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• Fans Choose Anitta’s ‘Funk Generation’ as This Week’s Favorite New Music in All-Genre Poll
• Miranda Lambert Debuts New Single ‘Wranglers,’ Brings Out Reba McEntire at Stagecoach
• ‘The Tortured Poets Department’: All the Records Taylor Swift’s New Album Has Broken (So Far)
• Taylor Swift Reacts to Massive ‘Tortured Poets Department’ Debut on Billboard 200: ‘I’m Completely Floored’
• Eric Church’s Polarizing Stagecoach Set Draws Raves and Boos
• Pearl Jam’s ‘Dark Matter’ Debuts in Top Five on Billboard 200 Chart
• Taylor Swift Makes Historic Debut at No. 1 on Billboard 200 With ‘The Tortured Poets Department’

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• Box Office: Zendaya’s ‘Challengers’ Hits Target With $15M Opening for No. 1 Finish
• Rihanna Says New Music Should Be ‘Amazing’ and ‘Show Growth’
• Fans Choose Belinda and Natanael Cano’s ‘300 Noches’ as This Week’s Favorite New Music Latin

RSS: News

• Taylor Swift Scores 14th No. 1 Album With The Tortured Poets Department
• Ice Spice Joins Cash Cobain and Bay Swag in New Video for “Fisherrr (Remix)”: Watch
• Mickey Guyton Announces Tour, Shares New Song “Scary Love”: Listen
• The Smashing Pumpkins, After Public Casting Call, Announce Kiki Wong as New Touring Guitarist
• Drake Takes Down Kendrick Lamar Diss After Legal Threat From 2Pac Estate
• 9 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: St. Vincent, Thom Yorke, Justice, and More
• Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross Release New Challengers (Original Score): Listen

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• Normani Reveals Debut Album Release Date, Shares Gunna-Featuring New Song “1:59”: Listen
• Christine and the Queens Shares Video for New Song “Rentrer Chez Moi”: Watch
• Watch Grimes Discuss AI in Music for PBS Series A Brief History of the Future
• The Get Up Kids Announce Something to Write Home About 25th Anniversary Tour
• Tomb Mold and Horrendous Announce 2024 North American Tour
• 2Pac’s Estate Threatens Drake With Legal Action Over “Taylor Made Freestyle”
• Overmono Release Remix of the Streets’ “Turn the Page”: Listen
• Robyn Hitchcock to Publish Memoir
• Nilüfer Yanya Shares Video for New Song “Like I Say (I Runaway)”: Watch
• Beings, New Band Featuring Steve Gunn and Shahzad Ismaily, Announce Debut Album, Share Songs: Listen
• Watch Les Savy Fav’s Video for New Song “World Got Great”
• Art Brut Announce New Compilation Album A Record Collection, Reduced to a Mixtape
• MTV Video Music Awards 2024 to Take Place at Long Island’s UBS Arena in September
• Crumb Announce North American Tour, Share Video for New Song “The Bug”: Watch
• Neil Young & Crazy Horse Set for Eddie Vedder’s Ohana Festival 2024
• Tyler, the Creator, the Killers, Sturgill Simpson, Post Malone, and More Performing at Outside Lands 2024
• Megan Thee Stallion Sued for Harassment and Hostile Work Environment
• Listen to St. Vincent’s New Song “Big Time Nothing”
• Brittany Howard and Michael Kiwanuka Announce Joint Tour
• Paul McCartney & Wings’ One Hand Clapping Set for First Official Release
• Watch Mitski’s New Video for “Star”
• Open Mike Eagle Announces Debut Previous Industries Album and Tour, Shares New Song: Listen
• Zsela Announces Debut Album, Shares Video for New Song “Lily of the Nile”: Watch

Stereogum

• Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department Debuts At #1 With Record-Breaking Streaming And Vinyl Numbers
• Watch Poppy Join Knocked Loose For “Suffocate” Live Debut At Sick New World
• Watch System Of A Down Play Live Rarities At Sick New World
• Watch Vampire Weekend Cover Bruce Springsteen & Bob Dylan At New Orleans Jazz Fest
• Watch Post Malone Play Country Covers With Brad Paisley & Dwight Yoakam At Stagecoach
• Blink-182 Announce Shows With Drain And Viral “What The Fuck Is Up Denny’s” Band
• Eric Church Addresses Backlash To His Unconventional Stagecoach Set

