Author: Press Room
It comes out today Friday 17 July 2026, Weekendthe new single from Meduza with the voice of Khalidpublished by Island Records / The Cross Records. The Milanese trio of producers and DJs puts their electronic sound at the service of one of the most recognizable voices of contemporary R&B pop, in a collaboration anticipated in recent days by a video shot in the studio during the recordings. Formed by Simone Giani, Luca De Gregorio And Mattia Vitalei Meduza have established themselves on the international dance scene since 2019 with Piece of Your Heartwhich was followed by songs like Lose Control,…
What I’ve noticed about a lot of my favorite rap mixtapes of the year so far is that they’re full of thoughts you normally couldn’t say because they’re too vulnerable—or shouldn’t say because they’re too out of pocket. Maybe it’s because so much of the popular music seems so polished and market-tested that to hear rappers get on the mic and truly say whatever the hell they want is essential.Each of the 10 rappers on this list is doing this in their own way, whether that be through the cerebralness of UK road rap, or the way-too-honest hilarity of Arkansas…
Brenda Fricker, the Oscar-winning Irish actress best known to American audiences for her role as the Pigeon Lady in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, has died at the age of 81. Fricker’s agent Phil Belfield confirmed to the BBC that the actress died Friday “after a period of ill health”; no cause of death was provided. “We will never see her like again and the world is lesser for the lack of her,” Belfield said in a statement. “I was honored to know, love and work with her and she will always have a place in my heart…
Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of The Odyssey is out in theaters today, and with it comes an original soundtrack from the indefatigable Ludwig Göransson. Closing the OST—and the film itself—is a new song from Göransson, James Blake, and Travis Scott, co-written with Nolan himself. Listen to “When I’m Home” below.Scott’s involvement in the mythological epic—mild spoiler alert!—is not limited to the hallucinatory verses and harmonies he contributes to the track. He also appears playing a bard at the start of the film and briefly reprises the role later on. Although “When I’m Home” is the only song featuring other musicians, another…
One of the best psych-folk albums of 2026 was made by a beekeeper and a part-time wizard. If that sounds like a joke, allow us to add some more context: They're a duo from Philly who have built a seriously impressive word-of-mouth buzz since forming six years ago. The name of the band is @, like the punctuation symbol. If you're talking about them out loud, you can just say “at.” This would be a good time to think about how to pronounce that name, because they're about to have a lot more fans. Autosmile (out Oct. 16), @'s first…
One day after a scary on-set incident where an intruder confronted Craig Melvin, the Today co-host addressed the situation on Friday morning's episode. “You may have heard that unfortunately an intruder made his way into an unauthorized area here at Studio 1A,” Melvin told the audience Friday. “Thankfully he was apprehended quickly, he was placed under arrest, we are cooperating fully with NYPD as they investigate the matter and we are just very happy that everyone is safe.” On Thursday, a man named Andrew Truelove allegedly snuck past a security guard on the Today show set and made his way…
Jason Newsted isn't going country but he is leaning into American roots music. This month, he kicked off a tour with Southern rock greats Blackberry Smoke, opening shows with his Chophouse Band, which includes former Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit member Jimbo Hart on bass. With that in mind, Rolling Stone's Nashville Now podcast asked Newsted which song by his former band — Metallica — would be well-suited for a rootsy, country version. He immediately discounted “Mama Said,” off 1996's Load album (that album's followup, ReLoadjust received a deluxe reissue), for being “too obvious” and gravitated toward a pair…
Cut publishes on July 17 I messed upnew single out for Gold Leaves Academy. The piece continues the path opened by ADHD and takes the artist from San Giuliano Milanese onto a more melodic terrain, close to R&B, leaving aside the more classic rap technicalities. At the center of the song is the conflict between what we know about ourselves and what we still can't change. Mistakes, sense of guilt and fragility become the starting point to try to listen to one another without judging oneself. “I messed up”: Cuta talks about the weight of the mistakes In I messed…
Robbie Williams has shared a new version of the Official Fifa Anthem ‘Desire’ ahead of the World Cup Final, and it sees him join forces with Nicole Scherzinger and Laura Pausini. Last summer, the singer was confirmed as the official Music Ambassador for the global football governing body, and he went on to drop the single with Laura Pausini shortly afterwards as the first ever official FIFA anthem. The two of them first played the song live together last July, breaking it out before a match between Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain in MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. Later that year,…
Tricky may not have released an album in six years, but he has kept busy; Theis Thaws and Lonely Guest are just two aliases the trip-hop innovator has used to record new music. But, as press-release legend has it, when Tricky’s manager, Alan McGee, heard the bones of the tracks that would become Different When It’s Silent, he saw a rose by any other name. “In my mind it was another side project,” Tricky said. McGee countered: “Mate, this is a Tricky album.” His 15th studio effort reconfigures blues, hip-hop, punk, and electro into a stark, collagist sound that emphasizes…
