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Pat McAfee vs. Phoebe Bridgers: Who Dropped the Better Album Friday?

We break down a landmark release day in music history.

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What the critics think about Ariana Grande’s new album Petal

Petal , Ariana Grande ’s eighth studio album, was released on Friday to mostly positive reviews. Rolling Stone gave the album four out of five stars, saying that the rage the singer exhibits on its 12 tracks “brings out Ariana Grande at her best”. Variety described the album as “darker,…

The Independent UK

“We thought we had a ghost living in the bathroom.” Inspired by The Diary of Anne Frank, Neutral Milk Hotel's 1998 album In The Aeroplane Over The Sea was acclaimed as one of the '90s finest records. Then its creator disappeared

How the writings of a courageous German-born Jewish diarist and Holocaust victim inspired one of the great cult albums of the '90s

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“When Jaco and I first worked together there was nobody I’d rather hang with. There was an appreciation, a joie de vivre, a spontaneity”: How Joni Mitchell combined with Jaco Pastorius to create her sophisticated jazz-infused masterpiece Coyote

The song emerged from the hedonism and chaos of Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue tour

MusicRadar

Peppa Pig vs Clairo Feud Explained: Why Charli XCX and PinkPantheress Are Involved

Peppa Pig's playful jab at Clairo spirals into a social media feud involving Charli XCX and PinkPantheress, showcasing the bizarre nature of internet drama.

International Business Times UK

Peppa Pig Just Kickstarted Major Beef (Or Pork?) With Clairo, Charli xcx & PinkPantheress

Talk about a (spit) roast!

Pedestrian.tv

‘Techno in a monastery – are you ready?’ The Greek priest whose doom metal album is the year’s hippest record

His church thinks electric guitars are the devil’s work. But Father Tabakis is on a mission to change that – with Paradise Metal, a religious dubstep album that outdid Daft Punk and Aphex Twin

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Music Mogul Behind Whitney Houston, Clive Davis, Dead at 94: What Was His Net Worth?

The music world lost one of its most influential figures this week when legendary record executive Clive Davis died at the age of 94. Known for discovering, mentoring, and shaping the careers of some of the biggest names in music history, Davis helped launch stars such as Whitney Houston, Alicia…

Plunged in Debt

Chris Brown Melts Down Over Brutal Album Reviews, Tells Haters to 'Go Listen to Zara Larsson'

Chris Brown addresses criticism of his album 'Brown' via social media, sparking debate over his response and the role of artists in confronting reviews.

International Business Times UK

Chris Brown responds to expletive-led viral review of new album

The Pitchfork review described the singer’s new album ‘Brown’ as a ‘piece of s***’

The Independent UK

“This song sounds like a group of friends going their separate ways forever”: The story behind the 2015 dream pop gem that TikTok can’t get enough of

It might be over ten years old, but nothing soundtracks an emotional pivot quite like Space Song

MusicRadar

Pitchfork Under Fire For Using Taylor Swift's Name to Hit Monthly Engagement Quotas

Taylor Swift's name reportedly needs to be mentioned on Pitchfork for views, even after claiming her new album, The Life of a Showgirl, is too bad to discuss.

International Business Times UK

Arcade Fire couple Win Butler and Regine Chassagne split after 22 years of marriage

Break-up comes after Butler faced misconduct allegations, which he denies, three years ago

Evening Standard

“We lost our minds at various stages of this”: How the Avalanches gradually constructed the stunning follow-up to Since I Left You over 16 years

Lifting the lid on the lost years, creative blocks and colossal sample-clearing process that resulted in the immaculate Wildflower

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The Fiery Furnaces reissue a cult classic: ‘We knew we wouldn’t seem like an also-ran NYC band in leather jackets’

As the divisive duo re-release Blueberry Boat for its 20th anniversary, they talk being unfit for success, how indie got soft and the ‘dream come true’ of getting 1/10 in NME

International Business Times UK

The Hidden Scars Of Incarceration: Pooh Shiesty's Prison Struggles Revealed

Rapper Pooh Shiesty walks free after three years in prison, facing emotional scars and the struggle to rebuild his life and career amid lessons from confinement.

MusicRadar

“I’m sure Carlos and I got in a full-blown fight that day”: How Interpol fought for success and lit a fire in indie rock with their best single

Interpol’s blistering breakthrough soon became a pulse-pounding indie staple

MusicRadar

“We just wanted someone to pay attention. We didn’t care why”: How Interpol sparked a fire in 2000s indie with the thrilling mania of Obstacle 1

Interpol’s blistering breakthrough soon became a pulse-pounding indie staple

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Evening Standard

OPINION - Music journalism has lost its edge – or has it?

Music journalism has lost its edge, wrote Kelefa Sanneh in the New Yorker recently, causing a huge stir online amongst critics and music fans. Was the age of witty and brutal music journalism dead, they wondered? Are we doomed to fawning, ever-positive album and live show reviews for evermore?

The Conversation

The critical response to Miley Cyrus’s Something Beautiful exposes pop’s gender double standards

With her latest album Something Beautiful debuting at number four in the Billboard 200 and in contention to reach the top of the UK album charts, Miley Cyrus’s commercial appeal appears as strong as ever.

TechRadar

Record Store Day 2025: the full list, plus 5 great albums you need to bag on April 12

Record Store Day 2025 promises tons of unmissable music for every kind of music fan –here are my picks.

The Guardian - UK

Playboi Carti: Music review – the most anticipated rap album this decade was worth the wait

Already staggeringly popular since its long-awaited release on Friday, the Atlantan rapper shows off his almost mystical level of vocal range on his jaded, narcotised third LP

Metal Hammer

"I get a kick out of pissing off the purists." From winding up death metal legend Glen Benton to chaotic live shows in their underpants, Chat Pile are one of metal's wildest new bands

From winding up death metal legend Glen Benton to chaotic live shows in their underpants, Chat Pile are one of metal's wildest new bands

Guitar World

“Paul Simon told me what key the song was in, turned off the vocal track and counted me in”: He’s been sampled by Kanye West, and played with Paul Simon, The Black Keys and Tame Impala – yet Delicate Steve is still the best-kept secret in indie guitar

Steve Marion tells us why his career highlights include a severely negative Pitchfork review, making an album he hated and Kanye sampling him… then not releasing the track

Evening Standard

Neal's Yard Dairy 'overwhelmed' with offers of support after theft of 22 tonnes of cheddar cheese

Around £300,000 worth of cheddar was stolen in a sophisticated scam by fraudsters posing as a well-known wholesaler

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