Alessia Cara has shared a new song. Listen to “Ready” below. It marks the singer-songwriter’s first new track since releasing her sophomore album The Pains of Growing Up late last year. [embedded content] “Ready” is the first single from Cara’s upcoming EP The Summer. Since the release of The Pains of Growing, Cara has released
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Nicki Minaj stopped by Los Angeles station Power106 FM for a brief installment of her long-running show “Queen Radio” earlier today (July 19). During her segment, Minaj dropped a brand new remix of DaBaby’s Baby On Baby track “Suge (Yea Yea).” Give it a listen below. Minaj recently canceled a performance slated to take place
Yesterday (July 20), Sturgill Simpson was a panelist at San Diego Comic-Con 2019, where he discussed a forthcoming anime film he made in collaboration with manga artist Takashi Okazaki (Afro Samurai) and filmmaker Junpei Mizusaki (Batman Ninja). Now, Simpson has shared the first official trailer for the new film, titled Sound & Fury. He also
Tonight at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel announced plans to reboot the film Blade. Mahershala Ali will step into the title role, following in the footsteps of Wesley Snipes, The Hollywood Reporter notes. Snipes and Kris Kristofferson starred in the trilogy of vampire hunter films between 1998 and 2004. The final film, Blade: Trinity,
Bob Frank, the cult singer-songwriter from Memphis, has died. Light in the Attic, who reissued his debut self-titled album, confirmed the news in a statement. He was 75. Frank was born and raised in Memphis. He was a Vietnam veteran who returned and became a songwriter for a Nashville publishing house. His debut album arrived
ASAP Rocky and two associates will be held in Sweden for a third week as the prosecutor investigates the case, TMZ and The Washington Post report. Rocky was arrested on July 3 on suspicion of assaulting a man on the streets of Stockholm. He was initially held for two weeks and charged with assault (reduced
Ryan Adams has resurfaced for the first time since February, when he was accused of sexual and psychological abuse by multiple women in a New York Times report. Late last night (July 19), Adams posted a snippet of a new song called “I’m Sorry and I Love You” on his Instagram account. He made multiple
Lakeshore Records has announced The Music Of Red Dead Redemption 2: Original Score, the second collection of songs written for the wildly popular open world video game. The score includes original and previously-unreleased music from main composer Woody Jackson, Arca, saxophonist Colin Stetson, David Ferguson, Gabe Witcher, and many others. It arrives August 9 via
A jury has found 19-year-old rapper Tay-K guilty of murder and robbery, NBC’s Dallas–Fort Worth affiliate reports. At the outset of the trial, Tay-K pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated robbery by threats, but pleaded not guilty to capital murder and to a separate count of aggravated robbery, according to the Fort Worth Star
Rapper Lil Pump just dropped a brand new single featuring French Montana and Quavo of Migos. It’s called “Pose to Do.” Listen to the new Mally Mall-produced track below. [embedded content] Lil Pump shared his sophomore album Harverd Dropout earlier this year. Prior to releasing that record he dropped music with Kanye West (“I Love
André 3000 will star in a new 10-part series created by Jason Segel, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. The new show is called “Dispatches From Elsewhere,” and it is slated to premiere on AMC next year. According to the AJC, the drama series follows “a group of people who stumble onto a puzzle hiding behind everyday
The 2019 Kennedy Center Honors recipients have been announced. The members of iconic band Earth, Wind & Fire are among the honorees, as are singer-songwriter Linda Ronstadt, San Francisco Symphony music director Michael Tilson Thomas, actress Sally Field, and the children’s television program “Sesame Street,” as NPR reports. The awards will be presented during a
It’s not one fine day for Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. The hit show’s producers said it will end its nearly six-year Broadway run on October 27. Based on the songs of its titular pop legend and her inner circle, Beautiful earned seven Tony nominations in 2014 and won a pair, including one for lead actress Jessie Mueller.
