Music News for February 22, 2025

Gabry Ponte ignites the dancefloor with Latin-infused single ‘Exotica’

• Today’s Headlines

• Voletta Wallace, The Notorious B.I.G.’s mom, dead at 78

• Saya Gray is constantly in motion

• J. Cole says he’s ‘balancing’ family life & music: ‘It’s a juggling act’

• The Jam’s Rick Buckler dies at 69

• Hip-hop star A$AP Rocky is found not guilty in firearm case, avoiding prison

• Layne Staley’s lost journals to be published as book titled This Angry Pen

• Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus is selling a Banksy artwork worth $6 million

• John Lydon calls Sex Pistols and Frank Carter tour “karaoke” and “almost malicious in its intent”

• Sleep Token appears to be teasing a new album, mysterious coordinates found in website code

• Ian Astbury says The Cult has new songs in the works

• Placebo’s Brian Molko charged with defamation for calling Italian prime minister “fascist, racist”

• Brian Setzer reveals auto-immune disease diagnosis: “I cannot play guitar”

• Glenn Danzig: ‘I don’t know if I’m ever gonna record’ new music again

• Outkast finally get their rightful recognition with nomination for 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction

• Fans react to 2025 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame snubs

• Death Grips Seem To Have Disbanded

• Primus reveals new drummer after Tim Alexander’s sudden departure

• FKA twigs has launched an Apple Music Radio show exploring the influences behind EUSEXUA

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• New Albums and EPs

• The Murder Capital: Blindness – album review

• Rico Nasty announces rock-infused album Lethal

• Porridge Radio – Stream their final EP and read our review of It (Plus new farewell tour dates)

• Paris, Texas share They Left Me With The Sword EP in full

• Big Thief’s James Krivchenia announces album, shares new song ‘Probably Wizards’: Listen

• spill tab announces forthcoming debut album, ANGIE

• The Alchemist’s 10 best collaborative albums

• Squid – Cowards

• Melvins & Napalm Death announce collaborative album

• Tool to dedicate three months this spring to ‘organizing ideas’ for next studio album

• PALES shatter boundaries with Crush

• 14 Drake lyrics from his new album that prove recent beef is still on his mind

• Horsegirl – Phonetics On and On (Matador Records)

• Frog embrace musical repetition with 1000 Variations on the Same Song

• Winter & Hooky capture the fleeting moments with collaborative Water Season EP

• Lemonade Baby shines on debut album Stars Stars Stars

• Support Those Affected by the L.A. Fires

• Support MusiCares & other groups providing relief for wildfire-affected musicians

• New Tracks

• Sophie and the Giants unleashes euphoric dance anthem ‘Red Light’

• Phoebe Green confronts suppressed emotions on new single ‘Rage Of A Kid’

• Isabel Pless confronts toxic patterns in new single ‘I Joined a Cult’

• Cassia unveils introspective and upbeat new single ‘miles out’

• King Hannah embraces sonic wildness on new single ‘Leftovers’

• J. Cole – ‘cLOUDs’

• JENNIE and Doechii join forces on dynamic new track ‘ExtraL’: Stream

• Fontaines D.C. share surprise new song ‘It’s Amazing To Be Young’: Listen

• ZUSO’s ‘Time’ brings a fresh club-ready vibe

• Pictoria Vark’s ‘Make Me A Sword’ slices through with playful energy

• Brian D’Addario unveils debut solo single ‘Till the Morning’

• Bagdad’s ‘Somewhere, Nowhere’ weaves nostalgia into a gritty rock lament

• PEACE_TALKS shares raw, lo-fi chaos on new single ‘SORE’

• The Faint unearth lost Blank-Wave Arcade-era track ‘Brokers, Priests & Analysts’

• Perfume Genius enlists Aldous Harding for new song ‘No Front Teeth’: Watch the Video

• Quickly, Quickly unleashes mutating folk-punk on latest single ‘Raven’

• Sextile embraces high-voltage chaos on ‘Freak Eyes’

• Wishy unveils dreamy new single ‘Fly’ ahead of upcoming EP

• Chase Petra explores faith and identity in their new single ‘Have Faith, Horatio’

