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Zayn and Louis take the wheel—and the grief—in post-1D Netflix road doc
Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik, once fourths of One Direction, reconvene for a 2026 Netflix docuseries that doubles as a cross-country road trip and bittersweet reckoning. Under Nicola Marsh’s directing, the two trace the trajectory of their careers and confront the shock of Liam Payne’s 2024 death in Argentina—a fall from a hotel balcony stained with alcohol and assorted chemicals.
Produced by Campfire Studios, the series will not feature Harry Styles or Niall Horan, though both shared public tributes as the band mourned their "brother" in a joint Instagram post.
Source: Billboard – Published on October 2, 2025
Caroline Polachek tunes in from the cold future on new track “Azimuth” with Harle
Caroline Polachek resurfaces alongside Danny L Harle on “Azimuth,” their latest collaboration following Harle’s work with PinkPantheress on “Starlight.” The track reaffirms their extended creative rapport, steeped in experimental pop sensibilities and synthetic flourishes.
Delivered with mechanical precision and deliberate detachment, “Azimuth” plays like a glacial transmission from a data-saturated future, indifferent to human sentiment yet sculpted with unmistakable intent.
Source: Pitchfork – Published on October 2, 2025
Living Colour records new tracks—nostalgia stays parked in '87 where it belongs
Interpolating reality more than nostalgia, Vernon Reid confirms that Living Colour isn’t resting on its late '80s laurels. On SiriusXM's “Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk,” he reveals the band has already recorded “quite a few tracks” for what will eventually succeed 2017’s “Shade.”
With Reid offering no release date, the process seems less blitz and more controlled burn. Yet the framework is in motion, hinting at new material slowly inching out of studio shadows.
Source: BLABBERMOUTH.NET RSS Feed – Published on October 2, 2025
Mariah Carey dodges Eminem drama, calls 8 Mile rejection “just a rap lyric”
Mariah Carey faces speculation around her longstanding tension with Eminem during a “Plead the Fifth” appearance with Andy Cohen. When asked if things soured after she declined to play Eminem’s mother in 8 Mile, she admits, “There is truth to that,” but swiftly sidesteps clarity, brushing it off as just “a rap lyric.”
Producer Damion Young revives rumors of a proposed casting and a brief romance, which Carey dismisses as limited interactions. In 2009, she seemingly parodies Eminem in her “Obsessed” video.
Source: Billboard – Published on October 2, 2025
Neal Schon Sends Olive Branch, Steve Perry Leaves It on Read Since the '90s
Interpolating a decades-long silence with the finesse of a ghosted group chat, Journey guitarist Neal Schon claims he's had no recent conversations with former frontman Steve Perry. The channel, he says, remains stone-cold: “zip.”
Though Schon extended a proverbial olive branch—reaching out, presumably with open arms—he admits Perry never replied. It’s less a reunion-in-the-making than an unsent RSVP to a party half-remembered.
Source: BLABBERMOUTH.NET RSS Feed – Published on October 2, 2025
Imogen Heap remortgaged her flat, TikTok finally sends a royalty check
Diagnosed with ADHD and autism, Imogen Heap fields questions on solo marketing her album Speak For Yourself long before TikTok reshaped music promotion. She recalls scraping media attention, except a brush with NME and the serendipitous placement of Hide and Seek on The OC, which quietly nudged her into public view.
Unable to borrow money, she remortgaged her modest Waterloo flat to fund the record after exiting a fruitless label deal. Two decades on, TikTok's resurrection of Frou Frou lands her a royalty check—for the first time in 25 years.
Source: Music | The Guardian – Published on October 2, 2025
Lamb of God cuts the niceties with "Sepsis," a surgical strike post-silence
Lamb of God re-emerges from Richmond's metallic underbelly with "Sepsis," a new track teeming with menace and urgency. This release breaks a three-year silence, following 2022’s “Omens” with a scathing three-and-a-half-minute gut punch.
Produced by Josh Wilbur, the single doesn’t grin for the camera—its intent is more surgical than celebratory. Issued through Epic, the track signals movement without pomp, a calculated return rather than a triumphant explosion.
