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Cyndi Lauper performed the last show of her farewell tour Saturday at the Hollywood Bowl, where guests like Joni Mitchell, Cher, Sza and more helped send off the singer onstage.

Mitchell, in only her second public live appearance of 2025, first joined Lauper for a rendition of “Carey,” the Blue classic that Lauper herself had covered a dozen or so times in concert, including at a 2000 tribute concert for Mitchell.

For the next song, Lauper was joined onstage by John Legend, who assisted the singer on her hit “Time After Time.

Sabrina Carpenter sends a disco invite to a responsible guy on a sweet single from her new Man’s Best Friend, Hayley Williams falls through the sky on a sleek, urgent gem off her new Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party, and Alabama Shakes return with their first new song in over a decade. Plus, new music from Spoon, Tiwa Savage, Blood Orange, and Geese.

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As Jackie heads back to the rodeo for “My Life With the Walter Boys” Season 2, she not only learns more about the brothers who changed her life but also uncovers new territory within herself.

This season the love triangle still persists, but Jackie, Alex and Cole are all different people just one summer later. Alex has turned rancher; Cole has his nose in the books; and Jackie is running for Student Council president.

The Netflix coming-of-age series has a cult following among its Gen Z fanbase, and its soundtrack reflects that. Season 2 features hits like Billie Eilish’s “Birds of a Feather” and Gracie Abrams’ “Let It Happen.” The school...

Hayley Williams has officially unveiled her third studio album, Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party.

The release follows Williams’ leak of the new album last month, where a purchase from her hair company Good Dye Young gave fans a code that unlocked a website containing 16 unreleased tracks along with a song she debuted on Nashville Public Radio called “Mirtazapine.” After pulling the songs from the website shortly after, Williams uploaded each individual song to streaming services with each track boasting special artwork. She also offered a music video for the album’s title track.

Now, she’s unveiled the complete version of the album under the title, Death at a Bachelorette Party,...

The 17 singles Hayley Williams released earlier this month have lived in distinct formats across thousands of playlists created by fans. Shaping their own structure around the loose records, some opened their tracklist with the gritty “Hard,” while others opted to start on a lighter note with the bouncing “Love Me Different.” Now, they can all cross-reference with the official order as Williams reveals Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party, the complete album in its intended order (with some inspiration from her fans).

Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party opens with “Ice in my Oj,...

Hayley Williams has always been bold — from her brightly-hued hair dye to her kickass attitude as the lead singer of Paramore. When it comes to music, the singer is equally unafraid. She belts her heart out and spits brutally honest lyrics across the band’s discography and her own solo albums, 2020’s Petals for Armor and 2021’s Flowers for Vases/Descansos. But never has Williams sounded as brave as she does on her third album, Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party. “I’ll be the biggest star at this fucking karaoke bar,...

In a moment of punk synergy, Hayley Williams joined young rockers the Linda Lindas for a performance of their breakout smash “Racist, Sexist Boy” at London’s O2 Academy Islington on Thursday night.

Williams has made a lot of music over the years — both as the front-woman of Paramore and on her own. Her brand of pop-rock can get real funky, dip into R&b, and channel Afropop icons like the Lijadu Sisters. But if you’ve been around for a while, you know she was pretty punk from the start,...

Late last month, Hayley Williams surprised fans by uploading 17 new songs to a website audio player for customers of her haircare company. The tracks later hit streaming services as standalone singles on Aug. 1, and now another one of them, “Glum,” has its own, nostalgia-inducing music video.

The video — co-directed by Paramore’s Zac Farro with Aj Gibboney and shot on 35 mm Kodak film — captures the yellow-haired musician strolling through a garden, sitting pensively in an attic, wandering through a house mid-remodel, and strumming a guitar from a hallway as she sings along to the track.

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Jurassic World Rebirth is available on demand. The fourth highest grossing movie of the year so far can now be streamed directly to your television, tablet, or phone, where you can quietly ask yourself how the creation of the D-Rex and the other hybrid dinosaurs relate at all to the story.

Sorry, Baby: Eva Victor made a touching and funny feature debut with this quiet stunner from A24, which has just hit VOD. In Gold Derby's roundup of the most likely...

