Music

News Watch CHAI’s Video for New Song “PING PONG!” Their WINK single features Japanese chiptune band YMCK By Madison Bloom April 28, 2021 Facebook Twitter CHAI (“PING PONG!” Video Still by YMCK). Facebook Twitter CHAI have released another visual for their forthcoming third album WINK. The new track is called “PING PONG!” and features Japanese

News Lana Del Rey Announces New Album Blue Banisters An Independence Day release follows a previous teaser for a June record called Rock Candy Sweet By Evan Minsker April 27, 2021 Facebook Twitter Lana Del Rey (Rich Fury/Getty Images for The Recording Academy) Facebook Twitter Lana Del Rey shared a teaser for a new record

News Lil Baby and Megan Thee Stallion Share Video for New “On Me (Remix)”: Watch An icy and fiery visual for the rapper’s new collaboration By Matthew Strauss April 27, 2021 Facebook Twitter Megan Thee Stallion and Lil Baby, photo by Ernesto Orozco Facebook Twitter Lil Baby has recruited Megan Thee Stallion for the remix

News Watch the Flaming Lips Perform “Will You Return / When You Come Down” on Kimmel Live from Oklahoma City By Evan Minsker April 27, 2021 Facebook Twitter Wayne Coyne on Kimmel, screengrab via YouTube Facebook Twitter The Flaming Lips were the musical guests on last night’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live. The band performed

News Announcing Lord Jones Sunday Bath Sessions With Flying Lotus A surreal virtual music event co-presented by Pitchfork and Lord Jones By Pitchfork April 26, 2021 Facebook Twitter Flying Lotus, photo by Andrew Kenney Facebook Twitter Pitchfork is pleased to announce Lord Jones Sunday Bath Sessions, a new livestream event set to take place at

News Billie Eilish Previews New Song “Happier Than Ever”: Watch Eilish recently remarked, “things are comingggg” By Matthew Strauss April 26, 2021 Facebook Twitter Billie Eilish in “Happier Than Ever” (Billie Eilish/YouTube) Facebook Twitter Billie Eilish has shared a 15-second clip of what appears to be a new song called “Happier Than Ever.” The track

News H.E.R. Wins Best Original Song at Oscars 2021 “Fight for You” from Judas and the Black Messiah won over songs from Eurovision, The Trial of the Chicago 7, and One Night in Miami By Madison Bloom April 25, 2021 Facebook Twitter H.E.R. at the 2021 Oscars (Matt Petit/A.M.P.A.S. via Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Tonight

News Questlove’s Music Trivia Game at Oscars 2021 Ends With Glenn Close Doing “Da Butt” Andra Day chatted about “Purple Rain” and Daniel Kaluuya took a guess about a Donna Summer song By Allison Hussey April 25, 2021 Facebook Twitter Questlove at the 2021 Academy Awards (Still via YouTube) Facebook Twitter Questlove DJed the Oscars

News A. G. Cook Pens Tribute to SOPHIE “She approached every topic with the love, care and intensity of someone who has truly lived” By Madison Bloom April 25, 2021 Facebook Twitter A. G. Cook, SOPHIE (Photos via Getty Images). Facebook Twitter A. G. Cook has penned a tribute to his late friend and collaborator

News Logic and Madlib Form New Project MadGic, Share New Song: Listen “Mars Only pt. 3” follows Logic’s return from “retirement” By Noah Yoo April 24, 2021 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Logic and Madlib have formed a new duo project, MadGic. Last night, they released a new joint single called “Mars Only pt. 3.” It’s

News Miley Cyrus to Perform, Elon Musk to Host SNL on May 8 Cyrus previously performed during the “At Home” edition of the show last spring By Noah Yoo April 24, 2021 Facebook Twitter Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for dick clark productions Facebook Twitter Miley Cyrus has been announced as the musical guest

News Watch the DMX Memorial Service at Barclays Center Celebrating the life of the late rapper, who passed away earlier this month By Noah Yoo April 24, 2021 Facebook Twitter DMX photo by Jonathan Mannion, edit by Vanyedit Facebook Twitter The memorial service for the late DMX is being held today at the Barclays Center

News Eric André Discusses Being Racially Profiled in Atlanta on Kimmel He calls Clayton County Police Department’s conduct “old-school, Giuliani stop-and-frisk racial profiling” By Jazz Monroe April 23, 2021 Facebook Twitter Eric André (Jimmy Kimmel Live/YouTube) Facebook Twitter This week, Eric André said he was racially profiled at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, tweeting that plainclothes

News After Delay, U.S. Government Says Venue Operators Will Finally Able to Apply for Relief Money The Shuttered Venue Operator Grant portal crashed earlier this month, preventing applications from being processed By Noah Yoo April 23, 2021 Facebook Twitter Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images Facebook Twitter Last month, the Small Business Administration was scheduled to

News The Mars Volta Share Previously Unreleased De-Loused in the Comatorium Demos: Listen Landscape Tantrums arrives with the new La Realidad de los Sueños box set By Noah Yoo April 23, 2021 Facebook Twitter The Mars Volta’s Cedric Bixler-Zavala, July 2011 (Brian Rasic/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter The Mars Volta have released Landscape Tantrums, a previously

