Stereogum — A couple of months ago, Red Hot announced the stacked TRAИƧA compilation. “Young Lion,” Sade’s first new song in six years, was released as an advance single, along with Lauren Auder + Wendy & Lisa of the Revolution covering Prince’s “... more info

Stereogum — Next week, a 40th anniversary version of Band Aid’s “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” arrives, and it features Ed Sheeran, Coldplay, Sinead O’Connor, Sam Smith, One Direction, Rita Ora, Boy George, George Michael, Sam Smith, the Sugababes, ... more info

Stereogum — A few years ago, Sam Smith shared a cover of Cyndi Lauper’s “Time After Time,” filmed at Abbey Road Studios. Lauper is currently on her Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour, which promises a slew of “special guests.” One of those gues... more info

Stereogum — Earlier in September, the nonprofit Red Hot announced TRAИƧA, a 46-track compilation featuring Sade, Grouper, André 3000, Adrianne Lenker, and more. We’ve already heard Lauren Auder + Wendy & Lisa of the Revolution covering Prince’s “I Wo... more info

Stereogum — Last month, the nonprofit production company Red Hot announced the stacked compilation TRAИƧA , previewing it with a cover of Prince’s “I Would Die 4 U” by Lauren Auder and Wendy and Lisa of the Revolution. Today, Beverly Glenn-Copeland i... more info

Stereogum — Remember “Cold Water“? Major Lazer’s 2016 collab with Justin Bieber and MØ was a #2 hit, making it the Diplo-led group’s highest-charting single, and went all the way to #1 in the UK. But Bieber might not have been the first singer linked... more info

Stereogum — Well, here’s something weird: Two very different variations on the “massively popular white performer who loves rap music” archetype came together in the Netherlands yesterday. Ed Sheeran headlined the final night of the massive Pinkpop fest... more info

Stereogum — Last year, Jessie Reyez collaborated with a few artists, including Miguel for “Jeans” and Sam Smith and Cat Burns for “Perfect.” Today, the Toronto singer-songwriter teamed up with Big Sean for “Shut Up,” out now on FMLY / Island Recor... more info

Stereogum — For a while there, Normani Kordei seemed primed for the biggest solo career of all the Fifth Harmony alumni. She had late 2010s hits with Khalid (“Love Lies”) and Sam Smith (“Dancing With A Stranger”). Her 2020 “Motivation” video was a... more info

Stereogum — Charli XCX has released a new single, “In The City,” which features Sam Smith. She’s been teasing the track for a couple weeks now, noting that it’s a one-off before she gets to work on a proper follow-up to last year’s Crash . more info