At the end of month, Ari Lennox is releasing her third studio album Vacancy. We’ve heard the title track and the single “Under The Moon.” Today she’s three for three with another called “Twin Flame.” It was produced by Tommy “TBHits” Brown and Leather Jacket. Whereas “Under The Moon” had some sensual doo-wop flare to…
Sault, the elusive R&B-and-funk collective led by producer Inflo, have returned with Chapter 1, their 13th album. The LP features contributions from R&B singer Cleo Sol, singer-songwriter Jack Peñate, and legendary hitmakers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. Since Sault’s acclaimed 2019 album 5, the group has surprise-released more than a dozen projects under Inflo’s Forever…
The Richmond noise-rock duo White Beast have given us exactly one song per year since their 2023 debut album: 2024’s “Jakarta Is Coming” and 2025’s “Servant.” Today we get their first (and fortunately not last) song of 2026, a heaving rager called “Cooked.” “Cooked” is the lead single from a new White Beast album called…
The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis have returned to the studio for a follow-up to their 2024 self-titled album. The Washington, D.C. outfit has titled its next LP Deface the Currency. Listen to the single “Gestations” below, and scroll down for their new tour dates. The album arrives February 20, via Impulse! The Messthetics—the band…
Last November, Liverpool-based singer-songwriter Hank Bee announced her new EP a sudden hankering with the open-armed single “Corner.” Today she’s returned with another new song called “10:23.” “10:23” is a lilting rock song that embodies early works from folk-rockers Sharon Van Etten or Hand Habits. According to the press release, the track was written in…
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Dominic Fike is kicking off 2026 with a cover of Primus’ “South Park Theme.” The musician and actor stopped by Australian radio station triple j to perform it and discuss his appreciation for the cartoon. “I love South Park. I watch it every night to go to sleep. Literally every night,” he said in the…
Bruno Mars has shared the first taste of his new album The Romantic. “I Just Might” arrives with a music video directed by Mars and Daniel Ramos. In the clip, Mars and a band of clones perform the song on a retro, ’70s-inspired soundstage. Watch it below. The Romantic marks Mars’ first solo studio album…
In May of last year, Salt-N-Pepa filed a copyright lawsuit against Universal Music Group to regain their masters. The iconic hip-hop group asserted that the 1976 Copyright Act gives artists the right to reclaim ownership of master recordings and terminate past agreements after 35 years. Subsequently, UMG removed their early music from streaming, which Salt-N-Pepa…
Last year, Salt-N-Pepa’s Cheryl “Salt” James and Sandra “Pepa” Denton filed suit against Universal Music Group (UMG) over the rights to their catalog, claiming that the label had pulled the duo’s songs from streaming platforms after they attempted to regain control of their masters. Lawyers for UMG subsequently filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit,…