James McTeigue’s2005 dystopian thriller V for Vendetta,starring Natalie Portman (Thor), is officially leaving Netflix on September 1, 2025. The film, which collected $134.7 million worldwide, follows a masked vigilante known as V (Hugo Weaving), while Portman plays Evey Hammond, a young woman who forms an unlikely partnership with him. The film is based on Alan Moore’s graphic novel of the same name, while the screenplay is written by Lana and Lilly Wachowski, known for their work on The Matrixseries.

V for Vendetta holds a 73% critics' rating on Rotten Tomatoes while the audience ratings sit at 90%. The film's themes of dissent, standing up against tyranny, and the abolition of totalitarianism have helped it gain cult classic status. The iconic Guy Fawkes mask worn by V in V for Vendetta has since then become a symbol for anti-establishment movements around the world.

In addition to V for Vendetta, Netflix is set to...

Lionsgate will release Mel Gibson’s The Resurrection Of The Christ, his follow-up to the indie box office phenomenon The Passion Of The Christ, in two parts in 2027.Production is expected to begin in CinecittàStudios in Rome in October.

The drama produced by Gibson and his Icon Productions partner Bruce Davey will arrive in cinemas on March 26, 2027, whilePart Twois scheduled to open40 days later on May 6, 2027. The dates are Good Friday and Ascension Day, respectively, on the Christian calendar.

The feature is currently in pre-production and according to reports is expected to starJim Caviezel in the returning role as Jesus Christ.

The acclaimed musician David Byrne and singer Hayley Williams are producing the original music for Netflix‘s The Twits. Based on Roald Dahl’s 1980 novel of the same name, Netflix’s upcoming animated comedy is the first in a series of Roald Dahl projects coming soon to Netflix, including an animated Charlie and the Chocolate Factory project.

The film follows two orphans and magical animals as they take on the cruel Mr. and Mrs. Twit to save their town from chaos. And for this unique tale, Byrne has written and produced three songs: We’re Not Like Ev’ryone Else, Lullaby, and The Problem Is You.

All these songs are performed by the cast of the movie. Working alongside Byrne, Hayley Williams co-wrote and performed the end credits song for the animated movie, Open the Door. And the movie seems to have all the goods to be the next big...

David Byrne found it “fun” to write music for upcoming movie The Twits.The Talking Heads musician, 72, teamed up with Hayley Williams, 35, for a new musical collaboration on , Netflix’s forthcoming animated adaptation of the classic Roald Dahl book, which is due to be released on 17 October.It marks the latest in a series of Dahl adaptations by the streaming platform. David told Variety: “This was a fun project. Like other Roald Dahl books, this one has its share of dreadful characters – this time two of them are front and centre. “Kids (and adults) love that they can vicariously imagine their own worst impulses played out, harmlessly, in a punky fun story. “So when I was approached to write some songs for this movie I immediately said, ‘Let me give it a try and see if you like what I come up with’.”Alongside the original score, David has written...

David Byrne, Tony Award-winning creator of Broadway's American Utopia and Here Lies Love, has written and produced three original songs for the animated film, The Twits. The songs are performed by the cast and include "We're Not Like Ev'ryone Else," "Lullaby," and "The Problem Is You." Byrne is also joined by singer/ songwriter Hayley Williams, of rock band Paramore, on the end title song, "Open the Door," as co-writers and performers. The movie will debut on Netflix on October 17. Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Phil Johnston reimagines Roald Dahl's iconic characters, Jim and Credenza Twit, in their first feature animated adventure. The Twits tells the story of Mr. and Mrs. Twit, the meanest, smelliest, nastiest people in the world who also happen to own and operate the most disgusting, most...

Netflix’s The Twits is moving classic Roald Dahl book characters from the page to the screen. The vibrant animation of the upcoming film, out Oct. 17, will bring the complexities of Jim and Credenza Twit and their unruly amusement park, Twitlandia, to life. So will its soundtrack of original music from Talking Heads’ David Byrne, with an appearance from Paramore’s Hayley Williams.

