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The Grand Ole Opry announced today (March 13) that it will suspend performances that involve a live audience until April 4 “in an effort to maintain health and safety amid current COVID-19 concerns.” The Nashville, Tennessee institution posted a statement on its website stating that “the Opry’s first priority has always been the safety of

Back in June, Soundgarden, Steve Earle, and Hole, as well as the estate of Tupac Shakur and a former wife of Tom Petty sued Universal Music Group for over $100 million in damages. The suit was in response to The New York Times Magazine’s bombshell investigation of a 2008 fire at UMG’s Hollywood warehouse that

Octavian is back with a new song featuring Skepta. The two London artists join forces on the new track “Papi Chulo,” which was produced by YoungKio (“Old Town Road”), Bricks Da Mane, and Go Grizzly. It arrives with a new video directed by Lyle Lindgren, featuring cameos from A$AP Ferg, A$AP Nast, and Michael Phantom.

After years of waiting, Jay Electronica has finally shared his debut album. Listen to A Written Testimony—which features contributions from JAY-Z, James Blake, Travis Scott, Khruangbin, and The-Dream—below via Tidal. Production credits include Swizz Beatz, Hit-Boy, the Alchemist, No I.D., Young Guru, and AraabMuzik. The album’s credits reveal samples or interpolations of Rihanna (“Flux Capacitor”),

Amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, Live Nation Entertainment is planning to cut short all of its tours through at least the end of March, according to a statement from the company. AEG Presents is also suspending its tours, according to The New York Times. Some Live Nation events planned for tonight and tomorrow (March 12

DJ Python, aka Brian Piñeyro, has announced his new LP Mas Amable with a new song called “ADMSDP.” Amable is due out April 10 via Incienso. Check out “ADMSDP,” featuring vocals from LA Warman, below. Piñeyro also records as Deejay Xanax, DJ Wey and Luis. He released the Derretirse EP as DJ Python on Dekmantel

The Spike Jonze-directed Beastie Boys documentary is coming to IMAX theaters on April 3 and will then stream on April 24 via Apple TV+. Following a teaser earlier this year, the film’s first full-length trailer was shared tonight. It features archival video as well as new footage of Mike D and Ad-Rock talking about the

Snail Mail has covered “Evaporar,” the closing track on the lone album from Little Joy. Hear Lindsey Jordan sing in Portuguse below. Little Joy are comprised of Binki Shapiro, Brazilian musician Rodrigo Amarante, and the Strokes’ dummer Fab Moretti. The trio released its self-titled debut in 2008. Snail Mail released her debut Lush in 2018.

Margo Price has announced her new album That’s How Rumors Get Started. The Midwest Farmer’s Daughter follow-up was produced by Sturgill Simpson and co-produced by Price and David Ferguson. The LP includes the previously shared “Stone Me” and a new song she’s shared today called “Twinkle Twinkle.” Check out that song’s new Matthew Daniel Siskin-directed

Reissue label Light in the Attic has announced the new Pacific Breeze 2: Japanese City Pop, AOR & Boogie 1972-1986 compilation, the sequel to 2019’s Pacific Breeze: Japanese City Pop, AOR & Boogie 1976-1986. It’s due out May 15 on digital, cassette, CD, and 2xLP vinyl formats. The compilation was curated by Vetiver’s Andy Cabic

Thundercat was the musical guest on last night’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, where he was joined by frequent collaborators Steve Lacy, Flying Lotus, and Steve Arrington for a performance of “Black Qualls.” During the performance, Thundercat and Lacy both wore bejeweled sweaters. Check it out below. “Black Qualls” is from Thundercat’s upcoming LP It

“Savanna,” the second song in the tracklist of Jonathan Emile’s new LP Spaces-in-Between, doesn’t get more than two seconds into its running time before it’s got us swinging our hips to its funky groove, but as is the case with the vast majority of its counterparts on the album, listeners will have to hear the

On March 6, SXSW canceled its 2020 festival due to concerns surrounding the recent coronavirus outbreak. It marked the first cancellation in the annual Austin event’s 34-year history. Now, SXSW’s parent company SXSW LLC has laid off roughly a third of its 175 year-round employees, according to a new report by local paper the Austin

HAIM were the musical guests on last night’s episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. In addition to performing “The Steps” from their upcoming album Women in Music Pt. III (with assistance from Rostam), they appeared in a musical sketch called “I Liked an Instagram Post” wherein the sisters and Fallon sing about the

HAIM have announced a series of shows that they’ll play at delis across the United States. The five deli stops will take place in New York, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Denver, and Los Angeles. “We’ve never done anything like this before,” the band wrote, “so let’s all get together and eat some matzo ball soup and

