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• Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Video Is a Star-Studded Country Drama
  Luke Grimes, Miranda Lambert, Ava Phillippe, and more feature in the cinematic visual for the country singer's hit song
• Courtney Love to Dave Grohl: ‘Just Say We’re Cool’
  When appearing on Billy Corgan's podcast, Love urged Grohl to tell his fan base of "straight white males" to stop "picking" on her
• Lindsey Buckingham Uninjured After Attack With Unknown Substance in Santa Monica
  The female suspect allegedly doused the ex-Fleetwood Mac member with an unknown liquid substance
• The Temper Trap Announce ‘Sungazer,’ Their First Album in a Decade
  “With time apart and much personal growth from us all, Sungazer feels like it’s captured the most pure collection of music we’ve ever made," the band said in a statement
• Christian Music’s Biggest New Star on Politics and Religion: ‘God Sits with Everyone on Every Side’
  Brandon Lake is making inroads in country music via collabs with Nashville stars like Jelly Roll and Lainey Wilson
• The Best Live Band Around? Sturgill Simpson Announces Fall Tour with the Dark Clouds
  “Johnny Blue Skies” will kick off his “Mutiny for the Masses” run of arenas in September
• Kanye West’s Wireless Festival Appearance Slammed by Mayor: ‘Not Reflective of London’s Values’
  The rapper’s recently announced performance has caused an outcry following his controversial past
• Megan Thee Stallion Says Her Hospitalization for ‘Extreme Exhaustion’ Was a ‘Real Wake-Up Call’
  “I’ve been pushing myself past my limits lately … my body finally said enough. It honestly scared me,” the rapper says after being hospitalized after falling ill midway through Moulin Rouge performance
• Jon Bon Jovi Honored With James Beard Impact Award for JBJ Soul Foundation and Restuarant
  The musician’s organizations help “break the cycle of hunger, poverty, and homelessness”
• Taylor Swift Fans React to ‘Elizabeth Taylor’ Music Video: ‘Has to Be an April Fools’ Joke’
  The visual features spliced together footage of the Hollywood icon’s most famous films

The New York Times©

• Bruce Springsteen Brings Fiery Speeches and Songs to Minneapolis
  The E Street Band opened its Land of Hope and Dreams tour on Tuesday night, where the musician asked the crowd to choose “unity over division and peace over war.”
• The Next British Invasion Is Here, and It’s Led by Women
  Raye, Olivia Dean, Lola Young and PinkPantheress are making a big impact on the charts and in pop culture, foregrounding their Englishness rather than adapting it.
• How ‘American Psycho’ and Marina Abramovic Fed the Met Opera’s ‘Tristan’
  The creators of a new “Tristan und Isolde” production explain the influences behind every element of a crucial scene.
• 10 Synth-Pop Songs That Bring the Drama
  With TV soundtracks increasingly turning to nostalgic ’80s tracks, hear a playlist of essential hits and deeper cuts.
• Bettina Köster, a Leading Voice in Berlin’s 1980s Avant-Garde, Dies at 66
  She sang lead for influential all-female bands, including Malaria!, and toured in the U.S. and elsewhere with groups like the Birthday Party and New Order.
• Eurovision Song Contest to Add Asian Edition This Year
  The competition will bring together singers representing 10 nations including South Korea, the Philippines and Vietnam.
• ‘The Book of Mormon’ Is Sorry if You Were Offended for 15 Years
  The taboo-busting, gasp-inducing Broadway musical comedy has been a hit with audiences and critics. But could it be produced today?
• Morton Feldman Was Loud. His Music Was Quietly Haunting.
  Feldman, born a century ago this year, wrote quietly sensual and humanist works in an age of structural rigor.
• Celine Dion Announces Comeback Concerts in Paris
  Dion, who has rarely performed since announcing her stiff person syndrome diagnosis in 2022, will put on 10 shows beginning in September.
• Symphony Space to Undergo a $45 Million Makeover
  The Upper West Side performing arts venue will take its programming across the city while its doors close for a 15-month overhaul.
• Paul McCartney, Robyn: 8 Songs We’re Talking About This Week
  Paul McCartney previews his first solo album in six years, and the Swedish pop star Robyn returns after eight with “Sexistential.”
• Bruce Hornsby Isn’t Playing It Safe on ‘Indigo Park’
  Admired by a new generation including Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon and Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig, his new album, “Indigo Park,” keeps pushing forward.
• Thundercat Can Geek Out With the Best of Them
  The genre-crossing bassist returning with his first album in six years broke down highlights from his collections of comic books, fashion and more.
• Outside Kennedy Center, Jane Fonda and Joan Baez Raise Voices in Protest
  The pair joined in a gathering of artists and others who denounced censorship and faulted President Trump’s growing influence over the nation’s cultural life.
• The BTS Connection With Howard University
  In promoting its new album, the K-pop superstars looked back to a late-19th-century moment featuring the unofficial anthem “Arirang” for inspiration.
• 5 Takeaways From Netflix’s ‘BTS: The Return’ Documentary
  Netflix’s documentary about the superstar K-pop group’s comeback after a four-year hiatus showcases its creative process, brotherhood and anxieties about fame.
• Salzburg Festival Fires Its Artistic Director
  The board terminated Markus Hinterhäuser’s contract early, leaving the leadership of the world’s largest classical music festival in limbo for now.
• FKA twigs Says in Suit That Shia LaBeouf Had Her Sign ‘Illegal’ NDA
  The suit said the nondisclosure agreement that was part of her court settlement with Mr. LaBeouf, her former boyfriend, effectively silenced her. His lawyer disputes that.
• ‘Tristan und Isolde’ at the Met Opera Has a Troubling Problem
  Audiences are packing the theater for a new “Tristan und Isolde.” Everyone can see the same spectacle, but they probably don’t hear the same sound.
• Dash Crofts, of the Soft-Rock Duo That Sang ‘Summer Breeze,’ Dies at 87
  Seals & Crofts had a number of Billboard Top 20 songs in the 1970s before their chart topper brought them global fame.
• D. Boon’s Death Shook Punk Rock. 40 Years Later, Minutemen Look Back.
  The influential band’s singer and guitarist died at 27, but the bassist Mike Watt and the drummer George Hurley never lost his spirit.

