While strolling through the watery wreckage of a perhaps once-happy home, Billie Eilish eased into her haunting song “Happier Than Ever,” from her GRAMMY-nominated 2021 album of the same name, while wearing an oversized Taylor Hawkins tee in mourning.

But the quietude was deceiving: after climbing the roof, she and brother/collaborator FINNEAS brought the tune to a hair-raising climax amid heavy weather, complete with a cooking guitar solo.

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The performance marks a major GRAMMYs for Eilish — for “Happier Than Ever,” she’s nominated for Record Of The Year, Album Of The Year, Song Of The Year, Best Pop Solo Performance, Best Pop Vocal Album, and Best Music Video. She’s also nominated for Best Music Film, for Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter To Los Angeles.

Keep your eyes on the 2022 GRAMMYs to find out if Eilish — and her trusty sibling — will win the golden gramophone.

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"10 songs that run the emotional gamut from rage and sorrow to serenity and acceptance, and myriad points in between." Without knowledge of their recent history, Foo Fighters' summary of their forthcoming record sounds like the usual pre-release spiel. Yet, as with everything Dave Grohl has touched over the past 35 years, this statement is grounded firmly in authenticity.  

But Here We Are is the Foos' 11th studio effort and first record since the untimely passing of Taylor Hawkins, just hours before they were due on stage at Colombia's Estéreo Picnic Festival in March 2022. The drummer had been the backbone of the constantly changing group for quarter of a century, and so his death at the age of just 50 inevitably threw their future into question. Following hugely affecting tribute concerts on both sides of the Atlantic, Grohl et al concluded, much to fans’ relief, that the show must go on. 

Expectedly, the devastation of losing a bandmate permeates their first studio effort since; it takes just 12 seconds to position But Here We Are as something of a musical eulogy. "It came in a flash/It came out of nowhere/It happened so fast/And then it was over," an anguished Grohl sings on opener "Rescued," one of many attempts to make sense of the sudden nature of his bandmate's death. But while the album's words are often steeped in melancholy, its sound is lean and loud.

First taster"Rescued" harks back to the '00s triple whammy of lead singles ("All My Life," "Best of You," "The Pretender") by combining stadium-sized hooks with speaker-blowing guitar riffs and dynamic rhythms. Perhaps not in the right headspace to hire a permanent replacement, Grohl returned to his former day job by taking to the drum kit for all ten tracks. And the majority of this third consecutive collaboration with Greg Kurstin, the super producer best-known for his work with pop powerhouses Adele and Sia, shares a similar full-blooded energy. 

Of course, the Foos were born out of a similar tragedy. Grohl only made that rare leap from drummer to frontman in the wake of Nirvana bandmate Kurt Cobain's 1994 suicide. The "nicest guy in rock" had initially considered joining Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers before heading into the studio to test out his singer/songwriter skills. Knocked out in just five days, the 15 tracks that emerged were distributed on cassette to friends, with the overwhelmingly positive feedback inspiring Grohl to pursue the Foo Fighters ("the stupidest f—ing band name in the world," he'd later concede) concept further. 

Grohl quickly assembled a line-up that included drummer William Goldsmith and bassist Nate Mendel of the defunct Sunny Day Real Estate and Nirvana's brief touring second guitarist Pat Smear to help perform the self-titled debut he issued on his own Roswell Records label. Fans hoping for insights into Grohl’s state of mind may have been left disappointed: Feeling pressured to address Cobain's demise, he opted for a stream-of-consciousness lyrical approach that resulted in gibberish.  

First taster "Rescued" harks back to the '00s triple whammy of lead singles ("All My Life," "Best of You," "The Pretender") by combining stadium-sized hooks with speaker-blowing guitar riffs and dynamic rhythms. Perhaps not in the right headspace to hire a permanent replacement, Grohl returned to his former day job by taking to the drum kit for all ten tracks. And the majority of this third consecutive collaboration with Greg Kurstin, the super producer best-known for his work with pop powerhouses Adele and Sia, shares a similar full-blooded energy. 

Of course, the Foos were born out of a similar tragedy. Grohl only made that rare leap from drummer to frontman in the wake of Nirvana bandmate Kurt Cobain's 1994 suicide. The "nicest guy in rock" had initially considered joining Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers before heading into the studio to test out his singer/songwriter skills. Knocked out in just five days, the 15 tracks that emerged were distributed on cassette to friends, with the overwhelmingly positive feedback inspiring Grohl to pursue the Foo Fighters ("the stupidest f—ing band name in the world," he'd later concede) concept further. 

Grohl quickly assembled a line-up that included drummer William Goldsmith and bassist Nate Mendel of the defunct Sunny Day Real Estate and Nirvana's brief touring second guitarist Pat Smear to help perform the self-titled debut he issued on his own Roswell Records label. Fans hoping for insights into Grohl’s state of mind may have been left disappointed: Feeling pressured to address Cobain's demise, he opted for a stream-of-consciousness lyrical approach that resulted in gibberish.  

