The Roots have announced a deluxe reissue of their 1995 sophomore studio album Do You Want More?!!!??! The new, extended version arrives March 12 via Geffen/Ume. Find reworked versions of “Silent Treatment” and “Lazy Afternoon” below. Do You Want More?!!!??! was originally released on January 17, 1995. The deluxe version of the album will be
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In early February, a video surfaced showing country artist Morgan Wallen using a racist slur. Now, following several forms of backlash, and after Wallen’s album went No. 1 for a fourth week, Jason Isbell has announced that he will donate all songwriting royalties from his track “Cover Me Up”—which appears on Wallen’s new album Dangerous:
R&S Records, the stalwart techno label that has released music by Aphex Twin, James Blake, Nicolás Jaar, and more, is being sued for racial discrimination, the BBC reports. In employment tribunal papers filed in London, former talent scout Raj Chaudhuri alleges unfair dismissal, citing discrimination by founder Renaat Vandepapeliere. The label denies the claims. In
Brian Eno, Beach House, and Santigold are among the musical contributors at an upcoming art exhibition in Las Vegas, as Brooklyn Vegan points out. Omega Mart (put on by art and entertainment company Meow Wolf) is set within a psychedelic grocery store. The show opens February 18 in Vegas’ AREA15 entertainment complex. Check out a
The 2021 Oscars are scheduled to take place April 25 (after being postponed last year), and today, the shortlist of nominees has been revealed. It includes Janelle Monáe (“Turntables” from All In: The Fight for Democracy), Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (for Mank and Soul), Mary J. Blige (“See What You’ve Done” from Belly of
Gabriel Garzón-Montano has shared a new remix for a song off his 2020 album Agüita. “Someone” was remixed by Armando Young and features new vocals from Jamila Woods. Listen to it below. “I’ve been a big fan of Gabriel for a while and it was so fun to re-make this song with him,” Woods said
As the anniversary of the first COVID-19 cases in New York approaches, the state’s governor and the mayor of its largest city announced programs to support live performances. Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced that “NY PopsUp” is set to begin on February 20 in New York City with a free performance for health care workers
Lil Yachty, who’s immersed himself in the Michigan rap scene, has shared a new song featuring a number of the state’s up-and-coming artists. The track, “Royal Rumble,” features Dc2Trill, Detroit’s Babyface Ray and Icewear Vezzo, and Flint’s Krispylife Kidd, RMC Mike, and Rio Da Yung OG. Check out the video, made by AMD Visuals, below.
Radiohead bassist Colin Greenwood has written an op-ed for The Guardian arguing the European tours that helped establish Radiohead may not be possible for musicians emerging in the Brexit era. “It is time for the UK government to admit it didn’t do enough for the creative industries during the Brexit negotiations,” he writes, “and look
The Weeknd pulled out all the stops for his much-anticipated Super Bowl 2021 Halftime Show performance. He arrived on a set that appeared to have a Vegas-style skyline alongside a choir performing in red goggles (like a bunch of Mothmen). Watch the performance below. He opened with “Starboy” and “The Hills.” When he did “Can’t
The Kansas City Chiefs and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are facing off tonight (Sunday, February 7) in Super Bowl LV at the Bucs’ home Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m. Eastern. Before that, H.E.R. will sing “America the Beautiful,” and Jazmine Sullivan and Eric Church will duet for the
Phoebe Bridgers was the musical guest on Saturday Night Live last night (February 6), which was hosted by Dan Levy. For her career-first SNL performance, the singer-songwriter performed “Kyoto” and “I Know the End” from her Grammy-nominated album Punisher. She ended the latter by smashing her guitar against her stage monitor. Watch it all go down
H.E.R. was the musical guest on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert last night (Februrary 4). She performed her new single “Fight for You,” which appears in Shaka King’s new film Judas and the Black Messiah. Watch H.E.R. perform the track with a full band below. “Fight for You” was nominated for Best Original Song
Wolf Alice singer Ellie Rowsell has shared a story of her own experience meeting Marilyn Manson while tweeting out her solidarity with the shock rocker’s ex-girlfriend Evan Rachel Wood. “I met Marilyn backstage at a festival a few years ago. After his compliments towards my band became more and more hyperbolic I became suspicious of
Fresh off his Vampire Weekend reinterpretation “2021 (In the Space Between Two Pieces of Wood),” Los Angeles musician and producer Sam Gendel has announced a new album: Fresh Bread is out February 26 via Leaving. The 52-track, genre-spanning album includes solo work from Gendel, as well as contributions from players like Daniel Aged, Carlos Niño,
