Around the Tubes: March 22, 2025

 

I have gotten a plethora of cool press releases flooding my inbox recently that you may find interesting. This post includes blurbs on The Handmaid’s Tale, Conan Gray, The Knocks, Sofia Camara, TRÍADA, Tic Tac Dough, and Bingo Blitz.

- Hulu has debuted the official trailer and key art for the sixth and final season of “The Handmaid’s Tale.”   In the final season of “The Handmaid’s Tale,” June’s unyielding spirit and determination pull her back into the fight to take down Gilead. Luke and Moira join the resistance. Serena tries to reform Gilead while Commander Lawrence and Aunt Lydia reckon with what they have wrought, and Nick faces challenging tests of character. This final chapter of June’s journey highlights the importance of hope, courage, solidarity, and resilience in the pursuit of justice and freedom.  “The Handmaid’s Tale” premieres Tuesday, April 8th with three episodes. New episodes stream Tuesdays and the series finales on May 27th.

- Platinum-selling singer, songwriter, and pop king Conan Gray celebrates five years of his debut album, Kid Krow, by unveiling his new Kid Krow, Decomposed (5 Year Anniversary) Digital Release out now via Republic Records. The album anniversary occurs while “The Cut That Always Bleeds” continues its viral success, rising up the Spotify Top 200 Chart five years after release.   Listen Kid Krow, Decomposed (5 Year Anniversary) HERE.  Kid Krow, Decomposed (5 Year Anniversary) notably includes one unreleased track, two new live recordings, and brand-new artwork illustrated by Conan Gray himself.  Among the trio of new songs, Kid Krow, Decomposed includes “The Cut That Always Bleeds [Live],” “Heather (Lost Verse Version) [Live],” as well as an unheard studio track entitled “Bed Rest.” Watch the lyric video for “Bed Rest” HERE.

- The New York City electronic duo The Knocks and Canadian electro-pop powerhouse artist Dragonette (aka Martina Sorbara) announce their debut collaborative album Revelation to be released on June 6th via Neon Gold Records / Futures / Virgin.  Along with the announcement, they reveal the third installment of their collaborative journey entitled “Foolish Pleasure“, after earlier releasing "Revelation" and “The Hero”. Once again, they deliver a match made in dance-pop heaven. This new era is set in a 1980's corporate liminal space at the fictional company Revelation Technologies, with Aquaria (RuPaul’s Drag Race winner) being the muse. The campaign is a satirical look at the homogenization of marketing and art in the modern landscape, presented through the lens of "executives" selling magic pill products by way of corporate doublespeak and overt sales tactics. This collaboration is a follow-up to The Knocks & Dragonette’s 2019 GRAMMY-nominated single "Slow Song."  Revelation album pre-save

- Breakthrough pop artist Sofia Camara releases her first official body of work, launching her debut EP Was I(t) Worth It? via 21 Entertainment and Universal Music Canada, the country’s leading music company, with international support from Mercury Records in the US and Polydor Records in the UK.  A collection of songs that the 22-year-old emerging star has written over the last few years, Was I(t) Worth It? explores themes of heartbreak, toxic relationship cycles, accountability, and perseverance. It features the viral hit single “Who Do I Call Now? (Hellbent),” which has amassed over 44 million global streams since its release last year, the previously released song “Starlight,” and four new tracks, including the latest new single “Here We Go Again.”

- The Argentinian band TRÍADA—comprised of Diamela Spina (percussion, vocals), Aylen Reynoso (guitar) and Julia Percowicz (vocals)— share their debut EP De Versiones y Alma, out now on Verve Records / Mercury Records. De Versiones y Alma is a rich, bite-sized EP that offers a proper introduction to TRÍADA and captures their essence via covers of songs transformed with a fresh Argentine flair. Check out the EP here, and a performance video of “Bésame Mucho” also released today, here.  The Buenos Aires-based trio, who started making music together while students in performing arts school, have amassed millions of views and a global audience since they began self-recording music in 2023. As they gained momentum, they decided to call themselves TRÍADA, a reference to the musical language of three notes that make a chord, and the sisterhood of three individuals.

