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Juelz Santana has been released from prison after serving 19 months of a 27-month sentence, a representative for the rapper tells Pitchfork. Juelz celebrated his release with several posts on Instagram. Find those below. Juelz Santana was arrested in March 2018 after security staff at New Jersey’s Newark Liberty International Airport said they found a

Chicago artists Sen Morimoto and Tasha are streaming their live performances originally meant for the “Millennium Park at Home” virtual concert series. The event was meant to take place last month, but was canceled at the last minute. Morimoto later revealed that his set was “pulled from the lineup because of a statement [he] made

My Morning Jacket have announced a special 15th anniversary reissue of their 2005 album Z. The record will be issued on limited edition 2xLP purple vinyl in a gatefold jacket. Find images of the forthcoming reissue, which arrives August 21, below. My Morning Jacket released The Waterfall II, their first studio album in five years,

New York–based singer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist, Alexandra Drewchin has announced a new Eartheater album: Phoenix: Flames Are Dew Upon My Skin arrives October 2 via PAN. Ahead of the record, Eartheater has shared new single “How to Fight” along with an accompanying music video. Watch it below and scroll down for the LP art and

Chicago rapper FBG Duck was shot and killed in downtown Chicago on Tuesday (August 4), the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office has confirmed. Born Carlton Weekly, he was shot on the 100 block of East Oak Street and pronounced dead at 5:06 p.m. at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. He was 26. In a press

Ryan Moore, the brother of Frank Ocean, has died, the Thousand Oaks Acorn reports and Pitchfork can confirm. Moore, who was also known as Ryan Breaux, was killed in a car crash early Sunday morning (August 2) in Thousand Oaks, California. The Ventura County Medical Examiner’s Office identified Ryan Moore as one of the victims

Late Saturday night (August 1), a group called Renegade hosted a free “secret” rave underneath the Brooklyn side of the Kosciuszko Bridge in New York City. Featuring sets from Pictureplane and DJ Mazurbate, the party—like many underground events in New York—was technically illegal, unsanctioned by the city or state. Several videos depicted partygoers in close

The Legal Team were unable to find any corroboration whatsoever of a sexual assault at the Milwaukee venue. They request that if there is anyone with corroborating information of an event as described in the allegation to please contact them. Privacy will be respected. It was ascertained that The Killers very frequently have women working

The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus have seen a lot of changes in their time in the spotlight. From the different trends that have reshaped the pop-punk and post-hardcore they became known for to the constant chaos occupying the airwaves at 11 every night, 2020’s earth is hardly the same one this band tried to conquer when

King Falcon are fresh out of the studio with their debut single “Shake! Shake! Shake!” and its companion music video, but if you didn’t know their backstory, you’d probably think this song came off of their third or fourth album. The pair’s sound is uncomplicated and very intense from top to bottom, but melodicism is

Last week, Arcade Fire performed a live, socially-distant version of “Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)” to celebrate The Suburbs’ 10th anniversary. The performance by Régine Chassagne and Win Butler was part of a livestream hosted by Good Morning America’s Robin Roberts. Chassagne and Butler also performed “The Suburbs” and “Haiti” off 2004’s Funeral. Arcade Fire

Indiana trio Hoops are breaking up, frontman Drew Auscherman announced. In a statement shared on Hoops’ social media, Auscherman wrote, “We’ve been seeing some pretty terrible things on Twitter over the past week involving a former member of the band. I feel it’s necessary to say that we as people and as a band abhor

Taylor Swift’s folklore has debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, with over 846,000 equivalent album units sold in the first week since it was released on July 24, as Billboard reports. It replaces Juice WRLD’s posthumous album Legends Never Die as the biggest chart debut of the year. Swift’s new LP

The 1975, Nile Rodgers, Jessie Ware, and more have signed a new open letter pledging to fight against systemic racism and other forms of prejudice within the music industry, as Variety points out. The #NoSilenceInMusic letter was also signed by over 700 members of the U.K. music industry, including producers, songwriters, managers, and more. “We,

Detroit producer/DJ Black Noi$e has revealed the tracklist for his new project Oblivion, which comes out August 14 via Earl Sweatshirt’s Warner imprint Tan Cressida. The 13-track release has guest spots from Earl, Danny Brown, duendita, ZelooperZ, MIKE, Liv.e, and more. Below, check out a new song featuring BbyMutha called “Mutha Magick.” Check out Pitchfork’s

