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Lord Of The Lost and Within Temptation Unite for Duet “Light Can Only Shine In The Darkness” Ahead of ‘OPVS NOIR Vol. 1’

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Lord Of The Lost and Within Temptation Unite for Duet “Light Can Only Shine In The Darkness” Ahead of ‘OPVS NOIR Vol. 1’

After releasing their emotionally powerful single “Light Can Only Shine In The Darkness” last week, Lord Of The Lost and Within Temptation now follow up with the official music video today. “Light Can Only Shine In The Darkness” is the current single from Lord Of The Lost’s upcoming studio album OPVS NOIR Vol. 1, set for release on August 8, 2025 via Napalm Records.

Together, Lord Of The Lost and Within Temptation have created a song that unites the complementary voices of Sharon den Adel and Chris Harms in perfect symbiosis. The track impressively expands the rich diversity of LORD OF THE LOST’s ever-growing sonic landscape – a testament to their ability to continuously discover new shades within their darkly colorful spectrum, to embrace new perspectives, and to remain true to their roots.

Chris Harms on “Light Can Only Shine In The Darkness”: “Shortly after playing the final show of IRON MAIDEN’s 2022 tour together with WITHIN TEMPTATION, the idea for ‘Light Can Only Shine In The Darkness’ was born – an attempt to create a hybrid song between Within Temptation and Lord Of The Lost, and ultimately a duet for Sharon and me. The fact that it actually came to life is a dream come true, because a duet with Sharon has been – no, had been – at the top of my bucket list for over a decade!”

Following the era-defining success of their #1 album Blood & Glitter (Official German Album Charts) and their celebrated appearance in the finals of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, Lord Of The Lost continue to push boundaries with unmatchable versatility – OPVS NOIR Vol. 1 is the first album of an exciting album trilogy. So, what is the essence of Lord Of The Lost in 2025? That is one of the questions OPVS NOIR Vol. 1 fearlessly begins to answer. Once again, the band proves not only musical excellence but also masterful craftsmanship: produced by Chris Harms, recorded, mixed, and mastered at the legendary Chameleon Studios in Hamburg, the 11 tracks hit with a force and brilliance that immediately transport us into a dark yet colorful ballroom. From there, the tone is set: Dark Wave Metal on an amphitheater scale.

Chris Harms about the album: “Darkness, melancholy, loneliness – all words that often have negative connotations, that we may associate with danger, sadness and loss, and not without reason. But darkness can also be security, melancholy the warm and sentimental feeling of our memories, and loneliness becomes necessary silence, peace and inner contemplation. OPVS NOIR is a travel guide, or perhaps also a travelogue, through the dark sides of our inner world, which so often move precisely in the area of tension between what we emotionally categorize as positive or negative. And with Vol. 1, all of this is just the beginning of this 3-part journey.”

Country Cruising 2025 Adds Angie K, Noah Thompson, and Taylor Austin Dye to Star-Packed Lineup

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Country Cruising 2025 Adds Angie K, Noah Thompson, and Taylor Austin Dye to Star-Packed Lineup

The 2025 Country Cruising music cruise, sailing October 27 – November 1, 2025, has added rising stars Angie K, Noah Thompson, and Taylor Austin Dye on deck from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Key West and to Nassau, Bahamas.

These artists join an outstanding lineup of over 30 previously announced acts including Trace Adkins, Clay Walker, LOCASH, the Song Suffragettes and more! Featuring five days of pool parties, whiskey tastings, and theatre shows, Country Cruising is quickly becoming the official hub for music lovers everywhere.

Angie K is embracing her Latin roots within Nashville’s country music scene. She has quickly become one of the most popular independent artists in town, receiving critical acclaim from Billboard, NPR, Tennessean, and more. This summer she has performed on main stages of major music festivals including Country Thunder and Tortuga, along with tour support for Jelly Roll, Jake Owen, and Bailey Zimmerman. Named on Apple Music’s “Trailblazers” Class of 2025 and CMT’s “Listen Up” Class of 2024, she is growing her music career amassing over 35 million streams to date.

