System Of A Down’s Serj Tankian announces new solo EP, teases heavy new single ‘A.F. Day’

Jake Bugg has revealed details of a new album titled ‘A Modern Day Distraction’. Check out the politically-motivated new single below.Announced today (May 17), the new project will mark the sixth studio album from the indie singer, and arrives fresh off the back of Bugg completing a tour with Britpop legends Liam Gallagher and John Squire.It is set to arrive on September 20 via RCA, and will be the singer, songwriter and guitarist’s first full-length LP since he shared ‘Saturday Night Sunday Morning’ back in 2021.To celebrate the announcement, Bugg has today shared a new teaser of the album – dropping the intense new single ‘Zombieland’.The track comes as a gritty, guitar-driven anthem, and sees Bugg pay homage to rock icons like Nirvana in his sound, while the lyrics highlight the struggle of those feeling broken by the inescapable daily grind.

Wunderhorse have announced their new album ‘Midas’ and have shared their heavy new single ‘July’.‘Midas’ is set for release on August 30 via Communion and is available for pre-order / pre-save here. The LP will serve as a follow-up to the band’s breakout debut, 2022’s ‘Cub‘. It was recorded at Minnesota’s Pachyderm Studio (birthplace of Nirvana’s ‘In Utero’ and PJ Harvey’s ‘Rid Of Me’) with producer Craig Silvey (The Rolling Stones, The National).Speaking about the creation of ‘Midas’ in a press release, frontman and guitarist Jacob Slater said: “When we first went into the studio to make this record, the only thing we were sure about is how we wanted it to sound; very imperfect, very live, very raw; no frills.

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Serj Tankian has revealed that System Of A Down began looking for a new singer in 2018 after he offered to quit the band.In an except of his new memoir Down With the System: A Memoir (Of Sorts) shared with Rolling Stone, Tankian reflected on his disdain for touring, leading to his decision to tell his bandmates in System Of A Down to carry on without him so they could continue living their dream.Tankian detailed in the memoir: “Toward the end of 2017, we had a band meeting at [the band’s manager] Beno’s office. When I arrived, I told everyone that I had an item I wanted to add to the agenda.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Childish Gambino — aka multihyphenate Donald Glover — doesn’t do anything by half, and as he promised last month, he has dropped a new version of his surprise release “3.15.20” (which quietly dropped in March 2020), under its original title “Atavista,” dates for “The New World Tour,” a massive trek through North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand, launching in August. He also released a video for the album’s song “Little Foot Big Foot,” directed by Hiro Murai, featuring Young Nudy. He will follow with what he says is the last installment of the Gambino project, which will serve as the soundtrack to his film “Bando Storm and the New World.” Willow will support the AEG-produced tour in North America and Amaarae in Europe.

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NCT member Mark has teased his new single ‘200’ and an upcoming solo albumToday (May 10), NCT’s Mark released an acoustic performance clip of his upcoming single ‘200’, which will be released inn full on May 16 at 6pm KST. The song will be will be accompanied by the B-side ‘200 (Minhyung’s version)’, with Minhyung being the rapper’s Korean name.Additionally, SM Entertainment has announced that the Korean-Canadian idol is preparing to release his first solo album sometime in February 2025.

Travis have shared a new single featuring Coldplay‘s Chris Martin and The Killers frontman Brandon Flowers.The song ‘Raze The Bar’, which is the second track to be lifted from the band’s forthcoming album ‘L.A. Times’, tells the story of the closure of New York’s much loved Black & White Bar. You can listen to it below.The Greenwich Village haunt attracted lots of famous bands and scores of local creatives over the years, from The Strokes to graffiti artist Richard Hambleton but it was shut down during the pandemic.Healy told NME: “Everyone went there, because it was near Irving Plaza and all the bands would always go there.

Serj Tankian has opened up about the “creative differences” in System Of A Down, saying he’s “not thrilled about doing long tours”.Tankian sat down with actor Rainn Wilson in a new interview for the LiveSigning YouTube channel. The musician opened up about his collaboration process with his bandmate, guitarist/vocalist Daron Malakian.“Originally when we started System Of A Down, I was primarily a lyricist and he was primarily the musical songwriter.

Beabadoobee has dropped her pensive new single ‘Take A Bite’ and announced her third studio album, ‘This Is How Tomorrow Moves’.Her new album is scheduled for release on August 16 via Dirty Hit, where the Londoner has shared her first taste of the record, ‘Take A Bite’.Produced by the legendary Rick Rubin and long-term collaborator/bandmate Jacob Bugden, ‘Take A Bite’ was recorded at Rubin’s famous Shangri-La studio in Malibu. Pre-order/pre-save the record here.‘Take A Bite’ sees Beabadoobee reflect on a cycle of negative thoughts and her desire to indulge in those behaviours over a 90s folk rock-inspired instrumental: “Sure it’s easy to talk, but I take it and eat it with a cherry on top / Indulging in situations that are fabricated imaginations / Moments that cease to exist / Only want to fix it with a kiss on the lips.”The singer-songwriter said of her new song: “It’s me feeling introspective about my thoughts and unhealthy way of living.

