British singer-songwriter Maisie Peters unveiled a new song, “Volcano,” which follows the release of two other tracks, "John Hughes Movie" and "Psycho," one of the three tracks on the album co-written by Ed Sheeran. She wrote the song with Brad Ellis, Jez Ashurst and Maisie Peters. Produced by Jez Ashurst and Bradford Ellis. This will serve as the final single before the album drops; she describes the track as a “sad-rage song about people who never pay the consequences for their actions.” Maisie said the album is her "(albeit not hugely long) life’s work" and "proudest achievement; it is my favourite album maybe ever, and whilst I may be biased, I really hope it goes into the world and becomes lots of other people’s favourite too." Since her first music release in 2017, the 21-year-old singer's songs had amassed half a billion streams worldwide, garnering the attention of Taylor Swift (for her cover of "Betty") and a spot on Niall Horan's "Nice to Meet Ya" world tour – before it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After gaining popularity on YouTube, Peters signed with Atlantic Records and released the extended plays "Dressed Too Nice for a Jacket and It's Your Bed Babe, It's Your Funeral." Maisie Peter's upcoming debut album “You Signed Up For This” drops on August 18, 2021.

Following the success of his recent single “Bad Habits,” English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran has announced he’ll release a new album later this year titled "= (Equals)." To coincide with the reveal of his album plans, Sheeran has also shared the new track “Visiting Hours” and its accompanying performance video. Before announcing "Equals," he also revealed the album cover art, which can be viewed below. Press material accompanying the album’s release reveals that the song is about Sheeran dealing with the loss of his mentor and friend, Michael Gudinski. The singer-songwriter, whose last solo album was 2017’s "÷" (not counting his collaborative work "No.6 Collaborations Project" in 2019), has confirmed his new album will be released on October 29 via Asylum/Atlantic. “= (Equals) is a really personal record and one that means a lot to me,” said Ed Sheeran in a statement. “My life changed greatly over the past few years—I got married, became a father, experienced loss, and I reflect on these topics over the course of the album. I see it as my coming-of-age record, and I can’t wait to share this next chapter with you.” Sheeran is also scheduled to perform at the NFL 2021 Kickoff experience on Sept. 9, ahead of the start of the season.

The Weeknd recently released his latest single, "Take My Breath," and the music keeps coming. To commemorate the 10th anniversary of The Weeknd’s second mixtape, "Thursday," he’s made the project available on streaming services and delivered it with a collaboration with Japanese Kaikai Kiki artist, MR., who designed custom merchandise and art to go along with the re-release. The musically diverse tape explores themes of heartbreak, substance use and the rapper’s rising fame after the preceding tape in the series put him on critics' radar and expanded his fanbase beyond the Toronto rap scene. It’s the first time the mixtape is available in its entirety in its original format and remastered ahead of its inclusion in the compilation album "Trilogy," which also comprises revamped versions of his other 2011 mixtape releases, "House of Balloons" and "Echoes of Silence," as well as three additional songs. The 13-piece capsule collection draws inspiration from the Weeknd’s work fused with MR.’s patented anime- and manga-inspired art. Some pieces include t-shirts with manga panels of varying styles printed on the front, crewnecks with “Thursday” inscribed on the chest in bubble letters, a varsity jacket with unique patches, and more.

From his chart-topping “Famous Friends” duet with Chris Young to his new collab with blackbear, “Memory,” Kane Brown has been cranking out new music in recent months. Brown, 27, has been dropping hints at new music on the way, and today we finally get his new single titled "One Mississippi." He has shared a snippet of an unreleased song called “Leave You Alone” on Instagram last month, leaving fans wanting more. Before that, Brown surprised fans with another unreleased song, titled “I Can’t Love You Anymore.” Adding to his solo work, Brown has also teamed up with other artists on new tracks, including a cross-genre collaboration with blackbear (a.k.a Matthew Musto). They released their new song “Memory” last month, adding to Brown’s previous pop collabs, including "One Thing Right" with Marshmello and "Be Like That" with Khalid and Swae Lee. Keeping it country, Brown worked with Chris Young on the title track of Young's new album “Famous Friends,” which they performed at the CMT Music Awards on June 9. He took home the awards for Male Video of the Year (for “Worship You”) and Collaborative Video of the Year (“Famous Friends,” with Young). Kane also recently scored a nomination at the 2021 MTV VMAs. He’s up in the Video for Good category, which recognizes music videos with a powerful social message, thanks to his “Worldwide Beautiful.”

