Music News

Trent Reznor, Jeff Toyne, David Fleming and Nainita Desai were honored with ASCAP Composers’ Choice Awards during the performing-rights organization’s annual Screen Music Awards Wednesday night in Hollywood. Reznor took Film Score of the Year honors for his techno-driven music for “Challengers,” co-written with longtime partner Atticus Ross. variety.com

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has officially announced this year’s inductees: Bad Company, Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker, Cyndi Lauper, OutKast, Soundgarden, and the White Stripes will join the class of 2025 in the performer category. rollingstone.com

Billy Corgan‘s suburban Chicago tea shop, Madame Zuzu’s was hit by a car for the second time. billboard.com

Kanye sues his dentist for “fostering nitrous gas dependancy”. rollingstone.com

Ozzy Osbourne pledges to ‘Do the Best I Can,’ but says he won’t be ‘Jumping or Running Around’ at final Black Sabbath show. billboard.com

R.E.M. releases a new ‘Radio Free Europe’ EP, with the proceeds going to (wait for it) Radio Free Europe. variety.com

New Music

Popular artists and chart-topping tracks.

Ed Sheeran (56.3M subscribers) - “Old Phone” (genre: rock, folk, pop rock, neofolk) youtube.com 

Maroon 5 feat. LISA (37.5M subscribers) - “Priceless” (genre: electronic, funk, chillwave) youtube.com 

AURORA feat. ‪Nicole Zignago (6.14M subscribers) - “Dreams” (genre: rock, ambient, dream pop, indie pop, downtempo) youtube.com 

Kelly Clarkson (4.32M subscribers) - “Where Have You Been” (genre: pop, pop rock, contemporary R&B, ballad) youtube.com 

Foster The People (3.4M subscribers) - “See You In The Afterlife / Feed Me” (genre: electronic, synth pop, experimental, house) youtube.com 

Dove Cameron (2.49M subscribers) - “French Girls” (genre: electronic, synth pop, synthwave) youtube.com 

Young Miko (2.42M subscribers) - “WASSUP” (genre: electronic, hip hop, trap, bleep) youtube.com 

Don Toliver feat. Doja Cat (2.36M subscribers) - “Lose My Mind” (genre: electronic, synthwave, hip hop) youtube.com 

Quavo Huncho (1.78M subscribers) - “Dope Boy Phone” (genre: hip hop, trap, cloud rap) youtube.com 

Daughtry (1.64M subscribers) - “THE DAY I DIE” (genre: rock, alternative rock, death rock) youtube.com 

KATSEYE (1.42M subscribers) - “Gnarly” (genre: electronic, k-pop, experimental) youtube.com 

yung lean (1.19M subscribers) - “I'm Your Dirt, I'm Your Love” (genre: electronic, indie rock, indie pop) youtube.com 

Eric Church (890K subscribers) - “Johnny” (genre: country, country rock, folk rock) youtube.com 

Bailey Zimmerman feat. Luke Combs (667K subscribers) - “Backup Plan” (genre: rock, country, country rock) youtube.com 

Rico Nasty (652K subscribers) - “BUTTERFLY KISSES x CAN’T WIN EM ALL” (genre: electronic, hip hop, gangsta, trap, trance) youtube.com 

Lights (367K subscribers) - “CLINGY” (genre: electronic, synth pop, deep house) youtube.com 

Suki Waterhouse (201K subscribers) - “On This Love” (genre: rock, experimental, neofolk, indie pop, downtempo) youtube.com 

Mammoth (150K subscribers) - “The End” (genre: rock, heavy metal, hard rock, power metal) youtube.com 

Kae Tempest (50.7K subscribers) - “Know Yourself” (genre: electronic, hip pop, conscious) youtube.com 

Alison Goldfrapp (17.3K subscribers) - “Find Xanadu” (genre: electronic, synth-pop, house) youtube.com 

Found Music

Artists with smaller followings on YouTube.

Fionn (11.8K subscribers) – “Banshee” (genre: rock, indie rock, ambient) youtube.com

THESE NEW PURITANS (8.31K subscribers) – “A SEASON IN HELL” (genre: electronic, experimental, EBM) youtube.com

ayleen valentine (3.96K subscribers) – “into me” (genre: rock, indie rock, lo-fi) youtube.com

Me And My Devil (964 subscribers) – “Pretty Dark” (genre: rock, alternative rock, post-metal) youtube.com

Cold Clay Mountain (424 subscribers) – “These Hands” (genre: rock, hard rock, post-hardcore) youtube.com

Sonic Reducer (258 subscribers) - “NEEDLES” (genre: rock, punk, pub rock) youtube.com

Danny Addison (153 subscribers) - “Pheromone” (genre: rock, indie rock, neofolk) youtube.com

THE SILENT ERA (151 subscribers) - “OSCILLATIONS” (genre: rock, gothic rock, dark wave, post punk) youtube.com

MIRANDA ELISE (87 subscribers) - “MOTHERFUCKER” (genre: rock, nu metal, horrorcore) youtube.com

Lakeside District (49 subscribers) - “Nobody Knows Me” (genre: rock, indie rock, psychedelic rock) youtube.com

Covers & Remixes

First To Eleven covers Slipknot’s “Snuff” youtube.com

The Dreggs cover Aha's 'Take On Me' youtube.com

This Is My Jam This Week

Rosa Damask (1.61K subscribers) – “Psycho, Leave Me Alone” (genre: rock, space rock, shoegaze) youtube.com 

This week’s playlist: Kick Out The Jams 2025 05 03

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