Music News for February 5, 2025

Squid unveils haunting new single ‘Cro-Magnon Man’ ahead of Cowards

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• Today’s Headlines

• FireAid concerts raise estimated $100 million for LA wildfire relief

• Lil Wayne teases ‘something very special’ ahead of Super Bowl weekend

• Bush’s Gavin Rossdale has no idea how young bands get paid: ‘I can’t work it out’

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

• Bob Mould discusses his new solo album, upcoming tour, and the ’90s

• The Beths: the band keeping power pop alive

• Report: Killer Mike files lawsuit over 2024 Grammys arrest

• Beyoncé calls long-sought Grammy Album of the Year award win ‘very surreal’

• Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ sweeps all categories nominated in at 2025 Grammy Awards

• Doechii’s Alligator Bites Never Heal wins best rap album at 2025 Grammy Awards

• The Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan talks to KISS’ Gene Simmons, Corey Feldman & more on new podcast

• Marianne Faithfull, RIP

• DJ Unc dead at 43

• Björk condemns Spotify as “probably the worst thing that has happened” to musicians

• Paul McCartney says proposed AI copyright law will rip off artists

• First trailer for Sly Stone doc Sly Lives! features André 3000, Q-Tip, George Clinton & more: Watch

• SZA to join Kendrick Lamar for 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show

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• New Tracks

• Holy Wave share sun-soaked single ‘Time Crisis Too’

• Benefits unleash ‘Divide,’ a furious anthem for a fractured world

• Waxahatchee shares ‘Mud’ ft. MJ Lenderman & Spencer Tweedy, touring w/ Willie Nelson & more

• Ella Vos ushers in a new era with euphoric single ‘Kawaii’

• Frog unveils smokey new single ‘JUST USE YR HIPS VAR. VI’ ahead of upcoming album

• HUNNY BUZZ embraces nostalgia on new single ‘Maisy’

• Rebūke & deadmau5 unite for hypnotic new single ‘Endless’ featuring Ed Grave

• DIIV – ‘Brown Paper Bag (upsammy Remix)’

• joan captures the fleeting magic of life in new single ‘Magic’

• Vines shares beguiling new single ‘I am my home’

• Ax & The Hatchetmen want you to ‘Stay // Honestly’ on new single

• HWIN unveils debut solo single ‘Love Is All I Need’

• The Gentle Good explores ownership and landscape in new single ‘Ten Thousand Acres’

• Goldkimono explores modern disconnection with bittersweet new single ‘Lifetime’

• Sophia Kennedy’s new single ‘Rodeo’ is a hypnotic journey into the unknown

• New Albums and EPs

• Lucius announce new album & tour, share ‘Gold Rush’

• Big Thief release charity EP following Los Angeles wildfires

• Yasiin Bey & The Alchemist announce collab album as FORENSICS

• JPEGMAFIA drops new director’s cut of last year’s I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU album

• re:abel explores minimalism and atmosphere on three-track Flying Colours EP

• The Daily Music Report Updates

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

• Explore our curated roundup of 2024 year-end music lists from across the industry

• Best Albums of 2024: We’re excited to unveil our curated list of the 24 best albums of the 2024!

• Best Songs of 2024

• 3 New Albums Out This Week You Should Listen to Now: Bonnie “Prince” Billy, L.S. Dunes, and Red Telephone

• What We’re Listening To Playlist for 2/03/2025: Jamie xx and Erykah Badu, Julien Baker and TORRES, The Weeknd, The Lumineers, and more!

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• Festival Updates

• Tomorrowland 2025 sells out in record time

• NEWS: Latitude Festival adds more names to 2025

• Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, Wilco, Waxahatchee, Billy Strings & more playing 2025 Outlaw Music Festival

• NEWS: First names announced for Green Man Festival 2025

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• Tour & Live Music Updates

• Black Sabbath announce final ever show with support from Metallica, Slayer & more

• Ghost reveals ‘new’ frontman for 2025 touring cycle: Papa Perpetua

• Japanese Breakfast performs ‘Orlando in Love’ on Fallon: Watch

• Clutch to tour North America later this year

• Dave Grohl joins Saturday Night Live anniversary concert line-up

• DEVO announce 2025 North American tour

• Julien Baker and TORRES announce 2025 US tour dates

• My Morning Jacket Perform ‘Time Waited’ on Kimmel: Watch

• Eloy Casagrande posts drum cam footage of ‘Eyeless’ live