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Wiz Khalifa and girlfriend Aimee Aguilar have shared both news of the pending arrival of their first child together, but also announced the new baby’s gender.

Following his CMA Fest performance in Nashville last week, country breakout Austin Williams shares a new video for his latest single “Nothing Left But Leavin'” (5.17 via Truth Or Dare Records), which has already amassed more than two million streams across platforms.

Written by Presley Aaron, Ethan Escue (Chase Matthew, Hayden Coffman) and Mason Thornley (Josh Ross, Levi Hummon), the steamy track seamlessly blends Austin’s Southern twang with his love for hip-hop while the video, directed by West Webb, recounts a night out with a flame that keeps burning after closing time.

Williams will release his new single, “Quitter,” next Friday, June 21 and he’s currently on tour with festival appearances at Summerfest, Faster Horses and more coming up. For more information, visit austinwilliamsmusic. // Continue to the full article

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The Herd have reunited to share their first new music in 12 years: A single titled ‘Soul Of My Soul’. The track is the final ever release for Elefant Traks, the independent label founded by The Herd’s Kenny Sabir in the late 90s. It features Palestinian artists Sereen, Mo and Big Rigs, and lyrically deals with the ongoing genocide of Palestinians in Gaza by the Israeli military.

“The [United Nations have] just published a report detailing the ‘unprecedented scale’ of violations against children in Gaza by Israel, and yet we see little action being taken beyond lip service by the Australian government,” said Tim Levinson – AKA Urthboy – in a press statement. “The frustration at the normalisation of the most extreme state-based violence cannot be ignored.”

Levinson also calls out the Australian music industry for largely not platforming the issue publicly. “The silence has been deafening,” he said. “A sector that prides itself on being at the forefront of progressive movements, recognising the value of representation from different cultures, is strangely silent on a matter that the entire world is grappling with.

“Artistic expression in Australia is under threat, with many anti-genocide creatives experiencing or being threatened with loss of funding and platforms. The absence of Arab voices, let alone Palestinians, in boardrooms and leadership positions may have more than a small part to play in this.”

The Herd – ‘Soul Of My Soul’

Levinson notes the song politically parallels the group’s 2003 single ‘77%’, which referenced a national survey taken which claimed that percentage of Australians agreed with then-Prime Minister John Howard’s 2001 decision to refuse entry of an MV Tampa carrying over 400 refugees into Australia.

“[That song was written] about the shocking racism projected at refugees,” said Levinson. “After all this time the sentiment is stronger than ever, and The Herd are proud to stand by their values and commitment to justice.”

The Herd’s last release was the 2012 EP Better Alive, which served as a companion piece to their 2011 studio album Future Shade. Since then, the group have only performed sporadically – with members such as Urthboy and Jane Tyrrell releasing solo albums. They reunited for shows in 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2019.

Most recently, The Herd performed as part of Elefant Traks’ finale concerts, which included a show at the Sydney Opera House as part of this year’s Vivid Live. They were joined by the likes of Horrorshow, Hermitude, L-Fresh the Lion, The Last Kinection and Joelistics.

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It seems like Tim Minchin can’t get enough of life on the road, announcing an “A Conversation With” tour of Australia and New Zealand just months after his “An Unfunny Evening” tour wrapped up.

The acclaimed musician, writer, comedian, and actor will perform shows throughout September and October in support of his first nonfiction book, You Don’t Have To Have A Dream.

Starting the tour at Perth’s Concert Hall (29 September), Minchin will then perform at the Adelaide Festival Theatre (1 October), Melbourne’s Hamer Hall (4 October), Brisbane’s QPAC Concert Hall (5 October), Sydney State Theatre (6 October), Hobart’s Wrest Point (13 October), and finish the run at Auckland’s Kiri Te Kanawa on Wednesday, 16 October.

Pre-sale tickets go on sale via Minchin and the promoters, Fane, websites from 10 am local time tomorrow (18 June). The venue pre-sale starts at 10 am local time on Wednesday, 19 June, and the general sale opens at 10 am on Thursday, 20 June. You can find more ticketing information on the Fane website.

During the tour, Minchin will be joined by yet-to-be-announced special guest interviewers and share his thoughts on art, life, success, kindness, love and finding success.

Minchin said about the tour, “Although I’m a bit nervous to be sitting on a stage without a piano to sugar the pill of my opinions with, I’m really excited to dig deeper into some of the ideas I explore in this book. And, knowing the calibre of my interlocutors and my audiences, I’m sure the chat will push out beyond just those!”

You Don’t Have To Have A Dream: Advice For The Incrementally Ambitious will be released on Tuesday, 10 September and has been described as the book for the “science-loving reality-romantic in all of us”. You can pre-order the book here.

TIM MINCHIN A CONVERSATION WITH – AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND TOUR

Sunday, 29 September 2024 – Concert Hall, Perth

Tuesday, 1 October 2024 – Festival Theatre, Adelaide

Friday, 4 October 2024 – Hamer Hall, Melbourne

Saturday, 5 October 2024 – QPAC Concert Hall, Brisbane

Sunday, 6 October 2024 – State Theatre, Sydney

Sunday, 13 October 2024 – Wrest Point, Hobart

Wednesday, 16 October 2024 – Kiri Te Kanawa, Auckland

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Icelandic post-punk group GRÓA has returned with their new single “Cranberry” via the US label, FOUND. The track showcases the band’s distinctly distorted sound, blending a variety of vocal styles – from synchronized whispers and melodic chants to full-throated shouts – interwoven across snappy drums and buzzing guitars.
“The song is like a bull having smoke from its nose and ears,” the band says. “Instrumentally coming from a heavy dimension, like the instruments are angry or depressed, stuck in their own mess. It still has this tender and caring melody that Hrabba sings. You could say that it’s a love/care song.”

The Reykjavík-bred band, consisting of sisters Karólína Einars Maríudóttir, aka Karó (lead vocals, guitar, keys) and Hrafnhildur Einars Maríudóttir, aka Hrabba (drums, vocals), as well as Fríða Björg Pétursdóttir (bass, vocals), fearlessly blend aspects of post-punk, noise-rock, and art-pop into a dynamic sonic hash with boundless intention. // Continue to the full article

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