May 16, 2022

3 New Albums Out This Week You Should Listen to Now: Kendrick Lamar, The Smile, and Kevin Morby

• Today’s Headlines

• Watch Kendrick Lamar’s new ‘N95’ video

• Every album by The Clash, ranked

• Young Thug’s lawyers decry his “dungeon-like” jail cell in emergency filing

• 7 takeaways from ASAP Rocky’s Drink Champs interview

• Snoop Dogg wants to buy Twitter & has a hilarious plan for revamping the app

• Matt Cameron tests positive for COVID-19, misses first Pearl Jame show in 24 years (video)

• Tour Updates

• billy woods announces Aethiopes tour

• The Shins announce Oh, Inverted World 21st anniversary tour

• The Smashing Pumpkins announce fall tour with Jane’s Addiction

• CHVRCHES announce new North American tour dates

• Circle Jerks announce rescheduled 2022 North American tour datese

• The Daily Music Report Updates

• Best New Music Playlist for 5/16/2022: Kendrick Lamar, The Smile, Danger Mouse and Black Thought, Bartees Strange, Puppy, and more!

• The 40 Most Anticipated Albums of 2022

• Artists to Watch in 2022

• Notable album releases for 2022

• New Tracks

• Listen to Chance The Rapper and Vic Mensa’s new song ‘Writing Exercise #3: Wraith’

• Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross feature on Antonio Sánchez’s new single ‘I Think We’re Past That Now’

• Mark Ronson – ‘Too Much’ (Feat. Lucky Daye)

• Burna Boy samples Toni Braxton on Love, Damini song ‘Last Last’

• mxmtoon previews new album with fourth single ‘coming of age’

• Listen to indie rocker Day Wave’s latest single, ‘Loner’

• Golden Vessel has returned today with ‘spinning,’ the latest addition to his upcoming album, eee, due in June

• Australian singer/songwriter, Benji Lewis has released his second track off his upcoming EP, Floating

• The Big Pink is back! Share new single, ‘No Angels’

• Festival & Live Music Updates

• Post Malone joined by Fleet Foxes and Roddy Ricch for Saturday Night Live performance

• Snail Mail performs ‘Glory’ on Fallon: Watch

• Watch Smashing Pumpkins play an oldie & discuss their new rock opera on Corden

• Watch Arcade Fire play ‘Age of Anxiety II (Rabbit Hole)’ on Fallon

• Japanese Breakfast announced as music guest for SNL Season 47 finale

• Watch PUP and surprise guest Jeff Rosenstock play ‘Waiting’ on Seth Meyers

• New Albums

• El-P looks back at 20 years of Fantastic Damage

• 5 Takeaways From Kendrick Lamar’s New Album Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers

• Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers is Kendrick Lamar’s New Testament

• The Chainsmokers are back—stream So Far So Good

• Danger Mouse and Black Thought announce new album Cheat Codes, share new song: Listen

• In the crowded London music scene, Puppy has released Pure Evil, an album that is both original and captivating

• Southern California indie duo, Loud Forest have released its fourth LP, Family Tree

• Peruvian percussionist and visual artist, Manongo Mujica releases, Del Cuarto Rojo: Homenaje Sonoro Escuchando la Pintura de Rafael Hastings