In Endless Awe & Agony, the long-awaited debut album from the Australian hyperpop artist daine, is finally coming out next month, and we've already posted their singles "PQC," "Love Love (Love Love)," and the aldn collab "I Used To Kill," as well as their cover of Martin Solveig and Dragonette's "Hello." Their new single "Wishing Well" doesn't sound much like the others. It's a gentle ballad full of country-adjacent acoustic instrumentation, but it still has the sheen of intentional artificiality all over it. It's pretty, and it's also interesting. -Stereogum
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As the first-round Grammy ballot opens today, here’s a quick rundown on what you need to know:
Voting is now open from October 12-22, with the ballot available in each voting member’s online member dashboard. For a tutorial on how to access/navigate the ballot, click here
The eligibility period for the 69th Grammy Awards runs from August 31, 2025, through August 28, 2026. Recordings must be commercially released, nationally distributed, and remain available through at least the Final Round voting deadline.
New and Renamed Categories: The Recording Academy has introduced three brand new categories: Best Asian Pop Music Performance, Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance, and Best Latin Song.
They also split two pre-existing categories: ‘Best R&B Performance’ has been split into 1) ‘Best R&B Solo Performance’ and 2)‘Best R&B Collaboration or Duo/Group Performance.’ Over in the American Roots field, ‘Best Folk Album’ has been split into 1) ‘Best Traditional Folk Album’ and 2) ‘Best Contemporary Folk Album.’Best New Artist has increased the maximum number of times an artist can enter into the category from three to four. Some notable names you’ll see in the category this year are Geese, Audrey Hobert, Fcukers, Carter Faith, Angine de Poitrine, + more
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Benjamin Steer | management | Hills Artists
American Authors | management | Shelter Music Group
