Heart’s Ann Wilson is set to drop some new music. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer announced on Instagram that she’ll be releasing the new album Another Door, with her backing band Tripsitter, on September 29.
“All these songs were written by me and some musicians of the finest caliber,” Wilson shares in her post. “And I think if you give it a listen, it’ll blow your mind. Will you walk through the door with us?”
And if you weren’t excited enough, the music is already getting a glowing endorsement from Ann’s sister and bandmate, Nancy Wilson. She commented on the post, “I’ve heard a few cuts already and this promises to be a great album!”
Wilson first teased the new music with Tripsitter back in May, when she announced a set of new tour dates with the band. Her next show is happening August 23 in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire. A complete list of dates can be found at annwilson.com.
Here is the track listing for Another Door:
“Tripsitter”
“This Is Now”
“Rain Of Hell”
“Stranger In A Strange Land”
“Waiting For Magic”
“Ruler Of The Night”
“Still”
“Rusty Robots”
“What If”
“Little Things”
“Miss One & Only”
Jordan Davis has unveiled the music video for his new single, “Tucson Too Late.”
The heartbreak visualizer follows Jordan as he chases after his ex, trying to save a relationship from dissolving. Despite his best efforts, he ends up being “too late” to stop her from leaving.
“Tucson Too Late” was penned by Jordan with his brother, Jacob Davis, and brothers Josh and Matt Jenkins — the same songwriting team behind Jordan and Luke Bryan‘s #1 hit, “Buy Dirt.”
You can find “Tucson Too Late” on Jordan’s latest album, Bluebird Days.
Jordan’s headlining Damn Good Time Tour kicks off August 31 in Atlanta, Georgia. For tickets and a full list of dates, visit jordandavisofficial.com.
Nothing More has shared a live version of “Spirits,” the title track off the band’s 2022 album.
The performance was recorded at New York City’s Irving Plaza venue. You can watch it now streaming on YouTube.
The live version of “Spirits” will also appear on the upcoming deluxe version of the Spirits album, due out September 8. That same day, Nothing More will launch a U.S. headlining tour in Nashville.
Nothing More was also supposed to be on the bill for Godsmack and Staind‘s ongoing summer tour, but dropped off the trek after reports surfaced of a domestic incident involving frontman Jonny Hawkins dating back to December 2021. Hawkins pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor negligent vehicular injury and served three days in jail after running over his then-girlfriend with his car, which he said he did unknowingly.
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From summer anthems to hype club tracks and new hip-hop collabs, check out this week’s New Music Friday for the culture’s latest & greatest in music.
—EST GEE, El Toro 2 — The sequel to EST GEE’s El Toro features the Yo Gotti-assisted “A Moment with Gotti.”
—DJ Khaled ft. Lil Baby, Future, Lil Uzi Vert, “Supposed to be Loved” — The stars unite on the track, which samples Michael Jackson‘s “P.Y.T.” and will appear on Khaled’s forthcoming album, Till Next Time.
—Gucci Mane, “Now It’s Real” — The song sees Gucci reflecting on his success after making some major life changes, while the video features clips of him hanging with his children by the pool, and performing at shows and festivals.
—French Montana, “Good Summer” — “It was magic watching bounce music, island classic, and New York gritty rap come together for a summer banger,” French told REVOLT of the track. The song is accompanied by a new music video.
—Miguel ft. Lil Yachty, “Number 9” — The song is “about end [of] the old, starting new, and the cylindrical nature of change,” according to Miguel, who confirmed a forthcoming album set for the fall.
—Ghostface Killah ft. Remy Ma, “YUPP!” — The song is the first track of Ghostface’s upcoming album, a collaboration with Mass Appeal. “Stay tuned, because there’s a G.F.K official album on its way. Get ready for something big!” he says.
The groovy, midtempo track was penned by Carrie alongside David Garcia and Lydia Vaughan.
