What We’re Listening To Playlist for 5/8/2023: Alan Palomo and Mac DeMarco, Claire Rousay and Helena Deland, Pentire, kid apollo, and more!
- Today’s Headlines
Live Nation posts $3.1 billion in revenue, record attendance as global touring returns
Taylor Swift announces Speak Now as next re-recorded album at Nashville concert
Listen: Song Exploder podcast takes apart New Order’s era-defining “Blue Monday”
Prince is getting a highway named after him
Rob Laakso, of Kurt Vile & The Violators, dead at 44
From Slayer to Tito Puente, drummer Dave Lombardo changes tempo
American Football bought the iconic American Football house
Ed Sheeran speaks out after winning ‘Thinking Out Loud’ copyright case: Read his full statement
The Coachella live debut of Alison Wonderland’s Whyte Fang project brought her a major streaming boost — And she did it while 8 months pregnant
Benny The Butcher reveals Jay-Z’s advice to Griselda when he signed to Roc Nation
Thurston Moore announces memoir, Sonic Life
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame reveals class of 2023
Best Coast go on indefinite hiatus as Beth Cosentino announces solo album
Larry June, underground rap’s unsung hero, is on a roll
Dead Kennedys drummer D.H. Peligro’s cause of death revealed
Henry Rollins talks to Ian MacKaye every Sunday
Foals founding member Walter Gervers rejoins band
Gordon Lightfoot, Canadian Folk Singer-Songwriter, Dies at 84
- Tour & Live Music Updates
Watch Phoebe Bridgers join Taylor Swift in Nashville to debut ‘Nothing New’
Boldy James announces first tour dates since car accident
Gojira and Mastodon just levelled a Florida Ampitheater to remind everyone why they’re two of metal’s greatest bands
Watch Death Grips return to the stage, kicking off their tour in Portland
50 Cent Announces The Final Lap Tour with Busta Rhymes
Thundercat announces 2023 North American tour dates
The Chainsmokers announce Los Angeles and Red Rocks shows dubbed ‘The Party Never Ends’
Snoop Dogg & Dr. Dre to celebrate Doggystyle 30th anniversary with L.A. concerts
- New Tracks
Zeds Dead team with HNTR & AIDN for pounding downtempo collab, ‘Aftertaste’
Nicky Romero drops highly anticipated progressive single, ‘Chapters’
Peter Gabriel enlists Brian Eno and XL Recordings’ Richard Russell for new song: Listen
Filter releases new single ‘Face Down’
Indie Basement (5/5): the week in classic indie, college rock, and more
Sofie Winterson drops emotional new single ‘Lost You To A Boy’
Australian pop force Blusher announce debut EP / release new single and video ‘Backbone’
44 Ardent drops his second single of 2023 with ‘hold the world in your hands’
Nicky Romero drops highly anticipated progressive anthem ‘Chapters’
Bring Me The Horizon release massive new emo-pop anthem, ‘LosT’
Claire Rousay + Helena Deland – ‘Deceiver’
Love You Later shares ‘Long Sleeves’
Bishopskin share new single ‘Hey Little Sister’
Munan releases ‘Mr. Taxi Driver’
Wila Frank releases ‘Black Cloud’
Rancid share 58-second ripper ‘Don’t Make Me Do It off new LP
Ice Spice unreleased song leaks, name-drops GloRilla and The Shade Room – Listen
Alan Palomo – ’Nudista Mundial ’89’
The Weeknd and Mike Dean share four new songs: Listen
SEB shares ‘sugarhoneyiceicetea’ and ‘moving on’ (featuring Khary)
Emotional Oranges reveal new single ‘Justified.’
Dagny releases ‘Heartbreak In The Making.’
Swim Deep and Jenny Lee Lindberg (Warpaint) link up for ‘King City’ (jennylee’s version)
Johah Kagen shares ’18’
GANGS OF KIN release ‘Mass Confusion’
Olive Louise releases new single ‘Moroccan Oranges’
- New Albums and EPs
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
Lil Durk reveals release date and cover art for new album Almost Healed
Stream Conway The Machine’s new album Won’t He Do It feat. Westside Gunn, Benny The Butcher, Fabolous, Juicy J, & more
Jessie Ware – That! Feels Good!
Flume shares surprise album Arrived Anxious, Left Bored
The Flaming Lips Announce Rarities EP Hypnotist
Alex G announces vinyl-only live album Live From Union Transfer
Fontaines D.C. vocalist Grian Chatten announces Dan Carey-produced debut solo album
Nils Lofgren announces new LP ft David Crosby, Neil Young, Ringo Starr, more (stream a song)
Four Tet announces forthcoming collaborative LP from Fred again.. & Brian Eno: ‘The most beautiful album of 2023’
The Hives announce comeback album The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons, share ‘Bogus Operandi’: Stream
Boris and Uniform announce collaborative album, share ‘You Are the Beginning’: Stream
- The Daily Music Report Updates
10 Albums to Look Forward to in May 2023
What We’re Listening To Playlist for 5/1/2023: Kevin Morby, Thundercat and Tame Impala, Four Tet, Rico Nasty, The National, Your Old Droog, The Know, and more!
3 New Albums Out This Week You Should Listen to Now: Beach House, The National, and Deb Never
Notable album releases for 2023