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Michael “Mike D” Diamond has released a new song called “Crypto,” which will appear on the Beastie Boy’s upcoming debut solo album, Thank You. 

“Have we got what we need/ Never stops indeed/ Bring you down on your knees/ Where’d you go with that greed,” Mike sings in the chorus.

Thank You is due out Aug. 28 and also includes the previously released songs “Switch Up,” “What We Got” and “True Colors.” It marks the first full-length release from the Beastie Boy since the group disbanded in 2012 following the death of Adam “MCA” Yauch.

Mike will launch a run of U.S. solo shows Aug. 30 in Boston.

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Funeral arrangements have been announced for singer Bonnie Tyler.

The official obituary notice, shared on the late singer’s Facebook page, reveals that Tyler’s body will be brought to William Pressdee Funeralcare in Mumbles, Wales, on Aug. 15 at 3:30 BST. The pubic has been invited to “pay their respects” to Tyler by lining Newton Road in Mumbles starting 15 minutes prior.

Two days later, on Aug. 17 at noon, a Celebration of Life for Tyler, born Gaynor Sullivan, will be held at St. Mary’s Church in Swansea, Wales. She will then travel through her hometown of Skewen, en route to a private family service.

The notice notes that Tyler’s “legacy lives on in the timeless songs that made her a legend.”

Tyler, best known for hits like “Total Eclipse of the Heart” and “Holding Out For A Hero,” died July 8 in a hospital in Portugal, where she was being treated for an illness. She was 75.

Tyler’s family shared a statement in May saying that she was in “seriously ill but stable” condition after being put in a medically induced coma as she recovered from emergency intestinal surgery.

A month later, her family shared another statement, saying Tyler was still recovering and that she “remains very unwell and in intensive care” in a hospital in Portugal.

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The Killers frontman Brandon Flowers has released a new song called “Paradise,” a track off his upcoming solo album, Thrasher.

“It’s just another day in paradise,” the “Mr. Brightside” rocker sings on the countrified track. Flowers previously teased the song in a social media post, reading, “Back in October ‘89, Phil Collins took ‘Another Day In Paradise’ from the working man. This Friday the 17th, I’ll be returning it to its rightful owner.”

Thrasher, Flowers’ third solo album and his first in 11 years, is due out Aug. 21. It also includes the previously released single “Plans.”

Flowers will launch a U.S. solo tour in September.

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In This Moment has announced a new album called Witch.

The ninth studio effort from Maria Brink and company is due out Aug. 28. It’s the follow-up to 2023’s Godmode.

“Witch is my declaration of inner transformation,” Brink says in a statement. “It’s about embracing the duality within — taking pain, persecution, and struggle — and alchemizing them into strength and power.”

She adds, “The album reflects both ancient trials and my own journey — where being a ‘witch’ means being a creator, connected to the universe, manifesting my own reality.”

Witch includes the previously released songs “Sleeping with the Enemy” and “Heretic.” A third cut, titled “Crawl,” is out now alongside a video, which you can watch streaming on YouTube.

The album also features a collaboration with Dayseeker and a cover of Pink Floyd’s “Another Brick in the Wall” alongside famed tattoo artist Kat Von D.

In This Moment will launch their Taste of Chaos U.S. tour alongside Hollywood Undead in September.

Here’s the Witch track list:
“Shame”
“I Want to Believe” feat. Dayseeker
“Crawl”
“Into the Dark”
“Sleeping With the Enemy”
“Wrapped Around Your Finger”
“Heretic” feat. Kim Dracula
“Father”
“Without Me There’s No You”
“Another Brick in the Wall” feat. Kat Von D
“Something I Can Never Have”

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Gracie Abrams’ new album Daughter From Hell is out now, and she says the title is an exaggeration, but not by much.

“Brutal” is how she described her behavior as a kid to Jimmy Fallon while appearing on The Tonight Show Thursday. “That song was the last one that I wrote for the album, and it is like a, y’know, decades overdue apology to my mom, basically,” she told Jimmy. As a “defiant” child, she said her early years were a “turbulent” time for her parents.

So what did Gracie’s mother think when she heard the song?

“She cried! She cried!” Gracie exclaimed, throwing up her arms in triumph. “So I win!”