Noah Thompson is an emerging singer/songwriter from eastern Kentucky, most widely known as the Season 20 winner of American Idol (2022). He most recently released his independent debut EP, Kids Like Me in May, featuring vulnerable tracks “Upbringing,” “Demons In My Whiskey,” and “American Dream.” Thompson also made his Grand Ole Opry debut this summer after receiving an invitation from country superstar and fellow Idol alum, Carrie Underwood. With over 158M streams and counting, he is well on his way to being a household name in country music.

Taylor Austin Dye is a rising country artist from Booneville, Kentucky, known for her bold storytelling and rock-tinged country sound. Over the past year, Dye has hit several major milestones: she signed a coveted publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music, made her Grand Ole Opry debut in November 2024, and independently released her sophomore album Sick of Me – which earned over 1 million streams by its first week. Her viral single “Rest In Peace” became a breakout hit (even topping the iTunes country chart and garnering millions of views), helping to amass a loyal fanbase of “Ride or Dyes” across more than 1.2 million social media followers.

Tayler Holder Teams with T-Pain for Genre-Crossing “Dyin’ Flame” Remix, Hits the Road This Fall with Cameron Whitcomb

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Tayler Holder Teams with T-Pain for Genre-Crossing “Dyin’ Flame” Remix, Hits the Road This Fall with Cameron Whitcomb

One of country music’s fastest-rising stars, Tayler Holder is teaming up with iconic hitmaker T-Pain for a genre-bending remix of his breakout single, “Dyin’ Flame.” Dropping August 8th, the surprise collaboration puts a fresh spin on the original, which has already surpassed 14 million streams and continues to resonate with fans nationwide.

Blending Holder’s heartfelt country roots with T-Pain’s unmistakable R&B flair, the remix bridges genres and generations. T-Pain’s soulful vocals and signature style bring new emotional depth to the track, adding a powerful layer to an already standout anthem.

Holder gushes, “Speechless – One of my biggest dreams come true, because he’s someone who genuinely got me into music. He’s been someone I looked up to and idolized for a long time, the fact I have T FREAKING PAIN on a song with me is something I can’t even put into words”

Adding to the excitement, Holder hits the road this fall as direct support for longtime friend Cameron Whitcomb on the I’ve Got Options Tour, kicking off Nov 3 in Columbus and wrapping Nov 14 in Charleston. With stops in Nashville, Knoxville, and more, the tour revisits key cities from Holder’s past runs – and the buzz is real: Birmingham, Athens, and Charleston are already sold out.

Holder’s buzz is hitting a fever pitch, having built an impressive fanbase and earning major accolades, including Male Artist of the Year and Artist of the Year (2023) from Up N Country. As the most-followed country artist on TikTok, he has seamlessly transitioned from influencer to recording artist. With over 500K monthly Spotify listeners, Holder has racked up millions of streams on breakout hits like “Dyin’ Flame” (14M+ streams), “Nothin’ But Neon” (5.8M), “Someone You Knew” (3.5M), “Climb My Way to Heaven” with Cory Asbury (1.6M), and his latest single “This Ain’t You Leaving” (4M+ in its first 30 days).
Holder’s momentum extends to the stage. He recently joined Post Malone’s Travelin’ Tailgate tour, appeared as a special guest on Chase Matthew’s 2025 European tour, and completed his own 18-city “Hits the Roof!” tour, packing out venues in cities like Detroit, Indianapolis, and Louisville – even in sub-freezing temps. Through all the fanfare, Holder’s bond with fans remains front and center: after seeing a TikTok of a fan singing his music, Holder partnered with Gibson to surprise her with a guitar and brought her onstage in St. Louis to duet “Sittin’ On Empty.”

Originally from Alvarado, TX, Holder was racing motocross by age 3. After finishing high school through homeschooling, he moved to California to pursue entertainment, gaining millions of followers on Instagram, Musical.ly, and TikTok with viral lip-syncs and lifestyle content. Now with over 25 million followers across social media, he’s made a successful leap from influencer to country artist, earning respect from fans and the Nashville community. “I am very thankful that I have been welcomed by the Nashville Community and industry alike. I am humbled every day for the continued support, and I want to keep on bringing the best I have for the people who have championed me.”

As Holder continues his meteoric rise, this remix marks a bold step forward – and a major moment – for the emerging artist. With a nod to both tradition and innovation, “Dyin’ Flame” featuring T-Pain is set to captivate listeners when it drops on all major streaming platforms.