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• NewJeans – “Bubble Gum”
• Ringo Starr Shares EP With The Strokes’ Nick Valensi, Going Country Next
• Taylor Swift Bandcamp Page Secured By Ogbert The Nerd Bandleader For Jokey Screamo Release
• Watch Jimmy Eat World On The Danny Brown Show
• Outkast Share Statement As Producer Rico Wade Laid To Rest On 30th Anniversary Of Debut Album
• Phish Sent Drew Carey A Blender After His Unhinged Tweets From The Sphere
• Watch Lana Del Rey Sing “Unchained Melody” With Paul Cauthen At Stagecoach Festival
• Shut Up, Dude: This Week’s Best Comments
• SZA & Keke Palmer Starring In New Buddy Comedy From Issa Rae
• Welcome To AG Club’s World
• The 5 Best Songs Of The Week
• Missing Link – “New York Minute”
• Stream Ceremony Frontman Ross Farrar’s Hypnotic New Solo Album Strange Going
• Willie Nelson – “Made In Texas”
• Inter Arma Go All Nick Cave On Their New Album Closer “Forest Service Road Blues”
• Watch Pearl Jam Play Dark Matter Songs Live For The First Time And Two Classics On Howard Stern
• Ankebiter & Prevention’s New Split Is A Ferocious Straight-Edge Hardcore Attack
• Memo From The Tortured Poets Department: You Need To Calm Down
• Watch Danielson’s “Come And Save Me” Video Starring Fred Armisen
• Chris Stapleton – “I Should Have Known It” (Tom Petty Cover)
• Doja Cat Is Not For The Children
• Saba & No ID – “head.rap” (Feat. Madison McFerrin, Ogi, & Jordan Ward)
• We’ve Got A File On You: Moby
• The Smashing Pumpkins Announce New Guitarist Kiki Wong
• Chief Keef Returns To Chicago To Headline Summer Smash Festival
• Van Lear Rose Turns 20
• Ice Spice Jumps On Cash Cobain & Bay Swag’s Extremely Horny “Fisherr” Remix
• Mötley Crüe Release First Song Without Mick Mars
• Slipknot Unveil New Drummer, Concluding Metal Musical Stools
• Justice & Tame Impala – “Neverender”
• Christine And The Queens – “rentrer chez moi”
• Normani – “1:59” (Feat. Gunna)
• Stream Thom Yorke’s Confidenza Soundtrack

Entertainment

• Lance Bass Reveals Sweet Gift Elton John Sent Him After He Came Out
• Kesha Tweaks ‘TiK ToK’ To Blast Diddy With Blunt 4-Letter Word
• Nelly Furtado Takes Bloody Injury With A Smile After Coachella Stage Fall
• Son Of Late Sublime Singer Bradley Nowell Joins The Band At Coachella
• JoJo Siwa Seriously Needs To Get A Grip

NPR Topics: Music News

• Listening to Iron & Wine's new album 'Light Verse'
• Eminem will release his 12th full-length album this summer. Will it be his last?
• Some 300 musicians, from Diplo to Nile Rodgers, lobby Congress for ticketing reform
• Canadian rapper Drake enlisted Tupac Shakur in his new beef
• AI music isn't going away. Here are 4 big questions about what's next
• Taylor Swift set a new record this week with, well, records. The vinyl kind.
• Johnny Cash songs, originally recorded in 1993, are set to be released

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• Taylor Swift and 'Tortured Poets' smash the Spotify album streaming record
• Mary J. Blige and Kool & the Gang are among those joining rock hall of fame
• Nature has a mixtape. The U.N. hopes young people will listen to it

The Source

• [WATCH] Deion Sanders’ Ex Accuses Him Of Lack of Support in Daughter’s Transfer
• Summer Music and Film Festival Preview
• Diddy Challenges Lawsuit: Claims Statute of Limitations in Alleged Assault Case
• Happy Birthday To Bay Area Rap Icon Too $hort!
• Today In Hip Hop History: Big Pun Dropped His Debut Album ‘Capital Punishment’ 26 Years Ago
• Trump Criminal Trial: Day 8 Key Takeaways
• New Trailer for ‘The Big Cigar’ Shows André Holland Starring as Black Panther Party Leader Huey Newton for Apple TV+