- Game Show Network, the leader in game show entertainment across multimedia, premieres two new weeknight shows beginning Monday, April 14. Brooke Burns will host an updated version of the classic TIC TAC DOUGH at 7PM ET, while Valerie Bertinelli hosts an all-new show, BINGO BLITZ, based on the free-to-play app Bingo Blitz, at 7:30PM ET.  TIC TAC DOUGH is an update of NBCUniversal’s classic format originally created by Robert Noah. The show is hosted by the incomparable Brooke Burns (“Master Minds”, “The Chase”), who guides two contestants as they compete to place three of their marks in a row on the giant trivia board. After three rounds, the winning player moves on to face the dragon in the grand prize round, where the dragon moves strategically on the board to block the player’s ability to make three-in-a-row and take home $10,000.  Based on the #1 Free-to-Play App of the same name, in the BINGO BLITZ game show on Game Show Network, two contestants compete in a dynamic blend of trivia and bingo. The ultimate game of knowledge, strategy and luck, contestants answer trivia to earn bingo balls and points. In addition to numbered bingo balls, players also receive gold balls they can strategically place on their cards to increase their chances of making a bingo. Bingos earn the players bonus points, and special ‘power-ups’ on the players’ cards earn them extra points, bingo balls and prizes. After three rounds, the player with the highest score advances to the fast-action Blitz round, where making a bingo in 60 seconds or less awards them $10,000.

57 Channels and Only This Is On: March 16, 2025

 

The White Lotus:  Well, the boat ride was not the bombshell I thought it was going to be.  Hopefully the Full-Moon Party will bring out the craziness.  And now that Greg and Belinda are cyber stalking each other, that storyline will pick up.

 

Grosse Point Garden Society:  Well, if the husband is acting guilty of keeping the gate open, I guess we can cross him off the list of potential dog killers. 

 

The Righteous Gemstones:  Interesting way to start a season, without any of the main cast.  So does Bradly Cooper start going by the Gemstone name again while continuing to be a preacher? 

 

The Hunting Party:  They should lean more into how The Pitt “cured” these criminals.  This was probably the best episode as it showed how the fixed that one guy’s issues, but at the same time created new ones.

 

Daredevil: Born Again: Is Matt good at his job?  Outting his client without his knowledge sounds like grounds of disbarment.  And it ended up getting his client murdered.  Cue the Catholic guilt. But I guess the writers needed a way to get him back in his suit.    

 

The Challenge All Stars: Rivals:  As annoying as it was for Fessy to be cast, especially for an All-Star season, it was satisfying to see him go home fairly early.  Dude went home without even getting a Star.  Though the outcome was spoiled by the This Season On… as we knew there was going to be a Nany-Turbo blow up.  It is really annoying when the promo monkeys do things like this.

 

Survivor:  I read this week that Probst said they no longer do the school yard pick for tribes because they do not want them to become lopsided.  Yet when production picks tribes, they end up with some extremely lopsided tribes.  This tribe may have gone down as the most pathetic if there was not a swap next week.  There were no physical threats and they do not even seem to be that bright either.  Seriously, you have a guy who just voted for the same person twice and switched his voted on the promise she would place nice with the third person in the Tribe.  Um, if they mend things up, does he not realize that if they start getting along, they would possibly vote him out?  Of course that is moot because of the swap, but now his two former tribemates left in the game have absolutely no reason to be loyal to him if they end up on the same tribe or make the merge.  This may have been a top five dumbest move in Survivor history.  But we got a historic tribal, yet I was a little disappointed because we were teased a 1-1-1 vote, which would have ended up someone being a wilder way for the Tribal to go.

