Updates + Additions
New Releases
“Songs From a Valley Girl,” Jordan Patterson – June 19
“Highway 79,” Ne-Yo – July 10
“Lucky to Be,” Lily Meola – July 17
“Blowin’ Up,” Kiwi Jr. – Aug. 14
“The User’s Guide to Being Human,” The Script – Aug. 14
“It Goes On,” Westside Cowboy – Aug. 21
“Blood of Your Empire,” PRESIDENT – Sept. 4
“Your Favorite Drug,” John Diva and the Rockets of Love – Oct. 16
Just Released
(Surprise releases + more)
“Hurt Like That,” Reba McEntire (five-song EP; Hear here; MCA Nashville)
“Teen of Denial (Joe’s Story),” Car Seat Headrest (10th anniversary reimagining of their breakout album, with tweaked lyrics and threads to improve the main character’s story; producer: Steve Fisk; Hear here; Read here; CD and Double Vinyl out Oct. 16; Matador)
“do+pe = no country for old men,” Chuck D & John Densmore (Hear here; Org Music)
“What Am I Supposed to Do,” Gráinne Duffy (producers: Justin Stanley, Marc Ford; See here; Gráinne Duffy)
“Terrestrial Thrills,” Rodeo Mouth (Nashville-based alt-country rock band’s debut album; Hear here; East of Yonder Records)
“Pink Magnolia,” Victoria Staff (Toronto artist’s debut album; producer: Will Crann; new single: “Take Me Home”; Hear here; Victoria Staff)
“Ghost of a Problem,” Kyle Morgan (indie-folk artist’s second album; Hear here; Starcrossed Losers Records)
“the anagram ep,” PARK (four songs; Hear here; Lobster Records)
“A Billion Suns,” Scott Fisher (Hear here; 1 A.M. Music)
“This Was Once Fields,” Gently Tender (five-song EP; Hear here; TODO Records)
You love your lovin' / But not like you love your freedom
New Songs Playlist
(Click on title to stream)
the cure, Olivia Rodrigo
Goals (FIFA World Cup 2026), LISA x Anitta x Rema
Life on the Run, Brandi Carlile
SS26, Charli xcx
Light Up (from the Netflix documentary “Kylie”), Kylie Minogue
End of an Era, Niall Horan
The Climb, Bailey Zimmerman … a cover of Miley Cyrus
From Down Here, Lola Young
Star Star, The Black Crowes x Whiskey Myers
Ego, The Warning
Crystallize, Quicksand
Never Have I Ever, Rainbow Kitten Surprise
Heart Has To Work So Hard, Blondshell
Child of Divorce, Amy Shark
Black Lincoln Continental (Live), Graham Parker & The Goldtops
in a fever dream, HAKEN
New York Confident, Mark Ambor
Run Rabbit, Mollie Elizabeth
New Muscles, mary in the junkyard
The Dead King Hunts and Eats the Gods, Christo Sedgewick and The Fabulous Regrets
1999, Integra Pink
24, Matt Cooper
The Other Side, The Falls
Say I’m Wrong, Erin Kinsey & Dylan Marlowe
Unapologetic, Em Armstrong
Oldskool Flavor, Max Styler & Greggio
Bottle, Christian Parker
Paul Revere, Elizabeth Nichols
Dry Bones Baptist Church, First Go ‘Round
Bleach, mischa and the bear
Down, Alanna Sterling
Easy Times, seeTrees
Punisher, Alley Eyes
Toaster, Matterform
HIJARNA, Jamila & The Other Heroes
Today’s Birthdays
R.I.P.
Dick Parry (Pink Floyd saxophonist)
Rob Base (“It Takes Two” rapper, with musical partner DJ E-Z Rock)
Jimmy Hughes (R&B singer’s biggest success was the 1964 Top 20 hit “Steal Away”)
This Week In … 1987
(Source: Billboard)
No. 1 – “With or Without You,” U2
Biggest Movers Within the Top 40 – “Head to Toe,” Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam (from No. 29 to No. 19), “Diamonds,” Herb Alpert (from No. 33 to No. 23) and “In Too Deep,” Genesis (from No. 34 to No. 24)
Highest Debut (No. 38) – “I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me),” Whitney Houston
Biggest Mover Within the Hot 100 – “Variety Tonight,” REO Speedwagon (from No. 88 to No. 71)
Shoulda Been a Bigger Hit – “Brass Monkey,” Beastie Boys
No. 1 Album – “The Joshua Tree,” U2
In U.K.
(Source: Official Charts)
No. 1 Song – “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Now,” Starship
No. 1 Album – “It’s Better to Travel,” Swing Out Sister
In Canada
(Source: RPM)
No. 1 Song – “(I Just) Died In Your Arms,” Cutting Crew
No. 1 Album – “The Joshua Tree,” U2
Music News
> Pearl Jam Will Unveil New Drummer in September | Rolling Stone
> Paul McCartney Is Stephen Colbert’s Final Musical Guest on ‘The Late Show’ | Billboard
> Britney Spears Spoke ‘Nonsensically’ and Appeared to Have ‘Drastic Mood Swings’ During DUI Arrest | The Hollywood Reporter
> Miles Davis at 100: A Perpetual Jazz Innovator | The Wall Street Journal
Tour + Festival News
> Culture Club Announce ‘The Singles’ U.K. Arena Tour With ABC and Haircut One Hundred | NME
> The SPIN 2026 Summer Festival Guide | SPIN
Dedicated to Ginny and Winnie. We miss you, girls.