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Billboard

• How Music Row’s ‘Weird’ For-Profit Companies Are Redefining Access to Industry Training
• Disney+ & Hulu Bundle is Just 62% Off for Three Months for a Limited Time
• Hearts2Hearts’ ‘Hearts 2 House’ Showcase Is Coming to U.S. : Where to Buy Affordable Tickets
• Live Nation Reaches Settlement With DOJ In Antitrust Case, But Some States Will ‘Keep Fighting’
• 5 Must-Hear New Country Songs: Kip Moore, Kameron Marlowe, Pynk Beard & More
• Jill Scott Announces Dates For 2026 ‘To Whom This May Concern’ World Tour
• Dionne Warwick Taps Cynthia Erivo, Kehlani & More High-Profile Partners for Final Album ‘DWuets’
• New Edition’s Bobby Brown Says Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Nomination ‘Feels Incredible’
• Ahead of ‘Golden’ Possibly Making Oscar History, Here Are 25 Songs That Set Oscar Records
• Selena Gomez Posts Sweet 38th Birthday Tribute to Husband Benny Blanco: ‘I Love You With All My Heart’

RSS: News

• Aldous Harding, Seefeel, Bassvictim, and More: This Week’s Pitchfork Selects Playlist
• Hayley Williams Covers This Is Lorelei’s “Perfect Hand”
• CyHi Tackles G.O.O.D. Music Fallout on New Song
• Katie Alice Greer Announces New Album, Shares “Unglued”
• Watch Gorillaz Make Their Saturday Night Live Debut
• Keanu Reeves’ Dogstar Announce New Album and Tour, Share Title Track
• Angélique Kidjo Announces Album With Pharrell, Nile Rodgers, and More
• Fugazi Unearth Shelved Steve Albini Sessions for New Charity Album
• Honey Dijon Drops New Track “Just Friends”
• Nettspend Drops New Album Early Life Crisis

• 8 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Harry Styles, Johnny Blue Skies, and More
• Harry Styles Releases New Album: Listen and Read the Full Credits
• Anne Hathaway’s New Song “Burial” Does Not Feature Burial
• Justin Broadrick Says Godflesh Will End Soon Due to Doctor’s Orders
• Bill Callahan Is Coming to a Record Store Near You
• Ekko Astral Postpone Album Release, Won’t Play Liberation Weekend II
• Listen to Cash Cobain’s New Song “Wish”
• Bruce Johnston Leaves Beach Boys After Six Decades
• Hammok Sign to Sargent House, Announce New Album
• Smerz Announce Spring and Summer 2026 Tour Dates
• GENA Announce Tour of North America and United Kingdom
• Octo Octa Returns With First Album in 7 Years
• Aldous Harding Announces New Album Train on the Island
• Lucy Liyou Reveals New Album and Two Songs
• Seefeel Announce First Album in 15 Years
• Charli XCX, the Strokes, the xx, and More Performing at Outside Lands 2026
• Greg Mendez Announces Album and Tour, Shares Video for New Song
• Bob Power, Prolific Engineer Behind Hip-Hop Classics, Dies at 73
• Loraine James Details New Album with Alan Sparhawk, Tirzah, and More

Stereogum

• Woman Arrested After Allegedly Firing Shots At Rihanna’s Home
• The Alternative Number Ones: 311’s “Down”
• Opera Community Claps Back At Timothée Chalamet
• Joseph “Country Joe” McDonald Dead At 84
• Punch The Monkey Visited By Fellow Celebrity
• SNL: Harry Styles Upstages Ryan Gosling, Gorillaz Play “Clint Eastwood”
• Michael Stipe Sings R.E.M.’s “These Days” & “The Great Beyond” For The First Time In 18 Years
• Watch Sudan Archives Cover Sade For XMU
• Machine Gun Kelly Fan Falls Through Opening In Stage
• Harry Styles Takes Kiss All The Time To Manchester For First Concert In Three Years