However, Foo Fighters' sound wasn't too much of a departure from the quiet/loud grunge-rock that had catapulted Nirvana to blockbuster success. And despite a deliberate lack of promotion, melodic singles such as "This Is A Call" and "Big Me" — the latter penned in honor of Grohl's then-wife Jennifer Youngblood — steered the record to nearly 1.5 million domestic sales and the first of many GRAMMY nominations. Interestingly, it lost Best Alternative Music Album to Nirvana's MTV Unplugged in New York.  

1997 follow-up The Colour and the Shape also had ties to Grohl's previous day job. "February Stars" derived from a Nirvana recording session with bassist Krist Novoselic in early 1994, while producer Gil Norton had also worked with the Pixies — Cobain's biggest inspiration. And just like Nevermind, it's a sophomore that remains its band's commercial peak: despite charting no higher than No. 10 on the Billboard 200, it's still the Foos' biggest seller.  

Although the group now sounded even bigger than before, their lyrics this time round were of a far more intimate nature. Propulsive lead single "Monkey Wrench" is one of several numbers inspired by the breakdown of Grohl's marriage, a period the rocker has described as the winter of his discontent, while "Everlong" (David Letterman's all-time favorite song) found him lauding new love, Veruca Salt’s Louise Post. There was even talk of placing a therapist's couch on the album artwork to reflect the more confessional tone.  

But The Colour and the Shape also kickstarted a personnel merry-go-round: Goldsmith left to be replaced by Alanis Morissette drummer Hawkins, while Smear followed suit soon after due to exhaustion. Within a year, his successor Franz Stahl, formerly of Grohl's early hardcore punk outfit Scream, had been given his marching orders over the age-old reason of creative differences.  

By the time There Is Nothing Left to Lose hit the shelves in 1999, the Foos had been reduced to a three-piece. Nevertheless, what they'd lost in members they appeared to gain in melodies. Accompanied by an MTV-dominating video in which Grohl assumed multiple identities, "Learn to Fly" became the band’s first Hot 100 hit. And the swoonsome college rock of "Next Year" proved the band could be compelling without turning things up to eleven. It was little surprise when they scooped their first-ever GRAMMY for Best Rock Album.  

Whereas There Is... was created in idyllic circumstances ("It was one of the most relaxing times of my whole life," Grohl later enthused. "All we did was eat chili, drink beer and whiskey and record whenever we felt like it"), the recording of 2002's One by One was fraught with tension. Firstly, Hawkins had delayed proceedings when a heroin overdose left him in a coma for two weeks. Then Mendel and Grohl spent most of their studio time warring with each other, with new guitarist Chris Shiflett often left twiddling his thumbs as a result. The situation eventually got so bad their headline slot at Coachella was regarded as make-or-break. 

Luckily, the band enjoyed playing together again on stage so much they decided to keep the Foos train running. And after re-recording much of the material Hawkins dismissed as "million-dollar demos" in Grohl's basement, One by One eventually saw the light of day. Despite such a difficult inception, the album spawned two of the group's most enduring songs: the turbo-charged ode to oral sex that is "All My Life" and the contrastingly sweet "Times Like These," a self-help anthem which has since been championed by everyone from Glen Campbell to George W. Bush (and taken to the UK No. 1 spot by a Grohl-led charity supergroup). 

While Grohl later became disillusioned with One by One ("four of the songs were good, and the other seven I've never played again in my life"), he's remained positive about 2005 follow-up In Your Honor, a double album which allowed the Foos to showcase both their full-throttle and sensitive sides. Audiences appeared just as enthused about this separation of electrified and stripped-back material: it posted the highest first-week sales of the group's career. GRAMMY voters leaned into all the magnum opus talk, showering the LP with five nominations. However, the band still went home empty-handed on Music's Biggest Night.

A disappointing awards haul is far from the only notable thing about In Your Honor, though. Based on his experiences living with Cobain and Novoselic, "Friend of a Friend" originates from 1990, making it Grohl's first acoustic composition. "Cold Day in the Sun" gives Hawkins a debut on lead vocals, while Norah Jones collaboration "Virginia Moon," an unlikely detour into bossa nova, is the band's first duet.   

2007’s Echoes, Silence, Grace and Patience also boasted a Foo Fighters milestone: "Ballad of the Beaconsfield Miners" was their first ever instrumental piece. But elsewhere, the band went back to basics, reuniting with Norton to produce what some considered to be a belated sequel to The Colour and the Shape. Once again, multiple GRAMMY nods followed, although on this occasion, the Foos got to add to their trophy cabinet, winning Best Rock Album and Best Hard Rock Performance for anthemic lead single "The Pretender."  

A 2009 Greatest Hits compilation appeared to close the door of another Foo Fighters' era. Yet 2011's Wasting Light suggested the group still had one eye on the past. Not only did they invite Smear back into the recording fold, they also hired Butch Vig — the man behind Nevermind — as producer, asked Novoselic to guest and made the whole thing analog-style in Grohl's Encino garage ("Why go into the most expensive studio with the biggest producer and use the best state-of-the-art equipment?" he posited. "Where's the rock 'n' roll in that?") 

