I Am The Dog, the debut album from Sir Chloe—the project of vocalist, songwriter and guitarist Dana Foote—is out now via Atlantic Records—get the album and listen to lead single, “Should I,” here. To celebrate the release, Sir Chloe played a special sold-out album release show last night at Racket in New York.

Additionally, Sir Chloe is on an expansive world tour over the next year, I Am The Tour, which includes a run of headline dates in North America and Europe, as well as support for a coheadline tour with Phoenix and Beck alongside Japanese Breakfast, Weyes Blood and Jenny Lewis.

I Am The Dog features previously shared singles “Know Better,” “Salivate” and “Hooves,” which Ones To Watch praised as “a paradoxical romp that is all too addictive.”

Made with Grammy-winning producer John Congleton (Lana Del Rey, St. Vincent, Angel Olsen) with songwriting contributions from Teddy Geiger (Caroline Polachek, Sylvan Esso, Lizzo) and Sarah Tudzin (Weyes Blood, Amen Dunes, Slowdive), I Am The Dog encapsulates the thrilling paradoxical nature of Sir Chloe. Thematically, the album grapples with finding control in the innate chaos of life, highlighting and interrogating this tension, only to destabilize it and opt for chaos once again. Anchored by Foote’s emotional and dynamic voice, the album toes the line between expression and concealment, making a fetish of the unsaid with lyrics that are simultaneously frank and ambiguous. With this constant push and pull propelling the album forward, Foote’s aim isn’t to be at rest but rather to ask why she cannot be.

Foote put Sir Chloe together in college to serve as her senior thesis, going on to write the band’s first major hits “Michelle”—which has accumulated more than 180 million streams on Spotify—and “Animal” on the floor of her dorm room. The rest of the songs on Sir Chloe’s 2020 EP Party Favors were recorded in a warehouse that the band transformed into a recording space with just $100 and sheer will. Following the success of the EP and two additional singles in 2022, the band—which consists of Foote, Emma Welch, Teddy O’Mara, Palmer Foote, and Austin Holmes—toured arenas with Portugal. The Man and alt-J, opened for the Pixies and headlined two tours of their own in the United States and Europe, with sold out stops in New York, Los Angeles, London, Paris, Amsterdam and more.

SIR CHLOE—I AM THE DOG

1. Should I
2. Salivate
3. Center
4. Know Better
5. Leash
6. Hooves
7. Obsession
8. Daddy’s Car
9. Cake
10. I Am The Dog
11. Feel Again

SIR CHLOE LIVE
May 24—Dublin, IR— The Academy, Green Room
May 25—Belfast, UK—Limelight 2
May 27—Leeds, UK—Live At Leeds Festival
May 30—Nottingham, UK—Rescue Rooms
June 1—Manchester, UK—Band On The Wall
June 2—London, UK—Heaven
June 3—Brighton, UK—Patterns
June 5—Bristol, UK—Thekla
June 6—Birmingham, UK—O2 Institute 2
June 7—Glasgow, UK—SGW Galvanizers
June 9— Paris, FR— Le Trabendo
June 10—Hilvarenbeek, NL—Best Kept Secret Festival
June 12—Antwerp, BE—Trix
June 13— Frankfurt, DE—Brotfabrik
June 15—Cologne, DE—Luxor
June 16—Berlin, DE—Frannz
June 17—Linz, AT—Lido Sounds Festival
June 20—Stockholm, SE—Hus 7
June 21— Oslo, NO—Parkteateret
June 22—Copenhagen, DK—Lille Vega
June 24—Prague, CZ— Metronome
June 25—Warsaw, PL—Niebo
June 26—Budapest, HU—Akvarium Klub
June 28—Lucerne, CH— Schuur Lucerne
June 29—Milan, IT—Legends
July 2—Arras, FR—Main Square Festival
July 30—Vancouver, BC—Cobalt
August 1—Seattle, WA—Seattle Climate Pledge Arena*
August 2—Portland, OR—Hawthorne Theater
August 3—Bend, OR—Hayden Homes Amphitheater*
August 5—Concord, CA—Concord Pavilion*
August 7 —Los Angeles, CA—Kia Forum*
August 8—San Diego, CA—Viejas*
August 10—Santa Fe, NM—Meow Wolf
August 11—Phoenix, AZ—Footprint Center*
August 12—Las Vegas, NV—Michelob Ultra Arena*
August 14—Salt Lake City, UT—Soundwell
August 15—Morrison, CO—Red Rocks*
August 18—Rogers, AR—Walmart Amp*
August 19—Oklahoma City, OK—Beer City Music Hall
August 20—Houston, TX—Cynthia Woods Pavilion*
August 21—Dallas, TX—Dos Equis Pavilion*
August 22—Austin, TX—Moody Center*
August 24—Des Moines, IA—Wooly’s
August 25—Lawrence, KS—Bottleneck
August 26—Minneapolis, MN—7th St Entry
August 29—Indianapolis, IN—HIFI
August 30—Columbus, OH—The Basement
August 31—Chicago, IL—Huntington Bank Pavilion*
September 2—Detroit, MI—Pine Knob Music Theater*
September 3—Toronto, ON—Budweiser Stage*
September 4—Montreal, QC—L’Escogiffe Bar
September 5—Boston, MA—MGM Music Hall*
September 6—Boston, MA—MGM Music Hall*
September 7—Albany, NY—Empire Underground
September 8—Philadelphia, PA—Mann Music Center*
September 9—Pittsburgh, PA—Thunderbird Cafe
September 10—Columbia, MD—Merriweather Post Pavilion*
* with Phoenix & Beck