• Geese’s Emily Green Makes Runway Debut In Givenchy
• The 5 Best Songs Of The Week
• Slow Down, Breathe, And Listen To Arima Ederra’s Essential New Album A Rush To Nowhere
• Deloyd Elze’s Deconstructed Country Ballads Sound Splendid On The New Nellene EP
• Premature Evaluation: Harry Styles Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally
• Katie Alice Greer Announces New Album Perfect Woman Sound Machine, Vol. 1: Hear “Unglued”
• DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ – “HeartsDesires”
• Cindy Announce New Album Another Country: Hear “Procession”
• John Dwyer Shares Surprise New OSEES EP Cara Maluco, Damaged Bug Single ”irl Scout –
• John Dwyer Shares Surprise New OSEES EP Cara Maluco, Damaged Bug Single ”irl Scout – ““CrumbsOver-Exposed”
• Fucked Up Announce Year Of The Monkey, Share Two Half-Hour Tracks
• Dogstar Announce New Album All In Now: Hear The Title Track
• Wesley Joseph ”– (Feat. Helado Negro) “Pluto BabyJuntos VencemosWesley Joseph ””
• Wesley Joseph ”– (Feat. Helado Negro) “Pluto BabyJuntos VencemosWesley Joseph ””– (Feat. Helado Negro) “Pluto Baby”
• Fugazi’s Shelved In On The Kill Taker Sessions With Steve Albini Have Finally Been Officially Released
• face of ancient gallery (bloodsports’ Jeremy Mock) Announces New Album Like Kites: Hear The Title Track
• Coca-Cola’s World Cup Jingle Is A Chaotic Van Halen Cover From J Balvin, Steve Vai, Travis Barker, & Amber Mark
• The Mountain Goats & Mary Chapin Carpenter Team Up On Two New Cover Songs
• Honey Dijon Announces New Album NightLife: Hear “Just Friends”
• Goo Goo Dolls’ “Iris” Gets Inevitable Steve Aoki Remix
• Fontaines Friday: Hear Their New Sinéad O’Connor Cover & Peaky Blinders Songs
• Jehnny Beth – “Look At Me” (Feat. Mike Patton)
• Olivia Rodrigo – “The Book Of Love” (The Magnetic Fields Cover)
• Zara Larsson Addresses Critics Of Her Abortion Joke
• Damon Albarn Mostly Stone-Faced In SNL Promos, Scoring Movie About ChatGPT Creators
• Radiohead, Not Just LCD Soundsystem, Inspired Harry Styles’ New Era
• You Gotta Hear Jeremy Bolm’s Secret Voice
• Let’s Eat Grandma’s Rosa Walton Announces Debut Solo Album Tell Me It’s A Dream: Hear “Sorry Anyway”
• Crash Of Rhinos Appear To Tease Reunion
• ME REX – “Protection Runes”

Entertainment

NPR Topics: Music News

• Live Nation and Justice Department reach settlement in antitrust case
• Country Joe McDonald, anti-war singer who electrified Woodstock, dies at 84
• Willie Colón, salsa pioneer, has died at 75
• Bad Bunny's halftime show influences the pop charts
• What you should know about Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show
• Metal band Megadeth and Harry Styles each hit No. 1 this week on the Billboard Charts
• Bad Bunny made history taking home the Grammy for album of the year
• Bad Bunny wins Grammy for album of the year
• Kennedy Center to close for 2 years for construction in July, Trump says
• The complete list of 2026 Grammy winners and nominees

