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Rico Nasty’s New Album Is the Perfect RX for Trap’s Ails: Review

• Rico Nasty releases new album RX with producer Kenny Beats
• Nine-track record has minimal guest features, one from Dylan Brady
• Reviewers say it reaffirms her status as a genre pioneer

Rico Nasty has released her new album RX, reuniting with longtime producer Kenny Beats (now Kenneth Blume) less than eight months after the deluxe edition of her debut, LETHAL. The nine-track project sees the pair rekindle a creative partnership that began with 2018's "Smack a Bitch" and the…

New duet from George Michael and Elton John could be on the way

• Unfinished George Michael/Elton John duet 'This Kind Of Love' may finally be released
• Manager Andros Georgiou seeking Elton John's permission to combine vocals
• Song tied to promotion of new film Trojan Souls about Michael's shelved 1993 album

George Michael's former manager, Andros Georgiou, has revealed hopes of finally releasing an unfinished duet the late singer recorded with Elton John in the 1990s. The song, titled 'This Kind Of Love', has both artists' vocals recorded separately but was never completed, and Georgiou is now seeking Sir…

4 Country Songs That Instantly Transport Me Back to the Early 2000s

• Writer names four country songs evoking early-2000s nostalgia
• Includes tracks by The Chicks, Toby Keith, Shania Twain, Lee Ann Womack
• Piece reflects post-9/11 patriotic themes in country music era

A music writer for American Songwriter reflects on four country songs that they say instantly evoke the early 2000s, an era they describe as blending lush 1990s-style production with post-9/11 patriotic themes. The piece is a personal, nostalgic reflection rather than a hard news story, framed around memories…

“Extraordinary”: The Beatles song that blew Peter Gabriel’s mind

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Noname Recalls a “Squatter” Who Moved into Her House on New Song: Stream

• Noname releases new single "Squatter" featuring DRAM
• Song recounts her removing an unwelcome house guest
• It previews her upcoming mixtape, Cartoon Radio

Chicago rapper Noname has released "Squatter," a new single featuring Virginia artist DRAM, as the second preview from her forthcoming mixtape Cartoon Radio. The storytelling track finds Noname recounting a real-life incident in which an uninvited guest moved into her house while she was away on tour, prompting…

O’Flynn Has Finally Found His Path

• O'Flynn releases new album 'Kairos', his third solo record
• Discusses industry rejection, label drops and resilience
• Sound shaped by Burial, Four Tet and sampling pioneers

Electronic producer O'Flynn has released his third solo album, 'Kairos', a genre-roaming record inspired by his travels through countries such as Morocco and his longstanding love of sampling. In a new interview, the artist reflects candidly on a career marked by industry setbacks, including music rejected by record…

Marty Stuart Joins the Songwriting Genius Luke Combs Calls a “Literal Legend” for His Grand Ole Opry Debut

• Songwriter Wyatt McCubbin debuted at the Grand Ole Opry in May
• Marty Stuart joined him to perform their co-written song
• Luke Combs called McCubbin a "literal legend" online

Nashville songwriter Wyatt McCubbin made his Grand Ole Opry debut in May, performing three songs including one co-written with country star Marty Stuart, who joined him on stage. The performance was highlighted in a new Instagram post from the Opry, with hitmaker Luke Combs, for whom McCubbin has…

Vice Business Only

• Blabbermouth reviews V.B.O.'s '80s-inspired debut "Vice Business Only"
• Project pairs Wind Rose's Francesco Cavalieri with Simone Giusti
• Reviewer scores it 7.5/10, calling it "excellent fun"

Blabbermouth has reviewed "Vice Business Only", the debut album from V.B.O., a new project pairing Wind Rose vocalist Francesco Cavalieri with electronic artist Simone Giusti. The record leans heavily into 1980s pop and AOR nostalgia, joining a wider trend of retro revivalism in both mainstream pop and metal,…

Pain Of Truth Announce New Self-Titled Album: Hear “Unforgiven”

• Pain Of Truth announce self-titled second album, out 25 September on DAZE
• New single "Unforgiven" produced by Will Putney, no guest features
• Extensive US tour dates announced, plus a Tokyo festival show in September

Long Island hardcore band Pain Of Truth have announced their self-titled second album, due out on 25 September via DAZE, alongside a new single and video called "Unforgiven". The record follows their well-received 2023 debut Not Through Blood and a 2025 split with Sunami, and marks a notable…

New Wave Of British Heavy Metal Legends TANK To Release Deluxe Edition Of ‘Filth Hounds Of Hades’ In August

• TANK's 1982 debut "Filth Hounds Of Hades" gets deluxe reissue on 14 August
• Adds demos, single b-sides, a John Peel session and live Dortmund recordings
• First in a new series of TANK reissues from Cleopatra Records

NWOBHM pioneers TANK are releasing a deluxe reissue of their 1982 debut album "Filth Hounds Of Hades" on 14 August, via Cleopatra Records, the first in a planned series of reissues from the band's catalogue. Formed by Algy Ward (previously of The Saints and The Damned) alongside brothers…