Music News for Tuesday

BTS ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM, ‘MAP OF THE SOUL: PERSONA’: BTS has announced that a new album is coming out soon. The K-Pop group will be dropping Map of the Soul: Persona on April 12th and you can pre-order it starting on March 13th. The group released their previous album Love Yourself – Answer, the final album in their “Love Yourself” series, last August and it went to No. 1 on the Billboard 200. You can see BTS on the road in the U.S. starting in May for the Love Yourself: Speak Yourself tour.

HALSEY TO BE HONORED AT LA GALA FOR HOMELESS YOUTH CHARITY: Halsey is set to be honored by the L.A. homeless youth organization My Friend’s Place next month. The singer, who herself endured periods of homelessness before she was famous, will be recognized at the event, called “Ending Youth Homelessness: A Benefit for My Friend’s Place,” on April 6th at the Hollywood Palladium. Other honorees include teen sisters Maddie and Mackenzie Ziegler and the fashion brand ModCloth, in whose latest campaign Halsey appears. More than 500 leaders, community members and advocates are expected to attend the event, which includes entertainment, dining and auctions. The annual gala has raised millions of dollars over the last five years to support services and programs that help homeless youth.

HALEY REINHART RELEASES MUSIC VIDEO FOR ‘HONEY, THERE’S THE DOOR’: Haley Reinhart has dropped the music video for “Honey, There’s The Door.” The 28-year-old American Idol alum released her latest single on Friday, followed by the accompanying music video. “I channel old Hollywood in this video, wrestling between my reality and the fantasy of finding the leading man of my dreams. The song reveals the playful way in which I love and my expectations for relationships. I’m a fun and straight-forward kinda chick! Life is short and ladies deserve to be treated like queens,” the singer says. Haley’s upcoming fourth album Lo-Fi Soul is out on March 27th, one week before her nationwide tour kicks off with a sold-out show in New York City.