Updates + Additions
New Releases
“Lei Keli ft. 47 / For Promotional Use Only Leikeli47,” Leikeli47 – June 13
“Idols,” YUNGBLUD – June 20
“Scratch It,” U.S. Girls – June 20
“BEAUTIFUL CHAOS,” KATSEYE – June 27
“All Will Be Well,” Sister Sadie – June 27
“Bright Nights,” Allo Darlin’ – July 11
“Man on the Moon,” Fitz and the Tantrums – July 25
“I Love People,” Cory Hanson – July 25
“Can We Go Back,” Pink Butter – Aug. 1
“Allbarone,” Baxter Dury – Sept. 12
“Pink Moon,” Silverstein – Sept. 12
“LIAR (Love Isn’t a Right),” Tanita Tikaram – Oct. 10
New Music Friday: May 9, 2025
Vinyl
“Love It to Death,” Alice Cooper – June 13
“Scream,” Ozzy Osbourne – June 13
“The Baby Huey Story: The Living Legend,” Baby Huey – June 27
“Otis Blue / Otis Redding Sings Soul,” Otis Redding – June 27
“The Immediate Sessions,” P.P. Arnold – July 11
“Eternal Atake,” Lil Uzi Vert – Aug. 15
“The Second Stage Turbine Blade,” Coheed and Cambria – Aug. 22
“Clapton Chronicles: The Best of Eric Clapton,” Eric Clapton – Aug. 22
Cozy mom | Crafty mom | Plant mom | Sporty mom | Foodie mom | Techie mom | Cool mom
Just Released
(Surprise releases + more)
“7 piano sketches,” André 3000 (Hear here; Read here; Epic)
“Cadillac Sessions,” ERNEST, Rhys Rutherford, Cody Lohden & Chandler Walters (16 songs; Hear here; DeVille Records / Big Loud / Mercury)
“Prime Funktion,” Nicolas Bougaïeff (four-song EP; Hear here; NovaMute)
“Happy to Be Here,” Dexter and the Moonrocks (six-song EP; Hear here; Severance Records / Big Loud Rock / Mercury)
“Kamikaze Girl,” Shunkan (producer: Alex Newport; Hear here; Rite Field Records)
“Strangers to the Truth,” The Cravens (their fourth album; Hear here; John Storch)
“Protection Spells,” Ships in the Night (Alethea Leventhal’s third album; Hear here; Metropolis)
“Equus Caballus,” Men I Trust (Hear here; Men I Trust)
“Combat Blues,” Paul Cargnello (Hear here; Quartier Général)
“Forager,” Norasea (Vancouver Island-based electronic duo’s four-song EP; new single: “Control”; Hear here; Moodlab Records)
I wish I never woke up this morning / Life was easy when it was boring
New Songs Playlist
(Click on title to stream)
Pretrial (Let Her Go Home), Fiona Apple
Priceless, Maroon 5 & LISA
Kiss Me Now, Pierce the Veil
Sacred, Parkway Drive
Soft Serve, Leikeli47
Thrill Eater, Pretty Bitter
Recognize Me, Maiya Blaney
Empires (Beauty in the Ashes), Blood of Lions
One Man Show, Satellite Park
Crooks & Strays, Afters
Nessa, Niloo
Off the Record, Tenise Marie
Never Never, Lammping
Escape, Ginger Winn
God Is Change, Emily Elbert
Memory Cube, Welcome Strawberry
Stronger Than Before, Sun Is Out
Means More Now, Hannah Anders
Working Man’s Son, Dan Pallotta
Learning to Miss You, City Builders
I Watch Myself, DNA. & Loulia
Voodoo, Mikayla Pasterfield
Today’s Birthdays
R.I.P.
Nathan Jerde (drummer of The Ponys)
James Baker (original Hoodoo Gurus drummer)
Roy Phillips (singer-keyboardist of The Peddlers)
This Week In … 2001
(Source: Billboard)
No. 1 Song – “All For You,” Janet Jackson
Biggest Mover Within the Top 40 – “Lady Marmalade,” Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Mya & P!NK (from No. 19 to No. 10)
Highest Debut (No. 68) – “Mad Season,” matchbox twenty
Biggest Movers Within the Hot 100 – “Let Me Blow Ya Mind,” Eve feat. Gwen Stefani (from No. 80 to No. 54)
Shoulda Been a Bigger Hit – “A Long Walk,” Jill Scott (peaked at No. 43)
No. 1 Album – “NOW That’s What I Call Music! 6,” various artists
In U.K.
(Source: Official Charts)
No. 1 Song – “It’s Raining Men,” Geri Halliwell
No. 1 Album – “Survivor,” Destiny’s Child
In Canada
(Source: Billboard)
No. 1 Song – “Get Over Yourself,” Eden’s Crush
No. 1 Album – “Hotshot,” Shaggy
Music News
> Smokey Robinson Sued by Former Housekeepers for Sexual Assault | Pitchfork
> Ghost Earns First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 With ‘Skeletá’ | Billboard
Tour + Festival News
> Sabrina Carpenter, Hozier, Doja Cat to Headline Austin City Limits Festival 2025 | Variety
> Bad Bunny Announces ‘Debí Tirar Más Fotos’ World Tour | HYPEBEAST
> Benson Boone Reveals Dates for North American Arena Tour | Variety
Dedicated to Ginny and Winnie. We miss you, girls.