Singer JoJo has just announced that she will release her upcoming project called “Trying Not To Think About It” on October 1st, 2021. Today we get the first offering from the project is the single “Worst (I Assume)" and follows JoJo's May outing "Creature of Habit," and the project will be JoJo's first collection; of tracks since last year's album Good To Know." “Trying Not To Think About It” is an EP made up of 12 tracks that showcase honesty, vulnerability and transparency around mental health. JoJo says of the project, “Trying Not To Think About It is a result of feeling so lost, scared, and confused at the end of 2020 – desperate to believe in/find my light once again. Sometimes we feel like we’re the only ones. But we NEVER are alone in our darkness. If you listen, I hope this project makes you feel seen, validated, not crazy, and hopeful that you won’t feel bad forever. You’re more in control than you think. Guys – I am overwhelmed with gratitude to perform these new songs + some of your faves on 6 intimate, very, very special LIVE TOUR dates in October. I can’t wait to see you. And FEEL you.” The pop star has also announced a string of “intimate” US tour dates in support of the project for this October. Shows will take place in Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Nashville and Los Angeles.

It’s hard to describe our love for the alt-pop band LANY with words. From the majestic, intoxicating vocals to the poetic, mesmerizing lyrics to the dynamic, endlessly playable beats, they sure can make you feel every emotion at the snap of their fingers. That is no different on their newly released single titled "never mind, let's break up," which is the fourth single off of their upcoming fourth studio album “gg bb xx,” following “dancing in the kitchen,” “up to me” and “dna." Frontman Paul Klein said of the album title, “I was too obsessed with the feeling of these 12 songs to attach any real words to the title, so I made up a phrase or a series of letters, and now we have an album with a name that has no history or preconceived notions, and I love that.” He added, “This is not a pandemic record. In fact, I would rather never think or talk or remember this last year. The whole idea would be that this album makes you completely forget all the shit we just went through.” There was a real sense of freedom to this album,” frontman Paul Klein says. “Even freedom from myself. I learned to stop being hung up on everything. Recording ‘gg bb xx’ has been the most fun I’ve ever had making music — this new album is LANY at its best, and for all the right reasons.” The band's new album “gg bb xx” is scheduled to be released on September 3, 2021.

British pop-rock band Bastille premiered a new song, “Thelma + Louise,” which Follows recent singles "Distorted Light Beam" and "Give Me The Future." Produced by Dan Smith and Mark Crew is the latest single that will appear on their upcoming fourth studio album “Give Me The Future." Frontman Dan Smith wrote the song with Rami Yacoub via Zoom. He told YUNGBLUD, “I mean, I guess like a lot of music made over the last couple of years; it was, I wrote it over this month, not, not a lot of music but some I wrote the tune with a guy called Rami Yacoub. He's an absolute legend. He's just one of the nicest guys, his history of songwriting is insane.” He continued, “So, I only got a few songs I logged on over zoom, but when I did, and never good, you're like staring at each other it's on a focus. If you forget about the production, you think about the songs, great. Anyway, I've got on Rami, we put up for a while, and then basically, in a couple of hours, one evening we did three songs, and they're all on the album and the beginnings of this on the bones of this. We're both really quick, and so it's just really easy you had a guitar. I was on the keyboard, I mean, just we did three tunes. And then I took them away.” Over the last month, Bastille has performed their first live shows in 18 months with headline festival shows at both Standon Calling and Latitude and this week performed on BBC1 as part of the Olympics’ Homecoming Event.

Even someone who doesn’t regularly follow the new music has heard most "Night Visions" songs. In fact, the album has been around the charts and marked Imagine Dragon’s debut, released on September 4, 2012, via Interscope Record. Produced by a Hip-Hop guru, Alex da Kid, and an Indie Rock mastermind, Brandon Darner, the album took about three years to complete. The fusion of styles and genres brings together a polymorphic musicality that leaves no one indifferent. The band successfully crosses borders between various styles like Alternative Rock and Indie but occasionally still wink at Dubstep, Folk, and Hip-Hop. This helps explain the album's success and the presence of earworms like “Radioactive” and “On Top Of The World” all-over mass media. While listening to 'It's Time' -- and the album at large -- one can't help but think of, of all things, "Need You Now" by Lady Antebellum. The track was an enormous crossover country hit, winning Song, Record and Single of the Year at just about every awards ceremony worth its red carpet in 2010 -- including the Grammys and becoming the best-selling digital track in country music history. Engineered for the widest possible appeal, it's an incredible song that hits all the right joy buzzers at the right time. It's also reassuring proof that big music factories still have the tools to create something great. "Night Visions" is just that. It's not an album that's going to win you indie cred with your friends down at the proverbial record store, but, heck, it's not meant for that. It's the sound of what major label modern rock can and should be: grandiose, adrenaline-soaked, optimistic, well-bred and catchy.

