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It’s been nearly eight years since Britney Spears released her last studio album, 2016’s Glory. When Spears released that album and the three that preceded it, she was under a notorious conservatorship, the legal arrangement that gave her no control over her own career or finances. That conservatorship finally ended in 2021,  » Read More

In recent years, T.I. and his wife Tameka “Tiny” Harris have faced widespread allegations of sexual assault. When family associate Sabrina Peterson claimed in 2021 that T.I. placed a gun to her head in 2009, it opened up the floodgates for more than 30 accusers — mostly women, but also at least one man — who alleged that the spouses had drugged them and subjected them to various sexual and […]

It’s been a while since I’ve heard anything from Jonwayne, an underground rapper and producer who’s always impressed me. Jonwayne hasn’t released a rap album since 2017’s Rap Album Two, and he hasn’t been on this website since the release of his Christmas-themed 2018 mixtape Yuletide Bangerz.  » Read More

When the xx took five years between their second and third albums, it seemed like a long layoff. But it’s been seven years since I See You, the influential indie-pop band’s latest LP. In the interim, all three members have pursued solo careers, including the recent solo debuts from Romy and Oliver Sim and some standalone singles from Jamie xx (who also hasn’t released a solo album since 2015’s In […]

Next week, Infant Island are releasing a new album, Obsidian Wreath, the band’s follow-up to 2020’s Beneath. We’ve heard two singles from it so far, “Another Cycle” and “Unrelenting,” and today they’re back with one final advance track,  » Read More

The Lemon Twigs (aka brothers Brian and Michael D’Addario) have shared a new song, “My Golden Years,” via a music video. It’s the first new single since their most recent album, Everything Harmony, which came out last May via Captured Tracks and was one of our Top 100 Albums of 2023.  » Read More

UK singer/songwriter Brad Stank plays with various strains of slow jam R&B, blues, pop, and jazz, inhabiting a persona that is equal parts psychedelic mystic, lounge lizard, and soul singer. His vocals float atop beds of pillowy melodies, transportive grooves, and sultry instrumentation, all carefully shaped into a blend of warm and smokey tones.  » Read More

Happy birthday Kurt Vile. Philly special. Cover photo for MAGNET by Gene Smirnov. Read our cover story: The post Happy Birthday Kurt Vile appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More

Happy birthday George Martin (Beatles). How did you do it? Read our review of the essential 50th anniversary edition of Sgt. Pepper, Martin’s production masterpiece: The post Happy Birthday George Martin (Beatles) appeared first on Magnet Magazine.  » Read More