Kelly Clarkson’s November 2016 Studio Updates: Album Out Next June

Kelly Clarkson is hard at work recording her 7th studio album. After 14 years with RCA, she signed with Atlantic Records earlier this year, and her next album is going to be soulful pop rather than the pop rock we’re used to hearing from her. She shared plenty of studio updates in July, August, and…

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Simple Plan Shares Heartwarming “Perfectly Perfect” Video

Two months ago, Simple Plan released a lyric video for their ballad, "Perfectly Perfect". Now the single has a proper music video that brings life to the sincere lyrics. In the song, Pierre Bouvier describes all the little things he loves about his wife, even if she sees them as flaws. Beauty is in the eye…

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Review: The Weeknd Shines Bright On ‘Starboy,’ One Of The Best Albums Of 2016

The Weeknd (Abel Tesfaye) is one of those rare talents that seemingly comes out of nowhere before entrancing you with his original and consistently striking music. He suddenly appeared on the music scene in 2010 with a series of mixtapes - eventually packaged as the compilation Trilogy in 2012 - before releasing his first studio album,…

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See OK Go’s Latest Mind-Blowing Video For “The One Moment”

OK Go is back with another mind-blowing video! "The One Moment" is the fourth music video from their 2014 album, Hungry Ghosts. After enjoying "The Writing's On The Wall" and "I Won't Let You Down" that year, it wasn't until early 2016 that we got "Upside Down & Inside Out." And now another 9 months later, "The One Moment" is…

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The Weeknd Previews ‘Starboy’ Songs In 12 Minute “MANIA” Video

We're only two days away from The Weeknd's new album! Back in September, we heard its lead single and title track, "Starboy," followed by "False Alarm". Last week we got two more songs with "Party Monster" and "I Feel It Coming". Now fans get a few more song teasers in his new short film, "MANIA." The…

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Review: Bruno Mars Trades In Charm For Riches On ’24K Magic’

Bruno Mars has had an enviable career so far. After writing songs for other artists as he struggled to be taken seriously as a performer himself, he took the world by storm with his debut album, Doowops & Hooligans. “Just The Way You Are” was a stellar first single that showed both quality writing and…

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Review: Metallica ‘Hardwired… To Self-Destruct’: Thrash Is Back!

Hardwired... To Self-Destruct is arguably the most anticipated metal album of 2016. It’s been 8 years since Death Magnetic came out, and Metallica has some good excuses for the long gap. They founded their own record label, released a full length album with Lou Reed, released a self-produced movie, and of course toured around the…

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The Weeknd Teases 2 New ‘Starboy’ Songs, “I Feel It Coming” & “Party Monster”

We're only one week away from hearing The Weeknd's anticipated new album, Starboy! And after enjoying the title track and "False Alarm" for the last two months, fans get two new songs to hold us over until next week. That's right. The Weeknd just shared "I Feel It Coming" and "Party Monster" - two very…

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Andrew McMahon Shares New Song, “Brooklyn, You’re Killing Me”

Last week, Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness announced their upcoming sophomore album, Zombies On Broadway. Today that record is available for pre-order, and it comes with a new song, "Brooklyn, You're Killing Me." Fans may be surprised by the song at first. It's not your traditional Andrew McMahon song with piano and earnestly sung lyrics. Instead, the…

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Andrew McMahon Announces New Album, ‘Zombies On Broadway’

The wait is over! Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness is officially releasing their second album in just three months: Zombies On Broadway will be out on February 10, 2017. Andrew began working on the album about a year ago, and by January this year, he had already prepared 5 solid songs. He worked on the…

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Watch Green Day’s Moving “Still Breathing” Music Video

Green Day's new album, Revolution Radio, just came out last month. Following the aggressive and topical first single, "Bang Bang," the second single is the poignant "Still Breathing." After frontman Billie Joe Armstrong's iHeartRadio incident in 2012 stunted their trilogy promotion and landed him in rehab, this is, perhaps surprisingly, the only new song that…

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Muse’s Next Album May Be More Stripped Down… Or Hip-Hop?

Muse is already talking about their next album. The followup to 2015's Drones, album #8 could come as early as 2017, though 2018 may be more likely. Here's a roundup of all Muse has said about their next album so far, starting with recent interviews after an award win. Muse was just at the Q…

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Review: Alicia Keys Navigates Personal & Social Issues Earnestly On ‘Here’

Ever since Alicia Keys burst onto the music scene 15 years ago, she's had important things to say with the inspired music to back them up. Although her last two albums have felt a bit predictable and safe, her latest record brings back some of her early spark. Her sixth album, Here is Alicia's biggest statement…

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Kelly Clarkson Covers “It’s Quiet Uptown” For ‘Hamilton’ Compilation

If you're not yet a fan of the hugely successful new Broadway musical, Hamilton, you will be soon. After record-breaking advance box office sales and award nominations, an album of some of the musical's best songs is set to be released next month. The Hamilton Mixtape will include covers of the song by a variety of stars, ranging…

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Picks Of The Month: October 2016

Every month, tons of great new music comes out from a range of artists and genres. Sometimes life is busy and you may miss some songs. So we created a playlist of some of the best new songs that came out in October 2016. Warning: It’s a fairly eclectic mix, so don’t worry if some of these songs…

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