• Niis unleashes ferocious single ‘The Bow’

• Patterson Hood explores haunted histories with ‘The Forks of Cypress’

• Frances Mistry shines on dreamy new single ‘New Hands to Hold’

• Oslo Twins release hypnotic new single ‘I Wake Up Slowly’

• Eliza Niemi shares whimsical new single ‘Melodies Like Mark’

• The Lathums ignite anticipation with fiery single ‘Stellar Cast’

• Haim are teasing what seems to be a new single with cryptic social media posts

• Dead Rabbitts unleash ferocious new single ‘Hellscape’

• Shunkan returns with a melancholic and mesmerizing new single ‘Hellbound’

• Pink Must captures longing with new single ‘Karaoke of the Bends’

• Somebody’s Child reflects on lost youth with ‘Irish Goodbye’

• Drake addresses rap beef and people waiting on his obituary on new song ‘Gimme a Hug’

• Bon Iver is all ‘Love’ on first single from new LP

• Rex Orange County x Daniel Caesar drop two new tracks

• 1tbsp shares hypnotic new single ‘Wet Peak Stars’ featuring Meth Math

• Arny Margret shares double single ‘I Love You / Greyhound Station’

• Sea Fever returns with pulsing new single ‘Loose Cut’

• My Morning Jacket unleashes heavy grooves on ‘Squid Ink’

• Kendrick Lamar writes new song for Captain America: Brave New World

• Thom Yorke and Mark Pritchard team up for collaborative single ‘Back in the Game’: Stream

• The Daily Music Report Updates

• The music that influenced CATHEDRALE’s latest album, Poison

• Interview: daste. delves into their creative process, lessons from their debut album, their excitement for touring, and more

• 3 New Albums Out This Week You Should Listen to Now: Horsegirl, Cryogyser, and Bartees Strange

• What We’re Listening To Playlist for 2/17/2025: Bon Iver, My Morning Jacket, Florist, Cryogeyser, Helena Deland, Bartees Strange, and more!

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• Festival Updates

• Download Festival reveal full 2025 day and stage splits

• Floating Points, Kerri Chandler join KappaFuturFestival’s 2025 lineup

• Southhampton’s Wanderlust Festival confirms full 2025 lineup and stage splits

• Osheaga Festival announces 2025 lineup

• Awakenings Festival reveals full 2025 lineup

• Massive Attack to headline London’s LIDO festival with climate action show

• The Roots share 2025 Roots Picnic lineup with D’Angelo, Lenny Kravitz, and more

• Drake to headline all three days of Wireless Festival 2025 in London

• EDC Las Vegas 2025 full line-up announced

• Watch Clairo sing with Charli XCX & Beabadoobee at Laneway Festival Melbourne

• Dry Cleaning, Lime Garden, Deadletter & more to play Brighten the Corners 2025

• Tems to headline Billboard Presents The Stage at SXSW London

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• Tour & Live Music Updates

• MJ Lenderman will no longer tour with Wednesday

• Vampire Weekend announce 2025 tour with Geese & Billy Joel tribute Turnstiles

• The Black Dahlia Murder guitarist Brandon Ellis leaves band, tour postponed – See statements

• Phish plans summer tour

• BLACKPINK announce 2025 world tour

• Ozzy Osbourne won’t perform a full Black Sabbath set at final show

• Lil Baby announces arena world tour with BigXthaPlug & more

• Paul Simon announces first tour since 2018

• Bartees Strange: Tiny Desk Concert

• Guns N’ Roses, Tool and Rival Sons added to Black Sabbath’s final show in Birmingham

• Bad Religion & Dropkick Murphys announce co-headlining tour

• SNL 50 Concert: Watch Nirvana With Post Malone, Lady Gaga With The Lonely Island, Robyn With David Byrne, & more

• MJ Lenderman brings ‘Joker Lips’ to Kimmel: Watch

• Snail Mail and Dinosaur Jr. announce joint summer US tour

• Men I Trust announce 2 new albums & North American tour