ANNE-MARIE AND SHANIA TWAIN TEAM-UP FOR NEW SINGLE “UNHEALTHY”

THE TITLE TRACK FROM ANNE-MARIE’S FORTHCOMING ALBUM, OUT 28 JULY 2023

UK, IRELAND & EUROPE ARENA TOUR ANNOUNCED FOR NOVEMBER 2023.
INCLUDING DUBLIN’S 3ARENA NOVEMBER 21ST

PRE-ORDER THE ALBUM FOR EARLY ACCESS TO PRE-SALE: Friday, 19 May @ 9am BST until Tues, 23 May @ 4pm BST
TOUR PRE-SALE: Weds, 24 May @ 9am BST until Fri, May 26 @ 9am BST
GENERAL SALE: Friday, 26 May @ 9am BST

Following the recent announcement of Anne-Marie’s third album ‘UNHEALTHY’, set for release on 28 July, the Essex-born star and Shania Twain have teamed-up for their single of the same name, which is out now on Major Toms/Asylum (listen here). To coincide with the news, Anne-Marie has announced a UK, Ireland and Europe headline tour for November 2023 that’ll include a date at Dublin’s 3Arena.

Anne-Marie and Shania Twain’s ‘UNHEALTHY’ is the perfect pop/country tonic. Anne-Marie had always wanted to write a country-influenced song and decided that her upcoming third album would be the perfect home for just that. A lifetime fan of Shania Twain, and after initially cutting the track, Anne-Marie sent Shania a DM earlier this year, suggesting the collaboration. Fast forward to March ‘23, the two musical heavyweights met in-person, in London, and recorded the track with the help of production maestros, Conor and Riley McDonough (Jonas Brothers, Joji, John Legend).

Pulling from all parts of her life, Anne-Marie’s third album ‘UNHEALTHY’ offers us a sneak peek into her perfectly imperfect world. Penned over a period when she felt ready to revisit and try and make sense of a host of raw, past relationships, whilst also learning to process positive new ones, the new album takes us on a journey from chaos to contentment; this is Anne-Marie standing tall, embracing an all-new version of herself that’s fiercer, bolder, and more blissfully happy than ever before.

Bridging topics of sadness, anger, joy, rebellion, and euphoria, UNHEALTHY is Anne-Marie living out her highs and lows on her own terms. Over the album’s thirteen tracks, gutsy, empowerment anthems (‘Trainwreck’, ‘Grudge’) run alongside tender, vulnerable streaks (‘Kills Me To Love You’, ‘You & I’) and guitar-fuelled angst (‘Haunt You’). Written and recorded alongside Kamille, McDonough Brothers, BillenTed, Evan Blair, and Nami, the album includes features from Aitch (‘Psycho’), Khalid (‘You & I’) and, of course, Shania Twain (‘Unhealthy’).

