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The artist dropping her debut album after a billion streams
Irish DJ Jazzy came up on the Dublin club scene and has worked with industry heavyweights like Calvin Harris.
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Raye Wins Mercury Prize for Album of the Year
Singer-songwriter and Variety Hitmakers 2024 honoree Raye has won the 2026 Mercury prize for her epic second studio album, “This Music May Contain Hope,” beating out Olivia Dean, Paul McCartney and others for the prize. The Mercury Prize has no real equivalent in the U.S., and is intended to recognize music from the U.K. and […]
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Lucky Daye on Creating His New Album ‘Aloud’ and Collaborating With Pusha T and Muni Long: ‘It’s About the Magic’
Lucky Daye is in a season of change. Ahead of the release of “Aloud,” out today, the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter is settling into a new label home at Warner Records, working with a wider circle of collaborators and taking more control of his creative process. Even his look signals a shift: When Variety meets him for […]
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Miley Cyrus’ ‘Bass Persuades’ Has the Biggest Chart Drop Ever for an Album in the Week After a No. 1 Debut
How far down the Billboard 200 did Miley Cyrus’ “Bass Persuades” album fall in its second week? Curiosity about that grew over the last few days, particularly as Billboard announced the top 10 of its album chart on Sunday, and Cyrus’ album was not in it, after having debuted at No. 1 the previous week. […]
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The Feeling album recorded in a Sussex shed
The Feeling's debut album turns 20 as the band prepare for Eastbourne and Margate shows.
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Carly Rae Jepsen on How Marriage, Motherhood and the Joy of Pop Music Fueled Her Ambitious Double Album ‘Day and Night’: ‘I Knew What Colors I Was Playing With’
It sounds like an obvious approach, but Carly Rae Jepsen began working on her new double album “Day and Night” with a simple ethos: make the type of music she would want to listen to. “Like, what do I have to offer to the musical landscape right now?” the 40-year-old tells Variety over Zoom, just […]