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Harry Styles hosted and performed on Saturday Night Live solo for the first time this weekend. He debuted the new song “Watermelon Sugar” and performed his new single “Lights Up.” Watch those performances below. Styles appeared as an airline pilot, an inept coke dealer’s face-tatted lackey, an overgrown vaudeville newsboy, and a funeral DJ. The

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, EPs, and projects from Bonnie “Prince” Billy, Medhane, Shanti Celeste, TNGHT, DJ Shadow, and

Bronx rapper A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie has enlisted Lil Uzi Vert for a single titled “Reply.” The song is from A Boogie’s next album Artist 2.0, which will arrive via Highbridge the Label/Atlantic. Listen below. Earlier this year, A Boogie shared his new song “Mood Swings.” His sophomore album, Hoodie SZN, arrived in December

Back on September 16, Lizzo tweeted, “Hey @Postmates this girl Tiffany W. stole my food she lucky I don’t fight no more,” along with a photo of the alleged delivery person. She then deleted the tweet. The next day, Lizzo apologized, tweeting, “I apologize for putting that girl on blast. I understand I have a

New York transdisciplinary artist—and LCD Soundsystem member—Gavilán Rayna Russom has released her debut solo album. The Envoy features a song with Cosey Fanni Tutti and brass arrangements from Peter Zummo. Hear it below (via Ecstatic). In an interview with Michelle Kim for them, Rayna said the album is inspired by the late Ursula K. Le

Kodak Black is facing additional legal trouble in Florida related to weapons charges he faced earlier this year. According to the Miami Herald, state prosecutors have charged the rapper with two counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Each charge carries up to a 30-year prison sentence. Pitchfork has contacted the rapper’s

If you’ve been following the American hip-hop underground in the last couple of years, there’s a pretty good chance that you’ve already caught wind of some of B Fhukken Have’s music, but with his new single “Babyfood” getting ready to drop, it’s awfully hard to ignore the buzz that his work has been attracting in

Walt Disney Records has released the soundtrack to Frozen 2. Included on the release is Kacey Musgraves’ version of a song called “All Is Found.” It also has Weezer’s “Lost in the Woods.” Hear the tracks below. The Frozen 2 soundtrack opens with Evan Rachel Wood’s take on “All Is Found.” Wood voices Elsa’s mother

J Balvin has shared a new single and its corresponding music video. Check out the Colin Tilley-directed video for “Blanco” below. It features the urbano star in some futuristic-looking environments. There are cute cats and cool sunglasses galore. Earlier tonight, J Balvin’s collaboration with Rosalía, “Con Altura,” won Best Urban Song at the 2019 Latin

Taylor Swift has published a lengthy statement on her social media accounts, where she claims that her ex-label boss Scott Borchetta and music manager Scooter Braun—who purchased the master recording rights to Swift’s pre-Lover material in June—are preventing her from performing any of her early material during the upcoming American Music Awards, where she is

On Friday, November 29, Kacey Musgraves’ new special The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show premieres on Amazon Prime Video. Musgraves has now shared the first trailer for the special. It features appearances from Lana Del Rey, Kendall Jenner, Fred Armien, Troye Sivan, Leon Bridges, and more. Watch below. Kacey Musgraves will also release an album on

The latest edition of the long-running Jimmy Kimmel Live! segment “Mean Tweets” returned tonight with a new all-musician installment. It featured Cardi B, Billie Eilish, Lizzo, Chance the Rapper, Green Day, Perry Farrell, Leon Bridges, John Mayer, and more reading insulting comments from Twitter. If you want to see Alice Cooper bemusedly read about how

Billie Eilish has dropped a brand new song. It’s called “everything i wanted” and it marks Eilish’s first new music since releasing her debut album WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? earlier this year. Listen to “everything i wanted,” co-written with Eilish’s older brother FINNEAS, below. [embedded content] Since Billie Eilish shared

Kodak Black has been sentenced to 46 months in prison for lying about his criminal history while trying to purchase guns in Florida, according to the Miami Herald. The maximum sentence he could have received for the federal violation was 10 years. Pitchfork has reached out to Kodak Black’s lawyers and representatives for comment. The

Eric B.—the DJ best known as president and one half of the iconic hip-hop duo Eric B. & Rakim—is out of jail after two weeks. He was arrested on a warrant that dates back to 2002, the Associated Press reports. The bench warrant was issued in 2002 for failure to appear in court for a

The U.S. Snowboard Team have released a video that explores the boundaries of logic featuring Run the Jewels, Tim Robinson, and Shaquille O’Neal announcing Volcom as its official apparel partner through the 2022 Beijing Olympic Winter Games. Watch the deeply absurd video below. The video—scripted by comedian and musician Emily Panic—features El-P and Killer Mike

An Eminem song featuring lyrics about Chris Brown’s 2009 assault of Rihanna has leaked, XXL reports. In the leak, Eminem raps, “I’m not playing, Rihanna, where’d you get the V.D. at?” and also, “Let me add my two cents/Of course I side with Chris Brown/I’d beat a bitch down, too if she gave my dick an itch now.”

