music blog
Megan Thee Stallion Confirms New Album Is Officially Finished
Less than a week after Megan Thee Stallion dropped her new collab with Future, the “Hot Girl Summer” artist has taken to her Instagram Story to announce that her new album is officially finished. While the artist has recently been named in a copyright infringement lawsuit with Big Sean, the Houston hottie is showing no signs of stopping when it comes to the hustle. In her post on her Stories, Megan wrote over an image of a soundboard, “So happy abt my album [fire emoji] it’s finished [fire emoji] it’s for the hotties [fire emoji] it’s honest [fire emoji] it’s me [fire emoji] it’s real [fire emoji]” teasing that whatever she has in store is sure to be hot. In another Story post, she teased a feature with fellow Houston artist Sauce Walka, “Ya spill me.” Megan Thee Stallion did not divulge a...
Pinkshift Announce Fall 2022 North American Tour
Baltimore punks Pinkshift are gearing up to release their debut album, and now, they’ve announced a run of 2022 North American tour dates, marking their first-ever headlining trek. Kicking off October 20th in their hometown, Pinkshift — singer Ashrita Kumar, guitarist Paul Vallejo, and drummer Myron Houngbedji — will perform in cities like DC, Detroit, Austin, and Brooklyn before wrapping up in Boston on November 18th. Jigsaw Youth and Yasmin Nur will provide support. What’s more, before they begin their headlining dates, Pinkshift will open for Destroy Boys at a few East Coast shows and perform alongside 100 Gecs and Bring Me the Horizon at Emo Nite New Orleans Vacation. See all of the band’s upcoming tour dates below. Tickets go on sale Friday, July 29th at 10:00 a.m. local time; grab yo...
Pinocchio Comes to Stop-Motion Life in Trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s New Film: Watch
Netflix has cut loose the first trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, the auteur’s new stop-motion adaptation of the classic tail. Directed by del Toro alongside Mark Gustafson from a script by the former with Matthew Robbins (Crimson Peak), the movie marks del Toro’s first feature-length animated movie. He’d been trying to get the project financed since 2010, and fans of Hellboy II: The Golden Army know stop-motion has been a passion of the filmmaker for some time. It finally all came together when Netflix revived the film in 2018, and now we get to see the fruits of del Toro’s labor of love. As the first trailer shows, del Toro’s Pinocchio sees Sebastian J. Cricket (Ewan McGregor) narrating the tall about “imperfect fathers and imperfect sons, about loss and love.” I...
Charli XCX Drops New Track “Hot Girl” for A24’s Upcoming Murder Film ‘Bodies Bodies Bodies’
Tapped by A24 to produce a track for its upcoming murder-mystery film Bodies Bodies Bodies, Charli XCX has dropped off a new single, titled “Hot Girl.” Notably, the cut was created in collaboration with The 1975‘s George Daniel. The track is intended to be the theme song for the slasher entry, which follows a group of rich, nihilistic 20-somethings who throw a deathly party at a remote mansion. The film, directed by Halina Reijn, stars Pete Davidson, Maria Bakalova, Amandla Stenberg, Myha’la Herrold, Chase Sui Wonders, Rachel Sennott, and Lee Pace. Bodies Bodies Bodies first premiered at the South by Southwest Film Festival 2022 and will hit theaters on August 5. “Hot Girl” follows Charli’s last full-length effort, CRASH, which was released in March. The 12-track record, which ma...
Metallica Took a Quantum Leap on Ride the Lightning
The first four Metallica albums are among the genre’s most powerful and enduring documents, and while the band’s debut LP, Kill ‘Em All, was a landmark for thrash metal, Ride the Lightning presented a quantum leap in terms of songwriting and structure. Kill ‘Em All leaned heavily on elements of boogie beats nabbed from ’70s Judas Priest and the heavy swung feel to fast-paced riffs that Dave Mustaine would eventually take with him to Megadeth, but Ride the Lightning, released July 27th, 1984, almost wholly struck the swung-boogie vibe from its mostly slower-paced riffs, focusing instead on a near neo-classical sense of grandeur plucked more from the pages of groups like Rush, Rainbow, Blue Öyster Cult and even Priest’s more grandiloquent epics than bands like Sweet or even the more rock ‘n’...
Sam Fender on First Mercury Prize Nomination, Summer Festivals, and “Bawling” Over Bruce Springsteen
It just keeps getting better for Sam Fender, one of England’s biggest songwriters. With his second album, the brilliant and personal Seventeen Going Under, released in November 2021, Fender cemented his place in the pantheon of great British songwriters, earning praise from Adele, Elton John, and many more in the process. And it didn’t stop there — since the release of Seventeen Going Under, Fender was awarded the prestigious Ivor Novello songwriting prize for “Best Song Musically and Lyrically,” supported The Rolling Stones at a show in London’s Hyde Park, headlined dozens of festivals around Europe, and, most recently, was nominated yesterday (July 26th) for the Mercury Prize, which awards the best album released in the UK. It’s clear that the personal and therapeutic direction of S...
