Dolly Parton, the world’s most honoured and revered singer-songwriter of all time, is thrilled to announce her first-ever signature fragrance in partnership with ScentBeauty. In addition, it comes as no surprise because everything with Parton is a full-on experience; she has gifted us a new tune titled "Sent From Above," inspired by her new fragrance as well. "It's really a sweet little song that I wrote for this as a theme song, but it's a good love song as well," she told us. Scent from Above is the very first signature scent of what she hopes will be many in her partnership with Scent Beauty, the first multi-brand e-commerce platform for bespoke fragrances that markets to a worldwide audience. And now, you can nab your very own bottle of the very first scent designed by the Smoky Mountain Songbird herself both on Scent Beauty's website here and via HSN. As you might expect, there are touches of Dolly in every aspect of this product, which includes her signature symbol of the butterfly right on the top of the bottle. "Even the W at Dollywood is a butterfly because I've loved 'em since I was little. One of my biggest countries hits was called 'Love is Like a Butterfly' in the early 70s. So, we had to have the butterfly on there, somewhere," she said.

Mark Ronson is best known for “Uptown Funk,” his hit single with Bruno Mars, but the producer’s fingerprints have been all over music in the 21st century. England’s Mark Ronson is doing something intriguingly different with his AppleTV+ series “Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson.” Each episode tackles a different piece of music technology: autotune, sampling, reverb, synthesizers, drum machines, and distortion. Sophisticated yet accessible with six episodes, each one focused on a different aspect of modern sound recording, “Watch the Sound” informs even as it dazzles with a roster of musicians, legends like Sir Paul McCartney and sound engineers. Ronson mixes personal stories about the music of his childhood (his stepfather is Foreigner guitarist Mick Jones), and his working life and interviews and side trips, like the one Ronson, takes to the Inchindown Oil Tanks in Scotland, home to the longest reverberation in any artificial structure. The highlight for many fans, however, will be Ronson talking and making music with guests including Paul McCartney, Kevin Parker from Tame Impala, members of the Beastie Boys, 80’s new wave icon Gary Numan (who seems surprised and flattered to get his historical due) and Gang Starr’s DJ Premier, a personal favourite of Ronson.

Natasha Bedingfield released her single “Lighthearted” last month, and now the British singer and songwriter released the follow-up single titled "Adorable." Just six months ago, Natasha shared a live performance of a new song called “The United States Of Us.” She suggested that an official release of the song would happen but didn’t indicate a release date as of yet. She co-wrote it with Jonas Myrin, the same writer of “Together In This.” “Adorable” is one of three new songs we know of, and luckily “Lighthearted” is already out. Natasha has been in the studio frequently lately, so we hope a full album is on the horizon. In August 2019, Natasha Bedingfield released Roll With Me, her first album in nine years. It launched the singles “Roller Skate,” “Kick It,” and “Everybody Come Together,” as well as a North American tour that fall. Following such a long gap between albums, Roll With Me was a welcome return. Last year in June, Natasha shared a song called “Together In This,” which was part of the children’s movie "Jungle Beat" written by musician Jonas Myrin.

Madonna released her smash success of a second studio album, "Like A Virgin," on the final day of June in 1986; Madonna released its highly anticipated follow-up, "True Blue." Now Madonna is celebrating 35 years of her classic album ‘True Blue’ with a new digital reissue. The star’s third album was released in 1986 and featured the hit singles "Live to Tell," "Papa Don’t Preach," "True Blue," "Open Your Heart," and "La Isla Bonita." The LP turned 35 last month, and, on July 30, the Queen of Pop reissued the record on digital platforms in its original format with an additional nine tracks. Included in the bonus tracks are extended mixes of "Papa Don’t Preach," "True Blue," "Open Your Heart," and "La Isla Bonita," along with further remixes and instrumentals. "True Blue" gave Madonna her second UK and the US No. 1 record, while each topped the charts in either territory. True Blue solidified her blonde ambition, cemented her worldwide superstardom, and, once and for all, extinguished any remaining doubts about her potential career longevity. Still, her highest-selling studio album of all time based on worldwide sales that exceed 25 million, "True Blue" is an essential component of Madonna’s prolific canon and a permanently fondly recalled fixture of everyone's younger days.

