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Charli XCX Talks New Album

Charli XCX
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Charli XCX talks with Vogue in a new interview:

I take a seat and she walks to the speakers to plug in her phone, wearing skinny vintage black waxed trousers and Louboutin heels. “We knew we wanted to go to Paris to do it,” she says, compulsively playing with her shades. “We knew it would be this very hectic, rich time and we like creating in that kind of atmosphere.” She crouches down, presses play and turns away. Heavily processed guitars strafe the room, then fracture along with Charli’s voice: “I think the dance floor is dead,” she drawls, “so now we’re making rock music.” Clearly we have come to bury Brat.

MUNA Talk With Interview Magazine

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MUNA talked to Interview Magazine about their upcoming album:

RUSSELL: How do you address the tension between wanting to make really horny music as we’re becoming really puritanical as a culture? 

MASKIN: That is the thesis of the record.

MCPHERSON: I don’t think we can begin to address it because we’re in it. The only thing that we can try to do is present that cognitive dissonance in the piece. It’ll only become clear to us really what it really means years from now. But the record is about feeling this incredible amount of untapped frustration, horniness, or romantic longing, but under the dark cloud of the moment that we’re living in. 

Spotify AI Hijacking Expands to Jazz

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Digital Music News:

Numerous jazz musicians, including American pianist Jason Moran, and Danish musicians Carsten Dahl, Thomas Blachman, and Chris Minh Doky, face a deluge of AI-generated tracks—often entirely unrelated to their own work—uploaded to their official streaming profiles without consent.

“There’s not even a piano player on this whole damn record,” Moran, the former artistic director for jazz at the Kennedy Center, remarked on an EP titled For You. The fake album appeared on his Spotify profile and was brought to his attention by another musician friend. “It wasn’t even remotely close to anything I would make.”

Katy Perry Under Investigation in Australia

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A police investigation is underway in Australia after Katy Perry was accused of sexual assault by Ruby Rose.

The Victoria Police said in a statement to Variety: “Melbourne sexual offenses and child abuse investigation team (SOCIT) detectives are investigating [an alleged] historical sexual assault that occurred in Melbourne in 2010. Police have been told the incident occurred at a licensed premises in Melbourne’s CBD. As the investigation remains ongoing, it would be inappropriate to comment further at this stage.”

Ticketmaster Teams Up With ChatGPT

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Ticketmaster now has an app within ChatGPT:

The integration sits inside ChatGPT‘s Apps Directory, where users can connect the Ticketmaster app and activating it by starting prompts with @Ticketmaster. From there, fans can ask about local concerts, upcoming games or events, and receive interactive listings based on their questions. When they’re ready to buy, they’re redirected to Ticketmaster’s marketplace to complete the transaction.

Spotify Adds Video Controls

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Spotify now lets you turn off video content in the app.

We’ll also be introducing new settings so all Premium and Basic users—whether on Individual, Duo, Family, or Student plans—and all users on our free service can control how video appears in their app. The settings update will begin rolling out to all users globally this month. This ensures that all listeners, from individuals to families, can shape an experience that feels right for them.

The Maine Break Down Their Catalog

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The Maine talked with Alt. Press to break down all their albums:

We went into it as if it were our second album, and if you listen to this record and American Candy, they are somewhat similar or complementary at least. Giving Colby even more leadership really guided a song like “Black Butterflies And Deja Vu” to what it was, which happened a few times on this record. 

New Nate Barcalow Interview

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Nate Barcalow of Finch talked with Terrier Cvlt:

I think that a lot of genres of music have exhausted themselves and don’t have much left to give, but something that is becoming exciting for me is the visual art accompanying music these days. A lot of artists are doing really cool things with music videos, and heavier music in particular has had some really great visuals, making for a more rounded and cinematic experience.

Green Day Comedy Changes Name to ‘Nimrods’

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The upcoming Green Day-inspired film has had its name changed to Nimrods.

Nimrods is a coming-of-age film centering on three high school friends who set out on a wild road trip under the mistaken assumption that their fledgling band has been booked to open for Green Day on New Year’s Eve. The story is based on Green Day’s real-life adventures while living in a van before the success of Dookie, their 1994 Grammy-winning major label debut album that has since been certified as double-diamond.

Jimmy Eat World Talk Best and Worst Gigs

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Jimmy Eat World talked with Ticketmaster:

Yeah. It’s easy to take your eye off the ball sometimes. And it’s not that you mean to, it’s not that you want to, but sometimes shit goes on where you don’t have the capacity to invest and be intentional. That’s very much how we feel about making a new album – just because it’s been six years since we released an album, we can’t just do it to do it. It has to be done the right way, with an intention and an effort that’s necessary. And if it takes a little bit longer then that’s okay, we’re willing to live with that.

Chad Gilbert Talks Cancer Battle

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Chad Gilbert of New Found Glory talked with Rolling Stone about his lates cancer battle:

Even after the hellish month he just experienced, Gilbert is still unwaveringly positive. “It felt good to know that there’s still a battle to be going on and that I can recover from this and grow stronger from this,” he says. “My hope is to really get my energy and strength back. I don’t want to lay in bed all day. I want to be able to get up and do my thing,” he adds.

New Found Glory will kick off their tour with Yellowcard in May, and is set to play in Nashville on June 8. “I won’t be able to tour normally ever again,” Gilbert admits. “But I will be able to play shows that are closeby.” As Cimorelli confirms. one of his goals is to be strong enough to play at that show, even if he has to sit for it. 

Ex-Turnstile Guitarist Charged With Attempted Murder

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Ex-Turnstle guitarist Brady Ebert has been charged with attempted murder:

A former guitarist of the Baltimore hardcore band Turnstile is accused of intentionally hitting the lead singer’s father with a car and leaving him with severe trauma to both of his legs.

Brady Ebert, 33, of Silver Spring, was taken into custody on Wednesday on charges of attempted second-degree murder and first-degree assault, and a district court commissioner ordered him to be held without bond.

Warner Music Group Purchases Revelator

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Warner Music Group has purchased Revelator.

WMG said that the deal marks the latest move in its distribution and label services expansion.

Formed in 2012, indie music platform Revelator specializes in digital music distribution, rights management, royalty accounting, and real-time analytics.