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Last month, CHVRCHES shared their energetic new single, "Get Out," our first taste of their upcoming third album. Two days ago, the trio announced that the record, Love Is Dead, will be out on May 25th. Along with the title reveal and confirmed release date, the band also unveiled the album's tracklist. Love Is Dead…
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Last summer, only a year after releasing their album Strange Little Birds, Garbage shared a brand new song. "No Horses" was our first taste of where their next record is going, and one of five songs they'd already started. In August, drummer Butch Vig predicted that the next album would come out in summer 2018…
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Earlier this month, Avril Lavigne announced that she's begun mixing her upcoming sixth album. According to Avril, the new music is "next level," and it should only be a few months now until we get to hear some of it. However, although Avril is in the mixing stage, it looks like she's also still recording.…
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One week ago, Janelle Monáe announced her upcoming album, Dirty Computer, with a brief 'emotion picture' teaser. It premiered ahead of screenings of the new film, Black Panther. Today, we get our first taste of the new music with two singles and music videos. While "Make Me Feel" serves as the catchy lead single, "Django…
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Following "Magazine" last month, Editors is back with their second single ahead of their forthcoming album, Violence. "Hallelujah (So Low)" is an intense and dynamic song that introduces fans to a whole new side of Editors. The song starts with strummed acoustic guitar over a drum machine, frontman Tom Smith singing about his worth compared…
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We all know February is Black History Month... but what about the future? As important as the past is, it's also vital that we look to what's next. Without further ado, here is our playlist for Black Future Month. These are the women you need to watch - or listen - for in the coming…
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Following Muse's announcement last week, today the band shared "Thought Contagion" as the second single from their upcoming 8th studio album. It follows lead "Dig Down," released last May. "Thought Contagion" immediately has a spacey, Origin Of Symmetry sound. Over a winding bass line, Matt spits about fractured identities and infinite black skies. The chorus…
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A full year after releasing sophomore album Zombies On Broadway, Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness just shared the third and final music video from the record. "Shot Out Of A Cannon" is a highlight on the album. Its music video takes us into a day in the life as Andrew tours Japan. It's a colorful,…
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Last October, Kelly Clarkson released her excellent, soulful album, Meaning Of Life. Following "Love So Soft," the album's second single is the vocally stunning "I Don't Think About You." Though Kelly didn't write it, she could have. The ballad tackles her famously rocky relationship with RCA, the label she was on from 2002 through 2015.…
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Two months ago, Muse frontman Matt Bellamy promised a new single would be out by February. Today, the band officially announced "Thought Contagion" will be available on February 15th! Following "Dig Down" last May, this will be the second single from Muse's upcoming 8th album. Matt previously described "Thought Contagion" as a heavy, rocking track…
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2017 saw Natasha Bedingfield release four new songs, including "Let Go" and "Hey Boy." After announcing her pregnancy in the fall, that last song's music video featured the gender reveal for her baby. Her son Solomon was born on December 31st, and now the new mother is itching to get back to her music. Today,…
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Two weeks ago, Avril Lavigne described her upcoming sixth studio album as being intimate, dramatic, and raw. At the time, she was still recording and had just begun the mixing process. Now, mixing is fully under way, and "all the pieces are finally coming together." By Avril's own estimations, the album should be wrapped by…
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February is Black History Month. To celebrate, dive into our playlist highlighting black artists over the last century. These songs focus on the unique struggles black people have faced, calls for a better world, and the importance of loving yourself inside and out. Ranging from Billie Holiday to N.W.A. to Erykah Badu to Kendrick Lamar,…
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After a weekend full of behind-the-scenes teasing, today Paramore released the music video for their latest single, "Rose-Colored Boy." The song is a highlight on their new album, After Laughter. Suitably, the music video for "Rose-Colored Boy" is the best one yet from the new record. The trio appear as news anchors on a morning…
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Ghost has been holed up in the studio for a few months now, quiet ever since releasing the music video for "He Is" last August. A lot has changed since the band's last album, Meliora, came out in 2015. After sharing an eclectic EP of covers, the band aired plenty of legal drama between the…
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The brand new film Black Panther is just about to be released, and it's already getting a ton of buzz. It may become the biggest film of the year, and it likewise may have the best soundtrack of the year. Helmed by Kendrick Lamar, the soundtrack will come out next Friday, a week before the…
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Three months ago, Crossfade singer Ed Sloan shared his first solo single, "Surrender," off his upcoming debut album without the band. Now fans get our second taste of his new sound with "Alive." Whereas "Surrender" was more tender and presented a new direction, "Alive" has more of the energy Crossfade is known for. The song…
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