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Feb. 12, 2026

• Joyce Manor return with hard hitting album ‘I Used To Go To This Bar’ | THE INDIE SCENE
After four years away, the South Bay trio return with a refined evolution of their signature sound. ★★★★½

• Video Madison Beer on her new album ‘locket’ and upcoming global tour | ABC News
ABC News' Rocsi Diaz sat down with Grammy Award-nominated singer and songwriter Madison Beer to discuss her new album “locket,” her upcoming global tour and finding happiness on her own terms.

• Not One Of Them - Album by Hunxho | HotNewHipHop
Crooner and rapper Hunxho is taking a different approach on his latest project "Not One Of Them," which contains a G Herbo feature.

• Ella Mai: Do You Still Love Me? | Pitchfork
Read Stephen Kearse’s review of the album.

• J. Cole "The Fall-Off" Review | HotNewHipHop
The Fall Off a reminder of why J Cole has remained respected, but not a work that challenges the artist himself.

• You Think About It Way Too Hard: A Joyce Manor Album Ranking List | iancohen.substack.com
How can we misremember such sad, horrible times?

• Is ILLENIUM Making a Strategic Power Move With His New Album ODYSSEY and Sphere Las Vegas Shows? | ravelink.tv
ILLENIUM enters 2026 with scale that matches his status through two major announcements, the release of his sixth studio album, ODYSSEY, via Republic Records and a confirmed nine-night headline run at Sphere in Las Vegas. The pairing carries precision. A cinematic album arrives alongside one of t...

• Rock Album Review: On "Normal Isn’t," Puscifer Dances Through the New Abnormal | The Arts Fuse | Feb. 11, 2026, 9:04 p.m.
Puscifer is alarmed that so many values, including bedrock rights, are under attack, with real people getting hurt (in some cases killed) in the process.

• "Life's Teaching Me Courage" Annabelle Dinda Interviewed | Features | Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews | Clash Magazine | Feb. 11, 2026, 4:15 p.m.
Going viral doesn’t always happen to the talent who deserves it. Yet, Annabelle Dinda’s 'The Hand' holding the internet completely captive was less of a

• Nick Jonas Finds Himself on 'Sunday Best' | PopMatters | Feb. 11, 2026, 2:20 p.m.
On Nick Jonas' fifth solo album, Sunday Best, he looked inward for inspiration and created what is arguably his strongest music to date.

• Nick Jonas - Sunday Best | EUPHORIA. | Feb. 11, 2026, 9:30 a.m.
Sunday Best is without a doubt Nick Jonas' strongest vocal performance, and the smoothness of his voice on the album cannot be understated.

• Marnz Malone Drops Highly Anticipated Mixtape ‘Yaqeen’ | HWING | Feb. 9, 2026, 9:22 p.m.
Marnz Malone drops his long-awaited mixtape Yaqeen featuring J Hus, Tunde, Catch, and Bundog, a bold, reflective body of work rooted in faith, patience, and belief.

• Project Review: Marnz Malone Wraps Up Trilogy In Style On ‘Yaqeen’ | Mixtape Madness | Feb. 9, 2026, 1:53 p.m.
Marnz Malone has been one of the most anticipated voices coming out of Newtown, Birmingham, and is often mentioned alongside the esteemed likes of MIST, Millionz and Stardom. After going viral for his jail freestyle videos that earned co-signs from Central Cee, Nines and Stormzy, his fifth full-length release, YAQEEN, is the final chapter of his … Continue reading “Project Review: Marnz Malone Wraps Up Trilogy In Style On ‘Yaqeen’”

• “Empty Hands” finds Poppy fully embracing her evolution | // MELODIC Magazine | Jan. 27, 2026, 4:58 p.m.
Recommended tracks: “Guardian,” “Public Domain,” “Time Will Tell” Artists you may like: Amy Lee, Bad Omens, BABYMETAL Since 2014, Poppy has been a character floating around the internet. Her career has been benchmarked by drifting from cutesy, subliminal YouTube videos, to pop music, and now, an icon in the metal scene. On Empty Hands, she

• Yumi Zouma - No Love Lost To Kindness (Nettwerk) (13th Floor | The 13th Floor | Jan. 26, 2026, 11:34 p.m.
Four cities, three continents, one band, one fifth studio album. Yumi Zouma have mastered long-distance band polymerization, turning geographic separation into