Muse return with new music in June

Muse's 10th studio album, The WOW! Signal, is scheduled for June 26 via Warner Records. Pre-order and pre-save HERE. The announcement saw Muse launch the news from space. In partnership with Sent Into Space, the band sent a specially designed tablet 33km up into the atmosphere to premiere the “Be With You” video, while a second package carried stickers for a limited-edition vinyl release to be claimed by fans.

The WOW! Signal marks MUSE’s first album since 2022’s acclaimed Will Of The People – which premiered at #1 on Billboard’s Top Rock Albums and Top Alternative Albums. Muse shared lead single, “Be With You,” alongside an official music video starring Ella Balinska (Resident Evil, The Occupant). Listen HERE and watch HERE.

The album takes its name from an interstellar mystery: a powerful 72-second radio burst detected in 1977 originating from the constellation Sagittarius with a bandwidth and intensity that suggested a possible extraterrestrial source. The astronomer who discovered the anomaly famously circled the now-iconic sequence “6EQUJ5” and wrote “WOW!” on the printout beside it — giving the signal its name and cementing its place in scientific and pop-culture lore.

Track listing:

The Dark Forest

Nightshift Superstar
Shimmering Scars
Cryogen
Be With You
Hexagons
The Sickness In You & I
Unravelling
Hush
Space Debris

Niall Horan' presents a musical 'Dinner Party' this June

Niall Horan's fourth solo studio album Dinner Party arrives June 5 via Capitol Records. He co-wrote the title track with John Ryan, Jamie Scott, Afterhrs and Julian Bunetta. Listen HERE. Pre-order/pre-save the album HERE.

“Dinner Party is a thank you to the past and a hello to the present, covering the big life events and the small, sometimes messy, in-between moments that actually make them up,” Niall Horan explains. “Much of the album explores that tug of war between falling in love while being terrified of losing them and how that risk is actually the best part. There's love, intimacy, fear, loss, hope, dreams—all wrapped together across it.”

Horan, who recently teamed up with Myles Smith on “Drive Safe,” is featured on the cover of GQ HYPE, which describes Dinner Party as “a collection of sincere sepia-toned songs that Horan says he began to write in 2024 after turning 30, when he was able to slow down, reflect on the past, savor the present, and imagine his future.” Read the feature HERE.

The multi-Platinum-selling singer/songwriter first rose to prominence as part of the internationally acclaimed One Direction and has since firmly established himself as a powerhouse solo artist, selling over 90 million records worldwide. 

His 2024 global headline trek hit sold out arenas across multiple continents, culminating in a sold-out North American run and over 1.2 million tickets sold worldwide. Beyond music, Horan has been a coach on NBC’s “The Voice,” winning three seasons. Horan also performed for President Joe Biden at the White House. 

Track listing:

Description
1. Tastes So Good
2. ⁠Dinner Party
3. Monochromatic
4. She Gets It from Her Mother
5. Better Man
6. Little More Time
7. Flowers
8. Boys Are Fun
9. Fighting Over Nothing
10. Pretty
11. Die If I Don’t
12. End of an Era

Bonus Track
13. Mia

Paul Weller to unveil more live BBC sessions next month

Somehow, this bypassed me when first announced. Should be a good one.

Paul Weller's Live At The BBC (Vol.2), a 3-disc collection of recordings taken from various sessions at the BBC between 2008-2024 will be released on Warner Records/Parlophone on April 24.

Available as a triple LP and triple CD set, the album features tracks from across his solo, The Jam and The Style Council catalog. 

It also includes “When Your Garden’s Overgrown” and “Boy About Town”, the tracks featured on his Record Store Day 7” release. Click HERE to Pre-order the album.

The album is the follow up to his 2008 compilation Weller at the BBC, which included BBC performances recorded between 1990–2008.

Last year Weller released Find El Dorado, a collection of reinterpretations that saw him revisit meaningful songs by others. His last studio album, 66, was released in 2024.

Track listing details:

DISC 1:

Gravity

Recorded for BBC Radio 2 Chris Evans Breakfast Show at Black Barn. First transmitted September 14, 2018.

What Was I Made For?
Recorded for BBC Sofa Session at Maida Vale. First transmitted June 12, 2024.

One Bright Star
Recorded for BBC Radio 2 In Concert at BBC Radio Theatre. First transmitted on November 14, 2008.

