Baaba Maal talks new album ‘Being’ and the importance of African stories

On Saturday (April 8) Doja Cat confirmed some new details on her forthcoming album, Hellmouth.

On April 21, BTS' Suga will release D-DAY, his new album and third full-length project under his rap alias of Agust D. The tracklist emerged this weekend, and an unexpected featured artist pops up on "Snooze," the ninth song: Ryuichi Sakamoto, the Japanese composer who died on March 28.

Noname has shared new details of her forthcoming album. Sundial will be released in July 2023, she says in an Instagram post thanking her fans "for everything." However, this isn't the first time Noname said new music is coming.

Ghost have shared a cover of Genesis‘ ‘Jesus He Knows Me’, announced a covers EP and spoken to NME about new music, the future, and being inspired by personality politicians like Trump.Following the release of their rendition of Genesis’ 1992 hit ‘Jesus He Knows Me’ over Easter, yesterday (Sunday, April 9) the band followed up with the news of a new five-track EP, ‘Phantomime’ – featuring more re-imagined songs from Iron Maiden, Tina Turner, Television, and The Stranglers.As frontman Tobias Forge told NME, ‘Phantomime’ could “cast a glimpse as to where I want to go with the band now”.“That doesn’t mean that all of a sudden we’re going to sound like Television!” he said. “It just means that there are practical things in there that have inspired me to record this EP in a slightly different way than I have done previously.”Speaking about his decision to put ‘Jesus He Knows Me’ as the lead single for ‘Phantomime’, Forge believed the “song is more relevant today than it probably was in 1992”.

Niall Horan opened up in a new interview.

Khloe Kardashian is opening up to Jennifer Hudson!

Peace have surprised fans by announcing the release of their new album – as well as revealing line-up changes and sharing some intimate UK shows.The band, whose last release was was their acclaimed 2018 third album ‘Kindness Is The New Rock And Roll’, teased their comeback back in December with magazine ads calling upon fans who were “energetic, amused and happy to support Peace” to come forward as “perfect supernumerary for the new live show”.Now, the Birmingham indie veterans have taken to social media to mark their return – directing fans to their website to enter a password to be able to hear their surprise fourth album, as well as sharing more info on their current status after the departure of guitarist Doug Castle and drummer Dom Boyce.“You can listen to our new album in full right now on our cool new website peaceforeverever.co.uk,” they wrote. “We will email you a password with every ticket to these shows. The record will be commercially released later this year but for now this is how we are going to share our music with the people that it means a lot to.”They continued: “Also, as some of you have noticed, we are no longer a four-piece band.

Bebe Rexha has shared the tracklist for her imminent new album ‘Bebe’, which features Dolly Parton and Snoop Dogg.The new album, which follows Rexha’s 2021 LP ‘Better Mistakes’, is set to land on April 28 and features recent first single ‘Heart Wants What It Wants’.Ahead of the album’s release, Rexha has shared its 12-song tracklist, which features collaborations with Snoop Dogg, Dolly Parton and David Guetta.Snoop appears on the track ‘Satellite’, while Parton appears on closing track ‘Seasons’. The Guetta collaboration, meanwhile, is titled ‘I’m Good (Blue)’.See the tracklist and artwork for ‘Bebe’ below.A post shared by Bebe Rexha (@beberexha)1. ‘Heart Wants What It Wants’2. ‘Miracle Man’3. ‘Satellite’ (featuring Snoop Dogg)4. ‘When It Rains’5. ‘Call On Me’6. ‘I’m Good (Blue)’ (with David Guetta)7. ‘Visions (Don’t Go)’8. ‘I’m Not High, I’m In Love’9. ‘Blue Moon’10. ‘Born Again’11. ‘I Am’12. ‘Seasons’ (featuring Dolly Parton) Elsewhere, Dolly Parton is also set to release a new rock’n’roll album.

Brooke Shields is telling her truth and her story.

Brooke Shields is telling her truth and her story.The actress walked the carpet at the premiere of her new Netflix documentary,, in New York City, where she spoke with ET's Rachel Smith about her candid and emotionally powerful film, and why it was the right time to open up about her experiences and trauma.«It was time because of the team, because my children's age, and because of all the work that I have done to really find belief and confidence in my own self,» shared Shields, who found herself wiping away «happy tears» when she hit the carpet, as she was overwhelmed by the magnitude of the evening.«At my age, this is a different time, it's a different era, and I was ready to share [my story] and ready to be brutally honest,» Shields said. «Otherwise, it wouldn't have been authentic and I would have been a hypocrite.In the documentary — which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January and is coming to Hulu -- the 57-year-old actress recalls a harrowing experience she says happened during a period when she was struggling to find work in Hollywood and was sexually attacked by an „industry insider“ after graduating from Princeton. Reflecting on the journey she went on to get to a place where she felt she could discuss the painful encounter, Shields told ET, »It was about processing it all… and coming to terms with it, and owning it."«It was important to tell the story, and was also important so that we don't have to feel alone,» she continued.As for what message she might give her younger self — back when she was a child actress — Shields explained that she'd simply say, «Give yourself a break.»The documentary, directed by Lana Wilson, takes on the same title as the controversial 1978 film Shields appeared in when

