Music News for February 15, 2024

Nashville-based singer, songwriter, and artist Leah Marie Mason releases the perfect Galentine’s Day anthem with her latest single, ‘YOUR BOYFRIEND SUCKS’

• Today’s Headlines

• Russell Simmons accused of sexual assault by former Def Jam executive

• Popular album review YouTuber Anthony Fantano says Kanye West’s Vultures 1 album is ‘unreviewable trash’

• Eminem producing new documentary Stans

• Lil Jon Interview – Super Bowl Halftime performance, new meditation album and becoming a certified herbalist

• Paramore announce they are “freshly independent” artists

• Jimmy Van Eaton, early rock ‘n’ roll drummer who played at Sun Records, dies at 86

• Former Can vocalist Damo Suzuki dead at 74

• Rock & Roll Hall of Fame unveils 2024 nominees

• Tiësto forced to pull out of Super Bowl appearance at the last minute

• Kaskade to replace Tiësto as first Super Bowl DJ after “personal family emergency”

• R.E.M.’s original lineup appears onstage together for the first time in 17 years

• Watch André 3000 take “The Colbert Questionert”

• Karol G is Billboard’s 2024 Woman of the Year

• Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith and Offspring’s Noodles lead spring 2024 Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camp

• Jason Isbell files for divorce from Amanda Shires

• Killer Mike arrest details emerge, denies pushing female security guard to the ground

• Country Singer Toby Keith Dies at 62

• New Albums and EPs

• Brian Wilson to release lost country album from 1970

• Lil Yachty dropping joint album with singer James Blake

• Pearl Jam announces new album, Dark Matter, shares title track

• IDLES’ track-by-track guide to new album TANGK

• Beyoncé announces new album Act II, shares new songs: Listen

• Ride announce North American tour for new album Interplay

• Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign release Vultures 1 album – Listen

• Little Simz releases surprise new EP Drop 7: Stream

• Girl In Red shares the epic ‘Too Much’ and announces details of new album I’m Doing It Again Baby!

• Boris announce split album with fellow Japanese band Coaltar of the Deepers

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• New Tracks

• Waxahatchee shares new single ‘Bored’ and announces 2024 UK and European tour dates

• Warpaint celebrate their 20th anniversary with new single, ‘Common Blue’ b/w Underneath

• serpentwithfeet shares final album preview ‘Ellipsis’

• The Alchemist used almost decode-old beat for new Royce Da 5’9” collab: ‘Stays Fresh’

• HEALTH cover Deftones’ ‘Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)’

• Louisa Stancioff releases stirring new single and video ‘Nobody’s Watching’ in anticipation of debut album

• Mike Lindsay releases first new single of 2024, ‘lie down’ featuring Anna B Savage

• AVAION releases new serene minimalist single ‘Call My Name’

• rei brown shares powerful short film accompanying new single ‘Get Me Out’ — A cinematic exploration of mental health

• Sadye releases resilient alt-pop anthem with ‘Pretty Traumatized’

• Sam Walwyn pours emotion into his latest single ‘Overtime’

• WhoMadeWho and RY X strike a blend of indie electronic bliss on their latest single ‘Love Will Save Me’

• Fred Again.. And Lil Yachty tease new unreleased collaboration

• Yard Act enlist Katy J Pearson for new single, ‘When The Laughter Stops’

• Rose Betts declares emotional turmoil in powerful new single ‘War’

• Emei releases explosive alt-pop track with vibrant single ‘Love Me Not’

• Narwhals release emotional single with ‘Unstitched’ ahead of sophomore album

• Fie Eike releases debut single and video ‘The Nile’ – A captivating exploration of darkness

• Mylar paints sonic enjoyment with ‘Scribbled Sunset’ ahead of EP release

• Karina Stone drops debut single ‘afterparty’ — A melancholic dive into the hazy realms of youth and heartache

• ZUSO illuminates the sonic landscape with his latest single, ‘In The Dark

• Scout’s latest single ‘Hurt’ marks a stirring prelude to their debut EP, Everything Will Make Sense

• Lauren Dejey juxtaposes delicacy and static chaos in latest single ‘Till I Wilt’

• Peri Rae releases emotionally charged single ‘i should be happy’ – A beacon of hope in contemporary folk

• Marie Dahlstrom releases enchanting single ‘Nothing On You’ featuring Odeal / Announces deluxe edition for ‘A Good Life’

• Blitzen Trapper releases psychedelic odyssey with lead single ‘Cosmic Backseat Education’ from upcoming album

• Home Counties deliver indie-disco fury with ‘Uptight’ ahead of debut album

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• Festival Updates

• Shinedown, Godsmack, and Breaking Benjamin to headline this year’s Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival

• Sol Blume 2024 lineup (SZA, Kaytraminé, Snoh Aalegra, PinkPantheress, Kelela, Ari Lennox, more)

• Reading & Leeds 2024: Fontaines D.C., Reneé Rapp, Pendulum among 50 new names added to line-up

• RAYE, Arca, Astrid S, Holly Humberstone join massive Øya 2024 line-up

• The Killers, Måneskin, Tyla and many more complete Mad Cool 2024 line-up

• Ultra reveals RESISTANCE Miami 2024 lineup

• Enter Shikari, Mr. Bungle, Code Orange, Busted and more added to Download Festival 2024

• 2000trees announce headliners The Chats, plus Hot Milk, grandson, Nova Twins and loads more

• Tour & Live Music Updates

• Neil Young and Crazy Horse reunite for first tour in a decade and announce new album

• Four Tet announces weekender in Brooklyn Four Tet & Friends

• The War On Drugs announce summer 2024 UK and European headline shows

• Sleater-Kinney announce summer 2024 UK and European shows

• Watch Killer Mike perform a gospel-inflected version of ‘Exit 9’ on Colbert

• Helmet & Cro-Mags touring together this spring

• Watch Usher’s career-spanning Super Bowl halftime show

• Watch Post Malone perform ‘America the Beautiful’ at Super Bowl 2024

• AC/DC announce huge summer 2024 POWER UP European tour

• Watch IDLES’ boisterous performance of ‘Gift Horse’ on Fallon

• Testament announces summer 2024 European tour

• Drake explains why he wore a vest like a dinosaur spine on It’s All a Blur tour – Big as the what?

• The Daily Music Report Updates

• Track By Track: Surprise Baby take us through their debut EP, Too Right

• 10 Albums to Look Forward to in February 2024

• What We’re Listening To Playlist for 2/12/2024: Loving, claire rousay, Caroline Polachek and Weyes Blood, Faye Webster, and more!

• 3 New Albums Out This Week You Should Listen to Now: Loving, PROJECTOR, and Little Simz

• Notable album releases for 2024