That Pleasure
Recorded for BBC Scotland, The Quay Sessions at Alhambra, Dunfermline. First transmitted on May 29, 2024.

From The Floorboards Up
Recorded for BBC Radio 2 In Concert at BBC Radio Theatre. First transmitted on November 14, 2008.

Woo Sé Mama
Recorded for BBC Radio 2 Piano Room. First transmitted on July 26, 2017.

“Aim High” *
Recorded for Radio 2 Radcliffe & Maconie. First transmitted on December 14, 2010.

Time Of The Season
Recorded for BBC Radio 2 Drivetime. First transmitted on September 8, 2010.

Drifters *
Recorded for BBC Radio 2 In Concert at BBC Radio Theatre. First transmitted on April 5, 2012.

Pieces Of A Dream
Recorded for BBC Radio 2 In Concert at BBC Radio Theatre. First transmitted on April 5, 2012

Movin On *
Recorded for BBC Radio 2 Chris Evans Breakfast Show at Black Barn. First transmitted September 14, 2018.

That Dangerous Age
Recorded for BBC Radio 6 Music at Maida Vale. First transmitted on March 13, 2012.

Start!
Recorded for BBC Scotland, The Quay Sessions at Alhambra, Dunfermline. First transmitted on May 29, 2024.

Shout To The Top
Recorded for BBC Scotland, The Quay Sessions at Alhambra, Dunfermline. First transmitted on May 29, 2024.

Going My Way
Recorded for BBC Radio 2 In Concert at BBC Radio Theatre. First transmitted on May 14, 2015.

Days
Recorded for BBC Radio 2 Chris Evans Breakfast Show at Black Barn. First transmitted on September 14, 2018

DISC 2:

Rise Up Singing
Recorded for BBC Radio 2 Piano Room at Maida Vale. First transmitted on November 9, 2024.

“No Tears To Cry”
Recorded for BBC Radio 2 In Concert at BBC Radio Theatre. First transmitted on April 5, 2012.

Flying Fish
Recorded for BBC Sofa Session at Maida Vale. First transmitted on June 12, 2024.

When Your Garden’s Overgrown *
Recorded for BBC Radio 2 In Concert at BBC Radio Theatre. First transmitted on May 14, 2015.

Wake Up The Nation
Recorded for BBC Radio 2 In Concert at BBC Radio Theatre. First transmitted on April 15, 2010.

Invisible *
Recorded for BBC Radio 2 In Concert at BBC Radio Theatre. First transmitted on 14th November 2008.

Village
Recorded for BBC Scotland, The Quay Sessions at Alhambra, Dunfermline. First transmitted on May 29, 2024.

The Cranes Are Back
Recorded for BBC Radio 2 Piano Room. First transmitted on July 26, 2017.

Fat Pop
Recorded for BBC Scotland, The Quay Sessions at Alhambra, Dunfermline. First transmitted on May 29, 2024.

Dragonfly
Recorded for BBC Radio 2 In Concert at BBC Radio Theatre. First transmitted on April 5, 2012.

Around The Lake
Recorded for BBC Radio 6 Music at Maida Vale. First transmitted on March 13, 2012.

Foot Of The Mountain
Recorded for BBC Radio 2 In Concert at BBC Radio Theatre. First transmitted on April 5, 2012.

I’ve Never Found A Girl (Who Loves Me Like You Do) *
Recorded for BBC Radio 2 Chris Evans Breakfast Show at BBC Wogan House Studios. First transmitted on May 12, 2017.

Have You Made Up Your Mind
Recorded for BBC Radio 2 In Concert at BBC Radio Theatre. First transmitted on November 14, 2008.

The Attic
Recorded for BBC Radio 6 Music at Maida Vale. First transmitted on March 13, 2012.

White Horses (with the London Metropolitan Orchestra & Hannah Peel) *
Recorded for BBC Radio 2 In Concert at BBC Radio Theatre. First transmitted on January 3, 2019.

Have You Ever Had It Blue (with the London Metropolitan Orchestra & Hannah Peel) *
Recorded for BBC Radio 2 In Concert at BBC Radio Theatre. First transmitted on January 3, 2019.

DISC 3

Aspects (with the London Metropolitan Orchestra & Hannah Peel) *
Recorded for BBC Radio 2 In Concert at BBC Radio Theatre. First transmitted on January 3, 2019.

