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Yesterday, BANKS shared a stripped back performance of her 2014 Goddess song, "Drowning." It comes from her new EP, Live And Stripped, out this Friday, April 3rd. Today, BANKS offers fans another preview of the EP with a new “1 Mic 1 Take” version of "Contaminated," a single from her 2019 album, III. The album version…
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Last Friday, Vanessa Carlton released her ethereal new album, Love Is An Art. It features 11 new songs - including singles like "Future Pain," "The Only Way To Love," and "Miner's Canary" - but fans following the release may have noticed one absence. Vanessa's record label, Dine Alone, had indicated that a song called "Break…
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It's only been eight months since BANKS released her last album, III. Following the singles “Gimme,” “Look What You’re Doing To Me,” and “Contaminated,” BANKS is now sharing some new music with us. This Friday, April 3rd, she will put out an EP called Live And Stripped. It'll feature acoustic versions of four songs, including three from III. But…
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One week ago, Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong shared a cover of the 1967 hit single “I Think We’re Alone Now,” originally by Tommy James And The Shondells. It was his first offering of distraction and comfort while we all self-isolate in the wake of COVID-19, but we now know it wasn't his last.…
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Ten days ago, The Weeknd released his long-awaited new album, After Hours. It’s an impressive record, and has launched the singles “Heartless,” “Blinding Lights,” and "In Your Eyes" – each with a music video. The Weeknd already surprised fans when he updated digital versions of the album to include five bonus tracks, including four remixes and…
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It was three full years ago when we first heard "Love Is An Art," the title track from Vanessa Carlton's newest album. But stretching back even farther than that live performance, another song on the album - "Patience" - was first previewed back in 2012. Indeed, Love Is An Art is the culmination of years…
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Garbage has been steadily working on their upcoming 7th studio album for a few years now. Where are they at in the recording process? Drummer Butch Vig just did an hour-long livestream to talk about recording albums, and during the Q&A, he revealed some Garbage album news. According to Butch, Garbage finished tracking their new…
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What are Tom Smith, Editors, and/or Smith & Burrows cooking up now? Editors just put out their first greatest hits compilation - Black Gold: Best Of Editors - last October. It followed their May 2019 release of The Blanck Mass Sessions, itself an alternate version of their last studio album, Violence. Now, frontman Tom Smith…
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Last Thursday, Hayley Williams shared her latest single, "Roses/Lotus/Violet/Iris," featuring featuring Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lucy Dacus – of the indie group boygenius – on backing vocals. Paramore member Taylor York produced. It will appear on Hayley’s upcoming solo album, Petals For Armor, out on May 8th, and on her Petals For Armor II EP.…
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In just a few short days, Vanessa Carlton will release her new album, Love Is An Art. Fans have already heard her singles “Future Pain,” “The Only Way To Love,” and “Miner’s Canary,” plus live performances of "Love Is An Art," “I Know You Don’t Mean It” and “Salesman” (the last one during a livestream on Monday). We've…
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This Friday, Vanessa Carlton will release her new album, Love Is An Art. Fans have already heard “Future Pain,” “The Only Way To Love,” and "Miner's Canary," plus live performances of “Love Is An Art” and “I Know You Don’t Mean It.” Now, with just four days left until the album drops, Vanessa is doing daily…
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Most of us are starting to feel the anxiety of self-isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic, and it's already leading to some comforting musical expression from the artists we follow. In addition to livestreamed concerts and inclusive art projects, some artists are starting to share new songs and covers. Today, Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong…
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Last Friday, The Weeknd released his long-awaited new album, After Hours. It's an impressive record, and has already launched the singles “Heartless” and “Blinding Lights" - each with a music video. That narrative continued in the After Hours short film earlier this month, which ended with a suggestion of unexpected violence. Today, that story reaches its…
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Way back in 2001, a newly formed Fall Out Boy released their first demo recordings. Self-titled as Fallout Boy - yes, two words instead of three - the demo appeared on cassette, CD, and vinyl. Last week, one of those lucky fans who got this early demo uploaded its three songs online. First we get…
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After the short 15-month gap between The Weeknd's Beauty Behind The Madness and Starboy, the wait between Starboy and After Hours - more than three years - has felt like a long time. Sure, we got his 6-track EP, My Dear Melancholy, to tide us over, but it's clear that The Weeknd wanted put more…
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Tove Lo is a Swedish artist, but surprisingly, she's never written a song in her native language. And she still hasn't, but we're one step closer with her new cover. She translated fellow Swedish artist Veronica Maggio's 2011 hit single "Jag Kommer" into English, and today fans can hear Tove's version as "I'm Coming." Tove recorded…
