R&B singer Leon Bridges releases his third studio album, "Gold-Diggers Sound," he further explores the styles of R&B and soul from his previous records while integrating poppier beats and synthesizers. The 33-year-old Texan singer who launched his career as a retro R&B singer so successfully that his 2015 debut, “Coming Home,” scored two Grammy nominations, earned him an appearance on “Saturday Night Live” and even a performance for the Obamas at the White House. His latest offering maintains the traditional elements of old-school soul heard in his previous work but introduces a new, vibrant, almost luminous aesthetic comparable to Snoh Aalegra and Brent Faiyaz. The enticing ‘Steam,’ for example, armed with a rich instrumental palate and packed full of colour, exudes a beach-ready bounce on which Bridges finds himself hooked on love: “You know you got a hold on me.” The album is named after the East Hollywood “studio, hotel and bar/speakeasy” where Bridges lived during its creation, and the songs range from “Sweeter” to love songs. It all adds up to the strongest and most fully realized album to date from an artist determined to keep evolving.

Earlier this week, the rapper teased his new single "Industry Baby produced by Kanye West, and now it has finally arrived. He also previewed a video skit poking fun at his court appearance over the “Satan Shoe” copyright infringement lawsuit. The clip was labelled as a prelude to the single’s video. In addition, he posted a TikTok clip in which he alerted fans about the inappropriate nature of his new music video: “saying this in advance so y’all won’t blame me. THE INDUSTRY BABY VIDEO IS NOT FOR YOUR KIDS!” The shoes in question were a customization of Nike Air Max 97s that was reported to have contained human blood. The rapper originally endorsed it as a tie-in with his track, "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)." In April, Nike announced that there would be a recall of the shoe: “MSCHF has agreed to initiate a voluntary recall to buy back any Satan Shoes and Jesus Shoes for their original retail prices, to remove them from circulation.” The new track is set to appear on his upcoming debut album. The track follows his last single, "Sun Goes Down," which dropped back in May.

Multi Grammy-nominated Cuban-born singer-songwriter Camila Cabello has released her new single “Don’t Go Yet." This is the first new music from Camila since her 2019 album “Romance.” She will be premiering the song on TV with a performance on the July 23 “Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.” Cabello posted the single's artwork to social media last week, and she has since updated her Instagram with what looks like stills from the song's music video, saying she loves the new song "so damn much". Despite not releasing music for almost two years, Cabello has kept herself busy, as she’s set to make her film debut as the princess protagonist of "Cinderella," arriving on Amazon Prime Video in September. Cabello will debut original music in the film and star alongside Idina Menzel, Billy Porter, Pierce Brosnan, Missy Elliott and more. Cabello is also one of many artists set to play Global Citizen Live this September, which will also see performances from Billie Eilish, Lorde, BTS, The Weeknd, Lizzo, Ed Sheeran, Metallica and more. Beginning her official solo career after four years in Fifth Harmony, Camila released her RIAA 9x platinum smash hit “Havana” in August 2017, where it obtained the #1 spot on the pop radio chart marking her second top 40 #1 as a solo artist.

Belly has been steadily making his comeback after taking a hiatus from the music industry. He has new unleased his new single titled "Better Believe" that features The Weeknd and Young Thug. In addition to the announcement, Belly claims the song will be the biggest of the summer. In April, he released “Money On The Table” featuring Benny The Butcher and “Zero Love” with Moneybagg Yo two months later. His last album, "Immigrant," came in 2018, and his fans have been patiently waiting for the next project, "See You Next Wednesday." The Weeknd and Young Thug are coming off huge years with "After Hours" and "Slime Language 2," respectively and Belly is looking to go all-in with a pair of superstars joining him. Before making the announcement, Belly blessed fans with a preview of the song in a separate Instagram video. Belly said back in January that his label bosses, JAY-Z and The Weeknd, have already heard the album and gave their stamp of approval. Getting co-signs from Jigga and The Weeknd is no small feat for Belly, especially when he was unsure whether he’d return to the music industry.

