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Alessia Cara has shared a brand new song called “October.” The new single is the latest track from Cara’s forthcoming EP The Summer. Hear it below. [embedded content] Cara elaborated on the inspiration for “October” in an Instagram post. “I wrote this song about a very recent period of time in which I felt more

This fall, FKA twigs will release a new album called Magdalene, she’s revealed in an interview with i-D. The full-length follow-up to 2014’s LP1 will be self-produced, with major contributions from Nicolas Jaar and other collaborators to be announced, her representative tells Pitchfork. The record also features a song with Future called “Holy Terrain.” In

Animal Collective’s Avey Tare and Geologist are the latest musicians to pay tribute to singer-songwriter David Berman, who died on August 7. The pair recorded a cover of Silver Jews’ “Ballad of Reverend War Character,” with proceeds from pay-what-you-want track sales benefiting MusiCares and Music Health Alliance, per the wishes of Berman’s family. You can

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 Lana Del Rey, Whitney, Black Belt Eagle Scout, Pharmakon, Joan Shelley, Lil Tecca,

Four people were hospitalized after a steel stage barricade collapsed at Bumbershoot Music & Arts Festival on Saturday night, CNN reports. The Seattle Fire Department said that 25 people were evaluated for injuries and four were transported to the Harborview Medical Center in stable condition. Bumbershoot categorized the injuries as “non-life threatening” in a statement.

Neil Young and Crazy Horse have announced officially a new album. Colorado is out October 25 via Reprise. In an April post to the Neil Young Archives, Young wrote, “We believe we have a great Crazy Horse album, one to stand alongside Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, Rust Never Sleeps, Sleeps With Angels, Psychedelic Pill and all the others.” Below,

Adult Swim has announced “Uzumaki,” a new anime miniseries based upon the renowned 1990s horror manga serial from Junji Ito. It’s set to debut during the network’s Toonami slot in 2020, and will feature original music by Colin Stetson, the prolific saxophonist and composer who recently scored another Lovecraftian project—the Nicolas Cage film Color Out

Today marks the first day of the eighth annual Made in America Festival—a two-day event curated by JAY-Z. Cardi B is slated to headline opening night, while Travis Scott has top billing tomorrow evening at Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia. Rosalía, Tierra Whack, Lil Uzi Vert, Megan Thee Stallion, Freddie Gibbs and Madlib, James Blake,

Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On Live is being released on vinyl for the first time. Recorded at Washington D.C.’s Kennedy Center on May 1, 1972 for a celebration of “Marvin Gaye Day,” the performance marks the only time Gaye performed the 1971 record in full. The recording also features live versions of “That’s the Way

Earlier this week, Post Malone announced that his next album Hollywood’s Bleeding was due to drop September 6 (via Republic). Now, Posty has taken to Instagram to tease the record’s contributors: a varied bunch that includes Ozzy Osbourne, SZA, Halsey, Travis Scott, Meek Mill, Young Thug, Future, and others. Find the full list of collaborators

JAY-Z’s Roc Nation and the NFL have announced the first programs to benefit the NFL’s Inspire Change nonprofit, an initiative that seeks to fundraise for organizations committed to education and economic empowerment, police and community relations, and criminal justice reform. The first program is Inspire Change apparel, a new clothing line that will be revealed

Post Malone has released “Circles,” the song that he previewed on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” earlier this month. It’s the latest offering from his next album Hollywood’s Bleeding, which arrives September 6 (via Republic). Hear “Circles” below. Hollywood’s Bleeding is the follow-up to Post Malone’s 2018 LP beerbongs & bentleys. It includes Post’s

Vic Mensa has announced that his punk project 93PUNX will perform a “Fuck I.C.E.” protest concert on September 1 at I.C.E.’s Downtown Los Angeles headquarters. Mensa took to Instagram to break the news, writing in the post’s caption: “@93punx guerrilla performance at I.C.E. headquarters in LA monday 4pm 🦍 meet me there.” Mensa’s post doesn’t

It looks like Kim Kardashian West has revealed that her husband Kanye West is releasing a new album next month. The record appears to be called Jesus Is King and it looks set to arrive on September 27. Check out the tweet below. Pitchfork has reached out to Kanye West’s representatives for more information. Last

