The National’s new album has a “classic” sound with “a lot of energy”

Ellise Shafer When it came time to record her sophomore album, Latto had no choice but to bet on herself.“I was my own competition when I was recording every day for the past year and a half, making this album,” the 23-year-old rapper tells Variety. “It kind of turned into me vs.

Kehlani has confirmed the release date of her upcoming new album.The follow up to 2020’s ‘It Was Good Until It Wasn’t’ is called ‘Blue Water Road’. It will arrive on April 29 via Atlantic.“Blue water road is a destination in my mind,” Kehlani said of the new album in a press release.The album’s lead single ‘Altar‘ arrived last September, while follow up ‘Little Story’ arrived last month.You can see the new album cover here:A post shared by Kehlani (@kehlani)October saw Kehlani and Russ tease a joint album, following their collaborative single ‘Take You Back’ in 2020.

The Gaslight Anthem have announced that they’ve reformed after a seven-year break – and they’re working on a new album.The New Jersey rock band, led by frontman Brian Fallon, announced an indefinite hiatus back in 2015 following their European summer tour.Since then, Fallon has continued to release solo material while the band briefly reunited in 2018 for a string of shows to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their seminal second LP ‘The ’59 Sound’, after which they resumed their hiatus.Today (March 25), Fallon, via the band’s official Twitter account, apologised that Gaslight Anthem would not be doing a 10th anniversary tour for their 2012 album, ‘Handwritten’, but then followed it up with the news that they were back.“Hello everyone, Brian here. I hate to disappoint you, but I need to inform you that there will not be a 10th anniversary Handwritten Tour, or a documentary,” he wrote. “However, I am very pleased to announce to you all that The Gaslight Anthem is returning to full time status as a band.”“We’ll be announcing a lot of tour dates in the next couple of days.

Machine Gun Kelly‘s new album is out now!

Cardi B is co-signing ROSALÍA’s new project.The Spanish singer just released MOTOMAMI, her first studio album in four years. The project features 16 tracks with features from The Weeknd and Tokischa, recieving high praise from music publications, critics, and fans alike.Cardi B celebrates her Pomeranian Fluffy’s birthday with adorable picsCardi B’s busy schedule conflicts with her lead role debut in ‘Assisted Living’Cardi B and Offset leave a generous tip of almost 50% of the bill after dining at Brooklyn Chop HouseOne fan who’s really enjoying the album is Cardi B, who took to social media this week to let everyone know they should listen to MOTOMAMI for themselves--even if they don’t speak Spanish.“Loving the Rosalia album…..soooo fireeee,” the New York native tweeted just two days after its release.

The new season of “Selling Sunset” is almost here.

Pearl Jam have confirmed that they have started working on a new album.Stone Gossard has said the grunge legends have started sessions on the follow-up to 2020’s ‘Gigaton’ and some tracks have already been recorded.“We’ve recorded some songs. We’re on our way. We’re making music,” he told Consequence Of Sound.He also confirmed that producer, guitarist and songwriter Andrew Watt, who has a history with Justin Bieber and recently worked on frontman Eddie Vedder‘s album ‘Earthling’, is on board.“We’re psyched,” Gossard said.

Fontaines D.C. have shared the brand new single and title track from their forthcoming new album ‘Skinty Fia’ – listen to the track below.The song is the third to be lifted from the record, which is set for release on April 22 via Partisan Records, after previous singles ‘I Love You’ and ‘Jackie Down The Line’.According to a press release Skinty Fia is an Irish phrase which means “the damnation of the deer”, which is used to display disappointment or annoyance.

Keith Richards has confirmed that The Rolling Stones’ touring drummer Steve Jordan will be on hand to help the long-running band finish their forthcoming new album.Jordan has been filling in on drums for the Stones following the death of their longtime drummer Charlie Watts, who passed away in August last year.Speaking on the latest episode of the Rolling Stone Music Now podcast, Richards clarified reports which previously claimed that Watts had finished work on the Stones’ next studio album before his death.“We do have a lot of stuff of Charlie Watts still in the can,” he said. “We were half-way through making an album when he died…”The guitarist added: “Of course, if we want to carry on recording, we’re gonna need drums, and it’s gonna be Steve Jordan.” You can listen to the full podcast with Richards below.Richards also revealed on the podcast that he was initially reluctant to tour without Watts when the late drummer fell ill last year.“I was in, ‘Oh, I cannot do this without Charlie’,” he recalled.

Rosalia has dropped a new album!

Charli XCX‘s new album is officially out!

Lil Nas X has said his new album is “close to finished” when responding to a fan about new music on social media.Yesterday (March 16), Lil Nas X returned to Twitter for the first time since December and shared two new screenshots of new songs, as well as a lengthy clip of new music.The new songs on the screenshots were titled ‘Late To The Party’ featuring NBA YoungBoy, while the other is called ‘Down Souf Hoes’ and features Saucy Santana.