Around the Tubes: March 15, 2025

  

I have gotten a plethora of cool press releases flooding my inbox recently that you may find interesting. This post includes blurbs on Tom Petty, Yusuf / Cat Stevens, Bob Marley, Ariana Grande, Got To Get Out, Overboard for Love, Oh My God…Yes! A Series of Relatable Circumstances.

- Over the last year the Tom Petty Estate has been opening their vault and sharing previously unreleased music and never-before-seen, newly remastered film from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ prolific 1982 to ’83 era. Today, the Petty Legacy archives have released their latest unearthed musical treasure, a newly restored video of Petty and the Heartbreakers performing a rollicking cover of The Troggs’ classic “Wild Thing” at the Los Angeles-based studio The Record Plant in 1982. Directed by Justin Kreutzmann, the video, which boasts newly remastered audio, features footage of the band’s performance at The Record Plant, filmed for the French TV program, “Houba Houba,” alongside never-before-seen bonus footage originally captured by Cameron Crowe for his 1983 film, Tom Petty: Heartbreakers Beach Party. The film has been restored and released for the first time in more than 40 years and is now streaming on Paramount+. The new clip follows The Record Plant videos of “Keeping Me Alive,” “Finding Out” and “Stories We Could Tell.”  Watch “Wild Thing” (French TV) here: tompetty.lnk.to/wildthingmvPR

- The Marley family, UMe, and Island Records are honoring Bob Marley's legacy with a year-long celebration commemorating his 80th birthday milestone and his importance in the uprising of global music and the fight for social justice and equality.  “Celebrating Daddy’s 80th birthday under the theme ‘Uprising’ is a special moment for our family and fans worldwide. This album represents so much of his spirit, with powerful songs like “Forever Loving Jah,” “Coming In From The Cold,” “Could You Be Loved,” and “Redemption Song,” which continue to inspire generations,” shares Cedella Marley, CEO of the Bob Marley Group of Companies. “Each year, we honor his legacy in a way that unites our extended family, friends, and fans from all corners of the globe. This 80th milestone is a reminder of his timeless call for love, resilience, and freedom.”  The premiere episode of “Bob Marley & I” featuring British film director, DJ and musician Don Letts, who details his life-changing experience seeing Bob Marley & The Wailers at the infamous Lyceum Theatre in London in 1975.  On the second episode, Marcia Griffiths, Bob Marley's backup singer in the I Three and solo artist, takes us through her first day at Studio One with The Wailers in Jamaica.  More episodes will be showcased throughout the year. Catch the first two episodes of “Bob Marley & I” on Bob Marley's Official Channels, as well as future episodes, HERE.

- Yusuf / Cat Stevens’ little known 1974 concert album, Saturnight: Live From Tokyo, will be released in the U.S. in multiple formats for the first time ever, more than 50 years after it was originally released only in Japan, due to contractual restrictions. The record has been remastered from the original production master at the world-famous Abbey Road Studios and will be available on CD, vinyl and digitally for streaming and download May 2 via Cat-O-Log Records/UMe.  The CD will be packaged in a digisleeve with a 16-page booklet featuring lyrics and new retrospective recollections from those who were there, including bassist Bruce Lynch and the band’s 1974 tour manager Carl Miller, and additional notes. The vinyl will be available on 140-gram black vinyl or as a limited edition pressing available only via CatStevens.com, uDiscover Music and Sound of Vinyl on 140-gram lava splatter vinyl, both packaged for the first time in a gatefold sleeve with the aforementioned liner notes. Saturnight was released in a super limited edition as an “RSD First” for last year’s Record Store Day Black Friday event exclusively on 180-gram orange splatter color vinyl.  Pre-order Saturnight: Live From Tokyo: https://ycs.lnk.to/saturnightPR

- Oscar-nominated, GRAMMY® Award-winning, multi-platinum recording artist, and international superstar, Ariana Grande announces eternal sunshine deluxe: brighter days ahead, to be released on March 28 via Republic Records.  Pre-order eternal sunshine deluxe: brighter days ahead HERE.  The announcement of the deluxe album marks the one-year anniversary of Ariana Grande’s critically acclaimed, GRAMMY® nominated album eternal sunshine, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, her sixth #1 album. Since release, the album has been certified RIAA Platinum, featuring two-time RIAA Platinum single “we can’t be friends (wait for your love)”, along with RIAA Platinum certified hits “yes, and?” and “the boy is mine”.  Both, “yes, and?” and “we can’t be friends (wait for your love)”, debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, making eternal sunshine the only album to produce multiple Hot 100 #1 hits in 2024.

