André 3000, Kamasi Washington, Laufey, and More to Perform at Newport Jazz...
Seventy years after its inaugural edition, the Newport Jazz Festival is back for a weekend in Rhode Island this summer. Performing at the festival, which takes place from August 2 to 4 at Fort Adams...
View ArticleThe Roots Announce U.S. Tour With Arrested Development and Digable Planets
The Roots will tour with Arrested Development and Digable Planets this summer. The groups will all appear at the Roots’ inaugural Los Angeles edition of Roots Picnic, which, like the tour, is subtitled...
View ArticleKathleen Hanna Taps Molly Ringwald, Amy Poehler, and More as Book Tour...
Kathleen Hanna’s memoir, Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk, is out April 14, and, today, the Bikini Kill, Le Tigre, and the Julie Ruin frontperson has announced an illustrious moderator lineup for...
View ArticleThe Knife’s Olof Dreijer Remixes Björk and Rosalía’s “Oral”
The Knife’s Olof Dreijer has remixed Björk and Rosalía’s “Oral,” the song the pair released in November to support the fight against environmentally unsound salmon-farming operations in Iceland. Listen...
View ArticleMister Cee, New York Radio DJ and Notorious B.I.G. Producer, Dies at 57
Calvin LeBrun, the New York radio DJ best known as Mister Cee, has died, the hip-hop station Hot 97 reports, citing his family. A cause of death has not been revealed. Mister Cee was 57...
View ArticleThe Bug and KMRU Announce Album, Share New Song “Differ”
Kevin Richard Martin, aka the Bug, has joined forces with Joseph Kamaru, aka KMRU, for a new album as KRM & KMRU. The electronic musicians will release Disconnect, via Phantom Limb, on June 14, and...
View ArticleNew Alan Vega Album Insurrection Announced
Insurrection, a new collection of previously unreleased material by late Suicide co-founder Alan Vega, has been announced. The 11-song LP lands May 31 via In the Red, and it includes lead single...
View ArticlePortishead’s Beth Gibbons Shares Interactive Video for New Song “Reaching Out”
Portishead’s Beth Gibbons has shared a new song, “Reaching Out,” from her forthcoming, debut solo album, Lives Outgrown. It comes with a Weirdcore-directed video in which Gibbons hurtles through...
View ArticleMissy Elliott Announces First-Ever Tour of North America
Missy Elliott will embark on her first-ever headline tour this summer, enlisting Ciara, Busta Rhymes, and Timbaland for an opening slate of two dozen dates across North America. Dubbed Out of This...
View ArticleIce Spice to Make Acting Debut in Spike Lee’s New Movie High and Low
Spike Lee will introduce Ice Spice, the actor, in his new movie High and Low, Variety reports. Adapted from the Akira Kurosawa classic, the A24/Apple Original Films production has already begun...
View ArticleWatch Dua Lipa’s Video for New Song “Illusion”
Dua Lipa has released the latest single from her highly-anticipated third album, Radical Optimism. “Illusion” arrives with a Tanu Muino–directed music video shot at the Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc in...
View ArticleForest Swords Announces North American Tour Dates, Shares New Songs
Forest Swords has announced a series of North American concerts. The British electronic music producer born Matthew Barnes will perform in Brooklyn, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Calgary in...
View ArticleDrake Dropped From Astroworld Lawsuits
Drake has been dismissed from the civil lawsuits filed against him, Travis Scott, and many others in the wake of the 2021 Astroworld tragedy, TMZ and Houston’s KPRC 2 reports. Stanton “Larry” Stein, an...
View ArticleTaylor Swift Songs Return to TikTok Despite Label’s Feud With Platform
Earlier this year, Universal Music Group (UMG) and its publishing arm, Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG), pulled their songs from TikTok amid a licensing dispute with the app. The removal meant...
View ArticleAndrew Bird Announces Jazz Trio Album, Shares New Videos
Andrew Bird: 05-29 Chicago, IL – Green Mill !05-30 Milwaukee, WI – The Pabst Theater %05-31 Chicago, IL – Chicago Humanities Festival06-02 Denver, CO – Civic Center Park (Outside Festival)06-03 Los...
View ArticleRina Sawayama Enlists Chanmina for New “This Hell” Remix
Rina Sawayama has enlisted Japanese rapper Chanmina for a remix of “This Hell,” a single from 2022’s Hold the Girl. The remix is being released ahead of next week’s Tokyo Rainbow Pride. Listen to “This...
View ArticleJ. Cole Removes “7 Minute Drill” From Streaming Services
J. Cole meant it when he titled his new mixtape Might Delete Later. The rapper has removed the song “7 Minute Drill,” his now infamous diss track about Kendrick Lamar, from streaming services,...
View Article9 Albums Out This Week You Should Listen to Now
With so much good music being released all the time, it can be hard to determine what to listen to first. Every week, Pitchfork offers a run-down of significant new releases available on streaming...
View ArticleNick Cave and Warren Ellis Share New “Song for Amy” From Back to Black
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis have shared “Song for Amy,” a new song they made for the new Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black. It’s featured on the film’s soundtrack, as well as Cave and...
View ArticleLana Del Rey Headlines First Night of Coachella 2024
Lana Del Rey is the Friday headliner at the 2024 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. She’s performing at the Indio, California, festival for the first time since her 2014 debut. Watch her...
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