Music news

• Mahalia announces details of UK and Ireland tour

  01-03-2022 23:43 via nme.com
  
  Mahalia has unveiled details of a UK and Ireland tour this summer.READ MORE: Mahalia on her “epic” Brixton show and reflective new materialThe singer-songwriter from Leicester will play shows in Dublin, Glasgow, Sheffield, Liverpool, Brighton, Cardiff and Oxford. Mahalia will also wrap up the tour with a hometown show.
  “After all this time…my first tour in over two years”, Mahalia tweeted, sharing details of the tour dates. “I can’t wait to see you
  
  Read more

• Primary Wave Purchases Catalogs of Regent Music and Jewel Music, Including Hits From Lionel Hampton, Thelonious Monk, and Others

  01-03-2022 22:58 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Primary Wave has officially purchased the catalogs of Regent Music Corporation and Jewel Music Publishing, including the rights to works from jazz mainstays Lionel Hampton and Thelonious Monk as well as classics like “Apache” and “Pipeline.” New York City-based Primary Wave unveiled its latest song-rights investment today. 2022’s first two months have also seen the […]
  The post Primary Wave Purchases Catalogs of Regent Music and Jewel Music, Including Hits Fr
  
  Read more

• New music from Sigrid is on the way next week

  01-03-2022 22:56 via nme.com
  
  Sigrid has announced that she will be sharing some new music next week.READ MORE: Griff on her Sigrid collab: “It’s just about girls having a good time”The Norwegian pop star first teased new song ‘It Gets Dark’ back in December last year. On social media yesterday (February 28), she revealed that the song will be arriving on March 9.
  “It Gets Dark, my new single, is finally coming out next week March 9th! I’m truly proud of this one, and I hope you like
  
  Read more

• Megan Thee Stallion announces first ever VR concert tour

  01-03-2022 22:17 via nme.com
  
  Megan Thee Stallion has announced the first ever VR concert tour.READ MORE: Megan Thee Stallion: “I’m really working on my dynasty right now”The singer will hit road for a series of shows in the US entitled ‘Enter Thee Hottieverse’.
  The VR concert will feature a multi-song set that moves through a series of environments, and features “hot custom” wardrobes.
  Fans will be able to go to local cinemas and put on the VR headsets dubbed “Hottie Mounted D
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• The Killers pull out of Moscow festival following Russia's invasion of Ukraine

  01-03-2022 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  The Killers will no longer perform at Park Live Festival.
  
  Read more

• Charli XCX drops “sexy” new disco pop single ‘Baby’

  01-03-2022 21:21 via nme.com
  
  Charli XCX has shared another new single from her forthcoming album ‘CRASH’.READ MORE: Charli XCX live in London: isolation anthems finally get their special airingThe disco pop track – Baby’, sees the singer accompanied by two backing dancers in a new video, which you can view below.
  The single, which follows her recent collaboration ‘Beg For You’ with Rina Sawayama, is “about great sex” according to the singer and it was one of the first she
  
  Read more

• Corey Taylor names his favourite Metallica song

  01-03-2022 21:11 via nme.com
  
  Corey Taylor has revealed what his favourite Metallica song is during a question and answer session with fans.READ MORE: Noise-punk masters Ho99o9: “The good thing with us is that we don’t give a fuck”The Slipknot frontman was appearing at the Mad Monster Party convention between February 18-20 and in a 45 minute Q&A with fans, he said his favourite Metallica track was from their 1986 album, ‘Master Of Puppets’.
  Without hesitation, Taylor said his favourite
  
  Read more

• LIFE announce new album and share frenetic single ‘Big Moon Lake’

  01-03-2022 20:17 via nme.com
  
  LIFE have announced plans to release new album ‘North East Coastal Town’ and have shared a taster from it with frenetic single ‘Big Moon Lake’.READ MORE: LIFE launched their new album in a kebab shop in Camden, so we went down and asked, “Why?”The Hull band will release their third LP on June 10, via Liquid Label. You can pre-order the record here.
  They also shared the video for their new single, which the band said “pays homage to 1980s Top Of The
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Chance the Rapper Plays History Teacher in Compelling New Snippet

  01-03-2022 20:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  He says he "might delete" the impressive new clip featuring Vic Mensa
  