Singer-songwriter Khalid has announced his third album, "Everything Is Changing," alongside a new single, “New Normal.” The singer-songwriter first premiered the song with a live performance at Virgin Galactic’s Unity 22 Spaceflight launch earlier this month. The new track is complete with some beautiful chords and futuristic imagery. He debuted the song live a few days ago at Virgin Galactic’s spaceflight launch. And just like the launch itself, the video feels incredibly forward-thinking, as Khalid discusses his world-changing while drones make deliveries and other new tech lights up around him. In a statement, Khalid pointed out that he was “inspired by how I was feeling during the pandemic and the emotional toll that quarantine took on my friends and me. He continued, adding that his new album “really takes that a step further with all of the songs centring around trying to find a purpose and a sense of self in a world where everything is digitally connected but emotionally disconnected. As we all come out of quarantine and venture more into the world and try to reconnect with people, we haven’t seen in over a year. I hope the messages explored within the album open up conversations and allow people to access their feelings in a new way.”

Songwriting duo from Philadelphia consisting of production artist Jeremy Lloyd and vocalist Samantha Gongol, known as Marian Hill, has released a new single titled "omg." This serves as a follow-up to "oOo that's my type" featuring the fiery Yung Baby Tate has caused quite a ripple in the social media sphere and has been praised by the likes of PAPER, Paste Magazine, Revolt, and more as their hit single "Down" is once again moving up the charts. The new single is a throwback to the duo’s jazz-injected sound featuring bubbly saxophones with their own trap flair. The chorus bursts into whistles and hi-hats as Gongol sings, “Sashay; I’m wearing nothing but my lingerie / It’s all I’ve got til I do laundry,” as a tongue-in-cheek reflection of their raunchy hits. The song arrives alongside a visual which features Gongol squirming around in bed with lingerie on and exploring her home before settling in with an extensive cardboard cutout collection of famous pop stars, including one of Lloyd himself. The video hints at a forthcoming album, although details have not been released yet.

5 Seconds of Summer vocalist Luke Hemmings has released a new single, ‘Motion,’ in anticipation of his solo debut album. On this new track, he once again proved his splendid talent and how well he can pour all of the experience he gained in the music industry for 10 years into his work. The song has a psych-rock feel and contrasts from his earlier single, ‘Starting Line.’ Hemmings said ‘Motion’ is about “having a sense of distrust with the way you perceive your own thoughts and the way the world moves around you.” Just like 5SOS Fam and the rest of the world, I am sure you will get addicted to Luke Hemmings’ new single "Motion" as soon as you press the play button. After his debut single ‘Starting Line’ already has over six million streams and one million views on the official music video, he will emulate that success with "Motion," just as it deserves. ‘Motion’ is lifted from his debut solo LP "When Facing The Things We Turn Away From," due for release on August 13 through Sony. The singer described the album as “a project that grew out of a year of enforced stillness." .”

Brandi Carlile is ready to follow up on her Grammy-winning album "By the Way, I Forgive You" this fall. The new album, titled "In These Silent Days," arrives via Low Country Sound/Elektra Records on October 1st. Today we get a taste of a new single, “Right on Time,” Carlile knows better than most how to convey wounded grace and strength in slow-building ballads, and "Right On Time" fits squarely into that tradition: The powerful song — and its video, which was directed by none other than Courteney Cox — reflects on conflict, regret and the singer's stubborn resolve to do better tomorrow than she did today. Directed by “Friends” star Courteney Cox, the cinematic video for “Right On Time” features a glammed-up Carlile, evoking David Bowie and her hero-buddy Elton John, solemnly walking through a theatre’s backstage after the rapturous applause fades. As for her upcoming new album “In These Silent Days,” Carlile reassembled her dream team, working with producers Dave Cobb and Shooter Jennings, with whom she cut “By the Way, I Forgive You.” She and Jennings also teamed up on Tanya Tucker’s acclaimed comeback album “While I’m Livin’,” which accounted for a couple of Grammys.

Jennifer Lopez and Lin-Manuel Miranda are teaming back up to re-release their charity tribute single "Love Make the World Go Round." Initially released in July of 2016 following the Pulse nightclub tragedy in Orlando, the song's re-release aims to continue to celebrate love, foster community, and raise additional funds to honour the victims, their families, survivors, and the community. Like the original 2016 release, Lopez and Miranda are donating their royalties from the track sales, and Sony Music is donating its profits from such sales to the Hispanic Federation. The Hispanic Federation will donate such amounts to the onePULSE Foundation supporting the National Pulse Memorial, the Pulse Museum, education programs and 49 Legacy Scholarships in remembrance of the victims. "We wanted to revisit this song now, five years later, as the message of healing and love is more prevalent than ever," said Miranda. "And following Pride Month, we wanted to continue celebrating love year-round."

