​Midwestern darling, burgeoning pop icon and queer hero Chappell Roan unveils her new single “Good Luck, Babe!” out now via Amusement / Island Records. This electrifying track transcends the ordinary with its blend of nostalgic 80s synth-pop and balladier vocals. With raw vulnerability, Chappell bares her emotions, belting out an empowering anthem that explores leaving behind a romantic relationship and exploring authentic love and self-acceptance. Chappell shares, “I needed to write a song about a common situationship within queer relationships — where someone is struggling with coming to terms with themselves. It’s a song about wishing well to someone who is avoidant of their true feelings”. Listen HERE.
 
Proven as such with recent standout live performances at NPR’s Tiny Desk, MTV PUSH and The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, Chappell Roan is a musical powerhouse with an unstoppable trajectory, also highlighted with recent viral moments from interviews with ABC News Live and TIME Magazine. Adding to her momentum, Roan has announced European tour dates for her Midwest Princess Tour, promising unforgettable performances filled with her soul-stirring vocals and magnetic charisma - see full list of dates below.

Today, New Orleans duo $uicideboy$ have announced the schedule for their renowned annual Grey Day Tour in 2024. Rap cousins Ruby da Cherry and $crim will embark on a 41-date arena and amphitheater tour across North America, kicking off in Nashville, TN, at Bridgestone Arena on August 7th. The highly-successful and largest Grey Day Tour to date will feature stops in Los Angeles at Crypto.com Arena, in Atlanta at State Farm Arena, in Chicago at United Center Arena, and will conclude in Lincoln, NE at Pinnacle Bank Arena on October 11th. The opening acts for the tour include Denzel Curry, Pouya, HAARPER, Shakewell, and Ekkstacy. Below is the complete list of tour dates with supporting acts in each city.

Pre-sale tickets will be available starting tomorrow, April 4th, at 10 AM local time. General ticket sales will begin on Friday, April 5th, at 10 AM local time. Link to purchase both pre-sale and general on-sale is available HERE.

This year for Grey Day Tour 2024, $uicideboy$ have partnered with PLUS1 for something very near and dear to the group: mental health. $1 per ticket will go towards helping those that need it the most. Ruby da Cherry and $crim are very excited about this partnership, and this is only the beginning of their plans to give back to those that have given them so much.

Since its inception in 2019, the Grey Day Tour has emerged as a standout and one of the "absolute coolest" summer tours, uniting rap and hardcore genres, while also serving as a launching pad for the first national tours for many critically acclaimed artists as well as showcasing artists from their independent label G59 Records. According to Billboard, the Grey Day Tour has propelled the $uicideboy$ into the Top 20 rankings of highest-grossing hip-hop touring acts of all time.

Coinciding with the tour announcement, the group has revealed the lead track “Us Vs Them” from their eagerly awaited next full-length album, titled New World Depression, set to release on June 14. On "Us Vs Them," the $uicideboy$ delve into facing tough challenges and feeling disconnected from society. Ruby da Cherry and $crim deliver verses about coping with personal struggles and maintaining one's identity in a challenging world. The single has already been featured on official Spotify playlists, including New Music Friday US and landing the cover Tirade and Alternative Hip-Hop. A link to stream the single is HERE.

Throughout New World Depression, the duo navigates themes of fame, self-destruction, and the relentless search for identity amidst chaos. Across the 13-track release, their raw, unfiltered lyrics serve as a gritty narrative of personal turmoil, substance abuse, and the struggle for authenticity in a world that often feels cold and indifferent. This album is an unapologetic exploration of the darker sides of human experience, resonating with anyone who has ever felt out of place or battled with their own shadows. The album will commemorate the 10th anniversary since the formation of $uicideboy$. Album pre-save is HERE.

Since forming a decade ago in 2014, the $uicideboy$ have prolifically shared their distinctive fusion of rap, punk, and trap with audiences worldwide. Starting out as pioneers of the SoundCloud Rap movement, they have gone on to deliver a tremendous amount of music and have achieved over 20 billion all-time streams, placing them in the Top 100 streaming artists of all time. In 2023, they were one of Spotify’s Top Groups of 2023 and one of SoundCloud’s Top 5 Most Streamed Artists.

Today, YUNGBLUD reveals a brand-new track titled ‘Abyss,’ serving as the exhilarating opening theme for Toho Animation’s highly anticipated anime series, Kaiju No. 8, based on the immensely popular manga comic series by Naoya Matsumoto. Recorded during YUNGBLUD’s tour in Japan last year, ‘Abyss’ was written specifically for the series, and describes the struggles of lead character Kafka Hibino (Kaiju No. 8). The song was co-written with Imagine Dragons’ front-man Dan Reynolds. ​

​Speaking about the track, YUNGBLUD reveals, "I think there are times when we feel that the world is cruel and not necessarily made for us. I think that's expressed very beautifully in the story, and it's really in line with what I'm trying to achieve myself. To find my place in the world, to find my friends. Don't suppress your hidden talents and power, even if you can't be proud of them yourself. Because everyone is beautiful."
 