ISOxo Announces Massive “Nightrealm” Stage Takeover at HARD Summer 2022
In the midst of a bona fide breakout year, ISOxo has announced a potentially career-defining move. The esteemed EDM.com Class of 2022 member will helm a stage takeover at HARD Summer, where he’s bound to shock and awe with his patented “Nightrealm” experience. The takeover, which takes its name from ISO’s breathtaking Nightrealm EP, will go down on Saturday, July 30th. It’s a double whammy for the young bass music virtuoso, whose hotly anticipated appearance at HARD Summer also marks his first-ever music festival performance. The takeover of the festival’s Corona Stage will offer his second DJ set of the night after his official debut earlier on the Green Stage, where he’s promised an appearance from an “incredibly special guest....
Krill Releasing Debut Album Alam No Hris on Vinyl for the First Time
Krill have announced a remastered 10th anniversary reissue of their debut album Alam No Hris. It’s out November 18 via Sipsman and the band’s Sren imprint. The reissue marks the album’s inaugural vinyl release. Check out the remastered version of “Solitaire” below. “Whenever I think about Alam No Hris—the repetitive, incoherent joy on display in many of the songs—I think of it as ‘ecstatic,’” vocalist and bassist Jonah Furman said in a statement. “The whole thing is like someone stammering to express themselves in a moment of overwhelming emotion. Ecstatic in the full sense, of standing outside of yourself.” In 2020, the members of Krill formed a new band called Knot and released their self-titled album. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
Rashida Tlaib Calls for Congress to Create a New Streaming Royalty
Representative Rashida Tlaib, Democrat of Michigan, has announced that she will be proposing a Congressional Resolution to establish a new streaming royalty, according to Rolling Stone. The congresswoman sent a letter to her colleagues announcing the upcoming proposal, which aims to improve the economic circumstances that working musicians face throughout the United States. “While the music industry has experienced an economic revival with the success of streaming music services like Spotify and Apple Music, the current lack of regulation or codified streaming music royalty program has driven a race to the bottom,” Tlaib wrote in her letter, according to a press release. “Streaming music platforms’ payouts per stream are minuscule, and declining each year—leaving working musicians with lit...
Big Joanie Announce New Album Back Home, Share Video for New Song
Big Joanie, the Black feminist punk trio from London, have announced their new album Back Home. Their sophomore LP is out November 4 via Kill Rock Stars in the United States and the Daydream Library Series—Thurston Moore and Eva Prinz’s label—in the United Kingdom. Check out the music video for the lead single “In My Arms,” directed by Lydia Garnett, below. Recorded at Hermitage Works Studios in North London, Back Home was produced and mixed by Margo Broom and features violin by No Home’s Charlotte Valentine. “It’s about the different ideas of home,” lead singer and guitarist Stephanie Phillips said of the album’s title. “Whether that’s here in the UK, back in Africa or the Caribbean, or a place that doesn’t really exist; it’s neither here nor there.” Back Home is Big Joanie’s sophomore al...
Waxahatchee and Jess Williamson Announce New Album, Share Video for New Song
I Walked With You a Ways: 01 Summer Sun02 Problem With It03 Line of Sight04 Abeline05 Hurricane06 Bellafatima07 Last 2 on Earth08 Easy09 No Record of Wrongs10 I Walked With You a Ways Plains: 10-21 Seattle, WA – The Neptune Theatre #10-22 Portland, OR – Revolution Hall #10-24 Sonoma, CA – Gundlach Bundschu Winery #10-26 Los Angeles, CA – Belasco Theater #10-28 Pioneertown, CA – Pappy and Harriet’s #10-29 Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom #10-31 Dallas, TX – Studio at The Factory #11-01 Austin, TX – Scoot Inn #11-03 New Orleans, LA – Tipitina’s #11-04 Birmingham, AL – Saturn #11-05 Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl Nashville #11-06 Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse #11-07 Saxapahaw NC – Haw River Ballroom #11-09 Washingto...
Denilscene – Pain & Differences
Don’t miss this brand new single titled Pain & Differences by Denilscene. Nigerian singer Denilscene drops a brand new tune titled “Pain & Differences“. It is a fantastic record that is a follow-up to his previously released single titled “20.10.20“. The new record is a relatable single with nice lyrics and beat to match. It is also a motivational piece of music and was produced by JPs The Ultimate. However, this tune deserves a spot on your playlist. Listen and share Denilscene – Pain & Differences below. https://www.naijamusic.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Denilscene_-_Pain_Differences_NaijaMusic.com.ng.mp3 Download
