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Bring Me The Horizon frontman Oli Sykes has spoken to Metal Hammer about the band's 2006 debut album Count Your Blessings and its enduring reputation as one of the most divisive records in metal. The interview coincides with the announcement that the band have re-recorded the album, releasing…
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Indie-folk singer-songwriter Paris Paloma used her set at Bilbao BBK Live 2026 to urge her audience to reject artificial intelligence and support human artists instead. Performing on the San Miguel stage on the festival's opening day, she introduced her recent single 'Miyazaki' — named after Studio Ghibli director…
Two of the lead actors from Steven Spielberg's 1997 historical drama Amistad, Sir Anthony Hopkins and Morgan Freeman, are each set to release their own musical projects on the Decca label next month. Hopkins has signed to Decca Classics as a composer and will release Life Is A…
Alabama Shakes have released "I Feel Hope Coming", the second single from their forthcoming album I Must Be Dreaming. The band describe the track as an "understated anthem about choosing optimism and community in the face of an increasingly chaotic world", with a press release framing it as…
Kieran Hebden, best known as the electronic artist Four Tet, has released a new album under his unpronounceable alter ego, an alias rendered entirely in unusual symbols and characters. The record first appeared last month as a limited-edition vinyl pressing before arriving digitally, and it quickly gained attention…
On 10 July 1970, Johnny Cash recorded the live album *The Johnny Cash Show* at the Grand Ole Opry House, a release tied to his television series of the same name. Though not the best-remembered of Cash's live records, it proved significant because its only single, "Sunday Morning…
Cage The Elephant have released "Beaches in Tennessee," their first new music in two years since the 2024 album Neon Pill. The garage rock single is built around brothers Matt and Brad Shultz's overdriven guitar and vocal melodies, and marks a notable moment as the band's return following…
JAY-Z is returning to the stage this weekend for three concerts at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York, in a run of shows celebrating major anniversaries of two of his most acclaimed albums. Friday 10th July marks 30 years since his debut Reasonable Doubt, Saturday 11th July…
This is a light music feature from American Songwriter highlighting three Whitney Houston songs chosen for their uplifting, confidence-boosting feel. - "Higher Love" — Originally a 1986 Steve Winwood track, covered by Houston in 1990; producer Seth Faber told Music Week how Kygo's acclaimed 2020 remix chopped up…