I’ve Got Options Tour Dates
w/ Support From Tayler Holder
Nov 3, 2025 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
Nov 5, 2025 – Louisville, KY – Mercury Ballroom
Nov 7, 2025 – Knoxville, TN – The Mill & Mine
Nov 8, 2025 – Birmingham, AL – Saturn (SOLD OUT)
Nov 9, 2025 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl Nashville
Nov 12, 2025 – Columbia, SC – The Senate
Nov 13, 2025 – Athens, GA – Georgia Theatre (SOLD OUT)
Nov 14, 2025 – Charleston, SC – Music Farm (SOLD OUT)

Photo Gallery: Barenaked Ladies at Toronto’s Budweiser Stage on July 25, 2025

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Photo Gallery: Barenaked Ladies at Toronto’s Budweiser Stage on July 25, 2025

All photos by Mini’s Memories. You can contact her through Instagram or X.

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Jerskin Fendrix Shares Yorgos Lanthimos–Directed “Beth’s Farm” Video Starring Emma Stone Ahead of New Album

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Jerskin Fendrix Shares Yorgos Lanthimos–Directed “Beth’s Farm” Video Starring Emma Stone Ahead of New Album

London-based artist & composer Jerskin Fendrix has shared the music video for “Beth’s Farm”, the lead single from his highly anticipated sophomore album Once Upon A Time. . . In Shropshire.

Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos and starring Emma Stone, the breathtaking short film explores the song’s themes of loss, sentimentality and bittersweet childhood nostalgia through the trademark surrealist lens of the lauded filmmaker.

The collaboration is another testament to the trio’s wildly successful creative partnership that has run through Poor Things, Kinds of Kindness and forthcoming Focus Features film Bugonia, due out on October 24th shortly after the release of Jerskin’s new album.

About the video, director Yorgos Lanthimos said: “It was lovely to team up again with Emma and a number of people that we have been working with for quite a while to contribute a bit of film narrative to what I think is a remarkable second personal album by our very important artistic collaborator and friend, Jerskin Fendrix.”

Out October 10th via untitled (recs) (Lauren Auder, deathcrash), Once Upon A Time. . . In Shropshire acts as a love letter to something that once existed – a shining, rose-tinted childhood and the lives that made it. It posits that grief is complex and memory is intoxicating – and that Shropshire can contain the entire world.

Jerskin Fendrix’s 2020 debut Winterreise placed him among a rising group of artists in the South London scene, and captured the imagination of director Yorgos Lanthimos, who tapped Jerskin to score Poor Things. The experimental artist was quickly catapulted to international acclaim, with the score receiving BAFTA, Oscar and Golden Globe nominations, and Jerskin winning an Ivor Novello award, and Film Composer of the Year and Discovery of the Year awards at the 2024 World Soundtrack Awards.

In-between time spent nurturing his burgeoning career as a composer (working on Lanthimos’ Poor Things, Kinds of Kindness & forthcoming Bugonia), Jerskin began work on Once Upon A Time. . . In Shropshire. The record threads together memories of a vibrant, rural childhood, attempting to capture a time and place that’s been altered by the ebb of time and the failings of memory. “I wrote this album during a period of sudden and unrelated deaths. A friend, family members, animals, and eventually my father,” he shares. “My album about Shropshire is a twofold testament. looking back on the world where I grew up, its beauty and innocence and wonder – then watching it become corrupted, death by death, until the entire dream was shattered.”

“Beth’s Farm” is preceded by the jarringly opposed singles “Sk1” & “Jerskin Fendrix Freestyle,” the former sketched around a foreboding bassline and climactic post-rock chorus, and the latter a blistering & riotous post-punk anthem. NPR discussed “Sk1” on All Things Considered, calling it “just incredible” and the track was named a Song of the Week by Consequence.

The video release comes with the news of a homecoming of sorts at celebrated South London music venue Windmill Brixton for an intimate live show on September 10th.

The Wrecks Announce Fall Headline Run with INSIDE : OUTSIDE Tour (Continued) and Support from Phoneboy, Wall Carpets, Echo Plum

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The Wrecks Announce Fall Headline Run with INSIDE : OUTSIDE Tour (Continued) and Support from Phoneboy, Wall Carpets, Echo Plum

Continuing to captivate crowds on the road, Alt-pop powerhouse The Wrecks will embark on their next North American headline run the INSIDE : OUTSIDE Tour (Continued) this fall in support of their new project INSIDE.