Kaiju No. 8 will begin broadcasting and streaming on April 13 via Global anime streaming service Crunchyroll, bringing the highly anticipated anime series to fans all over the world in over 200 countries and territories.
 
The new track follows YUNGBLUD’s recent announcement of the first ever BLUDFEST, a music festival founded by YUNGBLUD and set to take place Sunday, August 11 at the iconic Milton Keynes Bowl in the UK.
 
Joining YUNGBLUD on the lineup is GRAMMY® nominated Lil Yachty, following the pair’s collaboration on latest single ‘When We Die (Can We Still Get High?)’. Acclaimed British rock duo SOFT PLAY, legendary punk band The Damned, and rising stars Nessa Barrett, Lola Young, and Jazmin Bean are also set to perform.
 
Alongside the stellar music lineup, the festival will be home to activations to encourage community and connection, including a ‘Make A Friend’ tent that encourages fans to connect and make new friends, free photobooths to document their BLUDFEST experience, a YUNGBLUD museum that will showcase artifacts from across his career, and much more to be announced. The groundbreaking event will go beyond the music, creating a safe place, creative haven, and truly unforgettable experience. For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit https://www.bludfest.com
 
Since the beginning of his phenomenal rise, he has nurtured a vast collective of dedicated fans around the globe, with a social following of over 14.5 million and accumulating billions of streams, cementing him firmly amongst the top alternative artists of his generation. With more music to come throughout 2024,YUNGBLUD’s trajectory is looking brighter and more exciting than ever.

​In anticipation of their upcoming record release, Chicago's rising rock band BELMONT has released a brand new, anthemic pop-punk single called "Dark Paradise." The track is featured on the band's forthcoming 3rd album, "Liminal," that's due out April 12th from Pure Noise Records. 

Discussing the new song, guitarist Jason Inguagiato says:  "'Dark Paradise' is one of the more emotionally cathartic songs on the record. To me, it’s like the spiritual successor to 'Advanced Darkness,' the final track off our last record 'Aftermath.' The chorus melodically and harmonically has an uplifting energy to it while somehow still maintaining the somber and existential undertones that are characteristic of this record. To me, this song is a piece of the ‘Liminal’ puzzle that is irreplaceable.”

Vocalist Taz Johnson adds about the lyrics:  "'Dark Paradise' discusses the shame and regret behind living in a dissociative state and how it can leave you feeling vacant of emotion, like a stranger to those you love. The overwhelming feeling of nothingness that was once soothing becomes a fight for survival unless you learn to become comfortable with the uncomfortable.”

"Dark Paradise" is the latest in a string of singles, including "Liminal," "SSX Trickmont" and "All Bite," from BELMONT's eagerly awaited new record "LIminal," that exhibits the band's unique approach to rock and pop-punk and incredible catchy songwriting. ​

​The trailblazing quartet Kublai Khan TX have unleashed their latest sonic assault on the world with their new track "Low Tech" and the accompanying music video (via Rise Records). 

Stream "Low Tech" here, or watch the official music video in the thumbnail below.

Speaking about the new single the band said, “As a thank you for selling out so many shows and supporting our upcoming headliner, we want to give y’all a new bone to chew on. Low Tech - A meat and potatoes mosh metal landmine for all our Neanderthals out there. Brought to y’all smoking hot straight from the fire pit. Share it. Learn it. And see it live. Thanks for a great start to year y’all.”

North American fans will also have their chance to see the band on Wave 1 of their headlining run beginning next week (with special guests Sunami, Judiciary and Momentum) and Wave 2 beginning in May (with support from Harms Way , Pain of Truth and Justice For The Damned), as well as a couple of dates with Slaughter to Prevail in April (ticket info here).​

​PVRIS releases the official music video for their first song of the year – a powerhouse all-female collab with Canadian rapper Tommy Genesis and experimental DJ/producer/vocalist Alice Longyu-Gao (featured artists) as well as the track’s co-writer, Kanner. The culture curators are a lethal combo with the sinister new track, which sees Gunnulfsen’s signature production flair elevated to new extremes. Historically, men have feared and persecuted women’s power and magic, but, propelled by unstoppable punk, political, and raucous energy, the song is a testament to each artist’s unique creative vision and the power of female collaboration. “Burn The Witch” marks PVRIS’ first release of 2024, and will serve as the lead single to PVRIS’ forthcoming project, due this spring via Hopeless Records. The project is the follow-up to her critically acclaimed fourth studio album, “EVERGREEN,” which debuted at #1 on the UK Official Top Rock & Metal Albums chart. This April, Gunnulfsen embarks on a 47-date international headlining tour, with stops at the infamous Troxy in London, and The Wiltern in Los Angeles.

