Music

News Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson Named MusiCares 2023 Persons of the Year The founder of Motown Records and the label’s first signee will be honored with a tribute concert in February By Madison Bloom October 20, 2022 Facebook Twitter Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson, November 2019 (Phillip Faraone/WireImage) Facebook Twitter Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson

News Phoenix Share Video for New Song “Winter Solstice”: Watch The latest single from Alpha Zulu arrives with a visual directed by Warren Fu By Madison Bloom October 20, 2022 Facebook Twitter Phoenix (Photo by Shervin Lainez). Facebook Twitter Phoenix have shared the latest single from their forthcoming LP Alpha Zulu. The new track is

News SXSW 2023 Announces Initial Artist Lineup The annual Austin festival will feature Haru Nemuri, Otoboke Beaver, Julie Doiron, Algiers, and more By Madison Bloom October 19, 2022 Facebook Twitter SXSW (Photo by Robert MacPherson/AFP via Getty Images). Facebook Twitter SXSW Music Festival is returning  to Austin in 2023. The 37th annual event will take

News NxWorries Return With Video for New Song “Where I Go”: Watch H.E.R. features on Anderson .Paak and Knxwledge’s comeback single By Matthew Strauss October 19, 2022 Facebook Twitter NxWorries’ Anderson .Paak and Knxwledge, photo by @alexxfigs Facebook Twitter NxWorries are back. Anderson .Paak and Knxwledge have returned with a new single, “Where I Go,”

News Duval Timothy Announces New Album Meeting With a Judas Tree, Shares “Mutate”: Listen The song leads the Kendrick Lamar collaborator’s Help follow-up, out November 11 By Nina Corcoran October 19, 2022 Facebook Twitter Duval Timothy, photo by Isabella Timothy Facebook Twitter London-based pianist and multidisciplinary artist Duval Timothy has announced a new album. It’s

News Little Simz Wins 2022 Mercury Prize for Sometimes I Might Be Introvert She beat out records from Jessie Buckley & Bernard Butler, Kojey Radical, Wet Leg, and more. By Matthew Ismael Ruiz October 18, 2022 Facebook Twitter Little Simz performs during the Mercury Prize 2022 ceremony at Eventim Apollo in London, England, October 18, 2022

News Kurt Vile Backs Pennsylvania Senate Candidate John Fetterman With Campaign Email “It’s Kurt Vile. You might know me as Philadelphia’s Constant Hitmaker, I am a PROUD Philadelphia native. Heck, Mayor Nutter declared August 28 ‘Kurt Vile Day’ in Philadelphia.” By Matthew Strauss October 18, 2022 Facebook Twitter Kurt Vile, Lt. Gov. John Fetterman (Getty

News Arooj Aftab Shares New “Udhero Na” Video: Watch Anoushka Shankar performed the song with Aftab live at London’s Barbican Centre By Allison Hussey October 17, 2022 Facebook Twitter Arooj Aftab, photo by Blythe Thomas Facebook Twitter Arooj Aftab has shared a new video of her performing “Udhero Na” at London’s Barbican Centre. She was

News Phoebe Bridgers Joins Danny Elfman’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Concerts Danny Elfman will perform as Jack Skellington and Ken Page will sing as Oogie Boogie By Nina Corcoran October 17, 2022 Facebook Twitter Phoebe Bridgers, photo by Andrew Chin/Getty Images Facebook Twitter Danny Elfman is reprising his live-to-film performances of The Nightmare Before Christmas

News Caroline Polachek Shares Video for New Song “Sunset”: Watch Sega Bodega co-produced the new single, which arrives with a visual filmed in Barcelona By Madison Bloom October 17, 2022 Facebook Twitter Caroline Polachek, photo by Aidan Zamiri Facebook Twitter Caroline Polachek has released a music video for her new single “Sunset,” which she co-produced

News Girl in Red Releases New Song “October Passed Me By”: Listen Marie Ulven made the sequel to “We Fell in Love in October” with the National’s Aaron Dessner By Madison Bloom October 14, 2022 Facebook Twitter Girl in Red, August 2022 (Julia Reinhart/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter girl in red—aka Norwegian singer-songwriter Marie Ulven—has returned

News Watch Megan Thee Stallion Perform “Anxiety,” “NDA,” and “Plan B” on SNL Meg—who hosted and performed—brought out a full rock band for her closing medley on the show By Rob Arcand October 16, 2022 Facebook Twitter Megan Thee Stallion on Saturday Night Live (NBC/YouTube). Facebook Twitter Megan Thee Stallion was the both the host

News Here’s Everything Megan Thee Stallion Did as SNL’s Host Meg starred as a nurse working at the Hot Girl Hospital, a fitness instructor specializing in big butts, a frustrated high school student, and more By Matthew Ismael Ruiz October 16, 2022 Facebook Twitter Megan Thee Stallion on Saturday Night Live (NBC/YouTube). Facebook Twitter Megan

