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29 Mar 2024

What’s Your Favorite New Music Release of the Week? Vote!

With Easter weekend upon us, there are great new music releases for any genre fanatic out this week.

Kicking things off is Beyoncé’s long-awaited Cowboy Carter album, which features her Hot 100 chart-topper “Texas Hold ‘Em.” In a message posted to Instagram earlier in the month, Beyoncé both stressed that Cowboy Carter is “a continuation of Renaissance” and acknowledged the Billboard chart history she made with “Texas Hold ‘Em.” “I feel honored to be the first Black woman with the number one single on the Hot Country Songs chart,” she shared. “That would not have happened without the outpouring of support from each and every one of you. My hope is that years from now, the mention of an artist’s race, as it relates to releasing genres of music, will be irrelevant.”

J-Hope also unveiled his fittingly titled mini-album Hope on the Street Vol. 1. The six-track mini-album was described in a press release as spanning a “diverse array of sounds and moods that showcase j-hope’s musical prowess and depth.” It also features a number of special guests, including band mate Jung Kook on “i wonder,” as well as Benny Blanco and Chic’s Nile Rodgers on “lock/ unlock,” a dance mix of “what if” with Jinbo the SuperFreak and “NEURON” featuring South Korean hip-hop vet Gaeko of Dynamic Duo and yoonmirae.

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Additionally in the pop world, Camila Cabello is welcoming a newer, blonder musical era with the experimental pop track, “I Luv It,” featuring Playboi Carti.

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Meanwhile, MGK (formerly Machine Gun Kelly) and Trippie Redd teamed up to represent the sad boys of the world with their joint their Genre : Sadboy EP.

We want to know your favorite new music release this week. Let us know by voting below.

29 Mar 2024

Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’: The Samples & Interpolations on Her New Album

Beyoncé doesn’t just drop albums, she drops incredibly dense, multilayered bodies of work that pull from decades of musical history across genres and regions to fashion something wholly new and idiosyncratic from the legacies of those who came before her.

With the release of her eighth solo studio album, Cowboy Carter, on Friday (March 29), Queen Bey added yet another culturally immersive record to her illustrious catalog. Across the album’s 27 tracks, the “Texas Hold ‘Em” singer square dances her way across a sprawling soundscape that incorporates samples, interpolations and production motifs that nod to country, ’70s rock, trap, house, Brazilian funk, opera, blues, gospel, R&B and pop.

“I did a deeper dive into the history of Country music and studied our rich musical archive,” Beyoncé wrote in a March 19 Instagram post detailing the album’s creation. “It feels good to see how music can unite so many people around the world, while also amplifying the voices of some of the people who have dedicated so much of their lives educating on our musical history.”

In order to fashion her very own Western epic out of the roots of country music, Beyoncé chose to sidestep the concept of genre — “a funny little concept,” according to country legend Linda Martell — and completely reimagine classics from the likes of Nancy Sinatra, Fleetwood Mac and the Beach Boys in the process. Cowboy Carter follows directly in the footsteps of its predecessor, 2022’s Renaissance, in the way that Beyoncé looks to the past to fashion new futures out of the different styles she’s experimenting with.

Here’s a list of the samples and interpolations throughout Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter.

“SMOKE HOUR ★ WILLIE NELSON” (with Willie Nelson)
For the first of the album’s radio-themed interludes, Beyoncé recruits country legend and fellow native Texan Willie Nelson to act as radio host. Before Willie hops on the mic, however, there’s a bit of station surfing that references tracks from several pillars of rock ‘n’ roll.

Those songs are as follows:
1. Delta blues performer Son House’s “Grinnin’ In Your Face”
2. Godmother of Rock ‘N’ Roll Sister Rosetta Tharpe’s “Down by the River Side”
3. 1955 rock classic Chuck Berry‘s “Maybellene”
4. Legendary American vocalist Roy Hamilton‘s “Don’t Let Go”
“Daughter”

On the haunting murder fantasy “Daughter,” Beyoncé interpolates a section from the renowned aria “Caro Mio Ben.”

Entirely in Italian, Queen Bey croons: “Caro mio ben/ Credimi almen/ Senza di te/ Languisce il cor/ Il tuo fedel/ Sospira ognor/ Cessa, crudel/ Tanto rigor.”

