Last night (May 29), rapper and activist Killer Mike gave a speech at the Atlanta Mayor’s Press Conference. Mike’s speech was in response to protests stemming from the death of George Floyd, who died in Minneapolis on May 25 after Derek Chauvin, who’s been charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter, used his knee to pin
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Neil Finn has recruited his Fleetwood Mac bandmates Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie for a new song called “Find Your Way Back Home.” It was written by Finn about the Auckland homeless population, inspired by a chance encounter he had at the Auckland City Mission, and sales from the song will go towards the Mission’s
Kelsey Lu has shared a new song called “Morning Dew.” The track features Isaiah Barr from Onyx Collective on saxophone. It’s out now via Hydroharmonia/No Tricks. Give it a listen below. Of the new single, Kelsey Lu said in a press release: “Love can cure us, Love can destroy us and like Nature, we’re constantly in
Freddie Gibbs and the Alchemist have shared a new project. It’s called Alfredo and it features guest spots from Tyler, the Creator and Rick Ross, as well as Griselda’s Benny the Butcher and Conway the Machine. Hear it below. Alfredo marks the latest collaboration between Freddie Gibbs and the Alchemist. In 2018, they teamed with
The Recording Academy Producers & Engineers Wing has released a list of “Safe Studio Considerations,” a list of recommendations aimed towards recording studio operators as they reopen in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The list was developed with input and assistance from “numerous recording studio owners, engineers, and others around the country.” In addition
Lady Gaga and BLACKPINK have joined forces for a new song ahead of Gaga’s Chromatica release at midnight. Listen to “Sour Candy” below. Chromatica follows 2016’s Joanne and the A Star Is Born soundtrack. Its other pre-release singles include “Stupid Love” and “Rain on Me,” a collaboration with Ariana Grande. The record also features contributions from
If there’s one knock I have against Heartour’s new album R U In, it’s vocalist and songwriting Jason Young’s insistence on adding light post-production effects to his singing. His voice is more than capable of carrying the album’s ten songs without the questionable benefits of studio trickery. I understand his reasoning behind it, but it comes
Rosalía and Travis Scott have teamed up for a new song. It’s called “TKN,” and it’s out tomorrow. Tonight, Rosalía has shared a preview of the new song’s video. Watch it below. Rosalía teased the track in a tweet earlier this month. The singer’s last solo single “Dolerme” arrived in March, following January’s “Juro Que.”
Sheryl Crow, David Crosby, Rufus Wainwright, Jimmy Buffett, and Joe Walsh are performing at a virtual fundraiser for Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, as Variety notes. The event, called “Rock Out on a Night In,” takes place tomorrow night (May 28) at 8 p.m. Eastern. It’s hosted by Whoopi Goldberg and Senator
Bright Eyes have shared their latest new song. Following “Persona Non Grata” and “Forced Convalescence,” “One and Done” arrives today. Listen to it below. The song features Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Flea on bass. Nathaniel Walcott provided the song’s orchestral arrangement, and Miwi La Lupa sings backing vocals. The track is set to appear on
Black Dresses, the Toronto-based noise-pop duo of Devi McCallion and Ada Rook, have announced plans to break up. In a statement shared with Pitchfork, the duo explained that the decision stems from fans’ “extended harassment” of McCallion over the past two years. Read it in full below. The group’s statement doesn’t outline specific events that
Pitchfork is pleased to announce that Flying Lotus will play a stay-at-home concert that will broadcast live on Instagram tomorrow, May 27, at 8 p.m. Eastern. You can tune in at Pitchfork’s Instagram. The performance will be part of a series of concert sessions that take place on our Instagram on Wednesdays and Fridays. Upcoming
Queen’s Brian May has revealed that he suffered “a small heart attack” earlier this month, as the BBC notes. In an IGTV clip, the guitarist said that he also required three stents fitted to his heart due to artery blockages. May said that he “was actually very near death” due to his heart troubles. Find
Jazz drummer Jimmy Cobb has died from lung cancer, NPR reports. He was 91 years old. Jimmy Cobb was born in Washington, D.C. in 1929. He left home in 1950 for his first traveling gig, touring with Earl Bostic. By 1959, at just 30 years old, Cobb played his best known work, drumming for Miles
