Updates + Additions
New Music Friday: April 11, 2025
Reissues
“The Emancipation of Mimi (20th Anniversary Edition),” Mariah Carey – May 30
“Chris Bangs Presents The Playbox,” various artists – May 30
“Organized Con Funk Shun,” Con Funk Shun – June 6
“Longing,” Dusty Springfield – June 6
“High in the Morning: The British Progressive Pop Sounds of 1973,” various artists – June 6
“Y2K25: The Music That Made the Millennium,” various artists – June 20
Vinyl
“Crowded House,” Crowded House – May 30
Just Released
(Surprise releases + more)
“The Hits,” Amy Grant (Download; 17-song collection; Hear here; Amy Grant Productions)
“Steel Toes and Texacos,” Cole Phillips (five-song EP; producer: Trevor Thornton; new single: “Magnolias in May”; Hear here; RECORDS Nashville / Columbia)
“The Price of Admission,” Turnpike Troubadours (Oklahoma country band’s seventh album; producer: Shooter Jennings; Hear here; Bossier City Records / Thirty Tigers)
“SOUND OF WAVES,” John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band (their first album in 37 years; new single: “Day in the Sun”; Hear here; Moonstone Music)
“Dear Meadowlark,” The Wildwoods (Hear here; The Wildwoods)
“Abyss Pt. II,” Annisokay (six-song EP; Hear here; Arising Empire)
Our so-called leaders speak / With words they try to jail you
New Songs Playlist
(Click on title to stream)
Henry, come on, Lana Del Rey
Don’t Forget About Us (KAYTRANADA Remix), Mariah Carey
Worst of Me, Cynthia Erivo
Blink Twice, Shaboozey & Myles Smith
Spike Island, Pulp
There’s No Future in Optimism, Garbage
What An Awesome God, Phil Wickham
Grudge, Carter Faith
Arms Around the Sun, Michael W. Smith
Catch 22, Ingrid Andress
Sick Ones, The Violent Hour feat. john5
placeholder, Julia Minichiello
Forgotten, Dream Drop
Lost, Vitamin String Quartet
sloppy, Agora Sci-Fi
Humanity, Gasoline Lollipops
Something ‘Bout a Boy, Jennifer Alvarado
Can’t Walk Until You Run, The Ratchets
Unsatisfied, LEAFBLOWER
Control (She’s So), Aidan Skira
Addiction (Rehashed Version), Little Falls Trophy
Great Escapes, Lot Lizards
Hurt a Bird, Joe Lapinski
chameleon, Piper Connolly
Heart in a Cage, Emi Grace
Picking Petals, googly eyes
Just a Phase, Empired
Purple Rose, Mergui
Cold In Colorado, Taylon Hope
Mr. Side, Nightdrive
Good Thing Goin’, Lane Smith
Playing the Game, Sofia Gale
Can She Excuse My Wrongs, Delphine Deau
501s, Laura Adeline
Mister 808, The Bapti$$
The Realm, Charlotte de Witte
Today’s Birthdays
R.I.P.
Drew Zingg (guitarist/music director played on Steely Dan’s “Alive in America”)
Mike Berry (British singer and “Are You Being Served?” actor)
This Week In … 2010
(Source: Billboard)
No. 1 Song – “Rude Boy,” Rihanna
Biggest Mover Within the Top 40 – “Young Forever,” Jay-Z + Mr. Hudson (from No. 33 to No. 27)
Highest Debut (No. 30) – “Eenie Meenie,” Sean Kingston & Justin Bieber
Biggest Movers Within the Hot 100 – “When I Look at You,” Miley Cyrus (from No. 58 to No. 25)
Shoulda Been a Bigger Hit – “Soldier of Love,” Sade (peaked at No. 52)
No. 1 Album – “My World 2.0,” Justin Bieber
In U.K.
(Source: Official Charts)
No. 1 Song – “This Ain’t a Love Song,” Scouting for Girls
No. 1 Album – “The Fame,” Lady Gaga
In Canada
(Source: Billboard)
No. 1 Song – “Wavin’ Flag,” Young Artists for Haiti
No. 1 Album – “My World 2.0,” Justin Bieber
Tour + Festival News
> AC/DC Kicks Off First North American Tour in Nine Years | NME
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