Perfume Genius has announced a live virtual performance from the Palace Theater in downtown Los Angeles. The concert will take place on Saturday, September 19, kicking off at 3 p.m. Eastern. The stream will be available for viewing through Sunday, September 20 at 3 a.m. Eastern. Tickets are available in advance here for $15 ($20
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Japanese Breakfast’s Michelle Zauner has joined forces with Crying’s Ryan Galloway for a new quarantine project called BUMPER. Today, they’ve announced their debut EP pop songs 2020, which is officially out tomorrow (September 4) but you can stream in its entirety now. Listen to the four-track project below (via Rolling Stone). Zauner and Galloway live
Teyana Taylor has shared a new music video for her single “Still.” The self-directed visual includes archival footage and stills from the ongoing protests over racial injustice and police brutality, as well as speeches by Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr., and video and audio clips of police brutality. Throughout the clip, Taylor dresses
During that time, I’d also been following Amanda Kloots as she documented her husband Nick Cordero’s time in the ICU while in a coma after being admitted for COVID-19. Imagining her sitting by his side, waiting, hopeful for him to wake up, it got me thinking about all the millions of people, all over the
Black and white images of convulsions spurred forth by religious experiences. Over-saturated colors filter moving pictures of a rock n’ roll band in a similar fashion, presenting their new song to us as a dark bluesy hymn more than it is a pop-styled single. There are plenty of reasons you’re going to get lost
Wilco have announced a reissue of their 1999 album Summerteeth. The four-disc set features previously unreleased studio recordings—including outtakes, demos, and alternate versions—along with a 1999 concert at Colorado’s Boulder Theatre. The limited edition deluxe set includes an additional vinyl LP with an in-store performance at Tower Records, recorded two days after the album’s release.
In March, Paradigm Talent Agency laid off hundreds of staffers due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The laid-off employees reportedly received no severance and only one month of health care and benefits. Now, according to a new report by Billboard, several former Paradigm employees have launched their own talent agency called TBA. According to Billboard,
Daniel Avery has shared a new song dedicated to the late DJ and producer Andrew Weatherall, who died in February at the age of 56. The song is titled “Lone Swordsman,” and proceeds from the track’s Bandcamp sales will be donated to Amnesty International in Weatherall’s memory. Listen to “Lone Swordsman” below. “I was in
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Brandy and Monica were the latest stars to challenge each other on Verzuz. Tonight (August 31), the singers faced off in a hit-for-hit battle. Monica also shared a new song called “Trenches” featuring Lil Baby. It ended, of course, with “The Boy Is Mine” and the promise of an upcoming tour. See how each round
There are few music scenes in the American underground that are as iconic nor as recognizable as Seattle’s, and while the Emerald City has been falling short of the success that its west coast counterparts have been enjoying lately, it’s presenting audiences with quite the interesting new sound in Pretty Awkward’s “Misfits†this August. Not
It was revealed earlier this month that Mark Mothersbaugh, Devo co-founder and composer of numerous films and TV shows, had tested positive for COVID-19 in early June. He opened up about being hospitalized, the hallucinatory symptoms he experienced, and nearly dying in a new interview with The Los Angeles Times’ Randall Roberts published today (August
Girlpool have shared a new EP featuring three remixes of their song “Like I’m Winning It.” Touch Me (It’s Like I’m Winning It) Remix EP features remixes from Devonté Hynes, Porches, and Lydia Ainsworth. “It’s really cool to hear our song realized differently by artists we admire,” the band wrote in a statement. “Each remix
The Weeknd has won Video of the Year during tonight’s 2020 MTV Video Music Awards. His visual for “Blinding Lights,” directed by Anton Tammi, beat out videos from Billie Eilish (“everything I wanted”), Eminem and Juice WRLD (“Godzilla”), Taylor Swift (“The Man”), Future and Drake (“Life is Good”), and Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande (“Rain
The 2020 MTV Video Music Awards will take place tonight (August 30) in Brooklyn, New York. The broadcast and live stream of the main ceremony are set to begin at 8 p.m. Eastern (5 p.m. Pacific) on MTV and MTV.com, as well as the MTV mobile apps for iOS/Android. (ViacomCBS networks such as BET, Comedy