BBC Latest Releases©

• The Invisible - Rispah
  A set of contemplation and catharsis, maintaining its emotional grip for a long time.
• Ladyhawke - Anxiety
  Pip Brown’s overdue second LP is as tight and catchy as a baseball mitt.
• Bobby Womack - The Poet
  Womack updates his material for the 80s, creating grown-up sensual soul.
• TrioVD - Maze
  One of the most inventive and transgressive albums you’ll encounter this year.
• Jack Savoretti - Before the Storm
  Third album of gruffly sensitive strum-pop from tousle-haired Italian-English Londoner.
• Flats - Better Living
  Debut album from a band that probably relishes getting on as many nerves as possible.
• George Frideric Handel - Alceste (soprano: Lucy Crowe; tenor: Benjamin Hulett; bass-baritone: Andrew Foster-Williams; Early Opera Company; conductor: Christian Curnyn)
  The incomplete ‘incidental music’ for Alceste, conducted with liveliness and sensitivity.
• Gallon Drunk - The Road Gets Darker From Here
  Seventh album of darkly rockin’ blues from Londoners channelling spirits of New Orleans.
• Karin Krog and Bengt Hallberg - Cabin in the Sky
  Krog is on absolutely top form, while Hallberg sounds just like himself.
• Hollie Cook - Prince Fatty Presents Hollie Cook in Dub
  Modern-day dub with authentic depth.
• The Band Perry - The Band Perry
  Radio-friendly country fare, exceptionally produced but lacking originality.
• Dexys - One Day I’m Going to Soar
  Dexys are back with wisdom and wings. Some of us never doubted.
• Public Image Ltd - This is PiL
  Rotten returns with a curious mixture of rage and nostalgia.
• The Pond - The Pond
  An elegant, charming and quietly profound record.
• Architects - Daybreaker
  A fine fifth album from the Brighton metallers, set to stand the test of time.
• Regina Spektor - What We Saw From the Cheap Seats
  The truth about Regina Spektor is that quirky isn't the half of it.
• 2:54 - 2:54
  A collection of mature and addictive tracks from sisters doing it their own way.
• The Bamboos - Medicine Man
  The Australians’ hybrid soul and funk sound continues to impress.
• Rumer - Boys Don’t Cry
  Sarah Joyce covers male songwriters both culty and canonical on album number two.
• Sugar - Copper Blue
  NME’s Album of the Year for 1992 reissued with a wealth of worthwhile extras.

Billboard©

• BTS Dominates YouTube’s Global, U.S. Charts
  The K-pop superstars crash the streaming giant’s Global Top Songs chart with 11 titles impacting the top 100, including the No. 1 with “Swim.”
• QMusic CEO Kris Stewart Steps Down After Five Years
  The search for the organization’s next CEO has begun.
• Galaxy Girl Blasts Into Winner’s Circle on ‘Masked Singer’ Season 14: ‘I Truly Was Having the Time of My Life’
  The pop star & TV vet was a judge's favorite for the whole season before taking the crown on Wednesday night's (April 1) grand finale.
• Johnny Blue Skies & the Dark Clouds Set Fall Arena Tour
  The band, led by Sturgill Simpson's new persona, will hit nearly 30 markets.
• Tiffany Young Signs 360 Deal With Pacific Music Group Ahead of New Music
  The Girls' Generation star joins the Pan-Asian global entertainment company founded by Ne-Yo, MC Jin, Sonu Nigam and Jonathan Serbin.
• Jack Black Calls Jack White His ‘Brother From Another Color’ in TikTok-Inspired ‘SNL’ Promo
  The pair of Jacks will appear on this weekend's episode as host & musical guest.
• Sabrina Carpenter Recruits Madelyn Cline & Margaret Qualley for ‘House Tour’ Video: Watch a Teaser
  The full music video will drop Monday.
• Ella Langley Ropes Miranda Lambert, Luke Grimes, Ava Phillippe, Kaitlin Butts & More for All-Star ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Video
  The cinematic visual was filmed in Fort Worth, Texas.
• Where to Shop Last-Minute Alabama Shakes’ Tickets Online
  The Brittany Howard-led band will kick off their 2026 tour on April 16.
• Where to Buy Affordable Stagecoach 2026 Tickets Online
  The country music festival's headliners include Cody Johnson, Lainey Wilson and Post Malone.

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