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Evanescence has been teasing their upcoming new album, The Bitter Truth, since at least April this year. After hearing three singles from it - “Wasted On You,” “The Game Is Over,” and “Use My Voice” - today the band is back with another new song and, finally, confirmation of when the album will be out! We can expect to have…
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Six months ago, Shakira and the Black Eyed Peas released their collaboration, "Girl Like Me," included on the group's album, TRANSLATION. Today, that song gets a new music video. Although it only came out this year, the Black Eyed Peas and Shakira had originally started working on "Girl Like Me" back in 2008. After 12 years and…
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Last month, Josh Groban announced his new album, Harmony, also revealing that Sara Bareilles would join him for a cover of "Both Sides Now," originally by Joni Mitchell. Today, his new album is out, and we can enjoy their stunning rendition. Joni Mitchell first released "Both Sides Now" in 1969, later sharing an updated version…
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Last month, The All-American Rejects promised fans a new single was coming, and today it's finally here! Their first release since July 2019, the band just shared their standalone single, "Me Vs. The World." While it's a fun song, it also supports a serious cause. All proceeds from this single "will be donated to MusiCares…
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Although winter is coming here in the northern hemisphere, Lana Del Rey is, as usual, singing about summertime. Today, she shared a new, jazzy cover of "Summertime," as originally composed by George Gershwin. You may recognize the melody and first line from Lana's 2019 cover of Sublime's "Doin' Time," which itself had sampled Herbie Mann's…
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Here's a fun surprise to brighten up this week! Singer-songwriter Todd Carey just released a new acoustic version of his 2007 song "Smile," recruiting Sara Bareilles to sing with him. She had previously sung backup on that original version - which came out months before "Love Song" made her a household name - and makes…
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Just one month after sharing her original new holiday song, "Under The Mistletoe" with Brett Eldredge, Kelly Clarkson is back with another festive recording! This time it's a cover of the seasonal country classic, "All I Want For Christmas Is You," made famous by Vince Vance & the Valiants in 1989. (No, it's not the…
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Smith & Burrows is getting ready to release their new album, Only Smith & Burrows Is Good Enough, this February. Following “All The Best Moves” last summer, the duo shared "Old TV Shows" a month ago. Today, the sweet song gets an equally sweet new music video that highlights Tom and Andy's years-long friendship. In contrast to “All…
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Today, Bring Me The Horizon released their new EP, POST HUMAN: SURVIVAL HORROR. Its closing track - titled “One Day The Only Butterflies Left Will Be In Your Chest As You March Towards Your Death” - features Evanescence frontwoman Amy Lee. That title is a mouthful, but the song is a powerful conversation about the devastating…
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Alicia Keys and Brandi Carlile have joined forces for an unexpected but perfect new song. Today, they released their duet "A Beautiful Noise" as part of the Every Vote Counts campaign. Indeed, in case you haven't noticed lately, the United States has a hugely important election coming up in just a few days, and it's…
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In another duet we never knew we needed, Kelly Clarkson has teamed up with country singer Brett Eldredge for a new holiday single. They just released their song "Under The Mistletoe," getting a head start on the holiday season. It also comes with a cute lyric video. "Under The Mistletoe" rolls in with big drums…
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Gwen Stefani is clearly ready for Christmas early this year! Just over a week after releasing her take on "Sleigh Ride," Gwen is back with her latest all-original holiday song. "Here This Christmas" is out now, and it appears on her updated deluxe album, You Make It Feel Like Christmas. She first released the album in…
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Last March, Vanessa Carlton released her ethereal album, Love Is An Art. Along with singles like “Future Pain,” “The Only Way To Love,” and “Miner’s Canary,” a highlight on the album is a political track called "Die, Dinosaur." Today, this timely song gets an equally timely music video. "Die, Dinosaur" is directed at “Trump and his brood” and is “dedicated to…
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Three weeks ago, we were excited to learn that Avril Lavigne would appear on Tommee Profitt's new Christmas album, The Birth Of A King. Today, the full album is out, and we can hear Avril's contribution. She sings an amazing cover of "What Child Is This?" The new cover of "What Child Is This?" starts…
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Amy Lee has kept quite busy this year - not only with new Evanescence music, but also with a number of collaborations with other artists. Our next collaboration to look forward to is a song she did with Bring Me The Horizon. Their new EP POST HUMAN: SURVIVAL HORROR comes out on October 30th, and…
