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Róisín Murphy Announces New Album Róisín Machine, Shares Aching Single “Something More”: Stream
Veteran songwriter and producer Róisín Murphy has announced her first album in over four years. Dubbed Róisín Machine, it’s slated for arrival on September 25th through Skint/BMG. Consisting of 10 songs, the new effort follows up on 2016’s Take Her Up To Monto and the 2015 Mercury Prize-nominated Hairless Toys. Like much of her past output, the LP continues Murphy’s creative partnership with longtime collaborator Crooked Man, aka DJ Parrot, and features varying shades of disco and funk. Our initial peek at Murphy’s Machine comes in the form of “Something More”, which was written by New York City-based musician Amy Douglas. “We met last year at a very interesting talk event in london about the psychology and science of Dub,” Murphy recalled in a statement. “We hit it off imme...
Jane’s Addiction Reunite for First Public Performance in Three Years: Watch
Jane’s Addiction reunited for their first public performance in three years on Saturday night as part of Lollapalooza’s Lolla2020 livestream. Frontman Perry Farrell, guitarist Dave Navarro, drummer Stephen Perkins, and bassist Chris Chaney hit a remote soundstage and served up live renditions “I Would For You” and “Stop!”. Farrell has kept busy throughout Lollapalooza’s virtual weekend. On Thursday, he and the rest of Porno For Pyros got back together for their first live performance in 24 years. And earlier on Saturday, his latest project, Kind Heaven Orchestra, staged a tribute to David Bowie by covering “Ziggy Stardust”. Replay Jane’s Addiction’s and Kind Heaven Orchestra’s performances below, and watch Porno For Pyros’ reunion here. [embedded content] [embedded content] Revisit Farrell...
Gigi Hadid Kisses ‘Baby Daddy’ Zayn in Sweet Selfie
Soon after Zayn‘s return to Instagram, Gigi Hadid shared a personal snapshot of the couple smooching on her own account. “baby daddy,” she affectionately captioned an intimate Instagram selfie of the pair Friday night (July 31). The supermodel, who’s expecting her first child with Zayn, recently gave followers the first glimpse at her growing belly. “There’s my belly y’all,” she said on Instagram Live on July 15, pointing out that she doesn’t always look pregnant in the pictures she posts because “from the front it’s different.” “I really appreciate your positive messages,” she said at the time. “I’m just taking my time with sharing my pregnancy.” Hadid confirmed that she and the form...
Katy Perry Describes New Album & Explains Why Being Pregnant Makes Her Feel ‘Powerful’
Katy Perry dropped some hints about what fans can expect from her upcoming album, Smile, in a game of “Finish the Sentence” with The Sunday Times Style. As the name of the game implies, the singer answered a variety of questions from home by finishing sentences given to her. “I would describe my new album as hopeful, resilient, joyful and my own journey of coming through hell,” Perry said in the video, which was uploaded to YouTube on Friday (July 31). “The song of mine that best sums up my life right now would be probably either ‘Smile’ or the last track on my album, which is called ‘What Makes a Woman,’ because I am going through very, very feminine things right now,” the pregnant pop star added. A couple sentence prom...
U.S. Marshals Put Fyre Festival Merchandise Up for Auction
More than three years after the highly publicized Fyre Festival famously fizzled out in the Bahamas, merchandise and other “minor assets” are up for sale — courtesy of the U.S. Marshals Service. In a release Thursday (July 30), the U.S. Marshals announced that 126 items from the festival will be auctioned off, with proceeds going toward the victims of Billy McFarland. McFarland acknowledged defrauding investors of $26 million in the 2017 Fyre Festival and over $100,000 in a fraudulent ticket-selling scheme after his arrest in the scam. He was sentenced to six years in prison in October 2018. Now 28, he’s serving his sentence at a low-security prison in Ohio, according to the Bureau of Prisons. “This Fyre Festival-branded clothing and other items that were seized from Billy McFarland were o...
The 1975, Niall Horan, Little Mix & More U.K. Artists and Music Industry Figures Unite Against Racism, Antisemitism
Hundreds of key players in the U.K.’s music industry, including artists, managers, producers and record labels, are co-signing an urgent call to speak out against racism and intolerance. A letter, supported by the likes of The 1975, Niall Horan, Little Mix, Nile Rodgers and Lewis Capaldi, major U.K. labels Universal Music, Warner Music and Sony Music and a number of industry figures — and accompanied with a call-to-action hashtag, #NoSilenceInMusic — was released Saturday night (Aug. 1). It can be read in full below. “We, representatives from the music industry, write to demonstrate and express our determination, that love, unity and friendship, not division and hatred, must and will always be our common cause,” the statement begins. “In recent mont...
