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Poliça Announce North American Tour, Share New Song “Rotting”: Listen
Poliça have released “Rotting,” their first new song in two years. The Minneapolis-based group has also announced a string of North American tour dates. Listen to “Rotting” below and scroll down for Poliça’s full tour schedule. “Rotting” is produced by Poliça member Ryan Olson and Berlin-based techno artist Dustin Zahn. Poliça issued their most recent album, When We Stay Alive, back in 2020. Prior to that, they teamed up with Berlin orchestra stargaze for the 2018 LP Music for the Long Emergency. Poliça singer and keyboardist Channy Leaneagh also appeared on Swamp Dogg’s 2019 single “Sleeping Without You Is a Dragg” from the album Sorry You Couldn’t Make It. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from. Poliça: 04-30 Winona, MN – Midwest Music Fest06-09 Chic...
Carla Morrison Announces First New Album in 5 Years, El Renacimiento
Carla Morrison has announced El Renacimiento her first album of new material since 2015’s Amor Supremo. The LP is due out April 29 via Cosmica. She’s also announced a new run of headlining tour dates, kicking off in May in Los Angeles at the Greek Theatre. Morrison is also opening for Coldplay on the Mexico dates of their 2022 world tour. Check out the full list of dates below. El Renacimiento features the previously released singles “Ansiedad,” “No Me Llames,” “Obra de Arte,” and “Contigo.” Of the new album, Morrison said in a statement: “My most personal album yet. My other albums focused on my relationship with others, this one focuses on my relationship with myself. It’s as of now, the place where I live now. I shine bright, I’m in love and I’m content with my d...
Cover Art for King Von’s Posthumous Album ‘What It Means To Be King’ Revealed
The album art for King Von‘s upcoming posthumous album What It Means To Be King has been revealed. The late artist’s team took to Instagram to share the cover art — a closeup shot of the rapper with his jewelry and his intense eyes. What It Means To Be King will feature the lead single “Don’t Play That” featuring 21 Savage, which was released in February. King Von’s manager, Track, previously told VladTV that the single came from hundreds of unreleased songs. “Just going through my notes, I found a hundred songs, not released,” he said. “One day, I went, I said, ‘Let me really see how much songs this man really had.’ Man got over 200 or 300 songs.” HipHopDX also adds that 21 Savage’s feature in “Don’t Play That” came naturally as he was close to King Von’s family. The i am > i was rappe...
Songwriters Protest Spotify in LA: ‘I Just Want to Be Able to Pay My Bills’
A group of songwriters led by the organization The 100 Percenters gathered outside of Spotify’s old West Hollywood office Monday afternoon (Feb. 28) to protest the streaming service’s low royalty rates. Dubbed “#WeWroteThat,” the collection of creatives began congregating around noon while holding signs with phrases like “My time costs money,” “Would you work for free?,” “Spotify is valued at $67 billion — pay artists” and “1 cent per stream.” Event organizer Tiffany Red — a professional songwriter and founder of The 100 Percenters who has credits on songs performed by Jennifer Hudson, Jason Derulo and more — says the protest at 9200 Sunset Blvd. (a building Spotify previously occupied before moving to its current headquarters in Downtown Los Angeles’ Arts District in 2018) was motiv...
‘Encanto’ Soundtrack Has Most Weeks at No. 1 in Nearly a Year on Billboard 200
The Encanto soundtrack scores a seventh nonconsecutive week atop the Billboard 200 chart (dated March 5) – making it the album with the most weeks at No. 1 in nearly a year. The last album with more weeks at No. 1 was Morgan Wallen’s Dangerous: The Double Album, which ruled for 10 straight weeks between the Jan. 23 and March 27, 2021-dated charts. Explore Explore Encanto See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news In the last five years, only two albums have spent more weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 than Encanto: Dangerous and Taylor Swift’s Folklore (eight weeks) Encanto earned 90,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending Feb. 24 (down 8%), according to MRC Data. The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. ba...
Australia’s Mushroom Group Launches Talent Management Division
BRISBANE, Australia — Mushroom Group is expanding, with the formal launch of a talent management division. Led by director Sarah Donelly, Mushroom Management opens for business with a roster of nearly 50 artists, producers, musicians, songwriters and content creators, including Tkay Maidza, Bliss n Eso, Rolling Blackouts C.F., merci, mercy and The Living End. Celebrated producers Konstantin Kersting and Scott Horscroft are also on board. Mushroom Group has a long and successful history in artist management, with its late founder and chairman Michael Gudinski guiding the careers of ARIA Hall of Fame-inducted acts Skyhooks, Jimmy Barnes and others. The new enterprise, unveiled Monday (Feb. 28), is a “natural evolution” for the business, explains group CEO Matt Gudinski, one that cements the ...
