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Bonobo – “Fire On The Water” (Feat. Arooj Aftab) & “Drift”
UK producer and DJ Simon Green, better known as Bonobo, has shared two new tracks — “Fire On The Water”, a collaboration with singer Arooj Aftab, and the club instrumental “Drift” — ahead of his forthcoming album Distance In Static. The record, which also features Nilüfer Yanya, Nicole Miglis and Aftab, follows the previously released…
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Ben Folds Five Releasing Shelved First Attempt At Debut Album For Its 30th Anniversary: Hear Their Original “Underground”
Ben Folds Five are marking the 30th anniversary of their 1995 self-titled debut with a reissue that includes a previously unheard early version of the record, titled Shelved First Attempt. Before working with producer Caleb Southern on the album that was eventually released, the trio had recorded an initial set of sessions with producer Dave…
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Duffy Performs at Secret London Concert for Her First Live Show in 15 Years
Duffy has returned to the stage for the first time in nearly 15 years, performing a secret, intimate concert at Hoxton Hall in London on Sunday 5 July. The Welsh singer played to a small, hand-picked audience, mixing fan favourites from her back catalogue with previously unheard new songs, in what marks a significant step…
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‘I Hate Taylor Swift’: Everything Donald Trump Has Ever Said About the Pop Star
The article compiles a chronological timeline of everything US President Donald Trump has publicly said about pop star Taylor Swift, charting a relationship that has swung from early praise to open hostility. It matters as a record of how one of the world’s most influential musicians and a sitting president have repeatedly clashed, particularly as…
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Told Slant release strong new album to critical acclaim
Told Slant, the solo project of Florist’s Felix Walworth, has announced a new album titled What’s Up, due out on 4 September via Mtn. Laurel Recording Co. It is the project’s first record since 2020’s Point the Flashlight and Walk, and Walworth has marked the announcement by releasing a new song, “Manhattan”. Walworth has described…
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Liverpool to host 2026 Youth Music Awards in first move outside London
The Youth Music Awards, described as the UK’s biggest grassroots music awards, have announced that their 2026 edition will be held in Liverpool, marking the first time the ceremony has been staged outside London after six consecutive years in the capital. The move matters because it signals a deliberate effort to spread support for emerging…
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Devil Master reveal new album Bloody Dreams and unveil opening single
American punk-metal band Devil Master have announced a new album, Bloody Dreams, due out on 4 September via Relapse Records. It follows their 2023 record Ecstasies Of Never Ending Night, and the announcement arrives alongside the lead single and video for opening track “You Worms’ Vain Delusions”. The news matters to fans of the underground…
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Boompala for Fever versus Mercury broadcast
LE SSERAFIM will headline the first-ever WNBA edition of “Amazon Music Presents: In the Paint”, performing their latest single “Boompala” following the Prime Video broadcast of the Indiana Fever versus Phoenix Mercury game on Thursday. The performance marks a notable expansion of Amazon Music’s music-and-sport series, which had previously been tied only to the NBA,…
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Sin Bandera announce 19-date United States Escenas tour for 2026
Latin pop duo Sin Bandera — Leonel García and Noel Schajris — have announced a United States leg of their Escenas Tour, revealed exclusively by Billboard Español on Tuesday 7 July. The run supports the pair’s latest studio album, Escenas, and marks a return to a market the duo describe as central to their story,…