John Frusciante is back in the Red Hot Chili Peppers for the first time in a decade. The band announced the news on Instagram, saying that Josh Klinghoffer is out of the band after 10 years and Frusciante is back in. “Josh is a beautiful musician who we respect and love,” the band’s statement reads.
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Chance the Rapper has canceled The Big Tour—the run of dates in 2020 that he previously postponed following the birth of his second daughter. “I know it sucks and its been a lot of back and forth with reschedules and rerouting, but it’s for the best,” he wrote. “I’m gonna take this time to be
It’s the 50th anniversary of Glastonbury next year, and today, it’s been announced that Taylor Swift is one of the headliners. She joins the previously announced headliners Paul McCartney and Diana Ross. The festival takes place from June 24-28. Following the release of her new album Lover, Swift released the new single “Christmas Tree Farm.”
Atmosphere have surprise released a new album called Whenever (via Rhymesayers). It’s the Minnesota rap group’s follow-up to last year’s Mi Vida Local. Give Whenever a listen below. Plus, check out the new music video for “Lovely” (featuring Nikki Jean). Atmosphere head out on a North American tour in January. The first show is in
Kamaiyah has shared a new track, “Still I Am. It’s produced by CT Beats and arrives with a music video directed by Damien Sandavol. Watch the easy-going visual, filmed in Oakland, below. “Still I Am” follows Kamaiyah’s song with Quavo and Tyga (“Windows”) and the Michael McDonald-sampling “Back to Basics.” According to a press release,
Billboard will incorporate YouTube streams into its calculations for the Billboard 200 albums chart, the company announced today. The change will go into effect on January 3, 2020. According to The New York Times, Billboard will also factor in music video plays from Apple Music, TIDAL, and VEVO, but not “user-generated content,” such as memes
Roy Loney, the original frontman for ’60s rock group Flamin’ Groovies, has died, according to a post on the band’s Facebook Page and San Francisco CBS affiliate KPIX 5. “We are all deeply saddened and stunned to learn that our dearest friend and bandmate, Roy Loney, passed away this morning,” the group wrote. A cause
New York rapper Lil Tjay has shared his latest single. “Go In” is produced by JD on Tha Track. Give it a listen below. Lil Tjay shared his studio debut True 2 Myself back in October. That album featured contributions from Lil Baby, Lil Wayne, Lil Durk, and others. True 2 Myself included Lil Tjay’s
Australian indie pop group The Lucksmiths are reissuing their 2003 album Naturaliste on vinyl for the first time. Originally released on Candle Records, the band’s fifth record is re-released via member Mark Monnone’s label Lost and Lonesome after a crowdfunding campaign. Below, watch an archival video for “Camera-Shy” (via Trouble Juice). The Lucksmiths released their
Usher has shared a new single feature British singer/songwriter Ella Mai. “Don’t Waste My Time” was co-produced by Bryan-Michael Cox and Jermaine Dupri. Give it a listen below. Usher’s last studio album as a solo artist was 2016’s Hard II Love. Last year, he dropped “A”, his collaborative project with Zaytoven. Ella Mai’s self-titled debut
Cyberpunk 2077 is a highly anticipated new video game that’s coming to Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC on April 16. It stars Keanu Reeves—who gave a memorable presentation pitching the game at this year’s E3—as Johnny Silverhand, the lead singer of the band Samurai. Grimes also appears in the game as fictional pop star
Baauer and Channel Tres have shared their new song from Danny Brown’ new Grand Theft Auto radio station “iFruit Radio.” Listen to “Ready to Go,” which also features Brown, below. “iFruit Radio” launches with the new GTA update The Diamond Casino Heist. Brown hosts the station with special guest Skepta. Other artists featured on “iFruit
She & Him, the duo of Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward, are in the middle of their Very She & Him Christmas Party tour, and, as they begin a leg of dates in California, they stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live!. On last night’s episode, they performed “Christmas Day” from their 2016 record Christmas Party. Watch
Fennesz has announced a 2020 North American tour, kicking off in San Francisco March 6. He’ll bring along the composer Britton Powell, who will perform his new work “If Anything Is.” Fennesz released Agora, his first album in more than five years, back in April. See where Fennesz landed on Pitchfork’s “50 Best Albums of
Lil Durk’s Only the Family and Alamo Records have released a new mixtape called Family Over Everything. Included on the compilation is a new song from Durk and Polo G, “Career Day.” Check that out below. Family Over Everything features guest spots from Lil Tjay, NLE Choppa, G, Herbo, and more. It follows follows last