Arcade Fire have today (March 17) unveiled details of their new album ‘WE’ and shared new single ‘The Lightning, I, II’ – check it out below.The band’s sixth studio album will arrive on May 6 via Columbia Records and has been produced with long-term Radiohead collaborator, Nigel Godrich along with the band’s Win Butler and Régine Chassagne.Speaking about the new album, Butler said creating it was “the longest we’ve ever spent writing, uninterrupted, probably ever.”Described as a “concise 40 minute epic” in a statement, it contains seven songs and is “as much about the forces that threaten to pull us away from the people we love, as it is inspired by the urgent need to overcome them”, according to a press release.It added: “‘WE’’s cathartic journey follows a definable arc from darkness into light over the course of seven songs divided into two distinct sides – Side ‘I’ channeling the fear and loneliness of isolation and Side ‘WE’ expressing the joy and power of reconnection.”You can listen to the new track here:See the ‘WE’ tracklisting below:‘I’‘Age Of Anxiety I’‘Age Of Anxiety II (Rabbit Hole)’‘WE’‘End Of The Empire I-IV’‘The Lightning I, II’‘Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)’‘Unconditional II (Race and Religion)’‘WE’The album’s cover art, which you can see above, is a photograph of a human eye by the artist JR.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorNearly five years after the release of their last album, “Everything Now,” the sixth studio album by Arcade Fire, has been confirmed for a May 6, 2022 release via Columbia Records.Titled ‘We,’ the album’s arrival is preceded by first single “The Lightning I, II,” and as a video directed by Emily Kai Bock, which can be seen below.Produced by longtime Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich with the group’s Win Butler and & Régine Chassagne, and recorded in multiple locales including New Orleans, El Paso and Mount Desert Island, the album “paradoxically distills ‘the longest we’ve ever spent writing, uninterrupted, probably ever’ (per the band’s Win Butler) into a concise 40 minute epic – one as much about the forces that threaten to pull us away from the people we love, as it is inspired by the urgent need to overcome them,” the announcement reads.

Muse have announced details of their new album ‘Will Of The People’ and shared their latest single, ‘Compliance’ – you can hear the track below.The Teignmouth trio returned to action in January with the track ‘Won’t Stand Down’, which was the first preview of the band’s forthcoming ninth studio LP – the follow-up to 2018’s ‘Simulation Theory’.Muse have now announced that ‘Will Of The People’ will be released on August 26 via Warner Records. Speaking about the record, which was produced by the band and recorded in LA and London, frontman Matt Bellamy explained in a statement that it is “influenced by the increasing uncertainty and instability in the world”.“A pandemic, new wars in Europe, massive protests and riots, an attempted insurrection, Western democracy wavering, rising authoritarianism, wildfires and natural disasters and the destabilisation of the global order all informed ‘Will Of The People’,” the guitarist said.“It has been a worrying and scary time for all of us as the Western empire and the natural world, which have cradled us for so long are genuinely threatened.

(G)I-DLE leader and producer Soyeon has opened up about her approach to the group’s newly-released studio album ‘I Never Die’.At a press showcase for the girl group’s new album and single ‘Tomboy’ yesterday (March 14), the (G)I-DLE leader shared the thought process on the new record, which came over a year since the quintet’s last release.“Because we are coming back after such a long absence, I made this album as if we were debuting again,” said Soyeon, who wrote and co-composed over half the tracks on ‘I Never Die’, including its lead single.“When I saw the five members, who have matured, I wondered what concept would best suit them, and focused on that throughout the process,” added the leader, who said that she had worked on the release with the goal of producing a “detailed and cool” album.Elsewhere during the showcase, the vocalists of (G)I-DLE spoke about rapping on the B-side track ‘My Bag’, for which they had dropped a special video prior to the album’s release. “This is the first song where [the whole group] raps,” said Taiwanese member Shuhua, who added that she had enjoyed the challenge.Meanwhile, Chinese member Yuqi, who also co-wrote and composed the songs ‘Liar’ and ‘Polaroid’ joked that she had “always [been] good at rapping”.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Grammy-winning country star Maren Morris was on turbo speed after her first two records, scoring multi-platinum hits and crossover success with songs like “The Middle” and “The Bones."But as she heads back on tour after an extended break due to the COVID-19 pandemic and becoming a mother, she's just not ready for arenas, even if she's likely to sell out.“My outlook and strategy from the get go, even with my first record, was like, do the underplay as long as you can and not overshoot too quickly,” said Morris.

Chris Willman Music WriterMiranda Lambert had a secret she was keeping when she won the entertainer of the year prize at Monday’s Academy of Country Music Awards, but she didn’t take long to let it out of the bag. Thursday the country superstar revealed she’s completed a new album, “Palomino,” her first solo effort since 2019’s “Wildcard,” for an April 29 release.Lambert wrote much of the album with songwriters Luke Dick and Jon Randall — 12 of the 15 tracks include one or both of those names in the credits — and those two writers also co-produced “Palomino” with her for the first time.

The Black Keys have announced the details of their 11th studio album ‘Dropout Boogie’ and shared new track ‘Wild Child’ – check it out below.‘Dropout Boogie’ is set for release May 13, 2022, which is the day before the 20th anniversary of The Black Keys’ first record, ‘The Big Come Up’.‘Dropout Boogie’ is available to pre-order here and will feature appearances from Billy F. Gibbons (ZZ Top), Greg Cartwright (Reigning Sound), and Angelo Petraglia (Kings Of Leon’s producer and co-writer).Both Cartwright and Petraglia feature on lead single ‘Wild Child’, which you can hear below:‘Dropout Boogie’ follows on from 2021’s ‘Delta Kream’ and was written by Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney in the studio.

Mandy Moore is back in the music game!