Ariana Grande has announced Petal, her eighth studio album, will release on July 31. In a previously-released social media video from earlier this month, Grande described the album as “something that is full of life and growing through the cracks of something cold and hard and challenging.” At the time of writing, there is no word regarding if any singles will release ahead of the full album release on July 31. The announcement of Petal comes off the heels of last month's 'Et

Independent artists are the backbone of the music industry. While artists signed with record labels are usually the ones to make it big, independent artists help to hold the quieter ends of the industry together. They work exceptionally hard to build a reputation. With Lauren Freebird, that reputation is becoming something exceptional, with her first single release of 2026, "Real Deal." (Image/Lauren Freebird/Instagram) Lauren Freebird has released her first single of 2026, "