A week after announcing their album "Between Us," Little Mix has unleashed their new single! “Love (Sweet Love)." The group also shared the artwork for the single on social media featuring Perrie Edwards, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, and Jade Thirlwall. "Between Us" will celebrate the band’s 10th anniversary with their greatest hits along with five new tracks, including “Love (Sweet Love)” and “Kiss My (Uh Oh)” with Anne-Marie. "'Between Us' 12.11...We are so excited about this album. It includes all our hits, as well as some brand new songs we can't wait for you to hear," the group wrote in an Instagram post on Aug. 19. "We can't thank you all enough for your support over the last ten years...this album is for every one of you who's listened to our music, bought an album or sung your heart out at one of our shows. We wouldn't be here releasing this album if it wasn't for you." "Love (Sweet Love)" will serve as Little Mix's first official track without Jesy Nelson, who left in December 2020. The single announcement comes after Edwards and Pinnock gave birth to their children earlier in August. Edwards welcomed her baby with partner Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain on Aug. 21, while Pinnock welcomed her twins five days earlier with fiance Andre Gray on Aug. 16.

Previewing their forthcoming new EP ‘hi’ (which will be joined by a partner EP ‘bye’ later this year), the duo joan has shared a new track entitled, "Something Special." “This song started as a Doobie Brothers tribute song, just having some fun one day. We were just messing around with keyboard sounds and came across the chords to what are now the chorus chords. We looked at each other and said, “wow this feels special, ohhh special. let’s write around that word.” And then all of a sudden the lyrics to the chorus fell into place and we just got more and more excited with each minute that passed. The rest of the song just kind of worked itself out.” The guys spent much of 2019 on the road with the major US and international tours supporting the likes of The Aces, COIN, Bloc Party and Jeremy Zucker, as well as playing to fans across Asia with headline shows and festivals in the Philippines, Thailand, Singapore and Hong Kong. Early 2020 saw them playing to sold-out crowds across the US on their first headline tour, including having to add additional shows in LA to accommodate ticket demand. Their virtual cloudy release show in August 2020 boasted thousands of ticket sales from fans who tuned into their live stream. 2021 is going to be an incredibly exciting year for joan.

Universal Studios & Interscope Records will release the official soundtrack album for the film adaptation of the stage musical "Dear Evan Hansen." Today two brand new songs have been released, "Waving Through A Window" featuring Dear Evan Hansen Choir, and the second is "You Will Be Found," which features Amandla Stenberg, Liz Kate, DeMarius Copes, Isaac Powell, Hadiya Eshe, Kaitlyn Dever & Dear Evan Hansen Choir. Dear Evan Hansen will have its world premiere at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2021, as its Opening Night Gala Presentation, before being released in theatres on September 24, 2021, by Universal Pictures. Ben Platt reprises his role as the title character, Evan Hansen, an anxious, isolated high schooler aching for understanding and belonging amid the chaos and cruelty of the social-media age. The album includes the songs from the movie written by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul (The Greatest Showman, A Christmas Story) and performed by cast members including Ben Platt, Kaitlyn Dever, Amandla Stenberg, Amy Adams, Colton Ryan, Julianne Moore, Nik Dodani, Danny Pino & others. The movie features two original songs, A Little Closer, performed by Ryan and The Anonymous Ones, performed by Stenberg, who co-wrote the track with Pasek & Paul. The soundtrack will be released on September 24.