The 2020 MTV Video Music Awards are broadcasting live tonight, August 30 from various locations around New York City. Below, check out a list of all of tonight’s award winners. Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga were this year’s most-nominated artists. They’re set to debut the live performance of Chromatica’s “Rain on Me” at the ceremony,
Megan Thee Stallion performed a virtual concert tonight (August 29), a production facilitated by Live Nation and with creative direction by choreographer Jaquel Knight, who worked on Beyoncé’s Coachella performances. See the full set list below. Calling the livestream her “first day back,” the rapper performed an energetic hour-long set that covered her catalog and
The estate of Leonard Cohen is “exploring” its legal options after his song “Hallelujah” was featured twice at the Republican National Convention Thursday night. Both the estate and Sony/ATV Music Publishing have confirmed to Pitchfork that the use was not authorized. Following Donald Trump’s acceptance speech for the Republican nomination, a recording of the song
Chadwick Boseman, the American actor best known for his role as King T’Challa in Marvel’s Black Panther, has died after a protracted battle with colon cancer, the Associated Press reports. Despite being diagnosed four years ago, Boseman’s illness had not been made public. He was 43 years old. Boseman’s career had been defined by portraying
Arenas across the United States—including Madison Square Garden in New York City and the Forum in Los Angeles—will be converted into polling places for the November 3 general election. Every city in which the NBA has a franchise will feature an arena-sized polling place—all of which have remained closed for months to sports, concerts, and
While I had never heard of her music before picking up my copy of her new single “Hurt Me,†I knew there was something special about Taylor Colson’s brand of melodicism upon the first time I listened to this latest release. Affectionate in spirit but entirely jarring in its poetic construction, “Hurt Me†rues over
Early in his career, Andrew Bird performed with the popular swing revivalist group Squirrel Nut Zippers. After contributing to a trio of their records between 1996 and 1998, Bird’s final appearance with the band appeared on 2000’s Bedlam Ballroom, after which he began focussing on his solo career. Now, he has collaborated with the group
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 from Angel Olsen, Kelly Lee Owens, Disclosure, Jyoti, Caitlin Pasko, Samia, and Sezdaliza. Subscribe
California indie rock group Grandaddy are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their 2000 LP The Sophtware Slump by reissuing the LP and releasing a new piano version of the record. The Sophtware Slump ….. on a wooden piano features core songwriter Jason Lytle performing the entire album solo on piano. Grandaddy have shared a video
Laraaji has announced Moon Piano, a companion piece to his previously released album Sun Piano. The two records were recorded during the same sesssion and engineered by Philadelphia producer Jeff Zeigler. Laraaji describes the new record as “Contemplative sound painting, embracing quiet tranquil unfolding of nurturing reflection.” According to a press release, Moon Piano presents
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom have welcome their first child, named Daisy Dove Bloom. Congratulations! The pop star revealed the pregnancy earlier this year in the video for “Never Worn White.” The couple announced the news via the charity Unicef, for which both Perry and Bloom are ambassadors. “We are floating with love and wonder
Joe Budden has announced that his popular program The Joe Budden Podcast with Rory and Mal will no longer air on Spotify, as Variety and the Verge report. Budden announced the news in the latest episode of the podcast, which was released earlier today (August 26). “September 23rd, I cannot tell you where this podcast
Tekashi 6ix9ine has announced his first new album since he was released from prison earlier this year. The album is called Tattle Tales and it comes out September 4. Tattle Tales is 6ix9ine’s follow-up to 2018’s DUMMY BOY. The new album includes “GOOBA” and his Nicki Minaj collaboration “TROLLZ.” 6ix9ine was arrested on federal charges
Power Trip frontman Riley Gale died last night at the age of 34. Following the news of Gale’s death, numerous artists shared tributes to the frontman, including Fucked Up, Touché Amoré, Code Orange, Anthrax, Uniform, Coheed and Cambria, Geoff Rickley, and more. “Riley forever,” Touché Amoré wrote on Twitter. “Devastating news. All our deepest love
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