Music

Tenacious D were the musical guests on Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night (September 22). The duo of Jack Black and Kyle Gass played “Save the World” and “Post-Apocalypto Theme.” Watch it all go down below. Tenacious D were meant to kick off their Swing State Tour this fall, but plans had to be canceled due

TIME Magazine revealed its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world today (September 22). Megan Thee Stallion, the Weeknd, J Balvin, Selena Gomez, and Halsey were among the notable musicians named on the list. Megan Thee Stallion’s entry was written by actress Taraji P. Henson. “I remember hearing Megan Thee Stallion

Patti Smith, Michael Stipe, Joan Baez, Cyndi Lauper, Angélique Kidjo, and more gathered virtually to cover Smith’s “People Have the Power.” The performance is released in coordination with Pathway to Paris, a nonprofit co-founded by Smith’s daughter Jesse Paris Smith that aims to enact the Paris Agreement by combating climate change. The clip also encourages

Tune-Yards have shared a new single. “nowhere, man”—a reference to the Beatles song of a similar name—arrives with a new video featuring Charlie Chapin-inspired footage of Merrill Garbus and Nate Brenner. There’s also stop-motion animation from Japhy Riddle and Callie Day. Watch the video below. “The song and the video for ‘nowhere, man’ were created

Travis Scott is back with a new single on Friday. This one’s called “Franchise,” and it’s been announced with pre-orders available for physical 7″ vinyl and cassette singles. The single artwork, below, is by George Condo—the artist who created a series of paintings for Kanye West’s My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. “Franchise” arrives in a

Pamela Hutchinson of the R&B girl group the Emotions died Friday, September 18, the band announced on Facebook. “Pam succumbed to health challenges that she’d been battling for several years,” the group wrote. “Now our beautiful sister will sing amongst the angels in heaven in perfect peace.” She was 61 years old. Hutchinson was born

In July 2017, Gord Downie of the Tragically Hip died made his final recordings before dying of brain cancer that October. Those tracks will see the light of day in the new double album Away Is Mine. It’s out October 17 via Arts & Crafts. It features 10 songs presented with both acoustic and electric

Zendaya has won the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama for her role as Rue in HBO’s Euphoria. Zendaya took home the trophy over Jodie Comer (Killing Eve), Sandra Oh (Killing Eve), Laura Linney (Ozark), Olivia Colman (The Crown), and Jennifer Aniston (The Morning Show). She’s the youngest woman in history to win

Tyler Childers has surprise-released a new album titled Long Violent History. The predominantly instrumental album concludes with the title track, which serves as the Kentucky songwriter’s “observational piece on the times we are in.” The album comes accompanied by a six-minute video from Childers, in which he contextualizes the album as a whole and urges

Lady Gaga has shared the music video for her Chromatica song “911.” The visual begins with Gaga blindfolded in the desert. She then heads to a temple where she participates in rituals. The video—directed by Tarsem and produced by The Artists Company—ends with an upsetting twist. Find the “911” video below. “911” is just the

Ludwig Göransson has won the 2020 Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score). The composer was honored for his work on The Mandalorian. It’s Göransson’s first Emmy Award. Göransson’s award is not to be confused with the Emmy for Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special (Original

This is Spinal Tap co-creators Harry Shearer, Rob Reiner, Christopher Guest, and Michael McKean have reached a settlement with French media conglomerate Vivendi and its subsidiary StudioCanal, three years after they first filed a lawsuit alleging the company engaged in fraud and had withheld due revenues from the creators. According to The Hollywood Reporter, both

Who do we give ourselves permission to be when we’re alone? When our gaze is only on ourselves? I’ve always loved Sula by Toni Morrison, and been particularly struck by the way that Sula isn’t understood by the people around her because of her sexuality. Being in quarantine, connecting to my own sexuality in a

Kamaiyah and fellow Bay Area rapper Capolow have shared a new mixtape. It’s called Oakland Nights—stream it below, and check out the video for the title track as well. The new release marks the second full-length project from Kamaiyah this year, following her self-released tape Got It Made in February. That album featured a track

Lykke Li has released a new cover of Gloria Gaynor’s legendary 1978 disco hit “I Will Survive.” Li offers a stripped-down, voice-and-piano rendition of the track. Listen below. Lykke Li’s last full-length, so sad so sexy, arrived in June 2018. The following year, Li released the still sad still sexy EP. Check out Pitchfork’s “The

