Music News for May 9, 2023

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

• Today’s Headlines

• Drowning Pool is working on first new music with singer Ryan McCombs in more than a decade

• Limited edition Kendrick Lamar vinyl selling for $2500

• LL Cool J say licensing his catalog has been very lucrative

• 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

• King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard announce 24th album, PetroDragonic Apocalypse

• IDK: F65 review – lush, sprawling soundscapes

• 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 5/8/2023: Alan Palomo and Mac DeMarco, Claire Rousay and Helena Deland, Pentire, kid apollo, and more!

• Notable album releases for 2023

• Festival Updates

• Sleaford Mods and The Selecter lead first line-up announcement for Rockaway Beach 2024

• Lamb Of God to play special As The Palaces Burn set a Milwaukee Metal Fest to celebrate album’s 20th anniversary

• Heatwave Music Festival returns for its second year with Kx5, Tiësto, Slander, and more!

• ARC Music Festival adds Dax J, Sara Landry, Mike Dunn, and more in massive phase 2 announcement

• Avicii performance footage from UNTOLD Festival 2015 shared for the first time: Watch

• Rockaway Beach festival announce bill for Jan 2024 event!

• Bamboozle 2023 has officially been canceled

• Y Not Festival announces day splits, launches ‘Band App’