The Weeknd was the musical guest on las night’s episode of Saturday Night Live, where he performed “Blinding Lights,” and debuted a new song called “Scared to Live” (which interpolates Elton John’s “Your Song”). He was accompanied by Oneohtrix Point Never for the latter. The Weeknd also did some comedy sketches for the show, including

Lil Baby’s performance at Bill Harris Arena in Birmingham, Alabama last night (March 7) ended in chaos as one person was shot, The Birmingham News reports. Police have confirmed that one person was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries; there’s no suspect in custody. A video of the incident shows Lil Baby performing when an altercation appears

DaBaby appeared to assault a woman on his way to the stage at an afterparty at the Tampa, Florida venue Whiskey North, TMZ reports. As video of the incident circulated online last night, DaBaby shared Instagram stories alleging that the woman struck him in the eye with her phone before he struck her back. This

Shakira has shared the music video for “Me Gusta,” her single with Puerto Rican artist Anuel AA. The colorful visual, directed by Drew Kirsch, finds the pair at a lavish banquet table. Watch below. Shakira’s last new album, El Dorado, was issued in May 2017. According to a press release, she’s working on new music

South by Southwest 2020 has been canceled, according to an announcement from Austin mayor Steve Adler. “I’ve issued an order that effectively cancels South by Southwest,” Adler said during a press conference today. “There was no path forward that would mitigate the risk enough to protect our community.” The press conference, which also includes officials

Lil Wayne has released a new music video for his Funeral track “Mama Mia.” The colorful visual features dancers, mannequins, a fruit-filled banquet table, a fiery casket, and more. Check it out below. Wayne dropped Funeral in late January. Since then, he’s been revealed as the Robot on The Masked Singer, performed on Fallon and

The Roots’ lead MC Black Thought will contribute music and lyrics to a stage adaptation of George S. Schuyler’s 1931 novel Black No More, as Rolling Stone points out. According to RS, Black Thought will also star in the musical version of Schuyler’s Harlem Renaissance-era book. Black No More is slated to premiere at Pershing

On March 4, Nicki Minaj’s husband Kenneth Petty was arrested in Los Angeles for failing to register as a sex offender. Now, following an appearance in Los Angeles County Superior Court, the charges against him have been dropped, the Blast reports and Pitchfork can confirm. In a statement to Pitchfork, a representative for the LA

Premios Tu Música Urbano, an award show dedicated entirely to honoring music from the world of Spanish-language urbano, aired last night (March 5), live from Puerto Rico’s José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum. During the evening, reggaeton/Latin trap pioneer Nicky Jam received a career achievement award. In addition, Daddy Yankee took home six awards, while Ozuna earned

The Stockholm band Viagra Boys are back with a follow-up to their “Sports”-featuring 2018 debut, Street Worms. Their new EP Common Sense is out now. Have a listen below, and check out the lyric video for the EP’s title track. The band have also announced a European tour later this year. Find those dates below.

Interpol frontman Paul Banks has formed a new band with Matt Barrick of the Walkmen and Fleet Foxes and Josh Kaufman of Bonny Light Horseman and Day of the Dead. They’re called Muzz. Listen to Muzz’s first single “Bad Feeling” below. Paul Banks’ last release with Interpol was 2019’s A Fine Mess EP. In 2018

Mac DeMarco has a habit of releasing the rough demos from his albums. He’s at it again. The demos from his 2019 album Here Comes the Cowboy are being released on two different collections: Here Comes the Cowboy Demos is out April 17 (via Mac’s Record Label) and Other Here Comes the Cowboy Demos comes

Lady Gaga has announced a six-city stadium tour of Europe and North America. The Chromatica Ball tour kicks off July 24 at Paris’s Stade de France before rolling up in London, Boston, Toronto, Chicago, and East Rutherford, New York. Check out the dates below. Lady Gaga recently released “Stupid Love,” a single from Chromatica. The

The Brighton-based indie rock band Porridge Radio have shared a new song from their forthcoming album. “Circling” arrives with a new video directed by Rachel Winton, Ben Cole, and Tash Lever. Their album Every Bad is out March 13 via Secretly Canadian. “A lot of the songs on Every Bad are centered around the sea,

Metallica have launched a new subscription service. The Metallica Vinyl Club will offer fans a chance to hear Metallica rarities and demos, pressed on 7″ vinyl records. The inaugural year will feature four releases. Signup for the 2020 Vinyl Club Subscription is open through Tuesday, March 31 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern. Learn more at the