Music News for November 20, 2023

3 New Albums Out This Week You Should Listen to Now: Blockhead, SPELLES, and Spunsugar

• Today’s Headlines

• Westside Gunn on new album release, fashion & more | Billboard No. 1 BBMAs party

• Travis Scott hijacks red carpet interview & proceeds to interview himself

• Kool & the Gang co-founder George “Funky” Brown dies at 74

• Taylor Swift fan dies at Rio de Janeiro concert during heat wave

• Diddy not being investigated for sexual assault, says NYPD

• 50 Cent avoids criminal charges for throwing microphone and hitting radio personality – Report

• Hip-Hop mogul Sean Combs accused of trafficking, sexual assault and abuse in lawsuit

• André 3000 reveals he has ‘secret’ song credits with ‘known artists’

• Snoop Dogg releases statement saying he’s giving up smoking, fans are skeptical

• Erick Sermon doesn’t recognize today’s hip hop: ‘It’s stuck in one place’

• Top 100 DJs

• DJ Mag Top 100 DJs 2023: the next 50

• David Guetta crowned The World’s No. 1 DJ in DJ Mag’s Top 100 DJs 2023

• Jay-Z Sits down for career-spanning interview with Gayle King

• That Scannable Spotify Tattoo Sounded Like a Good Idea at the Time

• The 2023 AllMusic Gift Guide

• Motörhead leader Lemmy Kilmister could be honoured with statue in Stoke-On-Trent birthplace

• Big Thief’s Adrianne Lenker Announces Songwriting Workshop

• Thurston Moore revisits his ‘life’ in music

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• Tour & Live Music Updates

• Taylor Swift performs ‘Suburban Legends’ live for the first time in Rio de Janeiro

• Napalm Death, Pig Destroyer, Primitive Man & Wormrot announce European tour

• Watch Pulp debut soaring new song ‘Background Noise’ live in Mexico

• Porno for Pyros announce farewell tour, new EP

• New Tracks

• ZHU and Wax Motif unveil energetic collaboration: ‘Better Recognize’

• Car Colors releases debut single ‘Old Death’ marking Charles Bissell’s return

• boygenius & Ye Vagabonds pay tribute to Sinéad O’Connor with ‘The Parting Glass’ benefit single

• The Boxer Rebellion releases uplifting new track: ‘Lightness Out Of Darkness’

• Middle Part unleashes spirited anthem ‘Get Fixed’ as a prelude to debut album

• Brittany Howard explores the darker dimensions of love on ‘Red Flags’

• Judas Priest releases new single ‘Trial By Fire’ from upcoming Invincible Shield album

• HEALTH release of their latest single and accompanying video, ‘UNLOVED’

• Nipsey Hussle & Hit-Boy have a new song on J. Stone’s next Album

• Honas unveils ethereal folk-pop single ‘Everyday Life’

• DAISY WORLD announces debut solo album ‘TOOTHPICK’ and drops new single ‘break it off’

• Oya Paya releases anti-morning anthem ‘Don’t Ask’ ahead of debut album

• Jack Kane dives into vulnerability with new single and video, ‘Swimming Pool’

• pecq unveils captivating single ‘out loud’ ahead of November tour with Chartreuse

• Home Counties announces debut album ‘Exactly As It Seems’ / Releases shapeshifting single ‘Wild Guess’

• Alex Spencer Unleashes Fiery New Single, ‘One Step Forward’ Ahead of Debut EP

• Glass Violet shares new single ‘Oxygen Machine’

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• New Albums and EPs

• Puscifer streams Global Probing live album

• The Black Dahlia Murder are working on a new record

• Bleachers and Jack Antonoff detail album, share new song ‘Alma Mater’: Listen

• Jack Antonoff to produce soundtrack for The New Look, featuring Lana Del Rey, Nick Cave and Perfume Genius

• Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz Drop off Welcome 2 ColleGrove Trailer – Narrated by 50 Cent

• The Zutons announce first album in 16 years!

• Minor Threat announce new EP Out of Step Outtakes

• The Smile announce new album Wall Of Eyes and UK and European tour

• André 3000 announces long-awaited solo album New Blue Sun

• Alison Goldfrapp announces dancefloor remix album The Love Reinvention

• Stereolab’s Laetitia Sadier announces new solo album & tour, shares ‘Une Autre Attente’

• U.S. Girls surprise-release live album, Lives (listen)

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• The Daily Music Report Updates

• What We’re Listening To Playlist for 11/20/2023: The Smile, HEALTH, J Mascis, 2 Chainz, Lil Wayne, Usher, Bleachers, Drake, SPELLES, and more!

• 10 Albums to Look Forward to in November 2023

• Notable album releases for 2023

• Notable album releases for 2024

• Festival Updates

• Meshuggah, Animals As Leaders, Plini, Red Fang & more announced for Arctangent Festival 2024

• Deicide, Biohazard, Dying Fetus & more booked ror Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest: Philly 2024

• Meshuggah announced as first headliner of ArcTanGent 2024

• Lil Uzi Vert says they ‘never’ agreed to headline Rolling Loud California