Source: BLABBERMOUTH.NET RSS Feed – Published on October 2, 2025
Finn Wolfhard Trades Upside Down for Downward Spiral in Replacements Biopic
Eric and Finn Wolfhard, the latter known from Stranger Things, team up with producer Rich Peete to adapt Bob Mehr’s biography Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements into a feature film. Tapping into the punk-soaked chaos of the Minneapolis band without donning rose-tinted nostalgia, the project aims for the screen without fluff or fanfare.
No casting news or release dates emerge, leaving the venture suspended somewhere between sanctioned homage and indie experimentation. Mehr’s text, a chronicle of the group’s volatile rise and self-sabotaging detours, provides the blueprint.
Source: Pitchfork – Published on October 1, 2025
Metallica Producer Still Can’t Explain Where the Bass Went on ‘...Justice For All’
Interpolating years of speculation with no clear resolution, METALLICA's former producer Flemming Rasmussen revisits the controversy haunting the mix of "...And Justice For All." In a new chat with Chile’s Futuro, Rasmussen deadpans that he's asked “a thousand times” about the lack of bass—and still remains as baffled as everyone else.
The iconic record, both praised and scrutinized, continues to weaponize its minimal low-end as a source of myth and meme, while the producer watches from the sidelines, seemingly as puzzled as fans.
Source: BLABBERMOUTH.NET RSS Feed – Published on October 1, 2025
FKA Twigs racks up 9 UK Music Video Award nods—jury clearly has a type.
FKA Twigs tops the list of nominees at this year’s UK Music Video Awards, collecting nine nominations across various categories. The accolades form part of the event’s annual round-up of international entries, spotlighting music video work produced in the UK and abroad.
The singer’s visual output, frequently characterized by stylized aesthetics and performance-driven narratives, seems to align well with the juries' preferences. The finalist lineup spans across genres and forms, reflecting the awards' stated focus on music video creativity.
Source: Music Industry News – Published on October 1, 2025
Junior H trades corridos for strings and streams, lands No. 1 with “Culpable”
Junior H sidesteps his corridos tumbados roots and redirects his gaze toward Latin pop with “Culpable,” debuting at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Latin Pop Songs chart. Released Sept. 18 under Rancho Humilde/Warner Music Latina, the track arrives powered by 2.6 million U.S. on-demand streams during the Sept. 19–25 tracking week.
Backed by the Macedonian Symphony: Fame’s Orchestra, it features a production trio—Andrés Farías, Cristian Osorio, and Gustavo Farías—navigating layered instrumentation. “Culpable” also enters at No. 16 on the broader Hot Latin Songs list, joining “Mientras Duermes” at No. 11 and “La Cherry” at No. 24.
Source: Billboard – Published on October 1, 2025
j-hope wraps solo tour in IMAX glory—Jin, Jung Kook drop by to say hi
j-hope's solo concert film, HOPE ON THE STAGE, reaches IMAX and global theaters Nov. 12 and 15. The film captures his June encore at Goyang Stadium—the finale of his debut world solo tour—set to a discography that threads Hope World, Jack In The Box and HOPE ON THE STREET VOL.1.
Cameo appearances by Jin, Jung Kook, and Crush punctuate renditions of BTS staples like “Dis-ease” and “MIC Drop.” IMAX previews begin Nov. 3, with ticket info dropping Oct. 15.
Source: Billboard – Published on September 30, 2025
Paramore joins boycott, vanishes from Israeli streams—then reappears uninvited
Paramore’s music briefly vanished from Israeli streaming platforms after joining the ‘No Music For Genocide’ boycott, only to reappear days later, stirring backlash from fans.
Hayley Williams breaks the silence via Instagram, citing complications with Atlantic Records and confusion surrounding the takedown process, affirming her commitment to the boycott while appreciating fans who questioned the band’s silence.
Source: News | NME – Published on September 30, 2025
Def Leppard finds a permanent address—on Hollywood’s sidewalk, star and all
DEF LEPPARD receives star number 2,825 on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday, October 9, at 11:30 a.m. PT. The ceremony takes place at 1750 N. Vine Street.
They are awarded in the “Recording” category, a nod less to spectacle than to decades of chart endurance. Jon Bon Jovi and UMe CEO Bruce Resnikoff are set to participate, adding a layer of industry endorsement without resorting to hyperbole.