The nostalgic approach paid off when Wasting Light became the Foos' first U.S. chart-topper and added three GRAMMY Awards to their collection. However, few fans would agree it achieved Grohl's goal to create the band's definitive album, its 11 tracks following the arena rock handbook just a little too closely to stand out.  

Playing it safe is not an accusation you could level at 2014's Sonic Highways, an albumteased by Grohl as one made "in a way that no-one's ever done before." And he wasn't exaggerating. Accompanied by a same-named HBO documentary in which the rocker interviewed local musicians, engineers and producers, the highly ambitious project attempted to recapture the musical spirit of eight different American cities.

The Foos also roped in several hometown heroes on record, with country star Zac Brown representing Nashville, Cheap Trick frontman Rick Nielsen flying the flag for Chicago and, most unexpectedly of all, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band paying tribute to New Orleans. The Vig-produced affair was still very much a Foo Fighters album, albeit one steeped in classic rather than alternative rock.  

The unpredictable collaborations continued on 2017's Concrete and Gold, a deliberately weird record featuring Boyz II Men's Shawn Stockman, saxophonist Dave Koz and Justin Timberlake, not to mention Paul McCartney on drums. The strangest aspect of the album for Grohl, however, was the location of its recording: "I thought, 'What's the strangest thing for this band to do at this point?' And then I realized it was just to go into a studio and make a f—ing album like a normal band," he told Rolling Stone.

The first LP since keyboardist Rami Jafeee became a permanent member took a little longer to make than expected: Grohl was forced out of action for six months after breaking his leg during an on-stage fall in Sweden. The timeout, which occurred during Donald Trump's rise to power, allowed the frontman to take stock of America's future, resulting in the Foos' most politically charged effort as well as their poppiest. 

Foo Fighters doubled down on the big hooks for 2021's Medicine at Midnight, resulting in their first ever consecutive No.1. Grohl even compared it to Let's Dance, the David Bowie record which briefly reinvented the musical chameleon as the ultimate party-starter. GRAMMY voters obviously approved, awarding the band Best Rock Album, Best Rock Song for "Waiting on a War" and Best Rock Performance for "Making a Fire." Of course, just over a year later the feel-good vibes dissipated in the most heartbreaking way imaginable. 

Whereas Grohl completely avoided the subject of Cobain's passing on Foo Fighters’ debut LP, almost every song on their 11th album alludes to Hawkins'.

Under You" finds Grohl looking at "pictures of us sharing cigarettes and songs," going through the various stages of grief via a punchy piece of power pop. And on the cathartic title track, the frontman unleashes the kind of fierce, throat-busting howls more suited to his extracurricular forays into death metal. 

And then there's the behemoth named "The Teacher." Surpassing "Come Back" as the Foos' longest song, the 10-minute epic is also one of their most powerful, encompassing themes of existential despair and extolling various life lessons ("Try to make good with the air that's left/Counting every minute, living breath by breath") while segueing from riotous post-grunge to bittersweet folk-rock and back again.  

But Here We Are does have other quieter moments of introspection. Violet Maye Grohl — teenage daughter of the Foos’ leader — lends her cooing tones and a reassuring presence ("I'll take care of everything from now on") to the gorgeously ethereal melodies and dreamy crystalline guitars of "Show Me How." And there's unlikely to be a dry eye in the house as a hushed Grohl Sr. bids a final farewell on the closing stripped-back bars of finale Rest, ("Waking up, I had another dream of us/In the warm Virginia sun/There I will meet you"). 

The recent appointment of Josh Freese, the journeyman drummer who appears to have played with every notable rock band of the past 30 years, appears to confirm this won't be the last we hear from Foo Fighters. Indeed, Grohl and company have described But Here We Are as "the first chapter of the band's new life." This heartfelt yet utterly emphatic tribute suggests it will be just as compelling as those gone by.  

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June is an important moment in the year, as it brings us Pride Month, Black Music Month and Juneteenth. It also marks the official start of summer, where rising temperatures invite late afternoons enjoying good music — whether it’s outdoors at one of the season’s many festivals or in the comfort of your own home.

As for the good music, this month brings us plenty of new releases by queer artists, like Kim Petras' long-awaited debut, Feed The Beast, and the Aces’ I’ve Loved You For So Long. Black musicians have much on offer in June as well, including Janelle Monáe (who is also queer) The Age of Pleasure, house music DJ and producer Jayda G’s Guy, and Ghana-born singer Amaarae’s Fountain Baby. Last but not least, June also marks the return of both Foo Fighters and Lucinda Williams after life-altering events, and the ultimate release of Bob Dylan’s 2021 concert film soundtrack, Shadow Kingdom.

To inspire you further with their bold artistry and moving stories, GRAMMY.com compiled a guide to the 15 must-hear albums dropping June 2023. 

