IJR News — today's news from every sideHopkins Debuts Album Life Is Dream — Aug 20, 2026Sir Anthony Hopkins, at 88, releases Life Is a Dream, his debut classical album on Decca, featuring his six decades of composed works performed by the Philharmonia Orchestra under Gustavo Dudamel and recorded at Alexandra Palace for an August 21 release. The project, connected to Bradley Cooper who helped introduce Hopkins to Dudamel, underscores music as his lifelong language alongside acting, with pieces inspired by Wales, family, and love.
Carly Pearce Debuts Honest Woman, Broadens Audience — 6dCarly Pearce released her fifth studio album Honest Woman, produced with Ben West, exploring womanhood, love, heartbreak, and self-discovery with bluegrass-inflected country and collaborations with Riley Green, Dan Tyminski, and Molly Tuttle. The project features singles such as She Don’t and Happy for Myself, a cinematic video for Same Circus, and a North American tour, with critics praising its honesty and connection to traditional roots.
Boy Harsher sign to Atlantic, announce Get MeanMusic — Jul 21, 2026Boy Harsher announce their major-label debut GET MEAN, due September 18 on Atlantic, alongside the self-directed video for the single Hard Beat that threads themes of surveillance, trauma, grief, and renewal as the duo moves through a painful breakup and personal loss. Recorded across eight locations in the US, Mexico, and Italy, the album is described as a redemption project built from the most intense period of their lives, followed by a North American tour.
