Several artists scheduled to perform at this weekend’s Rolling Loud music festival at New York City’s Citi Field have been removed from the lineup after the New York City Police Department sent a letter to festival organizers requesting their removal, as The New York Times’ Joe Coscarelli reports. Casanova, Pop Smoke, Sheff G, Don Q,
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On Thursday, October 10, Zedd tweeted out that he had been “permanently banned” from China for liking a South Park tweet celebrating the 300th episode of the long-running Comedy Central series. While it’s unclear whether this means that his music is banned from Chinese airplay or if the producer/DJ himself is banned from traveling to
Neil Young and Crazy Horse have announced a new documentary chronicling the creation of their forthcoming album Colorado. It’s called Mountaintop, and you can check out the film’s trailer below. [embedded content] Colorado marks Neil Young’s first record with Crazy Horse in seven years. The album arrives October 25 via Reprise, while Mountaintop hits theaters
Young Thug and Lil Uzi Vert have shared a brand new music video for their joint track “What’s the Move.” Watch Thug and Uzi hit the club in the Hidji Films-directed visual below. “What’s the Move” appears on Young Thug’s most recent album So Much Fun, which came out in August and features contributions from
Pitchfork is pleased to announce “The Best Party of the 2010s,” a celebration of our Best Songs and Best Albums of the 2010s lists. The release party will take place at The Dance, a new venue in New York City, on Thursday, October 17 at 8 p.m. The event will feature Pitchfork editors and contributors
Julien Baker has shared two recent songs on streaming platforms for the first time. “Tokyo” and “Sucker Punch” first appeared in a vinyl-only collection of singles for Sub Pop last year, but you can listen to them online below. Earlier this year, two other fresh songs from Baker made their way to streaming. She also
British grime star Stormzy is featured on the latest cover of TIME Magazine. The rapper sat down with his rottweiler Enzo and reporter Renni Eddo-Lodge to discuss his headlining set at Glastonbury this year, his publishing imprint Merky Books, and more. Of his dedication to supporting black British culture, Stormzy said, “There’s a whole side
Will Smith is overseeing the development of a new Fresh Prince of Bel-Air spinoff series, according to The Hollywood Reporter. In a new story on the movie star/rapper and his various commercial exploits, it is reported that Westbrook—a new company overseen by Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett Smith—will be handling production. The Fresh Prince
Lana Del Rey has announced a new batch of U.S. concerts. The new shows in support of Norman Fucking Rockwell! take place this November. Check out Lana’s full itinerary below. Get tickets here. (Pitchfork may earn a commission from purchases made through affiliate links on our site.) Lana began her NFR! tour in September. At
Jack White’s Third Man Records and Misfire have launched a new podcast about the White Stripes Hosted by Kentucky journalist Sean Cannon, the first season of Striped: The Story of the White Stripes will retrace the band’s early days through interviews with friends, fans, and other musicians. Below, listen to a trailer for Striped, as
Charly Bliss are the latest guests to perform at NPR’s Tiny Desk. Joined by a string section courtesy of Washington, D.C.’s Rogue Collective, they played three songs off this year’s Young Enough. Watch the band perform rearrangements of “Capacity,” “Young Enough,” and “Chatroom” below. “It’s been really incredible rearranging these songs for this [Tiny Desk
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
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