(English Translation: “My dear beloved/ Believe me at least/ Without you/ The heart languishes/ Your faithful one/ Always sighs/ Cease, cruel one/ A lot of rigor.”)
“Spaghettii” (with Linda Martell & Shaboozey)

Beyoncé, Martell and Shaboozey built this zany country-rap hybrid off a sample of the beat from Brazilian funk artist O Mandrake’s “Aquecimento Das Danadas” (with DJ Xaropinho).
“II Most Wanted” (with Miley Cyrus)
“Ya Ya”

For this Cowboy Carter standout, Beyoncé ropes in several classics: First, the song begins with a sample of Nancy Sinatra’s 1966 Billboard Hot 100 No.1 hit “These Boots Are Made for Walkin’.” The sample serves as the background music for Bey’s playful call-and-response intro.

Later in the track, Bey interpolates another ’66 Hot 100-topper, The Beach Boys‘ “Good Vibrations,” in the refrain, “She’s pickin’ up good vibrations/ He’s lookin’ for sweet sensations.”

Towards the end of “Ya Ya,” Beyoncé coos “And lover boy, you’re so fine,” in a similar delivery to Sylvia Robinson’s “oh lover boy” on Mickey & Sylvia’s 1957 R&B No. 1 hit “Love Is Strange.”
“Oh Louisiana”

This entire interlude is comprised of a sped-up sample of Chuck Berry’s “Oh Lousiana,” the opening track from his 1972 album San Francisco Dues.
“SWEET ★ HONEY ★ BUCKIIN’”

At the very beginning of “SWEET ★ HONEY ★ BUCKIIN’,” Beyoncé interpolates the chorus from Patsy Cline’s classic “I Fall to Pieces,” which reached No. 12 on the Hot 100 back in 1961.

Bey sings: “I fall to pieces/ Each time I see you there/ And I miss all our secrets/ So tell me how you been.”

Patsy Cline’s version: “I fall to pieces/ Each time I see you again/ I fall to pieces/ How can I be just your friend?”
“Amen”

Surprise! To close out “Amen,” Beyoncé interpolates the opening track of her very own Cowboy Carter, “Ameriican Requiem.”

In “Amen,” Bey sings: “Say a prayer for what has been/ We’ll be the ones to purify our Fathers’ sins/ American Requiem/ Them old ideas are buried here/ Amen.”

In “Ameriican Requiem,” she sings: “A pretty house that we never settled in/ A funeral for fair-weather friends/ I am the one to cleanse me of my Father’s sins/ American Requiem/ Them big ideas are buried here/ Amen.”

29 Mar 2024

Linda Martell Is ‘Proud’ of Beyoncé for ‘Exploring Her Country Music Roots’ on ‘Cowboy Carter’

Linda Martell is passing the torch. Shortly after the release of Beyoncé‘s new album Cowboy Carter Friday (March 29) — on which the living legend is featured twice — she shared a touching message praising the “Texas Hold ‘Em” singer’s decision to embrace country music through the project.

Regarded as the first Black woman to become commercially successful as a country soloist, Martell lent her voice to two tracks on Cowboy Carter: “Spaghetti” and “The Linda Martell Show.” Sharing a screenshot of the latter track, the musician wrote on Instagram Friday morning, “I am proud that @beyonce is exploring her country music roots.”

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“What she is doing is beautiful, and I’m honored to be a part of it,” she continued. “It’s Beyoncé, after all!”

On “Spaghetti,” Martell introduces the song — which also features Virginia country star Shaboozey — with a voice note touching on Bey’s experimentation with musical styles on Cowboy Carter. “Genres are a funny little concept, aren’t they?” she says. “In theory, they have a simple definition that’s easy to understand, but in practice, well, some may feel confined.”

Released as the second act to 2022’s Renaissance, the Ivy Park founder’s new album also features cameos from Dolly Parton — whose classic hit “Jolene” Bey reimagines on the album — Willie Nelson, Post Malone, Miley Cyrus and Willie Jones. On a haunting rendition of The Beatles “Blackbird,” the 32-time Grammy winner invited a handful of modern Black female country stars — Tanner Adell, Brittney Spencer, Tiera Kennedy and Reyna Roberts — to sing harmonies.

