Music News for April 5, 2024

Allday releases new single ‘Drip Drop’

• Today’s Headlines

• KISS sell catalog, name, logo + makeup rights for reported $300 million

• Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have a plan to soundtrack everything

• GloRilla reveals her Mount Rushmore of rappers

• Billie Eilish, R.E.M., Kacey Musgraves, more sign open letter warning of AI’s infringement on artists’ rights

• Kanye West threatened to ‘cage’ Donda students & punch employee, lawsuit claims

• Brittany Howard: Midnight Chats – Episode 124

• Lizzo announces that she needs a break: “I quit”

• Pharrell and Chad Hugo in Legal Battle Over ‘Neptunes’ Trademark

• Machine Gun Kelly & Trippie Red share mini-doc for upcoming Genre: Sadly EP

• De La Soul’s Posdnuos explains how a head injury inspired ‘Plug Tunin’ cadence

• In conversation: Tierra Whack opens up

• Josh Freese confirms return to A Perfect Circle after 13 years

• Cypress Hill make Simpsons prediction a reality with London concert announcement

• Joni Mitchell returns to Spotify after two-year boycott

• James Blake announces subscription-style alternative to streaming for artists, Vault

• Young Thug and Young Stoner Life’s RICO trial could last until 2027

• The Dillinger Escape Plan guitarist Ben Weinman now owns a coffee shop

• Four Tet, Skrillex and Fred again.. help New York’s City Soul reach funding goal after bus robbery

• Dr. Dre gets Hollywood Walk of Fame star

• The SPIN Interview: Pearl Jam’s Stone Gossard

• Adrianne Lenker on new album Bright Future and the influence of Deep Impact: Podcast

• New Albums and EPs

• Nine Inch Nails “excited about starting on” new album

• Sydney soundwaves are transformed as Arky Waters releases his latest EP, Bumper

• Charli XCX confirms Brat release date, reveals ‘Club classics’ and ‘B2b’: Stream

• Maynard James Keenan on new Tool : “We can’t drag this out another 14 years”

• Pedro the Lion announce new album Santa Cruz and tour, share video for new song: Watch

• The Offspring hopes to ‘be done’ with the new album by the end of April

• Remi Wolf confirms second album Big Ideas

• Local Natives announce new album, share video for new song ‘April’

• Witchy rock and ghost pop converge in Jeni Magana’s sophomore album, Teeth

• bedbug emerge from hiatus with ambitious indie rock gem pack your bags the sun is growing

• Paper Wings soar to new heights on their third album, Listen to the World Spin

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• New Tracks

• Two “lost” Michael Hutchence songs produced by Danny Saber getting released on new single (listen to ‘One Way’)

• Kamasi Washington – ‘Dream State’ (Feat. André 3000)

• Porij share latest album preview ‘Ghost’

• Lo Lauren returns with her first single of 2023, ‘No Good in Goodbye’

• Bibi Club release new single ‘Parc de Beauvoir’ ahead of album release

• Norwich alt-pop duo PleasureInc. tease debut EP with new single ‘2:45’

• 5-piece indie outfit Mascots release their first song of 2024, ‘Slipping in the Dark’

• Devarrow returns after a five-year hiatus with double single release: ‘Kickin’ and ‘In Time’ are both out now

• Lauren Dejey unleashes vibrant new single ‘Nothing Ever Really Matters’

• Lei Hope delves into vulnerability with new single ‘Sinner’ ahead of EP release

• Winstons Inc. releases debut single ‘Runaway’

• YouNotUs, Sam Feldt, and Martin Jensen unleash infectious new single ’24K Heart Of Gold’ feat. Sam Gray

• Kings of Leon share introspective new cut ‘Split Screen’

• James Vincent McMorrow releases new single ‘Give Up’ and announces album ‘Wide Open, Horses’

• Lip Filler announces new EP witchescrew / Drops new single ‘followup’

