Updates + Additions
New Releases
“Demonomics,” Cash Bribe – June 13
“RAUNCH.,” REDD. – June 20
“Breathe,” Armin van Buuren – June 27
“F1: The Album,” various artists – June 27
“Westward,” Dylan Gossett – July 18
“The Mirror,” Trisha Yearwood – July 18
“Our Time To Ride,” Chambers DesLauriers – Aug. 22
“Domain,” Dancing Plague – Sept. 5
“Play,” Ed Sheeran – release date + preorder links: Sept. 12
“OCTOPUS,” Newton Faulkner – Sept. 19
New Music Friday: May 2, 2025
Reissues
“Christopher Cross (Expanded Edition),” Christopher Cross – June 20
Vinyl
“Fijación Oral, Vol. 1 (20th Anniversary)” and “Oral Fixation, Vol. 2 (20th Anniversary),” Shakira – June 13
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Just Released
(Surprise releases + more)
“The Wee Small Hours: B-Sides and Other Detritus 2011-2025,” Real Estate (12-track compilation; CD and Vinyl out Sept. 19; Hear here; Domino)
“Excelsior,” Benny The Butcher (guests: Boldy James, Premo, Skylar Blatt, Styles P, Fuego Base, Sule; Hear here; Black Soprano Family)
“Songs I Missed,” Moe Bandy (a collection of songs that were once hits, some he wishes he hadn’t passed on, and others he wished he would have had the chance to record initially but didn’t; producer: the late Jimmy Capps; Hear here; StarVista Music)
“Lately,” Jennifer Alvarado (five-song EP; Hear here; Jennifer Alvarado)
“Century Storm,” The Lightning Struck (Hear here; epijam)
“FERAL,” PUNK CRUSH (L.A. rock band’s debut album; Hear here; Sneak Dog Records)
“Benergy,” Ben Basile (debut solo album from the bassist for Big D and the Kids Table; Hear here; Sleep Walk Sounds)
“A Tender & Violent Nature,” Joshua Joyce (Toronto-based folk singer-songwriter’s debut album; producer: Ryan Smirlies; Hear here; Joshua Joyce)
Who's gonna tell you when it's too late? / Who's gonna tell you things aren't so great?
New Songs Playlist
(Click on title to stream)
Old Phone, Ed Sheeran
Lets Roll Again, Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts
Where Have You Been, Kelly Clarkson
Radio Free Europe 2025, R.E.M.
Backup Plan, Bailey Zimmerman & Luke Combs
What Hurts the Most, Rascal Flatts & Backstreet Boys
JEANS SO BAGGY, REDD.
Love Language, TOMORROW X TOGETHER
I Don’t Want You, Hailey Whitters & Charles Wesley Godwin
OKAY STFU, AP Dhillon & Syra
Little Lord Fentanyl, Primus feat. Maynard James Keenan
Grieving, Leith Ross
Moving to LA, secondSELF
Lotta Love, Lamont Landers
Fjell, KIDSØ
All American Summer, Phil Vassar
wasted potential, Erin Gibney
DELILAH, Bktherula
1999 (Take Me Back), The Airport 77s
Car Song, The Ataris
Satisfied, Micah McLaurin
Calling Your Name, Pistol Daisys
Shade of Gray, Little Low
Calling It Now, HAYS
No Matter Where I Go, Shadows of a Silhouette
The Other Side, Phase Transition
I’ve Learned, Matt Lang
Merican Dream, Jordan Power
Heavy Weight, Kari Lyn
The Low End Theory, Mr. OFFBeat
In Death and Life, The Discussion
Forever / Chaos, Rebūke, P.T. Adamczyk & Aya Anne
Everything You Do, The Happy Fits
Bad Habits, Brandon Wayne
It’s Ok, Dream Drop
Real Enough, Queen Anne
Today’s Birthdays
R.I.P.
Joe Louis Walker (blues singer-guitarist)
Jill Sobule (singer-songwriter of groundbreaking hit “I Kissed a Girl”)
This Week In … 2011
(Source: Billboard)
No. 1 Song – “S&M,” Rihanna feat. Britney Spears
Biggest Mover Within the Top 40 – “Price Tag,” Jessie J feat. B.o.B (from No. 40 to No. 24)
Highest Debut (No. 10) – “Judas,” Lady Gaga
Biggest Movers Within the Hot 100 – “Old Alabama,” Brad Paisley feat. Alabama (from No. 95 to No. 38)
Shoulda Been a Bigger Hit – “Heart Like Mine,” Miranda Lambert (peaked at No. 44)
No. 1 Album – “Wasting Light,” Foo Fighters
In U.K.
(Source: Official Charts)
No. 1 Song – “Party Rock Anthem,” LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock
No. 1 Album – “21,” Adele
In Canada
(Source: Billboard)
No. 1 Song – “S&M,” Rihanna feat. Britney Spears
No. 1 Album – “Wasting Light,” Foo Fighters
Music News
> R.E.M. Rereleases ‘Radio Free Europe’ Single to Benefit Threatened News Service | ABC News
> Why Jill Sobule’s ‘I Kissed a Girl’ Remains a Model for Queer Representation | Rolling Stone
> Billie Joe Armstrong Says ‘American Idiot’ Movie Is ‘Eventually Going to Happen’ | NME
> Jack Antonoff Named ASCAP’s Songwriter of the Year at 2025 Pop Awards | The Hollywood Reporter
> Questlove on Why His ‘SNL’ Music Doc Couldn’t Get a Clearance From Pavarotti, but How Eminem Saved the Day | Variety
Tour + Festival News
> Kendrick Lamar To Headline Spilt Milk 2025 | HYPEBEAST
> Argentine Pop Singer Emilia Sets First U.S. Concert Dates | Variety
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