The night her hit “Sweet But Psycho” came out, Ava Max almost quit music. It was 2018 and she’d been at home in her Los Angeles apartment. Her mind started to race: She needed a breakthrough song, and this could be the one – if only it would take off. …
Read More »'We're Going to Write Something Real': How Tate McRae Learned She Couldn't Fly
Tate McRae went through a “full identity crisis” as she entered adulthood and slowly learned that life isn’t always as pretty in pink as she once saw it as a kid. And with her new album, I Used to Think I Could Fly, out Friday, she squeezed all of the …
Read More »Elton John Announces 50th-Anniversary Reissue of 'Madman Across the Water'
Elton John will celebrate the 50th anniversary of his 1971 album Madman Across the Water with a deluxe reissue that pairs the LP with demos and BBC recordings from the era. The reissue, due out June 10, features 18 unreleased tracks, mostly in the form of John’s piano demos of …
Read More »Mandy Moore Announces 'Future-Tripping' New Album 'In Real Life'
Mandy Moore has announced a new studio album, In Real Life, which arrives May 13 via Verve Forecast, and it’s available for preorder. Her upcoming LP is the follow-up to 2020’s Silver Landings, which was her first new album in more than a decade. The title track serves as the …
Read More »Kanye West Announces That 'Donda 2' Is Arriving on 2.22.22 — We'll See
Kanye West has announced a once-a-century, numerology-pleasing release date for his Donda 2: Feb. 2, or 2.22.22. The rapper revealed the tentative release date — this is Ye, when has he ever delivered an album as scheduled? — for the sequel to his 2021 LP on Instagram on Thursday alongside …
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