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Fresh off Richard Patrick‘s live reunion with Nine Inch Nails, Filter has announced a new single.

The track is called “For the Beaten” and will arrive October 14. You can presave it now.

“For the Beaten” is the first new track from Filter in two years, following 2020’s “Murica” and “Thoughts and Prayers.”

“I spent a lot of time in the studio the last two years working on various projects and collaborations but at the core of it all, there is always Filter,” Patrick says. “We chose ‘For the Beaten’ as the first single because it’s dynamic, dark and heavy, just like the moment we are in.”

A new Filter album, the follow-up to 2016’s Crazy Eyes, is also in the works.

As previously reported, Patrick joined NIN along with several other former touring members of the band during their homecoming show in Cleveland over the weekend. Patrick played guitar on NIN’s first tour before leaving to start Filter.

The show featured a performance of Filter’s “Hey Man Nice Shot,” which NIN had never performed live before.

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R&B fans, rejoice! 

Ciara and Summer Walker decided to drop off their new single, “Better Thangs,” on Wednesday, two days ahead of its scheduled released this Friday. 

“Surprise!! You guys asked for it early, and it’s here!” Ciara wrote in her Twitter announcement. “#BetterThangs feat my girl @IAMSUMMERWALKER is out now!”

The “Level Up” singer shared a short video of what looks to be the two women riding in a golf cart, on the set of a music video. Ciara dons a plush yellow robe and head towel while Summer is draped in a matching green set. 

Fans showed excitement at the song’s early release but also expressed their love for the new track. 

“Cici this song is a smash, it’s already on repeat,” one user tweeted. 

“I never knew I needed a Ciara and Summer Walker collab. Love this!! Now this is the type of music we need Ci Ci…” another wrote. 

“Better Thangs” serves as the second Ci Ci/Summer collaboration, following Ciara’s almost 2-minute monologue, “Ciara’s Prayer,” featured on Summer’s chart-topping 2021 album, Still Over It. 

While the duo surprised fans with the new song Wednesday, the official music video is expected Friday, September 30. 

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Walker Hayes is launching his Glad You’re Here Tour on Thursday, and as fans might expect, his show will feature some choreographed dancing. After all, he got his big break on TikTok, dancing along to his song “Fancy Like,” using moves he dreamed up with his teenage daughter Lela.

One thing fans might not expect is that it’ll be them doing the dancing. Ahead of opening night of the tour, Walker shared a video of the dance moves to an unreleased song called “Show Me the Country.” He said he expects fans to have the dance down by the time they see him on the road.

“Learn it,” Walker wrote on Twitter. “Tour kicks off tmw & this is the first song of [the] set right here.”

Walker’s Glad You’re Here Tour lasts through mid-November, wrapping with a show in Everett, Washington. Parmalee will be the opening act.

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Paramore is officially back.

Hayley Williams and company have dropped a new song called “This Is Why,” which they previously teased earlier this month. What they didn’t tease is that “This Is Why” is also the title track to Paramore’s next album, due out February 10, 2023.

“‘This Is Why’ was the very last song we wrote for the album,” Williams says. “To be honest, I was so tired of writing lyrics but [guitarist] Taylor [York] convinced [drummer] Zac [Farro] and I both that we should work on this last idea. What came out of it was the title track for the whole album.”

“It summarizes the plethora of ridiculous emotions, the rollercoaster of being alive in 2022, having survived even just the last 3 or 4 years,” Williams adds. “You’d think after a global pandemic of f***ing biblical proportions and the impending doom of a dying planet, that humans would have found it deep within themselves to be kinder or more empathetic or something.”

You can listen to “This Is Why” now via digital outlets and watch its accompanying video, directed by Turnstile vocalist Brendan Yates, streaming now on YouTube.

This Is Why is the long-awaited follow-up to Paramore’s last album, 2017’s After Laughter, which spawned the singles “Hard Times” and “Fake Happy.”

Paramore will launch their first tour in four years October 2 in Bakersfield, California.

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Time says we need to watch out for “First Class” rapper Jack Harlow because he’s among their 2022 TIME100 Next list of the world’s rising stars.

