Music News for August 29, 2022

3 New Albums Out This Week You Should Listen to Now: DJ Khaled, Mdou Moctar, and Roc Marciano & The Alchemist

• Today’s Headlines

• Scott Ian once asked Faith No More vocalist Mike Patton to join Anthrax

• Rick Ross announces Red Bull Symphonic show with all-Black orchestra

• DJ Khaled shares behind-the-scenes video of Dr. Dre + Kanye West working on ‘Use This Gospel’

• YSL Beauté announces Lil Nas X as its new brand ambassador

• How did The Jesus and Mary Chain get their strange name?

• Björk to launch new podcast discussing famed albums

• The Daily Music Report Updates

• Interview: Golden Vessel discusses playing his hometown, his songwriting process, and the enjoyment of creating an album with his friends

• What We’re Listening To Playlist for 8/29/2022: The National and Bon Iver, Munan, Hybrid Minds and Birdy, Ferby, The Cure, and more!

• The 40 Most Anticipated Albums of 2022

• Artists to Watch in 2022

• Notable album releases for 2022

• Festival Updates

• Beach House, Japanese Breakfast & more to headline Phoenix’s First Zona Music Festival

• Man arrested at Washington festival, police believe arrest prevented a potential mass shooting

• New Tracks

• Broken Bells – ‘Saturdays’

• Hybrid Minds team up with Birdy for the ethereal ‘State Lines’

• New Zealand newcomer Ferby releases her third single, ‘Boo Hoo’

• Ghost appeals to the TikTok Generation with meme version of “Mary on a Cross”

• The Cure release 1990 demo version of ‘Cut’

• Stalking Gia unleashes her latest effort, ‘Saddest Happy Girl’

• Munan, a new music project of Peter Lee, has released his debut single, ‘Your Life’

• Elizabeth M. Drummond drops her third single, ‘I Tried’ and announces debut EP, Congratulations

• Alt/pop artist Hanne Mjøen releases her latest single, ‘I Never Told You’

• Hohnen Ford announces debut EP Infinity, releases her second single, ‘Send Me A Sign’

• Brixton trio kid apollo releases R&B single + self-directed video, ‘all on me’

• DIY-indie rockers The Backseat Lovers release ‘Growing/Dying’ in advance of their upcoming LP, Waiting To Spill

• L.A.-based singer/songwriter Emei has released her third single of 2022, ‘Trust Issues’

• Michael B Thomas releases a lush and lo-fi debut single, ‘August’

• New Albums

• 60 minutes of Blondie to guide you through the band’s golden years

• Oslo-based pop newcomer Ira Nor releases debut EP Swim Ira

• Ezra Furman builds a shrine to trans survival on All of Us Flames

• The Smithereens releasing “lost” 1993 album (listen to ‘Don’t Look Down’)

• Kenny Beats announces debut solo album LOUIE

• Listen to the Dark Post-Punk Alchemy of Bleached Cross’ Self-Titled Debut LP

• Mdou Moctar releases new EP, Niger EP Vol. 1

• Australian producer, 44 Ardent delivers his debut EP, intothedeep

• Tour & Live Music Updates

• Watch The Killers and Lindsay Buckingham perform ‘Go Your Own Way’

• Volumes vocalist joined Spiritbox on stage for ‘Holy Roller’ last night

• The National joined by Fleet Foxes’ Robin Pecknold for ‘Weird Goodbyes’ at All Points East

• Watch My Chemical Romance play ‘Burn Bright’ for the first time ever

• Archspire cancels South American tour due to concerns with touring agency

• Pantera announces first three reunion concerts

• Snoop Dogg and Eminem to enter the metaverse for VMAs performance

• Cass McCombs cancels September tour