Skrillex, Boys Noize, and Ty Dolla $ign have shared a new song called “Midnight Hour.” Check it out below. [embedded content] “Midnight Hour” is Skrillex and Ty Dolla $ign’s third collaboration this year, following “two nights part ii” (with Lykke Li) and “Malokera” (with MC Lan, TroyBoi, and Ludmilla). Last year, they worked together on

Pusha T has shared a new song featuring Ms. Lauryn Hill. The single, called “Coming Home,” is co-produced by Charlie Heat, Kanye West, and Mike Dean. Listen to “Coming Home” below (via G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam Recordings). Along with the new song, Pusha T has launched the “Third Strike Coming Home Campaign” with Brittany K. Barnett’s

Cigarettes After Sex have announced their second studio album. It’s called Cry and it arrives October 25 via Partisan. Today’s album announcement comes with the record’s first single, “Heavenly.” Listen to that below. Find physical editions of Cry at Rough Trade. (Pitchfork may earn a commission from purchases made through affiliate links on our site.)

The Save the Music Foundation has announced the launch of the J Dilla Music Tech Grant, a program that will fund electronic music creation, recording, and production training for public high school students. Named after the late iconic producer, the grant aims to foster music education with nontraditional instruments and production methods. Grant schools receive

When Taylor Swift won Video of the Year last night at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards for “You Need to Calm Down,” she took a moment to mention the Equality Act petition attached to the video. She noted that it had gathered “five times” the number of signatures required to “warrant a response from

Brooklyn singer-songwriter Madison McFerrin has announced a new EP. You + I is due out November 5, following last year’s Finding Foundations, Vol. II EP. It marks her first project in which there is full instrumental backing behind her vocals. Along with the announcement, McFerrin has shared You + I’s lead single, entitled “Try.” In

The 2019 MTV Video Music Awards closed out with a performance that celebrated the show’s first-ever New Jersey iteration. The finale featured Naughty by Nature, Redman, Fetty Wap, and Wyclef Jean—all of whom are from the Garden State. They performed their biggest hits, including “Trap Queen,” “O.P.P.,” “Hip Hop Hooray,” and “Gone Till November.” Then

Bad Bunny and frequent collaborator J Balvin took the stage tonight at Newark’s Prudential Center for the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards. They played recent single “Que Pretendes” from their joint LP OASIS, all while dangling from the ceiling, dancing with bouncing animals, and tromping around in very large shoes. Check out their bonkers performance

Today (August 26) is Women’s Equality Day, and nearly 140 musicians—including Lady Gaga, Lizzo, Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish, and many others—have joined a new Planned Parenthood campaign called #BansOffMyBody in support of reproductive rights and abortion access. The artists have signed their names in a new full-page ad running in the August 24 issue of

Dave Chappelle hosted a block party and benefit concert in Dayton, Ohio tonight (August 25) honoring the victims of the recent mass shooting in the city’s Oregon District. Surprise performers included Stevie Wonder, Chance the Rapper, Teyana Taylor, Thundercat, and others. Find clips of Stevie Wonder performing “Higher Ground” and “Superstitious” below, as well as

A film adaptation of the wildly popular AMC series “Breaking Bad” has finally been announced. According to a recent report by The New York Times, the film—titled El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie—is slated for an October 11 release on Netflix, and will star Aaron Paul reprising his role as Jesse Pinkman. Netflix has shared

Kanye West’s weekly gospel and worship Sunday Service series is in Dayton, Ohio today. As Kim Kardashian West notes on Twitter, the event is happening “in support of the victims and survivors of the Dayton mass shooting.” Watch it happen here. Today, Dave Chappelle is also hosting a block party in Dayton as a benefit

Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross are teaming up for another film score…but this time, it’s for Pixar, as Variety points out. The Disney-owned animation studio responsible for classics like the Toy Story franchise, A Bug’s Life, and Wally recently announced a new movie called Soul, which includes a voice cast of Questlove,

David Byrne has launched a new solutions-oriented online magazine called Reasons to Be Cheerful. RTBC will publish stories “detailing real changes with measurable impact that are meant to inspire and uplift,” according to a press release. Watch a trailer for RTBC below. RTBC covers many subjects, such as health, culture, science and technology, climate and

Chromatics have released a new song, “I Want to Be Alone,” with a psychedelic video directed by Johnny Jewel. Watch it below. The song follows the single “Time Rider,” released earlier this year ahead of a spring North American tour. In May 2018, Chromatics released the single “Black Walls,” announcing that Dear Tommy, their long-awaited