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Peter Gabriel is out with new music. The artist just released the new single “Panopticom” from his upcoming album i/o, which is his first album of new songs in 20 years. 

“The first song is based on an idea I have been working on to initiate the creation of an infinitely expandable accessible data globe: The Panopticom,” Gabriel shares. “We are beginning to connect a like-minded group of people who might be able to bring this to life, to allow the world to see itself better and understand more of what’s really going on.”

The new song, featuring electronics from Brian Eno, was released in connection with Friday’s full moon, and Gabriel plans to release new songs with each full moon this year.

“Some of what I’m writing about this time is the idea that we seem incredibly capable of destroying the planet that gave us birth and that unless we find ways to reconnect ourselves to nature and to the natural world we are going to lose a lot,” Gabriel says. “A simple way of thinking about where we fit in to all of this is looking up at the sky … and the moon has always drawn me to it.”

And each new song will be accompanied by its own unique piece of art, with “Panopticom” featuring the piece “Red Gravity” by David Spriggs.

i/o is expected to come out this year, but so far it doesn’t have an exact release date.

And that’s not all. Gabriel also announced dates for i/o – The Tour, starting off in Europe on May 18 in Krakow, Poland, and running through June 25 in Dublin, Ireland. North American dates are expected to be announced soon.

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If you were upset that Slayer called it quits in 2019, Kerry King agrees with you.

Speaking with Metal Hammer, the guitarist recalls his less-than-favorable reaction to talks of the “Raining Blood” metallers deciding to retire.

“Anger … what else?” King shares. “It was premature. The reason I say ‘premature’ is because my heroes from my childhood are still playing! I can still play, I still want to play, but that livelihood got taken away from me.”

Indeed, the other three “Big 4” thrash bands — Metallica, Megadeth and Anthrax — have continued to tour since Slayer played their final show.

“But, anyway, on to the next chapter, I guess,” King says. “We were on top of the world, and there’s nothing wrong with going out on top of the world, it’s a good way to go out. So, bravo for that. But do I miss playing? Yeah, absolutely.”

King also laments that Slayer’s final tour, which ran from May 2018 to November 2019, didn’t exactly have a celebratory vibe.

“Every one of those shows was a bummer!” King says. “We were going to all these places and all these cities where we have all this history. It’s a bummer to think, ‘I’m not gonna see my friends there again.’ You’d get to that country and know you were going to see these people, and you’d see them yearly. I haven’t seen them now in three years. That sucks.”

“Slayer means a lot to our fans, and they mean a lot to us,” he adds. “I know I will see these people again, but no Slayer leaves a big hole for a lot of people.”

King previously hinted at his feelings over Slayer’s retirement in 2021, remarking that the group “quit too early.”

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Gunfire erupted during a video shoot for French Montana and New Orleans-based rapper Rob49, injuring 10 people outside The Licking restaurant in Miami Gardens, WPLG reports.

Rapper Ced Mogul, who was at the shoot, claimed things escalated shortly after an individual was robbed of a Rolex and a cellphone.

“I heard the gunshots. It was sporadic gunshots,” he told the news outlet. “I think it was at least 12 shots,” he said. “I took off running and I was looking back, but I was like, ‘You know what? Let me just duck first.’ Other people were running by with blood on them.”

Of the 10 people who were shot, four were “self-transported” to local hospitals, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue officials confirmed. MDFR personnel transported the others to local trauma centers.

Businesses and restaurants in the area of the shoot-out were shut down immediately after the incident.

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In 2022, Elton John scored his 35th top-10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Hold Me Closer,” his Britney Spears duet. Now he’s taken to social media to thank Billboard readers for voting it their favorite song of the year. In the poll, the song captured 45% of the vote.

Posting a photo of himself and Britney taken in 2013 at his Academy Award Viewing Party, Elton writes on Instagram, “An enormous thank you to @billboard, its readers and all the fans of ‘Hold Me Closer’ who voted it their favorite song of 2022!!”

