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Travis Scott Teases ‘Amazing’ New Album: ‘Pushing Myself … to Make Something I Haven’t Made Before’
Travis Scott has revealed he is working on a new album, his first since 2023’s “Utopia”, telling Variety he is “pushing myself to push the sonics” and trying to make something he hasn’t made before. The rapper, currently enjoying a career high after appearing in Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey”, also discussed his broader ambitions, including…
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Five guitarists who think Eric Clapton is completely overrated
Five guitarists have criticised Eric Clapton’s reputation, arguing that his standing as a guitar icon is overstated. – The article presents a set of musicians’ differing views on Clapton’s playing and legacy. – Their criticisms challenge the broad consensus that he is among rock’s greatest guitarists. – The piece focuses on opinion rather than any…
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Nigel Godrich & Dhani Harrison Announce Debut Album As Dragonflies: Hear “Slower”
British producer Nigel Godrich, known for his work with Radiohead and Thom Yorke, and musician Dhani Harrison, son of the late George Harrison, have announced a new joint project called Dragonflies and will release their self-titled debut album on 18 September via Dark Horse Records/BMG. The pairing is unexpected given their differing musical backgrounds, and…
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The real gang of 1950s Chicago high-schoolers that inspired the story of ‘Grease’
‘Grease’ was inspired by the real teenage gangs and school life encountered by co-creator Jim Jacobs at Chicago’s Taft High School in the late 1950s. The article highlights how the fictional T-Birds drew on the school’s “greaser” culture, showing that the hugely successful musical and film originated in a working-class Chicago setting rather than a…
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The 1979 Eagles song Don Henley called the end of an era: “We could feel it passing”
The article identifies ‘The Sad Cafe’, from the Eagles’ 1979 album *The Long Run*, as the song Don Henley viewed as a farewell to an earlier Los Angeles music scene. It matters because the track also reflected the group’s own declining unity and foreshadowed the end of the Eagles’ original run. Henley said the song…
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SoundCloud absorbs Nina Protocol’s catalogue and editorial archive after shutdown
SoundCloud has acquired the remaining assets of Nina Protocol, the independent, blockchain-based music platform that announced its closure nearly two months earlier. Under the deal, SoundCloud inherits Nina’s editorial archive and genre map, while former Nina artists can choose to migrate their catalogues onto SoundCloud’s “creator ecosystem”, gaining access to distribution, direct fan monetisation and…
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Dominic Fike Talks ‘Rocket’ Mixtape, Fatherhood & ‘Babydoll’ Resurgence
Dominic Fike has released his mixtape “Rocket” in 2025, a project whose title stems from a word he had carried in his mind for years, eventually naming his son after it too. The 12-track collection brings together previously unreleased songs, fan favourites and long-requested demos ahead of his next studio album, marking a milestone in…
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Inpatient (Ren x Chris Webby) – Dr Meyers (Lyric Video)
Ren and Chris Webby team up on “Inpatient,” a hip-hop collaboration accompanied by a lyric video for the track “Dr Meyers.” Ren has built a strong reputation for his fast, technical bars and conceptual storytelling, while Chris Webby brings his own established lyrical style, making this pairing a meeting of two skilled wordsmiths. The lyric…
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The 1960s musician who “sets the bar” for all singers and Carole King
The article highlights Carole King’s admiration for Aretha Franklin, whom King regarded as the benchmark for vocalists. It argues that Franklin’s powerful, expressive delivery transformed songs into definitive performances, making her influence particularly significant to the songwriters whose work she recorded. A central example is ‘(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman’, written by…
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R&B Up-And-Comer of the Month Mack Keane Has Long Been Instrumental Behind the Boards — Now He’s Taking the Solo Spotlight With ‘Wide Eyed’
Mack Keane, Billboard’s R&B Up-And-Comer of the Month for July 2026, has spent years working behind the scenes as a songwriter, producer and instrumentalist for artists including Destin Conrad, Omar Apollo and Joyce Wrice. He is now stepping forward as a solo artist with his album Wide Eyed, which he regards as his true debut,…