Foo Fighters - But Here We Are

Release date: June 2

In dark times, humans often turn to art. Even if they have no answers for what the future holds, the transmuting power of expression reminds us that, sometimes, existing is enough. But Here We Are, Foo Fighters’ 11th studio album, does just that.

After "a year of staggering losses, personal introspection and bittersweet remembrances," as they state in their website  — referring to the sudden loss of longtime drummer, Taylor Hawkins,  and of frontman Dave Grohl’s mother, Virginia — they find both grievance and strength in what has been called "the first chapter of the band’s new life."

In support of this change, Foo Fighters have announced over 25 performances across the U.S. and Europe in the upcoming months. But Here We Are drops on June 2, and features ten new tracks, including promotional singles "Rescued," "Under You," "Show Me How," and "The Teacher."

Juan Wauters - Wandering Rebel

Release date: June 2

For most of his life, the Uruguay-born, New York-raised singer Juan Wauters was a rover — never for too long in one place. But as he sings on the upcoming titular track of his new album, Wandering Rebel, "During COVID I discovered/ that I like stability."

In a statement, Wauters reflected about moving back to his home country because of the pandemic, and the personal changes that came with it: "New York was the place I always came back to, but I never really had a 'home.' My parents left Uruguay, their home, when I was young. Now, [in Montevideo], I have a place to come home to, and people that are waiting for me."

The 12 songs on Wandering Rebel are defined as "candid reflections on subjects like career, romantic commitment, mental health, and the personal toll of touring," some of which can be seen through singles "Milanesa al Pan (ft. Zoe Gotusso)" and "Modus Operandi (ft. Frankie Cosmos)." As to not lose sight of his itinerant roots, Wauters will embark on a lengthy U.S. tour starting this month.

Bob Dylan - Shadow Kingdom

Release date: June 2

When the COVID-19 pandemic stalled Bob Dylan’s illustrious Never Ending Tour, he decided to baffle the world with something entirely different.

First released in 2021 as a concert film directed by Alma Har'el, Shadow Kingdom sees Dylan perform 14 tracks from the first half of his career in an acoustic, intimate atmosphere. In the setlist, "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" from 1965’s Bringing It All Back Home marks the earliest composition to be featured, while "What Was It You Wanted" from 1989's Oh Mercy is the latest.

With little-to-no prior information, the film originally premiered on livestream platform Veeps, and swiftly disappeared 48 hours after. On June 2, an official soundtrack release will revive the experience for all those who missed it.

Rancid - Tomorrow Never Comes

Release date: June 2

Breaking a six-year absence of new music, California’s boisterous Rancid are back. Tomorrow Never Comes, the band’s tenth album, proves that the verve from one of punk rock’s biggest acts in the mid-1990s is still alive.

Produced by longtime collaborator and Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz, the record holds 15 tracks, but runs just short of 29 minutes — Rancid’s briefest album yet. But judging by singles "Tomorrow Never Comes," "Don't Make Me Do It," and "Devil in Disguise," quick-paced or not, the quality remains the same.

Right after the release, Rancid will kick off an European tour for the rest of the month, before hitting Canada and a few cities in the U.S. starting September.

The Aces - I’ve Loved You For So Long

Release date: June 2

Pride month celebrations have just gotten the perfect soundtrack: I’ve Loved You For So Long, the Aces’ third studio album, comes out on June 2. 

Preceded by the title track and singles "Girls Make Me Wanna Die," "Always Get This Way," and "Solo," the album marks the Utah quartet’s first release since 2020’s LP Under My Influence. According to a press release, I’ve Loved You For So Long is "rife with songs that celebrate their queer identities, juxtaposed by tracks that reflect on their early relationships with Mormonism."

The 11-track collection is also described as "a nostalgic look back at the formative experiences that shaped who they are as a band today, like pages straight from their diaries that will leave their listeners feeling seen and critics wanting more."

Janelle Monáe - The Age of Pleasure

Release date: June 9

Marking her return to music five years after 2018’s Dirty Computer, the chameleonic singer and actor Janelle Monáe ushers in The Age of Pleasure. Her fourth studio album features 14 tracks, including collaborations from Grace Jones, Amaarae, Seun Kuti, and others.

During an interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1, Monáe said all the songs "were written from such an honest space," with the goal of being "so specific to this Pan-African crowd who are my friends. I want it to be a love letter to the diaspora."

If its two delightful singles "Float" and "Lipstick Lover" are any indication, it looks like Monáe has nailed her target — while also providing us a much-needed new era for the summer.

Amaarae - Fountain Baby

Release date: June 9

"Coming back after so long, I had a lot of time to think and reflect on what I wanted my message to be. Last time it was about confidence, this time it’s about love and faith," said Ghanaian-American singer Amaarae in a statement about her single, "Reckless & Sweet."

The mystifying track gives a taste of her upcoming sophomore album, Fountain Baby, set to release on June 9. Following her acclaimed 2020 debut The Angel You Don’t Know, the album also features last month’s cheeky "Co-Star," and points to an expansion of the singer’s avant-garde Afro-pop sound, as well as a celebration of Black women all over the world.