  Read more

• Laura Jane Grace, Tim Kasher, Anthony Green Announce ‘More Collaborative’ Tour

  01-03-2022 19:53 via rollingstone.com
  
  "We’ve challenged each other to blur the lines and join in on each other’s songs and to bring other players onto the stage with us each night," the musicians said
  
  Read more

• David Crosby offers advice to young creatives: “Don’t become a musician”

  01-03-2022 19:44 via nme.com
  
  David Crosby has offered young creatives a stark message, saying “don’t become a musician”.
  In a new interview with Stereogum, Crosby was asked what message he would give to new musical creatives. He replied: “Don’t become a musician.”
  The reason he gave was largely due to streaming royalties.
  He continued: “I don’t like Spotify. I don’t like any of the streamers, because they don’t pay us properly. Their proportion is wrong.
  
  Read more

• Despite Controversy, Spotify Podcast Growth is Accelerating as Apple Flatlines

  01-03-2022 19:32 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Spotify podcast growth is accelerating despite the Joe Rogan controversy. It outpaced Apple Podcasts for the first time in 2021. In five years, that lead will be enormous. Despite musicians like Neil Young pulling their music from Spotify over the spread of misinformation, the podcast giant is growing. Industry analyst eMarketer shows how Spotify’s predicted […]
  The post Despite Controversy, Spotify Podcast Growth is Accelerating as Apple Flatlines appeared first on Digital Music Ne
  
  Read more

• The Game says Kanye West has done more for his career lately than Dr. Dre ever has

  01-03-2022 19:29 via nme.com
  
  The Game has said that Kanye West has done more for his career recently than Dr. Dre ever did.READ MORE: ‘Donda 2’: Kanye West’s ego is scuppering these half-baked, dashed-off sounding songsThe rapper made the claim during a forthcoming appearance on the Drink Champs podcast.
  “It’s crazy that Ye did more for me in the last two weeks, than Dre did for me my whole career,” he said in a snippet from the interview.
  It comes after The Game recently appeared with We
  
  Read more

• ASCAP Annual Revenue Reaches $1.335 Billion Despite Nearly 10% Decline In Foreign Income

  01-03-2022 19:12 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) turned in a roughly .60 percent year-over-year revenue increase in 2021 and distributed approximately $1.254 billion to member creators during the 12-month stretch. The 108-year-old performance rights organization (PRO) revealed these and other financial specifics in its newly released 2021 Annual Report. ASCAP revenue came in […]
  The post ASCAP Annual Revenue Reaches $1.335 Billion Despite Nearly 10% Decline In Foreign Inc
  
  Read more

• Lucy Dacus covers Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Dancing In The Dark’ with her dad

  01-03-2022 18:55 via nme.com
  
  Lucy Dacus has covered Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Dancing In The Dark’ with her dad – listen to it below.READ MORE: Lucy Dacus talks NME through her ‘Firsts’While touring in New Jersey as part of her ‘Home Video’ tour, Dacus brought out her dad for the cover, describing him as “the biggest Bruce fan I know”.
  Dacus has recently been performing on stage on a couch due to a recent injury which has left her with two herniated discs. Rather than c
  
  Read more

• Kodak Black Encourages Artists to Sign with Atlantic Records

  01-03-2022 18:53 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Kodak Black is encouraging up-and-coming artists to sign with Atlantic Records. Rappers like Meek Mill and NBA YoungBoy accuse Atlantic Records of blackballing them. “Why blackball me I’m the good guy??” NBA YoungBoy writes on Instagram. “I was going #1 two weeks straight with a mixtape so they took it down off the charts. I […]
  The post Kodak Black Encourages Artists to Sign with Atlantic Records appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
  Read more

• Dee Snider Greenlights Ukrainians’ Using “We’re Not Gonna Take It” as Protest Anthem

  01-03-2022 18:36 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Dee Snider says he’s happy Ukrainians are using “We’re Not Gonna Take It” as a rallying anthem against invasion. The Twisted Sister frontman took to Twitter to address the use of the song. “People are asking me why I endorsed the use of ‘We’re Not Gonna Take It’ for the Ukrainian people and did not […]
  The post Dee Snider Greenlights Ukrainians’ Using “We’re Not Gonna Take It” as Protest Anthem appeared first on Digit
  