To date, Anne-Marie has achieved seven UK ‘Top 10’ singles (including ‘Psycho’ feat. Aitch, which features on the new album), two ‘Top 3’ albums and seven billion global streams. Most recently, Anne-Marie collaborated with David Guetta and Coi Leray on ‘Baby Don’t Hurt Me’.

Anne-Marie’s upcoming arena tour follows on from her triumphant, standalone headline show at London’s Wembley Arena last year. Full pre-sale/general sale information can be found above.

ANNE-MARIE 2023 TOUR DATES
14 Nov Amsterdam, Netherlands AFAS Live
15 Nov Cologne, Germany E Werk
18 Nov Paris, France Olympia
21 Nov Dublin, Ireland 3Arena
23 Nov Cardiff, UK Cardiff International Arena
25 Nov Birmingham, UK Utilita Arena
26 Nov Manchester, UK Manchester Arena
29 Nov London, UK The O2

UNHEALTHY TRACKLISITNG
1. SUCKS TO BE YOU
2. SAD B!TCH
3. PSYCHO (FT. AITCH)
4. HAUNT YOU
5. TRAINWRECK
6. GRUDGE
7. OBSESSED
8. KILLS ME TO LOVE YOU
9. UNHEALTHY WITH SHANIA TWAIN
10. IRISH GOODBYE
11. CUCKOO
12. YOU & I (FT. KHALID)
13. NEVER LOVED ANYONE BEFORE

BLUR ANNOUNCES BRAND NEW ALBUM ‘THE BALLAD OF DARREN’ OUT JULY 21ST// HEAR THE FIRST TRACK ‘THE NARCISSIST’ NOW

BRAND NEW ALBUM ‘The Ballad of Darren’ OUT 21st JULY 2023

MALAHIDE CASTLE, SATURDAY JUNE 24TH- SOLD OUT

18th May 2023 – blur will release their first album in 8 years, titled The Ballad of Darren and comprising 10 new tracks, on 21st July on Parlophone. First track ‘The Narcissist’ is out now.

Produced by James Ford and recorded at Studio 13, London and Devon, The Ballad of Darren is the band’s ninth studio album, their first since the chart-topping The Magic Whip in 2015, with artwork featuring an image by British photographer Martin Parr.

The Ballad of Darren track listing is: The Ballad, St Charles Square, Barbaric, Russian Strings, The Everglades (For Leonard), The Narcissist, Goodbye Albert, Far Away Island, Avalon and The Heights

Damon Albarn said – “This is an aftershock record, reflection and comment on where we find ourselves now.”
Graham Coxon said – “The older and madder we get, it becomes more essential that what we play is loaded with the right emotion and intention. Sometimes just a riff doesn’t do the job.”
Alex James said – “For any long term relationship to last with any meaning you have to be able to surprise each other somehow and somehow we all continue to do that.”
Dave Rowntree said – “It always feels very natural to make music together. With every record we do, the process reveals something new and we develop as a band. We don’t take that for granted.”

Today’s surprise announcement comes ahead of the band’s return to the place where it all began – Colchester, Essex*– for their first ever performance at local landmark Colchester Arts Centre tomorrow, marking the start of a short run of warm-up performances which will see the blur visit Eastbourne Winter Gardens on 21st May, The Halls Wolverhampton on 26th May and O2 City Hall Newcastle on 28th May.

These warm-up dates are kicking off a summer of highly-anticipated live shows which will bring Alex James, Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon and Dave Rowntree together again to perform their iconic and much-loved songs across Europe over the coming months. The band’s first ever show at London’s Wembley Stadium on Saturday 8th July sold out in minutes – with a second Wembley Stadium show added for Sunday 9th July and the bands Irish date on June 24th at Malahide Castle is now sold out.

The complete tracklisting for The Ballad of Darren is:

1. The Ballad
2. St Charles Square
3. Barbaric
4. Russian Strings
5. The Everglades (For Leonard)
6. The Narcissist
7. Goodbye Albert
8. Far Away Island
9. Avalon
10. The Heights

The Ballad of Darren will be available as a Digital Download & Stream (10 tracks as above); Standard CD (10 tracks) and Deluxe CD (12 tracks, w. expanded packaging), Standard Vinyl LP – 12” heavyweight black vinyl; and – exclusive to blur.co.uk – Deluxe Vinyl pressed on 12″ clear vinyl with black swirls, in a gatefold sleeve, with poster, bonus 7” vinyl, album CD (12 tracks) and integrated booklet, including exclusive handwritten notes, sketches and lyrics; and Cassette (10 tracks).