- Hulu debuts the host and cast for Original unscripted series "Got To Get Out."  Your favorite Reality TV Royalties and breakout Reality TV Rookies face off to GET OUT and win $1 million!  All eight episodes of “Got To Get Out” premiere Friday, April 11 on Hulu.  Twenty people under one roof, $1 million dollars in prizes up for grabs. To win it, they’ve GOT TO GET OUT…but that’s much easier said than done. Lies and lunacy collide in this exhilarating competition series where an outrageous mix of reality icons and crafty gamers must conspire to get out. In this house, time is money. As the clock ticks up, so does the prize money. The longer they stay, the greater their chance to earn more. They can split the money equally in the end, or at any point in time, try to make their escape with the accumulated money all for themselves, leaving others to start again at $0. 

- Hulu announces new unscripted series “Overboard for Love” (wt) from Alex Cooper, creator, host and executive producer of the “Call Her Daddy” podcast. “Overboard for Love” (wt) is produced by Cooper’s production company, Unwell Productions, Jeff Jenkins Productions in association with 3BMG, and Walt Disney Television Alternative. Get ready to hit the high seas with “Overboard for Love” (wt)! Presented by Alex Cooper, step aboard the ultimate luxury yacht, where sexy singles are ready to mix and mingle … and find love. But there's a twist … gaining access to the yacht's extravagant amenities won't be so simple. As the journey unfolds, romance ignites; alliances form; and hearts are shattered.  In the end, only one couple will reign supreme. Who will rise to the top, and who will be left stranded?  

- Three friends navigate womanhood in an unpredictable, tech-driven world in the new Adult Swim series Oh My God…Yes! A Series of Relatable Circumstances, arriving on Digital today from Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment. New episodes of the animated comedy will become available the day after they air on Adult Swim.  The 7-episode series is created and executive produced by Adele “Supreme” Williams an Emmy^TM-nominated Writer (Netflix's My Dad the Bounty Hunter). The quarter-hour adult animated comedy is executive produced by Dominique Braud (“The Simpsons”) and follows three women, Sunny, Tulip, and Ladi, who live in the not-so-distant future of South Central LA.

57 Channels and Only This Is On: March 9, 2025

 

The White Lotus:  Oh no did Boyd Crowder not remember wait happened to the snake preacher on Justified?  I guess that was some very strong weed.  But otherwise this was a fairly slow episode.  Hopefully things start to pick up on the yacht.  Unfortunately the blonde blog does not seem to be on it but still plenty of mischief for the douchebag to get in to.

 

Mayfair Witches:  I scoffed at the trigger warning about violence, but I guess I kind of needed one for children drinking demon blood.  But is Lasher dead-dead, or can Rowen give birth to him again?

 

Grosse Point Garden Society:  So Birdie is so in deep with the cop he is willing to cover up a body?  Well, that relationship escalates quickly.  But my new suspect as to who killed the dog is Alice’s husband.

 

Paradise:  So last week, no moody cover of a cheesy 80's song to close out the episode and this week, they just recycled Another Day in Paradise. Meh. Let's be honest, the moody covers of cheesy 80's songs and the assassin who is weirdly obsessed with the Wii are the best (only good?) parts of the show.

 

Then nothing spoils a mystery quite like starting an episode with a bunch people we have never met (or at least thought we never met). Of course one of them turned out to be the killer.

