This week in music marketing news, the Weeknd branded his new release, ‘My Dear Melancholy’, a ‘six track album’ as opposed to an EP. Whatever.

Meek Mill has shared a video for 1942 Flows.

Photo: Barbora Mrazkova

Alaskalaska have released a new single.

Dashboard Confessional have revealed a video for Heart Beat Here.

Photo: Warwick Baker

Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever will release their debut album this summer.

Super Furry Animals frontman Gruff Rhys has announced a new solo album.

Kamasi Washington has announced a new double album.

Press to MECO are one of a number of interesting, slightly off-kilter alt-rock bands bubbling under in the UK at the moment, with their new record ‘Here’s to the Fatigue’ pushing them into ambitious new territory.

A Place To Bury Strangers have shared a new song.

Lykke Li has teased her return. 

Walter Trout will return to the UK in late spring.

Halfnoise have shared a new song.

André​ Rieu has announced plans to tour the UK and Ireland in December.

Photo: Wireless Festival Facebook

Cardi B will no longer perform at this year's Wireless festival. 

50 Cent has released a new song, Crazy.

Ash have shared another new track from their forthcoming album, 'Islands'.

Kesha has shared a video for I Need a Woman to Love.

Seven years is a long time, but that’s precisely how long it took Manchester’s the Longcut to ensure their new album, ‘Arrows’, was as sharp as possible. In fact, it took three attempts to get there, because the first two were scrapped. That means that what we have before us is actually the third version of their third studio album. Is it third time lucky all round, perhaps?

The Weeknd has shared a new short film.