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The National will release a new concert film and EP this Friday, August 23. The National: I Am Easy To Find, Live From New York’s Beacon Theatre will be available to watch via Amazon Prime Video, and the companion EP arrives via Amazon Music. “We all got really emotionally attached to the whole thing, the

On today’s episode of his Beats 1 show “Time Crisis,” Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig welcomed special guest Mark Foster—frontman of Foster the People. Foster made headlines recently after he shared conspiracy theories on the death of Jeffrey Epstein. Foster has written a series of tweets on the subject in the past week, often accompanied by

Juicy J and DJ Paul have announced a series of Three 6 Mafia reunion shows. After performances at One Musicfest in Atlanta and the Loud Records 25th Anniversary show, they’ll headline a concert just outside of their hometown of Memphis on October 12 at the Landers Center in Southaven, Mississippi. DMX and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony will

Brazilian samba icon Elza Soares has shared a brand new song. It’s called “Libertação,” and it features fellow Brazilian vocalist Virgínia Rodrigues. Check it out below. [embedded content] Now 82, Soares has released nearly three dozen albums across her career, which has spanned for nearly 70 years. Her most recent addition is Deus É Mulher—“God

An album John Coltrane recorded with his Classic Quartet in 1964 will be released for the first time. Blue World, recorded directly between Crescent and A Love Supreme, takes an unfamiliar route for Coltrane, comprising revisions of his earlier work. Listen to the title track below. Recorded at New Jersey’s Van Gelder Studios, the 37-minute

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 EPs from Sleater-Kinney, oso oso, Young Thug, Blanck Mass, and Channel Tres. Subscribe

The New York State Department of Labor has begun an investigation into labor practices at Sofar Sounds—a music events company that offers “intimate” concerts in spaces like houses, stores, and other non-traditional venues for music performance. The news was first reported in a recent feature on the Talkhouse written by John Colpitts (aka Kid Millions).

Chicago MC CupcakKe has announced “The 10k Tour”—an upcoming North American trek kicking off September 7. According to a recent tweet from the rapper, she will be giving away money to a randomly-selected fan each night. “I present to everyone ‘The 10k Tour’ (Giveaway)!,” CupcakKe tweeted. “I will be giving away $10,000!!! Every night of

The Roots are reissuing a trio of albums from the 1990s: 1994’s Do You Want More?!!!??!, 1996’s Illadelph Halflife, and 1999’s Things Fall Apart. First up is the Things Fall Apart reissue, which is available September 27 via Geffen/UMe/Urban Legends. The deluxe edition will include a remastered version of the record, bonus tracks, rare photos,

Quavo, Megan Thee Stallion, and City Girls have shared a brand new collaborative track. It’s called “Pastor,” and it appears on Quality Control’s latest installment of its Control the Streets compilation series. Give it a listen below. [embedded content] Quality Control—the Atlanta record label home to Migos, Lil Yachty, and others—released Control the Streets, Vol.

Miranda Lambert has announced a new album. Wildcard is out November 1 via Vanner Records/RCA Records Nashville. Lambert worked on the album with producer Jay Joyce, and it features the previously released tracks “It All Comes Out in the Wash,” “Locomotive,” and “Mess With My Head.” Today, Lambert has also shared the new song “Bluebird.”

Girl Talk (aka Gregg Gillis) and Young Nudy have released a new collaborative track called “No Problem.” Check it out below, along with a night-vision-tinted video directed by T Money. The new song follows Gillis’ collaboration with T-Pain and Tory Lanez, “Getcha Roll On,” which arrived earlier this year. He also collaborated with Flatbush Zombies’

BROCKHAMPTON are back with their third new song in three weeks. This one’s called “Boy Bye,” and it arrives with another announcement—their new album GINGER is out next Friday (August 23) via Question Everything/RCA. It also features their recent singles “If You Pray Right” and “I Been Born Again.” Listen below, and check out the

Peter Murphy of Bauhaus has suffered a heart attack, a representative revealed in a statement. He was taken to a New York City hospital on Tuesday evening due to shortness of breath. Cardiologist Jason Song, MD of Lenox Hill Hospital said that while further details of Murphy’s condition could not be divulged, the singer had

After splitting up in 2014, Vivian Girls recently announced a reunion and a new album. Today, they’ve shared a video for the second new single from Memory. This one’s called “Something to Do.” Watch the Jason Lester-directed visual for the song below. Memory is out September 20 via Polyvinyl. The new song follows their single