Also in the interview, Gracie confirmed that she’s making her acting debut in an upcoming movie, saying, “It’s happening. Yes, I leave very, very shortly.”  She didn’t give any more details about the project, which is reportedly an A24 movie directed by the same woman who directed the Nicole Kidman film Babygirl.

Gracie also talked about her upcoming Look at My Life arena tour, which starts Dec. 2 in Denver, Colorado. “We get the luxury of starting square one, like, wildest dreams kind of stage and design,” she said of the tour preparations.

She also shouted out her opening acts, who include, Bella Kay, Charlotte Lawrence, Japanese House, Jensen McRae, Holly Humberstone, Grace Ives and more.

“This is like my playlist. This is like the fantasy for me of being, ‘There’s no way they would’ and for some reason they said yes,” she told Jimmy. “I’m just so selfishly excited for anyone coming to the tour. I’m really excited that they get to see those artists.”

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Greylan James currently has his biggest hit so far on the radio, as “Water at a Wedding” slips into country’s top 25. The Knoxville native’s held this vision most of his life, ever since his grandfather gave him a guitar at the age of 5. 

Intent on following his country music dreams, young Greylan played local gigs while begrudgingly getting by in school. Worlds collided, however, the day he got a bad report card in sixth grade and came face-to-face with a superstar.

“That night I was playing a show, a little bluegrass show in East Tennessee, and it just so happens Peyton Manning and Kenny Chesney showed up to that show,” he recalls. “And I got to meet Kenny for like a blip. I was with my dad and we got to walk up and take a picture with him.”

“And my dad asked Kenny, he’s like, ‘Hey, if you could give any advice to my son, like what would it be? And by the way, he just got his first C today, and he thinks he’s gonna be a country music singer and school doesn’t matter,'” he continues. “And Kenny was like, ‘Well, school does matter, but learn how to write songs.’ And so, I didn’t go to college, didn’t stay in school, but I learned how to write the songs part.”

The story has a happy ending, with Greylan co-writing both “Happy Does,” Kenny’s #2 hit from 2021, and the title track of his 2024 album, Born.

Greylan scored his first #1 as a writer in 2023 with Jordan Davis’ “Next Thing You Know” and went on to pick up an ACM song of the year trophy for his efforts. 

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Snow Patrol has premiered the video for “These Alarms,” the band’s collaborative single with Australian pop star Kylie Minogue.

The clip features footage of Snow Patrol’s performance of the track alongside Minogue during their recent show at London’s Crystal Palace Park. You can watch it on YouTube.

The Crystal Palace Park show also included a rendition of the Snow Patrol hit “Chasing Cars” with Minogue.

The original “Chasing Cars” appears on Snow Patrol’s 2006 album, Eyes Open. A deluxe 20th anniversary reissue of Eyes Open will be released July 24.

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Mýa is taking fans back with the new music video for “Give It to You” featuring D-Nice.

The visual finds Mýa enjoying a beach day with her friends, admiring the scenery and showing off some choreography.

“A little Beat Street, Vanity 6, & Lisa Lisa Cult Jam inspo, with a little campy, fun in the California sun,” the video’s description reads.

“Give It to You” appears on Mýa’s 10th studio album, Retrospect, which was released in May. Though DJ D-Nice is credited as a feature, Mýa told ABC Audio he serves as “more of the host” of the project.

She said her manager, L. Londell McMillan, suggested bringing in D-Nice “because he comes from this era” and “his sets sound” like her album.

“He’s a reputable, well-known, legendary O.G. DJ in this game that also kept us alive in this pandemic through — what? — good times in music and specific eras that we could find our joy in,” Mýa said. “I also thought that was a very wonderful element to include because it was very cohesive with the whole intention of this album.”

Reflecting on Retrospect, Mýa says she hopes listeners embrace authenticity and aging, and that she brings them joy.

“It gets greater later,” she says. “My vocals [are] on point, the harmonies [are] on point, the ad-libs, I’m just, I’ve grown of course vocally.”

She adds that she hopes the album evokes special memories, whether it’s a first love or discovering confidence on the dance floor.

Mýa describes the project as “mainly and intentionally a joyful album” that bridges old-school and new-school sounds. She notes it also pays tribute to Prince, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis.

The “Give It to You” video, directed by Josh Sikkema and co-directed by Derek Brown, is available on YouTube.

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