Music News for February 18, 2023

Billy Lockett releases his highly anticipated debut album Abington Grove / shares new single ‘Don’t Be Hard On Yourself’

• Today’s Headlines

• Ice-T receives star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

• Record Store Day 2023 release list revealed

• Nardwuar VS. Steve Lacy

• Guns N’ Roses video for ‘November Rain’ hits 2 billion views

• Rosalía to receive Producer of the Year Award at Billboard Women in Music Awards

• Sam Smith’s BRITs 2023 performance sparks over 100 Ofcom complaints

• Rihanna on when her new album will arrive: ‘It’d be ridiculous if it’s not this year’

• Pharrell apponted Virgil Abloh’s successor at Louis Vutton

• Underoath signs new record deal with MNRK Heavy

• Guns N’ Roses is sponsoring NASCAR team in Daytona 500

• Harry Styles dedicates Artist of the Year Brit Award to Rina Sawayama, Charli XCX, Florence + The Machine, Mabel and Becky Hill

• De La Soul’s Trugoy dead at 54

• SZA Is Billboard’s 2023 Woman of the Year

• DJ Khaled announces We The Best label partnership with Def Jam

• The Daily Music Report Updates

• Track By Track: The Early Mornings walk us through their latest EP Ultra-Modern Rain

• 10 Albums to Look Forward to in February 2023

• 3 New Albums Out This Week You Should Listen to Now: Andy Shauf, Yo La Tengo, and Paramore

• What We’re Listening To Playlist for 2/13/2023: Yves Tumor, slowthai, LIES, Das Koolies, Amber Run, and more!

• Notable album releases for 2023

• New Tracks

• Eden Rain releases her first single of 2023 ‘Bed (For A Year)’

• Janelle Monáe returns with new single ‘Float’ featuring Seun Kuti and Egypt 80

• IDK releases hypnotic new single ‘Radioactive’

• Omar Apollo shares first new music following Ivory LP, the heartsick single ‘3 Boys’

• Deb Never offers up new track ‘Momentary Sweetheart’

• 1tbsp releases ‘No Nein’ (featuring Mietze Conte)

• Shelf Lives release ‘Bite’

• The New Pornographers share new single ‘Angelcover’: Stream

• Men I Trust – ‘Ring of Past’

• DAMEFRISØR release ‘The Grip’

• Deerhoof releases ‘Wedding, March, Flower’

• Lana Del Rey fully embraces her sensual side on 7-minute ‘A&W’: Listen

• beabadoobee celebrates Valentine’s Day with ‘Glue Song’: Stream

• Bully links up with Soccer Mommy for new track ‘Lose You’

• The Church debut new single ‘No Other You’ from The Hypnogogue—Plus U.S. tour dates

• Black Thought & El Michels Affiar – ‘That Girl’

• PONY release new single ‘Très Jolie’ / Announce new album

• serpentwithfeet – ‘Gonna Go’

• Jonathan Bree announces new album Pre-Code Hollywood / Releases title track

• Downtown Kayoto drops his new single ‘Run from you’

• Tour & Live Music Updates

• Post Malone, Burna Boy & Tems to perform at NBA All Star Game 2023

• Charlie Puth announces 2023 summer North American tour

• Jack White, The 1975 to perform on Saturday Night Live

• Depeche Mode announce North American fall tour dates

• Fleet Foxes announce summer tour with Uwade

• Fred again.., Skrillex & Four Tet played a surprise NYC Valentine’s Day show at Good Room (video)

• Watch Snail Mail and Mac DeMarco cover Talking Heads’ ‘This Must Be The Place’ at Valentine Fest

• Paramore Perform ‘Running Out of Time’ on Kimmel: Watch

• Phish announce summer 2023 tour dates, including seven nights at Madison Square Garden

• New Albums

• P!nk unveils ninth album Trustfall: Stream it now

• Thurston Moore preps new album, shares new song ‘Hypnogram’

• Pere Ubu announce new LP and tour dates, playing NYC with Faust

• Skrillex delivers long-awaited 15-track sophomore album Quest For Fire

• Code Orange release What Is Really Underneath? album and short Film: Stream

• 100 gecs reveal album tracklist, share video for new song ‘Hollywood Baby’: Watch

• Beach House announce new Become EP

• Feist announces new album Multitudes, shares first three songs: Stream

• T-Pain announces covers album featuring takes On Black Sabbath, Journey, Chris Stapleton, & more

• Tame Impala’s Lonersim to get tenth anniversary box set release

• Ben Folds announces new album & summer tour (listen to ‘Winslow Gardens’)

• Tesla to release new live album this summer; more tour dates announced

• Talib Kweli and Madlib announce new album, Liberation 2

• Caroline Polachek returns with Desire, I Want To Turn Into You

• Dry Cleaning announce Swampy EP (stream 2 tracks)

• Karol G unveils her new album’s tracklist & announces the release date

• Skrillex announces new album Quest for Fire

• Logic shares stacked tracklist for new album College Park

• Kelly Lee Owens releases new EP of tracks from LP.8 sessions

• Siv Jakobsen creates an emotionally compelling indie-folk album that tackles love, loss, and longing

• Festival Updates

• Lil Nas X to play NOS Alive 2023

• Desert Hearts drop star studded lineup for 2023 Edition

• Download add 44 bands to line-up including Alter Bridge, Halestorm, Neck Deep and Bob Vylan

• Snoop Dogg, Al Green, Babyface, Jill Scott to headline 2023 Cincinnati Music Festival

• Wu-Tang Clan will headline EXIT Festival 2023

• Psycho Las Vegas 2023 Fest postponed until next year: “The desired lineup could not be achieved”

• Shame, Slowthai, Anna Calvi & more to play #Mybloodyfestival 2023

• Aphex Twin, The 1975, Arlo Parks and more to play Best Kept Secret 2023