New Zealand-based singer-songwriter Lorde released the second single from Solar Power ahead of the Aug. 20 release of her third studio album. As was the case with the lead single "Solar Power," she co-produced the new song “Stoned at the Nail Salon” with Jack Antonoff. Also, there are background vocals from Phoebe Bridgers, Clairo, Marlon Williams, and James Milne. “This song is a rumination on getting older, settling into domesticity, and questioning if you’ve made the right decisions,” Lorde said in a press release. “I think lots of people start asking those questions of themselves around my age, and it was super comforting to me writing them down, hoping they’d resonate with others too,” she added. “I used this song as a dumping ground for so many thoughts.” This Wednesday, July 21, Lorde will feature on "Late Night With Seth Meyers," joining the host in the studio for an interview and delivering the show’s first full production musical performance since March 2020. She last appeared on the program in 2017. Lorde has also set Canadian tour dates for her 2022 World Tour to include stops in Montreal on April 7, and April 8 and 9 in Toronto.

Pop sweetheart Ariana Grande has been sharing a handful of Vevo live performance videos, like the recent one with Ty Dolla Sign, earlier this month. Today brings another, as she has linked up with The Weeknd for their collaboration “Off The Table.” The pair is joined by a band on a verdant stage, dramatically lit by blue light from a giant oval light fixture above. Grande previously said of making the song, “I didn’t know anyone was ever going to hear it. I just kind of was sitting in my room during quarantine, towards the very beginning, and I just had set up my little home situation, and a friend of Matt Bennett’s, Shintaro, had sent me a little folder of beats. He’s a really brilliant producer, and he sent me a pack of beats, and I pulled it up, and I wrote a verse and a chorus, and I sent it over to Abel, and I said, ‘Is this OK?’ And he was like, ‘Yeah, I’m gonna write the second verse.’ It was a very intimate moment and writing process between two friends.” The track is lifted from Ariana Grande's album "Positions," released in 2020.

Jessie McCartney has unveiled his long-awaited new single titled "Kiss The World Goodbye," which is the first taste of his new album. Recently on-air with "Elvis Duran and the Morning Show" to talk all about his new song 'Kiss The World Goodbye,' his fiancé and his time on "The Masked Singer." "It's always years between albums for me because I feel like life has to happen before you write a new project," McCartney tells Elvis Duran. But now that McCartney is engaged to his longtime girlfriend Katie Peterson, "She's amazing we’ve been together almost 9 years, and she kinda became the muse for this project and album." McCartney’s current era, like his last several, is yet another reinvention, this time with a crisper pop sound to match, reminiscent of more radio-friendly material of this decade with a bit of a classic singer-songwriter edge. Even though his music video for 'Kiss The World Goodbye' is H-O-T- HOT, McCartney says that nothing is 'hotter than his time in the turtle costume on The Masked Singer. "There's not enough Febreeze to take care of that," McCartney jokes after saying they probably had to throw that costume away, "You really can't breathe.... but yea, it was a lot of fun."

Rapper and actor DMX tragically died at the age of 50 on April 9, 2021, so we are looking back at one his best-selling albums, ..." And Then There Was X," released on December 21, 1998. The album included the hit single "Party Up (Up in Here)." His 2003 singles "Where the Hood At?" and "X Gon' Give It to Ya" were also some of his most popular. The album went on to be certified 5x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA on February 7, 2001. DMX is easily one of the biggest stars in hip-hop history, selling over 74 million albums worldwide, and is the first artist to drop two No. 1 albums in the same calendar year, and six of his seven albums have all topped the charts. The album may not get the same love as his timeless first two LPs, but '...And Then There Was X’ is catchy yet sonically and lyrically aggressive hit-making. Tracks like ‘What’s My Name,’ ‘What These Bitches Want’ and ‘Party Up (In Here)’ are all considered classic songs and were inescapable from late 1999 and the better part of 2000. Over 20 years have passed since the album was released, and DMX will forever be revered as a lyrical god and rap royalty. RIP DMX.