Jayda G - Guy

Release date: June 9

Canadian producer and DJ Jayda G was only 10 years old when she lost her father, William Richard Guy. However, his memories shaped her life in significant ways, and now she is ready to share them with the world through her upcoming studio album, Guy.

Through a press release, Jayda said that she wanted the album to be "a blend of storytelling, about the African American experience, death, grief, and understanding." The singer also added that "it’s about my dad and his story, and naturally in part my story, too, but it’s also about so many people who wanted more for themselves and went on a search to find that. This album is just so much for people who have been oppressed and who have not had easy lives."

The first single of the project, "Circle Back Around," features archival footage of Jayda and her father — an endearing portrait that ultimately delivers an uplifting message. As she explains further in the press release: "I think it’s just a testament that it’s never too late to look at yourself and try to understand why you are the way you are, and strive to be better. Understanding the Black man’s experience, Black people’s experience in terms of America, and rising above what society tells you you’re supposed to be."

King Krule - Space Heavy

Release date: June 9

British singer King Krule was inspired by "the space between" his London and Liverpool commutes — both places he considers home — to craft Space Heavy, his fourth studio album.

Written throughout 2020 to 2022, the record was produced by Dilip Harris, and recorded alongside bandmates Ignacio Salvadores, George Bass, James Wilson, and Jack Towell. In April, the hazy "Seaforth" was released as the album’s first single.

King Krule, whose real name is Archy Marshall, will soon embark on a summer tour spanning North America, Europe, and the UK. The first stop is in Minneapolis on July 21.

Killer Mike - Michael

Release date: June 16

It’s been more than a decade since Killer Mike released a solo album (2012’s R.A.P. Music), but June brings forward new, exciting material from the Atlanta rapper and member of Run the Jewels. Upcoming LP Michael is said to be his "most autobiographical" work so far, and features 14 tracks that depict "an origin story," according to a statement.

2022 singles "RUN" and "Talkin Dat S—!" are also included in the album, as well as this year’s "Don’t Let The Devil" and "Motherless" — whose two music videos form a short film paying homage to Mike’s late mother, Mama Niecy. The rapper is also set to perform a 19-stop tour in the U.S. this summer.

Home Is Where - the whaler

Release date: June 16

Florida emo band Home Is Where built a reputation for delivering catharsis through their gloomy lyrics and angry melodies. Their upcoming sophomore LP, the whaler, takes that up a notch: It was defined as a project about "getting used to things getting worse" in a press release.

Produced by Jack Shirley and containing 10 interconnected songs, the whaler "paints a bleak picture of a world in an endless state of collapse — of ruined utopias and desperate people faking normalcy — [but] there’s a humanity-affirming undercurrent throughout that screams to break free."

Ahead of the release, the band shared the lead single "yes! yes! a thousand times yes!," and is currently gearing up for a U.S. tour through the East Coast and Midwest in July and the West Coast in September.

Kim Petras - Feed the Beast

Release date: June 23

The much-awaited debut LP of German singer Kim Petras, Feed the Beast, finally has a birth date: June 23. After struggling with the leaking and eventual scrapping of would-have-been album Problématique, Petras compiled 15 tracks for this new effort — including last year’s mega hit "Unholy" featuring Sam Smith, which earned them both a GRAMMY Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.

In an interview with Vice, the singer said Feed the Beast marks "a transition from being an independent artist to being at a major label now. Spearheaded by singles "If Jesus Was a Rockstar," "Brrr," and lead single "Alone" featuring Nicki Minaj, Petras will celebrate the release with a performance at NBC’s TODAY Citi Concert Series, as well as live sets at Governor’s Ball in NYC and Life is Beautiful Festival in Las Vegas.

Lunice - OPEN

Release date: June 23

Described as a project that "focuses on the natural human ability and behavior of intuition, instinct, openness, flexibility, and adaptation," and also as "a bizarre ride through the Montreal underground," OPEN is the sophomore album by Canadian producer and TNGHT member, Lunice.

Following up his 2017 acclaimed solo debut, CCCLX, the new record aims to be even more dynamic, with every track conceived to be performed live. Featuring collaborations with Cali Cartier, Zach Zoya, Yuki Dreams Again, DAGR and GRAMMY-winning producer DRTWRK, OPEN drops on June 23.

"No Commas," the pulsating first single off the project, sets the mood to the upcoming folly. "This track is the result of multiple natural occurrences where the melody, drums, and vocal performance coincidentally fit with each other in the moment of creation without any prior motive behind it," Lunice said in a statement. "I find these instinctual moments of creativity beautiful and inspiring."

Maisie Peters - The Good Witch

Release date: June 23

British singer/songwriter Maisie Peters calls herself The Good Witch — the "keeper of the keys and the holder of the cards" to her own universe, soon on display through her upcoming second album.