International teen pop music group formed in Los Angeles, Now United is always surprising its fans and spreading the word about the group. This time was no different, and the group released a brand new song titled "Wave Your Flag." The track serves as the first song with the participation of the newest member, Alex Mandon Rey. The group recorded the video for “Wave Your Flag,” directed by Alex G and shot at the Louvre museum in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. The architecture is very different and gave a great look where they performed at the online show. In addition, the video shows each member (currently they are 18) with their country's flag and dancing together. The concept has a lot to do with the group's purpose, which has each member representing different countries, a junction of cultures. Recently, the group performed in a virtual concert, as you could follow here at Nação da Música. Lasting about an hour, Now United decided to end the live precisely with “Wave Your Flag,” leaving fans anxious with the premiere of the video.

London-based singer-songwriter Jasmine Thompson has announced today’s premiere of her joyful new single. Ingrid Andress and AJ Pruis's “Happy For You” is available now via Atlantic Records. The track is a follow-up to the single earlier summer by “Already There,” Produced by TMS (Lewis Capaldi) and co-written with Kristin Carpenter (Greyson Chance, Nasty Cherry, NOTD), Maddie Eliasson, Sebastian Daniel (Matoma, Afrojack), Michael Pollack (Celine Dion, Kelly Clarkson, Maroon 5) and TMS, the track was met by critical applause from a wide range of media outlets. Jasmine’s booming YouTube presence and captivating vocals helped lead to a major label deal with Atlantic Records at just 13. Now 20, the London-based singer-songwriter has enjoyed a musical growth that’s taken her from viral covers to her own "Wonderland" and "Colour" EPs. Since then, Thompson has become even more beloved, earning more than 3B global streams and over 5M monthly Spotify listeners worldwide. Her blockbuster YouTube channel has also grown by leaps and bounds, accruing over 674M YouTube views and more than 3.62M subscribers.

English electro-pop singer L Devine has released the final single titled "Priorities" from her upcoming EP "Near Life Experiences: Part One." Highly electronic and icy-cold, "Priorities" retains the disco-adjacent thump of Devine’s more synthetic songs and the caustic with that permeates all of her lyrics. All about the breaking point in a relationship, she says, “I had the title ‘Priorities’ in mind for a while. I just wanted to get my frustrations in a relationship out, as I was so maddened that this person wasn’t putting me first like I was with them. Over time, the song’s meaning has changed for me. Now it makes me think of the journey I’ve been on with myself since I wrote it. I’ve realized all the things I list in the song that this person is prioritizing over me are things I should be doing for myself. I was so fixated on putting my whole self-worth onto this person when really, I just needed to stop and look after myself.” "Priorities" is at the other end of the love spectrum from the previous single, ‘Girls Like Sex.’ While the latter is all about casual fun and reclaiming the looseness of sexuality, the former brings the focus inward and shuts out the rest of the world, wounded by the notion that you’re not met on the same emotional level as someone else.

Multi-platinum duo The Knocks continue their streak of dance floor-primed singles with “Sound the Alarm,” featuring Rivers Cuomo of Weezer and Royal & the Serpent. On the collaboration, The Knocks say, "We are so honoured and thrilled to be collaborating with such talented artists. Both Rivers and Royal brought a unique energy and sound that complimented each other so well. With "Sound The Alarm," we wanted to capture the feeling of letting go and the freedom that it provides. The production is rooted in electronic music, but it was a fun challenge to find the balance between both of their musical styles and ours and create something new that is uniquely all of us." “Sound The Alarm” follows The Knocks’ last singles “R U High” ft Australian breakthrough talent Mallrat. Bedroom Eyes,” a collaboration with international electro-pop group Studio Killers of viral global hit “Jenny,” “All About You” featuring Alternative mainstays Foster The People, and “Bodies” with electro-pop band MUNA. Comprised of James Patterson and Ben Ruttner, the duo have been producing a dizzying array of danceable New York-inspired music for a decade now, bringing their DJ sets and live performances worldwide.

