Editors' Picks

Gayle may be a new name to many people, as her entry to popular culture is very much in its infancy, but her passion and dedication to her craft stand her in good stead for the future. Born in Plano, Texas, her desire to make a name for herself was fostered very early on and her first release came in 2021, with her debut single ABCDEFU reaching the number 1 spot in many countries. Her latest track comes from her recent album called A Study of the Human Experience Volume Two and is a wonderful example of her raw talent. 

Fans are still recovering from the emotional roller coaster of the previous single, “On the Edge,” from James Parkinson, the genius that is One Cure for Man. But he is not even close to being done with us yet. The first track may have been a delightful teaser, leading us toward his forthcoming EP, “We All Pretend,” which is due September 23 of this year. But the second, will blow your mind.

The original version of US pop starlet Meghan Trainor’s “Bad for Me” may still be bobbing around in our heads and encouraging us to stay strong in the face of toxicity since it landed in June, but now she’s gifted us with a special treat. An acoustic version of this heart-wrenching, wonderful song.

Just a few weeks after the announcement of their upcoming seventh album, and a new single, Slipknot are back already with ‘Yen’, another teaser of what’s to come in ‘The End, So Far’.

With a promise of a full album after so many years of shining their talents to the world, DOMi & JD BECK gives the world a tease of what’s to come with their newest single, ‘WHATUP’.

Fueled by laid back grooves, catchy melodies, and swelling jazz harmony, Fullmoon Groove with Cisco Swank team up for the new single, “you don’t”.

Slipknot fans rejoice! The Iowa band has announced a brand-new album, ‘The End, So Far’, out in September, with a new single accompanying the news titled ‘The Dying Song (Time to Sing), bundled in with ‘The Chapeltown Rag’, which has also been revealed to be part of the upcoming album.

This weekend saw the return of Beat-Herder, Lancashire's much-loved festival. Packed with over ninety artists across many wacky and wonderful areas and stages, it was an action-packed weekend for all who attended. The main headliners were Nile Rodgers & CHIC, Hot Chip, and The Wailers and included on the bill were legendary BBC DJs Craig Charles and David Rodigan, who helped contribute to an eclectic mix of music, including funk, soul, reggae, electronic music, psychedelic rock and much more.

Following a very consistent release schedule, Bill Wurtz once again comes into the music stratosphere to bless us listeners with another gem, ‘At The Corner Store’.

Coming from the high from her album from last year, fueled with pop-punk electricity, WILLOW returns with a new single, ‘<maybe> it’s my fault’ which continues the direction she’d taken before, exploring new sounds for the musician.

In a beautiful blend of country and modern R&B, Jimmie Allen, alongside Jennifer Lopez, put their minds and voices together to create a power-ballad, ‘on my way’, that’ll sway you off your feet.

This weekend saw the return of Guns N Roses to the UK, performing at the new Tottenham Hotspur stadium, which also marks the first time that the venue has hosted a live music event.

With a new single as a primary songwriter, Jacob Collier returns from the ‘Djesse Vol. 3’ high in ‘Never Gonna Be Alone’, featuring the wonderful talents of both Lizzy McAlpine and John Mayer.

The infamous nu metal band are back with an album hilariously titled Still Sucks, and the opening track is enough to turn a whole new generation into Limp Bizkit fans.

Charlie Puth has been around for longer than we might think, with his first Youtube channel being created in 2009, but he found his first real taste of the spotlight in 2015 with his hit Marvyn Gaye. His latest release, Left and Right, also features Jung Kook, a member of the South Korean boy band phenomenon BTS who adds an excellent foil for the vocal performance of the song. 

The big movie hype at the moment is the Baz Lurman biopic Elvis. This week we see Maneskin of Eurovision fame release their cover of the Elvis track ‘If I can Dream’. If I am honest, I don’t know the original well, it was featured on the 1968 ‘Comeback special’ but was never in the same league as some of Elvis’ classic tracks. The Italian Band Maneskin have gone from strength to strength since their Eurovision win in 2021 with Ziiti e bourni and I was intrigued to see how they would blend their style with this film score!

