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• Afrojack Teases 'Press Play' LP With Explosive Single 'Step Back': Listen
  If you're looking for something hard, synth-heavy and so brashly in-your-face it leaves you no choice but to jump with madness, look no...
• Excision Blasts to New Heights On 'Apex' LP: Listen
  It's a long, hard climb to the top of a mountain, but Excision feels like he's king of the world. His fourth album Apex is a...
• Former Journey Member Steve Perry Is Teasing Something On Social Media
  Former Journey frontman Steve Perry took to his social media platforms Monday (Aug. 13) to tease a comeback of sorts. On Perry's...
• Nicki Minaj Accuses Ex Safaree Samuels of Stealing Her Credit Cards, He Responds With Stabbing Allegation
  Nicki Minaj has embarked on a loaded media tour in support of her Queen album all across New York City. On Monday (Aug. 13), she stopped by Hot 97 to...
• Live Nation Hires Amy Marks as Executive Vice President in Media & Sponsorship Division
  Live Nation has named Amy Marks as the first executive vice president, head of integrated marketing for Live Nation’s Media & Sponsorship...
• Backstreet Boys, Bazzi and Bryce Vine to Perform Live During the VMAs Red Carpet Pre-Show
  MTV has officially announced that the Backstreet Boys, Bazzi and Bryce Vine will be performing live from the Video Music Awards' red carpet pre-...
• Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey's 'The Middle' Breaks Record For Most Weeks at No. 1 on Hot Dance/Electronic Songs Chart
  Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey's "The Middle" sets a new standard for the most weeks at No. 1 in the five-and-a-half year history of...
• Lindsey Buckingham Announces 'Solo Anthology' Compilation and North American Fall Tour
  On Tuesday (Aug. 14), Lindsey Buckingham announced a 3-disc set of his solo career​ titled Solo Anthology - The Best of Lindsey Buckingham...
• Paul McCartney and John Lennon's Sons Take a Selfie Together: See the Pic
  Beatles fans got a special treat Monday (Aug. 13) when Sean Lennon shared a selfie with James McCartney. It's hard not to see the resemblance...
• Decade Of 'Drag Race': The Show's 50 Best Musical Moments
  Over the course of the last 10 years, RuPaul’s Drag Race has redefined what drag means in the modern age, while becoming one of the most...
• Nio Garcia and Casper Magico Explain How They Created 'Te Bote' During Hurricane Maria
  In the newest episode of Billboard's How It Went Down series, Casper Magico and Nio Garcia, the creators of “Te Bote," explain how it...
• Pale Waves Drop Shimmering New Single 'Black': Listen
  Pale Waves released their latest single "Black" on Tuesday (Aug. 14). Taken from their upcoming album, My Mind Makes Noises,...
• New Kids On The Block Will Return to Apollo Theater to Celebrate 30th Anniversary of 'Hangin' Tough'
  New Kids On The Block have announced a special show at Harlem’s Famed Apollo Theater in celebration of the 30th anniversary of their...
• RuPaul Sings Homage to Taylor Dayne's 'Tell It To My Heart' on Instagram
  RuPaul has a habit of sharing his musical loves — old and new — to his legions of adoring fans. Recently, the Drag Race...
• Indie Duo Fionn Debuts Moody 'Robert' Video: Premiere
  Folk-pop twin duo Fionn is premiering the video for "Robert," a swelling tale of first love and the radical heartbreak that...
• JAY-Z & Drake Hug It Out During On the Run II Tour Stop in Detroit
  Though at times JAY-Z and Drake's relationship has been a bit contentious, their mutual respect for each other's craft has never...
• The Weeknd, DJ Snake, Major Lazer and More Announced For Djakarta Warehouse Project 2018
  Indonesia has one helluva festival on its hands with Djakarta Warehouse Project. In 10 years, it's grown to be one of Asia's biggest...
• Aretha Franklin Tribute Concert Planned For Madison Square Garden in November
  An all-star tribute to Aretha Franklin is in the works for November in New York, Billboard has confirmed. As Showbiz411 reports, the show...
