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Hot Chip's New Album Puts Them A Long Way From Kansas

Lead single “Random Violence” is a tribute to the late JD Twitch

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Here Are Paul McCartney’s Likely Grammy Competitors for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

There are 111 albums on this year's entry list vying for just five or six slots on the final ballot.

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Watch Brandon Flowers cover The Coral’s classic ‘Dreaming Of You’ and debut new song ‘A Good Man Is Hard To Find’ in Bristol

The new song arrives on the setlist after Flowers revealed to NME that he has a "romantic" sister record to ‘Thrasher’ on the way

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Hot Chip’s New Album Puts Them A Long Way From Kansas

Lead single “Random Violence” is a tribute to the late JD Twitch

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Hot Chip Announce New Album A Long Way From Kansas, Share Single “Random Violence”: Stream

The 11-track LP is set to arrive on January 8th and features Beth Ditto and Eddie Chacon. Hot Chip Announce New Album A Long Way From Kansas, Share Single “Random Violence”: Stream Karan Singh

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Radie Peat announces debut solo album

Radie Peat of Lankum releases her debut solo album in November, fifteen years in the making. Opening single ‘Hares On The Mountain’ is a beautifully wry and subversive folk song. If The Stranglers had

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Amazon clashes with NMPA over US songwriter payments

The US Copyright Royalty Board will next year decide what streaming services should pay songwriters and music publishers in the American market from 2028 to 2032. Most of the services want to keep the

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“Sets a new benchmark for what a digital piano can be in a modern home”: Roland Kiyola KF-20 review

Roland's most beautifully designed digital piano brings flagship technology inside a truly one-of-a-kind handcrafted cabinet

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Streaming Services' Songwriter Payment Proposals Under Scrutiny

The US Copyright Royalty Board will next year decide what streaming services should pay songwriters and music publishers in the American market from 2028 to 2032. Most of the services want to keep the

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Roland Kiyola KF-20 Review: A Benchmark in Digital Pianos

Roland's most beautifully designed digital piano brings flagship technology inside a truly one-of-a-kind handcrafted cabinet

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Green Day’s trusted producer breaks down why Dookie still sounds so impactful

In our recent conversation with Rob Cavallo, we learned how he took a chance on the pop-punkers and oversaw the punchy sonics of the band’s iconic major label debut

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Bon Jovi Announces 2027 Tour Dates

The band will play shows in North America, the UK, and Australia. Bon Jovi Announces 2027 Tour Dates Alex Young

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Green Day’s trusted producer breaks down why Dookie still sounds so impactful

In our recent conversation with Rob Cavallo, we learned how he took a chance on the pop-punkers and oversaw the punchy sonics of the band’s iconic major label debut

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Bon Jovi Announces 2027 Tour Dates

The band will play shows in North America, the UK, and Australia. Bon Jovi Announces 2027 Tour Dates Alex Young

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Traditional Arabesk music is proving popular with young Turks

In Türkiye, Arabesk music has been popular since the 1960s: a genre that wears its heart firmly on its sleeve with themes of yearning, grief and unrequited love. Which, as it turns out, is striking a chord anew with young Turkish listeners in 2026. The post is from Music Ally.

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Producer Andrew Watt on Ozzy Osbourne’s unreleased final recordings – and their last meeting

“We had a beautiful listening session and talked about a lot of stuff”

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Method Man Reacts to Once Upon a Time in Shaolin for First Time: “I Don’t Hate It”

At a listening party organized by journalist Pablo Torre, the Wu-Tang Clan MC said he thought the album was a "valid piece of art." Method Man Reacts to Once Upon a Time in Shaolin for First Time: “I

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‘Crystal Lake’ review: ‘Friday The 13th’ prequel gives Jason’s mum a twisted origin story

The eight-episode series explores the makings of original killer Pamela Voorhees

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'Diddy Kong Racing' Soundtrack to Receive 'Revisited' Vinyl Release

Featuring 23 remixed tracks from original composer David Wise

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Taylor Swift's 'Patient Zero' Claims Third Week at U.K. No. 1

Swift is the only act to earn three U.K. No. 1 singles in 2026.