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While its members have been busy playing in other bands, Australian garage rock greats Eddy Current Suppression Ring have been largely inactive for years now. Their last album was 2010’s Rush to Relax, and their last single arrived in 2011. Today, the band quietly announced that a new album is out before the year is

London label Blackest Ever Black has announced it is shutting down. Its final release is the ten-track compilation A short illness from which he never recovered, which features several artists from the label’s nine-year history. Check out the comp’s opening track, Scythe’s “Flower Drop,” below. Blackest Ever Black was founded in London in 2010 by

Saturday Night Live has revealed its next batch of musical guests. On December 7, DaBaby is the musical guest on an episode hosted by Jennifer Lopez. The next week (December 14), former One Direction singer Niall Horan will perform (with Scarlett Johansson hosting). Then, on December 21, Lizzo will perform on an episode hosted by

Yo La Tengo have shared a new Hanukkah song, “Eight Candles,” from the forthcoming holiday compilation Hanukkah+. Listen below (via BrooklynVegan). “Eight Candles” was written by Sam Elwitt. Hanukkah+ is out November 22 via Verve Forecast. It features songs by The Flaming Lips, Adam Green, Jack Black, Loudon Wainwright III, Craig Wedren, Alex Frankel (Holy

Grimes appeared on the podcast Mindscape with the theoretical physicist Sean Carroll, discussing artificial intelligence, virtual personae, her production process, and more. Listen to the episode below. “I feel like we’re in the end of art, human art,” she tells Carroll. “Once there’s actually AGI (Artificial General Intelligence), they’re gonna be so much better at

Last night (November 18), Jack White’s the Raconteurs performed in Mexico City as they continue to play shows in support of their comeback record Help Us Stranger. During the concert, Julian Casablancas joined the band to sing the Strokes’ “The Modern Age,” as Stereogum points out. Watch footage below. The Strokes last released their Future

Cardi B’s year so far has produced only one solo single—“Press”—amid a number of high profile collaborations and her starring stint on Netflix’s hip-hop series Rhythm + Flow. Tonight, she dropped a new minute-long freestyle on social media to hold fans over. “It’s just a little something ’til I finish up the album,” she raps

Gwen Stefani’s debut solo album LOVE.ANGEL.MUSIC.BABY. was released in 2004. In honor of its 15th anniversary, Stefani has announced that the album is getting a remastered reissue. It’s out this Friday (November 22) via Interscope. The 15th anniversary edition of the LP is remastered by Chris Gehringer, who’s worked with Rihanna, Drake, Lady Gaga, and

HAIM have shared another new song. This one’s titled “Hallelujah” and it arrives with a music video directed by frequent collaborator and family friend Paul Thomas Anderson. The band co-wrote the song with Tobias Jesso Jr. It’s produced by Ariel Rechtshaid, Rostam Batmanglij, and Danielle Haim. Watch the “Hallelujah” visual below. Prior to the release

Kanye West has announced his first-ever opera, Nebuchadnezzar. West took to Twitter earlier today to post artwork of a golden program featuring an engraving of the titular Babylonian king. The opera is directed by Italian performance artist Vanessa Beecroft and will take place at the Hollywood Bowl on November 24. The event will also feature

Rapper Tay-K has been indicted on a capital murder charge in Bexar County, Texas, as San Antonio ABC affiliate KSAT News reports. The charge stems from a 2017 incident, in which Tay-K allegedly shot and killed a 23-year-old photographer named Mark Anthony Saldivar during a robbery. The incident occurred on April 23, 2017, when Tay-K,

Harry Styles hosted and performed on Saturday Night Live solo for the first time this weekend. He debuted the new song “Watermelon Sugar” and performed his new single “Lights Up.” Watch those performances below. Styles appeared as an airline pilot, an inept coke dealer’s face-tatted lackey, an overgrown vaudeville newsboy, and a funeral DJ. The

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 services. This week’s batch includes new albums, EPs, and projects from Bonnie “Prince” Billy, Medhane, Shanti Celeste, TNGHT, DJ Shadow, and

Bronx rapper A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie has enlisted Lil Uzi Vert for a single titled “Reply.” The song is from A Boogie’s next album Artist 2.0, which will arrive via Highbridge the Label/Atlantic. Listen below. Earlier this year, A Boogie shared his new song “Mood Swings.” His sophomore album, Hoodie SZN, arrived in December

