Music

News Polaris Prize 2021 Long List Announced: Weather Station, Yves Jarvis, CFCF, and More Mustafa, Daniel Lanois, Helena Deland, Yu Su, and others are up for the best Canadian album of the year By Evan Minsker June 15, 2021 Facebook Twitter The Weather Station, January 2018 (Andrew Benge/Redferns) Facebook Twitter The 2021 Polaris Music Prize

News Recording Academy Seeks to Close Deborah Dugan Arbitration Hearing to Public CEO Harvey Mason jr. had previously promised transparency, claiming “The Recording Academy has absolutely nothing to hide” By Matthew Ismael Ruiz June 14, 2021 Facebook Twitter Deborah Dugan and Harvey Mason, Jr. speak at the 62nd Grammy Awards Nominations in New York City,

News Omar Apollo Announces 2021 North American Tour Dates this fall across North America with  By Evan Minsker June 14, 2021 Facebook Twitter Omar Apollo, photo by Aidan Cullen Facebook Twitter Omar Apollo has announced a fall North American tour. Following appearances at Lollapalooza and Bonnaroo, he’ll play shows from September to November and will

News Tyler, the Creator Shares New “Side Street” Teaser Video: Watch A short new visual ends with the phrase “Call Me If You Get Lost” By Jazz Monroe and Matthew Strauss June 14, 2021 Facebook Twitter Tyler, the Creator in “Side Street” (Tyler, The Creator/YouTube) Facebook Twitter Tyler, the Creator has shared a teaser video

News Vince Staples Features on Emotional Oranges’ New Song “Back & Forth”: Listen From the R&B group’s new project The Juicebox, which has additional contributions from Yendry, Channel Tres, Biig Piig, and more By Matthew Strauss June 11, 2021 Facebook Twitter Vince Staples, November 2018 (Earl Gibson III/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter The R&B group Emotional

News Watch Mac DeMarco Record a Goofy New Song With Kenny Beats DeMarco, through a torrent of Auto-Tune, sings about fusilli and ravioli at the producer’s studio By Matthew Strauss June 11, 2021 Facebook Twitter Kenny Beats and Mac DeMarco in “KENNY BEATS & MAC DEMARCO FREESTYLE | The Cave: Season 3 – Episode 2,”

News Lollapalooza 2021 Tickets Offered as Vaccine Incentives in Chicago June 26 is “Lolla Day” at four COVID-19 vaccination sites in the city By Evan Minsker June 13, 2021 Facebook Twitter Lollapalooza 2008 in Grant Park, Chicago (Jeff Gentner/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Chicago is giving away Lollapalooza 2021 tickets as an incentive for citizens to

News Bizzy Banks Reveals Mixtape Release Date, Shares New Song With PnB Rock: Watch the Video “Adore You” is the third offering from the Brooklyn-bred rapper’s Same Energy By Matthew Strauss June 11, 2021 Facebook Twitter Bizzy Banks, photo by Jimmy Fontaine Facebook Twitter Brooklyn-bred rapper Bizzy Banks has revealed the release date for his

News Polo G Arrested Following Police Altercation in Miami The rapper’s mother and manager says a fleet of squad cars tailed the rapper and his brother following an album release party and that police “stopped them because they were driving while Black” By Noah Yoo June 12, 2021 Facebook Twitter Taurus Tremani Bartlett aka Polo

News Watch Polo G Perform “RAPSTAR” on Fallon A live cut from his latest album Hall of Fame By Matthew Ismael Ruiz June 12, 2021 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Polo G was the musical guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night, performing the single “RAPSTAR” from his latest LP Hall of Fame.

News Watch Kari Faux’s Video for New Song “Outta Sight” “‘Outta Sight’ is about a person you can’t stop thinking about even after they’re no longer in your life” By Matthew Strauss June 11, 2021 Facebook Twitter Kari Faux, photo by Jerryll Hall Facebook Twitter Kari Faux has released a new single called “Outta Sight”

News Rema Shares Video for New Song “Soundgasm”: Watch From the Nigerian artist’s forthcoming debut album By Matthew Strauss June 11, 2021 Facebook Twitter Rema, photo by @scrdofme Facebook Twitter Rema has shared the song “Soundgasm.” The London-produced track comes with a music video directed by Bobby Hanaford. Watch below. According to a press release,

News H.E.R. Releasing New Album Back of My Mind Next Week Check out the Oscar winner’s new track “We Made It” ahead of the full-length’s June 18 release By Matthew Strauss June 11, 2021 Facebook Twitter H.E.R., photo by Tim Saccenti Facebook Twitter H.E.R. has announced that her new album Back of My Mind is

News SZA and SAINt JHN Share Space Jam: A New Legacy Song “Just For Me”: Listen The duo’s new collaboration comes courtesy LeBron James’ sequel to the animated basketball franchise By Evan Minsker June 11, 2021 Facebook Twitter SZA at 2021 Billboard Music Awards (Christopher Polk/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Brooklyn rapper-singer