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Earlier this year, one of the most devastating losses COVID-19 has left us with was the death of Broadway start Nick Cordero. He left behind his wife and one-year-old son, and countless friends, family members, and fans. Two such friends were Sara Bareilles and Meg Toohey, both of whom were part of the musical Waitress,…
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Gwen Stefani has been doing her part to bring plenty of holiday cheer the past few years! After releasing her holiday album You Make It Feel Like Christmas in 2017, then re-releasing it with five additional songs in 2018, Gwen is now back with another new song. This time, the wintertime classic "Sleigh Ride" gets…
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Smith & Burrows promised a new single, and now we have it! Following up their summertime lead "All The Best Moves," the duo just released a new song, "Old TV Shows." It's our second taste of their upcoming sophomore album, Only Smith & Burrows Is Good Enough, due out on February 5, 2021. In contrast…
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It's October: the month we thought we'd get to hear the new Smith & Burrows album. Alas, it looks like we have a few more months left on that. But luckily, the duo are gifting fans a new single to tide them over. On Monday this week, Smith & Burrows teased a new single coming…
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Josh Groban is about to release a new album, and his friend Sara Bareilles will appear on one of the songs! On November 20th, Josh's album Harmony comes out, featuring 12 songs, all but two of them covers. Sara Bareilles will join him on "Both Sides Now," presumably a cover of Joni Mitchell's popular 1960s…
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It's been three years since we got a Christmas song from Avril Lavigne. Luckily, the 2020 holiday season will come with a festive new duet. Composer Tommee Profitt is about to release a holiday album, The Birth Of A King, and Avril will appear on one of the tracks! Out of the 17 songs, it's…
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We don't know about you, but we love it when international artists get together to make sweet music. Today, we're loving the new single, "Don't Say Goodbye," composed by Brazilian DJ ALOK, Turkish DJ Ilkay Sencan, and Swedish pop star Tove Lo. "Don't Say Goodbye" builds an electronic dance beat, adding in dynamic instruments and…
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Just two weeks ago, Alicia Keys shared "Love Looks Better" as the 7th single before finally dropping her album, ALICIA, last Friday. It's a highlight on that new album, but the whole tracklist is incredible. Today, "Love Looks Better" gets an accompanying music video. "Love Looks Better" opens with low piano, grounding the song as a stomping…
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Two weeks ago, Of Monsters And Men shared their new single, “Visitor,” the first taste of a full album due early next year. It came with a music video at the time. Now, in case you still need help learning the words, the song gets a lyric video. “Visitor” comes in with a crash, big…
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Evanescence's Amy Lee has been doing quite a few collaborations this year. Her latest is with the Japanese group, WagakkiBand. Following a live performance of "Bring Me To Life" that she did with them last February, Amy now features on their song, "Sakura Rising." The song will appear on WagakkiBand's upcoming album Tokyo Singing, due…
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Last week, Janelle Monáe released her new single "Turntables," her first new song since her 2018 album, Dirty Computer. It's included in the a new documentary, All In: The Fight for Democracy, about Stacey Abrams’s controversial loss in the gubernatorial race against Brian Kemp. It's directed by Liz Garbus and Lisa Cortés. Today, "Turntables" comes to life…
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We've spent most of 2020 eagerly awaiting Alicia Keys's new album, ALICIA. Though it was originally due in March, and then in May, it was ultimately left without a release date for the last several months. But not anymore! Alicia just announced that we'll finally get her album this Friday. Yes, we only have a…
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We've all been excited to hear Kelly Clarkson's upcoming 8th studio album. While we're still a ways out from getting it, Kelly has just revealed some exciting news about it. In a new interview with Willie Geist at TODAY, Kelly shared about its personal new direction and when it's finally coming out. First, let's address…
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Alicia Keys surprised fans with another new single today! Following six other songs - all set to appear on her forthcoming album ALICIA - we now have a seventh to enjoy, and it might be our favorite yet. Alicia just shared "Love Looks Better" to brighten the day for all her fans. Low piano grounds…
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It's only been a year since Of Monsters And Men released their third album, Fever Dream. Now, the Icelandic band is back with a brand new single. "Visitor" is our first taste of a full album, due early next year. In a press release, they announced that we'll be getting "a body of work coming…
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Six months ago, Tove Lo shared her cover of fellow Swedish artist Veronica Maggio’s 2011 hit single “Jag Kommer,” translated into English as "I'm Coming." Since then, Tove has shared a few more videos and songs of her own. She also included "I'm Coming" on the deluxe rerelease of her 2019 album, Sunshine Kitty. But…
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