Source: BLABBERMOUTH.NET RSS Feed – Published on September 30, 2025
Heart credits The Beatles for ignition—four suits, one seismic life detour
Strapped into their instruments like rockets waiting for ignition, Heart never hesitates to credit The Beatles as the spark that redirected their trajectory. Nancy Wilson reveals that watching the British icons shift the atmosphere of pop music lit a very specific fuse—one that launched her straight from a musical household into a full-throttle career.
She doesn’t recall a moment of calculation, only an instinct to follow sound waves already set in motion. While Heart becomes part of rock’s foundation, Wilson asserts it all began with four men in suits who shifted not just tones, but expectations.
Source: Music Industry News – Published on September 30, 2025
Bad Bunny times chart buzz just right for 2026 Super Bowl Halftime spotlight
Interpolating media frenzy with commercial spectacle, Bad Bunny steps into the center ring of Americana’s most-watched stage—the 2026 Super Bowl Halftime Show.
Fresh from releasing Debí Tirar Más Fotos and staging a record-breaking residency in Puerto Rico, the artist rides a wave not of hype but sheer timing, converging chart momentum with a moment of mainstream saturation.
Source: Music – Rolling Stone – Published on September 29, 2025
Kid Cudi drops ambient goodbye track, slips into shadows for film and fashion
Kid Cudi halts his musical output with “Once,” an ambient self-produced track shared on SoundCloud as a parting gesture. He frames it as a heartfelt note to fans before retreating into “the shadows” to pursue other creative paths.
He confirms via X that his next album won't materialize for some time, preferring now to focus on directing, acting, and fashion. Recently, he starred in and directed the short film “Mr. Miracle” and co-wrote another slated to shoot soon.
Source: Billboard – Published on September 29, 2025
Axl Rose trades mic for ink in new comic “Appetite For Destruction” series
Axl Rose, voice of GUNS N' ROSES and perennial figure of rock’s dramatic theater, aligns with Sumerian Comics to introduce “Axl Rose: Appetite For Destruction”—a graphic novel series steeped in chaos and leather. Its first volume strides onto the scene with pre-orders already humming at sumeriancomics.com.
Nathan Yocum, who splits duties as both co-creator and Sumerian Comics co-founder, calls the project a narrative extension of Rose’s onstage persona, now inked across the panels of sequential art.
Source: BLABBERMOUTH.NET RSS Feed – Published on September 29, 2025
Adekunle Gold puts Fuji in a gold frame—album drops Oct 3 with Davido, Miguel
Adekunle Gold’s sixth studio album, Fuji, lands October 3, 2025, staged as a tribute to one of Nigeria’s oldest musical genres. Positioned not as nostalgia bait but as a “cultural mandate,” it pulls Fuji from the backstreets into glossy, international territory.
Leaning on Yoruba percussion and local iconography—yes, that's a plastic party chair masquerading as royalty—the project features 15 tracks with guests like Davido, Miguel, and Pasuma. The sound promises a deft splice of traditional rhythms and modern pop flourishes.
Source: NotjustOk – Published on September 29, 2025
Gallagher’s “See You Next Year” Tease Sparks New Round of Oasis Tour Whispers
Liam Gallagher ignites fresh speculation around a 2026 Oasis tour after casually dropping “See you next year” during the finale at Wembley. Delivered before 'Champagne Supernova', the remark sets social media aflame faster than a Ticketmaster queue on release day.
With no dates confirmed beyond November in Brazil, fans cling to the coincidence of upcoming 30th anniversaries for Knebworth and Maine Road. The brothers' ongoing verbal chess with their manager further clouds what's actually next—new music, another tour or just more online posturing.
Source: News | NME – Published on September 28, 2025
Lana Del Rey Orders Ice Cream, Ends Up Covering Herself With Local Band
In a tableau worthy of a B-side ballad, Lana Del Rey stumbles upon a local Santa Barbara band mid-cover of her track “West Coast” while acquiring an ice cream cone. Rather than retreat incognito, she strides up and casually offers to join the stage.
The band, The Fastest Kids In School, consents as if fielding a request from the universe itself. Footage later surfaces showing a visibly nonchalant Del Rey lending vocals to the very lyrics they’d only moments ago been interpreting without her.