Pre order The Ballad of Darren here.

JANELLE MONÁE UNVEILS THE AGE OF PLEASURE

AWARD-WINNING SUPERSTAR ANNOUNCES HUGELY ANTICIPATED NEW ALBUM

NEW SINGLE “LIPSTICK LOVER” OUT NOW

RELEASED ALONGSIDE OFFICIAL EMOTION PICTURE

THE AGE OF PLEASURE ARRIVES VIA WONDALAND ARTS SOCIETY/ATLANTIC RECORDS

ON JUNE 9^TH  PRE-ORDERS/PRE-SAVES AVAILABLE NOW HERE

PLAYS IVEAGH GARDENS, JULY 6^TH– TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW

“As we enter into The Age Of Pleasure, “Lipstick Lover” is our freeassmothafucka anthem inspired by f.a.m. for f.a.m. This is our oasis made with love, rooted in self acceptance, throbbing in self discovery, and signed with cherry red kisses from me to you. ” 

– Janelle Monáe

Janelle Monáe, music’s foremost freeassmuthafucka, has shared her scintillating new single, “Lipstick Lover,” available now via Wondaland Arts Society/Atlantic Records. An official emotion picture, directed by Janelle Monáe and Alan Ferguson, premieres today on YouTube – Watch HERE.

Arriving on the heels of her showstopping Met Gala appearance, “Lipstick Lover” heralds the arrival of Monáe’s hugely anticipated new album, THE AGE OF PLEASURE, due out June 9^th. Pre-orders/pre-saves – including limited edition vinyl – are available now HERE.

THE AGE OF PLEASURE also includes the acclaimed new single, “Float (Feat. Seun Kuti + Egypt 80).” Hailed by Pitchfork as “swaggering, brass-heavy…the sound of a top-tier talent doing a little victory dance,” the track is joined by an official dance video streaming on YouTube HERE.

To celebrate the launch of this new era, Monáe graced the March cover of EBONY Magazine, which stated, “the singer-songwriter returns to music as their fullest self…we’re perhaps witnessing the queerest, and by association, the Blackest, of Monáe’s eras yet…”

“Float” – which Monáe initially teased on her hugely popular Instagram – was first heard late last year as the official anthem of ABC/ESPN’s NBA Saturday Primetime campaign, with Janelle contributing voiceover narration to promo spots highlighting the biggest matchups and stars in the league. The track was used extensively throughout all NBA coverage through mid-March, spanning promos, Primetime matchups, in-game placement, social media, and more. In addition, “Float” was featured in an animated piece marking Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the #1 spot on the NBA’s all-time regular-season scoring list, shared across ESPN’s socials and James’ Instagram to reach more than 275M combined followers.

The Pretenders Announce New Studio Album ‘Relentless’
Due For Release 1st September 2023 Via Parlophone.

Listen To New Single ‘Let The Sun Come In’.

Before Exclusive ‘Relentless’ UK & Ireland Intimate Club Shows
19th May Dolans, Limerick SOLD OUT
20th May Cypress Avenue, Cork, Ireland SOLD OUT
21st May Olympia Theatre, Dublin, Ireland
23rd May Limelight, Belfast, Northern Ireland SOLD OUT

Touring With Guns N’ Roses Across Europe Through June

Photographer Credit: Ki Price

The Pretenders return with the announcement of ‘Relentless’, their fourteenth studio album, due for release 1st September 2023 via Parlophone and available to pre-order now.

‘Relentless’ is a clearly defined snapshot of where The Pretenders are in 2023. Arriving with the impulsiveness and attitude that at once defines the band’s eternal spirit, brand new single ‘Let The Sun Come In’ is also released today, following a premiere on the BBC Radio 2 Zoe Ball Breakfast Show. Listen here.

Speaking about the album title, Chrissie Hynde said:

“I enjoy seeing the various meanings and origins of a word. And I liked the definition: “showing no abatement of intensity”. It’s the life of the artist. You never retire. You become relentless.”

The news arrives as The Pretenders look ahead to a massive summer of live performances. Tomorrow night, Friday 12th May, the band will unleash new songs from ‘Relentless’ as they headline Brighton’s Great Escape Festival, starting a sold out tour of very special exclusive club shows visiting some of the UK and Ireland’s most intimate venues.