  Read more

• PUP share new single ‘Matilda’ and announce UK and Ireland tour

  01-03-2022 18:24 via nme.com
  
  PUP have shared a new song called ‘Matilda’ alongside details of a UK and Ireland headline tour.
  The track will appear on the Toronto punk band’s fourth album ‘THE UNRAVELING OF PUPTHEBAND’, which is released on April 1 via BMG/Rise Records (pre-order from here).READ MORE: A morbid curiosity – PUP talk the brutal honest and ‘DIY ethics’ of their fast-rising punkFollowing on from previous singles ‘Robot Writes A Love Song’ and &lsqu
  
  Read more

• SM Entertainment Subsidiary Partners with Binance for NFT Offerings

  01-03-2022 18:16 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Binance is inking a partnership with SM Entertainment for its NFT endeavors. Binance has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to build a partnership with SM Brand Marketing, a subsidiary of SM Entertainment. As part of the partnership, the two companies will worth together to establish what it calls a global play-to-create (P2C) ecosystem. The partnership […]
  The post SM Entertainment Subsidiary Partners with Binance for NFT Offerings appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
  Read more

• Phoebe Bridgers to host new radio show on SiriusXM

  01-03-2022 18:01 via nme.com
  
  Phoebe Bridgers is set to host a new radio show on SiriusXM.READ MORE: Phoebe Bridgers: “I definitely feel a lot less apologetic than I did before”The show will be called ‘Saddest Factory Radio’ after the singer-songwriter’s label, Saddest Factory Records, which she launched last year.
  ‘Saddest Factory Radio’ will see Bridgers in conversation with a number of artists, including signees to her label MUNA, Sloppy Jane, Claud and more.
  It will also feature
  
  Read more

• Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds cancel Ukraine and Russia shows: “Ukraine, we stand with you”

  01-03-2022 17:36 via nme.com
  
  Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds have cancelled their scheduled concerts in Russia and Ukraine “in light of current events”.READ MORE: Ukrainian artists on the Russian crisis: “Now is the time to push for change”The group were due to perform at Bol Festival in Moscow, Russia on June 18 before visiting the Palace Of Sports complex in Kyiv, Ukraine on August 19 as part of a wider run of dates for 2022.
  Sharing a statement on social media, Cave and co. said they had &ldquo
  
  Read more

• Neneh Cherry reacts to Robyn’s cover of ‘Buffalo Stance’: “I am truly touched”

  01-03-2022 17:13 via nme.com
  
  Neneh Cherry has reacted after Robyn covered her hit song ‘Buffalo Stance’.
  Cherry shared the news that Robyn had covered her debut track on Twitter earlier today (March 1), and revealed that the new version was part of a “new project” that she will be “able to talk about soon”.
  “It feels strange to be doing this with everything going on in the world right now but… I am still so honoured & excited to announce that my incredible friend @robynko
  
  Read more

• Listen to Haim’s “off the cuff” new song ‘Lost Track’

  01-03-2022 17:00 via nme.com
  
  Haim have shared a new song called ‘Lost Track’ – you can listen to it below.
  The LA trio’s latest offering was previewed during select screenings of Licorice Pizza, Paul Thomas Anderson’s new coming-of-age film that stars Alana Haim alongside Cooper Hoffman.READ MORE: Alana Haim on ‘Licorice Pizza’: “Working with Tom Waits was like being in the presence of a god”Anderson (Boogie Nights, There Will Be Blood) began working with Haim in 20
  
  Read more

• Ellie Goulding, Kali Uchis, Liz Phair Lead New Versa Festival in Chicago

  01-03-2022 17:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Inaugural women-led event includes musicians, comedians, speakers and chefs
  
  Read more

• Don’t Create Content. Create Music.

  01-03-2022 17:00 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  The irony of this blog post is not lost on me. I’m creating content that’s telling you to stop creating content. But let me explain. What I mean is, your music is not content. It’s art. When you create music as art, you’re making something wonderful. When you create music as content, you’re selling out. […]
  The post Don’t Create Content. Create Music. appeared first on Digital Music News.
  
