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Alvvays Share New Video for “Many Mirrors”: Watch
Alvvays have been outspoken fans of the video game Stardew Valley, and, now, the band has teamed up with the game’s creator, Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone, for a new music video. The “Many Mirrors” visual opens with a short title sequence before introducing two animated characters, who part ways with pieces of a star, journeying across various colorful landscapes before reuniting in the end. Check it out below. “It’s not every day I get an email from a cool band like Alvvays,” Barone shared in a statement. “When I learned they were fans of Stardew Valley, it felt like a real honor. The whole album is fantastic, but the song ‘Many Mirrors’ has a pure, adventurous energy to it that really resonated with me. I took that feeling, and used it to create a visual world in my mind’s eye… and that’s w...
Caroline Polachek To Drop New LP ‘Desire, I Want To Turn Into You,’ Shares Frenetic New Single
Three years after the release her breakout album Pang, Caroline Polachek has returned with the news of another exciting, experimental new LP. Desire, I Want to Turn Into You is slated to drop on February 14 next year via Perpetual Novice. In tandem with her announcement, Polachek has given listeners a taste of the forthcoming release on the track “Welcome to My Island.” The single boasts an impressive group of producers with Dan Nigro, Danny L Harle and Jim-E Stack, as well as Polachek herself. Catchy and crooning, “Welcome to My Island” reminds fans of the frantic energy that drew them to Polachek in the first place as she opens the track by, literally, screaming. Along with her latest song, the forthcoming LP will also contain “Billions” and “Sunset,” both of which premiered earlie...
Future Announces U.S. One Big Party Tour
Future will be embarking on his first headlining tour in over three years. The rapper has shared that he’ll be heading on the One Big Party Tour early next month. “Showtime,” he wrote on social media. “I’m ready to bring One Big Party to your city!” As of right now, the tour comprises just six stops in the United States, kicking off at Houston’s Toyota Center on January 7. From there, Future will perform in Charlotte, Atlanta and Washington D.C. before wrapping up the affair in Boston on January 27. Future also teased that he’ll be joined on tour by special guests, though he hasn’t revealed who exactly those will be or if each stop will feature a different artist. The prolific rapper dropped his seventh studio album, I Never Liked You, in April, debuting to widespread acclaim. Since then, ...
Future Announces U.S. One Big Party Tour
Future will be embarking on his first headlining tour in over three years. The rapper has shared that he’ll be heading on the One Big Party Tour early next month. “Showtime,” he wrote on social media. “I’m ready to bring One Big Party to your city!” As of right now, the tour comprises just six stops in the United States, kicking off at Houston’s Toyota Center on January 7. From there, Future will perform in Charlotte, Atlanta and Washington D.C. before wrapping up the affair in Boston on January 27. Future also teased that he’ll be joined on tour by special guests, though he hasn’t revealed who exactly those will be or if each stop will feature a different artist. The prolific rapper dropped his seventh studio album, I Never Liked You, in April, debuting to widespread acclaim. Since then, ...
What’s a TikTok Hit Worth? This Year’s Most Popular Track Grew Over 1,000% on Streaming
TikTok has proven its success at renewing widespread interest around old songs countless times over the past several years. 2022 was no exception, as the short-form video platform announced Swedish Sadboy rapper Yung Lean’s 2013 track “Ginseng Strip 2002” was its most popular track of the year thanks to a trend of users singing along for about 10 seconds and then kissing at the end. The nearly decade-old track was used in almost 11 million videos across the app in 2022, and while TikTok royalties are notoriously low to music rights holders, the upside proposition has been established that a viral hit there will drive streaming elsewhere. With “Ginseng Strip 2002,” that was most certainly true. Since the “Ginseng Strip 2002” TikTok trend started to take off around the turn of the new year, ...
What’s a TikTok Hit Worth? This Year’s Most Popular Track Grew Over 1,000% on Streaming
TikTok has proven its success at renewing widespread interest around old songs countless times over the past several years. 2022 was no exception, as the short-form video platform announced Swedish Sadboy rapper Yung Lean’s 2013 track “Ginseng Strip 2002” was its most popular track of the year thanks to a trend of users singing along for about 10 seconds and then kissing at the end. The nearly decade-old track was used in almost 11 million videos across the app in 2022, and while TikTok royalties are notoriously low to music rights holders, the upside proposition has been established that a viral hit there will drive streaming elsewhere. With “Ginseng Strip 2002,” that was most certainly true. Since the “Ginseng Strip 2002” TikTok trend started to take off around the turn of the new year, ...
