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23 Apr 2025

2025 New York SummerStage Line-Up Includes Soccer Mommy, Roots, Rakim, James Blunt, Femi Kuti & More

New York’s City Parks Foundation announced the lineup for its 2025 season of Capitol One City Parks Foundation SummerStage series of shows on Wednesday (April 23). The series of 70 free and benefit concerts and performances will bring music to Central Park and 13 other neighborhood parks across all five boroughs this summer, kicking off on June 4 with a New Orleans-inspired show featuring Marcus Miller, Tank and the Bangas and the Soul Rebels in association with the Blue Note Jazz Festival.

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The rest of the eclectic roster for the 39th edition of SummerStage will feature jazz, hip-hop, rock, salsa, reggae, Afrobeat, soul and pop artist, as well as DJs and contemporary dance performers from around the globe.

“I am thrilled to announce our 2025 SummerStage lineup, a stellar reflection of what makes our festival so unique and beloved,” said Heather Lubov, executive director of City Parks Foundation in a statement. “The huge variety of artists we’re presenting and the parks where we’re located reflect our city’s demographic and cultural diversity, but they also serve to unite us as neighbors and as lovers of music, regardless of our differences.”

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Among the other acts slated to take the stage are: The Roots, Soccer Mommy, Femi Kuti & The Positive Force, Rakim, Celia Cruz Centennial Celebration, Big Freedia, Camilo, Jessica Pratt, Bob Sinclair, IZA, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Awich, Frankie Negrón, La Sonora Poceña and Morgan Freeman’s Symphonic Blues, among others.

This season’s events will take place in Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem, Tompkins Square Park in the East Village, Herbert Von King Park and The Coney Island Amphitheater in Brooklyn, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens, St. Mary’s Park and Crotona Park in the Bronx, Stapleton Waterfront Park on Staten Island, and SummerStage’s flagship venue, Rumsey Playfield in Central Park. Performances are free and open to the public, with the exception of the ticketed benefit concerts in Central Park.

Other 2025 SummerStage highlights include:

The Aussie BBQ: a June 14 celebration of sounds from Down Under featuring father-son hip-hop duo Flewnt and Inkabee, indie pop artist Gordi, singer-songwriter Grace Cummings, EDM duo PINES, garage rockers The Grogans and a special appearance from beloved children’s music group The Wiggles.
Nordic Next: a June 15 show with sounds from Nordic nations featuring singer-songwriter Jakob, Swedish indie-folk singer Sarah Klang and Danish art-pop violinist/singer Astrid Sonne.
New York Sings Yiddish: a June 30 showcase of Yiddish music and folklore with sets from multi-instrumentalist Zalman Mlotek and klezmer/jazz fusion band Frank London’s Klezmer All-Stars.
Canadian music showcase: a July 2 show featuring Toronto R&B singer Charlotte Day Wilson and folk-rock band The Weather Station.
Latin Alternative Music Conference (LAMC): July 9 show with Colombian Latin pop band Morat, with punk/reggaeton band Planta Industrial and a July 12 show with Colombian singer-songwriter Camilo and Colombian pop singer and 2024 Latin Grammy best new artist winner Ela Taubert.
Big Freedia: the New Orleans bounce queen will take the stage at Herbert Von King Park in Brooklyn with Black trans femme choreographer Courtney “Balenciaga” Washington.
Bastille Day Celebration: a July 13 showcase with performances from house DJ Bob Sinclair, hip-hop brother duo Big Flo & Oli, singer-songwriter Patrick Bruel and pianist/singer ESTL.
The Roots: The Philly hip-hop collective and Tonight Show house band will play Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens on July 20.
Femi Kuti: a July 27 show with the Nigerian superstar and his band, the Positive Force, along with New York rap crew dead prez — celebrating their 30th anniversary — and poet Maryam Bukar Hassan.
Frankie Negrón: Tropical/salsa star Negrón will play the Bronx’s Crotona Park on July 31.
Taiwanese Waves: an August 3 showcase celebrating indigenous Taiwanese culture with contemporary dance company Bulareyaung Dance Company, indigenous Paiwan pop star ABAO and singer-songwriter Enno Cheng.
Rakim: The legendary New York MC will take the stage at Stapleton Waterfront Park on Staten Island on August 9.
Celia Cruz Celebration: the tribute to the legendary Queen of Salsa’s centennial on August 9 will feature Cuban singer/pianist Aymée Nuviola and Afro-Cuban singer Brenda Navarrete.
La Sonora Ponceña: The Puerto Rican salsa band will play Stapleton Waterfront Park on August 10.
Soccer Mommy: indie rock band will close out the Central Park season on Sept. 16 with help from Hurray for the Riff Raff and Dummy.