It's been 25 years that Canadian powerhouse Celine Dion released one of the best albums of her career, "Falling Into You." Released on March 11, 1996, by Columbia/Epic Records. The follow-up to her commercially successful album "The Colour of My Love"(1993) and French-language "D'eux" (1995), Falling into You, showed a further progression of Dion's music. The production stakes were much higher than before, with a host of big names writing and producing tracks for the album, hopefully aiming to match the success of “Colour” if not surpass it. Diane Warren returned for Celine's third album and, this time pumps out a huge hit that was from the movie "Up Close And Personal." The song in question is "Because You Loved Me," as this beautiful, soulful ballad n her own inimitable way turns on the power over the final choruses. The song was the second single from the album released in America in February and worldwide, becoming her second US chart-topper and selling over two million copies. Next came my all-time favourite Celine song, "It’s All Coming Back To Me Now," which peaked at No.3 in October 1996. There’s no doubt it was written by MeatLoaf’s long-term writer/producer Jim Steinbeck. The song was intended for Meatloaf, who wanted to record the song, but Jim wanted a female vocalist. It was inspired by the novel Wuthering Heights, and Steinman envisaged it by a female vocalist. Steinman was delighted when Celine Dion wanted to record the song, and it was released as the third single. Then, the fourth single was a cover of Eric Carmen’s 1975 power ballad ‘All By Myself,’ which allowed Celine to really showcase her robust singing chops. The track was produced by David Foster, who apparently sprung the song’s famous high note on her when they were in the studio, telling her if she couldn’t hit it, someone else will do it. That fired her up to show him how it’s done. It reached no.6 on the Official Singles Chart in December 1996. The last and final single was a forgotten single, suffering the fate of being the fifth release from an already best-selling album and being released six months after the previous single. ‘Call the Man’ was written by Peter Sinfield and Andy Hall, who wrote ‘Think Twice’ from Celine’s previous album and produced by Jim Steinbeck; the perfect combination. It just missed out on the Top 10, peaking at no.11 in June of 1997. The album has been certified 11 times Platinum in the US for over 11.7 million copies and received multiple Platinum discs in practically every country. "Falling Into To You" received seven Platinum discs for sales of over 2.1 million copies and is listed as one of the biggest sellers for three consecutive years. “Falling Into You” is listed as one of the twenty biggest-selling albums in music history with a total worldwide sale of thirty-two million copies! It would be almost impossible for anyone to top this achievement, but thanks to a ship called "Titanic," Celine had not even reached the peak.

Frontman Nicholas Petricca of Walk the Moon releases their latest single, “Can You Handle My Love??” Produced by Tommy English and Mike Crossey, “Can You Handle My Love??,” a collaboration with K.Flay and Tommy English (BORNS, Kacey Musgraves), opens up instrumentally from the guitar- and synth-stealth tracks with a more piano-led chant, a track Petricca calls a self-love anthem. “For me, it’s being at a point in my life, where I’m really seeing myself fully through the dark and the light and the imperfections and enjoying owning that,” he says, “and how ridiculous it is to try and be perfect.” Working through the pandemic remotely, frontman Nicholas Petricca, guitarist Eli Maiman and drummer Sean Waugaman sifted through old demos and new songs, piecing together their fifth studio album "Heights," dropping in fall 2021. Many of the tracks on their upcoming album are songs that Walk the Moon wrote all the way back in 2012, and this works because Walk the Moon makes the kind of music that we will all probably still be listening to another decade from now. As it stands, “Can You Handle My Love??” is a danceable sweet 16 party-ready track that references hard drugs and self-knowledge, all while being recognizably Walk the Moon.