JPEGMAFIA has shared another new song. His new track, “CUTIE PIE!,” follows recent exclamation point entries “BALD!,” “Covered in Money!,” and “BODYGUARD!” Peggy directed his new “CUTIE PIE!” video, which looks to have been shot in the desert. Watch below. JPEGMAFIA released All My Heroes Are Cornballs last year. Read Pitchfork’s Rising interview “Get to
Coriky—the band from Fugazi’s Ian Mackaye and Joe Lally, alongside Amy Farina—were set to release their debut self-titled album in March. The album was delayed, and, now, the new release plan has been announced: Vinyl and CD preorders will start shipping on May 29, the album arrives to digital platforms on June 12, and it’ll
Rapper YNW Bortlen (real name: Cortlen Henry), was granted release on bond in Broward County, Florida yesterday (May 23). One of Henry’s attorneys John M. Phillips announced the news in a tweet earlier this evening, stating that “Jamell Demons aka @YNWMelly’s co-defendant Cortlen Henry aka @YNWBortlen was granted bond and house arrest.” Phillips clarified that
Yeah Yeah Yeahs were scheduled to play some live shows this year, and while their headlining set at Pitchfork Music Festival 2020 is unfortunately off, being stuck at home isn’t stopping the band from performing together. Last night, they shared a video of a remote performance of the Show Your Bones track “Phenomena.” Instead of
Atlanta singer and songwriter Mariah the Scientist is back with her first new single of the year. Listen to “RIP” below. “RIP” is Mariah the Scientist’s first piece of new music since she released her major label debut Master on RCA in 2019. According to a press release, “RIP” is about “finding a way to
Lana Del Rey has shared a new spoken word piece from her forthcoming poetry collection behind the iron gates – insights from an institution. It’s called “patent leather do-over,” and you can hear it below. The piece begins with Del Rey invoking Sylvia Plath, nodding to her book The Bell Jar. Del Rey’s Norman Fucking
Following a brief tribute to the people of Morocco and their esteemed royal family, the opening frames of the music video for Ilyah’s new single “Habibi†immediately transport us to the Hollywood hills, where the pop singer is spending a little time getting fitted for the clothes to fit his rock n’ roll image. The
Francine Honey has come a long way in the six years that have gone by since dropping her 2014 breakout LP, Re-Drawn. Another pair of albums came in the last two years – 2018’s powerful To Be Continued… and last year’s Take Me to the North Pole holiday record – but this spring, she’s offering what could be her most
A musical stage adaptation of NBC’s Smash is in development for Broadway, with Steven Spielberg, Robert Greenblatt and Neil Meron on board as lead producers. Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, who wrote more than 20 songs for the 2012-13 TV series, will write the musical’s score, with a book co-written by Bob Martin (The Prom,
Back in January, mysterious artist Slingbaum announced his debut album Slingbaum One, which features a string of high profile musical guests. D’Angelo and Erykah Badu are two of those artists, and they appear on Slingbaum’s new song “Behoove,” which premiered on Giles Peterson’s BB6 Music radio show earlier today (May 23). Give it a listen
The Philip Glass Ensemble has recorded and released Music in 8 Parts, a 1970 Philip Glass that had been lost for decades. According to The New York Times, the composition had its premiere in January 1970, arriving after Glass’ Music for Fifths but before Music With Changing Parts and Music in 12 Parts. Glass’ Music
Steven “Thee Slayer Hippy” Hanford, best known for his work as a drummer in the influential Oregon punk band Poison Idea, has died, according to Portland alt-weekly Willamette Week and Blackhouse Records, which released music from Hanford’s band Fetish. According to a memorial GoFundMe, Hanford died from a heart attack. Steven Hanford was 50 years
Canadian pop artists are having an amazing spring right now, and you needn’t listen any further than the new sounds of Gianni Bodo’s latest single to understand why. While the American underground might have bested Bodo and his countrymen in the last couple of years with regards to the pop beat, songs like the single
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BTS member Suga has released a new mixtape under his Agust D alias. It’s called D-2 and it’s out now. Below, listen to the record and watch him wield a sword in the video for “Daechwita.” (The tape was also uploaded to Dropbox, but the link was down at the time of publication.) Suga (whose
Lana Del Rey has expanded on her controversial Instagram post, adding comments that address issues of racism. Following the backlash she received, Lana wrote in her comments section “I fucking love these singers and know them,” referring to Doja Cat, Ariana Grande, Camila Cabello, Cardi B, Kehlani, Nicki Minaj, and Beyoncé, who, this morning, she