• Trump Says Iran’s Next Supreme Leader Must Have U.S. Approval
• SZA Speaks Out on Artificial Intelligence and Its Potential Negative Impact on Black Music
• “Beyhive” Among Fan Terms Added in Major Dictionary Update
• King Harris Fires Back at 50 Cent With New Diss “Droptop”
• Drake Hilariously Reacts After Rick Ross Plays Classic Tracks During Show
• Bruno Mars Returns to No. 1 on Billboard 200 With ‘The Romantic’
• Trump Calls Rising Oil and Gas Prices a “Very Small Price to Pay”
• Trump Not Invited to Opening of Obama Presidential Center
• Mojtaba Khamenei Named Iran’s New Supreme Leader After Death of Ali Khamenei
• ‘WWE 2K26’ Launches Early With Expanded Roster, New Match Types, and CM Punk Showcase

• 57th NAACP Image Awards Draw 2.2 Million Viewers Across Paramount Networks
• SOURCE SPORTS: Jaylen Brown Praises Jayson Tatum’s Return in New Episode of ‘Cousins’
• Sexyy Red Drops “If You Want It” Video Ahead of Coachella Debut
• FAMU Marching 100 Performs “Victory” for NBA on Prime Pregame
• Woman Arrested After Firing AR-15 Style Rifle at Rihanna’s Los Angeles Home
• 24KAY Continues Independent Rise With New Single “King Me Crown”
• Stavros Zacharias Expands His Vision with the Internationally Driven Project ROYAL CIPHER
• New Jack Swing Reconciliation: Teddy Riley Issues Public Apology to Keith Sweat
• Hip Hop Forever Showcase Returns to SXSW 2026 in Austin
• Cypress Hill Returns With New Spanish-Language Track “Wacha Trucha”
• Happy 52nd Birthday To Philly Rap Legend Beanie Sigel!
• Minneapolis Artist Tufawon Releases “No One Is Illegal” Amid Immigration Protests
• Suga-T: The Queen of the Bay Drops New Video “Beat It Up”
• Baby Keem Drops “Good Flirts” Music Video Featuring Kendrick Lamar
• LeBron James Passes Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for Most Made Field Goals in NBA History
• Trump Warns Americans “Some People Will Die” Amid Escalating U.S.-Iran Conflict
• Atlanta’s Lo Kee Launches Women’s History Month Menu Honoring Latto, Ciara and NeNe Leakes
• Ty Dolla $ign Releases New EP ‘girl music vol. 1’ Featuring Brandy, Leon Thomas and Ronald Isley
• Isaiah Falls Unveils Sensual New Single “TABOO”
• X Introduces Penalties for Creators Posting Misleading AI War ‘Content’
• Dubai Business Leader Publicly Questions Trump Over Iran War
• Ye Expected in Los Angeles Court as Lawsuit Over Malibu Home Renovation Moves Forward
• U.S., Israel Expands Strikes on Iran as Regional Tensions Escalate In Day 6 Of Operation
• Browns Star Myles Garrett Ticketed Again for Speeding in Ohio
• Deportee’s New Single “2 Pretty” Picks Up Fire in the Jamaican Underground
• NBA YoungBoy and BM Arcola Trade Heated Posts Leading To YB Going Dark On Social
• Son of DJ Quik Sentenced to Prison in Fatal Downey Shooting Case
• 50 Cent Teases Possible Documentary Idea: “Surviving T.I. & Tiny”
• Lil Durk Shares Silly Phone Moment With Daughter In Viral Prank
• Britney Spears Arrested in Ventura County as IG Page Vanishes
• Trump Names Sen. Markwayne Mullin as New DHS Secretary After Firing Kristi Noem
• Monaleo Cancels Tour Dates After Emergency Surgery
• Trump Weighs TX Endorsement, Signals Fear in Republicans Losing to Rep. Talarico
• Today In Hip Hop History: De La Soul Released The Single “A Rollerskating Jam Called Saturdays” 35 Years Ago
• Today In Hip Hop History: Ed O.G. And The Bulldogs Dropped Their Debut Album ‘Life Of A Kid In The Ghetto’ 35 Years Ago
• Stefon Diggs Released by New England Patriots After One Season
• Justice Department Drops Probe Into Autopen Use by Joe Biden After Failing to Build Case
• ‘The Bear’ Expected to End With Season 5, Says Jamie Lee Curtis
• Draymond Green Defends Atlanta Hawks Magic City Night, Calls Exotic Dancing “A Form of Art”

