Roundups

  • scenestr - This Week In Pop – 16 September 2026 | scenestr - Pop Culture & Entertainment
  • New Music Friday: Offset, BigXthaPlug & Hunxho Drop New Heat | Baller Alert
  • 7 albums you need to hear this week | Rolling Stone UK
  • 8 new albums to stream today | Paste

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    Today's new articles

    Sept. 21, 2026

    • Adéla | Metal Magazine | metalmagazine.eu
      • Adéla celebrates her debut album “Prima” with “Nicole Kidman”, a video directed by Hannah Lux Davis that revisits the actress’s film roles and her iconic AMC Theatres commercial.
    • Recensie: Turnstile - Never Enough: Versions | OOR
      • Er zijn weinig muziekjournalisten die qua smaak op meer afstand van elkaar staan dan OOR-collega Tim Veerwater en ikzelf. Waar Tim de eeuwige emokid is, zou ik mijzelf aan wildvreemde mensen omschrijven als een popsletje. Er hoeft immers maar een nieuwe leuke jongen of meid met een catchy tune aan te komen zetten of ik vlieg erop af als een dorstige daas op een dampende drol. Tim en ik die dezelfde plaat leuk vinden is een beetje als Pasen en Pinksteren die op dezelfde dag vallen. En toch gebeurde precies dat met Turnstile’s laatste album, Never Enough.
    • Reacting to Miley’s “Bass Persuades” | itsalexmars.substack.com
      • On her tenth studio album, Miley Cyrus trades the larger-than-life world of Something Beautiful for something darker, grimier and more dialed in.
    • Lizzy McAlpine Releases New Album ANGEL | Broadway World
      • Lizzy McAlpine released her new album ANGEL via Indigo Blue/RCA Records, featuring previously shared singles and a new music video for 'Over Country'…
    • Album Review: Tove Lo "Estrus" | Showbiz by PS
      • Overall, ESTRUS is a pleasantly captivating record that doesn’t break any new ground for Tove Lo, but it hardly needs to.
    • Ezra Collective - Here Because of Hope | Boomkat
      • South London jazz outfit Ezra Collective's new LP. "Ezra Collective's Here Because Of Hope is the most ambitious and personal record of their career - conceived as a body of work split into three spiritual and geographical movements, the album traces the movement of Black people across continents and decades, from the music of Africa to the rhythms of the Caribbean, and home to the streets of London. Formed in the youth clubs of London, Mercury Prize and BRIT Award-winners Femi Koleoso, TJ Koleoso, Joe Armon-Jones, James Mollison and Ife Ogunjobi have now spent over a decade making jazz joyful, urgent and undeniable. On Here Because Of Hope, they push that vision further than ever, asking a simple but profound question: why does so much Black music born out of pain sound so joyful? Their answer is hope: the belief, carried across generations and oceans, that something better is possible. Anchored by collaborations with Pa Salieu, Lila Iké, Leona Lewis, and reaching across the full breadth of the gl
    • Review: Carly Rae Jepsen, 'Day and Night' | Paste
      • Paste Magazine is your source for the best music, movies, TV, comedy, videogames, books, comics, craft beer, politics and more. Discover your favorite albums and films.
    • Lucy Bedroque & kuru Enter Their Next Era | V Magazine
      • Two of young hip-hop’s coolest talk new and upcoming music, their joint tour, colorful style, Asian influences, straddling genres and avoiding internet anxiety
    • Rebecca Black: Age of the Exhibitionist | Spectrum Culture | Sept. 21, 2026, 5:03 a.m.
      • Age of the Exhibitionist shows Black as a would-be pop star with about a foot and a half in the club, not on the same level as Charli XCX but definitely playing the same game.
    • Yeat Drops New "COCOON" Project | Hip Hop Vibe | Sept. 21, 2026, 4:52 a.m.
      • Yeat Drops New "COCOON" Project. Seven new songs by Yeat are here, including a buzzing collaboration with Drake.
    • Music Review: "I Must Be Dreaming" by Alabama Shakes | Trop | Sept. 21, 2026, 12:31 a.m.
      • I must preface this by saying, I like the Alabama Shakes. Now, the new album. It’s called “I Must Be Dreaming,” and I truly must, because this album is low-key just... lame. The album has 11 tracks and comes in at 48 minutes, and I was tempted to skip several of the songs. The first song I wanted to skip was “Tea Time,” which is, in fact, the first song of the album, which did not bode well for the rest of it. “Tea Time,” to me, is vaguely reminiscent of a Tame Impala song, as far as the
    • Billboard 200: Jhené Aiko Lands FIRST #1 Album With ‘Westside Whimsy’ | ..::That Grape Juice.net::.. - Thirsty? | Sept. 20, 2026, 8:09 p.m.
      • Jhené Aiko has officially reached the top of the Billboard 200 for the first time. For, the R&B songbird's fourth studio album, 'Westside Whimsy,' has premiered at #1 on the coveted count, making good on earlier predictions
    • Airbourne Salute Lemmy And Crank Up The Volume On Self-Titled Album 'Airbourne' | That Eric Alper | Sept. 19, 2026, 6:21 p.m.
      • Airbourne spent years chasing the right songs for their self-titled album, and one piece of advice from Lemmy stayed with them throughout the entire process: make music their roadies would want to hear. ‘Airbourne’ is out now, bringing the Australian hard rock band through a marathon recording process involving Mutt Lange, Bryan Adams, Brian Howes, […]
    • Miley Cyrus — Bass Persuades. Album Review | Medium | Sept. 19, 2026, 4:48 a.m.
      • Just over a year has passed since Miley’s last album, and she has already managed to change her stage name (dropping the Cyrus) and record…
    • Review: Lizzy McAlpine explores connection with ‘Angel’ - The Baylor Lariat | baylorlariat.com | Sept. 19, 2026, 4:26 a.m.
      • In her long-awaited fourth studio album, "Angel," Lizzy McAlpine takes the listener on a journey of expression, love, yearning, personal experiences, grief and disappointment. As a McAlpine fan myself, I listened to "Angel" and heard a familiar and comforting voice.
    • Beabadoobee Releases New Single "Write Me A Letter" - | mxdwn Music | Sept. 19, 2026, 2:01 a.m.
      • With the release of her new album Pylon, beabadoobee has released a new single titled “Write Me A Letter”. Like the album, the song is being released via Dirty Hit / Interscope Records. The song plays into beabadoobee’s signature singer-songwriter style with rock music influences. The vocals on the song are clear and
    • beabadoobee becomes alt-rock royalty with 'Pylon' — Album Review | // MELODIC Magazine | Sept. 18, 2026, 3:30 p.m.
      • Recommended Tracks: “Sun Has Set,” “It’s Alright, “Nothing To Prove,” “Satellite”Similar Artists: Hayley Williams, Turnstile, Florence Road At just 26 years old, beabadoobee has already amassed one of alternative rocks most revered discographies, with consistent critical acclaim across three studio albums. The singer-songwriter’s fourth and newly released studio album Pylon continues on this streak of ... Read more
    • Tove Lo –  ESTRUS - FEMMUSIC Magazine | FEMMUSIC.com | Sept. 18, 2026, 1:36 p.m.
      • Today, Tove Lo releases her highly anticipated sixth studio album, ESTRUS, out now via Pretty Swede Records/Virgin Music Group
    • 22simba, la semplicità e basta | Billboard Italia | Sept. 18, 2026, noon
      • 22simba pubblica oggi "Miria" ed è il protagonista del nostro nuovo numero cartaceo, The GENb Issue, dedicato alle nuove generazioni

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