  Read more

• Flashback: Steve Hackett Holds Impromptu Genesis Reunion With Peter Gabriel

  01-03-2022 16:52 via rollingstone.com
  
  This 1983 performance of "I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)," also featuring Mike Rutherford, is the last time Gabriel sang a complete Genesis song in public
  
  Read more

• Nick Cave Cancels Russia/Ukraine Tour Dates, Praises ‘Brave People of Ukraine’

  01-03-2022 16:41 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Ukraine, we stand with you, and with all those in Russia who oppose this brutal act," artist says
  
  Read more

• Bartees Strange Bears the Brunt of His ‘Heavy Heart’

  01-03-2022 16:35 via rollingstone.com
  
  The Oklahoma singer-songwriter returns with a blazing gem — his first on 4AD
  
  Read more

• The Haim Sisters Are Banquet Hall Socialites in Paul Thomas Anderson-Directed ‘Lost Track’ Video

  01-03-2022 16:31 via rollingstone.com
  
  The single was inspired by a year-old lyric and time spent on the set of a recent magazine shoot with the Licorice Pizza director
  
  Read more

• Greta Van Fleet Extend 2022 ‘Dreams in Gold’ Tour With Second North American Leg

  01-03-2022 16:19 via rollingstone.com
  
  New dates will launch in August and run all the way through November
  
  Read more

• Punk Vets Fear Continue ‘To Offend and Ignore’ With Massive ‘The Record’ Box Set

  01-03-2022 16:13 via rollingstone.com
  
  Group is also working on a new album with Slash, Duff McKagan, and Shooter Jennings and participating in career-spanning documentary
  
  Read more

• Maggie Rose, Trey Anastasio Songs Tell Story of Legendary Guitar in New Dramatic Podcast ‘Sugar Maple’

  01-03-2022 16:05 via rollingstone.com
  
  Rose costars in the podcast and provides the original song "Two Arms to Hold On To"
  
  Read more

• Maggie Rose Previews Dramatic ‘Sugar Maple’ Podcast With New Song ‘Two Arms to Hold on To’

  01-03-2022 16:05 via rollingstone.com
  
  Rose also costars in the podcast, an eight-episode tale about the journey of a legendary guitar
  
  Read more

• Yard Act cancel tonight’s Newcastle show due to illness

  01-03-2022 16:00 via nme.com
  
  Yard Act have cancelled their scheduled performance in Newcastle tonight (March 1) due to illness.
  The band are currently out on a headline tour of the UK in support of their debut studio album, ‘The Overload’, which was released on January 21.READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Yard Act: “Life is really fucking messy with no right answers”In a statement posted on social media today, Yard Act frontman James Smith told fans that he’d been “battling a sickness b
  
  Read more

• Afropunk Founder Enlists Missy Elliott, Kali Uchis, Jhené Aiko for New Festival

  01-03-2022 16:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  LETSGETFR.EE, also featuring Ozuna, Flatbush Zombies, Jorja Smith, Wizkid and Anderson .Paak, will take place Aug. 20 and 21 at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens, NY
  
  Read more

• Adele’s 30 announced as winner of IFPI’s Global Album All Format Chart

  01-03-2022 16:00 via music-news.com
  
  A countdown of the Global Top 10 Album All Format Chart will begin at 13.00 GMT on Twitter and Instagram with the winner announced at 15.00 GMT.
  
  Read more

• Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour to Russia: ‘Stop Killing Your Brothers’

  01-03-2022 15:48 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Putin must go," artist says
  
  Read more

• Jonas Brothers Heading to Las Vegas for Five-Night Summer Residency

  01-03-2022 15:40 via rollingstone.com
  
  The trio will perform at Dolby Live at Park MGM on June 3, 4, 9, 10, and 11
  
  Read more

• EXO’s Kai, Fashion’s Latest ‘It’ Musician

  01-03-2022 15:40 via rollingstone.com
  
  From oversized streetwear in "Domino" to traditional Korean clothing in "Peaches," Kai breaks down his style and gives fans an inside look at how he creates his fits
  
  Read more

• Listen to Sharon Van Etten’s new single ‘Used To It’

  01-03-2022 15:30 via nme.com
  
  Sharon Van Etten has shared her latest single ‘Used To It’ – you can hear the new track below.
  The song marks Van Etten’s second solo release of 2022, following on from last month’s ‘Porta’.READ MORE: Sharon Van Etten live in Los Angeles: ten ‘Epic’ years and a timely celebration of resilienceSpeaking about ‘Used To It’, which was originally written for the score for the 2020 HBO documentary Baby God, Van Etten explained: “U
  
  Read more

• Every Britney Spears Song Ranked

  01-03-2022 15:03 via rollingstone.com
  
  The world keeps counting her out, and Britney keeps coming back stronger than ever. So let's celebrate one of the most influential artists of the last 25 years by counting down every song she's ever done -- from world-changing hits to under-appreciated classics to “E-Mail My Heart.”
  