Cyrus posted her own thank-you note to Beyoncé Friday morning in celebration of their Cowboy Carter duet, titled “II Most Wanted.”

“I’ve loved Beyonce since long before I had the opportunity to meet & work with her,” the “Flowers” singer wrote. “My admiration runs so much deeper now that I’ve created along side of her. Thank you Beyonce. You’re everything & more.”

See Martell’s post about Cowboy Carter below.

29 Mar 2024

Nicki Minaj Is Launching Her First Sneaker Collection: ‘An Absolute Dream Come True’

Nicki Minaj has been running the rap game for well over a decade, but now, she’ll have some new pink sneakers to wear while she does laps around the competition.

Minaj announced the launch of her new sneaker brand on Friday (March 29), which finds her teaming up with Loci for the collection featuring 11 different designs that she’s dubbed a dream come true. The debut capsule collection will be released in full on April 12.

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“4/12 = 11 new pairs of my OWN sneaker. 11 completely different designs for you to choose from. An absolute dream come true. I can’t WAIT for you guys to see my 1st collection!!!! Link in bio to SIGN UP NOW,” she wrote on Instagram. “Thank you to my team for helping me make this dream come to fruition. This isn’t a sponsorship. I’m an owner & partner & we will be showing you the first complete collection on 4/12. Love you BARBZ. THANK YOU.”

City Girls rapper JT made a request in the comments: “Congratulations bookie! Can I get a sample pair?”

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The IG post came accompanied by a teaser clip showing off one design, which features a Twizzler-colored gum sole with matching laces, while the rest of the sneaker’s body boasts a bubblegum pink.

One side panel is inscribed with the Loci logo, essentially a slashed zero glyph. A sovereign portrait of Nicki’s face is included on the sneaker’s tongue as well.

Meanwhile, Nicki is still on the road as part of her Pink Friday 2 World Tour. After a stop in Philly, she’s slated to return home on Saturday night (March 30) with her headlining show at the Big Apple’s famed Madison Square Garden.

Check out Nicki Minaj’s post about her sneaker line below.

29 Mar 2024

Beyoncé’s ‘Ameriican Requiem’ Slams Haters Who Say She’s Not ‘Country Enough’

Beyoncé is officially in her country era — and she doesn’t care what you think about it.

The superstar opened her freshly released Cowboy Carter album on Friday (March 29) with “Ameriican Requiem,” a half-spoken word declaration of her intentions with the country-tinged project. “Looka there, looka in my hand / The grandbaby of a moonshine man / Gadsden, Alabama / Got folk down in Galveston, rooted in Louisiana / Used to say I spoke, ‘Too country’ / And the rejection came, said ‘I wasn’t country ‘nough,” she sings on the tracks second verse. “Said I wouldn’t saddle up, but / If that ain’t country, tell me what is? / Plant my bare feet on solid ground for years / They don’t, don’t know how hard I had to fight for this / When I sang my song.”

The lyrics are seemingly in response to criticism the Texas native has faced when trying to dabble in country music throughout her career, especially after the release of “Daddy Lessons” from her 2016 album Lemonade. Half a year later, she performed it at the 2016 Country Music Association Awards alongside The Chicks. A pre-show announcement teasing her performance sparked calls for a CMAs boycott on social media, with some people blasting the awards show for including Bey, whose tribute to the Black Panther Party during her performance of “Formation” at the 2016 Super Bowl had also earned pushback.

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“This album has been over five years in the making,” Bey wrote on Instagram earlier this month. “It was born out of an experience that I had years ago where I did not feel welcomed…and it was very clear that I wasn’t. But, because of that experience, I did a deeper dive into the history of Country music and studied our rich musical archive. It feels good to see how music can unite so many people around the world, while also amplifying the voices of some of the people who have dedicated so much of their lives educating on our musical history.”

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She continued, “The criticisms I faced when I first entered this genre forced me to propel past the limitations that were put on me. act ii is a result of challenging myself, and taking my time to bend and blend genres together to create this body of work.”

29 Mar 2024

Which Song on Beyoncé’s New Album ‘Cowboy Carter’ Is Your Favorite? Vote!

Beyoncé is continuing to change the game with Cowboy Carter, an expansive, genre-mixing exploration of the singer’s upbringing, heritage and musical influences that arrived promptly at midnight Friday (March 29).