“‘Give Her That’ is a story about a relationship that is no longer. The person’s kind of moved on and it’s like, ‘I see who you’re with. She’s beautiful, she’s perfect. You know, I’ll give her that. But you can’t give her the time we spent together,'” Carrie shares on Instagram.
“I feel like everybody’s kind of got some of that in their lives, if you’re stalking someone on socials, like, ‘Oh, they’ve moved on, of course. Really glad for them. That’s great. But I had him first,'” she adds.
“Give Her That” will appear on Carrie’s forthcoming Denim & Rhinestones (Deluxe Edition) album. The project arrives September 22 and can be preordered now.
Here’s the track list for Denim & Rhinestones (Deluxe Edition):
“Denim & Rhinestones”
“Velvet Heartbreak”
“Ghost Story”
“Hate My Heart”
“Burn”
“Crazy Angels”
“Faster”
“Pink Champagne”
“Wanted Woman”
“Poor Everybody Else”
“She Don’t Know”
“Garden”
“Out of That Truck”
“Give Her That”
“Drunk and Hungover”
“Damage”
“Take Me Out”
“She Don’t Know (Live from the Denim & Rhinestones Tour)”
Following the release of her latest EP, Rolling Up the Welcome Mat (For Good), and with her 30th birthday just a month away, Kelsea Ballerini is on a journey of self-exploration.
“It’s exciting to be comfortable with continuing to navigate the exploration of my most authentic self,” she told The Tennessean in a new interview. “Maintaining overwhelming stats that cause crazy, exhausting pressure isn’t what actually matters. Achieving stereotypical standards of success can change your life. But, learning [what else can exist beyond that] is important, too.”
Part of coming to this realization, Kelsea said, has been overcoming imposter syndrome.
“It’s taken me a decade to defeat the imposter syndrome that makes me feel like people don’t know my music,” she said.
With Rolling Up the Welcome Mat (For Good), an expansion of the EP she released on Valentine’s Day, which chronicled her breakup with Morgan and moving on, Kelsea tapped into the crossroads of personal life and art.
“As much as I created it, this music loudly belongs to my fans — having this type of interplay with my fans has changed the expectations of my career,” she said.
Moving forward, Kelsea said she wants to continue adapting to whatever life throws at her.
“I used to be this flirty, fun and glittery person. Then, life put me in a different headspace,” she said. “Now I’m discovering who I am right now.”
A classic Van Morrison album just got a new high fidelity reissue.
Morrison’s 1970 album, His Band and the Street Choir, is the latest release in Rhino High Fidelity’s new series of limited-edition, high-end vinyl reissues. The pressing is limited to 5,000 individually numbered copies and includes an exclusive interview with the album’s engineer, Elliot Scheiner, as well as a lyric sheet.
“Every take with this guy was just brilliant,” Scheiner says in the interview. “The best Black singer I ever met was Ray Charles. The best white singer was Van Morrison.”
His Band and the Street Choir was Van Morrison’s fourth studio album and featured the top 10 single “Domino.” The track reached #9 on the Billboard Hot 100, which was higher than Morrison’s signature hit, “Brown Eyed Girl,” which peaked at #10.
The Rhino High Fidelity reissue of His Band and the Street Choiris available now for $39.98.
Rocco Ritchie and Madonna in 2022; Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for NYFW: The Shows
Madonna is gearing up to celebrate her birthday and announce her rescheduled Celebration Tour dates, but she took time out Friday to wish a happy birthday to her oldest son, Rocco, who turns 23 on August 11.
Rocco was born in 2000; his father is director Guy Ritchie, Madonna’s then-boyfriend. He was christened in Dornoch, Scotland, on December 21 of that year, and Madonna and Guy got married the next day. It was her second marriage and his first. The two split in 2008.
Madonna posted a montage of photos of Rocco, from infancy to adulthood, and wrote, “Happy Birthday Dearest Rocco……From the day you were conceived, Life with You Has been an adventure. From Your Pre Mature Birth to your love of Skate Boarding, Dirt Bikes. Break Dancing, Parkour, Graffiti and all Adrenaline Provoking activities!”
