The Weeknd briefly considered postponing new album launch

Dixie Chicks have postponed the release of their new album Gaslighter. The trio’s comeback record does not currently have a release date. The album had been scheduled to arrive May 1 (via Columbia). Dixie Chicks co-produced Gaslighter with Jack Antonoff.

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Fiona Apple has released her first new album in eight years. Listen to Fetch The Bolt Cutters below.

Savages leader Jehnny Beth announced her debut solo album To Love Is to Live back in February, with an original release date of May 8 (via Caroline). Now, Jehnny Beth has pushed back the album to June 12. Along with the announcement, Beth has shared another single and video from the record. Watch the visual for “Innocence,” filmed at a rehearsal for one of Beth’s live shows, below.

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Bing & Ruth, the project led of New York composer David Moore, has announced a new album. Species is out July 17 via 4AD. Moore’s also shared a new video for the new song “I Had No Dream.” Watch it below.

Drake was a virtual guest for Diddy's digital “dance-a-thon,” and he had a few things to say about his upcoming album.

Joan Shelley has released a new live album, recorded in Louisville, Kentucky in December. The full-band performance includes guitarist Nathan Salsburg, Nathan Bowles, Jake Xerxes Fussell, and Anna Krippenstapel, plus guest appearances by Will Oldham and Julia Purcell. Listen to Live at The Bomhard below.

The Strokes are back with The New Abnormal. The New York City rock band’s sixth studio album is produced by Rick Rubin and marks the group’s first full-length release in seven years.

Phoebe Bridgers has announced her sophomore solo album: Punisher is out June 19 via Dead Oceans. The follow-up to Stranger in the Alps includes “Garden Song,” as well as a new track called “Kyoto.” Check out Bridgers’ new “Kyoto” video below. Find physical editions of Punisher at Rough Trade. (Pitchfork may earn a commission from purchases made through affiliate links on our site.)

Cindy Lee, the project of former Women frontperson Patrick Flegel, has released a new album called Cat O’ Nine Tails. Check out a preview collage of the record and a video for one song, “I Don’t Want to Fall in Love Again,” below.

Inspirations is a Billboard interview franchise that examines the process behind new standout releases. Since the release of their debut album in 2005, All Time Low’s career has been nonstop.

Greg Fox—the composer and virtuoso drummer for Ex Eye, Liturgy, Zs, and more— has announced a new album. Contact is out May 29 via RVNG Intl. The follow-up to 2017’s The Gradual Progression, Contact was produced and mixed by Randall Dunn. A portion of its proceeds will benefit the Dhamma Dharā Vipassana Meditation Center. Hear the new song “From the Cessation of What” below and scroll down for the tracklist and cover art.

Album release week felt a little different for the 5 Seconds of Summer guys this year. Instead of running around the country performing tracks from their new LP, Calm (which arrived March 27), each of the 5SOS guys were at their respective Los Angeles homes, quarantined as part of the efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19.“It’s definitely odd,” frontman Luke Hemmings says over the phone.

Phish will debut their new album, Sigma Oasis, in an online listening party on Wednesday night (April 1) at 9:00 p.m.

Margo Price has pushed back the release of her next album That’s How Rumors Get Started. She says the record, initially set to arrive May 8, will now come out in the summertime. To accompany the news, Price has shared a cover of John Lennon’s “Nobody Told Me.” Watch Price and her husband Jeremy Ivey’s performance below. Scroll down for Price’s announcement about her album.

Today (March 25) is Big Sean’s 32nd birthday, and, to celebrate, he’s revealed the title of his next album: Detroit 2. The record, which does not yet have a release date, will arrive via G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam Recordings. Check out Sean’s new Detroit 2 trailer below.

The fans will have to wait a little longer for Lady Gaga's new album Chromatica because the singer has decided to delay the release amid the ongoing Coronavirus crisis. Gaga shared the news with her fans on March 24th in a lengthy social media post.