Andy Grammer has released a super-upbeat single, "Damn It Feels Good To Be Me," inspired by the pandemic, which proved to be a time of introspection. Andy explains the song, “The pandemic forced me to spend nearly two years stripped of the identity I had worked hard to create for myself in the world. I had the gift of time to re-examine a lot and realized that sometimes, to fit in with the culture, I am tempted to turn myself down for fear of not being accepted.” “So, I wrote ‘Damn It Feels Good To Be Me’ as a reminder to myself to follow the beat of my own drum,” he adds. “I want this song to be for those who have come to that point in their life where they’re just FINALLY enjoying the freedom of self-acceptance.” “Damn It Feels Good to Be Me” is the first official single from Andy’s upcoming fifth album, which will be out in early 2022. He previously released the song “Lease on Life,” inspired by the arrival of his and his wife’s second daughter, Izzy, during the pandemic last year. His debut album, "Andy Grammer," was released in 2011 and spawned the singles "Keep Your Head Up" and "Fine by Me." His second album, "Magazines or Novels," was released in 2014 and featured "Honey, I'm Good," which is his most successful song to date, peaking at number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Troye Sivan has released a new song entitled “Angel Baby,” which was accompanied by a Lucas Chemotti-directed visualizer. This serves as Sivan’s first new music of 2021 and the follow-up to his "In a Dream" EP. Following “Easy,” his collaboration with Kacey Musgraves and Mark Ronson, Sivan released “Could Cry Just Thinkin About You” and “You,” with Regard and Tate McRae. ‘In a Dream’ was a follow-up to Sivan’s 2018 album "Bloom" In a five-star review of the album, said the Perth pop star “tears away all the filters to share a deliriously upbeat statement that washes over you like a dopamine rush.” As for his latest single, “Angel Baby’ is my crack at an adoring, doting, love-struck, mega pop, gay, power ballad. I thought we needed a few more of those,” the Australian singer-songwriter said in a statement about the track, which he co-wrote with Jason Evigan, Michael Pollack, Sarah Hudson and JHart. After gaining popularity as a singer on YouTube and in Australian talent competitions, Sivan signed with EMI Australia in 2013. He released his third extended play, "TRXYE" (2014), which peaked at number five on the US Billboard 200. Its lead single, "Happy Little Pill," reached number ten on Australian music charts.

Fast-rising R&B star Ari Lennox, part of J. Cole’s extended Dreamville team, released her promising debut album "Shea Butter Baby" back in 2019. Since then, she’s been delivering a steady supply of one-off singles: “Bussit,” “Chocolate Pomegranate,” “Cognac Eyes.” Today, she’s got a new song titled "Pressure." Lennox worked with the producers who call themselves the Ocean Boys: Original Atlanta hip-hop and R&B baron Jermaine Dupri and his longtime collaborators Bryan-Michael Cox and Johnta Austin. Dupri, Cox, and Austin all co-wrote “Pressure” with Lennox. It’s a curious hybrid of a song — a graceful and Motown midtempo number, but with trap 808s. In the song, Lennox sings all about the magic of foreplay. For Ari Lennox, making music is all about taking the time to feel things fully and then communicate that in a song. If those feelings aren’t there or ready to be communicated, she won’t force them. Back in July, the R&B singer's supporters were pestering her about releasing another album, but she set them straight, letting it be known that she is not in a rush to drop a record. "I’m content with my discography. Wether top 40 or not. I don’t care. My heart and soul are in every single joint that’s out. Even my SoundCloud joints."

Singer, songwriter Leann Rimes released her eighth studio album, "Whatever We Wanna," on June 6, 2006. Rimes announced via her social media that the album would be released digitally in the US for the first time in 15 years after the album’s original release internationally. The release is a deluxe edition featuring all fifteen original tracks and three remixes of songs. The three additional tracks include remixes to "Headphones," the second single, "Strong," and "And It Feels Like," which served as the lead single from the album. The album is similar to her R&B-influenced "Twisted Angel" but has a more rock-oriented sound. The album was released exclusively in Europe. It was originally slated to be released in the U.S; however, it was not released due to the success of her single, "Something's Gotta Give" (which peaked at number two on Billboard’s Top Country Songs), leading to an increase in sales of her album "This Woman." Rimes recently made an appearance at the Sacramento Rainbow Festival on Sunday, which sent her fans into meltdown as she was certainly dressed for the occasion. LeAnn's legs looked endless in her denim cut-offs as she flashed a hint of her chiselled stomach while jumping up and down on stage.