The series will include celebrations of New York’s cultural communities with guest curators including MIKE’s Young World V — with July 12 sets from Roc Marciano and The Alchemist — DJ Rekha’s Basement Bhangra Beyond dance show with London-based Punjabi singer Tara Lily on July 19 and Coney Island’s NEMS’ second GORILLAFEST hip-hop show on July 26. In addition, legendary DJ Funk Flex will celebrate the sounds of hip-hop and R&B across the boroughs on Aug. 1 (the Bronx), Aug. 16 (Coney Island) and Aug. 17 (Central Park) and DJ/producer King Britt will host his Blacktronika Festival with back-to-back shows in Central Park (Aug. 16) and Marcus Garvey Park (Aug. 17).

SummerStage will put the spotlight on a number of female artists as well, with bluegrass/Americana singer Rihannon Giddens playing Central Park on June 25, Indian-American singer-songwriter Asha Puthli taking the stage on July 23 and folk singer Jessica Pratt performing on July 24.

Other artists who will perform as part of the season include: Lettuce with Styles P (June 14), Chris Tomlin (July 11), Cymande (July 23), The Originals featuring Rich Medina, Stretch Armstrong and Tony Touch (Aug. 10) and various artists at the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival (Aug. 22). For the full line-up click here.

23 Apr 2025

Eminem’s ‘STANS’ Documentary to Premiere at SXSW London Screen Festival

Twenty-five years after Eminem released his hit “Stan,” the Shady Films-produced STANS documentary is set to premiere on the opening night of the SXSW London Screen Festival on June 2.

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The first wave of programming was announced on Tuesday (April 22) ahead of SXSW London, which is slated for June 2 through June 7 in Shoreditch. Full screen passes are currently up for sale on the festival’s website.

Directed by Steven Leckart, STANS explores the psychology behind the multilayered relationship between an artist and the fans. Em’s collaborators, along with some of his most devoted followers, are featured prominently in the documentary.

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Distributed by MTV Entertainment Studios, STANS will premiere on Paramount+ in the United States later in 2025.

“Stan” — which samples Dido’s “Thank You” — was the third single from The Marshall Mathers LP, which arrived in May 2000. The 45 King-produced track peaked at No. 51 on the Billboard Hot 100 and has nearly 1.3 billion streams on Spotify.

“Stan” has become common vernacular in the music world to describe delusional and obsessed fans and their relationship with an artist, which has only been amplified with social media’s impact. The word was even been added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary in the years since.

Eminem made his involvement with the film official when he publicly called on his diehard fans to come out and participate in the documentary last year.

“Putting together the first-ever programme of the SXSW London Screen Festival has been a dream. We are excited to present bold new work from across the world, celebrating boundary-pushing films across documentary, animation and narrative filmmaking,” SXSW London’s head of screen, Anna Bogutskaya, said in a statement. “Our program is designed to ignite conversations, inspire new connections and showcase and celebrate screen storytelling across film, TV and immersive.”

The Life of Chuck will serve as the inaugural festival’s closing night feature on June 7, which is based on Stephen King’s 2020 novella. Another King adaptation, The Institute, is also slated to join the festival’s programming. Other film premieres on the bill include Tom Kingsley’s action-comedy Deep Cover, Love & Rage: Munroe Bergdorf and more.

23 Apr 2025

Lizzo Reveals Her Weight-Loss Strategies: ‘Everybody’s Body Is Different’

Lizzo is opening up about the steps she took to feel lighter both physically and mentally, with the star sharing her weight-loss and anxiety-beating strategies on an TikTok livestream Tuesday (April 22).