Beyoncé Releases Music Video for Major Lazer, Shatta Wale Collaboration “Already” from “Black Is King”
Beyoncé has revealed the official music video for her single “ALREADY,” originally part of the superstar songstress’ album The Lion King: The Gift and now also included on her new visual album Black Is King. The collaboration saw Beyoncé joining forces with Ghanian singer-songwriter Shatta Wale and electronic music group Major Lazer. The dance number opens with dialogue from Rafiki and Simba before angelic falsettos swirl in to the tune of lightly floating chords and rhythmic percussion from the Latin Grammy Award-nominated trio. Major Lazer’s Diplo took to Twitter to thank Beyoncé and Shatta Wale for enlisting the hit-making trifecta as part of the project. “We went from the basement studio to Disney+ with this one...
deadmau5, REZZ, More Throw Their Weight Behind Blockchain-Based Streaming App Audius
Blockchain-based music streaming startup Audius has made sizeable strides in the last year, and a bevy of dance music artists have helped lay the groundwork for its growth. With over 250,000 monthly users and $8.6 million in growth capital to its name, Audius is among the most promising music industry-related blockchain ventures. The project seeks to disrupt the streaming industry by creating a peer-to-peer payment system that enables artists to receive payments instantly. The model makes for a more efficient system that effectively eradicates label inefficiencies and payment latency. Dance music artists have flocked to the cutting edge project. 3LAU, deadmau5, Lido, Mr. Carmack, REZZ, and Zeds Dead have signed on thus far, and in total, the platform has attracted over 40,000 artists to da...
Los Angeles Producer Figment Premieres First Single “Welcome to the Acid Jungle”
Figment, an Electronic Music Producer & DJ Based in LA and host of the “Not Figment” Podcast, releases his first single, “Welcome to the Acid Jungle.” To download the single on iTunes, visit here. Figment is a Los Angeles based performance artist, nightlife DJ, and electronic dance music producer who has amassed a following of more than 100,000 fans on Instagram after performing at Insomniac’s EDC Festival. EDM.com named him “One of 5 Artists Who Stole The Show” and viewers agreed, as a vote was held for best performance for an emerging artist and Figment won Insomniac Records’ Discovery Project. At a time when most live performers are struggling to break through more than ever, Figment seems to be dominating on all the right platforms. Now, he is finally releas...
deadmau5 to Perform Intimate, Socially Distanced Drive-In Show in Toronto
deadmau5 is throwing his hat into the drive-in rave craze, which has continued to pick up steam in the wake of the pandemic’s decimation of the live music industry. The Grammy Award-nominated electronic music producer took to Instagram today to announce a forthcoming drive-in concert in Toronto on August 14th, 2020. “hey Toronto, the boss has been chatting with the city mayor… and we’re happy to let you know we’ve got a small drive-in show booked in for Friday, August 14th!” deadmau5 wrote. Drive-in shows have been a topic of consternation in the aftermath of “Safe & Sound,” a concert in the Hamptons headlined by The Chainsmokers that reportedly devolved into a show devoid of social distancing. They have also proved to be a headache for promoters and ...
Juicy J Announces Star-Studded Album The Hustle Continues, Gets “Gah Damn High” On New Single: Stream
Juicy J has announced a guest-heavy new album called The Hustle Continues. Billed as the veteran rapper’s “first independent release” in over 10 years, it’s due out October 14th through eOne. For the upcoming effort, Juicy J hustled together a staggering list of hip-hop stars, including ASAP Rocky, Megan Thee Stallion, Lil Baby, 2 Chainz, Logic, and Rico Nasty. Jay Rock, Conway the Machine, Ty Dolla $ign, NLE Choppa, Young Dolph, and Project Pat also feature on the album, as does fellow Three 6 Mafia member Lord Infamous. While Juicy J’s previous records were put out by major labels like Columbia, The Hustle Continues sees the Memphis rapper returning to his roots: eOne executive Alan Grunblatt, who was the first to offer Three 6 Mafia a record deal. Editors’ Picks “I’m thrilled...
Song of the Week: Travis Barker and Run the Jewels Welcome Us to the Jungle on “Forever”
Song of the Week breaks down and talks about the song we just can’t get out of our head each week. Find these songs and more on our Spotify New Sounds playlist. “Normalcy” has been more than just a buzzword over the course of 2020. For many, it’s been the destination, the endgame, and the main desire. Phrases like “return to normal” or “some semblance of normalcy” get tossed around constantly by those tired and frustrated by these uncertain times. However, more and more, “normal” seems like a total pipe dream, and more people are also waking up to the reality that “normal,” for many, has been in many ways a nightmare — and something not worth returning to. The reality remains that the COVID-19 pandemic, a failed administration, and renewed calls for racial justice have fundamentally shifte...