Chicago rapper Lil Reese is in critical condition after being shot, ABC 7 Chicago reports. The shooting allegedly took place around 2:30 p.m. Central, in Country Club Hills—a suburb south of Chicago. Hospital officials identified the shooting victim as Reese (real name Tavares Taylor), telling ABC 7 that the rapper is in critical condition. Pitchfork

Grimes has announced that she has another new single on the way. Earlier today on Instagram, she posted sci-fi artwork for a new track called “So Heavy,” which is slated to drop Friday, November 15. “Hooo boy finally just got release dates for things from label this AM” she wrote in the caption. “SO HEAVY

Sizzling and loaded with a classic rock intensity in one track, supple and smooth with a taste of cosmopolitan pop chic in another, the strings that drive a lot of the best melodies in Jeremy Rice and the Legendary Fist of Takinawa are more than just a key element in Jeremy Rice’s debut album – they’re

Vince Staples, 6LACK, and Mereba have shared their new song from the Queen & Slim soundtrack. Check out “Yo Love” below. Queen & Slim is the feature film debut from director Melina Matsoukas. The movie was written and co-produced by Lena Waithe, stars Daniel Kaluuya and Jodie Turner-Smith, has appearances from Chloë Sevigny, Flea, and

Action Bronson has announced a new EP called Lamb Over Rice. The seven-song project is produced by Alchemist, and follows Bronson’s 2018 album White Bronco. Bronson tweeted the news earlier today (November 10), stating that the EP will drop November 22. Find Bronson and Alchemist’s tweets below. Prior to releasing White Bronco last November, Action

Billie Eilish has taken to Twitter to announce the release of her next single. “everything i wanted” is slated to drop at 4:00 p.m. PST on Wednesday, November 13. Find Eilish’s tweet below. “everything i wanted” will mark Eilish’s first new music since the release of her debut album When We All Fall Asleep, Where

On Monday, November 4, The FADER announced that the publication had parted ways with Head of Content Eric Sundermann after allegations of sexual misconduct surfaced on Twitter. In a report by Jezebel published yesterday, several women, including former coworkers of Sundermann’s at The FADER and Noisey, detailed those allegations, which included sexual harassment and coercion.

The Raconteurs have announced Live in Tulsa, a new 3xLP live album that is coming to vinyl as the latest installment in Third Man Records’ Vault subscription series. The album was recorded during the band’s three-night run at Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa, Oklahoma, during the tour behind their latest album Help Us Stranger. It features

Frank Ocean has revived his “blonded RADIO” show on Beats 1 for another week. Take a listen here. Ocean has had an active fall, releasing the new tracks “In My Room” and “DHL” on earlier new episodes of “blonded RADIO.” Last week, Ocean shared an Arca remix of the new song “Little Demon” on “blonded

Lana Del Rey performed at Chicago’s Aragon Ballroom last night, where she brought out Lucy Dacus (who opened the show) to perform the singer-songwriter’s “Night Shift” with her. Earlier in the set, she also brought out Best Coast’s Bethany Cosentino. The pair sang “When I’m With You,” from 2010’s Crazy For You, before Lana gave

Robert Freeman, the British photographer who shot some of the Beatles’ most iconic album covers, has died. He was 82 years old, as Deadline reports. Though the cause of death has not yet been revealed, the news of Freeman’s passing was announced via the Beatles’ official Twitter account earlier today (November 8). Freeman was born

Decisions. Decisions. Just as The Clash asked, “Should I Stay Or Should I Go”, singer Malsi’s “Harder” asks out loud if leaving a relationship is the right way to go, and why is it so easy for some and harder for others? Why do some people always have to complicate things and others just keep

Beyoncé, Rihanna, Meek Mill, Questlove, T.I., and several other artists have signed and shared a viral Change.org petition to prevent Texas inmate Rodney Reed’s execution. The 51-year-old Reed is scheduled for execution on November 20 for the 1996 murder of Stacey Stites in Bastrop, Texas. New information that could potentially exonerate Reed, however, has arisen