Source: News | NME – Published on September 28, 2025
Sarkodie raps through the rain as MTN MoMo cashes in on culture in Kumasi
Rain pours, but the crowd doesn’t flinch. Sarkodie’s Rapperholic Homecoming 2025 unfolds in Kumasi as a soaked spectacle of beats, heritage, and shifting industry dynamics.
More than fanfare, the event tiptoes between public celebration and business acumen, folding culture into commerce. MTN’s MoMo is not just a sponsor—it’s a strategic pivot, reframing the concert as a stage for both artistry and entrepreneurial flair.
Source: Music Industry News – Published on September 28, 2025
McCartney Digs Out “Help!”—Performs It Fully for First Time Since 1965
Paul McCartney launches his latest U.S. tour with a move that nods as much to nostalgia as it does to historical precision—performing “Help!” in its full form for the first time since 1965 in Cardiff, Wales.
While he teased a 50-second snippet during a medley of Lennon tributes back in 1990, the full rendition has remained shelved for nearly six decades, gathering dust in the archives of his back catalog until now.
Source: Music – Rolling Stone – Published on September 27, 2025
Tina Turner Gets the Bronze Treatment in Hometown She Once Sang About
A 10-foot bronze sculpture of Tina Turner now stands in Brownsville, Tennessee, its pose channeling her signature lion-like mane and index-finger-held microphone. Revealed on Sept. 27 during Tina Turner Heritage Days, the piece captures the performer's stage dynamism, framed by the location where she attended high school.
Crafted by sculptor Fred Ajanogha, the statue sits near the Turner museum housed in her old schoolhouse. Funded partially by a $150,000 Ford donation, it reflects the legacy of a woman who once sang about Nutbush, just down the road.
Source: Billboard – Published on September 27, 2025
Backwards cap, Billboard brag, and a rifle—Wallen joins Battlefield 6 promo.
Sporting a backwards cap and toting an automatic rifle, Morgan Wallen announces his presence in a 12-second teaser for Battlefield 6—set for release on Oct. 10 by Electronic Arts. “Yeah, I’m the problem,” he murmurs, echoing the title of his album that lingered twelve weeks atop the Billboard 200.
Wallen joins Zac Efron, Jimmy Butler, and Paddy Pimblett in promoting the game's live-action trailer as Limp Bizkit tags along with a new track ominously titled “Making Love to Morgan Wallen.”
Source: Billboard – Published on September 27, 2025
BMG Drops $250M on Jason Aldean’s Catalog, Turns Up the Volume on Country
BMG writes a $250 million check to secure Jason Aldean’s music catalog, pressing its footprint further into country territory while spinning the dial across genres.
This transaction folds neighboring rights revenue back into BMG’s grasp, adding another layer to its artist-and-songwriter-driven portfolio, all while tightening the screws on competitors in rights management.
Source: Music Industry News – Published on September 27, 2025
Shavo Odadjian calls “Chop Suey!”’s 1B Spotify streams an unplanned family heirloom
Shavo Odadjian, founding member of SYSTEM OF A DOWN, reflects on the curious afterlife of "Chop Suey!", a track that slipped into the Spotify billion-stream club in 2023 without much ceremony. In an interview with Newsweek, he describes the song’s enduring presence as unexpected, calling it a “phenomenon.”
He credits the track’s longevity to a generational relay, where parents are now passing the music down to their children, creating a cycle of rediscovery he admits he never anticipated.
Source: BLABBERMOUTH.NET RSS Feed – Published on September 27, 2025
Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco Prep for “I Do” with Military-Grade Chair Precision
Hovering above a soon-to-be-consecrated patch of Santa Barbara terrain, the aerial glimpse reveals a meticulously arranged ceremony site where Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco's wedding appears set to commence.
White canopies punctuate the landscape, seats precisely aligned—as if awaiting a polite frenzy of celebrity footwear—while ambient serenity prepares to be compromised by nuptial declarations and curated playlists.
Source: TMZ.com – Published on September 27, 2025
VENOM Founders Brew a 1981 Storm Again—Same Chaos, Fewer Mullets
Jeff "Mantas" Dunn and Anthony "Abaddon" Bray, co-creators of VENOM's early sonic chaos, mark a milestone that predates eyeliner-core and corpse paint clichés. They plan a live tribute to "Welcome to Hell," the band's 1981 debut, which somehow still echoes through patch-covered denim worldwide.