You may know Chloe as one half of duo Chloe x Halle, where she teams up with her sister to perform some powerful R&B classics, but she also has a strong portfolio of solo work that showcases her individual talent as a singer, songwriter and producer.

Back from its slumber, now solo-project Panic! At the Disco returns with a song that both sounds straight from the 70s, but also deeply rooted in modern songwriting in ‘Viva Las Vengeance’. 

Harry Styles has returned for a third LP, taking his musical ambition to levels higher than ever before, best displayed by the opening track of his newest record, ‘Harry’s House’, titled ‘Music for a Sushi Restaurant’.

Veering in another new direction, like Bring Me the Horizon have done from the beginning of their career, ‘Fallout’ featuring Masked Wolf lets the two groups explore a whole new array of sounds, complimenting each other beautifully.

Leaning a bit more heavily into the R&B side of her music, Laufey presents to the world a soft lullaby of a slow R&B jam, titled ‘Everything I Know About Love’.

Dan Avidan, teamed up with longtime Ninja Sex Party’s producer, Jim Roach, decided to create a project, called Shadow Academy, proving that the duo shine outside of the realm of comedy in their newest, rocking single, ‘Invisible’.

Back with his first single in almost a decade, James LaBrie of Dream Theater fame has come back with a hard rock gem, ‘Devil In Drag’, giving us the first tease of his upcoming studio album.

Switching the normally chill, soulful old-school R&B vibe to instead take the other side of that same coin, Cory Henry takes it to the dance floor with ‘The Fool’, a fast-paced dance anthem.

The second leading single from James LaBrie of Dream Theater notoriety, ‘Give and Take’, showcases another side of LaBrie, one that has been beautifully explored in Dream Theater’s discography and wonderfully expanded in this newest single.

Cole Swindell takes a fun twist to the classic pop-country formula with his newest single, ‘Stereotype’, where he takes what makes the genre so fun in an even more modern lens.

Tones and I does it again, with another incredibly groovy single that brings all kinds of surprises, titled ‘Eyes Don’t Lie’.

With a fourth single now coming from his upcoming album, Michael Bublé brings it back to his roots with an interpretation of the famous jazz standard made famous by the legendary Nat King Cole, ‘A Nightingale Sing in Berkeley Square’.

Rereleased as part of a single, the ballad of Coldplay’s newest album, ‘Music of the Spheres’, makes rounds again, as ‘Let Somebody Go’ finds another way to find itself in your hearts thanks to the British group and Selena Gomez.

Another new single now has now totally mucked any theories on the band’s new direction, Muse came strong once again with one of the grooviest prog pop singles of the year, ‘Compliance’.

After missing out on the writing process for Metallica’s latest album, 2016’s ‘Hardwired… To Self-Destruct’, guitarist Kirk Hammett took the opportunity to dish it all out on his first solo project, the first single being the instrumental track ‘High Plains Drifter’.

When you have a supergroup composed of the talents of Cory Wong, Joe Dart, Nate Smith, and Mark Lettieri, you absolutely can’t go wrong. In 2020, they teamed up for an amazing record, and they did so again for a godly comeback with ‘The Fearless Flyers III’, taking the world by storm with a single from that record ‘Running Man’.

Very few artists can make each and every release sound totally unique, or rather thematic to their current music endeavors. MARO manages to exceed at this with each and every single release she puts out, while still holding on to a particular style that is only possessed by MARO alone. This is especially the case with ‘saudade, saudade’, her newest single, that brings so many elements of MARO’s previous music in a new direction.

Mixing the instrumentation of classic vocal jazz with the excitement of anthem pop, Michael Bublé takes to new levels with his third single from his upcoming album, ‘Higher’.

The queen of the dance-pop scene of the 90s is back with a gorgeous piano ballad titled ‘Olive Branch’.