Music

Perfume Genius, Foo Fighters, and Benjamin Gibbard are set to appear on Viva Vera 20!, a livestream special celebrating the 20th anniversary of the first show at Seattle’s Vera Project. The show will be broadcast on VeraTV.org on Wednesday, January 27, at 7 p.m. Pacific and feature additional performances and birthday wishes from TV on

Clark has announced a new album. Playground in a Lake is out March 26 via Deutsche Grammophon. The album features string ensembles, Oliver Coates playing cello, and Grizzly Bear’s Chris Taylor on clarinet. Listen to the new song “Small” below. “I’ve always wanted to record strings, but feel there’s this baggage with classical music,” Clark

On March 12, producer and multi-instrumentalist Lorenzo Wolff will release Down Where the Valleys Are Low: Another Otherworld for Judee Sill, a tribute album for the late singer-songwriter Judee Sill. Guests on the album include Bartees Strange, Bobby Hawk, Osei Essed, Mary-Elaine Jenkins, Grace McLean, Kate Ferber, Emily Holden, and Michael Cerveris. Below, listen to

serpentwithfeet has announced his album DEACON with a video for the single “Fellowship.” The track was co-written and co-produced with Sampha and Lil Silva; check out the Kordae Jatafa Henry–directed clip for “Fellowship” below. DEACON, the follow-up to serpentwithfeet’s 2018 debut LP soil, is due out March 26 via Secretly Canadian. “​I originally approached this

South Carolina rapper 18veno was shot dead last night, the York County Coroner’s Office in South Carolina confirmed to Pitchfork. He was was pronounced dead at the Piedmont Medical Center in Rock Hill. An investigation by the York County Sheriff’s Department is ongoing. 18veno was 19 years old. Born Paul Harts, 18veno grew up in

Jonas Gwangwa—the South African anti-apartheid activist, composer, and jazz trombonist—has died, NPR reports. The news was confirmed by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. “A giant of our revolutionary cultural movement and our democratic creative industries has been called to rest,” Ramaphosa wrote in a statement. “The trombone that boomed with boldness and bravery, and equally

King Krule has shared a cover of John Lennon’s iconic ballad “Imagine,” from Lennon’s 1971 album of the same name. Archy Marshall posted the track on Bandcamp yesterday (January 23), with a brief statement: “Recorded in sweat, last summer, for a friend.” Listen to Marshall’s take on “Imagine” below. Early last year, Marshall issued Man

Eminem debuted his new video for his song “Higher” during ESPN’s UFC 257 Countdown: Poirier vs. McGregor 2 pre-show on ABC. The clip for the Music To Be Murdered By – Side B track features footage from ESPN’s coverage of the Ultimate Fighting Championship alongside Eminem in a boxing ring performing the song. At one

Three New York-area ticket resellers have been fined by the FTC under the BOTS Act, as Engadget reports. It is the first case to be brought under the Obama-era anti-scalping legislation that was passed in 2016. Three companies—Just in Time Tickets, Inc., Cartisim Corp., and Concert Specials, Inc.—and their principals—Evan Kohanian, Simon Ebrani, and Steven

Days following the commutation of his prison sentence by Donald Trump, Kodak Black has released a new song called “Last Day In.” In the track, the Florida rapper seems to address the circumstances that led to his release, with the lyrics: “Trump just freed me, but my favorite president is on the money/All they hatin’

Bobby Krlic, the composer and producer also known as the Haxan Cloak, has digitally released his score for the second season of the TNT drama The Alienist. Vinyl editions are forthcoming. Check out The Alienist: Angel of Darkness below (via Invada/Lakeshore). Krlic scored Ari Aster’s 2019 horror film Midsommar, earning him an Ivor Novello Award

Phoebe Bridgers has been announced as one of the first musical guests of the next season of Saturday Night Live. She’ll perform on the long-running comedy program on February 6, with host Dan Levy (Schitts Creek). Elsewhere on the schedule are Machine Gun Kelly—who will play the season premiere on January 30 with host John

Last year, BRS Kash found success with the single “Throat Baby (Go Baby).” The track, which reached No. 36 on Billboard’s Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop chart, helped the Atlanta rapper and singer sign with Interscope and its LVRN imprint. Now, Kash has released his debut mixtape, KASH ONLY, which includes the original “Throat Baby,” as well as

Madlib and Four Tet have shared another single from their forthcoming album Sound Ancestors. Listen to “Dirtknock” below. Four Tet and Madlib announced Sound Ancestors last month. The album will feature previously released singles “Road of the Lonely Ones” and “Hopprock”. Sound Ancestors is due out January 29 via Madlib Invazion. Four Tet has mentioned

