Sam Smith to release new album Nov. 3; announces North American tour dates

Sam Smith’s sophomore album, The Thrill Of It All, will be released worldwide Nov. 3 via Capitol Records. The pre-order is underway now at http://samsmith.world/TTOIAUS. Fans who pre-order the digital album will instantly receive the new track “Pray” plus the first single, “Too Good At Goodbyes.” See below for full track listing. Friday, Smith announced the North…

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Music: Lady Gaga announces release of new album ‘Joanne’ for Oct. 21

Six time Grammy award winner Lady Gaga will release her much anticipated fifth studio album, Joanne  Friday, Oct. 21. The first single, “Perfect Illusion” recently debuted at No. 1 on iTunes in 60 countries. (Listen to the audio above.) Just a week after its release, “Perfect Illusion” has soared on radio, becoming the No. 1…

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Pet Shop Boys drop their latest brilliant electronic pop masterpiece: ‘Super’

30 years after their debut album Please was released to international acclaim, the Pet Shop Boys drop their latest brilliant electronic pop masterpiece Super that beats as an ode to their house music roots with a nod to today’s youth generation. Picking up where their best selling album in 20 years, 2013’s Electric left off,…

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Album review: Andy Bell of Erasure shines in the spotlight as ‘Torsten, The Beautiful Libertine’

Erasure lead singer Andy Bell has released his sixth solo album, “Torsten, The Beautiful Libertine,” a jaunt through theatrical compositions of a ‘polysexual semi-immortal’ character known as Torsten. “Torsten, The Beautiful Libertine” extends the show that began with 2014’s “Torsten, The Bareback Saint.” Originally a theatrical one-man performance written by composers Barney Ashton-Bullock and Christopher…

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Coldplay’s new album ‘A Head Full Of Dreams’ out Dec. 4

Today, Coldplay announced the global release of their seventh album, A Head Full Of Dreams, Friday, Dec. 4, via Parlophone/Atlantic Records. The first single, “Adventure Of A Lifetime,” debuted today (watch above). The track is available for purchase or streaming on Coldplay.com, where fans can also pre-order the album. Those who pre-order A Head Full…

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LISTEN: OutQ’s Larry Flick chats with the Queen of Pop, Madonna on her latest album, ‘Rebel Heart’

Madonna stops by the SiriusXM studios for the first time to speak with OutQ’s Larry Flick in person about her latest music project, Rebel Heart. The Grammy and Golden Globe Award winning Queen of Pop, spoke about her latest album, her inspirations and the New York of yesteryear.

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Conchita Wurst to release debut album May 18 (VIDEO)

Conchita Wurst, the bearded drag queen who won last year’s Eurovision Song Contest, has announced May 18 as the release date of her debut album, Conchita. The Austrian drag queen and singer announced the release on Twitter, as part of the promotion for her new single “You Are Unstoppable.” According to Frontiersmedia.com the May 18…

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Madonna sparks outrage after using images of Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela to promote new album

Madonna sparked outrage Friday after her Twitter account posted images of Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela Photoshopped onto her Rebel Heart album cover, reports The Huffington Post. Below is the album cover: Here’s Madonna’s Tweet with Nelson Mandela: And the Tweet with MLK: Following the tweets, fans and journalists posted things like “STOP,”…

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Chris Hassett’s fourth album, ‘Just in Time,’ offers a sophisticated and fresh take on 12 American standards

SAN DIEGO – Following up three successful albums of pop covers and originals, Chris Hassett brings his warm baritone and impeccable interpretive style to twelve standards for his fourth album, Just in Time. Having delighted local Southern California audiences with live performances since the 1980s, Hassett began his recording projects just four years ago and…

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