Written last year while she was on tour, Peters explains that its 15 tracks represent a time when she was "searching for balance between career highs and personal lows," a quality that can be seen through "Body Better," the album’s acutely honest lead single. 

"This is my heart and soul, my blood on the page, the collection of stories that I’ve managed to capture in the past year," said Peters. "A true chronicle of my life in recent history, it is my own twisted version of a breakup album and it all draws upon the same couple of months’ worth of experiences and inspirations." 

The singer is also set to tour 27 cities in the U.S. and Canada from August to October.

Lucinda Williams - Stories From a Rock n Roll Heart

Release date: June 30

Lucinda Williams is living proof that getting older doesn’t mean getting duller. The Americana legend just celebrated her 70th birthday in January — and the last three years of her life have been some of the most tumultuous yet.

In 2020, her Nashville home was damaged by a tornado. Then, came the COVID-19 pandemic. And lastly, a stroke that affected her ability to play the guitar, therefore changing the way she writes songs. But Williams didn’t let any of that stop her — Stories from a Rock n Roll Heart, her 15th studio album, comes out on June 30, and shows that she’s only getting better.

The project already has three singles out: "New York Comeback," "Stolen Moments," and "Where the Song Will Find Me," and counts on backing vocals from artists like Bruce Springsteen, Patti Scialfa, and Angel Olsen.

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Before Taylor Swift and Beyoncé became household names, their biggest champions were their mothers. Today, these global superstars honor their beginnings by being their own mother's biggest fans.

These musicians honor their moms through everything from social media posts to actually sharing the stage. In recent years, Lizzo has been vocal about the importance of her mom's support (and supportive of her mom and sister parking a food truck outside of stadium concerts); John Legend praises his mom for always encouraging him to sing in school and church. Swift wrote a song in tribute to her mother’s cancer journey, while Miranda Lambert and Sheryl Crow have shared important lessons learned from thier moms. Beyoncé tells the world, "I got this s— from Tina."

For Mothers Day, GRAMMY.com honors seven more musicians who celebrate their remarkable moms.

Jacob Collier

Jacob Collier truly grew up in a house of music. The singer/songwriter was raised to love multiple instruments by his mother Suzie Collier, herself an internationally sought-after violinist and conductor who teaches at the Royal College of Music.

Naturally, Collier's music career began in the family home and recording YouTube videos in a room decked with instruments. For more than 10 years, the Colliers  have shared themselves playing lively jazz standards and Christmas songs from this foundational space.

"Really, I was brought up with music as a second language," Collier reflected in an interview with The Irish Times. My mother was extremely encouraging of the sensitivities of my brain. It was this sense of curiosity but never pressure."

Several years and five GRAMMY Awards later, Collier delights his audiences with surprise duets with "Mamma Collier," where they speak this language (and rock fantastic matching jackets) of their own.

Christina Aguilera

Christina Aguilera was taken by her mother, Shelly Loraine Kearns, for singing auditions at the age of 7 and it eventually landed her placement in the iconic "Mickey Mouse Club." Yet childhood was far from perfect for Aguilera. Much of her music written in adulthood is a testament to Kearns' strength and their shared experience of domestic abuse at the hands of her father.

"I watched my mom have to be submissive, watch her Ps and Qs or she's gonna get beat up," Aguilera recalled to Paper Magazine. In considering what kind of woman she wanted to become, she adds, "You can either be, unfortunately, so damaged by it that you take a turn for the worse, or you can feel empowered by it and make choices to never go down that route."

Aguilera powerfully honors her mom's survivorship in several songs, such as "Oh, Mother" and this vulnerable performance of "I'm OK," which offers the chorus: "Bruises fade father, but the pain remains the same… Strength is my mother for all the love she gave / Every morning that I wake I look back to yesterday / And I'm OK."

Tupac Shakur

In Tupac's resonant single "Dear Mama," the rapper praises his mother Afeni Shakur as a "Black queen." He ends the track with, "You are appreciated." 

Afeni's story is as fascinating and complex as her son's. While pregnant with Shakur, Afeni faced a 350 year jail sentence on charges related to her affiliation with the Black Panther Party. She acted as her own attorney in court and served 11 months of the sentence, giving birth as a free woman. While she went on to battle addiction, she and Tupac reunited and she encouraged Shakur in using his creativity in the fight for justice.

This spring, the story continues through a five-part special with the same title on FX Network. 17 year old Shakur accounts in the trailer, "My mother taught me to analyze society and not be quiet."

Shakur's music and legacy center themes of freedom, inspired by his mother. This includes anthems like, "Keep Ya Head Up"  and "Changes."

"My mother taught me to analyze society and not be quiet," he late rapper says in the trailer for an FX docuseries about their relationship. "I think my mother knew that freedom wouldn’t come in her lifetime, just like I know that it won’t come in mine."

Billie Eilish

Billie Eilish has one of the most recognizable families in music, including her and FINNEAS' mother, Maggie Baird. Baird has appeared in multiple of her daughter's Vanity Fair interviews, documentary, and frequently travels on tour with her daughter. They share a mission in vegan activism and have received environmental awards for their efforts.