Lorde has released a new song alongside a music video for "Mood Ring" from her upcoming third studio album, "Solar Power." The New Zealand singer looks like we've never seen her before in the video: Her signature thick, dark curls are now shine-glossed and platinum blonde. The change is shocking at first, but once you get used to it, the bright-blonde hair complements the calming ethereal-goddess vibe of the "Mood Ring" lyrics and the accompanying video, set inside a sun-drenched glamping tent and featuring Lorde cleansing the air with a bundle of sage. Like her previous offerings from the LP, “Mood Ring” is a mellow acoustic track with only the faintest hint of percussion. Lorde previously released the title track and “Stoned at the Nail Salon” from "Solar Power," which arrives August 20th. Produced by Jack Antonoff, the album follows her 2017 sophomore record "Melodrama." Lorde kicks off the North American leg of her Solar Power world tour on April 3rd, 2022, at the Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee; the tour runs through May 7th with a final show at the Santa Barbara Bowl in Santa Barbara, California. Elsewhere, the singer recently appeared on a day-drinking segment of" Late Night With Seth Meyers" and demolished a plate of fiery chicken wings while speaking eloquently about her music on "Hot Ones."

The Norwegian alt-pop artist brings a tale of deep introspection and romantic turmoil to her new track, "Emotional Fever." This melancholy electro-pop masterpiece tells of the emotional battles between deciding whether someone is right for you or not. Mjøen describes the fever as: “One moment it feels like forever, and the next you get a panic attack, and you want to leave. And it feels like a fever because of the sudden changes you have no control over.” “One moment it feels like forever, and the next you get a panic attack, and you just want to leave,” explains the artist when describing the mixed emotions that inspired the track. “And it feels like a fever because of the sudden changes you have no control over.” Starting with glassy, lullaby raindrops, the song builds into a torrent of passionate production and a catchy hook, enhanced in a glaze of electronic echoes. It allows you to cry, be angry, dance and celebrate. You’ll enjoy the emotional fever, and you might even catch it from those imprinting melodies." And, with the artist’s EP of the same name heading towards a warmly-received release, expect more raw confessions on life and love clashing with grungey-yet-glimmering sensibilities very soon.

Canadian singer Justin Bieber is keeping himself busy this summer, releasing hit after hit. Nigerian artists, Wizkid and Tems recently dropped an instant summer Afrobeat hit titled “Essence.” Now the song gets a new remix, this time with a feature with Bieber himself. The original "Essence" appears on Wizkid's 2020 album "Made In Lagos." The Bieber remix is one of four new songs confirmed to appear on a deluxe edition of the album, due for release via Columbia Records on August 27. Bieber hops on the track for a verse marking the first official project Wizkid and Bieber collaborated on. However, the two have been fans of one another for a long time. In 2016, JB shared Drake‘s Wizkid-featuring track “One Dance” on OVO Sound Radio. Before the release of the remix, the Nigerian superstar teased “something special” was coming up. Bieber took to Instagram to thank the artist, “Thank u for letting me jump on the song of the summer.” he sultry Afrobeats/R&B track was first released in October 2020 as a part of Wiz’s album, "Made in Lagos." Since its debut on the Billboard Hot 100 in July, the song has steadily climbed up the lander, landing at No. 54 this month. With the addition of Bieber on the track, the song has a chance to leap up the charts.

Big Red Machine, the collaborative project of the National’s Aaron Dessner and Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon, has dropped a new pop version of their song, “Renegade,” featuring vocals from Taylor Swift. Swift and Aaron Dessner recorded “Renegade” in Los Angeles at the Kitty Committee studio in March 2021. The song was created by Swift and Dessner the same week they took home the Grammy for Album of the Year for "Folklore." The song will appear on the band’s upcoming album, "How Long Do You Think It’s Gonna Last?" which is set to drop on August 27th via Jagjaguwar/37d03d. The song earned 4.1 million U.S. streams and 3.9 million radio airplay audience impressions and sold 9,000 downloads in its opening week, ending July 8, according to MRC Data, following its July 2 release. Although in different iterations, Dessner and Vernon have reached the Hot 100 before, with Dessner having reigned as a writer and producer. With Dessner as a member, the National hit No. 63 last December as featured on Swift's "Coney Island." Dessner wrote and produced multiple tracks on Swift's 2020 albums "Folklore" and "Evermore," including the Hot 100 No. 1s "Cardigan" and "Willow," each wrote with Swift and produced solo.

