Pause & Play Today: April 30, 2021
UPDATES / ADDITIONS
NEW RELEASES
“Godsend,” Riley Clemmons – June 4
“The Chaos Chapter: FREEZE,” Tomorrow x Together – June 4
“Peace or Love,” Kings of Convenience – June 18
“CINEMA,” The Marías – June 25
JUST RELEASED
“KHALED KHALED,” DJ Khaled (guests: Megan Thee Stallion, Post Malone, Cardi B, Drake, Jay-Z, Nas, H.E.R., Justin Bieber, DaBaby, Lil Baby, Lil Wayne, etc.; We the Best / Epic)
“Ledisi Live at the Troubadour,” Ledisi (BMG Rights Management)
“Shelley FKA DRAM,” Shelley FKA DRAM (guests: Erykah Badu, H.E.R., Summer Walker, WATT; Read here; W.A.V.E. Recordings / EMPIRE / Atlantic)
“Priscilla Block,” Priscilla Block (six-song EP; Mercury Nashville)
“PrimaDonna vol. 1,” MOODOÏD (guests: Melody’s Echo Chamber, Juliette Armanet, Felicia Douglas, Say Lou Lou, Stephanie Lange; new single: “Only One Man”; Because Music)
“Planetarium,” Glades (Wit Hustle / Warner Music Australia)
“Looking Back,” Los Retros (new single: “Amtrak”; Stones Throw)
“Through the Grey Stone to Ravage,” OneFromTheNorth (OneFromTheNorth)
“Stray,” Bedroom (no label company)
NEW SONGS
Choker, twenty one pilots
Confetti, Little Mix feat. Saweetie
Overnight Sensation, Lily Rose
Spiral (From The Book of Saw Soundtrack), 21 Savage
Slow, black midi
Jackson, Trixie Mattel feat. Orville Peck
Go Down Deh, Spice feat. Shaggy and Sean Paul
Hush, The Marías
The Sun Will Shine, John Lodge
Guess Who’s Sorry Now, T’Pau
One Voice, Home Free & Billy Gilman
Say to Me, Somber Hills
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
Wayne Kramer (73)
Merrill Osmond (68)
Robert Reynolds [The Mavericks] (59)
J.R. Richards [Dishwalla] (54)
Turbo B [Snap!] (54)
Clark Vogeler [Toadies] (52)
Chris “Choc” Dalyrimple [Soul for Real] (50)
Chris Henderson [3 Doors Down] (50)
Carolyn Dawn Johnson (50)
Akon (48)
Jeff Timmons [98 Degrees] (48)
Lloyd Banks (39)
Tyler Wilkinson [The Wilkinsons] (37)
Brandon Lancaster [LANCO] (32)
Travis Scott (30)
IN REMEMBRANCE
Tony Allen (1940-2020)
Ben E. King (1938-2015)
Muddy Waters (1913-1983)
RELEASED ON APRIL 30 IN … 1991
“Cooleyhighharmony,” Boyz II Men (featuring “Motownphilly” and “It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday”; producers: Dallas Austin, The Characters; Motown)
R.I.P.
Johnny Crawford (“The Rifleman” actor and singer)
John Hinch (drummer on first Judas Priest album)
MUSIC HEADLINES
> Tom Jones Becomes Oldest Male to Have No. 1 Album in the U.K. (Daily Mail)
> Grammys Eliminate Nominating Committees In Voting-Process Shakeup (ABC News)
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