Chris Malone Mendez

1 week ago | forbes.com | Chris Malone Mendez

The past year has been quite busy for acclaimed actress and singer Cynthia Erivo. The Emmy, Grammy, and Tony honoree is fresh off her latest Oscar nomination for her role in last year’s box office smash Wicked, and much like co-star Ariana Grande with her recent Eternal Sunshine reissue Brighter Days Ahead, Erivo isn’t waiting until after the release of second act film Wicked: For Good this fall to share new music with fans.

1 week ago | forbes.com | Chris Malone Mendez

Marina Diamandis has been setting the stage for her sixth studio album Princess of Power in the lead-up to her Coachella performances over the next two weekends. She’s released singles “Butterfly” and “Cupid’s Girl" in recent months to drum up anticipation, and for her latest single “C*ntissimo,” Marina taps into the feeling of a woman with the world—and more specifically, a desperate man—in her hands.

2 weeks ago | forbes.com | Chris Malone Mendez

British singer PinkPantheress is gearing up for the release of her next mixtape with the new single “Tonight.” The song is animated by a sample of Panic! at the Disco’s 2008 song “Do You Know What I’m Seeing?", a creative choice that she alluded to back in 2021. "The beat might be drum ’n’ bass, but the writing style might be something you’d hear in a hyperpop song, or early '00s Paramore or Panic! at the Disco,” she told Crack magazine at the time of her sonic curation process.

2 weeks ago | forbes.com | Chris Malone Mendez

Ed Sheeran might be English, but the Grammy-winning singer’s first taste of his new album has arrived with a nod to the Farsi language. “Azizam,” the lead single from Sheeran’s forthcoming eighth studio album Play, is inspired by the Persian term of endearment translating to “my beloved.”On the new track, Sheeran’s “azizam” in question is his wife Cherry.

2 weeks ago | forbes.com | Chris Malone Mendez

He might have completed his final tour in 2023, but legendary musician Elton John isn’t stepping back from the spotlight any time soon. For his latest project, the “I’m Still Standing” singer has teamed up with country star Brandi Carlile for the new collaborative album Who Believes in Angels? out now. The album musically represents an amalgamation of both John’s and Carlile’s sounds, blending Carlile’s folk and country sensibilities with John’s signature brand of pop.