• Mindless Self Indulgence's Jimmy Urine Announces Solo LP Featuring Grimes and Gerard Way, Debuts First Single
  Mindless Self Indulgence's frontman Jimmy Urine, a.k.a. James Euringer, announced a solo LP on Monday (Aug. 13) and dropped the first single...
• Universal Music Publishing Group's Jody Gerson on Songwriter Streaming Royalties: 'The Fees Are Not Where We Want Them To Be'
  Universal Music Publishing Group chairman/CEO Jody Gerson has spoken out about the difficulties facing songwriters in the digital age, and how tech...
• Jackmaster Apologizes For 'Intoxicated' Behavior at Love Saves The Day Fest
  Jackmaster has issued a public apology to the Love Saves The Day staff for what he called his "inappropriate" and...
• PRETTYMUCH Announces North American Funktion Tour: See the Dates
  PRETTYMUCH is heading out on the road this fall, bringing their catchy pop tunes and impressive dance moves to stages all across North...
• The National Announces Limited Edition Live Vinyl
  The National has announced the upcoming release of Cherry Tree Vol. 1, a live album that is available exclusively to members of their fan club,...
• Britney Spears Shows Off Her Yoga Moves On Tour: Watch
  In between tour dates, Britney Spears took to Twitter on Monday (Aug. 13) to share a clip of her traveling yoga explorations, no yoga...
• Red Velvet Earn Best U.S. Sales Week to Date With 'Summer Magic'
  Red Velvet has captured some summer magic, indeed. The K-pop girl group scores its best U.S. sales week to date with their recently...

Rolling Stone©

• Hear Ghostface Killah Team With Snoop Dogg, E-40 on Lavish ‘Saigon Velour’
  Track will appear on Wu-Tang Clan rapper's new album, 'The Lost Tapes'
• Chimpanzee Burns Down School in Lemon Twigs’ New Song
  "The Fire" will appear on New York rock duo's upcoming concept album 'Go to School'
• Lindsey Buckingham Announces Solo Tour After Fleetwood Mac Firing
  Guitarist also preps new anthology collection covering solo career
• Luke Bryan, Garth Brooks Lead Country’s Biggest Earners in 2018
  Kenny Chesney also lands on annual tally of highest-paid country musicians
• Slash Speaks! Inside the Guns N’ Roses Reunion and His New Album
  The guitarist gives his first extensive interview on reuniting with GNR and explains why he's not quitting his solo career
• Watch Low Cut Connie Bring ‘Greasy Rock & Roll’ to ‘Seth Meyers’
  "All These Kids Are Way Too High" comes from Philly rock band's new LP, 'Dirty Pictures (Part 2)'
• How Big Boi’s ‘All Night’ Became 2018’s Most Improbable Hit
  An Apple sync, a rogue radio programmer and a committed promotions expert helped a year-old song from a legendary 43-year-old rapper climb up the charts
• Lanco Plot Headlining 2018 Hallelujah Nights Tour
  "Greatest Love Story" group will be joined by Travis Denning for series of club dates starting in October
• Velvet Underground Exhibit Opening in New York City
  Show will feature rare photographs, portraits, films, live concerts, musical workshops
• Lil Pump Announces ‘Harverd Dropout’ Tour
  "Gucci Gang" rapper to release sophomore album on 18th birthday

The New York Times©

• They All Love a ‘Yellow Submarine’: Very Young Beatles Fans Sing Along
  Families, most with small children, gathered at Film Forum for a special screening of the 1968 movie that let them share their love of the group.
• A German Opera Spotlights the Refugee Crisis, With Refugees
  “Moses,” a production by the Bavarian State Opera’s youth program, brings together a cast of teenage refugees, children of immigrants and Germans.
• Critic’s Notebook: At Salzburg Festival, Two Bold Directors Claim Their Stages
  Lydia Steier’s “The Magic Flute” riffs on “The Princess Bride” and Hans Neuenfels’s “Pique Dame” explores the privileges money can bring.
• Books of The Times: A Case for the New Jazz Sound That Will Inspire Playlists
  In “Playing Changes,” Nate Chinen argues that we’re living in a brilliant new phase of jazz, and offers an annotated guide to his favorite performers.