Speaking to followers months after announcing on Instagram that she’d reached her “weight release” goal in January, Lizzo divulged which specific changes she’s made to have a healthier relationship with food. For one, the hitmaker no longer drinks “two to three” large Starbucks beverages each day, a switch she said she believes cut out 1,200 calories from her daily diet, according to People.

The “About Damn Time” singer also stopped eating sugary foods in the morning, opting instead for a mix of sweet and savory breakfast choices, like “almond butter and toast.” “Everybody’s body is different. Find out what works for you,” she said, noting that she “had to start applying a calorie deficit, because I was prone to bingeing.”

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Lizzo has been open about her fitness journey after becoming known for her self-love-focused music and advocating for body positivity with her platform. In her January Instagram post, she showed off her figure and revealed that she had shed 16% of her body fat, writing, “Today when I stepped on my scale, I reached my weight release goal. I haven’t seen this number since 2014! Let this be a reminder you can do anything you put your mind to. Time for new goals!”

She’s also long been vocal about her struggles with mental health, and in Tuesday’s chat with fans, she also shared how she turned her anxiety around. “I’ve been working to get my anxiety under control for years,” she told her TikTok followers. “And then I decided that I want to release and I’m ready to stop waiting to be myself like fully and be happy. I meditated. I calmed myself down. And I isolated a little bit, but not like made myself lonely, not the way I used to when I was depressed. I isolated myself in a mindful way where I had no distractions.”

“I loved to distract myself with people,” she added. “I loved to distract myself with food. I loved to distract myself with drinking. I loved to distract myself with problems that I would create. I would love to do that. And I stopped doing that. And I just focused on me.”

The Grammy winner’s posts come as she’s kicking off a new musical era, dropping singles “Love in Real Life” and “Still Bad” in February and March, respectively. In April, she announced that she had put the finishing touches on her upcoming follow-up to 2022’s Special — which reached No. 2 on the Billboard 200 — sharing studio photos on Instagram and writing, “ALBUM IS DONE YALL!”

23 Apr 2025

Riot Fest Turns 20 With Headliners Green Day, Blink-182, Weezer and Jack White

Riot Fest is one year shy of legal drinking age and celebrating its 20th anniversary this summer with a stacked lineup of classic indie and alternative bands led by East Bay punk legends Green Day, pop punkers Blink-182, alt-rock darlings Weezer and rock icon Jack White.

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Also on the bill are British punk pioneers the Sex Pistols (with Gallows singer Frank Carter singing John “Johnny Rotten” Lydon’s vocals, much to Lydon’s dismay), American parody master ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic, British hard rockers Idles, post punk outfit Alkaline Trio, All Time Low and dozens of other bands at Chicago’s Douglass Park Sept 19-21.

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“I just wanted to put a show together with all of my favorite bands”, festival founder “Riot Mike” Petryshyn famously said before the inaugural Riot Fest back in 2005, according to a press release. “Throughout the next 20 years, the festival has grown to become one of the biggest independent festivals in the country, known for eclectic lineups, high-profile band reunions, full album plays, and even a butter sculpture tribute to John Stamos.”

Additional performing acts include The Beach Boys, Knocked Loose, Rilo Kiley, Jawbreaker, Dropkick Murphys, Bad Religion, Hanson, The Hold Steady and many many more.

“We didn’t plan on making it for twenty years. We planned on making it through one weekend. But here we are – still loud, still weird, still building something bigger than we ever meant to.” Petryshyn said in a press release.

Tickets for Riot Fest 2025 are on sale now with 20th Anniversary merch also available for purchase at riotfest.org.

23 Apr 2025

Ozzy Osbourne Says He’s Doing ‘Endurance Training’ To Get in Shape For Final Black Sabbath Show

After years of health issues, Ozzy Osbourne, 76, is making sure that he’s in top shape when he suits up for what is being billed as Black Sabbath’s final-ever performance on July 5 in Villa Park in the band’s hometown of Birmingham, England.

In an interview this week with Billy Morrison on SiriusXM’s Ozzy’s Boneyard channel, Osbourne said he’s been in “heavy training” for the show that will see rock’s Prince of Darkness reunite with his bandmates for one last time on a bill that will also include Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax, Pantera, Lamb of God, Mastodon, Alice in Chains and many others.

