Corinne Bailey Rae announces new album inspired by Theaster Gates archive

Drake kicked off his "It’s All a Blur" tour in Chicago on Wednesday night with the rapper treating fans to a reading of his new poetry book as well as teasing a new studio album. Drake making his way to the stage to open his set tonight in Chicago.

Lil Uzi Vert has shared details of their upcoming headlining tour of the United States in support of their third studio album, ‘Pink Tape’.The tour, announced on Friday (July 7), will begin on October 21 at The Armory in Minneapolis. It will continue for another month, wrapping in Philadelphia at the city’s Wells Fargo Center.

Tate McRae, who released her iconic debut album “I used to think I could fly” in May 2022 just announced an accompanying tour for the album a little over a year it hit the shelves.The pop singer’s recently expanded 23-concert ‘Are We Flying Tour’ launches at Chicago’s Riviera Theatre on Sept. 5 and includes two stops at New York City’s Rooftop at Pier 17 on Tuesday, Sept.

Del Water Gap has announced his forthcoming album ‘I Miss You Already + I Haven’t Left Yet’ which features a cameo from Arlo Parks.The New York-based singer-songwriter whose real name is Samuel Holden Jaffe has described the LP as the album he’s been trying to make his whole life. The singer has also shared the album’s lead single ‘All We Ever Do Is Talk’.“‘All We Ever Do Is Talk’ is an ode to the decadence of the early days of a relationship.

Bowen Yang is putting his mental health first.

James Blake has announced his new album ‘Playing Robots Into Heaven’ and shared its lead single ‘Big Hammer’.‘Playing Robots In Heaven’ is set for release on September 8 via Polydor/ Republic. The album will see Blake return to his electronic roots seen within his earlier works, such as 2013’s ‘Overgrown’ and 2010’s ‘Klavierwerke’.Blake also released its first single ‘Big Hammer’ from the LP.

Lana Del Rey has announced surprise shows in Ireland and Europe, set to take place next month.Following her appearance at the Other Stage at Glastonbury on Saturday (June 23), Lana Del Rey has announced a series of surprise shows, scheduled for the next few weeks.The three new shows will see the New York singer-songwriter head to Amsterdam first, before performing in Dublin and Paris. They also work around her previously confirmed headline performance at London’s BST Hyde Park next Sunday.“I love Europe and after playing Glastonbury, have decided to play a few more shows in various countries around my Hyde Park Show in London on July 9th,” she said in a new statement.

Angelique Jackson Raedio, the “audio everywhere” company under Issa Rae’s Hoorae, is set to launch its first talk show, “The Scottie & Sylvia Show,” hosted by industry veterans Scottie Beam and Sylvia Obell. The original podcast series joins Raedio’s award-winning shows “Fruit,” “Looking for Latoya” and “We Stay Looking,” and marks a return to the mic for Beam and Obell following their successful team-up on the popular “Okay, Now Listen” podcast. On the new show, which launches in July, the pair of hosts — and best friends — will discuss trending and cultural topics accompanied by celebrity interviews from their unique perspective as Black Millennial women.

Doja Cat announced that she was retiring from the music business.Thankfully, she couldn’t stay away from the industry for too long.On Friday, June 23, the ‘Kiss Me More” singer/rapper ate her own words and shared she’ll be going on a nationwide 24-concert arena ‘The Scarlet Tour’ in support of her upcoming album.Doja Cat fans in New York and New Jersey are in luck too; she’ll leap into Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on Nov. 29 and Newark, NJ’s Prudential Center on Nov.

Drake has announced a new album following the release of his debut poetry collection. The book – Titles Ruin Everything: A Stream of Consciousness by Kenza Samir and Aubrey Graham – is now available for purchase, a day after being formally announced.To promote the book, Drake took out full-page advertisements in publications such as the New York Post and Houston Chronicle, which featured a QR code leading to this website.

Carly Rae Jepsen has shared her vivacious first single of 2023 titled ‘Shy Boy’. Listen to the track below.‘Shy Boy’ is a dancefloor anthem that features a funky tune, synth melodies and Jepsen’s signature soft and playful voice.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Singer-songwriter Brandy Clark has enjoyed triumphs recently on two fronts. Ten years of work on the score for her first Broadway musical, “Shucked,” paid off with a Tony nomination and a Drama Desk Award win for her and score co-writer Shane McAnally. And the Nashville resident’s self-titled fourth album, which found her friend Brandi Carlile moving into the producer’s chair, got the kind of great reviews that augur for more Grammy nominations (on top of the 10 nods she’s already picked up over the years). While she was making one of her many visits to New York, Variety caught up with her for a Facetime feature to discuss both her new Warner Records album, one of the year’s best, and the hit musical, which has a cast album of its own. The joint timing is coincidental, of course (“Shucked” was originally tagged for a 2020 opening, with an out-of-town run in D.C. that was just about to begin when the pandemic kicked in). That she gets to talk about two home runs at once makes her career seem far from anything that ends in “-ucked,” unless lucked applies.

