J. Cole’s Final Album Is Here: Stream ‘The Fall-Off’ Now
Nearly eight years after J. Cole introduced The Fall-Off‘s intro with KOD‘s “1985” closer in 2018, the Dreamville rapper’s final album has arrived. The Fall-Off hit streaming services on Friday (Feb. 6), tying a bow on the North Carolina icon’s decorated career. The project is a double album (Disc 29 and Disc 39), which boasts […]
Ahead of U.S. Concerts, Hatchie Rides on With ‘Carousel’
Hatchie is strapped into the Carousel. On the eve of another United States run, and the announcement of new shows closer to home, the Australian dream-pop practitioner drops “Carousel,” the latest single from her third studio album Liquorice. “Carousel” explores themes of fixation, longing and emotional suspension, all of it dripping in shoegaze and swirling guitars, […]
TEG Live Expands, Recruits Former Sony Music ANZ CEO Vanessa Picken
SYDNEY, Australia — Vanessa Picken has resurfaced at Ticketek Entertainment Group (TEG) in a newly-created role. The former CEO of Sony Music ANZ leads a class of top recruits to the Sydney, Australia-based live entertainment, data and tech giant, which unveils an “important evolution” of its touring business, TEG Live, and maps out strategies in country, electronic […]
Melanie Martinez Sets Fourth Studio Album ‘HADES’
Next stop, HADES. After sharing the new single “POSSESSION,” her first new music in three years, Melanie Martinez is taking us on a trip to HADES, her fourth studio album that’s set to drop March 27. “Each song on this record explores a different trap set by the kind of evil, patriarchal energy that is HADES. […]
Barry Manilow Postpones Las Vegas Residency Following Cancer Surgery
Barry Manilow is fit and fine after surgery, but he’s pushing back his upcoming concert dates in Las Vegas to focus on the road ahead. The pop veteran was initially booked for residency dates at Westgate Las Vegas, from Feb. 12-21, but has scrapped those plans on his “doctor’s guidance and recommendation,” he writes in […]
Don’t You Sweat It, Baby: Taylor Swift ‘Opalite’ Music Video Is On the Way
Four months after the release of The Life of a Showgirl, Taylor Swift has announced a second music video from the project: The “Opalite” music video will arrive on Spotify and Apple Music on Friday morning (Feb. 6). The pop star made the announcement on her website, unveiling a countdown clock to 8 a.m. ET […]
Mark of Cain Singer Comes Out as Trans: ‘The Happiness I Feel Outweighs Any Obstacles’
The vocalist and guitarist for Mark of Cain, one of Australia’s most influential and enduring alternative rock outfits, has come out as a trans woman. After a lifetime of “inner conflict,” soul searching, and detailing her life as an “outsider” through the message of song, Josie Scott got “straight to the point with little or […]
Tame Impala, Amyl and The Sniffers, Ninajirachi Shortlisted For APRA Song of the Year
Tame Impala, Sia, Amyl and The Sniffers, Ninajirachi, Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers and 20 other acts will duke it out for the peer-voted APRA Song of the Year, the top honor at the annual APRA Music Awards. Announced this week, the top 25 songs in the peer-voted category include a slew of debutant […]
Tracy Zamot, Veteran Publicist for Labels and Streaming Companies, Dead at 56
Tracy Zamot, who represented acts as ranging from matchbox 20 and Lil Wayne and companies including SiriusXM during her more than 30-year tenure as a publicist, has died following an illness. She was 56. Her sister confirmed her death on social media. At the time of her passing, Zamot was working as a communications specialist […]
Claire Mooney Appointed Music Director at Australia’s Triple J
SYDNEY, Australia — Claire Mooney is the new music director at triple j, the first female to land the top job in the Australian broadcaster’s 50-year history. With her promotion, Mooney becomes one of the most important leaders in the country’s music scene, guiding a youth broadcaster that connects music fans with new music and […]