News Lorde Returns With Video for New Song “Solar Power”: Watch Phoebe Bridgers and Clairo sing backup vocals on the comeback single, which Lorde co-wrote and co-produced with Jack Antonoff By Matthew Strauss June 10, 2021 Facebook Twitter Lorde in “Solar Power” video (dir. Joel Kefali & Lorde) Facebook Twitter The rumors are now true:

News George Harrison’s All Things Must Pass Getting Deluxe Vinyl Box Set The 50th anniversary reissue includes unreleased songs, unseen images, and more By Madison Bloom June 10, 2021 Facebook Twitter George Harrison, photo by Barry Feinstein Facebook Twitter All Things Must Pass, George Harrison’s landmark 1970 solo album, is getting the deluxe vinyl reissue

News Watch Migos Perform New Song “Avalanche” on Fallon The latest single from their forthcoming LP Culture III By Madison Bloom June 10, 2021 Facebook Twitter Migos (Still from The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon). Facebook Twitter Migos were the musical guests on the latest episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The Atlanta

News Tierra Whack Shares Video for New Song “76”: Watch The Philly native’s latest track is an ode to her local basketball team By Madison Bloom June 9, 2021 Facebook Twitter Tierra Whack (Still from “76” visual). Facebook Twitter Philly native Tierra Whack has shared a new song celebrating her local basketball team—the Philadelphia 76ers.

News Dawn Richard Announces North American Tour Dates With Purity Ring The artists will play shows together from September to December By Matthew Strauss June 9, 2021 Facebook Twitter Dawn Richard, photo by Nick Visuals Facebook Twitter Dawn Richard has announced a North American tour in support of her Merge debut Second Line. She’ll play

News Listen to Pi’erre Bourne and Lil Uzi Vert’s New Song “Sossboy 2” From the producer and rapper’s new album The Life of Pi’erre 5 By Matthew Ismael Ruiz June 9, 2021 Facebook Twitter Pi’erre Bourne and Lil Uzi Vert, illustration by AJ Bourne Facebook Twitter Pi’erre Bourne has shared “Sossboy 2,” his new collaboration

News BROCKHAMPTON Announce 2022 Tour The Here Right Now tour takes them across North America after a run of shows in Europe and the UK By Evan Minsker June 8, 2021 Facebook Twitter BROCKHAMPTON (Conor Cunningham) Facebook Twitter BROCKHAMPTON have announced a 2022 tour of North America behind their latest album ROADRUNNER: NEW LIGHT, NEW

News Matthew Dear, Carl Craig, the Juan MacLean, More Join New Streaming Service Blast Radio The free audio-only service features direct broadcasts from artists that expire in 24 hours By Matthew Ismael Ruiz June 8, 2021 Facebook Twitter Carl Craig, the Juan Maclean, Matthew Dear (Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Matthew Dear, Carl Craig, and the

News Tkay Maidza Announces New EP, Shares Video for New Song “Cashmere”: Watch Last Year Was Weird, Vol. 3 is out in July By Allison Hussey June 7, 2021 Facebook Twitter Tkay Maidza, photo by Dana Trippe Facebook Twitter Tkay Maidza has announced a new EP. It’s called Last Year Was Weird, Vol. 3 and

News Lorde Updates Website With “Solar Power” Teaser “Arriving in 2021 … Patience is a virtue” By Matthew Strauss June 7, 2021 Facebook Twitter Lorde, June 2017 (Andrew Lipovsky/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images) Facebook Twitter There’s a new photo on Lorde’s website: The cover artwork for something called “Solar Power.” The

News Matt Sweeney, Bonnie “Prince” Billy, Joan Shelley, and Nathan Salsburg Cover Each Other’s Songs: Listen Sweeney and Bonny play “Stay on My Shore,” while Shelley and Salsburg take on “Watch What Happens” By Noah Yoo June 7, 2021 Facebook Twitter Matt Sweeney, Nathan Salsburg, Joan Shelley, and Bonnie “Prince” Billy, photo courtesy of Drag

News Watch the Tragically Hip and Feist Perform at 2021 Juno Awards They performed “It’s a Good Life If You Don’t Weaken” and received the 2021 Humanitarian Award By Madison Bloom June 6, 2021 Facebook Twitter Feist performs with the Tragically Hip at Juno Awards 2021 (still) Facebook Twitter The Tragically Hip were joined by

News St. Vincent Launches WSTV Radio Show on Apple Music Annie Clark will take on the persona of a 1970s radio DJ in New York By Allison Hussey June 4, 2021 Facebook Twitter St. Vincent, photo courtesy of Apple Music Facebook Twitter St. Vincent has announced a new radio station on Apple Music. It’s titled