Listeners, this is Lenny Vaughn on the dial, paging across the grooves of time to bring the latest snapshot of music news—where vinyl warmth still pulses under digital skies and the stage is never empty. Today, Kirsten Morrell, former Goldenhorse frontwoman, launches her soul-stirring single ‘Hoping & Wishing’—her first new solo material in years. Written amidst personal upheaval and inspired by a late mentor, the single’s a rallying cry against hate, marking her return to performing with a new band live at Auckland’s Big Fan this week, while hinting at more from her upcoming album Morrellium, scheduled for early next year according to NZ Music.
On the indie front, Hemi Hemingway announces his next album Wings of Desire for February and drops the emotive single ‘Oh, My Albertine’ today, a duet with Vera Ellen, unpacking yearning and transformation against Berlin’s cinematic metaphor, as covered by Libel. Meanwhile, Mac DeMarco keeps it old school—bypassing streaming and hand-distributing burned demo CD-Rs of his surprise LP Dog On The Rock at European tour stops, in a delightfully analog stunt HappyMag calls “a true artist of the people” moment.
Pop’s queen of spectacle, Taylor Swift, is engineering a culture quake with her “Opalite” music video, a secretive holiday-themed production shot in London that’s rumored to feature Travis Kelce and a carousel of celebrity cameos, as reported by Times of India. With the video poised for Christmas release, Swift stands ready to rewrite the season’s cultural playlist, building anticipation that could rival Mariah Carey’s perennial chart reign.
In the world of jazz, Solomon Roberson’s Instrumental 18 headlines new album drops today, while Skylar Grey unveils “Nirvana,” an introspective cut basking in nostalgia, as noted by Smooth Jazz Daily and Eminem.News. Rock and roll titans aren’t left behind—FIREWIND snags a fresh label deal, promising new firepower for the genre courtesy of Music Connection.
Industry currents are shifting too: Warner Music has pivoted from legal standoffs to licensing its catalog to AI companies, betting on monetizing new tech rather than fighting it, a move with major implications documented by Midnight Rebels. And for DIY artists, Rebel Music Distribution opens the doors to China’s Douyin and Soda Music platforms, dramatically expanding the global stage.
Korean indie scene continues its international surge, with acts like wave to earth drawing record global crowds and collaborating across continents to side-step K-pop’s home-field dominance, as detailed in the Korea JoongAng Daily. And in news that crosses from the sonic to the societal, playback star Palak Muchhal enters the Guinness Hall of Fame—not for a chart hit, but for funding nearly 4,000 life-saving heart surgeries, a feat Global Indian calls unmatched in modern music philanthropy.
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