Music news for Wednesday, April 25:
- The Arctic Monkeys did an interview with Mojo where they revealed that no songs will be released before their new album, Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino, drops on May 11.
- Meek Mill was finally released from prison and made his first public appearance at the Wells Fargo Center to see the Sixers defeat the Miami Heat and move on to the second round of the NBA Playoffs.
- Janelle Monae has released a number of details about her upcoming album, Dirty Computer, including the track listing, inspirations for each song, and collaborations with Brian Wilson and Pharrell Williams.
- NPR has spent months searching through entries to crown Naia Izumi the 2018 Tiny Desk Contest Winner.
- It’s been a while since there’s been new music from folk duo She & Him. The group, made up of Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward, have put out Christmas albums in the past, but nothing original since Volume 3 in 2013. Today they released two new similarly titled songs, “He Gives His Love To Me” and “She Gives Her Love To Me.”