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For the last two months, Natasha Bedingfield has been back in the studio working on new music. Although she just become a mother over the winter holidays - her son Solomon was born on New Year’s Eve - Natasha has been more inspired than ever! Natasha has been writing and recording with Linda Perry, and earlier this month…
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Although Avril Lavigne supposedly completed her final week of recording in early May, it looks like she may still be working on her long-awaited sixth studio album. Tonight she posted about working with songwriter Bonnie McKee on the new music: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bkbe7D-nprJ/?taken-by=avrillavigne Bonnie McKee is a pop singer, as well as a popular songwriter. Some…
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Sara Bareilles has been teasing a new album for many months now. Though she initially hoped to have a record out by the end of 2017, last fall she promised that 2018 will be the year. At the time, she already had some "slick songs" ready. Now that she's entering the studio to officially begin…
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In April, Natasha Bedingfield officially returned to the studio for the first time since becoming a mom. Her son Solomon was born on New Year's Eve, and he seems to have inspired Natasha already! It's now been six weeks since Natasha began writing and recording with Linda Perry, and today we got our first snippet…
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Natasha Bedingfield promised a speedy return to the studio - even after having her first son over the New Year - and last month she officially began recording with Linda Perry. This week, Natasha gushed about completing her first three weeks back in the studio. She calls her new material "pretty incredible stuff" - so,…
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Last fall, Sara Bareilles promised her fans a new album in 2018. At the time, she had a number of "pretty slick songs" ready. Now we have a bit more news on the forthcoming album. The Washington Post caught up with her to talk about her upcoming role co-hosting the Tony Awards with Josh Groban…
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Avril Lavigne's long-awaited sixth studio album has been a long labor of love. Though she officially began recording it last spring, Avril began writing and demoing three years ago. And despite multiple predictions of finishing - first last November, then this February - it looks like Avril is finally wrapping the recording process. As she…
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Two months ago, Natasha Bedingfield expressed her desire to return to the studio. Even though she just gave birth to her son Solomon on New Year's Eve, the new mother has been itching to get back to her music! In March, Natasha even shared an old sneak peek of "Me Around You," an unreleased song she's…
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In February, Garbage finished preliminary work on their next album. Despite drummer Butch Vig’s hopes of a summer 2018 release, in a recent interview with Consequence of Sound's Kyle Meredith, frontwoman Shirley Manson affirmed that album #7 will be out in 2019. In addition to celebrating the 20th anniversary of the sophomore album, Version 2.0, the band also…
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After three years of writing and recording, Avril Lavigne is finally about to wrap her long-awaited sixth studio album! With new music expected out in the next several months, we're getting new details about what songs we'll hear, what the sound will be, and what the promotion plan is. First things first: Avril is about…
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Though her latest album, Lust For Life, just came out last July, Lana Del Rey is already writing and recording new music. She's been in the studio with hitmaker Jack Antonoff recently, and today we might have just gotten our first taste of their work together. This afternoon, Lana shared a snippet of a new…
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It's been a year and a half since Gavin DeGraw released his last album, Something Worth Saving. He's already working on new music, though last we heard, it was moving in a sad direction. Gavin's mother, Lynne, passed away in September 2017 following a battle with pancreatic cancer. In November, Gavin revealed that he'd started…
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One year ago today, Natasha Bedingfield celebrated her wedding anniversary by sharing some lyrics for an unreleased song. She wrote out the chorus of “Me Around You,” which Natasha wrote with Toby Gad a few years prior. We originally learned about the song when it was registered on ASCAP in October 2014. Today, Natasha returned to that still-unreleased song.…
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Earlier this week, Garbage finished preliminary work on their next album. In a new interview with Kyle Meredith from Consequence of Sound, frontwoman Shirley Manson spoke about the band's plans for album #7. Despite drummer Butch Vig's hopes of a summer 2018 release, Shirley now says 2019 is more realistic. No matter - we have…
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Last summer, only a year after releasing their album Strange Little Birds, Garbage shared a brand new song. "No Horses" was our first taste of where their next record is going, and one of five songs they'd already started. In August, drummer Butch Vig predicted that the next album would come out in summer 2018…
