Music News for January 23, 2024

3 New Albums Out This Week You Should Listen to Now: Green Day, Sleater-Kinney, and BUNT.

• Today’s Headlines

• Billy Joel teases first new music in 17 years: “Did I wait too long?”

• Mary Weiss, Lead Singer of the Shangri-Las, Dies at 75

• Alex G signs to RCA, announces tour

• Yard Act: Dream Catchers

• 5 Albums I Can’t Live Without: Peter Holmström of The Dandy Warhols

• Pitchfork merges with GQ, half their staff laid off

• CHAI are breaking up

• Talking Heads’ Stop Making Sense to hit theaters again

• The Avalanches soundtrack new short film, Yeah The Boys

• Lana Del Rey signs publishing deal with UMPG

• R.E.M., Steely Dan, and Timbaland among the 2024 inductees into the Songwriters Hall of Fame

• Smashing Pumpkins are reviewing over 10,000 applications to be their new guitarist

• Vince Staples shares trailer for his new Netflix show

• Spiritbox are in the studio with Jordan Fish

• Sleep Token wipe Instagram clean + fans may have crossed a line

• Mogwai documentary If the Stars Had a Sound gets first trailer: Watch

• New Albums and EPs

• Modern English announce new album 1 2 3 4 (listen to ‘Not My Leader’)

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• New Tracks

• The Smile – Wall of Eyes

• Hear Alien Ant Farm’s new song ‘So Cold’ off first album in 9 years

• Kendrick Lamar shares new song in short film for Chanel

• Creeds unleashes boisterous remix, transforming DJ Isaac’s ‘Feel So Good’ into a classic hardstyle track

• BANNERS strikes a chord with soulful duet ‘Perfectly Broken’ featuring Lily Meola

• Tai Verdes releases sonic meditation with ‘Pipe Down’

• LU KALA pours heart and soul into ‘Nothing But Love’

• Tutara Peak and Winifred take listeners on a celestial journey with ‘Orbit’

• Merryn Jeann paints musical magic with ‘Subconscious Love Connections’

• Tragic Sasha unveils ‘Prettier in Person’: Navigating digital identity

• Her Skin unleashes explosive power pop energy with ‘Practical Magic’

• The 13 best new hip-hop songs this week

• Dolly Parton drops surprise new tracks from Rockstar for Her 78th Birthday—and fans are loving it

• Conway The Machine ft. Cool & Dre ‘Give & Give’

• Judas Priest shares another new song, ‘Crown Of Horns’, from upcoming Invincible Shield album

• The Jesus and Mary Chain reveal new song ‘Chemical Animal’: Stream

• Skateland invites listeners on a reflective journey with latest single ‘Autobahn!’

• Josef Scott Spreads Warmth with New Single ‘Summer Dopamine’

• Das Koolies unleash a sonic storm with ‘Masters Of Mankind’ ahead of UK tour

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• Festival Updates

• Awakenings announces full line-up for 2024 festival

• Sziget Festival drops phase 1 lineup for 2024 edition featuring Fred Again.., Martin Garrix and Sam Smith

• Hangout Festival announces lineup for 2024 edition featuring ODESZA, the Chainsmokers, Alison Wonderland, Dom Dolla and more

• Coachella changes up parking rules and fans are outraged

• Paramore cancel three more festival appearances, tease something new

• Rolling Stones, Foo Fighters, Neil Young anchor New Orleans Jazz Fest

• Tomorrowland announces two-day CORE stage festival in Colombia

• Skepta reveals line-up for Big Smoke Festival 2024

• Tour & Live Music Updates

• Pixies, Modest Mouse & Cat Power announce 2024 tour (BV Presale for Forest Hills Stadium)

• Avril Lavigne sets 2024 North American Greatest Hits tour dates

• Alkaline Trio announce summer UK and European headline tour

• The Doobie Brothers announce tour with Steve Winwood, including MSG

• In Flames announce U.S. tour with Gatekeeper

• The Daily Music Report Updates

• Track By Track: A dive into Harrison Storm’s debut album, Wonder, Won’t You?

• 23 Best Albums of 2023

• 2023 Music Year-end Lists

• Best Songs of 2023

• What We’re Listening To Playlist for 1/22/2024: IDLES, Yard Act, Loving, Adrianne Lenker, Bleachers, The Jesus and Mary Chain, and more!

• Notable album releases for 2024