British electronic music group Clean Bandit teamed up with German DJ Topic to release a new song, “Drive.” They also recruited British television personality Wes Nelson, on the track. This marks the first time Clean Bandit, Topic and Wes Nelson have worked together. The track was written by Topic, Jack Patterson, Henry Tucker, David Phelan, Alex Tidebrink and Alex Oriet. The song follows up “Higher,” featuring Iann Dior. Clean Bandit kicked off an exciting new chapter in their illustrious career last August, joining forces with BRIT Award-winning breakthrough star Mabel on the smash hit ‘Tick Tock’ (feat. 24kGoldn). With their Grammy-winning pop formula still proving a hit, the track scored the band their 10th UK Top 10 and saw them join Little Mix as the only British group to have a new release single in the Top 10 of the Official Singles Chart in 2020. To date, the song has garnered over a quarter of a billion global streams and over 54 million views of the official video. "Drive is set to appear on their upcoming third studio album and is a follow-up to their last two albums: ‘New Eyes’ (2014) and ‘What Is Love?’ (2018).

British dance-pop group Steps have released their new single ‘Take Me For a Ride" who premiered the track this morning on Zoe Ball’s BBC Radio 2. The track sees the British five-piece reunite with Karl Twigg and Mark Topham, who wrote some of their biggest hits, including "One For Sorrow," "Deeper Shade Of Blue," and "Stomp." Speaking of the single, Steps said: “It’s much darker than what we have done in the past, and the lyrics tell a real story about someone being gaslighted in a relationship, a topic that’s finally getting the attention it deserves. It’s one of several songs on the new ‘What The Future Holds Pt 2’ album that takes our Steps sound in exciting new directions. We can’t wait to hear what everyone thinks about the track and the album as a whole. We hope you love it as much as we do.” ‘Take Me For A Ride’ is the second single released from ‘What The Future Holds Pt. 2‘, which will be released on September 10th, 2021. will be released on September 10th, 2021. The five-piece will also be heading on their sure-to-be epic ‘What The Future Holds Tour in November, headlining 18 arena shows across the UK, including two dates at London’s The O2 and will be joined by Sophie Ellis-Bextor as a special guest.

DJ Alok made his fans excited with his newly released new track titled "In My Mind," his unprecedented collaboration with singer John Legend. "It's a huge pleasure to build stories with professionals I've always admired, and John Legend is one of them. Producing 'In My Mind' with this partnership was, in addition to being a pleasure, very gratifying," declared the DJ. Superstar of the pop and dance music universe, with billions of streams, accounted for, on all digital platforms, the DJ and producer is the second electronic artist with the most followers on Instagram, with over 25 million fans and over 20 million monthly listeners, being the Brazilian name most heard in the world. He is best known for his single "Hear Me Now." In 2020, Alok was ranked the 5th best DJ in the world by DJ Mag, the highest position occupied by a Brazilian and the Brazilian name most heard globally. In recent news, several hitmakers will be performing original songs for Warren on her debut album which includes John Legend on the track titled, "Where Is Your Heart." Other superstars include Celine Dion, Maren Morris, Rita Ora, Ty Dolla $ign, and Luis Fonsi.

Bleachers have released a new song, “Secret Life,” featuring Lana Del Rey, from their upcoming album, "Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night," out June 30th via RCA Records. “Secret Life” is a woozy tune with languid guitars and dusty drums, and it finds Antonoff longing for a less chaotic, more stable relationship. “I just want a secret life where you and I can get bored out our minds,” he sings, with Del Rey providing backing harmonies, “I just wanna have you in a secret life/Cause I’m sick of chasing all these holy ghosts/Been tryna tell you I want you the most.” The track was produced by Jack Antonoff in which Lana Del Rey has released multiple records in collaboration with Jack Antonoff, most notably her last two albums, "Chemtrails Over the Country Club" and "Norman Fucking Rockwell!" He also accompanied her on the audiobook release of her poetry collection "Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass." "Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night" marks Bleachers’ third album and first in four years, following 2017’s "Gone Now." Other previously released offerings include “Chinatown,” featuring Bruce Springsteen, “Stop Making This Hurt,” “How Dare You Want More?” and “91.” The band is set to embark on a North American tour supporting the record starting September 11th at Antonoff’s Shadow of the City Festival in Asbury Park, New Jersey.

