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Gold-certified singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Sydney Rose releases new single ‘Track Team’ today via Mercury Records / Island EMI – listen HERE.Sydney debuted the new track last weekend during her set at Rolling Stone’s Stateside Festival in Kingston, NY, taking the stage before the likes of Noah Kahan and Gigi Perez.See HERE.
Earlier this year, Sydney celebrated the first anniversary of her viral hit ‘We Hug Now’ with a release of a live performance of the track. Listen to the two-pack bundleHERE. Watch the live performance video HERE.
After a quiet grind, ‘We Hug Now’powered Sydney’s reintroduction and breakthrough last year, accompanying the release of her critically acclaimed I Know What I Want EP. Billboard praised the project, noting, “It’s not hard to get wrapped up in Rose’s elegant vocals and knack for conjuring simple, emotionally resonant lyrics in confined spaces.”
‘We Hug Now’ dominated TikTok with 1.3 million creates and 10 billion cumulative views, climbing into the Top 15 of the TikTok Top Songs Chart. It’s now approaching 250 million global streams and has hit the Top 3 on Spotify’s US and Global Viral 50, the Top 15 of the Shazam US Top Songs Chart, Top 30 on Apple’s US Songs Chart, and Top 20 on the Genius Overall Chart. This fall, the hit track also impressively received a Gold certification from the RIAA.
Sydney also broke into the Top 20 on Billboard’s Emerging Artists Chart and reached the Top 10 on Billboard’s Hot Alternative Songs Chart. She’s since surpassed 5 million monthly Spotify listeners and recently made her debut on Spotify’s Top Songs Chart in the U.S.
Last summer, Sydney performed at BST Hyde Park alongside Noah Kahan, Gracie Abrams, FINNEAS, and more, while releasing fan favorites ‘I Stopped Trying’ featuring Delaney Bailey and “Before & After You,” inspired by The Last of Us. She closed out 2025 with her sold-out I Know What I Want Tour across Europe and the U.S., and capped the year with her first holiday single, “The Holiday,” and a collaborative cover of “Sympathy Is a Knife” with Medium Build. Sydney recently wrapped up her Australian headline tour and will hit the road to support Mon Rovîa on his North American tour this September.
Jake Shears’ hit Queer The Music podcast returns for its fourth season today. Kicking off with an episode featuring Placebo’s Brian Molko, this follows a double win for the number 1-charting podcast at the prestigious Webby Awards (including ‘Best Music Podcast’), with guests for Season 4 already set to include Swedish pop queen Tove Lo plus DJ, alt-pop artist Baby Queen and drag royalty, Jodie Harsh. Jake Shears also continues Scissor Sisters’ triumphant reunion this summer with live shows across the UK and Europe.
Entering its biggest and most ambitious season to date, Queer The Music celebrates the music, artists and cultural moments that have shaped LGBTQ+ lives, also shifting politics, perception and popular culture in plain sight. Each episode, Jake Shears – musician, actor, writer, and all-round trailblazer – invites the viewer in, as he’s joined by those who continue to break ground and soundtrack music; from queer pioneers and beloved allies to the next generation of creators subverting the mainstream. This season Queer The Music goes further still, pushing its format with legacy artist specials, authors, themed episodes, surprise co-hosts, and more stories behind those game-changing bangers you thought you knew.
nate sib announces his debut album, reborn, arriving August 21st via Republic Records / Island EMI.
Alongside the announcement, nate shares new single ‘Face Card’ and its accompanying Morgan Maher-directed music video – watch here.
Using music as a lifeline, reborn captures nate’s second chance, turning survival into healing, exploring love, destiny, and gratitude through propulsive, emotionally charged production. The album expands on the world he built with last year’s for us, a project that established his disruptive take on pop music defined by the unusual marriage of dystopian sugar-high beats with silky-smooth, boyband vocals.
After being named one of Zane Lowe’s artists set to shape the sound of 2026 in his 26 in ’26 list, nate is now playing the biggest stages of his career as direct support on Joji’s North American arena tour. ‘Face Card’, along with the previous single “Let You Go,” has quickly become fan favorites during the run. Beyond these singles, nate has also been teasing more music from reborn, hinting at a more stripped-back and vulnerable side of the album as he explores deeper personal themes.
