Music News for March 22, 2023

3 New Albums Out This Week You Should Listen to Now: Yves Tumor, 100 Gecs, and FIDLAR

• Today’s Headlines

• The Weeknd is ‘statistically the most popular musician on the planet,’ according to Guinness World Records

• Bad Bunny sued by ex-girlfriend for $40 million

• The Alchemist hints at Travis Scott collaboration

• Perry Farrell talks working on new Jane’s Addiction songs: ‘It’s been one of the most exciting times of my life’

• Charli XCX and Jack Antonoff to write and produce songs for new A24 film Mother Mary

• Rick Ross’ pet buffalo are causing havoc in the neighborhood [Updated]

• Radiohead to release new material in “next couple of years”

• Little Simz opens up on new documentary On Stage Off Stage

• DC punk photographer Jim Saah’s work featured in new NYC exhibition this spring

• Definitive book on R.E.M Maps and Legends to be released

• Founding vocalist for Parliament-Funkadelic Clarence ‘Fuzzy’ Haskins has died, his former bandmates confirm

• De La Soul’s catalog earns 12.5M U.S. streams in first week on DSPS

• Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde wants to disassociate from Rock Hall’s ‘establishment backslapping’

• They performed with Bono and The Edge (after their parents told them who they are)

• Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde wants to disassociate from Rock Hall’s ‘establishment backslapping’

• The Cure’s Robert Smith negotiates refunds from Ticketmaster on ‘unduly high’ fees

• Ice-T has a new podcast and he’s already recorded a year’s worth of episodes: “I don’t think I’ll ever run out of wisdom”

• Drowning Pool rejoined by vocalist Ryan McCombs

• Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen violently assaulted outside Florida hotel

• The Cure’s Robert Smith says he’s “sickened” about Ticketmaster fees as tour goes on sale

• Questlove wins Music Podcast of the Year at 2023 iHeartPodcast Awards

• Depeche Mode talk becoming “closer” after the death of Andy Fletcher

• Alison Wonderland announces she is pregnant

• Tour & Live Music Updates

• Talib Kweli and Madlib deliver heavy ‘Air Quotes’ performance on Fallon: Watch

• Ween announce U.S. tour

• Misfits announce three summer shows with AFI, the Gaslight Anthem, more

• Greg Puciato announces first-ever North American solo tour

• Watch Underworld debut new songs at first show of 2023

• Coheed and Cambria announce UK and Europe tour, playing No World For Tomorrow in full

• UK punk legends Subhumans announce 2023 US tour

• Mudvayne announces summer 2023 U.S. tour with Coal Chamber, GWAR, Nonpoint, and Butchers Babies

• Jockstrap announce US shows around Pitchfork Festival

• The Offspring, Sum 41, and Simple Plan are going on the pop-punk tour of the summer

• Panda Bear and Sonic Boom announce 2023 tour dates

• Larry June announces tour with Monroe Flow & DVME, shares album documentary

• Every surprise song played by Taylor Swift on The Eras Tour

• New Tracks

• Lipstereo release ‘Push the Tide’

• headboy announce debut EP and release lead single ‘Cement’

• Bjork shares Shygirl remix, ‘Woe (I See It From Your Side)’

• Jpegmafia and Danny brown release Scaring the Hoes title track

• Stars release ‘Back To The End’ (Yumi Zouma Remix)

• Lauren Early announces her debut album / Releases lead single ‘Good Girl Bad Boy’

• Nicky Romero teams up with Nico & Vinz for dance-pop single ‘Forever’

• Gryffin welcomes the post-Alive era with ‘Dreams’

• Alice Auer shares new single ‘Unknown’ ft. Conor Albert / Announces EP

• BENTLE releases new single ‘Sideshow’

• Fred Again.., Skrillex & Four Tet release collaborative single: Stream it now

• The Chemical Brothers return with first new track in two years: Stream it now

• Jimin of BTS shares new solo single ‘Set Me Free Pt.2’

• Childish Gambino returns with first new music in three years: Listen

• Doechii drops new track ‘What It Is (Block Boy)’

• Indie Basement (3/17): the week in classic indie, college rock, and more

• Maruja share ‘Kakistocracy’ / Release debut EP Knocknarea

• Luna Morgenstern releases ‘Dance Dance (Don’t Go)’

• CJ’s Mirra Maze releases debut single ‘Self Medicate’

• Krooked Kings drop new single ‘Coming of Age’

• OK Cool release single/video ‘nissanweekends’

• ZUSO releases ‘Higher’

• FKA Twigs teases unreleased song in Calvin Klein spring 2023 campaign video: Exclusive

• Ben Imber releases ‘Climb’

• The Daily Music Report Updates

• Track By Track: Maruja break down their debut EP Knocknarea

• 10 Albums to Look Forward to in March 2023

• What We’re Listening To Playlist for 3/20/2023: Art School Girlfriend, Lana Del Rey, Yves Tumor, Will Joseph Cook, and more!

• Notable album releases for 2023

• New Albums

• Bully announces new album & tour, shares ‘Days Move Slow’ video

• Killer Mike recruits Andre 3000, Lil Wayne & more for new album Michael

• Posthumous Coolio album Long Live Coolio on the way, first single out now

• Childish Gambino and KIRBY deliver SWARM EP

• Hit-Boy dropping new album Surf Or Drown next week

• Kaskade & deadmau5 release debut, self-titled album under new supergroup, Kx5

• T-Pain, EST Gee, Lil Keed and More – New Hip-Hop Projects

• Tony Shhnow announces new album Love Streak, shares ‘ILY/IH8U’: Stream

• 1tbsp releases It’s Very Loud EP

• Posthumous Coolio album Long Live Coolio features Too $hort, Naughty By Nature’s Treach

• Sigur Rós prep first LP in 10 years, announce tour with 41-piece orchestra

• Alison Goldfrapp announces new solo album, shares ‘So Hard So Hot’

• Rosalía and Rauw Alejandro announce first collaborative EP RЯ

• Avenged Sevenfold announce new album Life Is But a Dream, their first release in years

• Jpegmafia and Danny Brown announce new album Scaring the Hoes, share song: Listen

• Art School Girlfriend announces second album with new single ‘Close To The Clouds’

• Dutch Uncles release their sixth studio album True Entertainment

• England’s Amber Run delve into the depths on their fourth studio album, How To Be Human

• Festival Updates

• Lollapalooza 2023 lineup announced: Kendrick Lamar, Billie Eilish, Lana Del Rey, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and more

• Watch U.S. Girls Play SXSW via hologram

• Aphex Twin and Erykah Badu to headline 2023 Forwards festival in Bristol

• So What?! announces awesome lineup featuring the Used, Pierce the Veil, Thursday, more

• Interpol, Young Fathers and Beabadoobee among headliners for Somerset House Summer Series 2023

• Manchester Punk Festival preview

• Pitchfork Music Festival 2023 lineup and dates announced

• Rolling Loud New York 2023 canceled due to ‘Logistical Factors’

• Pharrell’s Something In The Water 2023 lineup features Skrillex, 100 gecs and more

• Louder Than Life announces killer 2023 lineup with Green Day, Foo Fighters, Avenged Sevenfold, more

• Fred Again.., Bicep, Sofi Tukker confirmed for OSHEAGA’s 2023 lineup

• ARC Music Festival reveals a stacked 2023 lineup