Noise rock band A Place to Bury Strangers has announced a new album, Worship, which will be released June 26 in the U.S. and June 11 in the U.K. and Europe via Dead Oceans.

The album is a follow-up to 2009's Exploding Head, and the first full-length release for their new label, following this year's Onwards to the Wall EP. The album was written, recorded, mixed, and mastered by the band themselves.

Guitarist Dion Lunadon told Death + Taxes, "The album... is our vision of what our music should sound like in 2012, not someone else's interpretation. Every sound on the album is made by us and our tools; tools created by us, used on no other recordings, and purposefully built for this project... […] Read more »

Yesterday marked a milestone in Madonna's career, as she surpassed Elvis as the solo artist with the most chart-topping albums in the U.K. Her new album, MDNA, while critically lambasted, was her 12th U.K. Number 1 album.

Madonna earned her first Number 1 back in 1985 with Like a Virgin. Two more followed in the 1980s (True Blue and Like a Prayer), three in the 1990s (Bedtime Stories, Ray of Light, and the Evita soundtrack), and five last decade. Her new album sold 56,000 copies last week, according to the Official Charts Company, which is a surprise given that the first single off the record, "Give Me All Your Luvin'" peaked at only 37 on the UK singles chart.[…] Read more »

Last night was the 47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, held at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, and the telecast was filled with some great performances and no surprises in the award categories.

Taylor Swift, Miranda Lambert, and Lady Antebellum repeated their wins in the Entertainment, Female Vocalist, and Vocal Group of the Year, respectively.

Lambert also took home Album of the Year for Four The Record, while her husband earned the award for Male Vocalist. Fan favorite Scotty McCreery, the American Idol winner, took home the New Artist of the Year prize.

Reba McEntire and Blake Shelton once again hosted the telecast, with performances including Carrie Underwood, Zac Brown Band, the Band Perry, and Brad Paisley. […] Read more »

Canada's Juno Awards were last night, and Feist, Adele, and Michael Bublé were the big winners.

Singer-songwriter Feist scooped up three awards at Canada's Juno Awards last night, including Artist of the Year, Best Adult Alternative Album for Metals, and best music DVD for Look At What The Light Did Now.

Adele added to her list of world domination with the night's International Album of the Year award. She recently overtook the Dire Straits in the UK's all-time best selling albums list to become the sixth biggest selling album of all time in the UK.

Michael Bublé won the top prize of the night, Album of the Year, with Christmas. Other winners included Justin Bieber, Drake, and The Sheepdogs.

See the full winners list below.

JUNO FAN CHOICE: Justin Bieber

SINGLE OF THE YEAR: The Sheepdogs, “I Don’t Know.”[…] Read more »

Art Rockers Liars are set to release their sixth studio album on June 5 on Mute, and now they've unveiled the title: WIXIW.

Yes, WIXIW. Confused? The band released a video (since removed) featured various people pronouncing the title "wish you."

As leadman Angus Andrew told Pitchfork, "With our music, we try to convey everyday ideas, but they get all mixed up and hard to read after they've gone through our musical process. It's a palindrome, and that interested us as far as the idea of starting somewhere, going through a lot of work, and ending up in the same place you started."[…] Read more »

Dirty Projectors have announced the follow-up to 2009's Bitte Orca. Swing Lo Magellan will be released July 9 internationally and July 10 in the U.S. via Domino Records.

The album, written, recorded, produced, and mixed by leadman Dave Longstreth, includes input from band members Amber Coffman, Haley Dekle, Nat Baldwin, and Brian McOmber. Angel Deradoorian is "on hiatus" from the band, according to the release's press release.

Known for their distinctive harmonies and extensive orchestral arrangements, the band has attracted numerous collaborations, including a track with David Byrne for the Dark Was the Night compilation and a digital-only EP, Mount Wittenberg Orca, with Icelandic singer Bjork.

The album's lead-off single is the just-released "Gun Has No Trigger." Check out the track's lyric video below.

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