Baroness have announced ‘Stone’, their first new album in four years, shared its first single ‘Lost Word’ and announced a string of US tour dates for this year – find all the details below.The band’s sixth studio LP will arrive on September 15, 2023, followed by a US tour kicking off in October – you can pre-order the record in a variety of physical formats or pre-save here.The ‘Sweet Oblivion Tour’ will start in Baltimore on October 13, with dates in Tampa, Austin, Los Angeles, Portland, Denver, Chicago, Montreal, New York and many more, before wrapping up on December 1 in Philadelphia.Pre-sale for select dates is live now, while general sale starts this Friday (June 23) at 10am local time – you can buy your tickets here.The tour will also feature a huge roster of support acts from Jesus Piece, Portrayal of Guilt, Primitive Man, KEN Mode, Wayfarer, Chat Pile, Vile Creature, Soul Glo, Sheer Mag, Escuela Grind, Midwife, Hoaxed, Empire State Bastard, Cloud Rat, Imperial Triumphant, Uniform and Agriculture, with more set to be announced.‘Lost Word’, the first single from the forthcoming LP, is available to listen to now. Listen below.“An important through line in Baroness is we don’t like to repeat ourselves,” Baizley said in a press statement.“It’s all about the willingness to take risks.

A new recruit to the Lochte family swim team! Olympian Ryan Lochte and his wife, Kayla Rae Reid, welcomed their third child, a baby girl, on Wednesday, June 21.

Sonic Youth have announced the release of a live album from their final North American show that took place in New York City.The album titled ‘Live in Brooklyn 2011’ captures Sonic Youth’s full 17-song set from their August 2011 show at the Williamsburg Waterfront in Brooklyn. The New York natives played in front of the Manhattan skyline after Kurt Vile and Wild Flag served as openers.Sonic Youth’s final hometown show was released during COVID lockdown on Bandcamp but is now getting a proper release as a remixed and remastered live album.“The stage was facing the East River from the Williamsburg, Brooklyn, waterfront, and I recall the sun going down in the west during our set,” Lee Ranaldo, the band’s guitarist, said of the concert in a statement.

Alanis Morissette’s musical “Jagged Little Pill” took home two trophies at New York City’s Winter Garden Theatre.Now, nearly two years later, Morissette is heading west to Newark, NJ’s Prudential Center for a one-off concert on Thursday, June 22 at 8 p.m.She’ll be joined by fellow singer-songwriter and ’90s icon Aimee Mann.And if you need last-minute tickets to catch the “Ironic” singer live, “You Oughta Know,” inventory is still available.While no Mori-sseats are overwhelmingly cheap, we found some going for as low as $95 before fees on Vivid Seats.Better yet, if you want to get closer to the action, floor seats can be snagged for $135 before fees.Want to see Alanis and Aimee live together in the Garden State?Here’s everything you need to know and more.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete breakdown of all the best prices on standing room only, lower-level and floor seats for the June 22 Prudential Center concert can be found below.(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time.

Morrissey has announced plans for a tour celebrating the 40th anniversary of his music career.The jaunt dubbed the ’40 Years Of Morrissey’ tour, will kick off in Mexico City on September 10 before calling at venues in Peru, Colombia, Chile, Argentina, and Brazil.From there, the former Smiths frontman will head to North America, performing several shows in Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Washington DC and New York.He will conclude his tour stateside with a four-night residency at New York City’s United Palace, which wraps up on October 25. You can view the full list of dates below.A pre-sale for Morrissey’s 40th anniversary tour will begin tomorrow, (June 22) at 10am local time before tickets will go on general sale on Friday (June 23).

Slowdive are back with a new single, and an upcoming album.Today (June 20), the band have released a new single, ‘Kisses’. The track – which was first announced last week – is taken off their upcoming album, ‘Everything Is Alive’.

CHAI have announced a new self-titled album, due for release in September.The band announced the upcoming album yesterday (June 14), confirming in the process that it is set to arrive on September 22 via Sub Pop/Sony Music. “We made this self-titled album in the hopes that it will give everyone just a little more confidence in living how they want to live,” the band wrote in their announcement post.A post shared by CHAI (@chaiofficialjpn)‘CHAI’ is also previewed by a new single ‘PARA PARA’, which comes with an accompanying music video.

Sherri Shepherd’s daytime talk show has promoted four producers, in addition to announcing its second season premiere date.