Music News for May 7, 2024

3 New Albums Out This Week You Should Listen to Now: Mdou Moctar, Kamasi Washington, and Home Counties

• Today’s Headlines

• Blur announce new documentary on latest reunion To The End – watch the trailer

• Kendrick Lamar drops another Drake diss track ‘Not Like Us’

• Drake fires back at Kendrick Lamar with ‘The Heart Part 6’

• 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

• New Albums and EPs

• SYBS’ debut album ‘Olew Nadroedd’ infuses melodic indie soundscapes with hypnotic guitar riffs

• 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

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• New Tracks

• Macklemore ‘Hind’s Hall’

• Japanese musician VK Blanka surprises fans with new English-language song ‘Never Run’

• Fancy Gap announces debut album with lead single ‘Strawberry Moon’ featuring Sharon Van Etten

• Video Premiere: Sarah Summer shares intimate video for ‘Another Pill’

• Juniper Honey set to release debut album with emotional single ‘Tell Me’

• Jonah Kagen explores the struggle between good and evil in his new track ‘God Needs the Devil’

• Ax and the Hatchetmen embark on a summer adventure with new single ‘Flagstaff’

• Deathpact emerges with new single ‘Hold On’ / Announces debut album Transmission from Darkness

• Mutes drops raw and engrossing new single ‘Transparency’

• Tyler Costolo’s Ghost Fan Club shares deeply personal single ‘Shoulders’

• BORDER. unleashes irreverent synth-punk anthem ‘Workers’

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

• 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)

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• Festival Updates

• Austin City Limits taps Dua Lipa, Tyler, the Creator, Chris Stapleton

• Governors Ball announces 2024 After Dark shows

• 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)

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• Tour & Live Music Updates

• Fontaines D.C. announce fall North American tour with Been Stellar

• Johnny Marr and James announce North American tour

• Pearl Jam kick off 2024 tour with rousing 25-song set in Vancouver: Video + setlist

• Madonna plays biggest show of career to 1.6 million people in Brazil

• Dua Lipa plays surprise pop-up Times Square show after SNL gig

• Dua Lipa hosts, performs ‘Illusion,’ ‘Happy for You’ on SNL: Watch

• Lana Del Rey announces first US stadium show

• The Sisters of Mercy announce fall 2024 North American tour with Blaqk Audio

• 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 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’

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

• What We’re Listening To Playlist for 5/6/2024: Kendrick Lamar, Mdou Moctar, Caroloine Polachek, illuminati hotties, SYBS, and more!

• Notable album releases for 2024