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Annual Love Fest event brings live music, performers to event near downtown  Toledo Blade

Clairo is proving the age-old saying "the third time's the charm" with her aptly entitled third studio LP. Charm is here at last, and the world she's built on the project is just as dreamy as the singles promised.The 11-track offering feels like a classic Claire Cottrill delivery, as she continues to lean the fanciful soft-rock formula she's mastered over the course of discography. Pre-released singles "Sexy to Someone" and "Nomad" land at the top of the album, introducing the whimsical and almost wanderlust tone of the record.After joining forces with Rostam Batmanglij on her acclaimed debut Immunity and then Jack Antonoff on her sophomore Sling, the songstress enlisted Leon Michels of El Michels Affair to produce Charm. The duo's sonic compatibility shines through the 38-minute album, es...

Following on from his last track, "NUK3," with Luci4 and Lazer Dim 700, Aotearoa producer 9lives has teamed up with British rapper Lancey Foux for an all-new cut, titled "ABU DHABI."The genre-fusing track blends elements of Afrobeats, drill and electronic on 9lives' signature experimental production slate. “This one is for the tastemakers and the innovators,” the artist said in a statement. “I made this record with Lancey because he’s a visionary pushing the sound and culture into new avenues. It’s surreal, I’ve been a fan of his for so long now, and it’s come full circle.”The single comes with a fast-paced music video, in which Foux delivers his bars in a slew of quick cuts between colorfully lit scenes. "Took her out the party, she was grippin' on my car key," he raps. "Put her in Ferrar...

Music composers have more efficient neural pathways in specific brain regions, study finds  PsyPost

Will Ferrell is taking the stage with Swedish House Mafia for a benefit concert this October.The duo is set to perform at the Cancer for College show at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago on October 26. They announced the linkup in a short video, which sees Ferrell in the studio sporting SHM gear. “I’ll be playing with my band, Swedish House Mafia," he says, before introducing the trio who enter the shot. "Be there. Don't piss these guys off," he added.The announcement arrives just shortly after SHM announced a six-week residency in Ibiza. Steve Angello, Sebastian Ingrosso and Axwell will perform at Ushuaïa Ibiza on Sunday nights from July 21 to August 25.Watch the announcement above and stay tuned for ticketing information.Read more at Hypebeast