Music News for May 4, 2024

Alan Walker and Kylie Cantrall collaborate on dance-pop anthem ‘Unsure’

• Today’s Headlines

• Here are the hidden meanings behind the name of Kendrick Lamar’s ‘6:16 in LA’ Drake diss

• Here are the complete lyrics for Drake’s new diss track ‘Family Matters’

• Kendrick Lamar annihilates Drake with ‘Meet the Grahams’ diss letter to Adonis, Drake’s mom, dad and alleged secret daughter

• Electric Light Orchestra keyboardist Richard Tandy dead at 76

• Watch these incredible old YouTube videos of Eloy Casagrande’s Slipknot drum covers

• Here are the complete lyrics for Kendrick Lamar’s new ‘Euphoria’ diss track

• Easter eggs in Kendrick Lamar’s drake diss track ‘Euphoria’ explained

• Live Nation selling $25 “all-in” tickets to over 5000 shows

• FKA twigs creating deepfake to interact with fans

• Ghost have announced their new movie, Rite Here Rite Now

• Slipknot officially names Eloy Casagrande as band’s new drummer

• Sufjan Stevens musical Illinoise nominated for Best Musical at 2024 Tony Awards

• Drake removes ‘Taylor Made Freestyle’ following threat of lawsuit

• Steve Aoki on his new music, big bets and becoming the ‘loud’ Asian American hero he always wanted

• The Smashing Pumpkins announce new guitarist

• Lollapalooza documentary headed to Paramount+

• Waxahatchee on Tigers Blood and modeling her voice after Michael Stipe: Podcast

• Phish sent Drew Carey a blender after his unhinged tweets from the Sphere

• 2Pac’s Estate threatens Drake with legal action over ‘Taylor Made Freestyle’

• The Moody Blues founder Mike Pinder dead at 82

• 2Pac’s Estate threatens Drake with legal action over ‘Taylor Made Freestyle’

• Radiohead’s ‘Creep’ video surpasses 1 billion YouTube views

• Spotify gross profits top $1B, revenues jump 20% in quarterly earnings

• Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2024 revealed on American Idol

• A Tribe Called Quest to be inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

• Rihanna says new songs are ‘so good’ she and A$AP Rocky are figuring out ‘who’s gonna use what’

• Nas hints at DJ Premier collaboration ahead of Illmatic 30th anniversary

• GloRilla arrested for DUI in Georgia

• Slipknot is teasing something with mysterious new billboard

• New Albums and EPs

• T-Pain is dropping a second On Top of the Covers LP

• Eminem announces new album The Death Of Slim Shady with bloody teaser

• Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross release new Challengers (Original Score): Listen

• Kings Of Leon announce Live At Wrexham bonus version of new album

• Porij dance with confidence on debut album Teething

• Black Veil Brides sign with Spinefarm, announce Bleeders EP

• Ye announces new Vultures 2 release date with Ty Dolla $ign

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• New Tracks

• Kevin Abstract returns with ‘Tennessee’ featuring Lil Nas X

• Caroline Polachek shares new song ‘Starburned and Unkissed’: Listen

• Illuminati Hotties – ‘Can’t Be Still’

• London pop star Allegra teams up with DJ ALOK for electrifying remix of ‘Love You Right Back’

• Margaux shares third single ‘Picture It’ from debut album ‘Inside The Marble’

• The Garrys set to charm audiences with new single ‘Cakewalk’ and upcoming UK tour

• Babe Report blend of power-pop and grunge on new single ‘Universal’

• FINK shares new single ‘So We Find Ourselves’

• How To Dress Well unveils ‘Contingency/Necessity (Modality of Fate)’

• Australian artist cln drops new indie/alternative pop single ‘Carousel’

• Thin Lear shares new single/video ‘Bowie’s Ley Lines’

• Madlib – ‘REEKYOD’ (Feat. Your Old Droog & Black Thought)

• Ra Ra Riot return with first new song in five years: Listen

• Swedish House Mafia delay ‘Lioness’ release, promise it’s coming “soon”

• All Under Heaven announces debut album ‘What Lies Ahead of Me’ / Releases new single ‘Receiving Certain Answers’ / Announces tour with fawn

• Lip Filler unleashes new single ‘CARLING’ ahead of debut EP release

• Tragic Sasha strikes a witty chord with her latest single ‘Fate’s A Bitch’

• Adele Dazeem unveils new shoegaze single ‘Meridian Water’

• Siouxsie Sioux teams with Iggy Pop for duet version of ‘The Passenger,’ her first new music in 9 years

• Kamasi Washington links with George Clinton for new song ‘Get Lit’: Stream

• Mdou Moctar share new song ‘Oh France’

• Christine and the Queens drop new song ‘Rentrer Chez Moi’

• Natalie Shay’s latest single ‘All The Time’: A burst of energetic indie-pop

• ORKID blossoms with new single ‘Bed Of Roses’ ahead of EP release

• Ryan Wright explores a coming-of-age story on her latest single, ‘Quarter Life Crisis.’