The venue? Tauberfrankenhalle, Lauda-Königshofen. The date? April 24, 2026—where nostalgia finds distortion and two original torchbearers reclaim their corner of black metal’s origin story.
Source: BLABBERMOUTH.NET RSS Feed – Published on September 27, 2025
Mariah Carey trades glitter for gospel on comeback album 'Here For It All'
Mariah Carey returns after a seven-year hiatus with ‘Here For It All,’ her 16th studio album, and features collaborations including Anderson .Paak on “Play This Song” and “Type Dangerous.” Interviews with figures like Julia Michaels and Snoop Dogg punctuate reflections on her catalogue and cultural influence.
Tracks like “Nothing Is Impossible” tip into emotional terrain while “Jesus, I Do” with the Clark Sisters veers into gospel. Dramatic, self-referential, and tightly produced, the album nudges her legacy into 2025 without apology.
Source: Billboard – Published on September 27, 2025
Florence Welch likens miscarriage and ectopic crisis to a room of women screaming
Florence Welch recounts a near-death experience during a secret health crisis, revealing she recently suffered a miscarriage followed by an ectopic pregnancy. She describes the ordeal as feeling like stepping through a door into a room of women screaming.
The disclosure comes during an interview with The Guardian, where she offers this harrowing image as the closest she’s come to death, wrapped in the silent violence of emergency surgery and unresolved grief.
Source: Music – Rolling Stone – Published on September 27, 2025
Lola Young Exits Stage Quietly Mid-Tour, Leaving Fans and Theories Hanging
Lola Young halts her Audacy's We Can Survive performance with no prior fanfare—her absence attributed to what her manager describes as a “sensitive matter.” The message appears on her Instagram Story, leaving fans with more questions than answers.
Mental health hovers over the statement like an uninvited guest, acknowledged but unexplained. The decision seems neither impulsive nor performative—just a clipped announcement mid-tour as the spotlight dims without warning.
Source: TMZ.com – Published on September 27, 2025
Rosé sidesteps radio bans with sly Del Rey-Simon mashup, then exits via “APT.”
Rosé delivers a dry-witted fusion of Lana Del Rey’s “Norman Fucking Rockwell” and Paul Simon’s “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover” on The Howard Stern Show, tweaking Del Rey’s lyrics to skirt radio propriety without losing the acerbic charm. The medley playfully morphs longing into logistics, switching angst for exit strategies.
Her solo single “APT.”, co-conspired with Bruno Mars, sits comfortably at the billion-stream table, then nonchalantly clocks two on YouTube, while nabbing MTV’s Song of the Year—no easy feat for a K-pop detour steeped in Toni Basil references and funk-flecked whimsy.
Source: News | NME – Published on September 27, 2025
Sleep Token slow dances with Springsteen’s ghost in Philly arena detour
In a move somewhere between homage and theatrical reinterpretation, Sleep Token unveil a spectral rendition of Bruce Springsteen’s "Dancing In The Dark" during their stop at Philadelphia’s Xfinity Mobile Arena. Cloaked in anonymity, Vessel conjures an unexpectedly tender take on the 1984 anthem, set amid the band’s ongoing US arena tour.
Midway through promoting their fourth album, Even In Arcadia, they indulge this detour before resuming debuts of newer tracks like "Provider" and "Infinite Baths" through cities en route to Los Angeles.
Source: News | NME – Published on September 26, 2025
Kirk Hammett Helped Spark Thrash—Then Left Exodus for Bigger Riffs in Metallica
In episode 113 of "The Metallica Report," Exodus guitarist Gary Holt revisits the early days when Kirk Hammett, before slipping into Metallica’s orbit, helped form Exodus with Tim Agnello, Tom Hunting, and Keith Stewart. Their shared musical blueprint, crafted in garages and grimy rehearsal spaces, would stir the early framework of what becomes thrash metal.
Holt gives Hammett quiet credit, noting that, for all intents and purposes, his presence in those embryonic jam sessions places him at the genre’s ignition point. The conversation plays like a rare archival document rather than a backstage anecdote.
