Music News for May 1, 2023

3 New Albums Out This Week You Should Listen to Now: Beach House, The National, and Deb Never

• Today’s Headlines

• Tim Bachman, Guitarist/Co-Founder of Bachman-Turner Overdrive Dies at 71

• The Notorious B.I.G A.I. rapping Nas’ ‘N.Y. State of Mind’ draws mixed reactions from fans

• Ice Nine Kills Guitarist steps back from tour due to medical scare

• Yeah Yeah Yeahs release There Is No Modern Romance documentary on YouTube

• ILLENIUM takes action to prevent drug deaths at shows after his own overdoes: “I had no sense of self”

• Exploring Kim Gordon’s music outside of Sonic Youth

• Kendrick Lamar’s The Big Steppers Tour becomes highest-grossing rap tour in history

• Judas Priest sells first two albums to music publisher

• Syd Barrett / Pink Floyd documentary Have You Got It Yet? shares first trailer

• Nicholas Craven explains meeting with Jay-Z: “The best confirmation of who I thought he was”

• Swizz Beatz still teases possible Lil Kim & Nicki Minaj Verzuz

• Billie Eilish loves playing festivals, and loves Donald Glover even more

• Tour & Live Music Updates

• Neil Young, Stephen Stills, Snoop Dogg & More: Highlights from night 1 of Willie Nelson’s 90th birthday

• LL Cool J announces first headline tour in 30 years

• Thundercat announces fall tour

• The National perform ‘Eucalyptus’ on Fallon: Watch

• New Tracks

• The Weeknd and Mike Dean share four new songs: Listen

• SEB shares ‘sugarhoneyiceicetea’ and ‘moving on’ (featuring Khary)

• Emotional Oranges reveal new single ‘Justified.’

• Dagny releases ‘Heartbreak In The Making.’

• Swim Deep and Jenny Lee Lindberg (Warpaint) link up for ‘King City’ (jennylee’s version)

• Johah Kagen shares ’18’

• GANGS OF KIN release ‘Mass Confusion’

• Olive Louise releases new single ‘Moroccan Oranges’

• Green Gardens share ‘Things I Didn’t Do’

• Lisa Remar releases ‘Woke Up Early’

• HEALTH release new single ‘Hateful’

• Late Night Therapy releases ‘Feel Something’

• Alex Spencer releases his debut single ‘A Night To Waste’

• Deer Tick release lead single ‘Forgiving Ties’ from newly announced album

• Shelf Lives returns with ‘All The Problems’

• Home Is Where release lead single ‘yes! yes! a thousand times yes!’ from newly announced upcoming album

• Fontaines D.C.’s Grian Chatten unveils debut solo single ‘The Score’

• Alex Anwandter releases new track ‘Mi vida en llamas’ ft. Buscabulla

• New Albums and EPs

• The Damned continue to flourish as their punk peers wither and fade

• Indigo De Souza breaks down new album All of This Will End track by track: Exclusive

• Stream Beach House’s new Become EP

• The Know: A Rising Star in Shoegaze and Dream Pop

• Brad (feat. Stone Gossard) announce first new album in 11 years, unveil lead single: Stream

• Kesha announces new Rick Rubin–produced album Gag Order

• PJ Harvey announces first new album in 7 years, shares lead single: Stream

• The Daily Music Report Updates

• What We’re Listening To Playlist for 5/1/2023: Kevin Morby, Thundercat and Tame Impala, Four Tet, Rico Nasty, The National, Your Old Droog, The Know, and more!

• Notable album releases for 2023

• Festival Updates

• Bamboozle 2023 has officially been canceled

• Y Not Festival announces day splits, launches ‘Band App’

• UK Tech-Fest to go on hiatus after 2023 edition

• Primavera Sound gears up for 2023 edition with Depeche Mode, New Order & more