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]]>Most of the songs on our list hail from the exciting new albums that hit the shelves on April 5. J. Cole took his fans off guard with the surprise release of his latest mixtape Might Delete Later, which produced 12 new songs, including “7 Minute Drill”.
Vampire Weekend finally shared their first album in five years, Only God Was Above Us, this Friday and promoted its release with “Prep-School Gangsters”. The Black Keys also returned with a new LP Ohio Players, and “On the Game” emerged as one of its best new songs.
Several rising stars weren’t threatened by Friday’s busy release schedule, and they shared new music with the world. Benson Boone’s debut album Fireworks & Rollerblades produced a new single “Cry”, while Lizzy McAlpine rocked our world with “Drunk, Running” from Older.
Our list also features several songs that serve as the promo for new albums of our favorite artists. Charli XCX dropped “B2b” from Brat, Sia joined forces with Labrinth for “Incredible” from Reasonable Woman, while Glass Animals announced their new album I Love You So F***ing Much and promoted it with lead single “Creatures in Heaven”.
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]]>The post Best New Songs of the Week appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>Ariana Grande’s Eternal Sunshine created more buzz than any other new album this week, and it was truly worth the wait. She gave us 13 pretty amazing new songs, and the second single “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)” certainly deserves a spot on your playlist.
Many of our favorite female artists also celebrated International Women’s Day by sharing their new albums with the world. Norah Jones gave us another great collection of songs with Visions, while Kim Gordon dropped her first solo album in five years, The Collective.
This week has also been pretty amazing for our favorite indie and rock bands. Bleachers knocked it out of the park with their self-titled new album, while both The Black Keys and Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds gave us a taste of their new music with singles “White God” and “This is Nowhere”.
Laufey, Girl in Red, The Marías, and FLO also made it to our list this week, so check it out and find your next favorite song.
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]]>The post Best New Songs of the Week appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>Usher celebrated his upcoming Super Bowl halftime show performance by dropping a brand-new album Coming Home. This record has given us several amazing new songs, including the title track featuring Burna Boy.
Zara Larsson finally shared her fourth studio album Venus, and teased its release with a new single “You Love Who You Love”. It was also a great week for a recent Grammy contender Noah Kahan, who gave us another extra track from his hit album Stick Season, titled “Forever”.
Several artists on our list this week are currently busy teasing their upcoming albums, including Girl in Red with “Too Much”, Kacey Musgraves with “Deeper Well”, and Sia with the Kylie Minogue collaboration “Dance Alone”
The rest of our list is a true treat for fans of alternative music, so get ready to discover new songs by Dylan, Conan Gray, Maggie Rogers, and The Black Keys.
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]]>The post The Black Keys Share Music Video for New Single “Beautiful People (Stay High)” appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>“Beautiful People (Stay High)” is an upbeat song with a party vibe that features contributions from music producer Dan The Automator and singer/songwriter Beck. The Chris Saunders-directed music video showcases “beautiful people” from around the globe dancing and partying to the tune.
The Black Keys announced Ohio Players in early January. According to bandmembers Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney, the release was envisioned as a “Saturday-night party record” and will feature guest appearances in various capacities by Noel Gallagher, Greg Kurstin, Juicy J, and Alice Cooper.
“We had this epiphany: ‘We can call our friends to help us make music’,” Carney shared while announcing the album. “It’s funny because we both write songs with other people – Dan all the time [as a solo artist and producer], me when I’m producing a record. That’s what we do.”
Ohio Players is currently scheduled to drop on April 5. It will be the duo’s 12th studio album and serve as a follow-up to the critically acclaimed 2022 record Dropout Boogie.
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]]>This Friday marked the release of comeback singles of two of the biggest stars working today. Ariana Grande gave us a taste of her upcoming seventh studio album with a new catchy bop “Yes, And?”, while Lil Nas X made quite a commotion with his comeback single “J Christ”.
Friday also introduced us to several highly-anticipated new albums, including Kali Uchis’ Orquídeas, which she promoted with the release of “Igual Que Un Ángel” ft. Peso Pluma. It was also a great week for hip-hop fans, with 21 Savage and Kid Cudi both sharing new albums with the world.