He continues, “And thank you @britneyspears for your talent and collaboration in making this happen and the incredible [producer Andrew Watt] who shares this success! What an incredible way to kick off the year.”

You can buy the physical CD single of “Hold Me Closer” at Elton’s website, as well as CD singles of two remixes of the song, each of which has different artwork designed by a fan.

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KABC-TV reports that a man was arrested after apparently trying to break into Billie Eilish‘s childhood home in the Los Angeles area Thursday night, according to police.

Los Angeles police say officers responded to a home in Highland Park around 9:15 p.m. after someone reported a man in dark clothing hopping over a fence. It’s unclear if anything was taken or if anyone was home at the time, but police say a suspect was taken into custody. No injuries were reported.

Billie and her brother, FINNEAS, grew up in the home and her parents still own the property, according to public records. It’s not clear if either of the siblings still live there.

Billie’s concert film Live at the O2 (Extended Cut) airs in theaters worldwide on January 27.

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Parker McCollum‘s “Handle on You” is now in the top fifteen, and shortly before November’s CMA Awards, he revealed he’s also got a handle on his sophomore album. 

“I’ll sing vocals on the last three or four songs Friday and Saturday, and it’ll be done,” he told ABC Audio, “so it’ll be out sometime next year.”

When pressed for details about his follow-up to 2021’s Gold Chain Cowboy, Parker was ever the polite Texan.

“Oh, I don’t know, some mediocre songwriting with some decent melodies and some slow, sad songs,” he added, “so hopefully they’ll dig it.”

Even though the Academy of Country Music gave Parker its New Male Artist of the Year trophy in 2022, and CMT proclaimed “To Be Loved by You” its Breakthrough Video of the Year, he still feels like he’s new to the game.

“I certainly don’t think I’ve done enough to act any differently yet,” Parker says of his humble attitude, “and still kinda feel like I’m earning my stripes and paying my dues. And I certainly don’t want to oversell anything and then come up short. So hopefully they love it.”  

Both of Parker’s previous singles, “Pretty Heart,” and “To Be Loved by You,” have made it all the way to #1.

So far, there’s no word on exactly when his second album will arrive, though he did put out the new track, “Stoned,” in December. 

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The ladies of Harlem are making a comeback. Prime Video released the trailer for season 2 of the show, which will premiere next month. It sees best friend group Camille (Meagan Good), Tye (Jerrie Johnson), Quinn (Grace Byers) and Angie (Shoniqua Shandal) as they continue to navigate relationships and careers.

The trailer also introduces fans to other members of season 2’s cast, which includes returning cast members Tyler Lepley, who portrays Camille’s ex Ian; Sullivan Jones, Camille’s love interest Jameson; and Whoopi Goldberg aka Dr. Elise Pruitt, as well as a few newcomers. Rachel True, Courtnee Carter and Luke Forbes join the cast as recurring stars, while Rick Fox, Sherri Shepherd, Countess Vaughn and Lil Rel Howery will make guest appearances.

Season 2 of Harlem will premiere February 3 on Amazon Prime Video, with two episodes airing every week. There are a total of eight episodes this season.

Vernon Sanders, head of global television at Amazon Studios, released a statement about the show’s upcoming return.

“Culturally relevant, critically acclaimed, and hysterical, Harlem and Tracy Oliver accomplished something very special with the first season of this show,” he said. “Tackling real-life strife with levity and laughs, the show means so much to our global Prime Video customers and perfectly fits the types of stories we aim to tell. We look forward to following the Season Two journey of Camille, Quinn, Angie, and Tye, and giving fans more reasons to laugh out loud as they cheer on these four dynamic Black women doing it their way.”

Check out the trailer below.

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In May 1973, Carole King, riding high thanks to the success of her album Tapestry, returned to her hometown of New York City and performed for 100,000 fans in Central Park. The show was filmed and recorded, but has never been released — until now.

