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Much is shrouded in mystery about Prince’s cause of death, but most people just want to remember Prince as a legend period. As he was. What was your favorite song from the Purple One?

Oh, Rihanna. It’s in typical fashion now that you are baring yourself again. Riri’s new video for “Needed Me” is a reminder that she holds nothing back–nudity, strippers, and murder all in one video. It’s somewhat of a sequel to “B*tch Better Have My Money” video, but sleeker. The x rated scenes coincide with the song’s rhythm and mood. The video may be deemed NSFW, but it’s Rihanna.

Flume has released another new track from his upcoming LP Skin. He finds himself joining up with Tove Lo for “Say It”. BBC Radio premiered the song on Annie Mac’s Radio 1 show today. Listen to the track below.

As Modern Frequency previously reported, alt rock band Garbage has their new album Strange Little Birds dropping June 10. The first single has officially been unleashed. “Empty” finds lead vocalist Shirley Manson’s vocals fresh and right on point. Check the tune below.

P!nk has just released some new material—the first in over three years. The song called “Just Like Fire” is featured on the soundtrack to Alice Through the Looking Glass, which hits theaters today. “Just Like Fire” was co-written by P!nk, Max Martin, Shellback and Oscar Holter. This is the first time P!nk has written an original song for a live action feature film. Check out the song below. Hopefully she will be releasing more new music soon…

Kristin Welchez, aka Dee Dee from the Dum Dum Girls, has ventured off onto her own side project called Kristin Kontrol. It’s quite the departure from her indie rock band the Dum Dum Girls. Welchez has been quoted for saying that she’s like a Kate Bush meets Mariah Carey. Her influences for this project included Madonna, TLC, Janet Jackson, to Debbie Gibson. 80s glam and 90s pop is what direction her debut is shaping up to be. The lead single “X-Communicate” is a synth 80s retro dream as she sings “should we x-communicate our love?/or should we wait?” Welchez says…

Australian rock act Temper Trap is back at it. Their third album isn’t out til June, but this song is going back to their anthem days of their first album. “Fall Together” is reminiscent of their song “Sweet Disposition”. The band has brought songwriters in on this album as well. “The new album is filled with hope, raw energy and a passion that brought us back to the early days,” drummer/vocalist Toby Dundas tells Billboard magazine. Thick as Thieves is due out June 10 on Glassnote Records. Check out “Fall Together” below.

Heavy alt-rock favorite, The Deftones, have officially released their new album, Gore, on April 8 via Warner Bros. Records. With that, came a free performance at Amoeba Record Store in Hollywood, California this past Monday night. The show was free and open to the public. Fans who bought the album ahead of time was guaranteed entry into the show. Gore follows up the band’s 2012 album Koi No Yokan, which featured the song “Tempest”. The band will perform on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” tonight. Check out a clip from the free Amoeba show below.

Following the lukewarm reception of 2013’s Britney Jean, Britney Spears is ready to roll out another record next month with a lead single debuting sometime in April. This will be Spears’ ninth studio album, which was about 80% done in February per her manager, so be on the lookout for it. Not much is known about the musical direction of the new album, but if Spears continues the sound of her last few albums, expect another electronic tour de force. Spears has been performing in Las Vegas since 2013 as a resident in Axis Auditorium. Her show, Britney: Piece of…

Buffalo New York’s Goo Goo Dolls have released the first official single, “So Alive” from the upcoming Boxes album. Goo Goo Dolls are Johnny Rzeznik and Robby Takac. The vibrant song is a definitely an indicator on how the album’s sound is shaping up to be. The album is full of energy and is an extension of their last album, Magnetic. The band’s good vibe has continued on this particular album especially with the feel good anthem “Souls in the Machine”. The upbeat “Over and Over” was released as a preview for Boxes late last month. The album, due out…