“I still can’t quite believe that I spent the last few years collaborating with David Byrne, a musical hero of mine since I was 13,” The Twits director,...

Hayley Williams leaves her mark in the music video for “Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party,” one of her 17 new songs released last week. “I still believe in Nashville,” she etches onto a wall in black ink during one scene. The Zachary Gray-directed video takes place in the city, following the musician through an early morning and an even later night.

“I’ll be the biggest star/At this racist country singer’s bar,” she sings from the backseat of a car, then again while hitting a two-step by...

Paramore’s Hayley Williams has unveiled the music video for her recently released single “Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party,” directed by longtime collaborator Zachary Gray. Set in her hometown of Nashville, Tennessee, the video is a contemplative visual journey featuring Williams alongside state representative Justin Jones, blending city lights, introspection, and karaoke in one of her most intimate offerings to date. Per a press release, the video is meant to feature the good and the bad about her hometown of Nashville (a place she’s lived since middle school).” Watch the clip below.

Williams initially debuted her first new standalone track, “Mirtazapine,” during a session with Nashville’s Wnxp as a show of support for public radio in the face of recent federal funding cuts. She followed that up last week by releasing a full collection of 17 solo singles, all produced by Daniel James and released under Williams’ new independent venture,...

Netflix announced today that musician, writer, and founding member of the new wave band Talking Heads, David Byrne, has written and produced three original songs for the animated film, The Twits. The cast performs the songs, which include “We’re Not Like Ev’ryone Else,” “Lullaby,” and “The Problem Is You.”

Byrne is also joined by singer/ songwriter Hayley Williams, of rock band Paramore, on the end title song, “Open the Door,” as co-writers and performers.

The film, written and directed by Academy Award nominee Phil Johnston, will debut on Netflix on October 17, just in time for Halloween.

The previously announced voice cast includes Johnny Vegas and Margo Martindale, who voice the eponymous Mr. & Mrs. Twit, as well as Emilia Clarke (Pippa) and Natalie Portman (Mary Muggle Wump).

They will be joined by Maitreyi Ramakrishnan (Beesha), Ryan Lopez (Bubsy), Timothy Simons (Marty Muggle-Wump), Nicole Byer (Beverly Onion), Jason Mantzoukas (Mayor...

The ongoing musical collaboration between Talking Heads icon David Byrne and Paramore singer Hayley Williams is set to venture into as-yet-uncharted territories: animated feature adaptations of beloved Roald Dahl books.

The two — who have already recorded with one another, with Williams set to appear on Byrne’s upcoming album “Who Is the Sky?,” and have previously covered each other’s songs — have come together again to write the newly announced track “Open the Door,” set to be the end credits song for Netflix’s upcoming film “The Twits.” The streamer has now given the film a release date of Oct. 17.

Byrne has also written and produced three original songs for the film — “We’re Not Like Ev’ryone Else,” “Lullaby” and “The Problem Is You” — which will be performed by the cast.

Speaking of the cast, Netflix has a number of additional names, including lead voice stars Maitreyi Ramakrishnan and Ryan Lopez,...

Talking Heads frontman David Byrne and Hayley Williams of rock band Paramore have contributed to the soundtrack of Netflix’s upcoming animated adaptation of Roald Dahl’s The Twits, the streamer has announced.

Byrne has written and produced three original songs which are performed by the cast and include “We’re Not Like Ev’ryone Else,” “Lullaby,” and “The Problem Is You.”

He has also joined forces with singer-songwriter Williams on the end title song, “Open the Door,” as co-writers and performers.

The adaptation – directed and cowritten by Phil Johnston – marks the first time Dahl’s bestseller and its iconic characters Mr. and Mrs. Twit, the meanest, smelliest, nastiest people in the world, have been brought to the big screen.

Johnston is joined in the endeavor by co-directors Katie Shanahan and Todd Demong as well as co-writer Meg Favreau.

In other updates,...

Maitreyi Ramakrishnan and Ryan Lopez are leading the voice cast of Netflix’s adaptation of Roald Dahl’s The Twits; with original songs from Talking Heads’ David Byrne and Paramore’s Hayley Williams.

