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Gracie Abrams Built a Career on Honesty. She’s Going Even Deeper Now

• Gracie Abrams announces third album, Daughter from Hell.
• New record explores childhood, going deeper than past relationship themes.
• Tour dates sold out fast; she discusses Paul Mescal and nepo-baby label.

Gracie Abrams is preparing to release her third album, Daughter from Hell, which she describes as a bigger, more varied record that digs deeper into her emotional history, tracing themes back to her childhood rather than just recent relationships. The announcement comes as the singer-songwriter, known for turning…

New Linkin Park Documentary To Bow This September

• Linkin Park documentary "Unshatter" hits cinemas 30 September
• Directed by band member Joe Hahn, shown in 2D, ScreenX and 4DX
• Companion live album from São Paulo release out 25 September

A new documentary about Linkin Park, titled "Unshatter" and directed by band member Joe Hahn, is set for theatrical release on 30 September. Produced with CJ 4DPlex and Trafalgar, and shown in 2D, ScreenX and 4DX formats worldwide, the film traces the band's journey through loss, resilience and…

Next Wave #1199: Holly Head

What does it mean to Holly Head-ify a song? In the boys’ own words it’s “make it loud and irritating”, a serious undersell for a band with a cult following within the northern music community. Their most recent release ‘I’ve Had Want’ has matured from earlier tracks, leaning…

She’s Green name their 5 favorite dream pop albums

The Minneapolis shoegaze/dream pop band’s new EP ‘Swallowtail’ is out now.

Ariana Grande Pauses Chicago Show To Give Speech About Public Break

• Grande addressed health concerns mid-concert without naming them directly
• She'll take a break from public life after her tour ends
• She's withdrawn from a planned West End Sondheim musical revival

Ariana Grande paused her concert in Chicago on Monday night to address weeks of public concern over her health and appearance, following her representatives' announcement that she would step back from public visibility once her current tour ends. The speech came days after the release of her new…

Fontaines DC perform final ever Maida Vale session for the BBC

• Fontaines DC recorded their last-ever Maida Vale Studios session for the BBC.
• The historic BBC studios are closing after decades of live music sessions.
• The band joins other artists marking the venue's farewell.

Irish rock band Fontaines DC have recorded their final session at the BBC's Maida Vale Studios, marking the end of an era for the historic broadcasting venue. The London studios, long a fixture of British music history, are set to close, with an array of artists using their…

TOMMY THAYER And DORO PESCH To Appear At ’50 Years Of Kiss In Germany’ Official KISS Fan Celebration

• KISS's 50th anniversary fan event set for Düsseldorf on 30 October 2026
• Tommy Thayer and Doro Pesch to appear, but KISS won't perform
• Tickets go on sale 11 August 2026

Tommy Thayer, KISS's lead guitarist, and German metal singer Doro Pesch will appear at "50 Years Of Kiss In Germany: Official Fan Celebration", an event marking the band's anniversary. The gathering will take place at the Mitsubishi Electric Halle in Düsseldorf, though KISS themselves will not perform, with…

Spotify surpasses 300 million premium subscribers with rising profit

• Spotify hit 300 million Premium subscribers in Q2 2026, beating guidance
• Operating profit rose to $762m as revenue grew 14% year-on-year
• 20th-anniversary campaign drove record single-day subscriber intake

Spotify has confirmed it reached 300 million Premium subscribers in the second quarter of 2026, adding 7 million net subscribers and beating its own guidance by 1 million, while also posting a rise in operating profit to $762 million. The results, published on 4 August, underline the streaming…

56 Years Ago, Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner Released an Album Featuring a Grammy-Nominated Tribute to Her Grandfather

• Parton and Wagoner released duets album Once More on 3 August 1970.
• Single "Daddy Was an Old-Time Preacher Man" honoured Parton's preacher grandfather.
• Both album and single peaked at No. 7 on Billboard's country chart.

On 3 August 1970, country stars Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner released their fifth duets album, Once More, which reached No. 7 on the Billboard country albums chart. The record's only single, "Daddy Was an Old-Time Preacher Man," also peaked at No. 7 and holds particular significance as…

3 of the Best First No. 1 Hits of 90s Pop Music

• Article lists three 90s pop songs that were artists' first US No. 1 hits
• Featured: Boyz II Men's "End of the Road", Spice Girls' "Wannabe", Seal's "Kiss from a Rose"
• Includes songwriters' own accounts of how each track was created

American Songwriter has highlighted three pop songs from the 1990s that share an unusual distinction: each was the first US chart-topper for its respective artist. The piece frames these tracks as landmark moments in their creators' careers, offering brief background on how each song came to be written,…