Last month, the Smashing Pumpkins returned with a pair of new tracks called “Cyr” and “The Colour of Love.” Now, the band has announced and detailed their 11th studio LP, also titled Cyr. The 20-track double album arrives November 27 via Sumerian, and it includes the group’s previously shared singles. Find the cover art and

Saba has shared two new songs, his first new material under his own name since 2018. “Something in the Water” features a guest appearance from Denzel Curry and production by Nascent, Nahum, and daedaePIVOT, while Saba produced “Mrs. Whoever” himself. Check out both tracks, including a music video for “Mrs. Whoever,” below. Saba released a

UK rapper FLOHIO has announced a new mixtape called Unveiled, which she’ll release on November 27. Ahead of the tape, she’s shared the title track, produced by duo Take A Daytrip. Check out FLOHIO’s music video for “Unveiled,” directed by Daniel Sannwald, below. FLOHIO last released her Wild Yout EP in 2018. That same year,

In 2018, Tracy Chapman sued Nicki Minaj for copyright infringement over Nicki’s unreleased song “Sorry,” which interpolates Chapman’s “Baby Can I Hold You.” Chapman claimed her music was used without permission. Minaj then denied committing copyright infringement, stating that her interpolation was protected by the doctrine of fair use. A judge has now agreed with

Perfume Genius has announced a new book that serves as the companion to his 2020 album Set My Heart on Fire Immediately. The 80-page book, called Immediately, features Mike Hadreas’ lyrics, photography by Camille Vivier, and a foreword from poet, fiction writer, and MacArthur Fellow Ocean Vuong. Find images from the book below. Immediately will

A new book about the making of the Beatles’ 1970 album Let It Be is on the way. The first official book credited to the band since 2000’s The Beatles Anthology, The Beatles: Get Back will be released in conjunction with Peter Jackson’s upcoming documentary of the same name. The hardcover book spans 240 pages,

SahBabii has enlisted Joji for a new song called “Gates to the Sun” for the first entry in the POLLEN x Spotify Singles series. Listen to the new track below. The artists created and recorded “Gates to the Sun” remotely. “The song came out beautifully, and it was really enjoyable to make,” Joji said in

Earlier today (September 15), Sotheby’s held its very first hip-hop memorabilia auction. Among the items auctioned were Slick Rick’s diamond eyepatch, Tupac’s high school love letters, Basquiat’s Rammellzee 12″ single, and the Notorious B.I.G.’s plastic crown. The headpiece was worn by Biggie in his final photo shoot before he was fatally shot in 1997. It

Madonna has teamed with screenwriter Diablo Cody to co-write and direct her own biopic, The Hollywood Reporter notes. “I want to convey the incredible journey that life has taken me on as an artist, a musician, a dancer—a human being, trying to make her way in this world,” Madonna said in a statement. “The focus of

Roger Ross Williams’ The Apollo, a documentary about Harlem’s historic Apollo Theater that aired on HBO, won the Emmy tonight for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special. The doc beat out Spike Jonze’s Beastie Boys Story, Netflix’s Michelle Obama documentary Becoming, Laurel Canyon: A Place in Time, and The Great Hack. “The Apollo stage has always

Fred Armisen, Tim Heidecker, and John C. Reilly’s new TV series Moonbase 8 has received its first teaser trailer. Take a first look at the show, produced by A24 and Heidecker’s Abso Lutely Productions, below. The series will premiere on SHOWTIME in the fall. The series follows three astronauts—Skip (Fred Armisen), Rook (Tim Heidecker), and

Brighton’s Porridge Radio have shared a new song called “7 Seconds.” It’s produced by Marta Salogni. Listen to “7 Seconds” below. In a press release, singer Dana Margolin said: “7 Seconds” started out sounding really different to how it sounds now. A few years ago I wrote a really slow, long and drawn out song

TikTok operations in the United States will be taken over by Oracle, the Associated Press and Wall Street Journal report. The news was reported shortly after Microsoft revealed that its bid had been rejected.  On July 31, President Trump stated that he planned to “terminate” the social media platform in the U.S. via executive order

Iconic R&B and soul singers Gladys Knight and Patti LaBelle were the most recent artists to battle it out on Verzuz. Tonight (September 13), the icons went hit-for-hit on the Instagram Live and Apple Music series. The two discussed their love each other and sang each other’s songs. They were joined by another legend, Dionne

Yesterday, Clairo appeared on A. G. Cook’s virtual Appleville festival, where she debuted two new songs, as Stereogum points out. Clairo later posted footage of her playing the new songs on Instagram. “two new songs, no idea when these will see the light of day but i thought i’d share a couple things i’m working