Byrne has written and produced three original songs for the film, performed by the cast: ‘We’re Not Like Ev’ryone Else’, ‘Lullaby’ and ‘The Problem Is You’. The end credits will feature the song ‘Open the Door’, a collaboration between Byrne and Williams.

Ramakrishnan and Lopez will voice lead characters Beesha and Bubsy.

Joining Ramakrishnan and Lopez on the voice cast are Timothy Simons, Nicole Byer,...

Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, Chappell Roan drops a big, dreamy New York-themed breakup ballad, Hayley Williams surprise-releases 17 new songs, and Metro Boomin delivers an ode to Atlanta summers. Plus, new music from Reneé Rapp, Rauw Alejandro, and Demi Lovato.

Chappell Roan, “The Subway” (YouTube)

Hayley Williams, “Mirtazapine” (YouTube)

Metro Boomin, “Stealin All The Swag”(YouTube)

Reneé Rapp, “Kiss It Kiss It” (YouTube)

Rauw Alejandro, “Buenos Términos” (YouTube)

Demi Lovato, “Fast” (YouTube)

Ciara,...

Hayley Williams is back. The eclectic musician, and lead singer of pop-rock titans Paramore, has officially released her new collection of 17 singles on streaming services. Earlier this week, Williams exclusively shared the project on her website via a nostalgic audio player. The new music was only available to fans who purchased the latest drop from her haircare company, Good Dye Young.

Notably, the collection of songs has not been released or marketed as an album. The project marks Williams’ first solo music in four years following 2021’s Flowers for Vases and 2020’s Petals For Armor.

Hayley Williams has made it official. After leaking an album’s worth of solo material on her website, the Paramore singer has released the new songs on DSPs, complete with individual artwork. The cover art for each song is a different black and white photo of Williams, embellished with bright gold highlights.

The new music first came to light when it was shared on Williams’ website, which could only be accessed with a special 16-digit code. The code was acquired by making a purchase from her hair dye company, Good Dye Young. Among the 17 new tunes: “Glum,” “Negative Soft Talk,” “Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party,” “Ice In My Oj,” and “I Won’t Quit On You.” Listen here, or via the playlist below.

Per a press release, Williams wrote, played and recorded a variety of instruments across each of the 17 songs. Other contributors included her Paramore touring bandmate Brian Robert Jones and Joey Howard.

Hayley Williams has surprise-released 17 new songs on her website. It hasn't been revealed yet whether the new tracks signal a new album on the way or are entirely a part of a new project, though the singer did release all the songs at once, much to the surprise of her fans. It is only available on her website as of now as part of the newly released product of the Paramore frontwoman's Good Dye Young hair dye company. The web page leading to William's new songs is password-protected, and fans may only access it through a 16-digit code, which is sent via email. However, there's a catch: they must purchase the new product called "Ego" first.

In a true late 2000s manner, the same era when Paramore emerged as a rising rock band, the web page features a screen interface that's reminiscent of early Windows Xp-era desktops. While it's only...

PinkPantheress is at a turning point.

“This is the most effort I’ve put into pretty much anything I’ve ever done,” The Brit superstar tells The Hollywood Reporter as she reminisces on the last few months of her life and the roll-out of her second mixtape Fancy That, which was released in May. “And I think there’s more to come.”

At just 24 years old, Victoria Walker has been blowing up our screens for years now. Emblematic of Gen Z’s inventiveness, her unique sound — effortlessly blending nostalgia-brimming samples with diary-like lyricism — is giving the music industry something to think about.

Those who aren’t quite so online may be forgiven if you think you haven’t heard her music, but PinkPantheress is everywhere. “Illegal,” the leadoff track from Fancy That, has become a viral hit, featured in over a million TikTok videos thanks to a TikTok trend where...

Hayley Williams has always been a walking contradiction—in the best, most beautiful way. She’s loud and soft all at once. You see a punk rockster one minute, and then she suddenly shows raw emotion the very next moment. And just when everyone thinks they’ve got her figured out, she goes and drops seventeen songs out of nowhere, like it’s just another Tuesday. That surprise on July 28 came just days after she casually premiered a new song, Mirtazapine, on Nashville’s local radio.

