Music

New Orleans rapper and bounce music icon 5th Ward Weebie has died, CNN and The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate report. Weebie’s publicist Johnathan Thomas told CNN that the artist had a “heart attack which turned into emergency heart surgery and ultimately heart failure.” 5th Ward Weebie was 42 years old. When reached for comment by

Two more Studio Ghibli soundtracks composed by Joe Hisaishi are coming to vinyl for the first time. Turntable Lab will reissue the soundtracks to Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989) and Porco Rosso (1992) in late March, according to their website. The soundtracks for Ghibli classics My Neighbor Totoro, Castle in the Sky, and Nausicaä of the

Last night’s episode of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert welcomed musical guest and interviewee Kesha. The singer performed her recent single “Raising Hell” alongside Big Freedia and dancers. She also sat down with Colbert to chat about David Bowie, Dolly Parton, “slow-stalking” middle-aged comedians, and Wayne’s World, which she considers to be “the greatest

Sia has shared a brand new song. It’s called “Original,” and it appears on the motion picture soundtrack for Universal Pictures’ Dolittle, which stars Robert Downey Jr. as the titular doctor and animal whisperer. Listen to “Original” below. Dolittle hits theaters January 17. Sia’s last solo album was 2017’s Everyday Is Christmas. Since releasing that

The Boomtown Rats—the Irish rock band formed by Bob Geldof in 1975—have announced their first new album in 36 years, as Stereogum notes. Citizens of Boomtown arrives March 13 via BMG. Ahead of the new LP, the band has shared lead single “Trash Glam Baby.” Give it a listen below, and scroll down to find

Octavian has linked up with the Blaze on their new song “Somewhere.” It’s the first new single from the French dance music duo since the release of their 2018 debut Dancehall. Check that out below. The Blaze—best known for their cinematic music videos—performed at Pitchfork Music Festival Paris in 2017. Octavian’s most recent full-length project,

Morrissey has announced his next studio album. I Am Not a Dog on a Chain, produced by Joe Chicarelli, arrives March 20 via BMG. He’s also shared a single: “Bobby, Don’t You Think They Know?” is embedded below. It features the Motown singer Thelma Houston. In a press release, Houston said: “One of the biggest

In 2019, U.S. listeners passed the trillion-stream mark for the first time, according to Nielsen’s annual year-end report on the music industry. There were 1.15 trillion audio and music video streams in 2019—up 29.3% from 887.4 billion streams in 2018. Read the full report via Billboard here. Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” was the

Moog Music has released a new documentary about Daniel Lopatin’s Uncut Gems score. Behind the Soundtrack: ‘Uncut Gems’ With Daniel Lopatin peeks behind the scenes of Lopatin’s process while writing music for the film. Watch the whole thing below. Uncut Gems co-director Josh Safdie appears in the documentary with Daniel Lopatin to discuss how their

Frank Ocean is the new face of Prada. The Italian fashion house as tapped the Blonde singer for its Spring/Summer 2020 menswear campaign along with director Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive, The Neon Demon) and actor Austin Butler (The Dead Don’t Die, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood). Ocean is a noted Prada enthusiast; in 2019

Jlin is back with a new song. “I Hate Being an Adult” is out now as part of this year’s Adult Swim Singles series. Have a listen below. Jlin’s new song follows her last album, 2017’s Black Origami. In 2018, she provided the soundtrack to choreographer Wayne McGregor’s DNA-inspired dance work Autobiography. More recently, Jlin

William Tyler has contributed music to the upcoming film First Cow, directed by Kelly Reichardt. The movie stars John Magaro, Orion Lee, and René Auberjonois and it takes place in the 19th century in the Pacific Northwest. “Was such an honor to compose for this beautiful film,” Tyler wrote in a tweet. Watch the trailer

Tame Impala have shared the fourth new song from their forthcoming album The Slow Rush. Take a listen to “Lost in Yesterday” below. [embedded content] The Slow Rush is out February 14 via Interscope/Fiction. The band had previously shared three other songs from the record, “Posthumous Forgiveness,” “Borderline,” and “It Might Be Time.” Tame Impala

Henry Rollins has been recruited by the Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board to host a five-part video series about the city. Watch the first entry, “Rollins’s Rules: LAX” below. Part one follows the actor and former Black Flag frontman as he walks through the various steps of flying in and out of LAX, Los

Sightless Pit is a new band that consists of Lingua Ignota (aka Kristin Hayter), the Body’s Lee Buford, and Full of Hell’s Dylan Walker. Today, they’ve announced their debut full-length Grave of a Dog, out February 21 via Thrill Jockey. The trio have also released the album’s first single, “Kingscorpse.” Check that out below. The

In April 2019, rapper G Herbo was arrested in Atlanta for simple battery following an alleged altercation with the mother of his child. Now, G Herbo, whose real name is Herbert Wright III, has pleaded guilty to one count of misdemeanor battery, Pitchfork can confirm. The rapper was sentenced to 12 months probation. He will

Several indie record labels announced today that they’ve parted ways with Warner Music Group’s Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA) and will be working with North Carolina distributor Redeye going forward, Billboard reports. Beggars Group—the collective of labels that includes 4AD, Matador, Rough Trade, Young Turks, and XL—are joined by Domino and Saddle Creek in the move.

