U2 breaks a nine-year hiatus, and their new album features Dolly Parton’s final recording

*Carnaval De Luz* will be released on November 13, coinciding with U2’s 50th anniversary. Twelve songs, Brian Eno, Jacknife Lee, Daniel Lanois, Martin Garrix, a mysterious reference to Rosalía, and a particularly emotional finale: “Torn,” Dolly Parton’s final vocal recording before her death. Nine years. For almost any band, that would feel like an eternity. […]

Miley Cyrus disappears to make way for a new Miley—with a new name, a new album, and a music video that aims to get us back on the dance floor

The artist has dropped “Cyrus” from her professional identity and is ushering in a new era with “Bass Persuades,” a song and music video that preview her tenth album. The album will be released on September 18 and blends dance-pop, post-punk, ’80s synths, and collaborations as unexpected as Model/Actriz. For twenty years, we’ve come to […]