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• SOURCE SPORTS: Deion Sanders Not Eyeing Coaching in NFL, Says He Has ‘Work to Do’ at Colorado
• Diddy’s Lawyers Fight to Toss Sexual Assault and Revenge Porn Civil Suit
• Tiffany Haddish & Berner Bless Fans At Cookies Melrose In Los Angeles
• Today In Hip Hop History: The Historic Truce Between The Bloods And Crips During The L.A. Riots 32 Years Ago
• Conway the Machine Announces New Album ‘SFK’ for May
• Pusha T Confirms New Music From Himself or Clipse to Come in 2024
• Saba and No ID Release New Single “head.rap” Celebrating Black Hair
• Chief Keef to Return to Chicago for 2024 Summer Smash Festival
• Busta Rhymes Drops “HOMAGE” Music Video Featuring Kodak Black
• O.J. Simpson’s Cause of Death Confirmed: Metastatic Prostate Cancer
• Exclusive: GRAMMY-Winning Producer Nascent Details Creating Soul-Baring Album ‘DON’T GROW UP TOO SOON’
• Ryan Garcia Shows up for Colorado’s Spring Football Game, Rap Concert
• Ne-Yo’s Ex Apologizes for Outburst: Blames The Full Moon And Underlying Issues
• Judge Reprimands Wendy Williams’ Guardian for Withholding Financial Records From Ex
• SOURCE SPORTS: Former Houston Astros Prospect Ronny Garcia Dead At 24
• SOURCE SPORTS: DJ Khaled Announces Second Annual We The Best Foundation Golf Classic On June 12 & 13 In Miami Beach
• SOUCE SPORTS: NBA Superstar LaMelo Ball x PUMA Join Forces to Release LaFrancé Lifestyle Sneaker
• Today in Hip-Hop History: Cult Classic Flick ‘Friday’ Premiered In Theaters 29 Years Ago
• SOURCE SPORTS: Lakers Season on Life Support After 11th Straight Loss to Nuggets
• SOURCE SPORTS: Embiid Drops 50 on Knicks in Game 3
• Killer Mike x Offset x Blxst Team Up On Atlanta Anthem “Exit 9″
• Texting on the Moon? Nokia and NASA Have Joined Forces
• Four Takeaways From Thursday’s Proceedings at Trump Hush Money Trial
• Eddie Murphy’s ‘The Pickup’ Film: Several Crew Members Injured on Set in a ‘Freak Accident’
• Hollywood is Missing Out on Up to $30 Billion Every Year Because of Racial Inequity
• WATCH: NE-YO Delivers Medley of Hits During NPR Tiny Desk Performance
• Mary J. Blige on Hall of Fame Induction: ‘It’s Just so Humbling’
• Jeezy Blasts Allegations of Domestic Violence Made by Jeannie Mai: ‘It’s Disheartening to Witness the Manipulation’
• Drake Removes “Taylor Made Freestyle” from Online After Cease-and-Desist Letter from Tupac Estate
• Eminem Announces New Album ‘The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce)’
• Hip Hop 4 Peace Joins UNESCO for “Rap 4 Peace” Conference Addressing Gun Violence Awareness
• Shenseea Releases Infectious New Single “Neva Neva”
• Normani Drops Sultry New Single “1:59” Featuring Gunna
• YG Drops Energetic New Track “Knocka” and Music Video
• Coi Leray Drops New Track “Can’t Come Back” Following Coachella Debut
• Tems Drops New Track “Love Me JeJe” Ahead of Debut Album Release
• WATCH: Chance the Rapper Unveils Powerful Music Video “Buried Alive”
• Today in Hip-Hop History: Outkast Dropped Their Debut Album ‘Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik’ 30 Years Ago
• Chance the Rapper Fuses Afro-Futurism w/ Kill Bill in New Video “Buried Alive”
• Today In Hip Hop History: 50 Cent Dropped His ‘Guess Who’s Back?’ Mixtape 22 Years Ago
• Timbaland Once Warned Wendy Williams About Aaliyah Biopic Backlash
• Brian McKnight Claims Ex Wife Stopped Him from Helping with Son’s Cancer Battle

Latest Music Metascores on Metacritic

• The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We by Mitski
• Bird Machine by Sparklehorse
• Hit Parade by Róisín Murphy
• For That Beautiful Feeling by The Chemical Brothers
• Guts by Olivia Rodrigo
• Killjoy by Coach Party
• Sea Of Mirrors by The Coral