 

Daredevil: Born Again: The really felt like an uncanny valley version of the Netflix show.  Sure, it kind of looks and feels like the old show, but something felt a little off.  And it may get worse with Foggy dead (though it seem like a lot of people think that is a misdirect; I guess he would not be the first comic book character to be resurrected) and Karen in San Francisco.  And I had to ask myself while watching these episode, just how old does Vincent D’Onofrio have to get before he is no longer physically imposing in the way Kingpin is supposed to be.  I feel like we are getting really close.

 

The Challenge All Stars: Rivals:  Finally, Steve and Adam win; time to shake things up.  Sigh, but unfortunately they did not make any big moves and just threw in one of the weaker teams.   Though the switching up how vacant stars were interesting.  But I guess if they cannot be gifted a star, there is almost no chance Katie and Veronica are going to TJ’s final.

 

Survivor:  Sigh, we almost had two of the most annoying people go home the first two weeks.  We almost had one of the funnier moments in Survivor history.  If only that one guy had destroyed the Beware Advantage the other one suggested, that would have been great.  I really hope she does not end up getting it and then getting her wish of getting rid of the autistic hockey player.  She is one of the few interesting players this season.

 

School Spirits:  Um… so is Simon dead?  Is someone else in his body?  It would be funny if football player stole it so he could be with Maddie.  But it was completely absurd that Maddie risked her body to help a bunch of people who were already dead.

 

Ghosts:  Two new dead bodies in two years, at what point does that hurt Jay’s business.  But of all the people who could have died, the Australian stripper is kind of annoying.  Hopefully he gets sucked off soon… or just disappears and is forgotten like Pete’s wife usually is.  Though I have to admit, a It’s Raining Men stunt going horribly wrong is pretty funny.

Around the Tubes: March 8, 2025

  

I have gotten a plethora of cool press releases flooding my inbox recently that you may find interesting. This post includes blurbs on Am I Being Unreasonable?, Kelsea Ballerini, Rick and Morty, Lyn Lapid, Erin Gibney, and Stefanie Michaela.

- Created by and starring Daisy May Cooper and Selin Hizli, the complete second season of Hulu Original series “Am I Being Unreasonable?” will premiere on March 12, 2025.   Season 2 will begin where season 1 left off, mid panic attack. Has Nic got away with murder? Quite possibly. Has she raised her son Ollie to follow in her murky footsteps? Kicked out of the family home for brotherly love – loving the wrong brother – Nic is reduced to sharing a caravan with not so trustworthy best friend Jen. Husband Dan has taken up roller-blading to channel his mid-life crisis. Shunned at the school gates and cast as the witch at the school re-enactment Nic is experiencing hallucinations. Or is the someone playing tricks on her?

- Five-time GRAMMY® Award nominated and multiple ACM and CMA Award winning multiplatinum songwriter, producer and author Kelsea Ballerini releases the highly anticipated deluxe edition of her 2024 album, PATTERNS. PATTERNS (DELUXE), available now via Black River, features five new songs—including the hooky and sleek “Future Tripping,” which she debuted live on Feb. 26 during a show in Fort Worth, Texas.  The wistful “Future Tripping” explores the anxiety and uncertainty that accompanies the passage of time: “I don’t want to impose / Some things we’re not supposed to know yet / But my head won’t stop,” Ballerini sings over snappy guitar licks and bright programmed drums. The 20-track edition also includes the fingerpicked ballad (and previously issued digital bonus track) “To The Men That Love Women After Heartbreak,” the punchy and atmospheric “Put It To Bed,” the soulful and sonically shifting “Cut Me Up,” and the earnestly strummed “Hindsight Is Happiness.”

- Are you ready for a brand-new adventure across the multi-verse? Rick and Morty: The Anime will be available to own on Blu-ray and DVD from Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment on April 29, 2025. The Rick and Morty universe is expanded with the all-new Japanese adult anime sci-fi television series from visionary director Takashi Sano. The 10-episode series follows Rick, Morty and the rest of the Smith family in a new intergalactic adventure. Pre-order your copy today.  From the world of “Rick and Morty,” Rick relaxes in a pseudo-world between multiverses, Summer helps Space Beth fight the evil Galactic Federation, and Morty falls in love with a mysterious girl who happens to be an atemporal being.