​The culture curators are a lethal combo with the sinister new track, which sees Gunnulfsen’s signature production flair elevated to new extremes. Historically, men have feared and persecuted women’s power and magic, but, propelled by unstoppable punk, political, and raucous energy, the song is a testament to each artist’s unique creative vision and the power of female collaboration. “Burn The Witch” marks PVRIS’ first release of 2024, and will serve as the lead single to PVRIS’ forthcoming project, due this spring via Hopeless Records. The project is the follow-up to her critically-acclaimed fourth studio album, “EVERGREEN,” which debuted at #1 on the UK Official Top Rock & Metal Albums chart. This April, Gunnulfsen embarks on a 47-date international headlining tour, with stops at the infamous Troxy in London, and The Wiltern in Los Angeles.

​On You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To, Knocked Loose have honed in on a diverse, cohesive and savagely aggressive album that sums up the massive strides they’ve taken during their decade as a band, and asserts their boundless potential going forward. Internally, there was the need to challenge themselves as songwriters while retaining the merciless intensity and unflinching honesty that have always been their calling cards. Externally, there was a whole new set of eyes on the hard-touring Louisville quintet, following a banner year on the road, during which they’d brought their underground-seasoned sound to some of the world’s biggest stages.

From the start, You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To plunges listeners into a cauldron of mental and spiritual anguish. But the album’s title contains a note of reassurance amid the turmoil. The phrase originates from an experience that frontman Bryan Garris, who suffers from what he calls a “borderline phobia of flying,” had during a particularly trying flight. As he battled his nerves during takeoff, the vocalist found himself talking to a woman seated next to him. When he confided in her about his anxiety, she assured, “You won’t go before you’re supposed to.”
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But glossing over negative emotions isn’t what Knocked Loose are about. The new songs find them plumbing through new depths of loathing — directed both inward and outward. Their raging lead single “Blinding Faith” skillfully wields whiplash tempo changes in service of a scathing indictment of religious groupthink, and the hypocrisy that can sometimes accompany an outwardly pious life.

“It was just hilarious how many people showed up to church that I knew were rude, horrible, selfish people,” guitarist Isaac Hale reflects of attending church with his mother in his younger years. “They knew that it made them seem like a better person — or if they said the words, it would redeem them of any negative quality just because they showed face.”
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“Blinding Faith” is available today alongside video directed by Kevin Lombardo

​Across 10 tracks and 27 gripping minutes, You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To leans into Knocked Loose’s most extreme impulses, from blastbeat-driven fury, chaotic turbulence and seismic breakdowns, while seasoning the mix with ear-catching auxiliary percussion, evocative samples and shout-along hooks, all interwoven to perfection by Grammy-nominated, pop-savy producer Drew “WZRD BLD” Fulk.

You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To is filled with boundary-pushing textures and samples the band has collected over the years. On “Suffocate,” Garris teams up with pop-meets-metal trailblazer Poppy, for an effort that contrasts an oppressive heaviness befitting the title with a dance-y, syncopated groove and the most concussive reggaeton rhythm you’ve ever heard. Samples of what sounds like meditative singing bowls open the album to “Take Me Home,” with its spoken-word intro, ear-catching auxiliary percussion and brief yet evocative concluding country-song snippet. Elements like these only make the breakneck blur of a track like “Moss Covers All,” a song that Garris says deals with his ever-present longing for the comfort of home, feel that much more urgent.

“On this album, we go the fastest we've ever gone; we go the scariest we've ever gone. We also go the catchiest and the most melodic that we've ever gone, and that's the point,” Hale says. “Instead of branching off into a specific direction, we want to encompass ALL directions.”

There’s no ceiling for hardcore in 2024 — even an outfit as uncompromising as Knocked Loose can turn up in mainstream-adjacent spaces and win over new fans (see 2023’s viral Coachella and Bonnaroo sets). But there’s a center to what they do that will never change: uncompromising heaviness, both sonically and thematically. What is evolving is their drive to find new ways to convey that heaviness, and add tasteful variety that only highlights their undiminished ferocity. Everywhere Knocked Loose have been is here on this record — but so is everywhere they may yet go.
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Knocked Loose are currently wrapping a sold out EU/UK run and hit the road again late April on headlining North American tour. The run hits both coasts and includes two sold out nights in New York City at Brooklyn Steel and Terminal 5 plus sold out shows at Austin’s Stubbs Amphitheatre, The Shrine in Los Angeles and more. Show Me The Body, Loathe and Speed will support.

​Microwave have announced their long-awaited fourth full-length record Let's Start Degeneracy, the record is out 26th April 2024 via Pure Noise Records. Its title, taken from a conservative politician's take on drugs in 1970, captures the band's newfound liberated spirit, and its tracks play by no one's rules but their own. At various points the Atlanta trio pull together a multitude of influences ranging from ambient pop and R&B to psychedelia and yes, even Sublime. To celebrate the announcement the band have released brand new single 'Bored Of Being Sad'.