Lil Kim performed a career-spanning medley at the 2019 BET Hip Hop Awards, including an appearance from the Junior M.A.F.I.A., the Brooklyn rap group assembled by the late Notorious B.I.G. She was also presented with the I Am Hip Hop Award by Rick Ross. Watch it all below. Kim’s medley included the Junior M.A.F.I.A. hit
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Eaux Claires—the festival thrown by Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon and the National’s Aaron Dessner in Eau Claire, Wisconsin—took the summer off and will return in July 2020. Before next year’s installment, an interim event called Eaux Claires Hiver is happening from November 21-24. Vernon and Dessner will be joined for a series of 37d03d (“people”)
Nilüfer Yanya has released a music video for “H34T RISES”—a newly remixed version of her Miss Universe track “Heat Rises.” The visual was shot by Yanya’s sister Molly Daniel in their father’s hometown of Istanbul. Watch Yanya ride a motorcycle around a dystopian cityscape overgrown with foliage below. Nilufer Yanya said in a statement: The
The soundtracks for all three of Chad Stahelski’s John Wick films are getting the deluxe vinyl treatment. Tyler Bates and Joel J. Richard’s original scores for the Keanu Reeves-starring saga: John Wick, John Wick: Chapter 2, and John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, are getting pressed as 2xLP sets in gatefold jackets. All three albums
Dean Wareham, the former frontman of Galaxie 500, has shared a cover of Purple Mountains’ recent track “Snow Is Falling in Manhattan.” The song is part of a new David Berman tribute album, which was released today by Section26. Approaching Perfection: A Tribute to DC Berman is a massive compilation created in memory of the
Sharon Van Etten last played an NPR “Tiny Desk Concert” in 2010. She’s now returned to the Tiny Desk to perform songs from her 2019 record Remind Me Tomorrow. Below, watch Van Etten play “Comeback Kid,” “You Shadow,” and “Seventeen.” Sharon Van Etten recently released the Amazon Music mini-documentary Departure about her final day living
After days of being “critically ill” in the hospital, the iconic drummer Ginger Baker died today. Baker—best known for his work with Cream, Fela Kuti, and Blind Faith—was widely considered one of the best percussionists in the world. Musicians who worked with Baker and the leagues of people inspired by him took a moment this
Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig sat down with Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon for a nearly two-hour interview on the latest episode of his Beats 1 show “Time Crisis.” They reminisced about playing beer pong at a Minneapolis bar after a Vampire Weekend show, talked about their personal hurdles with touring, discussed Vernon’s life in Wisconsin (including
Taylor Swift returned to Saturday Night Live last night to play two songs from her new record Lover. She did “False God,” as well the album’s title track. Taylor played a stripped down solo piano version of “Lover” in a bright green room surrounded by floating sheet music. For “False God,” she was accompanied by
Derick Almena—the master tenant of the Oakland warehouse known as the Ghost Ship, where 36 people lost their lives during a devastating fire in late 2016—will be retried on multiple counts of involuntary manslaughter, as Bay Area Fox affiliate KTVU reports. Almena was arrested and charged in June 2017 for his role in the blaze,
R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe has released a new song called “Your Capricious Soul.” It’s available to purchase on his website, with all proceeds going towards the climate change activist group Extinction Rebellion. You can check out the song’s music video via the website as well. Watch the Sam Taylor-Johnson directed video here. “Your Capricious Soul”
Dave Free has left his position as co-president of Top Dawg Entertainment, according to a new report by Rolling Stone. Citing “two insiders with knowledge of the move who spoke on the condition of anonymity,” RS states that Free has been “working on his own for several months.” Dave Free, along with TDE founder and
Canadian singer-songwriter Jessie Reyez has shared a music video for her brand new song “Far Away.” The Peter Huang-directed visual follows two lovers who are brutally separated by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (I.C.E.). Watch it below. [embedded content] “Far Away” is from Reyez’s forthcoming debut album, which will arrive next year via FMLY/Island Records. Of
Lil Nas X, Cardi B, and their collaborators on the song “Rodeo” have been hit with a copyright infringement lawsuit by two Atlanta producers, who claim that “Rodeo” is derivative of a song they produced in 2017. According to the complaint, viewed by Pitchfork, producers Don Lee and Glen Keith DeMeritt III claim that they
Thirsty Curses are releasing their Spectra Music Group self-titled album on Friday, November 8th, 2019. Now available for pre-order, reserve your copy today! Raleigh-based Thirsty Curses is garage rock outfit formed in 2017 as a vehicle for singer-songwriter Wilson Getchell’s material. Thirsty Curses is comprised of Wilson Getchell (vocals, guitar, piano) and Kelley Otwell (lead
