Music

Legendary and elusive electronic artist Aphex Twin has dropped an unexpected compilation album simply titled Music From The Merch Desk. Arriving on streaming platforms today, the release combines a series of lesser-known projects sold as limited-run vinyl records at a selection of shows between 2016 and 2023.For many years Aphex Twin has kept up an irregular rhythm of drops, with surprise releases hitting streaming services without warning. The artist's latest project appeared on November 19, 2024, under the title Blackbox Life Recorder 21f, including "zin2 test5" and "in a room7 F760."The tracklist shows that Music From The Merch Desk features songs distributed at shows in Houston, Barcelona, and Manchester, but most of all from London. The cover art appears to be a parody of bootleg conc...

The late Mac Miller has been awarded with 26 new platinum and gold certifications from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).As per the updated RIAA website, Miller's songs "Self Care" is now 6x platinum, "Weekend" with Miguel is now 5x platinum, "Dang!," "Come Back To Earth," "Small Worlds" and "Good News" are all 2x platinum and "My Favorite Part" with Ariana Grande, "100 Grandkids," "Cinderella" with Ty Dolla $ign, "Circles," "Wings" and "Congratulations" featuring Bilal have gone platinum. Other tracks such as "Clubhouse," "I Can See," "Everybody," "Programs," "Stay," "God Is Fair, Sexy Nasty" with "Kendrick Lamar," "Soulmate," "Brand Name," "Ascension," "ROS" and "Rush Hour" are gold.In addition to the tracks, his albums GO:OD AM, Circles and The Divine Feminine have al...

After a bit of a wait, a release date for SZA's SOS deluxe album, Lana, has finally been announced.Her highly-anticipated album is now scheduled for a December 20 release, with SZA confirming the news via Instagram with a teaser for "Dreams" starring Ben Stiller. The accompanying visual from Severance season two sees the Emmy winner driving in his car, singing along to SZA with a full range of emotions.Lana was initially announced as early as February of last year, while the Lana title was unveiled in September of 2023. She previously stated that “the deluxe is like a whole other album” with around seven to 10 songs in total. The album is set to drop ahead of her and Kendrick Lamar's co-headlining tour, which kicks off in April 2025.Watch the teaser below. SZA's Lana drops December 20.&nbs...