Chief Keef has recruited Lil Uzi Vert for a guest feature on a new song, “Cap Flow,” the first single from Glo Gang member DooWop’s new album Cappin’ Ain‘t Dead. It is the first time Keef and Uzi have collaborated on a track together. Listen to the track below. Chief Keef produced much of the
English rock band Wire have announced the production of their first authorized documentary, People in a Film. Watch the trailer for the film below. Production has begun at Wales’ Rockfield Studios, capturing the band as it records its forthcoming LP. Footage includes interviews with Colin Newman, Graham Lewis, Robert Grey, Matthew Simms and Bruce Gilbert,
Five-piece Chicago band Twin Peaks have announced a new album called Lookout Low. The record, which follows 2016’s Down in Heaven, is set to arrive on September 13 via Grand Jury. It’s led by the single “Dance Through It,” which comes with a music video directed by Ariel Fisher and Léo Schrepel. Check out the
Chance the Rapper sat down with Jimmy Fallon on “The Tonight Show,” and during the chat, he decided to reveal more information about his official debut album. It’s been available for pre-order, but the title and release date were unknown. It’s called The Big Day, and it’s out July 26. Watch the reveal, featuring the
South African musician and anti-apartheid activist Johnny Clegg has died from pancreatic cancer, his manager Roddy Quin confirmed on Facebook. He was 66. “Johnny leaves deep foot prints in the hearts of every person that considers him/herself to be an African,” Quin wrote. “He showed us what it was to assimilate to and embrace other
Today, the 2019 Emmy nominations were revealed. Beyoncé’s live concert film Homecoming, which premiered on Netflix this April, received six nods. It’s up for Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded), Outstanding Music Direction, Outstanding Directing, Outstanding Writing, Outstanding Production Design, and Outstanding Costumes For Variety. The 2019 Emmy Awards will be held at Microsoft Theater in Los
Omar Apollo has announced a headlining North American tour later this fall. The run begins on the West Coast in November before he heads to Europe for a string of shows. In December, he returns to North America for shows in Chicago, Toronto, Brooklyn, Boston, Atlanta, and more. Find those dates below. Earlier this year,
Diddy has announced that he’s bringing back the MTV series “Making the Band,” the reality show that forms a band from scratch and follows them throughout their new musical careers. He has also revealed that he’s begun conducting the worldwide search for the next band’s members, with the show set to return in 2020. “It’s
Blood Orange has shared a new video for “Benzo,” from his Angel’s Pulse mixtape. The self-directed clip features Dev Hynes’ frequent collaborator Ian Isiah as a French aristocrat, who summons Hynes to play cello for him and his friends. Watch it happen below. Angel’s Pulse, which Hynes describes as an “epilogue” to Negro Swan, features
R. Kelly was arrested in Chicago Thursday night (July 11) on federal sex trafficking charges, NBC 4 New York and The Chicago Sun-Times report. According to NBC, Kelly was arrested by Homeland Security Investigation agents and NYPD detectives, and it is expected that he will be brought to New York following the arrest. The Sun-Times
Lil Nas X has released the highly-anticipated new remix of his hit “Old Town Road,” now featuring Young Thug, Mason Ramsey (the Yodeling Kid), and Billy Ray Cyrus. Hear the new version of “Old Town Road” below. [embedded content] Billy Ray Cyrus initially jumped on the first remix to Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road.”
Ed Sheeran and Travis Scott have shared the video for their new song “Antisocial.” Directed by Dave Meyers, the video sees the pair enter classic film sets in character, before acting out a scene in a diner. Watch it below. “Antisocial” appears on Ed Sheeran’s new album No.6 Collaborations Project, out today via Atlantic. In
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 and mixtapes from Purple Mountains, Blood Orange, Jefre Cantu-Ledesma, Bleached, Mr. Muthafuckin’ eXquire, KAINA,
George Clinton’s legendary funk group Parliament are releasing vinyl reissues of two classic albums via Urban Legends/Universal Music Enterprises. The band’s 1974 sophomore LP Up for the Down Stroke is being issued on standard black vinyl, as well as translucent red vinyl. Parliament’s third record, 1975’s Chocolate City, is getting reissued as a picture disc
Maxo Kream has announced a tour in support of his major label debut Brandon Banks. The trek kicks off on October 16 in New Orleans. It’s currently slated to wrap up on November 17 in El Paso, Texas. DMV rapper Q Da Fool is set to join Maxo on the road. Check out the tour
Solange has announced a new director’s cut of When I Get Home, the companion film to her album of the same name, will debut at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, Texas on July 17. The new version of the film tops out at 41 minutes and will include “new scenes and musical arrangements,”
Chicago artist Lala Lala (aka Lillie West) is reissuing her 2016 self-released debut album Sleepyhead. The LP arrives August 23 via Hardly Art, and will be available in cloud-colored vinyl, CD, and cassette formats for the first time. The Sleepyhead reissue will be released with brand new artwork—find that, as well as the LP’s tracklist,