On 30th June The Pretenders will join Guns N’ Roses as special guests at London’s BST Hyde Park, and at huge outdoor shows in Spain, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and the Netherlands, before headline performances at summer festivals including Midnight Sun, Bearded Theory, Black Deer and Kite. In October the band will land in America to play Ohana Festival, California, by invitation of Eddie Vedder and Dave Grohl. More 2023 live activity is soon to be announced.

‘Relentless’ is the second consecutive Pretenders album to be written as a collaboration between Chrissie Hynde and the band’s resident guitar hero, James Walbourne. Especially sought after in his own right, having recorded with Dave Gahan, Jerry Lee Lewis and The Rails amongst many more.

Speaking about the Hynde/Walbourne songwriting process, Chrissie Hynde said:

“We had developed this method of working remotely and it seemed like we just kept on doing it for this album. This is something that we’ve honed down to an art in the last few years. He always comes up with something I wouldn’t have thought of myself and I love surprises.”

Produced by David Wrench and recorded at Battery Studios in West London, the album’s 12 tracks feature what Chrissie describes as “The Pretenders Collective”. This extended band features James Walbourne (guitars), Kris Sonne (drums), Chris Hill (double bass), Dave Page (bass) and Carwyn Ellis (keyboards and guitars).

‘Relentless’ also features a long hoped-for collaboration with the esteemed composer Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead, The Smile), who provides the string arrangement and conducted the 12 Ensemble for the album’s beautiful closing track, ‘I Think About You Daily’.

‘Relentless’ is The Pretenders’ first album to be released via Warner Brothers – Parlophone’s parent record label – since 1999. After first signing to small independent label Real Records on the back of the heyday of punk rock, The Pretenders’ first single led them to sign with Sire – whose parent company was also Warner Brothers – via legendary A&R Seymour Stein, a partnership lasting 20 years.

And now in 2023 and The Pretenders are back at their live and brilliant best – the upcoming ‘Relentless’ tour follows a handful of very intimate shows played earlier this year for Independent Venue Week. Fans were treated to a glimpse of as yet unreleased new music as The Guardian confirmed, “Hynde’s songwriting is as sharp as ever, with new songs stealing the limelight from classic hits”. All Pretenders live dates and last remaining tickets are listed here.

‘Relentless’ will be released via Parlophone on baby pink vinyl, black vinyl, and CD from 1st September. Pre-order the album now https://Pretenders.lnk.to/Relentless.

‘Relentless’ Tracklist

1. Losing My Sense Of Taste
2. A Love
3. Domestic Silence
4. The Copa
5. Promise Of Love
6. Merry Widow
7. Let The Sun Come In
8. Look Away
9. Your House Is On Fire
10. Just Let It Go
11. Vainglorious
12. I Think About You Daily

Pretenders 2023 Live Dates

12th May Great Escape Festival, Brighton
13th May Rescue Rooms, Nottingham SOLD OUT
14th May MASH, Cambridge SOLD OUT
16th May Cheese & Grain, Frome SOLD OUT
17th May The Sugarmill, Stoke SOLD OUT
19th May Dolans, Limerick SOLD OUT
20th May Cypress Avenue, Cork, Ireland SOLD OUT
21st May Olympia Theatre, Dublin, Ireland
23rd May Limelight, Belfast, Northern Ireland SOLD OUT
25th May Midnight Sun Festival, Stornoway, Scotland (headlining)
28th May Bearded Theory, Derbyshire (headlining)
30th May De Roma, Antwerp
31st May De Roma, Antwerp
9th June Estadio Cívitas Metropolitano, Madrid, Spain (with Guns N’ Roses)
11th June Kite Festival (headlining)
12th June Estadio Abanca Balaídos, Vigo, Spain (with Guns N’ Roses)
16th June Azkena Festival (headlining)
17th June Black Deer Festival (headlining)
27th June Bellahouston Park, Glasgow (with Guns N’ Roses)
30th June BST Hyde Park, London (with Guns N’ Roses)
3rd July Deutsche Bank Park, Frankfurt, Germany (with Guns N’ Roses)
5th July Bernexpo, Bern, Switzerland (with Guns N’ Roses)
8th July Circo Massimo, Rome, Italy (with Guns N’ Roses)
11th July Evenemententerrein Weert Noord, Netherlands (with Guns N’ Roses)
1st October Ohana Fest, CA (with Foo Fighters)

Ethereal yet expansive, Galway-formed band NewDad (a moniker they picked from a random name generator) draw musical influence from the likes of The Cure to Pixies. Mixing grungy distortion with incandescent melodies, the tracks are further brought to life by singer Julie Dawson’s ghostly vocals, as presented in today’s offering ‘In My Head’ – their debut on Fair Youth/Atlantic Records (listen here).