Tears For Fears Is Tearing up Midweek U.K. Albums Chart With ‘The Tipping Point’
Tears For Fears could complete their comeback with a U.K. No. 1. Based on midweek data published by the Official Charts Company, the veteran band’s latest LP The Tipping Point (Concord) is on track to become their third leader, and first in 33 years. Warmly received by critics and fans, and boosted by some inspired live performances on late-night TV, The Tipping Point leads the midweek U.K. survey. It’s Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith’s first album of original material since 2005 and it’s poised to join The Hurting (1983) and The Seeds of Love (1989) as their career chart toppers. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The Tipping Point leads a midweek Top 10 featuring a raft of new entries. Central Cee is on the verge of his second U.K. Top 10 album wi...
Beetlejuice 2 Finds New Life As Brad Pitt Comes Aboard as Producer: Report
The long-in-development Beetlejuice sequel has apparently found new life thanks to an unlikely source: Brad Pitt. According to Jeff Sneider of The Ankler, Pitt’s production company Plan B has officially boarded Beetlejuice 2, with the goal of getting cameras rolling as soon as this summer. Sneider adds that original Beetlejuice stars Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder are set to reprise their roles, and Tim Burton is likely to return to the director’s chair. For obvious reasons, Alec Baldwin is not involved. Advertisement Related Video Rumors of a Bettlejuice sequel have persisted for years, with Burton, Keaton, and Ryder all expressing various degrees of interest in the project. In 2015 it appeared as if Burton had finally gotten the green-light from Warner Bros. to move ahead on a sequel, b...
David Crosby’s Advice to Young Artists: “Don’t Become a Musician”
The world is pretty dire right now and the music industry is no exception. In light of the recent Spotify vs. Joe Rogan debacle — in which issues of censorship, misinformation, racism, and paying artists an adequate wage all came to a head — Stereogum recently got on the phone with one of the biggest artists who pulled their music from the platform: David Crosby. During the interview, he revealed why, in his eyes, the modern music industry is pretty hopeless. “Don’t become a musician,” Crosby said when asked what he would tell younger artists trying to navigate the penniless world of streaming. “I don’t like Spotify. I don’t like any of the streamers, because they don’t pay us properly. Their proportion is wrong. They’re making billions with a ‘b’ and they’re paying out pennies with a ‘p.’...
How to Get Tickets to Brooks & Dunn’s 2022 Tour
Brooks & Dunn are taking their comeback story to arenas this summer for the newly-announced “REBOOT 2022 Tour.” The boot-scootin’ country duo – composed of Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn – have stayed busy since their return from hiatus in 2019 with the release of their eleventh studio album Reboot, co-hosting duties at a Las Vegas residency with Reba McEntire, and their induction to the Country Music Hall of Fame. Get tickets here, and read on for more info on their “REBOOT 2022 Tour.” What Is Brooks & Dunn’s Next Tour? The “REBOOT 2022 Tour” is a continuation of Brooks & Dun’s first US outing in 10 years. The latest leg begins in Evansville, Indiana on May 5th and concludes at the WYCD Hoedown in Detroit, Michigan on June 25th. Advertisement Related Video In a statement, Ron...
Danzig Announces Spring 2022 US Tour with Cradle of Filth and Crobot
Danzig has announced a Spring 2022 US tour featuring support from Cradle of Filth and Crobot on all dates. The brief two-week jaunt will include one special show that will find Danzig performing 1990’s Danzig II: Lucifuge in full. The tour kicks off May 5th in Reno, Nevada, and runs through a May 19th show in Austin, Texas. Fans who attend the May 7th show in Ontario, California, will be treated to the full Danzig II: Lucifuge performance, as well as an additional opening set by Tiger Army in the direct support slot. No ticket information has been released yet, but keep checking back here to find out when they’ll become available. Advertisement Related Video While Danzig did play a few one-off shows and festival gigs in 2021, the outing will mark the first proper tour for the band sin...
A Fake ‘DONDA 2′ Album by “Wanye Kest” Charted on iTunes’ Top Hip-Hop Albums Chart
With the absence of Kanye West‘s DONDA 2 on streaming services, some fans have fallen prey to a fake iTunes album by an artist named “Wanye Kest.” The fake 11-track record features tracks of the same name but are evidently shorter in length and lack the guest features from the likes of The Game, Baby Keem, Migos, Future, Jack Harlow, Alicia Keys, Fivio Foreign, Vory, Playboi Carti, Travis Scott, Soulja Boy and more. Reports state that the Kest version of DONDA 2 went as far as hitting No. 43 on iTunes’ Top Hip-Hop Album charts, but is no longer on the chart as of writing. The real DONDA 2 is currently only available on Ye’s very own YEEZY Stem Player, which is priced at $200 USD. A new tracklist was recently shared by G.O.O.D. Music artist Alexander Levi and West himself shared images...