Late night host Jimmy Fallon praised the rapper in the publication. “‘What’s poppin?’ That was the first time I heard Jack Harlow, and I couldn’t have pulled my phone out any faster to Shazam the song,” Fallon’s tribute began. “That usually leads to a string of phone calls and emails to see if an artist is ready to perform or debut on The Tonight Show.”

He continued, “It’s been fun to ride with him—from that race against time on Shazam, to his debut TV performance, to being part of his viral VMA opening, to his actually co-hosting The Tonight Show with me.”

Others earning nods in this year’s roundup is “Kiss Me More” singer SZA, who earned some serious kudos from Lizzo. The Grammy winner raved, “The authenticity in her craft—the way she’s able to tell her story and the way she uses melody—is extraordinary. No one can replicate that. When she’s onstage, she’s timeless.”

Taylor Swift’s boyfriend, Joe Alwyn, made the cut, and his forward was written by pal Ryan Reynolds. The Deadpool star lauded, “Joe will launch the charm attack of the hero. He’ll do the dirty work of the villain. He’ll hoist up the complicated and often murky portrait of a historical figure. Joe Alwyn will surprise you. He’s managed to do all this while evading the industry’s tried-and-true ability to label and pigeonhole a performer.”

Machine Gun Kelly was also saluted by TIME; Avril Lavigne praised him saying, “He’s grown in the most authentic way, starting as a rapper and evolving into one of the biggest rock stars in the world. I have a lot of respect for him and how thoughtful he is with his craft.”

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The Los Angeles Police Department has identified a suspect in the murder of rapper PNB Rock, who was shot to death on September 12 at a Los Angeles Roscoe’s Chicken & Waffles.

Police on Wednesday named Freddie Lee Trone as a suspect and are seeking the public’s help in locating him. Authorities say Trone should be considered “armed and dangerous.”

PNB Rock, born Rakim Allen, was fatally shot during a robbery attempt while dining with his girlfriend at the South LA eatery. According to police, a suspect demanded jewelry and other valuables before getting into a struggle with Allen and opening fire.

Police said they received a call about a shooting at 1:23 p.m. ET and found a male victim with gunshot wounds. He was transported to an area hospital.

Tributes from fellow artists poured in for the Philadelphia native, including one from fellow Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill. 

“Rip dawg you didn’t deserve that…. Every time I see one of my friends bleed out on camera or killed on camera, I feel a sick feeling I can’t even really explain…,” Meek Mill tweeted. “it puts me more and more back in survival mentality!” 

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Giovannie and the Hired Guns have premiered a new song called “Overrated.”

The track is available now via digital outlets and will appear on the Hired Guns’ upcoming album, Tejano Punk Boyz, due out October 28.

Tejano Punk Boyz also features Giovannie and company’s breakout single “Ramon Ayala.” The track hit the top five on both Billboard‘s Mainstream Rock and Alternative Airplay charts.

Giovannie and the Hired Guns will launch a U.S. tour in support of the upcoming album October 7 in Cuero, Texas.

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A new archival box set that explores the 12-month period leading up to the arrival of David Bowie‘s classic 1971 album Hunky Dory will be released November 25.

David Bowie: Divine Symmetry, which can be preordered now, features four CDs and one Blu-ray audio disc that include home demos, BBC radio sessions, live performances and studio recordings. The collection boasts 48 previously unreleased tracks and new alternative mixes of songs from Hunky Dory, created by the album’s original co-producer, Ken Scott.

The box set is packaged with two books: a 100-page hardback featuring rare memorabilia and photos and a 60-page book featuring replicas of Bowie’s notebooks from the period that include handwritten lyrics, drawings, recording notes, set lists and more.

Among the many unreleased tunes on Divine Symmetry are songwriting demos of the classic songs “Life on Mars?” and “Changes.”

An alternate version of the Hunky Dory tune “Kooks,” recorded in September 1971 with Spider from Mars guitarist Mick Ronson for the BBC radio show Sounds of the 70s, has been released as an advance digital track.

David Bowie: Divine Symmetry also will be available via digtial formats, while a 12-track vinyl LP featuring selections from the box set will be released February 24, 2023.

Check out more information, including the full track list, at DavidBowie.com.

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