Universal Music Group has pulled its catalog from TikTok rival app Triller. A UMG spokesperson issued the following statement: “We will not work with platforms that do not value artists. Triller has shamefully withheld payments owed to our artists and refuses to negotiate a license going forward. We have no alternative except to remove our music
SoundCloud is reportedly looking into a new direct payment system on its platform that would allow music fans to pay artists for their work directly, according to a new report from Billboard that cites “multiple sources close to the situation.” The company is reportedly still “exploring several alternative streaming payout models,” with one source indicating
Thom Yorke has shared a half-hour mix of tracks by Moor Mother, the Fall, Q-Tip, and more. Aired this morning on the BBC 6 Music show of Mary Anne Hobbs, the guest mix corrals an international selection that also features Chaka Demus & Pliers, Maalem Mahmoud Guinia & Floating Points, Mark Pritchard, Reece Cox, Errorsmith,
Chicago artist Polo G is back with a new song. “GNF (OKOKOK)” features a shoutout to late rapper Pop Smoke. The track arrives with a Cole Bennett directed visual. Check it out below. “GNF (OKOKOK)” was written by Polo G and produced by WIZARDMCE and Varohl. It follows Polo’s recent solo single “Epidemic,” which landed
Yesterday (February 3), Sia’s directorial debut Music was nominated for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy at the 2021 Golden Globe Awards. In addition, its star Kate Hudson was nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. The nominations prompted new backlash against the film that resulted
Crafting vital art means presenting the audience with new and intriguing tensions—sonically, visually, conceptually. Over time and through use, those tensions become less novel and effective—and they become expectations. The concept of “subgenre” becomes almost the antithesis of vitality in art—itself a fetishization of expectation. ULTRAPOP seeks, in earnest, to create a truly new listener
Megan Thee Stallion has shared a new video for her DaBaby-featuring Good News single “Cry Baby.” It’s directed by Colin Tilley, who previously directed Megan’s videos for “Body,” “Don’t Stop,” and “WAP” (plus recent videos by Justin Bieber, Post Malone, J Balvin, and more). This one takes place in a toy store, and it features
Wye Oak’s Jenn Wasner has announced her second Flock of Dimes full-length: Head of Roses is the follow-up to 2016’s If You See Me, Say Yes and it comes out on April 2 via Sub Pop. The record is led by “Two,” which arrives with a music video directed by Lola B. Pierson and Cricket
Philly rockers Spirit of the Beehive are back with a new album. It’s called Entertainment, Death, and it arrives April 9 via new label Saddle Creek. Below, watch the Ryan Schnackenberg-directed music video for lead single “There’s Nothing You Can’t Do,” and check out the full tracklist and album artwork as well. Spirit of the
The 2021 Sundance Film Festival concluded tonight by awarding the top jury prizes to films that premiered at the event. The Questlove-directed Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)—a film about the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival—was awarded the U.S. Documentary Competition’s Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award. Questlove reacted to the
After several years of experimental flirtations with the classic rock and singer/songwriter models, Rob Alexander is back in business for 2021 with what is inarguably his magnum opus, Dream Out Loud. Dance-centric and driven by songs like the groove-packed “Instant Sex,†the rolling “Love Will Find You†and exotically erotic “La Flambeau,†there is no getting
Sacred Bones has announced the release of the debut album from a new artist named Luca Yupanqui. If you haven’t heard of her before, that’s because she’s only a toddler. Her debut, Sounds of the Unborn, was recorded while she was still in the womb, using “biosonic MIDI technology” to convert her movements into music
Cardi B is releasing a new song called “UP” on Friday (February 5). Check out the artwork below. Cardi’s most recent single was August’s “WAP” with Megan Thee Stallion, which set a new record for the biggest debut streaming week. Folloowing the song’s commercial success, it was not submitted for Grammy consideration this year. The
Ricky Powell, the portrait and street photographer best known for his work with Beastie Boys, has died, Complex reports and his management confirmed to Pitchfork. He was 59. In his heyday in the in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, Powell was a mainstay in the downtown Manhattan art and music scene. His portraits and
Loma Vista Recordings is no longer promoting Marilyn Manson’s music after Evan Rachel Wood accused the musician of abuse. The label had released Manson’s last two albums, 2017’s Heaven Upside Down and 2020’s WE ARE CHAOS. When reached by Pitchfork, the label shared the following statement: In light of today’s disturbing allegations by Evan Rachel
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