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Damon Albarn called into Apple Music’s ALT CTRL for a chat about his latest song for Gorillaz, “Momentary Bliss.” The track features instrumentation from the punk band Slaves and a verse from  leftfield U.K. rapper Slowthai, and was released as part of Gorillaz’s Song Machine video series. The series features …

Alicia Keys appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show to perform her new single “Underdog” — and also took the opportunity to talk about her reaction to Kobe Bryant’s death. “Underdog” comes off Keys’ upcoming eighth album Alicia, which will be released March 20th; the singer told Ellen DeGeneres why she …

While hosting the 62nd annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Alicia Keys brought out Boyz II Men for a moving tribute to Kobe Bryant, who died Sunday in a helicopter crash. “[It’s] music’s biggest night celebrating the artists that do it best, but to be honest with you, we’re all feeling …

James Taylor will take on the Great American Songbook on the singer’s upcoming album American Standard, due out February 28th. The LP is Taylor’s first since 2015’s Before This World and 19th overall. “I’ve always had songs I grew up with that I remember really well, that were part of …

John Legend, Meek Mill, and DJ Khaled will lead a tribute to the late rapper Nipsey Hussle at the 62nd Grammy Awards. The performance will also feature gospel star Kirk Franklin and two of Nipsey’s Southern California hip-hop successors: Roddy Ricch and YG. Along with the tribute, Nipsey Hussle is …

Matt Healy of the 1975 appeared on Matt Wilkinson’s Beats 1 radio show on Friday, and while the full interview won’t air until next week (January 24th), Apple has shared snippets from their chat, where Healy confirmed that the band won’t be playing Glastonbury this year. “No, we’re not going …

Soccer Mommy, a.k.a. Nashville indie rocker Sophie Allison, has announced her new album Color Theory, out February 28th on Loma Vista. She’s also shared a new single, “Circle the Drain,” following previously released tracks “Lucy” and “Yellow Is the Color of Her Eyes.” “I wanna be calm like the soft …

Halsey has dropped a new single, “You Should Be Sad,” along with an accompanying music video directed by Colin Tilley. In the clip, the singer heads to an underground country western nightclub, where a lot of beautiful people are line-dancing. The musician, wearing only a bikini and a cowboy hat, …

Nick Cave has pledged $500,000 to bushfire relief efforts in Australia. “Our thoughts and prayers are with all of those affected by the fires destroying our beloved Australia,” the Aussie singer and Bad Seeds bandmate Warren Ellis wrote on Instagram. “We are pledging $500,000 to some of the many organizations …

UPDATE (1/9): New York police say Miya Ponsetto faces charges ofthird-degree attempted robbery, grand larceny, acting in a manner injurious to a child, and two counts of attempted assault. UPDATE (1/8):The woman who allegedly accosted jazz musician Keyon Harrold and his teenage son after falsely accusing the 14-year-old of stealing …