Taste of Country

• Kentucky Senator Shares Concern Over Dolly's Imagination Library
• Dasha + Aaron Watson Take Jabs at Tucker Wetmore's 'Pancake Butt'
• Thomas Rhett Reveals Summer Tour - 2026 Soundtrack To Life Dates
• Ben Gallaher Turned a Ballad Into a Rocker for 'I'll Take You'
• Vince Gill Explains Why He Once Threatened a Radio Host On Air
• Country Joe McDonald, Singer and Woodstock Legend, Dead at 84
• Georgia Teacher Dead After High School Prank, 5 Teens Arrested
• A Shocking Priscilla Block Meet + Greet Moment Revealed
• Meghan Patrick on Why Women Fear Discussing Toxic Moms
• Luke Bryan Reflects on an 'American Idol' Tragedy That Hit Home

• Trailblazers: 25 Modern Female Artists Changing Country Music
• The Best Movies You Never Knew Were Based on Real People
• Kacey + Miranda Trade Jabs, But Fans Suspect It's a Duet Tease
• The 'Brady' House Is a Landmark Now — Guess These Other TV Homes
• Sara Evans Sang a Hank Williams Song at Her Opry Debut
• Sadie Robertson Credits Phil Robertson, Miss Kay for Her Marriage
• Will Harper Grace Head Up the Week's Top Country Music Videos?
• Randy Travis Performed a Country Classic at His Opry Debut
• Here Are Country Music's Most Volatile Marriages
• The Best New Movies on Streaming This Weekend
• ‘The Bear’ Will End With Season 5, According to Jamie Lee Curtis
• 15 Movies That Continued TV Shows That Ended
• Morgan Evans Just Flexed (Literally) On Chase Stokes
• Miranda Lambert's First Gold Single Is a Fiery Classic
• Ashley McBryde Breaks Down Talking About Rehab: 'I Was Gonna Die'
• Remember Sara Evans' First No. 1 Hit?
• Landman Actress Ali Larter Stuns In White Bikini on Her Birthday
• These Are the Happiest Married Couples in Country Music
• 10 Movie Shoots So Off the Rails They Got Their Own Documentaries
• Here Are the Lyrics to Bryan Andrews' 'Are We Great Yet?'
• Josh Duhamel Expecting Third Child, Second With Wife Audra Mari
• Harper Grace Admits She Faked Her Own Engagement: Here's Why
• L.A.’s Chinese Theater Named Best Movie Theater in the World
• Bunnie Xo Made a Staggering Sum As a Sex Worker
• Brantley Gilbert Takes Another Shot at Zach Bryan

Latest Music Metascores on Metacritic

• The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We by Mitski
• Bird Machine by Sparklehorse
• Hit Parade by Róisín Murphy
• For That Beautiful Feeling by The Chemical Brothers
• Guts by Olivia Rodrigo
• Killjoy by Coach Party
• Sea Of Mirrors by The Coral
• End of the Day by Courtney Barnett
• A Song for Leon: A Tribute to Leon Russell by Various Artists
• Clear Pond Road by Kristin Hersh

• Playing Robots Into Heaven by James Blake
• Hollow by The Handsome Family
• HELLMODE by Jeff Rosenstock
• Weedkiller by Ashnikko
• The Window by Ratboys
• Struggler by Genesis Owusu
• Appaloosa Bones by Gregory Alan Isakov
• Rocket Power by Quavo
• Volcano by Jungle
• The Loveliest Time by Carly Rae Jepsen

RSS: Album Reviews

• Tems: Born in the Wild
• Marina Allen: Eight Pointed Star
• Kaytranada: Timeless
• Good Looks: Lived Here for a While
• Xaviersobased: with 2
• Verraco: Breathe​.​.​. Godspeed EP
• Actress: Statik
• Goat Girl: Below the Waste
• Margaux: Inside the Marble
• Ice Cube: AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted

• Tashi Wada: What Is Not Strange?
• Charli XCX: BRAT
• Peggy Gou: I Hear You
• Ayra Starr: The Year I Turned 21
• Shaboozey: Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going
• King Hannah: Big Swimmer
• Bat for Lashes: The Dream of Delphi
• Daydream Plus: Escape at Your Own Pace EP
• Thou: Umbilical
• Sexyy Red: In Sexyy We Trust
• Cyndi Lauper: She’s So Unusual
• Alan Vega: Insurrection
• Arooj Aftab: Night Reign
• Vince Staples: Dark Times
• Young Jesus: The Fool
• Mike Shabb: Sewaside III
• Gastr del Sol: We Have Dozens of Titles
• James Devane: Searching
• One Dove: Morning Dove White
• Wadada Leo Smith & Amina Claudine Myers: Central Park’s Mosaics of Reservoir, Lake, Paths and Gardens

Reviews | NME

• Waterbaby – ‘Memory Be A Blade’ review: a collection of soft sounds and hard truths
• COBRAH – ‘Torn’ review: industrial club pop that unfurls on an introspective knife’s edge
• ‘Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man’ review: Tommy Shelby is back in business
• ‘Vladimir’ review: Rachel Weisz is mad about the boy in this steamy midlife crisis comedy
• ‘The Bride!’ review: Maggie Gyllenhaal’s punk rock ‘Frankenstein’ remix
• Harry Styles – ‘Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally’ review: pop superstar lets the light in
• Bruno Mars – ‘The Romantic’ review: more soulful bops from pop’s silver-tongued loverman
• Gorillaz – ‘The Mountain’ review: a world-building ode to death and starting over
• ‘Scream 7’ review: ghosts of horror past haunt this nostalgia-heavy sequel
• ‘Vanished’ review: Kaley Cuoco plays another accidental sleuth in this breezy, bingeable drama

Music + Album reviews | The Guardian

• Morrissey: Make-Up Is a Lie review – nostalgic, sentimental and dull, he is a shadow of what he once was
• Hallé: Huw Watkins album review – Covid-era commissions capture energy and hope after lockdown
• Simo Cell and Abdullah Miniawy: Dying Is the Internet review | Ammar Kalia's global album of the month
• Waterbaby: Memory Be a Blade review – stellar singer-songwriter pieces post-breakup life back together
• Squeeze: Trixies review – finally completed first album proves teenage dreams are hard to beat
• Lise Davidsen and James Baillieu: Live at the Met album review – electrifying renditions make the momentous intimate
• Harry Styles: Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally review – nice all the time. Good, occasionally
• Bruno Mars: The Romantic review – you’re better off listening to the songs he’s blatantly imitating
• Lala Lala: Heaven 2 review – brooding alt-popper fights the urge to run
• Tomeka Reid: Dance! Skip! Hop! review – an early contender for jazz album of the year

• Harnoncourt: Mendelssohn, Wagner, Schumann album review – revelatory readings from the late revolutionary
• Pekka Kuusisto: Willows album review – luminous, inventive and penetrating
• Gorillaz: The Mountain review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week
• Hedera: Hedera review | Jude Rogers' folk album of the month
• Hen Ogledd: Discombobulated review – a manifesto for collective action from Richard Dawson’s folk-rockers
• HK Gruber: Short Stories from the Vienna Woods album review – still quirky after all these years
• Johann Ludwig Bach: The Leipzig Cantatas album review – this distant cousin’s music is a remarkable discovery
• Mitski: Nothing’s About to Happen to Me review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week
• Charli xcx: Wuthering Heights review – atonal, amorous anthems that more than stand apart from the film
• Converge: Love Is Not Enough review – metalcore veterans’ rage remains fresh and furious