The ‘Eyes’ Have It On New Sam Smith LP (photo: Collier Schorr) Sam Smith is leaning into romance on their newly announced fifth album. The Grammy-, Oscar-, BRIT- and Golden Globe-winning artist will release Hazel Eyes on Aug. 21 via Capitol Records, marking their first full-length project since 2023’s Gloria. Alongside the announcement, Smith has […]

Indie All-Stars Assembling For PEOPLE Fest The National’s Aaron Dessner in Berlin in 2019 (photo: Frank Hoensch / Redferns). Eight years after its last edition, the sprawling, shape-shifting PEOPLE festival is returning to Berlin — and if its organizers have their way, the lineup will once again dispense with marquee billing in favor of unexpected […]

New Doc Revisits Wham!’s Historic China Visit Wham!’s Andrew Ridgeley and George Michael on the Great Wall of China (photo: Martyn Goddard). In March, SPIN reported that a new documentary centered on Faith — the blockbuster solo album that transformed George Michael from one half of Wham! into one of pop’s defining superstars — would […]

Springsteen, Santana, Joel Honor Clive Davis Clive Davis at the 2026 edition of his annual pre-Grammy party in Los Angeles (photo: Al Seib / ABImages). A day after the death of legendary music executive Clive Davis at age 94, artists whose careers he helped shape—and whose lives he touched far beyond the boardroom—shared heartfelt tributes […]

Turnstile Taps Eclectic Cast For Fall Tour Turnstile (photo: Atiba Jefferson). Turnstile’s post-NEVER ENOUGH victory lap is far from over. One year after releasing the album that delivered the Baltimore band its first Grammy wins, Turnstile has announced NEVER ENOUGH Tour Pt. 2, a 16-date North American run kicking off Sept. 9 in Milwaukee and […]

DOMi, JD BECK Ready First LP Since ’22 DOMi, JD BECK Ready First LP Since ’22 Before the Grammy nominations, late-night TV appearances and the avalanche of internet hype, DOMi Louna and JD Beck told SPIN they were simply chasing the sounds in their heads. “We’re just trying to make the music we hear,” the […]

Brandon Flowers Turns Rootsy On Solo LP (photo: Chris Phelps) The Killers frontman Brandon Flowers will release THRASHER, his first solo album in more than 10 years, on Aug. 21 via Island Records. Recorded in Nashville’s Historic RCA Studio A with longtime collaborators Shawn Everett and Jonathan Rado (Foxygen), the album finds Flowers embracing the […]

Minogue, Tarantino, RZA Are Getting ‘Tangled Up’ Kylie Minogue in 2017 (photo: Ryan Pierse / Getty Images). Just when it seemed Quentin Tarantino was running out of ways to avoid making his long-promised 10th and final film, the director has found another detour — this one involving Kylie Minogue, RZA and a Bob Dylan song. […]

Legendary Music Exec Clive Davis Dies At 94 Clive Davis in 2017 (photo: Francois Durand / Getty Images) Clive Davis, the legendary music executive whose career touched virtually every corner of popular music, died today (June 22) at his Manhattan home. He was 94. Over a career that spanned more than six decades, Davis became […]

Olivia Rodrigo Launches Massive All-Female Fest Olivia Rodrigo Launches Massive All-Female Fest Olivia Rodrigo is taking her advocacy off the stage and turning it into one heck of an event. The 23-year-old pop star is launching Daisy Chain Fields, a new single-day festival set for Aug. 29 at Great Park in Irvine, Ca., bringing together […]