The much-anticipated jaunt kicks off on October 27 at Town Ballroom in Buffalo, NY and visits key markets across the country over the course of four weeks. It concludes on November 23 at August Hall in San Francisco, CA.

They will be joined by Phoneboy, Wall Carpets, and Echo Plum as support. It follows the widely successful first leg of the INSIDE: OUTSIDE TOUR, which canvased North America this Spring and packed houses everywhere.

A very special presale launches on Wednesday July 30 at 10am local time. General on-sale follows on Friday August 1 at 10am local time.

The band dropped their buzzing INSIDE: EP back in April that gained over 11 million streams and includes fan favorites “Always, Everytime”, “I Didn’t Used To,” and “Speed” which was premiered by MTV and played on Sirius XM’s Alt Nation, KROQ, and idobi Radio.). Meanwhile, the project incited the applause from the likes of BUZZMUSIC and Melodic Magazine who hailed it as “another engaging, beautifully complicated project for The Wrecks.”

THE WRECKS INSIDE : OUTSIDE Tour (Continued) 2025
October 27 – Town Ballroom – Buffalo, NY*+
October 30 – Stone Pony – Asbury, NJ*^
October 31 – Mr. Smalls – Pittsburgh, PA*+
November 2 – The Webster – Hartford, CT*+
November 3 – Archer Music Hall – Allentown, PA*+
November 5 – The Underground – Charlotte, NC*+
November 7 – Music Farm – Charleston, SC*+
November 8 – The Beacham – Orlando, FL*+
November 11 – Mercury Ballroom – Louisville, KY*+
November 12 – Deluxe – Indianapolis, IN*+
November 14 – Canopy Club – Urbana, IL*+
November 15 – The Rave – Milwaukee, WI*+
November 16 – Bourbon Theatre – Lincoln, NE*+
November 19 – Boulder Theatre – Boulder, CO*+
November 21 – Club Congress – Tucson, AZ*+
November 22 – Riverside, CA – Riverside Municipal Auditorium*
November 23 – August Hall – San Francisco, CA*+

* = with support from Wall Carpets
+ = with support from Phoneboy
^ = with support from Echo Plum

Little Big Town Kicks Off Summer Tour ’25 with Carly Pearce and Carter Faith, Sets Sights on Red Rocks and Beyond

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Little Big Town Kicks Off Summer Tour ’25 with Carly Pearce and Carter Faith, Sets Sights on Red Rocks and Beyond

3x GRAMMY winners and country music superstars Little Big Town launched their nationwide Summer Tour ’25 with a scorching opening weekend of shows in Rogers, AR (July 24) and St. Louis, MO (July 25), kicking off their first full summer headline amphitheater tour since 2019 with packed houses and career-spanning performances.

Produced by Live Nation, the 19-city North American tour features a powerhouse mix of special guests throughout the run. Carly Pearce and Carter Faith helped open the tour with standout sets, each bringing their own dynamic energy and fan-favorite songs to the stage. Across the weekend, Little Big Town delivered signature harmonies and an electrifying setlist that included chart-topping hits like “Pontoon,” “Girl Crush,” “Boondocks,” and “Better Man,” as well as selections from their 25-year career Greatest Hits album and 2022’s Mr. Sun.

The Summer Tour ’25 continues with upcoming stops in Saratoga Springs, Toronto, Tampa, Salt Lake City and the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, Colorado and more before wrapping September 13 in Charlotte, NC. Select dates will feature support from Wynonna Judd, Ashley McBryde and Shelby Lynne, with Carly Pearce and Carter Faith returning throughout as openers.