Jenny Lewis has announced details of her fifth studio album, ‘Joy’All’, and shared its latest single ‘Psychos’.Produced by Dave Cobb, the new album is due out on June 9 via Blue Note/EMI and follows 2019’s ‘On The Line’. It was first previewed last year with the single ‘Puppy And A Truck’.Explaining how the album came together, Lewis said: “I started writing some of these songs on the road, pre-pandemic… and then put them aside as the world shut down. […] Then from my home in Nashville in early 2021, I joined a week-long virtual songwriting workshop with a handful of amazing artists, hosted by Beck.“The challenge was to write one song every day for seven days, with guidelines from Beck.

Kelly Clarkson is back on, but she's also gearing up to share her own!The singer and talk show host announced this week that her new album,, is coming out «soon.» Apart from Kelly's holiday album,  in 2021 and 2022's  EP, she has not put out an album of all-new material since 2017's .So, will fans get to hear some of the new music first?«My hope is that yes, we are going to be debuting some new stuff on ,» she shared backstage at the singing competition this week. «I've been working on the record for a bit, but I'm now ready to release it.»Kelly's album release will also coincide with her upcoming Vegas residency of the same name. On Monday, she announced a limited, 10-show residency at the Bakkt Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, which opens Friday, July 28.But for now, she's thrilled to be back and celebrating the final season of her best on-screen frenemy, Blake Shelton.

billy woods and Kenny Segal have announced a new joint album called Maps, the follow-up to their 2019 collaborative debut, Hiding Places. It’s due out May 5 via woods’ label, Backwoodz Studioz.

Christine And The Queens has spoken about recruiting Madonna to feature on the follow-up to his 2022 album ‘Redcar les adorables étoiles’.‘PARANOÏA, ANGELS, TRUE LOVE’ was confirmed earlier this month. Due for release June 9, the album is the “second part of an operatic gesture” that takes inspiration from the “glorious dramaturgy of Tony Kushner’s iconic play, Angels In America.”According to the tracklisting for the album, Madonna features on several tracks.

Thania Garcia Lenny Kravitz is pumped for his first hosting gig at the 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards. “I’m just ready to get out there and I’m grateful to still be here,” the 58-year-old rocker tells Variety. “After all the years I have behind me — to still be so vibrant and feel so inspired — is truly a gift. And in this very special case, it’s beautiful to meet and witness the people coming up now in this generation. It’s a special moment in my career.” Fresh off his In Memoriam performance at the 95th Oscars ceremony, Kravitz’s schedule is as busy as can be. Aside from hosting the awards show on March 27, Kravitz is also set to deliver a “roughly four-minute” medley of at least three of his career-defining tracks — a challenging feat for the artist, whose catalog spans over three decades of hits.

World class climber Jimmy Chin met his future wife, filmmaker Chai Vasarhelyi, over a mountain – of footage.

Doja Cat has taken to Twitter, appearing to tease a potential name for her upcoming fourth album.The artist took to social media to tease that the follow-up to 2021’s ‘Planet Her‘ is due sometime this year. After confirming there is already a title set for her fourth album, she tweeted “#hellmouth,” leading her fans to believe that to be the name of the release.The name seems fitting as her past couple of social media posts feature devil-like outfits.She is no stranger to the underworld theme, having previously said she plans to do “weird ass shit” to deliberately fuel conspiracy theories about her being in the Illuminati.DC4 has a title now.— Hellmouth (@DojaCat) March 22, 2023#hellmouth— Hellmouth (@DojaCat) March 22, 2023Fans have also been speculating about what genre the album would be.

The new National Lottery Filmmaking Fund is the BFI’s attempt at creating a clearer and more transparent funding mechanism with an emphasis on equity, diversity, and inclusion, Mia Bays, director of the fund, told the Deadline shortly before the launch of the new plan Tuesday morning.

Django Django have shared a new single titled ‘Don’t Touch That Dial’ alongside the release of the second part of their new album ‘Off Planet’.‘Off Planet’ is the band’s fifth album, and is set to be released in four parts – each representing a separate “planet”. The full 21-song album will arrive on June 16 via Because Music – you can pre-order/pre-save it here.Last month, the band shared the first part of the album (comprising of five tracks) and shared its lead single ‘Complete Me’, featuring Self Esteem.Now, part two of the album (another five songs) has arrived, along with ‘Don’t Touch That Dial’, a new single that features Japanese rapper Yuuko.Of the new single, the band’s Dave Maclean said: “This was a weird instrumental track that came out of looping some little chopped up bits of a studio jam.“I liked the odd groove of the track and I wanted a vocalist on there but I wanted something quite different, so I reached out to Yuuko and she totally got it, and delivered this outstanding top line.”Listen to the new track below.‘Off Planet’ also features guest spots from Jack Peñate, Stealing Sheep, Toya Delazy and more.

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