Tomorrow X Together announce new mini-album, ‘minisode 3: Tomorrow’

Courtney Love’s Women.The series will see the music legend share her “ultimate soundtrack to her life” as she reflects on the women in music who have “shaped her journey, her sound and her next chapter”.Across eight episodes that will air from April 8 to April 15, the Hole founder and singer will journey through the eras of her life and the music that made her alongside her friend and music podcaster and writer, Rob Harvilla.Love will recall the musical moments from throughout her formative years as part of the series, including when she discovered disco through the record collection at a childhood care home and recited Sylvia Plath poetry for a Mickey Mouse Club audition.She will also detail her love of Billie Holiday and Nina Simone and recall her time at an all-girl boarding school in New Zealand and in juvenile detention, before she reflects on couch-surfing across America and struggles with drug abuse.Other topics covered in the series will include her acting career, her attempts to creatively matchmake Stevie Nicks and Billy Corgan, hanging out with Debbie Harry at a Limp Bizkit album launch at the Playboy Mansion, Gwen Stefani – after years of public feuding between the pair – her relationship with Nirvana‘s Kurt Cobain, taking pandemic guitar lessons with The Big Moon’s Juliet Jackson and more.Samantha Moy, Head of BBC Radio 6 Music, said in a press statement: “Courtney Love is an icon and a trailblazer – her influence on music and culture over the decades is undeniable.

Thania Garcia Anitta has set a release date for “Funk Generation,” her first full-length studio effort under Republic Records and Universal Music Latin Entertainment. The album is slated for April 26. “’Funk Generation’ is an album where I celebrate my roots,” Anitta said about the incoming record.

John Grant has announced details of his new album ‘The Art Of The Lie’, and has shared the lead single ‘It’s A Bitch’ – watch the video below.Grant’s sixth album will be released on June 14 via Bella Union, and it is available to pre-order/pre-save here.In addition, Grant has also announced a UK and European tour to take place in October and November – read on for the full list of dates. Tickets for the UK shows are available from 10am on March 20 here.‘It’s A Bitch’ is a highly-danceable electro-funk track, about which Grant has said: “It was a blast making this track which is just about having fun with words, synths and dope rhythms and bass lines and also making fun of post-COVID malaise.”“Plus, people get to ponder what a ‘hesher’ is.

Tomorrow X Together — aka TXT — have officially announced their 2024 ‘<ACT: PROMISE>’ tour in support of their upcoming EP “Minisode: TOMORROW.” This time around, Yeonjun, Soobin, Beomgyu, Taehyun and Huening Kai will play back-to-back concerts at NYC’s Madison Square Garden on Saturday, June 1 and Sunday, June 2.According to The Music Universe, “The new world tour presents itself on a grander scale compared to its 2023 predecessor ‘Act: Sweet Mirage.'”And if you can’t wait to see what the “Sugar Rush Ride” quintet have up their sleeve this summer, you can grab tickets for all 11 arena concerts as soon as today.Although inventory isn’t available on Ticketmaster until Thursday, March 21, fans who want to ensure they have tickets ahead of time can purchase on sites like Vivid Seats before tickets are officially on sale.Vivid Seats is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.They have a 100% buyer guarantee that states your transaction will be safe and secure and will be delivered before the event.A complete calendar including all North American tour dates, venues and links to buy tickets can be found below.At the time of publication, TXT most recently performed at Tokyo’s Tokyo Garden Theater on March 8.Here’s what they performed that night, courtesy of Set List FM:01.) “MOA Diary (Dubaddu Wari Wari)”02.) “Our Summer”03.) “Blue Hour”04.) “Ito”05.) “CROWN”06.) “Wonder” (ADOY cover) (Beomgyu solo)07.) “Instead of Saying Goodbye” (RAIN cover) (Soobin solo)08.) “Sk8er Boi” (Avril Lavigne cover) (Huening Kai solo)09.) “Finesse” (Bruno Mars cover) (Taehyun solo)10.) “Guilty” (TAEMIN cover) (Yeonjun solo)11.) “Chasing That Feeling”12.) “Hydrangea Love”13.)

