Music News for May 28, 2023

London independent artist Honey Gentry releases a sophisticated 3-track EP, Different Water

• Today’s Headlines

• Rick Rubin remembers the moment The Beatles changed his life

• Quavo opens up about impact of Takeoff’s death, reveals symbolism behind new album Rocket Power

• Danzig to perform entire debut album on 35th-anniversary U.S. tour

• Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters investigated by German Police over satirical Nazi costume

• Swedish House Mafia close the Paradise Again era with ‘Chapter 2: Mafia’ introduction, ‘See The Light’

• Fetty Wap sentenced to 6 years in prison on federal drug charge

• Offset admits he’s not biologically related to Quavo or Takeoff

• Squid share origins of new song ‘The Blades’: Exclusive

• Butthole Surfers’ first 5 albums and more getting digital, physical reissues by Matador Records

• Tina Turner dies at 83

• Report: Gap sues Kanye West for $2 million

• DJ Mag Top 100 Clubs 2023: 700k people vote in record-breaking year for our annual poll of the world’s best clubs

• Arlo Parks has written songs “every single day” since the age of seven

• ILLENIUM releases animated movie STARFALL paired with his latest album

• Foo Fighters reveal new drummer Josh Freese, Taylor Hawkins’ successor

• Ice Cube warns he’ll sue any A.I. creator who uses his voice – Watch

• New AI-generated video for Type O Negative’s ‘Halloween in Heaven’ unveiled for World Goth Day: Watch

• Paul Simon reveals he’s losing his hearing amid health concerns

• Kurt Cobain’s Nevermind-era smashed guitar sells for $595,900

• Imagine Dragons to chronicle their rise to fame in new documentary

• Rare Fugazi footage screening at Nitehawk Williamsburg & Prospect Park

• XXXTentacion killer gets reduced sentenced after testifying against co-defendants

• Tour & Live Music Updates

• Judas Priest announces 2024 European tour with Saxon & Uriah Heep

• Watch: Original Biohazard lineup performs live for first time in 12 years

• Pulp announce surprise 2023 shows in London and Manchester

• Watch Foo Fighters debut four new songs and new live drummer as they kick off 2023 comeback tour

• Soul Glo announce summer 2023 US tour with MSPAINT

• 100 gecs announce 2023 European tour dates

• New Tracks

• Taylor Swift shares new Ice Spice & Lana Del Rey collaborations

• Manchester Punk Trio YAANG share ‘Too Much Money’

• Chasing Kites shares ‘Two Towns’

• Dua Lipa – ‘Dance The Night’

• Tame Impala – ‘Retina Show’ & ‘Sidetracked Soundtrack’ (Demos)

• Squid – ‘The Blades’

• Julian Casablancas’ Voidz share new song ‘Prophecy of the Dragon’: Listen

• The Coral announce two new albums / Release new single ‘Wild Bird’

• Home Is Where release new single ‘floral organs’

• LYR release new single ‘The Song Thrush and the Mountain Ash’

• Party Nails shares ‘Bull In A China Shop’

• Arlo Parks – ‘Devotion’

• BENTLE shares new single ‘Beam’

• Sivu shares new single ‘Overtime Lover’

• Nightjarr releases ‘Holding Onto Time’ featuring Jingle

• Ugly release ‘The Wheel’

• Boris & Uniform – ‘Not Surprised’

• Jenny Lewis – ‘Cherry Baby’

• The Weeknd debuts new Playboi Carti collab as The Idol premieres at Cannes Film Festival

• Runnner releases brand new single ‘Bluejay’

• Johanna Samuels shares new single ‘Golden Gate’

• Beyoncé enlists Kendrick Lamar for ‘America Has a Problem’ Remix

• Skepsis, Turno, and Charlotte Plank release ‘Rave Out.’

• viisi releases new single ‘one day’

• YAOUNDÉBOXINGCLUB releases new collaboration with tmdistant, ‘Did It My Way’

• Oslo Twins release new single ‘Miss Yesterday’/Announce debut EP

• Festival Updates

• Pitchfork Music Festival 2023 set times revealed

• Punk in the Park 2023 lineup: Pennywise, Descendents, Circle Jerks, more

• Wiz Khalifa leads massive tribute to DMX, Pop Smoke & more at Puerto Rico festival

• Love and Rockets reborn with first performance in 15 years at Cruel World 2023

• New Albums and EPs

• Debora releases her debut EP, Too Caught Up In The Little Things

• Kevin Morby tells us about the influences behind new LP More Photographs (A Continuum)

• Lil Durk drops new album Almost Healed f/ J. Cole, 21 Savage, Juice WRLD, Future, and more

• Big Freedia announces first album in 9 years, shares new song: Listen

• Filter’s new album The Algorithm to arrive in August

• Big Thief’s Buck Meek signs to 4AD, announces new LP Haunted Mountain, shares title track

• Orbital’s Brown album celebrates 30th anniversary

• Quavo announces Rocket Power album Dedicated to Takeoff

• E-40 announces double album slated for July

• Sylvan Esso Unveil Live at Electric Lady EP: Stream

• Loraine James announces new album Gentle Confrontation, shares video for new song ‘2003’: Watch

• Will Oldham reactivates Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy for first album in four years

• Skrillex teases third 2023 album “London is Londoning, Next album is albuming”

• Blur announce first album in eight years, share new single ‘The Narcissist’

• Track By Track: Softlung breaks down his debut album Second Chances

• Softlung delivers introspective lyrics and infectious melodies on his debut album Second Chances

• Track By Track: Fake Turins discuss their latest EP, Inheritance

• Track By Track: Krooked Tongue’s vocalist and lyricist Oli Rainsford breaks down their sophomore EP, Deathproof

• Track By Track: LOW-RES takes us deep into their latest album, Därför with this exclusive track by track

• The Daily Music Report Updates

• 10 Albums to Look Forward to in May 2023

• 3 New Albums Out This Week You Should Listen to Now: Pony, Sleep Token, and Eleni Drake

• What We’re Listening To Playlist for 5/29/2023: Jeff Rosenstock, Teenage Fanclub, Runnner, Arlo Parks, and more!

• Notable album releases for 2023