Fans of alternative music won’t be disappointed by our list, either, since several leading indie and rock artists made the cut. Suki Waterhouse rocked our world with the new song “OMG”, MGMT teased the release of their new album with “Nothing To Declare”, while The Black Keys gave us a major throwback with “Beautiful People (Stay High)”.
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]]>The post The Black Keys Haven’t Played Live in Five Years. Here’s Why appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>In celebration of their triumphant return to the stage, Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney met with Billboard’s Olivia Lane for an interview that shed light on why it took them so long to go back to recording and performing.
“The break we just got off of was the result of all of these opportunities [that] presented themselves to us for the first time that we never thought were possible,” explained guitarist and vocalist Carney. “Brothers was our first record that was a hit, and it’s our sixth album. It took us eight and a half years of pretty much constant work until that happened, and so when it did happen — we’d been a band for almost a decade. We just said yes to everything.”
Auerbach summarized, “We were just burned out. Been on the road a little too long, hit it a little too hard. Never said no.”
Have the guys learned their lesson? Auerbach certainly seems to think so: “I think that what we’re gonna try to do is pace ourselves. Try and do it in a normal way, instead of like a couple of maniacs just tearing around the globe. We need to slow it down a bit.”
We hope this more relaxed approach will prove itself because we certainly don’t want to wait another five years for another The Black Keys album!
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]]>The post The Black Keys Teach “The Art of Music” in a Hilarious MasterClass Parody Video appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>You might be familiar with MasterClass, an online platform where renowned figures from the world of music, acting, and writing, teach online courses from their area of expertise. And while The Black Keys didn’t engage in such activities just yet, they did team up with Funny or Die to create a hilarious MasterClass parody video.
“Every song on a record is trying to accomplish something,” – the group’s singer-guitarist Dan Auerbach shares at the beginning of the clip. “That song, in particular, was trying to trying to get me a new pool.”
Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney then proceed on to share some other secrets of the trade with the viewers.
“You have to be inspired by what’s around you,” – says Auerbach.”I wrote that song while I was eating caviar with Michael Jordan in Paris.”
Carney, on the other hand, gives insight into some interesting drumming techniques: “A very interesting time signature is 4/7. Couldn’t tell you much about it beyond that, but it is very interesting.”
The Black Keys ends this helpful clip with the best advice of them all: “After this course, you’ll be able to write music like the pros. Unless you’re not naturally gifted like us. Then we can’t really help you.”
Check out the video below.
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]]>The post The Black Keys Share New Song, Announce New Studio Album appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>Alongside the announcement, the band presented the second single from the album titled “Eagle Birds.” Check it out below.
The Black Keys also shared a cover of the album and a tracklist via social media.
“Let’s Rock” was recorded in vocalist Dan Auerbach’s studio in Nashville while the band members produced the album themselves. The release features Leisa Hans and Ashley Wilcoxson on backing vocals.
“When we’re together we are the Black Keys, that’s where that real magic is, and always has been since we were 16,” Auerbach said in a statement.
“The record is like a homage to electric guitar,” – drummer Patrick Carney added. “We took a simple approach and trimmed all the fat like we used to.”
Following the release of the album, The Black Keys are set to tour North America in fall. The band was also scheduled to perform at Woodstock 50 festival in August, but decided to cancel their appearance due to “scheduling issues.”
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]]>The post The Black Keys Just Announced Their First U.S. Tour In Four Years appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>The ‘Let’s Rock’ tour will be a co-headlining tour with Modest Mouse. They will kick things off in Las Vegas this fall and will wrap things up in Vancouver before Winter.