Pentatonix released their second original album "The Lucky Ones," which saw the light of day at the beginning of 2021. After a few months, the music group, consisting of vocalists Scott Hoying (baritone), Mitch Grassi (tenor), Kirstin Maldonado (alto), Kevin Olusola (vocal percussion), and Matt Sallee (bass) recognized as one of the best acapella groups globally, presents a new, wider version of the disc. "The Lucky Ones" (Deluxe) consists of eighteen tracks, while the original version of the album consists of eleven. In addition to the new version of their original single, “A Little Space,” now featuring YUNHO, SAN and JONGHO of ATEEZ, the new deluxe album includes new, never before heard original tracks. Three-time Grammy® Award-winning and multi-platinum-selling artist Pentatonix has sold more than 10 million albums worldwide and performed for hundreds of thousands of fans at their sold-out shows across the globe. Last summer, Pentatonix released their "At Home" EP, which featured new arrangements of "Blinding Lights" (The Weeknd), "when the party's over" (Billie Eilish), "Break My Heart" (Dua Lipa) and "Dreams" (The Cranberries), before releasing two original songs, “Happy Now” and “Be My Eyes” from their album, "The Lucky Ones," as well as an arrangement and video for Tears for Fears’ “Mad World.”

Today, we get a new track from SZA titled "The Anonymous Ones" from the soundtrack for "Dear Evan Hansen," the upcoming film adaptation of the 2015 musical. The full soundtrack drops on September 24th, and the soundtrack will also be available on that day. "Dear Evan Hansen" had its world premiere at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2021. This follows SZA's previously released songs on Soundcloud "Joni," "I Hate You," and "Nightbird." During the release, a fan asked if she could turn it into a series and release new tracks every Friday, and Sza agreed; she has also been working on her forthcoming yet untitled album so expect more music from her soon. The film's soundtrack album includes five of the songs by popular artists, such as Sam Smith, Finneas, Carrie Underwood, Dan + Shay, and Tori Kelly. The first of these covers, "Only Us" (by Underwood and Dan + Shay), was released on September 3, 2021, alongside the film's version of the song. Before that, the film's renditions of "Waving Through a Window" and "You Will Be Found" were released as promotional singles on August 26, 2021. All tracks are written by Pasek and Paul, with "The Anonymous Ones" written in collaboration with Amandla Stenberg.

Ed Sheeran has released his new single, "Shivers." The second listen to Sheeran's upcoming fourth solo album "=" is due out this Friday, Sept. 10. “Shivers” is a punchy blast of lovestruck pop, with Sheeran crooning over crisp handclaps, plucky strings, and the chipper strum of his guitar. The track arrives with an equally ebullient video directed by Dave Meyers. Sheeran and actress AnnaSophia Robb play out a fantastical whirlwind romance that involves everything from waiting desperately for a text, some mild superpowers, a dance number, and a street brawl. Talking about 'Shivers,' Ed Sheeran, a multiple-platinum Grammy winner, wrote on his Instagram handle, "So my second official single from my 4th studio album is called Shivers, and it's out September 10th," Sheeran wrote. "I wrote this as soon as the Divide tour ended in a rented farm in Suffolk where we had set up a studio for a couple of weeks to see what happened. It was written over the course of 3 days which is very different for me, but I felt it was too special to get wrong. It was originally meant to be the first single, but I didn't see a world where Bad Habits existed if it didn't come out in the summer. Shivers always felt more autumnal. I hope you like it; I bloody love it." "Shivers" follows the lead single “Bad Habits” and the follow-up “Visiting Hours.” The new record marks Sheeran’s first solo LP since 2017’s "Divide," although it also follows his 2019 collaborative effort, "No. 6 Collaborations Project."

