Stereogum — It’s been two years since Gorillaz’s latest album, Cracker Island . Since then, the band shared a deluxe version featuring Stevie Nicks, Bad Bunny, Beck, and more. Damon Albarn released The Ballad Of Darren , the first Blur record in eight y... more info

Stereogum — Damon Albarn pops up on the new single from veteran French DJ-producer Étienne de Crécy, whose new album Warm Up drops this Friday. On “Rising Soul,” the Blur/Gorillaz mastermind lends his venerable voice to a subtly insistent midtempo pop s... more info

Magnet Magazine — 15 years ago today, Gorillaz released Plastic Beach. Some kind of nature. Gorillaz live in 2018: The post Gorillaz Released “Plastic Beach” 15 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Stereogum — It’s that time again. The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame has unveiled the list of 14 artist who are nominated for this year’s induction ceremony. Artists are eligible for inclusion 25 years after their first release, so anyone who put out a debut ... more info

Stereogum — At age 15, the Icelandic indie musician Kaktus Einarsson played trumpet on Gorillaz’s “Stop The Dams” and then worked on Damon Albarn’s 2014 solo debut, Everyday Robots. Now, Albarn is joining Einarsson on his new song “Gumbri.” more info

Stereogum — In recent years, the producer and XL Recordings founder Richard Russell has been releasing music under the name Everything Is Recorded. The project matches Russell with a variety of collaborators across genre, in that UNKLE or Gorillaz mode. His l... more info

Stereogum — 88Rising’s pan-genre collective 1999 WRITE THE FUTURE already released their debut album hella (˃╭̣ ╮˂̣)✧♡‧o· ̊ this year, and the flow of new music has not stopped. Last week they teamed with Rich Brian and TiaCorine on the Miam... more info

Stereogum — Raye was nominated for seven awards at the 2024 BRITs, breaking the record previously held by Craig David, Gorillaz, and Robbie Williams. At tonight’s show at the O2 Arena, the 26-year-old English singer broke the record for most wins in a singl... more info

Stereogum — In 2000, the trio of rapper Del The Funky Homosapien, producer Dan The Automator, and DJ Kid Koala got together to form a nerd-rap supergroup called Deltron 3030 and to release a classic self-titled album. Deltron 3030 got back together to release... more info

Stereogum — Damon Albarn had a busy year with the release of Blur’s The Ballad Of Darren and Gorillaz’s Cracker Island . He recently said he’s done with the Blur reunion, and in that same interview with French magazine Les Inrockuptibles, he discusse... more info