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Neil Young & The Chrome Hearts Announce New Album Second Song: Hear The Title Track
Neil Young and his backing band, the Chrome Hearts, will release a new album, Second Song, on 18 September through Reprise Records. The announcement is accompanied by the 11-minute title track, which offers an extended, reflective preview of the project and follows Young’s 2025 album Talkin’ to the Trees. The seven-track album combines newly written…
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Born 61 Years Ago Today to Cuban Immigrants in Florida, the Beloved Frontman of a Genre-Blending, Grammy-Winning 90s Country Band
Raul Malo, the Cuban-American singer and co-founder of the Mavericks, is being remembered on what would have been his 61st birthday following his death from colon cancer in December 2025. As the band’s frontman for three decades, he helped make the Mavericks a distinctive force in 1990s country by blending country with rock and roll,…
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CROSSBONE SKULLY Recruits DEF LEPPARD’s PHIL COLLEN And Legendary Producer ROBERT JOHN ‘MUTT’ LANGE For ‘Thunder Love’ Single
CROSSBONE SKULLY has released “Thunder Love”, the first single from its forthcoming second album, “Condemned To Rock N’ Roll”. The hard-rock track features Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen and producer Robert John “Mutt” Lange, bringing together prominent figures associated with classic rock production and performance. The band is led by Tommy Henriksen of Alice Cooper…
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‘KPop Demon Hunters’ singer’ Audrey Nuna captures “feeling of redemption, of validation, of the tides finally turning” on bold new single ‘superHuman’
Audrey Nuna has released ‘superHuman’, her first solo single in two years, following her high-profile role as Mira’s singing voice in KPop Demon Hunters. The Grammy-nominated Korean-American artist said the song reflects redemption, validation and navigating rapid change while retaining one’s humanity, marking an effort to bring the film’s momentum back to her own music.…
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Eau the Music Shares New Single ‘In This Silence’
Montréal-born, Ottawa-based artist Eau the Music has released ‘In This Silence’, the first single from her forthcoming debut album, ‘Light in the Dark’. The self-produced track blends dream pop, shoegaze and alternative rock, and introduces a project shaped by personal reflection on identity, love, loss and change. Eau the Music, pronounced “O the Music”, wrote,…
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The director Jack Nicholson was “ashamed” he only worked with once: “It’s true”
Jack Nicholson said he regretted working with Stanley Kubrick only once, admitting that his immediate reaction to Kubrick’s death was sadness that they would never make another film together. The reflection highlights the depth of Nicholson’s respect for Kubrick and the lasting impact of their collaboration on *The Shining*. Nicholson played Jack Torrance in Kubrick’s…
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Prince Took a Sonic Risk When He Recorded This 1984 Hit
Prince’s 1984 single “When Doves Cry” became his first US No. 1 hit and helped build anticipation for Purple Rain and its accompanying film. The article highlights the song’s unusual production choice: Prince removed the bass line, creating a distinctive sound that set it apart from many contemporary pop records. Engineer Peggy McCreary said Prince…
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Ariana Grande Celebrates End of N. American Eternal Sunshine Leg, Says She’s ‘Overwhelmed With Love and the Deepest Gratitude’
Ariana Grande has marked the end of the North American leg of her Eternal Sunshine tour, thanking fans and saying she felt overwhelmed by love and gratitude. The final show took place in Chicago on 6 August, before the tour moves to London for its concluding dates. Grande performed multiple nights across cities including Los…
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TSHA Teams Up With Pollena On New Single ‘Tell Me’
TSHA has released ‘Tell Me’, a new single featuring London electro-pop artist Pollena, through Major Recordings/Warner Records. The house track combines TSHA’s restrained, hypnotic production with Pollena’s vocals and has been selected as BBC Radio 1 Dance Party’s Hottest Record of the week, giving it prominent exposure. The release is TSHA’s second original track of…
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Europe finalizes plans for its ‘sovereign’ Starlink competitor
The European Commission has finalised an implementation plan for IRIS², an EU-backed satellite broadband network intended to provide a sovereign, secure alternative to services such as Starlink. The agreement moves the project from planning towards deployment and matters because it is designed to support European governments and participating countries during emergencies, humanitarian operations and border…