Home Again: Carole King Live In Central Park, a new concert documentary capturing that performance, will premiere January 19 at New York’s IFC Film Center. It’ll be followed by a Q&A with producer Lou Adler, who organized the free concert — the first one ever held on Central Park’s Great Lawn — and commissioned its recording and filming. Adler was also interviewed for the film, as were Carole, the concert promoter and other key players.

Then, on February 9, which just happens to be Carole’s 81st birthday, the film will start streaming exclusively on The Coda Collection, a subscription streaming platform featuring an exclusive, curated selection of music documentaries, concert film and series, available via Amazon Prime Video Channels. 

On February 10, a live album, Home Again, will be released digitally. It’s available to presave now.

“Tapestry had become such a huge hit, and I really wanted to give something back to the people,” Carole says of the performance. “When I first walked on stage, in Central Park, in front of the Great Lawn, and it’s full of people … it was kind of terrifying for a minute.”

“Then the crowd began to cheer, and it was like a wave coming toward me. There was just so much love. It was too much to take in, but I realized all I had to do was sit down and start playing.”

Here’s the concert set list:

“Beautiful”
“Been To Canaan”
“Way Over Yonder”
“Smackwater Jack”
“Home Again”
“Sweet Seasons”
“It’s Too Late”
“Fantasy Beginning”
“You’ve Been Around Too Long”
“Being At War With Each Other”
“That’s How Things Go Down”
“Haywood”
“A Quiet Place To Live”
“You Light Up My Life”
“Corazón”
“Believe In Humanity”
“Fantasy End”
“You’ve Got A Friend”

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Yes, your suspicious are correct: Iggy Pop is, indeed, very cool.

Don’t take our word for it, just ask Andrew Watt, who produced the Godfather of Punk’s new album, Every Loser.

“He’s so cool and laid back,” Watt tells ABC Audio of Iggy.

In working with the “Lust for Life” rocker, Watt would send music ideas to Pop, who would then return with feedback.

“It was just, like, ‘OK, I’m just gonna make music and I’ll send you stuff, and the stuff you like that inspires songs, great!'” Watt explains. “‘And if you don’t like it, tell me if you don’t like it and point me in a direction. But I’m just gonna kinda go.'”

All in all, producing Every Loser was a “quite painless” process.

“If [Pop] felt he needed something to go longer or shorter, he’d tell us,” Watt says. “He wrote the toplines 100 percent himself.”

Every Loser is out now. It includes contributions from Chad Smith of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Guns N’ Roses‘ Duff McKagan, Blink-182‘s Travis Barker, Dave Navarro and Eric Avery of Jane’s Addiction, Pearl Jam‘s Stone Gossard, ex-RHCP guitarist Josh Klinghoffer and late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins.

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Music identification app Shazam has predicted that Rosa Linn is poised for a “global breakthrough” in 2023, thanks to the worldwide success of her hit song “Snap.” Rosa is working on her debut right now, but if you think it’s going to consist of a bunch of songs that sound like “Snap,” well, you’re wrong.

“Nope,” laughed Rosa when ABC Audio asked her if “Snap” is representative of the rest of her music. “It’s funny because I wrote ‘Snap’ after listening to a lot of Mumford & Sons — one specific album, Delta. And I … wrote “Snap” and it turned out great … [but] now I think everyone expects this folky, country-ish vibe, but it’s not really me.”

“I’m more, like, Coldplay, Ed Sheeran, U2, Sting, y’know?” Rosa continued. However, she doesn’t want to confuse fans who check out her debut album and think a completely different artist made it.

“Of course, I will make sure that all the fans of ‘Snap’ don’t get, like, completely surprised, being like, “This is Rosa Linn?’ You know what I’m saying?” the Armenian singer noted. “I need to kinda, like, find a balance and slowly transform who I really want to be and how [I want] to sound.” 

So far, there’s no timeline for Rosa’s album. After her breakthrough 2022, which saw her perform on Eurovision, go viral on TikTok and make her U.S. TV debut on The Late Late Show with James Corden, she’ll spend part of 2023 opening for Sheeran on the North American leg of his Mathematics tour.

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