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“Artificial will be better served if it were released by a different studio,” company says of Luca Guadagnino-directed film about OpenAI and founder Sam Altman Amazon has dropped their upcoming film Artificialabout OpenAI and its founder Sam Altman, four months after the two companies agreed to a “strategic partnership.” Artificialdirected by Luca Guadagnino and starring Andrew Garfield, was reportedly nearly complete and already having test screenings when Amazon MGM Studios announced Saturday that the company had parted ways with the film, with Amazon alluding to the conflict of interest in a statement. “We have the utmost respect and admiration for…
Released on Juneteenth, Outlaws' Almanac is a righteous gathering of contemporary and repurposed folk-roots freedom songs “It's the season of rebellion,” Lizzie No sings towards the end of Outlaws' Almanacthis new, tour-de-force collaborative roots-music concept album. No is a Nashville-based singer-songwriter who's released a series of acclaimed records that span folk, pop and Americana (Rolling Stone named her to its “Future 25” list in 2024). She's part of a group of young, like-minded country, folk and blues songwriters whose music you won't easily find on streaming algorithms or corporate festival lineups: Kaia Kater, Nathan Evans Fox, Kimaya Diggs, Nick Shoulders,…
No sooner had Caleb Caudle written “Heavy Thrill” than he became mystified by the song. “This life that I live, it comes with amazing highs and incredible lows, and there's a lot of sacrifice,” Caudle says. “But there's all these moments that you get to have and you just couldn't get there without all that sacrifice. I just kept coming back to that — the cyclical-ness of it all.” The tune became the title track to Heavy ThrillCaudle's ninth studio album and first since 2024's Sweet Critters. Heavy Thrill dropped earlier this month on Caudle's startup label, Handplow Records. For…
The second edition of the FESTIVAL OF THE SUNcurated by legendary Grammy-winning producer Rick Rubin. A day of music, art and culture marked by the rhythm of nature to celebrate creativity in all its forms. On the longest day of the year, artists, visionaries and thinkers will come together to inspire and be inspired in what will be a true secret festival. In fact, the programme, guests and details of the event will be communicated only through the official social channels of the Festival and the website (https://www.instagram.com/festivalofthesun_/ and www.festivalofthesun.org). All appointments will have free entry, by reservation, while places…
Niccolo Fabi will be in concert at Medici Fortress of Arezzo Saturday August 1, 2026one of the dates of his summer tour. The event is included in the schedule Summer in the Fortress 2026the event that animates the historic Arezzo location from 26 June to 4 August, and is held in collaboration with Arezzo Music Fest, Mengo Fest and We Agency. For the Roman singer-songwriter it is the opportunity to bring the songs from his latest album live Freedom in the eyeshis tenth album of unreleased songs, released in May 2025 for BMG, together with the most loved titles in…
Madonna has announced a ‘Confessions II’ album listening party in London. Find all the details below. READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Madonna: ”People pick on me. That’s just the way it is” The Queen Of Pop is due to release her 15th studio record – a sequel to 2005’s ‘Confessions On A Dance Floor’ – on July 3, following on from 2019’s ‘Madame X’. She’s already previewed the project with the singles ‘I Feel So Free’, ‘Bring Your Love’ (featuring Sabrina Carpenter) and ‘Love Sensation’. The singer’s epic, star-studded Confessions II – The Film arrived last week, containing clips of…
Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, Tyla gets in her feelings, Tierra Whack spits bars on a spritely beat, and Kelela slows it down on a lover’s lament that dates back to her debut album. Plus, new songs from Jensen McRae, Yseult, YG, Julia Jacklin, and FKA twigs. Tyla, “Is It Love” (YouTube) Tierra Whack, “Totem” (YouTube) Kelela feat. A.K. Paul, “Outta Time” (YouTube) Yseult, JT, “Freak” (YouTube) FKA twigs, Lil Yachty, “On Your Mind” (YouTube) Jensen McRae, “Just Like You” (YouTube) …
Since Ella Langley released “Choosin' Texas” last year, she's been breaking records left and right. She surpassed Taylor Swift for the longest-running country Number One, became the first female artist to top the Billboard Hot 100, Hot Country Songs, and Country Airplay simultaneously, and took home seven ACM awards. And as she resumes her Dandelion headlining tour this weekend, she's proving that she's much more interested in being a first, not a last, by taking a string of fellow female artists out on the road. Langley has recruited women to open for every date, choosing Gabriella Rose, Kaitlin Butts, Avery…
There's little that Morgan Freeman hasn't done throughout his seven decades in show business. He's won Oscars and Golden Globe Awards, starred in countless movies and Broadway plays, narrated documentaries, championed environmental causes, and lent his star power to political campaigns. And now just one year short of his 90th birthday, he's broadening out into music with the release of his upcoming album, Morgan Freeman's Symphonic Blues Experience. The 12-song LP is a journey through 100 years of blues music, and features guest appearances by Taj Mahal, Keb' Mo', Lady Adrena, Shemekia Copeland, Anthony Big A Sherrod, Lady Adrena, and…
The path to liberation does not run through comfort. That much has always been true. In some tellings, as the Pharaoh's army chased Moses towards the Red Sea, a member of the tribe had to wade nearly up to their chin in the raging waters before Moses raised his staff and the sea split in two. Despite not knowing how to swim, Harriet Tubman plunged into the waterways of Maryland's Eastern Shore to help others escape their bondage. Staring down billy clubs and snarling dogs, John Lewis and the marchers summoned the strength to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge over…