You can view the full list of tour dates here:
SEPTEMBER
21 – Life Is Beautiful, Las Vegas
23 – Pepsi Center, Denver, CO
24 – Spring Center, Kansas City, MO
25 – Enterprise Center, St Louis, MO
27 – United Center, Chicago, IL
28 – Target Center, Minneapolis, MN
30 – Quicken loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
OCTOBER
1 – Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN
2 – Nationwide Arena, Columbus, OH
4 – Fisery Forum, Milwaukee, WI
5 – Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI
7 – PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, PA
8 – Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, MI
9 – Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario
11 – TD Garden, Boston, MA
12– The Anthem, Washington DC
14 – Wells Fargo Arena, Philadelphia, PA
15 – Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
NOVEMBER
5 – BB& T Center, Sunrise, FL
6 – Amway Center, Orlando, FL
8 – PNC Arena, Raleigh, NC
9 – State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA
12 – Toyota Center, Houston, TX
13 – Frank Erwin Center, Austin, TX
14 – Dickies Arena, Fort Worth, TX
16 – Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, AZ
17 – Pechanga Arena, San Diego, CA
19 – The Forum, Los Angeles, CA
20 – TBA, San Francisco, CA
22 – Moda Center, Portland, OR
23 – Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA
24 – Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC
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]]>The post The Black Keys Present “Lo/Hi,” First New Song in 5 Years appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>The American rock duo consisted of guitarist/vocalist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney, recently presented song “Lo/Hi,” which represents the band’s first new music in five years.
The song is both written and produced by Auerbach and Carney, who recorded the track at Easy Eye Sound studio in Nashville, Tennessee according to The Rolling Stone. You can hear it below.
The Black Keys most recent album release came in 2014 when they presented their eighth studio album Turn Blue. The record was a success at the charts, topping US Billboard 200, and was received well by the critics. After the follow-up tour, the band decided to go on an indefinite hiatus in 2015.
While Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney neglected The Black Keys a bit in the past few years, that doesn’t mean they weren’t busy with side projects. Auerbach formed a garage rock band The Arcs in 2015 and released his second solo album Waiting on a Song in 2017. Carney, on the other hand, was involved in several music projects as a drummer and producer including albums by Michelle Branch, Tobias Jesso, Jr. and Karen Elson.
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]]>The post Best New Songs of the Week appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>Most of the songs on our list hail from the exciting new albums that hit the shelves on April 5. J. Cole took his fans off guard with the surprise release of his latest mixtape Might Delete Later, which produced 12 new songs, including “7 Minute Drill”.
Vampire Weekend finally shared their first album in five years, Only God Was Above Us, this Friday and promoted its release with “Prep-School Gangsters”. The Black Keys also returned with a new LP Ohio Players, and “On the Game” emerged as one of its best new songs.
Several rising stars weren’t threatened by Friday’s busy release schedule, and they shared new music with the world. Benson Boone’s debut album Fireworks & Rollerblades produced a new single “Cry”, while Lizzy McAlpine rocked our world with “Drunk, Running” from Older.
Our list also features several songs that serve as the promo for new albums of our favorite artists. Charli XCX dropped “B2b” from Brat, Sia joined forces with Labrinth for “Incredible” from Reasonable Woman, while Glass Animals announced their new album I Love You So F***ing Much and promoted it with lead single “Creatures in Heaven”.
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]]>The post Best New Songs of the Week appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>Ariana Grande’s Eternal Sunshine created more buzz than any other new album this week, and it was truly worth the wait. She gave us 13 pretty amazing new songs, and the second single “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)” certainly deserves a spot on your playlist.
Many of our favorite female artists also celebrated International Women’s Day by sharing their new albums with the world. Norah Jones gave us another great collection of songs with Visions, while Kim Gordon dropped her first solo album in five years, The Collective.
This week has also been pretty amazing for our favorite indie and rock bands. Bleachers knocked it out of the park with their self-titled new album, while both The Black Keys and Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds gave us a taste of their new music with singles “White God” and “This is Nowhere”.
Laufey, Girl in Red, The Marías, and FLO also made it to our list this week, so check it out and find your next favorite song.
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]]>The post Best New Songs of the Week appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>Usher celebrated his upcoming Super Bowl halftime show performance by dropping a brand-new album Coming Home. This record has given us several amazing new songs, including the title track featuring Burna Boy.
