The Rolling Stones Announce New Album, ‘Hackney Diamonds’

Photo: Nils Petter Nilsson/Getty Images The Rolling Stones are staying true to their name and are rolling out a brand-new album. Hackney Diamonds, which is an old East London slang for “broken glass,” will become the band’s 31st album and their first with new music since 2005. However, the band has been preparing Stones fans… Continue reading The Rolling Stones Announce New Album, ‘Hackney Diamonds’

Nicki Minaj Shares ‘Pink Friday 2’ Album Art, Release Date

Nicki Minaj. Photo: Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for iHeartRadio Nicki Minaj said playtime is over. The rapper will release her first studio album in five years, the third installment in the Pink Friday trilogy. And she’s dropping the cover of the album to give her fans something to keke about over the Labor Day weekend —… Continue reading Nicki Minaj Shares ‘Pink Friday 2’ Album Art, Release Date

Doja Cat’s ‘Scarlet’ Album Art Similar to Chaver’s Of Gloom

Photo: Noam Galai/Getty Images for YouTube Update, August 31: Doja Cat debuted a new cover for her album Scarlet, just over a day after releasing the first one, which was nearly the same as a cover for the band Chaver. Doja did not address the updated cover, which now features two spiders with big pearls… Continue reading Doja Cat’s ‘Scarlet’ Album Art Similar to Chaver’s Of Gloom

Sampha on His New Album ‘Lahai’ and Becoming a Dad

Sampha speaks in sketches, drawing out the general idea he’s angling at and circling back to add color and texture. You quickly understand how it could take this person years to locate the perfect sequence of words to encapsulate a complicated feeling, as his debut album, Process, does: “A nemesis, an enemy / You’re the crack inside… Continue reading Sampha on His New Album ‘Lahai’ and Becoming a Dad

Duran Duran Set New Halloween Album ‘Danse Macabre’

Photo: Katja Ogrin/Redferns We’ve been summoned to Duran Duran’s grave … to party. The sartorially gifted rockers have announced their sixteeth album, Danse Macabre, will be released on October 27 to bewitch the rotted pumpkins lining our nation’s cemeteries. With a mix of new songs, reworked old ones, and unusual covers, the album is unified… Continue reading Duran Duran Set New Halloween Album ‘Danse Macabre’

Doja Cat’s ‘Scarlet’ Album Art Similar to Chaver’s Of Gloom

Photo: Noam Galai/Getty Images for YouTube Look at her, look at her — you lookin’? At Doja Cat’s album cover for Scarlet, that is, which she debuted last night. The simple art features a scarlet (well, maybe more magenta) spider with a drop of blood above it. And to some fans, it looked pretty familiar.… Continue reading Doja Cat’s ‘Scarlet’ Album Art Similar to Chaver’s Of Gloom

Zach Bryan Touring Album With Jason Isbell, Sheryl Crow

Photo: PolkImaging/Penske Media via Getty Images Zach Bryan’s gonna have a few more highway boys (and girls) on the road next year. The breakout singer-songwriter’s 2024 Quittin Time tour features select openers including Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Sheryl Crow, and Turnpike Troubadours — artists who’ve been at this a lot longer than Bryan… Continue reading Zach Bryan Touring Album With Jason Isbell, Sheryl Crow

Alice Cooper on New Album Road, Johnny Depp’s Trial

Photo: Shirlaine Forrest/WireImage Of course Alice Cooper’s Zoom profile picture is of a guillotine. The 75-year-old Rock & Roll Hall of Famer helped craft the modern-rock-star persona by using everything from fake blood to snakes during his live performances, shaping the sound and attitude of heavy metal, punk, and emo for years to come. Today,… Continue reading Alice Cooper on New Album Road, Johnny Depp’s Trial

Ed Sheeran Announces ‘Autumn Variations’ Album, Track List

Photo: Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Images Ed Sheeran is ready to enter a new season. After months of performing numbers on + – = ÷ x (his ongoing Mathematics tour), he’s finally breaking his PEMDAS-inspired pattern. On Thursday, he announced that his next album will be called Autumn Variations. This fresh kick of ginger will… Continue reading Ed Sheeran Announces ‘Autumn Variations’ Album, Track List

Jon Batiste Has Lil Wayne on His New Album World Music Radio

Lil Wayne revealed earlier this year that he couldn’t pick his hitmaking album Tha Carter III out of a lineup. “I believe that [God] blessed me with this amazing mind, but would not give [me] an amazing memory to remember this amazing shit,” he told Rolling Stone. One thing Wayne does remember, though: how to… Continue reading Jon Batiste Has Lil Wayne on His New Album World Music Radio