News Watch Pusha T Perform “Just So You Remember” on Seth Meyers The rapper brought his It’s Almost Dry track to the most recent episode of Late Night By Madison Bloom October 14, 2022 Facebook Twitter Pusha T on Late Night With Seth Meyers, October 2022 (Lloyd Bishop/NBC) Facebook Twitter Pusha T was the musical

News Trax Records Co-Founder, More Than a Dozen Artists Sue Label Over Unpaid Royalties Vince Lawrence, Marshall Jefferson, Adonis, and others who released music on the label filed the lawsuit on Friday By Nina Corcoran October 15, 2022 Facebook Twitter DJ booth, photo by J. Countess/WireImage Facebook Twitter On Friday (October 14), more than a

News David Lynch, Grandaddy’s Jason Lytle, and More Appear in New This Is Sparklehorse Documentary: Watch Metric’s Emily Haines, Portishead’s Adrian Utley, and others survey the life and influence of the late Mark Linkous in Alex Crowton and Bobby Dass’ new film By Allison Hussey October 15, 2022 Facebook Twitter Sparklehorse’s Mark Linkous, photo courtesy

News 8 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: The 1975, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and More Also stream new releases from Lucrecia Dalt, Bill Callahan, Plains, Mavi, Sam Gendel, and Palm By Jazz Monroe and Madison Bloom October 14, 2022 Facebook Twitter The 1975, photo by Samuel Bradley Facebook Twitter With so much good

News Beck No Longer Opening for Arcade Fire on 2022 North American Tour Later this month, band will perform in the United States and Canada for the first time since bandleader Win Butler was accused of sexual misconduct By Allison Hussey October 14, 2022 Facebook Twitter Beck, April 2022 (Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic) Facebook Twitter Beck will

News Neil Young to Reissue Harvest for 50th Anniversary Hear a live version of “Heart of Gold” recorded at a 1971 BBC concert, set to be released in full along with a documentary on the making of Harvest By Jazz Monroe October 14, 2022 Facebook Twitter Neil Young, March 1973 (Larry Hulst/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

News Bruce Springsteen Shares New “Nightshift” Video: Watch The Commodores cover is taken from Springsteen’s new album Only the Strong Survive By Matthew Strauss October 14, 2022 Facebook Twitter Bruce Springsteen in “Nightshift,” directed by Thom Zimny Facebook Twitter Bruce Springsteen has released the second single from his new album Only the Strong Survive. It’s

News Mitski, Snail Mail, Soccer Mommy, and More Seek Best New Artist at 2023 Grammys Muna, Bartees Strange, Makaya McCraven, Cate Le Bon, and others are also on the 2023 Grammy Awards ballot By Matthew Strauss October 13, 2022 Facebook Twitter Mitski, Lindsey Jordan, Sophie Allison (Getty Images) Facebook Twitter A ton of musicians are

News Announcing a New Season of the Pitchfork Review Podcast The weekly show relaunches on Thursday, October 20. Listen to a trailer now. By Pitchfork October 13, 2022 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Co-hosted by Editor-in-Chief Puja Patel and Reviews Editor Jeremy D. Larson, and featuring guest critics and contributors, Pitchfork’s weekly podcast The Pitchfork Review

News Megan Thee Stallion Confronts a Nude Sarah Sherman in New SNL Promo: Watch “Let me be the first to tell you: your whole WAP is out” By Madison Bloom October 13, 2022 Facebook Twitter Megan Thee Stallion in Saturday Night Live promo (NBC/YouTube). Facebook Twitter This weekend (October 15), Megan Thee Stallion will pull

News Trevor Noah Will Depart The Daily Show After December 8 Episode After his seven-year tenure on the Comedy Central program, Noah will step down as host By Madison Bloom October 12, 2022 Facebook Twitter Trevor Noah (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for National Board of Review). Facebook Twitter Last month, Trevor Noah announced that

News Secretly Group Union Agrees to Contract With Management “This was a long and very difficult fight, but we could not be prouder to be the first independent label group union” By Rob Arcand October 12, 2022 Facebook Twitter Graphic courtesy of Secretly Group Union Facebook Twitter The Secretly Group Union has secured a contract

News Listen to Muna Cover Taylor Swift’s “august” From their new EP Live at Electric Lady By Matthew Ismael Ruiz October 12, 2022 Facebook Twitter MUNA (Photo by Carter Howe). Facebook Twitter MUNA has shared their cover of Taylor Swift’s “august,” one of five tracks on their new EP Live at Electric Lady. The five-track EP

News Green Day, Blink-182, Good Charlotte, and More to Perform at When We Were Young Festival 2023 30 Seconds to Mars, the Offspring, and Joyce Manor are also on the bill for the festival’s second installment By Allison Hussey October 11, 2022 Facebook Twitter Billie Joe Armstrong, Mark Hoppus (Getty Images) Facebook Twitter When We

News Meg Baird Announces New Album Furling, Shares Video for New Song: Watch “Will You Follow Me Home?” is the first single from Baird’s first solo full-length since 2015 By Allison Hussey October 11, 2022 Facebook Twitter Meg Baird, photo by Rachael Cassells Facebook Twitter Meg Baird has a new album on the way, her