Somewhat surprisingly, Ariana Grande began teasing a new album this spring. Over the past several years Grande has been busy as a Hollywood actress, endlessly promoting her two Wicked movies and filming the upcoming Meet The Parents sequel Focker In Law. She’s got some shows this summer — they’re kicking off this weekend, in fact — but the tour is …

Next month, the great avant-pop adventurer Kelela will release the new album new avatar, her follow-up to 2023’s Raven. The new LP features contributions from people like PinkPantheress, Fousheé, and A. K. Paul, and we’ve already heard the early singles “idea 1” and “linknb.” Today, Kelela announces a tour and shares another new track. As… The post Kelela – “point …

Last month, Björk played a surprise DJ set at the Venice Biennale and announced that she’ll release a new album sometime this year. She also announced plans for Echolalia, a new immersive exhibit at Reykjavík’s National Gallery Of Iceland. It’s built around reimagined versions of “Ancestress” and “Sorrowful Soil,” two mournful songs from Björk’s 2022 album Fossora, as well as …

In 2024, Remezcla launched Remezcla Pride: The Identity Edition. That package focused on the complexities of our identities; from gender identity to sexual orientation. We followed that up in 2025 with Remezcla Pride: No Barriers, Just Pride. That package focused on celebrating transgender resilience, non-binary joy, and living a life outside the binary. And in The post Editor’s Note About …

Hayley Williams seems to really be enjoying the freedom of life after Atlantic Records. Last year the Paramore frontperson enacted a fun, unconventional rollout for her excellent solo album Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party, released on her own pointedly named independent label, Post Atlantic. She’s been on a rapturously received tour in support of the album this year, and …

Right now, Phoebe Bridgers is in the middle of what appears to be an elaborate album rollout plan. Bridgers has been relatively quiet ever since boygenius won all those Grammys in 2024, though she’ll make her acting debut in the upcoming To Catch A Predator movie Primetime. Last month, Bridgers played a last-minute pop-up show in Roswell, New Mexico, where …

It was only a matter of when. In the long tail of her big Brat moment from two summers ago, Charli XCX has been on a prolific tear, taking on a slew of acting roles last year (including her own mockumentary, The Moment) and releasing a full soundtrack album for Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights in February. So it was surprising …

About a week and a half ago, experimental rapper JPEGMAFIA released his new album Experimental Rap. Like a lot of JPEGMAFIA records, it’s full of samples, which have often been twisted and warped. Some of those samples are instantly recognizable, like Kanye West’s “All Of The Lights” on “Lights” or Lil Scrappy’s “Money In The Bank” on the single “¥ …

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BossMan Dlow is keeping his breakout momentum alive with the release of the “Motion Party” remix featuring Megan Thee Stallion. Released through Alamo Records and Sony Music, the remix arrives… The post BossMan Dlow Drops “Motion Party” Remix Featuring Megan Thee Stallion appeared first on .