Author: Press Room
It’s funny to think that when Jacques Greene started making hazy, dub-inflected house music for Night Slugs in the ’10s, some critics wondered why a producer from Montreal had wound up launching his career through a London label. “My best friends at the time were people I spoke to on the internet, people I was sending tracks back and forth to,” Greene once told Resident Advisor. “To me that never felt unnatural.” These days, situations like that are commonplace. Regional sounds will never be as localized as they were before SoundCloud, YouTube, and Bandcamp. Today, cross-regional pollination is the norm.…
Jazz dreams finds its pocket in these rich moments before the future starts to happen. “I could come up to your place,” she purrs on “I Could” before a chainsaw of an oscillating tele chord slices through the tension, flirting with the implications of what’s next better than a pan to curtains ever has. On the rockabilly strummer “Get in,” we catch her in Sheryl Crow mode just before she drives off into L.A. traffic, or maybe hops the plane home; that’s for her to know and us to wonder. The lighters-up love song “Everything in the shade,” which would’ve…
The actor got his big break after landing the role of Billy Batson on the live-action show Michael Gray, who starred as Billy Batson on the Seventies television show Shazam!, died on Oct. 16 in Palm Desert, California. A representative confirmed his death to Deadline. He was 75. In 1972, Gray was cast in NBC’s The Little People. He appeared as student doctor Ronnie Collins on the first season alongside Brian Keith and Shelly Fabares. He would land his big break a few years later as Batson on the morning live-action show Shazam!, portraying a teenage kid who could turn into…
New Music Friday: le pagelle di All Music Italia ai nuovi singoli italiani del 23 ottobre 2026, a cura di Alvise Salerno, conduttore radiofonico e divulgatore musicale sul web che ogni settimana recensisce per noi le nuove uscite italiane. Nella settimana del 23 ottobre 2026 troviamo, tra gli altri, nuovi brani di Margherita Vicario, Luk3, Mida, Naska, Nayt, Tancredi e molti altri ancora. Queste sono le pagelle della New Music Friday dedicate ai nuovi singoli italiani usciti questa settimana. All’interno delle categorie ogni brano viene valutato in stelle e con un voto numerico, così da rendere più chiaro il livello…
A California judge has rejected a bid to sanction Pitch Perfect star Rebel Wilson following accusations she lied under oath and manipulated key evidence in her bitter legal battle over her directorial debut, The Deb. The movie’s producers Amanda Ghost, her husband, Gregor Cameron, and Vince Holden, sought sanctions against Wilson, accusing her of “fraud on the court.” The request was the latest salvo in the messy war where Ghost is suing Wilson for defamation, and Wilson is pursuing counterclaims against the producers for alleged bullying, intimidation, and breach of contract. The producers claim that Wilson falsely testified about leaking…
Raye has been announced as the winner of the Mercury Prize 2026, sharing that she believes “music is medicine”. This year’s edition of the annual awards show took place at the Utilita Arena in Newcastle tonight (Thursday October 22), hosted by BBC Radio 6 Music’s Lauren Laverne. Taking home the coveted statue for ‘This Music May Contain Hope’, which NME gave a five-star review and hailed as “show-stopping musical maximalism at its grandest”, beating off competition from other shortlisted records by Paul McCartney, JADE, Nia Archives, Dave, Suede, Florence + The Machine, Olivia Dean, Knats, RAYE, Dove Ellis, and Kojey Radical, along with the War Child ‘Help(2)’…
Raye has spoken about the honour of receiving the “best birthday present” with her Mercury Prize 2026 for ‘This Music May Contain Hope‘, sharing that she “just feels seriously seen” after her years of struggle. The London singer-songwriter was crowned the winner of the 2026 prize in Newcastle last night (Thursday October 22) for her second album, beating off competition from other shortlisted records by Paul McCartney, JADE, Nia Archives, Dave, Suede, Florence + The Machine, Olivia Dean, Knats, RAYE, Dove Ellis, and Kojey Radical, along with the War Child ‘Help(2)’ compilation album. The win comes on the eve of her playing the album in full…
Charli XCX and Martin Scorsese‘s worlds are once again colliding, this time for a horror film helmed by the illustrious director. Based on the gothic novel by Peter Cameron, What Happens at Night will drop a married American couple in a remote European town. The couple, who are hoping to adopt a baby, are confronted by a cast of peculiar hotel guests as they struggle with the adoption and, naturally, their own unease. According to Variety, sources say that Charli will cameo in the Scorsese-helmed movie with box office heavy hitters Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence. While not much else…
Raye has won the 2026 Mercury Prize for her second album This Music May Contain Hope. She clinched the award over competition including Sir Paul McCartney, Olivia Dean, Florence and the Machine, Jade, and Nia Archives. It’s Raye’s first time winning the prize: her 2023 album My 21st Century Blues also made the shortlist, but lost out to Ezra Collective.Accepting the award during a ceremony in Newcastle, Raye said: “Albums are so important, and not to be bitter–because I feel like I’m mostly at peace with my past–but to come from a place where it’s all about singles and chasing…
John Mayer has launched his own label entitled Sob Rock Records. Named after his latest album, the musician has teamed up with Mercury Records for the endeavor. “Working with [Mercury Chairman and CEO] Tyler Arnold and the talented team at Mercury Records has already proven to be a great partnership,” Mayer said in a statement. “The path from creative vision to execution has never been easier or more rewarding. I feel very inspired, and I’m excited for what’s to come.” Mayer will be releasing his first new single, “Tom and Jerry,” since dropping his 2021 album Sob Rock, this Friday.…