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Alicia Keys was supposed to release her new album, ALICIA, today. Set to include her recent singles, “Underdog,” “Time Machine,” and “Show Me Love” featuring Miguel, it would be her first since 2016's Here. However, due to the outbreak of COVID-19 and advice for everyone to self-isolate, Alicia has announced that her new album will be delayed to…
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Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton first shared their new duet, “Nobody But You,” when it appeared on Blake’s hits compilation, Fully Loaded: God’s Country, in December 2019. The song was an instant hit, and soon got an accompanying music video to bring its words to life. Now, the celebrity couple have shared a new acoustic…
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Can you believe it's been 10 years since Neon Trees released their first album, Habits? 10 years since "Animal" was first released to the airwaves? That single was massive, and now, a full decade on, the band is celebrating its 10th anniversary. Today, fans can hear a newly recorded acoustic version of "Animal." If the…
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Early last week, Hayley Williams shared the lyrics for a new song, "Roses/Lotus/Violet/Iris." Today, fans can hear the song in full. Hayley wrote it with Taylor York and Daniel James, and Taylor produces. "Roses/Lotus/Violet/Iris" features Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lucy Dacus – of the indie group boygenius – on backing vocals, and it's set…
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Last week, Ellie Goulding previewed her new single, "Worry About Me" featuring blackbear. It's been a year and a half since she released “Close To Me” in fall 2018 - with plenty of singles, soundtrack songs, and collaborations in between - and it looks like we're finally getting close to Ellie's next album. Publications report the…
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Kelly Clarkson will appear in the upcoming animated film, Trolls World Tour, scheduled to hit theaters on April 10th. And, as with her UglyDolls film and its accompanying soundtrack in 2019, Kelly also has a new song to go with the upcoming film. The Trolls World Tour soundtrack album is out now, and we can…
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In just two months, Hayley Williams will release her first solo album, Petals For Armor, due on May 8th. We’ve already heard five songs on her new EP, and following lyric videos for "Simmer," "Leave It Alone," "Creepin,'" and "Cinnamon," Hayley has now shared the fifth and final lyric video. Check out "Sudden Desire," featuring…
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Hayley Williams is getting ready to release her first solo album, Petals For Armor, out on May 8th. We’ve already heard five songs on her new EP, with three music videos and four lyric video so far. Now, Hayley is teasing another new song. Today she shared the lyrics for an unreleased song called "Roses/Lotus/Violet/Iris," which features…
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In less than two weeks, The Weeknd's new album, After Hours, will be out. He's already released three songs from it so far - “Heartless,” “Blinding Lights,” and “After Hours” - and just shared a short film last Wednesday. Though we still don't know the rest of the album's tracklist, The Weeknd did just unveil a…
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Ever since she released "Close To Me" in fall 2018, Ellie Goulding's fans have been getting more excited - and impatient - for her next album. After a year of singles and collaborations, it looks like Ellie is finally ready to dive into the new era. She's now teasing a new single called "Worry About…
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Silverstein just released their new album, A Beautiful Place To Drown. For their song "Take What You Give," they recruited fellow Canadian Pierre Bouvier of Simple Plan to sing on the bridge. "Take What You Give" glides in, winding guitars making a sweet accompaniment for Silverstein frontman Shane Told's vocals. He describes being underwater, fitting…
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Evanescence is slowly getting back into the music world. As they work on their long-awaited new album this year, fans will also be kept satisfied with some new collaborations frontwoman Amy Lee has recorded. First up is a song with Body Count on their brand new album Carnivore, out today. Amy appears on the song “When…
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Two months ago, Shakira shared her latest single, “Me Gusta,” featuring Puerto Rican rapper Anuel AA. It's our first taste of her upcoming new album, expected later this year. Today, fans can finally see the single's colorful new music video. "Me Gusta" is a catchy but emotional song. Over a reggaeton beat, Anuel AA and…
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Last month, The Weeknd announced his upcoming album, After Hours, due out on March 20th. Following his singles “Heartless,” “Blinding Lights,” and, most recently, “After Hours,” today fans can see a new short film for the album. It doesn't feature music - at least, not overtly - but scoring in the background may serve as themes in…
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The stream of Hayley Williams solo material continues. The Paramore frontwoman is gearing up to release her first solo album, Petals For Armor, out on May 8th. We’ve already heard five songs on her new EP, and three of them got music videos. Following lyric videos for “Simmer,” “Leave It Alone,” and "Creepin,'" we now get a lyric…
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