- Following the announcement of her highly anticipated debut album BUZZKILL coming out on April 25th, rising singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Lyn Lapid reveals she will embark on the “BUZZKILL World Tour” this summer following the album’s release. Kicking off May 6th in Berlin, the tour will first see Lyn headline shows across Europe and the UK before heading back to North America, where she’ll perform in major cities, including New York, Los Angeles, Toronto, Chicago, Washington, DC, San Francisco, Vancouver, and more through the end of June. See the full list of tour dates below and at www.lynlapidtour.com.

- Country-pop singer-songwriter Erin Gibney just released her new single, "Leave the Pieces," this week via Rock Ridge Music. It is a cover of a song by The Wreckers.  Says Gibney about the song: "'Leave the Pieces' is an incredibly nostalgic song for me. I remember singing this in my room as a little kid and fantasizing about being a country singer one day. I included this song in my set on my very first tour opening for Sister Hazel and took it with me on my first headlining tour this summer. I have always wanted to cover this song because it is an ode to my past and is a reminder of how far I have come since singing it as an 11-year-old girl. I wanted to honor this song and The Wreckers by keeping some elements, like the guitar, similar in the track. I am so excited to finally have my own version of 'Leave the Pieces' in my catalog!"

- Soulful Pop R&B artist Stefanie Michaela unveils the highly anticipated music video for her emotional single, “Found in You.” Filmed at the iconic Parthenon in Nashville, Tennessee, the video captures the raw beauty and vulnerability behind the song’s heartfelt message of love and resilience. The video was expertly directed and filmed by the talented Melissa Core and Rick Caballo. WATCH HERE  In the music video, Stefanie shines in a stunning long blue dress, a visual representation of the song’s elegance and emotional depth. The striking imagery, paired with the breathtaking location, highlights the song's theme of love found in the strength and unwavering connection between two people.

57 Channels and Only This Is On: March 2, 2025

 

The White Lotus:  So are we just going to have a new pairing of the blonde blog every week trashing the missing one?  Granted there is only one pairing left.  I guess after that, somebody is going to have to fork someone outside the trio… unless they will start hooking up with each other.  At what point in the series are we going to learn that happened in college?  Is Leslie Bibb going to hook up with one of Parker Posey’s kids out of spite?  This does feel like a hornier season, so it seems like any iteration of these people could hook up at any point, even two of Posey’s kids.

 

Mayfair Witches:  Well, that was an… um, interesting wedding ritual.  But are they actually suggesting Lasher is a good demon?  Dude has literally killed multiple people.

 

Grosse Point Garden Society:  That was fun in a shameless rip-off of Desperate Housewives kind of way.  It is weird how trashy, nighttime soaps have almost gone away since that show went off the air.  I guess trashy TV has morphed into reality shows.  But the dead body better be the dog killer, who I am not convinced is the student who the show is wanting us to believe did it.

 

The Hunting Party:  Oh wow, they killed the lady agent.  Kind of bold for episode four even if she was revived.  I am surprised none of the escapes have tied to kidnap her daughter yet.  Maybe they are saving that for the finale.

 

Paradise:  So Xavier has been holding a grudge with the president this whole time, but he just looks petty now.  The president literally told him to stop letting his wife go to Atlanta.  If you know something bad is coming, and the guy who knows more about it than anyone on the planet tells you to put your foot down with your wife, it is on you to make sure she stays close.

 

But I am confused with the nuclear football with the EMP code.  Umm, were they not on the plane when the president put in that code?  And how does the EMP not affect all the electronics in the bunker?  Those seem like massive plot holes.

