If you’re in low spirits, perhaps some new music from Spiritbox will help.
The “Secret Garden” metallers have premiered a collection of three new songs: “Rotoscope,” “Sew Me Up” and “Hysteria.” You can listen to them all now via digital outlets, and watch the video accompanying “Rotoscope” streaming now on YouTube.
Frontwoman Courtney LaPlanteshares that Garbage was a “big [inspiration]” on “Rotoscope,” and guitarist Mike Stringer was influenced by Limp Bizkit‘s Wes Borland on “Sew Me Up.”
The new tunes follow Spiritbox’s breakout debut album, Eternal Blue, which was released in September.
The Interrupters have premiered a new song called “Jailbird,” which will appear on the band’s upcoming album, In the Wild.
“This song is about feeling like a prisoner in my own mind,” says frontwoman Aimee Interrupter. “I’ve dealt with a lifetime of severe anxiety, insomnia, depression, PTSD, trichotillomania, and panic attacks. This song is about how cycles can repeat. Thankfully, screaming these lyrics at the top of my lungs brings relief from the very hell I am singing about.”
“Jailbird” is the third track to be released from In the Wild following lead single “In the Mirror” and opening cut “Anything Was Better.” The album arrives in full on August 5.
The Interrupters are currently on a co-headlining tour with Flogging Molly. The first leg of the outing concludes July 3 in Asbury Park, New Jersey; the second leg picks up in September.
Pink Floyd has announced plans to release a physical version of their new song “Hey Hey Rise Up,” which the band recorded with singer Andriy Khlyvnyuk [AHN-dree KLIV-nik] of the Ukrainian band Boombox and first made available as a digital single in April.
“Hey Hey Rise Up” now will be released on CD and as a seven-inch vinyl single on July 15 in the U.K. and most other countries, while it won’t be available in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Australia in those formats until October 21, and in Japan until August 3.
The CD and vinyl single will also include a second track, a newly reworked version of the 1994 Pink Floyd song “A Great Day for Freedom,” which originally appeared on the band’s 1994 album, The Division Bell.
As previously reported, “Hey Hey Rise Up” was recorded in late March and uses vocals taken from an Instagram post showing Andriy singing the Ukrainian protest song “The Red Viburnum in the Meadow” while standing in Kyiv’s Sofiyskaya Square. The song, which was written during World War I, has become an anthem in Ukraine protesting Russia’s invasion of the country.
The track also features Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour and drummer Nick Mason,along with keyboardist Nitin Sawhney and longtime Floyd touring bassist Guy Pratt. A music video for the song accompanied its release in April.
For the updated version of “A Great Day for Freedom,” Gilmour reworked the track using the original tapes, which also feature Mason and late Pink Floyd keyboardist Richard Wright, along with backing vocalists Sam Brown, Claudia Fontaine and Durga McBroom.
You can preorder the CD and vinyl single now. Proceeds raised by the discs and the digital version of “Hey Hey Rise Up” will benefit Ukraine humanitarian relief efforts.
Get ready, Swifties! Taylor Swift drops “Carolina” at midnight tonight — her haunting theme for the upcoming movie Where the Crawdads Sing.
The Grammy winner told fans to make room on their playlists on Thursday morning and dropped a link where they can pre-save the new song. Taylor didn’t share any more details about “Carolina” and has kept pretty quiet about the new offering.
Fans are hoping Taylor will have more to say when the song drops at midnight ET.
When announcing the song in March, she said on Instagram, “Where The Crawdads Sing is a book I got absolutely lost in when I read it years ago. As soon as I heard there was a film in the works starring the incredible @daisyedgarjones and produced by the brilliant @reesewitherspoon, I knew I wanted to be a part of it from the musical side.”
The singer added she wrote the song by herself and tapped folklore and evermore producer Aaron Dessner to help her bring “Carolina” to life. She also teased at the time, “I wanted to create something haunting and ethereal to match this mesmerizing story.”
The movie’s director, Olivia Newman,previously revealed Taylor made the song authentic to the early ’50s, which is when the first half of Where the Crawdads Sing is set. Added Newman, “They chose instruments that were only available before 1953 and she recorded it in one take the way they recorded songs at the time.”
Where the Crawdads Sing arrives in theaters July 15.
The title is apt, because the album features Meghan “taking back” the sound she first introduced on her debut album, Title. She tells Rolling Stone, “It’s like Title 2.0. It’s my old school. It’s true to myself in all the weird genres that I go to, but also modern with my doo-wop in there.”
She adds, “The lyrics are stronger than ever, and it’s still a party.”
Meghan also tells Rolling Stone that the title refers to her “taking back” her power, because, “During the pandemic, I lost that…I just felt like everything I ever achieved is all gone…it crippled me a little bit with my confidence.” But she says when people started telling her her new music was her best yet, she started to feel better about it, and herself.
The first single and video, “Bad For Me,” are out Friday and feature Teddy Swims. The album also includes Dominican singer Natti Natasha and legendary Cuban artist Arturo Sandoval on the song “Mama Wanna Mambo.”
And while Meghan says there are lots of songs on the album inspired by the fact that she’s now a mom, she adds that she also wrote songs about “loving myself for me because I need them the most.”
Meghan explains that after she gave birth, she had to “learn how to love my body with all this new s**t” — stretch marks and a C-section scar. She reveals, “I didn’t feel sexy ever. I didn’t want to make love to my mans because I was like ‘Ew, gross.'”
But now, she says, “My body is amazing. I worked really…hard on my body. I’ve never felt better, more confident, happier and healthier.”