Little Big Town Tour Dates:

July 31 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Broadview Stage at SPAC
August 1 – Syracuse, NY – Empower FCU Amphitheater at Lakeview
August 2 – Bridgeport, CT – Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater
August 7 – Gilford, NH – BankNH Pavilion
August 8 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
August 9 – Wantagh, NY – Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theatre
August 14 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage
August 15 – Detroit, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre
August 16 – Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Music Center
August 22 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
August 23 – Orange Beach, AL – The Wharf Amphitheater
August 28 – Salt Lake City, UT – Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre
August 29 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
August 30 – Colorado Springs, CO – Ford Amphitheatre
September 11 – Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
September 12 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
September 13 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion

Lucinda Williams Opens Southern Country Bar Lucinda’s in NYC with Live Shows, Karaoke, and Cold Drinks

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Lucinda Williams Opens Southern Country Bar Lucinda’s in NYC with Live Shows, Karaoke, and Cold Drinks

Three-time Grammy winner Lucinda Williams, one of the most vital voices in American songwriting, has teamed with Laura McCarthy, co-founder of Brownies and Lakeside Lounge-two former mainstays of the East Village-and Americana artist and East Village bar manager Kelley Swindall, to open Lucinda’s, a new Southern country bar, located at 169 Avenue A in New York City (the old Brownie’s spot).

For the private opening on Tuesday, July 29, Lucinda and her band will perform a special set at 10pm, with Laura Cantrell at 9pm, with DJ Moonshine and DJ Prison Rodeo. The night will be livestreamed 9pm ET on SiriusXM Outlaw Country. Lucinda’s will be open to the public on July 31.

A place in New York City where Lucinda can hang her hat, the bar and venue will feature photography from Danny Clinch, artwork by Jon Langford and Michael Worthington (some will be for sale), and a tribute to the late, great Jeremy Tepper, Lucinda’s friend and the impresario behind Outlaw Country. There will be weekly bluegrass picking nights, songwriter open mics, live country music on Friday nights, live band country karaoke on Saturday nights (live music on the weekends will be 8:30 – 11:30pm), old-time southern drinks, boiled peanuts, a wine list chosen by Lucinda, and plenty of surprises. Just like she sings it, there’s no good, there’s no bad, in this dirty little joint.

“We are really excited to have a down-home, honky tonk country bar in the East Village,” says McCarthy. “There is some kind of magic for music in that location. I have felt it since we opened Brownies in the late 80s. It’s exciting to do this with Lucinda and the team.”

Lucinda Williams latest albums are Stories from a Rock N Roll Heart and Lucinda Williams Sings the Beatles from Abbey Road. Her acclaimed memoir Don’t Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You is out now.

Lucinda’s 169 Avenue A, NYC
Sun 3pm – 2am
Mon – Thurs 4pm – 2am
Fri 4pm – 4am, Sat 3pm – 4am

Tues, July 29: Laura Cantrell 9pm, Lucinda Williams 10pm ET
streaming live on SiriusXM Outlaw Country
Thurs, July 31: Open to the public
Fri, Aug 1: Live country music 8:30 – 11:30pm
Sat, Aug 2: Live country music 8:30 – 11:30pm
Every Friday: Live band country karaoke
Sundays: Songwriter open mic
Aug 28 / Last Thursday of the month:
East Village Cxntry Club, all-inclusive queer country party

Devendra Banhart Announces ‘Cripple Crow’ 20th Anniversary Reissue with Demos, Live Cuts, and Unreleased Tracks

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Devendra Banhart Announces ‘Cripple Crow’ 20th Anniversary Reissue with Demos, Live Cuts, and Unreleased Tracks

Devendra Banhart has announced the 20 year anniversary reissue of his beloved album Cripple Crow. Out on September 12, the Cripple Crow 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition marks the first release on Banhart’s own label Heavy Flowers, distributed by Secretly Distribution. Along with the announcement, Banhart has released a demo of “I Feel Just Like A Child,” an early version of the fan favorite from the original Cripple Crow release.

The Cripple Crow 20th Anniversary album reissue includes a third bonus LP featuring “The Seventies” (a never-before-released recording from the Cripple Crow sessions), “Shame” (the long out of print B-side to “Long Haired Child”), five previously unreleased demos and two live recordings. It also includes expanded artwork and liner notes written by Banhart himself. See below for the full deluxe edition tracklisting.

Of the reissue, Devendra Banhart says: “Cripple Crow! equal parts gag and pride! What a trip! What a ride! What a time! It’s all a bit embarrassing and yet, it was such a beautifully free time of uncensored experimentation and loving camaraderie that I can’t help but be proud to share this reissue with a bunch of new stuff I can’t believe didn’t get burnt in my ‘burning my archives’ phase! Thank you to everyone for sharing bits of pics and ephemera ya had flopping around!”

