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News Playboi Carti Apparently Postpones Antagonist Tour Again The rapper had planned to begin his tour in September, but he has now pushed back the trek multiple times By Matthew Strauss January 8, 2024 Facebook X Playboi Carti, July 2023 (Simone Joyner/Getty Images) Facebook X Playboi Carti has seemingly postponed his Antagonist Tour once again.

News Logic1000, Bruiser Wolf, Ducks Ltd., and More: This Week’s Pitchfork Selects Playlist Our weekly playlist highlights songs that our writers, editors, and contributors are listening to on repeat By Pitchfork January 8, 2024 Facebook X Graphic by Chris Panicker Facebook X The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music. A lot

News Jay-Z Wins the 2023 Emmy for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special He co-directed Rihanna’s Super Bowl halftime show alongside Hamish Hamilton By Nina Corcoran January 7, 2024 Facebook X Jay-Z, photo by Michael Tran/AFP/Getty Images Facebook X Tonight was the second part of the 2023 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, which were delayed

News Weird: The Al Yankovic Story Wins the 2024 Emmy for Outstanding Television Movie Tim Robinson, Sam Richardson, Ed Sheeran, and Max Martin also picked up wins at the Creative Arts Emmys on Saturday By Evan Minsker January 7, 2024 Facebook X “Weird Al” Yankovic with the Emmy for Outstanding Television Movie (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

News Former Mr. Bungle Saxophonist Theobald Lengyel Charged With Murder He was arrested on Tuesday after his girlfriend disappeared and police discovered body parts By Nina Corcoran January 6, 2024 Facebook X Facebook X Theobald Lengyel, the former Mr. Bungle saxophonist and a founding member of the experimental rock band, was arrested and charged with

News N.W.A., Laurie Anderson, Donna Summer, and More Get 2024 Lifetime Achievement Grammys Gladys Knight, Tammy Wynette, and the Clark Sisters are also being recognized by the Recording Academy By Hattie Lindert January 5, 2024 Facebook X N.W.A., Laurie Anderson, Donna Summer (Getty Images) Facebook X N.W.A., Laurie Anderson, and Donna Summer are set to

News 7 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Sprints, Khadija Al Hanafi, Pile, and More Also stream new releases from Luis R Conriquez; Ñengo Flow; Park Jiha, Oliver Coates & Agnes Obel; and Johnny Cinco By Jazz Monroe and Eric Torres January 5, 2024 Facebook X Sprints, photo by Niamh Barry Facebook X With

News The Smashing Pumpkins Publicly Seeking New Guitarist Former guitarist Jeff Schroeder departed last October after 15 years in the band By Eric Torres January 5, 2024 Facebook X The Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan, August 2023 (Jeff Hahne/Getty Images) Facebook X The Smashing Pumpkins have put out a call for a new guitarist on Instagram.

News Sleater-Kinney Share Video for New Song “Untidy Creature”: Watch Wherein Amber Bourke holds her breath for the Little Rope track’s duration By Evan Minsker January 4, 2024 Facebook X Sleater-Kinney’s Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker, photo by Chris Hornbecker Facebook X Sleater-Kinney are back with another new song from their upcoming album Little Rope.

News Liam Gallagher and the Stone Roses’ John Squire Join Forces for New Song “Just Another Rainbow”: Listen The two beloved Northerners launch a new collaborative project By Jazz Monroe January 4, 2024 Facebook X John Squire and Liam Gallagher, photo by Tom Oxley Facebook X Liam Gallagher and longtime Stone Roses guitarist John Squire

News Youth Lagoon Shares Video for New Song “Football”: Watch Trevor Powers kicks off 2024 with a new single to follow Heaven Is a Junkyard By Hattie Lindert January 4, 2024 Facebook X Youth Lagoon, photo by Tyler T. Williams Facebook X Youth Lagoon has shared a new song, “Football.” Trevor Powers’ new single, produced

News June Carter Cash Documentary Gets New Trailer: Watch June debuts on Paramount+ on January 16 By Nina Corcoran January 3, 2024 Facebook X June Carter Cash in June (Paramount+/YouTube) Facebook X June, an upcoming documentary about the late country star June Carter Cash, has gotten a new trailer. In the clip, viewers are given

News Rage Against the Machine Will Not Tour Again, Brad Wilk Says After their reunion tour was canceled due to Zack de la Rocha’s injury, the band’s drummer casts doubt on future reunion shows By Evan Minsker January 3, 2024 Facebook X Rage Against the Machine in 2022, photo by Astrida Valigorsky/Getty Images Facebook X

News Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul, Moor Mother, Shygirl, Boldy James, and More: This Week’s Pitchfork Selects Playlist Our weekly playlist highlights songs that our writers, editors, and contributors are listening to on repeat By Pitchfork January 2, 2024 Facebook X Graphic by Chris Panicker Facebook X The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot

News Young Thug RICO Trial Resumes After Weeks’ Delay The trial was put on hold due to the stabbing of YSL defendant Shannon Stillwell By Jazz Monroe January 2, 2024 Facebook X Jeffery Lamar Williams aka Young Thug, March 2022 (Amy E. Price/Getty Images for SXSW) Facebook X Young Thug’s racketeering and gang conspiracy trial