U.S. Girls have announced their U.S. tour, playing three shows in February 2020 in Toronto, Montreal, and New York City. The group’s latest live configuration will feature seven singers. Earlier this year, U.S. Girls’ Meg Remy signed an open letter along with 200 other Canadian musicians—including members of Arcade Fire, Destroyer, Tanya Tagaq, Owen Pallett,
The Mountain Goats have announced a 2020 spring tour, JamBase reports. Find the dates below. The Mountain Goats released their new album In League With Dragons this year. The Mountain Goats 02-20 San Francisco, CA – Swedish American Hall02-21 San Francisco, CA – Swedish American Hall02-22 San Francisco, CA – Swedish American Hall04-26 Asheville, NC
Melbourne rockers King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have announced a North American tour. The concerts take place in April and May 2020. Three of the trek’s shows will feature three-hour marathon sets. Check out the band’s poster below. Get tickets here. (Pitchfork may earn a commission from purchases made through affiliate links on our
The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office revealed inconclusive findings from its autopsy for Juice WRLD, who died yesterday (December 8) following a seizure at the age of 21. It has now been disclosed that the rapper’s private plane, which landed at Chicago Midway International Airport around 1 a.m., was searched by police for narcotics, as
On Thursday, December 12, the UK general election will take place. Today, the oft politically outspoken Brian Eno has shared a new song skewering the Conservative Party, or Tories, as they’re often referred to. “Everything’s on the Up With the Tories” is a satirical account of Britain’s widening income gap, the privatization of healthcare, and
David Bowie will be honored with a live show at England’s National Space Centre. Titled “Bowie; Oddity to Mars,” the immersive, 360-degree celebration of the musician’s work will take place at the Centre’s Sir Patrick Moore Planetarium, the largest in the UK. Music spanning 1969 to 1972 will be performed by DAVID LIVE, a five-piece
Earlier this week, Kanye West announced that he had another opera in the works. Mary followed the Christmas nativity story. It was staged today (December 8) at the boat-racing arena Miami Marine Stadium, which looks out onto an expanse of water instead of astroturf. His latest collaboration with artist Vanessa Beecroft fell on the final
Juice WRLD died today at the age of 21. He was reportedly rushed to the hospital after suffering a seizure in Chicago’s Midway Airport. The news of the popular rapper’s death left the music world stunned, and throughout the day, rappers paid homage to their late peer. “I really wish we had more talks like
The rapper Juice WRLD has died, TMZ reports. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s office confirmed his death to WGN. He was 21. Law enforcement sources told TMZ that he suffered a seizure at Midway Airport after his plane landed. Paramedics reportedly rushed him to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Juice WRLD, who just
The Flaming Lips have a long-standing tradition of collaborating with other artists for full albums. Now, Wayne Coyne and Steven Drozd have teamed up with Deap Vally’s Lindsey Troy and Julie Edwards to form a new supergroup called Deap Lips. Their new album Deap Lips is out March 13 via Cooking Vinyl. Take a listen
Dave East, Jay Electronica, and New Jersey’s 070 Phi have teamed up for a new song. The track, “No Hoodie (Nothin’ to Lose),” benefits the nonprofit Hoodies for the Homeless. Listen to the single, where the rappers discuss the homelessness epidemic, below (via Billboard). Dave East / Jay Electronica / 070 Phi: “No Hoodie (Nothin’
Melbourne quartet Crayon Fields are reissuing their 2009 album All the Pleasures of the World, as BrooklynVegan reports. The deluxe reissue, to celebrate the record’s 10th annviersary, is pressed on blue/green “galaxy swirl” vinyl and includes B-sides, instrumentals, and covers of ABBA, Roxette, and Kath Bloom songs. Check out the band’s demo version of “Mirror
The Weeknd returned to The Late Show With Stephen Colbert last night for the second time this week. This time around, he performed his comeback single “Blinding Lights.” The Weeknd’s set was broadcast in black and white, and the singer performed in a hall of mirrors while audience members held up small, square mirrors to
The new Aretha Franklin TV series Genius: Aretha premieres on National Geographic in May 2020. Today (December 6), Entertainment Weekly has shared the first photo of Erivo as the Queen of Soul. Check out the image below via National Geographic Channel’s Instagram. Genius: Aretha will feature a number of Aretha Franklin’s hit songs, including “I
Alex Paterson has announced a new album from the Orb: Abolition of the Royal Familia is out March 27 via Cooking Vinyl. The record, which Paterson made with his new main writing partner Michael Rendall, features contributions from Roger Eno, Youth, Steve Hillage, Gong’s Miquette Giraudy, and more. Below, check out the Orb’s new song