On December 2, 2019, nine independent artists: Linda Marks, Colette O’Connor, Roberta Lamb, Mary Crowe, Cici Eberle, Meral Ekincioglu, Janna Maria Frolich, Anna May and Lori Zuroff, will be performing in the Women In Music Gathering Charity Umbrella Benefit Show at the Hearing Room in Lowell, Massachusetts. The Hearing Room is a non-profit listening room
Toronto’s Drop Top Alibi have just released their highly anticipated music video for their new single “Summer Nights & City Lights.†By Blending their modern feel with classic influences, Drop Top Alibi has created a timeless Rock-n-Roll experience seldom seen in the modern rock climate. Formed in June of 2016 by Brandon Gregory and Dylan
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 Angel Olsen, Danny Brown, Wilco, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Chromatics, DIIV,
Gucci Mane just surprise-released a new track with Megan Thee Stallion, titled “Big Booty.” Take a listen to the song below. Gucci Mane’s new album, WOPTOBER II, is out October 17 via Atlantic. Earlier this week, Gucci announced the rapper as a star of their new Cruise 2020 campaign alongside Iggy Pop. Harmony Korine, who
Samantha Urbani has shared a new one-off single titled “Made in Love.” Take a listen to the track from the longtime Blood Orange collaborator below. In a statement, Urbani said the song came out of her rethinking love as a space rather than just a feeling: “It’s a place to be radically honest, empathetic, selfless—a
that dog. have released the music video for a new song called “Just the Way,” from their forthcoming Old LP. The Three‘s Company spoof stars Jack Black and Maya Rudolph as the landlords Stanley and Helen Roper, with the band posing as a murderous version of the titular roommates Janet, Chrissy, and Jack. Hijinks ensue;
Thom Yorke was a guest on tonight’s episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. The Radiohead frontman sat down for a wide-ranging chat with Colbert, which was edited for time on TV but shared on YouTube in full. Watch their entire conversation below. Colbert began by reminiscing about the time Radiohead were given a
Gucci Mane and Iggy Pop are among the stars of Gucci’s new Cruise 2020 campaign. Titled #ComeAsYouAre_RSVP, the campaign was shot at Villa La Furibonda by Harmony Korine, creative directed by the fashion label’s Alessadro Michele, and features music by Giorgio Moroder. Watch a video from the campaign below. Gucci Mane is using one of
Jazz and hip-hop pianist Robert Glasper is releasing a new mixtape called Fuck Yo Feelings. It’s out October 3 via Loma Vista. The tape features Yasiin Bey, Rapsody, Mick Jenkins, Denzel Curry, Andra Day, Terrace Martin, Herbie Hancock, Bilal, Top Dawg’s SiR, Compton’s Buddy, and more. Check out the tracklist, a Fuck Yo Feelings mini-documentary,
Nigerian singer Burna Boy has shared a new music video for his African Giant single “Another Story,” which features the Ghanaian rapper and songwriter M.anifest. According to a press release, Burna Boy released the video in honor of Nigerian Independence Day, which takes place October 1. Watch the Clarence Peters-directed visual below. African Giant arrived
Nardwuar the Human Serviette—best known as simply Nardwuar—was honored by his hometown of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada over the weekend. The city named Sunday, September 29 Nardwuar day, in recognition of his three decades working in music. At the same event, the radio host and interviewer was also inducted into the BC Entertainment Hall of
A documentary on Lil Peep, Everybody’s Everything, will arrive in theaters in November. The official feature-length film on the rapper, who died in 2017 aged 21, premiered this year at SXSW festival. The first trailer features concert footage, home video from Peep’s childhood, and interviews with Post Malone, iLoveMakonnen, and Peep’s mother, Liza Womack, who
Kanye West has announced a documentary about the making of his new album Jesus Is King. Kanye previewed the film at an event at Detroit’s Fox Theatre called “Jesus Is King: A Kanye West Experience,” and again at a similar event Saturday night at Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre. The documentary, which is also titled Jesus Is
Richard Brunelle, best known as the guitarist in metal band Morbid Angel, has died. He was 55 years old. The news was confirmed to Pitchfork by the band’s manager Gunter Ford. “Sadly Richard has passed and was a true friend and important person to all of us,” Ford said. Morbid Angel drummer Pete Sandoval also
Billie Eilish just made her debut on Saturday Night Live, opening the show’s 45th season with actor Woody Harrelson. Watch her performing “bad guy” in a rotating room and a stripped-down “i love you” below. In addition to sharing a new video for her song “all the good girls go to hell,” Eilish recently announced