Earlier this month, Jay-Z, Yo Gotti, and Team ROC helped secure legal representation for 227 inmates at Mississippi’s Parchman Prison, enabling them to file a class action lawsuit against the new Mississippi Department of Corrections Commissioner Nathan Burl Cain and prison healthcare provider Centurion, alleging subpar living conditions at Parchman. According to documents viewed by

After teasing a new collaboration, Lil Uzi Vert and Future have released a pair of new songs: “Over Your Head” and “Patek” (not to be confused with Uzi’s 2018 single “New Patek”). Check those both out below. It’s the first new music from the pair since they linked up for “All Bad,” a cut from

New Jersey artist Coi Leray has announced a new EP. It’s called Now or Never and it’s out August 14 via Republic. The six-song release features appearances from Gunna, Fetty Wap, and others. Below, check out the new song “Do Better” with a lyric video directed by @Fahmeedx. Read about Coi Leray in Pitchfork’s “10

Peaches has put her spin on T. Rex’s 1972 song “Solid Gold Easy Action.” It’s set to appear on the Hal Willner–produced tribute album AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan and T. Rex. Listen to Peaches’ cover below. “Hal and I always wanted to work on music together and when this came up, Hal

Arrow de Wilde said she was told that the incident was orchestrated by Brooks Nielsen and cost the band “a few hundred bucks,” calling it “a pretty expensive joke.” Starcrawler guitarist Henri Cash corroborated de Wilde’s story in a statement to Pitchfork. “Everything Arrow said in her statement is true,” Cash wrote. “We were locked

Juicy J has announced a new album, The Hustle Continues. It’s out October 14 via eOne. Features on the album include Lil Baby, Megan Thee Stallion, A$AP Rocky, Logic, 2 Chainz, Conway, Ty Dolla $ign, Rico Nasty, Jay Rock, Young Dolph, Project Pat, and more. Watch the video for his Wiz Khalifa collaboration “Gah Damn

Paul Mark and the Van Dorens’ Gravity is the third album in a trilogy that began with January’s Smartest Man in the Room. The second album Stowaways came out in April of that year and this album of eleven original compositions brings a curtain down on this extraordinary burst of creativity with imagination and tremendous dramatic value. Mark’s songwriting has

Murda Beatz has shared a new song with Ty Dolla $ign and Polo G, titled “Doors Unlocked.” Listen to it below. Murda Beatz’s producer credits this year have included appearances on Lil Wayne’s Funeral, Lil Baby’s My Turn, and PARTYNEXTDOOR’s PARTYMOBILE. He issued the single “Banana Split” with YNW Melly and Lil Durk in March.

The 2020 MTV Video Music Awards are taking place at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on August 30. Today, the full list of nominees has been revealed. Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga lead the field with nine nominations each. And the Video of the Year nominees are Billie Eilish, Eminem (featuring the late Juice WRLD), Future (featuring

British singer-songwriter Jorja Smith has shared a new song called “By Any Means.” The track is the lead single from Roc Nation’s forthcoming Reprise project—a collection of songs curated by the label, the proceeds from which will go to funding organizations that support victims of police brutality, hate crimes, and other violations of civil rights.

Coleman claimed that the day after the incident, she ran into Zahner-Isenberg, who allegedly grabbed her and said, “I know, I raped you and stuff, I’m sorry.” The second alleged incident occurred during Avi Buffalo’s first tour. Coleman said she was informed that she would be staying at Zahner-Isenberg’s sister’s house one night during the

Malik B., the Philadelphia artist who was a founding member of the Roots, has died, the group announced. “May he be remembered for his devotion to Islam, His loving brotherhood and his innovation as one of the most gifted MCs of all time,” the Roots wrote. A cause of death has not been revealed. Malik

Trevor Powers—the artist who formerly recorded under the name Youth Lagoon—has released a new album called Capricorn. Recorded in a cabin near the Sawtooth Mountains in Idaho, the new album is a largely instrumental ambient project; stream it below. After giving up the Youth Lagoon moniker in 2016, Powers released the first album under his

Composer Mica Levi has penned a score for a new short film by renowned photographer Nan Goldin. Sirens will make its digital premiere on July 31 at 8 p.m. Eastern as part of Manhattan theater Metrograph’s recently-launched Live Screenings series. The film will be available to watch through August 6 with a Live Screenings membership.

Los Angeles hard rock band Zero Theorem’s battle rages on in the enigmatic track “Swarm”. Capturing the buzzing and dystopian mood of Blade Runner and drilling the listener with a two-fold rhythm attack, “Swarm” quickly sets this five-piece blistering outfit apart on both the audio and visual playing fields. Hell bent on interpreting society’s shortcomings