The Decemberists are back, and have shared details of a brand new album called ‘As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again’. Check out the proggy new single below.Revealed today (March 19), the new LP marks the band’s ninth studio album, and first since taking a six-year hiatus.Set to be structured as a double album, ‘As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again’ was produced by lead-singer Colin Meloy and Tucker Martine, and is set to feature a variety of star-studded collaborations with the likes of The Shins’ James Mercer and R.E.M’s Mike Mills.It is set for release on June 14 via YABB Records (Thirty Tigers), and the band have today shared the intriguing new single – a 19-minute-long prog rock epic titled ‘Joan In The Garden’.“‘Joan in the Garden’ has been kicking around as an idea since the ‘I’ll Be Your Girl’ sessions,” said Meloy of the inspiration for the track.

Loossemble are set to release a new mini-album next month, titled ‘One of a Kind’.The five-piece – comprising LOONA members Hyunjin, Gowon, Vivi, Hyeju and Yeojin – announced the project’s upcoming release through their social media channels today (March 18) at midnight KST.Loossemble are set to drop ‘One of a Kind’ on April 16, according to a “timetable” of teaser releases leading up to the album’s official release.

Thousands of social housing tenants are set to see as much as £400 slashed from their yearly energy bills, the Government said as it announced a new round of funding for home upgrades.

Metro Boomin and Future have announced that they will be releasing two collaborative albums in the next month.The two rappers confirmed the news in a trailer released to social media on March 8, which features the voice of the late Mobb Deep rapper Prodigy.The clip sees the pair pull up in a pair of luxury cars in a remote setting, which then cuts to the title ‘We Don’t Trust You’, and the dates “3 22 24” and “4 12 24”.Great things come to those who wait #LLProdigy #WDTY @1future

Meghan Trainor has some very exciting news!

A new direct route between Manchester Airport and Shanghai is set to launch this summer. Chinese airline Juneyao Airlines will operate three weekly services between Manchester and the Chinese city.

Bon Jovi have announced their new album ‘Forever’ and have shared its lead single ‘Legendary’.The lively and joyous track sees frontman Jon Bon Jovi sing: “Got a fistful of friends That’ll stand up for me / Right where I am / Is where I wanna be / Friday night comes /Around like a song / Sweet Caroline and we all sing along / Got my brown eyed girl / And she believes in me / Legendary,” in the chorus over a pulsing beat and bright guitars.Directed by Dano Cerny, ‘Legendary’s accompanying video begins with the band in a recording studio before it transforms into a patch of grass in outer space. Bon Jovi proceeds to perform the track from there.Speaking about the song in an interview with Ultimate Classic Rock, Bon Jovi revealed that the song is a tribute to his wife.

Zayn Malik has announced a new album, ‘Room Under The Stairs’.Malik took to social media last night (March 13) to announce the record, which is due to arrive on May 17. It will be Zayn Malik’s fourth solo record overall, and his first with Mercury Record, which also houses the likes of Noah Kahan, Post Malone and Lily Rose.‘Room Under The Stairs’ will be previewed by its lead single, ‘What I Am’, later this week.

Tomorrow X Together (TXT) have announced their upcoming 2024 ‘Act: Promise’ world tour, which will kick off with concerts in Seoul this May.Tomorrow X Together new world tour was announced today (March 11) by the boyband’s label, Big Hit Music. It will kick off with a three-date concert at the KSPO Dome in Seoul, South Korea from May 3 to 5.The kick-off dates of the K-pop boyband’s 2024 tour will be made available for livestreaming, according to an announcement on TXT’s official Weverse page.