Most importantly, Eilish credits her mother for saving her life when she was feeling suicidal. Baird checked in regularly with her daughter giving her permission to take a break from the world stage at any point.

In a most recent birthday post, Eilish affectionately wrote of her mother, "You make the world go round. I told you yesterday that when I think about how much I love you, I want to sob and throw up."

WILLOW

In recent years, WILLOW played homage to her mother, Jada Pinkett Smith, for Mother's Day. After a loving video tribute, she planned a surprise performance of a favorite song from Pinkett Smith's former metal band, Wicked Wisdom, alongside its original members. In which, WILLOW mirrors Pinkett Smith’s confidence and vocal range.

Throughout her childhood, WILLOW watched her mother perform with wonder. She elaborates, "I was my mom's biggest fan. Every night, I wanted to ride on the security guard's shoulders and watch her perform. She was a rock star, and I was living for Wicked Wisdom," WILLOW said. "I felt like it was only right for me to pay homage to a time in her life because she showed me what womaning up really is about."

This legacy comes through in WILLOW's most recent explorations in the worlds of alt and pop-punk.

Beyond a shared love of music, WILLOW, Pinkett Smith, and Jada's mother deepen their bond with their show Red Table Talk on Facebook Watch. In which, they share multi-generational, candid conversations on provocative topics ranging from race relations to forgiveness.

Camila Cabello

Camila Cabello and her mother, Sinuhe Estrabao, traveled far to get where she is today as an international pop-star. The two had a month-long journey when migrating from Cuba to the US when Cabello was six years old. Cabello shares in Popsugar, "I think the most important thing I've learned from my mom has been: You're human if you have fear, but you can't ever let it determine how hard you go at a situation. If anything, it should make you go harder — go for it all the way."

Though introverted, Cabello channeled this courage into making the decision to audition for "The X Factor" as a teenager.

When Cabello received Billboard's Breakthrough Artist Award, she began her acceptance speech by acknowledging her No. 1: "The only reason I am standing here on this stage, in this auditorium, on this soil in this country is because of one woman - and that's my mom."

Dave Grohl

Dave Grohl has an immense passion for a mother's role in a musician's life, and even hosts and executive produced the documentary series, "From Cradle to Stage." The series features interviews with rock stars and their moms; his own mother, Virgina Hanlon Grohl, wrote a book in 2017 with the same title.

In a NBC interview, Grohl said, "The relationship between a mother and their child — the mother and the artist — is maybe the most important relationship of any musician's life... It's the foundation of their understanding of love, and love is every artist's greatest muse. You know, every lyric you write is rooted in that."

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Sharing mental health issues with close family or specialized medical professionals can be challenging enough. Add in the pressures of fame and being in the public eye, and any struggles are exponentially more difficult to cope with.

In recent years, though, mental health has become a much more widely discussed topic in celebrity culture. Several artists have used their music and their platform to open up about their own struggles with depression, anxiety and the like, from Bruce Springsteen to Selena Gomez.

In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month this May, GRAMMY.com highlights the inspirational impact of music superstars who speak out about what they're going through, and how they manage their challenges. These 10 performers are making change through their courage and candor.

Ed Sheeran

Ed Sheeran takes fans behind the curtain of his personal life and struggles with mental health in Ed Sheeran: The Sum of It All. The four-episode docuseries, which is now streaming on Disney+, details the pain of losing his best friend Jamal Edwards and his wife Cherry Seaborn receiving a cancer diagnosis while she was pregnant with their daughter Jupiter.

"What I think is really great about the documentary is the themes that it explores, everyone goes through," Sheeran said at the New York City premiere on May 2, according to the Hollywood Reporter. "Everyone goes through grief. Everyone goes through ups and downs of their mental health."

Sheeran dives deeper into his struggles — and is more vulnerable than ever before — on his latest album Subtract, which arrived on May 5. "Running from the light/ Engulfed in darkness/ Sharing my eyes/ Wondering why I'm stuck on the borderline," he sings on album cut "Borderline," which touches on battling suicide thoughts.

Lewis Capaldi

Like Sheeran, Scottish singer Lewis Capaldi also gave fans an incredibly upfront look at his mental health challenges in a documentary, How I'm Feeling Now. The new Netflix release details his experience with anxiety and Tourette's syndrome, taking viewers to physical therapy with Capaldi and discussing how his medication both helps and hurts the quality of his life.

Capaldi's second album, Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent (due May 19) will further explore his anxieties and vulnerability. While he has admitted it wasn't easy to be so raw in his music and on screen, Capaldi wants to make a difference in other people's lives. "If people notice things that are concurrent with what's going on in their life, then it's all been worth it," he told Variety.

Billie Eilish

While Billie Eilish's music has been raw and real from the start, her music has become increasingly more vulnerable throughout the years. Whether in her music or in interviews, the star has opened up about dealing with body dysmorphia, depression and thoughts of self-harm — hoping to inspire fans to speak up when they are hurting, and to know that it gets better.