Silk City—the duo of Mark Ronson and Diplo—have shared a new track with Ellie Goulding. “New Love” arrives with a playful music video directed by Anna Sting. Watch Goulding perform at a lively nightclub in the clip below. “New Love” marks Silk City’s first release since 2018. “I’m always stoked to get back in the

As teased, Billie Eilish and Rosalía have shared their new song “Lo Vas a Olvidar.” The track, produced by FINNEAS, appears on the upcoming special episode of HBO’s Euphoria, “Part 2: Jules.” Check out the music video for “Lo Vas a Olvidar,” directed by Nabil, below. The episode premieres on January 24. Last fall, Eilish

Less than two days after Trump pardoned Lil Wayne, the rapper has released a new song that seems to address the federal weapons charges from which he was granted clemency. In “Ain’t Got Time,” Wayne’s lyrics seem to reference a December 2019 incident at Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport, during which authorities discovered weapons and marijuana

In December 2020, Bob Dylan sold the music publishing rights of his entire songwriting catalog to Universal Music Publishing—a deal reportedly valued at more than $300 million. A new lawsuit was filed today by the wife and publishing company of Dylan collaborator Jacques Levy, who co-wrote songs from the 1976 album Desire (including “Hurricane” and

Lady Gaga sang the National Anthem at the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris today (January 20). Following the swearing-in of Harris as vice president, Jennifer Lopez sang a medley of “This Land Is Your Land” and “America the Beautiful,” to which she added a line from her 1999 single “Let’s Get Loud.” Watch

Lil Wayne received a full presidential pardon and Kodak Black received a commutation from Donald Trump in the president’s final hours in office, CNN and Reuters report. The two rappers’ reprieve comes amid a flurry of pardons as some of the outgoing president’s final acts. Other names on the presidential pardon and commutation list include

Bizzy Banks has shared the music video for a new song called “Bandemic.” The track is the first new single from the Brooklyn drill rapper to be released this year, and the first taste of his forthcoming, as-yet-untitled second mixtape. Check out the rowdy visual, directed by Useless Films, below. Banks released his debut tape GMTO,

Jazmine Sullivan and Eric Church have been announced as performers for Super Bowl 2021, where they will deliver the National Anthem before the beginning of the game. H.E.R. will also be performing at this year’s event, singing “America the Beautiful.” Find that announcement below. Super Bowl LV will take place Sunday, February 7; kickoff is

Smino has shared a new song titled “MLK Dr” in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. In the animated video, the St. Louis rapper assists an extraterrestrial version of Dr. King with a flat tire and the pair share a joint before driving down Martin Luther King Blvd. Watch the visual, which is

Seventeen artists including Alicia Keys, Summer Walker, Quavo, Offset, and more have filmed a campaign video calling for the launch of a U.S. Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation within the first 100 days of the Biden/Harris administration. The video, “17 More Ways You Could Be Killed If You Are Black in America,” calls

Nigeria’s Joeboy has announced his debut album, Somewhere Between Beauty & Magic, with a video for new song “Lonely.” The video was shot in Lagos by Nigerian director Adetula “KingTula” Adebowale. The LP is due out February 4 via Banku/emPawa Africa.  Somewhere Between Beauty & Magic follows his 2019 EP Love and Light. A product

New Radicals broke up in 1999—just months after the release of their 1998 single “You Get What You Give.” On Wednesday, January 20, the band will reunite for the first time in 22 years to perform their hit single as part of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ virtual “Parade Across America” inauguration event, Rolling Stone

Run the Jewels have released a new remix of their RTJ4 song “ooh la la” by Mexican Institute of Sound, the project of producer/DJ Camilo Lara. The new track also features rising Mexican rapper Santa Fe Klan; listen to that below. RTJ previously shared a remix of “The Ground Below” featuring UK rock duo Royal

Phil Spector, the “wall of sound” producer famous for his work in 1960s pop and rock music, has died, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has confirmed. In a post on their website, the CDCR wrote that Spector “was pronounced deceased of natural causes” yesterday (January 16), at an outside hospital. His official cause

Dream pop/electronica band Sweet Trip have returned with a pair of new tracks. Listen to “Walkers Beware! We Drive Into the Sun” and “Stab-Slow” below. The former track will appear on Roberto Burgos and Valerie Cooper’s forthcoming album A Tiny House, In Secret Speeches, Polar Equals, their first LP in 12 years. It’s set to