And if that wasn’t enough, she also helped re-release Paramore’s debut album with a secret stash of old material. In the world of Paramore, this past week has been a whirlwind. But behind all the musical chaos and color, there are corners of Hayley Williams’s life that fans don’t always get to see.

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Hayley Williams just surprised fans with a massive release of new songs!

The Paramore singer posted 17 new songs on her website over the weekend, which fans can access vid a code from her Good Dye Young hair dye company.

Once entered, the code takes you to a site featuring MP3 links to tracks including the “True Believer” and “KillMe,” as well as “BloodBros,” “IWon’tQuitOnYou” and “NegativeSelfTalk,” plus “Edaabp” and “BrotherlyHate.”

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There’s also “IceInMyOJ” and “Hard,” among other tracks.

It’s unclear what the songs are for, and whether they’re leading to a follow-up to her 2020 debut solo album, Petals for Armor and its 2021 sequel, Flowers for Vases/ Descansos.

In addition to the new songs, the site features a “Misc” folder with a 2017 performance clip from Monterrey, Mexico, as well as what looks like a lyric sheet, a snap of a “Hayley...

Hayley Williams is heading back to the days of desktop files and scattered downloads. The musician kicked off the week with a surprise release containing 17 new songs. The project plays through an audio player on her official website and is only accessible with a special code available by purchasing the latest drop from her haircare company, Good Dye Young.

“Check your inbox for an email from Good Dye Young,” the website landing page reads. “If you don’t have an email with a code, maybe ask a friend for theirs.

Hayley Williams has leaked an album’s worth of new songs to her website.

The new music drop comes just days after Williams debuted an unreleased song, “Mirtazapine,” on Nashville Public Radio, and performed it live with Bleachers at last weekend’s Newport Folk Festival. Now, in addition to “Mirtazapine,” Williams has uploaded 16 new songs to her official website.

Currently, Williams’ website is locked, but fans can gain access by purchasing any product from her hair dye company, Good Dye Young. After checkout, they’ll receive a 16-digit code that unlocks the site. There’s no indication that a specific item is required — any purchase from the official Good Dye Young store qualifies. “If you don’t have an email with a code, maybe ask a friend for theirs,” Williams’ website advises. To that point, some fans have also begun sharing codes on reddit and social media.

Williams has yet...

Jack Antonoff and Bleachers brought out the guests Friday during their set at the Newport Folk Festival, welcoming the likes of Hayley Williams, Jeff Tweedy, Weyes Blood and more to the stage during what was billed as “The Ally Coalition Talent Show.”

Waxahatchee, Rufus Wainwright, and Dan Reeder also took part on the convivial affair where to singers cycled to and from the microphone to help Bleachers and friends cover artists like Ella Fitzgerald (“Dream a Little Dream of Me”), Roy Orbison (“You Got It”), and Newport legend Bob Dylan...

Jack Antonoff brought his Ally Coalition Talent Show from New York City to Newport Folk Festival on Friday, essentially splitting his headlining set between a Bleachers gig and a guest-heavy superjam. The big “surprise” of the evening was when Paramore’s Hayley Williams came out to give a live debut to her new track “Mirtazapine.”

Previously released only on Nashville Public Radio, this was likely the first time many had even heard the song. For as cut with a ’90s jagged edge as “Mirtazapine” is, it didn’t feel overly anatopic at Newport Folk; perhaps it’s because William’s vocals weren’t as washed in delay, or because Antonoff’s acoustic guitar was more forward. Besides which, at the modern Newport Folk Festival, a little screaming and head-banging isn’t as unfamiliar as it once was.

Williams stayed on to duet with Antonoff on Modern English’s classic “Melt with You,...

Paramore are marking the 20th anniversary of their debut album, All We Know Is Falling, with a special deluxe digital edition out now. Stream it below via Apple Music or Spotify.

The reissue includes the first-ever digital release of The Summer Tic EP, originally a CD-only release from 2006, giving fans access to early rarities alongside the record that launched the band’s career. Paramore released their debut album on July 26th, 2005, after signing to Atlantic Records while still teenagers.