• Velvet Underground Exhibition Will Come to New York in October
  The show tracking the legacy of the influential band will include photographs and memorabilia as well as a concert series.
• Travis Scott’s ‘Astroworld’ Sells Enough to Beat Drake
  The rapper’s new album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard chart, ending a five-week run at top for “Scorpion.”
• Popcast: The Shrinking Space Between Band T-Shirt and High Fashion
  Merch has become a crucial part of a musician’s rise. Here’s how it’s evolved.
• Review: Mark Morris’s New Pastoral Says Less Than Its Music
  A Mark Morris world premiere, part of the Mostly Mozart Festival, is awkward and has much less to say than the Schubert work it’s paired with.
• That Decisive Moment: Turning Climate Crisis Into Sound: The Week in Classical Music
  A new work by Ashley Fure and a Mark Morris dance to Schubert were among the highlights.
• Playlist: The Playlist: Cher Covers Abba (Again!), and 10 More New Songs
  Hear tracks from Travis Scott, Aphex Twin, Big Freedia and others.
• Cuts, Big and Small, Transform Leonard Bernstein’s Final Opera
  A recent adaptation, captured on a new recording, makes a new case for “A Quiet Place,” which has had a rocky history.
• Sunday Routine: How Melanie Charles, Singer and Flutist, Spends Her Sundays
  She chants; listens to cassette tapes; plays flute for a yoga class; eats expensive burgers; shops vintage; plays gigs; and sometimes goes dancing.
• Patrick Williams, 79, Composer as Heard on TV (and Beyond), Is Dead
  Mr. Williams, whose approach blended jazz, classical and pop elements, provided music for film, television and his own award-winning records.
• 13 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend
  Our guide to pop and rock shows and the best of live jazz happening this weekend and in the week ahead.
• 7 Classical Music Concerts to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend
  Our guide to the city’s best classical music and opera happening this weekend and in the week ahead.
• Neighborhood Joint: Where Fans of Rare Retro Soul Get Their Groove on
  On Wednesdays at Botanica, Matt Weingarden, a.k.a. D.J. Mr. Fine Wine, spins 45s from his collection of 20,000 rarely heard Motown-era singles.
• Album: Let There Be Music Under the Stars. And Maybe a Sandwich.
  New York Times photographers have long captured the outdoor sounds of summer in the city.
• How ‘Summer in the City’ Became the Soundtrack for Every City Summer
  The dog days of 1966 were filled with riots, protests and a nation on edge. Not to mention a brutal heat wave. But in Greenwich Village, something new was happening.
• Lorrie Collins, Dynamic Rockabilly Singer, Is Dead at 76
  Ms. Collins and her brother, Larry, billed as the Collins Kids, were stars before they were teenagers, regularly featured on television variety shows.
• Glen Roven, Emmy-Winning Composer and Conductor, Dies at 60
  With little formal training, he made his debut on Broadway when he was 19 and became a prolific presence on TV and in concert halls around the world.
• Critic’s Notebook: Six Hours and 24 Minutes Later, a Minimalism Classic Is Back
  La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela have reissued “The Well-Tuned Piano in the Magenta Lights” on DVD, returning a drone masterpiece to the (legal) market.
• Final Suspect Arrested in Killing of XXXTentacion
  Seven weeks after the shooting, the fourth suspect indicted in the rapper’s shooting death has surrendered in Florida.
• How the Soulquarians Birthed D’Angelo’s ‘Voodoo’ and Transformed Jazz
  D’Angelo, Questlove, James Poyser and J Dilla hunkered down in Greenwich Village and created a sound that won Grammys and united genres.
• Critic’s Notebook: In a Wagnerian Whirlwind, One Conductor Breaks Through
  Twelve days. Nine sprawling performances. Two cities. One Kirill Petrenko, whose conducting is “molten, combustible, an eruption of color.”