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Earlier this month, Avril Lavigne announced that she's begun mixing her upcoming sixth album. According to Avril, the new music is "next level," and it should only be a few months now until we get to hear some of it. However, although Avril is in the mixing stage, it looks like she's also still recording.…
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2017 saw Natasha Bedingfield release four new songs, including "Let Go" and "Hey Boy." After announcing her pregnancy in the fall, that last song's music video featured the gender reveal for her baby. Her son Solomon was born on December 31st, and now the new mother is itching to get back to her music. Today,…
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Two weeks ago, Avril Lavigne described her upcoming sixth studio album as being intimate, dramatic, and raw. At the time, she was still recording and had just begun the mixing process. Now, mixing is fully under way, and "all the pieces are finally coming together." By Avril's own estimations, the album should be wrapped by…
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Ghost has been holed up in the studio for a few months now, quiet ever since releasing the music video for "He Is" last August. A lot has changed since the band's last album, Meliora, came out in 2015. After sharing an eclectic EP of covers, the band aired plenty of legal drama between the…
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Avril Lavigne has been hard at work on her upcoming sixth studio album. The highly anticipated record was originally planned for a 2017 release, but at this point is guaranteed to come out this year. Over the last 12 months, Avril has revealed a few song titles ("Warrior," "Crush"), registered new songs ("Lucky Ones," "It…
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Earlier this year, Muse kicked off album #8 with their single, "Dig Down." The band say the upcoming record will be diverse, and though "Dig Down" has a "Madness" vibe, other songs may be more stripped down, or hip-hop, or heavy. It will be a mixed bag, much in the way The 2nd Law was eclectic.…
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2017 has been a busy year for Sara Bareilles! In addition to playing the lead role in her musical Waitress (for which she composed all the music), she also announced plans to release a new album by the end of 2017. It would be the long-awaited followup to her 2013 record, The Blessed Unrest. Alas,…
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It’s been a few years since we heard a new album from K’naan. Since releasing Country, God, Or The Girl in 2012, we've only heard a few songs from K'naan, the most recent being "Immigrants (We Get The Job Done,)" part of The Hamilton Mixtape. This June the song also got a music video. Meanwhile,…
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Two months ago, Gavin DeGraw's mother, Lynne, passed away after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Gavin, still grieving, recently told People about how writing has been therapeutic for him, though he hasn't been able to finish anything. Sad New Songs While his mother was still sick, Gavin tells People: I was too overwhelmed with sadness…
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Avril Lavigne has been working on her sixth studio album for the last three years, officially entering the studio earlier this year. Her eponymous fifth album came out back in November 2013, and in the long break, Avril battled lyme disease and went through a divorce. We've heard only a few new songs from her…
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In spring 2015, Hilary Duff released her first album in 8 years, Breathe In. Breathe Out. Even after such a long break, it was a great album, but the era was cut short. 2016 brought some exciting news of new music when Hilary teased behind-the-scenes footage of her recording songs in the studio. Two titles were registered that…
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Last spring, Muse gave fan an early taste of their upcoming eighth album with their single, "Dig Down". Although it was one of only a few songs they'd started at the time, they were excited to allow fans to hear music nearly in real time. With plans to release the upcoming album in 2018, Muse has…
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At long last, Hoobastank is about to release their sixth studio album! Late last year, Hoobastank officially began recording their upcoming album, the followup to 2012’s Fight Or Flight. They shared plenty of studio photos and videos as they recorded from October into December, and they confirmed that their new album will be out sometime in 2017.…
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Special thanks to Harrison Fisher for submitting the news of "Cool" and "Stop Loving You" to us! 2017 has been the best year for new Natasha Bedingfield music in a long time. This year has already given us three new Natasha songs, and next month, we'll get a fourth. Her last album, Strip Me, came…
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Way back in 2014, Avril Lavigne was already writing new songs, and revealed they were "less pop" than her last few albums have been. Now Avril is finishing up in the studio, and has once again announced her "rock" intentions. As she declared in her new Instagram post, "Time to make ROCK music." Will we…
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