Author: Press Room
Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, Phoebe Bridgers makes her grand return with her first album in six years, Becky G serves up a bachata banger from her new unapologetic LP, and Benny Blanco taps the Marías for a swooning cut from his Latin-inspired project. Plus, new music from Troye Sivan, Carly Simon (her first album in nearly 20 years), and Tinashe. Phoebe Bridgers, “I Can’t Wait” (YouTube) Becky G, “Mal Tiempo” (YouTube) Benny Blanco, the Marías, “Memoria de Paz” (YouTube) Troye…
Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty to charges of stalking resulting in the death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson at a federal court hearing in New York City on Friday. According to The New York Times, Mangione’s lawyers told Judge Margaret Garnett that their client was prepared to plead guilty to the two stalking counts against him in the federal indictment. When asked directly by the judge if he was prepared to plead guilty, Mangione said, “Yes.” Mangione was then sworn in and asked a series of questions about his state of mind, whether he’d taken any medications recently, or under the…
“You’re fucking up history,” the comedian said in footage from the event, where Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean were only able to perform for one hour after beginning their set late Dave Chappelle was among the many frustrated attendees at Lauryn Hill‘s Diaspora Calling! Festival in England, where the headlining set from the Fugees was cut short after an hour. In new footage from the Aug. 7 event, the comedian reacted to Hill and Wyclef Jean‘s microphones being disabled as they attempted to address the crowd in regard to the noise ordinance. “You’re fucking up history,” Chappelle said. “You turned…
It’s been 2,248 days since Phoebe Bridgers set a high watermark for indie folk on her sophomore album, Punisher, crystallizing her spectral style into a package that inspired countless imitators. It also put her over the edge into full-blown pop stardom. For a minute there, she was all over the place: opening for the Eras tour, step-and-repeating at the Met Gala, wearing matching suits with her Boygenius bandmates at the Grammys, where they took home three trophies. The mainstream coronation had all the trappings of a dream come true, but on her unruly and vast new album Lost Weekend, it’s…
In the lead-up to Temple Songs, Laura Veirs shared a video, for the jazzy folk earworm “Pulse,” in which she was cream-pied in the face, got showered in a hail of silly string, and—after a good and proper warm-up—deadlifted 110 pounds. Those are just a few of many herculean feats that went into the Found Light follow-up. Veirs wrote, recorded, arranged, produced, and performed the album herself, across three months in her backyard studio, using only acoustic instruments. (The one exception is saxophone by a secret special guest.) “I needed to make this album to connect more deeply with my…
La Roux has shared a new single, ‘Lose Myself’ – you can listen to it below. READ MORE: La Roux – ‘Supervision’ review: tropical ’80s-style pop inspired by George Michael gets a little samey The personal song is the latest preview of the singer’s fourth studio album, ‘Old Flames’, which is released on November 6 via Vertigo Records. “‘Lose Myself’ is me battling between the angel and the devil on my shoulder,” explained La Roux (real name Elly Jackson). “The verses are me struggling to kick my addiction and show up for myself and the choruses are like me wanting…
A few days before Elton John kicked off his record-setting, seven-night stand at Madison Square Garden in August 1976, he told New York Times writer Henry Edwards that he was ready to ready slightly ease up on the bombastic elements of his live show. “The last time I played New York, I made an entrance perched on the shoulders of Mr. Universe,” he said. “My sense of the ridiculousness had gone about as far as it could go. That’s why I’ve decided not to look like Mae West on this tour. Still, the show will be humorous, have its tongue…
EMF have announced the death of founding member and keyboardist Derry Brownson, aged 55. The English alt-rock band announced the news of Brownson’s passing in a new social media post. Shared this morning (Friday August 14), they wrote in the caption that they found out about the loss yesterday night. “Late last night we started to hear the news that we have lost our Brother In Arms Derran Brownson,” they wrote alongside a photo of the musician performing on stage. “We are devastated, the only solace we can find is that we are eternally grateful Derry was able to join…
Footage has emerged of Dave Chappelle getting frustrated with staff at Diaspora Calling! Festival after Fugees set was cut short. The set came as part of Lauryn Hill‘s festival, which was held at the Milton Keynes National Bowl on August 7. Hill and Wyclef Jean reunited for the event on Friday (August 7) alongside Erykah Badu, Giggs and Hill’s sons YG Marley and Zion Marley – also the grandchildren of reggae icon Bob Marley. There was frustration from fans on the night, however, when their set was cut short after they arrived onstage at 10pm BST and the venue had…
Jamie T has announced a surprise intimate live show in London. Find all the details below. The singer-songwriter will return to the stage for a one-off homecoming performance at Scala in King’s Cross next Thursday (August 20), marking his first full gig in two years. It’ll also come 20 years after his first appearance at the 1,145-capacity venue, when he played with a full band for the first time in 2006. Tickets go on general sale at 10am BST next Wednesday (August 19) – you’ll be able to buy yours here. Alternatively, fans can access a pre-sale at the same…