Marking an exciting new era for the four-piece, ‘In My Head’ presents the band’s widescreen ambition as they level up their iridescent sonic. Written in their Galway rehearsal room, recorded at The Church in London (Paul Epworth’s studio) and mixed by Mike Crossey (MUNA, The 1975, Wolf Alice), the song finds Julie grappling with inner turmoil: “I’m buried under blankets / Descending into madness / And there’s no escape from the thoughts burned in my brain”.

Formed in Galway, Ireland in 2020 before the world came to a standstill – the group officially came together for a musical practical at school as part of a final year music project – NewDad have released two EP’s previously: Waves (2021) and Banshee (2022) – both produced by long-time collaborator Chris W Ryan, with the latter mixed by John Congleton (St Vincent, Phoebe Bridgers). Part of the Ireland’s fruitful music scene (one that’s generated Fontaine’s D.C, CMAT and Just Mustard over recent years), NewDad are here to remind us of the restlessness, anxieties, and relationship hang-ups that we’ve all come to face over our lives. Straddling the autobiographical with the fantastical, the band also draw influence modern-day cinema and TV to the serene coastal environment of Galway that backdropped their formative years.

NewDad, who are currently recording their debut album at the legendary Rockfield Studios (Black Sabbath, Oasis), have previously opened for Paolo Nutini at Alexandra Palace (and are set to support him again on his Irish tour in June alongside Julia Jacklin), Fontaines DC at Custom House Square and Inhaler at Fairview Park.

CHARLIE PUTH ENLISTS SABRINA CARPENTER FOR  

“THAT’S NOT HOW THIS WORKS” [Sabrina’s Version] 

THE NEW COLLAB FOLLOWS THE RELEASE OF THE OFFICIAL TRACK FEATURING DAN + SHAY AND MUSIC VIDEO STARRING SABRINA CARPENTER  

GRAMMY-nominated and multi-platinum singer/songwriter/producer, Charlie Puth released a new version of “That’s Not How This Works (feat. Dan + Shay & Sabrina Carpenter) [Sabrina’s Version], via Atlantic Records. Sabrina’s version follows the official track’s release, featuring three-time GRAMMY Award-winning and multi-platinum duo, Dan + Shay, last month.

The release was accompanied by the official music video and short film, directed by Phillip R. Lopez, which starred Carpenter as Puth’s love interest. Through a series of flashbacks, we see the pair navigate the highs and lows of a toxic young relationship.

Like the original track, Sabrina’s version opens with Puth’s solo vocals accompanied by his piano as he describes the back-and-forth of an ending relationship. The addition of Carpenter offers the partner’s perspective while incorporating her soft yet powerful vocals and harmonies.

TENTH STUDIO ALBUM ‘chemistry’ OUT JUNE 23^RD VIA ATLANTIC RECORDS

STREAM “mine” / “me”: https://atlantic.lnk.to/mine-me

PRE-ORDER chemistry: https://Atlantic.lnk.to/chemisty

GRAMMY-winning global superstar Kelly Clarkson has unveiled double singles “mine” / “me” – the first taste of her highly anticipated tenth studio album chemistry, arriving June 23^rd and available for pre-order now via Atlantic Records.

“Having chemistry with someone is an incredible, and overwhelming, feeling. It’s like you have no choice in the matter. You are just drawn to each other. This can be good and bad. This album takes you down every path that chemistry could lead you down.” – KELLY CLARKSON

The pair of songs perfectly compliment and contrast, showcasing the lyrical complexity featured on the project three years in the making. Soaring vocals and a mounting instrumental find Clarkson lyrically honest-as-ever on “mine,” chanting “go ahead and break my heart, that’s fine” before craving karmic retribution. Meanwhile the focus shifts inward on “me,” a triumphant anthem of self-empowerment co-written with GRAMMY-nominated rising star GAYLE. Culminating with the lyric “don’t need to need somebody when I’ve got me,” the song’s message proves equally intimate and universal.