Twenty One Pilots have announced a new album ‘Clancy’ and shared its lead single, ‘Overcompensate’.The Columbus duo’s sixth LP – the follow-up to 2021’s ‘Scaled and Icy’ – will drop on May 17 via Fueled By Ramen.The band had been teasing their new era in recent weeks, with fans noticing that across Twenty One Pilots’ digital platforms, all of the artwork for their previous albums now featured strips of red tape covering all the eyes on each cover on Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube.Some fans also received cryptic messages in the post with the letters coming from the Sacred Municipality of Dema. As highlighted by Kerrang!, the clues build on the lore explored across 2018’s ‘Trench‘ and 2015’s ‘Blurryface’.Last week, the band released a trailer foreshadowing what’s to come, seemingly teasing a new character and location.“I am trapped, stuck in a cycle I have never been able to break,” narrates frontman Tyler Joseph at the trailer’s beginning.

Kelly Jones has announced details of a new solo album ‘Inevitable Incredible’. Check out the moving title track below.The upcoming record marks the latest full-length solo effort from the musician, following on from his time as the frontman for Stereophonics and in his more recent side-project Far From Saints.Set for release on May 3, ‘Inevitable Incredible’ sees Jones writing primarily on the piano for the first time.

Nigerien rock group Mdou Moctar have shared details of their forthcoming album Funeral for Justice. Out on May 12 via Matador, the project is the sixth from the group, founded by the eponymous Tuareg rock guitarist. Today’s news comes with the release of the new album’s title track.

Knocked Loose have announced a new album, ‘You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To’ and dropped its lead single ‘Blinding Faith’.The Kentucky metalcore band will release their third LP on May 10 via Pure Noise, which is set to feature collaborations with Poppy and Chris Motionless from Motionless In White.Per a press release, the album’s title came from a conversation that frontman Bryan Garris had with a woman who was sitting next to him on a plane. When he admitted that he was finding it particularly difficult to manage his “borderline phobia” of flying, she told him, “You won’t go before you’re supposed to.”“On this album, we go the fastest we’ve ever gone; we go the scariest we’ve ever gone.

CRAVITY have released the music video for their new single ‘Love or Die’.According to a press release for the new song, the music video for ‘Love or Die’ is a look at the CRAVITY’s “journey for love”, and shows the boyband’s “heightened confidence and dedication to their love”.“I can’t stop this feeling / I keep falling / I only have this excruciating nightmare / But you are my only dream, love or die,” the K-pop idols sing on the chorus of ‘Love or Die’.‘Love or Die’ is the title track of CRAVITY’s seventh mini-album, ‘Evershine’. The project is their first release of 2024, and follows their September 2023 mini-album, ‘Sun Seeker’.CRAVITY are schedule to perform on Day 2 of We Bridge 2024, which will be held at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center and Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada this April.Other artists on the line-up include K-pop girl group NMIXX, co-ed quartet KARD, boyband AMPERS&ONE and more.

Slash, Corey Taylor and more.This past weekend, McCreary took to social media to share the trailer for ‘The Singularity’, which is due for release on May 10. The upcoming album is previewed by its lead single, ‘Type III’ featuring Rufus Wainwright.Also confirmed to feature on the album, per McCreary’s official website, are System Of A Down‘s Serj Tankian, Joe Satriani, Soundgarden‘s Kim Thayil, Anthrax‘s Scott Ian, Meshuggah‘s Jens Kidman, The Dillinger Escape Plan‘s Ben Weinman, The Aristocrat’s Guthrie Govan and Bryan Beller, Blue Öyster Cult’s Buck Dharma and more.Bear McCreary has also confirmed the launch of an accompanying The Singularity graphic novel, in which a character named Blue Eyes must escape from the clutches of immortality in order to save those he holds near to him.On Sunday, May 12, Bear McCreary will perform ‘The Singularity’ live at the Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles.

A.G. Cook has announced his forthcoming LP ‘Britpop’ and has shared a new single, which features vocals by Charli XCX.The album’s title track features XCX singing “Brit, Brit, Brit / Like Britpop” over a whimsical, pulsing beat.