Radar Roundup – August 28, 2020: The killer new music you need to hear this week

Kanye West says he has no plans to make any more music, at least until he is freed from his current contracts. The presidential hopeful, who failed to release a new album titled "Donda" earlier this summer, made the announcement in a series of tweets Monday night while also throwing shade at rappers J.

Chris Willman Music WriterKanye West took a break from his presidential campaign to make some declarations about his music career Monday, saying that he will refuse to release any new music until his record company, Universal Music Group, and his publisher, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, free him from their deals.He quickly followed that up by saying that Drake and J.

Justin Bieber is going to be releasing some new music next week.The star launched a countdown yesterday (September 11), simply tweeting “ONE WEEK” before adding a link to a new website called jbsoon.com, which allows fans to pre-save an upcoming song via streaming services.ONE WEEK— Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) September 11, 2020https://t.co/7X0aFx0dIj— Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) September 11, 2020While fans are speculating over whether the new music will be a one-off single or the first

Demi Lovato teamed up with Marshmello for a heartfelt anthem about mental health, David Guetta and Sia dropped an 80s-tinged bop about the unifying power of love, and Florida Georgia Line delivered a perfect country tribute to the last nights of summer.Plus, Janelle Monáe released her first new music since 2018's — a powerful political anthem for the new documentary — and Usher got candid about his «Bad Habits» in a new single.Read on for some of our favorite recommendations for new songs and

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Jason DeRulo is showing off his best TikTok moves in the official music video for “Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)” with producer Jawish 685.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorFord v Ferrari co-writer Jason Keller will make his directorial debut helming the feature film La Sombra (The Shadow), from an original screenplay by Keller to be financed by Sherborne Media Finance and Paprika Financing.In the project, Puerto Rico becomes a battleground as one man takes on a powerful local gang after his brother is kidnapped.

Mick Jagger has addressed whether The Rolling Stones will be able to record a new project following lockdown restrictions.The coronavirus pandemic may have put plans for the band’s No Filter tour on hold but that hasn’t stopped fans from expecting new music.Currently isolated in an English countryside, Jagger told Rolling Stone in a recent interview that if they do get together to record that it would have to be “in safe circumstances.”He said: “I don’t know when we’re gonna get together at the

SZA gave us an end-of-summer ode to love that «hit different,» Ozuna recruited Sia and Doja Cat for an unexpected but grooveworthy collab and Lauren Alaina dropped a six-pack of new songs dedicated to getting over a heartbreak.Plus, Finneas delivered a heartfelt ballad inspired by the ongoing protests and pandemic, and indie rock artists like Phoebe Bridgers, Ben Gibbard and more teamed up for a compilation of previously unreleased tracks to benefit Fair Fight, a voters rights organization that

Singer Demi Lovato just got a brand new tattoo! The 28-year-old singer took to Instagram to show off the new butterfly tattoo on her neck. The social media post was captioned with possible new song lyrics.

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Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerActress Amber Midthunder, who is a regular on the CW series Roswell, New Mexico and previously co-starred in FX’s Legion, stars in The Wheel, an indie feature, which she also produced. Steve Pink is the director and also produced the pic.

British singer Adele gave one of her biggest fans a shock this week when she responded to his Instagram Story with a message of her own. "Please release new music soon, we all miss you so much," the fan wrote on Instagram, tagging the 32-year-old singer. "Your twitter account has entertained me all the way through COVID," Adele directly messaged him in response, according to a screenshot the fan shared to Twitter.

BLACKPINK teamed up with Selena Gomez for a candy-colored end of summer bop, «Ice Cream,» Travis Scott dropped his mysterious  soundtrack contribution, «The Plan,» and Katy Perry celebrated the birth of her first child and a new musical era in the same week!Plus, Big Sean got candid about his personal life and losing Nipsey Hussle on new track, «Deep Reverence,» and some of music's biggest names teamed up to benefit Save the Children with a new collection of kids' songs and lullabies.Read on for

In light of the slew of canceled film festivals in 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s New York Film Festival is hoping to pull out all the stops and become the premier film event in the US. And as a way of showing what that means, the NYFF organizers announced the Spotlight section for this year’s fest.