"It doesn't make you weak to ask for help," she asserts in a 2019 video for Ad Council's Seize The Awkward campaign, which features stars discussing mental health.

"Kids use my songs as a hug," she told Rolling Stone earlier that year. "Songs about being depressed or suicidal or completely just against-yourself — some adults think that's bad, but I feel that seeing that someone else feels just as horrible as you do is a comfort. It's a good feeling."

Selena Gomez

As one of the most-followed stars on social media, Selena Gomez has often used her formidable presence to discuss her mental health and connect with others. In 2022, the singer launched a startup called Wondermind, which is focused on "mental fitness" and helping users maintain strong mental health.

Just a few months later, Gomez further chronicled her own mental health journey in an Apple TV+ documentary, Selena Gomez: My Mind and Me, which shows extremes she's suffered with her depression and bipolar disorder. She has said she was initially hesitant to share the film, but ultimately reflected on how many others could be helped if she did.

"Because I have the platform I have, it's kind of like I'm sacrificing myself a little bit for a greater purpose," she explained in a 2022 cover story with Rolling Stone. "I don't want that to sound dramatic, but I almost wasn't going to put this out. God's honest truth, a few weeks ago, I wasn't sure I could do it."

Shawn Mendes

In 2019, Shawn Mendes first publicly addressed his struggles with anxiety in the dynamic — and GRAMMY-nominated — hit "In My Blood." Three years later, the singer postponed his 2022 tour in order to focus on his mental health, opening up an important conversation to his legion of fans.

"The process was very difficult," he said in a February interview with Wall Street Journal. "A lot of doing therapy, a lot of trying to understand how I was feeling and what was making me feel that way. And then doing the work to help myself and heal. And also leaning on people in my life to help a little bit. 

"It's been a lot of work, but I think the last year and a half has been the most eye-opening and growing and beautiful and just healing process of my life," he continued. "And it just really made me see how culture is really starting to get to a place where mental health is really becoming a priority."

Bruce Springsteen

Even an artist as successful and celebrated as Bruce Springsteen has faced depression. In his 2016 autobiography Born to Run, the 20-time GRAMMY winner cites a difficult relationship with his father and a history of mental illness in the family, sharing that he has sought treatment throughout his life.

"I was crushed between 60 and 62, good for a year, and out again from 63 to 64," he wrote in the book. In that time, he released his 2012 album, Wrecking Ball, which featured a raw track called "This Depression." "Baby, I've been down, but never this down I've been lost, but never this lost," he sings on the opening verse.

As his wife, Patti Scialfa, told Vanity Fair in 2016, "He approached the book the way he would approach writing a song…A lot of his work comes from him trying to overcome that part of himself."

Janet Jackson

The physical and emotional abuse suffered by the famous Jackson family is well-documented in books, documentaries and TV dramatizations. But it's only been in recent years that Janet Jackson has talked about her own depression, which she has referred to as "intense." Her son Aissa has helped her heal from mental health challenges that have followed her all of her life.

"In my 40s, like millions of women in the world, I still heard voices inside my head berating me, voices questioning my value," she wrote in a 2020 ESSENCE cover story. "Happiness was elusive. A reunion with old friends might make me happy. A call from a colleague might make me happy. But because sometimes I saw my failed relationships as my fault, I easily fell into despair."

Elle King

After seeing global success with her debut single, "Ex's & Oh's," Elle King experienced the woes of sudden fame as well as a crumbling marriage. Her second album, 2018's Shake the Spirit, documented her struggles with self-doubt, medicinal drinking and PTSD.

"There's two ways out," she told PEOPLE in 2018, describing her marriage as "destructive," physically abusive and leading her to addiction. "You can take the bad way out or you can get help. I got help because I knew that I have felt good in my life and I knew I could get there again."

Brendon Urie

Certain public situations can trigger crippling anxiety attacks for Brendon Urie, who has been open about mental health concerns throughout his career. He can perform in front of thousands of fans, but he's revealed that being in the grocery store or stuck in an elevator for too long with other people are among some of his most uncomfortable scenarios in his life.

"You would never tell on the surface, but inside it's so painful I can't even describe," the former Panic! At The Disco frontman — who disbanded the group earlier this year to focus on his family — said in a 2016 interview with Kerrang.

Big Sean

Rapper Big Sean and his mother released a series of educational videos during Mental Health Awareness Month in 2021 — two years after the Detroit-born star started talking about his own long-held depression and anxiety publicly.

"I was just keeping it real because I was tired of not keeping it real," he said in an interview with ESSENCE in 2021. "I was tired of pretending I was a machine and everything was cool and being politically correct or whatever. I just was like, I'm a just say how I feel."

Like many of his peers, he hopes that his honesty will help others. "Whatever they can apply to their life and better themselves and maybe it just even starts a whole journey in a different direction as far as upgrading and taking care of themselves and bossing up themselves," he added. "Whatever they're trying to do, I hope it helps them get to that place."

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