News The Chemical Brothers Share New Song “The Darkness That You Fear”: Listen The duo’s first piece of new music since releasing the 2019 LP No Geography By Madison Bloom April 23, 2021 Facebook Twitter The Chemical Brothers’ Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons, photo by Hamish Brown and additional illustration by Ruffmercy Facebook Twitter The

News Pharrell Features on New Moneybagg Yo Song “Certified Neptunes”: Listen Chad Hugo and Pharrell produced the track from the Memphis rapper’s new album A Gangsta’s Pain By Noah Yoo April 23, 2021 Facebook Twitter Moneybagg Yo, Pharrell (Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Moneybagg Yo has shared a new track called “Certified Neptunes.” The title doesn’t

News YG and Mozzy Share New Song “Bompton to Oak Park”: Listen A joint single from the West Coast rappers By Madison Bloom April 22, 2021 Facebook Twitter Mozzy and YG in “Bompton to Oak Park,” directed by SUJ Facebook Twitter West Coast rappers YG and Mozzy have teamed up for a new song. It’s

News Dua Saleh Shares New “signs” Video: Watch The striking black and white visual was directed by Braden Lee By Madison Bloom April 21, 2021 Facebook Twitter Dua Saleh in “signs,” directed by Braden Lee Facebook Twitter Dua Saleh has shared a music video for their recent single “signs.” The striking black and white visual

News RZA Releases New Song “Pugilism” as Bobby Digital: Listen He’s also launched “Saturday Afternoon Kung Fu Theater,” an online kung fu movie screening series By Evan Minsker April 21, 2021 Facebook Twitter RZA, photo by Kyle Christy Facebook Twitter RZA has released his first single since 2008 under the name Bobby Digital. It’s called

News The Weeknd and Ariana Grande Announce New “Save Your Tears” Remix The new version of the After Hours track drops this Friday, April 23 By Eric Torres April 21, 2021 Facebook Twitter The Weeknd and Ariana Grande, December 2014 (Kevin Winter/Getty Images for iHeartMedia) Facebook Twitter The Weeknd has announced a new remix of

News Dave Chappelle, Talib Kweli, and Yasiin Bey to Host New Podcast Together The Midnight Miracle will premiere on Luminary later this year By Noah Yoo April 20, 2021 Facebook Twitter Talib Kweli, Yasiin Bey, and Dave Chappelle, image courtesy of The Lede Company Facebook Twitter Talib Kweli, Yasiin Bey, and Dave Chappelle are the

News Method Man and Redman’s VERZUZ Battle: Here’s What Happened The “How High 4/20 Special” showdown between the two rappers featured cameos from RZA, EPMD, DJ Kool, and more By Madison Bloom and Evan Minsker April 20, 2021 Facebook Twitter Method Man and Redman on VERZUZ Facebook Twitter Method Man and Redman went hit-for-hit tonight

News Jim Steinman, Songwriter Behind Meat Loaf’s Bat Out of Hell, Dies at 73 Steinman penned numerous hits, including Meat Loaf’s “I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That)” and Bonnie Tyler’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart” By Matthew Strauss April 20, 2021 Facebook Twitter Jim Steinman, November 1989 (Niels van Iperen/Getty Images)

News Jeff Rosenstock Surprise Releases SKA DREAM—a Ska Rework of His Album NO DREAM: Listen A full ska re-recording of his album NO DREAM, featuring titles like “NO TIME TO SKANK” and “Ohio Porkpie,” has arrived By Evan Minsker April 20, 2021 Facebook Twitter Jeff Rosenstock (Christine Mackie) Facebook Twitter Jeff Rosenstock has shared a

News Dua Lipa Covers Arlo Parks’ “Eugene”: Listen She premiered the new version on BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge By Matthew Ismael Ruiz April 19, 2021 Facebook Twitter Dua Lip (Photo by Francis Specker/CBS via Getty Images) / Arlo Parks (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images) Facebook Twitter

News R. Kelly Associate Pleads Guilty to Arson Michael Williams, who is said to be related to a former R. Kelly publicist, had been accused of “set[ting] fire to an SUV parked outside a residence in Florida where an alleged victim in the Kelly case and others were staying” By Matthew Strauss April 19, 2021

News SXSW Stake Sold to Rolling Stone and Billboard Publisher A co-founder of the Austin festival called Penske Media Corporation’s 50% ownership a “lifeline” By Evan Minsker April 18, 2021 Facebook Twitter SXSW 2020 banner in Austin, Texas (SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP via Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Penske Media Corporation—the publisher behind Rolling Stone, Billboard, and Variety—is

News Drakeo the Ruler and Ralfy the Plug Share New Project A Cold Day in Hell: Listen “Long live Jameon Davis (Ketchy the Great). This is his birthday and we wanted to drop it today to keep his name alive—long live the greatest.” By Evan Minsker April 18, 2021 Facebook Twitter Drakeo the Ruler and