  Read more

• Wet Leg, Maisie Peters and more complete outstanding British Music Embassy line-up at SXSW

  01-03-2022 14:55 via music-news.com
  
  The British Music Embassy, SXSW’s venue for break-out UK music stars, today announces seven more artists, finalising
  
  Read more

• Iggy Pop and Bring Me The Horizon cancel shows after Russian invasion of Ukraine

  01-03-2022 14:50 via nme.com
  
  Iggy Pop and Bring Me The Horizon have both cancelled a number of their respective scheduled live shows following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last week.
  Iggy was due to perform a headline show at the Park Live festival in Moscow on July 10 alongside Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes.READ MORE: Ukrainian artists on the Russian crisis: “Now is the time to push for change”Sharing an update on Twitter today (March 1), promotors Solo Music Agency confirmed that Iggy’s
  
  Read more

• Modest Mouse announce trio of UK shows

  01-03-2022 14:46 via nme.com
  
  Modest Mouse have announced details of three special UK headline shows that they’ll play in July.
  The band will tour this summer in support of their seventh album ‘The Golden Casket’, which was released in June 2021.READ MORE: Modest Mouse on their most hopeful album yet: “I found optimism – because I needed it”Modest Mouse will head to the UK for a string of tour dates in July, with three headline shows set to take place in London, Glasgow and Manchester foll
  
  Read more

• Factory Records founder Alan Erasmus travelling to Ukraine on humanitarian mission

  01-03-2022 14:12 via nme.com
  
  Factory Records co-founder Alan Erasmus is travelling to Ukraine to work with humanitarian organisations in the country.
  Erasmus, who started out as an actor, founded the iconic Manchester record label in 1978 alongside Tony Wilson. He later co-founded the Haçienda nightclub with Wilson, Rob Gretton and New Order.READ MORE: Ukrainian artists on the Russian crisis: “Now is the time to push for change”In a new message to the writer, broadcaster and Haç
  
  Read more

• Mikey Graham claims Ronan Keating doesn't want a Boyzone reunion

  01-03-2022 14:04 via music-news.com
  
  Mikey Graham has claimed it was Ronan Keating who didn't want Boyzone to continue.
  
  Read more

• Lewis Capaldi, Foals and Snow Patrol to headline Latitude 2022

  01-03-2022 14:04 via music-news.com
  
  The headliners for this year's Latitude Festival have been announced.
  
  Read more

• Foals share release date, tracklist and artwork for new album ‘Life Is Yours’

  01-03-2022 13:31 via nme.com
  
  Foals have announced the release date, tracklist and artwork for their upcoming new album ‘Life Is Yours’ – see all the details below.READ MORE: Foals on headlining Latitude 2022: “They were the first to give us a shot”Yannis Philippakis and co’s seventh studio effort – the follow-up to 2019’s ‘Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost – Part 2’ – has been previewed by recent single ‘2am’ and last year’s &lsqu
  
  Read more

• Watch Avril Lavigne perform with Travis Barker and Blackbear on ‘Kimmel’

  01-03-2022 13:03 via nme.com
  
  Avril Lavigne performed her recent single ‘Love It When You Hate Me’ on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night (February 28) – watch below.
  The Blackbear-featuring track appears on Lavigne’s seventh studio album, ‘Love Sux’, which was released last Friday (February 25) via Travis Barker‘s label DTA Records. Barker also co-produced the song, among other cuts on the LP.READ MORE: Avril Lavigne – ‘Love Sux’ review: a modern update on early &rsq
  
  Read more

• Listen to Nilüfer Yanya’s playful new single ‘The Dealer’

  01-03-2022 12:51 via nme.com
  
  Nilüfer Yanya has shared her latest single ‘The Dealer’ – you can hear the new track below.
  The song is the final preview of the London artist’s upcoming second album ‘Painless’, which is the follow-up to her 2019 debut ‘Miss Universe’ and is set for release on Friday (March 4) via ATO Records.READ MORE: Nilüfer Yanya’s debut album is a Black Mirror-infused nightmare wrapped in lush indie-rockSpeaking about ‘The Dealer’,
  
  Read more

Follow @Music_News_US on Twitter!