Ray BLK has dropped her second single, "Over You," which features English rapper Stefflon Don and will appear on the singer’s debut studio album "Access Denied." “Over You” was teased a few weeks earlier when the song was performed in an exclusive live session for Vevo ROUNDS x Tommy Jeans. The new track would appear on BBC Radio 1’s future sounds show with Clara Amfo as the hottest record in the world. The track showcases Ray BLK’s impressive vocals, which the singer combines with a melodic hook. The upbeat production also sees a verse from Stefflon Don. Access Denied" includes guest appearances from Giggs, Kojey Radical, Suburban Plaza and more. The LP features the previously released tracks “Lovesick,” “Games” (featuring Giggs), “Dark Skinned," and "MIA." Ray Blk wrote and recorded the album during the lockdown. “I’ve been looking forward to this moment of releasing my debut album since I was 13 in the studio with MNEK learning how to write songs and knew for certain I wanted to be a singer,” Blk said in a press release. "Access Denied," which is now due to drop on October 1st. She got her start by winning the BBC's Sound of 2017 and was the first unsigned artist to do so. On 28 October 2016, she released her debut mini-album, "Durt," and in January 2018, she signed to the UK branch of Island Records.

It’s been four months since Aly & AJ hit the bullseye with their fourth studio album, "a touch of the beat gets you up on your feet, gets you out and then into the sun." Now, the Michalka sisters are back as they will be releasing a deluxe version of "a touch of the beat…" slated for release in early 2022. And today, the siblings are premiering their new single, “Get Over Here,” a hypnotic ode to newfound love or lust and all the reckless urges and demands that come with it. “Get Over Here” was one of three songs along with “Paradise” and “Don’t Need Nothing” that jump-started the entire creative process for what would eventually become a "touch of the beat…" way back in December 2019 during a three-day songwriting session in Denver, Colorado. To complete the track’s sonic landscape, Aly & AJ enlisted help from Lo Moon guitarist Sam Stewart to deliver the buzzy solo. While other songs on the standard edition were inspired by the warmth and storytelling of rock’s female forebears like Nancy Wilson and Melissa Etheridge (both of whom can be found within the album’s liner notes providing background vocals and guitar, respectively, on various tracks), “Get Over Here” found the Michalka's drawing parallels to an entirely different, yet equally influential, female-fronted act.

Alicia Keys releases a new song with the help of Swae Lee for her new single ‘LALA (Unlocked),’ which she says are filled with “timeless vibes.” There’s no news yet on her new album. Earlier this summer, we got a treat from the legendary Alicia Keys as she shared "Foolish Heart," the first song she ever recorded. It was to celebrate the 20th anniversary of her debut album, "Songs In A Minor." two will perform the new song for the first time live at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday. On the single, the pair trade flirtatious lines. “Skin like whiskey/She’s cold like on the rocks,” Swae Lee sings. “Feelings get lost in the lala,” Keys sings. Keys’ performance this Sunday marks her return to the VMA stage after nine years. She last performed “Girl on Fire” during the 2012 awards show with Nicki Minaj and Gabby Douglas. The singer has won four VMAs, including 2001’s Best New Artist in a Video for her debut hit “Fallin.” Outside of music, it’s also been revealed that Keys is once again delving into the literary world. Earlier this week, HarperCollins Publishers announced that Keys’ chart-topping single “Girl On Fire” is being turned into a book — the story will be about 14-year-old Lolo Wright, who possesses telekinetic abilities. Co-written by Andrew Weiner and illustrated by Brittney Williams, the graphic novel is expected to hit shelves on March 1 of next year.

