The Daily Music ReportHeadline: Kanye West Announces New Album ‘God’s Country’, to Release New Song ‘Wash Us in the Blood’ Main Links: Kanye West pens handwritten message for Chicago GAP mural NPR Music’s 25 favorite albums of 2020 (so far) Beyoncé dedicates 2020 BET Humanitarian Award to protestors: Watch The Weeknd donates additional $500,000 to COVID-19 Relief 2020 […]
Headline: Rolling Stones protest Trump using their music at rally, threaten lawsuit Main Links: Rihanna calls for justice for Breonna Taylor: “Her killers are at home watching Netflix” Björk Announces three Iceland concerts – with audience – for August Lady Gaga offered to be Billie Eilish’s mentor Kygo reveals he & The Weeknd have been […]
Headline: Haim – Women In Music Pt. III: An irreverent middle finger to convention and expectation Main Links: The Flaming Lips announce new album ‘American Head,’ share song: Listen Flume, Toro y Moi release claymation music video for Jon Hopkins’ remix of ‘The Difference’ Megan Thee Stallion samples N.W.A. on new track “Girls in the Hood” […]
Headline: Prince ‘Sign o’ the Times’ super deluxe edition announced Main Links: Beyoncé to receive 2020 BET Humanitarian Award Michael Eavis warns Glastonbury could “go bankrupt” if it can’t return in 2021 Bonnaroo 2020 officially canceled Sonos slashing 12% of workforce, closing NYC store & cutting executive pay Kelly Rowland donates 70,000 masks to Reform […]
Headline: Switzerland loosens lockdown restrictions, clubs to re-open with limited capacities Main Links: Rihanna, Billie Eilish and Lizzo call for police reform in new open letter Stevie Wonder predicts civil rights battle can end in victory Love Record Stores Day boosts music retail, taking over £1 million in revenue Outside Lands 2020 canceled, 2021 lineup […]
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Headline: Top artist managers and more launch Black Music Action Coalition: Exclusive Main Links: 17 women are among the Recording Academy’s 40 trustees on newly constituted board Slavery Museum concludes no link between Beatles inspiration ‘Penny Lane’ + slave trader King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard release new documentary for charity Bright Eyes reveal details […]
Headline: K-Pop fans register thousands of fake tickets for half-empty Trump rally in Oklahoma Main Links: 5 new releases we love: Neil Young’s long-lost classic, Elvis Costello’s latest, and more MIKE enlists Earl Sweatshirt for new song: Listen Digging through Sonic Youth’s Bandcamp archives 5 big takeaways from Beyoncé’s new song “Black Parade” How Muzz […]
Headline: Anderson .Paak shares video for new song “Lockdown”: Watch Main Links: Phoebe Bridgers, Neil Young, The National, Foals and other vinyl releases you need this week Teyana Taylor: Here’s why my album is coming out on Juneteenth Listen to Lamb of God’s self-titled new album In full right now Slick Rick releases ‘The Ruler’s […]
Headline: Phoebe Bridgers drops album early, encourages donations for racial justice Main Links: Bob Dylan remains an immeasurable and inimitable force Deadmau5 drops new hour-long mix on Mou5trap Radio 090 Liz Phair shares song on Twitter about Twitter’s new audio tweet feature Hear Bruce Hornsby’s new single, featuring James Mercer of The Shins Listen to […]