Originally released on September 12, 2005 Cripple Crow was met with international critical acclaim. Pitchfork praised it as an “undoubtedly impressive, vastly singular… inspired listening experience” and Rolling Stone called it “terrific,” specifically noting Banhart’s “impressionistic lyrics and a quavery croon.” Meanwhile, NME lauded Cripple Crow as a “cut-and-come-again treat” and The Guardian gave the project a rave four-star review.

A day before the release of Cripple Crow 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (September 11), Banhart will embark on a limited run of performances in the Northeast – making stops in Woodstock, Brooklyn, Boston & more – where he will be supported by folk singer Kath Bloom. Afterwards, Banhart will head to Europe, performing in France, the UK, Switzerland & more.

Cripple Crow 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition Tracklisting:

LP 1:
Now That I Know
Santa Maria da Feira
Hear Somebody Say
Long Haired Child
Lazy Butterfly
Quedate Luna
Queen Bee
I Feel Just Like A Child
Some People Ride The Wave
The Beatles
Dragonflys
Cripple Crow
Inaniel

LP 2:
Hey Mama Wolf
How’s About Tellin’ A Story
Chinese Children
Sawkill River
I Love That Man
Luna De Margarita
Korean Dogwood
Little Boys
Canela
There’s Always Something Happening?
La Ley
Chicken
Stewed Bard Of An Old Oak Tree
La Pastorcita Perdida
Lickity Split

LP 3:
Shame
The Seventies
How’s About Tellin’ A Story (Demo)
A Jalisco (Demo)
I Feel Just Like a Child (Demo)
So Long City (Demo)
Long Haired Child (Live)
Mama Wolf (Live)
Tarot (Demo)

Magdalene Unleashes Pop Power with “Hot Shot” and Fosse-Inspired Dance Video

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Magdalene Unleashes Pop Power with “Hot Shot” and Fosse-Inspired Dance Video

Madgalene today shares a new track “Hot Shot,” with a Flashdance-meets-Britney-meets-Bob Fosse-inspired video. Magdalene is the closest thing we’ve got to the performance of pop drama since Madonna marathons on 1980s and 90s MTV.

While the previous single “Lucky Girl” paints the dancer as God and men as her followers, and “Sensitive” leans into the perpetual sacrifice that all women give, with consistent imagery of crucifixion, “Hot Shot” is here to cause a proverbial bar fight, or a black swan-esque rivalry set in a paparazzi-laden desert, with the video acting as a bombastic take on the classic pop star in the dance studio trope. Inspired by Bob Fosse, Madonna, and Flashdance, this video is Magdalene’s cathartic release, as she dances out her woes and heartbreak.

Of the track, Magdalene says, “Hot Shot is a diss track in its purest form. A party anthem about getting hurt so badly that the only thing to do about it is hit the dance floor and try and forget. Pulling from artists like Britney Spears, Kylie Minogue and Madonna the song is as much confessional as it is POP.”

It’s hard to grasp that Magdalene has only released a few singles (see “Radio,” “Delusional”), as the polish on the production lends itself to a much more storied catalogue. That’s the magic of Magdalene – you get all of the juice from the Encyclopedia of Pop steeped deep within her music. The blueprint is so clearly envisioned and executed, but with a fresh-squeezed finish. Inspired by the indisputable greats like Madonna (“she is Mother”), Dirrty Xtina, Blackout-era Britney, and the peak days of naughty noughties club-pop, Magdalene places just as much weight in her appreciation for her own mother, who raised her to don True Religion while bumping Portishead and No Doubt in a vintage Escalade.

In this artistic iteration and under previous names, Magdalene has performed and toured with Current Joys, Surf Curse, Brutus VIII, and has played shows with Momma and just wrapped up shows at SXSW where she shared stages with CDSM, Catcher, and more, while more recently sharing the stage with NYC’s pop prince Jack Powers. The bridge that she is building between the underground NY rock scene to the grandeur of pop history is clearly indicative of the future

Magdalene doesn’t go by that name by any accident; not only did her own mother name her after Mary Magdalene, but as an artist she is highly attuned to the depth of meaning. Given that there’s often very little return on all the sacrifices a musician makes to entertain and provide a delusional escape, she’s got no time to do anything but make that sacrifice for pop stardom. She’s put it all on the line, and there’s so much more to come.

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