Updates + Additions
New Releases
“CHILDSTAR,” Grace VanderWaal – Download: April 4; CD + Vinyl: June 27
“Noble and Godlike in Ruin,” Deerhoof – April 25
“Evangeline vs The Machine,” Eric Church – May 2
“Ridin’,” Cuco – May 9
“BEATrio,” BEATrio – May 16
“Bryce Leatherwood,” Bryce Leatherwood – May 16
“I’m the Problem,” Morgan Wallen – release date: May 16
“Truth Is,” Carolyn Wonderland – May 16
“Big city life,” Smerz – May 23
“Tether,” Annahstasia – June 13
“Roar Like Thunder,” Buckcherry – June 13
“SOGOLO,” WITCH – June 13
“Where Only the Truth Is Spoken,” Malevolence – June 20
“American Romance,” Lukas Nelson – June 20
“Switcheroo,” Gelli Haha – June 27
“Flowers,” Durand Jones & The Indications – June 27
“Parker McCollum,” Parker McCollum – June 27
“Dog Eared,” Billie Marten – July 18
New Music Friday: March 21, 2025
Reissues
“Delta Dawn / What’s Your Mama’s Name / Would You Lay With Me (In a Field of Stone) / You Are So Beautiful,” Tanya Tucker – May 2
“The Father of Bluegrass: The Singles Collection 1940-60,” Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys – May 9
“Brothers in Arms (40th Anniversary Edition),” Dire Straits – May 16
“Hozier (10th Anniversary Edition),” Hozier – May 16
“Right About Now,” Melanie – May 23
“The Older We Get: The London Years,” Hothouse Flowers – May 30
“The Complete Virgin Years,” The Pale Fountains – May 30
Vinyl
“The Best of Isaac Hayes,” Isaac Hayes – June 6
Just Released
(Surprise releases + more)
“Kid Krow, Decomposed (5 Year Anniversary),” Conan Gray (2020 debut album; with one unreleased track, two new live recordings, and new artwork illustrated by Gray; Hear here; Republic)
“AURUM,” Brian Eno (surprise Apple Music-only release, with spatial-audio technology; Opal Records)
“Was I(t) Worth It?,” Sofia Camara (Toronto singer’s six-song debut EP; Hear here; Mercury)
“Nice Girl From the Suburbs,” Lucette (six-song EP; Hear here; Prairie Blue)
“Misadventureland,” Mountaintop Junkshop (Hear here; Twin Star Music Group)
“EARTHBREAKS,” The South Hill Experiment (Hear here; The South Hill Experiment)
“DREAMING,” Todd Duda (producer: Duda; new single: “My hero”; Hear here; Todd Duda Productions)
Mother, mother / There's too many of you crying
New Songs Playlist
(Click on title to stream)
I’m a Little Crazy / Just in Case, Morgan Wallen
Babygirl, The Black Keys
Love Me to Heaven, Jonas Brothers
Hands of Time, Eric Church
Just Us, Jack Harlow feat. Doja Cat
MONA LISA, j-hope
Needle & The Damage Done, Eddie Vedder
Real Me, NAV feat. Metro Boomin
Coyote, Mt. Joy
Drunk Girls in Bathrooms, Maddie & Tae
CUPID’S GIRL, MARINA
Don’t Put It All On Me, Noah Cyrus & Fleet Foxes
La Pelirroja, Sebastián Yatra
Never Forget You, Afrojack
Crème Brulée, David Archuleta
Just As Long As We’re Together, Jalen Ngonda
Todo Se Nubla, El Laberinto del Coco feat. Génesis & Jomar Santana
White Lies, Sam Ryder
TALK, Grant Knoche
Like I Do, Dylan Gossett
BODY, Shawn Desman & Jamie Fine
Without You Loving Me, Effy Harvard
Close Range, Wet
Looking Up, Pete Josef
As Fast as I Can, Yndling
I Don’t Care, The Velvet Hands
Lost Generation, CMIND
Coat, Sex Week
Heartaches By the Number, Moe Bandy
Neverwannago, Shamir
Piece of Me, Frank Meyer feat. Cherie Currie
wanna know her name, Siena Fantini
Today’s Birthdays
R.I.P.
Paul “Wags” Wagstaff (Black Grape and Happy Mondays guitarist)
J.B. Moore (early hip-hop producer co-wrote Kurtis Blow’s “The Breaks” and “Basketball”)
Joe McFadden (veteran music industry executive)
Jesse Colin Young (The Youngbloods frontman, “Get Together” singer)
This Week In … 1968
(Source: Billboard)
No. 1 Song – “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Day,” Otis Redding
Biggest Mover Within the Top 40 – “Valleri,” The Monkees (from No. 24 to No. 8)
Highest Debut (No. 63) – “I Got the Feelin’,” James Brown and the Famous Flames
Biggest Movers Within the Hot 100 – “Young Girl,” Gary Puckett & The Union Gap (from No. 52 to No. 24)
Shoulda Been a Bigger Hit – “For Your Precious Love,” Jackie Wilson & Count Basie
No. 1 Album – “Blooming Hits,” Paul Mauriat and His Orchestra
In U.K.
(Source: Official Charts)
No. 1 Song – “Cinderella Rockefella,” Esther & Abi Ofarim
No. 1 Album – “John Wesley Harding,” Bob Dylan
In Canada
(Source: RPM)
No. 1 Song – “Simon Says,” 1910 Fruitgum Company
Canada did not have an album chart until October 1968
Music News
> Elton John/Brandi Carlile London Concert to Be Filmed for April CBS Special | Variety
> Mariah Carey Scores Victory in ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ Copyright Lawsuit as Judge Dismisses Case | Variety
> Primary Wave Music Acquires Stake in The Notorious B.I.G.’s Catalog | HYPEBEAST
> Garcia’s, New Venue Honoring Grateful Dead Legend, Opens in Chicago | The Hollywood Reporter
Tour + Festival News
> Two Thirds of Silverchair To Get Together For 30th Anniversary of ‘Frogstomp’ | Noise11
> Dead and Company Launch 2025 Sphere Residency | Ultimate Classic Rock
> The Searchers to End 68-Year Stint at Glastonbury | Noise11
> Dreamville Festival 2025 Unveils Lineup With J. Cole, Lil Wayne and More | HYPEBEAST
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