A former North Carolina police officer was arrested in Florida yesterday, April 22, under suspicion of planning a mass shooting at a festival in Louisiana. According to a statement from the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Department, Christopher Gillum was taken into custody from his hotel room, where officers reportedly found a handgun and approximately 200 rounds […]

After dropping her fifth album, Midnight Sun, last year, Zara Larsson is rallying the troops for what’s shaping up to be a star-studded deluxe version. Robyn, PinkPantheress, Shakira, and more are set to appear on Midnight Sun: Girls Trip, which is due out May 1 via Epic/Sommer House. Check out the album artwork below. Larsson […]

horsegiirL has a debut album coming right in time for the Year of the Horse. Out June 5 via RCA Records, Nature Is Healing expands the singer’s trance roots to include downtempo, electroclash, and hyperpop. She also released a visualizer for her new single “Earth is Turning,” where you can find her caressing a large […]

Lenny Kaye is making his solo debut at 79 with a new album called Goin’ Local. The longtime Patti Smith Group member and all-round punk paragon—whose resume includes curating the very first Nuggets compilation—enlisted Smith herself to co-write a song called “Solstice,” and worked with jazz pianist Matthew Shipp, Railroad Earth’s Tim Carbone, the Jayhawks’ […]

Underscores isn’t the only musician thinking about U. Baauer’s first release in six years is also titled U, and it’s out June 10 on LuckyMe. You can listen to its first single, “Better”—which is packed with approximately four minutes of dopamine-boosting Eurodisco—below. Featuring collaborators Aluna, Kučka, Brazy, and Betsy, as well as Eli Teplin on […]

Yesterday (April 20), a giant ice sculpture appeared in a Toronto car park, courtesy of Drake. The rapper promised that the release date for his endlessly teased ninth studio album, Iceman, was stowed away somewhere inside, and would be revealed once the ice had melted. Naturally, his fans responded by taking to the sculpture with […]

No Music for Genocide, the campaign that has rallied dozens of artists to pull their music from streaming services in Israel, has released an open letter calling for a boycott of the Eurovision Song Contest over its decision to allow Israel to compete. Released in partnership with the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic & Cultural Boycott […]

Grimes is the subject of a new Interview Magazine feature. In conversation with science-fiction author Nnedi Okorafor, the singer discussed a forthcoming album called Psy Opera that’s apparently close to finished. Several track titles from the project are mentioned, including “The Light Ages” and “Eve Is Online.” While she never made a public announcement to […]

Beth Orton is kicking off the week by announcing her first album in four years and a headlining tour. The Ground Above is out June 26 via Partisan, and it includes today’s new single “Waiting,” which she describes as “a celebration of moving out of the holding pattern fear keeps us in.” Give that song […]

Tory Lanez has filed a lawsuit against the California Department of Corrections and a corrections officer after a 2025 incident where he was stabbed “approximately 16 times” by a fellow inmate in prison, where he’s currently serving a 10-year sentence for shooting Megan Thee Stallion. Lanez, whose real name is Daystar Peterson, is suing for […]