“I haven’t done anything for, this will be seven years, and so I’ve been through all this surgery. It really is like starting from scratch,” said Osbourne, who has been dealing with a Parkinson’s disease diagnosis as well as a 2019 fall that aggravated a previous spinal injury and required multiple surgeries.

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Osbourne said his workouts include endurance training due to his long lay-off from performance. “The first thing to go when you’re laid up is your stamina, so believe it or so, I’m doing two sets of three-minute walks and weight training. I’m going and going you know,” he said. ” I’m waking up in my body, you know. I mean, three minutes to you, for instance, is nothing, but I’ve been laying on my back recovering from umpteen surgeries.”

Ozzy’s longtime collaborator guitarist Zakk Wylde recently teased that the metal legend could take flight during the Back to the Beginning all-day show on the throne that the will sit on during the show. “With Oz and his throne that just flies over the stadium or whatever, [where he] shoots out buckets of water and does everything like that,” Wylde said a recent interview. “So if Oz has a great time and it’s just, like, ‘I wanna go out on the road again,’ it’s just, like, ‘Good. Let’s do it again.’”

Wylde added that, “Ozzy was just sitting at the chair and he was singing ‘Mama, I’m Coming Home,’ and it sounded great. So hopefully we’ll just do this, and then Oz will go, ‘Let’s just fire up the machine again and we’ll do another tour.’”

Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello will be the musical director for the show that will mark Osbourne’s first time on stage since a brief 2022 set at the NFL Kickoff in Los Angeles; his last full show was in December 2018 at the Forum in L.A. as part of his No More Tours 2 outing. Other acts slated to perform at the final Sabbath blowout include: Halestorm, Gojira, as well as appearances by Smashing Pumpkins leader Billy Corgan, Guns N’ Roses’ Duff McKagan and Slash, Wolfgang Van Halen, Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst, Lzzy Hale, Disturbed’s David Draiman, Korn’s Jonathan Davis, Sammy Hagar and many more.

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23 Apr 2025

Carly Rae Jepsen and Lena Dunham Team Up for ’10 Things I Hate About You’ Broadway Musical

When romantic comedy 10 Things I Hate About You was released in 1999 — a seminal time for the Shakespeare adaptation-as-teen-movie — it was a watershed pop cultural moment. The winning take on The Taming of the Shrew cemented the star power of actors Heath Ledger, Julia Stiles and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and boasted a spunky soundtrack of late-’90s acts like Letters to Cleo, Semisonic and The Cardigans (plus, of course, The Four Seasons; who could forget Ledger’s iconic rendition of “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You”?).

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Nearly thirty years later, Broadway audiences will see if that magic can be recaptured onstage. Billboard exclusively reveals that 10 Things is being adapted as a musical — with two major creatives keenly attuned to the nuances of young romance onboard. Billboard Hot 100-topping singer-songwriter Carly Jepsen will co-write the score with singer, writer and producer Ethan Gruska (with whom she’s collaborated on songs from her latest album, The Loveliest Time, and who’s also worked with artists like Bon Iver and Phoebe Bridgers), and Lena Dunham will co-write the book with award-winning playwright Jessica Huang.

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For Jepsen’s fans — who may have noticed her frequent presence in New York, and at the theater, on social media in recent months — this news answers long-circulating rumors that she was involved in some percolating Broadway project. This isn’t her first big turn in the musical theater realm — she took over the title role in the Broadway production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella in 2014 and played Frenchy in Fox’s Emmy-winning Grease: Live — but 10 Things does mark her debut behind-the-scenes, giving her a chance to show off her deeply emotional pop writing and talent for storytelling through song. Multihyphenate Dunham, whose much-anticipated romcom series Too Much comes to Netflix this year, is also making her debut on a Broadway creative team.