News Les McCann, Soul Jazz Pianist and Singer, Dies at 88 His music was frequently sampled by hip-hop acts like Dr. Dre, A Tribe Called Quest, and Nas By Nina Corcoran January 1, 2024 Facebook X Les McCann in 1978, photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images Facebook X Les McCann, a pianist and vocalist who helped

News Watch Playboi Carti’s Video for New Song “Backr00ms” Featuring Travis Scott The track also lists Sexisdeath and Indiana420Bitch as collaborators By Nina Corcoran January 1, 2024 Facebook X Playboi Carti (Joseph Okpako/WireImage) and Travis Scott (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images) Facebook X Playboi Carti has released a new song with Travis Scott called “Backr00ms” alongside a

News A. G. Cook Shares New Song “Silver Thread Golden Needle”: Listen The PC Music founder has a 10-minute track to kick off the new year By Matthew Strauss January 1, 2024 Facebook X A. G. Cook, photo by Lena Weber Facebook X A. G. Cook is kicking off 2024 with a 10-minute new song.

News M.I.A. Shares New Bells Collection Mixtape: Listen A batch of 16 songs featuring contributions from Skrillex, Blaqstarr, and Troy Baker By Madison Bloom December 25, 2023 Facebook X M.I.A. (Photo by Xavi Torrent/WireImage) Facebook X M.I.A. has shared a mixtape of new music called Bells Collection. The 16-track release includes new cuts such as

News Tom Smothers, Half of Music-Comedy Duo Smothers Brothers, Dies at 86 With his younger brother, Dick, Smothers satirized folk music and politics in the 1960s By Matthew Strauss December 27, 2023 Facebook X The Smothers Brothers’ Tom Smothers, October 1987 (Mark Junge/Getty Images) Facebook X Tom Smothers died on Tuesday (December 26) at his home,

News Watch Tributes to Queen Latifah, Dionne Warwick, and Bee Gees’ Barry Gibb at 2023 Kennedy Center Honors Missy Elliott sang Queen Latifah’s praises, Gladys Knight covered “Say a Little Prayer,” and more By Nina Corcoran and Jazz Monroe December 28, 2023 Facebook X Barry Gibb, Queen Latifah, and Dionne Warwick, December 2023 (Tasos Katopodis/Getty

News Jermaine Jackson Sued for Alleged 1988 Sexual Assault The lawsuit from plaintiff Rita Barrett alleges that the Jackson 5 co-founder forced his way into her home and assaulted her in the 1980s By Hattie Lindert December 28, 2023 Facebook X Jermaine Jackson, photo by Samuel de Roman/Getty Images Facebook X Note: This article contains

News Barack Obama’s Top Songs of 2023: Beyoncé, Big Thief, Mitski, and More Indigo De Souza, Megan Thee Stallion, Jason Isbell, and Zach Bryan also feature in the former president’s latest roundup By Jazz Monroe December 29, 2023 Facebook X President Barack Obama, November 2014 (CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT/AFP via Getty Images) Facebook X Barack Obama has

News Nick Cave Pens Obituary for the Pogues’ Shane MacGowan in The Guardian “To me, his songs were such precious things, deep works of art, really” By Madison Bloom December 21, 2023 Facebook X Nick Cave and Shane MacGowan, September 1992 (Ian Dickson/Redferns) Facebook X Nick Cave has written a eulogy in The Guardian for

News 8 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: NewJeans, Conway the Machine, and More Also stream new releases from AyooLii, Richard Reed Parry, Bun B & Statik Selektah, G’s Us, Este Haim & Christopher Stracey, and Munch Lauren By Madison Bloom, Hattie Lindert, and Jazz Monroe December 22, 2023 Facebook X NewJeans, photo courtesy

News Watch Jack Antonoff and Bleachers on Late Night With Seth Meyers Antonoff discussed his wedding, working with Lana Del Rey and Taylor Swift, and more, while Bleachers played “Alma Mater” on the NBC program By Hattie Lindert December 22, 2023 Facebook X Bleachers on Late Night With Seth Meyers, December 2023 (Paula Lobo/NBC) Facebook

News Nevermind Baby’s Lawsuit Against Nirvana Revived by Appeals Court A three-judge panel reversed a dismissal of Spencer Elden’s filing, which alleges that the use of his nude image on the 1991 album cover constitutes child sexual exploitation By Hattie Lindert December 21, 2023 Facebook X Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic, and Dave Grohl, December

News Oscars 2024: Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa, Sharon Van Etten, Jarvis Cocker, and More Make Best Original Song Shortlist A$AP Rocky, Olivia Rodrigo, Lenny Kravitz, and others are also on the Best Original Song shortlist, while Mica Levi, Mark Ronson, the late Robbie Robertson, and more made the Best Original Score shortlist for the 2024

News Massive Attack, Fontaines D.C., and Young Fathers Announce Ceasefire EP for Gaza Relief Efforts All profits will go to Doctors Without Borders’ aid in Gaza and the West Bank By Nina Corcoran December 21, 2023 Facebook X Grian Chatten, Robert “3D” Del Naja, Kayus Bankole (Getty Images) Facebook X Massive Attack, Fontaines D.C., and

News Shygirl and Kingdom Share New Song “F@k€”: Listen The London musician’s new track follows the single “Thicc,” which also recently got a new music video By Hattie Lindert December 20, 2023 Facebook X Shygirl, photo by Antonius Cramer Facebook X Shygirl has shared a new song, “F@k€.” Her first new song since November’s “Thicc”