I. Jordan—formerly known as India Jordan—has shared new music. The producer has released “Always Been” and “First Time Back,” as well as an edited version of the former. Listen to the tracks below. Jordan’s new songs mark their first solo music since the release of the EP Watch Out! in 2021. Both cuts have become staples in Jordan’s recent DJ sets. The singles also mark their first release since announcing their name change last month. “It felt heavy carrying around ‘India Jordan’ when it really doesn’t resonate with me anymore,” Jordan said at the time. In a press release, Jordan elaborated on the artwork for their new single, which was shot by photographer El Hardwick: “As a trans person I’m forever changing,” Jordan said. They continued: Being visible in the image without directly showi...
Drake sprung a surprise last Friday (June 17) with the release of Honestly, Nevermind (OVO/Republic Records). Now, Foals can spring a surprise of their own by beating Drake to the U.K. chart title. Foals’ seventh studio album Life is Yours (Warner Records) reigns over the midweek chart, leading Drake’s latest by 6,000 chart units, the OCC reports. If Foals keeps its momentum when the weekly chart is published this Friday (June 24), it’ll mark the Oxford-originated guitar band’s second leader, following 2019’s Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost – Part 2. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Should Drizzy turn on the afterburners in the second half of the chart cycle, Honestly, Nevermind would give the Canadian rapper a fifth U.K. leader. Meanwhile, th...
Ed Sheeran’s bad habits led him to a double crown in the U.K. for 2021, as the singer and songwriter is named the year’s most played artist, with the most played track. Sheeran doubles-up on PPL’s most played charts of 2021, finishing as the most played artist of the year in the U.K., and his hit “Bad Habits” was played more than any other song. According to the music licensing organization, Sheeran is the first artist to bag both titles twice. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The first time was in 2017, when the Englishman held both top spots in PPL’s Most Played Charts, as ÷ (divide) and “Shape Of You” ruled the airwaves. The only other artist to do the airplay chart double was Adele, when 21 and “Rolling in the Deep” dominated in 2011. Sheera...
The Piano Man will be tinkling the ivories in Australia later this year, for one night only. The imposing Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) will host Billy Joel on Dec. 10, for what’s being described by Frontier Touring as a “history-making performance.” The concert, Joel’s first in Melbourne in 14 years, is presented by Frontier in partnership with Always Live, a state-wide live music project initiated by the concert promoter’s late chief Michael Gudinski. Always Live was created with the ambition to restart Victoria’s legendary live scene, and quash the memory of those months-long lockdowns, with support by the state government through Visit Victoria. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “What a coup for Victoria, the music capital, to have o...
Not only can Weezer help kick off your summer vacation with the latest in their SZNZ series, they are also planning to heat up fall with their first-ever Broadway residency. The band dropped the latest in their series of season-themed EPs this week, the 7-track SZNZ: Summer, featuring such sure-to-be warm weather classics as “Lawn Chair,” “Blue Like Jazz,” “The Opposite of Me,” “What’s the Good of Being Good,” “Cuomoville” and “Thank You and Good Night.” Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The band will take set up shop at the Broadway Theatre for a week for SZNZ: In Residence on Broadway, kicking things off on Sept. 13 for a five-show run. They will, of course, perform tracks from each of their SZNZ cycle albums — Spring, Summer (Sept. 14)...
Tyler, the Creator gave Pharrell his flowers at Something in the Water as they performed “Cash In Cash Out” with 21 Savage. With the trio on stage, Tyler shared that Skateboard P has the skill and the critical and commercial acclaim to be considered the greatest of all time. “Trying to be all, ‘Ooooh, down to earth.’ Like n***a, stop,” he said. “You are the greatest — of all time. The innovation, the execution, but if ni****s want to talk numbers, the numbers speak for itself too.” He added, “I love you, I’m forever indebted to you, forever in debt to you, thank you for your existence.” Tyler then turned to the crowd, “And please give it up to this man for putting this whole thing together. We appreciate you.” Tyler has always been very open about his admiration for Pharrell. During the 15...