Natalie Imbruglia returns with "On My Way," the third track from her forthcoming album "Firebird" The Australian singer is set to release her sixth album on September 24, featuring lead single "Build it Better" and follow-up "Maybe It’s Great," along with her uplifting new single. Natalie says, “On My Way is one of my favourite tracks from Firebird and was co-written with the incredible Eg White. It’s a song about being in the flow! Those mornings you wake up and feel invincible. It’s summertime, roof down a track that I can’t wait to perform live." The song was co-written with Eg White, who was with Natalie for 2005’s "Shiver" and produced by MyRiot, who has overseen the entire project; the self-empowerment track is about looking to the future and refusing to give in to defeat. Natalie released ‘Come to Life,’ her last album of original material, back in 2009, and the covers collection "Male" followed six years later. The new music follows a period of downtime, during which the singer confessed to battling “crippling” writer’s block after a bad experience with her former record label knocked her confidence.

British alt-rock band The Wombats, consisting of Matthew Murphy, Tord Øverland Knudsen and Dan Haggis, premiered a new song, “If You Ever Leave, I'm Coming With You." They also shared details of their upcoming album "Fix Yourself, Not The World" alongside a new single. The single “If You Ever Leave, I’m Coming With You” is a pulsing track that explores the pandemic’s impact on interpersonal relationships. Frontman and lead singer Matthew Murphy said this about the song: “I noticed that 2020 and 2021 put some serious strain on interpersonal relationships; it felt like people around me were really struggling. For me, ‘If You Ever Leave, I’m Coming With You’ taps into all of that and asks the question, is it the circumstances putting undue stress on people? Or have the circumstances shed light on people’s incompatibility with one another?” "Fix Yourself, Not The World" will drop on January 7, 2022, via AWAL. It will be The Wombats’ fifth studio album and the follow-up to 2018’s Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life." The album was recorded remotely during the coronavirus lockdowns. The trio was completely separated as Murphy is based in LA, bassist Tord Øverland Knudsen is in Oslo, and drummer Dan Haggis is in London.

Grammy Award-winning superstar Sean Paul has dropped a hot new single, "Only Fanz," and now with matching visuals that feature American rapper Ty Dolla $ign. In the first-class video production directed by Myles Whittingham, a selection of alluring vixens flaunts their sex appeal on a backdrop, replicating the Only Fans web page to capture the song's essence truly. Sean Paul explained to DiscoverMusic that the new track is simply a dedication to all those ‘hard working’ ladies out there. “Only Fanz is for all the independent females who know their worth and empowering all the independent ladies who work hard to make their money,” he said. He continued saying, “The single also features Ty Dolla $ign, who I respect immensely. It’s been amazing to work with him. He was the perfect addition, knocked out his verse in no time and sent it back.”

Back in 2020, Nashville-based singer-songwriter, Jeffrey James teased a beautiful ballad on NBC’s Songland. He has officially released the song "We Can Be Heros," which serves as a light in the dark. The track is about finding the strength to carry on and be that hero that you or someone else so desperately needs. Jeffrey shared, "We Can Be Heroes is about stepping up when times look dark. It’s about helping those in need and not waiting for someone else to step in as the hero. We all have it in ourselves to take responsibility for our future and look out for each other.” His R&B style, soulful vocals, and poignant lyrics have made quite an impression, as his music has been featured in ads for big-name products like XBOX and Ford and countless movies and television shows. People might also remember Jeffrey from an episode of "Songland" last year, where his track “We Can Be Heroes” was pitched for Martina McBride. While Martina did not choose to record his song, Jeffrey held onto the track and is now ready to release it into the world officially. OneRepublic’s Ryan Tedder helped produce the song, cleaning up some of the lyrics and giving it that sacred, anthemic feel. It is no surprise that his performance on "Songland" performance resonated with so many people, who gave him nothing but tremendous support online afterward.

