Fasten your seatbelts, Charli XCX is at the wheel. On Thursday, the British star released her single “Speed Drive” from the Barbie soundtrack, and it’s exactly what you’d expect from the pop queen who forever changed gay clubs with “Vroom Vroom.” On “Speed Drive,” Charli flips Toni Basil’s “Mickey” for …
Read More »Holly Humberstone Had to Yearn for Home to Make Her Debut Album 'Paint My Bedroom Black'
Fresh off releasing a two-pack of singles earlier this week, Holly Humberstone has announced her highly-anticipated debut album Paint My Bedroom Black, dropping Oct. 13. The 23-year-old singer-songwriter from Grantham, England, has kept fans satiated with two stellar EPs, Falling Asleep At The Wheel and The Walls Are Way Too …
Read More »Nicki Minaj Delays New Album — But Promises Barbz It'll Be 'Worth The Wait'
Nicki Minaj has pushed back the release date for her next album — but revealed the LP’s title, Pink Friday 2, and teased a tour set to start in early 2024. Pink Friday 2 was originally scheduled to arrive on Oct. 20, but Minaj will now release the album on …
Read More »Jenni Rivera's Children Want Their Mother's Posthumous Album to Create 'Another Banda Wave'
Jenni Rivera’s children always wondered what sort of music their mom left behind after she tragically died in 2012. What would her music sound like if she was still alive today? What would she have wanted her legacy to be? Months ago, Rivera’s youngest child Johnny made it his goal …
Read More »Jesse Malin Shares Health Update From Hospital Amid Spinal Stroke Recovery
Jesse Malin has been in a New York hospital bed since suffering a rare spinal stroke in early May. The medical episode left the songwriter paralyzed from the waist down, Malin revealed exclusively to Rolling Stone in an interview earlier this month, but he’s vowed to walk and dance again. …
Read More »Toby Keith is Feeling 'Pretty Good' About Stomach Cancer Recovery — Maybe Good Enough to Perform
Since the beginning of last year, country musician Toby Keith has undergone chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery to treat the stomach cancer he was diagnosed with in 2021. After a full year and a half, the singer shared a hopeful update about his recovery but acknowledged that he isn’t completely out …
Read More »Juls Believes Afrobeats Is Returning to Its Roots
The Future of Music Interview is a Q&A in which our favorite artists and producers share their vision of what’s next, weighing in on everything from AI to emerging scenes to the artists inspiring them the most. Julian Nicco Annan initially wanted to be an architect. The British Ghanaian producer, …
Read More »Sampha Returns With First New Song in 6 Years, 'Spirit 2.0'
Mercury Prize-winning singer and producer Sampha returned Wednesday with “Spirit 2.0,” his first solo song in over six years. While Sampha’s acclaimed 2017 album Process found the singer tackling grief head-on, “Spirit 2.0” strikes a more optimistic tone. “It’s about the importance of connection to both myself and others, and …
Read More »G Flip's Sophomore Album Is 'An Ode to My Kit' and Their Younger Self
Growing up, G Flip and their late drumming instructor Jenny always wondered what it would look like to see a drummer become a successful, solo pop artist. They dreamed of someone who’d sing behind a kit, make “epic pop records” with drums in mind first, and perform drum solos in …
Read More »H.E.R. Thinks Live Instruments are Coming Back to Pop
THE FUTURE OF Music Interview is a Q&A in which our favorite artists and producers share their vision of what’s next, weighing in on everything from AI to emerging scenes to the artists inspiring them the most. As a virtuoso multi-instrumentalist who was more than happy to record a club …
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