Tonight, Janet Weiss revealed that she’s recovering after being involved in a car accident last weekend that left her with a broken right leg and left collar bone. Her planned upcoming shows with Quasi have been canceled. She says her recovery time is 12 weeks. “As thoroughly bummed as I am about canceling the shows,

Grimes has shared a teaser video for a new song. She says the track is the first single from her upcoming album Miss Anthropocene. The clip, which features a snippet of new music, also appears to be an ad for Adidas’ collaboration with Stella McCartney. Check it out below. Grimes recently released a demo version

Khalid has announced a benefit concert in the wake of the August 3 mass shooting that left 20 people dead in El Paso, Texas. It takes place on Sunday, September 1 at the University of Texas at El Paso’s Don Haskins Center. Proceeds from the show will support the El Paso Shooting Victims’ Fund and

Tyler, the Creator has revealed the lineup for Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival 2019. Among the performers are: Tyler, Solange, FKA twigs, Earl Sweatshirt, BROCKHAMPTON, Yasiin Bey, Blood Orange, Clairo, slowthai, Thundercat, 21 Savage, YG, and Odd Future alumni Domo Genesis, the Internet, Left Brain, Mike G, and Taco. There will also be another headliner that’s

Last night’s Beast Coast concert in Sterling Heights, Michigan was canceled after the venue received threats of a potential shooting, The Associated Press, ClickOnDetroit.com, and The Macomb Daily report. Promoter 313 Presents announced the concert’s cancelation just a few hours before it was scheduled to begin. According to ClickOnDetroit.com, Sheriff Anthony Wickersham said the venue

It appears that Jack Black and Jack White are finally joining forces. In a new behind-the-scenes video inevitably titled “Jack Gray,” Black and his Tenacious D bandmate Kyle Gass visit White’s Third Man Records headquarters in Nashville, where they pose for photos, take a tour, and eventually record a new single with White’s assistance. “This

After sharing a teaser earlier this week, Lana Del Rey has shared her full cover of Donovan’s classic 1966 song “Season of the Witch.” The song was recorded for the Guillermo del Toro-produced movie Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. The same day she previewed her version of Donovan’s song, Lana also shared a

Several recordings by Bruce Springsteen appear on the soundtrack to Blinded by the Light, a new coming-of-age film directed by Gurinder Chadha (Bend It Like Beckham) with a plot heavily centered on Springsteen’s music. Among them is “I’ll Stand by You,” a previously unreleased ballad that was inspired by Harry Potter but ultimately rejected from

Cassius have released a new BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix, featuring their own music in addition to tracks by Marie Davidson, the Juan MacLean, Robyn, and others. The mix was recorded shortly before the tragic death of group co-founder Philippe Zdar in June. Listen to it here via BBC Radio 1. Cassius released their final

Norwegian producer Cashmere Cat has announced a new album called Princess Catgirl, set to drop on September 20 (via Mad Love/Interscope). It’s led by the single “EMOTIONS,” which arrives with a music video starring the titular Princess Catgirl. The video, directed by Jake Schreier, motion captures Margaret Qualley as the animated Catgirl. Watch below. “She’s very

Agribusiness corporation Monsanto is the subject of a new report in The Guardian, based on court documents that were made public as part of the company’s ongoing legal battles related to their Roundup weed killer. According to the documents reviewed by The Guardian, Monsanto operated an “intelligence fusion center” to monitor and gather data on

David Berman, the beloved poet and mind behind the Silver Jews and Purple Mountains, died on August 7 at 52. An anonymous law enforcement official revealed to the New York Times that Berman was found Wednesday in an apartment in Brooklyn’s Park Slope neighborhood and pronounced dead at the scene. A spokeswoman for the city’s

Young Thug has shared the release date for his next album. So Much Fun is out August 16, according to an Instagram post. Check out the album art below. Earlier this month, Young Thug released a video for “The London,” which features Travis Scott and J. Cole. Young Thug will be hitting the road this

Peaches has announced her first-ever solo art exhibition. It’s called Whose Jizz Is This? and it’s set to run at the Kunstverein, one of the oldest art associations in Hamburg, Germany. The installation will run from August 10 to October 20. A combination of performance and visual art that is set to display “an amplified