Updates + Additions
New Releases
“BELOVED,” GIVĒON – July 11
“Anything Is Possible,” Chris Stamey – July 11
“Circling From Above,” Styx – July 18
“The Future Is Here and Everything Needs to Be Destroyed,” The Armed – Aug. 1
“BITE ME,” Reneé Rapp – Aug. 1
“Unstoppable,” Kenny Thomas – Aug. 8
“Bright as Blasphemy,” Chevelle – Aug. 15
“Adult Romantix,” Winter – Aug. 22
“Airline Highway,” Rodney Crowell – Aug. 29
“41 Longfield Street Late ’80s,” Kieran Hebden & William Tyler – Sept. 19
New Music Friday: May 30, 2025
Reissues
“Early Years: Singles & Albums 1948-62,” Billy Grammer – July 11
“Greatest Hits (Acoustic),” Jason Gray – July 11
“Still Living in the Past,” Jethro Tull – July 11
“Layovers,” Signals Midwest – July 25
“Whirlwind (Deluxe),” Lainey Wilson – Aug. 22
“Silent Alarm (20th Anniversary Edition),” Bloc Party – Sept. 26
Just Released
(Surprise releases + more)
“Music For People Who Believe In Love (Deluxe),” Joe Jonas (digital releases; 2025 album; with one new track, “Water Under the Bridge,” and three songs from his recent Vevo live session; Hear here; Republic)
“Be (20th Anniversary),” Common (digital release; 2005 album; with two previously unreleased remixes and 11 instrumental tracks; Hear here; Geffen / UMe)
“Tales of the Dark West,” Sam Stoane (California-native, Nashville-based country-folk singer-songwriter’s debut album; Hear here; Cloverdale Records)
“Blind Man and the Monkey,” Yogi-G and The Family Tree (debut album from outfit led by Happy Mondays co-founder Gaz Whelan; Hear here; Yogi-G and The Family Tree)
“Details,” Faint Louis (BERT music)
“Over the Western Ridge,” Nathan Applegate (five-song debut EP; producer: Kent Wells; Hear here; Nathan Applegate)
“Honkiest of Tonkers (Act 2),” Garrett Bradford (new single: “This Way of Life”; Hear here; H.O.T. Records)
“Violent Feathers,” Spiralist (Porto, Portugal-based industrial/metal/noise band’s third album; Hear here; Spiralist)
“Skymender,” Skymender (four-song EP; Hear here; Steadfast)
“The Current Dissent,” secondSELF (Nashville punks’ debut album; Hear here; Punkerton Records)
“Art Oracles,” Vox Rea (Hear here; 604 Records)
“If These Walls Could Speak,” Our Chronicle (five-song EP; Hear here; Our Chronicle)
This whole world is out there just trying to score / I've seen enough I don't want to see any more
New Songs Playlist
(Click on title to stream)
Somewhere Over Laredo, Lainey Wilson
MAD, Martin Garrix & Lauv
Real Thing, Drugdealer & Weyes Blood
Build and Destroy, Styx
Where Do I Belong, Tom Ciurczak
Star Fkd, RxHx
Here’s to You, 2 Lane Summer
Bittersweet (Love Song), Mission Jupiter
Jamie, Slightest Clue
Free My People, Solomane & M1 feat. Yasmeen Quintana, Nejma Nefertiti & Sa-Roc
Puzzle Piece, Angela Saini
Heat Storm, Ludovica Pagani
Baby I’m Gone, Dave Lenahan
Think of You, Alaina Stacey
Crazyglue and Skeletons, The Bapti$$
Sun Leaves Scars, Gobe
Can’t Turn Off My Mind, Hillary Reynolds
Only Broken, Promiseland
Dance in a Trance, Ana Luna
Nothing Is Free, Eugene Kurolap
Better Off Alone, Benny Morrell
It’s Hard, June Rest
Like I Need, LLOREN
Bad Side, MaeThePirate
Yesterday, breathe.
Beautiful Lies, Eric Sleeper
Letter to the Future, Sunny Luwe
Tried It on Tuesday, Lloyd & The Leftovers
Obviously Faking, Elliott Issac
My House, Mia Moretti
Body Up, Roney X
Crush, KRAMON
PART II, TEOSE
Say Kwah, Bonk!
Off the Record, Tenise Marie
Today’s Birthdays
R.I.P.
Brian Avnet (artist manager and music executive)
Rick Derringer (guitar legend with The McCoys, Edgar Winter and solo)
Michael Sumler, aka “Chicago Mike” (longtime hype-man, stylist and choreographer for Kool & The Gang)
Carl “Tinker” West (early Springsteen manager)
This Week In … 2002
(Source: Billboard)
No. 1 Song – “Foolish,” Ashanti
Biggest Mover Within the Top 40 – “Hot in Herre,” Nelly (from No. 25 to No. 11)
Highest Debut (No. 62) – “Walking Away,” Craig David
Biggest Mover Within the Hot 100 – “You Know That I Love You,” Donell Jones (from No. 79 to No. 57)
Shoulda Been a Bigger Hit – “Take a Message,” Remy Shand
No. 1 Album – “Juslisen,” Musiq Soulchild
no. 1 In U.K.
(Source: Official Charts)
No. 1 Song – “Without Me,” Eminem
No. 1 Album – “Destination,” Ronan Keating
In Canada
(Source: Billboard)
No. 1 Song – “Hero,” Chad Kroeger feat. Josey Scott
No. 1 Album – “A New Day Has Come,” Celine Dion
Music News
> American Music Awards Winners 2025: Billie Eilish Sweeps in All Seven Nominated Categories | Variety
> In Countersuit, Smokey Robinson Accuses Housekeepers of Defamation | The New York Times
> Morgan Wallen and Tate McRae Debut at No. 1 With ‘What I Want’ | Variety
Tour + Festival News
> Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening Announces Summer 2025 North American Tour | Consequence
> BLACKPINK Announce Asia Dates of ‘WORLD TOUR <DEADLINE>’ | HYPEBEAST
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