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Paramore’s Hayley Williams is getting ready to release her debut solo album PETALS FOR ARMOR, which will arrive on May 8 via Atlantic. After sharing the lead single from the album “Simmer,” last week, Williams is back with another new one. This one’s called “Leave It Alone” and it comes with a music video by

Raphael Saadiq will serve as executive music producer for the new National Geographic anthology series on Aretha Franklin. As Billboard notes, Terence Blanchard will serve as composer. Genius: Aretha is set to premiere on May 25 at 9 p.m. ET. Genius: Aretha marks the third season of National Geographic’s Genius, which dramatizes the stories of

Quasi has announced two legs of a new West Coast tour, kicking off with an April 23 show at Vancouver’s Biltmore Cabaret. The band previously had to cancel a 2019 tour after drummer Janet Weiss was in car accident that left her with a broken right leg and left collar bone. Weiss left her other

My Chemical Romance have finally announced their full comeback tour. It kicks off in Detorit in September. The band made the announcement in a video directed by Kris Mercado, featuring music composed by guitarist Ray Toro and keyboardist Jamie Muhoberac. The visual begins with a young man lacing his shoes and brewing a cup of

Mount Eerie, aka Phil Elverum, has announced a North American tour. The seven dates take place in April and will feature Julie Doiron, with whom Elverum collaborated on last year’s Lost Wisdom pt. 2. Check out the dates below. In addition to the April tour, Elverum will tour through Canada this week with Doiron. He

Ty Segall, Charles Moothart, and Chad Ubovich’s band Fuzz is back. The band have announced a North American tour that takes place in May and June. Find those dates below. The band’s last album II came out in 2015. Segall recently announced a new band with Lightning Bolt’s Brian Chippendale called Wasted Shirt; their album

Gorillaz have shared a clip with new music called “Song Machine Theme Tune.” The snippet, which lasts a little more than 20 seconds, comes with a teaser for something called Gorillaz present Song Machine. Find that below. Gorillaz released new albums in 2017 (Humanz) and 2018 (The Now Now). The band’s documentary about the making

Justin Bieber has announced his forthcoming album, Changes. The follow-up to 2015’s Purpose arrives February 14 via RBMG/Def Jam. Ahead of the LP, Bieber has announced a slew of North American tour dates. He’s also shared his latest single “Get Me,” which features Kehlani. Check out Bieber’s full tour itinerary, as well as his new

Jamaican singer Koffee has performed a “Tiny Desk Concert” for NPR. She played three tracks from her Rapture EP (“Raggamuffin,” “Rapture,” and “Toast”), as well as her 2019 single “W.” Watch Koffee perform with backup singers and a full band below. Koffee’s debut EP Rapture arrived in March 2019. She released “W,” which features Gunna,

Kanye West, Chance the Rapper, and Kirk Franklin held a Sunday Service gospel performance last night. During his segment, West paid tribute to the late Kobe Bryant, singing, “I was driving home/They was leaving your jersey on the freeway, and I just broke down, broke down, broke down.” In addition, Chance rapped his verse from

Tonight at the 2020 Grammy Awards, Billie Eilish won Record of the Year for her single “bad guy.” She picked up the win over songs by Bon Iver (“Hey, Ma”), Ariana Grande (“7 rings”), Lil Nas X (“Old Town Road (Remix)”), Swae Lee and Post Malone (“Sunflower”), Lizzo (“Truth Hurts”), Khalid (“Talk”), and H.E.R. (“Hard

The 2020 Grammy Awards are finally here. The show is taking place today in Los Angeles. Find the full list of winners, which we’ll be updating in real time throughout the night, below. Lizzo led this year’s nominations with eight nods including Album, Record, and Song of the Year, as well as Best New Artist.