 

The Challenge All Stars: Rivals:  Oh joy, another week and another week where Adam and Steve are the house vote, and another week they send someone home.  Does no one want a star>  I get not going in early, but it is time for non-star holders to think about ways to get one. 

 

Survivor:  You know, maybe it is not the best idea to take a bunch of people we do not know and instantly covering them in mud, making it even harder to figure out who these people are.  But at least this is one of the rare season where one of the most annoying people went home first.

 

Around the Tubes: March 1, 2025

 

I have gotten a plethora of cool press releases flooding my inbox recently that you may find interesting. This post includes blurbs on Bosch: Legacy, Hulu's Oscars Collection, Lyn Lapid, Cynthia Erivo, Kelsea Ballerini, Smokey Robinson, Sean Paul, MaRynn Taylor, and Nelly Furtado.

- Prime Video released the trailer and key art for its hit series Bosch: Legacy, which will return for its third and final season on March 27, with ten episodes exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. Four episodes will debut on Thursday, March 27, followed by two new episodes each week until the series finale on April 17. The series follows Harry Bosch (Titus Welliver), a retired LAPD homicide detective turned private investigator; Honey “Money” Chandler (Mimi Rogers), an attorney who struggles to maintain her faith in the justice system; and Maddie Bosch (Madison Lintz), as she wrestles with the challenges of being a patrol cop on the streets of Los Angeles.

- From the powerful storytelling of "A Real Pain" to the thrilling return of the "Alien" franchise with "Alien: Romulus," and the critically-acclaimed "Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes," these films have earned Oscar nominations and captivated audiences and critics alike as must-watch cinematic experiences — now streaming on Hulu.  And there's more to come! The buzzworthy coming-of-age story "Anora" arrives on Hulu on March 17, along with the highly anticipated "A Complete Unknown" also coming soon to Hulu. In the spirit of awards season, check out our Oscars Collection Hub on Hulu, featuring past favorite Oscar winners and nominees.

- Rising singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Lyn Lapid announces the release of her long-awaited debut album BUZZKILL, out April 25th via Mercury Records. Lapid celebrates the exciting announcement by gifting her fans with her second single off the upcoming record, “i’ll be happy when,” out now—listen HERE.  Lyn spent the past few years carefully crafting what would become BUZZKILL, inspired by the isolating experiences surrounding her move from her small suburban hometown in Maryland to the bustling city of Los Angeles, and all of the mixed emotions that came along with them. She shares, “Moving to the West Coast was a struggle. It was the first time I was in a new place by myself, and I didn’t know anyone outside of my roommates. I’d go to parties because I thought it was better than being alone. It was an attempt to find community, but it just became a cycle of meaningless interactions. Every time I went out with my friends, I felt like a ‘buzzkill’ because it seemed like I had always brought the mood down. However, it only seemed that way because I was with the wrong people. I needed to accept that I shouldn’t have to force myself to settle for surface-level friendships and relationships. It opened an opportunity to find new and truly meaningful connections and friendships.” BUZZKILL takes listeners on this all-too-relatable journey with Lyn, from experiencing loneliness and feelings of no

- GRAMMY®, Tony®, and EMMY® Award winner and three-time Academy® Award nominee Cynthia Erivo shares her powerful new solo single “Replay” out now via Verve Records/Republic Records. She notably co-wrote the song with Justin Tranter (Selena Gomez, Chappell Roan, Lady Gaga), and it marks her first solo release since 2021. Listen HERE and watch the visualizer HERE.  The track is built off of Cynthia’s peerless vocal harmonies, with multiple layers of her voice being combined into a sound that is as striking as it is singular.  Cynthia immediately transfixes the listener with a vulnerable, yet vital vocal performance, as she opens up with a confession, “I’m a constant work in progress, and I can’t keep fears at bay.” Processing emotional turbulence aloud, her chantable chorus takes hold in a sweet cycle of irresistible repetition, “My mind is like a record, setup on auto-replay.”

