Kaytranada, a giant in the dance world, released the guest-heavy Timeless, his most recent album, a little more than a year ago. Since then, he’s dropped collaborations with Justine Skye and FLO. This fall, he’ll head out on a huge North American tour with fellow dance stars Justice. Now, Kaytranada announces that he’ll have a new album out long before the tour kicks off. We won’t have to wait very long for Ain’t No Damn Way, the next Kaytranada LP. It’s coming out on Friday.
A few hours ago, it became clear something was afoot. After a mysterious teaser Monday morning had fans speculating about the arrival of a new orange-colored album, Taylor Swift confirmed she would appear this Wednesday on New Heights, the podcast hosted by her boyfriend, NFL star Travis Kelce, and his older brother, fellow Super Bowl champion Jason Kelce. Meanwhile, a countdown appeared on Swift’s website, set to expire at 12:12 a.m. ET today, Aug. 12.
In 1986, Carly Simon released the song “Coming Around Again” for the film Heartburn. Now, Alanis Morissette has covered the hit for the new film My Mother’s Wedding, and it features the original vocalist on backing vocals.
Finally, former influencer Alex Warren’s breakthrough hit “Ordinary” has been bumped from its #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Taking its place is “Golden” by HUNTR/X, the fictional girl group from Netflix’s animated musical KPop Demon Hunters that came out in June. According to Billboard, it’s the first Hot 100 chart-topper by any act with a fictional background since “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” from Disney’s 2021 animated musical Encanto.
Last week, the Colombian star Maluma was performing at Mexico City’s Palacio De Los Deportes when he noticed that someone in the crowd had a one-year-old child without hearing protection. That’s generally a bad idea. Even without the huge noise level of a live show, a concert environment can be an overwhelming sensory experience for a little kid. Maluma paused his live show to chastise the people who brought the little kid to his show.
In The Number Ones, I’m reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart’s beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Book Bonus Beat: The Number Ones: Twenty Chart-Topping Hits That Reveal the History of Pop Music.
No, seriously, how long must we sing this song? For a band who’s made one of the most beloved protest songs out there, U2’s stance on Israel’s genocide of the Palestinian people tends to take a frustrating both-sides approach. Frontman Bono, for example, has spent the past three years advocating for Ukraine in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion, but he has a hard time condemning Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu without first criticizing Hamas. Now that Netanyahu has voiced his intentions to seize control of Gaza as he simultaneously subjects its people to full-fledged starvation, we’ve seen some previously-quiet celebrities and public figures finally speak out in support of a free Palestine. Today, U2 have shared an updated message about their stance.
Last month Snail Mail kicked off a co-headlining tour with Dinosaur Jr. in Massachusetts and debuted two new songs called “Dead End” and “Nowhere,” the first sign of new original music from Lindsey Jordan since her band’s 2021 album Valentine. Last Friday night that tour wrapped up in Seattle, and Snail Mail debuted two more new songs.
My Chemical Romance, who are from New Jersey, played the state’s MetLife Stadium Saturday night on their anniversary tour celebrating The Black Parade. Also from New Jersey are Thursday, who opened the show along with Death Cab For Cutie, and Bon Jovi, to whom MCR paid tribute at the show by wrapping it up with a cover of the unofficial state song “Livin’ On A Prayer.” They did a good job, but frontman Gerard Way did need some help from the audience singing along: “So fuckin’ high,” he laughed at himself after belting the first chorus.
The second day of the Syd For Solen festival took place in Denmark’s Valbyparken yesterday, and Sam Fender headlined. During the final song, “Hypersonic Missiles,” the British musician invited several activists onstage, including Greta Thunberg.