Drake has teased something with Future called “Life Is Good” on his Instagram Stories today (January 6). Future added that same post to his own Instagram Stories, too. Check out the teaser below. Drake and Future famously collaborated on What a Time to Be Alive back in 2015. The pair has seldom worked together since

Taron Egerton, who portrays Elton John in last year’s biopic Rocketman, has won the Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. He beat out Leonardo DiCaprio (Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood), Eddie Murphy (I Am Dolemite), Daniel Craig (Knives Out), and Roman Griffin Davis

Last night (January 2), DaBaby was arrested and booked into a Miami-Dade County jail, court records show. According to the Miami Herald and TMZ, DaBaby was initially detained and questioned by police about an alleged robbery. Miami Police Spokeswoman Kiara Delva told the Herald, “He was taken to headquarters for questioning, reference a possible robbery….

The surviving members of Nirvana—Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, and Pat Smear—reunited for a brief five-song set at The Art of Elysium’s annual “Heaven is Rock and Roll” gala. Beck and St. Vincent’s Annie Clark stood in for late vocalist Kurt Cobain on lead guitar and vocals. Check out the whole performance below. The band played

Bon Iver and Minnesota dance company TU Dance have canceled their 2020 performances of Come Through following sexual harassment allegations against TU Dance’s co-founder Uri Sands, the Star Tribune reports. The shows were scheduled to take place in Houston, Nashville, and New Orleans. In a statement, the band wrote, “These decisions are never taken lightly

Miley Cyrus has settled a copyright lawsuit brought against her by Jamaican dancehall artist Flourgon (aka Michael May), as Reuters reports. The suit, originally filed in 2018, saw May claim that the pop star lifted elements from his 1988 single “We Run Things,” including a “substantially similar hook.” Reuters reports that there was financial component

Yesterday (January 3), Justin Bieber resurfaced with “Yummy”—his first new solo single in over four years. Now, Bieber has shared the song’s accompanying music video, directed by Bardia Zeinali, which sees him attend a colorful dinner party with some eclectic guests, sampling questionable green gelatin, lobster, and other dishes. Check that out below. [embedded content]

Beastie Boys have announced a new photo book with longtime collaborator Spike Jonze. Simply titled Beastie Boys, the new book arrives March 17 via Rizzoli and will compile shots of the Beasties taken by Jonze from throughout their career, from the music video shoot for “Sabotage”—Jonze’s first video for the band—to the cover shoot for

Michael Stipe has released his second solo single, titled “Drive to the Ocean.” The new track arrives with an accompanying music video shot by Stipe. Stipe has also shared a video message about the new song, which arrives the day before his 60th birthday. Watch the visual for “Drive to the Ocean,” as well as

French producer Gesaffelstein has shared a new remix of ROSALÍA’s 2019 track “A Palé.” Take a listen below (via Columbia). ROSALÍA released “A Palé” this past November. That same month, she performed the song at the 20th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, where she won three awards. Coming up, ROSALÍA is nominated for Best New Artist

Mick Jenkins has shared a new song called “Carefree.” It’s out January 10 on a seven-song release titled The Circus. Take a listen to “Carefree” and check out the album art below. The Circus features a handful of different producers, including Black Milk, Hit-Boy, IAMNOBODI, DJ FU, and Beat Butcha. One track, “The Light,” also

Mouse on Mars’ Jan St. Werner has announced a new album. It’s called Molecular Meditation, and it’s out February 21 via Editions Mego. Listen to “VS Cancelled,” which features vocal contributions from the Fall’s Mark E. Smith, and take a look at the Molecular Meditation tracklist below. On the track, Smith reads an e-mail from

Madlib has announced Bandana Beats, an instrumental version of last year’s Bandana LP with Freddie Gibbs. It’s out January 31, via Madlib Invazion/ESGN/Keep Cool/RCA. Madlib released Piñata Beats back in 2014. Madlib has also announced a new record with the rapper Oh No, his younger brother. The duo are dusting off their alias the Professionals