Zara Larsson finally shared her fourth studio album Venus, and teased its release with a new single “You Love Who You Love”. It was also a great week for a recent Grammy contender Noah Kahan, who gave us another extra track from his hit album Stick Season, titled “Forever”.
Several artists on our list this week are currently busy teasing their upcoming albums, including Girl in Red with “Too Much”, Kacey Musgraves with “Deeper Well”, and Sia with the Kylie Minogue collaboration “Dance Alone”
The rest of our list is a true treat for fans of alternative music, so get ready to discover new songs by Dylan, Conan Gray, Maggie Rogers, and The Black Keys.
The post Best New Songs of the Week appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>The post The Black Keys Share Music Video for New Single “Beautiful People (Stay High)” appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>“Beautiful People (Stay High)” is an upbeat song with a party vibe that features contributions from music producer Dan The Automator and singer/songwriter Beck. The Chris Saunders-directed music video showcases “beautiful people” from around the globe dancing and partying to the tune.
The Black Keys announced Ohio Players in early January. According to bandmembers Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney, the release was envisioned as a “Saturday-night party record” and will feature guest appearances in various capacities by Noel Gallagher, Greg Kurstin, Juicy J, and Alice Cooper.
“We had this epiphany: ‘We can call our friends to help us make music’,” Carney shared while announcing the album. “It’s funny because we both write songs with other people – Dan all the time [as a solo artist and producer], me when I’m producing a record. That’s what we do.”
Ohio Players is currently scheduled to drop on April 5. It will be the duo’s 12th studio album and serve as a follow-up to the critically acclaimed 2022 record Dropout Boogie.
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]]>The post Best New Songs of the Week appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>This Friday marked the release of comeback singles of two of the biggest stars working today. Ariana Grande gave us a taste of her upcoming seventh studio album with a new catchy bop “Yes, And?”, while Lil Nas X made quite a commotion with his comeback single “J Christ”.
Friday also introduced us to several highly-anticipated new albums, including Kali Uchis’ Orquídeas, which she promoted with the release of “Igual Que Un Ángel” ft. Peso Pluma. It was also a great week for hip-hop fans, with 21 Savage and Kid Cudi both sharing new albums with the world.
Fans of alternative music won’t be disappointed by our list, either, since several leading indie and rock artists made the cut. Suki Waterhouse rocked our world with the new song “OMG”, MGMT teased the release of their new album with “Nothing To Declare”, while The Black Keys gave us a major throwback with “Beautiful People (Stay High)”.
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]]>The post The Black Keys Haven’t Played Live in Five Years. Here’s Why appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>In celebration of their triumphant return to the stage, Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney met with Billboard’s Olivia Lane for an interview that shed light on why it took them so long to go back to recording and performing.
“The break we just got off of was the result of all of these opportunities [that] presented themselves to us for the first time that we never thought were possible,” explained guitarist and vocalist Carney. “Brothers was our first record that was a hit, and it’s our sixth album. It took us eight and a half years of pretty much constant work until that happened, and so when it did happen — we’d been a band for almost a decade. We just said yes to everything.”
Auerbach summarized, “We were just burned out. Been on the road a little too long, hit it a little too hard. Never said no.”
Have the guys learned their lesson? Auerbach certainly seems to think so: “I think that what we’re gonna try to do is pace ourselves. Try and do it in a normal way, instead of like a couple of maniacs just tearing around the globe. We need to slow it down a bit.”
We hope this more relaxed approach will prove itself because we certainly don’t want to wait another five years for another The Black Keys album!
The post The Black Keys Haven’t Played Live in Five Years. Here’s Why appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>The post The Black Keys Teach “The Art of Music” in a Hilarious MasterClass Parody Video appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>You might be familiar with MasterClass, an online platform where renowned figures from the world of music, acting, and writing, teach online courses from their area of expertise. And while The Black Keys didn’t engage in such activities just yet, they did team up with Funny or Die to create a hilarious MasterClass parody video.
“Every song on a record is trying to accomplish something,” – the group’s singer-guitarist Dan Auerbach shares at the beginning of the clip. “That song, in particular, was trying to trying to get me a new pool.”
Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney then proceed on to share some other secrets of the trade with the viewers.
“You have to be inspired by what’s around you,” – says Auerbach.”I wrote that song while I was eating caviar with Michael Jordan in Paris.”
Carney, on the other hand, gives insight into some interesting drumming techniques: “A very interesting time signature is 4/7. Couldn’t tell you much about it beyond that, but it is very interesting.”
The Black Keys ends this helpful clip with the best advice of them all: “After this course, you’ll be able to write music like the pros. Unless you’re not naturally gifted like us. Then we can’t really help you.”
Check out the video below.
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]]>The post The Black Keys Share New Song, Announce New Studio Album appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>Alongside the announcement, the band presented the second single from the album titled “Eagle Birds.” Check it out below.
The Black Keys also shared a cover of the album and a tracklist via social media.
“Let’s Rock” was recorded in vocalist Dan Auerbach’s studio in Nashville while the band members produced the album themselves. The release features Leisa Hans and Ashley Wilcoxson on backing vocals.
“When we’re together we are the Black Keys, that’s where that real magic is, and always has been since we were 16,” Auerbach said in a statement.
“The record is like a homage to electric guitar,” – drummer Patrick Carney added. “We took a simple approach and trimmed all the fat like we used to.”
Following the release of the album, The Black Keys are set to tour North America in fall. The band was also scheduled to perform at Woodstock 50 festival in August, but decided to cancel their appearance due to “scheduling issues.”
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]]>The post The Black Keys Just Announced Their First U.S. Tour In Four Years appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>The ‘Let’s Rock’ tour will be a co-headlining tour with Modest Mouse. They will kick things off in Las Vegas this fall and will wrap things up in Vancouver before Winter.
You can view the full list of tour dates here:
SEPTEMBER
21 – Life Is Beautiful, Las Vegas
23 – Pepsi Center, Denver, CO
24 – Spring Center, Kansas City, MO
25 – Enterprise Center, St Louis, MO
27 – United Center, Chicago, IL
28 – Target Center, Minneapolis, MN
30 – Quicken loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
OCTOBER
1 – Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN
2 – Nationwide Arena, Columbus, OH
4 – Fisery Forum, Milwaukee, WI
5 – Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI
7 – PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, PA
8 – Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, MI
9 – Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario
11 – TD Garden, Boston, MA
12– The Anthem, Washington DC
14 – Wells Fargo Arena, Philadelphia, PA
15 – Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
NOVEMBER
5 – BB& T Center, Sunrise, FL
6 – Amway Center, Orlando, FL
8 – PNC Arena, Raleigh, NC
9 – State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA
12 – Toyota Center, Houston, TX
13 – Frank Erwin Center, Austin, TX
14 – Dickies Arena, Fort Worth, TX
16 – Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, AZ
17 – Pechanga Arena, San Diego, CA
19 – The Forum, Los Angeles, CA
20 – TBA, San Francisco, CA
22 – Moda Center, Portland, OR
23 – Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA
24 – Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC
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]]>The post The Black Keys Present “Lo/Hi,” First New Song in 5 Years appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>The American rock duo consisted of guitarist/vocalist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney, recently presented song “Lo/Hi,” which represents the band’s first new music in five years.
The song is both written and produced by Auerbach and Carney, who recorded the track at Easy Eye Sound studio in Nashville, Tennessee according to The Rolling Stone. You can hear it below.
The Black Keys most recent album release came in 2014 when they presented their eighth studio album Turn Blue. The record was a success at the charts, topping US Billboard 200, and was received well by the critics. After the follow-up tour, the band decided to go on an indefinite hiatus in 2015.
While Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney neglected The Black Keys a bit in the past few years, that doesn’t mean they weren’t busy with side projects. Auerbach formed a garage rock band The Arcs in 2015 and released his second solo album Waiting on a Song in 2017. Carney, on the other hand, was involved in several music projects as a drummer and producer including albums by Michelle Branch, Tobias Jesso, Jr. and Karen Elson.
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