Stereogum — Bedouine’s last album Waysides arrived in 2021, and since then the singer-songwriter born Azniv Korkejian has teamed up with stars like Norah Jones and Hozier, contributed to a Margo Guryan tribute album, and lent a song to a compilation benefitting wildfire relief in her current home base of Los Angeles. Even with all that going on,… The post Bedouine Announces New Album Neon Summer Skin: Hear “Long Way To Fall” appeared first on Stereogum. more info

Antimusic Rock — Reba McEntire has announced a special one-night-only pop-up event, 'One Night In Atoka,' set for April 9 at Reba's Place in Atoka, Oklahoma more info

Antimusic Rock — Willie Nelson, Mark Rothbaum, Keith Wortman, Blackbird Presents, and Live Nation proudly announce the return of the 2026 Outlaw Music Festival Tour more info

Stereogum — Last year, Throwing Muses released their 11th studio album, Moonlight Concessions. Today, Kristin Hersh is back with a new solo song called “Sundial,” which serves as the first preview of a new album coming later this year. “Musicians’ heartbeats align right before they start a song together,” Hersh says of the track. “Real musicians, anyway…… The post Kristin Hersh – “Sundial” appeared first on Stereogum. more info

Stereogum — Last year, Sean "Diddy" Combs was sentenced to 50 months in prison for two counts interstate transportation related to prostitution. After an extremely publicized sex-trafficking trial, a jury found Combs not guilty of the most serious charges against him, and he's now trying to appeal his current sentence. Whether or not they were proven in court, the many allegations against Combs paint an extremely troubling picture. So it's notable when a superstar on the level of Usher goes out of his way to defend the man. The post Usher Defends Diddy, Denies Beef With Justin Bieber appeared first on Stereogum. more info

Stereogum — The young Welsh soul-pop singer Duffy emerged as part of the same retro wave as Amy Winehouse and Adele, and she had a worldwide hit with her 2008 single "Mercy." She seemed to be on a trajectory to become a major star, but she largely stopped releasing music and stepped out of the public eye in the '00s. In 2020, she explained that absence, writing that she'd been "raped, drugged, and held captive" years earlier. The post Duffy To Discuss Her Kidnapping In Disney+ Documentary appeared first on Stereogum. more info

Stereogum — There's a new Hammock album on the way. Not Hammok, the Norwegian post-hardcore band, who also have a new LP in the queue. Hammock, the Nashville-based post-rock duo of Marc Byrd and Andrew Thompson, will drop their sophomore full-length The Second Coming Was A Moonrise in May, and they're sharing a pair of tracks today. One of them is a significant milestone in Flaming Lips history. The post Hammock’s New Single May Be The Last Time We Hear The Flaming Lips’ Wayne Coyne & Steven Drozd Together appeared first on Stereogum. more info

Stereogum — Vince Clarke was the founding Depeche Mode member who wrote most of the songs on that group’s debut album and then left immediately, then going on to release the great synthpop duos Yaz and Erasure. Neil Arthur is another veteran of great UK synthpop duos; he’s the singer for reunited ’80s veterans Blancmange. Benjamin Edwards,… The post Vince Clarke, Neil Arthur, & Benge Launching New Group Doublespeak With Covers Album appeared first on Stereogum. more info