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London-based singer-songwriter Elanor Moss has released "The Way That It Feels", a new ballad shared ahead of her debut album The Knife, The Needle. Following last month's single "Sarah Waiting In The Car", the track continues to build anticipation for the record and arrives with a music video…
The Country Music Association (CMA) has appointed Brittany Schaffer as its next chief executive officer, succeeding Sarah Trahern, who announced her retirement earlier this year after 13 years leading the organisation. The move marks a significant leadership transition for one of country music's most influential industry bodies, with…
Chicago-area singer Stella Lefty has become the latest musician accused of being an "industry plant", a pejorative label suggesting an artist's rise was secretly manufactured by the music business rather than earned. The 23-year-old has broken through on TikTok with her country-and-pop crossover single "Boston", but her sudden…
Taylor Swift's concert film *Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour — The Final Show* has received five nominations at the 2026 Emmy Awards, marking a fresh awards milestone for the record-breaking tour. The nominations recognise the film across variety and technical categories, and acknowledge Swift as both a performer…
Say Anything and Wavves, two acts that emerged in the 2000s with contrasting approaches to pop-punk, have announced a collaborative album titled Cherry Soda. The record unites their respective frontmen, Max Bemis and Nathan Williams, who wrote the songs together with the aim of crafting an "early 2000s…
Radie Peat, the singer of Dublin experimental folk group Lankum, has released her first-ever solo single, a rendition of the traditional Irish ballad "Still I Love Him". The release extends Lankum's signature blend of stark, doom-laden and experimental takes on traditional Irish folk music, showcasing Peat's distinctive, clear…
The Hollywood Reporter's chief film critic David Rooney has given a broadly favourable review to Disney's live-action remake of Moana, arriving just ten years after the 2016 animated original. Rooney, who admits general scepticism about Disney's live-action remake "assembly line", argues the film succeeds on its own terms…
The indie-rock band the Mountain Goats have released a new single called "Candlebox", named after the 1990s Seattle rock band. The track is a taster from their forthcoming album Days, due out on 7 August 2026 via the band's own Cadmean Dawn label. It matters as the latest…
The garage-punk band the Go, whose ranks briefly included Jack White before he formed the White Stripes, are finally releasing their long-shelved second album, Free Electricity, 26 years after it was recorded. The record was made shortly after White left the band and their 1999 Sub Pop debut…
Devendra Banhart has formed a new trio called Hug alongside guitarist Gyan Riley and producer and multi-instrumentalist Noah Georgeson. The group will release their self-titled debut album on 11 September through David Byrne's Luaka Bop label, led by the single "Cow With Half Moon Parasol". The project brings…