Rip The Pages Up
Recorded for BBC Scotland, The Quay Sessions at Alhambra, Dunfermline. First transmitted on May 29, 2024.

Cosmic Fringes
Recorded for BBC Scotland, The Quay Sessions at Alhambra, Dunfermline. First transmitted on May 29, 2024.

Sea Spray
Recorded for BBC Radio 2 In Concert at BBC Radio Theatre. First transmitted on April 15, 2010.

Boy About Town (with the London Metropolitan Orchestra & Hannah Peel) *
Recorded for BBC Radio 2 In Concert at BBC Radio Theatre. First transmitted on January 3, 2019.

White Sky *
Recorded for BBC Radio 2 In Concert at BBC Radio Theatre. First transmitted on May 14, 2015.

The Eton Rifles *
Recorded for BBC Radio 2 In Concert at BBC Radio Theatre. First transmitted on November 14, 2008.

I Woke Up
Recorded for BBC Sofa Session at Maida Vale. First transmitted on June 12, 2024.

Wild Wood
Recorded for BBC Radio 2 Chris Evans Breakfast Show at Black Barn. First transmitted on September 14, 2018

Burn Out
Recorded for BBC Radio 2 Piano Room at Maida Vale. First transmitted on November 9, 2024.

Long Time
Recorded for BBC Radio 2 In Concert at BBC Radio Theatre. First transmitted on May 14, 2015.

These City Streets
Recorded for BBC Radio 2 In Concert at BBC Radio Theatre. First transmitted on May 14, 2015.

Say You Don’t Mind
Recorded for BBC Radio 2 Piano Room at Maida Vale. First transmitted on November 9, 2024.

My Ever Changing Moods *
Recorded for BBC Radio 2 Piano Room. First transmitted on July 26, 2017.

Broken Stones *
Recorded for BBC Radio 2 In Concert at BBC Radio Theatre. First transmitted on April 15, 2010.

Kraftwerk catalog news

To celebrate reaching its 50th Anniversary, Kraftwerk have announced three new editions of their landmark 1975 album Radio-Activity for release on May 15. Using the original 16-track master tapes, Kraftwerk founder Ralf Hütter with engineer Fritz Hilpert have created a brand-new Dolby Atmos Mix.

The formats are:

1. Blu-ray audio disc featuring Dolby Atmos mix plus inner booklet housed in 50th Anniversary artwork. The Blu-ray contains the following audio content:

Dolby Atmos Mix
5.1 mix (re-rendered from the Dolby Atmos Mix)
Stereo Mix (48kHz/24 bit) of 2009 stereo remaster

2. A 12" vinyl picture disc vinyl (2009 stereo remaster)

3. Full digital release of the Dolby Atmos mix through Apple Music, Amazon, Tidal etc

Track list:

01. Geiger Counter

02. Radioactivity
03. Radioland
04. Airwaves
05. Intermission
06. News
07. The Voice Of Energy
08. Antenna
09. Radio Stars
10. Uranium
11. Transistor
12. Ohm Sweet Ohm

Another Neil Diamond and Rick Rubin album collaboration due in May

Neil Diamond will unveil Wild At Heart, his third – and final – entry in his acclaimed collaboration album series with producer Rick Rubin, on May 8 via Capitol/UMe.

The songs were initially done at sessions for Diamond’s chart-topping Home Before Dark in '08. Before that, the pair teamed up with Rubin on 2005’s 12 Songs. Home Before Dark was Diamond's first #1 album on the Billboard charts. 

“My work with Rick was a labor of love,” Neil says, “and I’m so gratified that these songs will finally be set free into the world to complete our trilogy of work.”

Recently revisiting this material, Diamond spent time fleshing out nine new songs to be released for the first time and closed the set with an alternate take of “Forgotten,” which appeared on Home Before Dark.

Wild At Heart formats include CD, vinyl, and digital platforms; limited edition colored vinyl and 2CD versions will also be available. Preorder and Listen to the title track to Wild At Heart HERE.

In anticipation of Wild At Heart’s release, digital Deluxe Editions of 12 Songs and Home Before Dark are now available and include the debut of bonus tracks previously available on limited physical releases. Listen to 12 Songs HERE and Home Before Dark HERE.

Among those on the Home Before Dark sessions: keyboardist Benmont Tench and guitarist Mike Campbell (both from Tom Petty’s Heartbreakers), along with session guitarist Smokey Hormel (beck) and guitarist Matt Sweeney (Chavez, Will Oldham). 