Source: BLABBERMOUTH.NET RSS Feed – Published on September 26, 2025
Twenty One Pilots hit a career high, selling vinyl like it's still 1991
Twenty One Pilots' Breach opens atop the Billboard 200 with 200,000 equivalent units — a career peak and the largest week for a rock album in six years. This marks their first No. 1 since Blurryface and the biggest vinyl sales for a rock release since 1991.
Opting for a fan-centric campaign over mainstream overtures, the duo released cryptic teasers, staged a London live reveal, and produced 15 vinyl variants, blending meticulous planning with community-driven engagement.
Source: Billboard – Published on September 26, 2025
Biffy Clyro outsell the pack (again), as Futique hits No. 1 on U.K. chart
Biffy Clyro’s tenth album, Futique, enters the Official Albums Chart at No. 1, giving the Scottish trio their fourth U.K. chart-topper, fueled largely by physical sales. It simultaneously leads the Official Record Store and Vinyl Albums Charts.
Sabrina Carpenter’s Man’s Best Friend holds steady at No. 2, while Lola Young secures a career-best at No. 3 with I’m Only F-king Myself. The Divine Comedy lands at No. 4, ahead of Ed Sheeran’s Play at No. 5.
Source: Billboard – Published on September 26, 2025
Grupo Firme swaps glam for grit, hints at Trevi collab with no spreadsheets in sight
Grupo Firme trades quips and cues with Billboard’s Ingrid Fajardo and Jessica Roiz during a red carpet moment at Premios Juventud 2025, striking a chord between red-carpet glam and grounded candor.
The conversation tiptoes from new projects in the pipeline to their collaborative sparks with Gloria Trevi, suggesting a partnership stitched more with creative instincts than strategic calculus.
Source: Billboard – Published on September 26, 2025
Mulatu Astatke retools his past in Mulatu Plays Mulatu, minus the nostalgia goggles
Mulatu Astatke revisits his own blueprint with Mulatu Plays Mulatu, offering a series of self-covers that gently redraw the lines of Ethio-jazz. The project doesn’t seek reinvention, but rather re-articulation—pulling beloved tracks out of their original frames and handing them a new sonic polish.
The outcome reads less like nostalgia and more like a scientist re-testing his hypotheses with updated instruments. The timbres are crisper, the arrangements subtly reshaped, though the pulse remains unmistakably his.
Source: The FADER – Published on September 26, 2025
Kenia Os Teases New Album, Plots NY Fashion Week Cameo With Peso Pluma
On the crimson carpet of Premios Juventud 2025, Kenia Os exchanges quips and future plans with Billboard’s Ingrid Fajardo and Jessica Roiz. Dressed in a look that toes the line between glam nostalgia and contemporary edge, she teases her upcoming album with calculated reticence.
Moments before mentioning a possible appearance at New York Fashion Week with Peso Pluma, she reveals just enough to suggest timing, couture, and cross-continental ambition intersect. The rest, delicately left unsaid, lingers in the air like a stylist’s final spritz.
Source: Billboard – Published on September 26, 2025
Zara Larsson trades sleep for synths on "Midnight Sun," chasing thrill and doubt
Zara Larsson circles the push-pull of euphoria and disquiet on her fifth album, "Midnight Sun," where twilight never quite fades into calm. The Swedish artist invites insomnia in neon hues, threading synth-layered pulses with lyrics that drift between the rush of reckless nights and the ache of emotional ambiguity.
From twilight piano lines to fog-thick beats, Larsson sketches out a nocturnal reverie that flickers somewhere between confession and evasion. What keeps her awake isn’t always what she admits.
Source: Music – Rolling Stone – Published on September 26, 2025
Mariah Carey logs Billboard hit No. 50, returns with 11 tracks and zero hurry
Mariah Carey returns after a seven-year pause with Here For It All, her 16th studio album featuring 11 tracks and collaborations with Anderson .Paak and The Clark Sisters.
The record includes standout singles like “Type Dangerous,” which earned an MTV VMA for Best R&B and became her 50th Billboard Hot 100 hit, and “Sugar Sweet,” with Shenseea and Kehlani in tow.
She shares intentional sequencing choices and previews "In Your Feelings" with SZA during a recent Apple Music convo in NYC.