“We decided to release ‘mine’ and ‘me’ at the same time because I didn’t want to release just one song to represent an entire album, or relationship. There are many stages of grief and loss on this album. Each song is a different stage and emotional state.” – KELLY CLARKSON

chemistry was first announced last month alongside an exclusive Las Vegas engagement, chemistry…an intimate night with Kelly Clarkson, opening Friday, July 28, 2023 at Bakkt Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. Designed exclusively for the Bakkt Theater stage, Clarkson and her longtime band will immerse fans in an intimate music experience that spans her two-decade long catalog of award-winning hits. For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit ticketmaster.com/KellyVegas.

One of the most popular artists of this era, Kelly Clarkson has sold more than 25 million albums and 40 million singles worldwide. The Texas-born singer-songwriter first came to fame in 2002 as the winner of the inaugural season of American Idol and quickly became one of pop’s top singles artists, in addition to the first artist to top each of Billboard’s pop, adult contemporary, country and dance charts. chemistry marks her tenth studio album and third full-length release with Atlantic Records, following 2017’s Meaning of Life and 2021’s When Christmas Comes Around…. Meanwhile on the small screen, her multi-Emmy Award-winning daytime talk show, The Kelly Clarkson Show, is currently filming its 4^th season (while already picked up through 2025), and her tenure as multi-season champion coach on The Voice resumes for the show’s current 23^rd season.

chemistry track list:

1. skip this part
2. mine
3. high road
4. me
5. down to you
6. chemistry
7. favorite kind of high
8. magic
9. lighthouse
10. rock hudson
11. my mistake
12. red flag collector
13. i hate love (feat. Steve Martin)
14. that’s right (feat. Sheila E.)

April 14, 2023 – Today, the Irish artist on everyone’s watch list, whoisdays is rocketing into 2023 with an infectious new single ‘Everything (About Her)’ released via Diffusion Lab / Warner Music Ireland.

David Costello aka whoisdays (previously day_s) has returned with a new direction and a new name, he explains, “I think I just needed a switch up, I have changed my sound a lot, so I thought why not change the name as well? Also, it gets rid of that dumb underscore lol.”

The new indie-pop track ‘Everything (About Her)’ was co-written with Oisin Furlong and Chris Bubenzer AKA Benza, inspired by late 1990s and early 2000s rock, fusing styles from each of their backgrounds to create an earworm of an anthem.  Combining rock guitar chords and disco influences, whoisdays explains, “The song is about wanting only one person, no matter how many others come along or how much you know it won’t work.”

Not only changing his name, the new single sees whoisdays taking a different direction from previous releases….’I think ‘Everything (about Her)’ shows a maturity in my music, I’ve gotten to a stage now where I’m enjoying making music again.  I’m not so pressed on writing in a specific style but instead just enjoying the process of seeing what happens in the studio. The song is fun, that’s what it’s all about.’

Live Dates:

18th April – Ruby Sessions

ABOUT WHOISDAYS:

whoisdays blurs the lines between rock, punk, and hip-hop and grew up listening to Nirvana and hip-hop but pulled influences from Jeff Buckley to Steven Tyler. From a young age, he mastered the skill of songwriting as well as playing piano and guitar. Whoisdays has had a strong and impressive start to his career thus far, establishing himself as an intriguing rising talent on the Irish scene. Having released several singles, with just under 1.5 million streams on his debut single, “Last Night” and more tracks that were equally popular, such as “Elbows,” all of which represented a natural maturity of his distinctive sound. His debut EP ‘Born To Be Alone’ was released on October 22’. The five-track EP explores raw emotions, heartbreak, frustration, and all that life throws at everyone in modern times.

whoisdays has amassed an incredible 4.5 million global streams and has previously earned the accolades as 2FM’s Rising Artist, Goldenplecs Fresh Picks, and featured on Mango x Mathman 2018’s Choice Music Prize nominated song of the year ‘Lord Hear Us’. Having worked with Diffusion Lab for the last few years developing and honing his talent and transitioning into a grungier, more unabashed style that feels like the artist he wants to present to the world.