“Working with these guys and having Rick’s ear made it a great deal of fun,” Diamond told Billboard in 2008. “It was magic.”

Diamond, who starred in the 1980 film The Jazz Singer, has seen his life and music turned into the hit Broadway musical A Beautiful Noise. The show debuted in New York City in 2022, and with over 650 performances and was one of the longest-running new musicals on Broadway since the pandemic. Beautiful Noise launched its first tour in 2024 and continues to tour across America with performances set to open in Australia in August, 2026. Listen to the Original Broadway Cast Recording of A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical, HERE.

In addition, Focus Features released Song Sung Blue on December 25, a musical drama starring Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson. Directed by Craig Brewer and based on a true story, the film follows two down-on-their-luck musicians who form a joyous Neil Diamond tribute band. The movie has been a huge success, with Hudson receiving Oscar, SAG Actor Award, Golden Globe, and BAFTA nominations, and will be released via international streaming in late Spring.

Track listing:

Wild At Heart
You Can’t Have It All
Talking It To Death
Shine On
The Secret You

You Never Know

You’re Getting To Me
You Still Look Good To Me
You’re My Favorite Song
Forgotten

Rarities compilation from The Knack set for May

Omnivore Recordings announces Knackology: The Zen Recordings, due out May 8. It features rare studio, live and demo recordings by The Knack — including their cover of Badfinger’s “No Matter What” (originally released on a Badfinger tribute) and other hard-to-find performances. 

Principal songwriter and vocalist Doug Fieger created Zen Records as an outlet for new Knack material, as well as early recordings, demos, and more in order to get them heard. 

Knackology: The Zen Recordings collects more than a dozen Knack performances. From pre-Get The Knack demos (“That’s What The Little Girls Do”), a live “Let Me Out,” more worldwide  performances including “Good Girls Don’t,” “Baby Talks Dirty,” “One Day At A Time,” and “My Sharona.” 

Also included are studio tracks from their releases Zoom (which Fieger called their best album) and Normal As The Next Guy. 

Pre-order here: http://www.omnivorerecordings.com/shop/knackolog

Track listing: 

1. Let Me Out (Live In Los Angeles, 1978)

2. Pop Is Dead
3. (She’s So) Selfish (Live At Mountain View, California, June 10, 1994)
4. Ambition
5. That’s What The Little Girls Do (Fieger/Averre Demo)
6. Les Girls
7. Rock & Roll Is Good For You (Fieger/Averre Demo)
8. Can I Borrow A Kiss
9. Oh Tara (Live From The Rock ’n’ Roll Fun House)
10. Normal As The Next Guy
11. Shine (Live At Leeds, 1991)
12. Good Girls Don’t (Live From The Rock ’n’ Fun House)
13. No Matter What
14. Love Is All There Is
15. One Day At A Time (Live From The Rock ’n’ Roll Fun House)
16. Seven Days Of Heaven
17. Harder On You (Demo)
18. Baby Talks Dirty (Live From The Rock ’n’ Roll Fun House)
19. My Sharona (Live At Mountain View, California, June 10, 1994)

Eagles' 'One of These Nights' album to get Deluxe Reissue in May

The Eagles' fourth album 'One of These Nights,' released in June 1975, was their commercial breakthrough, propelling them to become worldwide superstars. Produced by Bill Szymczyk, it was the Eagles first #1 album on the Billboard charts and includes the Top 10 singles “One of These Nights,” “Lyin’ Eyes,” and “Take It To The Limit.”

The album is now being expanded on May 1 via Rhino Records to include an unreleased live show from Anaheim Stadium, September 28, 1975, featuring a guest appearance from Joe Walsh before he joined the band the following year after Bernie Leadon’s departure.

The set will include photos and ephemera, with the packaging designed by Grammy-Award winning Art Director Jeri Heiden.

ONE OF THESE NIGHTS was nominated for four Grammys and won the award for Best Pop Performance By A Duo or Group With Vocal (for Lyin' Eyes). The album is 4X platinum in the US, 2X Platinum in Australia and Platinum in the U.K and Canada.