Ethan Shanfeld Peter Cat Recording Co. has announced a new album, “Beta,” out Aug. 9 via Muddy Water.

Robert Downey Jr. will make his his Broadway debut in the lead role of McNeal, the new play by Ayad Akhtar, author of the Tony-nominated Junk and the Pulitzer-winner Disgraced.

Channel Tres has announced his long-awaited debut album, ‘Head Rush’ – find out more below.This past Friday (May 3), the DJ-producer and singer took to social media to announce the upcoming record and released the album’s first single, ‘Berghain’, in the process. The album is due for release on June 14 via RCA Records.The album will mark Channel Tres’ first-ever, and is previewed by the dancey track ‘Berghain’ featuring Barney Bones.

Stacey Solomon's latest kidswear collection is now available at Primark, and the Loose Women star's eighth collaboration.The well-loved high street brand is bigger and better than ever, with the holiday-ready collection including a wide range of stunning sun dresses, cute dungarees and cool shorts. Posting to her Instagram Stories, the mother of five opened up about feeling 'grateful' and 'lucky' to work with the retail giant, explaining: "When I went on The X Factor 15 years ago I was like, 'wow this is amazing, if this is it I'm so lucky', so 15 years later, to be doing anything, I just feel so grateful and lucky." She added: “Primark I have been working with for five years now which is just unbelievable and this is my eighth kids collection with Primark.

86TVs – the band made by former Maccabees members – have announced details of a self-titled debut album. Check out the new single ‘Tambourine’ below.The band, comprised of The Maccabees alumni Hugo and Felix White, their brother Will White, and drummer Jamie Morrison (Noisettes and Stereophonics), first burst onto the scene as 86TVs with their debut EP ‘You Don’t Have To Be Yourself Right Now’.Now, the band are preparing to share their first full-length album, with the eponymous LP set to arrive on August 2.To celebrate the announcement, the group have dropped the intriguing new single ‘Tambourine’ – which was written as one of their first-ever tracks after forming.“‘Tambourine’ was the first song we started working on as a band.

NIKI has announced her upcoming third album, ‘Buzz’.READ MORE: NIKI – ‘Nicole’ review: 88rising star revisits her teen years in Jakarta with folk-pop confessionals‘Buzz’ will follow 2022’s ‘Nicole’ as NIKI’s third full-length offering under 88rising. It is due for release via the Asian artist-centric label on August 9.

K-pop singer Sunmi has announced her new single, ‘Balloon in Love’, due out in June.Yesterday (May 2), Sunmi held livestream celebrating her 32nd birthday, during which she revealed that she will soon be releasing a new song titled ‘Balloon in Love’. The announcement was later confirmed by her agency Abyss Company in a statement to Hankuk Ilbo.“The new song is composed by Sunmi and features her unique emotional sensibility,” the K-pop agency said, per Hankuk Ilbo, adding that the former Wonder Girls member recently wrapped up filming for the song’s music video in Croatia.[#VID] Sunmi just confirmed in her Birthday live that her comeback is going to be in June!#SUNMI #선미 pic.twitter.com/sqLt0M6KWa— Sunmi Union (@Sunmi_Union) May 2, 2024‘Balloon in Love’ will mark Sunmi’s first new music release in eight months, following her October 2023 digital single ‘Stranger’.

Soft Play – FKA Slaves – have shared their brutal new single ‘Act Violently’ and announced the new album ‘Heavy Jelly’.The new track follows the previously released ‘Punk’s Dead‘ and ‘Mirror Muscles‘, and takes cues from nu-metal with its taut heaviness and the clean punch of its production. It also includes elements of Brit punk.According to a press release, the song was inspired by Isaac Holman and Laurie Vincent almost getting hit by an e-scooter as they stepped out of album sessions at The Libertines’ Albion Rooms studio in Margate.“The whole walk back to the studio, we were discussing our contempt for e-scooter drivers.

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Jordan Moreau Harvey Weinstein appeared in a Manhattan courtroom Wednesday, less than a week after the New York Court of Appeals overturned his 2020 rape conviction. It’s the first time the former movie producer has been seen in public since he was convicted of rape in a Los Angeles court and sentenced to 16 years in prison in February 2023. Weinstein was seated in a wheelchair and wheeled by a security guard into a courtroom packed with journalists, lawyers and other officials.