EDM stars Swedish House Mafia have released another new song, “Lifetime,” featuring Ty Dolla $ign and 070 Shake. Starting with soulful vocals and a bassline that’s addictive, the track is set up beautifully. The pop texture of the song is so gripping, ensuring one’s heart to throb and, at the same time, groove on the dance floor helplessly. It seems certain that Swedish House Mafia has struck the right chords to create music relevant to 2021 and still knows how to be hit-makers. Swedish House Mafia also released a music video for “Lifetime.” Alexander Wessely directed the clip, and it follows the trio as they march through a vast desert before stumbling across a strange monolith that appears to lead to another world. “Lifetime” is the follow-up to “It Gets Better,” which Swedish House Mafia released last Thursday, July 15th. The track marked the group’s first since their 2012 album "Until Now;" the group went on hiatus the following year. Swedish House Mafia is set to perform the single together with the collaborators on Jimmy Fallon later today; whether or not that will be an in-studio performance is yet to be confirmed.

Toronto-based singer-songwriter Devan has released a new song, “Without You,” an anthem for those with that proud ex that resurfaces at convenient times. The new track serves as the second single after releasing her debut EP “Pink Noise," which follows “Lie.” “This song came out of a DM-slide from an ex,” Devan said of the song. “We had a brutal breakup, and I was pretty devastated by it at the time. Five years later, after I had moved on, he conveniently started messaging me, saying he loves my music and is "so proud" of me. It came across as condescending like he felt he could claim some sort of ownership over what I had accomplished.” She continued, “'Without You' captures the immediate frustration that comes with an unexpected/unwelcomed message from someone who had hurt you… Yet then there's the elated realization that they don't have a hold on you anymore.”Devan’s solo career is steadily climbing, thanks to a handful of alt-pop bops. “Without You” is an obvious standout in these releases so far, highlighting her soft vocals while spellbinding us at the chorus with that unexpected heavy rhythm.

A newly unreleased track from English singer and songwriter Dua Lipa has surfaced on the web titled "What I Like." The new song was recorded in 2019 and intended for the singer’s sophomore studio album, "Future Nostalgia," but ultimately scrapped and never made the final album cut. The track is from the same recording session as other unreleased songs, “All To Myself,” “Guilty,” and “Naked”. A snippet of the song first appeared online on February 2021. A longer snippet later leaked on March 2, 2021, and now we get the full version of the track. The album spawned six singles, with "Don't Start Now" was released in October 2019 as the album's lead single, attaining both critical and commercial success. The song peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. "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.

The rediscovery of a fundamental catalogue, which has made the history of Italian and international music, is Eros Ramazzotti’s most iconic album, "Dove C'è Musica," released as a special collector 25th Anniversary edition. Twenty-five years after its first release, and has become the crown jewel in Ramazzotti’s discography, having topped Italian charts for 16 weeks in a row; it has sold 1,500,000 copies in Italy alone and more than 9 million copies globally, topping charts in many countries around the world. From the opening title track to the worldwide hit "Più Bella Cosa," which won at the 1997 MTV Europe Gold Awards to the hugely popular and delicate "L’Aurora" (dedicated to his newborn daughter), "Dove C'è Musica" remains one of the artist’s most significant offerings earning triple Diamond status in Italy, double Platinum in the USA, Platinum in Argentina and Gold in Brazil. The album still remains today one of the most significant albums in our history, an indelible sign of an artist who, as he himself says, has always wanted to “sing about reality, imagination but above all love, which is the greatest strength we have.”

Famed vocal superstars Il Divo (Spain’s Carlos Marin, America’s David Miller, France’s Sebastien Izambard, and Switzerland’s Urs Buhler) bring the “For Once In My Life” Tour taking it to St. Petersburg this summer. The tour supports their new tenth studio album, "For Once In My Life: A Celebration Of Motown" (Decca Gold). Il Divo’s celebratory collection of Motown classics include their distinctive take on chart-topping songs such as “I’ll Be There” (The Jackson 5), “For Once In My Life” (Stevie Wonder), and “Say You, Say Me” (Lionel Richie). Additionally, the quartet introduces brand new collaborations with superstar group Boyz II Men (“I’ll Make Love To You”), the legendary Smokey Robinson (“The Tracks Of My Tears”) and the peerless vocals of singer/songwriter Marvin Gaye (“Aint No Mountain High Enough”). The 10-track album truly showcases the quartet’s incredible vocal talents as they pay tribute to the legendary artists and label that has been a part of the musical fabric of America and the world for over 60 years. The tour will feature a dynamic live show celebrating Motown and filled with Il Divo’s hits from their vast catalogue of songs with an incredible stage production.