Track listings: 

50th Anniversary Expanded Edition [3 CD/1 BD]

CD 1: (2025 Mix)
1. ONE OF THESE NIGHTS [4:51]
(Don Henley/Glenn Frey)

2. TOO MANY HANDS [4:42]
(Don Felder/Randy Meisner)

3. HOLLYWOOD WALTZ [4:04]
(Bernie Leadon/Don Henley/Glenn Frey/Tom Leadon)]

4. JOURNEY OF THE SORCERER [6:39]
(Bernie Leadon)

5. LYIN’ EYES [6:21]
(Don Henley/Glenn Frey)

6. TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT [4:48]
(Don Henley/Glenn Frey/Randy Meisner)

7. VISIONS [4:00]
(Don Felder/Don Henley)

8. AFTER THE THRILL IS GONE [3:58]
(Don Henley/Glenn Frey)

9. I WISH YOU PEACE [3:45]
(Bernie Leadon/Patti Davis)

Live At Anaheim Stadium, Sept. 28, 1975

CD 2:

1. TAKE IT EASY
(Glenn Frey/Jackson Browne)

2. OUTLAW MAN
(David Blue)
3. DOOLIN - DALTON/DESPERADO
(Glenn Frey/J.D. Souther/Don Henley/Jackson Browne) / (Don Henley/Glenn Frey)
4. ONE OF THESE NIGHTS
(Don Henley/Glenn Frey)
5. OL’ 55
(Tom Waits)
6. LYIN’ EYES
(Don Henley/Glenn Frey)
7. TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT
(Don Henley/Glenn Frey/Randy Meisner)

CD 3:

1. BLACKBERRY BLOSSOM
(trad., arr. by Eagles)
2. MIDNIGHT FLYER
(Paul Craft)
3. ALREADY GONE
(Jack Tempchin/Robb Strandlund)
4. TOO MANY HANDS
(Don Felder/Randy Meisner)
5. JAMES DEAN
(Don Henley/Glenn Frey/J.D. Souther/Jackson Browne)
6. WITCHY WOMAN
(Bernie Leadon/Don Henley)
7. ROCKY MOUNTAIN WAY - with Joe Walsh
(Joe Walsh)
8. CAROL
(Chuck Berry)
9. THE BEST OF MY LOVE
(Don Henley/Glenn Frey/J.D. Souther)

BD 1:

Atmos/High Resolution Stereo:

1. ONE OF THESE NIGHTS [4:51]
(Don Henley/Glenn Frey)
2. TOO MANY HANDS [4:42]
(Don Felder/Randy Meisner)
3. HOLLYWOOD WALTZ [4:04]
(Bernie Leadon/Don Henley/Glenn Frey/Tom Leadon)
4. JOURNEY OF THE SORCERER [6:39]
(Bernie Leadon)
5. LYIN’ EYES [6:21]
(Don Henley/Glenn Frey)
6. TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT [4:48]
(Don Henley/Glenn Frey/Randy Meisner)
7. VISIONS [4:00]
(Don Felder/Don Henley)
8. AFTER THE THRILL IS GONE [3:58]
(Don Henley/Glenn Frey)
9. I WISH YOU PEACE [3:45]
(Bernie Leadon/Patti Davis)

Live At Anaheim Stadium, Sept. 28, 1975

10. TAKE IT EASY
(Glenn Frey/Jackson Browne)
11. OUTLAW MAN
(David Blue)
12. DOOLIN - DALTON/DESPERADO
(Glenn Frey/J.D. Souther/Don Henley/Jackson Browne) / (Don Henley/Glenn Frey)
13. ONE OF THESE NIGHTS
(Don Henley/Glenn Frey)
14. OL’ 55
(Tom Waits)
15. LYIN’ EYES
(Don Henley/Glenn Frey)
16. TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT
(Don Henley/Glenn Frey/Randy Meisner)
17. BLACKBERRY BLOSSOM
(trad., arr. by Eagles)
18. MIDNIGHT FLYER
(Paul Craft)
19. ALREADY GONE
(Jack Tempchin/Robb Strandlund)
20. TOO MANY HANDS
(Don Felder/Randy Meisner)
21. JAMES DEAN
(Don Henley/Glenn Frey/J.D. Souther/Jackson Browne)
22. WITCHY WOMAN
(Bernie Leadon/Don Henley)
23. ROCKY MOUNTAIN WAY - with Joe Walsh
(Joe Walsh)
24. CAROL
(Chuck Berry)
25. THE BEST OF MY LOVE
(Don Henley/Glenn Frey/J.D. Souther)