The wait for a new Billie Eilish album is finally over as the release of Happier Than Ever has arrived via Darkroom/Interscope Records. This serves as the follow-up to "When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?" produced by musician Finneas, her brother, released in March 2019. It was met with critical acclaim and commercial success and spawned the Billboard Hot 100-topping single "Bad Guy," her first number-one on the chart. "Happier Than Ever" features Billie's singles "My Future," "Therefore I Am," "Your Power," "Lost Cause," and "NDA.," as well as 11 brand new tracks. All of the songs were co-written by Billie and her brother Finneas. Finneas has also produced every single song on the album. “This is my favourite thing I’ve ever created and I am so excited and nervous and EAGER for you to hear it,” Eilish wrote. “I can’t even tell you. I’ve never felt so much love for a project as I do for this one. Hope you feel what I feel.” Back in February, Billie Eilish told Stephen Colbert, “I don’t think I would’ve made the same album, or even the album at all if it weren’t for COVID.” She continued, “That doesn’t mean it’s about COVID at all; it’s just that, when things are different in your life, you’re different. That’s just how it is. So, I have to thank COVID for that, and that’s about it.”

Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Zella Day announced her upcoming third studio album “Sunday in Heaven” and releases a new track titled "Golden." Largely built over lockdown, new single 'Golden' taps into this feeling of optimism attempting to find its way through the darkness. Written in apocalyptic circumstances - "a tornado was tearing through Nashville and whispers of a global pandemic were evolving past a rumour" - 'Golden' was kicked off in the Deep South. She recalls: "I was in Alabama writing with John Paul White as my phone was lighting up with messages from friends and family back home. I was supposed to drive back to Nashville that evening, but plans changed like the weather." Zella Day's second album titled "Sunday In Heaven" will follow 2015's "Kicker," and was recorded with producer Jay Joyce (Cage The Elephant, Emmylou Harris). The album will include appearances from Local Natives’ Ryan Hahn, longtime collaborator John Velasquez, drums by Autolux’s Carla Azar and bass by Cage The Elephant’s Daniel Tichenor. "Sunday In Heaven" is scheduled to be released on September 35, 2021.

Prince died on April 21, 2016, and he left a massive library of unreleased recordings at his studio Paisley Park, which his estate has been sorting through ever since. Today the world will finally hear the album "Welcome 2 America," a 2010 project from the artist's vault. "Welcome 2 America" is the first proper studio album from the vast vaults that house realms of unreleased Prince material. (Piano and a Microphone 1983, from 2018, and Originals, from 2019, were both demo albums.) Bearing in mind that Prince’s favoured relaxation method after a marathon show tended to be getting on stage for yet another three or four hours and that he is said to have written at least a song a day, the amount of such material is hardly surprising. Although it was recorded over a decade ago, the album grapples with lingering issues like racial injustice and political corruption. Prince often spoke about systemic problems, especially within the music industry, says keyboardist Morris Hayes, a longtime collaborator and friend of the artist, in an interview with Noel King of "Morning Edition." Although Prince was hugely successful, he was unafraid to confront the same system that benefited him financially, Hayes says.

Irish singer-songwriter Dermot Kennedy debuted a brand new track titled "Better Days," his first new solo music since his single “Giants.” “Better Days” takes a sentiment we’ve all hoped for so much over the past 18 months, with Kennedy vocalizing the thoughts of people the world over. The track comes with optimism and hopes the singer has always been so forthcoming with throughout his career, providing support and solace to so many. In this track, there is a lot of U2 in its lyrics, which promise that post-pandemic, “the rain it ain’t permanent … Soon we’ll be dancing in the sun.” And he shares with Hozier the ability to articulate heavy feelings in an expressive, empathic and generous way. Always been so forthcoming throughout his career, providing support and solace to so many. Now sitting with nearly two and half billion streams globally and over 15 million monthly listeners on Spotify alone, Dermot Kennedy has become an unquestionable global megastar since releasing his number 1 selling debut album "Without Fear" in 2019.

