New York Post — "Future Nostalgia" — Dua Lipa's Grammy-winning 2020 album — is the twirling template for her third LP "Radical Optimism," out Friday. more info

Metal Injection — Featuring Slipknot, Testament, Morbid Angel, Animals As Leaders, Undeath, and more! more info

Metal Injection — Also stories about Slipknot. A lot of them. more info

Metal Injection — Plus Rivers Of Nihil, Bodysnatcher, Dark Tranquillity, and more! more info

Stereogum — The two twin Dessner brothers are always up to something. These days, Aaron continues to work with the biggest pop star in decades, while Bryce continues to operate in the classical and film-score zones, at least when they’re not too bush with their band. Bryce’s soundtracking work recently led him to collaborate with Bruce Springsteen, and now he’s signed with Sony Music Masterworks and announced a new classical album. more info

New York Post — The "Queen of Pop" rehearses at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on May 2, 2024. more info

Metal Injection — You're never gonna hear it. more info

Stereogum — For about a decade, Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires were an alt-country power couple and one of music’s feel-good stories. Isbell credited Shires with helping him break free of addiction, she played fiddle in his band, he took a supporting role in some of her music as well, and together they provided some of the most pleasant livestream experiences of the COVID lockdown era. Isbell also wrote “Cover Me Up” — an instant classic from 2013’s Southeastern , later brought to greater prominence by Morgan Wallen — for Shires. So it was depressing to learn a few months ago that Isbell had filed for divorce from Shires. more info