Dolly Parton’s Dollywood theme park launched its Smoky Mountain Summer Celebration last weekend, including the fan-favorite Gazillion Bubble Show.
But this year, the show features something new: A fantasy segment that offers a tribute to Dolly and her childhood in the Smoky Mountains.
For those who aren’t familiar with Dolly’s upbringing, she was one of 12 kids growing up in the rural wilds of Tennessee. Though the family was poor, it was filled with music: Dolly’s mother played guitar and sang, and a young Dolly first started singing in church. She started performing at just 10 years old and made her Grand Ole Opry debut only three years later.
Dolly’s childhood in the Smokys has inspired several of her most popular songs, including her classic single “Coat of Many Colors.”
Dollywood’s Gazillion Bubble Show is back this year for the first time since 2017. For more details on the Smoky Mountain Summer Celebration and to plan your visit, visit the theme park’s website.
Chris Brown is giving fans a glimpse into his new album, Breezy, revealing the official track list on Wednesday.
Taking to Instagram Stories, the Grammy-winning artist revealed that his upcoming tenth studio album will have a total of 24 songs and a star-studded list of features. Among those joining Brown on the album are Lil Durk, Bryson Tiller, Lil Wayne, Jack Harlow, Lil Baby, Tory Lanez, Blxst and more.
In a follow-up IG Story, Brown also shared a snapshot of some additional tracks that he plans to feature on a deluxe version of Breezy. Alongside a picture that showed the names of nine songs, he wrote, “BREEZY Deluxe… For the fans who wanted more music Trust me.”
“Wheels Fall Off” feat. Capella Grey and Lil Durk
“CAB” feat. Fivio Foreign
“Pitch Black”
“Possessive” feat. Yung Bleu and Lil Wayne
“Addicted” feat. Lil Baby
“Call Me Every Day” feat. Wizkid
“Closure” feat. H.E.R.
“Need You Right Here” feat. Bryson Tiller
“Sex Memories” feat. Ella Mai
“Hmhmm” feat. Est GEE
“Psychic” feat. Jack Harlow
“Show It” feat. Blxst
“Sleep at Night”
“Passing Time”
“WE (Warm Embrace)”
“Forbidden”
“Bad Then A” feat. Tory Lanez
“Survive the Night”
“Dream”
“Slide”
“Harder”
“On Some New Shit”
“Luckiest Man”
“Iffy”
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“It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere,” and Alan Jackson’s got the perfect way to celebrate.
The country legend just announced his new line of premium spirits called Silverbelly Whiskey, named for the signature cowboy hat that he wears at his shows. Though it may look white to the untrained eye, the color of Alan’s hat is technically called “silverbelly,” and his new brand of whiskey displays a similar sense of subtlety and refinement.
Made in partnership with Silver Screen Bottling Co. & DSP-KY-10, Alan’s Silverbelly Whiskey features notes of brown sugar, sweet apple, cherry and honey, according to a statement. The brand — available in 750 ml bottles and 91 proof, with an ABV of 45.5% — is available in stores across Tennessee now.
It’ll soon be available in other states, too, but until then, you can pick up a bottle of Alan’s new whiskey online. Preorders start today. A variety of upgrades and gift wrapping are available, and for an extra $4.99, you can receive a JM’s Dominican Churchill Maduro cigar with your bottle.
A new four-part docuseries called Women Who Rock that focuses on female singers and musicians who have made a significant impact on the music world since the 1950s will premiere July 10 on EPIX.
The show will feature new interviews with Pat Benatar, Heart‘s Nancy Wilson, Joan Jett, The B-52s‘ Kate Pierson, Talking Heads bassist Tina Weymouth, Sheryl Crow, Chaka Khan, Sheila E., Mavis Staples and many more reflecting on the musical contributions they and other female artists have made.
The series will showcase the artists sharing insights and stories behind their music, as well as discussing such topics as power, fame, truth and the struggle to achieve success.
The premiere episode, titled “Truth,” will look at the roots of rock ‘n’ roll in the 1950s and ’60s with profiles of Staples, Khan and the late Janis Joplin,plus commentary from Weymouth, Pierson, Norah Jones, Rickie Lee Jones, Merry Clayton and others.
Episode two, titled “Defiance,” which premieres on July 17, will focus on the 1970s and such artists as Wilson, Jett, Blondie‘s Debbie Harry, Joni Mitchell, Stevie Nicks and Carole King.
The third episode, dubbed “Power,” debuts on July 24, and delves into the artists who emerged during the 1980s and ’90s, among them Benatar, Sheila E., Natalie Merchant, Crow, Missy Elliott, Courtney Love, Tori Amos and Alanis Morissette.
Britney Spears has more than just a new husband, she’s got a new house too!
The pop star returned to Instagram Wednesday and shared life update with fans, including that she and new husband Sam Asghari “haven’t been on my honeymoon yet.”
Sharing two photos of herself rocking a bikini and a video of Sam diving into their new pool, Britney wrote, “Got married and moved into a new house around the same time … not the smartest thing to do… Oh well it’s coming together.”
“It’s so weird I wake up and everything is new … new pool … new kitchen … new bed … I think I’m in shock,” she continued, before adding that her dogs are enjoying the new “sick” backyard while she’s loving their water slide.
“It’s so bright and it has a nice chill spot … and a slide … I went down it 4 times already,” the “Lucky” singer shared.
Britney also shared that Sam cooked her a nice piece of steak and she cut her hair short, concluding, “life is good.”
Britney, 40, and Sam, 28, tied the knot during an intimate ceremony at her Thousand Oaks, California home on June 9. The pair first met on the set of the star’s “Slumber Party” music video in 2016.
