Music News for December 20, 2022

cln tells the story behind every song on his sophomore album Over, All Again

• Today’s Headlines

• Primal Scream keyboardist Martin Duffy dead at 55

• The Specials’ Terry Hall dead At 63

• Here are the best hip-hop producers of 2022 (XXLMAG)

• Listen to Joy Division’s early take of ‘Ceremony’

• Gunna released from prison

• Exclusive: Jane’s Addiction on plotting their long-awaited return + new music in 2023

• Exit Interview: IDLES’ Mark Bowen on evolving Crawler material, Grammy nods, and the allure of spicy candy

• Lists: Best Songs of 2022

• The 50 best songs of the year (Spin)

• Best songs of 2022 (20-1) (NPR)

• Stereogum’s 50 Favorite Songs Of 2022

• The 50 best songs of 2022 (Far Out Magazine)

• DJ Mag’s top tracks of 2022

• The 100 best songs of 2022: Staff list (Billboard)

• Top 50 Albums of 2022 (CoS)

• The 50 best songs of 2022 (Paste Magazine)

• Gorilla vs. Bear’s songs of 2022

• Lists: Best Albums of 2022

• The 50 best albums of 2022 (Kerrang)

• The 55 best albums of 2022 (Alternative Press)

• DJ Mag’s top albums of 2022

• Best albums of 2022 (NPR)

• The 30 best albums of 2022 (A.V. Club)

• The 50 best albums of 2022 (Far Out Magazine)

• The 50 best albums of 2022 (NME)

• The 20 best hip-hop albums of 2022 (NPR)

• Best Rock + Metal debut albums of 2022

• Top 50 Albums of 2022 (CoS)

• Pitchfork’s 50 best albums of 2022

• The Best Albums of 2022 (Complex)

• The 100 best albums of 2022 (Rolling Stone)

• Gorilla vs. Bear’s albums of 2022

• New Tracks

• 93FEETOFSMOKE releases a new single, ‘FEEL SOMETHING AT ALL’

• kid apollo release new track ‘btw’

• Cardi B joins Rosalía on new ‘Despechá’ remix

• Dutch Uncles release new single ‘Poppin” / New album True Entertainment out 2023

• The Lathums cause a stir with their latest single ‘Turmoil’ / Announce 2023 ‘From Nothing To A Little Bit More Pub’ Tour

• The Veils release second single from their upcoming album

• Dull Reality releases ‘Pragmatica’

• Tour & Live Music Updates

• Watch Lizzo perform ‘Break Up Twice’ and ‘Someday at Christmas’ on SNL

• Drake says he’s going on tour in 2023

• Westside Gunn announces first international tour: ’10 years in the making’

• Watch Dave Grohl, Phoebe Bridgers perform with Billie Eilish in L.A.

• Pixies announce Spring 2023 tour, two-night Vegas stint

• Ozuna to perform at the 2022 FIFA World Cup Closing Ceremony

• Stream The Smile’s Montreux Jazz Festival, July 2022 live album

• Osheaga announces 2023 headliners

• The Daily Music Report Updates

• Best Songs of 2022

• Notable album releases for 2023

• 10 Albums to Look Forward to in December 2022

• What We’re Listening To Playlist for 12/19/2022: The Smile, Rosalía, Cardi B, 93FEETOFSMOKE, Måneskin, PinkPantheress, and more!

• 3 New Albums Out This Week You Should Listen to Now: The Smile, Little Simz, PinkPantheress

• New Albums

• Måneskin unveil new album tracklist and drop new single ‘LA FINE’

• Album: The Alchemist The Sandwich

• PinkPantheress unveils new EP Take me home

• Stream Young Dolph’s new posthumous album Paper Route Frank

• Young Dolph’s team to posthumously release his completed LP Paper Route Frank

• Little Simz reveals new album NO THANK YOU: Stream

• cln closes out 2022 with a new album Over, All Again

• Lana Del Rey teases new album announcement

• 1tbsp releases new EP ‘Joan’

• PRADO releases ‘Machines’

• Festival Updates

• Ween, Tedeschi Trucks Band, My Morning Jacket & Goose to headline Peach Music Festival 2023

• Iron Maiden, Slipknot, Mötley Crüe & over 170 more bands booked for Hellfest 2023

• Siouxsie Sioux to hold first performance in 10 years at Latitude 2023

• Tool, Slipknot, Avenged Sevenfold + Pantera to headline Welcome to Rockville 2023

• Tomorrowland announces full line-up and set times for winter festival