- Five-time GRAMMY® Award nominated and multiple ACM and CMA Award winning multiplatinum songwriter, producer and author Kelsea Ballerini has announced a highly anticipated deluxe edition of her 2024 album, PATTERNS, will be released on Friday March 7, 2025 via Black River Entertainment. PATTERNS (DELUXE), now available to pre-save and pre-order, features five new songs—including the hooky and sleek “Future Tripping,” which she debuted live on Feb. 26 during a show in Fort Worth, Texas.  The wistful song explores the anxiety and uncertainty that accompanies the passage of time: “I don’t want to impose / Some things we’re not supposed to know yet / But my head won’t stop,” Ballerini sings over snappy guitar licks and bright programmed drums. The 20-track edition also includes the fingerpicked ballad (and previously issued digital bonus track) “To The Men That Love Women After Heartbreak,” the punchy and atmospheric “Put It To Bed,” the soulful and sonically shifting “Cut Me Up,” and the earnestly strummed “Hindsight Is Happiness.”

- Gaither Music Group is thrilled to welcome music legend Smokey Robinson to its artist roster. Robinson’s upcoming album, What The World Needs Now, out April 25 on Gaither, is a soulful, musical journey blending timeless classics with original songs that offer inspiration and encouragement. Out today is the first multitrack single from the album with buttery renditions of “Be Thankful For What You’ve Got” and “Lean On Me.” Get a peek behind-the-scenes at the album-making process here. 

- Dancehall superstar Sean Paul has reached another historic milestone as his 2005 smash “Temperature” surpassed 1 billion streams on Spotify. The achievement makes it his second track to enter the streaming platform's prestigious Billions Club, following “No Lie” featuring Dua Lipa.   This milestone arrives as The Trinity—the album that birthed “Temperature”—celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. Released by VP Records/Atlantic Records, the Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum project featured hits like “We Be Burnin’” and “Give It Up to Me”, cementing Sean Paul’s dominance in the mid-2000s and becoming one of the best-selling dancehall albums of all time. 

- Black River's MaRynn Taylor is crisscrossing the country performing at some of the country's most iconic arenas as part of the all-female arena tour, KELSEA BALLERINI LIVE ON TOUR. Solidifying herself as an artist to watch, the fast-rising "female powerhouse" (Country Now) vocalist is giving fans what they want and is releasing new music with the highly anticipated fan-favorite, "same girl same," (2/21), available to stream HERE.

- GRAMMY® Award-winning multiplatinum singer, songwriter, and producer Nelly Furtado will share new Remixes in celebration of Women’s History Month. The remix series officially kicks off today with the release of “Say It Right (Deborah DeLuca Remix)” and culminates on March 28 with “Maneater (Nala Remix),” with two more remixes of “Say It Right” released in between. Reinventing and recharging two of her iconic smash singles, she notably recruited an elite cohort of global producers, Deborah De Luca, Rinzen, Adana Twins, and Nala.  Each respective Remix adds another dimension and perspective to the original. Italian DJ, producer, and Solamente Records label head Deborah De Luca infuses the track with a jolt of European techno energy, tailoring it to the club. Los Angeles producer and DJ Rinzen amplifies the song’s energy and expands its scope with cinematic ambition. German producer and DJ duo Adana Twins stretch the soundscape of “Say It Right” with deep house textures and rhythms. Finally, Miami-born and Los Angeles-based artist, producer, DJ, and Mi Domina label owner Nala injects attitude and spirit into “Maneater.”  Check out the full tracklisting below.

 

Nelly Furtado Remix Release Timeline:

 

1. Nelly Furtado – “Say It Right” (Deborah de Luca Remix) – Available Now, February 28 HERE
2. Nelly Furtado – “Say It Right” (Rinzen Remix)– Available March 14 HERE
3. Nelly Furtado – “Say It Right” (Adana Twins Remix) – Available March 21 HERE
4. Nelly Furtado – “Maneater” (Nala Remix) – Available March 28 HERE