Featuring fan favorites like “Pressure,” “Here We Go Again,” and “Emergency,” the explosive LP set the stage for a series of landmark releases. It was followed by their breakout sophomore album, 2007’s Riot!, led by the 6x Platinum hit “Misery Business.” See our definitive ranking of every Paramore album here.

Paramore’s most recent album, 2023’s This Is Why, earned two Grammys, including Best Rock Album — a historic first for a female-fronted band.

Hayley Williams has unveiled “Mirtazapine,” a new standalone single that she debuted on Nashville Public Radio on Wednesday, July 23rd.

Taking its name from the antidepressant drug, which is typically sold under the name Remeron, “Mirtazapine” is a more lively, ’90s-influenced alternative rock cut from Williams. She provides an ode to the drug and the relief it gives her, comparing it to “a genie in a screw cap bottle” and singing “I could never be without her/ I had to write a song about her/ Who am I without you now?” Listen to a fan-captured stream of “Mirtazapine” below.

Williams chose to debut the song during a session with Nashville’s Wnxp as a show of support for public radio in the face of recent federal funding cuts. The station has been running a fundraising drive in response. “Thanks for keeping me company,” Williams wrote on the CD containing “Mirtazapine,...

Hayley Williams shared a new song, titled “Mirtazapine,” on Tuesday night on Nashville radio station Wnxp. The track, named for a common antidepressant, is a mid-tempo, shoegazey rock number that sees the Paramore singer unleashing her signature howling vocals.

Williams posted a fuzzy photo of a bottle of Mirtazapine on Instagram before the song premiered, hinting at its thematic tone. “Here comes my genie in a screw cap bottle/ To grant me temporary solace,” she sings on the track. “I could never be without her/ I had to write a...

David Byrne has shared his new song “She Explains Things to Me,” the latest single from the former Talking Heads frontman’s upcoming album Who Is The Sky?

The sweeping track was inspired in part by Rebecca Solnit’s 2014 collection Men Explain Things to Me, with the titular essay providing a scathing look at male arrogance and how conversations between men and women go awry.

“Many times I have marveled at how a friend (usually a female friend) seems to clock what is going on in a film between characters way before I do,...

David Byrne has unveiled the second single from his upcoming studio album, Who Is the Sky? Titled “She Explains Things to Me,” the new track finds Byrne exploring themes of gender, communication, and self-awareness, drawing inspiration from Rebecca Solnit’s seminal essay collection Men Explain Things to Me.

Produced by Grammy Award-winner Kid Harpoon and arranged by the chamber-pop ensemble Ghost Train Orchestra, the track features lush orchestration beneath Byrne’s introspective vocal delivery. Lyrically, it captures a narrator quietly confronting his own complicity in the ways men often diminish or overlook women’s voices. It’s subtle, self-critical, and unmistakably Byrne, merging thought-provoking storytelling with warm, artful instrumentation.

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“She Explains Things to Me” follows lead single “Everybody Laughs,” and further showcases the layered emotional terrain of Who Is the Sky?, Byrne’s first album since 2018’s critically acclaimed American Utopia. Byrne’s latest material leans into personal reflection,...

Jay Som has returned with the announcement of Belong, her first new album in six years, and a headlining 2025 US tour. As a preview, she’s also shared a pair of songs from the record: “Float” featuring Jimmy Eat World’s Jim Adkins and “A Million Reasons Why.” Stream both tracks below.

Dropping on October 10th via Polyvinyl Record Co., Belong is the follow-up to Melina Duterte’s excellent 2019 album, Anak Ko. Duterte wrote, composed, performed, produced, engineered, and mixed the record, which marks her first project to feature guest vocalists. In addition to Adkins, Paramore’s Hayley Williams and Mini Trees’ Lexi Vega lent their voices to the new album.

Duterte also collaborated with key contributors Joao Gonzalez (of Soft Glas) and Mal Hauser (known for working with Mk.gee and Illuminati Hotties) on Belong. “When you try something for the first time, you’re always going to hold some type of fear,...

