freed.”

into a truck and delivering the haul to a commercial kitchen. But along with the whole squid thing, there was another aesthetic irregularity worthy of note: Styles’s full beard, which recalls that of Tom Hanks in the 2000 survival drama Cast Away. Take a look:As things get dicey, Harry Styles sings a siren song to escape his fate and is soon granted a cleaning that includes a (not incredibly close) shave and dousings of glitter.

Bye-bye, billionaire status. Kanye West‘s net worth has reportedly dropped significantly since losing his Adidas deal amid his anti-Semitic remarks.

The SXSW Conference and Festivals said Monday that event co-founder Roland Swenson’s title is now Executive Chairman, while Chief Brand Officer Jann Baskett and Chief Programming Officer Hugh Forrest become co-presidents assuming day-to-day leadership of the company. 

Baring it all! Lala Kent stripped down for a steamy shower photoshoot shortly after she revealed that she “might be in love” with a new mystery man.

Damn! Shakira is channeling her anger and heartbreak in the music video for her new single Monotonía!

Shakira has released her new song Monotonia alongside Ozuna, and the new track seems to reveal the reason behind her split from Gerard Piqué, which was announced earlier this year.MORE: Shakira's latest look is so unexpected amid slew of cryptic messages - and fans want answersIn the song, the mother-of-two begins singing "It wasn't your fault, it wasn't mine either, it was monotony's fault". She later adds: "I never said anything, but it hurt me, I knew this would happen."WATCH: Shakira and her sons bring the movesShakira also revealed the music video for her new track, which was filmed in Manresa, Spain and co-directed by herself and Jaume de la Iguana.SEE: Inside Shakira's 11-year relationship with Gerard Pique – and real reason they never marriedMORE: Shakira comforted by her sons in rare photo following surprise split from their fatherIn the music video, Shakira can be seen walking aimlessly through a supermarket before coming across a past love who shoots a cannon launcher to her chest, taking out her heart and creating a huge hole in her chest.

The Alec Baldwin western Rust is set to scout locations in California next week, near Palm Springs and the Nevada border, though no final decision has been made where the Joel Souza directed movie will actually be shot when it resumes production in January.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer “Rust” will resume production in January, more than a year after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot and killed on set. But the production will not return to New Mexico, where a criminal investigation and state workplace safety proceedings remain unresolved. The production is still looking for a new location, but California is a possibility, said Melina Spadone, the attorney for Rust Movie Productions LLC. The production company announced a settlement on Oct. 5 with Matthew Hutchins, the widower of the cinematographer. Under the agreement, the production will be able to resume after a 15-month hiatus. Matthew Hutchins said in a statement that completing the film would be a way “to pay tribute to Halyna’s final work.”