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At the 2020 Oscars tonight, Bong Joon-ho’s film Parasite picked up the Oscar for Best Picture. The film won over Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman, Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood, Greta Gerwig’s Little Women, Noah Baumbach’s Marriage Story, 1917, Jojo Rabbit, and Joker. Parasite is a satire about a struggling working-class family

Guitarist John Frusciante has played his first gig since reuniting with Red Hot Chili Peppers. Frusciante last performed with the band in 2007. He joined Anthony Kiedis and Flea for a three-song set at a memorial concert for Andrew Burkle put on by the Tony Hawk Foundation. Jane’s Addiction’s Stephen Perkins filled in on drums

Sean Paul and Tove Lo have joined together for a new collaborative single “Calling on Me.” In a statement, Sean Paul said, “‘Calling On Me’ is a dope song reflecting the real side of love.” He added, “If you love someone, the energy doesn’t ever change. They are able to call on you at all

Nina Simone’s 1982 album Fodder on My Wings is getting reissued on vinyl and CD and will also be available on digital streaming platforms for the first time ever. The new release arrives April 3 via Verve/UMe. Watch a new lyric video for “I Sing Just to Know That I’m Alive” below. Simone recorded Fodder

Berlin producer Hendrik Weber, aka Pantha du Prince, has announced his next album. It’s called Conference of Trees, and it’s out March 6 via Modern Recordings. Ahead of the new LP, Weber has shared lead single “Pius in Tacet,” as well as its accompanying visual. Watch masked figures dance through the forest in the below

The Strokes have teased something called The New Abnormal. Earlier today (February 7), the band posted a silent video featuring artwork for the new project on their social media accounts. Find that below. The Strokes’ last studio album was 2013’s Comedown Machine. In 2016, the Strokes released the EP Future Present Past. More recently, they

Swae Lee has shared a new song. It’s called “Back 2 Back Maybach,” and it was made in collaboration with D_JAy Sremm and produced by JAXX. Give it a listen below. In August of last year, Swae Lee linked up with Drake for their joint single “Won’t Be Late.” Lee is currently on a massive

Surreal, at times postmodern, consistently visually provocative but not quite enigmatic in the way that so many of its stylistic counterparts on the mainstream side would be, the music video for Thomas Charlie Pedersen’s “Must Be The World,” lead single from his second solo record Daylight Saving Hours, is quite the captivating watch to say the

Apollo Masters—a manufacturing plant that supplies the lacquer used for making master discs, which are used to make vinyl records—suffered a fire on Thursday, February 6, at its manufacturing and storage facility in Banning, California, The Desert Sun reports. No employees were injured in the “devastating” blaze, which completely destroyed the facility. A note on

Slick but not overproduced with a heavy synthetic backdrop (an unfortunately common feature in modern pop music), the rhythmic beats adorning Morgan Mallory’s new single “Bullet” represent our first intoxicating glimpse into the track as well as the formidable backbone of every verse we’ll hear. Mallory straddles them with ease in this song, utilizing their

Nicki Minaj is back with a new song. It’s called “Yikes.” Have a listen below. Nicki recently shared a preview of the song, which stirred controversy due to the line, “All you bitches Rosa Parks, uh oh, get your ass up.” [embedded content] Nicki’s last album Queen arrived in 2018. In 2019, she released the

Today, New York State Supreme Court Judge Jennifer G. Schecter made a significant ruling in the long-running legal battle between Kesha and producer Lukasz “Dr. Luke” Gottwald. According to court documents viewed by Pitchfork, the judge ruled that Kesha “made a false statement to Lady Gaga about Gottwald and that was defamatory.” The “defamatory” remarks

Dead & Company—the band featuring John Mayer and members of the Grateful Dead—have announced a summer 2020 tour. It takes place this July and August. Check out the band’s schedule below. Get tickets here. (Pitchfork may earn a commission from purchases made through affiliate links on our site.) Dead & Co. played their first show

Radiohead guitarist Ed O’Brien will release his debut solo album, Earth, as EOB, on April 17. Today he’s shared a new song from the record, “Shangri-La.” Check it out below, along with an album trailer in which O’Brien discusses the album’s creation. O’Brien said in a statement: “”Here’s the album.. thank you for waiting ..

