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Jan. 17, 2025

• Kendrick Lamar’s new album GNX: him versus everyone | Daily Emerald
On Nov. 22, Kendrick Lamar surprised the hip-hop and rap community by unexpectedly dropping his brand new album “GNX.” Lamar has been at the forefront of the rap game this year from his three recently released diss tracks, “Euphoria,” “Meet the Grahams” and “Not Like Us,” which were mainly targeted at the Canadian rapper Drake....

• Creative and dark, Ethel Cain’s ‘Perverts’ descends into the ambient abyss | The Rice Thresher
What might Eve hear when she, in her shame, is ousted from the Garden of Eden? 

• Lil Baby Breaks Silence On Kai Cenat's "WHAM" Criticisms | HotNewHipHop
Not everybody loved Lil Baby's new album, and he felt the need to respond to Kai Cenat's now infamous review.

• Lil Baby Shuts Down Rumor He Dissed Gunna On New Album, "Wham" | HotNewHipHop
Lil Baby shut down rumors that he intended to diss Gunna on his "Wham" deluxe edition song, "Runnin’ This Sh*t."

• Complex Shop | Lil Baby | Complex Exclusive | WHAM x Who Decides War HOODIE | Hoodies | Complex
The WHAM x WDW Hoodie 1 is a collaborative hooded sweatshirt from Lil Baby and WHO DECIDES WAR. The limited edition tee features graphics inspired by Lil Baby's new album "WHAM" printed on the front, back, and sleeves. Exclusive to Complex.

• Kodak Black Delivers Surprise 'Gift For The Streets' Project | Broadway World
Kodak Black season continues as the multi-platinum rapper delivers a Christmas Day surprise: his third full-length project in two months, Gift for the Streets, out now. Listen to it here!

• Mozzy & Kalan.FrFr Meet Halfway With One Another On "Lucky Her" | HotNewHipHop
California rappers Mozzy and Kalan.FrFr are linking up for their first-ever joint project called "Lucky Her."

• Mozzy & Kalan.FrFr: It’s a double up flex with the ‘LUCKY HER’ album | Attack The Culture
Need some fire tunes outside of the holiday playlists to get your Friday going? Look no further than what’s brewing with hip-hop artists Mozzy and Kalan.FrFr for their new LUCKY HER studio project.

• Olivia Dean Shares Live Album Ahead of Laneway Festival 2025 | The Note - Your Guide to Music, Culture and Gigs in Adelaide
Olivia Dean drops a stunning live album ahead of her Laneway Festival 2025 debut. Experience her soulful voice and vibrant performances now!

• RINGO STARR - LOOK UP | SOUL SURMISE
When I fell in love with The Beatles in the summer of 1976 Ringo Starr had been as successful as any of the other three in the solo years. Photograph and You’re Sixteen were huge singles and Ringo and Goodnight...

• Robbie Williams officiates wedding at 'Better Man' movie event: 'Not legally binding' | USA TODAY
Robbie Williams married two audience members at a Q&A for his new ape-ified biopic, "Better Man."

• Ringo Starr Discusses His “Emotional” Connection to Country Music, Reveals Favorite Country Artists at Nashville Press Event | American Songwriter | Jan. 16, 2025, 6:11 p.m.
Ringo Starr discussed his “emotional” connection to country music, revealed some favorite country artists at a Nashville press event to promote his new album, 'Look Up,' and his shows at the Ryman.

• FLASH: WHO LET THE DOGS OUT – LAMBRINI GIRLS | Unis Son | Jan. 16, 2025, 2:13 p.m.
Angry LGBTQIA+ feminists with a punk edge… Lambrini Girls deliver big time with their debut album Who Let The Dogs Out! Review.

• REVIEW: Tremonti - The End Will Show Us How | Tuonela Magazine | Jan. 16, 2025, 2 p.m.
Some days ago, Tremonti released a new album, “The End Will Show Us How.” Read our review here…

• The Veer Union Welcome You To Dystopia | RAMzine | Jan. 16, 2025, 7:23 a.m.
The Veer Union launch into 2025 with the release of their new album, Welcome To Dystopia –  The eight song, apocalyptic themed album by the Vancouver BC, Canada basedgroup includes previously released hit singles ‘Empirical’; ‘Is This How It Ends’, and the title track, that included a guest appearance by rising rockers Silent Theory. The focus […]

• Lambrini Girls: Who Let the Dogs Out | Spectrum Culture | Jan. 16, 2025, 6:03 a.m.
No amount of aggressive production or spirited shouting fixes the fact that Who Let the Dogs Out has little particularly novel or radical to say, and the project is at its best when there’s no pretense about this fact.

• The Veer Union Shine On Impactful New Album “Welcome To Dystopia” - Skope Entertainment Inc | skopemag.com | Jan. 15, 2025, 9:56 p.m.
The Veer Union is poised to redefine what it means to be a modern rock band. With Welcome to Dystopia, the Vancouver-based group delivers an album that cuts through the noise of contemporary rock and offers something raw, unapologetic, and intensely impactful. In an age where TikTok has become the driving force behind music trends, it’s…Read more →

• Checking In with Chris Rawson of Stick To Your Guns | Highwire Daze | Jan. 15, 2025, 4:48 a.m.
Checking In with Chris Rawson of Stick To Your Guns Stick To Your Guns make the kind of hardcore that stirs up thoughts as much it does mosh pits. The Orange County, CA outfit — Jesse Barnett [vocals], Andrew Rose [bass], Chris Rawson [guitar], Josh James [guitar], and Adam Galindo [drums] — incite a palpable […]

• Ethel Cain’s new EP invokes Étienne-Louis Boullée’s sublime by trading storytelling for space making | The Architect’s Newspaper | Jan. 14, 2025, 10:14 p.m.
Perverts, a new album from Ethel Cain, trades storytelling for spacemaking. Layering instrumental loops and often-lyricless vocals over pink noise and found-sound recordings from southwestern Pennsylvania and the eastern Great Lakes, each track on Perverts feels expansive, nearing on the sublime.

• Album Review: Tremonti – ‘The End Will Show Us How’ | Metal Insider | Get Inside the Industry | Jan. 14, 2025, 4:10 p.m.
Now, with his 19th comprehensive album and sixth Tremonti album, The End Will Show Us How, Tremonti proves to fans that the new LP is, by design, flawless.

• Every Better Man Song, Ranked Worst To Best | ScreenRant | Jan. 14, 2025, 2:10 p.m.
Which is Better Man’s best song?

• Album Review: STICK TO YOUR GUNS Keep Planting Flowers | Metal Injection | Jan. 8, 2025, 8:20 p.m.
"Stick To Your Guns' latest offering is a reminder to stay the course and perhaps plant something beautiful along the way."