Jay Som is ready to bring us back into her world, or rejoin us in ours. On Oct. 10, the musician will share the full-length LP Belong as her first album in six years. During her absence, the singer-songwriter and producer worked behind the scenes as a collaborator with Lucy Dacus, Troye Sivan, Boygenius, and more, but largely kept her distance from her position as a leading character in indie rock. Now, Jay Som is back to reclaim her place with “A Million Reasons Why” and “Float,” her collaboration with Jimmy Eat World’s Jim Adkins.

It’s rare for a band’s second bite of the apple to taste better than the first, but ‘90s alt-rock outfit Failure continues to be one of the few exceptions.

The Los Angeles-based space rockers’ decade-in-the-making documentary, Every Time You Lose Your Mind: A Documentary About Failure, chronicles their early ’90s origin story, beginning with the fated duo of frontman Ken Andrews and multi-instrumentalist Greg Edwards meeting each other through The Recycler’s music classifieds.

Andrews, who took over directorial responsibilities for the doc in the middle of the pandemic, then focuses on the band’s many ups and downs throughout the production of their first three studio LPs, primarily their third record, Fantastic Planet (1996), which would go on to be widely regarded as a masterwork. Butch Vig, who produced Nirvana’s Nevermind, counts it among his top albums of all time.

During Fantastic Planet’s 1995 recording sessions, heroin...

Zac Farro has scattered himself across three musical entities. There’s HalfNoise, the psych-rock band he formed in 2010, and most obviously, there’s Paramore, the genre-spanning band he slipped away from that same year and returned to seven years later. The drummer found a balance between the two projects. For a while, there were no musical ideas left without a home. But Farro’s forthcoming studio album Operator won’t arrive as a product of Paramore or HalfNoise. It’s the first record he’ll release as just himself.

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David Byrne has announced the dates for his 2025 fall tour in celebration of his 11th studio album.

The album, Who Is the Sky?, is set to be released by Matador Records on September 5. Containing 12 tracks, it will feature collaborations between Byrne and Hayley Williams, St. Vincent and Tom Skinner.

Byrne previewed the album with a video of himself singing, “Everybody laughs and everybody cries / Everybody lives and Everybody dies / Everybody eats and everybody loves / Everybody knows what Everybody dies.”

In the statement announcing his new single and album Byrne said, “Someone I know said, ‘David, you use the word “everybody” a lot.’ I suppose I do that to give an anthropological view of life in New York as we know it.”

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Accompanied by 13 supporting musicians and dancers, Byrne is set to kick off his tour in Providence, Rhode Island, on September 14. After many stops across the country,...

Following an investigation published by the Roys Report accusing popular Christian rock singer Michael Tait of a decades-long pattern of grooming and sexual assault, Paramore singer Hayley Williams has called for a larger reckoning in the Contemporary Christian music (Ccm) industry.

Based on interviews with more than 50 sources, the initial report detailed accusations from three victims against the DC Talk co-founder and former Newsboys member. It was followed by a separate investigation in The Guardian, which prompted Williams’ fiery response.

Williams, who grew up in the Christian music world, shared her passionate feelings about the industry allegedly enabling Tait’s behavior in a statement posted to her Instagram Story. “no one but the tiktoker who broke this story has said a word about michael tait needing gay affirming support,” she wrote, preserving her original lowercase style.

“this is a man [whose] entire faith identity is built upon a faulty structure of self-hatred,...

For the first time since 2018, David Byrne has a new album on the way. Entitled Who Is the Sky?, the upcoming project drops September 5th via Matador Records and finds the former Talking Heads frontman collaborating with Ghost Train Orchestra and Grammy-winning producer Kid Harpoon (a.k.a. Tom Hull). Additionally, Byrne has announced an extensive world tour and shared the lead single, “Everybody Laughs.” See the dates and stream the new song below.

Byrne wrote the songs of Who Is the Sky? in the years following the end of his American Utopia era, which featured a celebrated stint on Broadway and culminated in a Spike Lee-directed HBO special. “I’ve found that when the time comes, it’s easier to start if there’s a little stockpile,” he said in a statement. “And before too long there was. Very rudimentary songs began to emerge, with just me on...