The German producer Pole, aka Stefan Betke, has announced he has remastered and will reissue his first three LPs 1, 2, and 3 as a box set. The trilogy is due out April 24 via Mute. Check out “Silberfisch,” from 3, below. This marks the first time in 20 years that the trilogy will be

A new companion release to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the White Stripes’ De Stijl has been announced. It marks the latest installment in Third Man Records’ Vault subscription series, which offers exclusive releases for subscribers. The 2xLP set is loaded with unreleased recordings and rarities on white and red vinyl, packaged in a hardcover

Lido Pimienta has announced her new album Miss Colombia with a new song called “Eso Que Tu Haces” (“That Thing You Do”). It’s due out April 17 via ANTI-. Check out the video for “Eso Que Tu Haces” below. “Eso Que Tu Haces” is the second single from Miss Colombia; she released “No Pude” last

London rock band black midi are back with a new single. This one’s called “Sweater.” It’s over 11 minutes long and was recorded with Speedy Wunderground’s Dan Carey during the same sessions that produced their debut album Schlagenheim. Have a listen to the new song below. black midi are touring this year, and their schedule

Paramore’s Hayley Williams was today’s guest on the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge, where she covered Dua Lipa’s “Don’t Start Now.” She also played her solo single “Simmer.” Check out video of her performances below. Williams is gearing up to release her debut solo album, PETALS FOR ARMOR, on May 8. She’s also shared “Leave

Oakland rapper Kamaiyah has announced her latest project. Her third release Got It Made arrives February 21. She’s also shared a new track with Trina called “Set It Up.” Check out Kamaiyah’s cover art for the record, and listen to the new song below. Got It Made follows Kamaiyah’s previous two mixtapes, 2016’s A Good

HBO Max has acquired U.S. rights to Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering’s documentary On the Record. The film presents the stories of several women who have accused producer Russell Simmons of sexual assault, including music executive Drew Dixon. Dixon’s allegations against Simmons, along with those of several other women, were first reported by The New

Built to Spill have announced a new album of Daniel Johnston covers. The record, appropriately titled Built to Spill Plays the Songs of Daniel Johnston, is out May 1 (via Ernest Jenning Record Co.). Listen to the band’s version of Johnston’s “Bloody Rainbow” below (via Rolling Stone). Johnston had recruited Built to Spill to be

Ivan Král—the composer, guitarist, and Patti Smith Group member—has died, as Reuters reports. He was 71 years old. Král briefly played with Blondie in the mid-’70s before beginning his long tenure with Patti Smith Group. The composer, producer, and guitarist co-wrote many songs with Smith, most notably “Dancing Barefoot,” from the 1979 album Wave. Král

The Super Bowl 2020 Halftime Show took place tonight and featured performances from Jennifer Lopez and Shakira. The two women performed hits from across their careers in a stage show filled with dancers, sparkling outfits, salsa choreography, and more. Watch it happen below. J.Lo did “Jenny From the Block,” “Ain’t It Funny,” “Get Right,” and

Vampire Weekend performed a set at Bernie Sanders’ rally in Cedar Rapids, Iowa tonight (February 1). They played “2021,” “Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa,” “Holiday,” “This Life,” and a cover of Thin Lizzy’s “The Boys are Back in Town.” Check out video of the performance below. Saturday night’s appearance with Sanders wasn’t the first for the

Spike Lee has signed on to direct a film adaptation of David Byrne’s American Utopia, Deadline reports. The feature-length version of Byrne’s hit Broadway show is slated for a 2020 release, and will be executive produced by Participant alongside Byrne, Lee, and others. The film will be produced by Byrne’s Todomundo and Lee’s Forty Acres

Earlier today, it was reported that Gang of Four mastermind Andy Gill—the founding guitarist who also produced or co-produced the band’s entire discography, in addition to albums by Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Futureheads, and others—has died. Artists, musicians, and critics have begun to respond to the news of his passing. Find reactions from Tom

Gang of Four founding member and guitarist Andy Gill has died, the band disclosed via a statement earlier today. “Andy’s final tour in November was the only way he was ever really going to bow out; with a Stratocaster around his neck, creaming with feedback and deafening the front row,” the statement reads. According to

Bon Iver performed at Bernie Sanders’ rally last night (January 31) at the Horizon Events Center in Clive, Iowa. Justin Vernon played acoustic renditions of a handful of Bon Iver tracks, as well as Leon Russell’s “A Song For You,” and two Bob Dylan covers. Watch Vernon’s full performance below, and scroll down to find

Caroline Polachek stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! to perform her song “So Hot You’re Hurting My Feelings” on Thursday night (January 30). The former Chairlift singer performed atop a rotating boulder; watch that below. Polachek released Pang, her debut album under her own name, in October. In December, she shared A. G. Cook’s remix of