He first introduced himself with ‘why can’t you see’ before releasing the for you EP, highlighted by ‘down’ and ‘wish’. He continued to build momentum with ‘famous’, which led to his signing with Republic Records.
Listen to ‘Face Card’ above and see below for additional details on reborn and nate sib’s live shows. Stay tuned for more nate sib coming soon.
Upcoming Live Dates:
supporting Joji
7/10 – Phoenix, AZ @ Mortgage Matchup
7/11 – Inglewood, CA @ Intuit Dome
7/12 – Inglewood, CA @ Intuit Dome
7/14 – San Francisco, CA @ Chase Center
7/18 – Portland, OR @ Moda Center
7/19 – Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena
7/21 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Canyon View Credit Union Stage at Maverik Center
7/23 – Denver, CO @ Ball Arena
Emma Ogier teams up with fellow rising Nashville-based singer/songwriter Eden Joel on “Rocksteady/HeavyMetal,” a PBF (post-breakup-friendship) anthem about choosing friendship and realizing that love can be different things at different times. The song, produced by David Baron (The Lumineers, The Felice Brothers), began as a bedroom demo in summer 2024, born of Ogier’s reckoning with the loneliness and excitement of pursuing artistry. Listen HERE.
“I made a quick demo of what is now the intro of this song, and brought it to one of my favorite collaborators, Eden Joel, to make a song of it,” Emma Ogier recalls. “Our relationship is special and complicated and has always possessed a serious-feeling of depth. What started as an undeniable connection and incessant belief in each other, in terms of us both being two young songwriters – vulnerable, on the internet and trying to make real careers of it – turned romantic, yes, but also taught us something about the weight of love – how even when its median shifts, real love is when you still hope for the others success and joy.”
Eden Joel adds, “When Emma played me the original idea for ‘Rocksteady/HeavyMetal,’ I was immediately hooked. We got straight to work on it, stringing together melodies and words with the sole intention of making each other laugh. It was an effortless process, devoid of self-criticism. I never expected anything more would come of it, so I was surprised (and initially slightly hesitant) when Emma called me about recording it. Our relationship has ebbed and changed through the years, but the bottom line has always remained that our support, love and respect for each other is paramount.” Shot in Nashville with director/producer Joey Brodnax, the accompanying video similarly flows with a natural rhythm, blending easygoing moments of summer fun with kinetic performance footage.
multi-platinum Atlanta rapper and songwriter Derez De’Shon returns with his latest single, “What You On,” an emotionally raw record that transforms real-life heartbreak into one of his most vulnerable releases to date. Out now via Cinq Music, a GoDigital Music company, the song arrives alongside a hometown partnership with Church’s Chicken, bringing fans together for an exclusive release-day experience where he’ll work the drive-thru to serve up custom themed meals that unlock a link to his forthcoming album I’m Not Ok But…, arriving August 7.
Inspired by personal experiences, “What You On” offers an unfiltered look at betrayal, heartbreak, and the unanswered questions that linger after trust has been broken. Drawing directly from his own life, Derez explores themes of loyalty, deception, hidden identities, and the emotional conflict of trying to move forward while carrying the weight of the past. Continuing the honest songwriting that has become a signature of his music, the track captures the realities of modern relationships in a way that feels both deeply personal and universally relatable.
Musician, entrepreneur and wife of Perry Farrell, founder and creator of Lollapalooza, Etty Lau Farrell officially enters her next creative chapter today with the release of her new single, “Step Into My Light,” featuring acclaimed electronic artist and producer, VNSSA. Blending Etty’s commanding vocals with VNSSA’s immersive, dancefloor-driven production, the collaboration delivers an uplifting anthem of self-belief while showcasing the evolution of Etty’s artistic journey.
The release arrives as Etty enters a major season of festival moments, including Lollapalooza Berlin and Lollapalooza Chicago 2026. Ahead of Chicago later this month, Etty and VNSSA will come together for a special live debut of “Step Into My Light” at the Farrell-hosted Founders Party, hosted by Etty and her husband, Perry Farrell, to celebrate the festival weekend. Their union signifies the song’s message of confidence, connection and self-expression to the global festival community Etty has helped champion for decades.
About the track, Etty Lau Farrell says, “There comes a point in life when you have to abandon your fears and reservations. Know that you are deserving and good enough. Gather yourself together, take a deep breath and step into your light.”
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