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• End of the Day by Courtney Barnett
• A Song for Leon: A Tribute to Leon Russell by Various Artists
• Clear Pond Road by Kristin Hersh
• Playing Robots Into Heaven by James Blake
• Hollow by The Handsome Family
• HELLMODE by Jeff Rosenstock
• Weedkiller by Ashnikko
• The Window by Ratboys
• Struggler by Genesis Owusu
• Appaloosa Bones by Gregory Alan Isakov
• Rocket Power by Quavo
• Volcano by Jungle
• The Loveliest Time by Carly Rae Jepsen

RSS: Album Reviews

• Lou Reed: The Blue Mask
• Iron & Wine: Light Verse
• Justice: Hyperdrama
• Cavalier: Different Type Time
• St. Vincent: All Born Screaming
• Eris Drew: Raving Disco Breaks Vol. II
• English Teacher: This Could Be Texas

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• claire rousay: sentiment
• BIG|BRAVE: A Chaos of Flowers
• Still House Plants: If I don​’​t make it, I love u
• Pearl Jam: Dark Matter
• Elyanna: Woledto
• Taylor Swift: The Tortured Poets Department / The Anthology
• Bbymutha: Sleep Paralysis
• Water Damage: In E
• Bark Psychosis: Hex
• Lord Spikeheart: The Adept
• Cloud Nothings: Final Summer
• Lucy Rose: This Ain’t the Way You Go Out
• Vegyn: The Road to Hell Is Paved With Good Intentions
• Chanel Beads: Your Day Will Come
• Ka Baird: Bearings: Soundtracks for the Bardos
• Future & Metro Boomin: WE STILL DON’T TRUST YOU
• Ekko Astral: pink balloons
• Bnny: One Million Love Songs
• girl in red: I’M DOING IT AGAIN BABY!
• Blue Bendy: So Medieval
• Anoushka Shankar: Chapter II: How Dark It Is Before Dawn EP
• Nia Archives: Silence Is Loud
• Skee Mask: ISS010

Reviews | NME

• Fat White Family – ‘Forgiveness Is Yours’ review: inventive, ambitious and weirdly respectable
• Good Neighbours live in London: TikTok stars spin obvious influences into heartfelt anthems
• Pet Shop Boys – ‘Nonetheless’ review: still setting pop’s benchmark
• ‘Sand Land’ review: a charming adaptation of Akira Toriyama’s legendary manga
• St. Vincent – ‘All Born Screaming’ review: life, death and Dave Grohl on drums
• Porij – ‘Teething’ review: an entrancing siren call to the dancefloor
• ‘Missing Crown Prince’ review: compelling palace intrigue bogged down by juvenile comedy

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• Justice – ‘Hyperdrama’ review: a blockbuster return from dominant dance duo
• ‘Tales Of Kenzera: Zau’ review: a beautiful fusion of tragedy and adventure
• Taylor Swift – ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ review: a rare misstep

Music + Album reviews | The Guardian

• T Bone Burnett: The Other Side review – a radiant meditation
• Classical home listening: Golda Schultz’s Mozart, You Drive Me Crazy!; Kozłowski’s Requiem and more
• St Vincent: All Born Screaming review – magnificently dark, heavy and loud
• Justice: Hyperdrama review – an uncertain return to the dancefloor
• Pet Shop Boys: Nonetheless review – a great, fan-pleasing album
• Porij: Teething review – dance music without drama or daring
• David Crowell: Point/Cloud review – minimalism that sparkles with joy

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• Adams: Girls of the Golden West album review – Los Angeles Master Chorale
• St Vincent: All Born Screaming review – the unmasking of a great American songwriter
• Blue Lab Beats: Blue Eclipse review – jazzy production duo eye the spotlight
• Taylor Swift: The Tortured Poets Department review – a whole lotta love gone bad
• Claire Rousay: Sentiment review – the sound of life happening elsewhere
• Paraorchestra with Brett Anderson & Charles Hazlewood: Death Songbook review – a vivid time capsule
• Pearl Jam: Dark Matter review – the faithful will rejoice
• Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius album review – Spence soars in otherwise passion-light period instrument recording
• A Certain Ratio: It All Comes Down to This review – punk-funk stalwarts on a euphoric high
• Lord Spikeheart: The Adept review – Duma star’s relentless metal isn’t for the fainthearted
• Taylor Swift: The Tortured Poets Department review – fame, fans and former flames in the line of fire
• Music in Time of War: Debussy and Komitas album review
• Leyla McCalla: Sun Without the Heat review – a freewheeling, joyous listen