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Watch the exclusive premiere of the trailer video for Taylor Mac's 24-Decade History of Popular Music. This concert film documents the New York theater legend's joyous, challenging, and ostentatiously queer 24-hour musical performance as this ringmaster guides an audience through a transformative cycle of birth, death, and national rebirth.

The video was produced and directed by Coi’s multi-media production company Trendsetter Studios with Coi credited as Creative Director. The video sees Coi letting loose and celebrating her success with friends, complete with a cake and impressive dance moves in front of the framed records that got her here.

The release sits somewhere between an EP and a mini-album and marks the start of a new chapter in Drab Majesty's legacy. These sessions were then refined or recreated, and later elevated further with key collaborations by Rachel Goswell (Slowdive), Justin Meldal-Johnson (Beck, M83, Air), and Ben Greenberg (Uniform, Circular Ruin Studio). 

Moving as one, the trio sculpt a driving, motorik rhythm from weightless textures, cloud formations coalescing into rolling thunderheads. MacKay and McCombs' spiralling guitar figures duck and weave around Rumback's propulsive rhythms, with a distinctive sense of forward motion that pushes towards transcendence.

Filth is Eternal’s front person Lis Di Angelo and guitarist Brian McClelland have spent over a decade in Seattle’s music scene cultivating a potent sense of community. In the 2010s, they were a part of a DIY collective in Seattle, a space for people to air their feelings of personal and political frustrations.

Following the successful Northeast/Midwest run in May that included sold-out performances, City and Colour will hit the West Coast and Southern states in late August and September. The tour will kick off on August 29th in Denver, CO, with stops that include Seattle, Portland, Oakland, Los Angeles, Austin, Memphis, Charleston, SC and Atlanta.

ThxSoMch has announced he will make his eagerly anticipated live debut this September on his eight city Sleez Tour. The tour will kick off on September 3 in Vienna, Austria, visit major markets across Europe and the US, and wrap on September 21 in Chicago, IL. re6ce will provide support on the tour’s European leg.

The Front Bottoms have announced two additional legs of their of their widely anticipated “You Are Who You Hang Out With” Tour, which will keep them on the road through the fall. Leg 2 (9/15 – 10/1) will feature support from Vundabar and see the band performing two-night stands at Boston’s Roadrunner and Philadelphia’s Franklin Music Hall.

Karol G has partnered with Interscope Records, for her future recordings, reaffirming her long-term relationship with Universal Music Group. Karol G is currently one of the most successful Latin female artists in the world, generating nearly 80 Billion global music streams so far in her career.

Paying homage to ‘60s girl group legends such as The Ronettes, The Shirelles, Darlene Love, and The Crystals, death of a fairytale is a continuation of her EP Dear Dear: Volume 1 and collaborative work with Barry Goldberg (Bob Dylan, Rod Stewart, Ray Charles, Gladys Knight). Plus, check out upcoming tour dates!

'King of Wands' follows Housewife’s recent hit, 'Fuck Around Phase,' which introduced their more mature and intentional indie-rock driven sound. Co-written with Gabe Simon (Lana Del Rey, Noah Kahan) and JT Foley (GAYLE, Maddy Hicks), Housewife’s new single incisively blends pop-flavored melodies with arena-ready rock instrumentation.

he South Philadelphia-based rock ‘n’ roll artist Low Cut Connie released “SLEAZE ME ON,” the second song to be released from his forthcoming album ART DEALERS via Contender Records. “SLEAZE ME ON” finds Adam Weiner writing with a gender-fluid voice as he belts the refrain “Treat me like a modern girl!” 

The album’s country roots run deep, with Chris Scruggs producing and contributing guitar, guests including Marty Stuart and Rodney Crowell, and a lineup of top-flight musicians. With thoughtful, incisive lyrics and vibrant melodies at the forefront, Leigh has successfully created a modern gem, while honoring country music’s enduring golden era.

Brasstracks has appeared on Saturday Night Live, performing alongside Miley Cyrus, Harry Styles and Mark Ronson. Other collaborations include Anderson .Paak, Khalid, Mac Miller, and BTS. Brasstracks is the Grammy award winning project of New York based musician and producer Ivan Jackson.

The band have already shared four singles with “Who Do You Wanna Be?” about their takes on capitalism and faux-activism, the dance-rock “Orbit,” the cheeky “Hot (Don’t Date A Musician)” and their rock-heavy lead single “Leech.” The band has unveiled the final single ahead of their album release, the disco-leaning title track.

Featuring some of the band's most accessible songwriting to date, “Rosemary’s Gone” pivots to unexpectedly lush, lovelorn vocal harmonies before snapping into guitar-centric chaos propelled by muscular, precise drumming. Lead vocalist Max Freeland calls it a “melancholy love song with a little paranoia thrown in.”

Rachel Bobbitt released The Ceiling Could Collapse EP last year, earning her touring slots supporting the likes of Indigo de Souza, Men I Trust, Sunflower Bean and more. Produced and mixed by Jorge Elbrecht (Sky Ferreira, Japanese Breakfast) at 80A Studios in Toronto, The Half We Still Have is a series of sharp character studies.

Tony-winner James Lapine's documentary, In the Company of Rose, will be released in theaters and on demand. After Lapine befriended poet Rose Styron, the widow of the great American novelist William Styron (Sophie’s Choice, The Confessions of Nat Turner), he began to record their conversations together. Watch the video trailer now!

COP International has signed Nashville rock act Beasto Blanco to its growing artist roster, and will exclusively release two new singles from the band in 2023 followed by a full-length album in 2024, supported by upcoming tour dates.

311 have announced their upcoming fall tour with special guests AWOLNATION and Blame My Youth. The tour kicks off in Clive, IA on September 19 and will be making stops in St. Louis, Kansas City, Grand Junction, Salt Lake City, and more before wrapping up in Highland, CA on October 8.