Everything to know about Lorde’s new album Virgin

Everything to know about Lorde’s new album Virgin

The New Zealander’s fourth album is coming this summer. Lorde. Photo by Thistle Brown.   Last week, New Zealand pop songwriter Lorde shared her highly anticipated new single “What Was That,” a chrome-slick and shrewd interrogation of nostalgia through concurrently retro-minded pop trends. After being thrust back into the spotlight by Charli XCX’s “girl, so…

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You’re not ready for Katseye’s new era

You’re not ready for Katseye’s new era

The global girl group know their new song “Gnarly” is “so chaotic.” It’s just the beginning. Rahul Bhatt KATSEYE’s new song “Gnarly” opens with a megaphone pressed right up against your ear. “They could describe everything with one single word,” member Yoonchae says before listing a bunch of things that they consider to be “gnarly”:…

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Warner Music Group is suing Crumbl Cookies for “massive” copyright infringement

Warner Music Group is suing Crumbl Cookies for “massive” copyright infringement

The lawsuit claims the cookie franchise’s social media pages uses over 150 songs by artists signed to UMG without compensation. A Crumbl Cookies location in 2023. Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images   Warner Music Group (WMG) has launched a copyright infringement lawsuit against Crumbl, Music Business Worldwide reports. The complaint cites 159 videos on Crumbl’s…

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Stream Maria Somerville’s Luster and more projects for New Music Friday

Stream Maria Somerville’s Luster and more projects for New Music Friday

Stream every standout album released this Friday with The FADER’s weekly roundup. Maria Somerville. Photo by Cáit Fahy.   Every Friday, The FADER’s writers dive into the most exciting new projects released that week. Today, read our thoughts on Maria Somerville’s Luster, Nazar’s Demilitarize, and more. Maria Somerville: Luster Maria Somerville’s new album Luster digs…

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