With a whopping 27 tracks, the project gives listeners a lot to sink their teeth into. Featuring voice note interludes from an array of country legends such as Willie Nelson and Linda Martell, epic takes of iconic tracks by Dolly Parton and The Beatles, as well as collaborations with Miley Cyrus, Post Malone, Shaboozey, Willie Jones, Tanner Adell, Brittney Spencer, Tiera Kennedy and Reyna Roberts, choosing just one favorite track on Cowboy Carter is definitely a tall order. (Billboard knows this first hand — see our ranking here.)

The staggering LP was preceded by two singles, both released on the day of the 2024 Super Bowl in February — “Texas Hold ‘Em,” which topped the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks, and “16 Carriages,” which debuted at No. 38 on the chart. The songs set the tone immediately for Bey’s foray into country music with Cowboy Carter, although the 32-time Grammy winner cautioned fans ahead of its release not to put the album in a box.

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“This ain’t a Country album,” she wrote in a March 19 Instagram post, sharing the Cowboy Carter cover artwork for the first time. “This is a ‘Beyoncé’ album. This is act ii COWBOY CARTER, and I am proud to share it with y’all!”

Spanning nods to a vast collection of sounds, styles, time periods and influences, the songs on Cowboy Carter are some of Beyoncé’s most diverse and boundary-pushing yet. Vote for your favorite one below.

29 Mar 2024

Friday Dance Music Guide: The Week’s Best New Tracks From HoneyLuv, Walker & Royce, Jauz & More

This week in dance music: Charli XCX announced dates for the tour behind her forthcoming album, BRAT, we shared exclusive sets from the spring edition of CRSSD and ran down the best moments of Ultra Music Festival 2024. Meanwhile, Ultra headliner Calvin Harris had some sharp words for critics of his festival set, and IMS Ibiza announced the speaker lineup for its conference next month.

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And, here are the best new dance tracks of the week.

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HoneyLuv, “Right Spot”

Cleveland-born, London-based house producer HoneyLuv makes her debut of Damian Lazarus’ Crosstown Rebels label with “Right Spot.” Built from pulsing synth and scintillating percussion, the track is HoneyLuv’s first solo release of the year and comes in tandem with remixes from Dennis Ferrer and Byron The Aquarius. “I was inspired to make this track after listening to some old school deep Chicago tracks and wanted to make something of my own,” she says. “I wanted to experiment with this track to create something different and simple. The lyrics flowed to me, and the rest is history.”

Purple Disco Machine feat. Roosevelt, “Higher Ground”

After repeatedly running into each other at festivals around the world, German favs Purple Disco Machine and Roosevelt decided to make something together, with the resulting “Higher Ground” fusing PDM’s signature ’80s synth aesthetic and Roosevelt’s indie electronic style. Out via Sony Music Germany/RCA Records, the song oscillates between dark and light, thumping along on a heavy bassline and building to moments of brightness rendered from Roosevelt’s melodies. “I loved the process of sending Tino a vocal and him tailoring the whole track around it,” Roosevelt says of the process. “I was able to take a step back from production duties and focus on my vocal performance, which was challenging but a lot of fun.”

Walker & Royce, No Big Deal

The New York City duo release the second album of their 13 year history with No Big Deal, out via Dirtybird Records. The 10-track project is sophisticated yet unpretentious house music, pure party starting fare that finds the pair — Sam Walker and Gavin Royce — letting their club-focused heaters prevail over TikToks and marketing plans. “Good music isn’t enough anymore; today it seems like you need to release music with something attached to it in order for it to make any kind of forward motion,” the pair tell Billboard in a joint statement. “No Big Deal is poised to be the opposite of that. With limited announce to release timelines, the goal for this rollout was music first, gimmick last. Make something memorable that sticks, and you won’t have anything to worry about.”

Gesaffelstein, GAMMA

Clocking in at a tight 27 minutes, Gesaffelstein’s 11-track album GAMMA finds the French producer in a characteristically dark and heavy state of play, with these songs taking that aesthetic and pushing it further into post-punk, distorted experimental electronic, industrial and even, in more than one moment, doo wop. Consider our interest piqued in regard to how the producer will present this music next month at Coachella, which are currently the only shows on his tour schedule.

