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Punk musician and writer Henry Rollins has announced a new memoir, Bait Dog Boy, due for publication next year through Random House. Described by the publisher as "a searing memoir of a broken childhood and the hope of escaping it," the book marks the first time Rollins has…
▶Country singer Sammi Smith, born on 5 August 1943 in Orange County, California, is being remembered on the anniversary of her birth for her pivotal role in the 1970s outlaw country movement. She is best known for her rendition of Kris Kristofferson's "Help Me Make It Through the…
Universal Music Group has filed a motion asking a US federal court to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) over UMG's licensing of members' recordings to AI music platform Udio. UMG argues that the union's collective bargaining agreement sets no fixed rate for…
▶Dawn Richard has announced a new album, *Creole Culture*, out on 9 October via Merge Records, alongside the release of its latest single, "enough". The New Orleans-based multidisciplinary artist frames the record as the newest chapter in her ongoing musical relationship with her hometown, following 2019's *New Breed*…
▶Stevie Wonder has spoken about how deeply his 1976 song "Love's In Need of Love Today", from the album Songs in the Key of Life, still moves him decades on. Recalling a New York performance, he said he "broke down" while singing it, explaining that the accumulated experiences…
Country singer Ella Langley is set to release a new collaboration with Koe Wetzel titled "Jaded" on Friday, 7 August. The pair previously worked together on "That's Why We Fight," a Gold-certified track that led Langley's 2023 EP Excuse the Mess, and both artists have described the reunion…
THE KOVENANT are progressing on what will be their first studio album in more than two decades, with vocalist and bassist Stian "Nagash" Arnesen revealing eight songs have already been written for the record. The Norwegian band's reunion began simply as a chance to play a handful of…
Sam Smith has released "When He's Gone," the third single from their upcoming fifth studio album, Hazel Eyes, due out on 21 August. The bluesy, melancholy track was recorded live without a click track, building from finger-picked guitar into a fuller arrangement with drums and backing vocals, and…
▶This YouTube Short has been shared under the title "This sounds like Jamie T fronting the Prodigy", suggesting a track or performance that blends Jamie T's distinctive, laid-back sing-speak vocal delivery with the aggressive, breakbeat-driven electronic production associated with The Prodigy. The comparison points to a clip that…