Kendrick Lamar returns, 5 years later and a world away : NPR

Kendrick Lamar returns, 5 years later and a world away : NPR

The hip-hop visionary and Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper is back. Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for American Expres hide caption toggle caption Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for American Expres The hip-hop visionary and Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper is back. Matt […]

The Best Underground Metal Releases of April 2022

The Best Underground Metal Releases of April 2022

Mining Metal is a monthly column from Heavy Consequence writers Joseph Schafer and Langdon Hickman. The focus is on noteworthy new music emerging from the non-mainstream metal scene, highlighting releases from small and independent labels […]

3 New Albums Out This Week You Should Listen to Now: Bad Bunny, Sharon Van Etten, and IDK at The Daily Music Report

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3 New Albums Out This Week You Should Listen to Now: Bad Bunny, Sharon Van Etten, and IDK Bad Bunny image credit via Eric Rojas May 9, 2022 There’s so much good music out in […]

Watch: DANZIG Performs Entire ‘Danzig II: Lucifuge’ Album In Ontario, California

Watch: DANZIG Performs Entire 'Danzig II: Lucifuge' Album In Ontario, California

DANZIG performed its entire 1990 album “Danzig II: Lucifuge” during its concert last night (Saturday, May 7) at the Toyota Arena in Ontario, California. Fan-filmed video of the show can be seen below. DANZIG‘s current […]

The Methodology Behind Great Music Sync: A Comprehensive Breakdown

Photo Credit: Scene from BMW’s 2022 Super Bowl LVI ad.

Scene from BMW’s 2022 Super Bowl LVI ad (Photo Credit: BMW) What’s the secret behind great sync matches? Here’s a comprehensive look at the ‘Music Select Methodology (MSM)’ by Joe Belliotti of MassiveMusic North America. […]

PORCUPINE TREE Adds Guitarist And Bassist To 2022 Touring Lineup

PORCUPINE TREE Adds Guitarist And Bassist To 2022 Touring Lineup

Grammy Award-nominated British rock band PORCUPINE TREE has announced the addition of guitarist Randy McStine (MCSTINE & MINNEMANN, LO-FI RESISTANCE) and bassist Nate Navarro (DEVIN TOWNSEND) to its touring lineup. Earlier today (Friday, May 6),PORCUPINE […]

Calvin Harris Teases New Collaboration With Snoop Dogg From “Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2” – EDM.com

Calvin Harris Teases New Collaboration With Snoop Dogg From "Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2" - EDM.com

Speculation around Calvin Harris‘ list of collaborators who will appear on the hotly anticipated Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2 continues to grow after the superstar DJ teased new music with none other than the Doggfather […]

Study Confirms That Major Labels Control Spotify Playlists

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Photo Credit: Behnam Norouzi A Spotify playlist study has found that the Big Three labels (UMG, Warner, Sony) benefit most from curated playlists. In many cases, they practically control them. Consultancy firm Music Tomorrow published […]

Normani Inks Publishing Deal With Hipgnosis, Confirms First Solo Album

Hipgnosis Acquires Sam Hollander's Music Catalog

Hipgnosis Songs Group has officially finalized a publishing deal with Atlanta-born former Fifth Harmony member Normani. Hipgnosis Songs Group (formerly Big Deal Music) and 25-year-old Normani (whose full name is Normani Kordei Hamilton) just recently […]

Bad Bunny’s Un Verano Sin Ti: Stream His New Album

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Bad Bunny’s latest album is here. Listen to the reggaeton star’s new project, Un Verano Sin Ti, below via Apple Music and Spotify. Bad Bunny first teased Un Verano Sin Ti with an online classified ad selling […]

Arcade Fire’s “We” marks return to big songs, big worries

Five members of a rock band stand in front of a graffitied doorway

Treat yourself, if you haven’t watched it in a while, to the sight of Arcade Fire winning album of the year over Lady Gaga, Eminem, Katy Perry and Lady Antebellum at the 2011 Grammy Awards. […]