The 2026 BRIT Awards, the UK’s equivalent to the Grammys, will take place this Saturday at Manchester’s Co-op Live, but they’ve already revealed one winner. PinkPantheress, the wildly influential singer, songwriter, and producer and Alysa Liu inspiration will be honored as Producer Of The Year. We’re again reminded that she is not the weakest link. The post PinkPantheress Is The …

The prolific old-school country artist Charley Crockett already has 15 studio albums to his name, and he’s about to add one more to that total. Less than a year ago, Crockett released Dollar A Day, the second LP in his Shooter Jennings-produced Sagebrush Trilogy. This spring, he’ll finish out that trilogy with the release of a 20-track opus called Age …

On Friday, Philadelphia shoegaze institution Nothing will release their new album A Short History Of Decay, which pushed the band’s sound in a bunch of different directions. This time around, frontman Nicky Palermo has put together a lineup that includes Cloakroom’s Doyle Martin and Cam Smith, Best Coast’s Bobb Bruno, and Manslaughter 777’s Zachary Jones.… The post Nothing – “Never …

On this day in 1993, Naughty by Nature released their third studio album 19 Naughty III, a project that not only defined their career but helped soundtrack the early 90s at its commercial… The post Today In Hip Hop History: Naughty By Nature Released Their Third Album ’19 Naughty III’ 33 Years Ago appeared first on .

Guatemalan-born, Montreal-based Santiago Castillo releases indie-electronic music under the name Hockitay. New single “over/over” is our first preview of a forthcoming EP. In a recent interview with The Line Of Best Fit, he says this tune is designed for winter, so if you’re snowed in on the East Coast today, you might want to queue… The post Hockitay – “over/over” …

On this day in 1999, Marshall Mathers introduced the world to The Slim Shady LP and in doing so, shifted the entire trajectory of Hip Hop heading into the new… The post Today In Hip Hop History: Eminem Dropped His Second Album ‘The Slim Shady LP’ 27 Years Ago appeared first on .

Earlier this week, the Los Angeles hardcore band Zulu performed in São Paolo without frontman Anaiah Muhammad. They made no mention of Muhammad’s absence, but there was a huge, obvious reason for it. Shortly before that show, Muhammad’s ex-partner, the singer-songwriter Simpson, accused Muhammad of physical and psychological abuse. Muhammad put out a statement denying the allegations, and Zulu cancelled …

Nonagenarian Willie Nelson has announced his next album. Oh What A Beautiful World — his 77th solo studio album and his 154th album overall — is out in April. Today the redheaded stranger has shared the title track, a duet with fellow Texas country legend Rodney Crowell.

Country star and one-time American Idol winner Carrie Underwood — last seen debasing herself by performing at Donald Trump’s inauguration — is back on Idol as a judge this year, replacing Katy Perry. Sunday’s episode featured audition footage for an 18-year-old going by the name Insite, who performed mediocre renditions of Korn’s “Freak On A Leash” and Drowning Pool’s “Bodies.” …

Last year, Paul McCartney was one of many to endorse Foreigner to be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, which was a campaign spearheaded by Mick Jones’ stepson Mark Ronson. Now, the Beatle is advocating for the late English blues-rock singer Joe Cocker, who was revealed as a nominee last month.