“You have made me worry— possibly more than any other person on the planet,” she continued. “But You have taken the road less traveled by and that will make all the difference! Nothing gives me more Joy then to watch you grow as an artist!”
Noting that Rocco is now a painter, Madonna concluded, “To quote your favorite painter Lucian Freud— ‘What do I ask of a painting? I ask it to astonish, disturb, seduce, convince!’ Keep Walking Down Your Own Road. I’m so proud of you!”
Madonna is also mother to son David and daughters Lourdes, Mercy, Stella and Estere. She turns 65 on August 16.
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The patent leather blowup suit Missy Elliott wears in her “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)” video is an iconic look that brings back memories for the multihyphenate.
Taking to the X platform, formerly known as Twitter, the rapper shared a fun fact about the video in response to a tweet that mentioned it was Rolling Stone’s pick for Greatest Hip-Hop Video of All Time.
“I had to go to a gas station in Brooklyn NY to get air in this blow up suit & the suit blew up so big I couldn’t fit in the car,” Missy recalled. “so I had to walk back to set down the street in this outfit in BROOKLYN dem ppl was riding pass like she must be high.”
Per Rolling Stone, Missy’s video for “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)” “kicked off a decades-long career of expectations-defying genius, proving that being true to yourself will always be in style.”
A superstar-packed tribute album to The Judds will arrive on October 27.
Titled A Tribute To The Judds, the 14-song collection will arrive in celebration of the duo’s 40th anniversary and feature Wynonna Judd, Blake Shelton, Dolly Parton, Carly Pearce, Reba McEntire, Cody Johnson, Lainey Wilson, Ashley McBryde, Gabby Barrett, Jelly Roll, LeAnn Rimes, Megan Moroney, Trisha Yearwood, Jamey Johnson, Jennifer Nettles, O.N.E. The Duo, Wendy Moten, Gwen Stefani and more.
“To have all of these artists, most of which are my friends, come together and lend their voices and artistry to reimagine these songs, is so special. These songs are so timeless and I am so excited for them to live on for generations to come,” shares Wynonna.
“To all of you who listen to this music, I wish you could have been with us in the studio when we recorded these songs,” adds The Judds’ original producer and six-time Grammy award winner, Brent Maher. “There was a joy and passion along with some poignant moments in re-recording these Judd songs that are impossible to describe. I hope you enjoy this record as much as we enjoyed making it.”
A Tribute To The Judds will be partnering with the National Alliance of Mental Illness in honor of Naomi Judd, who died by suicide in 2022.
The first preview track of The Judds’ tribute album will arrive on Friday, August 18.
A Tribute To The Judds is available for presave now.
Here’s the A Tribute To The Judds track list:
“Girls Night Out” – Reba McEntire, Carly Pearce, Jennifer Nettles, Gabby Barrett
“Mama He’s Crazy” – Lainey Wilson and Dolly Parton
“Why Not Me” – Megan Moroney
“Grandpa (Tell Me ‘Bout The Good Old Days)” [feat. Sonya Isaacs] – Cody Johnson
“Rockin’ With The Rhythm Of The Rain” – Ashley McBryde and Shelly Fairchild
“Young Love (Strong Love)” – Ella Langley and Jamey Johnson
“Have Mercy” – LeAnn Rimes
“Love Is Alive” – Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton
“Had A Dream (For The Heart)” – Wendy Moten and O.N.E The Duo
“I Know Where I’m Going” – Barnett, Lynne & West
“Let Me Tell You About Love” – Carl Perkins and Raul Malo
“John Deere Tractor” – Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley and Molly Tuttle
“Cry Myself To Sleep” – Wynonna Judd and Trisha Yearwood
“Love Can Build A Bridge” – Jelly Roll, K. Michelle and The Fisk Jubilee Singers
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