Metacritic©

• Slow Air by Still Corners
  The fourth full-length release for the synthpop duo of Greg Hughes and Tessa Murray was written and recorded in just three months.Label: Wrecking LightRelease Date: Aug 17, 2018
• Among the Ghosts by Lucero
  The ninth full-length studio release for the Memphis alt-country band was recorded live in studio with Matt Ross-Sprang.Label: Liberty And LamentRelease Date: Aug 03, 2018
• Smote Reverse by Oh Sees
  This is the second full-length release for the Thee Oh Sees under its shortened name.Label: Castle FaceRelease Date: Aug 17, 2018
• Dissolvi by Steve Hauschildt
  The latest full-length release for the electronic artist features guest appearances from Julianna Barwick and GABI.Label: Ghostly InternationalRelease Date: Aug 03, 2018
• Bell House by Shy Boys
  Kyle Little and Ross Brown join Collin Rausch, Kyle Rausch and Konnor Ervin for to the group for Kansas City indie rock band's second full-length release.Label: PolyvinylRelease Date: Aug 03, 2018
• Coup de Grace by Miles Kane
  The third full-length solo release for the former frontman of The Rascals features songs co-written with fellow The Last Shadow Puppets member Zach Dawes, Jamie T, Lana Del Raye, and Mini Mansions' Tyler Parkford.Label: VirginRelease Date: Aug 10, 2018
• Be the Cowboy by Mitski
  The fifth full-length release for the New York City indie rock artist was recorded with producer Patrick Hyland.Label: Dead Oceans RecordsRelease Date: Aug 17, 2018
• Devotion by Tirzah
  The debut full-length release for the British alternative R&B artist was written/produced with Mica Levi.Label: DominoRelease Date: Aug 10, 2018
• Thank You for Today by Death Cab for Cutie
  The ninth full-length studio release for the indie rock band was produced by Rich Costey.Label: AtlanticRelease Date: Aug 17, 2018
• Queen by Nicki Minaj
  The fourth full-length release for the rapper features guest appearances from Eminem, Foxy Brown, Future, Ariana Grande, Labrinth, Lil Wayne, Swae Lee, and The Weeknd.Label: Cash MoneyRelease Date: Aug 10, 2018
• Nearer My God by Foxing
  The third full-length release for the St. Louis indie rock band was produced by Matt Bayles.Label: Triple Crown RecordsRelease Date: Aug 10, 2018
• Have You Considered Punk Music by Self Defense Family
  The latest release for the experimental punk rock collective led by Patrick Kindlon was written and recorded in a week.Label: Run for Cover RecordsRelease Date: Jun 29, 2018
• Jake Shears by Jake Shears
  The debut full-length solo release for the Scissor Sisters frontman was produced by Kevin Ratterman and features members from My Morning Jacket and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band.Label: N/ARelease Date: Aug 10, 2018
• Shooter by Shooter Jennings
  The latest full-length release for the outlaw country singer-songwriter was produced by Dave Cobb.Label: ElektraRelease Date: Aug 10, 2018
• Wild! Wild! Wild! by Robbie Fulks
  This is the debut full-length release for the collaboration between Robbie Fulks and Linda Gail Lewis.Label: BloodshotRelease Date: Aug 10, 2018
• Physical by Gabe Gurnsey
  The debut full-length solo release for the Factory Floor artist is a concept release with the 14 tracks forming a story about a night out to a dance club.Label: Phantasy SoundRelease Date: Aug 03, 2018
• Move Through the Dawn by The Coral
  The ninth full-length studio release for the British indie rock band was produced with Rich Turvey. Label: Ignition RecordsRelease Date: Aug 10, 2018
• Outsiders by The Magic Numbers
  The fifth full-length release for the British indie rock band was co-produced by Dave Izumi.Label: BMGRelease Date: Jun 08, 2018
• To the Sunset by Amanda Shires
  The sixth full-length solo release for the singer-songwriter was produced by Dave Cobb. Label: Silver Knife RecordsRelease Date: Aug 03, 2018
• Third by Nathan Salsburg
  The third full-length solo release for the Kentucky singer-songwriter features no vocals, just guitar music.Label: No QuarterRelease Date: Jul 20, 2018