For much of the year, Drake has been working on a new album, ostensibly called Iceman, with the intent of swinging public perception back in his favor. He’s been furthering that mission by hosting a series of livestreams previewing songs from the project, and in the latest, he’s revealed two new collaborations with a pair […]
Boz Scaggs will release a new album, his first in seven years, on Oct. 17. Detour follows the Grammy-nominated Out of the Blues, and, like that album and its immediate predecessors, will feature songs from the past, with a focus on personal jazz favorites and music from the Great American Songbook. You can hear the first […]
HRTLSS have signalled the start of a new era with introspective single ‘To Dust’. Photo credit: Adrienn Rusz Making their live debut supporting Mallory Knox last year, their first music of 2025 is as explosive as you would expect. Speaking on ‘To Dust’, the band have said: “‘To Dust’ is us holding a mirror up […]
Him All AlongMemphis rapper Key Glock is no newbie, but he’s just getting started. Bet on it.Interview: C. Vernon Coleman IIEditor’s Note: This story appears in the Summer 2025 issue of XXL Magazine, on newsstands now and available for sale on the XXL website. It would take a blind man not to see that Key Glock is […]
Mystic Festival Announces Its First Bands For 2026 Band Photo: The Gathering (?) Mystic Festival announces its first bands for 2026 and those bands are Black Label Society, Blood Incantation, The Gathering, Six Feet Under, Septicflesh, Master Boot Record, and Embryonic Autopsy. Mystic Festival will take place in Gdansk, Poland at the Gdansk Shipyard on […]
Jack Osbourne reflected on the death of his father Ozzy Osbourne in a new YouTube video, detailing the moment he heard the news and expressing gratitude for the outpouring of love and well wishes his family received in the wake of Ozzy’s passing. Ozzy died on July 22 at the age of 76, less than three weeks after […]
Brent Hinds at fault for his death The Atlanta Police Department said in a new report that late Mastodon guitarist Brent Hinds was riding his Harley Davidson at a speed between 63 and 68 mph – nearly twice the posted limit – when he collided with a BMW SUV at the intersection of Memorial Drive […]
Before taking off on his 3LWorld Tour this winter, Earl Sweatshirt is making sure there’s plenty of promo for his newly released album, Live, Laugh, Love. After dropping off the video for “Crisco” last week, he follows up today with the clip for “Exhaust.” In typical Earl fashion, the video bucks tradition by shooting everything […]
A 50th anniversary edition of Little Feat‘s fifth album, 1975’s The Last Record Album, will be released on Oct. 24. The four-CD Deluxe Edition of the set includes a remastered version of the original album, discs of rarities and previously unreleased songs, and a live show recorded just weeks after the album’s release in October […]
Ben Quad have announced the details of their new album ‘Wisher’. Set for release on November 14 via Pure Noise Records, it includes freshly dropped single ‘It’s Just A Title’. Speaking on the new track, guitarist Edgar Viveros has shared: “‘It’s Just A Title’ is about living with constant existential insecurity and questioning whether life […]