Dirty Blonde review: When Bebe Rexha walked away from Warner Records in January 2026, it felt like the end of something. Instead, it turned out to be the beginning. With Dirty Blonde, released June 12 through Empire Distribution, she’s delivered what might be the most honest project of her career. This is Bebe finally doing […]
Dinner Party review: You walk into a room and it smells like expensive candles and guitar strings. That’s what listening to Niall Horan’s fourth album feels like. Dinner Party arrives on June 5th as a project that feels deliberately crafted for people who’ve grown tired of pop music feeling like a spreadsheet, all metrics and
Spice Girls For Glastonbury Festival: Melanie C isn’t giving up on the Spice Girls playing Glastonbury. The Sporty Spice legend has been pretty vocal about how much she wants to see the five of them take over the Pyramid Stage, and honestly, it feels like the longer she talks about it, the more real it
For nearly two decades, Cara Delevingne has been one of the most photographed faces in the world. A supermodel who graced every major runway, a Hollywood actress who threw herself into major film productions, a West End performer who took on one of musical theatre’s most iconic roles. But if you asked most people on
Your Favorite Toy Review: The last time I felt Foo Fighters this wound up was probably somewhere around 2011. There is a feverish energy running through Your Favorite Toy and it is refreshing to hear a proper rock and roll record in 2026. The album clocks in at just over half an hour. Ten tracks.
Florescence Review: Three singles in, and it’s become impossible to ignore: Maisie Peters has crafted something unexpectedly mature here. Florescence, arriving May 15, feels like the work of someone who’s decided to trade in the sharp, protective wit that defined her early career for something far more vulnerable. At 25, she’s embraced an acoustic warmth
Young the Giant return with “Already There,” a track that feels like coming home after a pretty long time away. The band pulls back from the ambitious concept work they’ve done in recent years and they settle into something more direct, more honest, and honestly more beautiful for it. This is what happens when a
How Joy Division Rewired Robert Smith’s Blueprint: Joy Division lasted barely three years, released only two studio albums, and played roughly 120 gigs. Yet their influence on The Cure and the broader post-punk landscape remains one of the most profound artistic transmissions in rock history. Robert Smith once said of hearing Joy Division’s Closer for
Long Long Road Review: At 85, Ringo Starr has gone country in a way that feels completely natural. His latest album, Long Long Road, out April 24, 2026, picks up right where his previous country venture left off. It’s his second project working with producer T Bone Burnett, and honestly, this one feels like the
Your Favorite Toy Review: The Foo Fighters have never been a band that takes the safe route. After everything they’ve endured in the past few years, that principle has become almost defiant. Your Favorite Toy arrives on April 24th as their twelfth record and possibly their most uncompromising work yet, a lean, loud, deliberately messy
Kanye West Banned From UK: The UK music scene has seen plenty of drama over the years, but the exclusion of Kanye West from performing at major festivals has been something else entirely. When organizers pulled him from Wireless Festival, it wasn’t just another headline. It represented a significant shift in how the industry handles
Who Is Dominic Fike? Dominic Fike is having the kind of moment that music careers are made of. Except it’s not exactly a new moment. In March 2026, the 30-year-old Filipino-American singer watched as “Babydoll,” a song he made eight years ago in a cramped Florida room while on house arrest, suddenly became the most
Cruel World review: I’ve been thinking a lot about what happened to Holly Humberstone between her debut and now. Back with Paint My Bedroom Black, she was burning with restless energy, writing in hotel rooms and tour buses, trying to prove something to everyone. You could feel the exhaustion in the grooves. Now, with Cruel
Days We Left Behind Review: Paul just dropped “Days We Left Behind” from his new album “The Boys of Dungeon Lane” out 29th May and honestly, I couldn’t wait to sit down and really listen to what he’s put together this time around. There’s something about a new project that makes you pay attention differently,
Red Hot Chili Peppers Origin Story: RHCP exist because of a Datsun B210. In 1978, two teenagers Anthony Kiedis and Michael “Flea” Balzary were stranded after hitchhiking to a distant Los Angeles waterpark when they spotted a classmate from geometry class driving past. That classmate was Hillel Slovak, an Israeli immigrant who played guitar with
Sam Fender’s Story: Sam Fender is the defining British rock artist of his generation, a working-class songwriter from a crumbling council estate who turned grief, poverty, and Geordie grit into three consecutive UK number-one albums and five BRIT Awards. His rise from busking in North Shields pubs to filling an 82,500-capacity stadium in six years
THIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPE review: RAYE’s “THIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPE.” lands firmly as a statement. Seventeen tracks. Seventy one minutes. Four seasons mapped out across a double vinyl record. A journey that starts with a woman stumbling home from a bar in the autumn rain and ends somewhere warm and golden and hard
Muse’s “Be With You,” released March 19, 2026, is the lead single from their tenth studio album “The WOW! Signal” and it is one to miss. Here I review the track in full and give you a peek into their new album dropping on 26th June 2026. Song Analysis (Be With You Review) “Be With
The Way I Am review: Luke Combs’ sixth studio album The Way I Am out March 20, 2026 is his most ambitious release to date: 22 tracks produced by Combs alongside longtime collaborators Chip Matthews and Jonathan Singleton, released via Sony Music Nashville and Seven Ridges Records. With three radio singles already charting, a fan-engagement
American Girls review: Harry Styles has released “American Girls,” the lead single from his fourth studio album Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally., and it arrives as both a bold statement of intent and a quietly personal confession wrapped inside three minutes of gleaming disco-pop. Out now via Columbia Records, the track marks his first