Halsey stopped by Saturday Night Live last night to perform a rodeo-riding “You Should Be Sad” and “Finally // beautiful stranger” from her new album, Manic. She also starred alongside host Adam Driver in a sketch called “Slow,” a satirical music video in which the slow-jam ethos reaches its absurdly illogical conclusion. Watch clips from

YG has been arrested in Los Angeles in connection with an investigation of an alleged robbery, TMZ and CBSLA report. According to the reports, officers L.A. County Sheriff’s Department arrived at YG’s home early this morning (January 24) with a search warrant. The rapper was then taken into custody and is being held at Men’s

FKA twigs will perform Sunday night at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards, where she’ll take the stage with Sheila E. and Usher for a tribute to the late Prince. twigs said that she would join the previously-announced homage to the Purple One during an interview with Apple Music’s Beats 1 radio show. FKA twigs has

Bassist Juan Alderete—a member of the Mars Volta and touring player for Marilyn Manson and Deltron 3030, among others—suffered a traumatic brain injury as the result of a bicycle accident on January 13, his wife Anne Alderete revealed via Instagram. The musician sustained what is known as a diffuse axonal injury and is currently in

Chance the Rapper is set to host MTV’s rebooted celebrity prank show Punk’d. It’s coming to the mobile video platform Quibi, which launches in April 2020. In a press release, Chance said, “Punk’d is one of MTV’s most iconic franchises.” He added, “I grew up watching this show and it’s surreal to be in the driver’s

In 2017, Meek Mill was sued by three different parties over a shooting that happened at a December 2016 concert at the Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford, Connecticut. One man, Dylan Thomas, was shot in the leg and sued the rapper as well as Live Nation and the concert venue for damages. That case was dropped

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 Jeff Parker, Andy Shauf, Sarah Mary Chadwick, Hook, and Wire. Subscribe to Pitchfork’s

Chromatics have released a new single called “Toy.” It arrives in three different versions: “Toy,” “Toy (On Film),” and “Toy (Instrumental).” Check it out below. In a statement about the track, singer Ruth Radelet said, “It’s a song about trying to forget someone you’re still in love with even though they treat you like an

Grimes has confirmed that she is pregnant. The artist first posted a photo of herself on Instagram on January 8 that appeared to reveal the news. The uncensored nude image was then taken down from Instagram, but she uploaded the below alternate version. “The photo is so much less feral without the nipples,” she wrote

After Deborah Dugan, former president and CEO of the Recording Academy, was placed on administrative leave amid accusations of bullying, she filed a complaint outlining allegations of discrimination, sexual harassment, corruption, and much more. She also claimed she was told that her predecessor at the Recording Academy, Neil Portnow—the man who stirred controversy with his

Joni Mitchell has announced the reissue of her 2007 album Shine via Craft. The album’s first-ever vinyl release is due out April 3. The record includes an updated version of her 1970 classic “Big Yellow Taxi,” as well as “One Week Last Summer,” which won Best Instrumental Pop Performance at the 2008 Grammys. It is

The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office has ruled that Juice WRLD died of an accidental overdose of Oxycodone and codeine toxicity. It was previously reported that Juice WRLD, was treated with Narcan (a pharmaceutical used to combat opioid overdoses) and taken to a hospital in Oak Lawn, Illinois, where he died on December 8 at

When Bernie Sanders was running for president in 2016, Vampire Weekend appeared with the senator at multiple rallies. It’s 2020, and both Vampire Weekend and Bon Iver will be performing at Bernie Sanders rallies in Iowa. Bon Iver will appear with Sanders on January 31 at the Horizon Events Center in Clive, Iowa. Vampire Weekend

Pearl Jam’s new album Gigaton is coming on March 27 via Monkeywrench/Republic. Today, the band have offered the first taste of new music from the album. The song is called “Dance of the Clairvoyants.” Take a listen below. “‘Dance’ was a perfect storm of experimentation and real collaboration,” Jeff Ament said. “We’ve opened some new

The Weeknd has shared the music video for “Blinding Lights.” It’s directed by Anton Tammi, who also helmed the visual for “Heartless,” and picks up right where the other one left off, as a very energized Abel Tesfaye zooms through the city streets in a sports car. There’s a fair amount of street dancing, too.

Mitski has shared a new song from the soundtrack to Floria Sigismondi’s horror movie The Turning. Her contribution is titled “Cop Car.” Listen below. Lawrence and Yves Rothman produced The Turning Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. Mitski’s track follows offerings from Courtney Love, Soccer Mommy, Lawrence Rothman featuring Pale Waves, the Aubreys, and Empress Of. The