Source: Billboard – Published on September 26, 2025
Young Thug tips his cosmic hat with UY Scuti, dodges Cardi B release clash
Young Thug resurfaces nearly a year after his October 2024 release with UY Scuti, a title he claims reflects his cosmic stature in rap’s current landscape. The album lands after repeated postponements, most recently delayed one week to avoid overlapping with Cardi B’s Am I the Drama?.
Teased by singles like “Money on Money” with Future and the introspective “Miss My Dogs,” the project nods to personal reconciliations and addresses allies like Drake, Gucci Mane, and Mariah the Scientist.
Source: Billboard – Published on September 26, 2025
FKA Twigs checks back in with ‘EUSEXUA Afterglow’ and a foggy ‘Cheap Hotel’
FKA Twigs announces ‘EUSEXUA Afterglow,’ a new full-length release—not a deluxe add-on—landing November 14 via Atlantic/Young. The atmospheric single ‘Cheap Hotel’ makes its entrance with hazy synths and feather-light vocals, paired with a seven-minute Jordan Hemingway-directed video dripping in post-rave ennui and hotel keycard transience.
Described by Twigs as a "visceral waterfall," the album extends the stripped contours of ‘EUSEXUA’ into raw aftermath, where desire lingers in late checkouts and blurred memories.
Source: News | NME – Published on September 26, 2025
Asake questions if mystery beats humility in the fame Olympics of public opinion
Asake, once affiliated with YBNL, dissects the uneasy seesaw between humility and ego in his recent interview. He argues that modesty often gets misread as weakness, while those performing aloofness attract more admiration.
“If you are humble, they take you for granted,” he quips, adding that fans respond better to mystery than transparency. According to him, the grind behind success is unnoticed; only the polished outcome counts.
Source: NotjustOk – Published on September 26, 2025
Ice Spice lifts from “Paper Planes” to plot a cool, calculated “Baddie Baddie” return
Sampling the jagged edges of M.I.A.'s “Paper Planes,” Ice Spice returns in calculated fashion with “Baddie Baddie,” her first solo sortie since the deluxe edition of Y2K!: I’m Just A Girl.
The track sidesteps overt reinvention in favor of a familiar braggadocio, layered over a sonic foundation that nods to early 2000s irreverence while maintaining the aesthetic minimalism that continues to define her strategic output.
Source: Music – Rolling Stone – Published on September 26, 2025
Doja Cat trades bars for synths on pop-centric ‘Vie,’ SZA cameo included
Shedding the edge of Scarlet’s rap-focused palette, Doja Cat pivots with Vie—an unapologetically pop-anchored 15-track release colored by themes of lust, relational déjà vu, and synth-soaked drama. SZA makes her way into the frame as the album’s sole guest, reprising their tandem act from “Kiss Me More.”
The lead single “Jealous Type,” performed at the VMAs with Kenny G in tow, telegraphs the album’s 80s-pop allegiance. Produced by Jack Antonoff, Vie leans into effervescent sensuality while navigating new personal terrain behind the mic.
Source: Billboard – Published on September 26, 2025
Rauw Alejandro ditches mafia glitz for Caribbean rhythms in Cosa Nuestra: Capítulo 0
Rauw Alejandro releases Cosa Nuestra: Capítulo 0 as a sonic preface to last fall’s Cosa Nuestra, trading the New York mafia glamour for a textured homage to Caribbean lineage. The album precedes the Latin American leg of his tour, resuming in Chile on Oct. 13.
Spanning bomba, plena, and his first bachata penned by Romeo Santos, it closes with three salsa cuts, one featuring Mon Laferte. Amid perreo and R&B returns, the 14-track set includes the previously released “Santa” with Rvssian and Ayra Starr.
Source: Billboard – Published on September 26, 2025
Bulova marks 150 years—adds Marc Anthony’s lucky numbers to your wrist for $2,995
Bulova partners with Marc Anthony for its 150th anniversary, releasing a limited-edition Series X2 watch designed by the artist. The 41mm timepiece sports a transparent three-layer case in gold or rose gold tones, featuring sapphire crystals and gold-tone accents with luminous hands.
Numbers 1, 3, and 5 are subtly emphasized, nodding to Anthony’s personal symbolism. Only 600 units per style exist, each sold in a signature-lit box with a storybook. Retail price: $2,995.
Source: Billboard – Published on September 26, 2025