Their collaborators, Gruska and Huang, round out a creative team stacked with acclaimed Broadway veterans. 10 Things will be directed and choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon, the former New York City Ballet resident choreographer who rose to the top of the dance world and has since become a formidable theater force, directing and choreographing An American in Paris and MJ: The Musical on Broadway (both Tony-winners). Music supervisor, arranger and orchestrator Tom Kitt is a two-time Tony, two-time Emmy, two-time Grammy and Pulitzer Prize winner known best for writing the hit musical Next to Normal. And producer Mike Bosner has a track record with boundary-pushing, Tony-winning Broadway hits, most recently producing Shucked and making his name as lead producer of Beautiful — The Carole King Musical. (Bosner is producing the musical through a special arrangement with Buena Vista Theatrical.)

An opening date and theater for 10 Things have not yet been announced.

23 Apr 2025

Carlos Santana Postpones San Antonio Concert After Collapsing From Dehydration During Soundcheck

Carlos Santana postponed a planned show in San Antonio, TX on Tuesday night (April 22) after being rushed to a local hospital. Santana, 77, was booked to play the Majestic Theatre in the Texas town, but reportedly fell ill during soundcheck as a result of dehydration. According to a statement from the venue, manager Michael Vrionis said the singer/guitarist was taken to a San Antonio hospital for observation.

“It is with profound disappointment that I have to inform you all that tonight’s show in San Antonio has been postponed,” Vrionis said in a statement. “Mr. Santana was at the venue (Majestic Theater) preparing for tonight’s show when he experienced an event that was determined to be dehydration. Out of an abundance of caution and the health of Mr. Santana, the decision to postpone the show was the most prudent course of action. He is doing well and is looking forward to coming back to San Antonio soon as well as continuing his US Tour.”

Santana is in the midst of his 2025 Oneness tour and Vrionis said the San Antonio show will be rescheduled “soon,” with ticketholders encouraged to hold on to their tickets for the make-up date.

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At press time Santana was slated to perform at the Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land in Sugar Land, TX on Wednesday (April 23), as well as Lucas Oil Live at WinStar in Thackerville, OK on Friday (April 25) and the River Spirit Casino Resort in Tulsa, OK on Saturday (April 26). Following a show on Tuesday (April 29) in Nashville, Santana is slated to take the tour overseas for a summer European run of shows. It was unknown at press time if Tuesday’s incident will impact the upcoming shows on the tour that launched in Highland, CA on April 16.

In 2022, Santana cancelled a run of six shows after he collapsed on stage in Detroit due to what Vrinois said at the time was heat exhaustion. The rock icon also cancelled a 2021 slate of December shows due to an “unscheduled heart procedure.”

23 Apr 2025

Lil Wayne Teams Up With Mitchell & Ness for a ‘Carter VI’-Inspired NFL Collection

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To celebrate the 2025 NFL Draft, which takes place in Green Bay on April 24-26, Lil Wayne has teamed up with Mitchel & Ness and the NFL to drop a limited-edition apparel collection that will extend throughout the year. As a lifelong “Cheesehead,” Wayne’s first release celebrates his favorite football team, the Green Bay Packers, but with a Carter VI-inspired makeover.

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The collection will include limited-edition T-shirts, hoodies and a unique football jersey incorporating designs derived from the rappers upcoming album. Dropping Wednesday (April 23), each piece features bold graphics and premium detailing that pay homage to Green Bay’s rich football heritage.

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“We had to create something that reps the G but still drips with that Tunechi flavor. It’s more than merch,” said Lil Wayne. “It represents legacy, loyalty and a little bit of luxury for the real ones.”

For the collection, the iconic Packers “G” logo is front and center for each piece, and gets a cheesy redesign that’s seemingly melting on the front of the top. On the back, a “VI” motif takes center stage featuring an allover print of the original Green Bay “G” logo. The t-shirt comes in green, the hoodie in white, and the football jersey in black.

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“This collaboration represents the essence of Mitchell & Ness – merging one of the most talented worldwide entertainers with iconic sports franchises and bold merchandise designs. We couldn’t be more excited to launch a collection with Lil Wayne at the NFL Draft and are excited to see this relationship come to life and different points throughout the year,” said Emilie Arel, President of Mitchell & Ness.

