Author: Press Room
Some cultural curios can make you realize just how long ago 2019 seems, even if only seven years have elapsed — Bon Appetit videos, Theranos name-checks, reminders of The Good Place’s sardonic optimism. Then there’s Lizzo, the Minneapolis-via-Houston rapper-producer-flautist who, after garnering buzz and critical acclaim during the 2010s, broke big that year with her third album, Cuz I Love You, a frothy, hooky showcase of her talent and charisma, and the resurgence of her single “Truth Hurts,” a piano-led rebuke of an ex that went to Number One. Since then, Lizzo’s fortunes have been up and down. Her 2022…
Ty Segall is back to his old tricks: The garage-rock maestro will drop an album and EP on August 28 via Drag City. Chrome, the album, is billed as his most maximalist in years, after a string of left turns and last year’s back-to-basics Possession. Love Fuzzz, the EP, comprises outliers from the Chrome sessions including “Love Fuzzz” itself, a remake of a Twins track, newly appended with an extra “z.” “Black Paint” leads the dual releases. Check it out below.The “Black Paint” video was filmed by Alex Bulli at various Segall shows, with his band of Ben Boye, Evan…
Streaming fraud, artificial intelligence, the weight of Spotify and the future of the charts. These are some of the themes that Enzo MazzaCEO of FIMI (Italian Music Industry Federation), addressed in a long interview with ours Alvise Salerno in an episode of Music Teller. A direct confrontation, which lasted over an hour, in which the federation's number one explained how the Italian rankings really work and what challenges await them. Below are the main steps. The full interview is available in the video at the bottom of the article. Fraud and streaming manipulation: millions of streams deleted every week The…
Thus ends the story of the “Tainted Love” duo. Daniel D`Amico for SANREMO.FM
Motörhead have announced the seventh ‘Lemmy Forever’ ceremony taking place at Download 2026, and will house some of his ashes permanently in Manchester after the festival. The iconic Motörhead singer and bassist, who is considered to be one of the most influential figures in metal history, died in December 2015 at age 70, shortly after being diagnosed with cancer. For years now, there has been a tribute to him at Download Festival, following from the heavy metal icon playing there in 2005, 2008, 2010, and 2013, and also joining Slash on stage in 2013. Now, with the 2026 edition just…
K eke Palmer is more than her many, many jobs. But even she admits it — she’s sure got a lot of them. A critically acclaimed actor who’s been working in the entertainment industry for more than two decades, Palmer — born Lauren Keyana Palmer — broke out at 11 with a lead role in the heartwarming spelling-bee film Akeelah and the Bee. Then she made the jump from child star to two-time Emmy Award-winner and star of blockbuster films from directors like Jordan Peele (Nope) and Lorene Scafaria (Hustlers). She’s a singer who’s released three soul-baring R&B albums and…
Interpol have announced their new album ‘This Mirror Weighs A Ton’ by releasing the Massive Attack-inspired title track and punchy single ‘See Out Loud’. Check them both out below as frontman Paul Banks tells NME about how they put together one of the most “important” records of their career. After announcing their signing to Partisan records (home to IDLES, Geese and PJ Harvey), the NYC indie icons have now shared that their ninth album and the follow-up to 2022’s acclaimed ‘The Other Side Of Make-Believe‘ will arrive on Friday August 28. Produced by Andrew Wyatt [ROSALÍA, Charli XCX] and mixed…
Available from June 10th on all digital platforms “Pareidolia – Real Illusions in the Goals of Time”, new concept EP by the Calabrian artist Dasp. The concept is the pareidoliathe subconscious illusion that leads one to recognize familiar shapes, especially faces or human figures, in random natural and artificial objects or profiles. The goal is to make the listener find an emotional familiarity in each song. Musical influences range from singer-songwriter toelectronics passing through theindie rock and the grunge. “Pareidolia wants to lead the listener to recognize something familiar and intimate in each song. The musical style of the project…
Amazon Music announced the four artists chosen for Breakthrough 2026 in Italy: Jasley, Lion, Saint Paul And Lumiero. These are the names on which the platform is focusing for the new generation of Italian music, four profiles different in genre and origin, united by the fact that they still move on the fringes of the general public. Breakthroughs is the program with which Amazon Music supports emerging artists, offering them editorial visibility, dedicated playlists, special projects and campaigns throughout the year. After the past editions, which in Italy had already involved several names from the urban and pop scene, the…
Interpol are back. This Mirror Weighs a Ton is coming on August 28 via the band’s new label home of Partisan. The title track and “See Out Loud” accompany the announcement. Check those out below, and scroll down for the tracklist and Addie Wagenknecht’s artwork.“See Out Loud” features vocals from guitarist Daniel Kessler—his first turn on the mic since “PDA” from Turn on the Bright Lights. Andrew Wyatt produced the new album—the band’s first since 2022’s The Other Side of Make-Believe—at his Manhattan studio, with mixing by David Fridmann. The band heads out on a big North American tour at…