Iggy Azalea has released her third studio album, "The End of An Era," which will actually mark the end of her current era as she plans to take a hiatus from music. In addition to the previously-released tracks “Iam the Strip Club” and “Brazil,” the 14-track set features collaborations with BIA (“Is That Right”) and Sophia Scott (“Sex on the Beach”). Surprisingly, the Tyga-assisted single ‘Sip It‘ did not cut here, but some fans think she’s reserved it for a deluxe edition. “I really love this album, and I just want my fans to enjoy this with me,” she said about her follow-up to 2019’s "In My Defense." Taking to Twitter, Iggy revealed that she plans to take a few years off to explore other creative projects “beyond music.” She said: “End of an Era is so special to me because after I drop my album next month, I am going to take a few years to focus on other creative projects and things I’m feeling passionate and inspired by, beyond music,” she tweeted. “I’m excited for you guys to see different sides to me in the future.” Australian rapper Iggy Azalea is lined up as a special guest for Mr. Worldwide, aka Pitbull, who is set to return to the road for the first time in nearly two years with his ‘I Feel Good’ Tour. The 32-city run kicks off on August 20th at DTE Energy Music Theatre in Detroit, MI, with additional dates scheduled through the late summer and early autumn before the tour wraps on October 13th.

Lizzo is back and has released her new single “Rumors,” which features rapper Cardi B. It serves as the first musical collaboration between Lizzo and Cardi B, who appeared in the movie "Hustlers." In the music video, Cardi B beautifully rocks her baby bump, joins Lizzo in the song and video, where they both sarcastically sing that “all the rumors are true” while dismantling the gossip. In the Tanu Muino-directed clip, the duo appears as goddesses adorned in golden attire strutting their stuff as artwork gets animated on the futuristic set. This is Lizzo’s first official single since 2019, and when she released her acclaimed major label debut "Cuz, I Love You." The album, the third in her discography, featured the single “Juice” and later included the sleeper hits “Truth Hurts” and “Good As Hell,” originally released in 2017 and 2016, respectively. Both songs ended up accidentally rising to the top of the charts in 2019, later leading to a trove of Grammy nominations for the Texas-born star. In addition, Lizzo has a first-look TV deal with Amazon Studios. She is also set to headline Tennessee’s Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in September.

Grammy Award-winning international superstar Sean Paul has unveiled “Only Fanz” featuring Ty Dolla $ign, a playful dancefloor-ready anthem that perfectly signals the waning bliss of summer. In his epic intro, Sean sets the tone, singing, “She don’t work, but I know she work for that.” Demonstrating Sean's versatility and range, “Only Fanz” pairs the first-class production with an undeniable hook, letting two globally acclaimed artists combine their instantly recognizable voices. “‘Only Fanz’ is for all the independent females who know their worth and empowering all the independent ladies who work hard to make their money,” Sean Paul explains. “The single also features Ty Dolla $ign, who I respect immensely. It’s been amazing to work with him. He was the perfect addition, knocked out his verse in no time and sent it back.” Sean Paul has carved a home for himself by bringing dancehall to a worldwide audience throughout his career. His ability to show the power and unity in music through various collaborations and across many genres has catapulted his career over the years. This is a follow-up to "Live N Livin," released earlier this year, a collaborative celebration of his Jamaican heritage and dancehall roots. Sean trades the mic with Buju Banton and Mavado.

Norwegian DJ Kygo teamed up with German breakout star Zoe Wees to release a new song, “Love Me Now,” and is his third single of 2021. The track was written by Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll, Patrick Pyke Salmy, Ricardo Muñoz, Tim Deal and Zoe Wees and marked their first collaboration. Back in April, Kygo released “Gone Are The Days” featuring James Gillespie and “Gone Are the Days - Piano Jam 4." He garnered international attention with his December 2013 remix of the track "I See Fire" by Ed Sheeran and his December 2014 single "Firestone" featuring Conrad Sewell. In late 2015, he became the fastest artist to reach 1 billion streams on Spotify, and by June 2016, he had reached 2 billion streams on Spotify. While 18-year-old from Hamburg, Germany Zoe Wees her debut EP, Golden Wings, back on May 21st, 2021. In addition, LIVIT, a worldwide live streaming and entertainment platform operated under the 17LIVE brand, announced that it would host a live-streamed concert and interactive event series starring global superstar Kygo‘s Palm Tree Records multi-platinum award-winning singer/songwriter VASSY, and more. The first-ever showcase for worldwide superstar Kygo's Palm Tree Records, a joint venture with Sony Music Entertainment, will take place on August 27 at Live Lounge.