The collaboration doesn’t stop in Green Bay. Wayne and Mitchell & Ness plan to expand their collection with more NFL teams and designs inspired by his anticipated album at this years Fanatics Fest NYC on June 20-22 at the Javits Center. Until then, shop the Lil Wayne x Mitchell & Ness collection available on MitchellandNess.com, Fanatics.com, NFLShop.com.

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23 Apr 2025

BBC Announces ‘P Diddy: The Rise and Fall’ Doc About Career of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

Disgraced hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs‘ precipitous fall from grace will be chronicled in the upcoming BBC investigative documentary P Diddy: The Rise and Fall. According to the BBC, the doc will examine the highs and lows of Combs, “whose influence and impact is undeniable, but whose legacy could not be indelibly tarnished.”

The doc — the latest in an increasingly long list of such films and series exploring Combs’ highs and lows — will be hosted by award-winning broadcaster Yinka Bokinni and air on the BBC Three and iPlayer on April 28. Combs has been in jail for nearly eight months as he awaits the May 5 start of his upcoming trial in a federal criminal case in which he is charged with racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution, with prosecutors alleging that he “abused, threatened and coerced women” in the furtherance of a “criminal enterprise” that allegedly involved kidnapping, arson, bribery and forced labor. Combs has pleaded not guilty to the charges and last week lost a bid to delay the start of the trial.

He is also facing dozens of other lawsuits accusing him of rape and assault, allegations he has denied.

The BBC said that Bokinni will explore how Combs “has gone from being the world’s biggest Hip-hop mogul, to hemorrhaging friends and fans in a matter of months,” mapping both his extraordinary success and influence in fashion, music and culture, “while meeting those close to him to understand what may have led to this very public disgrace… [and] unpack[ing] the interplay of power, money, moral corruption, and sexism, which underpins this story.”

Bokinni said, “My job is to tell stories — but never did I imagine I’d be telling this one. Investigating the alleged actions of Diddy has forced a spotlight onto the darker side of an industry so many of us dream of belonging to. We sang his songs, bought into the lifestyle, watched the shows and wanted more. This has been an emotional, sometimes difficult experience. And with a trial on the horizon, what happens next will no doubt be gripping — in the most sobering way.”

The BBC effort is one of a raft of docs exploring Combs’ undoing, including Max’s The Fall of Diddy, TMZ’s The Downfall of Diddy, as well as Prime Video’s Diddy: Monster’s Fall, Diddy: Summit to Plummet and an upcoming Netflix doc from 50 Cent’s G-Unit Films whose release date has not yet been announced.

23 Apr 2025

Natalie Bergman Returns With ‘Gunslinger’ Single Ahead of New Album

Musician and producer Natalie Bergman is back with her second solo album. Formerly one-half of the brother/sister duo Wild Belle, Bergman will release My Home Is Not in This World via Jack White’s Third Man Records on July 18.

Recorded analog-to-tape and produced by her brother and longtime collaborator Elliot Bergman, the 12-track record shimmers with gospel soul, country-western heartache and rock ‘n’ roll grit, all filtered through Natalie’s unmistakable voice.

“The title is an acknowledgement of my longing for this place over yonder,” Bergman said in a release. “It represents my desire to not be a part of what’s going on digitally. I was trying to be the antithesis of a lot of modern music. There are some earthy sounds and many of the songs are about love. At the same time, it’s about finding my place on earth—even though I’ve never truly felt like I belonged here.”

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Leading the charge is the album’s first single “Gunslinger.” As if plucked out of a vintage Western film, “Gunslinger” features Bergman’s smoky vocals detailing a former flame singing, “You could take me down with your smile.” The California desert anthem builds with acoustic guitar and a grooving bass line as Bergman reminisces about unrequited love and yearning.

The accompanying black-and-white video taps into Bergman’s appreciation for soul-music nostalgia. The “Gunslinger” video features the singer and two additional dancers in a playful caper chasing around musician Ian Svenonius decked out in Western attire. Check out the video directed by Andreas Ekelund below.

My Home Is Not in This World follows Bergman’s three Wild Belle albums and her solo debut album Mercy, which was released in 2021 and saw the Chicago-born singer grappling with the sudden loss of her father and stepmother. Now, after giving birth to her son in 2024, Bergman is back with an album grounded in lived experiences, as well as transcendent.

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