Jauz, “Teardrops”

Bay Area-born, Los Angeles-based mainstay Jauz returns with “Teardrops,” a slinky, sophisticated house track centered around stuttering synth. (Early cosigns have come from fellow artists including Illenium, who simply commented “Fire” on an Instagram post previewing the song.) Out via the producer’s own Bite This! label, “Teardrops” comes ahead of Jauz’s Wise vs. Wicked 2024 tour behind his 2023 albums Rise of the Wise and Wrath of the Wicked. Launching next month, each tour stop will feature a pair of shows, with fans able to buy tickets for a progressive house-focused “Wise” set, a bass-heavy “Wicked” show, or both.

29 Mar 2024

Friday Music Guide: New Music From Beyoncé, Camila Cabello, J-Hope and More

Billboard’s Friday Music Guide serves as a handy guide to this Friday’s most essential releases — the key music that everyone will be talking about today, and that will be dominating playlists this weekend and beyond.

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This week, Cowboy Carter arrives, Camila Cabello upends expectations and J-Hope continues his winning streak. Check out all of this week’s picks below:

Beyoncé, Cowboy Carter

There was a time when Beyoncé was known more for her radio fodder and less for her full-length thematic statements; Bey has spent a little over a decade flipping that script, and while she’s still scoring hits (like her most recent No. 1 single, “Texas Hold ’Em”), she has become one of modern music’s boldest album auteurs. Cowboy Carter, which refracts country music’s history through her superstar prism, heralds a sound and then shifts its shape, blending popular voices and classic songs into a singular vision that ranges from acoustic lullabies like “Protector” to show-stopping workouts like “Ya Ya.” It’s a work of staggering ambition and execution, and as with all of her recent projects, the legend of Beyoncé continues to grow.

Camila Cabello feat. Playboi Carti, “I Luv It”

“I Luv It” is bananas: Camila Cabello repeats the titular phrase breathlessly as synths whirr around her words, then a sample of Gucci Mane’s classic single “Lemonade” drops, and finally Playboi Carti slides in to mumble some game before the single collapses. The whole affair is off-the-wall pop experimentation, but for Cabello, that might be exactly what the doctor ordered as she enters the next phase of her solo career — “I Luv It” is brash and knowingly surprising, which is more than enough.

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J-Hope, Hope on the Street Vol. 1

After 2022’s Jack in the Box demonstrated J-Hope’s solo ambitions and hip-hop panache, Hope on the Street Vol. 1 continues expanding his artistic world while also recruiting some special guests. BTS fans will love hearing Jung Kook stop by “I Wonder…” and its warm production bed, while Benny Blanco and Nile Rodgers help engineer the clap-along dance cut “Lock / Unlock” — all the while, however, J-Hope remains a commanding presence, giving each track the pop of attitude it needs.

mgk x Trippie Redd, genre:sadboy

Machine Gun Kelly and Trippie Redd are frequent collaborators and kindred spirits, mussing up the lines between rock and hip-hop and using their vulnerabilities to connect with younger listeners. At 27 minutes, the collaborative project genre:sadboy allows MGK and Trippie to play off of each other at a brisk pace, telling their tales of dissatisfaction and yearning on tracks like the understated “Lost Boy” and the Frou Frou-sampling “Beauty,” and proudly leaning in to that “sadboy” label.

Editor’s Pick: Sheryl Crow, Evolution

Sheryl Crow thought her 2019 album Threads would be her last; thank goodness she was mistaken. Evolution is a rollicking affair that more squarely centers Crow’s personality after her guest-packed previous album: the recent Rock Hall inductee has tapped producer Mike Elizondo to make her pop-rock musings smack a little harder, but her smoky voice and witty lyricism are the stars of the show, and haven’t dulled one bit after a long layoff and a few decades in the game.

29 Mar 2024

Miley Cyrus Thanks Beyoncé Following ‘Cowboy Carter’ Collaboration: ‘You’re Everything & More’

Beyoncé‘s new album Cowboy Carter arrived Friday (March 29), bringing with it a number of surprises — including an unanticipated but gorgeous Miley Cyrus collaboration on the track “II Most Wanted.”