Back on September 16, Lizzo tweeted, “Hey @Postmates this girl Tiffany W. stole my food she lucky I don’t fight no more,” along with a photo of the alleged delivery person. She then deleted the tweet. The next day, Lizzo apologized, tweeting, “I apologize for putting that girl on blast. I understand I have a

New York transdisciplinary artist—and LCD Soundsystem member—Gavilán Rayna Russom has released her debut solo album. The Envoy features a song with Cosey Fanni Tutti and brass arrangements from Peter Zummo. Hear it below (via Ecstatic). In an interview with Michelle Kim for them, Rayna said the album is inspired by the late Ursula K. Le

Kodak Black is facing additional legal trouble in Florida related to weapons charges he faced earlier this year. According to the Miami Herald, state prosecutors have charged the rapper with two counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Each charge carries up to a 30-year prison sentence. Pitchfork has contacted the rapper’s

If you’ve been following the American hip-hop underground in the last couple of years, there’s a pretty good chance that you’ve already caught wind of some of B Fhukken Have’s music, but with his new single “Babyfood” getting ready to drop, it’s awfully hard to ignore the buzz that his work has been attracting in

Walt Disney Records has released the soundtrack to Frozen 2. Included on the release is Kacey Musgraves’ version of a song called “All Is Found.” It also has Weezer’s “Lost in the Woods.” Hear the tracks below. The Frozen 2 soundtrack opens with Evan Rachel Wood’s take on “All Is Found.” Wood voices Elsa’s mother

J Balvin has shared a new single and its corresponding music video. Check out the Colin Tilley-directed video for “Blanco” below. It features the urbano star in some futuristic-looking environments. There are cute cats and cool sunglasses galore. Earlier tonight, J Balvin’s collaboration with Rosalía, “Con Altura,” won Best Urban Song at the 2019 Latin

Taylor Swift has published a lengthy statement on her social media accounts, where she claims that her ex-label boss Scott Borchetta and music manager Scooter Braun—who purchased the master recording rights to Swift’s pre-Lover material in June—are preventing her from performing any of her early material during the upcoming American Music Awards, where she is

On Friday, November 29, Kacey Musgraves’ new special The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show premieres on Amazon Prime Video. Musgraves has now shared the first trailer for the special. It features appearances from Lana Del Rey, Kendall Jenner, Fred Armien, Troye Sivan, Leon Bridges, and more. Watch below. Kacey Musgraves will also release an album on

The latest edition of the long-running Jimmy Kimmel Live! segment “Mean Tweets” returned tonight with a new all-musician installment. It featured Cardi B, Billie Eilish, Lizzo, Chance the Rapper, Green Day, Perry Farrell, Leon Bridges, John Mayer, and more reading insulting comments from Twitter. If you want to see Alice Cooper bemusedly read about how

Billie Eilish has dropped a brand new song. It’s called “everything i wanted” and it marks Eilish’s first new music since releasing her debut album WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? earlier this year. Listen to “everything i wanted,” co-written with Eilish’s older brother FINNEAS, below. [embedded content] Since Billie Eilish shared

Kodak Black has been sentenced to 46 months in prison for lying about his criminal history while trying to purchase guns in Florida, according to the Miami Herald. The maximum sentence he could have received for the federal violation was 10 years. Pitchfork has reached out to Kodak Black’s lawyers and representatives for comment. The

Eric B.—the DJ best known as president and one half of the iconic hip-hop duo Eric B. & Rakim—is out of jail after two weeks. He was arrested on a warrant that dates back to 2002, the Associated Press reports. The bench warrant was issued in 2002 for failure to appear in court for a

The U.S. Snowboard Team have released a video that explores the boundaries of logic featuring Run the Jewels, Tim Robinson, and Shaquille O’Neal announcing Volcom as its official apparel partner through the 2022 Beijing Olympic Winter Games. Watch the deeply absurd video below. The video—scripted by comedian and musician Emily Panic—features El-P and Killer Mike

An Eminem song featuring lyrics about Chris Brown’s 2009 assault of Rihanna has leaked, XXL reports. In the leak, Eminem raps, “I’m not playing, Rihanna, where’d you get the V.D. at?” and also, “Let me add my two cents/Of course I side with Chris Brown/I’d beat a bitch down, too if she gave my dick an itch now.”

Chicago rapper Lil Reese is in critical condition after being shot, ABC 7 Chicago reports. The shooting allegedly took place around 2:30 p.m. Central, in Country Club Hills—a suburb south of Chicago. Hospital officials identified the shooting victim as Reese (real name Tavares Taylor), telling ABC 7 that the rapper is in critical condition. Pitchfork