26-year-old Yebba has had a long, difficult road to the stunning singer's debut album "Dawn." Yebba, born Abbey Smith, is a preacher’s daughter from West Memphis, Arkansas. In 2016, her mother died by suicide, and her last few years have been a blur of extreme isolation and attempted reconciliation. Her album, "Dawn," named after her mother and the rise of a new day—is not only the debut from an artist who has been amassing steady buzz online for nearly five years but a haunting and tangible final product in the ongoing, gruelling process of healing. From opening with lyrics that hit the nail on the head (“How many years will it take for these tears to dry?”) on “How Many Years” to the more subtle ones on “October Sky” (“Right by my cigarettes that I smoke since you left / ‘Cause you said you had to fly in your October Sky”), Yebba’s mother is felt throughout the album. Grammy, Oscar and Golden Globe-winning musician and producer Mark Ronson executive produced the album, among many other key collaborators. Yebba released her breakthrough video for “My Mind” in 2016. Soon after, she released her first single, “Evergreen,” instantly captivating a passionate fan base leading to support and collaborations, including her 2019 Grammy-winning performance with PJ Morton on “How Deep Is Your Love.” This collaboration resulted in her first GRAMMY Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance.

Less than a year after the release of ‘What The Future Holds,’ Steps has released their new album ‘What The Future Holds Pt. 2’. Following their initial break-up in 2001, it looked unlikely we’d ever see Steps together again. A short-lived reunion from 2011 to 2012 saw the release of a Platinum-selling greatest hits, a sold-out arena tour, and the poorly-received winter-themed album ‘Light Up The World.’ Despite the initial momentum, it again looked like Steps fans wouldn’t get anything else from the group. Fast forward five years and the band returned with ‘Tears on the Dancefloor .’ Since then, they’ve been regulars on the live circuit and last year released the critically acclaimed album "What The Future Holds." The bridge between the two albums is the new version of ‘Heartbreak In This City’ with Michelle Visage, which has become popular with the group’s large fanbase. The rest of the new tracks on "What The Future Holds Pt 2" lives up to the high bar the group set on the first part of the album. There are enough classic Steps on here to satisfy the long-term fans while a handful of songs allow the group to push their sound further, modernizing it a little along the way. "What The Future Holds Pt 2" is sure to get Steps fans even more excited about the group’s upcoming arena tour. This album plays to the group’s strengths while keeping them relevant, and for my money, they’re still making the best pop music out there.

Today sees the release of "The Metallica Blacklist," a massive new record that features more than 50 contemporary artists laying down covers of every song off of Metallica, a.k.a The Black Album, a.k.a. the 1991 record that made the group internationally famous and saw Metallica cross over into mainstream success. It has been certified 16 times platinum, and it has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide and remains the best-selling album in the United States ever since Nielsen began its Soundscan tracking in 1991. Put it this way: Metallica has never sold fewer than a thousand copies a week since it was released 30 years ago. “The Metallica Blacklist” is a 53-songs of covers in honour of the album’s third-decade anniversary. Metallica’s label is putting out this new collection of covers from a wildly eclectic—sometimes bordering on downright unusual—arrangement of musicians. The names range from pop stars (Alessia Cara, J Balvin) to fellow headbangers (Off!, YB) to Latin music artists (Juanes, Jose Madero) to rappers (Flatbush Zombies) to indie rockers (Diet Cig) and pop super-producers The Neptunes. In one of the oddest collaborations, Miley Cyrus teams up with Yo-Yo Ma, Elton John, Chad Smith from the Red Hot Chili Peppers, producer Watt, and Metallica’s own bassist, Robert Trujillo, for a take on “Nothing Else Matters.” And it’s all for a good cause. All profits from "The Metallica Blacklist" will be split evenly between Metallica’s All Within My Hands Foundation and 50-plus charities chosen by the artists who play on the album.

Kacey Musgraves releases her new album "star-crossed," which is the follow-up to 2018’s Grammy-winning album of the year, “Golden Hour.” Her most ambitious project to date, "star-crossed," marks Musgraves' first album on a joint venture with longtime label UMG Nashville and Interscope Records; she returned to Nashville-based "Golden Hour" producers Daniel Tashian and Ian Fitchuk to produce the album. Musgraves delivers the story in roughly three acts of tightly woven pop/country songs: the optimism of falling in love, the sadness of drifting apart and everything that comes from the realization there is no going back. Musgraves expresses seeking and holding onto love, loss, anger and hope for a better future. She credits a guided psychedelic trip with helping her organize and execute the record. “star-crossed” is a brave and brutally honest take on her marriage to singer-songwriter Ruston Kelly that now joins the long list of records detailing breakups. It’s a story of courage and honesty and a stark contrast to the warm glow of “Golden Hour,” with Musgraves showing a vulnerability and willingness to grow artistically that is often in short supply among artists at her level of popularity. Musgraves’ storytelling skills and musical instincts are as strong as ever on "star-crossed." While it’s not perfect, love rarely is, and breakups never are. Musgraves told her fairytale, and now she’s owed the spotlight to tell her great tragedy.

