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From superstars making huge comebacks to breakout artists exploring bold new sounds, from pop royals to rap radicals to country heartbreakers We’re halfway through 2026, and it’s already been a great year for music. The biggest news has got to be the return of BTS, who showcased their Korean roots with the excellent Arirang. But they weren’t the only major act making a fresh breakthrough. Harry Styles dropped some intimate disco kicks, Robyn returned with the sexcellent, grown-up Sexistential, Noah Kahan made good on his folk-hero promise, and Olivia Rodrigo conjured the New Wave gods. There’s something exciting happening in…
Article by Simona Ventrella | Photo by Claudia Mazza There are concerts that entertain you. Others that impress you. And then there are those gods Big Thiefwhich just seem to happen on you. Sunday night at the Circolo Magnolia there were no special effects, giant screens or arena-rock gimmicks. Only four musicians, some discreet lights and a handful of songs capable of opening up emotional chasms. Nevertheless, Adrianne Lenker and companions took the stage and did what they do best: transform fragility into a physical phenomenon, keeping hundreds of people suspended in that fragile and mysterious space that separates intimacy…
Text and meaning of 5Kthe new single by Shadesout Friday 19 June and produced by Jaro. After a journey that in recent years has led him to talk about himself with greater maturity, and a social presence with millions of views, Shades returns with a song that is openly a candidate for the role of summer hit. 5K mixes hip hop, funk and pop, with a groove that nods to nineties productions and a chorus designed to stay in your head. Behind the lightness and ironic tone, however, the piece addresses a very concrete theme. In an urban scene often…
The government must work with the EU and individual member states to support artists looking to perform in Europe, MPs have said in a new report. READ MORE: UK touring bands are suffering due to “Brexit fuck-ups and a lack of government control” The report was published by the Culture, Media and Sport (CMS) Committee today (Monday 15 June), and highlights the ever-increasing financial struggles artists are forced to contend with post-Brexit. It arrives after an evidence session was held with representatives from the performing arts and music sectors, which was held as part of the State of Play inquiry. During the…
“I'm not an activist, I'm a concerned citizen,” the Boss told Bono Daniel D`Amico for SANREMO.FM
In recent weeks there has been a lot of talk about the discussion between Fabri Fibra and Geolier within the new season of New Scene. The two rappers – supported respectively by Guè and Rose Villain – discussed the topic of family with rather contrasting positions. Things remained calm until Geolier insisted with some rather personal questions addressed to the rapper from Senigallia who claimed that his family had always hindered him.Now, a few days later, Nesli, Fibra Fibra's brother, has intervened on the issue. The rapper and singer thus interrupted a silence of almost twenty years by sending an…
Mystery Jets have shared a powerful new song called ‘Soul River’ from their upcoming album. The song is the latest to be shared from the Twickenham indie-rockers’ upcoming seventh album, ‘A Hole To See The Sky Through’ – visit here to pre-order. Set for release on August 21 via Fiction Records, the record is titled after Yoko Ono’s minimalist masterpiece of the same name and features the original work – a simple white postcard with a circle cut out – as the album cover, having been granted special permission by the artist herself. So far, it has been previewed by the…
“Back when things were made to last” is the title of the latest one album by the Umbrian band Livestock Wagonavailable from Friday 8 May on all digital platforms for Maninalto! One year after the EP “Venivo dal manure” and two years after the first album “In Fondo al Lago”, the formation that mixes folk pop and rock returns with ten tracks that confirm and further develop their artistic identity. Less punk than Gogol Bordello, but more modern than the Dubliners, CarroBestiame present themselves as the link between folk tradition and the more modern pop rock. A project that wants…
The nineteenth edition of Milan for Gaberthe event organized by Giorgio Gaber Foundation and created in collaboration with the Piccolo Teatro di Milano. From June 10th to 14th Piccolo Teatro Grassi hosted six events including shows, meetings and in-depth moments dedicated to the work, thought and cultural legacy of Mr. G, involving protagonists of music, theater and contemporary Italian culture. Milan for Gaber 2026, a week dedicated to Mr G The nineteenth edition of the event, supported by the Municipality of Milan and created with the collaboration of the Piccolo Teatro, proposed a program in which song-theatre met the voices…
Bruce Springsteen has said that he wants to find some “common ground” with fans who have walked away from him due to his political stance. The music icon has been largely outspoken against Donald Trump over the years, and frequently used his time both on and off the stage to call out the President and his administration. Heated disputes between the two of them include The Boss calling for Trump to be impeached and “consigned to the trash heap of history”, as well as describing the President as “corrupt, incompetent, and treasonous”. He also penned the politically-charged song ‘Streets Of…