When it comes to covers, Billie Eilish tends to make an exception for tracks that are especially heart-shattering. During her Hit Me Hard and Soft show in Paris on Tuesday, the singer-songwriter delivered an exquisite cover of Paramore’s “The Only Exception.”

Eilish sang the band’s standout single from their 2009 album Brand New Eyes while sitting on a stool at the center of the stage, with the audience singing along to the chorus. In 2023, Eilish joined Paramore during their North American tour stop in Los Angeles for “All I Wanted.

David Byrne, Tony Award-winning creator of Broadway's American Utopia and Here Lies Love, has announced Who Is the Sky?, his first new album since 2018’s acclaimed and award-winning American Utopia album, which will be released September 5th by Matador Records. The album was produced by the Grammy-winning Kid Harpoon, while its 12 songs were arranged by the members of New York-based chamber ensemble Ghost Train Orchestra. Musical friends old and new, including St. Vincent, Paramore’s Hayley Williams, The Smile drummer Tom Skinner and American Utopia percussionist Mauro Refosco, also make appearances on Who Is the Sky?, which is led by the infectious single "Everybody Laughs," available below. <iframe allow="accelerometer; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture;" allowfullscreen="" scrolling="no" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/1gbFItwP8tng1ZeXoqh0eS?utm_source=generator?rel=0" style="top:...

Baltimore hardcore favorites Turnstile will hit the road this fall in support of their new album, Never Enough.

The lengthy trek kicks off Sept. 15 at the Pinnacle in Nashville and wraps Oct. 19 at the Orlando Amphitheater in Orlando. Speed and Jane Remover will open for Turnstile at all their headlining shows, while Blood Orange, Mannequin Pussy, and Amyl and the Sniffers will join on select dates.

Tickets for all shows will go on sale June 13 at 10 a.m. local time. Pre-sale tickets will be available starting tomorrow, June 11, at 10 a.

Fresh off performing “Burning Down the House” with Olivia Rodrigo at Governors Ball, David Byrne has announced a new album. Who Is the Sky? arrives Sept. 5 via Matador Records.

To accompany the announcement, Byrne released the lead single “Everybody Laughs,” a kaleidoscopic and joyous capturing of society, particularly New Yorkers: “Everybody’s going through the garbage/Looking for inspiration/Someone find it staring at the ceiling/Of the subway station.”

“Someone I know said, ‘David, you use the word “everybody” a lot,'” Byrne said in a statement. “I suppose...

David Byrne just announced his first solo album in seven years, with the Talking Heads frontman set to release Who is the Sky? through Matador Records on Sept. 5.

Produced by Kid Harpoon, who produced Harry Styles’s “As It Was” and Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers,” the album will feature guest appearances from St. Vincent, Paramore’s Hayley Williams and The Smile drummer Tom Skinner. The album was also arranged by New York’s Ghost Train Orchestra.

Byrne shared the album’s lead single “Everybody Laughs,” along with an accompanying music video, on Tuesday.

“Someone I know said, ‘David, you use the word ‘everybody’ a lot.’ I suppose I do that to give an anthropological view of life in New York as we know it,” Byrne said in a statement of the new song. “Everybody lives, dies, laughs, cries, sleeps and stares at the ceiling. Everybody’s wearing everybody else’s shoes,...

Ahead of the release of their new album Never Enough (pre-order here), Turnstile appeared on Tuesday night’s episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where they performed “I Care / Dull.” Catch the replay below.

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Never Enough is the fourth studio album by Turnstile, and will arrive in full on Friday, June 6th via Roadrunner. The melodic hardcore rockers preceded its release with a string of excellent singles, including the title track “Never Enough,” the Hayley Williams-featuring “Seein’ Stars,” “Birds,” and “Look Out For Me,” all of which were highlighted in our weekly round-ups of the best new music.

The new album will also arrive alongside a companion film, Turnstile: Never Enough, which will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival this Friday when the album drops.

Up next, Turnstile is booked for a number of live dates, including a show in Brooklyn on Thursday...