Charli XCX announces new BBC podcast ‘Charli XCX’s Best Song Ever’

Feeder have announced details of their 11th studio album and shared its title track – get all the details on ‘Torpedo’ below.The album, which follows 2019 record ‘Tallulah’, lands on March 18, 2022 via Big Teeth Music, with the band heading out on a UK tour the following month.“After the frustration of not being able to perform live I really wanted to come back with a bang and a classic heavier but melodic Feeder song,” frontman Grant Nicholas said of ‘Torpedo’ in a statement.“All the emotion

An utterly individual voice in underground pop music, Fauness is preparing her debut EP Maiden No More for release on October 8. The lead single from the project is "Dragonfly," a song that showcases the London artist's impeccable ability to conjure radio-ready jams for her own universe — the song is a glittering, joyful thing, much like its namesake.

My Morning Jacket have shared details of their ninth studio album alongside new single ‘Regularly Scheduled Programming’.The Kentucky-formed quintet comprising Jim James, Tom Blankenship, Patrick Hallahan, Bo Koster Carl Broemel are back with ‘My Morning Jacket’, which is due for release on October 22 via ATO Records.Their last album was 2020’s ‘The Waterfall II’, which was made up of songs recorded for their Grammy award-nominated 2015 album ‘The Waterfall’.Lead single ‘Regularly Scheduled

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After posting snippets to social media over the last few days, Kacey Musgraves has shared her latest single "star-crossed." The single is set to appear on her upcoming album of the same name, her first since 2018's Golden Hour. Back in May, the singer told Elle Magazine the album will tackle her divorce from Ruston Kelly and take inspiration from Bill Withers, Sade, the Eagles, Shakespeare and a transformational magic mushroom trip.

Ed Sheeran has some exciting news: his next album is coming!

Ed Sheeran has announced his fifth album, ‘=’, and shared the album track ‘Visiting Hours’.The singer-songwriter, whose last solo album was 2017’s ‘÷‘ (not counting his collaborative work ‘No.6 Collaborations Project‘ in 2019), has confirmed today (August 19) that it will be released on October 29 via Asylum/Atlantic.

The Specials have announced a new album of covers, sharing versions of 12 protest songs from 1924-2012.‘Protest Songs – 1924-2012’ will come out on September 24 as the band’s first release through Island, and follows 2019 record ‘Encore’.“People have been using music as a vehicle for protest since time immemorial,” bassist Horace Panter said of the new album.

Charli XCX has teased what seems to be the release date for her fifth studio album.On social media, the singer posted an image of a headstone with the date March 18 2022.

Lorde has teased the imminent arrival of new song ‘Mood Ring’, presumably the final single to be lifted from new album ‘Solar Power’ before it drops at the end of the week.The New Zealand pop singer revealed a release date of August 17 for the song via a post on her website.  A music video co-directed by Lorde herself alongside Joel Kefali is also set to premiere at 7pm BST on August 17.

For the next five days, English dance duo Disclosure will share a new song every 24 hours, collecting all the tracks on an EP called Never Enough, out on Friday (they did the same thing last year and in 2018 as well).

Charli XCX and rapper Saweetie for their latest club track, ‘OUT OUT’.Released yesterday (August 13), the single samples Belgian musician Stromae’s 2010 hit ‘Alors On Danse’, using the track’s signature beat.

Charli XCX has announced three live shows in support of her latest album ‘How I’m Feeling Now’.The singer will take to the stage in London, New York and Los Angeles to showcase the record, which was written, recorded and released during the first coronavirus-enforced lockdown in 2020.Charli confirmed today (August 10) via social media that tickets for the trio of “special” concerts will go on sale tomorrow (August 11) at 10am local time.

Major moment! Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino and Lauren Sorrentino enjoyed their first family beach day with son Romeo on Saturday, August 7.

Charli XCX has been announced as the presenter of new BBC Radio 1 podcast ‘Best Song Ever’.The premise of the show is that, each week, Charli XCX will ask a guest to choose the best song to soundtrack various different life situations. The result should be a playlist that perfectly matches their life.

Charli XCX has confirmed details of her entry into the world of podcasting. Charli XCX's Best Song Ever will be a space for the pop pioneer to sit down with a celebrity guest and discuss the songs they feel are perfect for different situations and stages of life (best track to start a party, a song to get you through a break-up and so on).

Three years after his last full-length project QUARTERTHING, Chicago rapper Joey Purp has announced his new tape UpLate. The project is a "house record," according to a press release, and you can certainly get a flavor of that in its lead single "Outside." Purp flexes like he's making up for lost time but never sounding desperate for attention over a beat that would make Frankie Knuckles proud.

Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett have announced a new collaborative album, ‘Love For Sale’ – listen to ‘I Get A Kick Out Of You’ below.Gaga first teamed up with the legendary New York singer on the 2014 duet record ‘Cheek To Cheek’.

Charli XCX is one of the few pop artists who has waded into the peaks of commercial pop success and had a direct hand in nurturing the underground's rising talents. Whether she's dropping her own music or writing for someone else, she's always worth paying attention to — just last year, her quarantine project how i'm feeling now was one of our favorite albums of 2020.