Shortly after the 27-track LP dropped, the “Flowers” singer shared her gratitude for her place on the project, which also features country legends Dolly Parton — who just so happens to be Cyrus’ godmother — Willie Nelson and Linda Martell. “I’ve loved Beyonce since long before I had the opportunity to meet & work with her,” Cyrus wrote on Instagram, posting a photo of the Cowboy Carter album cover.

“My admiration runs so much deeper now that I’ve created along side of her,” she continued. “Thank you Beyonce. You’re everything & more. Love you. To everyone who spent time making this song so special thank you from the bottom of my heart.”

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Cyrus and the 32-time Grammy winner’s voices intertwine on the mid-tracklist duet, on which they sing, “I’ll be your shotgun rider ’til the day I die/ Smoke out the window, flyin’ down the 405/ I’ll be your backseat baby, drivin’ you crazy.”

Also featured on Bey’s new post-Renaissance record is Post Malone, who sings with the Ivy Park founder on the sultry “Levii’s Jeans.” After the song dropped, he wrote on Instagram Stories, “thank you @beyonce congrats this album is beautiful!”

Plus, Cowboy Carter featured a cover of The Beatles’ “Blackbird,” for which Bey was joined by Tanner Adell, Brittney Spencer, Tiera Kennedy and Reyna Roberts. “I cannot believe it. God is so good. I’m on a @Beyonce record,” Kennedy tweeted Friday morning. “And not on one but TWO songs. You can catch me on those harms on Tyrant too!”

“I am so thankful!” wrote Roberts on Instagram Stories. “You’ve always bene my biggest inspiration. I’m in awe of you forever and always @beyonce.”

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29 Mar 2024

Sum 41 Opens Up About Final Album, Farewell Tour & More

After becoming a band nearly 30 years ago, iconic pop-punk act Sum 41 has approached a milestone: its final album. Out Friday (March 29), Heaven :x: Hell arrives as the band’s eighth and last project together.

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“The title doesn’t just represent the light and dark sonically of the record — to us that’s been our whole career,” frontman Deryck Whibley tells Billboard News. “It’s been extreme highs and extreme lows and the only way you stick with it is if you love what you’re doing.”

Across its career, the Grammy-nominated Sum 41 has scored two top albums on the Billboard 200 (2004’s Chuck and 2007’s Underclass Hero), while its biggest hit “Fat Lip” became its only Billboard Hot 100 entry, peaking at No. 66.

Heaven :x: Hell arrives as the band’s first double album, chronicling the fine line it has walked between more uptempo pop-punk with harder-hitting rock and metal music. As the band confirms, having these two sides was never a conscious choice, with Whibley saying they never even set out to make any sort of album at all.

“A lot it was by accident,” he says. “Right as we went into lockdown, I started getting calls from labels and managers and artists asking if I would write some songs for them, and everyone was asking for something leaning pop-punk. And we haven’t really done pop-punk in a long time … it’s been like, 16 years. I wrote about seven or eight songs, and once I listened to them, I realized I actually liked them and I didn’t want to give them away.”

Once he started sending the songs to the band, Dave Baksh jokes about how amazing it felt. “Like, ‘Ah, something to do.’” Adds Frank Zummo, “It was a light at a dark time.”

And now, this album — and the band’s forthcoming farewell tour, which extends through 2025 — will, funny enough, get them through the undeniable fact that the end is near. “Right now, it feels like 2001 for us when we were first coming out, getting pushed and pulled everywhere,” says Jason McCaslin. Adds Whibley: “As it gets closer to the end, it will start to hit us. I think it’s gonna get stranger and stranger as we get closer to the last shows,” which he teases will mix their greatest hits with fan favorites and, of course, some of the new songs.

“The entire band, I feel like we’re at the top of our game,” says Tom Thacker. “It’s almost a shame. I’ve never been in a band that was this tight and this mentally in tune with each other.”

When asked if this is indeed the last record and tour, each member’s eyes widen, though Whibley assures it is. “People are like, ‘You sure you want to call it the last record?’ I’ve seen Elton John six times in my life, only on the farewell tour,” he laughs, adding that will not be the case for Sum 41.

“We all knew no one was going to write our story except for us,” he continues. “I remember in the early days when people would say, ‘This band will be gone next year,’ or ‘One hit wonder’ when we had our first hit single. I always thought, ‘You don’t get to write our story. We’ll tell you when we’re leaving.’”

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