Actress and singer Sabrina Carpenter took her fans by sheer surprise as she has dropped her latest single, "Skinny Dipping." Her soulful voice paired with an equally beautiful music video mesmerized the audience, who unanimously agreed that she 'outdid herself.' The 'Skinny Dipping' music video racked up over 1,23,200 views and 45,000 likes in 4 hours on YouTube. Sabrina’s newest single, “Skinny Dipping,” is the first taste of her forthcoming album — which will also be her first on Island Records, a deal she signed in January of this year after four albums through Disney’s Hollywood Records. But “Skinny Dipping” is also a manifestation of sorts, a wish for future peace after a breakup. She's reinventing herself, letting all the past behind and starting all over again, becoming someone new, someone with a purpose. Sabrina literally changed completely what we all know as a society of what is skinny dipping and gave it a whole new meaning and perspective, a beautiful and deep significance," a fan commented about the song. 'Skinny Dipping' is the second single in 2021 released by the "Girl Meets World" actress after she dropped "Skin" in January this year. 'Skin' had emerged as a top favourite as it garnered more than 23 million views and featured on trending charts.

English singer and songwriter Jasmine Ying Thompson has released a new single, “after goodbye.” The song speaks about that awkward period in the post-breakup timeline between depression and acceptance when you think you’ve moved on until you happen to bump into your ex with their new significant other at a coffee shop. “You knew it would hurt to leave behind a relationship, but you never once thought about what happens after that door has closed,” explains Jasmine Thompson, who channels this experience and the sudden moment of panic in her calming new single. Along with songwriting assistance from Casey Smith, who’s worked with Olivia Rodrigo and the Jonas Brothers, Thompson paints a vivid portrait of this state of in-between-ness. Yet, the song’s visual offers an optimistic look at the situation and the comfort a close friend can offer through it. “‘after goodbye’ is a video capturing the feeling of sadness after a breakup and how you can find comfort in friends,” she shares of the visual, which sees her and a friend making lasting memories on a beach. “The director, Melody [Maker], took me and an old friend, Luke, to the beach, and we captured some lovely candid moments. We just danced the whole day and had such a wonderful time—it’s like a time capsule I can always look back on.” Born 8 November 2000, Thompson began her career at the age of ten by filming herself singing and uploading the videos to YouTube.

A newly leaked track has appeared online from singer-songwriter Elizabeth Woolridge Grant, known professionally as Lana Del Rey, entitled, “Dealer” featuring an English musician, Miles Peter Kane. “Dealer” was a possible song from Lana’s seventh studio album Chemtrails Over the Country Club and was meant to be the eighth track on the record. Lana teased the song's name in an interview with Jack Antonoff for the September 2020 issue of Interview Magazine, saying she wasn’t sure if the track was perfect. Still, there was a possibility she might include it in the record. “Dealer” is now predicted to be on Lana’s upcoming eighth studio album, "Blue Banisters." Her major-label debut, Born to Die (2012), was an international success and spawned “Summertime Sadness,” a top-ten single on the Billboard Hot 100, as well as the singles “Blue Jeans” and “Born to Die,” which charted in several overseas territories. Del Rey released the EP Paradise in 2012. The next year, Del Rey ventured into film, writing and starring in the music short film Tropico; she released “Young and Beautiful” as the lead single for the romantic drama film The Great Gatsby (2013).