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Self-isolation and social distancing from COVID-19 have put a halt on most film productions, including music videos. But some acts, like Evanescence, have found a way to create fitting visuals for their songs while stuck in quarantine. On Friday, the band released “Wasted on You,” the first track from their …

Lady Gaga has enlisted Ariana Grande, Elton John and Blackpink for her upcoming album, Chromatica. The pop star previously announced she would postpone its releasein the wake of the COVID-19 crisis. It was originally slated for April 10th. “I will announce a new 2020 release date soon. This is such …

Charli XCX dropped a new pop gem, “Claws,” off her upcoming quarantine album, How I’m Feeling Now, out May 15th. Produced by 100 Gecs‘ Dylan Brady, the electro-pop track centers around the chorus — “I like everything about you” — with tropical artwork to match its lyrics: “I’m not shy, …

Jackson Browne unveiled a sleek new song, “Downhill From Everywhere,” just in time for Earth Day (April 22nd). The song will be released as a singlepaired with his recent track “A Little Soon to Say” as the B-side. Both will be included on his upcoming studio album, out October 9th. …

John Legend has shared his uplifting new single “Bigger Love,” the title track from the singer’s upcoming album. Following “The Edge”-sampling first single “Actions,” Legend continues his respite away from piano ballads with a dance floor-ready pop song co-written by Ryan Tedder that exudes jubilance even in these tough times. …

Hayley Williams has been steadily releasing tracks and EPs from her solo Petals for Armor project, culminating in a full-length album on May 8th. On Thursday, the singer shared her latest song, “Why We Ever,” along with a lyric video Williams filmed last fall. Williams wrote on Instagram that “Why …

For the time being, Kanye West seems done with “man-made constructs” like time, space, money, and, most likely to the detriment of those around him, the human language. It’s a dubious move for a musician who has built a majority of their career on the recorded spoken word. “I think …

Ani DiFranco has been a multi-hyphenate polymath for some time. As a singer-songwriter-activist-entrepreneur-author, she’s released 25 albums and written hundreds of songs in the past 30 years. Now she’s adding a new venture: indie radio producer. On Tuesday, the “Not a Pretty Girl” singer announced that Righteous Babe Radio will …

Margo Price and Jeremy Ivey have been quarantined at their Nashville-area home raising their kids, drinking lots of coffee, and listening to Bob Dylan’s opus “Murder Most Foul” on repeat. But the husband-and-wife songwriters have also been playing music live, often huddled around the upright piano in their living room. …

Joeboy’s breakout single was “Baby,” an airy track that zipped along as the singer enthusiastically ticked off items on a romantic wish-list: “I wanna love you like nobody else ever did;” “I want to be the only you wanna talk to;” “I wanna be the guy, [the] only one that …