Music

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

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 Bon Iver, Marika Hackman, Rick Ross, G&D, and Ra Ra Riot. Subscribe to

Katy Perry has shared a new single called “Small Talk”—her second new song of the year. Perry wrote the song with Charlie Puth, Johan Carlsson, and Jacob Kasher Hindlin. Hear it below via Capitol. Perry has been teasing the song, which is about the aftermath of a breakup, by sharing individual lyrics on social media.

The Cure have announced 40 LIVE – CURÆTION-25 + ANNIVERSARY, a new box set release featuring two concert films recorded while the band were celebrating their 40th anniversary as a group in 2018. Available in Blu-Ray and DVD editions, the box set comes with 4xCD versions of the concerts and will be released October 18

Ty Dolla Sign was the latest guest in NPR’s “Tiny Desk Concert” series. Backed by Thundercat and Justus West—both friends and collaborators of Mac Miller, who had played at the desk one year before—he performed a concert that will air later. When notified that it was the anniversary of Miller’s performance, however, they decided to

Cymbals Eat Guitars’ Joseph D’Agostino has a new project called Empty Country. A new album is coming early next year on Tiny Engines, but before those details get shared, he’s shared two new songs. Listen to “Ultrasound” (which features the Wrens’ Charles Bissell) and “Jets” below. He said of “Ultrasound” in a statement: “My sister-in-law

Sleater-Kinney are the latest guests on “Song Exploder,” the podcast hosted by Thao Nguyen. During the interview, Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker discuss “The Future Is Here” from their St. Vincent-produced new album The Center Won’t Hold. Tucker explains her original idea to duet with a male vocalist, inspired by experimental opera singer Joseph Keckler,

The first song from Tool’s new album—and the band’s first studio material in 13 years—is here. Listen to the title track of Fear Inoculum below. The album, out August 30, is the follow-up to 2006’s 10,000 Days. Tool detailed the album last month, a couple days before releasing their catalog on streaming services. In the

FX Networks has announced the documentary series “Outlaw: The Saga of Afeni and Tupac Shakur,” a five-part series exploring the lives of Tupac Shakur and his mother Afeni, an author, activist, and former member of the Black Panther Party. The series is directed by Allen Hughes, who last worked on the 2017 HBO docuseries “The

Pixies have shared the music video for a new song called “Catfish Kate.” The animated clip was created by Krank! Collective, who previously worked with Pixies on 2016’s “Tenement Song.” Check out the video below. “Catfish Kate” is the second offering from Pixies’ upcoming record Beneath the Eyrie, following “On Graveyard Hill.” The album is

Tonight, Drake headlined the second night of his annual OVO Fest in Toronto. During the set, as usual, he was joined by a series of unannounced special guests. He brought out Cardi B, Offset, Meek Mill, Gucci Mane, Chris Brown, Rick Ross, Tyga, YG, Megan Thee Stallion, DaBaby, Popcaan and Lil Baby. Find clips from

Lana Del Rey has covered Donovan’s 1966 song “Season of the Witch.” A snippet of her “spooky cover” appears in the trailer for the new horror film Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. The movie was directed by André Øvredal and produced by Guillermo del Toro. It hits theaters this Friday, August 9. Check

R. Kelly is facing criminal charges for sexual misconduct in Hennepin County, Minnesota, according to TMZ, the St. Paul Pioneer Press, and Minneapolis’ FOX 9. The Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman announced the charges at a press conference today (August 5). According to the reports, the charges stem from an alleged 2001 incident in Minneapolis

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds have announced their second EP of the year. This Is the Place follows June’s Black Star Dancing EP, and you can check out its title track below. The EP features three new songs: “This Is the Place,” “A Dream Is All I Need To Get By,” and “Evil Flower.” There

Earlier this week, Billboard noted that Chance the Rapper’s The Big Day was on track to potentially become his first No. 1 album. However, The Big Day is the No. 2 album this week behind the rapper NF’s new album The Search. The Search earned 130,000 equivalent units with 84,000 of those in album sales,

Yesterday (August 3), Gilles Peterson paid tribute to the late Ras G on his BBC Radio 6 Music show. On the episode, titled “Celebrating Ras G,” Peterson played music by Ras G and his peers. At one point, Flying Lotus joined the program to talk about his late friend and collaborator. He also played a