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She's more vocally demonstrative than some, colouring each word individually: when in Dowland's Flow, My Tears she sings of fear, and grief, and pain, we're left in no doubt that these are three different but equally terrible emotions. And yet she, Nordberg and Brinkmann hold all this in balance, maintaining a persuasive sense of line and focus so that the expressivity registers not as indulgence but as communication.

It's a true dream to put out a single on Sub Pop, and our new song 'Masks' hopefully honors the spirit of the mythical, sometimes mystical, city of Seattle,

Ghislaine Maxwell is not a neutral character in a messy story-she is a convicted sex trafficker who helped facilitate the abuse of minors,

KAVARI's music sears like a controlled fire, destroying the underbrush to make room for the new. That was literally true of the Glasgow-based producer's 2025 EP Only Pleasure in Flame, a collection of slash-and-burn field recordings that sucked the air right out of your ears. The Scottish sea air has produced a number of maverick electronic musicians- Rustie, SOPHIE, Hudson Mohawke, Proc Fiskal-and in recent years, KAVARI's prolific, sound design-forward work is arguing the case for her induction into the pantheon.

Selling out a venue such as London's O2 Arena used to be considered a high point of an artist's career. Now, selling out just one night there might seem a bit underwhelming. Raye and Olivia Dean will play six nights apiece at the 20,000-capacity hall this year; Dave is playing four, Ariana Grande is playing a whopping 10. Harry Styles, never one to be outdone, last month announced a staggering 30 dates at New York's Madison Square Garden,

It is billed as Danny L Harle's debut album, which it definitely isn't his actual debut album, Harlecore, came out in 2021, although in at least one sense, Cerulean is markedly different from its predecessor. It's the weighty guestlist, featuring Clairo, Caroline Polachek, PinkPantheress, MNEK and more, a reflection of Harle's ascension into the major leagues of pop production: he's worked with Polachek before, as well as Florence + the Machine and Dua Lipa (who also features on Cerulean), among others.

"I just make stuff until it sounds right," said Norwegian experimental musician Gaute Granli in a 2021 interview, when asked about his creative intentions. His answer is both evasive-what would it mean, when crafting deliberately confrontational art, to release something you think sounds wrong?-and an accurate description of a practice shaped by enigmatic instincts. Granli's curious new album Rosacea has a nebulous atmosphere all its own.

In the just-named Grammy Album of the Year, DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS-which Bad Bunny has declared his " most Puerto Rican album " to date-the supernova reggaetonero painted an evocative portrait of the Caribbean island, while declaring to a whopping 8.6 million listeners: "VOY A LLeVARTE PA PR" (I'm going to bring you to Puerto Rico). And he did. Last year, a record-breaking number of tourists-7,486,000 to be exact-visited Puerto Rico's tropical shores.

Celebrated Pink Floyd tribute act Brit Floyd have expanded their 2026 North American tour to 89 shows. The previously announced trek ran from February 9th through March 29th, but has now been bolstered by spring and summer legs that stretch into August. The band picks back up on April 28th in Melbourne, Florida, hitting smaller markets as well as major music hubs such as Nashville, Los Angeles, and Austin.

The Black Keys are keeping up their loose pattern of releasing an album every year; their newest, the enthusiastically titled , arrives May 1 via East Eye Sound/Warner. Leading the blues rock band's return is the single "You Got to Lose" and its music video directed by E.J. McLeavey-Fisher, in which the duo plays a surprise show at Memphis juke joint Hernando's Hide-A-Way. Check it out below.

The Brooklyn Mirage music venue is set to welcome ravers again this June after another nightlife company has stepped in to save the troubled spot, which was not allowed to reopen because of numerous safety issues. The gargantuan indoor- and outdoor-venue will be renamed Pacha New York, with Pacha Group parent company FIVE Holdings to take over the Brooklyn Mirage.

Musician and visual artist Dan Reeder is one of the longest signees to Oh Boy Records (which John Prine signed him to), and more recently artists like boygenius (who covered his song "Stay Down, Man"), Jeff Tweedy and Wilco, and Joshua Ray Walker have revealed themselves as fans; he also performed during the first ever Newport Folk Festival edition of Jack Antonoff's Ally Coalition Talent Show last year, where he was joined onstage by Waxahatchee, Weyes Blood, and Bleachers.

Last summer, she was one of the interpreters at his 30-date concert residency in Puerto Rico, No Me Quiero Ir de Aquí (I Don't Want to Leave Here), which injected hundreds of millions of dollars into Puerto Rico's economy. With lyrics that capture the grief and alienation of Puerto Ricans forced to leave home in search of opportunities, Bad Bunny's 2025 album Debí Tirar Más Fotos became a global phenomenon that continues to resonate across cultures.

Barring a further dramatic turn of events, the 30th anniversary tour of Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance will kick off tonight at ­Dublin's 3Arena.

Each had one of the letters of the PMRC (Parents Music Resource Center) painted on their chest a committee led by the wives of American politicians that advocated censoring song lyrics because they believed rock music supported and glorified violence, drug use, and suicide. The musicians remained impassive and as naked as the day they were born for 15 minutes.

Sarah McLachlan's secret to caring for her voice on the road? "Lots of warm water with honey and lemon, lots of sleep, humidifiers in the hotel and dressing rooms, exercise, and healthy food," she listed, which honestly sounds like a fine recipe for surviving the winter, too. McLachlan had a major 2025, releasing her tenth album, Better Broken, in September, with a tour across the United States.

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TOMORA, the duo of Chemical Brothers' Tom Rowlands & AURORA, have announced their debut album, COME CLOSER, which will be out April 17 via Capitol Records. "It is everything we dreamt of," TOMORA say. "We made it without obligation or expectation, just a joy in creation. It's the sound where we meet, the landing zone of our musical escape pods. It is a special place to us. We hope you dig it as much as we do."

Singer LaMonte McLemore has died. He was a founding member of the 5th Dimension, a vocal group whose smooth pop and soul sounds with a touch of psychedelia brought them big hits in the 1960s and 70s. McLemore died on Tuesday aged 90 at his home in Las Vegas, surrounded by his family, his representative Jeremy Westby said in a statement. He died of natural causes after having a stroke.