UK Music Indie Body AIM Appoints Silvia Montello as New CEO
LONDON — Less than a year after being appointed chief executive of the Association for Electronic Music, Silvia Montello is exiting the global trade body to become CEO of AIM, the London-based Association of Independent Music. Montello takes up the new post on Jan. 31. She will succeed Paul Pacifico, who leaves AIM later this month to head up the Saudi Music Commission, where he will be responsible for developing and championing the music sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In April, the London-based Montello was appointed the first female CEO of the Association for Electronic Music (AFEM). The New York-headquartered non-profit organization, founded in 2013, represents the interests of over 250 electronic music companies across 25 countries. ...
UK Music Indie Body AIM Appoints Silvia Montello as New CEO
LONDON — Less than a year after being appointed chief executive of the Association for Electronic Music, Silvia Montello is exiting the global trade body to become CEO of AIM, the London-based Association of Independent Music. Montello takes up the new post on Jan. 31. She will succeed Paul Pacifico, who leaves AIM later this month to head up the Saudi Music Commission, where he will be responsible for developing and championing the music sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In April, the London-based Montello was appointed the first female CEO of the Association for Electronic Music (AFEM). The New York-headquartered non-profit organization, founded in 2013, represents the interests of over 250 electronic music companies across 25 countries. ...
Icehouse Cancels Sydney Opera House Concert as Iva Davies Struggles With COVID-19 ‘Aftereffects’
Icehouse has canceled its upcoming performance at the Sydney Opera House as band leader Iva Davies battles with the “ongoing aftereffects” of COVID-19. The ARIA Hall of Fame-inducted act postponed a pair of performances last month, part of the Great Southern Land 2022 – The Concert Series, due to ill health. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news First, a show Nov. 19 at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl was put on ice, when Davies contracted the novel coronavirus. “We have very strict protocols around our travel and performance schedule but somewhere I contracted COVID-19 despite all my vaccinations,” Davies said at the time. “I am devastated to have to postpone the concert but the impact of the infection means that I am having difficulty breathing and cert...
Icehouse Cancels Sydney Opera House Concert as Iva Davies Struggles With COVID-19 ‘Aftereffects’
Icehouse has canceled its upcoming performance at the Sydney Opera House as band leader Iva Davies battles with the “ongoing aftereffects” of COVID-19. The ARIA Hall of Fame-inducted act postponed a pair of performances last month, part of the Great Southern Land 2022 – The Concert Series, due to ill health. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news First, a show Nov. 19 at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl was put on ice, when Davies contracted the novel coronavirus. “We have very strict protocols around our travel and performance schedule but somewhere I contracted COVID-19 despite all my vaccinations,” Davies said at the time. “I am devastated to have to postpone the concert but the impact of the infection means that I am having difficulty breathing and cert...
ARIA Launches New Australian Dance Charts
BRISBANE, Australia — Australian dance music fans have two new charts to add to their weekly diet. The fresh surveys, the Australian Dance Singles Chart, a countdown of the top 20 dance singles, and the Australian Dance Albums Chart, a tally of the top 10 dance albums, will publish each Friday starting this week. Both charts will sit alongside ARIA’s other Australia-focused albums and singles charts, which include Australian Hip- Hop/R&B, Country, and Top 20 Singles and Albums, and more. “ARIA is determined to find ways to showcase Australian music from all who create it, this is another step in the right direction as we endeavor to provide a transparent scoreboard for our industry and music fans alike to understand how local music is being streamed, purchased and engaged with,”...
ARIA Launches New Australian Dance Charts
BRISBANE, Australia — Australian dance music fans have two new charts to add to their weekly diet. The fresh surveys, the Australian Dance Singles Chart, a countdown of the top 20 dance singles, and the Australian Dance Albums Chart, a tally of the top 10 dance albums, will publish each Friday starting this week. Both charts will sit alongside ARIA’s other Australia-focused albums and singles charts, which include Australian Hip- Hop/R&B, Country, and Top 20 Singles and Albums, and more. “ARIA is determined to find ways to showcase Australian music from all who create it, this is another step in the right direction as we endeavor to provide a transparent scoreboard for our industry and music fans alike to understand how local music is being streamed, purchased and engaged with,”...