• Beachwood Sparks return after 12-year hiatus with new album announcement ‘Across the River of Stars’ / Lead single ‘Torn In Two’ out now

• Mike Lindsay and Anna B Savage release collaborative single ‘table’

• Pleaser announce new album ‘Read The Room’ and releases new single ‘Always Looking In’

• Eva Rose unveils ethereal new single ‘The Good Guy’

• Mutes release raw new single ‘Barely Living Proof’ ahead of upcoming album ‘…Buried Where You Stand’

• Old 97’s share ‘Somebody,’ announce tour

• Hardwell, Blasterjaxx, and Maddix unite to drop explosive new track ’16’

• FINK announces new album Beauty In Your Wake / Releases lead single ‘What Would You Call Yourself’

• Arz returns with emotionally charged single ‘Long Time No See’

• Headaches & Golden Vessel release magnetic new single ‘The Song of You’

• Bodysync & Dazy’s latest collaboration ‘Back of My Mind’ delivers a bubbling cut of hook-laden dance music

• Margo Raats releases heartfelt new single ‘Crying In The Taxi’ ahead of debut album Paper Paradise

• Luís Fernandes releases heartfelt new single ‘Let You Go’

• Tragic Sasha reveals ethereal new single ‘I Gave Permission’

• MarMar releases new single ‘Heart’ ahead of Feel Okay EP

• Annika Kilkenny shares heartfelt new single ‘Stone’s Throw Away’

• Earthquake Lights release new single ‘Pictures’ featuring Lindsey Lomis

• Dreamwave release enchanting dream-pop track, ‘Hidden Sun’

• Dreamcat releases sentimental new single ‘Nostalgia’

• Lenny Kravitz shares new song ‘Human’

• Porter Robinson debuts bracing new single and music video, ‘Cheerleader’

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• Festival Updates

• Rock Fest 2024 will have both mosh & non-mosh zones

• Killswitch Engage, Slaughter to Prevail & more booked for New England Metal & Hardcore Festival

• Slipknot, Disturbed & Avenged Sevenfold to headline Rocklahoma 2024

• Desertfest NYC announces initial 2024 lineup (Russian Circles, Acid King, Green Lung, more)

• Furnace Fest reveals new batch of bands for 2024 lineup

• Wang Chung, Men Without Hats, The Motels, & Naked Eyes join forces for Abducted by the ’80s tour

• Chicago’s ARC Festival announces 2024 line-up

• SZA, Tyler, the Creator, Blink-182, and more to headline Lollapalooza 2024

• Pilgrimage Reveals 2024 lineup Headlined by Hozier, Noah Kahan, Dave Matthews Band: Exclusive

• Pickathon 2024 lineup (Courtney Barnett, Bonnie “Prince” Billy, Durand Jones, Ratboys, MSPAINT, more)

• Lollapalooza is veering dangerously close to becoming a shitty top 40 radio festival

• Zeds Dead & Mersiv to headline GRIDLIFE Midwest 2024

• Florida’s SOL Fest announces Big Gigantic, NGHTMRE, Peekaboo and more to join previously-announced headliners REZZ, CloZee

• KSHMR releases powerful and personal single ‘Happy’ featuring Tiina ahead of Ultra Music Festival

• Tour & Live Music Updates

• The Zutons announce first North American tour in 18 years

• The Dandy Warhols and The Black Angels announce UK and European co-headline tour

• Killer Mike announces first tour since Grammy wins & shares new video

• Interpol announce free concert at Zócalo in Mexico City

• The Smashing Pumpkins announce 2024 North American tour dates

• The Black Keys announce fall 2024 tour dates

• The Hives announce fall North American tour

• My Morning Jacket & Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats announce co-headlining tour

• Charli XCX Announces string of Brat concerts and Partygirl DJ sets

• The Daily Music Report Updates

• The music that influenced Magana’s Teeth

• Track By Track: Paper Wings break down their third album, Listen to the World Spin

• 10 Albums to Look Forward To In March 2024

• Notable album releases for 2024