Although 2020 produced one of the most trying time spans for independent artists in recent memory, Vancouver-based singer Madison Olds managed to overcome the odds and quickly transcended into a bonafide pop music sensation. Olds proves that on her new EP titled "Drowning In My Thoughts," she has a knack for penning delicious pop songs. Olds scored a radio hit this year with the disc’s opener, “Best Part of Me,” which reached the top 30 of several Mediabase and Billboard charts, including #22 on Billboard’s Emerging Canadian Artist chart. Its funky follow-up, “If You Wanna,” furthers the fun. “3’S a Crowd” feels like a video game arcade in a Caribbean setting. “Cliché of Falling in Love” nicely sets up an irresistibly bouncy chorus. Madison enters into a duet with Josh Ronen on the beautiful ballad “Sorry.” Finishing off with the fresh and satisfying “All the Small Things” and playful bop “Bad Thing." More recently, Olds was the recipient of the iHeart Radio Future Star of the Month, and over the past few months, her TikTok account has blown up to the tune of almost 500,000 followers. Although Olds’ star continues to rise, she maintains a genuine, down-to-earth authenticity while utilizing her newfound stardom to advocate for important issues such as stem cell research.

Platinum-selling British singer-songwriter James TW has released a brand-new track, “Hopeless Romantics,” via Island Records, his second release this year. Following “Butterflies,” the first release from his upcoming project, which he performed in June on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, “Hopeless Romantics” continues this chapter with a vivid snapshot of the breakup’s aftermath with organic instrumentation and emotional refrain. Following his 2019 debut album (Chapters), James TW commenced work on his next musical journey at the top of 2020. Around the same time, the world went into lockdown, and he found himself at the end of a six-year relationship. Confronting a flurry of turbulent emotions, he turned to music. He has generated over 2 billion streams, selling out headline shows on multiple continents and receiving acclaim from Billboard, Atwood Magazine, Huffington Post, Teen Vogue, and many others; James TW has quietly emerged as the biggest artist you’ve never heard of. Now, you are hearing him open up like never before on a series of singles, “Hopeless Romantics” being the second from his upcoming album Heartbeats Changing, Part 1 coming soon.

Nineteen-year-old Los Angeles-based artist Ashlynn Malia has been writing songs for most of her youth, some of which was spent doing a three-year stint as a singer and dancer with the Kidz Bop troupe. What she’s doing now is no child’s play as she releases her debut EP, “Rather Be Alone." “We played around, experimented a lot, and didn’t take ourselves too seriously during the process,” says Malia. “A ton of the sounds you hear in this EP are original. Looking back at the start of this project, we’ve all evolved so much since. We poured our time, energy, hearts, and souls into this body of work, and it’s extremely personal and special.”Made over the past two years with producers Andrew Weitz and Koby Berman, the EP reveals a singer finding her own voice. And on “Open,” her vocals are nuanced, ebbing and flowing in a spacious arrangement as she lyrically pulls the curtain back on some relatable insecurities. Malia, who debuted with the single “Desperate” almost two years ago and has progressed from there, has grown her profile over the years with a trove of acoustic covers she posts online, as well as her dancing and choreography work. (She did the choreography on Emily Kinney’s latest video, and here she is dancing to “Driver’s License”).

English singer Dua Lipa and Pop sensation Ariana Grande teamed up to record "Bad For You," which was never released but was supposed to have appeared on Dua Lipa's sophomore album "Future Nostalgia." Lipa confirmed the song would still be on her second album since the song wasn't leaked. While on “Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen” back in December 2018, Lipa was asked again if the song would ever be released, and she said she does not think it will come out and hopes to do something together in the future with Grande. Grande later released the song without Lipa, instead featuring Normani and Nicki Minaj for the Charlie's Angels soundtrack on November 1st, 2019. The lyrics are slightly altered from what has leaked. On April 4th, 2021 (Easter), a new snippet leaked with some unknown lyrics in the snippet. The album "Future Nostalgia" spawned six singles and the title track as a promotional single. "Don't Start Now" was the album's lead single, attaining critical and commercial success. "Physical" and "Break My Heart" were released as the second and third singles, respectively, reaching the top 10 on the UK Singles Chart. "Hallucinate," and a remix of "Levitating" featuring DaBaby were released as the fourth and fifth singles