Music News by Miles Brohier
View(s):Miley Cyrus releasing her new album
Miley Cyrus is releasing her new album, ‘Something Beautiful,’ soon. The singer has taken to social media to tease the release, including changing her website. Last November, Cyrus announced ‘Something Beautiful’ would be her next album. The forthcoming album is tipped to be a visual album inspired by Pink Floyd’s ‘The Wall’. Miley’s last album, ‘Endless Summer Vacation,’ was released in 2023.
The band Queen to receive Polar Music Prize
The rock band Queen founded by the late Freddie Mercury has been named recipient of the 2025 Polar Music Prize. Surviving members Sir Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon will collect the prize on 27th May in Stockholm, Sweden. Queen is famous for several iconic songs that have sold over 300 million worldwide.
Ed Sheeran performs new song in New Orleans
Ed Sheeran took the public in New Orleans Louisiana by surprise by performing his new song ‘Azizam’ in the French quarter of the US city last weekend. It was the first time Sheeran had performed the song in public. The song is dedicated to his wife Cherry with Azizam being the Farsi or Persian term for “my beloved” or “my dear”. Sheeran confirmed to onlookers that it was the first time the new song was performed in public.
Doechii scures highest new entry
The US rap star Doechii has scored the highest entry on the UK singles chart this week with ‘Anxiety’ which debuted at No.4. It is the second UK top hit for the Florida-born artist following ‘Denial Is A River’ which peaked at No. 9 three months ago. ‘Anxiety’ samples the music of Gotye and Kimbra’s ‘Somebody I Used To Know’ from 2011, and was initially self-recorded and uploaded to YouTube in 2019. The track was re-recorded early this year and released a fortnight ago. The song is taken from Doechii’s album ‘Alligator Bites Never Heal’. Doechii won the Billboard Woman of the Year award early this month.
Iggy Azalea clashes with former record label
Iggy Azalea has lashed out at her former record label for depriving her of her royalty payments. Taking to social media the Australian rap artist alleged Universal Music Group (UMG) owed her millions of US Dollars outside of the US. The 34 year old alleges UMG tried to offer her $18,000 as a settlement when legal proceedings began. Azalea was signed to UMG between 2013 and 2018.
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1 1 Pink Pony Club – Chappell Roan
2 3 Ordinary – Alex Warren
3 6 Abracadabra – Lady Gaga
4 - Anxiety – Doechii
5 4 Beautiful Things – Benson Boone
6 5 Sports Car – Tate McRae
7 2 Not Like Us – Kendrick Lamar
8 12 Busy Woman – Sabrina Carpenter
9 10 Bad Dreams – Teddy Swims
10 8 Nice To Meet You – Myles Smith
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