• Mabe Fratti’s latest singles ‘Kravitz’ and ‘Pantalla Azul’ showcase postmodern dedication

• Amanda Cy drops emotional new single ‘Yangtze’ from upcoming EP ‘Waterworks’

• Rising artist purpl drops feel-good summer anthem ‘Salad’ from upcoming EP

• SALPA, Puma Blue, and Uma craft airy new single ‘Super Quiet’

• Adam Hopper & The Wimps join Bingo Records, announce split 7″ release – ‘Like Dancers Do’ / ‘Robin Hood’s Bay’

• Lil Nas X candidly expresses his sexuality with new track ‘Trust Me’: ‘This song means a lot to me’

• Normani ft. Gunna ‘1:59’

• Tems shares ‘Love Me JeJe,’ debut album due in May

• Powerman 5000 shares new single ‘Dancing Like We’re Dead’

• ROSIE faces her greatest fears on ‘Try Again’

• Rachel Grae’s ‘Do Better’ is a pop anthem of self-discovery

• Linn Koch-Emmery unveils energetic single ‘No Hands’ ahead of album release

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• Festival Updates

• Tomorrowland Winter 2025 dates announced

• Cherym, Desert Sharks, Murder Club, The Amniotics among first wave of artists announced for Loud Women Fest 2024

• Knotfest Iowa 2024 lineup revealed – Who’s joining Slipknot?

• Summer Smash 2024 lineup (Travis Scott’s Catcus Jack, Chief Keef, Denzel Curry, JID, Flo Milli, more)

• III Points initial lineup (Arca, Justice, Jamie xx, Bad Gyal, Toro y Moi, JUNGLE, more)

• Kylie Minogue to headline opening night of Sziget Festival 2024

• 2024 Ohana Festival Lineup revealed – Pearl Jam, Neil Young + more

• Tyler, the Creator, the Killers, Sturgill Simpson, Post Malone, and more performing at Outside Lands 2024

• Huntsville’s inaugural South Star festival announces very ’90s lineup

• SummerStage announces 2024 lineup

• Bloodstock announce first bands for 2024’s Hopical Storm New Blood Stage

• Pitchfork London and Paris 2024 announce first wave of artists

• Kid Cudi broke his foot at Coachella

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• Tour & Live Music Updates

• Code Orange appear in Audiotree Studio performance

• Bad Religion, The Damned, The Jesus Lizard, Scowl & more playing No Values sideshows in CA

• Slipknot announce huge Here Comes the Pain tour

• The Japanese House announces tour w/ Skullcrusher, Miya Folick & more

• WILLOW: Tiny Desk Concert

• Massive Attack announce full line-up for climate action accelerator concert

• Fishbone replaced by Puddles Pity Party on Primus/Coheed tour, still playing No Values fest

• Testament and Kreator announce Klash Of The Titans North American tour with Possessed

• Billie Eilish announces Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour

• The Beta Band’s Steve Mason played his first NYC show in 22 years at Le Poisson Rouge (review, pics, video, setlist)

• Schoolboy Q announces North American tour for Blue Lips LP: “Might add more weekends”

• Brittany Howard and Michael Kiwanuka announce joint tour

• The Daily Music Report Updates

• Track By Track: Devarrow dissects his third album, A Long & Distant Wave

• Track By Track: Charm of Finches tell the stories behind their fourth album, ‘Marlinchen in the Snow’

• Track By Track: Banners breaks down his latest album, All Back To Mine

• Track By Track: Dog Park discuss their debut album, ‘Festina Lente’

• ✨ Don’t miss out on the ultimate eclipse soundtrack! 100 songs inspired by the sun, moon, and stars.

• 3 New Albums Out This Week You Should Listen to Now: Neil Young & Crazy Horse, St. Vincent, and Maruja

• What We’re Listening To Playlist for 4/29/2024: DIIV, Normani and Gunna, St. Vincent, Overmono and The Streets, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, and more!

• Notable album releases for 2024